Bright Side of the Moon

When you drink water, it becomes your blood in under five minutes. What water you choose matters and how you interact with your water matters.  Dakota Chanel is an ordained water priestess and mystic. She specializes in water priestess arts, sacred union, ceremonies and sanctified sexuality. She also teaches in-person through her international Water Priestess Retreats. For the past 5 years, she has supported thousands of women in over 15 countries to be empowered in their divine feminine being. You can find her barefoot in dresses, living heaven on earth with her beloved in Hawaii.The element of water is incredibly important to every living thing on this planet and Dakota connects so readily to it. Whether it's helping women step more deeply into their sexuality, working with the elements of Mother Earth or sharing love through song, her energy is incredibly, powerfully feminine.We cover all things water prayers, healing separation consciousness, learning how to protect your energy and more. This episode blew me away on so many levels and I'm honored to share Dakota's incredible gifts on the podcast. Plus, we dive into why it's so important to drink alive (spring) water! Water Resources Mentioned:Find a SpringAlive WatersMayu Spring Water VortexerConnect with Dakota on Instagram @iamdakotachanel. To schedule a Saturn return or full astrology reading, email paige@paigepichler.com or send a DM on Instagram to @brightsideofthemoon.pod.Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod. 

This episode is all about the most important relationship you have: the relationship you have with yourself.  For many, that means unlearning the patterns they inherited growing up.Manasi Mody shares her amazing story, ranging from her struggle within her traditional Indian family as the second-born daughter to healing from postpartum depression after giving birth to her son. She dives deep into the intergenerational dynamics that have kept women silent and subservient for thousands of years. Together, we traverse the healing waters to highlight the unique issues women today face.Hers is an incredible journey and one that will inspire you to use your voice for good—no matter what.  Plus, we get her incredible advice on how to discuss finances with your partner, heal together and build a life you love! Manasi Mody (pronounced Maan-cy)  is a certified Couples Relationship Coach and the founder of Connected Couples.She believes that most people are constantly running to better their income, health, or mindset but overlook their most important relationship. The stronger your relationship with your partner, the more you can achieve individually. She coaches high-achieving couples and parents who prioritize their connection so they can achieve more emotionally, financially, and spiritually. Born in India and raised in Botswana, Manasi did her undergrad and grad school in Knoxville, Tennesse and now lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She and her husband have been married for 10 years and she is a mother to two sweet boys.Connect with Manasi: Instagram @connected_couples and @manasimodyTo schedule a Saturn return or full astrology reading, email paige@paigepichler.com or send a DM on Instagram to @brightsideofthemoon.pod.Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod. 

"Wait, childbirth doesn't have to be a nightmare?" This might be one of the most powerful episodes yet. Women deserve to know more about their bodies and childbirth, regardless of whether they haven't had children yet, don't want children or aren't sure. This episode is for all of us. Nicolle Kasch is a hypnobirthing practitioner, fertility & birth doula, and all-around impassioned nerd surrounding topics such as fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, breastfeeding, attachment parenting, and human rights. Since 2014 she has been helping families feel more informed, confident and empowered to achieve their goals as they welcome a new little soul into their lives. Nicolle is also a mother to two sweet and energetic boys, whose births opened the gateway to her passion for the perinatal period and find new ways to delight and challenge her daily!In this episode, we cover everything from the myths that women believe about their bodies and childbirth to the truth behind epidurals—plus, why it's important to wait before cutting your baby's umbilical cord. Postpartum mood disorders, ancestral wounds and limiting beliefs that may impact your fertility are on the docket too!Women deserve more. Babies deserve more. This episode offers a new perspective on birth to help provide just that.Connect with Nicolle on her website and on Instagram. You can shop her picks for a mindful pregnancy and birthing experience on her Amazon store. To schedule a Saturn return or full astrology reading, email paige@paigepichler.com or send a DM on Instagram to @brightsideofthemoon.pod.Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod. 

Even if you're not an Aquarius, this episode will give you a better idea of Aquarian attributes that all of humanity will be working with as we move into the fated Age of Aquarius! Plus, you'll get some sisterly love vibes from us. My sister Angela has five (!) planets in this sign and really embodies so many of its qualities. To usher in Aquarius season of 2022, I couldn't think of someone better to chat with about what to expect this time around.We cover why the transition into the Aquarian age is such a big deal for every single soul on this planet, how to consciously use technology for your highest good, connecting with Uranus' unconventional ways and how to work with the energy this season will bring. Between retrograde, major shifts and self-care tools to ground into the highest iteration of Aquarius, this episode offers guidance that will serve you throughout this season and well beyond.As always, please rate, subscribe and review or share this message with anyone who needs it. We love seeing which parts of the episode resonated with you so tag us on Instagram with your favorite parts! To schedule a Saturn return or full astrology reading, email paige@paigepichler.com or send a DM on Instagram to @brightsideofthemoon.pod. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod. 

It's been a while! And, that's for a reason. After stepping back from the podcast for a few months, I promised myself I would come back when I truly felt the call. After my recent astrology training on Saturn, I knew it was time to talk again. I talk a little bit about the intense whirlwind that the earlier half of 2021 has been at the beginning of this episode, just to remind you that we all face things that can feel insurmountable. Then, we dive into all things Saturn (one of the most important aspects of your astrological chart). We cover:What Saturn represents and rulesHow your greatest struggles early in life are meant to become your greatest giftsDeciphering what Saturn means in your chartThe meaning behind the sign and the house your Saturn is in  What is a Saturn return and how it can impact your lifeTo schedule a Saturn return or full astrology reading, email paige@paigepichler.com or send me a DM on Instagram @brightsideofthemoon.pod. To learn more about Saturn, check out Danielle Paige's workshop. As always, please rate, subscribe and review or share this message with anyone who needs it.Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod. 

