Episode 22 - Ayurvedic Wisdom for Spring w/ Andrea Claassen

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<v Speaker 4>Hello and welcome to a special episode of spirit outspoken today.

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<v Speaker 4>We are thrilled to have Andrea Clausen with us, who's an Ayurvedic practitioner and a yoga teacher and a podcaster and all sorts of fabulous things, really, uh, to talk to us today about the Ayurvedic tradition, which comes to us.

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<v Speaker 4>It's an ancient Indian practice, uh, philosophy.

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<v Speaker 4>And she's also going to share with us a little bit about what Are You VEDA is and also how we can start to incorporate some of these practices as spring is just around the corner.

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<v Speaker 4>So as we usher in the warmer temps, what we can start doing to incorporate some of these things into our daily lives.

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<v Speaker 4>So Andrea, welcome!

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to be here and, chat with you about Ayurveda.

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<v Speaker 2>I love sharing Ayurvedic wisdom with people who maybe have never heard of it and are like, ooh, this might be something that, would work for me in my, lifestyle practices.

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<v Speaker 2>So can't wait to chat.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm assuming that quite a few of our listeners may have never heard of this before.

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<v Speaker 4>So can you just give us kind of like a high level overview of what Ayurveda is?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so Ayurveda originated, as you said, in India and over 5, 000 years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>So this kind of rivals Chinese medicine in terms of like what came first.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're kind of similar in concepts to some degree.

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<v Speaker 2>So sometimes people ask, are they similar?

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<v Speaker 2>So they Chinese Medicine have their elements and Ayurveda, we have our doshas.

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<v Speaker 2>And so those are made up of elements.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we call these doshas Vata, Pitta, Kapha.

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<v Speaker 2>So those might be more familiar words with people.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes people have heard of those, but that all falls under the Ayurveda umbrella, which it's all about balancing your mind, body, and spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>And so with those, that's kind of the, the cornerstone of Ayurveda It's not like a quick fix bandaid.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about looking at you as a full person.

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<v Speaker 2>And often we're using seasonal wisdom.

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<v Speaker 2>And so what's happening outside your window is often happening inside your body.

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<v Speaker 2>And so as we are in this transitional time, kind of going from that late winter into that spring season.

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<v Speaker 2>Our bodies are noticing and sometimes sickness comes into play during these seasonal shifts.

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<v Speaker 2>And so Ayurveda kind of has practices to help you find your balance.

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<v Speaker 2>And so hopefully you don't feel those, illnesses that can come about this change of time.

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<v Speaker>Oh my, if this could not be more timely.

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<v Speaker>I mean.

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<v Speaker>Speaking of, like, Rachel and I were laughing because if you go back and you listen to our episodes that have aired in January and February, we both were so sick, like, we're so nasally, but I mean, the flu rolled through, COVID rolled through, sinus infections, and like, anybody that has small children or otherwise, like little kids that are bringing home every germ that's out there, right?

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<v Speaker>They've all experienced, especially this winter, like a stretch of six weeks of illness.

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<v Speaker>And I think understanding what can be happening in our environment and seasons and how that impacts us, but also being empowered.

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<v Speaker>To do certain things to navigate those tough stretches is so timely, so we couldn't be more thrilled to have you on the show.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about this winter, like, this is something that I was kind of talking about with some different, Ayurvedic consults I've had.

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<v Speaker 2>Because we've had such a unique winter, that kickoff of the sickness season, which here in Minnesota, it's been rampant a lot earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>And so often that is because our bodies are not used to this there was one day I didn't wear my jacket when I went for a walk in January, which is like unheard of.

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<v Speaker 2>And so because of that our bodies are kind of thrown off a little bit because it's been years and years of You know, regular, you're bundled up in January.

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<v Speaker 2>January is not a month that a lot of us like to go outside.

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<v Speaker 2>And so because of that, those little seasonal shifts are your beta kind of has little practices that you can do to incorporate them earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be curious to see what next winter brings, but.

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<v Speaker 2>We might have to start shifting into Kafa here in Minnesota earlier than we ever have before.

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<v Speaker 2>And so with that, Vata season is that early winter.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when it switches Doshas, which then it comes into Kafa after Vata, when it switches like that in the seasons, our bodies aren't adapt to make that change so quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's kind of what I'm tracking with these seasonal shifts here.

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<v Speaker 2>And I have clients kind of all across the U.

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<v Speaker 2>S.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone is very climate dependent.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, I have a client in Hawaii.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a client in Alaska.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, they have very different climates than we have here.

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<v Speaker 2>And even in Hawaii, depending on which island you're on, you have different things you're looking at.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's why I love Ayurveda.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very practical to your, you know, whatever your environment is looking like.

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<v Speaker 2>You know

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<v Speaker 4>what I love about this?

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<v Speaker 4>Is we just did, an episode where we talked about how connected we are to nature.

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<v Speaker 4>And I just think this flows and speaks to that so well, that it's a way for us to work with the elements, to work with nature, and find a way to, to help us navigate all that, because we are so connected.

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<v Speaker>Yes, that's such a good point.

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<v Speaker>Wait, you just said something, Andrea, that I'm curious about.

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<v Speaker>Okay, so there's three doshas.

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<v Speaker>Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker>So do they align?

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<v Speaker>To the seasons, or are you always incorporating different elements of each?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so that's a great question.

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<v Speaker 2>So they are doshas.

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<v Speaker 2>We all have our unique mind body type.

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<v Speaker 2>And so often that's something that you might see on like social media, different memes of, Oh, I'm a pitta dosha.

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<v Speaker 2>I must be X, Y, Z.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're also associated with the season.

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<v Speaker 2>And so with the seasonal shifts, so fall and early winter are that vata dosha.

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<v Speaker 2>Late winter and spring shifts to kapha, and pitta is just in the summer months.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if you kind of think about what's happening at those times of the year, what's usually weather wise happening, you can kind of really see how each of those doshas would be.

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<v Speaker 2>So summer, obviously, is going to be hot.

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<v Speaker 2>Pitta is associated with the fire element.

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<v Speaker 2>They tend to run hot.

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<v Speaker 2>They tend to be maybe a little extra spicy, judgmental, when they're out of balance.

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<v Speaker 2>They get burned out and overwhelmed easier.

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<v Speaker 2>But in balance, they're your producers, they're your go go go people.

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<v Speaker 2>They tend to have your checklist, they get stuff done.

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<v Speaker 2>And then if we think about fall, early winter, that's a lot of the wind element.

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<v Speaker 2>It's that air ether.

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<v Speaker 2>It can be scattered energy.

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<v Speaker 2>And just like Vata, Dosha people, they can be a little scattered.

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<v Speaker 2>They can be the ones who are talking on their phone and they're like, I can't find my phone.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't find my phone.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't, I got to go.

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<v Speaker 2>And their friend is like, No you're talking to me on your phone.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, like that is a Vata thing.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just not grounded.

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<v Speaker 2>And, but in balance, they're super creative.

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<v Speaker 2>They're the ones who usually are like the CEOs, but they need that Pitta person to help drive the company because they have all those ideas, but they need that grounding.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's also happening weather wise during that fall and early winter season.

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<v Speaker 2>And then that late winter, so this is where we shifted a little, and this is where we're currently at, late winter and spring, which is kapha.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if we think about that, in Minnesota it's really easy to see because it's that heavy, dense, wet snow.

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<v Speaker 2>That's our shift into kapha.

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<v Speaker 2>So it came earlier this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Kapha,

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<v Speaker 2>dosha wise, in a person, they're super, like, mama earth energy.

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<v Speaker 2>They are really like givers.

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<v Speaker 2>They are just the people you want to just give a hug.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're like, I don't know why I want to hug you, but you just have this energy about you.

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<v Speaker 2>And then out of balance, they're kind of Netflix and chill.

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<v Speaker 2>They get stuck, they get stagnant.

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<v Speaker 2>And we have all three of these types within our bodies.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when we look at like, how do I find my balance for each season, you're going to go with what you might be experiencing.

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<v Speaker 2>So for me, I don't usually go out of balance in Kaffa.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just the dosha I have the least amount of.

