Our Team

Dr. Marsha Billes is a dedicated and compassionate Family Physician who has been successful at combining traditional and integrative medicine to reduce chronic disease and promote wellness. She is Board Certified in Family Practice, and Integrative Medicine and she is also Certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She has been using Yoga Therapy and Measured Yoga Therapy in her practice as an additional modality for assessing the health of her patients- both individually as well as teaching chair yoga therapy in a group for the past three and a half years. Dr. Billes graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989 and did her Internship and Family Practice Residency at Beaumont-of Farmington Hills in 1990-1992. She was also Chief of Staff at Beaumont-Farmington Hills (previously known as Botsford Hospital) in 2003. She continues to serve as an Associate Clinical Professor through MSU-COM. She thoroughly has enjoyed teaching medical students and P. A students and she has spent 26 years in private practice. Dr. Billes has also been a National Speaker on Diabetic Neuropathy and treatment with forms of methylated folate. She currently practices at The Beaumont Weight Control Center in Canton , Michigan as well as supervising the Wellness Program at Envision Health -a program which she actually helped develop. She is also doing Integrative Medicine consults there in addition to using Yoga Therapy. These techniques have helped lower blood pressure, stress and hemoglobin a1c levels as just a few benefits that Yoga as Medicine can provide. Dr Billes also serves as a Director on the Board of Life In Yoga Institute and she continues to work with Dr Rajan Nayarayan using the Biowell machine which uses photonic imagery to assess stress, vitality and energy levels and organ system balance using pre and post readings with Yoga therapy techniques. She is very excited about sharing these various modalities which have been life changing for her patients and have enhanced her life personally.

Dr. Sarkar is one of the foremost experts in Yoga Therapy who combines his 40-year experience in Conventional Medicine with his extensive knowledge of Integrative Medicine, including Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy. After 25 years of practice as a Vascular Surgeon, Chief of Staff at Portsmouth General Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, Dr. Sarkar retired from practice after suffering a heart attack and undergoing by-pass surgery in 2001. Since then, he developed a profound interest in Ayurvedic medicine and Yoga Therapy, devoting considerable time to the study of these ancient treatments and wellness philosophies in Virginia and in India. He has completely reversed the damage in his cardiovascular system and is on no medications. Dr. Sarkar was served on the Board member at the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) as President for six years ending in 2017. He serves on several local and national healthcare boards as: Founding Member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and Member of its Research and Standards Committee; and, Fellow, American Association of Integrative Medicine (AAIM). He is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, and continues to practice and teach classes in Yoga Therapy, Mind/Body Connection, Ayurvedic wellness, Integrative Nutrition, and Integrative Medicine.

Bipin Solanki, MD, retired in 2016 after 45 years of practice, was a practicing Surgeon in Jackson Heights, New York. He has a deep interest in Yoga as Medicine. He is a regular practitioner of yoga and seeks to bring it into main stream medicine. He graduated from the B J Medical College, Gujarat Univ, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India in 1971. He completed residency at Montefiore Hospital in Bronx. He specialized in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery, and was affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens.

Dr. Selvan is a research scientist in Rockville, Maryland. Prior to taking up this position as Vice President of Research and Development, he was Research Associate Professor, Scientific Director, Melanoma Translational Research Program in the Department of Medical Oncology in Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He is also a regular practitioner of yoga, has been involved with VYASA Los Angeles, and has been active in research for IBS with yoga therapy. He believes in yoga, having been a significant beneficiary himself, and would happily pursue a full time career in yoga therapy research, except for the need to pay his bills. His paying job interest is: Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy: Cancer vaccine, and Dendritic cell and NK Cell-based therapy; Immune-monitoring; Tumor-specific antigens recognized by T cells; Tumor-escape mechanisms; GLP/GMP-Cell-based therapeutic product manufacturing and FDA regulations; Animal models. He has a number of publications in this field.

Sreejith Chundayil is a dedicated yoga practitioner and therapist given his spiritual interests. By professional training he works in the field of Information Technology, managing systems at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. He serves as a dedicated volunteer for Life in Yoga Measured Yoga Therapy clinic in the Washington area, while also helping to train others.

Dr. Prasad Challagulla is specialized as an Endodontist and has his practice in Valley Endodontics and Microsurgery in Ownings Mill in Maryland. Dr. Challagulla received his Bachelors of Dental Surgery from Bangalore University, Masters in Public Health at Boston University and post-graduate endodontic degree from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine. During his residency, Dr. Challagulla taught several microsurgery courses to global audiences, and he was also the lead investigator in a published research article entitled “Effect of Splint Coverage in Laser Doppler Readings.” Dr. Challagulla has a deep passion for his role as an educator, which led to his appointment as an Adjunct Assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania and has enabled him to gain direct exposure to the most current treatment modalities in the endodontic field. His deep spiritual interest and effect of body-mind-spirit on health draws him to support the work of Life in Yoga.

Mr. Ashim Dey, while teaching yoga as community in Clifton, VA, every weekend, works for the Treasury Department. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology. He has been a practitioner of Yoga for about 25 years. He has been committed to bringing the benefits of yoga to society both by his service as a high level teacher and also mobilizing donation resources for Life in Yoga's mission. In his own words:"I like to reach out to more people with the true understanding of yoga and its benefits. With appropriate resources, I like to establish more yoga lesson plans in specific subjects and organize more classes and retreats in the DC metro area and beyond."

Devinder Mahajan is a community leader and philanthropist from Houston. His experience of reveral of his heart condition, which he has stated in the public domain made him realize the power of mantras. Even though he was involved with other yoga programs he came to realize the unique contribution and expansion of yogic knowledge coming from Life in Yoga, and decided he must support to spread the work of Life in Yoga to more people who can be benefited.