Episode Fifteen: Ayurveda and Dinacharya with Sapna Fliedner

In this episode of the Veda Lounge Podcast, Mel is joined by Sapna Fliedner, an Integrative Holistic Health Coach formally trained as a Family Nurse Practitioner with additional training in Ayurveda, to explore the holistic approach of Ayurveda. Sapna shares her personal story of bridging the gap between modern medicine and Ayurveda, diving into its rich wisdom and transformative impact on health and wellness.

The episode deepens into Ayurveda and highlights essential Ayurvedic concepts, such as understanding the doshas, exploring the natural cycles of life, and so much more. Sapna teaches us how to embrace Dinacharya (daily practices) to foster balance and vitality with the rhythms of the day. Sapna also touches on how to nurture children with Ayurvedic principles, and offers practical guidance for tailoring exercise and nutrition to your dosha.

This episode is packed with inspiration and tools for bringing Ayurveda into your life with ease and intention. Whether you're new to this ancient science or looking to deepen your practice, this conversation will leave you feeling empowered and aligned with nature’s rhythms.

Sapna Fliedner is a certified Integrative Holistic Health Coach. She is formally trained as a Family Nurse Practitioner from U.C.L.A, N.Y.U and then received additional training from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and the Kerala Ayurveda Academy. She is a wife, mom, researcher, and avid recipe modifier. She uses real food as medicine. Her passion is using real, whole, local organic foods to prevent & reverse disease with her kitchen “farmacy." She teaches her clients how to reverse and prevent disease using food as medicine, Ancient Ayurvedic secrets, spiritual philosophy, functional nutrition & a holistic lifestyle for disease prevention, longevity & anti-aging. Sapna has traveled extensively throughout Asia has studied various eastern healing modalities like Ayurveda, Pranic healing & medicinal uses of spices and essential oils. Sapna seeks to find the root cause of illness rather than treating only the symptoms with a band-aid approach. Sapna believes that everything is energy and is firm believer that not only is the food you eat important, its how you eat, when you eat and the thoughts you think that cause real dis-ease. She was the co-founder of Raising Sages Integrative Pediatrics, a functional integrative pediatric practice in Newport Beach, California. She works in private practice & can be found at www.sapnafliedner.com. Her company is Spiritual Nutrition.

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