Current:
- Adjunct Faculty, Bastyr University, Seattle, 1991-present
- Faculty, MMI College of Ayurveda, Watsonville, 2006-present
- Faculty, Vedika Global, Emeryville, 2012-present
- Board of Directors, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine (CAAM), 2013-present
- Advisory Board, Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA), 2009-present
- Faculty & Advisor, Japan Ayurveda Association, 2004-present
- Advisory Board, Light on Ayurveda Journal, 2002-present
- Editorial Board, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, 2008-present
- Best-seller author of “Beginner’s Introduction to Ayurveda” by Keats Publishing, 1993-present
- Chair, Ayurveda Promotion & Propagation Working Group, AYUSH-Gov. of India, 2009-present
- Practitioner Member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), 2003-present
- Practitioner Member, California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA), 2012-present
16 years of University education in Ayurveda, Naturopathic Medicine & Yoga:
- ND – 4 years Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Seattle
- MD (Ayu) – 4 ½ years Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine, Poona University
- BAMS – 5 ½ years Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery, Karnataka University
- CYEd – 2 years Certified Yoga Educator, Karnataka University.
For over 30 years, Dr. Shanbhag ran following Ayurveda, Naturopathy & Yoga institutions in USA & India:
- Head, Ayurvedic Research Institute, Pune, India. 1985-1988.
- Chairman, Ayurvedic Medicine Department, Bastyr University, Seattle, 1991-1996
- Founder & Director, AYU Ayurvedic Wellness Centre – Academy, Clinic & Spa, Seattle, 1989- 2006 (17 years)
- Medical Director & Academy Dean, Kerala Ayurveda, Seattle, 2007
- Board of Directors, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), 2002-2009
- Founder & Director, Goa Ayurveda & Yoga Academy, Clinic & Spa, Goa, India, 2006-2012
- Founder & Director, YogaAyurveda.org – Clinic, Academy & Spa, Mountain View, San Jose & Los Gatos, 2012-Present