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Welcome to the Wellness Pro Podcast, where we dive into personal development for wellness professionals and medical practitioners. In today’s episode, we’re joined by Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth, to explore a groundbreaking alternative to traditional health insurance. Andy will share how CrowdHealth is changing the game in healthcare by offering a more affordable and flexible way to manage medical expenses, while also uncovering the shocking realities behind conventional health insurance systems. Whether you're a wellness practitioner or simply looking for better healthcare options, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss. In this episode, you’ll learn: - How CrowdHealth can save you money on healthcare - The eye-opening truth about traditional health insurance - Why CrowdHealth is a game changer for wellness and medical practitioners Stay connected with us: Instagram ~ Yoga Healer Facebook ~ Cate Stillman LinkedIn ~ Cate Stillman Want to learn more about CrowdHealth and how it can benefit you? Book a Discovery Call to explore how this healthcare revolution can save you money and offer better care. #CrowdHealth #HealthCareRevolution #WellnessProfessionals #HealthInsuranceAlternatives #CostSavingHealthcare #HealthOptimization #MedicalPractitioners

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Join us in this episode as we explore the connections between gut health, gastric bypass surgery, and weight management. Dr. Terry Simpson, a former weight loss surgeon who now specializes in culinary medicine, discusses how culinary skills can impact your microbiome and overall health. Learn how these factors play a crucial role in managing weight creep post-surgery.

What You'll Gain from Tuning In * Understanding Culinary Medicine: Discover why developing cooking skills surpasses diet trends, especially critical after medical treatments like gastric bypass surgery. * Insights into Post-Surgical Nutrition: Explore the changes in gut health and microbiome post-surgery and their implications for digestion and nutrition. * Practical Dietary Shifts: Gain actionable advice on adopting healthier eating habits, appreciating the benefits of a diverse diet, and steering clear of processed foods.

Highlights * Dr. Simpson's Journey: Transition from performing weight loss surgeries to promoting the benefits of culinary medicine. * Impact of Cooking at Home: Discuss how home-cooked meals can drastically improve your health and help manage weight effectively post-surgery. * Dietary Education Post-Surgery: Understand the critical role of diet in achieving successful surgical outcomes and preventing weight regain. * Microbiome and Dietary Choices: Learn how your dietary choices can significantly alter your microbiome, influencing weight management and overall health.

Quotes "If you don't learn the basics of eating a good, diverse, healthy diet and you have weight loss surgery, you're not setting yourself up for the most fundamental thing that you can do for your health and your future." — Dr. Terry Simpson

"We feed our gut, and then our gut helps us." — Dr. Terry Simpson

"Your health and your future depend on the diversity of your diet." — Dr. Terry Simpson

Helpful Links * Join Club Thrive! Get on our waitlist for exclusive workshops, courses, and a community focused on accountability: https://8mzaqvnz.pages.infusionsoft.net/?cookieUUID=6cc4027c-3cf5-462e-b9fe-c87f80bd9a71&affiliate=0 * Dr. Terry Simpson's Culinary Medicine Resources: For insights into culinary medicine and healthy cooking tips, visit: https://www.drterrysimpson.com/

Thank you for joining us in this discussion with Dr. Terry Simpson. We hope this episode inspires you to take control of your health through culinary medicine, particularly if you are managing your weight after gastric bypass surgery. Remember, your kitchen is the starting point for a healthier life. Keep tuning in for more episodes that connect food, habits, and health.

Stay curious, stay motivated, and thrive!

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How can you restore your gut health? The best way is through a healthy microbiome diet. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Terry Simpson, a former weight loss surgeon who now specializes in culinary medicine. He'll share how developing cooking skills can greatly benefit your gut microbiome, post-surgical recovery and long-term health. Join us to learn the vital connection between your diet and overall wellness.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM TUNING IN * Understanding Culinary Medicine: Discover why learning to cook is more effective than following diet trends, especially after medical treatments like weight loss surgery. * Insights into Post-Surgical Nutrition: Learn about the changes in gut health and microbiome after surgery and their effects on digestion and nutrition. * Practical Dietary Shifts: Get straightforward advice on adopting healthier eating habits, the benefits of a varied diet, and how to avoid processed foods.

HIGHLIGHTS * Dr. Simpson's Journey: Hear how he transitioned from weight loss surgery to teaching the benefits of culinary medicine. * The Impact of Cooking at Home: Understand how cooking can fundamentally improve your health and relationship with food. * Dietary Education Post-Surgery: Learn about the essential role of diet in successful post-surgical outcomes and preventing relapse. * Microbiome and Dietary Choices: Discussion on how your diet can alter your microbiome, impacting your health and cravings.

QUOTES "We feed our gut and then our gut helps us."

"Your health and your future depend on the diversity of your diet."

HELPFUL LINKS * Join the FREE Allergy Workshop to reverse your allergies and autoimmune diseases: https://go.clubthrive.global/allergy-relief-workshop61762322 * Dr. Terry Simpson's Culinary Medicine Resources: Check out https://www.drterrysimpson.com/ for insights into culinary medicine and healthy cooking tips.

Thank you for joining us on this episode with Dr. Terry Simpson. We hope it inspires you to take control of your health through culinary medicine. Remember, your kitchen is the starting point for a healthier life. Keep tuning in for more episodes that connect food, habits, and health.

Stay curious, motivated, and thrive!

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Welcome to this insightful episode of "Thrive with Cate Stillman," where we explore the transformative power of detox and Ayurveda. Joined by the esteemed Kate O'Donnell, author and seasoned Ayurvedic practitioner, this session dives into the profound effects of personal detox practices and the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. Together, they shed light on how these practices can fundamentally shift our health and consciousness.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Understanding the Interplay Between Physical and Conscious Transformation: Learn how changes in your physical health can lead to transformative shifts in your consciousness. * Deep Dive into Ayurvedic Practices: Discover the benefits of incorporating Ayurvedic detox methods into your daily life, which promise to revitalize both your body and mind. * Empowerment Through Self-Study: Embrace the journey of self-study and self-awareness through physical health practices that lead to a deeper understanding of oneself.

Highlights * Discussion on Detoxification: Explore the concept of detox not just as a physical cleansing but as a profound journey of self-discovery and renewal. * Practical Guidance on Ayurvedic Techniques: Kate shares practical tips and deeper insights into Ayurvedic detox techniques that anyone can incorporate into their life. * Transformative Personal Stories: Kate shares stories from her own life and practice, illustrating the powerful changes that come with dedicated detox practices.

Quotes "When you change your physical body, do you change your consciousness as well? We see those two things as working together." — Kate O'Donnell

"It's not just about detox; it's about making space for what truly matters in our lives." — Cate Stillman

Links * Visit Kate O'Donnell’s Website: Explore more about Kate's work and her books at Kate O'Donnell Ayurveda. * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37

Thank you for joining us on this enlightening journey into detoxification and Ayurvedic wisdom with Kate O'Donnell. We hope this conversation inspires you to delve deeper into these ancient practices that promise not only improved physical health but also profound personal transformation. Stay tuned for more episodes that challenge and nurture your journey towards a healthier, more enlightened self.

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In this episode, we explore the transformative world of yoga, breathing techniques, and personal detoxification. Our special guest, Brett Larkin, an expert in yoga teacher training, joins Cate to discuss the profound benefits of integrating yoga practices with daily life to enhance personal well-being and detoxification.

What You’ll Get Out of Tuning In * Insights into Effective Detox Practices: Learn how specific yoga and pranayama (breathing) techniques can aid in detoxification and enhance overall health. * Personal Growth and Self-Care Tips: Discover strategies for self-care and setting personal boundaries to improve your lifestyle and health. * Empowering Knowledge on Body and Breath: Understand the crucial role of proper breathing for physical and emotional detox, and how to harness this power through simple exercises.

Highlights * Interactive Discussion on Detox and Yoga Practices: Cate and Brett share their experiences and insights on the integration of yoga into detox practices, noting the importance of breathwork and physical alignment. * Practical Breathing Exercises: Brett guides listeners through effective breathing techniques that can be performed anywhere, aimed at enhancing lung capacity and supporting detox processes. * Valuable Self-Care Strategies: Learn how to incorporate self-care into your daily routine, learning balance between self-care and caring for others, and the benefits of preemptive meal preparation.

Quotes "It's what you say no to, not what you say yes to" — Cate Stillman

"I'm actually truly practicing self-care in this moment. I'm setting myself up for success. I am taking care of myself the same way I'd take care of a child. And that's something I put huge emphasis on right now in my life." — Brett Larkin

Links * Explore Brett Larkin’s Yoga Resources: Visit Brett Larkin’s website for yoga classes and teacher training programs. * Deepen Your Understanding of Yoga and Ayurveda with Cate: Check out the Body Thrive book for more insights into holistic wellness practices. * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37

Thanks for joining us in this journey of self-discovery and wellness through yoga and detoxification with Brett Larkin. We hope this episode inspires you to integrate these transformative practices into your routine, leading to a healthier, more balanced life.

Stay tuned for more episodes where we share practices that empower and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit!

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. In this podcast episode, we discussed detoxification and holistic health practices. We'll explore the importance of emotional detox, forgiveness, and self-compassion, as well as practical techniques such as urine therapy and fasting rhythms with Cate.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Insights into the significance of forgiveness and emotional detoxification * Understanding the benefits of urine therapy and fasting rhythms * Real-life experiences shared by participants on their journey to holistic health * Practical advice on addressing malnourishment during detoxification

Highlights * Cate discusses the importance of forgiveness and self-empathy in the detoxification process. * Participants share their experiences and transformations through holistic health practices over the years. * Practical tips are provided on integrating detox habits into daily life, including urine therapy and fasting rhythms. * Cate offers advice on addressing malnourishment during liver flushes and the impact of circadian rhythm disruption on overall health.

Quotes "Detox is the process of enlightenment, physically and metaphysically. The way we know your enlightenment is by what you share."

"Life is cumulative. We can accumulate positive stressor habits or negative stressor habits."

"The body is such an ally. It knows much more than your head ever will."

Link * Watch Cate Stillman’s What’s in Your Next Detox Workshop * Get access and a $150 discount to Simple Detox April 2024. Use Promo Code: SD150OFF

Thank you for tuning in to this enlightening discussion on detoxification and holistic health. If you found this episode valuable, please share it with others who may benefit from it.

Don't forget to join us for our upcoming detox program on April 3rd at Simple Detox April 2024. Use promo code for SD150OFF to get a discount on the price.

Namaste and have a great day!

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, In this podcast episode, we engage in in-depth conversations surrounding health, medicine, vaccines, and societal matters with Andreas Kalcker, a seasoned expert in alternative health therapies. Drawing from his wealth of experience and expertise, Andreas provides illuminating perspectives on a range of contentious subjects, inviting listeners to reconsider conventional viewpoints and explore alternative approaches to wellness.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain insights into alternative health therapies and treatments. * Explore perspectives on vaccines, autism, and the pharmaceutical industry. * Understand the potential benefits of chlorine dioxide in treating various health conditions. * Learn about the importance of questioning mainstream narratives and seeking alternative solutions.

Highlights * Andreas Kalcker shares his experiences and observations from working with cancer patients and individuals with various health conditions. * The conversation touches on the use of chlorine dioxide as an alternative therapy for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases. * Kalcker discusses his views on the healthcare system in the United States, vaccines, and the impact of toxins and GMOs on health. * Insights are shared on the potential effects of vaccines on autism and the role of chlorine dioxide in addressing vaccine-induced issues. * The conversation covers the importance of education, empowerment, and questioning mainstream narratives in healthcare.

Quotes "United States is the worst place to be if you're ill... It's even the worst place to be if you're not ill because it'll make you ill."

"GMOs forbidden there... And you can see that in the country that GMO will owe and all these pesticides forbidden, people are great."

"As long as people are believers, they don't know because belief means not to know."

"The vaccines are the solution for all the idiots that are too much on this world."

"Pay it forward... You owe to the world."

Links * Join Cate Stillman's What's in Your Next Detox Workshop on March 28, 2024 * Get access and a $100 discount to Simple Detox April 2024. Use Promo Code: EB197. Discount offered until March 17 only * For more information check Andreas Kalcker's website here.

This podcast episode provides thought-provoking insights into alternative health therapies, vaccines, and societal issues. Andreas Kalcker offers a unique perspective that challenges conventional beliefs and encourages listeners to question mainstream narratives. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of alternative health treatments and the importance of seeking truth and empowerment in healthcare.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, In this special episode, we dive deep into a thought-provoking conversation between two passionate individuals Cate Stillman and Philly J. Lay in exploring a wide array of topics related to health, wellness, societal issues, and personal growth. Join us as we uncover intriguing insights and perspectives on controversial subjects while also delving into practical strategies for maintaining well-being in today's complex world.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a deeper understanding of various health-related topics, including vaccination concerns and alternative healing modalities. * Explore controversial subjects such as chemtrails, 5G technology, and the origins of diseases like the Spanish flu. * Learn about societal polarization and the challenges of confronting uncomfortable truths. * Discover the importance of finding community support and advocating for individual health choices. * Examine mainstream media censorship and the rise of alternative platforms for open dialogue.

Highlights * Insightful discussion on the correlation between childhood illnesses and vaccination rates. * Examination of societal polarization and the challenges of confronting uncomfortable truths. * Testimonials and personal experiences highlighting the importance of finding one's tribe and advocating for individual health choices. * Critique of mainstream media censorship and the rise of alternative platforms for open dialogue. * Practical tips for maintaining holistic well-being, including meditation, breathwork, and herbal remedies.

Quotes "Once you learn something, you can't unlearn it. You can't just forget it."

"We're so much stronger together."

"The moment we lose our humanity, we face extinction."

"It's not just about us; it's about our ancestors and future generations."

Links * Watch the Cate Stillman’s Wild Edible Plants for Allergy Relief and Immune Boosting Workshop * To access Philly J. Lay’s book click here * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37

Thank you for joining us on this enlightening journey through topics ranging from health and wellness to societal issues and personal growth. We hope this conversation has inspired you to question mainstream narratives, seek alternative perspectives, and prioritize your well-being in mind, body, and spirit. Stay tuned for more thought-provoking discussions and practical insights on living your best life. Until next time, remember to stay curious, stay informed, and stay empowered.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, where the ancient meets the future, and wisdom meets reinvention. Join us as we dive deep into topics of wellness, freedom, and personal growth with Cate Stillman, a visionary author and leader in the wellness community.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Insights into navigating the chaotic landscape of modern media. * Understanding the dynamics between divine masculine and divine feminine energies in society. * Updates on Cate's latest ventures, including property investments and transformative experiences. * Reflections on the legacy of the Dodge Brothers and their impact on the automotive industry. * Thoughts on the role of women in driving positive change in the wellness industry.

Highlights * Understanding the interplay between divine masculine and divine feminine energies in modern society. * Cate's reflections on the current state of media and the rise of alternative voices. * Insights into Cate's property investments in Montana and Wyoming, and her vision for creating transformative experiences. * An exploration of the Dodge Brothers' legacy and their impact on the automotive industry. * Thoughts on business, capitalism, and the role of women in driving positive change in the wellness industry.

Quotes "If we look at divine masculine and divine feminine... the masculine provides structure around the raw energy of the feminine, directing it towards ethos."

"Everything's a microbiome... even our environment, our choices, they all affect our internal ecosystem."

"Understanding the interplay between divine masculine and divine feminine energies is crucial for navigating societal dynamics and personal growth."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 * Watch Cate Stillman's latest Workshop the Fireside Chat Workshop and Q+A visit catestillman.com/fireside.

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. Be sure to subscribe for more insights on wellness, personal growth, and navigating the evolving landscape of our world. Until next time, thrive on!

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, where health, habits, and transformation intersect. In this episode, Cate delves into the benefits and intricacies of the Fast Mimicking Diet (FMD). Joined by a Club Thrive member, Kristen Hugins, they explore the profound effects of FMD on the body, emotions, and mindset.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Discover the power and benefits of Fast Mimicking Diet (FMD). * Insights into the transformative effects of FMD on regenerative habits and life goals. * Understanding FMD's impact on autophagy, apoptosis, and the body's natural healing mechanisms. * Personal experiences shared, including emotional releases and heightened focus. * Practical insights into incorporating FMD into daily life for profound changes.

Highlights * FMD essentials: Easier fasting with caloric intake, mimicking a fasted state for autophagy and apoptosis. * Composition and guidelines: 500-800 calories a day for 5 days, Ayurvedic perspective, and the role of ketosis. * Beyond caloric restriction: FMD's impact on focus, productivity, emotional release, and primal somatic trauma work. * Transformation and self-doubt: FMD's contribution to self-doubt digestion, boundary-setting, and the supportive Club Thrive community.

Quotes "FMD is essentially like fasting, but easier because you can have some calories. It's mimicking a fasted state for autophagy and apoptosis."

"In FMD, you're so willing to look at all the things that become integrated. There is no reason good enough for those who want truth and want to get beyond doubt."

"The more we hold those boundaries, the easier it becomes for us to defy culture and say, 'No, this is what is best for me.’”

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 * Get the chance to watch the Fireside Chat with Cate Workshop and Q+A visit catestillman.com/fireside.

Thank you for tuning into another insightful episode of Thrive with Cate Stillman. If you're interested in learning more about FMD or becoming part of the transformative Club Thrive community, reach out to info@clubthriveglobal.com.

Stay tuned for more episodes where we explore the intersections of health, habits, and the journey toward a thriving life. Remember, the power to transform is within you.

Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Consult with a healthcare professional before making any significant dietary or lifestyle changes.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, In this insightful episode we will dive into a conversation about navigating challenging health diagnoses, particularly focusing on kidney dysfunction. The discussion unfolds with personal stories and experiences, highlighting the transformative power of primal habits and holistic approaches to well-being.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a deeper understanding of the challenges associated with facing serious health diagnoses. * Discover the role of primal habits and holistic approaches in the journey to healing. * Learn about the importance of supporting and holding space for loved ones during their health struggles. * Explore the connection between lifestyle choices, habits, and the body's ability to recover and thrive.

Highlights * Embracing primal habits for holistic healing * The connection between lifestyle choices and health * Impact of primal habits on the nervous system * Focus on kidney dysfunction challenges * Role of primal habits in recovery and kidney function

Quotes "It is the habits before agriculture that drove human evolution and are the habits that can heal us."

"Your nervous system, attuned to the primal, synchronizes with the magnetic pull of the earth, offering immunity and resilience."

"Being a wounded healer is crucial; embracing your own journey through challenges is what brings resilience."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37

As we conclude this enlightening podcast, we are reminded that embracing primal habits and holistic approaches can pave the way for healing. The journey through health challenges is not only about personal transformation but also about supporting others on their path. By understanding the profound impact of lifestyle choices and habits, we unlock the potential for resilience and well-being. If you resonate with this conversation, consider exploring more in Club Thrive and Wellness Pro Academy. Remember, you are the medicine, and your journey contributes to the collective healing of those around you.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, where the intersection of health, spirituality, and self-discovery comes to life. In today's episode, Cate dives deep into the fascinating question of why the entire body supports the growth of cancer, exploring the connection between cancer, the psyche, and the divine feminine. As the author of "Primal Habits," "Uninflamed Master Review and Body Thrive," and the soon-to-be-released "Witch's Cancer Journal," Cate takes us on a journey through her own experiences and insights.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a profound understanding of the symbology behind the "Witch's Cancer Journal" and why Cate chose such a unique title. * Explore the archetype of the witch and its significance in facing the dark aspects of life, vulnerability, and the power of the great mother. * Uncover Cate's personal journey from a state of chronic illness to a transformative healing process and her conclusions about cancer as a gift and an opportunity for deep self-renewal. * Learn about the various healing modalities and practices Cate employed on her cancer journey, from entheogens and microbiome diets to unconventional therapies like urine therapy and ozone therapy.

Highlights * Carl Jung's identification of the split between the virgin and the witch in Judeo-Christian culture. * The significance of facing the dark reality and embracing the power of the witch archetype. * Cate's conclusion is that cancer is a result of dysbiosis, primal fear of mortality, and human greed. * Insights into early detection, the cancer industry, and the importance of taking responsibility for one's healing journey. * Cate's recommended positive stressors and habits for intuitive healing, including entheogens, microbiome diets, massage, and more.

Quotes * "Cancer is at the intersection of a pernicious and heading towards fatal case of dysbiosis, primal fear of mortality, and human greed. Let the games begin." * "The witch symbolizes our fear and vulnerability to the great mother in her dark heartless aspect, and her power remains." * "Cancer is a gift. If you can figure out how to unwrap it. The gift is a completely detox physiological upgrade to enter the next phase of your dharma, your next life purpose."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 * Join Cate on January 24th, 11:00 am PT, and sign up at catestillman.com/fireside

Thank you for joining us on this enlightening journey with Cate Stillman. If you resonate with the powerful insights shared today, be sure to check out the full "Witch's Cancer Journal" and explore the comprehensive healing practices discussed in Cate's upcoming fireside chat on January 24th.

Visit catestillman.com/fireside to sign up and be part of this transformative conversation.

Remember, your health is your greatest wealth, and the wisdom shared here can be the key to unlocking your path to thriving. Until next time, stay inspired, stay curious, and keep thriving with Cate Stillman.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast! In this episode, Cate introduces a powerful and transformative journey through the pages of "The Witch's Cancer Journal." Join her as she delves into the realms of healing, transformation, and the profound wisdom that cancer offers.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain insights into the intimate and courageous journey of facing cancer head-on. * Discover the transformative power of embracing cancer as a guide, healer, and teacher. * Uncover the primal rituals and wisdom shared in "The Witch's Cancer Journal." * Explore the intersection of ancient practices, modern medicine, and personal evolution.

Highlights * Cate provides a glimpse into the first chapter, "Her Altar," where cancer demands complete surrender and transformation. * The podcast touches on the rules of the game with cancer, emphasizing the importance of shedding cultural influences and embracing a primal approach to healing. * The narrative explores the depth of cancer's teachings, from detoxification to primal medicine and the potential for personal evolution. * Cate shares snippets from the journal, offering a profound understanding of the challenges and wisdom gained through the cancer journey.

Quotes "Cancer demands a complete rebuild. She's taking you down to the studs, stripped to your core again and again until you get it or die."

"She's the grand mistress of evolution. She's the ultimate healing mechanism, and for that, I love her, hold her hand."

"This journal is for me. I wrote it so I wouldn't forget. I wrote in case my daughter needs my notes."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 * Sign up at catestillman.com/fireside and join Cate on January 24th, 11:00 am PT

As you embark on this riveting journey through "The Witch's Cancer Journal," remember that the fireside chat with Cate Stillman is just around the corner. Join her on January 24th at 11:00 AM for a deep dive into personal experiments, cancer insights, and primal wisdom.

To sign up, visit catestillman.com/fireides.

This episode is a testament to the power of facing adversity, navigating darkness, and emerging transformed.

Stay tuned for the next episode where Cate continues to unravel the story of the witch and concludes this insightful journey.

Thank you for tuning in to Thrive with Cate Stillman, where truth and freedom prevail, and ancient wisdom evolves into the future.

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Join Cate Stillman on the Thrive with Cate podcast as she explores the world of women's leadership with special guest Jocelyn Davis. In this episode, Jocelyn introduces her groundbreaking book, "Insubordinate: 12 New Archetypes for Women Who Lead," challenging traditional leadership narratives and showcasing the diverse ways women can excel in leadership roles.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Learn about the 12 unique leadership archetypes for women, each inspired by the four classic elements – fire, earth, water, and air. * Challenge conventional views of leadership by understanding and appreciating the multifaceted ways in which women can lead, breaking away from the traditional male-centric leadership model. * Discover how recognizing and embracing your primary archetype can serve as a foundation for personal and professional growth. Jocelyn emphasizes that, as women, we possess the capacity to tap into any archetype as needed.

Highlights * Explore the concept of the heroine's journey, a narrative that diverges from the linear hero's journey, reflecting the expansive nature of women's leadership roles. * Dive into the 12 leadership archetypes, ranging from the Temptress and Amazon to the Empress and Witch, each representing a unique approach to leadership inspired by the four classic elements. * Understand the power of diversity in leadership styles and how women can benefit from incorporating different archetypes into their leadership repertoire.

Quotes "Women's range is wider than men; we have the capacity to step into more roles, more talents, and more capabilities."

"Appreciate other women's leadership styles; understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of each archetype."

"We need different stories and different examples in leadership to truly embrace diversity."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 * Check Jocelyn Davis's books at this link: https://www.jocelynrdavis.com/books/

As Jocelyn Davis encourages women to embrace their leadership potential and recognize the broad range of archetypes within, Cate Stillman concludes the episode by emphasizing the transformative power of understanding and integrating these archetypes. Tune in to future episodes for more insightful discussions on personal growth, leadership, and empowerment.

Thank you for joining us on the Thrive with Cate podcast – empowering women to thrive in every aspect of life.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, where we explore the world of ozone therapy with Tobias Segal of promolife.com. Discover the incredible benefits of ozone therapy, its applications, and why it's gaining popularity. Get ready for an enlightening conversation with Tobias and host Cate Stillman.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In: * Learn about the power of ozonated water as a mouthwash and its impact on plaque buildup. * Understand how ozone therapy works and its role in joint health. * Hear from Tobias Segal, a key figure at promolife.com, a family-run business specializing in ozone therapy products. * Gain insights into Tobias's journey with ozone therapy and its transformative effects on his family's health. * Discover ozone's role in dentistry, reducing antibiotic use, and promoting oral health. * Uncover the connection between ozone therapy and overall well-being, from preventing infections to improving energy levels.

Highlights * Grasp ozone therapy basics, its oxidative power, and pathogen-elimination. * Examine how ozone therapy impacts dentistry, reducing antibiotics, and enhancing oral health. * Learn about ozone prolozone therapy for joint issues, inflammation, and scar tissue. * Explore practical aspects of home ozone therapy for optimal results. * Comprehend ozone as an immune modulator, supporting natural healing. * Discover varied ozone therapy applications, from pink eye to oral health. * Gain insights into personalized ozone therapy for autoimmune diseases or cancer. * Delve into the link between ozone therapy, nitric oxide, and enhancing overall immunity.

Quotes * "I personally think ozonated water is the best mouthwash you could ever use." * "Ozone is not complicated. It may look overwhelming at first, but once you understand the functionality, which is not complicated, it's actually incredibly easy to use."

Links * Free Microbiome diet tipsheet : https://go.clubthrive.global/microbiometips * The Witch's Cancer Journal * Book: The Ozone Miracle

Other links * Check https://www.promolife.com/ and use THRIVE promo code to get a 7% discount on your ozone machine. Schedule a consultation with Promolife to find the system that is right for you.

Thank you for tuning in to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. Explore the world of ozone therapy, take charge of your health, and thrive. Until next time, stay informed, stay healthy, and keep thriving!

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Join Cate Stillman and Brett Larkin as they dive into the heart of yoga, personal transformation, and discovering joy amidst the chaos of life.

Together, they explore the evolution of yoga, the significance of authenticity, and the seamless integration of spiritual practices into your everyday life.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Unlock the transformative power of yoga beyond physical postures. * Learn the art of cultivating authenticity in your yoga practice and daily life. * Explore the concept that joy can be present in chaotic moments. * Find inspiration to embrace your unique path on the journey of self-discovery.

Highlights * The Evolution of Yoga: Understand how yoga has evolved over time and its relevance in today's tech-driven society. * Authenticity in Practice: Explore the concept of soulmate poses and the permission to practice yoga in a way that aligns with your authenticity. * Joy Amid Chaos: Learn how joy can be found in unexpected, messy, and chaotic moments, challenging conventional ideas of what a spiritual practice should look like. * The Living Wisdom: Dive into the concept of "Vidia" as the living wisdom, emphasizing the importance of a dynamic, evolving practice.

Quotes "Your life is a yoga studio. Your life is awareness."

"The only way to measure the progress of your practice is through other people noticing."

"What we're awakening to is your authenticity, your awakening to your own authenticity."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 * Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 * Check here to see: Brett Larkin's book

As we come to the end of this inspiring conversation, we encourage you to take a moment for self-reflection. Identify your own soulmate poses and dive into the exciting adventure of embracing authenticity and self-discovery. Join us in this thought-provoking dialogue for a renewed outlook on yoga, life, and the quest for joy amid life's chaos.

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In this insightful podcast of Club Thrive with Cate Stillman, Cate engages in a thought-provoking conversation covering a wide range of topics, from personal growth and introspection to business strategies and the interconnectedness of life experiences. Join in as Cate and Club Hero members share stories, reflections, and valuable insights that span the realms of intuition, business, and personal development.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a deeper understanding of personal growth and the journey toward self-discovery. * Explore the intricate connections between personal experiences, intuition, and business strategies. * Uncover the importance of redefining values, developing strengths, and navigating through life transitions. * Learn valuable lessons from the anecdotes and perspectives shared by the participants. * Discover practical insights into strategic planning, reframing challenges, and finding light in moments of darkness.

Highlights * Sheep Shearing Analogy: Explore the metaphor of sheep shearing and its parallels to shedding cultural baggage, unveiling truths, and embracing personal growth. * Roots and Trees Analogy: Delve into the analogy of roots and trees, symbolizing the importance of understanding and strengthening one's foundations for a flourishing life. * 10X Moments: Understand the concept of 10X moments, embracing inconceivability, and recognizing the interconnectedness of challenges and solutions. * Franchising Insights: Gain unexpected insights into franchising through a chance encounter and how it relates to the "who, not how" philosophy. * Darkness and Light: Explore the theme of navigating through darkness, waiting for the light, and the transformative power of spontaneous catharsis.

Quotes "What's the 80% of culture that's just bullshit to you?"

"Fix the roots, and the tree grows."

"Light increases light."

"Time awaiting, time moving forward."

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As we wrap up this enlightening conversation, remember the power of shedding the unnecessary, understanding your roots, and embracing inconceivability on your journey. Whether you're exploring personal growth, business strategies, or the mystical realm of intuition, these insights will leave you inspired and equipped with practical wisdom for your unique journey.

Tune in for more discussions on life, business, and personal development. Stay connected and keep exploring the interconnected tapestry of experiences that shape our paths.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. In this special episode, we explore the power of personal transformation and manifesting your dreams. As we focused on the foundational principles of self-discovery, and as we delve deeper into manifesting the life you desire.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Discover the essence of self-transformation for personal growth. * Gain insights into setting intentions and making meaningful commitments. * Explore the importance of introspection and self-awareness on your journey toward your dream life. * Dive deeper into the concept of manifestation and turning your desires into reality. * Learn about the role of consistency and personal character traits in achieving your goals. * Find out how to use a mantra to align your energy and intentions with your dreams.

Highlights * Exploring the foundation of self-transformation. * The importance of setting clear intentions and making meaningful commitments. * How introspection and self-awareness contribute to personal growth. * Delving into the concept of manifestation and how to manifest your desires. * The role of consistency and personal character traits in achieving your goals. * Using a mantra to align your energy with your dreams.

Quotes "First there was the word, and the word was God. The word moves the power of the infinite from the unmanifest into reality."

"You get to choose your tools. You get to choose the tool for the transformation you're called to."

"What part of the self is stopping you? The ego, the outdated self, the limited self."

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Thank you for tuning in to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast on personal transformation and manifesting your dreams. We hope you've found inspiration and practical insights that will help you embark on your own journey of self-discovery and personal growth. Remember, the power of consistency and the alignment of character traits are essential in achieving your goals. Stay focused on your dreams, and use your mantra to manifest your desires.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. In this episode, Cate is joined by her good friend, Crista Grasso, the go-to strategic planning and systems expert for online businesses. They explore the power of setting meaningful goals and how to project manage personal, professional, and family aspirations. If you've ever struggled with setting and achieving your goals or felt overwhelmed by a long list of to-dos, this episode is for you. Cate and Crista break down the importance of clarity and vision and provide practical tips on how to identify the most impactful goals and take decisive action.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Understanding personal, professional, and family goals. * The strength of a like-minded community. * Identifying specific goals and their impact. * Utilizing project management techniques. * "Cut, Hold, Change, Keep" method for tasks. * A 30-day challenge for activity review. * The advantages of digital tracking tools. * Centralized commitment management.

Highlights * Goals Are About Evolution: Cate and Crista emphasize that setting goals is not just about achieving results; it's about personal evolution and becoming the kind of person who can accomplish those goals. * Overcoming Goal Aversion: For those who have had negative experiences with goals in the past, Crista suggests reframing the idea of goals and focusing on what you want to experience, become, or change in your life. * Prioritizing the Most Transformative Goals: Crista advises breaking down a long list of goals into themes and exploring the "why" behind each goal to identify the most impactful ones. * The Role of Depth and Connection: Cate shares how deep connections and being with growth-oriented individuals can make goal achievement more accessible and inspiring.

Quotes "It's still people that make decisions and it's still people that ultimately are the ones who decide the next level of a business." - Crista Grasso

"The mechanics of achieving a goal, if we take this down to more of a tactic level at this point, it's like you've got this thing you want to achieve. You reverse engineer your results to go off and do it." - Crista Grasso

"Goals are not just about external results; they're about the internal journey that you need to go on to achieve those results." - Cate Stillman

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Thank you for tuning in to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and found value in our discussion on setting and achieving meaningful goals, please subscribe and leave a review. We look forward to sharing more insights, strategies, and inspiring stories in our upcoming episodes. Stay tuned for more Thrive with Cate Stillman.

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Welcome to Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. In this episode, we dive deep into the world of food sovereignty and indigenous cuisine. Host Cate Stillman interviews Dana Thompson, a multifaceted individual whose journey takes us through music, activism, and the profound connections between ancestral wisdom and modern life.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * The journey of a food sovereignty advocate and the importance of knowing the source of your food. * Insights into indigenous communities' efforts to reconnect with their food traditions. * The significance of community and traditional Native American cooking. * The principles of Ayurveda for transforming your well-being. * The power of connecting with nature and learning from indigenous practices. * The wisdom of plants and the value of phytonutrient diversity. * The impact of immersing yourself in your ecosystem. * The role of community and oxytocin in achieving holistic health and well-being.

Highlights * Understand food sovereignty's significance. * Impact of food choices on health and environment. * Role of community in preserving traditions. * Ayurvedic wisdom for well-being. * Embrace indigenous practices for nature connection. * Importance of eco-centric health. * Power of intuitive actions aligned with nature. * Over-sanitization and microbiome health. * Communal harvesting and stewardship. * Indigenous efforts to reclaim food sovereignty.

Quotes "Know your food source, know your farmer, and understand the cultural and spiritual significance of food."

"Food is not just sustenance; it's a powerful connector that unites us."

"Prevention is the ultimate cure - focus on food, lifestyle, and the environment."

"Challenge the Western mindset of labeling things as good or bad; we are part of the Earth."

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This episode of Thrive with Cate Stillman's podcast discussed food sovereignty and ecosystem health and has opened our minds to the incredible potential for transformation in our relationship with nature and food. We've explored the power of reconnecting with our roots, harnessing the wisdom of indigenous practices, and understanding the healing properties of our natural surroundings. Remember, food is not just nourishment for the body; it's medicine for the soul.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. In this episode, we have a remarkable story of healing and resilience. Our guest, Tatiana Wolfe, shares her journey of overcoming a scary diagnosis of Parkinson's disease at the age of 30. She took unconventional paths towards healing, including a unique treatment involving bee venom. Stay tuned to discover how primal habits, circadian rhythm habits, and anti-inflammatory practices played a pivotal role in her healing journey.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * The connection between chronic inflammatory diseases and dysbiosis. * The emerging field of microbiome-based therapies. * The role of biofilms in our bodies. * The power of natural therapies like bee venom and Ayurvedic practices. * The importance of embracing the healing process, including emotional expression. * The significance of understanding your body's needs and regaining your health.

Highlights * Chronic Inflammatory Diseases and Microbiome: The podcast begins by delving into the relationship between chronic inflammatory diseases and the human microbiome. * Innovative Microbiome-Based Therapies: A groundbreaking concept is introduced as the pharmaceutical industry explores the potential of microbiome-based therapies for innovative treatments. * Sourcing Quality Dirt: The discussion emphasizes the importance of seeking high-quality dirt in a world filled with pesticides and environmental toxins. * Biofilms Unveiled: Biofilms, often a less-explored topic, are unveiled, and their formation and impact are explained, particularly in cases of dysbiosis. * Ayurvedic Insights and Ecosystem Healing: The conversation continues with an exploration of Ayurvedic wisdom, highlighting the essential role of ecosystems in the healing process. * Parasites and Dysbiosis: The podcast introduces a novel perspective on the influence of parasites on health, especially in relation to dysbiosis. * Natural Therapies and Biofilm Breakdown: Natural therapies like bee venom and cow products are highlighted for their potential to break down biofilms and facilitating detoxification. * Fasting and Body Types: The discussion concludes with insights into fasting practices, their alignment with Vata body types and hormonal cycles, and the importance of personalized fasting regimens for optimal health.

Quotes: * "The body's path to expression is crucial for healing. Embrace the symptoms as they express what's inside." - Tatiana Wolf * "The body is an ecosystem that heals us; it's not just about probiotics from a bottle. It's about finding good dirt, connecting with animals, and nurturing the microbiome." - Cate Stillman * "Understanding your body's needs and regaining your health requires patience and recognizing your body's unique truth." - Tatiana Wolf

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Throughout this episode, Cate Stillman and Tatiana Wolf provide a wealth of knowledge and fresh perspectives on health and wellness, offering listeners valuable insights into the interplay between the microbiome, ecosystems, biofilms, and various therapies. This Podcast is a treasure trove of wisdom for those seeking to enhance their well-being and explore innovative approaches to healing.

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Welcome to the Club Thrive Podcast with Cate Stillman, where we immerse ourselves in a candid dialogue with Cate and Ivan Raiklin. Together, they navigate a diverse spectrum of subjects, from the complexities of environmental politics to the far-reaching impact of censorship and media manipulation on our society.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * A deep dive into the world of environmental politics and activism. * Insights into the impact of censorship, media manipulation, and social media on public discourse. * Discussions about ideological subversion, information control, and foreign influence. * Thoughts on the erosion of individual freedoms and the consequences of chronic inflammation. * A glimpse into the challenges of revealing controversial truths and maintaining personal integrity.

Highlights * Highlighting a courageous woman's three-decade incarceration for her environmental efforts. The discussion also delves into the conflict between ideologies and the party line. * The conversation delves into life in a government-controlled economy, challenging the perceptions of those unacquainted with such experiences. Additionally, foreign influences and their impact on information control and manipulation are explored. * Ivan introduced the concept of ideological subversion, drawing parallels between its use by the Soviet Union and modern information warfare. The conversation exposes the consequences of information manipulation and algorithms on society while addressing the potential risks of widespread censorship.

