The Woman Warrior

On This Episode of the Woman Warrior Podcast, Dr. Satavani and Prajna Madhavi are back to discuss GLP-1 medications, Yoga instruction training, and general wellness, before taking a deep dive into Svadhyaya (self-study).

00:00 Welcome

02:10 Back From Hiatus

04:36 GLP1 Risks And Stats

10:51 GLP1 Program Support

15:30 Trainerize Basics

19:36 Yoga Teacher Training

21:53 Svadhyaya Intro

23:52 Wellness Check In

36:23 Self Study Deep Dive

40:02 Consciousness Meets Karma

41:51 Busy as Avoidance

44:41 Noise and Distraction

47:18 Never Alone Syndrome

49:16 Outward Focus Trap

51:28 Feedback and Ego

01:00:17 Why We Resist Change

01:07:15 Discomfort and Doshas

01:13:00 Truth Bomb and Farewell

What does real self-discipline look like in everyday life? Dr. Satyavani and Prajna Madhavi continue their exploration of Tapas, breaking down how discipline shows up in food, exercise, relationships, daily routines, sleep, finances, and why small consistent choices can completely change your life.

00:00 – Welcome To The Woman Warrior Podcast

03:20 – Understanding Tapas & Self-Discipline

04:15 – Woman Warrior Announcements

12:15 – Wellness Check-In

15:10 – How the Seasons Affect Your Dosha

22:15 – Meditation, Routine & Getting Back on Track

28:50 – The Power of Self-Discipline

30:00 – Discipline Around Food

37:20 – Discipline Around Exercise

41:00 – Discipline in Relationships & Conflict

48:30 – Building a Daily Routine

50:30 – Why Sleep Changes Everything

54:40 – Self-Discipline With Money

56:25 – Truth Bomb: Choose Yourself

Motivation can get you started, but it won’t always keep you going. In this episode of the Woman Warrior Podcast, Dr. Satavani and Prajna Madhavi explore Tapas, the yogic principle of self-discipline, transformation, and inner fire.They break down why we avoid discomfort, fall back into old habits, rely too heavily on motivation, and quit when progress gets difficult. From fitness and nutrition to communication, emotional growth, meditation, and everyday routines, this conversation explores how small disciplined choices can completely change the direction of your life.The goal isn’t perfection or an overly rigid lifestyle. It’s learning to consistently choose the habits that move you toward the person you want to become.00:00 – Welcome To The Woman Warrior Podcast04:30 – Introducing Tapas: The fire of discipline09:15 – Yoga teacher training and personal transformation11:45 – Wellness check-in17:15 – Falling out of a spiritual practice22:00 – Why difficult conversations get avoided30:15 – What Tapas actually means32:15 – Why society struggles with self-discipline34:00 – Motivation vs. discipline35:15 – Can self-discipline be learned?37:45 – Why we avoid discipline39:15 – Fear of discomfort and emotional pain41:30 – Burnout and the fear of pushing too hardBe sure to Like and Subscribe for more! For more information, please visit: https://www.womenswarriorsacademy.com Follow us on Instagram + Facebook! https://www.instagram.com/womanwarrioracademy/https://www.facebook.com/womanwarrioracademyJoin our Online Circle Community for FREE!https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=the-woman-warrior-academy.circle.so&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=a26695ef6578f459ddedeafcb0093fde147b242e-1e858068-670b-46a5-94a6-dafa76efc9b2#email

