The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

It's important for all of us to take a break and reconnect with ourselves, whether it's an hour, an afternoon, weekend or longer.

Chara is a Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner and long-time Ayurveda educator who's recently published a cookbook and guide to living. She specializes in helping women rediscover their true selves and reclaim their vitality and passion. In this episode we chat about getting to know yourself, true self care and going with the flow of motherhood and life.

Kaya Mindlin is considered the Yoga teachers' teacher. In this episode we chat about soma, softening, simplicity and sacred sleep. She shares how your Yoga practice, daily lifestyle and inner attitude hold the keys to avoiding depletion and exhaustion.

Susanna is a Yoga teacher, inclusivity promoter and Yoga culture advocate. She hosts an online summit called Honor Don't Appropriate that offers Yoga teachers and practitioners a free place to learn from South Asian voices about how to practice Yoga with unity and respect. In this episode she explains cultural appropriation and gives very real examples how all of us can honor and respect the practices of Yoga and Ayurveda and the cultures that they come from. Show notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-57-interview-with-susanna-barkataki/

Kristina is a former aerospace engineer turned Ayurveda health counselor. She shares how after studying and living in India she moved to Panama where she is currently building her house from scratch with only natural and local materials. She specializes in truly connecting to nature and offers so much wisdom in this episode. Show notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-56-interview-with-kristina-barile/

This episode is a discussion about how the chakras and connected to the doshas as well as tips and tools for healing through Yoga and mantra. Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-55-ayurveda-yoga-the-chakras/

Fall is a time of year that leaves us susceptible to illness. The fiery summer starts to wind down with cooler temperatures and windy breezes. This episode shares ways to stay healthy and vibrant as well as tips for handling transitions of any sort. Show Notes

Kate O'Donnell leads Ayurvedic trainings at the Boston School of Ayurveda, facilitates workshops at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and is the author of two of my favorite Ayurvedic cookbooks. She has a very honest and real approach to Ayurveda as well as a wonderfully sarcastic sense of humor. In this episode she explains how food affects the energy of the mind and gives us some insight to her own constitution as well as what she eats in a day.

This is a question and answer session all about figuring out your dharma (life purpose).

Ayurveda teaches that we are all individuals with unique talents to share. Dharma is the Sanskrit word for life purpose. This episode is about how I felt when I didn't see myself living up to my life purpose and how Yogic philosophy helped me see the bigger picture. If you ever didn't get the job, relationship or life circumstance despite giving it your all, this episode is for you. Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-51-dharma-as-the-d-word-how-i-moved-past-soul-crushing-beliefs-about-my-life-purpose/