Sandra Amrita McLanahan

Sandra Amrita McLanahan, MD, is a specialist in preventive medicine, nutrition, stress reduction, and primary family care. She spent extensive time studying ancient healing practices in India and Asia. Sandra served as the director of stress management training at the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, where for 20 years she worked with Dr. Dean Ornish to research how yoga and healthy lifestyle can prevent and reverse cardiovascular disease and cancer. She currently lives and sees patients at in Yogaville, Virginia. Sandra is coauthor of the books Surgery and Its Alternatives: How to Make the Right Choices for Your Health and Dr. Yoga. She also appears in the DVDs Living Yoga and Health Yoga and Anatomy.