UPCOMING EVENTS
We host a variety of classes and workshops intended to help you find peace and healing. Classes include meditation, yoga, tea ceremonies, nutritional talks, herbal workshops and more.
ONLINE Meditation Class with Nikolet
Max Meditation System™ FREE ONLINE Meditation class.
The Max Meditation System™ fuses active and passive meditation techniques to optimize full body relaxation. Quiet your mind to tap into your spirit.
Donations accepted via:
Venmo @nikolet-johnson-1
Paypal info@ladynikolet.com
Time: This is a recurring meeting every Sunday at 9pm (US Central Time)
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Community Yoga + Acupuncture by the River
Price:
Sliding Scale
$35 to send a little extra love to NEW and support community wellness events
$25 standard
$10 for anyone with financial stress
Free for black folxs in order to work towards correcting the disproportionate trauma systemically and acutely placed on black and brown bodies in Minneapolis.
Location: Gluek Park
Moving with the patterns of the nonhuman world, on full moon and new moon days this workshop will combine 45 minutes of yoga flow with 30 minutes of relaxation and distal acupuncture overlooking the waters of the Mississippi at Gluek Park.
Combine movement and breathwork to relax, stretch, and strengthen the body during yoga. Modifications to postures will be given to keep movement accessible to all levels of experience and comfort.
Distal acupuncture (from the knees down, elbows, down, ears, face and forehead) will be performed by Noah Rohlich, L.Ac and Rachel Johnson, L.Ac, as participants are guided into a state of deep rest using elements of mindfulness meditation.
Return to your life with renewed energy, balance, and flexibility.
Policies & Procedures:
Yoga + Acupuncture will be canceled if it is below 50 degrees, raining, or there is a weather advisory warning.
Place mats 6 feet apart from each other.
Bring a mask to wear during acupuncture as the acupuncturist will need to come close to participants during this time.
Bring water, yoga mat, an extra layer, and any other needed props and supplies to ensure 75 minutes can be safely spent in the park.
Please do not attend if exposed to COVID, experiencing any symptoms of COVID, or other illness.
Waivers:
Each person attending the event will need to sign a waiver of consent for acupuncture treatment.
Sacred Geometry: Level 1
This class establishes a foundational understanding of the structures and functions of Sacred Geometry and how we can use these building blocks to protect our space and create greater harmony in our lives.
In this class:
*Activate the keys to creation within your physical body to raise your vibration and work with these keys in a more conscious way.
*Learn a technique to activate the keys within a space to create a temple, raise the vibration, and provide energetic protection from outside influences.
*Discover the art of using an altar to anchor spiritual energies and anchor your personal spiritual practice
Receive a ritual to create temple energy for your personal spiritual practice
Nikolet Johnson & Genevieve Wachutka will be co-teaching this class.
Note:
A Life Activation session is highly recommended as a pre-requisite to this program.
Please see Nikolet Johnson's schedule to book a Life Activation Session, or send an email to info@ladynikolet.com.
Community Yoga + Acupuncture by the River
Price:
Sliding Scale
$35 to send a little extra love to NEW and support community wellness events
$25 standard
$10 for anyone with financial stress
Free for black folxs in order to work towards correcting the disproportionate trauma systemically and acutely placed on black and brown bodies in Minneapolis.
Location: Gluek Park
Moving with the patterns of the nonhuman world, on full moon and new moon days this workshop will combine 45 minutes of yoga flow with 30 minutes of relaxation and distal acupuncture overlooking the waters of the Mississippi at Gluek Park.
Combine movement and breathwork to relax, stretch, and strengthen the body during yoga. Modifications to postures will be given to keep movement accessible to all levels of experience and comfort.
Distal acupuncture (from the knees down, elbows, down, ears, face and forehead) will be performed by Noah Rohlich, L.Ac and Rachel Johnson, L.Ac, as participants are guided into a state of deep rest using elements of mindfulness meditation.
Return to your life with renewed energy, balance, and flexibility.
Policies & Procedures:
Yoga + Acupuncture will be canceled if it is below 50 degrees, raining, or there is a weather advisory warning.