Why is it so difficult to feel satisfied with what we already have?In episode 78 of the Woman Warrior Podcast, Dr. Satavani and Prajna explore Santosha, the yogic practice of contentment. They discuss how modern life keeps people constantly striving, comparing, consuming, and searching for the next thing that will finally make them feel fulfilled.They also explain why contentment does not mean settling, becoming lazy, or giving up on personal growth. Instead, it means learning to appreciate the present moment while continuing to move forward with intention.The conversation covers gratitude, patience, mindful living, physical progress, relationships, judgment versus discernment, and practical ways to cultivate greater satisfaction in everyday life.00:00 Welcome To The Woman Warrior Podcast03:31 Understanding Santosha and Contentment04:37 The Ayurvedic GLP-1 Program07:10 New Trainerize Pricing08:40 Fall Yoga Teacher Training12:30 DEKA Training and Competition Update15:08 Physical and Emotional Wellness Check-In20:00 Using Yogic Teachings in Relationships23:15 How Physical Health Affects Your Emotions26:00 The 80/20 Rule for Life28:22 Why Society Is Constantly Dissatisfied29:25 What Santosha Really Means31:45 Contentment Requires Patience34:00 Contentment Is Not Settling35:30 Finding Contentment While Traveling38:35 How to Cultivate Contentment39:10 Accepting Your Current Abilities40:50 Practicing Gratitude for Your Progress42:00 Exercise, Presence, and the Flow State44:40 Practicing Gratitude in Daily Life46:00 Mindful Living in a Distracted World49:30 Developing a More Positive Mindset50:40 Cultivating Contentment in Relationships51:45 Judgment Versus Discernment58:45 Supporting People Without Always Agreeing1:02:00 Why Desire Never Feels Fully Satisfied1:04:00 Final Thoughts and ClosingBe sure to Like and Subscribe for more! For more information, please visit: https://www.womenswarriorsacademy.com Follow us on Instagram + Facebook! https://www.instagram.com/womanwarrioracademy/https://www.facebook.com/womanwarrioracademyJoin our Online Circle Community for FREE!https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=the-woman-warrior-academy.circle.so&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=a26695ef6578f459ddedeafcb0093fde147b242e-1e858068-670b-46a5-94a6-dafa76efc9b2#email

What keeps us from feeling satisfied with the life we already have? In episode 77 of the Woman Warrior Podcast Dr. Satyavani and Prajna explore Santosha, the yogic practice of contentment, and five common traps that quietly create dissatisfaction including dopamine-driven ambition, consumerism, negative self-talk, and the belief that contentment means becoming complacent.

They also discuss sustainable fitness, wellness check-ins, abundance, and why enjoying the process may matter more than reaching the final result.

00:00 – Welcome To The Woman Warrior Podcast

02:15 – Understanding Santosha and Contentment

03:30 – Summer, Teaching, and Learning to Slow Down

07:20 – Creating a Sustainable Health Lifestyle1

0:00 – Why Fitness Should Make You Feel Stronger

12:30 – Yoga Teacher Training and Lifestyle Transformation

14:30 – The “Thin and Toned” Fitness Myth

20:00 – Physical and Emotional Wellness Check-In

24:30 – Relationships, Conflict, and Dosha Responses

27:15 – Recovering From Injuries and Returning to Training

31:30 – Abundance, Discipline, and Spiritual Practice

34:15 – This Week’s Wellness Homework

35:30 – What Is Stealing Your Contentment?

