Dr. Naina Marballi :In 1977, Dr. Naina Marballi graduated from Podar Ayurvedic Center for Research at Mumbai University in Mumbai, India. Immediately upon earning her B.S.A.M., Bachelor of Shuddha Ayurvedic Medicine degree (classification: Ayurvedacharya) from India’s premier educational institution for Ayurveda, she began her career as an Ayurvedic Physician with Podar Center’s Ayurvedic Hospital in Mumbai, India.

In 1985, Dr. Marballi came to the United States to augment her education in Ayurveda by completing the Advanced Cosmetology Program conducted in Ohio. Bearing this one-of-a-kind combination of modern cosmetology education and a deep knowledge of holistic beauty and wellness that is the core of Ayurveda philosophy, Dr. Marballi envisioned a merging of the two that manifested as Bioticare Holistic Center in the heart of Mumbai. Rapidly becoming renowned as an authority in both the Ayurveda community and the burgeoning beauty sector of Indian commerce, Dr. Marballi developed, tested and certified hair and skincare product lines in strict compliance with ancient Ayurvedic guidelines and conducted clinical trials for prestigious pharmaceutical firms like Ajanta Pharma, who was among the first of the Indian companies to bring Ayurvedic products to the global market.

Focused exclusively on Ayurvedic Esthetics, Dr. Marballi also formulated an educational approach that addresses Ayurveda’s holistic approach to beauty and wellness through modification of the Four Pillars of Ayurvedic Nutrition (a balancing analysis of intelligent nutrition, posture improvement through yoga, quality/quantity of meditation/sleep patterns, and awareness of breath). Her refreshingly basic and lively approach to revealing millennia-old “mysteries” of Ayurveda through modern beauty awareness is a hallmark of her instructional style, introducing thousands of clients to the concept of beauty that is accessible through the maintenance of the body-mind-consciousness connection.

Expanding the scope of Bioticare, Dr. Marballi formed Bioticare’s Ayurvedic Esthetics & Cosmetology Institute, based in Mumbai (dba, Ayurveda’s Beauty Care) with her first protégé, Amita Banerjee. Their faithful client list is a Who’s Who of the Indian entertainment industry, including various media personalities, actors, models, and people from all walks of life who are passionate about personal enhancement through natural means. With increasing attention from the public-at-large came media opportunities such as a Guest Beauty Consultancy hosted by top box-office attraction, Indian actress Hema Malini, a Natural Beauty Guest Correspondent role on the popular Indian program, “Meri Saheli” as well as other talk-shows, and numerous publications and quotations in nationally-circulated newspapers and magazines such as The Times of India, Mid-Day, New Bharata Times and Femina.

In addition to the education initiatives being fulfilled by both the Ayurvedic Esthetics School and the Ayurvedic Nutrition Program, Dr. Marballi’s expanded vision of Bioticare grew to include Bioticare Ayurvedic Foods, an affordable holistic food delivery service that proved that balanced nutrition was accessible to everyone, from working mothers and schoolchildren to the elderly and home-bound infirm.
Following a successful run of Ayurvedic workshops on the international lecture circuit that took her around the world in the early 1990’s – appearances that played a critical role in reviving the demand for natural cosmetic product lines made in India – Dr. Marballi opened the first U.S. branch of Ayurveda’s Beauty Care in New York.

Upon receiving certification from the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP), Dr. Marballi immediately offered a 150-hour Ayurvedic Nutrition Program that certifies students to operate as Holistic Health Counselors. Now in its sixth year of operation, positive response to the program is so strong that this 7-month long course currently runs multiple sessions to accommodate students’ varying work schedules. The program itself is an ultimate reflection of Dr. Marballi’s vision of the merged beauty philosophies of Modern Cosmetology and Ayurveda.

Holistic services available at the New York Center location are aimed at achieving the same goal, offering exclusively Ayurvedic services that utilize all-natural products formulated by Dr. Marballi, soon to launch in the U.S. market as The Divine Line of beauty products in a partnership with Nutraveda, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of natural cosmetics and wellness brands.

Currently at work completing the final edits on her book The Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition, Dr. Marballi, now a New York State Licensed Esthetician, continues to be a passionate advocate for holistic beauty and education. Not surprisingly, her efforts have been credited by the Medical Council of Indian Medicine as being solely responsible for creating international stature and bringing awareness to Ayurvedic Esthetics and holistic cosmetics. This standard of excellence has also brought her recognition as a female entrepreneur creating opportunities in the international beauty industry.

Dr. Marballi continues to grow the U.S. presence of Ayurveda by lecturing on varied topics such as Natural Beauty Product Making, Menopause & the Ayurvedic Lifestyle, The Role of Ayurvedic Nutrition in Beauty and Ayurvedic Healing Meditations in conjunction with a diverse range of institutions like The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, The New York Open Center in Soho, Mount Sinai Hospital and the Cancer Treatment Division at Beth-Israel Medical Center.

As Ancient Ayurveda’s original primary objectives combined Saundarya Prasadan (cosmetology), Aahara (nutrition) and Swastha (wellness), Dr. Naina Marballi’s matchless combination of Ayurvedic knowledge and Esthetic education, expressed through over a quarter-century of applied experience and commitment to hands-on training expertise, has managed to reveal the timeless mission of accessible beauty and wellness – this time, unrestricted by 7,000 years of national borders.

Amita Banerjee :Amita, who has the unique distinction of being Dr. Naina’s very first student, earned her B.A. with Honors from Delhi University in 1979. Her journey started with the corporate world of American Express where she soon realized that the call of her inner core was for a much higher purpose. She found an amazing restoring capacity in Dr. Naina Marballi and decided to make Ayurveda not only a way of life but also her profession. Amita represents the perfect example of the traditional guru-shishya (teacher-disciple) tradition. Since 1981 Amita has been with Bioticare, Inc. studying and practicing under the guidance of Dr. Marballi supporting her in all the endeavors to establish Ayurveda globally as a wellness and beauty modality. Her corporate experience and perseverance in learning the science of Ayurveda supports her to establish businesses that are truly holistic in spirit. By 1990, she had completed her studies in Ayurvedic Esthetics, Nutrition and had specialized in all kinds of Ayurvedic Therapies. She held a key faculty position in the Ayurveda institute located in Mumbai, India. Her diet and life-style counseling has provided clients from all over the world to renew and enhance their lives for achieving higher purposes. In the year 1992 she completed the course on Ayurvedic Product Development and since then has created various programs to bring the divine line of skin care and wellness product to the masses. Amita is certified as an Nutritional Counselor by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP). She now teaches classes for the 150 hours Ayurvedic Nutrition course conducted at their New York Center. She designs and teaches Ayurvedic workshops in some of the prestigious holistic institutes in the country. Her presence in the holistic world has been acknowledged and covered by the media in leading newspapers and magazines often in India and the USA.

Amita has now emerged, consolidating her years of experience in the Ayurvedic day spa industry, as a HOLISTIC DAY SPA CONSULTANT. She designs and conducts training inputs for existing and upcoming spa owners for enhancing their businesses, providing finer tools for turning it into a successful holistic business. Her love and dedication for the holistic science with the personal touch in her training has lead many of her trained students establish successful businesses globally.

Currently, Amita is co-authoring the Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition with Dr. Naina Marballi. Her dream is to ultimately set up franchises of Ayurvedic Day Spa’s all over the world. Her philosophy is – our body and mind is the best gift and Ayurveda teaches us to preserve and maintain this with truthfulness. Ayurvedic day spas will be centers for renewing and enhancing lives and creating beautiful people.