The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 177

Transgression of wisdom or Pragnyaparadha is one of the three main causes of disease according to Ayurveda. This translates to 'crimes against wisdom', where we go against what we know is good for our holistic health. 

In this episode, Colette chats with Kyle who has experienced this in his journey with Ayurveda. After completing a couple of Digestive Reset Cleanses, he found himself reverting back to old habits that didn't serve him. They talk about the experience during the cleanse and life post-cleanse.

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Episode #176

Divya Alter, owner of Divya's Kitchen an Ayurvedic restaurant in NYC and Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan returns to chat about cleansing for Spring. We discuss the following: 

• Why Ayurveda recommends cleansing the body at regular intervals and particularly at the joint of the seasons.
• The four types of toxins according to Ayurveda.
• What foods/spices/herbs can help to cleanse the body.
• Divya's favourite Spring cleansing dishes.

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Episode 175

Colette chats with Ishani and Laura about their Ayurvedic healing journey. They discuss the following:

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Episode 174

Acharya Shunya is the first female head of her 2,000-year-old Indian spiritual lineage, she has dedicated her life to the dissemination of Vedic knowledge for the spiritual uplifting of all beings.

Colette chats with Acharya Shunya about a recent article titled, 'Release Shame with Vedic Sexuality'. An insight into what the Vedas teach us about human sexuality. We discuss the following:

• Why there needs to be less intense focus on sexuality.
• How kama/pleasure is one of the four aims of life.
• The importance of bringing dharma into sexuality.
• How do we become spiritually shameless.
• Why Ayurveda recommends limiting our sexual activity at certain times.
• How becoming spiritually shameless unites us with a greater truth.

Click here to read Acharya Shunya's article 'Release Shame with Vedic Sexuality'.

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1. Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom
2. Sovereign Self

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Episode 173

This is follow-up conversation to episode #169 Introduction to Jyotish where Colette chats with Freedom about how Jyotish works with the four aims of life. They discuss the following:

• What are the four aims of life.
  • Kama – activities/pleasure
  • Artha – money/prosperity
  • Dharma – purpose/service
  • Moksha – liberation/non-attachment
• The role of the four aims in deeper fulfilment of personhood.
• How imbalances occur in the four aims.
• How a Jyotish reading works with the four aims of life.
• The importance of balance with the four aims of life for the individual and society.

Click here to listen to the other two episodes mentioned and scroll to the episode number below:

#169 Introduction to Jyotish

#115 The Four Aims of Life

Visit Freedom's website scienceoflight.net to find out more about his Jyotish readings and educational programs.

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Episode 172

Ayurvedic Doctor Victor Briere's new book 'Pulse Unveiled - The Art and Science of Ayurvedic Pulse Reading' delves into this ancient Ayurvedic diagnostic tool. Colette chats with Victor about the following:

• How Victor learned Ayurvedic pulse reading.
• The process of pulse reading.
• What are the qualities of each doshic pulse.
• What can be discovered via pulse reading.
• Why we need to be careful about pulse bias.
• The different styles of pulse reading.

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 Episode 171

Divya Alter is the co-owner of Divya's Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan and of Bhagavat Life, an Ayurvedic culinary school.

Colette chats with Divya about Winter cooking and they discuss the following:

• Divya's journey with Ayurveda.
• The importance of eating seasonally.
• Winter cooking methods.
• Herbs and spices for the Winter season.
• Pacifying Winter dishes for each dosha type.
• Foods to avoid in Winter.
• Pacifying herbal teas for cooler weather.

Episode 170

Colette takes questions from the private Elements of Ayurveda community. She covers the following topics:

• The connection between the menstrual cycle and the moon phases and in particular how to work with the energy of each phase.
• The different types of anaemia and tips on how to treat it.
• Why we should focus our attention more on our intake of fibre rather than protein.

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 Episode 168

Sleep is one of the three pillars of health and of paramount importance to our health and wellbeing. Colette chats with Ayurvedic educator, Mary Thompson about the science of sleep and they discuss the following:

• How do we sleep?
• How stress affects our sleep quality.
• What causes sleep disturbances.
• How sleep issues affect each dosha type.
• Managing stress reduction with daily routines.
• Tips to help you sleep better.

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Episode 167

Colette chats with regular guest Amy Wheeler about blocks around prosperity abundance. They both discuss their own work around clearing these energy blocks and they cover the following topics:

• Why prosperity blocks exist.
• Amy's trauma around financial abundance.
• Colette's belief systems around money.
• Are prosperity blocks an inside job?
• Prosperity blocks and the chakras.
• Overcoming prosperity & abundance blocks.

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