real life
I was a career-oriented healer suddenly turned bonus mama to these two beautiful young boys and partner to this man from a culture totally different than my own.
So often people imagine that the life of an Ayurvedic Practitioner is perfectly “Ayurvedic” - that they eat, sleep, breathe, exercise, and poop perfectly all the time...
I will be the first to tell you that I am human too. To me, Ayurveda is the constant dance of listening to the body and nourishing the soul - some days that means eating a light, easy to digest bowl of kitchari, and others it’s feasting on bread and cheese or relishing a big hot latte.
That being said, the creation of Lilananda Ayurveda is my sincerest intention to better “walk the talk.”
Like so many of the clients I see on the path of dis-ease, I was working too much, commuting too long, not moving my body enough or feeding it the prana-filled foods it was asking for.
I wasn’t “turning off” in the ways our nervous systems require to access radiant health and vitality.
I was giving more than I was caring for myself.
I am actively redesigning my life for greater balance, presence, rest, prana, purpose, and joy.
I will inspire and empower you to do the same.
Alex Rice graduated from the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM as an Ayurvedic Practitioner and began working for AyurPrana right after graduation. It has been one of the greatest blessings of her life to work alongside Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., world-renowned Ayurvedic physician, author, teacher, and founder of the Ayurvedic Institute, as she supported him in his consultations both in NM and after the move to Asheville, NC. She also assisted him in his webinars and immersions the last six months in ABQ.
Most recently, Alex was the primary onsite practitioner at SoHum Mountain Healing Resort supporting clients before, during and after their panchakarma (PK) experiences, providing initial consultations to non-PK guests, and supporting Dr. Vasant Lad with his PK clients. Meanwhile, she was also seeing her own clients, moderating AyurPrana’s seasonal Home Cleanses, teaching the second year students at the Ayurvedic Institute, and supervising in the Student Clinic.