Pala Medicine

Pala Medicine Dr. Suraiya Rahman is a Board-certified Physician providing Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health in Pasadena, CA Inner Healing Journeys.

At Pala Medicine we help our clients take advantage of ketamine's powerful psychedelic healing potential -- which is known to play a key role in helping patients transform their lives to be free from Addiction, Depression, PTSD, Anxiety, Suicidality, or Chronic Pain.

Yoga and ketamine therapy work in complementary ways.Yoga helps regulate the nervous system, increase body awareness, an...
05/11/2026

Yoga and ketamine therapy work in complementary ways.

Yoga helps regulate the nervous system, increase body awareness, and build a sense of safety within yourself.

Ketamine therapy can create space for new perspectives, emotional processing, and cognitive flexibility.

Together, they support both the body and the mind in healing.
Many patients find that incorporating gentle movement before or after sessions helps them feel more grounded and connected.

Healing is not one-dimensional. It is layered, intentional, and deeply personal.

05/08/2026

In this episode of Too Curious MDs, Dr. Suraiya Rahman speaks with Deborah Anderson (Aura) about her global journey capturing Indigenous voices and rediscovering connection to Mother Earth. A powerful conversation on presence, curiosity, and remembering who we are.

What happens after a session matters just as much as the session itself.Sleep plays a critical role in how the brain pro...
05/06/2026

What happens after a session matters just as much as the session itself.

Sleep plays a critical role in how the brain processes and integrates new experiences. It supports emotional regulation, memory consolidation, and nervous system repair.
If you are exploring ketamine therapy, optimizing your sleep is not optional. It is part of the work.

Simple ways to support your sleep:
• Keep a consistent sleep schedule
• Reduce screen time before bed
• Create a calming nighttime routine

Healing is not just what happens in session. It is how your body is supported afterward.

At Pala, healing doesn’t only happen in a clinical space.It happens in sunlight, in fresh air, in quiet moments where yo...
05/04/2026

At Pala, healing doesn’t only happen in a clinical space.
It happens in sunlight, in fresh air, in quiet moments where your nervous system can soften without effort.

Spending time outdoors can help regulate stress hormones, improve mood, and support integration after ketamine therapy.
Even small moments count. A walk. Sitting under a tree. Feeling the ground beneath you.

Healing is not always about doing more. Sometimes it is about returning to what your body already understands.

05/03/2026

In this episode of Too Curious MDs, Dr. Suraiya Rahman joins Dr. Andrew Greenland on Voices in Health and Wellness to explore trauma, treatment resistance, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. A thoughtful look at where mental health care may need to evolve.

Not everything we carry is conscious.Stress, tension, and past experiences often live in the body—showing up as tightnes...
04/29/2026

Not everything we carry is conscious.

Stress, tension, and past experiences often live in the body—
showing up as tightness, fatigue, or a constant sense of unease.

Somatic approaches focus on:
• Supporting nervous system regulation
• Releasing stored tension and patterns
• Increasing awareness of physical sensations
• Restoring a sense of safety within the body

When paired with ketamine therapy, this allows healing to move beyond insight into full-body integration.

Because true healing isn’t just something you understand—
it’s something your body begins to recognize as safe.

The experience itself is only one part of the process.What truly creates change is how those experiences are processed, ...
04/27/2026

The experience itself is only one part of the process.

What truly creates change is how those experiences are processed, understood, and applied afterward.

Integration support focuses on helping you:
• Reflect on what came up during sessions
• Stay connected to insights beyond the treatment room
• Ground yourself after emotionally significant experiences
• Translate awareness into real-life shifts

Without intention, even powerful experiences can fade.

With support, they become direction.

✨ Healing continues long after the session ends.

04/24/2026

More from our recent conversation with Joe Tafur MD on the podcast.

A seminal weekend when the psychedelic medicine movement was in the news as having received the green light for expedited research into medicines like Ibogaine, with the potential to cure addiction and trauma.

Illuminating conversation as always with one of the luminaries of the psychedelic renaissance. A physician, healer and author, Joe’s story is well documented and offers many insights to those seeking at the intersection of East & West, and also North and South, with the Eagle and the Condor.

What it feels like to fight the DEA and win?

Two years ago to our conversation, Joe woke up to receive unexpected but much hoped for news, and talks about what that’s like on this episode.

Find us on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts!

04/23/2026

In this episode of Too Curious MDs, Dr. Joe Tafur explores grief, ayahuasca, nature, spiritual care, and why suffering is pushing psychedelic healing into the medical mainstream. A thoughtful conversation on healing, humility, and what modern medicine still misses.

Join us for an evening of curiosity, connection, and expanded perspective.Pala Medicine invites you to a Psychedelic Mov...
04/23/2026

Join us for an evening of curiosity, connection, and expanded perspective.

Pala Medicine invites you to a Psychedelic Movie Night featuring Unraveling the Dream — a documentary exploring the neuroscience of consciousness and the role psychedelics can play in understanding the mind.

This is a space to slow down, learn, and engage in meaningful conversation around healing, awareness, and what it means to truly understand ourselves.

Friday, May 1
6:30 PM
Pala Medicine
Pasadena, CA

Free event
Limited to 15 spots

RSVP through the link or QR code to reserve your seat.

Come as you are. Leave with something new to reflect on.

Address

959 E. WALNUT Street, SUITE 214
Pasadena, CA
91106

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+16268084080

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