VitalLiving Co-Founders, Valerie Goulding and Tona Leiseth.
VitalLiving Ayurveda was co-founded by Tona Leiseth and Valerie Goulding in 2011. VitalLiving Ayurveda is comprised of a tightly knit and dedicated team of quality Ayurvedic Practitioners.
We provide medicinal Ayurvedic Treatments, Detoxification and Rejuvenation programs (called Panchakarma and Rasayana in the Ayurvedic Tradition), and Ayurvedic Health Consultations and Education. Our dedication to delivering the ancient and timeless principles of the life science of Ayurveda is the foundation that sustains VitalLiving Ayurveda.
Our practitioners have learned Ayurvedic Theory and Practice through studies with The Kerala Institute, The American Institute of Vedic Studies, The Ayurvedic Institute, Ayu Academy, The California College of Ayurveda, Shaktiveda Ayurveda, Rasa Ayurveda, and Diamond Way Ayurveda.
Our expertise is appreciated by Business Professionals, Homemakers, Military, Technology Professionals, Athletes, Artists, Executives, Students, and those who want to heal - and discover, reinforce, and maintain essential health.
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Valerie Goulding - Grass Valley, Ca
Valerie Goulding: I discovered Ayurveda in 2003. At the time, I was a new mother married to a Navy Special Forces officer. I was isolated and making a difficult transition into motherhood in my late 20's after having been in the corporate professional world. Living in a new place, there were no friends or family nearby to assist or provide relief from full time solo parenting. My then-husband was frequently gone and focused on training and deployments to the war zones of the Middle East. My health was failing due to stress, isolation and burn out. I had no energy – just when I needed it the most to nurture my infant daughter.
I didn’t have a ‘condition’ – no disease could be diagnosed. I didn’t understand what was causing my lack of well-being. Western medicine couldn’t cure me – it could only prescribe medications that masked symptoms and caused side effects that I didn’t want. I was determined to find something that could truly help me heal. Read More...
Tona Leiseth - Bozeman, Montana
Tona Leiseth: I come from a great American family of gypsies. We moved a couple of times a year throughout my childhood. We ate tater tot casserole and drove a ford. My dad was a cowboy and my mom a ballerina. There were 3 kids, all of us different…very different. But we were connected through laughter, tears and even some blood. My family didn’t have money, but we had the ultimate happiness – each other.
I was taught to live in the moment and always help those in need. My siblings and I turned into adult version of our childhood selves. One brother became a mechanic after years of getting in trouble for taking apart household items – like the TV, for instance. The other brother works in Silicon valley… believe it or not that kid started wearing a suit when he was 5 years old.
Me? Well, I grew up trying to mend things. Things like hurt feelings, relationships and scraped knees. I went to work with my aunt who worked at a children’s hospital as often as I could to see the kids with cancer and gunshot wounds. I wanted to help. Read More...
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As part of our commitment to sustainability and alignment with Environmental, Social, and Governance goals, each month a portion of VitalLiving's proceeds are donated to the following non-profit groups:
