Soundaryah

Our Story

Hello and Welcome to Soundaryah! Soundaryah is a community effort to create happier and healthier lives through traditional self care methods, using only handcrafted and 100% natural products on our body, hair and skin. We have a culture that prides itself on living a life close to nature, and that’s exactly the culture that Soundaryah aims to restore into our modern lives. Our mission is to help people replace toxic body care products with simple, safe and effective solutions that have been used by our ancestors, using indigenous herbs and locally available resources. Soundaryah is also Dr. Hema’s real and personal journey as a Doctor Mom who went on a quest to find safe and natural personal care solutions for herself and her family. Here is the story of how it happened, and how Soundaryah was born. As a doctor, social worker and a mother, Dr. Hema’s life was filled with solving problems and juggling several balls at once. As she catered to the needs of her family, patients and customers, her own self-care slowly took a backseat. She ended up in a vicious cycle of work-fatigue-work, unable to give her full focus to work or family. Just as she was on the verge of a burnout, Dr. Hema realized she needed help and reached out to wellness counselor Sohini Trehan. This event became a turning point in their lives. Sohini is a Holistic Wellness Counsellor for Mothers and Children, who specializes in the field of Neuroscience and Natural Healing Modalities. Sohini helped Dr. Hema accept the fact that the only way to put her life back on track was by investing in her own Self Care needs first and foremost. She realized that it was time to embrace a truth of life that she had always known but failed to honor - Self Care Is not Selfish. In fact, Self-Care is the only foundation on which one can successfully build a happy, fulfilling and joyous life – for ourselves and for our loved ones. With Sohini’s assistance, Dr. Hema found that self care doesn’t have to be complicated or over the top. In fact, the rituals which Sohini designed for Dr. Hema helped her reconnect to her traditional roots. They took her back to a time where she could recall her mother and grandmother practicing simple self care rituals like the Gingelly Oil Bath. Resuming these long lost self care rituals after decades helped Dr. Hema reconnect with herself, her ancestors and Mother Earth. Some of the other traditional and natural self care rituals she re-introduced in her life were: ·Switching to herbal powders for Hair Cleansing and Conditioning, which has made a huge difference to the quality of hair ·Applying ubtan to the body and face – a rejuvenating experience every time ·Tapping and using Blended Oil Serums for the Scalp - the best remedy for hair fall and a great way to induce a good night’s sleep ·Mindful Breathing Practices – this has become Dr. Hema’s go-to 5-minute emergency tool during stress and overwhelm ·Foot Scrubs and Soaks – This literally erases the entire day’s stress and fatigue from the body Self care rituals like these and many others are all traditional, natural and simple – yet very effective. One of the most impactful steps that Dr. Hema took for her Self Care was switching to zero chemical products for the body, especially for hair and skin care. With extremely sensitive skin, Dr. Hema realized that most over the counter products were full of chemical ingredients which were only masking her issues temporarily and causing long term harm to her health. Switching to zero chemical products wasn’t easy. Dr. Hema found that even popular natural and herbal products in the market had many chemical ingredients! However, as she made small changes in her lifestyle and choice of products, she began to feel renewed and rejuvenated. With Sohini’s support, Dr. Hema has found her self care journey to be deeply rewarding and well worth the commitment. She has seen that when we start neglecting our own selves, we slowly and eventually run out of life and joy. The only solution then, is to reconnect to ourselves, our roots and Mother Nature. And it is this solution that Soundaryah hopes to provide, through 100% natural handcrafted wellness essentials. Co-founded by Sohini and Dr. Hema, Soundaryah believes that to tackle the pressures of modern life, nothing is more effective than going back to our roots and embracing natural wellness and body care practices. Soundaryah invites you to join Dr. Hema and Sohini on this beautiful journey, so together we can make simple, traditional self care accessible to everyone. We have an active community at Facebook, and would love for you to join us here: page Link to Blog - https://blog.soundaryah.com/ Link to Website - https://soundaryah.com/