Podcasts about emotional body

Podcast Description:In this episode, we take a deep dive into the connection between skin health, nutrition, and energy flow. The discussion begins with gratitude to the listeners before exploring the significance of allergy tests and how they help identify triggers affecting our well-being.The conversation then shifts to how overconsumption of food impacts the body, leading to issues such as skin wrinkling and overall skin health. The episode highlights the skin as an organ, its role in our body, and essential skincare practices that promote long-term health.Beyond physical appearance, Oliver and the team discuss the link between the physical and emotional body, explaining how energy flows in a circle and affects our daily lives. The episode also introduces natural remedies like soup-infused water, which can support better skin and overall well-being.Join us in this insightful discussion as we break down the science of skin, the importance of mindful eating, and the deep connection between energy and health.TimeStamp:Intro 00:00Thanks for Listening 02:54Allergy Test 03:44Effects of Too Much Food 04:30Skin Wrinkling 09:14Skin as an Organ 10:47Care of the Skin 15:30Physical and Emotional Body 19:20Soup to Use in Water 25:40Energy in a Circle 34:00Guest Bio:Michele Boloña is a mentor and educator specializing in emotional embodiment, nervous system regulation, and energetic sovereignty. Through her Energy Mastery Mentorship and transformational programs, she guides individuals in reclaiming their power by breaking free from dopamine addiction, healing emotional blockages, and reconnecting with their bodies. Michele teaches how to reprogram the mind and shift limiting beliefs by feeling and processing the emotions that created them, allowing for deep nervous system rewiring and lasting transformation. With a focus on somatics, energetic boundaries, and self-liberation, she empowers empaths and highly sensitive individuals to cultivate inner safety, express their true emotions, and harness their energy for profound inter-personal transformation allowing them to step into their creator role. https://michelebolona.com/

In this episode of Laid Open Podcast, I welcome back Dr. Keesha Ewers, a specialist in integrative medicine and functional sexology. We discuss the critical yet often overlooked topic of menopause, highlighting how women's health issues, particularly post-childrearing, are neglected in society and underfunded in research.  Dr. Keesha and I provide insights into hormone replacement therapy (HRT), discussing various options like pellets, patches, and creams and emphasizing the importance of bioidentical hormones. We explain why not everyone needs HRT and the significant role of lifestyle choices, diet, and exercise in managing menopause symptoms.  Our conversation also delves into how the body communicates its needs through everyday signs like urine color, vaginal health, and bowel movements. Additionally, we explore the impact of trauma, stress, and genetic factors on hormone levels.  Dr. Keesha and I encourage listeners to tune into their bodies and get curious about their symptoms, offering practical advice on how to start addressing menopausal issues holistically. Every episode is now on YouTube, which you can watch via the link in my bio or by searching LaidOPEN.  Additionally, the best way to support my work is by liking, sharing, and leaving a review for my podcast.

How does your body hold onto stress? In this episode, Dr. Alex Golden shares how physical health plays a key role in navigating life's challenges. She dives into the mind-body connection, personal stories, and simple ways to release tension using both somatic and mental strategies. Tune in to learn how caring for all four bodies—physical, mental, emotional, and energetic—can help you feel more balanced and resilient.   Connect with us

In this episode, Dr. Alex Golden shares strategies for overcoming the fear of the unknown by addressing both the mental and emotional aspects. She explains how engaging the body through movement can help release fear and discusses practical ways to create safety nets for navigating uncertainty. Connect with us

Feeling forever trapped  in a cycle of unhealthy habits, wondering why your diets fail or your emotional struggles persist despite your best efforts? In this episode, Leslie dives into the root causes of emotional eating and unhealthy coping mechanisms, exploring the deeper connection between mastering emotions and achieving lasting health. She challenges you to rethink your approach to well-being, emphasizing the importance of nurturing both your emotional and physical self. She couldn't help but emphasize that ignoring your emotional needs can lead to a life filled with stress, unhealthy relationships, and coping behaviors like overeating or impulsive spending. Without addressing the underlying emotional triggers, you risk continuing a cycle of frustration and self-blame that keeps you stuck. As Leslie points out, these unprocessed emotions can spill over into every aspect of life, from your health to your finances, creating a ripple effect of disempowerment. And the key to breaking free lies in acknowledging and mastering your emotions, learning how to process and release them in healthy ways. Leslie offers actionable steps and resources to help you regain control, trust your intuition, and create a fulfilling, balanced life. By addressing these challenges with compassion and clarity, you can transform your struggles into opportunities for growth and empowerment. "Hypnosis quiets down the conscious mind that's buzzing around all day long, fearing, worrying, looking at time, thinking about how your body feels and your weights and your clothes. All that stuff that comes up when you're not distracted by work. All those thoughts you have when you wake up in the morning, that is the tape that we need to just quiet down so that we can then access, we can do the deep dive into the emotions and into the intuition, into the unconscious stuff so that you can get into agreement with your conscious mind and then your actions can become aligned." - Leslie Thornton  What you will learn from this episode: 02:40 - Emphasizing the importance of balancing logic and reason with emotional intuition 09:08 - Advocating balancing the conscious and unconscious mind through hypnosis to integrate logic with emotions for lasting health and weight solutions 13:34 -  The need to recognize and address emotional needs to break unhealthy habits, improve self-awareness, and create balance for better relationships and decision-making 19:23 - The vital role of mastering emotions in achieving sustainable health 22:47 - Encouraging everyone to trust their intuition, take proactive steps toward self-empowerment, and embrace tools and guidance to master emotions, regain control of one's health, and create a fulfilling, purpose-driven life Valuable Resources: Free Monthly Hypnosis for Weight Loss Session Join the 8-week Fastrack to Food Freedom Program -Guaranteed mental and emotional freedom from food  Connect With Leslie Thornton: Book A Clarity Call Free 2 Hour Masterclass—How I Lost Weight Permanently and Stopped Stress Eating without Dieting or Strenuous Exercise Website Facebook LinkedIn Email: Leslie@hpwl.co If you enjoy the podcast, Would you please consider leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes in under 60 seconds? It brightens our day and helps us bring you incredible guests for top-notch content. Plus, I cherish reading every review! Click here to make a difference!  

