Vedic arts

Why is Dipavali (Festival of lights) celebrated on a new moon? Origin of calender, almanac, Christian calender vs ancient roman calenders, solar dates vs Lunar dates (Tithis). Importance of tithis and the mathematics of calculating these tithis. And, why are they so important for health and wellbeing, for Ayurveda practitioners, for Jyotishis or anyone following a spiritual life.

What is the Vedic Zodiac is part of our educational series about learning Vedic Astrology (Jyotish). We talk about ecliptic, zodiac, and definitions and break the concepts down into a simple format.

Chants for universal Godesses (devis) and Shakti, and mantra-based meditation guide to support emotional grief or trauma through prayers, intentions, chants, mantras and daily meditation practice.

Disclaimer- This is a spiritual vedic chants meditation system of praying to Devi- Godess (shakti) for helping out with emotional grief or trauma. It is not a substitute for therapy or counseling.

Gentrification of yoga? Has yoga lost its way? What really is yoga? Not the Americanized, bastardized, commercialized, and capitalized version--but the yoga that is part of the six philosophical practices/darshanas that come out of India. The 'yoga' that is part of the Vedic arts-just like qigong is part of Dao spiritualism. Has yoga lost its way in the USA? Let us dive in.

Disclaimer: The information discussed in this podcast is the personal opinion of the presenter(s) and does not reflect the view of Narayana Ayurveda.

Eclipses, and calculus in Jyotish. Part 2 of the Learn Jyotish series by pandit Atul krishna das.

You wanted it. We have listened. We bring you "educational" podcast class series where you learn about the fundamentals of Jyotish. in this podcast Pandit Atul talks about invocation, why learn Jyotish, solar eclipses being inauspicious, the ancient astronomy book called Surya Siddhanta, and a lot more...part 1.

The timekeepers of timeline is a popular theme in television series meant to keep us entertained. You must have heard the phrase WHEEL OF TIME. It is a popular TV series and an excellent series of books as well. Today we talk about the Vedic wheel of time. In science, we perceive time to move in a linear direction, however, according to Vedic literature-time moves in a circular direction. This means it returns to the beginning. Time is a chakra (wheel). We call it the kāla (long A as in tart, smart) or kāla cakra. In this interesting podcast, we talk with Pandit Atul our resident Vedic philosopher about the qualities of time, the four yugas, time being a destroyer and creator, and instances from the Bhagavad Gita and pop culture.

Pandit Atul is a well-known vedic astrologer and Vedic philosopher and teacher of Sanskrit and vedic arts. Monica Groover is an author, writer, herbalist, and teacher of Ayurveda and Vedic arts.

Quick guided meditation for chakras using principles and breathing of Qigong and yoga.

Educational Podcast by Dr Aparna Dandekar talking about mind, doshas and its connexion to Bhagavad Gita- the Hindu Scripture, our holy book. She talks about metaphors relating to our physical and mind body from Bhagavad Gita. Dr Dandekar also discusses Vata and mind, pitta and mind as well as Kapha and mind.

What is the ghostly body made up of. DNA helix has an energetic form too. How Lord Bhootnath is the diety of ghosts--and we continue our nAdi-assessment podcast where we left off last Monday on October 2nd.

"What is a nāḍi" (long A, and hard D sound) is an educational podcast and you will hear the part of a live session where Monica Groover (Ayurveda Practitioner) was teaching the art of nāḍi assessment using the Nārāyaṇa system of nāḍi that she learned and assimilated from her teachers, research and her Guru. A nāḍi is an energetic channel or network of channels in your many bodies that vibrates at a frequency that can be felt by some spiritual, yogic, and Ayurveda practitioners. We have a vast energetic network of nāḍis in our astral body. Ayurveda Practitioners check a person's nadi in order to find out the imbalance. As an Ayurveda practitioner myself, I may check their nadi. Nadi tells me everything. What is this Nadi? It is an energetic channel--a network within our body- a system that reverberates in all our bodies. Let's learn more in this podcast taken from an actual class where I was teaching level 1 Narayana nadi system to my students. - Podcast by Monica B Groover, author of Essential Guide to Ayurveda, Ayurveda and the Feminine.

