Dr. Jose Ruge Ribeiro is a medical doctor and specialist in internal medicine in Brazil. Having completed his post-graduate studies in Ayurvedic medicine, he is now President of the World Movement for Yoga and Ayurveda and the honorary president of the Portuguese Association of Ayurvedic Medicine. Dr. Rugue combines his loves of yoga, Ayurveda, and medicine in his work with the Suddha Saba Yoga and Ayurveda Ashram in Brazil.

• Graduated in Medicine in 1981, Title of Specialist in Intensive Care, Master degree in Public Health
• Initiated in Sanātana Dharma Sādhana in 1974
• Acharya (Teacher) of Suddha Dharma Mandalam International
• President of the Sri Vájera Foundation and the Kalayasa Ayurvedic Clinic, Brahma Vidyalaya School and Sri Vājra Foundation
• Author of many books about Vedanta and Ayurveda
• Faculty member of the International Academy of Ayurveda – Pune – India
• President of the World Movement of Ayurveda
• Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in Ayurveda at the Centro Universitario Ítalo Brasileiro
• Coordinator of the Ayurveda committee of CABSIn (Brazilian academic consortium for research in integrative health)
• Associate Professor and Researcher at Universities in India such as Patanjali Yog College, Mahatma Gandhi College (Datta Megue University) – Wardha – India; Tilak University – Pune, DV Patil Ayurveda College
• Considered the main Brazilian doctor, professor of ayurvedic medical clinic and panchakarma, recognized by the entire world ayurvedic community.
• Recognized as Arya Bishak in India

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