Expand with Laura Poburan

"Our capacity to hold a space for our clients to feel safe, to transform, to access their innate capacity to heal, to shift perspectives and to open themselves up to a new way of engaging with the world is dependent upon our ability to hold that same space in ourselves, first."

In this episode, Laura invites us to explore our own ability to regulate our emotions, widen our capacity for intense energy, and respond intentionally and consciously to what's happening within us during session with our clients.

Through this discussion, we are led through an experience that allows us to pause and scan our personal and professional lives to explore where we feel rises in our energy, and what the sensation feels like when we get activated. Laura shows us that activation is not necessarily a bad thing, and that it can be a tool to help us pay attention to and attune to our environment. 

Today, we take some time to be with our emotional and energetic states to better understand them and recognize what's happening in our bodies, so we can hold the same space for our clients without getting triggered by their emotions or circumstances. 

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This is a clip from one of our monthly coaching calls from inside The Secret Garden. In these hot seat style sessions, Laura answers your questions + guides you through your friction points so you leave feeling deeply aligned with your path, connected to yourself and held by each other.

In this discussion, we explore the definition of 'coach' and what it means to embody true leadership. Laura discusses the importance of creating an experience that goes beyond the program bones and what is required to create intimacy, vulnerability, and connection...even when it's messy.

As coaches, we have the opportunity to shine a light on someone else's path while also shining a light on our own, which requires us to grow and heal ourselves to guide others down their unique paths. We hope this episode inspires you to lean into your gifts in leadership and to create an experience that goes beyond just the physical transformation.

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On today's episode of EXPAND, we're joined by Lucas Rubix - Lucas is a creator, a freedom-fighter, and an entrepreneur who is obsessed with helping others live in their full potential.

Laura & Lucas invite us into a conversation around the struggles of finding a balance between being tough and being a ball of love, and how the journey is worth pursuing for a lifetime.

You'll hear more about the importance of compassion in leadership and how to navigate getting results while still having empathy for others. This conversation spans far beyond what we offer to our clients and brings us to a place of self-discovery - where the end goal isn't mastery, but allowing life to be our guide.

If you're an existing coach + leader, or are just stepping into this space, this episode will remind you of the power of perspective - and why coming from your truth is the most important gift you can give yourself in your business and in life.

To learn more about Lucas, visit www.lucasrubix.com.

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This is a clip from one of our monthly coaching calls from inside The Secret Garden. In these hot seat style sessions, Laura answers your questions + guides you through your friction points so you leave feeling deeply aligned with your path, connected to yourself and held by each other.

This month our conversation was based around creation, systems & the rules that we set for ourselves as we move forward in our businesses...and in this clip in particular Laura guides Julia through a question regarding organization-overwhelm and the desire to 'control' the experience of her clients through systems.

Laura invites us to consider: "What would happen if you allowed yourself to create connection first? And then, allowed yourself to create systems from that place?"

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In today's episode, Laura leads us through a discussion around the challenges we face when working with clients beyond the outcomes they are often expecting when they begin their journey with us.

If you've found yourself in a position of feeling hesitant to dive deeper with your people, it's likely that you've experienced the difficulty in measuring and 'proving' progress in this type of work.

The truth is, the intangible, heart-centered path is not as easy to sell and requires a lot of patience and compassion from both you and your clients. However, if you feel called to work in this space, it's important to investigate why you might be sticking to the predictable & tangible path.

The Secret Garden exists to guide you to a place of belief within yourself and your message, even if it takes longer to achieve results. Join us there to experience the magic in being playful and non-judgmental in your growth journey - the only thing you need within you is trust.

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We've got a special, bonus episode for you today, loves 🌹

If you've been listening to EXPAND for awhile, you know that behind every episode there are moments to dig deeper...to explore further..and to meet yourself and your clients in a new way. Because of this, Laura is feeling called to host live, podcast community sessions where we can interact freely, be fully seen, and feel deeply understood.

In these live sessions, which will be held a couple of times a month, Laura will be guiding us through breathwork practices, rituals, & exercises to help us access different parts of ourselves, like creativity, intuition, and emotional regulation. The sessions will also include room for Q+A to help us take the knowledge and perspectives from the episode and implement them into our daily lives.

This community is completely free. Click here to add the next session into your calendar, we can't wait to see you there.

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Welcome to our February Ritual 🌬️

In this session, Laura guides us through a playful, explorative & expansive practice that teaches us how to feel into our intuition while separating the thoughts of our mind from the experience in our bodies. Through a little bit of play, movement, sound + breath, you will be led through an experience to unlock the energy of your innate wisdom.

