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Ayurveda and Spirituality: Presenter Spotlight with Paul Dugliss
Please share what you do in 10-15 words:
I work to transform health and lives through Ayurveda and spirituality.
Why do you do what you do?
I have a deep desire to help and change the world.
What are you currently fascinated by in your work?
I love to explore the power of consciousness to heal and transform.
How did you come to your path? Any aha moments or key teachers?
I came to my path by trying to understand the suffering in the world. Important teachers for me are Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and Marshall Rosenberg.
What book(s) did you like reading this year?
I enjoyed Grace by Gina Lake and Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg.
And …
What is something about the ashram that has surprised you?
I was moved by the breadth of experience and devotion of the students there.

Paul Dugliss, MD, practices Ayurvedic medicine, Ayurvedic counseling, and internal medicine. He is the author of many books, including Ayurveda: The Power to Heal; Patanjali in the Light: A New Paradigm for Understanding the Yoga Sutras; Enlightened Nutrition; Capturing the Bliss: Ayurveda and the Yoga of Emotions; The Myth of Cholesterol; and Yoga and Ayurveda. Dr. Dugliss is the founder, director, and academic dean of New World Ayurveda School, an organization that provides online training in this comprehensive system of natural medicine and teaches Heartbased Meditation in workshops and retreats worldwide.
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