The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

 Episode 207

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and co-founder of Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan.

She and her husband Prentiss also own Divya’s Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan. Divya is the author of 'What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen.'

In this episode, Colette and Divya discuss the subtle and vibrational aspects of cooking and they cover the following topics:

• The importance of intention setting.
• How to set intentions in your kitchen.
• The consciousness in which you prepare food.
• What is conscious ingredient selection and cooking.
• Sattvic cooking methods.

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Thanks to Kerala Ayurveda Academy for sponsoring this episode. Please visit visit Kerala Ayurveda to learn more.

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Episode 203

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and co-founder of Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan.

She and her husband Prentiss also own Divya’s Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan. Divya is the author of 'What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen.'

In this episode, Colette and Divya discuss cooking for the Autumn season and they cover the following topics:

• How does the transition of the season affect our digestive system.
• What are some things we can do to prevent digestive issues and seasonal sickness.
• What seasonal fruit and veggies are available at this time of year.
• Cooking tips and spices for Autumn.
• Divya's favourite Autumn dishes that help to pacify Vata.

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Thanks to Kerala Ayurveda Academy for sponsoring this episode. Please visit visit Kerala Ayurveda to learn more.

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Episode 185 

Divya Alter is an Ayurvedic chef, certified nutritional consultant, educator, and co-founder of Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan.

In this episode, Colette chats with Divya about Ayurveda's view on fats and they cover the following:

1. The different types of fats according to Ayurveda.
2. Which fats are considered ‘good fats’ and why they are important in our diet.
3. The best cooking fats, their qualities and the affect on the different dosha types.
4. The difference between unrefined, cold-pressed and refined oils.
5. Using oils topically on the skin.
6. Storing fats and cooking tips

1. Online Consultations
2. At-home Digestive Reset Cleanse
3. Online Dai...

Episode #176

Divya Alter, owner of Divya's Kitchen an Ayurvedic restaurant in NYC and Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan returns to chat about cleansing for Spring. We discuss the following: 

• Why Ayurveda recommends cleansing the body at regular intervals and particularly at the joint of the seasons.
• The four types of toxins according to Ayurveda.
• What foods/spices/herbs can help to cleanse the body.
• Divya's favourite Spring cleansing dishes.

1. Discounted group cleanse starts April 16th, 2021
2. Private cleanse - choose your own dates