Your Wellness Journey

Happy Validation Day! Wait . . . what? Did I miss some memo here?No worries. Consider this your memo, because today I am introducing you to something really important that you may have missed. I guarantee you that you have validation days - you might even be having one today - but you didn't even know it.In today's episode, we will be talking aboutwhat are validation days,how do I know when I am having one,their link to our wellness,what to do on those special days,what definitely NOT to do,their outdated link to guilt (which we will get rid of today),AND the #1 important thing you need to know about a validation day.And remember, if you are having a validation day, tag me @marla.barr, hashtag #validationday, so I can celebrate YOU!Wishing you love and light - MarlaTo join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here. You can also follow Marla on Instagram @marla.barr.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For decades upon decades, we as women have been conditioned that if we want to lead, if we want to be powerful, if we want to be taken seriously, we need to be strong, show less emotion, be ruthless, be less caring. Basically, we have been taught to leave our femininity behind as it is a sign of weakness and step toward being more masculine.Thankfully, we know better know, or at least we are starting to. In this episode, we go into why we stepped away from our femininity leaving behind some of our most powerful instincts, and how to connect with it.I am honoured to share this conversation I had with Carole Tetreault, shaman, Reiki master, spiritual guide, and facilitator of the Wild Feminine course. You can learn more about Carole on her website, through her Wild Feminine Course, by listening to her Blue Feathered Stories podcast, or on Instagram.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today you and I are building a bridge between your natural instincts, the ones that you were born with and bubble up inside of you every single day, and your emotions, all those up and down emotions you are feeling. Once we can build that bridge together, it is time to start our training to develop your killer instincts. We go into why we need to work on our instincts, how it ties into our emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing, how to tune into them, and the three things you need to know if you really want to have killer instincts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At the beginning of each year, you and I have a tradition of sitting down with Dr. Gregory Schwartz, the Planet Doctor, and talking about how our individual health is linked to what has been happening around the world this past year.Join Greg and me as we dive into our favorite topic . . . understanding you in a new light!You can learn more about Greg's work on his site, through his Instagram page, learn about his 6-week challenge, or you can check out his new book, Bright Green Future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do you have a winter weight? Do you have a summer one? This time of year after the holidays and celebrations have wrapped up, after that ball drops on New Year's Eve, we might start thinking about getting into some sort of wellness routine, but there is something that you need to know first.In this episode, you and I walk through who experiences a winter/summer weight change, and who doesn't. We look at why this happens, what is going on in our beautiful bodies during this time, and how to look at this natural phenomenon in a whole new light.To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here. You can also follow Marla on Instagram @marla.barr.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you need a little help forming some selfcare goals and sticking to them, boy, do I have the 1-page resource for you.In this part 2 of 2 episodes on this topic, I walk you through the 1-pager that I've developed over the past 20 years that tackles the 13 wellness categories for your emotions, mental, physical, energetic and social goals. This episode is a part two of two (so be sure to look for episode 105) as I walk you through each of the 13 essential categories and how to EASILY get your daily self-care habits and goals on track.Here is the link to grab your free 1-page resource.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you need a little help forming some selfcare goals and sticking to them, boy, do I have the 1-page resource for you.In this episode, I walk you through the 1-pager that I've developed over the past 20 years that tackles the 13 wellness categories for your emotions, mental, physical, energetic and social goals. This episode is a part one of two (so be sure to look for episode 106) as I walk you through each of the 13 essential categories and how to EASILY get your daily self-care habits and goals on track.Here is the link to grab your free 1-page resource.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So you love chocolate? Me too! You want to dive further into this passion? You want to pretend that you are standing in the midst of a cacao field taking in every smell, sound and sight that is the world of chocolate? When I got you. Today the amazing Ryan Berk, owner of Parliament Chocolate, and I walk you through everything you need to know take your chocolate appreciation up a notch. Let's dive in . . .  To learn more about Parliament Chocolate and the work that Ryan and his team does, visit their website at https://parliamentchocolate.com or visit them on Instagram at @parliamentchocolate. Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I walked you through a recent spirit animal journey I had so you can see what this type of practice might bring your spiritual journey as we search for wisdom, peace and healing. In this journey a handful of the pieces of wisdom we were shown include: examining your shadow understanding the role of our shadows or traumas realizing how our gifts come to the surface the role of sunset, sunrise and solar noon the routine to practice at solar noon the importance of your shadow how we need to share our gifts throughout the day how our gifts regenerate with the passing of every daily sun cycle In our chat here, I referred to two other episodes for you if you are interested in your spirit animal or meditative journeys like the one I walked you through here. They are: Episode #70 with Carole Tetreault Episode #75 The Wolf Story I also put together the following resource for you so you can see what Your Solar Noon might look like depending upon where you are on the planet and the time of year.  