Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Colette and Amy discuss the importance of changing behaviours when on your healing journey, the challenges that arise and how to ensure success. They discuss the following; Manifesting proper health choices Amy's inspiring trip to Japan Health behaviour change is not intellectual Transforming our environment to support changes Resetting our samskaras or habitual patterns Downloading a new healthy operating system How epigenetics can influence our genes and our health The importance of managing stress Tuning into the Circadian rhythms to relieve stress The benefits of an Ayurvedic reset cleanse If you're ready to change your behaviour patterns, check out Colette's upcoming group online seasonal cleanse. Colette also provides a 4-week online Daily Habits for Holistic Health course that is self-paced. Thanks for listening!

Colette delves deeper into the subtle body. According to Ayurveda, the subtle body represents the energetic field behind the physical body. Along with the mind, the emotions and deep thought, the subtle energies of Prana, Tejas and Ojas work at this level, along with the nadis and the chakras. Colette discusses the following; Prana - our life force energy Tejas - our radiance and courage Ojas - our immunity and strength The Nadis - the subtle energy channels through which prana flows The 7 Chakras or energy vortexes of the body according to Ayurveda Colette completes this episode with a Chakra meditation If you're interested in learning more about the upcoming group, online cleanse or a private cleanse, please click on the link below.... Ayurvedic Reset Cleanse Click on the link below to access the Pranayama tutorial (scroll down to podcast Episode #25 Pranayama video tutorial). Check out the Nadi Shodhana or Alternate Nostril Breathing pranayama that Colette recommends... Pranayama (breath work) video tutorial Thank you for listening!

Colette speaks with John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, an educational Ayurvedic health care website. John also directs the Joyful Belly Institute's Master of Ayurvedic Digestion 500 hour program, drawing on years of research and clinical experience specialising in digestive disorders. Colette and John discuss the following: John's journey from a Harvard background in math and computers, to studying Ayurveda. The creation of Joyful Belly and John's mission to make Ayurveda more accessible to the public. The online Joyful Belly school. The Masters is Ayurvedic Nutrition and Digestion Certification. The Ayurveda Health Counsellor Certification. John's generous scholarship gift to the Elements community. Click hear to learn more about the Masters is Ayurvedic Nutrition and Digestion Certification and to receive your scholarship. Click hear to learn more about the Ayurveda Health Counsellor Certification and to receive your scholarship. Join the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Community. Thanks for listening!

In this special 1 year anniversary episode of the Elements of Ayurveda podcast, Colette celebrates by interviewing some of her clients and sharing some voice messages from the podcast listeners, along with the following: Why Colette started the podcast in August 2017 Sabine from Europe shares her story with Ayurveda Regular guest, Amy Wheeler shares a lovely message Katya from the U.S. shares the story of her healing journey Colette talks about the new collaboration with Joyful Belly and the future Ayurvedic nutrition episodes Exciting and generous gift for the Elements community from Joyful Belly - a $750 scholarship to study Ayurveda online with the Joyful Belly School Jo from Australia shares her thoughts on Ayurveda and the podcast Colette discusses the future of the podcast Kate from Australia shares a message of what the podcast means to her Colette's final message of thanks and gratitude for the community Colette mentioned a lot of links in the show and you will find them all below: Daily Habits for Holistic Health Course Digestive Reset Cleanse Elements of Ayurveda Podcast FaceBook Group Joyful Belly Scholarship Information (scroll to bottom of page) Free Ayurvedic Discovery Call Thanks for listening!

Colette and Amy discuss the challenges with finding balance in our personal and professional life while on our Spiritual path. The discuss the following: Life is a journey of self realisation Balancing this journey with family, job and social life Finding a like-minded community Installing a new operating system Using the gunas as a guide for your life Advice from Sadhguru of the ISHA foundation The importance of starting your day with self-care Colette's spiritual path Discriminating your actions Being curious about life Using your dreams as a reflection tool Being flexible in life Guidelines from Ayurveda and Yoga The Elements of Ayurveda podcast celebrates its 1st anniversary on August 10th! To celebrate, Colette is hosting a competition with four amazing prizes! Click on the link below to enter and find out all the details.... Elements of Ayurveda Podcast 1 Year Anniversary Competition Thanks for listening!

