Dr. John Douillard, DC has written and produced numerous health and fitness books, CDs, and DVDs. He has been teaching and lecturing internationally for 25 years and publishes a free wellness video-newsletter filled with the latest studies and research. He was the Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets in the NBA and currently directs the LifeSpa- Ayurvedic Retreat Center in Boulder, CO, where he lives with his wife and six children.

        I meet the currently established NAMA criteria for education and experience as a practitioner. 

 

 

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  “Dr. John Douillard’s teachings can change your life as they have for me and thousands of others of all ages!”
– Billie Jean King

 

EDUCATION:
1974-75	Undergraduate studies, private pilot training at New England Aeronautical Institute,Daniel Webster College, Nashua, New Hampshire
1975-76	Civil Engineering and returned for Premedical study at:
1978-80	Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York
1980-84	Bachelor of Science Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California Doctorate in Chiropractic with honors Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California
1987-88	Graduate Studies in Ayurveda and Ayurvedic exercise World Center of Ayurveda,New Delhi, India
CERTIFICATION/HIGHLIGHTS:
1984-1990	Doctor of Chiropractic:  Massachusetts, California, Colorado, Iowa
2000-2001	Director of Player Development, New Jersey Nets – NBA
1998-Present	Director of John Douillard’s LifeSpa and Ayurvedic Treatment Center, Boulder, Colorado
1998-Present	President of LifeSpa Products
2005-Present	Author of LifeSpa Wellness Newsletter with over 12,000 subscribers
FACULTY:
2005-Present	Visiting Faculty for Kripalu School of Ayurveda
2005-Present	Visiting Faculty for Mt. Madonna College of Ayurveda
2005-Present	Visiting Faculty for Institute of Integrative Nutrition
PUBLISHED:
1992	Invincible Athletics:  Awakening the Athlete in Everyone, audiotape series by Nightingale Conant
1994	Body ,Mind & Sport--The Mind Body Guide to Lifelong Fitness and Your Personal Best, Random House, New York
1998	Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis audio tape series. Six tapes and a 50-page manual.
2000	The 3-Season Diet - Eating The Way Nature Intended. Random House, New York
2004	The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage. North Atlantic Books, California
2008	Ayurveda for Detox DVD. Gaiam
2008	Ayurveda for Stress Relief DVD. Gaiam
2008	Ayurveda for Weight Loss DVD. Gaiam
2008	Perfect Health for Kids. North Atlantic Books, California
2009	CD Audio Series, LifeSpa Products, LLC, Colorado
	·      Enjoy Exercise with Ayurveda
	·      Heal Anxiety and Depression
	·      Lose Weight with Ayurveda
	·      Restore Energy with Ayurveda
	·      Sleep Better with Ayurveda
	·      The Miracle of Lymph.
2010	Colorado Cleanse. LifeSpa Products, LLC, Colorado
2010	The Yoga Body Diet – Slim and Sexy in Four Weeks without the Stress, co-authored with Kristen Dollard, Rodale Inc., New York.
BOARD POSITIONS:
1994-1998	Editorial review Board for The Protocol Journal of Botanical Medicine
1997-1999	Advisory board for Natural Remedies Magazine
1998-2001	National Advisory Board for Wild Oats Wellness Centers
2002-2003	National Board Member, National Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, NAMA.
2001-Present	Advisory Board Member, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, CAAM.
2011-Present	Board of Advisors, Institute of Integrative Nutrition, IIN
2011-Present	Board of Advisors, Jillslist.com
PRESENTATIONS/HIGHLIGHTS
2005-Present	Annual Keynote Address for Institute of Integrative Nutrition.
2003-Present	Dr. Douillard has been a regular speaker at Kripalu, Mt. Madonna, Sivananda Ashram, Kashi Atlanta Ashram, Kashi Florida Ashram and many other businesses, schools and events.
1991	April 1-5, Invincible Athletic Workshop, National Teams Coaches and Trainers at the USSR State Committee Physical Culture & Sports, Moscow.
1992	June 13-14, Clinical Workshop and lecture:  American Association of Ayurvedic Medicine Annual Conference:  Non-Pharmacological approaches to Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Disease.  CME accredited.
1992	Invincible Athletic Workshop, White House Athletic Club, Washington, DC
1993	May 15-16, Keynote Address on Complementary Practices in Medicine at the University of Massachusetts, Department of Family Practice Annual Conference.
1993	10-City Seminar Tour sponsored by Mind Body Convention, Co-billing with Deepak Chopra, M.D.
1994	May 1-5 Los Angeles Young Presidents Organization - University featured speaker. Currently a YPO All star.
1995	Keynote: 1995 Arizona State Dental Association Annual Meeting.
1996-2000	Keynote: Gaia Herbal and Naturopathic Symposium. Massachusetts, Oregon, North Carolina.  National spokesperson for Gaia Herbs, 1996-1997.
1998 -2001	Co-host, HealthTime, top rated Colorado radio talk show .
1999	Presented Body, Mind and Sport principles to New Jersey Nets in the NBA.
2000-2002	Keynote address at the inaugural California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine Conference.
2000-2002	Director of Humanity in Unity, a non-profit humanitarian organization.
2002	Keynote address, Southwest Yoga and Ayurveda Conference, Palm Springs
2003	Keynote address, NAMA, National Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, Sarasota, Florida.
2003	Featured presenter, American Board of Holistic Medicine:  Ayurveda and Exercise Medicine.
PRACTICE:
1994-Present	Founder and Director of John Douillard’s LifeSpa in Boulder, Colorado. Ayurvedic and Panchakarma Center.
1993-1994	President, Ayurveda Sports, Inc. (AVS), Lancaster, MA
1991	President, Sports Organization of Maharishi Ayurveda (SOMA), Lancaster, MA
1989-1994	Associate Director, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center, Lancaster, MA
	Developed the Invincible Athletics Course and taught it across North America and at the USSR Central Scientific Research Institute of Sports.
	Trained the 1991 Iowa State High School Champion Tennis Team.
1988-1993	Co-Director, American Association of Ayurvedic Medicine Physician Training Program - certified over 2000 physicians in Ayurvedic medicine
	Director, Pulse Assessment and Training Programs, 5 Senses Therapy, Neuromuscular and Neurorespiratory Programs
1984-1986	Practicing Chiropractor, Fairfield, Iowa
	Incorporated Ayurveda and sports medicine. Featured in many articles on exercise, fitness and physiology.
1986-2001	Sports Medicine Practice, Boulder, Colorado
1982-84	Chiropractic Internship, Los Angeles, California
	Practiced chiropractic and sports medicine. Treated many top professional and Olympic athletes.

