Elle Walker Buckton

CAS, PKS

Elle Walker Buckton CAS, PKS – Practitioner, teacher and lifelong student of Ayurveda and Yogic Philosophy. Elle has had the honor to have Dr. Marc Halpern as her mentor since 2018. She studied Marma Therapy and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy with him. Elle is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist, Panchakarma Specialist, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, Marmani, Ayurvedic Body Therapist and Ayurvedic Herbalist. She teaches Ayurveda 101 and Healing Your Life, online as well as in person at the college. Elle is in private practice on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe and she hosts Ayurveda & Yoga workshops and retreats locally and in Costa Rica as often as possible. Mahalakshmi Sivananda Saraswati (Elle’s Spiritual name) is a Sivananda Yoga Teacher. It is her dharma to share this ancient knowledge with love and compassion.

Recent Blogs

As a routine of ayurveda gut health practice, a woman smiling as she eats a colorful bowl of grains and greens at a wooden table, with turmeric, ginger, spices and a mortar and pestle beside her.
October 1, 2026

Gut Health Went Mainstream. In Ayurveda, Digestion Was Always the Starting Point.

A meal can look perfectly healthy on paper and still...
An Ayurvedic intern conducting a supervised one-on-one consultation at the California College of Ayurveda
September 30, 2026

From Classroom to Clinic: How CCA Prepares Ayurveda Students for Real-World Careers

Learning Ayurveda is one thing. Sitting across from a real...
Dr. Marc Halpern and Dr. Andrea Deerheart, co-teachers of the Yoga Nidra and Ayurvedic cleanse retreat at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas.
September 29, 2026

Yoga Nidra and Ayurveda in the Bahamas: A Q&A with Dr. Marc Halpern and Dr. Andrea Deerheart

Satsang at 6 a.m. Kitchari at the table. Yoga Nidra...

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