The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 113

Colette takes the following questions from the listeners:

1. How to tailor food to fit ayurveda e.g. Mexican, Italian etc?
2. Intermittent fasting according to Ayurveda?
3. Overeating as a Vata, especially at dinner time?
4. I want to know more about exercising for my body type?
5. What to do when your partner doesn’t “buy” into the Ayurvedic lifestyle?

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• Group Digestive Reset Cleanse
• Group Reset-Restore-Renew Program

Episode 112

Discussing the digestive system and in particular why Ayurveda considers the digestive system so important for our overall health and wellbeing. Colette and Dr. Sujatha discuss the following:

• What is the digestive system.
• Why is the digestive system so important.
• The process of digestion according to Ayurveda.
• The importance of eating for your constitution.
• What can cause digestive problems.
• How ama/toxins are formed in the body.
• Typical signs of aggravation for each dosha.
• How to maintain your digestive system to prevent illness.

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Listen to episode #92 Ayurvedic Nutrition of the Dhatus.

Episode 111

The Kapha dosha is responsible for protection, construction, resilience and has the qualities of love, compassion, and connection. Ayurvedic doctor Victor Briere and Colette discuss the Kapha dosha in-depth and cover the following:

• Kapha 101.
• What happens when Kapha is aggravated.
• Kapha and congestion.
• Kapha and it’s relationship to Tamas and Ojas.
• Emotional eating.
• Diet and lifestyle tips for the Kapha constitution.

Check out the following links mentioned in this episode:

Contact Dr. Briere via email  [email protected]

Pacific Coast Ayurveda

Center for Applied Consciousness

Ayurveda & Yoga Retreat in Spain

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Episode 110

Colette chats with three of her clients and they share their experience on their Ayurvedic healing journey. They discuss the following:

• How they discovered Ayurveda.
• An insight into their healing journey.
• What changes they have experienced in their life.
• Their tips from their experience.

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Emotional health is extremely important in Ayurveda and it’s important that we process our emotions efficiently. Amy and Colette discuss the following:

• What are emotional imbalances.
• The dosha responsible for digesting emotions.
• The process of digesting emotions.
• How our imbalances affect this process.
• What happens when we can’t process our emotions.
• How to restore balance so we can process our emotions efficiently.

Listen to the episode #37 The 3 Bodies & 5 Koshas (sheaths)

Episode 108

Colette shares tips for staying balanced during the holiday season. She goes into detail on three spices that can help keep you in balance during the holiday and they are:

• Allspice
• Saffron
• Nutmeg

Colette also shares her Ayurvedic tips to help keep your body and mind in balance so that you can prevent dis-ease and enjoy the holiday season.

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Episode 107

In this third and final episode on the subdoshas, Colette discusses the five subdohas of Kapha which include:

• Tarpaka

• Bodhaka

• Avalambaka

• Kledaka

• Shleshaka

The Kapha dosha is comprised of earth and water elements and is responsible for construction, lubrication, nourishment, cohesion and stabilisation in the body. Colette shares the wisdom from Ayurveda about where these five subdoshas are located and how they help Kapha to carry out these responsibilities.

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Episode 106

Dr. Sujatha and I chat about neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative disease is an umbrella term for a range of conditions which affect the brain, particularly the neurons. Examples of neurodegenerative diseases include Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease and Dementia. We discuss the following:

• How Ayurveda explains Neurodegenerative diseases.
• The dosha(s) imbalance involved in neurodegenerative diseases.
• The treatment protocol for these diseases.
• Dr. Sujatha shares some of her experiences in treating clients with neurodegenerative diseases.
• How to prevent the degeneration of the neurons.
• Advice for people caring for loved ones with a neurodegenerative condition.

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Episode 2

Episode #2 focuses on the three doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. The five elements of Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth give rise to the three doshas.

• Vata is made up of the elements of Space and Air
• Pitta is made up of the elements of Fire and Water
• Kapha is made up of the elements of Water and Earth

These three doshas are the energies governing all the functions in the body, all physical and mental processes and they provide every living being with an individual blueprint.

In this episode you will learn:

• The characteristics of each dosha
• The qualities of each dosha
• The causes of aggravation
• The signs of aggravation
• Tips on how to bring each dosha back into balance and restore health
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Episode 3

Episode #3 Colette will discuss how the doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha appear in each season. We generally think of the seasons as spring, summer, fall and winter, however, Ayurveda teaches us that it’s not the calendar but Nature that determines which dosha will be influenced:

• Vata season is fall/autumn and early winter
• Pitta season is summer
• Kapha season is late winter and spring

 Due to the changes in the seasons, the doshas go through the cycle of accumulation, aggravation and pacification and this can have a big impact on our body and mind due to the Ayurvedic principle of ‘like increases like and opposites balance.’

Therefore, each person needs to be aware of which season has the same qualities as their predominant dosha. For example, a person who has a high vata constitution will have a tendency to go out of balance in vata season of fall and early winter. During this time, this individual needs to be focused and disciplined in their nutrition and lifesty...