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<v Speaker 2>And I always joke, there's a yoga teacher at our studio and I was subbing for her one day and I've been to her class.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone's giving her a hug after class.

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<v Speaker 2>They're like, Mary, Mary, giving her a hug.

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<v Speaker 2>And then, you know, me, I'm like, I have never gotten a hug from a student.

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<v Speaker 2>I just, I'm so pitta.

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<v Speaker 2>Pitta's are not someone, they're like, you're fire, you're hot.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't need to give you a hug because that's just not my nature.

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<v Speaker 2>And so you can kind of see that within yourself of like, oh, that's why I gravitate towards certain things or maybe that's What I have to watch out for is I don't put too much on my plate as we were just talking about four, how I'm like, yeah, I'm subbing for a ton of like yoga classes and senior classes that I teach too much.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that's where my Pitta will start to burn out because I'm teaching like 12 classes two weeks in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>That's too much.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's kind of how you have to find your balance and know that.

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<v Speaker 2>And like for Vatas knowing, usually they get out of balance because they're not doing grounding practices.

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<v Speaker 2>They might be on devices too much.

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<v Speaker 2>They might be constantly surrounded with noise.

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<v Speaker 2>They have trouble just finding that silence.

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<v Speaker 2>And so like a yin practice, a restorative yoga practice, meditation can be really nice to get them back to center and regrounded.

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<v Speaker 2>This is fascinating.

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<v Speaker 2>I know.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel like I could spend a whole day, probably month, talking

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<v Speaker>about all this

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<v Speaker 4>and going into everything.

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<v Speaker>And your podcast is exclusively about these concepts.

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<v Speaker>So it's interesting because it's like you're looking at common things that people are experiencing, but through this lens.

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<v Speaker>And what I think is really cool about it when you're speaking about it, it's like a self awareness tool.

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<v Speaker>And I think that's what's so cool about spirituality.

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<v Speaker>We talk a lot about it.

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<v Speaker>It's like, you know, the self development, the self growth, as soon as you start being more in tune with what's going on around you, how you're feeling inside, you make all of these connections.

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<v Speaker>And it's so helpful.

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<v Speaker>To have a term or a label or something to associate with it, because then you're like, Oh, I am too in my head.

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<v Speaker>I'm too air.

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<v Speaker>I'm getting too scattered.

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<v Speaker>So what does that mean?

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<v Speaker>I would really benefit based on these practical wisdom to get more grounded, to incorporate more meditation.

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<v Speaker>I just think it's so fascinating because it's not just about like the health.

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<v Speaker>It's the full mind, body, spirit elements of the different doshas.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's one of the things that I think for me, like getting people to be more in tune with themselves is kind of my goal is just like, how do you slow down and listen?

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<v Speaker 2>Because a lot of us are just so, and I try, I tend to attract a lot of pitas and vatas.

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<v Speaker 2>But pit does in particular who are just go, go, go.

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<v Speaker 2>And they sometimes just love their like, and I've had people tell me this.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, I don't want to think, just tell me what to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm like, no, I want you to think, because again, that's usually a sign of they're feeling burnt out is what that's telling me is.

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<v Speaker 2>They've probably, they've, they just, they need someone to tell them what to do because they have just told everyone, here's your list.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's your list.

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<v Speaker 2>And they just, they're tired of it.

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<v Speaker 2>And so often I'm like, that's kind of the first reflection back is like, are you feeling this?

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<v Speaker 2>And often they're like, Oh yes.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I haven't even slowed down to like notice what I'm feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>And so having that piece, that's why yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences, and they really do go together.

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<v Speaker 2>And so having those pieces.

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<v Speaker 2>brought back together, weave back into classes, I think is also beneficial.

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<v Speaker 2>And so even as a, like a teacher, I'm kind of always like, how are, when people come into class, how are you feeling?

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<v Speaker 2>How are we, how are we doing?

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<v Speaker 2>And I can get a collective feel for what I want to maybe shift in the practice I had planned based on what I'm hearing here.

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<v Speaker 2>Cause I will incorporate different elements because Ayruveda at the end of the day, like increases, like opposites heal.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's kind of the main thing you're remembering is if you're feeling burnt out.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want to do, put more on your to do list, and if you're feeling scattered, you want to have that grounding.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're feeling stuck, you need to have that movement.

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<v Speaker 2>And so those are kind of the easy, simple ways of like, okay, what do I need?

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<v Speaker 2>I got to do the opposite of where I'm feeling that stagnant energy.

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<v Speaker 4>I love that a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, that's such a good easy way to remember it how opposites heal.

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<v Speaker 4>I love that.

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<v Speaker>andrea, this is all super fascinating, and I love what you said I think that that's such a good way to just simplify what could be an intimidating topic if you're new to this, right?

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<v Speaker>But just kind of shaping it up like that.

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<v Speaker>I'm curious though, like, how did you get started with this?

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<v Speaker>And, you know, I also want to hear about Um, your podcast and I think Rachel and I both would love to hear more about your practice and how you really help women, by leveraging these different techniques.

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<v Speaker 2>So I first learned of Ayurveda in the jungles of Costa Rica, as one does on a yoga retreat.

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<v Speaker 2>Um, the leader was like, Oh, you're, you're a Pitta.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, what does this mean?

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<v Speaker 2>And so I was just kind of curious.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I came back from the retreat and this was in 2014, or maybe it was 2013.

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<v Speaker 2>And I immediately signed up for yoga teacher training thinking I'm going to learn about Ayurveda.

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<v Speaker 2>And if anyone's taken yoga teacher training, you realize you have like, Three hours of Ayurveda of the 200 hours is about Ayurveda.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was like, okay, I want a little more.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, then I actually got pregnant during the yoga teacher training.

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<v Speaker 2>So had a baby and I put that off in the back burner.

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<v Speaker 2>So then postpartum, they really struggled after the birth of my first.

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<v Speaker 2>And so now he's.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that was nine years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm like, man, I maybe should revisit this.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you beta?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I was a personal trainer and I had my own business just doing in home personal training.

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<v Speaker 2>And so everyone's like, Oh, you're going to bounce back.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was not, you know, like physically felt okay.

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<v Speaker 2>But I ended up tearing a glute, which I specialize in pre postpartum and have for now 18 years.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I'm like, how the heck did I do that?

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<v Speaker 2>Um, but you know, just coming back into exercise too quickly, because at that time, again, I wasn't practicing.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you beta?

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<v Speaker 2>And I had just learned about yoga.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was.

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<v Speaker 2>In tune with the body, but more from, again, the Western lens of just the personal training.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I'm like, Oh, well, everyone says it's safe to do this.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>So, um, I just was not feeling great mentally and just kind of off.

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<v Speaker 2>And I rushed back postpartum too quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>Like at 10 days postpartum, I was assistant coach at a college tennis team.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was back on the court 10 days, postpartum with my husband and my child in the audience.

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<v Speaker 2>And the, the head coach was like, you don't have to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, I, I needed it because I just felt so off knowing what I know now, because I'm also an Ayurvedic postpartum doula.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've studied with that, you know, it's all a Vata season.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I, Vata, you need grounding.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course I didn't do any of that early postpartum.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I decided after probably six months postpartum, I'm like, okay, I found an Ayurvedic, year long program.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I signed up for that online and it no longer exists, but it was one of the best programs I think I took because it broke down the doshas.

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<v Speaker 2>I started to understand where I was at emotionally, what was happening to me, and was able to kind of combat all of the postpartum issues that I was having.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of, again, were more of that mental side of things and that Vata Dosha imbalances.

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<v Speaker 2>As well as Pitta, because I was just trying to rush back and do do do instead of just rest and allow myself to heal.

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<v Speaker 2>And so, um, after the birth of him, now, I, my boys are very far apart in age, they're seven years apart.

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<v Speaker 2>So, after the birth of my second one, that's when I also, you know, I was Well steeped in Ayurveda, and I did all of the Ayurvedic practices.

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<v Speaker 2>Completely different postpartum experience.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was 39 at the time, recovering from baby.

