The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 133

Colette answers questions submitted by the Elements community and the various topics covered are:

• Tips for Spring allergies.
• Maintaining immunity and energy when transitioning into Winter.
• The correct temperature for drinking water.
• Using oil when you have a cough.
• Abhyanga oil massage tips.
• Vertigo.
• Eating for a Vata/Pitta constitution.

Find more details on Colette’s Digestive Reset Cleanse here.

Download the Food Combinations & Tastes Charts here (scroll to #26)

Click here to access the Pranayama video tutorial (scroll to #25).

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Episode 130

Our mental health has a big impact on our immunity and in this episode Colette chats with Ayurvedic Doctor Victor Briere about the following:

• Ayurveda’s teachings on the interconnection between the body and the mind.
• The connection between our mind and the sense organs.
• What is the immune system and how it works.
• How our mental health effects our immunity.
• The effect of Rajas and Tamas on the immune system.
• How to keep the mind in balance to ensure a healthy immune system.
• Tips for keeping your mind in balance during this stressful time of Covid-19.

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Contact Victor by email [email protected] or call 707-225-8844.

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Episode 124

In this episode Colette talks with Dr. Sujatha of the Amrtasiddhi Ayurvedic Clinic in Bali about autoimmune disorders. A condition where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body and wrongfully identifies healthy cells/tissues as a foreign invader. We discuss the following:

• What is an autoimmune disorder.
• Ama – the bedrock of dis-ease in the body and mind.
• The influence of ama on the doshas.
• How an autoimmune disorder manifests.
• How does Ayurveda treat autoimmune disorders.
• Tips to prevent imbalances in the body which can result in autoimmune disorders.

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Episode 123

Fear is an emotional response due to a real or perceived threat. Our brain is hardwired for fear and it’s part of normal brain function. It kept our ancestors alive when they had to hunt for their food.

However, many people today are in a regular state of fear and this is affecting their nervous system, digestion, immunity, mental health and there are many other health impacts.

In this episode Amy and I discuss the following:

• What is fear.
• What are the types of fear.
• The effect of fear on our body and mind.
• How the nervous system reacts to fear.
• How fear affects the doshas.
• Tips and guidelines from Ayurveda and Yoga on restoring calm and balance to the body and mind.

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Episode 122

Ayurveda teaches us the importance of seasonal regimes to assist us in maintaining balance and preventing dis-ease during the change of the seasons, when the changes in weather can have a huge impact on us physically and mentally.

With these suggested Ritucharya or seasonal guidelines, we can:

• Maintain balance of the doshas of Vata, Pitta & Kapha
• Maintain balance of the mental gunas of Sattva, Rajas & Tamas
• Boost our immunity
• Prevent seasonal sickness
• Help us to smoothly transition into the coming season

Colette provides general advice on how to modify your diet and lifestyle to match the seasons and prevent seasonal sickness.

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Episode 121

Colette answers the following questions from members of the Elements community:

• Dreams – “I am working very hard on balancing Vata. In my dreams however, I am overly active, bombarded by lots of stimulation (in a busy market place, or behind on my homework or I’m lost somewhere etc.) and wake up feeling like I’ve been through the wringer. Do dreams also affect the doshas?”

• Tongue Diagnosis – “Can you talk about how the tongue is a window to your health status and describe the specific characteristics of the tongue that signify an imbalance?”

• Immunity – “Our immune system, how to boost it with certain spices/foods/daily activities. And when you do have an auto-immune disease how possible to balance that?”

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Episode 118

Non-acceptance of situations/emotions can hold us hostage in healing and moving forward with our lives. In this episode, Amy and I discuss the following:

• The importance of acceptance.
• Our responsibility in acceptance.
• How resistance can affect our health.
• Being curious about your triggers and reactions.
• Colette’s acceptance story.
• Typical reactions to conflict by Vata, Pitta and Kapha

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Episode 116

How do we maintain balance physically and mentally in order to have a stable foundation which will prevent dis-ease in the body and mind? We focus a lot on our food and it’s very important of course as food can be medicine or it can create an aggravation of the doshas and result in dis-ease.

However, we also need to look at our daily habits, our environment and behaviour as all of these influences have a particular doshic characteristic which can affect the doshas of Vata, Pitta & Kapha e.g.

• What time we go to bed
• What time we wake up
• What time we eat
• What & how we eat
• What time & how we exercise
• Our work environment
• Our home environment
• Our relationships
• Our daily activities
• What comes into our senses daily

All of this has an effect on our health, our immunity and our longevity. Colette explains how these activities affect your doshas and gives tips from Ayurveda on how to structure your day to maintain balance and prevent dis-ease in the body and mind....

Episode 115

Swastha Vritta is the science of Ayurvedic prevention. It means to establish ourselves in our unique mind/body type and living in accordance with nature and our ‘true nature’. Ayurveda takes a holistic approach to health and helps us to understand the importance of keeping our body and mind in balance to prevent an aggravation of the doshas which can result in dis-ease physically and mentally.

Ayurveda tells us that health is the root of everything and is the foundation necessary to achieve the 4 goals of life or Purusharta:

1. Kama – activities/pleasure
2. Artha – money/prosperity
3. Dharma – purpose/service
4. Moksha – liberation/non-attachment

Learn how to progress on this path of the four goals of life in this episode with Colette.

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Episode 114

This is the time of year that many people are making New Year resolutions or intentions. Colette and Amy discuss setting intentions vs. New Year resolutions. They cover the following topics:

• What is an intention vs. a resolution.
• Sankalpa – setting intentions that are in alignment with your true nature.
• How Sankalpa can be part of your Ayurveda & Yoga journey.
• Amy’s cognitive behavioural therapy exercise for setting intentions.
• Bringing Sankalpa into your everyday life.
• Tips for each dosha on how to set intentions to ensure success., 
• Colette and Amy share their intentions for 2020.
• Colette shares a Sankalpa mudra and morning intention practice.

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