A Culture of Well-being: A Natural Rhythms Podcast

This is a self-soothing, emotional regulating practice... Internalize your attention, clear your mind, connect with your emotional experience and its roots, and offer yourself the soothing connection of the soul through this practice. Dr. Anup offers this guided practice a routine you can return to whenever you feel emotionally distressed. He also guides you to use individual practices through you...

Our Dis-ease is a window into our physiology it gives us insight into the imbalances of the body. Similarly, emotional distress is window into our subconcious and unconcious conditioning that is the true cause of our emotional pain... this podcast is a reflection on how we witness our emotional distress as a window to look at the cause of our pain and how we can learn to manage the pain, control o...

We do 6 breathwork practices together in this guided class... This is a recording of a weekly breathwork class offered via Zoom through YogaSoup Studio of Santa Barbara: https://yogasoup.union.site/performances/iyksnwcz Live class: Saturdays, 8am PST/10am CST... Weekly

Importance restoring our worthiness grows from valuing our innocense and wilderness... A reflection on how we cover-up our unique and natural beauty which causes us to feel worthless. An approach to restoring our wellbeing through self-love, cultivating our natural intelligence, and intuition.

We do 6 breathwork practices together in this guided class... This is a recording of a weekly breathwork class offered via Zoom through YogaSoup Studio of Santa Barbara: https://yogasoup.union.site/performances/iyksnwcz Live class: Saturdays, 8am PST/10am CST... Weekly

This short episode short meditation and reflection on importance of awareness as a tool for cultivating insight, intuition, and emotional healing... The dream of cultivating health on a mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness grows from Awareness...

This breath work practice is intended to give you a way to start cultivating Yogic breathwork practice. It is a good starting point for people who have never done practices like this. You may also find it helpful, if you want start your practice again... Yogic breathwork is focused on cultivating an inner experience. Becoming present with your breath give your mind an opportunity to become present...

Maintaining consistent routines is an essential part of living a healthy and balanced life. According to Ayurveda, routines are important for regulating the body and stimulating it to function optimally. This includes having a consistent sleeping and waking cycle, as well as eating meals at the same time each day. Having a consistent routine helps the body to prepare for the activities of the day,...

One of the many strengths of Ayurveda arises from it’s ability to individuate and customize recommendations for the individual person. In this way, each one of us is treated as unique and treated as a whole. Understanding the Ayurvedic body type or Ayurvedic constitution is a powerful tool. It is an essential requirement to adopt the principles of Ayurveda into your life. Your Ayurvedic constituti...

Chyavanprash, has inspired legend for its health benefits… Insights from modern research truly proves its worth. · Amla (Indian Gooseberry) provides the antioxidant backbone, protecting from degenerative inflammation and oxidation. · Dashmoola (10 roots), along with cinnamon, cardamom and pippali, improve and protect lung function. · Chyavanprash enhances function of the heart muscle, improving bl...

Natural medicines from across the world seem to agree one thing: “Just as beauty is inherent in a flower, light is inherent in the Sun, healing is inherent in a human.” The Principles of Practice of Naturopathic medicine open with this acknowledgement:  “Vis Medicatrix Naturae” This phrase states the importance of “healing power of nature” is inherent as an essential function of our physiolog...

Doshas in our environment can influence physical dosha. Environmental effects on dosha are of two kinds. One, the objective experience of natural elements in any given environment (i.e. weather, season, animals, plants, etc.) Second, the subjective experience caused by human or artificial elements of our environment (i.e. lighting, aroma, furniture, memory or emotional connections, people, etc.) E...

The elements that make up the universe are the same that combine to form the 3 Ayurvedic doshas that govern the structure and function of the body… Air and Space combines to make Vata Fire and Water combine to make Pitta Water and Earth combine to make Kapha To understand the physiological activities and implications of the Dosha is difficult without understanding the elements which cause that dos...

According to the Ayurvedic theory, we are part and product of the Universe. Therefore, we are made of the same stuff that makes up the universe… This is may not be a surprise anyone. However, understanding Ayurvedic physiology requires and extra dose of imagination regarding this fact of our universal belonging. According to Ayurveda, the Universe is made of 6 basic elements (and so are we). These...

A traditional medicine of India, Ayurveda has a legacy that spans more than 5,000 years. It was first described in The Vedas, which are a broad collection of ancient spiritual texts that originated in India. Guiding principles for Ayurvedic physicians were codified by sages and scientists through observation of natural laws. The principles and concepts have been passed down for hundreds of generat...

A culture is a container, like a basket, woven with the threads of beliefs and behaviors. Culture informs us who we are and where we belong… “A culture of well-being” informs us what is best for our health and wellness at all times – it is something that is adapted from models like Ayurveda; individualized, then applied to cultivate optimal well-being and freedom from dis-ease. Ayurveda provides a...