I am so thrilled to welcome Sarah Powers to this episode! If you've dabbled in yoga—especially yin yoga—you've likely heard her name. Sarah is the co-founder of the Insight Yoga Institute and author of Insight Yoga and Lit From Within. She has been teaching for over 30 years, blending yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and transpersonal psychology into an integrated approach that enlivens the body, heart, and mind. Sarah's teachings emphasize mindfulness and personal inquiry, drawing from psychological models like internal family systems and psychosynthesis. Her yin practices balance long-held postures with meditative awareness, offering a truly holistic way of being. Our Conversation Highlights: The Birth of Insight Yoga:We explore how Sarah weaves Buddhist insight meditation into yoga. This combination encourages students to go beyond the physical body, guiding them to develop deeper emotional and mental awareness. Sarah shares how yin yoga isn't just about stillness—it's about opening a window into the emotional body and confronting the discomfort many of us avoid. The Emotional Body and Maturity:Sarah discusses how most of us lack emotional maturity, often responding to life's challenges with old, reactive patterns. Through mindful self-awareness, we learn how to engage with emotions in healthy ways rather than suppress or avoid them. She emphasizes that emotional well-being is essential—not secondary—to physical and mental health. Energy and Breath as Allies:We dive into Sarah's relationship with the breath and how it serves as a refuge during moments of stress. She explains how breath connects us to the energy body, a subtle system often overlooked in modern life. Sarah shares her personal practice of using yin postures to align her energy, drawing on both Taoist and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) teachings. Practical Mindfulness Tools:Sarah offers insight into Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the idea of subpersonalities—the parts of us that show up differently in various relationships and roles. Recognizing these inner parts can create greater emotional freedom and help us respond more authentically in any situation. Curiosity as a Lifelong Practice:One key takeaway from our conversation was Sarah's emphasis on staying curious about ourselves, even during difficult moments. With curiosity, we can approach our emotions as opportunities for growth rather than burdens, embracing the full spectrum of human experience. This conversation felt like a masterclass in mindfulness and emotional health, reconnecting me with the tools I first learned during my 2020 yin yoga training with Sarah. Her insights reminded me how essential it is to integrate mindfulness into every part of life, not just on the yoga mat. It was also a beautiful reminder to let go of perfectionism—in yoga, teaching, and life. If you enjoyed this episode, I encourage you to check out Sarah's books, Insight Yoga and Lit From Within, and explore her trainings and retreats. Get in touch with Stephanie: www.listeningwellpodcast.com | @listeningwellpodcast Thank you for Listening Well!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Dr. Motley takes your questions about trauma, emotional resilience and more. Drawing on the power of the mind/body connection Dr. Motley gives a TCM perspective on building emotional resilience. He also explains how a childhood trauma could be recorded in the body to show up late in life and why acupuncture and kinesiology could be helpful for these kinds of struggles. The discussion also covers practical strategies for managing repetitive thoughts and enhancing emotional processing through various therapeutic techniques.  Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. ------  Follow Doctor Motley! Instagram Twitter Facebook Tik-Tok Website ------  Links:  Feelings Buried Alive Never Die The Body Keeps the Score Suggestions for healing the brain when it feels stuck: Omega 3, 6, 9 Choline B-Complex Vitamins Probiotics in your diet Iodine ⇾If you're a health coach or even if you're a hardcore health nerd who wants to dive deeper and take advantage of ALL Doctor Motley's clinical experience, he has a membership to help you get the most out of your health and help the people you love. It includes great resources like his course ‘The Emotional Body' which deals with these kinds of topics! Check out: https://doctormotley.com/membership/ DISCLAIMER Please remember that the information shared in this podcast is for education purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional healthcare services, including the giving of medical advice.   No doctor-patient relationship is formed through this podcast, and the use of information here or materials linked from this podcast is at your own risk.   The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health regimen, and do not disregard or delay seeking medical advice for any condition you may have. Our content may include sponsorship and affiliate links, through which we earn a small commission on sales made through those links. 

