The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 246

Dr. Claudia Welch has practiced Ayurveda and is licensed as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine. She has lectured internationally on Oriental medicine and Ayurveda, exploring how Eastern medicine applies to Women’s Health, and today's reality in general.

In this episode we discuss the emotional transition between the Pitta stage of life into the Vata stage of life, the challenges that can arise and how we can navigate this transition in order to benefit from our body's wisdom. We discuss the following:

• The stages of life according to Ayurveda.
• How the emotions are affected during this transition.
• Each doshas life lessons during this time.
• Pitta's identification with the mind overriding the body's desires.
• The invitation of this transition into the wisdom stage of life.

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 Episode 241

Our modern society has a negative outlook on aging and we tend to glorify youth and oftentimes our elders are ignored and considered to be of no value to society.

This glorification of youth leads to a battle against aging, along with a huge industry of anti-aging products. This is a battle that we will never win and one which can lead to feelings of disempowerment and a lack of self worth as we age.

Ayurveda is the science of longevity and it provides guidelines on how to prevent disease, increase longevity and more importantly, how to have vitality in those extended years. Ayurveda also reminds us of the gifts of aging and how to utilize these gifts, empowering us as we age.

In this episode Colette discusses the following:

• Types of aging:
  • chronological
  • biological
• How epigenetics plays a major role in determining our health and wellbeing.
• The components of aging according to Ayurveda:
  • physical health
  • mental health
  • diet
  • sleep
  • stress management
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