
Ayurvedic Healing And Beyond
In Ayurveda we say, health is the foundation to enjoy the beauty of life. This podcast is a guide for you to reconnect with the most powerful, natural healing resources in order to benefit from optimal health and vitality. We will give you simple tools and practical advice to easily integrate herbal remedies and ancient healing methods such as meditation, breathing practices and ayurvedic nutrition into your modern lifestyle. Tune in and be inspired by enlightening stories from genuine healers around the world and individuals sharing how natural healing transformed their life.
Latest episodes

Apr 9, 2020 • 38min
#09 Ayurvedic Immunity Boosting Checklist with Nidhi Pandya
According to Ayurveda your immunity is the greatest pharmacy ever devised on this planet. In this interview with Nidhi Pandya, an ayurvedic practitioner based in Mumbai and New York, we discuss what are simple and easy to integrate habits one can do at home to boost immunity. The topics we talk about in this episode include:
Why is it so important to boost your immunity
What immunity boosting actions can you take during lockdown/quarantine
Which spices are now good for you and how to use them
Why steaming, gargling and drinking hot water are as essential measures as washing your hands and social distancing
Which are the healing powers of Pranayama, Neti and Nasya
Easy methods to reduce anxiety
Why is self-oil massage or Abhyanga so important for our immunity
How to use essential oils
How to convert your home into a spiritual retreat
Nidhi Pandya conducts ayurvedic self-healing workshops around the world and writes for international Ayurveda magazines. To find out more about Nidhi’s work and to connect, please check www.nidhipandya.com and Instagram page @my_ayurvedic_life
For more details about the work of Dr Vignesh Devraj MD (Ayurveda), please check www.sitaramretreat.com, Facebook @sitarambeachretreat and Instagram @Vigneshdevraj

Apr 2, 2020 • 39min
#08 Is the Coronavirus a Wake-up Call from Mother Nature? An Interview with Pankaj Vij MD
In this episode I am interviewing Dr Pankaj Vij MD FACP and receiving brutally honest answers to the question: what is Coronavirus teaching human kind? Some of you might know him as the author of the best-selling book Turbo Metabolism - 8 Weeks to a New You: Preventing and Reversing Diabetes, Obesity, Heart Disease and Other Metabolic Diseases by Treating the Causes.
Some of the questions:
What is the possible cause of this virus?
What is this Coronavirus outbreak teaching us?
Why death due to Coronavirus is not the real truth?
Why is the Coronavirus a litmus test for globalisation?
Why the philosophy of Ayurveda is so relevant today?
How can we prevent such outbreaks in the future?
Why becoming a vegetarian is a great solution to prevent such outbreaks in the future?
How can improving our metabolism transform our immunity?
Why our relationships play an important role in our immunity?
For more information on Dr Pankaj Vij’s work, visit http://doctorvij.com/
Here you will find his book https://amzn.to/3bKLLIy
For more details about Dr Vignesh Devraj please check Facebook and Instagram:
@sitarambeachretreat
www.sitaramretreat.com
For private online consultations with Dr Vignesh Devraj please email:
Dr.retreat@sitaramayurveda.com

Mar 28, 2020 • 51min
#7 Anxiety, fear and immunity. What Coronavirus is teaching us?
Anxiety, fear and immunity. What Coronavirus is teaching us?
We are living with a lot of uncertainty which is taking us fall into the trap of anxiety. If we look at the history we as a humanity overcame many difficulties and there is nothing that could halt the progress.
In this episode you will learn
What is anxiety and fear? What steps can be taken to overcome this?
According to ayurveda how anxiety impacts our Vata.
How fear can reduce our immunity levels?
Steps to improve our immune system?
How to improve your metabolism?
What steps can we take to see the opportunity in this crisis?
How to make use of this lockdown time in a productive way?
For more details of the work of Dr Vignesh Devraj please check www.sitaramretreat.com
Facebook and Instagram page - @sitarambeachretreat
@Vigneshdevraj

