Pala Medicine

01/28/2026

Emotional clarity grows through small, consistent acts of care. Daily practices like morning sunlight, a few minutes of breathwork, gentle stretching, or even jotting down one honest sentence can create meaningful shifts in awareness.

These practices help regulate the nervous system, support integration, and keep you connected to your inner world. Healing is not only what happens in a session — it’s the space you create around it.

01/28/2026

What if the part of you you’ve been avoiding isn’t proof you’re broken, but the place where healing begins?
In this episode of Too Curious MDs, Jared ‘Rudrananda’ Turner joins us for a deep conversation about trauma, embodied awareness, and remembering who we are beneath our stories.
In this conversation, we explore:
Why the 'genuine heart of sadness' can be a portal, not a problem
How ritual and presence help healing actually stick
Why community is essential for transformation
What it means to come back into the body
This conversation is an invitation to slow down, come back into the body, and remember what’s always been within you.

01/28/2026

Learn how simple practices like breath, surrender, orientation, and devotional rituals can help bring you back into your body and out of dissociation.

01/28/2026

Hey Pasadena,

We heard you and we are on it!

Our first Eastern Wellness Collective event is on February 8th and we can’t wait for you to experience a deeper level of healing in community.

Come for Tai Chi and Chinese Herbs, stay for the acupuncture and the gong soundbath!

Reset the nervous system in a calm and supportive environment.

13 spots left! Eventbrite link for more details and registration.

🙏🏽💖

Kick off the Year of the Fire Horse with a rejuvenating experience of personalized Eastern Medicine and Healing.

01/28/2026

Jared ‘Rudrananda’ Turner is a contemplative chaplain and trauma-informed spiritual care provider with almost three decades of experience in the fire service, where he served as a firefighter-paramedic and administrative captain. His work is informed by decades of frontline crisis response, spiritual practice, and deep engagement with trauma and healing.
A published Kirtan artist and graduate of Naropa University’s contemplative chaplaincy program, Jared integrates devotional practice, embodied awareness, and community-based healing. His approach honors each person’s unique path while helping others build the inner and outer containers needed for lasting transformation.

01/28/2026

What if the part of you that feels broken is actually the doorway to transformation? In this episode of Too Curious MDs, Jared ‘Rudrananda’ Turner shares how trauma, ritual, community, and embodied awareness can help us come back into the body, build a container for healing, and remember who we truly are.

01/26/2026

Ketamine therapy can bring up many questions — and each one is valid. Safety, the nature of the experience, session length, and the necessity of integration are among the most common topics people ask about.

For many, understanding the process reduces uncertainty and helps them feel more empowered and informed. Therapy should never feel mysterious or intimidating; clarity creates comfort.

If you have questions not covered here, feel free to reach out anytime.

01/24/2026

https://easternwellnesspasadena.eventbrite.com

01/24/2026

Kick off the Year of the Fire Horse!
Announcing a rejuvenating experience of personalized Eastern Medicine and Healing at Pala Medicine. We are thrilled to bring a very special healing experience to our space in Pasadena. Inviting practitioners to practice their healing arts in a collaboration means you get a chance to experience a deep nervous system reset.

A Daoist Medicine Approach to Whole-Body Wellness

Join us for an immersive wellness experience rooted in Daoist medicine traditions, designed to support balance, vitality, and inner regulation. Learn the foundations of Daoist medicine and practices as we weave together Tai Chi, Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, and a sound & gong bath to introduce holistic healing practices that have been used for thousands of years.

Through gentle movement, embodied education, hands-on therapies, and sound, you’ll be guided to:

☯️ Experience how energy, breath, and circulation affect overall health

☯️ Learn the foundations of Chinese medicine and preventative care

☯️ Cultivate awareness of how physical, emotional, and mental states are deeply connected

☯️ Reconnect with yourself as a whole, integrated system

This event is suitable for all levels and is especially welcoming to those curious about Eastern medicine or looking for a more holistic approach to wellness. Come as you are, slow down, and give your body the space to reset, rebalance, and restore."

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Tai Chi w/ Ethan Holtzman

1:45 PM
Break/ Refreshments

2:00 PM
Herbal Bar: Every Day Chinese Herbalism for Rebalancing
Elaine Chan

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Diagnosis and Education: Basic Body Constitution
Gina Dang, Nicki Wong

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sound Bath + Acupuncture
Gina Dang, Nicki Wong

Space is limited to 15 participants.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eastern-wellness-new-year-renewal-2026-tickets-1978661270123?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/22/2026

The ketamine experience is only one part of the healing process.

True transformation happens during integration — the period when insights are explored, understood, and gently woven into daily life.

Integration may involve journaling, reflective conversations, somatic grounding, or identifying small shifts in habits and patterns. This is where emotional clarity deepens and new ways of relating to yourself begin to take shape.

Healing is not about rushing toward change. It’s about creating space to understand what surfaced, honoring the emotions that arise, and letting insight unfold at its own pace. Integration gives those insights a home.

01/21/2026

Pride and inclusion can co-exist beautifully.