Solar Noon Infographic by City for October 18, 2021 You can also determine your exact solar noon by visiting the NOAA Solar Calculator at: https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/ Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For nearly a decade I would have called myself a very happy coffee addict. My two cups of morning coffee was sacred, a critical piece of my selfcare, practically a religion really, then everything changed. In this episode I take you through my journey from coffee addict to matcha Momma and we look at the benefits of each, why you might consider switching over, how my first few days and weeks went in the transition and what changes I noticed pretty much immediately. In this episode I also chatted about a special giveaway from my friends at VitaHealth where one lucky winner get a bag of the organic matcha I buy from them and a $50 gift card. All you have to do to enter is message me on Instagram (@marla.barr) that one little code word I mentioned to you in the show. Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I bet you have never thought of a witch as a selfcare expert. Well, maybe it is time we change that. Since we are well into the fall and Halloween is right around the corner, I thought it was fitting to look to our cackling, cauldron-stirring sisters for some wisdom on how to take our selfcare up a notch. In this episode, I did chat about some of my favourite cauldron concoctions (I am talking about my root chakra nourishing soups), so here is my mini eCookbook I promised I'd share with you witches out there. Do make sure to message me on Instagram @marla.barr and let me know which recipes were your fav. Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before we dive into today's episode, I have to say WOW! AHHHHH! Look at us . . . We did it! This is our official 100th episode. There is no way I can thank you all enough for being here, listening to this episodes, taking the time to reach out to me afterward with follow up questions. You are amazing! The last 3.5 years would not have been possible without every single one of you, so THANK YOU!!!!!! Okay, today's episode is brought to you courtesy of one of YOU! Mostly because you all ask the best questions. A few weeks ago, I received a question from one of you about the challenges of raising plant-based kids when those around you are not. I get it. I feel you. My two, that are 7 and almost 10 now, have been plant-based since before they were even born. In this episode, you and I chat about the big questions that I get most often: do they ever eat meat/dairy how to answer their questions about other people eating meat/poultry/dairy/eggs what are the school dynamics like for plant-based kids how to be plant-based when you partner is not and what is at the core of your belief. In this episode, I also spoke about my one-on-one coaching sessions. For more info on those, you can visit: https://marlabarr.com/booking-homepage/ Sending you, love, light and CONGRATS as this is your 100th episode, too! In awe, humbles and full of gratitude - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At mile 9.5 I walked to the side of the road. I took my shoes and socks off, and I quit. There was no way I was going to finish this half marathon. I'm not a runner. What was I thinking when I registered for this four months back?  That was a few days ago and even though my feet haven't fully forgiven me yet, somehow I am sitting here holding my finisher's medal.  In this episode, I'll walk you through the journey of this run and highlight a new selfcare term: forest breathing. What is it? How to do it? And why it can be beneficial for you. Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the difference between your emotional health and your mental health? Aren't they just the same thing? In this episode I walk you through how and why they are totally different topics and both deserve your time and attention. I walk you through a simple emotional check-in practice that I do with my clients, family and friends all the time. We chatted about how there is actually no such thing as a positive or negative emotion and and I walked you through the emotions that reside in our first energy center, our root center. Here is the link to the list of 250+ emotions and their energy center placement I mentioned in the episode. If you have any questions about this or any of our episodes, please do follow me and message on Instagram. You can find me at @marla.barr. Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we are hitting the height of the summer heat, how are you feeling? Are you loving every minute of this, or are you finding yourself a little more out-of-sorts than the norm and craving for that cooler weather that rights around the corner? Whatever you answer is, there is a reason behind it and it has a lot to do with your specific wellness type. Join me in this episode as I walk you through the identifying with wellness type you are and what to do if you (or someone you love) is not naturally thriving in this heat wave. Let's take your selfcare up a notch and dive into today's episode. Love and light - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June is here and my producer Matt asked me on to a program over on DeanBlundell.com to talk about this podcast, health, what we might have experienced during the pandemic, and how to shop. Many of these subjects were discussed in depth in my previous episodes, but with a whole new audience coming on board, we thought we would offer some of the top line information.  As mentioned, the show was recorded live and you can see it on our Facebook page.  It is also on the Network YouTube page.  