Thrive with Cate Stillman Podcast

Do you find yourself making excuses not to invest in your health? Have you considered the return on investment? Some investments can change your future, and investing in your health is one of them. 

The biggest threat to the health of modern humans, according to the World Health Organization, is chronic systemic inflammation. It is a precursor to cancer, diabetes, heart disease, among others. But what if you could invest in habits that will prevent you from suffering from these later on in your life? What is the price of health?

Listen to the episode to learn more about where to start investing in your health and what your return on investment will be.

• How to start investing in your body
• How to feel great at any age
• What is the return on investment on your habits?

• Ready to Detox?
• Get some free resources
• Find out more about Andy

• Saving money by being healthier
• The advantage of seeing your culture from afar
• Choosing your personal velocity of change

• 3:09 Investing in your health and the role of detox
• 11:47 The importance of having a health guide
• 21:39 The power of surrounding yourself with wisdom
• 38:52 Symptoms of toxicity in your body
• 47:01 Changing your health at any age

Andy has over 30 years of experience successfully helping businesses improve by developing and executing meaningful strategies focused on the long-term success of the business. Andy has held senior roles in a number of large multinational corporations including E*Trade, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale, and Coopers & Lybrand (PWC) – often as a Chief Operating Officer or an in-house consultant.

As he was recently looking to pivot away from large companies and become more entrepreneurial, he has now partnered with his cousin, Cate Stillman, to help grow Yogahealer – leveraging his skills and experience. He is motivated by helping others and finds intrinsic value in solving complex issues large and small – putting the business in a better place and better positioned to grow.

He enjoys working across multiple levels of the organization. He approaches problems with no preconceived notions and relies on a data-driven approach. His orientation is towards simplification, transparency, holistic pragmatism, leveraging tools, and managing risk effectively.

Cate has been running Yogidetox twice a year since 2002, but this spring she decided to take things to the next level by simplifying the whole process. The goal is to make it accessible to a greater number of people. Why? Modern humans are taking in too much. Too much food and too much information. The result has materialized in ever-growing numbers of people suffering from chronic inflammation and the diseases related to it.

Are you curious about whether detoxing is a good step for you? There are a few questions you can ask yourself:

• Do you want more energy?
• Do you want to sleep better?
• Do you want to be lithe, fit, and strong?

If you replied yes to any of these questions then the Simple Detox is for you! Listen to the episode to learn more about how it works and what you will get out of it.

• Yogidetox has been around since 2002 but humans and attention have changed
• People want to get to results faster so you need to get them those results faster
• Starts with hydration
• Then less food more spice
• This year the detox will be as simple as possible
• The secret is high quality and low quantity
• The ability to digest what your senses take in
• The philosophy of relationship with self
• Fortifying yourself and evolving 
• The dynamism of duality

• How too much of anything is a burden
• How the rhythms of nature lead your body 
• What is undigested complicates everything

• Ready for a simple detox? 
• Get the Intermittent Fasting Guide
• Get Some Free Resources

• Hydration and adding spices to a reduced diet
• The impact of detoxing on your life
• The importance of keeping things simple

• 1:20 The ability to digest what your senses take in
• 16:31 The philosophy of relationship with self
• 33:05 Fortifying yourself and evolving 
• 49:14 The dynamism of duality

Brain fog and information overload are becoming more common. As we continue to live our lives surrounded by screens and plagued by app notifications, we develop imbalances that, over time, seriously affect our health. But how are the doshas at play when it comes to brain fog and information overload? And how does your digestive fire affect your brain?

In this solo cast, Cate talks about the ayurvedic perspective on sensorial overload, and how it can connect to chronic inflammation and immune system issues. Learn how to focus on your goals and discriminate what you take in through your senses.

• How the doshas influence your brain
• How the mind is in every cell of the body
• How information overload affects digestion

• Get the Intermittent Fasting guide 
• Get some free resources
• Find out more about Yogidetox

• Information overload and Vata Dosha
• The importance of committing to your goals
• Brain fog and the effect of digestion fire

• 1:16 The influence of the doshas on your brain 
• 8:09 The relationship between information overload and digestion
• 17:57 The impact of chronic information overload
• 23:58 Brain fog and the lack of digestive fire

 In Ayurveda, understanding a diagnosis and finding a treatment requires you to understand the root cause of the issue. What created your current disease and how can you start to heal your body, mind, and spirit?

Cate founded Yogahealer 20 years ago, through the process she has helped many people tackle their health problems. Ayurveda demands you to ask the right questions and answer them with honesty. Only then can you start experimenting with your health and understanding what works for you.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about how you can identify the root of disease, how you can begin to heal, and how Ayurveda applies to modern life.

