Intro to Ayurveda: Understanding Your Dosha, Your Energy & Your True Balance

By Tal Spooner, Ayurvedic Women’s Hormone Health Coach + Founder of Yogatation

Ayurveda has a way of meeting you exactly where you are. Maybe you’ve been feeling a little off. Perhaps you’re seeking greater alignment, more ease, or a deeper understanding of why your energy feels the way it does. Or maybe you’ve been hearing the word “Ayurveda” and wondering what it actually means for you and your daily life.

Wherever you’re beginning, this is your doorway in.

I’m so excited to share that I was invited onto the From Mat to More Podcast with Talon J. YOGA to record a beautifully grounding conversation titled:

“Intro to Ayurveda with Tal: Understanding Your Dosha, Your Energy & Your True Balance.”

If you're new to Ayurveda or simply ready to reconnect with yourself more intuitively, this episode is truly a nourishing place to start.

🌿 What Is Ayurveda, Really?

Ayurveda is often described as the science of life — an ancient, holistic system that teaches us how to live in harmony with our bodies, our energy, and the world around us.

But beyond that definition, Ayurveda is a remembering. A remembering of how to support your unique body, how to honor your natural rhythms, and how to come back into balance gently and intentionally.

In the episode, we break this down in a way that feels simple, practical, and incredibly supportive — even if you’re brand new to this world.

🌿 Understanding the Doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha

One of the foundations of Ayurveda is the concept of the doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.

These aren’t just labels — they’re energetic patterns that shape everything from your personality to your digestion, sleep, cravings, emotions, and natural strengths.

Inside the podcast, we explore:

✨ How each dosha expresses itself

✨ What balance feels like energetically

✨ The signs your dosha may be out of alignment

✨ How your primary + secondary doshas work together

✨ How your dosha can shift through seasons of life

Understanding your dosha is less about fitting into a category and more about recognizing the natural ebb and flow of your energy. Once you understand your own blueprint, everything begins to make sense.

🌿 The Sister Science Connection: Yoga + Ayurveda

We also talk about the beautiful relationship between Yoga and Ayurveda.

Where Yoga is the path of the mind and spirit, Ayurveda is the path of the body.

Together, they help you build harmony from every direction — supporting your physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual well-being.

In the episode, you’ll hear how these two practices naturally weave into each other and how you can integrate both in small, meaningful ways.

🌿 Daily & Seasonal Rituals You Can Begin Today

Balance in Ayurveda isn’t found through big, dramatic changes. It’s created through small daily rituals and seasonal shifts that honor where you are.

Some of the practices we explore include:

✨ Grounding morning rituals

✨ Seasonal nourishment

✨ Aligning movement with your dosha

✨ Creating rhythms that support your energy

✨ Checking in with your body instead of pushing through

These are simple, accessible, and incredibly supportive steps you can start weaving into your routine right away.

🌿 My Personal Journey with Ayurveda

I also share parts of my own story — how learning Ayurveda shifted not just how I care for myself, but how I understand myself.

Ayurveda gave me language for what I was feeling, why my energy worked the way it did, and how to return to balance without force. It helped me reconnect with my body and trust it again.

And this is really the heart of why I teach Ayurveda today: because it brings you back home to yourself.

🎧 Listen to the Full Episode

If you’re curious about your dosha, if you're seeking more ease or clarity, or if you want a beginner-friendly, heart-centered introduction to Ayurveda…

This episode is for you.

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🌿 A Final Thought

Ayurveda always invites us to come back to balance — slowly, intuitively, and one small step at a time. My hope is that this episode gives you the clarity, softness, and starting point you’ve been searching for.

After you listen, I’d love to hear what resonates most and what you discover about your dosha.

With love,

Tal

Ayurvedic Women’s Hormone & Health Coach + Founder of Yogatation + Retreat Leader

Instagram: @yogatationca

Website: www.yogatation.ca

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Namaste and enjoy the practice.