To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mother's Day is a day that has the potential to rouse so many different emotions in everyone; everything from elation to heartbreak is possible depending on who you're speaking to. This day can offer an opportunity to celebrate, honour, and show our appreciation for the women who have shaped us. May is the month of transformation, on which some people thrive, while others hold on for dear life. Let's honour each other and our experiences by opening ourselves to others' stories of all types, whether they're happy, heartbreaking, or otherwise.  Let's hold space for all the emotions that come with this day. We can reflect on emotions that are not so fun to feel, and turn them into a celebration of the memories you have. Shape the holiday into the day you need for yourself.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When your heart and mind start to race and you know you need a bit more TLC, what do you do? In this episode, I walk you through the 5 selfcare elements and how you can use them to help you when you do feel you are starting to spin and step away from your place of balance. Together, we walk through your . . . Earth element, Water element, Fire element, Air element, and your Ether element. If you have any follow up questions from this episode, you can reach me on Instagram at @marla.barr. Sending you love and light - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you eat food? Seems like a crazy questions, right? But the answer to this question might come as a shock to you. Plus, what is a food-like substance anyways and if it isn't food, what is it? In this episode, you and I head to the grocery store. We walk the aisles and we explore how our food once upon a time started to change into food-like substances. Wishing you so much love and light, Dear Friend - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So are you ready to add a new layer to our selfcare routine? Do you naturally gravitate to things that are sparkly? Or do you want to bring in million-year-old earthing grounding tools into your healing environment. Well, let's look no further and becoming head-over-heels obsessed in the world of crystals. But there is so many? What do each of them mean? Where do I start. No worries, I've got you covered. In this episode, I go through my top three tips for anyone wanting to dive further into the world of crystal collecting. Here are a list of the resources that I mentioned in this episode: The Encyclopedia of Crystals by Judy Hall The live Instagram Crystal Claim show hosted by Prem I tune in to each week Online stores: Crystal Lion Gems (USA), Divine Life Crystals (Canada) Winnipeg crystals stores I frequent: The Preferred Perch and Jacob's Trading Wishing you so much love and light, Dear Friend - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think we have all felt a significant transition or emotional switch over during the past year for a boatload of reasons. One of those reasons may have been written in the stars millenniums ago as we recently moved into the Age of Aquarius. What is this age? What does it mean for you? How is this currently impacting your day-to-day life? This is what Matt Taylor, karmic astrologist, I discussed in this episode for you. To learn more about Matt, you can visits website, or on Instagram or Facebook.  Wishing you so much love and light, Dear Friend - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is this your personality type? Man, if it is - honey smokes are you gifted! Nearly 30 years ago psychologist Elaine Aron coined the personality type "Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)". Since then we have seen that almost one in five of us fall into this gifted group of individuals. But how do you know if either you or something you know is an HSP? Join me in this week's conservation with Julie Staub, holistic wellness coach, HSP and HSP mentor and facilitator. To learn more about Julie and her work, you can follow her on her website, take her free HSP online test, follow her on Instagram or facebook or check out one of the HSP rooms that she hosts each week on Clubhouse. Wishing you so much love and light, Dear Friend - Marla To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well, spring is officially in the air, so are you ready? Does this season made your heart SING or are you more of a "blah" for springtime? Well, there is a reason for that. In this episode, you and I look at the wellness body mind types and how each of them move and flow into this season. We chat a bit about the two chakras that tend to SHINE for you the time of year, then I lead you through 3 selfcare things we can all easily do to make sure that we are ready for all of those springtime feels. To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As each day passes, more people around the globe are choosing to explore the plant-based or vegan lifestyle. Everyone's "why" for contemplating this switch is different. Everyone's story is unique. This week I wanted to introduce you to one of these amazingly unique individuals. John Rush is a professional football player. He is the embodiment of a "man's man" - naturally athletic, loves his pups and the outdoors, probably someone you can imagine having steak and potatoes for dinner most nights of the week. And he was, until four years ago when his coaching team asked him to do something he hadn't done before. In this episode, John and I chat about: his path to becoming vegan, what his transition was like, after his first month of trying it out, why he decided to stay with it, what his fellow teammates through of his diet change, his favourite recipes, vegan restaurants and products out there, and his path to his pups, Bone and Bailey, and the importance of rescuing and fostering dogs in need is to him. To learn more about John and the work he does, visit him on Instagram: @johnrush5 Youtube: Youtube Channel John Rush Facebook: John Rush Pinterest: Rescue Dog Kitchen John's Website Rescue Dog Kitchen: www.rescuedogkitchen.