RADHIKA JENSON
Registered Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner, Diploma in
Pancha Karma, Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Ayurvedic Health
Educator. Director: Samya Ayurveda Inc., Director:
Ayurveda Association of British Columbia, Core Faculty: Ayurveda College
of British Columbia
Radhika originates from the South Indian settlements of the Fiji Islands, where Ayurvedic lifestyle traditions were part of daily life. Raised within this environment, she developed an early interest in herbal medicine and traditional wellness practices.
In 2003, Radhika continued her studies in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she completed Thai Massage training. She later completed Ayurvedic Yoga training and received a Diploma as an Ayurvedic Pancha Karma Practitioner at the Ayur Academy of Natural Beauty in New Delhi, India in 2004. In 2006, she was certified as an Ayurvedic Health Educator through the American Institute of Vedic Studies.
Radhika completed a Panchakarma internship at the Art of Living Ashram Pancha Karma Centre in Bangalore, India in 2005. From 2006–2009, she completed a clinical internship at the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa at the Salt Spring Spa Resort under the guidance of Dr. Dharmesh Kubendiran (BAMS, PHD).
She has also completed additional training in spa and beauty therapies.
From 2006–2014, at the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa at the Salt Spring Spa Resort, Radhika helped teach, develop, and formulate Ayurvedic spa therapies, practitioner training programs, and a range of organic Ayurvedic wellness and beauty products in collaboration with Dr. Dharmesh Kubendiran and Shaughn Jenson.
From 2015–2020, Radhika and Shaughn established and operated the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa and Samya Yoga studio in Ganges, Salt Spring Island.
Radhika is a core faculty member of the Ayurveda College of British Columbia (ACBC) and serves on the Board of Directors and Ethics Committee of the Ayurveda Association of British Columbia (AABC).
Today, Radhika offers Ayurvedic consultations, Ayurvedic beauty therapies, traditional herbal oil and paste treatments, wellness bodywork, and yoga-based practices including pranayama and meditation through Samya Spa in Victoria, British Columbia.
SHAUGHN JENSON
Registered Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner, Certified Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner, Certified Pancha Karma Practitioner, Certified Yoga Instructor, Director: Samya Ayurveda Inc., Director: Ayurveda Association of British Columbia, Core Faculty: Ayurveda College of British Columbia
Shaughn has been studying and practicing Ayurveda and yoga for over two decades. He completed his Certificate of Yoga Education at Gujarat Ayurved University in Jamnagar, India in 2001 and was certified as Panchakarma practitioner at the Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga & Ayurveda in Boulder, Colorado in 2003. From 2003–2006, he continued to receive his Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner Certification at the Ayurvedic Academy in Seattle, including clinical internships in Bangalore and Chennai, India.
In 2005, Shaughn became one of the first Canadians accredited as an Ayurvedic Practitioner by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), and he attended annual NAMA conferences from 2005–2008.
From 2006–2009, he completed a residential clinical internship at the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa at the Salt Spring Spa Resort under the guidance of Dr. Dharmesh Kubendiran (BAMS, PHD), including advanced Marma Therapy training.
Shaughn has also completed additional training in spa therapies and wellness bodywork modalities.
In 2006, Shaughn established Samya Ayurveda and began developing Ayurvedic spa therapies, practitioner training programs, and wellness products in collaboration with Dr. Dharmesh Kubendiran and Radhika Jenson.
From 2002–2014, he designed treatment protocols, spa menus, and practitioner training manuals for Ayurvedic and spa therapies offered at the Salt Spring Spa Resort, where early Ayurvedic spa treatments were introduced in Western Canada.
In 2014, Shaughn was invited to present at the International Congress on Renaissance in Sports Medicine in Tamil Nadu, India. His paper, Revival of Ancient Ayurvedic & Yogic Applications in Modern Sports Medicine & Opportunities for Indian Health Professionals in Canada, was published by the National College of Tamil Nadu.
From 2015–2020, Shaughn and Radhika established and operated the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa and Samya Yoga studio in Ganges, Salt Spring Island.
Shaughn is faculty at the Ayurveda College of British Columbia (ACBC) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ayurveda Association of British Columbia (AABC).
Today, Shaughn offers Ayurvedic consultations, traditional herbal oil and paste treatments, wellness bodywork, and yoga-based practices including pranayama and meditation through Samya Spa and Samya Ayurveda in Victoria, British Columbia.
