Podcasts about body thrive

Healing isn't just about adding new supplements or chasing the latest biohack. Sometimes it's about remembering what your body already knows.In this episode, I sit down with Cate Stillman, a globally recognized wellness leader, Ayurvedic practitioner, author of Body Thrive and Uninflamed, and founder of Yoga Healer and Wellness Pro Academy.We talk about how childhood experiences shape our health patterns, the rhythm of daily life that governs vitality, and why healing often begins by reconnecting with nature's cycles. Cate also shares her journey from athlete to yogi to business mentor, revealing how she built a wellness model that empowers people to live and work in alignment with their bodies, not against them."You can heal from the sky, from the earth, from the fire, from the water, and from space.” - Cate StillmanSupport the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 Mentioned In This Episode:Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thrive-with-cate-stillman-podcast/id1451334396 Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B017T8RWAG/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=2e8a9027-71a4-40f0-9b3e-4914dadb5e64 About Cate Stillman:Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic medicine practitioner, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Yoga Healer and Wellness Pro Academy. With over two decades of experience guiding thousands toward better health, Cate's work centers on integrating ancient wisdom with modern lifestyles. She's the author of eight books, including Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body and Your Life with 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga and Uninflamed: 21 Anti-Inflammatory Primal Habits to Heal, Sleep Better, Lose Weight, and Crush Your Life Goals. Her programs have helped wellness professionals worldwide create community-based coaching models that actually work.Connect with Cate Stillman:- Website: https://clubthrive.global/ - Wellness Pro Academy: https://wellnesspro.academy - YouTube: www.youtube.com/@catestillman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogahealer Connect with Chris Burres:- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/ - Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisburres/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalc - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisburres/

About this episode: This episode explores the intersection of psychedelics, mindfulness, and leadership with Neil Markey—CEO of Beckley Retreats and former U.S. Army Captain. Join host Cate Stillman and Neil as they dive into the healing potential of plant medicine, the importance of integration, and how leaders can shift from fear-driven action to grounded, purposeful service. Key Takeaways: From combat to consciousness: How Neil's military service led to trauma, disconnection, and eventually a profound journey into meditation and psychedelics. The power of psychedelics: Why psilocybin and ayahuasca, when used with respect and guidance, can help process trauma and open new perspectives. Integration is the real work: How daily practices like breathwork, journaling, and community support ensure lasting benefits after retreats. Leadership redefined: How presence, empathy, and authenticity replace control and fear in effective leadership. Ancient meets modern: Why combining indigenous wisdom with scientific research creates safer, more impactful psychedelic experiences.

About this episode: In this in-depth conversation, Cate Stillman speaks with Dr. Michael Biamonte—clinical nutritionist, founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition, and author of The Candida Chronicles—about the misunderstood and widespread issue of Candida overgrowth. They explore the science behind Candida, the pitfalls of self-supplementation, the limitations of conventional testing, and how lab-guided, phase-based protocols can reverse chronic symptoms often misdiagnosed in traditional medicine. Discover the surprising links between Candida, COVID, heavy metals, leaky gut, and even thyroid disorders, and why radical testing and dietary precision matter more than ever. Key Takeaways: Candida overgrowth affects an estimated 35% of the population and is often medication-induced. Self-prescribing supplements without testing can worsen health by creating new nutrient imbalances. Candida can be missed in standard stool tests due to how it colonizes the gut. Anti-fungal treatment must rotate botanicals every 4 days to avoid mutation and resistance. Probiotics don't work until Candida load is reduced—timing is critical. Candida often coexists with pathogens like H. pylori and is linked to symptoms like arthritis, chronic fatigue, sinusitis, neurological issues, and more. Detoxification of heavy metals (like mercury, copper, and uranium) is often essential for long-term Candida recovery. Long COVID symptoms may stem from Candida resurgence due to spike protein effects on gut flora. About the Guest – Dr. Michael Biamonte: Dr. Michael Biamonte is the founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition and a pioneer in treating Candida through lab-driven, individualized protocols. He is also the co-creator of BioCybernetics, a clinical software system originally developed for astronauts to optimize nutrition based on lab tests. With decades of clinical experience, Dr. Biamonte has become a leading voice in functional medicine, emphasizing the role of Candida, gut flora, and systemic toxicity in chronic disease. His book The Candida Chronicles offers a deep dive into his five-phase recovery system.

About this episode: In this insightful conversation, Cate Stillman and Nicole Connor discuss navigating burnout, understanding 'collapse awareness,' and building true resilience by looking inward and questioning societal systems . Discover how to reclaim your personal power and thrive amidst external chaos. Don't forget to subscribe for more transformative conversations and tips for vibrant living. Key Takeaways: Burnout often signals "collapse awareness" of flawed societal systems, not just personal exhaustion. The traditional "hero's journey" narrative can perpetuate external focus, hindering true self-responsibility. Radical self-accountability through honesty, acceptance, loyalty, and trust (HALT) fosters inner clarity. True resilience lies in inner wholeness and conscious participation, not just endurance. The "Pause, Prepare, Participate" framework guides a shift from external reaction to internal alignment. Recognizing "sovereign wealth" (wellth) across all life dimensions helps avoid feeling under-resourced. About the Guest – Nicole Connor: Nicole Connor is the co-creator of The Resiliency Code and has extensive experience in the corporate world, including international finance, where she gained unique insights into global operating systems. Her personal journey through severe burnout led her to explore holistic healing and develop frameworks for radical self-responsibility and understanding systemic flaws . She believes in changing the "plot" of the world by looking inward and understanding the contracts that bind us.

About This Episode: Discover how building capacity for feeling in the body is the key to true healing. In this episode, Cate Stillman talks with Leah Murphy—somatic experiencing practitioner, herbalist, and yoga health coach—about nervous system wisdom, plant medicine, and the power of nature and community. Learn how “titration” and gentle somatic practices can help you process emotions, release trapped energy, and move from survival mode to genuine resilience. Key Takeaways:  Understanding somatic experiencing as a gentle approach to processing trapped energy in the body How "titration" allows us to safely build capacity for feeling without becoming overwhelmed Why acknowledging fear and difficult emotions is essential for healing The importance of containment and safety in nervous system regulation How connection to nature and community supports nervous system health The relationship between Ayurvedic wisdom and modern somatic practices About Leah Murphy: Leah Murphy is a somatic experiencing practitioner, herbalist, and yoga health coach based in Sitka, Alaska. Drawing from her deep connection to nature and community, Leah integrates nervous system wisdom with plant medicine to help clients build capacity for feeling and healing. Her approach emphasizes the importance of safety, containment, and gradual exposure to sensations and emotions that have been previously overwhelming. Through her practice, Leah helps clients move from survival mode into states where true healing, connection, and creativity can flourish. Website: leahpierramurphy.com 

✨ About This Episode: In this powerful episode of the Wellness Pro Academy Podcast, host Cate Stillman sits down with David McConaghay, also known as Veda Dave, a board-certified advanced Ayurveda practitioner, Vedic astrologer, and wild mind guide. They dive deep into the upcoming Colorado Ayurveda Conference, scheduled for October 2nd to 5th, 2025. The conference's timely theme, "Indigenous Ayurveda: Celebrating Ancestral Forms of Nature-Based Medicine" , is explored as they uncover what Ayurveda truly is—a nature-based medicine originating from the Indian subcontinent —and delve into the profound concept of "indigenous Ayurveda," which aims to connect to the universal human experience of living in tune with nature's rhythms. This conversation reveals how ancient wisdom traditions, regardless of their specific origin, often share a conceptual understanding of elements like earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Discover how to embrace Ayurveda as "life wisdom" that is applicable to every time, place, culture, and ecosystem.  

Episode Description  In this episode of the Wellness Pro Show, Cate sits down with Antoniette Roze of SpeakPact.com, a leading expert in helping speakers transition into the professional business model of speaking. Antoniette shares her personal journey into the wellness speaking space, sparked by a health issue at a young age and a realization that people were ill-informed about their health. This led her to a career in publishing, producing large-scale natural wellness events for 18 years, and ultimately becoming the CEO of WPC Speakers Global Agency.   ✅ What you'll learn: Becoming Findable and Not a Gamble: Learn why decision-makers prioritize speakers who are easily discoverable and have a strong, consistent online presence, rather than those who are a "gamble". Marketing for Different Audiences: Understand how to tailor your talk titles and proposals for corporate settings versus wellness conferences, focusing on clear results over cleverness for corporate gigs. The Ecosystem of Speaking Gigs: Antoniette emphasizes that getting paid speaking engagements is a combination of outreach, social presence, and strategic appearances, not a silver bullet. Leveraging LinkedIn for Business Growth: Get actionable tips on how to use LinkedIn as a business platform for connections, content, and maximizing visibility for engagements.  

What if your wellness business could run with a waitlist of ideal clients—without hustle or burnout? In this episode, Cate Stillman talks with Jennifer Orechwa, CEO of Salt Marketing, about how storytelling, clear strategy, and aligned offers can transform your marketing and attract the right people—consistently. Jennifer shares practical frameworks to move from transactional selling to transformational client relationships, why so many wellness pros struggle with conversions, and how you can create a system that keeps your calendar full. ✅ What you'll learn: How story-based marketing builds trust and demand Steps to create offers that naturally generate a waitlist The role of strategic clarity in scaling your business Common marketing mistakes wellness pros make—and how to fix them

In this powerful episode, Cate Stillman is joined by Patrick Heffernan and Bill Hershey for a raw, insightful conversation about the hidden money wounds affecting yoga teachers, healers, and holistic practitioners. They explore the “money shadow”—the subconscious resistance many wellness professionals have around finances, sales, and success—and how that resistance is directly tied to development stages, trauma, and nervous system conditioning. Whether you're feeling stuck financially or seeking a more empowered relationship with business, this episode delivers practical insights and soulful strategies for evolving beyond scarcity.  

In this episode, we delve into the world of detox certifications for wellness professionals. Cate shares insights on creating effective detox programs, tailoring them to individual needs, and achieving tangible results for clients. Discover how to help your clients reset, refocus, and reconnect with their bodies through strategic detox practices. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In Understand the key differences between various detox approaches, including Ayurvedic and liquid-based cleanses. (00:01:32) Learn how to identify and address client resistance to detox programs. (00:13:08) Discover strategies for incorporating a results-focused approach into your wellness practice to drive transformation. (00:11:00) Gain insights into the Fast Mimicking Diet (FMD) and its benefits, including caloric intake guidelines. (00:14:23) Hear from wellness professionals about their unique niches and regional focuses within the detox space. (00:02:54) Highlights Evolving Detox Approaches: The discussion covers the shift from catering mono diets to more microbiome-friendly, liquid-based cleanses and how these changes broaden clients' food skill sets. The Importance of a Results-Focused Approach: The guest emphasizes the need for wellness pros to focus on achieving tangible results for their clients by actively finding solutions tailored to individual needs. Working with Resistance: Strategies for addressing client resistance to detox programs, including building group momentum and selling the benefits of dietary changes. The Fast Mimicking Diet (FMD): An overview of the FMD, its caloric intake guidelines (approximately a quarter to a third of daily intake), and its benefits as a gateway to other detox practices. Notable Quotes "These resets and detoxes are a chance to pull out of that accumulation of unhealthy habits (Cate Stillman, 00:12:59) "The way you're going to learn the most is by experimenting with your community, and you know, listening and noticing what you're noticing." (Cate Stillman, 00:10:39) "Clear body, clear mind, and then clear contribution." (Cate Stillman, 00:06:48) Links Cate Stillman Explore Wellness Pro Academy Discover wellness in 2025 through Thrive with Cate Meet the microbiota-gut-brain axis Founder of Yogahealer, ClubThrive.Global, and Wellness Pro Academy Author of PRIMAL HABITS, Uninflamed,  Body Thrive, Master of YOU, and more! This episode provides valuable insights for wellness professionals looking to elevate their detox programs and achieve meaningful results for their clients. By understanding different detox approaches, addressing resistance, and focusing on tangible outcomes, you can empower your clients to reset their health and reconnect with their bodies.  

In this episode of Thrive with Cate, Cate Stillman unpacks the transformative power of the club model for wellness professionals. With over two decades of experience in the wellness industry, Cate shares how the club model bridges the gap between healing skills and business acumen, offering a high-impact, scalable approach to help clients achieve life-changing results. Whether you're a wellness pro ready to scale or curious about building a results-driven community, this episode is packed with actionable insights. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In Understand the Core of the Club Model – Learn why this structure transforms the wellness business landscape, focusing on guided transformation and client retention. (00:01:27) Break Free from the Hourly Model – Discover how the club model replaces the traditional hourly business with scalable, impactful systems. (00:04:18) Build a Culture of Transformation – Explore how clubs cultivate habits, community, and accountability to accelerate client results. (00:06:45) Learn to Scale Sustainably – Get a clear strategy on enrolling members, setting up start dates, and leveraging overlapping cohorts. (00:22:57) Shift Your Mindset to Thrive – Hear why improving your business skills amplifies your healing impact and financial success. (00:11:04) Highlights Guided Transformation through Clubs: Cate explains the economic and emotional value of structured clubs, showing how they lead to better client outcomes while boosting professional satisfaction. (00:01:51) The Power of Member Commitment: Learn why high-commitment structures drive better results, with examples of creating healing environments like Club Heal. (00:05:04) Overlapping Member Waves: Cate outlines the benefits of staggered start dates, allowing for seamless integration of new and experienced members. (00:22:57) Empowering Members as Leaders: Explore how creating opportunities for mentorship within clubs strengthens both community and individual growth. (00:23:58) Notable Quotes "The club model transforms not just your clients' habits, but their entire lives—empowering them to thrive every single day." (Cate Stillman, 00:00:04) "Healing happens faster in groups. When you create a culture of transformation, your clients connect, commit, and see results they couldn't achieve alone." (Cate Stillman, 00:10:24) "Wellness pros thrive when they get out of the middle and focus on building structures that allow clients to connect and grow." (Cate Stillman, 00:22:06) "Raising your business skills to match your healing skills creates a ripple effect—more impact, more income, and more time for your own wellness lifestyle." (Cate Stillman, 00:11:04) Links Cate Stillman Explore Wellness Pro Academy Discover wellness in 2025 through Thrive with Cate Founder of Yogahealer, ClubThrive.Global, and Wellness Pro Academy Author of PRIMAL HABITS, Uninflamed,  Body Thrive, Master of YOU, and more! The club model offers a revolutionary path for wellness pros to scale their impact while gaining financial and personal freedom. Cate's expertise and actionable insights provide a clear roadmap to building a thriving community that prioritizes transformation and results. Ready to take the next step? Visit Wellness Pro Academy for free training and start designing a club that works for you. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this episode to inspire others to revolutionize their wellness business!

In this episode of Wellness Pro Academy, Cate Stillman connects with Nina Pullella, a Wellness Academy professional, Ayurvedic practitioner, and plant-based chef living in Oahu, Hawaii. As the founder of the Wild Woman Collective, Nina is on a mission to guide women to become their own healers by reconnecting with rituals, nature, and community. From moon ceremonies to Ayurvedic traditions, Nina shares her inspiring journey and offers insights into creating a meaningful and impactful wellness practice. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In Rediscover the Power of Rituals – Learn how to incorporate moon ceremonies and Ayurvedic practices into your life to reconnect with nature and your inner self. (00:11:36) Build Community Through Shared Experiences – Explore the importance of creating regional wellness collectives and fostering collaboration within your community. (00:18:07) Transformative Wellness Practices – Discover core practices like seasonal detoxing, food as medicine, and natural beauty rituals that help women thrive. (00:30:26) From Burnout to Thriving – Hear Nina's candid reflections on overcoming burnout and building a high-impact, sustainable business model. (00:35:58:) Empowering Women as Leaders – Understand how bringing leadership opportunities to members strengthens community bonds and collective healing. (00:19:13) Highlights Heritage and Healing: Nina shares how her Italian and Hawaiian cultural heritage shaped her love for food, rituals, and natural healing practices. (00:02:04) The Wild Woman Collective: Nina introduces her regional wellness club and explains how it empowers women through practices like lunar rituals, Yoni steams, and herbalism. (00:09:39) Confidence Through Action: Nina emphasizes the importance of starting small, experimenting with rituals, and growing confidence by taking consistent action. (00:28:45) Dynamic Wellness Practices: Learn about Nina's six core competencies for her collective, including the Wise Woman, Thriving Woman, and Radiant Woman frameworks. (00:30:02) Quotes "Culture pulls us away from rituals, but creating a community pulls us back into them." - Cate Stillman, 00:15:42 "When you're deeply nourished, what no longer serves you naturally falls away." - Nina Pullella, 00:32:59 "The Wild Woman Collective is about helping women reconnect with their cycles, their community, and their natural power." Nina Pullella, 00:09:39 "We thrive when every member of the community has a chance to lead and share their gifts." - Cate Stillman, 00:23:20 Links  Nina Pullella Learn more about Nina and the Wild Woman Collective: Living Ayurveda Hawaii Follow Nina's Instagram @Living.Ayurveda.Hawaii Cate Stillman Explore Wellness Pro Academy Discover wellness in 2025 through Thrive with Cate Founder of Yogahealer, ClubThrive.Global, and Wellness Pro Academy Author of PRIMAL HABITS, Uninflamed,  Body Thrive, Master of YOU, and more! Nina Pullella's work with the Wild Woman Collective is a powerful reminder of the healing potential within every woman. By reconnecting with rituals, nature, and community, women can transform their lives and thrive. This episode is an invitation to take small steps toward personal healing and to create meaningful connections with others.

