The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

Join Angela in this solo episode: Annual Rituals. In this episode, Angela shares her process of connecting to annual rituals. She gives you an invitation to check in with yourself, look at your year as an overview on which rituals are sacred to you, what you’re ready to shift, to recognize we're always going through periods of change. Join the Simple Ayurveda Collective for Annual Ritual journal prompts, as well as further support and monthly themes! In this episode, learn more about: • what rituals are • connection of rituals to seasons • solar and lunar halves of the year • an invitation to check in with yourself • benefits of scheduling time off for seasonal resets Previous Episode Mentioned: 104 | Living in Alignment with the Moon — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-104-living-in-alignment-with-the-moon/ ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela in this solo episode: Healing is a Practice. In this episode, Angela shares about the yoga philosophy and the underlying pieces of ancient wisdom that have helped her come to more contentment and acceptance with the challenges of life. Healing is a practice. It's a process we go through that doesn’t have an end result. On your journey of healing, remember that you are perfect just the way you are! In this episode, learn more about: • Raga (attachments) and Devaja (diversion) and how they are a cause of human suffering • Practicing Aparigraha (non-attachment) helps us to soften and release control • How part of Dharma (right action) is taking care of our physical, mental and spiritual bodies • 3 ways you can find acceptance in the healing process Previous Episodes Mentioned: 170 | Making Peace with Prescriptions — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-170-making-peace-with-prescriptions/ After almost 2 decades of living with Ulcerative Colitis, Angela is currently working on a comprehensive offering for support! For now, if you have UC or know anyone who does, visit the show notes to grab the freebie on the Ayurvedic perspective on Ulcerative Colitis. You'll receive basic notes, a short video, and journaling prompts to begin making peace with what is. https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61a67f166fd16bd0a4ddaef2 Join the free webinar on January 20th - Thriving with Ulcerative Colitis. Register here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61bccd51d2fc90968d6f42b1 ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela in this solo episode: Lessons and Reflections From 2021. In this episode, Angela shares an end of the year wrap-up, reflection, and wishes you a happy Winter Solstice. She answers a list of questions put together for a recent Simple Ayurveda Collective community circle. You can grab a copy of the questions in the show notes for your own personal reflection of 2021. Thank you for being here! In this episode, learn more about: • What went well for Angela this year • Challenges faced and practices which helped keep her grounded and supported • A review of Prana, Tejas and Ojas • Things being released from 2021 and those things being brought into 2022 • Angela's word of the year for 2022 • and more! Previous Episodes Mentioned: 138 | Yoga Nidra and Radiant Rest with Tracee Stanley — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-138-interview-with-tracee-stanley/ 126 | Ojas: Inner Bliss — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-126-ojas-inner-bliss/ 127 | Tejas: Inner Radiance — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-127-tejas-inner-radiance/ 128 | Prana: Inner Vitality — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-128-prana-inner-vitality/ 135 | Vata Dosha and The Attention Economy — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-135-vata-dosha-and-the-attention-economy/ 155 | Weekly Rituals — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-155-weekly-rituals/ 159 | Dhatu Nourishment & Care — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-159-dhatu-nourishment-care/ 89 | The Dhatus: A Basic Introduction to Ayurveda Anatomy + Physiology — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-89-the-dhatus-a-basic-introduction-to-ayurveda-anatomy-physiology/ 110 | Nourishing the Dhatus with Kate O'Donnell — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-110-interview-with-kate-odonnell/ 158 | Ahimsa, Ayurveda, Veganism and the Gray Space — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-158-ahimsa-ayurveda-veganism-and-the-gray-space/   ——— Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela in this solo episode: Making Peace with Prescriptions. This episode is highly personal, vulnerable, raw and real for Angela. This topic of prescription drugs can be especially loaded. For Angela, it has been a huge source of pain, shame, discomfort, anger and sorrow. She hopes that by sharing her journey of making peace with prescriptions, it helps you to examine your own beliefs in some way. In this episode, learn more about: • Angela's personal health journey from childhood to adulthood • Her view of prescriptions and how it shifted and changed over time • Practices and tools that help Angela find inner peace • Prompts to check-in with yourself if you're unsure about prescriptions After almost 2 decades of living with Ulcerative Colitis, Angela is currently working on a comprehensive offering for support! For now, if you have UC or know anyone who does, visit the show notes to grab the freebie on the Ayurvedic perspective on Ulcerative Colitis. You'll receive basic notes, a short video, and journaling prompts to begin making peace with what is. https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61a67f166fd16bd0a4ddaef2 Previous Episodes Mentioned: 32 | Imperfect Ayurveda — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-32-imperfect-ayurveda/ 158 | Ayurveda, Ahimsa, Veganism and the Gray Space — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-158-ahimsa-ayurveda-veganism-and-the-gray-space/ 156 | Healing the Thyroid with Dr. Teitlebaum — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-156-healing-the-thyroid/ ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela and guest Robin Stamp in this episode: Time from a Vedic Perspective: A Deep Dive into the Yugas In this episode, Robin shares his knowledge and perspective of the Yugas - cyclical time periods from a Vedic perspective. This conversation will help give an overarching perspective of where we got our informational texts from, why they were written down, and a look at what's happening in the world. Gain insight into the underlying foundation from what's missing, and where we're heading in the future! Angela has found this wisdom to be transformative in her own life, allowing her to have a bigger-picture understanding of yoga, Vedic wisdom and intuition. In this episode, learn more about: • An explanation of time from a Vedic perspective • Taking hope in the growth of consciousness, and the ability to integrate wisdom and understanding • The historical influence on the information we now have access to • Shifting from survivalism to connection, contribution, and community • Upcoming planetary shifts that support physical, human connection and community Robin is a Spiritual Guide, Yogic Astrologer, and Teacher Connect with him: Website - https://www.universeembodied.