(None have anything to do with diet or exercise)⁣

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Chronic digestive issues, auto-immune disease, monster cravings, addiction, depression and ZERO clue…⁣

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Here’s what I’d tell me if I was starting from scratch

I hear it time and time again. ⁣

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Incredible women on the edge of burn out. ⁣

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Trying to...⁣

✔️ do it all⁣

✔️ be it all⁣

✔️ have it all⁣

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But never stopping to understand where their exhaustion might be coming from. 🥱⁣

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Bc maybe it’s a lack of sleep...⁣

just maybe.⁣

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But maybe it’s actually something else...⁣

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- Overwhelm?⁣

- Financial stress?⁣

- Relationship woes?⁣

- Not fueling your body correctly?⁣

- Feeling burdened?⁣

- Uninspired?⁣

- Lacking purpose?⁣

- Disconnected from source?⁣

- Not keeping your promises to yourself?⁣

- Your gut bugs screwing with your happiness hormones?⁣

- Too much screen time?⁣

- The fact that you haven’t worked out in a month?⁣

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Constantly living in the past/future is soul-sucking; a sure-fire way to bog your mind down w/ anxiety + depression.⁣

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And you guessed it - feel 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙. ⁣

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So often, we get so caught up in chasing the dream life, that we forget to fully live the life we have right in front of us. ⁣

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... So hung up on our body, that we don’t appreciate it for what it can truly do. ⁣

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... So focused on supporting loved ones, that we forget to support our own dreams.⁣

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... So obsessed with being perfect, that we fail to embrace our beautiful authentic selves. ⁣

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👉🏼 Focusing on the present + what you CAN control...⁣

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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. ⁣

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If this is you, my suggestion would be to journal, explore the depths of your psyche + identify where you’re struggling in other areas of your life.⁣

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And see if, just maybe, you can rekindle that fire under your ass with a solution to that problem you’ve been ignoring for too long. ⁣

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What if you’re just one call, one conversation, one decision away from a completely different outlook on life?! ⁣

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⚠️ Here’s the sign you’ve been waiting for ⚠️⁣

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Tap into that goddess-like higher self of yours and tune into YOUR needs for a change. ⁣

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You got this, boo. 👊🏻

Yoga is so much more than just exercise for me.⁣

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It’s the thing that challenges me, calms me + helps me change my thought patterns.⁣

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It’s the thing that guided me through my depression after graduating college in the midst of a recession.⁣

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And years later when I was struggling to figure out my purpose in life.⁣

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And again when I was deep in my grief after my husband died.⁣

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I’ve done it for 15 years now off + on and I’m still not great at it.⁣

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But I keep coming back to the mat, time after time…⁣

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To willfully sit in discomfort.⁣

To practice patience.⁣

To observe my mind.⁣

To calm my nerves.⁣

To set my intentions.⁣

To gain flexibility. ⁣

To work out the kinks (mentally + physically).⁣

To stretch.⁣

To gain strength. ⁣

To meditate.⁣

To learn.⁣

To grow.⁣

To feel. ⁣

To breathe.⁣

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And to find a little bit of peace in this crazy world. ⁣

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I continue with this practice bc it makes me a better human for myself + everyone around me.⁣

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And I think literally 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 can benefit from it.⁣

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I look at this video and I see my rounded back, my droopy arm + the shorts that I definitely cut too short on one side.⁣

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But I also see the flexibility I gained.⁣

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(Remember those fitness tests in school? Well, I was about one whole foot away from reaching my toes. 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸.)⁣

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I see tranquility in my mind + my heart.⁣

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I see the principles of yoga that have softened me.⁣

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... and helped me find space between my triggers + my reactions⁣.⁣

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And connects me w/ my highest self.⁣

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Yoga isn’t easy.⁣

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It’s frustrating, uncomfortable + illuminates 𝘢𝘭𝘭 your weaknesses.⁣

