Richard Masla founded the Ayurveda Health Retreat in 2001 and is a dedicated Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic educator. Since opening its doors, he has helped thousands of people seeking healthy living with knowledge from the Ayurveda. He began his Yoga and Ayurveda studies at age 17 and traveled to India at 20 with his spiritual teacher Swami Prabhupada. He studied Ayurveda with Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico and has traveled to India over 40 times. In 1994 he graduated Clayton College with a degree, Doctor of Naturopathy.

They are sisters raised on the path of Bhakti Yoga who grew up around their family's Ayurvedic retreat center and visiting the rich and diverse culture of India almost every year. They knew there was something magical about their parents' ways, though they didn’t know that living and sharing Yoga and Ayurveda would also become their life's work.

From their early twenties they have been leading retreats and trainings around the world. After receiving their degree in Traditional Eastern Arts at Naropa University, they moved to New York and spent almost a decade living and serving at The Bhakti Center: a yoga cultural center in New York City. They directed two yoga studios in the east village of Manhattan where they taught in person trainings on Yoga & Ayurveda to hundreds of students each year.

Vira Tansey is Richard's son in law. He was born in a family of dedicated Yoga Practitioners and has trained and lived with masters of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Conscious Living throughout his life. He lived and learned with masters (Dr. Madhusudhana Ray & Damian Hagglund) of Ayurveda & Marma Therapy (Ayurveda's body pressure point healing system) and went on to practice throughout the world conducting over 5000 treatments, consultations. He serves as an Ayurvedic Coach, Trauma Counselor, Healer, Community builder and Educator.​ He and his wife Dhyana Masla have led retreats and trainings around the world since 2011, dedicated to supporting people to experience transformative healing and learn how to live the lives they are meant to live.

Omkar (Omi) is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, specializing in health consultations and ayurvedic cooking. He has studied under Dr. Jayarajan K. of Kerala Ayurveda Academy and Vishnu Dass of Blue Lotus Ayurveda. He is also a Certified Yoga Teacher through the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. In India he immersed himself in the study of traditional Vedic culture, receiving his Bhakti Sastri degree in philosophy and spiritual literature. He is offering consultations, customizing Panchakarma protocols, and creating specialized formulations used during treatments. He also offers online consultations in English and Spanish.

After completing his undergraduate degree in International Business, Dan (DK) lived as a monk in the Bhakti-Yoga tradition. He dedicated himself to spiritual practice, study, and service for two years, traveling extensively and leading meditation programs and workshops in universities and yoga studios. In 2021, he faced a health crisis from gut infections, losing over 30 lbs in one month. Amidst his chronic digestive issues, he turned seriously to Ayurveda and gradually restored his health by working with a Practitioner to imbibe its principles. He is passionate about helping others experience the power of Ayurveda and Yoga to help us optimize and integrate all forms of health - physical, mental, relational, and spiritual.

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