Our Team
Our Team of Wellness Warriors are ever ready to support you in your journey to health and well being. Reach out to us and we will be happy to hold hand and take you through your toughest of times in gaining health.
DEEPA KANNAN, FNLP, CFSP, CAHC, CBNP. FOUNDER AND LEAD NUTRITIONIST
Deepa is an Allied Functional Medicine Practitioner, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Author and a Yogini at OHA Health. Having a son with a rare adrenal disorder gave her insight into the working of the adrenals. Her articles have been shared by Dr Mark Hyman, MD, a 17 times NY Times Bestselling Author. She also gave the opening speech on Health Hacks at Amazon Web Services & YourStory HeathTech 2019 to heads of healthcare start-ups in India. She is in the YourStory100 Digital Influencers Of 2020. She is the author of the book How To Sleep Better-The Miraculous 10-Step Protocol To Recharge Your Mind & Body by HarperCollins with a foreword by Dr Mark Hyman which HarperCollins said was one of the most promising debut voices of 2023 and a superb debut book that you must read and Cosmopolitan referred to as one of the five books you must pick up. She has been featured on the award winning podcast 15-Minute Matrix and UK Health Radio discussing sleep.
Deepa’s journey as a healer is a one of continual evolution, that runs in parallel with her life. She has navigated through childhood struggles, a failed marriage and a divorce, remarriage to her soul companion and the birth of a child with a rare genetic disorder, using adversity and deep pain as fuel for her growth and transformation. As the mother of a teenager with a congenital adrenal condition, Deepa continues to navigate challenging life and health situations as she helps her son grow with a healthy body, mind and spirit, live well and pursue his dreams despite the limitations posed by his condition. She brings her soul purpose of holistic health, living with vitality and manifesting dreams to her practice every single day, helping people achieve and maintain a state of well-being that serves their vision for themselves. You can find her on Instagram at @ohahealth and on www.ohahealth.com.
Deepa received the legacy of values, of education, and of a love for reading – a legacy that has stood her in good stead, from her great grandparents. Her maternal great grandfather was N V Raghavan, who, in spite of straitened circumstances, through education, rose to become the Accountant General of Madras. His father in law was Sir P Rajagopalachari, who was the Dewan of Cochin ( 1896 – 1901) and then Dewan of Travancore (1906 -1914). Her other great grandfather was Sir V T Krishnamachari, Dewan of Baroda ( 1927 – 1944), Dewan of Jaipur ( 1946 – 1949 ) and then vice chairman of the planning commission. His eldest son was V K Tiruvenkatachari, who was Advocate General of Madras.
SHYAM PRASAD NAIR. FOUNDER & CEO
A Post Graduate in Political Science who started a career in advertising, Television and Media through 25 years of corporate career and when he finally called it quits to pursue his spiritual quest. In his two and half decade of corporate life, he has worked on various brands and products with strategising and marketing etc., He had extensive experience working with many leading brands in India.The call of holistic living was part of his life journey. He started his spiritual quest at the age of five and led him to the spiritual search with yoga and Tantra. Travelled widely in India and his search led him to his guru in the Himalayas and lived with him in ashram life for 3 years.
He learned the secrets of Yoga and Tantra and wanted to spread its benefits for mankind. This journey brought him back to the cities to spread the knowledge of yoga that he learned from his gurus. Finally when the call of the spirit brought him back to settled down and connect with nature, He set out create his favourite home around his farm. He now lives in a farm on the Borders of Bangalore and grows everything from Apples to Olives and our traditional coconuts. He is a Maverick farmer, food connoisseur, health freak and a spiritualist who advocates holistic living for the essence of connecting with body, mind and spirit. He brings with him a host of marketing experience and brand management from his previous avatar in the corporate world. He now leads the life of a Yogi,.
K.L.Mukesh. Mentor & Business Advisor
K. L. Mukesh is a Venture Partner with Unitus Seed Fund and a senior business leader with extensive experience in operations management across global geographies and setting up and scaling of television and healthcare businesses. Most recently Mukesh was CEO of Biosense, a medical engineering and design firm developing revolutionary diagnostics prior to which he founded, scaled and exited Akeso Healthcare, a provider of medical consultation and diagnostic services. Mukesh has been in senior management positions with TATA Sky and DIRECT TV, in roles involving customer operations and systems and managing bankruptcy turnaround. He has worked in India, South America, Japan and the United States. Early in his career, Mukesh worked with the Ministry of Planning, Govt. of India as a part of the Indian Statistical Services cadre.Mukesh has also been a hands-on mentor for social impact organisations in healthcare, education and livelihood solutions space helping them setting up structures, systems and processes to scale. He is an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and holds an M. Stat degree from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Rekha Saleela Nair. Personal Brand Strategy & Stories Crafter
Rekha supports women executives, professionals and entrepreneurs in building authentic personal brands that empower them to represent & lead with impact, influence and by delivering results. She has over two decades of corporate branding & communications experience, gained from radio, advertising & from having served as a corporate leader in the manufacturing, engineering, automotive and aerospace domains. Her experience includes the building of CXO level personal brands to support 10x times business growth & expansion. Rekha is a Transactional Analysis practitioner who is adept at helping people identify and break through inner barriers and limiting scripts. This grants her an edge in supporting clients to build brands that are relevant, sustainable & strategic to their goals and businesses. She is frequently invited by reputed MNCs, Colleges and NGOs to speak about Personal Branding at their leadership and DEI programs. Rekha is the founder of Dragonflies Everywhere, a volunteer driven nonprofit bridge that seeks to support NGO leaders through mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing. Rekha Mentors Deepa Kannan's Personal Branding and Strategy. Her immense knowledge has helped Deepa grow her personal branding to a new level of perfection and poise.
Suparna Umashankar. Legal Advisor
Suparna is the co-founder of Legal Torque, a full service law firm based in Bangalore, India, which enjoys successful practice in the areas of corporate, commercial, taxation, litigation, arbitration, real estate, banking and intellectual property law. The focus of Suparna’s own practice is corporate law and investments, commercial laws and contracts. She has been practicing for over two decades and extensively handles a spectrum of Indian and cross-border corporate deals including private equity, mergers & acquisitions.Suparna has deep experience in advising entrepreneurs, MNCs and businesses from diverse manufacturing & services sectors at all stages of the corporate lifecycle, from ideation and start up all the way to information technology laws, funding and divestments. Suparna also serves as an advisor to investors, nationalised & multi-national banks, corporates and entrepreneurs. She is often invited to share her experiences and knowledge of the legal domain at various forums. Suparna Heads the Legal aspects of OHA Health Service LLC and supports in all legal aspects of the organisation.
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