Ep. 115 California Fires, the Impact on Lung Health, and Grief with Dr. Ashley Beckman

The Beautiful Grit

This week’s guest is Dr. Ashley Beckman, a doctor of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, board certified acupuncturist and herbalist, Functional Medicine practitioner, and epigenetics expert in Los Angeles. She received her doctorate in Healthy Aging and Longevity and wrote her thesis on epigenetics and the study of how our genes are affected by our diet and lifestyle. Over the last ten years as an acupuncturist at Dr. Soram Khalsa’s busy Functional Medicine practice in Beverly Hills, Dr. Ashley performed over 50,000 treatments and currently practices virtually in Malibu, where she specializes in Root Cause Medicine, cellular detoxification from mold, Lyme and environmental toxins, hormone balancing and epigenetics. She has studied the healing properties of herbs, holistic nutrition, flower essences, essential oils, light color therapy and whole foods for more than twenty years. Dr. Ashley combines all these elements to instill holistic lifestyle change. In the episode, Dr. Ashley educates about the physiological impact of the California fires on our health, how to use the wisdom of Chinese Medicine for lungs, grief, disruption, as well as the energy of organ optimization in the season of winter. Our Guest: Website: https://www.drashley.com Instagram: @drashleybeckman Supplements: https://docs.google.com/document/d/123tvNZBtPWMiRLa15vMqMmweybqukdetzqx3wWdLChY/edit?usp=sharing Air Purifiers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix_JPaNSw9DyCh-qDgyRdDEB5g28C3Yu_YEuaWzZ1JE/edit?usp=sharing About Gwen Website: https://www.gwendittmar.com Instagram: @gwendittmar If you have been affected or have a loved one affected by the fires, I'm offering a few sessions each week for those in need. Use the link: https://gwencoach.as.me/60sessionprivate and code AWAKENING2025 If you would like to assist someone who has been affected by the fires to receive a healing session, you can send a donation to me, please email for directions on how to do this [e-mail] If you would like to learn how to use the power of somatic, scientific, and spiritual healing of breathwork through a trauma-informed, inclusive lens, in the upcoming Activation Breathwork Certification, please learn more and register at https://www.gwendittmar.com/activation-training