Mar 5, 2020 • 29min
#6 Why the fear of Coronavirus is overrated?
Fear of attack is more strong than the attack itself. We are so focused on the external hygiene and told we are completely at the mercy of germ infection. This creates a fear pandemic of highest degree. In this episode we discuss - What is immunity and why it’s your biggest asset? The Story behind Germ theory and why it needs to be questioned? - How can we improve immunity? What does Ayurveda say about improving immunity? Habits that help to fight germs? Importance of health? How stress reduces our immunity? Why Panchakarma and Ayurveda therapies are so important to keep up good immunity and vitality. For more works of Dr Vignesh Devraj Please visit www.sitaramretreat.com. Instagram page - sitarambeachretreat

Feb 26, 2020 • 30min
#5 Regaining the lost Menstrual Cycle and quitting the pill with Katharina Hegemann
In this episode we discuss about how Panchakarma and ayurveda helped Katharina Hegemann a young business woman who lost her menstrual cycle for more than a year. Apart from that she suffered from the side effects of taking the PILL for over 2 decades and being diagnosed with PCOS which means being infertile. After her Panchakarma she regained her menstrual cycle like clock work and she discuss the following things:
Why woman should be more cautious about taking the pill? How to reconnect with your own body and feminine energy? Why you should not panic if you are diagnosed with PCOS? How integrating Ayurveda into your life can transform your fertility? What can happen when you do a Panchakarma therapy?
For more details on the work of Katharina Hegemann you can find it in
Www.neuewege.com
Info@neuewege.com Instagram - @neuewegereisen Facebook - @neuewegereisen
For more details of Dr Vignesh Devraj please visit www.sitaramretreat.com
Instagram - sitarambeachretreat and vigneshdevraj

Feb 21, 2020 • 42min
#4 How Ayurveda Can help in Menstrual Disorders, PCOS and Hormonal Imbalances ?
This is an interview done by Jemma Lee in her podcast Well woman. In this interview we discuss about
The 5 ways to eliminates toxins * Ayurvedic approach to womens health and healing * How to activate our own inner healing powers * What Panchakarma is and how it transforms your health * Healing cycle imbalances PCOS and Endometriosis * Your lifestyles impact on your health * The differences between Western Medicine and Ayurveda * The importance of exercise/fitness training balance - rest! *
For Information on Jema Visit www.wellsome.com for more Well Woman updates, menstrual health guides, free resources and more.
Visit www.sitaramretreat.com for more info on Dr Vignesh Devraj and Panchakarma

Feb 5, 2020 • 34min
#3 How to come out of "I am not good enough" syndrome? with Karin Lohner
We live in a world where we are constantly told you are not enough, you need to do better, be better and have better things in order to feel good about yourself. This ‘I am not good enough’ can trigger so many health conditions emotionally and physically. Mindfulness, Meditation, Gratitude Pranayama, connecting with nature all of these are techniques we have to incorporate in our daily habits to bullet proof ourselves from this “I am not good enough” trap.
Listen to this interview with Meditation teacher and mindfulness coach Karin Lohner founder of www.lohnercoaching.com and www.ilead-beings.com on her journey as a coach on how we can come out of this "I am not good enough" syndrome.

Jan 16, 2020 • 35min
#2 How unresolved emotional pain can create diseases of unknown origin with Dr Aatmn Parmar
How unresolved emotional pain can create diseases of unknown origin with Dr Aatmn Parmar
Emotions are everything. Emotions are the reality of your feelings. Understand how unresolved emotional pain and patterns can manifest various diseases and health problems. Today anxiety and depression are the two major global epidemics. This is mostly because no body taught us nor informed us about how to deal with emotional pain in a healthy way. Understand in this interview with Dr Aatmn Parmar a homeopathic Doctor and founder of Redikall healing www.redikallhealing.com/ who guides people in resolving emotional pain and thereby letting go of the trigger points and hidden causes.

Jan 8, 2020 • 12min
#1 Meditation to connect with your inner healing powers
Words have energies. We can heal a person with words, we can make a person smile with words. Our energy can be understood with the words we use constantly. This is a meditation where we use the healing powers of certain words that will remind the powers of the energy that is inside us. And it’s a reminder to relax. Relaxation is the key to connect with our highest powers. This is a 12 minute guided meditation that connects with the inner healing powers of our body.