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This episode of "Liberate Your Life," with Melinda Fletcher, Ayurvedic Wellness Expert, takes us on a journey through Ayurveda with valuable insights for anxiety relief. Explore the holistic approach of Ayurveda to ease anxiety by addressing doshic imbalances.

Ayurveda and Anxiety: A Holistic View: Uncover Ayurveda's holistic perspective on anxiety and its connection to doshic imbalances. Learn how Ayurveda sees anxiety as a disturbance and its approach to addressing root causes.

Connection to the Nervous System: Discover the significance of a well-regulated nervous system in Ayurveda and its impact on emotional stability. Explore Ayurveda's understanding of the nervous system as a vital channel for overall well-being.

Vata Dosha: The Key Player: Dive into the qualities and functions of Vata dosha, the key player in anxiety manifestation. Understand how an aggravated Vata dosha can lead to mental restlessness and heightened anxiety.

Disregulation of the Nervous System: Causes and Effects: Explore common causes of nervous system disregulation and the resulting effects, including heightened anxiety, insomnia, and difficulties in concentration.

Regulating the Nervous System with Ayurveda: Get practical with Ayurvedic practices for nervous system regulation. Learn about the importance of a consistent daily routine (Dinacharya), calming activities like yoga, meditation, and pranayama. Dive into Ayurvedic meditation emphasizing mindfulness and awareness. Recommendations for specific Ayurvedic rituals, including Abhyanga (self-massage), are provided for anxiety relief.

Ayurveda as Empowerment: Becoming Your Empowered Being: Explore how Ayurveda goes beyond symptom management, empowering individuals to make lifestyle choices aligned with their unique constitution (Prakriti). Understand the concept of Svastha (optimal health) and how Ayurveda guides self-awareness and conscious decision-making.

Closing Thoughts: Summarize the key insights into Ayurveda's perspective on anxiety, its connection to the nervous system, and the pivotal role of Vata dosha. Encourage listeners to explore Ayurvedic practices gradually and seek guidance from qualified practitioners for personalized approaches.

Outro: As the episode concludes, Melinda Fletcher invites listeners to subscribe, leave reviews, and share the wisdom of Ayurveda with those seeking anxiety relief. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes exploring holistic living and empowerment. Until next time, may your days be filled with peace, and your life be truly yours. This is Melinda Fletcher, signing off from "Liberate Your Life." Take care, be well, and embrace the journey ahead.

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#273 Wie du mit Hilfe des Ayurveda gut in den Herbst startest.  Ayurveda Tipps für den Herbst Mit dem Herbst kommt aus ayurvedischer Sicht v.a. das Vata-Dosha in seine Dominanz. Dies bringt nicht nur Umschwünge in Bezug auf das Klima mit sich, sondern aus ayurvedischer Sicht viele neue Qualitäten. Dementsprechend macht es Sinn, dass wir sowohl unseren Lebensstil als auch ein paar Einstellungen und Gewohnheiten anpassen.    Diese Folge ist der Auftakt für eine Vata-Edition und in den nächsten Wochen werden hier weitere spannende Episoden rund um das Vata-Dosha veröffentlicht Du lernst in dieser Podcast Episode:   Was jetzt im Herbst grundsätzlich aus ayurvedischer Sicht wichtig ist Was ich ganz persönlich für mich mache  Wie du deine ganz eigenen Routinen aus den Grundsätzen des Ayurveda anpassen kannst   Die Umstellung von der Pitta auf die Vata-Zeit ist für unseren Körper stets eine Herausforderung. Nach dem energievollen Sommer mit viel Pitta-Energie, Hitze und Feuer hilft ein sanfter Cleanse, um den Körper wieder in Balance zu bringen und auf die bevorstehenden kühlen Monate vorzubereiten.   Um dich hier optimal unterstützen zu können, veranstalten wir auch dieses Jahr wieder unseren beliebten Ayurveda Herbst Cleanse vom 4. bis 7. November. Das Beste ist, du kannst ganz einfach von zuhause mitmachen und toll in deinen Alltag integrieren. Melde dich jetzt an: https://drjannascharfenberg.com/ayurveda-herbst-cleanse/

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 create mental imbalances.
• Tips on how to maintain positive mental health.

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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.

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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 cover the following topics:

• How does the transition of the season affect our digestive system.
• What are some things we can do to prevent digestive issues and seasonal sickness.
• What seasonal fruit and veggies are available at this time of year.
• Cooking tips and spices for Autumn.
• Divya's favourite Autumn dishes that help to pacify Vata.

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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 portioning.
• Tips for mindful eating.

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 following:

• What to pack in your carryon luggage.
• How to pacify Vata with drinks, food and self-care practices during your travels.
• What to avoid when traveling.
• In-flight mindfulness.
• What self-care practices to do when you arrive at your destination. 

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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:

• Ayurveda's description of perfect health.
• How perfect health is achieved by habituation.
• The steps to perfect health.
• Identifying your deep driving desire.
• Setting boundaries to prioritize self-care.
• Daily habits and tips for each dosha type.

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Colette answers questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Community. She discusses the following:

1. Types of nut butters and milks and their qualities.
2. Ayurveda principles for children's meals and convenient snack ideas for children.
3. Dermatitis - how to recognise what dosha imbalance causes it, then what to apply or what to consume to bring balance back.
4. The impact of supplements on the body.

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Transgression of wisdom or Pragnyaparadha is one of the three main causes of disease according to Ayurveda. This translates to 'crimes against wisdom', where we go against what we know is good for our holistic health. 

In this episode, Colette chats with Kyle who has experienced this in his journey with Ayurveda. After completing a couple of Digestive Reset Cleanses, he found himself reverting back to old habits that didn't serve him. They talk about the experience during the cleanse, life post-cleanse and getting to the root of these unhealthy choices. 

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Divya Alter, owner of Divya's Kitchen an Ayurvedic restaurant in NYC and Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan returns to chat about cleansing for Spring. We discuss the following: 

• Why Ayurveda recommends cleansing the body at regular intervals and particularly at the joint of the seasons.
• The four types of toxins according to Ayurveda.
• What foods/spices/herbs can help to cleanse the body.
• Divya's favourite Spring cleansing dishes.

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2. Private cleanse - choose your own dates

Colette chats with Ishani and Laura about their Ayurvedic healing journey. They discuss the following:

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Donna Papania is a nationally renowned Ayurvedic Practitioner, Educator and Yoga Instructor of 20 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Nutrition, Bachelor’s degrees in Nutrition and Exercise Science, is a certified e-RYT 500, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist and is a certified Reiki Master and Ayurvedic Energy Point Therapist.

Donna spent 10 years in the desert of New Mexico studying with and working for Dr. Vasant Lad, where she assisted Dr. Lad in the Pancha Karma (Cleansing) Department as his assistant consultant and therapist. She taught Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle classes at The Ayurvedic Institute and served as the head of the Ayuryoga department. She is a mama to three, a beach lover and is fond of Ram Dass’ way of thinking.

Her website is: www.ayuryogi.net

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Colette shares her top three cleansing ingredients for Vata, Pitta and Kapha. She discusses in detail the benefits of:

• Mustard seeds for the Kapha dosha
• Aloe vera for the Pitta dosha
• Asafoetida for the Vata dosha

Colette also shares how you can use these spices to help cleanse, pacify and heal your body.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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