Buddhist Biohacker

What changes when we listen to women’s hormonal health through more than one lens?

In this episode of *Buddhist Biohacker*, host Lisa M. Gunshore (Sundara Rishika Devi) welcomes Dr. Sheila Patel for a conversation about menstrual health, perimenopause, menopause, and the years beyond. Together, they explore how Ayurveda and modern medicine can inform one another, why symptoms deserve to be understood in the context of a whole life, and how food, movement, sleep, stress support, and mind-body practices can become meaningful parts of daily care.

Lisa also brings her experience in Ayurveda health coaching and functional testing to the conversation, including the question of when hormone testing offers useful insight and how to turn information into sustainable practice.

About Dr. Sheila Patel

Dr. Sheila Patel is a board-certified family physician and Ayurvedic health educator with more than 30 years of experience in primary care. She serves as Chief Medical Officer and faculty at The Gaja Collective, where she teaches Ayurveda and helps students apply its principles in contemporary life. She also maintains a family medicine practice and offers Ayurvedic lifestyle consultations.

Dr. Patel’s work brings together modern medicine, Ayurveda, meditation, and yoga. She previously served as Chief Medical Officer at Chopra Global and Medical Director of the Mind-Body Medical Group in Carlsbad, California. She is a volunteer clinical instructor in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and has taught clinicians, students, and wellness practitioners in a range of settings. She has participated in research on meditation and Ayurvedic practices and is a co-author of *Awakened Sleep*.

Learn more about Dr. Patel: https://www.drsheilapatel.com/aboutdr...

Continue learning with Dr. Patel

Dr. Patel’s Ayurvedic Women’s Health Mentorship begins October 10, 2026. This four-session, live small-group program explores hormones and healthy menstrual cycles, perimenopause, and menopause through Ayurvedic and medical perspectives. Participants can ask questions and explore practical approaches involving food, movement, herbs, and mind-body practices. Recordings and learning resources are included.

Mentorship details and enrollment: https://www.thegajacollective.com/cou...

A free resource from Lisa

If you are navigating this transition yourself, download Lisa’s free Perimenopause Roadmap At-a-Glance as a starting point for reflection and further conversation about the support you need:

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Explore Lisa’s Ayurveda health coaching and functional testing work:

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About Buddhist Biohacker

Buddhist Biohacker is a podcast about what happens when spiritual insight becomes embodied practice. Hosted by author, teacher, and mystic Lisa M. Gunshore, also known as Sundara Rishika Devi, the show explores the meeting place between ancient wisdom and modern life. Through conversations with teachers, artists, healers, scholars, and spiritual innovators, it asks how what we have lived can become material for awareness, healing, and creative transformation.

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The Blue Star Comet & The Fifth World Prophecy — A Conversation with Julie Hoyle

Episode Overview

In This Episode, We Explore:

Julie Hoyle is a spiritual teacher, dream practitioner, and longtime ally in the awakening of consciousness. Her work explores lucid dreaming, spontaneous awakening, and the merging of dream and waking realities.

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In this powerful and heart-opening conversation, Lisa Gunshore welcomes Diane Liu Scallon—breathwork facilitator, ICF-certified coach, and former tech leader turned transformational guide. Together, they explore what it means to lead and live from the heart, and how breathwork can become a gateway to radical alignment, purpose, and personal sovereignty.

With over 25 years of experience in high-level leadership, Diane brings a unique blend of structure and soul, science and spirit. This episode dives into how conscious breath can ignite inner clarity, release long-held patterns, and reconnect us to the truth of who we are.

Tune in for an inspiring discussion on feminine leadership, embodied consciousness, and the journey from burnout to brilliance.

Diane Liu Scallon is a breathwork facilitator, ICF-certified coach, and transformational guide with over 25 years of leadership experience in the tech industry. Passionate about heart-centered leadership and human flourishing, she empowers leaders to step into radical alignment with their authentic selves—unlocking clarity, purpose, and joy. Through dynamic pranayama breathwork sessions, Diane guides individuals on a profound inward journey of healing and awakening, reigniting their vitality and reconnecting them to their essence, truth, and power. Learn more and connect with her at www.dianeliuscallon.com

Welcome to the Buddhist Biohacker Podcast, where we explore pathways to spiritual awakening, self-healing, and personal transformation. Hosted by Lisa Gunshore, a Functional Ayurveda Wellness Coach, psychic medium, and dedicated spiritual practitioner, each episode blends ancient wisdom and modern insight to guide listeners on their journey of self-realization.

