EP268: Deborah Charnes - Soothe the Stress (Namaste)

Health Coach Conversations

Today’s guest is Deborah Charnes, a former international corporate marketing communication strategist turned yoga therapist and author of the book From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram. Deborah shares her journey of overcoming chronic back pain and digestive disorders and leaving a high-pressure corporate job to transform her mental health and well-being through mindfulness, self-care, meditation, and yoga.

In this episode, they talk about:

• Deborah’s experience with chronic pain and digestive disorders and how her book offers holistic approaches to managing these issues

• Tips and tricks for incorporating a healthy routine into daily life for busy people

• Helping people with extreme stress, PTSD, anxiety, and depression

• How can health professionals make people feel more comfortable addressing mental health issues

• How has stress taken over modern lifestyles, and how does this differ across generations

• The differences between Ayurvedic medicine and Western allopathic medicine

• The importance of getting specialized advice from yoga therapists to ensure safe and appropriate practices when doing yoga

Memorable Quotes

“The people that need to meditate the most are the ones that don’t have time to meditate.”

“The vast majority of our health problems are aggravated or caused by stress or by lifestyle.”

“We have to take time out and nourish ourselves...find some time to disconnect.”

BIO:

For two decades, Deborah managed hundreds of news conferences, editorial board meetings, press briefings, and one-on-one interviews. She worked with security, communications, and advance teams for John McCain, Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, then-Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Bernie Sanders, megastar Jennifer Lopez, and the Vice President of El Salvador.

To balance the chaotic scales directing major league campaigns, it was essential for her to soothe the stress and 24/7 schedule with body, mind, and soul lifesavers.

In 2011, Deborah left the high-pressure demands as an international corporate marketing communications strategist. Moving forward, she dedicated that same energy to positive transformation—of herself and others. She vowed to never stop learning—or sharing.

Already a certified yoga teacher, she added training in Ayurvedic massage therapy, nutrition, and cooking. She received certification in multiple holistic modalities and after an additional 800 hours of specialized training became one of the first bilingual (English/Spanish) certified yoga therapists in Texas.

Coaching people with many challenges, she seeks to boost the body, mind, and spirit through simple techniques. To that end, she has created a dozen signature therapeutic workshops.

A travel blogger since the early WordPress days, she has published 500 mind/body and lifestyle articles. Her deep commitment to helping others achieve maximum well-being led her to write her award-winning book, “From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram.”

Listen To Episode 268 Below:

Mentioned In This Episode:

From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram book: deborahcharnes.com/book

Deborah’s Website: deborahcharnes.com

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