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
35 episodes
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...
Ep 19 - Cosmic Rhythms and Mental / Emotional Clarity: Ayurvedic Wisdom for Eclipse Seasons
Eclipse seasons have a way of stirring the mind and emotions. They shake up our sense of self, unsettle the ego, and sometimes leave us feeling restless, vulnerable, or even blindsided. But within this intensity also lies the possibility of dee...
Ep 18 - An Ancient Ayurvedic Tool for Boosting Immunity This Fall
As summer fades and we step into autumn, our immunity is tested by seasonal shifts, overstimulation, and busy modern lives. In Ayurveda, immunity isn’t just about herbs or supplements—it’s about how we move through thresholds, honor our rhythms...
Ep 17 - The Most Unexpected Remedy for Painful Periods and Peri/Menopause Symptoms
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, overcommitted, or stuck in the myth that “you should be able to do it all” — this episode is for you.This week, I explore a remedy that’s rarely talked about in conversations around painful periods, peri/...
Ep 16 - Honouring Our Teachers & Reflections on Studentship
In the spirit of Guru Purnima, this episode is a heartfelt reflection on the sacred student–teacher relationship and how I continue to walk the path of studentship.Tune in to hear:🌿 Why I follow the Vedic system to guide ...
Ep 15 - Your Ayurvedic Guide to a Calm, Balanced Summer - the Vata-Pitta Edition
Your Ayurvedic Summer Guide: Cool Pitta, Soothe Vata, Feel BetterSummer can be a beautiful time — but it’s also the season when fiery Pitta energy and light, mobile Vata tend to get stirred up, leaving many of us feeling anxious, ...
Ep 14 - Start Now Or Wait? Ayurveda Before Summer
Are you telling yourself, “I’ll start paying more attention to my body… after the [insert circumstance]”? You’re not alone. But waiting for the “perfect moment” might be keeping you stuck in patterns you no longer want to repeat.In this ...
Ep 13 - Mindset Shifts that Make Cooking Exciting and Joyful
Ever feel like cooking is a chore that you often rush through? Would you rather feel excitement and a sense of wonder as you're headed to your kitchen?If that's you, I invite you to tune into this episode.I share a segment from th...
Ep 12 - 5 Ayurvedic Pathways to Better Food Choices
Our wisdom around food doesn’t come from recipe books alone.In this episode, I explore where true nourishment begins — through the lens of Ayurveda and the Vedic tradition — and I share 5 Ayurvedic pathways to making better, wi...