Tis the Season… to Digest Better

The holidays are full of joy — and foods our bodies aren’t always used to. If you’ve ever wondered why you feel puffy, bloated, sluggish, anxious, or off during this time of year, this episode breaks it all down through an Ayurvedic lens.

In this episode, we explore how winter (Vata season), holiday stress, travel, and the heavy sweet treats of the season all impact digestion — and how to bring your body back into balance without restriction or guilt. You’ll learn:

• How this season disrupts digestion and increases cravings
• Why sweet foods actually ground your system (yes, cookies included!)
• What your cravings are really trying to tell you
• The six Ayurvedic tastes & how they balance your mind, mood, and gut
• How to strengthen Agni, your digestive fire
• Food-combining basics for happier digestion
• Holiday eating principles to help you enjoy celebrations with ease
• A simple “Holiday Gut Rescue Toolkit” you can start using today

This is your guide to enjoying the season fully — without the crash, the guilt, or the digestive drama.

Tune in to feel grounded, nourished, and supported this holiday season.

**Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.

In this episode, we explore the true meaning of seasonal living and why it’s the foundation of vibrant health. We look at the season of Winter, and what we can do to bring in support to the qualities at play this season, to bring us to a place of balance.

Ayurveda teaches that everything around us becomes a part of us—our environment, our routines, our food, even the energy we take in through our senses. When the qualities of a season shift, our minds and bodies shift too. Winter, ruled by vata dosha and the elements of air and ether, brings cold, dryness, irregularity, and movement—and without support, those qualities can throw us off balance. So, let's take a look at what winter brings in and what we can do to bring ourselves into alignment this season!

In this deep dive, we break down:

• What Vata actually is and how its qualities show up physically, mentally, and emotionally
• Why winter amplifies Vata and the common symptoms you might feel (dryness, anxiety, irregular digestion, scattered energy)
• How to use seasonal living as a powerful tool for balance and resilience
• Winter-supportive foods that warm, moisten, ground, and strengthen digestion
• Lifestyle routines like oil massage (abhyanga), grounding routines, and creating a cozy, nourishing environment
• The spiritual side of winter—rest, reflection, release, and the pruning of what no longer serves you
• Ayurvedic movement, mindful rest, and simple practices to support the nervous system

You’ll walk away with practical, accessible ways to bring warmth, nourishment, routine, grounding, and rest into your winter season—so you don’t just survive the cold, but thrive in it.

At the end of the episode, I’ll also guide you through reflection questions to help you align with winter’s wisdom and choose one supportive shift to make this season.

This episode is perfect for you if you want to feel more grounded, more balanced, and more connected to your body and nature as the seasons change.

**Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.

Stress isn’t just in your head — it affects your hormones, metabolism, digestion, sleep, and mood. In this episode of Zen & Tonic: Wellness Unfiltered, we dive deep into why chronic stress hijacks your body, what it happens when we're in states of high cortisol, and what modern and ancient medicine approaches we can use to actually restore balance.

We’ll cover:

• How stress shifts your hormones and steals from your vitality
• The fight-or-flight response and why it’s still active in our modern lives
• Functional medicine insights: oxygen, mitochondria, nutrients, and blood sugar
• Eastern medicine wisdom: Ojas, Vata balance, and restoring your vital reserves
• Practical, everyday ways to calm your nervous system and bring balance
• Breathwork, movement, liver and digestive support, sleep, and lifestyle hacks

Whether you’re dealing with work pressure, anxiety, hormonal issues, or stress-related weight gain, this episode gives you a holistic roadmap to reclaim your energy, hormones, and well-being.

Tune in and learn how to turn stress into an opportunity to restore balance and thrive.

**Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.

In this episode, we’re talking about the feminine art of being — and why our world desperately needs more of it.

We live in a culture that praises doing, productivity, achievement, and output. But true health comes from balance — not just in how we eat or move, but in how we live. Passion, creativity, social energy, hustle, and drive all require an equal opposite force: rest, grounding, softness, inward time, presence, and stillness.

Being is not “nothing.” Being is medicine.