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<v Speaker 2>And so, much different experience.

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<v Speaker 2>And so, that's for me, one of my things that I love to help women understand in that postpartum period is learning how to slow down.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's kind of how Ayurveda came into me and really saved me of just finding myself again in that postpartum, like, kind of the lull.

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<v Speaker>Oh my gosh, where were you with the three boys that I had?

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<v Speaker>I mean, but seriously, I mean, this is, I feel like, what's really missing in our culture is the care for the woman after the birth.

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<v Speaker>I mean.

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<v Speaker>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker>And, like, this is such a beautiful way, and obviously you're so passionate about it because you've seen how transformative it was for your own experience.

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<v Speaker>But, like, imagine if people knew about this more broadly, and incorporated these, and had a postpartum doula to help them through what I would argue, and I'm sure Rachel and every other mom would say is, like, the hardest period of their life.

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<v Speaker>It would change everything.

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<v Speaker 4>And we don't hear the message, to your point, enough in our culture.

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<v Speaker 4>Our culture is go, go, go all the time.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think you feel that pressure innately as a mom, especially as a new mom, like you just feel like you know, it's give, give, give, give, give.

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<v Speaker 4>And to have someone there reminding you of what you really need, and that what you need is rest, and what you need to do is ground yourself, I mean, I would have given anything to have someone in my ear reminding me of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Those first 42 days in Ayurveda and in Chinese medicine dictate the next 42 years of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's always an interesting thing to kind of think about in that perspective is that's where, and I think they're starting to study this actually now in the West because if you are slowing down and resting and healing in those first 42 days, you usually have better health than for those next 42 years.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's really fascinating.

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<v Speaker 2>I know.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that?

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's where, again, the West.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of sometimes picks apart some of the practices through Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, but really, again, these are systems like they have, they are meant to be completed as a system and not just kind of fold apart practices because those will get you so far.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you look at it from a whole system, you're like, Oh, there's reasons why you're having, like, we don't recommend meat in those first 42 days, if possible, like some bone broth, great for protein and stuff, but.

00:19:19.700 --> 00:19:28.160
<v Speaker 2>You want your warm cooked foods, lots of veggies, so that way your bowel movements are, again, usually that first bowel movement everyone's scared of, but like having some of those warm.

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<v Speaker 2>And that also goes through the winter season.

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<v Speaker 2>Warm cooked foods, lots of vegetables.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are high fiber, you know, foods.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, we can process them a little bit easier than those meat meats might be.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're gonna have meat, we say chicken or salmon, but you know, wait for three to four weeks.

00:19:43.230 --> 00:19:49.529
<v Speaker 2>So like, there's lots of different things that again, that has as a system that is built there to help you recover.

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<v Speaker 2>This

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<v Speaker>is fascinating.

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<v Speaker>I know.

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<v Speaker>I know.

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<v Speaker>And I'm laughing because I sat down with you, Andrea, for that.

00:19:58.580 --> 00:19:59.125
<v Speaker>It was like that.

00:19:59.265 --> 00:20:06.404
<v Speaker>speed dating thing where Rachel and I went, we were meeting a bunch of different practitioners and other individuals in the spiritual world.

00:20:06.715 --> 00:20:10.535
<v Speaker>I was like, I'm cold all the time, you know, poor digestion.

00:20:10.535 --> 00:20:13.065
<v Speaker>You're like, first of all, you're drinking an iced coffee.

00:20:13.154 --> 00:20:14.144
<v Speaker>That's a big no, no.

00:20:14.505 --> 00:20:18.605
<v Speaker>It's like, you know, it's in the middle of December and I'm drinking my shaken espresso.

00:20:18.694 --> 00:20:22.015
<v Speaker>But truly I'm thinking about, of course, what am I doing?

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<v Speaker>Very simple things, but again, it's like Having a blueprint, or a guide, you know, and like this too, I don't know if anybody has ever said this to you, it reminds me a lot of the principles of astrology, that Rachel and I talk about often are so helpful, it's like the air signs, and the fire signs, and as soon as you just start to understand or have more awareness of like, why.

00:20:44.025 --> 00:20:54.855
<v Speaker>It's really empowering, cause then you feel like, okay, I've now identified why I feel like garbage, or I'm not as energetic as I used to be, but then what can you do about it?

00:20:54.875 --> 00:20:58.144
<v Speaker>This is so cool! I don't know, this is an exciting topic.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, so, Andrea, now that, we're at the end of winter and we're starting to look ahead to spring, what can we start doing to incorporate some of these practices to help us as we move and, and transition in the season?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so if we think about any of the seasons, we're going to look at, in Ayurveda, we call them gunas, or qualities.

00:21:19.345 --> 00:21:25.585
<v Speaker 2>And so if we think about what's happening outside, it's, you know, heavy snow, or maybe some heavy rain.

00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:32.670
<v Speaker 2>Mud also, if you're living in a place that has a lot of rain, a lot of the mud, which is thick, heavy, um, it's often damp.

00:21:32.710 --> 00:21:37.120
<v Speaker 2>So it's cool outside and it's kind of a slow energy, you know?

00:21:37.120 --> 00:21:43.200
<v Speaker 2>So if we think about mud, the qualities there are, it's slow and there's new growth happening though, at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>And so obviously we know the grass is, going to come up, the trees are looking to bud, all of those things are happening.

00:21:49.370 --> 00:21:53.559
<v Speaker 2>And so often kind of the imbalances that we might feel, if we kind of think about this.

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<v Speaker 2>You might feel a little sluggish.

00:21:55.880 --> 00:21:57.660
<v Speaker 2>You could have some more congestion.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of the times, again, with kiddos, like I have my boys too, you can just hear it.

00:22:02.350 --> 00:22:04.069
<v Speaker 2>You have allergies that happen.

00:22:04.299 --> 00:22:05.500
<v Speaker 2>Water retention.

00:22:05.930 --> 00:22:08.400
<v Speaker 2>Seasonal colds and maybe some low motivation.

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<v Speaker 2>So all of those would be very kophic in nature.

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<v Speaker 2>And so those are just heavier, denser things that are going on in the body.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we want to help clear out some stagnation.

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<v Speaker 2>And so a few practices, when we think about that, you know, starting your day off with some Kabbalah Bhatti breath.

00:22:25.670 --> 00:22:28.769
<v Speaker 2>And so that's where you breathe in and out through the nose sharply.

00:22:29.180 --> 00:22:32.910
<v Speaker 2>And then your belly, you pull the belly in and up, in and up.

00:22:33.049 --> 00:22:35.309
<v Speaker 2>And so we're thinking about just clearing out stuckness.

00:22:35.965 --> 00:22:40.745
<v Speaker 2>So I love to do this in my yoga classes in this time of the year, when I have the morning classes.

00:22:40.745 --> 00:22:45.215
<v Speaker 2>You don't want to necessarily do this breath in the evening, because it's more stimulating in nature.

00:22:45.555 --> 00:22:49.075
<v Speaker 2>And it kind of, you breathe in and out through the nose, so it sounds like a train.

00:22:49.075 --> 00:22:52.595
<v Speaker 2>So you're like, and it's that quick.

00:22:52.735 --> 00:22:57.965
<v Speaker 2>And so again, if you have that stuck congestion, it helps break that up and get that out.

00:22:58.434 --> 00:22:59.755
<v Speaker 2>Also great for digestion.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you have poor digestion in the morning, it kind of helps stimulate things there as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So like 30 times.

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<v Speaker 2>Take a little break, do another round, take a break.

00:23:08.345 --> 00:23:12.125
<v Speaker 2>And you can even do it up to like three times if you're really feeling that stuck energy.

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<v Speaker 2>So that would be like a first thing to do, you know, in the morning, if you want another one that we want to do is tongue scraping.

00:23:19.305 --> 00:23:22.975
<v Speaker 2>So, you know, if you have a tongue scraper, you can use a copper one.

00:23:23.125 --> 00:23:26.795
<v Speaker 2>If you know your dosha, that's great for Vata and for kafas.

00:23:27.384 --> 00:23:29.174
<v Speaker 2>A steel one is good for pitas.

00:23:29.654 --> 00:23:34.605
<v Speaker 2>And then if you're like, Ooh, I don't know, whichever one, whichever tongue scraper you can find, just not plastic.

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<v Speaker 2>And so you scrape your tongue first thing morning, I always do this, um, and I, I will do it, I have both kinds, but I'm kind of aware of like, what do I need that morning, and so I'll scrape my tongue, if you have a lot of congestion, and we call it ama, it's white coating that comes off the tongue when you do this, and so the thicker, the more foamier of that white is, the more ama or undigested food that is often, we're looking at, so the night before, you kind of reflect, what did I eat, What time did I eat?

00:24:03.955 --> 00:24:09.634
<v Speaker 2>And then, um, if I have, um, uh, where I don't usually, then I know, ooh, whatever I ate, like maybe I had pizza.

00:24:10.095 --> 00:24:12.404
<v Speaker 2>Like, Ooh, clearly this is not digesting.

00:24:12.404 --> 00:24:14.985
<v Speaker 2>Well, for me, I probably should really not eat this as much.

00:24:14.985 --> 00:24:16.575
<v Speaker 2>Cause clearly my body doesn't like it.

00:24:16.835 --> 00:24:25.315
<v Speaker 2>So that's one of the things that I like to have people do just to have some awareness around different foods in the morning, um, after that movement is really medicine in the spring season.

00:24:25.315 --> 00:24:32.144
<v Speaker 2>And so doing your Kabbalah Bati, if you want to do like five rounds of sun salutations, if you want to go for a walk, if it's nice enough out.

00:24:32.535 --> 00:24:34.924
<v Speaker 2>Um, this would be a great time to do heavy weightlifting.

00:24:34.944 --> 00:24:40.475
<v Speaker 2>The spring season is a great time to get the body moving and doing some big intense movements.

00:24:40.775 --> 00:24:41.745
<v Speaker 2>This is the time to do it.

00:24:41.755 --> 00:24:44.865
<v Speaker 2>So Pintas often love, like I play tennis, I love to compete.

00:24:45.184 --> 00:24:54.194
<v Speaker 2>Great time to do it in the spring season because this is the time where we want that movement to help that stuck stagnant energy go away.

00:24:54.625 --> 00:24:58.795
<v Speaker 2>So I'll stop there for now and I'm going to give you some more, but what questions do you have on those?

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<v Speaker>Okay, so I, I just have a question about, um, it's sort of related to what you just said about, you're talking about the, the heavy stagnant, you know, like the wet snow and the mud and all of that.

00:25:12.985 --> 00:25:24.485
<v Speaker>I noticed that a lot of the sicknesses that kind of were around this season, It was just heavy in congestion, like heavy wet coughs, sinus infections, like people can't breathe.

00:25:25.065 --> 00:25:32.505
<v Speaker>Is that more what you were saying, like environmental from like everything's sort of been moved up and that's why we were experiencing that?

00:25:32.944 --> 00:25:33.535
<v Speaker>Exactly.

00:25:33.904 --> 00:25:34.585
<v Speaker>So all of that,

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<v Speaker 2>all of the heavy, so if I look at that, everything you described, that's cough a.

00:25:38.535 --> 00:25:40.625
<v Speaker 2>And so we have a lot of cough a imbalance going on.

00:25:40.865 --> 00:25:51.799
<v Speaker 2>If you were to have been like, it's pretty, um, if it's a dry cough, if it's, Um, you feel maybe your sinuses, but it feels drying rather than more mucus filled, then we're looking more at that vata.

00:25:52.240 --> 00:25:55.580
<v Speaker 2>But if you have that wet, heavy, dense, that's kapha.

00:25:55.769 --> 00:25:57.850
<v Speaker 2>And so you're kind of like, how can I combat this?

00:25:58.130 --> 00:26:00.880
<v Speaker 2>So like neti pot is often another spring practice.

00:26:01.394 --> 00:26:11.654
<v Speaker 2>But if you have that wet congestion, we don't want to put that neti pot through the nose because that's where you just take that a little ceramic neti pot, you put water in, it pours out one side.

00:26:12.194 --> 00:26:22.805
<v Speaker 2>And so with that, it's too wet because again, like increases, like if you were feeling a little dry, we would actually do a nausea oil versus neti pot because neti pot can be drying.

00:26:23.205 --> 00:26:27.065
<v Speaker 2>But nausea oil, you do a little bit of oil, you can either squirt it up the nose.

00:26:27.355 --> 00:26:32.194
<v Speaker 2>Or you put it on your pinky finger and just dab, um, up to the bridge of the nose internally.

00:26:32.305 --> 00:26:36.745
<v Speaker 2>And then you just kind of hit the nose together and then kind of smell up.

00:26:36.765 --> 00:26:43.694
<v Speaker 2>And it's usually sesame oil, and you can buy that in different, like, Banyan Botanicals is one of the places that offers, um, different oils.

00:26:44.115 --> 00:26:47.944
<v Speaker 2>So all of those would be, like, knowing of, okay, what do I feel?

00:26:48.045 --> 00:26:50.725
<v Speaker 2>And then how do I treat it based on what do I feel?

00:26:51.605 --> 00:26:52.125
<v Speaker 2>Does that make sense?

00:26:52.194 --> 00:26:53.365
<v Speaker 2>Yes, it does.

00:26:53.455 --> 00:27:14.095
<v Speaker 4>You know what I love about this too is there's so much emphasis on really tuning in to your own sensations in your body, really getting connected with yourself and your body, which also we don't do enough, and trusting your body, trusting the messages that it's sending you as a roadmap of what to do next, which I think is so cool.

00:27:14.775 --> 00:27:15.144
<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

00:27:15.434 --> 00:27:21.795
<v Speaker 2>And learning that, like, and often that's where I kind of, like, when, if people are like, I don't know, I'm, I'm scared to do it wrong.

00:27:21.805 --> 00:27:25.115
<v Speaker 2>You know, you can work with someone to at least be like, Nope, you've got it.

00:27:25.154 --> 00:27:25.845
<v Speaker 2>This is right.

00:27:26.225 --> 00:27:28.555
<v Speaker 2>And then the more you're like, okay, I think I understand.

00:27:28.555 --> 00:27:31.444
<v Speaker 2>Cause one of my clients is like, this is a new way to see the world.

00:27:31.495 --> 00:27:36.045
<v Speaker 2>I'm essentially looking at it from a whole new lens of like, Oh, I have this going on.

00:27:36.045 --> 00:27:39.765
<v Speaker 2>So dry brushing is often a spring practice that is recommended.

00:27:40.125 --> 00:27:43.075
<v Speaker 2>Now here in Minnesota, our skin gets pretty dry.

00:27:43.154 --> 00:27:43.795
<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

00:27:43.955 --> 00:27:47.255
<v Speaker 2>Most people are not like, Ooh, I got really oily skin in the winter.

00:27:47.295 --> 00:27:47.805
<v Speaker 2>Never.

00:27:48.045 --> 00:27:49.664
<v Speaker 2>I've never had that happen with any clients.

00:27:50.005 --> 00:27:51.015
<v Speaker 2>It's always like I'm dry.

00:27:51.394 --> 00:27:54.715
<v Speaker 2>So dry brushing it's in the name that's going to be drying in nature.

00:27:54.775 --> 00:27:59.944
<v Speaker 2>And so I have to not recommend a ton of dry brushing, even in the spring, if your skin is still dry.

00:28:00.194 --> 00:28:03.485
<v Speaker 2>You'd rather do the Abanyanga, that self massage with an oil.

00:28:03.725 --> 00:28:05.825
<v Speaker 2>And so that's going to be similar concept.

00:28:05.825 --> 00:28:07.305
<v Speaker 2>You're going up towards the heart.

00:28:07.595 --> 00:28:13.845
<v Speaker 2>Only you're using oil on your skin instead of using that dry brush to help move circulation and move the lymph around.

00:28:13.845 --> 00:28:18.345
<v Speaker 2>So we still want to help move the lymphatic system, but we can do that massage point.