In every episode, we delve into four essential steps to inner transformation: Become Aware, Become Wise, Practice, and Trust. Through personal stories, expert interviews, healing techniques, listener Q&A, and weekly tarot or oracle readings, you'll find insights and practical tools for balance and empowerment in every dimension of life.

Whether you're seeking to deepen your spiritual practice, navigate life's challenges, or unlock your highest potential, the Buddhist Biohacker Podcast offers a compassionate space for exploration and growth.

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Welcome to Unlocking the Siddhis — a sacred series exploring the mystical powers that arise through deep spiritual practice. The Siddhis, known as "supernatural" abilities in the yogic and Vedic traditions, are not tricks of the ego but sacred side effects of inner awakening.

In this 6-part journey, we’ll explore the classical Ashta Siddhis, psychic gifts, feminine mysticism, spiritual integrity, and the practical pathways to embodied power. If you’re walking the path of yoga, devotion, or metaphysical awakening, this series will help you understand your gifts — not as fantasy, but as destiny.

✨ Come home to your inner mastery.

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Episode 6: Awakening Siddhis Through Practice

In the final episode, we explore the practical path to awakening siddhis — not through striving, but through sacred discipline. You’ll learn key practices like mantra, meditation, and breathwork, as well as how to stay balanced as your spiritual sensitivity increases.

🌿 You’ll receive:

A list of supportive practices

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Welcome to Unlocking the Siddhis — a sacred series exploring the mystical powers that arise through deep spiritual practice. The Siddhis, known as "supernatural" abilities in the yogic and Vedic traditions, are not tricks of the ego but sacred side effects of inner awakening.

In this 6-part journey, we’ll explore the classical Ashta Siddhis, psychic gifts, feminine mysticism, spiritual integrity, and the practical pathways to embodied power. If you’re walking the path of yoga, devotion, or metaphysical awakening, this series will help you understand your gifts — not as fantasy, but as destiny.

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 Episode 5: Women, Witches & the Sacred Feminine Siddhis

This deeply empowering episode reclaims the mystical gifts of women — the seers, witches, wise women, and womb shamans. We explore the siddhis through the lens of the divine feminine, ancestral suppression, and the rising call to reawaken intuitive power.

💫 In this episode:

Womb wisdom & embodied siddhis

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Welcome to Unlocking the Siddhis — a sacred series exploring the mystical powers that arise through deep spiritual practice. The Siddhis, known as "supernatural" abilities in the yogic and Vedic traditions, are not tricks of the ego but sacred side effects of inner awakening.

In this 6-part journey, we’ll explore the classical Ashta Siddhis, psychic gifts, feminine mysticism, spiritual integrity, and the practical pathways to embodied power. If you’re walking the path of yoga, devotion, or metaphysical awakening, this series will help you understand your gifts — not as fantasy, but as destiny.

✨ Come home to your inner mastery.

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Episode 4: The Dangers & Distractions of Siddhis

Siddhis are sacred — but without discernment, they can lead to ego inflation or misalignment. This episode is a spiritual wake-up call to stay rooted in dharma while exploring your power. We’ll look at ancient warnings, modern pitfalls, and how to ground your gifts in humility and service.

🔔 Topics:

Misuse of spiritual powers

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Welcome to Unlocking the Siddhis — a sacred series exploring the mystical powers that arise through deep spiritual practice. The Siddhis, known as "supernatural" abilities in the yogic and Vedic traditions, are not tricks of the ego but sacred side effects of inner awakening.

In this 6-part journey, we’ll explore the classical Ashta Siddhis, psychic gifts, feminine mysticism, spiritual integrity, and the practical pathways to embodied power. If you’re walking the path of yoga, devotion, or metaphysical awakening, this series will help you understand your gifts — not as fantasy, but as destiny.