Quotes "If China can leverage the greed of corporations to gain access to their market, they may push these corporations to manipulate society for their benefit."

"Chronic inflammation affects our ability to think ethically and orient ourselves towards purpose and meaning."

"Everything that's occurred in recent years seems to benefit an entity at our expense."

Links * Let us know what you think about this podcast. Email us your thoughts at info@clubthrive.global * Check out Ivan Raiklin's website here: http://www.raiklin.com

Exploring the truth and controversy in today's complex world can be challenging, but it's vital for understanding the forces at play in society. Join us as we continue to dig deeper into these topics and encourage critical thinking and open dialogue. Stay tuned for more intriguing discussions on a variety of subjects, as we aim to shed light on the intricate issues that shape our world.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, where transformation and growth are the focus. In this episode, we have a remarkable story to share, featuring one of our Club Thrive members, Kristen Huggins. Join us on a journey of transformation, growth, and the power of finding your community and identity evolution.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Discover the importance of finding a community that aligns with your goals and values. * Explore the power of authenticity and clarity in leadership and self-discovery. * Gain insights into how Club Thrive supports its members on their transformational journeys. * Learn about the impact of direct action and collaborative leadership.

Highlights * Kristen shares her experience of connecting with like-minded individuals within ClubThrive, creating a sense of family and belonging. * Anna Berkelmans discusses the significance of finding a community that supports your growth and evolution. * Cate emphasizes the transformational power of taking action and the role of Club Thrive in helping members achieve their goals. * The conversation highlights the importance of living in alignment with your true desires and the value of collaborative leadership.

Quotes "There's this sense that I've always had of building the structure of transformation."

"The more that becomes crystal clear for both of us, the faster people make progress."

"What we modeled is this collaborative leadership, and people bring that into their work, they bring it into their families."

"The conversation itself is transformational."

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Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast. We hope Kristen's journey has inspired you to seek a community that aligns with your goals and values and to take direct action towards your own transformation and growth.

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Welcome to the new episode of Club Thrive Podcast with Cate Stillman, where we delve into the realms of identity evolution, personal development, and the art of maneuvering through healing crises. Your host, Cate, is accompanied on this journey by the insightful Patrick Heffernan. Together, they unravel the profound potential hidden in challenging societal norms, welcoming change, and nurturing a community that fosters growth.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a deeper understanding of identity evolution and its role in personal growth. * Explore the concept of healing crises and how they can lead to transformation. * Discover the importance of mentorship, experimentation, and community support in your journey. * Learn how to challenge societal norms and make decisions that align with your true self.

Highlights * Challenge Societal Norms for Change * Leverage Healing Crises for Growth * Shift Discipline Perception for Evolution * Find Motivation in Community * Embrace Self-Experimentation * Cultivate Gratitude and Service * Overcome Poverty Consciousness * Explore the Uplevel Process

Quotes "There's always autophagy and apoptosis before there's an upleveling of physiology."

"You get to run your own experiments, and we help you do that."

"Service is just super high up for me in my dharma."

"You don't get to the phoenix without the ashes. Bring it."

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In this episode, we've explored the fascinating journey of identity evolution and healing crises. It's a reminder that personal growth often involves questioning norms, embracing change, and building a supportive community. Whether you're looking to challenge your own identity or navigate a period of transformation, these conversations offer valuable insights and practical advice. Embrace the power of self-discovery and a journey towards a more authentic and fulfilling life.

Thank you for tuning in, and we hope you continue to explore the exciting world of personal growth and transformation.

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In this insightful podcast episode, Susan Weis Bohlen and Cate Stillman engage in a thought-provoking conversation that delves into the realms of Ayurveda, writing, personal transformation, and the power of sharing one's story. Susan, an Ayurveda expert, and Cate, a wellness entrepreneur and writer, explore the intersections between Ayurveda and the art of writing, shedding light on how these practices can bring about profound personal growth and healing.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a deeper understanding of Ayurveda and how it can be applied to various aspects of life. * Discover the transformative potential of writing and how it can help you unearth hidden stories and emotions. * Learn about the different approaches to writing based on Ayurvedic doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha). * Understand the significance of sharing personal stories and how it can connect you with others. * Explore the importance of preserving your unique way of expressing life experiences.

Highlights * Ayurveda as a Holistic Guide: Susan explains how Ayurveda offers a holistic approach to health and well-being, considering physical, mental, and emotional aspects. * The Healing Power of Writing: Cate shares her experience of using writing as a tool for personal transformation and self-discovery. * Ayurvedic Doshas and Writing Styles: The discussion delves into how different Ayurvedic doshas influence one's writing style and approach, such as Vata's creativity and Pitta's determination. * The Art of Self-Expression: Susan and Cate emphasize the importance of sharing personal stories as a way to connect with others and leave a legacy. * Growing Older with Grace: Susan discusses aging and how Ayurveda can help individuals grow old in a healthy and conscious manner.

Quotes "Ayurveda works on knowing how deeply embedded a problem or disease is, and we can heal faster if we address it early on." - Susan Weis Bohlen

"Your unique way of expressing what happened to you is really important." - Cate Stillman

"People want to know your story, and your unique way of expressing what happened to you is really important." - Susan Weis Bohlen

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In this enriching conversation, Susan and Cate have explored the transformative power of Ayurveda and writing. They remind us that our stories are valuable and deserve to be shared. As Susan enters the Vata phase of life, she continues to inspire others to age with grace and awareness. Kate's journey of self-expression through writing underscores the importance of preserving your unique narrative. This episode invites you to embrace Ayurveda as a holistic guide and use writing as a tool for self-discovery and healing.

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In this episode, we're diving into the world of transformation and shadow work with the insightful Dr. Cindy Lou Golin. Get ready for an exploration of how embracing our shadows can lead to profound growth and authenticity.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Insight into the concept of shadow work and its significance in personal growth. * Understanding the process of embracing the shadow self and integrating its aspects. * Exploration of the deeper layers of the psyche and their impact on self-awareness. * Practical practices and perspectives for navigating inner challenges and transformation. * Discussion on how shadow work can empower individuals and lead to self-acceptance. * Insights into the role of the ego and its influence on our choices and behaviors. * Understanding the concept of the collective shadow and its relevance in today's society. * Tips for taking responsibility for the collective shadow and fostering a more accepting world.

Highlights * The transformative potential of shadow work. * Embracing the shadow with curiosity and love. * Integrating positive and negative aspects of oneself. * Enhancing self-awareness and growth through shadow work. * Exploring diverse shadow work practices. * Role of desire and intuition in guiding shadow work. * Understanding the influence of the ego. * Integrating victim mentality in shadow work. * Taking responsibility for the collective shadow.

Quotes "Shadow work is about embracing the parts of ourselves that we might have pushed away, denied, or not fully integrated."

"The shadow is not something to be feared; it's a part of us that holds valuable insights and wisdom."

"To integrate our shadow, we need to acknowledge, understand, and bring love to those parts of ourselves we've rejected."

"Every emotion we experience has value; it's about giving ourselves permission to feel it and understand its purpose."

"Observing the ego allows us to detach from its influences and make choices aligned with our higher selves."

"Outer experiences are reflections of inner realities; integrating our inner shadow can lead to a more accepting and peaceful outer world."

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The podcast conversation delves into the realm of shadow work and personal growth, offering listeners valuable insights into understanding and integrating different aspects of the self. Through exploring shadow play, embracing the shadow self, and challenging societal norms, individuals can discover a path to greater self-awareness and transformation.

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In this episode, host Cate Stillman takes us on a captivating journey through her personal experiences and insights gained during a transformative sabbatical. Join us as we explore the depths of her exploration into various topics, from microbiomes and health to self-discovery and meaning.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a deeper understanding of the power of taking a sabbatical and its impact on personal growth and learning. * Explore the interconnectedness of various aspects of health, including microbiomes and holistic well-being. * Discover the role of belief in driving action and the importance of acting on one's instincts and passions. * Uncover valuable insights into the relationship between fasting, microbiome health, and women's well-being. * Learn how to find meaning, align focus, and turn purpose into a path that leads to both personal fulfillment and abundance.

Highlights * Into the Abyss: Cate shares her unapologetic journey of plunging into a self-directed sabbatical, delving into a vast range of topics that piqued her curiosity and passion. * Microbiome Insights: Uncover fascinating revelations about the microbiome, from the truth about urine as a probiotic fluid to the interconnectedness of microbiomes throughout the body. * The Emergence of Thought Leadership: Learn how Cate's sabbatical empowered her to accelerate her thought leadership and embrace multiple niches simultaneously, leading to meaningful contributions and assets. * The Power of Community: Discover the strength and interdependence of the global community that Cate has cultivated through her work, and why she values conversationalists over traditional followers. * Exploring Holistic Health: Dive into the intersection of intermittent fasting, microbiome health, and women's well-being, and how these elements intertwine to create a holistic approach to health. * Finding Meaning and Purpose: Gain insights into finding meaning, aligning focus, and turning purpose into a path that not only enriches one's life but also leads to abundance.

Quotes "A belief is to act it out. I just did it and didn't really understand the consequences."

"You are personal medicine... understanding your body's unique dynamics leads to transformative healing."

"The tension between opposites holds the dynamicism of the path between them."

"Integrate fresh foods and microbiome health to unlock the transformative power of intermittent fasting."

"We are conversationalists, not just followers or fans; we shape the dialogue together."

"Exploring primal habits can lead to profound shifts in health and well-being."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

As we journey alongside Cate Stillman through her transformative sabbatical, we are reminded of the power of self-directed learning and the profound impact it can have on personal growth.

Join us in the next episode for more enlightening conversations and insights. In the meantime, explore Cate's books, resources, and community to embark on your own journey of discovery and transformation. Stay curious, stay engaged, and remember that you hold the key to your own holistic well-being.

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In this episode, Cate Stillman interviews Jini Patel’s healing journey, which began with IBS, Crohn's, and colon issues. They explore the challenges she faced with conventional medicine and the turning point when she discovered the Elemental Diet, leading to profound transformation. Throughout the conversation, Jini emphasizes the significance of intuition, body wisdom, and metaphysical aspects of healing.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Insight into Jini Patel's personal healing journey with Crohn's disease. * Exploration of alternative healing approaches and the discovery of the Elemental Diet. * Knowledge about the power of intuition and body wisdom in the healing process. * Understanding of the role of energy and consciousness in healing and disease. * Awareness of how the body communicates through symptoms and their significance. * Insights into the concept of the wounded healer and its impact on helping others. * Importance of giving oneself permission to prioritize healing and self-care.

Highlights * Jini shares her background and how she developed Crohn's disease at a young age. * The limitations of conventional medicine in treating chronic conditions like Crohn's. * Jini's journey through different healing modalities and her eventual discovery of the Elemental diet significantly improved her condition. * Jini discusses the power of intuition and body wisdom in the healing process. * The role of energy and consciousness in healing and disease.

Quotes "It's not just my belief, it's a fact that the digestive system is the most fundamental piece to healing the body."

"I just knew that the pill-popping wasn't gonna work, but I didn't know what was going to work."

"The language of intuition is telepathy, and the language of telepathy is intuition."

"The body is speaking to you on every level."

"Your body is speaking to you for your highest good."

"Every single thing can be healed. It is 100% possible."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

Tune in to hear Jini Patel Thompson share her personal healing journey and the wisdom she gained through exploring alternative healing modalities. Learn about the power of intuition, body wisdom, and the profound connection between the mind and body. Don’t miss this enlightening and empowering conversation with Jini.

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In this episode, Cate Stillman engages in a compelling conversation with Sandy Chapman, a wellness industry expert. Sandy shares her inspiring journey of evolution and growth in the wellness field, providing valuable insights into aligning career choices with purpose and embracing continuous learning. Join us as we delve into the power of community and connection in fostering personal and professional development.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain valuable insights from Sandy Chapman's inspiring journey of evolution in the wellness industry. * Discover the significance of embracing change and continuous learning in career development. * Learn about aligning your career with purpose and meaning for a more fulfilling life. * Understand the power of community and connection in personal and professional growth.

Highlights * Sandy's diverse career journey, from finance to wellness coaching and now with Amava, and the lessons learned along the way. * The importance of continuous learning and adaptability for personal and professional growth, and how it has shaped Sandy's success. * The power of community and connection in achieving personal and career fulfillment, and how Sandy's network has been instrumental in her evolution. * Aligning your purpose with your career to make a positive impact on others' lives, and the joy that comes from helping others achieve their goals.

Quotes "Continuous learning is essential for personal and professional growth."

"Community and connection are truly powerful, and staying true to our values is essential for personal fulfillment."

"My journey has been guided by a sense of purpose and a desire to make a difference in people's lives."

"Embrace change, embrace growth, and keep learning. The possibilities are endless when you stay true to your passions and values."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

Tune in to hear Sandy's inspiring story of evolution in the wellness industry and gain valuable insights into embracing change, continuous learning, and aligning your career with your purpose and passions. Learn how community and connection can propel your personal and professional growth. Don't miss this empowering conversation with Sandy Chapman!

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Join Cate Stillman and her guest Brett Larkin in this enlightening podcast episode as they delve into the concept of Kundalini awakening. They challenge traditional notions and shed light on the true essence of Kundalini energy. Get ready to explore the misconceptions surrounding this profound spiritual experience and gain a deeper understanding of how it manifests in your own life.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * A fresh perspective on Kundalini awakening and its true nature * Insight into the misconceptions and paradigm shifts associated with Kundalini energy * Understanding the importance of an orbit-based perspective * Embracing your personal Kundalini awakening journey and its unique expression * Realizing the significance of small energetic shifts and the ongoing reawakening process

Highlights * Defining Kundalini: Explore different interpretations and the classical understanding of Kundalini energy. * Reframing Kundalini as an Orbit: Discover the significance of perceiving Kundalini as an ongoing orbit rather than a volcanic eruption. * Kundalini Awakening as a Reawakening: Embrace the idea that Kundalini awakening is a return to your innate state of energy flow and embodiment. * Individuality in Kundalini Awakening: Recognize that each person's Kundalini awakening journey is unique and a reflection of their authentic self. * Spontaneous Kundalini Awakenings: Understand the rare instances of spontaneous awakenings and the importance of taming and integrating the energy. * The Power of Mini Kundalini Awakenings: Appreciate the significance of everyday moments and clearing blockages as a continuous reawakening process.

Quotes "The first big paradigm shift I'd invite for listeners around this concept of Kundalini is that yes, we do have a lot of energy closer to our genitals... But the Kundalini is an orbit, meaning it's always traveling up and down in a loop."

"Your Kundalini awakening is a Kundalini reawakening... It's your birthright and what happens to you shapes and influences the energy flow.”

"Instead of it becoming this static samati state, it's actually like you embodying and moving through life in your fullest... It's these moments of authentic expression and expansion."

"The two snakes instead of the one snake, if you want to think about snakes, for me has been very helpful... It's an ascension and a descension, and you have to get good at both."

"Every time you clear an energetic blockage, every time you open up to something new in your body... every single one of those mini moments is the Kundalini reawakening because it's already awakened and there and coming into full orbit."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

So tune in to this enlightening podcast episode to gain a deeper understanding of Kundalini awakening, challenge misconceptions, and embrace your unique journey of spiritual awakening and personal growth. Get ready to embark on a transformative exploration of self-discovery and energetic alignment.

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate podcast, hosted by Cate. In this episode, Cate is joined by Chris Orwig, a talented photographer, and storyteller known for capturing the essence of people's stories through his images. They discuss the art of storytelling in photography, focusing on the importance of finding one's authentic identity. Chris shares anecdotes of photographing influential individuals such as Kelly Slater and Jack Johnson, emphasizing the need to go beyond surface appearances to create meaningful and relatable stories. Join Cate and Chris as they explore the world of photography and its impact on influencer culture.

What You Will Get Out of Tuning In * Insights into the art of storytelling through photography * Understanding the importance of authenticity and finding one's unique story * Discovering the challenges faced by celebrities in maintaining their true identity * Tips for photographers and influencers on capturing deep and soulful moments * Exploring the role of intention and technique in photography and videography

Highlights * Chris shares his passion for finding the light within others and connecting with them in a meaningful way through photography. * The discussion revolves around the significance of creating one's own story rather than relying on existing narratives. * Examples of photographing influential figures like Kelly Slater and Jack Johnson highlight the struggle between projected image and true identity. * The conversation delves into the need for photographers to move beyond surface appearances to capture profound and relatable stories. * Chris provides insights into the role of intention in photography and how it shapes the final outcome of an image. * The discussion extends to the influencer culture, exploring common pitfalls and the importance of storytelling through imagery and text.

Quotes "What I enjoy most about photography is finding the light within others and connecting in a meaningful way."

"As an artist or photographer, I know I can't just recreate something someone else has done. I have to find my story."

"Celebrities have a tough time balancing the projected image with their true selves."

"The work of a photographer is different from just noticing. It's noticing and then doing the work."

"Influencers must create snackable content that feels light, relatable, and tells a story behind the story."

"The light in the eyes is key to capturing the essence and storytelling in photography."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

Join Cate and Chris Orwig in this captivating episode of the Thrive with Cate podcast as they delve into the art of storytelling through photography. Gain valuable insights into finding authenticity, capturing meaningful moments, and navigating the influencer world. Whether you're a photographer or an influencer, this episode will inspire you to go beyond surface appearances and create impactful and relatable stories through imagery and text.

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Welcome to Thrive with Cate Stillman Podcast, the podcast that explores personal growth, transformation, and the pursuit of peak cognitive function. In this episode, we delve into the inspiring story of Lynn Beck, a remarkable individual who embarked on a journey of self-discovery and found her path to happiness and fulfillment by investing in herself and joining Club Thrive and Club Hero. Join us as we explore Lynn's experiences, the power of community, and the transformative impact of personal growth.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Discover the importance of investing in yourself and the impact it can have on your overall well-being. * Gain insights into the benefits of joining a supportive community aligned with your goals and intentions. * Understand the connection between personal growth, peak cognitive function, and happiness. * Learn about the transformative power of transparency, accountability, and structured processes. * Explore the concept of iterative growth and the continuous evolution of goals and self-identity.

Highlights * The importance of investing in oneself for personal growth and happiness. Making the decision to prioritize personal development can lead to transformative changes in various aspects of life. * The value of being part of a like-minded community, such as Club Thrive and Club Hero. Surrounding oneself with individuals who understand and support your goals can provide a sense of belonging, accountability, and collaboration. * The connection between cognitive function and overall well-being. She shares insights from research, mentioning that decreased cognitive function can be linked to increased adipose tissue (fat) and emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. * The significance of intentionality and accountability in personal growth. Being transparent, setting goals, and having a structured process with built-in accountability can lead to transformative results and progress. * The concept of iterative growth, emphasizing that personal development is a continuous process of refinement and evolution. By continuously reassessing goals and embracing change, individuals can discover new opportunities for growth and self-discovery. * The return on investment goes beyond tangible outcomes. It encompasses the personal growth, opportunities, and happiness experienced along the journey.

Quotes "When you invest in yourself, you can't go wrong because you have to live with yourself and your decisions."

"Investing in Club Thrive is a great start because then you get a taste for what it is to feel like you have a sense of who you are."

"It's all about priorities, too. How big do you really want it? So let's say I cut back on other expenses and choose to invest in personal growth."

"The return on investment goes beyond tangible outcomes. It's about the opportunities and personal growth experienced along the way."

"The iterative process of continuous improvement and evolution allows you to refine and redefine your goals, keeping you on a dynamic path of self-discovery and development."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

Join us on this captivating episode as we explore Lynne's journey of personal growth, unlocking peak cognitive function, and finding happiness through investing in herself. Discover the power of community, intentionality, and iterative growth.

Remember to subscribe to Thrive with Cate Podcast for more inspiring stories and insights into personal growth and peak cognitive function. Stay tuned for future episodes where we explore diverse perspectives and strategies to unlock your true potential.

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Welcome to another episode of Thrive with Cate podcast. In this episode, Cate and guest Maks Reznik delve into the fascinating world of regenerative medicine and primal habits to unlock the secrets of optimal joint health. Join them as we explore the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science, uncovering the potential for regenerative tissue and regenerative habits to promote healing and prevent common joint issues. From labral tears to hip replacement surgery, we'll discuss the importance of hip mobility and delve into the transformative power of regenerative medicine.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * A deeper understanding of regenerative medicine and its potential for joint health * Insights into primal habits and their impact on overall well-being * Practical tips for improving hip mobility and preventing joint issues * Explorations of regenerative tissue, regenerative habits, and their role in healing * An introduction to fascinating concepts like fascia, Ayurveda, and regenerative joints

Highlights * Explore the fascinating world of regenerative medicine and primal habits * Learn about the potential of regenerative tissue and regenerative habits for joint health * Dive into the importance of hip mobility and its role in preventing common joint issues * Discover the transformative power of regenerative medicine in the context of labral tears and hip replacement surgery * Explore concepts like fascia, Ayurveda, and their connection to regenerative joints

Quotes "Regenerative medicine offers a promising approach to healing and rejuvenating joints naturally."

"Primal habits can have a profound impact on our overall well-being, including joint health."

"Hip mobility is key to preventing and managing joint issues."

"The intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science holds immense potential for regenerative healing."

"Understanding the role of fascia and exploring Ayurvedic principles can unlock the secrets of regenerative joints."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

Join us in this enlightening conversation as we challenge the status quo of healthcare and explore a paradigm that prioritizes proactive measures and holistic well-being. Together, let's reshape our understanding of preventative healthcare and chronic pain management.

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Welcome to another insightful episode of Thrive with Cate podcast. In today's discussion, we delve into the concept of upleveling and its profound value in personal growth, professional development, and overall well-being. Join our host, Cate Stillman, and her advisory board, as they share their experiences, perspectives, and practical insights on embracing new opportunities, expanding capacities, and making a meaningful impact through upleveling.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Gain a deep understanding of the concept of upleveling and its significance in various aspects of life. * Learn practical strategies to shift from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset. * Discover the transformative power of investing in yourself and exploring new possibilities. * Explore alternative forms of investment, such as mentoring and patronage, and their impact on personal growth. * Understand the long-term benefits of holistic health practices and personalized nutrition. * Gain insights into planning for financial stability and future needs. * Discover the cumulative value of investing in wellness wisdom and the iterative nature of upleveling. * Be inspired by real-life examples of individuals who have experienced the rewards of upleveling.

Highlights * Uncover the importance of investing in yourself and explore new avenues for personal and professional growth. * Learn how expanding your network and connecting with like-minded individuals can contribute to your upleveling journey. * Understand the financial benefits of upleveling, including increased earning potential and opportunities for wealth creation. * Explore the transformative nature of upleveling in various aspects of life, such as health, nutrition, philanthropy, and mentorship. * Discover practical strategies for embracing change, taking action, and making intentional choices to uplevel your life.

Quotes "Upleveling is about embracing growth and pushing yourself to reach higher orders of magnitude and impact."

"When you shift your mindset from scarcity to abundance, you open yourself up to new possibilities and attract greater opportunities."

"Don't be afraid to explore new career paths or take calculated risks. It's through these experiences that you can uplevel professionally and discover new capacities within yourself.

"Investing in wellness wisdom is not only about short-term gains; it's a lifelong journey that accumulates value and brings long-lasting positive changes to your life."

"Upleveling is not a one-time event; it's an ongoing, iterative process that allows you to continually explore new capacities, seize opportunities, and create transformative change."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

Join us on this enlightening journey of upleveling, where we explore the limitless possibilities and immense value that come from embracing growth and seeking out new opportunities. Get ready to uplevel your perspective and transform your life.

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Welcome to Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, where we explore the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and traditional healing practices. In this episode, we delve into the transformative power of Ayurvedic treatments like Panchakarma and Kaya Kalpa, with Greg Soucy and Bryan Miller, shedding light on their rejuvenating effects. We will also emphasize the significance of personal responsibility in the healing journey, inviting listeners to embark on a path of holistic well-being.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Discover the essence of Panchakarma and Kaya Kalpa, two powerful Ayurvedic therapies, and their role in restoring balance and vitality. * Understand the importance of personal responsibility and active participation in the healing journey. * Explore the concept of tapas and its significance in achieving deep healing and rejuvenation. * Gain insights into the potential healing properties of practices like Panchakarma, psychedelics, and urine therapy.

Highlights * Learn about the comprehensive detoxification and rejuvenation therapy known as Panchakarma and its advanced form, Kayakalpa. * Hear personal experiences that highlight the profound physical and emotional effects of Panchakarma and Kayakalpa treatments. * Explore the role of personal effort and commitment in the healing journey, and the importance of embracing discomfort for transformation. * Discover the concept of Amrita, the nectar of immortality, and its potential connection to various healing practices.

Quotes "Panchakarma and Kayakalpa have the power to restore balance and vitality, creating a profound impact on our well-being."

"True healing requires personal effort and commitment. Practitioners can assist, but the responsibility lies within ourselves."

"Tapas, the practice of intense self-discipline, plays a significant role in achieving deep healing and rejuvenation."

"Amrita, the nectar of immortality, is a concept that holds the potential for profound transformation and rejuvenation."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

In this episode, we explore the transformative power of Ayurveda and traditional healing practices, focusing on Panchakarma and Kaya Kalpa therapies. We discuss the importance of personal responsibility and tapas in the healing journey, along with the potential healing properties of practices like Panchakarma, psychedelics, and urine therapy. By tuning in, you'll gain insights into these ancient wisdom traditions and discover how they can restore balance, promote rejuvenation, and enhance personal growth.

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In this podcast episode, the host Natalie Forstbauer of The Gardening Summit introduces Cate Stillman, also known as the Yogahealer, and delves into the fascinating world of rewilding health through foraging, eating wild plants, and gardening. Cate shares her extensive expertise on the nutritional benefits of wild weeds and how they can be incorporated into our diets.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Insights into the nutritional benefits of wild weeds and their medicinal properties. * Understanding the connection between microbial diversity, immune system strength, and overall health. * Knowledge about the benefits of composting, gardening practices, and using cow manure and urine as fertilizers. * Information on intermittent fasting, its impact on the gut microbiome, and overall health benefits. * Deepening your understanding of the holistic relationship between humans, food, and nature.

Highlights * Cate highlights specific weeds like chickweed and thistle, emphasizing their high nutrient density and medicinal properties. * Discussion on the benefits of intermittent fasting, including microbiome balance, improved sleep, and enhanced nutrient absorption. * Emphasis on the importance of observing, collaborating with, and reflecting on the food we grow and its impact on our well-being. * Exploration of primal habits, including connecting with nature and learning from past experiences. * Insights into the value of diversity in health, including microbial and nutrient diversity, as well as diversity in movement. * Discussion on the use of invasive plants for food and medicine while preserving native plant populations. * The significance of urine as a natural fertilizer and its historical use in various cultures.

Quotes "These wild weeds are packed with nutrients and have incredible medicinal properties."

"Intermittent fasting can restore microbiome balance, improve sleep, and support brain function."

"Our relationship with food goes beyond its nutritional impact; it impacts us emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually."

"Connecting with nature and the elements can provide intuitive insights and awaken our self-wisdom."

"Diversity in health, including microbial and nutrient diversity, is essential for optimal well-being."

"By rewilding our ecosystems, we can cultivate abundance and connect with our own resources."

Links * Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE * Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome * Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask * Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

In conclusion, Cate's expertise and passion for wild plants provide valuable insights into the concept of rewilding health. This episode covers a wide range of topics, including microbial diversity, composting, gardening practices, intermittent fasting, and the holistic relationship between humans, food, and nature.

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Introduction Welcome to the Thrive With Cate podcast! Join me as I record this episode from the beautiful Alta, Wyoming, fresh from my recent travels in Mexico. Today, I'm excited to delve into the transformative topic of forgiveness. We'll be exploring a chapter from my latest book, "Uninflamed: 21 Primal Habits," where I discuss the profound impact of forgiveness on our overall well-being and personal growth. Get ready to uplevel your life by embracing forgiveness and unlocking new possibilities.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In * Alleviate chronic anger and improve mental, emotional, and physical well-being through forgiveness. * Explore a three-step process for forgiveness and reconciliation. * Understand the transformative power of forgiveness in creating positive changes and personal growth. * Gain insights into the role of reconciliation and feedback in the forgiveness journey. * Embrace self-compassion and release the burden of past mistakes through forgiveness. * Discover strategies to overcome grudges and shift your perspective towards compassion and acceptance.

Highlights * The significance of forgiveness as a habit for improved health and personal growth. * The physical and emotional burdens of holding grudges and chronic anger. * The transformative power of forgiveness in creating positive change and personal evolution. * Steps involved in cultivating forgiveness, including self-reflection and acceptance. * The role of feedback and reconciliation in the forgiveness process and its impact on relationships. * Overcoming victim mentality and embracing the power of forgiveness for mental well-being.

Quotes "Chronic anger puts you into a fight or flight mode, which results in numerous changes in heart rate, blood pressure, and immune response."

"No forgiveness. No transformation. Forgive. To evolve."

"Grudges are outgrown. The atmosphere amplifies with the connection."

"To forgive, study reproach. Reproach involves feedback, willingness to change, and acceptance."

"Forgiveness is an act. The act can become your habit as you release, you rewire your feelings from resentment to compassion, anger to empathy, and sometimes even hostility to affection."

"Reproach is a process of replacing destructive responses with constructive actions. Disrespect must be turned into respect, pride into humility, grievance into grace."

Join me in this eye-opening discussion on forgiveness and learn how embracing this transformative habit can uplevel your life and lead to greater joy, freedom, and personal growth. Let's dive in!

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Welcome to Thrive with Cate. Today’s episode is about your focus and your relationship with time. Get insights from Cate’s newest book: UnInflamed, Chapter FOCUS. Get inspired by the power of fasting, discipline, and intentional living to unlock your potential.

What You'll Get Out of Tuning In

• Unleash your potential through discipline and intentional living
• Boost cognitive clarity with the power of fasting
• Gain insights from Inflame and explore the evolutionary perspective on fasting
• Harness Lex Fridman's morning mantra to propel your purpose
• Cultivate a fulfilling life with sacred focus and decluttering
• Optimize your schedule for peak focus and task-specific efficiency

Highlights

1. Fasting for Focus:

2. • Link discipline, fasting, and a meaningful life
   • Optimize cognition and brain health with intermittent fasting
   • Dr. Mark Mattson's research on cognitive benefits

3. Lex Fridman's Morning Mantra:

4. • Focus and purposeful living according to Lex Fridman
   • Six components: rules, gratitude, goals, visualization, core principles

5. Propelling Your Purpose:

6. • Focused work for goal achievement
   • Tailor schedule, eliminate distractions, prioritize skill-building

7. Power of Sacred Focus and Decluttering:

8. • Enhance focus and create a sacred environment through decluttering
   • Material possessions' impact on attention and mental clarity
   • Primal habits and sacral chakra for fostering focus and purpose

9. Designing Your Life for Focus and Experiences:

10. • Connect focus, time, and creating a body of work
    • Determine necessary focused work for life purpose
    • Practical tips for scheduling and setting constraints

Quotes

• "Fasting frees up energy efficiencies for focus that otherwise could be sacrificed to digestion." - Uninflamed
• "Identifying three wins at the end of today and visualizing three new ones for tomorrow gives you a clear sense of achievement and encouragement." - Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy
• "Simplifying your life by decluttering brings the sacred to the forefront." - Uninflamed
• "Rooted in your sacrum, you live from relaxed awareness, being in space and time right now, aware of your power, free to make the best decision to run your next experiment." - Uninflamed

Links

• Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE
• Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome
• Lex Fridman: A day in my life
• Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask
• Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

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Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast! Get ready to dive into the heart and intellect, the power of purpose, and the keys to growth and focus. In today's episode, we uncover the secrets of the heart's truth radar, while also addressing the obstacles of chronic inflammation that hinder our ability to thrive. Depression takes center stage as we explore its transformative potential for personal growth and finding deeper purpose. It's time to upgrade your habits, embrace fasting, and unlock your true potential. Join us on this self-discovery journey and start creating a life that exceeds your wildest dreams!

🔍 What You'll Discover:

• How to find your purpose and align your life with meaning.
• The transformative power of focus on personal growth.
• Practical strategies to integrate purpose into your daily life.
• Unleashing your potential by upgrading primal habits and embracing fasting.

✨ Highlights from Today's Episode:

• The heart and intellect working together to seek truth and connection.
• Chronic inflammation as a roadblock to finding meaning and purpose.
• Viewing depression as an opportunity for personal growth and awareness.
• Reflecting on being and purpose within a community.
• Upgrading habits, embracing primal instincts, and the power of fasting.
• Enthalpy's role in growth, adaptation, and evolution.
• Purpose as a habit with transformative potential.
• Introducing the "Uplevel Your Life" crash course for purpose clarity and personal growth.

🔗 Links and Resources:

• Visit clubthrive.global for more resources and info.
• Explore the "Uplevel Your Life" crash course with code "UPLEVEL" for a special discount.

Remember, align your actions with purpose, embrace challenges, and expand your capacities to unlock your true potential and create a life beyond your wildest dreams!

Thrive On! 🌟

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In this episode, we'll be sharing tips and strategies for achieving your goals and taking your life to the next level. Whether you're looking to improve your career, relationships, health, or overall well-being, these tips will help you get there.

Are You Curious About:

• How to set achievable goals and stay motivated
• The importance of self-reflection and self-awareness in personal growth
• Strategies for overcoming obstacles and setbacks
• How to create a supportive and empowering environment

Highlights:

• Setting achievable goals and tracking progress helps stay motivated on the journey.
• Cultivating self-awareness through practices like meditation and journaling can aid in personal growth.
• Overcoming obstacles requires resilience and reframing challenges as opportunities for growth.
• Creating a supportive environment with social support and accountability can help uplift and encourage personal growth.

Links:

• Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVELFREE
• Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask
• Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

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Cate starts the episode swishing cow dung juice. How do you make it? Why would you swish it? And what is going on with your oralome? Listen in to find out. Cate reads from Uninflamed: chapters: SWISH, EAT DIRTY.

Are you curious about:

• What happens when you google DIY fecal transplant?
• How to make and store the best DIY Mouth Microbiome Mouthwash
• What happened to Cate’s recurring nightmares of her teeth falling out?

Or…

Do you want to:

• Reverse oral decay
• Reverse gum recession and gum line cavities
• See if you can regrow the bone tissue of your teeth?

Then, you can’t miss this episode. Oh, and it’s gross… until it’s not.

LINKS:

• Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome
• A startup is looking to rule India’s cow economy with dung soap and urine toothpaste
• The use of cow dung and urine to cure COVID‐19 in India: A public health concern
• Beneficial Use of Vedic Indian Cow Dung
• Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask
• Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

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What is your microbiome? How conventional is your microbiome? How can you improve your microbiome? Can probiotics heal your gut microbiome? Listen into the episode as Cate reads the MICROBIOME chapter from her new release, Uninflamed.

Are you curious about:

• What is going on with your microbiome?
• How to get a diversity of microbiome species to colonize your gut
• Is your immune system enhanced or disrupted by your microbiome?

LINKS:

• Cow urine studies Narsingh Patel, et al. “Review on the Importance of Mutra (Urine) in Visha Chikitsa (Treatment of Poison).” Journal of Indian System of Medicine, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 90–96. doi:10.4103/jism.jism_32_21.
• Chemotherapeutic potential of cow urine: A review
• Animal urine studies
• Cate’s latest book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome
• Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask
• Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

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Cate of Yogahealer and CLUB THRIVE GLOBAL gives you a bird's eye view of having a “thought leader” as the header of your job description. How to orient towards thrive. Are you in the right club or the wrong club for you, right now? What are you reinforcing in your habits? Your personality? Your potential? What is going on in CLUB THRIVE?

Are you developing and acting out your own strategic plan? If so, check us out at CLUB THRIVE.

Are you curious about:

• What are the MOST primal habits?
• Why Cate built CLUB THRIVE?
• Why CLUBS are better than COURSES for your health?
• Why name, and codify, what you value to solve problems and make core choices?

LINKS:

• Economic Value Ladder: The experience economy: past, present and future
• Check out Cate’s Club: Clubthrive.global
• The book we use in CLUB THRIVE: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome
• Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask
• Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

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Has your doctor done a microbiome test yet? Are you on medication? How is that affecting your microbiome? And what does microbiome have to do with how you feel? How does our microbiome dictate how you digest? Your focus? What is your allostatic load? And how do you lower your allostatic load with a Ullyses contract?

Are you curious about:

1. Allostasis, Homeostasis and allostatic load and chronic inflammation
2. HOW you switch your negative stressor habits to positive stressor habits?
3. WHO you need to get traction fast with positive stressor habits?
4. What is the first cause of disease according to AYURVEDA?
5. How to use a Ullyses contract with yourself (bind yourself to your own better future.

LINKS:

• Get the book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome
• Lex Fridman. “John Abramson: Big Pharma | Lex Fridman Podcast #263.” YouTube. 11 Feb. 2022, minutes 28-33 (section: Advertising).
• Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Record it here: catestillman.com/ask
• Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

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Which unconventional habits are your best medicine? In this episode, Cate reads from her new book release: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome.

Are you curious:

1. Which habits are Primal Habits
2. What are the 21 primal habits
3. How to tell if you need more primal habits

LINKS:

• Get the book: Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory PRIMAL HABITS to heal, sleep better, intermittent fast, detox, lose weight, feel great, & crush your life goals with a kickass microbiome
• Shareable episode link
• Want to ask Cate a question for the podcast? Send it here: curious@clubthrive.global
• Want a free personalized session: curious@clubthrive.global

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Podcast Intro:

We are now experiencing extreme weather events and conditions predicted for 30 years or more. And this is just the beginning. This is the hour when Mother Nature gets rolling.

The important thing for people to realize is that the EPA has many levers under the Toxic Substances Control Act. For example, they can regulate the industry with a fee and dividend so that they charge taxes on the fossil fuel industry. And those taxes are 100% refunded to the public, based on the public's financial needs.

Dr. Lise Van Susteren is an expert on climate change's physical and psychological impacts and was behind implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act. Today, Cate and Lise Van Susteren will talk about the power of the Toxic Substances Control Act and its effect on large industries, how politics is hugely involved in protecting the environment, and the emotional effect on every individual.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How does Toxic Substance Control Act work?
• How large can the Toxic Substances Control Act affects industries?
• How the Politics block things, not the public?
• How do environmental problems affect an individual’s emotional state?

Links/CTA:

• Sign the petition here >>> CPR Initiative
• All the FAQs about the petition >>> FAQs
• Read what Wash Post columnist Eugene Robinson wrote
• Leonardo DiCaprio With Elon Musk

Deciding that carbon dioxide is a toxic substance defined by law would only be the first step. The EPA would have to formulate and implement rules that could, for example, impose a fee on carbon emissions and require companies to remove carbon from the atmosphere they have already expelled.

