Episode 58: Where do I belong? Reflections on Zionism, Antisemitism and Safety

In the aftermath of the Boulder arson attack, which Sadananda narrowly survived, let’s think about safety and belonging, Zionism, Antizionism and Antisemitism. Who belongs in Boulder? Who belongs in America? How do we find safety? Can we make common cause among marginalized groups?

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Episode 57: Prashna Upanishad Part 5

But he who understands this aum to consist of three measures, should, with this Imperishable syllable, meditate on the Supreme Puruṣa alone, for thereby he would reach the tejas or the sun. As a snake becomes fully liberated from its old skin, thus he verily becomes liberated from all his sins.

Prashna Upanishad Ch 5

Today Ma concludes her discussion of Prashna Upanishad by reviewing what we have learnt so far and delving into the final two questions.

In the last century, the greatest minds in physics, the founders of modern physics, came together to usher in the Nuclear Age, changing the world forever. In the Upanishadic Era, the greatest minds of the time came together at the feet of Sage Pippalyada to discuss the nature of the universe and the way to realize ultimate truth. They too changed the world forever. By studying Upanishads with Ma, you are part of that timeless journey.

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Episode 56: What Is True Freedom?

As the Land of the Free prepares to celebrate Independence Day, let’s take a look at what true freedom really is.

Alakananda Ma delves into the manifestations of freedom in the Four Worlds of Kabbalah—the world of action, the relational world, the conceptual world and the spiritual world. What are our rights, our aspirations and the dangers we face of losing our hard-won freedom?

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Episode 55: Making Peace with Loss and Grief

Whether it is a divorce, death of a loved one, a miscarriage or a missed career opportunity, all of us are faced with losses during our life journey.  Ma shares how we can become deepened and enriched rather than narrowed and embittered by loss.  

• Getting some basic awareness

• Learning how to practice self-compassion

• Transforming your grief

• Broadening it out

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Episode 54: Summer Health

Summer combines two seasons described in Ayurveda, grishma, the hot season and varsha, the rainy season. Learn how to take care of yourself during the summer heat and the summer storms and downpours.

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Episode 53: Prashna Upanishad Part 4

“ What is it in a person that goes to sleep? What part of a person stays awake? Who is the god that sees the dreams? Whose is happiness?” Prashna Upanishad.

Explore Prashna Upanishad with Ma as she delves into the perennial wisdom.

• Learn more about the Five Pranas and the subtle body

• Explore the deep meaning of sleep and dreams

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Episode 52: Bringing Peace to Our Children's Hearts

As Khalil Gibran says, “Your children are not your children, they are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you, yet they belong not to you; you may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts; you may house their bodies, but not their souls. For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams; you may strive to be like them but seek not to make them like you for life goes not backwards nor tarries with yesterday.” So not taking what is not our own means that our children are not here to be who we think they should be.

Learn how to bring peace to your children’s hearts through the practice of the five yamas of the yoga path.

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Episode 51: Making Peace with Ancestors

“For most of human history and pre-history, we have worshipped, honoured, and relied upon our ancestors. It has only been from our ancestors that we have learnt how to live on this earth. 

It was from our ancestors that we learnt how to feed, house and take care of ourselves in a sustainable way upon our land. It was due to our ancestors that we were born into a network of social and relational connections; it was from them we learnt how to act in relation to all these different people our lives were linked with. It was thanks to our ancestors that we received a philosophy that situated us in a context; it was from our ancestors that we received the myths that endowed our lives with meaning.”

Ancient paths and traditions emphasize ancestor worship; today we prefer to carve an individual path in ways our ancestors could not have foreseen. Can we make peace with our ancestors and draw strength from them?

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Episode 50: Prashna Upanishad Part 3--the Five Pranas and More

Sage Pippalyada unfolds the mysteries of our body, including the earliest detailed description of the Five Pranas.

The Fivefold Prana is important in both Yoga and Ayurveda, yet is is here, in the Upanishads, that we see the earliest origin of this vital teaching, engagingly explained by Alakananda Ma.

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Episode 49: Ozempic Miracle? An Ayurvedic Perspective on GLP1 Drugs

Alakananda Ma shares the Ayurvedic perspective on Holistic weight management and offers Ayurvedic herbs and foods that act similarly to Ozempic, but more gently.

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Episode 48: The Seven Qualities of Spiritual Motherhood

Whether you are female, male, non-binary or trans, the qualities of spiritual motherhood are essential for you.

In this podcast, you will learn about the seven qualities and how to develop them.