Have you ever wondered how feelings work? What's behind our emotions?  On this week's episode of “Better Than Fine,” host Darlene Marshall unpacks the nature of emotions, the emerging field of interoception, and building better relationships with our emotional selves. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm

In this episode, Doctor Motley serves up unique insights into anxiety from a TCM perspective and actionable tips. How are your emotions connected to your body? Can clearing the kidneys help with anxiety? What are some of the physical signs that you're struggling with anxiety? Can it be genetic? Tune in to find out!  Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Dr. Chris Motley Instagram Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/doctormotley/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@doctormotley X - https://x.com/doctormotley Website - https://doctormotley.com/ Show Notes:  Herbals for your kidneys: Uva Ursi: https://amzn.to/3K5gtPN Dandelion Milk Thistle Cranberry Herbals for your stomach: Melia Supreme: https://amzn.to/3UTTNr4 Morinda Supreme: https://amzn.to/4awSYKo Slippery Elm Licorice Root Links:  * If you're a health coach or even if you're a hardcore health nerd who wants to dive deeper and take advantage of ALL Doctor Motley's clinical experience, he has a membership to help you get the most out of your health and help the people you love. It includes great resources like his course ‘The Emotional Body' which deals with these kinds of topics! Check out: https://doctormotley.com/membership/ DISCLAIMER Please remember that the information shared in this podcast is for education purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional healthcare services, including the giving of medical advice.   No doctor-patient relationship is formed through this podcast, and the use of information here or materials linked from this podcast is at your own risk.   The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health regimen, and do not disregard or delay seeking medical advice for any condition you may have. Our content may include sponsorship and affiliate links, through which we earn a small commission on sales made through those links. 

In this episode Ali had the pleasure of conversing with Mona Wind about the embodiment of emotion and its significance in our evolution. Mona is an energy practitioner and teacher who had a near-death experience at two months old, connecting her to a state of stillness and enabling her to share this energy. This experience unlocked various capacities and gifts, leading her to integrate elements like past lives, core wounds, karma, shadows, ego, and the still point. Mona describes our body as the universe's creative playground, where physical and non-physical phenomena intertwine. Tune into today to hear our conversation! SYNOPSIS:To be an angel to the podcast, click hereTo read more about the podcast, click hereMORE ALI MEZEY:Website:  https://www.alimezey.comPersonal Geometry® and the Magic of Mat Work Course information:https://www.alimezey.com/personal-geometry-foundationsTransgenerational Healing Films: https://constellationarts.com/MORE MONA WIND:www.lifeintegrity.comBIO: Mona Wind is an energy practitioner and consciousness teacher with direct access to the still point where no thought exists.When Mona transmits this energy, spiritual growth accelerates at rapid speeds and healing occurs simultaneously. She teaches others this direct connection in her online classes, sessions and programs. During her healings, transmissions and teachings, this energy is shared with her clients and students. It allows them to have a direct experience of oneness without drugs, visualizations or external techniques. There is a complete integration of mind, body and spirit. When this energy is transmitted, spiritual growth accelerates at rapid speeds and healing occurs simultaneously. Mona teaches others this direct connection in her online classes, sessions and programs. If you would like to learn from Mona how to have direct and immediate access to your integrated wholeness, you can find her at Lifeintegrity.com.OTHER RESOURCES, LINKS AND INSPIRATIONS:Cartesian Divide: The conceptual separation between mind and body, coined after René Descartes, emphasizing a dualistic view of human existence, isolating mental and physical aspects.Our episode on the Cartesian Divide: Bridging Divides with Rachel Fell: Neurodivergence, Conscious Body Awareness & Inclusive IntelligenceWalking in Your Shoes: WIYS is a process that allows the practitioner, in partnership with a facilitator, to address questions or needs through an intuitive questioning of the body-mind through movement. The applications of the questioning process are quite broad and can be applied to everything from healing trauma and managing addiction, to business development or a more organic method of acting. This is another means of “knowing” through your body. HELP US SHARE OUR MESSAGEOur events remain free as part of our mission to awaken people to the boundless potential of our bodies, inviting them to explore the profound knowledge, memory, brilliance & capacity within. By delving into the depths of our bodily intelligence as a healing resource for not just ourselves, but as a part of the larger, global body, we have the potential for meaningful change and experiences as bodies. Join us in this journey of transformation as we redefine our understanding of the human body and its infinite capabilities. While our events remain free, any contributions are deeply appreciated and are seen as a generous gesture of support and encouragement in sharing our messages with the world. ENCOURAGE US!: Donate $5  THE WIND BENEATH OUR WINGS. DONATE $25+ [From time to time, a word or phrase goes wonky. Please forgive my wandering wifi.]

This episode is dedicated to a detailed discussion of the nature of chakras, a greater understanding of energy flow.  Understanding chakras, energy flow and kundalini is essential for reality creation.  

Send us a textPART 2: In this conversation, Eileen and Amy explore the intricate relationship between fascia, emotions, and physical sensations. They discuss how fascia serves as a support system for the body, its role in chronic pain that often leads to acute injury, and how emotional trauma can manifest physically. The episode also emphasizes the importance of understanding the body's signals and the need for somatic practices to heal and re-pattern the mind-body connection.This is a Two Part Episode.Part 1: Episode 16 on 10.23.24Part 2: Episode 18 on 11.6.24Resources / Mentions:Episode 16 & 18 SlideshowSupport the showM.O.V.E. with Eileen + Amy is a Kaia Evolutions Podcast.New episodes air on Wednesdays when in season.To learn more about Eileen + Amy, be sure to follow them on IG at @ekielty + @amyreah and keep up to date on the podcast at @movewitheileenandamy. For more information about Kaia Evolutions, a culmination of Eileen's life's work and a love letter to her sister, Katie, who died by suicide in 2019 - visit https://www.kaiaevolutions.com/ or follow on IG at @kaia.evolutions If you want to share part of your dancer / movement artist journey with us, email us at movepod@kaiaevolutions.com*If you or anyone you know is in need of support, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800.273.8255 OR text 988. You are not alone.

