The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 166

Epigenetics is the study of how our behaviours and our environment affect the way our genes work. Therefore, epigenetics plays a major role in determining our health and wellbeing. 

Colette chats with Vaidya Jayarajan about how the wisdom of Ayurveda aligns with the study of epigenetics. They discuss the following:

• What is epigenetics?
• How Ayurveda is in alignment with the new science of epigenetics.
• How Ayurveda can help us upregulate our genes.
• Why a personalised approach to health & wellbeing is important.
• How our mental & emotional health impacts our overall wellbeing.
• How taking care of our health now can affect the health of future generations.

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Episode 165

Colette shares her top three cleansing ingredients for Vata, Pitta and Kapha. She discusses in detail the benefits of:

• Mustard seeds for the Kapha dosha
• Aloe vera for the Pitta dosha
• Asafoetida for the Vata dosha

Colette also shares how you can use these spices to help cleanse, pacify and heal your body.

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Episode 164

Joy is something we all need more of after the year that was! 2020 has brought such stress and strain, however, even in times of stress we can experience joy.

Colette chats with regular guest, Amy Wheeler about how to set up our lives so that we can experience more joyful moments. They discuss the following:

• What is joy
• Why we can’t seek joy externally
• Having joyful moments during stressful times
• Difference between joy and happiness
• Nourishing Sattva to experience more joy

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Visit the Elements podcast page to listen to the other episodes mentioned in this episode:

• #8 Ayurveda & The Circadian Rhythms
• #16 Ayurvedic Dinacharya or Daily Habits
• #37 The 3 Bodies & 5 Koshas of Ayurveda & Yoga

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Episode 163

Colette chats with three women that she has had the pleasure of working with. LaDonia, Lucy and Ines share their personal Ayurvedic healing journey and experience. They discuss the following:

• How they discovered Ayurveda.
• Their personal experience on their Ayurvedic healing journey. 
• How Ayurveda has impacted their life, personally and professionally.
• LaDonia, Lucy and Ines share insights & tips from their journey.

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Episode 162

Dr. Donn Brennan was one of the first western medical doctors to train in India in Maharishi’s Vedic Approach to Health. Dr. Brennan became disillusioned with the conventional medical model and was disappointed that the emphasis was on ‘disease’  rather than on ‘prevention’ and ‘health.’

In 1982 he decided to study and practice Transcendental Meditation (TM). He qualified as a TM teacher and was amazed at how many people reported a marked improvement in their health as they meditated.

The turning point in Dr. Brennan’s career came when he discovered that the Ayurvedic healthcare system incorporates TM, connecting consciousness with physiology. Since 1990 Dr. Brennan has worked full-time promoting, lecturing and consulting in Maharishi’s Vedic Approach to Health. Colette chats with Dr. Brennan about the following topics:

• Dr. Brennan’s journey from Western medical doctor to TM and Ayurveda.
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s teachings on accessing consciousness via TM and Ayur...

Episode 160

Equanimity is a good topic to discuss as we begin holiday season during a divided time in our world. Colette chats with Amy about how to keep our calm and composure during difficult conversations and situations. They discuss the following:

• Amy’s visual image of equanimity.
• How the kleshas and the gunas affect equanimity.
• Misperceptions and expectations.
• How emotions affect our physical and mental health.
• Maintaining equanimity during the holiday season.

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Episode 159

Colette continues the conversation from episode #158 ‘Focus On The Gunas, Not The Doshas.’ In this episode she talks about the gunas/qualities in vegetables and how they affect the qualities/doshas in our constitution. Colette covers the following groups of vegetables:

• Root vegetables
• Cruciferous vegetables
• Bitter leafy green vegetables
• Nightshades

Understanding the gunas/qualities in vegetables will give you confidence in choosing the right vegetables to pacify the qualities you’re feeling in your body.

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Episode 158

Ayurveda teaches us that there are 20 gunas/qualities and these qualities are the polarities of all the forces in the universe and everything in the universe can be defined by these qualities. They are put into 10 pairs of opposites:

1. Heavy/Light
2. Dull/Sharp
3. Cold/Hot
4. Oily/Dry
5. Smooth/Rough
6. Dense/Liquid
7. Soft/Hard
8. Static/Mobile
9. Gross/Subtle
10. Cloudy/Clear

 The Ayurvedic healing system is based on these 10 pairs of opposites and the principle that ‘Like increases Like and Opposites Pacify.' 

In this episode, Colette will discuss in detail each guna and how the pairs of opposites can work to pacify each other to restore balance to the body and mind.

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Episode 157

Laura Plumb is the author of the bestseller, Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners, an Ayurvedic Cookbook to Balance and Heal. Laura helps us to simplify Ayurveda cooking and we discuss the following:

• Five steps to Ayurvedic eating.
• Choosing your food by tuning into the qualities/gunas in your body, your mind, your environment etc.
• Understanding how to choose foods for dual-doshas or tridoshic constitutions.
• Questions from the Elements community:
  • Best tip for making a meal fast and convenient.
  • Best foods for evening meals.
  • Cooking for a family with different constitutions.

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Episode 156

Colette chats with regular guest, Amy Wheeler about the importance of accepting change, especially when it comes to dealing with our current challenging situations in the world.

Acceptance not only relieves the emotion around the changing situation, but it also can bring clarity. They discuss the following:

• How to accept the changes happening in our world today.
• The uncertainty around the ‘new normal.’
• Accepting the emotions that come with change.
• How acceptance can help bring clarity.
• Understanding that each person deals with change differently.
• Small steps to help deal with change.
• Courage to get support when needed.

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