Latest Pitta Podcast Episodes
The Menstrual Cycle, The Doshas and The Gunas - 256
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - October 06, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsIn 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...
Ayurvedic Approach to Weight Loss with Dr. Sujatha Kekada - 255
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - September 29, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDr. 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 fo...
Q&A - Ayurvedic Healing Protocol & Self-Care Routines -254
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - September 22, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsColette takes questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Community and answers the following questions: 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 Vat...
Ayurvedic Guidelines on Seasonal Changes with Jen Rand - 253
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - September 15, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsRitucharya 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 Madonn...
Ayurvedic View on Snacking with Divya Alter - 252
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - September 08, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDivya 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...
Healing Hormones and Overcoming Burnout with Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh - 251
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - September 01, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDr. 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. Th...
Monica's Self Love Journey with Ayurveda - 250
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - August 25, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsMonica 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 i...
Celebrating 5 Years of the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - 249
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - August 18, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsAugust 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 lit...
Ayurvedic View on Headaches and Migraines - 248
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - August 11, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsAshtanga 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 ...
Dorothy's Adapting Ayurvedic Journey - 247
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - August 04, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDorothy has had many life changes since starting her journey with Ayurveda and she shares her experience with incorporating an Ayurvedic lifestyle as a new mother. We chat about the following: Dorothy's introduction to Ayurveda. Adapting the cleanse to her busy life with her young baby. Fee...
Emotional Transition from the Pitta Stage into the Vata Stage of Life with Dr. Welch - 246
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - July 28, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDr. 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 tran...
Monica's Revealing Insights with Ayurveda - 245
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - July 21, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsMonica 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 dis...
An Ayurvedic Digestive Reset Cleanse - 244
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - July 14, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsColette 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 dur...
Healing, the Chakra System and Radical Acceptance with Dr. Dugliss - 243
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - July 07, 2022 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDr. 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 ...
Ayurveda's Empowering Approach To Aging and Longevity (Part 2) - 242
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - June 30, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsIn 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: Physical health Mental health Diet Sleep Stress management In this episode Colette talks about the sixth component of agin...
Ayurveda's Empowering Approach To Aging and Longevity (Part 1)- 241
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - June 23, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsOur modern society has a negative outlook on aging and we tend to glorify youth and oftentimes our elders are ignored and considered to be of no value to society. This glorification of youth leads to a battle against aging, along with a huge industry of anti-aging products. This is a bat...
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy and the Eight Limbs of Yoga - 240
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - June 16, 2022 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsKamalesh Ginger Hooven is Provost of Mount Madonna Institute and she is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program. In our previous episode together #234 titled, Integrating Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda we discussed the three bodies, five sheaths, tanmatras and the internal limbs of Yog...
How Ayurveda Supports Adam's Creativity - 239
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - June 09, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsAdam McGuigan is an artistic director and his creativity and international charity theatre work is inspirational. However, Adam can become immersed in his creative endeavours which in the past has led to burnout. In this episode Adam discusses his journey with Ayurveda and how it helps him mai...
The Impact of Sensory Perceptions on our Mind, Emotions and Health with Vaidya Jayarajan - 238
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - June 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsVaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is a classically trained Ayurveda doctor and an accomplished teacher representing a lineage of Ayurveda Practitioners from Kerala, India. Dr. J is CEO of Kerala Ayurveda (USA) and is President of NAMA the National Ayurveda Medical Association in the US. "Ayurveda i...
Ayurvedic Factors To Consider When Eating with Mary Thompson - 237
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - May 26, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsAyurvedic educator, Mary Thompson discusses the eight factors affecting food utility and digestibility. The eight factors which Mary breaks down are: Prakruti - the nature of the food. Processing - its impact on the quality of the food. Food combining - choosing ingredients. Quantity - ti...
Integrating Ayurveda into the Yoga of Recovery with Durga Leela - 236
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - May 19, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDurga Leela is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher and yoga therapist from the UK and now based in the US. Her book, Yoga of Recovery - Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda with Modern Recovery Tools for Addiction published in May 2022 and it presents a com...
The Five Properties of Food in Ayurveda with Divya Alter - 235
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - May 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsDivya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. In 2016 Alter and her husband Prentiss founded Divya’s Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that reimagines classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens. In this episode, Co...
Integrating Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda with Kamalesh Ginger Hooven - 234
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - May 05, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsKamalesh Ginger Hooven is Provost of Mount Madonna Institute. She is the Director of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program. Kamalesh has a Master’s degree in Ayurveda and is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner as well as a Certified Yoga Therapist. Colette chats with Kamalesh about the following...
Q&A - Juices/Smoothies, Winter Foods and Heartburn - 233
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - April 28, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsColette takes questions from the Elements of Ayurveda Community and she answers the following questions: Miranda: I would like to know when is the most opportune time to have juices and smoothies. Sophie: We're moving into the cooler season here in Australia and I would like to know what shift...
Managing Stress with Ayurveda
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - April 21, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsWe’re living in challenging times and this is resulting in a feeling of uncertainty and lack of stability in our foundational needs, like that of safety and security. This underlying stress can affect our body, our mind, our emotions and our behaviour. In this episode, Colette gives some great...
Managing Stress with Ayurveda - 232
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - April 21, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsWe’re living in challenging times and this is resulting in a feeling of uncertainty and lack of stability in our foundational needs, like that of safety and security. This underlying stress can affect our body, our mind, our emotions and our behaviour. In this episode, Colette gives some great...
The Poetry of Experience of Eastern Herbal Medicine with Dr. Judyth Shamosh
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - April 14, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsJudyth Shamosh, Ph.D. is a systems herbalist and has been a clinical practitioner since 1994. She practices Ayurvedic, Classical Chinese, and Western herbal medicines. In this episode Colette chats with Dr. Judyth about her new book The Poetry and Physics of Eastern Herbal Medicine. They disc...
The Poetry of Experience of Eastern Herbal Medicine with Dr. Judyth Shamosh - 231
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - April 14, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsJudyth Shamosh, Ph.D. is a systems herbalist and has been a clinical practitioner since 1994. She practices Ayurvedic, Classical Chinese, and Western herbal medicines. In this episode Colette chats with Dr. Judyth about her new book The Poetry and Physics of Eastern Herbal Medicine. They disc...
Roar Like A Goddess with Acharya Shunya - 230
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - April 07, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsThe first female lineage-holder of her distinguished Vedic tradition, Acharya Shunya is an internationally renowned scholar, teacher, author, speaker and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) from India, and a classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda. In this episode, Colette chats with A...
Ayurvedic Principles and Protecting The Oceans - 229
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast - March 31, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsJennica's career in aquaculture has spanned 20-years. Currently, she is the Research Director for Ocean Era, a Hawai’i-based small business that focuses on developing, and commercializing, ways that marine aquaculture can combat climate change and decrease pressure on wild fisheries. Jennica a...