How I Decided to Study Ayurveda

How I decided to study Ayurveda might not be obvious

10 years ago today, something incredible happened.

I recall a moment when I was sitting on my sofa that led to a decision that would forever change my medical career.

After finishing residency in 2005, I found that hospice was the only specialty that gave me the flexibility to provide care the way I wanted. I learned about grief and how precious life is in this work.

A powerful death occurred for one of my patients. One that gave me great pause. I had to rethink what I was doing.

So I made a bold shift.

I left to study at The Ayurvedic Institute with Dr. Vasant Lad. I had been to India in 2008 to study; however, in 2011, I started learning Ayurveda in earnest. It was a beautiful compliment to my Integrative Medicine studies, yoga teacher training, and Reiki Master training.

I began to weave together how modern science could link with Ayurvedic principles. I learned how our small daily lifestyle choices can create trends or cause diseases in such a direct way.

It took three years to complete these studies. It was expensive in both time and cost. I lived simply.

I returned to practice in 2014, where I worked in primary care, sharing insights from what I had learned, while continuing to learn about the neuroscience of habit formation, the latest principles of the microbiome, and how trauma impacts the autonomic nervous system.

However, the school of life was probably the most potent teacher. I went through a profound journey after working with a company that promised to deliver integrative care, only to have it all nixed for their IPO.

With Dr. Vasant Lad in India at his treatment center.

Time for RESET

After a severe case of Covid and influenza A in Feb of 2020, I had to get bold again.

Though I could not have fully anticipated it, so many clinicians have begun to search for new ways to nourish themselves at this time.

So I created a program that empowers clinicians to invite resilience into their lives through a 12-week lifestyle program that teaches Ayurveda, Creativity, Yoga, Mindfulness, and plant-based cooking.

I simplified 30 years of study into high-yield steps, and I am sharing them with you.