Ananta Ripa Ajmera
Ananta Ripa Ajmera is a 10-time award-winning author and Ayurveda practitioner who has spent over 14 years bridging ancient wellness wisdom with modern culinary and lifestyle practices. As Advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL and co-founder of The Ancient Way, she guides wellness professionals, culinary innovators, and health-conscious individuals in understanding food as both nourishment and medicine through Ayurveda—India’s 5,000-year-old science of life and healing that honors the practice of preparing and eating food as a spiritual practice.
Her approach to wellness through food honors the deep connection between what we eat and how we thrive, drawing from 14+ years of oral lineage-based training in Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedanta, alongside a family heritage steeped in these ancient traditions. Her teachings are shaped by a philosophy that honors the body’s wisdom, nurtures connection to the earth, and flows with the natural cycles of the seasons.
Ananta’s philosophy was born from her own transformative journey—alchemizing personal challenges into a mission to help others discover radiant wellbeing through time-honored Ayurvedic principles. Her work explores the intelligence of seasonal eating, the ritual of food preparation, and how mindful nourishment can transform not just our plates, but our lives.
She is the author of The Ayurveda Way and The Way of the Goddess (endorsed by Dr. Deepak Chopra), exploring transformation, the relationship between food and the self, and women’s empowerment through ancient wisdom. Her teachings have reached Stanford School of Medicine, UNICEF, and leading wellness organizations, and have been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Allure. Ananta hosts the top-rated True to Yourself podcast and leads a global community of wellness practitioners through The Ancient Way’s transformative programs.
