DR. Ishan Shivanand

Founder Director

Dr. Ishan Shivanand is an international professor, researcher, philanthropist and a world-acclaimed expert on non-pharmaceutical interventions for physical, mental and emotional well-being. He has personally trained thousands of corporate professionals in over 150 countries across 5 continents and has imparted mindfulness-based training, in productivity enhancement strategies, in stress-management, burnout prevention and resilience-building modalities, to large companies and organisations worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies (such as Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft and the Bank of America).

Dr. Ishan Shivanand is currently based in the United States, where he leads a global team of doctors, scientists, medical researchers and institutions, to resolve issues of mental health. Dr. Ishan Shivanand also currently serves as the Head of the Department of Yoga at the University of SiliconAndhra in California, USA and as a Director as Director of Mental Health and Behavioural modifications initiative of the Health Council (Wheels global foundation, an initiative of IIT Alumni) based in Virgina, USA.

Founder of Yoga of Immortals (YOI) programs, Dr Ishan Shivanand’s employee and corporate YOI wellness programs help with stress and burnout reduction among youth and professionals, physician burnout prevention, injury prevention for international sports athletes, and building mental resilience among military personnel and veterans. His programs have been scientifically proven to reverse anxiety, depression, and insomnia, and improve quality of life among 72-82% of test participants within 4-8 weeks of regular practice. These custom protocols have promoted healthy living in more than a million participants across 150 countries and been integrated into various government, healthcare, university, and corporate institutions worldwide.

JNANA BEEKHARRY

Director of Studies & Programme Officer

Jnana Beekharry holds a BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy and has over 8 years of experience in the Healthcare profession, more specifically in the mental health field as a registered Occupational Therapist under the Allied Health Professionals Council. She has been involved in leading workshops and training sessions over these past years. In addition to the latter, she has been working closely with individuals in their process of rehabilitation and reintegration in the community after detention, as well as those with behavioural disorders and substance use disorders. She has also been working in palliative care and geriatric fields , offering training to carers and caregivers; all contributing to her experience in the mental health sector. Her exposure to national and international healthcare projects as well as effectively leading large teams are valuable assets to managing this organisation. 

As Director of Studies, under the guidance of the Founder, Ishan Shivanand, she actively participates in designing and managing global training programmes; leading training sessions and workshops as well as contributing to the development of Holistic Education in Mauritius through innovative integrative health projects. 

LUXCHMEE GREEDHARRY

Administrative Assistant

Luxchmee Greedharry has over 5 years of experience as Administrative and Finance Officer and has coordinated several projects with national and international funders. She is an organised and self-motivated Administrative Assistant with extensive office and task management experience. Luxchmee has proven to be indispensable in organising, scheduling and managing schedules, projects and resources while innovating successful projects to improve office support.  

Luxchmee is a committed Administrative Assistant and aims at efficiently contributing to achieve the organisation’s objectives.