For years, I sought to escape these truths through fleeting endeavors and distractions: quick fixes, thrills and peak experiences, health fads, self-help doctrines. Yet, each path only led to deeper disillusionment. Finally, I found myself brought to my knees—empty, folded, humbled. It was in hollowing stillness that I realized: health and happiness are not conquests but reconciliations. Harmony with the core of our being is the only rhythm that can ever pulse life into some sort of balance.  

And then, somehow, acting in a script I don’t think I myself ever wrote, I found myself living in India…

In 2008, I stepped into a land where wisdom is not confined to books but woven into the fabric of life. Four years of monastic living taught me to listen—not just to the words of ancient teachings but to the silence between them, which is where the essence of Ayurveda resides. These lessons, born from simplicity and discipline, became the foundation of a journey that would extend beyond my own inquiries into a vocation of service.

Committing to a profession in Ayurveda and medicine, I was privileged to train in the classical Gurukula tradition under the mentorship of Vaidyas Shreerang and Varsha Galgali at Arogyasarathi Cikitsalaya in Pune, India. Beyond immersion in clinical practice, Panchakarma and Ayurvedic surgery, their guidance breathed life into the concepts of millennia-old texts, offering invaluable insights into Ayurveda as both a comprehensive medical system and a way of life. They showed me that to honor this tradition is to remain both reverent and resolute, bridging timeless wisdom with the evolving needs and circumstances of modern life.

Apart from my traditional Ayurvedic training, I pursued formal studies in Sanskrit at Deccan College, specialized in Kerala-style Panchakarma techniques under the Thaikkatu Moos lineage, and trained in disciplines such as Kalaripayattu, Naturopathy, and Emergency Medicine. These experiences have expanded my clinical toolkit and perspectives while keeping my work firmly rooted in Ayurveda’s classical principles and enduring philosophy.

In 2016, I founded Arogya in New Mexico as a comprehensive clinical and Panchakarma practice, dedicated to bringing the timeless therapeutics of Ayurveda into the contemporary American landscape. What began as a full-time brick-and-mortar practice with a large team has evolved into a combination of online consulting and immersive Panchakarma retreats. Through these efforts, I have had the privilege of assisting thousands of individuals on their path to health and vitality. This work has also led to the creation of UpayaVeda, which delivers authentic Ayurvedic medicines to the West, and the Samudra Ayurvedic Physician Program, where we nurture future Ayurvedic Physicians to carry this tradition forward with integrity for generations to come.

Having overseen more than 400 Panchakarmas and supported over 2,000 individuals in clinical practice, I have witnessed Ayurveda’s remarkable ability to unite the microcosm of the individual with the macrocosm of life itself. As Arogya continues to evolve, my focus remains steadfast: to root Ayurveda deeply in the West and into the future—not by diluting its truths but by illuminating their enduring practicality and profound relevance.

Arogya exists as a reminder that suffering need not be an end, but a doorway; that the breath we take is not ours alone, but a shared inheritance; and that every moment holds the seed of transformation. Every consultation is a dialogue between timeless truths and present needs. Every retreat is a sanctuary where ancient wisdom rekindles modern lives. And every teaching is an act of service to the rhythm that connects all things.

I invite you to join me on this journey—not to chase fleeting answers, but to seek harmony with the essence of what it means to truly be alive.