Mary Bradford
(NAMA Professional Member)

I have always been interested in food and cooking. As a teenager, an obsession with appearances transformed my love affair with food into something not healthy- binge-eating, then starving myself almost to the point of bulimia. I could feel a distinct relationship between what I ate and how I felt and began studying nutrition. As a young mother with a career I discovered yoga and began attending classes regularly.

I also met Jyoti (Light) Miller in Sarasota, FL and began to see her. In 2008, after leaving the financial services industry, I got

With Dr. Lad at his clinic in Pune, India
December 2015

certified to teach yoga and began studies with Light Miller.
In 2013 I graduated from the Guru Kula program of the Ayurvedic Center for Well-Being in Hollywood, FL. I opened Prana Rasa in June 2013 to bring the amazing benefits of Ayurveda to Tallahassee. In the fall and winter of 2015 I attended the Guru Kula program run by Dr. Vasant Lad of the Ayurvedic Institute in Pune, India.

Dr. Lad checking my pulse at
his Pulse Reading Practicum in
Albuquerque, NM, June, 2013

Graduation with Jyoti Light Miller
April, 2013

An Iyengar certified yoga teacher, I studied at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India in 2016. I continue to study with Colleen Gallagher, the only Senior Iyengar teacher in Florida. In 2017 I furthered Ayurvedic studies at Vaidyagrama Healing Village near Coimbatore, India and am currently planning a Panchakarma trip there.

"Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means"

                                                                                           Maimonides

Location

931 Briarcliff Rd.
Tallahassee, Fl
850-322-0063
e-mail: Mary@pranarasa.com

"Behind that quiet, reserved exterior lies not just a fountain of knowledge, but a truly caring, compassionate healer.  She treats the whole person.  A tremendous listener and observer, she delivers amazing insights with regularity. In my experience, a healer’s personal development, their energy, plays at least as big a role as their technical skills, and Mary brings an A game on that front. She is wise and supportive and encouraging, never pushy or judgemental.   I consider her an important tool in my health regimen."

Maureen O'Doogan

"Mary Bradford has brought Ayurveda to life for me making it easy to incorporate its' healing properties into my lifestyle."

Renee Starkey,
Licensed Massage Therapist

"Thank-you for the wonderful class! I am getting stronger, more flexible and am able to handle life's challenges better as a result of the yoga I'm practicing with you."

Louise Reid Ritchie