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Ayurvedic Skincare Holistic Beauty Tips…with Kirti Tewani

What if the secret to radiant, healthy skin isn’t in your serum, but in your sleep and gut? 🌿

In this eye-opening conversation, I sit down with Ayurvedic beauty expert Kirti Tewani to explore how your daily choices — from coconut water to collagen — shape your skin, hair, and overall well-being. Expect to learn all about ayurvedic skincare and holistic beauty tips.

We’re going beyond surface-level glow here. Kirti shares her holistic wellness approach to understanding your body’s subtle signals before they turn into full-blown issues. We focus specifically on careing for your skin as you age from 30 onwards.

If you’ve ever wondered why you wake up with dry skin, bloating, or endless breakouts, this episode is full of lightbulb moments!✨

 

 

00:00 Transforming Health from Within
02:47 Listening to Your Body’s Signals
06:07 Balancing Internal and External Care
08:53 Aging and Skin Care Insights
11:57 Understanding Ayurveda and Its Impact
14:55 Long-Term Health Considerations
18:07 The Importance of Sleep and Routine

 

Listen in and discover:

• 🌱 The real reason your skin is breaking out (hint: it’s not your moisturizer).
• 🕰️ How “shock mode” routines are quietly sabotaging your health — and what to do instead.
• 🌿 Kirti’s Ayurvedic tips for balancing beauty from the inside out (without buying a million products)

 

Plus, we get honest about the age-old quest for collagen, why sleep is not a luxury, and how to create a daily routine that actually supports your glow long-term — no overwhelm, just small daily shifts.

 

🎧 Listen for actionable tips and a refreshing reminder: beauty starts way beneath the surface.

 

 

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MORE ON THIS HOLISTIC HEALTH PODCAST EPISODE

 

“Whatever you’re doing to your body today is going to show up when you’re 30, 40 years from now — in your skin, your energy, even your medicine cabinet.” — Kirti Tewani

 

• Why is sleep so important for my skin and hair health?
• Does my diet really affect my skin health?
• What are the best Ayurvedic skincare tips for daily beauty routines?
• How can I get glowing skin naturally without expensive products?

 

When was the last time you paused and really listened to your body? Not just a glance in the mirror or a hurried check for breakouts — but really listened? What if your skin, your sleep patterns, even that afternoon energy slump were all quiet messages about your inner health?

This is exactly what we explored in my conversation with Ayurvedic skincare enthusiast Kirti Tewani on the Feel Good Nakd podcast. And let me tell you — it’s a refreshing perspective that turns the beauty conversation completely inside out. Quite literally. If you’ve been chasing the latest product promising to “fix” your skin or endlessly scrolling for holistic beauty tips, stay with me. What Kirti shares will change how you think about beauty, health, and even aging.

 

The Truth About Glowing Skin? It Starts Way Before Your Skincare Routine

Kirti put it perfectly in our chat: “Your skin is the visual representation of your gut.”

Read that again.

For so many of us, the gut-skin connection is a game-changer. It explains why, no matter how many new creams you try, your skin still flares up after a heavy meal or a sleepless night. Gut health and healthy skin are deeply intertwined, and your daily choices — what you eat, when you rest, even how you breathe — are reflected on your skin far more than any product.

It’s easy to overlook, especially when the beauty industry loves to sell us external fixes. But Kirti reminds us: before reaching for that new serum, ask yourself, What’s happening inside my body right now?

 

Ayurvedic Skincare: More Than Skin Deep

Now, let’s talk about Ayurvedic skincare — not as a mystical trend, but as a grounded, beautifully balanced approach to beauty.

Kirti’s wisdom draws from Ayurvedic principles that focus on balance, not restriction. She shared a simple but powerful example from her time in Brazil: “Your skin looks so good! What are you using? Coconut water and mangoes.”

Sounds basic, right? But here’s the magic — coconut water has cooling properties, while mangoes bring natural warmth. Ayurveda teaches us that balance in what we consume plays a direct role in how we look and feel. Instead of rigid rules, it’s about noticing how foods interact with your body and adjusting accordingly.

