03/26/2026
Humbled. Grateful. And honestly, still a little in awe.
As President of the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine (CAAM), I had the privilege this year of executing something that many of us in this field have spent our careers working toward — Ayurveda being taken seriously at the highest levels of modern science.
Three moments that I believe will go down as historic for our field that happened in the last week
A landmark collaboration with UCSF — Western physicians and Ayurvedic research scholars sitting at the same table, committed to building rigorous, evidence-based work that honors both traditions. This sparked interest and created pathways for collaborations.
A sold-out 3-day national conference — every seat filled, every speaker giving their best, sponsors who believed in the vision, and an audience that left asking when the next one is. The appetite for credible, science-grounded Ayurveda is real and it is growing.
A groundbreaking collaboration with Stanford — large-scale functional genomics, AI applied to Ayurvedic science, and research scholars bringing one of the world's oldest systems of medicine into some of the most sophisticated research conversations happening today. The 5,000-year-old science of life now has data to match its depth.
I don't say "historic" lightly. For too long, Ayurveda has been misunderstood, under researched, underestimated. What UCSF and Stanford are willing to do alongside us signals something real: the tide is turning.
None of this could have been possible without the tireless efforst of all of our Board, volunteers, enthusiastic speakers, engaging community and generous sponsors.
To everyone who showed up, said yes, and made history with us — thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🙏
Ayurveda's moment is not coming. It's here. Here’s to many more
