Matcha Mornings

Where I live in central Mexico, spring has sprung! The weather has warmed up significantly, the flowers are in bloom, and I am feeling the energy shift that comes with the arrival of spring. Over the last few years, I’ve been learning more about Ayurveda (an ancient science from India that focuses on wellness through things like food, lifestyle, herbs, and daily routines) and integrating these pra...

May is here, and with it come sunnier days, warmer weather, blooming flowers, and growing gardens. May makes me think about running barefoot in the backyard, feeling the earth squish between my toes. Growing up in Canada, May was often one of the first months without snow, and for me, it feels like a time of renewal and growth, as well as grounding and rooting down. Here are some practices and int...

In this episode of Matcha Mornings, host Amanda Kingsmith catches up with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, a certified fertility awareness educator and author, to discuss optimizing fertility through diet, lifestyle, and understanding menstrual cycles. After a brief hiatus, Amanda reintroduces the podcast and discusses the importance of holistic health in conception. Lisa shares insights from her new book c...

This week's podcast episode is the final part of the pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and motherhood series that I've been releasing over the last few weeks! In this episode, I reflect on one year of motherhood. The last year has been a rollercoaster ride with the highest highs and the lowest lows. I share what I've learned over the last year of motherhood, how I feel emotionally and physically, how...

This week's episode is part 3 of a 4-part series on my pregnancy journey, birth story, postpartum, and one year of motherhood. In this episode, we're diving into all things postpartum! I start this episode by sharing some of my favorite postpartum resources and what I prepared before the baby arrived. I share what postpartum was like for me, my postpartum essentials, what I did each week for the f...

In February 2022, I gave birth to my first daughter. This episode is part 2 of a 4-part series, and in this episode, I am sharing my birth story. The story starts on January 31, 2022 when I got my final ultrasound before the birth, and ends when my daughter was born at 3:40am on February 10th. I share everything that happened leading up to my birth, including what it was like to be 8 days overdue,...

In May 2021, I found that I was pregnant, and in February 2022, I gave birth to my first daughter. As we approach my daughter's first birth, I wanted to create a 4 part podcast series sharing my pregnancy journey, my birth story, what postpartum was like, and my reflections on one year of motherhood. This week on the podcast I am sharing part 1, talking all about pregnancy. In this episode, I talk...

This week's episode of the podcast is the final episode of 2021! In this solo episode of the show, Amanda reflects on 2021, including how the podcast went, where she spent the year, some highlights and challenges of the year, and what to expect in 2022. One of the highlights of this last year was getting pregnant and Amanda shares what it has been like navigating most of the year pregnant, includi...

This week on Matcha Mornings, I am joined by Lily Allen-Duenas. Lily is an international yoga and meditation teacher, as well as the founder of Wild Yoga Tribe and the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. She helps overwhelmed individuals reduce their emotional overload, and find balance, breath, and space for self-care. In this episode, Lily shares her journey with yoga, health and wellness and what inspired...

This week on the podcast I am re-joined by my friend, Mary Kate Lewis. Mary Kate came on the podcast back in early 2020 to talk about her journey with weight loss through intermittent fasting and now she’s back to share her personal experience with birth and home birthing. In this episode of the podcast, Mary Kate shares how she discovered home birth and what attracted her to do it herself, how sh...

This week on the podcast I am joined once again by Steff Gallante for another conversation on Ayurveda. With winter being officially right around the corner (and already present in many places around the world!), this is the perfect time to learn about how to set up your life and your routines for winter wellness. In this episode, we talk about 6 tips to feel your best this winter, including what...

This week on the podcast I am joined by Kat Taniberg. Kat is a yoga teacher, entrepreneur, and wellness coach joining us from Revelstoke, BC. In this episode, Kat shares her journey with health and wellness, how travel influenced her health, what inspired her to become a yoga teacher, settling into life in Canada, taking a leap of faith to run a health and wellness business, and much more! Enjoy!

This week on Matcha Mornings, I am joined by Steff Gallante. Steff is a wellness educator, a 200-hour RYT, a Certified Ayurveda Yoga Specialist, a Mindfulness and Meditation Coach, and a Zumba instructor. She received her Ayurveda Yoga Specialist certification from the Himalayan Institute by Kathryn Tempelton and has been a wellness coach for over 5 years. She is passionate about sharing her love...

