Bridging Traditions
Integrative Panchakarma, TCM, and the Endocannabinoid System
May 2-4, 2025
National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) Conference
In this 2025 NAMA presentation, Dr. Satya Shiva draws on over two decades of experience in Panchakarma and integrative detoxification to explore the convergence of Eastern medical systems with emerging biomedical insights. Her talk highlights how the endocannabinoid system (ECS) mirrors key regulatory principles found in Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, particularly in the realms of digestive integrity, lipid metabolism, and systemic balance. Through a synthesis of clinical experience and original research, she offered a model of Panchakarma that incorporates TCM diagnostics, ECS modulation, and seasonal rhythms. The takeaways include a call for whole-system, relational research approaches and a vision of collaborative, ethically grounded care.
Fierce Compassion
Comprehensive Dzogchen Chöd Training
June 9 – October 13, 2025
with Tulku Pema Khandro, PhD.
& BSI Faculty: Aruna Rig’dzin & Satya Shiva
Dr. Satya serves as a senior faculty member in the Buddhist Studies Institute’s Comprehensive Chöd Training Program—an in-depth, lineage-based transmission of the Dzogchen Chöd tradition, led by Tulku Pema Khandro, Ph.D. This five-month course offers a rare opportunity to study the full arc of Chöd practice, including its ritual, psychological, and philosophical dimensions. The training integrates chanting, movement, healing ritual, and contemplative methods for transforming fear, working with death, and awakening intrinsic wisdom. Satya supports the program through practice facilitation and retreat integration.
Learn More about the Dzogchen Chöd Training and the Buddhist Studies Institute
Teaching & Collaboration
Dr. Satya continues to offer lectures, workshops, and collaborative teachings in the fields of integrative medicine, seasonal health, meditative practice, and creative freedom techniques. If you’re interested in inviting her to speak, co-create a program, or contribute to a gathering aligned in spirit and intention, you’re warmly welcome to reach out.
“Teaching is how I listen out loud.
It’s a way to honor lineage, uplift healing, and walk with others toward what’s most real.”
Inquire about collaboration at: [email protected]
Selected Lectures & Workshops
A living archive of invited talks, teaching engagements, and community offerings
These teachings span integrative medicine, Tibetan Buddhist practice, seasonal healing, and cross-cultural wellness.
They reflect Dr. Satya Shiva’s commitment to transmission through presence, scholarship, and service.
2023–2025
Bridging Traditions: Integrative Panchakarma, TCM, and the Endocannabinoid System
National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) Conference, Dallas, Texas
Elemental Voice
Creative Liberation Lab with Marya Stark and Satya Shiva, Kauai, Hawaii
Intermittent Fasting: Integrative Perspectives and Practice
Co-lecture with Yogic Medicine Institute Faculty: Satya Shiva and Aruna Ross
Nyungne Buddhist Fasting Intensive with Pema Khandro, Buddhist Studies Institute
Meditation Teacher Training
Training with Pema Khandro, Aruna Ross and Satya Shiva
Buddhist Studies Institute
2019–2022
Tibetan Yoga & Tsa-Lung Practice
Sakyadhita International Buddhist Women’s Conference, Australia
Natural Remedies for Travel: A Journey into Yogic Medicine
Sakyadhita International Buddhist Women’s Conference, Australia
White Tara Healing Meditation
Buddhist Studies Institute
Changing Your Karma – Cleanse
Training with Pema Khandro, Aruna Ross and Satya Shiva
Co-hosted by the Yogic Medicine Institute and Buddhist Studies Institute
Empathy Training
Training with Pema Khandro, Aruna Ross and Satya Shiva
Buddhist Studies Institute
Boosting Immunity in Times of Crisis
Co-lecture with Yogic Medicine Institute Faculty: Satya Shiva and Aruna Ross
Medicine Buddha Retreat with Pema Khandro, Buddhist Studies Institute
Meditation Teacher Training
Training with Pema Khandro, Aruna Ross and Satya Shiva
Buddhist Studies Institute
2016–2018
Introduction to Tibetan Dream Yoga
Festival of Dreams, Santa Cruz, California
Eating for Successful Meditation Practice
Buddhist Studies Institute @ Mount Madonna, Santa Cruz, California
Smart Detox and Deep Cleansing
Lightning in a Bottle, Learning Kitchen Series, California
Meditation and Mantra
Healing in America
Fuel Your Body – Feed Your Brain
Summit at Sea Convention, Miami-Bahamas
In the Kitchen: Remedies from India, China, and Tibet
Lightning in a Bottle, Learning Kitchen Series, California
Tibetan Yoga
Lightening in a Bottle, Namaste Series, California
Meditation Teacher Training
Training with Pema Khandro, Aruna Ross and Satya Shiva
Buddhist Studies Institute
2008–2015
Yogic Beauty: Inner Radiance Practices
Integrative Wellness, El Cerrito, California
Ayurvedic Cooking
MahaSiddha Center, Berkeley
The Yogis of Tibet
Screening & Teaching Dialogue with Satya Shiva & Aruna Rig’dzin
University of California, Berkeley
