201: Spring Habits: What Do Iyengar Yoga, Fruit, and Eating to 80% Full Have in Common?
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Lorrie discusses the connection between Iyengar Yoga, mindful eating, and feeling good in the body during the spring season.
Ever notice how traveling (or even just this time of year) can leave you feeling either really light and energized…or kind of heavy and off? Episode #201 of the Habit Thrive Podcast is a little snapshot from my last getaway of the year, and how I try (imperfectly) to bring Ayurveda with me on the road—especially during this sluggish spring season. I ended up connecting a few things that don’t seem related at first—an Iyengar Yoga class, how I eat fruit, and that whole “stop at 80% full” idea—but they all come back to the same thing: how I actually feel in my body. The yoga class that I took on this trip really stood out. I loved the structure of the class—it grounded me—but it also reminded me how important it is to soften that structure, especially for women. It brought me back to Vanda Scaravelli’s approach—less forcing, more listening. That balance of effort and ease feels like exactly what we need this time of year. Then there’s food while traveling…which can be a whole "thing". I talk about something simple I try to stick to: eating fruit on its own so it digests better (instead of just sitting there making everything feel worse). And finally, the 80% full idea—leaving a…
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