Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Colette chats with three women that she has had the pleasure of working with. LaDonia, Lucy and Ines share their personal Ayurvedic healing journey and experience. They discuss the following: How they discovered Ayurveda. Their personal experience on their Ayurvedic healing journey.  How Ayurveda has impacted their life, personally and professionally. LaDonia, Lucy and Ines share insights & tips from their journey. Check out Colette's discounted Digestive Reset Cleanse & Reset-Restore-Renew online group programs starting Jan 22nd, 2021. Book a consultation with Colette here, including the FREE 15 min Service Enquiry Call. Find out more info on the self-paced Daily Habits for Holistic Health online program here. Sign up for the Elements newsletter to find out the latest news and events. Visit Ines's website here.  Visit Lucy's website here.  Thanks for listening!

Dr. Donn Brennan was one of the first western medical doctors to train in India in Maharishi's Vedic Approach to Health. Dr. Brennan became disillusioned with the conventional medical model and was disappointed that the emphasis was on 'disease'  rather than on 'prevention' and 'health.' In 1982 he decided to study and practice Transcendental Meditation (TM). He qualified as a TM teacher and was amazed at how many people reported a marked improvement in their health as they meditated. The turning point in Dr. Brennan’s career came when he discovered that the Ayurvedic healthcare system incorporates TM, connecting consciousness with physiology. Since 1990 Dr. Brennan has worked full-time promoting, lecturing and consulting in Maharishi's Vedic Approach to Health. Colette chats with Dr. Brennan about the following topics: Dr. Brennan's journey from Western medical doctor to TM and Ayurveda. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's teachings on accessing consciousness via TM and Ayurveda. Pragnyaparadha - transgression of wisdom. How the reductionist paradigm delayed the progression of Ayurveda and medicine. Reductionism and individualism. Collective awareness and awakening with transcendental meditation. Thank you to Kerala Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. Visit keralaayurveda.store and use the code elements to receive your 15% discount off your next purchase of Kerala Ayurveda products including herbal oils, formulations, herbal ghees or ghrithams, aristhams, cleansers, soaps, creams and more! Visit Dr. Donn Brennan's website www.ayurveda.ie Find Colette's offerings on elementshealingandwellbeing.com Share your thoughts on this episode over on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group. Thanks for listening!

Susan Weis-Bohlen wrote her first book in 2018 titled, Ayurveda Beginner’s Guide: Essential Ayurvedic Principles and Practices to Balance and Heal Naturally.  Her next book, Seasonal Self-Care Rituals: Eat, Breathe, Move and Sleep Better According To Your Dosha, will be released in December 2020. Colette chats with Susan about how our food affects our mood and they cover the following topics: Susan's Ayurvedic journey. How the food we eat affects our mental qualities of Sattva, Rajas & Tamas. The six tastes & how each taste affects our body & mind. Guidelines on how to choose the most nourishing foods. Listening to our cravings. Visit Susan's website here breatheayurveda.com Comment on this episode in the Elements of Ayurveda podcast Facebook group. Contact Colette on info@elementshealingandwellbeing.com or visit her website elementshealingandwellbeing.com Thanks for listening!

Equanimity is a good topic to discuss as we begin holiday season during a divided time in our world. Colette chats with Amy about how to keep our calm and composure during difficult conversations and situations. They discuss the following: Amy's visual image of equanimity. How the kleshas and the gunas affect equanimity. Misperceptions and expectations. How emotions affect our physical and mental health. Maintaining equanimity during the holiday season. Share your feedback and comments over on the podcast Facebook Group. Visit Amy's website to learn about her offerings. Contact Colette on info@elementshealingandwellbeing.com Check out Colette's website elementshealingandwellbeing.com Thanks for listening!

Colette continues the conversation from episode #158 'Focus On The Gunas, Not The Doshas'. In this episode she talks about the gunas/qualities in vegetables and how they affect the qualities/doshas in our constitution. Colette covers the following groups of vegetables: Root vegetables Cruciferous vegetables Bitter leafy green vegetables Nightshades Understanding the gunas/qualities in vegetables will give you confidence in choosing the right vegetables to pacify the qualities you're feeling in your body. Thank you to Kerala Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. Visit keralaayurveda.us/elements for special offers just for Elements of Ayurveda listeners! ***Limited-Time Discount on the Daily Habits for Holistic Health online course  Discount ends Nov 20th, 2020*** Book an online consultation with Colette here. Share your feedback on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast FB page. Contact Colette on info@elementshealingandwellbeing.com Thanks for listening!