But it’s all there in black and white in the Toxic Substances Control Act, which passed and was amended with bipartisan support. Textualists will have to tie themselves in knots to explain why the law’s words don’t mean what they clearly say.

Highlights:

• Cate tells her story when she is at Carleton College in the year 1995.
• Cate tells her story about when she was in the Massachusetts high schools
• Cate tells her insights about Elon Musk’s Electric Cars

Timestamps:

• [3:08] Toxic Substance Control Act
• [8:34] Scale of Industry
• [14:42] The Political World that blocks things
• [20:11] Growing Problem in emotional toll on individuals and community
• [22:46] Organization Cate started in Highschool
• [30:11] Can the next administration reverse the Toxic Substances Control Act
• [31:16] What can people do
• [33:19] Elon Musk’s Electric Cars

Quotes:

• Frankly, it's not the public so much anymore. It's the political world that is blocking things. And it's just a few people.
• You get the people who care the most, are the most sensitive, and they'll become the most depressed and despondent on not wanting to reproduce.
• If we want to change society, it's by connecting with the people that were connected to. So that's one of the key elements that people don't always realize.
• We have the power to design the future the way we want, the way we know, and we should, ethically.
• We're spending about $150 billion a year on cleanup. And suppose you take the national average inflation-adjusted. In that case, that's about three times the amount in the 40 years before the last five years and three times the annual amount we used to need to clean up after extreme weather.

Guest Bio: Lise Van Susteren

Dr. Lise Van Susteren is a general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, DC, and an expert on the physical and psychological impacts of climate change. In 2011 she co-authored “The Psychological Effects of Global Warming on the U.S. – Why the US Mental Health System Is Not Prepared”. Van Susteren is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University and has been a consultant to the Executive Branch of the US government profiling world leaders.

After receiving her medical degree from the University of Paris she practiced medicine in West Africa, at community health centers and homeless shelters in metropolitan Washington DC. In addition to community organizing on climate issues, Van Susteren serves on the Boards of Earth Day Network, and Physicians for Social Responsibility and is a co-founder of “Climate Psychiatry Alliance,” and “Climate Psychology Alliance – North America “, professional groups dedicated to promoting awareness and action on climate from a mental health perspective. Van Susteren is the expert witness on the psychological damages to young people from inaction on climate in Juliana v US Government, in Held v Montana and in the European Court of Human Rights.

She is a frequent contributor to television, radio, and print media. In 2006 Dr. Van Susteren sought the Democratic nomination to the US Senate from Maryland. Her book, “Emotional Inflammation – Discover Your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium During Anxious Times” was published in April 2020.

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Many individuals compare some of the long-term side effects people are experiencing to long-term COVID after receiving the vaccine. According to estimates, 30% of those who catch COVID develop a long COVID. But it's an unknown factor.

The countries where glyphosate is widely used are those where it accumulates in crops and enters the food chain. Glyphosate exposure, which we frequently experience, interferes with our immune system's ability to combat the virus. Everyone who received the vaccine is suffering from the same impact. If you have a strong immune system, you can handle the vaccine.

Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a senior researcher at MIT and has been working on studies with mRNA vaccines. Today, Cate and Dr. Stephanie will talk about COVID, COVID vaccines, how food affects an individual’s immune system, and how glyphosate plays an essential role in agriculture.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to tell the difference between longtail COVID symptoms and vaccine effects
• How glyphosate disrupts the innate immune system
• How spike protein starts damage within our body
• How vaccines make it worse
• How glyphosate plays an essential role in agriculture
• How vaccinated people can still shed virus
• How vaccinations impact fertility
• How do someone clear heavy periods and massive blood clots

Links/CTA:

• Listen to other podcast episodes:
  • What is Medicine?
  • Why Americans Pay Too Much for Medical Care Exposed
  • How to Thrive in a Pandemic?
• Get to know Stephanie Seneff via the links below:
  • http://stephanieseneff.net
  • International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research2(1), May 10, 2021 Page | 38Worse Than the Disease? Reviewing Some Possible Unintended Consequences of the mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19
  • Innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations: The role of G-quadruplexes, exosomes, and MicroRNAs
  • Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment Paperback – October 25, 2022

Highlights:

• Cate tells the story about how she goes to the mountain and eats wild plants
• Cate shares a story about dandelions weren’t picking up toxins from oil.
• Cate tells about her background in reading Eastern medicine.

Timestamps:

• [2:28] The vaccine adverse event reporting system
• [4:44] Difference between longtail COVID symptoms and vaccine effects
• [7:04] Can it affect menses in terms of blood clotting?
• [11:18] Is the virus worse than the vaccine?
• [17:13] Stress accelerates virus evolution
• [18:27] Natural food
• [27:39] What is the origin of the virus
• [30:18] Body Thrive
• [34:44] Can vaccinated people still shed virus to unvaccinated?
• [39:26] Pharmaceutical companies
• [40:12] Effects of the vaccine on fertility
• [47:20] How can sulfur be used by people?
• [51:19] Reason for high obesity in America
• [54:25] Intermittent fasting and urine therapy
• [56:02] Freedom of speech as a scientist and funding

Quotes:

• I've long believed that stress is an agent that induces accelerated evolution. It probably does. Through the viruses, once you have and have stress, your immune system is weak, and the viruses come in and take over.
• The herbs are so important. The American diet kind of ignores those things. It's just potato chips and hamburgers and soy protein bars.
• Nitrous oxide is 100 times worse than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas.
• I think you need to have a healthy immune system if you've got a weak innate immunity. Everything's going to happen slower because you depend upon your immune cells to remove the things that are bad, and it's particularly the spike protein itself.

Guest Bio: Stephanie Seneff

Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She has a BS degree from MIT in biology and MS, EE, and Ph.D. degrees from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. Her recent interests have focused on the role of toxic chemicals and micronutrient deficiencies in health and disease, with a special emphasis on the pervasive herbicide, Roundup, and the mineral, sulfur.

Since 2008, she has authored over three dozen peer-reviewed journal papers related to biochemistry and toxicology and has delivered numerous slide presentations at conferences around the world. She is the author of a glyphosate book titled "Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment," which was released by Chelsea Green publishers on July 1, 2021. This book was selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best non-fiction books of 2021.

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When it comes to climate change, we've all heard about droughts and flooding and the impact on agriculture and infrastructure from extreme weather events such as hurricanes. However, we may not hear as much about climate change's physical and mental health consequences.

Natural disasters can negatively impact health and emotional well-being. People who are affected by extreme weather events and slow-moving disasters, such as droughts, face a wide range of challenges in their lives. Mental health repercussions of climate change events include mild stress and anguish, high-risk coping behaviors such as increased alcohol use, and occasionally mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Lise Van Susteren is an expert on climate change's physical and psychological impacts. She earned her Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, and has been researching climate change since 2007. She has written several books on the subject, including The Heat Is On: The Science, Politics, and Solutions to Global Warming (2016) and The Climate Crisis: Dispatches from the Front Lines (2017). In this episode, she shares knowledge on climate change, how it affects the health of many people, and what actions we must take to get better.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

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• Checkout the latest in Yogahealer
• Other related Yogahealer Podcast episodes:
  • Cate Stillman on Microbiome, Ayurveda, Chronic Inflammation, Dysbiosis, Nitric Oxide, & Terrain Theory
  • Vata, Pitta, Kapha: Inflammation and Disease in Ayurveda
  • What If You're NOT Eating Organic?

Highlights:

• Cate shares her personality type
• Cate talks about the global economy and interconnected communities
• Cate shares about her upcoming book and recognition of living in harmony

Timestamps:

• [1:41] Introduction
• [3:11] Global Mental Health
• [10:01] Degeneration Of Human Species
• [15:16] Economy
• [21:22] Leadership
• [24:38] Body Thrive
• [29:07] Spiritual Health
• [32:11] Stress
• [44:35] Reactor Types

Quotes:

• “Our brains have gotten further and further away from the natural systems that define us, and that has caused an enormous amount of anxiety and self-destructive component to that anxiety.”
• “We are under pressure and will make decisions that may reflect our willingness to trade long-held values for promises of security.”
• “Perhaps Mother Nature has a much more elegant plan in mind, just to keep us from focusing on a particular theme of population reduction.”
• “It is our unified voice that changes the market forces that drive social norms and creates and reinforces the momentum that we require.”
• “I deal with anxiety by closing my eyes to the objections, persisting, and remembering that I will always have a few people on my side.”

Guest: Dr. Lise Van Susteren

Dr. Lise Van Susteren is a general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, DC, and an expert on the physical and psychological impacts of climate change. In 2011 she co-authored "The Psychological Effects of Global Warming on the U.S. - Why the US Mental Health System Is Not Prepared". Van Susteren is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University and has been a consultant to the Executive Branch of the US government profiling world leaders.

After receiving her medical degree from the University of Paris she practiced medicine in West Africa, at community health centers and homeless shelters in metropolitan Washington DC. In addition to community organizing on climate issues, Van Susteren serves on the Boards of Earth Day Network, and Physicians for Social Responsibility and is a co-founder of "Climate Psychiatry Alliance," and “Climate Psychology Alliance – North America “, professional groups dedicated to promoting awareness and action on climate from a mental health perspective. Van Susteren is the expert witness on the psychological damages to young people from inaction on climate in Juliana v US Government, in Held v Montana and in the European Court of Human Rights.

She is a frequent contributor on television, radio, and in print media. In 2006 Dr. Van Susteren sought the Democratic nomination to the US Senate from Maryland. Her book, “Emotional Inflammation – Discover Your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium During Anxious Times” was published in April 2020.

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Men are expected to be strong and mighty. This causes them to keep everything to themselves, not wanting to appear weak. They often keep their emotions to themselves as they believe that they will be used against them once they show their weakness. This prevents them from being happy as they have to pretend what society has imposed on them and hide their feelings.

In recent years, society has developed a variety of demands that require a variety of approaches. To meet these demands, men need to adapt. The process of understanding what needs to be done involves growth and development.

Angus Nelson is a coach and the founder of Evolve Men Coaching. He is among the nation's leading performance strategists as he helps ambitious men achieve freedom, happiness, and purpose. In this episode, he shares his experience as a coach and his views and insights on the growth, development, and history of men in this lifetime.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• The Necessary Mindsets for Business, Marketing, Sales, or Life
• Discoveries After Divorce
• Coaching: What Is It, Why, And How Does It Work?
• Personal Growth & Development
• Fatherhood & Family
• Changing the face of modern manhood
• Leadership burnout
• Insights into the mind of a high-achieving man

• The art of ambition

• How do men and their ambitions bring negativity?

• How do we upgrade ourselves for personal growth and development?
• How do men change throughout the years?
• How does coaching in men works?
• What are the views and insights of a man?

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  • Psychedelics, Ayurveda, and Your Next Identity Evolution with Todd Caldecott
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  • Inquiry Practice on Your Beliefs on Healing, Goals, and Your Crossroads based Liminal Thinking Work of Dave Gray
• Check out related links on Angus Nelson
  • https://www.evolvemen.us/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Liminal-Thinking-Create-Change-Changing/dp/1538407183
  • whatismymountain.com

Highlights:

• Cate shares a story about her trip to Europe in the rooftop bars in Madrid
• Cate shares about the midlife crises of men and women
• Cate tells about an article on why Jewish girls succeed

Timestamps:

• [0:48] Introduction
• [4:44] Men Stereotypes
• [7:28] Ambition
• [9:46] Leadership Burnout
• [12:08] Emotions
• [19:55] Personal Growth and Development
• [32:11] Trauma and Healthiness
• [34:05] Ignorance
• [38:47] Changes in Modern Manhood
• [44:39] Coaching in Men
• [51:44] Insights of a Man
• [56:56] Fear and Guilt
• [1:05:16] Final Message

Quotes:

• “We refuse to share weakness, vulnerability, and transparency because we believe on some level in our business structure that someone is going to weaponize any kind of weakness that we show.”
• “It's not that we pursue happiness because that will be fleeting. You're going to be chasing that all the time. It's filling your life with the things that naturally and effervescently give you happiness and joy.”
• “Until a man knows who he is, he can never become or be anything outside of that.”
• “All that identity shifting we did in the beginning now brings about these new opportunities. Because you've upgraded yourself, you want to attract your brain and this equilibrium to attract these higher frequent levels, relationships, experiences, and opportunities.”
• “Just like everything else, we attract what we are. If we're trying to pursue these great and mighty things, what we find is that those great and mighty things are filled with emptiness. Because we're doing them out of the pursuit of validation.”
• “Transformation in your life is nothing more than having a context of tools that help you advance your understanding, yielding, and letting go.”
• “I'm giving myself permission, and that permission is all the power you need.”

Guest Bio: Angus Nelson

Angus is a man on a mission. He’s a high-performance coach for men, one of America’s top performance strategists, and the Founder of Evolve Men Coaching. He takes years of best practices from advising Fortune 500 leaders to help ambitious men create more freedom, fulfillment, and focused intent to make the impact in the world they were designed for. His past clients include members from Fortune 500 brands to celebrity personalities while speaking at headquarters for America's top brands such as Walmart, Coca-Cola, BMW, Disney, Whole Foods, and Adobe.

Angus is married with three children and lives in Lisbon, Portugal, with their two bougie dogs.

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Everyone has their own identity that is unique to themselves. But sometimes we find it hard to be our own selves, especially when trying to please everyone around us, even ourselves.

In this episode, Cate talks about human identity and how changing your habits will affect your lifestyle and how you identify yourself. She also tackles the issues surrounding the topic and intertwines some of her own stories to fit the subject. Stay tuned!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How do you change your habits?
• What will changing habits do for your lifestyle and identity?
• How do you know who you’re choosing to be?
• What does it feel like to not need to be a perfectionist?

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• Check out other podcast releases from Yogahealer
  • Your MONEY + Your Time: The INTERMITTENT FASTING Habit: Cost/Benefit Analysis Workshop
  • Liminal Thinking with Dave Gray
  • Regenerative Leadership + Regenerating Thinking, Building, Living with Jaime Hogan
  • Positive Thinking Techniques to Achieve Peak Performance

Highlights:

• Cate talks about going to Minneapolis for her college reunion
• Cate announces her upcoming meetups in Jersey Shore and Minnesota
• Cate tells a story about going to the International Folk Music Festival in Butte, Montana

Timestamps:

• [3:06] Alicia’s post
• [10:01] Evolution Exercise
• [13:37] Skills and your Future Self
• [23:42] Choosing who you’re going to be
• [29:56] Satisfaction
• [35:08] Choosing your response
• [43:22] Teachings
• [44:19] Music Festival
• [50:26] Spiral Evolution and words of wisdom

Quotes:

• “While this might be repetitive to some of you, it'll be brand new to others. The fascinating part of perennial wisdom is that it's always relevant to whatever's going on in your life.”
• “I'm the kind of person who leans on the support of my people. Happiness is found in the evolving self at ease and the beingness of evolution.”
• “The more aware you are of the phase you're in, the more strategic you can be. The more strategic you are, the more opportunities you create.”
• “If you put the hardest thing first, build resilience. Then harder things become much easier things.”
• “I have a belief that synchronicity matters. I want to be available for synchronicity.”

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What's with intermittent fasting, and why is this approach getting so much attention? People are engaged with intermittent fasting to lose weight, improve their health and simplify their lifestyles. It can have powerful effects on your body and brain and may even help you live longer.

In this episode, Cate Stillman discusses her experiences with Yoga Healing and Intermittent Fasting and the positive effects they have had on her health. Don’t miss out!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How much food do I need to eat?
• Calculating the result of Intermittent Fasting
• Food Cost
• Investing in personal health
• Consumer culture
• Result of Intermittent Fasting

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• Check out the latest in Yogahealer
• Want to know more about Intermittent Fasting? Listen to our previous episodes:
  • An Evolutionary Perspective on The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Brain Science with Mark Mattson
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  • Intermittent Fasting for Your Body Type
  • Intermittent Fasting, Autophagy + Cell Health + Ayurveda

Highlights:

• Cate changed her perspective in life when she started doing intermittent fasting, she challenged herself and set personal goals to achieve greater results.
• For Cate, thinking time is very important because she has the power to recalibrate her thoughts on how she can make a lot of money. She prioritizes thinking time also; she very much enjoys thinking and strategy.
• There are many proven effects of intermittent fasting like increased cognitive function, neuroplasticity, and a lot more.
• Cate has better relationships when she starts intermittent fasting, and her relationship with everyone will improve with intermittent fasting. She admits that she is a better parent. And she starts there like nothing that's the most important will ever get.

Timestamps:

• [1:00] Intermittent Fasting
• [4:27] How much food do you need to eat?
• [6:20] Food Cost
• [10:03] Consumer Culture VS Creator Culture
• [20:19] Thinking Time
• [27:11] Proven Effects of Intermittent Fasting
• [33:43] What do you need to design your life?
• [42:38] Value of Cycle

Quotes:

• "The more I turn up intermittent fasting to deal with the healing crises that it brings on, mostly through a fasting response, hydration response, and healing response to needing to heal, the more I need less outside services for health and outside supplements."
• "With intermittent fasting, because we're simply consuming less, we start to consume less in all areas of our life. So we start to do less, we start to do better, we start to know why."
• "When you get on the other side of the intermittent fasting habit. I promise this doesn't occur to you to think about food. Not in that way. You go to the refrigerator; there happens to be food; maybe your future self did some things to help prepare food so that it's really simple to make your glorious meal and nourish your glorious soul."
• "There are opportunities everywhere you look all the time, all the time, and they keep getting better. You know what to say yes to, and that's what you choose to do with your focus."
• "The culture is so toxic that you don't design your own lifestyle super intelligently. Like you cannot assume that like the normal around you has the right answers."
• "Trust increased communication and all that's coming from like, you're more honest in yourself because intermittent fasting is going to take out it's going to refine self at the heart of it."

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Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the world's most commonly used weed killer. Over 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are sprayed on farms and foods yearly. Agrochemical companies claim that glyphosate is safe for humans, animals, and the environment. But scientific studies suggest otherwise.

Glyphosate has created a deadly disruption of the gut microbiome. Its effect on protein synthesis and the body’s ability to use and transport sulfur has greatly affected human health for the past decade.

In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Seneff talks about the effects of Glyphosate and how it is destroying our Health and Environment. She also talks about what happens if you don’t eat organic food and its immense effect on the human body.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Sulfate is a vastly overlooked molecule playing many crucial roles in human metabolism.
• Glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) greatly disturbs sulfate homeostasis in the body.
• Many biologically active molecules containing carbon rings transport sulfate throughout the body.
• Heparan sulfate is a complex sulfated polysaccharide that populates the extracellular matrix of most cells and is essential for the lysosomes to recycle cellular debris. It also controls neurodevelopment in the brain.
• Heparan sulfate deficiency in the brain ventricles is a characteristic feature of autism in humans and mice.
• Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter whose deficiency is associated with obesity, depression, and violent behavior. Serotonin is produced in large quantities in the gut and then sulfated before being transported to the brain.
• Cholesterol sulfate, synthesized in the skin in response to sunlight, is another important source of sulfate for the brain and the body.
• Endothelial nitric oxide synthase synthesizes nitric oxide and sulfur dioxide, switching between the two based on received signals from the blood.
• Nitrate and sulfate are the yin and yang controlling blood flow.
• Why you should eat Organic Foods
• What is Glyphosate
• How Chemicals and Pesticides affect the Human Body
• How the Body Breaks down Glyphosate
• Why Organic Foods are Essential to the Human Body
• How Glyphosate is destroying our Health and Environment
• What happens when you ferment the cruciferous?

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• Check out the latest events in Yogahealer
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  • What is Medicine? Cate reads from WILD HABITS on Chronic Inflammation, the Pharmaceutical Epidemic, and How to Heal
  • Intermittent Fasting for Your Body Type
• Stephanie Seneff's Links
  • http://stephanieseneff.net
  • Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate is Destroying Our Health and the Environment
  • Cholesterol Sulfate Deficiency and Coronary Heart Disease
  • Sulfate: A Common Nutrient Deficiency You’re Probably Ignoring
  • Linkedin Profile
  • https://www.csail.mit.edu/person/stephanie-seneff

Highlights:

• Cate says that one of the things she sees with not having natural childbirth much in this country in the last 100 years is they take that power away from a woman to have a conscious birth, and then now she's going to be less protective of her yard. She will be less protective of the food she's putting in their body. And it's all these breakdowns that happened in human consciousness.
• Cate shares the article in The New York Times that their idea to help farmers is number one.
• Cate says that the number one thing people think people can do is get involved with local farmers, promote organic, pay more, eat less, and eat healthily.

Timestamps:

• [01:53] The Pollution caused by Profit-Producing Chemicals
• [07:41] What is Glyphosate?
• [09:20] The Monsanto Tests
• [12:59] The Predator Journal
• [15:14] The Rising Autism Rates and Comorbidities
• [20:27] The Harm to Natural Life caused by Glyphosate
• [27:43] Fiber that Breaks down Glyphosate
• [30:17] Stephanie’s Interest in Natural Birth
• [33:10] The Result of Fermenting Cruciferous
• [34:09] Countries that banned the use of Glyphosate
• [36:10] The Effects of Genetically Modified Seeds on the Earth
• [38:24] The Chronic Inflammation Epidemic
• [40:03] How much Genetically Engineered Produce is in the Market?
• [46:39] The Resurgence of Nitrogen-Fixing Agents

Quotes:

• “People are smart. The problem is they don't understand the need for avoiding the toxic chemicals in everything that they do. We have to always think about safety first because there are so many chemicals we're putting out into the environment with inadequate study. We don't realize how toxic these things can be.”
• “Fermentation is complicated because it can actually introduce new metabolites that could be toxic. But it also takes away metabolites that are toxic. Things are not toxic if your livers are working. Enzymes in the liver are crucial for metabolizing many of these complex molecules that are made by these microbes, and so it becomes liver toxic if the liver can't use those enzymes to break it down.”
• “As you're not being poisoned, your body can handle things like sunlight very well and use it to its advantage to using it as a source of energy. But the things that you need to do that get messed up by the poisons, then it becomes toxic.”
• “Go buy organic and explain to your neighbors and relatives why they should also go buy organic and get them to do it.”

Guest: Stephanie Seneff

Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She has a BS degree from MIT in biology and MS, EE, and Ph.D. degrees from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. Her recent interests have focused on the role of toxic chemicals and micronutrient deficiencies in health and disease, with a special emphasis on the pervasive herbicide, Roundup, and the mineral, sulfur.

Since 2008, she has authored over three dozen peer-reviewed journal papers related to biochemistry and toxicology and has delivered numerous slide presentations at conferences around the world. She is the author of a book on glyphosate, titled "Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment," which was released by Chelsea Green publishers on July 1, 2021. This book was selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best non-fiction books of 2021.

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Durga Leela (a spiritual name) is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist (IAYT certified) from the UK and now based in the US. She has shared Yoga as a Recovery Pathway in several Recovery Conferences over the last 20 years. She has also served as the Director of the Ayurveda Programs at the Sivananda Ashram in California since 2003 and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA).

In this episode, she shares her journey of healing and recovery from addiction. She also talks about the issues of Health Care regarding addiction, how she used Yoga to heal from alcoholism, and the emotional and mental health issues surrounding addiction.

Personal story

• being a child of an alcoholic,
• becoming alcoholic myself in my teens,
• finding yoga in my mid-20s,
• a few suicide attempts,
• and losing my mother to alcoholism when I was 32 years old.
• Shortly after, I was fired from a job I was headhunted into. Then I “did a geographic”— moving from London to Lake Tahoe to take a year off and sort myself out. But “wherever you go, there you are,” and after nine months in the United States, my new life was in shambles. I once again felt desperate, but this time I took myself to a meeting of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
• 18 months sober, allopathic medical professionals offered me antidepressants for their diagnosis of clinical depression
• Book Yoga of Recovery, Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda with Modern Recovery Tools for Addiction - YoR works with people who have a sex addiction, eating disorders, codependents with no substance abuse, and others where substance abuse is present but it is not the primary presenting issue. I work with people 16–84 years old; those who are members of 12-step programs and those who are not. We offer help to those who want to come off the pharmaceuticals they have been prescribed but find they are now dependent on them.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

We talk about the roots of the addictive behaviors: the main causative factor is the ego, the idea of having disconnection from spirit, disconnection from life.

How Ayurveda is a foundational behavioral health care system that can help people thrive in long-term (emotional) sobriety spread addiction - it's not just about alcohol and drugs! addiction is treated by the acute care model but needs a continuum of care from recovery-oriented systems of care - a chronic care model - and overall CARE rather than CURE which tends to be mainly at the level of pharmaceuticals and surgery - but this does not work so well for problems of addiction article: Ayurveda Journal of Health

• I truly believe Ayurveda is the best system of behavioral health care for all modern chronic diseases.
• sobriety, service, and fellowship (the three pillars of 12-step principles)
• Addiction is a bio-pscyhosocial-emotional-cultural-economic-political, etc.
• “character defects” that underlie all addictions—the one that is most ubiquitous being our tendency toward codependency—our ability to see in the other what is wrong but not be able to see or deal with it in ourselves
• “Svastha”— and addiction

• UT and “Svastha”

• This was very interesting to me as it fits with what I’d been told in AA—that addiction was a “spiritual malady” and I was “spiritually sick.” Ayurveda describes all diseases as “forgetting our true nature is spirit.”

• Dr. Harikrishnan, Medical Director of Vaidyagram Ayurvedic Clinic in Coimbatore, India, states, "Addiction arises when we lose the purpose of our life. Vedic literature tells us we only get a human birth after several thousand other lives. The purpose of human life is to evolve, to go to a further level. When you have a bigger purpose, this guides you better in how to live each day.
• PK and recovery to reset cellularly. Dr. Harikrishnan, “We recommend cleansing the body through PanchaKarma-this eliminates the toxins and allows you a break from the circumstances-time away to cleanse and calm down, introduce new practices, change your lifestyle, and feel the effects of the new habits. It takes three months for food to go to the seventh tissue; within three months, our body is completely changed. Hence it is ideal for spending a minimum of six weeks to three months in a staged recovery process.” YoR offers Ayurvedic Pancha karma retreats in India.
• Out-of-pocket spending vs. what is covered by gov’t or insurance.
• The first stage is the deep cleanse; the second stage is learning both the principles and tools of Yoga and Ayurveda to help us make better decisions, and the third stage gives time to offer service to the others-the best way to get out of self. This increases confidence and self-esteem and allows us to share the gifts of our recovery with others. We then go back to live our lives knowing that we have a purpose, feeling calmer and stronger, knowing our capacity, pacifying Vata by eating properly and applying oil daily. (From the Book - online course - YoR Between the mat and the meeting - Ayurveda for our addictiveness; Understanding of our suffering determines the nature of our recovery)

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• Blogs by Cate Stillman:
  • Sthira, Abhyasa + Body Thrive
  • Diving Deeper Into Constitutions
  • Body Thrive – Why It Works
• Podcasts
  • My Path towards A Life Of Thrive with Cece LaCena
  • Take a Moment of Mindfulness and Breathe with Jill Novak
• Yoga of Recovery
• IG: @yogaofrecovery
• Yoga of Recovery YouTube

Highlights:

• Cate shares her experiences living in a Ski Town
• Cate talks about the Body Thrive
• Cate shares how she became intrigued with the Depp-Heard Case
• Cate talks about Addiction as a Spiritual Malady
• Cate talks about self-investment in addiction recovery

Timestamps:

• [02:27] Durga’s Healing Journey
• [08:29] Support from the Community
• [13:23] Getting Introduced to Dharma
• [16:52] Working with Addiction and the Importance of Behavioral Self-Care
• [27:38] Emotional Inflammation
• [34:18] The Biological Reality of Addiction
• [41:08] The Negative Effects of Sugar
• [46:54] Becoming Whole
• [48:52] Healing the Habits

Quotes:

• “You know you're in recovery when you start wishing for a better past. You start to want to empower yourself, and that is to get up early in the morning and do these daily routines.”
• “Constantly needing to have medicine and nourishment with you psychologically reprograms your experience of needing something else to be whole,”
• “You can't really have someone just come off of heavy substances. There is a timeline of detox to treatment and recovery.”
• “We will attract to ourselves the people, circumstances, and events that give us opportunities to work through some of the life lessons that we're here for in this life when we thirst for truth.”

Guest BIO: Durga Leela

Durga Leela (a spiritual name) is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist (IAYT certified) from the UK and now based in the US. She has shared Yoga as a Recovery Pathway in several Recovery Conferences over the last 20 years. She has also served as the Director of the Ayurveda Programs at the Sivananda Ashram in California since 2003 and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA).

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Podcast Intro:

When people get diagnosed with something either chronic or terminal, they suddenly are at the mercy of their doctors. Because of the overwhelming, people don’t always feel competent to stand in their own truth or even ask the right questions.

Many people try to fight diseases with therapy. Unfortunately for others, healing from chronic diseases isn’t for them. With the usage of Cannabis and other THC products, people have had the chance to heal and even have much better health in life.

In this episode, Joanna Matson-Tandberg will share her experiences with cannabis and how it is transforming the medicine industry. Stay tuned!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How can cannabis aid in the healing of a disease?
• Can you treat cancer with gummies or other stuff that is sugar-based?
• What is sublingual?

Links/CTA:

• Yogahealer ongoing FREE Workshops
• http://zvbotanicals.com
• https://www.instagram.com/zvrebelwellness/

Highlights:

• We have a global mental health crisis magnified by and contributes to chronic sleep problems and digestive issues. People need and want to feel empowered and more in control; to be able to do more on their own to improve their health and wellbeing.

• For people to gain freedom and independence in their lives, and to take back control of their bodies and mind, they need hope, wisdom, and change.

• We need integrated approaches to self-care, self-love, and daily living routines and habits. People are hungry to learn and access the tools necessary to find contentment in life and freedom to handle daily stress and still stay balanced, grounded, and connected.

• Magazine Interview

  • Hemp 101- The Basics by Veronica Castillo
  • The French Toast: “The Connection Between Ayurveda, Cannabis, And Psychedelics” by Becky Garrison
  • Radio Interview about Ayurveda on the NOWe show in Canada
• Cate highlighted that cardiovascular disease is a disease of chronic inflammation.
• Cate shares her thoughts that there’s so much variability in guiding members in a course in terms of the medicine and the dose.
• Cate tells a moment when she’s going against the culture.

Timestamps:

• [01:28] The Guest’s Background
• [04:57] Using THC Oil to treat Cancer
• [10:17] Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases
• [13:50] Cancer Death Rates
• [15:50} The Variability of Ayurvedic Medicine
• [18:24] Consuming Cannabis Edibles
• [20:20] The Ideal Therapeutic Way to Receive Cannabis
• [22:28] Where people get their own THC Products
• [26:13] Going Against Culture
• [31:13] Venturing into Cannabis Treatments
• [40:36] Getting Control
• [41:27] The Plant Medicine and Pill Culture
• [46:57] The Citizen Data
• [52:51] Plant-Based Products

Quotes:

• “Eat the cannabis in an edible form. You're going to feel the effects about eight times more than if you're doing a sublingual or a suppository because the way cannabis is metabolized through the liver gives you eight times the increase of sensation.”
• “It's easy to feel crazy when you're counterculture, but it makes so much sense in your own body and intuition. You feel that you are violating yourself when you venture into something not accepted by a common culture.”
• Eventually, you start to get your freedom back. You create your power source inside yourself. There is intelligence so much greater than we understand and so much greater than we have. Even though these plants have incredible healing powers, they also have poison powers because too much of anything is bad.”

Guest Bio: Joanna Matson-Tandberg

ZV Botanicals Founder & CEO, Joanna (Jo) Matson-Tandberg

Joanna is the founder and CEO of ZV Botanicals, a lifestyle and wellness brand offering hand-made CBD-infused Ayurvedic formulas, like tinctures, bitters, body oils, and salves. These small-batch, organic, and 3rd party tested therapeutic formulations are sold directly to the consumer with special attention to educational and inspirational content about healing through Ayurveda and stimulation of the Endocannabinoid system.

Joanna strives to embrace Ayurvedic, Yoga, and cannabis as true healing medicines in all aspects of her life. She learned of the science behind the plants as a form of healing from a debilitating life with Crohn’s, Thyroid disease, and severe degenerative arthritis of her spine.

Her passion for healing naturally extended to her creating a healing protocol for her father, who in, 2015 was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic melanoma to his lungs, stomach, lymph, and adrenal glands. He overcame this devastating diagnosis by following an Ayurvedic and cannabis oil regime and recently received his “no metastatic masses” radiology report from his oncologist at Emory Medical.

Joanna is a NAMA-recognized Ayurveda Wellness Counselor from the Kerala Ayurveda Academy and is a certified Cannabis Clinician through The Medical Cannabis Institute and Dr. Sulak’s Healer programs. Memberships include the American Herbalists Guild, GreenMed Research, Yoga Alliance, Project CBD, and the Society of Cannabis Clinicians. She is also a faculty member for the Holistic Cannabis Academy and NAMA Pace Provider.

Joanna lives in the Pacific NW with her artist and physicist partner Erik Tandberg. Along with running ZV Botanicals, she teaches Ayurvedic wellness classes and retreats, offers cannabis and ayurvedic counseling, and creates powerful herbal remedies. She strives to balance her life through yoga and mindfulness practices to better fulfill her life’s work of sharing her own experience of healing and helping others.

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What does it mean to put your wisdom into action? What does that mean exactly, and what does it have to do with time? What does this have to do with growing up or getting older? Our bodies should get smarter over time. For wisdom to be embodied, you have to live it, which means you have to do the things you know.

In many ways, we're stuck in allopathic ways of thinking and beliefs. We live in a culture where allopathy is the norm. It's hard to see things from someone else's point of view unless we've somehow risen above our own culture and understood other cultures on a cultural level. Only then do we have the freedom to choose.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Can you trust yourself?
• What’s a woman’s I Ching?
• How can you give yourself your own parameters?
• What’s your keystone habit?
• What happens when you tell people what you're excited about?
• What do you believe about health?

Links/CTA:

• Check out FREE Workshops at Yogahealer.com

Highlights:

• Cate recommends the book “A Woman’s I Ching” by Diane Stein. Cate likes Diane’s language about when you don't know these uncertain times.
• Cate shares her experience with Indy when they’re on the beach to work out.
• Cate reminds everyone to expand their awareness of physiology to understand what other cultures believe about how the body works.

Timestamps:

• [01:33] Laser Coaching
• [06:58] Articulate your own beliefs?
• [11:01] A new power to trust yourself
• [11:48] Big factor that comes up often with decision-making
• [14:22] Limiting Speech
• [21:52] Live the wisdom that you know
• [22:31] The Vedic Tradition
• [25:56] Mentally and Physically go inward
• [28:50] Habits that slow you down
• [30:26] The nervous system is in the bone marrow
• [33:14] Beliefs about healing traditions
• [34:41] Hardest things about belief

Quotes:

• “If someone's always been rebelling against our culture, it really changes things rather than if someone's felt like overwhelmed by culture in the past, and that culture steered their decision making and that's ended up in a place that has been lackluster on the personal empowerment front, left something to be desired.”
• “The idea of saying I will not be discussing this, thinking about this. Because my tendency throughout my life has been to be quiet. Just sit there and be stubborn not to do what people want me to do. But just think about the fact that I'm doing that too much, not just settle with it. Think about it too much. Think about it, okay, I'm stubborn, I'm not doing this thing because the only way I can have control over anything in my life is by not doing the thing.”
• “From the Vedic tradition, they were very clear about these teachings. If your mind is spinning, you are burning the depth of integrity of your immune system. You're either dispersing it or you're burning it. And so what does this mean? This is so fascinating how resting with ease and full awareness is the practice. It's a choice. It's a habit.”
• “Where the senses go, the mind goes. We have to choose, we have to be careful about how we do our sense of organ self-care, and we have to be careful about taking the time that has nothing going on. So that the mind can unwind a bit.”
• “You take something if you pull a card like that in the I Ching. And now as a time of waiting, that's how you are able to take action still. So it's not procrastination. It's a conscious engagement with tabling something and building deeper energy in the process.”

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There's too much stuff in our emotional body that we're not processing. We're just covering up small bits and pieces of food as we go. Emotional inflammation, in addition to physical inflammation, has an impact on our physiology. The negative pressures we face lead to an unhealthy lifestyle that has long-term consequences.

In this episode, Cate Stillman talks about the most prominent negative stressors we have and the root of chronic inflammation. She shares how negative stressors affect emotional and physical health and how we can better care for our physiology. Tune in to learn more!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What intermittent fasting does?
• How to Start Intermittent Fasting
• How to Lose Belly Fat and Tone the Muscles
• What is happening with fat cells?
• How to have a Healthier Physiology
• How to Remove Negative Stressors
• How to Develop a Fasting Habit
• What pattern most people are in and why does it lead to disease?
• Why do people that have chronic inflammation have a hard time being adaptable to new bacteria and new viruses?

Links/CTA:

• https://www.yogahealer.com/free-workshops
• https://yogahealer.com/

Highlights:

• Cate talks about the importance of understanding Autophagy
• Cate shares the two sides of the Human Organs
• Cate discusses the Modern Culture of Overeating
• Cate talks about the evolution of Chronic Inflammation

Timestamps:

• [03:00] Eating Rhythm
• [05:58] Number one habit that creates Chronic Inflammation
• [07:00] How Negative Stressors Disorganize our Physiology
• [09:14] How Humans mate based on Physiology
• [11:37] Positive Stressors
• [13:29] How much should we do Intermittent Fasting?
• [15:14] Cate’s Intermittent Fasting Challenge
• [16:49] Negative Stressor
• [18:46] Inflammation leads to disease
• [21:46] Chronic Allostasis
• [24:25] What the Immune System is Designed to do
• [27:02] What Happens When We Start to Fast?
• [29:13] What happens if you don’t have Autophagy?

Quotes:

• “The number one habit that's creating chronic inflammation is eating too frequently. It's a modern culture where we snack late and sit on our asses way too much. We prefer convenience over real food, we make decisions to make us feel good in the short term. They don't make you feel relaxed and aware and like you have all the time and all the money that you need. We end up worrying too much and sacrificing sleep. Those are all a result of decreased neuroplasticity from eating too frequently.”

• “As you become more integrated with your physiology through the fasting habit, you actually can activate the deeper muscles of your soul and your abdominal transverse. That also gives you tone in your lower belly, which gives you tone and your lower back. It gives you tone in the side abdominals. What that does is actually accentuates your waist-to-hip ratio. You're also supported in your lower chakras.”

• “The more you actually understand your physiology, the more you can get yourself to skip a meal.”

