About Magnolia
Magnolia & Ayurveda
“Health is not valued till sickness comes”
– Thomas Fuller
Magnolia Zuniga is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and practices in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She creates individualized health programs blending Ayurvedic knowledge of diet and lifestyle, Ayurvedic therapies, prescribed yoga, and breathing practices along with individualized organic, botanical, and pharmaceutical-grade herbal remedies, to support clients in implementing and maintaining healthy, satisfying, and balanced lives. All of these practices come together for both the healing and prevention of disease.
She found Ayurveda during a time of chronic illness. Western doctors offered immuno-compromising drugs while Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) & homeopathic practitioners couldn’t identify & treat the source. Magnolia spent years searching for a treatment protocol that was systematic and thorough. She found that through Ayurveda in 2001 and has been practicing.
She began her travels to India in 2004. She studied with Dr. Anil Kumar of Mysore, India until 2015 & interned as a Pancha Karma therapist. She began studying at The Ayurvedic Institute & graduated from California College of Ayurveda as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist
Magnolia & Yoga
“You’d be surprised how much you can change if you just get your butt off the couch” – George Carlin
From 2004-2017 Magnolia studied Ashtanga Yoga in India with her teachers Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois. In 2015, Magnolia became one of 20 women in the world certified to teach Ashtanga Yoga.
Magnolia practiced the set sequences of Ashtanga for 20 years & taught over 10 years. She no longer practices or teaches those set sequences and believes a more individualized approach is the best way that yoga can heal.