Welcome to The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance—a podcast where ancient practices meet ambitious goals to help you operate with strength, clarity, and grounded intention.
I'm your host, Sweta Vikram — Ayurvedic doctor, award-winning author, trauma-informed yoga teacher, mindfulness coach, corporate wellness speaker, adjunct professor, and lifelong student of what it really means to lead with clarity, purpose, and peace.
This podcast explores how burnout, chronic stress, and misaligned energy are silently eroding your leadership & career potential. Learn how ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, modern wellness strategies, and emotional intelligence can help you reclaim clarity, purpose, team success, and health.
Each episode blends storytelling, practical tips, & interviews with wellness leaders, Ayurvedic practitioners, and C-suite executives. Gain the actionable tools you’ve been searching for to manage stress, enhance resilience, and lead from a place of balance.
If you’re a high-performing professional, founder, team leader, or heart-centered entrepreneur who's tired of the burnout-and-breakdown cycle… you’re in the right place. Because here’s the truth: your wellness is your leadership. Let's dive in.
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Episode 26: The Health Gap We Don’t Talk About: Why Men Delay Care—and Why It Matters to All of Us
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 • Duration 07:46
🎙️Podcast Description
Today’s episode is more personal—and a little uncomfortable in the way meaningful conversations often are.
📣 We’re talking about men’s health. More specifically, why so many men delay care, ignore symptoms, and push through until something breaks.
This isn’t about blame. It’s about reflection—and an invitation.
Inspired by Men’s Health Month and the conversations many of us are (or aren’t) having at home, I share personal stories, real-life examples, and what both research and Ayurveda reveal about how men approach health, stress, and vulnerability.
👉🏼From the cultural conditioning that teaches men to “tough it out,” to the quiet consequences of delayed care, we explore:
Why men are less likely to seek help for mental and physical health
How stoicism can become a risk factor
The gap between outward strength and true wellbeing
What prevention, presence, and self-leadership really look like
Through both clinical insight and lived experience, this episode reframes health not as weakness—but as responsibility.
💡Because men’s health isn’t just a men’s issue. It’s a family issue. A partnership issue. A community issue.
Because leadership isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about living longer, wiser, and more grounded.
📩 ✍🏽 ✔️ If this conversation resonates, email me and I’ll send you the 5-minute reflection card—a simple, thoughtful check-in for yourself or someone you care about.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
Disclaimer: The content is purely informative and educational in nature and should not be construed as medical advice. The information is not intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease. Please use the content only in consultation with an appropriate certified medical or healthcare professional. If you are nursing, taking medications, or have a medical condition, please consult with your health care practitioner prior to the use of any of these herbs.
Episode 25: Leadership Lessons from a Tsunami Survivor
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 • Duration 35:14
🎙️Podcast Description
In this powerful episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with performance coach and Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher, Will Robbins, to explore a story that goes far beyond sport—into survival, faith, and the kind of resilience that reshapes a life.
Early in his career as a touring professional golfer, Will survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami while on his honeymoon in Thailand. What unfolded in those moments—and in the long road to recovery that followed—changed not only the trajectory of his career, but his understanding of purpose, leadership, and what it truly means to live well.
🎧🪷👉🏼In this conversation, we go beyond the event itself and explore the deeper lessons:
What happens internally when you come face-to-face with mortality
The role of faith and instinct in moments of crisis
How trauma and recovery can reshape identity and purpose
Why “everyone has a tsunami in their life”—and how to navigate it
What resilience really looks like in the face of burnout, grief, or uncertainty
How redefining success can lead to a more meaningful, service-driven life
This is a conversation about leadership in its most human form—when control is stripped away and what remains is who you are at your core.
If you’ve ever faced a moment that changed you… or are navigating one right now… this episode will meet you there.
🔁🤝▶️ If this conversation moved you, share it with someone who might be going through their own “tsunami.” And don’t forget to subscribe to The Grounded Leader for more conversations at the intersection of leadership, resilience, and well-being.
