Andrea Claassen

Helping Women Slow Down, Tune In & Connect To Your Divine Body Wisdom

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28 Days of Ayurveda

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Channeling my inner Dolly 💖

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Have you ever entered a room and felt that the energy was a little off, or maybe you have a hunch about something and you’re not really sure why.. These are all things we are talking about on today’s podcast with @iamhaleycole ⁣⁣
Topics Discussed⁣⁣
* How do you connect with your intuition ⁣⁣
* What energy reading is?⁣⁣
* What spirit guides are⁣⁣
* How to find your spirit guides⁣⁣
* Connecting to your body with spirituality⁣⁣
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Her weekly challenge for you is to meditate for 20 minutes this week. Give us a 💖 below when you complete the challenge! ⁣⁣
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You can tune into this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or through the link in my bio.

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Building your vital energy (ojas)⁣⁣
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✨Where can we add in nature into our day- even if that means parking farther away, or walking your mail to a mailbox down the road from you.⁣⁣
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✨Where can you build in your me time? If not at the end of the day, can you do 30 minutes at the start of your day?⁣⁣
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✨Laugher- enough said⁣⁣
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✨Activities that make you happy- this is why I love my 10 minute Ayurvedic medicine tips. Set your timer for 2pm and when it goes off ask yourself what you need and do it. Put this in your work calendar we all have 10 minutes we can take for us most days of the week.⁣⁣
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✨Creativity- maybe this won't happen on a daily basis but how can you add creativity on your weekends. Maybe once a month you sign-up for a new class to express yourself.⁣⁣
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✨Sleep 7-8 hours a night. Set your bedtime and stick to it!⁣⁣
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✨Foods to enjoy- honey, dates, almonds, coconut, avocado, ghee.⁣⁣
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✨Oil your skin inside and out- cook with oils and add a hint of sesame oil to your skin

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Picture Perfect Workout & Review ⁣
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What worked?⁣
The idea of work life balance has been a theme this year in Hallmark movies. I think it’s a great theme for the year as I think s0 many people are feeling out of balance in work and life. We are in a go go go society and I love that Hallmark is trying to do their part on shedding light on balance. I do believe in balance in the fact not everything will be perfectly balanced but there will be some weeks when you need to work more, others where you will be needed at home more. A perfect 50/50 split is not realistic for most. Which I also think Hallmark is doing with the movies I’ve seen thus far in 2019.⁣
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What didn’t work?⁣
Not sure the actual app David created will work. I like the premise of it how we can give more during the holidays but keeping it local to their small town doesn’t seem that helpful. I know in my small town of 500 people there are only so many people to really make that idea fly.⁣
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3 Takeaways⁣
1. Hallmark seems to be playing up the uncles needing to parent the kids of their sibling and spouse who have passed away. While very noble we’ve already had two of those plot lines in the first 6 movies.⁣
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2. We’ve also had two meet-cutes that started the same way. A misunderstanding of who the person was they are fun but now in 6 movies we’ve seen that twice. In Merry & Bright this also happened.⁣
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3. 3. I loved the grandma and the nephew in this movie. They both stole the scenes when they were in them. Be on the look-out for those two!

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Holiday For Heroes Movie Workout & Review ⁣⁣
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Background on the movie⁣⁣⁣
We were four minutes into the movie and I was already hooked. The owner of a small town coffee shop has a brother in the military and he gave the coffee to someone in his military regime. He then wrote letter correspondents to the coffee shop owner to keep in touch & thank her for sending her the coffee. The military leading man was from Minnesota which of course I loved. Not going to lie I had a glass or two of wine, got distracted during this movie, looking at what was the most poisonous snake in the world!?! Just to find out it was clickbait and never really found the answer, lol.⁣⁣⁣
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What worked?⁣⁣⁣
The military connection and writing letters to correspond with each other. When the leading man was released from active military duties he was stationed in the same town of the woman he had been corresponding with for a few years. ⁣
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What didn’t work?⁣⁣⁣
At times it might have been a little slow as within the first 20 minutes you basically had the movie figured out and were just waiting for the rest of the movie to unfold.⁣⁣ ⁣
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3 Takeaways⁣⁣⁣
1. The leading military actor was originally from Minnesota in the movie which of course was a highlight as a fellow Minnesotan.⁣⁣⁣
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2. I love a good small town coffee shop and thought this one was decorated to the nine’s and top notch service knowing everyone’s names and honored military participants.⁣⁣⁣
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3. Every year the Hallmark military based movie always makes me stop and appreciate how much our military sacrifices for us in the US and their families as well. I can see the dedication, sacrifice, and honor everyone has and I want to give everyone currently serving in the military a huge thank you from my family to yours.

