EP68: Rituals For Recovery With EKKA
It’s impossible to journey through this life without experiencing damage. And, because of that, we seek to escape and numb – with work, food, alcohol/drugs, relationships, the internet and more.
Therefore, we move away from Spirit and become lost in a repeating cycle of destructive behavior.
EKKA is the world’s first ritual based self-care recovery subscription box. Ekka was founded in 2016 by Yvette Jacquez and Nuria Reed.
They envisioned a better holistic wellness system – one that went deeper, built community and created sustainable change.
At Ekka, Yvette and Nuria work with experts in the broad fields of recovery and wellness practitioners, and creatives to be sure they send you a different self-care box every month. they each bring to the table a lifetime of longing, loss, and love.
Yvette and nuria continue to embrace recovery by creating rituals. With this intention they hope to find peace and balance in this strange and beautiful world we live in.
EKKA is a monthly subscription service that provides tools to balance mind, body and spirit done with intention.
Yvette Jacquez – CEO & Co-Founder
Yvette is a passionate fitness expert with a keen respect for the role that consistent ritual and self-care play in her well-being.
Recovering from anxiety disorder and has experienced cycles of abusive relationships and self-harm. Yvette has spent over ten years focusing on wellness specifically around food & exercise to help her journey through recovery.
Yvette lives in Portland, Oregon with her dog Odys. You can find her outdoors bouldering, snowboarding, camping.
She embraces change and seeks adventure while taking each step with care.
Nuria Reed – Chief Wellness Officer & Co-Founder
Nuria is an ERYT500 and certified Usui Reiki Master with over a decade in meditation and yoga experience, PTSD and the mind/body connection.She is in recovery from anorexia and drug abuse.
Nuria lives in Santa Barbara, California. She’s obsessed with making the world a better places through the tools of yoga and meditation. When not teaching or educating the Ekka community on wellness you can find her playing in the ocean.
She is a teacher and mentor to people in recovery and the wider community.
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Website: https://www.ekkalife.com/product/ekka-life-monthly/
In this episode we discuss:
The EKKA Life philosophy
How Yvette and Nuria created a company based on recovery rituals
How a ritual is really a habit that you’ve given some meaning to.
The purpose of the EKKA boxes is to create balance to mind, body and spirit that’s done with intention. Providing you with the tools for self care and recovery.
We discuss what recovery means to us and EKKA and how it can be used to create transformation and positive change in someone’s life.
What role recovery plays in our rites of passage as women.
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