The world is changing because women and society's relationship with the feminine are changing. We're finally stepping into who we are—the sensitivity, intuitive nature and softness of the feminine is now coming back into balance. If you've ever been called "too sensitive", soft or girly, this is your time. In this episode, I share my story understanding my sensitivity and even talk about the moment I knew something was different about the way I walked through the world when I was 8 years old. With practical tips and anecdotes to help you feel less alone, this episode is for anyone who's ever struggled to understand why they feel anxious, different or like an outsider—and how to thrive instead.The books I mentioned are Light is the New Black and Rise Sister Rise—both invaluable in helping feel your best and step into who you really are.  You can also shop my ebook, Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart for more support around concepts that we discuss on Bright Side of the Moon.If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on living in the moment and loving yourself fully.Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod and @paigepichler. 

I've discussed so many coping mechanisms for anxiety on Bright Side of the Moon before, but I've never addressed this issue head-on. This episode is long overdue and I'm proud that I'm at a place where I can share these things today. As a child, I had crippling anxiety, and this issue hasn't exactly gone away entirely. People didn't know how to handle it in the 1990s and many still don't today. An issue I've struggled with my whole life, I've started to see the anxiety in a different light.If you struggle with anxiety, I hope this story reminds you that you aren't alone, there is a way to feel better and there is nothing wrong with you if you worry more than you think you should. I also talk about the change in attitudes towards mental health issues—including the cultural impact of Britney Spears' struggle. Just because you have anxiety doesn't mean you're unworthy, stupid or a bad person. Sometimes, it's just a part of you that needs your attention, your soothing and your unconditional love. You are not alone if you worry about things big or small. I hope this helps you feel less alone and know that no matter what, the sun will rise again. The reiki practitioner I mention who has helped me tremendously with this issue is Kristine Joy.  You can book a session with her on her website. Shop my ebook, Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart for more support around concepts that we discuss on Bright Side of the Moon.If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on living in the moment and loving yourself fully.Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod and @paigepichler. 

Did you know that your energetic field expands up to ten feet during your period? You're more sensitive during this time for a reason—you're much more closely connected to the greater picture. We have a lowered capacity to numb out and pretend like we don't have feelings because it is our most feminine time of the month. There are so many gifts that our period gives us. We've been conditioned to think that our cycles are a drag, that we should push through them and pretend they don't exist. In reality, they are a direct link to the rhythm of the Earth and the mothering energy all around us. It's all inside of you.  Your period is a portal. In this episode, we talk about the sanctity of your moon cycle and why it's 100 percent okay to rest. More importantly, your body needs rest so that you can spend some time with your highest, most intuitive self during this time. Learn all about accepting your emotions and being more gentle with yourself always, but particularly during your cycle.  Plus, you'll hear all about why tampons may not be the best option when it comes to care. Shop my ebook, Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart for more support around concepts that we discuss on Bright Side of the Moon.If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on living in the moment and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod and @paigepichler. 

There is power in each of our stories, and this is the first time I've told the entirety of mine. During my hiatus from Bright Side of the Moon, I realized that I had alluded to a lot of what happened in my life, but never fully explained why I see the world the way that I do. A lot of that reluctance had to do with fear of judgment and simply not being ready. Plus, I found that many people hear "eating disorder" and only focus on that aspect of things. In reality, my story encompasses so much more than just that chapter and symptom. So, here it is!I knew that this story would serve a purpose one day, and I'm incredibly grateful to feel strong enough to finally share. I hope that it serves you and helps you remember the bigger plan in your own life. Trigger Warning: This episode discusses disordered eating and sexual assault. A special thank you to One World Cacao for helping with this program—use code brightside10 for 10 percent off your order. For more information on Bright Side of the Moon, visit paigepichler.com. Please rate, review and subscribe! 

Following my podcast hiatus, I make a pretty big announcement on this final episode of Bright Side of the Moon. After losing my grandma this year, things shifted quickly and the experience has helped me create more authentically—in a feminine way. Like many episodes of this show, it's deeply inspired by a book; this time, it's Things are Going Great in My Absence. Around the time that this book appeared in my life, my grandmother passed away. Learning two lessons at once, this period of time showed me what I was missing—room to breathe and unconditional love of myself. Plus, I found out what "unconditional love" really means. In this episode, you'll hear about:Creating in a feminine, fluid way that feels good rather than looks goodHealing and creativity burnoutMy grandma's gift of unconditional love and finally undoing my conditional relationship with myselfReleasing the old paradigm of "do" first and feel laterBeing addicted to fixing parts of yourself, striving and constantly pushing (even if it looks healthy)Using your mind as a tool rather than letting it call all the shotsYour heart versus your headKnowing that you don't need to be fixed, healed or changed to feel good—you're worthy of it nowI put my heart and soul into this one—I hope you feel it. Check out my new podcast, Nervous System Simple, which will launch in January of 2021, covering all things feeling good from the inside out. For more on the nervous system, check out the Heal Your Nervous System course. We start next week! Thank you for coming on this ride with me. xx,Paige

