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Ayurveda Meets Biohacking: 5000-Year-Old Medicine Secrets for Modern Stress | Mona Sharma : 1284

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Content provided by Dave Asprey. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dave Asprey or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

This episode reveals the ancient health protocols Western medicine forgot, and how they are now being used to heal stress, rewire the nervous system, and radically improve human performance.

Watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience:

https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR

Host Dave Asprey sits down with Mona Sharma, a renowned Ayurvedic practitioner, celebrity wellness expert, and functional medicine advocate who grew up in a Canadian ashram. Mona combines ancient Vedic practices with cutting-edge science to help her clients, including Will Smith and other high-profile figures, achieve high performance, emotional resilience, and deep-rooted healing. She translates the 5,000-year-old system of Ayurveda into practical strategies anyone can use to optimize health in today’s chaotic world.

Together, they explore how Ayurvedic biohacking techniques like breathwork, circadian alignment, detoxification, and herbal medicine are now being validated by data in neuroscience, mitochondrial biology, and functional medicine. They also dive into trauma, stress rewiring, nervous system resilience, and how to build your own modern “ashram” for healing and longevity.

You’ll learn how to shift from hypervigilance into calm, how to optimize vagal tone, and how ancient practices like tongue scraping and ghee detox intersect with modern tools like cold therapy, nootropics, sleep optimization, and self-quantification.

If you care about biohacking, neurohacking, longevity, or want to understand how emotional states shape mitochondrial function, this episode is packed with grounded insight and powerful takeaways. It offers a masterclass in approaching health through both spiritual and systems biology perspectives, while avoiding burnout and noise.

You’ll also hear how Mona:

• Reversed her own heart condition after failed surgeries and medication

• Guides high-stress clients using Ayurvedic principles and modern lab testing

• Connects vagal nerve stimulation, breathwork, and emotional detox for lasting nervous system regulation

• Uses personalized nutrition, pulse reading, and lifestyle upgrades to treat the root cause

• Brings ancient healing into modern wellness spaces like Upgrade Labs

This is essential listening for anyone exploring Smarter Not Harder protocols, blending functional medicine with high-level biohacking, and finding sustainable ways to enhance vitality without relying on pharmaceuticals or performance fads.

Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade is the top podcast for people who want to take control of their biology, extend their longevity, and optimize every system in the body and mind. Each episode features cutting-edge insights in health, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, hacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living.

Episodes are released every Tuesday and Thursday, where Dave asks the questions no one else dares and brings you real tools to become more resilient, aware, and high performing.

SPONSORS:

-Calroy | Head to https://calroy.com/dave for an exclusive discount.

-ARMRA | Go to https://tryarmra.com/ and use the code DAVE to get 15% off your first order.

Resources:

Dave Asprey’s New Book - Heavily Meditated: https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated/

• Mona’s Website https://www.monasharma.com/

• Mona’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monasharma/?hl=en

2025 Biohacking Conference: https://biohackingconference.com/2025

Danger Coffee: https://dangercoffee.com

Dave Asprey’s Website: https://daveasprey.com

Dave Asprey’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/daveasprey

Upgrade Collective – Join The Human Upgrade Podcast Live: https://www.ourupgradecollective.com

Own an Upgrade Labs: https://ownanupgradelabs.com

Upgrade Labs: https://upgradelabs.com

40 Years of Zen – Neurofeedback Training for Advanced Cognitive Enhancement: https://40yearsofzen.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Trailer

00:54 Intro

01:44 Mona’s Personal Healing Journey

03:42 What Ayurveda Really Is

07:15 Breathwork and Daily Rituals

09:41 Where Western Medicine Falls Short

13:27 Ancient Tools That Still Work

22:02 Nervous System as the Healing Key

31:50 Rewiring Through Visualization

32:59 Transformations with Celebrity Clients

33:31 Stress in the Public Eye

34:18 Finding Core Values and Alignment

35:48 Home Detox, Real Impact

37:52 Blending Body and Spirit

48:52 Understanding Your Dosha

54:02 Applying Ayurveda Today

58:34 Final Thoughts and Takeaways

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Manage episode 484141455 series 1412085
Content provided by Dave Asprey. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dave Asprey or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

This episode reveals the ancient health protocols Western medicine forgot, and how they are now being used to heal stress, rewire the nervous system, and radically improve human performance.

Watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience:

https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR

Host Dave Asprey sits down with Mona Sharma, a renowned Ayurvedic practitioner, celebrity wellness expert, and functional medicine advocate who grew up in a Canadian ashram. Mona combines ancient Vedic practices with cutting-edge science to help her clients, including Will Smith and other high-profile figures, achieve high performance, emotional resilience, and deep-rooted healing. She translates the 5,000-year-old system of Ayurveda into practical strategies anyone can use to optimize health in today’s chaotic world.

Together, they explore how Ayurvedic biohacking techniques like breathwork, circadian alignment, detoxification, and herbal medicine are now being validated by data in neuroscience, mitochondrial biology, and functional medicine. They also dive into trauma, stress rewiring, nervous system resilience, and how to build your own modern “ashram” for healing and longevity.

You’ll learn how to shift from hypervigilance into calm, how to optimize vagal tone, and how ancient practices like tongue scraping and ghee detox intersect with modern tools like cold therapy, nootropics, sleep optimization, and self-quantification.

If you care about biohacking, neurohacking, longevity, or want to understand how emotional states shape mitochondrial function, this episode is packed with grounded insight and powerful takeaways. It offers a masterclass in approaching health through both spiritual and systems biology perspectives, while avoiding burnout and noise.

You’ll also hear how Mona:

• Reversed her own heart condition after failed surgeries and medication

• Guides high-stress clients using Ayurvedic principles and modern lab testing

• Connects vagal nerve stimulation, breathwork, and emotional detox for lasting nervous system regulation

• Uses personalized nutrition, pulse reading, and lifestyle upgrades to treat the root cause

• Brings ancient healing into modern wellness spaces like Upgrade Labs

This is essential listening for anyone exploring Smarter Not Harder protocols, blending functional medicine with high-level biohacking, and finding sustainable ways to enhance vitality without relying on pharmaceuticals or performance fads.

Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade is the top podcast for people who want to take control of their biology, extend their longevity, and optimize every system in the body and mind. Each episode features cutting-edge insights in health, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, hacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living.

Episodes are released every Tuesday and Thursday, where Dave asks the questions no one else dares and brings you real tools to become more resilient, aware, and high performing.

SPONSORS:

-Calroy | Head to https://calroy.com/dave for an exclusive discount.

-ARMRA | Go to https://tryarmra.com/ and use the code DAVE to get 15% off your first order.

Resources:

Dave Asprey’s New Book - Heavily Meditated: https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated/

• Mona’s Website https://www.monasharma.com/

• Mona’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monasharma/?hl=en

2025 Biohacking Conference: https://biohackingconference.com/2025

Danger Coffee: https://dangercoffee.com

Dave Asprey’s Website: https://daveasprey.com

Dave Asprey’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/daveasprey

Upgrade Collective – Join The Human Upgrade Podcast Live: https://www.ourupgradecollective.com

Own an Upgrade Labs: https://ownanupgradelabs.com

Upgrade Labs: https://upgradelabs.com

40 Years of Zen – Neurofeedback Training for Advanced Cognitive Enhancement: https://40yearsofzen.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Trailer

00:54 Intro

01:44 Mona’s Personal Healing Journey

03:42 What Ayurveda Really Is

07:15 Breathwork and Daily Rituals

09:41 Where Western Medicine Falls Short

13:27 Ancient Tools That Still Work

22:02 Nervous System as the Healing Key

31:50 Rewiring Through Visualization

32:59 Transformations with Celebrity Clients

33:31 Stress in the Public Eye

34:18 Finding Core Values and Alignment

35:48 Home Detox, Real Impact

37:52 Blending Body and Spirit

48:52 Understanding Your Dosha

54:02 Applying Ayurveda Today

58:34 Final Thoughts and Takeaways

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  continue reading

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