✨BIO
Will Robins, PGA, is a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher in America, performance coach, and the creator of , a system used by tens of thousands of golfers worldwide to improve their performance. Early in his career as a touring professional, Will survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami while on his honeymoon in Thailand—an experience that reshaped his perspective and inspired his mission to help others perform at their highest level.
Episode 16: Self-worth as the foundation of leadership and wellbeing.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • Duration 07:21
🎙️Podcast Description
February often arrives wrapped in red hearts and expectations — a season that tells us love must look a certain way. But what if true love begins not with someone else, but within?
In this episode of The Grounded Leader, host Sweta Vikram explores the subtle emotional weight that Valentine’s Day can carry — from comparison to loneliness — and how these moments mirror deeper questions of self-worth. Drawing on Ayurvedic wisdom and lived experience, she unpacks how our relationship with ourselves shapes the way we lead, connect, and show up in the world.
Through gentle reflection and grounded practices, you’ll learn to return to yourself — to lead from worth, not from the need for validation.
💛 Key Takeaways:
· Self-worth is not performance. It’s remembering that your value doesn’t rise or fall with others’ approval.
· Disconnection creates imbalance. In Ayurveda, true alignment begins with reconnecting to your essence.
· Leadership rooted in worth feels safe. When you lead from self-trust, others feel grounded in your steadiness.
· Simple self-love practices heal. Conscious breathing, nourishing food, and mindful gratitude are leadership tools — not luxuries.
· Love becomes leadership. How you love yourself sets the tone for every relationship you nurture — at work and beyond.
🌸 If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, rate, and review The Grounded Leader — it helps more people find this space of calm and authenticity.
✨ Continue your journey of holistic leadership and Ayurvedic wellbeing at swetavikram.com, or connect with me on Instagram @swetavikram for daily reflections on balance, purpose, and heart-centered success.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor,
Episode 15: Anchored in Giving: How Service Shapes Leaders
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • Duration 36:34
In this heartfelt episode of The Grounded Leader, host Sweta Vikram sits down with Priya Ramteke, a professional leader whose journey beautifully intertwines career success with compassion and service.
At a time when leadership is often defined by metrics, titles, and outcomes, Priya reminds us that true fulfillment comes from giving back. Be it through her volunteer work teaching yoga to underprivileged children or donating her time and services in other ways, Priya has discovered how acts of service can quiet the ego, cultivate empathy, and strengthen the very qualities that make us better leaders.
Together, Sweta and Priya explore how service nourishes purpose, how privilege can be used consciously, and why generosity of spirit may be the most sustainable form of leadership in our fast-paced world.
✨ Key Takeaways
Service transforms the self before it transforms others. Giving back is not just an act of generosity—it’s a path toward deeper self-awareness and humility.
Leadership is energy management. Teaching yoga to children helped Priya reconnect with stillness, balance, and compassion—qualities she brings back to her professional life.
Privilege comes with responsibility. Awareness of opportunity can inspire meaningful action when paired with empathy and intention.
Boundaries sustain generosity. Priya shares how she maintains healthy limits to ensure that giving doesn’t lead to depletion.
Fulfillment is born from connection. Success feels richer when it is rooted in purpose, presence, and the wellbeing of others.
🎧 If this episode inspired you, take a moment to reflect on how you can give back this week — whether it’s mentoring, volunteering, or simply showing kindness.
💫 Share this episode with a colleague or friend who leads with heart. 💫 Subscribe, rate, and review The Grounded Leader wherever you listen — your support helps us reach more leaders who value purpose, balance, and authenticity.
Episode 14: Reset, Don’t Reinvent: Leading from Stillness in the New Year
Thursday, January 1, 2026 • Duration 05:29
🎧It’s January — the season of fresh starts and fierce resolutions. But Ayurveda reminds us: we don’t need to reinvent ourselves to grow — we only need to remember who we are.
In this episode, Sweta Vikram explores how to begin the year with stillness, not speed. Through Ayurvedic wisdom and mindful reflection, she shares how slowing down helps us align with winter’s rhythm, lead with clarity, and cultivate calm strength instead of burnout.
