About
Sofia's journey
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In 2016, Sofia experienced her first Ayurvedic treatment—a specialised eye therapy that not only healed her eye issue but also opened the door to a deeper understanding of the root causes behind the imbalance. This profound experience marked the beginning of a transformative journey. She soon began attending regular consultations with vaidyas (Ayurvedic doctors), both as a form of preventive care and as a way to explore the intricate connection between her body and mind.
This growing awareness sparked a deep love for Ayurveda and its holistic, natural approach—a timeless medical system that gently guides us back to our own true nature. In 2018, she wrote in her journal: “Medicine—a calling to work with Ayurveda.” Two years later, she began her formal studies, learning alongside wise and gifted Ayurvedic therapists and vaidyas from around the world.
In 2024, her journey came full circle when she traveled to India to undergo Panchakarma, the most profound Ayurvedic process of purification and rejuvenation, experiencing its powerful effects firsthand in her own body, mind and spirit.
🕉 Ayurvedic Technician (300 hours), Akisinta Saúde (2023)
🕉 Training in Ayurveda and Integrative Health (1,669 hours), Vida Veda (in progress)
🕉 Diploma of Yogic Studies and Teacher Training (470 hours), Academy of Yoga Science/Mangrove Yoga Ashram (2017)
🕉 Yogic Studies Advanced Certificate Program (500 hours), by yogicstudies.com (leave of absence - 40% completed)
Additional training and experiences:
🕉 Trip to India, panchakarma at an Ayurvedic Hospital in Kerala (October/November 2024)
🕉 Immersion Course: Mental Health through Ayurveda - Manasa Roga Cikitsa (20 hours), teacher: Dr. Shubham Kulkarni, Sabia Vida Ayurveda
🕉 Healing trauma with yoga, Trauma Sensitive Yoga (2021)
🕉 Ayurveda, Yoga & Alchemy, yogicstudies.com (2021)
🕉 Elementary Sanskrit I, yogicstudies.com (teacher: Dr. Antonia M. Ruppel) (2021)
🕉 Yoga Nidra: workshop series on the chakras, teachers: Swami Karma Karuna, Swami Muktibodhananda & Yogashakti (2021)
🕉 Mental health from a yogic perspective, teacher: Swami Atmamuktananda (2021)
🕉 Masterclass on the Vagus Nerve: Understanding the nervous system, trainer: Jessica Maguire do Repairing the Nervous System (2020)
🕉 Sanskrit for beginners, Instituto Vidya Mandir (teacher: Paula Ornelas) (2018)
🕉 Nada Yoga: Sanskrit sacred sounds, workshop by Anandra George (2017)
🕉 Residence period at Mangrove Yoga Ashram (Australia) (2017)
🕉 Advaita Vedanta studies:
* Regular weekly class at Instituto Vishva Vidya (October 2015 to April 2017)
* 6-week retrat in Sicily, Italy, led by Vedanta master Radha from Arsha Kulam (October/November 2019)
🕉 Trip to India, pilgrimage to Ganeshpuri (2015)
Purna Ayurveda was founded and is led by Sofia Pulici, a certified Ayurvedic Technician and a member of Amayur (the Portuguese Association of Ayurvedic Medicine). Sofia brings an integrative approach to her work, weaving together her studies in Ayurveda, Yoga (including its philosophy, history, and practice), Vedanta, and mantra chanting, all grounded in a deep sensitivity and respect for her clients and their individual healing journeys.
In addition to her formal training, Sofia carries a wealth of experiential knowledge. She has undergone a range of Ayurvedic treatments and profound personal transformations across Brazil, Portugal, Australia, and India—experiences rooted in both Ayurveda and Yoga. These lived practices, felt deeply within her own body and mind, have gifted her with a unique perspective and the ability to truly recognise and honour the processes her clients are going through.
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