Podcast appearances and mentions of anna willard

Listen in as Anna Willard shares how to mourn the Past, Present and Future during these times of COVID-19.  She also shares the importance of how to mourn well by living a life with passion.  The root word for passion is to endure well, to suffer well.  As times of change sparks an aspect of mourning, Anna shares how to endure well with these three concepts: Having a Gratitude Practice  Understanding your Soul's Desires  Being Present in preparation for the future   CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

The psoas, (the muscle of the soul in Eastern Medicine) is the most intimately connected muscle to our nervous system.  ~ Drew Ragan   In this episode you will learn the interconnection between our mind and body and how this one muscle plays a big role with this connection.   How strength training can be used a guarding mechanism How physical pain can be a direction for a lessons into blessings  How developing a better proprioception helps understand internal state How yoga is a place of worship, a place for the soul to breathe How the psoas (aka the hip flexor) is more of hip stabilizer, sensorial  and emotional processor Muscle of the Soul: Anger, Will,Action, and Fire  are the emotions live with this muscle  How it is hard to be in flow when the psoas is tight  How breathe work will help soften the psoas and release the fear it may be holding How our SIT culture creates a tight psoas and it not always our emotions Next WorkShop is  April 18 1-3 pm at Kirkland Bala Andrew's Strength Training biz www.soulcenterredstrength.com Andrew's teachers: Greta Hill - http://gretahillwellness.com,  Leah Adams - https://leahadams.co,  Liz Koch - https://coreawareness.com,  Anodea Judith - https://anodeajudith.com CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

  Celebrate this Divine unfolding with Me.   Breathe here with Me.   Revel in the witnessing, As I lead the way.   Let go the striving and efforting.   Janine Miller-DeLany, MA, LPCC-S Author/Spiritual Guidance/Clinical Counselor Owner of Upper Sandusky Counseling & Life Coaching   In this episode you will learn from Janine   How to face and heal trauma vs getting stuck in “woe is me” When in the exercise zone, it frees your mind and physical blocks  Training with joy from the childlike spirit  Self - Judgement creates less energy and restriction  in body  How to have self-love without the other person and the importance of community  How to balance the craziness from news along with self healing, self-care  How to stay open to messages of love within the body Course of Miracles and the Bible text correlations Body work from exercise, to tears, somatics to releasing trauma  How to manage burnout in a career of service    To connect with Janine you can reach her by clicking the links below https://www.janinemillerdelany.com  Mention the podcast get a sampled chapter from her book “Your Incredible Worth”    WATCH THE INTERVIEW LIFE    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Trauma brings transformation. It is a choice how it will change you. It can destroy you, or it can create strength to love and live in the midst of hope.   Liz Mullinar the CEO at Heal for life Foundation shares her wisdom and experience as a healer and psychologist. She is an internationally renowned speaker and has delivered many papers at international conferences on the Heal For Life Model of healing. She is the author of two books published by Hodder Headline: Breaking The Silence and The Liz Mullinar Story. Liz concentrates most of her time on the training and supervision of therapists in the Heal For life treatment model and training teams in other countries to run the program.  She is a member of the order of Australia for services to the Arts and survivors of childhood trauma. In 2000 she was awarded the inaugural Australian Humanitarian of the Year award.   In this episode you will learn: Scientific definition of trauma How our senses may trigger unknown trauma How trauma affect our development our mind and body How to truly empower yourself by embracing fear The importance of love when diving into the depths of fears  Denial is a natural reaction to trauma as an adult  Healing trauma is not a blame game  How facing fears springs the strongest joys How somatics activates the right side of the brain Mental illness is really physically illness Only verbalizing trauma retraumatised the person The importance of telling the story once and release it Self-Love is acceptance of worth and loving the fear and pain of our trauma Learn more with her book Heal for Life: How to Heal Yourself the Pain of Childhood trauma GET HER NEW BOOK HERE:  https://healforlife-book.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/healforlifefoundation/ https://www.instagram.com/healforlifefoundation/ https://twitter.com/healforlife1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/heal-for-life-foundation-27683a36/?originalSubdomain=au   CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Listen to this short solo episode as Anna’s is in complete flow with her thoughts giving you insight and wisdom to this new year and new decade.  Here are three simple things she talks about to help you accomplish things beyond your wildest adventures.    Be Present  - easier said than done but being present has everything you need for those things you may be possibly creating worry or anxiety about the future.  Learning from the Past - Failures can haunt us when we don’t understand the negative lesson from them.  We have to have positive and negative situations in life.  Future - remember all you wanted to accomplish when a child and see how these things are still possible today knowing you don’t need to have a “title” to be able to accomplish your childhood fantasies.    Listen in to hear more about these three topics and how they can help you a life beyond your imagination.    Songs in the background from Spotify Playlist Peaceful Indie Ambient  Song 1 - Alps, Novo Armor, Ed Tullett Song 2 - Funeral Singers, Sylvan Esso, Collections of Colonies Of the Bees  Song 3 - Wash. Bon Iver Song 4 - Cold (feat. Lizzy Land), Mating Ritual, Lizzy Land  CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

Letting go is an expression of grief, grieving is a process of forgiving. ~ Anna Willard    A new year, a new decade brings change and invites transformation and transitions within our life. For us to embrace the fullness of any type of change there is a grieving process of letting go of the past, good and bad, joyous and hurtful moments.  In this short solo episode, Anna invites you to express your grief. She continues to share the benefits of how deep and courageous it is to express grief and how it gives you the strength for the present moment and the unknown future.   CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Silence and Solitude brings us to the wisdom of our oceanic cells and the deep desires of our heart's soul.  ~ Anna Willard    When we bring ourselves to a place of silence and solitude we are invited to listen to our soul's cry.  Listen in as Anna explain what this cry is, how we can listen to it, and how we can change it to the joy of our lives! She gives you steps to honor your wounds both physically and emotionally and how the pain of healing you can develop a language of listening to the wisdom of your soul.  BIBLE VERSE: Psalms Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.  For the first time Anna Share her recording a Solo Episode WATCH HERE!  CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

"Self-Forgiveness is accepting the reality truth of our failures, flaws, and imperfections" ~ Anna Willard  Todays Short Sweet Solo Episode Anna Willard talks about three simple steps to follow when practicing self-forgiveness. Acceptance, Daily Doing, and Positive Understanding.  Listen in as she shares how she too struggles with this practice of forgiveness. During this short solo episode you will learn:  The importance of a balance within forgiveness  Change is the greatest form of forgiveness  How silence and solitude to create room for forgiveness.    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

From modeling, to stunt driver, to becoming a Hypnotherapist Belinda brings us to a entire new perspective within this practice of forgiveness.  During this episode you will learn  how you talk to your body is a reflection of your belief how to practice forgiveness with a combination of gratitude  can't change the event or past event only your perspective  how to have awareness to your soul's cry through the tension of you body the spirituality of dolphins and their breath  the healing energy of joyful children living in the present moment how 21 days creates change within the subconscious  Make sure you listen to the entire episode as Belinda chants for us giving us light the dark  Click here to learn more about her chants.    To learn more about Belinda visit her website here http://www.hunahealing.com/   CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

