Dr. Ram Tamang
| Dr. Ram is a licensed Ayurvedic Physician in India and Nepal and holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Ayurveda College at Coimbatore which is part of the Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India. This degree is conferred after a full time 6 year University Course,. He worked in AG Hospital in Chennai alongside allopathic physicians. In addition, he headed a Panchakarma Center at Ayurveda Retreat, South India. Dr. Ram has continued his inquiry into the efficacy of herbs with The Global College of Natural Medicine where he is pursuing the designation Master Herbalist.
As a Partner for the past 4 years with The Healing Gardens of Ayurveda, Dr Ram has helped build and sustain a growing community of people passionate about the value of Ayurvedic medicine. He has written an Ayurvedic Q&A column for LA Yoga magazine. He has given numerous local talks on the Ayurvedic lifestyle as well as speaking at the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine and giving a talk at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore on insomnia. In addition, he is an ongoing lecturer at The Academy of Ayurvedic Studies in the Netherlands. He is interested in the disorder of insomnia and together with his team of expertise performed a 6 month double blind sleep study to investigate the potential of several herbs and amino acids in mitigating sleeplessness. The result of this study was a formulation called The Sleep Solution. He is currently developing several other herbal formulations. Dr. Ram is fluent in English, Hindi, Nepalese, Tamil and Dutch. He is very interested in Yoga and has studied extensively with Yoga masters in India. He is involved with microprojectsnepal.org and loves the difference that it is making in the lives of the people of Nepal. He is deeply influenced by the teachings and thoughts of the seer and philosopher, J. Krishnamurti, and is grateful that he can pursue a way of living that involves practicing Ayurvedic Medicine and devote time for health education and awareness to his clients. |