Winter Wellness - An Ayurvedic Perspective with Dr. Sujatha Kekada - 428
Release Date: 01/22/2026
Winter Wellness - An Ayurvedic Perspective with Dr. Sujatha Kekada - 428
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast
Winter is often misunderstood in modern wellness culture as a season to simply endure, yet Ayurveda recognizes it as a powerful time for nourishment, restoration, and deep tissue building. In this episode, Colette is joined by experienced Ayurvedic physician Dr. Sujatha Kekada for a classical and clinical exploration of winter wellness. Together, they move beyond surface-level seasonal advice to examine how winter influences the doshas, dhatus (tissues), srotas (channels), and ojas. Dr. Sujatha explains why aligning diet, routine, and mindset with this season is essential for long-term health...
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Ayurveda and Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) - 427
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast
As winter settles in, many of us notice shifts in mood, energy, motivation, and emotional resilience. In this episode, Colette explores Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) through the compassionate lens of Ayurveda, reframing seasonal low mood as a natural response to changes in light, rhythm, digestion, and mental qualities. You’ll learn how winter affects the doshas, digestion, and nervous system, why gut health is central to emotional wellbeing, and how gentle, practical Ayurvedic practices, including a supportive Digestive Reset, can help restore clarity, balance, and resilience during...
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Clearing Holiday Season Stagnation With Ayurveda - 426
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast
If you’re feeling heavy, foggy, congested, or more run-down than usual as we move into January, this episode is for you. In Ayurveda, post-holiday sluggishness isn’t just about overindulgence, it’s often a sign that the lymphatic system and rasa dhatu (the body’s primary nourishing fluid) need support. In this episode, we explore why sickness is so common at this time of year and how to gently restore flow, vitality, immunity, and emotional clarity without harsh detoxing. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: How Ayurveda understands the lymphatic system through rasa dhatu Why winter...
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Ayurvedic Cleansing for the New Year: Resetting Digestion, Energy and Intention - 425
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast
As we step into a new year, many of us focus on resolutions, but what if a more powerful question is: How do I actually want to feel? In this episode, Colette explores Ayurvedic cleansing not as a quick detox or rigid reset, but as a gentle ritual, a way to digest the past, build resilience, and step into the year ahead with clarity, steadiness, and intention. Rather than pushing or restricting, this conversation invites you to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with digestion as the foundation of physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. If you’re craving a nourishing fresh start...
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Yoga, Meditation and Mental Health with Dr. Ishan Shivanand - 424
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast
Colette is joined by Dr. Ishan Shivanand, mental health researcher, professor, bestselling author, and founder of Yoga of Immortals (YOI). Raised in Indian monasteries within a 21-generation yogic lineage, Dr. Shivanand brings a rare integration of ancient wisdom and modern science. His groundbreaking double-blind RCTs show up to 82% improvement in insomnia, anxiety, depression, and overall quality of life in as little as 4–8 weeks. Together, they explore how meditation, breathwork, Yoga and Ayurveda can transform mental health and how these ancient sciences understood the mind long before...
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Ayurvedic Guide to Nourishing Winter Skin - 423
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As we move fully into early winter, many of us begin to notice changes in our skin, tightness, dryness, rough patches, or increased sensitivity. In Ayurveda, these seasonal shifts are meaningful clues about what’s happening internally. Winter, especially early winter, increases Vata dosha with its cold, dry, and mobile qualities, which can intensify skin imbalance if we don’t adjust our routines and nourishment. In this episode, we dive into Ayurveda’s full guide to winter skin care. You’ll learn what happens to the skin during early winter, how to identify signs of imbalance for your...
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Ayurvedic Wisdom for Blood Sugar Stability - 422
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In this episode, we explore how to support steady blood sugar during the holiday season using Ayurvedic wisdom. With more sugar, irregular meals, travel, and stress during the holidays, it’s easy for the body’s metabolic fire (agni) to become overwhelmed. Ayurveda offers practical, gentle tools to keep digestion strong, cravings balanced, and energy steady. We take a deeper look at the pancreas as a home of agni and how its function relates to three key subdoshas: Pachaka Pitta, Kledaka Kapha, and Samana Vayu. You’ll learn how these forces work together to regulate metabolism, mood,...