Colette speaks with Wendy Yellen, a former psychotherapist who closed her practice completely because she no longer believed in any of the many traditional and non-traditional therapies she was certified in. They simply weren't enough. Wendy then rediscovered Eidetics. Eidetics, is an ancient healing art that, as modern science is now discovering, is a direct link to the brain chemicals that influence emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Wendy has been named one of the International Top Three Transformational Experts in her field, and has been accelerating personal transformation for almost 40 years. She knows how to bring your 'true self' to the forefront, so that you are living, breathing, loving and expanding from all of you. In this episode Wendy performs a live demonstration of Eidetics with Colette! Receive Wendy's free manifesto via the link below... myspiritualmanifesto.com Join the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast 1 Year Anniversary Competition to win lots of great prizes!!! Just click on the link below to enter... Elements of Ayurveda Podcast 1 Year Anniversary Competition Thanks for listening!

Colette discusses the 3 Bodies & 5 Koshas of Ayurveda and Yoga which will help us to understand our journey to self-realization and understanding our 'true self'. She discusses the following: The 3 bodies of physical, subtle, and causal The 4 stages of the waker, the dreamer, the deep sleeper, and the final stage of enlightenment The 5 koshas or 5 layers of the body Annamaya kosha or our anatomy Pranamaya kosha or our physiology Manomaya kosha or our psychology Vijnyanamaha kosha or our wisdom Anadamaya kosha or body of consciousness Our journey from the gross to the subtle layers of the body Guidelines from Ayurveda and Yoga on how to progress on this journey to self-realization If you're interested in getting guidance from Colette on your journey to self-realization, please click on the link below... Elements of Ayurveda Online Services Click here to enter the 1 Year Podcast Anniversary Competition Do you want to share your feedback on the special anniversary podcast episode, airing August 9th? Record your voicemail via the recording box in the footer on each page of the Elements Healing & Wellbeing website. Thanks for listening!

Colette chats with Amy about compassion and how it's something we really need in the world today! They discuss: What is compassion Compassion vs. empathy Compassion and the kapha stage of life Honouring each person's humanity Compassion vs. Codependency How Ayurveda promotes compassion Judgement vs. Compassion Having compassion in difficult circumstances/relationships The importance of self-compassion Breathing into pain/suffering with compassionate curiosity Being ok with imperfection Compassion and the gunas The golden rule Homework: Colette suggested the 'Saying Hello Project', where you simply say hello, smile, smirk or nod to people on a daily basis to honour their humanity. Try it and report your observations/feelings on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group. Amy mentioned the self compassion work by Kristin Neff and you can find her website here. The Elements of Ayurveda podcast is 1 year old on August 10th!!! To celebrate, Colette is hosting a competition with amazing prizes...to enter and check out all the details on the prizes click here.... Elements of Ayurveda Podcast 1 Year Anniversary Competition Best of luck in the competition and thanks for listening!

Colette chats with Dr. Eric Grasser, who is one of the world's foremost experts on the integration of Ayurveda and Functional Medicine. They discuss: Dr. Grasser's educational journey Bridging the gap between ancient wisdom & modern medicine What is functional medicine Combining functional medicine & Ayurveda Being an active participant in your healing journey Getting back to basics with dinacharya (Ayurveda's daily habits) Dr. Grasser's meaningful medicine protocol The future of artificial intelligence in medicine The importance of an individualised approach to medicine The future of medicine Click here for Dr. Grasser's website Register for Colette's Daily Habits for Holistic Health course Thanks for listening!

Colette speaks with Claire about her journey with burnout, infertility, pregnancy, postpartum and how Ayurveda helped her during these struggles, transitions and maintaining balance today. They discuss; Claire's burnout story Finding balance after burnout Life transitions and trying to stay balanced Claire's struggle with infertility Her holistic health journey and finding Ayurveda Understanding individualised Ayurvedic lifestyle and nutrition Claire's fertility journey to a successful pregnancy Dealing with postpartum highs and lows Preconception cleansing to welcome baby #2 Dealing with a Pitta/Vata imbalance postpartum Letting go of being Super Mum! How essential oils helped calm her Vata imbalance Finding balance with home, work and Nature Check out Claire's website below and follow Claire on Instagram... Claire Blackie Aromatherapy website Aromatherapy by Claire on Instagram Thanks for listening!