Radhika brings over two decades of Ayurvedic practice, Panchakarma training, clinical internship experience, Ayurvedic beauty care, herbal oil and paste therapies, and therapist education to Samya Spa in Victoria. Her work has defined a new standard in BC for individualized Ayurvedic care within a professional spa setting.
Registered Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner (AABC)
Registered Ayurvedic Clinician (AAPNA)
Diploma in Pancha Karma Therapy
Certified Ayurvedic Health Educator
Certificate of Ayurveda Internship
Certificate in Yoga Instruction
Additional certifications in various spa modalities, Thai Massage & Reiki
Radhika’s work is grounded in Ayurvedic assessment, traditional body therapies, herbal preparations, beauty care, and practical client education. She brings clinical Ayurvedic principles into a spa environment through individualized product selection, treatment planning, bodywork, skin care, lifestyle, herbal and diet guidance, and supportive yoga practices
1. Observe:
Radhika considers constitution, current condition, season, skin, body, digestion, stress patterns, and client goals.
2. Select
Oils, herbs, treatment methods, products, and home-care suggestions are selected according to the individual.
3. Apply
Therapies are delivered through traditional Ayurvedic principles adapted to a safe, professional spa setting.
4. Educate
Clients receive practical guidance they can understand and realistically use at home.
Radhika has played a central role in the development of Samya Ayurveda’s treatments, product line, therapist training, and client care model. From 2006 onward, she helped teach, develop, and formulate Ayurvedic spa therapies, practitioner training programs, herbal oils, facial care products, teas, beauty preparations, and herbal formulations in collaboration with Dr. Dharmesh Kubendiran and Shaughn Jenson.
This work helped shape the foundation of Samya’s approach: individualized Ayurvedic care, practical therapist education, herbal product knowledge, beauty care, and the responsible adaptation of traditional Ayurveda to a Canadian spa setting.
Radhika is Core Faculty at the Ayurveda College of British Columbia and serves on the Board of Directors and Ethics Committee of the Ayurveda Association of British Columbia. Her work in education and standards reflects a long-standing commitment to responsible Ayurvedic practice, clear professional boundaries, and public trust.
Radhika Jenson has been studying and practicing Ayurveda and yoga for over two decades. She completed Ayurvedic Yoga and Panchakarma practitioner training in New Delhi and Ayurvedic Health Educator certification through the American Institute of Vedic Studies. She completed Panchakarma internships in Bangalore in 2005 and a three-year clinical internship (2006–2009) under Dr. Dharmesh Kubendiran (BAMS, PHD).
From 2006–2014, Radhika helped develop Ayurvedic spa therapies, practitioner training programs, and wellness products at the Salt Spring Spa Resort. She later co-founded the Samya Ayurveda Clinic & Spa and Samya Yoga studio on Salt Spring Island.
At Samya Spa, Radhika offers Ayurvedic consultations, Ayurvedic beauty therapies, traditional herbal oil and paste treatments, wellness bodywork, and yoga-based practices including pranayama and meditation. She is known for integrating traditional Ayurvedic therapies with modern spa care in a practical and accessible way.
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.
