Global Ayurvedic Professionals Council (GAP Council) is AAPNA's effort to standardize ayurvedic curriculum, education and credentials in western countries.
Each country will have one representative in the GAP Council. We invite highly qualified ayurvedic professionals to represent their own countries in GAP Council.
The GAP Council will meet either annually or biannually in a country that is suitable to the majority of the council members. This annual/biannual meeting will serve to bring GAP Council members together in order to confirm uniform standards for ayurvedic education and will be called "Global Ayurvedic Professionals Summit” or GAP Summit.
The following global ambassadors of ayurveda from various countries are members of the GAP Council:
| Country | Member Name |
|---|---|
| USA | Shekhar Annambhotla, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) |
| Australia | Rama Prasad, BAMS |
| Austria | Gaurav Sharma, BAMS |
| Canada | Hemant Kumar Gupta, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) |
| Germany | Syal Kumar, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) |
| India | Vijay Jadhav, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) |
| Ireland | Suresh Swarnapuri, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) |
| Jamaica | Syamala Devi, BAMS |
| Japan | Krishna Upadhyaya Karinje, BSAM, MD (Ayurveda), PhD (Ayurveda) |
| Malaysia | Siby Chiramel, BAMS |
| New Zealand | Ajit S. Singh, BAMS |
| Republic of Fiji | Aayam Gupta, BAMS, MCA, MBA, CFN |
| Singapore | Indu Sekhar, BAMS |
| Thailand | Prasanna Kakunje, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) |
| United Kingdom | Venkata N. Joshi, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), PhD (Ayurveda) |
What Our Logo Represents
- The word "aapna" means "ours" in Hindi. "AAPNA" in our logo is written in English with a Sanskrit stylized font.
- The circle symbolizes wholeness and oneness.
- The globe represents our world and the fact that we are all connected. It also represents all the people and health professionals integrating ayurveda into their practices all over the world.
- Green and blue in our logo indicates the environmentally and ecologically conscious nature of ayurveda and its natural healing modalities.
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