Place mats 6 feet apart from each other.
Bring a mask to wear during acupuncture as the acupuncturist will need to come close to participants during this time.
Bring water, yoga mat, an extra layer, and any other needed props and supplies to ensure 75 minutes can be safely spent in the park.
Please do not attend if exposed to COVID, experiencing any symptoms of COVID, or other illness.
Waivers:
Each person attending the event will need to sign a waiver of consent for acupuncture treatment.
Community Yoga + Acupuncture by the River
Price:
Sliding Scale
$35 to send a little extra love to NEW and support community wellness events
$25 standard
$10 for anyone with financial stress
Free for black folxs in order to work towards correcting the disproportionate trauma systemically and acutely placed on black and brown bodies in Minneapolis.
Location: Gluek Park
Moving with the patterns of the nonhuman world, on full moon and new moon days this workshop will combine 45 minutes of yoga flow with 30 minutes of relaxation and distal acupuncture overlooking the waters of the Mississippi at Gluek Park.
Combine movement and breathwork to relax, stretch, and strengthen the body during yoga. Modifications to postures will be given to keep movement accessible to all levels of experience and comfort.
Distal acupuncture (from the knees down, elbows, down, ears, face and forehead) will be performed by Noah Rohlich, L.Ac and Rachel Johnson, L.Ac, as participants are guided into a state of deep rest using elements of mindfulness meditation.
Return to your life with renewed energy, balance, and flexibility.
Policies & Procedures:
Yoga + Acupuncture will be canceled if it is below 50 degrees, raining, or there is a weather advisory warning.
Place mats 6 feet apart from each other.
Bring a mask to wear during acupuncture as the acupuncturist will need to come close to participants during this time.
Bring water, yoga mat, an extra layer, and any other needed props and supplies to ensure 75 minutes can be safely spent in the park.
Please do not attend if exposed to COVID, experiencing any symptoms of COVID, or other illness.
Waivers:
Each person attending the event will need to sign a waiver of consent for acupuncture treatment.
Community Yoga + Acupuncture by the River
Price:
Sliding Scale
$35 to send a little extra love to NEW and support community wellness events
$25 standard
$10 for anyone with financial stress
Free for black folxs in order to work towards correcting the disproportionate trauma systemically and acutely placed on black and brown bodies in Minneapolis.
Location: Gluek Park
Moving with the patterns of the nonhuman world, on full moon and new moon days this workshop will combine 45 minutes of yoga flow with 30 minutes of relaxation and distal acupuncture overlooking the waters of the Mississippi at Gluek Park.
Combine movement and breathwork to relax, stretch, and strengthen the body during yoga. Modifications to postures will be given to keep movement accessible to all levels of experience and comfort.
Distal acupuncture (from the knees down, elbows, down, ears, face and forehead) will be performed by Noah Rohlich, L.Ac and Rachel Johnson, L.Ac, as participants are guided into a state of deep rest using elements of mindfulness meditation.
Return to your life with renewed energy, balance, and flexibility.
Policies & Procedures:
Yoga + Acupuncture will be canceled if it is below 50 degrees, raining, or there is a weather advisory warning.
Place mats 6 feet apart from each other.
Bring a mask to wear during acupuncture as the acupuncturist will need to come close to participants during this time.
Bring water, yoga mat, an extra layer, and any other needed props and supplies to ensure 75 minutes can be safely spent in the park.
Please do not attend if exposed to COVID, experiencing any symptoms of COVID, or other illness.
Waivers:
Each person attending the event will need to sign a waiver of consent for acupuncture treatment.
Community Yoga + Acupuncture by the River
Price:
Sliding Scale
$35 to send a little extra love to NEW and support community wellness events
$25 standard
$10 for anyone with financial stress
Free for black folxs in order to work towards correcting the disproportionate trauma systemically and acutely placed on black and brown bodies in Minneapolis.
Location: Gluek Park
Moving with the patterns of the nonhuman world, on full moon and new moon days this workshop will combine 45 minutes of yoga flow with 30 minutes of relaxation and distal acupuncture overlooking the waters of the Mississippi at Gluek Park.
