Rina Golan

Rina Golan

Yoga teacher and Ayurveda psycology coach

Rina Golan is a certified coach specialising in Ayurvedic psychology and Sattvavajaya, the classical science of strengthening the mind, trained at the Rosenberg Academy in Germany. For more than twenty years, she has led retreats, mentoring programmes, and professional trainings rooted in Yoga, Ayurveda, and holistic lifestyle medicine. Her work focuses on detoxification, longevity, and sustainable health, with particular attention to women’s wellbeing and the transition through menopause into a purposeful third stage of life.

Her path began after a demanding career in television news production ended in burnout and a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and type 1 diabetes. What initially appeared as crisis became initiation. Determined to understand the roots of illness, she travelled to India to study Yoga, Ayurveda, and Vedic psychology, later expanding her studies across Africa, South America, and Europe.

She trained in Relational Life Therapy with Terry Real and studied nutritional and detoxification approaches for autoimmune conditions with Dr Gabriel Cousens. Across all modalities, two principles remained constant: food is medicine, and the mind and body function as one system.

Rina works one-to-one with individuals seeking clarity, resilience, and physiological stability, and mentors practitioners who wish to create retreats grounded in depth and integrity. Her approach restores rhythm with nature as the foundation for hormonal balance, nervous system regulation, and meaningful living.

Books & Publications


"Sex, Money, God, and Dharma"
A Vedic Manual for Modern Living (coming soon)

Q&A with the author

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What first pulled you toward Ayurveda, and what made you trust it?

I was drawn to Ayurveda through my own endocrine burnout. I needed structure, not theory. What I found was a system built on rhythm, digestion, rest, and alignment with nature.

Its strength was its simplicity. Body, mind, and soul were treated as one system. Small daily routines created stability where there had been chaos.

I trusted it because it worked. It restored ease. Not as a quick fix, but as preventative, lifestyle medicine grounded in cause and effect.

What’s a wellness trend you ignore, and what do you do instead?

I ignore one-size-fits-all wellness trends. The idea that the same protocol works for everyone, all year round, regardless of age, season, envo=ironmet, or life stage.

What’s your “rule #1” for a healthy lifestyle—if you had to pick just one?
  • Align with light and darkness.
  • Circadian rhythm governs hormones, digestion, mood, and repair. When this rhythm is disrupted, everything destabilises.
  • Sleep in complete darkness. Rise with natural light. Extend rest in darker months. Accept shorter sleep when days are longer.

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