If you’ve ever wondered how to get glowing skin without overcomplicating things, this is it: start by understanding your body’s needs and respond with balance, not extremes.

 

The Power of Routine (Even If It’s Not Glamorous)

Here’s a truth bomb Kirti dropped that I absolutely loved: “Routine is probably the answer that no one wanted.”

Let’s be honest, routine doesn’t sound sexy. But when it comes to gut health and healthy skin, it’s everything. The body thrives on predictability — regular sleep, consistent meal times, and daily rhythms that don’t send it into chaos.

Kirti explained that unpredictable routines put your body in what she calls “shock mode.” When you’re constantly changing variables — skipping meals, working late, swapping skincare products — your body struggles to keep up. The result? Tired skin, restless sleep, sluggish digestion.

Creating a simple, sustainable routine isn’t about perfection. It’s about giving your body the stability it craves so that your natural glow can shine through.

 

Breathwork: The Underrated Beauty Hack

If you’re feeling skeptical right now, thinking “Do I really need another routine?” — I hear you. But what Kirti shares about breathwork is both empowering and refreshingly accessible.

“You don’t even need to sit and meditate,” she told me. “Practice breath work more because you’re actually doing it, your mind is not wandering.”

Through practices like Pranayama and Yoganidra, you can calm your nervous system, lower stress, and support deep, restorative sleep — which, as we know, is crucial for both gut health and healthy skin.

No fancy tools, no costly memberships. Just you and your breath. Simple, free, and astonishingly effective.

 

How to Get Glowing Skin Without Chasing Quick Fixes

At this point, you might be realizing (like I did during this conversation) that how to get glowing skin isn’t about hunting for miracle products. It’s about tuning in.

It’s about understanding that your skin’s stories are really your body’s stories. Whether it’s noticing bloating after a certain meal or recognizing that extra stress is drying out your skin, the answers are closer than you think.

Kirti reminds us to be students of our own bodies. Experiment, observe, and trust what you learn. “Your body whispers before it screams,” she says — and that gentle wisdom is perhaps the most holistic beauty tip of all.

 

The Feel-Good Takeaway

So, what does this all mean for your beauty routine tomorrow morning?

It means you have more power than you realize. You don’t need to overhaul your life overnight or invest in a shelf full of new skincare products. Start small. Pay attention to your gut. Respect your routine. Use breathwork to ground yourself. These are the true foundations of Ayurvedic skincare and holistic beauty tips that genuinely work.

And most importantly? Be kind to yourself in the process. Glowing skin isn’t a race. It’s a reflection of daily, loving choices that support your whole body, not just your reflection in the mirror.

If this resonates, you’re going to love the full episode with Kirti Tewani. We go deeper into these ideas, share more personal stories, and give you practical, doable steps you can start today. Tune in and discover a fresh way to approach beauty — from the inside out.

💫 Ready for more? Listen to the full conversation with Kirti Tewani on the Feel Good Nakd podcast, and don’t forget to share it with a friend who’s been searching for that real glow. And hey — if you try any of these tips, tag me on Instagram. I’d love to hear what shifts for you!

 

 

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Full Transcript on Ayurvedic Skincare & Holistic Beauty Tips with Kirti Tewani

 

Chardét (00:00)
We are going to go deeper into what really transforms your health from the inside out. I am speaking to Kirti Tawani. She is an Ayurvedic enthusiast. You can find her on Instagram, always sharing some amazing natural skincare and haircare tips to help you. But we’re going to go even deeper than that. We’re going to talk about even the foods that we eat, the sleep that we get. Think about…

all the building blocks of what it takes to create a healthy life. This conversation is all about that and Kirti is so encouraging and so helpful. And I know when you hear this, you’re going to walk away with at least one actionable tip you can do today. In fact, there is a actionable challenge that we both give to you in this one. So I’m excited for you to have a listen. Make sure if you do, you share it widely because there’s always someone that can benefit too. I’ll see you inside.

