Alright friends, today we have Navi Gill on the pod. Navi is a holistic wellness educator who uses her ancestral knowledge of Yoga, Ayurveda and meditation to new light into the lives of her clients and her community. Not only does she bring light, she sheds light on how the wellness industry, although well intentioned, may be contributing to colonialism and therefore causing harm. A lot of our conversation focuses on the often unseen underbelly of an industry dedicated to making people well, Navi pulls back the curtain and asks, who is this wellness for? Who is missing from the industry, and why?
This convo weaves from Navi's upbringing, her teenage years navigating multiple worlds and identities, to finding her place in the world of Ayurveda and her ancestral medicine. We are so fortunate to have had this conversation with Navi. She is a lot of fun, and has some very powerful and important insights for us!
“When Indigenous medicine practices become commodified and people are essentially colonizing these indigenous medicine practices it’s the people who’s origin are from those places that need to be the experts and take up space”
— Navi Gill