Lean on Ayurveda

Vytaute Liutkeviciute
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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.

  1. 1D AGO

    Ep 28 - When We Feel Unsupported on Our Ayurvedic Journey: Partner Support, Clarity & Self-Leadership

    Send us a text Episode 28: Partner Support on the Ayurvedic Path Why decisiveness, self-leadership, and clarity change everything In this episode of the Lean on Ayurveda Podcast, we explore a topic many of us quietly struggle with: feeling supported (or not) by our partner when we choose to care for ourselves differently. Drawing from Ayurveda, lived experience, and conversations with clients and listeners, this episode gently reframes “partner support” and reveals why clarity and decisiveness are often the missing piece—not more convincing, explaining, or negotiating. Whether you feel fully supported, somewhat supported, or quietly resentful, this conversation offers relief, insight, and practical guidance. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why partner support has less to do with your partner and more to do with your own clarityHow indecision quietly creates resentment (even when no one does anything “wrong”)Why we sometimes use our partner as an exit strategy when we don’t fully trust our own yes or noWhy self-leadership and personal responsibility are where it's atHow to articulate the real return on investment of your Ayurvedic practicesWhy investing in your well-being is never selfish—and how your whole family benefitsHow seasonal cleanses, structure, and rhythm support not only the body, but relationshipsA key takeaway: Your Ayurvedic journey is not about changing your partner. It’s about becoming more rooted in yourself. When you are clear, grounded, and decisive about what supports your health and fulfillment, collaboration becomes possible, often naturally. Support grows over time as the benefits become visible and embodied. You don’t need perfect support to begin. Support evolves as self-trust deepens. ___ Join Our Community Spring Cleanse 🌱 If this episode resonated and you’re feeling the call to reset with the season, you’re warmly invited to join the Community Spring Cleanse. Key dates: Preparation begins: March 15 (live Zoom call)Cleansing days: March 20–22Integration phase: through March 25What’s included: Guided preparation (phasing out caffeine, alcohol & refined sugar)Optional digital detox3 days of Ayurvedic mono-diet (kitchari)Gentle integration support (including a live Zoom closing circle on 22 March)A nourishing, supportive community experienceDone fully from homeThis cleanse is ideal if you: Want to align with the seasonal rhythms of AyurvedaAre returning to a practice that already supports youAre new to Ayurveda and want a grounded, accessible entry point✨ Early bird pricing is currently available! 👉 Save your seat (or via Instagram: @lean_on_ayurveda) leanonayurveda.com Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

    44 min

  2. JAN 23

    Ep 27 - Ojas Is Not for Sale: Ayurvedic Ritual, Slow Beauty & Slow Aging with Osi Mizrahi

    Send us a text 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 Ayurvedic rituals can become a powerful antidote to modern stress, hormonal transitions, and the pressure to “fix” our bodies — inviting us instead into practices of self-love, sensuality, and nervous system regulation. This episode is a beautiful entry point for anyone curious about Ayurvedic self-care, especially women navigating perimenopause, menopause, burnout, or a longing to reconnect with ritual in everyday life. In this episode, we explore: What abhyanga really is — and why oiling the body is considered an act of love (sneha) in AyurvedaHow beauty rituals can support the nervous system, hormones, and emotional healingThe connection between vata dosha, aging, dryness, and stressWhy slow beauty is inseparable from slow agingHow small, realistic rituals (even 10 seconds!) can make a profound differenceThe role of pleasure (kama) as a legitimate and healing aim of lifeHow oiling the skin supports ojas, radiance, and inner vitalityWhy aging is not the problem — urgency isPractical ways to begin Ayurvedic rituals without overwhelm👉 Learn more about Osi and her oils here: https://osioils.com 🎁 Listener discount: Use code LEANON20 for 20% off your order Spring Cleanse with Vytaute If you’re feeling the call to reset, rebalance your doshas, and gently support digestion, hormones, and energy levels, I will be hosting the next Community Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse on: 🗓 March 20–22, 2026 (more info will follow!) A beautiful way to support vata and kapha as we transition into spring. Key Ayurvedic concepts mentioned: Abhyanga — daily self-oil massageSneha — oil, love, affectionVata dosha — movement, dryness, aging, nervous systemOjas — vitality, immunity, inner glowPanchakarma — deep Ayurvedic cleansing and rejuvenationSlow beauty / slow aging — ritual over urgencyResources & links Osi Oils website: https://osioils.comDiscount code: LEANON20 (20% off)Spring Cleanse dates: March 20–22✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and share the Lean on Ayurveda Podcast — and consider passing it on to a woman who could benefit from more softness, ritual, and nourishment in her life. Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

