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The true initiation did not happen in a classroom or a clinic. It happened in silence, when I began to see that the same intelligence that moves the cosmos also moves through my breath.

To become an Ayurvedic Doctor is not merely to know about herbs and doshas. It is to see that you are a living laboratory of existence; the rivers of prana, the fire of digestion, the air that sustains life; all of this is you.

A sacred initiation is not a ceremony someone else gives you. It is the moment when you dissolve as a seeker, and life itself becomes your teacher.

This journey, from seeker to Ayurvedic Doctor, is not about what I have achieved. It is about who I have become.

When the medicine is no longer something you practice, but something you are, that is the true initiation. This isn’t just about a degree; it’s about transformation. It’s about what happens when you say yes to the pull of your purpose, again and again, even when the path is long and uncertain.

And as I arrive at this threshold, the completion of eight years of study and surrender, I bow in gratitude:

To the Divine, the silent presence guiding each step, even when I could not see the path.

To my teachers: including the ancient rishis and unseen gurus, who carried this light across time so it could reach me.

To my friends and fellow travelers, whose laughter and courage made the long journey lighter.

To my family, whose love and patience became the soil in which this journey could take root.

May the merit of this work ripple outward;

to all who are still seeking,

to all who are still healing,

and to all who are remembering that the medicine has always lived within them.

Because every great becoming; every healing, every awakening, begins the same way: with one brave decision to listen to the truth inside you… and to follow it home.

From Love,

Sasha

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In today's episode, we explore one of Ayurveda's most fascinating diagnostic tools: the tongue. The art of tongue analysis, or Jivha Pariksha, allows practitioners to see what's happening in the body and mind before a single word is spoken, revealing the subtle imbalances, stagnation and vitality reflected on the surface of the tongue according to ancient texts.

The Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas, the color coating, texture, and shape of the tongue, provide profound clues about an individual's health. In Ayurveda, the tongue is seen not merely as a muscle for taste and speech, but as a map linked to multiple organs and systems in the body. Key diagnostic insights include: detection of doshic imbalances, accumulation of toxins in the system, status of metabolic health, and signs of organ dysfunction.

Joining us today is Dr. Rama Prasad. A distinguished Ayurvedic practitioner and educator with over three decades of clinical experience. Dr. Prasad is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in therapeutic fasting mind, body medicine, and holistic health assessment. He has been instrumental in introducing Ayurveda to Western health professionals through international conferences.

Training programs and coaching. Currently, Dr. Rama leads innovative projects at Vaidyagrama Ayurveda Healing Village, where he focuses on online education, app development, and specialized wellness programs for a range of health conditions. His mission is to bridge the timeless principles of Ayurveda with modern healthcare, empowering both practitioners and clients to deepen their understanding of the body's innate intelligence.

Today we dive into how the tongue serves as a mirror to the organs, what specific colors, textures, and shapes reveal about the doshas, and how Jivha Pariksha can help us detect and balance as long before they manifest as disease. So take a deep breath, settle in and prepare to see your health through a whole new lens: one that begins right at the tip of your tongue.

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 Are you a fan of yoga therapy? Meet the man single-handedly responsible for the professional certification of Yoga Therapy in the West. He's the reason your health insurance covers it. John Kepner is a pioneering leader in the field of Yoga Therapy and a dedicated advocate for integrative health since 2003, through times of unprecedented opportunity and challenge alike.

John has worked tirelessly to advance the profession of Yoga Therapy. Serving as executive director of the International Association of Yoga Therapists until 2020. He holds certifications from the American Viniyoga Institute and A.G. Mohan in Chennai, India, and brings a systems-level perspective shaped by his background in economics, finance, and nonprofit leadership.

In today's episode, John shares his experience navigating the evolution of Yoga Yherapy in the west. And how that journey parallels with where we are now in the Ayurvedic profession. As a current board member of NAMA, the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, John is helping shape national standards for Ayurvedic accreditation and certification.

We explore how the field can grow with integrity and integrate with our current healthcare system and how it would work with insurance companies. We also share reflections on the future of namas three day annual conference. And the larger movement to advance Ayurveda in the West. 

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Sleep has become one of the biggest health challenges of our time. Millions struggle with falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up refreshed, and Ayurveda has so much wisdom to offer. Earlier this season, we spoke with Dr. Suhas about his new book, Awakened Sleep, and we thought, "Why not invite his co-author to hear her take?"

We are so thrilled to welcome Dr. Sheila Patel, the current Chief Medical Advisor to The Chopra Foundation. She also served as Clinical Director of their research team, co-authoring multiple scientific studies on the benefits of mind body practices. With over 30 years as a physician, she brings together Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation with modern medicine to help people unlock their body's innate healing potential.

In Awakened Sleep, Dr. Sheila and Dr. Suhas combine decades of clinical experience with modern science to create a personalized protocol for reclaiming deep restorative rest in our overstimulated world. Today, we'll get Dr. Sheila's perspective on the sleep crisis, why it's happening, and what practical tools we can use to help all of us reset.

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 Today we're honored to welcome Dr. Vrinda Devani, a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist who has dedicated her career to empowering women toward vibrant health and living. She blends her deep expertise in allopathic medicine with the wisdom of Ayurveda, offering a truly integrative approach to healing.

Dr. Devani's path has been enriched by studying directly with world renowned teachers, including Vasant Lad. She has also served as the Director of Research and Product Development at Banyan Botanicals, contributing to the broader field of Ayurvedic wellness today. 

She continues her work as a clinician, mother, and spiritual seeker, bringing compassion and wisdom to every aspect of her practice. And now, as the Medical Director of SoHum Healing Resort, Dr. Devani guides people through the profound journey of Panchakarma, Ayurveda's deep detoxification and rejuvenation therapy. This episode explores what Panchakarma really is, who it's for, the benefits it can offer, and how this ancient practice can support us in the healing at the deepest levels of mind, body, and spirit.

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 Today we joined by Jon Gordon, a visionary, thinker, and innovator working at the crossroads of healthcare, finance and consciousness. Jon brings over a decade of experience in the healthcare industry, spanning strategy consulting for hospitals and health systems, payer business strategy, medical product management, and startup development, while also being deeply rooted in yoga.

Holistic wellness and the emerging paradigm of decentralized finance. Jon is a graduate of Northwestern University with a BA in Economics, and he went on to earn a double Master's in Health Economics and Policy at both the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. Alongside his academic and professional expertise, Jon is also a certified Himalayan Kriya yoga teacher and an author exploring the profound connections between Bitcoin and yoga.

For the past four years, Jon has immersed himself in the Bitcoin space, not just as a student of financial systems, but as a community builder and Austin's vibrant Bitcoin scene. He also has co-founded two ventures at the intersection of Bitcoin and healthcare, re-imagining how money and medicine can work together for collective wellbeing.

This conversation, Jon and Sasha explore: 

• The 80-year cycle of finance and the lessons it offers us today 
• Bitcoin as a decentralized store of value and a potential game changer for time, health, and human empowerment
• How embracing change and deepening financial literacy can help us prepare for the future of currency
• The integration of Bitcoin into healthcare, including Ayurveda, Yoga teacher trainings and other holistic practices 

People may want to invest in the vision of a new paradigm where money and health merge, creating a reality where value exchange supports both healing and human flourishing. This is a powerful conversation at the frontier of Ayurveda, yoga, and financial evolution; a reminder that the way we think about money is inseparable from the way that we think about our health, our time, and our freedom. 

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 What if the key to a fulfilling life was already within you? Mapped out by ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, Kyle Jason Leitzke is a former football player, turned life fulfillment and Ayurveda coach. Today, Kyle introduces us to The Fulfillment Code, a powerful framework rooted in the four Purusharthas,  or the four aims of life, in Vedic philosophy. These timeless principles form the foundation of a meaningful life:

1. Dharma: purpose, your soul's true calling and contribution
2. Artha: prosperity, building the material stability to support your purpose 
3. Kama: pleasure, experiencing joy, love and beauty,  
4. Moksha: peace, finding inner freedom and spiritual liberation

Kyle blends Ayurveda, coaching, and spiritual psychology to help people align with these four pillars and live a life of balance, clarity, and joy. Whether you're feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or simply curious about living more intentionally, this episode is packed with insight and grounded inspiration.

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 Today in part three of our Ayurvedic psychology series, we focus on the Sattvic lifestyle, the daily habits and way of being that enable us to reside in a Sattvic state of consciousness, the one and only state that does not create disease. We'll explore how living in a Sattvic way is more than just a diet or a daily routine.

