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Give yourself
butterflies

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Begin your journey toward balance and well-being with a sense of resilience and empowerment. Inspired by “Kō,” symbolizing new beginnings, and “Tara,” the guiding star, this is your invitation to discover the support you need to reconnect with your true self.

KōTara offers the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda in a way that is approachable, nurturing, and personalized. It’s more than just relief from discomfort—is about helping you identify and listen to your inner healer. KōTara helps you find lasting transformation in your health, aligning your body, mind, and spirit, and empowering you to become your own guiding light.

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Your personalized path to lasting wellness.

Balanced living through timeless traditions.

Building wellness together, naturally.

Your personalized path to lasting wellness. Balanced living through timeless traditions. Building wellness together, naturally.

TREATING WITH AYURVEDA

Imbalance can show up in many ways — in your body, your mood, your thoughts. Sometimes your system finds its own way back. And sometimes, it needs a tender nudge.

At KōTara, we hold space for your healing. We listen closely, gently assess what’s out of sync, and guide you with practices that nourish your whole being — through grounding foods, supportive movement, and rituals that calm and restore.

Your energy is sacred. Together, we’ll create a path that feels safe, steady, and true — a rhythm that helps you feel like you again.

Ayurveda can help with:

  • Persistent fatigue, bloating, inflammation, pain or recurring symptoms that don’t resolve with conventional treatment.

  • Constant nervous tension, racing thoughts, emotional overwhelm, self-doubt or difficulty relaxing.

  • Decreased energy, slower recovery, joint stiffness, and changes in cognitive clarity or physical strength and a desire to age gracefully

  • Trouble falling asleep, frequent waking, or waking unrefreshed despite adequate sleep time.

  • Extended physical depletion, hormonal shifts, and emotional sensitivity in the weeks or months after birth.

  • Cycle irregularity, hot flashes, mood swings, sleep disturbances, or a general sense of internal imbalance and unhappiness.

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WHAT IS AYURVEDA?

Ayurveda, meaning “science of life” in Sanskrit, is one of the world’s oldest holistic health systems. Rooted in nature, it teaches that the same elements found in the environment — earth, water, fire, air, and space — also exist within the human body.

Each person holds a unique blend of these elements. When they are in balance, there is ease and vitality. When they shift, symptoms arise — physically, emotionally, and mentally.

  • Earth represents structure, stability, and the grounding force that holds us steady.

  • Water offers moisture and fluidity, nourishing tissues, joints, and emotional flow.

  • Fire governs heat and transformation — digestion, metabolism, and the clarity to grow.

  • Air brings movement and circulation, directing breath, thought, and nerve impulses.

  • Space is the container for it all — the stillness that allows everything to exist, expand, and connect.

Rather than focusing on symptoms alone, Ayurveda looks to the elements — observing where they may be depleted, excessive, or out of rhythm — and gently guides them back into harmony.

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These five elemental states express themselves in the human body as three guiding energies — known in Ayurveda as the doshas:

  • Vata — ether and air, governs movement, breath, and communication

  • Pitta — fire and water, governs transformation, digestion, and focus

  • Kapha — water and earth, governs structure, stability, and nourishment

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The doshas are the body’s natural operating systems — they manage everything from digestion and circulation to energy, mood, and mental clarity. Because the body and mind are constantly responding to life, these systems are always shifting.

Imbalance can arise for many reasons — physical exhaustion, emotional stress, poor sleep, overwork, or changes in season or environment. Over time, the body expresses this through symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, inflammation, or feeling “off.”

Ayurveda sees these signs as signals — invitations to realign. With supportive changes in diet, movement, and daily rhythm, the body is gently guided back to a state of harmony..

Find your dosha.

Your personalized path to lasting wellness.

Balanced living through timeless traditions.

Building wellness together, naturally.

Your personalized path to lasting wellness. Balanced living through timeless traditions. Building wellness together, naturally.

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THE KōTARA METHOD

You may be seeking relief from chronic health issues, stress, or emotional imbalances. Perhaps you’re looking for a more natural, holistic way to address your well-being, or simply curious about how to bring balance into your life. At KōTara, your journey toward wellness begins with understanding your unique needs and restoring harmony in your body, mind, and spirit.

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THE KōTARA VALUES

Our tailored virtual Ayurvedic consultations are designed to understand your unique body and mind, offering you personalized health solutions that address the root causes of your discomfort. Together, we’ll create a plan that helps you feel empowered and in control of your wellness journey.

The lifestyle practices and treatment modalities that are part of the KōTara Method include:

Dosha Appropriate Food Choices • Mindful Eating Habits • Herbs and Tea Recommendations • Seasonal and Stage of Life Living • Yoga, Exercise and Movement Practices • Breathwork & Meditation • Mudras and Mantras • Sleep Hygiene • Dinacharya- Morning and Evening Routines • Sexual and Reproductive Health Support

Balanced living through timeless traditions.

Your personalized path to lasting wellness.

Building wellness together, naturally.

Balanced living through timeless traditions. Your personalized path to lasting wellness. Building wellness together, naturally.

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THE PROCESS AND PROGRAM

Our simple, step-by-step process is designed to guide you toward lasting wellness. Whether you’re just beginning your Ayurvedic journey or are seeking deeper healing, we’re here to support you.

If you are a new client, or are not ready to commit just yet, please book a complimentary 15-minute clarity call.

The CLARITY CALL consists of a warm introduction—an opportunity to discuss your wellness goals and get a gentle introduction to Ayurveda. This call is meant to help you feel comfortable and aligned with the process. If you feel ready to move forward, we’ll book a comprehensive initial consultation.

A sliding pricing scale always available upon request, if needed.

