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Colette continues her discussion on the Ayurvedic view of the menstrual cycle from episode #256 where she talked about the menstrual cycle, the doshas involved at different stages of the cycle and the gunas or qualities that you may experience throughout your cycle. In that episode she also discussed how PMS or pre-menstrual syndrome is a sign of aggravation in the doshas and gunas along with how to use the principle of opposites to pacify any imbalances.

In this episode Colette covers other menstrual cycle disorders, including:

• Hypomenorrhea - regular but scanty or light menstrual flow.
• Oligomenorrhea - irregular menstrual cycle.
• Amenorrhea - an absence of the menstrual cycle.
• Menhorrhagia - heavy menstruation, including prolonged menstruation.
• Metrorrhagia - bleeding at irregular intervals outside of your expected cycle.
• Dysmenorrhea - experiencing pain/cramps during menstruation.

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Katie first contacted Colette in October 2021 to participate in the group cleanse. She had endured a lot of stress in recent months with her job and a serious car accident. In this episode Katie shares her healing and educational journey with Ayurveda. Colette and Katie discusses the following:

• Katie's introduction to Ayurveda.
• How stress was affecting her health and wellbeing.
• Katie's experience on her first Digestive Reset Cleanse.
• Learning to accept nurturing and prioritising self-care. 
• How Katie's Ayurvedic educational journey continues.
• How Ayurveda has changed the way she lives her life today.

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Ayurvedic educator Mary Thompson returns to the podcast to discuss tips on how to manage our mental health during the stressful holiday season. Stress can manifest in many ways over the holidays, be it family dynamics, economical, travel, social stress, loneliness etc.

In this episode Colette chats with Mary about the following:

• Building resilience to buffer against stress.
• Navigating uncomfortable conversations/situations.
• How each dosha reacts to stress.
• Recognising the mental imbalances of rajas and tamas.
• Self-care tips and guidelines for the holidays.

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Vaidya Kamya Pillai is a specialist in Ayurveda, with more than a decade of clinical experience. Coming from a family of teachers and healers, it has always been a calling as well as a privilege for her to choose this noble profession and serve the community. She believes in helping her clients through creative practical tools using the principles of Ayurveda and Yoga.

Colette chats with Vaidya Kamya about the common endocrine disorder, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). They discuss the following:

• What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
• PCOS symptoms and the doshas.
• The samprapti or progression of PCOS.
• Ayurvedic treatment of PCOS.
• How Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle guidelines can help to pacify imbalances and prevent the progression of dis-ease.

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Kamalesh Ginger Hooven is interim Provost of Mount Madonna Institute, a regionally accredited college located on the central coast of California where she is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program.  

In this episode Colette chats with Kamalesh about the mind and in particular, balancing the gunas/qualities of the mind during Vata season. They discuss the following:

• How the mind is affected during Vata season.
• The three gunas/qualities of the mind.
• The four minds:
  • Chitta 
  • Buddhi
  • Manas
  • Ahankara
• Tips to help balance the mind and body.
• Navigating emotional times.

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In this episode Colette discusses the role the doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha play in our menstrual cycle. What doshas are dominant at the different stages of the cycle, how dosha aggravations can manifest in our cycle and how to pacify these aggravations. She discusses the following:

• The Vata phase of the menstrual cycle.
• The Kapha phase of the menstrual cycle.
• The Pitta phase of the menstrual cycle.
• How aggravations of the doshas can affect the gunas/qualities and how they may manifest in the cycle.
• Pacifying the imbalances of the gunas with the Ayurvedic principle of "like increases like" and "opposites pacify."

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Dr. Sujatha Kekada from Amrtasiddhi Ayurvedic Clinic in Bali is my guest today. In this episode I chat with Dr. Sujatha about the Ayurvedic approach to weight loss and we discuss the following:

• Understanding our unique constitution and accepting our natural body shape.
• The four main causes for weight gain and the doshas involved.
• Weight gain during perimenopause and its role.
• Important diet and lifestyle guidelines for each dosha.
• Dr. Sujatha's approach to managing a weight loss treatment program.
• The emotional component of weight gain.

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Colette takes questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Community and answers the following questions:

1. Betty: I’m enjoying learning about Ayurveda from your podcast and in particular, I’m learning a lot about how to manage my Vata dosha. I understand that routine is very important for Vata and I have great intentions, however, I find it to figure out what type of routines to focus on. Any tips would be very helpful. Thank you!

2. Carla: I’m doing a daily abhyanga oil massage and really like it, however, I notice that my towel is collecting lots of oil. What do you recommend for getting rid of the excess oil in towels used for abhyanga?

3. Jane: How does the Ayurvedic healing process work from the consultation to the treatment?

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Ritucharya is the Ayurvedic practice of changing our diet and lifestyle routines with the seasons in order to maintain balance and prevent dis-ease in the body or mind. "Ritu" means season and "charya" means regimen or discipline.

