Ojas Oasis with Sasha Bershadsky

This episode originally aired in 2025 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. 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 wher...

This episode originally aired in 2025 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. "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.”...

This episode originally aired in 2025 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. 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...

This episode originally aired in 2025 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. 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 l...

This episode originally aired in 2025 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. 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...

This episode originally aired in 2025 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. 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 hu...

This episode originally aired in 2023 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. Today’s conversation concludes our 3 part series on the sub-doshas, specifically Kapha, the dosha of Earth and Water. Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by Ojas Oasis Ayurveda, Sasha's private clinical practice. Schedule a 30-minute strategy session here...

This episode originally aired in 2023 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today. Sasha and Erin continue the conversation on "subdoshas," the entities that are responsible for overseeing specific actions, organs and/or emotions.  We review the fundamental language of Ayurveda, including the pancha-mahabhutas, or 5 great elements, how they com...

This episode originally aired in 2023 and, as one of our most-loved conversations, we're sharing it again with you today.  Vata, nature's bio force of motion and circulation, plays a significant role in our mind/body system - specifically our digestive and emotional wellbeing. The subdoshas of Vata: Prana Vayu, Udana Vayu, Samana Vayu, Apana Vayu, and Vyana Vayu each have specific, signi...

As we grow - whether in our career, our leadership, our inner evolution - the stakes inevitably rise. Pressure increases, expectations heighten, and mistakes become more visible. In this episode, Sasha and Erin explore how to meet higher stakes with steadiness, through an Ayurvedic lens that honors the cultivation, and protection, of ojas under stress. They also dive into something essential that...

There’s a moment on the Ayurvedic path when we realize that knowing our constitution isn’t enough. We may know our Prakriti, our true nature. We may even know what foods are “good” or “bad” for us. And yet… we still feel off. Bloated. Inflamed. Heavy. Unsettled. Or simply not fully ourselves. And this is where Ayurveda gently redirects us from who we are, to what is actually happening. From prakri...

There is a quiet intelligence moving through your body at all times, carrying nourishment, clearing waste, transmitting information, and sustaining life itself. In Ayurveda, this movement is understood through the concept of srotas —the channels of the body. Today, Sasha and Erin explore the five types of flow that can exist within the srotas: normal (or balanced), excessive, deficient, blocked, o...

Sheng Huang is a Mind Mapper and YouTuber, coaching professionals to discover their purpose and build meaningful momentum. Through his unique integration of Mind Mapping, first principles thinking, and project management techniques, Sheng has helped thousands around the world navigate complexity, sharpen their systems thinking, and move through both professional and personal chaos with clarity. Hi...

Healing after betrayal is not just emotional: it is deeply physiological and spiritual. In this episode, we explore how to rebuild trust in yourself and others after heartbreak. Whether you’ve experienced dishonesty in a relationship, broken trust in friendship, or a deep sense of abandonment, your nervous system holds the imprint. Ayurveda teaches us that betrayal can aggravate Vata (creating anx...

Neil Dumra is the founder of Third Eye Cacao and Third Eye Meditation Lounge , spaces he has cultivated for cacao ceremony, meditation, and conscious connection, bringing communities together to explore presence, embodiment, and intentional living. He is also a dear friend, and next-door neighbor of Ojas Oasis at Casa De Luz in Austin, Texas. Beyond his businesses, he shares his knowledge through...

Today’s episode is one that feels especially relevant to the world we’re living in right now. We’re diving into the intersection of Ayurvedic psychology and modern personality frameworks, exploring how the ancient wisdom of the gunas can be understood through the lens of the 16 classical personality types. Sasha is joined by Freedom Cole, our first-ever two-time guest on the show. Together, they u...

Sasha and Erin dive into a foundational teaching from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: the Pancha Kleshas—five root obstacles that block our inner peace and keep us trapped in suffering. These five kleshas are: Avidya, or ignorance, the root misperception that keeps us from seeing reality clearly.  Asmita, egoism, our over-identification with ‘I’ and our roles in the world.  Raga, attachment, the clinging...

Snatam Kaur is a world-renowned, Grammy-nominated devotional singer, touring musician, teacher, and author known for her luminous voice and deeply embodied teachings. For decades, she has carried the ancient practice of mantra and sacred sound into modern spaces — helping audiences around the world experience the healing power of devotional music. In a world saturated with noise and isolation, man...

Today, Sasha and Erin dive into the root causes of disease, as described in Ayurveda. In classical Ayurveda, disease is never random. At the deepest level, it arises when we forget our true nature as spirit, identifying with the ego instead of our inherent consciousness. Subsequently, there are three primary root causes:     1.    Parinama – the process of natural transformation and change. Parina...

In Ayurveda, sex is not taboo: it is one of the three pillars of life, alongside food and sleep. When honored consciously, sexual energy builds vitality, creativity, immunity, and longevity. But when overstimulated or misused, it depletes ojas — our most refined vital essence responsible for resilience, radiance, and spiritual strength. In today’s hypersexualized digital culture, pornography has b...

How do you cope with grief when life doesn’t feel okay? What does Ayurveda say about loss, impermanence, and the pain that leaves holes in our hearts? In this deeply personal episode of Ojas Oasis, we explore how to be okay when you’re not okay. Through the lens of Ayurvedic wisdom and spiritual reflection, Sasha holds space for grief, heartbreak, and the disorienting reality of impermanence. When...

Welcome to Season 8 of Ojas Oasis.  "This season begins with a life update that feels less like a chapter and more like a quantum leap. I’ve moved to Austin, Texas, and the past few months have been nothing short of magic—an intricate web of synchronicities unfolding at a pace that has stretched time itself. Some days have felt like entire lifetimes, shaped by tectonic inner and outer shifts...

In today’s conversation, Sasha sits  with Pen King Jr. , holistic transformation coach, health-tech innovator, and CEO of Bonding Health , to explore a radically different approach to ADHD, focusing on emotional regulation, trauma, and mental health. Pen is also a dear friend of Sasha's- they met freshman year at Syracuse University in English class. Their connection deepened when she announc...

Today’s conversation is a powerful reminder that what we often call cutting-edge technology is, in many ways, a return to deeply rooted truth. I’m honored to welcome Scott Hickle , CEO and co-founder of Throne Science , a revolutionary health-tech company reimagining how we understand digestive health. Alongside John Capodilupo, one of the original founders of WHOOP—Scott brings together deep expe...

 Today's guest is someone who followed a deep soul level pole toward one sacred plant cacao. We're honored to be joined by Jonas Wonka , founder of Ora Cacao , whose journey with cacao began not as a business idea, but as a relationship. In this conversation, Jonas shares how cacao found him, what it means to work with this plant as a teacher rather than a commodity, and how ceremonial c...