Welcome to another episode of Well Pro Show! Today, we dive into the world of wellness club marketing with Cate, a trailblazer in the wellness industry and author of books like Body Thrive and Uninflamed. Cate shares actionable strategies for crafting an annual marketing calendar, leveraging core competencies, and creating engaging campaigns that drive impact and growth for wellness clubs. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In Learn How to Build a Marketing Calendar – Step-by-step guidance on mapping out core competencies into a 12-month plan. (00:02:21) Craft Problem-Aware Content – Discover the power of identifying your audience's pain points and aligning them with marketing themes. (00:04:59) Leverage Evergreen Content – Understand how to create reusable assets like videos, recipes, or challenges for lasting impact. (00:12:24) Incorporate Audience Engagement – Explore strategies like contests and sponsorships to build community and drive participation. (00:56:18) Align Marketing with Core Club Values – Insights on blending modern tools with timeless wellness practices to nurture audience connection. (0:20:37) Highlights Annual Marketing Calendar Framework: Cate outlines how to divide 12 months into marketing themes based on core competencies such as rhythm, detox, and microbiome health. Each theme ties back to addressing specific audience pain points. Problem-Aware Language: Cate emphasizes the importance of speaking directly to audience challenges. For example, framing content around “no time to cook” to promote a detox program. Evergreen Content for Multi-Use Campaigns: Cate explains the process of repurposing existing assets, like Pinterest boards or infographics, to reduce workload and build brand reliability. Interactive Campaigns and Sponsorships: Learn how to run contests (like building an ax-throwing target) and collaborate with sponsors to expand reach and deepen engagement. Notable Quotes "Core competencies are the backbone of your marketing—when your messaging solves a problem, your audience listens." Cate Stillman, 00:01:53 "Evergreen content isn't just efficient; it makes you reliable and memorable to your audience year after year." Cate Stillman 00:49:46 "By speaking to pain points like 'no time to cook,' you're addressing real barriers and offering solutions that resonate." Cate Stillman, 00:40:15 "Your hubs and sponsors aren't just collaborators—they're part of your ecosystem, helping you grow while you help them thrive." - Cate Stillman, 00:57:27 Links Cate Stillman Explore Wellness Pro Academy Discover wellness in 2025 through Thrive with Cate Founder of Yogahealer, ClubThrive.Global, and Wellness Pro Academy Author of PRIMAL HABITS, Uninflamed,  Body Thrive, Master of YOU, and more! Recommended Tools: Pinterest for content curation and Canva for visuals This episode has equipped you with the tools to transform your wellness club marketing, from crafting problem-aware campaigns to creating content that engages and converts. As Cate reminds us, marketing is a marathon, not a sprint—consistent, targeted messaging builds momentum over time. Stay tuned for more actionable insights, and don't forget to check out Cate's resources at Wellness Pro Academy. Have a question or want to share your success story? Reach out to us at curious@wellnesspro.academy or on social media!

In this episode of Wellness Pro Academy, we sit down with Cate to unlock the secrets of high-ticket sales in the wellness industry. With over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and thought leader in wellness business strategies, Cate shares transformative insights on creating value, overcoming objections, and mastering the art of selling with conviction. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to sales, this episode is packed with actionable wisdom. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In The Key to High-Ticket Sales Success (1:37) Learn how to align your offerings with the emotional and rational needs of your clients.   The Power of Questions in Selling (6:18) Discover why questions lead to positive client outcomes.   How to Handle Money Objections (25:34) Strategies for reframing financial concerns into actionable steps.   Crafting a Winning Pitch Deck (38:06)  Tips on creating compelling presentations that resonate with your audience.   Highlights Selling the Transformation (1:37) Cate emphasizes that clients buy based on their vision of a better future and justify their decision with logic. She breaks down how to balance emotional appeal with clear value.   Overcoming Money Objections with Empathy (27:15) Cate shares a step-by-step approach to disentangling money objections, helping clients see the value beyond the price tag.   Engaging Through Spontaneity (50:26) Real-world examples of how spontaneous marketing initiatives can outperform carefully planned ones. Quotes "Your conviction sells. If you don't believe in your club or process, no one else will." – Cate Stillman (2:24)   "Ask yourself, ‘What's the value of your vitality?' That's the real price your clients are paying for transformation." – Cate Stillman (23:35)   "If money is the objection, separate it from the decision. Let's figure out if this is the right solution first." – Cate Stillman (28:14)   "Marketing isn't about failure—it's about testing. If something doesn't work, it's just data for your next step." – Cate Stillman (50:56) Links  Cate Stillman Explore Wellness Pro Academy Discover wellness in 2025 through Thrive with Cate Founder of Yogahealer, ClubThrive.Global, and Wellness Pro Academy Author of PRIMAL HABITS, Uninflamed,  Body Thrive, Master of YOU, and more! This episode provided powerful strategies to elevate your sales game and make high-ticket offerings a cornerstone of your business success. If you found this episode valuable, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review. Share it with your network—someone else might need this guidance to reach their next level too. Have questions or want to connect? Reach out to Cate on social media or through her website. Let's keep the conversation going! About Cate Stillman Cate Stillman, founder of Wellness Pro Academy and Thrive with Cate, has been empowering individuals and wellness professionals since 2001 to elevate their health, careers, and lives. Through her transformative books and  Ayurveda courses, Cate has helped thousands create healthier habits and thrive in their communities. She mentors wellness pros to expand their impact, grow their income, and live purpose-driven lives, blending ancient wisdom with modern strategies for lasting success.  

In this episode, we explore the transformative world of yoga, breathing techniques, and personal detoxification. Our special guest, Brett Larkin, an expert in yoga teacher training, joins Cate to discuss the profound benefits of integrating yoga practices with daily life to enhance personal well-being and detoxification. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In Insights into Effective Detox Practices: Learn how specific yoga and pranayama (breathing) techniques can aid in detoxification and enhance overall health. Personal Growth and Self-Care Tips: Discover strategies for self-care and setting personal boundaries to improve your lifestyle and health. Empowering Knowledge on Body and Breath: Understand the crucial role of proper breathing for physical and emotional detox, and how to harness this power through simple exercises. Highlights Interactive Discussion on Detox and Yoga Practices: Cate and Brett share their experiences and insights on the integration of yoga into detox practices, noting the importance of breathwork and physical alignment. Practical Breathing Exercises: Brett guides listeners through effective breathing techniques that can be performed anywhere, aimed at enhancing lung capacity and supporting detox processes. Valuable Self-Care Strategies: Learn how to incorporate self-care into your daily routine, learning balance between self-care and caring for others, and the benefits of preemptive meal preparation. Quotes "It's what you say no to, not what you say yes to" — Cate Stillman "I'm actually truly practicing self-care in this moment. I'm setting myself up for success. I am taking care of myself the same way I'd take care of a child. And that's something I put huge emphasis on right now in my life." — Brett Larkin Links Explore Brett Larkin's Yoga Resources: Visit Brett Larkin's website for yoga classes and teacher training programs. Deepen Your Understanding of Yoga and Ayurveda with Cate: Check out the Body Thrive book for more insights into holistic wellness practices. Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37   Thanks for joining us in this journey of self-discovery and wellness through yoga and detoxification with Brett Larkin. We hope this episode inspires you to integrate these transformative practices into your routine, leading to a healthier, more balanced life.  Stay tuned for more episodes where we share practices that empower and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit!  

Welcome to the Thrive with Cate Stillman podcast, where the intersection of health, spirituality, and self-discovery comes to life. In today's episode, Cate dives deep into the fascinating question of why the entire body supports the growth of cancer, exploring the connection between cancer, the psyche, and the divine feminine. As the author of "Primal Habits," "Uninflamed Master Review and Body Thrive," and the soon-to-be-released "Witch's Cancer Journal," Cate takes us on a journey through her own experiences and insights. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In Gain a profound understanding of the symbology behind the "Witch's Cancer Journal" and why Cate chose such a unique title. Explore the archetype of the witch and its significance in facing the dark aspects of life, vulnerability, and the power of the great mother. Uncover Cate's personal journey from a state of chronic illness to a transformative healing process and her conclusions about cancer as a gift and an opportunity for deep self-renewal. Learn about the various healing modalities and practices Cate employed on her cancer journey, from entheogens and microbiome diets to unconventional therapies like urine therapy and ozone therapy. Highlights Carl Jung's identification of the split between the virgin and the witch in Judeo-Christian culture. The significance of facing the dark reality and embracing the power of the witch archetype. Cate's conclusion is that cancer is a result of dysbiosis, primal fear of mortality, and human greed. Insights into early detection, the cancer industry, and the importance of taking responsibility for one's healing journey. Cate's recommended positive stressors and habits for intuitive healing, including entheogens, microbiome diets, massage, and more. Quotes "Cancer is at the intersection of a pernicious and heading towards fatal case of dysbiosis, primal fear of mortality, and human greed. Let the games begin." "The witch symbolizes our fear and vulnerability to the great mother in her dark heartless aspect, and her power remains." "Cancer is a gift. If you can figure out how to unwrap it. The gift is a completely detox physiological upgrade to enter the next phase of your dharma, your next life purpose." Links Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 Join Cate on January 24th, 11:00 am PT, and sign up at catestillman.com/fireside Thank you for joining us on this enlightening journey with Cate Stillman. If you resonate with the powerful insights shared today, be sure to check out the full "Witch's Cancer Journal" and explore the comprehensive healing practices discussed in Cate's upcoming fireside chat on January 24th.  Visit catestillman.com/fireside to sign up and be part of this transformative conversation.  Remember, your health is your greatest wealth, and the wisdom shared here can be the key to unlocking your path to thriving. Until next time, stay inspired, stay curious, and keep thriving with Cate Stillman.  

Podcast Intro: Many individuals compare some of the long-term side effects people are experiencing to long-term COVID after receiving the vaccine. According to estimates, 30% of those who catch COVID develop a long COVID. But it's an unknown factor.  The countries where glyphosate is widely used are those where it accumulates in crops and enters the food chain. Glyphosate exposure, which we frequently experience, interferes with our immune system's ability to combat the virus. Everyone who received the vaccine is suffering from the same impact. If you have a strong immune system, you can handle the vaccine. Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a senior researcher at MIT and has been working on studies with mRNA vaccines. Today, Cate and Dr. Stephanie will talk about COVID, COVID vaccines, how food affects an individual's immune system, and how glyphosate plays an essential role in agriculture. What you'll get out of tuning in: How to tell the difference between longtail COVID symptoms and vaccine effects How glyphosate disrupts the innate immune system How spike protein starts damage within our body How vaccines make it worse How glyphosate plays an essential role in agriculture How vaccinated people can still shed virus How vaccinations impact fertility How do someone clear heavy periods and massive blood clots Links/CTA: Listen to other podcast episodes: What is Medicine? Why Americans Pay Too Much for Medical Care Exposed How to Thrive in a Pandemic? Get to know Stephanie Seneff via the links below: http://stephanieseneff.net International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research2(1), May 10, 2021 Page | 38Worse Than the Disease? Reviewing Some Possible Unintended Consequences of the mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 Innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations: The role of G-quadruplexes, exosomes, and MicroRNAs Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment Paperback – October 25, 2022 Highlights: Cate tells the story about how she goes to the mountain and eats wild plants Cate shares a story about dandelions weren't picking up toxins from oil. Cate tells about her background in reading Eastern medicine. Timestamps: [2:28] The vaccine adverse event reporting system [4:44] Difference between longtail COVID symptoms and vaccine effects  [7:04] Can it affect menses in terms of blood clotting? [11:18] Is the virus worse than the vaccine? [17:13] Stress accelerates virus evolution [18:27] Natural food [27:39] What is the origin of the virus [30:18] Body Thrive [34:44] Can vaccinated people still shed virus to unvaccinated? [39:26] Pharmaceutical companies  [40:12] Effects of the vaccine on fertility [47:20] How can sulfur be used by people? [51:19] Reason for high obesity in America [54:25] Intermittent fasting and urine therapy [56:02] Freedom of speech as a scientist and funding Quotes: I've long believed that stress is an agent that induces accelerated evolution. It probably does. Through the viruses, once you have and have stress, your immune system is weak, and the viruses come in and take over. The herbs are so important. The American diet kind of ignores those things. It's just potato chips and hamburgers and soy protein bars. Nitrous oxide is 100 times worse than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas.  I think you need to have a healthy immune system if you've got a weak innate immunity. Everything's going to happen slower because you depend upon your immune cells to remove the things that are bad, and it's particularly the spike protein itself. Guest Bio: Stephanie Seneff Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She has a BS degree from MIT in biology and MS, EE, and Ph.D. degrees from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. Her recent interests have focused on the role of toxic chemicals and micronutrient deficiencies in health and disease, with a special emphasis on the pervasive herbicide, Roundup, and the mineral, sulfur. Since 2008, she has authored over three dozen peer-reviewed journal papers related to biochemistry and toxicology and has delivered numerous slide presentations at conferences around the world. She is the author of a glyphosate book titled "Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment," which was released by Chelsea Green publishers on July 1, 2021. This book was selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best non-fiction books of 2021.

Podcast Intro: When it comes to climate change, we've all heard about droughts and flooding and the impact on agriculture and infrastructure from extreme weather events such as hurricanes. However, we may not hear as much about climate change's physical and mental health consequences. Natural disasters can negatively impact health and emotional well-being. People who are affected by extreme weather events and slow-moving disasters, such as droughts, face a wide range of challenges in their lives. Mental health repercussions of climate change events include mild stress and anguish, high-risk coping behaviors such as increased alcohol use, and occasionally mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Lise Van Susteren is an expert on climate change's physical and psychological impacts. She earned her Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, and has been researching climate change since 2007. She has written several books on the subject, including The Heat Is On: The Science, Politics, and Solutions to Global Warming (2016) and The Climate Crisis: Dispatches from the Front Lines (2017). In this episode, she shares knowledge on climate change, how it affects the health of many people, and what actions we must take to get better. What you'll get out of tuning in: Take the online quiz here Links/CTA: Checkout the latest in Yogahealer Other related Yogahealer Podcast episodes: Cate Stillman on Microbiome, Ayurveda, Chronic Inflammation, Dysbiosis, Nitric Oxide, & Terrain Theory Vata, Pitta, Kapha: Inflammation and Disease in Ayurveda What If You're NOT Eating Organic? Highlights:  Cate shares her personality type Cate talks about the global economy and interconnected communities Cate shares about her upcoming book and recognition of living in harmony Timestamps: [1:41] Introduction [3:11] Global Mental Health [10:01] Degeneration Of Human Species [15:16] Economy [21:22] Leadership [24:38] Body Thrive [29:07] Spiritual Health [32:11] Stress [44:35] Reactor Types Quotes: “Our brains have gotten further and further away from the natural systems that define us, and that has caused an enormous amount of anxiety and self-destructive component to that anxiety.” “We are under pressure and will make decisions that may reflect our willingness to trade long-held values for promises of security.” “Perhaps Mother Nature has a much more elegant plan in mind, just to keep us from focusing on a particular theme of population reduction.” “It is our unified voice that changes the market forces that drive social norms and creates and reinforces the momentum that we require.” “I deal with anxiety by closing my eyes to the objections, persisting, and remembering that I will always have a few people on my side.” Guest: Dr. Lise Van Susteren Dr. Lise Van Susteren is a general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, DC, and an expert on the physical and psychological impacts of climate change. In 2011 she co-authored "The Psychological Effects of Global Warming on the U.S. - Why the US Mental Health System Is Not Prepared". Van Susteren is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University and has been a consultant to the Executive Branch of the US government profiling world leaders. After receiving her medical degree from the University of Paris she practiced medicine in West Africa, at community health centers and homeless shelters in metropolitan Washington DC. In addition to community organizing on climate issues, Van Susteren serves on the Boards of Earth Day Network, and Physicians for Social Responsibility and is a co-founder of "Climate Psychiatry Alliance," and “Climate Psychology Alliance – North America “, professional groups dedicated to promoting awareness and action on climate from a mental health perspective. Van Susteren is the expert witness on the psychological damages to young people from inaction on climate in Juliana v US Government, in Held v Montana and in the European Court of Human Rights.  She is a frequent contributor on television, radio, and in print media. In 2006 Dr. Van Susteren sought the Democratic nomination to the US Senate from Maryland. Her book, “Emotional Inflammation – Discover Your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium During Anxious Times” was published in April 2020.

