Our Team - Spa & Yoga

Founders

SONALI PRAMANIK
Sonali co-founded Pranaa as an avenue for the Dallas community to experience the benefits Ayurveda and Yoga have to offer. Having lived in India for many years, she grew up with Ayurveda and Yoga as a part of her everyday life and saw how it improved the lives of all those around her. Always a believer of a holistic way of life, it is her endeavor to share the principles of this ancient 'science of life' with everyone. She has over 10 years of industry and entrepreneurial experience and a Masters in Business Administration.

RENUKA SRINIVASAN
Born and brought up in a traditional Indian family in South India, Renuka was exposed to the benefits of Ayurveda and Yoga right from childhood. She was a total IT person managing IT projects successfully until she decided to give up her IT career altogether for something more meaningful. Her interest in Ayurveda and yoga was rekindled by her husband and she started practicing yoga and changed her lifestyle to improve her aching lower back. Seeing the improvement it brought to her life was convincing enough for her to be involved in this venture to bring this ancient healing system of Ayurveda together with Yoga to Dallas.

Ayurveda Practitioners

Ritu Bhalla B.A.M.S.,  LMTi
Ritu has completed her Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery degree from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak in India. She stood sixth in the university. Before moving to the U.S., Ritu worked as a lecturer in Ayurvedic Medical College in India. She worked as Medical Officer in Arthritis clinic besides having her own practice for 4 years.

At Pranaa, Ritu handles Ayurvedic Consultations, ayurvedic workshops. She specialises in helping clients manage asthma, allergies, arthritis, bed wetting in children, diabetes etc. through consultation, simple ayurvedic supplements & ayurvedic therapies.
She has been a guest speaker at UNT last couple of semesters, introducing Ayurveda to students as part of Stress Reduction Through Movement program. At Pranaa, she conducts monthly workshops on various topics that Ayurveda can help. Ritu is also an active member of AAPNA (Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America).

Meenakshi Gupta B.A.M.S, M.D.(Ayur)
Meenakshi has studied Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery degree from India and stood first in the university. She went on to complete her 3 years Masters degree (MD Ayurveda) from a world known National Institute of Ayurveda in Jaipur, India. She is a gold medalist and has done intense research on Enuresis (Bed Wetting in Children), ADHD, Learning Disabilities in Children. Meenakshi's area of expertise is in healing chronic conditions which include Parkinson's, acid reflux, high cholestrol, skin disorders, joint problems including Arthritis & gout, depression, asthma and seasonal allergies. She has experience in Ayurvedic beautycare and developing research based Ayurvedic herbal medicines.

Lead Therapists

Mia Ferrer LMT
Rita Nardini LMT
Theresa Carrillo LMT
Sandra Leonard LMT
Diane Orr LMT
Michelle Lewis

Yoga Instructors

Denise Hogan
Patricia Abrams
Pat Abrams
Skila Ramirez
Paula Weithman
Katrina Rogers
Emily Emerson
Joyce Chew
Manisha Dabak
Sabrina Hamilton
Stacey Zagortz
Claudia Benetiz
Thom Allen
Mimi Mears