Amanda Jean and Austin Chant dive deep into what makes fiction work. Join them as they answer burning questions like: How do you sneak complex gender theory into the structure of a novel? What makes a truly great magic system? How do you humanize a fictional serial killer… and should you?
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Amanda Jean delights in wrestling manuscripts for her day job, worships at the altar of tropes, and has never met a villain or sexy alien she doesn’t like. Austin Chant writes books about gay magic and toxic masculinity, likes his queer stories with a slice of anguish, and kinda wants to be a pirate. Together, they discuss queer romance fiction and the broader world of queer media.
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Vedic arts by Narayana focuses on talking about collective and individual problems of the society, our suffering, and issues through the lens of ancient Vedic knowledge of Ayurveda, Vastu, Jyotish, puranas and scriptures. This is a ONE STOP SHOP where we talk about how to apply ancient principles to solve or understand our issues. From invocation chants to Bhagavad Gita, from ancient stories of demons and angels (asuras and devas) in Srimadbhagavatam, from Vastu to verses from Astanga hrdyam ...
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Tithi and Transits in Vedic Astrology
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Tithi and Transits in Vedic Astrology-an advanced jyotish class by Kerala Astroger and Ayurveda Practitioner Gayathri Shylesh as part of her educational series for Narayana. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support
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A class by Debby, who is a nurse practitioner and an Ayurveda Practitioner for Narayana students. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support
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Finally, we may get a woman president who's menopausal. Whew. A podcast about menopause, Ayurvedic support for balancing menopausal symptoms and conversation with an ayurveda practitioner who used to be an Ob-Gyan. We cover all the bases in this podcast. #kamala #harris #menopause #ayurveda #women --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif…
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We feed our gut mindlessly, then take appetite suppressants, go on #diet and #exercise. Between the media, our modern lifestyle where screens and social media rules our lives, we have forgotten what is hunger? We have forgotten how to eat, when to eat. We talk to Medical Doctor turned Ayurveda Practitioner Dr Mithun Baliga and Vedic Cook and Philos…
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Discover Vedic secrets of 5 Hollywood movies
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Discover Vedic secrets of 5 Hollywood movies. Hollywood is obsessed with eastern philosophy and top directors and actors and top international movies like Avatar, Oppenheimer have a Vedic Hindu connection. 10 Min podcast #movies #eastern #vedic #philosophy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support…
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Science dubs hallucinations as phoo phoo--a figment of imagination. What if some hallucinations were a paranormal phenomenon? Psychic and spiritualist Manjulali discusses the difference between hallucination the vision or the supernatural. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support…
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...Because its hidden in our burger, our taco, our sauce, even our candy. Because most people dont see the suffering and inhumane way the animal is killed. Here's a discussion on what the scriptures-biblical, Hebrew and Vedic texts say, and, why we it is so important to eat a plant based diet not just for the planet but also our karma --- Support t…
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Sun can be worshipped by physical asanas or just by meditation and mantras. Here is a "visualization" of sun salutation with mantras and chants. The chants and sun salutations done during midsummer and solstice week actually amplifies the effect of solar energy and brings abundance and auspiciousness to our lives. Here is a discussion as well as ch…
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Buildings made up of herbs, mud, clay -really? Did you know that ancient Ayurvedic texts suggested sustainable building materials made up of mud, clay and herbs as well as plants. Listen to find out more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support
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Have you ever been bodyshamed by peers, family or even medical professionals? We talk about how In different countries, bodyshaming takes different forms- fatshaming, colorism etc.- not to mention it has found a home in cyber bullying. From a Vedic perspective, bodyshaming is bad karma individually and collectively. #bodypositive #karma #vedicarts …
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Does God have a Gender and Race? 3 Aspects of God.
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Is God a neutral gender? No-God is ultimate Male. Are you kidding-God is female. Truth is God is Black. But they think God is white. NO, God is colored. God is a white light. What if we told you Divine is all that and more. Here is a podcast discussing the three aspects of Divine- Brahmin, Paramatma and Bhagavan from Srimad Bhagavatam. --- Support …
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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 an…
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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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support
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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 …
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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 i…
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Eclipses, and calculus in Jyotish. Part 2 of the Learn Jyotish series by pandit Atul krishna das. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support
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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. --- Support this podcast: https://po…
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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 liter…
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Quick guided meditation for chakras using principles and breathing of Qigong and yoga. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support
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Mind and Doshas- A connexion in Bhagavad Gita
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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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcas…
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nādi and the ghostly, astral,& subtle body
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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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support
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"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…
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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 th…
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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 …
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Milk was the miracle food for America. The USA was milk making machine. We made so much milk and who would drink this milk--it was even distributed free as cheese to those on welfare. What happened? Where did it all go wrong? Why does everyone you know in the Millenial and GenZ-one if four-lactose intolerant? Why do people prefer alternative bevera…
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Water is a Conduit for energy-A vedic perspective on Water.
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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…
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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 …
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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 o…
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Is healing medicine practiced in Heavenly planets? (svarga loka)
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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 th…
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What is Death? What is birth? What is fetus thinking --is it thinking? What is the meaning of life if we will die? Vedic perspective believes in theory of reincarnation. We live and we die. Then, we are born again. Again, we die. This is a never-ending cycle that goes on. We keep on coming back and reincarnating. So, knowing that--what IS death? Wh…
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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 …
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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 demyst…
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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…
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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 diff…
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Think of karma as line of credit from an issuing bank—except here the issuing bank is higher grahas/planets—and it is an exhaustivesource. 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 …
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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. --- Suppo…
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Start meditating from today. Or, go deeper into your meditation practice. You will learn about what is meditation, simple tips--that will elevate your own practice to the next level. Ayurveda Practitioner and Meditation Teacher Monica Groover give you simple tools and tips on how to get started with a daily meditation routine that is NOT BORING and…
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What is the mind? A vedic perspective on mind or manas?
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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. --- Support this po…
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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 guid…
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How do we form new better habits (samskaras)
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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…
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Introduction to Prana and Yogic Breathing
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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. Her…
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Introduction to Vedic Calender-the Panchanga.
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Hello! We are reading from page 263 of the book "Essential Guide to Ayurveda-Part 1-Ayurveda Textbook for Students & Counselors", available on amazon. I will be talking about the five parts of Panchangam or Five tenets of the Lunar calendar that make up the basis for Vedic Astrology called Jyotish. These are Tithi (lunar date), Nakshatra (group of …
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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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/…
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It's the end of the year. Let's talk about using the Moon or Lunar Calendar to help bring abundance, healing energy in our lives. Let's learn about tithis-the 30 lunar days, the panchanga, and a lot more. Watch the Video of this podcast on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/658189883 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-…
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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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narayana-ayurveda/support…
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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. --- Support this podcast: h…
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Create an altar, invoke the divine goddess in your altar with meditation and mantras. This is Chapter 7 of the book Ayurveda and the Feminine narrated by the writer herself-Monica B Groover. Ms Groover reads the Chapter 7 of this book, inviting you to join her in this invocation, creation and journey of meditation, mantra and invocation. --- Suppor…
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Learn about the 10 opposing qualities or 20 gunas in Ayurveda. The world is made up of 5 mahabhutas or elements. Each of these mahabhutas-space, air, water, fire and earth have qualities. If you are a pitta, then you will have qualities of fire and water. This is a part of a class by Monica Groover, author of Ayurveda and the Feminine. --- Support …
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