All three of these women bring a broad and deep perspective to forgiveness and the intersection to mind and body within this practice.    In this episode you will learn different aspects of forgiveness like  . . .  How to have grace and faith  Develope a level of self-trust  How letting go is a step by step process Its ok to start small  Mindfulness within forgiving self  How to manage strong and weak days  Sometimes forgiveness can be harmful  Anger is an important emotion to acknowledge  Different types of anger and how to recognize the difference  Expectations within forgiveness can negate the process  How to allow curiosity to do deeper within your soul How we hold pain in the body and ways to release it WATCH LIVE VIDEO HERE  To listen to Listen to the individual interviews Click on the Links below   Besty Shilling  Reita Johnston Stacey Sorgen   For the yoga therapy ball Click Here  Use code ironwilltrain and save $10    Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Anger is an empowering emotion, nothing is wrong with it. The danger with Anger is when it goes on for too long. ~ Marina Catacuzino  Marina started the Forgiveness Project out of anger during the time of the Iraq War.  Her passion to bring peace through this practice of forgiveness is compelling and transformational.    In this episode you will learn how forgiveness  . . . .  Is being at peace with your past  Reconciling with your pain  Creates compassion towards other  Causes curiosity respect and empathy  Is done through our actions vs words  Unconditional and conditional  Loving the failing aspects of humanity How we relate to the world on a deep level  At the very beginning of this episode, Marina share two inspiring quotes:  Anger is a catalyst. Holding on to it will make us exhausted and sick. Internalizing anger will take away our joy and spirit; externalizing anger will make us less effective in our attempts to create change and forge connections.  Brene Brown.  Pain that is not transformed is transmitted - Richard Rohr    To find out more about her and the Forgiveness Project  https://www.theforgivenessproject.com/   You can find her two books on Amazon Forgiveness is Really Strange  The Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age  Want to join Anna Willard with this practice of Forgiveness?  Click here to learn more about #mindmobility a free 7 day guide eliminating tensive muscle and tensive thoughts    Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Jill Colman shares her story of forgiving her ex-husband who cheated for two years of their marriage.    In this episode she walks us through how she  was able to forgive herself during this chapter of her life.    Listen in and  learn  . . . .  Its ok to forgive without letting them off the hook  Forgiving self without repeating the same pattern Shoulding and blaming creates self shaming Self acceptance is the key of forgiveness  How to ride the waves of emotions through forgiveness  Letting go while holding onto self trust  Control and trust are complete opposites  Control is crippling and very fragile  Body acceptance is key within the practice of forgiveness    Books Mentioned: Lying: Sam Harris     WATCH THE INTERVIEW    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

Enjoy this short sweet episode with your Host Anna Willard as she reads part of her book: Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   She continues this theme of FEAR from the last two episodes and gives insight to what we may truly fear and the importance of living out our dreams.   As she is reading a section of the book about fear, she is sitting and soaking up the holiness of nature at one of her favorite locations Edmonds WA.      CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube      

"We fear the pain within our weakness" ~ Anna Willard  Todays Short Sweet Solo Episode Anna Willard talks about how to overcome our fear, how to deal with the pain it brings and the difference when we face our fears and weaknesses vs when we continually train our strengths.  When continually train our strengths, we develop rigidity, limitations, and boxed perspective.  When we face fears and train weakness we develop resilience, openness, and true strength. Side Note this Pain is usually the pain of a healthy transformation - listen to understand what Anna Willard is referring to   CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Is Love over Fear a spiritual bypass of our fears?  Listen to Anna Willard as she shares from an athletic point of view how fear is very healthy.  She list when it is good to fear and it is not good to fear Good to fear . . .  Life threatening event = Living  Loneliness = friendships  illness = health poverty = wealth lost of a love one = deep love    Bad thing to fear because it limits us from ourselves Other people's opinions  Missing out  Judgment Failure    Having a healthy respect to fear is know our environment and gives us a sense of self.     KNOWING FEAR IS KNOWING SELF.    "Panic is deadly Fear is healthy." - Chasing Mavericks movie     CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Slow is the New Strong    To build a stable foundation of strength, it requires a slow approach.  Listen to another short sweet solo episode with Anna Willard as she shares the benefits of going slow when learning the kettlebells.    She list three simple benefits by taking things slow    Self Awareness  Ability to self correct   Stay true to yourself    Anna encourages everyone to not only slow strength training down but  all areas in life so that you will be able to stay true to you!    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

Death brings life, it is a transition stepping into the unknown to become open for a newness within life.    Listen in as Anna Willard gives insight to how she has recently been dealing with a death within her life.     How easy it is to bypass emotions,  How scary it is to lean into our emotions How healing our emotions can be.  Anna encourages everyone to allow the “death” of an unhealthy habit, to be a new opportunity for improving your health, living into this concept of Death Brings Life.  CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   PS Here is the episode when referring to me being a pitta

When we live from a place of force, we are working against the flow of life.  Letting go is not completely in flow, there are times in life you need to hold on!    Listen in as Anna Willard shares three things to be aware of when forcing things in life versus being in the flow of the rhythm of life.   Force: Wanting the future to be in the current now  Overworking wasting time and energy negating the joy within the process Running back to the past for comfort of this idea of the known   Flow: Still and calm body of water creating room for rest and reflection Rapid force of a waterfall, a wave or the white waters from a river is work within the forceful flow Gentle stream invited work and play to dance together creating a joyful experience    Anna continues how important it is to honor our oceanic being by being in rhythm with these different waves of emotions with different types of exercise.  Listen to the very end as she has a special announcement for YOU!   PS. The episode with Janae Fletcher is Episode 12 Listen here   CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Dance is a form of expression and connection    Dive in with Hayley Shannon a healing dance practitioner as she shares many gold nuggets of truth from her experience as a dancer and now a healing dancer facilitator.     Here are some of the things you will learn:  How to have connection instead of perfection How to stay grounded in your body when in a crowd of people  How to hold the space for the tears to fall for self and others  How to allow movement without the should’s but what feels good  How to repattern the mental muscle through the chaos of vibrations How to create space for the unknown The importance of drawing during healing movement dance  How the community body of people expedites the healing process    Enjoy this episode for alternative healing.  Make sure to listen to the end as Anna’s shares a story about how she was able to apply what she learned by attending Hayley’s classes.    For more information about Hayley’s work check out her website for new events https://www.hayleyshannon.com/   Also follow her on Facebook and Instagram  https://www.facebook.com/DanceHealingSeattle/   https://www.instagram.com/hay_shannon/   CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

  ENJOY THIS SHORT SWEET SOLO EPISODE WITH ANNA WILLARD!    Have an open mind a willing heart to learn to love through our differences - Anna Willard    In less than ten minutes Anna shares from her experience how we can create a neutral ground within fitness and religion. She uses the analogy how different types of fitness can be beneficial at different times in life to how we can also benefit from different forms of regions and spiritual practices. Her main goal with this episode is to help us see how loving is learning through our differences.     Give it a listen and then make sure to click the link below to join her in person to continue the conversation and learn more all things of health and movement.    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