I've been waiting to have Mariella Borschow on the podcast for nearly a year - she has so many insightful things to say and her journey is nothing short of fascinating. After meeting at Mindbodygreen Revitalize a year ago, we dove deep into eating psychology, why people feel the way they do about food and how letting go is the secret ingredient for a happy mind and healthy body. In this episode we talk about:Mariella's healing experience through body dysmorphia and severe digestive issuesHow stress impacts our digestion and our mental healthUsing mental health practices to change neural pathways and heal old issues How motherhood has changed her relationship with her health and why it's important to be healing before and during this journeyAnd so much moreMariella Borschow is a health and life coach, yoga instructor and mindfulness coach. After working in corporate America for years and struggling with work-life balance and stress-related health issues, Mariella dedicated her life to helping others manage their stress as a way to find personal fulfillment. She is formally trained as a coach through the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, a yoga instructor by Strala Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga with over 250 hours of training, and is currently being certified as a mindfulness coach through the Awareness Training Institute and Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley. Find out more about Mariella on her website and on Instagram. I'm super excited to announce that I'm now a Keith's Cacao practitioner! You can order cacao here and use code PAIGE20US09 for a discount.Shop my ebook, Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart for more support around concepts that we discuss on Bright Side of the Moon.If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on healing, ascending and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod and @paigepichler.

Over the last ten years, setting boundaries has become all the rage. But, we forget to think about an important part of this process - understanding our relationship with self-worth and feeling safe enough to have boundaries in the first place. If you don't feel safe, boundaries seem like a luxury for other people - in this episode, we cover why and how to feel worthy of boundaries, plus clearing your energy! We talk about:The link between boundaries and self-worth Energetic boundaries and why they're importantMy story of feeling walked all over for most of my life and how that eventually changed when I lovingly decided enough was enoughKnowing that setting boundaries doesn't make you a jerk, but you can be a jerk while setting boundariesFeeling safe, healing the root chakra and revisiting times in our life when it wasn't safe for us to set boundariesUnderstanding how to care for yourself as an empath or a lightworker and knowing that your energy is sensitiveDaily practices to do to clear your energy - all day long you are constantly absorbing the energy of others, it's up to us to know how to clear it, especially right now!I'd love to hear how you like these practices and if they're making a difference in your life. We practice them in my Heal Your Nervous System Course and they make such an impact. I'm super excited to announce that I'm now a Keith's Cacao practitioner! You can order cacao here and use code PAIGE20US09 for a discount.Shop my ebook, Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart for more support around concepts that we discuss on Bright Side of the Moon.If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on healing, ascending and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod and @paigepichler.

Always trying to do everything for everyone - and perfectly, every time? This is the episode for you.I sit down with my friend, Morgan Doman, a life and clarity coach, to dive into all things people-pleasing - where it comes from, why we do it and how to stop wearing ourselves down. In this episode, we cover:People pleasing and its relation to self-worthFinding where you hold self-worth in your body like your sacral chakra, heart or solar plexus Reprogramming the nervous system to rewire beliefs that we learned earlier in life Viewing giving and receiving as equals and how this is a part of healing the collective feminine woundFeeling worthy now rather than after you do all the things Morgan's story with people-pleasing, over-working and under-valuing herselfMorgan Doman is a life and clarity coach. She helps struggling people-pleasers gain clarity and grow into inspired leaders and entrepreneurs. She has years of experience in the nonprofit sector which has given her a deep-rooted knowledge of how to combine business with values. She's certified by the Human Potential Institute and specializes in embodiment and transformational coaching. Find her on Instagram or on her website for more! I'm super excited to announce that I'm now a Keith's Cacao practitioner! You can order cacao here and use code PAIGE20US09 for a discount. Shop my ebook, Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart for more support around concepts that we discuss on Bright Side of the Moon. If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on healing, ascending and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod and @paigepichler.

I keep talking about why everything we're experiencing right now is the result of the awakening feminine. But, this episode dives into so much more, like creating from a place of enoughness, undoing programming that says life has to be hard and healing anything in our life that's built on shame. This episode covers: - Mars Retrograde in Aries: It's the first time this has happened since 1941 which was one of the worst years of WWII. We dive into what this means for the collective and ourselves on an individual level. Even if you listen to the episode after this transit, it's still a big deal. - Large societal structures are falling because the feminine is reemerging and needs more space than it's been given for the last 2000 years. - The discomfort many of us are facing is coming from allowing fluid, attractive, resting energy to awaken within us.- To unearth structures built on shame we have to let them fall. - I tell a very personal story of relearning my passion for singing and the arts. But, I was told I was too big and that the arts weren't worthwhile. This story comes full circle when I got my drum recently - my feminine is guiding me forward.- Undoing the overly-masculine idea that anything worth having doesn't come easily.- Why the nervous system is critical to creating the life you desire - we hold all of our traumas here and when we don't address them, they call the shots. In order to tap into the feminine, we have to heal our nervous system that runs on shame and guilt. - A simple practice to open your heart and tap into your feminine. If you want a drum for yourself, check out Sean's Instagram page here. Join the next round of the Heal Your Nervous System Course which starts on September 30th to help make this process easier and reconnect with your feminine! Shop my ebook, Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart for more support around this concept. If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on healing, ascending and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoon.pod and @paigepichler.