• “We have been evolving with bacteria and viruses. Viruses are a much bigger subset of genetic diversity than bacteria. You have your human DNA cells, you have your microbiome cells, and then you have your virus, which is huge and expansive. Our physiology is meant to constantly adapt to what's coming in. We don't get to adapt if we don't have lysosomal action. If that's all going to digest food, you are depleting your adaptability. That will accelerate your aging and it leaves you very vulnerable to new viruses and bacteria entering the evolutionary cycle alongside mammals. It's nothing to be afraid of, but you should know how it works.”

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What are your beliefs around health, healing, and disease? You might have experiences that you have individually experienced, and there are also universal energy experiences or unity consciousness experiences that are also part of your experience box. But you can't know everything on some level.

In this world, there is a lot to learn. Do a bit of exploration. When you hear someone else tell you about their experience, it becomes part of your own. You can have direct perception experiences and experiences in different levels of consciousness that aren't always conscious states.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What is your workshop on looking at beliefs?
• What are some ways to question our beliefs?
• What are your beliefs?
• What is obvious to you?
• What is the emotional resonance you have with this specific word over that word?
• What is the opportunity at the crossroads of your life right now?
• Is inquiry practice a healing process in itself?

Links/CTA:

• Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray
• Check out Yogahealer's latest events & workshops!

Highlights:

• Cate shares one of her favorite images which is Dave Gray
• Cate tells a story when her daughter keeps asking questions that are so beyond her experience.
• Cate mentioned being aware of the visceral experience

Timestamps:

• [0:59] The empathy map by Dave Gray
• [5:19] Beyond the threshold
• [8:57] Experience the experience in your body
• [11:31] Inquiry practice
• [15:01] Emotional resonance with certain words
• [16:14] What're the crossroads right now?

Quotes:

• “We have these strong theories, judgments, beliefs, and things that we think are super obvious. But it's resting on a small chunk of possible experience. What brings us beyond the threshold, beyond our condition thinking into liminal thinking is actually in part when we question our beliefs.”
• “Your beliefs are what is obvious to you.”
• “It's okay to allow for contradictions. As you investigate your beliefs about the mind, return to what experiences have led you to those beliefs.”
• “It doesn't have to be obvious to anyone but you because you're just relying on your experience of what's obvious.”

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Podcast Intro: A lot of people experience Weight Creep, a phase where we suddenly gain weight, and they find it hard to reverse the effects. Some just accept while others are determined to fight the weight gain.

It’s easy to think that Intermittent fasting, working out, and proper dieting is the solution to weight creep. But what if there is an underlying layer to the issue of gaining weight? In this episode, Cate will talk about Weight Creep, what is going on with the body when gaining weight, and why it is a big deal.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to fight weight gain
• How to fight hunger while fasting
• How to prevent dysmetabolism
• How long you should do intermittent fasting
• How to find the root of why you are gaining weight

Links/CTA:

• https://yogahealer.com/form-body-goals/
• https://yogahealer.com/
• If you want to start intermittent fasting, go to https://yogahealer.com/if-course/

Highlights:

• Cate says that weight creep is chronic inflammation. The body is in a constant state of high alert and is releasing inflammatory chemicals. It heavily affects the fat cells, blood cells, and the body's many different systems and can be a cause or consequence of multiple diseases.
• Cate shares that she has been in health and wellness since she was 16. She shares that she had a weight creep at the time when she first got into health and wellness, trying to find the cause of her migraines and allergies. She would read books about health and wellness trying to find answers.
• Cate shares that she had been pushing her body where she would only snack on dark chocolate. She didn't know that she was already fasting until she got into the world of intermittent fasting. She says that there was a part of her that was thinking too much about food.

Timestamps:

• [00:39] What happens when we gain weight?
• [04:45] The Bigger issue behind Weight Gain
• [05:34] The Weight Creep
• [09:04] Creating Breakthroughs
• [12:18] Autophagy: The Process of Breaking down Cells
• [15:12] Apoptosis: The Process of Programmed Cell Death
• [17:38] How Cells Break down
• [19:34] Anthropogenic: The Inducers
• [24:08] Dysmetabolism and Resistance to Hunger Satiation
• [26:13] How Hydration Affects Hunger
• [29:01] Working through the Initial Challenge of Fighting through Hunger
• [35:36] The Body Gold Sessions
• [37:01] How the Body Thrive Habits Help with Autoimmune Diseases
• [38:18] The Deeper Issues Underneath Weight Gain
• [40:55] How being in a Community makes things Easier
• [44:20] Five-Day Fast Mimicking Diet

Quotes:

• “Weight is a side effect of so much else going wrong. If we look at the habits, it's like inflation where there's a problem. Solving the problem would require work. But you don't want to do the work and so, you just print money. The same thing is happening with negative stressors where our weight is creeping.”
• “When you do the hard work, even if it's simply hard work, everything gets better. Everything gets better, even with the problems underneath the weight. We want to look at the problems underneath the weight.”
• “Think of yourself so much more as a closed system than an open system. We are so incredibly durable as mammals, which can be seen with our pets. We are built for survival. We are not built in a delicate way like our entire ancestral past.”
• “It's not about forcing the body to fast longer. It's about finding deep satiation in life. How long it takes is going to depend on how you deeply want to get under the layers of why you are overeating, why you are putting on too much, and why you are not letting your fat cells circulate.”

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Podcast Intro: A well-functioning immune system protects the body against sickness and infection.

When the immune system fails, it destroys healthy cells, tissues, and organs by mistake. These attacks, known as autoimmune diseases, can damage any region of the body, compromising bodily function and potentially posing a life-threatening hazard.

You can imagine that if your cells are attacking each other, there isn't much balance or harmony in the body, which isn't a good foundation for good health. It requires balance and harmony to function properly. So, how do we give our bodies the balance they require?

Tune in as Cate talks about the correlation of autoimmune with habits, and what can you do to target the root cause of this dreaded illness.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What are the early symptoms of Chronic Diseases
• Difference between allostasis and homeostasis in autoimmune
• Two digestive operating systems on a cellular level

Links/CTA:

• https://yogahealer.com/

Highlights:

• Cate talks about the ancestor’s knowledge that everyone has different body types
• Cate talks about the dangers of negative bias
• Cate talks about the inflammation-causing confusion in physiology

Timestamps:

• [05:26] - The Modern Healthcare System
• [07:41] - Symptoms of Autoimmune Fatigue
• [14:47] - Different Body Types
• [19:01] - Counter Negative Bias with Positive Bias
• [26:21] - Circadian Rhythm Habits
• [28:11] - Rewards of the Healing Journey
• [32:43] - How Diet Affects your Body
• [39:08] - Fasting vs. Over-eating

Quotes:

• "I also want people with the symptoms of autoimmune where their symptoms without a diagnosis to be able to potentially prevent going down the path of having a scary diagnosis."
• "The endocrine system is the big communicator of the body. If we understand that the fatty tissue of the body is an endocrine system right then we have to understand that like okay, the stakes are high if we're carrying too much weight."
• "In terms of personality, people with more Vata, or wind in their type, the lighter type, so they'll naturally be excited, they'll naturally be fun to be around, light-hearted, quick to remember, quick to forget, and quick to forgive."
• "It's easy for anybody to feel overwhelmed, and what we need to correlate is that overwhelm is an emotion of inflammation. If we entertain that emotion, meaning we don't do something to change our emotional state, what can happen that can turn the tide of a symptom of autoimmune into a disease of autoimmune."
• "One of the scariest things about negative bias is it decreases your neuroplasticity. It makes you less able to learn something new. Negative bias to become less capable of diet and lifestyle changes."

Guest BIO: Cate Stillman

Cate Stillman started Yogahealer.com. She educates wellness professionals on how to have a more significant impact and earn more money while also living their best lives, and she gives thrive-seekers the tools they need to do just that. Founded Yogahealer.com in 2001, Cate's website has helped thousands of people achieve their health, family, and community goals.

Her Ayurveda courses, Body Thrive and Living Ayurveda have a profound effect on the lives of individuals who participate. Paddling and surfing in the winter and mountain biking in the summer are two activities she enjoys the most.

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The problem with the Western Medical model is when you have asthma, it's super scary because you can't breathe. We never actually get to the root of the problem of what is causing asthma. All we know is that it is a chronic inflammatory disease.

In this episode, we will be talking about asthma. We will be exploring the views of modern culture on asthma and the root of the disease. Cate will also share breathing exercises that will help expand your airways. Stay tuned.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What do you need to understand about asthma?
• What’s the problem with the Western medical model right now?
• How can intermittent fasting help someone with inflammation?
• What is the frequency of shifting parasympathetic?
• Why is breathing through your nostrils important?

Links/CTA:

• https://yogahealer.com/
• https://yogahealer.com/allergy-relief
• https://yogahealer.com/free-workshops/
• https://yogahealer.com/ayurveda-masterclass/

Highlights:

• Cate talks about the growing issue of chronic inflammatory diseases
• Cate shares breathing exercises
• Cate tells a story about chronic inflammation during the 1900s

Timestamps:

• [03:01] Understanding Asthma
• [07:55] Exercising the Lungs
• [13:26] The Microbiome in the Lungs
• [18:33] Three-Part Inhale
• [23:15] Why physiology becomes hyper-responsive
• [25:17] The Death Rate of Chronic Inflammation
• [29:17] Chronic Psychological Shift

Quotes:

• [01:12] “In modern culture, we get a scary diagnosis like asthma and then we get medication for that, which is chemical medication. In general, it's created by chemistry in the lab. And the issue is that if we don't understand the underlying cause. We never get to the root of the problem of what is causing allergies, asthma, or autoimmune conditions. If we don't get to the root of the issue, then what happens is that issues stack on top of each other.”
• [07:23] “Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease. Trying to rewrite our program thinking asthma is something separate from chronic inflammation will remodel the pathways. It is important to understand that asthmatic airway are also characterized by remodeling a term used to define complex morphologic changes involving all the structures of the bronchial wall.”
• [14:13] “Bacteria, viruses, archaea, and fungi are there for the functionality of your lung tissue. They're not human DNA cells. They're bacterial and viral cells. When the microbiome of your lungs is happy and healthy, you're not inflamed. They actually eat the inflammation the microbes actually eat the viruses actually eat the inflammation.”
• [17:32] “When we do the easy things that make life harder in the long run that increases chronic inflammation.”

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Podcast Intro:

Many households struggle with allergies. Others seem to have no problem being in the outside world where there is a risk of having allergic reactions. But why is it that other people have allergies while others don’t?

With life-changing innovations in the medical industry, almost every allergy can be treated right away. But there are also side effects. In today’s episode, Cate is going to share how to get rid of allergies fast.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What is the root cause of allergies?
• How can you get rid of your allergies fast?
• Why do you need to be concerned about chronic diseases?
• What’s the importance of knowing the nature of your microbiome health?
• What are the important lifestyle changes needed to be made by the whole family?
• How do different medical traditions look at allergies?

Links/CTA:

• https://yogahealer.com/offer-allergy-relief/
• https://www.yogahealer.com/free-workshops
• https://yogahealer.com/podcasts/

Highlights:

• Cate shared her experience of having allergies when she was seven years old
• Cate tells about her son who also had allergies when he is four years old
• Cate says that Ayurveda will help you to know how the root cause of your allergies may be quite different than the root cause of someone else's allergies.
• Cate shares her thoughts on immunotherapy and allergy shots

Timestamps:

• [01:55] The Issue with Allergies
• [08:32] How the Sinuses help fight Allergies
• [12:35] How to Decrease Chronic Inflammation
• [14:47] The Reason we are Reactant to Allergens
• [18:26] Allergies in Different Households
• [19:17] Finding the Root of Allergies
• [25:32] How Different Medicines React to Allergies
• [28:41] Cate’s Thoughts on Medicine that Reduces Histamine Surge in Allergies
• [33:41] Food Allergies
• [35:27] Immunotherapy and Allergy Shots
• [39:57] The Causes of Side Effects from Allergy Medicines

Quotes:

• “Allergy medicines don't actually lower our allostatic load. If anything, they increase oxidative stress because they're naturally more acidic in our physiology. Many of the antihistamines will also have side effects that let us know that there's actually an increase in load on our system. Side effects might be drowsiness, dry mouth, blurred vision, or headaches.”
• “If we don't have fermented foods and enough fiber in our diet for the microbiome and the colon to thrive on, what happens is our oxidative stress starts to happen cellularly in the digestive tract first. Allergies are complicated. But you want to get to the root cause of it. When you do, you get all these side benefits instead of having all these side effects.”
• “The longer you do intermittent fasting, the more you can break all food combining rules. But if you have allergies or autoimmune conditions, you have to nurture your digestion and pay attention to food. Combining these basic rules of food combining can be a total game-changer.”
• “The body's super intelligent. It's hyperreactive to the environment with allergies. What it's trying to do is try to flush out some of the inflammation. It's trying to enter deeper levels of hydration and flow. When we take the anti-histamine, it actually disrupts the body's natural response to flushing out the allergen and also flushing out the inflammatory response.”

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How would you feel if your doctor diagnoses you with an Autoimmune disease? How would you be able to face that reality? These types of questions are the reality that is faced by many.

Many believe that detoxing and creating a positive environment can help “undiagnosed” their autoimmune disease. Repairing the DNA to reverse the diagnosis might sound like fantasy, but it is true and very possible in Laura's case. Tune in as Laura shares her insights and experience in facing her autoimmune disease.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How can you prevent yourself from putting things in your body that won’t be going to be any good?
• How can you do more with less?
• Are the studies done with diet and lifestyle modifications?
• What are the habits that work for Laura?
• What would Laura recommend?

Links/CTA:

• Check out our FREE Workshops
• Upcoming Live Events

Highlights:

• Cate says that when she is in the group doing a thing, whether it's a challenge, or whether it's the yogi detox, there's this invitation into depth and it feels like a current or it feels like a gravitational pull.
• Cate always finds with herbal medicine that if you're not getting the effect, increase the dose, increase the frequency, and see what it can do.
• Cate shares her interview with Peter where he devoted his life to understanding the community.

Timestamps:

• [01:49] Facing the Challenge
• [04:27] What made the Difference
• [06:23] Commitment to a Community
• [09:01] Symptoms of Laura’s Autoimmune Disease
• [13:41] Are studies about Lupus done with Diet and Lifestyle Modifications?
• [15:34] Understanding Community
• [16:41] Laura’s Current Habits
• [19:31] Do Autoimmune Diseases require the Body more Rest?
• [25:16] Wild Habits
• [28:11] Laura’s Advice for People with Autoimmune Disease
• [29:56] Having a Healing Team

Quotes:

• “Every time I would get stuck or I'd want to eat something that wasn't the best for me, I would just consider how I would want to feel tomorrow. Doing that prevented me from putting things in my body that was only good for a minute or two and then they weren’t going to be any good later on.”
• “Connect with as many people as you can and ask questions. The doctor cannot just put all your eggs in one basket.”
• “It was really finding out from other people who weren't doctors that got me to ask the important questions.”

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Podcast Intro: Is it possible to drink your own urine and be healthy? The idea of putting something back into the body that the body appears to be discarding may sound weird at first. But what we don’t know is that drinking urine or “Shivambu” has many benefits. Throughout history, our ancestors have been using urine to treat illnesses and improve their overall health.

In the treatment of chronic diseases, urine therapy has proven to be a highly effective and drug-free alternative. It can be adopted by anyone including young children. The sole ingredient required is a material produced by the body itself and rich in mineral salts, hormones, and other important substances. But how can you ensure that the wastes flushed out with your urine aren’t taken back in? Why is urine regarded as the best tonic available for the immune system?

Megan MacDonald is one of the many people that has been doing Urine Therapy. She shares with us how it changed her life and why people should not stigmatize the practice. Learn there is to know about Urine therapy.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Why Cow Urine is Beneficial to the Body
• Why Drinking Urine Boosts Overall Health
• How Our Ancestors Learned About Shivambu
• How Society is Learning More About Shivambu

Links/CTA:

• https://yogahealer.com/
• https://www.yogahealer.com/allergy-relief
• https://yogahealer.com/book
• https://yogahealer.com/free-workshops/

Highlights:

• In Sanskrit, words matter. There's nothing random about that language in general. It's not like a new word becomes a hit because a bunch of teenagers made it up and it became cool later. So you're dealing with ancient languages that have a lot of intentionalities based on vibration and based on deep historical meaning.
• Cate says that during a Bitcoin conference, she and other people were talking about drinking urine. That means that drinking urine is already out in the biohacker community. Cate says that it will take the edge off for people who are curious and looking to learn about drinking urine and those who might not be at the biohacker level.
• Cate says that she is much more curious about Cancel Culture and its edginess. She wants to know if it matters in society if one cannot stand for truth.

Timestamps:

• [00:36] Starting in Urine Therapy
• [03:36] How Megan Describes Urine Therapy
• [06:50] Where it Clicked for Megan
• [11:30] Shivambu: Words Matter
• [16:08] The Benefits of Cow Urine
• [18:24] The conception of ancient medicine traditions should be evolving

Quotes:

• “Don't pretend you know something you don't. It's the same thing with someone who's done online courses for 10 years versus someone who's been in it for a year. If someone has a practice with something, that's really different from me writing a book on it and trying it a few times.”

Guest BIO: Megan MacDonald

Megan Macdonald’s combined training in both holistic health (yoga, meditation, reiki), and the academic study of ritual and belief provides a broad foundation to draw from with all of her clients. It was curiosity about her own chronic pain as a teenager that led to investigating over 20 healing modalities. As her health improved, she started to not only feel the benefits in her own body and mind but see the changes that deep health brought to every aspect of life. She is certified in Hatha, Yin, and Restorative Yoga, and has been training with Mada Dalian to be a facilitator of the Self-Healing Dalian Method. This is profound work on the unconscious, beliefs, the shadow, and the ego. She also teaches the ancient practice of Shivambu (urotherapy). She offers multi-week programs to help people improve sleep, and digestion, develop healthy habits, promote well-being, and raise consciousness.

Her background in theatre, and organizing and delivering national high-profile events and ceremonies for the Government of Canada helped develop her knowledge of social rituals. Megan has a Ph.D. in ‘The Performance of Belief’ from Queen Mary, University of London, UK, and has published, and taught widely on theatre and ritual. She is currently based in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Podcast Intro:

Taking medication is a normal part of many people's daily routine, and these medications are used to treat disease and promote health. Although medications can help you feel better and recover, it is vital to understand that all medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, have risks as well as benefits.

The advantages of drugs are the beneficial results they provide when used, such as decreasing blood pressure, curing infection, or relieving pain. But what are the chances that anything unfavorable or unexpected may happen to you if you utilize them? How can you assess the risks and advantages while deciding which medications to use? How can lifestyle change, diet, and medication help you control chronic diseases?

When the advantages of treatment outweigh the known hazards, the FDA considers it safe enough to approve. However, before using any medicine, as with many other things you do on a daily basis, you should weigh the benefits and risks in order to make the best decision for you.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• The study of drug versus lifestyle changes in patients
• FDA is mechanized to protect big pharmaceutical companies
• How drug advertisements are unregulated
• How drugs are not tested with diets and lifestyle changes for efficacy.
• What is the placebo effect
• How wild habits organize you
• What are the unconventional habits are your best medicine
• How chronic inflammation is driven by habits
• The devastating effect of the microbiome that leads to dementia

Links/CTA:

• Upcoming Workshops:
• Yoga Health Coaching - May 4
• Master of You Workshop - May 12 - 13
• Body Thrive - May 5

• Living Ayurveda Course - June 9

• Join Cate’s LIVE Workshops:

• Lisbon Live Event (Lisbon, Portugal) - June 3 - 5
• Alta Live Event (Alta, WY) - July 28 - 30

Highlights:

• Cate encourages listeners to know more about what a particular disease and its chronic symptoms look like so you can make a distinction between chronic inflammation over acute ones
• Cate discusses that the generational split is around 30% of adolescents 50% of adults 85% of elders who overconsume drugs according to statistics.
• Cate talks about Modern Medicines are formulated to treat acute conditions rather than chronic inflammation
• Cate talks about the relationship between microbiome and serotonin

Timestamps:

• [01:56] What is Medicine?
• [05:33] Pharmademic
• [06:14] How drugs generate sales through media advertisement
• [06:42] The Gloom to Bloom Ads
• [07:26] Cures and Curses: The controversial history of pharmaceutical advertising
• [09:12] Drug Side effects when not coupled with lifestyle changes
• [10:07] Allopathy
• [17:23] Relationship between Chronic Inflammation and Habits
• [18:39] Disrupted Microbiome
• [19:50] Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue in the Body
• [21:11] Mental Chronic Fatigue Symptoms
• [22:21] Allergy Medication

Quotes:

• “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.”
• “If you're tapped into your senses and nature every while that human medicine is everywhere, from your own mind to walking outside to harvesting invasive weeds in your ecosystem.”
• “If you have symptoms or a disease of chronic inflammation, you may be more vulnerable to promises of drugs marketed by pharmaceutical companies, driven by profit for shareholders.”
• “There's an entire mechanism established for testing drugs. There isn't an entire mechanism established in terms of scientific rigor for testing lifestyle changes.”
• “It just doesn't make sense to me to allow a drug to be advertised as preventing cardiovascular disease. When you have included lifestyle changes as an arm in the study. It's just so crystal clear that the purpose of the study is to sell the drug. It's not to prevent cardiovascular disease.“
• “We know why drugs can't get to the root generation of chronic inflammation, but can alter how the body responds to chronic inflammatory habits. But how overdosed are we and does that hinder reversing chronic?”
• “Humans as a species are drugged at epidemic inflationary rates.”
• “Because drugs don't sell themselves, the drug makers buy media in the form of advertising, which in the US is largely unregulated.”
• “Almost half of all ad dollars are centered on prescription drugs to treat chronic conditions like arthritis, diabetes, and depression.”
• “The conglomeration of the food industry, advertising industry, Big Pharma and healthcare, and big media make short-term gains for stockholders at the expense of overdosing the population. All these trends are shepherded by the US the trend is global”
• “Shareholders profit while the species generate the lack of integrity and big picture solutions lead to a physiological and psychological breakdown at the epigenetic and genetic level.”
• “Drugs cause dysbiosis, promoting more inflammation, hindering digestion, doubling emotional sensitivity, and come with specific unrelated side effects.”
• “Symptoms of chronic inflammation are meant to force our hand to wake up to develop antifragile habits of resilience.”
• “Rewiring habits is the way out of the pain cave.”
• “Wild habits shift your mindset towards the positive so you can preference your future self over your current habits leading to breakthroughs.”

Guest BIO: Cate Stillman

Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga instructor, and wellness coach with a vision for the future. She educates people who want to thrive on how to improve their health, careers, and lives in an instant, as well as wellness experts on how to expand their influence and money while living their best lives.

She has been an Ayurvedic Practitioner since 2001 and has completed Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training. Cate also co-hosted The Ayurveda Summit, published Body Thrive in 2015, and is currently working on Master of YOU, which will be released in 2020. Since founding Yogahealer in 2001, she has helped thousands of people improve their health, families, and communities.

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Podcast Intro:

Building a community could be a tough job. Everyone inside the community must have similar interests so you could have a strong relationship with one another. Inside your community, you can engage and help one another and bring impact.

The world can be simplified into two groups: the group that follows their desire and follows the people who know about something they want and the group that doesn’t.

Always remember, being with other people helps you grow faster. Being in a community is better than evolving individually.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to build and transform your community?
• How does a community evolve faster than individuals?
• How does goodwill brings the opportunity to make a difference
• How do you bring your experiences into your family or friendship?
• How do you stay vulnerable?
• What are the symptoms of isolation?

Links/CTA:

• Our FREE Workshops >> Click here
• Join Yogidetox by Cate Stillman
• www.designedlearning.com
• Common Good Collective
• www.peterblock.com
• Book: Community: The Structure of Belonging Paperback by Peter Block

Highlights:

• Cate learned in collaborative leadership to let the structure around the community bear the weight, rather than the weight on her as the leader.
• Cate shares what she noticed how people have the desire to learn more and be with someone who knows best about something that they want.
• Cate discovered in her work that communities evolve faster than individuals.
• Cate noticed that wellness pros have a hard time-making Group Dynamic or Community Dynamic
• Cate emphasizes how in today’s culture, people have given up on how their life matters.

Timestamps:

• [00:43] Introduction
• [02:33] Transforming Community
• [06:05] Collaborative Leadership
• [09:31] Spiritual Influences
• [10:34] There’s Nothing Wrong with You
• [12:17] The Shift in You
• [16:10] Community Evolves Faster than Individuals
• [23:24] How do you bring your experiences into your family or friendship?
• [24:24] Assumptions about Identity
• [29:47] Where can your goodwill make a difference?
• [39:27] Distinction between Problem Solving and Possibility.
• [42:53] Scale of Evolution
• [44:06] Wormholes in Time
• [46:49] Symptoms of Isolation
• [49:26] Attention Economy
• [50:16] The Need for Support Groups
• [51:11] Closing

Quotes:

• Most of us get trapped in working on ourselves for a long period of time and then when we go out into the world, we go out as individuals - evolved individuals
• Consensus forces people to lie.
• Speed is an escape from everything you stand for.
• Everybody thinks “oh, the world is more complex.” It’s not complex, it's just, that you're alive now and so you magnify his difficulty.
• There are good things called existential guilt. I've chosen life and a path and I will live with the consequences.
• You don't have to earn your right to be here. All you have to do is show up.
• You can get everything you need and walk in the distance
• Once you've discovered that you're not crazy, you're not alone and there's nothing about you that needs fixing, then the habits become a nightmare and possible change.

Guest Bio: Peter Block

Peter Block is an author and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops designed to build the skills outlined in his books. His books include Flawless Consulting, Stewardship, The Answer to How Is Yes, Community, The Abundant Community, and The Other Kingdom. Peter is a founder of the Common Good Collective, is part of the Economics of Compassion Initiative of Greater Cincinnati, and is a member of his local neighborhood council. He serves on the board of LivePerson, a provider of online engagement solutions. His work is in the restoration of the common good and creating a world that reclaims our humanity from the onslaught of modernism.

Co-owner, The Transforming Community -

Peter Block is an expert on community. He discovered that you need to pay attention to what you really give a shit about. On the give a shit question he asks, where can your goodwill make a real difference?1 That is where you belong next. So, ask yourself the question.

Then, understanding belong has a second meaning:

The second meaning of the word belong has to do with being an owner: Something belongs to me. To belong to a community is to act as a creator and co-owner of that community. What I consider mine I will build and nurture.2

So to belong you commit to being part where you can make a real difference, and you take ownership of your actions and your collectives’ actions. Block continues:

The communal possibility rotates on the question “What can we create together?” This emerges from the social space we create when we’re together. It’s shaped by the nature of the culture within which we operate but isn’t controlled by it. This question of what we can create together is at the intersection of possibility and accountability.3

Possibility to design the future together; accountability for what happens.

Your regenerative habits become a pull for your core people to reverse the tide of chronic inflammation. The people in your circles have a lifesaver in you. Live the smarter way and you are leading the journey. The wild habits align to life, to enthalpy, to potentia.

1. Block, Peter.Community. San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008
2. Block, Peter.Community. San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008
3. Block, Peter.Community. San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008

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Everything is intertwined here on earth. Man has established these invisible yet strong connections with nature since the dawn of evolution. But what happens when these are out of sync? Would that impact the quality of the being navigating through the vast range of this planet? Join Cate Stillman as she talks about Ayurvedic Rhythms in-depth and how it affects the quality of your life here on earth.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What are the consequences of living against the rhythm of life
• How falling out of Rhythm correlates with your statute in life
• Why is it necessary to give yourself a break when experiencing season/weather change
• How treating the earth as a finite resource constitutes a prospective problem and fragility
• What naturally transpires when seasons change

Links/CTA:

• Get into Yogidetox this April!
• Read: How to Detox Your Body
• Watch this episode with Winston on 10 Seasons of Cleansing
• Cate Stillman on Simple Detox Soup Stock

Highlights:

• Cate talks about Ahamkara identifying more as an individual than a rhythm
• Cate talks about individuals treating the earth as an infinite source
• Cate talks about Ugni Changes relative to Rhythm

Timestamps:

• [04:02] Seasonal Rhythm: Ritu Charya
• [05:32] Earth is a finite resource
• [06:12] Fragile System
• [06:40] Ahamkara
• [07:52] Living against the rhythm equates to the fragility
• [08:00] Paying more attention to rhythm to become antifragile
• [11:07] Fragility in the ecosystem
• [12:34] To give the body a break, we need to give the mind a break
• [13:47] Aging is when you're against the rhythm
• [18:21] Ritu Charya is a habit
• [19:28] Ritu Charya as a positive stressor
• [23:28] Ritu Charya is not an option. It's an evolution of habit.

Quotes:

• When the seasons change, what we want to do is give the body a break. To give the body a break, we need to give the mind a break.
• There's a problem where our global economic system is treating the Earth as an infinite resource, but the Earth is a finite resource. Seeing ourselves outside of the planet we live on it's a perspective problem, and these problems create fragility.

• When we live against the rhythm, I want you to equate that with fragility. So to become antifragile means, we pay more and more attention to rhythm.

• There's an understanding in seasonal change that there's an accumulation of the past season - the energies and forces of the past seasons, they accumulate.

• Give up a bit. Allow a little more space, light, silence, listen to and receive the rhythm, go for walks so you can feel the beat of the Earth, take the earbuds out and notice the weather and the sky.

Guest: Cate Stillman

Since 2001, Cate Stillman has been educating audiences on how to achieve health and wellness with yoga and Ayurveda. She is the host of the Yogahealer Real Thrive Show, a weekly podcast that features dozens of industry leaders. She spends part of her time in Idaho's border country and part of it in Mexico.

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What you eat makes you who you are. That is a general thought we all share. However, in today's fast-paced society, where food preparation takes less time while sacrificing quality, how does this affect us in the long run? Join Dr. Grant Antoine and Hilary Keiser to discuss how food intakes, environmental factors, and your microbiome status contribute to curable illnesses through minor lifestyle changes.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Gut health and how Viome can help you get started on your health journey.
• Understanding your Viome scores, food recommendations, and supplements.
• How microbiome impacts your cardiovascular, nervous, and endocrine system
• How knowing your microbiome status could foster and build your health and restore balance
• How you can use food as medicine with the aid of your microbiome

Links/CTA:

• "Have You Tested Your Microbiome?" Full Video Episode here
• Watch: Cate on Microbiome, Ayurveda, Chronic Inflammation, Dysbiosis, Nitric Oxide, & Terrain Theory
• Studies
  • Does the brain have a microbiome?
  • Depression, Anxiety, IBS and Type 2 Diabetes
  • Gut microbiome activity predicts risk of type 2 diabetes and metformin control in a large human cohort
• You can also check out these other pages:
  • https://www.viome.com/wellness/gut-health-and-mood
  • https://www.viome.com/wellness/digestive-health
  • https://www.youtube.com/viome
  • https://www.instagram.com/viome
  • http://www.viome.com

Highlights:

• Cate talks about her study on Ayurveda
• Cate shares about her dad getting diagnosed with stomach cancer and sent him viome kit
• Cate talks about the terrain theory versus germ theory
• Cate talks about how indigenous people utilize urine in traditional healing

Timestamps:

• [04:30] Connections between the gut, the microbiome, and all health systems
• [8:11] Modern Medicine
• [10:13] Finding the balance
• [12:45] Personalized Medicine
• [19:20] How diagnostic are the tools in terms of what medicine should be using
• [23:05] Measuring the microbiome
• [28:37] Does the brain have a microbiome?
• [33:57] As the microbiome becomes healthier, is that something that you need to take supplements for as long as you want to feel good?
• [38:05] How different groups of people invest versus spend money

Quotes:

• If you align with the wrong products that don't work, you are doing everybody, including yourself, a disservice.
• Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are traditional approaches that are generally gut forward.
• Not all microbes can create a good rate. There's a very specific genus and species we can look and see that do the work.
• We used to think about the CSF and the brain environment. The cranium was enclosed and sterile and like nothing was getting through the blood-brain barrier. But then we look at autopsy results for Alzheimer's patients, we see viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.

Guest: Dr. Grant Antoine and Hilary Keiser

Dr. Grant Antoine is a naturopathic doctor passionate about patient empowerment and education.

He brings this passion to Viome where he believes­­ the marriage of technology, systems biology, and the human microbiome provides individuals with an unprecedented resource of practical and actionable health insights.

The accessibility of the Viome platform also provides the means to impact the health of many more individuals than could ever be possible through traditional, clinical practice.

At Viome Dr. Antoine is involved in clinical trial design and the development of nutritional and supplement interventions for Viome’s user recommendations and efficacy studies.

Dr. Antoine holds a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas and later attended Bastyr University of California where he earned his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree. He attended naturopathic residency at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at the University of California, Irvine where his training focused on integrative primary care.

Hilary is a biochemist turned biohacker. Her passion for wellness extends beyond hacking her own health to using artificial intelligence to improve the health of thousands. As a Clinical Nutritionist at Viome, she has worked to train the AI platform to make precision nutrition recommendations. She believes that Viome’s precision nutrition program can truly slow the progression of the disease and may someday make illness obsolete. Hilary holds a Bachelor’s in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Hartford and a Masters in Biochemistry from San Diego State University. She is an avid yoga practitioner, snowboarder, food lover, and at-home fermentation enthusiast.

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Podcast Intro: Success is not something that suddenly appears in your life. It is something you work hard on, and dedicate your life to. How you see success also depends on what your views are and how you see your life.

On your path to success, you may encounter problems that you can either solve on your own or have someone to help you with. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. Let other people help you and you will end up learning a lot from them. In this episode, Cate Stillman together with our guests, Brett Larkin and Katie Silcox, will be discussing about the path to success. Don't miss out!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to build a community and choose the right platform
• How everyone has their own definition of what success is
• How important it is to invest in oneself

Links/CTA:

• Time for Yogidetox! Coming April...check out here >>> https://yogidetox.com/
• Free Workshops!
• Katie Silcox Shakti School
• Brett Larkin's Blog
• Brett Larkin IG: @larkinyogatv
• Brett Larkin YT: @brettlarkinyoga
• Brett Larkin Yoga Uplifted

Highlights:

• Cate shares to us her skills that she learned and its growth
• Cate discusses how figuring out on your own is a myth
• Cate highlights that we were all looking for self-knowledge ideas

Timestamps:

• [00:42] Introduction
• [03:49] Start from nothing stories
• [06:32] Misconceptions about how a business runs that supports a person in lifestyle
• [11:27] Learning with the Right Mentors
• [14:36] Community Guide What It’s Become
• [16:34] Choosing the right platform
• [18:19] Building a Community
• [22:41] Changes Brought by the COVID-19 Situation
• [29:24] What is Success?
• [37:19] Mentorship
• [42:22] Financial Success
• [46:37] Investing in self-development, wellness wisdom, business wisdom, and spiritual development
• [58:47] Closing Remarks

Quotes:

[Brett Larkin]

• “People just tell you what they want, and you're able to just go and make it.”
• “Get into action and start forming that community, even if you think it's small. Because these people are attracted to your energy, and they're going to tell you and guide you.”
• “You don't have to figure it out alone. If you think you have to figure it out alone, you're missing the point, right? You're gonna co-create with your audience. It's this beautiful dynamic dance between the two of you.”
• “It's not just what you're going to learn, it's the people you're going to need and the contacts you're going to make.”
• “There is always darkness. The darkness never goes away.”
• “Darkness looks different at every stage of business. You get wiser. With the right mentors in the right mindset, you learn not to focus on it anymore.”

[Katie Silcox]

• “Just start where you are, even if it means you're teaching to five people at the local basement of your church.”
• “Learn a modality that helps people down, regulate and balance their nervous system and put a button on the internet where people can send you money.”
• “When we uncover the subconscious, we really do need a mentor because our mind does such a good job at covering up that stuff for good reason. And, you know, we could talk at length about why we do that.”
• “To really look to your community and uplift one another as a double goddess power kind of vibe is a super important thing to remember too, as an entrepreneur, especially as a woman,”
• “If you can find that spark of life inside of you, that brings you joy and figure out a way to share that with other people, the money comes.”
• “This mentality of abundance is so important, there actually is no competition.”

Guest BIO: Katie Silcox

Katie Silcox, M.A. is the New York Times Best-Selling Author of the book Healthy, Happy, Sexy - Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women. Holding a Master’s Degree in Hinduism and the Ayurveda Sciences, Katie is an internationally-recognized teacher, mentor to women, and inspirer of hearts and minds. She is renowned for her depth of study, her ability to present the complexities of ancient wisdom in a practical, life-affirming manner, as well as her unique capacity to distill the teachings with southern-belle humor and grace.

Her signature teaching style is known as Body Yantra™, incorporating Tantric vinyasa, restorative yoga, dance, sound, breath, emotion processing, manifestation technology, holistic biomechanics, and structural trauma-release methods.

Katie was named one of San Francisco's Best Yoga Teachers by Common Ground Magazine in 2009, one of "70 Yogis Changing the World" by Origin Magazine in 2014, and one of "100 Trailblazers in Yoga and Ayurveda" by Spirituality and Health Magazine in 2015. Katie has written extensively on the topics of yoga, Ayurveda, sexuality, herbalism, and women’s health in such publications as Yoga Journal, Common Ground Magazine, and Origin Magazine. Her best-selling book has been translated into multiple languages around the globe.

Katie has sipped from the honey of many globally-known teachers, including a decade-long guru-disciple relationship in the Himalayan lineage-based Sri-Vidya Tantra.

Today, she works solely with the inner guru of her own heart.

Guest BIO: Brett Larkin

Brett Larkin is the founder of her award-winning YouTube channel, Uplifted™️ Online Yoga 200 Hour and 300/500 Hour Teacher Training, a successful entrepreneur, and sought-after online business consultant. ... She's taught yoga in studios and at Silicon Valley's hottest companies.

Further background information on Brett can be found by visiting: here

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Podcast Intro:

Meditation helps you be in a state of relaxation. It helps you release the tension that you are feeling. It can bring you awareness and pulsation to your surroundings. When it comes to meditation, you should know what meditation posture you would be doing. It can be sitting, lying, standing, and walking.

There are various types of brainwave states. Beta is defined as an old patterning mind. Meanwhile, theta focuses on a person’s awake state but not particularly you. In this podcast, Cate will share the process of meditation and the different types of brainwave states.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What is the Process of Meditation
• How’s the Experience of Meditation
• What the Brainwave States is and its Types

Links/CTA:

• Check out all our workshops and courses in yogahealer.com
• Upcoming Workshop: Yogidetox 2022
• Healthier Hormones course with Dr. Claudia Welch

Highlights:

• Cate shares all about her love language.
• Cate introduces the process of meditation
• Cate talks about her own experience when she was pregnant.
• Cate enumerates and explains the different types of brainwave states.
• Cate talks about how sleep deprivation can result in adrenaline addiction
• Cate emphasizes how meditation is not about getting insights and thoughts.

