Join Karuna Diedericks, Ayurvedic nutrition expert, and Dharma Shakti, yoga and personal development coach, for an empowering online dialogue on merging ancient wisdom with modern resilience. Karuna will illuminate how Ayurvedic dietary principles and mindful eating can stabilize the nervous system during uncertainty, offering plant-based strategies to nourish emotional balance. Dharma brings her signature blend of breathwork and transformative yoga practices to help participants reclaim calm amid chaos and navigate the stress of major life transitions. Together, they’ll reveal how combining personalized nutrition with accessible yoga techniques can foster adaptability, clarity, and enduring well-being in times of upheaval. Hosted by Alejandro Chaoul

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About the Presenters

Karuna Diedericks is a multidimensional wellness professional who integrates ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern science to promote holistic health. She is a clinical Ayurvedic specialist certified by the California College of Ayurveda, a culinary medicine coach trained by Harvard Medical School and the American College for Lifestyle Medicine, and a plant-based nutrition expert certified by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Passionate about holistic wellness, Karuna founded Karuna’s Kitchen, offering nourishing, plant-based meals rooted in Ayurvedic principles and made with high-quality organic ingredients, which has become a trusted resource in Houston for mindful, health-conscious eating. Her approach combines Ayurvedic nutrition, culinary medicine, and plant-based expertise to provide personalized coaching, cooking workshops, and wellness programs that empower individuals to improve their health through mindful eating, home cooking, and sustainable lifestyle changes. By bridging traditional Ayurvedic knowledge with contemporary nutritional science, Karuna delivers practical, evidence-based strategies that help clients achieve long-term well-being through food, mindfulness, and holistic practices.
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Dharma Shakti, LMT, CAS, E-RYT500, RYS, is the founder and owner of Yogalution Movement, a donation-based yoga studio and community in Long Beach, Calif. She has served in the healing arts since 1999, beginning as a massage therapist, and has taught yoga since 2005 after training in a traditional ashram under Swami Sitaramananda. With more than 5,000 hours of teaching experience and extensive training in traditional ashrams, Dharma is also a clinical Ayurveda specialist and a certified high performance coach trained by Brendon Burchard. She is deeply committed to making yoga accessible to all, regardless of background, through her studio and the free daily outdoor Yoga On The Bluff classes, which have become a Long Beach landmark. Alongside running her studio and raising her teenage sons as a single mother, Dharma leads weekly classes, workshops, retreats, teacher trainings, and personal development coaching. Her mission is to empower individuals to embrace their authentic selves and realize the greatness within, fostering inclusivity and personal growth through yoga and spiritual awakening. She is often called “The Tony Robbins of Yoga” for her impactful blend of personal development and spiritual teaching.
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Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D. (host) serves as director of research for Ligmincha International. He has studied in the Tibetan traditions since 1989, and for nearly 30 years in the Bön Tradition with Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. He holds a Ph.D. in Tibetan religions from Rice University and is scholar and founding director of the Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center of Houston. For the last 20 years he has been teaching and researching the benefits of Tibetan mind-body practices for people touched by cancer. He is a Contemplative Fellow at the Mind & Life Institute, and is the author of Chöd Practice in the Bön Tradition (Snow Lion, 2009), Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being (Hay House, 2018), and Tibetan Yoga: Magical Movements of Body, Breath, and Mind (Wisdom Publications, 2021).