Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy and the Eight Limbs of Yoga with Kamalesh Ginger Hooven
Episode 240
Kamalesh Ginger Hooven is Provost of Mount Madonna Institute and she is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program.
In our previous episode together #234 titled, Integrating Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda we discussed the three bodies, five sheaths, tanmatras and the internal limbs of Yoga.
In this episode we discuss the eight limbs of yoga in detail and how to tailor an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program to an individual.
We discuss the following:
- The eight limbs of Yoga:
- Yama - disciplines
- Niyama - positive observances
- Asana - preparing the body to take a seat in meditation
- Pranayama - breath control
- Pratyahara - sense withdrawal
- Dharana - focused concentration
- Dhyana - meditative absorption
- Samadhi - bliss or enlightenment
- Tailoring an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program keeping in mind the doshas, elements and the three principles of Ayurveda:
- every cause has an effect
- like increases like
- opposites decrease
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Hashimoto's and Ayurveda with Dr. Sujatha Kekada
Episode 198
Dr. Sujatha Kekada is the lead Ayurvedic physician and co-founder of AmrtaSiddhi Ayurvedic Clinic in Bali. She returns to the podcast to discuss Hashimoto's, a condition where the body attacks it's own thyroid tissue.
Unfortunately, the numbers of women developing thyroid disorders are very high, however, many may be experiencing the symptoms but are unaware that these symptoms are a result of a thyroid disorder.
Dr. Sujatha and I discuss the following:
- What is Hashimoto's.
- What are the symptoms of this condition.
- Ayurveda's view of Hashimoto's & the doshas involved.
- The diet & lifestyle triggers for Hashimoto's.
- The connection between the thyroid & the throat chakra.
- Symptoms of hypothyroidism & hyperthyroidism.
- Treating Hashimoto's holistically.
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