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Ep 3: Ayurveda and The "C" Word

16/1/2020

Cleansing from a western fad perspective is pure diet culture BS. But in Ayurveda the "C" word takes on a somewhat different, multifaceted meaning. This can be both problematic and refreshing depending on your perspective.

In this episode I interview Narayana Commerford, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, Yoga Teacher, and owner of Evolution Botanicals.

In this episode:

How Ayurveda didn’t accompany yoga to the west, and the effects of this on contemporary yoga practice
Different spiritual practices (e.g. Vipassana, Tantra) are not suited to everyone
Everything can be medicine or harmful, depending on context
Your constitution informs the medicine you need
Diet culture vs. the introspective curiosity inherent to Ayurveda
Ojas, or vitality: is your “cleanse” giving you that?
Cleanses are effective at short-term weight loss, but not effective at long-term weight loss
Keeping digestion healthy is key in Ayurveda
Cleanses and fasting can disrupt agni and metabolism, and aggravate vata
The Magic Bullet Syndrome: cleanses won’t fix the lifestyle problems causing your health issues in the first place
Nara’s experience with chronic fatigue, discovering how stressful dieting was on his body, and how he recovered

Post-interview solo:

Navigating the touchy issue of Ayurvedic “cleansing” amidst the sea of diet culture and accusations of pseudo-science
The differences between a juice cleanse, and pancha karma or “cleansing” in the traditional Ayurvedic sense
Where I feel a few days of kitchari might be appropriate, and where it definitely would not be appropriate
Hardcore cleanses in Ayurveda

Links:

Nara’s company Evolution Botanicals
Website: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionbotanicals
Instagram: @evolutionbotanicals
Non-Diet Yogi Patreon

Pre-launch waiting list for interest in Casey’s Non-Diet Ayurveda Course:
https://www.funkyforest.com.au/courses.html

Casey's articles on Ayurveda, TCM and Intuitive Eating
https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/ayurveda-tcm-intuitive-eating-or-dietary-dogma
https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/beyond-pitta-kapha-vata-ayurveda-tcm-intuitive-eating

Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing - online non-diet nutrition & naturopathic consulting services and in-person yoga classes

Grab your free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing

Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing Facebook page

Instagram @nondietyogi @caseyaconroy @funkyforesthealth

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Introducing the Non-Diet Yogi Podcast!

13/12/2019

Errrrmaghaaad so it's finally happening.. I've released the first episode of my new podcast!

I warmly invite you to gather your earholes and tune in to the Non-Diet Yogi Podcast, where we explore yoga, earth-based living and gentle nutrition through a non-diet lens.

We will explore the wonderful, wacky and sometimes worrying places where the yoga world and diet culture overlap, as well as exploring how social justice, feminism, motherhood and bunch of other things all jive together within the Yogaland/diet culture Venn diagram.

In this episode:

Why this podcast needs to exist
Creating a podcast as a mum
A bit about me, including my personal and professional experiences with disordered eating and yoga culture
Why living and working on the Gold Coast (the L.A. of Australia!) was the perfect petri dish for developing Non-Diet Yogi
The need for the non-diet approach in the natural medicine sphere, and vice versa

Having been a guest on a couple of fantastic anti-diet podcasts myself, I am excited (and shitting myself just a tad) to join some of the great minds floating around in the Podosphere. My wish is to bring the non-diet approach, Health at Every Size and social justice savvy to the yoga and "wellness" space where I believe it is sorely needed.

I hope you enjoy!!

Calling out BS in the Mama, Yoga & Wellness Spaces

15/10/2018

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Fiona Sutherland, host of the Mindful Dietitian Podcast and founder of the The Mindful Dietitian, which provides non-diet and body inclusive training for professionals and groups in Melbourne, worldwide, and online.

She’s not only a highly skilled dietitian trained in eating disorders, body image, mindfulness-based practices and HAES, but she’s dedicated to sharing her expertise and light-hearted but deep wisdom with other health professionals and groups. Her questions made it clear that she’s well-versed in podcasting and, being a dietitian, yoga teacher and mother of two herself, she's also very familiar with the overlap between the motherhood, yoga and "wellness" spheres!

I was especially humbled to hear that she’s read several of my articles and totally rates them! Wow. I can’t think of a better compliment.

If you want to hear us wax lyrical about motherhood, yoga culture and the BS inherent in the "wellness" spaces (including hear me share about my recent experiences as a new mum of two), tune into Episode 36 of the Mindful Dietitian Podcast.

Listen here or search iTunes for the Mindful Dietitian Podcast (Episode 36).

Here’s an overview of our interview:

The pressures on women to be the "perfect" mother, and how we get sucked in through patriarchal systems
On being a working mum, mum guilt, and inadequacy in motherhood
Earth Mothers VS Creative Rainbow Mothers
Nurturing our children, ourselves AND our projects
Breaking away from diet culture messages in the yoga and wellness spheres
The Sexy Successful Spiritual Woman - what is it, and why it hurts us
How diet culture infiltrates the way health professionals and yoga teachers market their services
Ayurveda and Chinese medicine - separating the wisdom from diet culture dross by first getting into your body and learning to eat intuitively
And so much more!

Did you enjoy this interview?

Tell me about it in the comments below! Also, feel free to share any questions you have about yoga, motherhood and wellness in the comments, so I can address them in future blog posts/interviews.

Until next week,
Casey

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Ep 3: Ayurveda and The "C" Word

Introducing the Non-Diet Yogi Podcast!

Calling out BS in the Mama, Yoga & Wellness Spaces

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