Ancient Wellness Practices You Still Use Today with Jovanka Ciares

Outside The Studio with Tessa Tovar

English - July 02, 2022 02:30 - 53 minutes - 98.6 MB
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On episode 55 of Outside The Studio

Many of the healing practices we know and love today are ancient and multicultural. There is also lots we do not know. Today's episode is about reclaiming ancient wellness practices, honoring them, and memorializing them. Jovanka Ciares joins Tessa to discuss how to reclaim our
ancestors wellness practices to treat our body as a gift. The explore the healing power of music and dance, the culture of ubuntu, the cost of stigmatizing cannabis, and the timeless components of healing. Ultimately, the core message is to discover how you are the medicine and your
power to cleanse your mind and soul.

Jovanka Ciares is a wellness expert, detox specialist, and nutrition educator. She is the author of Reclaiming Wellness: Ancient Wisdom for Your Healthy, Happy, and Beautiful Life.

Timestamps

(00:00) Who is
Jovanka Ciares?

(01:29) Healing through music and dance (is music a great equalizer?)

(09:14) Ubuntu: the need to come together as a community

(12:33) What is ubuntu?

(14:28) Healing practices you will be surprised to know are 1000s of years old

(17:15) Water, oil, and heat: timeless components of healing

(19:27) Over-scheduling yourself: how to make healing a regular part of your busy life.

(25:03) How cannabis can help you heal (and why we need to remove the stigma)

(31:50) Yoga instructors: Decolonizing
the mind and insisting that you belong

(36:50) Having routines that vary from season to season

(39:31) How do we talk about obesity without fat-shaming?

(46:20) You are the medicine

4 Key Takeaways

1. You have the power to heal
yourself. Before you get to a point where your body is falling apart, you have the power to heal yourself and restore balance in your body. You are the medicine.

2. Music is an incredible tool for healing. Music allows you to be with others even when you are physically alone.
When listening to music, you are in the company of people who recorded these songs.

3. Make self-care an intentional part of your day. Even busy people can do this. You do not have to spend lots of time on a self-care routine. You can start by blocking off a 15-minute
time slot dedicated to self-care every day.

4. The stigma around cannabis leads to people struggling needlessly. Cannabis can alleviate many of our pains and our societal understanding of it needs to be reformed. The stigma around cannabis is based on an outdated and incorrect
understanding of its effects.

Links

Reclaiming Wellness: Ancient Wisdom for Your Healthy, Happy, and Beautiful Life by Jovanka Ciares https://www.jovankaciares.com/reclaiming-wellness-book

Sweet Potato Soul Cookbook: https://sweetpotatosoul.com/sweet-potato-soul-cookbook

Connect With Jovanka Ciares:

Website: https://www.jovankaciares.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/jovankaciares

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jovankaciares

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jovankaciares

Connect With Tessa Tovar:

Website: https://tessatovar.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tessamarietovar/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessa-tovar-baa27613

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TBenedicktus