SATYAM STORIES: HOW AYURVEDA AND YOGA HEAL US

After a season of spotlighting inspiring healers, teachers, and mentors, host Anjali Deva finally takes a moment to share her own story—the one she intentionally left out at the beginning. In this intimate bonus episode, Anjali opens up about the journey that led her to Ayurveda, what shaped her approach to trauma-informed healing, and why she believes so deeply in the power of storytelling and hu...

In this conversation with Erica Rey, healing justice practitioner and Ayurvedic practitioner, we explore the powerful intersection of healing and social justice work. Born in Argentina and raised in LA as an undocumented immigrant, Erica shares how her early experiences with organizing in the immigrant rights movement led her to recognize the profound need for healing within activist spaces. We de...

In this episode we sit down with Madison Madden, founder of LiveWISE and recognized Ayurvedic practitioner, who shares her profound transformation from chronic illness and pharmaceutical dependency to vibrant health through Ayurvedic medicine. Madison opens up about her journey from a young person who didn't expect to live past 30 to becoming a trauma-informed healer, exploring the sophisticated w...

From chronic pain to discovering yoga therapy in India Amy Wheeler shares her beautiful journey of trusting life's unfolding and how yoga and Ayurveda have become integrated into every aspect of her healing work. We explore the differences between yoga, yoga therapy, and Ayurvedic yoga therapy, how the gunas (qualities) show up everywhere from cathedrals to our kitchens, and Amy's wisdom about sur...

This conversation with Tristan was one of those profoundly enriching exchanges that reminded me why I'm so passionate about having these authentic dialogues. Tristan brought such a beautiful blend of vulnerability and wisdom, sharing their journey from journalism and politics into the intersection of yoga and equity work, particularly through their collaboration with Michelle Cassandra Johnson on...

In this conversation, I sit down with Laura Plum, founder and director of VEDA Wise and contributing Ayurvedic educator at UCSD Center for Integrative Medicine. Laura takes us on her beautiful journey from childhood on the shores of Lake Michigan to discovering yoga, Ayurveda, and Jyotish as pathways back to nature and our true essence. I'm moved by her wisdom as she shares how food becomes our mo...

In this inaugural episode, host Anjali sits down with her father, Arun Deva, an Ayurvedic Yoga therapist who has been pioneering the integration of ancient healing practices since 1977. Arun shares his transformative journey from cultural upbringing to conscious healing practice, sparked by a health crisis in infancy that led him beyond modern medicine. Together, they explore the natural intersect...