If you’re ready to start the year grounded in purpose rather than pressure, this episode is your invitation to breathe, reset, and return home to yourself.
🌿 Key Takeaways
You don’t need to reinvent yourself — you need to realign. Growth begins with remembering your true rhythm.
Ayurveda teaches cyclical balance. Winter (Kapha season) calls for rest, nourishment, and reflection — not overdrive.
Stillness clarifies strategy. The quiet moments reveal what truly matters, personally and professionally.
Add, don’t restrict. Add warmth, grounding, and gentle structure to stabilize energy and focus.
Leadership starts with energy, not achievement. Ask: “How do I want to feel as I lead this year?”
🌿 Begin your year with intention — not intensity. 💛 Share your January intention using #TheGroundedLeaderPodcast and tag @swetavikram 💌 Download your free “5-Minute Ayurveda Reset” and explore Ayurvedic coaching at swetavikram.com 🎧 Follow The Grounded Leader for more Ayurvedic wisdom to help you lead with balance, not burnout.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
Episode 13: Self-Compassion and the Art of Letting Go During the Holidays
Thursday, December 18, 2025 • Duration 30:52
On today’s episode … we’re diving into a topic that so many leaders quietly struggle with—the emotional weight of the holiday season. While we’re told this is the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ and the holidays are marketed as the season of joy, family gatherings, and picture-perfect moment … for many, it brings up grief for loved ones who are no longer with us, the stress of strained family dynamics, spotlight the loneliness that follows life transitions like divorce, or the pressure of living up to Hallmark-style perfection.
This episode of The Grounded Leader explores how to navigate the emotional weight of the holidays without succumbing to the Hallmark pressures of “perfect cheer.” Instead, we’ll talk about the healing role of self-compassion, both/and thinking, and the grace of letting go—reminding us that one difficult holiday does not define a lifetime. Our guest today is Angie Miller.
🔑Key Takeaways for Listeners
The holidays can hold both light and shadow, and that’s normal.
Self-compassion is not indulgence—it’s resilience.
Both/And thinking allows us to honor grief and joy in the same breath.
Letting go of “perfect holidays” creates space for authentic presence.
A tough season doesn’t mean a tough lifetime.
📣If the holidays feel heavy this year, know that you’re not alone — and you don’t have to push through in perfection mode.
💛 Follow The Grounded Leader for more soulful conversations that blend Ayurveda, leadership, and emotional wellbeing. 🌿 Share this episode with a friend, colleague, or loved one who might need the reminder that grace and grief can coexist.
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Angie's Bio
Angie is a Global Wellness Speaker who champions the intersection between physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. A Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, Author, and Renowned Fitness Expert, Angie empowers individuals and organizations worldwide with evidence-based strategies for mental and physical wellbeing. With years of experience helping individuals navigate loss, transition, and high-pressure seasons, Angie brings deep wisdom on how we can meet ourselves with
Episode 12: The Gratitude Advantage - Why Thankfulness Fuels Entrepreneurship
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 • Duration 33:19
🎙️ Episode Description
The Gratitude Advantage: Why Thankfulness Fuels Entrepreneurship
In this illuminating episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with the incomparable Laura Mignott—a culture-shaper, master connector, and visionary who leads teams that build unforgettable, high-impact brand experiences. Known for her magnetic presence and her ability to “know everyone,” Laura brings wisdom, humor, and heart to our conversation.
Together, we explore an entrepreneurial superpower that rarely gets the spotlight: gratitude. Far beyond a feel-good concept, gratitude is a strategic lens that transforms how we lead, innovate, and navigate uncertainty. It softens the edges of stress, fuels clarity, and strengthens resilience—while also shaping compassionate teams and emotionally intelligent companies.
Through personal stories and practical reflections, this episode invites you to rethink gratitude not as a “soft skill,” but as a hard-working leadership asset. Whether you’re scaling a business, leading a team, or simply trying to stay grounded in an ever-shifting world, this conversation will show you why thankfulness isn’t a luxury—it’s a competitive advantage.