Curious? Listen in.

DISCLAIMER: Ayurvedic Medicine cannot diagnose, treat or prevent any disease. The information presented here is SPIRITUAL and VEDIC and only meant for educational purposes.

Recently I went to India and was so amazed and bowled over by the lovely people, amazing food, amazing customer service, and how much better everything was. I had the best time. However, I did notice that some people-especially younger people there are so Westernized, and pursuing "things". Better phone, great house, lovely car--that seems to be the mantra. So I thought wow that's a great topic to discuss. How do we become happy and live our best life? Indian and Indian Vedic scriptures can teach the entire world about the pursuit of happiness. How do we become happy--Vedic perspective. ...

Meditation is not just breathing. Its not just being present. Its not just mindfulness. Its not just relaxing. Its SO MUCH more than that. Manasika meditation is when you go to divine or holy places, mentally. We will understand the difference between all these and more. If you are new to meditation, I will lead you a mock meditation on bread. How to make bread. Then, we will take the principles of that mock meditation and go to Himalayas where river Ganga is running full steam ahead and will invoke her. Enjoy,

Water is a conduit. It can be empowered the power of air, water, fire, mantra- intention. We can leave a covered glass jar of water in and it becomes agneya--filled with heat of water and will be good to warm us and for digestion. Water can be left out in a covered glass jar in the moonlight-and it will become cooling for the body and will calm the mind. In fact, this is how we make Sun Tea or moon tea. Physically water not only nourishes us but cleanses us -good hygiene but also energertically. Urine, sweat and lymphatic fluid--are a cleansing action of water. In women, the menstrual blood is cleansing not just the unfertilized cell, and lining but all the stress we have accumulated over the month--that is sticking to our body and tissues--it is all being let out--by blood-which is a manifestation of water and fire. Each body of water has a spirit guide--when we contaminate the ocean, river or water, we overfish-there are karmic consequences for the whole society. This podcast generally dives into all that and more.....

Did you know that hell also has a judicial branch and legislative branch running for the beings who broke the rules of the universe? Technically it's not hell--its a system of realms with 28 hellish planets. When such persons die, they are taken by the police/constable of the chief court system that has authority over our planet Earth. The soul is taken to the court in the hellish realm/planet where the defense and criminal lawyer team is presided over by Citragupta and his team of millions. The justice-dharmaraj Yamaraja is the head of the court system and his staff/children are legislators and keep records. There are scary beings-sometimes hired from asuras- to do the dirty work of giving punishments in these hellish planets/realms

What goes in must go out. A conversation about your poop, fart, sweat, pee--all are on the table when you go to visit an Ayurveda Practitioner. Even the menstrual blood -is not off the table. I also talk about mala (waste) of the mind that we never address. We collect stuff people--stuff that sticks to our body--stuff that comes from our mind and our stress. A short and sweet podcast about how to tackle this--Ayurvedic perspective from Essential Guide to Ayurveda Part 1. Art generated by Bing Image Generator.

There are many dimensions and different planetery systems according to Vedas. All have their own healing systems. How did Ayurveda-the healing system arrive from higher Planets (grahas) to earth. There are many origin stories. What kind of medicine is practiced in Heaven (svarga loka)--who is the surgeon general in heavenly planets above us? All this and more--taken from Purvakhanda, Bhava Prakasha Chapter 1 by Monica B Groover.

Disclaimer-This is a spiritual podcast from a Vedic perspective and this podcast is simply informational only. Ayurveda is simply a complimentary healing modality not meant to cure, heal or diagnose anyone and Ayurvedic Medicine is not recognized by FDA.

Note- Photo was generated by Bing Image AI.