Combine movement and breathwork to relax, stretch, and strengthen the body during yoga. Modifications to postures will be given to keep movement accessible to all levels of experience and comfort.
Distal acupuncture (from the knees down, elbows, down, ears, face and forehead) will be performed by Noah Rohlich, L.Ac and Rachel Johnson, L.Ac, as participants are guided into a state of deep rest using elements of mindfulness meditation.
Return to your life with renewed energy, balance, and flexibility.
Policies & Procedures:
Yoga + Acupuncture will be canceled if it is below 50 degrees, raining, or there is a weather advisory warning.
Place mats 6 feet apart from each other.
Bring a mask to wear during acupuncture as the acupuncturist will need to come close to participants during this time.
Bring water, yoga mat, an extra layer, and any other needed props and supplies to ensure 75 minutes can be safely spent in the park.
Please do not attend if exposed to COVID, experiencing any symptoms of COVID, or other illness.
Waivers:
Each person attending the event will need to sign a waiver of consent for acupuncture treatment.
Healthy Hormones with Kamie
Society places a badge of honor on those who are over-committed and upholding a busy life. With continual outside pressure, the adrenal glands have to work overtime to make enough stress hormones to sustain the perpetual cycle.
Our bodies struggle to balance the increased levels of adrenaline and cortisol in the bloodstream. In return, the body responds by increasing the production of balancing hormones with opposing energies (ie. estrogen, progesterone, testosterone).
This strains our adrenal glands and hormonal system. Eventually, our bodies simply can’t keep up with the demand. The endocrine system then gives signals that something is off.
Eat This! What is Digestion and what Causes Imbalance with Kamie
Along with digestion of food, unhealthy or irregular dietary habits, unmanaged and accumulated stress, unsupportive relationships, inactive lifestyles, and environmental toxins can challenge your body’s ability to digest food properly. A weak digestive system results in the accumulation of ama, or toxins, that cause imbalance, disease, and premature aging. Your digestion is a true reflection of your mental-emotional-physical state of balance or imbalance.
A few signs of a stressed digestive system and accumulation of toxins are fatigue and lack of motivation, mental fogginess and forgetfulness, recurring infections and illnesses and weight gain. Kamie will talk about digestion for optimal wellness and weight management according to Ayurveda, Agni (digestive fire) and Ama (toxin accumulation), and seasonal eating and why this is important.
Tools to Manage Stress Matters with Kamie
Society places a badge of honor on those who are over-committed and upholding a busy life. With continual outside pressure, the adrenal glands have to work overtime to make enough stress hormones to sustain the habitual cycle.
Throughout a stressful day, our body struggles to balance the increased levels of adrenaline and cortisol in the bloodstream due to the activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Our body’s natural response is to increase the production of balancing hormones that have opposing energies (ie. estrogen, progesterone, testosterone). In turn, this puts a strain on our adrenal glands and hormonal systems. Eventually, our bodies can’t keep up with the demand.
At first, our endocrine system gives us signals that something is off but eventually more serious health concerns show up such as weakened immunity, digestive issues, anxiety, depression, hormonal imbalances, and more.
Join Kamie as she explains what the hormones in our body do and simple practices to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest)to stop the sympathetic (stress response) from activating
Catching Zzzzz’s with Kamie
How well do you sleep? Do you have difficulty falling asleep? Do you wake up in the middle of the night? Do you stay up too late and get up too early?
We spend approximately one-third of our lives asleep. This leads to the essential question: why do we need sleep? What is clear is that quality sleep is a staple of optimal health. But even though we know this, many of us are not making time for quality sleep. Because of busy lifestyles, we do not truly receive the health benefits of sleep.
As we drift off to sleep, our bodies begin their night-shift work. This is the time when it detoxifies and clears itself of physical toxins and processes daily emotions.
Learn why sleep is the most important life change you can make for recovery, stress management, immunity, detoxification, weight loss, and more.
Take a Bite Out of The Ayurvedic Pie with Kamie
What is does it mean to have vibrant health, live life with meaning, and have a deep sense of peace, contentment, and purpose? Ayurveda means knowledge of life, and it originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. It is the oldest continuously practiced health care system in the world, coming from an understanding of nature’s natural rhythms and laws and working with the imbalances that show up as signs of disease in the mind and body.
