I'm not sure why I felt so compelled to start this, but I thought it would be so fun to share what is on my Thanksgiving menu this year. It's been a while since we've actually had a Thanksgiving meal on the day of. Usually we're traveling somewhere and piece-mealing grilled cheeses together (also a beautiful family tradition of ours)! But if you know me at all, you know how much I love to host and more important love to feed folks, so here is what's happening in the Shah household in a few days, and my overall game plan! 

I guess we can technically say that we're literally in the depths of the summer! It's hot, muggy, the sun is out, and truthfully I wouldn't want it any other way. I am so meant to always be in a balmy 85 degrees. But nonetheless, that doesn't mean I don't learn to live seasonally, which is what Ayurveda is attempting to teach us every day! Anywho... 

I wanted to chat a little about healthy exercise and what Ayurveda has to say about activity and moving your body. It's super easy for us to get into this mode "beach body", but what does Ayurveda really have to say about exercise in the summertime? 

Happy Thursday friends! I've really been flexing my writing muscle the past few months, and I love it! Whether it's here or on my substack, it's been really nice to share various aspects of my mind and heart with you all. And more importantly these fun "few random things" posts. They're the best way to just brain dump things that may not have context with each other, but here we are. 

Let me start by saying that I've been on a spiritual road trip for the past week! I was at a Gurupurnima event this past week, and just made it to South Carolina for a Sri Aurobindo Conference followed by a meditation retreat starting Monday. It's been so great to re-awaken/energize/kindle this part of my being which has been a little dormant the past year. I mean, life happens, and as Ayurveda teaches us (and subsequently I teach in my Ayurveda classes) that you have to roll with the punches. But, after only 5 days in, I feel very much realigned with the definite fact that I have to prioritize my spiritual growth and create space for that no matter what. 

At today's session in the Aurobindo Conference, one of the speakers mentioned that you have to read (or fill in the blank with what parts of your sadhana mean the most to you)...just a few minute every day. Even if its just one page...do something. Let it churn. Let it become part of you. Let that content shape and construct your future self. 

​I'm feeling ready to take on the rest of this year with a fresh perspective on life and just an excitement that I feel connected with the things that mean the most to me. So, yay! Spirituality works y'all! Anyways, here we go--a few random things.