John Immel, the founder of the Joyful Belly, studied Ayurveda under Dr. Lad and became an active advocate of Ayurveda when he found it resolved his own complex digestive issues.

Founding Joyful Belly website, John began to share his love of Ayurveda and his specialization in the treatment of digestive tract pathology. Eventually, this evolved into the Joyful Belly School of Ayurveda that teaches a broad range of courses- from its origin in using Ayurveda to improve digestion to the establishment of a program to train Ayurvedic Health Counselors to advanced courses, John has remained enthusiastic about the benefits of Ayurveda in all aspects of a person's life and health.

Virtue Psychology is one of the most recent expansions in Joyful Belly's Curriculum and it is an understanding of the Character Strengths of the client and maximizing those strengths in the pursuit of optimal physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. This positive model, focuses on classical mental wellness perspectives and practical approaches to mental health that have withstood the tests of time.

Join us and learn about this approach to working with your clients and with yourself!