The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 273

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. Divya and her husband Prentiss founded Divya’s Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that reimagines classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens.

Divya’s brand has since expanded to include a line of plant-based retail food products, educational videos and two books. She is the author of What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen and Joy of Balance: An Ayurvedic Guide to Cooking with Healing Ingredients.

In this episode we take a deep dive into the five types of herbal liquids (Pancha Vidha Kashaya) according to Ayurveda and they are:

1. Fresh Juice (Svarasa)
2. Pulp (Kalka)
3. Decoction (Kvata)
4. Cold infusion (Heema)
5. Hot infusion (Phanta)

Divya gives examples of each type of herbal liquid, how they're used and the properties and qualities they possess. She also gives great culinary tips throughout the episode.

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Episode 265

Kate Siraj and Joanna Webber are both Ayurvedic practitioners and are the co-founders of The Ayurveda Academy.

In this episode we discuss the importance of tuning into the subtle signals of imbalance from our body and mind. Understanding these early stages of aggravation of the doshas can help us to prevent dis-ease. By implementing small dietary and lifestyle adjustments we can pacify the doshas and bring the body and mind back into balance.

We discuss the following:

• The subtle physical and mental signals our body/mind may give us in the early stage of imbalance.
• What happens if we ignore these subtle signals or we mask the symptoms with medication.
• Tips on how to bring our body/mind back into balance before dis-ease manifests.
• How to cultivate the skill of tuning into our body/mind.
• Jo gives spice and herbal tea recommendations.
• Kate shares her experience with shadow work. 

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Episode 262

Katie first contacted Colette in October 2021 to participate in the group cleanse. She had endured a lot of stress in recent months with her job and a serious car accident.

In this episode Katie shares her healing and educational journey with Ayurveda. Colette and Katie discusses the following:

• Katie's introduction to Ayurveda.
• How stress was affecting her health and wellbeing.
• Katie's experience on her first Digestive Reset Cleanse.
• Learning to accept nurturing and prioritising self-care. 
• How Katie's Ayurvedic educational journey continues.
• How Ayurveda has changed the way she lives her life today.

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