
A Really Good Cry Before You Burn Out: A Healing Conversation with Mona Sharma
Aug 12, 2025
Mona Sharma, a nutritionist and Ayurvedic wellness coach, shares her journey from a high-pressure corporate career to a path of healing through Ayurveda. She discusses the emotional roots of physical illness and how symptoms can be seen as messages from our bodies. Mona emphasizes the importance of rituals, breathwork, and the vagus nerve in calming the nervous system. She offers practical tips for incorporating food as medicine and creating personal healing practices, empowering listeners to become their own healers.
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Career Break Led To Healing
- Mona Sharma left a high-paced corporate beauty career after severe heart palpitations and two ablations at 23–24 years old.
- Living at a Shivananda ashram and returning to Ayurvedic practices resolved her palpitations and weight issues.
Symptoms As Body Messages
- Physical symptoms often signal suppressed emotions or lifestyle stress rather than isolated organ problems.
- Treating symptoms without addressing emotional roots and nervous system state can perpetuate chronic illness.
Recreate Ashram Rituals At Home
- Build an 'ashram at home' with consistent rituals: rise with the sun, hydrate, meditate, yoga, and sattvic meals.
- Repeat simple breath work and relaxation patterns daily to retrain the nervous system from fight to rest.



