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The Real Epidemic After 40 & How To Reverse It · 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 well.
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Hello everybody, and welcome back to the Yinning at Life
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podcast. Today I got something juicy for
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you. I want to talk about the
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epidemic that's happening in this world right now, the real
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epidemic that's happening after the age of 40, and how to
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reverse it. This is really an honest
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conversation I want to have with you.
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The kind of conversation that I would have if I was just
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literally sitting beside you on the couch and we were just
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riffing. Because this is something that
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seriously needs to be addressed. And it's blowing my mind what
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I'm seeing happening in the world with people's bodies.
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And I'm not just talking about over 40.
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I'm even talking about 20 year olds.
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But this is just not something that, you know, we can't just
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shove underneath the under the carpet and hope it's going to go
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away. This epidemic is happening.
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The epidemic is that people are aging faster than they need to,
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even young people. Bodies are shrinking, shoulders
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are rounding, spines are tightening, hips are locking up.
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Like, you even look at the kids now and they're walking down the
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street. They're hunched forward, staring
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at a device in their hands. Their spine is rounded.
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Their hands are crippled because they're holding so tight onto
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these devices. And you know what else is
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happening? Our minds are getting busier and
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racing more, more scattered, and we're less present.
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The end is, is that people are walking around feeling tense,
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tired, and older than they really are.
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And here's the thing. And the cosmetic industries are
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out there pushing, you know, like take these collagen
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supplements and drink this beverage and use this product
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when the reality is people are getting older because they're
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not giving their body and their mind what they truly need.
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And this is what I want to talk about today.
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So this faster aging epidemic, like if I look at my mom, who
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just turned 79, she still lives in the house that I grew up in.
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She still walks up and down the staircase.
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She still cleans the house herself.
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She still does gardening. She exercises every single day.
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She has this cute little chart. My mom's super old fashioned.
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OK, so there's no technology. She doesn't even have the
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Internet. She doesn't even have a cell
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phone. So she has this little calendar
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that she has pinned on her fridge.
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And it's like, you know, Monday is cardio day, Tuesday is soup
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can lifting day, Wednesday is stretch day, Thursday is
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meditation. Like, she moves her body every
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day. She cooks all her own food from
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scratch. So, you know, it's rare that my
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mom eats stuff that's like, processed.
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You know, once in a while, she'll indulge and she'll order
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herself a piece or something. But she pretty much makes all
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her own food. Is my mom on any medication?
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Not a single one. She doesn't even have a family
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doctor right now because her doctor retired.
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So for the last six years, she's been basically taking care of
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herself and has it needed to go to a walk in clinic or a
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hospital. Because you know what?
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She's actually aging slower than people who are even 1/4 of her
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age. Now.
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If you look around, so many people over 40 are sitting more,
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they're moving less, they're holding so much more stress in
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their muscles and living in a constant state of go, go, go
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where the nervous system is always on sympathetic flight or
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freight. That constant tension, that
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tightness you feel in your neck, your hips, your lower back, that
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isn't just stiffness, it's your body trying to tell you that it
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needs softness, it needs space, it needs stillness, it needs
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calm. And your mind, we haven't even
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talked about that yet, But Oh, my God, with all the noise, the
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screens, the multitasking, the mind is bombarded and it's
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becoming more scattered, more anxious and less focused.
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This is why we forget things. We feel frazzled and we lose our
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sense of calm. This is why people are, you
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know, ending up with Alzheimer's and dementia at earlier ages
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than ever before. But here's the thing, it's
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reversible. This aging, you can absolutely
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start to reverse this, or at least at the very least, least
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start to slow it down. Your body is so intelligent and
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your mind is so adaptable. They just need some little
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tools, the right kind of tools. And this is where I want to talk
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about what these tools are, these tools that I've been
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using. And just like everybody else, my
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body is aging too. But I will tell you, practices
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like yin yoga, breath work, acupressure, reflexology and
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meditation, these aren't just Wellness trends.