37:20 – Trap #1: The Evolution and Dopamine Trap

39:45 – Trap #2: The “I’ll Be Happy When” Mindset

42:20 – Trap #3: Cultural Conditioning and Consumerism

43:20 – Trap #4: Contentment Is Not Complacency

45:25 – Trap #5: Negative Self-Talk

50:30 – Focus on What You’re Already Good At

52:45 – The Five Contentment Traps Recap

53:20 – Truth Bomb: Calm Decisions Create Better Results

54:30 – Final Thoughts on Santosha

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Ayurveda for women’s health offers a deeper way to look at clutter, brain fog, emotional heaviness, food, relationships, and daily self-care.In episode 76 of the Woman Warrior Podcast, Dr. Satyavani and Prajna Madhavi explore Saucha, the yogic practice of purity and cleanliness, and how it applies far beyond keeping your space tidy. They break down how food choices, processed foods, mental clutter, emotional resentment, media overload, hygiene, self-respect, and unclear relationships can all affect how women feel in their bodies and lives.This conversation is for women who want to feel clearer, lighter, healthier, and more connected to themselves through Ayurveda, yoga philosophy, spiritual practice, and holistic wellness. The episode also includes a wellness check-in, thoughts on GLP-1s, sattvic eating, brain fog, emotional release, boundaries, dating, and protecting your energy.Subscribe for more conversations on Ayurveda, women’s health, spirituality, yoga, fitness, and becoming your strongest Woman Warrior self.00:00 – Welcome To The Woman Warrior Podcast02:15 – Welcome and summer Pitta check-in03:35 – Introducing Saucha and the practice of purity04:35 – Show updates and subscriber goal05:25 – GLP-1 program and natural weight loss conversation06:40 – Why injections cannot replace long-term health habits08:15 – Trainerize app, nutrition, workouts, and spiritual coaching09:25 – WomanWork cleanse and hybrid wellness support10:55 – Sleep, magnesium, and training recovery13:30 – Slowing down with nature and morning walks15:00 – The raccoon story and learning from animals18:00 – Mentorship, intuition, and spiritual practice19:15 – Prajna’s relationship update23:40 – Breaking old dating patterns with honesty27:15 – Saucha, sattva, rajas, and tamas explained28:55 – Saucha in food and sattvic eating33:30 – Why a sattvic diet gives the body a reset34:20 – Physical cleanliness as self-respect38:20 – Dry brushing, abhyanga, and warm baths39:20 – Mental cleanliness, worry, resentment, and regret41:15 – How mental clutter becomes physical clutter42:00 – Meditation, affirmations, and media detox43:30 – Putting your phone away to be present45:10 – Emotional saucha, brain fog, and unprocessed emotions48:00 – Crying in yoga and releasing stored emotion51:15 – Clean relationships, clarity, and boundaries54:20 – Dating with honesty and ending vague connections58:10 – Non-negotiables, ojas, and protecting your energy59:55 – Truth bomb: change your habits to change your life01:00:55 – GLP-1 resources, subscribe, and closing thoughtsBe sure to Like and Subscribe for more! For more information, please visit: https://www.womenswarriorsacademy.com Follow us on Instagram + Facebook! https://www.instagram.com/womanwarrioracademy/https://www.facebook.com/womanwarrioracademyJoin our Online Circle Community for FREE!https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=the-woman-warrior-academy.circle.so&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=a26695ef6578f459ddedeafcb0093fde147b242e-1e858068-670b-46a5-94a6-dafa76efc9b2#email

Welcome to episode 75 of the Woman Warrior Podcast! Dr. Satyavani and Prajna Madhavi begin their conversation on the niyamas with Saucha, the yogic practice of purity and cleanliness.

From summer inflammation, busy schedules, dating boundaries, and nervous system overload to toxic food, cluttered environments, social media, and spiritual disconnection, this episode explores how your external world and internal world constantly affect one another.

We dive into why taking care of your body, home, thoughts, relationships, and energy is not selfish, it is a necessary form of self-discipline. 

00:00 – Welcome to The Woman Warrior Podcast

04:00 – Introducing Saucha: Purity and Cleanliness

04:55 – GLP-1 Program and Woman Warrior Cleanse Updates

08:00 – Wellness Check-In Begins

08:30 – Physical Inflammation, Hydration, and Nervous System Stress

11:00 – Dating, Boundaries, and Listening to Intuition

17:20 – Summer, Pitta Aggravation, and Feeling Inflamed

20:30 – Discipline When Motivation Is Gone

27:30 – What Saucha Really Means

29:00 – Your External Environment Reflects Your Internal State

31:00 – Daily Routines That Keep Life Clean

36:30 – The “Give Up” Disease39:00 – Toxic Food, Supplements, and What We Put In Our Bodies

