The driven, ambitious, fiery nature of pitta can help us get a lot done, but it can also cause weight gain if we don’t eat with the seasons and do and eat less as we age. Typically the reasons behind weight gain in a Pitta person have a lot to do with the intense nature of their constitution. Pittas generally have strong metabolisms when they’re young, but that doesn’t carry on through the seasons of...
Two friends who on the face of it have it all. Successful careers, kids (eventually), and the slim bodies which signalled to the outside world that these are women in control and at the top of their game. Behind the apparent success there is extraordinary dysfunction. A disconnection from true needs, nutritionally and spiritually. Going to work early when it’s barely light and finishing work as the light fades, at least 5 days a week. Getting...
Today's episode is about the power of the word, the power of the blog, and the power of advancing your writing: writing as a process of digesting thoughts and ideas into something that gains traction, something that is communicable, something that may save you time in the future. On today's show, you'll hear from a number of Yoga Health Coaches who joined the Yoga Health Coaching group blog, and they'll tell you why they blog and...
In this episode, Jamee Tenzer, professional speaker and coach's coach, shares the benefits of challenging conversations and how to have them successfully. Jamee and host, Brooke Bailey, walk us through a four-step process for reclaiming our energy and embracing difficult conversations: Step 1: Become aware of the thoughts stuck in your head, then determine which ones you can process on our own and which ones need an action-based decision. Step 2: Create your own incentives to...
Kate O’Donnell shares the story of developing her cookbook, Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, and how it’s simplicity and beauty has made it such a success. Listen for tips to use in your home kitchen, everyday. She gives Yoga Health Coaches insight into helping their clients build healthy cooking habits. And shares about her next book, Everyday Ayurvedic Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind. Overall, Kate’s approach to sharing the wisdom of Ayurvedic cooking is simple, accessible,...
Welcome Anna Welle as our newest Yoga Health Coaching Coach of the Month! Anna comes from an Ayurvedic background: she studied with the Kerala Academy to become an Ayurvedic Practitioner, and through her education had the opportunity to intern at an Ayurvedic hospital in Kerala, India, as well as Ayurvedagram in Bangalore, India focusing on panchakarma therapies. While her education led her deep into the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, she found that she wasn’t prepared...