Sahaya Team

Dr. Issac Mathai M.D. (Hom), MRCH (Lond), Chairman, Managing & Medical Director.

  • Dr. Mathai hails from a family with a tradition of Homeopathic practice spanning four decades. He graduated from the A.N.S.S. Medical College - Kerala, India and took his M.D. (Homeopathy) from the Hahnemann Post-Graduate Institute of Homeopathy, London. Following this he took his M.R.C.H.(London) and joined as a physician at Europe's first and largest holistic health care clinic for over 10 years.
  • He studied Chinese Pulse Diagnosis and Acupuncture at the W.H.O. Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanking, China. He also participated in the Mind-Body Medicine training programme at the Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, MA in the USA.
  • Dr. Mathai established the Bangalore Holistic Medical Centre in 1989 and has a patient network of over 10,000 covering 40 countries. He runs a homeopathic chain of clinics in Bangalore - the Holistic Homeopathic Clinic started in September 1996 and the second one in September 1999. They provide free medicine for those who cannot afford it.
  • The Wellness Clinic - an outpatient integrative medical city clinic started in 1998 was the pilot project of SOUKYA.  
  • SOUKYA, the International Holistic Health Centre was started in 2002 and officially opened in January 2003 during the Global Holistic Health Summit.
  • A holistic physician with an established medical practice in Bangalore, India, Dr. Mathai is also a visiting consultant at holistic centres in London and the US.
  • Dr. Mathai has rich experience in treating all sections of society around the world, having practiced holistic medicine for over 20 years. He is a visiting holistic health consultant at worldwide clinics.
  • Dr. Mathai has addressed several conferences worldwide on Holistic Health. He was invited by the World Health Organisation ('W.H.O.') onto its committee for 'The Renewal of the Global Health Policy for the 21st Century'.
  • He was the Organising Secretary for the first International Conference on Holistic Health and Medicine (Nov 1989) in Bangalore, India which was patronised by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. The conference was attended by 400 international delegates from 30 countries. Keynote speakers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Swami Satchidananda and Bishop Gregorious, President of the W.C.C.
  • Dr. Mathai also organized the Global Holistic Health Summit (Jan 2003) whose keynote speakers included Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Norman Shealy, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of the Art of Living Foundation and representatives from the W.H.O. and the Princes of Wales Foundation for Integrative Medicine. The summit was attended by 500 international delegates from over 40 countries.

Dr. Mathai is on the Board of various Medical Centres and Associations:

  • Medical Director: International Holistic Health Centre, India.
  • Secretary General: International Holistic Health Association, India.
  • Medical Director: Bangalore Homeopathic Medical Centre, India.
  • Sponsor and Medical Director: St. Thomas Charitable Homeopathic Clinic, India.
  • Sponsor and Medical Director: Holistic Homeopathic Clinic, India.
  • Consulting Physician: 1111 Clinic, New York, USA.
  • Consulting Physician: The Hale Clinic, London, UK.
  • Member: The Society of Holistic Medical Practitioners, U.K.
  • Honorary Member: French Homeopathic Medical Society, France.
  • Member: International Homeopathic Medical League, Geneva, Switzerland.

Mrs. Suja Issac, MSc, MPhil (Food & Nutrition), Executive DirectorSuja Issac

  • Suja Issac graduated with a B.Sc. in Home Science and went on to do her M.Sc. and M.Phil. in Foods & Nutrition at the Women's Christian College, Madras University.
  • Both her M.Sc. and M.Phil. dissertation work, which was conducted at the Madras Medical College and the Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai were awarded the 'Best Thesis Award' from the University of Madras.
  • She was a lecturer at the Women's Christian College, Chennai and the Mount Carmel College, Bangalore where she taught Foods and Nutrition and related subjects.
  • She helped set up the Wellness Clinic in Bangalore which was the pilot project of SOUKYA. Recently, SOUKYA hosted the Global Holistic Health Summit from 12-17 January, 2003 which had over 500 delegates from 45 countries and the key note speakers included Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Norman Shealy and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to name a few.
  • She and her husband, Dr. Issac Mathai, started a homeopathic chain of clinics in Bangalore - the Holistic Homeopathic Clinic started in September 1996 and the second one in September 1999.

Dr. Sudha Kumar BHMS (Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery), Chief Physician

  • Dr. Sudha has been working with Dr. Mathai for the past 20 years.
  • She is the Senior Doctor of the Holistic Homeopathic Clinic chain in Bangalore, which was started by the SOUKYA Foundation.
  • She also is a visiting consultant to Bangkok.
  • She writes regularly for a health column in the Deccan Herald, Bangalore's local newspaper and often appears on a health channel in the local television programming.
  • She worked as a homeopathic consultant to HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) and also worked as a Lecturer in the Government Homeopathic College, Bangalore.
  • She has attended the LMHI World Congress on Evidence Based Homeopathy in Oostende, Belgium.She is the Chief Physician of SAHAYA.
Dr. Shuba R B.N.Y.S. (Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences), Senior Physician (Naturopathy)


Having graduated from medical college in 1996, she has over 13 years of experience. She has been working with us since 2001.

Dr. K. Shaji B.A.M.S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery), Senior Physician (Ayurveda)

Coming from a family with a tradition of Ayurvedic practice spanning 3 generations, he knows many special traditional practices. He has over 12 years of experience in special ayurvedic treatment protocols for all range of conditions and Panchakarma. He received qualification from the VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottackal, Kerala (the best Ayurvedic medical college in the world) in 1993. He has been working with us since 2005.

Dr. P. Ajitha B.A.M.S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery)

She has more than 15 years experience in general practice and in Panchakarma treatments. She received qualification from the VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottackal, Kerala in 1990. She has been working with us since 2005.

Dr. Rekha Bhat BAMS, M.Sc (Yoga therapy)


She is an Ayurvedic physician and a gold medalist in Yoga therapy, with experience of 7 years. She has been working with us since 2009.

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