About the Author:

Eileen Press, M.D., CAP is a retired scientist, physician and certified ayurvedic practitioner. For the last thirty one years, she has been practicing yoga, pranayama, ayurveda and meditation. She received her B.A. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Eileen is certified in 500 hours of ayurvedic study with the American Institute of Vedic Studies, 650 hours of ayurveda with Kanyakumari ayurveda, and one year postgraduate training in ayurveda with Alakananda Ma at Alandi Ashram and Ayurveda Center.  She has been seeing ayurvedic clients for the last twelve years and is the founder of The Chapel Hill College of Ayurveda.