 Umm. This interview has everything.  Enjoy experiencing the energy that is Todd Bryson, an Akashic record marvel. Why it's cool to have a partner who's not into metaphysical stuff. Immune disorders for the purpose of learning. The power of the sacred ohm. The importance of Focusing intention in the akashic records with ritual and discipline. What its like to find your higher self. Examining our relationship with the mind( Be patient with the mind, it's doing its best!). We'll learn Why the emotional body is the most important part of what Todd does, and how the emotional body facilitates pathways that have not been open for us yet. Todd Bryson#ToddBryson #AkashicRecords #SpiritualJourney #Metaphysics #EmotionalHealing #HigherSelf #Mindfulness #EnergyHealing #IntentionSetting #SacredOhm #PersonalGrowth #InnerWisdom #EmotionalBody #SpiritualAwakening #Collaboration #SelfDiscovery #HealingPathwaysfollow us on instagram and tiktok @gettingpsychic

You may a lot about your anatomy and physiology. You know you have a heart and blood vessels. Organs and systems in the body that coexist in the human body and work synergistically In addition to these elements you may not know that there are fields and interacting bodies of energy that are integral to you as a human. Most people cannot see them because they do not exist with the average range of human perception. The etheric, emotional and mental bodies of higher energetic coordination are all part of an invisible system of energy that coexist in and around the physical body in an alternate dimension or perceptual space. This is a deep and nuanced exploration of the mysterious human energy field. 

This episode is for you if:You're on a journey of awakening and emotional evolution.You're looking to understand the maturation of the emotional body.You want to know how emotions can serve as guidance in your growth.You feel ready to move beyond being controlled by emotional energy.Lori explains how emotions stored in the body create dis-ease and dysfunction and offers practical wisdom on recognizing and using emotions as guidance in your spiritual journey. She also touches on the more advanced practice of maturing the emotional body to achieve emotional freedom.Lori talked about:The importance of addressing emotions like anger, worry, and insecurity.How emotions can guide us toward healing and alignment.The physical impact of unresolved emotions, including health issues.The maturation of the emotional body and moving beyond being controlled by emotions.Her Sacred Visionary Mentorship program and retreats, where she teaches emotional mastery.The importance of liberating yourself from old emotional patterns to achieve true growth.---

Emotional Body- Spiritual Table Talk

Join us for an enlightening episode as we sit down with the incredible Kerry K  to explore a range of spiritual topics that are sure to resonate with many Lightworkers and Starseeds. Kerry shares her unique experiences of spending time in the "heart of God" due to her frequent childhood near-death experiences, providing a profound perspective on multidimensionality and the organic Universe. We discuss the journey from 3D to 5D ascension, the concept of the false matrix, and the essential role of being embodied through this Ascension process.  In our conversation, we emphasize the importance of shifting focus from the analytical mind to the wisdom of the body. We touch on the challenges of living in a false matrix and the necessity of embracing wholeness through emotional reintegration and neutrality. Kerry offers invaluable insights into how true neutrality can free us from 3D constraints, enabling us to experience a fuller spectrum of emotions and a deeper connection to our souls and higher dimensions.00:00 - Awakening and Ascension Discussions 09:15 - Embodied Ascension Process 19:41 - Integration of Emotional Body for Wholeness 29:37 - The Power of Neutrality 37:31 - Let Love In 42:42 - Timeline Convergence and Ascension 50:53 - Navigating the 3D to 5D Shift 58:57 - The Power of Trust and Sovereignty 01:01:53 - Connecting With Plasma Light TribeConnect with Kerry K:

In this week's episode Manpreet speaks about how we heal past the emotional rollercoaster from childhood trauma To join the 12 week Heal Your Inner Child Programme and come to monthly calls until February 2025. Details here or email Manpreet at manpreet@heartshappiness.co.ukInstagram for Heart's Happiness daily inspiration for your mental health and healing.Join mailing list here Subscribe to our videos on you tube.Everyone deserves to find their own Heart's Happiness and this podcast has been created with so much love from my heart to yours. Love Manpreet

