Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Yogaraj (Ayurveda) has over 40 years of experience in holistic medicine, and is one of the foremost natural healing experts in North America. Khalsa is the president of the American Herbalists Guild, and is a respected teacher, writer and lecturer.

Khalsa is a state-certified dietitian; nationally registered herbalist; nationally certified massage therapist; certified education provider for The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and the Florida State Board of Massage Therapy; and senior editor for Harvard University’s Natural Standard.

Having presented at over 200 national conferences, Khalsa feels at home presenting to the general public or to professionals in specialized training programs. He is a professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and faculty member in the Botanical Medicine Department of Bastyr University and NUNM, where he trains naturopathic medical students, and teaches Ayurveda. Khalsa is also the herb program curriculum director at the Northwest Institute of Ayurveda.

As the author of over 3,000 published health articles, Khalsa has written or edited 30 books on a variety of health topics including major works on massage, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and physiology.