Get ready to feel good naked. I’m your host, Sade, and if you’re here right now, it means that you are ready to strip away all the crap, all the rules holding you back from feeling good in your body, in your mind, and in your life. Let’s get into it.

Thank you so much for being here today on Feel Good Naked. I know this is going to be a very downloaded episode with the wisdom you’re about to share. So thank you for being here.

Kirti Tewani (01:28)
It’s very kind of you to say that. No, I really appreciate it. I’m super excited to be here and have this conversation today. Well, you know, one of the biggest missions is to understand your own body. Sickness doesn’t happen overnight. In most cases, it does not. The body starts signaling tiny things way earlier than, you know, something drastic is about to happen in your body. But we often just kind of neglect all of those signs like,

I was sleeping great, but now I can’t sleep anymore. I’m waking up multiple times. So instead of investigating right there, what is happening in my body that now I can’t sleep anymore peacefully like I used to, we just let it go. And that just one thing over the top and then another and then another, and it just keeps piling up. It just becomes like a pile and then boom. And we’re like, suddenly I have this. I’m like, no, you did not have this suddenly. The body was giving you signals, but

We just chose to ignore it. So one of the things I always say, like, we need to start listening to our body much earlier than, you know, that drastic situation happens. And once you start becoming that intuitive about your own body, a lot of things, you know, can be solved and we never get to that, my God, overnight.

Chardét (02:45)
I’m sure many people who will be listening will be…

thinking about this, whether that’s the sleeping issue you described or the skin issue they’re struggling with or the hair issue. It does feel sometimes like it’s overnight, but we know that it’s built up over time. And I love the idea of understanding your body. It feels like a lot of times we’re just trying to find solutions to fix whatever the symptoms are, but we’re not actually investigating as you were saying to why is this happening? Why am I breaking out all the time? Why am I losing so much hair?

Why are these things happening to me?

Kirti Tewani (03:20)
No, I completely agree. And I’ve always said like, when you are breaking out, instead of immediately switching your moisturizer, switch your food. What’s going on? Because your skin is the visual representation of your gut and you can add all the retinols and everything. But if you’re not sleeping well, you will age faster. If you’re not eating well.

You will keep breaking out and have other issues. So a lot of people won’t even tell you, you know, you go to a professional and you have eczema, they’ll just give you an ointment and they’ll not tell you check your food because there’s something in your food that is triggering your eczema. Eczema is a gut dysfunction for majority of the times, right? Sometimes it’s environmental, but a lot of times it is related to your gut. And I feel like that lack of knowledge has people.

round up in this cycle where this is not working. This was working two weeks ago, but this is not working now. So I’m going to switch. I’m going to buy more, buy more, buy more. Part of my job is to test products. That doesn’t mean you have to buy every single product that I am talking about.

Chardét (04:26)
How do we find that balance between the products we use and then what we’re doing for our gut health? Because even when you were speaking about the skin being the signal of your outer health, that resonates so much. I’m just thinking I’m coming back from a couple months in Brazil and people have said to me like, your skin looks so good. What are you using? And I’m just thinking coconut water and mangoes.

Kirti Tewani (04:50)
Hahaha!

Chardét (04:51)
Like literally nothing else. But it’s so true that there is so much internal stuff that we can do that changes our outer appearance. How do you find that balance between product and then working on the inner composition? Is it we start with one and we move into the other? Like how, this is a huge question. This could be a podcast. For the purposes of this episode, what are your thoughts on that? Because I think you do a really good job on that line.

Kirti Tewani (05:21)
So one thing that you said, you know, what do you do to your skin? People were asking you in Brazil and you said coconut water and mangoes. So understanding the properties of those foods is going to be a game changer for most people, right? Coconut water has cooling properties. Mangoes are a little bit hot. So you’re like balancing.