ENJOY THIS SHORT SWEET SOLO EPISODE WITH ANNA WILLARD!  She shares how she has been feeling a fish out of water since she has not been water skiing for 3 years. Now returning to the water this time on a surfboard, she thrilled to share with you the health benefits of being in and around bodies of water.    Within this episode you will learn how magical water can be for our soul and heal our mind giving us the freedom to simply play and enjoy the beauty of nature. As you listen you will also here how she sees the interconnection of the spirituality of water as she touches on these three concepts:  How water can help those who suffer with PTSD How water can spark creativity, awe and wonder How water can be a hug from mother earth  Books mentioned: Blue Mind, and The Universal Christ CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

Physical injuries can be traumatic creating a mental block leaving the body in a state of muscle guarding.    Paige specializes in neurophysiologic therapy of Brainspotting to assist athletes in de-conditioning mal-adaptive brain-body neural pathways from perceived sports failures, sports injuries and surgeries.  She uses photobiomodulation-light therapy to assist athletes in healing their sports injuries and surgeries by up to 50% faster including concussion-traumatic brain injuries.    As you listen you will learn . . . .  Difference between EMDR and Brainspotting Similar to rehabbing the body the mind also needs rehab Suicide mindset among those who deal with concussions How sneaking depression can be within athletics  How light therapy can assist weight loss How tears can be different with different emotions How to train trust back into athletics and life    Connect with her on LinkedIn and her website https://www.linkedin.com/in/paige-e-roberts-lcsw-licswa-25875255/  https://robertsneurotraining.com/   WATCH EPISODE LIVE HERE    To learn more about the brain Listen to Episode 51 with Alison Mattek a postdoctoral neuroscientist      CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.     To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube    

Awakening moments do not have to be a tragedy but can be from the beauty from life.    Our first international guest Ela Staniak give here wisdom and insight about the connection between mind, body, spirit within the fitness industry.    She shares her personal story that brought her to understanding the connection of spirituality within the physical from the death of her parents to living in beautiful Australia.   Through her telling this story she shares important topics.    As you listen you will learn . . . .  Life Hungry doing all things at once is not mindful living  Difference between mental and spirituality  How tragedy can be spirituality training  How dedicate to do less in life  How different forms of fitness is like different forms of religion  Her favorite exercise and why it is so important  Difference between being loved and loving other vs being in love    Follow her at  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ella.bella.7165 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ela_staniak/     WATCH LIVE EPISODE HERE CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ironwilltrain/   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com    Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

ENJOY THIS SHORT SWEET SOLO EPISODE WITH ANNA WILLARD!  She explores this concept of staying consistent with a new habit to improving your well being    In this episode she dives into three key elements to maintain consistency, but first she explains the importance of trust as an undercurrent or a thread weaving these three concepts together.   Discipline within the Daily  Persistence within weeks, months, and years   Patience within the process    Listen how you can implement health within the consistent  moments of our lives and how to enjoy the journey.    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Join Angela as she shares her story of what brought her to become an Ayurvedic yogi practitioner.   Lean the three types of Dosha: Pitta, Kapha, and Vatta.  Take the quiz to learn more of your personal Dosha   As you listen to Angela explains these three types of Doshas, you will gain body wisdom and knowledge to be more attuned with your health.  By understanding the elements of each one, Pitta, Kapha, and Vatta, you will be given the tools to know how to improve your health to the exact needs of your individual body.   Not only will you learn about your own personal Dosha type but you learn . . . How nature plays a role onto your health with each changing season How digestive and food plays a role into your dosha How to not become overwhelmed with creativity How to keep an open mind about learning dosha On a personal note, Angela shares a story of letting go her yoga studio in Seattle, WA. Through this story she shares her different types of Dosha, stubbornness, and never giving on dreams. For more information about her work and the Dosha Quiz head to her website http://ekayogaandayurveda.com/   Follow her at Eka Yoga - https://www.instagram.com/eka_yoga_ayurveda/ Angela Glaze - https://www.instagram.com/ayurvedicangela/   WATCH EPISODE HERE    CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

ENJOY THIS SHORT SWEET SOLO EPISODE WITH ANNA WILLARD!  She explores this concept when talking can limit us from our healing process and from reaching our goals.    In this episode she dives into three aspects how and when words take away from the wisdom of our body.  Talking too much about the goal or decision tricks the brain to feel like it has accomplished it already  Talking can take away from the time and space needed for practice the lessons learned from the discussions being over coached, mentored takes away from brain body connection and the wisdom from within our body  TAKING ACTION WILL ALWAYS BE THE KEY TO MOVE FORWARD YET THE MOST CHALLENGING TAKE ONE ACTION TODAY THAT WILL PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE SELF!  CLICK HERE TO JOIN IRONWILLTRAIN_STRENGTHSPIRIT PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

If you are listening CLICK HERE to watch the slides Alison goes over and learn about the connection between brain and body.   Alison Mattek is a postdoctoral research scientist in the department of psychology at the University of Oregon. She works in the Computational Social Neuroscience Lab, and received her PhD in the Psychological and Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College.   After learning from her about the Mind of the Body with her slides, We discuss the following: How the brain see dynamic images, things in motion, vs a captured image via photos How technology might be changing our brain function How managing food addiction is similar to managing the social media addiction How physical injury, trauma and pain is interpreted in the brain How the brain learns the patterns that leads to pain and creates avoidance patterns How our brain is designed to mirror action and emotions How to train the brain past fear, when fear is healthy and how there is wisdom within fear How having a strong sense of identity is important when dealing with other’s emotions   SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

This is a repurposed podcast from a time I was featured on Anna Willard's podcast, The Spirituality of Strength Training, EP 12 I love this episode. It is fun, inspiring and hits the spot just like a tall drink of water. Here is what Anna has to say about this episode: Janae and I jump right in the discussion about water sports and the lessons water teaches us.  Janae being a fresh paddleboard instructor and me a former water skier you will learn  . . . .  the different characters of water the different lessons each character of water gives the importance of respect, self and nature and water how to make falling into the water fun how to enjoy failing similar to falling  the ebb n flow of water and life  Janae Fletcher, Self Care Architect, Quiet Leader, Personal and Professional Mentor and Creator of the Self Care Passport Podcast and Process, a system that helps you build personal foundations that create IMPACT to maintain and sustain a Self Care lifestyle that you LOVE. She is an accidental tiny house liver, a paddleboard enthusiast, a believer that thoughts during your meditations are a good thing and that movement, money and mindset need to feel like love. After to listening to this Episode, you will feel her joy and love for life overflowing into your life.  You will learn how she lives her life from this saying  . . . .  "BRAVE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT"  For more information about the Self Care Passport check her out at www.janaefletcher.com What is a Self Care Architect? The Self Care Architect: Helping you build strong foundations for your personal or professional life with rituals & routines, systems & structures that provide more ease; expanding time for yourself, your desired adventures & FUN! Meditation Library: www.janaefletcher.com/SipSavorSurrender Paddleboard Info: Erin Matthews http://www.hydrologysup.com/ Catalyst Yoga: Carly Norwood http://www.catalystyoganw.com/