Timestamps:

• [3:10] Love Languages
• [4:38] Introduction
• [7:36] Meditation Posture
• [8:45] Ah Breaths
• [10:01] Meditation Practice
• [26:40] What Happens in a Meditation Practice
• [28:54] Body Thrive and Breath Body Practices
• [31:11] Delta as Deep Sleep Healing
• [34:42] Sleep Deprivation and Adrenaline Addiction
• [37:32] Oxygenation Process
• [39:02] How Survival Instincts are Driven by Adrenaline
• [39:45] Guilt Complex on Religions
• [42:01] Coming Back after a Long Break from Meditation
• [44:47] Final Remarks

Quotes:

• “Keep allowing yourself to relax and be aware of the sensations.”
• “Nothing else needs to matter right now. There's no need to do this right. There's no doing it wrong. There's simply the outside coming in and the inside moving out.”
• “Allow your awareness to be at the boundary of your skin.”
• “When humans don't hit deep sleep for long enough, it causes dementia.”
• “What's hard about sleep deprivation is that it triggers adrenaline addiction”
• “If we're sleep-deprived, the mind and body are in an adrenaline addiction cycle where it's producing cortisol in greater quantities at the wrong times of the day.”
• “You're not meditating to have insights and thoughts. That's a different practice.”

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Podcast Intro:

Practitioners of alternative medicine and holistic healers have long debated the efficacy of our current approach to wellbeing, and the disparity has confused the general populace about the various procedures. One of those controversial methods is the use of Urine as a treatment for various diseases. Cate discusses the health benefits of inhaling snorts and using pee for better health and mental clarity. She also talks about how Urine has been used by Yogi practitioners for thousands of years and how it helps the Olfactory System.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How Olfactory Health Affects Longevity and Quality of life.
• How Olfactory Function serves as your first line of defense against pathogens and foreign bodies entering your system.
• How urine rejuvenates Sianna and is effective in reversing toxicity.

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Highlights:

• Cate talks about certain medications that are administered to the body through nasal drug delivery.
• Cate talks about early yoga focusing on pranayama and meditation.
• Cate talks about using urine to naturally heal the body and enforce a state of repair of its normal state and function.
• Cate talks about how Yoga is more focused on health, rather than enlightenment.

Timestamps:

• [02:18] The Olfactory System
• [04:57] The Job of the Sinuses
• [06:21] Origin of the Term “Sinus”
• [07:07] The Turbines of the Body
• [09:30] Drug Bioavailability through the Nose
• [10:52] How Pranayama led to a Science around Olfactory Care
• [12:19] How Yogi’s have been using Urine in their Practice
• [14:55] How Urine Restores SInus Microbiome
• [17:56] The Huffing Experience
• [20:47] The Review of Importance of Urine in the Treatment of Disease
• [24:13] Understanding why Urine has been used in Yogi for Thousands of Years

Quotes:

• “Olfactory dysfunction was an independent risk factor for death, stronger than several common causes of death such as heart failure, lung disease and cancer, indicating that this evolutionarily ancient special sense may signal a key mechanism that affects human longevity.”
• “If you want to optimize your brain, short term and long term, you'll want a strong olfactory network.”
• “Huffing pee feels like it pumps nitric oxide and gas form through the olfactory network is gentler than snorting and seems to have a less aggressive but equally effective role as bad biofilm remover and nitric oxide optimizer.
• “When you snort, you buff out the entire olfactory apparatus, from the nostril wall to a factory bulb to olfactory nerve to the rest of your brain and body.”
• “If you're not in a group that has the habits you want, your ability to have those habits will be greatly challenged and delayed. So it's much faster, easier, and way more fun to be in a group that's evolving their habits together.”
• “Pee restores functional nasal sinus microbiome, which optimizes the olfactory network and relaxes the emotions.”
• “As you rewire yourself, intuitive alignment returns. It's like moving up in video game levels, relying on skills previously earned.”
• “If you want a window to monitor brain health, olfactory is your system. Huffing is the gentlest, but like snorting, it's pretty advanced for modern disease to humans. You have to experience it to validate it or dismiss it.”

Guest: Cate Stillman

Since 2001, Cate Stillman has been educating audiences on how to achieve health and wellness with yoga and Ayurveda. She is the host of the Yogahealer Real Thrive Show, a weekly podcast that features dozens of industry leaders. She spends part of her time in Idaho's border country and part of it in Mexico.

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There's more and more literature coming out of the scientific community around inflammation. The more someone feels like they don't know why it happened to them, why that gland or tissue organ system went diseased, or understanding what systems are involved, can be even scarier than it may need to be.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What’s the Vata type shape?
• How the nervous system goes towards an adrenaline state?
• What happens with the job of the kidneys?
• What’s beautiful about Ayurveda?
• What’s Pitta?
• What’s Kapha?

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• Focus on how you want to feel next - Take our Body Goals Assessment
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Highlights:

• Cate explains that the thing that’s happening to Vata is because we have the exposed nervous system, and the VUCA world naturally has negative stressors on the mind. So it's going to negatively stress the mind.
• The whole physiology is trying to smartly evolve. And so it's not going regenerative. Cells that are going mutation are degenerative.

Timestamps:

• [00:46] Introduction
• [05:09] Vata type
• [09:07] The thing that usually affected by the emotional body
• [13:42] Kidneys are chemists
• [16:43] Ayurveda
• [18:07] Oxidation
• [18:47] Recognizing the part of the VUCA culture
• [20:17] Pitta
• [35:17] Kapha

Quotes:

• “From the Vata perspective, there's all this massive change affecting the nervous systems, affecting the emotional body. And so it's destabilizing to someone who's naturally going to go out of balance towards instability. “
• “Any situation where you feel like there's no possible action to take can be a negative stressor.”
• “The yogi's got this connection of energy production and insight which requires the rest and digest function, that is also important for Pitta to do what it is designed to do.”
• “Anything that has to do with hyperacidity goes right in the Pitta category.”

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Podcast Intro: In this episode, you will learn about the Microbiome. Cate will talk about how it identifies sickness in a person. She will also share the importance of microbiomes and how it affects your overall health.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Why Animals don’t get COVID-19
• Why COVID-19 will never be eradicated
• How to have a Healthy Microbiome
• What causes Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
• How the Microbiome can be used to Identify Sickness

Links/CTA:

• Check out our FREE Workshops!

Highlights:

• Cate shares details about Terrain Theory
• Cate recalls a study about the ratio of Human Cells to Bacteria
• Cate shares her experiences with different types of stresses
• Cate talks about how the colon gets chronic diseases
• Cate shares what happens to the brain if the body has too much food and less exercise
• Cate asks why do humans get sick from COVID-19 but not animals
• Cate talks about how Healthy Bacteria thrives

Timestamps:

• [00:44] Terrain Theory
• [03:29] What is the Terrain?
• [06:06] Eubiosis vs. Dysbiosis
• [08:20] What does harmony mean?
• [12:10] Negative Stressors and Positive Stressors
• [15:32] The Diversification of Virus
• [20:06] Antibiotic Consumption
• [22:25] What affects Dysbiosis?
• [26:44] How do cells know the Circadian Rhythm?
• [27:59] Microbiome in Ayurveda
• [33:16] The Main Factor for a Healthy Microbiome

Quotes:

• “The healthier you are, the more your body adapts.” [03:26]
• “The health of your microbiome determines your susceptibility. The health of your microbiome determines how much inflammation you have.” [04:42]
• “The negative thinking pattern in the mind is going to generate systemic inflammation as well, which you want to start to understand will take out the good guys. The good microbiome cannot live in a negative mind.” [28:11]

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Scientism has taken over medicine to the point where most of us aren't even aware of it. When seeking research and validation, we must keep in mind that what we currently refer to as science is the study of disease, not human optimization. People that study consciousness look at physiology from a practical standpoint to see what it can do. There are studies in allopathic medicine that focus on chronic disease, but not in a way that tries to look at the big picture of how humans can be healthy. But rather on how they can produce highly specialized, highly individualized medications to combat the consequences of chronic inflammation.

Roman Sieler is a medical anthropologist, wrote a book on marma points, and studied with a yoga sitting Master. Being accepted as a student by a noted guru of the Siddha tradition, Roman was afforded the unique chance to explore a topic shrouded in mystery: the vital spots known as marma in the ayurvedic tradition and as varmam spots among Siddha physicians of South India.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Relevance of Ayurveda and other "alternative" healthcare methods today: ancient solutions to modern challenges?
• Siddha medicine: still flying under the radar, but waiting to be discovered?
• Mercury and other controversial therapeutic agents of Indian medicines
• Global spread and relevance of medical emancipation: people taking their health into their own hands
• What drew Roman to study Indian medicine?
• What did Roman notice about the accumulation of practices over time?
• What is the effect of breathing through the mouth in yoga?
• How did the guru reveal the discovery of the Marmas?
• How did Indian astrologers have such insightful knowledge about Star alignments and astrological kinds of confluences?
• How does a person's body have to be able to do certain things to practice medicine?
• Where is Roman going next, and why?

Links/CTA:

• Journey Into The Power Of Personal Thrive - Enroll now in Cate's Living Ayurveda Class
• Roman Sieler's Book: Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets: Medicine and Martial Arts in South India
• Roman Sieler's Article: Intertwined
• Roman Sieler's Article: Patient Agency Revisited: “Healing the Hidden” in South India

Highlights:

• Cate talks about the subtler channels of the body
• Cate tells about what's happening in allopathic medicine
• Cate shares about Body Thrive

Timestamps:

• Marma points (13:47-14:43)
• The relation of the brain to the Ajna Chakra and Sahasrara (17:48-19:30)
• Other ways that you can feel Prana (22:14-23:56)
• Strengthening Practices (28:01-31:14)

Quotes:

• "Life is about being well or unwell. And most of the time, we struggle between these polls. Different cultures deal with these issues in different ways. And that is very intriguing."
• "If you're in the mama practice, you have to look after your own body, you have to look after your own marma points and your planning system because this product system is what allows you to establish a connection to the patient and the patient is not just a number, a name on paper, or a symptom, but the patient is also pranic system."
• "I feel that what is close to my heart is empowering patients. Let's empower people to their own lives, health, and disease to be clever enough to lead lives that lead not to that drastic, severe diseases and lifestyle problems."

Guest BIO: Roman Sieler

Roman has a PhD in medical anthropology. This is probably the logical outcome of the fact that he has always been fascinated by different cultures, especially India, and its diverse heritage of history and knowledge and issues related to health and well-being. After some experience in development cooperation in health, Roman has been employed as a lecturer and researcher at different institutions in Germany and India. As part of this, he conducted in-depth and long-term research on Indian medicine: Ayurveda and the lesser-known Siddha and Unani medicines.

Being accepted as a student by a noted guru of the Siddha tradition, Roman was afforded the unique chance to explore a topic shrouded in mystery: the vital spots. Known as marma in the ayurvedic tradition and as varmam spots among Siddha physicians of South India, these spots are vital body centers through which life force, known as prana, flows. Crucial to life, any impairment to the integrity of the prana system and vital spots is likely to result in far-reaching consequences on all levels of physical and psycho-spiritual health. By manually manipulating these vital spots, physicians may address an equally wide-ranging set of ailments. Especially in South India, however, related skills moreover bleed into martial arts practices, as these spots can heal and harm. For this reason, practice and transmission of the vital spot knowledge is usually kept under tight wraps and is not normally revealed to outsiders. Roman's book "Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets: Medicine and Martial Arts in South India" (Oxford University Press, 2015) reflects this and analyzes secrecy and health as related aspects.

Wishing to be more actively engaged in health and the topics he is enthusiastic about, Roman is currently enrolled in an alternative and complementary healthcare course, aspiring to become a naturopathic practitioner.

Studying health vs. disease

Marma points

• What does he use.
• What practices does he do
• What were the biggest

In any case, we should refrain from interpreting healing practices in too narrow a definition and from avoiding problematic, western dichotomies, such as ‘science’ vs. ‘arts’, or even ‘healing’ vs. ‘fighting’, both in South Asia and in Asia in general.

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Anything in nature ferments, but people who ferment food are unaware that urine ferments as well. Fermentation of fruits, vegetables, urine, and breast milk is often thought to be harmful. When urine ferments, does it get more powerful?

There's a lot of debate as to why the fermentation of aged urine becomes much more powerful and fresher. The discovery of this medicinal magic that is your own urine is the foundation for health and optimal leaving, the savior of humanity.

In this episode with Harry Matadeen, he will share the benefits of drinking aged urine and studies attempting to support this discovery of the century. Stay tuned as Harry shares with us the whys and hows of using our own perfect medicine and how to stay healthy for the rest of our lives.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How do negative ions serve as a magnet to pull disease out of the body?
• What are the different types of aged urine?
• Can aged urine burn mucosal membranes?
• What are the misconceptions around what's in your blood?
• How can you create the inner vibration?
• Why do we pee it out if the body wouldn't retain it?
• How does the microbiome make human cells healthier?
• Does Aged Urine restore the beautiful balance of the brain hemispheres?

Links/CTA:

• FREE UPCYCLE YOUR PEE WORKSHOP
• Watch: Urine Therapy & Ayurveda Workshop with Cate Stillman
• Holistic Health with Harry
• IG: @holistichealthwithharry
• YT Channel: HolisticHealthWithHarry

Highlights:

• Cate shares her dream related to the conversation she has with Harry
• Cate tells about the Ultra Plasma filtrate
• Cate shares her thoughts about why we pee it out if the body wouldn't retain it?

Timestamps:

• Alkalinity and Negative Ions (13:55-14:54)
• Snorting Aged urine (20:07- 20:42)
• Amniotic Fluid (30:01-31:14)
• Harry’s first discovery of urine therapy (44:41-45:28)

Quotes:

• “I found that my concentration for meditation became very extreme with aged urine. It's a superpower of concentration. The more concentration you have, the better your meditation.”
• “The more you start with the aged and reactivate your consciousness, the more your life has changed or dies anyway over time because you're starting to experience a different consciousness. So that will change you. People sometimes need a reason but you just gotta try it.”
• “Consciousness knows not to harm you with the aged and fresh urine, because it's you. And it's more powerful. It is a cleanser. They're freeing bad, whilst leaving everything good, which goes in line with nature.”
• “They don't tell us lies about small things. The big things that matter are all lies and opposites. And this urine therapy is one of the biggest lies out there and it's deliberate to keep us abreast especially in these times because it can really help keep people alive and thriving.”
• “This aged urine really calms you down so it's a great shield of armor for life because we all get stressed here in reality. It makes that concentration perfect for deep meditation.”

Guest Bio: Harry Matadeen

34 years old biohacker and half-nature healer.

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Podcast Intro: In clinical research settings around the world, renewed investigations are taking place on the use of psychedelic substances for treating illnesses such as addiction, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The microdosing community swears by it, claiming that it has increased creativity, energy, and a sense of well-being, as well as reduced depression levels.

However, despite the rise in popularity of microdosing in recent years, there was little scientific data to back up the claims made by microdosers. Although official research into the use of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders is still in its early stages, growing evidence suggests that these drugs may benefit some people with certain symptoms, especially when other treatments have failed.

In this episode, Todd Caldecott, medical herbalist and practitioner of Ayurveda for 25 years, talks about emerging research on psychedelics for therapeutic purposes as adjuncts to psychotherapy, counseling for mental illness, or treatments for chronic diseases. Todd has been using psychedelics for roughly 20 years in his practice. And, for the most part, it's to help with the ego dissolving process, and one of the compounds he utilizes the most is a treatment that contains magic mushrooms. Now that psychedelics are marking their way from the street to the clinic, from PTSD to palliative care, it’s not inconceivable that many studies will emerge in the near future.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How Psychedelics approach facilitates the ego dissolution process
• The emotional and rational differences between men vs. women
• Why Plant medicines have more profound healing properties than conventional medicines
• How Psychedelics experience can improve neuroplasticity, neuroregeneration, and cognitive enhancement

Links/CTA:

• Take Cate’s Free Ayurveda Starter Course
• Dogwood School of Botanical Medicine
• Love, Death, and Magic Mushrooms by Tod Caldecott
• Microdosing LSD - Citizen Data

Highlights:

• Cate ran a study about psychedelics having an effect on autoimmune disease
• Cate shares her excitement about Todd’s research on Ayurveda and Psychedelics
• Cate explains the correlation between the legalization of plant medicine and the rise of pharmaceuticals.

Timestamps:

• 02:15 - Facilitating the “Ego Dissolution State”
• 14:52 - Psychedelics as “Appetite Suppressant”
• 17:15 - Brain Patterns on Psychedelics in Men vs. Women
• 23:06 - Ego Dissolution Experience
• 25:52 - Recreating the World through Imagination
• 32:25 - Legality of Plant Medicine
• 37:51 - Developing the Microdose Extract
• 47:29 - Evolution of Human Culture

Quotes:

• “A lot of our problems can be rooted from having hard boundaries of our ego, and we lose the flexibility and flow in our life. We identify too much with the external, not so much with the internal flowing process.”
• “If you have a difficult time with boundaries generally, then it can manifest anywhere on that spectrum from a psychosocial, emotional, all the way down to a more physical expression.”
• “Once those boundaries of individuation dissolve, we find that we have all these interconnections with the natural world. And we begin to see patterns that weren’t evident previously, regardless if we see them in our individual reality.“
• “We begin to see patterns that we weren’t able to see before because we’re so locked into this very individualistic perspective. So it’s a very healthy experience to have this sort of ego transcendent state.”
• “As we get older, we see and learn how the world works. Our ego gets consolidated within the tamasic experience or perception. That’s why the psychedelics can be helpful for it to return us back to that childlike state of just pure imagination, where we see that the veil of reality can get ripped away, and we can see that there are depths to the reality that we weren’t even aware of.”

Guest: Todd Caldecott

Todd Caldecott has been a medical herbalist and practitioner of Ayurveda for 25 years and is a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. He is the director of the Dogwood School of Botanical Medicine which provides online and in-person training in herbal medicine, Ayurveda, and holistic nutrition for aspiring clinicians. Todd is author of several books including Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life, Food As Medicine, and is editor of Ayurveda in Nepal. In 2014 he was the Visiting Mitchell Scholar at Bastyr University. For more information see https://toddcaldecott.com/clinic

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Podcast Intro: Most of us believe that eating three meals a day with a few snacks is the typical, healthy way to eat. But that is not always the case. Human bodies and minds developed to function well in circumstances where food was only available intermittently. In the primitive era, when we examine our ancestors' eating habits, we can see that intermittent fasting was common—but eating three meals a day was not. In fact, Dr. Mark Mattson, a well-known neuroscientist, demonstrates that intermittent fasting is not only normal but also beneficial to our health.

Intermittent fasting has become increasingly fashionable in recent years, and scientists have been studying its long-term implications on physical health. In this episode, Dr. Mark Mattson joins us to talk about his studies on metabolic switching, calorie restriction, and the cognitive benefits of intermittent fasting. He also provides information for physicians and parents, as well as practical guidance on how to follow an intermittent fasting eating pattern.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is intermittent fasting? * How does intermittent fasting affect the body and brain? * What can someone expect to experience when they adopt an intermittent fasting eating pattern?

Links/CTA: * The Intermittent Fasting Revolution by Mark P. Mattson * Diabetes in Control - Mark Mattson

Highlights: * Obesity impairs cognition and increases the risk for some psychiatric disorders and dementias. * Maternal and paternal obesity predisposes offspring to poor cognitive outcomes by epigenetic molecular mechanisms. * Neural signaling pathways that evolved to bolster cognition in settings of food insecurity can be stimulated by intermittent fasting and exercise to support the cognitive health of current and future generations. * Metabolic switching stimulates neural signaling pathways that bolster cognition.

Timestamps: * 02:48 - 03:15 - Cultural Evolution and Human Brains Size Changes in the last 10,000 Years * 04:29 - 05:04 - Food over Consumption * 38:28 - 40:41 - How Pharmaceutical Drugs are Advertised and Perceived by the General Public

Quotes: * “Similar to exercise, intermittent fasting takes time to adapt so that you'll actually feel very good. Many people, if they get in shape, they'll feel really good as long as they keep exercising. If they stop, their mood will start to go down.” * “Physical exercise and intermittent fasting have similar effects on the brain and body. Obviously, exercise has a more beneficial effect on your muscles and cardiovascular system. Then, from the standpoint of the brain, those intermittent fasting and exercise, improve learning and memory and protect the brain against dysfunction during aging” * “Based on many studies, fasting for 16 hours is enough to engage or stimulate cells to go into this stress resistance, conserve resources mode. So people have breakfast, lunch and dinner and a snack. They're not fasting for 16 hours because the only time they're not eating is when they're sleeping.”

Guest Bio: Mark Mattson

Mark Mattson is the former Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging and is now on the faculty of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research has advanced an understanding of the cellular signaling mechanisms that control the formation and plasticity of neuronal networks in the brain, and cellular and molecular mechanisms of brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders. His research has also elucidated how the brain responds adaptively to challenges such as fasting and exercise, and he has used that information to develop novel interventions to promote optimal brain function throughout life. Dr. Mattson is among the most highly cited neuroscientists in the world with more than 900 publications and 180,000 citations. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received many awards including the Metropolitan Life Foundation Medical Research Award and the Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Award.

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Immunity refers to an organism's ability to withstand a specific virus or poison through the use of specialized antibodies or sensitized white blood cells. We prefer to sacrifice healthy selections for the sake of saving time in this fast-paced atmosphere where fast foods are abundant. On the other hand, what are the negative consequences of these actions?

With many businesses competing with one another, and with the high demand for food relative to the continuous growth in population, companies are now churning out processed and cheap food rapidly. The lack of education and the rise of daily expenses on necessities, such as food, allowed people to compromise. Now, the pandemic accelerated and made things worse. What are the factors and effects that unhealthy food consumption leads to? Tune in as Dr. Emeran Meyer discusses the gut-immune relationship in this episode.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What is the “One Health Concept”
• What is the importance of the soil microbiome for plant and human health
• What are the mind-gut microbiome system and its role in health and disease
• What is the key to longevity and good health
• How the microbiome determines the strength of your immune system and your immune resistance.
• How to increase the abundance of microbes in your gut.
• How lifestyle determines your chances of surviving pandemics that are about to come in the future.

Links/CTA:

• Emeran Mayer, MD
• Instagram: @emeranmayer
• Youtube Channel: emeranmayermd
• The Mind Gut Connection book, Harper Wave 2016
• The Gut Immune Connection book, Harper Wave 2021

Highlights:

• Cate talks about the case of Covid and an Elderly with regards to Microbiome
• Cate talks about perspective, our beliefs influence how we think and how we solve problems.
• Cate talks about the direct correlation between chronic systemic inflammation and the severity of symptoms

Timestamps:

• 12:26 - Metabolic Syndrome
• 16:14 - Science and Practice of Mind-Body Interactions
• 22:23 - Cytokine Storm
• 27:10 - The “Gut Immune Connection” by Emeran Mayer
• 28:55 - Why do people fear when they hear “virus or bacteria”
• 33:41 - Scientific vs. Empirical Evidence
• 37:05 - Ancient vs. Modern Concepts
• 40:53 - Learning from the Ancient Sages

Quotes:

• “The fact that today, we see this increasing prevalence of autoimmune diseases and allergies and food sensitivities. Many people think it has a lot to do with the altered interaction we have, as infants in a much more sterile environment. Where we have banned microbes from the time of deliveries, or C sections and sterile hospital environments, to antibiotics early on, prematurely born babies ending up in intensive care units being loaded with antibiotics for four weeks sometimes.”
• “Early in life in terms of the natural exposure, Homo sapiens have had to their environment, including going through the birth canal, and picking up some of the good bacteria in the birth canal, which helps start to build the baby immune system is even like upon injection, right from the mom’s body to then what we do. And if we look back, historically, there was a lot of skin-to-skin contact with newborns. There’s a lot of mixing of the environment with the infant. And that helped create a baseline immune system, an innate immune system that was stronger.”
• “When we look in any indigenous culture, usually there’s some relationship with a specific type of traditional fermented foods. And so in ayurvedic medicine, it was always considered to pacify Vata, which is the wind force, which creates the issues primarily in the nervous system first, and then the digestive system second, and it’s like the nerves that upset the digestive system, like just being nervous, being anxious, being worried more of the people that are on the lighter side have less consistency with digestive capacity.”
• “The immune activation happens in the gut. So, these microbes are only microns away from immune cells. And it’s the only separation not even from the real physical barrier, but from this mucous layer produced by some cells in the gut in the colon. And so, the margin for error is pretty small, and if you change that mucous layer just a little bit, you will already get contact between microbes and these immune sensors.”
• “People always talk about how we need to boost our immune system. With COVID-19, it’s the opposite. You want to prevent this excessive response. An excessive response happens because the immune cells are programmed in a non-adaptive way in their passage through the gut.”

Guest BIO: Emeran Mayer

Dr. Mayer is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Executive Director of the G Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress & Resilience.

He has been one of the pioneers in the science and practice of brain gut microbiome interactions with applications in a wide range of diseases in gastrointestinal, psychiatric, and neurological disorders. He has published close to 400 scientific papers and several books and has received multiple awards.

In addition to his academic interests, Mayer has a longstanding interest in ancient healing traditions and has been involved in documentary film productions about the Yanomami people in the Orinoco region of Venezuela, and the Asmat people in Irian Jaya. He has recently co-produced the award-winning documentary “In Search of Balance” and is working on a new documentary “Interconnected Planet”. He is a strong believer in Buddhist philosophy and got married in a Tibetan monastery by Choekyi Nyima Rinpoche in Kathmandu. He regularly pursues meditative practices.

He has spoken at UCLA TEDx on the Mysterious Origins of Gut Feelings in 2015 and has been interviewed on National Public Radio, PBS, and by many national and international media outlets including the Los Angeles and New York Times, the Atlantic, and Time magazine. He has appeared on numerous podcasts, including Lewis Howes’ The School of Greatness, Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory, and Mark Hyman’s The Doctor’s Pharmacy. He is the author of the 2016 bestselling book The Mind Gut Connection published by Harper&Collins and translated into 16 languages.

In his new book, The Gut Immune Connection, Mayer proposes a radical, unifying concept about the chronic non-communicable disease epidemic we are finding ourselves in. He discusses how changes in our diet, lifestyle, and the way we interact with the world during the last 75 years have led to a profound dysregulation of the community of trillions of microbes living in our gut, resulting in a progressive chronic activation of our immune system. This aberrant immune system activation is emerging as the root cause of our current epidemic of interrelated chronic diseases affecting every part of our body. In addition, it makes us more vulnerable to viral pandemics. He uses the One Health concept to explain the intricate interconnectedness between the microbes living in our gut, in the soil, the health of our plants, and our own health.

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Life is magical, mysterious, and unique but fragile. Humans can easily succumb to external influences and sometimes forget the sense of self and independence. That’s why we experience trauma in our lives. Our fragility and our failure to understand and establish that we are fragile beings are the main reasons we can be corrupted easily. Whether it’s a disease, emotions, decisions, etc., we must learn how to “repair” our spiritual selves.

Thus, we must fully understand how our spiritual, religious, and physical life works. We must achieve a higher state of being to help ourselves from being thoroughly affected by harmful external influences. In this episode, Katie Silcox explained how people develop traumas and why it’s important to learn how to repair them. She also explained why humans are intrinsically delicate and how you can incorporate femininity into spiritual practice! Tune in to learn more!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Why does spiritual repair matter and how does it correlate to past experiences?
• What is healing vortex vs. trauma vortex?
• How does the Five Kosha Model affect humanity’s potential?
• Why are humans intrinsically delicate beings?
• What is the purpose of our spiritual life?
• What does the ancient teaching say about Pranamaya?
• How can femininity be incorporated into a spiritual practice?
• Why does chronic inflammation affect you from accessing the higher state?

Shakti school - Ayurveda School…. Group starting in January. January 12: Final registration deadline.

Links/CTA:

• Katie Silcox - Shakti School
• Body Thrive
• Books mentioned:
  • Gospel According to Jesus
  • The Gap and the Gain
• Katie Silcox’s Shakti School

Highlights:

• Cate explained how the current US population in both adult, children, and adolescent categories with chronic diseases heavily relied on a doctor’s medication and that it has no “soul” or “spirit.”
• Cate explained why some people couldn’t get out of the “gap thinking” based on the book written by Dr. Ben Hardy
• Cate explains how to unblock our “bodies” through sutras.
• Cate described how the “virome” operates as it enters the human body.

Timestamps:

• 1:03 - Spiritual Repair
• 4:36 - The Soul of Medicine
• 7:31 - Humanity’s Intrinsic Trait
• 9:30 - Healing Vortex vs. Trauma Vortex
• 14:29 - Gap Thinking
• 21:39 - The Purpose of Spiritual Life
• 28:36 - Pranayama
• 35:53 - The Feminine
• 45:50 - How “Christ” influenced Katie and her practice
• 52:28 - Chronic Inflammation
• 1:05:44 - Accessing the Light in the Spiritual Realm

Quotes:

• “The most challenging thing in the world that we seek is to find stability and admit the truth that we are fragile but resilient.” - Katie
• “The entire world right now is being activated by unconscious trauma response, and it makes sense. I have tons of compassion for it because I came out of it, and I experienced it myself.” - Katie
• “Christmas is the time to cultivate the most amount of renewal for our mind and body. It’s our samsaric way of seeing, being, and thinking, radically altered to a new vision. This is the message of Christ, and the message of Christmas.” - Katie
• “Humans have been going through plagues and pandemics all of the time. There tends to be a beginning, a middle, and an end to history. We are at the end of the beginning, and we're entering into the middle period. “ - Katie

Guest BIO: Katie Silcox

Katie Silcox, M.A. is the New York Times Best-Selling Author of the book Healthy, Happy, Sexy - Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women. Holding a Master’s Degree in Hinduism and the Ayurveda Sciences, Katie is an internationally-recognized teacher, mentor to women, and inspirer of hearts and minds. She is renowned for her depth of study, her ability to present the complexities of ancient wisdom in a practical, life-affirming manner, as well as her unique capacity to distill the teachings with southern-belle humor and grace.

Her signature teaching style is Body Yantra™, incorporating Tantric vinyasa, restorative yoga, dance, sound, breath, emotion processing, manifestation technology, holistic biomechanics, and structural trauma-release methods.

Katie was named one of San Francisco's Best Yoga Teachers by Common Ground Magazine in 2009, one of "70 Yogis Changing the World" by Origin Magazine in 2014, and one of "100 Trailblazers in Yoga and Ayurveda" by Spirituality and Health Magazine in 2015. Katie has written extensively on yoga, Ayurveda, sexuality, herbalism, and women’s health in Yoga Journal, Common Ground Magazine, and Origin Magazine. Her best-selling book has been translated into multiple languages around the globe.

Katie has sipped from the honey of many globally-known teachers, including a decade-long guru-disciple relationship in the Himalayan lineage-based Sri-Vidya Tantra.

Today, she works solely with the inner guru of her own heart.

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Harmony with the natural world.

Place Philosophy provides services and programs that seek to inspire and empower collaborative leadership and wellbeing in urban professionals, to enable personal and planetary thrive. Our belief in both inner transformation and systemic and cultural change guides everything we do.

Our programming is an invitation to embark on a transformational journey to regenerative leadership. Through workshops and ongoing immersive experiences, we embed wellbeing in all we do and explore the design of a new paradigm and the leadership attributes needed at this time.

How can we increase our collective capacity to become active regeneration agents in our communities and ecosystems? Undoubtedly, we live in a time marked by great upheaval and volatility, and all political and business leaders are being forced to cope with rising challenges.

We can see an organization’s place within its surrounding environment, its ecosystem. Suppose we apply living-systems logic to product design, organizational culture, and our being. Embracing this regenerative approach to leadership won’t change things, and it requires patience, practice, and compassion for ourselves and others. We invited Jamie Hogan to discuss his approach that values every life and a new leadership logic where organizations flourish, ecosystems thrive, and people feel alive is what Regenerative Leadership is all about.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How does Jamie get into the whole regenerative movement?
• What is the death of a hero?
• Upscaling people - a catalyst in the community
• The connection between dharma and regenerative design -
  ecology
• What is a regenerative living roadmap
• Design skills to bring regenerative design and thinking into your work,
• What is regenerative leadership?
• How can you build a better, stronger, smarter ecosystem of business?

Links/CTA:

• Place Philosophy

Highlights:

• Cate and her team developed passive leadership to help others get better at leadership.
• Cate explains why yoga health coaches needed more experience to accomplish their job.
• Cate shares when she developed Pbook in July, she tried to help people in determining what is waste and what are waste products.

Timestamps:

• 08:06 - Regenerative Leadership Space
• 09:49 - Localization of Ecosystem
• 15:17 - Regenerative Landscape
• 24:02 - Integrating Nature and Art
• 29:24 - Regenerative practice designing the conditions for life
• 31:59 - “Transplanting” Culture
• 45:11 - System Thinking Level
• 46:24 - System Alternatives

Quotes:

• “There are so many amazing people who have these visions for a better world, but we’re not supporting them to actually be able to stay in those professions.”
• “You kind of want to set up the intelligence of the system that then self-perpetuates and continues to be creative and evolve so that you could if you needed to step out, and the system has the intelligence itself.”
• “It becomes self-perpetuating, like the life of the culture becomes a thing of its own, and it wants to find other places to grow.”
• “We start with the habits. You will spend a whole year learning how to think in the living systems context. And to start, we’ll start with ourselves because it’s the easiest way to start.”
• “If you’re not a yoga teacher, then don’t try to be a yoga teacher. Be what you are because you’re needed in your community, to serve your community and not the other communities.”

Guest Bio: Jaime Hogan

https://placephilosophy.com.au/mission

Jaime has a diverse spatial and policy skillset having worked across architecture, urban design, and strategic planning in government and private organizations around Sydney. Jaime has designed and delivered sustainable solutions in bespoke residential architecture, prepared complex structure plans to guide inner-city renewal in some of Sydney’s most recognized centers, and prepared strategic plans and policies for the Local Government. Jaime is actively involved in the Planning Institute of Australia, supporting the institute in preparing policies and campaigns for climate change, building sustainability, and social issues. Jaime has also chaired the Education Subcommittee for two years, creating a fresh program of continuing education and development for planning professionals.

Having qualified as a yoga and meditation teacher in 2015, Jaime also regularly curates workshops, courses, and public classes to offer the community regenerative wellbeing practices grounded in traditional yoga and Ayurveda, and emerging behavioral- and neuro-science.

Jaime’s work supports her belief that urban professionals must own their duty as custodians of the built and natural environment to create environmentally sustainable, equitable, and engaging places for all. She knows that this kind of leadership takes a resilient mindset and rhythmic wellbeing that is deeply attuned to place and practiced in the community.

Jaime founded Place Philosophy in 2021 to bridge the gap between leadership education, wellbeing, and regenerative practices.

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Podcast Intro: Our habits begin with the things that our family does. Eventually, those things are firmly embedded. To truly make a difference requires time, focus, and a shift in energy inwardly. Reconnecting with our bodies is a must.

The process by which behaviors become habitual is known as habit formation. Habits can arise without a person's knowledge, but they can also be cultivated—or eliminated—to better suit one's particular objectives. But how does one go about changing a bad habit? With acclaimed yoga teacher and author Myra Lewis, this episode will discuss how to nourish your holidays through a holistic approach.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How our Habits are influenced by our family and environment
• How our Perspective in Life is essential to our general well-being
• How our Negative Thoughts generate negative vibrations into our Bodies

Links/CTA:

• Hale Pule - Ayurveda & Yoga
• Facebook: Hale Pule Ayurveda and Yoga
• Instagram: @hale_pule
• Youtube: @yogaandayurveda
• Blog: Staying with your Path
• Blog: Nourishing yourself in whole and healthful ways
• Podcast: Hale Pule

Highlights:

• Cate discusses a workshop on Emotional Eating
• Cate talks about self-healing before the Dharma.
• Cate explains how classic holiday recipes have been extensively replicated and have grown unhealthy.
• Cate discusses her wrong pattern of overeating and then exercising.

Timestamps:

• [06:03 - 06:43] “What we call cause and effect is we take action and there's a result. And we've been taught to pretty much ignore that when it comes to everything outside of us. I'm going to do these things because it seems pleasurable. But tomorrow, I'm going to feel like crap. The foundation of this is we start to see that there's cause and effect. I have control over that, or I can have control over that. ”
• [15:52 - 16:20] “Follow your path rather than following everybody else. And it doesn't mean you can't be with them. Perhaps, it takes some inner focus to do that, but then you show up as a light in that environment. That's very different from just being part of the crowd and going along with whatever's happening there.”

Quotes:

• "The most essential thing is that we reconnect with our bodies. Many of the things we think, "Oh, it's my body doing this or my body doing that," are actually done by our mind."
• "The level of impressions produced, or wounds that occur in the early stages of life is the most powerful piece in terms of modifying our relationship. That relates to our bond with our mother. And whether you think it's amazing or dreadful, it's simply the nature of it, and how you're reacting to it at this time in your life."
• "You'll always find out when there's a bad motive. Something that will lead us away from ourselves rather than toward ourselves. And so you have all that success on the surface, and you're empty on the inside."

Guest Bio: Myra Lewin

Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP) and Ayurveda Yoga Therapist (AYT), Myra Lewin is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and Yoga Alliance (ERYT 500). As a master yogini, Myra has amassed more than 50,000 hours of Yoga teaching experience spanning 30 years of practice. She’s also the author of two books, Freedom in Your Relationship with Food and Simple Ayurvedic Recipes, and is the host of two awesome podcasts on holistic healing, “Everyday Ayurveda and Yoga at Hale Pule” and “Spark Your Intuition”.

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Good food warms the souls of those who eat it. Families take joy when good food is served at the table, and it is further magnified when it happens during special occasions. But there is a common misconception about good food, good food means expensive! That’s not true at all!

Anyone with a working kitchen, the right ingredients, and the passion to serve good food at the table can create something spectacular. It is the time of year when people recreate family dishes passed down through the centuries. But what if you were to reimagine how these delicacies are made? Learn how to make healthier versions of your favorite Christmas treats by listening to this podcast!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What are the triggers and rituals of people in the holidays
• Why it is vital to practice drinking hot water added with spices before eating huge meals
• How you can reinvent desert to be digestive friendly
• Why people should enjoy their meals as they should be and not be too complacent with what society’s been meticulously weighing and scaling food.

Links/CTA:

• Kate O'Donnell Yoga
• Talya's Kitchen
• Ayurvedic Living Institute
• Ayurveda Every Day with Talya
• IG: @ayurvedawithtalya
• YT Channel: Ayurveda Every Day with Talya
• Dosha Quiz: Talya's Kitchen
• Ayurveda Starters Guide

Highlights:

• Cate talks about her mom cooking treats during holidays
• Cate talks about giving out some of the produce from her herb garden
• Cate talks about cultivating their own healthy rhythm with food and nourishment and digestion.

