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Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataWhen To Be And When Not To Be Gluten Free - What does Ayurveda Say? Part IDo you know how long we as humans have had this long relationship with wheat - when I did some research - our relationship with wheat began more than 10000 years back - think about this - it almost goes back to as old as Ayurveda.
According to the recent article by Allied Market Research the gluten free snack industry was estimated at $843.6 million in 2021, and is set to reach $1.8 billion by 2031 globally.
Why is our loyalty towards wheat shifting - why are we in such a hurry to ditch this relationship that stood the time for...2022-10-2326 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataWhat’s the best Breakfast - Smoothies/Fruits? Ayurveda Science of EatingWhy do we eat food? What is the most common answer - to keep us ALIVE, we eat food to sustain us, to keep our body and mind healthy. It is not the food it is the nutrients from the food that is sustaining us - to absorb maximum nutrients from the food Ayurveda clearly tells us optimal digestion contributes to optimum nutrition absorption.
Everything sounds perfect in a smoothie - FAST,SIMPLE,DELICIOUS, and EFFECTIVE - but one big thing is missing in this equation- listen to the podcast to know and understand the MISSING PIECE o...2022-10-1327 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAyurveda Wrong Food Combinations Part II - Full EpisodeAyurveda is nothing but practicing COMMON SENSE! In this episode Akshata offers you the long list of 18 categories Ayurveda prescribes as wrong food combinations.
Akshata dissects the scientific wisdom of Ayurveda and makes it practical to apply in our daily life while it fully convinces your logical mind.
She tells you how the thoughts you think are directly connected to the eating pattern of your life. She also touches on the modern day Western medicine and their approach to wrong eating combinations and how that leads to discomfort and disease in life.
We...2022-09-1621 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAyurveda Nutrition Part II - Wrong Food Combinations for the Mind & Body (PREVIEW)This episode talks about the list of wrong food combinations Ayurveda prescribes to avoid in our everyday meals. We first dive into the Spiritual significance of wrong food combinations how it affects the MIND.
We live on the plane of Duality - we are in a constant war to either pick the voice of the EGO or the voice of the BUDDHI to react to any situation in life.
In this episode you will get a list of Wrong Food Combos and why it is mentioned in the Ayurveda texts to avoid.
Your com...2022-08-0408 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataScience of Ayurveda Herbo-Minerals for Women’s Wellbeing with Ayurveda Doctor (MD)On the auspicious day of Guru Purnima - I am chatting with a very well known Ayurveda doctor from India specializing in the Science of Ayurveda Herbominerals.
I have personally studied Ayurveda herbominerals from this doctor and feel privileged to know him and learn from the authentic lineage of vaidyas in India.
In this episode with my Guru's blessing will be launching Ayurveda Women Lifestyle courses partnering with the Ayurveda doctor.
Here we will be learning What is Ayurveda Herbominerals? Is it safe to take heavy metals, minerals in our bodies?
We...2022-07-2635 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAyurveda Nutrition Part I - What is Food (Ahara)and how the journey of Soul influences what we eatAHARA, NIDRA, and BRAMHACHARYA are the three weight bearing blocks of our body and mind says Ayurveda.
Food plays an important role in Ayurveda - what you eat is directly connected to your ego, your desire, your ambition and everything in life!
Show me your Ahara (food), Ayurveda can tell precisely your personality and your mental makeup.
In this episode we learn what is AHARA - how it influences our thoughts, words, and actions in life. To know this we will discover the journey of soul - we did not come here as HU...2022-03-2142 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataUnderstanding Vata Phase of Depression through the Science of Ayurveda (full episode)It is hard to recognize subtle vata phase of depression - it needs attention, introspection and wisdom guided intuition to understand vata depression.
In this episode I share my experience in understanding vata phase of depression by learning from my clients and observing life in general.
I share with you how subtly the imbalanced vata manifests in mind and can create havoc in life. You will also learn Ayurveda proven remedies to combat vata imbalance. Why life looks meaningless and boring for the vata mind? In this episode you will get a good understanding on ho...2022-01-1627 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataUnderstanding Vata Depression through the Science of Ayurveda (Preview)Understanding Vata depression is tricky as it is subtle by nature just as vata dosha is - you need to pay attention and more importantly your intuition guided wisdom will really help you recognize your vata form of depression and Ayurveda has proven remedies to help with this state.