It's a way of aligning your mind, body, and spirit in a way that creates mental clarity, emotional stability, and deep vitality. An Ayurveda lifestyle directly shapes the mind, the foods we eat, sleep hygiene, environment, and the thoughts we cultivate, influences the qualities of consciousness. Sattva, clarity and harmony, Rajas, activity and restlessness, and Tamas, heaviness and inertia.

We'll also examine Tamasic and Rajasic lifestyles so you can see how habits, patterns, and thought processes create agitation, dullness or imbalance, and learn how to shift towards Sattvic living with awareness and ease. Whether you're new to Ayurveda or looking to deepen your personal practice, this episode will guide you through practical, simple strategies, lifestyle, rituals and mindset shifts to embody Sattva in your daily life and cultivate a mind that is peaceful, clear, and aligned with your highest self.

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 Prem KV has been a seeker since childhood. After studying agriculture in India, he worked as a plant scientist in Melbourne. Drawn back to his roots, he embraced the life of a Brahmachari, or monk, in Sadhguru's ashram for 15 years, exploring the inner dimensions of life. Since then, he has dedicated himself to sharing the essence of Indian culture.

He has been traveling across the country, visiting and filming powerful temples and sacred spaces for the last six years. His YouTube videos, garnering over 4 million views, have showcased powerful temples and sacred spaces across the country. Notable works include the Sadhguru ShriBrahma series, which explores the life of a great yogi from a century ago, and the Himalayan series offering Rare Insights into Uttarakhand's revered Temples.

Prem's work inspires individuals to reconnect with their roots and contribute to preserving India's rich culture and spiritual heritage. In today's episode, we journey into the realm of sacred architecture, embodied temples, and the role of Sadhana and modern life. Ancient temples in India weren't just places of worship. They were spiritual technologies designed with precision, purpose, and chronic intelligence. Built at energy vortexes aligned with celestial rhythms and vibrating with mantras and sacred geometry. These temples were constructed not just to honor the divine, but to transform the human. 

But what happens when we no longer live near ancient temples? What happens when we live in cities of noise, speed, and distraction? 

Today's conversation invites us to remember that the temple is not lost. It simply waits to be awakened within us. We'll explore how the body itself is a sacred temple, how to design meaningful temple spaces at home, and how daily sadana our devotional practice can serve as an offering that aligns us with our inner Sri Brahma, the still point of divine intelligence at the core of all things.

Whether you're a seeker, a householder, or someone simply yearning to reconnect with the sacred in a modern world, this episode will guide you back to the inner sanctum through sound, breath, ritual, and remembrance that temples are not merely relics of the past. They are living technologies meant to awaken the temple within each of us.

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 Today we dive deeper into the layers of the mind and personality with Ayurvedic Psychology 102: The 3 Doshas and the 3 Gunas. 

At the heart of Ayurveda lies a timeless template. One that explains not just your body and mind, but consciousness itself through the lens of the five elements and their expressions as the Doshas and Gunas.

This isn't just about understanding your stress responses or emotional habits, though that's part of it. It's about learning to see the world through the lens of nature's intelligence. We'll begin with the 3 Doshas: 

1. Vata, the principle of movement and change; creative, spontaneous, but prone to anxiety and fragmentation.
2. Pitta, the force of transformation focused, passionate, and discerning yet can burn out or become irritable. 
3. Kapa, the energy of structure and cohesion, loving, loyal and calm, but sometimes resistant to change. 

And then we'll move into the 3 Gunas, the subtle forces of the mind: 

1. Sattva brings clarity, peace, and harmony.
2. Rajas brings action, ambition, and restlessness. 
3. Tamma brings stillness, but also inertia, confusion or ignorance. 

These 6 forces, the three Doshas and the three Gunas form a living map of consciousness. They help us understand why we feel, what we feel, do what we do, and how to come back into alignment with our higher self.

When you begin to see yourself and others through this elemental lens, life starts to make more sense. You stop personalizing everything and start realizing and relating to your experience with compassion, insight, and greater freedom. 

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Dr. Manas Kshirsagar  is an Ayurvedic doctor who comes from a Rig Vedic Brahman tradition with an extensive Ayurvedic background. He graduated from Aloha Ayurveda Academy and the Maharishi University of Management. He's an acclaimed wellness consultant, Ayurvedic consultant and health educator. He provides a holistic approach to medicine, including nutrition, yoga, meditation, detoxification, and effective stress management.

Today we're diving into a topic that's reshaping how we think about modern health, the profound connection between our gut and our mind. You've probably heard the phrase trust your gut, but do you know what makes your gut so trustworthy? Modern science says it is our second brain: the Enteric Nervous System.

The ENS is a vast network of over a hundred million neurons embedded in the walls of our digestive tract, mostly in the small intestine and colon. That's seven to eight times more neurons than in the spinal cord, which contains around 13.5 million. Our brain contains around 86 billion neurons. Our gut does not just follow orders from the brain.

It processes reacts and even remembers patterns and digestion and emotion. It functions independently of the brain, but also communicates with it locally via the vagus nerve. It communicates with the rest of the body through nerves. It uses neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine and actually produces 90 to 95% of serotonin.

Both the brain and gut play a major role in mood immunity and digestion both have their own reflexes, sensory neurons and motor neurons, and both respond to stress and emotion, like how anxiety can cause diarrhea. Your gut feels emotional shifts even before your brain processes them, which is why you might get a gut feeling like butterflies or stomach upset during stress.

And Ayurveda, this beautifully mirrors the idea that Agni or digestive fire is central to not just physical health, but mental health and emotional resilience. The gut is also a home for Ojas, our vital immunity and vitality. So if our ENS is inflamed or disrupted, our whole system is compromised. In today's episode, we'll explore the enteric nervous system, the complex neural network in your belly that's ultimately connected to your brain.

We'll unpack how digestive orders like IBS, bloating and constipation are not just physical issues, but often reflections of deeper emotional patterns. We'll also look at how chronic stress, anxiety, and depression can disrupt our gut's natural rhythm, and how Ayurveda and modern science together offer tools for healing from the inside out.

Whether you've struggled with digestion, mood, or both, this episode offers insights to help you feel more grounded, nourished, and connected with your own inner intelligence. 

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 Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar is one of the most prominent and academically accomplished Ayurvedic physicians in medical astrologers in the United States, with over 35 years of clinical experience. He is the director of Ayurvedic Healing and Integrative Wellness Clinic in Santa Cruz, California, and the author of The Hot Belly Diet and Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life, which has been translated into 13 languages.

As a leading voice in Ayurvedic medicine, Dr. Suhas is a sought after speaker at Ayurvedic and Wellness Conferences both nationally and internationally. He's the Chief Medical Advisor at Chopra Global and Chopra Foundation, which allows him to share the stage with some of the leading global experts in the field of integrative medicine.

He has traveled around the globe popularizing Ayurveda yoga, meditation, and natural medicine, and has designed curriculums for several Ayurvedic schools, including Sasha’s Alma Mater Kerala Ayurveda Academy. He has also formulated some very successful herbal products generating multimillion dollars in revenue, and has been featured on numerous popular podcast radio and television shows.

Dr. Suhas latest book, Awakened Sleep: An Ayurvedic Approach to Getting Deep Rest and Unlocking Optimal Health integrates cutting edge science with the ancient wisdom tradition of Ayurveda teaching us how to create balanced, restorative sleep that can unlock our full human potential. Between the rush of our daily lives and the ever increasing presence of screens. Restorative sleep is hard to come by.

One in three adults worldwide suffers from insomnia. So many of us are searching for a good night's sleep, but what does that actually mean? And how do we obtain it? Ayurveda offers a holistic solution to this widespread problem. We all have the capacity for awakened sleep, which goes beyond physiological rest and relaxation.

And this natural state holds the keys to the health of our body, mind, and spirit. Through a blend of western and eastern sciences alike, awakened sleep offers a comprehensive framework for understanding your individual sleep. Today, Dr. Suhas and Sasha sit down to explore the most common culprits that interfere with our natural sleep patterns, the emotional and spiritual aspects that help us tap into good sleep, insight into our sleep habits, through assessments, meditations, practices and reflection questions, and a variety of sleep protocols and tips, so we can craft our own morning and evening rituals. It was such a pleasure connecting with Dr. Suhas, and we know you will love hearing him wax poetic on the science and art behind deeper rest. 

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Dr. John Douillard is a globally recognized Ayurvedic expert, author of seven books and founder of lifesspa.com, a leading authority on evidence-based Ayurvedic healthcare. With over 40 years of experience as a practitioner, Dr. Douillard provides a clear pathway to achieve lasting, self-sufficient health, vitality, gut health, detoxification, and longevity.

