Remembering Simplicity: The Way Back to Ourselves
Wellness isn’t about accumulating more information or finding the next trend—it’s about remembering, reconnecting, and trusting the wisdom that already exists within you
Each day, we are constantly flooded with wellness media consisting of the latest diet trends, self-care practices, new herbal supplements, vitamins, tonics, and countless “biohacking” tips. This constant flood of information makes wellness feel overwhelming and as though taking care of ourselves should be complicated and erratic. The act of constantly searching outside of ourselves to feel well and whole is detrimental. All of this noise and confusion has clouded our ability to align with an intuitive path to health, one where we trust in only our intellectual mind and outside influences more than our own intuition.
Ayurveda has been one of the most amazing avenues I have ever explored. It has allowed me to understand the healing power of nature and how to become empowered to live alongside the wisdom found in the natural world. I firmly believe that this disconnect is the missing link when it comes to optimizing health, and that returning to the simplest ways of being is what we are all seeking.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.“ – Confucius
Working with clients has allowed me to share this amazing ancient wisdom—one that provides people with a lifetime of tools to help them come back to themselves and understand all of the forces that impact their well-being. I feel that life is a constant cycle of relearning and returning to the practices and tools that allow us to feel most like ourselves. Nature herself teaches us that we need to stop overcomplicating what it means to live well. I, too, find myself overcomplicating my own path to wellness, only to come back to the simplicity of it all.
Ayurveda is one of the oldest medical systems and the original keeper of almost every biohacking tool. Ayurveda has always had one goal: to support and optimize our body’s health, energy, and longevity. For thousands of years, it has spoken about customizing health, the connection between our brain and gut, fasting, cold therapies, and maximizing our biological rhythms. Experts talk about biohacking as if it’s an entirely new field and as though they are breaking new ground on what it means to live well. They are not.
If we quiet the noise and remember the simple pleasures and practices that elicit a cascade of positive effects that ripple down to every cell, we can return to the most complete version of well-being—one that recognizes and respects our connection to the world and energies around us.
If we quiet the noise and remember the simple pleasures and practices that elicit a cascade of positive effects that ripple down to every cell, we can return to the most complete version of well-being—one that recognizes and respects our connection to the world and energies around us.
Nobody can actually heal you. Why? Because there is not one person who can know or understand you better than you can understand yourself. People in the healing space (like myself) can only help you reconnect to your own wisdom and self-understanding, allowing you to create an empowered future where you are in the driver’s seat of your own body and mind, and where you begin to truly feel and understand what your body needs to thrive.
As a society, we need to stop aligning with the heroic model of wellness—the one where we place the power in someone else’s hands and expect them to be the hero of our story. We need to return to a wiser way of healing, one that allows for the patience and space to connect with ourselves and make room for the healing power of ease, rest, nourishment, balance, softness, and self-care. There is an empowered version of health, one that is centered around self-understanding and our intuitive capacity.
