Hot Water (fka Mind Your Manners)

Sara Jane sits down with Shaolin master Shi Heng Yi to explore the idea that you are not your thoughts—and how that one shift can change your relationship to stress, identity, and suffering. Together they break down principles of Zen Buddhism and translate them into practical applications for modern life. Activate career and wealth with Sara Jane's feng shui art collection, and shop her TCM intimate care line, available worldwide on www.antevorta.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On 1 April 2026, our one year anniversary, Mind Your Manners became Hot Water — a name that better reflects our deeper conversations on Eastern wellness and tradition, even down to drinking hot water. I’m your host Sara Jane Ho. Tune in every Tuesday as we unpack the traditions, beliefs, and practices that continue to shape Chinese life — and what they mean for you. Activate career and wealth with my feng shui art collection, and shop my TCM intimate care line, available worldwide on www.antevorta.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the way you’ve been living…isn’t the only way? I’m Sara Jane Ho and on Hot Water (formerly known as Mind Your Manners) I unpack the traditions, beliefs, and practices that continue to shape Chinese life — and what they mean for you. From Chinese medicine and feng shui to dating, destiny, and the unspoken rules around luck and timing — we explore how millennia old systems still influence modern day decisions. Subscribe to Hot Water. New episodes every Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From whether ionic foot soaks actually detox the body to why iron deficiency isn’t just about iron in Chinese medicine, Sara Jane breaks down the deeper patterns behind common health concerns. She also shares her approach to managing cravings and staying slim, and what thinning hair, sensitive scalp, and recurring dreams can reveal about your body and mind. *On April 1, Mind Your Manners becomes Hot Water *Shop Sara Jane Ho's TCM feminine care line and feng shui collection on ⁠www.antevorta.us⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Jane shares what really happens when you try a buccal (intra-oral) massage — from releasing deep jaw tension to sculpting the face, she unpacks the “Chinese baddie” trend, navigating your returning zodiac year, vibrational chart readings vs. Bazi, and the honey-in-hot-water controversy through both TCM and Ayurvedic lenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Jane sits down with Nicole Jaques to explore how hidden toxins in our homes — from cookware to cleaning products — may be affecting our health more than we realize. *On April 1st Mind Your Manners becomes Hot Water — a name that better reflects the deeper conversations we’ve been having all along *Shop Sara Jane's feng shui collection and feminine hygiene products on www.antevorta.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Sara Jane tackles your most-asked questions through the lens of Chinese medicine — why phlegm is more than just mucus, why jade is considered a “living” stone, and what period migraines, lower back pain, and dampness all have in common. She also shares how she achieves her signature perfectly shaped brows. *On April 1, Mind Your Manners becomes Hot Water – a name that better reflects our deeper conversations on Eastern wellness and tradition, even down to drinking hot water. *Shop Sara Jane Ho's TCM feminine care line and feng shui collection on ⁠www.antevorta.us⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ben Shamoiel, a chiropractor who specializes in drug-free spinal alignment and functional neurology, discusses how the spine shapes the nervous system, sleep, hormones, and overall health. Short segments explore tech-related posture damage, the atlas vertebra’s brainstem role, spinal links to digestion and fertility, and practical tips for sleep, menopause, and recovery.

RY X, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter known for spacious, healing music. He describes how silence, restraint and repetition let sound bypass the mind and touch the nervous system. He shares how nature, spiritual practice and grief shaped his creative honesty. He talks about holding emotional space in performance and why concerts can catalyze personal repair.

They explore why many parents in China avoid certain zodiac years and how that affects birth rates. They discuss traits tied to animal years like Goat, Horse and Dragon. Conversation covers feng shui tools for career energy and practical timing in the 12-year zodiac cycle. Cultural customs for Chinese New Year and myths behind the zodiac order also come up.