Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with me today as I delve into the ancient system of healing known as Ayurveda. In this series, I invite you to join me as I interview individuals who have undergone the rigorous study of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Each episode offers a glimpse into the personal and professional jour…

In this episode of The Healthy Peaceful Podcast, I take a deep dive into the world of Ayurveda with Gary Grewal, the founder of Garry N Sun Ayurveda Healing Herbs. From his early days in India to his travels through Dubai and the U.S., Gary shares his incredible journey of launching his Ayurveda business in the United States and his dedication to b…

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with me today as I delve into the ancient system of healing known as Ayurveda. In this series, I invite you to join me as I interview individuals who have undergone the rigorous study of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Each episode offers a glimpse into the personal and professional jour…

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with me today as I delve into the ancient system of healing known as Ayurveda. In this series, I invite you to join me as I interview individuals who have undergone the rigorous study of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Each episode offers a glimpse into the personal and professional jour…

In this episode of The Healthy Peaceful Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Marc Edwards, an adjunct professor at Maharishi International University (MIU), teaching in its graduate level Ayurveda programs. With an MD, MBA, and over 30 years of experience in healthcare management, Dr. Edwards has dedicated his career to the study and practice of Maharishi A…

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with me today as I delve into the ancient system of healing known as Ayurveda. In this series, I invite you to join me as I interview individuals who have undergone the rigorous study of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Each episode offers a glimpse into the personal and professional jour…

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with me today as I delve into the ancient system of healing known as Ayurveda. In this series, I invite you to join me as I interview individuals who have undergone the rigorous study of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Each episode offers a glimpse into the personal and professional jour…

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, a pioneer in the field of consciousness research. His groundbreaking work on physiology and meditation has earned him recognition as a leading authority on mind-body health. Dr. Wallace's research, published in prestigious journals like Science and Scientific American, has helped establish Transce…

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with me today as I delve into the ancient system of healing known as Ayurveda. In this series, I invite you to join me as I interview individuals who have undergone the rigorous study of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Each episode offers a glimpse into the personal and professional jour…

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with me today as I delve into the ancient system of healing known as Ayurveda. In this series, I invite you to join me as I interview individuals who have undergone the rigorous study of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Each episode offers a glimpse into the personal and professional jour…

Join me in this enlightening episode as we sit down with Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, a distinguished scientist and author renowned for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience, physiology, and holistic health. In today's discussion, we explore the profound insights from Dr. Wallace's seminal work, "The Physiology of Consciousness," and delve …

Step into the world of neurohacking with Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, a renowned scientist and author, as he shares groundbreaking insights on optimizing study habits and harnessing mind-body energy states for online learning. In this illuminating episode of The Healthy Peaceful Podcast, we delve into Dr. Wallace's latest book, co-authored with Carol …

Today, I have the honor of speaking with Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, a distinguished scientist, researcher, and prolific author, having penned over 18 books. Dr. Wallace's lifelong dedication to exploring the intricate relationship between mind, body, and consciousness has left an indelible mark on the fields of physiology and holistic health. W…

In this episode, join me as I sit down with Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, a distinguished scientist, prolific author, and dedicated educator with a passion for exploring the intersection of mind, body, and consciousness. With over 18 books to his name, Dr. Wallace's groundbreaking research on the physiology of consciousness has reshaped our unders…

In this insightful episode of The Healthy Peaceful Podcast, I delve into the world of holistic health with Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, PhD as he shares his new book, Living in Balance with Maharishi Ayurveda: Practical Therapies for Consciousness-Based Health. Drawing upon their (Dr. Wallace and his co-authors)* collective expertise and research, the…

Join me for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, a pioneer in bridging ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern science to unlock the secrets of longevity and vibrant living. Dr. Wallace, a distinguished researcher in consciousness physiology, has inspired numerous studies on meditation and mind-body techniques, published in…

Join me as I interview Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, a social anthropologist, researcher, writer, and charismatic public speaker. Marilyn is a Professor in the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University and has previously taught and/or conducted research at Stanford, Harvard, and Trinity Universities. She is President Emeritus and Senior Fel…

Join me as I interview Dr. James Duffy, MD, a psychiatrist who specializes in: Acupuncture, Body-Mind Therapy, Brain Health, Burnout, Herbs & Supplements Guidance, Huntington’s Disease, Integrated Care, Movement Disorders, Neurocognitive Disorders, Parkinson's Disease. Multi-faceted, Dr. Duffy guides doctors in returning the healer to their work. H…

Join me as I interview Dr. James Duffy, MD, a psychiatrist who specializes in: Acupuncture, Body-Mind Therapy, Brain Health, Burnout, Herbs & Supplements Guidance, Huntington’s Disease, Integrated Care, Movement Disorders, Neurocognitive Disorders, Parkinson's Disease. Multi-faceted, Dr. Duffy guides doctors in returning the healer to their work. H…