Today, we are applauded for being over-worked, stressed, and exhausted. We are taught that stress, anxiety, and chronic disease are a normal part of life and aging. However, this could not be further from the truth. Ayurveda teaches us that there is always a choice, providing us with effective and intuitive tools that can be used to evaluate the degree of disharmony, whether slight or severe, to determine its cause and give us the practices to reclaim optimal health.
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Effective, Safe, and Simple Cleanse: Rest & Digest with Kamie
More Details Coming Soon
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Food as Medicine with Kamie
Proper digestion plays a pivotal role in our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. In Ayurveda, when we mindfully strengthen and support our agni and digestive system, we form the foundation for good health and vitality right through our life. While what we eat is incredibly important, how we eat and our emotions around eating are equally, if not more so, important.
Digestive Issues and Ama
Stress, Digestion, and Food Sensitivities
Helpful Hints to Get Started
What’s next?
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FREE CLASS - Eat This! Digestion 101
Digestive health is becoming a hot topic in the health and wellness world right now. Chances are, we all know someone who has some form of digestive distress. The way we eat and how we eat has transformed dramatically in the last decade. Moving away from whole foods grown in nature, prepared with care, and eaten mindfully without distraction has given way to processed, fad diets, fast foods cooked in a microwave and eaten in a rush or on the couch in front of a TV.
In Ayurveda, meal timing, food preparation, and consumption are as important as the specific foods we eat. This is particularly important as your digestion quality is the biggest key to your overall health.
What Diet Means in Ayurveda
Daily Routine and Moderation
Our Body and Digestion
Digestive Issues and Ama
The Power of Foods and The Six Tastes
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FREE: Building Immunity and Practices with Kamie
When our immune system is compromised, we need to ask ourselves why? And are we willing to change the course we are on and correct the underlying problems—whatever they may be? ~Kamie Slegers
According to Ayurveda, strong immunity is a product of good digestion, quality liver functioning, and appropriately balanced hormones.
We’ve all experienced our body crashing and our health deteriorate as we fall to the inconvenience of a cold, the flu, allergies , or COVID. Most of us would rather not get sick at all and given the choice, who would refuse a strong immune system? We all want to be healthy and would rather avoid illness and disease. So, how do we support our immunity?
Ayurveda teaches us that Ojas (vitality) and immunity are the natural outcomes of optimal health, which depends on strong digestive fire (agni), a healthy diet, a supportive lifestyle, and a balanced nervous system. With this knowledge, supporting our immune system is often more about basic self-care than anything else. Our bodies thrive with proper nutrition, and adequate sleep; they do even better when we commit to stress management, cultivate healthy relationships, embrace joy and purpose, and living in alignment with our own authentic self.
We will cover a few basics to give you a foundation for building your immunity. Routine, practices and movement, and herbs and vitamin supplementation.
FREE: Communi-TEA with Kamie: Ayurveda Basics. What the Heck is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda embraces each person as an individual. Every person is born with a blueprint (constitution) for optimal health and wellness. It is our lifestyles that either keep the balance or allow it to fall out of balance, creating illness and disease. Your personal constitution defines who you are. No two constitutions are exactly alike.
Join me as we explore tea, herbs, health, and wellness. I will teach you about herbs’ benefits (see articles written in Blurb about Herbs) and discuss related health topics and practices. I will be leading the class while drinking tea from my Ru-Tea Collection containing the herbs in our discussion.
Herb: Ginger Root – Ginger is known as “the universal medicine” for its broad range of health-promoting benefits, such as healthy circulation, digestion, movement of mucus, and more.
Eat This! What is Digestion and what Causes Imbalance with Kamie
Along with digestion of food, unhealthy or irregular dietary habits, unmanaged and accumulated stress, unsupportive relationships, inactive lifestyles, and environmental toxins can challenge your body’s ability to digest food properly. A weak digestive system results in the accumulation of ama, or toxins, that cause imbalance, disease, and premature aging. Your digestion is a true reflection of your mental-emotional-physical state of balance or imbalance.