What is the Rudra Principle? What is anger? Where does it start? Why do WE become angry in the first place. How does anger travel. Who is the diety of anger. A vedic perspective on anger and explanation of the diety of Rudra. Monica Groover, the author of Ayurveda and the Feminine and Essential Guide to Ayurveda talks to Pandit Atul Krishna Das-co founder of Narayana Ayurveda and Yoga Academy in Austin Texas. Pandit Atul spend years in an ashram in India and has been a student of Vedic literature, Puranas for 45 years.

If we randomly repeat a word--Giba giba tiba miba--is that a chant? When a child repeats a word, is that a chant? When sports fans chant the name of their team in an event--and whole stadium erupts-is that a chant? What is a vedic chant? Why are there rules to chanting? How should we begin chanting. How should we end up a chant session. Lets demystify chanting in this podcast with Pandit Atul Krishna Das and Manjulali Dasi.

Déjà vu is a phenomenon where we may feel, "Hey, I feel this has happened before. Or, I have seen this before. This seems so familiar that its creepy". The term "déjà vu" comes from the French language and means "already seen."

What does it mean from a VEDIC perspective? It is mystical.

Obviously, not all Déjà vu experiences are mystical or universe trying to give you a message, but they can be. It can be intuition, pre-cognition, or simply impressions from a past life--from our reincarnation. Learn about this in our short and sweet podcast on Déjà vu by Manjulali

How many of us have seen ghosts, believe in ghosts? Have you ever had a paranormal experience? How does someone become a ghost? What are the mechanics of becoming a ghost from a Vedic Perspective? According to Vedic literature or Hinduism, why, what and when does someone become a ghost and for how long? Is the appearance of sightings of ghosts different in different countries?

DISCLAIMER: The information in this Podcast is spiritual and Vedic in nature. It is based on Vedas, and principles of Hinduism. This is a spiritual lifecoaching podcast.

Think of karma as line of credit from an issuing bank—except here the issuing bank is higher grahas/planets—and it is an exhaustive source. We also have a negativeline of credit. In this podcast, we will talk about modern mainstream meaning of karma vs philosophical meaning of karma. We will talk about three types of karma mentioned in Jaiva Dharma and Bhagavad Gita. How can we get rid of this bad karma--some ideas will be shared.

If you are a gardener, healer or a spiritualist, or a student of any Vedic arts like Ayurveda or Jyotish-the MOON -Chandra is very important to you. If you tend to live on mental platform, moon is important to you. If you tend to be anxious or stressed, moon cycles are important to you. Listen to this short and sweet podcast to learn why.

This is a podcast on Vedic (spiritual) aspect of mind or manas. Why do we find so hard to let go of things--whether its a relationship, or things that we have gotten attached to. Why do we strive for more and more. What is the mind from a vedic perspective. What is an imbalanced manas (mind) spiritually, logically and vedically. 

What are chakras? How can we use chakra meditation to balance our daily life--spiritually and to increase focus, concentration and mental energy? 

There are three parts to this podcast. Part 1 is introduction to chakras. Part 2 is a short description of 7 chakras and its corresponding elements (space, are, fire, water, earth). Part three is the guided meditation.

If you want --skip directly to part 3 for the guided meditation to ground yourself.

Disclaimer:  These podcasts are aimed at spiritual coaching. Any and all information in the podcast is not meant to replace your doctor's advise or treat, cure, prevent, or help any disorders.  

Five levels of Awareness

Have you ever tried to incorporate a new healthier or better habit in your life-whether for fitness, mind, or diet. I want to not have sodas, or I will excercise more, I will not get drunk--or not smoke. The list is endless. From philosophical perspective, habits are samskaras. Samskaras are deep impressions in our mind, that have been imprinted in our mind, consciousness. This is a class discussion with Ayurveda Counselor Students. We talk about how we tried to form new habits, what worked and what didnt. 