This is a PREVIEW only - you will learn my 3 UNCONVENTIONAL TIPS TO AVOID FOR VATA PERSONALITY and how creatively vata depression is subtly manifested in the mind.
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Ayurveda Online Learning...2022-01-1209 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataUnderstanding Pitta Depression through Science of Ayurveda (Full episode)In this episode I talk about how Pitta plays the role in the journey of depression. Pitta blessing is needed for acceptance, it is only when we accept we start on the journey to heal. I talk about my personal journey and how I was stuck for a long time in the pitta phase of depression.
You will also learn from Bhagavad Gita the three ways to burn Karma in this life. We will listen to the difference between Delusion and Illusion and how they influence us in our life.
Spiritualizing Your Emotional Boulders Online Wo...2021-10-0452 min
Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataUnderstanding Pitta Depression through the Science of Ayurveda (Preview)This is the preview of Part 3 in the series of Depression seen through Ayurveda and Vedanta teachings.
The actions of Pitta are generally Pronounced, Severe, and Intense and also Self-Harming....listen to the preview to get an idea on how Pitta works.
The full episode will be uploaded soon.
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Ayurveda Online Learning Academy - https://jeeva.thinkific.com/
Email - JeevaLifestyle@gmail.com
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Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataUnderstanding Kapha Depression through the Science of AyurvedaThis is the part TWO of Understanding Depression through Ayurveda & Yoga Philosophy.
In this episode we will learn how to identify Kapha state of depression and how the two gross elements of Earth and Water play the song to express the emotional toxicity of depression when it is influenced by the kapha dosha.
You will listen to personal stories and "practical" tips and remedies to help overcome your depression caused by kapha imbalance.
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SPIRITUALIZING YOUR EMOTIONAL BOULDERS (60 mins recorded video)
https://jeeva.thinkific.com/courses/spiritualizing-your-emotional-boulders
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Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataUnderstanding Depression through Yoga & Ayurveda PhilosophyThis is the Part 2 of the 'Become A Mind Gardener' episode. Depression is still a taboo in our modern culture and is sadly viewed as a form of mental disease.
What does Depression mean through the lens of Vedanta teachings? - In this episode I share with you the forms of depression according to the ancient teachings. Why Spiritual Depression is the "root cause" for all suffering in life!
Are you interested in overcoming your Depression through Ayurveda & Spiritual teachings? Here is the link to the education video -
SPIRITUALIZING YOUR EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE
2021-06-3028 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataBecome A Mind Gardener - From The Texts of Ayurveda, Vedanta & Bhagavad GitaMind is the doorway where Happiness, Health, Prosperity enters and Mind is the doorway where Disease, Fear, Anger, enters. What enters through the mind DEPENDS COMPLETELY on what we feed our mind says the ancient texts of Vedanta.
My Guru Paramahansa Yogananda has said this so aptly - Mind is the cause of LIBERATION and Mind is the cause of BONDAGE in this LIFE.
In this episode we will get to know from the texts of Vedanta, Bhagavad Gita & Ayurveda -
WHAT MIND IS?
WHO CONTROLS THE MIND?
DOES MIN...2020-10-1114 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataThe Right Ways To Drink & Store Water per Ayurveda TextsAre you curious to know if you are drinking water the right way? Do we need EIGHT GLASSES OF WATER EVERY DAY?
When NOT TO DRINK WATER? When is the BEST TIME TO DRINK WATER during the day?
All these questions and much more are addressed in this podcast episode and we get our answers directly from the original Ayurveda texts!
Ayurveda is a highly customized science tailored to our unique cellular type - and precise instructions are given in accordance to our dosha (body type).
I also share my personal ex...2020-09-2935 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataGet To Know Ghee From The Original Texts Of AyurvedaGhee - the clarified golden butter needs no introduction as it has become hugely popular in the West just in past two - three years!
In this podcast you will learn why Ghee is revered so highly in the ancient texts of Ayurveda. I share with you Ayurveda sutras and explain to you the numerous benefits of consuming ghee.
