Modern medicine has failed in its core promise: to keep us well. Kerry is an internationally recognized integrative health practitioner, educator, author, and TEDx speaker whose talk, Context Is Everything, challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to health. Her work asks a deceptively simple question: If we are all different, why are we still being told that the same things will make all of us healthy? Her work bridges Ayurveda—one of the world’s oldest systems of individualized medicine—with modern discoveries in genetics and epigenetics. Together, they offer a radically different way of thinking about health: one that looks at the individual rather than simply the diagnosis. Formerly a practitioner with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Integrative Medicine, Kerry has spent more than a decade developing an individualized approach to health that incorporates diet, behavior, stress, lifestyle, genetics, and the unique constitution of each person. She is the author of The 25-Day Ayurveda Cleanse and a passionate advocate for changing the conversation around healthcare—from managing disease after it appears to empowering people to understand their own bodies and actively participate in staying well. Because health was never meant to be one-size-fits-all.
“Wellness is more than the absence of disease. It’s waking up with the energy, resilience and vitality to live the life you want to live. And because no two people are the same, I don’t believe the path to wellness should be the same either.”
One simple thing everyone can do: Stop asking, “Is this healthy?” and start asking, “Is this healthy for me?”
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Aging Is Inevitable. How You Age Is Not
What if getting older and aging were not quite the same thing? This interactive movement experience explores one of the most powerful ideas in longevity: how we age is not determined by our birthdays alone. Drawing from Ayurveda, yoga, modern longevity science, and her work in personalized health, Kerry Harling will guide participants through an accessible sequence of movement, balance, breath, mobility, and deep relaxation designed to demonstrate how the body changes with age—and, more importantly, how we can continue to work with it. Rather than simply talking about longevity, participants will experience it in their own bodies. Through simple exercises and movement, Kerry will explore the roles of balance, strength, mobility, nervous-system regulation, breath, and recovery in maintaining vitality as we age, while introducing the Ayurvedic principle that there is no single prescription that is right for every body. This is not a workout and no yoga experience is necessary. Movements can be adapted for different ages, abilities, and levels of mobility. Expect movement, science, ancient wisdom, a little humor—and practical tools participants can continue using long after the class ends. You can't stop the birthdays. But you may have far more influence over how you age than you think.
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 5:30 AM–6:20 AM ET
Donation Based
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