#ShantiGeneration NOW @hOMe

So excited to get all the lil hOMies back together! Thursdays from 4-5. We are doing partner work this week through February, so bring a buddy if you can! 🙏

I Miss Hanging Out

So I am super excited about covering swings at Pink Lotus in Lexington, SC for my teacher, the ohmazing Nicole Zimmer. It's my first time checking out the new digs since she expanded her studio in the old mill and I can hardly wait. I've got room in my ride for 2 more! You must preregister to save your swing then holler at your girl if ya wanna ride with! 

February Month of Self-Love

28 Days of Self-Love: Dinacharya Commitment and Instagram Challenge

For the entire month of February we will spend some real QT with ourselves and our bodies. And we are going to take pictures! We will start with a 20 step Dina. You pick the ones you mos def will do and the ones you kinda maybe want to do. The rest can go on the back burner, for now. I've created an IG Challenge for us to chronicle this Commitment to Self-Love to keep us creative and connected to each other (and because we are all so photogenic!)

So, here is my Dinacharya (daily routine) for all of my OMies that are ready to make a commitment (for 28 days anyway..) Print it out if you like. Remember to woo yourself a little. You don't have to go all the way on your first date. You'll have 4 weeks of quality time with yourself and a nice little foto album of your time together. Oh! and prizes! There will be prizes for winners of the IG challenge, but those will be announced later… ;)

Dinacharya

Get On Up- before the sun. 

Tongue Scraping- not brushing. before anything else.

Hot water w/ lemon/lime, maybe a lil honey or dash of sea salt..

Poop.

Dry Brush & Abyhanga am

Neti Pot & Nasya Oil

Breakfast- rice cereal with cooked fruits and spices. yum.

Lunch- should be biggest meal of the day. keep it warm.

Dinner- smaller meal. not too late, 2-3 hours before bed.

Chyavanprash 1-2 times daily for a snacky-snack. 

Tea Time.

Meditate. Chant. Throw Mudra. Whatever gets your OM on.

Asana practice. 5-90 minutes. Be in your body.

Guilty Pleasure 5-90 minutes. or as long as you moved your asana...

Journal. a little or a lot. about whatever.

Triphala tea or tablets.

Skincare/Abyhanga pm

Crown & Feet Annointing

Nighty Night Rasayana

Lights Out

Each step of this Dina will be represented in the first 20 days of the IG Challenge, with the last 8 days being a bonus round to finish the month. I can't wait to see all of the creative and inspiring images my OMies put out there. Look for another post specifically for the IG part of this Love-Fest coming soon!

Any questions about any steps of the Dinacharya- what is it? how to do it? where do get it? Holler at your girl! Comment here, email, FB message, text me. I got you, boo.

Namaste

FK

January's Ayurvedic Workshop @hOMe

Meet & Greet with Tea & a Treat. A little Dosha 101. A lot of pampering. Mini Facelift Massage… Mini Scalp and Foot Annointing… a little meditation with a special touch… wrap that all up with another special ayurvedic elixir to enjoy while we concoct our own special take-home treats to keep the self-love going strong into February (our Month of Self-Love!) We will provide all the oils and herbs, and LUNCH! You just bring your lovely self on over and make yourself @hOMe.

call/txt Frankie at 706 550 3639 to reserve your spot today

Meet Herb

FENNEL SEED

This week, meet Fennel Seeds. Ok, so technically we are using the seed of the plant. But what a seed. One of Vata's best buddies, it's actually balancing to all three doshas due to its sweet, pungent, and cooling properties. There are really no precautions and they combine well with many other herbs, in cooking and in treatments. I have started leaving a small bowl out during our tea time at our Mantra & Mudra gatherings- roasted w/ rock salt. Take a teaspoon. They get rid of gas while calming the nervous system and promoting mental alertness. So you can relax and be fully present in your yoga class and let go without worrying about letting, well,  too much go.

