The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

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

Join Angela and guest Dr. Vatsala Sperling in this episode: Daily Ayurvedic Practices, Homeopathy, and The Ayurvedic Reset Diet. In sharing the three simple techniques of fasting, monodies and smart food combining, as laid out in her book, Ayurvedic Reset Diet, it is Vatsala's hope that the podcast listeners will begin to feel empowered about bringing positive changes in their relationship with food, and in maintaining good health by way of fasting and eating smartly. In this episode, learn more about: • Vatsala's childhood in India and growing up in a home where Ayurveda was a norm • What homeopathy is and its comparison with Ayurveda • The principals of the Ayurvedic Reset Diet • Fasting during a Vata dosha imbalance • Understanding seasonality of foods and making small, simple shifts to begin creating positive changes • and more! Connect with Vatsala: http://www.Rochesterhomeopathy.com http://www.InnerTraditions.com https://www.haciendariocote.com Vatsala Sperling is the author of Ayurvedic Reset Di

Join Angela in this solo episode: Summer Self Care for Pitta Season. This episode will help provide you with ways to stay balanced during the transition into pitta season. In this episode, learn more about: • The importance of taking a pause, and recognizing Mother Nature and what’s right in front of us • Tapping in and reflecting on the daily practices you have in place to take care of vata dosha • Practical tips for Summer self care • Getting clear on what your non-negotiables are, especially while having house guests and while traveling. • and more! Additional episodes mentioned in this conversation:—139: Q&A | Ghee, Summer Vata Imbalance, Time Management, Losing Inspiration, Conscious Conception and Mask Acne —64: Ayurveda and Travel   If you’d like more support on doshic balance and practical, everyday tips for living an Ayurvedic lifestyle in modern day life, then the Simple Ayurveda Collective Membership is a resource hub that has tons of self-paced lessons that walk you through everything, notes

Join Angela in this solo episode: What is Ayurvedic Eating? This episode will help you clear your mind if you’re feeling confused about food and Ayurveda and asking yourself "what is ayurvedic eating?" In this simple explanation of Ayurvedic eating from a modern perspective, let go of rigid guidelines and expand on what is possible so you have a wide range of foods to choose from. Soon you'll feel really confident in being able to pick something that's going to nourish yourself and support living an Ayurvedic lifestyle! In this episode, learn more about: • The main focuses which are at the heart of Ayurvedic eating • Remembering that the ancient Ayurvedic texts were written in a particular place and at a particular time • How this is not all or nothing; rather it’s the path of moderation and making the best choice possible to what’s available to you • Angela's suggested hierarchy for keeping things simplified • and more!   Angela's guide to dining out still available! Leave a 5 star review of The Simple Ayu

Join Angela in this solo episode: Ayurveda in Everyday Life as a Parent. This current society puts a lot of pressure on parents - especially mothers - that we have to do everything a certain way and be everything to everyone. This episode includes some simple tips to practicing Ayurveda in everyday life with children. Angela's hope is that it creates softening, self trust and perhaps devotion to simplifying and considering what’s most important to you so you’re operating as your highest self which influences your family life, how you parent and how you are as an individual. In this episode, learn more about: • Living an ayurvedic lifestyle as a parent is to realize that it’s a very messy experience • Softening of a routine when there are children involved • Invitation to look at what it would be like to begin your day checking in with your own energy before doing anything else• Review of the importance of chewing your food well, getting good sleep, and following a daily rhythm • 3 tips for practicing Ayurve

Join Angela in this solo episode: Q & A | Ghee, Summer Vata Imbalance, Time Management, Losing Inspiration, Conscious Conception and Mask Acne. This is an informal question and answer session where Angela responds to listener questions. Topics for this episode include ghee, vata imbalance during the summer, time management, losing inspiration, conscious conception and mask acne. In this episode, learn more about: • An overview of ways to think about incorporating Ghee into your diet, both from an Ayurvedic and Yogic standpoint • Tips to help keep Vata balanced during the Summer • Tips for conscious conception • The importance of not comparing to others and not forcing things that don't feel right for YOU • Suggestions from an esthetician on skin support for mask acne Additional episodes mentioned in this Q&A: — 133: Interview with William Jackson, AHS | The Path of Ghee and Medicinal Mushrooms — 108: Interview with Graciella Rasor | What is Human Design? — 137: Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum

Join Angela and guest Tracee Stanley in this episode: Yoga Nidra and Radiant Rest. This conversation is centered around Tracee's book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation & Awakened Clarity. Angela and Tracee have a beautiful conversation on Yoga Nidra, specifically on the many benefits the practice has within its many layers. In this episode, learn more about: • The title "Radiant Rest" and what inspired Tracee to write her book • Incorporating rest, silence, stillness and nature in the support process while writing • An overview of Yoga Nidra • Benefits of using both a guided and self-guided practice • The importance of understanding and honoring your creative process • and so much more! Tracee Stanley is an author and radiance advocate on a mission to help people explore their birthright to deep rest and awakened clarity that comes from the spiritual practice of Yoga Nidra. As a lineaged teacher with over 20 years of experience, Tracee shares ancient teachings sourced from years of study in

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 Ne

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 edu

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 w

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 o

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 Medicin

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://simpleayur

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

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/

Tejas is your radiance, confidence, courage and metabolic function. It's all of the spiritual, life-affirming aspects of the fire element from enthusiasm to inner transformation. Tejas creates warmth and clarity and dictates higher perception. This episode dives into practical ways to support tejas in everyday life. In this episode, learn more about: - What Tejas is and how to identify it within yourself - Ways Tejas can be cultivated - Specific simple things to balance Tejas each day 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/

Ojas is nourishment, lubrication, juiciness and inner bliss. It's all of the spiritual, life-affirming aspects of the water element from the ability to let things roll off your back to inner contentment. Mind, body and soul are one, so that same ability to tap into flow is manifested through our immune system being able to roll with whatever is thrown your way. This episode dives into practical ways to support ojas in everyday life. In this episode, learn more about: - What Ojas is and how to identify it within yourself - Ways Ojas are both depleted and replenished - The importance of both detoxification and rejuvenation ...If you’d like to go deeper into Ojas with more specific ways you can support it & join us for live community support, the Simple Ayurveda Collective is your resource hub for diving into Ojas and all things Ayurveda. Sign up today at: https://simpleayurveda.com/membership/

Join Angela and guest Lopa van der Mersch in this episode: Why You Shouldn’t Outsource Your Spiritual Sovereignty. Many of us spend our lives seeking spiritual truth and fulfillment. But, for Lopa, that journey led her somewhere she never expected — a cult. Well, two cults to be precise. She might not have found all the answers she was looking for, but she did learn a tremendous amount about outsourcing your inner knowing, losing (and reclaiming) your voice, and finding your unshakable source of integrity within. Lopa van der Mersch is many things: Ayurvedic practitioner. Mother of two. Sustainability advocate. TEDx speaker. Recovering cult member. Her adventures have taken her around the world in search of health, spiritual fulfillment, and deep energy. 2 Years ago, she added a new chapter to her life story: Founder and CEO of Rasa, the adaptogenic coffee alternatives revolutionizing people’s relationship to their energy. Connect With Lopa: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lopalovesyou/ With Rasa: Websi