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Jayagopal Parla

Jayagopal Parla

Jayagopal Parla

BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), MAOM, FAIHM
Instructor, Faculty, Clinical Faculty

Email: jayagopal@scuhs.edu

Ayurveda Department

Biography

Jayagopal Parla (Jay) is an internationally known speaker, educator, and practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine and yoga with extensive clinical, teaching, and research experience. Jay holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Bangalore University, India, and a master’s degree in Ayurvedic medicine with a specialty in herbal medicine from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India. He also graduated from a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program at Southern California University of Health Sciences. He is a certified yoga therapist and completed a yoga teacher training program at the Bihar School of Yoga. He is Founder and Director of Athreya Ayurvedic Integrative Health Center, Long Beach; and Founder and Vice President of Athreya Herbs, a U.S.-based provider of Ayurvedic herbal formulations. He teaches at Southern California University of Health Sciences and provides clinical services at the university health center, Whittier. He is also a faculty member at various Ayurvedic institutions in US and serves as a visiting faculty member at the Japan School of Ayurvedic Medicine. His additional work on behalf of complementary and alternative medical approaches includes extensive travel to foster the growth of Ayurveda worldwide and numerous presentations on Ayurvedic medicine at various national and international conferences.

Certifications

  • Fellowship in Integrative Medicine
  • CMT - Certified Massage Therapist
  • C-IAYT - Certified - International Association of Yoga Therapists

Selected Publications

  • Kizhakkeveettil A, Smirl C, Parla J. Integrating Ayurveda and Conventional Medicine for Wound Healing. Ancient Science of life 2020; 37 (3) : 168-172
  • Kizhakkeveettil A., Parla J, Rose, K. Hypercholesterolemia and Ayurvedic Medicine: A Case Report. Topics in Integrative Health Care. 2011; 2(2).
  • Kizhakkeveettil A, Parla, J. Janu Basti, an Ayurvedic Therapy, in OA of the Knee: A Case Study. Light on Ayurveda Journal. 2011; IX, (3).

Current Activities

  • National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA)
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