National Ayurvedic Medical Association

The National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), founded in 2000[1] is the largest association of Ayurvedic practitioners in the United States. It is charged with representing and supporting the profession of Ayurveda in the United States. Some of its activities include: Holding an annual conference; Lobbying to create national standards for Ayurvedic colleges and practitioners; Lobbying to create standards for a state license for Ayurvedic practitioners;[2] Making sure that Ayurvedic medicines used in the United States are safe;[3] Promoting the availability of professional liability insurance coverage for Ayurvedic practitioners; Supporting research into the study of Ayurveda.

MottoProtecting the Interests of the Ayurvedic Profession
Formation2000
Typeprofessional association
Headquartersadministrative office: Albuquerque, New Mexico, corporate office: Santa Cruz, California
Advisors
Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, Deepak Chopra, MD, Robert Svoboda, BAMS, David Frawley, DOM
Websiteayurveda-nama.org

Conferences

Since 2003 NAMA has held annual conferences on Ayurveda in different cities for Ayurvedic practitioners and the general public.[4][5] The conference offers continuing education programs, practicums and case study presentations. The conference is also a chance for businesses, colleges, retreat facilities and other vendors to share their Ayurvedic offerings.[6] Notable speakers include: Vasant Lad, Robert Svoboda, David Frawley, and Sarita Shrestha.[7]

gollark: Anyway, you can use the coroutine API directly for more flexible concurrency.
gollark: I was going to try and do that, but there's the whole selfbot rule nonsense...
gollark: Are you actually typing, Nerdpie?EDIT: wow long message
gollark: You can read input with the `read` function.
gollark: Trouble is that he also goes on about it on Twïttër.

References
  1. "NAMA (About NAMA)". National Ayurvedic Medical Association.
  2. "California Law, Ayurveda And Complementary And Alternative Health". LA Yoga Magazine.
  3. "Lead, Mercury, and Arsenic in US- and Indian-Manufactured Ayurvedic Medicines Sold via the Internet". The Journal of the American Medical Association.
  4. "NAMA (NAMA Conferences)". National Ayurvedic Medical Association.
  5. "National Ayurvedic Medical Association Conference". LA Yoga Magazine.
  6. "The NAMA Experience…)". Arunachala Yoga & Ayurveda.
  7. "NAMA (NAMA Conferences)". National Ayurvedic Medical Association.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.