• How to be helpful to others through Ayurveda 
• How to make Ayurveda more accessible to a mainstream audience
• How to get to the root cause of disease

• Get the Intermittent Fasting Guide
• Get some free resources
• What Your Ama Telling Is You?

• The human need for connection
• Water damage and the impact it can have on your health
• What mold can do to your brain

• 1:48 Ayurveda and modern life 
• 11:31 Dealing with a disease diagnosis
• 16:54 Identifying the root cause of disease
• 20:13 Experiments with different treatments

Recent studies have connected chronic inflammation to an array of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer. Cate has been teaching people how to feel better in their bodies and increase their health for decades in her Body Thrive and Living Ayurveda courses. But one thing that always seems to be hard for people, when starting a healthier diet, is cooking.

But what if cooking healthy food was, not only simple but fast? Well, it is! All you need is an instant pot. To make it easy for you, Cate connected with Kate O’Donnell, a friend, and ayurvedic cookbook author. Check out some easy recipes that help reduce and prevent chronic inflammation.

• How to make your own Ayurveda food at home
• How to cook healthy Instant Pot recipes
• How to heat up leftovers without using the microwave

• Check out Kate’s cookbooks
• Change Your Life Course Exclusive Discount
• Get some free resources
• Listen to more podcast episode with Kate O’Donnell
• New Study on Chronic Systemic Inflammation: Now cause of death for 3/5 humans

• From ama to chronic inflammation
• Using your instant pot to make kitchari
• The effects of different beans in your body

• 2:26 Building up ama and chronic inflammation
• 9:52 The benefits of using your instant pot
• 14:17 Instant pot kitchari recipe
• 28:27 Making dal and cooking different beans
• 41:50 Making beet pickle

Kate began yoga by accident in South India at age 20. More than a dozen extended trips to India and twenty years studying the wisdom traditions of the sub-continent support Kate’s understanding of Ayurveda and Yoga.

After years of dedication to the Ashtanga system, Kate has experienced great benefit from this practice and was authorized by her teacher Sharath Jois to teach the Primary and Intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga. She teaches week-long mysore immersions annually in Portland ME, Boston, and abroad.

Kate also specializes in Ayurvedic education, cooking skills, and cleansing programs, offering on-line programs, residential immersions and trainings, and individual consultations.  Her Ayurveda and yoga offerings aim to help others come closer to their true nature.

Are your friends pushing you forward or holding you back? Think about it. How do you feel after hanging out with them? Be honest. If you feel worse than before spending time together, that is a sign that something is amiss with the relationship. 

But how do you take control of your relationships? Becoming a leader in your relationships can be hard at first, but it is essential if you want to live in alignment with your goals. Your friends do not happen by chance, you actively chose them, and, if need be, you can choose new ones.

Curious? Listen to the podcast to learn more about how you can make new friends and positively influence your current relationships.

• What are the signs you outgrew your friends?
• How to be a leader in your relationships
• How to make connections that move you forward

• Body Thrive - the book
• More about the Change Your Life Course
• Get some free resources
• Get to know Anna’s work

• Dealing with negative friends
• Redirecting conversations and asking the right questions
• Networking to grow personally and professionally

• 2:46 When your friends are not moving you forward
• 11:33 Becoming a leader in your relationships 
• 20:57 Surrounding yourself with people in alignment with your future self
• 29:33 Asking the right questions and networking

Anna has a background in nursing, yoga, and Ayurveda which has given her a grounded and broad perspective on health and lifestyle. She had the courage to step out of her experience of overwhelm, lethargy, brain fog, and digestive issues.  But, as she says, she couldn’t have done it alone, she consistently engages in supportive communities with peers and mentors who empower her.

Nursing has always brought Anna a lot of joy. There's a lot of bonding through a shared understanding of the rewards and demands of the vocation. She considers it to have huge professional growth and an emotional journey that knows no bounds!

Nowadays, she works as a health coach and is a leader in Yoga Health Coaching.

• How to identify chronic inflammation symptoms
• How to speed up muscle recovery
• How to fight body inflammation

• The Ignite Your Purpose Challenge
• Crossing the Plateau of Latent Potential: Being 1% Better
• New Study on Chronic Systemic Inflammation: Now cause of death for 3/5 humans
• Chronic Inflammation and COVID symptom severity
• Essay on Service Berries The Serviceberry 
• Diving Deeper Into Constitutions
• Overcoming Stress
• More about the Wim Hof Method
• More about Chronic Inflammation

• Different mental patterns for different doshas
• The importance of Abhyasa Vairagya
• Bouncing-back should improve with age

• 2:39 Excess and Negative Mental Patterns
• 9:29 Covid-19 and Chronic Inflammation
• 14:51 Early Signs of Chronic Inflammation
• 22:37 Steps to End Chronic Inflammation

Glenna has suffered from PTSD since childhood, which manifested in her body as an autoimmune disease, Addison’s Disease. It is a high Vata condition, that leaves you in a near-constant stress response. Glenna has been taking a naturopathic approach to Addison disease/autoimmune, by focusing on Yoga, Ayurveda, and Reiki.