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But such is LIFE.⁣

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And yoga gives you the most applicable tools for dealing with the inevitable ups + downs.⁣

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I don’t do yoga bc I’m at peace. ⁣

I do yoga bc it brings me peace. ⁣

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And I invite you to do the same. ⁣

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Try it, you might just love it. 🙏🏻🖤✌🏼⁣

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You’re eating “healthy”, you’re getting your steps in and doing “all the right things⁣”

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… but you’re still bloated, rarely pooping, feeling sluggish and moody, getting headaches, craving another cup of coffee or afternoon sugar fix & not seeing the results you want. 😵⁣

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There’s one crucial nutrient that you’re simply not getting enough of... 💧WATER💧⁣

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Now before you write this off bc you drink a “ton of water,” let me ask you a few questions… (DON’T LIE)⁣

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- How much do you weigh?⁣

- Do you drink coffee/tea/energy drinks/soda/juices?⁣

- Do you take prescriptions?⁣

- Do you smoke? (Yes- weed counts, even edibles)⁣

- How much are you working out?⁣

- Are you peeing all day long?⁣

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Did you know that all of this affects the amount of water you should be drinking in a day? 🤯⁣

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So how can we ensure we’re actually hydrating our body properly? ⁣🧊

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Let me introduce you to this simple way to calculate the right amount of water FOR YOUR BODY… ⁣

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🚰 HYDRATION EQUATION🚰⁣

- Ounces of diuretics you consume ✖️1.5 = ⁣

- Ounces of alcohol you drink ✖️1.5 = ⁣

- How much you weigh➗ 2 = ⁣

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Now add that all together + more if you are working out and/or smoking. ⁣

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📈 That is the minimum amount of ounces of water you should be drinking in a day to stay hydrated. ⁣

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For example:⁣

If I weigh 125 lbs, I drink 20 oz of coffee and 8 oz of tea each day, I should be drinking a MINIMUM of 105oz of water per day, not including the amount of exercise I do or my extra-curricular activities. 😜⁣

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If you aren’t drinking a minimum of this 👆🏼amount in hydrating fluids everyday...⁣

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Your body could be shutting down on you. ⁣

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Caffeinated + sweet beverages flush your body removing necessary minerals along the way. ⁣

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So even though you may be peeing clear and/or all the time...⁣

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Your cells aren’t receiving the hydration you need. 🥵⁣

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Drinking filtered water with a tiny punch of sea salt will pump those cells back to life and get your body movin and groovin again!⁣

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If you suffer from chronic:⁣

- Headaches⁣

- Migraines⁣

- Constipation/Diarrhea ⁣

- Bloating⁣

- Rashes⁣

- Fatigue ⁣

- Brain Fog⁣

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This needs to be your first step! ⁣

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Try it out for a week and report back. 💦

Crowd your diet with WHOLE FOODS 🥑⁣

(no, not the grocery store)⁣

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PLANTS 🌱 + ANIMALS 🍖⁣

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... it’s that simple. ⁣

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Whole foods are loaded with macro + micro nutrients you need to stay healthy, feel satisfied + properly fuel your body. ⁣

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On the other hand, manufacturing foods into snacks + meals-in-a-box, degrades you’re food⁣

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... removing crucial vitamins + minerals in the process. ⁣

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And then they “fortify” it with fake versions of these nutrients so you think they’re healthy.⁣

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📰 News flash: they aren’t. 📰⁣

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Here’s a fun little quiz to see if you are eating whole foods...⁣

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✖️Can’t pronounce it? … Don’t eat it. ⁣

✖️Don’t know what it is? … Don’t eat it. ⁣

✖️Wasn’t here 10k yrs ago?… Don’t eat it.⁣

✖️Did it come from a box? ... Don’t eat it. ⁣

✖️Does it have an ingredients list? ... Don’t eat it. ⁣

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Or at least eat it as minimally as possible. ⁣

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🔊 (Tip: You can’t reach for the Doritos if they aren’t in your cupboard.)⁣