My Success Story – Author, Speaker & Consultant !

As per Dr Amit Nagpal, my personal branding Coach, “Dr Sonica Krishan Found Her Gift and Gave It Away!”

Says Dr Amit, “I met Dr Sonica via social media and her passion for Ayurveda impressed me instantly. We got connected and I noticed that she had the zeal, passion and expertise required for mega success. All that she needed to do was to share her success stories and develop a strong reputation for her skills. In fact she already had written 3 books on Ayurveda, 2 of which are available on Amazon, which were published by Rupa & Co, a reputed Indian publisher. (Herbal Healers, Home Remedies and Healing through Ayurveda).”

My Interest in Ayurveda Healing

On asking that how did I develop interest in the field of Ayurveda, I had told him “Right from the childhood days I was passionate about becoming a doctor and wanted to heal and nurture people. Later, when I grew up, I compared Allopathy, Ayurveda and other systems of medicine and found that Ayurveda was the best medicine system because of the rare side-effects and the focus on healing the root cause of disease. Hence I decided to enroll for an Ayurveda degree right after my high school.”

I also told him, “It was only during my studies that I started realizing the immense power of Ayurveda and developed a deep interest in the subject. Over the next few years I realized Ayurveda is my deepest passion and hence I have sustained my interest in Ayurveda. “ (Picture- My book, Healing through Ayurveda, in a book shop in the reputed Ambience Mall, Gurgaon)

Also, I conveyed that my association with Ayurveda is now about 25 years old, and I find joy in healing people and advising them about the merits of preventive healthcare. Of late I have developed keen interest in Holistic wellness (Healing of Mind, Body and Soul).

My Association with Personal Branding Coach

We worked together based on his Enlarge Excel Evolve philosophy, and Dr Amit mainly defined my core competencies and told me how to align them with my brand values. He guided me about the art of “Show, Not Tell” is a delicate art of personal branding which we have discussed at all the stages. We also discussed how other doctors and Ayurveda experts are doing personal branding across the world.

We had Skype sessions for one hour every week and he used to load me with lots of homework (much of which I have not really covered owing to my busy routines both as a professional and family person). Although he prides in most of my work like when he saw my work along with Deepak Chopra & Lissa Coffey in Tathaastu magazine, now India’s leading wellness and holistic living magazine (launched in US initially).

Then and Now

I am grateful to my readers and followers that have helped me to have a very popular Facebook Page (and have total of 5,000 plus likes, followers on my pages). I am also having a very popular Blog and my presentations have been featured on Slideshare homepage.

As of now I am writing for a number of leading Newspapers, Magazines and Pharma journals viz. Hindustan Times, Asian Age, Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle, Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi newspaper), The Times of India, and Drug One etc. I am getting requests from leading magazines, Newspapers,online media and other media to share my expertise through my articles, and also I get frequent invitations for speaking engagements and Holistic Healing Workshops. I am also writing content for a number of websites (Ayurveda niche) including sites managed by Chopra Centre, USA (Deepak Chopra). Some of the nice websites I’m writing Ayurveda columns are Healthy New Age, Coffey Talk, Philippe Matthews Show, Also, I have become Editor for Ayurveda section with “All Things Healing”, a USA website and healing forum. I have been adjudged Top Health Blogger for the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Community by Wellsphere.

Holistic Wellness Workshop for complete Natural balance of Body, Mind & Spirit

The Holistic Healing workshops that I generally organize along with other experts in related fields, conveys that where the ancient science of Ayurveda and Dosha Healing helps in Dosha understanding and self care, Meditation provides us with the Spiritual Healing for our overall mental peace, balance and tranquility and the science of Yoga transforms our health for the better.

Therefore, when the three Vedic sciences of Ayurveda, Yoga and Spiritual Healing applied together, these Natural healing disciplines work collectively and beautifully in great synchronicity for enhanced well being and holistic health.

The Holistic Wellness workshop provides a systematic exposure and practical training of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga, which can be successfully utilized to prevent disease, and improve health and well being.)

Gratitude towards my Coach

I would give much credit to my work present on Social Networking sites to Dr Amit Nagpal, who has patiently and enthusiastically coached me opening up all new ventures of personal branding for me. Thanks to him, as of now, I’m having and monitoring my websites, blogs, facebook, twitter, linkedin accounts and sharing my work efficiently, without much knowledge in this area.

I would say that I have benefited immensely from the coaching and am now focusing on my core competencies of Author, Speaker & Consultant in the field of Ayurveda and holistic healing. Recently I have presented at Fortis conference “Cardiomersion 2012 – Lifestyle & Surgery” (organised by the reputed Fortis chain of hospitals), Chandigarh, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Chandigarh and many other places.

When the coach asked me about how I felt now with my work, I told him , “The affection, warm wishes and testimonials which I have received during the journey from my patients and clients has really touched me and inspired me to work even harder.” He is happy to know that I have been Faculty of Aurveda at San Diego College of Ayurveda, USA. Klout considers me as Pundit in my field.
Dr Amit has been kind enough to encourage me in my venture. In his words “As she passionately adds value to peoples’ lives through her content, it is naturally going viral across the globe! As Dr Sonica nears the epitome of her potential and career, she also encourages others to realize their peak potential through the well being of mind-body-soul. Many more miles to go Doc and miles to heal too. ” Heart felt Gratitude !

Holistic Healing and Spirituality

Ever since I have brought Meditation into my everyday lifestyle, and as I entered the realm of Holistic healing, I have developed the understanding that Healing of body and mind, develops by and large on the magnitude of developing positive vibrations of Spiritual healing. I also like to say, “Writing on the niche’ of Spiritual Healing has just come to me un-intentionally, and somehow now I realize and believe that holistic wellness can only be achieved when the parameters of all three – Mind, Body and Soul are nourished with complete awareness.”

Lifestyle ailments like Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension, Heart disease, Stress etc that are common today as well as highly crucial to deal with cannot be escaped easily without developing conscious detachment both with the predicament as well as its source. For example. losing weight becomes much easier when you have developed internal strength towards refraining from the sweets and fatty foods, than becoming slave to taste-buds. I am writing regularly in well known Speaking Tree Blog

I have also been writing Spirituality column ‘An Other Realm’ in Sunday edition of Deccan Chronicle and Asian Age Newspaper. Although I believe that my own experiences with practical Meditation have brought me closer to the arena of holistic wellness (Healing of Body, Mind and Soul) and this is what I also impart in my workshops.

Poetry as Source of Liberation !

When I want a break free from my increasingly hectic work schedules, I love to write in my poetry blog, “Silent Musings” , through which I try to share some soothing poetry.

Giving Back to Society

I am trying to put in sincere efforts in giving back to society by conducting free camps and similar activities, under the banner of the NGO ‘SUNAYAM’ (Spiritual Understanding of Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga, Alternative Therapies and Meditation.)

About my Coach

Dr Amit Nagpal is a Personal Branding Consultant & Deepest Passion Coach. He is based in New Delhi, India and specializes in personal branding with a holistic touch. His philosophy is, “Enlarge as a Human Being, Excel as a Social Media Being and Evolve as a Personal Brand”