So you’re having coconut water, but you’re also having mangoes. So the body’s not becoming extremely cold and dry, according to Ayurveda, and the body’s not extremely becoming hot because you’re eating too much mangoes because coconut water is then cooling it down. So you have this perfect balance and a good combination of food going on in your body. I think that is something that is very essential for every person to understand. When you eat something, you know, next day, look at your skin, look at your body. Do I feel bloated?

What did I eat yesterday that made me bloated? It was just the food. And sometimes it’s not just a single food. It’s just a combination, the wrong timing. So once you start analyzing those tiny things, you you can start solving your own food problems. A lot of time, I also suggest if you have some issues going on, start food journals. You know, I eat this at this time, this at this time, this at this time. And then go back and be like, wait, I’ve already eaten this food in the past and it didn’t give me anything. But this time I did. Why?

Then you already have the answers wait an hour before I had milk, an hour before I had a cappuccino or something. then I, I mixed this food with certain things that didn’t sit right with my particular body. And I’ve always said, I’ve heard a lot of Ayurvedic people just generalize, don’t do this. Even in Ayurveda, it’s very particular. Like your body is very individual.

compared to someone else’s body. So unless you are someone who has major problems, you can eat a good salad. There’s nothing wrong with a good salad, because I know Ayurveda and salad have a lot of fear mongering attached to it. But if your body is able to digest that salad, it’s fine. Just don’t eat a salad for every single meal, right? So understand your body. And I think that is one of the most important things when it comes to food and internal body. Now external body, if something’s working for you, don’t change it.

If you have a good moisturizer, a good cleanser, and it’s working for you, don’t change it. But if you think, now I’ve switched from thirties to forties and I need something extra, you know, because I see fine lines appearing and this is just a simple moisturizer, what else can I add? You really have to add things that your body need, not because you want. I wake up in the morning and my face is dry, which means I need more hydration externally.

And internally, yes, but also externally because I can see visibly signs of hydration. And that’s why I love the K-Beauty mask, because you just apply it and you sleep and you wake up and you have the plumpest skin ever. Again, should a 20 year old be buying that? Absolutely not. To do it once in a while? Okay, that’s fine. But as a consistent thing in your skincare routine.

Probably not, because you’re not waking up with dry skin. But if you are someone in your mid-30s, late 30s, or even early 30s and late 20s, and you have this dryness going into your skin, and you can visibly see it when you wake up in the morning, my skin is not hydrated enough, that’s when it’s actually very beneficial for you to buy it.

So just because I am putting out a product that is working for me and I am explaining why and what the purpose of it, I want people to understand that, she’s using it. I’m going to buy it now. she’s using it. This is solving this problem for her. I have the same problem.

I’m going to buy it and try it for myself. And that’s the whole goal of why I’m constantly testing products. Because again, something that doesn’t work for me doesn’t mean it’s not going to work for other people. And that’s why I also don’t go in the negative hole too much, unless they’re like extreme claims, which sometimes there are, you know, because not necessarily the product is bad. It’s just that it didn’t work for my particular skin.

Chardét (09:16)
Let’s start with the age one because this is something where I think a lot of the listeners will really, really relate to because we have different ages. We’ve got people in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and up that are listening. I do notice going 39 now, I notice my skin is very different from when I was in my even mid 20s, I would say. It’s a lot drier, a lot less oily than it used to be. I don’t know if that’s like pattern for everyone, but what are some of the things that

people might notice every person being different, as you said, but people might notice going into each decade a little bit more, like what are some of the things that require perhaps more care, more attention switching up that we might not think about? Because the dryness was definitely one I was unprepared for as someone who grew up with oily skin.

