Andrea Claassen

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

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  • Ayurveda,  Seasonal Living

    Daily Dinacharya Ideas

    November 1, 2019 / No Comments

    Ayurveda has routines that are meant to help you ground, stay present and focused throughout your life. They call it dinacharya which are examples of routines that you bring into your day. I have a few examples of dinacharya ideas below and how you can implement them into your routines. Dinacharya Ideas Wake up at or around 6am Say a…

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    187: Meg Haines-What Is Your Yes & What Is Your No?

    April 23, 2019 / No Comments

    Introduction Meg and I met when we volunteered together at Lori Harder’s Bliss Project a few years ago. Meg is one of those women who you can just feel her soul. She is such a powerhouse of divine feminine energy. You can feel her presence as soon as she walks in the room in the most subtle way. In today’s…

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  • Fitness,  Nutrition,  Peaceful Power Podcast

    184: How to know when to change up your wellness routine

    April 2, 2019 / No Comments

    Welcome to the Peaceful Power Podcast today I’m chatting about how to know when it’s time to change up your wellness routine.   Highlights Seasonal shifts How long have you been doing it? Are you paying attention to your daily wellness habits? How are your results? Are you bored? Have you stopped a routine recently? Ask yourself why. Weekly Challenge…

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What is Ayurveda? It literally translates to science of life. From there what does that mean? Well it is a vast system much like we think of Western science there is physics, anatomy, biology, physical science, life science, etc. Well Ayurveda has many branches as well. ⁣ ⁣ The areas I focus on are the branches listed above as that is where I have the most experience from personal training through the years as well. Ayurveda has many tools you can use to help you better your health. To make your habits truly stick I always recommend starting with one puzzle piece at a time. ⁣ ⁣ Movement- How can you move your body everyday to move stuck energy? I need to move daily to not be a bear to my family. When first starting a movement practice it can be anything- dance, lifting weights, running, yoga, pilates what do you like to do and what will you stick with at this time in your life?⁣ ⁣ Self-Care- How can you nourish yourself everyday? We tend to burn out if we don’t take a little time for ourselves. My self-care is different on the day, somedays it’s my movement practice, somedays reading, other days being in nature.⁣ ⁣ Nature- We are connected to nature, what is going on outside is going on inside of us. As the fall season comes things slowly start to hibernate, and fall away. Just like in us the fall season comes and we slowly start to let things fall away to hibernate and reflect during the often lonely and colder winter months. ⁣ ⁣ Nutrition- Our gut health and our brain health are connected. What we eat affects us on a cellular level. If we nourish our bodies with processed sugars, we most likely are not functioning at the level we could be with foods coming directly from nature. ⁣ ⁣ Stress management- Having connection points in your day to unwind or check in with your body can help you with stress. I know on the days I don’t feel I have the time to do my 10 minute 2pm Ayurvedic medicine are the days I actually need it the most. ⁣ ⁣ Daily Rituals- Your daily rituals might be enjoying your morning beverage looking outside before everyone wakes up, or maybe your ritual is enjoying your evening beverage in peace and quiet when everyone went to bed.

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Workout & Movie Review: A Christmas Miracle⁣ ⁣ You can also do this core workout for 3 sets of 15 reps as you watch the movie or any movie for that matter 🙋🏼‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Background on the movie⁣ A single mom just moved to a new city and is in her dream career as a journalist. She has a tough boss and is getting help from a co-worker on how to get her work published. Once more this movie had me super distracted after the initial 20 minutes.⁣ ***Also if you’re not familiar with Hallmark movies if they don’t hook you in, within the first 20 minutes it is your average Hallmark Christmas movie. Nothing wrong with that just know with 40 new movies most will be average.⁣ There is not a ton of extra content to write for this as the movie was pretty slow moving and not a big catalyst or problem they were trying to get over which I think made this movie feel like such a slow movie.⁣ ⁣ What worked?⁣ I liked the premise of reuniting the dad and daughter back together. The journalist found her true story and found out the fake story. I enjoyed the premise of the movie but it moved really slow.⁣ ⁣ What didn’t work?⁣ The movie really moved slow and didn’t really have that many Christmas feels. It moved along like a movie set in Christmas time but didn’t have a tone of Christmas activities that we are accustomed to in the Hallmark movies.⁣ ⁣ 3 Takeaways⁣ 1. Slow moving Hallmark movies are like watching paint drying…⁣ 2. 40 movies might have been a little too much for the Hallmark channel to make this year not all have been good.⁣ 3. At least you can still workout or if you choose to make this a drinking game have a glass or two of wine as you watch the movies.⁣ #hallmarkworkouts