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Listening to your body is empowering, enlightening, and something everyone has the opportunity to do. We’ve been told not to trust our bodies and give our power away to others who might “know” better. I think the first step in listening to your body is understanding how to do so and then learning to trust yourself and what comes up. ⁣
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Why should we listen to our bodies?⁣
Our bodies are our medicine. They tell us what we need more of, less of, or have the right amount of. For example food, workouts, and nature. In Ayurveda we can start to catch disease early in the body by noticing subtle shifts. Is your digestion off? That is the first sign disease can start to happen in the body. Do you have gas or bloating after you pair certain foods together? That means we might need to modify what we are eating and when. Our bodies are the most important aspect of our health and understanding what we need.⁣
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Idea 1- ⁣
Start by noticing your breath. Notice if you’re exhale or inhale is longer. Don't change anything just notice. Next if you feel pretty ungrounded and scattered make your exhale 1 breath longer than your inhale. For example- if your inhale is a count of 4 make your exhale a count of 5. Do this for a minute or two and notice how you feel when completed.⁣
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Idea 2-⁣
Check in with your 5 senses. I like to do this multiple times a day. You can pause before meals and notice your 5 senses, you can set a timer on your phone at a set time everyday to pause and check-in with your senses and ultimately yourself. Yes you do have time for this it literally takes 30 seconds tops!⁣
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Move your body. What would feel good? If you say nothing, getting moving with a walk or a bodyweight 10 minute workout is a great place to start. Once we start moving our bodies we can really start to understand what it needs. For example I personally need a good sweat or lifting sessions every 2-3 days. More than 3 days I really start to notice I don’t feel as great. Remember the hardest part is getting started.⁣
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Finally if something feels off it probably is. If you feel extremely exhausted take a break, schedule time off, do yoga instead of a HIIT workout, take a nap.

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Ayurveda literally translates to wisdom of life. An Ayurvedic coach can help with so many aspects of life; for example- heartburn, digestive issues, finding the workout that would be best for you, how to eat seasonally, pre/postpartum care, living with the seasons, building new habits, assisting with the next evolution of self, or helping you connect more deeply with your body. ⁣⁣
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It really is a wisdom that can help you in most areas of your life. I’ve personally focus on all of the above. Mostly because I incorporate all of that into my personal training as well. #weirdtrainer I see things a little differently and choose to train in less of a rigid way. I like to add form talk but maybe exploring it from two points in your body think spaciously aware vs you have to have hips even, arms need to move a certain pattern, everything is looking perfect. ⁣⁣
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The same goes for nutrition, you can easily follow a diet but I like to break things down seasonally. Just because we can eat a tomato year round doesn’t mean we should. Paying attention to what’s growing around you, where did this bag of chips come from? Now don’t get me wrong you can totally enjoy those things but come from a place of awareness not numbing out. There is a difference. ⁣⁣
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Ultimately Ayurveda has helped me awaken to my life and understand why I do things. Did I notice the texture of my coffee cup in my hand, did I realize I was walking on a dirt path and not a paved path, did I smell the flowers on my walk today? Awakening to my senses has helped me discover a deeper purpose to my life. The more aware I am of things the more I feel my feelings. Not all are pleasant but now instead of having a sitting in front of the tv and binge watching a show, I will purposely plan what I would like to watch. I can still binge but do it from a place of awareness. ⁣⁣
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If you need to bring a little more awareness to your life, start by paying attention to your 5 senses. Go for a walk and engage with your surroundings, as you drive feel your foot on the pedal, or hands on the steering wheel. Slow down to notice your life vs rushing through another day.

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Movie Workout & Review: Christmas Scavenger Hunt⁣
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Background on the movie⁣
Going into the movie I did not have high expectations as there were many in the private Hallmark Facebook group that didn't like it, didn't like the leading actress and shut it off after an hour. I personally enjoyed the leading actress and didn't mind this movie. I thought it was a clever idea using the scavenger hunt within the town to really have a strong sense of community and something everyone can look forward to doing each year. I thought the movie worked well, had all of the landmark Hallmark ideas with baking cookies, cutting down Christmas trees, decorating a Christmas tree, a small town break-up around a misunderstanding.⁣
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What worked?⁣
I thought the premise of the movie was cute and wouldn't mind doing a scavenger hunt myself maybe as a summer solstice idea. I also thought the leading actors had good chemistry and thought they played well off each other.⁣
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What didn't work?⁣
The actual execution of the scavenger hunt might have been a little questionable as to how it worked and who actually won, but if you didn't overly think things through and had it on as a background movie it was great!⁣
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3 Takeaways⁣
1. The scenes with Tom Arnold brought a humorous sense to the movie. He had a lightness about his character that came off as endearing no matter what you think of Tom himself.⁣
2. Another inspiration for me to incorporate a new family ritual of doing a scavenger hunt.⁣
3. The actors worked for me and I would give this movie a try if you were on the fence.⁣

Peaceful Power Podcast

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