Igniting Shakti

Having the appropriate amounts of fats in the diet creates a body that is health, happy and vibrant. Adding healthy fats assists with keeping balance in the body that keeps the hormones stable, lowering the bad cholesterol and also reducing the risk of heart attack. It's important to eat healthy sources of fats in moderation to help with those fat soluble vitamins. I also share the benefits o...

My special guest today is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom on magnesium chloride. Berni shares her own story and experiences with magnesium chloride and well the numerous benefits that are associated with the application of magnesium chloride transdermally. Today she also shares her insight of living a healthy lifestyle that incorporates yoga and creating a healthy mindset. You can find her magnes...

I am so excited to have my first guest on the show. Lisa Pazzano, is an incredibly brilliant fitness specialist who has working in fitness and with clients for over 20 years. Her passion and knowledge comes through everything she teaches and coaches, from her many fitness classes to working one-on-one with her personal training clients. Her own transformation in her own health and fitness has also...

It's amazing how much a routine or structure in our day can impact your health, your well-being and even the life you are wanting to manifest. Having a routine that is based on intention and practices that follow those intentions, sets you up to be be in your groove. We all know what's its like when we are out of our groove and getting back to our routines, getting back to the structure...

Take a moment and think about what motivates you to create your goals and to reach for the results of achieving those goals. It's not just the setting of goals, but the motivation behind them. When we set goals most of time one of them is around our health, Today I took a look at 3 ways that motivation works to launch us to making and achieving our goals. If this episode resonated, it may be...

The 3 pillars of health in Ayurveda and the 5 pillars of yogic balance are interconnected as Ayurveda and Yoga are sister practices. How to incorporate these two practices in our lives benefits our health and brings us a deeper awareness and connection to ourselves. Bringing more awareness allows us a deeper understanding around our choices and what we can do to gives ourselves more energy, vitali...

Every time you have a desire, in a way you have a goal. Goals are something you would like to be, do or have in your life. Our goals give us direction and focus and can lead us to our purpose in life, whether it's to make an impact and to serve others or to bring something into your life.. In this episode I go through  4 guidelines for setting goals that make it simple,  playful and fun. I ho...

What is your highest hope for your life? Creative visualization is about creating a clear vision in your mind and to get into to feeling state of this vision as your reality. I take a look at the fundamental process of creative visualization, of creating an inner experience of what you would like to bring into life. I go through a step process, as well I share 3 different techniques you can use to...

Most of the time we end the year off similar to the way we start a new year, with reflection and intention. We look at our accomplishments, our goals, the things we may have surrender or let go of. It's this cycle, a journey that allows us to grow, learn and evolve in becoming more aligned to our true selves. As with everything, life is a mirror that reflects either a joyful reality or a reac...

Happy Holidays! Here's a special episode just for the holiday season. I share some of the benefits of those favorite spices/herbs of the season that we common use in our foods and yummy drinks. As well as those traditional plants that we tend to bring in to our homes to help us celebrate the season. I hope you enjoy listening and learning about how these traditions are also benefiting our hea...

The winter solstice reminds us that living is the cycle of growth, change and adapting. It is a journey to celebrate as e go through the ups and downs that life brings. Celebrating the winter solstice as in a way that honors the light and the darkness, to embrace the beginning of new things to come. The longest night allows for us to reflect, to rest and in some ways a spiritual exploration.  I sh...

Morning rituals are important in Ayurveda as it assists with building Ojas (vitality) and supports the immune system. Doing at least one small thing for yourself can set up your day in the healthy direction. Check out this episode for some suggestions and tips to help get your morning started in a balanced and healthy way. If this episode resonated, it may be because you're noticing where you...

In this episode I take a different approach to our health and well-being. Understanding more about ourselves in a holistic way allows for more choices to healing ourselves and bring more balance to our bodies, mind and emotions. We need to clean up the energetics in our lives as this will help us to feel good, be healthy and vital, and gives us the awareness to the choices that will serve us best...

With the holiday season quickly approaching I wanted to give out some suggestions or tips that can assist in not only the holidays a joyous occasion, but also a healthy one. This episode looks at 4 easy tips that you can implement to bring some healthy choices to the table and to your overall health. Keeping ourselves healthy keeps the immune system strong and this will help to prevent illness, es...

I continue in this episode to share 4 more easy tips that can assist in making your holidays a healthy one. With the increase of stresses during the holidays it is important to keep our immune system functioning from a place of strength and balance. These tips are easy to create strategies when your celebrating this year. I wish you and Healthy Happy Holiday Season. If this episode resonated, it m...

The Ayurvedic system is a nature based wisdom and is comprised of the 5 Elements which are the forces behind all the physical processes surrounding us as well as within our bodies. The 5 elements also make up the 3 Doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Each of the elements have qualities or gunas as they are known in Ayurveda. In this episode I take a look at each of the individual elements, their qualit...

Let's look at the importance of stability in our lives, how stability affects our well-being on all levels from the physical to the emotional. Stability provides a foundation and it affects everything within our bodies and in our surroundings. If this episode resonated, it may be because you're noticing where you’ve been overriding yourself. Self-override keeps the nervous system in surv...

Within the lens of Ayurveda Agni (digestive fire) and Ama (toxins) affects the quality of our health and vitality. Understanding more about Agni and Ama can assist in the choices we make in our diets, routines and lifestyle. Simple shifts can make a big difference in our quality of life and overall radiance. If this episode resonated, it may be because you're noticing where you’ve been overri...

Sleep is known in Ayurveda as one of the pillars of health. It's not just a lack of sleep but also the quality of sleep that we're getting. This beauty rest affects our overall health and well-being, our productivity and how we feel. I share some ways that can prepare you to get that quantity and quality night rest.  If this episode resonated, it may be because you're noticing where...

In this episode I take a look at the 7 tissue group known in Ayurveda as the Dhatus. Each of the dhatus have a particular function in the body to keep us healthy and vital. I share the functions of each of the dhatus as well as what it looks like when the tissue group is healthy and balanced, as well as what causes disorders within the individual dhatus. If this episode resonated, it may be becaus...

Today's episode is all around Food and our intention to preparing, to eating, as well as the herbs and spices we add to enhance flavor and healing. To incorporate the innate wisdom of the body to guide us to those foods, herbs and spices that will bring the most nourishment, healing and overall feeling good in our whole being. This intuitive wisdom often guides us to what we truly need to nur...

Self-care is a practice of self-study, of self love and GIVES to our health and well-being. Self-care from a place of intuitiveness requires us to witness in ourselves what is needed in the moment and having the courage to follow through with that practice that is going nurture us fully. Self-care is related to how we take everything in our world or you could say how we digest everything and to ba...

This meditation creates a personal harvest ritual. It's a great way to reflect on the the year as we slow down during the fall and winter months. For this meditation you will need your journal or even some paper to write down your reflections from the year. This meditation allows for closure of the current year, to open up for a new cycle of creation. If this episode resonated, it may be beca...

In this episode the conversation is around the one question I get asked most "what is Ayurveda and more importantly feminine from Ayurveda?" For me Ayurveda is more than the doshas, or a healing system or doing daily routines. Yes, these are all part of what makes Ayurveda this "knowledge of life". However, to delve more into Ayurveda, as this inner wisdom of understanding self...