Colette attends the National Ayurveda Medical Association (NAMA) conference and the focus this year is ‘Ayurveda and the Mind’. She gives us an insight into the conference and speaks with some of the presenters along with sponsors and attendees.

Colette talks with Dr. Robert Wallace who is a pioneering researcher on the physiology of consciousness. He is the author of a number of books and has travelled around the world giving lectures at major universities and institutes on consciousness-based health programs.

At this time of year we’re transitioning from Winter or Vata season, which is governed by the elements of space and air into Spring or Kapha season, dominated by the elements of earth and water. Ayurveda gives us guidelines on how to choose the right tastes and foods to help keep our body and mind in balance and prevent Spring sickness.

Colette chats with Amy Wheeler about how our modern society doesn’t like to discuss aging! We like to hide our wrinkles and any signs of aging, including hiding our elders away in retirement homes so we don’t have to be reminded that it’s our future too.

Colette answers questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group in this episode.

Sleep is a critical part of our health and wellbeing and affects every aspect of our life. Unfortunately, in today’s world where we glamourise being ‘busy’ and ‘productive,’ sleep is oftentimes seen as something of an inconvenience that takes away from our productivity. Colette discusses the Ayurvedic view on sleep and the sleep problems in this episode.

Colette chats with Amy Wheeler about Personal Boundaries. Personal boundaries are protective safeguards created to protect ourselves physically, emotionally and mentally. These boundaries are ways in which you find it acceptable for people to behave around you and towards you.

Springtime can bring allergies for many people. In this episode Colette focuses on seasonal allergies and also allergies to food, mould, medicines, pets, dust etc. which people can acquire later in life. 

Colette talks all about Ghee, clarified butter which has been used in Ayurveda for thousands of years for its health and medicinal properties. 

Colette and Amy Wheeler chat about why we sometimes resist healing.

Colette takes questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group and answers them in this episode. 

Colette chats with Alakananda Ma, a renowned Ayurvedic expert. Alakananda has a fascinating and adventurous life story which Colette delves into. Today, Alakananda is President of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and she’s leading the way for Ayurveda to be recognised as a viable profession and to ensure the future success of Ayurvedic medicine. 

Colette discusses two foods associated with love on this Valentine’s Day episode.

Grief is a challenging subject to discuss and in this episode Amy bravely shares her story of the recent loss of her Mother. Colette and Amy discuss grief, loss, how to process it all and the spiritual growth that can come from loss.

Colette chats with Dr. Claudia Welch about balancing hormones, fertility, conception and women’s health. 

Ayurveda teaches us that disease has six stages of progression. If we’re in tune with our body and mind, we can catch the subtle signals of imbalance early and restore health before a disease manifests in the body. In this episode, Colette explains Ayurveda’s teachings on these stages of disease

Woman Stands Shining, Pat McCabe, is from Diné Nation, she is a writer, artist, and speaker. As “Holy Earth Surface Walker, Life-Bringer, Life-Bearer” she claims her Authority to speak always on behalf of Life, and to call community attention to placing Life at the Center in all discussion, planning, and activity.

Colette and Amy Wheeler discuss living a life in collaboration vs competition.

Colette takes some great questions from listeners of the podcast. 

Colette chats with her client Sanya Minocha who has been on a healing journey for the last four years, after experiencing chronic pain from a tailbone injury. She has spent this period of time healing and empowering herself and she’s now inspired to help others restore balance with her business, Kensho Wellness.