The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

Join Angela in this solo episode: Teaching + Sharing Ayurveda Q&A. Tune in as Angela answers questions sent in from a prompt she shared on Instagram: Do you have any questions about teaching, sharing Ayurveda or studying Ayurveda. If you're curious to learn more of the specifics regarding this topic, be sure to give this episode a listen! In this episode, learn more about: • Do you have to start with a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training? • What books are best to start studying Ayurveda? • How long does an Ayurveda course take? • What is an Ayurveda practitioner allowed/disallowed to do? • What is the best way to begin? • Advice for those just starting out giving lifestyle consults? • Origins of Ayurveda + how it was practiced historically • and more!! Previous episodes mentioned: 1 | What is Ayurveda? https://simpleayurveda.com/the-simple-ayurveda-podcast-episode-1/ 5 | Books to get you Started on the Path of Ayurveda https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-5-books-to-get-you-started-on-the-path-of-ayurveda/ 113 | Where to Study Ayurveda https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-113-where-to-study-ayurveda/ If you are a yoga teacher and you want to start infusing yoga into your classes, I have 3 self-paced options available:1. Ayurveda and Yin Yoga: how to start to infuse Ayurveda while students in yin poses; great place for receptivity 2. Sequencing and Theming using Yoga Philosophy: creating workshops + class offerings that incorporate Ayurveda themes in your practices 3. Ayurveda, Yoga and the Chakras.: goes deep into the chakras + connecting it to Ayurveda philosophy Each course is worth 10 continuing education courses with Yoga Alliance. Visit www.simpleayurveda.com for more information and to enroll! ------ 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: Ayurveda + Minimalism. Listen to how Ayurveda and Minimalism go together in this episode prompted by a listener's question: How are Ayurveda and Minimalism linked for you? Tune in as Angela shares about two of her very favorite topics. She absolutely loves talking about them, how magical they are and how they do create so much inner freedom! In this episode, learn more about: • How Angela views Minimalism • An overview of the kitchen and bathroom as sacred spaces • Why you should begin the process of getting rid of items that create clutter and don't bring you joy • The importance of acting as gatekeepers of our home and life • The JOY of minimalism • and more! Previous episodes mentioned: 149 | Living with Chronic Illness — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-149-living-with-chronic-illness/ Make sure to check out the show notes blog page on simpleayurveda.com to receive a freebie which will support you on your journey of Ayurveda and Minimalism!   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: Ayurveda as a Science. This episode is inspired by Angela's recent teaching job to University students who are receiving a Holistic Health Minor. Angela appreciates that by listening you have an open mind, are interested in learning, and are committed to spreading the word about Ayurveda in a way that's truthful and authentic as much as possible. In this episode, learn more about: • Wikipedia's description of Ayurveda • What is Science? • Recognizing the value of Science and also realizing its limitations on the ability to measure subtleties • Overview of four Scientific studies of Ayurveda • Research shown on the incredible health benefits of Alternate Nostril Breathing and Yin Yoga • and more! Studies Discussed: -Integrity of Ayurveda -Prakriti-based research: Good reporting practices  -The Microbiome in Health and Disease from the Perspective of Modern Medicine and Ayurveda-Yoga Nidra research   Previous episodes mentioned: 66 | Interview with Bernie Clark: Yin Yoga Explained — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-66-interview-with-bernie-clark/ 85 | Interview with Kathy Jo Staheli: All About Panchakarma — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-85-interview-with-kathy-jo-staheli/   ------ 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: Q&A | Ghee Overview, Preparing Your Body for Vaccinations, Reheating Food, Spring/Fall Vata Imbalance, an Ayurvedic Perspective on Suffering. This is an informal question and answer session where Angela responds to listener questions. Topics for this episode include ghee, preparing your body for vaccinations, reheating food, Vata imbalance in the Spring and Fall, and suffering from an Ayurvedic perspective. In this episode, learn more about: • an overview of ghee and examples of substitutes • ways to prepare your body for vaccinations • a review of Ayurvedic eating for modern life • different methods for reheating food • reasons for Vata imbalance in the Spring + Fall • what Ayurveda says about suffering and what to do about it   Previous episodes mentioned: 108 | What is Human Design? Interview with Graciela Rasor — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-108-interview-with-graciela-rasor/ 122 | The Nine Energy Centers of Human Design with Graciela Rasor — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-122-interview-with-graciela-rasor/ 141 | What is Ayurvedic Eating? — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-141-what-is-ayurvedic-eating/ 54 | Transitioning into Fall — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-54-transitioning-into-fall/ 79 | Transitioning into Spring — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-79-transitioning-into-spring/ 145 | Morning Rituals — https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-145-morning-rituals/   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: Living with Chronic Illness. Tune in as Angela shares real life support for living with chronic illness going into what helped her process and work through her chronic illnesses and still come out the other side joyful, content, and accepting of what is, even the moments that are not joyful. Her hope is that this inspires you to understand that healing is a practice that we can’t always make sense of, that healing is a journey not a destination, and that day-to-day life is the spiritual lesson. If you are not one with a chronic illness but you have someone in your life who does, perhaps this is an invitation to really let go of judgment when they're not there for you or they're not doing what you would expect. Just recognize that we all have struggles and not everyone's vocal about it. In this episode, learn more about: • Frustration at the linger aspects of chronic illness • We can’t blame ourselves for having chronic illness because we don't’ know why we have the karma • Softening victim mentality through acceptance + surrender • Healing is a journey, not a destination • The importance of allowing yourself to feel the emotions, then finding a way to process and move through them • How it’s okay to understand you have different needs than most everyone else • Embracing humor and accepting the quirks around living with chronic illness • and more! Previous Episodes Mentioned: 137 | Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Ayurvedic Overview 28 | The Confidence to Practice Ayurveda 29 | Finding an Ayurveda Support System Thank you for listening! Please rate and review on iTunes and share with your loved ones. To connect with Angela, please visit www.simpleayurveda.com

