About Us
Vitality and Balance is lovingly managed by Ellen
Garris. Ellen is a compassionate and supportive practitioner
and teacher of Ayurveda, Pancha
Karma and energetic healing. A
graduate of formal Ayurvedic schools in the US and India, Ellen has studied
with many world-renowned Ayurvedic healers including Dr. V. Lad, Dr.
S. Ranade, Drs. A. and B. Lele, Dr. D. Frawley, Dr. L. Gupta, Dr. M.
Halpern, Dr. J. Apte, Dr. V. Ram, Dr. A. Sharma, Dr. M. Sharma, Dr. R.
Singh, and many others who have generously shared their knowledge and inspiration
and encouraged her studies. She has continued to further her education by interning in
Ayurvedic clinics throughout India and has been offering authentic Ayurvedic support
to her clients for over a decade.
Ellen is also a twenty-five year practitioner of herbalism, hands-on-healing, and energetic healing arts. Ellen trained with Dr. M. Mamas, Dr. W.D. Kelley, and B. Brennan and graduated from and taught at the former School for Enlightened Healing where she studied with many leading teachers of energetic, intuitive, and body-centered holistic approaches to healing. She has also studied with teachers of Bhakti Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Siddha Yoga, Ridwhan Diamond Approach, Zen and Tibetan meditation, and Advaita lineages. Trained and inspired by healers, poets, mystics, shamans, and the wonders of nature, Ellen's background includes years of working in large corporations and small start-ups, and she can readily relate to those facing the challenges of the working world. Ellen lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner Phil and little dog Pico.
An open-minded, compassionate confidante and coach, Ellen is enthusiastic about sharing the deeply rejuvenative therapies of Ayurveda and energetic healing with her clients in simple, practical terms, to promote conscious healing for a lifetime.