Show notes In this EP, I welcome back the OG's of the metabolic nutrition space, The Real Food Gangstas - Josh and Jeanne Rubin. This is Josh and Jeanne's fifth or sixth time on the pod! In today's EP, they share their insights on the importance of simplifying the healing process to reduce stress and complexity. This conversation dives deep into how lifestyle changes, light environment, and daily habits critically influence our overall well-being. Early last year, a noticeable shift in Josh and Jeanne's approach to their work emerged. Moving away from solely educational content, they began to simplify their message, focusing on straightforward and actionable healing strategies. Today, they introduce us to their 'Healing Hub' and 'Nourished Nervous System' programs, designed to foster new healthy habits and behaviours that reshape our biology and promote holistic health. Key Takeaways: Importance of Lifestyle Factors: Home environment, relationships, and professional situations play a significant role in the healing process. Small changes, such as walking after meals, can have a profound impact on health. Creating Space for Recovery: Emphasising the necessity of making time for recovery, even with a busy schedule. Understanding that healing might not look perfect, but it's essential to adapt and make the most of available time. Decluttering the Health Landscape: Simplifying the approach to health by focusing on essential, manageable habits. Avoiding the chaos and stress often found in the current health and wellness space. Reshaping Experiences and Biology: Developing new, healthy habits and behaviours to reshape daily experiences. Recognising that these changes in daily inputs influence hormonal balance, nervous system function, and overall health. Quotes: "And some people say, well, I have five kids. You can't, I can't, you have to focus on the time you do have, you have to make that choice to do it. It might not look how you want it to, and it might not look how you think it should look. But you got to do it differently because what else can you do? You either stay on the same track and you break down or you start making changes and you show your kids how to do it differently." "We're saying, this is your story, and look at your day, your week. We need to start looking at the things in your life that you need to shift, that you have to adapt, that aren't working for you, that are working for you in a sense. Because really what we're doing is, we're creating new healthy habits and behaviors. We're reshaping your experiences, which reshapes your biology, because all of that in your day are the inputs that create the outputs in your hormones, your nervous system and everything." 00:00 Welcome to The Warrior School Podcast with Special Guests 01:54 The Evolution of Josh and Jeannie's Work in Metabolic Nutrition and Healing 02:38 Diving Deep into the Healing Hub and Nourished Nervous System Program 03:01 The Shift Towards Simplicity in Healing and Nutrition 05:48 Josh and Jeannie Share Their Personal and Professional Transformations 10:55 Exploring the Impact of Social Media on Health Education and Business 15:11 The Power of Simplifying Healing and Embracing Personalised Health Strategies 22:57 Navigating the Challenges of Social Media and Reconnecting with Authentic Healing 31:12 The Journey of Unlearning and Reconnecting for True Healing 37:43 Addressing the Emotional Body and the Importance of Starting the Day Right 39:36 The Impact of Blue Light on Your Morning Routine 40:49 Creating a Healthier Morning Routine 42:04 Shifting Focus: From Supplements to Habits 44:01 Introducing the Healing Hub: A Community for Change 51:57 The Power of Simplicity in Healing 01:03:05 The Importance of Environment and Energy in Healing 01:13:37 Simple Steps to Transform Your Health 01:15:23 Joining the Healing Hub and Concluding Thoughts Featured on the Show Programs Mentioned: Healing Hub Nourished Nervous System Connect with Josh and Jeannie Rubin: Website: East West Healing Instagram: @realfoodgangstas

In this week's solo episode Manpreet talks tools to change perspective that can create huge shifts for healing to change your story To join the 12 week Heal Your Inner Child Programme and come to monthly calls year around. Details here or email Manpreet at manpreet@heartshappiness.co.uk to get £700 off by 31st May 2025 for 5 people only Instagram for Heart's Happiness daily inspiration for your mental health and healing.Join our PRIVATE Facebook group to carry on the conversation and speak to others who want to find their own Heart's Happiness and heal. Subscribe to our videos on you tube.Everyone deserves to find their own Heart's Happiness and this podcast has been created with so much love from my heart to yours. Love Manpreet

Enjoy a transformative journey towards achieving inner balance and wholeness by creating harmony between their masculine and feminine energies. The podcast aims to change listeners' relationship with their body, pleasure, and power, guiding them through intentional breathing and visualization exercises focused on balancing the second and sixth chakras. This session emphasizes the importance of emotional body health, intuitive development, and the cultivation of personal power by integrating and honoring both solar (masculine) and lunar (feminine) energies within. Christel offers insights into how these energies can complement one another, leading to a state of peace, ease, and embodied love.  Are you for a personalized purpose coaching with me? The Embody Soul Purpose Series  transforms wounds from the past into wisdom and wonder in the present and the future, in a soul retrieval and timeline healing process to clear, balance and harmonize of all 7 main energy centers. Embrace all aspects of your past so you can create the greatest chapter of your life. Schedule your life-changing series at www.embodysoulpurpose.com Leave a review and follow on your favorite podcast app. 00:00 Unlocking Inner Balance: The Journey Begins 00:21 Introducing the Desire Sessions Podcast 00:39 Embarking on a Healing and Hypnotic Audio Journey 00:53 Setting the Stage for Inner Exploration 02:41 Exploring the Power of Masculine and Feminine Energies 05:00 Diving Deep into the Emotional Body 10:46 The Art of Emotional and Mental Harmony 15:56 Cultivating Elemental Forces for a Greater Good 23:00 Concluding Reflections and Invitations

On today's episode, we are examining the big picture, specifically focusing on awareness and choice, and how both are crucial for leadership. We inherit our physical bodies and patterns from our families and culture at large, as well as from our direct experiences. Until we become aware of our patterns, they simply appear familiar and normal to us. It is only when we develop awareness and begin to question them that we can initiate change. Until we question them, our lives remain a reflection of our past experiences.Becoming fully aware and understanding the impact we have on others, including ourselves, enables us to exercise choice. How do I want to be in this situation? What do I need to change about what I'm doing in this situation. With choice comes responsibility, and this is essential for effective leadership. Awareness practices can help us get closer to what is truly valuable to us—what we believe is good in this world. It's so easy to slip back into old habits, so we need to have an awareness practice. In this episode, I offer a simple awareness practice. They can help you understand how you are doing and give you a choice to shift your physical experience and thus, your mental and emotional experience. There is actually a skill to awareness. We can get better at catching our habits and changing our behavior to meet the situation in front of us and it's so important that we practice awareness and we practice bring it in to our daily lives.