Kirti Tewani (10:03)
As we grow older, you know, according to Ayurveda, you have like sections of your age. Now they divide like the early age is the Kapha age, then the Pitta age. As you grow older, you start entering into the Vata age, which is the air element and it has dry properties. So as you age, it’s not just that the skin is getting drier on the outside, it’s also becoming dry on the inside. Maybe you know about this already, but it literally blew my mind about 50 % of the women lose.

in their vagina in perimenopause. And I was just like mind blown, like what? Like how is that even possible? One of the most excruciating pain a woman can experience if that happens to the woman. And perimenopause is like an extreme situation for most women with hot flashes, with so many internal changes going on in the body. So when we are in our 30s, especially, we need to start

prepping the body for that perimenopause age. You know, because it can last two years, three years, four years, five years for some people, even more for some people, right? I’m 39 and my whole focus is shifting towards like, how can I prepare my body? So I’m like always looking, okay, collagen. I know there’s mixed research about collagen, but it does something. There’s no negative impact on collagen. But now I’m like literally hunting for a collagen. Does it, doesn’t make me constipated again.

So many pieces to build together, you know, increase my protein intake. So it’s literally like finding those sweet points, but everybody is going to be needing different things. But one thing as a woman who is in their late thirties, especially, I would encourage you to start increasing your protein intake in the body. Arvada doesn’t believe in protein, but if you are on an Ayurvedic protocol, you already have that covered.

with the diet and the lifestyle that you are living. But if you are an individual who is not following Ayurveda or the Ayurvedic protocol, then you should incorporate protein in your

Chardét (12:09)
So funny, the collagen hunt is real for anyone over 35. You’re going to see just how much you are looking for that. But I think now would be interesting to speak to you a little bit more because you’ve brought it up a few times about Ayurveda. I think some people have some ideas of it now, but I think it’s helpful to kind of revise the main concepts, but also from the standpoint of how it impacts your skin and your hair, if you would be able to do that.

Kirti Tewani (12:37)
You know, I think a lot of people see health from one side. And what Arvada has taught me is to see health as a 360 view. Every time I am buying a product, drinking water, anything, I don’t see it as I have to drink a certain amount of water. No, no, no, I’m going to drink the water that my body needs. There’s a difference. Like you have to drink two gallons of water.

No, not really. You don’t have to do anything. You really need to drink the water that your body needs to find your balance. So there are no have to’s when it comes to health. I ate Chinese food yesterday and I can see like, you know, a little bit of swelling on my face because it was excess oil, excess salt. They do show up on your skin, on your face and how you’re metabolizing as you’re growing older. It’s not just about this and that. It’s about

this happened this and it’s a possibility then that is going to happen and that is going to happen and how do I feel? And again, it all comes back to how do I feel today? And that will give you a lot of answers about your health. So one thing that Ayurveda teaches and I think a lot of time people complicate their life with the doshas and, but I don’t understand, but my doshas, don’t do that. Just listen to your body. Once you start learning about Ayurveda,

can be a little overwhelming because there is a vast pool. I am still a student and I feel like I’m going to be a student for the rest of my life because there’s so much to learn. And every time, like even talking to my Ayurvedic doctor, I’m like, wow, but this, and she’s like, well, it’s also this, but your genetics don’t recognize that. And I’m like, well, that makes sense. There’s not just one thing. There’s so many layers of health that come into consideration. And the more you understand, the more you really become intuitive.

that’s basically the word, start listening to your body. You you’re going to start solving a lot of things on your own.

Chardét (14:28)
are so many solutions, as you know, and so many different things that we could do for various parts of our body. And many women listening like myself, have hundreds of products that we are not using that we’ve gone through. And it is, in some ways, it’s simpler but more complex to say, really be intuitive and recognize what your body’s telling you, as you said with the Chinese food, for instance. Because sometimes you can’t read and learn enough.

to really understand the full complexities of your body on that day at that stage of your life as what it can show you. And I like that you really emphasize that as well within the guidelines of what you’re teaching.

Kirti Tewani (15:08)
It is extremely important. And this is no calling out to anyone, but when you go to a professional for a problem, my God, I have signs of aging. The solutions are Botox and Retinol or a facelift. I might get a facelift actually. It’s someday. don’t know. have a much later question of life. But, you know, those are like the only options. Now, European Union has put restrictions on how much Retinol.

Chardét (15:24)
much.

