The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

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/  

Jyotish is the Sanskrit word for Vedic Astrology. In this interview, Michael explains what Jyotish is, where the knowledge originated and how you can use it to navigate choices in your life. Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/interview-with-michael-manzella/

Living an Ayurvedic lifestyle doesn’t mean sacrifice or deprivation. It actually leads to more joy and contentment.

It’s easy to get caught up in the negatives associated with each dosha. This episode is about how your unique constitution is a gift to be celebrated.   Show notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-48-the-bright-side-of-the-doshas/  

Dr. Stephen Cabral is an integrative health practitioner, doctor of naturopathy and respected author with extensive experience in Eastern medicine including Ayurveda. It was his own experience of healing that set him on his path. In this episode he shares how modern life contributes to dis-ease and the practical ways we can combine modern medicine with ancient science to fully heal.   Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-47-interview-with-stephen-cabral/    

Yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences that complement each other. When it comes to Yoga, a shorter consistent practice will benefit more than longer sporadic sessions. This episode discusses why you might resist a daily practice according to the doshas, how a daily practice actually looks in real life, plus practical ways to start and keep your daily Yoga practice going.   Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-46-cultivating-a-daily-yoga-practice/   Simple Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers: https://simpleayurveda.com/course/for-yoga-teachers/  

Ayurveda views emotional health as being able to process emotions. This episode shares personal experience, how agni and the senses contribute to emotional health plus healthy ways to help process emotions. Show Notes

This episode discusses what to do when you have all three doshas out of balance.   Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-44-what-to-do-when-all-three-doshas-are-out-of-balance/