Purvaa Sampath
Purvaa Sampath MT-BC, NMT is the founder and director of Mayahs’ Universe and a graduate of Berklee College of Music. She is one of the country's few CBMT Board-certified music therapists and NMTs (Neurologic Music Therapist).
With a dual degree in music therapy and performance, Purvaa has had the opportunity to practice as a student music therapist in some of the top institutions like Perkins School for the Blind, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts, USA.
She is currently finishing her Masters in Music Therapy from Colorado State University. Purvaa performed extensively with the Berklee Indian Ensemble between 2014-2016 and recently got nominated for best global music album as part of the Shuruaat album for the Grammy’s 2022.
During her time with A Place To Be, an award-winning expressive arts therapy organization, she worked with a variety of
populations from children and young adults on the Autism spectrum, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke rehabilitation, mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, bipolar and schizophrenia to geriatric care for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia and terminally ill clients.
She specialized in working with the mental health population during her time at INOVA’s behavioral health facility in Virginia, USA. She is currently pursuing her Masters’ in Music Therapy from Colorado State University.
In Bangalore, India, she works as a consulting music therapist with multiple institutions like FAME India which
caters to individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, and Cadabams Hospitals, which is a residential rehab and mental health facility. In addition to this, she also works with clients at Mayahs’ Universe’s therapy space based in central Bangalore.
Purvaa teaches music therapy as part of a PG diploma program in Expressive Arts Therapy at Women’s Christian College in Chennai and St. Xaviers College in Mumbai. In 2020, she was a facilitator and speaker for multiple online internships, workshops, events, and courses with Youth for Mental Health, Muktha Foundation, and Dr.Reddy’s Foundation, and Manoshala to name a few. Purvaa has collaborated with IndiGo airlines and Yashraj Biotechnology Limited in the corporate space to create learning and development programs with music-based activities.
Purvaa was also recognized for her work in music therapy by the Rotary Downtown chapter’s HR Pratibha Award for Women of Distinctive Vocation, 2019. In 2022, she was awarded the Professional Excellence award for her work in the field of mental health and music therapy by the Karnataka Women Achiever’s Awards.
She currently serves as a member of the Global Reporting Executive Committee for the IAMM (International Association of Music and Medicine). Her aim is to create a clinical standard for music therapy and provide access to education in order to establish and grow the industry of music therapy in India.
During her time with A Place To Be, an award-winning expressive arts therapy organization, she worked with a variety of populations from children and young adults on the Autism spectrum, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke rehabilitation, mental health disorders like depression, anxiety,
bipolar and schizophrenia to geriatric care for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia and terminally ill clients.
She specialized in working with the mental health population during her time at INOVA’s behavioral health facility in Virginia, USA.
She is currently pursuing her Masters in Music Therapy from Colorado State University.
Purvaa Sampath MT-BC, NMT is the founder and director of Mayahs’ Universe and a graduate of Berklee College of Music. She is one of the country's few CBMT Board-certified music therapists and NMTs (Neurologic Music Therapist).
With a dual degree in music therapy and performance, Purvaa has had the opportunity to practice as a student music therapist in some of the top institutions like Perkins School for the Blind, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts, USA.
She is currently finishing her Masters in Music Therapy from Colorado State University. Purvaa performed extensively with the Berklee Indian Ensemble between 2014-2016 and recently got nominated for best global music album as part of the Shuruaat album for the Grammy’s 2022.
During her time with A Place To Be, an award-winning expressive arts therapy organization, she worked with a variety of populations from children and young adults on the Autism spectrum, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke rehabilitation, mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, bipolar and schizophrenia to geriatric care for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia and terminally ill clients.
She specialized in working with the mental health population during her time at INOVA’s behavioral health facility in Virginia, USA. She is currently pursuing her Masters’ in Music Therapy from Colorado State University.
In Bangalore, India, she works as a consulting music therapist with multiple institutions like FAME India which caters to individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, and Cadabams Hospitals, which is a residential rehab and mental health facility. In addition to this, she also works with clients at Mayahs’ Universe’s therapy space based in central Bangalore.
Purvaa teaches music therapy as part of a PG diploma program in Expressive Arts Therapy at Women’s Christian College in Chennai and St. Xaviers College in Mumbai. In 2020, she was a facilitator and speaker for multiple online internships, workshops, events, and courses with Youth for Mental Health, Muktha Foundation, and Dr.Reddy’s Foundation, and Manoshala to name a few. Purvaa has collaborated with IndiGo airlines and Yashraj Biotechnology Limited in the corporate space to create learning and development programs with music-based activities.
Purvaa was also recognized for her work in music therapy by the Rotary Downtown chapter’s HR Pratibha Award for Women of Distinctive Vocation, 2019. In 2022, she was awarded the Professional Excellence award for her work in the field of mental health and music therapy by the Karnataka Women Achiever’s Awards. She currently serves as a member of the Global Reporting Executive Committee for the IAMM (International Association of Music and Medicine). Her aim is to create a clinical standard for music therapy and provide access to education in order to establish and grow the industry of music therapy in India.