Kirti Tewani (15:36)
you can buy over the counter, right? And I’ve always liked European Union is a little bit more stricter when it to inner health compared to the U.S. There’ve been very vague answers from them also like what is the reason, but so much vitamin A going into your body because retinol.

is going to penetrate through your skin and that’s why you see such good results. And now I see 25 year old kids using retinol because they’re like, my only regret is I didn’t start using this early enough. I know someone, a big creator who made a video like even after being on retinol, I was still breaking out. So I went to my dermatologist and they gave me the highest prescription of retinol. And I actually wrote in the comment section, imagine being on the highest dose of Parkinson’s at 30.

Now apply that to the skin. That’s what you’re doing to your skin. There’s no judgment if you’re someone who’s chosen to do Botox and fillers, if that makes you happy. But from my perspective, I’m like, why am I injecting this in my body? Can I accept myself the way I look? Or is it other people’s judgment that’s making me do that? And sometimes I stand with a lot of people my age and I look the oldest and I’m okay with that. It doesn’t bother me, you know? And again, there’s no judgment if this is something that makes you happy.

But think at least once of the long-term consequence it might bring to your health. And I think that piece is missing right now. That people are not thinking what’s going to happen to my health 20, 30 years from now. You know, all the people who come out, I’ve been using retinol for 25, 30 years are Asians who genetically have…

you know, people of Korean or Chinese design, even Japanese, who genetically have a good skin, but also their diet has a lot of probiotics, a lot of good things already in their diet. So again, for me, it’s a question. I want to see, you know, an Indian person, how their skin turns out like 50 years from now when it comes to retinol. Or 20, 30, 30 years, you’ve used retinol for 30 years. I want to see, and I want to see your medicine cabinet.

what’s in there. And that could probably give me a little better vision of if this is something I want to do with my skin. And I always feel like if a person is making a choice for themselves, me as another human being have no right to judge them. But this is my perspective and this is what I am spreading as my mission as a message. Like think of whatever you’re doing to your body today is going to be at 60, 70, 80.

your medicine cabinet, how you can walk, if you can bend, if you can do things. Whatever you’re doing today is going to show up when you are 30, 40 years from now.

Chardét (18:17)
This is what’s so interesting, especially about when you’re talking about the face, isn’t it? Because a lot of the products and the damage that we create comes out later. So you don’t actually see it initially. And even sometimes you don’t see it for a couple of years and you think, well, it’s fine. I’m thinking of sun damage in particular, right? You people who’ve went to the tanners and did all of that for years and they’re fine, did it all their twenties and then it comes out in their late thirties. You start to see it. I feel like…

There’s not enough education on the harm that can come from it. There’s not enough education as well on the alternatives. Like you can take care of your skin. This is not the only option. And I also feel like if you’re making that decision and you fully know what’s going on, that’s fine. But thinking also like is the only thing you’re going to do the retinol.

Are you going to do something in addition? Are you going to take care of your gut like you were saying? Are you going to focus on movement? All of these things that I think we kind of just find the one solution because it works for that year and then we forget about it. But it made me think about how it used to be with breast implants. Remember, I remember growing up thinking I’m going to get that as soon as I’m 25, I’m getting my breast implants because no one talked about the repercussions. What happens? And it’s now only like you were saying.

20, 30 years later, after people have had the first ones, that you start to see all of these diseases and issues that came up that nobody really talked about before. So I get, you know, wanting to know what is the long-term impact of this.

Kirti Tewani (19:51)
We’re so focused on the outer beauty and how I look. And I get weird comments on my age because sometimes like, why do you, in one of the most common things, like why does she like 20 and 50 at the same time? Because of my hair probably, but it’s hilarious. And it’s like, some people are going to be like, you look like thirties. And then some people are like, you look like sixties. But the moment you don’t let that impact your mental health, it becomes easier to accept.

you the way you are, you know, because I know it’s not just this, it’s actually biological chronological age inside as well that matters. The beauty sleep is not a cliche word. It’s a real thing. It’s legit a real thing. If you are someone who’s losing a lot of hair, my first question to people is, especially women, how many hours do you sleep? And most people come back saying five to six hours. And I’m like, start sleeping eight to nine hours. Your hair problem might be solved right there.

