Dr. Avanti is joined by dating and relationship expert Bela Gandhi, founder of Smart Dating Academy and TEDx Speaker. They explore how to find strong love and keep it, delving into topics such as conscious awareness around what makes us happy, finding your "elevator person," common dating mistakes, key dating tips based on Bela's 15 years of experience, and strategies for keeping love strong once you've found it. They also touch on the impact relationships have on our health and the most common reasons for relationships to end. This is a fascinating episode you don’t want to miss!

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• Finding your “elevator person” & key dating tips
• Conscious awareness in relationships
• Avoiding common dating mistakes
• Strengthening communication with your partner
• Strategies to keep your love strong

Resources:

• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.

Connect with Bela:

• Website: smartdatingacademy.com
• Instagram: @smartdatingacademy 
• TEDx Talk The Big Secret to Finding Lasting Love | Bela Gandhi | TEDxChicago 
• Podcast: Smart Dating Academy- The Podcast

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• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
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• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
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In this episode, Dr. Avanti sits down with pioneering chef and author Divya Alter for a new series "Go Deeper.” They discuss the Ayurvedic perspective on immunity, including the concept of balanced Agni for healthy immunity and digestive fire, and Bala, which represents the strength of body, mind and emotional balance. They also emphasize the importance of daily conscious awareness and the role of sleep in maintaining vitality and immunity. Divya Alter shares her knowledge on various routines, such as oil massage, tongue scraping, and eating, that can support immune function. They also offer tips on using spices, teas, food combining, and the tools of yoga to boost immunity.

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• Ayurvedic perspective on immunity
• Balanced Agni for healthy immunity and digestive fire
• Main factors that weaken & strengthen immunity
• Spices, teas, and food combining tips 
• Routines & tools of yoga to boost immunity
• What to know about dairy and immunity

Resources:

• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.
• Referenced episode: 33. Hack Your Circadian Rhythm for Sleep, Energy & Focus

Connect with Divya:

• Website: divyas.com
• Instagram: @divyaalter 
• Cookbooks: What to Eat for How You Feel ; Joy of Balance
• Sign up: Divya’s Masterclass Series - 40% off for our community
• Listen: 70. Holiday Eating: Recipes & Tips for Digestion with Divya Alter

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• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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In this episode, Chief Wellness Officer and co-founder at BIÂN, Mar Soraparu, joins Dr. Avanti for a conversation on making your resolutions stick. They discuss the science of habits and neuroadaptation, and how understanding the role of dopamine surges in our brain can help us replace negative habits with positive ones. They also talk about the importance of simplifying our goals and intentions, reflecting on patterns from the previous year, and treating ourselves as sacred in order to create longer, sustainable, and transformational lifestyle changes. Through meditation, mindful pauses, mantra work, breathwork, and play, they explore ways to calm the brain and make habits stick.

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• The science of habits and neuroadaptation
• Dopamine surges and brain biochemistry
• Replacing negative habits with positive ones
• Learning to simplify goals and set intentions
• Creating long-term, sustainable lifestyle changes
• Treating yourself as sacred: why it’s profound and powerful

Resources:

• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.

Connect with Mar:

• Instagram: @mar.mindset 
• Website: www.livebian.com 

Connect with Dr. Avanti:

• Subscribe, Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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Dr. Avanti and Abbey Stone are back for part 2 of their conversation on Wellness Trends for 2023, diving into the areas of food, fitness, and healthcare. They discuss new snackable supplements, the rise of the lupini bean, renewed interest in group fitness, and mobility as a pillar in health. They also talk about the maternal mortality crisis and how the need for a holistic approach to the birthing experience is being addressed. Abbey and Avanti also touch on the exciting advances in how virtual reality is being used to transform healthcare.

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• New snackable supplements
• Rise of the lupini bean: nutritional & sustainable
• Renewed interest in group fitness
• Innovative approaches for mobility training
• Virtual reality is transforming healthcare
• Maternal mortality crisis & holistic healthcare during birth

Resources:

• 76. 2023 Beauty & Wellness Trends with Well + Good’s Abbey Stone, Part 1
• Well + Good 2023 Wellness Trends report: wellandgood.com/fitness-wellness-trends
• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.

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• Subscribe, Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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The VP of Content and Executive Editor of Well + Good, Abbey Stone, joins Dr. Avanti in part 1 of a 2-part conversation on the wellness trends for 2023. Today’s episode focuses on beauty and self-care, unpacking the pros and cons of various innovations and trends in biotech, hair loss, psycho-dermatology and wellness apps. Dr. Avanti and Abbey also explore how topics like sexual wellness are becoming less taboo, and how pleasure products are expanding into large retailers. 

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• New beauty biotech formulations: benefits & downsides
• Innovative approaches for hair loss & scalp health
• The rise of stress-relieving skin care
• De-stigmatizing sexual wellness & product expansion
• Wellness travel: pros & cons of new trends
• How wellness apps are expanding language & culture

Resources:

• Well + Good 2023 Wellness Trends report: wellandgood.com/fitness-wellness-trends
• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.

