The Radical Ayurveda Podcast

This episode is a re-air of #005, about clearing the skin with Ayurveda. Rama and Lesley cover important daily habits that reach the body to deal with the skin, the largest organ in your body! When do you shower? Sometimes its as simple as showering at a different time, at a luke-warm temperature, and eating a bit more consistently. Good gut = good skin.

Lesley and Amy chat about the ways they manage time to balance eating, sleeping and living well amongst work life. It's full of insight into small business ownership, and the specific ways that Amy manages her time, and does it all with a grin on her face!

Ritucharya For Summer - Avoid Burnout #080 by Dr Rama Prasad and Lesley O'Brien

Live to Serve founder and creator Samantha Doyle speaks to Lesley on this week's Tiny House Ayurveda episode about reaching the sort of goals that fulfil you, and creating a routine that does not suffocate, but liberates in every sense of the word. Having a service to the world is important in gaining and keeping the energy to keep doing what you do. Sami is a mother of four and was diagnosed with a chronic illness early in life. And what did she do? Came back to Dinacharya. Listen to episode for all of the Wisdom this powerhouse woman had to share with us.

When we realise that often we're talking about the effects of stress, and not what's causing our stress, it gives us the opportunity to identify what's really bothering us. In this episode we talk about the anatomy of stress and how you can get remarkable relief both in your body and mind.

This week's Tiny House Ayurveda Podcast is with Aaron Bradley from Slide Coffee. This Tiny Home and business owner has some advice on how to live the life you want, and why you should love coffee! What is stopping you from living the life you want? How do you want to wake up every day? Aaron chats to us about the work, process and rewards of having your own business, and making the transition into a Tiny Home.

How can we upgrade ourselves to be free within our own lifestyles? Often we come up against outer forces that affect us deeply within, but in this episode Rama and Lesley provide insight into how to fortify in a way that leaves you flexible and strong. Belief systems are not what you might initially think they are, it's more about the way you respond to the world. From that deep centre of self you can find the strength to stand in your power. This episode teaches you all about it.

What can you do with a moment of reflection? Kerryn chats with Lesley about those powerful in-between moments when growth happens in a conversation with yourself. Kerryn defines what coaching and mentoring are, and steps through the processes that allow people to teach themselves. Discover what sort of inner knowledge you have in this episode of Tiny House Ayurveda podcast with Kerryn Griffiths. You won't regret it.

This week's episode covers how to stay strong from the outset, by poising yourself from the inside. Lesley and Rama discuss how lifestyle, diet and nutrition come into play, as well as altering your mindset. It's often easy to become affected by the environment around you. This episode teaches you how to become flexible but firm in your body, mind and soul, to maintain your integrity. How do you have fun, and still be in flow?

Have you ever wondered how people can live the Tiny House lifestyle and manage so many things at once? Amanda Lee chats with us this week, and gives you the low down on it all. Amanda is a Montessori educator, Parent Consultant and mum of two! A powerhouse and a joy. The episode is full of insight into the inner workings of a functional and thriving Tiny House, and how Amanda's lifestyle is full of ease and flexibility in each moment. Listen on to discover the power of Tiny House Living!

We continue to move into the Pillar of Relationships this week, as Lesley and Rama reframe the way to think about trust in relationships. It's a view changing episode that may be able to bring a clarity to your own life, and the way you approach people. Your two hosts also provide an insight into the certain precautions and steps to allow your path to be protected from others, while allowing space for growth and change. How does Ayurveda come into your relationships?

Have you ever heard of the Ayurvedic approach to creation theory? It's not what you might think it is, and actually provides some incredible insight into the workings of your body. This episode of the Tiny House Ayurveda podcast is Lesley's guidance through growing and evolving your little 'seed', the you that has the potential to step into power. Lesley also shares with us the fundamentals of Ayurveda in a new light, relating them to the five elements for clarity.

We have entered a new Pillar of Health: Relationships! This episode is a little bit different, as Lesley & Rama record their chat, connecting face to face. It's a fast and impactful introduction to the fourth pillar of relationships. Your two fabulous hosts chat about the importance of stilling yourself and returning to what makes you happy. The relationships with yourself are often the most important and are the base for connecting with the world. How do you find joy and wonder in your life?

This is a brilliant episode of the Tiny House Ayurveda podcast, as Lesley talks with Rachel Zinman: Author, Yoga teacher and trainer, and world traveller. In listening you will get some wisdom for working with balance, staying present and well. Have you ever wondered how those successful people can keep going? Rachel and Lesley discuss the balance that is required for an energy engine that can continue humming, through nourishment, self-love and balance.

This is the last episode of the Movement series in the Radical Ayurveda Podcast. Lesley and Rama tie up beautifully with helpful lifestyle tips in terms of moving the body to prevent snoring, and move the lymph for shifting Ama. It's short and sweet this week, as your two hosts tie up a fantastic series approaching the pillar of health: Movement in an Ayurvedic context. You'll get a practical approach and understanding of movement, as well as what vegetable Rama and Lesley are!

Calm and soothe your ears with this week's VERY insightful Tiny House Ayurveda Podcast episode with the glorious and indefinable Amadea Morningstar. Lesley and Amadea discuss the healing and powerful benefits of Polarity therapy, and its origins. Amadea, in her New Mexico abode, lives according to nature and the seasons. There is a rhythm and flow to the healing she allows, which shines through in this podcast, as she imparts healing exercises that can help you find a path to soul, body and mind healing.

In this episode of the Radical Ayurveda Podcast Lesley and Rama delve deep into Movement, and its relation to the 5 elements: air, water, earth, fire and ether. Rama discusses the need for all of the elements in martial arts, and how you need to keep stretching those boundaries. These principles can apply to your life. There is no set way to reach a healthy lifestyle, it's about YOU and your journey to living according to Ayurveda and nature. How do you think you'll apply the elements to your daily movement practice? You'll also get a story from Rama about the prince and his guru. It's all related, don't worry!

A solo session with our wise host Lesley O'Brien this week on the Tiny House Ayurveda Podcast. Lesley speaks all about the flexibility and suppleness of staying within the flow and rhythm of life. What are you made for? Understanding the direction and pool of people that will nurture and nourish your ability to up level and evolve will let you keep youthful, and bend time to meet you where you are! Not only does Lesley serve this wisdom, she also includes some very helpful Tiny House living tips that will allow YOU to live how you need and want.

Leading on from their last episode about Prakruti, your two hosts chat about Yoga and its place your life. As the series about Movement comes to a close, Rama and Lesley discuss meditation, being your own priority and the stillness in which inner strength can be found. Have you been told to meditate before? Rama asks you to reconsider if you're in the right place for it, before diving in. And then provides some delightful wisdom about the fundamentals of yoga: Asana (the movements), Pranayama (the breath), Jñāna (knowledge of the spiritual kind). This episode will brighten, and strengthen your idea of yoga and self realisation. Not one to miss.

Grab a glass of lemon water, and get into a comfy position. This week's Tiny House Ayurveda podcast episode is continuing the conversation about Movement. Lesley speaks with Claudia Graham, personal trainer and health professional, about how to elevate the work space you're in, and achieving what you want or need to. Claudia enlightens us with some practical and helpful ways to centre and balance yourself in a busy day, and in some kind words provides some guidance on how your motivation works. It's about finding harmony between the mental and physical...