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Food, Sleep & Sex… The 3 Pillars of Life

I’ve got a question for you…. how much are YOU getting? The time has come to dive into the three key aspects of physical health. According to Ayurveda these would be food, sleep and sex. Each plays an important roll in our relationship with ourselves and the world, and whether we realize it or not,…

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Shout out to all my Kapha’s…..did you know you Shout out to all my Kapha’s…..did you know you're governed by the earth element.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You are a powerful lover and listener and you're built to hold the world on your shoulders (and often do). Kapha qualities are cold, moist, heavy and static. In the right quantities they create a perfect and strong foundation for emotional stability and happy living. But overdo it and you'll end up with a mud-slide that can leave you good and stuck.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Your life is full of calm, cool, sweet stability but what throws kapha off balance is...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌎 Excessive amounts of fatty, soft, and sweet foods⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌎 Not enough exercise⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How you know when you're on the slide... obesity, diabetes, colds and flu, allergies, lethargy, dullness, greed, attachment, depression, complacency, hoarding.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Yes, this sounds like a fairy tale. But it isn’t. By harmony, I mean YOU and your environment (home, work, family, friends, weather, food, basically everything around you) working in sync. That starts by acknowledging that there’s a subtle and ever present give and take between your internal and external worlds. Wellness is a process of knowing how to pull back or lean in...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The concept of balance and imbalance is one of the most life-changing things I've learned about Ayurveda. Discovering the things in my environment (and my own head) that undermined my power to connect, radiate and be my authentic self (mind, body and spirit). Hello! That was HUGE. I mean who knew that by reducing my anxiety I would drop to a healthy weight. Who knew that hydrating and oiling my body would help the fog in my mind to lift and allow me to engage with those around me in a more authentic way. Who knew that all of that would give me the confidence to find my voice and use it (how ya like me now!).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Episode 27: Yoga Ethics for Transforming Racism w/ Episode 27: Yoga Ethics for Transforming Racism w/ Keisha Battles & Kristine Weber

Yoga is a practice that nearly everyone buys into. It’s promise of flexibility and adaptability are a powerful and enticing invitation to engage in the uncomfortable for a greater good.  But what does it mean to LIVE your yoga?  And how can yoga be a tool for changing not just our bodies but our world?  Maria and Chara explore these ideas with Kristine Weber and Kiesha Battles, two courageous yoga teachers who have created a project aimed at offering yoga’s ancient principles for ethical living as a lens, and tools  for transforming racism and the landscape of social justice from the inside out! 

Wanna listen?  Check the link in my bio!
https://www.blissbodyandsoul.com/podcast/#EP27KieshaKristine
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The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise a The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light. - S. Ajna⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Hey all my fiery Pitta’s you're governed by the Hey all my fiery Pitta’s you're governed by the fire element.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You have the power to charm the pants off people, organize anything, and lead enthusiastically. Pitta qualities are hot, sharp, light, intense. In the right amounts you can light up the world but too much heat and you can (and will) burn your own house down (with perhaps a little collateral damage).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Intensity is definitely a part of your daily existence but what throws pitta off balance is...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🔥 Too much overly spicy, sour and salty foods⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🔥 Eating while angry⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🔥 Being overly competitive⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🔥 Fasting or missing meals⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🔥 Getting over heated physically and mentally⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How you know when things are getting too hot...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#yoga #ayurveda #blissbodyandsoul #bliss #blissbody #livelikeyouloveyourself #yogi #love #meditation #motivation #inspiration #wisdom #mantraforliving #wordsofwisdom #resolutions #goals #selfcare #health #namaste #happiness #life #instagood #dailyyoga #passion #creativity #livinghealthy #lifestyle #inspiration #mindset #Ayurvedicliving
A LITTLE SPICE CHANGES EVERYTHING...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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One of my favorite recipes from my cookbook Eat Like You Love Yourself is “Magic Dust”...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The ingredients list is simple (the way I like it)... Just Cinnamon, Cardamom & Fennel – when combined they have the power to make you smile!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Put it on buttered toast, popcorn or in some hot chocolate and just notice how it can brighten up your day!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Hello all my Vata’s! Did you know that you’re Hello all my Vata’s!  Did you know that you’re governed by the air element.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Your powers are creativity, flexibility, and speed (in everything, thinking and doing). The qualities of vata are cold, dry, light, and moving. All of these qualities in the right proportions and you'll have the wind beneath your wings. Too much of these qualities and you'll have a hurricane on your hands.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Episode 26: Alma Duran - Embodying our culture thr Episode 26: Alma Duran - Embodying our culture through yoga

How does who we are and where we come from live in our bodies and in our yoga?  What does the story of how and where we move tell us about who we can be?  Maria and Chara speak with cultural anthropologist and yoga and meditation instructor Alma Duran to explore the landscape of the intersection of yoga and cultures and how they uniquely inform the way we carry our past, present and future in the moment and in life.

Wanna listen? Check the link in my bio!

Highlights:

“I didn’t come to yoga because there was something wrong with me. I came to yoga because I saw happy people.”

“We carry the story of our culture in our bodies.”

“My yoga training and my mindfulness training have helped me enormously to deal with uncertainty and know that it is okay”

"The price that I have had to pay was to disintegrate my previous lives. I had to shed my skin as a snake does when it grows……It has been a process of simplifying, deeply simplifying my external life and of letting go of a lot."

 

Resources & Mentions:

Viniyoga: https://viniyoga.com/

Gary Kraftsow “We practice yoga because it prepares us for death.”

Maty Ezraty: https://matyezraty.com/

Fred L Miller; http://fredlmiller.com/Meet_Fred.html

Sivananda yoga: https://sivananda.org/

Larry Payne: Yoga Rx on J Brown’s Podcast: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/yoga-talks-podcast/2018/9/larry-payne

On Yoga International: https://yogainternational.com/profile/larry-payne

Desikachar: The Heart of Yoga https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Heart_of_Yoga/vV0oDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Dave Charlton and Ranju Roy: our interview https://www.blissbodyandsoul.com/podcast/

“Ishvara pranidhana: faith that the universe is supporting you”

Emma Balnaves: our conversation https://www.blissbodyandsoul.com/podcast/
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