The Rhythm of Life: Thriving with Yoga and Ayurveda

How can we feel rejuvenated, energized, and more at ease in our day? Cate Stillman, teacher of yoga and Ayurveda, shares daily habits that can decrease stress, cultivate peace of mind, and bring radiant longevity to our lives.

Cate Stillman is the author of the book we are discussing today Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body and Your Life with 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga. Cate has been teaching Ayurveda and yoga programs locally and globally since founding her website YogaHealer.com in 2001. She is the founder and host of the podcast Yogahealer Podcast. Cate offers classes and programs that support people who want to thrive in their bodies and achieve their life goals.

WEBSITE: YogaHealer.com

THE YOGA HOUR TEAM COMMENTS: Cate described that healthy habits align with our life force are the habits of the yogis. It is our natural way of being. Healthy habits are based on syncing with our natural circadian rhythms. She and Dr. Trujillo also talked about how to change unhealthy habits, we can just start in small ways. One of the things Cate stressed that was meaningful to me is that in order to be successful in making life changes it is very helpful to find others who already practice the habits we want next - that we can’t do it alone. (This is very similar to Yogacharya O’Brians stress on the importance of community.). The habits that Cate shares involve being in line with the rhythms of nature.

DR. TRUJILLO’S COMMENTS: I enjoyed talking with Cate about behavior change and incorporating habits that put us more in tune with the rhythms of nature. I appreciated our conversation about how to be more successful at changing habits. We also gave our listeners some ideas about different behaviors to change: eating an earlier and lighter dinner, getting to bed earlier, and incorporating meditation as a daily habit.

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