Mandana Mirabrishami

An Advisor to the Institute of Yoga Therapy and Meditation (IYTM) within Taksha Institute’s Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga (CIMY), Ms. Mirabrishami is a Nutritionist with a diverse and unique background in sciences, art, music, yoga, and dance. She has been practicing yoga for 17 years, and teaching yoga, dance, and science courses for 10 years.

With a core belief that nutrition is both a science and an art, her teaching emphasizes an integration of artistic practices to demonstrate how food and health can deliciously co-exist. She is also one of the four founding members of a cutting-edge health-conscious, globally inspired bistro, where she has been involved with concept development, nutrition analysis, recipe formulation, and menu development.

Her mission is to inspire others to develop self-empowerment through the arts and sciences. Ms. Mirabrishami holds a BS in Biology from the University of Toronto, Canada, and an MS in Nutrition from California State University, San Jose, as well as an MS in Technology Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Originally founded in 1976 by Adarsh Deepak, PhD, as the Institute for Atmospheric Optic and Remote Sensing (IFAORS), TakshaShila Institute (doing business as "Taksha Institute," "Taksha," or "TI") remains a dynamic, not-for-profit [501(c)3] tax-exempt, independent minority institution of advanced research and learning, with the addition of non-technical subject matter, since its inception. As a non-degree giving, non-diploma awarding institution, TI is engaged in cutting-edge research projects and learning opportunities in the form of workshops, seminars, and other events, for all ages (from kindergarten to life-long learning), for personal or professional growth and enhancement.

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