Podcast Intro: Durga Leela (a spiritual name) is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist (IAYT certified) from the UK and now based in the US. She has shared Yoga as a Recovery Pathway in several Recovery Conferences over the last 20 years. She has also served as the Director of the Ayurveda Programs at the Sivananda Ashram in California since 2003 and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). In this episode, she shares her journey of healing and recovery from addiction. She also talks about the issues of Health Care regarding addiction, how she used Yoga to heal from alcoholism, and the emotional and mental health issues surrounding addiction. Personal story being a child of an alcoholic,  becoming alcoholic myself in my teens,  finding yoga in my mid-20s,  a few suicide attempts,  and losing my mother to alcoholism when I was 32 years old.  Shortly after, I was fired from a job I was headhunted into. Then I “did a geographic”— moving from London to Lake Tahoe to take a year off and sort myself out. But “wherever you go, there you are,” and after nine months in the United States, my new life was in shambles. I once again felt desperate, but this time I took myself to a meeting of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)  18 months sober, allopathic medical professionals offered me antidepressants for their diagnosis of clinical depression Book Yoga of Recovery, Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda with Modern Recovery Tools for Addiction - YoR works with people who have a sex addiction, eating disorders, codependents with no substance abuse, and others where substance abuse is present but it is not the primary presenting issue. I work with people 16–84 years old; those who are members of 12-step programs and those who are not. We offer help to those who want to come off the pharmaceuticals they have been prescribed but find they are now dependent on them. What you'll get out of tuning in: We talk about the roots of the addictive behaviors: the main causative factor is the ego, the idea of having disconnection from spirit, disconnection from life. How Ayurveda is a foundational behavioral health care system that can help people thrive in long-term (emotional) sobriety spread addiction - it's not just about alcohol and drugs! addiction is treated by the acute care model but needs a continuum of care from recovery-oriented systems of care - a chronic care model - and overall CARE rather than CURE which tends to be mainly at the level of pharmaceuticals and surgery - but this does not work so well for problems of addiction article: Ayurveda Journal of Health  I truly believe Ayurveda is the best system of behavioral health care for all modern chronic diseases. sobriety, service, and fellowship (the three pillars of 12-step principles) Addiction is a bio-pscyhosocial-emotional-cultural-economic-political, etc. “character defects” that underlie all addictions—the one that is most ubiquitous being our tendency toward codependency—our ability to see in the other what is wrong but not be able to see or deal with it in ourselves “Svastha”— and addiction UT and “Svastha” This was very interesting to me as it fits with what I'd been told in AA—that addiction was a “spiritual malady” and I was “spiritually sick.” Ayurveda describes all diseases as “forgetting our true nature is spirit.”  Dr. Harikrishnan, Medical Director of Vaidyagram Ayurvedic Clinic in Coimbatore, India, states, "Addiction arises when we lose the purpose of our life. Vedic literature tells us we only get a human birth after several thousand other lives. The purpose of human life is to evolve, to go to a further level. When you have a bigger purpose, this guides you better in how to live each day. PK and recovery to reset cellularly. Dr. Harikrishnan, “We recommend cleansing the body through PanchaKarma-this eliminates the toxins and allows you a break from the circumstances-time away to cleanse and calm down, introduce new practices, change your lifestyle, and feel the effects of the new habits. It takes three months for food to go to the seventh tissue; within three months, our body is completely changed. Hence it is ideal for spending a minimum of six weeks to three months in a staged recovery process.” YoR offers Ayurvedic Pancha karma retreats in India.  Out-of-pocket spending vs. what is covered by gov't or insurance. The first stage is the deep cleanse; the second stage is learning both the principles and tools of Yoga and Ayurveda to help us make better decisions, and the third stage gives time to offer service to the others-the best way to get out of self. This increases confidence and self-esteem and allows us to share the gifts of our recovery with others. We then go back to live our lives knowing that we have a purpose, feeling calmer and stronger, knowing our capacity, pacifying Vata by eating properly and applying oil daily. (From the Book - online course - YoR Between the mat and the meeting - Ayurveda for our addictiveness; Understanding of our suffering determines the nature of our recovery) Links/CTA: Blogs by Cate Stillman: Sthira, Abhyasa + Body Thrive Diving Deeper Into Constitutions Body Thrive – Why It Works Podcasts  My Path towards A Life Of Thrive with Cece LaCena Take a Moment of Mindfulness and Breathe with Jill Novak Yoga of Recovery IG: @yogaofrecovery Yoga of Recovery YouTube Highlights: Cate shares her experiences living in a Ski Town Cate talks about the Body Thrive  Cate shares how she became intrigued with the Depp-Heard Case  Cate talks about Addiction as a Spiritual Malady  Cate talks about self-investment in addiction recovery Timestamps: [02:27] Durga's Healing Journey [08:29] Support from the Community  [13:23] Getting Introduced to Dharma  [16:52] Working with Addiction and the Importance of Behavioral Self-Care  [27:38] Emotional Inflammation  [34:18] The Biological Reality of Addiction  [41:08] The Negative Effects of Sugar [46:54] Becoming Whole  [48:52] Healing the Habits Quotes: “You know you're in recovery when you start wishing for a better past. You start to want to empower yourself, and that is to get up early in the morning and do these daily routines.” “Constantly needing to have medicine and nourishment with you psychologically reprograms your experience of needing something else to be whole,” “You can't really have someone just come off of heavy substances. There is a timeline of detox to treatment and recovery.” “We will attract to ourselves the people, circumstances, and events that give us opportunities to work through some of the life lessons that we're here for in this life when we thirst for truth.” Guest BIO: Durga Leela Durga Leela (a spiritual name) is a person in long-term recovery, a certified Ayurveda Practitioner, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist (IAYT certified) from the UK and now based in the US.  She has shared Yoga as a Recovery Pathway in several Recovery Conferences over the last 20 years.  She has also served as the Director of the Ayurveda Programs at the Sivananda Ashram in California since 2003 and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA).

Episode SummaryFounder & CEO of YogaHealer & Yoga Health Coaching, Cate Stillman joins the show to discuss her work as an innovative Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga teacher and health coach. Cate is the author of four books, including Body Thrive and Master Of You. Today, Harry and Cate engage in a rich dialogue on digital content marketing, positive stressor habits and what it means to be living on purpose. Cate expounds on her work guiding people to live their unique greater purpose, how she's grown as a podcaster and one of her most exciting focuses currently, urine therapy. Episode SponsorFocusrite –http://pcjk.es/focusrite ( )http://pcjk.es/vocaster (http://pcjk.es/vocaster) FullCast –https://fullcast.co/ ( https://fullcast.co/) Key Takeaways06:33 – Cate Stillman joins the show to discuss Digital Content Marketing, her podcast origin story and her passion for yoga 15:23 – How Ayurvedic wisdom and yoga teachings transformed Cate's life 20:19 – Big awakenings and the problem with conventional culture 29:20 – Problematic messaging surrounding Covid and tips for reducing inflammation 38:36 – Intermittent fasting 44:13 – Other positive stressor habits to form 48:34 – How Cate has grown as a podcast host and interviewer 53:12 – Evergreen content & Cate's books 1:03:15 – Harry and Cate discuss rebranding 1:07:22 – Something Cate has changed her mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about her 1:11:09 – Harry thanks Cate for joining the show and let's listeners know where they can connect with her Tweetable Quotes“So, in the East, that responsibility is on you. You're the Divine. You are in the seat of the Creator. What are you gonna do with it? And, because you are the Creator, who you are is intrinsically evolution. So you are the whole and you are separate.” (16:39) (Cate) “If we actually look at the habits of modern culture - or what I call conventional culture - the habits of conventional culture leads to chronic inflammation which leads to chronic disease which is the number one killer worldwide.” (24:48) (Cate) “The people who are already turned on got more turned on. There are a few people who are getting turned on who got more turned on. The problem was that the narrative in the media globally was the message that you're the victim of a virus, which is largely known as Germ Theory.” (30:39) (Cate) “These habits that re-wild us are the ones that really turn on our physiology and our neuroplasticity. They're called positive stressor habits. Not all stress is the same. Some stress is when you do the hard thing and that hard thing makes you smarter and more able to do hard things in your life, which really changes the outlook of your future.” (44:39) (Cate) “Urine therapy goes way back. The Buddha talked about it. It's in the three main ancient Ayurvedic texts from about 2,000 years ago. It's one of those things that once you're in the know and you get it, you see the entire world differently.” (1:08:30) (Cate) Resources MentionedYoga Healer Website – https://yogahealer.com/ (https://yogahealer.com/) Cate's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cate-stillman/ Cate's Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/yogahealer/ (https://www.facebook.com/yogahealer/) Cate's Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/yogahealer/ (https://www.instagram.com/yogahealer/) Cate's YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZuCiGCy6yx8i-DcdQdNng (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZuCiGCy6yx8i-DcdQdNng) Cate's Podcast: Link to Live Events – https://yogahealer.com/our-events/ (https://yogahealer.com/our-events/) Link to Cate's P Book – https://yogahealer.com/p-book (https://yogahealer.com/p-book) YogaHealer – https://yogahealer.com/podcasts/ (https://yogahealer.com/podcasts/) Cate's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Cate-Stillman/e/B017T8RWAG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share (https://www.amazon.com/Cate-Stillman/e/B017T8RWAG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share) Read It Later App –...

Your health and wellness has a big impact on your business and there are a lot of opinions about what being healthy looks like. Social and cultural norms often take precedence, along with quick fixes.   The truth is that change and evolution, both in business and in your health and wellness, take time. This week on the podcast, Cate Stillman is sharing her expertise around integrating changes into business, doing hard things, getting uncomfortable so you can evolve, designing your lifestyle, taking care of chronic issues, and so much more.    What Cate has to say is controversial for many because it goes against everything the masses believe in our culture. But isn't that an even better reason to have this conversation? It's important to open minds to new ideas and ways of doing things and to truly look at the science behind why we feel the way we feel and do the things we do.   I hope you'll tune in with an open mind and think about how you can let go of some of the challenges that might be holding you back. About Cate Stillman: Cate founded Yogahealer in 2001 as an avant-garde dialogue in ancient wisdom for modern humans. The Yogahealer community has depth, span, and breadth. Over 20 years, Cate Stillman has corralled the conversation towards relevance, resilience, rewilding, rewiring & results for modern humans to thrive in their bodies and achieve their life goals.   Cate is an evolutionary thought leader, global tribe builder and author in the field of rewilding humans, orienting towards meaning and purpose, and getting deeply invested in life. Cate developed the course curriculums and mentoring community for Body Thrive, Master of You, Living Ayurveda Course and Yoga Health Coaching.   Cate splits her time between the mountains in Teton Valley, Wyoming and Punta Mita, Mexico. She is an avid mountain biker, skier and surfer, and mother of 1. Links and Resources: Body Thrive by Cate Stillman Master of You by Cate Stillman Body Goals Crash Course - Email her at help@yogahealer.com and ask for it for free Jordan Peterson Mark Mattson on intermittent fasting Yoga Healer Podcast Yoga Healer Facebook Group Time Stamps: [4:14] Using the right words to describe your business [5:00] Circadian rhythm really matters  [6:00] Goal - personal planetary thrive [6:20] Chronic inflammation leads to chronic disease [7:48] Seeing changes take time [9:00] Community belonging is important and it's a long game [10:10] Without a timeframe, you won't solve the deeper issues [12:08] Ego slows the growth process [13:01] Do the hard things in the short term that you know are good for you in the long term [15:30] Negative bias is worse than glass half empty [17:08] Be in environments with people of positive habits [18:32] If you're not uncomfortable, you're probably not evolving [28:12] The adventure is important [28:41] Lifestyle design; goal opportunities close quickly [30:15] You're either decaying or you're learning new things to grow [32:30] Chronic inflammation feels like shit every day [33:06] It's risky to force yourself to step into opportunities [34:44]The more you stack positive stressor  habits the better [36:38] If we're in constant problem solving mode, we move to anxiety; it's exhausting [37:50] Growing a biz relies on your body, your focus and mind [41:50] What's causing distraction for people [43:24] What you experience as hunger isn't really hunger [47:08] We've lost the understanding of nuance

Podcast Intro: Chris Badgett, “the online course guy”, is the CEO of LifterLMS (Learning Management System), which is a building tool for WordPress-powered websites and helps creators and experts build course platforms to generate income and impact.  He also hosts the LMScast podcast for course creators and education entrepreneurs.  While he is passionate about teaching this, he is also a “Nature guy” that has lived on a glacier in Alaska and is now a homeschooling Dad living on an organic farm in Maine. Listen in on this conversation where Cate taps into Chris' expertise about the past and future of online communities.  While this way of learning is not going away and expectations continue to rise, quality and overwhelm remain the biggest challenges.  Learn why it's so important to build a framework around customer results and how to not get caught up in the mechanism. That allows communities to come together to evolve in a specific way for results! What you'll get out of tuning in: Why live an integrated life as an online entrepreneur. How to overcome overwhelm with technology. How to ditch imposter syndrome and be authentic. How to build your online course framework for success. Why be flexible for all learning types. Links/CTA: Check out our latest events in Yogahealer: https://yogahealer.com/our-events/ Lifterlms Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/lifterlms WordPress LMS Buyer's Guide: https://lifterlms.com/wordpress-lms-buyers-guide-request/  LifterLMS website: https://lifterlms.com Highlights: Cate references the four aims of life in relation to leading the journey. Chris talks about statistics and reasons for failure in creating online courses.  Cate explains the different processes in Body Thrive vs. YHC. Timestamps: [4:07]- Creating structured flows through websites for digital learning. [6:40]- Tech overwhelms what to do. [8:22]- The explosion of humans and online courses.   [11:47]- Overcoming Imposter syndrome. [17:05]- Leadership as integrated transformation.   [19:22]- Framework of success. [25:05]- Process change vs. behavior change.  [29:07]- Building flexibility for all personality and learning types. [34:22]- The future of online forums.   [40:57]-  Using Google calendars. Quotes: “I just often recommend that people just slow down and just put your customer at the center of their business, not what you think you need, but what do they need?” “At the beginning, Humans are learning machines.  Literally, we pass down what we know from generation to generation and we try to get better as we go.  It's literally what we are designed to do.” “At the biggest macro level, learning is what makes us human and also just makes us connect with the world around us.” “It's all about finding your niche and your style.” “In any aspect of your life where you want to move forward, you have to lead.” Guest BIO: Chris Badgett Chris Badgett is known as “the online course guy.” He created successful online courses, created a permaculture course publishing business with experts around the world, and is the CEO of the popular fast-growing course building tool for WordPress-powered websites called LifterLMS. LifterLMS helps online course creators convert their expertise and life experiences into income by creating impactful online courses. Before Chris built LifterLMS with his team, his company built custom courses and membership platforms for clients. Chris hosts a podcast for course creators and education entrepreneurs called LMScast. There are over 300 episodes on LMScast. That's how passionate he is about online courses, membership sites, and learning management systems.

