As we approach the holiday season we often find our stress levels rise, our expectations spike, and our extra time filled with joyful activities of celebration which spills over into the workday.  For some, the holidays can be a time of burden if there are memories linked to people, events, and once again expectations. 

Today I am joined by Dilyana Mileva, owner of the Menopause Support Academy, and the Menopause Made Easy podcast, who specializes in breathing techniques and sleep support for women in their later years in life.  Interestingly, many of the symptoms and complaints she deals with through her clients and students, are similar to what the main population requires in order to live fully and joyfully.

Dilyana is formerly from Bulgaria and now lives in Vancouver, BC, and we were introduced to each other through a mutual friend in Tasmania.  How cool is that?  

Our ambition for this episode is to provide you with tips and tools to help you through the holiday season, but that can also bring you relief, comfort, and support in your wellness journey.  Working with her clientele, Dilyana supports:
Building resilience and confidence
Creating boundaries and support systems
Learning self-care and relaxation techniques
Feeling stronger and more energized
Balancing your work-life lifestyle
Becoming more focused and productive

Our gift to you this holiday season, welcome to this supportive and loving conversation. 

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Dr. Michelle Greenwell, BA Psych, MSc CAM, Ph. D CIH (Complementary and Integrative Health). Striving to support the public to choose self-care and well-being options that create ease and flow in their lives, Michelle specializes in using movement to heal the body. Her BioEnergetic Formula for Success provides a means for everyone to set their intentions and create support and action for flow and ease to the goals. Learn more at www.dancedebut.com. Follow her YouTube channel and specialty playlists. Find her full resource list here. She highlights her Tea Company: The Cape Breton Tea Company which you can find at https://cbteacompany.square.site. Included is the specialty line of Tea with Intention, and the focus on high quality organic black tea. Including tea with your podcast listening is a unique way to explore tea, create healthy habits, and have great conversations with friends and colleagues.

This solo episode welcomes you into a conversation about giving yourself the gift of presence, connecting mind, body, and spirit, and the transformative power of stepping away from life's chaos. With our world often mired in consumerism, especially during the holidays, we delve into the necessity of self-reflection and understanding our individual processes.

Does the rush of the holidays leave you feeling pressured and overwhelmed? We tackle this subject head-on, offering strategies for slowing down, finding clarity, and placing importance on your needs. I'll share my own experience of living with ADHD, and how I've learned to manage procrastination and improve completion by reconnecting with my body. This episode aims to remind you of your value and urge you to prioritize yourself amidst the noise.

We discuss how being truly present can enhance our connections with both ourselves and those around us.  I share useful tips, some of my personal stories and give you resources to help you prioritize self-care, slow down, and truly connect with yourself. This is not just a conversation, but an invitation to evolve and thrive. You don't want to miss this.

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Tai Chi is often thought of as a martial art turned wellness activity.  It is also considered an exercise like walking, yoga, or stretching. However, it is much more than that.  It is a way of being, a way of living, and a way of supporting the body to be its very best.  We all arrive to class ready to learn the patterns of Tai Chi and think that when we have remembered the pattern we will be done.  Again, we are quickly corrected by this fact as we discover that in order to support the well-being of body, mind, and spirit, we need to engage with transforming our day and our activities to be energy-building and storing.  

My guest today is coming to us from Egypt where he has been a fellow organizer of World Tai Chi and Qi Gong events, as well as wellness retreats.  

Mohamed Essa is the founder of Chromatic Healing, Chromatic Healing had been developed based Mohamed’s study and experience in BioEnergy, BioPhysics, and BioMathematics ...  He is also a Chinese Medicine Practitioner from China, a Chi Kung Teacher and NLP and Neuro-Semantics Life Coach, teaches holistic coaching, holistic healing, meditation and help people connect into deeper connection with self-empowerment and inner power through his international holistic retreat. 

The driving force and philosophy of Mohamed Essa is to help people to get in touch with their true selves and inner centers through self-determined goals related to well-being and self-discovery.

Mohamed is the Founder of the Blue Lotus Well Being Foundation in Cairo, Egypt a foundation which is specialized in the area of Mind, Body, and Soul wellness. The foundation provides short and long-term workshops and retreats that emphasize the integration of the emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical aspects. 

You can find Mohamed at www.mohamedessa.live 
Holistic Life Coach and Trainer  
www.mohamedessa.com  
www.detoxplusretreat.com  
Mobile : 002-01006543136

Guests to the show included:
Farah Lcheikh ali    www.chromatichealing.com, Facebook and Instagram
Naureen Badr    Facebook and Instagram: Coach Naureen

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The next World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day is April 27, 2024: https://www.worldtaichiday.org/

Dr. Michelle Greenwell, BA Psych, MSc CAM, Ph. D CIH (Complementary and Integrative Health). Striving to support the public to choose self-care and well-being options that create ease and flow in their lives, Michelle specializes in using movement to heal the body. Her BioEnergetic Formula for Success provides a means for everyone to set their intentions and create support and action for flow and ease to the goals. Learn more at www.dancedebut.com. Follow her YouTube channel and specialty playlists. Find her full resource list here. She highlights her Tea Company: The Cape Breton Tea Company which you can find at https://cbteacompany.square.site. Included is the specialty line of Tea with Intention, and the focus on high quality organic black tea. Including tea with your podcast listening is a unique way to explore tea, create healthy habits, and have great conversations with friends and colleagues.