✨ Come home to your inner mastery.

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Episode 3: Psychic Siddhis & Modern Mystical Gifts

Beyond the classical powers lie the psychic siddhis that many modern mystics experience — from clairvoyance to prophetic dreams. In this episode, we explore how these gifts awaken, how to discern them, and how to develop spiritual maturity around them.

✨ You’ll learn:

What “minor” siddhis are

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Welcome to Unlocking the Siddhis — a sacred series exploring the mystical powers that arise through deep spiritual practice. The Siddhis, known as "supernatural" abilities in the yogic and Vedic traditions, are not tricks of the ego but sacred side effects of inner awakening.

In this 6-part journey, we’ll explore the classical Ashta Siddhis, psychic gifts, feminine mysticism, spiritual integrity, and the practical pathways to embodied power. If you’re walking the path of yoga, devotion, or metaphysical awakening, this series will help you understand your gifts — not as fantasy, but as destiny.

✨ Come home to your inner mastery.

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Episode 2: The 8 Classical Siddhis (Ashta Siddhis Explained)

In this powerful episode, we explore the eight classical siddhis, or yogic powers, as described in ancient texts like the Bhagavata Purana. These range from becoming weightless to manifesting desires and influencing nature. Each Siddhi will be explored through myth, meaning, and modern potential.

🧿 Siddhis covered:

Anima – Becoming tiny

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Welcome to Unlocking the Siddhis — a sacred series exploring the mystical powers that arise through deep spiritual practice. The Siddhis, known as "supernatural" abilities in the yogic and Vedic traditions, are not tricks of the ego but sacred side effects of inner awakening.

In this 6-part journey, we’ll explore the classical Ashta Siddhis, psychic gifts, feminine mysticism, spiritual integrity, and the practical pathways to embodied power. If you’re walking the path of yoga, devotion, or metaphysical awakening, this series will help you understand your gifts — not as fantasy, but as destiny.

✨ Come home to your inner mastery.

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Episode 1: What Are Siddhis? (The Sacred Side Effects of Spiritual Practice)

What are the Siddhis, and why do yogic traditions both revere and warn against them? In this opening episode, we explore the mystical meaning of the Siddhis through the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Vedic lore, and modern spiritual insight. You’ll discover how these spiritual powers emerge as byproducts of discipline, devotion, and union — and how to walk the path without losing your way.

🧘‍♀️ Topics include:

Definition of Siddhis

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In this soul-nourishing conversation, host Lisa Gunshore sits down with Ombute Devi, a guide for evolving individuals navigating life’s pivotal transitions. With roots as a doctor of chiropractic and practitioner of bioenergetic medicine, Ombute bridges the language of the body with the wisdom of the unseen, offering a powerful fusion of spontaneous transmission, soul integration, ancestral guidance, and energetic clearing.

Together, Lisa and Ombute explore how life’s thresholds—whether endings, beginnings, or profound inner shifts—can become sacred gateways to deeper purpose and authentic expression. This episode invites you to reconnect with your heart’s wisdom, trust the unseen forces shaping your path, and awaken to the fullness of who you are.

I guide evolving individuals through times of transition. Devoted to the unseen and the wisdom of the heart, my work flows through body and breath. Each session is a fusion of spontaneous transmission, soul integration, ancestral guidance, and energetic clearing.

Welcome to the Buddhist Biohacker Podcast, where we explore pathways to spiritual awakening, self-healing, and personal transformation. Hosted by Lisa Gunshore, a Functional Ayurveda Wellness Coach, psychic medium, and dedicated spiritual practitioner, each episode blends ancient wisdom and modern insight to guide listeners on their journey of self-realization.

In every episode, we delve into four essential steps to inner transformation: Become Aware, Become Wise, Practice, and Trust. Through personal stories, expert interviews, healing techniques, listener Q&A, and weekly tarot or oracle readings, you'll find insights and practical tools for balance and empowerment in every dimension of life.

Whether you're seeking to deepen your spiritual practice, navigate life's challenges, or unlock your highest potential, the Buddhist Biohacker Podcast offers a compassionate space for exploration and growth.

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