Giving Birth, Letting Go:A Journey Through the Unexpected with Carly El Kassaby EP22|The YAM Podcast

In this eye-opening episode of The YAM Podcast, I sit down once again with Chirag Davi, a storyteller and truth-seeker, to explore the deeper wisdom of Ekadashi fasting—a bi-monthly, moon-aligned spiritual practice that invites ongoing clarity, energy renewal, and deeper connection to the body.

While many of us approach fasting as a seasonal or religious ritual—like the Baha’i Fast or Ramadan—this episode explores what it means to live the fast, to carry the benefits beyond the 19 or 30 days, and to align ourselves with the moon’s natural rhythm.

Fasting is often misunderstood as extreme or unsustainable—but what if it was the most gentle, intelligent thing you could do for your body?

In This Episode, We Explore:

🔹 What happens inside the body after 8.1 hours of fasting (when the magic begins)
🔹 How the body shifts from glucose to fat-burning—and unlocks the “treasure box”
🔹 Why the 16–24 hour fasting window is key for deep healing and immune regeneration
🔹 How T-cells and B-cells are produced in starvation mode—and why this matters for long-term health and disease prevention
🔹 Why Ekadashi—fasting on the 11th day after each new and full moon—offers a sacred, accessible rhythm to fast all year
🔹 The deeper why of fasting: presence, clarity, devotion, and embodied awareness
🔹 What most people get wrong about the Baha’i Fast—and how to bring intention to your fast, no matter your faith
🔹 How to make fasting livable, especially for women and modern rhythms

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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Delivery Story in Thailand Part II: Mona Greenspoon EP 12

In this episode we covered:

  • How long you should wait before you go to the hospital after your water breaks

  • What helped Mona during the most painful parts of labor

  • The miracle of Mona’s sister coming to the rescue

  • An angel professor came to help

  • How one challenge after another came even after the birth

  • The power of prayer

  • Recalling those who have passed during childbirth

  • The mystery of death and birth

  • The unexpected complications that happened after birth

  • How birth is a miracle for the mother and the baby

  • How spiritually high you feel after birth

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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Delivery Story in Thailand Part I: Mona Greenspoon EP 11

In this episode we covered:

  • What the society in Thailand is like

  • How the realities in Thailand are like for Mona Greenspoon being half white half Thai

  • The importance of understanding English to access knowledge of the world

  • Baha’i Sacred Writings and book translations

  • What is the Ruhi Institute and how it can help your community?

  • What the Thai society thinks about birthing

  • Mona Greenspoons first birth with cesarean delivery

  • Mona’s search to do a VBAC in Thailand

  • Difference between Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC) & Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

  • Prices of VBACs in Thailand

  • VBAC’s in Chiangmai

  • Envisioning the delivery process

  • The importance of prayer in decision making

  • What are braxton hicks and what does it feel like

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