Join Angela in this solo episode: Making Ayurveda Your Own. This episode is all about how we can start to take the very essence of the teachings of Ayurveda and focus on the bigger, picture zoomed-out idea. Let's focus on the foundation of what Ayurveda actually is so we can make day to day decisions for ourselves that are in alignment with us as individuals with this foundation. In this episode, learn more about: • Connection to divine or higher power in whatever way is meaningful to you • Awareness and respect for prana — life force energy • Recognize and work with the gurvadi gunas — the qualities. • A quick Q&A about the Simple Ayurveda Collective Previous episodes referenced: 128 | Prana: Inner Vitality - https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-128-prana-inner-vitality/ 141 | What is Ayurvedic Eating? - https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-141-what-is-ayurvedic-eating/ 133 | The Path of Ghee and Medicinal Mushrooms with William Jackson - https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-133-interview-with-william-jackson-ahs/   Looking for more support on simple, practical, everyday tips for learning how to make Ayurveda your own? The Simple Ayurveda Collective Membership is a resource hub that has tons of self-paced lessons that walk you through everything, notes from the podcast, as well as a theme we walk through as a group. Also receive: a live workshop, yoga classes, meditation and more! Learn more at: https://www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela in this solo episode: Pitta's Influence on Modern Ayurvedic Teachings. This discussion is based on a listener's question regarding Pitta’s influence on modern Ayurvedic teachings. In this episode, Angela asks us to zoom out and begin to ask ourselves where we receive our information. This is an important topic that invites us to pause, to recognize what we’re looking for and what we want to learn, and reminds us that it’s okay to question our resources. We don’t have to trust everything blindly. In this episode, learn more about: • A reflection of who is writing the books we're reading about Ayurveda and asking ourselves what their personal point of view is • Pitta’s focus on evidence and science over compassion and empathy • Exploring how different geographical regions are influenced by the doshas • Questions you can ask yourself when it comes to books and teachers before diving in • and more! A big THANK YOU to the listener who sent this question in! If you have any other topic ideas you'd like to be discussed, please email Angela: angela@simpleayurveda.com Angela's guide to dining out still available! Leave a 5 star review of The Simple Ayurveda Podcast on iTunes, screenshot before hitting submit + send her an email at angela@simpleayurveda.com and she'll reply with the guide. Included are suggestions for what to order when you go out to dinner and are trying to follow any Ayurvedic lifestyle and more

