Alongside that therapeutic core, yoga extends the practice into embodied daily discipline, while astrology and Vedic sciences broaden the lens to include time-honored interpretive and philosophical traditions. The overall character is not narrowly clinical; it reflects a more encompassing approach in which health is considered within a larger spiritual and educational context. As both a college and a clinic, the institution carries a dual purpose.

It is a place for treatment and a place for learning, shaped by teachings associated with Swadharma Ashram. That combination gives it a distinctive sense of continuity with older lineages of knowledge, where study and practice support one another and where the therapeutic experience is informed by a wider Vedic worldview. In Glendale, it represents a traditional, multidisciplinary setting devoted to Ayurveda and allied sciences, with Panchakarma, yoga, astrology, and Vedic study forming the central pillars of its work.