The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

Join Angela in this solo episode: End of the Year Reflection, 2022. In this episode of 2022, Angela shares her own personal reflections from this year, in hopes it inspires you to contemplate and reflect on your own year, how much growth you’ve experienced, the ways you’ve expanded, the things that you’ve let go, and all of the change. We’re constantly in transition, and this is a beautiful time of year for reflecting on and celebrating everything we’ve been through. We hope this inspires you to do your own reflection of 2022, consider what your biggest lessons were, what you're most grateful for, your biggest blessings, and all the ways you've grown and expanded and really became the next version of yourself this year. Thank you for supporting The Simple Ayurveda Podcast by listening and sharing, and for leaving reviews! Learn more about: • Looking back at Angela's chosen word for 2022 and reflecting on biggest overall lesson of the year • A celebration of the Simple Ayurveda Health Counselor Program launch

Join Angela and guest Tara Vogel in this episode: Astrology for Parenting. Angela and Tara have a beautiful conversation about how astrology - understating your natal chart and your children's natal chart - can really help you on your parenting journey in understanding your children and yourself, helping you to cultivate the best relationship possible with your kids. Learn more about: • How wanting the best environment for her daughter to honor her unique journey ultimately led Tara to astrology • Natal charts as instruction books for understanding our children • Sun signs and how they might influence the way someone parents • Moon signs and the importance of taking care of and nurturing yourself first • Consciousness of parents as a key predictor of how a child navigates their own life's challenges • Simple practices for parents to nurture and support themselves based on their moon sign   Tara Vogel is an astrologer for parents, a mom, and a former teacher turned parenting coach. Reporting on what's happeni

Join Angela and guest Dr. Avanti Kumar Singh in this episode: Simple Shifts to Support Hormonal Health. Angela connects with Ayurveda Practitioner, Physician, Author, Speaker, and Educator, Dr. Avanti Kumar Singh in this beautiful conversation about the power of simplicity in Ayurveda.   Learn more about: • Dr. Avanti's journey back to Ayurveda and how her own sickness allowed her to see the need to go back to ancient ways of healing • the toxic load being more than diet and environment • awareness as the first step to healing • Western and Ayurvedic perspectives on hormonal health • the power of simplicity in small changes having a profound impact • living in harmony with nature to have optimal health and a vibrant life • tools to help get better sleep • diet consisting of more than just food and the importance of keeping our energy channels clear Dr. Avanti teaches people how to heal themselves using the wisdom of Ayurveda to unleash their innate healing power and educates students on how to support self-h

Join Angela in this solo episode: Q+A: Ayurvedic Snacks for Kids, Yoga Props & Abhyanga and Skin Brushing. In these Q+A episodes, listeners send in questions and Angela will informally discuss some of the topics. If you have questions, send them through email to angela@simpleayurveda.com or message her on Instagram at @simple_ayurveda. If you want full notes & support that go along with the themes, consider joining the Simple Ayurveda Collective for PDFs, video lessons, journal prompts, guided yoga practices, meditations, and yoga nidra practices for a bit more of a deep dive into all that we talk about here on the podcast! Learn more about: • 00:33 - Ayurvedic snacks for kids in the Fall or Winter • 3:37 - Yoga props suggestions • 10:29 - If Abhyanga and skin brushing were to be performed as part of the morning routine, what is the suggested order?   Resources Mentioned: Jade yoga mat Gaiam blocks Standard size yoga bolster 2 yoga straps buckled together Sleepphones wired headband for yoga nidra Chan

Join Angela and guest Deborah Eden Tull in this episode: Embracing the Unknown. In this conversation, Angela and Deborah dive into a compassionate exploration of darkness as a spiritual teacher. Deborah shares with us how the medicine of embracing the unknown can help us to be more integrated and whole. Learn more about: • defining endarkment and how it's required on our spiritual journeys • why so many are focused on spiritual bypassing and light-chasing • understanding nature and consciousness as a whole system • listening to our body's wisdom and attuning to our subtle body awareness • Deborah's 7 1/2 years of living in solitude and the power of retreat to deepen your spiritual practice • the key to being practicing paying attention to the darkness within • an example of a shadow in Deborah's life that empowered her once she befriended it Deborah Eden Tull is a Zen meditation/mindfulness teacher, author, spiritual activist and sustainability educator. She spent seven years as a monastic at a silent Zen Mo

