Things Overheard at the Coffee Bar

The Vrata Rules


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Series premiere: A 41-day Hindu purification practice becomes a lens for understanding transformation, discipline, and the sacred rhythms that shape human behavior across cultures.

What starts as an overheard conversation about dietary restrictions leads us deep into the world of Vrata—ancient Hindu observances that range from simple fasting to elaborate 41-day purification rituals. We explore how these practices create containers for transformation, and what they reveal about the human need for structured renewal.

41 days to rewire your nervous system. This episode opens Season 1's exploration of how systems work, how they break, and what makes transformation possible.

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Things Overheard at the Coffee BarBy The Coffee Bar Collective