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Troy Hadeed was worn on the island of Trinidad & Tobago, and teaches, practices, and lives yoga to the best of his ability on his home island.

In this episode, Troy gives practical tools to aid the listeners  on their journey of self-realization and empowerment through breath, alignment, and funny.  Troy believes, " that our practice on the mat is a direct representation of our daily lives in every way."

Whether a simple beginners practice, foundations, or intense advanced transitions, this interview aims to offer an avenue to connect with mindfulness, your body, the GOD of your own understanding, & LOVE.

It’s pretty hard to remain hopeful these days. It can seem as if the world has gone mad — violence, cruelty, and inhumanity are everywhere and not just in Ukraine. The United States, once a beacon of personal freedom and security, is waging war on women, immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ, and anyone deemed different from the majority. In this episode,  Attorney Lauren Abrams shares the wisdom and insights from the people she has interviewed through firsthand stories that helped them find hope.

For more information about Lauren, please visit www.52weeksofhope.com.

In this episode, Dr. Shields sits down with freelance journalist, Rebecca Webber, who lives  in Cape Town, South Africa,  and covers social justice, the environment, the arts, travel, and more for CNN, USA Today, the New York Times, Dwell, and many other publications.

She shares personal stories of being a journalist, and how she coaches  writers  by helping them improve their skills, break into new markets, and increase confidence. 

www.rebeccalweber.com

Teaching is an all-consuming career often characterized as emotional labor. It’s physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. It’s also a job that’s almost impossible to “leave at work,” whether in the form of a stack of papers to grade or persistent thoughts about how to help a struggling student. Practicing self-care, for teachers, is both vital and challenging.

Dr. Gwen shares some essential practices to help teachers  avoid chronic stress, burnout, and limited productivity.

Mary Welp is a CranioSacral and Hypnotherapist living in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband Jim.  She has been in private practice doing bodywork and hypnosis for 20 years. Since the pandemic she has begun teaching RISE Hypnotic Meditation to help bring meaningful change to people’s lives.

She has worked with a nonprofit involving returning soldiers from Iraq andAfghanistan as well as served on the board of LinkUp, offering assistance to those who have dealt with clergy abuse and related trauma.

She stopped by SoundBalming to share her strategies for moving your energy and self-healing.  

In this episode of SoundBalming, I interview Walker Brandt and discuss her life and how she has found a way to connect with nature to discover herself.  In addition, she shares her long and difficult journey to her current inner peace and self-discovery.

Walker Brandt is a professional actor, model, spokesperson, and new author, she has worked internationally in the entertainment industry for over 25 years on blockbuster films, TV shows, and over 2000 advertising campaigns and commercials for global brands. What most didn’t know about her until March 2020 when Walker's first book AWAKEN - Discovering Yourself Through the Light of Your Innocence was released, was what she overcame while on her path to success and how in her personal time she has been dedicated to helping youth who've also been through struggles thrive.

Doug Cartwright is a speaker, author, and the CEO and Founder of The Daily Shifts, an online company dedicated to inspiring lasting transformation of the mind, body, and soul. The Daily Shifts was born from Doug’s personal journey of introspection and healing. Now an app, a master class, and blog, The Daily Shifts has appeared on ABC News, Spectrum TV, and in Psychology Today, among others. 

In his new book, Holy Sh!t We’re Alive, Doug shows you how to live with intention, how to trust yourself, and how to show up every day for a meaningful life. You’ll learn mind-blowing facts and important clues to understand your existence and unique contributions. Self-love can be your superpower. No matter who you are or where you’ve been, his book gives you permission and motivation to do the work and throw out the garbage holding you back, so you too can maximize your human experience.

In this interview, Dr. Shields talks to Anissa A. Morgan, Founder and CEO of Dollars At 10. Dollars At 10 is a unique nonprofit organization for families, teaching transformation through financial education. Dollars At 10 comes from her experience of handling her finances at the age of 10. 

Anissa shares the lessons learned early to save and invest wisely. She purchased her first home in New York at the age of 25 after relocating to the United States for college as an international student at 18. She is also the author of two books, Teach Me How to Money Now and Cooper Learns to Save. Books that help parents start the conversation about money early with their children, the lessons are simple, interactive, and are used in an engaging way for both parents and children.

www.dollarsat10.org

When the depression hit, Shawn Tegtmeier felt unlike herself.  And her chain-smoking made it worst. Then she met Walt and began to run.

In this episode, I sit down with Shawn Tegtmeier, who I started running because she wanted to get back in shape, but her mental health improved more than anything else.

She is a certified Personal Trainer and Published Author who changed her mindset from a chain-smoking couch potato to a full-time personal trainer who inspires others to change their lifestyle. She’s the author of Running with Walt: How A Chain Smoking Couch-Potato Got of the Couch.

www.shawntegtmeier.com

Dr. Shani Fox helps cancer survivors get back in charge of their health and build their confidence so they can make the most of their new chance at life. Believing unconditionally in each person’s innate power to generate wellness and happiness, she encourages survivors not to settle for a “new normal”, but to create a “new extraordinary”.

Dr. Shani’s revolutionary survivorship care model, “Back in Charge! Your Guide to Creating Extraordinary Wellness and Joy After Cancer” nurturesphysical wellness and body/mind harmony that increase resilience to disease.

In this episode, I sit down with inspirational speaker, Certified Psychodramatist, Team Coach, and  owner of The Game Plan for Better Living, Joshua Lee! We discuss helpful habits to get your life back on track.
 
