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 CleanseVeda, and the 12-part series, Divine Yoga.

Spirituality & Health Magazine selected her as one of 100 Trailblazers of Yoga & Ayurveda. Laura’s blog, Food: a love story, is an inspirational free resource for Ayurvedic recipes and wise living. Her articles on health and wellness have been published in Huffington Post, Ayurveda Next Door, Spirituality & Health, Well + Good, Yoga Digest and the Times of India, among other national and international media.

Laura offers clinical services in natural medicine for whole person wellness, and health practitioner trainings in the Vedic sciences. She leads online courses in Ayurveda, Jyotish, Yoga Therapy, Whole Food Cooking and Nutrition, and offers seasonal retreats as well as sacred Yatras to India.

Today, Sasha and Laura explore her journey into the Vedas, the science of light and karma known as Jyotish (such as the significance of the Rising Sign and First House, what a Nakshatra is, the connection between the planets, elements, and goals of life), and even delved a bit into Sasha's natal chart. Laura makes learning so palatable and friendly for listeners, and we feel honored to learn and share her vast Vedic knowledge and intellect with you all.

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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; it is a traditional spiritual path; an ancient system of enlightenment, non-suffering and self-empowerment. It is the cultivation of external and internal disciplines. Through the regular practice of Kriya Yoga, one experiences greater physical relaxation and emotional peace. The goal is to experience clarity and superconscious states of awareness, culminating in the awakening, or realizing, of the true essence of being. Kriya Yoga is a non-denominational spiritual practice open to anyone wishing to experience greater peace, clarity, and wholeness.

Today, Sasha and Ryan explore his spiritual journey, which was profoundly sparked upon reading Yogananda’s book, “Man’s Eternal Quest” at 19, and then onto “Whispers from Eternity” and perhaps his most famous “Autobiography of a Yogi,” - the favorite of a few yogis you may have heard of, George Harrison and Steve Jobs. We learn about personal change agents from Ryan, as he has been a major influence in Sasha's life, both as her Ayurvedic Doctor and Vedic Astrologer for the past 7 years. She is one of many people whose lives have benefited from his mere presence and existence, let alone teachings, and on behalf of us all, would like to say "thank you" to Ryan.

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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. They intended to explore the meaning of Dharmic Business and Mindful Entrepreneurship, but just as Erin's book invites us to unleash our authentic selves, they could not help but lean moreso into the authentic connection forged through similar backgrounds, love of Israel and India, spirituality, and shared experiences as female Jewish entrepreneurs who resonate deeply with Eastern philosophies. Synchronicity is no coincidence, as Erin also teaches.

Find Erin at @erinrdoppelt and www.erinracheldoppelt.com

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