The Wednesday Woo Woo Show

Our guest today is Akiko Takahashi. Akiko is the founder of Craft and Zen, she is a soulful creator, a wellness coach and an energy practitioner with extensive knowledge and experience in holistic living. Akiko is also a natural creative, an artist, a children's clothes designer and jewellery maker. Her unique therapeutic work brings optimal flow of energy through the use of energy medicine and her Diamond Inlay Attunement. Her work promotes healing, self empowerment, and awakening, particularly needed to thrive through the current wave of the evolutionary planetary shift. Akiko shares many pearls of wisdom with us including, her early experiences growing up in Japan, disconnection, spiritual awakening, and celebrating Woo Woo. This podcast will be of particular interest if you are curious about Energy work, you are ready to awaken your higher consciousness or driven to live a more connected and harmonious life. This podcast was illuminating and reminded us of the many roads to recovery. Note this episode includes a short visualisation exercise so do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery. Akiko can be found on her website at www.craftandzen.com. You can also find more detailed information about her energy attunement on this website https://www.crystalpalaceosteopaths.co.uk/energy-attunement/ We hope you find this episode though provoking, we certainly did! Please tell your friends about the podcast and turn on alerts so you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share them with your networks so that more people can learn from the conversations. Also, if you love what we are doing and want to do something nice, you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws or even leave us a lovely voice message at https://anchor.fm/the-wednesday-woo-woo-show/message. We really do appreciate your support, and who knows, your voice message might even be used in an upcoming episode!

Welcome to todays Podcast ‘Fixing Sam' Our unplugged conversation focused on on how Fear and the unfamiliar can prevent us from achieving our goals. We talked about the issues we face and the decisions we make. We enjoyed our discussion today and hope you will too. We invite you to get in touch with your comments, suggestions and ideas. This is a supportive space and we hope you continue to enjoy. We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did making it. Please tell your friends about the podcast and turn on alerts so you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share them with your networks so that more people can learn from the conversations. Also, if you love what we are doing and want to do something nice, you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws or even leave us a lovely voice message at https://anchor.fm/the-wednesday-woo-woo-show/message. We really do appreciate your support, and who knows, your voice message might even be used in an upcoming episode!

Our guest today is Niki Carless a Pastor from Hillsong Church, Croydon, UK. Niki is a committed supporter of people, campaigner for Children, and a contemporary Gospel singer songwriter and previously, Tutor and voice coach. Niki speaks from the heart, has a divine calling to serve others, and reminds us of the importance of connection, the power of belief, and how we can transform life's challenges. Niki shared her unique journey to the here and now, the life and times of being a Pastor, and the many twists and turns that led to her current vocation and community leadership. Niki shared her unique experiences and understanding of the everyday issues that people face with knowledge, passion, credibility and understanding. Our discussion is jam packed with honesty, wisdom, and laughter. We were reminded of our personal power, choices, and everyday prayer life. We openly discussed life's challenge, personal perspectives, insights, and the important lessons learnt along the way. Our conversation today provided so many gems, too many to mention here. We hope you too will leave the conversation with a new or enriched perspective on life, power of prayer, your purpose, and the beauty of selfless intention. Niki can be found on Instagram at @nikicarless and her music is available on Spotify and Apple Music. We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did making it. Please tell your friends about the podcast and turn on alerts so you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share them with your networks so that more people can learn from the conversations. Also, if you love what we are doing and want to do something nice, you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws or even leave us a lovely voice message at https://anchor.fm/the-wednesday-woo-woo-show/message. We really do appreciate your support, and who knows, your voice message might even be used in an upcoming episode!

Our guest today is Sarah Presley a Reiki Practitioner Teacher. We spoke about Reiki Therapy as an energy, discussed the science behind it and dispelled some of the myths that surrounds Energy Work. Sarah shared some of her own health experiences and how she personally discovered the power of Reiki. We explored Reiki as a practice, what to expect from a Reiki practitioner and the power of communicating with Bio Energy to improve your own health and wellbeing and the increased use of Reiki as a valuable complementary approach in Hospitals. Sarah introduced healing practices with loved ones, and how blockages and life experiences such as shock or Trauma, can decrease energy and contribute or cause Ill health. Today we talked about choice and how you can complement your current health regime. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. For details of her book launch, blogs, events, workshops, latest updates or newsletters, Sarah can be found at www.sarahpresley.co.uk as well as on Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did making it. Please tell your friends about the podcast and turn on alerts so you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share them with your networks so that more people can learn from the conversations. Also, if you love what we are doing and want to do something nice, you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws or even leave us a lovely voice message at https://anchor.fm/the-wednesday-woo-woo-show/message. We really do appreciate your support, and who knows, your voice message might even be used in an upcoming episode!