Timestamps:

• [6:07] - Family Routines on Holidays and Food
• [11:46] - Benefits of Drinking Hot Water
• [19:48] - Connecting the Family
• [28:09] - Skin and Self-care
• [37:35] - Combining Art, Science, and Tradition
• [41:53] - Cultivating a Healthy Rhythm with Food

Quotes:

• “Anytime you add in any social factor to eating, you immediately change it from how it is when you’re just by yourself, like quietly meditatively chewing your bites, tasting your food, and having that presence. But the other thing that I think people struggle with is just eating too much or being tempted by everything else that’s there. And so kind of managing their plate during a holiday meal.” - Talya
• “The green is always missing. It feels like an incomplete meal to me without something bitter. This bitterness is a digestive and cleansing taste, which is just so refreshing with all the brown food.” - Kate
• “I often find that with tradition, there’s a weightiness of the past, and there’s a beauty to that, but then there can also be a pathology, it just be strong about it. With that where it’s like that was important then because they were working a farm, and those were new things on the horizon, like excess flour and excess sugar was like really new to at least in the American economy, within the last 100 years.” - Cate
• “I find the more people have rules around food, the more people are like trying to measure things or the more they’re telling themselves not to eat something that are their trigger foods that they’re like it creates this really false dichotomy. That, to me, is just like a residue of consumer culture. Instead, it is like, how do you really merge with the food because this food will become your body. So don’t have an antagonistic relationship to it like “be all in.” - Cate

Guest: Kate O’Donnell

https://www.kateodonnell.yoga/about

Kate O’Donnell is the author of three Ayurvedic Cookbooks, including The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care, The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well, and Everyday Ayurvedic Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind: 100 Sattvic Recipes. She is a nationally certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and the founder of the Ayurvedic Living Institute. An authorized Ashtanga yoga instructor, she teaches yoga in Boston and Portland, Maine, and still travels to India annually for study.

Kate began yoga by accident in South India at age 20. More than a dozen extended trips to India and twenty years studying the wisdom traditions of the sub-continent support Kate’s understanding of Ayurveda and Yoga.

After years of dedication to the Ashtanga system, Kate has experienced great benefit from this practice and was authorized by her teacher Sharath Jois to teach the Primary and Intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga. She teaches week-long mysore immersions annually in Portland ME, Boston, and abroad.

Kate also specializes in Ayurvedic education, cooking skills, and cleansing programs, offering online programs, residential immersions and training, and individual consultations. Her Ayurveda and yoga offerings aim to help others come closer to their true nature.

Guest Bio: Talya Lutzker

https://www.ayurvedaed.com/about-talya/

Talya Lutzker is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, cookbook author, yoga teacher, and one of the most accessible Ayurveda teachers online today.

She helps people heal and integrate the practice of Ayurveda into their daily life. She's the founder of The Dosha Remedy, The RAD Cleanse (Radiance Ayurveda Detox), and Ayurveda Starter School.

Since 2003, Talya's created Ayurvedic lifestyle and nutrition hubs for her audience. Drink up deep nourishment for the heart and soul of who you are at Ayurveda Every Day with Talya - https://www.ayurvedaed.com/

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Podcast Intro: When men hear the word yoga, what do they think of? If a guy mentions to his friends that he wants to try yoga, the chances are he’ll receive some strange stares in return. But like most common misconceptions, the weird looks stem from being uneducated. When it comes to fitness, many guys are uninformed. The stigma associated with men and fitness has always been the superficial "macho" look from the onset. We've all been conditioned to believe that the aim of a gym is to gain muscle, get stronger, quicker, and fitter. And it’s no secret that most guys think of yoga as a physical activity more suited to women - but who can blame them? It's difficult to avoid being influenced by social media these days. How many men do you notice in yoga advertisements? Quite a few... Until recently.

Nowadays, men are gaining more confidence to explore new forms of movement, such as yoga. More people are beginning to exercise for themselves rather than for the sake of society. Now, it’s time to debunk these yoga stereotypes once and for all and become more aware of the value of yoga and its beneficial impacts on your bodies.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Why do we need "yoga for men"?
• How yoga helps in fitness performance
• How yoga can be integrated into your workout schedule
• How Spirituality is important in yoga
• Why yoga is female-dominated
• Why do men try yoga

Links/CTA:

• On-Demand Yoga for Men
• Official Facebook Page: @ManFlowYoga
• Official Instagram Page: @manflowyoga
• Official Youtube Channel: @ManFlowYoga
• Yoga Fitness for Men - manflowyoga.com/yffm
• Join today for instant access to yoga fitness programs, workouts, tutorials & more.
• Amazon: Dean Polhman

Highlights:

• Experiencing the unified field of physiology when practicing yoga
• Reinforcing the importance of the physical movements
• The connection between spirituality and yoga

Timestamps:

• 5:38 - How yoga is different from other exercises
• 9:33 - Community in yoga
• 18:23 - Yoga for men
• 31:11 - Different yoga techniques for mobility

Quotes:

• “Mainstream yoga fits a few audiences very well. But there are a lot of audiences that just feel like it's not the right fit for them.”
• “Yoga provided a really cool opportunity to actually be able to check-in with your body, and make sure that all of these different aspects of movements and proper exercise were actually happening.”
• “Yoga helps direct people's minds to be in the present, to focus on the body and the breathing. That spiritual component sometimes just makes its way into it without me having to really say anything. In that way, it does have the spiritual or maybe you could call it mindfulness or mental benefits.”
• “I think that aspect also brings people coming back to yoga with the style which focuses on strength and active mobility because they just feel the results in much less time and much more significantly than other yoga classes that they were doing before this.”

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Podcast Intro: As we age, it's essential to incorporate physical activity into our daily routines to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. With a regular exercise routine, seniors will feel more energetic, and it will help manage the aches and pains of aging. This leads to a more independent life where you're staying safer and feeling your best.

The fear of falling is one of the most common concerns among older men and women. Chair yoga, also known as "yoga while seated," allows anyone to reap the advantages of a fitness routine while virtually eliminating the worry. Lynn Lehmkuhl, a qualified yoga practitioner, and instructor teaches simple yoga positions and stretches that may be done at home while sitting down in Chair Yoga for Seniors.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How can yoga help ease quarantine-related health issues such as stiffness, malaise, depression, and weight gain?
• What are the things that can be provided for seniors with motivation and the ability to break free from the effects of living in the COVID-19 period?
• What are the benefits of chair yoga to Senior Citizens?
• How could yoga help you feel good and energetic?

Links/CTA:

• http://www.elderchairyoga.com
• Order your copy of Chair Yoga for Seniors today

Highlights:

• Cate discusses the internal feedback system that occurs when you feel the weight of your body.
• Cate highlights the importance of having a grounded, safe space and an easy entry into yoga.
• Cate tries out Lynn’s Chair Yoga.

Timestamps:

• 8:33 - introducing yoga and chair yoga to the world
• 12:50 - the start of yoga chair therapy
• 34:22 - yoga for lower body
• 50:24 - people with dementia

Quotes:

• "I am very conscious of not introducing anything that could be interpreted as intimidating, exhausting, or difficult, especially for people who have elderly parents at home."
• "Yoga usually makes you feel good and helps you improve. It enables one to grow. And everyone wants to improve. Everyone aspires to do a little bit better every time."
• "Please keep in mind that no illness should prevent anyone from trying something."

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Have you had any traumatic experiences as a child? What were the events that triggered such an emotional response? How can someone recover from its devastation? Sometimes, talking about mental health, trauma, and other concerns isn't enough. Other approaches must be adopted to get the desired good outcomes.

Yoga is one of these ways. And today, we'll learn more from an expert who does yoga daily.

Joanne Spence, a trained yoga therapist, recovering social worker, and author, discusses techniques to deal with trauma in this episode.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What is trauma-informed yoga and why is it important?
• What is the vagus nerve?
• How yoga affects the nervous system
• Why it is hard for a mental health professional to seek help from peers
• How trauma is being accumulated from your childhood to the present date where it manifests

Links/CTA:

• Get the Book Now: Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Toolbox for Therapists: 47 Practices to Calm Balance, and Restore the Nervous System
• https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
• www.joannespence.com
• www.yogainschools.org

Highlights:

• Cate talks about her travel to Salt Lake City
• Cate talks about getting called out by her teacher
• Cate talks about Lorimer Moseley about his work in pain in the brain

Timestamps:

• [01:26] - [01:38] "My reason for even having yoga on my radar and trying it as a practice was because I was in a car accident 20 years ago, so there was an event. So a traumatic event was the car accident.”
• [09:49] - [10:04] "What happens in the presence of that pain or so it, I think it works similarly with physical pain and, and psychological pain is we go to that place as if that's happening now when it's not happening now."
• [11:44] - [12:03] "We've got this adaptive survival mechanism that's helping to protect us that goes on lockdown, and we either go into the sympathetic nervous system or we go into one of the dorsal vagal systems, where we collapse and become immobilized."

Quotes:

• "There's nothing like being a mental health therapist and self-diagnosing. I think there's something wrong. And I don't know if it's harder sometimes for a mental health professional to ask for help or acknowledge our own need for support with our own mental health. But I certainly found that it was difficult to say, I think I'm depressed. I need some help."
• "The body is not distinguishing whether we're safe or not safe. It's tapping in with something that triggers us. It's tapping into something in the past, and we get stuck there. And it doesn't matter if it's not happening at the moment in front of us. "
• "If you walk too fast or lift your arms too high, you're going to experience that terrible, debilitating pain that puts you to bed for three days. And you're not going to be able to do your job and so the body locks down to protect you. It's a survival mechanism because it thinks that you're at risk of hurting yourself. It may or may not be true."
• "It's easier to describe that a car accident was a trauma, it's more socially acceptable and factual. But what that revealed to me over time was an awareness of childhood adverse childhood experiences that we know today."

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The universe has its way of mending any damage caused by unforeseen circumstances. And looking at nature, humans are blessed to witness nature’s process of healing. As rational beings, we seek ways to imitate the healing process and turn it into our own.

But is researching as easy as it sounds like? How can you confirm that the proposed methods work? That’s why you experiment! Just like how Mada Dalian experimented with the self-healing mechanism she created, The Dalian Method.

If nature can heal, so do humans. From your thoughts, beliefs, and emotions, all the way to social and cultural aspects, humans heal by taking these aspects into account. By being conscious and confident that the process works and helping yourself towards healing, you are giving yourself the freedom to explore the vastness of the universe—uninhibited.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What is the Dalian Method
• Who can benefit from the Dalian Method
• How the Fear of Survival and Death is at the root of our Human Ailments and Dis-ease
• How the Dalian Method can help you heal into consciousness and be free of the limiting stories created by mental conditioning and fears
• How incorporating the “breath” process improves self-healing.
• How you can connect yourself to the universe and leverage the journey as an end and not a means
• How the Dalian Method helped Megan towards Self-Healing

Key Principles of the Dalian Method

The Dalian Method Works with the Following Core Principles:

1. Many unexpressed layers of thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and conditionings are repressed in the body and cellular memory. They run as invisible programs blocking the free flow of energy through the body and causing pain, discomfort, and disease.
2. Our beliefs are based on socio-political and religious conditions and the conclusions we make from our life experiences.
3. To eradicate pain and illness, we must access and work with the causes of ailments instead of their symptoms.
4. All answers are within. Consciousness within the Being is the master key that can permanently dismantle the unconscious beliefs and conditionings and liberate the soul from the story created by the ego-mind.
5. Consciousness must be grounded in the entire body to achieve complete and lasting healing and transformation.

Links/CTA:

• https://www.madadalian.com
• https://www.facebook.com/Mada.Dalian
• https://www.instagram.com/madadalian/
• https://www.youtube.com/user/MadaDalian
• Two award-winning best-selling books, several meditation techniques, and self-help tools: https://www.madadalian.com/product-category/products/
• In Search of the Miraculous: Healing into Consciousness --https://www.madadalian.com/product/in-search-of-the-miraculous-healing-into-consciousness/ (also translated and published in Spanish, Russian, and Estonian languages).
• Healing the Body and Awakening Consciousness with the Dalian Method: An Advanced Self-Healing System for a New Humanity -- https://www.madadalian.com/product/healing-the-body-awakening-consciousness-with-the-dalian-method/ (also published in Estonian language. Russian and French are on their way).
• Teen and Child versions of the Dalian Method will be released in 2022.

Highlights:

• The process of complete liberation reminds Cate of the Sanskrit word, Nirambalaya, which she explains as getting to a place without the need of support, living out their rules, beliefs, and systems born into.
• Cate believes that she will never figure things out by simply reading a book and following the instructions. She explains that commitment to a time, place, and process are necessary along with a person to guide her through it allows a kinesthetic understanding of what the process is all about.
• Cate stated that as someone who's trained in Vedic Language, there's more to consciousness than just diagnostics. The word Consciousness has different meanings and implications on various cultures, especially in India, which is vast and deep. And that's different worldwide whether it's English, German, French, Italian, etc.

Timestamps:

• [01:49] Introduction
• [04:10] Where and when it began for Mada Dalian
• [07:26] The Buddha Field
• [14:01] Looking inside people’s energy
• [15:28] India’s Deep History and Approach to Healing
• [17:58] The Facets and Duality of Emotions
• [24:20] Experimenting Techniques
• [25:17] Who is the audience?
• [26:25] The Self-Healing System and Incorporating the “Breath” component
• [30:42] The Reconnection Process
• [37:47] Zen Teaching
• [40:43] How Megan ran into the Dalian Method
• [45:00] How you can grow confidence with a beginner’s mindset
• [56:24] Who can benefit from the Dalian Method?

Quotes:

• Children are open to different perspectives and have a unique perception because they are not conditioned yet. The world has not accumulated its weight on them, they are more open to the perception of reality.
• People are trying to find themselves, just like how we find ourselves. With the tension that the mind creates to understand something, you try hard but don't see things. It's the ego that's trying.
• Thoughts and emotions are two sides of the same coin. When you think of something, emotions come. When you have an emotion, there's a thought behind it.
• We cannot deny any part. Because if we deny one part, we cannot achieve 100% transformation.
• By saying "I am afraid," you're taking responsibility for your fear.
• If I am the universe, there's an endless exploration I can do. The universe is open, and I am stuck on this little planet with the vastness of the universe. The journey is the goal; enlightenment is your experience.

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Welcome to another episode of YogaHealer Podcast. Is Detoxifying your body through urine therapy really worth the risk?

Cate and Fabian will talk about what nitric oxide activates in your body, and how surprisingly urine affects your body, and what benefits it provides for you to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

Let’s learn more about the biochemistry of Urine Therapy, Nitric Oxide, and your Body’s Nitrogen Cycle to understand how it works its wonders and find out the science behind why Urine Therapy is effective. Let’s listen to Fabian to learn more!

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The Yoga Healer Podcast is back with another episode! Fabian Farquharson, a controversial figure, joins us on the show. In the form of urine, the 37-year-old Interior Designer from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, discovered an alternative kind of medicine. After having stomach issues that experts couldn't explain in 2013, Fabian began researching alternative drugs and holistic remedies.

Fabian is eager to share his thoughts with others and discuss alternative health theories. It's time for Fabian to discuss what he's learned about alchemy and the science of drinking fresh or stale urine. Download the episode now!

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The idea of Urine therapy might startle or disturb you for a bit, but listen first. What if I told you that urine is almost as essential as the expensive supplements you intake for amino acids? What if urine can help increase your genetic potential to have more oxygenated blood? What does Urine Therapy have in maintaining a 'healthy lifestyle? That's how Cate Stillman started her journey towards Urine Therapy.

Listen to this episode on wellness, lifestyle, energies, and science come together to improve your well-being and open a new perspective to ideas towards Urine Therapy!

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In this podcast episode Cate Stillman breaks down the What, Where, When, Why, and How of intermittent fasting and autophagy.  It’s not only to lose weight, it’s also to be in autophagy.  In autophagy, we deeply digest so much more than food!  And as we digest more fully and at the cellular level, we feel more space to experience our best life.  Listen in to learn the ayurvedic approach to intermittent fasting and the best way to enter autophagy for your specific body type.

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Choosing a career in medicine was once thought to be a "noble" vocation. But, in the United States, the healthcare business has devolved into a massive money-making scheme dominated by health insurance firms, pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and corporate fatcats. For years, there has been widespread understanding that hospitals across the country use certain unusual and peculiar pricing practices. Most healthcare goods in the United States are both concealed and deceptive, and these deceptions are frequently utilized to exploit consumers. 

Today, Dr. David Belk disentangles and exposes practically every fraud that occurs in medical billing, prescription medication pricing, and the health insurance sector in the United States. He explains what we need to know about this crucial knowledge, which is critical to comprehending why corporate profiteers must be eliminated from our system and why healthcare finance schemes must be exposed.

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Is it healthy to drink urine? What are the risks and advantages of doing so? Many individuals are debating whether or not Urine Therapy is genuinely beneficial. Urine Therapy also includes healing from within for you to have a better living. By meditating, self-care, and calming your energy down, you'll have a more precise place or a new canvas that you can paint your new painting or create the next phase of your life.

People who are firm in their urine treatment practice, who have unwavering faith, are attracting all of these people who have given up on the medical industry. But some of those who talk about urine therapy fail their clients because they don't address the four pillars of health: mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional. To level up and increase the quality of your life, you must purify your mind of all unconscious death stuff, self-destructive impulses, self-hatred, and everything else that is cruel and unloving to yourself.

In this episode of the Yogahealer Podcast, Cate Stillman talks with Brother Sage about Shivambu and Urine Therapy. He will share the science behind it and why the centuries-old practice works.

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What do you think of urine therapy to detoxify toxins out of your body? Before saying, “That’s so weird and gross!”, have an open mind and learn how our guest, Darlene Teahen, explained the benefits one can get through urine therapy.

The “disgusting” thoughts born from the idea of utilizing urine therapy sprouted from our upbringing. When you were a child, your parents would make funny faces upon seeing your poop or when you urinated your underwear. That continued until we reached adulthood, and we now associate the word ‘urine’ with dirty. But since antiquity, Vedic practitioners have been drinking urine. And it worked for them!

Now in the modern era, what if I tell you that urine can be another source of stem cells? Or urine therapy is your gateway to accessing “life vibration”, achieve inner peace and harmony, and form a deeper connection with yourself? From injecting to nebulizing urine, listen to this fascinating episode as Darlene Teahen delves into her thesis, “Culture Plasma Ultrafiltrate as Therapy in the role of involved vitals for stronger immunity and lifeforce.”

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is Urine Therapy * Plant Medicine - specifically Ayahuasca * Energy Medicine * Sound Frequency Healing * How urine therapy helps you connect with the “life vibration” and find a deeper connection within yourself. * Why it’s perfectly fine to use your own urine as a source of stem cells rather than acquiring it from others. * How early childhood conditioning affects a person’s perception of feces or urine being associated with “dirtiness”. * How urine therapy detoxes “toxins” out of the body and why anxieties, nausea, pain, etc. are toxins being expelled. * Why urine therapy is frowned upon and not thoroughly explored by holistic practitioners due to the fear of rejection from society and culture.

Links: * The Water Of Life: A Treatise on Urine Therapy - John W Armstrong

Show Highlights: * Cate tells her experience listening to The Water of Life by John Armstrong * Cate shares why it’s challenging to explain the concept of meditation in Western practice than Eastern practice * Cate expresses her curiosity about nebulizing urine and its detoxifying prowess

Timestamps: * 15:18 - 17:31 (Cultured urine and how the body absorbs the essence) * 25:28 - 26:28 (Talking about how early childhood conditioning affected a person’s perception on urine therapy) * 33:15 - 34:38 (Thoughts on nebulizing urine)

Quotes: * “The Dharma Tantra, an ancient era Vedic text, said that urine therapy has historic roots in Egypt, China, India, and Europe in the Middle Ages. They’ve all done it, it’s over 3000 years old, and yet we are just waking up to it.” -- [Darlene] * “I'm grounded. It's that peace and love you've never felt before. I'm working on the chakras and pulling things up. And it's so much easier now to feel what is going on because I can connect at that subtle level.” -- [Darlene] * “To me, this is our future where medicine is going. And we can all produce individualized medicines for ourselves by ourselves.” -- [Darlene] * “One of the disadvantages of the one-on-one practitioner-patient or client relationship is that there's not a community of people who are evolving together.” -- [Cate]

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Have you ever had a story that needed to be told and heard? We at Yogahealer believe experiencing certain stories can be very special, something happens when you tell it genuinely. Our brain and the nervous system evolved in response to a story deeply embedded in the structure of our psyche, including the structure of our nervous system. So there appears to be an intense desire for narrative in humans.

In this episode of Yogahealer Podcast, our host Cate Stillman talks about Rewilding, Conversing Stories with other People, and the Power of Funerals. Cate has guided a global online triad to thrive in their bodies while achieving their life goals through innovative yoga and Ayurvedic teachings since 2001.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is Ayurveda? * How to tell Stories * Why Stories are meant to be shared * How Older and Younger People tell stories * What Rewilding is

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how she overcame the Barriers of Storytelling * The difference of sharing stories between with Younger and Older People * How the Power of Funerals is shaping Cate’s future Storytelling * Cate talks about the practice of Rewilding

Timestamps: * [3:39] Cate’s Breaking Point * [4:58] Stories that needed to be told * [7:51] Rewilding Human Beings * [9:00] Urine Therapy * [11:25] Rewilding with Serviceberries * [13:53] A Conversation with a 15-Year-Old Girl * [16:41] The Power of the Pause * [17:37] What is Ayurveda? * [18:30] What happens in Stories * [19:43] Absorbing the Energy of Nature * [21:48] Getting Comfortable with a Familial Atmosphere * [23:28] Storytelling with Elders * [25:52] The Power of Practice

Quotes: * “Health is your birthright and that there's a lot more free solutions to thriving in your body and in your lives than you might have.” * “There's often a sense of the story that needs to be told. And when we tell it, authentically something lands. * “You can't be separate from your ecosystem and your ecosystem can't be separate from you.” * “A lot of what happens with stories is that we're taking someone on a journey with us.” * “The more we tell stories, the better we get at storytelling.”

Guest Bio: Cate Stillman is the Founder of Yogahealer.com. She completed her Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training and has been certified as an Ayurvedic Practitioner since 2001. She then established Yogahealer.com in 2001 and Yoga Health Coaching in 2012 for wellness professionals. Her books include Body Thrive, released by Sounds True in 2019, and Master of YOU in March 2020.

She is a leader and author in the field of Ayurveda, Peak Performance, Habit Evolution and Dharma. Cate is also a global online community leader at Yogahealer with her podcast – The Yogahealer Show, which has 2M+ downloads, and a newsletter that reaches 50k+ people.

She helps Yoga teachers and Wellness Professionals to learn how to:

• Accelerate the wellness path of their yoga students.
• Shift into a business model that enables them to earn for today and their retirement.
• Integrate Ayurveda, Habit change science, and evolutionary group dynamics to get twice the results for their clients in half the time.

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Human urine is treated as a source of disgust, whereas cow urine is considered alternative medicine. Science has proven that there is less or no difference in between cow and human urine, which makes it evenly healthy for human body. Cate Stillman has enlightened upon the core depth of human urine and its benefits for health. She says that there might be no necessity of consuming pharmaceutical medicines on priority, when you can heal what you have within. She explains in-depth about the upcycling of pee, and utilizing it as a health drink. She elaborates upon the ways you can use or consume it, for better perks to your body.

In the path of elaborating the process of pee upcycling, she also breaks down the composition of urine and plasma, that made the entire plot more understandable. With this podcast, she intended to give clarity to people about the health outcomes of self-urine, and make them believe that it is not disgusting. Cate focuses on explaining the detoxification and healing properties of urine therapy, and gives practical insights about how it is being adapted across select countries in the world.

She recites examples of people consuming cow and human urine to upcycle their body functions. Apart from that, she shares a graphical representation on how to start a day with your urine therapy. This podcast is for people who intend to know their body better. Showing the feeling of disgust upon hearing about consuming your urine is natural, but believe it or not, this podcast is going to make you think twice upon your thoughts about urine.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is the importance of water and water cycle? * What is life on Earth? * How is pee turning into pharmaceuticals? * What is a water cycle? * What is a compost cycle? * What is upcycling in the pee? * What every 4-year-old person should know about pee? * How can pee upcycling help reverse certain health issues? * What is the composition of human urine? * What kind of water is in the pee? * What is the breakdown of Ultra Plasma Filtrate? * What is the composition of Plasma? * How do pregnancy tests work? * What are the things that are considered taboo but are good? * How to age your pee? * What is the morning routine with urine therapy? * What are the ways to use your pee in the right medicinal manner? * What is the difference between cow urine and human urine? * What is a feedback loop? * How to do a Pee Enema? * What are the terms of endearment for urine therapy?

Links Mentioned in Episode: Cate Stillman has completed over 500 podcasts in the past 10 years. She is deciding upon pausing on the weekly release, and has decided upon releasing in series. She requests the viewers to explore all of the interactive content. And, this is supposedly the final weekly release, as Pee Podcast, after which you can expect series-wise releases.

• If you are part of the course and want the ‘Pee Book’, and want to share about your pee upcycling results, email to kristine@yogahealer.com or www.yogahealer.com/body/goals.
• Yogahealer is putting up a challenge for people who want to be in the community, and the URL for the same is, www.yogahealer.com/the-challenge.

Break the stereotype and disgust mindset towards human urine, and walk on the path of self-healing by consuming your pee. Step into the urine therapy today!

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about taking a break from podcasting. * Cate shows the first-ever photo of Earth taken from the Moon. * Cate talks about her new ‘Pee Book’. * Cate shares a story of Ancient India, 5000 years ago, with characters Shiva & Parvati. * Cate talks about one of the Buddha’s quotes on urine. * Cate talks about the discovery of bacteria's goodness in 1960. * Cate shares the importance of Ahara Rasa. * Cate shares a story about her knee condition. * Cate curiously talks about the taste of urine. * Cate shares a story of a Chinese guy who was stuck on a raft for 4 months. * Cate shares about her journey of 2.5 months into this Urine Therapy. * Cate talks about cow urine being used as supplements. * Cate shares her pee massage story at a hotel during a gymnastics meet. * Cate shares a post about Indian Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar’s habit of drinking cow urine. * Cate talks about the popularity of Urine Therapy in China. * Cate talks about the ancient pee massage for babies, 2000 years ago. * Cate talks about her backpacking trip to the Great Wall of China, on her college days. * Cate addresses urine therapy as ‘Mother of Ayurveda’.

Timestamps: * What pee actually is? 11:08 to 12:58 * What is epigenetics? 22:08 to 23:01 * Composition of Urine- 24:38 to 25:00 * Urine is Ultra Plasma Filtrate- 25:15 to 28:23 * Composition of Blood Plasma- 30:39 to 30:54 * Other ingredients in Human Urine- 32:25 to 33:25 * What Plasma looks like? 46:09 to 46:33 * Aging your pee- 47:28 to 47:47 * Ways of using your Pee in Morning Routine- 47:50 to 49:41 * Cow Urine granted US Patents- 57:56 to 58:22 * Pee as an alternative to different necessities- 1:00:50 to 1:03:10 * Terms of Endearment- 1:12:39 to 1:13:30

Quotes: * Life is Sustained by Water! * Anyone for free, can tap into peak performance. And, when you do that, Life gets Easier! * Cate talks about the Membership Community at Yogahealer.com * Your Inner Ecology is Reflection of the Cycle! * Urine is not Sterile, its Probiotic!

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Cate & Indy’s podcast elaborates on performance pay, entrepreneurship and employee mindset. It emphasizes on the concept of “Adding Value to Time” and making it more meaningful while pursuing the goals of life. People generally put a lot of time and effort into earning money; however, in the pursuit of that, they forget to add value!

This podcast explains the idea of supporting various goals of life with effort and value. It explains that if you cannot utilize your time to justify the goals you are chasing, then you are probably just wasting it.

In this podcast, Cate is in conversation with her daughter Indy, who is now trying to fit into her mother’s shoes. She seems to be well-educated about her mother’s profession, and shares a good amount of knowledge on the discussed topics. In this conversation, they have discussed a brilliant concept which can be highly beneficial to people confused about their mental-halt in the path of success. In addition to that, Cate also talks about utilizing time & effort to achieve higher goals which can also be buying expensive stuff that makes someone happy. She gives several examples from her life to explain this better.

It stresses on the significance of completing one's tasks within optimized time, rather than focusing on just passing the working hours. Justifying the salary should not be the mission anymore. The mission should be to evolve skills to decide one's own pay structure. And, that is what this podcast is all about!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * Adding Value to Utilization of Time * Decide your own Pay-structure * Utilization of Time & Money to Buy Stuff. * Comparing Work with Sports & Athletics.

Show Highlights: * Cate shares a story about making value purchases as per earnings. * Cate & Indy share examples on utilizing time to reach a goal. * Indy shares her part in reaching the goal of $1000. * Cate recalls asking Indy to keyword video on Vimeo. * Cate talks about designing new T-shirts with plant graphics.

Timestamps: * Performance based pay and Survey Idea - 1:24 to 1:50 * Adding Value to Time - 2:32 to 3:00 * Talking About Stuff - 5:43 to 6:29

Quotes: * Adding Value to Time, Puts you in the Seat of Creator * Know What Stuff is Worth your Time * You Get the Next Skills! You Get the Next Level! You Earn More Money * With High Performance Pay, Buying Stuff is Not an Issue.

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This podcast by Cate Stillman highlights the focus towards evolving the perspective of people. People should consider taking care of their health, but should not omit the habit of learning how to optimize their thinking in a way that goes well with their behavior.

She elaborates that people should act out their intuition in real-time. She gave an instance of working on intuition like a flash of shutter speed. It meant that people should not keep second thoughts upon their intuitions and act upon it right away!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to evolve one’s Perspective? * How to think in a way that optimizes your behavior?

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Allergy Relief Course * Have a free Conversation

Show Highlights: * Cate tells a story of her mountain bike ride. * Cate tells a story about her daughter.

Timestamps: * Osteoporosis & Neurotherapy- 0:25 * How to Think?- 0:56

Quotes: * “Learn How to Think that Optimizes your Behavior”

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Wild plants taste wild. My favorite edible invasive weed, as many of you know, is Thistle. Wild edible plants grow in your ecosystem. What is the connection between edible plants, your immune system and allergies? Listen to this podcast - to get the health, nutritional and medicinal benefits of wild edible plants.

When you connect to wild plants the inner ecosystem of your body and your outer ecosystem reintegrate. You rewild yourself. As a result - you are smarter, have more energy, and a larger sphere of care. Wild plants are life. Their life force is 10x that which is in the grocery store. So, know about them and consume them for availing your health benefits.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to start identifying plants * How to use the six tastes of Ayurveda * How to rewild your body

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Foraging and Feasting Book * The Wild Wisdom of Weeds Book * Thistle Juice Recipe * Allergy Relief Course * Have a free Conversation

Show Highlights: * What you get out of chlorophyll * The nutritional value of Dandelions * Purslane and Omega 3 fatty acids

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Say you want to meditate. Say you want more sleep. Say you want to slim down by extending your fasting time.

The habits of the person you want to become next… those habits you can make your reality more quickly if you know how to do exactly what I walk you through in this meditation.

For strict meditators… this isn’t really a meditation. Technically, it’s an inquiry practice. A practice where you ask yourself a question. Then you listen. Then you stabilize the answer in your cells.

The yogis knew about this forever. It’s very effective. When you mix inquiry practice with mental rehearsal, or visualization, stepping into new habits is easy. Resistance is digested by the practice.

With this meditation - if you do it a few times a week - you’ll notice you accelerate your life. You design who want to become next with ease… and with precision.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to meditate on the habits of your future self * How your habits change your biochemistry * How to attract a higher vibrational frequency

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Stop having allergies! * Meditation: Self-Medicating With The 5 Elements Of Ayurveda * Yes, And Meditation * A Meditation Practice: Five Bodies (Koshas) Check-In

Show Highlights: * Measuring your habit success * Feeling your toxic expiring pattern * Acknowledging your intuition

Timestamps: * 1:39 Defining success and your most important habit * 5:12 Meditation for your rituals and habits of your future self

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If you have been closely following our podcast and social media, you should know by now that Cate has embarked on an experimental journey with shivambu. This ancient practice consists of using your urine for therapeutical ends and the benefits cover everything from skin to dental health.

Cate first read about urine therapy 20 years ago and recently reconnected with the concept recently after being asked about it by a Yoga Health Coaching member. When conducting research on it, she was surprised to discover how understudied the subject is. Cate then decided to experiment with it herself and report her experience to the Yogahealer community.

Listen to the episode to find out more about urine therapy and Cate’s three-week reporting on her experience.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to start upcycling your urine * What to expect from urine therapy * How to use urine to loosen ama

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Listen to Cate and Megan Macdonald’s conversation * Get on our email list * Email us if you know of any Urine Therapy influencers * Reset yourself with a Simple Detox * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * The results of bathing with your own urine * Growth hormones, electrolytes, and stem cells present in urine * The effects of urine therapy on your sleep

Timestamps: * 0:45 Reasons you should try Urine Therapy * 2:55 Week 1 - Experimenting and removing toxicity from the body * 7:12 Week 2 - The benefits of aging your urine * 16:49 Week 3 - Understanding the lack of research

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Menstruation is still a taboo. But why aren’t we openly discussing it? And why are we taught that having your period equals pain when it really doesn’t need to? Menstruation should be viewed as a reckoning. A way for your body to let you know what is working and what is not.

In modern western society, there is a lot of shame regarding not only menstruation but also topics like fertility, perimenopause, and menopause, and the result is confusion. At the same time, all your reproductive phases feed off each other, and your choices today heavily affect your future reality.

In this episode, Cate Stillman and Kate O’Donnell talk about how you can deal with all phases of your reproductive cycle in a way that will ensure you make the most of all of them.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What women don’t talk about * Why you are getting a difficult period * How to easily transition to menopause

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Email us your questions * Check out Kate O’Donnell’s books * Try our Simple Detox * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cleaning excess pitta after ovulation * The period can be a detoxing process * Fertility and the need to focus

Timestamps: * 1:48 The conversation around menstruation * 7:12 Adjusting your activities to benefit your period * 13:45 Having smoother menstruations * 18:39 Surrendering to your body’s intelligence and fertility * 24:15 Urine therapy and hormone treatment during menopause

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Charlotte (46) and Georgia (13) hiked 789 miles from Mexico to Utah. It all started with boredom. Georgia was bored of being stuck at home looking at a screen due to pandemic measures. And her mom Charlotte, an experienced hiker and runner had the idea to go on a hike.

The Arizona Trail, as it is called, turned out to be a crazy, amazing trip. Meeting only other hikers along the way, they experience the diversity of the Arizona landscape, adjusted to the hard conditions, and bonded deeply.

Listen to the episode to know more about how to start hiking, preparing for a big hike, and what to expect when hiking.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to hike and get food during Covid * How to deal with environmental changes * How much water to carry for the trip

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Take the Collaborative Intelligence Quiz * Get Dixie’s cheap shopping list for hikers * Check Charlotte and Georgia’s journey * Get to know Charlotte * Get a Simple Detox * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Prepping food for long trail hikes * Walking 100 miles as a thirteen-year-old * Screen addiction and how to spend time away from it

Timestamps: * 3:37 Adjusting your diet to hiking conditions * 14:02 The journey through Arizona * 21:21 Healing your brain by walking * 32:41 Running and hiking consistently * 43:59 Tips for walking more and start hiking

Guest Bio:

Charlotte Clews is a nature-nerd, ultra trail runner, thru-hiker, Maine Guide, mother and wunder-twin who teaches Pilates, strength training and physical rehabilitation in Downeast, Maine. She has a B.S. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University and a M.S. in botany from the University of Vermont. In 2020 Charlotte started guiding wilderness trips for Maine tweens and teens.

Georgia is her 13 year old daughter.

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When faced with the idea of drinking our own urine, most of us would shy away. But at Yogahealer, there is openness to experiment. That’s why when Megan Macdonald mentioned urine therapy on a live session, instead of dismissing it altogether, Cate embarked on a research and experimentation journey.

What if the secret to better skin, looking younger, and curing a wide array of diseases was created by you on a daily basis? Your urine is unique, and it contains the exact components your body needs at any given moment.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about urine therapy and how you can use it to your advantage,

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What urine therapy is * How to use urine for your health * How to incorporate urine into your beauty routine

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Madonna using urine therapy * Jordan Peterson on disgust * Email us your questions about urine therapy * Get some free resources * Start with a Simple Detox

Show Highlights: * The reason why urine is hydrating * Urine and stem cell therapy * Your urine as personalized medicine

Quotes: * Cate, “There are closet urine drinkers everywhere” * Cate, “Because it heals everything in the body and that’s BIG”

Timestamps: * 3:29 An introduction to urine therapy * 12:11 The composition of urine and its relation to antibodies * 22:24 Aging and fermentation of urine * 31:28 The right dosage and using urine for your health

Guest Bio: Megan Macdonald’s combined training in both holistic health (yoga, meditation, reiki), and the academic study of ritual and belief provides a broad foundation from which to draw with all of her clients. It was curiosity about her own chronic pain as a teenager that led to investigating over 20 healing modalities. As her health improved, she started to not only feel the benefits in her own body and mind, but see the changes that deep health brought to every aspect of life.

She has trained in Hatha, Yin and Restorative Yoga, and most recently has been training with

Mada Dalian to be a facilitator of the Self-Healing Dalian Method. This is profound work on the unconscious, beliefs, the shadow and ego. Since 2014 she has been working with individuals and groups, both in person and online, to promote well-being, health and raising consciousness.

Her background in theatre, and organizing and delivering national events and ceremonies in Canada helped develop her knowledge in social ritual. Megan has a PhD on ‘The Performance of Belief’ from Queen Mary, University of London, UK, and has published, and taught widely on theatre and ritual. She is currently based on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Have you ever wondered what stands between you and your deepest desires? Most times, the answer is knowledge. But what if there were a few simple rules that could help achieve, not only your current goals but your higher purpose? In yoga, we call them niyamas.

The niyamas are a set of five ancient rules or universal laws, which aim at your internal wellbeing. By following them, you will be better able to identify your goals, make peace with where you are, and develop the necessary discipline to achieve your goals. All while studying yourself and aligning to your higher purpose.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about how you can achieve peak performance in all areas of your life.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to use the rules of yoga for peak performance * How to keep aiming at your goals * How to align yourself to a deeper purpose

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Take the Assessment * Change Your Life Go here >> use promo code “actiontaker” * Read some of Robert Brault's works * Find out more about Yuval Noah Harari * More about Craig Hamilton’s teachings * Rolf Sovik and the Himalayan Institute * Watch some Jordan Peterson’s videos * Start with a Detox * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * The importance of reinventing yourself * Understanding the parts of you that need to change * Partnering up with Universal Law

Timestamps: * 3:50 Where yoga philosophy intersects with peak performance * 15:10 Start by cleaning up your act * 22:40 Experiencing deep ease and satisfaction * 28:52 Discipline to the target * 35:37 The importance of self-study * 49:41 Aligning to a higher purpose

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Alan Watts said most people walk around in constant opposition to themselves. It may seem like a bold statement, but try asking yourself - How have you been in opposition to yourself the past week? Was it that time you picked up your phone instead of having a break? When you held your tongue in a conversation? Or was it when you doubted yourself?

