The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

Join Angela in this solo episode: Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Ayurvedic Overview Ayurveda views conception, pregnancy and postpartum as a very sacred time of life. This episode walks through an Ayurvedic overview of fertility, pregnancy and the postpartum experience. In this episode, learn more about: • A general overview of the natal chart • Doshic balance in the female in places where infertility is a struggle • Specific activities and practices to help balance the doshas • Factors pertaining to the moment of conception • The qualities of the pregnant mother's maha gunas which may influence dosha symptoms + ways to help remedy them • How the postpartum time period can be a catalyst for long-standing imbalance in mothers Book Recommendations: Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful: Experience the Natural Power of Pregnancy and Birth with Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother

A new episode of The Simple Ayurveda Podcast is now live! Join Angela and guest Dylan Smith in this episode: The Sun as a Divine Healer. This conversation is centered around the sun, covering common misconceptions as well as the Vedic perspective. The sun is sacred and a divine healer. When we learn how to revere it, rather than fear it, we can begin to better live a holistic, natural lifestyle that can bring us most into alignment for what is healthy and optimal for life as a human being here on planet earth. In this episode, learn more about: • The Vedic perspective of the sun - our sacred source of life. • Ways to acknowledge, honor, and reciprocate the energy the sun gives us daily. • What it looks like to practice a relationship with the sun without allowing ourselves to get burnt. • Some of the amazing benefits of the sun. • Helpful, practical, SIMPLE tips and recommendations for blocking harmful frequencies. • and so much more! Dylan Smith is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and holistic health educator based in Sydney, Australia, where he runs and operates the Vital Veda clinic offering patients consultations, body treatments, and detoxification programs. Aimed at uncovering the root cause of ailments, Dylan travels the world to share his holistic passion, to teach patients to effortlessly integrate new foundational habits into their daily life so they can thrive. Regularly travelling to India to train with an internationally renowned family of Ayurvedic doctors at Dr. Raju's Institute of Ayurveda, Dylan is devoted to learning, sharing and radiating this ancient knowledge for everyone to utilise and enjoy, to experience total wellness and bliss. Dylan also lectures and hosts workshops across the globe, produces the Vital Veda Podcast, has written extensive blog articles, and teaches online courses. Links to Dylan's Work: Website: https://vitalveda.com.au/ The Vital Veda Podcast: https://vitalveda.com.au/learn/podcasts/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vitalveda/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/vitalvedaaus

Join Angela in this solo episode: Vata Dosha and The Attention Economy Ayurveda suggests practices for supporting our own energy before we give it away. This episode dives into why this is more important than ever in the age of the attention economy and what we can do to claim ownership of our own energy. In this episode, learn more about: • Why so many people are beginning to turn away from social media. • The approach of how to gain back sovereignty over our attention. • The purpose of the morning routine - Dinacharya • Looking at doshic balance as a factor for what might prompt you to be tapped into the attention economy • Why I'm closing The Simple Ayurveda free community on Facebook • The importance of honoring our energetic limitations 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! To join, visit simpleayurveda.com/membership

Ayurveda can often seem overwhelming when first beginning to learn about it's incredibly positive effects it can have on ourselves and others. In this conversation, Angela and Martha discuss the simplicity that can be found in giving intention to one specific area of focus and desire for healing. Martha's wisdom and insight is so beautiful to hear as she describes several ways in which we can gain balance and healing through Ayurveda and other integrative practices. In this episode, learn more about: • The connection between Ayurveda and Astrology, and the power of vibrational repetition of intentional mantras. • The importance and power of focusing on ONE area of healing. • Martha's beautiful story of helping to guide a friend through rituals and ceremonies allowing this friend in gaining her desired outcome. • The first steps for someone who is interested in using Astrology along with Ayurveda. • Martha's connections she has found between Shamanism and Jyotish in Ayurveda. • The simple beauty and impact of creating nature mandalas. • Martha's bath recipe for The Year of the Ox Internationally acclaimed Ayurvedic Panchakarma expert, Ayurvedic Chef, Herbal Rasayanist and master Ayurvedic Pulse diagnostician, Martha Soffer is the founder of Surya, the recognized leader of modern Ayurveda. Martha's focus on "Ayurveda for Modern Life" is achieved through a system of practical and easy self-care, helping each individual attain balance and wellness through healing retreats, restorative beauty, wellness and food products, as well as educational guidance and support. Working to restore Ayurveda to its authentic, spiritual and most effective roots, Martha is an innovator in making Ayurveda a viable modern and complementary system of wellness and health. A frequent guest on the CBS talk show "The Doctors," Martha also works with MDs who refer patients when western medicine cannot deliver a satisfactory solution, and who often come themselves for seasonal treatments. Martha teaches and lectures, and is featured in publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, In Style, Allure, the L.A. Times, New York Magazine, and Goop. With the Surya team, Martha brings long- term vitality and health to clients who range from next-door neighbors to the top stars of the film and entertainment industries. Connect with Martha: Website - https://www.suryaspa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/suryaspaayurveda/

