Meet Our Faculty

Founder

Emily Murphy Kaur, M.A., M.S. co-founded Setu Vermont in 2018 and teaches yoga in the Krishnamacharya lineage with training in Chennai and Mysore, India. She is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, researcher, and published author whose work bridges traditional wisdom with modern scholarship.

Applied Meditation Faculty

Harmeet Singh was born and raised in India, immersed in yoga, Ayurveda, and spiritual study from an early age. He brings this foundation into his work at Setu Vermont, blending meditation, creative expression, movement, and joyful practices with his background in innovation and creative thinking.

Academy Director of Kerala Ayurveda USA, Visiting Faculty

Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is the Academy Director of Kerala Ayurveda USA, leading international academic programs in Ayurvedic education. An experienced Ayurveda scholar and practitioner, he also serves on the curriculum committee for Bastyr University’s Master’s in Ayurveda and the board of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA).

Certified Ayurvedic Doctor, Visiting Faculty

Dr. Padmini Ranganathan is a BAMS-trained Ayurvedic physician with decades of clinical experience in India, including rural healthcare and private practice in Mysore. She teaches internationally on Ayurveda, yoga–Ayurveda integration, and advanced therapies, and currently offers courses for yoga students online.

Certified Ayurvedic Doctor, Visiting Faculty

Nidhi Bhanshali Pandya is a certified Ayurvedic doctor and creator of the Inner Climate Method®, blending ancient Vedic wisdom with modern science to support intuitive, sustainable mind-body health through her teachings and book Your Body Already Knows.

Yoga Therapeutics Teacher, Guest Teacher

Tara is a certified yoga therapist, Vedic chanting teacher, and Level-2 Ashtanga instructor who integrates Ayurvedic nutrition, yogic healing, and lineage-rooted wisdom into everyday life, weaving classical study and food-based healing to support holistic well-being.

Ayurveda Cookbook Author, Guest Instructor

Kate O’Donnell is a nationally certified Ayurvedic practitioner, author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook and Everyday Ayurveda for Women’s Health, and founder of the Ayurvedic Living Institute, offering education, cooking, and cleansing programs rooted in over 20 years of study and immersion in India.

Vermont Based Practitioner, Guest Instructor

Sarah is a Holistic Health Counselor and certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor who blends Ayurveda, Yoga, and Child–Family Development to guide individuals and families toward healthier body–mind patterns through education, teaching, and experiential wellness.

Nature Immersion Guide, Guest Instructor

Amanda Kenyon is a certified nature therapy and meditation guide and founder of Landkind Guide, offering forest immersion and mindfulness experiences rooted in shinrin-yoku to deepen connection, presence, and holistic well-being with the land and community in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Ayurveda Bodywork Specialist

Heidrun is an Ayurvedic practitioner whose work is rooted in personal healing and long-term study of holistic health, drawing on Ayurveda as a preventative, sustainable system for supporting balance, resilience, and reverence for nature across the lifespan.