Ayur- What Now? Podcast

Episode 6 Causes of Disease Intro and Misuse of the Senses

Stop making yourself sick -- You have the power to make choices that will help you to feel your best!  
Why is it we don't always make those empowering choices?  Ayurveda sees a relationship between our choices and our state of health.  The biggest challenges we face in our health are often based on our dietary and lifestyle choices. 
In this episode Mary and Jerry discuss Ayurveda's view of the causes of disease and focus on the first and broadest cause... misusing our senses.  This may be in doing too much, doing too little, or doing the wrong things.  
Ayurveda sees everyone as unique and your path to health is unique to you. 
 

Episode 5 Pillars of Health: Energy

Wouldn't it be great to always have the energy you needed to do all the things you want to? 
In this podcast we look at this crucial pillar of health: Energy- how we build it, spend it, and replenish it.  
In each of the Pillars podcasts, the term mindfulness has come up. Mindfulness is the awareness of yourself that supports you with each of these pillars: Food, Sleep, and Energy. By considering your physical needs you can better take care of this body you've got.  

Episode 4 Pillars of Health: Sleep

Using Ayurveda to determine the right amount of sleep for you! 
Ayurveda regards three behaviors to be foundational to our state of well-being.  These "pillars of health" are our behaviors around food, sleep, and how we spend our energy.  In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of sleep- why we need it and how to really benefit from it.  

Episode 3 Pillars of Health: Food

Is your relationship with food healing you or harming you?  
One way that Ayurveda is unique is that it recognizes that there is no "one size fits all" approach when it comes to maintaining health. Ayurveda looks at what we eat and how we eat as fundamental to building optimal health, but what will deeply nourish you may be different than what will sustain someone else.
In this podcast, we explore this vital Pillar of Health: Food and how you can maximize the positive benefits you get from food and all forms of sensory input. 

Episode 2 Getting Started...What is Ayurveda anyway?

In this episode, Mary and Jerry begin their conversation about Ayurveda - discussing what it is and introducing some of its fundamental principles.
You may have heard people talking about Ayurveda and referring to their Doshas and wondered if you had one and what you should do with it.  You'll be happy to find out that everyone and everything around you has a dosha and that this can be revealed in their physical, mental, and emotional states.  

Episode 1a The Thompsons’ Origin Stories

If you want to hear more about how Mary Thompson and her brother, Jerry Thompson, came to be interested in Ayurveda, nursing, education, and podcasting, then this is the episode for you!  

Episode 1 Ayur... What now? Begins

The launching of the Ayur...What now? Podcast.
Join Mary Thompson as she takes her brother, Jerry Thompson, on an educational journey into the science of Ayurveda.  
Have you ever wanted to know more about Ayurveda, but weren't sure how to even begin? This podcast will discuss Ayurvedic principles in ways that are easy to understand.  
In this episode, you'll learn just what is this "Ayurveda" thing anyway?