Lean on Ayurveda
Welcome! In the Lean on Ayurveda podcast, its host and Ayurveda expert Vytaute explores how Ayurveda, the ancient science of health and wellbeing, can help us understand ourselves more deeply and guide us to feeling better.
For more information about Vytaute’s work, visit leanonayurveda.com.
Episodes
44 episodes
Ep 44 - Using AI for Ayurvedic Recommendations
Ep 44 - Using AI for Ayurvedic RecommendationsIn this episode I explore using AI sources for ayurvedic recommendations. We look at the reasons that cause people to seek ayurvedic solutions and wisdom in the first place...
Ep 43 - Ayurveda's Deeper Purpose & the Story of Dhanvantari with Kaya Mindlin
Ep 43 - Ayurveda's Deeper Purpose & the Story of Dhanvantari with Kaya Mindlin In this special episode I interview one of my beloved teachers, Kaya Mindlin. Kaya has been sharing Vedic wisdom with her students for more th...
Ep 42 – Working with Sugar, Caffeine and Scrolling Addictions & How Ayurveda Can Help
Ep. 42 – Working with Sugar, Caffeine and Scrolling Addictions & How Ayurveda Can HelpIn this episode, we explore some of the everyday attachments that can quietly become compulsive: sugar, caffeine, scrolling and oth...
Ep 41 - Matrescence - Understanding the Transformation of Motherhood with Emily Gold
Ep. 41 - Matrescence: Understanding the Transformation of Motherhood with Emily GoldMotherhood changes us - not only physically, but emotionally, mentally, relationally and in the way we understand who we are.In this ...
Ep 40 - Supplements: Finding the Ayurvedic Middle Path Between Overuse and Fear
Supplements are everywhere in the wellness world.From Ashwagandha and collagen to minerals, probiotics, and herbal formulas, many of us are taking something every day in the hope of feeling better, supporting our health, or preventing fu...
Ep 39 - Ayurvedic Summer Foods, Better Hydration, Cooling Pitta and Sadhaka Pitta
Ep. 39 – Ayurvedic Summer Foods, Better Hydration, Cooling Pitta and Sadhaka PittaSummer is the season of Pitta dosha in Ayurveda. While warm weather invites us outdoors, it also naturally increases heat within the bo...
Ep 38 - How to Stay Balanced in Summer Heat (Ayurveda for Vata & Pitta in Hot Weather)
How to Stay Balanced in Summer Heat (Ayurveda for Vata & Pitta in Hot Weather)Podcast Topic: Summer wellness, heatwave support, digestion, nervous system balance, emotional regulation through AyurvedaEpisode Summ...
Ep 37 - The Story of Chai: Comfort, Culture & Resistance with Neetu Sarin (The Chai Wali)
Ep 37 - The Story of Chai: Comfort, Culture & Resistance with Neetu Sarin (The Chai Wali)What makes a truly good cup of chai?In this episode, I sit down with chai expert Neetu Sarin, founder of The Chai Wali
Ep 36 - The Cost of Personalising Health | Ayurveda, Commitment & The Myth of the Quick Fix
Ep. 36 – The Cost of Personalising Health | Ayurveda, Commitment & The Myth of the Quick FixIn this episode of Lean on Ayurveda, I reflect on a conversation I recently had with my eldest about learning a new mus...
Ep 35 - Navigating Microplastic Pollution with Ayurveda
Episode 35 – Navigating Microplastic Pollution with AyurvedaWhat does Ayurveda have to say about living in a world filled with microplastics?In this episode of Lean on Ayurveda, I reflect on the Netflix docum...
Ep 34 - Q&A: Real-Life Ayurveda, Ritual Burnout & Letting Go of Excessive Self-Sacrifice
Episode 34: Q&A: Real-Life Ayurveda, Ritual Burnout & Letting Go of Excessive Self-SacrificeIn this Q&A episode, I’m answering some of your questions - from how to navigate “non-Ayurvedic” choices in real life, to avoiding bu...
Ep 33 - How to Get the Most Value Out of Your Ayurveda Sessions
Episode 33: How to Get the Most Value Out of Your Ayurveda SessionsHow do you actually benefit from Ayurveda sessions—or any kind of coaching, mentoring, or guidance?In this episode, I explore what truly makes a differenc...
