Milestones of AAPNA
January 18, 2002
Discussion about the establishment of Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA) among ayurvedic professionals began.
June 08, 2003
AAPNA reserves its domain name - "aapna.org".
August 15, 2003
AAPNA launches its website, www.aapna.org.
October 3, 2007
AAPNA establishes its honorary North America and international boards, including advisors and members from around the globe.
December 18, 2007
AAPNA is incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(6) corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
February 12, 2008
AAPNA starts its first alliances with other like-minded organizations around the globe.
March 24, 2008
AAPNA begins offering free academic teleconference calls each month.
May 15, 2009
For the first time in the world, AAPNA bestows 29 awards for Excellence in Ayurveda and Vedic sciences. AAPNA will bestow these awards for excellence every year going forward.
October 30 – November 1, 2009
AAPNA’s First National Ayurveda Convention is held at Breiningsville (near Allentown), Pennsylvania, USA on Ayurveda. The convention's theme is "Optimum Health and Wellness – An Integrative Approach".
February 8, 2009
AAPNA performs its first charitable services for poor in India through offering free medical care, the distribution of free medicines, and educational materials for school children.
January 26, 2010
AAPNA conducts its second charitable services effort for poor in India through offering free medical care, the distribution of free medicines, and educational materials for school children, and a special medical camp for the children of Asha Jyothi in Vijayawada, India.
March 12, 2010
AAPNA adds 3 more awards of Excellence in Ayurveda, Vedic sciences, making them 32 awards annually.
April 08, 2010
AAPNA proclaims "Ayurveda Day” as the first Monday of October each year, in honor of Dhanwantari, the founder of Ayurveda. AAPNA requests its members and associates all around the world to offer free educational seminars and workshops on ayurveda and Vedic sciences during that the first week of October each year.
May 3, 2010
AAPNA recommends and endorses books and products by ayurvedic and integative health professionals around the world.
July 2, 2010
AAPNA begins providing Professional Liability Insurance for Ayurvedic Professionals.
August 12, 2010
AAPNA promotes the sharing of knowledge on its website through articles by authors from around the world.
August 24, 2010
AAPNA invites experienced teachers and mentors of ayurveda and Vedic sciences to be recognized and honored.
September 10, 2010
AAPNA encourages the support of modern research in proving the efficacy of ayurveda with its section on research articles on its website.
October 8 – 10, 2010
AAPNA's 2nd International Ayurveda Conference on "Anti-Aging and Rejuvenation Through Ayurveda" is held in Miami, Florida, USA.
January 5, 2011
AAPNA contributes financial support for Asha Jyothi USA (special needs children in India).
February 12, 2011
AAPNA offers free recipes on its website. All are welcome to submit recipes.
February 25, 2011
AAPNA creates a code of ethics for ayurvedic professionals to be adhered to by its members.
March 12, 2011
AAPNA creates the Global Ayurveda Professionals Council, a community of 14 countries around the world, for the first time ever.
May 21 – 22, 2011
AAPNA conducts a charitable fund raising program through offering ayurveda, yoga, consultations, and acupuncture therapies through its professional members – Sunita Tarkunde, Ritu Bhalla, Gauri Junnarkar, Amitabh Gumman, Shekhar Annambhotla, and Richaritha Gundlapalli in Dallas, TX for the benefit of Asha Jyothi USA.
August 12 - 15, 2011
AAPNA's 3rd International Ayurveda Conference on Ayurveda for Women's Health is held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; over 170 participants attended from 10 countries and 28 U.S. states.
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