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Wisdom of the Body

Wisdom of the Body

Heather Grzych

Explore mind-body-spirit health, body intelligence and Ayurveda with host Heather Grzych, as she connects with today’s creative leaders and experts, who speak from their personal experience to help you listen to your body, trust your gut and live in deeper harmony with nature. Heather is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, and is a fasting and healthcare industry expert, who delivers some inspirational episodes on Ayurveda and yoga topics to help you improve your self care and have vibrant health.
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Wisdom of the Body - 155. Heather Grzych on Bitchy Female Leadership
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11/15/24 • 30 min

Wellness expert and author Heather Grzych covers how women leaders can be themselves in leadership positions, avoid being called a bitch, and just feel good in their roles. She discusses why it’s important to lead from a state of balance. She explains how knowing your prakruti, your true nature, will help you understand your authentic leadership style and be a compassionate, strong, effective leader.

Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She currently serves as the president of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association and is part of the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:

https://www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather for an Ayurvedic consultation:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 153. Heather Grzych on Using Herbs Wisely
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10/19/24 • 26 min

Wellness expert and author Heather Grzych covers some of the most important things that should be considered about herbs through an Ayurveda lens. She introduces nine different features of herbs that are studied in Ayurveda, and explains why generic terms like “women’s formula”, “digestive formula” or “mind support” can be misleading to those who haven’t studied herbal medicines. She also discusses marijuana from an Ayurvedic perspective.

Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and is ranked in the top 3 percent of podcasts globally. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:

https://www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather for an Ayurvedic consultation:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 136. Scott Stabile on Rediscovering Our Ability to Love
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02/02/24 • 46 min

Wellness expert Heather Grzych interviews author Scott Stabile about how to liberate ourselves to be able to love ourselves and others, and why it’s never too late to learn this. Scott challenges the idea that the body doesn’t lie, and points out that sometimes the body can be wrong. They discuss how minds work and how you can observe yours with lightness. You’ll get some tips on how to deal with people who don’t want to love and accept you, and how to deal with your mind when it’s beating you up.

Scott Stabile is the author of Enough as You Are and Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart. He is a passionate love advocate who believes there is no force more powerful than love to create real connection and healing in our world. Scott guides transformational breathwork journeys and leads personal empowerment workshops internationally. His inspirational posts have attracted a huge and devoted social media following, including more than 350,000 Facebook fans.

Heather Grzych, AD is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic Practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, Heather serves on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has been a consultant for doctors, governments, and healthcare companies, and even ran an infant studies psychology lab in undergrad. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:

https://www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather to balance your health for your fertility:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Heather Grzych interviews author Rebecca Wildbear, on her book, Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration & Advocacy for the Earth. Rebecca was a cancer survivor at a young age, and she explains why listening to the body is very similar to listening to Nature. She discusses why we need to embody the mysteries our dreams invite, and how to let dreams actually guide your life. Many different practices are mentioned, including specific yoga postures, journaling and a solo fast, in which the individual sleeps outdoors overnight while fasting.

In this episode, Heather and Rebecca discuss:

  • Why nature can feel scary sometimes
  • Camping and backpacking alone
  • Earth grief
  • Receiving the love of trees
  • Animistic perception
  • Why climate change and environmental issues make people not want to have kids
  • Why giving birth and becoming a mother is possibly the wildest yoga
  • The importance of getting off your computer and going outside for a walk
  • Why fasting and camping can both raise vata dosha
  • Fasting indoors vs outdoors
  • How having cancer impacts the way you appreciate nature

Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she teaches the Regenerative Fertility Method to support future generations worldwide. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has been a consultant for doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com

Rebecca Wildbear is the author of Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration & Advocacy for the Earth. She is also the creator of a yoga practice called Wild Yoga, which empowers individuals to tune in to the mysteries that live within the earth community, dreams, and their own wild nature so they may live a life of creative service. She has been leading Wild Yoga programs since 2007 and also guides nature and soul programs through Animas Valley Institute. www.rebeccawildbear.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:

https://www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather to balance your health for your fertility:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 095. Carolyn Warsham on When You’re Ready to Begin
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07/22/22 • 43 min

Listen to Carolyn Warsham, life and career coach, author, entrepreneurial journalist and publicist, describe to Heather the unmistakable feeling that there was something more out there, and all the things she did to find out what that something was. Listen to Carolyn read Heather’s human design in this episode. A master at communications, Carolyn also provides some advice about how to avoid using jargon if you really want to connect with new people.