Podcast Intro: A well-functioning immune system protects the body against sickness and infection.  When the immune system fails, it destroys healthy cells, tissues, and organs by mistake. These attacks, known as autoimmune diseases, can damage any region of the body, compromising bodily function and potentially posing a life-threatening hazard.  You can imagine that if your cells are attacking each other, there isn't much balance or harmony in the body, which isn't a good foundation for good health. It requires balance and harmony to function properly. So, how do we give our bodies the balance they require? Tune in as Cate talks about the correlation of autoimmune with habits, and what can you do to target the root cause of this dreaded illness. What you'll get out of tuning in: What are the early symptoms of Chronic Diseases Difference between allostasis and homeostasis in autoimmune Two digestive operating systems on a cellular level Links/CTA: https://yogahealer.com/ Highlights: Cate talks about the ancestor's knowledge that everyone has different body types Cate talks about the dangers of negative bias Cate talks about the inflammation-causing confusion in physiology Timestamps: [05:26] - The Modern Healthcare System  [07:41] - Symptoms of Autoimmune Fatigue [14:47] - Different Body Types [19:01] - Counter Negative Bias with Positive Bias [26:21] - Circadian Rhythm Habits [28:11] - Rewards of the Healing Journey [32:43] - How Diet Affects your Body [39:08] - Fasting vs. Over-eating Quotes: "I also want people with the symptoms of autoimmune where their symptoms without a diagnosis to be able to potentially prevent going down the path of having a scary diagnosis." "The endocrine system is the big communicator of the body. If we understand that the fatty tissue of the body is an endocrine system right then we have to understand that like okay, the stakes are high if we're carrying too much weight." "In terms of personality, people with more Vata, or wind in their type, the lighter type, so they'll naturally be excited, they'll naturally be fun to be around, light-hearted, quick to remember, quick to forget, and quick to forgive."   "It's easy for anybody to feel overwhelmed, and what we need to correlate is that overwhelm is an emotion of inflammation. If we entertain that emotion, meaning we don't do something to change our emotional state, what can happen that can turn the tide of a symptom of autoimmune into a disease of autoimmune." "One of the scariest things about negative bias is it decreases your neuroplasticity. It makes you less able to learn something new. Negative bias to become less capable of diet and lifestyle changes." Guest BIO: Cate Stillman Cate Stillman started Yogahealer.com. She educates wellness professionals on how to have a more significant impact and earn more money while also living their best lives, and she gives thrive-seekers the tools they need to do just that. Founded Yogahealer.com in 2001, Cate's website has helped thousands of people achieve their health, family, and community goals. Her Ayurveda courses, Body Thrive and Living Ayurveda have a profound effect on the lives of individuals who participate. Paddling and surfing in the winter and mountain biking in the summer are two activities she enjoys the most.

Podcast Intro: How would you feel if your doctor diagnoses you with an Autoimmune disease? How would you be able to face that reality? These types of questions are the reality that is faced by many.   Many believe that detoxing and creating a positive environment can help “undiagnosed” their autoimmune disease. Repairing the DNA to reverse the diagnosis might sound like fantasy, but it is true and very possible in Laura's case. Tune in as Laura shares her insights and experience in facing her autoimmune disease. What you'll get out of tuning in: How can you prevent yourself from putting things in your body that won't be going to be any good? How can you do more with less? Are the studies done with diet and lifestyle modifications? What are the habits that work for Laura? What would Laura recommend? Links/CTA: Check out our FREE Workshops Upcoming Live Events Highlights: Cate says that when she is in the group doing a thing, whether it's a challenge, or whether it's the yogi detox, there's this invitation into depth and it feels like a current or it feels like a gravitational pull. Cate always finds with herbal medicine that if you're not getting the effect, increase the dose, increase the frequency, and see what it can do.    Cate shares her interview with Peter where he devoted his life to understanding the community. Timestamps: [01:49] Facing the Challenge [04:27] What made the Difference [06:23] Commitment to a Community [09:01] Symptoms of Laura's Autoimmune Disease [13:41] Are studies about Lupus done with Diet and Lifestyle Modifications? [15:34] Understanding Community [16:41] Laura's Current Habits [19:31] Do Autoimmune Diseases require the Body more Rest? [25:16] Wild Habits [28:11] Laura's Advice for People with Autoimmune Disease [29:56] Having a Healing Team Quotes: “Every time I would get stuck or I'd want to eat something that wasn't the best for me, I would just consider how I would want to feel tomorrow. Doing that prevented me from putting things in my body that was only good for a minute or two and then they weren't going to be any good later on.” “Connect with as many people as you can and ask questions. The doctor cannot just put all your eggs in one basket.” “It was really finding out from other people who weren't doctors that got me to ask the important questions.”

Podcast Intro: Taking medication is a normal part of many people's daily routine, and these medications are used to treat disease and promote health. Although medications can help you feel better and recover, it is vital to understand that all medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, have risks as well as benefits.   The advantages of drugs are the beneficial results they provide when used, such as decreasing blood pressure, curing infection, or relieving pain. But what are the chances that anything unfavorable or unexpected may happen to you if you utilize them? How can you assess the risks and advantages while deciding which medications to use? How can lifestyle change, diet, and medication help you control chronic diseases? When the advantages of treatment outweigh the known hazards, the FDA considers it safe enough to approve. However, before using any medicine, as with many other things you do on a daily basis, you should weigh the benefits and risks in order to make the best decision for you. What you'll get out of tuning in: The study of drug versus lifestyle changes in patients FDA is mechanized to protect big pharmaceutical companies How drug advertisements are unregulated How drugs are not tested with diets and lifestyle changes for efficacy. What is the placebo effect How wild habits organize you What are the unconventional habits are your best medicine How chronic inflammation is driven by habits The devastating effect of the microbiome that leads to dementia Links/CTA: Upcoming Workshops: Yoga Health Coaching - May 4 Master of You Workshop - May 12 - 13 Body Thrive - May 5 Living Ayurveda Course - June 9 Join Cate's LIVE Workshops: Lisbon Live Event (Lisbon, Portugal) - June 3 - 5 Alta Live Event (Alta, WY) - July 28 - 30 Highlights: Cate encourages listeners to know more about what a particular disease and its chronic symptoms look like so you can make a distinction between chronic inflammation over acute ones Cate discusses that the generational split is around 30% of adolescents 50% of adults 85% of elders who overconsume drugs according to statistics. Cate talks about Modern Medicines are formulated to treat acute conditions rather than chronic inflammation Cate talks about the relationship between microbiome and serotonin Timestamps: [01:56] What is Medicine? [05:33] Pharmademic  [06:14] How drugs generate sales through media advertisement [06:42] The Gloom to Bloom Ads [07:26] Cures and Curses: The controversial history of pharmaceutical advertising [09:12] Drug Side effects when not coupled with lifestyle changes [10:07] Allopathy [17:23] Relationship between Chronic Inflammation and Habits [18:39] Disrupted Microbiome [19:50] Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue in the Body [21:11] Mental Chronic Fatigue Symptoms [22:21] Allergy Medication Quotes: “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.” “If you're tapped into your senses and nature every while that human medicine is everywhere, from your own mind to walking outside to harvesting invasive weeds in your ecosystem.” “If you have symptoms or a disease of chronic inflammation, you may be more vulnerable to promises of drugs marketed by pharmaceutical companies, driven by profit for shareholders.” “There's an entire mechanism established for testing drugs. There isn't an entire mechanism established in terms of scientific rigor for testing lifestyle changes.” “It just doesn't make sense to me to allow a drug to be advertised as preventing cardiovascular disease. When you have included lifestyle changes as an arm in the study. It's just so crystal clear that the purpose of the study is to sell the drug. It's not to prevent cardiovascular disease.“  “We know why drugs can't get to the root generation of chronic inflammation, but can alter how the body responds to chronic inflammatory habits. But how overdosed are we and does that hinder reversing chronic?” “Humans as a species are drugged at epidemic inflationary rates.” “Because drugs don't sell themselves, the drug makers buy media in the form of advertising, which in the US is largely unregulated.” “Almost half of all ad dollars are centered on prescription drugs to treat chronic conditions like arthritis, diabetes, and depression.” “The conglomeration of the food industry, advertising industry, Big Pharma and healthcare, and big media make short-term gains for stockholders at the expense of overdosing the population. All these trends are shepherded by the US the trend is global” “Shareholders profit while the species generate the lack of integrity and big picture solutions lead to a physiological and psychological breakdown at the epigenetic and genetic level.” “Drugs cause dysbiosis, promoting more inflammation, hindering digestion, doubling emotional sensitivity, and come with specific unrelated side effects.” “Symptoms of chronic inflammation are meant to force our hand to wake up to develop antifragile habits of resilience.” “Rewiring habits is the way out of the pain cave.” “Wild habits shift your mindset towards the positive so you can preference your future self over your current habits leading to breakthroughs.” Guest BIO: Cate Stillman Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga instructor, and wellness coach with a vision for the future. She educates people who want to thrive on how to improve their health, careers, and lives in an instant, as well as wellness experts on how to expand their influence and money while living their best lives. She has been an Ayurvedic Practitioner since 2001 and has completed Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training. Cate also co-hosted The Ayurveda Summit, published Body Thrive in 2015, and is currently working on Master of YOU, which will be released in 2020. Since founding Yogahealer in 2001, she has helped thousands of people improve their health, families, and communities.  

Today's guest has been an innovative teacher and wisdom leader of Ayurveda establishing Yogahealer.com in 2001, and Yoga Health Coaching in 2012 for wellness professionals. Her books include Body Thrive, released by Sounds True (March 2019), and, Master of YOU (March 2020). She is a leader and author in the field of Ayurveda, Peak Performance, Habit Evolution, and Dharma. She is a global online community leader at Yogahealer with her podcast - The Yogahealer Show has 3M+ downloads and a newsletter that reaches 40k+ people. She leads Yogahealer with her remote team and is an avid recreational athlete with skiing, mountain biking, whitewater paddleboarding, and surfing with her family in the mountains of Wyoming, USA, and Punta Mita, Mexico. Please welcome today's guest Cate Stillman! Top 3 Amplifiers: How to avoid chronic inflammation that drags you down Why investing in your body is an investment in your business Why building a solid foundation in your expertise is critical to business success To listen, find other episodes, access the show notes, and find out more go to www.amplifyto7figures.com Connect with today's guest: Website: https://yogahealer.com/ Coaching: https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ Podcast: https://yogahealer.com/podcasts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogahealer/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Yogahealer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogahealer

Podcast Intro: Meditation helps you be in a state of relaxation. It helps you release the tension that you are feeling. It can bring you awareness and pulsation to your surroundings. When it comes to meditation, you should know what meditation posture you would be doing. It can be sitting, lying, standing, and walking. There are various types of brainwave states. Beta is defined as an old patterning mind. Meanwhile, theta focuses on a person's awake state but not particularly you. In this podcast, Cate will share the process of meditation and the different types of brainwave states. What you'll get out of tuning in: What is the Process of Meditation How's the Experience of Meditation What the Brainwave States is and its Types Links/CTA: Check out all our workshops and courses in yogahealer.com Upcoming Workshop: Yogidetox 2022 Healthier Hormones course with Dr. Claudia Welch Highlights: Cate shares all about her love language. Cate introduces the process of meditation Cate talks about her own experience when she was pregnant. Cate enumerates and explains the different types of brainwave states. Cate talks about how sleep deprivation can result in adrenaline addiction Cate emphasizes how meditation is not about getting insights and thoughts. Timestamps: [3:10] Love Languages [4:38] Introduction [7:36] Meditation Posture [8:45] Ah Breaths [10:01] Meditation Practice [26:40] What Happens in a Meditation Practice [28:54] Body Thrive and Breath Body Practices [31:11] Delta as Deep Sleep Healing [34:42] Sleep Deprivation and Adrenaline Addiction [37:32] Oxygenation Process [39:02] How Survival Instincts are Driven by Adrenaline [39:45] Guilt Complex on Religions [42:01] Coming Back after a Long Break from Meditation [44:47] Final Remarks Quotes: “Keep allowing yourself to relax and be aware of the sensations.” “Nothing else needs to matter right now. There's no need to do this right. There's no doing it wrong. There's simply the outside coming in and the inside moving out.” “Allow your awareness to be at the boundary of your skin.” “When humans don't hit deep sleep for long enough, it causes dementia.” “What's hard about sleep deprivation is that it triggers adrenaline addiction” “If we're sleep-deprived, the mind and body are in an adrenaline addiction cycle where it's producing cortisol in greater quantities at the wrong times of the day.” “You're not meditating to have insights and thoughts. That's a different practice.”

Get your free weight loss resources here: https://www.bsbtribe.com/resourcesAre you in survival mode? Running off of adrenaline, without any routine or structure in life? Do you have a routine and connect with your spiritual self? In today's episode, I interview Cate from Yoga Healer about how to thrive in life instead of living in survival mode. Cate Stillman has been an innovative teacher and wisdom leader of Ayurveda establishing Yogahealer.com in 2001, and Yoga Health Coaching in 2012 for wellness professionals. Her books include Body Thrive, released by Sounds True (March 2019), and, Master of YOU (March 2020). Cate is a leader and author in the field of Ayurveda, Peak Performance, Habit Evolution and Dharma. Cate is a global online community leader at Yogahealer with her podcast - The Yogahealer Show has 3M+ downloads, and newsletter that reaches 40k+ people. She leads Yogahealer with her remote team and is an avid recreational athlete with skiing, mountain biking, whitewater paddleboarding, and surfing with her family in the mountains of Wyoming, USA and Punta Mita, Mexico. Social Media links:https://www.facebook.com/yogahealerhttps://instagram.com/yogahealer/https://www.linkedin.com/company/yogahealerGet your free weight loss resources here: https://www.bsbtribe.com/resourcesSubscribe & Review in iTunesAre you subscribed to the Fit Moms Squad Podcast? I want to encourage you to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Mammas, let's help each other out! I would really appreciate it if you left me a review over on iTunes. Reviews help other mamas find my podcast. Just click on “ratings and reviews” and “write review” and let me know what you like about the show!You can also join my free FB group, Fit Moms Squad! I'm also on IG @eatbefitexplore so come say "hi" there! Thank you!

Identifying Ayurvedic imbalances can be tricky, especially when it comes to the issue of weight gain. When we think of weight gain, we think of kapha dosha: heavy and cohesive. But when the underlying cause of weight gain is anxiety, we must look to pacify vata dosha. Listen in to this short conversation as Cate and Grace unravel the subtleties of vata masquerading as kapha by discussing Grace's recent experience with a vata imbalance.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How to determine whether weight gain is caused by a kapha imbalance or a vata imbalance. Why you should always suspect vata if stress is involved. Why normal weight-reducing practices don't work if the cause of weight gain is a vata imbalance.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Be a coach Have a conversation Discover more about Body Thrive  Body Thrive Book   Show Highlights: While warmth is pacifying to both kapha and vata, the dryness of many kapha-reducing foods and herbs can exacerbate an underlying vata imbalance. Distinguishing vata from kapha comes down to an underlying feeling of being "alright." Kapha is contentment, while vata is stress, anxiety and nervousness. When it comes to weight gain, kapha weight gain comes from lethargy while vata weight gain comes from a need to be grounded and insulated.   Favorite Quotes: "It's very, very common for the body to put on weight, and to put on weight quickly, like a security blanket, when vata is out of balance." --- Cate Stillman "As the practitioner, instead of trying to get her to exercise more and do all these fat-stripping things, instead I just want to soothe her. --- Cate Stillman "If we can start to analyze ourselves when we're looking at is this a vata imbalance or is this a kapha imbalance and know that one of the cool things about vata is that it's so mobile, it's so adaptive, it can look like the other doshas. . . . If you're ever wondering, assume vata is involved. In the modern age, because of stress, if stress is involved, I KNOW vata is involved." --- Cate Stillman   Guest BIO: Grace Edison lives in British Columbia, Canada. She's a mom of twin 8 year olds, a Yoga teacher, studio owner, and Yoga Health Coach — and she also works for Cate Stillman in Admissions at Yogahealer! More than anything, she loves to make people laugh and has a not-so-secret dream of doing stand-up comedy. Grace has a strong passion for empowering others to take their health and wellness into their own hands. She loves building authentic relationships, making people laugh, and creating supportive communities. After a long-standing relationship with severe depression, Grace has found deep relief through the habits of Ayurveda — and much credit is due to Cate and her Body Thrive program. After taking Body Thrive several times and jumping into Yoga Health Coaching, Grace came aboard the Yogahealer team.