00:28:18.664 --> 00:28:21.865
<v Speaker 2>Instead of that dry brush, if you're still feeling pretty dry.

00:28:22.884 --> 00:28:30.595
<v Speaker 4>So like this time of year, if people love to do sauna or steam room, would you recommend more steam room if you're feeling dry and sauna?

00:28:31.355 --> 00:28:34.634
<v Speaker 4>if you're feeling damp or how does that work?

00:28:35.005 --> 00:28:44.315
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so with sauna, with steam, with cold plunge, so if we're kind of like breaking all of those down, those I really break into, it depends.

00:28:44.384 --> 00:28:46.985
<v Speaker 2>It's always, that's also always the answer in Ayurveda.

00:28:47.235 --> 00:28:50.394
<v Speaker 2>And so I'd have to know more about what each person is.

00:28:50.414 --> 00:28:55.035
<v Speaker 2>So I'll just kind of Think of this person, also similar to myself, that Pitta nature.

00:28:55.424 --> 00:29:01.515
<v Speaker 2>So, of the doshas, a Pitta might be able to do a cold plunge better than anyone else, because they're that fire dosha.

00:29:02.035 --> 00:29:06.615
<v Speaker 2>So, if they're always running hot, that might be a practice that would be okay for them.

00:29:06.825 --> 00:29:13.715
<v Speaker 2>For vattas and for kaphas, Usually cold plunge, no matter what, even if you are imbalanced, are not a great idea.

00:29:14.085 --> 00:29:18.174
<v Speaker 2>Just because it's going to be, it's cold in nature and vata is cold in nature.

00:29:18.225 --> 00:29:19.955
<v Speaker 2>Kafas are cool in nature.

00:29:20.194 --> 00:29:23.414
<v Speaker 2>So you're just going to like increase like, and that's not what we want.

00:29:23.840 --> 00:29:27.450
<v Speaker 2>So personally, that's usually where I stand, even a lot of my pitas.

00:29:27.450 --> 00:29:31.640
<v Speaker 2>So for me, cold plunge sounds awful, so I would not do one

00:29:32.130 --> 00:29:32.509
<v Speaker 3>personally,

00:29:32.569 --> 00:29:34.789
<v Speaker 2>but I tend to go out more in my vata.

00:29:34.830 --> 00:29:37.940
<v Speaker 2>And so I know my vata is telling me do not do that.

00:29:38.360 --> 00:29:41.220
<v Speaker 2>Sanas though, so if we think about a sana, sana is hot.

00:29:41.299 --> 00:29:46.380
<v Speaker 2>And so for that pita dosha, that might be too hot and heating in nature.

00:29:46.559 --> 00:29:49.529
<v Speaker 2>Now for myself, I love to go to a sana in the winter.

00:29:50.059 --> 00:29:52.759
<v Speaker 2>So that is the time that pitas can maybe get away with it.

00:29:52.769 --> 00:29:53.850
<v Speaker 2>So if you run hot.

00:29:54.275 --> 00:29:58.404
<v Speaker 2>And we throw ourselves in a hot sauna in the summer, that's too much heat.

00:29:58.985 --> 00:30:06.765
<v Speaker 2>Now, of the doshas, vata might be able to go into a sauna in the summer and be okay, if they're always running a little cold.

00:30:07.164 --> 00:30:13.424
<v Speaker 2>And then kaphas, it just kind of depends, they have to check in, because again, they don't run cold, but they do run a little cool.

00:30:13.725 --> 00:30:16.865
<v Speaker 2>And so they maybe could do one, just depends.

00:30:16.894 --> 00:30:23.115
<v Speaker 2>I'd rather have them doing movement versus maybe a sauna, but it would, you know, again, it would depend on the, the client.

00:30:23.559 --> 00:30:27.150
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so yeah, it all, it all really depends on what's happening.

00:30:27.160 --> 00:30:28.670
<v Speaker 2>What time of the year is it?

00:30:29.120 --> 00:30:33.910
<v Speaker 2>Um, at this time of the year, again, that sauna, that steam room, that might be great.

00:30:33.940 --> 00:30:36.730
<v Speaker 2>I love a facial steam right now for kafas.

00:30:37.035 --> 00:30:47.105
<v Speaker 2>And just doing a little bit of sage in a, you know, boil your water, put a little bit of sage in, put a towel over your head, and that's great for just using any of the congestion, stuck energy.

00:30:47.335 --> 00:30:50.735
<v Speaker 2>You want it to drain out if you're feeling congested, just let it flow.

00:30:50.995 --> 00:30:52.095
<v Speaker 2>Let it flow into the pot.

00:30:53.065 --> 00:30:53.215
<v Speaker>Oh,

00:30:53.215 --> 00:30:53.535
<v Speaker 2>I love

00:30:53.565 --> 00:30:54.065
<v Speaker>that idea.

00:30:54.255 --> 00:30:56.245
<v Speaker>So many epiphanies right now.

00:30:56.245 --> 00:30:59.154
<v Speaker>Like, it's funny that you said that, because like, I run cold.

00:30:59.154 --> 00:31:00.694
<v Speaker>So which one, which one is that again?

00:31:00.694 --> 00:31:01.654
<v Speaker>That's vata.

00:31:01.735 --> 00:31:02.235
<v Speaker>Vata.

00:31:02.535 --> 00:31:02.745
<v Speaker>Yeah.

00:31:04.120 --> 00:31:05.590
<v Speaker>Yes, and it was so helpful.

00:31:05.590 --> 00:31:12.059
<v Speaker>You basically just asked a few questions and you're like, yep, you're pegged, Vata, you know, this is what you're gonna need.

00:31:12.110 --> 00:31:21.779
<v Speaker>And it's so funny, it's like, and I've actually incorporated some of the, um, advice that you gave, like, being way more focused on soups and broths and warmer stuff.

00:31:22.130 --> 00:31:30.640
<v Speaker>Um, and I've realized, like, I've needed that so much, but it was funny what you were saying about the cold plunge, because, I did one last Wednesday, and I'm still cold.

00:31:30.700 --> 00:31:32.450
<v Speaker>Like, I have not fully recovered yet.

00:31:32.509 --> 00:31:35.400
<v Speaker>I was in for, uh, maybe ten seconds.

00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:38.023
<v Speaker>And I, I was like, why am I such a baby?

00:31:38.023 --> 00:31:41.680
<v Speaker>But now, it's comforting to be like, Nope, that's just not what my body needs.

00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:48.485
<v Speaker>But my husband who runs hot you know, in Minnesota, he's like outside in a t shirt and I have like 14 layers on.

00:31:49.085 --> 00:31:56.654
<v Speaker>He cannot stay in a sauna where I'm like, oh, I have arrived, you know, I am in homeostasis in this, in the sauna.

00:31:56.934 --> 00:32:04.924
<v Speaker>So it is interesting just like understanding more about your type and why you may or may not be able to tolerate certain things is so helpful.

00:32:05.384 --> 00:32:05.735
<v Speaker>Yes.

00:32:06.265 --> 00:32:10.015
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's, so sometimes we're also drawn to the thing that we should avoid.

00:32:10.105 --> 00:32:16.775
<v Speaker 2>So that's also, you know, when you came in with like the ice cold coffee, that would be someone, like a Vata, you might be like, ah, I just love this.

00:32:16.894 --> 00:32:19.315
<v Speaker 2>So if there's one thing that maybe tips someone out of balance.

00:32:19.684 --> 00:32:22.745
<v Speaker 2>Like, coffee in general is very uplifting for Vata.

00:32:23.095 --> 00:32:26.875
<v Speaker 2>Not always recommended, but I never take away something that, like, this is the thing they love.

00:32:27.275 --> 00:32:31.934
<v Speaker 2>So, like, if that's the thing you love, we can make it work, but let's adjust other practices.

00:32:31.944 --> 00:32:39.184
<v Speaker 2>So that won't be the thing that throws you over the edge if the rest of your routine is maybe not the best for your dosha.

00:32:39.815 --> 00:32:42.375
<v Speaker>But Andrea, look at me, I'm drinking hot coffee.

