Kate O’Donnell is a three-time bestselling author, a highly sought-after speaker and the founder of the Ayurvedic Living Institute where she has educated a generation of practitioners. Kate’s highly anticipated new book Everyday Ayurveda for Women's Health drops April 2024 and Colette discusses this book with Kate in this episode. They cover the following topics:

• Why Kate wrote this book and how she would like readers to use it.
• The Ayurvedic perspective on hormones.
• The effect of stress on our hormones.
• The importance of agni (digestion) for hormonal health.
• Recipes for enhancing digestion, ojas and hormones.
• The importance of living in tune with our current stage of life.

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Colette answers the following questions from listeners:

1. Lydia - I feel like my energy has been low the past few weeks and I’ve made an effort to get to bed earlier, however, I still feel so tired throughout my day. How do I boost my energy?
2. Pamela - I know that living in tune with the Circadian rhythms is important in Ayurveda and I have been intentionally doing that for several months now but my bowel movements are still happening later in the day, is this a problem? Also, I have excess weight and I feel it’s due to overeating, can you give me some advice on how to stop overeating please?
3. Shirley - I find that stress is really affecting my health and I’m trying to reduce stress in my life, however, I can’t protect myself from outside stress. How do we build up our resilience to stress?

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Ayurveda considers brahmacharya (sexual energy and desires) to be one of the 3 pillars of health along with proper management of food (ahara) and sleep (nidra). According to Ayurveda sex is not limited to reproduction and pleasure but that the management and balance of sexual energy is vital for the flow of ojas.

When ojas is plentiful it promotes mental and physical strength, endurance, strong immunity, healthy reproductive tissue, generous reserves of energy, compassion, love, empathy, creativity and contentment. Therefore, we need to be aware of the management and balance of sexual energy as it’s of paramount importance to the flow of ojas and our longevity.

In this episode Colette shares the following Ayurvedic guidelines:

• Sex and the doshas of vata, pitta and kapha.
• Daily, seasonal and lifetime guidelines for managing sexual energy.
• Rejuvenating food to support your body and boost ojas.
• Ayurvedic herbs for a healthy libido and rejuvenation.

Download the Ojas Building Milk Recipe here

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Click here to learn more about discounted group Digestive Reset Cleanse starting April 19th, 2024

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Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com

• Online consultations & Gift Vouchers
• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you
• Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health

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