John Douillard
| John Douillard | |
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| Born | August 24, 1956 |
| Occupation | Author, Ayurvedic physician, Professor, Director of Lifespa Ayurvedic Retreat Center Boulder, CO |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Ayurveda, Panchakarma, Sports |
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John Douillard D.C. is an Ayurvedic physician, writer, professor and chiropractor specializing in sports medicine.[1] Douillard has been teaching Ayurvedic medicine for over 22 years, has written four books on the subject, and is considered an expert practitioner in the United States.[2] He lives with his wife and six children in Boulder, Colorado
Biography
Education and Professional experience
John Douillard received his doctorate (with honors) in Chiropractic at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1984.[3] He later completed graduate studies at the World Center of Ayurveda in New Delhi, India. He co-directed Deepak Chopra’s Ayurvedic Center for eight years before founding and directing the LifeSpa Ayurvedic Retreat Center in Boulder, Colorado.[4] From 2002-2005 Douillard sat as a board member with the National Ayurvedic Medical Association[5] and since 2001 sits as an advisor for the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine[6] He also sits on the faculty of the Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda in Watsonville, California,[7] the Kripalu College of Ayurveda, Lenox, Massachusetts[8] and The Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda. Douillard is the former Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets in the NBA. The foreword of Douillard's book Body, Mind and Sport was written by former professional tennis stars Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova.[9]
Publications
- Body, Mind, and Sport: The Mind-Body Guide to Lifelong Health, Fitness, and Your Personal Best. Three Rivers Press, 1995. ISBN 0-609-80789-7
- The 3-Season Diet: Eat the Way Nature Intended: Lose Weight, Beat Food Cravings, and Get Fit. Three Rivers Press, 2000. ISBN 0-609-80543-6
- Perfect Health for Kids: Ten Ayurvedic Health Secrets Every Parent Must Know. North Atlantic Books, 2003. ISBN 1-55643-477-4
- The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage. North Atlantic Books, 2004. ISBN 1-55643-493-6
- The Yoga Body Diet: Slim and Sexy in 4 Weeks (Without the Stress) (with Kristen Schultz Dollard). Rodale, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60529-648-7
- Colorado Cleanse: 2 Week Detox and Digestion Boot Camp. LifeSpa, 2011. ISBN 978-0-615-45514-3
Notes
- ↑ Pamela, Miles (March–April 2000). "From here to serenity". Yoga Journal: 114.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Bill (2008). Alternative Cures: More than 1,000 of the Most Effective Natural Home Remedies. New York: Ballantine. p. 146. ISBN 978-0345505392.
- ↑ Dagmar Wujastyk, Frederick M. Smith, ed. (2008). Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms. SUNY. p. 13.
- ↑ "Light on Ayurveda Journal". Light on Ayurveda Educational Foundation.
- ↑ "NAMA (Advisors)". National Ayurvedic Medical Association.
- ↑ "CAAM Advisors". California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine.
- ↑ "Mount Madonna Institute Faculty". Mount Madonna Institute.
- ↑ "Kripalu School of Ayurveda Faculty and Board of Advisors". Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.
- ↑ Body Mind and Sport. Google Books.