Connect with Dr. Avanti:

• Subscribe, Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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In the name of celebration and rest, Dr. Avanti and her team are on pause for this week, but they are leaving you with a quick look into what to expect for the start of 2023! Dr. Avanti also shares a way to receive personalized recommendations on boosting your energy and supporting your health to kickstart the new year.

Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 

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• Subscribe, Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
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• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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Today, Dr. Avanti is openly and vulnerably sharing about the emotional struggles she’s been navigating over the past few months after a personal loss.. As Avanti reflects on how and why this has impacted her so deeply, she unravels the comfortable stories she’s been forced to rewrite, the old beliefs that have allowed her to stay in victimhood. Avanti shares the 5 questions, informed by Ayurveda, that she asks herself every morning that help her live consciously and help her change her life so she may strengthen her ability to continue on her own healing journey.

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• How Avanti has been navigating the grief after a personal loss
• How much Mia gave to Avanti so she could give to others
• Rewriting old, convenient stories that keep you in victimhood
• Practicing awareness: 5 questions Avanti asks herself every morning

Resources:

• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.
• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 

Connect with Dr. Avanti:

• Subscribe, Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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Today, Dr. Avanti is bringing you the last of December’s compilation episodes to help you round out 2022 and prepare for a beautiful new year! This episode dives into how to heal the mind, where you’ll hear from Dr. Ellen Vora and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi on psychedelic and plant medicine, Payal Beri on an empathy mindset and self-compassion, and lastly, Dr. Romie Mustaq on the science of meditation and its effect on the brain.

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• The mechanism of how psychedelics & plant medicines work
• Overcoming illusions of the mind for a feeling of peace & connectedness
• Why sacred & therapeutic ceremonies offer profound healing
• The 3 types of empathy & how to tap into each
• How an empathy mindset starts with self-compassion & acceptance
• Your ego’s role in empathy & self-awareness
• 3 phases of what happens in the body & brain through meditation
• Immediate effects like improved emotion, focus, & digestion
• The power of pattern interruption through meditation

Resources:

• 72. 3 Ways to Increase Your Energy Flow
• 73. How to Eat to Heal
• 49. Ceremonial & Therapeutic Power of Psychedelic Medicine with Dr. Ellen Vora & Dr. Tanmeet Sethi
• 57. An Empathy Mindset Starts with Self with Payal Beri
• 67. Biohack Your Brain with Meditation with Dr. Romie Mustaq
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.
• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 

Connect with Dr. Avanti:

• Subscribe, Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
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• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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Today, we are continuing with our December intention of ‘The Healing Journey’ with a focus on eating to heal. This episode highlights the top 3 conversations on healing with food, where you’ll hear from Dr. Drew Ramsey on using traditional dietary patterns to support your health, Dr. Uma Naidoo on the gut microbiome and brain health, and Dr. Kanchan Koya, who explores spices as medicine.

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• The impact of food on brain health & mental health
• Using traditional dietary patterns to support your health
• What your gut microbiome is & how it works
• Help your mental health in 2 to 4 weeks with food
• How spices shaped humanity’s geography & history
• 5 starter spices, how to use them, & health benefits

Resources:

• 72. 3 Ways to Increase Your Energy Flow
• 51. Feed Your Mental Health with Dr. Drew Ramsey
• 52. The Mental Health & Microbiome Connection with Dr. Uma Naidoo
• 55. Spice Up Your Food & Health with Dr. Kanchan Koya
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.
• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 

Connect with Dr. Avanti:

• Subscribe, Rate, and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

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As we enter the last month of the year, Dr. Avanti shares her weekly practice of reflecting on a different aspect of her life during the month of December. In the spirit of reflection and gleaning the most out of our healing journeys, today’s episode highlights the top 3 episodes from the year on how to heal with energy and ways to make the quality of your everyday life richer. You’ll hear from Michael Taylor on Tai Chi and movement as medicine, Indu Arora on the energy body and marma therapy, and Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary on sound medicine and the healing power of mantra. 

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• Tai chi as a way of being in your body & moving through the world
• Applying softness and ease in how we move through life
• The four-step process of using tai chi in our everyday
• Marma Therapy, Acupuncture, & harmonizing the body using energy
• How Marma Therapy brings about healing and awareness
• The science of sound & why it’s critical for healing
• Therapeutic uses of sound in western & ancient healing
• 4 steps to using sound as medicine in our everyday lives

Resources:

• 42. The Healing Power of Tai Chi & Movement as Medicine with Michael Taylor
• 47. Marma Therapy & Your Energy Body with Indu Arora
• 53. Why Sound is Fundamental for Healing with Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary
• Sign-up to be a member of The Healing Catalyst Collective to access resources for this episode.
• Energy Fix Quiz: avantikumarsingh.com/quiz 

Connect with Dr. Avanti:

• Subscribe, Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcast
• Leave a voice message for Avanti: “Ask Me Anything”
• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
• Podcast: The Healing Catalyst

The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions