The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

Join Angela Perger and guest Robin Stamp in this incredible episode as they journey through a deeper dive into astrology, karma and spiritual transformation. Robin shares with us the guidance our birth charts can offer, takes us through an overview of the planets and chakras, and how to bring them into balance, and more. He also answers the question: How much of life is predetermined or laid out in the birth chart vs what we have control over? Robin is a Spiritual Guide, Yogic Astrologer, and Teacher. Connect with him at www.instagram.com/universeembodied on Instagram and visit his website at www.UniverseEmbodied.com .

You are not your job or career. You are so much more. In this episode Angela talks about discerning between challenges and redirection, the tools that help understand your dharma and how dharmic living is rejuvenative.

Join Angela Perger and guest Graciela Rasor in this episode as they discuss Human Design more deeply! Graciela has already taken us through the basics of Human Design and the five energy types, and now she's going deeper with a crash course on the nine energy centers. The nine energy centers correlate loosely with the chakra system, and they can tell us so much about ourselves and our loved ones. Get ready to learn about what energies you're projecting strongly into the world and what areas you're most susceptible to conditioning in. Graciela Rasor is a spiritual guide with a sense of humor. An intuitive, energy healer and Human Design reader, she believes that all people -- not just the yogis and the raw vegans-- are entitled to a life that makes their soul happy. Graciela supports her clients in growing their authenticity, spirituality and purpose so they can cut out the conditioning that weighs them down and start living in a way that lights them up. Connect with Graciela: https://gracielarasor.com/ https:

Join Angela Perger and guest Kaya Mindlin in this episode as they discuss neither history nor myth, the value of Storytelling in the Vedic Tradition. Yoga Therapist, Vedic Counselor and Educator, Kaya Mindlin has taught the softer side of yoga for 20 years. Dedicated students and teachers resonate with her technical acumen, mothering bhava and ability to weave transformational teaching, storytelling, philosophy, mantra and gentle practice in a meaningful way. With thousands of hours of tutelage with masters in the Vedic tradition, Kaya integrates Yoga Therapy, Vedanta Philosophy, Tantra, Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology, and honoring feminine Divine. Her work is accessed in her Online Practice Studio, Private Vedic Counseling, Mantra Classes, Bhagavad Gita Program and Yoga Nidra trainings. Kaya is committed to re-establishing a value upholding yoga’s roots and promoting the aspects of yoga where accessibility meets depth. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Vedic Astrologer Michael Manzella and thei

Within this conversation, Angela and guest Natalie Brite discuss the power of whole self goal setting by using the Wheel of Life. Whole self goal setting with the Wheel of Life allows us to set goals with more meaning, purpose and intent, thus helping us to find more joy in our process of materializing our desires.   Natalie Brite is a Conscious Business + Leadership Mentor, educator, and creative located in Portland, Oregon - serving the world on a global level. Natalie’s Conscious Business Method supports forward thinking entrepreneurs + creative visionaries in starting, growing and sustaining an online business rooted in collectivism, reciprocity, and a triple bottom line impact. Natalie’s work is dedicated to empowering the new era of leaders to collectively bring forward a new standard for how we conduct business; a standard driven by authentic integrity and for the vision of creating a sustainable + thriving future for ourselves, society and the planet.

I’m sharing my word of the year for 2020 and how it manifested, as well as some reflections on collective discomfort and growth.

CW: Eating Disorders Chara Caruthers is back again on the podcast to talk about all things food and self love. Join Angela and Chara as they talk about bringing mindfulness back into cooking and eating like you love yourself. Chara shares her go-to favorite recipes and answers questions from our listeners. Chara Caruthers is a passionate and outspoken voice for the power of living your truth. An international teacher, speaker, advocate and mentor for women’s wellness, she has inspired and motivated a global community of women of all ages to live juicier and more connected lives by embracing the principles of yoga and Ayurveda. Chara’s lifelong love of food and fascination with applying it as medicine was the catalyst for her attraction to Ayurvedic cooking. It was also the beginning of an ongoing love affair with the idea of eating like you love yourself.

Simplicity is like Ayurveda, there is no arrival... just an ebb and flow that takes us back to ourselves. This episode shares simple tips for cultivating more simplicity and ease in everyday life.

Kathy Jo Staheli is back again on the podcast to share simple ways to flow in the rhythm of the day. Kathy Jo is a NAMA recognized Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine.

This is an informal Q + A episode where I casually discuss the prompts that listeners send it.

Understanding and applying Ayurvedic concepts can help build a solid foundation for a deeper relationship with your mind, body and intuition.

This is the number one question sent into Simple Ayurveda. This episode breaks down the various Ayurvedic certifications, types of programs and gives you a starting point for your own research.   Learn more about the 600-hour Ayurveda Health Counselor Program taught by Professor Angela Perger, Ayurveda Practitioner with a Master of Science in Education and 20+ years of teaching experience!

We all need a tech break once in a while to reset. In this episode I share my annual tradition as well as ways to cultivate technology boundaries in everyday life.

Best-selling Ayurvedic author, teacher and certified practitioner Kate O’Donnell is back again on the Simple Ayurveda Podcast to chat about Ayurvedic self care. In this episode she walks us through the seven layers of tissues in the body and offers suggestions on how to use food and spices medicinally. She offers specific recipes for boosting metabolism, supporting the blood and nourishing the brain.

This is a casual Q & A episode where I chat about the topics you sent in… everything ranging from creating a daily rhythm while working the night shift, time management, lung health, boosting the immune system, losing belly fat and how the doshas relate to dharma.

Graciela is an intuitive spiritual guide with a sense of humor. She uses human design as a tool to help individuals learn more about themselves and live more authentically. In this episode she walks us through the five human design types and how understanding your human design type helps you to live more fully in self-expression.

Dr. Marc Halpern is an Ayurvedic doctor, author, founder & president of the California College of Ayurveda, the first Ayurvedic college to open outside of India. He is one of the few Westerners ever recognized in both the United States and in India as an authority on the subject of Ayurveda. In this episode he shares how our prakriti is formed and how understanding ourselves helps us to recognize mental tendencies. He offers practical suggestions for overcoming anxiety and depression. There is so much wisdom in his words.

Ayurveda practitioner, author and TedX speaker Kerry Harling is back on The Simple Ayurveda Podcast to share Ayurvedic suggestions for how we can transition into fall with ease.

Gunny Sodhi’s family roots in Ayurvedic medicine stretch across generations, but he didn’t personally understand the power of Ayurveda until tragedy struck. The sudden death of his 16-year old brother completely changed the course of his life, setting him on an unexpected path of self-discovery. In this episode he shares the tools that helped him process loss and heal depression naturally.