His journey began in 1986 when he studied Ayurveda in India. He then collaborated with Deepak Chopra to co-direct his US center and train medical doctors in Ayurvedic medicine, Dr. Douillard books such as Body, Mind and Sport, Perfect Health for Kids, The 3-Seasoned Diet and Eat Wheat have reshaped how we utilize ancient wellness practices in the modern era. He has written over 1500 free educational articles and garnered over 11 million YouTube views, empowering a global audience to heal themselves naturally. 

Today we dive into why Ayurveda is the original biohacking with decades of experience reversing unnecessary aging factors through digestive health, circadian medicine, the lymphatic system, the microbiome, and more.

There's no better guide for this topic than Dr. Douillard. As a triathlete, sports medicine chiropractor, and former director of player development for the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, he was the first in the West to apply Ayurvedic principles, nose breathing and diaphragm training to optimize athletic performance.

We explore how the rhythms of nature, seasonal eating and circadian alignment hold the keys to true health long before the words biohack or longevity ever entered our vocabulary. We'll talk about the dangers of eliminating foods like gluten without addressing digestion, how western medicine and Ayurveda differ in their approach to healing, and what it really means to fix your gut from the inside out.

If you're overwhelmed by wellness fads disconnected from your body's wisdom, confused about the meaning of biohacking, we're simply curious about how to live in deeper sync with nature. This conversation is for you. 

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Welcome back to Ojas Oasis! Whether you’ve been walking this journey with us from the start or you’re just joining the circle, we are so grateful you are here. There’s something really beautiful about arriving at this moment—and it feels even more sacred because Erin and Sasha are back together today. 

We’ve missed this! And we’ve missed you, our community. There’s something about sitting down together—two friends, two seekers—exploring the questions that have been asked for thousands of years but still feel so personal, so relevant.

And to kick off this new season, we wanted to open the door wide on something we’re both deeply passionate about: the intersection of Ayurvedic psychology and Western psychology. What shapes the mind? What shapes you?

Today’s episode is a heart-opening exploration of karma, samskaras, and how the pancha maha bhutas—the five great elements—form the foundation of your inner world. From trauma and conditioning to dharma and healing, we’re diving into how both ancient and modern systems explain the development of the personality.

We’ll look at how our past experiences—this lifetime or another—leave grooves, or samskaras, that get etched into the psyche. And how those grooves become thought patterns, beliefs, tendencies, even mental health diagnoses.

And how Ayurveda’s elemental view—earth, water, fire, air, ether—gives us a lens for understanding not just what we do, but why we do it. It’s not about blame or shame—it’s about remembering the deeper story that lives beneath the surface.

So, thank you for listening. Thank you for growing with us. And thank you for continuing to make space in your consciousness for conversations that hold both science and soul.

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In Part 3 of a 3-part series, Dr. J and Sasha conclude their exploration of Ayurveda for Happy and Healthy Kids, this time focusing on Ahara (diet and nutrition) and herbal remedies. They look deeply into the foundational role of Āhāra, or food as medicine - how it shapes a child’s growth, mood, immunity, and overall wellbeing. They also unpack the gentle power of Ayurvedic herbs and formulations — from digestive teas to ojas-building tonics — and how to use them safely and effectively for common childhood concerns.

If you’ve ever wondered what to feed your child to strengthen their agni, how to calm their nervous system without sugar or screen time, or which classical remedies can help with sleep, focus, or seasonal colds — you’re in the right place.

This episode offers nourishing guidance to help the little ones in your life thrive — body, mind, and spirit.

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Welcome to Season 7 of Ojas Oasis! 

 In part two of this three part series, Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath (also known as Dr. J) and Sasha continue our exploration of Ayurveda for happy and healthy kids. In today's conversation, we focus on Vihara, which means lifestyle in terms of conscious or unconscious behavior, tendencies or hobbies, and Dinacharya, the Sanskrit word for ideal daily routines, which includes waking and sleeping times, oral and bodily hygiene, bowel illumination, self oil massage (abhyanga), exercise, meditation, prayer, and eating meals at regular times, all of which follow the circadian and seasonal rhythms. A key differential between Vihara and Dinacharya is that Dinacharya focuses on when and how you do the self-care rituals that optimize and regulate your life, while Vihara focuses on how you live overall: conscious or unconscious habits or hobbies you engage with throughout the day that impact your body and mind. 

Vihara and Dinacharya are both pillars of health in Ayurveda. Balancing both in a child's life supports healthy nervous system development, creative expression, emotional regulation, and physical resilience. In a world of overstimulation and technology continuing to advance at the speed of light, it has never been more important to balance the external environment with an internal environment that feels safe, nurturing, slow, and in sync with nature. These Ayurvedic principles offer a grounded, simple approach toward joyful, thriving childhood.

We also touch on the importance of these principles being applied in parents' lives as parents are the most influential, energetic imprint in a child's life. 

We highly recommend Dr. J's book The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda: Principles, Practices, and Recipes for Happy, Healthy Kids, published by Shambhala in 2022, which you can find in stores and online. 

More about Dr. J here: https://www.keralaayurveda.us/wellnesscenter/our-team/jayarajan-kodikannath/

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Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath, B.Sc, B.A.M.S, is a world-renowned Ayurvedic doctor and the former President of NAMA (the National Ayurvedic Medical Association). An esteemed scholar, researcher, and teacher, he represents a lineage of Vaidyas from Kerala, India. As the CEO of Kerala Ayurveda Academy and Wellness Center in Northern California—where Sasha is  currently completing her doctorate—Dr. J has played a pivotal role in advancing Ayurvedic education and clinical research. His work includes leading research on Ayurvedic wellness solutions, with a recently patented herbal composition for managing metabolic syndrome disorders such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and lipid imbalances.

Dr. J is also the author of The Parent’s Complete Guide to Ayurveda: Principles, Practices, and Recipes for Happy, Healthy Kids, a practical and user-friendly resource offering over 50 Ayurvedic wellness practices for children ages 3–16. With over two decades of clinical experience, he has focused extensively on pediatric health and mental well-being.

Above all, Dr. J—whom we lovingly call “Dr. J”—is a compassionate healer and educator, dedicated to sharing the consciousness-based teachings of Ayurveda across the globe. As Sasha's own teacher, he embodies the Divine Father and Ayurveda itself, guiding his students with wisdom, humility, and love.

Today, in part one of our three-part series on Ayurveda for Happy and Healthy Kids, we explore a topic close to both our hearts. We begin with Prana—the primordial life force—its role in childhood development, and its impact on cognitive health. We also discuss:

• The Ayurvedic perspective on childhood growth and development
• Common childhood imbalances and their root causes
• The role of parents in their children’s health
• The impact of stress and environmental factors on kids
• The controversial use of pharmaceuticals for behavioral challenges
• Breaking cycles of sleep deprivation for parents
• Balancing structured activities with free, unstructured playtime
• The healing power of nature and the innate healing capacity within us all

It seems fitting that Dr. J wrote a book on conscious, loving Ayurvedic parenting—because that is exactly what he offers us as his students. He doesn’t just teach Ayurveda; he embodies it, sharing from his heart rather than merely his vast knowledge. His wisdom flows effortlessly, granting all of us in his presence the blessing of Darshan—Divine sight.

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"As we close this transformative season, I find myself in deep gratitude for the journey we’ve shared. We have had so many incredible guests, and reflecting on it all fills me with appreciation for this work and the community we’ve built.

As I write this, I’m in my birthday week—this episode won’t air for another month, but I’m in a deeply reflective state. A solar eclipse is approaching, and Saturn is entering Pisces for the first time in 30 years—a profound cosmic shift and an equally significant moment in my personal Vedic chart.

In this episode, Erin and I reunite after a month to explore the theme of community and its role in personal growth. This podcast has become a bridge for meaningful connections, and the joy it brings us is immeasurable. We dive into embracing AI as a tool, my preparations for speaking at the NAMA conference in May, redefining leadership through the lens of the Divine Feminine, and why we dedicated much of this season to the foundations of subtle anatomy—the koshas and the chakras. We also explore intuition in decision-making, practices for mental clarity, and the journey of reparenting our inner child. And of course, we look ahead to the magic that awaits us in Season 7.

While we’re excited for what the future holds, we’re also pausing to stand at this summit, taking in the breathtaking view of how far we’ve come. We started this season in India. We launched our YouTube channel. We surpassed 10,000 downloads. We turned three. We welcomed two renowned Ayurveda Gurus—Dr. Ramkumar and Dr. J. We collaborated with inspiring experts across Ayurveda, Jyotish, Yoga, Bodywork, Birth work, and Entrepreneurship. Teaching this knowledge week after week, month after month, has been profoundly rewarding. We hear from listeners around the world about how this show is changing their lives, and it fuels us to keep going.

