The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 280

In this solo episode, Colette continues her series on the srotas or channels of the body and she focuses on rakta vaha srotas. 

Rakta is the second tissue formed in the processing of our food. Rakta is our red blood cells and rakta vaha srotas are the channels involved in the production and transportation of blood which includes the red bloods cells, the heart, liver, spleen, bone marrow and arteries. 

Colette discusses the following:

• The root, passage and opening of rakta vaha srotas.
• Causes of aggravation of the blood channel.
• The signs and symptoms of aggravation e.g. acne, eczema, psoriasis, rash, dermatitis, inflammation, burning sensation, bleeding disorders, alopecia, anger, hate, jealousy.
• The subdoshas governing rakta vaha srotas.
• The functions of the liver and spleen.
• Ayurvedic treatment of rakta vaha srotas.

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Episode 256

In this episode Colette discusses the role the doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha play in our menstrual cycle. What doshas are dominant at the different stages of the cycle, how dosha aggravations can manifest in our cycle and how to pacify these aggravations. She discusses the following:

• The Vata phase of the menstrual cycle.
• The Kapha phase of the menstrual cycle.
• The Pitta phase of the menstrual cycle.
• How aggravations of the doshas can affect the gunas/qualities and how they may manifest in the cycle.
• Pacifying the imbalances of the gunas with the Ayurvedic principle of "like increases like" and "opposites pacify."

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Episode 254

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

1. Betty: I’m enjoying learning about Ayurveda from your podcast and in particular, I’m learning a lot about how to manage my Vata dosha. I understand that routine is very important for Vata and I have great intentions, however, I find it to figure out what type of routines to focus on. Any tips would be very helpful. Thank you!

2. Carla: I’m doing a daily abhyanga oil massage and really like it, however, I notice that my towel is collecting lots of oil. What do you recommend for getting rid of the excess oil in towels used for abhyanga?

3. Jane: How does the Ayurvedic healing process work from the consultation to the treatment?

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Episode 253

Ritucharya is the Ayurvedic practice of changing our diet and lifestyle routines with the seasons in order to maintain balance and prevent dis-ease in the body or mind. "Ritu" means season and "charya" means regimen or discipline.

In this episode Colette chats with Jen Rand of the Mount Madonna Institute about the seasonal guidelines for the coming seasons of Autumn in the Northern hemisphere and Spring in the Southern hemiphere. They discuss the following:

• The five elements and our connection to nature.
• Ritusandhi - changing of the seasons.
• Ritucharya - seasonal guidelines.
• The gunas/qualities present in Autumn.
• The recommended seasonal regimen for Autumn to help maintain balance of the doshas.
• The gunas/qualities present in Spring.
• How to maintain balance in Spring with ritucharya.

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Episode 252

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef. In this episode she discusses snacking with Colette and in particular, Ayurveda's view on snacking. They discuss the following:

• The general principles of good snacking.
• Having awareness around the impulse behind your snack i.e. hunger, thirst, emotions etc.
• The importance of routine in eating, good food combinations and nutritious foods.
• The problem with ultra-processed snacks.
• Good snack options
• Snacking with the seasons.
• How to practice mindful snacking.

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Episode 249

August 17th is the 5th anniversary of this podcast!!! I started this podcast back in 2017 as I couldn't find any regular podcasts on Ayurveda, so I decided I had to share this amazing ancient wisdom with the world. Here I am 5 years later and now on episode 249!!!

In this episode I share a little about the start of this podcasting journey, podcast reviews and a recent chat with my client Amy. Amy and I discuss the following:

• Allergies, lethargy and digestive issues. 
• Amy's digestive reset cleanse experience.
• The 'aha' moments during the cleanse.
• Rediscovering her creativity.
• The paradigm shift with learning Ayurveda.

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

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Episode 219

Dr. Paul Dugliss is a pioneer in the American medical system being one of the first physicians to integrate the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into modern healthcare. He has devoted his life to bringing Ayurveda to the mainstream with the New World Ayurveda School and continues to bring to his students an ever-evolving understanding of what living as a conscious, whole person, rooted in the heart means. 

In this episode, Colette chats with Dr. Dugliss about the correlation between the charka system our mental/emotional needs. They discuss the following:

• The role consciousness plays in our overall health and wellbeing.
• The five koshas of the body.
• How the chakras affect our mental/emotional programming.
• The importance of physical and mental health to access consciousness.
• The chakra system and the correlating endocrine system.
• How to nourish the chakra system.

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Episode 218

Dr. Shamini Jain is a psychologist, scientist, and social entrepreneur. In this podcast we discuss her new book; Healing Ourselves - Biofield Science and the Future of Health.

I chat with Dr. Jain about the following topics:

• The separation of conventional and alternative medicine.
• Dr. Jain's personal story.
• Our disassociation with self-healing and how this disempowerment has led to an epidemic of disease and addiction. 
• How the study of psychoneuroimmunology helped Western medicine understand the connection between the brain and the immune system.
• What is Biofield healing and the evidence-based studies.
• The stain of Vitalism.
• Dr. Jain's view on the future of medicine.

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Episode 212

Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is a classically trained Ayurveda doctor and an accomplished teacher representing a lineage of Ayurveda Practitioners from Kerala, India. He is CEO of Kerala Ayurveda (USA) and is President of NAMA the National Ayurveda Medical Association in the US, with a mission to make Ayurveda as a credible profession in the Western world.

In this episode, Colette talks with Dr. J about candida, a condition that's very common today. They discuss the following:

• What is candida.
• What are the conditions in which candida grows.
• Ayurveda's view on candida.
• The stages of a candida infection.
• Clearing up the myths about candida.
• Ayurveda's approach to treating candida with the diet and lifestyle. 

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