In this episode, Heather and Carolyn discuss:

  • When Carolyn almost started flipping houses in a moment of trying to find herself
  • What to do when you feel like you are searching everywhere for answers
  • Looking for clues inside ourselves vs outside ourselves
  • How to be less impulsive
  • Knowing what is the right decision
  • Heather and Carolyn’s human designs
  • How you can use coaching to find that next place you’re going to
  • Whether it’s important to care how your message is received by others
  • How people connect with each other in different worlds - home world, work world, wellbeing world
  • What jargon is, and the risk of using it
  • How we know when something is spiritual jargon

Carolyn Warsham is a cookbook author, food writer, and corporate director turned life and career coach centered in spirituality. She coaches in 1:1 and group settings, dedicated to helping her clients end the patterns that aren't working for them and start fresh - whether that's at work, in relationships, mindset shifts, and more. She’s an entrepreneurial journalist and publicist who has written several books, including Eat Plants Every Day and Rich Table. Clients call her when they feel the nudge that there's something more out there for them but they're not quite sure what, when they are ready to pursue their dream vocation, or when they realize that negative thought patterns are holding them back. Typical outcomes are healed relationships, new jobs, and finally starting that "one-day" "someday" project on the back burner. Check out Carolyn’s Begin Again Program.

Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she teaches the Regenerative Fertility Method to support future generations worldwide. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

www.Instagram.com/heathergrzych

www.Facebook.com/grzychheather

Participate in the FREE 3-Day Mind-Body-Spirit Fertility Activation to create the family of your dreams and have the wellness to enjoy it:

https://regenerativefertilitymethod.com/vfaoptin

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 092. AmarAtma Singh on Grieving Like a Boss
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06/30/22 • 44 min

Listen to AmarAtma Singh, a grief coach, discuss with Heather the surprising impact of talking about grief, the ways in which grief hits us, and what we can do about it. AmarAtma explains why effectively dealing with grief is one of the ways we can reclaim humanness. We discuss all the forms of loss: loved ones, money, property, functioning, autonomy, relationships, even losing things we’ve never had. Go fearlessly into your grief because the body will share the truth.

In this episode, Heather and AmarAtma discuss:

  • What grief is
  • How grief comes with several other emotions at the same time
  • Emotion phobia
  • Face, Embrace and Release Model
  • Hopes, dreams and expectations loss
  • How the degree of a loss can change the way we experience grief
  • Emotional resilience
  • Why being told to “man up” and “push through” may not be the best thing to do when it comes to grieving
  • The risks of suppressing instincts
  • Why you can’t think your way through grief
  • The need to move the unresolved feelings
  • How we know if we’re dealing with our grief well
  • How we become what we avoid wanting to become
  • Importance of asking yourself “who am I if I’m not protecting?”
  • The strength of the human spirit
  • The importance of doing advance directives and taking time to have deep and uncomfortable conversations
  • What grief feels like
  • Anticipatory grief
  • Grieving something you haven’t had yet
  • Why we hold onto grief
  • What happens when we let go of grief

AmarAtma Singh is a Grief Coach with advanced certification as a Grief Recovery Specialist. He has spent the better part of the last decade helping hundreds and thousands of grievers in both 1:1 private coaching along with emotional and spiritual care as a board-certified Chaplain in the Acute care hospital setting. https://amaratmacoaching.com/

Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she teaches the Regenerative Fertility Method to support future generations worldwide. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Participate in the FREE 3-Day Mind-Body-Spirit Fertility Activation to create the family of your dreams and have the wellness to enjoy it:

https://regenerativefertilitymethod.com/vfaoptin

Join the Wisdom of the Body club on Clubhouse:

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/wisdom-of-the-body

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 088. Michael Mastro on the Feel of a Room
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06/03/22 • 44 min

Listen to Michael Mastro, co-founder of Vastu Creations and the American Institute of Vastu, and North America’s leading expert on Vastu Shastra, or the Vedic science of buildings, talk with Heather about the importance of the design of the building you live and work in. He explains the spiritual science behind why you feel the way you do when you walk in a room, and how you can make small changes and improve your health, life, relationships, productivity and even your sleep! Understand why things in the environment affect you the way they do!

