The Ashoka-Team
Birgit Moukom: Ashoka’s founder, Birgit Moukom, was trained in the well-known European Ayurveda Academy Birstein, where she was a student of the Ayurveda experts Rhyner and Rosenberg. She gained her knowledge of Ayurvedic medicine while studying Ayurveda with Indian doctors Dr. Jeevan and Dr. Gupta. During her training, she was able to learn how to combine authentic Ayurveda with western quality standards. You can apply this approach in the Ashoka locations. She also studied kinesiology at Mathias Weber’s institute in Oldenburg and is a certified psychological coach IFK.
Since October 2007 she has been the independent operator of the Ashoka Spa in the Galo Resort Hotel in Madeira. In January 2011 she founded the holistic Ashoka Ayurveda treatement center in the Hotel Alpino Atlantico and in September 2019 she took over the management of the Palheiro Spa in the Palheiro Nature Estate.
The Ashoka Team for Ayurvedic Medicine: Our team consists of experienced and qualified Ayurveda, osteopathy, TCM as well as yoga and qigong experts, receptionists and other assistants. A high quality standard is guaranteed through continuous training. The team is led by our experienced Ayurveda doctors.
In our medical team, we rely on a combination of experience and innovation from India and Europe. Our doctors, which are trained in Ayurveda medicine, can therefore specifically address the challenges in the European context and provide you with holistic care. You can find an overview of our medical team here.

Birgit Moukom
Founder and CEO, from Germany

Dr. Krishnapriya
Ayurveda-Doctor, part of the team since 2021, From India

Dr. Susanne Kaufmann
Ayurveda-Doctor, part of the team since 2021, from Germany

Dr. Latheef
Ayurveda-Doctor, part of the team since 2014, from India

Dr. Harsha Gramminger
Ayurveda-Doctor, part of the team since 2021, from Germany

Dr. Kiranlal
Ayurveda-Doctor, part of the team as a Freelancer since 2022, from India

Maurice Moukom
General Manager Marketing/PR & Operations, part of the team since 2019, from Germany

Magdalena Seidl
Assistant Manager, Marketing & Operations, part of the team since 2023, from Germany

Nathalie Azkue Moukom
Sales, part of the team since 2014, from Germany

Antonio Gomes
Account Manager, part of the team since 2023, from Madeira

Carla Baptista
Human Resources & Office Manager Cure Office, part of the team since 2014, from Madeira

Inocencia Delgado
Guest Care in the Cure Office, part of the team since 2022, from Madeira

Melanie Gouveia
Guest Care in the Cure Office & Ayurveda- & Yoga-Therapist, part of the team since 2020, from Madeira

Jemimah Sengue
Guest Care in the Cure Office & Receptionist at Ashoka Spa Hotel Galomar, part of the team since 2023, from Cameroon

Daniela Martins
Ayurveda- & Massage-Therapist, part of the team since 2022, from Porto

Ana Filipa Camacho
Spa-Manager, Ayurveda-Therapist, Massage-Therapist, Healer, part of the team since 2012, from Madeira

Fernando Gomes
Ayurveda-Therapist, Massage-Therapist, Healer, part of the team since 2014, from Madeira

Sara Almeida
Ayurveda- & Massage-Therapist, part of the team since 2019, from Madeira

Marlene Fernandes
Reception at Ashoka Spa Hotel Casa Velha do Palheiro, Massage-Therapist & Beauty-Therapist, part of the team since 2020, from Madeira

Cláudia Coelho
Receptionist at Ashoka Spa Hotel Galomar & Beauty-Therapist, part of the team since 2019, from Madeira

Bruno Pestana
Ayurveda-Therapist, Massage-Therapist, part of the team since 2012, from Madeira

Sónia Sousa
Ayurveda-Therapist, Massage-Therapist, Beauty-Therapist, part of the team since 2013, from Madeira

Rai Seriani
Massage-Therapist & Balinese & Thai-Massage, part of the team since 2018, from Bali

David Azkue
Ayurveda & Kalari Therapist, part of the team since 2014, from Venezuela

Maribel Nobrega
Ayurveda-Therapist, Massage-Therapist, part of the team since 2015, from Venezuela

Daniela Goncalves
Ayurveda-, Massage-Therapist & Beauty-Therapist, part of the team since 2018, from Madeira

Cíntia Fernandes
Ayurveda- & Massage-Therapist, part of the team since 2019, from Madeira

Neethu Suresh
Ayurveda- & Massage-Therapist, part of the team since 2022, from India

Magna Freitas
Spa-Therapist, part of the team since 2021, from Madeira

Carolina Barreto
Spa-Therapist, part of the team since 2022, from Madeira

Silvia Galletti
Yoga-Therapist, part of the team since 2020, from Italay

Marco Vasconcelos
Yoga-Therapist, part of the team since 2015, from Madeira

Ariana Shakti
Healing & Yoga-Therapist, part of the Team since 2018, from Madeira

Susana Barros
Yoga-Therapist, part of the Team since 2021, from Madeira

Dulce Aguiar
Auxiliary Worker, part of the team since 2016, from Madeira