TYF497- Yoga, Ayurveda, and Recovery Interview with Margaret Sarmiento of Turiya Healing Work LLC
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In this transformative episode of Thrive Yoga Fit Transformational Coaching, host Erin interviews Margaret Sarmiento, founder of Turiya Healing Work LLC, a 500-hour certified Shivananda yoga teacher, Ayurvedic health counselor, and licensed massage therapist. Margaret shares her deeply personal journey from a college dorm yoga experiment to a life-altering immersion at the Shivananda Ashram in upstate New York, where she discovered Ayurveda through a profound experience with constipation and a transformative Ayurvedic consultation. Her path was further illuminated during a two-week Ayurvedic bodywork course in the Bahamas, where she experienced oneness with the ocean—a pivotal spiritual awakening that revealed her life’s Dharma. Margaret reflects on how spiritual experiences, while blissful, require grounding through consistent practice, especially after returning to everyday life. She discusses her recovery from alcoholism, how psychedelics catalyzed her entry into 12-step recovery and AA, and how somatic therapies like myosomatic bodywork and Ayurvedic Abhyanga helped her rebuild her mind-body connection after years of disconnection from her body’s signals. The conversation weaves together Ayurveda, somatic healing, spiritual awakening, and recovery, emphasizing the power of vulnerability, presence, and compassionate practice as tools for transformation.
Spiritual awakening often begins with a physical or emotional crisis that opens the door to deeper healing.
Ayurvedic practices like Abhyanga and Shirodhara are not just therapies but gateways to oneness and expanded consciousness.
Recovery from addiction requires more than abstinence—it demands rebuilding the mind-body connection through somatic and spiritual practices.
The most powerful healing happens when we surrender the need to fix and instead learn to listen with curiosity and humility.
Spiritual experiences are not endpoints but invitations to deeper embodiment and daily practice.
…and 3 more takeaways available in PodZeus
The Fire of the Soul: A Call to Awakening
“The most powerful force on earth is a human soul on fire.”
Margaret’s Journey: From College Dorm to Ayurvedic Awakening
Margaret recounts her early exposure to yoga in college, her transformative 30-day immersion at the Shivananda Ashram, and the pivotal moment when Ayurveda helped her overcome constipation—leading to a profound sense of grounding and spiritual curiosity.
The Bahamas Revelation: Oneness with the Ocean
“I'm no longer standing in the water. I am the water. There was no boundary between myself and the water.”
Spiritual Awakening and the Need for Container
Margaret reflects on the importance of spiritual community and mentorship in navigating profound experiences. She shares how her teachers at the ashram held her through her awakening, preventing isolation and misinterpretation.
Healing the Body: Recovery, Somatics, and the Mind-Body Connection
“I was like, how do I turn this sensitivity off? How do I make this stop? Because I don't want to feel.”
“The most powerful force on earth is a human soul on fire.”
“I'm no longer standing in the water. I am the water. There was no boundary between myself and the water.”
“I was like, how do I turn this sensitivity off? How do I make this stop? Because I don't want to feel.”
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Margaret Sarmiento
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Erin
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Ayurveda
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Shivananda Yoga Ashram
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Alcoholism
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Turiya Healing Work LLC
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Psychedelics
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Abhyanga
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Myosomatic Body Work
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12-step recovery
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