Full disclosure - I recorded this months ago before 2020 came into full effect. I listened to it this week and remembered that the principles I outlined in this episode are still true - there is enough for everyone - even if the news tells you otherwise. In this episode, I talk through common blocks around money and its relationship with your self-worth. And, while I've certainly learned more lessons about it this year, I still subscribe to the idea that more money doesn't solve money problems. It's like building a house on a broken foundation - just because you have more doesn't mean that there's no issue with receiving. Use this time of uncertainty to heal any blocks around feeling supported by the universe. Learn how to receive without guilt. Start to fully implement the idea that giving and receiving are equals. Praise your bills instead of cursing them - say thank you for the services they provided. Staying in a constant state of gratitude for all that you have makes you magnetic to the natural flow. This episode may bring up feelings of discomfort or unworthiness - that's okay. It's simply pointing you to where you can heal. If you're looking to go further into this healing, the next round of the Heal Your Nervous System Course begins September 30th! We create powerful self-care tools that reset your stress response, clear out your limiting beliefs and give you access to kundalini, breathwork, meditation practices and more. You'll be surrounded by like-minded women who are committed to healing, having fun and creating a life based on what their soul wants.If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on healing, ascending and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler.

A few weeks ago, I started reading a book called The Bowl of Light. When I first picked it up, I had no idea how deeply this ancient Polynesian philosophy would resonate with me. In this episode, I share about the parts of my journey when my bowl of light was filled with stones and I could barely get through my days. Whenever I describe that time, I always talk about the choice I felt I had to make. I knew that I could choose to continue living in the darkness and likely perish, or I could trust the small speck of light that was streaming through. That stream of light saved my life. This light shines within each of us - we just cover it with stones like old traumas, stories and resentments. I had no idea there was an entire spiritual philosophy based around this light I saw! When I wasn't taking care of myself, my nervous system was filled to the brim with trauma and limiting beliefs. Thus, my bowl of light was filled and I couldn't be my true self, slowly losing power under the weight of expectations and my ego. In this episode, I dive into vibrations, why the nervous system is so important and how you can reconnect with your true self. Making sure that we have physical and spiritual practices that support our growth is how we ensure our bowls of light are free from stones. I also talk about an incredibly healing practice from the book, Get Rich, Lucky Bitch. Forgiveness can be ugly and difficult, but it's one of the fastest ways to clear our your bowl of light to align with your purpose. Take your power back. Dump out the stones. Heal your system. Forgive yourself. This is the episode to help you do just that. If you're looking to go further into this healing, the next round of the Heal Your Nervous System Course begins September 30th! We create powerful self-care tools that reset your stress response, clear out your limiting beliefs and give you access to kundalini, breathwork, meditation practices and more. You'll be surrounded by like-minded women who are committed to healing, having fun and creating a life based on what their soul wants. If this resonates, please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on healing, ascending and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler.

Malaika MaVeena Darville is an Earth goddess, shamanic high priestess, global movement facilitator and ceremonialist. She is the founder of InMyElements Dance and lives in Bali full-time, teaching people how to reconnect with their authentic selves and Mother Earth.After enrolling in Malaika's cacao facilitator training and taking her advice to dance every day, my life drastically changed. In this episode, we talk about why dancing is so healing for the body - particularly for healing trauma. Her beliefs around movement as sacred medicine have helped so many people by taking her courses and attending her retreats, helping them learn how to reconnect with their bodies through dance. Malaika shares her story around dance, healing the Earth by healing ourselves and taking care of the mother wound on both the collective and individual levels. Having her on the podcast sharing her wisdom is a great honor, and she even leads us through a short meditation at the end of the episode! She has traveled and lived with indigenous cultures and facilitated groups in Australia, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, Spain, Holland, Egypt, China, USA, Costa Rica, Holland, Portugal and Bali with over 30 years of experience.She has taught at the world's top events including Burning Man, Symbiosis, Festival of Bliss, Tantra Festival Thailand, Woodford Folk Festival, Bellingen Global Carnival, Peats Ridge Festival, Ibiza Tantra Festival, Bali Spirit Festival, BOOM Festival and numerous private events. Malaika’s accreditations include being a qualified ISHTA yoga teacher, Qualified Water Dance Practitioner, Hawaiian Body Worker, Permaculturist, African Dance performer and teacher, Ecstatic Dance Dj, Ceremonialist, and Creatrix of 5Elements Dance Activation™ - a shamanic dynamic meditation dance journey embodying the five cardinal elements, earth, water, fire, air, and spirit. She is a Wisdom Keeper and inspirational facilitator who has been at the forefront of the global consciousness movement. You can find more info about her Wild Woman Awakening Training and Cacao Facilitator Training on her website. Connect with Malaika on Instagram @malaika.darville and see her amazing work healing people through movement and the Earth through love! Please rate, subscribe and review! As always, share this message with anyone who needs it and connect on Instagram for more on healing, ascending and loving yourself fully. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler.

