Ayurveda & Spirituality with Alakananda Ma

 “This calls for a path where we engage in genuine relationships and seek for genuine intimacy.  Because that’s what the feminine is calling out for.  At long last I am not just going to be your dedicated temple maiden, your semi-slave semi-wife to reproduce your sperm survival thing, not just the ideal you’ve glimpsed from a window that’s inspired all your art and poetry for your w...

“This syllable Om is indeed Brahman. This syllable is the highest. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires.” Who is the ear of the ear, the mind of the mind, the speech of speech? Join Alakananda Ma in an exploration of Kena Upanishad. Kena Upanishad If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discu...

“Your ice cream will melt but your meditation practice will have permanent benefits.” You will learn: Obstacles to meditation Benefits of meditation How to get started Resources to go deeper Approaching Meditation If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscri...

“Any emotion simply allowed to flower will spontaneously liberate itself.  Emotion is not separate from the mind, yet it is completely empty of any real essence. “ You will learn: Working with anger through awareness Applying remedies to work with anger Working with anger through mind- training The tantric approach to working with anger How to use non-violent communications to work with anger...

Oh brother, Oh sister, don’t waste this precious human birth, On idle pleasures and futile cares, Fame and wealth mean nothing when you die, You can’t take with you even one needle, This life will vanish like a dream, Or like the stars before the rising sun, Nobody knows when death will come, So take the holy name while you can, And do a little kindness everyday. Alakananda Ma This year, make the...

This season of dark nourishes me. Creativity germinates beneath rotting leaves Poems sprout in frosty soil Inner journeys unfold. Driven within By chilly nights I seek the inner spark. In this episode, relax and enjoy Alakananda Ma reading some of her poetry at her birthday celebration. Find some special inspiration for the holiday season. Miracle of Light If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to l...

“Arise! Awake! Approach the great and learn. Like the sharp edge of a razor is that path, so the wise say—hard to tread and difficult to cross.” Katha Upanishad What is true awakening? How can you awaken? Learn from the ancient seers as Ma teaches Katha Upanishad. Katha Upanishad 2 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening d...

“In winter, the people are strong, the digestive fire becomes powerful because it gets obstructed from spreading out due to the cold weather. It begins to digest the tissues of the body, helped by vata in the body; so in winter, make use of substances with the sweet, sour and salty tastes.” Ashtanga Hridaya Learn how to take care of yourself and enjoy the winter season. Winter Wellness with Ayurve...

“ Whether you are a woman, a man or non-binary, you have four asteroids in your chart. The goddesses dwell within you and express in specific areas of your life.” Learn about the four asteroid goddesses and the different expressions of the feminine. Why are conventional wife and mother roles not sufficient for your full manifestation? What are the unconventional archetypes at play in your life? Go...

“This is that time when the male gods are impotent. This is that time when only the Mother can deliver us.” Once confined to children and kitchen, women today express their gifts in the world of action. What is the spiritual mission of women in the age of the Mother’s awakening? For women and all who love them! Beyond Feminism - The Spiritual Mission of Women (1) If you enjoyed this episode, be su...

“The goal which all the Vedas declare, which all austerities aim at and which men desire when they lead the life of brahmacharya, I will tell you briefly: it is Om. This syllable Om is indeed Brahman. This syllable is the Highest. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires.” Katha Upanishad What happens when a bright young boy wanders into the halls of Death? What does he learn? To...

Learn about the underlying causes of chronic diseases and how Ayurvedic diet, lifestyle and herbal supplements can help you improve your wellbeing. Ayurveda and Chronic Disease If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscribe and join our facebook group, Aland...

“Heroism is an essential quality of the masculine: It’s what makes men strong and it’s what makes men immensely vulnerable abuse or exploitation. Every man has the heart of a hero and wants to take that hero’s journey and wants to fight, wants to sacrifice his life and even his body on behalf of protecting, serving, helping others. That’s the hero’s journey. And for the last four thousand years th...

“ To connect with the Mother is to honour food, for food comes from the mother.” Food is our most basic need. In a time of anorexic supermodels and super-sized fast food, how can you reconnect to the sacredness of genuine nourishment?  How have we related to food in the different ages? Our hunter gatherer brain in the supermarket Why do we eat? What are the two kinds of malnutrition? How is o...

Just as a bad smell in a piece of sandal, arising from moisture, is overcome by true fragrance when the sandal piece is rubbed, so indeed, will all the variety of the world disappear at the perception of the one truly existent Self. Shankaracharya Explore Isha Upanishad with Ma and discover the meaning of soham asmi. Isha Upanishad If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review,...

Is there an unfolding spirituality that offers hope for the current crisis?  “When I go out into the forest I don’t just see trees, I see naiads sitting by the river, I see draiads sitting in the trees, I don’t necessarily see their physical forms, but I’m very aware of these beings; I see flower fairies, little balls of light jumping around between the flowers. On the whole, as rational peop...

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer’s. Learn how Ayurveda can help you or your loved ones with this condition. You will learn: How Ayurveda sees Parkinson’s Ayurvedic diet support for Parkinson’s Ayurvedic lifestyle support for Parkinson’s The best way to use Ayurvedic herbal supplements for Parkinson’s Learn more about Ayurvedic nutrition here...

What are the qualities that characterize the coming age of the awakening feminine? How can you cultivate the heart of compassion in our high-tech world? “So we’re going to have a look at: what are the some of the specific qualities that are going to be manifesting that make up what we call the emerging feminine. And really what these qualities are has been put forth in a very ancient hymn. This hy...

What is Vedanta? What are the Upanishads? How can this perennial wisdom help you? “ More important than the discovery of computers, more astonishing than space travel, is the discovery made in the Axial Age—the discovery of interior life and the potential to travel in inner space.” You will learn: What are the Upanishads How do they relate to the Vedas What is the meaning of Brahman and Atman What...

There are many levels of meaning to the word love.  How can you express and experience love in its highest dimension? What is Love? If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscribe and join our facebook group, Alandi Ayurveda To allow us to continue shari...

How can you best prepare for fall? “With climate change, the seasons are falling into disorder, it’s hard to know what to expect. Oberon and Titania have quarreled. Masculine and feminine are at war. In our over-masculine lust for conquest of earth’s resources and our burning of fossil fuels, we are destroying the climate.” What do the texts of Ayurveda advise for this time of year? How can you ad...

 How will relationships look in the Age of Aquarius? How can you cultivate this quality in your present relationships?    “As we come into this new paradigm of the dawning age of Aquarius, it brings in a new level of consciousness in terms of our relationships. Our relationships enter into to the transpersonal level of consciousness.” ·      Learn how relati...

Learn how you can get more out of reading scriptures and sacred texts though four levels of understanding. ·      The Kabbalistic approach to reading sacred texts ·      How the Christian Monastic Fathers taught lectio divina ·      How to read the Upanishads with different levels of understanding ·    &...

What does it mean to be gifted with the human heart? What are we really doing on this earth? “I have come to understand that it is only in the Earth World, in the place where there is human sorrow and human suffering, that the deep teachings of patience, faithfulness and above all, compassion can be learnt.” Ma teaches us about: ·      The extraordinary gift of the human h...

As young women, we are usually identified with our youth and beauty. How can we navigate our journey into elderhood? “For most women, the arrival of pre-menopause is the first whisper of mortality. Yet on the other side of menopause, a new beauty and new power beckons.” The first time you skip   The dreaded hot flashes   Managing hot flashes and night sweats   What happene...