Life is a meditation it is learning to be in flow with it, the everyday flow ~ James Brown. Three types of meditation concentration of the mind - anchor your focus on a certain thing, it is concept of being better control of your mind, tame the monkey mind contemplative practice - curate your thoughts into better thoughts, from negative to positive thoughts. Vedic - allowing your mind to meditate with a certain mantra, allowing your mind be in flow   You will learn how meditation will help you be Allowing your brain to fully activated both right and left brain Flow state being fully present to everyday task from grading cheese to standing in line Flow is the having the immersed experience of life without being stuck in the head Understanding the patterns of the past vs rehashing the past Meditation opens you up to be more present and let go of this “try” through life Playing is a concept of flow, without judgment and control we allow us to play through life How to have a “yes and” approach through life How to be open to the seeds of the future within the present moments How we measure time with the amount of thoughts and the quality of thoughts Dreams can be cleansing and healing for our soul    Watch here for the Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis Story   WATCH EPISODE LIVE HERE To learn live with James go to www.vedicpathmeditation.com   To learn online go to www.flowmeditation.cc   Listeners enjoy 10% by using the discount code IRONWILL for his workshops SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

THIS EPISODE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!   Anna Willard shares what she believes spiritually and her journey struggling through this life learning the layers of love and embracing the spiritual through the physical.   Join her today as she shares key concepts of believing in a greater power, an infinite and intimate power of love.   Key Concepts to Believing:   Forgiveness of self Having Grace and Mercy Acceptance of self and the creation of self Courage to achieve wild dreams Confidence within self Believing in the power of love, self-love Invitation to other to embrace their own self-love   SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Team Wallace joins us for deep conversations and questions about religion, systems, and health, and much more!   We jump right into the depths of trauma living within the Church and how this was the game changer for Andy.   Listen and Learn How the breath of life is breathing into the pain How to address the Four Brains of our body for complete healing How living in the longing is like our physical hunger The importance for not knowing to be fully present How losing control is having faith Cut Calorie Counting and begin to trust yourself Experience the joy of food with a healthy mindset Kristen shares a trick she is doing with her kids with the hopes they will eat their vegetables when they are adults. WATCH EPISODE HERE   Want to learn more from Kristen Click her for her coaching program https://www.thekristenwallace.com/purchase-mind-fare-90-group   For more information and ways to connect with Kristen and Andy Wallace click the links below https://www.thekristenwallace.com https://www.theandywallace.com   You can find them on the world of Instragm https://www.instagram.com/thekristenwallace/ https://www.instagram.com/andywallacewrites/   SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

From starting a career in modeling, Troy Casey turned to holistic nutrition to help decrease his stomach from bloating. As he continued to understand more about nutritions he continued to broaden his knowledge about health and healing and is known as the Certified Health Nut.   “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates   In this episode you will learn How trauma is stored in the body How thoughts are stored in the body How to feel the pulse of the planet Gut is our soil to how ground is soil to the planet Mind is an embodies process New money and new energy Divinity is the connection to ALL the web of life Pain is the greatest teacher if we listen  Two easy ways to heal sleep and fasting Discover your dream and live by design   Interesting facts from this episode 5% of the population is creating 30% pollution using 25-30% of the natural resources of the planet 70% of american population are obese 1 out of 4 children go hungry in the LA area   Four areas for epic change Clear air and soil Self-care education Free energy Puericulture food is free   Book Mentioned: The teaching of the masters of the far east   WATCH EPISODE HERE -  Troy demonstrates the zen swing   For more information about his work http://certifiedhealthnut.com/ AND He always on the world of Instagram https://www.instagram.com/certifiedhealthnut/     SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

Danny J Johnson is a bright light to this world with her smile story, and strength to move forward from the challenges in life.   We start off with a deep dive into her story how she discovered she was pregnant as a teenage and the roller coaster ride of wanting an abortion to give her child up for adoption. During this story you will gain a new perspective and see the good in every situation in life and how you can  be the light in any circumstances   Listen to her words of wisdom and insight to help rewrite your story:  Looking at another perspective within the stories Flipping  the victim-hood to survivor How religion has shamed us within sex, body image, and self-worth Concept of forgiving what we did not know The inner work of forgiveness letting go of bitterness The story is the story it is what we make of it that matters The importance consistent aspiration to recode your brain   WATCH THE EPISODE HERE    To follow her check her out on  Instagram: Dannyjdotcom Facebook: Danny J Johnson Website: http://dannyj.com/ Podcast: http://thebestlifepodcast.com/     SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

From the corporate world within the beginning days of Microsoft to Tarot Cards and Yoga.    David Flenniken shares his story how he managed his spiritual life living in the corporate world and what lead him to create his own Tarot Cards and to teaching yoga.    Throughout this Episode you will learn:  the importance of doing vs talking at events  how to honor your routine the key to showing up fully  understanding your emotions  the art of listening to other and self how to read the consciences of different cultures  how to perform with distractions vs peace and quiet  addressing anxiety is a consciences skill  focus concentration is getting away what you think you need to work on  how sometimes we communicate from past wounds  Mercury retrograde and the effects within communication    David explains Tarot Cards and gives a free reading for Anna Willard. Listen in and see what is in store for the future and what Anna will be working on for you!    WATCH EPISODE HERE    For more information about David Flenniken follow the links below Tarot, Yoga & Web-software Admin of  http://MahalasAstrology.com & Founder of  http://AmorStyleAstrology.com & http://AmorStyleTarot.com & http://AmorStyleHealing.com & http://AmorStyleYoga.com   SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   You can also listen here:  Stitcher  Google Play Spotify  

Blessings in the Ordinary   From back surgery to strength training, Pastor Shannyn shares her vulnerability of the life lessons and how healing her body she considers to be holy work.    After moving to Seattle, she hit rock bottom and rediscovered herself with again within fitness. Yet she had always been part of some type of fitness, listen in to how this time returning to health changed her.    You will also learn:   how exercise can be used as a drug of choice or can be healing  how normal a sense of control and knowing what to expect how wrestling with God can be a struggle to be who you are meant to be  how trust is trained through being open to listen  the four parts of prayer, we speak, God listens, God speaks, we listen walking is a journey and allows for reflection and relations the significance of the crucifixion and the correlations between our own scars Injuries brings us back to the two most questions ask within the Bible Why and How Long?  Faith is trusting in things we cannot see or explain Without the unknown there is no wondering, awe and trust  Grace for our body by celebrating what our bodies can do that day   Shannyn sneaks in a couple of sermon topics ranging from heaven to hell, the importance of struggling through our faith walk, and how it is healthy to be angry with God. Listen in and enjoy the laughter and fun both Shannyn and Anna have on this episode.    Book Mentioned:  Be Free  By Warren W. Wiersbe   More information about Shannyn and Faith Lutheran Church CLICK HERE    WATCH THE LIVE EPISODE HERE    SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher Google Play Spotify  