Andrew Anunciation is a lover of embodiment practices, passionate dancer, high vibration energetic conduit and cacao ceremony space holder. He is the owner and founder of Cacao King and a facilitator for men. His purpose is to support men by embodying confidence and redefining masculinity so they can have relationships beyond their wildest dreams. I'm so excited to share his incredible work in the world with his company, Cacao King! In this episode, we talk about Andrew's journey to cacao, his experience working with the plant and how it's helped him heal his relationship with his emotions. He shares about his time in Hawaii, learning about the spirit of aloha and how this idea of deep gratitude inspired him to create Cacao King and share cacao with the world. If you're looking for more information about cacao or just want to hear a heart-centered entrepreneur's journey, this episode is for you! Check out cacaoking.com and get 20% off your purchase with code brightside20! Follow Cacao King on Instagram @cacao.king and Andrew @andrewanunciation for more of his amazing work. I'm so excited to share about the Heal Your Nervous System Course that starts next week on Wednesday, August 12th! Created for college students, postgrads and twentysomethings alike, this course will empower you with tools to reduce your stress response, maintain your own energy and create a powerful routine of self-care tools. by the end of this six-week online course, you'll have kundalini, breathwork, meditation, embodiment tools and a community of like-minded people to support you. Click here for more info and to enroll!If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message.

The Earth is begging us to heal our hearts so that we can heal her. After taking a cacao facilitator training a few weeks ago, I learned just how potent this medicine is in healing ourselves.I started this year off by leading a cacao ceremony in January. I had never attended or led one before, but I knew I had to share this medicine. I kept repeating, "No matter what happens this year, keep your heart open." I didn't know why then, but it's obvious to me today that this is the year where we heal our hearts on a collective and personal level. Drinking cacao has healed me on so many levels, and I know that this medicine is so important to share. I talk about the elements of cacao and how they can help us deeply heal - for ourselves and for the planet. This episode dives deep into what cacao is, how to implement a cacao routine into your life or just try it out. More of us need Mother Earth's guidance right now, and cacao gives us direct access to her healing. If you want to learn more about sacred cacao, you've come to the right place. Check out Cacao King and get 20% off your order with code "brightside20" if you want to test out this ancient practice for yourself. If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. Check out The Safest Space and join for free with code LOVEYOURBODY. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you.

I stumbled upon the book Tara: The Liberating Power of the Female Buddha in April and, since that time, my life and spiritual practice has expanded before my eyes. After absorbing the teachings and wisdom of the female Buddha, Green Tara, I couldn't help but reach out to the author of such an amazing work. Rachael Wooten, Ph.D., is a Zürich-trained Jungian analyst and psychologist who has been in private practice as a therapist for more than forty years. This was her first book - ever! And what a book it is. In this episode, Rachael and I talk about the basic Buddhist principle in which we can all come together at points of intersection across different spiritual and religious practices. Rachael guides us through what Tara and her practices can do in our journey to healing the collective by healing ourselves. She also discusses another pandemic of Western civilization - our penchant for feeling bad about ourselves. If you've listened to this podcast, you know that I talk about taking care of ourselves first and healing the world from that place. Rachael explains how we need both traditional means of healing trauma such as therapy and good friends, as well as spiritual practices to truly transcend and become who we are meant to be. It is my honor to speak with Rachael about her experience with the Tara practice, her thoughts around the collective mother wound and the divine feminine. From tantra to Hinduism to Judaism to Shamanism to Tibetan Buddhism, we cover the origins of these practices that have shaped our world and continue to affect the way we interact with each other and the divine. Rachael’s love for her children and all creatures on Earth is one motivation for making Tara practice widely available. Her hope is that readers use these methods to nurture themselves in meaningful ways, awakening a loving relationship to all life and empowering wise and heartful responses to current global challenges so that all beings have a future in which they may thrive.​Connect with Rachael on her website and find the book, Tara: The Liberating Power of the Female Buddha here. ​If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. Check out The Safest Space and join for free with code LOVEYOURBODY. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you.

When you sit down to do a self-care practice like meditation, yoga or kundalini, you're helping more than just yourself. In a universe where every single thing is connected, your energy speaks so much louder than your words. If you've ever wondered how you can help make the world a better place, how you can uplift and change the world, the answer lies within your energy. When you align yourself with peace, joy, compassion and love, then you can truly create the change you wish to see because these are higher frequency emotions, and thus more powerful vibrations. Just by existing at that frequency, you uplift the planet. This superpower gets wildly underestimated, and it's a superpower that we all possess.Instead of engaging in change from a human level of bickering, blame and arguing, your ability to center yourself with source brings about more power than any talking point ever could. Not to say that you can't stand up for what you believe in, I'm saying that when your energy is taken care of and harnessed with peace, then the changes that you make will help the planet from the inside out. Your meditation mat is where you can change the world. Trust that instead of the noise. Read Rachael Wooten's book, Tara: The Liberating Power of the Female Buddha and check out her episode next week! If you need support with nervous system tools like breathwork, meditation, yoga nidra and more, join The Safest Space and get your first month for free with code LOVEYOURBODY. If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you.

