This week, Brittni and Rita are exploring aging through the lens of Ayurveda and sharing the foundational qualities that support physical, mental, and emotional vitality as we grow older. Rather than viewing aging as something to fear, Ayurveda invites us to embrace it with intention by nourishing the body in ways that promote resilience, strength, and longevity.

Highlights:

• The Ayurvedic ‘stages of life’ and how our needs change in each phase.
• Why we become more prone to things like dry skin, joint pain, constipation, insomnia, and poor focus as we transition towards/into menopause.
• How burnout in the Pitta years can accelerate imbalances later in life, and what to do about it
• The two most important qualities to prioritize in your food and lifestyle to support healthy aging.
• What does it actually mean to ‘age well’ as women- and how can we re-write this narrative altogether.

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Trigger Warning: this episode contains honest and detailed discussion of pregnancy loss, including miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and surgical procedures. Please take care of yourself when deciding if and when to listen.

Today on the podcast, Rita and Brittni get deeply personal and share their own experiences with pregnancy loss. Between them, they've navigated four losses — each one different in its timing, its physical experience, its emotional impact, and what they needed to heal. In this episode, they talk openly about what those journeys have looked like, what surprised them, what the medical system failed to offer, and how Ayurveda became an essential part of finding their way back to themselves. This is a conversation about grief, anger, body intelligence, and the deep need for more compassion and systemic support for women going through pregnancy loss.

Highlights:

• Rita and Brittni share their personal pregnancy loss stories, including an ectopic pregnancy, a surgical loss, and the emotional complexity of experiencing multiple losses close together
• Why every pregnancy loss experience is different — and why the word "miscarriage" doesn't begin to capture the full picture
• What they found helpful and unhelpful from the people around them, and how to support someone going through loss without causing more pain
• The physical reality of pregnancy loss as a postpartum experience — and why women are so often left without adequate support
• The Ayurvedic tools that helped them heal, including abhyanga, herbal infusions, easy-to-digest foods, and creating ritual and ceremony around loss
• An honest conversation about the medical and political systems that leave women without access to essential care
• The grief, the anger, and the meaning making — and why feeling it all is part of the path through

Whether you're navigating your own journey with pregnancy loss or looking for ways to better support someone you love, we hope this conversation helps you feel seen, less alone, and a little more held.

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In this week’s episode, Brittni and Rita dive deep into coffee! In Ayurveda, we don’t view foods or plants as being ‘good’ or ‘bad’- it always depends on the individual. In this episode we’ll help you gain awareness of how coffee may be impacting your mind and body, as well as simple shifts to how you're drinking coffee that can support balance. 

Highlights: 

• The qualities and elements of coffee and how different constitutions may respond to it differently. 
• When coffee becomes a red flag: the symptoms and diagnoses that are easily aggravated by caffeine like skin rashes, digestive issues, Crohn’s disease, insomnia, anxiety, and certain hormonal imbalances. 
• Middle ground options for coffee lovers, including simple things to add to your mug to make coffee gentler on the body. 
• Practical tips and alternatives for those interested in reducing or eliminating their coffee intake 

Today on the podcast, Brittni and Rita step away from their usual format to share fun facts about themselves that most people, and even each other, don't know. From past lives and career paths to current beliefs and interests, these personal shares are a reminder of the many versions of a person and how all of them contribute to who we become.

Highlights:

• How Brittni's background in interior design is coming full circle through Vastu, the Ayurvedic study of architecture and space
• How Rita currently balances two careers — Ayurvedic clinician and medical speech-language pathologist, and how certain symptoms are looked at through both lenses. 
• What it was really like for Brittni to live out of her truck through a New England winter, and what that season of life taught her
• Rita's journey in finding the balance between science and spirit- from skeptic to energy practitioner, and how adopting her dog helped her deepen into this world. 

We'd love to hear from you too — drop a fun fact about yourself in the comments on our Patreon page! 

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Today on the podcast, Brittni and Rita dive into Pitta season — the Ayurvedic season of fire and water — and what happens in the body when that inner heat starts to build. From skin flare-ups and digestive changes to irritability and fatigue, we'll break down why summer can be such a challenging season for some individuals and offer simple, practical ways to cool the body from the inside out.

Highlights:

• What Pitta is and why summer is its most aggravating season
• How excess heat shows up in the body — from skin, eye, and digestion issues to irritability and low energy
• What happens to your digestion in the hot and humid months and how to eat when appetite is low
• The cooling foods and herbs to favor, the heating ones to pull back on, and our favorite herbal infusions
• How Ayurveda recommends shifting exercise in the summer, with middle ground ideas for athletes
• A simple breathing exercise to use 'on the spot' when irritability hits

This week, Brittni and Rita answer a listener question: What are simple, low-lift ways to start incorporating Ayurveda into everyday life?

