Vedic talks - Ayurveda in modern daily life

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Victoria (Tory) explains the concept of sattva (wisdom & harmony), rajas (action & passion) and tamas (darkness & inertia) and how we can balance these mental gunas through food, lifestyle and mantras. As one of her classic one-liners goes: 'Mind your own mind.'  Ayurvedic insights

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is part of the free six-week program 'Staying anchored in your seat' with Victoria (Tory) for Delight Yoga. When we go back into our seat and into our heart we will see truth. We will make choices for ourselves that are right for us.  This is the most magical time to  cook our own traumas and grow up our wounded child so we can become that peaceful warrio...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is part of the free six-week program 'Staying anchored in your seat' with Victoria (Tory) for Delight Yoga. When we go back into our seat and into our heart we will see truth. We will make choices for ourselves that are right for us.  This is the most magical time to  cook our own traumas and grow up our wounded child so we can become that peaceful warrior (...

Send us Fan Mail Note: It's best to listen only if you have an open mind about this topic.  This episode is a follow-up on the previous conversation between Victoria and her husband about "the big C word" (Coronavirus) and vaccination. She's sharing her perspective and feelings about it, looking at this topic from a calm place instead of creating more fear or anxiousness.  Ayur...

Send us Fan Mail 'In the Vedic Scriptures, they talk about that the pregnant woman should be carried like you’re carrying a big bowl that’s filled to the brim with oil and to carry it in such a way to not spill one drop. She’s the carrier of new life, the vehicle for new spirits to come through.' Listen in as Victoria talks about Ayurveda and pregnancy with Nina Pierson for Mama’en - De...

Send us Fan Mail The classical texts of Ayurveda talk about the three stages of life. Knowing the play of the doshas throughout these stages can help us making the right choices as we journey through life. In this episode, Victoria reflects upon the beauty and wisdom that comes with old age and shares some practical Ayurvedic tips to maintain balance so we age more gracefully.  Ayurvedic insights

Send us Fan Mail Being a donor is such a deeply personal matter. It's an interesting question looking at it from the Ayurvedic (spiritual) view as emotions are directly connected to bodily organs. If every organ is a storage space for different emotions then what does this mean when we take on somebody else's organ or donate ours?  Ayurvedic insights

Send us Fan Mail You pick up your child from daycare and it comes back with a nose full of snot. Kids are like mucus-producing machines (yet still so cuddly) due to the Kapha elements of earth and water that support their growth. But it also makes them prone to colds, the flu, allergies, and other mucus-y disbalances. Especially now that we're in the spring season that is ruled by  Kapha dosh...

Send us Fan Mail Victoria shines her light on one of the seemingly great paradoxes in Ayurveda: it teaches us how important it is to customize our lifestyle and daily life, and how to create a steady base for ourselves. But we can also make it too important and become too obsessed with 'living Ayurvedically'. So, when do we know we are molding ourselves and our lives too much?  For that...

Send us Fan Mail 'If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.' Nothing is for certain in this life, except that everything changes. Life IS change, yet most of us have become so rigid that we are trying to keep things in our control and have them stay the same. But does this really help us be happy and free? Victoria explains how we can support ourselves with (unwanted) cha...

Send us Fan Mail Do you find yourself hitting the 'snooze' button on your alarm clock too many times? Is coffee your saving grace? Feeling congested and lethargic? Despite the promises of spring and the year ahead, the transition to the Kapha time of year may be bogging you down. Spring is the time of year that it is most common to suffer from Kapha-type imbalances such as colds, congest...

Send us Fan Mail For us to have a full human experience there are four pillars: Artha, Dharma, Kama and Moksha. In this episode, Victoria talks about Artha; the way that we earn money. The security of having the material comfort you need to live in the world with ease. But what if you're in a job that you don't really like? If your work doesn't feel very fulfilling?  Ayurveda shines...

Send us Fan Mail Can we trust that life is giving us exactly what we need? We need to receive all flavours of life in order for us to bloom. Victoria explains fear from an Ayurvedic (doshic) perspective, what it really means to live fearlessly (often opposite from what we think) and how we can practice this for ourselves.   Ayurvedic insights

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you'll hear an interview with Victoria for the YAY!YOGA Podcast. She tells her personal story of how she got into the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and other life topics such as the cycles of life, birth, death and dealing with loss. Plus: some advice for women who want to live in sync with their moon cycle.   Ayurvedic insights