

Ep. 19 - Ayurvedic Doctor: Martha Soffer, Surya Spa
Martha Soffer joins Lacy on this episode of the EXPANDED Podcast. She shares her journey of becoming an Ayurvedic practitioner, which she has practiced for over 30 years. Her passion for healing with Ayurveda inspired her to open Surya Spa with her husband, which has grown tenfold since its beginning. Martha discusses how she started her business, practices for healing with Ayurveda, preparing for becoming a parent and so much more in this rich episode.
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In this episode, we talk about:
- Shifting from studying computer science to transcendental meditation
- Moving to Iowa to go to the Maharishi School
- Learning to understand how food affects your body in positive and negative ways
- Working at the Maharishi clinic and meeting her husband Roger
- Abhyanga massage
- The Vata dosha & slowing down in your daily life
- Growing up around her grandmother’s farm
- Hormonal changes in adolescence and menopause
- Choosing foods that don’t aggravate your hormones
- Our technology use and what it’s doing
- Having the knowledge to help her son during his birth
- Mother Baby Program
- Piercings and tattoos on the body
- Appendicitis and UTI treatment with herbs
- Abhyanga for men
- Awareness of chemicals in our products and our food
- Ayurvedic rituals you can start doing today
Resources:
- [Maharishi School(https://maharishischool.org/)
- Shatavari
- Mother Baby Program (if we’re keeping this in)
- Book: Ayurveda - Dr. Vasant Lad
Where to find Martha:
- Website - suryaspa.com
- Instagram - @suryaspaayurveda
- Facebook - @suryaspaayurveda
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