Sattva is the quality of goodness, purity, positivity, truth, serenity, peacefulness, and benevolence drawn from wisdom and knowledge. These retreats are open to anyone interested in cultivating sattva and experiencing sattva in a healing space while learning about Ayurvedic health and wellness topics. If you are a student of Ayurveda or a practitioner, you will appreciate the opportunity to have supervised clinical experience working with your peers and providing clinical assessments and counseling.

There are multiple tracks:

1.   Beginners in yoga and Ayurveda would like to learn from a wise community of healers.

2.  Enthusiasts interested in exploring a yoga or Ayurveda career path

3.  Students already enrolled in an Ayurvedic Health Counselor program with a NAMA-recognized school or not.

4.  Students or graduates from any Ayurveda school who wish to continue their education in a topic-specific retreat or clinical encounter internship.

5. Students who wish to prepare for the NAMA Board Exam.

6. Students who want to refresh their learning with a Preceptor. 

Kim Valeri Povey CAP, CHW, AYT, CIAYT, is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Therapist, and a 2024 candidate for Certified Doctor of Ayurveda Medicine (A.D.) with a specialty in Ayurvedic Psychology.

Kim Povey has been training Ayurvedic Wellness Professionals, Yoga Therapists, and Yoga Teachers for decades through prestigious schools around the Country. As a mentor for others in the profession, she is shaping the next generation of natural health professionals to impact the direction of complementary healthcare outcomes. She is passionate about Ayurveda’s role in integrative healthcare.

She is a leader in the field of Ayurveda and is passionate about making Ayurveda accessible in the community. With forty years in the industry, Kim is the Founder and Owner of Yogaspirit Studios, the former C.E.O. of Kerala Ayurveda Academy, U.S.A, former Academic and Clinical Director of Boston Ayurveda School, and Founder of KV Institute of Health and Wellness.

Kim’s client-centered care, lifestyle guidance, Ayurvedic traditional herbal preparations, and yoga therapy protocols support the individuals and families at her clinic, Veda Vita Family Health and Wellness. Her team delivers the interconnected body, mind, and spiritual, holistic healing that society and the modern world need now.