Yogis call it Prana. Ayurvedic Professionals call it Vayu, Prana, or Vata. Other Asian modalities call it the Qi, Chi and in English we just say Vitality.
If there is one thing that is common between Yoga, Ayurveda and other modalities--it is the breathing-a system of slow breathing that supports us  in a myriad of ways both mental and physical. Here's an introduction lecture by well known yogini from Germany-Anuraddha. 

Who are we? Are we really defined by our external trappings? Why are we suffering? Why is mother nature super-mad at us? Listen to Monica Groover, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Spiritual Healer talk about our mind, body, spirit, karma and how to reduce this suffering. 

Lets learn how to chant properly. How to chant an invocation? What is an invocation or a mangalacharana? Why, when, where? A mangalacharana invocation sung to Sri Ganesha. You will hear singing and chanting of Om, first verse of sri bhagavata purana, ashtanga hrdyam as well. Follow along. 

We have all heard of Zodiac Signs. Their myth. Their stories. Now, listen to the importance and use of zodiac signs and hora from the perspective of Jyotish-vedic astrology. Class 2 of 4 by Pandit Atul Krishna Das. 

A quick overview of Jyotish-Vedic Astrology by Pandit Atul Krishna as part of Jyotish Series. Part 1 of 4. 2021. Learn about the importance of Jyotish, karma and its implication and impact, the qualifications of jyotishi or a vedic astrologer. How is astronomy interwoven into jyotish. You will hear about lunar calenders. 

The origin story of Ayurveda has all the ingredients of a  Superhero blockbuster-with demons (asuras) and devas (angels). A mountain many times the size of mount Everest, and a snake so large that it could be wrapped around it (Vasuki). The avatar of the giant turtle incarnation called Kurma, one of the ten incarnations of Sri Bhagavan Vishnu appearing and super superpowers exhibited by Sri Vishnu and Shiva (drinking of an entire ocean of poison). Pandit Atul Krishna talks about Ayurveda, how Brahma passed this knowledge to a whole brigade of devas and eventually it reached earth. And, he also talks about the advent of deity of Ayurveda Sri Dhanavantari, who appeared at the end of the churning of the ocean. Enjoy!

In our Jyotish series, this is jyotish class #5 by Pandit Atul Krishna. 

Bhagavad Gita-by Atul

Where did yoga originate? What is the meaning of yoga? What do the ancient texts of yoga-like Shandilya Upanishad or gheranda Samhita or Bhagavad Gita say about the eight limbs or classifications of the yoga process? 

Listen to actual class audio from Narayana Ayurveda and Yoga Academy where we discuss the eight limbs of yoga as given in different ancient Sanskrit texts.

I have coined a new word. Dravyology.  What is Dravyology-It is the study of Ayurvedic Herbs, therapeutic minerals and substances. In Ayurveda, our herbs and therapeutic herbal medicines are called Dravya. Ayurveda uses minerals, rocks, resins, plants, animal products like ghee and honey etc in its herbs. It also uses energy like the energy of sun or moon, energy of the wind to empower herbs. Lets understand Dravyology and difference between Ayurvedic and Western herbalist. 

There is so much information about Ayurveda on the Internet, not all of it is authentic. Where does it come from? From ancient books. Today, we will talk about one of these ancient texts and sing some verses from it. Ayurvedic Practitioners learn to sing verses from Ashtanga Hrdyam in order to memorize the concepts. Lets hear the story and the foundation principles of Ayurveda as mentioned in Asthanga Hrdyam along with English translation.  We are singing it in the same style as Vishnu Sahasranamam. 

Grahas means to grasp. In Jyotish, we call the planets or stars Grahas. Why? What are these grahas? Some say they are a manifestation of Sri Visnu? How? Where is it written? And, last but not the least--what is this lunar nodes of Rahu and Ketu in Jyotish? This is a Q and A session with Pandit Atul, the Vedic astrologer or Jyotishi. 

We have all watched martial arts movies--and learned about Yin/Yang symbol. Did you know both in Tao philosophy-Yin/Yang and Vedic Philosophy divine co-exists as both male and female at the same time?

Let's delve a little deeper into that.