Each week I will focus on a different herb as I get to know em and love em. Since we are starting the 2nd week of the year, I thought I would give y'all 2 this week. The first is my precious Triphala that I have been taking for a while (not as consistently as I should…hello, Vatas) and the second is my new bestie, Ashwaganda. I usually get my herbs from Banyan Botanicals, but found these at our local Whole Foods when I was lunching and shopping with clients on New Year's Eve and we all snatched them up so we could start the new year right! 

TRIPHALA

I previously had these as pressed tablets and intended on getting it in tea form the next time but I found these gel caps filled with the powder so I grabbed the last bottle (whew!) and have been busting a few of these bad boys open into my hot water at night to make into a tea. It's not a lot of trouble, but it's not very economical, so I will be getting the tea next time. Anywho, here's what you need to know about this OMazing supplement, including WHY tea is better than tablet.

Triphala means three fruits and thats exactly what this magic stuff is made of- Haritaki, Bibhitaki, and Amalaki. You've heard of super-fruits and super-foods. Triphala gives you THREE!!! Boom. Tri-doshic, it's great for everyone and their guts. YAY! Here are 11 wonderful things Triphala does for your body:

1. Tones the gastrointestinal tract
2. Cleans bowel and normalizes the digestive system, alleviating and correcting constipation AND diarrhea.
3. Removes excess fats out of the body
4. Nurtures voice quality
5. Strengthens hair roots and enriches hair color
6. Improves eyesight
7. It has various liver, blood cleansing and nutritional properties
8. It contains anthraquinones that help in stimulating peristalsis
9. Rich in one of the powerful antioxidants, polyphenols, which reduces oxidative stress on the body
10. High amount of vitamin C builds immunity
11. Maintains good reproductive health in both genders, nourishes and strengthens the respiratory tract and the lungs

So all of these things are great, right?  Who couldn't use ALL of those benefits?? That's not even the coolest part. This stuff is magic. I'm talking Willy-Wonka type craziness. You have to taste it to believe it. That's why I have been bustin caps my water and keep talking about that tea. Tasting is an important part of Ayurveda. It's one of the first steps of digestion that signals to the rest of your body what is coming next so it knows what to do with it. A lot of people won't like the taste at first, which is why the pill form has been so popular in our culture.Well, guess what else is popular with our culture? Poor digestive health (which is basically the root of all of our health problems.) So let's suck it up, ok? Or, rather, sip it up. That's the magic part. The tea tends to reflect whatever taste(s) are lacking in your diet. For most of us this will show up as, or taste, bitter and/or astringent because that's what most of us are missing.  Most of us get enough sweetness in everything we eat- too much probably- so don't expect your cup to taste like roses and nectar just yet. As your system becomes more balanced you will find the taste of the triphala tea evolves into a rather sweet experience. Ok, so it will probably never reach rose and nectar status but the benefits are beyond worth it (and I know most of us will drink some pretty gross stuff in search of a sweet experience.) 

ASHWAGANDA

Awwwwww yeah! Ashwaganda...The newest addition to my arsenal. More magic from India that has actually become very popular in the Western World. In my opinion, water treatment plants should be infusing all of our agua with this stuff and hold the fluoride! A rasayana (rejuvenate) in Ayurveda, ashwaganda is a wonder herb that reduces physiological and psychological stress and, like triphala, is an adaptogen so it will change to fit your needs. Great for Vata and Kapha but can aggravate Pitta because of its heating and building qualities. 

Ashwagandha offers a number of benefits:

    1. Supports a healthy immune system

    2. Calms mental processes

    3. Fosters healthy sleep patterns

    4. Benefits a healthy reproductive system in both males and females

    5. Sustains energy levels, strength, and vitality, including with physical activity

    6. Supports healthy back and joints

Ashwagandha is available as powder, tablet, and tincture. I currently have a tincture and have been adding about 40 drops to water, though I am still experimenting with the amount of water I use and the number of times per day I take it. The traditional use is as a powder, mixed with warm milk and honey, and taken before bed.  It can also be used with ghee and sugar to support the female reproductive system and joints.  

Well,  I hope you enjoyed my first installment of this series. Check back every Sunday to meet another Herb and maybe find some new tools for your own health holster. 

