In this episode Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole speaks with Myra Lewin from Hale Pule on coming back to our nature through Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedic farming practices. Myra is a vibrant and radiating Ayurveda Practitioner, Ayurveda Yoga Therapist, healer and teacher, who over the last 30 years has spent more than 50,000 hours studying and teaching the art and science of Yoga and Ayurveda.
What we talk about
- Myra's journey regenerating land in Hawaii using Vedic farming practices
- Ayurveda and yoga as healing practices coming from our own inner nature
- Interdependency vs. co-dependency
- The importance of interacting with Mother Earth to understand ourselves
- How as we heal the environment, the environment actually ends up healing us in return
- Practices for getting to know who and what we are
- The power of Agnihotra
- The future of Ayurveda.
Check out our journal post for the full interview
Connect with Myra
Resources
- Read about Yagya - ancient fire ceremonies that are performed to commune with nature's intelligence
- Follow Laura @devaloka_bushland
- What are the doshas? From the Ayurvedic perspective, everything on the planet (including us) is made up of different combinations of five elements: earth, water, fire, air and ethers. The three doshas – vata, pitta and kapha – each represent two elements and are responsible for various functions in the body and mind. To learn more about how to understand the doshas, have a read of this blog by Hale Pule.
- PRAKRITI is a Sanskrit word which means ‘first state or creation’. In this context we are talking about the state of health in which are all first born into
- TAMAS, along with RAJAS and SATTVA is one of the three qualities that are present in everything around us, including within our own bodies as well as the foods that we eat. Ayurveda teaches that we need all 3 of these qualities, also known as the MAHA GUNAS, in order to live but we should take care to balance these qualities. Read here for more on what each of these qualities represent and how to balance them.
- Listen to the MAHAMRITYUNJAYA MANTRA
- To follow up on Laura and Myra’s recommendations for how to learn more about Agnihotra (Vedic fire ceremon) take a look at the Hale Pule website. To purchase your own Agnihotra kit or supplies, and to get a timetable of sunrise and sunset times visit Homa Therapy Australia’s website.
- Check out the online 'introduction to permaculture' course with Australian-based Milkwood. They also have a fantastic blog with m
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