International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This day is earmarked for observation -a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group, or organization specific.
We took this opportunity to speak with Dr. Smita Pankaj Naram the Co-Founder of Ayushakti, one of the leading and most trusted Ayurveda health centres around the world. A well-accomplished Ayurveda physician, pharmaceutical herbalist, and nutritionist, Dr. Naram started this journey of bringing in Ancient Health Solution, with a vision to transform the health of billions of people on this planet in 1987. Since then Ayushakti has helped more than 1.5 million clients across the world and transformed their lives with vibrant health and Long- Lasting relief from chronic health challenges.
Dr. Smita Pankaj Naram is the Co-Founder of Ayushakti, one of the leading and most trusted Ayurveda health centres around the world. A well-accomplished Ayurveda physician, pharmaceutical herbalist, and nutritionist, Dr. Naram started this journey of bringing in Ancient Health Solution, with a vision to transform the health of billions of people on this planet in 1987.
Since then Ayushakti has helped more than 1.5 million clients across the world and transformed their lives with vibrant health and Long-Lasting relief from chronic health challenges. She is an Ayurveda Practitioner with qualifications of Ayurveda Madhyama and Ayurveda Uttama of Shravan Masa Dakshina Prakisha Samitee constituted by law in the State of Gujarat & recognized by Central Council of Indian Medicine, New Delhi, India.
She is the fifth generation of vaidya in her family tradition of Ayurvedic Practice and she is practicing 2500 years old lineage of Siddha Veda Tradition of Ayurveda. She is a world- renowned pulse reader (the ancient traditional method of diagnosis). Apart from being the Master pulse reader, Dr. Naram is also a detoxification specialist and Ayushakti has successfully executed more than 200,000 detoxifications worldwide over the past 32 years.
She also shares health tips, kitchen remedies, herbal remedies, marma, and detox plans for contributing to people lives for long-lasting results in any health problems. A true female entrepreneur with vast international clinical experience, today she is one of the most insightful practitioners, lecturers, and teachers of Ancient Health Solutions coming from the 2500 years old Siddha Veda lineage of Ayurveda. She along with her team has personally helped clients suffering from numerous chronic health disorders like Arthritis, Joint pain, Sciatica, Osteoporosis, Anxiety, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and many more chronic health concerns.
Experiencing breakthrough results in chronic health challenges Ayushakti Clinic just grew through referrals organically. She realized that her life purpose is to transform the lives of the people on this planet and that is why the Ayushakti chain of clinics was born. She has been honoured worldwide with many prestigious awards for her contributions to the domain of health including THE KASHYAP AWARD from Germany.
She has spent her life personally training more than 500+ doctors and practitioners across the world to create the Army of Healers. Having built a team of expert Vaidyas, Dr.Naram conducts practitioner training courses in ancient pulse reading across the world. Her amazing health tips for vibrant health have been telecasted through national and international television shows and have been helping hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to transform their lives. Dr. Smita Naram has also authored a book named, “Your health in your hand” and has published dozens of research papers in peer-reviewed international journals from USA, Europe, and UK just to prove the efficacy of ancient healing on modern parameters.
We asked her to speak especially about her challenges as a woman, leader, management style, and an entrepreneur:
I felt that more than the external challenges women faces their own internal challenges that I had to manage in the internal world. Hence one has to be solution focused and remain invested in their own strengths, upgrading and constant perseverance.
I got freedom of choice and pursued it with full determination to excel so I learnt how to be in a business, systematic thinking, ERP, setting up a franchisee. The idea became a committed vision for me to drive it with a pure intention, my intention was to create an extensive outreach through trained practionars and not just on money.
I realised I had to move with a focus on growth through contribution and move beyond small ideas.
I would like to specifically mention the coincidence of the birth of her son and Ayushakti which was also on the brink of becoming a strong business, She managed it with careful planning on her schedule, invested quality time with her son (She fondly talks about the story time with her son which was her way of guiding principles-Samsakara (In Hindi).
Her view on good well-being and its contribution towards a successful business acumen and persona:
She believes a holistic persona is capable of continuously pursuing their purpose with zeal and not just scratching the surface, it requires grit, determination silencing your mind chatter, and overall a holistic persona. Hence one needs to be mindful of their diet (food consumption, knowledge consumption, conversation, and even interactions) a well-balanced day requires careful planning and discipline that has to be managed with commitment and the 1st commitment begins with self. She ends her work day by 6 pm but during her day it is her systematic and planned methodology that ensures that she is on top of numbers, is mentoring her staff, and also taking care of the business affairs. During her late evening hours, she dedicates it to reading and self-growth.
A goal can only become a reality by continuous learning, she learned to be an entrepreneur from a medical profession by constantly learning management, technology, and trends in the business and staying rooted to her principle of a good diet(Both for body, and mind and soul)
How has she led her life principles and some sharing for the women of today?
Pursue your goals with commitment and don’t limit yourself with the stereotype of your gender, reach out for support, take care of your own health, diet, exercise, talk to people and definitely hard work. Success would come through but prior remain focused on your goals.
This year IWD campaign talks about #IWD2023 #Embrace Equity essentially promoting equanimity and equity beyond gender bias but invested in driving a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative approach to all those that require support.
Through her endeavour to create a great mentors, a thriving business that’s contributing towards global health via mindful and conscious choice Dr. Smita is in her own pursuance to do that for one and all truly propagating equity in wellbeing.
