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Functional Medicine Physician Achieves Geographic and Financial Freedom Through Virtual Programs

Sailaja Reddy · Recorded 5/14/2026

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Dr. Shailaja Reddy of Root Health MD credits Perfect Practice Mentorship with transforming her functional medicine practice. By implementing virtual membership models and programs, she achieved geographic, financial, and emotional freedom. Dr. Reddy successfully transitioned from one-on-one clients to scalable virtual programs, allowing her to work remotely from India while providing excellent patient results.

At a glance

Primary Use Case
Starting and scaling a virtual functional medicine practice
Reported Result
Achieved geographic, financial, time, and emotional freedom
Key Implementation
Transitioned from 1-on-1 to virtual membership and program models
I was terrified before I met Sachin. Like, how am I going to do all this on my own? But now I have that emotional freedom.
I introduced a membership model, which did wonders. But I had to focus more on the programs at the end so to get additional income.
These programs gave me the geographic freedom and emotional freedom, time freedom, and financial freedom. Everything came when I started the virtual programs.

The interview

What was your practice like before finding Perfect Practice?

Before I found Perfect Practice, my practice was not that great. I'm not good with the technology. So I was struggling a lot. How to even start my website, to be honest. How to start the whole business process.

How did you first hear about Sachin Patel and his mentorship?

Before I started my practice, I was talking to a physician who does functional medicine practice. She said, you need to find a mentor. And maybe you should give a call to Sachin Patel. And I googled and I found his book, Perfect Practice. I read the whole book and I said, yeah, this is the right person for me to reach out.

How has your lifestyle changed since working with the mentorship?

My lifestyle has drastically changed because, first of all, I got this emotional freedom. I was terrified before I met Sachin. And also, I learned so many things that I could handle most of it online, virtually. I have elderly parents and I was able to spend time with them even when I go to India, I could stay a few more weeks because I was able to work from there.

What business models did you implement with Sachin's guidance?

Initially I had like one-on-one clients. Then I said okay, everybody is kind of doing programs and Sachin is giving me so much support in terms of implementing the program. So then I had to do the programs and in between I introduced a membership model, which did wonders. But I had to focus more on the programs at the end so to get additional income.

What was the most surprising part of the mentorship experience?

What surprised me the most about Perfect Practice Mentorship is I didn't expect a mentor to be so friendly. Sachin was amazing. He was a very friendly person and very nice. Good at heart. He's very easily approachable. That's what surprised me, because I didn't expect that he would work with me so easily.

What is your favorite part of being in the mentorship?

In the evolving landscape of functional medicine, receiving the support and confidence and getting all the tools that you need is my favorite part. The virtual programs are amazing. If you create it, it's not just an income for me, but even for the clients. They're seeing excellent results with these programs.

Why would you recommend Perfect Practice to other providers?

I would recommend Perfect Practice to the other providers because it's not easy to start a practice and survive if you don't have proper support and confidence. Because we are not really that good at the business aspect. We must have done the clinical work before. But I have learned so many things since I started joining the Perfect Practice.

Frequently asked

Is it possible to start a functional medicine practice without technical skills?

Yes. Dr. Shailaja Reddy admitted she was 'not good with the technology' and struggled with starting her website, but found that Sachin Patel provided the specific tools and support needed to build a virtual practice.

Can a functional medicine practitioner work remotely or travel?

Dr. Reddy achieved geographic freedom through the mentorship, allowing her to spend weeks with her elderly parents in India while continuing to manage her practice virtually.

How do you transition from one-on-one consulting to scalable programs?

Dr. Reddy initially saw clients one-on-one but, with Sachin's guidance, introduced membership models and virtual programs which she notes 'did wonders' for additional income and client results.

Full transcript

Before I found Perfect Practice, my practice was not that great. I'm not good with the technology. So I was struggling a lot. How to even start my website, to be honest. How to start the whole business process. In fact, I reached out a few months before I started my practice. So that helped me a lot. Before I started my practice, I was talking to a physician who does functional medicine practice. She said, you need to find a mentor. And maybe you should give a call to Sachin Patel. And I googled and I found his book, Perfect Practice. And I read the whole book and I said, yeah, this is the right person for me to reach out. And he exactly teach me or support me with this new functional medicine practice that I was struggling to start. My lifestyle has drastically changed since I started working with Perfect Practice because, first of all, I got this emotional freedom. I was terrified before I met Sachin. Like, how am I going to do all this on my own? But now I have that emotional freedom. And also, I learned so many things that I could handle most of it online, virtually. So I have elderly parents and I was able to spend time with them even when I go to India, I could stay a few more weeks because I was able to work from there. And the most importantly, emotional support was amazing Since I started my practice with Sachin, even though he supported me but I still had to change several different models in my practice depending on the flow. Initially I had like one-on-one clients. Then I said okay, everybody is kind of doing programs and I said okay, Sachin is giving me so much support in terms of implementing the program. So then I had to do the programs and in between I introduced a membership model, which did wonders. But I had to focus more on the programs at the end so to get additional income. So Sachin was really instrumental in terms of guiding me, like how to do the programs. In fact, made my life so much easier to implement a program which would have been otherwise, I would say impossible to do without that support. My experience with the Perfect Practice Mentorship has been amazing. Sachin empowered me with the tools that I needed to practice and all the virtual practice. Without those tools, it would have been impossible. And also I was more confident. That is a very important thing when you start your own practice, because there's so much work and so many struggles you have to go through. In the evolving landscape of functional medicine, receiving the support and confidence and getting all the tools that you need is my favorite part of being in the Perfect Practice Mentorship. So what surprised me the most about Perfect Practice Mentorship is I didn't expect a mentor to be so friendly. First of all, Sachin was amazing. He was a very friendly person and very nice. Good at heart. He's very easily approachable. That's what surprised me, because I didn't expect that he would work with me so easily and in such a friendly manner. Perfect Practice helped me with lot of the five freedoms. The most important for me is a geographic freedom. But the way the Perfect Practice changed my practice is the virtual programs. I just love it because it's excellent added income to the practice, and these programs are amazing. If you create it, it's not just an income for me, but even for the clients. They're seeing excellent results with these programs. I would not have started this if I had not been in the Perfect Practice, because it would be intimidating to start so much on your own. Now I'm in fact planning to do lot more of these programs and courses because I became very good at it. And these programs gave me the geographic freedom and emotional freedom, time freedom, and financial freedom. Everything came when I started the virtual programs. I would recommend Perfect Practice to the other providers because it's not easy to start a practice and survive in the practice if you don't have proper support and confidence. Because we are not really that good at the business aspect. We must have done the clinical work before. But I have learned so many things since I started joining the Perfect Practice. It's not that easy to figure out on your own. I'm Dr. Shailaja Reddy My practice is Root Health MD And I'm located in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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Living Light's Perfect Practice Mentorship provides coaching and resources designed to help functional medicine practitioners scale and systemize their practices. They serve clinicians like Dr. Shailaja Reddy who want to transition from traditional clinical work to streamlined, virtual business models. The mentorship delivers a transformation from being overwhelmed by business operations to achieving financial and geographic freedom through proven systems.

Industry
Health and Wellness

Topics

  • functional medicine
  • physician
  • business scaling
  • virtual practice
  • mentorship
  • freedom

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