  THIS EPISODE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!! Anna Willard jumps in with how using the phrase of "my story" can cause more harm than healing.  She shares the importance of understanding the interconnection of our stories and how stories are to unite each other.    When we hold onto the fact of "my story" we negate this connection and the invitation for all of us to heal. She shares the importance of being open to the healing process and allow others to heal along the journey.    This is the strength and art of letting go and to become open to a deeper strength to move through us to heal in ways we never thought possible.    SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher  Google Play Spotify    

This conversation with Dr. Parker is rich, insightful, deep and will leave you with a greater wonder about god, religion, and spirituality.   Dr. Parker has a PhD in Bible, Culture, and Hermeneutics (New Testament focus) from Chicago Theological Seminary. Her teaching, research, and writing revolve around New Testament texts studied through the lens of womanist and postcolonial thought. She sees this work as particularly important for contemporary Christian communities seeking to wrestle with Scripture in light of violence and injustice.   In this episode she gives her knowledge within history, the biblical text, and her own personal experiences as an Baptist African American women professor.   During this episode you will hear heavy conversations about these topics: The importance of bare feet and how Jesus walked barefoot The crisis of power over feminine energy with human beings and the planet Where the holy spirit lives within the body and the earth The christ year and the significance of the number three The washing away and washing a new within baptisms The struggle of bounty with a suppressed society How we are treating the ocean and the subconscious relationship How religion can be used to make white people feel better about themselves   WATCH EPISODE HERE     SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher Google Play Spotify  

THIS EPISODE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!! Have a playful spirit and accomplish your dreams, goals, and much more than you could imagine    Learn how you are creating a childlike spirit and incorporate a playfulness approach to any goal you have within your life.    You will learn how having a childlike spirit of playfulness will help you let go of . . . .  outcomes  other's opinions  failures    Listen to the very end and learn how you can spark your youthful self into all your goals in every area and start rewriting your life's story. Anna shares how training for her Iron Maiden allowed her to rewrite the traumatic story that she shares in EP00: Alarming Cry to Awaken   SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here   These Sweet Solo Episode do have have a video version.  Instead join Anna as she goes live on FACEBOOK  @ 7:00 PM PST AND INSTAGRAM 7:15 PM PST for Sunday Strength Sermons.    For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

"Whatever the challenge, whatever the test, whatever you are striving for give it your best!" - Coach Karen Smith    Coach Karen Smith is a Master StrongFirst Instructor and on the advisory board for StrongFirst. In this episode she shares her strength within her vulnerability.    Throughout this episode she continues to share her strength through stories of her training, her personal life, and being a women within the fitness industry.    This episode is full of women wisdom: The mental game for Iron Maiden  The art of training pull-ups, pistols, and press  The importance of staying healthy while loved ones life is in a health crisis  How visionalization can assist the healing process How believing it is possible is a game changer  The struggle of training with the hormones with a female body  The bond between mother daughter friendships  Body Image - The Struggle is REAL  How being easily offended is creating a weak character    WATCH EPISODE HERE   For more ways to learn and work with Karen Smith check out her website and social media handles  Website: www.coachkarensmith.com  Coaching Corner is her monthly subscription on her website for weekly workouts/video library Direct Link to shop for all programs, ebooks etc: www.coachkarensmith.shop IG: @_coach_karen_ FB: Coach Karen Smith Twitter: karensmithMSFG Available for Distance Coaching/Program Design/workshops/Mentorship       SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

Tired of workout out by yourself? You want to join a group fitness class yet you fear not being able to keep up with the group? Do you long to have some type of deep connection within your workouts with others and yourself?   Listen to this episode and you will Learn the power of working within yourself along with another to build a strong connection within your spiritual being.    Michael Castrogiovanni shares his passion with the Kettlebell Partner Passing. You will learn the fundamental basics of this artistic style of exercise, the concept of being in flow with another human being and the importance of self work to empowering each other.  We do a deep dive as Michael shares his experience living 3 years at a monastery, walking the Camino De Santiago Across Spain, and the importance of being seen.    This episode is full of spiritual nuggets like: Time slowing down Facing fears together  How fear doesn't last long The art of letting go The freedom to be seen  The importance of individual work to empower each other How eye contact creates presence and awareness  How to get back to your body after an energetic exchange  How Death Brings Life and Life is Death  The importance of mourning a death into an awakening  What does a fully awaken life look like How a powerful connection brings healing    Books Mentioned: Awareness, Philokalia, Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment, Tao Te Ching, I Ching, Christ the Eternal Tao,    SEATTLE KETTLEBELL PARTNER PASSING EVENT APRIL 27th and 28th   More information about Michael and KPP Head over to  https://www.kppass.com/ Facebook  Instagram   SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   WATCH INTERVIEW HERE    Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

"Your fitness should take you somewhere" - Brett Jones  As you listen to this episode you will understand how to be guided to a strength that is beyond ourselves, a strength that has a greater purpose with Brett Jones.   In this episode, he shares insight on coaching within the fitness industry, the importance of cuing, and how to manage work life balance for both coaches and clients.    This episode is full of strength nuggets like:  Wisdom comes from being wrong  We gain strength through struggle  Being stubborn is being persistence  Power of group exercise  How to have courage in the presence of fear  Letting go of expectation is the art of coaching  How leaders and coaches need to guide vs direct  How aspiration can create body shame  The importance of working out alone  How perfectionism can silence true strength How to avoid burnout within fitness  Strength to face our own demons and face trauma      Books mentioned Gates of Fire , Power To the People    SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat as they will give you strategies for gaining PR's in your pistol squat, pull-up, and press.   For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

The Struggle to embrace Self-Worth gives us the Strength to Love  - Anna Willard    Today's episodes is another short sweet solo session with your host, Anna Willard. Dive in with her as she discusses three hiccups that trip us up from living from our worthiness of love.  Labels Achievements  Push-back    She encourages you to struggle to embrace your own self-worth as you accept love.  This struggle similar to the same struggle of strength training will give you the strength to love.    SAVE THE DATE JUNE 22-23rd FOR WOMEN OF IRON STRENGTH RETREAT   Join Anna Willard and Anne Casstevens as they will be hosting this retreat. By the end of this weekend you will have achieved new PR (personal records) with your pistol, pull-up, and press. It could even be your first ever with these lifts, it's still a PR!!!   You will gain new friendships/accountability buddies toward your strength goals. You will leave feeling being part of a team of strong women with long lasting support and this new sense of belief within yourself to achieve what was thought to be the impossible!     For more details about the workshop Click Here     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

From being a victim of domestic violence to becoming an author of 10 different books Laticia Action Jackson took focused action on her life and started to N-Powered herself.     She has three different degrees, with numerous visit on global television stations, United Air Force Veteran and an Bodybuilder Fitness Olympia.   Laticia shares her journey how she built health within, the struggles of being a women of color and racism and her love for others.     "Should-ing" ourselves limiting our power Cognitive aware relationship Bold to say NO Knowing your worth Self-Love is a process not a destination Health within tears The power of saying amazing   For more Information About Laticia Action Jackson you can connect with her at www.npoweredcoaching.com   To Shop Her Courageous Xpressions CLICK HERE   Facebook  Lacitica Jackson Instagram N-Powered Coaching Academy  For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