This show continues to find those who need it, and our prayer is that it always does. May we keep meeting in this space—growing, learning, and evolving together. Here’s to Season 7 and beyond. " - Sasha

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Smrita Choubey, founder of Veda Warrior, is an Indian-American entrepreneur with a unique blend of expertise in healthcare, corporate strategy, and indigenous healing systems. Smrita’s journey has taken her from the world of high finance to the forefront of holistic wellness.

A University of Chicago economics alumn and an MBA graduate from Columbia Business School, she began her career in healthcare investment banking at J.P. Morgan, where she gained firsthand insight into the challenges and conflicts within the American healthcare system. Determined to create meaningful change, she built Veda Warrior, assembling a world-class team of scientists, researchers, traditional healers, and manufacturing experts. Their mission? To craft plant-based remedies that honor ancient traditions while meeting the demands of modern life.

At the heart of Veda Warrior is a powerful vision: to challenge the profit-driven healthcare model and redefine wellness beyond just the absence of disease. True well-being, as Smrita and her team believe, is about operating at the peak of one’s human potential—where physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual peace align to create a life of purpose, joy, success, and abundance. Rooted in Ayurveda, their approach bridges the gap between time-tested wisdom and modern science, offering individuals personalized tools to take charge of their own health.

In this episode, we explore Smrita’s journey, the role of Cannabis in Ayurveda, the historical and economic forces behind Cannabis prohibition, reclaiming Feminine wisdom, the economic potential for Ayurveda, and her vision for integrative wellness. Smrita is not only the founder of Veda Warrior, she is a Veda Warrior. Championing  and teaching this wisdom science is deep within her DNA, and we are so excited to know each other and work together in this shared Dharma of bringing Ayurveda to modern life in the West. 

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Maria Alfieris is a Physical Therapist, Myofascial Master, & Reiki Virtuoso. She brings her gifts & talents of healing through Fascial Release which she has been teaching for 40 years. She offers a series of courses in Myofascial Mobilization which she incorporates into her work of understanding of emotional causation of disease & dysfunction. Her healing workshops around the world are designed to blend her knowledge & experience of physical therapy, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, energy healing, & her spiritual trainings. Through hands on techniques, she guides you toward freeing your fascia which helps you release patterns of emotional & physical pain that have been holding you back from reaching your full wellness potential. 

Fascia is a continuous web of connective tissue that surrounds and supports muscles, bones, organs, and nerves throughout the body. It plays a crucial role in maintaining structural integrity, movement, and communication between different systems in the body. When fascia becomes tight, restricted, or develops adhesions due to injury, stress, poor posture, or inflammation, it can lead to pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility.

Today, Maria and Sasha sat down to explore her personal journey, and professional experience with integrative and functional bodywork. We don’t shy away from the spiritual aspect of healing the body, and Maria certainly does not shy away from expressing her authentic shakti energy as she shares her wisdom. We are blessed to have a teacher like her, traveling the world, integrating the healing of mind, body and spirit, and offering this knowledge to everyone who seeks freedom from chronic pain and stored trauma. 

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Kate O’Donnell is the author of four books on Ayurvedic cooking, lifestyle, and women’s health, including the bestseller The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook. With 25 years of experience studying the Vedic arts, she is an international presenter, a senior Ashtanga yoga teacher, and the founder of The Ayurvedic Living Institute—an online community space dedicated to Ayurveda education.

In today’s conversation, we dive into the inspiration behind her first bestseller and its newly revised 10th-anniversary edition. We break down what Ayurvedic cooking truly is, the role of tapas (discipline) in Ayurveda, and the ongoing Vegetarian vs. Non-Vegetarian debate. We also explore how to balance pleasure with discipline, navigate changing desires, and find harmony between rigidity and flexibility in lifestyle choices.

This conversation was a full-circle moment for Sasha, reconnecting with Kate after first crossing paths in India five years ago. We know you’ll love this discussion as much as we did.

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Addiction, from an Ayurvedic lens, is more than just a physical dependence—it’s a deep imbalance in the body, mind, and spirit. It often arises from a disconnect from one’s true self (Prakriti) and an accumulation of toxins (Ama), whether physical, emotional, or energetic. Many turn to substances in an attempt to soothe inner suffering, regulate emotions, or fill a void left by trauma or unresolved pain.

    •    Vata imbalances can manifest as anxiety, restlessness, and a pervasive sense of emptiness, driving the urge to escape through addiction.

    •    Pitta imbalances fuel intense cravings, impulsivity, and self-destructive tendencies.

    •    Kapha imbalances create stagnation, attachment, and emotional heaviness, making it harder to break free from addictive cycles.

Substance use depletes Ojas (vital essence) and Prana (life force energy), but Ayurveda offers a path to rebuild through nourishment, breathwork, meditation, and detoxification practices like Panchakarma and Rasayana (rejuvenation therapy). By restoring balance through daily routines (Dinacharya) and sattvic living, we cultivate clarity, resilience, and self-awareness—key elements in long-term healing.

Today, we're honored to sit down with Rob Loud, a yoga teacher whose journey through drug and alcohol addiction led him to a path of deep transformation. Rob describes his teaching style as embodied vinyasa, drawing wisdom from multiple yogic lineages. His passion for yoga is evident—not just in his classes, which are creative, intelligent, and dynamic—but in the way he lives his practice.

In this conversation, Rob opens up about his early struggles with addiction, the trauma that shaped him, and how rewiring his nervous system through yoga became the foundation of his recovery. We discuss how yoga not only supports sobriety but also helps navigate both daily stressors and the deeper emotional wounds that addiction often masks.

This is a raw, vulnerable conversation—one that invites us all into a deeper intimacy with ourselves, our inner child, and the universal thread that unites us: compassion for the suffering we all experience as human beings.

Rob, thank you for your wisdom, your presence, and the light you bring to your students, on and off the mat. 

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Over the past seven years, Carson Meyer has had the privilege of supporting hundreds of parents through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. As a doula she meets her clients where they’re at on their unique journey and offers resources, education and support for home or hospital birth. She helps parents navigate the many choices they have so they can feel confident, connected and empowered throughout this sacred time.  In addition to her birth work, Carson has a celebrity-favorite clean skincare line, C & The Moon. 

She believes that the way we approach birth has the potential to change the world.

A supported mother who is respected in her autonomy is not only less likely to experience birth trauma or postpartum depression but will feel better equipped to show up as a mother with all that she has to give. The imprinting that takes place for a child on the day they are born and the days and weeks that follow informs their worldview and lifelong physical health more than we may realize. 

After years of working as a doula she was shocked to learn how rare it was for doctors to talk to clients about good nutrition, emotional wellbeing, and environmental health.

The impact of a healthy lifestyle for mom and baby are well studied and she believes should be a central point of prenatal and postpartum care. In 2020 she became certified a nutrition consultant through the Oh Baby Academy so she could support her clients in feeling their best. And in 2022, she became a mother herself. She gave birth to her daughter Lou in her home in North Carolina.

Today Sasha and Carson sat down to explore her new book, Growing Together: Doula Wisdom & Holistic Practices for Pregnancy, Birth & Early Motherhood, being released by Chronicle Books on March 25. We chat about Carson’s own journey in becoming a doula and educator, understanding the roles of a Doula vs Midwife, the impact of the medicalization of childbirth, the importance of sisterhood and female friendships, and empowering women through knowledge and their own intuition. We also explore the need for slowing down in preparation for motherhood, and how to create a supportive environment for new mothers. 

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Dylan Smith is a devoted Ayurvedic Practitioner and holistic health educator, rooted in the lush Byron Bay Shire, Australia. As the founder of Vital Veda, he seamlessly blends ancient Vedic wisdom with a grounded, relatable approach, helping people unlock vibrant health through consultations, immersive courses, and his popular Vital Veda Podcast. Trained under the legendary Raju family of South India, Dylan brings authenticity and depth to his practice, making Ayurveda accessible and transformative for a global audience.

As the co-founder of One Eleven Health, an Ayurvedic health brand in Australia, Dylan also champions the daily use of rasayanas—powerful herbal longevity elixirs—to elevate nourishment beyond just organic or high-quality food. His work invites us to refine the way we care for ourselves, embracing Ayurveda’s most potent formulations for true vitality.

In this conversation, Dylan and Sasha explore the Ayurvedic principles of Vyayama (exercise)—why movement is medicine, how to honor the body’s signals, and the wisdom of exercising to Ardha Shakti (half of one’s capacity). We discuss aligning movement with our Vikruti (current state of imbalance), injury prevention and recovery, sustainable exercise practices, body image and self-perception, the vital role of oil in joint health and aging, and how consciousness plays a role in metabolizing nourishment.

May you bask in the light of this insightful, delightful deep dive on all things Ayurvedic exercise. 