In this Changemaker Challenge conversation, Cate chats with the members of Body Thrive about one of the "Ground Rules for Dynamic Groups." Good communication is the bedrock of dynamic groups. When it comes to communication, most of us gravitate towards either care or candor. In a dynamic group, we learn to consciously practice both care AND candor. Care creates a feeling of trust and support in a group. By contrast, candor can feel very edgy, but it's necessary for growth   Our habits are not our own. Our habits are cultural or micro-cultural. And our habits may or may not be the habits of Body Thrive. When we start to recognize that, we realize we have opportunities to practice communicating with care and candor in our micro-cultures. Words carry vibration and energy. When we communicate with care and candor, it carries far beyond ourselves. We evolve culture.   What you'll get out of tuning in: What is the criteria of a good ground rule. Why communicating with care and candor is a key ground rule for dynamic groups. How communicating with care and candor can help us evolve culture.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Discover more about Body Thrive  Body Thrive Book Show Highlights: 0:00 - Communicate with Care + Candor is one of the "Ground Rules for Dynamic Groups" that we use in the Yogahealer courses. Care creates a feeling of trust and support in a group. By contrast, candor can feel very edgy, but it's necessary for growth. 3:40 - Our habits are not our own. Our habits are cultural or micro-cultural. And our habits may or may not be the habits of Body Thrive. When we start to recognize that, we realize we have opportunities to practice communicating with care and candor in our micro-cultures. The holidays are a prime opportunity to do that. 9:50 - The ground rules don't have to be perfect, but they have to be good enough to help you start to change your behaviors. With regard to communicating with care and candor, we can change our behavior from complaining to others about a problem over which they have no control to directly communicating a problem, with care and candor, to the person or persons who CAN address the problem. 11:10 - Words carry vibration and energy. When we communicate with care and candor, it carries far beyond ourselves. We evolve culture. 13:38 - One way we can communicate with care and candor is to ask for what we need with specificity.   Favorite Quotes: "When we talk about evolutionary groups and we talk about dynamic groups and we talk about these guidelines, they're not just words at all. They're simply words that are pointing toward very strong potential truths. And it's really next-level living. It's like the rulebook of higher level living." --- Cate Stillman "These ground rules don't have to be perfect. They have to be good enough to help you change your behaviors." --- Cate Stillman "If we go back back to the ground rule that there's an edge to candor and there's an edge to care . . . something shifts. And that shift is not for our benefit only. . . . It's so much beyond us. . . . We're actually evolving culture." --- Cate Stillman

In this Yoga Health Coaching Coaching Gym, Cate sits down with Alec Hurley to talk about how yoga teachers can use their public yoga classes to generate interest in their habits courses and get people to schedule strategy sessions. While Alec has started reaching more people with podcasts and videos, he's still struggling with getting people to schedule strategy sessions with him. Cate quickly identifies that Alec isn't using his public yoga classes to their full potential, which is probably the case for a lot of yoga teachers who are also yoga health coaches. We look for new leads before we effectively mine the ones who are right in front of us on a weekly basis. The easiest way for yoga teachers to more effectively draw people into strategy sessions is by theming yoga classes with the habits of ayurveda. Move your yoga students through a curriculum week by week that relates to the habits you teach as a yoga health coach. Use a scarcity mindset and offer free strategy sessions related to your curriculum to the first 3 people who schedule with you after class. Specificity, scarcity, and value are key!   What you'll get out of tuning in: How yoga teachers can use their public yoga classes to generate interest in strategy sessions. Why subbing other people's yoga classes is an outstanding opportunity for yoga health coaches. How to use specificity, scarcity, and value to fill your courses!   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Body Thrive Yoga Health Coaching Living Ayurveda Show Highlights: 0:00 - Alec has started reaching more people with podcasts and videos, and he wants to know how to get more of those people to schedule strategy sessions with him. Cate quickly identifies that Alec can use his public yoga classes to more effectively draw people into strategy sessions by theming his classes with the habits of ayurveda. 13:00 - We have to help people connect the dots between their health concerns and what we're offering through yoga health coaching. Once we've exhausted the potential of the people who are in front of us on a weekly basis, we can start to look at secondary sources: the people who know the people who we know. Ask for referrals! 19:50 - Once we've identified our target audience, we can get really specific about who we're offering sessions to: for example, people who are constipated. Plan the theme of your yoga class to coordinate with the theme of your strategy sessions and ask your yoga students to refer people to you. Offer incentives for referrals. 22:22 - The wellness market is moving toward guided evolution, and that's what yoga health coaches do! Point out the value of a strategy session. Move your yoga students through a curriculum week by week that relates to the habits of Body Thrive. Use a scarcity mindset and offer free strategy sessions related to your curriculum to the first 3 people who schedule with you after class. Specificity, scarcity, and value are key. 31:45 - Cate also suggests offering yoga classes only to your annual pass members or offering your annual pass members benefits that aren't available to students who only attend your public yoga classes. In this way, you build interest in your annual pass and perhaps end up with people on a waitlist to join your course. Invoke curiosity. 33:25 - Subbing other people's yoga classes is another easy way to generate leads. Start with an introduction that tells the students what you do in your habits course: "I help people . . . ."   Your Favorite Quotes: "If someone is coming to you to feel better in their body, and they're overweight and they have an autoimmune issue and they're eating their main meal of the day past 6 pm, I don't care what you do in your yoga classroom, you cannot help them until you address that as a habit." --- Cate Stillman "This is where the market's going too, is to guided evolution. . . . That's what we do! We do guided experiences." --- Cate Stillman   Guest BIO: Alec Hurley is a yoga teacher in the San Diego area and a life long surfer. He is the founder of Higher Self Wellness and an avid practitioner of ancient wisdom and spiritual practices which he infuses into his public yoga classes and group program "The Art of Connection". He is professionally trained as a Chef and incorporates the ancient wisdom of "food as medicine" into his culinary creations. Currently enrolled in the Yoga Health Coaching program, Alec is adding the practices of personal and planetary alignment into his modern healthy lifestyle toolkit to help shift the collective into deeper states of connection. You can download a Free guided meditation here to get a deeper sense of what he is all about.

In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Tracey Thiele to discuss the personal deep dive we take on our journey as coaches. As a yoga health coach in training, the last year has been very intense for Tracey. She started Body Thrive in 2017 feeling pretty depleted. She went to the Yogahealer retreat in March 2018 during a time of introspection, knowing that the changes she was experiencing in Body Thrive and YHC meant that she needed to let go of some things in her life that no longer aligned with her identity. What happened during and after the retreat amounted to a deep dive into long-held beliefs, doubts, and shadow issues. Tracey's transformation culminated when she was ready to fill her pilot program. She filled 10 spots in one week! She attributes her success to living the habits of Body Thrive. What Tracey and many other yoga health coaches have found is that Yoga Health Coaching is so much more than a business course. Because we go through the program we are learning to teach, our own personal growth is exponential. If you think YHC might be for you, your first step is talking to Grace.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How personal growth leads to professional success. How Yoga Health Coaching evolves our identities. How the service provided by yoga health coaches is far more valuable than any "quick fix."   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Body Thrive Yoga Health Coaching Yogahealer Shop Catch Yogahealer Black Friday Sweet Deal Why it's Better to Gift Experiences to Evolve Show Highlights: 2:48 - As a yoga health coach in training, the last year has been very intense for Tracey. She started Body Thrive in 2017 feeling pretty depleted. She went to the Yogahealer retreat in March 2018 during a time of introspection, knowing that the changes she was experiencing in Body Thrive and YHC meant that she needed to let go of some things in her life that no longer aligned with her identity. What happened during and after the retreat amounted to a deep dive into long-held beliefs, doubts, and shadow issues. 9:30 - Tracey's transformation culminated when she was ready to fill her pilot program. She filled 10 spots in one week! She attributes her success to living the habits of Body Thrive. 14:35 - Yoga health coaching is service. You're not selling a product. You're guiding others through a process that facilitates self discovery. Sometimes that can be a hard sell. Not everyone is willing to step outside their comfort zone and put in the work. 18:00 - When it comes to the Yoga Health Coaching course, taking the long view is extremely important. Knowing we don't have to do everything at once or know exactly how things will work out is calming and liberating and allows for our own personal growth. If you think YHC might be for you, your first step is talking to Grace.   Your Favorite Quotes: "This process of doing the work . . . you have to do the work; you have to look inside; you have to peel back your layers. And it hurts, and it's hard . . . but the depth is so beautiful! And what you can uncover, and how you can grow from being in that depth is something that I never could have expected." --- Carly Banks "It [yoga health coaching] is service. And it's service in the most clean way. You're not buying anything. . . . There's no quick fix. It's not easy. You're creating practices and it's a process." --- Tracey Thiele "I signed up for a program that would help me build a business. What I got was a program that changed my personal life." --- Carly Banks    

In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Carly Banks sits down with Rachel Peters www.rachelpeters.yoga to talk about the beliefs and fears one need to overcome when stepping into entrepreneurship. Prior to YHC, Rachel was working at a job that showcased many of her innate skills: organization, structure, opportunities to speak and to lead. She also owned a brick and mortar yoga studio. She excelled in both businesses, but something wasn't right. Rachel was working 60+hours a week. Following the birth of her son, it became obvious that her work schedule would not foster the connection she wanted to build between them. This was the spark... the moment where she accepted something needed to change. She took the leap and enrolled in Yoga Health Coaching. In this interview, Rachel is super honest about how her mindset can stop her from moving forward. It almost always comes down to fear. But in this community we get comfortable with our fears. We play the edges of them, and seek new truths so we can overcome them. Three years into her YHC career, Rachel is now making the same income she was while working 60 hours a week, except now she only works 20-25 hours a week. Same money. A THIRD of the hours. Doing work that really fills her up on her own terms. And the flexibility to be with her family whenever she sees fit.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How our fears keep us in our comfort zones. How YHC provides the structures and systems we need to be successful. How YHC is a platform for both personal and professional growth.   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Body Thrive Yoga Health Coaching Show Highlights: 0:00 - As moms, sometimes it's hard to define what a good work/life balance is. For almost 20 years, Rachel worked as a liaison between land management agencies and a local college. She often put in over 40 hours per week. She also owned a yoga studio and taught 8-10 classes per week. After the birth of her son, her heart wasn't in her work anymore, and she found herself talking more and more about yoga and health. 6:50 - Becoming a parent changes your priorities. Even when you're really good at your job, you might start to wonder whether it still suits your identity and whether it's in line with your dharma. Rachel realized that in order to do the work she really wanted to do, she had to step out from behind the desk. 10:50 - Many of us have been taught that we need a job with a "benefits package." For Rachel, it was hard to break away from that mindset . . . until she realized that the benefits package wasn't benefitting her. So she started making a list of all the things that were holding her back, and she began to realize that most of it was fear. 16:20 - Identity evolution is an ongoing process. Even after we make a big leap, there is always more work to do; there's always a next step in our evolution. The 10 habits of Body Thrive help us ease through those transitions. 18:20 - Rachel was part of the first group of yoga health coaches. She recalls sitting down with Cate for a strategy session and making a plan. It took Rachel another two and a half years to leave her desk job. But she "followed the breadcrumbs" and put in the work. She no longer works a desk job. She no longer owns a yoga studio. She works between 20 and 25 hours per week and this year her income will be what it was when she left her 40+ hours a week desk job. 21:40 - When we learn and practice the habits of Body Thrive, when we do the work in YHC, we start to get really clear on what matters most. We experience personal and professional growth simultaneously.   Your Favorite Quotes: "The work that I'd been doing so long . . . became the thing that I hid behind." --- Rachel Peters "I still am working on really believing in myself and that I can do this. And that I really can help people." --- Rachel Peters "You create new patterns in your thoughts by repeating the new truths to yourself." --- Carly Banks "Which one feels better? Fly the desk, or like . . . fly?" --- Carly Banks "One of the beautiful things of YHC is to learn the steps, that it's a system and it works." --- Rachel Peters   Guest BIO: Rachel's – As a Certified Yoga Health Coach and the Founder of Embody Ease and the Easeful Living Community, Rachel leads women on a yearlong journey to dissolve perfectionism and embody daily habits that promote clarity, ease, and inner connection. She is a wife, mom, and lover of wild places and contributes to her local community as a yoga teacher and teacher trainer in Prescott, AZ she also serves as the leader of the Coaching Team at Yogahealer. Check her website and facebook page.

In this "Coach of the Month" interview, Megan Pintus sits down with Carly Banks: YHC Coach of the Month. Following the birth of her second child in 2016, Carly found herself in the depths of postpartum depression. A visit from her long-time friend, Grace Edison, put her on the path to yoga health coaching and transformed her body, mind, and life. Embracing the 10 habits of Body Thrive triggered a chain reaction in Carly's health and wellbeing. The key to Carly's success has been her willingness to show up in a real and authentic way that values connection. She loves that the Yoga Health Coaching model allows her to show up and be vulnerable not only with her YHC colleagues, but also with the people she coaches. Carly's transition into coaching started with mentoring first for Grace's members and then for Cate's. She loves that she was able to start coaching without having to face her fear of selling right off the bat. By the time she ran her pilot, she had been through Body Thrive six times and felt comfortable stepping into her authority. Carly's best advice to new yoga health coaches is to lean back and lead with your heart as opposed to your head. Adopt a beginner's mindset, always. And don't forget how far you've come already.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why you don't need to be an expert to be a coach. How authenticity and vulnerability can make you a better coach. Carly's best advice for new or prospective yoga health coaches. Links: Check out Carly's free checklist of super simple habits to support your thrive   Body Thrive Book YHC Have a conversation   Show Highlights: 0:00 - Following the birth of her second child in 2016, Carly found herself in the depths of postpartum depression. A visit from her long-time friend, Grace Edison, put her on the path to yoga health coaching and transformed her body, mind, and life. The key to Carly's success has been her willingness to show up in a real and authentic way that values connection.  6:00 - Embracing the 10 habits of Body Thrive triggered a chain reaction in Carly's health and wellbeing. She admits she's still in process and sometimes falls back into old patterns, but she's developed a mindfulness and curiosity that she didn't have before. She loves that the Yoga Health Coaching model allows her to show up and be vulnerable not only with her YHC colleagues, but also with the people she coaches.  12:30 - Carly's transition into coaching started with mentoring first for Grace's members and then for Cate's. She loves that she was able to start coaching without having to face her fear of selling right off the bat. By the time she ran her pilot, she had been through Body Thrive six times and felt comfortable stepping into her authority.  15:25 - Carly's growing edge now is structure and automation. Her hope is that she'll free up time and money that she can give back to her community. Growth and creating a container for others people growth lights her up.  22:22 - Carly's best advice to new yoga health coaches is to lean back and lead with your heart as opposed to your head. Adopt a beginner's mindset, always. And don't forget how far you've come already.     Favorite Quotes: "It was just the biggest relief I've ever experienced to stop looking outward for the answer, to stop looking for the pill, to stop looking for that supplement . . . that's supposed to fix you. There is no Band-Aid. At first that was frustrating, and now it's liberating." --- Carly Banks  "I have faced some demons by doing this, and so I can speak to it because I know that it works." --- Carly Banks  "You don't ever stop learning from these little changes. There's always another evolution around the corner. There's always another layer of ourselves to be discovered. And there's always a new horizon to be approached." --- Megan Pintus  "It's been an honor to do a job where I am fascinated by the work. " --- Carly Banks  "I feel like you're helping people see the things they already know about themselves but maybe just don't believe yet." --- Megan Pintus   Guest BIO: As a working mom of two, Carly Banks knows how easy it can be to put yourself last. For years she showered herself in "shoulds", feeling guilty for not taking care of herself, and wishing she had more time. Sometimes, there just isn't more time. But there is always a different perspective. Instead of focusing on how far away she was from big goals and big habit changes, Carly switched her focus to the little goals, and little habits she could create with ease. With this change in perspective, step by step, Carly's changed her entire life. Connect with Carly on her website, Facebook and Instagram. 

In this Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Cindy Marshall, who is in the first quarter of the Yoga Health Coaching course, about time management and how to set yourself up for success. Cindy is a mom to two girls. She and her husband own and operate a brick oven pizzeria. She spent the first five years of the business ownership in "survival mode," getting very little sleep. Her mental health was suffering and she went on a quest to help herself naturally. She started practicing many of the Body Thrive habits on her own and a friend subsequently told her about the program. Through Body Thrive, Cindy was able to fine tune those habits and improve her health even more. A lot of the work we do in Yoga Health Coaching revolves around time management and schedule integrity. Cindy has also found that technology skills she has learned such as online calendaring, online schedulers, and web design have streamlined her days and made her life so much easier. Learning the science behind habit-building gave Cindy the "why"s she needed to stick to the changes she was making. Knowing, for example, that neuroplasticity peaks during the hours that we are waking and going to sleep helps Cindy set herself up for successful, positive days. With Yoga Health Coaching, Cindy is inspired and excited to help other people find their way to natural health.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How Yoga Health Coaching teaches us how to set ourselves up for success. How Yoga Health Coaching combines personal thrive with professional thrive. How structures and systems lead to massive evolution.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Body Thrive Yoga Health Coaching   Show Highlights: 0:00 - Cindy is a mom to two girls. She and her husband own and operate a brick oven pizzeria. She spent the first five years of the business ownership in "survival mode," getting very little sleep. Her mental health was suffering and she went on a quest to help herself naturally. She started practicing many of the Body Thrive habits on her own and a friend subsequently told her about the program. Through Body Thrive, Cindy was able to fine tune those habits and improve her health even more. With Yoga Health Coaching, Cindy is inspired and excited to help other people find their way to natural health. 9:00 - A lot of the work we do in Yoga Health Coaching revolves around time management and schedule integrity. Cindy has also found that technology skills she has learned such as online calendaring, online schedulers, and web design have streamlined her days and made her life so much easier. 16:45 - Cindy also learned how to set up her environment for who she wants to become next. Moving her workspace from the kitchen table to a proper desk changed her identity. She also learned other tips and tricks for keeping herself organized and on task. 23:25 - Learning the science behind habit-building gave Cindy the "why"s she needed to stick to the changes she was making. Knowing, for example, that neuroplasticity peaks during the hours that we are waking and going to sleep helps Cindy set herself up for successful, positive days. 28:00 - Cindy's self awareness has also increased thanks to the habits of Body Thrive. She now feels responsive rather than reactive.   Your Favorite Quotes: "We commonly have people who are already ayurvedic practitioners and yogis coming into this program and learning the ten habits of Body Thrive and going, oh my gosh, it's the structure that precedes the massive evolution." --- Carly Banks "When you learn to automate, then you simplify your life." --- Carly Banks "We think we can do it with willpower alone, but we need systems." --- Cindy Marshall "I don't want to be reactive; I want to respond, not react." --- Cindy Marshall   Guest BIO: As an owner of a family restaurant, with experience teaching art for the Art Museum and community art center, Program Director of The Boys and Girls Club, youth development coordinator for a middle school, co-founder and teacher of Girls Rock Camps (teaching girls how to play instruments, write songs then perform to large audiences!) and recently, a teacher to disabled seniors, yoga health coach in training Cindy Marshall gives a lot to her community, her 2 kids, her husband and her siblings. Through her constant effort over the last few years, she learned the hard way that self care had to move up in the list of priorities if she was going to avoid burnout. She needed to create structures around her time, and her focus on self, that would allow her to do the work she wants to do in the world without losing steam. The habits of Body Thrive have brought her ease in her full days, and she is excited to say that the tools learned in Yoga Health Coaching are really so simple. All you need to do is start. Connect with Cindy on her Facebook page.