Here is the link of my educational video on ghee - How To Make Authentic Ayurveda Ghee (Preparation-Storage-Benefits)
https://jeeva.thinkific.com/courses/Ayurveda-Ghee
The topics covere...2020-07-2736 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataDigestive Fire (Agni) - The Foundation of Your Life!In this podcast episode I share all about Agni (Fire) and different forms of Agni in accordance to Ayurveda & Yoga Philosophy. I also share sutras from Vedanta.
I have shared few types of Agni in Yoga and Ayurveda. There are many more types of Agni in both Yoga and Ayurveda which I cover in detail in my Ayurveda certification courses.
You can also watch the YouTube Video on Digestion where I share more detailed information on this topic.
The topics I have covered in this episode are below-
1) What is Agni?
...2020-06-191h 10Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataHumility - Contentment in Action (sharing my personal experience)In this episode you will listen to my take on Humility and my personal journey influenced by the teachings of my Guru Paramahansa Yogananda.
I give you step by step approach I took to learning one of the highest virtue Humility in my own life.
I would love to receive your comments. If you have to contact me please email me at JeevaLifestyle@gmail.com.
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FREE GIFT - AYURVEDA GOURMET DRINKS EBOOK
When you take a mo...2020-06-0521 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataHow To Tame our Monkey Mind with AyurvedaOn the auspicious day of Hanuman Jayanthi (May 16th) I thought it would be appropriate to talk about the monkey mind which is a vata imbalanced mind per Ayurveda.
Recently I came across a very interesting research done by the US Library of Medicine on brain research done on vata brain, pitta brain, and kapha brain. I am sharing the result of this interesting article in this episode and how it accurately ties with Ayurveda which was told more than 10000 years back.
In this episode you will learn practical tips on balancing the monkey mind of...2020-05-1633 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataSocial Distancing to Self CommuningDuring this corona virus pandemic - I wanted to share my feelings and my thoughts with you all. This is a very organic raw episode where I am sharing my thoughts as they come along with no script...no editing....just going straight for approx 40 mins on what I felt like sharing with you all - so please keep in mind this is a very authentic organic sharing I have done in this episode.
This episode is sharing my own personal journey towards my higher Self influenced by the teachings of my Guru Paramahansa Yogananda.
In...2020-05-1040 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAyurveda Weekly Satsanga Recording (Fix Your Digestion - Fix Your Life)Namaste Everyone!
This is a recording of my weekly Free Ayurveda Satsanga held on Zoom. Last Sunday (April 26th 2020) we talked about The Fire of Life - Fix Your Digestion - Fix Your Life.
In this recording you will hear practical tips on how to optimize Digestive Fire (agni) to keep our immune strong and healthy.
Want to attend future FREE WEEKLY AYURVEDA SATSANGAS? - please email me at JeevaLifestyle@gmail.com
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YouTube Cha...2020-04-301h 12Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAyurveda Weekly Satsanga Recording (Anxious-Fearful-Worrying Mind)Namaste Everyone!
This is a recording of my weekly Ayurveda Satsanga held on Zoom every Saturday. Last Saturday (April 18th 2020) we talked about Anxious-Fearful-Worrying Mind. Ayurveda says this is typically an imbalance of Vata dosha.
In this recording you will hear practical tips on pacifying Vata dosha in body and mind which is helpful during this virus pandemic.
Want to attend future FREE WEEKLY AYURVEDA SATSANGAS? - please email me at JeevaLifestyle@gmail.com
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Yo...2020-04-201h 25Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAyurveda Secrets on Menstrual Health Part II (Podcast Guest on Sivana Podcast)This podcast episode was originally aired on Sivana Podcast where I was the Podcast Guest Speaker.
You’ll never think about your period the same way again after listening to this fascinating interview with Ayurvedic Consultant, Akshata Sheelvant. Understand why a woman’s health is directly related to her period. Learn how to identify a Vata, Pitta and Kapha period, as well as the 5 different types of Vata and how they affect menstrual flow. Discover how your period relates to your Second Chakra and the cycles of the moon. Akshata shares Ayurvedic wisdom on how to have healt...2020-04-1033 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAyurveda Secrets on Menstrual Health Part I (Podcast Guest on Sivana Podcast)This podcast episode was originally aired on Sivana Podcast where I was the Podcast Guest Speaker.
