Unlocking Modern Wellness: Ancient Yoga Practices You Need Today

What if the key to unlocking modern wellness lies in adopting ancient yoga practices? In this eye-opening conversation with certified yoga therapist Deborah Charnes, you'll discover that achieving a happier, healthier life is possible in as little as 10 minutes per day. Show Notes | Transcript "Most of us need to adjust our lifestyles to have maximum wellbeing. Pick and choose what you want to start with, with in terms of what's right for you now." - Deborah Charnes Deborah's journey from the fast-paced corporate world to becoming one of America's first bilingual yoga therapists offers a unique perspective on balancing life's demands with self-care. In this episode, we delve into the wisdom found in her book, "From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram: Wisdom for Mind, Body and Spirit," uncovering practical tips that anyone can incorporate into their daily routine. Discover how to: Implement quick, enjoyable practices like laughing, dancing, and singing to boost your mood and health Understand the surprising truth about flexibility in yoga and why it's not always the goal Recognize and interpret your body's signals for better overall well-being Key insights include: The difference between yoga therapy and traditional yoga classes, and why personalization matters How Ayurvedic principles can guide your lifestyle choices for optimal health The importance of addressing the root causes of health issues rather than just treating symptoms Deborah also challenges common misconceptions about yoga, offering a fresh perspective on this ancient practice and its modern applications. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or a complete beginner, her insights will help you approach wellness with a more holistic, balanced mindset. If you're ready to take the first step towards a more vibrant, centered life without overhauling your entire routine, this conversation is your perfect starting point. Tune in to learn how small, consistent actions can lead to profound changes in your overall well-being! Resources: Join the Soulful Women's Network Get Daily Messages of Love and Light at bit.ly/LoveLightNotes Connect with Deborah Charnes: Website: DeborahCharnes.com Connect with Live Love Engage: Send Gloria Grace a message ☕ Support the podcast ❤ Love this episode? Leave us a review and rating LinkedIn: Gloria Grace Rand Facebook: Gloria Grace Rand YouTube: Gloria Grace Rand TRANSCRIPT Yoga needs to be personalized. And just another reason why working with a therapist as opposed to going to a group yoga class where 20 people or 50 people are all doing the exact same thing, that's not appropriate. So what's appropriate for me today may not be appropriate for me in two years or two years ago. I am Gloria Grace Rand, founder of the L.O.V.E. Method and author of the number one amazon best seller Live. Love. Engage. - how to stop doubting yourself and start being yourself. In this podcast, we share practical advice from a spiritual perspective on how to live fully, love deeply, and engage authentically so you can create a life and business with more impact, influence and income. Welcome to Live. Love. Engage. Namaste. Would you like to know how to live happier and healthier in just 10 minutes a day? Well, if so, today's episode is for you because I've got just the guest coming up here shortly to teach you how to do that. But first, I do want to welcome you to Live Love Engage, especially if this is your first time tuning in. I am Gloria Grace, founder of Align to Shine Academy, and I work with spiritually minded women entrepreneurs to help them to break free from self doubt and step into their highest potential. And our guest today I think is someone who is pretty much in alignment with that as well. So she is Deborah Charnes and she's one of the first American bilingual certified yoga therapists. And she found her calling after spending two decades managing hundreds of news conferences and press briefings in the corporate world. And she's also the author of the book From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram: Wisdom for Mind, Body and Spirit. And we're going to be talking about all of this stuff because I got a couple questions to ask her regarding, regarding that and, and a couple things. So without further ado, I am going to bring her on right now and welcome you, Deborah, officially to Live Love Engage. Thank you so much for having me. I think it's so important when one of the things that you mentioned is self-doubt and that can kind of hold all of us back. Absolutely. Yeah, it's, it's definitely, definitely had. Has held me back in the past and I was fortunate enough to find some tools and strategies that I use now and that I also teach my clients as well. But I know, I'm sure that everyone who tuned into this episode is like, what do you mean? How can I be happy and healthy in just 10 minutes a day? So I wonder if we could