Because our awareness is moving outward, we tend to outsource for information and advice we should be seeking from within ourselves. But when you start to look inward you begin to shed the self-doubt and begin to align yourself with your potential.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about tuning into yourself, the importance of insourcing, and experiencing yourself as the cosmos.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to insource awareness attention and wisdom * How to stop being in opposition to your potentiality * What happens when you cooperate with yourself

Links Mentioned in Episode: * More about Alan Watts * Find out more about Chip Conley * Start with a Detox * Get some free resources * Start a Conversation

Show Highlights: * Walking around in constant opposition to yourself * The experience of yourself as a cosmos * The social structure connected to addiction

Quotes: * “You are the rhythm” - Cate Stillman

Timestamps: * 1:08 Insourcing vs Outsourcing awareness * 4:02 Fighting self-doubt by tuning in * 15:39 The patterns of opposition * 21:58 The importance of rituals for space consciousness

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In order to achieve any goal you need to find a clear path to “how”, but if you want to get there faster, you will also need a “who”. Whether you are looking to uplevel your professional career or your personal life, you need to set long-term goals. Painful ones. The kind that will intimidate you enough to open yourself to failure.

Not all stress is negative. Positive stress will keep your mind and body sharp and will keep you young and vivacious. But how do you create positive stress instead of negative stress? By developing the right habits and surrounding yourself with the right people.

In this episode, Cate talks to Andy Stillman about leveraging your skills and the ones of people around you to achieve peak performance and personal success.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How positive stress creates growth and evolution * What being around the right people can do * How to connect with long-term desire

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Learn more about SWOT Analysis * Mindset by Carol Dweck * More about Jeff Carreira * Ready to evolve? * Start with a Simple Detox * Get some free resources * Find out more about Andy

Show Highlights: * Eustress creates new neural pathways * Utilizing SWOT in business and life * You are the average of the people around you

Quotes: * “Knowledge or the lack of knowledge permeates all parts of life”

Timestamps: * 1:29 Creating positive stress in order to grow * 6:04 The importance of investing time and energy in new things * 10:32 The ability to understand your long-term desires * 20:55 Who do you need to guide you where you want to go

Guest Bio: Andy has over 30 years of experience successfully helping businesses improve by developing and executing meaningful strategies focused on the long-term success of the business. Andy has held senior roles in a number of large multinational corporations including E*Trade, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale, and Coopers & Lybrand (PWC) – often as a Chief Operating Officer or an in-house consultant.

As he was recently looking to pivot away from large companies and become more entrepreneurial, he has now partnered with his cousin, Cate Stillman, to help grow Yogahealer – leveraging his skills and experience. He is motivated by helping others and finds intrinsic value in solving complex issues large and small – putting the business in a better place and better positioned to grow.

He enjoys working across multiple levels of the organization. He approaches problems with no preconceived notions and relies on a data-driven approach. His orientation is towards simplification, transparency, holistic pragmatism, leveraging tools, and managing risk effectively.

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What goals have you set for yourself? Are you getting the most out of life? According to the yogi tradition, there are simple rules you can follow in order to achieve peak performance in all areas of your life.

But what if you have not set any goals for yourself yet? Are these rules for you? Absolutely. By following these rules you will clear your mind and body, which will enable you to better connect with what it is you want to do, and be, next.

Listen to the podcast to learn what are the rules that will transform your life at all levels.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to be more successful in life * How to keep your mind and body clean * How to have a clear vision of your goal

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Clean your body with a Detox * Get some free resources * Take the Peak Performer Quiz

Show Highlights: * The importance of the Niyamas * Creating consistency and discipline * Integrating contentment and ease

Timestamps: * 1:44 Cleaning up your life and relationships * 11:00 Being content on all levels of life * 15:59 Taking aim and aligning your actions to your goal

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Do you find yourself making excuses not to invest in your health? Have you considered the return on investment? Some investments can change your future, and investing in your health is one of them.

The biggest threat to the health of modern humans, according to the World Health Organization, is chronic systemic inflammation. It is a precursor to cancer, diabetes, heart disease, among others. But what if you could invest in habits that will prevent you from suffering from these later on in your life? What is the price of health?

Listen to the episode to learn more about where to start investing in your health and what your return on investment will be.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to start investing in your body * How to feel great at any age * What is the return on investment on your habits?

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Ready to Detox? * Get some free resources * Find out more about Andy

Show Highlights: * Saving money by being healthier * The advantage of seeing your culture from afar * Choosing your personal velocity of change

Timestamps: * 3:09 Investing in your health and the role of detox * 11:47 The importance of having a health guide * 21:39 The power of surrounding yourself with wisdom * 38:52 Symptoms of toxicity in your body * 47:01 Changing your health at any age

Guest Bio: Andy has over 30 years of experience successfully helping businesses improve by developing and executing meaningful strategies focused on the long-term success of the business. Andy has held senior roles in a number of large multinational corporations including E*Trade, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale, and Coopers & Lybrand (PWC) – often as a Chief Operating Officer or an in-house consultant.

As he was recently looking to pivot away from large companies and become more entrepreneurial, he has now partnered with his cousin, Cate Stillman, to help grow Yogahealer – leveraging his skills and experience. He is motivated by helping others and finds intrinsic value in solving complex issues large and small – putting the business in a better place and better positioned to grow.

He enjoys working across multiple levels of the organization. He approaches problems with no preconceived notions and relies on a data-driven approach. His orientation is towards simplification, transparency, holistic pragmatism, leveraging tools, and managing risk effectively.

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Cate has been running Yogidetox twice a year since 2002, but this spring she decided to take things to the next level by simplifying the whole process. The goal is to make it accessible to a greater number of people. Why? Modern humans are taking in too much. Too much food and too much information. The result has materialized in ever-growing numbers of people suffering from chronic inflammation and the diseases related to it.

Are you curious about whether detoxing is a good step for you? There are a few questions you can ask yourself:

• Do you want more energy?
• Do you want to sleep better?
• Do you want to be lithe, fit, and strong?

If you replied yes to any of these questions then the Simple Detox is for you! Listen to the episode to learn more about how it works and what you will get out of it.

• Yogidetox has been around since 2002 but humans and attention have changed
• People want to get to results faster so you need to get them those results faster
• Starts with hydration
• Then less food more spice
• This year the detox will be as simple as possible
• The secret is high quality and low quantity
• The ability to digest what your senses take in
• The philosophy of relationship with self
• Fortifying yourself and evolving
• The dynamism of duality

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How too much of anything is a burden * How the rhythms of nature lead your body * What is undigested complicates everything

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Ready for a simple detox? * Get the Intermittent Fasting Guide * Get Some Free Resources

Show Highlights: * Hydration and adding spices to a reduced diet * The impact of detoxing on your life * The importance of keeping things simple

Timestamps: * 1:20 The ability to digest what your senses take in * 16:31 The philosophy of relationship with self * 33:05 Fortifying yourself and evolving * 49:14 The dynamism of duality

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Brain fog and information overload are becoming more common. As we continue to live our lives surrounded by screens and plagued by app notifications, we develop imbalances that, over time, seriously affect our health. But how are the doshas at play when it comes to brain fog and information overload? And how does your digestive fire affect your brain?

In this solo cast, Cate talks about the ayurvedic perspective on sensorial overload, and how it can connect to chronic inflammation and immune system issues. Learn how to focus on your goals and discriminate what you take in through your senses.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How the doshas influence your brain * How the mind is in every cell of the body * How information overload affects digestion

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get the Intermittent Fasting guide * Get some free resources * Find out more about Yogidetox

Show Highlights: * Information overload and Vata Dosha * The importance of committing to your goals * Brain fog and the effect of digestion fire

Timestamps: * 1:16 The influence of the doshas on your brain * 8:09 The relationship between information overload and digestion * 17:57 The impact of chronic information overload * 23:58 Brain fog and the lack of digestive fire

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In Ayurveda, understanding a diagnosis and finding a treatment requires you to understand the root cause of the issue. What created your current disease and how can you start to heal your body, mind, and spirit?

Cate founded Yogahealer 20 years ago, through the process she has helped many people tackle their health problems. Ayurveda demands you to ask the right questions and answer them with honesty. Only then can you start experimenting with your health and understanding what works for you.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about how you can identify the root of disease, how you can begin to heal, and how Ayurveda applies to modern life.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to be helpful to others through Ayurveda * How to make Ayurveda more accessible to a mainstream audience * How to get to the root cause of disease

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get the Intermittent Fasting Guide * Get some free resources * What Your Ama Telling Is You?

Show Highlights: * The human need for connection * Water damage and the impact it can have on your health * What mold can do to your brain

Timestamps: * 1:48 Ayurveda and modern life * 11:31 Dealing with a disease diagnosis * 16:54 Identifying the root cause of disease * 20:13 Experiments with different treatments

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Recent studies have connected chronic inflammation to an array of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer. Cate has been teaching people how to feel better in their bodies and increase their health for decades in her Body Thrive and Living Ayurveda courses. But one thing that always seems to be hard for people, when starting a healthier diet, is cooking.

But what if cooking healthy food was, not only simple but fast? Well, it is! All you need is an instant pot. To make it easy for you, Cate connected with Kate O’Donnell, a friend, and ayurvedic cookbook author. Check out some easy recipes that help reduce and prevent chronic inflammation.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to make your own Ayurveda food at home * How to cook healthy Instant Pot recipes * How to heat up leftovers without using the microwave

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Check out Kate’s cookbooks * Change Your Life Course Exclusive Discount * Get some free resources * Listen to more podcast episode with Kate O’Donnell * New Study on Chronic Systemic Inflammation: Now cause of death for 3/5 humans

Show Highlights: * From ama to chronic inflammation * Using your instant pot to make kitchari * The effects of different beans in your body

Timestamps: * 2:26 Building up ama and chronic inflammation * 9:52 The benefits of using your instant pot * 14:17 Instant pot kitchari recipe * 28:27 Making dal and cooking different beans * 41:50 Making beet pickle

Guest Bio: Kate began yoga by accident in South India at age 20. More than a dozen extended trips to India and twenty years studying the wisdom traditions of the sub-continent support Kate’s understanding of Ayurveda and Yoga.

After years of dedication to the Ashtanga system, Kate has experienced great benefit from this practice and was authorized by her teacher Sharath Jois to teach the Primary and Intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga. She teaches week-long mysore immersions annually in Portland ME, Boston, and abroad.

Kate also specializes in Ayurvedic education, cooking skills, and cleansing programs, offering on-line programs, residential immersions and trainings, and individual consultations. Her Ayurveda and yoga offerings aim to help others come closer to their true nature.

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Are your friends pushing you forward or holding you back? Think about it. How do you feel after hanging out with them? Be honest. If you feel worse than before spending time together, that is a sign that something is amiss with the relationship.

But how do you take control of your relationships? Becoming a leader in your relationships can be hard at first, but it is essential if you want to live in alignment with your goals. Your friends do not happen by chance, you actively chose them, and, if need be, you can choose new ones.

Curious? Listen to the podcast to learn more about how you can make new friends and positively influence your current relationships.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What are the signs you outgrew your friends? * How to be a leader in your relationships * How to make connections that move you forward

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Body Thrive - the book * More about the Change Your Life Course * Get some free resources * Get to know Anna’s work

Show Highlights: * Dealing with negative friends * Redirecting conversations and asking the right questions * Networking to grow personally and professionally

Timestamps: * 2:46 When your friends are not moving you forward * 11:33 Becoming a leader in your relationships * 20:57 Surrounding yourself with people in alignment with your future self * 29:33 Asking the right questions and networking

Guest Bio: Anna has a background in nursing, yoga, and Ayurveda which has given her a grounded and broad perspective on health and lifestyle. She had the courage to step out of her experience of overwhelm, lethargy, brain fog, and digestive issues. But, as she says, she couldn’t have done it alone, she consistently engages in supportive communities with peers and mentors who empower her.

Nursing has always brought Anna a lot of joy. There's a lot of bonding through a shared understanding of the rewards and demands of the vocation. She considers it to have huge professional growth and an emotional journey that knows no bounds!

Nowadays, she works as a health coach and is a leader in Yoga Health Coaching.

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What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to identify chronic inflammation symptoms * How to speed up muscle recovery * How to fight body inflammation

Links Mentioned in Episode: * The Ignite Your Purpose Challenge * Crossing the Plateau of Latent Potential: Being 1% Better * New Study on Chronic Systemic Inflammation: Now cause of death for 3/5 humans * Chronic Inflammation and COVID symptom severity * Essay on Service Berries The Serviceberry * Diving Deeper Into Constitutions * Overcoming Stress * More about the Wim Hof Method * More about Chronic Inflammation

Show Highlights: * Different mental patterns for different doshas * The importance of Abhyasa Vairagya * Bouncing-back should improve with age

Timestamps: * 2:39 Excess and Negative Mental Patterns * 9:29 Covid-19 and Chronic Inflammation * 14:51 Early Signs of Chronic Inflammation * 22:37 Steps to End Chronic Inflammation

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Glenna has suffered from PTSD since childhood, which manifested in her body as an autoimmune disease, Addison’s Disease. It is a high Vata condition, that leaves you in a near-constant stress response. Glenna has been taking a naturopathic approach to Addison disease/autoimmune, by focusing on Yoga, Ayurveda, and Reiki.

Glenna decided to further her wellness career by becoming a member of Yoga Health Coaching and has been achieving results. She struggles, however, with keeping up her productivity and having calendar integrity. Having set her financial goals for the year, the difficulty lies with being consistent, especially with her morning routine.

Listen to learn more about the importance of mornings for your productivity, how to design your calendar based on your goals, and keeping calendar integrity.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How social media affects your attention span * How to set deadlines for yourself * How to stick to deadlines

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Find out more about the Change Your Life Course * Check out Glenna’s program * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Accountability and being your own boss * Digesting what you take in through your five senses * Developing a calendar in accordance with your goals

Timestamps: * 2:29 Stimuli overload and daily productivity * 7:10 The importance of mornings for productivity * 13:08 Lifestyle goals vs. Financial goals * 21:09 Building a calendar based on your goals

Quotes:

• Is this activity moving me forward?

Guest Bio: Glenna believes we are all powerful beyond measure. As a Yoga Teacher, Ayurveda Lifestyle Coach, Massage Ball Therapy Instructor, and Reiki Practitioner she guides you into your deeper knowing and the great potentiality of living your best life.

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In her second year of Yoga Health Coaching, Natalie Jackson has known success like never before. She has easily enrolled members into her program and still has a hard time believing her eyes every time she checks her bank account balance. But lately, Natalie has been self-sabotaging.

She finds herself retreating from what she needs to do to scale her business. Confident that fear of failure is not what is keeping her from acting, Natalie reached out to Cate Stillman for guidance on how to achieve peak performance and unblock her success.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about defining success and taking aligned action to achieve your goals.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to overcome the fear of my own success * What is success for you? * How to scale yourself to the next level

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get the Intermittent Fasting Guide * Get some free resources * Ready to Change Your Life? * Find out more about Natalie

Show Highlights: * Taking big steps forward and identifying what success looks like * Becoming attached to the outcome in order to point consciousness * Allowing yourself to receive

Timestamps: * 1:19 Self-sabotage and achieving success * 9:46 Developing a receiving mindset and energy * 17:45 Obsess about the results you want to get * 24:05 You decide if you can do it

Quotes:

• You know exactly what you're aiming for. So anything, that's not that which means taking aligned action towards it, is something else. And something else is not efficient.

Guest Bio: Natalie is your go-to girl for vibrant health & simple living – as a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and YogaHealer and a Wilderness Instructor – she believes it is her mission to help willing individuals get unstuck, regain their health, reset negative thinking and reduce anxiety so they can experience their own self-empowerment and intuition.

Today, Natalie helps people discover their ability to self heal through Yoga and Ayurveda, behavioral science, and mind-body connection within a high-vibe community of others seeking the same balance.

Natalie is also a tiny house designer and builder who believes we are in collaboration with the Universe to create the lives of our dreams.

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Intermittent fasting is becoming increasingly popular, but for all the yogis and yoginis out there intermittent fasting is not a new trend. In Ayurveda, we call it space eating and it is one of the pillars for a healthy life. Recently science caught up with the 4 millennia wisdom behind space-eating, and several studies have supported the health benefits of this practice.

For the past month, Cate has been joined by several members on the Yogahealer Challenge, a fast track program, specially designed to help people overcome mediocrity to become an exceptional person and lead an exceptional life. How? By reviving the habits that make us smarter and more vital humans, such as Intermittent Fasting.

CListen to the podcast to learn more about the Yogahealer Challenge, the benefits of intermittent fasting, and what foods you should be eating when breaking your fast.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * Why does intermittent fasting work? * Is intermittent fasting healthy? * What do I eat during intermittent fasting?

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Immune System or Nervous System? * Your Immune System + Ayurveda * More about the Challenge * Get the Intermittent Fasting guide * Find some free resources

Show Highlights: * The importance of challenging yourself * Awakening your parasympathetic nervous system * Regenerating your body and delaying the aging process

Timestamps: * 1:03 Intermittent Fasting and the Parasympathetic Nervous System * 6:46 :44 Regeneration vs. Degeneration * 11:18 Possible Effects of Intermittent Fasting * 25:20 Habits for Peak Performance

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Setting goals for 2021 has not been an easy feat for Jen. She struggles with always wanting to do more and can only think of one thing she wants to achieve - Freedom. She wants to have the freedom to travel more. But can freedom in itself be a goal?

During a Coaching Gym session, Cate breaks down Jen’s desire for more freedom and explains the importance of differentiating feelings from goals, setting metrics for your goals and choosing meaning over comfort.

Listen to the Yogahealer Podcast to learn more about the Steps to Achieve Your Life Goals in 2021!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to set the right goals * What load do you want to carry? * How much work is too much work?

Links Mentioned in Episode: * More about the Change your Life Course * How to Decide What to Create * Jordan Peterson’s work * Dharma & Achieving Goals * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Discriminating between the BS and the goal * Focusing on what you need to achieve what you truly want * Meaning is more important than comfort

Timestamps: * 4:54 The importance of carrying a load * 11:42 Building metrics into your goals * 26:12 The difference between goals and feelings

Guest Bio: Jennifer Allen teaches alignment-based yoga with an emphasis on finding ease in the body, coaches people on developing healthy habits and guides people into their unlimited potential through Ayurveda.

She discovered Ayurveda in 2013. Her Ayurvedic studies have been influenced by John Douillard, Sarah Hutchinson and Cate Stillman. Jennifer completed an 18-month Yoga Health Coaching certification program to deepen her knowledge of Ayurveda and habit evolution techniques in 2018.

She has been leading hikes at the Grand Canyon since 2013 and is an outdoor educator and Certified Interpretive Guide for the Grand Canyon Conservancy.

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Cate and Andy Stillman have known each other their entire lives. As cousins, they witness each other grow and have successful careers on opposite sides of the spectrum. Cate in the health and wellness space, and Andy in Wall Street. That was, until a few months ago, when Andy decided he needed a change and joined the Yogahealer team.

Listen to Cate and Andy talk about how your habits and health investments ultimately compound in a conversation about identity evolution, personal investment and automating your habits for compounding success.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to start investing in your goals * How time influences your return on investment * How to evolve your identity in order to achieve success

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Learn more about the Change Your Life Course * Learn more about finding the money to invest * Send us an email with your investment questions * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Learning to invest in what you want to achieve * Cracking your shell and moving towards your goals * Identifying issues, developing strategies and executing them

Timestamps: * 2:46 Intentionally investing for long term goal achievement * 13:57 Having the right role models and community * 31:40 Evolving your identity in order to make more money * 40:26 Automating your habits for compounding success

Guest Bio: Andy has over 30 years of experience successfully helping businesses improve by developing and executing meaningful strategies focused on the long term success of the business. Andy has held senior roles in a number of large multinational corporations including: E*Trade, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale and Coopers & Lybrand (PWC) - often as a Chief Operating Officer or an in-house consultant.

As he was recently looking to pivot away from large companies and become more entrepreneurial, he has now partnered with his cousin, Cate Stillman, to help grow Yogahealer - leveraging his skills and experience. He is motivated by helping others and finds intrinsic value in solving complex issues large and small - putting the business in a better place and better positioned to grow.

He enjoys working across multiple levels of the organization. He approaches problems with no preconceived notions and relies on a data-driven approach. His orientation is towards simplification, transparency, holistic pragmatism, leveraging tools and managing risk effectively.

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What habits are keeping you down and what habits are pushing you forward? Being honest and aware of your habits is the first step to developing better ones. Like in other areas of your life, the emotions behind your habits are key to why you developed them and why you can’t seem to let them go.

In this podcast episode Cate compares the work on habits of William James and James Clear, 100 years apart, in order to underline the similarities between them. If you truly want to start changing your life by developing better habits, this is a must listen episode.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to be honest about your habits * How to mentally rehearse a new habit * What are the emotions behind your habits?

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Schedule a body goals session * More about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources * Daily Rituals by Mason Currey * Atomic Habits by James Clear * Habit by William James

Show Highlights: * Reflecting on and reviewing your habits * Creating habits that create a mental shift * The abrupt acquisition of a new habit

Timestamps: * 02:31 Self-awareness is the key to better habits * 7:42 Incremental changes and noticing the little things * 17:55 Consciously deciding what habits best serve you * 26:20 Why you should never miss a habit two days in a row

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What is your purpose? And what do you need to change to meet it? Our personalities are constantly evolving, but are you consciously changing to achieve your goals?

In this episode, Cate guides you through an identity evolution exercise, in order for you to better understand your past self and reflect on who you want to become next.

What habits does your future self have? Listen to find out more!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to leave your past self and grow * How to define your purpose * How to cultivate habits that serve your future self

Links Mentioned in Episode: * More about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Identity evolution can happen unconsciously * Understanding the role of personality tests * The importance of being psychologically flexible

Timestamps: * 1:14 Adjusting your personality to your future purpose * 10:44 Listing your past and future traits * 17:15 The habits do you need to cultivate to achieve your next self

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Do you remember your first musical experience? Were you forced to learn an instrument as a kid? For most of us, learning to play an instrument was a formal occasion we couldn’t wait to get out of. But that’s because Nate Shaw was not our teacher.

With an incredible 30 year long career, which has included playing jazz for the US State Department in Europe and writing music for Oprah, Nate created an innovative way to teach music to both children and adults.

Nate believes music to be an universal experience we should all engage with, especially as a family. Listen to the episode and find out more about how you can reconnect with music and bring it into your home on a daily basis.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to unlock your inner musician * How to normalize the music experience * How to bring music into your family routine

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get your family band going * Get the Big Music Games App * Check out the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Playing music without any skills * Getting people to move past the fear of exposure * The physicality of learning how to play an instrument

Timestamps: * 2:43 The universality of the music experience * 15:21 Having fun and being social by learning to play music * 31:46 Using your environment to learn music * 44:26 Experiencing music as a family during the holidays

Guest Bio: Nate is an entrepreneur, musician and teacher. For the past 30 years he has been bringing his mission of building community through music to the world. Whether it’s playing jazz for the US State Department in Europe, writing music for Oprah, or leading 20 faculty at the school he co-founded in 2009, the Brooklyn Music Factory, Nate is dedicated to inspiring new relationships, and deepening existing ones. At a time when people find themselves isolated more and more by technology and the pandemic, Nate’s mission is to inspire a renewed focus on human connection.

Working with tens of thousands of students in his 30 year teaching career, Nate is recognized as a visionary of music pedagogy and has built a robust, game-based music curriculum used by thousands of students in New York and around the globe. So far, the Brooklyn Music Factory has published hundreds of BLAM (Big Lessons About Music) Games, 2 levels of a guitar book, a group piano course, a Mini Keys curriculum and an iOS app: Big Music Games. As a band leader, he has released ten records and guested on many more.

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Samantha received her first autoimmune diagnosis at age thirteen. Growing up in a family dedicated to allopathic medicine, Sam followed the same path and became a nurse. At thirty, however, after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, Sam opened up to the wellness world and eventually became a member of Yoga Health Coaching.
Recently Samantha tested positive for COVID 19. She was amazed by the resilience her immune system had built over the past 10 years. With very few symptoms, she was mostly fine, which was not the case with some of her coworkers.
Listen to the episode to learn more about building your immune system, fight inflammation and the importance of healthy habits.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How COVID affects people differently * How stress impacts the immune system * How to design your immune system

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Tai-Chi shaking video * Learn more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources * Find out more about Sam

Show Highlights: * Dealing with autoimmune diseases and thyroid cancer * Supporting your lymphatic system after testing positive for COVID 19 * The impact of being Kapha to your immune system

Timestamps: * 2:44 Facing multiple autoimmune diagnosis and testing positive for COVID * 11:20 The impact of fear on your immune system * 25:18 Focusing on your potential and adjusting your habits to it * 28:48 Reorganizing and designing your immune system

Guest Bio: Sam Norman decided to shift gears from western nursing to ayurvedic healing about ten years ago when she saw the power of the whole body treatment modality to heal chronic illness in her own body. She is the owner and creator of Family Healer a virtual community where she guides clients on seasonal cleanses twice a year and teaches others the foundation of ayurveda as a framework for lifestyle and consequently healing in her Become Your Own Healer Course.

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How is it you want to feel on new year's day? How do you want your holiday journey to go? Close your eyes and picture it in your mind. Got it? Over the course of the next few weeks you can design your holidays and new year to be exactly as you pictured it. But it will probably involve some changes.
I know what you are thinking. But what about the other members of my family? For many people, the holidays are a trigger to indulge in bad habits. The way to contradict that is by becoming a leader. If you assume more collective responsibility, you’ll start setting the pace for the people around you.
Learn more about how you can begin the new year feeling empowered, grounded and ready to achieve your goal on the latest Yogahealer Podcast episode.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to align to dinacharya * How emotions can be triggered on the holidays * How to lead your community by living aligned

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Learn more about the Living Ayurveda Course

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about her course on changing winter traditions * Cate explains how she realized she was a “grandfather’s clock” * Cate talks about her soup quick and how it influences people

Timestamps: * 1:21 How do you wanna feel on new year’s? * 3:50 Dealing with emotions triggered by the holidays * 8:26 The difference between karma and akriya * 12:02 Leading others to better habits and collective responsibility

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About 20 years ago, Hilary was facing a problem, she kept getting hurt snowboarding and biking. As a trained herbalist she thought of a solution to help with the pain and healing her injuries - she started making balms.
Hilsbalm is a joint pain relieving balm, made with Escoba, Arnica and Saint John’s. Being aware of the effects of CBD, Hilary also created a CBD version of her hit joint balm.
Listen to the podcast and learn more about making your one balms and plant infusions.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to make a fresh plant infusion * How to use CBD for your joint * How to reconnect to the plants around you

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Find out more about Kannavita * Learn more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Hilary explains how to choose essential oils and their effect on circulation * Hilary talks about people being CBD deficient * Hilary shares her personal recipe for an immune tonic * Cate talks about empowering your health and becoming a self-healer

Timestamps: * 3:49 Escoba, Arnica and Saint John’s and their health benefits * 10:42 Making your own fresh plant infusion * 17:58 The impact of CBD and the various reactions to it * 29:50 The relationship between plants and people * 44:17 The best oils to use on your face

Guest Bio: Hilary Diana McCurry is an herbalist and body worker living in Carpinteria, California, with a strong love for tending her gardens of veggies, herbs and fruits.
In 1993, she graduated from UCSC with a BA in Community Studies focused on Environmental Education. Her growing passion for herbs took her to Boulder where she attended The Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies from 1995-98. The talented teachers and diverse curriculum provided an incredible education in material medica, plant identification, medicine making and clinical work. It was during this time that she formulated ‘The Balm’ to soothe the aches from hiking, mountain biking and snowboarding in the Rockies. She ended up teaching snowboarding in Snowmass for the next four winters.
In the Summer of 1999, she took my first massage classes and fell in love with bodywork. For the past 19 years she has maintained a successful and fulfilling massage practice.
In 2008, she lost her home in the Tea Fire. Her herb company, Sister Brother Botanicals, rose from the ashes and has been growing ever since. She offers a range of handmade organic herbal products including HilsBalm, CBD HilsBalm, Granny’s Garden Salve, Avery’s Lip Balms, Elderberry Syrup and Fire Cider available locally and in her website- HilsBalm.com

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We often believe we need something outside ourselves in order to experience more ease. In reality, the solution to our issues is frequently found within. What if I told you it is even possible to self-medicate, using the five elements? Confused?
Experiencing the five elements of Ayurveda in your body, can be used as a powerful tool. One that enables you to feel your imbalances in a deeper manner, and directe the course, in order to design the experiences you want to have. By tapping into your imbalances, you can self-medicate with the element you need the most.
Ready to feel the Gunas and align with the five elements? Cate guides through a meditation to access each element directly.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How the 5 elements of Ayurveda can help you tune into what you need next * How to access each element directly through meditation * How to self-medicate by experiencing the elements in your body

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Find out more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get meditations from Yogahealer

Show Highlights: * Cate explains how the five elements can be used as self-medication * Cate talks about the Gunas and the spectrum of what you feel * Cate guides a meditation through each of the five elements

Timestamps: * 5:07 Ground yourself with the Earth element * 9:27 Find your flow with the Water element * 12:11 Focus your mind with the Fire element * 14:46 Let the wind carry you with the Air element * 17:00 Expand with the Space element

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Coaching people who are overwhelmed can be extremely challenging. It tests your empathy, but also how grounded you are. There is a lack of grounded focus when someone is feeling overwhelmed, which is why the first thing you should do is BREATHE.
Over the course of this episode, Cate talks to Yoga Health Coaches about her experience working with overwhelmed people, and the root issues that should be addressed. What at first might be perceived as inability to implement Kaizen - small, incremental steps -, could also be an incapacity to escape herd mentality.
Learn more about keeping yourself grounded, and how to best lead your people to overcome feelings of overwhelm, during these trying times.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to deal with your personal relationship to overwhelm * How to identify someone’s final goal * How to take more calculated risks * How triggers can help you follow through

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Asking the right questions * Have a free Conversation * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about adrenaline addiction * Cate explains how small steps are a safe route for more risk * The impact of leading a breathing exercise before you start your coaching session

Timestamps: * 3:08 Strategies to calming overwhelmed people and focusing them on their goals * 13:03 Organizing the chaos and escaping herd mentality * 29:28 The resistance to becoming the “unicorn” * 37:24 Being comfortable with the feeling of overwhelm

Quotes: * Go slow to go faster (this quote is about kaizen)

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Jennifer Allen developed foot pain after an emergency Cesarean Section. That was the beginning of her journey with joint pain and surgery. After years of poor results with allopathic medicine, Jennifer talks to Cate about regenerative medicine and preparing for surgery.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is regenerative medicine? * What is the long term cost of surgery? * How to prepare for deep healing

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources * PRP and Stem Cell Therapy for Big Toe Joint Instability

Show Highlights: * Cate shares her mother’s journey with surgery * Cate talks about placenta injections * Cate talks about pressing pause in your business

Timestamps * 4:35 Understanding the root of pain * 9:56 A regenerative approach to health * 23:06 Setting up the surgery experience you want * 29:20 Deeply healing without trauma

Guest BIO: Jennifer Allen teaches alignment-based yoga with an emphasis on finding ease in the body, coaches people on developing healthy habits and guides people into their unlimited potential through Ayurveda.
She discovered Ayurveda in 2013. Her Ayurvedic studies have been influenced by John Douillard, Sarah Hutchinson and Cate Stillman. Jennifer completed an 18-month Yoga Health Coaching certification program to deepen her knowledge of Ayurveda and habit evolution techniques in 2018. She has been leading hikes at the Grand Canyon since 2013 and is an outdoor educator and Certified Interpretive Guide for the Grand Canyon Conservancy.

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Your breath has incredible control over your mind, body, and connection to the soul. Learn about Sara Campbell’s journey to become a deep diver, and how she leads people through their diving experiences.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How your body reacts to diving * How your belief system influences your dive * How to connect to your spirit while diving

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Find out more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate explains the importance of breathwork for consciousness * Sara shares her journey with deep diving * Sara talks about the mental side of diving

Timestamps * 3:30 The physiological reaction to being submerged * 13:27 Practicing holding your breath * 20:02 Breaking deep diving world records * 27:00 The peacefulness of the dive * 33:09 Overcoming belief systems and discovering your depth

Guest BIO: As one of the world’s top freedivers, Sara embodies the ‘deep dive’. She teaches body-mind-spirit integration drawing on the wisdom of Nature, and the powerful mirror of the Ocean to face our deeper fears and beliefs. Breath unlocks our subconscious, water teaches us to trust and surrender.

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Has your mental health been affected by the unrest of 2020? Understand how your habits can help and what may be happening from an Ayurvedic perspective.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How your habits influence your mental health * How to understand mental health through an Ayurvedic lens * How Ayurveda interfaces with medication

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Dialogue With Death: The Spiritual Psychology of the Katha * Master of You: A Five-Point System to Synchronize Your Body, Your Home, and Your Time with Your Ambition * Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body and Your Life with 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga * The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care: Rhythms, Routines, and Home Remedies for Natural Healing * Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life * Get the Change Your Life course free * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about how the habits influence your experience of chaos * Cate explains the importance of choosing the right community * Cate explains how the different Doshas influence mental health

Timestamps: * 5:50 The effect habits have on mental health * 15:00 Controlling how you experience things * 23:08 Your mental health and who you surround yourself with * 32:41 Mental health and the Doshas * 45:34 The role of medication

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What is your deeper dream? If you don't know the answer to this question, you really need to listen to this podcast episode! Learn more about how your curiosity can serve you and help find your why.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How curiosity serves you * How to find your noble aim * How to overcome cultural conditioning

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Find out about upcoming events * Free Change Your Life Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate tells a story about the first ‘Deeper Dream’ Calls * Cate reads from Jordan Peterson’s work * Cate explains how meditation connects to the immune system

Timestamps: * 2:42 The value of curiosity * 8:04 You as the Creator of your life * 9:53 The importance of finding your why * 18:00 The difference between being and becoming

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In Ayurveda, waste in the body is called Ama. Learn how Ama affects your immune system, how it connects to your nervous system, and can you do to control it.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to deeply fortify your immune system * How to focus your mind into your body * How to create space to digest your thoughts

Links Mentioned in Episode: * More about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate explains Agni and digestion * Cate talks about the different types of intelligence and their role * Cate talks about the digestion of thoughts and emotions

Timestamps: * 1:14 Understanding Agni, Tejas and Ama * 8:30 Rules around Ayurveda * 16:01The hierarchy of Agni * 22:15 Two-minute breathing practice

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Chocolate doesn’t have to be a guilty pleasure. That’s why Alak decided to leave her corporate job and dedicate her life to bringing joy through chocolate and Ayurveda. The result is an incredible line of ethical chocolates.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How chocolate and Ayurveda intertwine * How your energy influences your food * How following your purpose improves your health

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Find out more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about high prana foods * Cate explains how food is infused with the surrounding energy * Cate shares how it is important to follow your own path

Timestamps: * 4:23 Understanding the connection between chocolate and Ayurveda * 14:47 The importance of the environment in preparing food * 24:12 Alak’s journey from a corporate job to chocolate entrepreneur * 34:18 Following your purpose

Guest BIO: Alak Vasa, co-founder, and chef at Elements Truffles. Elements truffles was born at the intersection of two things that make me happy - chocolates and meditation. We are an Ayurveda inspired line of clean chocolates that taste good and do good - for the body, mind, and community.

Before that Alak was a trader and VP at Goldman Sachs. Everything was going well, but a sense of purpose was missing. I was good at what I was doing, but I felt I was meant to do something else. About 12 years ago, I learned to meditate. And as I grew in the practice, I became more aware of the food I was eating. I noticed that I was integrating a lot of elements of the Ayurvedic lifestyle, which was naturally a part of our life growing up. Ayurveda, also known as the sister science to Yoga, was now taking me back to my roots.

Alak volunteers her time teaching breath-work and meditation through the Art of Living Foundation, an international NGO.

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Have you ever heard of BQ? In Ayurveda your body’s intelligence is the key to directing your nervous system. Learn what you can do to develop your body intelligence and boost your immune system.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is body intelligence? * How to direct your nervous system * How to develop high body intelligence

Links Mentioned in Episode: * More about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources * Information about Body Intelligence * Replay the Webinar

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about her professional background * Cate explains the benefits of intermittent fasting * Cate shares tips to help build your immune system

Timestamps: * 3:23 Understanding the conscious direction of the nervous system * 12:37 The innate and the adaptive immune system * 19:34 Ayurveda and the immune system * 29:16 Acute vs. chronic inflammation

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Kate O’Donnell talks about her new book The Everyday Ayurveda Guide To Self-care and how to use Ayurveda principles at different ages. Learn more about how you can use Ayurveda every day and understand what your body is telling you.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to recognize the qualities of your body manifests * How to use Ayurveda at different ages * How to identify the deeper issues

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Learn more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about the “feel” factor in Ayurveda * Cate explains how yoga and Ayurveda prepare for the unknown * Cate shares her perspective on collaboration

Timestamps: * 4:07 Ayurveda in different ages * 11:54 The importance of personal responsibility * 22:29 Nourishing your body with food * 39:54 From a consumer perspective to a collaborative perspective

Guest BIO: Kate O’Donnell is the author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well. She is a nationally certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ashtanga yoga teacher based in Boston and still travels to India annually for study. Her Ayurveda and yoga offerings aim to help others come closer to their true nature.

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Kate O’Donnell talks about her new book The Everyday Ayurveda Guide To Self-care and how to use Ayurveda principles at different ages. Learn more about how you can use Ayurveda every day and understand what your body is telling you.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to recognize the qualities of your body manifests * How to use Ayurveda at different ages * How to identify the deeper issues

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Learn more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about the “feel” factor in Ayurveda * Cate explains how yoga and Ayurveda prepare for the unknown * Cate shares her perspective on collaboration

Timestamps: * 4:07 Ayurveda in different ages * 11:54 The importance of personal responsibility * 22:29 Nourishing your body with food * 39:54 From a consumer perspective to a collaborative perspective

Guest BIO: Kate O’Donnell is the author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well. She is a nationally certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ashtanga yoga teacher based in Boston and still travels to India annually for study. Her Ayurveda and yoga offerings aim to help others come closer to their true nature.