Today's episode is for you if you think you can do it alone, if you think you don't support, or you think being supported is a weakness.As my mentor Jesse Koren says, big work requires big support.  By big work, we're talking starting a business, fixing your relationship, and healing from old wounds just to name a few examples. We can't do it alone.This is one of those universal truths but our habits and unhealthy beliefs can blind us to this truth. The Feldenkrais Method of Awareness Through Movement is about uncovering these habits and beliefs that operate beneath the surface, but only if we ask the question. In Feldenkrais movement lessons we're always curious about our internal support (the skeleton in relation to the Earth and gravity) but it's important to take the question further. How am I supported socially? Do I even consider that a possibility?This episode is a must listen if you think you're better off going it alone. I have walked that path and it's a tough one.*****Thank you for listening, dear listener!I am wonder if you would keep your eyes out for me?I worked in Filmmaking and Video production for 10 years and had to step back and do less because of debilitating back pain. This was a main reason that sent me on my Feldenkrais and embodiment journey, and now my back is more capable than ever before AND I am directing the biggest film of my life. That's why I am committed to helping filmmakers and videographers with back pain to help them restore their backs so they can work more jobs and move and feel better than ever.I wonder if you know anyone in film or video suffering from a bad back.Does anyone come to mind? Let me know jeffrey@expandyourability.com*****Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

On today's episode, we're exploring why movement is such a big deal according to Moshe Feldenkrais. We dive into his book, "Awareness Through Movement," and explore the ninth and final reason why movement is at the core of personal growth and self-awareness.(You can find the previous 8 reasons in previous episodes.)The Feldenkrais Method is about becoming aware of your habitual patterns in order to open up new possibilities.  Movement, according to Feldenkrais, lies at the heart of this process. He says that the habit patterns of thinking, feeling and sensing all hinge on movement. If you change the movement, the changes will cascade to how you think and feel. This is an essential idea, using movement to free your mind, if you find yourself asking how can I get make lasting change in my life?About the PodcastHi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 30 minute call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

"We are all emotional beings."I'm going to be a vulnerable here...even though I am feeling better overall than I have ever felt before, I have had a difficult history with my emotions. My frame before was that emotions happen to me. They drove the bus. What I have learned since is two primary things, 1) that emotions are information (not truth) and 2) we can influence our emotions through movement. Thankfully, I have a lot more say over my emotions today thanks to working with Laura Bond and her approach. We can choose how we feel to a greater degree than we think.My guest today is Laura Bond, the creator of the Emotional Body Method. Her work has helped me to understand my emotions through a curious, compassionate and play approach that is a perfect complement to Feldenkrais and other embodiment work.The Emotional Body Method aims to help people understand their emotions, be more comfortable with themselves, and improve their expression and presentation skills. Insecurities and old habits can interfere with how we express ourselves. In fact, we often operate in a mix of emotions. When we don't have clear expressions of emotions, other people don't understand us as well, they get mixed messages or confused, and we can feel powerless.The method focuses on the 6 primary emotional patterns that we all are born with. The patterns are explored on all levels: posture, facial expression, breathing and vocalization. Through mixing within this simple palette of 6 comes the rich rainbow of all human expression. Another thing I really like about the Emotional Body Method is that it doesn't go into difficult stories or psychological concepts. Instead it's physical explorations. In this episode expect to hear:The scientific origins of the Emotional Body.What are the 6 emotional patterns.What is emotional regulation and the importance of calming the nervous system.On unlearning old habits through repetition and variation.Why is does the Emotional Body use a letter and number system? (1a,1b,2a,2b,3a,3b)The 7th pattern, zero, and it's use for finding emotional neutrality.How Feldenkrais Method inspired the Emotional Body.Entanglements with our emotions, where two or more emotions are unconsciously mixed.About Laura BondLaura Bond is an internationally recognized master instructor and teacher trainer in the emotional effector patterns, and the Emotional Body® courses. She is a master teacher of Alba Emoting™, having studied an intensive teacher-training path in Chile with its founder, Susana Bloch. Laura is a full professor at the University of North Carolina Asheville and a certified master teacher of the Estill Voice™ technique. She teaches physical emotion regulation methods in university classes, private lessons, and through national and international workshops. She is the author of two books: TEAM for Actors: A Holistic Approach to Embodied Acting, and The Emotional Body: A Method for Physical Self-Regulation.www.emotionalbodymethod.comAuthor Page on AmazonRoutledge Press Book Chapter Contribution: "The Emotional Body: A Somatic and Trauma-Informed Practice for Cultivating Expressive Capabilities for the Actor and the Individual," in a new book titled, Trauma and Embodied Healing in Dramatherapy, Theatre and Performance published by Routledge Press. Available for pre-order Feb 19th and shipping by March 11th!About the PodcastHi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 30 minute call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

Feldenkrais Practitioner, musician and storyteller David Kaetz says that many of us get disembodied from our voice from a young age. It's common and normal for kids to make sounds as they explore and play, until they get the message that they should be quiet. Is this a message you've internalized? How playful with your voice are youOne of my main motivators in exploring Feldenkrais and the bodymind connection comes from my own pain and tension surrounding my voice. I could tell it was related to self-use and anxiety and it was clearly manifesting as a physical issue. My voice troubles started in my teen years and followed me into my twenties. While I'm doing better than ever, I am still learning. I am learning how to be more expressive, more relaxed, and more full-bodied when I speak. On today's episode I reflect on my recent learnings around embodying the voice. I've had two profound mentors: One is a man named Nicholas that I met at the Minnesota Men's Conference. He helped me playful with singing. The other was David Kaetz and his Listening with the Whole Body workshop that I attended this past weekend.Learn more about the Minnesota Men's Conference here.Learn more about David Kaetz here.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletterto be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