Join Angela and guest William Jackson in this episode: The Path of Ghee and Medicinal Mushrooms. Will brings to the table an amazing blend of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and other wellness systems from around the world which beautifully explains so much. In Ayurveda, mushrooms are considered tamastic (associated with darkness), and Angela asks why this is so. Will's not afraid to give us an answer! In this episode, learn more about: • Spiritual Geography and the importance of bringing Awareness into all aspects of life • The role of mushrooms and Ayurveda • Will's favorite mushrooms to work with in general, as well as with ghee • The importance of being conscious of the plants and herbs themselves and their properties • What is and what is not medicinal ghee • Sound and vibration as an ingredient in making ghee • Considering what is Ayurveda and how you can take the ancient wisdom and make it your own William Jackson is a native Angeleno with an interdisciplinary approach to Holistic Medicine. He studied Ayurveda at the California College of Ayurveda (grad. 2006) and received his certification in Yoga and Ayurveda at the Dancing Shiva School of Yoga & Ayurveda (grad. 2018) while also having apprenticed in Chinese herbology at Dragon Herbs (2002). Will incorporates plants and herbs from all over the world in his product ("Medighee") and his practice (at "Leimert Wellness" in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA), and, additionally, practices, and applies the science of: classical Feng Shui (Bagua Feng Shui/9 Palaces and Flying Stars), mantra healing (from the Yuthok Nyingthik), and Hoodoo rootwork (Southern Conjure). The name he calls his style of Ayurveda is Biospiritual Medicine. Connect with Will: Website - www.medighee.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/medighee Facebook - www.facebook.com/medighee Youtube - @ Medighee

Have you ever wondered what's on an Ayurvedic intake form or what exactly a practitioner is looking for in your answers? In this episode Angela explains the details and why you might learn something about yourself just from looking at your own responses. This episode comes from a training in the upcoming Simple Ayurveda Alignment Mentorship, a six-week guided group class with opportunity to add on a personalized 1:1 consultation. It will run as a live group beginning April 5th and running through May 17th, then offered as a self-paced course. Angela would love to help support you on your Ayurvedic journey! She also has some amazing guest teachers who will be joining and providing support: • Justicia - 30 min body-alignment based yoga flow • Shivani - EFT practice • Sonja - yoga nidra on agni (supporting digestion) Links to Visit: Ayurvedic Wellness Questionnaire: https://simpleayurveda.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Simple-Ayurveda-Wellness-Questionnaire.docx Alignment Mentorship: https://simpleayurvedaschool.teachable.com/p/alignment-mentorship-weekly

Join Angela and guest Sonja Semion in this episode: The Power of Personal Narrative. To understand the stories that we tell about ourselves is to know how to reclaim our power, moving from victim to victor. Sonja Semion is a wisdom guide and a writer. Using the tools of Ayurveda, yoga, and intuitive emotional expression, she guides people to manage life transitions, make peace with their bodies, and fall in love with their purpose in life. Learn more about group and 1:1 work at SevaMama.com or on Instagram @thesevamama. Sonja will be contributing a Yoga Nidra practice on Agni in the upcoming Simple Ayurveda Alignment Mentorship. Of course Agni is digestion, but it's also the digestion of life which is all about how we process what is happening in our emotions and our feelings and how we see ourselves. Yoga Nidra is one of Angela's favorite healing practices. Check out the Alignment Mentorship at simpleyurveda.com.

Tune in as Angela shares with us a simple guide to an Ayurvedic Cleanse. An Ayurvedic cleanse is very different from what we typically think of as a cleanse. Rather than starving the body, an Ayurvedic cleanse removes the food, drink, lifestyle actions, mental impressions and more that are causing dis-ease and instead focuses on nourishing the body, mind and spirit. This episode explains the traditional Ayurvedic approach and offers variations for modern-day life to meet you where you are at. In this episode, learn more about: • What a traditional Ayurvedic cleanse is• The purpose of simplifying• Different Ayurvedic cleanse variations• Importance of having a plan going into it & coming out of it Grab Angela's favorite Simple Kitchari Recipe and download the Free Cleanse Shopping List to get you started. We'd love to have you join us in March 2021 for a live group cleanse in The Simple Ayurveda Collective. All content will be available for future access. The Simple Ayurveda Collective is your resource hub for diving into this topic and all things Ayurveda.

Join Angela and guest Shivani in this episode: Deeper Truths About Manifesting Your Dream Life. This conversation leads us through ways we can cultivate a deeper understanding of how manifestation works and how we can use our inner landscape to shape our outer landscapes, as well as how our thoughts, emotions and how we feel inside creates and feels and manifests how we feel in our bodies and how we feel in life. Shivani is a spiritual and mindset coach, helping people break through their belief systems and energetic blocks to live the life they truly desire. Being the founder of Dream Life Lounge, Shivani is on a mission to educate the masses on deeper spiritual aspects of our lives to align with the universal energy and find home within. Connect with her at @dreamlifelounge on Instagram or on her website at https://dreamlifelounge.com/ .

Prana is vital life force energy. It is the basis for thoughts and consciousness. It provides flexibility, creativity and the ability to communicate. It's all of the spiritual, life-affirming aspects of the air element from adaptability to spiritual growth. It governs respiration, digestion, circulation and excretion. This episode dives into practical ways to support prana in everyday life. In this episode, learn more about: - What Prana is and how to identify it within yourself - The 5 main ways Prana moves within the body - Ways to identify Prana imbalance + activities to create balance If you'd Like to go deeper and join us for live community support, the Simple Ayurveda Collective is your resource hub for diving into this topic and all things Ayurveda. https://simpleayurveda.com/membership/