As you move through this ritual, pay attention to the experience you're having with yourself. Laura brings us to a place of understanding that sometimes, we abandon what we intuitively know we need to try to get what we mentally 'think' that we want.

This months' practice brings us into a moment of simplicity to recognize what's showing up within our day-by-day, and what edges exist within us. When we can bring ourselves back and give our intuition a chance to speak first, we can lead from a full, heart-centered place.

For this ritual, Laura recommends this playlist along with a space to stretch out your body, uninterrupted. Let's lean in 💫

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In this episode of EXPAND, Laura is diving into a question that comes up for every coach creating a new program, offer, or experience for their people: "How much should I charge?!"

If you've ever felt stuck setting a price for the program you're creating or coaching services you're offering...you're not alone. It often feels like a 'make or break' thing -but today, Laura is going to guide us through a new way to think about this exchange.

What if the decision of how much to charge was rooted more heavily on the energetic exchange between you and your client, versus the mental calculation that the coaching industry likes to make you believe is required?

Laura leads us through the idea of energetic calibration, where the money exchanged in a coaching relationship is just a representation of the energetic exchange that's happening between you and your clients.

She emphasizes and teaches us the importance of separating the mental idea of energy from the physical and emotional sensations, and how to come up with the answer based on the level of intimacy, emotional connection, and time investment you desire in your coaching relationship.

You might want to save this one for later! 

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This is a clip from one of our monthly coaching calls from inside The Secret Garden. In these hot seat style sessions, Laura answers your questions + guides you through your friction points so you leave feeling deeply aligned with your path, connected to yourself and held by each other.

Today, we're celebrating Wanda, who experienced a profound shift in the way she launched her most recent program after recognizing her ability to trust herself and her intuition over sales tactics and statistics.

Wanda also talks about how her time within The Secret Garden helped her become comfortable with slowing down, and how this has led to a clearer mind and more authentic expression in her business.

The truth is, when we connect to our vulnerability, we have the ability to connect with our people on a deeper level and to build a more authentic community.

Whenever you feel ready, join us inside The Secret Garden for free for 2 weeks and experience one of these rooms for yourself.

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In this episode, Laura is joined by an EXPAND favorite, Jon McLernon, to discuss what might really be going on at the deepest of levels when we hire a business mentor. 

Together, Jon & Laura tease apart the toxicity that can occur within the coaching industry and come to the conclusion that ultimately, people are looking for a sense of purpose and fulfillment in their businesses, rather than just financial success. 

A few highlights of this episode are: 

• The importance of finding a mentor who is willing to form a personal connection with you and not just treat you as a number in their program.
• The power of checking-in with yourself on how you will grow as a person and recognizing that going through mistakes, learning from them, and shaping yourself to become the person you want to be is an important part of the journey.
• Recognizing that creating something that matters to you isn't just about making money, it's also about how you feel in your business.
•  Asking the question "Why is this happening for me?" instead of "Why is this happening to me?" and to find the positive takeaways even in difficult experiences.

To hear more from Jon, check out Ep. 061 - How To Navigate Client Trauma Without Working Out Of Scope w/ Special Guest: Jon McLernon

To connect directly with Jon, send him an email at coachjon@jonmclernon.com.

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This is a clip from one of our weekly live coaching calls from inside The Secret Garden. Inspired by questions + themes from inside our community, these rooms are designed to guide your exploration of new ways of being, thinking & leading.

This week, we spoke about how the areas of our lives are interconnected in some way, and how a client's ability to create change in one area of their life (that they're coming to you for support with) is going to be influenced by other factors like relationships, career, work environment, family, past t/Traumas, etc.

In this episode, you'll learn how to navigate complex circumstances in a client's life that are directly blocking them from creating success in their goals that they have not asked for support with, are not ready to address or are just blatantly stuck with.

Whenever you feel ready, join us inside The Secret Garden for free for 2 weeks and experience one of these rooms for yourself.

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Welcome to our final segment in January's 3-Part Creative Ritual Series. In today's episode, Laura invites us to notice how we may be complicating creation and adding in performative layers that no longer need to be present for us to thrive.

Laura leads us through the process of understanding that finding our truest selves is a journey that never ends and that as we evolve, we must be careful not to hold on to old identities and performative versions of ourselves.

Creation is a way for us to openly explore who we really are and what we desire to create in this world 🌹

To experience more of the magic and connect with coaches who are learning to strip away their performative layers, join The Secret Garden for free for 2 weeks. See you there, love.

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In Part 2 of this 3-Part Creative Ritual Series, Laura dives into the messiness of creating something new and the struggles of finding clarity when we have a new idea or direction we want to move in.