Hello, beautiful souls! I hope you enjoy this message with reflections around the emotional body, Gaia's gridwork, the book "The Hathor Material" by Tom Kenyon, and a special channeled message and light language activation from the Hathors! February 17 | 5D Emotional Body Group Activation: https://calendly.com/activationswithjj/5d-emotional-body-group-activation SPECIAL ONE-TO-ONE OFFERING ONLY IN FEBRUARY 2024! 5D EMOTIONAL BODY ACTIVATION: https://calendly.com/activationswithjj/5d-emotional-body-activation Sacred Initiation Journey (Spring cohort registration open until February 22, 2024): https://www.sacredinitiationjourney.com/sij-spring-2024 The Hathor Material by Tom Kenyon: https://www.amazon.com/Hathor-Material-Messages-Ascended-Civilization/dp/1931032378 https://activationswithjj.com Multidimensional Messages for Healing and Higher Consciousness #lightlanguage #1111 #energyupdate #energyhealing #healer #lightworker #spiritualawakening #higherconsciousness #lightcodes #starseed ⁠ Make sure you are on JJ's email list to receive latest updates and offerings! Sign up here: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/activationswithjj

On today's episode, I take a question from a long time listener and student. She asks, Is it possible to have as much respect and concern for my body as I do for my mind? This is a great question. Does it resonate with you? Are you intellectually gifted or cognitively centered? It's hard not to have an emphasis on the mind over the body in our culture. Is your body a second class citizen in your thinking? Here's the thing, your body is the basis for your mind. A truly strong and sensitive body is a strong and sensitive mind too.In order to get more connected to our embodied experience, we need to get in touch to shift our habits and build new practices. In this episode I offer a possible reframe for the body/mind, we talk about what it means and looks like to be more respectful of your body, and we explore a short, easy somatic exploration to embody respect for ourselves.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Join the newsletterto be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

When do you rest?Do you save rest for the end of the day? What does quality rest look like?Many of us are conditioned to work for hours on end with little rest. Rests are often seen as unproductive or a waste of time. Time is money as the adage goes. We're on the clock. Even if we don't believe these statements to be true ourselves, it's certainly easy to feel where our culture pressures us to disregard our needs.In the Feldenkrais work as well as the other somatic movement modalities I teach, rest is super important. This isn't rest to give our muscles a break. No. Instead, it's an opportunity for our bodies and nervous system to integrate what we are learning through movement. The rest is a necessary element in the process and will help you improve faster.In this episode, I talk about many benefits of rest in Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons. I bridge that into how we can think about resting in our daily life. I offer some practical tips for practicing rest. 

Hello, dear soul family! In this energy update, I discussed the four main energetic themes that will be coming up for us in February: 1. 5D Emotional Body Activation 2. Fully Embodying Sovereignty 3. Incorporating More Ritual Into Daily Life 4. Inner Child Play! I hope you enjoy this episode and remember that you can attend my live monthly Energy Update as part of our Starseed Gridwork Community! It is a 90-minute gathering and takes place on the first Sunday of every month. As always, sending love and light, JJ Join Light Language Mentorship! Starts February 11: https://www.activationswithjj.com/light-language-mentorship Gridwork Remembrance Workshop Playback: https://activationswithjj.myshopify.com/products/gridworker-remembrance-workshop-january-27-2024 Sacred Initiation Journey (Spring Cohort links will be ready on Feb. 1) 5D Emotional Body Activation Sessions + Workshop: 1:1 Sessions: https://calendly.com/activationswithjj/5d-emotional-body-activation Join the Heart Sanctuary Gathering! Kauai, HI | February 24: https://www.activationswithjj.com/heart-sanctuary/ #lightlanguage #1111 #energyupdate #energyhealing #healer #lightworker #spiritualawakening #higherconsciousness #lightcodes #starseed ⁠

We are deeply formed by our experiences and those experiences create the lens in which we view the world. How well do we really know ourselves? My guest Caroline Ritter talks with me today about how can gather useful and practical knowledge about ourselves. How we can be like scientists studying ourselves. She emphasizes that we need to be curious and to cultivate a relationship with our selves and our knowledge. What we tend to and maintain can continue to grow. Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement offers a unique opportunity for us to learn about ourselves in ways in a multi-sensory way.Caroline and I talk about positive reinforcement, the self-image, noun versus verb thinking, how to change behavior, the power our social and physical context to influence our behavior, and being in the gradient between labels (or how words limit our experience).It's a rich conversation. Please enjoy. Caroline Ritter studied behavioral economics, philosophy and cognitive science. She is now in her 3rd year of the Feldenkrais education program with educational director Donna Ray in Vienna.Caroline is an animal trainer and animal training also brought her in contact with the Feldenkrais method. You can see what Caroline does here:www.discocavallo.comCaroline lives in Vienna, Austria and started to teach Feldenkrais in person and online. You can find her at:www.feldenkrais.wieninstagram: @florafauna_feldenkraisAbout the ShowHi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletterto be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

We breathe every every minute. Breath is essential to life.​How you breathe, whether through your nose or through your mouth, the volume of air that you take in, the shape of your breath in your body, where you breathe in your body the air goes, the temp and rhythm, reflects you.​Your breath reflects how you think, how you feel, what's going on beneath the hood.And how you choose to breathe can feed back into your system, changing your mood and your thoughts.Your breath is you.We'll explore some of Feldenkrais' thoughts on breathing today. We go back to his 1972 book, Awareness Through Movement.​​In this book, he gives some reasons as for why movement as a way to understand yourself, to learn about yourself, and to improve your abilities. This is reason number eight out of nine.(It's okay to start with this episode. You can listen out of order. :) )You can find the previous episodes in this series Why Movement: 5, 9, 13, 18, 24, 30, 36. They all have Why Movement? in the title.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