In this episode Colette chats with Jen Rand of the Mount Madonna Institute about the seasonal guidelines for the coming seasons of Autumn in the Northern hemisphere and Spring in the Southern hemisphere. They discuss the following:

• The five elements and our connection to nature.
• Ritusandhi - changing of the seasons.
• Ritucharya - seasonal guidelines.
• The gunas/qualities present in Autumn.
• The recommended seasonal regimen for Autumn to help maintain balance of the doshas.
• The gunas/qualities present in Spring.
• How to maintain balance in Spring with ritucharya.

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Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef. In this episode she discusses snacking with Colette and in particular, Ayurveda's view on snacking. They discuss the following:

• The general principles of good snacking.
• Having awareness around the impulse behind your snack i.e. hunger, thirst, emotions etc.
• The importance of routine in eating, good food combinations and nutritious foods.
• The problem with ultra-processed snacks.
• Good snack options
• Snacking with the seasons.
• How to practice mindful snacking.

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Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, is an Ayurveda Wellness Expert on a mission to show how Ayurveda is a health catalyst to achieve optimal wellness in modern life.

In this episode, Colette chats with Dr. Avanti about hormonal health and how Ayurveda can help to prevent and heal hormone dysregulation. They discuss the following:

• Dr. Avanti's personal journey with Western medicine and Ayurveda.
• Zooming in on the HPA Axis (hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis).
• HPA Axis dysregulation.
• Implementing Ayurvedic principles to heal HPA Axis dysregulation.
• Five tips to help you start regulating your hormonal system.

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Monica is a busy single mother with her own prenatal massage and yoga business. She had been practicing yoga for many years and when she discovered Ayurveda it deeply resonated with her. 

Monica connected with Colette in 2021 to help her tailor the Ayurvedic wisdom to her needs and help her implement the practices into her life. She then went forward to do the Ayurvedic Digestive Reset Cleanse in July 2022. In this episode they discuss the following:

• Discovering Ayurveda in her Yoga practice.
• Balancing her Kapha/Vata constitution.
• Having self-compassion with implementing changes.
• Reframing self-love and self-care.
• How the Ayurvedic cleanse resulted in a paradigm shift.

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August 17th is the 5th anniversary of this podcast!!! I started this podcast back in 2017 as I couldn't find any regular podcasts on Ayurveda, so I decided I had to share this amazing ancient wisdom with the world. Here I am 5 years later and now on episode 249!!!

In this episode I share a little about the start of this podcasting journey, podcast reviews and a recent chat with my client Amy. Amy and I discuss the following:

• Allergies, lethargy and digestive issues. 
• Amy's digestive reset cleanse experience.
• The 'aha' moments during the cleanse.
• Rediscovering her creativity.
• The paradigm shift with learning Ayurveda.

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Ashtanga Hridayam, one of the primary ancient root texts of Ayurveda lists eleven types of headaches. In this episode, Colette details the following:

• The eleven types of headaches.
• What causes headaches.
• How to determine which dosha(s) are aggravated and manifesting in a headache.
• How to treat a headache.
• The four stages of an Anantavata headache or migraine.

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Dr. Claudia Welch has practiced Ayurveda and is licensed as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine. She has lectured internationally on Oriental medicine and Ayurveda, exploring how Eastern medicine applies to Women’s Health, and today's reality in general.

In this episode we discuss the emotional transition between the Pitta stage of life into the Vata stage of life, the challenges that can arise and how we can navigate this transition in order to benefit from our body's wisdom. We discuss the following:

• The stages of life according to Ayurveda.
• How the emotions are affected during this transition.
• Each doshas life lessons during this time.
• Pitta's identification with the mind overriding the body's desires.
• The invitation of this transition into the wisdom stage of life.

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Monica from Tasmania shares her experience with the Digestive Reset Cleanse. Her jobs as an engineer and yoga teacher keep her busy and tailoring the cleanse to her lifestyle was essential. We wanted to make sure there was no added stress creating overwhelm in her already hectic schedule. We discuss the following:

• Monica's introduction to Yoga and Ayurveda.
• The mental and physical imbalances experienced pre-cleanse.
• Tailoring the cleanse to Monica's health needs and lifestyle.
• Empowering insights of self-compassion, self-care, self-worth and prioritizing health.
• Post-cleanse results.

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Colette talks about the importance of regular cleansing in Ayurveda and how it plays a major role in keeping the doshas in balance, preventing aggravations and disease. She discusses the following:

• How toxins form in the body.
• Signs of toxins in the body and mind.
• How dosha accumulation during the seasons can affect our health.
• Details of an Ayurvedic cleansing program.
• The benefits of cleansing the body.

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Dr. Paul Dugliss returns to the podcast and we discuss our previous two podcast episodes in the context of healing. In episode #219 Dr. Dugliss talked about 'Ayurveda, The Chakra System and Human Needs' and in episode #227  he discussed 'The Ten Facets of the Heart.'

In this episode, we get a deeper understanding of what healing is and why radical acceptance can be crucial in promoting healing. We discuss the following:

• What is healing.
• How disconnection from source creates imbalance.
• Why stress is a precursor to many diseases.
• The mental and emotional connections with the chakra system.
• Expanding our awareness with meditation to develop an intuitive connection to our body's needs.
• Loving what arises, the practice of radical healing.

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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:

1. Physical health
2. Mental health
3. Diet
4. Sleep
5. 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

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