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you speak to yourself? What do you say when you look in the mirror? What has society confidences you "beauty" is and do you fit into that definition. I don't. Actually, I don't know anyone that does. In today's episode I sat down with the GREAT Teri Hofford - body image and mindset coach, boudoir photographer, and author of the new book The Geode Theory. Teri and I chatted about why we look at our bodies the way we do, where that stems from, her farm life, to teaching in Korean for a few years, to working in the diet culture ironically to today, where she stands in front of thousands of women helping them see the gold within. To learn more about Teri, you can follow her on Instagram or Facebook at @terihofford, visit her online at www.terihofford.com or purchase her AMAZING new book, The Geode Theory. Once you take a listen to this episode, do message me. I purchased two copies of Teri's book and will be drawing names from those that reach out to me on Mother's Day (May 9th), to get the second book. Sending you love and light, Dear Friend - Marla See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I am often asked this question "I want to work on my selfcare. What is the one thing I need to do first?" Oh, Honey, I've got you, because there is one thing that is HUGE. It doesn't have anything to do with food, drinking water, meditating, doing yoga, sleeping well, working to stay away from too much technology. Nope, it doesn't have to do with taking supplements, pills, powders, actually it doesn't cost a penny to do. And it only takes a minute to do and you only have to do it once in your life. Curious? Let's chat about the 1 thing you can do for you selfcare today. In this episode, I also chatted about what my goal weight is - or more accurately what it was - and how to better understand what is behind our goal weights to help empower you to let yours go. Wishing you so much love and light, Dear Friend - Marla See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I had been practicing yoga for over 20 years before I started to dig into the rich stories and history of each pose. What were they individually trying to teach us? What little pieces of wisdom were hidden in between the "rise up through your crown" and the " twist as you exhale" moves. In today's episode I wanted to look at yoga and helping you through those times when - GRRRR - you are so angry you could kick something, so you and I are about to walk through a 6-pose yoga pose story of rage, revenge, regret and figuring our how to approach what gets us most angry and dealing with those times like a yoga warrior. I should preface this by saying that dealing with life's GRRRR moments DOES NOT mean sitting back on your yoga pillow in blissful meditation listening to crystal bowls play in the background. It means using your fire, your voice, your strength and getting up off you mat to take on the world like a yoga warrior, with equal parts of courage and compassion. But before you begin, we have to head back a few thousand years as there is someone I want to introduce you to. His name is Shiva and he had this full on Romeo and Juliet romance going on with his girl Sati. As you might have guessed, her Dad was not on board so Sati then . . . . . I'll save the rest for the episode as we walk through this story, how it can help you deal with your biggest conflicts today, and - of course - we go through this 6-pose yoga flow that you can do in minutes a day to help prep you for the GRRR things on your to do list today. Let's go get 'em, Warrior.  - Marla See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well it has been about a year since we checked in with one of our favourite doctors, none other that Dr. Gregory Schwartz, THE Planet doctor. As Dr. Greg has told us before in the last episode we taped with him, the health of the planet and your personal health are joined at the hip, so let's dive into this episode and get caught up with what has been shaking down on planet Earth in 2020 while we were all focusing on the pandemic and the US election, as there is a LOT to cover. As I mentioned in this episode, Dr. Greg has a new book Bright Green Future coming out on April 22nd, 2021 (Earth Day of course) and I have preordered two copies. I'll be giving away one of my copies on Earth Day. To enter my draw just sent me a picture of you listening to this episode to my Instagram at @marla.barr or email me at marla@marlabarr.com. To learn more about Dr. Gregory, you can visit his site www.theplanetdoctor.com, on Instagram at @theplanetdoctor, of you can check out his new book Bright Green Future (cowritten with Trevor Decker Cohen) and preorder it like I did! Enjoy the show! - Marla   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What time is that big meeting you have today? And why are you hungry now? And when do you need to start powering down at night? In today's episode, I walk you through a full day from the time you peak open those cute eyes in the morning until you head to bed at night as we chat about the natural energy cycles that take us all through the day.  You will look at planning your days in a whole new light after this helpful episode. Do like, comment and share this episode and if you want to join Marla's Wellness Insider's email group, you can sign up here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ready to set your goals like a yogi? With New Years Eve right around the corner and resolutions and your goals for 2021 top of mind, I wanted to walk you through the 12 yogi goal setting areas which work up through your seven main chakras or energy centres. This is YOUR resource so whenever you find yourself in a place where you are ready to take stock of where you want to go and where you are now, you always have this handy check-in and yogi goal assessment at your fingertips. If you are looking for more, you can join my Wellness Insiders newsletter group with the link below. Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders Let's yogi-up those goals of your. Love and light - Marla See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How many best friends do you have? One . . . maybe two . . . or heck maybe five (those are lucky duck friends to all have you). Whatever that answer is for you, I want you to add 265 to that number, because you actually have 265 more best friends that are there for you 24-7, they always have been and always will. AND as a big bonus, you don't have to worry about socially distancing from any of them. So who are these 265 long lost friends you might ask? I am glad you brought it up because I want to introduce them to you. They are your emotions. Yep, anger, frustration, boredom, joy, happiness, all of those emotions are there to help you each and every day. In this episode, you and I will pick one of those emotions that are fluttering through your heart and mind right now and we will take it out for coffee. We will sit down across the table from it and - yep - we will talk to it. See what it's been up to. See if there is anything it wants us to know. Once you learn this technique, it is a great way of understanding what is going on in that beautiful heart, mind and body of yours at any given time. Chances are you have a few friends, maybe even best friends, that would benefit from listening to this chat I put together for you. Please do feel free to share this episode with them. Sending you and your 265 best friends so much love and light, Dear Soul. Love Marla Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well, hello there. Today we are doing something a little different. I am switching out my yoga pants for a cute 2-piece suit as I need to look the part for you. Today, I am going to be your real estate agent as I give you the grand tour of your "house". No not that house - YOU! You are the house, your heart, mind, body, Soul! That house. I want to take you through a tour of the seven most important areas or rooms of your home and YES that means we will be walking through your 7 chakras. I have the key in my hand. Are you ready to step through the door? Let's begin the tour . . .  Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the one word for you that describes how you are feeling right now? Take everything that has been 2020, add it to a pot, stir it up, and look down. You have one word to describe how that collective made your feel, the taste it leaves in your mouth, the stamp it has left on your Soul. I thought about this for some time. The word unhinged seems to fit. It feel like we are all these balloon that were tethered to our life, our families, our friends, our way of life, and through the course of this year, we have become unhinged. What does that mean, how can we understand this, and most importantly, how to we remain stead as we continue to weather this storm together. Let's dive into this episode together and find solace for a moment. At the end of this episode, I walked you through a special protective meditation with light that I use in situations where the collective energies are weighing on you and you need to form a barrier of love and kindness to protect your beautiful heart and mind. Enjoy, my Dear Friends! Love and light as always - Marla For more information, you can find me at www.marlabarr.com, or on Instagram at @marla.barr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's that time of year where our thoughts turn to the holidays, our favourite dishes, and who might or might not be able to celebrate with us this year. As much as I LOVE to bake, I don't always like what my belly is telling me the next day as some of the ingredients in those GOODIES may not be behaving so good in my belly. Food sensitivities continue to rise, so I am not alone here. More and more we are seeing grocery store aisles lines with foods labelled as gluten-free, dairy-free, or GMO-free. In this episode, I sat down with Brittany Baker, lawyer turned gluten-free Goddess of the baking world as we talk about her transition to gluten-free, her company FOMO Baking Co., her love of cookies, and how the food industry is changing for good AND for the good. For more info on Brittany, visit her at FOMO Baking Co.  or on Instagram. To learn more about other episode, courses or workshops with Marla, visit her online or on Instagram Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Growing up we heard it a million times: "Milk does a body good!" We would see advertisements with our favourite movie stars or athletes sporting a milk moustache with that logo. We believed it. How could we not? But even way back then, scientists and researchers were working in the background and their work pointed toward something very different. In this episode we look at when we started to drink cows milk, why it happened, what it does to your body and why we were fed the line "Milk does a body good" for so long. In the episode I also chatted about a couple non-dairy options that I love and use in our home. Here are the links for you to those. Earth Island Cheeses (we love their provolone, mozzarella and parmesan) Vegenaise (the pesto flavour is my fav, but I plan on picking up their chipotle the next time I am out shopping) Earth Balance Butter (I use this for everything. We buy the big tub and it lasts us a good 3 months for all of our cooking and backing needs). Please feel free to comment and share this episode and if you have any follow up question, you can reach out to me on my site www.marlabarr.com or on Instagram @marla.barr. Wishing you love and light, Dear Friend - Marla Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's morning. You peek over at the clock. Yep, time to get up. We stretch and reach for our housecoat when we stop. "Yuck, what's that taste?" The story of what goes on in that gorgeous mouth of yours all night long on a cellular basis might look like an epic thriller of heroes and villains, wars and truces. I won't spoil the grand finale for you, but I promise you'll never look at those pearly whites the same again. In this episode, we dive into my morning selfceare oral routine. In that chat I reference a few of the items I use. Here are their links: Ayurvedic Oil Pulling Oil My Toothbrush Tongue Cleanser I also made mention that I put together a great FREE resource, my Daily Selfcare 1-Pager. You can grab your copy here. Please feel free to like, share or leave a review.  Wishing you love and light - Marla Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are so many types of meditation styles, some calm you, some rejuvenate you, some - let's be honest - put you to sleep. I have been mediating regularly for 30 years now using every style I have come across. In this week's episode I wanted to share something really special with you as I introduce you to a meditation style that is more of a journey than a "clear your mind" type.  