Join me for a fascinating interview with Barbara Slaine. We dive deep into a topic that is often considered taboo: death & dying. Barbara shares her years of experience as an end-of-life doula, guiding individuals and families through this process. She also touches upon her documentary film project - tracking the impact of training incarcerated and…

Join me as I interview prolific writer and healer, Robert Sachs, who encourages us to awaken our hearts in these troubled times -- not by sticking our heads in the proverbial sand, but by cultivating and practicing being awake in our own lives. Today we explore the concepts raised in his book - PERFECT ENDINGS: A CONSCIOUS APPROACH TO DYING AND DEA…

Today, I have the good fortune to chat with a fabuous guest, Melanie Sachs. Melanie has spent many decades expanding the healing energy of Ayurveda throughout the world. She is the co-author of 2 books along with her husband Robert Sachs: Ayurvedic Beauty Care and Ayurveda Spa: Treatments for Large and Small Spas. Melanie's exploraton into alternat…

Join me as I talk with James Pace about EMFs (electromagnetic toxins) -- which include the invisible forces emanating from power lines, cell phones, appliances, and computers. Electromagnetic pollution directly causes or contributes to imbalance and disease. From the perspective of SV Ayurveda, EMFs pollute and corrupt the nadis (vibrational channe…

Today, I have the good fortune to chat with a fabuous guest, Karin Lubin. While there is so much that Karin and I can focus on in today's chat, we connected due to my interest in the book, THE PASSION TEST, by Janet Attwood and Chris Attwood and we'll start by delving into how THE PASSION TEST can lead you to a more fulfilling life - actually a lif…

I have the great pleasure of introducing Durga Leela, the founder of the online learning platform and sangha called YOGA OF RECOVERY. Durga Leela is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher and yoga therapist (IAYT certified) from the UK and now based in the US. She has shared Yoga as a Recovery Pathway in sev…

In today’s interview, we focus on how Tom’s early life experience with Maharishi Mahesh Yoga (he spent 12 years on the Parusha program, a program designed by Maharishi for men who wish to dedicate themselves fully to the most rapid pace of evolving consciousness as possible) led to his later work in the field of helping create not only effective co…

Join me as I interview Dr. Judith Pentz, MD on her presciptive memoir, CLEANSE YOUR BODY, REVEAL YOUR SOUL - SUSTAINABLE WELL-BEING THROUGH THE ANCIENT POWER OF AYURVEDA PANCHAKARMA THERAPY. Dr. Pentz shares her personal healing journey, describing her trip to India where she underwent the 5,000 year-old Ayurvedic detoxification and rejuvenation th…

Join me as I interview Laurina Carroll. Currently based in the Chicago area, Laurina has been a teacher of Transcendental Medication since 1997. She had the good fortune or working as an Ayurvedic Wellness Consultant in one of the Maharishi Ayurvedic Clinic in Germany, known as one of the most reputable in Europe. Inspired by this experience, she m…

Join me in this third interview (see Ep . 38 & 41 for other interviews) with John Broome. John is an Ayurvedic recipe and food product developer and recently released his first cookbook, Better Health through Taste: Easy Transformation with Ayurveda. I chat with John live from Mexico where he shares his continuing discoveries and challenges -- as h…

Join me as I interview esteemed guest, Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar -- a world-renowned Ayurvedic physician and medical astrologer who hails from a family of traditional Vedic healers in India. He holds a B.A. in Ayurvedic medicine and has completed a three-year M.D. (Ayurvedic Internal Medicine) residency at Pune University. Dr. Suhas is a compassionate h…

Join me as I interview Susan Barney who early in her healing journey discovered the connection between food and healing. Susan became inspired by Dr. Gabriel Cousens's, MD, seminal book (a total of 880 pages) titled Conscious Eating and his commitment to including Ayurveda in a book otherwise focused on living (raw) plant-based foods. What Susan di…

Join me in this second interview with John Broome. John is an Ayurvedic recipe and food product developer and recently released his first cookbook, Better Health through Taste: Easy Transformation with Ayurveda. Now, John is working on another Ayurvedic cookbook - same principles but focused on Mexican food. John joins me on location from Mexico wh…

Join me as I interview Michele Jersak, who recently completed her Master's degree in Ayurveda at Maharishi University and is in the process of completing meditation teacher training. With a career of over 20 years as a counselor in a community college environment in Minnesota, Michele has had the unique opportunity to see up close the challenges th…

I have the pleasure of being interviewed by Guy Harvey, producer/creator of the podcast, Soul Family Chat. Here, I share my journey from a legal career and founder of my own law firm to becoming a natural foods chef, traveling the U.S., and returning to wholeness with Ayurveda. I've heard it said that our evolution is in the journey and no doubt, i…

Join me as I interview John Broome, author of the newly released Ayurvedic cookbook titled Better Health through Taste: Easy Transformation with Ayurveda. John is a recipe and food product developer and now also, a cookbook author. He plans to release Ayurvedic superfood powders in a number of products in the U.S. market including superfood cookies…