✨ Key Takeaways
Gratitude reframes the entrepreneurial journey
Thankfulness strengthens leadership
Gratitude is a team-culture builder
Innovation thrives in a grateful mind
Gratitude during setbacks
Expressing gratitude outwardly
📣 If this episode helped you see gratitude in a new light, I’d love for you to support the show:
✨ Subscribe to The Grounded Leader so you never miss an episode ✨ Rate & Review to help more leaders and entrepreneurs discover these conversations ✨ Share this episode with someone who could use a reminder that gratitude is a leadership strategy—not an afterthought
Until next time, stay grounded, stay grateful, and keep leading with intention.
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Episode 11: How Grief Can Lead to Healing and Growth
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 • Duration 30:36
🎙️ In this heartfelt episode I sit down with Reshma Kearney, a Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher and Healing Guide who helps individuals and families navigate life after loss.
After losing her husband to suicide in 2022, Reshma turned to mindfulness and movement as lifelines in her own healing. Today, she leads Healing Circles for those walking the difficult path of grief, creating compassionate spaces for remembrance, release, and renewal. To me, she is a real leader helping her children, family, and communities grieve and heal with compassion.
Together, we explore how grief can become a teacher — guiding us toward deeper self-awareness, tenderness, and purpose.
🎧 Key Takeaways
Grief reshapes us. It can become a powerful teacher that deepens our empathy, resilience, and connection to what truly matters.
Healing isn’t about “getting over it.” It’s about learning to live with love, loss, and gratitude all at once — honoring the full range of human experience.
Movement and mindfulness reconnect us. Simple, embodied practices can help us feel grounded and reclaim parts of ourselves that grief can silence.
Community heals what isolation cannot. Healing Circles and shared spaces remind us we don’t have to carry pain alone — collective healing creates profound transformation.
Purpose can emerge from pain. When we allow grief to soften rather than harden us, it can guide us toward service, creativity, and deeper meaning in life and leadership.
📚 And for a deeper exploration, pick up my book The Loss That Binds Us — part memoir, part guide — .
Episode 10: Regaining Your Equilibrium: Should shouldering the demands of your life come at a cost?
Thursday, November 13, 2025 • Duration 38:42
🎙️ Podcast: Regaining Your Equilibrium: Should Shouldering the Demands of Your Life Come at a Cost?
Leaders in the “sandwich generation” often carry a silent load: managing teams and businesses, raising children, and caring for aging parents—all while trying to keep their own lives intact. On the outside, they look like powerhouses. Inside? Many feel stretched thin, unseen, and close to breaking.
In this episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with Aditi Davray, consultant to nonprofit, philanthropic, and private sector organizations and doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy at NYU. She's also a certified Domestic Violence Advocate and was recognized as an Advocate of New York in 2021 by the Mayor's Office to End Gender-Based Violence.
Together, we unpack the toll of nonstop caregiving and leading, and explore how women in particular experience unseen pressures, guilt, and identity shifts during this stage of life.
We also look at how organizations and families can step up, what wellness practices like Ayurveda and mindfulness can offer, and how redefining success can help leaders in the sandwich generation reclaim energy, agency, and fulfillment.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying the world for everyone else while quietly putting your own dreams on pause, this conversation is for you.
🔑 Key Takeaways
The invisible weight of caregiving & leadership: Why women leaders in the sandwich generation face unique challenges.
The emotional toll: How guilt, grief, and burnout quietly shape both careers and personal lives.
Identity shifts: What happens when leadership collides with caregiving and women begin to question their sense of self.
Ripple effects in the workplace: How silent burnout affects teams, organizations, and culture.
Pathways to resilience: Small but powerful ways women can prioritize their own well-being without guilt.
Redefining success: Moving away from “doing it all” toward living fully, sustainably, and with balance.
The role of holistic practices: How Ayurveda, yoga, and mindfulness can anchor leaders through this demanding life stage.
