Membership Meeting

April 25,2020

ANNUAL REPORT

https://www.ayurvedanama.org/annual-report

ABOUT NAMA

• Membership-based professional association of 1,500+

members

• Incorporated as a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit in 2000

• 12 member-elected Board of Directors

• Focus on establishing professional standards, and

advancing the practice of Ayurveda in the U.S.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Margrit MikulisAlakananda Ma Wynn Werner Anupama

Kizhakkeveettil

Amish Shah Dhaval Dhru

Raja Sivamani Arun Deva Heather GrzychJayarajan

Kodikannath

Dhanada Kulkarni Susan Weis-

Bohlen

KEY INITIATIVES

• Established Competency Guidelines (2003-2010)

• Professional Ayurvedic Continuing Education(2016)

• Annual Conference (2003-2020)

• NAMA Certification Board (NAMACB)(2017)

• Certification Exams Development (2015-2020)

• NAMA Accreditation Council (NAMAAC)(2019)

• Accreditation of Educational Programs (set to launch mid-2020)

STAFF

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORHilary Garivaltis, C-AP

EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Arya Hawkins, C-AP

MEMBERSHIP MANAGER

Jolynne M Flores

COMMUNICATIONSKathy Jo Staheli, AD

EXAM ADMINISTRATORSophia Avramides, C-AHC

ACCREDITATION MANAGERCynthia Papa-Lentini, C-AP

NAMA COMMITTEES

• NAMA Board of Directors

• Membership Committee

• Professional members

• Students

• Membership Meeting Task Force

• Schools

• Education

• Continuing & Community Education

• Seminars in Ayurveda

• Communications

• Content Writing

• Conference

• Conference volunteers

• Research

• Conference Research Posters

NAMA COMMITTEES

• Standards

• Ayurveda Yoga Therapist

• Panchakarma Technician

• Educational Program Review

• Strategic Planning & Fundraising

• Legal

• State Association

• NAMA Certification Board

• AD Exam

• NAMA Accreditation Council

• Ethics Committee

• Nominations and Elections Committee

MEMBERSHIP

Professional – 890+C-AHC, C-AP, AD, AYT

Student – 415+Counselor, Practitioner, Doctor

Organizational - 80Schools, Product Companies, Wellness Centers,

Associations

General – 170+Allied Health Professionals, Supporters

27%

57%

5%

11%

Grand-parenting ends

66% Growth in Student Membership 2014-present.

Our future!

• Exams required to

enter Prof Membership

• End of first "no grace

period" PACE cycle

coming 12/31/19

MEMBER BENEFITS

• Being a part of a community of professionals

• Professional recognition

• Listing in NAMA's professional directory

• Discounts from Ayurvedic products and services

• Access to continuing education

• Free monthly Seminars in Ayurveda

• Eligibility to participate on NAMA committees

• Updates on professional developments

• Discounted conference registration fees

• Free subscription to the Ayurveda Journal of Health

• Discount on professional liability insurance

MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS

PACE CONTINUING EDUCATION

• Required every two years – even year to odd year

• 2016-2017 deadline extended to 12/31/19

• 40 credits AD/AP

• 20 credits AHC• 2018-2019 deadline 12/31/19

• New credit total 30 credits AD/AP/AHC

• Passing Ethics Quiz every cycle

• Hundreds of listings for everyone to choose from

• PACE Provider: eligible to every professional member and vetted organizational member

• https://www.ayurvedanama.org/pace

SEMINARS IN AYURVEDA

EVERY 4TH MONDAY OF THE MONTH 5:00 PM PACIFIC

CALL: 641-715-3670 AND ENTER ACCESS CODE

Upcoming Seminars • April 27: Migraine Syndrome According to Ayurveda: Etiology and Mgmt

