Author Biography
SEBASTIAN POLE is a trained practitioner in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Herbalism (Ayur prac, Lic OHM, MAPA, MRCHM, MURHP), and runs an Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal clinic in Bath in England. He is former Chairman of the Ayurvedic Practitioner Association Pharmacopoeia Committee in the United Kingdom. A qualified yoga teacher and therapist, he has a degree in Hindi and Indian Religion from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. In 2001, Pole cofounded Pukka Herbs, a company that grows organic Ayurvedic herbs on over 1,000 acres of land in India. Pukka Herbs is now the UK's leading Ayurvedic company, selling a range of award-winning organic teas, herbal remedies, and massage oils throughout Europe.