Curious how whole-person wellness impacts ALL areas of your life?
Ever had deep bodywork done? 
Want to know how to improve your wellness overall? 

Then don't miss today's episode with the brilliant Jessa Munion as we jam out on wellness,  bodywork, and so much more!  

Join us to dive into:

• What is wellness and why it matters in all areas of life?
• Difference between bodywork and massage
• Why bodywork should be a part of your self-care routine
• How to start to practice deeper and more holistic wellness today 

Jessa Kian Munion, LMT, ERYT-1000, Certified Coach, is the founder of Rocksteady Bodyworks, a boutique wellness practice located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains offering movement classes, massage therapy, and self-discovery experiences.  Jessa is inspired by the natural world and is an avid mountain biker and backcountry snowboarder.  Through her experience with the outdoors, Jessa recognizes that transformation is a natural force; and that the healthiest happiest people on the planet are those that harness the power of transformation to elevate, explore, and expand who they are on all levels of body and being.   She specializes in utilizing movement and manual therapy to keep you moving for a lifetime.

To learn more about Jessa and her work check out https://rocksteadybodyworks.com/

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Thank you for being brave in opening your hearts to LOVE DEEP!!
Until next week…. Stay YOU and stay SEXY… because you are ALREADY ARE!!

#068  Today is Wednesday, time for a little wellness boost - a shortened episode to keep your Warrior Vibe high.

Today, I’m joined, once again, by Kristin Duffy, actor, podcaster and avid triathlete.  In our previous conversation in Episode 67, we talk about the importance of continuously reinventing ourselves through our work. Today we explore reinvention through sport.

We talk about:

• The decision to train for an event like a triathlon
• What it’s like to complete the first one
• How endurance sport can become a passion and
• Advice for the first-time triathlete

Even if you have no plans to train for an endurance event, you’ll enjoy Kristin’s uplifting story-telling.  You may also find yourself inspired to try something you’ve always dreamed of but needed a little boost to make that dream a reality. 

Links:

Slackline Productions

The Second Chapter podcast
 

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#067  Have you ever thought about making a life change but felt that it was too late for you?  Perhaps you’ve set aside the dreams you had when you were younger…. Or maybe you’ve just fallen into a comfortable life groove.

Our guest today, Kristin Duffy, is all about inspiring women to start the second (or third or fifth) chapters of their lives no matter their age.  Kristin is an actor and artistic director of Slackline Productions, a production company she founded to create meaningful roles for women over 35 – as writers, directors and characters in the stories they present.

We cover a range of topics including:

• Kristin’s own reinvention, from working in corporate to becoming an actor
• What it was like to relocate from the US to the UK
• The importance of telling stories of reinvention

We end this episode with our Dose of Inspiration segment, where Kristin shares some of the things that are lighting her up these days.  And as always, I'll put links to those items and Kristin's website in the show notes.

I think you’ll walk away from this episode reinvigorated inspired in being reminded that it’s never too late to start over.

Links:

Slackline Productions

The Second Chapter podcast

Beyond Sixty documentary

Zadie Smith books

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#064  Today is Wednesday, time for a little wellness boost - a shortened episode to keep your Warrior Vibe high.

Today, I’m joined, once again, by writer and educator, Sam Thiara.  In our previous conversation in Episode 63, we talked about Sam’s journey back to his ancestral roots and what it was like to write his memoir, Lost and Found: Seeking the Past and Finding Myself.  Today we explore how to write your own story.

We talk about:

• The importance of building and telling your personal story
• Some practical tools to identify, develop and share your story
• The significance of the acronym CARPE

Whether you’re a writer or not, you’re living your story each day.  As Sam likes to say, “Everyone’s life is an autobiography.  Make yours worth reading.”

Links:

Website:  Sam Thiara

Book:  Sam Thiara

TedX Talk

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#063  Our guest today, Sam Thiara, is a global citizen.  He was born in the UK, raised in Canada by parents who were born in Fiji and a grandfather born in India, which sent him on a journey to find himself through story.

Sam is an educator, storyteller and youth career coach, who helps his students through their personal and professional development with transformational practices.  He’s also the author of a memoir that chronicles the search for his ancestral roots. 

We cover a range of topics including:

• A practical approach for finding purpose
• How to work with questions to explore who you are
• Connecting with your inner voice
• What it was like to travel to his grandfather’s village and write his memoir

We end this episode with our Dose of Inspiration segment, where Sam shares some of the things that are lighting him up these days.  Links to those items, Sam's website and to his book, Lost and Found, Seeking the Past and Finding Myself, are below.

