Today on the podcast, Brittni and Rita get honest about something most wellness conversations skip over — what happens to your Ayurvedic practice when life gets genuinely hard. Because living “Ayurvedically” isn’t about the perfect morning routine, cooking every meal from scratch, or never missing a practice. In this episode, Brittni opens up about a year of major transitions and the question it kept bringing her back to — what does it mean to show up for yourself when you’re just trying to survive the day? Together she and Rita explore what Ayurveda actually asks of us in the hard seasons.

Highlights:

• Why living an Ayurvedic lifestyle doesn’t mean having a perfect routine — and what it actually means when life gets hard
• The concept of emotional digestion in Ayurveda and why creating space to feel your feelings is as important as what you eat
• Why crying is not a weakness — what Ayurveda and ancient cultures understood about tears that our society has forgotten
• The one practice Brittni held onto through the chaos of moving
• How to identify your non-negotiable when everything else has to go
• Why numbing and resting are not the same thing — and how to tell the difference when you’re burnt out
• The wheel of life — how to hold onto hope when you’re in the low and gratitude when you’re in the high
• Small Ayurvedic practices that actually work when you’re in survival mode

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Today on the podcast, Brittni and Rita explore one of the most fascinating and foundational concepts in Ayurvedic nutrition — the seven tissues, known in Sanskrit as the Seven Dhatus. From lymph and blood to muscle, fat, bone, nervous system tissue, and reproductive organs, each layer of tissue in the body has its own nutritional needs, its own elemental qualities, and its own way of showing up in your symptoms when something is off. In this episode they break down what each tissue needs to thrive, how food moves through each layer sequentially over 35 days, and why understanding this framework can completely transform how you think about nutrition, digestion, and healing.

Highlights:

• What the seven tissues are and why Ayurveda considers this framework the foundation of truly individualized nutrition
• How food becomes your body — the fascinating 35-day journey from your plate to your deepest tissues
• Why two people can eat the exact same diet and have completely different results — and what that actually means for your health
• What your hair, skin, nails, teeth, energy, and menstrual cycle are really telling you about which tissues need support
• The specific foods that nourish each tissue — and why healthy fats, minerals, and building foods are just as important as protein
• Why digestion is the missing piece — and how even the most nutritious diet won’t reach your tissues if your Agni isn’t strong
• The connection between tissue depletion and symptoms like painful periods, bone issues, nervous system imbalances, and more
• Why Ayurvedic healing takes time — and how understanding this timeline can bring patience and clarity to your wellness journey

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Have you ever felt frustrated by your experiences with Western healthcare? You’re far from alone. In this week’s episode, Rita and Brittni explore what’s missing from conventional medicine, how we got here, and what moving toward a more integrative model of healthcare could look like.

Highlights:

• Key differences between Ayurvedic and Western medicine: preventative vs. reactive care.
• The Ayurvedic six stages of disease and why symptoms can arise despite normal diagnostics.
• How the 1910 Flexner Report pushed out holistic and herbal medicine while reinforcing racial, gender, and economic barriers to becoming a doctor.
• How gaps in conventional care created space for a multi-trillion-dollar wellness industry, leaving people caught between two profit-driven systems.
• The role of community and connection in health, and unlearning individualistic approaches to healing.
• A proposed three-tier healthcare model that makes lifestyle medicine accessible to all while reserving reactive care for emergencies, surgery, and advanced disease.
• How colonialism nearly erased Ayurveda, and our reflections on teaching Ayurveda as white American women.

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