How knowing + accepting myself, helped my business…

Hey! I’m the face behind Charlotte Grace Ayurveda. I’m really grateful you’ve dropped by.

As a Holistic health practitioner, I thought it would be a good idea to share how practices rooted in ancient wisdom have deeply influenced how I navigate life, and how understanding my Ayurvedic mind-body type and energy type according to Human design has radically transformed how I understand myself as a person, and a business owner.

My Ayurveda Prakruti (unchanging constitution) is Pitta Vata, and my Human Design is Manifestor 1/3. My P/V constitution gives me blend of fiery drive, independent spirit, sensitivity and creativity. I can be direct, I am purpose led, and find it impossible to do things I don’t want to do. My mind moves at 100 miles per hour, but most of the time, my body can’t quite keep up.

The Manifestor HD explains that my energy type is geared around initiating, leading and creating. I thrive when I follow my urges and often feel restricted with external input. Hello bad team player. The 1/3 in my Human design, indicates I am here to research and study things deeply (1) and then to experiment and refine through trial and error (3). I’ve seen this consistently over the years with the evolution of my business.

I am always on the hunt for new experiences and have a pretty impulsive nature. One moment I can be resting feeling really low energy, the next I’m building a wildlife pond, redecorating my hallway and building a shed from scratch all at the same time.

Happiest on the road in Vanny with Olive the wirehaired dachshund, exploring new places and coming up with new ideas on the way.

As a Manifestor I have intense periods of energy, but then I burn out pretty quick and I have to embrace slug life too with ample rest. Learning more about myself over the years means I can now accommodate these gear shifts rather than pushing through, but before this I would force things feeling the Pitta self-enforced pressure to success and achieve leading to crash outs, overwhelm and feeling pretty angry a lot of the time (my Manifestor expression when out of alignment).

Before Ayurveda, I went through life quietly struggling. I often felt critical, irritated, dissatisfied, always wishing or dreaming for something or somewhere else. These are all signs that my Pitta was way off balance.

I never thought I was an overly ‘stressed’ person until I realised I internalised it. I get overwhelmed pretty quick, and I know I am out of whack when my noise and touch sensitivity goes through the roof. Before, I hated on myself thinking - ‘what the hell is wrong with me’ but now with awareness of the elements and how they affect the body, I know rage, impatience, rigid thinking, overwhelm, reactivity can be neutralised with the right food, practices, movement and rest.

Sure I still get periods where I feel off, or out of alignment becuase- well - LIFE - RIGHT? but I have the tools and understanding guided by Ayurveda to gently bring things back into order now….

If any of this feels familiar BTW or you are interested to find out about your constitution and shadow themes- why not take the DOSHA QUIZ or BOOK A CONSULTATION