Whether you’re a writer or not, you’re living your story each day.  As Sam likes to say, “Everyone’s life is an autobiography.  Make yours worth reading.” 

Links:

Website:  Sam Thiara

Book:  Sam Thiara

Book:  Every Conversation Counts

Book:  A Story of Karma

Book:  The Storyteller’s Secret

Movie:  To Sir With Love

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#056  Today is Wednesday, time for a little wellness boost - a shortened episode to keep your Warrior Vibe high.

Today, I’m joined, once again, by Jill Yesko, founder of Discover Organizing, who shares her thoughts on how to support your loved ones throughout the downsizing process with compassion and empathy.

We talk about:

• Strategies to help families downsize in times of aging, poor health or lifestyle change
• How to help clients navigate the grieving and change management process
• Advice for children of aging parents
• The importance of listening and witnessing the stories of our elders

Links:

Jill’s website

Jill’s book – I’m Right Here, 10 Ways to Get Help for Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization 

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#055  Take a moment and think about your environment.  Your home, your workplace, your car.  Do these places bring you a sense of peace or unease?  Are they streamlined or overflowing with clutter?  Are there boxes and bins that haven’t been opened since the last move or clothes you haven’t worn in years?

I’m joined today by Jill Yesko, who helps her clients work through all of these scenarios and more.  She has experience in social work and Human Resources management, but left those careers behind to start her company, Discover Organizing, 18 years ago.  While her expertise is as a Certified Professional Organizer, she’s a savvy entrepreneur, speaker, and as of this recording, an author.  And as you’ll soon hear, she expertly balances empathy with productivity, supporting her clients while getting the job done.

We cover a range of topics including:

• The types of clutter and root causes
• The tipping point that moves people to work with a professional organizer
• How to work through clutter overwhelm and avoid backsliding once progress is made
• Actionable steps for listeners to tackle problem areas, including digital clutter

We end this episode with our Dose of Inspiration segment, where Jill shares some of the things that are lighting her up these days.

I love the depth of this conversation and was amazed at how much of the dialogue revolved around emotion – to possessions, to habits and to change.  The process of simplifying is very much a wellness practice.

Links:

Atomic Habits – book

Untamed – book

Jill’s website

Jill’s book – I’m Right Here, 10 Ways to Get Help for Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization

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#054  Today is Wednesday, time for a little wellness boost - a shortened episode to keep your Warrior Vibe high.

In Episode 53, I gave an overview of Tara Brach’s new book, Trusting the Gold, Uncovering Your Natural Goodness. In that book, she explores how to break the trance of unworthiness by practicing non-judgement, self-compassion and connection.

Today, I share a story about working with difficult emotions and share a process that incorporates Jon Kabat-Zinn’s mindfulness attitudes with the intent to Allow It All.  The whole process takes between five and ten minutes.  Regardless of how much the emotions shift, you’ll come to a place of trust that you’re right where you need to be and have the opportunity to learn and see the world with new eyes.

Links Mentioned:

Tara’s Website

Tara’s Books

Full Catastrophe Living – Jon Kabat-Zinn

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#053  Tara Brach is a best-selling author, a psychologist and meditation teacher who focuses on helping others overcome the feeling of not being enough or, as she calls it, “the trance of unworthiness.”  She also shares her teachings and meditations with her students online and through workshops as well as at the Insight Meditation Community in Washington DC, which she founded in 1998.

Last month, Tara’s latest book, Trusting the Gold, Uncovering Your Natural Goodness, was published.  The book opens with the story of a golden buddha that was hidden in plain sight for centuries, covered in plaster to deter thieves.  But the gold remained – hence the title and theme of the book – which is about our true nature (the gold) and how, even though we cover that gold for protection from society, culture and even ourselves, the gold never fades.

The book is constructed into three pathways or lenses of Truth, Love and Freedom, the basic teachings of the Buddha to awaken us to our true nature.

• Truth is about being present in our experience, meaning opening to life just as it is instead of what we want it to be. 
• Love is about tapping into our capacity to meet any circumstance with tenderness and understanding.
• Freedom is the byproduct of the other two pathways.  Once we can stand in truth and respond with love, we find freedom in our true nature.

I found Trusting the Gold to be an uplifting reminder of what matters most in life.  So much so that I’d like to share some of the main concepts because I think you’d enjoy it as well.

Links Mentioned:

Lion’s Roar – Book Excerpt

Tara’s Website

Tara’s Books

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With a Master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science, the creator of The Confident Woman Program, and co-host of Happy Married Chicks Podcast, Susan Leahy understands exactly what it means to feel good. According to Susan, happiness isn’t about trying to solve lower frequency problems. It’s about giving ourselves permission to elevate into a higher frequency. Get ready to get happy as she reveals how to have more playful internal conversations to make sure you’re feeling good every single day.

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