Our Story

The Oldest Medicine Is Movement.

KALA Wellness was founded in 2012 by Nisha Devi, a world-renowned Eastern Medicine practitioner whose life's work is remedying the deepest human conditions through Lineage Medicine™. Her training spans continents and traditions, apprenticing with the monks of the Shaolin Temple, studying with the Neigong Nuns of Wu Dan Mountain, and learning directly from Lineage holders who carry knowledge passed through oral tradition for generations.
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Her foundation extends beyond the treatment room. With a background in communications, politics, and public health, Nisha Devi built KALA on the belief that chi flow belongs in every facet of life — from the clinic to the classroom to the halls of policy. Her public service includes the California Governor's Advisory Council for Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being, the Vice-Chairship of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, the Executive Board of Yoga Alliance, and teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Marymount University.
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Today, the KALA team carries this legacy forward. Practitioners like Christos Rigopoulos (B.S. Biology, Lead Chi Practitioner) and Morgan Marie (NP-C, MSN, PHN) bridge clinical science and ancient practice. Together they serve one mission: To expand healing rooted in a deep understanding of ancient movement and chi flow.

Our Lineage Holders

Lineage Medicine™ lives because our elders carry it, hand to hand, generation to generation. KALA's Lineage holders are pillars of their communities who embody human connection through service including Oso Tayari Casel (Qigong / Secret Yang), Dr. Robin Wang, Ph.D. (Yin Yang Theory), Saraswati Vasudevan (Yoga Theory), Master Julius Baker (Tae Kwon Do), and the late Shelly Mazer (Push Hands).

Purpose

Where Ancient Movement Meets Modern Science.

Our purpose is to bring 5,000 years of ancient movement wisdom into rigorous conversation with modern medicine — so that Lineage Medicine™ can strengthen mental, physical, and social health across every sector of society.

We believe medicine should be both preventative and integrative.
Indigenous cultures transmitted healing knowledge through oral tradition long before Western scientific methods existed. KALA honors that inheritance while holding it to the standard of evidence.

We are research-driven.
KALA Wellness completed a four-year study with the United Nations, where Lineage Medicine™ Tai Chi improved key performance indicators by 12%. Through Move Into Health, an employee movement and wellbeing pilot, we are bringing this work into healthcare settings to address moral distress and loneliness while strengthening resilience and connection.

We rise through partnership.
Public health is a collective endeavor. KALA aligns with organizations committed to comprehensive wellness — including the UNHCR, YPO, Girl Scouts, and California State Government — bringing Lineage Medicine™ to communities around the world.

We build sovereignty.
Every practice we teach returns people to their own essence — the capacity to navigate life with joy, grounded in purpose, connected to self and others. This is how we resolve the epidemics of our time: loneliness, burnout, and anxiety.

Together, We Rise.

Lineage Medicine™

Five Thousand Years of Practice. Now Backed by Science.

Lineage Medicine™ is derived from ancient medicinal movement traditions, such as Tai Chi, Yoga, and Qigong. Preserved over five millennia, KALA bridges Western understanding of the nervous system with Eastern tenets of the meridian system.

The Core Five
Translated for modern medical science, the five core principles, including intentionality, breath expansion, proper spinal alignment, mindful movement and sovereignty support a shift from stress and survival toward regulation, recovery, and restoration.

The Foundation of Yin
The Lineage Medicine™ methodology cultivates awareness of the value of rest (Yin), which properly fuels our source for action (Yang). Our unique essence and purpose are grounded in this power of Yin — our source of connection, play, and renewal. When we articulate our innate selves without apology or fear, we catalyze joy and longevity.

The Science of Connection
By strengthening the connection between the nervous system and the meridian system, we provide the tools to manage loneliness, burnout, and anxiety - from the inside out.

Core Practices
Yoga
Tai Chi
Qigong
Breath Work

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Honor Your Health. Your Community. Your Ancestors.

Whether you're seeking a session, piloting a wellness program, exploring a partnership, or simply curious about where to begin.

To connect, please email us.

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Through our evidence-based methodology, we are teaching Lineage Medicine™ across sectors, strengthening mental, physical, and social health.

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