 

 

 

From The 3-Season Diet:

• Eat Atkins in the Winter, Jenny Craig in the Spring, and Pritikin in the Summer as Nature Intended
• Natural Weight Balancing:  a way of life you will enjoy!
• No More Diets, Please:  relearn how to eat and never go hungry.
• If You Crave It, You Need It:  don’t suppress them – get satisfied!
• Stress Prevention:  learn how to handle stress before it man-handles you.
• Walk, Run, Stretch and Breathe with Me:  watch breathing, not sweat, burn pounds!

 

“The 3-Season Diet is very informative.  It helps me on game days, when I need energy the most.  This book is a winner.” 

- Kendall Gill, team captain, the New Jersey Nets

 

From Body, Mind, and Sport:

• Effortless Exercise:  learn how to enjoy exercise for the first time ever.
• Human Potential Through Exercise:  find the “eye of the hurricane” in exercise and plug it into your life.
• The Zone:  make it the way you live everyday!
• Nasal Breathing Exercise:  the key to mind body fitness
• Learn How To Exercise According To Your Type
• Competition Therapy:   external victories will come and go but inner victories are here to stay

 

“I apply John’s principles to my personal fitness program every day.  It makes exercise easy and enjoyable, I heartily recommend it.”
- Dr. Wayne Dyer, author of Your Erroneous Zones

 

From  Perfect Health for Kids:

• How to Spot and Treat a Cold Weeks Before Its ETA 
• The Ten Secrets to Cold Prevention
• How to Feed Your Kids an American Diet and Stay Out of the Doctor’s Office
• How to Choose a Doctor for Your Kids
• Emotional Health – A Child’s First Line of Defense

 

"Dr. John Douillard has helped me develop a deeper mind/body connection.  Now I am thrilled to be able to apply his wisdom and knowledge of perfect health to my children's lives.  It is a great gift and blessing for them to start on the road to "Perfect Health" at such a young age.
  -Catherine Oxenberg, actress and mother

 

From  The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage:

• The Traditional Value of Massaging Infants and Children
• The Role of Lymphatic Massage in Attaining Perfect Health
• Tailoring Therapies to Constitutional Types
• Using Subtle-Energy Systems to Enhance Health Care
• Ayurvedic Facials:  Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep
• Ayurvedic Massage Certification Training

 

“Dr. John Douillard has taken details from various Ayurvedic traditions in which he has trained and synthesized then into techniques that are well fitted to today’s world-ever retaining Ayurveda’s focus on healing mind and spirit as well as body.  The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage is a worthy successor to Dr. Douillard’s previous books and a valuable incarnation of Ayurveda’s ancient wisdom in modern words.”

-Robert Svoboda, Ayurvedacharya

 

Business and Motivation:

• Balance your life, balance your business
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• Making a balanced lifestyle work in business
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