We explore:

• the difference between feminine energy (being, intuition, receiving) and masculine energy (doing, structure, action)

• how constant doing dysregulates our nervous system and traps emotions in our body

• why we lose our joy, creativity, and flow when we only operate from masculine

• why our feminine energy actually makes us more effective at what we do

• practical ways to bring tiny pockets of being into your day

We also look at the spiritual layer — the truth that God meets us in quiet. Flowers bloom with no audience. Sunsets paint the sky every night. Beauty exists simply to be.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, soften, breathe deeper into your body, and reconnect with the part of you that already knows how to receive, rest, and allow life to unfold.

**Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.

In this episode, we’re giving your liver the spotlight it deserves. Often overlooked, this powerhouse organ performs over 500 functions in the body — from filtering toxins and balancing hormones to supporting digestion, immunity, and even your mood. When your liver is out of balance, you feel it everywhere — in your energy, sleep, skin, emotions, and hormones.

We dive into:

✨ The key signs your liver might need extra love — like fatigue, mood swings, acne, or PMS

🌿 How Ayurveda views liver health through the lens of digestion and balance

🧘‍♀️ Simple daily rituals to reduce stress, regulate your digestive fire, and bring your liver back into harmony

🥬 Why greens, bitter foods, and mindful routines are your liver’s best friends

☀️ The importance of routines, self-care, and honoring your body’s natural rhythms

If you’ve been feeling sluggish, moody, or just off, this episode will help you reconnect with one of your body’s most vital organs — and learn how to support it naturally through food, lifestyle, and Ayurvedic wisdom.

**Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.

As the leaves fall, we’re invited to release too. In this episode, we explore how to cleanse and ground through Ayurveda’s fall wisdom—balancing body and mind with nourishing foods, self-care rituals, and emotional release practices to prepare for the calm and stillness of winter.

Fall is nature’s reminder that letting go is part of growth. In Ayurveda, this season marks the transition from Pitta (fire) to Vata (air and ether) — a time to release excess heat, slow down, and create warmth and grounding in your life.

In this episode of Zen and Tonic: Wellness Unfiltered, we'll discuss how to align with autumn through Ayurvedic principles, emotional cleansing, and gentle self-care. You’ll discover what to eat, what routines to bring in, and how to emotionally reset for a balanced transition into winter.

**Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.

In this episode of the Zen & Tonic Podcast: Wellness Unflitered, we dive into the fascinating science of neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to adapt, change, and rewire itself throughout life. You’ll learn how your daily thoughts, habits, and environment shape your neural pathways and how you can consciously reorient them to create the life you want.

I’ll share practical ways to hack your brain so you can form new habits, release old patterns, and strengthen beliefs that serve your highest self. From mindfulness and visualization, to the role of sleep, repetition, and emotional intensity, you’ll discover how to harness your brain’s natural ability to learn, grow, and heal.

Whether you’re looking to overcome anxiety, break free from unhealthy cycles, improve memory, or simply become more resilient as you age, this episode gives you holistic, science-backed tools rooted in Ayurveda, wellness, and mind-body connection.

***Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am an Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.

Join us on Today's Episode of the Zen & Tonic Podcast, to learn about the real reasons behind stubborn fat, and why no matter how much you focus on eating less and exercising more it still won't go away. Stubborn fat or weight loss plateaus can be so frustrating, yet the answers often don't lie in our modern diet culture. So many people get stuck in frustration after changing nothing to their routines, and gaining weight for no seen reason; or struggling with stubborn fat that won't go away no matter what they try.

Today you'll learn about the real reasons your body holds on to fat like its life depends on it, because in reality that might just be the case. Learn about how and why our body stores toxins in our fat cells, and why that can create extra water weight that just won't budge. We'll also dive into the different hormones that can affect our metabolism and fat storage, and what we can do to help bring balance and healing to get to the root cause of the reason our body is holding on to fat so stubbornly! Lastly, we'll take a look into the energetic and emotional blockages that may cause us to hold on to extra fat, and what we can do to bring in healing and balance to this.

**Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, not a licensed medical doctor.