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The magic of going back to roots of ayurveda with ayurvedic counselor angela perger

In today’s episode, we are diving deep with Angela, an Ayurvedic chef, Ayurveda health counselor, Yoga teacher and mother of two. She hosts The Simple Ayurveda Podcast where she discusses Ayurveda, motherhood and minimalism. She has a master of science in education and has been practicing Yoga since 2007. She uses Yoga and Ayurveda to thrive despite diagnoses of ulcerative colitis, hypothyroidism and a rare autoimmune liver condition. Her goal is to share these ancient sciences in simple, everyday ways so that you can be your happiest, healthiest self.

In this episode, Angela has dived right in to how she started her Ayurvedic journey being a western, American Woman with almost zero to no connection with the land of Ayurveda, India. It’s been so much fun to have Angela talk about the different archetypes, doshas, Prakriti or basically our nature determined by this ancient science. This episode is jam packed with a whole beginner’s guide to Ayurveda and all the why’s and how’s around incorporating it into our modern lifestyles.

Listen it right here or on Spotify, Anchor, Apple Podcast.

0:11 Angela’s journey to Ayurveda
3:40 Science of Ayurveda, concept of Ayurveda
5:02 Why are we bringing back Ayurveda right now//Ayurveda & Yoga
10:20 Ayurveda & Migraines
11:00 How Ayurveda helps economically and environmentally the world
12:52 How is an Ayurvedic diet different from other diets?
15:50 Modern Salad diets v/s Ayurvedic balanced diets
17:30 Understanding your body type and why you crave certain foods//combating acidity, heartburn
20:07 Understanding our Prakriti (nature), elements and Doshas
24:43 Keeping a wellness journal
24:50 Doshas and their energies
27:27 the new modern archetypes: kapha, pitta, vata
29:03 Imbalances of doshas
31:18 physical symptoms of imbalanced dosas
36:06 do our doshas change?
39:00 how to start making small shifts and changes
44:22 Ayurvedic rituals + some Ayurvedic food options for breakfast, lunch, dinner