Our Team
RADHIKA JENSON
Radhika originates from the South Indian settlements of the Fiji Islands. Raised within the lifestyle & traditions of Ayurvedic medicine, she had a keen interest in herbal medicine from an early age.
Radhika continued her passion for learning through to Kathmandu, Nepal in in 2003 when she received a certificate in Thai Massage from Rahul Bharti, a teacher for the Foundation of Shivago Karmapaj of Chiang Mai, Thailand. She was also initiated into First & Second Degrees of Reiki training in 2003 over 3 months by Reiki Master Urvashi Puri in New Delhi, India.
Radhika completed her Certificate of Ayurvedic Yoga training & received a Diploma as an Ayurvedic Pancha Karma Practitioner at the Ayur Academy of Natural Beauty in New Delhi, India in 2004.
She furthered her studies with Dr. David Frawley of The American Institute of Vedic Studies & was certified as an Ayurvedic Health Educator in 2006.
She has completed Ayurvedic internships at the Art of Living Ashram Pancha Karma Centre in Bangalore, India in 2005 as well as at the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa at the Salt Springs Spa Resort with Ayurvedic doctor (India), Dharmesh Kubendiran, BAMS, PHD from 2006-2009.
Registered
Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner, Certified Advanced Ayurvedic
Practitioner, Certified Pancha Karma Practitioner, Certified Yoga
Instructor, Director: Samya Ayurveda Inc. Owner: Samya Spa
Shaughn completed
his Certificate of Yoga Education at the Gujarat Ayurved University in
Jamnagar, India in 2001 & was Certified as an Ayurvedic Pancha Karma
Practitioner at the Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga & Ayurveda in
Boulder, Colorado in 2003. He continued his studies at the Ayurvedic
Academy in Seattle from 2003-2006 & was certified as an Ayurvedic
& then an Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner including extended
internships in Bangalore & Chennai, India.
In 2005, Shaughn
was the first Canadian to be accredited by the National Ayurvedic
Medical Association as an Ayurvedic Practitioner. Shaughn attended
annual NAMA conferences from 2005 to 2008.
From 2006-2009 he
completed a residential internship with Ayurvedic doctor (India),
Dharmesh Kubendiran, BAMS, PHD. which included certification in Advanced
Ayurvedic Marma Therapy.
Shaughn practices various forms of
meditation along with a variety of other forms of spiritual techniques
& methods. He was initiated in Transcendental Meditation at the age
of 5. He received further initiations in multiple different Vedic
lineages over the years. He has since conducted many courses, retreats
& spiritual processes, offering initiations to others.
Shaughn
has also undergone various certifications in Reiki, Thai Massage,
Pranic Healing, Hot Stone Massage, Spa therapies & others.
In
2006 Shaughn established Samya Ayurveda and began offering
internationally accredited Ayurveda Certification courses. He did &
continues to develop & formulate (with the help of Dr. Dharmesh
Kubendiran & Radhika Jenson) an entire range of organic Ayurvedic
& Spa massage, wellness and beauty products, services &
workshops.
Shaughn was a pioneer in introducing Ayurveda to Canada. Applying traditional Ayurveda therapies to western
and European spa standards, Shaughn designed the sequences, menus and
training manuals for all of the Ayurveda & spa therapies offered at
the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa and Samya Yoga studio at the Salt
Springs Spa Resort from 2002-2014, beginning when the spa was one of the
first in Canada offering these.
In 2014 Shaughn was sponsored
to present at the International Congress on Renaissance in Sports
Medicine in Tamil Nadi, India. The conference was attended by hundreds
of international health professionals and high ranking government
officials including the governor of Tamil Nadu: Dr. K. Rosaiah. His
research paper and presentation was titled: Revival of Ancient Ayurvedic
& Yogic Applications in Modern Sports Medicine & Opportunities
for Indian Health Professionals in Canada. The paper was published by
the National College of Tamil Nadu.
From 2015-2020, Shaughn
& Radhika established and successfully operated the Samya Ayurveda
Clinic & Spa and Samya Yoga studio in Ganges, Salt Spring Island.
Shaughn
offers Ayurvedic consultations, Ayurvedic herbal supplements, herbal
oil & herbal paste massages, beauty therapies, a variety of
traditional Ayurvedic & Spa therapies, private yoga, pranayama and
meditation classes, spiritual counseling and the traditional yogic and
herbal detoxification methods of the five cleansings of Ayurveda (pancha
karma) and six cleansings of yoga (shat karma).
Evleen Zeidan is a certified Shiatsu Bodyworker, Thai Masseuse and Hatha Yoga Instructor with a focus on deep tissue massage. Her education includes Traditional Chinese Medicine which provides an extensive background on reflexology pressure points. Her interests in foraging for herbs and florals has lead Evleen to begin her formal studies in Ayurveda with Samya Ayurveda. She also is in ongoing aromatherapy training in her spare time. Her interests in botanical blending, perfume making and other holistic remedies has formed her deep appreciation for nature. All of her training and certification to date has been with The Vancouver School of Bodywork and Massage (The Vancouver School of Healing Arts) dating back to 2012.