Namaste

 FK

Ayurvedic Consultations and Services

Initial Consultation 

90min 

$108

This is when we find out all about you! I will an email intake form and dosha quiz to get you started. Please return them no later than 24hrs before your initial consult. This info along with some other physical observations (tongue selfie, anyone?) will help me get you started with your personalized Rx for living! You will get your Dinacharya and list of other customized suggestions to try on and experiment with over the next few weeks before your first follow-up.

Single Follow-Up Session 

*recommend at least 1 follow-up, scheduled 2-4wks after initial consult

60 min 

$50

We will touch base and go over the past few weeks- what's working, what's next. Here we go next level with deeper and more personalized suggestions for how to reduce Ama (toxins), increase Ojas (vital essence), stoke Agni (digestive fire) and set up your game plan for the next few weeks/months… 

4 Follow-Up Sessions 

60min each 

$180

Follow-up sessions are what you want and need them to be. Need to talk/check-in? Let's grab a chai or chat on the phone. Need help finding what's on your foods/herbs list? Let's go shopping! Don't know what to do with this stuff now that you've got it?  Cooking class time! Need to get on your mat? I will create a personal practice for your doshic needs. MY hOMe or YOURS! This is your time. Choose how you want to use it.

Breathing Room~ pranayama and tea

hOMe practice

Peak Pose: Parivrtta Janu Sirsanana

Every month we will work on a different peak pose- an asana that challenges us and helps us grow on and off the mat. We will warm up with a few sun salutations before moving through a sequence of stepping-stone asanas to get us to our final destination. By committing to this practice weekly we get to challenge ourselves to go deeper into a pose and go beyond our previous limitations in our bodies and minds.

Practices are 45-60 minutes long. Wednesdays @ 10a. Please RSVP by txting PEAKPOSE to 706 550 3639 by 8am morning of practice. 

Vata Nurturing- a seasonal dosha practice

Mantra & Mudra

week 1. #Hakinimudra to kick off #mantrasandmudras Last week with @linzmeagher @sparklytornado and @vegiechick . AND It was our first full moon of the year. The first mudra was the gesture of the goddess Hakini, symbolizing integration. It activates all elements, balances all doshas all chakras, promotes cooperation between L&R brain hemispheres, and improves and deepens respiration. Our mantra for January is Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu- May All Beings Be Happy. This mudra pairs with the first word, Loka: all realms, worlds, universes. Each week we will add a mudra to represent a word of the mantra and have an OMazing little piece of choreography at the end. Maybe a little performance video…

week 2. "With all five elements balanced completely, I experience perfect harmony." Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu. May All Beings Be Happy.#mantrasandmudras #teaparty @hOMe today with @sparklytornado #dharmapravartanamudra for#samasta (all beings.) The gesture of setting dharma in motion and for balancing all 5 elements. This mudra opens the breath in the froth of the body, releasing muscular tension from the chest and sternum. It creates the ideal balance between rest and activity and instills an overall sense of integration and wholeness, allowing us to align more easily with our true being. Such a beautiful way to start the week. Sipping ginger and turmeric tea with good cOMpany, chanting and creating good vibrations and filling my hOMe with blessed energy. I always feel like a tuning fork after chanting. Buzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Open Haus Practice Schedule

I am so excited to open my doors to my OMies for a little something I like to call Open Haus. I will be hosting mediation gatherings and asana practices in my own hOMe Mon-Fri. Space is limited, so please RSVP so I can make sure there is enough roOM, and tea, for everyone! Guests welcome! Any OMie of yours is an OMie of mine!

January Open Haus Schedule

Monday @11 Mantra & Mudra, a Meditation and Tea Break
               @12:30 hOMe practice

Tuesday @10 Vata Nurturing Practice

Wednesday @10 Peak Pose Practice

Thursday @10 hOMe practice

Friday @11 Breathing Room, a Pranayama and Tea Break

Full and New Moon Gatherings to be announced soon! 

Can't make the times at MY hOMe? Host an Open Haus at YOUR hOMe! Contact me for more details.