Grand Opening of Houston Ayurveda Center

From left: Acharya Sri Gaurangbhai Nanavaty, Acharya Smt. Darshanaben Nanavaty, Sunita Tarkunde, Raj Tarkunde, during the candle lighting.

From left: Acharya Sri Gaurangbhai Nanavaty, Acharya Smt. Darshanaben Nanavaty, Sunita Tarkunde, Raj Tarkunde, during the candle lighting.

HOUSTON: On Sunday, October 27 at 5:30 pm there was a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the Houston Ayurveda Center’s new sacred space at 3222 Mercer (which moved from their previous location at 4100 Westheimer).  The Center had already been blessed because owner Sunita Tarkunde felt that was a priority so her goal with this ceremony was to mark the opening with someone from her place of worship and to celebrate with friends and family and employees.  The ribbon cutting was done by Sri Gaurangbhai Nanavaty, the main Acharya of the Chinmaya Mission.  His wife Acharya Smt. Darshanaben Nanavaty also accompanied him.  Following the ceremony, everyone enjoyed healthy Ayurvedic food specially made in the Center’s kitchen as well as Ayurvedic teas.

The Center is the only one of its kind inside the Loop and is owned by Sunita Tarkunde, Master’s degree in Ayurveda & BAMS from India, R.N. It’s a family business as her sister Sanskruti Gaikaiwari works with her.  It features several rooms for therapeutic services, a meditation room, a kitchen for cooking classes, a multi-purpose room for yoga, dance, and art classes, and a consultation room.  They will soon be installing a droni (a traditional Ayurvedic wooden massage table) in one of the service rooms.  A full list of their services is on their website.

Sunita’s commitment to the Ayurvedic lifestyle extends back to her home country of India, where she began her practice in Clinical Ayurveda in 1992.  With her highly authentic education and vast work experience, she has helped thousands of people to gain complete health.  She is a registered nurse and also a faculty member of “Kerala Ayurveda,” where in-depth Ayurveda courses are taught to spread the knowledge of this ancient medical science.  Sunita is a gifted healer and her hallmark is her gentle, thorough way of working with clients to regain and maintain full, vibrant, and radiant health in the body, mind, and spirit.  She will be presenting a free talk each week at the Center on Wednesdays at 5 pm about Ayurveda and the Center is open Monday through Saturday for services and classes.

For further information visit www.houstonayurveda.com