In this conversation, Fanny Olsson of The Cyclic Sadhana Podcast & Dr. Welch discuss the following: The role of dharma and the relationship between dharma and sādhana What brought Dr. Welch to Eastern medicine How Eastern medicine can help us understand women's hormones How Dr....
In this call: · We talk about how decreasing progesterone (from 35 onwards) affects the mind · We discuss the roles of vāta, pitta and kapha in the menstrual cycle and trying to describe estrogen or progesterone in terms of doṣas. · We share some of our own experiences of where...
In this conversation on 21 July 2022 on Elements of Ayurveda podcast, Colette Kent and Dr. Welch explore the transition from the pitta to vata stages of life, including: a brief overview of the vata, pitta & kapha stages of life the overlap between the...
From CAAM: CAAM's Conference will address where Ancient Medicines and Modern Science meet...
You are warmly invited to join Dr. Ramkumar and me in a free session at 10:30am ET (New York Time) on Thursday, June 16 (in case you've lost track of time, that's a few days from now) to introduce and explore Satsangam's Life Map. What's...
Video 1: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order, in the above video: Mars, Kartikeya & fiery conditions and relationships The nature of Kartikeya When to treat a physical, emotional or mental condition with similars and when to treat with...
In this podcast Dr. Vignesh Devraj MD, 4th generation Ayurvedic healer and Dr. Welch discuss: The concept of hormones in Western Medicine The long term risks of cortisol secretion Understanding yin (bṛṃhaṇa) and yang (laṅghana) energy in the body The interconnection between lifestyle and diseases ...
Summary: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: How to work with people that have one or more of the five senses impaired. (We discuss echolocation as practiced by Ben Underwood.) The qualities that are enhanced by sleeping on...
Here's a 68 minute discussion on hormonal health with Dr. Welch, interviewed for The Sage Space. Hope you enjoy. Here are a few words from Victoria Averill, who conducted this interview: “I don’t care at all about hormones in a way. I care about what’s out...
July 29th - Aug 5th In this fourth and final edition of this live, online course, Dr. Svoboda and Scott Blossom L.Ac., with guest teacher, Dr. Claudia Welch, will delve into how this essential community of organisms relates to the health of our skin and reproductive...
This is predominantly sweet, and astringent with enough spice to help it digest well. Balanced for any doṣa, especially nice in the late fall, winter and early spring. I've never had chicken noodle soup but I remember my mother saying, after she became vegetarian, that...
Dr. Ramkumar, Dr. Robert E. Svoboda, and Dr. Claudia Welch meet with us online to share a conversation around the four āśramas–or stages of life: how we can use them to help us contextualize and navigate studies, families, professions, political and civic obligations, relationships and spiritual...
Interview with Dr. Claudia Welch from Jasmine Hemsley: What does Ayurveda mean to you? The translation of “Ayurveda” is “the science of life.” To me the science of life, at its most fine, is learning to live in alignment with my innermost essence — to the best...
[embed]http://vimeo.com/496698308[/embed] Session Summary: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: "My question is then what is God? How do I structure my learning so that I can be so sure of what I am looking at/sensing is God that I...
Osteoporosis (An Excerpt from the beginning of chapter 16 of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life, by Claudia Welch) Americans spend about $5 billion a year on drugs to protect bone health, roughly 50 percent more than they spent for this just five years ago. Thinning...
By Dr. Ramkumar, Dr. Robert Svoboda & Dr. Claudia Welch Note: This is an evolving work. We have already changed the title and edited the article a bit in response to thoughtful input from readers. We have added links at the bottom of this article to...
Summary: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: Opening thoughts on the times, Triumph of The Will (a movie about Hitler), śakti, and the wisdom of George Harrison we take most of the call--the first 50 or so minutes--...
Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances it is always possible we will have to move these calls. If that happens, we will plan to update that here and through our newsletters. Thanks for your understanding. Dr. Robert Svoboda and I offer live Q&A sessions yearly to answer...
By Dr. Claudia Welch Disclaimer, Introduction and entry into svādhyāya (self-introspection): While certainly Black people and people outside the US are welcome to read this, I am a white woman, and it is generally intended to speak to the perspective and perhaps shared experience of other...
by Dr. Claudia Welch With a crazy percentage (and that link is to an article that only includes percentages of the leading causes of death; there are many other causes we'd have to add) of disease being caused by poor lifestyle (stress, overwork, too much or...
All are welcome for this roughly one hour, free, live Q&A Zoom session with Dr. Welch, for questions on content of either of our online courses: Women's Health & Hormones Part I: Hormonal Balance & Stagnation or Women's Health & Hormones Part II: Srotorodha &...
Many, many recipes call for sautéing onions or garlic as a primary step in the recipe. If you have certain kinds (kapha, pitta or āma types) of heart disease, or high pitta or kapha, or it is springtime (a time that tends to increase kapha)...
Hi Friends, Please check with your doctor before implementing these ideas, to make sure they are safe to implement in your case or the case of who you are caring for. So, I assume we all have access to all the good doctors' advice about what to...
Important Note: February's meeting--on Monday, 05 Feb at 4pm ET is the final Good Company Meeting. We plan to begin a new offering in May. Kindly subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates about that. What: Good Company Meeting a free meeting. All are welcome. The purpose...
The more complicated or stressful one’s physical or emotional life, or life in general, the more beneficial it is to have a simple diet. That’s something I’ve held as generally true for a long time. Change of seasons is a stressful time on the body....
In this call from March 11, 2020, Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: Corona virus fear: Beer baths? Stout showers? Nope. Not enough alcohol. This chat includes a DIY hand sanitizer recipe towards the beginning, to help...