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Today, Erin and Sasha dive into the beauty of the Sahasrapadma Chakra. 

“Sahasrara” means thousand and “Padma” means lotus. Together, it is referred to as the “thousand-petaled lotus.” Much like the human experience, a lotus begins its life in the depths of muddy, murky waters—our struggles, attachments, desires, and ignorance (Avidya). Just as the lotus remains rooted in the mud, we too are born into the material world, facing suffering, karmic cycles, and obstacles. As the lotus stem rises through the water, it symbolizes the seeker’s journey through self-awareness, discipline, and inner purification. The phrase represents the infinite layers of consciousness. And through our efforts in Yoga, Meditation, and Self-Inquiry, overcoming obstacles, refining the mind, and aligning with higher consciousness, we unfold one petal at a time, moving closer to Divine realization. 

Sahasrapadma Chakra is located at the crown of the head, and is the gateway to pure consciousness. When it is balanced, we experience deep inner peace, clarity, and a profound connection to universal wisdom. Life flows effortlessly, and we feel aligned with our highest purpose. 

When imbalanced or blocked, it can manifest as mental fog, chronic stress, anxiety, or depression. On a physical level, disharmony in this chakra is often linked to neurological disorders, migraines, hormonal imbalances, sleep disturbances, and even autoimmune conditions. Some may struggle with disconnection from their spiritual path, while others might experience an overwhelming sense of isolation or existential confusion.

Through meditation, pranayama, acts of surrender, nourishing ourselves with sattvic foods like coconut, almonds, and ghee, occasional fasting with fresh juices or herbal teas, and using Ayurvedic herbs such as Brahmi, Shankhpushpi, Gotu Kola, and Tulsi, we unlock the potential of this energy center. Yoga asanas like Sirsasana (headstand), Savasana (corpse pose), Vrikshasana (tree pose) and Padmasana (lotus pose) further help stimulate this center of Divine connection. 

When the lotus reaches the surface, it blossoms in the sunlight, untouched by the water below. This represents the final stage of spiritual awakening, the self-realization (moksha), where one transcends suffering, duality, and illusion (maya). The enlightened being, like a lotus, remainds in the world but is no longer affected by its turbulence. Despite its impure surroundings, the lotus remains pristine and beautiful, symbolizing that true beauty and purity arise from within, regardless of external circumstances. 

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Trent Navran is a seasoned expert in program, project, and product management, with a diverse background spanning artificial intelligence, digital health, digital marketing, and sustainability. Currently, he supports social media and communications for the Save Soil Movement, a global initiative led by Sadhguru dedicated to restoring and safeguarding agricultural soils. His work has contributed to raising unprecedented awareness for soil health, influencing government policies, and advocating for climate finance to support smallholder farmers.

Previously, Trent led health data and device strategy at Wellsmith, a health technology startup focused on empowering individuals to manage chronic diseases through AI-driven insights and lifestyle-based healthcare solutions. His expertise also includes three years in Customer Success at CognitiveScale, where they worked at the forefront of AI-driven business solutions.

With a background in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience, Trent has rich and varied experience in social entrepreneurship, management consulting, biomedical and social science research, leadership development, civic service, and musical performance. Passionate about the intersection of AI, healthcare, and entrepreneurship, he is driven to solve complex challenges through systematic and innovative approaches. 

Today, Sasha and Trent sat down to explore his journey into Vedic wisdom, the transformative power of consistent Ayurvedic and Yogic practices, the challenges of keeping said practices consistent and how to overcome those challenges, navigating the dawning of a new age of automation and AI, the role of AI in enhancing quality of life, and the power of community and collective Dharma. You will certainly feel the joy that Trent and I felt through out our conversation, as we burst with enthusiasm over the potentiality of shared Dharma in opening Ayurvedic centers, as we usher in a modern, Golden Age for wisdom sciences and holistic healing. 

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From a 30-year career in television across the globe to facing profound personal challenges—including a cancer diagnosis and major career pivot—Geoff Rupp’s path led to the timeless wisdom of Vedic Meditation. This practice, rooted in a tradition spanning over 5,000 years, became a cornerstone of his healing and self-discovery. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity, he delved deeper into Vedic knowledge, Sattva Yoga (Himalayan Breathwork), and Jyotish (Vedic Astrology), uncovering the interconnectedness of body, mind, and cosmic influences. Now, as a teacher, guide, and lifelong student, he helps others unlock their highest potential, offering tools like meditation, breathwork, and astrology to navigate life with clarity, purpose, and transformation. 

Today, Geoff and Sasha explore how one lives in accordance with their astrology chart, the influence of planetary periods, the role of spiritual teachers or guides, practical remedies for astrological challenges, and how one can work with planetary influences, or transits, to plan important life decisions. Geoff and Sasha share a joyous exploration of this vast knowledge, and trust that it will serve you well. 

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Sasha and Erin continue the Chakra series with Agnya, meaning “Divine Permission.” This is the sixth chakra, which is considered the master chakra. It is located at the third eye, the space between the eyebrows, where the pineal and pituitary glands are, which is also where the Ida and Pingala nadis originate. The pineal and pituitary glands play crucial roles in regulating hormones, consciousness, and perception. 

The Pineal Gland is considered “the seat of the Soul.” It regulates circadian rhythms by producing melatonin which helps regulate sleep cycles, dreams, and altered states of consciousness. Associated with inner vision, intuition, and spiritual awakening, the pineal gland responds to light and darkness, mirroring the duality of perception (Maya vs. Truth). Considered the “Eye of Shiva” in yogic traditions, Agnya Chakra is linked to higher wisdom and deep meditation. Practices like Kriya Yoga, Trataka (candle gazing), and deep meditation activate the pineal gland, enhancing spiritual perception.

The Pituitary Gland is considered “The Master Gland.” It regulates hormonal balance by controlling the thyroid, adrenal glands, reproductive organs, and metabolism. It produces growth hormone, oxytocin (the love hormone), and stress hormones. It governs physical and emotional equilibrium. It also works as the bridge between the body and higher consciousness.

So when you think Pineal Gland, think Inner Vision, Allowing higher perception, deep meditation, and spiritual connection. When you think Pituitary Gland, think Master Regulator, ensuring hormonal and mental balance, helping integrate spiritual experiences into daily life.

Activating the Agnya Chakra (through Ayurvedic herbs, diet and lifestyle, breathwork, meditation, and chanting mantra such as “Om Namah Shivaya”) influences pituitary function, leading to enhanced mental clarity, intuition, and self-mastery. 

The Rudra Granthi (or knot of Shiva) gets untied here, allowing access to the inner guru (intuition, a deeper knowing, natural intelligence, a state of clarity). Rudra Granthi is the final energetic blockage that must be untied for spiritual awakening. This knot represents ego, attachment to identity, and intellectual limitations. When untied or dissolved, Shiva-consciousness, or pure awareness, arises. There is no thought here, because we transcend thought. And we can have phenomenal impact on the field, as it gives rise to genius mind and more kundalini shakti moving up. 

Agnya brings Prana to the nervous system. So when we are balanced here, we go beyond habit and the causal plane. We have access to deep self-healing and a quantum mind. We receive the energy and knowledge of the timeless dimension, a state of dynamic stillness. 

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"Before you speak, ask yourself: “Is it honest? Is it kind? Is it necessary? Is it the right time? Does it improve the silence?” - Sathya Sai Baba

Today, Erin and Sasha explore the 5th Chakra of speech, poetically named Vishuddha, meaning “purification of poison.” Vishuddha Chakra represents the Ether element, and the ability to turn poison into nectar - the process of purification. It is located in the throat, and is the seat of the power of the word. It brings Prana to the respiratory system. 

“The more silence behind your word, the greater the impact.” You may find, upon personal practice, that the simple elegance of Silence can be prescribed to most internal challenges. This chakra represents the quality of honest communication, turning ignorance into awareness, transmutation, choice, alchemy, infinity, receptivity, sensitivity, self-expression, “finding one’s voice,” the ability to speak from the heart, and the ability to listen from the heart. Used properly, Vishuddha makes our words nectar, not poison. All poison becomes nectar when Vishuddha is strong and stable, developed and activated. 

Our words create reality, and since they originate from thought, our thoughts create our reality. Therefore, words are not only descriptive, but creative. When Vishuddha is activated, everywhere you go, becomes better as a result of you being there. If too much noise is there, too much talking or too much thinking, Vishuddha cannot be stabilized, because the element it represents is Ether (spaciousness, emptiness). 

