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Anthony and Sarika are really going through it

📺 Stream the full episode of The Nature of Things 101 on CBC Gem and The Nature of Things YouTube

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Nine days. Nine colours. Nine ways of showing up.

We paired the colours of Navratri with women from our tribe
But nine barely scratches the surface

There are many more expressions of Shakti and countless women living them every day

Women we know Women we work with Women who raised us Women we’re still discovering Maybe even the woman reading this

What does your Shakti look like?
Add it to the list And tag a woman who owns hers 💜

#Navratri #Shakti #EKWomenGlobal #OwnYourPower #festivemusings

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Last week we hosted Radical Vitality with @theculturetree and @chiefspicemama an intimate dinner and conversation celebrating women’s health, nourishment, and resilience, in honor of Menopause Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🌿

Around the table, we talked about what it really means to thrive at every stage of life: vitality as energy, purpose, connection, and joy.

Thank you to our incredible speakers:
✨ Dr. Kanchan Koya @chiefspicemama
✨ Dr. Heather Hirsch @heatherhirschmd
✨ Ellie Krieger @ellie_krieger
✨ Rekha Rao @rekharao_
✨ Anu Sehgal @anusehgalny CEO of The Culture Tree
✨ Sheetal Sheth @beneaththesheetz
✨Dana Medema @danamedema

And thank you to everyone who joined us for a beautiful evening of good food, honest conversation, and community. We’re already thinking about the next one.

Sponsors: @moodeater_app @gymkhanafinefoods @organicindiausa @sahajanskincare @designedforgood_

#RadicalVitality #WomensHealth #MenopauseAwarenessMonth #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #NYCEvents

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The Nature of Things is over 65 years old, but continues to evolve, grow and take risks.

One of its greatest risks this season was allowing me to play with this well established format and help craft a sandbox for our inquisitive hosts to play in.

In a world where misinformation is shared daily and our relationship to fact finding, respectful debate, curiousity and the natural world becomes more tenuous, it was both inspiring and pure joy to witness Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and @anthonymorganscience at work.

Come join in my newest obsession of neon nudibranchs with @its_mad_science, unpack the grand design of the internet's most trolled fish the Mola mola, go on a wild climbing competition with @yvesgravelle and ugly cry alongside Anthony + Sarika as they breakdown the cultural science of spice while eating some of the worlds hottest spices w @chiefspicemama.

Love to our artsy Edmonton crew: @stephenrobinson.52 @tamarracanu.dop @gogogordon @you_rhi_and_dupree @cardhousedreamer @apa9175 Alexandra Paulhus, Phil Dransfeld, Seth Arcand, Rebecca Klassen + all.

Thank you to @chesleygirl for letting me sit at the cool nerd table for this project. Graham for your work and humour and our digital team @kxjal @onesssa @tessavikander

📸 @luciusd

Season 3 TNOT101 out now on Gem. Weekly drops on YT.

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RADICAL VITALITY 🌿
An evening dedicated to women’s health, nourishment, resilience, and the power of coming together.

Join us on October 1st at Le Botaniste Bryant Park for an intimate celebration hosted by @theculturetree — a space to connect, nourish, learn, and celebrate the many dimensions of women’s wellbeing.

Come as you are. Leave feeling nourished, inspired, and connected. 💚

📍 Le Botaniste, 11 W 42nd Street 🗓️ October 1st | 6–8 PM

Tickets available via the link in bio.

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What if we stopped chasing the next wellness trend?

This was the question at the heart of Beyond the Wellness Trend, the final chapter of our three-part collaboration with @the.gallery.nyc.

Rather than searching for the next “superior” food or ingredient, we wanted to think more broadly about what it truly means to eat well.

For this final seminar, Professor Justin Sonnenburg and Dr. Erica Sonnenburg of Stanford University contributed an essay reflecting on this idea and the importance of taking a more holistic view of the way we eat.

One passage in particular stayed with me:

“A healthy diet can be delicious, colorful, flavorful, visually beautiful, and satisfying to the senses while also supporting health.”

Seen through this lens, miso takes on a different meaning.

For 1,300 years, miso has been part of everyday life in Japan, bringing out the best in the foods it accompanies. That is why we described miso as “a quiet platform for eating well.”

Not something to chase as the next wellness trend, but something that can make the foods we already love more delicious—and our everyday diets more diverse.

We were equally honored to receive a video contribution on koji research from Dr. Haruya Takahashi of Kyoto University, and to exchange perspectives on fermentation and food with Chef Paul Liebrandt @paulliebrandt, Master Chocolatier Thierry Atlan @thierry_atlan, and many others.

Chef Hiroki Odo @odo.nyc then brought these ideas to the table through a special gozen featuring miso and other Japanese fermented foods.

To everyone who joined us throughout these three seminars at @the.gallery.nyc, thank you.

This chapter may be coming to a close, but our exploration of Japan’s long tradition of miso and fermentation—through contemporary science and cuisine—continues.

Nothing to sacrifice. Everything to enjoy.

#BeyondTheWellnessTrend #Miso #JapaneseFermentation #marukome

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A few little moments from a life I’m really grateful to be living. 🤍

There are still things I want. Things I’m waiting for. Things I’m figuring out.

But I don’t want to miss what’s here while I’m waiting for what’s next.

And there is so much here.

Follow @NitikaChopra for more.

#selflove #truth #healing #life #inspiration

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#परवल का ट्स टी सब्जी पकौड़ा 😋 #परवल खाने से जो डरते हैं उनके लिए एक टेस्टी रेसिपी #biharikitchenfood #coockingviralvideo #trendingpost 😋😋😋🥰

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Everyone’s chasing protein. But are we forgetting fiber?

Fiber isn’t just about hitting a number—it’s about gut health, metabolic health, and the variety of plants you eat.

And there’s one simple food you can add to your daily routine to make getting enough fiber much easier.

Comment SPICE below and I’ll send you the guide. 👇

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Do you actually need protein powder to hit your protein goals? 👀

It can be a useful tool—but there’s more to consider than just the protein content.

From calorie efficiency to choosing a quality product, there are a few things you should know before adding one to your routine.

Comment SPICE below and I’ll send you the guide. 👇

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Summer of self-love, part two. ♥️

One last collection of moments before I officially say goodbye to summer.

I came back to Brooklyn this week after two months away, and I’ve been looking through photos from the last three months thinking about how different this summer was from what I expected.

There was California and Colorado. A lot of New Jersey. Time with my parents. Friends I don’t get to see nearly enough. Babies I got to love on. Family. Long dinners. Quiet mornings. A little adventure. A lot more slowing down than I’m used to.

There were also plenty of complicated moments that didn’t make it into the camera roll.

But I think that’s part of why I’ve been calling this my summer of self-love.

Not because I spent three months perfectly loving myself or because everything felt good.

I just let myself be where my life actually was.

And there was a lot to love there ♥️

#selflove #summer #family #friendship #inspiration

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