Ayurveda, Stress, and Sleep
Do you want to sleep deeper at night? Learn the ‘Aaaahh’ breath and my other tips for relieving stress on today’s podcast.
What you’ll get out of tuning in:
What you need to go into a deep sleep.
Why exhaling is important for sleep.
How the habits can help us release the pattern of fear.
Stress, Sleep and Total Recovery with Dr. Gary Kaplan
Today on the Yogahealer podcast, Dr. Gary Kaplan, D.O. joins me to chat about the various impacts of stress and sleep deprivation on the brain and overall health. What you’ll get out of tuning in: What is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome What causes brain inflammation and how it impacts our quality of life Why sleep […]
Five Powerful Tips for a Remarkably Healthy Winter
If Vata needed an ideal hangout, my small town in Idaho would certainly be a contender. Kapha’s retain their lovely skin on the cold, diamond, Idaho slopes. Pitta’s run around in shorts and long sleeve shirts when shoveling the driveway. Vata’s tend to remain windswept, cold and dry. I have Vata in my constitution and […]
Make every day feel like life on a luxury cruise
A Sweet Sailing Life: My Cruise Ship Analogy For Understanding Your Nervous System Imagine a cruise ship sailing calm warm seas. You are on deck with the sun shining down on you. Attentive staff surround you, ensuring that you always have a cocktail in hand, preparing beautiful food, creating entertainment, or cleaning your room. Think […]
Chinese Medicine Formulas for Better Sleep
When we are looking to feel better or to improve chronic health issues, we may turn to a range of remedies, including drugs or lifestyle changes. However, it is easy to lose hope when these remedies or changes do not work, which is oftentimes the case. Drugs are likely to target only symptoms of disease, […]
Intermittent fasting for Yogis
Intermittent fasting is more than a way to eat. It is a lifelong journey of refining and creating space in your mind and your body. Cate used to experience challenges with her weight, food sensitivities, and her overall health. In our modern complex world, we often feel stressed, rushed and overwhelmed. Through intermittent fasting, Cate […]
How Much Sleep do I Need (for Healing?)
I’m often surprised at how much lack of awareness there is on how much sleep the body needs. If you’ve been in sleep deprivation mode for a while, and your body breaks down – your immune system breaks down, or your mental or emotional body breaks down – and you’re wondering how long it is […]
6 tips for the thick of Winter
Before the heavy slow energy of winter sucks you into the black hole of lethargy wake up and move for 20 minutes upon arising. If you tend to get chunky in winter, don’t wander too far into grain land. Use spirulina for protein. Have a broth-based soup for dinner with flax crackers. Switch your oatmeal […]