00:32:42.934 --> 00:32:45.830
<v Speaker>Oh my gosh, take it! I know, I know, but it's funny.

00:32:45.830 --> 00:32:49.380
<v Speaker>It's like, I think we talked about coffee and I was like, that one's a non negotiable.

00:32:49.380 --> 00:32:49.990
<v Speaker>So what do we do?

00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:51.059
<v Speaker>You're like, just make it warm.

00:32:51.059 --> 00:32:54.210
<v Speaker>Exactly.

00:32:54.210 --> 00:32:54.680
<v Speaker 2>Exactly.

00:32:55.090 --> 00:32:59.259
<v Speaker 2>And then if you need ice coffee in the summer, cause again, that's going to be your heating season.

00:32:59.490 --> 00:33:06.990
<v Speaker 2>Now, again, of them Pitta would do best with an ice coffee in summer, just because that's cooling in nature for that hot Pitta.

00:33:07.430 --> 00:33:11.190
<v Speaker 2>So that's kind of, where you can kind of see, okay, maybe I am feeling a little Pitta imbalanced.

00:33:11.190 --> 00:33:14.190
<v Speaker 2>I can have little iced coffee versus your hot coffee.

00:33:15.115 --> 00:33:15.694
<v Speaker>Amazing.

00:33:16.235 --> 00:33:16.765
<v Speaker>Amazing.

00:33:16.775 --> 00:33:17.085
<v Speaker>This is so cool.

00:33:18.265 --> 00:33:29.434
<v Speaker>So recapping, we talked about breath work, we talked about movement, um, we talked about, um, tongue scraping, which I thought was super interesting.

00:33:29.434 --> 00:33:38.055
<v Speaker>I think that's really interesting, because what you were saying, Rach, around just like being a little bit more in tune with what's happening with your body, that's such an easy way.

00:33:38.519 --> 00:33:45.900
<v Speaker>To kind of check in to say like, okay, is that food that I just ate yesterday jiving with my body or not?

00:33:46.019 --> 00:33:46.279
<v Speaker>Right?

00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:47.740
<v Speaker>Like that's a really good way to do it.

00:33:48.130 --> 00:33:49.420
<v Speaker 2>I want to just cover food.

00:33:49.420 --> 00:33:54.090
<v Speaker 2>So in the food for spring, um, eat lighter, warmer foods.

00:33:54.150 --> 00:33:58.910
<v Speaker 2>And so often in the, the transition from that late and early winter.

00:33:58.910 --> 00:34:04.789
<v Speaker 2>So Vata, again, because it's light in nature, those like, you know, your winter squashes.

00:34:05.269 --> 00:34:07.140
<v Speaker 2>All of those are heavier in nature.

00:34:07.549 --> 00:34:09.849
<v Speaker 2>That is too heavy for kaffa season.

00:34:09.869 --> 00:34:12.610
<v Speaker 2>And so now we're starting to get like more bitter greens.

00:34:12.969 --> 00:34:15.710
<v Speaker 2>Um, we can have like asparagus will start coming up.

00:34:15.949 --> 00:34:17.250
<v Speaker 2>That's a great thing to throw in.

00:34:17.319 --> 00:34:19.719
<v Speaker 2>Peas are a little bit more lighter in nature.

00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:25.230
<v Speaker 2>So we're like, what are the lighter vegetables that we can have that are going to keep kaffa from getting too stuck and stagnant?

00:34:25.875 --> 00:34:34.625
<v Speaker 2>Now, if you are a Vata, you might need a little bit of heavier, like, you might be able to get by with, throw a sweet potato in whatever, you know, if you're having a green bowl of some sort.

00:34:34.664 --> 00:34:36.735
<v Speaker 2>Throw that in there and that's going to be a little grounding for them.

00:34:36.775 --> 00:34:39.835
<v Speaker 2>That might be too much for Kaphas if they're feeling imbalanced.

00:34:40.315 --> 00:34:42.215
<v Speaker 2>So those are kind of ways that you can work with it.

00:34:42.474 --> 00:34:44.474
<v Speaker 2>You can also have, your spices.

00:34:44.505 --> 00:34:46.164
<v Speaker 2>We want to think warming spices.

00:34:46.164 --> 00:34:52.525
<v Speaker 2>So like your ginger, your turmeric, cumin, CCFT, so your cumin, coriander, fennel tea.

00:34:52.574 --> 00:34:56.329
<v Speaker 2>Fennel is great for Kapha Honey is great.

00:34:56.329 --> 00:35:00.889
<v Speaker 2>So honey and lemon doing a little tea like that is wonderful for kapha.

00:35:01.509 --> 00:35:08.440
<v Speaker 2>Um, in terms of kapha for, so when I look at lemon, so lemon is great for vata and for kapha.

00:35:09.000 --> 00:35:12.400
<v Speaker 2>It could be too much for pitas that actually can be heating for pita.

00:35:12.400 --> 00:35:15.469
<v Speaker 2>And so you might have lime water instead.

00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:19.759
<v Speaker 2>If you're that pita dosha, if you're feeling a little too hot, too intense, so that's going to be cooling.

00:35:19.759 --> 00:35:22.039
<v Speaker 2>And that goes for any time of the year for pitas.

00:35:22.099 --> 00:35:25.610
<v Speaker 2>And so I've had that where some pitas were like, whatever reason is too much acid.

00:35:26.130 --> 00:35:27.519
<v Speaker 2>So lime was a better fit for them.

00:35:27.789 --> 00:35:29.000
<v Speaker 2>So, yeah.

00:35:29.019 --> 00:35:30.750
<v Speaker 2>So all of those, I always say, try it on.

00:35:31.000 --> 00:35:31.920
<v Speaker 2>Same with the oils.

00:35:31.960 --> 00:35:34.599
<v Speaker 2>So like sesame oil is supposed to be the universal oil.

00:35:34.929 --> 00:35:37.769
<v Speaker 2>Now this is actually using the sesame oil like you cook with.

00:35:38.339 --> 00:35:43.460
<v Speaker 2>If you're going to just use that for your Abanyanga, your massage, uh, it will stain sheets.

00:35:43.469 --> 00:35:45.319
<v Speaker 2>And so you're going to have to shower that off.

00:35:45.389 --> 00:35:48.179
<v Speaker 2>So if you do use that, there's also some great companies.

00:35:48.189 --> 00:35:52.109
<v Speaker 2>Again, Banny Botanicals has some oils that are specific for your dosha.

00:35:52.119 --> 00:35:54.369
<v Speaker 2>if you want to do that Abhinyanga practice.

00:35:54.869 --> 00:36:00.569
<v Speaker 2>OC oils, which is my personal favorite because they smell delicious, which is just OSI oils.

00:36:01.469 --> 00:36:06.059
<v Speaker 2>Andrea 10 for a discount because those are pricey, I will say, but I personally buy them.

00:36:06.379 --> 00:36:17.299
<v Speaker 2>Um, they are of the oils, the most expensive, but if you really like a nice oil, if you're like, Hey, this is like my, for me, that's like my self care practice is like, let me lather this on.

00:36:17.349 --> 00:36:18.859
<v Speaker 2>I personally get the Vata one.

00:36:19.119 --> 00:36:19.960
<v Speaker 2>Smells delicious.

00:36:20.439 --> 00:36:24.869
<v Speaker 2>Um, so that would be something to look into as well of like, okay, let me try this.

00:36:24.869 --> 00:36:27.299
<v Speaker 2>Cause I've had, I have one person who's very sensitive.

00:36:27.349 --> 00:36:29.339
<v Speaker 2>And so coconut oil is supposed to be good for pitas.

00:36:29.799 --> 00:36:31.210
<v Speaker 2>But that does not work for her.

00:36:31.269 --> 00:36:31.569
<v Speaker 2>It does.

00:36:31.629 --> 00:36:32.799
<v Speaker 2>It makes her skin break out.

00:36:32.799 --> 00:36:36.659
<v Speaker 2>So if you notice that, you would be like, Hmm, that's not the oil for me.