Today we will look at what spirit animal meditations are, and what they are like as I walk you through my most recent S.A. meditation. We dive into the world of animal guides and wisdom we can receive through this mode of connecting with yourself and the world around you. So let me take you on a journey through the woods. The winds are howling around us. The sun is about to fall below the horizon. We pull our sweaters close around us as we hear the leaves crunch under our feet. We see something ahead. There is someone special that the spirit guides wanted us to meet. Let me take you into this week's episode.  If you have any questions at all after listening to this episode, you can reach out to me at either marla@marlabarr.com or on Instagram at @marla.barr. I love and cherish each and every time you reach out. AND Thank you for taking time to LEAVE A REVIEW of this show. I get every single one and feel so blessed when I get to hear your words and how you are feeling instead of me doing all the talking here :) In this episode, I mentioned Carole Tetreault , the amazing Shaman I visited to learn about who my animal spirit guide is and how to best use this information. If you want to touch base with Carole and book your online appointment to get a spirit animal retrieval like I did, you can find her website here or visit her on Instagram at @blue_thunder_bird_woman. This wolf image was taken by the amazing Heye Jensen. You can connect with him on Instagram  Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders.  https://www.chandika.com/sneha-gandush/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chemical Engineer turned nano-mineral superhero? Yep, that pretty much describes Barton Scott and what he found out about your lovely locks of hair. In his yearly 20s, Barton had everything. He was an athlete, an accomplished scientist, and had a promising future paved at his feet. But something wasn't right. His memory started to get fuzzy. He couldn't react as sharply as he did just a few year earlier.  Barton's story of how he figured out what was wrong and how to easily fix it using his research background has gone on to impact and help thousands of people all over the word. So what is your hair telling you about how you're feeling. Join me in this chat with the wellness industry's real Mr. 007, Barton Scott, and find out.  For more info on Barton and his company Upgraded Formulas and on Instagram. If you spot anything on Barton's site that interests you, he kindly extended his 10% off off to us all. Just use the promo code BARTON10 at checkout. Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of Tim's best friend's received a terminal diagnosis. He was willing to do anything he could to help him. When he asked Tim to come to Florida with him for a month to try something different, he jumped at the chance. His journey lead him not only to helping his friend total heal from his diagnosis, but turned Tim's life around. In this episode, Tim and I chatted about . . . . what ailments he was suffering from the diet that he was put on what his first cleanse really felt like what was his big "ah-ha" health turn around moment how far he has come from that day 10 years ago what his daily wellness routine is how he is now helping people from all over the world overcome their health issues. To learn more about Tim, visit him online at www.chemicalfreebody.com.  or on Instagram or Facebook If you find any products on Tim's site you would like to try, he has set up the discount code MARLA to receive 5% off your order. AS an FYI, after chatting with Tim, I ordered his month-long starter package, the Super Detox Bundle. I'll be sure to let you know what I think in the coming month. If you have any questions or comments on this episode, do reach out to me on Instagram or on my website www.marlabarr.com. Marla Barr is a wellness expert, selfcare coach, yogi, plant-based cook, meditation guide, chakra educator, energy worker, ancestral healer and host of one of the top Alternative Health podcasts, Your Wellness Journey. Marla started off her career over 25 years ago in medicine and food science before she started diving into other aspects of our health and healing. She has been plant-based since the age of seven and in her spare time she studies Human Biogeology, astral science and epigenetics. Marla, her partner, their two young children, and they new kitten, spend their time at their home in Canada. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does September mean to you? Do comforting thoughts of pulling out your sweaters, turning on the fireplace, pumpkin spice lattes and homemade soup start flooding your mind, or goes it make your heart say "Oh, no! Not yet!" In this episode we look at how you - your beautiful, perfect body and mind - transition into the fall months. Some people love it! Others have a really hard time. There is a reason why. Together we talk about How the three body types tackle the fall months differently, Why our three mind types are telling us what they are in the fall, How to understand those around you in the fall, and then we chatted about the my five selfceare tips for ensuring you RISE in the fall. In this episode I chatted about a recent conversation I had with Linda Drosdowech on her show All in Gold. You can watch that interview on what your Boss Wellness Type is here. To stay up to date on my fall courses, and join my email list at www.marlabarr.com and follow me for more selfcare fall tips and tricks on Instagram at @marla.barr. As always, that you for listening in, for taking the time to comment and review this show, and THANK YOU for taking an interest in learning a bit more about taking care of YOU! Love and light - Marla   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Your Wellness Journey, I sat down with Ayurvedic expert, Purnima Chaudhari to look at: what is our energy field, how electronic magnetic radiation (EMR) impacts it, what are the Ayurvedic nadir and how to they come into play, how she is seeing EMR impact our health, and then we dive into all the easy things you can do starting today to mitigate EMR in your home. Here are a couple links Purnima wanted me to share with you for more information: Purnima's website to take classes or receive a treatment. The Ayurvedic Prana Flow Cream. I have this product and LOVE it.   