“I Did Everything Right & I Still Got Sick!” – with Dr Lisa; Plus: PK Certification with Maharani – your SV Ayurveda Newsletter Feb 5, 2026, #5, Vol 16

We all know that the best kept secret of Ayurveda is that it is NOT “one size fits all”… Even though we all share the same common cosmic foundational elements: the exact same laws that govern Nature also govern our bodies, minds, and hearts. In different proportions. That’s what allows for individual distinct traits and the beauty of plurality. This is why total health is always a work-in-progress. Based on your own body’s propensities in addition to your routine, the time of day, the season, where you live, etc, you will need to adjust and tweak your ayurvedic lifestyle. This is why despite following everything as you ought to, you may and will still get sick out-of-the-blue sometimes!

Below is a beautiful reminder by Dr Lisa Raskin – an expert ayurvedic practitioner herself – sharing her experience with getting sick, despite doing it all …

I want to share something personal with you this month. I’ve been dealing with one of the strangest illnesses I’ve ever had… Close to two weeks of the most profound exhaustion — the kind where lifting your head feels impossible.

Very little respiratory stuff. Just crushing fatigue, spinal and arm pain, and a body clearly working through something.

Here’s what got me: I eat according to SVA. I cook with the right herbs and spices. I avoid all the inflammatory stuff. I go to bed early. I walk on the beach. I do everything I teach you to do.

And I still got sick.

This virus was going around. I watched people around me get the same thing with very different experiences. Some had fatigue only. I got hit with spinal and arm pain. Loss of taste. Depression I’d never felt before. Same virus. Completely different expression. 

That’s individual susceptibility.

And even with all my training and tools, I still had to figure out what was actually going on in MY body. I had to listen to what I was feeling even when I didn’t have proof yet. I had to match what I was doing to what was actually happening — not just follow some generic protocol.

This is why understanding YOUR pattern matters so much.

The virus finds YOUR weak link. Your gut. Your hormones. Your nervous system. Your immune system. Recovery isn’t about doing all the right things. It’s about knowing what YOUR body specifically needs.

I’m sharing this for two reasons.

 First: If you’re sick right now, or recovering slowly, or frustrated that you’re doing everything right and still struggling — you didn’t fail. You didn’t miss something. Your body isn’t broken.

 Health isn’t a test you can pass or fail. Sometimes your system is at capacity and it just needs time and gentleness — not more self-judgment.

 Second: Even I had to sit with the confusion of what my body was going through. I had to investigate. I had to trust what I felt before I could see it. I had to adjust as I learned more.

That’s the work. Not cookie-cutter protocols. Not assuming everyone’s the same. But really seeing YOU — your history, your vulnerabilities, what’s actually happening — and figuring out what YOUR system needs.

That’s what I do with each of you. That’s what I had to do for myself these past weeks.

If you’re in the thick of something right now — illness, exhaustion, that feeling of “why isn’t this getting better?” — please be kind to yourself. Your body is doing its best.

Warmly,

Dr. Lisa

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