My name is Barbara. I live in Iowa with my husband and beloved 4 legged dog Sammy and am surrounded by my loving children, friends, and a strong spiritual community.. My future husband introduced me to TM in 1974. I have a derp path in the healing profession beginning in 1969 as a Respiratory Therapist. In1982, a chance meeting with an individual associated with Maharishi University in Fairfield, Iowa introduced me to Ayurvedic pulse and the ability to overcome seclusion due hyper-reactive airways due to environmental sensitivity, using Ayurveda. It would be more than 40 years before I could embrace learning Ayurveda. Now I am retired from the healthcare profession at age 74 and find myself in a health condition called bilateral trigeminal neuropathy and the need to marry Ayurveda with western treatment to manage and heal. I am here to remind myself of Ayurvedic wisdom and apply it as best as I am able. I am currently on liquid and puréed foods and may be for many months, as well as medications for pain and inflammation .I am healing, I am healing, I AM

@Carol Nace yes Carol. I have been with you there on the cleanse path a few times..