Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Jack Stafford is an English singer-songwriter on a mission to serve others and help people overcome the materialistic message that's distorting modern society.  After enduring years of ill-health due to exhaustion, Jack took his healthcare into his own hands and sought out holistic healing with Ayurveda. In this episode, we discuss his journey and cover the following topics: Finding Ayurveda as a...

Ayurvedic Doctor, Victor Briere returns to the podcast to discuss the negative health consequences that can manifest from suppressing our bodies natural biological and emotional urges. We chat about the following natural urges and what can happen in our body and mind if we're continually ignoring our bodies needs: hunger urination thirst upper respiratory urges e.g. sneezing, yawning, coughing tea...

Bozhena has worked with Colette for the past year and she shares her transformational journey with Ayurveda which includes: Seeking change - from low enthusiasm for life and a lack of clarity. Cleansing excess kapha and implementing routines. Discovering increased creativity and inspiration. Continuing on her spiritual journey. Bozhena's life transformation and her advice for others. * Check out B...

Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is a classically trained Ayurveda doctor and an accomplished teacher representing a lineage of Ayurveda Practitioners from Kerala, India. He is CEO of Kerala Ayurveda (USA) and is President of NAMA the National Ayurveda Medical Association in the US, with a mission to make Ayurveda as a credible profession in the Western world. In this episode, Colette talks with Dr. J...

Sarah Tomlinson, an internationally acclaimed Yantrika (Yantra teacher and practitioner) returns to the podcast to discuss her process of combining Yantras and Ayurvedic Astrology. Yantras are geometric symbols that contain the specific energy of a planet or deity. In this episode, Colette and Sarah discuss the following: Colette's update on chanting to Ganesha since episode #201 and how it helped...

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, Divya answers questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Community a...

Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya is a physician-scientist bringing the wisdom and science of authentic medicines such as Ayurveda back to the people. She is Harvard-educated, licensed, board-certified, trained in family medicine and preventive medicine . Dr. Bhaswati is the director of The DIN-acharya Institute in NY. In this episode, Colette chats with Dr. Bhaswati about overwhelm which is having negati...

Leonard Perlmutter is the founder and director of the American Meditation Institute in Averill Park, NY and is the originator of National Conscience Month. In episode 204 Colette chatted with Leonard about his new book, 'Your Conscience - the key to unlock limitless wisdom and creativity and solve all of life's challenges.' In this episode, they discuss the following: Using the breath to optimize...

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 c...

Ayurvedic educator,  Mary Thompson returns to the podcast to discuss Ayurveda's teachings on mental health. October 10th is recognised as World Mental Health Day by the World Health Organisation.  Mary and Colette discuss the following: Ayurveda's teachings on holistic health. The mental tendencies of the doshas of Vata, Pitta, Kapha. The three mental gunas/qualities. How excess of Rajas and Tamas...

Colette takes questions from the Elements of Ayurveda community and answers the following questions: Colette's views on veganism. Plant-based diet, meat alternatives and the impact on planetary health. How the Ayurvedic community gets their protein while considering the health of the planet and themselves.  Padabhyanga - the benefits of Ayurvedic foot massage. * Thanks to Kerala Ayurveda Academy f...

Leonard Perlmutter is the founder and director of the American Meditation Institute in Averill Park, NY and is the originator of National Conscience Month. In this episode Colette chats with Leonard about his new book, 'Your Conscience - the key to unlock limitless wisdom and creativity and solve all of life's challenges.' They discuss the following: How our perceptions are skewed by our conceptio...

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...

Tracee Stanley focuses her teachings on honouring life as a ritual and she is devoted to Yoga Nidra, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. She is the author of Radiant Rest - Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity. Colette chats with Tracee about her book, Radiant Rest and they discuss the following: The origins of Yoga Nidra. Tracee's move from a high...

Yantras are geometric symbols containing specific healing energy. Sarah Tomlinson is an internationally acclaimed Yantrika (Yantra teacher and practitioner) and she introduces us to the visual counterparts of mantras, which are Yantras.  In this episode, Colette chats with Sarah about the following: What are Yantras.  What is the history of Yantras. Sarah's discovery of Yantras and her journey. Co...

Patrick Hentschel is an educator and activist on climate and environmental issues. In this episode, Patrick and I discuss the health of our planet. Ayurveda teaches us that we are a part of nature and therefore, planetary health should be considered an extension of our own health and wellbeing. We discuss the following: Where Patrick's passion for his work came from. Why are the people in power so...

Yoga, the sister science of Ayurveda manifests itself as four major paths. Patanjali, the Indian sage who is believed to have authored the Yoga Sutras, derived the four paths of Yoga for further enlightenment of people. These four paths are like the branches of a tree with the roots deeply embedded in our inner self.   Colette describes these four paths, which are: Bhakti Yoga Karma Yoga Raja Yoga...

Dr. Sujatha Kekada is the lead Ayurvedic physician and co-founder of AmrtaSiddhi Ayurvedic Clinic in Bali. She returns to the podcast to discuss Hashimoto's, a condition where the body attacks it's own thyroid tissue. Unfortunately, the numbers of women developing thyroid disorders are very high, however, many may be experiencing the symptoms but are unaware that these symptoms are a result of a t...

Dr Nandan Lele is the 3rd generation Ayurvedic physician in his paternal family, while 2nd generation in his maternal family. He has more than 17 years of clinical experience taking care of thousands of patients at 2 clinics in Pune, India and has travelled extensively all around the globe spreading the wisdom of Ayurveda. Dr. Nandan's practice takes a holistic approach aimed at minimal use of med...

Celebrating 4 years of the Elements of Ayurveda podcast by chatting with members of the Elements community. Colette chats with Rushani from New Zealand, Sheerie from the U.S. and Anneka from the U.K. about their experiences with Ayurveda. Jennica from Hawaii and Vanessa from California join in this celebration by sending in their sentiments by voicemail. Thank YOU for listening to the podcast and...

Acharya Shunya is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) and an award-winning and classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda. In her latest book, Sovereign Self , Acharya Shunya shares the wisdom of the Vedas, so that each of us may emancipate ourselves from restrictive belief systems and discover our true nature—that which is always whole, joyfu...

Attachment is necessary for our survival at a young age and if our attachment needs are not met, we will adapt our behaviour to achieve that attachment and as a result suppress our authentic self which can lead to dis-ease, physically and mentally. Colette chats with Kundalini Yoga teacher, Joe Rich and Ayurvedic Doctor, Victor Briere on this topic and they discuss the following: Why attachment is...

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 mindful eating and meal portioning. They discuss the following: Divya's personal journey with food. Establishing a mindful relationship with food. Why our body craves excess food. Meal portion...

Travel, whether it's by car, train or plane will aggravate the mobile quality of Vata and can result in digestive issues like bloating, excessive gas and constipation. It can also cause dryness in the body, lower back discomfort and sleeping problems. In this episode, Colette shares many great tips from Ayurveda that can help you keep Vata balanced and prevent these aggravations. She discusses the...

Ayurvedic educator, Mary Thompson wrote a blog post titled Perfect Health ~ Aristotle and the Vedas in which she states the longer version of Greek philosopher, Aristotle's quote.. "Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Mary explains how this quote applies to the concept of perfect health and the daily habits or dinacharya taught in Ayurveda. Colette and Mary discuss the following: Ayurve...