The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance
Welcome to The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance—a podcast where ancient practices meet ambitious goals to help you operate with strength, clarity, and grounded intention.
I'm your host, Sweta Vikram — Ayurvedic doctor, award-winning author, trauma-informed yoga teacher, mindfulness coach, corporate wellness speaker, adjunct professor, and lifelong student of what it really means to lead with clarity, purpose, and peace.
This podcast explores how burnout, chronic stress, and misaligned energy are silently eroding your leadership & career potential. Learn how ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, modern wellness strategies, and emotional intelligence can help you reclaim clarity, purpose, team success, and health.
Each episode blends storytelling, practical tips, & interviews with wellness leaders, Ayurvedic practitioners, and C-suite executives. Gain the actionable tools you’ve been searching for to manage stress, enhance resilience, and lead from a place of balance.
If you’re a high-performing professional, founder, team leader, or heart-centered entrepreneur who's tired of the burnout-and-breakdown cycle… you’re in the right place. Because here’s the truth: your wellness is your leadership. Let's dive in.
Episodes
29 episodes
Episode 28: From Health Crisis to Healing Work: The Power of Aromatherapy
🎙️ Podcast DescriptionFrom Health Crisis to Healing Work: The Power of AromatherapyWhat happens when your body forces you to pause—when your health begins to unravel, and the life you’ve built no longer feels sustain...
Episode 27: Pitta Season and Power: How to Lead Without Burning Out
🎙️ Podcast DescriptionAs we move into the intensity of summer, many leaders find themselves feeling sharper, faster, and more driven—but also more reactive, impatient, and overwhelmed.In this episode of The Grounded Lea...
Episode 26: The Health Gap We Don’t Talk About: Why Men Delay Care—and Why It Matters to All of Us
🎙️Podcast DescriptionToday’s episode is more personal—and a little uncomfortable in the way meaningful conversations often are.📣 We’re talking about men’s health. More specifically, why so many men delay c...
Episode 25: Leadership Lessons from a Tsunami Survivor
🎙️Podcast DescriptionIn this powerful episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with performance coach and Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher, Wil...
Episode 24: Why Self-Care Isn’t Helping Your Mental Health (And What Actually Does)
🎙️Podcast DescriptionWhy does self-care sometimes leave us feeling just as exhausted as before?In this episode of The Grounded Leader, I explore a quiet but common experience among high-achieving professionals: doing...
Episode 23: From the Boardroom to the Dance Floor: Leadership Lessons in Discipline, Rhythm, Presence, and Flow
🎙️Podcast DescriptionWhat can dance teach us about leadership, business, and life?In this episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with
Episode 22: What Ancient Wisdom Gets Right About Stress (That Modern Leadership Gets Wrong)
🎙️Podcast DescriptionWhy do so many high achievers feel exhausted despite success? In this solo episode of The Grounded Leader, I explore what ancient wisdom teaches us about stress, burnout, and nervous system r...
Episode 21: The Tipping Point That Redefined Success
🎙️Podcast DescriptionWhat happens when success, as you’ve always defined it, begins to cost you your health?In this deeply honest and thought-provoking episode, I sit down with branding expert
Episode 20: Grief in the Corner Office--Leading When Your Heart is Heavy
🎧 Podcast Episode Description🎙️Grief in the Corner Office: Leading When Your Heart is HeavyLeadership often asks us to be composed, focused, and reliable. But what happens when grief enters the room with u...
Episode 19: Leading through Transition--Menopause, Trauma & the Regulated Leader
🎙️Podcast DescriptionIn this episode of The Grounded Leader, we explore how menopause intersects with trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system regulation—and why this transition can feel particularly intense for high-achi...
Episode 18: Body as Ally: Reclaiming Fitness Through the Lens of Leadership
🎙️Podcast DescriptionIn honor of Women’s History Month, this episode of The Grounded Leader invites women leaders to rethink what fitness truly means. Too often, we’re taught to treat our bodies as proje...