The bija mantra for Vishuddha is “Hum,” which means “I am.” Because on a micro-level, we are God: the creator, preserver, and destroyer. Which brings me to the story of Samudra Manthan, the churning of the ocean. Once upon a time, the devas (gods) and asuras (demons) were on a quest to retrieve Amrita, the sacred nectar of immortality. In doing so, they had to churn the ocean using Mount Mandara as the churning rod, and Vasuki (the serpent King) as their rope. As they churned in what appears to be the original tug of war, Divine gifts emerged, like Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and the celestial cow Kamadhenu. However, before the Amrita appeared, a deadly poison called Halahala surfaced, threatening to destroy all of existence. Terrified, the devas and asuras turned to Lord Shiva for help, and in an act of supreme selflessness, he took the poison to his mouth to prevent it from harming creation. But instead of swallowing it or spitting it out, he held it in his throat, where it turned his skin blue, earning him the name of Neelkantha (the Blue throated one). 

This moment of holding and transforming toxicity without allowing it to spread, is the symbolic origin of the Vishuddha Chakra. Just as Lord Shiva purified the deadly poison without letting it harm him, Vishuddha governs the purification of thought, word, and energy. Shiva’s restraint symbolizes conscious speech, wisdom, and the power of truth. 

The throat chakra teaches that life contains both poison (negativity, challenges) and nectar (divine wisdom). It is our ability to process, hold, and transmute energy that determines our spiritual growth. This chakra represents self

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Today, Erin and Sasha continue our Chakra series with Anahata, meaning “eternal unstruck sound.” Anahata is the fourth chakra, located at the heart, which is the seat of love and compassion. It is also the location of Vishnu Granthi (the knot of Vishnu). Its element is air, color is green, planet is Venus, and Ishta Devata is Lakshmi. Having neurons and brain cells, the heart holds the highest level of electromagnetic energy, inspiration, devotion, timelessness, and joy without reason. When Anahata is in a knot, there is attachment, neediness, longing, co-dependency, and a “me and mine” mentality. 

Vishnu Granthi converts once Anahata is developed and stable, and then there is an energy of immense clairvoyance, deep compassion, transcendence of fear, greater kundalini rising, experience of pleasure, and authentic connection. Lakshmi lives here, the goddess of Abundance and Prosperity. Abundance is a state, and in this state, all lack disappears. Anahata’s base value of Peace (Shanti) converts to Bliss (Ananda) and then into Compassion, which is really just pain held in love. The feeling of Grace, or knowing you are held in Love, only arises when Anahata is open and online. It is not only about having an abundance mindset of gratitude, but an abundant heart, and with the help of a strong spine; an open, ever softening heart. 

So even when we experience personal pain, grief, sorrow, and despair, it makes us better people. When we go into deeper states within our heart, pain is not our enemy. It becomes maturity and compassion. Sensitivity is not weakness, it is our superpower. We must train it, not suppress it. Let the tears come, let them flow, and be grateful for them. This allows the heart to stay safe as it expands. And remember, where there is gratitude, there is Lakshmi, abundance and prosperity. 

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Namaste from Boulder, Colorado! Today Erin and Sasha continue the exploration of the chakras with Manipura - the third of the seven chakras - which translates  as “the shining sacred jewel.” It is associated with the Fire element, the planet Mars, the color Yellow, and the “Ishta Devata” Hanuman. It is located just above the navel and below the sternum, at our solar plexus — also called the celiac plexus — which is a complex system of radiating nerves and ganglia. It is found in the pit of the stomach in front of the aorta. It is part of the sympathetic nervous system and plays an important role in the functioning of the stomach, kidneys, liver, and adrenal glands. 

This chakra brings Prana to the digestive system, also known as our second brain. From a Western perspective, this is known and expressed as the gut-brain axis (or GBA) - the network of nerves and biochemical signals that connect the brain and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It's a two-way communication system that helps maintain homeostasis. The vagus nerve is one of the main nerves that connects the brain and gut, sending signals in both directions. 

From a clinical perspective, the GBA can impact disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), mood disorders, anxiety, depression, and memory loss. The GBA can also be linked to conditions like autism, obesity, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. 

The Manipura chakra is directly linked to our sense of self, self-esteem, sense of purpose, the seat of clear decisive action, vision, dynamic action, assertiveness, discipline, determination, passion, deepest willingness to go beyond, strong will power, courage, resilience, and vitality. When balanced, there is energy and insight, will power and and follow-through, self-reliance, vitality and health. It can only be as balanced as the first 2 chakras. When imbalanced, there is a state of self-doubt, fear, insecurity, wanting, anger, blame, victimhood, depression, and lethargy. 

Positive affirmations, yoga postures that engage the core such as bow pose, cobra pose, or revolved triangle pose, and kapalabhati pranayama (or breath of fire) help strengthen Manipura when it is weak. We also get into ways of balancing an overactive Manipura, as Pitta-type individuals are prone to over exercising, overworking, and burnout. We hope today’s conversation illuminates the ways in which we can reclaim and maintain our personal power, and that it is not as much a process of creating it, as it is discovering that which has always been there and removing what blocks us from experiencing it. 

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Live from New York, it’s Ojas Oasis. Today, Sasha and Erin got to chat in-person to deep dive into the second chakra, Svadhistana, located at the sacrum above the Muladhara, which abides in the tail bone or coccyx. The sacrum is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine that connects to the pelvis and is made up of five fused vertebrae, numbered S-1 to S-5. 

Now that we know where it lives, lets talk about what it means. Svadhistana translates as “the seat of taste/desire.” “Swa means taste, and “Stana” means abode or seat. It represents the Water element, relates to the physical reproductive organs and brings Prana to the reproductive system. This is where our desire comes from - for enjoyment, pleasure, sexuality, creativity and flow. 

Desire is a fascinating thing. And an important thing at that, as far our basic evolution and survival go. But craving and aversion, become a relentless assault on the present moment if we fail to understand and master the nature of it. Aversion is essentially Anxiety, Resentment, Regret, All Addiction, Self-Hatred, all sense of Lack, the gap between who you are and who you want to be, what you have and what you want to have.

Desire is not the actual problem. Because we aren’t actually looking for a “thing.” We are looking for “the experience of the thing, the feeling of the thing.” That is the first level of balancing this chakra, or subtle energy center: Distinguishing what it is we ultimately truly Desire. 

In Ayurveda, it is important to not suppress Desire. In Yoga, it is important to refine the experiencer, or the one experiencing Desire, so that the Desire becomes refined. As our Ayurvedic habits and Yoga practice deepens, toxic habits fall away, including toxic desires. And this is because as our human system becomes balanced, the tendencies of imbalance heal into harmonious tendencies. This is a whole nother level of healing.

When our Svadhistana is balanced, there is an energy of abundance, and understanding of timing. When imbalanced, there is guilt, self-hatred, a state of wanting or lack, self-harming, drama, holding of childhood issues, traumas, and sexual scarring, and a tamasic level of desire to relate but an inability to relate to anyone. Since our present relationships are all informed by our past, we must free ourselves from incorrect, unrefined information in our system. We must clean this chakra by learning how to activate it. Otherwise, Fear will show up to sabotage what it is we truly want. 

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Today, we spend more time on the fourth kosha, Vigyanamaya Kosha. The word “Vigyana” means “knowing.” This layer is true intellect, intuition, wisdom, and higher awareness. Within this layer, one experiences union of Spirit, realizing they are a spiritual being having a human experience. 

We also delve into the fifth layer, the Anandamaya Kosha. “Ananda” means “bliss,” so this is our Bliss Body. Love, peace, joy, connection, and bliss are all a constant experience here, without any reason, and it’s beyond just an emotion. Bliss is the experience we gain from connecting to the Atman (true self) without masks, opinions, ideas, or identities. 

We begin exploring another part of the subtle anatomy, known as Chakras. Chakras are energy vortexes in the subtle/energetic body, located along the sushumna nadi, starting from the base of the spine, or tail bone, all the way up through the crown of the head. The first is Muladhara, which we felt required its own episode, as the strength of the rest of the chakras rest upon this foundation.

Muladhara translates as the root, whose energy flows to the rest of the chakras and sets the tone for our sense of self. Herein lies infinite potential but also fear, since all Fear is essentially about the Unknown, and the Unknown is also the Infinite Potential. A lot of our limitations are self-imposed, acquired through conditioning, so the muladhara represents the possibility of liberation when we realize we have the choice to change and evolve. 

Daily practices and routines, often the simple ones we mention in today's conversation, help strengthen our inner stability. Disciplines, like yoga asana, anchor us so that experiences don’t lead us off path and away from our true self. A huge part of our inner work is with this chakra. Cultivating a base experience of Trust over Fear. This chakra represents the Earth element, and we hope you feel its grounding energy through this teaching. 