Join Angela in this solo episode: Ayurvedic Tips for the Holidays. In this episode, Angela shares simple tips to help you enjoy the holidays from an Ayurvedic lens. It is possible to still participate in the things that bring you joy, to be there for others, and at the same time, still honor yourself and tune into the rhythms of nature. Learn more about: • what's included in the Simple Ayurveda Collective Mindful Holiday Roadmap • using the 3-Day Rule when doing things out of rhythm • a simple, powerful exercise to help you identify what's most important to you and to make adjustments as necessary • specific examples from Angela's life of priorities and adjustments • learning to be okay with disappointing people • an adapted holiday tradition that Angela plans to continue • easy ways to simplify meals and make them more Ayurvedic     Start learning Ayurveda today when you join the Simple Ayurveda Collective: a self-paced learning program and community that offers Ayurveda broken down into bite-sized pieces t

Join Angela in this solo episode: One Year Sober. In this episode, Angela circles back to her relationship with alcohol and opens up about being one year sober. She shares why she initially didn't keep up with sobriety after a previous attempt and what prompted her to go back to it. This is Angela's personal journey and she holds no judgement toward others for choosing to drink. She hopes this episode is helpful, especially if you're sober curious or contemplating a different relationship with alcohol. Learn more about: • Alcohol as an aggravator to Pitta dosha • Angela's realization into why she drinks and what led up to her initial decision to quit in 2019 • Digestive issues and other symptoms that came up when she started drinking again • Being willing to have fun and to be yourself without alcohol as a booster • Situations where Angela's wanted to drink • Exploring and identifying why you want/need to drink Previous Episode Mentioned: 40 | Pitta Dosha + My Journey with Alcohol     Start learning Ayurve

Join Angela in this solo episode: Closed for Spiritual Maintenance - Year 4. In this 4th annual episode, Angela shares her November tradition of taking the month off of social media and emails in order to bring herself back into harmony and groundedness before the start of the holiday season. She encourages you personally to consider taking a break from social media - even for just one day a week - to check in with yourself and to integrate all that you're taking in on a daily basis. Learn more about: • Reinforcing the powerful things in life through repetition • What Angela's technology break will look like • Why she chooses this time of year for it • Giving Agni opportunity to digest all that we've taken in • Shifting into Vata season Previous Episodes Mentioned: 60 | Closed for Spiritual Maintenance 112 | Closed for Spiritual Maintenance | An Annual Tradition 165 | Closed for Spiritual Maintenance - Year 3 130 | What is an Ayurvedic Cleanse? A Simple Guide     Start learning Ayurveda today when you j

Join Angela in this solo episode: Ayurveda Travel with Kids. In this episode, Angela shares about her 40th Birthday Bucket-List trip, and how even with kids they were able to make it an Ayurvedic experience. Tune in for her top tips on how to travel Ayurvedically with kids. Learn more about: • Why you should keep up with an Ayurvedic lifestyle while traveling • How pacifying Vata dosha during travel benefits everyone • Angela's 40th Birthday Bucket-List trip • Top tips for traveling Ayurvedically with kids Previous Episode Mentioned: 140 | Ayurveda in Everyday Life as a Parent     Start learning Ayurveda today when you join the Simple Ayurveda Collective: a self-paced learning program and community that offers Ayurveda broken down into bite-sized pieces to fit your lifestyle. Access mudra tutorials, guided yin yoga and meditation practices, video lessons on the basics of Ayurveda, have an ongoing support group OFF Facebook, seasonal suggestions, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

Join Angela in this solo episode: My Experience with Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique. Following up with her conversation on Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique with Sophia Livshitz, Angela shares about her own personal experience with QHHT. She shares why she found this amazing healing tool to be powerful and impactful in her own life. Learn more about: • Modern scientific perspective of being "hypnotized" from birth to age 7 • How Angela connected with Sophia and QHHT • Description of her first session and what was released • Description of her second session and what was released Book Mentioned: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate - https://amzn.to/3EzmbrU     Start learning Ayurveda today when you join the Simple Ayurveda Collective: a self-paced learning program and community that offers Ayurveda broken down into bite-sized pieces to fit your lifestyle. Access mudra tutorials, guided yin yoga and meditation practices, video lessons on the basics of Ayurveda, have an ongoing support group OFF Facebook, se