00:36:37.679 --> 00:36:37.889
<v Speaker 4>No.

00:36:37.889 --> 00:36:38.789
<v Speaker 4>I have a question.

00:36:38.789 --> 00:36:41.819
<v Speaker 4>You had said that you buy the Vata oil, but you're a Pitta.

00:36:41.819 --> 00:36:45.149
<v Speaker 4>So does it matter which oil you purchase if you're doing that?

00:36:45.149 --> 00:36:46.889
<v Speaker 4>Or you can kind of just go by scent?

00:36:47.219 --> 00:36:47.639
<v Speaker 4>Good question.

00:36:47.639 --> 00:36:47.939
<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

00:36:48.449 --> 00:36:50.174
<v Speaker 2>So for me, just because I know myself.

00:36:51.335 --> 00:36:57.094
<v Speaker 2>Well, um, I've done Ari Veda enough, like Vata is the one that I usually go out in, in any of my doshas.

00:36:57.164 --> 00:36:58.784
<v Speaker 2>I don't like to go out in Pitta.

00:36:58.784 --> 00:37:00.784
<v Speaker 2>I hate feeling imbalanced in Pitta.

00:37:01.064 --> 00:37:09.355
<v Speaker 2>And so I don't have to worry, I mean I do have to worry a little bit, because I, I'm prone again, as I said, to teach 12 classes in a week, and then again next week.

00:37:09.614 --> 00:37:15.099
<v Speaker 2>That would be I actually just was like, nope, if I'm saying yes to all of these, I'm saying no to something else.

00:37:15.129 --> 00:37:17.189
<v Speaker 2>And usually it's my own self care practices.

00:37:17.199 --> 00:37:20.559
<v Speaker 2>So I've set some boundaries there and I've had to readjust.

00:37:20.569 --> 00:37:22.689
<v Speaker 2>So my Pitta doesn't go out of balance.

00:37:23.139 --> 00:37:26.710
<v Speaker 2>So for me, I don't mind if my Vata goes out, and I know that about myself.

00:37:27.049 --> 00:37:32.359
<v Speaker 2>So I have to make sure that my Vata stays in check most of the time, more so than my Pitta.

00:37:32.919 --> 00:37:33.369
<v Speaker 2>Got it.

00:37:33.769 --> 00:37:34.199
<v Speaker>Okay.

00:37:34.259 --> 00:37:35.569
<v Speaker>That's really interesting, too.

00:37:35.869 --> 00:37:36.949
<v Speaker>That is interesting.

00:37:36.960 --> 00:37:55.085
<v Speaker>Cause, yeah, cause you did say, like, we, each of us have elements of, Or different components of the different doshas so just, but you're obviously way more educated than most so you can kind of fine tune it but as people experiment I'm sure they, you know, can can tweak it as they go.

00:37:55.494 --> 00:38:02.214
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean you start with your primary so like we have a primary and a secondary start with whatever you know of the things that I've kind of briefly said about it.

00:38:02.864 --> 00:38:07.244
<v Speaker 2>And you can tune into the podcast too if you want more information about that but that would be like start there.

00:38:07.554 --> 00:38:08.694
<v Speaker 2>Start with this season.

00:38:08.994 --> 00:38:09.884
<v Speaker 2>And that's like.

00:38:10.309 --> 00:38:11.839
<v Speaker 2>a brilliant place to go.

00:38:12.259 --> 00:38:15.889
<v Speaker 2>So, and maybe if I said kapha and you're like, Hey, I don't really feel a ton of that.

00:38:16.109 --> 00:38:18.439
<v Speaker 2>Then you wouldn't have to do a ton of these practices.

00:38:18.449 --> 00:38:20.369
<v Speaker 2>You still want to incorporate movement.

00:38:20.619 --> 00:38:25.429
<v Speaker 2>You still want to have those lighter greens in nature, but you maybe don't have to do all that.

00:38:25.509 --> 00:38:26.929
<v Speaker 2>You wouldn't have to do the breath work.

00:38:26.960 --> 00:38:30.259
<v Speaker 2>Maybe you need meditation instead of that uplifting breath work.

00:38:31.199 --> 00:38:36.149
<v Speaker 4>I have a question about the food when you were talking about that because it about transitioning the food.

00:38:36.399 --> 00:38:42.730
<v Speaker 4>If we follow just seasonally what's kind of in season is that the best way to eat?

00:38:42.809 --> 00:38:45.089
<v Speaker 4>Is that kind of what this follows naturally?

00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:46.819
<v Speaker 4>Yes, 100%.

00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:54.189
<v Speaker 2>And that's all this is where it gets tricky because it used to be whatever you can find in your grocery store, but now we get things shipped in from all over.

00:38:54.710 --> 00:38:57.159
<v Speaker 2>So you can find it at any time of the year.

00:38:57.189 --> 00:38:59.169
<v Speaker 2>And then that's like tomatoes right now.

00:38:59.349 --> 00:39:01.759
<v Speaker 2>They are not in season, but we can still find them.

00:39:02.099 --> 00:39:03.439
<v Speaker 2>And they usually don't taste as good.

00:39:03.469 --> 00:39:07.859
<v Speaker 2>You know, when you have a tomato coming from your garden, a fresh tomato, these are amazing.

00:39:07.859 --> 00:39:11.409
<v Speaker 2>But at this time of the year, you're kind of like, yeah, these are, they're kind of hard.

00:39:11.409 --> 00:39:14.199
<v Speaker 2>And those don't have that flavor.

00:39:14.269 --> 00:39:16.759
<v Speaker 2>So that's, that's what you should pay attention to too.

00:39:16.759 --> 00:39:21.639
<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure no matter where you live, I would go online and look what seasonal vegetables and fruits are around.

00:39:22.119 --> 00:39:22.519
<v Speaker>Okay.

00:39:23.059 --> 00:39:23.250
<v Speaker 2>And

00:39:23.259 --> 00:39:25.039
<v Speaker>you grew up on a farm, Andrea.

00:39:25.339 --> 00:39:25.829
<v Speaker>I did.

00:39:26.099 --> 00:39:26.629
<v Speaker>Okay.

00:39:26.789 --> 00:39:34.379
<v Speaker>So, like, do you feel like that has created this passion around, seasonal eating or some part of this way of life?

00:39:35.839 --> 00:39:35.980
<v Speaker>So I

00:39:35.980 --> 00:39:37.089
<v Speaker 2>was reflecting on that.

00:39:37.129 --> 00:39:44.339
<v Speaker 2>I wrote a book a couple years ago, Divine Body Wisdom, and my intro was about I was very in tune with the seasons.

00:39:44.784 --> 00:39:46.514
<v Speaker 2>Just naturally, because my dad's a farmer.

00:39:46.585 --> 00:39:48.544
<v Speaker 2>You have your distinct seasons.

00:39:48.554 --> 00:39:59.154
<v Speaker 2>He has his planting, he has kind of the resting of the summer, and then you're gonna be harvesting in the fall, and then again, kind of rest in the winter, but they're kind of also preparing for the spring harvest.

00:39:59.164 --> 00:40:01.554
<v Speaker 2>And so with that, I grew up very in tune with it.

00:40:01.974 --> 00:40:08.554
<v Speaker 2>Then, got away from it for many years, but felt like something was missing, and for me, that connection to nature.

00:40:08.844 --> 00:40:13.554
<v Speaker 2>And so I have a favorite trail I go on, and I highly recommend, if you're like, how do I start with?

00:40:14.004 --> 00:40:15.105
<v Speaker 2>Connecting to the seasons.

00:40:15.849 --> 00:40:33.009
<v Speaker 2>Find a favorite, like a trail experiment with a couple different ones until you find one where you're like, yes, this is so nourishing to my soul and go on it every day, like every day that you can go out there and go through all four seasons, if possible, because then you can really connect into that seasonal component.

00:40:33.250 --> 00:40:34.469
<v Speaker 2>And I learned different things.

00:40:34.480 --> 00:40:37.179
<v Speaker 2>Every time I go out there, I always learn something from nature.