Cate sits down with yoga health coach Lael Petersen to talk about what happens after the first year of yoga health coaching. Lael is a therapist who has been working in the mental health field for nearly 20 years. She started the Yoga Health Coaching course 15 months ago. Since then, she has transformed her business, her business model, and her family life. Lael has stopped accepting new therapy clients and only has office hours two and half days a week. The majority of her time is now spent supporting her current course members and doing course development. She is preparing to launch her third round of her version of Body Thrive, and she's looking forward to establishing a continuity program for her current members after their annual membership expires. Developing a whole new curriculum for second-year students isn't always necessary. Letting the second-year students mentor and lead the first-year students might be a better solution. Year 2 is an unknown product. Year 1 is proven. Don't sacrifice the known for the unknown. Another solution might be year-two mastermind groups: mentor-run courses written by the yoga health coach. The curriculum can be original content written by the yoga health coach, or curated content from other sources. Mentors run Facebook groups and setup mastermind groups, exchanging their services for course enrollment.   What you'll get out of tuning in: What happens at the end of an annual pass How to continue to serve your course members without doubling your time spent serving them How to identify good mentors   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Yoga Health Coaching Body Thrive Lael Petersen website   Show Highlights: 0:00 - Lael started the Yoga Health Coaching course 15 months ago. Since then, she has transformed her business, her business model, and her family life. Lael is a therapist who has been working in the mental health field for nearly 20 years. She is preparing to launch her third round of her version of Body Thrive, and she looking forward to establishing a continuity program for her current members after their annual membership expires. 4:50 - Developing a whole new curriculum for second-year students isn't always necessary. Letting the second-year students mentor and lead the first-year students might be a better solution. When course members teach what they know, they hold themselves to a higher standard. 9:18 - Year 2 is an unknown product. Year 1 is proven. Don't sacrifice the known for the unknown. Year-two mastermind groups are self-run courses written by the yoga health coach. The curriculum can be original content written by the yoga health coach, or curated content from other sources. Monthly or semi-monthly meetings can be "field trips" and/or coaching. Mentors can run Facebook groups and setup mastermind groups. Mentors exchange their services for course enrollment. 26:00 - The best mentors are those who just want to stick around and keep learning. They are supporting, nurturing and accountable. They are not creators; they are reinforcers. But they can help co-create with you.     Your Favorite Quotes:  "What do good leaders do? They nurture leaders. They turn other people into leaders. That's what good leaders do." --- Cate Stillman     Guest BIO Lael is a therapist and YHC in training. She started YHC with BT in May 2017 and then YHC in August 2017. She's scheduled to take her certification exam Sept 6-7. Lael has been transitioning her business from traditional 1:1 therapy model to a group/community model over the past year. She is about to start her third round of the habits and currently has sold over 20 year long memberships. Course members are beginning to inquire about what happens after the first year, so Lael is now designing content and structure for those who want continuity. Lael lives in Portland, OR, is married to her super supportive partner Josh and together they have two girls who are almost 9. Connect with Lael on her website and Facebook page. 

In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Jenny Faulkner Campbell of Enneawake to discuss the adaptability of the Yoga Health Coaching business structure. Jenny is a spiritual guidance practitioner who has been teaching Enneagram since 2009. Until now, her work was more of a hobby than a career. There was very little structure to what she was doing, and she always felt like she didn't have enough time. Now in the second quarter of Yoga Health Coaching, Jenny is learning and applying the YHC business structure to her own signature program. She's blending the group model with her one-on-one model and loving it! With more structure to her weeks, Jenny is excited about her work and feels like she now has the time to do all that she needs to do. Her income has tripled. Her workshops are lead generation for her course. And even though she doesn't teach the habits of Body Thrive, what she's learning in YHC is directly applicable to her work: how to coach, how to lead dynamic groups, and how to enroll.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How the YHC business structure can benefit anyone offering a wellness course. How to adapt the YHC coaching model to your and your clients' needs. How the YHC course provides plenty of opportunities for members to share ideas.   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Yoga Health Coaching Body Thrive Enneawake Show Highlights: 2:00 - Jenny is in the second quarter of Yoga Health Coaching. She is learning and applying the YHC business structure to her own signature program. Jenny is a spiritual guidance practitioner who has been teaching Enneagram since 2009. Until now, her work was more of a hobby than a career. There was very little structure to what she was doing, and she always felt like she didn't have enough time. 6:35 - Through the habits of Body Thrive, yoga health coaches learn how to structure their days to be more easefully productive. Like many wellness pros, Jenny felt drained by one-on-one sessions with clients. In YHC, we learn how to maximize our time and our impact by working with groups.  Jenny is blending the group model with the one-on-one model and loving it! With more structure to her weeks, Jenny is excited about her work and feels like she now has the time to do all that she needs to do. 10:20 - Jenny offers a 9-month group course. Her income has tripled. Her workshops are lead generation for her course. And even though she doesn't teach the habits of Body Thrive, what she's learning in YHC is directly applicable to her work: how to coach, how to lead dynamic groups, and how to enroll. 15:18 - YHC content isn't limited to the course work. Live calls and an online forum provide plenty of opportunities for members to share ideas.   Your Favorite Quotes: "I think it's totally adaptable. I've just been plugging in my thing. It's been easy for me." --- Jenny Faulkner Campbell   Guest BIO Jenny has a Psychology degree from Middlebury College. She has been teaching the Enneagram since 2009, and has been Certified and Authorized by Don Riso and Russ Hudson of the Enneagram Institute. She also has a Certificate in Spiritual Guidance from Rowe Camp and Conference Center. Jenny offers Enneagram teaching and Spiritual Guidance over the phone, via Skype, or in her office in Holliston. Jenny is available to travel and offer a program designed specifically to meet your needs.

Cate sits down with Neeta Bhushan, international speaker and author of the book Emotional Grit, to talk about emotional leadership. Neeta Bhushan has had a lot of transformation in her own life. After overcoming adversities that occurred early in her life, she built a million dollar cosmetic dentistry practice. She sold her practice to pursue her inner truth. She's now an advocate for emotional health and a leadership coach. Neeta's medical career was very much a masculine, "follow the rules" model. She didn't learn business, empathy or basic communication skills. Her business skills came from the emotional grit she developed through the adversities she had faced early in life. The biggest challenges for her was communication and how to lead as a female. With a thriving practice, Neeta found herself burnt out and "emotionally dead." She realized she didn't know who she was. So she left her practice and her abusive marriage and went on a journey of self discovery. She found that when it comes to leadership, emotional resilience, or "grit," is key. In her book Emotional Grit, Neeta uses "GRIT" as an acronym: grow, reveal, innovate, and transform. In her work, Neeta teaches leaders tools to help them lead with authenticity, vulnerability, curiosity, and compassion.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How the definition of "leadership" is evolving. Why emotional resiliency is the key to effective leadership. What you can do to help build your emotional resiliency.   Links Mentioned in Your Episode: Yoga Health Coaching Body Thrive Awake Living Living Ayurveda Show Highlights: 0:00 - Neeta Bhushan has had a lot of transformation in her own life. After overcoming adversities that occurred early in her life, she built a million dollar cosmetic dentistry practice. She sold her practice to pursue her inner truth. She's now an advocate for emotional health and a leadership coach. 2:00 - Neeta's medical career was very much a masculine, "follow the rules" model. She didn't learn business, empathy or basic communication skills. Her business skills came from the emotional grit she developed through the adversities she had faced early in life. The biggest challenges for her was communication and how to lead as a female. 5:45 - With a thriving practice, Neeta found herself burnt out and "emotionally dead." She realized she didn't know who she was. So she left her practice and her abusive marriage and went on a journey of self discovery. 9:06 - When it comes to leadership, emotional resilience is key. The ten habits of Body Thrive help to build that emotional resilience, which is why members of Yoga Health Coaching, Living Ayurveda, and Awake Living start with the Body Thrive course. Resilience comes down to your ability to adapt to circumstances that are beyond your control and then to learn, innovate, and create action in the face of those circumstances. In Emotional Grit, Neeta uses "GRIT" as an acronym: grow, reveal, innovate, and transform. Transformation is the action we take. 14:40 - The idea that a leader has followers is a bit outdated. In today's world, leaders collaborate with those who are on the same mission. Fear-based leadership, the idea that we have to scare people into loyalty, and hierarchy are also outdated. In her "School of Grit TV,", Neeta unravels that by encouraging leaders, through stand up comedy, to laugh at themselves and not take themselves too seriously. At Yogahealer retreats, course members participate in improv exercises to help get them out of the boxes they put themselves in. 25:00 - In a world that is more and more global, we are all involved in the evolution of what leadership looks like. Neeta teaches her clients to do a daily "emotional resiliency check-in" in order to become more aware of how often they are experiencing different emotions and where the emotions are coming from. From an ayurvedic standpoint, reflection allows for digestion, it allows us to evolve, and it creates empathy for others.   Your Favorite Quotes: "We're all in this together. The whole planet is going through this evolution together where we're learning how to be much more emotionally evolved as leaders." --- Cate Stillman   Gues BIO: Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a former cosmetic dentist turned best-selling author, international speaker, social entrepreneur, the advocate of emotional health, and leadership coach. Neeta left her million-dollar dentistry practice to pursue her inner truth; a journey which saw her spend over 15 years across 45 countries researching and immersing herself in the field human behaviour, as well as studying the works of classical philosophers and modern psychology. Her pursuit of knowledge to understand human behaviour in order to create positive life transformation is sparked by her own life experience to overcome multiple extreme adversities, which includes being orphaned at a young age, surviving an abusive marriage of domestic violence, and facing homelessness. Neeta's approach seamlessly blends the emotional grit she developed to overcome personal adversity with the understanding of human behavioural patterns. The power of her coaching and message has transformed the lives of thousands across the world and set the bar for a new form of emotional leadership. Connect with Neeta on Facebook or Instagram

In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Cate and Grace sit down to discuss how fear gets in the way of us stepping into our potential and how to navigate that fear. As a Yoga Health Coaching enrollment coach, Grace Edison hears a lot of different versions of fear getting in the way of stepping into potential. On an evolutionary path, fear arises because inevitably, a part or parts of you have to die in order for you to step into your potential. When we realize that fear is normal and that fear can be a good indication that we're where we need to be, it becomes easier to navigate through the fear. A lot of wellness pros find themselves repeating the same patterns rather than advancing on an evolutionary path, and sometimes they don't even realize it. Yogahealer enrollment coaches, like Grace Edison, are experts at recognizing those patterns and helping potential course members recognize them too. Recognizing the patterns and being willing to change them, even in the face of fear, creates a peak performance mindset that can catapult you into your evolutionary journey. Are you ready for an evolutionary journey? Talk to Grace!   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why fear arises when you're on an evolutionary journey. How many wellness pros get in the way of their own professional growth. What steps you need to take to get out of your own way.   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Yoga Health Coaching Show Highlights: 0:00 - As a Yoga Health Coaching enrollment coach, Grace Edison hears a lot of different versions of fear getting in the way of stepping into potential. On an evolutionary path, fear arises because inevitably, a part or parts of you have to die in order for you to step into your potential. When we realize that fear is normal and that fear can be a good indication that we're where we need to be, it becomes easier to navigate through the fear. 4:55 - A lot of wellness pros find themselves repeating the same patterns rather than advancing on an evolutionary path, and sometimes they don't even realize it. Metrics are useful indicators of where you are: income, impact, network, and integrity metrics are particularly useful. 10:25 - Because Grace speaks to yoga health coaches before they decide to enroll, and she is able to witness their growth through the program, she has a unique advantage when it comes to determining what makes a person successful in YHC. It simply comes down to the person's ability to recognize that they are in a repetitive pattern and to be willing to change that pattern, no matter how much fear they experience. This creates a peak performance mindset. 15:33 - The role of Yogahealer enrollment coaches is to make decisions from a peak performance mindset. Part of that involves pointing out how, where, and when people are getting the way of their own potential. 23:00 - Thinking that you need to prove you can do something before you get help with it is a common way of getting in your own way. It's a backwards way of thinking. If you align to a proven process, like Yoga Health Coaching, you'll prove it to yourself along your growth path. And if you're with a group of people going in the same direction you want to go, your growth will happen so much faster.   Your Favorite Quotes: "The more you're in a peak performance mindset, the better able you are to take risk. So rather than it feeling risky, it feels like stepping into potentiality. It feels like stepping beyond and through the patterned self." --- Cate Stillman "Like Marcus Aurelius said . . . , the obstacle is the way. Where you're in your own way, that's the way." --- Cate Stillman "No one ever got out of their own way alone. Ever." --- Cate Stillman "Before it's a skill set, it's a process. . . . It's developing a process. It's breaking down the inertia of the old pattern and the old way of doing things." --- Grace Edison "The quickest way to evolve is to get with a group that's going in the direction where you want to end up." --- Cate Stillman   Guest BIO: Grace Edison lives in British Columbia, Canada. She's a mom of twin 8 year olds, a Yoga teacher, studio owner, and Yoga Health Coach — and she also works for Cate Stillman in Admissions at Yogahealer! More than anything, she loves to make people laugh and has a not-so-secret dream of doing stand-up comedy. Grace has a strong passion for empowering others to take their health and wellness into their own hands. She loves building authentic relationships, making people laugh, and creating supportive communities. After a long-standing relationship with severe depression, Grace has found deep relief through the habits of Ayurveda — and much credit is due to Cate and her Body Thrive program. After taking Body Thrive several times and jumping into Yoga Health Coaching, Grace came aboard the Yogahealer team.

In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with fellow yoga health coach, Mariko Lavender Jones to discuss how the 10 habits of Body Thrive have personally affected her. Mariko is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist and yoga health coach who has been running her own business since 2006. The habits of Body Thrive have made it easier to strike a balance between work life and home life, between caring for others and self care. By waking before dawn to practice self care, Mariko is able face each day with a positive mindset. Body Thrive and Yoga Health Coaching help us understand who we are and get grounded in our being. We refine our days and find time for learning and creativity. And there is no endgame. We continue to grow and deepen our practice. We're not satisfied with "good enough." Our goal is "extraordinary." If you're done with "good enough" and ready for "extraordinary," have a conversation with one of our coaches.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why "good enough" is no longer good enough. How the habits of Body Thrive make it easier to strike a balance between self care and caring for others. How Yoga Health Coaches find time for learning and creativity while working and caring for their families.   Links Mentioned in Your Episode: Yogidetox Mariko Yoga Yoga Health Coaching Awake Living Show Highlights: 2:00 - Since going through Body Thrive, Mariko has aligned her daily activities with the Ayurvedic, or "dosha," clock in order to maximize her days. She wakes before dawn to practice self care and do some creative journaling. This enables her to face each day with a positive mindset. 8:45 - Mariko has been running her own business since 2006. Ayurveda, and particularly dinacharya, makes it easier to strike a balance between work life and home life, between caring for others and self care. 11:04 - Having a predominantly vata constitution and having moved from Tokyo to Singapore to London, establishing a daily routine was key to Mariko feeling grounded and focused. 13:47 - Body Thrive and Yoga Health Coaching help us understand who we are and get grounded in our being. We refine our days and find time for learning and creativity. And there is no endgame. We continue to grow and deepen our practice.   Your Favorite Quotes: "We talk with Cate [Stillman] about the difference between having a life that's good enough and having a life that's extraordinary, and I feel like this Ayurvedic shift is the difference." --- Carly Banks "Cate talks about spanda, meaning pulsation. . . . In my mind, balance is like this: an infinity mark. If you go to one extreme, you come back to center, and you go to the other extreme and come back to center. You need both, don't you? All work is not good. All play is not good." --- Mariko Lavender Jones "I believe there is no really final end, you know? It's always changing. We are always changing." --- Mariko Lavender Jones   Guest BIO: Mariko discovered her passion for yoga in 1995. After relocating from Tokyo to Singapore in 2002, Mariko gained her 'Diploma in Teaching the Science and Art of Yoga', certified by Svastha Yoga and Ayurveda, under the guidance of Sri A G Mohan. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, yoga was a key influence in her journey to recovery. Mariko continues to study under guidance of her teachers and mentors and completed one the most comprehensive level of yoga therapist training at Functional Synergy Yoga Therapy in June 2016, which is accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Now living in London, Mariko teaches Therapeutic yoga privately, as well as Hatha and Yin group yoga classes, both in English and Japanese. Connect with Mariko on her website and Facebook page.  

