In this episode Rachel gives thanks to her guests and reflects on the healing it’s offered her during the process of creating it. She shares a personal story from 2018 when she first experienced extreme physical pain prior to realizing that she needed to listen to what her body was trying to tell her. This leads into a discussion around processing emotions that manifest in our physical body and the concept that sometimes the root of illness begins in the emotional or spiritual body. She then shifts the conversation to the ability to deeply listen to what the body needs in regards to food nourishment and what practices help support her.

She discusses:

• Unprocessed emotions can get stuck in the body causing physical imbalance or pain
• How to be tender with yourself in tending to physical pain and difficult emotions.
• Food as medicine and the ways in which I shifted my perspective about food through mindfulness, listening to my body, Ayurveda and ancestral cooking.

And so much more!

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Website: rutedhealing.com

Instagram.com/rachelruted

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In this episode of Ruted in Nourishment, I’m talking to Wai’ala Ahn, a mother, maker, homesteader, speciality flower farmer, florist, natural dyer, storyteller, and land steward. Living a slow, simple, sustainable life rooted deeply with reverence, reciprocity and aloha for the natural world. Waiʻala and her ʻohana reside in an off-grid cabin on the misty mountain slopes of Mauna Loa, Hawai’i on her ancestral homeland.

We discuss:

• Why it’s important for us to model how we show up after nature.
• Kinship with water, animals, plants and our communities.
• The powerful story of her father and his impact on their community.

And so much more!

Connect with Wai’ala and learn about her offerings:

Instagram.com/petalsandpigments

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In this episode of Ruted in Nourishment, I’m talking to Ali Rumani, A fierce advocate for increased awareness and equity around mental health. Ali discovered significant relief from decades of panic attacks and anxiety through a regular yoga practice. Always fascinated by the human condition, his curiosity was piqued. How was this ancient Indian practice still so relevant and effective thousands of years later?

He left a successful career in corporate communications in London to pursue certification through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and now works with people from all walks of life on mindfulness, stress management and coping with mood disorders.

We discuss:

• The difference between yoga therapy and taking a group yoga asana class.
• The nervous system, how it functions within all of us and tips on how to start becoming more aware of its state at any given moment.
• How his practice has evolved over time and how 5-10 min of practice is still valuable.

And so much more!

Connect with Ali:

Instagram.com/thatbritishyogi

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