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One of the most important aspects of walking the spiritual path - which is really just a path of freedom through inner refinement - is finding a good teacher. A good teacher enables us to stay connected to our intention by reminding us, again and again, should we forget that intention…whilst getting lost in the wild jungle of the untrained monkey mind. We are all together in this grand classroom, for our soul to play out the karmas that it needs to play out, to learn what it needs to learn on its way home, to the place beyond form, and beyond time. 

On the heels of yet another holiday season, we close out 2024, and interestingly, this year we are doing it on a New Moon. What better time to take stock of our lives, as we enter this new moon and new year. What better time to realize the abundant nature of the Universe, the many gifts we have been given, and how many of those gifts are immaterial, and actually, in the form of teachers, healers, and friends. People we have learned from, people who have been our guiding light in times of darkness. 

Today’s guest, is one such beloved teacher, healer, and friend to many. We could introduce Ramkumar as a Vaidya, a Vedic Scholar, and one of the founding doctors of Vaidyagrama, an Ayurvedic Healing Village in Coimbatore, India that has helped thousands of people heal from around the world through the ancient practice of Panchakarma. We could make a list of his keynote speeches at various international conferences, share personal testimonies of how his satsangs and teachings have impacted me and fellow students, patients, colleagues, and friends of his. But, none of these descriptions seem to encapsulate him. Because this would be describing someone who identifies with their ego, and Ramkumar simply does not. 

What he is, or who he is, is an actual embodiment of Ayurveda; a living, breathing, flowing, channel of the Vedas, and we are so thankful that today, we get to share him with all of you. May you sit with this conversation, particularly his words, with an open mind and soft heart, and may the doors of curiosity continue to open you to places within yourself that have the answers that you are looking for. 

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Welcome back to Season 6 of Ojas Oasis! 

We are so happy to be back in our soul home of Mama India, held by the angelic peaks and valleys of her Himalayan Mountains. We took a long pause to honor a deeply transformative process, which we are happy to share a bit about as we continue to integrate. And the fact that we get to share our experience of Vedic and Yogic Knowledge and Wisdom straight from the source, is crazy grace. 

Today, we also begin peeling back the 5 Koshas. The Sanskrit word “kosha” means covering, layer, or sheath. Starting from the outermost layer and moving inward to the core of the true self, each kosha comprises increasingly more subtle energy. From the physical body to the breath body, mental body, wisdom body, and finally, to our very core: the bliss body. 

In Ayurveda, we focus on strengthening, balancing, and preparing the physical body via Ahara/Vihara (diet and lifestyle) so we can build higher levels of energy and expanded awareness. We must carefully consider what we consume, because what we consume, ultimately consumes us. We are not just this physical body, but we need this body. It is a sacred vehicle that consciousness depends on to experience itself. 

As we venture deeper down the path of Healing with Yoga and Ayurveda, a skilled Ayurvedic Doctor, Yoga Practitioner and Teacher also knows the importance of integrating the more subtle aspects of the body. Because if we don’t step outside the lower vibrational layers we identify with, how will we ever truly know who we are? How will we ever experience the truth of why we are here? A deeper level of seeing needs to happen, to deepen our healing and evolution on an individual and collective level.  

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Hemalayaa Behl is an internationally recognized transformation coach, yoga teacher, embodiment mentor and author of the EMBODY Oracle Card Deck. She is the co-owner and visionary of the Embody Costa Rica retreat center with her partner DTO, and has 22 years of experience in the fields of yoga, dance, and personal transformation. Her unique approach combines physical movement, mindfulness, and positive thinking to help individuals achieve their goals.

Hemalayaa has been featured in numerous publications such as NY Times, LA Times, Origin Magazine, Yoga Journal, and Shape, and has been featured on TV series such as The Bachelorette, and talk shows Ellen and The Today Show. 

Today Sasha and Hemalayaa explore the acronym behind her EMBODY retreat center, the challenges of living in a fast-pace environment (aka the matrix), the importance of self-care and rhythms, embodying nature and shifting our mindset around breakdowns, or challenging life moments. Lots of magic in store for you today, including some guided visual meditation.

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Nidhi Pandya is an Ayurvedic Doctor, teacher, coach and speaker based in NYC. Immersed in Vedic wisdom from birth, she draws inspiration from her grandfather, a respected Ayurvedic healer. Her journey led her to formal education in holistic health, culminating in her becoming an Ayurvedic Doctor. However, Nidhi soon realized the limitations of a strictly prescriptive approach to health. This insight spurred her to reinterpret Ayurveda through a transformative lens, making ancient knowledge accessible and relevant in today's world.
 
Today Nidhi's passion lies in empowering women to become self-aware and live intuitively, achieving Mind-Body Balance. Her Inner Climate Method, taught globally, focuses on realigning the mind and body, fostering radical transformation. She contributes to various publications and serves as a faculty member at the Shakti School. 

Today, Nidhi and Sasha explore what it means to Undo Oneself and our energetic debris (or Samsakaras), becoming a hollow vessel to abide in clarity and truth, generational wisdom, and why creating and maintaining a warm and moist inner climate through our dinacharya, ahara and vihara is essential for preserving fuel and fertility for women. 

We reflect on the opportunities we have to study, practice, and teach Ayurveda; knowledge that our mothers and grandmothers did not have. We abide in the shared truth that when women heal, families heal, communities heal, the world heals. And we are so excited to bring this to millions and billions of women around the world. 

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Season 5 finale, wow! What an honor to be on this journey with you all. To all those who listen, our subscribers and followers: thank you for the privilege of being your teacher, your pal, your guide- but most of all, for inspiring us with your successes, your wins, your growth. When you heal, we heal. When you win, we win. 

On today's episode, Sasha and Erin discuss their best-laid plans for the Season, and how adaptability and flow are paramount when life makes an entirely different plan for us. As Sasha prepares for her trip to India, including her third Panchakarma, they discuss the details of this intensive treatment, the literal gut-wrenching challenges it brings, and the healing and transformation it can precipitate. We know Sasha will be in great care, and are excited for this next chapter for her. 

We will see you in India, for Season 6.

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Tara Taylor is a medical intuitive and expert in the wellness industry, using modalities from both Eastern and Western healing traditions, to help influential clients with executive leadership coaching, trauma counseling and sports medicine. She is known for her uncanny ability to strategically unravel complex situations, utilizing her intuition and energy medicine for health, business and life challenges.

She works with both individuals and corporations as a strategic advisor to help people achieve optimal physical and emotional well-being. She commonly navigates complex management and HR issues and is known for transforming individuals into peak performance.

Her unique methodologies and protocols help to rapidly shift the energy of conscious and subconscious blocks and patterns that prevent people from being at their best. Her clients come from all over the world and include both children and adults who are facing serious diagnosis, professional athletes, celebrities, doctors, and entrepreneurs. 

Today, Sasha and Tara explore her journey, from discovering her psychic abilities, to maintaining and growing them. We are praying and manifesting a medical field with weaves in medical intuitive work, collaborating with healers of all modalities from around the world, and designing a new holistic healing system that corrects the root cause. 

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Laura Plumb is an international educator and scholar of the Vedic sciences. She is a Yogi, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Vedic Astrologer, and Spiritual Counselor. She is a graduate of the Kerala Ayurveda Academy, the American Institute of Vedic Studies, and has studied Yoga, Meditation, Vedanta, Jyotisa, herbal medicine, nutrition, health and healing for decades.

Laura is also the author of the best-selling book Ayurveda Cooking For Beginners, writer and host of the 53-part television series CleanseVeda, and the 12-part series, Divine Yoga.

Spirituality & Health Magazine selected her as one of 100 Trailblazers of Yoga & Ayurveda. Laura’s blog, Food: a love story, is an inspirational free resource for Ayurvedic recipes and wise living. Her articles on health and wellness have been published in Huffington Post, Ayurveda Next Door, Spirituality & Health, Well + Good, Yoga Digest and the Times of India, among other national and international media. 

Laura offers clinical services in natural medicine for whole person wellness, and health practitioner trainings in the Vedic sciences. She leads online courses in Ayurveda, Jyotish, Yoga Therapy, Whole Food Cooking and Nutrition, and offers seasonal retreats as well as sacred Yatras to India. 

Today, Sasha and Laura explore her journey into the Vedas, the science of light and karma known as Jyotish (such as the significance of the Rising Sign and First House, what a Nakshatra is, the connection between the planets, elements, and goals of life), and even delved a bit into Sasha's natal chart. Laura makes learning so palatable and friendly for listeners, and we feel honored to learn and share her vast Vedic knowledge and intellect with you all.

