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Bodhimed.com was founded by Dr. Sharada Hall. Sharada Hall is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and an Ayurvedic practitioner who offers a unique and comprehensive approach to preventing illness, correcting imbalances, and achieving optimal health. Her patients and readers receive the benefits of both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. She is the mother of two young boys who have taught her a lot about pediatric medicine, patience, and unconditional love.
Dr. Sharada’s practical health recommendations are based on the Ayurvedic premise that the key to preventing illness and treating imbalance is harmonizing the individual’s internal elements. The combination of herbal medicine and dietary and lifestyle changes enables a life of balance, both within and in relation to the world. Ayurveda literally means “Science of Life,” and it gives individuals the gift of responsibility for their own health. Accepting this responsibility is a crucial and empowering step in the healing process. Sharada’s audience learns how to integrate healing therapies into their everyday lives.
Dr. Sharada earned her B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University. After interning at the United Nations Center for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, Sharada intended to pursue a career in international human rights law. Sharada also began to study herbal medicine, and as she had alway been interested in yoga and Eastern philosophy, Sharada suspected Ayurveda might be the perfect combination of these interests.
Sharada was led to The Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she received her certification in Ayurveda in 1993. She was fortunate to have the intimate experience of seeing patients with Dr. Vasant Lad during her internship year. To deepen her understanding she learned Sanskrit, the language of the ancient Ayurvedic texts, from Vyaas Houston and Shri Brahmananda Saraswati at The American Sanskrit Institute at Ananda Ashram, New York. She also traveled to India and Nepal to observe Ayurvedic and Tibetan physicians in their clinics. Sharada then studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
After receiving state and national licensure as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine in 2000, she returned to Asia to study with Tibetan physicians Dr. Tsering Choekyi in Kathmandu, Nepal and Dr. Ngawang Soepa in Kalimpong, India. She also practiced acupuncture and conducted research in herbal medicine and shamanic healing practices at the International Trust for Traditional Medicine in Kalimpong, India.
Dr. Sharada now operates her private medical practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she treats a wide range of conditions integrating Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine. She also serves on the faculty of the Ayurvedic Institute teaching Ayurvedic Nutrition and Herbology. When not at her office seeing patients or teaching, she is either posting natural health articles on Bodhimed.com or trying to keep up with her two young sons. She is available for consultations in Santa Fe or by phone. Please see the consultations page if you'd like to schedule a phone or Skype consultation. Dr. Sharada can be reached at 505.982.4183 ext. 4 or sharada@bodhimed.com.
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