Do feel free to comment, subscribe and share this episode. For more information on the programs and courses I teach, you can visit me online at www.marlabarr.com, of you can follow me on Instagram @marla.barr. Love and Light - Marla See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carole Tetreault is a healer, spiritual guide and is also known as Blue Thunderbird Woman. Marla finds out more about Carole's journey through Shamanism which was enhanced by a book by Don Miguel Ruiz called the Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. Since then, Carole has worked with Shamanism as a form of healing - which includes ancestral healing where the pain from your past lives' are addressed. In this episode, you will find out what is involved in a Shamanic practice, how to connect with your spirit guide, determining your spirit animal and returning the happiness that may have fled because of trauma.  Marla also works in conversation about the difficulties of 2020 and how Shamanism can help us digest and address the feelings of grief and trauma that stem from what are uncontrolled happenings. You will learn how to unearth the root of these feelings and address any pain you may be experiencing.  For more about Carole and the work she does, her website is here.  Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes we forget that our journey to where we are right now is packed with beautiful stories. For this - our 2 year podcast episode - I thought I would share one of mine with you. I have been plant-based or vegetarian or . . .  well, I get to that in a moment here . . . for 37 years. It didn't happen all at once and there were a boatload of both tiny and huge gifts that shaped the decisions I made.  In this episode, I talked about a handful of the most profound ah-ha moments in my life and their role in this whole vegetarian thing. I also went through the five reasons why I don't consider myself a vegan.  So let's head back in time. I was 7. The leaves had all just changed on that fall evening as we sat down for dinner. I was sitting across from my then 4-year-old brother Craig at the  table. My Dad was to the right of me, my Mom to the left, and I looked down at my plate. That's where we begin this story together . . . . I can't thank each and every one of you enough for the support and comments and just taking the time to reach out and let me know which episode you just listened to and what you got out of it. These last two years for this show have been a wonderful adventure, and I am so happy that we have been here together for this. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! If you have any questions about this or any other episode, do feel free to reach out to me either on my website at www.marlabarr.com or on Instagram at @marla.barr. Love and light, Dear Soul! - Marla Sign up to become one of Marla's Wellness Insiders.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can we find peace, use peace and rise from what is happening in the world right now? This week I sat down with Michael Arterberry, youth development expert and founder and executive director at Youth Voices Center Inc. in Connecticut. We had been planning this talk for over a month as we were supposed to discuss how to be a role model for our youth and what we can best do to support their wellness and growth. Then a week before we got together, Mr. George Floyd was murdered and our news feeds, social media and our conversations with friends and family have been filled with protests and pain, outrage and fear. As a leader and visionary in the Power of Peace Movement, working for over two decades with at-risk youths, we looked at what has happened, how to deal with this, and where to go from here. Michael has been a recipient of the 100 Men of Color Award and Educator of the Year. He is an accomplished author, motivational speaker and facilitator of his signature program Power of Peace. You can reach Michael at: Website: Youth Voice Center Inc. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YouthVoicesCenter Or get his book: Be Encourages!!!: 250 Days of Motivation and Encouragement At the end of this episode, I mentioned a contest. I won't spoil the details (they are all in the episode), but you can reach out to me at either marla@marlabarr.com or on Instagram at @marla.barr. Wishing you love, light and the knowledge that we are all one during this time. Peace is Power - Marla

We go to school. We get the job. Then comes the car and the apartment, and we have to work more. The clothes and the vacations come next, and we have to work more. At some point, you might thing "What am I doing? Do I really want this? How did I get here?" In this episode, I sit down with Bret James of High Sierra Permaculture as we talk about his transition from a Denver-based computer programmer to living off the grid on the north shore of Kauai to homesteading in the California Sierra Nevada mountains. We talk about: what is modern homesteading why was he drawn to leave "it" all behind how did he get started what did he learn along the way what is permaculture and how we can all bring this lifestyle into our day-to-day lives starting today. Bret want me to share with you the link to one of his great online courses he teaches on permaculture. I've taken the course and it is wonderful. You can also find Bret on Instagram or on his website. Wishing you love and light - Marla

After the first month in isolation, I had melting into a place of homeschooling, letting go of my old routine and, well, scones. I have always lovely scones and I thought there must be some magical way bakers made it that was impossible to recreate. Well, after 2 solid weeks of trying, I perfected some plant-based scone recipes to a point that are favourite tine of time was morning scone-time at 10:30am.  After a month of that, I was feeling pretty darn blah, sluggish, stagnant (but if I cone out with a vegan scone cookbook, don't be surprised ;). I needed something to pull me back from the land of homemade scones, so I went online and found a couple guys doing this crazy thing call the Climb Mount Everest from Home Challenge.  I read more and was fascinated not necessarily in their ambitions to climb the real Mount Everest one day, but how I could bring this into my routine and shake of the quarantine-blahs. I came up with this plan to start walking up my one flight of stairs in our house every day. First it was just 5 flights. Then I managed to hit 30 flights huffing and puffing. Now I do 108 flight every morning. Every morning.  In this episode I share with you how I started, how I am NOT letting the corona virus take my endurance, stamina or strength, and how this challenge has been more therapeutic for me that I thought it ever could be. Here is the link to my tracker I have been using for this. I hope it helps you. As always, if you have any questions or comments, you can find me on Instagram at @marla.barr or online at www.marlabarr.com. Oh, and in this episode I referenced my previous episode I taped on crying. Here is the link to that little gem. Wishing you love and light - Marla

