The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

We all need a tech break once in a while to reset. In this episode I share my annual tradition as well as ways to cultivate technology boundaries in everyday life.

Best-selling Ayurvedic author, teacher and certified practitioner Kate O’Donnell is back again on the Simple Ayurveda Podcast to chat about Ayurvedic self care. In this episode she walks us through the seven layers of tissues in the body and offers suggestions on how to use food and spices medicinally. She offers specific recipes for boosting metabolism, supporting the blood and nourishing the brain.

This is a casual Q & A episode where I chat about the topics you sent in… everything ranging from creating a daily rhythm while working the night shift, time management, lung health, boosting the immune system, losing belly fat and how the doshas relate to dharma.

Graciela is an intuitive spiritual guide with a sense of humor. She uses human design as a tool to help individuals learn more about themselves and live more authentically. In this episode she walks us through the five human design types and how understanding your human design type helps you to live more fully in self-expression.

Dr. Marc Halpern is an Ayurvedic doctor, author, founder & president of the California College of Ayurveda, the first Ayurvedic college to open outside of India. He is one of the few Westerners ever recognized in both the United States and in India as an authority on the subject of Ayurveda. In this episode he shares how our prakriti is formed and how understanding ourselves helps us to recognize mental tendencies. He offers practical suggestions for overcoming anxiety and depression. There is so much wisdom in his words.

Ayurveda practitioner, author and TedX speaker Kerry Harling is back on The Simple Ayurveda Podcast to share Ayurvedic suggestions for how we can transition into fall with ease.

Gunny Sodhi’s family roots in Ayurvedic medicine stretch across generations, but he didn’t personally understand the power of Ayurveda until tragedy struck. The sudden death of his 16-year old brother completely changed the course of his life, setting him on an unexpected path of self-discovery. In this episode he shares the tools that helped him process loss and heal depression naturally.

Tapping into the energy of the lunar cycle offers a profound way we can align with Mother Nature. This episode introduces the basics and offers simple, practical suggestions you can start with today.

Acharya Shunya is a renowned speaker, author and scholar. She comes from a lineage of Ayurvedic healers and embodies Vedic wisdom in such a deep and profound way. Her book Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom continues to influence and inspire me on my own Ayurvedic journey. In this chat she shares how we can practice radical acceptance in everyday life for true freedom.

The final chakra focus on our connection to Source and the sacred truth that we are all one. However, the subtle energies held in the chakras are designed in a particular way that creates a foundation for this truth. Skipping the work associated with the rest of the chakras and going right to oneness is like energetic bypassing.

In Ayurveda we know that the physical body sends signals to let us know when it’s time to laugh, cry, eliminate, sleep, etc. This episode is all about how the subtle body sends signals as well and it’s up to us to listen and act on those messages.

It’s the 100th episode of The Simple Ayurveda Podcast! Thank you for listening, supporting, reviewing and sharing! The throat chakra correlates with the element of ether… spaciousness. When we are connected to the lower chakras, we are able to use our voice for further connection to Truth and our Higher Selves.

Anahata is located in the kapha portion of the torso, so heart opening poses can help clear stagnant energy. It’s associate with the air/wind element so breath is really powerful for working with it. But it’s the relationship with pitta dosha that we can work with energetically to cultivate more love and compassion. Excess pitta leads to judgement, which is really what stands in the way of love- whether it’s for ourselves or others.

The subtle energy of the solar plexus correlates with tejas... the subtle energy of pitta dosha that is responsible for our inner radiance and vitality. Manipura chakra also has to do with agni and the clarity we have around our self-worth.

The sacral chakra is all about the water element. It connects with kapha dosha as well as the subtle aspect of kapha... OJAS. In Ayurveda your immune system and your blissfulness are directly related to the quality of ojas. The sacral chakra is all about juiciness!

The root chakra is associated with kapha dosha, however when we look at ways to work with the subtle energy of the root chakra we can use practices that create rhythm, stability and adequate downward flowing energy... all things that help regulate vata dosha.

This is part three in a 3-part mini-series on diving deeper into aspects of the doshas. Kapha dosha governs stability and lubrication. This episode offers a simple introduction into the main roles of kapha in the mind and body.

This is part two in a 3-part mini-series on diving deeper into aspects of the doshas. Pitta dosha governs heat and transformation. This episode offers a basic explanation of how pitta functions holistically in the mind and body.

This is part one in a 3-part mini-series on diving deeper into aspects of the doshas. You don’t need to know this info to practice and Ayurvedic lifestyle, but it does help to explain how the body works holistically. This episode explains very simply the five main directions of vata in the body.