"If we're not uncomfortable, we're not growing." Kellee Rich is the founder of Kelle Rich Yoga, the Virtual OM Yoga Studio and the Higher Conversations Podcast. She and I have definitely had a few lifetimes together, and hearing her inspiring story about how she created a life she loves brings a smile to my face every time I hear it. Kellee has so much good to bring to the world and she's doing it every day. We talk about all things spiritual growth and divination tools that have helped so many people trust their path. Kelle and I cover what it means to follow the signs that you see throughout your life, learn from the Akashic records and trust your own intuition in a way that feels empowering. Kellee's battle with Lyme disease and inspiring journey from disabled mother to empowered yoga teacher show just how resilient and powerful she is. A true seer, she helps people connect with their highest selves through her teachings, readings and podcast. If you need an uplifting conversation between soul sisters, you've come to the right place. Kellee Rich, E-RYT, YACEP, BA is the founder of kelleerichyoga.com, The Virtual OM Yoga Studio and the Higher Conversations Podcast. She is an advanced yoga educator, certified SUP & Aerial Yoga, podcaster, speaker, activist, wife & mother, poet & writer located in Lake Tahoe, CA. She toured nationwide and taught with Wanderlust Festivals from 2016-2019, and is an internationally recognized yoga teacher.

Eradicating hatred with hatred will never make a better world. I've felt this deeply for years. In 2020, however, that theory has become even more clear to me. In this episode, I talk about the unique paths that we're all on. People are supposed to have different opinions and viewpoints - we're all here to learn different things this lifetime. Good ideas and change come from listening, staying open and honoring the different experiences of others from different backgrounds, races and political parties. You can call it overly optimistic or too high in the sky, but deep down, we know it to be true. I talk about having real, quality conversations and how to listen rather than start formulating your response. In this act, you can focus on what you are for rather than what you're against. All of us want peace, respect and unity, we just have different ideas of how to get there. If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. Check out The Safest Space and join for free with code LOVEYOURBODY. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you.

It's 2020. We need powerful self-care practices now more than ever, not only to help us cope but also to make the world a better place. It's my deepest held belief that once we take care of our own energy and respect ourselves, then and only then, can we give the same to the world. I'm so excited to share this episode with the marvelous Ava Johanna where we talk about her spiritual practices with meditation and breathwork as well as building a soul-centered business. Her goal is to make tools like meditation and breathwork sexy again, and practices that we truly want to do every day! We cover her dark night of the soul, her struggles with her business and her journey to connect with her highest self. Ava Johanna is a spiritual business coach, host of The Alchemized Life Podcast, and celebrity meditation teacher based out of Southern California. Whether on the podcast or in her 1:1 VIP program, Ava works with individuals to activate their soul's purpose, create powerful daily routines, and elevate every area of their life simply by adjusting their mindset through fully embodying the energy of empowerment and confidence. She has been featured on major wellness publications such as MindBodyGreen, Wanderlust's 35 Under 35, Life&Style Magazine, and Yoga Journal. Connect with Ava on Instagram @avajohanna and check out her Academy of Breath.

In the book "Power vs. Force", David R. Hawkins contends that one single person who vibrates at a frequency of gratitude can negate the lower vibrating energies of 75,000 people. That number only grows as your vibration rises. We are all handling the trauma of this year differently. People have different opinions, different stories and that's okay. But, when we understand energy and just how powerful our energy is, we can shift our thoughts towards peace for all. Compassion will make the changes we seek - every, single time. I was put on this Earth to call for peace. I believe that by focusing on division, we only create more division. Everyone has a right to their emotions and expression - including people you disagree with. I tell my story about my time on Capitol Hill when I saw Steve Scalise rejoin Congress after nearly being shot to death during a congressional baseball game. Almost every member of the House was there with very few dry eyes in the room. But, when I watched the news that night, there was no mention of one of the most stark displays of unity we had seen since 9/11. You may feel different than the views I express, and that's okay. I appreciate you and your role on this planet. We are all one, no matter what. When we start having compassion for everyone and everything, even when it's difficult, that's when real change will take place. If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you.

I started this podcast to help normalize having darker moments and honor the full spectrum of our emotions. A healer said to me once, "Paige, you can't live in the light all the time" and it was one of the most freeing moments of my life. I'm so lucky that I got to have Susy on the podcast and hear her story journeying from battling alcoholism and self-worth issues to healing herself, following her dreams and creating a successful business as a sound healer. We're both sober and we talk about life without alcohol, being our true selves and her amazing story living out her divine purpose. Susy Markoe Schieffelin of The Copper Vessel is a Los Angeles-based sound healer, reiki master, yoga and meditation teacher, and life/sobriety coach. She graduated with a degree in East Asian Studies and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and is certified in Usui/Holy Fire II Reiki Master, Kundalini and Vinyasa Yoga Instructor (RYT 550 / IKYTA), and received training in Transcendental Meditation, Vipassana Meditation, Breathwork, and the Art of Sound Healing. Inspired by her own healing journey, she uses these modalities to help others transform their lives and find healing from within. Susy is vocal about her path to sobriety and her journey with alopecia, she is a speaker and thought leader, encouraging people to build healthy, happy, radiant lives through self-love. Susy leads deeply restorative crystal alchemy sound bath ceremonies, healing rituals, group trainings, international retreats, and workshops. She also offers a variety of virtual experiences including a series of virtual sound baths for self-healing on ALO Moves. Follow Susy on Instagram here.Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

When we think of generosity, many people think of just giving everything that we can. And, while there's merit to giving, when we give out of obligation rather than from divine inspiration, it's a recipe for resentment. So, how do we give in a way that feels good? Right now, we're being asked to give more than ever. With many people's consciousness revolving around the idea of scarcity and fear, it can be uncomfortable to balance the idea of generosity and feeling like we need to be vigilant with our supply. In reality, we are part of infinite consciousness, infinite love and therefore, infinite prosperity.The old paradigm would have us believe that we have to give as a duty and because it's the right thing to do. Often tinged with shame, this idea kept us tied to the ego, its need to feel important and to please everyone. Generosity is changing, we're changing; things are getting better and more balanced. If you've ever felt fearful around giving, shameful around abundance or given too much of yourself, this is for you. Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