    52 min

  3. JAN 9

    Ep 26 - Trauma-informed Ayurveda, Emotional Digestion and Healing in Community with Angela Perger

    Send us a text 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 than food, herbs, and routines alone. Together, we dive into trauma-informed Ayurveda, emotional digestion, and the role of community in healing chronic conditions. Angela shares her own powerful health journey, how she integrates German New Medicine (GNM) with Ayurveda, and why learning to live with paradox may be one of the most important skills on a healing path. In this episode, we explore: What trauma-informed Ayurveda really means - and why it’s not a one-size-fits-all approachHow unresolved emotional experiences can show up as physical symptomsAngela’s personal journey with autoimmune conditions and long-term healingAn introduction to German New Medicine (GNM) and how it complements AyurvedaWhy “doing everything right” still isn’t always enough - especially for Western nervous systemsEmotional digestion and how the body processes unresolved experiencesWorking with health-related fear, medical anxiety, and chronic illnessRitualizing medication and medical appointments as a form of nervous system supportThe power of healing in community (and why it’s often missing today)Why sharing our stories in safe groups can be profoundly transformativeLiving in paradox: the wisdom of “yes, and” instead of “either/or”Creativity, improv, and joy as unexpected healing toolsWhat it means to find - or create - a modern village for healingAbout Angela Perger Angela Perger is an Ayurvedic practitioner, educator, and the founder of Simple Ayurveda. With a background in education and decades of lived experience navigating chronic illness, Angela brings a deeply compassionate, nuanced lens to healing. Her work integrates classical Ayurveda with trauma awareness, emotional digestion, ancestral inquiry, and German New Medicine - supporting people who feel they’ve “done all the right things” but are still searching for deeper resolution. Angela is also the host of the Simple Ayurveda Podcast, where she shares grounded, practical wisdom for living in rhythm with nature and the body. Explore Angela’s work: 🌿 Website: https://simpleayurveda.com 🎧 Podcast: Simple Ayurveda (available on all podcast platforms) Her Programme Ayurveda Encompassed starts in February 2026! ------ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or sharing it with a friend — it’s one of the best ways to support the podcast and help this work reach those who need it. Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

    1h 7m

  4. 12/12/2025

    Ep 25 - Q&A: Ghee & Inflammation, Finding Harmony in a Harsh World & Overcoming Procrastination

    Send us a text 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, to finding your way out of procrastination patterns. In this episode, we cover: • Is ghee inflammatory? We look at what modern sources say, where confusion often arises, how ghee behaves in the body according to Ayurveda, the role of butyrate in gut health, and what the classical texts tell us about using ghee therapeutically. • How to feel harmony in a world that feels harsh. We explore the lens of Kali Yuga, the deeper perspective of yogic philosophy, how to hold both agency and surrender, and the two practices that can keep you rooted when the world feels overwhelming: rhythm and prayer. • “I keep procrastinating. What do I do?” A practical Ayurvedic take on procrastination. We differentiate between tamasic (inert) procrastination and rajasic (busy but avoidant) procrastination — and how to shift each one using sattva, rajas, or both. End-of-Year Offering: Ayurvedic Holiday Support Sessions For the month of December, I’m opening up something I rarely offer — single one-on-one sessions to support you through the holiday season. These 60-minute focused sessions can support you with: digestion and food rhythm while traveling or hostingstress, sensory load, and overwhelmemotional tenderness that often arises this time of yearWe choose 1–2 priorities and build a simple, personalized support system so you can enter the new year feeling grounded, nourished, and clear. → Book your session here. Resources Mentioned in this episode: WebMD nutritional overview of gheeResearch on the anti-inflammatory effects of butyrate: Canani RB, Costanzo MD, Leone L, Pedata M, Meli R, Calignano A. Potential beneficial effects of butyrate in intestinal and extraintestinal diseases. World J Gastroenterol. 2011 Mar 28;17(12):1519-28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1519. PMID: 21472114; PMCID: PMC3070119.Charaka Samhita passages on ghee (ghṛta)Simple Ayurveda Podcast ep 169: Time from a Vedic Perspective: A Deep Dive into the Yugas.Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