You don’t need supplements. You don’t need a good shampoo. You don’t need any sleep. Sleep impacts your hair, your skin, because when you are sleeping, your body is regenerating the cells. And if you don’t get, give your body enough time to repair, your body is going to start falling apart. And I prioritize that now. Health and skin and beauty products, 20 % outside, 80 % inside.

Chardét (21:13)
I was going to ask how you would break that down. Like if you had to decide what would be the topical stuff you put on versus what you put inside of your body. then definitely it feels like that’s very true. That percentage when you see, when you start shifting the inner habits that you do is a lot more powerful than the outer products that you buy. I mean, I think you can see both, right? Like you can see changes with both, but it is them together.

For sleep, it’s so interesting because it’s hard, right? Just say that it’s hard to get eight hours.

Kirti Tewani (21:45)
Yes. For a mom with young kids, yes. But that’s the only place where it should be acceptable, right?

Chardét (21:52)
True, yes. I’m thinking of people who are like overworking, super stressed out as well. Are there any Ayurvedic principles around supporting your sleep or even just guidelines or protocols that you have followed that you find are really great for not just getting more sleep but you know that deeper sleep which is really essential for the healing and the repairing.

Kirti Tewani (22:16)
Okay, this is going to sound really, people are going be like, there’s no research that backs it up, but I’m still going to say that. Yoganidra. If you are someone who is having a hard time falling asleep or even staying asleep, start practicing Yoganidra and breath work. Pranayama, we call it, right? And both those things are going to help regulate your nervous system. And that’s going to help you fall asleep faster. Stress is one of…

The worst thing that people can carry on their shoulders, right? And sometimes you touch someone’s shoulders and you can feel it. my God, your shoulders are so tight. Your neck is so tight. You’re holding everything right there, right? I think pranayama helps you regulate your breath. Cause if you’re nervous, you’re angry, you’re anxious, anything that happens, the first thing you lose is your breath. So if you learn to maintain and control that breath, you will learn to kind of, you know, manage your emotions, which is huge factor.

of not being able to sleep or stay asleep because that anxiousness is causing. You don’t even need to sit and meditate.

practice breath work more because you’re actually doing it, your mind is not wandering into different directions. So when people like meditation is important, for me personally and my personal experience is, no, Pranayama, breath work is more important than meditation. Once master that, then once you learn how to sit and control your mind through breath, then you start meditating, your meditation is going to be way more impactful. Because any person you talk to, I don’t like to meditate because my mind wanders.

And that’s the first complaint that people have. But if you start with breath work where you’re focused one, two, any breath work, right? One, two, three, you were doing the box breath work. You’re doing the analomenal, any breath work. You’re so focused on one, two, numbers in the beginning.

Chardét (24:06)
Because we

do the opposite, we always try to master the meditation first and then you learn about breath work. But when you kind of have half mastered the meditation and so then it doesn’t really work. But I love that because I’ve seen the difference in how it calms your nervous system with that change in your breathing pattern and how instead of your heart racing and your mind racing when you hit the pillow, taking an hour to fall asleep, you’ve taken that time to slow down.

Kirti Tewani (24:34)
I know of a few apps that are trying to see, you know, how breath work is helping people manage diabetes, how breath work is helping people manage high blood pressure and other problems in their body. So it’s not just one benefit, there’s multiple benefits, but yes, I agree, the research is still lacking. There needs to be bigger research, but maybe someday if I become a billionaire, I’ll pour some money into that.

Chardét (25:01)
We’ll update this episode in a few years, everyone. And we’ll have the exact percentages and everything and how fast it makes you fall asleep. But I think it’s really good advice because it’s doable, it’s actionable, it doesn’t require going out and buying anything. It’s just about you learning a couple techniques that you can do at home. As it’s coming to a bit of a close, is there one thing in particular that you would say to people just for their overall health to start with?

