ABOUT ME

Hey there, I’m Ashlyn and I’m so grateful you’re here!  Life has carried me through many experiences, some challenging, others easeful, and a lot of in-between.  I’ve suffered from digestive struggles, hormonal dysregulation, loneliness, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem at various points in my life and occasionally still do.  My childhood was one of shyness, dysregulation, curiosity, and lots of time in nature, my teen years were rebellious and lonely, rooted in a longing to be accepted and forgetting myself in order to do so, and my early adulthood was plagued with anxiety, confusion, and fear that led to digestive discomfort, hormonal imbalance, and intense self-doubt.  It wasn’t until I found alternative ways of being through Yoga, Ayurveda, Spirituality, and Holistic medicine that I began to grow, heal, and transform past previous limitations into more expansive, aligned ways of being.  And this evolutionary journey is still going, in fact, I believe it will be until the day I leave this earthly body.  What I’ve come to realize is that this journey of being human, which involves suffering, is also one of so much inherent goodness, magnificence, and awakening when we learn how to tune back in with our true nature and nature itself, tend to our well-being holistically, embrace not just our earthly expression but also our spiritual essence, and remember the precious medicine our souls came here to experience and share.  And I would be honored to share with you what I have learned from my experiences and the amazing teachers who have blessed my path if you are feeling the call to embrace a wiser, wider, wilder way of being.

Medicine Woman

Methodology

  • Connect

    Consciously connect with your compassionate, wise self and true nature to restore health, harmony, and homeostasis.

  • COMMUNE

    Commune with your divine intelligence for guidance, belonging, grace, and empowerment on your soul path.

  • CREATE

    Create a life aligned with your highest good and widest potential for deeper meaning and purpose.

My why.

This work has been my saving grace and continues to support me as I shift, grow, and evolve.

My journey began after years of crippling anxiety, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, confusion, self-doubt, and a numb life.

These experiences nudged me in the direction of alternative medicine and into the realms of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Folk Medicine where I found a wealth of healing; a deep reservoir of inner knowing and empowerment.

And the understanding that life is sacred, life is tragically beautiful, life is always here to support us, and every one of us has access to this medicine.  

It is my intention to share and honor ancient wisdom and wild ways of being, weaving soul and Spirit back into health and daily living, dismantling unsupportive systems and fragmented approaches to what it means to be alive and well.

Mission & values

  • Serve the greater good & Spirit.

    Educate & Empower humans to cultivate true well-being, soul alignment, and Self-realization.

    Create a safe portal for healing & awakening.

    Advocate for what is true and the sanctity of all life.

  • Sustainability: an approach to well-being and spirituality that can be implemented throughout one’s life with respect for the natural world & cycles of life.

    Integrity: sharing tools and practices that support the whole person (body, mind, emotions, soul, spirit).

    Practicality: curating accessible offerings that align with truth.

    Authenticity: honor the unique expression of every individual as a gift to the collective.

    Decolonize: dismantle systems, mindsets, and approaches that fragment the human experience, strip away autonomy, and oppress individuals and groups.

BACK-GROUND

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES:

  • MSW CANDIDATE- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

  • SOMATIC STRESS RELEASE (EMBODY LAB)— ONGOING

  • KRIYA YOGA WITH RYAN KURCZAK— ONGOING

  • THE RESILIENT HEART: TRAUMA-SENSITIVE HEARTMATH CERTIFICATION

  • THE LIVING VITALITY OF YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF WITH SHANTI SHANTI KAUR KHALSA

  • APPLIED AYURVEDIC STUDIES WITH INDU ARORA

  • INNER PEACE YOGA THERAPY 300-hr (RYT-500)

  • AYURVEDA INTERNSHIP (BANYAN BOTANICALS)

  • YOGA ALLIANCE EDUCATION PROVIDER (YACEP)

  • AYURVEDIC CLINICAL MENTORSHIP WITH VISHNU DASS

  • THE AYURVEDIC ART OF HEALTH & HEALING SEMINAR WITH DR. LAD AT ANANDA ASHRAM

  • ASHEVILLE SCHOOL OF MASSAGE & YOGA: BOARD-CERTIFIED AYURVEDA COUNSELOR (AHC)

  • USUI REIKI LEVEL 1 CERTIFIED

  • FROG LOTUS YOGA INTERNATIONAL 200-hr TEACHER TRAINING (ERYT-200)

  • BACHELOR OF ARTS- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

  • BACHELOR OF SCIENCE- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

AREAS OF INTEREST:

  • MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH

  • TRAUMA

  • STRESS & ANXIETY

  • NERVOUS SYSTEM RESILIENCE

  • GUT HEALTH

  • WOMEN’S HEALTH

  • SOMATIC STRESS RELEASE

  • SPIRITUALITY

  • SOUL ALIGNMENT

AREAS OF study in Yoga:

  • Yoga for Grief

  • Yoga for Anxiety & Depression

  • Yoga for Recovery

  • Yoga for Cancer

  • Ayurveda Yoga Therapy

  • Yoga for Chronic Pain

  • Functional Yoga Therapy

  • Laya Yoga of Chakras

  • Marma Points in Yoga

  • Yoga Nidra Level 1

  • Kriya Yoga

  • Neuroscience & Yoga

  • Mantra & Mudra

  • Yoga Anatomy

  • Sequencing with a Purpose

WELL-BEING COMES FROM WITHIN—

AND I’M HERE TO HELP YOU UNCOVER IT.


QUESTIONS? LET’S connect.

BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION WITH ME.