True Basis Health

It's funny how when you think you've got everything figured out and things are running smoothly, life will throw you a little curveball to get your attention. The road to any recovery can be long and hard, whether it is pneumonia, covid, or recovering from a broken bone.  So today's podcast talks about our body's innate desire for balance and healing and our mind's desire to skip the hard parts and just get a quick fix!  ...

Our extended body, or our surroundings, have a powerful impact on our physical and emotional health. Each day we are in constant contact with the environment around us. From the knick-nacks that fill our home to the piles of paper in our office, whether we realize it or not, in addition to impacting our well-being, our surroundings subconsciously also influence how we behave and interact.  The spaces we put ourselves in can fo...

Usually, people don’t refer to weapons and relationships in the same sentence, but honestly, anytime you are dealing with another person and everything they bring to the table, what they say and don’t say, you are going to need a few tools, or weapons, to make everyone happy.:) As humans, we are all driven by emotions. All the logic, all the raw intelligence you have, well, you can throw it out the window when it comes to relations...

We spend more time with ourselves than with anyone else. The relationship we have with ourselves is really the foundation for all our other relationships. When you learn how to love, accept, and appreciate yourself it creates ripples in interactions with everyone else. If you are one of the many people that find it uncomfortable to be alone with themselves, don’t worry. You aren’t alone. With practice, you’ll come to understand tim...

Life doesn't happen in a vacuum.  Along the way, our paths cross with others, and each "event" is a part of the interconnected plan of our lives. Short or long-term, welcome or not, each relationship in our lives comes to fruition to teach us something. Our relationships reflect who we were, who we are right now and who we're becoming. Each stage of life gifts us with different connections. When you experience meaningful relat...

Everything is interconnected – our body, mind, and spiritual outlook. And as much as most people chase a healthy body with a focus on exercise and nutrition, the whole idea of mindset and the power of the thoughts we believe is largely overlooked. In Ayurveda, the world's oldest holistic healing system, we must digest not only our food but also our emotions. The mind dictates so much of how we perceive life, how we show up for ours...

Life doesn't always make sense.  Often we find ourselves anxious trying to have it make sense and trying to control things.  We wonder how everything will work out and what our next steps need to be.  Learning to reframe situations and deal with them differently instead of avoiding them or trying to change them can provide so much more peace.  So,  if you are stressed and overwhelmed I've got a suggestion y...

Every day offers the opportunity for a new start.  This time of year though, most people associate new starts with the possibility of life shifts.  For many, in the excitement of planning out all the things we want to do or change, we forget to incorporate a critical part.  Then a few weeks later, we fall into old patterns.  It's a cycle of excitement and commitment that often turns into frustration and broken p...

Sweet, sour, salty.  I'd venture to say that for most of us, the last few weeks our meals have been dominated by those flavors.  But, did you know there are actually six different tastes we should be getting each meal.  According to Ayurveda, incorporating a healthy diet which includes all six tastes supports our physical and emotional health.  Something as simple as the tastes you incorporate into meals can hel...

Challenges are all around us, big and small. Sometimes we rise up to the challenges. Other times we are so mired in life and our head that we reach for the one thing that guarantees us either control or comfort- enter food.  The good news is there is hope to change what can become a destructive pattern. It helps to understand why we do it and what we can do about it that is in better service of our bodies. Today’s podcast is d...

Everywhere we turn there are choices. How we approach making decisions regarding our thoughts, our relationships, finances, career, or even our self-care affects not only our physical health but also our mental health.  While having to wade through the sea of choices can feel overwhelming at times, learning to flip the paradigm, realizing that you have control over your choices ultimately gives you the greatest control over yo...

In every moment your mind is writing the story of your life. It exerts the greatest influence on your body and is a major contributor to your being out of balance. What you think and how you perceive everything happening for you is all thanks to your mind's interpretation. That's why when you change your inner world, your outer world will change as well. In today's podcast, I will share a tool to improve how you handle life's ups a...