About Dr. John
John Douillard DC has published over 200 health videos and articles that are available on his website. Receive these valuable health reports in your inbox – sign up for free! He has written six books, numerous health DVDs and CDs and has formulated his own line of organic health care products. He is the former Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets NBA team as well as a former YPO University speaker. He 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.
“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
- Who is driving your chariot? Be the designated driver!
- Making a balanced lifestyle work in business
- Inner harmony and success for business harmony and success