This week on Matcha Mornings, I am joined by Ariana Roque. Ariana is a yoga teacher, a yoga Nidra teacher, and a leader of women’s circles. In this episode, Ariana shares her journey with health and wellness and how after becoming a yoga teacher, she felt called to specialize in yoga Nidra and offering women’s circles. She shares what these practices are like, their benefits, and much more. Enjoy!

This week on Matcha Mornings, Amanda is joined by Tina McDermott. Tina is a chef, speaker, and weight loss coach who is inspiring women to find joy in the kitchen even if they don’t like to cook so they can live a life that is healthy, vibrant, and free. She has been working in the health and wellness industry for almost 20 years. Tina was born to help people through health, wellness, and exercise...

This week on the podcast I am joined by Rance Dunbar, aka The Chakra Doctor! After overcoming countless hardships in life including child abuse, depression, disease, addiction, lack of education, suicide attempts, near death, and prison, Rance propelled himself into a positive, spiritual state of being and into a full-time black business owner and spiritual master. In this episode, Rance shares ho...

This week on Matcha Mornings, Amanda is joined by Dr. Joe Nieusma! Dr. Joe is the CEO & Chief Toxicologist at Superior Toxicology & Wellness, an international scientific consulting firm that he founded. For the past 30 years, Dr. Joe has been active in toxicology research, and in this episode of the podcast, we dive into all things toxins. Dr. Joe shares how we are surrounded by toxins in our food...

This week on the podcast I am joined by Corinne McNally. Corinne is a yoga teacher with a passion for women’s health and wellness! In 2017, Corinne was certified by Dinah Rodrigues in Hormone Yoga Therapy (HYT) and began offering workshops in Edmonton, Alberta. She began gaining traction with her workshops right as the world shut down in 2020 and had to pivot her entire business online! In this we...

This week on Matcha Mornings, Amanda is joined by Yvette Rose. Yvette is a Board Certified Holistic Gut Health Coach and the Founder and CEO of Joule Goddess, a Holistic Women’s Health Company. Yvette believes in creating the right conditions for a woman’s body and mind to heal itself, and she teaches an integrated method involving nutrition, movement, and meditation. In this episode of the show,...

This week on Matcha Mornings, Amanda is joined by Kathy Degen. Kathy is a physiotherapist, an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, and a yoga therapist. Kathy is passionate about incorporating the evidence-based practices of physiotherapy, the holistic approach of osteopathy, and the utilization of yoga and Pilates to empower patients with their own healing. In this episode, we talk about Kathy’s jour...

This week on the podcast, I am joined by Louise Holcomb. Louise is a yoga teacher and Ayurvedic practitioner who focuses on helping people heal from trauma. In this episode, Louise shares her journey with health and wellness and how yoga and Ayurveda helped her heal from her own trauma. We also discuss how you can use these modalities to start your own healing journey, and she shares with us what...

This week on the podcast I am joined by Shannon Crow. Shannon is a yoga teacher, the host of The Connected Yoga Teacher podcast, and the founder of Pelvic Health Professionals. Shannon is passionate about pelvic health and how important this is for any individual with a pelvis. In this episode, Shannon shares her own journey with pelvic health, and how her healing led to her specializing in helpin...

This week on Matcha Mornings I'm joined by Kristine Kelly to talk all about holistic health and plant-based living! Kristine is a mother and plant-based chef based in St. Barth. She is also the creator of Plant Based Daily where she runs events helping to educate others on the how and why of a plant-based diet! In this episode, Kristine shares what her journey into eating plant-based was like and...

This week on the podcast, I am joined by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack. Lisa is a certified fertility awareness educator, holistic reproductive health practitioner, and author of The Fifth Vital Sign. Lisa helps health-conscious women discover the connection between their menstrual cycles and their overall health so that they can ditch hormonal birth control forever. In this episode, we’re talking about L...

We are back with part 2 of the conversation with Carrie & Nicole from Resolve Pain Guru. In this week’s episode, we are discussing the pain body, what chronic pain is, and how mental pain can lead to physical pain. We also discuss how to get started with working with yoga and somatic to heal chronic pain! If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, make sure you go and listen to that here. Enjoy!