On today's show, I talk with Backroads leader, Yoga instructor, and Tribe Scribe for Yogahealer, Sydney Doolittle about guiding active travel trips while staying mentally and physically healthy and grounded. As a hiking and biking guide, Sydney leads 6 day active vacations in across the country; it her job to safely lead her guests in outdoor pursuits while keeping herself and her guests in good physical and mental condition. We discuss the challenges that come with living a transient or movement-based lifestyle and staying in tune with our bodies natural rhythms and desires. Sydney aspires to be an Ayurvedic practitioner and is currently in the Yogahealer Body Thrive course. We rap about the Body Thrive habits and give tips on how to implement them in your active lifestyles. Tune in to hear a bit about Ayurveda, the benefits of working in groups, and how to keep people in alignment and living up to their full potential through outdoor adventure and travel.     What you'll get out of tuning in: How to stay grounded while traveling How to stay healthy while guiding outdoor trips The benefits of studying/teaching Ayurveda/health 1:1 vs. in a group Links Mentioned in Episode: Yogidetox Dr. John Doullaird's book- Perfect Health for Kids Body Thrive Yoga Health Coaching Living Ayurveda   Show Highlights: 1:30- Sydney shares a bit about how she became interested in Ayurveda and her background in the yoga/Ayurveda/health and wellness world. 6:00- Sydney and I discuss how to stay on our paths while working in the guiding industry. Is it possible to bring people closer to themselves in a holistic way as they travel and go on vacation? We discuss some ways in which we can keep people grounded and feeling nurtured while out of their comfort zone and on the road. 9:30- Food is an always a big topic no matter who or where you are, and knowing how to eat well when leading outdoor adventure trips for Backroads is no exception. We chat about how to eat and when to eat when it comes to guiding in order to stay on your A game. 19:00- What's the next step for Sydney and where does she plan to take her yoga, Ayurveda, and active travel guiding skill set? We discuss the difference between working as an Ayurvedic Practitioner with clientele 1 on 1 versus teaching groups in the holistic health realm. "How do we bring people closer into nature in a way that they are connecting more with themselves and the elements around them?" -Cate Stillman "Often it can feel somewhat disconnected like we are here to enjoy nature and nature is something other than the self or that nature is something that is out there...There's this disconnect from getting grounded in the adventure experience." -Cate Stillman   Favorite Quotes: "How do we bring people closer into nature in a way that they are connecting more with themselves and the elements around them?" -Cate Stillman "Often it can feel somewhat disconnected like we are here to enjoy nature and nature is something other than the self or that nature is something that is out there...There's this disconnect from getting grounded in the adventure experience." -Cate Stillman  "As someone who is waking up on the path, how do we live into the evolution of this guiding and bringing people closer to themselves through an adventure or outdoor expedition?" -Cate Stillman   Guest BIO: Sydney Doolittle has been an avid yoga practitioner since she was a young girl. As a former gymnast turned coach, sharing her love of yoga by teaching others, was a natural transition. She obtained an Anusara based yoga certification at Vital Yoga in Denver, CO in 2013 and in 2016, her yoga pursuits took her to India where she studied in Rishikesh to obtain her 300 hour yoga teacher training certification. Sydney has taught in some obscure places, leading retreats with the Life Force Project in Salento, Colombia and on a yacht in the Mediterranean with Sun Fun You Fitness Voyages. Sydney recently returned from Bali where she studied Clarity Breathwork and is now certified as a Breathwork Practitioner. She currently studies Ayurveda with the American Institute of Vedic Studies, with the hopes of becoming an Ayurvedic Practitioner in the near future. She currently works as a Tribe Scribe for Yogahealer and has worked as an active travel guide for Backroads for the past 5 years, leading hiking and biking trips worldwide. She has a passion for the outdoors, hiking, snowboarding and immersing herself in the natural world as much as possible. Connect with Sydney on Facebook or Instagram at travelingyogi108.    

In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Carly Banks sits down with Chantel Alcaraz, a yoga health coach in training, to talk about her experience with Body Thrive. Chantel started traveling at the age of 22. For 12 years, she explored the world. Life was good, but yet, something was amiss. She eventually realized that with all of her traveling, she was having trouble connecting to her inner rhythm. Like many of us, Chantel was settling for feeling "good" or "okay," until she started to suspect the potential for more. Even while studying and teaching ayurveda in India, she had trouble applying and transferring the knowledge in a way that was relatable, digestible, and DOable. Chantel's experience in Body Thrive gave her the tools she was missing for thrive. Her life went from super cool to incredible. She's grounded, clear, and able to receive (and to pass on) the ancient traditions of Ayurveda and yoga using tools so simple to implement, her body is breathing sighs of relief. She knows now that all of her experiences prepared her for Yoga Health Coaching.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How Body Thrive makes the habits of Ayurveda simple and digestible. How the Body Thrive habits free up time and energy and allow us to get beyond the stress of day to day living. How Body Thrive teaches us what our bodies already know.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Body Thrive Yoga Health Coaching Living Ayurveda Show Highlights: 2:00 - Chantel started traveling at the age of 22. For 12 years, she explored the world. Part of her time was spent in India, learning ayurveda and yoga. She eventually realized that with all of her traveling, she was having trouble connecting to her inner rhythm. She knows now that all of her experiences prepared her for Yoga Health Coaching. 5:30 - Like many of us, Chantel was settling for feeling "good" or "okay," until she started to suspect the potential for more. Even while studying and teaching ayurveda in India, she had trouble applying and transferring the knowledge in a way that was relatable and digestible. She found that Body Thrive does that in a way that taps in to what our bodies already know. 10:00 - Rather than taking up more time, the habits of Body Thrive free up time and create space for us to get beyond the stress of daily living. Chantel has found a different, easeful mindset with her daily self care routine. She feels lighter and clearer. Even on the occasions when she strays from the habits, she's able to bounce back quickly. And the longer she continues to practice the habits, the more insightful she is about what makes her body feel its best. 16:50 - Body Thrive has changed Chantel's relationship with food. She no longer feels controlled by the highs and lows of blood sugar, and she's grateful for the more relaxed approach she takes toward eating.   Favorite Quotes: "If I did not have the basic, foundational habits of an Ayurvedic lifestyle under my belt, there is no way that I could run a business. I couldn't show up for myself the way that I need to. I couldn't show up for my family. Couldn't find balance. Couldn't honor my priorities." --- Carly Banks   "I do know that that movement and that lack of having any structure or rhythm in my daily life really kind of ran havoc on my body." --- Chantel Alcaraz   "I was settling for 'good' when there's really much more potential." --- Chantel Alcaraz   "We already know these things. We just forgot how to be in rhythm because we're so busy." --- Chantel Alcaraz   Guest BIO:   Chantel Alcaraz is the founding owner and mentor at Abhasa Yoga and Wellness in Mosier, Oregon. She took her first yoga class at the age of 18, resisting each and every moment. She wanted to run, or hike or bike, not just sit and "waste" her time on the mat. Fifteen years later, Chantel can't imagine her life without her practice, her awareness and understanding, her love for nature. She sees herself in the world and the world in herself. That is what aims to share.

In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Carly Banks and Carolyn Lang discuss their experiences with Body Thrive. Carly went through her first round of Body Thrive while working two jobs and raising two young children. Six months later, she had lost 35 pounds and was keeping it off. She felt better in her body and was better equipped to handle her day-to-day life. For Carly, the self care she learned in Body Thrive had to come first, before she could even consider starting her own business as a yoga health coach. At the age of 52, Carolyn has worked in farming, banking, retail, and dental assisting. She retired this past February to focus on her health and her dharma. Carolyn gained 20 pounds following a knee surgery. Body Thrive helped her get back to where she was pre-surgery and has eliminated aching and cracking joints, which she had experienced for several years. Carolyn is picking up more and more self care habits with each round of Body Thrive and has found that her body responds well to intermittent fasting. Having solidified her habits and her health in the Living Ayurveda course, Carolyn has her sights set on upleveling her dharma in Yoga Health Coaching.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why Body Thrive is a prerequisite for finding your dharma. How physical self care leads to easeful living. Why putting off self care until retirement is the WRONG approach.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Body Thrive Yogidetox Yoga Health Coaching Show Highlights: 0:00 - For Carly, the self care she learned in Body Thrive had to come first, before she could even consider starting her own business as a yoga health coach. Carolyn gained 20 pounds following a knee surgery. Body Thrive helped her get back to where she was pre-surgery and has eliminated aching and cracking joints, which she had experienced for several years. Having completed the Living Ayurveda course, her next goals include building her self confidence as she begins the Yoga Health Coaching course. 3:30 - At the age of 52, Carolyn has worked in farming, banking, retail, and dental assisting. She retired this past February to focus on her health and her dharma. 8:00 - Carly went through Body Thrive while working two jobs and raising two young children. Six months later, she had lost 35 pounds and was keeping it off. She felt better in her body and was better equipped to handle her day-to-day life. But it doesn't all happen at once, and we sometimes experience setbacks. In Body Thrive, we implement small steps toward better self care with the support of our online community. 10:00 - Carolyn is picking up more and more self care habits with each round of Body Thrive and has found that her body responds well to intermittent fasting.   Favorite Quotes: "That's the kind of mindset that we get, right? You're going to go to work. And you're just going to work and just do it and keep pushing until you reach that moment where you can retire and then you're going to focus on self and then you're going to relax. Well, sometimes before you even get to that point of relaxation, your body runs out of steam because you're pushing too hard. You're not listening to it." --- Carly Banks "My circumstances had not changed whatsoever. But the way I felt inside my body and my ability to function and take on responsibility had amplified tenfold." --- Carly Banks, (post Body Thrive)  

In this Changemaker Challenge conversation, Cate and Grace discuss the mindsets of highly successful wellness pros.   Mindsets are mental habits. In her enrollment conversations for Yogahealer, Grace sometimes gets the sense that something is "squashing" the urgency to evolve, to be successful. She feels that something is often mindset problems: doubt, fear, lack of knowledge, lack of network, old wounds.   Highly successful people have a big picture view of where they want to go, and they're constantly reverse engineering that back into the day to day, focusing on what they can accomplish right now that will get them to the future they so clearly vision. For that reason, their day-to-day is constantly changing and evolving.   Another key mindset of successful wellness pros is that they invest in where they're going and they invest bravely. They invest in where they're going; they don't invest according to who they've been or how they invested in the past; they're continually upleveling how they invest.   What common mindsets do you see among highly successful wellness pros? How does your mindset differ from theirs? Grace would love to have a conversation with you about it. Go to Yogahealer.com/have-a-conversation to schedule your conversation today.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How highly successful wellness pros invest in themselves. Why the day-to-day habits of highly successful people are constantly evolving. How your mindset might interfere with your success.   Links Mentioned in the Episode: YHC YH Have a Conversation Show Highlights: 0:00 - Your network is your net worth. A network is conversations. Our conversations are relationships. When we start to figure out which conversations get us where we want to go next, our relationships start to become very intentional. 3:00 - Mindsets are mental habits. One of the habits of highly successful people is asking themselves really good questions. What common mindsets do you see among highly successful wellness pros? How does your mindset differ from theirs? Grace notices that highly successful wellness pros focus on opportunities rather than problems. 7:15 - Highly successful people have a big picture view of where they want to go, and they're constantly reverse engineering that back into the day to day, focusing on what they can accomplish right now that will get them to the future they so clearly vision. For that reason, their day-to-day is constantly changing and evolving. 9:33 - According to evolutionary enlightenment theory, in the ground of being, everything is already happening beyond time and space. There is no contraction of time or space. That is why meditation is one of the habits of highly successful people. Evolutionary impulse creates the sense of urgency that causes us to act. 12:52 - In her enrollment conversations for Yogahealer, Grace sometimes gets the sense that something is "squashing" the urgency, the evolutionary impulse. She feels that something is often mindset problems: doubt, fear, lack of knowledge, lack of network, old wounds. Cate explains why you don't really want to have the skills you need to meet the challenge right now. What's more important is mindset: Who do you need to become in order to get where you want to be? 15:15 - Another key mindset of successful wellness pros is that they invest in where they're going and they invest bravely. 17:00 - Uncompromising self care is another habit of highly successful wellness pros. While self care is an investment of time, the monetary investment can be quite low. Highly successful wellness pros also possess a strong belief in what they're doing. They're willing to do the "hard stuff" to reach their goals, including long term planning and learning the skills they need to get to where they want to go.   Favorite Quotes: "You don't really want to have the skills to meet the challenge right now." --- Cate Stillman "This is another key mindset of successful people . . . They invest in where they're going. All the time. And they don't invest according to who they've been or how they invested in the past. So they're continually upleveling how they invest." --- Cate Stillman "That's what it feels like with investment: It feels like you need to be brave." --- Cate Stillman Guest BIO: Grace Edison lives in British Columbia, Canada. She's a mom of twin 8 year olds, a Yoga teacher, studio owner, and Yoga Health Coach — and she also works for Cate Stillman in Admissions at Yogahealer! More than anything, she loves to make people laugh and has a not-so-secret dream of doing stand-up comedy. Grace has a strong passion for empowering others to take their health and wellness into their own hands. She loves building authentic relationships, making people laugh, and creating supportive communities. After a long-standing relationship with severe depression, Grace has found deep relief through the habits of Ayurveda — and much credit is due to Cate and her Body Thrive program. After taking Body Thrive several times and jumping into Yoga Health Coaching, Grace came aboard the Yogahealer team.

In this Coach of the Month interview, Cate sits down with Heather Stoken, a YHC Mentor who is currently enrolled in YHC Mastery. When your uniqueness leads you to your niche, opportunities start to unfold. Heather started with Synergy Bloom, her basic habits course based on Cate's Body Thrive model. Her husband's career as an airline pilot led her to target people in the airline industry who live a very alternative lifestyle that is not conducive to health and wellness. The importance of working with this niche population centers around the potentially fatal consequences of airline staff who are often sleep deprived and living an unhealthy lifestyle that is out of sync with their circadian rhythms. Comparing Heather's websites, Synergy Bloom is a typical Yoga Health Coach's website. It's Heather in her element being Heather. Her niche website, Fit Fly Movement, is very different. Heather used a "5 words exercise" from the YHC course to determine what that site would look like. It's clean, concise, corporate. It's meant to appeal to a niche that has little to no knowledge of or interest in yoga or ayurveda. Heather's advice to new or prospective yoga health coaches is that you don't have to know your endgame to get started. YHC provides the information, the content, and the skills you need to succeed. Book your free coaching call today: https://yogahealthcoaching.com/be-a-coach.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How to use what you already know to find your niche How to market to your niche Why you don't need to know your endgame to start Yoga Health Coaching   Links: Body Thrive Book YHC Have a conversation Related YHC Podcast Related YHC Blog   Show Highlights: 0:00 - When your uniqueness leads you to your niche, opportunities start to unfold. Heather started with Synergy Bloom, her basic habits course based on Cate's Body Thrive model. Her husband's career as an airline pilot led her to target people in the airline industry who live a very alternative lifestyle that is not conducive to health and wellness. 7:50 - The importance of working with this niche population centers around the potentially fatal consequences of airline staff who are often sleep deprived and living an unhealthy lifestyle that is out of sync with their circadian rhythms. Pilots and flight attendants themselves have an injury rate higher than that of construction workers. 8:45 - Comparing Heather's websites, Synergy Bloom is a typical Yoga Health Coach's website. It's Heather in her element being Heather. Her niche website, Fit Fly Movement, is very different. Heather used a "5 words exercise" from the YHC course to determine what that site would look like. It's clean, concise, corporate. This website is sent to airlines in a request to get them to include the course in their mandatory monthly training. 13:45 - Injuries and illnesses that prevent staff from working have a personal cost to the individual but also a cost to the company (or airline). In the airline industry, there may be a direct correlation between the time spent working and the likelihood of illness or injury. Drugs prescribed for injuries, particularly opiods, can lead to addiction, which further diminish work performance and quality of life. 22:15 - Yoga Health Coaching gives us the tools and the plan we need to discover our niche and market to that niche. Heather started by asking individual pilots and flight attendants to fill out a survey for her. From the survey responses, she started to form the focus of her program. 30:10 - Heather is a Yoga Health Coaching Mentor who is currently enrolled in YHC Mastery. Her advice to new or prospective yoga health coaches is that you don't have to know your endgame to get started. YHC provides the information, the content, and the skills you need to succeed.   Favorite Quotes: "What happens with niching, and what happens the more you own your uniqueness, different opportunities start to unfold." --- Cate Stillman "I had this philosophy that everybody needs to move better in their body, know their body better, be an advocate for their own body before they outsource their healthcare." --- Heather Stoken "There are so many skills and so much information in the Yoga Health Coaching program. It's so rich in content." --- Heather Stoken "You don't necessarily have to know what your endgame is to start the game." --- Heather Stoken   Guest BIO: Heather Stoken is an herbalist, Yoga and Yoga Tune Up® teacher, and student of Ayurveda. She has been practicing transformative work for the last 10 years in beautiful Portland, Oregon and on retreats and workshops throughout the Country. Heather is passionate about her yoga both on and off the mat, and integrates fun as well as anatomical understanding into her teaching. Off the mat, Heather is a mother, a novice artist, poet and chef, as well as a lover of travel and the great outdoors.