Join Angela and guest Sophia Livshitz in this episode: Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique. Angela and Sophia met on the playground during a playdate with their kids. In this special in-person recorded episode, they have a conversation on Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique. As human beings, we are capable of a lot more than what we were taught. As we are able to make ourselves sick, we are able to heal ourselves. Every illness is associated with trapped emotions that need to be released. We are able to release them on our own but there are also different modalities that can help with that, Quantum Healing Hypnosis is one of them. Learn more about: • Sophia's journey into becoming a spiritual healer • Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) overview • Sophia's personal experience with QHHT • Trusting the process - healing isn't linear • What happens in QHHT sessions and the role of your Higher Self during them • The importance of self-love and putting yourself first and more! Sophia is a Level 2 Quantum Heal

Join Angela and guest Vaidya Sera Melini in this episode: What's the Deal with Intermittent Fasting? Sera Melini is an Ayurvedic educator working in a clinical setting and is an expert on digestion. In this conversation, Angela and Sera dive into a great conversation on the importance of timing for good digestion and the pitfalls of intermittent fasting. Learn more about: • Sera's journey to Ayurveda • The Western perspective of Intermittent Fasting • Using Intermittent Fasting in an Ayurvedic sattvic way • Implementing regular meal times as the first step • The importance of getting to know your own hunger • Daily and seasonal rhythms as helpful guidelines • and more! Sera Melini (500h E-RYT & Āyurvedic Physician) has been a lifetime student and accomplished teacher of Yoga and Āyurveda. She has been blessed with teachers who have searched classically for the patterns of the Universe and Spirit. Her studies and experiences in the realms of Yoga, Mantra, and Āyurveda all serve to assist in increasing her

Join Angela in this solo episode: Q+A: Prakriti for Nontraditional Families, Histamine Intolerance & Menopause. In these Q&A episodes, listeners send in questions and Angela will informally discuss some of the topics. If you have questions, send them through email to angela@simpleayurveda.com or message her on Instagram at @simple_ayurveda. If you want full notes & support that go along with the themes, consider joining the Simple Ayurveda Collective for PDFs, video lessons, journal prompts, guided yoga practices, meditations, and yoga nidra practices for a bit more of a deep dive into all that we talk about here on the podcast! In this episode, learn more about: • 00:49 - Prakriti for Nontraditional Families • 7:33 - What can be done about histamine intolerance and not wanting to rely on Claritin? • 14:16 - The Ayurvedic perspective on menopause Previous Episodes Mentioned: 170 | Making Peace with Prescriptions Resources Mentioned: Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life - https://amzn.to/3Sx

Join Angela and guest Paula Crossfield in this episode: Money Karma In this conversation Angela and Paula dive into business, money karma, Vedic astrology, what your birth chart tells you in relationship to these topics, how your business is a spiritual practice and nothing is separate in how we show up in the world, how to work past limiting beliefs, and what Saturn and Jupiter have to do with all of this! There's so much packed into this episode - enjoy! Learn more about: • How to bring abundance together as part of the spiritual path • What is money karma? • Remedies to help shift the karma within us • Planets and how they influence our charts, money, and abundance • Practical ways to work with the energies of Saturn and Jupiter • Business as a spiritual practice • Angela's experiences & how all of this resonates with her personally • Working through limiting, subconscious beliefs AND SO MUCH MORE!   Paula Crossfield is a Vedic Astrology and Business Coach who helps spiritual entrepreneurs create more

Join Angela and guest Ananta Ripa Ajmera in this episode: Goddess Wisdom for Everyday Life. This conversation is centered around Ananta's book The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self. Angela and Ananta have a beautiful conversation on the goddess tradition of ancient India, how it connects with Ayurveda lifestyle wisdom, and how you can benefit from it on your own spiritual wellness journey. In this episode, learn more about: • The connection between Ayurveda, goddesses and your 9 chakras • How the goddess living in your 7th chakra helped shift Ananta's perspective on overcoming life's challenges in a practical way • An introduction to each of the 9 goddesses living in each of your 9 chakras • How you can start incorporating the spiritual journey structure of the book to deepen your own spiritual wellness journey and realize your own sacred intentions • and so much more! Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, co-founder and C

