Ojas Oasis with Sasha Bershadsky
Episodes
Make the Most of the Time You Have
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Birthday Sasha! Today, Erin and Sasha reflect on this mile marker, what it means to be seen and valued, and the importance of living in gratitud...
Due Diligence Pays Off
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Vedic New Year and Happy Spring, or Kapha Season! What a wonderful time for cleaning out what we no longer need, and making new commitments to t...
The Healing Power of Joy
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin discuss the Endocrine system, the importance of keeping it in balance, and the impact Joy has on our health as individuals and as a com...
How Hard Work and Healing Can Be Fun
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lighthearted conversation between Sasha and Erin reminds us that hard work and healing can indeed be enjoyable. Send us a textFor 20% off Kerala Ay...
How Ayurveda Helps Restore the Majja Dhatu (Nervous System)
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ayurveda believes that the nervous system, or “Majja Dhatu” in Sanskrit, is the single most important of all the systems in the body. In this epis...
Heal the Divine Feminine and Masculine Within
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin explore the primordial balance of divine feminine and masculine: both the polarity within ourselves, and within our intimate relationsh...
The Great Gifts of Travel
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Ojas Oasis! In the first episode of Season 3, Sasha and Erin discuss Sasha's recent travels, and how practicing Ayurveda has been...
Sasha and Erin Reunite and Reflect: Season 2 Finale
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin unite in person (!) to record the final episode of Season 2, and of 2022. They reflect on the year, the podcast, and what's to com...
The Art of Letting Go
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erin and Sasha have a candid, heart-opening conversation on the pain we feel when the time comes for us to detach from a deeply beloved part of us, an...
Yoga and Meditation for Pregnancy and Postpartum with Kathrin Werderitsch Freudl
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Kathrin Werderitsch Freudl, a yoga and meditation teacher, founder of Kwkollective, and a new mom, explore her pregnancy journey and how yog...
Slow Aging: Biological vs. Linear Time
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Erin's birthday approaches, Sasha and Erin discuss aging, and the linear and biological aspects of time. Send us a textFor 20% off Kerala Ayu...
How to Eat Food as Medicine
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin discuss how the choices we make with regard to food connect us to- and expose- our values, and how difficult it can be when they are no...
Financial Well-Being and True Wealth with Gabi Slemer
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha sits down with Gabi Slemer, chartered financial analyst and founder of Finasana and Invest Like a Woman podcast, to discuss the true meaning of ...
Integrating Ayurveda with Modern Education
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin discuss Education, and how our traditional concept of "school" compares and contrasts with that of Ayurvedic education. Send...
The Art of Self-Regulation and Self-Care
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erin and Sasha sit down for an honest, open, candid conversation- a Satsang- on the topic of conscious Self-Regulation as it relates to generations, g...
Integrating Ayurveda, Jyotish, and Modern Medicine with Jessica Lusignan
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Integrative medicine uses a combination of therapies and lifestyle changes to treat and heal the whole person. So how can the ancient Vedic system, (w...
Balance Vata Dosha and Prepare for Vata Season
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin discuss the upcoming Fall equinox, which will bring us into Vata season, as it's known in Ayurveda. Sasha shares practices for mai...
How to Accept Change and Overcome Overwhelm
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone. In today’s episode, Erin asks Sasha to explain the nature and treatment of Overwhelm, which unfolds organic...
Sasha's Panchakarma Experience in India
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Ojas Oasis, Season 2! In today’s episode, Sasha and Erin reunite to check in about Sasha’s 2 month trip to India, detailing her se...
Why Rest is Productive: Season 1 Finale
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin bring Spring to a close in what will be the final episode of the season, as we take a bit of a Summer recess. We share an unedited, ope...
The Niyamas: Svadhyaya (Self-Study) and Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrendering to Divine Will)
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The last in our series on the Yamas and Niyamas, Sasha and Erin discuss Svadhyaya, or self-study, and Ishvara Pranidhana, which examines one's re...
The Niyamas: Santosha (Contentment) and Tapas (Self-Discipline)
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin offer a little comic relief from the seriousness of the Yamas and Niyamas series. Ironically, the Niyamas this week are Tapas, or disci...
The Niyamas: Saucha (Cleanliness)
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Yamas and Niyamas series continues! Sasha and Erin discuss the first Niyama, Saucha, which translates to cleanliness. Also discussed: Panchakarma,...
The Yamas: Brahmacharya (Celibacy) + Aparigraha (Non-Attachment)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erin and Sasha continue the series about the Yamas and Niyamas, with a discussion on Brahmacharya, or sexual abstinence, and Aparigraha, or non-posses...
The Yamas: Satya (Truthfulness) + Asteya (Non-Stealing)
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erin and Sasha continue the series about the Yamas and Niyamas, with a discussion on the 2nd Yama, Satya, or truthfulness, and the 3rd, Asteya, or non...
The Yamas: Ahimsa (Non-Violence)
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first in a series about the Yamas and Niyamas, which serve as guidelines for peaceful, happy and healthy living. Sasha and Erin discuss Ahimsa, th...
Ayurveda for Mental Health with Jaskaran Dhillon
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jaskaran Dhillon, an Ayurvedic practitioner and passionate mental health advocate, shares his story with Sasha. Like many of us, Jaskaran has suffered...
How Self-Mastery Leads to Relationship-Mastery
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin talk about the pursuit of mastery in our relationships with Self and Others, and how it may possibly be the tallest order of all. After...
Ayurveda for Stress Management and Disease Prevention with Kendra Irvine
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha chats with Kendra Irvine, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Certified Wellness Coach, and Kinesiologist. Sasha and Kendra share and explore their mutu...
Experience a Live Ayurveda Session with Sasha and Erin
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erin and Sasha share a LIVE Ayurvedic session, with Erin in the seat of the Patient and Sasha in that of Practitioner, to give folks a sense of what g...
Manage and Master Emotions (Pt. 2)
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of this 2-Part Episode on Managing Emotions, Sasha and Erin discuss how Vata, Pitta, and Kapha manifest emotionally; how we can heal these i...
Manage and Master Emotions (Pt. 1)
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emotions! We all have them, but how well do we manage them? In Part 1 of this 2-Part episode, Sasha and Erin explore this by examining current events ...
Learn Ayurveda 101
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Erin discuss the framework of Ayurveda in its simplest form: the 5 Elements (Air, Ether, Fire, Water, and Earth) and the 3 Doshas (Vata, Pit...
Sankalpa: Why We Started This Ayurveda Podcast
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of Ojas Oasis with Sasha Bershadsky. In today's episode, Co-Host Erin Greenhouse introduces Sasha, who shares their ...
Ojas Oasis Podcast Trailer
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha Bershadsky, Ayurvedic Practitioner and founder of Ojas Oasis Ayurveda, talks about her new podcast "Ojas Oasis with Sasha Bershadsky" ...