Since anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues of the 21st century, more and more people have tried to wrap their minds around how to move through it with grace. Caroline and I talk about what it means to reconnect with the body and remove shame - two of the most powerful ways to heal anxiety. We talk about what pleasure means and inviting movement in to heal our addiction to external validation. Kindness, softness and vulnerability often denote weakness in our culture, and Caroline and I discuss the fallacy of this notion. We cover everything from her story with anxiety to finding peace and purpose within ourselves. Caroline Aylward is the creator of Get A Helmet, a company focused on heart-centered storytelling through video, audio and the body. She creates brand documentaries for feminist identifying small business owners, artists and makers and also offers 1:1 mentorship sessions for women ready to unapologetically reconnect to their power and release shame. Get A Helmet is also a podcast -- focused on spirituality, creativity and wellness -- available on iTunes, Spotify and anywhere you download your podcasts. Caroline recently directed a film on women’s body image and self-worth with an all-female crew and cast called "In This Body". Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

One of the things that has become abundantly clear to me as I've started to heal myself is that we are all connected. Every single thing is made up of energy and what we do with our energy impacts the world, whether we like it or not. In college, I shopped constantly. Trying desperately to fill a void and make myself feel better, I bought new clothes weekly. I didn't realize that I was purchasing the energy of more suffering, adding to my own experience in the darkness. I watched the documentary Minimalism last year and about halfway through, I broke down in sobs. This is the story of how I discovered conscious clothing and what it means to understand the way that we're all connected. The fast fashion industry is an affront to all of us, perpetuating the suffering of our fellow humans and the planet. Filled with chemicals, pesticides and toxins, cheap clothing not only hurts the people who make it, but hurts us when we purchase it with our energy. The new way of the world is compassion. I believe that when we heal ourselves, we can heal the world around us. When we start to change the way we buy things, we can change the system responsible for human suffering, pollution and waste. If you're interested in learning more about conscious clothing, check out:Sustainable Fashion ForumThe True Cost DocumentaryMinimalismThe Conscious Closet BookGood on YouConscious Clothing Companies:EverlaneMate the LabelReformationSpell and the Gypsy CollectiveFollow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

Collectively, we have an addiction to constantly doing and filling as many of our days as possible. A way to escape what's lying underneath the facade, our addiction to doing prevents us from making contact with the soul. Without this conscious contact, it's easy to get wrapped up in the ego's demands - how much money we need to be happy, how to get all the external things that we're convinced we need and how we want others to perceive us, instead of living out our purpose. We're waking up and stepping off the hamster wheel. Albeit scary, it's more empowering than you can possibly imagine. In this episode, I tell my story around addiction to stress and striving to prove my worth for nearly two decades. It's a story that almost killed me, and I'm happy to be able to share the experience from the other side. I'm here with you through all of this. Know that it's okay to feel uncomfortable and bored, restless even. It's here to help you get comfortable enough with the silence to know your true self - your soul. In slowing down your mind, you can connect with the light within. Yoga and coming back to your body can help you reach this silence by creating space between your thoughts. Instead of thinking that you need to push harder to get the answers, you probably need to surrender and reconnect with silence. It's here that you'll find your loudest truths. Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

If you've ever thought of starting your own business, learning to read tarot cards or you just need a conversation with a friend, this episode is for you. Kate Van Horn is my dear friend and business mentor with an insanely developed intuition. We talk about her new candle line, The Elements, along with her tarot-reading process, tarot reading course and more. She'll help you balance out your missing element, create the business of your dreams and transcend even the darkest of nights.Kate and I have both battled eating disorders and other bodily traumas and, together, we talk about what it means to heal and consciously create our lives. Hearing her story is nothing short of inspiring. She has helped me in so many ways and I'm beyond grateful to share her amazing work on Bright Side of the Moon. Kate is a wellness influencer, business mentor, and yoga teacher based in Los Angeles. As a mental health advocate, Kate candidly shares her story and experience with sexual abuse, PTSD and an eating disorder with her audience. Through mindfulness and intuitive practices, Kate hopes to inspire others to radically accept themselves, their stories, their bodies, and live more intuitively. Kate's writing and teaching have been featured in mindbodygreen, Yoga Digest, Prevention Magazine, and The Fullest. Since launching her blog and brand in 2016, she has worked with brands such as Whole Foods, Athleta, Tampax, Dove and Soulcycle on content creation and social media campaigns. Kate was also named one of 25 Influential Women in Wellness to Watch in 2018 by Yogi Approved. Find her on Instagram @kate.van.horn. Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

2020 has been intense. And, it's not random. We are shifting our entire paradigm, something the planet has waited 2,000 years for. As uncomfortable as this is right now, it's ultimately for our highest good. In this episode, I share the call that I've been feeling for years. I finally understand where it's been calling me - to help with this transition. The reawakening of the feminine, the fluid, open and heart-centered energy is changing things. Where we're going is more filled with love and peace than we could ever imagine and, in order to get there, we have to let some of the old systems crumble. To me, it's a time to come back together, stop shaming and pointing fingers and hold the deepest compassion we can possibly express. Yes, there is fear, but there is also potential for so many amazing things to happen. I talk about my experience on Capitol Hill, seeing one of the sole instances of unity the country has shown in years and how powerful it was in my life. This is one of those times where we can do the same. The flow is powerful, will you go with it? Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