• May 25: The Three Pillars of Health

• Jun 22: Practical Application of Marma Therapy for Autism Spectrum

Disorders

• Jul 27: How to Support Fertility with Ayurveda

• Aug 24: Western Herbs for Ayurvedic Practitioners

• Sep 28: Chittodvega (Anxiety) Then and Now

• Oct 26: Epidemic Obesity – the role of Ayurveda

CERTIFICATION BOARD

• Established March 2017

• www.namacb.org

• Develops and oversees certification exams

• Awards certification

NAMACB BOARD

MEMBERS

Diana Lurie Ashlesha Raut

Prasad Vinjamury Dhaval Dhru Cynthia Copple

Hilary Garivaltis

Sophia Avramides

Staff

James Laskin

CERTIFICATIONREQUIREMENTS

Entry: Certification Exams

Maintenance: Continuing Education (PACE)• Passing AHC and AP Exams Required for Professional

Membership

• AHC Live Exam began May 2017• AP Live Exam began Sep 2018

• Developing exam preparation courses for AHC and

AP

• AD Exam in Development

• AD Beta exam expected Summer/Fall 2020• Contracting with professional exam services

• Certification Management Services, and

• Kryterion Global Testing Solutions

NAMAAC

• Established September 2018

• Will oversee accreditation of Ayurvedic educational

programs (AHC/AP/AD)

• Expected roll out Fall 2020

NAMAC BOARD

MEMBERS

Rammohan RaoJim Ventresca Suhas Kshirsargar

Dinesh GyawaliAlakananda Ma Nanette Bowen Kathy Lewis

NAMAC TIMELINE

• Hired Accreditation Manager – March 2019

• Handbook and website to be completed –Summer

2020

• Accepting applications – Estimated Fall 2020

NAMAC FUNDRAISER

2019 CONFERENCE

SPONSORS

Media Sponsors

2020 CONFERENCE

SPONSORS

Media Sponsors

2021 CONFERENCE

Thanks To All Our Volunteers!Abbey Geyer Bill Dean Erin Kreeger Kathi Kimmel

Alakananda Ma Bharati

Venkatachalapathy

Gauri Junnarkar Kathy Gehlken

Alka Mulakaluri Cynthia Copple Heather Baines Kathy Lewis

Allison Morse David McConaghay Heather Grzych Katie Castellanos

Amish Shah Deepti Singh Heidi Nordland Ki Florence-David

Annalise DeSalvo Devi Mueller James Ingles Larry Mangel

Anne Menneghetti Dhanada Kulkarni Jamila Grass Maddison Madden

Antonio Aragona Dhaval Dhru Jayarajan

Kodikkanath

Mamta Landerman

Anupama Kizhakkevveettil Diana Moore Jennifer Rioux Manas Kshirsagar

Anusha Sehgal Diana Lurie Jessica Ferrol Manjusha Vinjamury

Ashlesha Raut Dinesh Gyawali Jim Ventresca Margrit Mikulis

Arun Deva Eric Grasser Kalpana Pawashe Maria DeSousa

Beena Vesikar Erin Casperson Karan Chopra Maria Garre

Maria Radloff Petra Neiger Srilatha Kandagadla Ushta Aryan

Marie-Josephine

Royall-Schreck

Raja Sivamani Suhas Kshirsagar Victor Briere

Maryna Stasiuk Rammohan Rao Susan Etheridge Victoria Alcoset

Michael Robinson Sallie Cavenaugh-

Douglas

Susan O’Connor Wynn Werner

Monica Groover Sapna Punjabi-Gupta Susan Weis-Bohlen Zohreh Sadeghi

Monica Guiterrez Shala Worsley Sylvia Whelchel Haley Kalb

Nanette BowenPamel

Myers

Sivarama Prasad

Vinjamury

Terra Rafail

Parla Jayagopal Sirisha Nishtala Tracy Zuchlag

The NAMA Board of Directors and staff wish to

extend our best wishes to all our members and

their families who may be adversely affected by

the current COVID-19 pandemic. We will do

everything we can to help support our

community and share the wisdom of Ayurveda

for the health and well being of all.