The practitioners at Swarthmore Wellness share well over 50 years of practitioner experience between
them. We are dedicated to serving our clients in the most generous way possible and to bring peace,
wellness and inspiration into each of our sessions. Each of us continues to expand our education of
various methods of massage, energy work, alternative health practices and more. In this way we are always
improving our therapeutic skills and remaining on the cutting edge of new perspectives on health and
wellness.
Please click on the links below for a more detailed description of our practitioners..
Mari is the founder and owner of Swarthmore Wellness. She is a Registered Dietitian and nutritionist with a master's degree in Health Education and a diploma and certification in Ayurvedic medicine from Kripalu Yoga Institute. She has been a certified Jin Shin Do acupressure therapist since 1976 and is also a certified group wellness coach with Circle of Life. Mari has been a meditation practitioner, studying with various teachers, since the mid-seventies. She is currently studying Shamanic Medicine with a Native American teacher in Santa Fe, NM.
In addition to her practice here at Swarthmore Wellness she is co-director of Wellness at Swarthmore College. Mari has over twenty years of experience working with eating disorders, weight management, disease management and inclusive to all those is stress management. She works with both adolescents and adults. Her therapeutic approach is a blend of the traditional as well as alternative approaches to wellness.
Nutrition therapy emphasizes eating an optimally nutritious diet for your constitution, encouraging physical activity, and providing support for emotional responses to eating through coaching and acupressure therapy. Mari has presented nutrition and Ayurvedic talks to medical colleges, professional organizations and to the public since 1989. She has been published in journals and authored several chapters in books: "Blue Print for a Green School", Scholastic Publication;" Holistic Approaches to Healthy Aging", Springer Publishing Company; "Nutrition Therapy: Complementary and Alternative Practices", CRC Press LLC.
Krupali Desai is an experienced Ayurvedic Practitioner who studied Ayurvedic Medicine for 81/2 years at a renowned Gujarat Ayurveda University in India. She has received her MD in Ayurveda degree following a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree. Her area of research is Hemiplegia (Stroke). She is also a Certified Massage Therapist from Institute for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Chadds Ford, PA. Krupali Desai has preferred Integrative approaches for restoration of physical, mental and spiritual well-being ever since she started pursuing Ayurveda studies. She has gained valuable experience in applying Ayurvedic principles for vastly improved quality of life in various illnesses.
Currently she offers her Ayurvedic services at Swarthmore Wellness Center and is a consultant at New York Ayurveda Center. She is an expert in Pulse analysis, Women's disorders, Ayurvedic Treatments including Panchakarma (Detoxifying procedures), Ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic cooking etc. She has a Masters in Public Health from Thomas Jefferson University. Please contact her directly to make an appointment: 302.4388264 or kdzd@yahoo.com
Krupali Desai has published articles in ‘Light on Ayurveda Journal of Health (Winter 2004, Fall 2005). She has also published various articles in Health Care Magazines in India. She has presented Research Papers in National and International Ayurvedic Conferences. She has offered many workshops with the goal of spreading the awareness for Ayurveda as a way of life in sickness and health. She was also invited as a guest on the New York Metro Health TV Channel to share her valuable knowledge on Ayurveda.
Heather is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher.Kripalu is the largest center for yoga and holistic living in North America.It is recognized the world over as a place people go to become more integrated and masterful in their lives.Heather has also completed teacher trainings in Prenatal Yoga (Janice Clarfield, Urban Yoga) and Mom/Baby Yoga (Baby Om Yoga, NYC). In addition, she has a BA in Theatre Arts and has been working as an actor/activist since 1990.She is a founding member of Equalogy, inc., a theatre for social change based out of NYC that tours to colleges in 14 states performing plays about dating violence and acquaintance rape. -- Heather Dyas-Fried, RYT, PCD(DONA), CD(DONA) Feel free to call me: 215-873-5622 Check out my theatre company: www.equalogyinc.org
Mari is the founder and owner of Swarthmore Wellness. She is a Registered Dietitian and nutritionist with a master's degree in Health Education and a diploma and certification in Ayurvedic medicine from Kripalu Yoga Institute. She has been a certified Jin Shin Do acupressure therapist since 1976 and is also a certified group wellness coach with Circle of Life. Mari has been a meditation practitioner, studying with various teachers, since the mid-seventies. She is currently studying Shamanic Medicine with a Native American teacher in Santa Fe, NM.
Krupali Desai is an experienced Ayurvedic Practitioner who studied Ayurvedic Medicine for 81/2 years at a renowned Gujarat Ayurveda University in India. She has received her MD in Ayurveda degree following a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree. Her area of research is Hemiplegia (Stroke). She is also a Certified Massage Therapist from Institute for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Chadds Ford, PA. Krupali Desai has preferred Integrative approaches for restoration of physical, mental and spiritual well-being ever since she started pursuing Ayurveda studies. She has gained valuable experience in applying Ayurvedic principles for vastly improved quality of life in various illnesses.