She encourages us to let go of the need to have all the answers and instead, trust the fire within us and allow ourselves to birth something that has never been done before. This episode is for anyone who is on the brink of trying something new and wants to learn how to navigate the uncertainty and trust the process of creating something from our hearts.

Tune in and open yourself up to a new way of creating and a deeper desire that lives within you. 

We can't wait to see you for Part 3 💫

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In Part 1 of this 3-Part Creative Ritual Series, Laura leads us through a sequence of breath work, sound healing + a closing meditation designed to access a new depth of our self-expression, unlocking our creative sovereignty.

The purpose of this ritual is to learn how to trust what's coming through without trying to control it, or to manipulate it into something else that you think would be more desirable or more digestible to the people you're trying to access. In this practice, you will learn how to speak into something that you actually believe in using the flow of your body and breath.

To prepare for this experience, Laura recommends setting yourself up in a comfortable space where you will not be interrupted. Grab a blanket, a candle, your journal...whatever feels best to access yourself in a safe, free way.

You will need a pair of earbuds/headphones to access the throat chakra sound bath section of this ritual (this takes place at the 44:00 mark of this episode).

Throat Chakra Sound Bath

To close out this sequence, Laura leads us through a meditation to access our unique creative expression through the channel we've just opened. May your creation be electric. We can't wait to see you for Part 2⚡

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This is a clip from one of our weekly live coaching calls from inside The Secret Garden. Inspired by questions + themes from inside our community, these rooms are designed to guide your exploration of new ways of being, thinking & leading.

This week, we jammed on how our success isn't actually as limited by how much we give/do... as much as it’s limited by how much we feel safe to receive in return. What really makes us feel unsafe to receive? And what are all the things that we're doing out of a state of trying to get rather than allowing ourselves to receive?

Feel free to join The Secret Garden for free for 2 weeks and experience one of these rooms for yourself. We'd love to see you there. 

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In this episode, Laura leads us through a meaningful discussion to explore the way that we have traditionally defined boundaries within our relationships, while offering us her unique perspective on why having less 'rules' might feel more aligned. 

She speaks specifically to the importance of self-regulation and framing difficult conversations in a way that is mindful of the energetic exchange between you and your clients. She also discusses the importance of holding space for our clients to explore difficult experiences and roadblocks without trying to fix them.

The Secret Garden is proof that creating a safe, nurturing, and vulnerable space negates the need for traditional boundaries.

You can witness the magic for yourself in our free 2-week trial.  

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In this episode, Laura drops-in to expand on our discussion of body-based goals and mind-based goals from Episode #144. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, we recommend going back to immerse yourself in that experience before entering this one 🌹

In the Workshop Sneak Peek, we explored the interplay between moving intuitively and actively pursuing our goals. Today, Laura speaks more into the powerful somatic experience she created for the workshop using breathwork and meditation and why it is important for us to connect with ourselves in a deeper way as we plan for this upcoming year.

This session is available for you inside of The Secret Garden (did you know we have a 2-week free trial?)

We want to invite you to experience the session while having Laura and our garden guides available to hold space for you to process your unique takeaways. Hope to see you inside. 

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In this episode, Laura discusses the concept of moving away from traditional, ego-driven goals and instead focusing on unlocking the abundance and potential already within us.

She touches on the idea that traditional goal setting can sometimes lead to pain and the need to hide or abandon parts of ourselves in order to meet expectations. Laura emphasizes the importance of taking action, but in a way that is aligned with our values and desires. She also explores the difference between manifestation and surrendering to the universe, and how both can play a role in achieving our goals.

Be on the lookout for the next episode of EXPAND where Laura talks through a breathwork and meditation session available to you within The Secret Garden. Stepping into 2023, Laura invites us to tap into our inner abundance and begin the process of unlocking our full potential.

Feel free to join The Secret Garden for free for 2 weeks and experience one of these rooms for yourself. 

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This is a clip from one of our weekly Bloom Rooms, our Wednesday morning live calls where we explore and create deep clarity around student inspired questions from inside The Secret Garden each week.

A theme we've been noticing in our community is the rumination we experience around goal setting and how to navigate the space between DOing and BEing when it comes to goals.

In this conversation, we dive into making things happen vs allowing things to happen, pushing vs trusting, attachment vs acceptance… and weaving all of this into a conversation about how to make 2023 your best year yet while releasing any outdated expectations of what's required for that.  

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This is a clip from one of the weekly coaching calls inside of The Secret Garden. This week our conversation was based around being a patient, loving mirror for our clients and why the ability for us to be their space often means more than having them follow a 'strict plan'. Laura also discusses the delicate balance between coaching and therapy, and how she navigates the line between offering her perspective and holding space for her clients to express themselves.

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