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They're life lines. They're preventative medicine.
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Yin Yoga is what helps lengthen the tissues that are all
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tightening up with age because as you get older, the connective
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tissue in the fascia in your body stiffens naturally.
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This is why we start to shrink. Yin yoga helps to keep your
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joints mobile, your fascia supple, and your posture tall
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breath work. It actually brings your nervous
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system out of stress mode so your body can rest and repair
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and get out of that flight or fright state.
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Acupressure and reflexology. These are pressure point
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techniques that help to move stagnant energy.
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They help your organs and the meridians in your body function
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better. And meditation, It clears that
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mental clutter, giving your brain the calm it's literally
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craving. But the consistency, the secret
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is consistency in small doses. So most of us do not have an
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hour every single day to dedicate towards ourselves.
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But The thing is, is that you know what?
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The key isn't doing hour long sessions every single day.
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It's about daily consistent gentle practice which could be
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even 10/15/20, even 30 minutes. Like most of us are spending way
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too much time sitting and that's where this faster aging epidemic
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is starting. I have the most incredible 5 day
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desk therapy yin yoga series. These are easy to follow
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practices all under 30 minutes. You don't need any fancy
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equipment, just 15 to 20 to 30 minutes a day to stretch, to
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breathe, and to press reset on your mind and on your body.
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Think of it kind of like brushing your teeth, but it's
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for your body and your mind. So I want to share with you a
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simple breath reset because people really underestimate the
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power and the value of breath work.
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And honestly, it's something that we all have accessible to
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us. So let's do a little reset right
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now together. OK?
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So as long as you're not driving, if you're driving, come
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on back to this part of the podcast episode, OK?
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But if you're somewhere where you can close your eyes and you
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feel safe to do so, sit up nice and tall.
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Take a moment to roll your shoulders back.
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And as your eyes close, take a moment to realize you're in
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stillness and then start to inhale slowly through your nose
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for a count of four. At the end of your inhale, I
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want you to hold the breath in for just a second and then
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gently exhale through your mouth for six counts.
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So you're going to inhale for 1234.
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Hold 21 Exhale 6 54321 again through the nose.
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Inhale 1234. Hold 1-2 Exhale through the
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mouth 654321. Do you feel that?
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You feel your shoulders softened, your jaw relaxed a
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bit, your mind felt just a little bit clearer for a hot
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second. You know what that is?
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That's your nervous system shifting out of stress and back
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into balance. And that was literally like
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under a minute here. So could you imagine what a 5 or
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10 minute breath work sequence could do for you?
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And I have tons of those on my soulful Yin Yoga app that you
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can happily tap into. Now, what I want for everybody
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over 40, but in reality, to be honest with you, even the
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younger generation is to start to feel strong, open, calm, to
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sleep well, to feel flexible in their body, and to have an
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active, joyful life. Not to be shrinking, not to be
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tightening, not to be rushing through life.
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Like honestly, that's how we are living now.
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And I don't see that getting any better.
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That's why I'm saying this is an epidemic and it takes every
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single person to start to prioritize their health and
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well-being, to start to you know what, get rid of this epidemic.
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But it starts with you, and you deserve to feel good in your
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body and you also deserve to feel clear in your mind.
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You also deserve to not be sitting in a hospital or a
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doctor's office for like, you know, 8 hours before you get
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seen. You're also worthy of not having
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to take medication. And the reality is, is that our
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life isn't about doing more, it's about doing the right
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things. Things like slowing down,
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stretching, breathing, doing pressure point therapy, giving
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yourself the time to unwind. I'm going to tell you a little
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story here. Few years ago when things were
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really intense in my life and I was still married to an
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alcoholic, it used to take Me 2 hours a day.
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And I was actually at that point fortunate to have two hours a
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day to practice yen yoga and breath work and meditation.
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But it would take me two hours to decompress.
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Like I honestly wouldn't even start to feel myself
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decompressing till after about an hour.