00:40:37.179 --> 00:40:43.099
<v Speaker 2>If I'm observing and I have such a deep relationship with this land now, because I've been going there for like six years.

00:40:43.399 --> 00:40:44.529
<v Speaker 2>And I have different places.

00:40:44.529 --> 00:40:52.699
<v Speaker 2>I have trees that I'll talk to, which might be kind of weird to people, but I have those places on my trail where I'm like, I am very connected to this, this space.

00:40:53.049 --> 00:40:58.769
<v Speaker 2>And so that's what I think the best place to learn is really finding that spot for you in nature.

00:40:58.769 --> 00:41:00.789
<v Speaker 2>And then this wisdom is there.

00:41:00.789 --> 00:41:06.769
<v Speaker 2>If you kind of slow down and again, tune in, try not to use your phone or put in a podcast, try to just.

00:41:07.154 --> 00:41:08.304
<v Speaker 2>be in nature.

00:41:08.524 --> 00:41:10.914
<v Speaker 2>And that's also grounding for all three doshas.

00:41:11.804 --> 00:41:13.394
<v Speaker 4>It's so funny you say that.

00:41:13.394 --> 00:41:19.514
<v Speaker 4>So we got a dog during COVID and I was kind of on the fence of like, Oh my gosh, I'm going to have to walk this dog every day.

00:41:19.564 --> 00:41:27.044
<v Speaker 4>And I was amazed at how it became like this beautiful meditative practice of going out every morning.

00:41:27.154 --> 00:41:29.454
<v Speaker 4>And also just what you said about the seasons.

00:41:29.474 --> 00:41:37.434
<v Speaker 4>I'm so busy all the time or just not paying attention and to actually go through even when it's cold out, which normally I would not do, but this dog forced me to do it.

00:41:37.964 --> 00:41:47.184
<v Speaker 4>And just the stillness of winter and the quiet of winter and the, you know, hearing different animals that I'm not used to hearing and do it, you know, it just has been.

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<v Speaker 4>Like a really beautiful experience that I was not expecting.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, and again, that's you practicing are you beta and not even realizing it as just two men like that, because you learned winter, the medicine is that stillness is that quiet inward, you know, feeling, which again, sometimes it's hard to get when we're always inside of Ron devices and like.

00:42:09.254 --> 00:42:15.144
<v Speaker 2>No, we have demands on our lives, but having that little, even if it's 10 minutes, step out is to hit refresh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

00:42:16.754 --> 00:42:17.284
<v Speaker 4>Oh my gosh.

00:42:17.314 --> 00:42:19.355
<v Speaker 4>This has been so beautiful.

00:42:19.414 --> 00:42:27.014
<v Speaker 4>Like your podcast too, I have to say, Jason and I were saying how we had listened to a few episodes and your podcast is the same.

00:42:27.014 --> 00:42:32.734
<v Speaker 4>I just feel when I listened to it, it has this beautiful perspective, right.

00:42:32.914 --> 00:42:38.875
<v Speaker 4>Of kind of coming back to myself, feeling okay to nourish myself, like kind of that whole mindset.

00:42:38.875 --> 00:42:43.434
<v Speaker 4>But also, Peaceful and empowering and all these beautiful elements to it.

00:42:43.444 --> 00:42:46.024
<v Speaker 4>So I just think the work you do is amazing.

00:42:46.954 --> 00:42:47.294
<v Speaker>Thank you.

00:42:47.335 --> 00:42:47.835
<v Speaker>I do too.

00:42:48.144 --> 00:42:50.774
<v Speaker>No, it's, it's really peaceful.

00:42:50.774 --> 00:42:53.974
<v Speaker>You've got a great energy and I really enjoyed listening to your podcast too.

00:42:53.974 --> 00:42:57.074
<v Speaker>I think our listeners are really going to connect with this.

00:42:57.074 --> 00:42:57.324
<v Speaker>Right?

00:42:57.324 --> 00:43:01.254
<v Speaker>I think as women, you know, we just sometimes.

00:43:01.974 --> 00:43:12.625
<v Speaker>We don't know why we're feeling the way that we're feeling or we're experiencing paramenopause and we don't really, you know, you go to our regular OB and they're like, I don't know, take vitamin D.

00:43:12.954 --> 00:43:13.284
<v Speaker>Yeah.

00:43:13.504 --> 00:43:17.944
<v Speaker>You're like, I don't know if that's going to cut what's going on over here, you know?

00:43:18.004 --> 00:43:27.984
<v Speaker>Just being able to turn to something to self reflect and then nourish yourself in a way that your body can respond because you're paying attention to what you need in that moment.

00:43:27.984 --> 00:43:44.914
<v Speaker>It's, it's, It feels sacred, you know, like, it's, I think that that's what it is, um, this practice feels sacred because it is, it's 5, 000 years old, and, you know, the things that stick with us from generation to generation are usually the things that have staying power, you know?

00:43:44.924 --> 00:43:45.424
<v Speaker>Because.

00:43:45.875 --> 00:43:46.454
<v Speaker>They work.

00:43:47.204 --> 00:43:47.444
<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

00:43:47.964 --> 00:43:50.864
<v Speaker 2>And a lot of it's diet and lifestyle adjustments.

00:43:50.924 --> 00:43:57.404
<v Speaker 2>And that's sometimes they're like very easy in nature, but they're also hard because they're a lifestyle adjustment.

00:43:57.404 --> 00:44:01.014
<v Speaker 2>And so that's also where if you're like, Oh, I want to try everything.

00:44:01.134 --> 00:44:05.524
<v Speaker 2>I always just say, start with one thing, like one thing where you're like, that was a full body.

00:44:05.534 --> 00:44:05.835
<v Speaker 2>Yes.

00:44:05.864 --> 00:44:12.524
<v Speaker 2>When I had mentioned it, that's probably the thing to start with and then add on after you make those habits and they're formed.

00:44:12.804 --> 00:44:13.914
<v Speaker 2>So you don't overwhelm yourself.

00:44:14.884 --> 00:44:15.664
<v Speaker>That's great advice.

00:44:16.269 --> 00:44:16.969
<v Speaker>That's great advice.

00:44:17.259 --> 00:44:20.599
<v Speaker>Andrea, it was such a pleasure having you on today's podcast.

00:44:20.619 --> 00:44:22.169
<v Speaker>I think this is just beautiful.

00:44:22.179 --> 00:44:23.509
<v Speaker>Rachel and I learned so much.

00:44:23.509 --> 00:44:28.509
<v Speaker>I know our listeners are going to be, so excited to learn about a new way to self nourish.

00:44:28.824 --> 00:44:34.144
<v Speaker>To self reflect and really just have more intention around the seasons.

00:44:34.144 --> 00:44:45.074
<v Speaker>I think especially our local listeners in Minnesota, where, you know, we do get battered in the winter, having some really good ways in which we can, incorporate.

00:44:45.960 --> 00:44:50.519
<v Speaker>Better health, better wellness and positivity, I think is exactly what we're looking for.

00:44:50.519 --> 00:44:52.369
<v Speaker>So thank you so much for being on the show.

00:44:52.889 --> 00:44:54.969
<v Speaker>And to our listeners, thank you so much.

00:44:54.980 --> 00:45:03.730
<v Speaker>If you would like to learn more about this, I'd highly recommend Andrea's podcast, The Peaceful Power Podcast, both on Spotify and Apple.

00:45:03.750 --> 00:45:05.089
<v Speaker>It's a wealth of knowledge.

00:45:05.379 --> 00:45:06.059
<v Speaker>Check it out.

00:45:06.309 --> 00:45:09.719
<v Speaker>Also, I just found it really peaceful and nourishing to listen to.

00:45:09.730 --> 00:45:12.779
<v Speaker>Like, I was just kind of easing into my morning and I loved it.

00:45:12.789 --> 00:45:14.679
<v Speaker>So, um, highly recommend.

00:45:15.125 --> 00:45:21.544
<v Speaker>Rachel will be linking a guide in terms of the different rituals that we talked about to kick off spring.

00:45:22.114 --> 00:45:25.774
<v Speaker>And with that, we will talk to you guys next week.