Episode 17: Leading with Empathy and Authenticity
🎙️In this episode of The Grounded Leader, we explore what it truly means to lead with empathy, authenticity, and a healthy dose of quirk. My guest, Karla Pamanes, is an award-winning d...
Episode 16: Self-worth as the foundation of leadership and wellbeing.
🎙️Podcast DescriptionFebruary often arrives wrapped in red hearts and expectations — a season that tells us love must look a certain way. But what if true love begins not with someone else, but within?In this episod...
Episode 15: Anchored in Giving: How Service Shapes Leaders
In this heartfelt episode of The Grounded Leader, host Sweta Vikram sits down with Priya Ramteke, a professional leader whose journey beautifully intertwi...
Episode 14: Reset, Don’t Reinvent: Leading from Stillness in the New Year
🎧It’s January — the season of fresh starts and fierce resolutions. But Ayurveda reminds us: we don’t need to reinvent ourselves to grow — we only need to remember who we are.In this episode, Sweta Vikram explores how to b...
Episode 13: Self-Compassion and the Art of Letting Go During the Holidays
On today’s episode … we’re diving into a topic that so many leaders quietly struggle with—the emotional weight of the holiday season. While we’re told this is the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ and the holidays are marketed as the season of...
Episode 12: The Gratitude Advantage - Why Thankfulness Fuels Entrepreneurship
🎙️ Episode DescriptionThe Gratitude Advantage: Why Thankfulness Fuels EntrepreneurshipIn this illuminating episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with the incomparable
Episode 11: How Grief Can Lead to Healing and Growth
🎙️ In this heartfelt episode I sit down with Reshma Kearney, a Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher and Healing Guide who helps individuals and families navigate life after loss. <...
Episode 10: Regaining Your Equilibrium: Should shouldering the demands of your life come at a cost?
🎙️ Podcast: Regaining Your Equilibrium: Should Shouldering the Demands of Your Life Come at a Cost?Leaders in the “sandwich generation” often carry a silent load: managing teams and businesses, raising children, and caring for agi...
Episode 9: Sleep, Success & the Subtle Body—The Nightly Rituals of Grounded Leaders
Sleep, Success & the Subtle Body—The Nightly Rituals of Grounded LeadersSleep isn’t just rest—it’s leadership hygiene. In this episode of The Grounded Leader, host Sweta Vikram unpacks why insomnia is more than...
Episode 8: Breaking the Mold: One Leader’s Ayurvedic Awakening
What happens when a high-achieving entrepreneur hits burnout, questions everything, and decides to rewrite the rules of success?On today’s episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with Paula M....
Episode 7: Why Solo Trips Are an Important Part of Wellness and Integral to Leadership Success.
In this episode of The Grounded Leader: Ayurvedic Wellness for Leaders Who Want to Succeed from a Place of Balance, I sit down with April Jarrett, Executive Director at ACDN, who brings over 15 years of experience in operations ...
Episode 6: Ayurvedic Nutrition for Mental Clarity and Better Decision-Making
Ayurvedic Nutrition for Mental Clarity and Better Decision-MakingIf your brain feels foggy by 3 p.m., if you find yourself staring at your fridge wondering why you opened it, or if you’ve been making decisions you later regret—it ...
Episode 5: The Toxic Trap of Modern Productivity & How Ayurveda Can Help
What if productivity isn’t about cramming more into your day—but aligning your energy with what truly matters?In this episode of The Grounded Leader, I sit down with Ayurvedic Doctor, Lindsey Scarlata Woodruff—an award-winning b...
Episode 4: The Back-to-Busy Trap: How to Avoid Burning Out Before Fall
The Back-to-Busy Trap: How to Avoid Burning Out Before FallDoes late August feel like slamming your foot on the gas? One moment you’re savoring summer; the next, your calendar is overflowing, and your energy feels scattered. That’...