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That's how wound up and stressed out I was.
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Eventually as I walked away from that marriage, I still had a lot
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of stress in my life because I was living on my own.
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And I, you know, that was, that was a big shift.
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And over time I started to feel like I didn't need 2 hours.
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I was able to wean it down to an hour and I consistently kept
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practicing. And eventually I found myself
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after 15 minutes feeling wow, like I feel like really good
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half an hour. Wow, I feel really good.
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Even 5 minutes sometimes. Wow, that felt good.
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And now do I practice 2 hours a day?
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No, I don't have the time for that.
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But even on the days where I do, here's the thing.
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I don't feel in my body, in my mind, like I need 2 hours.
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I can literally in under 30 minutes, unwind, calm and feel
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completely nourished in under 30 minutes.
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And sometimes even in 5 minutes. This is why I have my app.
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Yes, there's content that is definitely more than 30 minutes.
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But most of my meditations, all of the breath work, a lot of the
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yin yoga practices are under 30 minutes.
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There's even series like I talked about the Five Day Desk
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Therapy series that's really perfect for people who sit all
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day. And it might not necessarily
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mean sitting at a desk. You could be somebody who sits
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and who drives a lot and travels.
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Maybe it's also, oh, somebody who you know, does sit at a desk
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for too many hours a day. Maybe it's for the person who's
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just feels so exhausted and stressed out and just cannot
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seem to unwind. This series will open up your
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body, it will calm your mind, and it'll give you the tools
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that will help you move through your life with more ease and
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flexibility and less tension. It's literally the antidote to
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the fast aging epidemic or epidemic.
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Pardon me. And it's a simple way to feel
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like you again. It's inside my app.
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It's part of the membership. I'll link it all in the show
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notes for you. There's tons of other series in
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there as well. There's a 14 day unwind and
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calm. There's a seven day sleep one.
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There is a 5 day morning in yoga.
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If you're somebody who loves to just start your day opening up
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and feeling spacious and I want you to know something.
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Age is just a number, but it's how you define it that makes
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such a big difference. You're not getting old, you're
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just ready to soften and to breathe and to come back into
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your body. Whether you're 4060 or 80, I
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will tell you I have a range of students on my app from like
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late 20s up to 80 years old and practicing.
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And the beauty is my app is so easy to use and it's not at all
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overwhelming. You can literally find what you
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need in about 30 seconds. Stop this epidemic because you
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know what? You have the ability to start to
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reverse and slow down the aging process that's happening in your
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body and in your mind. Nobody else is going to come and
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do that work for you. It's all on you.
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And I'll tell you when you start to open up your body, you start
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to feel literally the tension peeling away off of you.
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You're like, Oh my God, I want this all the time.
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And I promise you, with regular practice, it won't take long
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before your nervous system and your body can completely reset
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itself in 15 minutes or less. And on the days where you're
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like, you know what? I have a whole hour to practice.
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Awesome. I have tons of practices on the
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app that are over 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes.
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And again, all of it is geared to help you calm your mind, to
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help you sleep well, and to feel more flexible and mobile in your
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body so that you can live an active life and do all the
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things that are on your bucket list.
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You can live a joyful life where every single day it's almost
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like you're pinching yourself because you're like, Oh my God,
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this is my life. Like I get to do all the things
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that I want. I get to travel if that's what
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floats my boat. I get to go out for long walks
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in the forest if that's what, you know, makes me feel good.
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The point is, is that when you start taking care of your body
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and your mind, your body and your mind will give that back to
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you tenfold. And you'll be knocking off
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everything on your bucket list, I promise you.
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So thanks so much for sharing this time with me and for
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pressing play on this episode. Remember anytime, take a deep
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breath, roll your shoulders and remember your body loves you and
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it's always talking to you. You just have to learn to love
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it back again. And that's where the Soulful Yin
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Yoga app is going to help you. So have an awesome rest of your
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day and I will see you next week.