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The Mistletoe Secret Workout & Review ⁣or you can do the leg day workout 3 sets of 10 reps!⁣ ⁣⁣ What worked?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I enjoyed the idea of a travel personality coming into town to do a story on a small town Christmas. I like the twist with the personality not doing any of his writing and his lead writer falls for the small town diner owner. This is a movie you can go to this holiday season if you want those holiday feels with about any scene. I know Kellie Pickler was not a fan favorite in last years movie I didn't think she was that bad. This year they put quite a few strong supporting actors to help her carry the movie. So if you weren't a fan of her's and were avoiding the movie because of her acting, I would check it out.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What didn't work?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A few things that I don't is when the leading writer, Alex didn't share with Aria (the diner owner) early on that he was actually the leading writer on the travel show not Sterling. It just seems as if in an adult relationship you wouldn't wait as long to disclose that to someone you like. The other side of the coin that Aria didn't pick up on Sterling not being a great guy. She seemed oblivious to who he actually was and more into him as a tv personality and her mistletoe guy.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 3 Takeaways⁣⁣ 1. This was a funny, cute, watch again and again to get those holiday feels.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 2. I enjoyed the Mistletoe Diner as a backdrop for the movie. In a small town the local diners are often the hot spots so it was very realistic this is where most people hang out.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 3. I want to find a small town with as many activities and events that they have going on each year. #hallmarkworkouts

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Complete the next version of identity evolving roadmap.⁣ As you answer the questions above think about each of the below categories. ⁣ ⁣⁣ You can go through the 8 steps to help you evolve into the next version of yourself. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ * Divine Time- This is the time you make for yourself each day. It can be in the form of a morning or evening routine or ritual. See next page for more examples of Divine Time. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ * Sleep- What will your bedtime be? Yes, giving yourself a bedtime is so important for you to start and end your day on a good note. Maybe you have a book you want to read before bed, or take a bath 2 nights a week. Decide what will bookend your day.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ * Hobbies- What do you enjoy doing? Do you like to garden in the summer? Do you enjoy baking or reading? What hobbies do you want to add into your life. This is what you like to do for fun but you don’t always make time for. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ * Food- How will you approach your food for the week? Do you want to meal plan? What foods nourish you, do you want to incorporate early, lighter dinners, or not drink wine every evening. What are some food ideas that will nourish the next version of you. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ * Fitness- How many days a week do you want to workout, what do you enjoy doing?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ * Time- How do you use your time? When are you wasting time in your day that you 
could be doing something that fulfills you.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ * Social- How do you want to approach social media, meet-ups with friends, going to workout classes, or other events in your area. ⁣

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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⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Her weekly challenge for you is to meditate for 20 minutes this week. Give us a 💖 below when you complete the challenge! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 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)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨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.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨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?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨Laugher- enough said⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨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.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨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.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨Sleep 7-8 hours a night. Set your bedtime and stick to it!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨Foods to enjoy- honey, dates, almonds, coconut, avocado, ghee.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨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 ⁣ ⁣ 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.⁣ ⁣ 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.⁣ ⁣ 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.⁣ ⁣ 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.⁣ ⁣ 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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