The Goop Netflix series put a lot of puzzle pieces together for me about my healing experience that many can relate to. Small and larger traumas that we all have come up for us to heal, and we can do so by accessing the subconscious mind. Behind these traumas and experiences lie our greatest truths and can lead us toward clarity in greater ways than we've ever experienced. This is the work we came here to do and the patterns we came to heal. To do so, we need to tap into the conscious mind. In this episode, we cover: - Why we need to access the subconscious mind to create the life we want- Accessing trauma loops to heal in deeper ways- How this work impacts your entire life - Healing limiting beliefs by showing up when you're ready- Our life's work isn't a title or how much money we make, it's in what we came here to heal to create from our soulFollow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

For a long time, I wondered how so many women act like everything is fine and normal during their periods. Between the energy lost shedding an organ and the subsequent hormonal changes that come with it, your cycle needs to be honored as the deeply restorative time that it is.In modern life, we see it as a detriment for our body to tell us that we need time to rest once a month. Instead of honoring the moon cycle as the height of our feminine power, we see it as a pain and a detriment to "getting things done". I get it, I'm not saying I skip down the street when I have my period. But, I know that it's an extremely receptive and fluid time in which we can more easily tap into high-vibrational energy. This week, we dive into what this means and ways to tap into the incredible power of your body and energy during your moon cycle. Another part of honoring your cycle involves using products that aren't laden with harsh chemicals that impact your hormones. MYBOXSHOP is an amazing brand with 100 percent organic, biodegradable products. You can shop their pads, tampons and liners on Amazon or on their website. Keep yourself safe and your moon cycle free from pesticides, bleach and chlorine. Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

This is the episode I started this show to record. Truly, it is why I'm on this planet - to help other people heal from trauma and see their experiences as opportunities to align with their greater purpose. Even if you think you've never gone through anything "that bad", I promise that there's something for you to learn from this episode as you show yourself the love you need to validate your experiences. In this episode, I talk about:Why discussing trauma is importantTrauma isn't always what we thinkShowing compassion to each other and ourselves as we shift into a new paradigm Healing ourselves so we can heal othersWhy the saying "Time heals all wounds" is bullshit My experience with trauma and athletics, how I'm just healing it nowHealing old patterns by going back to when they happenedSetting boundaries respectfully Inner child work and how simple but powerful it can beWe cover so much ground in this episode and I hope it brings you the healing you need. My goal is for this show to feel like you're talking to a friend on your couch. I hope it brings you the comfort and peace that I feel when sharing.If you need meditation guidance, check out my profile on Insight Timer and follow along. Check out the show on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. As always, please rate and review so we can share more light in the world, together.

The life you want is just beyond your limiting beliefs. We all know this, but sometimes it can be difficult to spot when these beliefs come through. This episode covers my experience with an upper limit I thought I had conquered - my need for approval. In episode three, I talk about:My recent anxiety spiral around a meditation I releasedThe upper limit and what it isHow our upper limit and subconscious beliefs hold us back from living the lives we want and came here to experienceThe subconscious mind and the nervous system along with their impact on your lifeBeing kind to yourself as you dive into these blocks to heal themStarting to see the blocks and notice when the limit stops you from receiving what you really wantFollow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

Singing along to Super Bowl Halftime Show this year with Shakira and JLo, I had no idea how much this performance showed how far I've come in healing my relationship with my body. It signaled such a large change within me and in my relationship with feminine expression. Rather than being offended and hating on the performance, as I did with Beyonce's six years earlier, I felt so happy and empowered just watching. Dancing has healed me and my relationship with my body in so many ways; this show was an indication of just how far I've come. This episode covers: Where I was mentally when I struggled with disordered eating, how it made me project my experience onto others living their truthHow dancing has healed me and helped me appreciate my body in ways I never knew were possibleThe Super Bowl Halftime performance by Shakira and JLo and what it meant for me to sing along appreciating the divine feminineOur relationship with sexual shame, why it keeps our creativity hampered, our true expression silenced and our hips inflexibleThe Halftime Show as a representation of our society's aversion to feminine, fluid expression through the hips Understanding projection and what it means to feel triggered by another person's true acceptance of themselvesIf you need meditation guidance, check out my profile on Insight Timer and follow along. Check out the show on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. As always, please rate and review so we can share more light in the world, together.

This is the show that I needed five years ago. In the darkest place of my life, I battled my way back from traumas, disordered eating, crippling anxiety and self-worth issues. Not only did meditation and yoga save my life, but they also started my new one. In episode one, I talk about: Healing from trauma by shifting my energyWhy you can't always live in the light and that's okayFeeling the full spectrum of your emotionsWhy meditation is becoming more popular Balancing your masculine and feminine energiesHow the paradigm around constantly doing is changing Creating a community of healing to live happy, connected lives Connect on Instagram @brightsideofthemoon and @paigepichler. For more info, go to paigepichler.com. Get my grounding buddha meditation for free when you rate and review. Just send a screenshot of your review to brightsideofthemoonpodcast@gmail.com.