• Support

• Nurturance

• Protection

• Love

• Truth telling

• Wisdom

• Initiation

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Episode 47: Making Peace in the Family

“The peace that we’re talking about is not the peace that is part of a dichotomy; it’s not the peace that’s part of a duality, it’s not the peace that alternates with conflict. The kind of peace that is made by the treaty of Versailles or by a ceasefire, the peace that’s the opposite of war—this is not real peace, this is just part of an alternation. The real peace, the peace that passeth understanding, is only found in the inclusion of our full humanity. It’s not found in trying to be good; it’s not found, certainly, in trying to be right.”

Learn how to make peace in your family in each of the Four Worlds described in Kabbalah:

• The World of Action—healthy family routines

• The Emotional World and the Four Steps of Reconciliation

• The Conceptual World—navigating different opinions

• The Spiritual World—holding love through the Four Immeasurables.

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Episode 46: Making Peace with Your Body

“As human beings we occupy this strange position that we are the angel in the body of the beast.  It’s because of this strange fact that the Koran says, “the angels bow in awe before the human soul.”  Because the angels don’t have to reconcile anything, they’re just angels, but we are the angel and the monkey.  The angel who’s an ape at one and the same time.  So that’s why we have to start this series by looking at what it truly means to make peace with our bodies. “

Alakananda Ma

Learn about the three mistaken ways we relate to our body—glamor and illusion, aggression and ignorance.

How can you shift this distorted relationship into a happy and peaceful relationship with your body?

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Episode 45: Prashna Upanishad 2

“How many powers support the created world? And who among them is the greatest?”

In response to the questions of the sages, Sage Pippilada unfolds the mysteries of the universe.

Today Alakananda Ma continues to discuss Question One, “Whence are all these creatures born,” and then delves into Question Two, “How many powers support the created world? And who among them is the greatest?”

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Episode 44: Ayurveda for Allergies

Spring is here with all its beauty—and all its pollen. Learn how to have a happy spring.

You will learn:

• Features of vata, pitta and kapha allergies

• Home remedies for allergies

• How an Ayurvedic Practitioner can help with allergies

• The value of panchakarma for allergies

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Episode 43: The Way of the Peacemaker Part 2

“Truth is God;
Non-violence is Love in Action;
Peace is the Fruit of satyagraha, unwavering search for the Truth”

Mahatma Gandi

Learn the final step of the Way of the Peacemaker, satyagraha, and how it relates to ahimsa, love and sacrifice. How can you apply these principles to meet the challenges of today’s world and stand up for what you believe in? What does it mean to Resist?

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Episode 42: The Way of the Peacemaker Part 1

“Swaraj” Gandhi once wrote, "is the abandonment of the fear of death.”

What are the qualities you can develop to help bring peace to our troubled and war-torn planet? Alakananda Ma gives a contemporary take on the first three steps of Gandhi’s Peace Process:

1.     Swaraj: Autonomy, total freedom from every type of bondage, deep democracy.

2.     Swadeshi: Self-reliance, localization.  

3.     Sarvodaya: Welfare of all

Learn how these principles can be applied to meet the challenges that currently face us. What is the Neo-reactionary Movement of the Tech Bros? How would it lead us into quasi-feudal servitude? How can you use Gandhi’s principles to help you and others awaken and resist the terrifying descent into autocracy?

Resources: Eco-Swaraj vs. Global Eco-Catastrope: https://jayna.usfca.edu/asia-pacific-perspectives/pdfs/3-kothari-eco-swaraj.pdf

Information on Neo-reactionary Movement https://america2.news/content/files/2025/02/Musk-NRx-Memo-February-5-2025.pdf?ref=thenerdreich.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawJL-LtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbo8lH1LYiWi3XtD6DdGfVNtTRnz5aqQpq2pkgms-o8v5Drx7h1O84_51A_aem_JbNJOQGYgTWxMFiInMHfoQ

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Episode 41: Prashna Upanishad part 1

How does Sage Pippalyada answer the question, “ Bhagavan, from where are all these creatures born?”

Prashna Upanishad tells us about a series of questions a group of sages ask the Sage of Sages, Pippalyada. Hear Alakananda Ma’s humorous and enthralling take on the first question as she brings this ancient text to life.

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Episode 40: Preparing for Spring

Kapha which has undergone increase in winter becomes liquified by the heat of the sun in Vasanta (spring), diminishes the agni and gives rise to many diseases; hence kapha should be controlled quickly.

Ashtanga Hridaya

You will learn

• The importance of a spring cleanse

• How to control kapha

• How to have a happy spring

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Episode 39: Yoga for the Mind

“Yoga is far more than a workout, an exercise program, a sport or a hobby. Yoga means to yoke the mind--to yoke the small self who runs around worrying to the Self that never changes. This is yoga for the mind. Bhagavad Gita, the conversation between Arjuna, representing the individual self, and Krishna, representing the changeless Self, is the instructional manual of yoga for the mind.”

You will learn:

• The three types of yoga for the mind

• How to find the right yoga for your Ayurvedic body type

• How to live in freedom and joy

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