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 pub...

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 ac...

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 pla...

Tara Taylor is a medium 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 ac...

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&n...

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; ...

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. T...

“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...

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 Ay...

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 ...

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 inher...

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 t...

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 ...

Dhyana Masla, 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 withs with Dhyana to explore the inspiration for writing her book, the spiritual aspects of pregnancy and childbirth, ...

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.Send us a Text Message.Support the Show.To learn more about Ayurveda, visit ...

Nate Stein, aka Equanimous, is a music producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the owner of Hi Vibe Records. and founder of HiVibe Fest, frequently behind the booth of other top ecstatic dance and music festivals around the world.As his friend and fellow traveler on the spiritual path, Sasha and Nate enjoy a discussion with fun anecdotes of a 15 year friendship and the exploration of shared values such as sustainable organic farming and what it means to live equanimously.Learn more abo...

Welcome back to Ojas Oasis! Sasha and Erin are back for Season 5, diving into the practical side of Time Management. Join them as they share real-life strategies for thriving in a fast-paced world with endless "to-do"s, what can feel like a constant lack of resources (like time itself!), infinite distractions, and constant curveballs. Support the Show.To learn more about Ayurveda, visit www.OjasOasis.com Connect with us @ojasoasis on Instagram

Antoinette Beauchamp is a certified leadership coach, facilitator, speaker, and meditation teacher, known for her bespoke methods that empower individuals navigating significant life and career transitions. Her work, inspired by her own transformative personal experiences, and influenced by Ayurveda, has established her as a key figure in the coaching realm. As a friend and healing guide, it has been so magnificent to witness her journey, and how supporting women in major life or business...

Welcome back to Ojas Oasis! Today,  Sasha sits with Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA), clinical herbalist, massage therapist, Vedic astrologer, author, educator and mentor with over two decades of full-time clinical and teaching experience, to explore his journey as well as the magical world of Herbal Medicine.   Stay connected with Vishnu Dass: Website: Blue Lotus AyurvedaBook: Ayurvedic Herbology East & WestSupport the show To learn more about Ayurveda, visit www.OjasOasis.com...

Erin and Sasha explore some of their favorite themes and questions, like: "How can we be fully present while staying on schedule? How can we get out of our mind and into our body more during yoga (and life in general)? What does it mean to achieve mastery of something as deep as Ayurveda? Is there anything more important to pursue mastery of than our own Self? What might that look like in our day-to-day life, both intrinsically and extrinsically?"  As we bring Season 4 to a close, we thank...

Happy New Year 2024! We are wishing you all a gentle, peaceful, nourishing start to a year full of blessings. And what better way than to introduce you to Anuradha Gupta, a NAMACB Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, who is also an engineer with an MBA. Her great-grandmother was a Vaidya and Midwife in India, and fought for the survival of Ayurveda during the British rule. A passionate and influential advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, Anu serves as a board member of her local chapter of the...

In Part 3 of our series on Healing Trauma with Freedom Cole,  Sasha and Freedom explore the cosmic perspective of Jyotish, or what we call Vedic Astrology in the West. We hope this series helps illuminate, or invites you to explore, the ways in which the Vedic system works together to heal us. To learn more about Freedom and take one of his Astrology courses, visit https://shrifreedom.org/ Support the showTo learn more about Ayurveda, visit www.OjasOasis.com Connect with us @ojasoasis on...

The 2nd in a 3-part episode series with Freedom Cole, Sasha and Freedom discuss how Yoga can heal trauma,  and discuss what Yoga and Yoga Therapy mean, how they differ, and the role and scope of a Yoga Teacher and a Yoga Therapist. To learn more about Freedom and take one of his Astrology courses, visit https://shrifreedom.org/ Support the showTo learn more about Ayurveda, visit www.OjasOasis.com Connect with us @ojasoasis on Instagram

In this 1st of a 3-part episode series, Sasha and Freedom Cole delve into the topic of Trauma.  Freedom is an internationally known and respected Vedic scholar, Author, Ayurvedic practitioner, Yoga teacher, and Vedic Astrologer, with a Masters degree in Psychology. As Trauma can have profound impacts on not only an individual’s health, but also their families, communities, and future generations, we begin this exploration from an Ayurvedic Perspective. By clearly defining what Trauma is, and...