In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Yoga Health Coach Colleen Hieber about the prerequisite to Yoga Health Coaching: Body Thrive. Body Thrive is the prerequisite to Yoga Health Coaching, and it is the model we learn to coach. Prior to Body Thrive, Colleen was overwhelmed - teaching a lot of yoga and bartending at night into the early morning hours and sleeping til noon. Dinner was often between 9 and 10 pm and getting out of bed in the morning was really difficult. The first habit of Body Thrive (Earlier, Lighter Dinner or "ELD") was the hardest habit for Colleen. ELD often involves a whole recalibration of family values and long-held habits and beliefs. To get it to work, she had to change her schedule, which is the case for a lot of us. There were also some emotional and compulsive eating factors that she needed to address. Her conclusion is that there is always a workaround for any of the habits that challenge us. Each habit is very simple, but emotional issues and self-sabotage  issues often get in our was, which is why we need the support of group. If you suspect you might need the support of a group. Have you experienced the ten habits? Check out the details here https://bodythrive.com/ Ready to dive in? Time to talk to the team.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why we need to be in a group in order to successfully evolve our habits. Why and how yoga teachers are often living out of alignment with what they teach. Why the Body Thrive annual pass is so valuable.   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Colleen's website YHC Have a conversation YogiDetox Fall Show Highlights: 0:00 - Body Thrive is the prerequisite to Yoga Health Coaching, and it is the model we learn to coach. Prior to Body Thrive, Colleen was overwhelmed - teaching a lot of yoga and bartending at night into the early morning hours and sleeping til noon. Dinner was often between 9 and 10 pm and getting out of bed in the morning was really difficult. 6:48 - The first habit of Body Thrive (Earlier, Lighter Dinner) was the hardest habit for Colleen. To get it to work, she had to change her schedule, which is the case for a lot of us. There were also some emotional and compulsive eating factors that she needed to address. Her conclusion is that there is always a workaround for any of the habits that challenge us. 9:00 - Each habit is very simple, but emotional issues and self-sabotage  issues often get in our was, which is why we need the support of group. 11:15 - Because Body Thrive offers a year long pass, we repeat the course 4 times, giving us an opportunity to learn, rebel, return, and recommit. 12:40 - Because Earlier, Lighter Dinner (ELD) is such a keystone habit, Cate offers a free ELD Challenge. 14:10 - ELD often involves a whole recalibration of family values and long-held habits and beliefs. 16:40 - If you're interested in learning the habits of Body Thrive or in Yoga Health Coaching, go to https://yogahealer.com/conversation/   Favorite Quotes: "There's always a workaround [for Earlier, Lighter Dinner], but the workaround was like a "come-to-Jesus" moment: That schedule does not work. I think that's the hard truth. You hear people talk about what their schedule is and how they can eat dinner and you're just like, 'Well there's a part of that that's going to have to change.' And we dance around it a little bit, but that's what ends up happening." --- Colleen Hieber "Every single one of the habits is so simple. . . . The reason we why we have to go through these programs in a group and have all this accountability is because of that emotional bit and that self sabotage bit and that discounting bit and our crazy amounts of justifications we come up with for why we CAN'T do the thing. When at the end of the day, something has to change." --- Carly Banks   Guest BIO Colleen Hieber. As a professional dancer, I was first drawn to Yoga as a reliable method for physical therapy that I could practice on my own. Eventually, Yoga became so much more - I was hooked to its alignment principles, philosophy, mindfulness, and meditation. I also found a community of people on a similar path to personal growth. I made teaching Yoga my path in life, after experiencing the healing power of this practice, during a particularly traumatic event. I have never looked back. It is the greatest gift to share this practice with students and new teachers. Currently, I am leading Yoga Alliance approved 200-Hour Yoga teacher trainings at Spectra Yoga in Costa Mesa, CA and 85-Hour Ma Yoga® Prenatal Teacher Trainings internationally throughout the year. I have a deep and abiding call to bring the teachings of yoga to all different types of people. The lessons of yoga are universal. There is an innate intelligence and inherent power in the human body that is both accessible and transformational. I can give you the tools to dig deep and realize the power of grace. Connect with Colleen on her website.

In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks chats with Yoga Health Coach Lynda Spieser about finding your dharma later in life. For 38 years, Lynda Spieser worked in facilities management for a national food company, leading a team of 20+ people in a deadline-based, high pressure environment. During that time, Lynda developed an autoimmune condition that manifested in her early 40s. She started to question the way she was living and working and took her first yoga class at the age of 55. The benefits were so profound that within two years, Lynda started teaching yoga so that she could share the benefits with others. From there, she went into yoga therapy training where she was introduced to the Body Thrive book. She read the book in one night and knew that it would shape the next phase of her career. Lynda markets her yoga health coaching course to women 50 and over because she understands that transitional phase that they're in and how the habits can help them mitigate that with grace and ease. Her program is called "CLAS: Clear Living Awake Space," so named because the realization that she left no space in her day for herself was what led her to yoga and ayurveda. But that's not the case anymore. Now in her 60s, Lynda is living her dharma on her own terms and she's enjoying her journey! Are you ready to support the growth of others by stepping into your dharma? Talk to Grace EdisonIf you've never looked into the Habits of Body Thrive, and structure of the course - it's well worth your time. Check out the details here   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why it's never too late to change your career. How your past experience can lead you to and support you in your dharma. Why your niche is what you know.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Lynda's website Lynda's facebook page Body Thrive YHC Have a conversation Monetize your wellness business with Free 4-video series Show Highlights: 0:00 - For 38 years, Lynda Spieser worked in facilities management for a national food company, leading a team of 20+ people in a deadline-based, high pressure environment. During that time, Lynda developed an autoimmune condition that manifested in her early 40s. She started to question the way she was living and working and took her first yoga class at the age of 55. The benefits were so profound that within two years, Lynda started teaching yoga so that she could share the benefits with others. From there, she went into yoga therapy training where she was introduced to the Body Thrive book. She read the book in one night and knew that it would shape the next phase of her career. 5:33 - Upon joining the Body Thrive course, the first thing Lynda realized was how sleep deprived she had been. The difference in the way she feels now compared to how she felt before she started practicing the habits is profound. The skin condition caused by her autoimmune disease is 80% resolved, but it didn't happen overnight. She's learned to appreciate slow, small steps, and she's learned to enjoy the journey. 9:20 - The longer we've been practicing "bad" habits, the longer it takes for us to get the full benefit of better habits. That's why Body Thrive is a year-long course with multiple iterations. With each round of the course, growth occurs in both breadth and depth. Although Lynda is over 60 years old, she's in awe of quickly the body responds to better habits. 11:20 - Behavioral science plays a big role in Yoga Health Coaching. Identity evolution is a huge part of Body Thrive. When you start to see yourself differently, you start to behave differently. 13:30 - In her previous career, Lynda had been coaching groups. Now she combines the skills she developed there with the skills she learned in Yoga Health Coaching to teach something that is meaningful to her. In fact, we all bring previously developed skills to our coaching, and it seems to many of us that everything we've done and learned up to this point has been preparing us to coach the habits. 15:37 - Lynda markets to women 50 and over because she understands that transitional phase that they're in and how the habits can help them mitigate that with grace and ease. Her coaching program is called "CLAS: Clear Living Awake Space," so named because the realization that she left no space in her day for herself was what led her to yoga and ayurveda. Favorite Quotes: "YHC has very much given me permission to take my time and let it unfold." --- Lynda Spieser "Much of what pointed me in the direction of yoga and ayurveda was realizing that I left no space in my day. And I was preprogrammed the whole time. So I was living on the surface of feeling and sensing." --- Lynda Spieser   Guest BIO:     I experienced overwhelm, a component of which was the corporate environment. Coincidentally, I designed, built and managed corporate office work environments for over 25 years. I am uniquely positioned to see the challenges through both lenses AND to coach individuals to a more spacious place and business to support that shift by enhancing their environments. I understand the pull towards success AND I know that getting there is facilitated by taking care, body and mind, today to be productive and thriving tomorrow.  I am excited to also bring clear living awake space to individuals in their homes. Connect with Lynda on her website and facebook page. 

In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Cate and Grace discuss the ways the doshas affect our self-limiting behaviors and how we can use our natural tendencies as assets. Vatas are very sensitive and naturally self-isolate in their own insecurity. They get excited about things but often change direction. Coaches and course members need to let vatas know that they are valued members of the group. Coaches also need to teach vatas how to recognize when they start to withdraw and self-isolate so that they can pivot and lean in to the group. Pittas are fiery. They're mentally sharp but can be critical and irritable know-it-alls. They struggle with "beginner's mind." Because they're so in their heads, they can lose connection with their hearts and with the group. If coaches can help pittas can come to terms with the fact that while they might know a lot about something, they probably don't know a lot about everything, they can start to pivot and lean into the group. Kaphas are stable and compassionate. They're loyal, bonded, and loving, but can be stuck in their comfort zone. They resist change and can be complacent. But if kaphas can spark their desire and get themselves into a group that is going in the direction of what they want to experience next, it becomes easy for them. We all have one of these tendencies. No one is exempt. Get to know what your tendency is; flip it, and it becomes an asset.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How we disqualify ourselves from evolutionary groups. How we can use ayurveda to understand the ways we self limit. How knowing your dosha can help you turn tendencies into gifts.   Links Mentioned in Episode: YHC Have a conversation Monetize your wellness business with Free 4-video series Show Highlights: 0:00 - As an enrollment coach, Grace notices the different ways that the doshas exhibit self-limiting behaviors. She can make a pretty good guess just based on one's tone of voice or rate of speech. 2:00 - Vatas are very sensitive and naturally self-isolate in their own insecurity. They get excited about things but often change direction. Coaches and course members need to let vatas know that they are valued members of the group. Coaches also need to teach vatas how to recognize when they start to withdraw and self-isolate so that they can pivot and lean in to the group. 10:00 - A new question Grace has been asking to gain information about how members would NOT feel supported is to ask, "What would piss you off?" 12:40 - Pittas are fiery. They're mentally sharp but can be critical and irritable know-it-alls. They struggle with "beginner's mind." Because they're so in their heads, they can lose connection with their hearts and with the group. If coaches can help pittas can come to terms with the fact that while they might know a lot about something, they probably don't know a lot about everything, they can start to pivot and lean into the group. 23:30 - Kaphas are stable and compassionate. They're loyal, bonded, and loving, but can be stuck in their comfort zone. They resist change and can be complacent. But if kaphas can spark their desire and get themselves into a group that is going in the direction of what they want to experience next, it becomes easy for them.   Favorite Quotes: "We really have to self identify first and figure out how is this showing up for us . . . if we don't want to remain isolated and stuck and constantly subjecting ourselves to our own BS." --- Grace Edison "Some of these things, they really become your greatest gifts. So if you get yourself, . . . if you put yourself with the right group of people that's going in the direction of what you want to experience next, it's easy for you." --- Cate Stillman "All you need to do is get yourself in the right group of people." --- Cate Stillman "We all have one of these tendencies. No one is exempt. . . . Get to know what your tendency is; flip it, and it becomes an asset." --- Cate Stillman   Guest BIO: Grace Edison lives in British Columbia, Canada. She's a mom of twin 8 year olds, a Yoga teacher, studio owner, and Yoga Health Coach — and she also works for Cate Stillman in Admissions at Yogahealer! More than anything, she loves to make people laugh and has a not-so-secret dream of doing stand-up comedy. Grace has a strong passion for empowering others to take their health and wellness into their own hands. She loves building authentic relationships, making people laugh, and creating supportive communities. After a long-standing relationship with severe depression, Grace has found deep relief through the habits of Ayurveda — and much credit is due to Cate and her Body Thrive program. After taking Body Thrive several times and jumping into Yoga Health Coaching, Grace came aboard the Yogahealer team.

In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Yoga Health Coach and Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor Nicole Matthiesen. Six years ago, Nicole was working long hours and not taking very good care of herself. She ended up getting sick and was diagnosed with IBS. Western medicine provided her with no relief, so she started looking for alternative treatments and found ayurveda. Ayurveda healed not only her IBS, but other things as well, including seasonal allergies, rashes, anxiety, depression, and PMS. The impact was so profound, she knew she had to share it with others, and she started studying to be an ayurvedic wellness counselor. While working for world-renowned Vedic teacher Acharya Shunya, Nicole encountered Cate Stillman, who sent them her book, Body Thrive. Nicole learned that, in contrast to the teachers she was currently working with, Cate took a very mainstream approach to ayurveda without losing the spiritual aspect of it. She was so impressed with Body Thrive and with Cate's webinars, that she decided to enroll in Yoga Health Coaching. Nicole became a Certified Yoga Health Coach in May 2018. She in now in YHC Mastery. She has found that with each iteration of Body Thrive, with the help of the behavioral science that we learn, she is taken to a deeper place in her ayurveda practice.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How ayurveda addresses whole body wellness as opposed to treating a condition. How Yoga Health Coaching differs from traditional ayurveda training. Why the Body Thrive annual pass is the best way to automate the habits of ayurveda.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Nicole website's Nicole facebook page YHC Have a conversation Monetize your wellness business with Free 4-video series Show Highlights: 0:00 - Nicole became a Certified Yoga Health Coach in May 2018. She in now in YHC Mastery. She started studying ayurveda in 2013. Prior to that, Nicole was working long hours and not taking very good care of herself. She ended up getting sick and was diagnosed with IBS. Western medicine provided her with no relief, so she started looking for alternative treatments and found ayurveda. Ayurveda healed not only her IBS, but other things as well, including seasonal allergies, rashes, anxiety, depression, and PMS. The impact was so profound, she knew she had to share it with others, and she started studying to be an ayurvedic wellness counselor. 4:10 - While working for world-renowned Vedic teacher Acharya Shunya, Nicole encountered Cate Stillman, who sent them her book, Body Thrive. Nicole learned that, in contrast to the teachers she was currently working with, Cate took a very mainstream approach to ayurveda without losing the spiritual aspect of it. She was so impressed with Body Thrive and with Cate's webinars, that she decided to enroll in Yoga Health Coaching. 6:45 - While she thought she was practicing dinacharya, Nicole quickly realized that with each iteration of Body Thrive, she was taken to a deeper place in her practice. What she has found as a coach is that different members are opened up in different ways with each round of the 10 habits course. 8:50 - Through her YHC coursework, Nicole was able to work through some issues with self-confidence so that she could confidently lead a group through a transformational process. 12:00 - One of the more powerful aspects of the Body Thrive model is the behavioral science we use to help automate the habits of ayurveda.   Favorite Quotes: "Every time I go through the habits or work through the habits, they just take me to a deeper and deeper place." -- Nicole Matthiesen Guest BIO: After spending many years in the corporate world, Nicole Matthiesen became a Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and Wellness Coach. She was led to the sister sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda in her search for a healthier and more fulfilling life. The deep healing and transformation she experienced by embracing these traditions have inspired her to share this knowledge and support others on their own journey towards more balance, better health, and happier lives. Connect with Nicole on her website and facebook page.