Sanctuary Wellness Podcast

Enjoy this relaxing 5-minute grounding meditation is led by meditation teacher, life coach and NLP practitioner, Justine Walsh. Guaranteed to reset your mind and body. Perfect for busy people.Follow Justine on Instagram @meditatewithjustine

Host & life coach, Faith Hill, chats with author, Andrea Gardner about the power of words and how they create your experience of life.Andrea shares her personal story starting with her days working in newspaper marketing.At 30 years old, Andrea wanted a big life change and asked the universe for a sign. That sign was delivered which led to Andrea handing in her notice and moving to Scotland to become a writer and to study healing modalities.In this episode, Andrea details how manifesting has worked so powerfully for her and how we the words we choose can change our lives.Faith & Andrea also talk about favourite travel memories, influential books and affirmations.Andrea Gardner is a story shaper, author and healer. Her outstanding book ‘Change Your Words, Change Your World' is published by Hay House.As part of her journey and work with words, Andrea created a viral video on YouTube in 2010 which has been viewed by over 30 million people worldwide. The video, called ‘The Power of Words' is incredibly potent, and tear-jerking.  Andrea is also a clinical hypnotherapist and life coach and lives on the East coast of Scotland.

A beautiful guided meditation to ground yourself and bring light in to your soul with astrologer, Molly Rose. This powerful short meditation can be done at any time of day; it's delightful.

Enjoy 15 minutes of healing energy and  kindness with coach, consultant, writer and speaker, Holiday Phillips.Holiday has visited the Sanctuary Thailand on many occasions and we love having her here

Romi Grossberg is a holistic counsellor and author. Her deep understanding of and counselling therapy has helped many guests here at the Sanctuary Thailand and also all over the world in her online sessions. In this episode, Romi shares her story with your host and life coach, Faith Hill. From her rebellious teenage years to trying different careers in sports and photography and then finding her place as a counsellor.Romi shares many nuggets of valuable advice:⁃           listening to your gut; trusting where you need to be and being in your flow⁃           using journaling to reduce the noise in your head and to gain clarity in your thoughts⁃           knowing what you need to calm your mind, whether that be reading, exercise or… a glass of wineAustralian Romi has spent years in Asia, putting all her counselling and mental health expertise to great use by helping people and communities in Vietnam, India and Cambodia, where she ran the Tiny Toones centre for street kids.She is the author of The 5 Minute Guide to Emotional Intelligence as well as her most recent book, The Key; A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens. Romi is also a TED X speaker.

A deeply relaxing and yummy guided meditation with yoga mystika, Ushma Prem.Visit Ushma's website for details of her online sessions and workshops as well as her retreats and trainings around the world.

In this episode, host Faith Hill talks with frequency healer and altogether beautiful being, Erin Eber. Erin's frequency healing aligns people to their souls. She uses her voice as a channel to help people with whatever they need in that moment.Erin's early life was a state of inner pain and confusion that she couldn't logically understand. As an extremely sensitive empath, she wasn't comfortable being human. Singing had always been a deep passion. It was her connection to the divine. So when she lost her ability to sing ‘unexpectedly' at 13, she went on a hunt to heal herself.She has an incredible story about how she came into this work and realm.In this fun and insightful episode, we talk singing, meditation, Ayahuasca and Tik Tok, as well as the value of mentors and the delights of travel.Erin Eber is a frequency healer who travels the world sharing her work both in person and online.When asked to summarise her frequency healing work, she says ‘I will help you learn to listen to yourself.'In addition to her unique 1-on-1 sessions, Erin runs live workshops and online courses; her most recent being one called Evolved Empaths for both empaths and highly sensitive people.Erin also offers Human Design sessions and facilitates cacao ceremonies.

Calm your mind and body with this mindfulness meditation led by holistic counsellor, Romi Grossberg. Romi is the author of The 5 Minute Guide to Emotional Intelligence.

