The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 37

Episode #37 Colette discusses the 3 Bodies & 5 Koshas of Ayurveda and Yoga which will help us to understand our journey to self-realisation and understanding our ‘true self.’ She discusses the following:

• The 3 bodies of physical, subtle, and causal
• The 4 stages of the waker, the dreamer, the deep sleeper, and the final stage of enlightenment
• The 5 koshas or 5 layers of the body
  • Annamaya kosha or our anatomy
  • Pranamaya kosha or our physiology
  • Manomaya kosha or our phsychology
  • Vijnyanamaha kosha or our wisdom
  • Anadamaya kosha or body of consciousness
• Our journey from the gross to the subtle layers of the body
• Guidelines from Ayurveda and Yoga on how to progress on this journey to self-realisation

If you’re interested in getting guidance from Colette on your journey to self-realisation, please click on the link below…

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Episode 36

Episode #36 Colette chats with Amy about compassion and how it’s something we really need in the world today! They discuss:

• What is compassion
• Compassion vs. empathy
• Compassion and the kapha stage of life
• Honouring each person’s humanity
• Compassion vs. Codependency
• How Ayurveda promotes compassion
• Judgement vs. Compassion
• Having compassion in difficult circumstances/relationships
• The importance of self-compassion
• Breathing into pain/suffering with compassionate curiosity
• Being ok with imperfection
• Compassion and the gunas
• The golden rule

Amy mentioned the self compassion work by Kristin Neff and you can find her website here.

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Episode 35

Episode #35 Colette chats with Dr. Eric Grasser, who is one of the world’s foremost experts on the integration of Ayurveda and Functional Medicine. They discuss:

• Dr. Grasser’s educational journey 
• Bridging the gap between ancient wisdom & modern medicine
• What is functional medicine
• Combining functional medicine & Ayurveda
• Being an active participant in your healing journey
• Getting back to basics with dinacharya (Ayurveda’s daily habits)
• Dr. Grasser’s meaningful medicine protocol
• The future of artificial intelligence in medicine
• The importance of an individualised approach to medicine
• The future of medicine

Click on the link below for Dr. Grasser’s website

www.drgrasser.com

Find all the info on Dr. Grasser’s health bootcamps here

www.healthbootcamps.com/gut

To register for Colette’s Daily Habits for Holistic Health course click here…

Online Daily Habits for Holistic Health course

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Episode 34

Episode #34 Colette speaks with her friend Claire about her journey with burnout, infertility, pregnancy, postpartum and how Ayurveda helped her during these struggles, transitions and maintaining balance today. They discuss:

• Claire’s burnout story
• Finding balance after burnout
• Life transitions and trying to stay balanced
• Claire’s struggle with infertility
• Her holistic health journey and finding Ayurveda
• Understanding individualised Ayurvedic lifestyle and nutrition 
• Claire’s fertility journey to a successful pregnancy
• Dealing with postpartum highs and lows
• Preconception cleansing to welcome baby #2
• Dealing with a Pitta/Vata imbalance postpartum 
• Letting go of being Super Mum!
• How essential oils helped calm her Vata imbalance
• Finding balance with home, work and Nature

Check out Claire’s website below and follow Claire on Instagram…

Claire Blackie Aromatherapy website

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Episode 33

Episode #33 Colette and Amy discuss emotional eating which can be triggered by numerous factors in our lives. They discuss Ayurveda’s and Yoga’s perspective and guidelines for emotional eating. They discuss the following:

• Our earliest emotional relationship with food
• Emotional regulation with food
• Reasons we overeat/undereat
• Ayurveda’s perspective on emotional eating
• What is ‘real’ hunger
• Hunger and the senses
• Emotional eating and neurotherapy
• Creating new positive habits from the inside out
• Amy’s Emotional Eating and Yoga workshop
• Ayurveda’s guidelines to eating
• Ayurvedic cleanses to retrain the body and mind
• Relationship between mindfulness and addiction
• Restructuring your day to prevent old patterns returning
• Tips and guidelines for the inner work

Read Amy’s article on Emotional Eating, Yoga Therapy and Neuroscience on Yogamate’s website.