Kirti Tewani (25:04)
Hahaha

Chardét (25:30)
that you think is really helpful. And it could be something we’ve already discussed that you just want to highlight again, or it could possibly be something different.

Kirti Tewani (25:39)
Very

simple word, yet very difficult to maintain. And that word is routine. Oh, I went out last night, so I need three days to recover. So boom, down the drain. And some people are like, no, I have a routine. I eat lunch every day. I eat dinner every day. But then I ate lunch yesterday at noon. Today I’m eating at 2.30. And that’s not a routine. Like that’s nowhere close to a routine, right? And I learned the important

of routine, not just through Ayurveda, but through a neurologist. In my second pregnancy, I had hyperemesis and the medication was not working. Like the only choice I had was to take the medication and it wasn’t working. I saw a neurologist and he said, because you have to take that medication at the same time every day.

Give yourself a 15 minute window. Let’s say you’re eating breakfast at 8 a.m. So from, you know, 7 to 7 15, you’re going to take the medication. But every day do that consistently and you’re going to see how it works. And that just really got me into thinking the importance of a routine. Your body starts to come into this tuning that we spoke about before and it starts to function better.

It’s very difficult to maintain that routine. So if you can even give yourself windows off, I’m going to wake up every day between six to six 30. And then between six 30 to seven, I’m going to do my oral care. I’m going to freshen up and that’s seven AM. I’m going to start exercising. Some days I slept over. let’s give that a window from seven to seven 30. So then your body expects certain things and it starts to function in a much better way. It’s going to be days where like,

I really can’t wake up, sleep, that’s fine. But two days later when your body is healed, don’t give up. Bring your body back to that routine.

Chardét (27:25)
Routine

is probably the answer that no one wanted.

Kirti Tewani (27:29)
Believe me, no one. Absolutely. People were expecting, he’s going to give a magical pill that I’m going to pop and boom, everything is, I’m going to go on Amazon. I’m going to buy that magical pill and boom, everything’s going to be perfect.

Chardét (27:43)
Pretty much, but the routine, the way you explained it, that makes a lot of sense too, just from the standpoint of understanding your body because if you’re constantly changing the variables of when you workout, when you eat, what you eat, if you drink, when you drink, all of this stuff, then it’s very hard to learn your body because you don’t actually know what it’s reacting to. Like you’re able to say, I had Chinese yesterday and I know that’s what’s caused the bloating for me. If you were constantly changing what you’re eating when you’re eating all of that.

then you wouldn’t be able to say that because you don’t know for sure. It could be something else. So it makes total sense.

Kirti Tewani (28:19)
Do you like to go in shock mode all the time? So that’s what we do when we don’t have a routine. We’re putting our body into different shock modes. And then the people who cannot sleep, again, one of the reasons is because you’re making your body go into these micro shock modes that you don’t even realize.

Chardét (28:34)
Go and try. You need to put one thing on a routine. One thing, be it your breakfast, be it your workouts, be it when you sleep or when you wake up. Try one thing. Like you shared so much stuff, and I’m not even kidding. This conversation could go really long. So it’s not, it’s with a heavy heart that I’m ending it. But I know that not just me, but other people are going to want to connect with you further to really learn more. So if you can share how they can do that, the best way.

Kirti Tewani (28:53)
Yes.

can literally look up my name, Kirti Tawani. Follow me on Instagram, on TikTok, on YouTube. It’s the same handle everywhere. Yeah, I’m very happy to share my two cents all the time. And it is not just a reminder for everyone, but it also is a reminder for me.

Chardét (29:20)
And thank you so much for listening. If you found this helpful, make sure you share it. Let others know maybe some other solutions they can use for hair care, skincare, but also just ultimately feeling really good in our bodies. Let me know what really stuck out for you. What is your feedback here? What has made a difference for you? You can let me know in the reviews or find me on Instagram, Charlerayel. And I will see you in the next one.

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