🎙️ New Podcast Episode Is Live! Apologies in advance for the sound quality, but the conversation is gold. I sat down with Dr. Ashwin Kumar, a fourth-generation Ayurvedic doctor and Vedic teacher, for a rich, wide-ranging conversation on health, healing, and ancient wisdom. We covered: 🌿 The traditional gurukulam approach to Ayurvedic learning 🧘‍♂️ Yoga as medicine for mental and emotional health 🩺 How the menstrual cycle reflects long-term vitality, fertility & menopause 🥗 Ayurvedic diet tips for supporting a healthy cycle 💞 Spiritual partnership and conscious marriage 👥 Plus: male infertility, emotional resilience & the role of community in healing This one's layered—spiritual, emotional, physical—and rooted in Ayurveda's holistic view of life. 🎧 Listen: yogawithlois.com/podcast/understanding-fertility-through-ayurveda/ ▶️ Watch: youtu.be/tMmkWXXimZE Thanks for tuning in as this show grows—one honest (and imperfect) convo at a time. #Ayurveda #Fertility #MenstrualHealth #Yoga #WomensHealth #HolisticHealing #SpiritualWellness #VedicWisdom #EmotionalWellbeing #Podcast

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Does anyone else get this flashing circle when they try to look at the notifications screen on Primal? I'm using brave browser and all the "shields" are down. 🤔 #asknostr

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Ideally...it's ongoing spiritual work... But yes... This period of time, emotions will be released as fast as the mind can process them. That's my understanding.

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Yes... It's cool... When the active cleansing phase is done... Now it's 4 weeks of "processing"

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Yes. The toxins that are being uprooted can be physical and emotional... Think of when you have a gut feeling in your stomach that you ignore ... That leaves a residue... It's undigested... Anything we don't digest become ama/toxins. And sticks to the cells, tissues, channels ...that creates blockage....and makes it difficult for optimal functioning.... Toxins slowly builds up. PK is like "spring cleaning" your house (if people still do that anymore 😂). So yes .. one is processing a lot during this time... And the idea is to go inward and reflect on that.... For me it's always "What is my purpose in life?" Also, I found myself praying to Lord Indra for guidance during this....had some physical injuries that needed to be addressed. It was good ...🙏🙏

🎙️ Essential Ayurveda Talks – Episode 2: Returning to Ancient Healing is now live! In this episode, I’m joined by Vaidya Sunita Tarkunde, founder of the Houston Ayurveda Wellness Center. Sunita shares her inspiring journey, from studying Ayurveda in India, to becoming a Registered Nurse in the U.S., and ultimately opening her own Ayurvedic center, where she blends Eastern healing wisdom with Western medical insight. We explore: ✅ Panchakarma for detox versus quick reset ✅ Why daily routines matter ✅ The best time to consult an Ayurveda consultant/practitioner (spoiler: it’s before you are sick) ✅ Importance of community 👉Listen On Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/8mLn1Ys74DBQgT14pDod Find links to other players here: https://yogawithlois.com/ayurveda-podcast/ #ayurveda #yoga #foodismedicine #panchakarma #dailyroutine #houstonayurveda

It's called panchakarma... 5 therapies.... 1. Snehana - internal and external oleation... Drinking ghee and getting abhyangha massages..... The oil loosens the toxins that are sticking to your tissues and channels. The abhyangha pushes the toxins into the GI tract for elimination.... 2. Vamana - vomiting ... Removes excess kapha (I didn't do this 😆) 3. Virechana - castor oil purgation. 4. Basti - series of herbal enemas...some for cleaning...some for rejuvenating...all of them are helping to pull out the toxins that are now ready for removal. 5. Rakts moksha - blood letting.(I didn't do this one either)...this can be approximated by donating blood. Ideally you want a really light diet...the goal isn't nutrition...just get enough energy to get through the day and let the body naturally detox. This cleansing phase can be 7-21 or more days. Depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Your doctor will customize the herbs, the oils and the procedures. It's very cool. I did 14 days... After this, then you do the rejuvenating stage...replenishing all the nicely cleaned tissues and channels...they will more readily assimilate the herbs bc they're clean...so you don't have to use as much.... I'm doing a podcast on this in December. I haven't studied PK in depth...but I have done it multiple times. #panchakarma #ayurveda

The Essential Ayurvedic Cookbook ...has a good overview for people new to Ayurveda and provides recipes from international cuisine...rather than solely India recipes. Also includes a chapter with meat recipes, because Ayurveda does recommend meat in some instances. Also, easyAyurveda.com website has bundles of books and online courses! Happy to answer any questions here as you start this journey.

I use this npub mostly for my podcast... And tend to post food pics on my other one. I'm doing an Ayurveda cleanse and have been posting the food pics on that npub.... But generally have been so busy I am not posting a ton.

Testing to see if this shows up in fountain....

Thanks ... I'll hang on to my pixel 6 for a bit longer then 😜

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I love the blackberry keyboard 😍 Can we remove the battery? #boomer