The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 258

In this solo episode Colette shares the experience of her recent trip to India, where she spent three weeks continuing her Ayurveda studies. She discusses the following:

• Her 10 day internship at an Ayurvedic Health Village in Kerala which included:
  • Visits to local Ayurvedic clinics
  • In-house practicums 
  • Visit to the herbal gardens 
  • Ayurvedic medicine factory visit.
  • Outreach day in the local community.
  • Cooking classes, temple visits and more! 
• Five days as a rogi at an Ayurvedic resort in Bangalore.

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Episode 257

Kamalesh Ginger Hooven is interim Provost of Mount Madonna Institute, a regionally accredited college located on the central coast of California where she is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program.  

In this episode Colette chats with Kamalesh about the mind and in particular, balancing the gunas/qualities of the mind during Vata season. They discuss the following:

• How the mind is affected during Vata season.
• The three gunas/qualities of the mind.
• The four minds:
  • Chitta 
  • Buddhi
  • Manas
  • Ahankara
• Tips to help balance the mind and body.
• Navigating emotional times.

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Episode 256

In this episode Colette discusses the role the doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha play in our menstrual cycle. What doshas are dominant at the different stages of the cycle, how dosha aggravations can manifest in our cycle and how to pacify these aggravations. She discusses the following:

• The Vata phase of the menstrual cycle.
• The Kapha phase of the menstrual cycle.
• The Pitta phase of the menstrual cycle.
• How aggravations of the doshas can affect the gunas/qualities and how they may manifest in the cycle.
• Pacifying the imbalances of the gunas with the Ayurvedic principle of "like increases like" and "opposites pacify."

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Episode 255

Dr. Sujatha from Amrtasiddhi Ayurvedic Clinic in Bali is my guest today. She played a pivotal role in my life, personally and professionally as my Ayurvedic journey began with Dr. Sujatha in Ubud, Bali in 2014. I shared that story in episode #5 'Ayurveda and Healing in Bali'.

In this episode I chat with Dr. Sujatha about the Ayurvedic approach to weight loss and we discuss the following:

• Understanding our unique constitution and accepting our natural body shape.
• The four main causes for weight gain and the doshas involved.
• Weight gain during perimenopause and its role.
• Important diet and lifestyle guidelines for each dosha.
• Dr. Sujatha's approach to managing a weight loss treatment program.
• The emotional component of weight gain.

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Episode 254

Colette takes questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Community and answers the following questions:

1. Betty: I’m enjoying learning about Ayurveda from your podcast and in particular, I’m learning a lot about how to manage my Vata dosha. I understand that routine is very important for Vata and I have great intentions, however, I find it to figure out what type of routines to focus on. Any tips would be very helpful. Thank you!

2. Carla: I’m doing a daily abhyanga oil massage and really like it, however, I notice that my towel is collecting lots of oil. What do you recommend for getting rid of the excess oil in towels used for abhyanga?

3. Jane: How does the Ayurvedic healing process work from the consultation to the treatment?

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Episode 253

Ritucharya is the Ayurvedic practice of changing our diet and lifestyle routines with the seasons in order to maintain balance and prevent dis-ease in the body or mind. "Ritu" means season and "charya" means regimen or discipline.

In this episode Colette chats with Jen Rand of the Mount Madonna Institute about the seasonal guidelines for the coming seasons of Autumn in the Northern hemisphere and Spring in the Southern hemiphere. They discuss the following:

• The five elements and our connection to nature.
• Ritusandhi - changing of the seasons.
• Ritucharya - seasonal guidelines.
• The gunas/qualities present in Autumn.
• The recommended seasonal regimen for Autumn to help maintain balance of the doshas.
• The gunas/qualities present in Spring.
• How to maintain balance in Spring with ritucharya.

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Episode 252

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef. In this episode she discusses snacking with Colette and in particular, Ayurveda's view on snacking. They discuss the following:

• The general principles of good snacking.
• Having awareness around the impulse behind your snack i.e. hunger, thirst, emotions etc.
• The importance of routine in eating, good food combinations and nutritious foods.
• The problem with ultra-processed snacks.
• Good snack options
• Snacking with the seasons.
• How to practice mindful snacking.

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Episode 251

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, is an Ayurveda Wellness Expert on a mission to show how Ayurveda is a health catalyst to achieve optimal wellness in modern life.

In this episode, Colette chats with Dr. Avanti about hormonal health and how Ayurveda can help to prevent and heal hormone dysregulation. They discuss the following:

• Dr. Avanti's personal journey with Western medicine and Ayurveda.
• Zooming in on the HPA Axis (hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis).
• HPA Axis dysregulation.
• Implementing Ayurvedic principles to heal HPA Axis dysregulation.
• Five tips to help you start regulating your hormonal system.

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Episode 250

Monica is a busy single mother with her own prenatal massage and yoga business. She had been practicing yoga for many years and when she discovered Ayurveda it deeply resonated with her. 

Monica connected with Colette in 2021 to help her tailor the Ayurvedic wisdom to her needs and help her implement the practices into her life. She then went forward to do the Ayurvedic Digestive Reset Cleanse in July 2022. In this episode they discuss the following:

• Discovering Ayurveda in her Yoga practice.
• Balancing her Kapha/Vata constitution.
• Having self-compassion with implementing changes.
• Reframing self-love and self-care.
• How the Ayurvedic cleanse resulted in a paradigm shift.

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Episode 249

August 17th is the 5th anniversary of this podcast!!! I started this podcast back in 2017 as I couldn't find any regular podcasts on Ayurveda, so I decided I had to share this amazing ancient wisdom with the world. Here I am 5 years later and now on episode 249!!!

In this episode I share a little about the start of this podcasting journey, podcast reviews and a recent chat with my client Amy. Amy and I discuss the following:

• Allergies, lethargy and digestive issues. 
• Amy's digestive reset cleanse experience.
• The 'aha' moments during the cleanse.
• Rediscovering her creativity.
• The paradigm shift with learning Ayurveda.

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