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Ryan Strong is an Ayurvedic Doctor, Vedic Astrologer, and Spiritual Teacher in the Kriya Yoga Lineage. He spent 19 years in discipleship training under his Guru, Mr. Roy Eugene Davis, who was a direct disciple of Parmahansa Yogananda. Ryan was ordained by his guru in May of 2011 to continue the Kriya Yoga tradition. He now runs The Center for Ayurvedic and Yogic Healing, based in Sacramento, California, working with students and clients around the world.

For those new to the Kriya Yoga; it is a traditional spiritual path; an ancient system of enlightenment, non-suffering and self-empowerment. It is the cultivation of external and internal disciplines. Through the regular practice of Kriya Yoga, one experiences greater physical relaxation and emotional peace. The goal is to experience clarity and superconscious states of awareness, culminating in the awakening, or realizing, of the true essence of being. Kriya Yoga is a non-denominational spiritual practice open to anyone wishing to experience greater peace, clarity, and wholeness.

Today, Sasha and Ryan explore his spiritual journey, which was profoundly sparked upon reading Yogananda’s book, “Man’s Eternal Quest” at 19, and then onto “Whispers from Eternity” and perhaps his most famous “Autobiography of a Yogi,” -  the favorite of a few yogis you may have heard of, George Harrison and Steve Jobs.  We learn about personal change agents from Ryan, as he has been a major influence in Sasha's life, both as her Ayurvedic Doctor and Vedic Astrologer for the past 7 years. She is one of many people whose lives have benefited from his mere presence and existence, let alone teachings, and on behalf of us all, would like to say "thank you" to Ryan. 

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Erin Doppelt is a meditation and spiritual psychology teacher with her masters in psychology from Columbia University. She is also a business coach and full-time mama. Her new book, Nothing Can Stop You, is a self-study book that blends Eastern ritual and Western psychology, inviting you to bring more happiness practices into your daily life.

Throughout today's conversation, Sasha and Erin continually tapped deeper into their authentic selves, particularly through their shared Jewish roots. They intended to explore the meaning of Dharmic Business and Mindful Entrepreneurship, but just as Erin's book invites us to unleash our authentic selves, they could not help but lean moreso into the authentic connection forged through  similar backgrounds, love of Israel and India, spirituality, and shared experiences as female Jewish entrepreneurs who resonate deeply with Eastern philosophies. Synchronicity is no coincidence, as Erin also teaches.

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“I trust the timing of my life.” What a powerful affirmation, mantra, and relationship with life. For those of you who are new to our show: welcome. We are so thrilled to have you join us. 

In today’s episode, Sasha and Erin reflect on the pressures of the proverbial biological clock that women inevitably, collectively face.  Whether becoming a mother is a priority, a curiosity, if it just organically happens, if it ends up looking a way you never would have imagined, or if it is not something that seems to be happening yet, how do we make peace within ourselves? 

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Divya Alter is the chef and co-founder of Bhagavat Life and Divya's Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan. She has nearly 30 years experience studying, practicing and teaching Indian spiritual philosophy, yoga, Sanskrit chanting and vegetarian cooking throughout Europe, India and the US. Originally from Bulgaria, she studied and taught Sanskrit in Sweden and India, and has assisted in the translation of many ancient texts. She is the author of “What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen,” and “Joy of Balance - An Ayurvedic Guide to Cooking with Healing Ingredients,” as well as the nation’s first Ayurvedic Culinary Certification.

Today, as Sasha and Divya sat down to explore Ayurvedic Food as Medicine and why every Vaidya or Healer is a Good Chef, they connected from the heart on so many levels: their shared love of India (Vrindavan in particular), Hanuman, and all things Ayurvedic cooking - including the mission, Divya’s personal healing journey with Ayurveda, the role of the mind in preparing food, as well as the role of the mind in eating food. We invite your Heart space to expand and let the Ojas of our conversation to pour in.

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How did we end up HERE? In this moment, in these  circumstances? Was it our decisions, our actions, our conditioning, our inner beliefs about ourselves? Well, yes. And the word for that, is Karma. 

Whether Karma is a matter of Decisions vs Conditions, or Nature vs Nurture, what we are always aiming to find, is the justification around our life. Why are we here, and they are there? Who gets to decide? Is it all just a random game, are we in a simulation? Ayurveda believes in the laws of Nature, and the Queen is Karma. Our responses and reactions to the conditions we inherit upon our birth, our upbringing, and the experiences through out our adulthood, generate an outcome. It is that simple. Generational traumas are inherited just like real estate or genetic traits and qualities, like our physique or the way our voice sounds.

Today, Sasha and Erin sat down to explore what it is to reconcile with all of our karmas. In other words, every single thing that had to happen to bring us to this present reality. And, to make peace with reality, with whatever we got, whoever we got, and wherever we are. And to make the absolute best out of it. One thing is for sure. It is good to have genuine friends who love you unconditionally, and through thick and thin, withhold judgment. Of all the karmas to aspire toward, this one is probably the most underrated and taken for granted. 

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Abbey Leigh is a Doctor of Ayurveda, specializing in reproductive health and fertility. She is also a Pancha Karma Specialist, Marma  Therapist, Polarity Therapist, Certified  Ayurvedic Herbalist, Registered Yoga Teacher, and runs Yoga Teacher Trainings and Retreats around the world. She was Sasha's supervisor and mentor during her first practitioner internship at CCA.

Abbey’s mission is to inspire women in reestablishing a profound connection with their bodies, unlocking their inherent wisdom, and wholeheartedly embracing the organic ebbs and flows of life’s rhythms and cycles. She supports women to consciously conceive their heart-desired baby, whether it be natural conception or through fertility treatments. She believes that Conscious conception is more than just the physical process of trying to have a baby. It’s about taking a complete approach that considers the physical, energetic, emotional/mental, and spiritual aspects of both partners’ lives.

In today’s episode, Abbey shares her personal health journey into Ayurveda, and how it has all guided her own Fertility journey and Divine conception. We are so excited to share this gift of a woman with you all today. 

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France Brunel is a Brooklyn & Paris-based designer, yoga teacher, Ayurveda student, and founder of the interior design studio Yoom, known for its holistic approach as it blends wellness and design to promote mindful living and overall well-being.

In her earlier years as a product designer, France discovered the profound influence of design on wellbeing. Graduating from Rhode Island School of Design and building unique expertise during her roles in various design agencies, she recognized that deliberate choices in colors, shapes, materials, and textures have the ability to not only shape the physical environment but also nurture the mind, body, and heart of those inhabiting that space. Subsequently, her yoga teacher training and schooling of Ayurveda infused her with a holistic perspective on well-being. Today, she draws from the wisdom of these two disciplines —one focused on inner harmony, the other on outer harmony—to curate a weekly newsletter that empowers you with guidance for designing daily surroundings that effortlessly promote wellness in every aspect of your life.

Through her design, styling, and writing, France is shifting the cultural landscape of wellness and design — revealing a rich source of overall wellbeing where the two fields intersect.

Today, Sasha and France explore the principles of chromotherapy, design materials, layout, and spacial arrangement as a means of enhancing health and healing dis-ease for each dosha. We hope it inspires you to approach your space in a holistically new way.

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In today’s episode, recorded in the thick of Kapha Season, aka Allergy Season, Erin and Sasha thought it fitting to discuss: Allergies. In Ayurveda, allergies are primarily due to a combination of localized tissue weakness, or Stanya Samshraya, and low or altered Ojas.  These immunity impairments are caused by either General Depletion and Degeneration or Blockage and Stagnation. Which helps us understand systemically, that then when someone has an autoimmune condition, they usually have a long list of allergies and symptoms. 

But an important note for those suffering: you can retrain the immune system by strengthening Ojas. Understanding this pathogenesis in the eyes of Ayurveda will allow you to reclaim your power to heal yourself naturally, and prevent the condition from returning. We hope this knowledge serves you well for every Season to come. 

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Dhyana Masala, author of Ayurveda Mama, is a certified Ayurveda health counselor and educator, guiding groups and individuals on transformative healing journeys. Through her yoga and Ayurveda trainings as well as her online community, Soul Space, she empowers countless individuals to become healers in their own homes and to live a life of real meaning. Today, Sasha with with Dhyana to explore the inspiration for writing her book, the spiritual aspects of pregnancy and childbirth, what it means to consciously conceive, preparing the body and mind for pregnancy, and the journey of conscious parenting. 

We hope this conversation inspires mamas and future mamas to seek, and receive, more support. And for partners, families and communities to facilitate an environment for making that happen, leading to happier, healthier mamas and babies. 

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We extend this invite into our conversation today, to curious listeners, who would like to tune into an intimate conversation between friends who believe in the power of a compassionate witness. We hope it inspires you all to do the same, and perhaps listen more deeply to loved ones, whether it be family, friends, or partners, and perhaps the walls or coping mechanisms you have can start to feel safe to come down too.

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