start there. We'll kind of go into some other things I want to ask you about, but I figure let's, let's just get right to the meat of this, so. Sure. Well, when I wrote my book, it's 12 chapters and each chapter has a different tip. And so each tip you can do in 10 minutes a day or less. Now if you're going to do all 12 of them together, then 12 times 10, it's a little bit longer. But the way that I wrote my book is I wanted to offer it so that you do what's right for you today and then maybe in two months you need to do something else. Maybe next year something else so you can layer on whatever is right for you. Because I certainly felt, you know, because I worked 80 hour weeks for, for most of my life and you know, was raising, you know, a family, had a family to take care of and I was traveling all over the world for work. So we don't have, not only do we, most of us not have much time, but oftentimes we don't have the mindset or the energy to be able to do what we need to do. And in fact, I lead workshops called First Love Yourself. And my First Love Yourself workshops are very much about self care and prioritizing yourself. And so that's why I wanted to give my advice in little snippets that you can do. You know, again, maybe today you focus on your back health, for example, you know, if you have a bad back, maybe you do something for your back health. I, my entire life have had back issues. I don't have any problems and I feel that, you know, my back is great, but I have to do things all the time to prevent backaches. The same thing I've had. I was diagnosed with digestive disorders when I was a kid. I don't have any problems, but there are certain things that I do in 10 minutes a day or less to prevent any issues. And those are physical. But what is emotional or spiritual sometimes can be harder to pinpoint. It's. I have, my background is very much founded in Ayurveda, which is the life science from India. And even my teachers in Ayurveda, they acknowledge that a lot of people would rather pop pills or take a shot of something rather than make lifestyle changes. And so that's why I felt it was important to offer lifestyle changes that are not only easy to do in 10 minutes a day or less, but fun. So for example, some of the things that I recommend for almost everyone are laugh every single day, dance every single day, sing every single day, smile every single day. You know that you can easily do all of those in 10 minutes a day or less, put them, mix them all together and it really helps your mind, your body and your spirit. Oh, absolutely. Yeah. And I, I know that there are studies that have, you know, shown this. So it's, so it's not just you just saying that you believe it works. It's if you go do the research, truly there is research on this and, and it's so good for you and it makes you feel good, which also helps. And, and I love that you share that. Those are, those are all of my favorite things to do because I, I was a dancer growing up. I loved, you know, I did ballet and Tap and jazz and. But I still just like to, you know, sometimes dance around the living room, as they say. So I, I love that. And I. One of the things I wanted to ask you though, because you touched on this a little bit. So I'm curious what actually like, was there a certain point, what prompted you to be able to start, you know, making that shift from, you know, working in the corporate world? And how did you maybe find the tools that worked for you that then you were able to share? I think sometimes we all need a little bit of a kick in the butt. I have met many people who made lifestyle changes because they lost their jobs. I did not lose my job, but I saw so many people who lost their jobs and as a result of that, they kind of grew into themselves. And I always felt, you know, I had to keep my job because I needed the steady paycheck. I needed all of the, the benefits that I enjoyed in terms of health care primarily. But finally I kind of was at a stage in my life where I was older, my daughter was already, she was in grad school and she was working and she had her own health care from her, her job. So that made me feel, you know, I can take care of myself. I don't need very much for myself. And that's something that I talk about in my. Also one of the chapters is about money doesn't buy you happiness. And you know, I don't, I don't need very much. But of course, you know, when you're talking about your children, you know, you want to give them everything you can. So I, I finally felt that I was at a stage in my life where I could kind of buckle up and take the leap and, and I did. And of course my only regret is that I didn't do it much earlier in life. And again, I think it goes back to self doubt. You know, we, we sometimes question, you know, how, how we can, how we can make changes. And it's always much more comfortable to do the same thing rather than take a leap of faith and take a jump and do something different. Yeah,...