Chloe Haddad - Root & restore
Welcome to Root & Restore, a heart-centered podcast where ancient wisdom meets modern life. Each episode is a gentle invitation to slow down, tune inward, and remember the healing that already lives within you.
Guided by the principles of Ayurveda and the art of mindful living, I share simple teachings, personal reflections, and grounding practices that help bring balance back to your body, mind, and spirit. Whether it’s understanding the doshas, exploring seasonal rituals, deepening your self-care, or dropping into soothing guided meditations, my intention is to support you in living with more clarity, ease, and connection.
This space is created for anyone craving a softer pace—a place to breathe, to learn, to reflect, and to feel held.
May these episodes be a companion on your journey home to yourself.
Episodes
29 episodes
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As we move deeper into spring, you may notice your body feeling a little heavier, slower, or more congested — this is the energy of Kapha.In this episode, I begin to go a little deeper into my teachings, sharing simple, grounded Ayurvedi...
Staying Rooted While Life Expands
This week on Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I share a glimpse into a new chapter as I step into my Ayurvedic Health Counselor internship.With a full week of school, learning new systems and responsibilities, whil...
The Woman who became a Mother & then herself again
A soft, heartfelt reflection on motherhood, identity, and coming home to yourself.In this episode, I share my personal journey of becoming a mother, growing alongside my children, and rediscovering myself as I enter a new season of life....
When Healing Feels like too much
In this raw and honest episode, I share the often unspoken side of the healing journey, when growth feels overwhelming and the pressure to “do it all” takes over. Through an Ayurvedic lens, I gently brings us back to simplicity, reminding...
Returning to the Heart
In this episode of Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I share reflections from a powerful five-day retreat with seven wise grandmothers, each carrying deep ancestral teachings from traditions including Mayan, Māori, and Suf...
Kapha Dosha: The Energy of Stability
In this episode of Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I explore Kapha dosha, the energy of stability, structure, and nourishment.Kapha is composed of earth and water, the elements that ground us, hold us...
Pitta Dosha - The Energy of Transformation
In this episode of Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I explore Pitta dosha, the energy of transformation, digestion, and inner fire.Through a gentle opening with the grounding and cooling mantra sounds LAM...
Vata Dosha — The Energy of Movement
In this episode of Root & Restore, An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I begin a deeper dive into the doshas by exploring Vata, the energy of movement in the body and mind.Vata is made of the elements air and ether and g...
Understanding the Doshas — The Foundation of Ayurveda
In this episode of Root & Restore, An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I’m beginning a new series where we explore one of the most important foundations of Ayurveda: the doshas.Vata, Pitta, and Kapha are the three biologi...
Living in Rhythm, Not Resistance - A Reflection on Ayurveda and the Journey of Becoming
In this reflective episode of Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I share a deeply personal moment of transition as I completes the first phase of my Ayurvedic studies in the Principles of Ayurveda (PAM) program.<...
Dharma, Stepping into the path only you can walk
Dharma is not about perfection, it is about alignment.In this episode, we explore what it means to walk the path that is uniquely yours. Not the one shaped by expectation, comparison, or fear, but the one that feels quietly true in your ...
Sacred Touch, Devotion, Intuition & The Healer's Path
Touch is not mechanical it is relational.In this deeply personal episode, I share reflections on sacred touch through Ayurveda and bodywork, how devotion transforms technique into prayer, how intuition guides the hands, and how the...
The Gunas of the Mind
In this episode, I explore the three guṇas, Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas & how they shape the landscape of the mind.Through an Ayurvedic and yogic lens, we look at how clarity, restlessness, and heaviness move through o...
Women's Wisdom Through Ayurveda - Cycles, Seasons & Sacred Transitions
In this episode of Root & Restore, An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I open a heartfelt conversation about women’s bodies, cycles, and the sacred transitions we move through across a lifetime. Through an Ayurvedic lens, I reflect on menstruation, p...
Ojas, Tejas & Prana : The Subtle Energies of Radiance
In this episode of Root & Restore, An Ayurvedic Way of Life, we explore Ojas, Tejas, and Prana... the subtle energies that shape vitality, clarity, and life force. Through an Ayurvedic lens, I share how these energies influence how we...
The Dhatus - Nourishing the tissues that hold your life
In this episode, I explore the seven dhatus—the tissues that support vitality, strength, and long-term health.The dhatus reflect how well we digest food, experiences, and daily life.When nourished, we feel grounded and resilient... when...
Ayurvedic Yoga Nidra - Deep Rest & Inner Balance
In this guided Ayurvedic Yoga Nidra, I explain the practice as a form of conscious rest, a space between waking and sleeping where healing unfolds naturally. Designed to calm the nervous system and restore balance, this episode invites you to r...
Srotas - Opening the Channels of Healing
This episode introduces the Ayurvedic concept of Srotas, the channels of life that carry prana, emotion, nourishment, and awareness. I weave traditional wisdom with lived experience, offering simple practices to support flow, release stag...
Living In Rhythm
In this opening episode of Season 2, I invite you into a slower, more intentional way of living through the lens of Ayurveda. Beginning with the Gayatri Mantra, we explore how rhythm, routine, and presence calm the nervous system, balance Vata,...
Episode 9 - Dinacharya - Building a Life that holds you
In this episode of Root & Restore, I introduces Dinacharya, the Ayurvedic practice of daily rhythm. Rather than rigid routines or perfection, this gentle exploration invites you to build a life that supports your energy, nervous system, and...
Episode 8 - The Feminine Reclamation
In this episode of Root & Restore, I explore the sacred feminine through the lens of Ayurveda intuition, cycles, rest, and inner wisdom. I share a tender personal reflection from the holiday season and invites you to soften, listen to the b...
Episode 7 - Grounding into Fall & Winter
In this nourishing seasonal episode, we explore the Ayurvedic wisdom of fall and winter... the Vata time of year when the body, mind, and spirit naturally crave more warmth, rhythm, and rest. Join me as we slow down, breathe deeply,...
Episode 6 - Ayurvedic Bodywork : Returning to the body with reverence
In this episode of Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, I guide you through the sacred world of Ayurvedic bodywork — Abhyanga, Shirodhara, and Svedana — and how these ancient therapies help us soften, ground, and return home to the bo...
Episode 5 - Agni: tending the flame within
In this episode of Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, we explore Agni, the inner fire that governs digestion, clarity, vitality, and emotional balance. Agni is more than how we digest food — it’s how we digest life.I share s...
Episode 4 - The Doshas: Energies that shape us
In this episode of Root & Restore — An Ayurvedic Way of Life, we explore the doshas in a way that feels warm, human, and deeply relatable. Instead of seeing Vata, Pitta, and Kapha as labels, we look at them as energies moving through us...
