Melissa Camacho is a NAMA Certified Āyurvedic Doctor, teacher of Ayurveda, Licensed Acupuncturist, and Diplomate of Oriental Medicine, In 2004, she became an Āyurvedic apprentice at 7 Centers Yoga Arts in Sedona, AZ and began to cook Āyurvedically for larger groups.
In 2005, she studied Āyurveda more formally with Dr. Vasant Lad of the Āyurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM. Upon graduating from the second year of the program (ASP2), she began a clinical practice of Āyurveda and taught workshops in both Arizona and New Mexico.
Melissa's love for medicine blossomed further in 2008 when she began studying Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese Acupuncture at Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM. Her knowledge and clinical experience enabled her to obtain a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine in 2011 and paved the way to study Traditional Chinese Medicine in Harbin, China at Heilongjing University of Chinese Medicine. She became board certified (NCCAOM) and licensed in the State of Arizona in 2012.
Her passion and thirst for Āyurveda continued as she graduated from ĀYU Academy as a Svastha Āchārya after 3 years of studying Classical Āyurveda as well as Sanskrit with Dr. Jessica Vallela, BAMS. She is the owner of Sedona Sol Acupuncture and Āyurveda in Sedona,AZ where daily she practices both Āyurveda and Chinese Medicine. She specializes in pain management, women’s health, covid recovery support, and nutrition.