Mission
Cultivate Balance is here to build individual and collective resilience through Ayurvedic Lifestyle Design as an emergent strategy* for growing our capacity to embody the just and sustainable world we know is possible.
We leverage the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda as a key strategy for cultivating resilience in response to modern challenges such as overwork, chronic stress, lack of access to nourishing food, inequity, racism, multigenerational trauma, pollution and climate change. Our virtual and in-person offerings are intended to be inclusive and accessible — ranging from online Ayurvedic lifestyle programs and virtual workshops, to on-site seminars and personal consultations.
Our work is intentionally oriented to be in service of movement builders, change-makers and thought leaders — people who are striving for a more compassionate world, but may need support in cultivating and maintaining the resilience that enables us to keep working toward this shared mission.
““We heal ourselves,
and we heal in relationship,
and from that place, simultaneously,
we create more space for healed communities,
healed movements, healed worlds.”
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Our Ayurvedic systems support you to build resilience through:
Knowing yourself by understanding and appreciating your individual constitution.
Listening to your changing needs and cravings as valuable information.
Finding diet and lifestyle practices that honor your innate desire for balance.
Utilizing small rituals and sustainable shifts that build capacity for adaptation to change.
Your journey to resilience might look like:
Cultivating routines and practices that enhance your mood and sustain your energy.
Learning how, what and when to eat to support your mind body type and feel your best.
Optimizing the way you nourish your body to enhance nutrient absorption, sustain energy, and provide greater clarity of mind.
Understanding how to reduce and prevent toxic build up by harnessing your digestive power.
Building a relationship with rest and rejuvenation to enhance immunity and generativity.
Putting systems in place to reduce stress and burnout.
Discovering ancient secrets for enhancing your glow through ritual, remedies and routine.
Learn the wisdom of long-term healthy habits that result in radiance, energy and longevity.
Reclaiming your wellness so you can do your part to change the world.
Reset for Resilience
Ayurvedic Cleanse for Body & Mind
Access a renewed sense of energy and clarity in just 28 days of simple Ayurvedic living. Don't worry, we'll show you how.
If you feel fatigued or burned out — or if you suffer from digestive discomfort, brain fog, breakouts, or frequent illness — you are not alone...
...and there is something you can do about it.
The Reset for Resilience is a four week program, centered around a five-day rejuvenative detox, that is designed to improve digestion, enhance immunity and promote clarity.
““Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.””
Feel good. Do good.
Self care is a radical act — when you are vibrant and awake, you have the clarity and energy to show up for what you believe in. Cultivate Balance provides Ayurvedic education and consultations that support you (and your community) to nurture yourself so you can nurture the world.
Where would you like to begin?
Check out this list and then click the button below to let us know…
Cleansing + Detoxification
Digestion + Nourishment
Stress Relief + Mood
Ritual + Routine
Beauty + Self Care
Fertility + Pregnancy
Seasonal Cycles
Work Life Balance
Ayurveda in general
Meeting with a practitioner
*Emergent Strategy
When we say Ayurveda is an emergent strategy, what do we mean? As defined by adrienne maree brown, emergent strategy is “the way we generate and reshape complex systems and patterns with relatively simple interactions.” (Go deep with this in The Emergent Strategy Podcast). We recognize that, as a framework for wellness that is grounded in nature, Ayurveda provides small and sustainable practices that become leveraged for personal and planetary wellbeing. Our goal is to share the wisdom of Ayurveda as a guide to return home to our bodies and our innate wisdom so that we can co-create a world that invites everyone to thrive.
Our Intentions
In our work at Cultivate Balance, we are committed to the process of creating wellness offerings that are:
EMBODIED — to center and embrace sensations from a place of radical self love.
INSPIRED — to be moved to generate opportunities guided by passion and creativity.
INCLUSIVE — to cultivate a safe and accessible place for reflection and integration.
REVERENT — to honor the magic and beauty of interconnectedness with ritual.
SPACIOUS — to live in expansiveness, creating space for possibility, curiosity, and flow.
INTENTIONAL — to have the presence of mind to take action on purpose.
GENEROUS — to celebrate the joy of sharing and trust in reciprocity.
HEART-CENTERED — to be reflective, compassionate and grounded in love.
AUTHENTIC — to integrate the (un)learning, live with integrity, and share honestly.
We intend for our offerings to nurture planetary and collective wellbeing — through restoration of our connection to the Earth and the divine, a commitment to liberation, and the co-creation of a more just world.
We offer the holistic wisdom of Ayurveda with an ever-evolving awareness of the intersectional impact of systems of oppression, such as racism, capitalism and patriarchy. We honor the evolving framework of radical care and justice available through liberation movements led by womxn, non-binary, queer and trans folx, namely those who are Black, latinx, and indigenous. We acknowledge that our work is made possible because of their efforts.
As white women, we take responsibility for our role in responding to oppression and we are humbled by the process of unlearning. We are committed to the lifelong journey of dismantling systems of oppression within ourselves.
Accessibility
We offer wellness workshops at affordable prices in order to ensure accessibility for our community, as well as discounts for BIPOC, LBGTQ, non-profit employees, activists and students. For scholarships, please write sierra@cultivatebalance.com to share a bit about yourself, what aspects of our work you’re interested in, and why this support would be meaningful to you.
