I donāt know about you, but recovering from Daylight Savings was tough for me this year. I was discombobulated for a week! As if that wasnāt enough, I also got hit with a nasty bout of poison ivy, then I jammed my finger in a fallāso letās just say sleep has been challenging and fitful these days. And I know Iām not alone in this.
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Whenever I work with clients, sleep always comes upābecause it impacts everything! Our mood, digestion, energy, and even relationships are all affected by how well we rest. And so many things can knock us out of our rhythm: travel, illness, unexpected guests, new work projectsā¦ Like they say, the only constant in life is change.
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Thatās why self-compassion is key. When life throws us off, we donāt need to panicāwe simply hop back on that routine train as soon as possible. Shaking things up from time to time is good for you! But over time, regularity is what regulates your nervous system. And a regulated nervous system makes it easier to fall asleep and...
Itās time to talk about it again: digestion.
Here we are in the treats, sweets, and overindulging season of the year. Thatās ok! Iām all about it. And thankfully, there are some great Ayurveda (the science of life and longevity) and yoga techniques to support your gut health and get you through the season feeling good.Ā
Hereās the three Iām practicing this season:
āļøWalk 100 steps after you eat.Ā
This is an old Ayurvedic trick to help your digestion process after a meal, reducing bloating, gas, and indigestion.Ā Itās a helpful guidelineāyou donāt have to count the stepsābut do take a leisurely stroll. Stroll with a soft gaze at the nature around you (if possible) and you get dopamine-boosting bonus points.Ā
āļøEat probiotics every dayāthree if you can!
This has been a game-changer for me. Just adding sauerkraut to my morning eggs has me feeling all sparkly inside from the get-go. A few sips of kombucha at lunch and a Ā½ cup of plain yogurt for a midday snack, and thereās three! You...
I'm so happy to say that the Tuesday blog is back! I know I've been posting with some irregularity, and I realized I much prefer regularity and consistency than sporadic communication and haphazard scheduling. Which actually brings me to the theme of this blog, which is yoga tools for navigating change. (Youāre going to want to save this oneāitās packed with helpful info.)
The Northern Hemisphere is now in a transition to Fall, and with that comes a change of season in Ayurveda (the sister science of yoga which means "the science of life.") as well. We move into vata season, which has the qualities of cold, dry, windy, and change. This means dry skin, cold wind, and fluctuations in many aspects of life.
The fluctuations and agitations of vata can bring with it changes in digestion, sleep disruptions, and increased anxiety. But thankfully, there are things you can do to mediate these issues! For each of these areas, I'm going to offer you a yoga tool and a lifestyle suggestion to help...
As I lay awake last night from 3am-6am I thought of you. (Is that weird?)Ā I'm normally pretty blessed with decent sleep, but every now and then it just doesn't happen. So as I sat with my mug of warm milk at 5am, I thought of a couple things that that might help us all.
Let's talk aboutĀ vata.
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In Ayurveda, the sister science to yoga, there are three main energies at play within us and in our surroundings.Ā Like the humors, they are related to the elements and explain the experience and behavior of our body and mind. We are all made up of various amounts of these substances: wind and ether, fire, earth and water.Ā You might have come across the terms
š„Ā pittaĀ (fire and water),
šĀ kaphaĀ (water and earth),
šØĀ vataĀ (wind and ether).
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Now there is A LOT to learn about all this, and I can't go into everything right now.Ā For our purposes, we're going to focus on the wind element and time.
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VataĀ blows through our world and is the instigator of all things movement, change, clarity, ...
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