Illeana has been practicing Ayurveda professionally since founding Apurva Wellness, LLC in 2011. Her personal journey started a few years before that, when she discovered that she had the inner potential to make her own spiritual path. It was empowering to realize she did not have to fit into the mold that her cultural and religious upbringing wanted her to fit into!.

After working in IT Consulting for 12 years, Illeana had the opportunity to travel the world on what would become a life-changing spiritual journey. Her travels took her to 6 countries and 3 continents, including very spiritual places like Bali, India and Nepal. In India, she met internationally renowned Ayurvedic teachers at Arsha Vidya Peetam Trust (AVP) in Coimbatore where she received traditional gurukula-style training in Ayurvedic Nursing, Panchakarma, and Nutrition.

In 2012, Ileana continued clinical studies in Pune with Dr. Vasant Lad, founder of The Ayurvedic Institute. She has been a serious student of yoga since 2007. Her Teacher Training included 200 hours under Neva Ingalls (Inner Domain), "5 Elements Ayurveda & Yoga Fusion", and 300 hour "Svastha Yoga: Therapeutic Essentials" with Ganesh Mohan (Svastha Yoga and Ayurveda).

Ileana is wholeheartedly committed to empowering others in this ancient wisdom, in the same way it empowers her life every day. She believes in the long term rewards of a healthy lifestyle, and loves guiding her clients and students to spark their own inner Divine wisdom with the holistic tools of Ayurveda and Yoga. After more than 9 years in private practice specializing in Panchakarma Therapeutics, a lot of spiritual and energetic shifts came with Covid-19. As of March 2020, Apurva Ayurveda & Yoga has been offering numerous educational programs, lifestyle counseling, yoga classes, and other experiences to support your learning and self-discovery journey.