Ever wondered what it is like to work with Anna Willard? Listen to today's episode as she interviews her former clients Chandreyi and Ryan Davis.   Learn how Chandreyi shares how she thought fitness was the one thing that doesn't happen for her and how this changed while training with the kettlebells!    As you listen you will also gain different perspective on these topics  Walking meditation Zen-in, Zone-out within workouts and breath Code Shifting among main type of audience  Comfortable & Confidence  Being free to fully be self  Having an open mind & open body  Being present within your body  White vs black assumptions  Breath is our anchor Breath deepens our relationship with our body  Breath allow for deep healing    For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1   Podcast http://spiritualityofstrengthtraining.libsyn.com

Everyone has privilege. It is how we use privilege to create change? - Chrissy King    Dive in with Chrissy King on some of these important topics regarding the health of our nation From motivated to become skinny to become strong  Time, Persistency, Consistency, Patiences the four things to put into practice for any skill throughout life How fitness is still white washed and what is needed to create  change The intersection of social, political, and economy on the health of African Americans Understanding Self-Worth within being vs the amount you can lifting or perform We are worthing simply through our existence Balance of health for black liberations Biblical roles within white supremacy the good and bad Sitting with the discomfort within our thoughts to discover Self-Worth The importance of working through childhood stories and past trauma   BOOKS: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, 13th Netflix, The New Jim Crow    More about Chrissy King click the following:  ChrissyKing.com Facebook - Chrissy King Fitness  Instagram - iamchrissyking   Look for her upcoming event www.theglowupretreat.com     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2   Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2&ls=1   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1   Podcast http://spiritualityofstrengthtraining.libsyn.com

"Work smarter not harder." Being Great At Multiple Things Raised in rural Greenwood, Maine (population 802), where “people thought I was nuts running all the time,” Anna was state high school champion in cross country and track. She was also a shooting guard on the basketball team, good enough to be recruited by a couple of Division III colleges. Track was her first love, though (“Plus I’m 5-3, what am I going to do in basketball?”) so it was off to Brown University to run track. A 2006 Brown graduate with a degree in environmental studies, Anna ran her first steeplechase as a junior, filling in for an injured teammate on just two weeks of training. She broke the school record in her first race. By the time she was finished at Brown, Anna would hold 10 school records and was named 2006 All-Ivy First Team in athletics. It was in her final outdoor season of eligibility, which she used at the University of Michigan while earn- ing a master’s degree in sports management, that Anna really came into her own. The new Wolver-ine broke the collegiate record in the steeplechase on her way to winning the 2007 NCAA title. Anna was named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year after winning titles in the steeple, 1500m and 5000m and the top female performer at the Penn Relays for her contribution to NCAA records in the 4x800m and 4x1500m relays. Anna was also honored at Michigan’s 2006-2007 Female Athlete of the Year. In 2008, Anna won the US Olympic Trials in a then-American Record time of 9:27.59. In 2009, Anna was undefeated over 800m and ended the year as the third fastest American ever over 1500m. By the end of the season, Anna had earned world rankings in three different events.  In this episode, Nick talks with Anna about making their first world championship team, transitioning from athlete to coach and being great at multiple things. Learn all about Anna and what's next for her. LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Check out Anna Willard instagram Learn about Crossfit Merrimack HOW TO LISTEN iTunes Stitcher Others Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Ask a question on Messenger. Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. To help out the show: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really do help, and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or download our mobile app. Special thanks to Anna Willard for joining me this week. Until next time!

"Become Empowered with the kettlebell instead of allowing the weight to have power over you"  - Denzel Allen    Denzel and Anna dive into their experience training for the Beast Tamer and Iron Maiden and the similarity their stories have with the physical and mental limitations.   Listen in and learn how they broke through these barriers.   They also share their story of how they both started surfing and what that has opened up for them mentally and emotionally.   Denzel Allen continues to give his insight to the mental muscle while training with the kettlebells.     As you listen you will learn:  when you give your power away and how to take back your power  how to overcome fear and challenge yourself how to know when you are living a life to much comfort  the importance the ocean to help find peace during meditation  the analogy of the kettlebell swing with blame and responsibility  the importance of a different movement  the death of he father as he started his business  staying humble by becoming a good listener     Denzel shares 3 keys to listen well know you don't know  ask  stay quiet - listen   For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2   Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2&ls=1   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1   Podcast http://spiritualityofstrengthtraining.libsyn.com

THIS EPISODE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!! To accomplish your dreams & goals, you must know your worth!    Your worth is not defined by the number on the scale, the number of reps, the number of weights you can lift or the number of distance you can run, swim or bike.    To be able to accomplish anything within this world you must know first your worth, and allow this mindset to remind your body that it is already worthy.  Believing in your worth allows your body to step into is potential and achieve these goals.   For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2&ls=1   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

"Have the courage to accept Love is our salvation"  - Gina LaRoche   Gina gives her insight on the importance of Love, Hope, Dream, and our health.      She dives right in with the Seven Laws of Enough: Stories Matter I am enough (we do enough and we have enough) I BELONG No one is exempt  Resting is Required  Joy is available  Love is the answer     Completion questions that Gina asked I send to you.  What story(ies) did you live into this year? Were they what you intended? How did stories, not of your making, impact you this year? What was enough in 2018? Did you create an enough line for yourself? Where and in what communities did you feel like you belonged? What were your joys and sorrows this year. What did you learn about the ups and downs of life? How well did you rest this past year? if you did not, what do you see as the cost of not resting? In what ways was joy available this year. How well did you love yourself this past year? What is your evidence? How well did you love others?   Visit their Home Page where you can learn more about them, as well as sign up here for their Daily Sufficiency emails, receive their newsletter, and join them for their community calls!    Order Jen and Gina's book The Seven Laws of Enough: Cultivating a Life of Sustainable Abundance    Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram     For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

Happy 2019 !!! Today's episodes is the first short sweet session with your host, Anna Willard all about trying vs doing.      Trying eliminates our power and strength and takes away our ownership to the process of accomplishing our goals.    Learn how you are creating a mental and physical barrier when using the word try.   Listen in to how you can replace this word with this empower phrase of "I am working on." She encourages you to practice this new phrase and be aware how it changed your mind and body.    If you are in the Seattle area and are interested in learning the kettlebell swing, join Anna Willard as she will be hosting her first Kettlebell workshop incorporating the spirituality of strength.    Kettlebell 101 Workshop Jan 26th    For more details about the workshop Click Here      For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1