Episode 9: Sleep, Success & the Subtle Body—The Nightly Rituals of Grounded Leaders
Thursday, October 30, 2025 • Duration 07:02
Sleep, Success & the Subtle Body—The Nightly Rituals of Grounded Leaders
Sleep isn’t just rest—it’s leadership hygiene. In this episode of The Grounded Leader, host Sweta Vikram unpacks why insomnia is more than a personal struggle—it’s a leadership crisis.
Drawing from both Ayurvedic wisdom and modern science, we explore how poor sleep depletes ojas (your vitality), disrupts your subtle body, and derails your ability to make wise, grounded decisions. You’ll learn why high-achievers are especially vulnerable to vata imbalances that keep the mind racing at night—and how nightly rituals can help restore balance, clarity, and resilience.
🌿 Inside this episode:
The hidden leadership cost of poor sleep.
How Ayurveda views sleep as one of the three pillars of life.
Why “tired but wired” nights signal a deeper imbalance.
Five grounding rituals leaders can adopt tonight to improve sleep and performance.
Because the world doesn’t need more sleep-deprived leaders running on fumes. It needs rested, intuitive, and radiant ones.
✨ If this episode resonated, don’t keep it to yourself—share it with a fellow leader, founder, or entrepreneur who’s been struggling with burnout or sleepless nights.
💌 For personalized Ayurvedic coaching on sleep, stress, and leadership wellness, connect with me directly at swetavikram.com
Until next time—stay rooted. Stay rested. Stay radiant.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
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Will is the owner of WRGolf in Sacramento County, California, where he coaches players of all levels using his proven results-based approach. He is also the Founder and CEO of Robins Golf Logistix (RGX), a global coaching and business training organization that has helped transform the careers of golf professionals across 43 U.S. states and 18 countries.
In addition to coaching, Will is a keynote speaker who shares insights on performance, leadership, and resilience, and he leads VIP Golf Experiences that elevate corporate events and conferences.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
Disclaimer: The content is purely informative and educational in nature and should not be construed as medical advice. The information is not intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease. Please use the content only in consultation with an appropriate certified medical or healthcare professional. If you are nursing, taking medications, or have a medical condition, please consult with your health care practitioner prior to the use of any of these herbs.
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Priya Ramteke, Head of Learning at NMAJS, brings over 26 years of experience in education — including 17 years in IB schools in India and nine in England. In her current role, she leads curriculum and instructional leadership across both the Primary Years Programme and the Middle Years Programme, with a strong focus on making transitions enriching.
As both a certified yoga teacher and an active IBEN educator, she brings a unique lens to her work — one that integrates well-being and mindfulness into the way schools use data, ensuring that learning remains holistic and human-centered.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
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self-compassion, both/and thinking, and the grace of letting go.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
Disclaimer: The content is purely informative and educational in nature and should not be construed as medical advice. The information is not intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease. Please use the content only in consultation with an appropriate certified medical or healthcare professional. If you are nursing, taking medications, or have a medical condition, please consult with your health care practitioner prior to the use of any of these herbs.
Laura Mignott is a visionary business leader, cultural strategist, and brand innovator with over 15 years of executive experience shaping the future of marketing, communications, and experiential engagement. As the CEO of You Are Home (YAH), Laura helps Fortune 500 brands grow through inclusive storytelling, cultural fluency, and deep audience insight—driving business transformation in industries from tech to CPG, luxury to healthcare.
Her voice has been featured in Forbes, AdWeek, Essence, and Business Insider, and she is a frequent speaker at premier industry events including Cannes Lions, SXSW, Beet.TV, CES & more.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
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📣 My friend, if you’re listening and feel seen by today’s conversation, know this: you’re not failing—you’re simply carrying too much. You deserve support, rest, and dreams that don’t have to wait for “someday.”
👉 Share this episode with another woman in your life who’s quietly holding it all together. Start a conversation, and let her know she’s not alone. 👉 For more resources on balance and Ayurvedic wellness for leaders, connect with me on Instagram @swetavikram or visit www.swetavikram.com.
If you are looking for advice from a trained yogi and Ayurvedic Doctor, contact Sweta here.
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