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The KōTara Aryuvedic Program


CLARITY CALL (15 MINUTES)


WELLNESS QUESTIONNAIRE

You’ll then complete a detailed wellness questionnaire, sharing insights about your health history, lifestyle, and current concerns. This helps us ensure that your consultation is fully personalized and tailored to your needs.


INITIAL CONSULTATION (2 HOURS)

DETAILED ASSESSMENT
An in-depth evaluation based on your wellness questionnaire to understand your doshas and any health imbalances.

PERSONALIZED PLAN
After this session, you’ll receive a personalized plan with tailored recommendations for diet, lifestyle adjustments, and natural remedies designed specifically for your needs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
Following this initial consultation, you’ll have a clear understanding of what steps are necessary to achieve balance and address your wellness goals.


FOLLOW UP SESSIONS (50 MINUTES)

In the follow-up sessions, we’ll focus on the how—guiding you through the practical steps of your holistic Ayurvedic plan:

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
We will walk you through each component of your plan—explaining what each practice is, why it’s essential for balancing your doshas, and how it will support your health.

INTEGRATION INTO DAILY LIFE
You’ll receive personalized guidance on how to seamlessly integrate these practices into your everyday routine through habit stacking, ensuring they are achievable and fit your lifestyle.

REAL-TIME SUPPORT
We’ll work together to monitor your progress, making real-time adjustments to your plan as needed. This ensures that you stay on track and continue moving toward your wellness goals.

MEDITATION & GROUNDING
Each session will also include a grounding meditation to help center your mind and body, supporting your journey toward balance.

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GROUP SERVICES AND WORKSHOPS

These workshops are available for private and group bookings, including:

  • Yoga studios and wellness spaces

  • Corporate wellness programs and retreats

  • Women’s circles and community gatherings

  • Friend groups, birthdays, and private events

  • Conferences, offsites, and educational settings

Interested in hosting a workshop for your group?

KōTara Elemental Ayurveda Workshop


EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO THE FIVE ELEMENTS WITHIN YOU

At KōTara, Ayurveda is offered as a relationship — with your body, your rhythms, and your inner knowing.

In this interactive workshop, you’ll explore Ayurveda through the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space. These elements live within all of us and influence how we digest, rest, move, feel, and show up in our lives.

Rather than memorizing concepts, this experience invites you to feel the elements in your body, recognize patterns, and learn gentle ways to bring yourself back into balance.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPLORE:

  • How the elements express themselves in daily life

  • Where you may be experiencing imbalance- fullness or depletion

  • Supportive practices that can be woven into your routine with ease

This workshop is experiential, reflective, and practical — offering tools you can return to again and again.

Each experience is thoughtfully tailored to the group, season, and setting.

Formats available

  • 90-minute immersive workshop

  • 2-hour expanded experience

  • In-person or virtual


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Seasonal Reset: Fall & Spring Cleanse


A GUIDED SEASONAL CLEANSE FOR DIGESTION, SPACE AND SELF-CARE

Seasonal change is an invitation to slow down, create space, and come back into rhythm with yourself.

The Seasonal Reset is a gentle, guided cleanse rooted in the wisdom of the five elements — earth, water, fire, air, and space. It focuses on supporting digestion, restoring daily rhythms, and weaving nourishing self-care rituals into your life.

This is a reset centered on care, presence, and embodiment — creating space for clarity, creativity, and a deeper sense of aliveness.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

DAILY RITUAL GUIDANCE: Short, grounded self-care practices (10–20 mins) — body, breath, movement, or stillness — curated to support digestion and nervous system ease.

NOURISHING SEASONAL SUPPORT: Real-life guidance toward simple nourishing meals and drinks that feel supportive and grounding for your digestion and energy.

3 LIVE PREPERATION, OPENING, AND CLOSING CIRCLES
Step by Step Preparation, intention setting, and reflection to help you begin and integrate your reset.

RITUAL RESOURCES
Easy-to-follow prompts, simple practices, and reflection questions you can return to again and again.

These rituals and practices are offered as invitations — not rules — so you can care for yourself with intention and kindness.

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CHARISHMA KOTHARI

AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELOR 
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For years, I lived with a quiet ache — the feeling that I didn’t belong. I shaped myself to meet expectations, trying to be someone I wasn’t. In the process, I lost touch with who I truly was.

That disconnection didn’t just affect my heart — it showed up in my body. I lived with chronic pain, migraines, anxiety, and waves of depression. I tried to hold it all together, but inside I felt heavy, scared, and alone.

Fear became my compass — fear of not being loved, not being seen, not being enough. I became someone I didn’t recognize, someone I didn’t like. Until I couldn’t carry it anymore.

It felt like stepping into a cocoon — dark, quiet, and uncertain. Everything I thought I was began to dissolve. But in that stillness, I began to transform.

Through breathwork, yoga, and the ancient healing wisdom of Ayurveda, I began to meet myself again — not the version shaped by fear, but the one rooted in truth, softness, and inner strength.

I became a certified Yoga and Meditation Teacher in 2022, and an Ayurvedic Health Counselor in 2025. But more than any title, it’s the living of this path that matters most.

Now, I have the tools to come back to myself — to listen deeply, hear my intuition, and follow what truly nourishes me. I know how to soften, to find stillness, and to choose what brings me back into balance.

I know how to give myself butterflies.

And I want to help you do the same — to awaken your own inner teacher, and remember how to trust the wisdom that already lives inside you.

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At KōTara, I lead with the belief that “if we can’t give ourselves butterflies, how can we expect anyone else to?” This sentiment is at the heart of my work, inviting each of you to step into your own power and discover the incredible potential that lies within.

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