Have you ever wondered why our minds are so full of thoughts and are restless? Is there actually a way that we can manage our minds? The last time I checked, I think there are more or less 60,000 thoughts we have per day, which is just mind-blowing. To shed some light on this interesting topic, I’ve invited a friend of mine whom I’ve known for almost a decade and who also happens to be a yoga teacher, Pavel Dmitriev.

Episode Highlights:

• What is the mind according to yoga?
• Where in the mind is morality?
• Managing the mind through yoga for beginners
• Why is our mind so troubled?
• Pranayama and the mind
• What is the purpose of a thought?
• Where do thoughts come from?
• What we resist persists
• Practices in yoga that will help manage our mind

Find the Full Episode Show Notes Here: https://letstalk.yoga/episode/managing-the-mind-with-yoga/

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I’m really excited about today’s conversation with Dr. Manasa Rao sharing her experience and knowledge about sadhana. Dr. Manasa Rao is practicing yoga since the year 1995. She genuinely believes that yoga is about connecting, healing, and becoming aware of a higher reality within all of us, that stretches beyond the mat.

Join us as we discover the meaning of the word sadhana, what its goal is, and its importance. We also go as far as discussing the obstacles while being in sadhana and whether we need to lean on a teacher or not to create a sadhana for us.

Episode Highlights:

• What does the word sadhana mean?
• What is the goal of yoga practitioners?
• Does everyone who does yoga need to have a sadhana?
• Factors to consider while building a sadhana
• The obstacles while being in sadhana
• Different components to building one’s sadhana
• Who creates the sadhana for you?
• What to do if you feel stuck in your sadhana?
• Sharing sadhana knowledge

Find the Full Episode Show Notes Here: https://letstalk.yoga/episode/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sadhana-in-yoga-with-dr-manasa-rao/

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In my studio at Aham Yoga, I have students who have some knowledge of Ayurveda and I would often get so many questions about what the role of food is. How should we really eat? How frequently should we eat and in what quantity? This is honestly a topic that I am no expert with and so I decided to invite back a past guest who is the real expert in Ayurveda, Nidhi Pandya.

Episode Highlights:

• The role of food in our lives according to Ayurveda
• The three pillars of health in Ayurveda
• The connection between the ahara (food) and prana
• Does Ayurveda look at cooked food and raw food differently?
• The effects of green juices and smoothies on our bodies
• How the yogis ate and their relationship to food
• What is a sattvic diet?
• Does doing yoga mean one should only eat a vegetarian diet
• Does the food we eat affect the quality of our minds and our thoughts
• Ayurveda’s approach to the frequency of meals, what to eat, and in what quantity
• Practical tips for modern-day yoga practitioners to live more holistically

Find the Full Episode Show Notes Here: https://letstalk.yoga/episode/eat-like-a-yogi-with-nidhi-pandya/

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