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Bridging Science, Gratitude, and Conscious Living

Dr. Disha Bhanushali is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon by profession, wellness educator by purpose, and
gratitude-led lifestyle mentor by calling. Her work sits at the intersection of clinical science, integrative
lifestyle medicine, neuroscience-informed practices, and heart-centered inner work, guiding individuals
toward sustainable healing and conscious living.

She is the author of Gratitude — 42 Days of Honouring Life, Published by Penguin Random House India.
She believes that true wellbeing is not created by fixing the body alone, but by restoring harmony between
mind, heart, intellect, and emotion.

Her Philosophy

"Lifestyle is the first medicine. Gratitude is the rhythm that sustains it.”

Her approach is gentle yet deeply transformative—focusing on awareness, self-honour, and consistency
rather than force or extremes. Gratitude, in her work, is not an emotion alone, but a trainable neuroemotional skill that supports clarity, resilience, and healing.

Education & Professional Foundation

Dr. Disha’s work is grounded in a strong academic and clinical foundation, complemented by continuous learning in integrative and consciousness-based healing sciences.

Educational Background

  • Masters of Dental Surgery in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (MDS) - Mumbai
  • Lifestyle and Wellness Coach - Harvard Medical School
  • Trained in Advanced holistic healing techniques like Marma, Cranio Sacral therapy, Sujog and Accupuncture, Neurolinguistic Programming and Graphology.

Advanced Learning & Ongoing Study

  • Lifestyle Medicine principles for chronic disease prevention and reversal
  • Functional & Integrative health approaches
  • Neuroscience-informed stress regulation and behaviour change
  • Mindfulness, meditation, and gratitude psychology

“Lifestyle is the first medicine. Gratitude is the rhythm that sustains it.”

—bridging modern science and inner wellbeing.

Publications as a Research scientist and PhD guide in field of neuroscience

What She Brings Together

  • Integrative Lifestyle & Root-Cause Healing
  • Personalised guidance using nutrition, movement, sleep, stress mastery, and habit design.
  • Neuroscience-Informed Practices
  • Tools that calm the nervous system, build emotional resilience, and support lasting behavioural change with an expertise in metacognition techniques and emotional intelligence building.

Gratitude-Led Inner Work

  • Structured practices that enhance mental clarity, emotional balance, relationships, and life satisfaction.
  • Human-Centred Care
  • Compassionate, non-judgmental spaces that honour individual journeys.

Her Work Today

Founder of Nityanava Wellness, Dr. Disha curates:

  • Gratitude Awakening Workshops (Workplace, Women, Youth, Students, Healing journeys)
  • Lifestyle Reset & Renewal Programs
  • Signature Lifestyle Coaching
  • Community initiatives focused on self-honour, conscious living, and emotional wellbeing

Her sessions are often described as scientific yet soulful, calming yet empowering

Beyond the Professional Role

She finds inspiration in meditation, travel, decoding the bridge between science and spirituality, and visiting
sacred spaces—especially Shiva temples—which deeply influence her philosophy of renewal and balance.

A Meditator since childhood, is passionate about taking the scientific explorations about consciousness to
as many people as possible and make their living purposeful and happy.

Practicing spirituality and Art of Living since 23 years and is a faculty for the world renowned Happiness
Program and also teaches Sahaj Samadhi Dhyan Yog and Deep Sleep & Anxiety Relief programs of the Art
of Living foundation.

Under the blessed presence of her spiritual master Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji and with guidance of her
spiritual mentor Rishi Nityapragya ji, Disha strives to live a life of fulfilment by contributing towards the
society and making lives a celebration.

An Invitation

If you are seeking not just better health, but a more aligned way of living, you are invited to begin with awareness, gratitude, and small conscious shifts—because healing unfolds naturally when life is lived in rhythm.

Disha means Direction'
Disha says…

Life indeed blessed me with the most benevolent Disha, to walk on the path of complete blossoming, to explore the self and embrace the existence!
I pray, my presence can spread the blessings that life showered upon me to more and more people and they also find the ‘Direction’ that fulfils their purpose in this existence!