    41 min

  5. 11/28/2025

    Ep 24 - Ayurvedic Winter Foods: How Sweet, Sour & Salty Nourish Your Deep Tissues

    Send us a text Episode 24 — Winter Foods: How to Nourish Your Body and Build Strength This Season In today’s episode, we explore how to nourish yourself during winter (Hemanta) using the principles of Ayurveda. This is the season of strong digestive fire, deeper nourishment, and building the tissues that carry you through the colder months. Think: sweet, sour, salty, warm, grounding, and deeply supportive foods. Before we dive in, I’m also sharing a special offering available only in November and December — my 1:1 Ayurvedic Holiday Support Sessions, a single 60-minute session designed to help you create a simple system of support for the very real challenges of this season. If you’ve been curious about what Ayurvedic coaching feels like, this is the perfect taster. What We Explore in This Episode 🌬️ Early Winter & Your Body’s Intelligence Why your digestive fire naturally strengthens when the weather turns coldHow Ayurveda understands this season as a time of containment, nourishment, and steadying the systemWhat happens if you don’t feed your digestive fire properly during winter (hint: depletion)🥣 The Ayurvedic Tastes That Support You Most Now You’ll learn which of the six tastes build strength and stability in winter and how to naturally bring them into your meals. We discuss the sweet taste present in grains, dairy products and the use of meat as medicine.  We also cover sour and salty tastes and their roles in supporting digestion of heavier winter foods. We talk about warm hydration rituals and their role in strengthening agni - our digestive fire. 🌱 What Winter Is Really About in Ayurveda Winter is the season of building kapha on purpose. Build wisely now → feel strong in spring. Under-nourish now → deplete deeply later. Book your Winter Holiday Support Session with Lean on Ayurveda here. Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

    36 min

  6. 11/14/2025

    Ep 23 - An Introvert’s Ayurvedic Guide to the End of the Year

    Send us a text 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 for nourishment & rest. As the year begins to wind down, the world around us tends to speed up — parties, deadlines, and a swirl of activity pulling us outward. Yet, nature — and often our inner world — call for stillness, reflection, and warmth. In this episode, we explore the paradox of being an introvert (or simply a sensitive soul) in an extroverted season, and how Ayurveda invites us to meet this threshold with grace, nourishment, and truthfulness. You’ll learn: 🌙 Why this time of year naturally calls for inward reflection — and how to honor that pull 🔥 What Ayurveda recommends for the winter season (nourishment, coziness, intimacy, and truthfulness) 🪞How to work with Vata energy and reverse the momentum of anxiety or overactivity 💬 The importance of saying truthful “yeses” — and peaceful “nos” 💗 How to create sacred pauses and design a more harmonious, heart-led season 💌 Why solitude and depth might be your greatest sources of connection Whether you identify as an introvert, an empath, or simply someone craving more peace at the end of the year — this episode will help you soften into the wisdom of the season. Work with me this Season: I’m offering two ways to receive Ayurvedic support this winter: 🌿 Holiday Support Sessions — Single 1:1 sessions to help you feel grounded, clear, and centered through the holiday season. Available only through November and December. 👉 Book your Holiday Support Session ✨ Awaken Your Health (12-Week Journey) — My signature Ayurvedic mentorship program designed to help you understand your body, align your daily rhythm, and finally feel better. 👉 Book a Free Consult for Awaken Your HealthFollow along on Instagram: @leanonayurveda Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

    37 min

  7. 10/31/2025

    Ep 22 - Women’s Empowerment & Hormonal Health in Ayurveda: Less Fight, More Surrender