Ep 32 - Learning to Love Movement: An Ayurvedic Approach to Balanced Exercise
What is the right kind of exercise for your body?In this episode, we explore movement through the lens of Ayurveda—and why there is no one-size-fits-all answer.Drawing from classical Ayurvedic texts and personal experienc...
Ep 31 - Working with Ayurvedic Herbs for Spring Lymphatic Care: Tulsi, Dandelion & Manjistha
Spring is a powerful time of transition in Ayurveda—a moment when the body begins to release winter’s heaviness and reawaken its natural flow.In this episode of the Lean on Ayurveda Podcast, recorded on the auspicious beg...
Ep 30 - Springtime Lymphatic Care in Ayurveda: Supporting the Water Within (Rasa Dhatu)
Ep 30 - Springtime Lymphatic Care in Ayurveda: Supporting the Water Within (Rasa Dhatu)🌿 Join the Spring Cleanse hereAs spring arrives in ...
Ep 29 - Ayurvedic Seasonal Cleanses Explained: Spring Kapha, Self-Attunement & Common Questions
Ep 29: Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse Q&A — How to Move Through Seasonal Transitions with Clarity and Self-AttunementSeasonal change is not just something that happens around us — in Ayurveda, it is something that happens with...
Ep 28 - When We Feel Unsupported on Our Ayurvedic Journey: Partner Support, Clarity & Self-Leadership
Episode 28: Partner Support on the Ayurvedic PathWhy decisiveness, self-leadership, and clarity change everythingIn this episode of the Lean on Ayurveda Podcast, we explore a topic many of us quietly struggle with:
Ep 27 - Ojas Is Not for Sale: Ayurvedic Ritual, Slow Beauty & Slow Aging with Osi Mizrahi
In this episode, I'm joined by Osi Mizrahi, founder of Osi Oils - for a deep conversation on abhyanga (self-oil massage), slow beauty, and aging with vitality and grace.Together, we explore how ancient Ayurved...
Ep 26 - Trauma-informed Ayurveda, Emotional Digestion and Healing in Community with Angela Perger
In this deep conversation, I’m joined by my beloved teacher Angela Perger, founder of Simple Ayurveda, to explore how ancient Ayurvedic wisdom can meet modern trauma awareness - and why, for many of us, healing requires more tha...
Ep 25 - Q&A: Ghee & Inflammation, Finding Harmony in a Harsh World & Overcoming Procrastination
In the final episode of 2025, we’re closing the year with a special Q&A, featuring questions submitted by my current clients. We explore everything from the truth about ghee and inflammation, to navigating the emotional weight of the world,...
Ep 24 - Ayurvedic Winter Foods: How Sweet, Sour & Salty Nourish Your Deep Tissues
Episode 24 — Winter Foods: How to Nourish Your Body and Build Strength This SeasonIn today’s episode, we explore how to nourish yourself during winter (Hemanta) using the principles of Ayurveda.This is the season of str...
Ep 23 - An Introvert’s Ayurvedic Guide to the End of the Year
Feeling the pull to slow down while the world speeds up? In this episode, I share how introverts and sensitive souls can navigate the end-of-year season with more peace, groundedness, and intention — using Ayurveda’s timeless tools ...
Ep 22 - Women’s Empowerment & Hormonal Health in Ayurveda: Less Fight, More Surrender
What if the power you’re chasing is already yours, but buried under constant striving? We take a clear-eyed look at women’s empowerment through the Ayurvedic lens and ask the braver question: what changes when we stop gripping outcomes and star...
Ep 21 - Ghee: The Ayurvedic Elixir That Carries Prayer, Calms the Nerves, and Feeds Creation
Episode 21 – Ghee: The Ayurvedic Elixir That Carries Prayer, Calms the Nerves, and Feeds CreationIn this episode of Lean on Ayurveda, we explore one of the most sacred and time-honoured substances in the Ayurvedic traditi...
Ep 20 - Inside a Community Ayurvedic Reset: 5 Life Lessons We’re Carrying Forward
In this episode of Lean on Ayurveda, I share five fresh lessons that emerged from guiding our latest Community Fall Reset. Over 10 days together, we set aside caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and other agitating habits while nourishing...