Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

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!

Colette and Amy discuss emotional eating which can be triggered by numerous factors in our lives. They discuss Ayurveda's and Yoga's perspective and guidelines for emotional eating. They discuss the following: Our earliest emotional relationship with food Emotional regulation with food Reasons we overeat/undereat Ayurveda's perspective on emotional eating What is 'real' hunger Hunger and the senses Emotional eating and neurotherapy Creating new positive habits from the inside out Amy's Emotional Eating and Yoga workshop Ayurveda's guidelines to eating Ayurvedic cleanses to retrain the body and mind Relationship between mindfulness and addiction Restructuring your day to prevent old patterns returning Tips and guidelines for the inner work Read Amy's article on Emotional Eating, Yoga Therapy and Neuroscience on Yogamate's website. Find out all the details on Amy's Emotional Eating & Yoga Workshop here...Emotional Eating Workshop Click here to access to Colette's online offerings: Ayurvedic Digestive Reset Cleanse Daily Habits for Holistic Health Course Reset, Restore, Renew Program Thanks for listening!

Colette discusses the Ayurvedic tips and guidelines to help us stay cool and healthy during the summer season. She covers the following topics: The energies of summer The similarities between summer and the Pitta dosha Why Pitta can go out of balance so easy during summertime Signs of imbalance in the Pitta dosha - physically and emotionally How to maintain balance, preventing imbalance in the body & mind Guidelines on bringing in the opposite qualities of Pitta with food, activities and lifestyle Tips on how to treat these imbalances naturally The accumulation of heat at the end of summer The importance of a post-summer cleanse to release heat Want to join Colette on her upcoming FREE 3 Day Smoothie Cleanse Challenge June 25-27th? Click on the link below to download your recipes... FREE 3 Day Smoothie Cleanse Challenge Join Colette on Facebook, where she will give instructions and answer questions during the cleanse challenge... Elements of Ayurveda Facebook Page Thanks for listening!

Colette chats with Dr. Christian Kessler, a consultant physician and research coordinator, specialising in internal medicine and complementary medicine at the Charité Medical University Clinic for Complimentary Medicine and The Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Germany. They chat about the following: Dr. Kessler's studies in the effectiveness of Ayurveda on chronic diseases and Masters in Indology. The goal to scientifically and socially advance Traditional Indian Medicine in Germany and Europe. The exciting research study that was recently published in PubMed. This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Ayurvedic treatment compared to conventional conservative care for knee osteoarthritis patients. The methods used to apply this research. Dr. Kessler's view that Ayurveda is not just a tool but a toolbox and a personalised multi-modality approach that can benefit Western medicine. The challenges with researching a multi-modality health system like Ayurveda. The importance of actively involving patients in their own healing process. The long-term benefits of educating patients and empowering them to take charge of their own health. Please click on the link below to access the PubMed report and a detailed pdf of the research. PubMed - Effectiveness of an Ayurveda Treatment Approach in Knee OA Osteoarthritis Research Society International PDF Want some further info on Colette's offerings...please click on the link below... Elements Healing and Wellbeing Online Services To post an iTunes review, click on the link below - choose 'View in iTunes' - click on tab 'Ratings and Reviews'. Thanks in advance! Elements of Ayurveda in iTunes Please come join the podcast community on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast FaceBook page. Thanks for listening!