Greetings fellow Cohort of people with a love of Ayurveda,
Allow me to introduce Myself.
My name is Sharon Bruhjell She/Her and I am living in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA.
I’ve lived here all my life and have roots in Western Herbalism and a huge lover of nature, children, animals, cooking, creating, art, crafts and spaces. I originally was called to study Ayurveda (or it found me) while studying Esthiology at the Aveda Institute of Art & Science in fall of 2000. I’ve been studying and practicing personally and professionally ever since. I thought I knew quite a lot about the topic until I went back to school for Yoga Study in 2014 for 200 HR YTT and again in 2017 for 500 HR YTT, only to find out that I had only scratched the surface and met my Professor Dr. Asavari Mankivar MD-AYU, MS, BAMS and the founder of the Minnesota Institute of Ayurveda. In 2025 I decided to study formally under Dr. Asavari and the other staff to be certified as an Ayurveda Health Counselor AHC and graduated June of 2026. The next fall I enrolled at Yoga Veda Institute for the AP course. I’ve been enjoying the topics and teachers. My special interests are anything to do with nervous system regulation, post-partum, skincare and bodywork, I love learning about recipes and selfcare remedies, formulas and talking with others that enjoy “nerding” out on Ayurveda.
I’m hoping to feel like we can create a community even if we are only virtual.