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The Real Talk About Health Care After 40 & Why Yin Yoga Is So Important · The MODERN YIN Podcast

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  Hey, hey, Yinning at Life Gang. It's Kimberly Roberts, your host
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  here, and I'm so excited to deliver little bits of insight
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  on living your best, most extraordinary life with, of
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  course, yin yoga, traditional Chinese medicine, reflexology,
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  and even mindset acts. So thank you so much for
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  pressing play on today's episode.
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  Let's do this. Welcome back to the Yinning at
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  Life podcast. Today I'm talking about
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  healthcare after 40, and I'm talking about the real stuff
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  that no one warns you about and why I honestly believe that yin
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  yoga might be one of the most powerful, affordable,
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  accessible, and loving forms of healthcare that we have that
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  most people are not taking advantage of.
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  And that blows my mind. And I'm kind of hoping maybe
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  after this episode, if you are not into yin yoga, that this
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  might be the shift that you needed to get you on track with
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  taking care of you. This episode is definitely for
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  those of you who have been feeling changes, things like
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  height and stress, hormonal shifts, maybe a little bit more
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  fatigue, maybe more tightness and tension in your shoulders
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  and in your hips. We're going to talk about that.
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  So grab yourself a latte, head over to the couch, and let's do
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  this. So let's be real for a second.
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  No one prepares you for the moment your body starts sending
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  you little love notes like, oh hey, Remember Me?
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  I'd really like you to stretch. Or maybe we could go to bed
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  before midnight for once. Hello.
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  Wouldn't that be a concept? The reality is, after 40, things
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  start shifting. Hormones, recovery, sleep,
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  digestion, and suddenly it feels like your body is demanding a
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  whole new level of attention. And honestly, your body deserves
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  it and you deserve it. So here's something funny.
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  I was chatting with one of my patients the other day in my
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  reflexology practice. We kind of chuckled because we
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  realized that our quote UN quote self-care used to be like, oh,
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  I'm going to take a bubble bath. I'm going to put a face mask on.
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  Maybe I'm going to go to the spa, right?
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  Who remembers those days? Oh my God, I did.
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  I would have a such a stressful week at the office and I'd be
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  like Saturday, I am booked into the spa all day, do all the
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  things. I would feel great for a few
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  hours and then what? Now self-care is like, oh, it's
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  taking my magnesium before bedtime.
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  It's having an early night, not being up until 2:00 AM, staring
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  at a screen. It's remembering to breathe
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  before answering that stressful e-mail, Right?
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  Like that's self-care. It's like moving my body.
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  It's finding quiet time. But seriously, as our bodies
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  change, the kind of care that we need also has to change.
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  Like, that's just, I'm sorry, but that's just reality.
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  We just can't keep pushing through more and more and more.
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  It just doesn't work. And I'll tell you something, if
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  you've ever burnt out before, like you've had adrenal fatigue
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  or you've had a massive, you know, like physical meltdown, I
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  will tell you as you get older, it is so much harder and takes
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  so much more time to bounce back from that.
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  And you see the reason why is because our nervous systems are
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  already maxed out now from years of doing rushing, caretaking,
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  working, pushing, hustling, right?
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  And that's where you and yoga comes in like this big hug
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  saying, you know what? It's OK, you can slow down now.
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  You see, yin yoga isn't about pushing or striving.
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  If you're doing that in your yin practice, you've definitely be
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  doing it wrong. And you definitely have not
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  practiced with me because I'm all about softening, pausing,
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  and letting go. About supporting my body in a
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  way that I can createspace physically, emotionally,
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  energetically, so that my body can restore itself.
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  Because honestly, it's meant to. And when you spend time in
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  stillness, your body finally gets to switch off that flight
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  or flight state, right? The sympathetic nervous system
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  state, and it moves into rest and digest, rest and repair.
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  The parasympathetic state. The only place where healing
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  takes place is in the parasympathetic state.
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  That's when the magic happens. I'm going to say it again.
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  The only place where your body heals, your nervous system
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  heals, is when you're in the parasympathetic state.
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  This is where your blood flow improves.
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  Your organs get nourished, your hormones balance, your mind
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  clears, your emotions start to settle.
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  And you know what? You know what the best part is?
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  This is all natural. You don't need any prescription
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  drugs. No side effects, no
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  appointments, no sitting in a doctor's office for three hours,
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  no sitting in a hospital ER department waiting for 12 hours.
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  No big fat bill at the end. It's just you and your breath.
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  And at home, like, could it be any easier?
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  You don't even need any fancy Lululemon clothing, just a few
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  really inexpensive props, some extra little goodies that you
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  have at home like pillows and blankets and cushions and
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  towels. Because the reality is, is that
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  the rising cost of Healthcare is not a joke.
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  Now, I live in Canada and I'm in Ontario, and I'm still very
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  blessed to have, you know, healthcare that is subsidized,
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  that's paid for. But it's starting to shift
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  already. It's starting to shift where
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  it's like, OK, I want to have this blood work taken.
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  Oh, OK. Well, you have to pay for that
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  now. Oh, I didn't have to pay for it
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  before. Yeah, you have to pay for it
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  now. And so we're starting to pay
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  more for appointments. We're getting less coverage.
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  We're having to pay more for tests, more for supplements.
