The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 238

Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is a classically trained Ayurveda doctor and an accomplished teacher representing a lineage of Ayurveda Practitioners from Kerala, India. Dr. J is CEO of Kerala Ayurveda (USA) and is President of NAMA the National Ayurveda Medical Association in the US. 

"Ayurveda is not a disease management system, it's the management of the individual with the disease". - Dr. J

I heard Dr. J say this quote recently and I asked him to discuss in detail for this episode and in particular we wanted to talk about managing the senses as there is often lots of focus on the diet and lifestyle. We discuss the following:

• What is disease.
• The establishment of disease in the body.
• How Ayurveda addresses disease.
• How our sensory inputs impact our health and wellbeing.
• What happens in the body when our body perceives stress.
• How to manage our sensory inputs, our mental health and our emotional health.

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Episode 237

Ayurvedic educator, Mary Thompson discusses the eight factors affecting food utility and digestibility.

The eight factors which Mary breaks down are:

1. Prakruti - the nature of the food.
2. Processing - its impact on the quality of the food.
3. Food combining - choosing ingredients.
4. Quantity - tips on portion size and when to stop eating.
5. Habitat - where your food comes from.
6. Time - time of day, time of life, season.
7. Conscious dining - awareness during all stages of food preparation, eating and digestion.
8. Self-Responsibility - making empowered choices.

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Check out Mary's website and resources here... marythompsonayurveda.com

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Episode 236

Durga Leela is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher and yoga therapist from the UK and now based in the US.

Her book, Yoga of Recovery - Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda with Modern Recovery Tools for Addiction published in May 2022 and it presents a complete resource for working with individuals recovering from addiction.

Durga and I chat about the following:

• What is the Yoga of Recovery program.
• Durga's personal journey through recovery.
• How addiction can occur due to the disconnection from our true nature.
• Increasing Sattva to increase awareness.
• Accepting care and support on the path of recovery.

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Thanks to the sponsors of this episode:

1. Mount Madonna Institute
2. Kerala Ayurveda Academy - For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification!

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• Online consultations
• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse...

Episode 235

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. In 2016 Alter and her husband Prentiss founded Divya’s Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that reimagines classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens.

In this episode, Colette chats with Divya about how Ayurveda describes food through the five properties of:

1. Rasa or the six tastes.
2. Gunas or twenty qualities.
3. Virya or metabolic effect.
4. Vipaka or post-digestive effect.
5. Prabhava or unique healing property.

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Thanks to New World Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. For more information go to  newworldayurveda.com.

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Check out Divya's website divya's.com and the Bhagavat Life Ayurvedic Cooking School bvtlife.com

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Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com 

• Online consultations
• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you
• Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health

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Episode 234

Kamalesh Ginger Hooven is Provost of Mount Madonna Institute.  She is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program.  Kamalesh has a Master’s degree in Ayurveda and is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner as well as a Certified Yoga Therapist.

Colette chats with Kamalesh about the following:

• What is Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy.
• Working with the subtle and gross body for healing.
• Using the tanmatras to heal the subtle body.
• The three bodies, five sheaths, chakras, nadis and vayus.
• The internal limbs of Yoga.

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Thanks to the sponsors of this episode:

1. Mount Madonna Institute
2. Kerala Ayurveda Academy - For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification!

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Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com 

• Online consultations
• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you
• Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health

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Episode 233

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

• Miranda: I would like to know when is the most opportune time to have juices and smoothies.

• Sophie: We're moving into the cooler season here in Australia and I would like to know what shifts should I be making in my diet.

• Mary: What does Ayurveda recommend for heartburn?

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• Online consultations
• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you
• Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health

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Episode 232

We’re living in challenging times and this is resulting in a feeling of uncertainty and lack of stability in our foundational needs, like that of safety and security. This underlying stress can affect our body, our mind, our emotions and our behaviour.

In this episode, Colette gives some great advice from Ayurveda on how to manage these stressful times. She focuses on simplifying the information on how to balance the doshas:

• Vata is balanced with structure, routine and grounding practices.
• Pitta is balanced with cooling, calming and less intensity.
• Kapha is balanced with more movement, lightness and social activities.

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Thanks to Kerala Ayurveda Academy for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at keralaayurveda.us/courses

For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification!

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Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com 

• Online consultations
• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse...

Episode 231

Judyth Shamosh, Ph.D. is a systems herbalist and has been a clinical practitioner since 1994. She practices Ayurvedic, Classical Chinese, and Western herbal medicines. 

In this episode Colette chats with Dr. Judyth about her new book The Poetry and Physics of Eastern Herbal Medicine. They discuss the following:

• Dr. Judyth's journey with Eastern medicine.
• The science and poetry of the  experiential effects of the five elements.
• How Western culture is held captive by materialism and denying the poetry of experience.
• The system's view of life.
• The feedback loops which occur in nature and in our body.
• The future of medicine.

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Visit Dr. Judyth's website judythshamosh.com

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Thanks to New World Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. For more information go to newworldayurveda.com.

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Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com 

• Online consultations
• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you
• Educational programs...

Episode 230

The first female lineage-holder of her distinguished Vedic tradition, Acharya Shunya is an internationally renowned scholar, teacher, author, speaker and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) from India, and a classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda.

In this episode, Colette chats with Acharya Shunya about her most recent book, Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful. They discuss the following:

• The definition of Goddess and the powers of a Goddess.
• Why it's time to Roar Like A Goddess.
• Vedic wisdom on empowered womanhood.
• Vedic Goddess Shakti and her chief Goddess manifestations
  • Goddess Durga
  • Goddess Lakshmi
  • Goddess Saraswati
• Breaking free from patriarchal conditioning.
• Awakening our Goddess powers.

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Connect with Acharya Shunya via www.acharyashunya.com and www.awakenedself.com

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Thanks to Kerala Ayurveda Academy for sponsoring this episode. Please visit Kerala Ayurveda Academy...

Episode 229

Jennica's career in aquaculture has spanned 20-years. Currently, she is the Research Director for Ocean Era, a Hawai’i-based small business that focuses on developing, and commercializing ways that marine aquaculture can combat climate change and decrease pressure on wild fisheries.

Jennica and I discuss the following:

• Jennica's work in aquaculture.
• Seaweed for ocean health, food and as a biofuel.
• Creating the right environment for healthy fish.
• Fish farming and nutrition.
• Advice on choosing fish for consumption.
• How Jennica integrates Ayurvedic principles into her work.
• Combating climate change and decreasing pressure on wild fisheries.

Contact Jennica on [email protected]

Check out the links that Jennica provided:

• Ocean Era: www.ocean-era.com
• FAO decade of the Oceans:  www.oceandecade.org
• US Department of Energy seaweed to biofuel program: https://arpa-e.energy.gov/technologies/programs/mariner

• The nature conservancies restorative...