All of us could use a little laugh right now. Okay, maybe we all need a HUGE crying-in-joy/it-is-hard-to-catch-your-breath/you-won't-need-an-ab-workout-for-a-month kind of laugh. Being in isolation for going on 50 days now, a lot of the things in our lives that used to bring us joy are not possible right now, so we have found our joy in a new place. At the beginning of 2020, Tiktok was a skyrocketing ap that attracted people in the 13-29 age group. Then Corona happened and TikTok is now where you will find the most hilarious grandmas in their 80s, your cousin that SWORE she would never do the social media thing, and homeschooling parents that are making it through each day sharing their ups and down. Join social media guru Charmaine Jennings and I as we dive into TikTok and what you might find there.  To learn more about Charmaine, you can find her online on either of her growing companies: www.hustleandcharm.ca or www.strategiccharmboutique.com. Or you can find here on Instagram at @hustleandcharm. Wishing you a day filled with joy! - Marla

In this week's episode, I bring on Kevin Naidoo to discuss our lives in quarantine thus far. We talk about a lot of different subjects from the ego, to gratitude, to confrontation and communication in a pandemic. We covered a lot of ground, and my conversations with Kevin are always so enlightening. Hope you enjoy! In order to learn more about what Kevin is up to visit him online at www.kevinnaidooyoga.com and on Instagram and Facebook @kevinnaidooyoga. Love and light, Dear Souls! - Marla

In this episode, I invite Jennifer Maynard to talk about “longevity nutrition” — the best long-term nutritional habits you can have. Jennifer is the CEO and co-founder of Nutrition for Longevity Inc. — a company focused on giving people the tools to maintain healthy diets from “longevity regions” (places with the longest, healthiest lifespans on Earth). We speak about her farm in New Jersey, food as medicine, soil health in farming, and the worst foods people can eat during self-isolation. Jennifer is brilliant, and I hope you enjoy the interview!   1:40 - Beginning of Jennifer Maynard interview. 4:00 - Jennifer talks about her history and what brought her to healthy eating. 7:31 - We discuss Jennifer’s farm in New Jersey and her farming practices. 9:15 - Jennifer talks about the best foods people can eat, why they’re so good, and what characteristics those foods have. 12:15 - We discuss the importance of soil health in sustainable farming and food taste. 16:45 - Jennifer talks about the importance of having an entirely or mostly plant-based diet. 19:31 - Jennifer describes her own diet and why she’s chosen it. 27:30 - Jennifer details Nutrition for Longevity’s goals and business. 34:20 - We discuss fasting and it’s historical and cultural significance. 37:00 - If Jennifer could walk into a supermarket and erase three foods, what foods would she erase? 45:40 - We discuss the importance of having a healthy diet and why it’s so essential to healthy living. For more information on Jennifer's company, visit Nutrition for Longevity, follow them on Instagram at @nutritionforlongevity, and here is the link to the book by Dr. Valter Longo, The Longevity Diet. If you have any follow up questions, do not hesitate to reach out to us on Instagram at @marla.barr or at www.marlabarr.com. With gratitude - Marla and the Your Wellness Journey Team

So, you've stocked up on your vitamins, have planned your day around the free IG live workouts available, and have committed to do that Climb Everest from Home challenge. You're ready for this Take-That-Covid-19-You're-Not-Welcome-Here battle, right? Well, not so fast soldier. I guarantee if you'd stop and take a moment to check in with your beautiful body, mind and heart and say "Hey, troops! Are you ready to bring our A-game?", they'd be all like "Serious!?!?!?!? I've have been fighting on the frontlines for you for like your entire life. We need a break, never mind this A-Game stuff". Then you're like "What? What battle? What have we been fighting?!? Maybe a cold in the winter?" Your warrior body/mind/heart gives you a little laugh. "Sit down. We have a few things to tell you, Kid". In order for us all to bring that A-game, we need to fight this virus, to head off onto that immunity battlefield, first we have to acknowledge the 7 seven battles most of us are fighting every day. In this episode, you and I go through each of them and address how you can easily start working on these TODAY, so that you can let that glorious warrior body-mind-heart of yours get to work on this, one of our greatest battles that we will all face together. While we are all living on Planet Crazy right now, I have started daily 8:00am CST live check in on my Instagram @marla.barr. Do feel free to join us. Sending you so much love and light during this time, Dear Friends! Marla  

So, WOW, April! If there ever was a month where we needed a bit of a okay-what-the-heck-is-going-on-and-how-can-I-navigate-through-this, it is probably this month. In this update I went through: The couple dates in April that might impact you Some important things to think about when to bring items home form the grocery store and that FREE 28-page Food During Crisis resource I put together for you.  Here is the link to download that toolkit. And as I mentioned in the episode, please tune into my Instagram channel @marla.barr as while we are all living on Planet Crazy right now, I am hosting 8:00am CST live chats. Each day we talk about different aspects of your wellness, selfcare, mental health and just be there for one another, so do feel free to join in. I am sending you so much love and light during this time - Marla