Mood
and Food

Manish Chandra

“Ayurveda is a holistic set of principles that can help treat food allergies, low energy, autoimmune conditions, acne, sleep disorders, depression and weight gain. I'm excited to introduce you to this ancient wisdom, and how it can transform your life.”

Growing up in Nepal, Manish was exposed to Ayurveda from an early age, creating a foundation for his deep connection to this time tested medical system. He combines the traditional system of Ayurveda with modern biological system’s approach to health and healing.

Manish is a board certified Ayurvedic Doctor by National Ayurvedic Medical Association, USA after earning a masters degree from Mount Madonna Institute, College of Ayurveda in 2012.

His signature evidence-based Gut Healing Protocol, which is intended to heal the community one gut at a time, integrates yoga, meditation, and pranayama (yogic breathing exercise) based on his dedicated studentship of Yoga and Ayurveda for a holistic result.

Sydni Hughes

“I believe in the innate power each individual has to improve their life and make positive changes through nutrition and diet. I love working with people such as yourself to achieve wellness goals and to build a healthy foundation for vibrancy and joy. I look forward to hosting you in this challenge!”

Sydni is a certified nutritional health coach that studied nutrition and Ayurveda at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York. She currently runs her own coaching business that focuses on healing the root cause of disease while also maintaining the fundamentals of Ayurveda. While pursuing a more in depth education in Ayurveda, she has become increasingly passionate in helping people find an individual healing practice. She began working with Manish at SC Ayurveda and together the two are working hard to expand the wellness community and make Ayurveda accessible to everyone. Born and raised in Santa Cruz, she has a passion for the ocean and all things nature. She strives to help people find their inner power and heal in a holistic, authentic way that is true to human nature.