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Episode 32

Episode #32 Colette discusses the Ayurvedic tips and guidelines to help us stay cool and healthy during the summer season. She covers the following topics:

• The energies of summer 
• The similarities between summer and the Pitta dosha
• Why Pitta can go out of balance so easy during summertime
• Signs of imbalance in the Pitta dosha – physically and emotionally
• How to maintain balance, preventing imbalance in the body & mind
• Guidelines on bringing in the opposite qualities of Pitta with food, activities and lifestyle
• Tips on how to treat these imbalances naturally
• The accumulation of heat at the end of summer
• The importance of a post-summer cleanse to release heat

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Episode 31

Episode #31 Colette chats with Dr. Christian Kessler, a consultant physician and research coordinator, specialising in internal medicine and complementary medicine at the Charité Medical University Clinic for Complimentary Medicine and The Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Germany. They chat about the following:

• Dr. Kessler’s studies in the effectiveness of Ayurveda on chronic diseases and Masters in Indology. 
• The goal to scientifically and socially advance Traditional Indian Medicine in Germany and Europe.
• The exciting research study that was recently published in PubMed. This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Ayurvedic treatment compared to conventional conservative care for knee osteoarthritis patients.
• The methods used to apply this research.
• Dr. Kessler’s view that Ayurveda is not just a tool but a toolbox and a personalised multi-modality approach that can benefit Western medicine.
• The challenges with researching a multi-modality...

Episode 30

Episode #30 Colette and Amy discuss how to move forward when we’re stuck in a rut. They share their experiences and tips on what helped them:

• Taking small steps without having it all figured out
• There’s never the ‘perfect’ time to do something 
• Vulnerability, self-forgiveness and compassion
• Your mistakes are your greatest lessons
• Accepting what has happened and then asking “Now What?”
• The value of spending time in Mother Nature
• Why Spring is the perfect time for new projects
• The importance of knowing your strengths
• What are your personal and professional values
• Be grateful first
• Flowing with the energy rather than forcing
• The power of visualisation 

Suggested homework: Write down your personal and professional values

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Episode 29

Episode #29 Colette chats with Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, a world-renowned Ayurvedic physician and educator from India about his latest book, Change your Schedule, Change your Life. They discuss:

• Is your schedule killing you?
• What are clock genes 
• The importance of being in tune with Nature’s rhythm
• What is social jet lag
• Why the timing and quality of your sleep is important
• What is time forwarding and why we’re so ‘time poor’
• What is forest bathing and why it’s so powerful
• Circadian timing for thriving in life
• Why multitasking is a waste of time
• How daily self-care practices aid with daily cleansing
• Diet-Sleep-Exercise – the tripod of life
• Is technology dominating and disrupting our life
• Mindfully connecting to your body and mind daily

Click on the link below to purchase Dr. Suhas’s book and for information on his offerings.

http://drsuhas.com/

This link will connect you with Dr. Shuhas’s clinic 

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Episode 28

Episode #28 Colette chats with Energy Healer, Diane Goldner. Diane is an internationally known healer and medical intuitive, who is able to release the root causes of illnesses and life challenges, creating health, illumination and grace. Colette and Diane discuss:

• Diane’s interesting childhood reading material
• Meeting a meditation master from India
• Meditation bliss and anxiety
• Her blind date that changed her life path
• The influence of Barbara Brennan, former NASA scientist
• Investigative journalism on energy healing 
• Fifth chakra blocks, quills and healing
• Five years as a guinea pig with boundaries tested and dissolved
• Diane’s Shaktipat experience
• From journalism to energy healing
• Diane’s books 1. How People Heal 2. Yes, You Can Heal 3. Awakening to the Light
• Diane shares some stories from her 20 years of energy healing

To find out more about Diane and take advantage of her free webinar offer, check out her website…

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