In this episode, host and life coach Faith Hill shares five ways to successfully change negative thoughts. Let's be realistic; negative thinking happens to all of us. Negative thoughts either come full on with bells and whistles, or sneak in quietly and then take centre stage in all their glory.If we let them, they can cause us emotional suffering and misery.But we are human and full time positivity is perhaps nirvana, so let's do what we can to break unhelpful negative thought loops and in turn, improve our wellbeing and enhance our existence.

Enjoy this deeply relaxing guided meditation with Nolita Ananda using Kumbhaka Pranayama, a breathing technique.

In this episode, host Faith Hill talks with Fiona Soma, a specialist in somatic health who uses movement and vibration to bring balance back into our bodies and to heal trauma.Fiona shares her wisdom, experience and insight in using our bodies' natural mechanism of shaking to release tension or trauma using a beautiful system of exercises called TRE, which stands for Tension – or Trauma – Release Exercises; it is a healing system created by Dr David Berceli.Fiona is a TRE global trainer. Her trainings, workshops and sessions also incorporate many different modalities to uncover deep-seated blockages, which may manifest as persistent health difficulties.Under usual circumstances, she travels around the world from her home in South Africa to Romania, Portugal, Israel, the UK and in Thailand at the Sanctuary. She is currently running her trainings online through the power of Zoom.

Enjoy this relaxing 13-minute meditation with Justine Walsh, a meditation teacher, parenting consultant and life coach. Justine is passionate about meditation and all of its benefits. She is the founder of Magic for Mums, a unique service based on the Pause - Breathe - Respond methodology. www.magicformums.com(Music courtesy of moby.com)

Host Faith Hill talks in-depth with fellow coach, Cherie Josephs  about what you can do to help make 2021 better than 2020, which is finally coming to a close. They share tried and tested coaching techniques and life practices to help your mind, body and spirit thrive; how to recognise the joys in life – despite the global picture - and how to find some peace and calm amongst the chaos.This warm and friendly conversation flows from being able to find focus and creativity to living in alignment with your values; from creating change to setting healthy boundaries. Also, how to make plans and set goals despite uncertainty and how to get new projects off the ground. Packed with advice and tips on mindset, working from home, healthy living, detoxing, exercise, gratitude and meditation.Don't miss the special offer on SanctuaryWellness.Live - buy a gift membership and get membership for yourself for free! 3 months is £30, 6 months is £60 and 12 months is just £99. Buy now before 31 December 2020.

For women who are either beginning, or already have a jade egg practice, this beautiful 7-minute heart blessing meditation with Nolita Ananda of Secrets of Jade is heavenly.Find Nolita's new Jade Egg Yoni Yoga online course at SanctuaryWellness.Live

Host Faith Hill talks with author, teacher and coach, Gill Hasson about mindfulness and resilience; great practices for us all to nurture at any time, but particularly during these times of uncertainty and stress.  We explore the difference between formal and informal mindfulness and also a variety of mindfulness concepts including acceptance, patience and ‘beginner's mind'.Gill shares several very helpful mindfulness techniques to allow us stay in the moment and to stay grounded; plus, how we can each build resilience through cultivating certain personal traits.She shares her love of walking (and how it changes our perspective), The Godfather book and comedy classics such as Billy Connolly and Gavin & Stacy. Her personal story of a train journey from London to Athens (via Belgium, Germany, Austria, Serbia, Bosnia and Italy) as a teenager is upliftingly lovely.Duration: 47 minutes

A truly beautiful breathing exercise to ground and calm you at any time of day. Led by Sanctuary yoga teacher, Sophie Levan. Find Sophie's online yoga classes and courses at SanctuaryWellness.Live

Faith Hill, Life Coach & NLP Master Practitioner shares techniques and tips to alleviate negative thoughts and feelings in challenging times.In this episode, Faith focuses on self talk and daily practices to help you think and feel better. Relevant for us all during the pandemic and particularly those working from home.A huge chunk of her work is teaching people how to realistically cultivate a positive mindset using techniques that are easy to understand and implement.'We cannot control what is going on around us, but we can control what we think and how we react to it.'

