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Ep. 172 Embodied Nutrition with Claire Ragozzino

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This week Katie chats with certified Ayurveda Counselor and yoga teacher Claire Ragozzino about all things embodied nutrition. They go beyond the typical Ayurvedic food rules and Dosha food lists into the deeper realm of our senses and intuition. Learn why “intuitive eating” isn’t best for everyone all the time and a simple practice that you can do to become more embodied as you prepare your next meal!

We eat about 1,095 meals a year! After this conversation, you’ll be able to use each of those meals as an opportunity to reconnect with your body and cultivate self-love!

In this episode you’ll hear:

~ Level 1 Ayurveda School is still open for registration! Join us to learn more from Claire and our other amazing Ayurvedic cooking and nutrition teachers. Doors are closing soon and won't reopen until 2025, don't miss out this year!

~ What is embodied nutrition?

~ Can Ayurveda exacerbate eating disorders?

~ Why you should trust your intuition over the “food rules”

~ How to tune into your intuition when choosing foods and eating

~ Why doesn’t intuitive eating work for everyone?

~ Why being more rigid and disciplined is often not the answer

~ The importance of compassion and curiosity when approaching food

~ How stress affects your digestion

~ How is Ayurveda “individual medicine”?

~ Katie’s new book, Glow-Worthy: Practices for Awakening Your Inner Light and Loving Yourself as You Are—Broken, Beautiful, and Sacred is available now!

Other links mentioned in this episode:

~ Connect with Claire on her website and Instagram

~ Claire’s book: Living Ayurveda: Nourishing Body and Mind through Seasonal Recipes, Rituals, and Yoga

~ Claire’s Living Ayurveda Immersion program

~ Other books Claire mentioned: Bhavaprakasa of Bhavamisra, Bhojankutuhalam, Charaka Samhita

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The holidays are a time for celebration and joy, b The holidays are a time for celebration and joy, but it’s easy for digestion and energy to become off-kilter with stress, over-indulgence or overwhelm. Ayurveda offers us simple ways to stay grounded AND nourished during times like these:⁠
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1️⃣ Honor your agni. Choose warm, lightly spiced and wet foods that support digestion and keep your agni kindled.⁠
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2️⃣ Digestion-honoring habits. Sip ginger tea, stop eating at the first burp and avoid cold drinks to help your body assimilate nutrients and digest heavy foods with more ease.⁠
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3️⃣ Bring in the gratitude (like, REAL gratitude - get those thankful vibes flowing!) When we eat from a space of love, connection and genuine thankfulness, Ayurveda teaches that digestion improves naturally. In other words, we are not just what we eat, but HOW we eat. ⁠
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P.S. These tips are for my ladies in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year. Southern Hemisphere gals will want to follow summer Ayurvedic recommendations. 😉
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