Female cycle, menstruation, postpartum & how tonic herbs can help restore our wellbeing with Tahnee Taylor

Kat’s Podcast – Episode no. 45/46

In this episode (split into two parts) I’m talking to Tahnee Taylor, co-creator of the Australian tonic herbs and medicinal mushrooms company Superfeast as well as yoga teacher.

This episode is full of wisdom and experience on the menstrual cycle, what causes + how to avoid PMS, period pain and postpartum stress, and how tonic herbs and medicinal mushrooms can help us restore and keep our wellbeing. We go into the healing properties of Reishi and He Shou Wu in specific, as well as the Superfeast blends Jing and I Am Gaia (Women’s Blend in the US), and the connection we want to establish when using them.

We also talk about Tahnee’s personal story of depletion and how she restored her physical resources, her energy and cycle.

It’s a great episode for any woman dealing with period pain or an irregular cycle, any woman who feels stressed or who thinks she has to do more, and especially yoga teachers and people in healing professions, as we can tend to overgive and neglect ourselves. Tahnee’s got some beautiful reminders on how to take care of ourselves, to nurture ourselves and to give ourselves space.

We had a different topic planned, but the conversation flowed into this direction of women’s health – I really hope you enjoy it! 

Kat

We talk about: 

• how she fell in love with the herbs and her husband
• the philosophy of tonic herbalism
• the story of Superfeast
• how to get your period back on track + how medicinal mushrooms can help
• Shen tonics (Reishi)
• herbs + blends for women especially: Reishi, Ashwagandha, I Am Gaia, Jing
• the parallels between tonic herbalism and yoga
• acne when you come off the pill
• the energetics of a period from a Chinese medicine perspective
• the importance of flow + why your body has to be in flow
• what a biologically normal periods look like
• the role of emotional factors in periods and period pain
• seeing your period as monthly report card + menopause as longterm report card
• menopause + the ability to experience a good one
• why depletion + coffee are a no-no
• tonic herbs that help with period pain and PMS
• the Yin organs from Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective
• what organs to look at for menstruational issues
• Reishi: heart + liver tonic
• her personal story of depletion as yoga teacher
• what to take into account when you want to have kids/receive
• questioning her gluten-intolerance + auto-immune disease
• the role of the spleen for nurturance + why yoga teachers often have massive spleen deficiency
• our productivity-driven culture + our need to be always on
• Yin training as way to get lean
• the best tonics/herbs for women + the one to take when dealing with exhaustion
• the herbs/blends we chat about specifically:
• Reishi: Superfeast | Dutch Health Store
• He Shou Wu: Dutch Health Store
• Chaga: Superfeast | Dutch Health Store
• Lion’s Mane: Superfeast | Dutch Health Store
• Jing tonic: Superfeast
• I Am Gaia/Womens Blend: Superfeast
• Ashwagandha: Superfeast | Dutch Health Store
• Rhodiola

Superfeast – get 10% off your orders by using one of my links on this page + the discount code: Kathrin10

Dutch Health Store (for orders in Europe)

Superfeast products are best available in Australia/New Zealand and the US, and they can be tricky to get in Europe, so I’ve linked to my favourite health store for alternative products. All other countries please check in with Superfeast on shipping. All links are affiliate links, which means that you support me and my work by buying through them. Thank you so much!

Wanna hear more about healing? Listen to these episodes: 

The breath and its healing power with David Goulet

Freedom, Healing, Consciousness with Dr. Catherine Craig

Episode resources: 

• Tahnee’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tahneeyoga/
• Tahnee’s website: http://tahneetaylor.com/
• Superfeast website *affiliate link: get 10% off your orders using the code Kathrin10 – please use the links on this page to support me and my business. Thank you!*
• if you’re in the EU: Check out great tonic herbs + medicinal mushrooms here: Dutch Health Store

• my email – say Hi & or reach out for breath work
• Sign up for my newsletter
• my Instagram if you wanna follow along or leave a comment
• music (Intro/Outro): Thanks to Analog By Nature. Credits: cdk – Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

Thanks so much for listening!

Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. This podcast is presented for educational and informative purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented here.