A beautiful and short self-healing meditation, led by Laetitia Laguerre, an Empowerment &  Generative Coach from France. This meditation was recorded with a 528Hz soundtrack, the "Love frequency". It will help you to activate, open, balance and heal your heart chakra. It's very powerful.Remember, every time you allow yourself to feel your emotions, you are healing a little more.

Host & Life Coach Faith Hill talks with Dr William Bloom about the practice and benefits of meditation.William has studied and practiced all types of meditation, all over the world, and shares his wisdom and experience in a very relatable way to helps others create their own practice.He talks of his fascination with humanity and people-watching in Glastonbury, his love of stand-up comedy and biking plus how he made the morning housework chores an enjoyable and mindful way to start the day.William Bloom is a British author, educator and activist and the founder/director of the Spiritual Companions Trust, an educational charity focusing on a holistic and person-centred approach to spirituality and health.He's considered by many people to be the UK's leading holistic and New Age educator and author. The UK newspaper, The Independent, says William has ‘an encyclopedic knowledge of meditation'.

A beautifully guided insight meditation which can be used any time, anywhere. By focusing on the sensations in your external world, you can drop more deeply into inner listening. This meditation will help you to just see the swirl of thoughts on your mind, allow them to settle and therefore see more clearly. Led by Francie Fishman, founder and director of Pure Flow Yoga.

Host Faith Hill interviews Nicola Bird, the founder of A Little Peace of Mind.Nicola talks of the effects of a busy mind and fast thinking, of chasing a high salary and, eventually, burnout. She takes us on her journey and how she has learned to manage her anxiety and fear, sharing some nuggets of advice.Nicola struggled for years with anxiety and panic attacks and at times couldn't even leave her home for weeks at a time. No one knew. To the outside world she was a high-performer: high academic grades, running her own successful business, living all around the world and happily married with three beautiful children. But inside she was full of fear and on the verge of panic a huge amount of the time.Nicola Bird is the founder of A Little Peace of Mind, an organisation based in the UK which helps people alleviate fear, anxiety and stress. She also wrote a book and hosts a podcast of the same name. 

A free guided meditation led by life coach Faith Hill to help you feel balanced and live life from a place of inner calm and peace. In Yoga Nidra, the mind, body and intellect are in a complete state of relaxation and may even seem to be sleeping. For these parts of you, Yoga Nidra mediation offers similar benefits as four hours of sleep. Yet during Yoga Nidra your consciousness is awake and you can uncover hidden solutions to problems or conflicts. Relax and enjoy

In this episode, host Faith Hill interviews Randall O'Leary is the founder and director of the Swara Yoga Academy and has been a dedicated explorer of Yoga since 1991.He shares with us his path on the yoga journey since his first class in Colorado at 20 years old (with his mum). Randall is an explorer and path seeker who is interested in learning, different ways to live and being part of communities. His story is beautifully enjoyable and entertaining as he explains how he became a changed man after his first trip to India, his wild times in the Thai jungle and how he met his guru. During the episode, Randall also shares valuable insight, wisdom and anecdotes which we can all take on board, as well as an easy breath technique and his favourite book trilogy.

Sebastian Bruno is the co-founder of ThaiVedic, a holistic healing system that bridges together timeless Ayurvedic principles with Thai Buddhist medicine and Yoga Therapy; a holistic medicine if you like.In usual circumstances, he travels around the world sharing his practice through sessions, classes, workshops and trainings.Sebastian has been a long-time student of the Body, Breath and Movement and these studies have brought him through a variety of disciplinary practices such as martial arts, dance, bodywork and traditional healing arts. 

An introduction to the Sanctuary Wellness Podcast with your host, Faith Hill.

Daisy Kaye is the creator of Breath Medicine,  a powerful technique that incorporates both breathwork and movement to to help us release trauma.She is also a Universal Tao Instructor, a herbalist and the founder of Sacred Cacao & 5-Element Dance.  She has been teaching and facilitating for over 25 years worldwide ; sharing her knowledge of ancient practices and modern science in life-changing retreats and trainings.