A few signs of a stressed digestive system and accumulation of toxins are fatigue and lack of motivation, mental fogginess and forgetfulness, recurring infections and illnesses and weight gain. Kamie will talk about digestion for optimal wellness and weight management according to Ayurveda, Agni (digestive fire) and Ama (toxin accumulation), and seasonal eating and why this is important.
Communi-Tea With Kamie: Sleep Hygiene
Obtaining healthy sleep is vital for physical and mental wellness, improving productivity and overall quality of life.
Join me as we explore tea, herbs, health, and wellness. I will teach you about herbs’ benefits (see articles written in Blurb about Herbs) and discuss related health topics and practices. I will be leading the class while drinking tea from my Ru-Tea Collection containing the herbs in our discussion.
Herb: Chamomile – Chamomile provides a healthy stress response in our body and creates a sense of calm. It is also beneficial for those with restlessness, irritability, and sensitivity.
FREE ONLINE CLASS: Catching Zzzzzz's for Better Rest and Deeper Sleep
Catching Zzzzzz's for Better Rest and Deeper Sleep w/ Kamie Slegers
Communi-Tea With Kamie
Join me as we explore tea, herbs, health, and wellness. I will teach you about herbs’ benefits (see articles written in Blurb about Herbs) and discuss related health topics and practices. I will be leading the class while drinking tea from my Ru-Tea Collection containing the herbs in our discussion.
What I need from you:
Name and Home address.
Register on zoom to attend the free session.
Go to my website and sign up for my free membership!
If I receive this information a week in advance, you will have your tea before our session!
January 30th, 2021
Topic: Stress
What triggers a stress response varies widely, and today’s busy lifestyle contributes to our daily stress level.
Herb: Ashwagandha – Ashwagandha is classified as an adaptogen, meaning that it adapts to your body’s needs along with many other benefits for your body and brain.
Tea: New Release – Coming Soon!
Having Tools to Manage Stress Matters with Kamie
Society places a badge of honor on those who are over-committed and upholding a busy life. With continual outside pressure, the adrenal glands have to work overtime to make enough stress hormones to sustain the habitual cycle.
Throughout a stressful day, our body struggles to balance the increased levels of adrenaline and cortisol in the bloodstream due to the activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Our body’s natural response is to increase the production of balancing hormones that have opposing energies (ie. estrogen, progesterone, testosterone). In turn, this puts a strain on our adrenal glands and hormonal systems. Eventually, our bodies can’t keep up with the demand.
At first, our endocrine system gives us signals that something is off but eventually more serious health concerns show up such as weakened immunity, digestive issues, anxiety, depression, hormonal imbalances, and more.
Join Kamie as she explains what the hormones in our body do and simple practices to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest)to stop the sympathetic (stress response) from activating.
relax-regenerate-reimagine: winter solstice 2020 (free!)
Register:https://umn-private.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_izt3ETZQRF6wp9pqr7n88g
winter solstice falls in december on the shortest day and longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. observed by human beings for millennia, this astronomical time supports going inward, to be resourced and nourished by darkness, stillness, and rest.
relax-regenerate-reimagine is a virtual 30-minute guided meditation and imagery practice led by Betsy Ranum, integrative health coach at NE Wellness. this practice offers space to:
relax allow your body to settle and unwind. whether you have years of experience with mind-body practices or are trying for the first time, this is a space to be supported in soothing your own nervous system.
regenerate come back to yourself. through relaxation, meditation, and imagery, you can access your innate healing resources. on a physiological level, this is a cascade of chemicals, hormones, and responses that promote multi-dimensional well-being and can be restorative on many holistic levels: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
reimagine connect with your intuition, heart's wisdom, and dreams. get clarity around your needs and unique contributions at this moment in history. deep relaxation and imagery offer ways to access your inner knowing, creativity, and imagination. allow yourself to experience new ways of being in your body, mind, and spirit.