Dr. Robert Svoboda and I generally offer these live, call-in Q&A sessions a couple times yearly, exclusively for alumni of our “Foundations of Ayurveda Part I“, “Part II“, “The Planets” and, “Pratyāhāra: Turning Attention Within” complete courses (sorry, not for stand alone a la carte...
What & When: Good Company Meetings are free meetings that either Dr. Welch or our trained facilitators facilitate --barring unforeseen circumstances--on the first Monday of every month, at 3:15 pm ET. All are welcome. The purpose of these meetings is to support health. We do this...
This event has been cancelled due to Covid-19. We hope to reschedule it in the future, in more settled times. Our warm regards and wishes to all affected. in Love...
Prologue: I have undergone pañcakarma a handful of times in India. In order to contextualize how I found the experience, and to hopefully support yours should you find yourself in India for pañcakarma, here is an overview of pañcakarma. If you are already familiar, feel...
Dr. Welch is teaching a morning as part of The Ayurveda Center of Vermont's Mahatma School of Ayurveda 200-hour Ayurveda Integration program. This morning session is only open to registered students of the program. We highly recommend this program....
NOTE: This event was originally scheduled for October, 2021 but has been postponed due to the uncertainty related to Covid19 around travel in these times. If you had registered for the original dates, kindly contact vaidyagrama to make new arrangements. Vānaprastha is the third of the...
In this October 8, 2019 interview with Dr. Welch by Olga Grischenkova of Core Spirit, they discuss: What hormones are major players for women A particularly interesting thing Traditional Chinese Medicine & Ayurveda have in common Why stress is often followed by weight gain How to increase...
In this November 1, 2019 podcast interview, Dr Welch & Cate Stillman explore: What the four stages of life are. What’s come up for Dr. Claudia as she transitions to midlife. How Cate and Dr. Claudia have reorganized their work at this stage of life. Links...
We have scheduled a roughly one hour, free, live Q&A call with Dr. Welch, exclusively for alumni and content of either of our online courses: Women's Health & Hormones Part I: Hormonal Balance & Stagnation or Women's Health & Hormones Part II: Srotorodha & the...
We have scheduled a roughly one hour, free, live Q&A call with Dr. Welch, exclusively for alumni and content of either of our online courses: Women's Health & Hormones Part I: Hormonal Balance & Stagnation or Women's Health & Hormones Part II: Srotorodha & the...
Dr. Robert Svoboda and I generally offer these live, call-in Q&A sessions a couple times yearly, exclusively for alumni of our “Foundations of Ayurveda Part I“, “Part II“, “The Planets” and, “Pratyāhāra: Turning Attention Within” complete courses (sorry, not for stand alone a la carte...
This has been one of my favorite soups for decades. I've had this soup in both very remote and very populated spots in Russia, and in a fairly remote diner in Ukraine. I've had it made many different ways. I like them all. This might...
Dear Friends, I hope this finds you finding, good in the, “bad” and with a strong footing in the, “good.” I recently returned to North America from Eastern & Northern Europe where, among other things, I co-taught some events with my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Robert...
What & When: Good Company Meetings are free meetings that either Dr. Welch or our trained facilitators facilitate --barring unforeseen circumstances--on the first Monday of every month, at 3pm ET. All are welcome. The purpose of these meetings is to support health. We do this by providing,...
By Dr. Claudia Welch For a long time I have reflected on something that my guru said on more than one occasion. Here are the exact words, in one case: “And then we should have confidence, because a coward can never achieve any success. Only a strong-hearted...
We have scheduled a roughly one-hour, free, live Q&A call with Dr. Svoboda and Dr. Welch for alumni of any of the following online courses: Foundations of Ayurveda Part I, II, Pratyāhāra: Turning Awareness Within or The Planets. The call is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20,...
What & When: Good Company Meetings are free meetings that either Dr. Welch or our trained facilitators facilitate --barring unforeseen circumstances--on the first Monday of every month, at 3:15 pm ET. All are welcome. The purpose of these meetings is to support health. We do this...
Being Medicine: Ayurvedic Wisdom for Healing in Stressful Times, taught by Dr. Welch, is a scheduled part of the event, The Revolution Within: Women’s Week @ Kripalu Here’s a bit about it: Each interaction each of us has with other human beings, animals, plants and our...
This simple dal is surprisingly tasty. It's quick. It's tridoṣic. It not only provides nourishment for the body, but, due to its spice combination, also benefits digestion. This makes it, like kitcheri, a food of choice for times of stress on the body, such as...
Good Company Meetings are free meetings that we facilitate --barring unforeseen circumstances--on the first Monday of every month, at 3pm ET. All are welcome. The purpose of these meetings is to support health. We do this by providing, to the best of our abilities, a neutral,...
When I lived in India I was once served a dish that this one tries to approach. While I’ve always loved dill, I had never had had it as a cooked vegetable— I mean as a main ingredient cooked vegetable. The potatoes in the dish...
Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch addressed the following topics and questions: Some beliefs around beneficial practices--and practices to be avoided, during eclipses The value of paying attention to the execution and effects of minute or subtle actions Communication in the face of trauma Why the...
Dr. Welch and Dr. Svoboda will explore the relationship between spiritual development and living a healthy life in modern society, with the real-- and sometimes complicated-- situations it presents. Dr. Svoboda will focus on concerns specific to men, Dr. Welch will focus on concerns specific to...
Dr. Welch is happy to get to share in a second VT screening of THE DOCTOR FROM INDIA, a beautiful documentary about our truly outstanding teacher of Ayurveda, Dr. Vasant Lad. It should be an especially enjoyable evening since Allison Morse of The Ayurvedic Center...