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Aug 2023
34m 50s

Ep. 42 – The Past and Future of Ayurvedi...

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About this episode

Dr. Svoboda sits down with Dr. Ramkumar Kutty for an eye-opening conversation about the past and future of Aryuvedic medicine.

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In this conversation, Dr. Svoboda and Dr. Ramkumar Kutty discuss:

  • The state of Ayurvedic medicine and the practices that support it
  • Vaidyagrama and applying the principles of Ayurveda more broadly
  • Learning to be less rigid with our practice, not getting too heavy with rigid doctrines

"I think Ayurveda is something that we should enjoy, it should make us light. The moment we say restrictive, it is making us heavy. It means we are becoming obsessive about it.

And the same thing happens when people work with have organic food or exercise or asana practice. We can enjoy the process or we can become obsessive about it and thereby become very heavy and weighed down. " - Dr. Ramkumar Kutty

About Dr. Ramkumar Kutty:

Dr. Ramkumar is a lifelong student of Ayurveda and other traditional Indian knowledge systems. Over the last 2 decades, he has given talks and conducted workshops in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Australia and many parts of Asia, promoting health, happiness and contentment.

Learn more at vaidyagrama.com

About Dr. Robert Svoboda:

Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of twelve books including Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution and the Aghora series, which discusses his experiences with his mentor during the years 1975 – 1983.

In the years since 1986, Dr. Svoboda has traveled extensively, spending three months per year on average in India. He often speaks on Ayurveda, Jyotish, Tantra and allied subjects in locales across the world.

You can find out more about his work at www.drsvoboda.com and follow him on FacebookYouTube and Instagram.

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