Glenna decided to further her wellness career by becoming a member of Yoga Health Coaching and has been achieving results. She struggles, however, with keeping up her productivity and having calendar integrity. Having set her financial goals for the year, the difficulty lies with being consistent, especially with her morning routine.

Listen to learn more about the importance of mornings for your productivity, how to design your calendar based on your goals, and keeping calendar integrity.

• How social media affects your attention span 
• How to set deadlines for yourself
• How to stick to deadlines

• Find out more about the Change Your Life Course 
• Check out Glenna’s program 
• Get some free resources

• Accountability  and being your own boss
• Digesting what you take in through your five senses
• Developing a calendar in accordance with your goals

• 2:29 Stimuli overload and daily productivity
• 7:10 The importance of mornings for productivity
• 13:08 Lifestyle goals vs. Financial goals
• 21:09 Building a calendar based on your goals

Quotes:

• Is this activity moving me forward?

Glenna believes we are all powerful beyond measure. As a Yoga Teacher, Ayurveda Lifestyle Coach, Massage Ball Therapy Instructor, and Reiki Practitioner she guides you into your deeper knowing and the great potentiality of living your best life.

In her second year of Yoga Health Coaching, Natalie Jackson has known success like never before. She has easily enrolled members into her program and still has a hard time believing her eyes every time she checks her bank account balance. But lately, Natalie has been self-sabotaging.

She finds herself retreating from what she needs to do to scale her business. Confident that fear of failure is not what is keeping her from acting, Natalie reached out to Cate Stillman for guidance on how to achieve peak performance and unblock her success.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about defining success and taking aligned action to achieve your goals.

• How to overcome the fear of my own success
• What is success for you?
• How to scale yourself to the next level

• Get the Intermittent Fasting Guide 
• Get some free resources
• Ready to Change Your Life?
• Find out more about Natalie

• Taking big steps forward and identifying what success looks like
• Becoming attached to the outcome in order to point consciousness
• Allowing yourself to receive

• 1:19 Self-sabotage and achieving success
• 9:46 Developing a receiving mindset and energy
• 17:45 Obsess about the results you want to get
• 24:05 You decide if you can do it

Quotes:

• You know exactly what you're aiming for. So anything, that's not that which means taking aligned action towards it, is something else. And something else is not efficient.

Natalie is your go-to girl for vibrant health & simple living – as a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and YogaHealer and a Wilderness Instructor – she believes it is her mission to help willing individuals get unstuck, regain their health, reset negative thinking and reduce anxiety so they can experience their own self-empowerment and intuition.

Today, Natalie helps people discover their ability to self heal through Yoga and Ayurveda, behavioral science, and mind-body connection within a high-vibe community of others seeking the same balance.

Natalie is also a tiny house designer and builder who believes we are in collaboration with the Universe to create the lives of our dreams.

Intermittent fasting is becoming increasingly popular, but for all the yogis and yoginis out there intermittent fasting is not a new trend. In Ayurveda, we call it space eating and it is one of the pillars for a healthy life. Recently science caught up with the 4 millennia wisdom behind space-eating, and several studies have supported the health benefits of this practice.

For the past month, Cate has been joined by several members on the Yogahealer Challenge, a fast track program, specially designed to help people overcome mediocrity to become an exceptional person and lead an exceptional life. How? By reviving the habits that make us smarter and more vital humans, such as Intermittent Fasting.

CListen to the podcast to learn more about the Yogahealer Challenge, the benefits of intermittent fasting, and what foods you should be eating when breaking your fast.

• Why does intermittent fasting work?
• Is intermittent fasting healthy?
• What do I eat during intermittent fasting?

• Immune System or Nervous System?
• Your Immune System + Ayurveda
• More about the Challenge
• Get the Intermittent Fasting guide 
• Find some free resources

• The importance of challenging yourself
• Awakening your parasympathetic nervous system
• Regenerating your body and delaying the aging process

• 1:03 Intermittent Fasting and the Parasympathetic Nervous System
• 6:46 :44 Regeneration vs. Degeneration 
• 11:18 Possible Effects of Intermittent Fasting
• 25:20 Habits for Peak Performance