Betsy Ranum (she/her) is a registered nurse, national board-certified health and wellness coach, and has a MA in integrative health and wellbeing coaching from the University of MN. trained in practices of relaxation, awareness, breathing, guided imagery, hypnosis, biofeedback, and other “mind-body” approaches, Betsy has years of experience collaborating with people new to, and experienced with, such practices and ways of knowing. she offers individual coaching sessions and personalized relax-regenerate-reimagine sessions virtually through NE Wellness.
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Transition to 2021 with Kamie and Jenna
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Transition to 2021 with Kamie and Jenna
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Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: A Cup of Gratitude Talk About Gratitude and The Benefits Tea! with Kamie and Jenna
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: A Cup of Gratitude Talk About Gratitude and The Benefits Tea! with Kamie and Jenna
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$5 Class! Essential Oil Basics: Virtual Class with Pranarom
Essential Oil Basics
Have you ever wondered what an essential oil is? Or what it does in or for the plant from which it comes? Look not further for answers on some fascinating info on Essential Oils and their happy co-product Hydrosols.
We'll talk about some essential oil favorites, what Pranarōm's "Scientific Aromatherapy" is all about, and some starter tips for using essential oils at home. You'll walk away feeling more knowledgeable and ready to utilize these powerful agents of nature.
Class is hosted by Liza Docken. Liza Docken is a Wellness Educator for Pranarōm Essential Oils and also for her Yoga and Bodywork business. She has been in the health and wellness industry for over 20 years, teaches yoga and meditation, and is a Reiki practitioner. Liza has studied with many experts in the fields of Aromatherapy, Ayurvedic health, and Flower Essences, among many others. She lives and practices in Minneapolis, MN.
This class is $5 and hosted online via Zoom. You will receive a $5 off coupon good towards the purchase of any Pranarom product during the month of December after you attend the class!
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Women's Health Transformation Program Q&A with Kamie and Jenna
Wednesday, December 9th 6:00PM
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Women's Health Transformation Program Q&A with Kamie and Jenna
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I struggle with fear and misinformation surrounding health and wellness, especially concerning the female reproductive system. We are taught that our menstrual cycles are a curse--that we should dread it--and that menopausal symptoms are unavoidable. This couldn't be further from the truth, and it makes me worried about the future of womanhood.
We live in fear of "what-if" scenarios. What if I can't conceive? What if I have cramps and heavy periods my whole menstruating life? What if menopause is unbearable?
Did you know that our menstrual cycles are a way for our bodies to detoxify? It is a valuable indicator of what could be out of balance during the previous month. The ancient ayurvedic text writes that the uterus cries when we bleed because it didn't bear a child. I love knowing that.
As women now in our 40s, I feel that we have a disconnect from our authentic selves, fertility, menstrual cycles, and what it means to age gracefully. Reconnecting with what it means to be a woman has been vital in my life as I process my miscarriage, divorce, heavy periods, and sexual trauma. I didn't heal until I took the time to connect with nature's rhythms and my cycle. Only then could I uncover my past and embrace what it means to be a woman.
Ladies, we need to understand how to adapt to changes, welcome our bodies' signals to heal, and surrender to their cries. We also need to fully explore our emotions, desires, urges, and the past.
It takes real courage to do things differently--to stop avoiding self-care, running from the past, pushing beyond our limits, trying to please everyone, and spreading ourselves too thin. Stop looking outside yourself for satisfaction. Connect with yourself and have the life you deserve to enjoy.
Do you want a life with more joy and less stress? Join me on a journey of education, supportive practices, and community. It is time to educate yourself and take action, and I am here to guide you along your journey.
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Immunity with Kamie and Jenna
Monday, December 7th 6:00PM
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Immunity with Kamie
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When our immune system is compromised, we need to ask ourselves why? And are we willing to change the course we are on and correct the underlying problems—whatever they maybe? ~Kamie Slegers
According to Ayurveda, strong immunity is a product of good digestion, quality liver functioning, and appropriately balanced hormones.
We’ve all experienced our body crashing, and our health deteriorates as we fall to the inconvenience of a cold, the flu, allergies, or COVID. Most of us would rather not get sick, and given a choice, who would refuse a robust immune system? We all want to be healthy to avoid illness and disease. So, how do we support our immunity?