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Slowing Down to Reset: Sónia’s Digestive Reset Cleanse Journey - 421
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In this inspiring episode, Colette is joined by her client, Sónia from Flores, a small and remote island in the Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal. After an overstimulating and energetically demanding Summer season, Sónia felt called to reset her body and mind. She chose to do the private Digestive Reset Cleanse in October, but quickly realised that the cleanse required a pace of life she wasn’t accustomed to. Together, Colette and Sónia explore: Her desire for a full body-mind reset and the initial reluctance to slow down her activity during the cleanse. How awareness slowly...
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Ayurvedic Tips for a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season - 420
Elements of Ayurveda Podcast
Holiday season is here and this time of year often brings a beautiful mix of joy, connection, nostalgia and let’s be honest, a little chaos. The festive season can easily throw us off rhythm. We may be travelling, eating differently, staying up later, or navigating emotionally layered gatherings. Ayurveda offers practical tools to support digestion, soothe the nervous system, and help us meet this season with greater steadiness and ease. In this episode Colette shares simple, grounding Ayurvedic tips to help you stay nourished, present, and balanced throughout the festivities. We explore: ...
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Navigating Perimenopause with Ayurveda: My Sister Niamh’s Story - 419
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In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode of the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast, Colette is joined by her sister, Niamh, an Occupational Therapist who specializes in mental health for children and young adults. Together, they explore Niamh’s honest and vulnerable journey through perimenopause, a time that tested even her professional understanding of the mind and her long-time relationship with Ayurvedic living. Despite her professional knowledge of mental health and years of practicing Ayurvedic principles, Niamh found herself facing out-of-character symptoms and a sense of losing...
info_outlineWinter is often misunderstood in modern wellness culture as a season to simply endure, yet Ayurveda recognizes it as a powerful time for nourishment, restoration, and deep tissue building.
In this episode, Colette is joined by experienced Ayurvedic physician Dr. Sujatha Kekada for a classical and clinical exploration of winter wellness. Together, they move beyond surface-level seasonal advice to examine how winter influences the doshas, dhatus (tissues), srotas (channels), and ojas. Dr. Sujatha explains why aligning diet, routine, and mindset with this season is essential for long-term health and resilience.
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
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Why winter is considered a prime season for tissue nourishment and rebuilding in Ayurveda
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Which doshas and dhatus become most vulnerable when winter diet and routines are misaligned
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How winter impacts srotas (channel) integrity, with a focus on rasavaha srotas (plasma and lymph channels) and medovaha srotas (fat channel)
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The connection between winter emotions, mental heaviness, and manovaha srotas (mind channel)
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Influence of winter on ojas, our prime energy reserve, vitality and immunity
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Balancing nourishment and heaviness with the risk of stagnation in modern lifestyles
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Practical Ayurvedic food guidelines to support digestion, tissues, and vitality during winter
Join the Group Digestive Reset Cleanse – Starting January 23rd, 2026
Ayurvedic cleansing is not about restriction, fasting or punishment it’s about restoring balance and flow.
This discounted group Digestive Reset Cleanse is designed to:
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Rekindle digestive fire (agni)
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Clear ama (toxins) from the digestive tract and rasa dhatu
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Support lymphatic health and immunity
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Gently restore balance to the doshas
What’s included:
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Private 90-minute consultation with Colette
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Recorded coaching webinars
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Dosha-specific yoga videos
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Meditation & pranayama tutorials
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Easy, nourishing whole-food recipes
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Ongoing online support
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Private community for accountability and connection
Learn more and register at: Elements Healing and Wellbeing https://www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com/group-cleanse
The New Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Community is Live!
Over the years, this podcast has blossomed into a global community, a gathering of seekers, healers, and lifelong learners. And now, I’m delighted to share that our revitalized community space is officially open!
This new online home was created for those who wish to go deeper into Ayurveda, together. Inside, you’ll find:
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Early access to podcast episodes
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Member forums for discussion and Q&A
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Mindfulness and self-care practices
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Monthly live Zoom meetups
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Seasonal group challenges and reflections
It’s a conscious, supportive space to connect, learn, and grow with others walking the Ayurvedic path.
Come say hello, introduce yourself, and be part of this living, breathing sangha.
Join the new Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Community here: https://www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com/community
I look forward to connecting with you soon!
Check out Colette's online services:
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Online Consultations https://www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com/consultations
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At-home Digestive Reset Cleanse https://www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com/digestive-reset-cleanse
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Online Daily Habits for Holistic Health Program https://www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com/daily-habits
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Reset-Restore-Renew Program https://www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com/reset-restore-renew
Have questions on Colette's online services? Book a FREE 15 min Services Enquiry Call here. https://www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com/consultations
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