Hello everyone! No guest this week as we wanted to surprise you with a little gift for the Jubilee Bank Holiday that is being celebrated here in the UK. Our very own Sam, Meditation Teacher, Wellness and Reiki Practitioner will lead you in a relaxing space to help you unwind and relax your muscles, releasing any stress and tension that you may be experiencing with the build up to the bank holiday weekend. Sam will lead us through a guided meditation called Progressive Muscle Relaxation which involves tensing and relaxing different muscles in different parts of the body to relieve any tension that we bottle up within the muscle memory. When practiced regularly PMR can help with stress headaches, pain management, sleep and much more so find yourself a relaxing space, switch off the distractions, don that eyemask, make yourself comfortable, relax and enjoy. See you next week! Note this episode includes a meditation so do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery. Samantha is co-host of The Wednesday Woo Woo Show and can be found at @samanthatremlin | Linktree. We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did making it. Please tell your friends about the podcast and turn on alerts so you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share them with your networks so that more people can learn from the conversations. Also, if you love what we are doing and want to do something nice, you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws or even leave us a lovely voice message at https://anchor.fm/the-wednesday-woo-woo-show/message. We really do appreciate your support, and who knows, your voice message might even be used in an upcoming episode!

Our Guest today is YinYang Samantra a wellpreneur and natural wholistic wellness coach, a qualified professional, exercise Physiologist, health Psychologist, Qigong practitioner and an expert by experience. Samantra has cared and supported hundreds of beautiful beings ‘to feel and be better.' She uses traditional and modern science approaches with Empathy and education. Her solutions are nature led and we enjoyed a deep dive into her natural gifts. Samantra shared her interesting journey, knowledge, her healing & recovery, and how she became a Lightworker. We were reminded that Energy is movement and healing is mindset. Our discussion highlighted how magical our bodies are and how we can make the necessary shifts and changes to achieve the internal balance our bodies crave. Samantra remains passionate about our relationship with self, our life choices, and wellbeing, and states, Alternative Medicine is an Art form… it is ‘Alchemy and it is powerful.' It has saved me – and now I share as YinYang Samantra. YinYang Samantra can be found at https://yinyangsamantra.wixsite.com/yinyangsamantra and also on Instagram. We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did making it. Please tell your friends about the podcast and turn on alerts so you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share them with your networks so that more people can learn from the conversations. Also, if you love what we are doing and want to do something nice, you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws or even leave us a lovely voice message at https://anchor.fm/the-wednesday-woo-woo-show/message. We really do appreciate your support, and who knows, your voice message might even be used in an upcoming episode!

