E16: The Love of Dating Yourself - a podcast by Andrea Catherine, Yoga Health Coach
from 2018-03-09T07:00
Valentine’s Day, or National Singles Awareness Day, as some call it, can be a frustrating and lonely reminder of our relationship status or lack thereof. But who says being single has to be devoid of love? Fearless self-love reminds us that we need to spend just as much time building a relationship of love within ourselves. Join me as I interview Ayurveda student and writer, Lauren Gernady, who also struggles with being single. Grab your favorite cup of tea and get comfy as we explore how Ayurveda teaches us about courageous self-love and being authentic to ourselves. Of course, one has to know themselves first; every thought, every feeling, every crevice.
- How Ayurveda can teach you to love yourself
- Why you need to embrace being single
- How to say yes to yourself
Links Mentioned
National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA)
Show Highlights
1:27 Meet Lauren
9:25 Ayurvedic Terms: What it means to be pitta
13:55 Lessons from @ Home in Your Body: Importance of Play
16:25 Ayurvedic Practices: Benefits of Shirodhara
20:45 Ayurvedic Practices: Panchakarma “5 actions”
27:45 Ayurvedic Practices: Abhyanga aka self-massage
35:30 How to create a routine of Abhyanga to experience the physical, relational, and spiritual benefits
43:10 Strategies for being single
46:25 Giving ourselves permission
49:43 Perspective of Time and cultivating the quality of non-rushing
Favorite Quotes
“Shoot for four out of five days...that other day is just as important and it's okay to blow it off.” - Andrea Catherine
“[Abhyanga] is a way to nourish the body from the outside in.” - Lauren Gernady
“It's impossible to be angry and curious at the same time.” - Unknown
“It's interesting to take an inventory [of our bodies] everyday.” - Lauren Gernady
“We're householders, we're not sitting in an ashram.” - Rosie Mann
“I can totally provide for myself what I want from someone else.” - Lauren Gernady
“While it's mine, its treasured time.” - Mae Erlewine
“We're so focused on how we show up for other people that we forget how to show up for ourselves.” - Andrea Catherine
Meet Lauren
Meet Lauren Gernady, Admissions Counselor and writer at Kripalu School of Ayurveda. Her passion for writing and Ayurveda has led her down a path of inspiring and teaching others who desire to know more about the science of self. If you're curious and want more information, you can email her at laureng@kripalu.org or visit Kripalu’s website here https://kripalu.org/schools/kripalu-school-ayurveda.
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