The Program

Your body has been trying
to tell you something

myĀyu teaches you to read those signals, understand their meaning, and act with precision — not guesswork.

A continuous cycle of awareness and action

Health is not a destination you reach — it is a dynamic equilibrium you learn to maintain. myĀyu gives you the tools to sustain that cycle indefinitely.

01 — Observe

Awareness

You learn to notice what your body is actually doing — energy, digestion, sleep, mood, sensation — without interpretation yet. Precision starts here.

02 — Orient

Understanding

Working with Jess, you map your observations onto Āyurvedic principles — identifying root causes, systemic patterns, and the forces that drive your specific experience.

04 — Act

Right Action

You implement targeted changes — to diet, routine, seasonal practices — and observe what shifts. Each cycle deepens your self-knowledge and refines the practice.

03 — Decide

Right Plan

Jess synthesizes everything into a personalized protocol. Not a generic recommendation — a precise response to the actual picture of your constitution and current state.

Common questions

What happens at the start of the program?

You begin with a detailed health intake covering family history, current symptoms, medications, and lifestyle. You also upload any relevant records from other providers — blood panels, imaging, reports.

Tracking also begins before your first session. For up to two weeks, you log daily observations: symptoms, meals and meal timing, sleep, energy, and digestion. This is the raw observational material that Āyurvedic assessment is built on.

With this background and tracking in hand, Jess has the complete documented picture before you meet. Your initial evaluation session synthesizes everything: she assesses your constitution and current state and develops an initial plan — typically a combination of interventions that can begin immediately alongside areas that require more data before the picture becomes clear.

What kinds of changes and interventions are involved?

For almost everyone: adjustments to diet and meal composition, meal timing, sleep schedule, and Āyurvedic formulations — herbal preparations tailored to your constitution and current imbalances. Cooking healthy meals at home is an important part of the program for most members.

For some members, the protocol also includes topical treatments (medicated oils), specific movement practices, heat therapies, or psychological work — perspective reframing, morale, and the relationship between mindset and physical state are treated as clinical variables in Āyurveda, not separate concerns. The exact combination is determined by your individual assessment. There is no standard protocol applied across members.

How does tracking work?

Tracking is currently done in a secured Google Spreadsheet. You log daily observations: symptoms, what and when you ate, sleep quality and duration, energy levels, and digestion. This running record is what Jess reviews between sessions and what drives adjustments to your protocol over time. Members also report that tracking dramatically increases their own understanding of how their diet and lifestyle choices impact their mood, energy, and symptoms.

Many members also share sleep and biometric data from smart health trackers like Oura, Whoop, and Apple Watch, which adds an additional layer of objective data to complement daily self-observation.

How long does the program take?

Āyurveda is highly individualized so treatments and treatment durations vary. But in general, the intensive phase is upfront. The first months involve the most change, the most tracking, and the most frequent sessions — this is when the baseline is established and the major interventions are introduced. For most members, significant results arrive within weeks to a few months. Over time, the program naturally lightens. Sessions become less frequent as your practice becomes self-sustaining.

For members with severe, complex, chronic conditions, effective treatment typically takes months to years to reach a point of satisfactory resolution. Others choose to stay on the program long-term to take advantage of all the health optimization tools Āyurveda has to offer.

How much time does the program require?

It varies by person and stage. New members typically spend 30–60 minutes a day across tracking, meal preparation, and treatments. Much of that time is less about adding new tasks and more about reorienting your existing routine around a different sequence and timing.

As the program progresses and changes become habitual, the active time investment decreases.

How do sessions with Jess work?

Sessions are held via video conference. The frequency and length are calibrated to your stage in the program — more frequent early on when interventions are being established, typically spaced out as your practice becomes self-sustaining, with potential increases for intensive treatments or to address acute health flare ups.

What about herbal formulations — are they safe?

All formulations used in myĀyu are sourced from vetted suppliers with documented manufacturing practices. Some classical Āyurvedic formulations include metals processed through traditional purification methods — a practice with over a thousand years of documented clinical use in South Asian medicine. Jess uses specific trusted manufacturers and can address any questions about sourcing or ingredients directly.

How do I learn the underlying concepts?

The program includes access to an expanding library of educational content on the member platform. This covers the core frameworks of classical Āyurveda — not just what to do, but why, so you develop a working understanding of the system you're navigating rather than a reliance on being told what to do.

The platform also has a community space where members can engage with each other.

Are there any dietary restrictions?

Yes and no. Āyurveda sees every substance as potentially medicinal, when used in the right quantity, at the right time, in the right way, and for the right person. The foods most likely recommended to avoid are those currently fueling dysregulation. These can range from inflammatory foods (nightshades, garlic, lemon, fermented foods and anything sour) to heavy, clogging foods (dairy, processed and ultra-processed foods, anything cold or too sweet) to excessively light (vegan or vegetarian diets). If the causes of dysregulation cannot be removed for some period of time, it will be harder for the body to find its baseline, regulate, and create a foundation for improvement.

The ultimate goal is for you to be able to eat any food you want (*and that want or desire is aligned with what is best for your body, mind and spirit) at that time.

Does Ayurveda work well for anyone?

It can. However, those most likely to succeed quickly possess a mindset ready to make changes, observe outcomes and reflect objectively and subjectively on their experience.

The ideal mindset is one that is open to new experiences, curious to explore how daily activities affect their body and mind, and eager to forge a relationship with their innate intuition.

Today, those who come to Āyurveda having already done self-work through meditation and other self-development practices tend to experience the fastest improvement.