43:00 – Spiritual Purity in a Polluted World

46:15 – Atrazine, Water, and Endocrine Disruptors

51:00 – Big Pharma, Medication, and Convenience

52:30 – Hoarding, Social Media, and Negative Thoughts

57:00 – Truth Bomb: Take Care of Your Body

59:00 – Closing

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Welcome to episode 74 of The Woman Warrior Podcast! Join your hosts Dr. Satyavani and Prajna Madhavi as they explore how the practice of non-greed, letting go, decluttering, mindfulness, and self-inquiry can help women create more freedom, balance, and peace in everyday life. In this episode, Dr. Satyavani and Prajna Madhavi continue their deep dive into the Yoga Sutras with a powerful discussion on Aparigraha, the practice of non-attachment, non-hoarding, and releasing what no longer serves you. This episode offers practical wisdom for living with more presence.00:00 Welcome to The Woman Warrior Podcast04:45 GLP-1 Program Launch08:02 Woman Warrior Cleanse10:00 Wellness Check26:56 Aparigraha Remedies Start28:01 Declutter Wants Vs Needs30:35 Desires And Enablers40:01 Let Go Of Triggers45:20 Identity And Presence52:17 Forgiveness And Nature57:35 Rights And Letting Go58:49 Final Thanks And SendoffBe sure to Like and Subscribe for more! For more information, please visit: https://www.womenswarriorsacademy.com Follow us on Instagram + Facebook! https://www.instagram.com/womanwarrioracademy/https://www.facebook.com/womanwarrioracademyJoin our Online Circle Community for FREE!https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=the-woman-warrior-academy.circle.so&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=a26695ef6578f459ddedeafcb0093fde147b242e-1e858068-670b-46a5-94a6-dafa76efc9b2#email

Welcome to episode 73 of The Woman Warrior Podcast! Join your hosts Dr. Satyavani and Prajna Madhavi as they dive into the powerful Yoga Sutra concept of aparigraha, the practice of releasing attachment, letting go of excess, and learning how to live with more freedom, intention, and truth.

In this episode, they explore how modern culture pushes us toward overindulgence, materialism, comparison, and constant consumption, while ancient yogic wisdom invites us back into balance. From oversized homes and endless “stuff” to performance pressure, identity struggles, relationship control, and fear of failure, this conversation reveals how attachment shows up in our thoughts, words, actions, and everyday lives.

00:00 Welcome to The Woman Warrior Podcast

02:35 Aparigraha Topic Intro

03:28 Woman Warrior Cleanse

13:52 Wellness Check In

28:34 Aparigraha in Kali Yuga

30:53 Status and Big Homes

33:47 Needs Versus Wants

39:57 Fear and Avidya

42:30 Five Forms of Hoarding

47:23 Control and Expectations

50:51 Past Mistakes and Comparison

58:54 Generosity and Takeaways

01:02:18 Truth Bomb and Farewell

Welcome to episode 72 of The Woman Warrior Podcast! Join your hosts Dr. Satyavani and Prajna Madhavi as they continue their journey through the Yamas and Niyamas, diving deeper into Brahmacharya — the practice of mastering the senses, building awareness, and choosing balance over overindulgence.

In this episode, Dr. Satyavani and Prajna bring a bold, honest, and deeply needed conversation around the rise of synthetic GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, especially when used as quick-fix weight loss solutions. Through the lens of Ayurveda, yoga, metabolism, gut health, emotional control, physical discipline, and spiritual wellness, they explore what happens when society chases being “skinny” instead of becoming truly healthy, strong, capable, and whole.

00:00 Welcome to The Woman Warrior Podcast

02:52 Brahmacharya And GLP Ones

06:27 Ayurvedic GLP One Program

14:12 Wellness Check In

25:11 Practicing Brahmacharya Tips

31:02 Physical Discipline And Cravings

36:28 Master Emotional Control

40:55 Self Awareness Plus Action

47:25 GLP-1s Through Vedic Lens

50:05 Food Noise Myth

58:58 Quick Fix Culture And Risks

01:13:21 Truth Bomb And Wrap