Dr Devika Deshmukh is an MD Ayurvedic doctor who specialises in giving you a customised Ayurvedic lifestyle routine & being a Panchakarma Expert she customizes your therapies that helps prevent falling sick. She has her masters with a gold medal in Panchakarma from India’s topmost Ayurvedic college and Hospital, and holds additional certifications from the US.
She has been practising Ayurvedic medicine for the past 15 years out of which 5 were in Silicon Valley California. Kerala Ayurvedic Clinic, a benchmark clinical practise situated in the heart of India – Vile Parle, Mumbai, was founded by her parents both MD Ayurveda Doctors in 1997, 28 years ago. Dr. Devika now runs it & is a 3rd Generation Holistic health care practitioner, who firmly believes in the power of preventing disorders by assessing a person’s mind-body constituency (Prakriti) investigating familial disorder tendencies, detoxifying oneself internally and adapting to a less exhaustive personally modified lifestyle.
When she worked in Silicon Valley with reputed Naturopathic Dr. Vivek Shanbhag, she was Felicitated for her dynamism & healing heart as she helped American communities understand Ayurvedic health care principles. California being a hub of alternative medicine, supported the idea of Ayurveda being taught by her in community schools as well.
She taught the 3rd and 4th graders with a guest lecture in their classroom along with her colleague Samika Savanur, a Naturopathic Doctor from the US. Being approached by National Holistic Institute, (San Jose)
Dr. Devika taught the basics of Ayurveda to their students at multiple locations for free in the State of California. NHI was encouraging to include this science into their curriculum thus enhancing & making the holistic approach complete. She taught there for a couple months before joining in at Natural Medicine and Ayurveda Clinic at San Jose, California.
Dr. Devika Deshmukh has been working on Couple Therapy where internal detoxification along with external relaxation therapies bring out the best & fastest results in conceiving a healthy baby.
Her 15 years of practice in Ayurvedic medicine has cured more than 30,000 people in India and abroad. She is an online faculty at IUYA International University of Yoga and Ayurveda, Florida and a Brand Ambassador of AAPNA Association of Ayurvedic Practitioners of North America, Pennsylvania, USA since 2015.
She takes online and offline courses / workshops for Ayurvedic Students, Ayurvedic Practitioners, from her clinic in Vile Parle East, Mumbai. She has won the prestigious ‘Vaghbhata Award’ in 2016 for excellence in teaching.
Her social awareness series which she started during Covid times, named “Wellness Wednesdays with Dr. Devika Deshmukh” is very well known on Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram that has helped thousands of people worldwide on how to make use of Ayurveda in their daily routines.
Her consistent efforts in Ayurveda were recognised by the Govt. of India & she was awarded with the 14th Bharatratna Dr. Ambedkar Award 2024. She also holds the title of Icon of India 2024 for Excellence in Ayurveda. She won the ‘Most inspiring and motivating Ayurveda doctor of the year 2024’ by the Excellency Iconic Awards.
With or without awards, this unstoppable doctor believes in Ayurveda and Panchakarma; and ceaselessly works towards the betterment of society. This is the first doctor you will meet who doesn’t want to see you coming to her sick after she meets you the first time. Hats off to her patience, belief and perseverance.
She believes in being a role model to create fitness among women post delivery. She keeps herself immensely fit and believes that a fit body & mind is achievable if women prioritise their health.