"Fitness is not all lululemon and being a thin yoga model" ~ Allison Tenney   After her own personal white woman wake up call after her first Ignited Womxn Summit event, Allison Tenney dove into the white privilege and started listening to the stories from women of color.    Allison founded Ignited Womxn Summit, an annual wellness and leadership event that creates a space for learning through an inclusive lens. Allison is here to share her story and news on her truly transformative summit.  She is an advocate for removing barriers surrounding health, strength, and finding your own voice.   Here you learn:  How to get out of the comparison trap Go from power through to honor your body within workouts  Learning new skills of exercises  All things Kettlebell  How to train your emotions along with your workouts  Mind Body Connection and Weight Lifting for women  How to shake off the "should have"  Goals and habits are created all year round and evolving  Human and animal kingdom connection    Ignited Womxn Summit: http://ignitedwomxnsummit.com/ Website (re-launch in early 2019): https://allisontenneyfitness.com/ IG: @allisontenney   For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.     Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

THIS EPISODE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!! Kick start off the New Year with the right mindset for your biggest dreams We have the strength to define what we find impossible to be possible    Enjoy this short sweet episode with your Host Anna Willard as she reads part of her book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.    Spoiler Alert!!! She reads the ending of her book!!! The ending of her book will get you in the right frame of mind to keep you on track every day within 2019.     You will be reminded that You are enough for your dreams!  You have everything living inside you to fulfill a life of wonder and excitement!    Sunday 30th 2018 is the last day she is running a special for a free copy of her book (Kindle version). Click here to subscribe to receive an email with all the details to get your free copy of her book!!!   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

"Gifts giving is a physical sign of a connection between the relationship of being seen and known from the other" ~ Rachel Paz    She stated this shortly after she shared how she didn't give any gifts during the holiday season!  Listen in and learn how to handle the heaviness of the holidays.    Rachel Paz is a coach for women defining life on their own terms but still being suffocated by all their tiny obligations. They feel so tired, and still aren’t quite getting where they want to go. She helps women turn up the volume on their yeses, deliver graceful no’s, and connect to their own inner guidance so they can live from being more authentically themselves without the layers of expectations of others.    We do a deep dive into the how the holidays can be sometimes heavy with family gathering, changing holiday traditions, and how to handle the expectations with holidays.    Big Takeaways: Giving in order to receive  Expectations within traditions  Being fully centered within yourself Vulnerable Conversations  Art of giving  How everyone can win  knowing someone to their core  Gifts compliment the relationships Be clear in your decision ahead of time  There is going to be discomfort within change  Feeling all the discomfort can be a teaching moment Sharing your why for the change  Hard conversations open beauty opportunities    Rachel's website is theunfinishingschool.com  here she offer a free guide called: The One Thought You're Avoiding That's Messing Up Everything   Then make sure to follow her at  IG: www.instagram.com/rachelpazcoaching FB: www.facebook.com/rachelpazcoaching   For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Today sit back and enjoy this short sweet episode with Anna Willard as she read a part of her book Spark Your Youth and learn about the power to dream!    "Just like movement and exercise keeps our bodies alive, dreams keep our spirits alive - our gifts, our talents, our passions!" ~ Anna Willard    For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

Maggie goes into how training with the kettlebell has changed her life within her mindset and shares a very important life lesson. This life lesson is how not every battle in life needs a to be fought, but how to walk away with kind and grace.    Make sure you listen to the very end to learn the kettlebell skill she is referring to that taught her this very important life lesson!     Maggie Jones shares her experience becoming a Strong First Level One Instructor after attending two different certifications weekends.   She shares her story of the intimidating snatch test, her perspective with SFG, her health and fitness journey.    "Less is more and I want more of that" - Maggie Jone   She brings light to the "mean girl" and how she was able to change the little voice inside her mind to her greatest confidence while training with the kettlebells.      Make sure to follow her as she continues this incredible journey with the kettlebell Facebook and Instagram    Shout Out the Will and Shaunna owners of b.Well in Tacoma  AND  Shout Out to Anne Casstevens (Check out her interview here)   For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube    

When we come home to our bodies, we come to the dreams our soul and spirit long to live into the physical of our being   December is a perfect time to reflect on Dreams!  Enjoy this short sweet session with your host, Anna Willard, and learn three simple steps to move towards a dreamed fulfilled life!     Get Quiet - Walk, Write, Disconnect so you can reconnect within yourself    Day Dream Backwards - Go back to the joys of your childhood, remember what got you excited, topic you were thrilled to learn about.    Brain Storm Everything and All things!  - Get it out on paper or speak it out and see body react, allow it to lead you toward your dreams   Dreams are important to have within living life.  They anchor our decisions, actions and our thoughts.  Without dreams we go about life aimlessly living a life people pleasing instead of living our soul's truth.    Start with these simple steps to understand the deep desires your body carry and your soul's dream.    For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

Anne Casstevens is a solid Kettlebell Team Leader empowering students and other coaches through her present mindset and spirit giving them the confidence to find their strength.   From saying she hates kettlebells to becoming a gym owner, Anne Casstevens shares her journey with the kettlebell.     During this hour you will be intrigued with the kettlebell and how it change and challenged Anne leading her to be one of the most influential woman in the kettlebell world.   You will learn about the different certification StrongFirst offers, the magic of achieving the Level One SFG Certification. (SFG - Strong First Girya - Russian word for Kettlebell user), and the motivation behind achieving the Iron Maiden (pistol, pull up, and press with a 24 kg).   We dove into the following about for training Iron Maiden The Mental game of training heavy Understanding how to balance all three lifts You don’t need to change the negative to a positive Celebrating what you are good at! Letting go of success and allow failure Confidence to allow others to see your struggle Build your confidence with strength Failure is invitation to our strength journey Celebrate that you maybe are a slow learner Make sure you follow her on Instagram for Kettlebell inspiration @annemigule133   P.S. If you want learn the basics of the Kettlebells swing and if you in Seattle area CLICK HERE for a Fit and Fashionable Kettlebell Swing 101 Dec 14th For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Enjoy this short sweet session with your host, Anna Willard, and learn how to empower yourself.     When we stand in our power stance, we give our voice a physical platform to speak from and tell our truth.    The weight of our words can be heavy to speak and we need a strong stance and a strong body to give us the confidence to speak.    The Kettlebell swing literally trains this power stance. As it is training the body to become strong within its power, it is training the mind to become mentally strong within its confidence.    When we stand in our truth of our power, it is an invitation for those to also stand in their power.  It is process of empower others within the love of self and the love for others. This power stance give all of us the freedom to become our own hero!    P.S. If you want learn the basics of the Kettlebells swing and if you in Seattle area CLICK HERE for a Fit and Fashionable Kettlebell Swing 101 Dec 14th      For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