Join Angela in this solo episode: Evening Rituals. It's so beautiful to bookend our days with both morning and evening rituals because those transitions from sleep to wake and then wake to sleep are potential places for magic to happen in our lives. As a follow-up to the previous Morning Rituals episode, Angela shares simple evening rituals that take 5 minutes or less.   In this episode, learn more about: • Ayurveda follows the path of moderation, and transitions are a huge part of that • The more that you do this, the more those moments invite you in and you can just surrender to them • Examples of 3 simple rituals that take 5 minutes or less • A reminder to leave tech out of the bedroom (or at least on airplane mode!) • An invitation to choose 1 of the 3 simple rituals and practice it consistently for 1 week   If you would like more support on these rituals and the overall transitional times of life, please check out The Simple Ayurveda Collective here: https://simpleayurveda.com/membership/

Join Angela in this solo episode: Morning Rituals. We don't have to sell you on the importance of starting your day our right. It seems like the morning creates the momentum for the  energy of the day. In this episode, Angela shares simple morning rituals to start your day connected to your highest Self.   In this episode, learn more about: • The purpose of a ritual • The importance of why we would set ourselves up for the morning • A great simple, sustainable, basic morning routine • The point of an affirmation • Additional rituals that can be done on an as-needed basis • Angela's messy, imperfect, real life morning routine Previous episodes referenced: 140 | Ayurveda in Everyday Life as a Parent: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-140-ayurveda-in-everyday-life-as-a-parent/ 135 | Vata Dosha and the Attention Economy: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-135-vata-dosha-and-the-attention-economy/ 136 | Interview with Dylan Smith: The Sun as a Divine Healer: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-136-interview-with-dylan-smith/   We would love to hear more about your rituals and morning routines and the things you do which are supportive! Connect with us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thesimpleayurvedapodcast or email Angela at angela@simpleayurveda.com

Join Angela in this solo episode: Ayurveda + Liver Health. This episode is a holistic perspective on liver health. Being diagnosed in her early 20's with a rare liver autoimmune condition, Angela shares her research and personal experience on how she has used Ayurveda + Yoga to stay healthy. She also shares with us three simple tips to take care of your liver.   In this episode, learn more about: • An overview of the many incredible functions our liver performs each day • The benefit of understanding the role that each organ plays, as well as seeing ourselves holistically • Which dosha and specific emotions the liver is connected with • Cleansing and detoxification from an Ayurvedic perspective is used as a means for rejuvenation • 3 simple tips to take care of your liver   Episodes mentioned in this episode: 3 | My Health Journey: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-3-my-health-journey/ 110 | Nourishing the Dhatus with Kate O'Donnell: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-110-interview-with-kate-odonnell/ 141 | What is Ayurvedic Eating?: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-141-what-is-ayurvedic-eating/ 140 | Ayurveda in Everyday Life as a Parent: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-140-ayurveda-in-everyday-life-as-a-parent/   Wish the podcast came with notes, journal prompts, group support and more? Welcome to The Simple Ayurveda Collective! It's the ongoing support system that guides you how to practice Ayurveda in your everyday life so that you have a deeper understanding of your mind and body and are able to make choices that are in alignment with your happiest, healthiest self. Gain access to member-exclusive curriculum and step-by-step guidance through digestion, the doshas, self care, chakras and more. These are the tools that empower you to take charge of your own well being so that you have more energy, ease and clarity in everyday life. To join the Collective, visit: https://simpleayurveda.com/membership/