In a wellness landscape that often separates physical, mental, and spiritual health, Dr.
Samarpan Ananda stands out as one of the most integrative and spiritually grounded
holistic practitioners along the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast. Dr. Ananda is a
chiropractor, the founder of ChiroYoga, and a native of Pensacola who still calls
Pensacola Beach home. His practice is built on his in-depth research and philosophy,
blending traditional chiropractic care with yoga, mindfulness, breathwork and energy-
based therapy through ChiroYoga. It’s a system he has refined over years of study,
practice, and his own wellness journey.
When I asked what his original drive was to study chiropractic he shared with me what
led him on the continued path of wellness he now offers through his ChiroYoga
Wellness Clinic.
“I broke my back at 16, and then almost died from a brain injury at 18. My father, Dr. Jeff
Buchalter, a well-respected pain management specialist in Pensacola, did everything he
could within his scope. But even with his support, the deeper root causes of my pain
were never fully addressed.”
He went on to explain that when the conventional model failed to offer lasting solutions,
he realized that unless he took his healing into his own hands, he would end up
disabled or surgically altered. Dr. Ananda says he lived with chronic, debilitating pain for
over half his life, and the only thing that truly changed his trajectory was weaving
together holistic, movement-based, and integrative approaches. Now those same
practices are what he offers his students.
Dr. Ananda reflects the many paths that shaped him: Western chiropractic schooling
and Eastern yogic training, along with his lifelong commitment to personal
transformation. After earning his doctorate in chiropractic, he immersed himself deeply
into yoga philosophy, meditation, breath mechanics, and somatic movement. Rather
than separating these disciplines, he found ways to merge them into a cohesive model
that treats the body as an integrated vessel of energy, structure, and consciousness.
Because of this, his students (as he refers to them, rather than patients) often seek him
out not only for back and neck pain, but for conditions such as chronic stress, tension patterns, sleep issues, postural imbalances, trauma-related discomfort and nervous
system dysregulation.
While many chiropractors focus on spinal adjustments alone, ChiroYoga goes
significantly deeper. A typical session may include structural chiropractic adjustments,
guided breathwork to calm or activate the nervous system, yoga-based mobility and
postural retraining, mindfulness coaching to help dissolve tension patterns, and energy
balancing techniques to restore coherence. Dr. Ananda even provides training in daily
movement rituals, to bring long-term healing. Rather than forcing or cracking the body,
his adjustments are gentle, precise, and intuitive; made only after the body is softened
and prepared through mindful breathing and movement. Many patients describe the
experience as grounding, emotionally clearing, and meditative.
In addition to treating his students, Dr. Ananda is an educator: often traveling
internationally to teach workshops on conscious movement, nervous system health,
breath mechanics and respiratory resilience, mindful mobility, and yoga-based
rehabilitation. His classes attract yogis, athletes, corporate professionals and everyday
people seeking a deeper relationship with their body and mind.
“While the holistic aspect of my work is compelling, it doesn’t overshadow my deeply
rooted evidence-based use of functional medicine. My specialization in gut healing
comes from my own journey of recovering from a severe parasitic infection in the
Amazon rainforest, which represented a pivotal point in my career.”
He went on to say that one of the most rewarding aspects of his professional life has
been working in the rainforest, with recently contacted tribes, helping develop
preventative healthcare education programs. He relates that those experiences have
profoundly shaped his understanding of what it means to be human and what true
healing looks like in a modern world.
Dr. Ananda encourages a broader lifestyle alignment with health and balance. He
teaches with an emphasis on whole life wellness. Whether it’s becoming educated
about anti-inflammatory movements, posture habits, nervous system regulation and
breath control, or gaining a better understanding of mindful nutrition, sleep, recovery,
and emotional balance, he offers patients personal recommendations and training that
can lead to solutions for problems they may have been living with for years. His mission
is not to keep patients dependent on continuous adjustments, but rather to empower
them with practices to sustain their own wellness.
When you talk with Dr. Samarpan Ananda you realize his growing influence mirrors a
larger modern shift toward holistic integration. His blend of chiropractic science, yoga,
gut health, and mindfulness practice is reshaping how many people view their health and helping to usher in a dynamic awareness and closer relationship with their own
bodies.
I don’t consider those I work with as patients, I consider them students. I teach people
to take care of themselves: lifestyle integration, targeted exercises, mindful movements,
and the daily practices that define ChiroYoga.