Whether you're brand new to Ayurveda or looking to reconnect with the basics, this episode explores simple habit shifts that can have a profound impact on digestion, energy, sleep, mood, and overall well-being without overhauling your life. If you feel you're life is too busy for adding in Ayurveda, this episode is for you and will quickly show you how easy it can be!

Highlights:

• What it actually means to "eat Ayurvedically" (hint: it's not about following a specific diet)
• Practical tips for how to cultivate a more mindful relationship with food
• How the temperature of your drinks affects digestion
• Why eating a nourishing lunch may be one of the most powerful health practices you're overlooking
• Key herbs and spices that can enhance digestion and support nutrient absorption
• How to create a realistic morning or evening routine—even when you're short on time

If you enjoyed this conversation, it would mean the world to us and help support our work if you’d like, share, leave a review, as well as subscribe to our podcast on whichever platform you use.

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In today’s episode, Brittni and Rita share their favorite Ayurvedic tips for staying balanced while traveling. We’ll explore why travel can be so dysregulating for the digestive and nervous systems and simple ways to support common travel-related symptoms like bloating, gas, constipation, anxiety, and more.

Highlights:

• The importance of caring for our sensory organs during travel (and how to do it!)
• Our favorite travel snacks, teas, and tricks for avoiding digestive upset when flying
• Brittni’s story of using Ayurveda to overcome severe travel anxiety
• How travel in itself can be a spiritual practice — an opportunity to cultivate presence and flow with the unexpected

If you enjoyed this conversation, it would mean the world to us and help support our work if you’d like, share, leave a review, as well as subscribe to our podcast on whichever platform you use.

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And don’t forget to check out our Wellness Library, which is filled with self-guided classes, kitchen tutorials, herbal recipes, and more Ayurvedic practices all for just $5 a month!

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Today on the podcast, Brittni and Rita explore the Ayurvedic concept of prajnaparadha — or “crimes against wisdom” — which Ayurveda identifies as one of the primary causes of dis-ease. Together, they discuss why it’s such a deeply human experience to make choices that go against our inner knowing, and how we can stay curious, compassionate, and honest while reflecting on our own habits and patterns.

Highlights:

• Why Ayurveda considers “crimes against wisdom” one of the primary causes of dis-ease.
• The humanness of “bad habits” and why we all have them
• The difference between supportive self-care and trying to get Ayurveda “perfect”
• The connection between people pleasing, rigidity, and disconnection from our inner knowing
• How to bring more softness, humor, and self-compassion into our self-conversations

If you enjoyed this conversation, it would mean the world to us and help support our work if you’d like, share, leave a review, as well as subscribe to our podcast on whichever platform you use.

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And don’t forget to check out our Wellness Library, which is filled with self-guided classes, kitchen tutorials, herbal recipes, and more Ayurvedic practices all for just $5 a month!

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Today on the podcast, Brittni and Rita explore Ayurvedic herbalism. Whether you’re brand new to herbs or already have a strong relationship with medicinal plants, this conversation offers some practical insights on using herbs for women’s health.

Highlights:

• The importance of cultivating an intentional and reciprocal relationship with herbs and choosing sustainably grown and ethically sourced plants.
• How to choose between herbal powders, teas, tablets, and tinctures.
• Simple herbal tea recipes to support digestion and ease menstrual cramps using herbs you likely already have in your kitchen.
• The Ayurvedic concept of using a “carrier” (anupana) to help direct an herb to specific tissues in the body
• The therapeutic benefits of herbal oils and how to choose the right one for your constitution and symptoms
• Intro to yoni steaming and herbal sitz baths as gentle, supportive practices for a variety of women’s health concerns

If you enjoyed this conversation, it would mean the world to us and help support our work if you’d like, share, leave a review, as well as subscribe to our podcast on whichever platform you use.

If you’re looking for more connection or would like to support this podcast, we’d love to have you join our Patreon community. Here you’ll get bonus episodes and access to our community chat Q&A.

And don’t forget to check out our Wellness Library, which is filled with self-guided classes, kitchen tutorials, herbal recipes, and more Ayurvedic practices all for just $5 a month!

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In this week’s episode, Brittni and Rita take a deep dive into the lymphatic system and its essential role in maintaining health and preventing dis-ease.

Highlights:

• What the lymphatic system is and how it is interconnected with digestion, skin, sleep, hormones, and more
• Understanding lymph through the lens of Ayurveda and it's role in preventing dis-ease
• The connection between lymph and brain fog and simple nightly practices to support cognitive health
• The relationship between our breathing patterns and our lymphatic health
• Easy, low-lift practices you can incorporate into your daily routine to support skin health, sleep, immunity, circulation, detoxification, hormone balance, and more

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