The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

Marcus Freudenmann has been interviewing health experts from around the globe for the past 18 years. In this episode he chats about his discoveries including the root cause of disease and why there’s not a one size fits all approach to truly healing. He offers practical tips and shares a little bit about how he and his wife brought their three children along with them to interview Ayurvedic doctors in India and other healers from various parts of the world. Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-72-interview-with-marcus-freudenmann/   The Simple Ayurveda Collective: https://simpleayurveda.teachable.com/p/the-simple-ayurveda-collective  

The ancient texts say that there are 14 bodily functions we should honor. Ignoring or suppressing these bodily urges causes disturbance and eventually leads to disease. This episode also dives into proper hydration and what’s happening with too much or too little sweat. Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-71-prajnyaparadha-crimes-against-wisdom/

In this episode I share an Ayurvedic perspective on hot Yoga, including different styles of hot Yoga and their effects on the doshic constitutions.   Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-70-whats-the-deal-with-hot-yoga/   Simple Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers: https://simpleayurveda.com/course/for-yoga-teachers/  

Hand mudras are a tool to create certain energies within the body. This episode gives an introduction on how to start working with mudras in your everyday life.   Show Notes: https://simpleayurveda.com/episode-69-an-introduction-to-working-with-mudras/ The Simple Ayurveda Collective: https://simpleayurveda.teachable.com/p/the-simple-ayurveda-collective  

Natalie Brite is an intuitive business coach that inspires me to live and create in alignment with who I really am. In this episode we chat about rewilding, going against the grain and shifting out of old paradigms to create positive change. I can’t wait for you to listen!

Agni is your digestive fire. Many common symptoms and imbalances directly relate to the condition of your agni. This episode goes through the signs of weak agni, the root cause and offers tips to strengthen your digestive fire.  

Bernie Clark is an author and Yoga/meditation teacher with a strong background in science. He wrote The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga (one of my all-time favorite Yoga reference books). In this episode he explains the physical and energetic benefits of yin as well as how it helps the body detoxify and regenerate tissue.

The words we use are powerful guides for how we think and act. This episode is all about how using just one word for an intention can be transformational in unexpected ways. I talk about the specific words I have used over the past five years and share what my word will be for 2020.

This episode covers simple tips for using Ayurveda to feel well during travel.

This is part two of a Q & A session all about food and daily immersion of Ayurvedic practices.

This is a Q & A session all about food and daily immersion of Ayurvedic practices.

This episode covers tips and strategies for feeling happier and healthier through busier seasons and times of life.

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.