Lisa is a married mother of six children who lives in suburbia (actually in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan) and even volunteers for the PTA.  Her journey to Ayurvedic health practitioner was motivated by her desire to raise healthy, balanced children by a mother that felt strong and happy too.

Originally, Lisa graduated from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and worked for the Michigan Court of Appeals as a pre-hearing attorney.  After having her first child and then another soon after, she did not feel she could be an attorney that would give it her all, deciding instead to pursue the art of motherhood full time.  More children followed, but it was physically exhausting to keep up.  The children also started to get ear infections and other childhood illnesses.  Her pediatricians did not offer any guidance except for, “some children are just more prone than others.”  Lisa’s internist just chalked up her exhaustion and digestive issues to having so many kids.

Lisa felt there had to be another explanation and a better way.  Using the intellectual skills of her legal training, she began studying different alternative health methods.  While many of the natural remedies seemed to help, there were some lingering issues.  As Lisa probed further, she found a mind body connection to exist for health.  Further, there is a unique path (Dosha) and inheritance for every individual and each individual needs different types of healing.  There is no one size fits all.  Ayurveda addressed the mind/body connection and had a variety of healing techniques.  Wanting to learn more, she enrolled in New World Ayurveda (learning under Dr. Paul Dugliss M.D.) to become a health practitioner.  She earned certification from the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) after graduating from the New World Ayurveda program.