Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

In part one of this discussion on Ayurveda's empowering approach to aging and longevity, Colette covered five of the six components of aging according to Ayurveda: Physical health Mental health Diet Sleep Stress management In this episode Colette talks about the sixth component of aging, rasayana. Rasayana is the study of anti-aging, longevity and rejuvenation in Ayurveda. The main purpose of rasayana therapy is to slow down aging, delaying the degenerative process of the body, preventing disease and promoting health and wellbeing. She covers four types of rasayana: Ahara rasayana - food Aushadha rasayana - herbs and formulations Vihara rasayana - lifestyle Acharya rasayana - behaviour * Thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Kerala Ayurveda Academy For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification Mount Madonna Institute Receive $100 off tuition when you register before December 31st, 2022 with discount code Elements22 * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Discounted Group Digestive Reset Cleanse starting Sept 2nd, 2022 Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

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 * Thanks to Mount Madonna Institute for sponsoring this episode - receive $100 off tuition when you register before December 31st, 2022 with discount code Elements22 * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Discounted Group Digestive Reset Cleanse starting Sept 2nd, 2022 Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Kamalesh Ginger Hooven is Provost of Mount Madonna Institute and she is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program.   In our previous episode together #234 titled, Integrating Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda we discussed the three bodies, five sheaths, tanmatras and the internal limbs of Yoga. In this episode we discuss the eight limbs of yoga in detail and how to tailor an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program to an individual. We discuss the following: The eight limbs of Yoga: Yama - disciplines Niyama - positive observances Asana - preparing the body to take a seat in meditation Pranayama - breath control Pratyahara - sense withdrawal Dharana - focused concentration Dhyana - meditative absorption Samadhi - bliss or enlightenment Tailoring an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program keeping in mind the doshas, elements and the three principles of Ayurveda: every cause has an effect like increases like opposites decrease For further information on the programs Kamalesh mentioned in this podcast, please visit Mount Madonna Institute   * Thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Kerala Ayurveda Academy For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification Mount Madonna Institute Receive $100 off tuition when you register before December 31st, 2022 with discount code Elements22 Kerala Ayurveda Academy For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification * Visit Colette's website  www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Discounted Group Digestive Reset Cleanse Sept 2nd - 22nd, 2022 Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Adam McGuigan is an artistic director and his creativity and international charity theatre work is inspirational. However, Adam can become immersed in his creative endeavours which in the past has led to burnout. In this episode Adam discusses his journey with Ayurveda and how it helps him maintain balance, allowing inspired creativity to flow. We discuss the following: Adam's charity theatre work. Overworking and exhaustion leading to a Vata imbalance. Panchakarma and rejuvenation in Bali. Returning to old patterns.  Tailoring an at-home cleanse to Adam's busy life. Bringing Ayurveda into his daily structure. Thriving in his creative passions and serving others on his journey. * Thanks to the sponsors of this episode: New World Ayurveda - visit the website for more information or book a Free Discovery Call here.  Mount Madonna Institute - receive $100 off tuition when you register before December 31st, 2022 with discount code Elements22 * Check out the website Adam mentioned in this episode: adammcguigan.com wakethebeast.co.uk barefeettheatre.org * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Discounted Group Digestive Reset Cleanse Sept 2nd - 22nd, 2022 Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!  

Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is a classically trained Ayurveda doctor and an accomplished teacher representing a lineage of Ayurveda Practitioners from Kerala, India. Dr. J is CEO of Kerala Ayurveda (USA) and is President of NAMA the National Ayurveda Medical Association in the US. "Ayurveda is not a disease management system, it's the management of the individual with the disease". - Dr. J I heard Dr. J say this quote recently and I asked him to discuss in detail for this episode and in particular we wanted to talk about managing the senses as there is often lots of focus on the diet and lifestyle. We discuss the following: What is disease. The establishment of disease in the body. How Ayurveda addresses disease. How our sensory inputs impact our health and wellbeing. What happens in the body when our body perceives stress. How to manage our sensory inputs, our mental health and our emotional health. * Thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Mount Madonna Institute Kerala Ayurveda Academy  * Thanks to Dr. J for this wonderful conversation and please visit keralaayurveda.us for more information on their educational programs, healing therapies and Ayurvedic products. * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Ayurvedic educator, Mary Thompson discusses the eight factors affecting food utility and digestibility. The eight factors which Mary breaks down are: Prakruti - the nature of the food. Processing - its impact on the quality of the food. Food combining - choosing ingredients. Quantity - tips on portion size and when to stop eating. Habitat - where your food comes from. Time - time of day, time of life, season. Conscious dining - awareness during all stages of food preparation, eating and digestion. Self-Responsibility - making empowered choices. * Check out Mary's website and resources here... marythompsonayurveda.com * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Durga Leela is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher and yoga therapist from the UK and now based in the US. Her book, Yoga of Recovery - Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda with Modern Recovery Tools for Addiction published in May 2022 and it presents a complete resource for working with individuals recovering from addiction. Durga and I chat about the following: What is the Yoga of Recovery program. Durga's personal journey through recovery. How addiction can occur due to the disconnection from our true nature. Increasing Sattva to increase awareness. Accepting care and support on the path of recovery. * Thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Mount Madonna Institute Kerala Ayurveda Academy - For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification! * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. In 2016 Alter and her husband Prentiss founded Divya’s Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that reimagines classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens. In this episode, Colette chats with Divya about how Ayurveda describes food through the five properties of: Rasa or the six tastes. Gunas or twenty qualities. Virya or metabolic effect. Vipaka or post-digestive effect. Prabhava or unique healing property. *  Thanks to New World Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. For more information go to  newworldayurveda.com. * Check out Divya's website divya's.com and the Bhagavat Life Ayurvedic Cooking School bvtlife.com * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Kamalesh Ginger Hooven is Provost of Mount Madonna Institute.  She is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program.  Kamalesh has a Master’s degree in Ayurveda and is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner as well as a Certified Yoga Therapist. Colette chats with Kamalesh about the following: What is Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy. Working with the subtle and gross body for healing. Using the tanmatras to heal the subtle body. The three bodies, five sheaths, chakras, nadis and vayus. The internal limbs of Yoga. * Thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Mount Madonna Institute Kerala Ayurveda Academy - For $100 off tuition, use the Reference Code Elements100 when you join a first level certification! * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Colette takes questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Community and she answers the following questions: Miranda: I would like to know when is the most opportune time to have juices and smoothies. Sophie: We're moving into the cooler season here in Australia and I would like to know what shifts should I be making in my diet. Mary: What does Ayurveda recommend for heartburn? * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!