Our guest today is Maureen Anderson Founder of The Kitchen Table. In our second episode of difficult conversations on topics not often spoken about. We shared a space to talk about a topic often ignored. Our podcast today promotes Hospice UK the national Charity working for those experiencing dying, death and bereavement. The campaign Dying Matters Awareness week encouraged us to talk openly about a difficult subject; share our experiences, thoughts and feelings about life. Our conversation was safe, supportive, encouraging, thoughtful and importantly, curious.  Let's continue talking, supporting and encouraging these conversations to take place in safe spaces.  Maureen and details of The Kitchen Table can be found at https://www.maureen-anderson.co.uk as well as on Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook and details about the campaign which ran this year from the 2nd to 6th May, can be found at Dying Matters Awareness Week | Hospice UK (hashtag #inagoodplace). Hospice UK are a national charity for hospice and end of life care. They work to ensure everyone affected by death, dying and bereavement gets the care and support they need, when they need it. We are hopeful you will find this episode as thought provoking as we did when recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Our guest today is Fiona Clark. She has dedicated 25 years to helping others to heal and reconnect with themselves. As an Alternative Practitioner, trained Kinesiologist and a Solution focused Life coach, she specialises in Reflexology, Reiki, Sekham, Theta Healing, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), and Crystal Healing. Fiona took us on her own international journey and how education, specialist knowledge and energy techniques healed her life. She shared her many experiences including, how she faced her those challenges including, finding courage and 'her own voice'. Leading her to focus on health & wellbeing, and specialise in different modalities that she now uses to help her clients find their own ‘Zenergy Zone' so that they have the courage to feel empowered. Fiona aka Fiona Clarke ‘The Zenergizer' helps clients to build confidence, reconnect with their Power, Purpose, and Passion, and create their own inner Harmony and Freedom to move forward in their lives and be the best they can be. Fiona can be found at fionaclark.co.uk and on her YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC49vdc1LYAiJHSHqr7RlDOg as well as on Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. We had much fun recording this and we are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as much as we did. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Our guest today is Dr. Rebecca Lightfoot. She is the founder of Tip the Balance Natural Wellbeing a “clinic without walls”. Her Wellbeing practice supports individuals, families, and organisations to operate at their very best by finding balance in their work, life, family, health, and relationships. Dr. Lightfoot is a scientist with a passion and a mission to support us to improve our nutrition and understand how our behaviours prevents our bodies from performing optimally. We were taken on a journey of science and biology, and the reasons why we should make better choices. Becca shared her life's highs and lows, including, her times when she was most vulnerable, and the importance of listening and seeking help. Her work supports clients to gain clearer understanding of their beliefs and values and how these influence their actions and results. Today we were fortunate to spend time with a massive advocate of green wellbeing who reminded us of the importance of including nature in our lives and routines. Rebecca (Becca) and details of Tip the Balance can be found at @TiptheBalance | Linktree as well as on Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. We had much fun recording this and we are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as much as we did. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Our guest today is Maureen Anderson a Writer, Parenting Consultant, Trainer and Facilitator. The Founder of 4 Projects MAMM Menopause Moments and MAMA Men and Menopause awareness. She is also a Co-Host of the Kitchen Table and the Director of Parent Lab both of which offer safe spaces to share. The conversation today took us on Maureen's own journey of how she began to specialise in supporting women on their menopausal journeys, the importance of having these conversations in organisations, supporting menopausal women in their places of work and why we need to move away from menopause as a woman's issue, and recognise the impact on mental health, family life, and physical & psychological wellbeing. We discussed the myths and realities of the menopausal journey and Maureen reminded us all that “My menopause is not yours” and our menopausal moments are unique and as individual as we are. Last but by no means least we were reminded of the three important discussions every family should have. This was a packed podcast discussion; we hope you leave thinking and start behaving differently about the importance of having these menopause conversations, and how we navigate our personal and professional journeys. This is a two part series, second to come later. Maureen and details of her courses can be found at https://www.maureen-anderson.co.uk as well as on Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. We are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as we did recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Todays guest is Shaileen Shah a Speaker, Teacher, Happiness and Wellbeing Coach. Our discussion tackled some of the everyday factors and scientific research that underpin mental health, stress, and wellbeing. Shaileen, shared his experience of operating in a stressful and pressured environment, and coping with redundancy and loss. Healing through self-discovery, and finding purpose, and meaning. We were taken on an A-Z tour of how to build and practice happiness habits in our everyday lives and how we can achieve what he describes as ‘Work life Harmony,' by practicing kindness and compassion and why we need to ‘Shift and Change' habits to establish Happiness and wellbeing in our lives. Shaileen and details of his events can be found at https://linktr.ee/HappyLifeHabits as well as on Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. We are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as we did recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

