Drishti Kala

Drishti Kala is the work of Parul Stanton, a facilitator and coach whose background sits at an unusual intersection: biomedical engineering and nervous system regulation. She trained in breathwork, cacao ceremony, cold exposure, therapeutic art, Reiki, and coaching. The through line across all of it is helping people feel safer in their own bodies.

That phrase, "safety in the body," comes up a lot in how Parul talks about her work. Not safety as in bubble wrap. More like the kind of internal steadiness that lets you actually be honest with the people around you, stay present when things get uncomfortable, and stop performing calm when you're not. Her approach is science-informed but not clinical. She pulls from somatic practice and ritual in equal measure, and the result feels more like ceremony than therapy.

Her offerings center on cacao ceremony and breathwork. A session like "Spring Awakening: A Cacao Ceremony for Breath, Connection + Renewal" gives a good sense of the format. Expect intentional pacing, group connection, and enough structure to feel held without being told what to feel. Parul facilitates with warmth but without the floaty energy that makes some people check out. She brings a grounded quality that probably owes something to the engineering brain.

The deeper thread in her work is relational. She's not just interested in individual healing as a solo project. The point, as she describes it, is that when people develop more self-trust and regulate their nervous systems, that shows up everywhere: in how they parent, how they partner, how they move through their communities. The personal work has a social dimension, and she names that directly rather than leaving it implied.

Parul is based in Austin and runs experiences through Drishti Kala. Her style bridges the gap between people who want something with real physiological substance and people who want ritual and heart. She doesn't ask you to choose between those. The cacao is real, the breathwork has teeth, and the container she builds is warm without being precious.

More information about her offerings and upcoming ceremonies is available at drishtikala.com.