Dr. Greeshma Pappa Jayan
Ayurvedic Doctor and Clinical Psychologist at AyurMa
Four Seasons Tenure
- Since 2026
- First Four Seasons Assignment: Current
Employment History
- Independent Global Online Wellness Platform (TATTVAMASI) and Mental Health Advocacy; Yoga and Mental Health Restoration Retreats, India; AyurWorld, Kerala, India
Education
- Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram
- Smriti Meditation and Ayurveda Psychotherapy; Therapeutic Yoga; Advanced Clinical Skills in Ayurveda; Mental Health Support Training For Public Health Emergency, Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda College, Kottakkal
- Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course; Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Course, International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center
Birthplace
- Kerala, India
Languages Spoken
- English, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Growing up in a medical family in Kerala, Dr. Greeshma Pappa Jayan’s earliest inspiration was her mother, an allopathic physician dedicated to her patients and wider community. Dr. Greeshma remembers being an inquisitive child, curious about health, human behaviour, and deeper questions of existence. Guided by a life-changing realisation that “we are souls having a human experience,” she became the first Ayurvedic doctor in her family.
Dr. Greeshma immersed herself in rigorous study across Ayurveda, clinical psychology, meditation, and therapeutic yoga in her quest to bridge ancient healing traditions and modern psychological tools. After earning her Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery in Thiruvananthapuram – a five-and-a-half-year degree including a year-long mandatory internship – she studied Ayurvedic psychotherapy and Smriti meditation to better understand manas (mind). Courses at the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center followed, where Dr. Greeshma earned both Yoga Siromani and Yoga Acharya titles in Hatha yoga.
Drawing on her vast skillset, Dr. Greeshma’s work focuses on the complex intersection between emotional trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and physical wellbeing. For the past decade she’s practised as a senior Ayurvedic physician and psychotherapist at AyurWorld, an Ayurvedic clinic in Kerala. Here she developed personalised mind-body protocols for guests experiencing chronic burnout, anxiety, insomnia, psychosomatic conditions, and emotional fatigue. During the pandemic, Dr. Greeshma also founded TATTVAMASI, an independent global wellness platform offering virtual consultations and therapeutic programs to clients across the USA, UK, Australia, Spain, and beyond.
As a director of Yoga and Mental Health Restoration Retreats in India, Dr. Greeshma specialised in creating trauma-informed somatic spaces for global seekers recovering from high-stakes stress and emotional fatigue. “People often come looking for a quick fix - a supplement, a massage - but what they really need is permission to release the invisible weight they carry,” she says.
Dr. Greeshma is thrilled to be part of the multi-award-winning wellness team at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru as Ayurvedic Doctor and Clinical Psychologist. She felt a deep spiritual calling to serve at health haven AyurMa, bringing tools of emotional healing to its four core pillars of Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, Wellness, and Planetary Wellbeing. Alongside its commitment to sustainability and conservation, she sees the Resort’s support of its young local apprentices through an emotional intelligence course as a further alignment of purpose.
Luxury travel has shifted, she believes, and these days the ultimate luxury isn’t a suite or fine dining - it’s space, silence, and the chance to heal. An expert at spotting emotional burnout in those “running on a veneer of hyper-competence,” she notes subtle signs such as muted joy, unsatisfactory sleep, tight shoulders, and a constant inner restlessness. She sees herself first and foremost as a listener, creating a compassionate, held space where people feel safe to let go, restore fully, and rediscover their connection to life.
AyurMa’s doctors are committed to helping guests enact long-term change, an approach Dr. Greeshma embraces wholeheartedly. “Wellness has to be practical, otherwise it won't survive once you go back to reality,” she says. “Small daily rituals - conscious breathing, quiet moments in nature, or even a pause before reaching for your phone - can calm the nervous system and help restore inner balance.”
Practical wellness is a philosophy Dr. Greeshma adopts in her own life. Outside work, she nurtures her wellbeing through meditation, quiet ashram retreats, and mindful mini rituals. In Landaa's island sanctuary, she has found a place that reflects her deepest beliefs: that healing begins with connection - to ourselves, to one another, and to the natural world.