In the episode, Heather and Michael discuss:

  • The process of building a nest
  • Vastu: the science of buildings
  • Feng Shui vs. Vastu
  • How to work with the different energies in each direction in your house
  • The chance meeting in San Francisco with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Beatles guru, which kicked off Michael’s study of vastu
  • How buildings can affect people’s lives
  • Finding out where energy is stuck and how to get it moving again
  • Why vastu aligns your energy with the solar energy from the east and the magnetic energy from the north
  • How to design for optimal sleep, and why not to put your headboard on a north wall
  • Where to sit in a room when you’re taking a test
  • What you can do about the reproductive energy in the southwest corner of the home
  • Why the size and shape of your house matters
  • The impact of electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) from the environment on your body
  • Proper materials to make a house with

Michael Mastro is North America's leading expert of Vastu Shastra. For over 40 years, Michael has used Vastu for his clients worldwide to align their homes and workspaces to optimize productivity, success and wellbeing. He designed and built the first Microsoft building and many buildings for The Boeing Company employing the principles of Vastu. Corporate clients include The World Bank, NASA, Oracle, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Amazon, Boing and Intel. Michael has been a teacher of yoga and meditation techniques since the early 1970's. Along with his wife, Robin, he has co-authored three award-winning books on Vastu: Altars of Power and Grace, The Way of Vastu, and Making Room for Mr. Right. Michael has presented Vastu at the United Nations and he has taught Vastu courses at the Chopra Center and Bastyr University. Michael also presented Vastu on the Doctor Oz Show and co-authored articles on the Doctor Oz Expert site and on Chopra.com. Michael was named one of the Top 100 Trailblazers of Yoga and Ayurveda in the World by Spirituality and Health Magazine. https://vastucreations.com/vastu-for-success-special/

Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she teaches the Regenerative Fertility Method to support future generations worldwide. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Book a connection call with Heather to explore the Regenerative Fertility Method and the Ayurvedic approach to health, vitality and fertility:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

Join the Wisdom of the Body club on Clubhouse:

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/wisdom-of-the-body

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 085. Kute Blackson on the Journey to Surrender
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05/13/22 • 50 min

Listen to Kute Blackson, a next-generation leader in the personal development field and author of The Magic of Surrender, explain to Heather what happens when we surrender to the forces that are bigger than us. He addresses the frustration that many of us get when trying to manifest our dreams and achieve our goals, and tells us what we can do to get back into the flow. But can you make yourself surrender? Find out!

In the episode, Heather and Kute discuss:

  • What keeps us from surrendering
  • What resistance is really about
  • How to meet resistance with compassion
  • Getting frustrated with ourselves for not surrendering
  • What exactly an ego is
  • Ego is a process. It’s conditioning that enables our protective mechanisms.
  • Why we are our radiant selves as children and how fear and resistance happen as we get older.
  • How our parents, and their histories, shape us
  • Disconnecting from our hearts to not feel the pain, which buries our true essence in unprocessed layers of emotion
  • How positive reinforcement can also create ego issues for us later on
  • How to get available to the flow again
  • Levels of surrender

Kute Blackson is a beloved inspirational speaker and transformational teacher. He speaks at countless events he organizes around the world as well as at outside events including A-Fest, YPO (Young Presidents' Organization), and EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization). He is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, a select group of one hundred of the world's foremost authorities in the personal development industry. Winner of the 2019 Unity New Thought Walden Award, Blackson is widely considered a next generation leader in the field of personal development. His mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life's purpose. He’s the author of two books, The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go and You Are the One: A Bold Adventure in Finding Purpose, Discovering the Real You, and Loving Fully

Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she teaches the Regenerative Fertility Method to support future generations worldwide. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Book a connection call with Heather to explore the Regenerative Fertility Method and the Ayurvedic approach to health, vitality and fertility:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

Join the Wisdom of the Body club on Clubhouse:

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/wisdom-of-the-body

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 077. Michelle Clark on Surgery vs. Natural Route
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03/16/22 • 50 min

Listen to Michelle Clark, a mom of 3, womb wellness coach and a world-champion in double dutch explain to Heather how she was once told by her doctors that the only way she’d ever have children was if she got an abdominal myomectomy due to a fibroid, but instead how she decided to try fasting and got rid of the fibroid naturally.

In this episode, Heather and Michelle discuss:

  • Why Michelle opted not to get an abdominal myomectomy and try fasting to get rid of a fibroid instead
  • How to get rid of fibroids naturally through fasting
  • Why some patients prefer to be told that something they are doing is creating a situation in their body.
  • What a heavy, painful period is a sign of
  • Michelle’s book, Bye Bye Fibroids
  • Various options available for fibroids
  • Why a bad experience with a doctor causes patients to look for other options

Michelle Clark is the co-owner of DoubleDutchAerobics and a Womb Wellness Coach, specifically focused on helping women eliminate fibroids naturally with the intention of getting pregnant. After 2 miscarriages and multiple doctors telling Michelle she could not have a baby without an abdominal Myomectomy, Michelle is now a Mom of 3. During a 17-day water fast Michelle had a fibroid fall out in the toilet. Along with fasting and diet change Michelle was able to prove doctors wrong and had children without the abdominal Myomectomy. Now she’s on a mission to help women heal their wombs for their fertility. Also, Michelle and her husband Sean Clark are the Owners of Double Dutch Aerobics Studio in Atlanta Georgia. She’s a world champion in DoubleDutch. She’s been featured on Wendy Williams, Good Morning America, essence magazine, New York Times and more. https://www.doubledutchaerobics.com

Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she teaches the Regenerative Fertility Method to support future generations worldwide. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Book a connection call with Heather to explore the Regenerative Fertility Method and the Ayurvedic approach to health, vitality and fertility:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

Join the Wisdom of the Body club on Clubhouse:

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/wisdom-of-the-body

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body - 152. Sarah Teeple on Healing the Root Cause
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10/04/24 • 43 min

Wellness expert and author Heather Grzych interviews Master Certified Nutrition Coach and Ayurvedic Health Counselor Sarah Teeple about setting healthy habits with food and supplements. They cover common misconceptions about nutrition, and how to transcend toxic diet culture with Ayurveda and functional medicine. They also discuss why so many doctors can’t help people with metabolic or other chronic conditions get to the root cause because healing is very spiritual, and why it’s not the doctor’s fault.

Sarah Teeple is a Women's Integrative Health Practitioner who blends the modern science of Functional Medicine with the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. She helps women with hormonal and digestive issues, and anxiety, live their best lives by uncovering root causes of their health issues. She then guides them down a natural path of healing using personalized nutrition, herbs, and lifestyle. https://www.sarahteeple.com/

Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. In addition to creating, supporting her clients, and leading an organization, she’s often helping out at her son’s baseball practices. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather:

Instagram.com/heathergrzych

Facebook.com/grzychheather

Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:

https://www.heathergrzych.com

Connect with Heather to balance your health for your fertility:

https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online

This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Wisdom of the Body currently has 104 episodes available.

What topics does Wisdom of the Body cover?

The podcast is about India, Meditation, Yoga, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Pcos, Period, Intuition, Spirituality, Relationship, Fertility, Anxiety, Baby, Alternative Health, Women, Ivf, Love, Infertility, Awakening, Pregnancy, Trust, Depression, Ayurveda, Spirit, Nature, Podcasts, Diabetes, Fasting, Menopause, Body and Selfcare.

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The average episode length on Wisdom of the Body is 31 minutes.

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