In this first‑person testimonial, drama teacher and actor Kriti recounts how she discovered Ayurvedic teacher Salila Sukumaran on Instagram, joined Salila’s Dinacharya masterclass, and experienced a rapid cure of a year‑long knee skin rash after 21 days of disciplined daytime‑nighttime rituals. Impressed by the results, she enrolled in Salila’s flagship Shodhana (purification) cleanse, a structured program that provides a detailed guidebook, a daily log, and personalized feedback from Salila. Kriti praises Salila’s deep knowledge, kindness, patience, non‑judgmental approach, and logical explanations that consider past, present, and future health contexts. She describes the cleanse as a “game changer,” noting restored energy, deeper sleep, clearer skin, healthier hair, improved digestion, and the return of normal hunger cues. Kriti also highlights the supportive community Salila has built, describing it as a lifelong network of like‑minded individuals. She concludes by strongly recommending the program to anyone seeking Ayurvedic healing, emphasizing the holistic, nature‑aligned language and personalized lifestyle guidance Salila offers.
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Hi, I'm Kriti. I teach drama and I also perform as an actor. The first time I got to know Salila Sukumaran was through Instagram, where I stumbled upon her page and I went through the videos that she had posted, beautifully explaining the different Ayurvedic principles and concepts and rituals that we can apply. And so I immediately signed up for one of the masterclasses that she was offering at that time. I think it was one that was focusing on applying Vinacharya rituals the OG daytime-nighttime routine that we must practice for a healthy living. And you have to believe me when I share this with you, that just after practicing the Dinacharya rituals for 21 days, I was able to heal and cure a skin rash that I had developed on my knee, and I was enduring it for almost a year, even after taking medicines and applying creams and ointments, and nothing was helping., and just 21 days of disciplined practice of these healing rituals helped me cure myself, my body. So I decided that I must work with Salila Sukumaran one-on-one, and I finally signed up for the ultimate cleanse program, which is called the Shodhana cleanse. So Shodhana in Sanskrit means elimination or purification of the toxins that we have accumulated in our body over a period of time. And these could be toxins through our environment, or could be the wrong eating habits that we have developed, or the lifestyle choices that we make. But it's also the internal environment that we create, the stresses, the anxieties that we go through. So, uh, I, I decided that this is something that would really help me because post-pandemic I had started to notice the subtle signs that my body was giving away. I have never experienced acne ever in my life, and I was experiencing acne. I was experiencing poor sleep quality. I noticed a shift in my energy levels. I'm a drama teacher, I'm an actor, and I have been very active all my life, and suddenly I was noticing that there is a dip in my energy levels. For no reason or rhyme, I was gaining weight. And I was experiencing poor digestion, bloating. So yeah, there were a bundle of issues that I was experiencing. So I thought this is the right time to connect with Salila and work further and work deeply on my healing. And I have to say, this is such a well-designed program by Salila Sukumaran. She provides you with a guidebook that explains each and every step in a very detailed manner. It has a daily log that you fill in, and Salila takes the time and effort to go through each and every small or big detail that you have put in, and she guides you further. She is pouring her heart and soul into the healing that you need for yourself. And she is filled with kindness, with patience, with so much knowledge and wisdom, and she's so approachable. And, and one of the things that I really like about Salila Sukumaran is that she, uh, is so non-judgmental, and she provides you with proper logic and reasoning for, uh, for what you're going through and why you're going through, or what you're, what you're experiencing. Uh, she's, she's not just looking at what you are going through currently. She takes in the time and effort to understand your past, your present, and what your future goals are. Um, so yeah, this cleanse has been a game changer for me because by the end of the cleanse I saw a big shift and my energy levels were back to what they were. I was sleeping deeper and better. My skin cleared up, my hair became beautiful, and my digestion improved. I was feeling hungry, like I had lost the feeling of hunger, and now I was getting hunger pangs. That was the aha moment for me. So if you are someone who is looking at healing yourself or just understanding the Ayurvedic path, I would highly recommend working with Salila Sukumaran because she enables you to understand this language, this holistic language that is rooted in the laws of nature, that, uh, helps you understand that each one of us are unique and helps you understand your cravings, your aversions, helps you understand, uh, what is working for you, what is not working for you, your patterns, um, and the correct lifestyle choices that you need to make for yourself. So, and she does it all in a very light-hearted manner, in a very joyful manner. And she is the most beautiful person, mentor. She's like a big sister. She has created this community of like-minded people who support you through the cleanse and are there for now lifetime with you. And yes, so if you're someone who who wants to heal, who wants to learn, I would, I would say that just jump in and go for it.
