The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

Agni is your digestive fire. Many common symptoms and imbalances directly relate to the condition of your agni. This episode goes through the signs of weak agni, the root cause and offers tips to strengthen your digestive fire.  

Bernie Clark is an author and Yoga/meditation teacher with a strong background in science. He wrote The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga (one of my all-time favorite Yoga reference books). In this episode he explains the physical and energetic benefits of yin as well as how it helps the body detoxify and regenerate tissue.

The words we use are powerful guides for how we think and act. This episode is all about how using just one word for an intention can be transformational in unexpected ways. I talk about the specific words I have used over the past five years and share what my word will be for 2020.

This episode covers simple tips for using Ayurveda to feel well during travel.

This is part two of a Q & A session all about food and daily immersion of Ayurvedic practices.

This is a Q & A session all about food and daily immersion of Ayurvedic practices.

This episode covers tips and strategies for feeling happier and healthier through busier seasons and times of life.

It's important for all of us to take a break and reconnect with ourselves, whether it's an hour, an afternoon, weekend or longer.

Chara is a Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner and long-time Ayurveda educator who's recently published a cookbook and guide to living. She specializes in helping women rediscover their true selves and reclaim their vitality and passion. In this episode we chat about getting to know yourself, true self care and going with the flow of motherhood and life.

Kaya Mindlin is considered the Yoga teachers' teacher. In this episode we chat about soma, softening, simplicity and sacred sleep. She shares how your Yoga practice, daily lifestyle and inner attitude hold the keys to avoiding depletion and exhaustion.

Susanna is a Yoga teacher, inclusivity promoter and Yoga culture advocate. She hosts an online summit called Honor Don't Appropriate that offers Yoga teachers and practitioners a free place to learn from South Asian voices about how to practice Yoga with unity and respect. In this episode she explains cultural appropriation and gives very real examples how all of us can honor and respect the pract...

Kristina is a former aerospace engineer turned Ayurveda health counselor. She shares how after studying and living in India she moved to Panama where she is currently building her house from scratch with only natural and local materials. She specializes in truly connecting to nature and offers so much wisdom in this episode.   Show notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-56-interview-with-kristi...

This episode is a discussion about how the chakras and connected to the doshas as well as tips and tools for healing through Yoga and mantra. Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-55-ayurveda-yoga-the-chakras/

Fall is a time of year that leaves us susceptible to illness. The fiery summer starts to wind down with cooler temperatures and windy breezes. This episode shares ways to stay healthy and vibrant as well as tips for handling transitions of any sort. Show Notes

Kate O'Donnell leads Ayurvedic trainings at the Boston School of Ayurveda, facilitates workshops at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and is the author of two of my favorite Ayurvedic cookbooks. She has a very honest and real approach to Ayurveda as well as a wonderfully sarcastic sense of humor. In this episode she explains how food affects the energy of the mind and gives us some insight to her...

This is a question and answer session all about figuring out your dharma (life purpose).  

Ayurveda teaches that we are all individuals with unique talents to share. Dharma is the Sanskrit word for life purpose. This episode is about how I felt when I didn't see myself living up to my life purpose and how Yogic philosophy helped me see the bigger picture. If you ever didn't get the job, relationship or life circumstance despite giving it your all, this episode is for you.   Show Notes:...

Jyotish is the Sanskrit word for Vedic Astrology. In this interview, Michael explains what Jyotish is, where the knowledge originated and how you can use it to navigate choices in your life. Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/interview-with-michael-manzella/

Living an Ayurvedic lifestyle doesn't mean sacrifice or deprivation. It actually leads to more joy and contentment.

It's easy to get caught up in the negatives associated with each dosha. This episode is about how your unique constitution is a gift to be celebrated.   Show notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-48-the-bright-side-of-the-doshas/  

Dr. Stephen Cabral is an integrative health practitioner, doctor of naturopathy and respected author with extensive experience in Eastern medicine including Ayurveda. It was his own experience of healing that set him on his path. In this episode he shares how modern life contributes to dis-ease and the practical ways we can combine modern medicine with ancient science to fully heal.   Show Notes:...

Yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences that complement each other. When it comes to Yoga, a shorter consistent practice will benefit more than longer sporadic sessions. This episode discusses why you might resist a daily practice according to the doshas, how a daily practice actually looks in real life, plus practical ways to start and keep your daily Yoga practice going.   Show Notes: https://simp...

Ayurveda views emotional health as being able to process emotions. This episode shares personal experience, how agni and the senses contribute to emotional health plus healthy ways to help process emotions. Show Notes

This episode discusses what to do when you have all three doshas out of balance.   Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-44-what-to-do-when-all-three-doshas-are-out-of-balance/  

Kerry Harling is an Ayurvedic practitioner, author and TedX speaker. She shares her story of overcoming fatigue, fibromyalgia and mercury poisoning. We also chat about prescription drugs and combining Ayurveda with the Western Medical System.