Dr. Sharmila Shankar

Dr Sharmila Shankar is one of the top ayurvedic physicians with a unique combination of experience in the field of Ayurveda, Diet, Nutrition and Yoga. She has been successfully practicing for over 22 years in India and abroad. Currently she is the co-founder and director at Ayushya Ayurcare, Malleshwaram, Bangalore, India.

She started her practice in California, USA immediately after graduation (Bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and surgery) from Government Ayurvedic Medical college, Bangalore. She gained immense experience by working as consultant chief physician at the prestigious Ganesha Institute for Ayurveda and Vedic studies in Los Altos, California, USA. She is also a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, having studied Clinical Nutrition at Natural Healing Institute, Encinitas, California. She holds a M Sc. (Master of Science in Yoga) from SVYASA University, Bangalore, India. She has integrated therapeutic Yoga into her practice along with Ayurveda and clinical nutrition.

Her Journey

Dr. Sharmila Shankar hails from a small village in Malenadu region of Karnataka. Born and raised in a humble agricultural family, she was greatly influenced by her father who was an agriculturist and a rural health practitioner. She grew up watching her father treating patients in the interior tribal villages of rural Karnataka. This strong passion to serve humanity brought her to Bangalore city where she pursued Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Bangalore, India

Upon relocating to USA, she gained immense experience by volunteering and training under Vaidya Pratichi Mathur at the prestigious Ganesha Institute for Ayurveda and Vedic Studies at Los Altos, CA. Later she did extensive work in the field of Ayurveda, yoga, diet and lifestyle management for 10 years as an Ayurvedic Consultant in Collaboration with Mind Body Zone Yoga Studio in Fremont, CA.

During the course of her experience in India and USA, she observed that the root cause behind many disorders is improper diet and lifestyle. She strongly feels that integration of Ayurveda, yoga, diet and lifestyle management is the need of the hour for promoting health and wellness. She has successfully treated several infertility cases by integrating Ayurveda with conventional infertility/IVF treatment.

Currently, Dr Sharmila Shankar is the founder- Partner at Ayushya Ayurcare, an exclusive Ayurvedic health, wellness and Panchakarma therapy centre located in Malleshwaram, Bangalore, India. Her main expertise is in the field of Ayurvedic panchakarma, detox, Diet and nutrition, yoga, infertility, Pain management, weight management, diabetes management and other lifestyle disorders.

Dr Sharmila has conducted many workshops on Ayurveda, yoga, diet and lifestyle management in India, USA as well as Europe.