Reinhart Schacker (CAT/CAS) is Head of the Ayurveda Department and mentor for students of the Ayurveda Correspondence Course. 1983 he spent 6 months in Rishikesh (India) studying Ayurveda and in 1986 he completed his yoga teacher course at the Shivananda Yoga Centre. He graduated from the SEVA Academy (Munich, Germany) first as Ayurveda Therapist (CAT) with a practical training in India and completed his studies as Ayurveda Specialist (CAS) in 1997.

Since 1999 he is teaching the Ayurveda Correspondence Course at the Vedic Academy in Germany, mentoring students and leading workshops. He has many years of experience in giving yoga, breathing and reiki courses and seminars of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic cooking, especially in adult education.

He is author of two books on Ayurveda, both published in Germany. He often lectures on the topic of Ayurveda and writes articles published in German.