Join Angela and guest Acharya Shunya in this episode: Roar Like a Goddess. In this conversation, Shunya discusses what it means to be a feminist teacher shattering norms in a largely patriarchal tradition, and how and why archetypes of popular Hindu goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati theory can be foundational wisdom for all female-identifying people seeking authentic empowerment. In this episode, learn more about: • the inspiration for writing about goddesses • what goddess power is and what Acharya Shunya means by roaring • goddess rage - what it is, what it is not, and what it looks like • the importance of recognizing and having conversations around irrational feminine guilt • where to find the stories of goddess mythology • why goddess temples in India were destroyed AND MORE The first female lineage-holder of her distinguished Vedic tradition, Acharya Shunya is an internationally renowned scholar, teacher, author, speaker and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) from India, and a classically-traine

Join Angela in this solo episode: Q+A: CBD, Abhyanga, Pregnancy & Mental Health. In these Q&A episodes, listeners send in questions and Angela will informally discuss some of the topics. If you have questions, send them through email to angela@simpleayurveda.com or message her on Instagram at @simple_ayurveda. If you want full notes & support that go along with the themes, consider joining the Simple Ayurveda Collective for PDFs, video lessons, journal prompts, guided yoga practices, meditations, and yoga nidra practices for a bit more of a deep dive into all that we talk about here on the podcast! Learn more about: • 1:02 - Can CBD be part of an Ayurvedic lifestyle or is it not recommended? • 7:36 - Suggestions for making abhyanga practical when the weather is warm? • 11:22 - Tips for preparing for pregnancy as per Ayurveda? • 14:07 - How can Ayurveda support mental health? Previous Episodes Mentioned: 137 | Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Ayurvedic Overview 107 | Overcoming Anxiety an

Join Angela and guest Dr. Robert Svoboda in this episode: Honoring Your Ancestors. In this conversation, Dr. Robert Svoboda shares his wisdom on Tarpana, ancestor worship and faith in Ayurveda. Learn more about: • background on what ancestor worship is and how Dr. Svoboda learned about it • the differences between Tarpana and Shraddha • the importance of September and the Autumnal Equinox with honoring your ancestors • a simple example of the ritual process of Tarpana and the importance of your quality of faith • how to connect with ancestors you know little to nothing about • why you should allow for adjustments in rituals and process for ancestor worship • how to connect with ancestors who performed damaging karma during their lifetime • preparing for your own death and making things easier for your loved ones Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in

Join Angela in this solo episode: The Essence of Ayurveda Explained. Over the past four years, The Simple Ayurveda Podcast has evolved - you as listeners have grown with me in your understanding of Ayurveda. We have built the foundation in our diet, habits and lifestyle, yet there's always room for growth, expansion and building deeper relationships. That's the beautiful of Ayurveda! It provides us with so much and is never-ending in its wisdom. Tune in as Angela shares about the essence of Ayurveda. Learn more about: • a refresher of what Ayurveda is • connection to divinity within us and around us • remembering to look at the suggestions in the ancient text in context when they don't apply specifically to modern day life • simple examples around oil pulling • looking to nature to help us in our decision-making and creating more space in life through our breathing practices Previous Episode Mentioned: 1 | What is Ayurveda? Resources Mentioned: Healing Your Life: Lessons on the Path of Ayurveda by Marc Hal

Join Angela and guest Kimberly Giunta in this episode: Living in Harmony with Lyme. Kimberly is a beautiful, living example of what a sattvic person looks like. In this conversation, Kimberly shares about her journey in using the tools of Ayurveda and a deep Yoga practice to help her with healing her Chronic Lyme Disease, which included Ulcerative Colitis and a severe heart condition. Learn more about: • Lyme Disease from the Ayurvedic perspective • Kimberly's personal experience with Lyme, including how she received medical confirmation and the connection between her Ulcerative Colitis and severe heart condition • Turning to the tools of Ayurveda and Yoga to aid in her healing journey • The use of therapeutic drawing for processing trauma • Understanding the depths of the Ayurveda Kimberly studied • Kimberly's experience in working with people and bodies, and the power of touch in healing • Marma points to access our spirit, our energetic body, our emotional and mental body, and our physical body • A simple