Ayurveda teaches us that there are 20 gunas/qualities and these qualities are the polarities of all the forces in the universe and everything in the universe can be defined by these qualities. They are put into 10 pairs of opposites: Heavy/Light Dull/Sharp Cold/Hot Oily/Dry Smooth/Rough Dense/Liquid Soft/Hard Static/Mobile Gross/Subtle Cloudy/Clear The Ayurvedic healing system is based on these 10 pairs of opposites and the principle that ‘Like increases Like and Opposites Pacify’.  In this episode, Colette will discuss in detail each guna and how the pairs of opposites can work to pacify each other to restore balance to the body and mind. Thank you to Banyan Botanicals for sponsoring this episode. Banyan Botanicals Tooth Powder cleans and freshens the mouth with key ingredients that include charcoal and miswak, a traditional Ayurvedic botanical used for mouth health. Flavored with mint and cardamom. Free of fluoride, additives, and artificial sweeteners, try Banyan’s refreshing Tooth Powder as part of your daily oral cleansing routine. Save 20% on Tooth Powder and Banyan’s complete oral health line at banyanbotanicals.com/elements ***Discount on Daily Habits for Holistic Health online course end Nov 20th, 2020*** Click here to register for this course. Book a FREE 15 min Service Enquiry Call with Colette. Check out Colette's online at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse. Share your comments over on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group. Thanks for listening!

Laura Plumb is the author of the bestseller 'Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners, an Ayurvedic cookbook to balance and heal'. Laura helps us to simplify Ayurveda cooking and we discuss the following: Five steps to Ayurvedic eating. Choosing your food by tuning into the qualities/gunas in your body, your mind, your environment etc. Understanding how to choose foods for dual-doshas or tridoshic constitutions. Questions from the Elements community: Best tip for making a meal fast and convenient. Best foods for evening meals. Cooking for a family with different constitutions. Thank you to Kerala Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. Visit keralaayurveda.us/elements for special offers just for Elements of Ayurveda listeners! Visit Laura's website lauraplumb.com  ***Limited-Time Discount on the Daily Habits for Holistic Health online course*** Share your feedback on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast FB page. Support the podcast on the Elements Patreon page. Contact Colette on info@elementshealingandwellbeing.com Thanks for listening!

Colette chats with regular guest, Amy Wheeler about the importance of accepting change, especially when it comes to dealing with our current challenging situations in the world. Acceptance not only relieves the emotion around the changing situation, but it also can bring clarity. They discuss the following: How to accept the changes happening in our world today. The uncertainty around the 'new normal'. Accepting the emotions that come with change. How acceptance can help bring clarity. Understanding that each person deals with change differently. Small steps to help deal with change. Courage to get support when needed. Check out Colette's free Pranayama (breath practices) tutorial mentioned in this podcast. Click on the link & scroll to #25. **Limited time discount on Colette's Daily Habits for Holistic Health online course.** Visit Amy's website here... theoptimalstate.com Book a FREE 15 min call with Colette. Support the podcast via the Elements Patreon page. Join the Elements of Ayurveda podcast Facebook group. Thanks for listening!

Ayurvedic Doctor Madison Madden wrote a wonderful article titled ‘Ancient Wisdom in the Age of Global Pandemics: Getting to the Root of it with Ayurveda.' In the article Madison laid out the scene in our world currently…. “In a time when we are wrestling with a global health pandemic, climate catastrophe, and seemingly every other manner of human-induced hardship. Ayurveda understands all of these 'symptoms' as fundamentally interrelated.” Colette and Madison discuss this article in detail and cover the following topics: The four causative factors of pandemics according to Ayurveda. The root causes of the dis-ease in our world today. The correlation between chronic disease in the body and the current environmental situation. Ayurveda's insights into building a better world for everybody. Advice on simple changes you can make in your life. Madison shares life questions to reflect upon. Thank you to Kerala Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. Visit keralaayurveda.us/elements for special offers just for Elements of Ayurveda listeners! Visit Pacific Coast Ayurveda www.pacificcoastayurveda.com Check out the Centre for Applied Consciousness centerforappliedconsciousness.com ***Limited Time Discount*** Register for Colette's Daily Habits for Holistic Health online course while this offer lasts! Please share your comments/feedback over on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group. Support the podcast via the Elements Patreon page. Thanks for listening!

Colette takes questions from the Elements community and covers topics such as: How to pacify a Vata/Kapha constitution during changing climate conditions. Daily routines to help keep a Vata/Pitta dosha organised. Post-menopausal cysts. Balancing multiple doshas at once. Why the body may reject supplements. Thank you to Banyan Botanicals for sponsoring this episode. Banyan Botanicals Tooth Powder cleans and freshens the mouth with key ingredients that include charcoal and miswak, a traditional Ayurvedic botanical used for mouth health. Flavored with mint and cardamom. Free of fluoride, additives, and artificial sweeteners, try Banyan’s refreshing Tooth Powder as part of your daily oral cleansing routine. Save 20% on Tooth Powder and Banyan’s complete oral health line at banyanbotanicals.com/elements Register for Colette's limited time discounted Daily Habits for Holistic Health online course. Join the community and share your comments/feedback in the Elements of Ayurveda podcast Facebook group. Click here for further info on Colette's private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse. Book a FREE 15 min Services Enquiry Call. Email Colette on info@elementshealingandwellbeing.com Support the podcast via the Elements Patreon page. Thanks for listening!