Ayurveda teaches us that Ojas (vitality) and immunity are the natural outcomes of optimal health, which depends on a strong digestive fire (Agni), a healthy diet, a supportive lifestyle, and a balanced nervous system. With this knowledge, supporting our immune system is often more about necessary self-care than anything else. Our bodies thrive with proper nutrition and adequate sleep; they do even better when we commit to stress management, cultivate healthy relationships, embrace joy and purpose, and living in alignment with our authentic self.
We will cover a few basics to give you a foundation for building your immunity and some tip on what herbs and supplements are also helpful.
The research that I have studied comes from eastern and western perspectives. I am fortunate to live when Western medicine is providing guidelines and practices that eastern medicine has been implementing for thousands of years.
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Women's Health and Hormones with Kamie and Jenna
Wednesday, December 2nd 6:00PM
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Women's Health and Hormones with Kamie
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Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need." The movie Fight Club
Society places a badge of honor on those who are over-committed and sustaining a busy life. With continual outside pressure, the adrenal glands must work overtime to make enough stress hormones to maintain the constant cycle.
Our bodies' adrenals struggle to support cortisol's increased need and respond by stealing from our thyroid and reproductive systems. Eventually, our bodies can't keep up with the demand. The endocrine system then gives signals that something is off. This causes some common symptoms such as weight gain and, in some cases, extreme weight loss; increased menopausal, perimenopausal, or PMS symptoms; infertility, decreased energy, cravings for sugary or salty foods, digestive issues, high or low blood pressure; feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or moody; reduced concentration and brain fog; compromised immunity, sleeping issues, decreased libido, and inability to slow down.
Take a moment to ask yourself a few questions.
Do I startle easily when the phone rings or when I hear a loud noise?
Do I feel anxious about checking calls, texts, emails, and mail?
Do I focus my energy on things that could go wrong today, tomorrow, a week from now, in the future?
Do I focus more on the one thing that went wrong during my day rather than the things that went right?
Do I feel anxiety, stress, and worry for no particular reason?
Do I feel anxiety, stress, and fear for whatever reason?
Do I have panic attacks?
Do I have depression?
Am I exposed to environmental toxins, like paint smells, plastics, industrial and city pollution, new construction, renovation projects, new furniture, or a new car?
Do I experience any of the following symptoms with my menstrual cycle: headaches, mood swings, acne, bloating, constipation, heavy or scanty bleeding, clots, painful cramps, irregular period, pain during ovulation, or bleeding between cycles?
Do I use synthetic hormones of any kind, like birth control pills, fertility drugs, or hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms?
Do I have hot flashes, insomnia, heart palpitations, heart disease, osteoporosis, accelerated heartbeat, thyroid trouble of any kind, low immunity, infertility, cancer, diabetes, adrenal burnout, or endocrine disorders?
If you said yes to any of these questions, you likely have a hormonal imbalance.
Our Focus for Discussion:
Understanding hormones
Cortisol: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Exploring the relationship between estrogen and progesterone, fertility, PMS, and menopause.
Increase knowledge of actions and experiences and how they affect hormones
A reflection on what our cycle tells us
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Stress and Hormones with Kamie and Jenna
Monday, November 30th 6:00PM
Building CommUnity and Wellness One Step at a Time: Stress and Hormones with Kamie
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Society places a badge of honor on those who are over-committed and upholding a busy life. With continual outside pressure, the adrenal glands have to work overtime to make enough stress hormones to sustain the chronic cycle.
Our body struggles to balance the increased adrenaline levels and cortisol levels in the bloodstream throughout a stressful day due to constant sympathetic nervous system activation. Our body's natural response is to increase balancing hormones with opposing energies (i.e., estrogen, progesterone, testosterone). In turn, this puts a strain on our adrenal glands and hormonal systems. Eventually, our bodies can't keep up with the demand.
At first, our endocrine system signals that something is off, but eventually, more severe health concerns show up, such as weakened immunity, digestive issues, anxiety, depression, hormonal imbalances, and more.
Join Kamie as she explains what the hormones in our body do and simple practices to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) to stop the sympathetic (stress response) from starting.