Meet Emily Fitz Randolph, founder of Itihas Ayurveda in Los Angeles. Emily describes her journey away and back to Ayurveda. Having grown up in the heart of Ayurveda and meditation in the U.S. (Fairfield, IA), Emily moved to NYC -- ready to conquer the business world and that she did for 15 years. She managed campus recruiting for the top financial …

Meet Sarah Priya Sookchand as she describes her journey to Ayurveda at the age of 23- which is one of healing from auto-immune conditions (lupus and rheumatoid arthritis). This was after 4 years of conventional medical treatment with some of the top practitioners in the U.S. and a protocol of pharmaceuticals. She accompanied her parents on a trip t…

Sultan Salah is an experienced practitioner and educator in the areas of Ayurveda, holistic healthcare, natural healing, and integrative medicine. He has 6 years experience teaching and developing academic curricula and has developed 2 of the nation’s accredited degree programs in Ayurveda at Maharishi International University. Sultan has studied A…

Join me as I interview Amadea Morningstar, a shining star in Ayurveda and Food & Healing for 40 + years. She is the creator of Ayurveda Polarity & Yoga Institute in Sante Fe, New Mexico. She is committed to teaching both Ayurveda in all its holistic and component parts (everything is Ayurvedic!) and polarity therapy, a hands-on healing system desig…

Join me as I interview Dilek Koksal. Raised in Turkey, Dilek has been a student of Ayurveda since 2015 and is currently a teaching assistant at Maharishi University where she is also a student in the Master’s program in Ayurveda. Dilek works in software and has degrees in computer science, finance, and computing. She formerly founded a dance compan…

Join me as I interview Martha Soffer, owner of Surya Spa (an Ayurvedic spa), located in Los Angeles. Martha is a graduate of Maharishi International University and a practitioner of Ayurveda for over 30 years. Her specialty is panchakarma, an Ayurvedic detoxification protocol designed to restore radiant health. She is also the creator of a line of …

Join me as I interview Gau Bodepudi, the creator of awakeninnerfire.com - where he is creating community around the practice of agnihotra in Austin, Texas. Agnihotra is an ancient Vedic technology; its purpose: to heal individual and environment by attuning to nature’s rhythms. Gau, a patent attorney, has taken on a new role: documentary filmmaker.…

Susan Weis-Bohlen began her career as a journalist in Israel. There, she was introduced to yoga and meditation - for her, precursors to Ayurveda. Upon return to the U.S., she soon became the owner of a New Age bookstore in her hometown, Baltimore. Back then, Ayurveda occupied a small section of her store. Exhausted and 50 pounds overweight, she div…

Welcome to my first solocast - it’s a prelude to an upcoming interview with Gau Bodepudi, the creator of AWAKENINNERFIRE.COM – essentially cultivating community around the practice of agnihotra in his hometown, Austin, Texas. Agnihotra is an ancient Vedic technology, its purpose to heal individual and planet, the environment near and far, by attuni…

Join me as I interview Anna Noxon, the owner of Anna B. Nana Products, a company that produces personal care (mostly bath) products – based on the integration of the principles of Aromatherapy and Ayurveda. Anna is currently a student at Maharishi International University (MIU) – she is enrolled in a unique Master’s program that combines the healin…

My guest today is Kate Ostheimer who shares how Ayurveda found her. Originally from Peru, Kate spent many years working in the hospitality industry, primarily for mega-luxury hotel chains. “While they aimed to bring a sense of well-being to their clientele, the essence of wellness was missing.” Currently, Kate is a student and teacher in the Master…

Join me as I interview Nicole Windenberger. A self-described multi-potentialite (someone with many interests and pursuits), Nicole supports individuals and groups – helping them harness their full potential through the mediums of food, architecture, education and culture and on a more subtle level - meditation, yoga, integrated brain functioning an…

Join me as I interview Dr. Robert Graham from NYC. Dr. Rob is the founder of FRESH MED [https://www.freshmednyc.com/], an integrative health and wellness center. The FRESH model of healthcare combines the best of conventional medicine with complimentary therapies. Dr. Rob envisions a new paradign for healthcare, one that adheres to the principles o…

Join me as I interview Durga Leela, creator of Yoga of Recovery , a platform where she introduces the ancient healing traditions of yoga and Ayurveda to bring you along a truly practical healing pathway. In her program, "Between the Mat and the Meeting: Ayurvedic Healing for all Addictive Tendencies", Durga reframes our understanding of the problem…

Join me as I interview Kerry Loeb, the founder of Kerry Loeb Health Trainings (kerryloeb.com). Kerry teaches a 9-session program (no worries, it's virtual) designed to help you release blocked energy and revitalize your body and mind. He does all this by teaching you how to practice the art of self-massage (called Do-In, a form of Japanese energy m…