    Send us a text 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 start trusting right action paired with real rest. The answer is not passivity—it’s stronger agency, steadier hormones, and choices that match our true capacity. I share a pivotal story about learning surrender during my son’s hospital stay and how that moment reframed my idea of strength. From there, we unpack the patterns Ayurveda often reveals in driven women: pitta pushing for control and vata fueling fear, leading to overplanning, rigid timelines, mental dryness, and joy that depends on external wins. We connect these patterns to fertility and reproductive health, exploring why softening resistance can free prana, support the sacral center, and bring back creativity and libido. You’ll hear practical ways to live this balance. We talk about designing weeks for the energy you actually have, not the energy you wish you had. We explore oiling the system—sleep, nourishment, gentle movement—as soma to stabilize agni, your inner fire. We practice allowing other people to be as they are to end the hidden battles that drain you. And we lean into trusted guidance—from teachers to the quiet intelligence of your own body. Along the way, the Gita’s teaching lands with fresh clarity: you have the right to action, not to the fruits of action. That single shift calms the timeline and makes space for mystery. If empowerment without surrender breeds anxiety, empowerment with surrender breeds grounded confidence. From that place, decisions feel clean, boundaries land with grace, and timelines soften without losing momentum. Press play to reclaim a form of power that nourishes you back. If this conversation speaks to you, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who could use a little less fight and a lot more flow. Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

    56 min

  8. 10/10/2025

    Ep 21 - Ghee: The Ayurvedic Elixir That Carries Prayer, Calms the Nerves, and Feeds Creation

    Send us a text Episode 21 – Ghee: The Ayurvedic Elixir That Carries Prayer, Calms the Nerves, and Feeds Creation In this episode of Lean on Ayurveda, we explore one of the most sacred and time-honoured substances in the Ayurvedic tradition — ghee. We travel back to the Rig Veda, one of the oldest known texts in human history, where an entire hymn is devoted to this golden elixir. Through story, philosophy, and practice, we traces ghee’s divine lineage and the many layers of meaning it holds — as nourishment, medicine, and prayer. From its origins as the union of Agni (fire) and Soma (nectar), ghee reminds us of the balance between transformation and rest, action and receptivity, doing and being. You’ll learn: Why ghee is called “the tongue of the gods and the navel of immortality” in the Rig VedaHow ghee acts as an anupan — a carrier that brings nourishment to the body’s deepest tissuesThe story of Prajapati and how ghee became a symbol of creation itselfThe connection between ghee and our nervous system, reproductive vitality, and emotional steadinessSimple, everyday ways to bring ghee into your life — in the kitchen, in self-care, and in ritualI also share the tradition of making ghee on the full moon — a practice of aligning with the lunar cycle and reconnecting with nourishment as a sacred act. Mentioned in this episode Rig Veda hymn to gheeVital Veda's Dylan Smith article — "The lowdown on Ghee" - for further teachingsThe concept of Agni and Soma in AyurvedaFull moon ghee-making ritualExplore further ✨ Subscribe to my newsletter — receive seasonal reflections, Ayurvedic practices, and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. 🌿 Book a 1:1 Ayurvedic Consultation — if you’d like to explore how to use food, rhythm, and ritual to support your unique constitution. A reflection for you: Each time you stir a spoon of ghee into your soup or tea, ask yourself — How am I tending to my fire today? And how am I nourishing it? If this episode resonates, please share it or leave a review — it helps more listeners discover Ayurveda as both science and poetry for modern living. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform, and join me again in two weeks for another episode of Lean on Ayurveda. Learn more about my work: https://leanonayurveda.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter: receive seasonal reflections, ayurvedic practices, recipes and free resources to bring balance into your daily life. Book a 1:1 ayurvedic consultation: learn how to use food, rhythm and ritual to support your unique constitution. If this episode resonates, please share it and rate the podcast - it helps more people discover the art of ayurveda as a support system for modern living!

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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.

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  • Creator
    Vytaute Liutkeviciute
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Lean on Ayurveda
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    Lean on Ayurveda

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