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Do you feel stuck in a loop? Unconsciously repeating negative patterns, can be extremely painful and keep you from having a fulfilling life. Understand how an empathy map can help you identify your triggers and evolve.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to create an empathy map * How to access the intuitive body * How to identify your triggers

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Learn more about the Living Ayurveda Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate explains the subtle body’s receptiveness * Cate talks about the intuitive body * Cate shares her perspective on depression

Timestamps: * 1:36 Understanding your intuitive body * 15:00 Using negative triggers to your advantage * 19:57 Ojas and depletion

Quotes: * What happens when you see the sunrise? A new day.

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Have you noticed the plants growing in your city? Invasive plants seem to thrive in any environment. What if I told you most of these plants are not only edible but extremely nutritious? Find out more on our podcast episode, with the inspiring Dr. Philip Stark.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How invasive plants can nourish you * How to start connecting with the plants around you * How your health improves with plant diversity

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Nutrition, toxicology, and availability of wild edible greens in the East Bay * Learn more about wild plants * Check the Find the Money Course * Get some free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate shares her experience trying to promote invasive species * Cate talks about her beliefs about invasives and nutrition * Cate explains the different tastes in Ayurveda

Timestamps: * 3:16 Edible plants in cities * 9:01 Connecting to the food you eat * 20:11 Toxins in city plants * 27:09 Plant diversity and health

Guest BIO: My research centers on inference (inverse) problems, primarily in physical science. I am especially interested in confidence procedures tailored for specific goals and in quantifying the uncertainty in inferences that rely on simulations of complex physical systems. I've done research on the internal structure of Sun and Earth, climate modeling, earthquake prediction, the Big Bang, the geomagnetic field, election auditing, geriatric hearing loss, the U.S. census, the effectiveness of Internet content filters, endangered species, spectrum estimation, urban foraging, and information retrieval. I am interested in numerical optimization, and have published some software.

I've consulted in product liability litigation, truth in advertising, equal protection under the law, jury selection, trade secret litigation, employment discrimination litigation, import restrictions, insurance litigation, natural resource legislation, environmental litigation, patent litigation, sampling in litigation, wage and hour class actions, product liability class actions, consumer class actions, the U.S. census, clinical trials, signal processing, geochemistry, IC mask quality control, targeted marketing, water treatment, sampling the web, risk assessment, and oil exploration.

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Many people consider money to be the biggest limitation they face when trying to evolve. The problem, however, is in your beliefs about money. Find out how to get the money for the training that you want.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to do a friendraiser * How to have the right mindset * How to approach your community

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Check the Allergy Relief Course * Email Sofia about the Money Friendraiser * Get Free Resources

Show Highlights: * Cate shares the importance of training for Dharma * Cate tells the story of Swami Rama * Cate explains the importance of being approachable

Timestamps: * 3:01 The ability to ask your community for help * 8:02 The Law of Reciprocity * 16:40 Getting into action and asking your community * 21:51 Solidifying your belief in yourself

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Intermittent fasting, or space-eating, as I like to call it, is all the rage. Multiple high power CEOs, particularly in the tech industry, swear by fasting as a way to achieve peak performance. Curious? Find out more about fasting and try the 1-week challenge!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to start intermittent fasting * How to change your habits in order to start fasting * How to plan your 1-week fasting challenge

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get the Intermittent Fasting Ebook * Check the Intermittent Fasting Course * Get free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate explains what happens to the body during a fast * Cate shares the different benefits of fasting * Cate talks about the connection between fasting and the natural biorhythm

Timestamps: * 2:14 First steps of intermittent fasting * 9:20 The 1 Week Challenge * 14:20 Defining a fasting time

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After decluttering her house and creating more space, Jutta was amazed by the changes that started happening. Not only did her relationships evolve tremendously, but she realized she had more time. Listen to the Yogahealer Podcast to learn more about creating space.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How the space element affects you * How space impacts your relationships * How space can help you have more time

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get a dream session * Check the Allergy Relief Course * Get free resources

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how Jutta inspired her * Cate talks about her experience with the habits * Jutta explains how space impacted her relationships

Timestamps: * 4:21 The need for more space * 10:08 The impact of changing your space * 19:45 How space creates time

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What if your spiritual awakening is the key to peak performance? I talked to Craig Hamilton about how going within can help you show up as your best version.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What drives seekers vs. non-seekers * How can you change your ego’s story * How to live in the moment

Links Mentioned in Episode: * The Great Perfection * Get the Intermittent Fasting Guide

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about the trend of spirituality vs. spiritual practice * Cate shares her experience with samskara * Cate talks about meditation, emotions of fear, chaos, and VUCA

Timestamps: * 3:30 Introduction to the path of awakening * 12:58 Evolving in a community * 28:01 Getting your ego out of the way * 48:28 Where to find fulfillment

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The pandemic has caused numerous people to fall into stress and anxiety patterns. I talked to Tracy Harrison about how functional medicine can help you ease your mind and boost your immune system.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to shift from a fast-paced living easily * How to change your eating habits * How your stress level impacts your immune system

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get the free intermittent fasting tipsheet * Get the allergy relief course * Get free Yogahealer resources

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how hard it is for some people to change their habits * Cate explains how stress affects the immune system * Cate talks about her experience with regional immunity

Timestamps: * 04:40 Changing your societal habits * 14:20 How diet influences your health * 27:56 Anxiety and the immune system * 40:46 Developing regional immunity

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Making a difference starts with you. I talked to some members of Yoga Health Coaching about what we all must learn about diversity and race awareness. And how we can make an impact today.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How can you become educated about diversity and race awareness * How can you influence the world around you * How small costless habits make a difference

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get to know your stereotypes * Get some social justice materials * Get your intermittent fasting guide * Free Yogahealer resources

Show Highlights: * Cate shares what she is doing to help create awareness * Cate talks about the exclusivity in Ayurveda * Cate explains the importance of sharing free solutions

Timestamps: * 11:31 What you need to be talking about * 30:01 Starting with Yourself and your Habits * 44:09 Free solutions

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Are you ready to live allergy free? I have struggled with allergies myself and know exactly what you are going through. The good news? You don’t have to have allergies. Listen to the podcast to find out more!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How your body type influences your allergies * How you can use digestion to stop your allergies * How poor digestion can lead to chronic disease

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a meaningful conversation * Allergy Relief workshop

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about her childhood health issues * Cate shares what imbalances she has overcome * Cate explains how ama can damage the body

Timestamps: * 02:37 Constipation, migraines, and allergies * 07:53 Allergies and body types * 14:13 The importance of digestion and balance * 22:39 Chronic diseases

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Have you ever tried the Yes, And Meditation practice? Most meditation practices involve a focus on one thing and the exclusion of everything else. I find that to be a type of No, But approach to meditation. Expand yourself and create space with the latest podcast episode.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to expand your consciousness * How to create more time * How to experience more order

Links Mentioned in Episode: * The Universe Is Expanding So Fast We Might Need New Physics to Explain It

Show Highlights: * Cate shares her experience with breathing * Cate explains the two-minute habit rule * Cate explains how to share vibration

Timestamps: * 01:34 Yes and meditation

• 15:00 Acceptance of change

• 17:10 Expansion and perspective

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Do you know which plants live around you? There are many invasive species that provide incredible nutrition to our bodies. I had a conversation about this with fellow plant lover Sunny Savage. Listen to the podcast episode to learn more.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to eat invasive species for optimum health * How to manage community land and food security * How to build a sustainable business

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Find out more about Body Thrive * Have a career conversation

Show Highlights: * Cate shares a story about harvesting thistle * Cate explains how hard it was to get herbs * Cate tells how wild plants taste

Timestamps: * 02:04 Protecting the local ecosystem * 14:20 Nutritional benefits of invasives * 28:30 Developing a relationship with plants * 37:24 The difficulties of staying small

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Wild plants are all around us, but are you noticing them? There is an intelligence to ancient plants. They are an incredible source of wisdom and health. Learn how to thistle can nourish and balance you.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to use wild weeds * How to use bitter and astringent * How to make thistle juice

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a conversation

Show Highlights: * Cate shares her experience with wild weeds * Cate explains the importance of consuming wild plants * Cate shares her close relationship with plants

Timestamps: * 02:42 The benefits of ingesting thistle juice * 10:05 Koshas and Thistle * 23:02 Making thistle juice

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Do you know your child’s dosha? Take the time to get to know your children and help them navigate life. Find out more about how you can help your child, according to their dosha.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * Why you want to know your kids constitution * How to be a better parent during COVID * What do to about sugar, snacks and meals

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Healthier Kids Workshop * Your Ayurveda Constitutions Workshop * Take the Quiz: Discover Your Own Mind Pattern * Take the Quiz: Ayurvedic Body Type

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how she uses trigger habit reward with her daughter * Cate tells the audience about her learning type * Cate explains the importance of exercise for Kapha

Timestamps: * 02:31 Trigger habit reward * 09:58 Quizzes on learning * 13:48 Parenting according to dosha type

Quotes: * “Everyone is an entrepreneur. The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur are the ability to fail, to have ideas, to sell those ideas, to execute on them, and to be persistent so even as you fail you learn and move onto the next adventure.”

― James Altucher, Choose Yourself

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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the incredible Tami Simon about my new book Master of You. Make sure you listen to the podcast episode to learn more about how you can use the five elements to build resilience and thrive.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to connect the five elements to your daily life * How to identify what element is out of alignment in your life * How to go from a consumer to a collaborator

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get Master of You * Have a Conversation

Show Highlights: * Cate explains the importance of rhythm * Cate shares a story about the space element * Cate shares the positive aspects of these new times for her

Timestamps: * 03:46 Dealing with shame * 14:52 Embrace a solid B minus * 23:22 Becoming a master

Favorite Quotes: * “The more unsynchronized we are, the more chaotic our rhythm” * “Notice the big patterns of good”

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Our country is changing. It has to. I talked to the incredible Romy Toussaint to find out more about what we can do to help diversify the yoga community.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to bring Conscious leadership into the world * Why are there so few people of color hiking and enjoying nature? * How to Nurture ourselves through nature; Yoga and hiking

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Black yoga teachers alliance * Yoga Health Coaching Podcast

Show Highlights: * Cate shares her observation of the yoga community over the past decades * Cate reflects on the barriers to diversity

Timestamps: * 05:35 Yoga and people of color * 18:45 Making yoga accessible * 28:10 What people can do

Guest BIO: My name is Romy Toussaint and I have been called “The Energy Queen”. I empower those around me to create a complete practice of consciously leading their lives; to manage their energy and become physically strong through all stages of their lives; to connect to their minds; strengthen their spirit so they can do their work in the world.

I am a transformational trainer and coach, motivational speaker, and yoga teacher. I am a professional speaker and presenter on the benefits of mindfulness yoga and wellness. I am an expert at customizing and facilitating physical activity breaks, and mindfulness sessions at conferences and workshops for all types of groups and organizations.

I have been teaching yoga and mindfulness for over 20 years. I am a conscious leadership life coach and a certified yoga teacher. I have studied alignment-based yoga, Kundalini, Hatha, Vinyasa yoga and meditation with a variety of teachers and have over 1,000 hours of yoga certification.

I love yoga because it helps me to do everything better. I’ve been married to my college sweetheart for 30 years. I am the mother of four amazing sons and the oldest of 5 children.

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How have you been dealing with the pandemic? I have noticed most of my students have remained calm through this, but most people have been struggling. In this episode, I share some tips on how to thrive during this pandemic.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * Cate’s 5 Tips to Build Your Immunity * What to do in the morning + evening * How to think about your future * What is trending in holistic thought leaders

Links Mentioned in Episode: * At the Eleventh Hour: The biography of Swami Rama * Dr Joe Dispenza Guided Evening Meditation * Dr Joe Dispenza Guided Morning Meditation

Show Highlights: * Cate shares her view of the future * Cate tells the audience how she is coping with COVID 19 * Cate reads from her book Master of You

Timestamps: * 06:01 Awakening and Pivoting * 13:58 Tips to strengthen your immunity * 24:57 Dealing with uncertainty

Quotes: * “Everyone is an entrepreneur. The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur are the ability to fail, to have ideas, to sell those ideas, to execute on them, and to be persistent so even as you fail you learn and move onto the next adventure.”

― James Altucher, Choose Yourself

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Developing better and healthier habits can be a slow and difficult process. But at Yogahealer you have a community behind you! Listen to Cate being interviewed about Body Thrive and start your journey now!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How did Cate develop the Body Thrive habits * How to have your body run on fat * How to eliminate with ease.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Learn more about Body Thrive * Get a free Body Goals Session

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how important vision is when it comes to food * Cate explains the importance of going to bed early * Cate shares how she gets people to self manage

Timestamps: * 03:10 Changing your eating habits * 13:35 The importance of sleep * 26:03 Elimination processes

Quotes: * We can’t start with tomorrow morning * Any sleep you get before midnight is worth double * Supper aligns to supplement

Guest BIO: Adam Schaeuble aka The PHD (previously heavy dude) hit a rock bottom moment in his life where he weighed 327lbs. He then went on his own 100lb weight loss journey and as he was on this journey he started to inspire people in his home town to join him. He started a gym and a Bootcamp program and helped his home town lose over 35,000 lbs in five years.

Now he's the host of the top-ranked health podcast The Million Pound Mission where his goal is to inspire one million pounds of healthy results (which he tracks on his website (MillionPoundMission.com)

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Are you trying to boost your immune system? Cate talks about how isolation can affect your immune system and how you can take care of your microbiome.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to buff out your microbiome * How your environment influences your immune system * How to tune into your creative power

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a conversation

Show Highlights: * Cate shares the information being shared on her social circle * Cate explains how the emotional body influences your health * Cate explains how her cat helps her immune system

Timestamps: * 01:30 Terrain theory * 06:55 Isolation and your immune system * 12:48 The return to interconnectivity

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Are you struggling to keep yourself from distractions? Cate and Nir Eyal, talk about his book “Indistractable” and how you can stop procrastinating today!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * Why distraction at work is a symptom of sick company culture and how to fix it. * What really drives human behavior and why “time management is pain management”. * Why kids overuse technology and how to teach them to focus in an increasingly distracting world.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Yogahealer Podcast: Smarten Up Your Technology Habits with Nir Eyal

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how identity is developed * Cate shares how she manages her unplanned time * Cate explains how becoming a teacher helps developing habits

Timestamps: * 03:58 What is distraction * 09:48 Time management is pain management * 16:40 Limiting beliefs * 29:36 The problem with To-do lists

Guest BIO: Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”

Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.

In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Worklife (acquired by Cisco), Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Kahoot!, Byte Foods, FocusMate, and Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify).

Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.

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Wondering about the effects of sugar on your body and your mind? Cate interviews Michael Collins to understand how addictive sugar is and how you might be having it without knowing.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * Is sugar addiction real? * Is it the gateway drug to other drugs? * Do I have to quit for the rest of my life? * I love the topics of Yoga, Habit Evolution, Collective Leadership. I'm a huge fan of the power of community to learn, heal and grow. I'd be glad to talk about any of those.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Is sugar a drug? * Quick your sugar addiction now!

Show Highlights: * Cate talks about the difficulties of keeping kids sugar free * Cate shares how the mind stabilizes when you’re living off fat tissue

Timestamps: * 04:07 Keeping your kids sugar free * 10:42 Eating off your body fat stores * 16:54 Becoming sugar abstinent * 25:40 The role of fructose

Guest BIO: Michael Collins has been completely sugar-free for over 30 years. He is a past Chairman of the Board of a Food Addiction Institute, which helps raise awareness about processed food and sugar worldwide and is the founder of https://sugaraddiction.com, which has been helping thousands successfully quit sugar for over ten years.

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Struggling to develop and maintain healthy relationships? Cate explains how important it is to develop a healthy relationship you yourself and how you can develop self-compassion.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to build a healthy relationship with yourself * How to make issues less personal * How to develop self-compassion

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Master of You and Free Workbook * Have a conversation about your bigger dream

Show Highlights: * Cate explains how shadow work can be healing * Cate shares how struggles pave the way * Cate talks about the importance of water element experiences

Timestamps: * 02:50 The role of water element in relationships * 07:20 Looking at your shadow * 22:51 Aligning your relationships with your ambition

Favorite Quotes: * “First you get into alignment with you, and then you can do more” * “Obstacles arise when we take action towards our vision” * “With self-compassion, you're halfway home to the root of the problem”

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Struggling to navigate your ambition? “Master of You” will help you turn dreams into reality. Listen to Cate share how “Master of You” came to be and what are the most important changes you need to make, in order to live up to your potential.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How do you make an idea happen * How to architect an environment aligned to who you want to become * How to keep rhythm during the quarantine

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Get Master of You * Awake Living Course

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how she organizes space * Cate explains the importance of rhythm * Cate talks about how important your why is

Timestamps: * 03:02 The birthing of Master of You * 08:22 Stepping into your Dharma * 11:25 Designing your space * 19:22 The Ayurveda clock and the quarantine

Favorite Quotes: * “As soon as you want to make something bigger than you have ever had before, you can’t burnout” * “If we want to have evolution, we need to put a structure in place that can uphold that evolution” * “There is strategy to living your best life”

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Do you feel like you never have time? Learning how to manage your time is the first step towards freedom. Cate teaches you how to align your time and keep calendar integrity.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to optimize your time to the vision you have for your life * How to keep calendar integrity * How to experience a sense of freedom

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a Dream Session * Cate's new book "Master of You"

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how difficult it can be to master your time * Cate explains how she organizes her calendar * Cate reads from her book “Master of You”

Timestamps: * 04:27 Managing attention * 06:15 Calendar integrity and aligning your time * 12:52 Experiencing freedom with your time

Favorite Quotes: * “Each day, you can run experiments with your time. What will you do when, what will you delete, delegate, or focus on? What do you want to do in your unstructured time?” * “The more jurisdiction you decide to take over your time, the less stress you experience and the more free and empowered you become.” * “When you restructure your calendar to support your milestones, you actually bolster your spiritual growth” * “Your dharma requires schedule management to achieve your vision”

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Find out how to turn chaos into order and discover new possibilities for your business. Cate takes you on a comprehensive journey of evolution.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is the evolutionary spiral * What you need to deepen your conection to center * How to turn chaos into order * What are the new possibilities

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a Conversation * Yoga Health Coaching Wellness Pro Challenge

Show Highlights: * Cate explains how to fuel aligned action * Cate tells you about the paradigm shift * Cate shares how she is reacting to the market shift

Timestamps: * 7:35 The role and importance of the evolutionary spiral * 29:05 Understanding what communities are part of your future self * 32:50 The importance of center * 42:20 The calling to adapt, grow and expand

Favorite Quotes: * “Your future self uses money in a different way than your present self” * “Your resilience equals your immunity” * “How you are investing has everything to do with how you are receiving money” * “This is how you bring chaos into order: aligned action in your calendar”

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Wondering how you can build up your immune system? Tune in to find out what little habits you should be incorporating into your life.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to adapt in changing times * How to transform chaos into order * Understand the law of polarity and the importance of rhythm * How to strengthen your immune system

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Wellness Pros Mindset Training * Have a Conversation * Join the APRIL LIVE Yogidetox SHELTER * Find the Root Cause of your Allergies

Show Highlights: * Cate explains how to tune into the frequency of energy itself * Cate teaches the difference between order and chaos * Cate shares the changes she has been noticing at home * Cate tells you the advice she gave her mom about immunity

Timestamps: * 6:35 Cate guides through a deep meditation practice * 29:16 The importance of sleep * 32:50 Keeping hidrated * 36:36 How to do self-massage * 41:10 Rhythmic eating

Favorite Quotes: * “In a unified immune system, all of your cells are pulsating in a unified you” * “If you are dehydrated, it’s game over” * “If you are not feeling resilient in yourself do not enter fear based conversations” * “We are in a paradigm shift, we are in a mindset shift as a global culture”

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Curious about detoxing? Cate and Rachel Peterson take you through what to expect and how you will feel.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What happens when you detox * How is your energy level detoxing * How you feel after a detox

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Join the APRIL LIVE Yogidetox SHELTER

Show Highlights: * Cate shares individual stories from Yogidetox * Cate explains how detoxing brings forward different practices * Cate tells a story about weight loss when detoxing * Cate tells the story of her seven day fasting experience

Timestamps: * 1:58 What to expect when detoxing * 6:55 Shifting from the outter world to the inner world * 15:19 How long should you detox * 27:20 Losing weight when detoxing

Favorite Quotes: * “Processing some of the past out and allowing the present and the future to start to come in” * “It increases our mental clarity as we allow ourselves to pull away” * “There's no abstinence, there's no discipline, there's finding the abundance of nourishment on all levels” * “Really go in and enjoy the cocoon and that energy of becoming”

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Want to detox but aren’t sure how? Tune into the podcast with Cate and Rachel Peters to find out how. They share tips for detoxing at home, nourishing simple recipes, and suggestions for your constitution. Enjoy!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to detox at home. * Detoxifying foods and recipes. * Detox tips for Vata, Kapha and Pitta doshas.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Create your Ayurvedic Profile

Show Highlights: * Cate tells a story about an early Yogi Detox experience. * Cate shares some essential items to detox at home. * Cate reviews a detox ‘recipe for disaster’.

Favorite Quotes: * “I know that when I emerge, after a few weeks of being in the Yogi Detox, when I emerge from the experience, my kitchen will be totally aligned with how I want to be eating next, because I’ll have been doing that. Things will have changed at home.” - Cate Stillman * “When you have these lighter liquid diets, it frees up energy for digestion.” - Cate Stillman * “I really like miso soup because it’s simple. I’m obviously not having it for every meal but it’s super easy, especially with a little bit of nori on top. It’s easy also to integrate into my families’ meals because they can add whatever they need to.” - Rachel Peters * “My first book on Body Thrive is how to eat earlier at night, be done eating sooner. Go to bed early, wake up, hydrate, eliminate, meditate. Do breathe body practices. This is the recipe. And for those of you who have been in Body Thrive, for those of you who’ve been living Dinacharya, you get to really tap into the recipe and go deeper and have more time and eat lighter and feel more intuition. And what you find in this process is that you fall more deeply than ever in love with yourself. And not in a narcissist way. It’s consciousness merging with matter and matter merging with consciousness. And when you experience that, you are naturally led to that which is your medicine.” - Cate Stillman

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We’re walking through fire element today on the podcast. Tune for Cate’s sharp insights about dharma and achieving your goals.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What fire element is. * How to discern goals for the next chapter of your life. * The function of Tapas in achieving goals.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a conversation * Cate's new book "Master of You"

Show Highlights: * Cate reads from her new book Master of You. * Cate tells a surfing story about her and Indi in the impact zone.

Timestamps: * 6:15 The sequence of the elements and why aligning space comes before fire. * 11:20 The function of tapas. * 19:17 Surfacing your critical issues for your next vision.

Favorite Quotes: * “Thinking is an underutilized resource in your life and unless you have a contemplative practice, it’s hard to use the mind well.” - Cate Stillman * “Ether comes before fire in this sequence. So with discernment you’re able to then see clearer, and what starts to happen, as your spaces clear and as your body habits rhythms are deeply grounded, you build resilience. And from that resilience you actually are a stronger more embodied version of yourself. You’re able to take on more, you’re able to see more. So even what you perceive as your own ambitions will be much greater from working the elements in sequence.” - Cate Stillman * “The issues that come between you and a goal will often come in sets. And it can be heavy at times. It can be really really uncomfortable at times. And the Yogis are very clear that Tapas is not comfortable. It’s not. But if you want to transform the mundane into the extraordinary you got to cash in some chips. And you might cash in the chips of comfort if you mean it. If you really want to get there.” - Cate Stillman * “Tapas is part of the way. It’s not an indication that things are going wrong, it’s an indication usually that things are going right. That the goal is great enough for you to actually look at what you need to become next.” - Cate Stillman

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Step into deeper dharma with nourishing body rhythms. Tune in to get the guidelines on rhythmic eating, rhythmic movement and rhythmic sleeping. Caring for your body enables you to play a bigger game and live life on another level. Let’s do this.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to care for your body to step into deeper dharma. * How to have more energy. * How to ritualize rest.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a conversation * Have a Dream Session with one of our Coaches

Show Highlights: * Cate reads from her new book ‘Master of You’. * Why grazing is arhythmic. * Cate describes how she incorporates rhythmic movement in her day.

Timestamps: * 7:30 Rhythmic eating. * 14:40 Rhythmic movement. * 21:10 Rhythmic sleeping.

Favorite Quotes: * “If you don’t have nourishing body rhythms you will continually struggle with dharma. You will continually struggle to have the kind of energy and resilience and adaptability to live a greater life.” - Cate Stillman * “Eating in rhythm has everything to do with rest and digest.” - Cate Stillman * “Most people on the snack train are not experiencing true hunger. And if you don’t experience true hunger you don’t get the flip side of true nourishment.” - Cate Stillman * “Get up and move! Go and do walk-and-talks instead of meetings. It’s amazing what starts to happen. Your mind will clear, you’ll have more energy, you’ll have way fewer cravings for food and emotional eating will go down.” - Cate Stillman * “Rhythmic sleeping is very simple. It happens when you follow the downward pull of the setting sun and you sleep reliably, ideally for 8 hours, from around 9:00pm-5:00am.” - Cate Stillman

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Why detox? Improved digestion, restful sleep and clear skin is the tip of the iceberg. Tune into the podcast with Cate and Rachel Peters to find out what detox is and when to do it.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What detox is. * Why feeling hunger is key to satiation. * When to detox.

Show Highlights: * Cate reflects on how our ancestors lived. * Cate describes true hunger. * Softening ama.

Favorite Quotes: * “Imagine back when, you lived closer to the earth, and you were perhaps sleeping on the earth in a little hut. And outside were all the plants you were using to feed your body. There were times of winter and times of summer, there were times of scarcity and times of abundance. Your body would naturally move into those times of scarcity. And in times of scarcity when you’re taking in less food and your atmosphere is one that’s more barren than full, you have the experience of the opposites. So part of the problem now is whenever you go into WholeFoods, it’s abundant! There’s always strawberries, like always. There’s always blueberries. And so we have to create what seems like an artificial experience of barreness or a season of scarcity so that we give our organs a freakin’ break.” - Cate Stillman * “Most people I work with in Body Thrive have lost the feeling of true hunger. And there’s a disconnect between the feeling of true hunger being the only path to true satiation.” - Cate Stillman * “When you’re emptiness, you’re full of possibility.” - Cate Stillman * “The body is smart and the mind is smart and the soul is smart. And I radically believe in the intelligence of you, of your organism and your mind-body-soul configuration. I believe if you give yourself the opportunity to release that which it wants to, so the body will release what it wants to, the liver will release what it wants to, the colon will release what it wants to, the arteries will release what it wants to.” - Cate Stillman * “When we’re not so busy, when our bodies are not so busy digesting the food that we’re putting in, we create the space to digest the other things that we’ve distracted or pushed to the side.” - Rachel Peters

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Struggling to organize your home? Cate explains how an organized home can help you live in deep alignment with your purpose.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What does it look like to have a house aligned with your next chapter? * What are the benefits of living free of clutter? * How do you decide what to keep and what to toss?

Links Mentioned in Episode: * "Master of You" - a journey through the five elements of Ayurveda * Register for the Awake Living Course

Show Highlights: * Cate shares how she organizes her home * Cate explains how to create space for your future self * Cate guides you through an alignment technique

Timestamps: * 1:55 Understanding how your space shapes your identity * 7:49 Deciding what to keep * 9:34 How to get your family on board * 11:10 The qualities you want in your space

Favorite Quotes: * “Organize your home in a way that helps you step into who you wanna become next” * “Space is deeply etheric, your stuff is very physically concrete but you can arrange it in a way that your space holds the vibration of potentiality” * “I wanna design my space to support the habits I want” * “There's so much stuff in your space that's connected to outdated identities, identities that you actually don't want to reinforce”

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Are you worried about the coronavirus outbreak? Cate dedicated a whole episode to the topic on Yogahealer podcast.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How to look at the spread of coronavirus as the spread of human consciousness * How connected are we in the world? * How to keep fear from spreading

Links Mentioned in Episode: * "Master of You" - a journey through the five elements of Ayurveda * Uplevel Your Body & Your Life with Body Thrive

Show Highlights: * Cate explains how gratitude is beneficial to our immune systems * Cate talks about being a leader in a crisis

Timestamps: * 2:47 - We need to realize we are all connected * 3:41 - Reacting with fear * 11:52 - How we can use wild weeds * 18:09 - The toxicity of doubt

Favorite Quotes: * “With the spread of coronavirus what is also happening is the spread of global consciousness” * “On a global level, on a planetary level, we are realizing we are more connected” * “Doubt is so toxic”

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Looking to design your life to fulfill your greatest ambitions? We’ve got you. Today on the podcast we’re exploring the mindset of dharma. Grab a cup of tea and tune in to absorb the ethos of awake living.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * The ethos of Master of You. * What the 12 perspectives are for Awake Living.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a Dream Session with one of our Coaches * Start your Awake Living Free Training * Check out our Current Events * Have a conversation

Show Highlights: * Cate reflects on John Lennon’s lyrics in ‘I, me, my’. * Cate reviews fixed mindset vs. growth mindset

Timestamps: * 3:20 Orient towards thrive. * 3:50 Adopt a cosmo centric viewpoint. * 6:13 Evolve your identity. * 9:38 Nurture and nourish your five bodies. * 10:53 Heed the rhythm and the cycles. * 11:39 Think big, test small, fail fast and learn always. * 14:11 Invest in yourself. * 16:42 Embrace a solid B minus. * 19: 49 Trust your desire. * 22:25 Leverage your strengths. * 25:24 Learn, mentor, master, co-create. * 29:39 Shift from consumer to collaborator.

Favorite Quotes: * “If you see where you fit in the whole, it shifts your perspective. And it’s orienting. And that’s so much of what we’re doing in orienting, we’re orienting ‘what is dharma’, what is our purpose, what is a more purposeful meaning life, what are we here to uphold.” - Cate Stillman * “You can change. Who you are is not static. You’re not a noun, you’re a verb. You’re an is-ingness a beingness that’s also in action.” - Cate Stillman * “Life has rhythm. Life has cycles. The sun sets the sun rises. There’s a reason there’s a rhythm. And when you heed the rhythm you unlock deep energy. When you violate the rhythm you suffer.” - Cate Stillman * “Aspiring towards greatness, absolutely. Aim high, aim true. But what can you learn along the way to get over analysis paralysis, that’s the faster path to success.” - Cate Stillman

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Do you know what you want in life? Now, or in the next chapter? Many people don’t! Today on the podcast we’re defining Dharma. Find out what it is and how to uncover it. Tune in!

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What Dharma is. * How to uncover your deeper dreams. * Three questions to ask yourself..

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a conversation

Show Highlights: * Cate reads from her upcoming book ‘Master of You’. * Cate explores the desire for more time.

Timestamps: * 4:24 Awake living with the 5 elements. * 9:50 Identity evolution. * 12:50 Your deeper dreams.

Favorite Quotes: * “Who you are is nature, and the more you can connect with nature the more you can awaken the power of you, and live your life on purpose. And live a life of deep meaning. And live a life of your own unique journey, your own unique destiny.” - Cate Stillman * “The path of business, the path of the marketplace, actually parallels yoga philosophy.” - Cate Stillman * “Are we indeed selling ourselves short? Or are we leaning actively into our potentiality, and becoming that?” - Cate Stillman * “You can learn how to listen to Dharma.” - Cate Stillman * “Your duty to uphold yourself to your best potential, authentically and practically, while being part of transformational experiences that add connection and meaning to those whose lives you touch, is your Dharma.” - Cate Stillman * “When you’re growing up in the Western World you get the question, what do you want to be when you grow up. You don’t get the question of who are you and what is your purpose to fulfill.” - Cate Stillman

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What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What is the history of Ayurveda? * What is fascinating about the history of Ayurveda? * Where is Ayurveda going into the future? * Did you foresee Ayurveda and Yoga trending like it has?

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a conversation * Dr. Svoboda's website * Dr. Svoboda's Facebook * Dr. Svoboda's Instagram

Show Highlights: * How Ayurveda ‘grew up’ as a response to human urbanization * Why humans should be able to ‘know what’s right’ and heal – and why they often don’t * The different traditions and lineages of Ayurveda that survive until today * How Ayurveda is being used in the West – and what has been overlooked

Timestamps: * 3:13 “[Ayurvedic] experts got together and they discussed the problems inherent in living in an urban environment – something that we all need to be alert to today.” * 7:45 “When you are in one area as any kind of animal, you create a lot of waste products, and if you’re in a city, those wastes tend to accumulate in the city – and if you yourself are in the city, they tend to accumulate in your organism.” * 9:52 “As humans became more urbanized, more filled with ama, more toxins, and less connected to the life force, it became necessary for doctors to start directly interacting with humans explaining what was the right thing to eat and the wrong thing to eat, the right kind of behavior and the wrong behavior, and helping them to get rid of this load of toxins … so that the prana can work to heal them.”

• 12:13 “It is very possible for anyone to get a reasonable perspective on what’s going on inside them and to feel within yourself whether something in front of you is something you should eat or shouldn’t eat. I’m always a bit dismayed when people become ‘listatarians’ … instead of understanding personally.”
• 16:27 “People can eat 24 hours a day, the lights are on 24 hours a day, there’s no connection to the normal external cycles that allows your organism to align itself healthfully.”

Favorite Quotes: * “The inability of crisis-based medicine to deal with these crises has led to the present situation in the West in which many alternative paradigms compete for the acceptance of scientists and public alike.” -Dr. Robert Svoboda * “Ayurveda’s materia medica and therapeutic techniques have much more yet to contribute. I maintain, however, that Ayurveda’s most valuable contributions will be made to the new theory that medicine is trying to grow. These contributions will be derived from Ayurveda’s way of seeing the world, its darshana, a vision which will facilitate medicine’s ability to teach people not just how to avoid disease but how to proactively develop and maintain a healthy ‘state.’” -Dr. Robert Svoboda * “Modern medicine defines health as the absence of disease, Ayurveda focuses on health as a positive condition that is independent of disease, an active state of being that can be promoted by appropriate behavior. When you can upgrade your health you may find diseases disappearing without ever having been directly addressed. The same Ayurvedic principles that are used to correct yourself when you are out of balance can be used to preserve your balance once it is corrected.” -Dr. Robert Svoboda

Guest Bio: Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of over a dozen books and has served as Adjunct Faculty at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM, and at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA. You can find out more about his work at www.drsvoboda.com and follow him on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

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What are Ayurvedic herbs? They may be closer than you think. Check out this inspiring episode exploring Ayurvedic herbs, the wisdom of plants, and why connecting with your ecosystem is the best medicine.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * What Ayurvedic herbs are. * Why connecting to your ecosystem is key. * Why single herb pill popping is ineffective.

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Living Ayurveda training * Have a conversation * Understand Ayurveda Herbal Formulations * Kate O'Donnell's Ayurveda cooking and lifestyle books * Podcast on Invasive Weeds

Show Highlights: * Cate shares the parable of Ayurvedic graduates writing their final exam. * Cate’s favourite quote by Amadea Morningstar * Why Cate loves chewing Aspen leaves

Timestamps: * 7:23 Learning the language of plants * 9:45 Plants as potent healing allies * 16:00 Connecting with the herbs in your ecosystem * 17:24 Creating Ayurvedic herbal formulas

Favorite Quotes: * “Life is abundant, plants are intelligent. Plants are hundreds of millions of years older than humans. They’ve been on this planet way longer than mammals. They have so much wisdom within their cells, within how they grow, where they grow, who they grow alongside, and then what they can do in the human body. And that perspective of, all plants have value, all plants have medicinal value, that perspective is so needed right now as we continue to spray petrochemicals on healing plants; plants like chickweed, plants like thistle, plants like dandelion. Plants that I eat most of the year.” - Cate Stillman * “All plants are part of the science of life.” - Cate Stillman * “What’s really healing, I find more than anything, is humans connecting with plants. Not encapsulated pills. Or plants that are dried and powdered and put into a capsule, and that capsule is then put into a plastic bottle, and that plastic bottle put onto a shelf, with a shelf life.” - Cate Stillman * “Plants are potent, healing allies.” - Amadea Morningstar * “Part of the problem is we’re over harvesting plants not from our ecosystem, so we’re not actually connecting with our ecosystem. We’re not creating potent healing allies. Because when you do, you care for your ecosystem.” - Cate Stillman

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Are you carrying excess weight? Ayurveda can help! Listen in for weight loss tips for Vata, Pitta and Kapha constitutions.

What you’ll get out of tuning in: * How you can lose weight with Ayurveda * How to poop * Weight loss tips for Vata, Pitta and Kapha dosha

Links Mentioned in Episode: * Have a conversation * Check out our Ayurveda Tip Sheets * "What Is Vata Dosha" Podcast Episode * "What Is Pitta Dosha" Podcast Episode * "What Is Kapha Dosha" Podcast Episode

Show Highlights: * Cate shares tips for moving waste out. * Cate describes the work of her friend, Brant, who helps people with gross obesity. * Cate’s shares her morning winter walk routine.

Timestamps: * 8:54 Tips for complete elimination * 10:30 Weight loss tips for Vata * 17:07 Weight loss tips for Pitta * 21:40 Weight loss tips for Kapha

Favorite Quotes: * “It’s not just what you eat, it’s when you eat.” - Cate Stillman * “If we’re not moving waste out, waste and weight can become synonymous. So non-functional tissue taking up mass in the body that has weight to it can be undigested or poorly digested food that then becomes a waste product as opposed to a functional tissue in the body. Even if we look at fat tissue, what’s the functional amount of fat tissue in the body, according to the textbook of Ayurveda, written by Dr. Visant Lad, it’s two handfuls! Two anjali.” - Cate Stillman * “When the nerves are relaxed the bowels start to be able to let go, so instead of being constipated or contracted what happens is the body is more able to release waste.” - Cate Stillman * “Life is rhythmic, there is a rhythm to things. There’s a rhythm to digestion, there’s a rhythm to absorption, there’s a rhythm to feeding, there’s a rhythm to fasting. And this starts to build a deep sense of trust in the person with their body. They start to be able to actually trust and on a very deep level love, on a cellular level feel that the essence of consciousness is loved, and love their body again.” - Cate Stillman * “For the Vata person it means a few times a day they’re going to lay down and put their hands on their belly and relax. That will actually accelerate (weight loss). It means for the Kapha person even skipping a meal at night now and then, just having tea or having broth at night, that’s going to take the weight off a lot faster. For the Pitta person to wind down and let themself adjust to efficiencies the more they do that the faster the excess will come off and the more they’ll naturally find their best weight.” - Cate Stillman