The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 307

Dr. Marc Halpern is the founder and President of the California College of Ayurveda and the author of three ayurvedic textbooks. A Doctor of Chiropractic and a Doctor of Ayurveda (hon.) he holds a post-graduate certification in Holistic Medicine. 

Colette chats with Dr. Halpern about our current mental health crisis and they discuss the following:

• Understanding the mind from an Ayurvedic perspective.
• What is Spiritual indigestion.
• The causes of disturbances in the mind.
• Relearning how to use our senses properly.
• The mental gunas (qualities) of rajas, tamas & sattva.
• The post-Covid experience for the aware mind. 

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Episode 257

Kamalesh Ginger Hooven is interim Provost of Mount Madonna Institute, a regionally accredited college located on the central coast of California where she is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program.  

In this episode Colette chats with Kamalesh about the mind and in particular, balancing the gunas/qualities of the mind during Vata season. They discuss the following:

• How the mind is affected during Vata season.
• The three gunas/qualities of the mind.
• The four minds:
  • Chitta 
  • Buddhi
  • Manas
  • Ahankara
• Tips to help balance the mind and body.
• Navigating emotional times.

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Episode 197

Dr Nandan Lele is the 3rd generation Ayurvedic physician in his paternal family, while 2nd generation in his maternal family. He has more than 17 years of clinical experience taking care of thousands of patients at 2 clinics in Pune, India and has travelled extensively all around the globe spreading the wisdom of Ayurveda.

Dr. Nandan’s practice takes a holistic approach aimed at minimal use of medicines and maximum use of food and lifestyle modifications to restore health. 

Colette chats with Dr. Nandan about the great importance Ayurveda gives to the mind..… “It’s not the eye that sees the world but it’s the mind that sees the world”.

They discuss the following:

• Why Ayurveda places such a great emphasis on the mind.
• How the mind permeates the entire body.
• The relationship between the mind and the Soul.
• What is chitta and how it relates to the mind.
• The significance of ritual in Ayurveda and how these rituals are designed to have an impact on the mind.

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