"The term "FIT" is a tricky one. To me, that word carries far greater weight than just the physical element. I think being FIT means acknowledging and accepting ourselves entirely. ” - Kim Schaper    Such an amazing episode with Kim Schaper! She shares the depth of her story within the mental and spiritual effects of eating patterns.  She tells the how injuries forced her to face her emotional body of sexual trauma, divorce, and unhealthy relationships.    She give insight how she started this journey of heal her physical body while healing her emotional body by . . .    Forgiving others  Forgiving herself Healthy self worth view Heal body in a natural way  Not just about you  . . . it's much bigger  Taking care self for others  Food  is not good or bad but alive or dead  Food helps with your "gut" instinct  Feminine Strength  Grace and self compassion    For her #FitFemaleFormula Click here to Apply  For everything else from Kim Click here to go to her website      Brook Haven Retreat is where Kim went to help transform herself from the cycle of depression, binge eating, to who she is today!      Make Sure to Follow her on Instagram    For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2   Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2&ls=1   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1   Podcast http://spiritualityofstrengthtraining.libsyn.com

Enjoy this short sweet session with your host, Anna Willard.   She first gives you the freedom to be lead by your highest authority, your body's wisdom intuition.   Then she leads you through this practice of listening to your intuition, your body's wisdom, through these three simple steps:     Trust the moment Lean into your body Be open for conformations   She encourages you to practice trusting your mind body and spirit as it leads you to become the person you always wanted to be creating the change your body longs for.   For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training   Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2   Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spirituality-of-strength-training/id1406171039?mt=2&ls=1   Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuc23ab4ag5bqxb3cqkzeju6mna   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Bpcs0ABHSshWTHazteVsx?si=oS4Q_GcQR1-2yGOjTRtwAA&nd=1   Podcast http://spiritualityofstrengthtraining.libsyn.com  

Derek Clark is know as Rapping Dad!  He is a motivational speaker, author of 7 books, been featured on numerous TV shows and has 250 million view on Social Media.     Most importantly this man gives his knowledge and guidance through this process of forgiveness.   Near the end of the episode he shares his big forgiveness story.  From being burned with boiling water, to almost aborted, he shares the power of forgiving his past to empower his future.    "To get out of ourselves we must give others hope"    He drops his acronyms like . . .  HOPE - Helping one person everyday, Helping other people excel  MAP - Master action plan   He encourages everyone to have the following in their life as they go through this process of forgiveness:  creative outlet drawing, poetry, singing, painting, writing  physical outlet, exercise, sports, running spiritual outlet, something greater yourself, something you can have faith in, that will transforms you that get you outside of yourself Contribute to community and simply give!  Make sure to follow for more raps from him Instagram @rapping_dad www.fb.com/rappingdad www.iwillnevergiveup.com Anna Willard invites you to this type of practice with a FitnessForgiveness Challenge Oct 21-28th.     During this Challenge you will receive:   Daily emails with insightful steps towards the flow of forgiveness How to videos on self massage with yoga therapy balls opening you your body and releasing the tension Body Weight yoga-ish movements to help strength these new found open positions through your body A Private Facebook Group  for a safe community to voice how we are creating love through forgiveness within our bodies All you need is an open heart, a willing spirit and a peaceful mind. The only equipment you will need is some type of self-massage either a yoga tune up ball or a lacrosse ball or tennis ball. See you Oct 21-28th!!! Till then enjoy more Episode on this topic of Forgiveness   For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.   Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

  Reita Johnston shares her journey of self-love through this practice of Forgiveness as she paid off a ton of debt and set herself to live from a place of Freedom.    This transformed her to become a Life Coach, a Reiki Healer and has studied at the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. She guides her clients to this same freedom she has given herself with the act of forgiveness.    During this Episode, Reita Johnston shares her wisdom and experiences of Forgiveness.  You will learn the . . . .    The layers of forgiveness, self, other, and for the things we may not know  How to create safety within the body and environment to be able to invite forgiveness How forgiveness can break generational trauma Most common places forgiveness lives within the body  How to take baby steps within the forgiveness practice  How to not force forgiveness but flow with it  Speaking your truth about trauma and forgiving self How to teach the next generation to give forgiveness    Other things you will lean from Reita is these two key things of healing within forgiveness.    "When you Feel you Heal" "With this Trauma work, You can never go to slow with healing with forgiveness but you can go to fast."    For more information to work with Reita Johnston www.reitajohnston.com   Newsletter for tips and support on healing the past, reaching your goals and stepping into your best life:  offers.reitajohnston.com       Anna Willard invites you to this type of practice with a FitnessForgiveness Challenge Oct 21-28th.     During this Challenge you will receive:    Daily emails with insightful steps towards the flow of forgiveness How to videos on self massage with yoga therapy balls opening you your body and releasing the tension  Body Weight yoga-ish movements to help strength these new found open positions through your body  A Private Facebook Group  for a safe community to voice how we are creating love through forgiveness within our bodies All you need is an open heart, a willing spirit and a peaceful mind. The only equipment you will need is some type of self-massage either a yoga tune up ball or a lacrosse ball or tennis ball.  See you Oct 21-28th!!! Till then enjoy more Episode on this topic of Forgiveness    For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.    Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social  Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  

On the fourth episode of the Choice2BHappy podcast we sit down with Anna Willard Grenier, 2008 Olympian in the 3K steeplechase held in Beijing, China. Join us as we talk about determination, balance, and how her life came full circle. Music credit: www.bensound.com

Take a deep breath!  This is a heavy Episode!   Dean Smith is know as the Forgiveness Guy from his epic journey of forgiving the man who murder his mother when he was only 12 years old.     As he guides us through his journey of forgiveness he invites us all to picture our own B.O.B. Burden of Bitterness and shares how he still incorporates forgiveness as a continuous practice throughout his life.     His award winning documentary video Live to Forgive captures his interaction with his Bob. Dean shows the power of forgiveness and the freedom it gives not only to self but also to other.  He has an incredible story of redemption between the man who murdered his mother and gives hope for all who may not yet have a similar story.    Anna Willard continues the depth of the conversation as she asks some heavy questions regarding god, Bob's, redemptions, love and hope. There is so much wisdom within this episode of love and forgiveness. One of the biggest things you will take away from listening is the strength to surrender to love and give forgiveness towards yourself.     "Love always has a sacrifice of judgment, justification, and revenge." - Dean Smith   For more information about Dean Smith and to work with Dean Make sure you head to his Facebook Page for all the details   Anna Willard invites you to this type of practice with a FitnessForgiveness Challenge Oct 21-28th.     During this Challenge you will receive:    Daily emails with insightful steps towards the flow of forgiveness How to videos on self massage with yoga therapy balls opening you your body and releasing the tension  Body Weight yoga-ish movements to help strength these new found open positions through your body  A Private Facebook Group  for a safe community to voice how we are creating love through forgiveness within our bodies All you need is an open heart, a willing spirit and a peaceful mind. The only equipment you will need is some type of self-massage either a yoga tune up ball or a lacrosse ball or tennis ball.  See you Oct 21-28th!!! Till then enjoy more Episode on this topic of Forgiveness    For more inspiration check out Anna Willard's book Spark Your Youth: A 21-Day Fitspirational to give you hope and the power to believe.    Thank you for joining! Anna Willard is excited to take this journey with you! If you enjoyed what you heard, subscribe to receive future episodes and share your love with a great review and 5 Stars.   To train with Anna Willard with Kettlebells head to www.annawillard.com Let's Get Social  Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube