The Peaceful Power Podcast focuses on living a holistic lifestyle in an East Meets West Way. We will discuss Ayurveda, hormone health, and blending the spiritual to the mind body approach in wellness.
Every week there will be a guest or a solo show diving deeper into a holistic wellness practice geared to give you take away nuggets you can implement into your lifestyle as soon as you listen.
Andrea Claassen is an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, Personal Trainer, 500 hr Yoga Teacher, and Author. Her mission is to help you start to live a cyclical life by living in alignment with your natural flow.
She does this by teaching her Peaceful Power Practices centered around movement, mindfulness & mother nature using Ayurvedic techniques. You can hear more from Andrea on her Peaceful Power Podcast where she aims to deliver actionable takeaways to live a more holistic lifestyle.
To learn more about Andrea and her holistic outlook on life head over to www.andreaclaassen.com or at www.instagram.com/seasonalandrea
Permission to Watch the Hallmark Movie: Why Movie Night Is Secretly Good for Your Nervous System
Description: Hallmark movies and Ayurveda might seem like an odd pair, but they connect. In this episode, I share why I made the Your Hallmark Movie Night, Ayurveda Style quiz, what happened when I took it myself (spoiler: pitta), and how to turn movie night into real rest. Take the quiz, try the habit, and watch one of your movies before Hallmark's Christmas season starts October 16th.
Links:
Take the quiz Here
Listen to Hallmark Mysteries & More
andreaclaassen.com (https://www.andreaclaassen.com)
29 Sept 2026
What Is a Sadhana, Really? (And Why Your Practice Needs to Leave the Mat)
Episode summary:
Andrea untangles the misconceptions around the word "sadhana" — it's not a 5am routine or something reserved for monks, it's a consistent, devoted practice toward transformation. In this episode, she breaks down the difference between ritual and routine, shares two deeply personal stories of taking her practice off the mat during real grief and hard family moments, and offers simple, practical ways to start your own sadhana today — plus an invitation into her 40-Day Vayu Sadhana, starting October 1st.
In this episode:
What sadhana actually means (and what it doesn't)
Ritual vs. routine — and why the distinction matters
A simple off-the-mat practice: noticing how you arrive and how you leave
Ear oiling and other tangible tools Andrea teaches in class
Why the yoga mat is a rehearsal space — and traffic, hard conversations, and doomscrolling are the real test
A personal story: staying grounded through a hard conversation with her mom after losing her grandmother
Holding steady presence through her brother and sister-in-law's loss of their five-month-old
Small, doable ways to start a sadhana — a five-minute phone check-in, noticing your breath, curating your feed
Why sadhanas aren't about perfection or streaks (and why 30-day challenges usually fail)
An invitation to the 40-Day Vayu Sadhana — structure, pricing, and sliding scale details
Mentioned in this episode:
Unfixable Flow: Andrea's class on noticing unconscious habits vs. conscious ritual
The three gunas: sattvic, rajasic, tamasic
40-Day Vayu Sadhana: (https://andreaclaassen.com/5-vayus) begins October 1st, runs through November 7th. Tuesday/Thursday drops (meditation, short yoga practice, flower essence, mudra) plus two live calls. Sliding scale starting at $99 — message Andrea if cost is a barrier.
Connect with Andrea:
Website: andreaclaassen.com (https://www.andreaclaassen.com)
Instagram: @seasonalandrea (https://www.instagram.com/seasonalandrea)
Free 5 Day Stillness Practices (https://andrea-claassen.kit.com/d6431392ad)
22 Sept 2026
Living the Vayus
Two years ago, I made a quiet vor to live and teach through the five vayus, the ancient yogic map of how life-force energy moves through us. What started as curiosity became a full-bodied devotion, one class at a time.
In this episode, I share how Apana shows up on my grounding walks, how Udana wakes up in unexpected moments of voice, and why these five "winds" aren't just philosophy they're a practical lens for asking what any moment actually needs: release or receiving, expression or integration.
Plus: an invitation to go deeper in the 40-Day Vayu Sadhana, starting October 1st, offered on a sliding scale.
🎧 Listen, breathe, and notice which vayu is moving through you today.
Connect with Andrea
I'm back on Instagram- You can find me @seasonalandrea
Website- www.andreaclaassen.com
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