In this special episode we are having a necessary conversation about unplugging from the usual noise in our busy lives. We often hear conversations about the need for Compassion and Kindness, to ourselves to promote wellbeing. Today we explore what we mean by showing ourselves 'kindness', how do we show up in these moments of compassion? and the importance of knowing when to plug out from our life stressors, and slow down, especially without Judgement. Importantly, How and when do we stop, be still or seek support? On March 27 2022 in the UK we celebrate Happy Mothers Day. Sam and I wish you an Awesome day with the ones you Love and Appreciate. We hope you enjoy this episode and took something away from the discussion that will help you Unplug when you need too and allows you to embrace the true meaning of self preservation and self-care. Note this episode includes a meditation so do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Our guest is Alison Butters Life Coach and NLP Practitioner, who talks today about Mental Health and Personal Leadership. Alison navigates us through her own healing journey, vulnerability, past feelings of shame, fear, and guilt, and how the Pandemic led her to learn new life lessons including the importance of Gratitude; Alison's discusses, personal freedom and choice, the adverse impact of disconnection, burnout and the importance of boundary setting in our lives. Alison's unique coaching methods underpin the necessity of understanding the ‘multifaceted interconnectedness of Human flourishing' and building healthier ‘dialogues with ourselves.' We hope you found Alison's Road to Recovery as interesting as we have discussing it. Alison can be found at @AlisonButters|Linktree where you will find links to her Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Our guest today is Tal J. Zlotnitsky, an Israeli-born American Businessman, Angel Investor, Startup, Media and Technology Entrepreneur, Wellness Activist, Social Activist, and previously President and CEO of ‘iControl Data Solutions', known in the UK as ‘Just Park'. As a leader his objectives are to improve as a human, father, mentor, friend and entrepreneur and he is now the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Our.Love, a love and relationship wellness technology company that launched on Valentines Day 2022 and maximizes love and connection within romantic relationships. This episode is a deep dive into healthy relationships, we talk to Tal about how Our.Love came into being, the seven critical love skills that we need, the complexities in relationships, how to improve our communication with our loved ones and how Our.Love helps us to convey emotion in a digital way. Our.Love is available to download for free on the app store on iOS and Android. Or you can find out more by going to their website at https://www.our.love We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we enjoyed recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Our guest today is a money breakthrough & life transformation Coach who helps career and businesswomen overcome self-doubt. Beverley Fray is a # 1 bestselling co-author of Permission to do life & business your way. In her co-authored book she shares her unique formula JUSTICE which she uses to help Women own their self worth, increase their net worth, and live a life truly aligned to their values, mission and purpose. Beverley carefully helps us to untangle our own money stories and shines a light on the areas we may need to change in 2022. Beverley was awarded Outstanding Intrapreneur 2021 and more recently wrote an article Beverley Fray: Mend your relationship with Money by FRANK Https://www.thefrankmagazine.com/Beverley-fray-relationship-with-money Beverley can be found at www.beverleyfray.com as well as on Instagram, Linkedin. We apologise for some sound issues within this episode, this was due to sound issues whilst recording remotely but despite this, we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we have discussing all things money. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Our guest Sarah Presley is a Meditation Teacher Trainer for the British School of Meditation. In this episode, Sarah shared her personal experiences of ill-health, and her road to recovery through practising meditation. Our conversation explored the many benefits of meditation including, reducing stress, clearing brain fog, letting go of worry & anger and how wellbeing is a choice. We were reminded everything is energy, the importance of paying attention, being kind, and the choices we make about our health and wellness. Sarah is an author and plans to publish her book about overwhelm in 2022. Note this episode includes a short meditation so do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery. For details of her book launch, blogs, events, workshops, latest updates or newsletters, Sarah can be found at www.sarahpresley.co.uk as well as on Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. We are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as we did recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Back in Dec 21, we talked to Justine Hales, a Body Confidence and Wellbeing Coach, Fitness and Zumba Instructor. Justine guided us through her personal journey to finding Reiki and why she uses this energy work in her self-care and professional practice. Our conversation allowed us to explore with Justine the importance of body confidence, including, connection to self, and the role of expressing gratitude in our daily lives. Justine believes 'your body is more than the shell that you're in' and described body confidence as ‘Being happy, comfortable and confident, in the skin and the body that you are in.' Justine can be found at https://bodyconfidencewellness.co.uk, on all social channels, instagram, linkedin and facebook where she posts daily inspiration and at https://linktr.ee/justinehales, where you can find details of all her courses, workshops and classes. We are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as we did recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Today's session focusses on Moonology. Our guest and expert Moonologist, Charlotte Lauren takes us on a journey and explains the ‘The Magic of working with the Moon', Energy & Emotional Connection, and why she thinks it's important to be curious whilst ‘keeping both feet on the ground and eyes on the Cosmos.' Charlotte is an Holistic Therapist and Mentor specialising in Ayurvedic Massage, Reiki, and Reflexology and can be found at charlottelaurentherapies.co.uk or join her free Instagram and Facebook group at 'Life With Lunar Magic' We are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as we did recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws

Today's episode focussed on Grief & Loss. Our expert guest, Dipti Tait shared her winning formula Free Flow Transformation Therapy to help clients ‘Manage their minds well so that they can manage their lives better' whilst dealing with emotional overwhelm. In this podcast we are reminded, the process of healing is individual and the navigation through your journey is unique to you and the importance of 'self care'. Dipti also shared with us the purpose of her 'Be more Zebra' campaign and what it means to her! Dipti is author of Good Grief and Planet Grief is a Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist, Sleep Expert and Mental/Emotional Health Lecturer and she can be found at diptitait.com, on all social channels. or download her app 'Dipti' on App Store. We are hopeful you will enjoy this episode as we did recording it. Please share the podcast and put on notifications so that you never miss an episode. Don't forget to like and share in your networks so that more people can benefit from the podcast conversations. If you love our podcast conversations then you can also support us here by buying us a coffee on the link below, we truly appreciate your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twwws