Kundalini, Hormones & Feminine Vitality with Chandra Rose
Nibodhi sits down with Chandra Rose, author of Yoga For Your Hormones. They talk kundalini, the endocrine system, stress and ojas, and honoring the menstrual cycle as ritual. You'll hear simple ways to rest, breathe, and nourish yourself first so feminine vitality can grow at every stage of life.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How kundalini differs from stress activation
- Why stress drains ojas and the adrenals
- How humming calms the vagus nerve
- Why nourishing yourself comes first
- Ways to ritualize your moon cycle
Timestamps:
- (00:00) Welcome and guest intro
- (02:58) Two opening questions
- (04:51) Origin story into yoga
- (08:02) Meeting Kali and bhakti
- (10:16) Hanuman temple and seva
- (15:29) Embodiment and trauma healing
- (22:17) Mahavidyas and consciousness
- (26:44) Sponsor: Real Mushrooms
- (28:34) What kundalini really is
- (35:13) Awakening vs psychosis
- (38:21) Endocrine system meets chakras
- (44:16) Stress hormones and ojas
- (47:14) Regulating fight or flight
- (47:50) Restorative breathing reset
- (49:12) Society and sacred rest
- (50:21) Vagus nerve yogic view
- (54:20) Self nourishment first
- (57:05) Somatic safety basics
- (01:02:36) Durga and feminine power
- (01:06:59) Menstrual cycle as ritual
- (01:13:19) Vitality through aging
- (01:16:51) Yoga styles for hormones
- (01:22:39) Final wisdom and offerings
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About Chandra Rose Tracy:
Chandra Rose Tracy is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified yoga therapist who blends somatic psychotherapy, yoga psychology, and EMDR. She has studied Sri Vidya and kundalini yoga for over 30 years, and she wrote the book Yoga For Your Hormones. She also writes the Substack Archetype, Myth and the Modern Yogi.
- Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3GRQWW3
- Website: https://www.chandrarosevitality.com/
- Substack: https://archetypemythandthemodernyogi.substack.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chandrainnerlight/
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