WAMA Committee Members

Travis studied Ayurveda with Ayurvedic Doctors from India for 3 years at Maharishi University of Management, in Iowa. He went to nursing school at the University of Washington and now works in General Medicine at Harborview Medical Center. He continues to attend class at UW where he is studying to be a Nurse Practitioner. He has been meditating since he was nine and is an avid yogi.

Gillian Ehrlich’s mission is to make holistic health our common ground in medicine and improve universal access to primary health care. This vision of health evolved from experiences such as working with youth for Outward Bound, as a domestic violence counselor on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, and while growing organic food for families in southwest Ohio. Gillian graduated with a BA/BS degree from The Evergreen State College, studied 1000+ hours of Ayurveda with Dr. Vasant Lad in Albuquerque and Pune, India, and holds a BSN from Drexel University. She emerged with the sound conviction that health and contentment are possible for all of us. Gillian currently works as an RN at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington and is studying towards a Clinical Doctorate as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

Sarah is cofounder of "Life in Balance" where she assists clients in returning to their true nature through lifestyle counseling, dietary guidance and rejuvenating bodywork. She is a graduate of The Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico, where she studied under Dr. Vasant Lad, and has traveled extensively throughout India, studying with renowned Ayurvedic doctors and scholars.

Sarah is working to increase public awareness about the many practical assets this age-old system of healing offers humanity. She has chosen to work in the field of Ayurveda for the purpose of bringing healing and awareness to peoples lives so that they can realize their unique life path and contribute their gifts to the world we live in. It is her intention to encourage integration of all health care systems and wisdom traditions for the benefit of all beings.

Keesha Ewers, ARNP, Masters of Ayu. Sc., and host of Healthy YOU! Radio program (www.healthyyouradio.com) has been in the medical field for over 24 years. After being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis—an incurable disease according to Western medicine—she began exploring alternative modalities, which led her to Ayurvedic medicine and a complete cure.

Keesha is a Certified Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) with a specialty in primary care and family practice (FNP). She has a Master’s degree in Ayurveda, extensive functional medicine education, and has traveled the world studying indigenous ways of healing. She is an herbalist, Reikki Master, trained Shaman, Angel Therapist, certified medium (Doreen Virtue), and yoga teacher.

Keesha’s commitment to empowering individuals to heal themselves has made Fern Life Center (www.FernLifeCenter.com), her clinic in Issaquah, Washington, a resounding success. It is one of the first of its kind: a fully-staffed, Nurse Practitioner-run, Ayurvedic primary care practice and pancha karma center. This innovative clinic, with its emphasis on integrated medicine, yoga/meditation, and self-awareness, is an outgrowth of her lifelong dedication to the expansion of consciousness and the development of human potential.

Keesha currently serves on the boards of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and the Washington Ayurvedic Medical Association (WAMA), and volunteers with various youth programs. Her passion is teaching with her husband and sharing her life with her best teachers, her four incredible children and her adorable golden-doodle Sophie.

Join Keesha and her guests live every Wednesday morning at 9 am Pacific time on KKNW 1150 AM on Healthy YOU! Radio, or listen to archived shows direct from the website: www.healthyyouradio.com.

As a Bodywork Practitioner, Bethanie's vision as a therapist is to work with clients on their own personal journey with health and wellbeing. This may be with a private Yoga session or Ayurvedic lifestyle/wellness consultation. It may be with CranioSacral work or Ayurvedic treatments. She became a Licensed Massage Practitioner through Brenneke School of Massage; studied Craniosacral Therapy at Bastyr and the Upledger Institute; and became a Certified Yoga Instructor through Samadhi Yoga. She has studied Ayurveda with Bethyla, Wise Earth School of Ayurveda and the Vedic Institute for Ayurveda - Ayurvedic Lifestyle Educator Training.

Erik is a musician and student of Ayurveda who has helped to create the WAMA website. He is currently enrolled in a course on Ayurveda at the American Institute of Vedic Studies.  He is passionate in learning about the Vedas in any avenue available and hopes to use his knowledge to heal and educate others.

Erik believes that Ayurveda can be used by anyone to enhance their lives in many ways and loves to see that more people are becoming open to its infinite healing possibilities everyday.