Mommy Wellness Is Everyone's Wellness with Kajal Desai, Saya Nagori, Charmi Pena, Chitra Pena, Raakhee Mirchandani

Doonya & Product of Culture would like to invite you to be a part of Be Well & Thrive, an incredible day of programming on Sunday, March 7th, featuring workshops, conversations and classes with tips, tricks and resources for participants to get and stay well and thriving. Be Well & Thrive is in partnership with The Founder's Summit, to be held digitally from March 7 - March 14, 2021.

Event Details

Be Well & Thrive in partnerships with Doonya: Wellness Through Fitness
Date: Sunday, March 14th
Time: 2pm PT / 5pm ET
Duration: 1 hr
Location on the Festival Map: 'The Founder's Summit'
Speakers: Kajal Desai, Saya Nagori, Charmi Pena, Chitra Pena, Moderated by Raakhee Mirchandani

This Session

This incredible panel of moms will discuss the obstacles of finding time for themselves, the tactics they use to make sure they nourish themselves mentally, and share why and how when mommy is well, the family is well.

Speaker Bios

Kajal Desai
Even when Kajal was following the corporate path, she was in a field that, 20 years ago, was still uncommon in the South Asian community.  She began her professional career as an Organizational Management Consultant with a Masters Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. During her time as a consultant, she co-founded Doonya, a dance company that transitioned into the first large-scale Bollywood dance and fitness company.  Through her role at Doonya, Kajal has presented and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Oz Show, LIVE with Kelly and Michael, The Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda, and Great Day Houston. Though Kajal is no longer running the Doonya business, she still leads weekly classes, creates choreography for, and trains other instructors in the program. She also continues her work in fitness, wellness, and dance by teaching mindful movement classes and workshops to kids and adults.  Kajal's goal is to spread dance far and wide - for everyone to have the chance to feel the joy of movement and strong connection to the present. 

Saya Nagori
Dr. Saya Nagori is the Founding Physician and VP of Medical Affairs of SimpleHealth.com, a company committed to helping increase access to healthcare with a focus in women's reproductive care. She is also the Founder of FemhealthProject.com a community and media platform providing education for patients from doctors. Much of her work in women's health stemmed from her own struggles with PMDD, and her egg freezing journey before she met her now husband, which she publically shared on social media as well as on major media outlets. Connect with her on Instagram @doctor.saya

Moderated by Raakhee Mirchandani
Raakhee Mirchandani is an award-winning journalist and author. Raakhee is the host of Brown Mom, a new podcast that centers the voices of the South Asian diaspora. Raakhee is also a children’s book author; her new book, Hair Twins, is out this May. Raakhee serves on the board of many non-profits including the Tomorrows Children's Fund, Hoboken Public Library, Steven’s Cooperative School and the Children’s Book Council.

Topics that are a part of Be Well & Thrive

  • Doonya X Meditation

  • Clean Eating

  • Supporting your partner's wellness

  • Mommy wellness is everyone's wellness

  • Holistic Health w The Well

  • Gorgeous Wellness

  • Cannabis + South Asia + The Diaspora

  • Mindful Yoga


About Doonya:
The Doonya - Wellness Through Fitness - experience will have you leaving class ready to take on life's obstacles with grace and power...just like a Bollywood Star. 


About The Founder's Summit
The Founder’s Summit is built to offer a community of passionate creatives, entrepreneurs, and business owners an opportunity to connect and collaborate with each other and help elevate both the reach and strength of their personal brands and projects. It provides tangible strategies and tactics towards professional development, marketing, business management, community building, and entrepreneurship.

The Summit events will be featured alongside networking events, concert series, film screenings, comedy shows, cooking classes, an art gallery, and a pop-up market - all a part of the month-long Product of Culture Festival in February + March 2021

Our attendees are founders, builders, would-be entrepreneurs, creatives, career changers, retailers, service providers, and brands in: Art + Photography, Acting, Beauty + Wellness, Blogging, Podcasting, Consumer Goods, Content Creation, Event Services, Fashion, Film, Food, Graphic + Web Design, Marketing + Branding, Media, Music, PR, Product Building, and Professional Services that rely on your creativity and business strengths!

The Founder's Summit is produced by Product of Culture.


We look forward to elevating our collective wellness!

**This event is included in the following tickets:
Founder's Summit [All Sessions]
Be Well & Thrive [All Wellness Sessions]