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  Like the cost of taking care of yourself is rising and rising
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  and rising. And yet so many of the things
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  that our bodies are craving like rest, movement, breath, are
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  actually things we can give to ourselves and that don't cost
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  anything but a little bit of time and maybe a very small
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  investment. You know, my monthly membership
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  on my app is $0.67 a day. You can't even get a coffee for
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  that. And my app has Yan yoga, some of
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  it blended with very gentle movement.
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  I have breath work sequences, guided meditations, audio music
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  playlists. I have yin yoga series for like
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  sleep and anxiety, for organ support, for mental health, for
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  menopause. Like this is what I call
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  preventative healthcare. My app is preventative
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  healthcare for $0.67 a day and yin yoga.
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  Honestly, truthfully, even if you don't do the other things,
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  yin yoga is still preventative healthcare.
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  It's what keeps your energy flowing so imbalances don't turn
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  into illness. And quite frankly, that's why I
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  ended up creating yin yoga bundles because people were
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  like, well, I want to do something specific for sleep, or
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  I want to do something specific for organs, or I want to do
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  something specific for my nervous system.
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  And so I mapped it out. Intentional journeys to help you
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  take care of yourself before your body and your mind start
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  breaking down. I've got the calm and centered
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  path. This is a series which is
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  perfect if you're the person who's feeling overwhelmed and
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  just needs deep rest and nervous system repair.
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  I have the what I call the Radiant Reset, which is inspired
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  by traditional Chinese medicine and helps you balance and
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  support your organs and your emotions.
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  And then I have like the yen Reset journey.
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  This is like a full 90 day retreat for your body, mind and
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  spirit. Any of these bundles you can do
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  at home at your own pace. Practices range from 5 minutes
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  all the way up to 153045 and 60 minutes, and they are all
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  designed around reconnecting, releasing, and remembering that
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  you are your best healthcare plan.
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  Like what? I want you to really start to
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  understand, and I'll tell you that this is kind of sad, but a
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  lot of people don't realize how valuable their health is until
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  something happens. We kind of think we're a little
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  indestructible, but I'll tell you when you get over that 40
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  mark, you may not be as indestructible as you think.
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  And in a system where the healthcare providers are so
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  overworked, they're so overloaded, and there's less
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  support, it has never been a more crucial time for you to
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  start taking care of your health if you haven't already.
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  And your health doesn't have to be complicated and it doesn't
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  have to be expensive, but it has to start with awareness and with
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  listening. And I'll tell you, when you're
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  running around like a hamster on a wheel, guess what?
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  There's no awareness happening. There's no tuning in.
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  There's no listening. And when that's not happening,
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  well, you know what? You don't even know what needs
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  to be addressed. But when you start to pause and
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  you give yourself some stillness, you'll hear what your
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  body needs. And to be quite frank here, your
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  body doesn't want perfection, it just wants your attention.
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  So tonight I'm going to give you a little a little little test
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  here, a little challenge. Instead of picking up your phone
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  or your tablet and scrolling, how about you roll out your yoga
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  mat or even a blanket on a carpet and start to breathe in
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  and out of your nose for a count of four.
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  Let your shoulders drop, let your belly soften, and let
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  yourself be cared for by you. Even 5 minutes of closing your
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  eyes and breathing deeply every single day can make such a
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  difference in slowing down because you know what?
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  You are worth slowing down for. And I don't know if you guys
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  know who Mel Robbins is, but she's a very famous podcaster
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  and she has this quote. She says no one's coming to save
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  you. And I remember the first time I
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  heard it, I thought, whoa, that's rude.
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  And then I realized, oh, my God, she's so right.
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  There isn't anybody coming to save me.
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  It's me. I got to save me.
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  So, you know, I want you to save yourself too, because you're
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  here to live an extraordinary life.
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  But you got to have all the parts to make that happen.
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  So if this is ringing bells, this is resonating.
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  You're like, Oh my God, yes, you're right.
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  You know what? I have to start being more
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  preventative with my healthcare. Then explore my new yen Yoga
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  bundles inside my app. I will link everything in the
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  show notes so it makes it super easy for you to check out.
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  The bundles can be purchased for free as part of an active
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  monthly or annual membership, or you can pay a one time fee and
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  get lifetime access to them. But they're truly created with
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  love. And for this season of life that
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  us people over 40 are in, like, choosing calm in a world that
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  keeps rushing is honestly the most important thing that you
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  can do for yourself right now. You can stop the hustle culture.
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  One breath at a time, one day at a time, even 1 moment at a time.
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  Speak gentle with yourself, you're doing beautifully.
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  Keep going, You just need a little extra.
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  There is something that is so incredible that's happening in
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  the Soulful Yin world right now. The Soulful Yin Yoga App, an app
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  that is designed to serve people over 40 who are craving calm,
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  who are craving better sleep, who are craving ease in their
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  body, in their minds and in their lives.
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  Who want deep flexibility and mobility in their body.
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  Who want to feel good in their body.
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  Who want to live a life that is beyond extraordinary at the age
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  of 40 and way beyond into that 50s, sixties, even the 80's.
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  The Soulful Yin App I invite you to come in, join the membership
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  and start to explore and discover how Yin yoga along with
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  reflexology, acupressure, breath work, meditation, and even very
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  exclusive Yin yoga series that are all designed for people over
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  40 who are craving that simple, peaceful life.
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  Thanks so much again for pressing play on today's
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  episode. I look forward to seeing you in
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  the next one.