As a young child, I remember watching my grandmother place pods of cardamom and fragrant dried clove flowers in her purse before any outing. Curious, I asked her why she did this and she replied that these spices would help her if she were to ever experience any discomfort, be it for indigestion or her old teeth. This was my Ayurveda 101.
A native Los Angeleno, I was raised by two Western physicians in this diverse city. I was blessed to be surrounded by my South Indian community, its rich culture, customs, and my mother’s healing, vegetarian cooking. My path to Ayurveda arose only after a harrowing experience with the Western medical system’s treatment of a loved one. I was left frustrated, discouraged and seeking alternative methods of healing. As I read about the wisdom of Ayurveda, a distant childhood memory resurfaced and I felt my calling: to learn and share this gift with others.
I am a licensed Clinical Ayurvedic Practitioner and Medicinal Aromatherapist. I completed my studies with the Kerala Ayurveda Academy here in Los Angeles and India, Ayurveda Polarity Yoga Therapy Institute with Amadea Morningstar in Santa Fe New Mexico, Medicinal Aromatherapist through Wisdom of the Earth in Santa Fe New Mexico, and my Ayurvedic medical residency and Yoga Therapy at Kerala Ayurveda Hospital in Southern India. It was when I was in India that I witnessed the depth of Ayurveda’s healing capacity on patients with severe “dis-ease”. So simple in its treatment, this 5,000 year old holistic medicine system uses whole foods, organic herbs, and yoga of the mind and body to treat any imbalance the body may experience. Ayurveda heals not just by treating the physical body, but by connecting it with the spirit and the mind.
My practice at Rasa Veda constitutes of Ayurvedic consultations to determine your Constitution, Prakruti; Cleansing/Detox, PanchaKarma; Meditation, Pranayam; as well as to teach one how to administer daily Self-Care therapies, Dinacharya. Though our Self -Care rituals we began to develop deep Self-Love. My specific passion is the healing properties of essential oils and their balancing effect on your Prakruti. I create herbal medicated Abhyanga oils/salves, Ayurvedic herbal tonics, and custom blended aromatherapy oils. All the oils and herbs are tuned-in, organic, wildcrafted, or from biodynamic farming techniques. I invite this community to experience and share the healing wisdom of this ancient Hollistic medicinal system.
A native Los Angeleno, I was raised by two Western physicians in this diverse city. I was blessed to be surrounded by my South Indian community, its rich culture, customs, and my mother’s healing, vegetarian cooking. My path to Ayurveda arose only after a harrowing experience with the Western medical system’s treatment of a loved one. I was left frustrated, discouraged and seeking alternative methods of healing. As I read about the wisdom of Ayurveda, a distant childhood memory resurfaced and I felt my calling: to learn and share this gift with others.
I am a licensed Clinical Ayurvedic Practitioner and Medicinal Aromatherapist. I completed my studies with the Kerala Ayurveda Academy here in Los Angeles and India, Ayurveda Polarity Yoga Therapy Institute with Amadea Morningstar in Santa Fe New Mexico, Medicinal Aromatherapist through Wisdom of the Earth in Santa Fe New Mexico, and my Ayurvedic medical residency and Yoga Therapy at Kerala Ayurveda Hospital in Southern India. It was when I was in India that I witnessed the depth of Ayurveda’s healing capacity on patients with severe “dis-ease”. So simple in its treatment, this 5,000 year old holistic medicine system uses whole foods, organic herbs, and yoga of the mind and body to treat any imbalance the body may experience. Ayurveda heals not just by treating the physical body, but by connecting it with the spirit and the mind.
My practice at Rasa Veda constitutes of Ayurvedic consultations to determine your Constitution, Prakruti; Cleansing/Detox, PanchaKarma; Meditation, Pranayam; as well as to teach one how to administer daily Self-Care therapies, Dinacharya. Though our Self -Care rituals we began to develop deep Self-Love. My specific passion is the healing properties of essential oils and their balancing effect on your Prakruti. I create herbal medicated Abhyanga oils/salves, Ayurvedic herbal tonics, and custom blended aromatherapy oils. All the oils and herbs are tuned-in, organic, wildcrafted, or from biodynamic farming techniques. I invite this community to experience and share the healing wisdom of this ancient Hollistic medicinal system.