When you are distracted by life events, you let go of yourself to meet the needs of others. You work late for your boss, you help someone build a business, you support other’s dreams, you volunteer and give of yourself. All the while, you let go of your own dreams or leave them in a box in the garage.

www.thegameplancoaching.com 

Over the last seven months, as the Covid-19 virus has continued its spread, our worlds have become smaller. Working from home has morphed from a novelty to the mundane. Travel for business or pleasure, once routine, has become nonexistent. Seeing friends, going to our favorite restaurants, visiting family — the list of things we can’t do, and won’t be able to for months to come, is endless.

Peter Quinn stopped to talk about how the lack of novelty in our Covid existence can negatively impact our creativity — our ability to put ideas together in new, useful combinations to solve problems.

 Peter Quinn describes what he does as being a creative director working at the nexus of brand, culture, and purpose. As a creative professional, he helps organizations grow, engage, shift beliefs and attitudes, and sometimes what he makes inspires people to act. Peter believes that everyone contains many selves. His past experience of being a performer in bands, painter, curator, video creator, and even little league baseball coach, father, and husband– has allowed him to bring a lens to his projects– one that is uniquely his.

Amy Dempster helps in understanding the healing power of the earth. What began as openly sharing her spiritual journey on her popular blog Following Hawks, has become a resource for others wanting to learn how to communicate with nature and share their own unique healing gifts with the earth. 

Together with the Spirits of the Land in the mountains of northwest Montana, she tends seven portals on the land where she lives, along with any grid keeping work she is assigned. She also leads the Earth Tenders Academy, an immersive online journey to help others re- establish their connection with their ancient ancestors, learn to communicate with the seen and unseen forces in their environment and respectfully offer their healing energy to places in need. 

www.followinghawks.com

On the surface, it may appear that we live in an extrovert’s world and that the most vocal, visible, and socially connected people employ more natural confidence and presence. Society tends to view more outgoing people as having a desired “it-factor,” propelling them to higher levels of success than those who are more introverted. 

However, introverted people possess a great deal of positive attributes that are becoming more valued in both personal and professional realms. These include strengths like good listening skills, being more thoughtful and strategic in their decision-making, and the ability to pay attention and provide intuitive insight—all demonstrating a high level of confidence to the outside world. 

Visibility Expert Amelia Roberts joins me to share some simple introvert-friendly ways to channel your inner confidence and become more visible. 

Marketing never stops. Even when a crisis event like coronavirus seems to be consuming everyone’s attention, you still have to get your message out — but do so in a sensitive, thoughtful way. How? JP Clement, CEO, boomtime,  recently offered some insights with me on SoundBalming.

Why is it that some people seem to shine in any sphere in which they choose to exert themselves, and others cannot manage even a glimmer despite obvious talent?

Research shows that it’s the way that they think about their ability that really counts.

Most of those who have achieved greatness, to use Shakespeare’s phrase, have worked extremely hard to get there. Many were told that they would never amount to anything. But they believed that they could achieve, and worked hard to do so.

Andi Saitowitz joins me to talk about how working on your own mindset could be the single most important thing you ever do to help you achieve success.

Andi is a global personal development strategist, transformation coach for mastering change and author of Rise & Shine Personal Development Journal. Andi brings her wealth of knowledge, expertise and extensive training in EQ, positive psychology & high performance mindset together with her unwavering passion for personal development leadership into her coaching.

Carolyn Colleen is a fierce mother of three children, author, international speaker, entrepreneur, and business strategist focused on helping others achieve their goals. 

Carolyn is the founder of the FIERCE Academy, an online program that helps women create life strategies that enables them to have the life they dream of—without sacrificing their families, careers, or lifestyles. She is also the author of F.I.E.R.C.E.: Transform Your Life in the Face of Adversity, 5 Minutes at a Time! 

Carolyn Colleen’s life story is one of personal and professional transformation and triumph. She is a living example that if there’s anything holding you back, you have the power to overcome it – and to achieve all of your goals. 

She’s gone from a child who survived abuse, to a FIERCE and fearless woman whose mission is to serve other women who want to transform their lives.

Eliza is the author of A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO CLAIMING SPACE. Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard., which will be published by Berrett Koehler in May '21, and available now for pre-sale. A student of the arts and political science, Eliza is a Cook House Fellow at Cornell University, member of Govern For America's League of Innovators, and a Diversity Crew partner. Creator of highly regarded talks and workshops, she educates about universal/women's empowerment, and DEI. Eliza's talk on anti-racist communication was originally commissioned by MIT's Office of Minority Education.


https://www.elizavancort.com

 
With extreme passion and transparency, Treveal Lynch has been captivating audiences for over 18 years. Through his thought-provoking yet highly applicable messages, Treveal has become known as “the voice they listen to”. As a trusted communicator in both the corporate and faith-based community, Treveal continues to present innovative ideas that spark the imagination, inspires the soul and calls for lasting life change!

As the founder of iamthepossible®, a company built on the philosophy that “I and my possibilities are one and the same; everything you hope to be tomorrow, you already are today”, Treveal is committed to communicating ideas that inspire audiences to see themselves in ways they've never imagined possible

Do you ever feel like the universe is trying to tell you something, but you just don’t understand the message? 

Do you find yourself seeking answers to questions in your life and never quite finding a solution?

I’ve invited Dan Riordan to the show to help me unpacked these questions.

Dan is also the author of “Signals,” In his book, he provides us with an entirely new way of thinking about subtle signals you are getting in everyday life. 

Dan’s passion is helping people produce better outcomes in their lives, relationships, and businesses by giving them steps to improve the choices they are making.

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