What condition is the meat sack in? I heard the body referred to as this in some movie, and it made me laugh. Now, I do see the body as sacred, and it does have some basic requirements that must be met. If these basics, on the physical plane, are not addressed, there is sure to be a disruption in the other realms (mental, emotional, spiritual).

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As my clients start or continue on their somatic journey, they discover other teachers who share fantastic information! I have watched all of these videos and have tried many of the practices.

• Imi's Bigan Yoga

  • All about arm swings, twists, and the nervous system! Notice the gentle smile on her face the whole time:) Fantastic mind-body-spirit explanation

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RycKMuuDqiw

• Foundational training 12 min

  • Now, I don't see anyone smiling in this video, however I do like the cues on alignment

  • ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BOTvaRaDjI

• Yoga with Adrianne (I love her)

  • ​https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

• Yoga with Kassandra-great for yin yoga

  • ​https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithkassandra

• ​Calm app

  • ​https://www.calm.com/

• Listening to Binaural Beats (optimal with headphones)

• Listening to sound baths (best with headphones)...even better IN PERSON!

• Hydration?

  • Some people swear by AG1 (athletic greens)

    • https://www.drinkag1.com

  • Electrolytes

    • Just adding IV hydration, or Gatorade packets to regular water, or lemon/lime and salt​

    • Starting your day with warm water and lemon/lime

  • Adaptogens

    • Saffron and pomegranate drink...saffron works like an antidepressant by leaving the neurotransmitter serotonin available in the synaptic clefts (similar effects of the antidepressant drug class of SSRI's-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, like Prozac, Lexapro, or Zoloft).​

• Sleep

  • It doesn't have to be 8 hours...consider slipping in some yoga nidras (1 hour of Yoga Nidra is equal to 4 hours of sleep!)

• Diet

  • These are the foods that are right FOR YOU​

    • vegetarian/vegan/pescatarian/carnivore/paleo​

    • Ayurvedic diets based on your dosha or body type

• Sun exposure/red light/insight LEDs?

  • Red light: 660-850 nm wavelength​

  • Avoiding blue light (screens) at least an hour before bed

  • Getting 15 minutes of early morning sun exposure in your eyeballs (you don't have to look directly at the sun:)

• Movement?

  • Human Garage...all about the fascia​

    • ​https://www.youtube.com/@HumanGarage

• Insight Timer App

  • ​https://insighttimer.com/​

• Weighted blankets

• Earthing-yep, barefoot on the actual ground

• Grounding pad, bedsheets, or selenite 

• Meditating with a mala or with Shaman Stones (the 'feminine' for the left hand and the 'masculine' for the right hand)

• Oral health

  • Tongue scraping, brushing teeth, flossing, oil pulling​

• Epsom salt baths / Shower

  • Use about a cup to a cup and a half for a bath or simply pour a little epsom salt into the palm of your hand and use a handful for each extremity, torso, and souls of the feet. Dr Teals has a great line of epsom salts with essential oils...like a mini spa day right in your own bathtub or shower!

  • Detox Bath or foot soak (half or quarter the below quantities if just a foot soak):

    • 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup epsom salt, 2 T bentonite clay, 1 cup Borox​

    • This detox removes parasites and toxic build-up, replenishes minerals and supports detox pathways, and relaxes the nervous system and improves sleep

• Oral detox: Soursop Bitters!

• Yoni steam (different herbal recipes for different times of the month/times of the years/times of the life