The Simple Ayurveda Podcast

The cycle of the year follows one big breath with equal parts inhale and exhale.

Part of living in flow with nature is honoring the exhale.

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• Pulsations within the greater pulsation

• Honoring the seasons that ask us to slow down

• Reverence for endings

• Taking space to allow for alignment

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Nature is an endless source of support and wisdom. 

When we cultivate a deep and loving relationship with nature it can help take off some of the pressure we put on human relationships.

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• Cultivating a personal relationship with nature
• Moving through "therapy talk" to the other side
• Expanding your village to include nonhumans
• How your dosha and birth chart might guide you to a particular aspect of nature

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Rather than prioritizing what's "out of whack" with doshic balance, what would happen if you turned toward the life-affirming aspects of the doshas: prana, tejas and ojas?

Angela shares her persective and experience in practicing this one mindset shift.

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• Turning your attention toward what you want, instead of what you don't
• Letting go of health and life as constant problems to be solved
• How leaning into the concept of homeostasis as a fluid experience allows for more acceptance and ease
• The perks of focusing on the essence of the doshas

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All wisdom traditions guide us deeper into connection with nature.

Angela discusses a two-part question: What are the similarities amongst healing traditions and why are we so disconnected in the West?

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• Similarities amongst Ayurveda, Daoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Parts of Western Medicine that were once holistic
• The purpose and pitfall of categorizing
• A soulcentric perspective on moving out of consumer culture

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Book: The Journey of Soul Initiation by Bill Plotkin

There might not be such a thing as perfectly healthy, but there is wholeness. This is an update to episode three, when Angela told the story of coming to Ayurveda with ulcerative colitis. 

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• Being humbled over and over again
• The three biggest lessons learned in the past few years
• The German New Medicine perspectives on colitis, liver conditions and acne
• Connecting the dots between an original conflict and ongoing reactivations 
• Rewriting new versions of old stories
• Specific examples of subconscious beliefs impacting emotional digestion

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Ayurveda Encompassed: Take your understanding of Ayurveda to a new level and step into a more expansive version of yourself. Gain skills to help your clients flourish. Class starts September 16th, 2024.

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Fear serves a purpose. When we understand what it's trying to tell us, the grip it holds can soften. German New Medicine offers a map in understanding physical symptoms.

Angela responds to a listener question about dropping health fears.

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• The Ayurvedic and Yogic perspective of fear
• Somatic inquiry around body sensations
• The three requirements for a biological conflict
• Three personal examples of conflict resolution
• Resolution through a change in situation or a change in perspective
• How Ayurveda, Yoga and German New Medicine weave together

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Ayurveda Encompassed: Take your understanding of Ayurveda to a new level and step into a more expansive version of yourself. Gain skills to help your clients flourish. Class starts September 16th, 2024.

Free 3-Part Series on Ancient Wisdom + Modern Nuance: German New Medicine, Trauma-Informed Ayurveda and Navigating the Liminal Space

Spring equinox story mentioned in the episode

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Join the discussion of topics sent in by listeners.

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• Tailoring fitness based on the seasons
• Filtering Yogic practices through the lens of Ayurveda
• Making choices based on the doshas when you’re dancing between two
• Following the spark of prana and intuition when making plans for the future

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There are a lucky few who have a strong karma for a guru in this life. But they are not the majority. Most of us are here to awaken to our own power and the reinforcement will be much softer. But it will still be there- you’ll just have to get quiet to hear or see it.

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• Moving past longing for a spiritual guru
• The transition from hierarchical to unity consciousness 
• Resistance as the start of dis-ease
• Nature and community as your guru
• Tips for awakening your inner guru and cultivating outer relationships that reflect that

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Ayurveda Encompassed Training Program Fall 2024

The Next Buddha May Be Sangha 

Article by Sister Luc Nghiem

A map is a representation. It’s a tool that can be static or fixed- like a piece of paper that you hold in your hand; but it can also be dynamic and changing- like your phone’s GPS. 

The ancient texts of Ayurveda are written records. That part is fixed. But how we use them has always been dynamic and changing.

Ayurveda Encompassed is a navigation system that combines specific maps and tools to support you in accessing new depths of your innate wisdom so that you learn to flourish in the seas of this new paradigm we’re all sailing in.

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• Curiousity as a pathway for more depth and wisdom in our lives
• The map that can deepen your understanding of physical symptoms so that you can resolve the original conflict
• The root cause of dis-ease beyond what you think of when it comes to agni and doshic balance
• Modern tools that help us understand nuance in Ayurvedic wisdom
• Transitioning from a hierarchical paradigm to a more harmonious, unity driven society

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Cultivating a deep well of nourishment takes knowing yourself and knowing what is nourishing to you- not your best friend, not your family members, not your favorite teacher, not anyone else. And certainly not what you see on social media or society in general.

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• Exploring the conditions that support you to thrive
• Depositing into your nourishment bank account so that you're prepared for an emergency
• Deciphering between self-care as a chore versus knowing what is truly nourishing
• Weaving nourishment into your daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal rhythm
• Shining the light of awareness on hidden beliefs
• Cultivating an ojas summer

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