Hi, I’m Jennifer
I’m a Licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Tennessee. I’m also an Ayurvedic Practitioner. Ayurveda is India’s ancient holistic system for balance and vitality.
I love helping women find new holistic tools for their perimenopause symptoms including anxiety, pain, and insomnia.
I graduated from the Samudra Ayurvedic Physicians Program and from AYU Academy, two of the leading schools for classical Ayurveda in the U.S.
My mentors include Kashyapa Fisher, Laksmipriya M.R., B.A.M.S., Pratibha Shah, B.A.M.S., MPH, Jessica Vellela, B.A.M.S., and Remy Coeytaux, M.D., Ph.D.
My undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire, 1999, lends perception to my practice. Art, after all, is not about the hand, but about the eye. On the side, I enjoy making jewelry, sculpture, and art.
Here’s a list of my training and experience.
- Ayurvedic Practitioner, Perimenopause Massage Therapy & Ayurveda (Chattanooga Ayurveda LLC), Chattanooga, TN, November 2019 – present.
- Chattanooga Massage Institute, Hixson, TN, 2024.
- Samudra Ayurvedic Physicians Program, Albuquerque, NM, January 2022 – January 2023.
- Ayurvedic Practitioner, MD Ayurveda, Sebastopol, CA, October 2020 – February 2021.
- Senior Manager, U.S. Operations, The Ayurveda Experience (formerly known as TALC LLC), Dalton, GA, January 2019 – September 2020.
- Consultant (Remote), The Ayurveda Experience, Delhi, India, March 2017 – January 2019.
- Arogya Ayurveda, Dravyaguna Vigyan Intensive (Ayurvedic Pharmacology), Albuquerque, NM.
- Arogya Ayurveda, Mano Vikaras Intensive (Mental Health), Albuquerque, NM.
- Arogya Ayurveda, Stri Roga Intensive (Womens’ Health), Albuquerque, NM.
- AYU.Academy Svastha Acarya Program (602 hours, 28.5 credits), Kalispell, MT, May 2018 – May 2019.
- Founder, AyurvedaNextDoor.com, July 2011 – March 2017.
- Sacred Stone School, Shirodhara Training, Newport, RI, 2009.
- University of New Hampshire, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Durham, NH, 1999.
FAQ's
What is Āyurveda?
Āyurveda is India's traditional system of health and healing. It is a holistic approach that uses temporary adjustments to your food choices, lifestyle recommendations, therapeutic massage, and body treatments, to restore health. Āyurveda offers a wealth of sound knowledge to maintain health throughout every season and every stage of life.
I've tried changing my diet and lifestyle and it didn't work. How is Āyurveda different?
Āyurveda is personalized to each individual. It utilizes the qualities of foods, drinks, and activities to establish balance. Āyurvedic herbo-mineral formulations are selected for you based on your state of health. Formulations along with appropriate changes to your food choices and lifestyle ensure that you get back to your natural state of balance.
How is Āyurveda practiced online? Isn't pulse assessment needed?
Āyurveda is quite conducive to online practice. In classical Āyurvedic assessment, questioning and visual clues provide a wealth of information. Pulse assessment is actually a somewhat modern addition to classical assessment methods. It is not a necessary component for a quality assessment.
How is Āyurveda different than other holistic healing methods?
Āyurveda is time-tested. It's speculated to be thousands of years old and probably the oldest health system known to man. The classical practice of Āyurveda holds to the time-tested methods that existed thousands of years ago.
Unlike other modern approaches to holistic medicine, Āyurveda utilizes a detailed framework for the measurement, assessment and management of health. It is an extensive practice that is studied rigorously and is effective when applied with precision.
Āyurveda is personalized to each individual. Your day, diet, health history and so much more are taken into consideration to create your Care Plan.