Living in Reciprocity with the Earth and our Communities with Wai’ala Ahn

The Power of Listening to Your Body

In this episode Rachel gives thanks to her guests and reflects on the healing it’s offered her during the process of creating it. She shares a personal story from 2018 when she first experienced extreme physical pain prior to realizing that she needed to listen to what her body was trying to tell her. This leads into a discussion around processing emotions that manifest in our physical body and the concept that sometimes the root of illness begins in the emotional or spiritual body. She then shifts the conversation to the ability to deeply listen to what the body needs in regards to food nourishment and what practices help support her.  She discusses:  * Unprocessed emotions can get stuck in the body causing physical imbalance or pain * How to be tender with yourself in tending to physical pain and difficult emotions. * Food as medicine and the ways in which I shifted my perspective about food through mindfulness, listening to my body, Ayurveda and ancestral cooking. And so much more!  Connect with Rachel: Website: rutedhealing.com [http://rutedhealing.com/]  Instagram.com/rachelruted  [https://Instagram.com/rachelruted ] Sign up for her monthly nourishment guide at https://www.rutedhealing.com/sign-up-for-monthly-nourishment-guide

Living in Reciprocity with the Earth and our Communities with Wai’ala Ahn

In this episode of Ruted in Nourishment, I’m talking to Wai’ala Ahn,  a mother, maker, homesteader, speciality flower farmer, florist, natural dyer, storyteller, and land steward. Living a slow, simple, sustainable life rooted deeply with reverence, reciprocity and aloha for the natural world. Waiʻala and her ʻohana reside in an off-grid cabin on the misty mountain slopes of Mauna Loa, Hawai’i on her ancestral homeland.  We discuss:  * Why it’s important for us to model how we show up after nature. * Kinship with water, animals, plants and our communities.  * The powerful story of her father and his impact on their community. And so much more!  Connect with Wai’ala and learn about her offerings:  Instagram.com/petalsandpigments [https://www.instagram.com/petalsandpigments/?hl=en] Sign up for my monthly nourishment guide at rutedhealing.com [http://rutedhealing.com/].

Yoga Therapy & The Nervous System with Ali Rumani

In this episode of Ruted in Nourishment, I’m talking to Ali Rumani, A fierce advocate for increased awareness and equity around mental health. Ali discovered significant relief from decades of panic attacks and anxiety through a regular yoga practice. Always fascinated by the human condition, his curiosity was piqued. How was this ancient Indian practice still so relevant and effective thousands of years later?   He left a successful career in corporate communications in London to pursue certification through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and now works with people from all walks of life on mindfulness, stress management and coping with mood disorders.  We discuss:  * The difference between yoga therapy  and taking a  group yoga asana class. * The nervous system, how it functions within all of us and tips on how to start becoming more aware of its state at any given moment. * How his practice has evolved over time and how 5-10 min of practice is still valuable. And so much more!  Connect with Ali: Instagram.com/thatbritishyogi [https://www.instagram.com/thatbritishyogi/] Sign up for my monthly nourishment guide at rutedhealing.com [http://rutedhealing.com/].

Shifting our Inner Narrative of Beauty with Kelli Radwanski

In this episode of Ruted in Nourishment, I’m talking to Kelli Radwanski, a portrait and lifestyle photographer living on a farm with her darling partner Cody and her too-smart-for-his-own-good Border Collie, Rue. She specializes in photographing women through the eyes of compassion and honesty. Her work is raw, present, and joyful. She captures what is real but also what is beautiful. She works with clients both in-person and virtually. Remote photography is a new art form and a specialized niche, which means she can work with clients anywhere. From Tasmania to Ireland, she has photographed over 300 people remotely worldwide. We discuss:  * Her personal experience navigating and tending to personal narratives around what’s considered beautiful.  * How when we are mindful and aware in a photoshoot or in whatever we are doing we can start to recognize that old negative narrative and begin to shift it. * Why she incorporates certain grounding and embodiment practices pre-shoot for her clients and how they have shaped her work. And so much more!  Connect with Kelli: Website: www.kelliradphoto.com [http://www.kelliradphoto.com/] Instagram.com/kelli_radwanski [http://Instagram.com/kelli_radwanski] Instagram.com/facetimewithkelli [http://Instagram.com/facetimewithkelli] Sign up for my monthly nourishment guide at rutedhealing.com [http://rutedhealing.com/].

Tending to Grief Through Tending to Plants with Camisha Green

In this episode of Ruted in Nourishment, I’m talking to Camisha Green ,a friend, past colleague and the owner of Camisha’s Cakes in San Francisco. Since I’ve known her, she’s always been a wonder when it comes to baking, and has been baking for 17 years. She started when she was 13.  Camisha is a graduate of San Francisco State University she majored in Hospitality Tourism Management with an emphasis in Small Business Entrepreneurship and is a completely self taught baker. She decided to commit 100% to her calling in 2019 when she opened Camisha’s Cakes in San Francisco. She is also an avid gardener which inspired her cake design on HBOs Baktopia and she won!  We discuss:  * How gardening has evolved into a practice of deep relaxation for her and how it has supported her on her healing journey. * The ways she has seen her problem solving skills evolve outside of cake decorating. * Tips to guide listeners on how they can start a practice, art or activity as a way of healing or cultivating more joy even if it feels new, awkward and unknown in the beginning. And so much more!  Connect with Camisha: Website: https://www.camishascakes.com/Work [https://www.camishascakes.com/Work] Instagram.com/camishascakes  [https://www.instagram.com/mizbloom/?hl=en] Instagram.com/mizbloom  [https://www.instagram.com/mizbloom/?hl=en] Sign up for my monthly nourishment guide at rutedhealing.com [http://rutedhealing.com/]. Studies referenced in this episode:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/ [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/] https://www.healthline.com/health/grounding [https://www.healthline.com/health/grounding]