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/universeembodied Important Things Mentioned: The Holy Science by Swami Sri Yukteswar - https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Science-Swami-Sri-Yukteswar/dp/161427455X Previous Episodes Mentioned: 124 | Astrology, Karma and Spiritual Transformation with Robin Stamp — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-124-interview-with-robin-stamp/ ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela and guest Cassandra Solano in this episode: Navigating Relationships and Healing Through a Trauma-Informed Lens. In this episode, Angela and Cassandra have an incredible conversation that is full of so much wisdom and insight! They talk about individual healing, healing through community, self-compassion when experiencing triggers, and so much more. Cassandra's trauma-informed approach is informative and gentle, allowing for empowerment and self-understanding. Tune in and let us know your takeaways! In this episode, learn more about: • What trauma is and how it's different for everyone • The importance of individual healing and community healing within safe-spaces • Community as an essential pillar to help with building resilience for when subsequent things can and will happen • How close relationships can trigger us or bring up things that are dormant in us for healing • Offering ourselves great self-compassion when our body is physically triggered into action • Specific tools to address and soothe our nervous system • Having a consistent mindfulness practice as a way to help you recognize responses to triggers or stress • It can feel scary to begin the healing journey - go slowly and work with a provider if needed • AND MORE! Cassandra is a Latine masters level social worker in California and as the Change Doula supports individuals in making big life changes through a trauma informed and spiritual path. They have been counseling since 2006 in various settings from drug treatment to running a large mental health program serving the homeless and formerly incarcerated populations. They've been in private practice for over 3 years helping people online all over the world to identify how their childhood trauma is impacting their adult relationships to get clarity and the love they want. Cassandra is a sober mom of 3 plus one bonus kid, a survivor of childhood emotional abuse, domestic violence and is remarried after struggling for a decade in their first toxic marriage. They use a mind body spirit approach in helping their clients by integrating psychology, neuroscience and spirituality to help clients who want more out of life. Connect with Cassandra: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thechangedoula TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/thechangedoula Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thechangedoula Website - https://www.cassandrasolano.com If you’re listening live time of NOV/DEC 2021, Angela would love for you to join her for Simple Ayurveda’s Happy Healthy Holiday's program which is gentle support, rooted in Ayurvedic wisdom to help you process and navigate your own feelings, tune into your own intuition, and have clarity and simplicity around this holiday season. For more information and to join, visit: https://simpleayurveda.com/happy-healthy-holidays/ ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela and guest Henna Shah in this episode: Incorporating Ayurvedic Wisdom and Principles in Your Everyday Life Without Deprivation or Guilt. In this episode, Angela and Henna talk about evolution of Ayurvedic wisdom and ways in which it can be incorporated in our daily lives. They lead with Ayurveda empowering us rather than holding us back. Unlike modern wellness sciences, we do not believe in either depriving ourselves or indulging and then feeling guilty about it later. We look at different aspects of our lives and with the help of Ayurveda work towards holistic wellness for the mind, body and soul. Tune into this beautiful, relatable conversation which includes having an Ayurveda friendly breakfast, making your coffee Ayurveda approved, socialising and still taking care of your body. Angela hopes that you take to heart not everything has to be rigid, and that we can understand the essence of the teachings of Ayurveda to bring more harmony into our lives! Henna is a brand strategy & digital marketing professional by the day and a wellness geek by night. She is an Ayurvedic Wellness & Nutrition enthusiast and is working towards building awareness about time tested Ayurvedic wisdom and ways in which it can be incorporated in our contemporary lives among Millennials. She is an Instagram content creator (@relishandcherish) and also conducts 90 Min workshops on Ayurveda for Modern Living for wellness enthusiasts and student communities like those of Columbia University and Indian Institute of Technology - Madras. In this episode, learn more about: • Henna's journey with Ayurveda • Bringing back the spotlight on holistic sciences like Ayurveda through simple, mindful practices such as through the foods we eat • Examples of how to incorporate Ayurvedic principles in everyday life • The importance of small, gentle, incremental changes for long term positive impact • Henna's usage of Ayurvedic Jugaad as a way to live your life without deprivation while ensuring that it does minimal damage to your body, mind, and soul. • Specific examples for coffee, alcohol, and general meals with regard to indulging yourself and releasing guilt or shame • How to use Ayurveda to help support our immune system Connect with Henna: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/relishandcherish/ Want Angela's Free Simple Ayurveda Guide to Dining Out? Leave a 5-star review on iTunes, then take a screenshot and email it to Angela at angela@simpleayurveda.com and she will reply back with the free e-book! ----- Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela and guest Steff Gallante in this episode: Practices for Healing From Trauma, Supporting Your Mental Health, and Fortifying Your Self-Care During the Holiday Season. In this episode, Angela and Steff Gallante discuss practices for healing from trauma, supporting your mental health, and fortifying your self-care during the holiday season. Thank you for listening and for having an open heart and open mind to dive into what may be uncomfortable in looking at your own trauma and how that can make you more compassionate for others. We appreciate you for being here and being part of this discussion. Steff Gallante is a professional wellness coach and instructor who empowers her clients to uplift their day-to-day life by incorporating tools such as yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and Ayurveda self-care practices. Her services provide mental, emotional, energetic, and physical health support through one-on-one and group sessions. Steff holds a Masters of Education in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She is a a mental health and trauma-informed yoga teacher, certified Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist licensed by the Himalayan Institute in Pennsylvania, E-RYT 200 and Continuing Education Provider with Yoga Alliance, and Zumbaⓡ Instructor for 12+ years. Steff works with clients to enhance their mental, emotional, and physical health. Her services include Mindfulness & Meditation Coaching, Ayurveda Wellness Coaching, Private Yoga Sessions, Livestream Yoga and Zumba classes, and wellness courses and workshops. Steff is a lecturer for Rutgers University's Department of Kinesiology. In this episode, learn more about: • The importance of learning how different experiences have an effect on you • A definition of trauma and how needed it is to normalize what people are going through and the support they need • One of the greatest lessons in becoming more self-aware • Ways to support ourselves during times of stress, overwhelm, and during the holiday season • Simple tools to bring us back to ourselves when we're feeling unbalanced • How powerful it can be to hold space for ourselves and acknowledge our feelings and experiences in the moment • Having boundaries in place to control the energies you're going to allow in and out • and more! Connect with Steff Gallante: Website - www.steffgallante.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/steffgallante Facebook - www.facebook.com/steffgallanteselfcare Healthy Happy Holidays is back for the 3rd year in a row! Included are self-guided video lessons  walking you through real-life interpretations of ayurvedic philosophy and ancient traditions and  how to use them to support us in modern day life, especially through the holidays and pandemic times. Receive a combination of self-paced video lessons and practices that are simple and easy to support you, as well as 2 live video check ins and 2 live yin yoga classes. Join us for Happy Healthy Holidays: https://simpleayurveda.com/happy-healthy-holidays/ ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast   Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela in this solo episode: Closed for Spiritual Maintenance - Year 3. In this 3rd annual episode, Angela shares the 3 main reasons she's taking an internet break as well as a bit about past experiences and motivation for putting this boundary in place. She encourages you personally to take a break for spiritual maintenance and take a break from consuming as much as possible. Make regular time to do whatever you need to do to come back to your own center and find peace. In this episode, learn more about: • The importance of doshic balance, specifically Vata dosha • How taking regular breaks from consumption helps to support agni • Benefits of rest and replenishing for soma • Tips for how Angela makes a tech break happen within her schedule • Results of past experiences Previous Episodes Mentioned: 60 | Closed for Spiritual Maintenance — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-60-closed-for-spiritual-maintenance/ 112 | Closed for Spiritual Maintenance: An Annual Tradition — https://simpleayurveda.com/closed-for-spiritual-maintenance-an-annual-tradition/ ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast   Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela in this solo episode in this episode: Holiday Q&A - Ayurvedic Holiday Cooking and Baking, Ideas for Useful Gifts, & What to Do When You Receive an Unwanted Gift. Today's episode is an informal Q&A session where Angela casually responds to questions from email and social media specifically regarding the upcoming holidays! Tune in to receive insight for holiday support and how to be better prepared to feel well, clear headed, mentally content, and joyful throughout the holiday season. In this episode, learn more about: • Holiday cooking and baking tips with an Ayurvedic twist • Simple ingredient substitution ideas • Useful gift ideas for teachers, school staff, kids, and adult loved ones • What you can do with "unwanted" gifts to keep everyone happy • An invitation to join Happy Healthy Holiday in the Simple Ayurveda Collective Membership for guided support Previous Episodes Mentioned: 163 | Q&A (Specifically regarding the Gluten Free Diet) -- https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-163-qa_october2021/ 111 | Laying a Foundation for the Holidays -- https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-111-laying-a-foundation-for-the-holidays/ Links Mentioned: Minimalist Baker — https://minimalistbaker.com/   Join us as part of the Simple Ayurveda Collective in November 2021 for a workshop on cooking, nourishing foods, and how to modify your recipes during the holidays! *This workshop recording will stay in the membership archives for access anytime. Angela has created Healthy Happy Holidays as incredible support to help you dive into your own inner alignment and inner wisdom so you can make these decisions during the Holidays guilt free, with a clear conscience, with simplicity and ease in mind. If you want to join her for the guided support group, visit: https://simpleayurveda.com/happy-healthy-holidays/   ------   Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership