Cynthia Copple

Cynthia Copple is a nationally recognized Ayurvedic Master. She is the longest continually practicing US-trained Ayurvedic Practitioner in the US. As Director of the Lotus Holistic Health Institute in Santa Cruz, California for over 30 years, she has helped thousands regain their health and rediscover their passion for life. As co-founder of the National Ayurveda Medical Association (Board member for 14 years) and co-founder of the Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda, she has trained many hundreds of Ayurvedic practitioners. In this book, eagerly awaited by both colleagues and students worldwide, she makes her powerful and easy-to-follow approach available to everyone.

She is currently on the faculty of Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda (Watsonville, CA, where she is former Dean) and Meru Institute (San Jose, CA), speaks on Ayurveda and is writing her second book, Energy Breakthrough With Ayurveda.

As Director of Lotus Holistic Health Institute, Cynthia teaches courses in Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Bodywork. For over 30 years she has helped clients with skin and digestion issues, problems of aging, fertility and sexuality, energy and sleep. Her Pancha Karma Cleansing Program has achieved amazing results in reversing aging, increasing energy and flexibility, and removing deep-seated emotional and physical toxins.

Personal Info:

Cynthia grew up in San Jose, California the oldest of seven children and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966.

Her five-decade career demonstrates her adventuresome and searching spirit! In the 1960's, she was a Vietnam War correspondent. In the 70's she was publicist for the Grateful Dead and Van Morrison and a professional photographer in Woodstock and New York City. In the 80's, she travelled to Santa Cruz, California where she established a successful boutique clothing store. When she discovered yoga and meditation, she became interested in the mind/body connection, unknown outside of yoga at that time.

Her love affair with natural healing began in 1982 when she discovered her calling to Ayurveda at Mount Madonna Center (northern CA). She studied there with Ayurvedic masters Vasant Lad and R. P. Trivedi and then traveled to India where she continued her studies and took on the mission of bringing Ayurveda to the west. Later, she sponsored trips to the US for noted Ayurvedic doctors Sunil Joshi and Pankaj Naram.

Personal Interests:

Cynthia enjoys learning, writing, reading, teaching, walking, hiking, playing Bridge, and has recently taken up golf.

Awards

Awarded Master of Arts - Ayurveda (honorary) by Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda in September, 2008.

Woman of the Year, San Jose (CA) Mercury-News newspaper in 1979. (For Vietnam reporting).

President, National Ayurvedic Medical Association, 2006-2008.

Endorsements for Know Your Blueprint: The Ayurvedic Secret to Restoring Your Vitality And Passion in 4-Weeks by Cynthia Copple

“Cynthia Copple has beautifully written about our blueprint, another term for genetic code or prakruti. Her helpful guidance of this divine ancient wisdom is revitalizing and following it brings balance to body, mind, and consciousness. This book is a practical guide for self-healing.”

--Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurvedic Physician,

Author of Ayurveda: Science of Self-Healing,

Textbook of Ayurveda series

“To successfully navigate life, learning to read your personal blueprint is a requirement. Knowing Your Blueprint makes the urgent case that we must re-connect with our true nature and sync it with mother nature in order to thrive. It is a must know!”

--Dr John Douillard DC CAP

Colorado Cleanse, The Three Season Diet

“Cynthia Copple’s book is a valuable addition to contemporary Ayurvedic literature. She has taught and practiced authentic Ayurveda for over three decades. I admire her continued efforts to promote Ayurveda genuinely in the United States.”

--Professor Dr. Ram Harsh Singh

Lifetime Distinguished Professor and former Dean,

Banaras Hindu University College of Ayurveda

The Holistic Principles of Ayurvedic Medicine

With Know Your Blueprint Cynthia Copple helps us answer the critical question: How can I make sustainable positive changes in my life? Through her years of study, research, and assisting clients, she has culled Ayurveda’s science for healthy living and brought it forth in a way that is practical, accessible, and motivating. Discover your own unique blueprint, learn how to use it to make life-enhancing choices and you will be unstoppable. This promise of Know Your Blueprint resounds with the wisdom of the ages and inspires the reader to fully engage in a program for complete well-being.

--Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian, Spiritual Director of

Center for Spiritual Enlightenment,

Living the Eternal Way: Spiritual Meaning and Practice for Daily Life.

"An American pioneer of Ayurveda shines her light on this ancient science"

-- Gary Gibbs DO, Holistic Psychiatrist,

The Food that Would Last Forever

“Knowing your Blueprint is essential to life! This Ayurvedic secret will guide the reader through every storm and instill confidence. Cynthia Copple has written a gem from extended experience and research. This hands-on guide brings health, happiness, and a piece of mind. Ayurveda at it’s best!”

--Dr. Denise Tarasuk ND, Author of Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome

An Ayurvedic Approach to Health and Happiness

“Know Your Blueprint" is an excellent book for the individual seeking self-understanding and results! Cynthia Copple's Ayurvedic and Western health background and over 30 years experience with thousands of clients has been condensed into an easy-to-understand, unique plan for working with this knowledge for maximum results. The approach is clear, kind and effective.”

--Della Tracy Davis, M.A., co-founder Mount Madonna

Institute College of Ayurveda