You’ll never think about your period the same way again after listening to this fascinating interview with Ayurvedic Consultant, Akshata Sheelvant. Understand why a woman’s health is directly related to her period. Learn how to identify a Vata, Pitta and Kapha period, as well as the 5 different types of Vata and how they affect menstrual flow. Discover how your period relates to your Second Chakra and the cycles of the moon. Akshata shares Ayurvedic wisdom on how to have healt...2020-04-1038 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataInformal Ayurveda Video Chat with my Friend and Fashion PhotographerThis is an informal video chat with my friend Kirstey where I introduce Ayurveda to her and we discuss Ayurveda origin and philosophy. I think this is good for anyone completely new to Ayurveda and want to know what it entails and how to slowly incorporate it in your own lifestyle.
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2020-04-0343 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataMy Ayurveda Lifestyle for Immune & Respiratory HealthI wanted to share my own personal Ayurveda Lifestyle during this corona virus pandemic on how I am taking care of my immune and respiratory health.
This was first done on a video and then later converted to MP3 file. I hope you find this helpful. To view the detailed video on my Ayurveda Lifestyle please click this YouTube playlist.
In this talk you will learn -
1) Ayurveda Daily Routine (Dinacharya)
2) Ayurveda Herbs I am taking specific for immune and respiratory health
3) Food Guidelines specific to balancing Kapha and n...2020-03-201h 33Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with AkshataAn Insightful Chat on Ayurvedic Ghee & Hing - FREE AYURVEDA GIVEAWAY!!!Namaste Everyone!
I am excited to share with you my interview with the owner of Pure Indian Foods (https://www.pureindianfoods.com) where we discuss all about Ayurvedic Ghee (clarified butter) and Hing (asafetida). You will be amazed by all the benefits Hing offers us to balance our vata and kapha doshas!
At the end of this interview you are invited to participate in the FREE AYURVEDA GIVEAWAY where TWO LUCKY LISTENERS will receive a FREE HING BOTTLE shipped anywhere in the US!!
Interested to know more about Vata dosha and proven Ayurveda...2020-01-0129 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with Akshata3. Fall into Ayurveda - Proven Ayurveda Remedies to pacify vata in the Fall and Winter seasonNamaste Everyone! We have an AYURVEDA GIVEAWAY in this VATA DOSHA episode
I am excited to share all about vata dosha in this episode. At the end of this episode you will listen to an insightful interview I did with the owner of Pure Indian Foods (https://www.pureindianfoods.com) where we discuss all about Ghee (clarified butter) and Hing (asafoetida) and how it balances our vata in body and mind.
At the end of this interview you can participate in the FREE AYURVEDA HING GIVEAWAY where TWO LUCKY LISTENERS will get a FREE HING B...2019-12-3050 min
Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast with Akshata2. Thankful vs Grateful - Insight into the ancient Yogic TextsIn this blessed holiday season of Thanksgiving - I thought I would do an episode on what does thankfulness and gratefulness mean? Are they both same? What do spiritual texts talk about them?
Intuitively I somehow feel in my heart that thankfulness and gratefulness cannot be the same and surely have some differences!
I invite you to dive with me into the ancient Sanskrit texts to know the meaning and essence of these two words Thankfulness and Gratefulness.
Please share with me your thoughts and comments on this episode. Thank you!
Em...2019-11-2915 minDosha Karma Dharma Podcast with Akshata1. My First Podcast - Intro to Dosha Karma DharmaNamaste! Welcome to Dosha Karma Dharma podcast - Know your Dosha, Do your Karma, Live your Dharma.
In this podcast you will get to know me and how miraculously Ayurveda came into my life! I also share with you how by spiritualizing my own grief I discoverd my deepest calling, my passion....my DHARMA!
Please check out my website https://www.jeevalifestyle.com/ where I offer Ayurveda 1-1 consultations, workshops and webinars. I invite you to connect with me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Jeevalifestyle/.
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