Energetic time management, over capacity, toxic motherhood, rethinking, emotional intelligence, identity death, OH MY! Heather Chauvin, a leadership coach and strategic parenting expert is my guest today and we are giving you the tools you need and discussing shifting identities and the process of letting go and rebuilding. Heather shares her unique and unconventional style, along with simple and effective frameworks to help you and I find sustainability, profitability, and ease in both business and life. Timestamps:[00:01:30] Shifting identities and rebuilding.[00:04:28] Success as a feeling.[00:13:46] Energetic time management.[00:17:37] Changing emotional current.[00:20:45] 10 minute habit on the feelings you want[00:25:57] Contentment in the mundane.[00:31:05] Pushing through self-doubt.[00:34:46] Identity shifting and grieving.[00:39:06] Emotional intelligence in relationships.[00:44:14] Managing energy and decluttering.[00:48:36] Free resources and quizzes.Guest Links for Heather Chauvin:InstagramFacebookFreebiesReferences mentioned:NEW New Year Challenge - Join us and get 31 free ideas to kick off the year RIGHT!AllisonHare.com - You actually WANT to hang out here.Schedule a FREE breakthrough call with me Want to take these ideas and apply them to your life? Let's do it!DOWNLOAD the free PDF - 40 Simple Ways to Add Energy To Your Day- get a quick burst of energy right now and KEEP IT!Launch Your Podcast in 8 weeks BETA - For more info, text PODCAST to 404.999.1418 or email allison@allisonhare.com with PODCAST in the subject lineSurprisingly True Useful Fun Fact Research  Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff.AllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.Schedule a FREE breakthrough call with me Want to take these ideas and apply them to your life? Let's do it!DOWNLOAD the free PDF - 40 Simple Ways to Add Energy To Your Day- get a quick burst of energy right now and KEEP IT!GET the Effectiveness Booster - Shift your priorities to what matters most in less than a minute!Reb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Personal Brand - need help building yours? Schedule a call with me here and let's discuss.Feedback and Contact:: allison@allisonhare.com

Sensuality is our birthright, says my guest Candia Raquel. Sensuality is pleasure derived from our sensation, free from inhibition and full of self-expression. To be with the sensuous is to be connected to the present. Our modern culture numbs us from our bodies. Pleasure is sold as a product (go get something nice at Starbucks). We're encouraged to hustle, work hard, and sacrifice. and defer the pleasures of life till retiring on the beach.Being numb is a big problem, because it disconnects us from what makes us really us. Instead of choosing what's good for us, we comply with society or fall back into autopilot. If we have been numb, pursuing pleasure becomes dramatic. We need over-the-top experiences like big vacations, transformative ceremonies, or go bungee jumping to feel pleasure. Through connecting with our felt-sense, and what's pleasurable helps us become more authentic, to mature, make better decisions and to better assert our boundaries. Expect to hear about:the relationship between pain and pleasure.how our culture numbs us and commodifies pleasure. people pleasing and internal authority.know thyself is more than having a story about ourselves.how compulsion is not sexy.how our vital animal state is alive and ready to act while also at rest.Candia Raquel is a Mexican sensualist, scientist, artist and woman that hosts The Sensual Sessions podcast and Founded Centro De Poder®, who enjoys contemplating trees and drinking tea. Dedicated to helping workaholics overcome numbness and embody sensuality through somatic movement.https://www.instagram.com/candiaraquel/https://www.centrodepoder.com/Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

Welcome to the Expand Your Ability podcast!This show is about how we can empower ourselves through movement, curiosity, play and awareness. I've done a lot of continued study in the past year and so I thought I would (re)introduce myself. If you're new here, welcome! We will get you caught up to speed on what this show is about. If you've been a long time listener, this episode will tie some threads together and introduce some new ones. On this episode, you can expect to hear:- a brief version of my story.- the 3 somatic movements modalities that I am based in (Feldenkrais, Kinesa, Emotional Body).- the topic of attachment theory.- the upcoming Feldenkrais Documentary.- ways to work with me.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 30 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

Regulating your nervous system is the number one thing you can do to handle difficult situations. Today, I have Sharri Freedman on who is a divorce, relationship and women's empowerment coach. She talks about regulating your nervous system, and why it is so crucial while going through a difficult time such as divorce. She provides a great breathing exercise and talks about how she helps her clients with visualization so they know what direction they want to work towards. We discuss why it is necessary to be uncomfortable in order to change, and how to really become conscious with your everyday life. Tune in today for her incredible tips, I know you'll learn something new! In this episode:[2:35] Sharri tells her story of what led her to become a coach.[7:54] How do you regulate the nervous system? [13:08] Sharri walks us through a breathing exercise to calm your nervous system. [15:17] How do you work through situations when the fear comes back?[16:13] What is mind magic? [20:53] How can you get comfortable being uncomfortable? [24:40] Sharri shares her key takeaway she'd like listeners to start with. Key Takeaways: [5:33] All the mindset work in the world isn't going to work if your body is not in sync. If you don't feel safe inside your body, change is not going to happen. [12:48] If you can regulate your nervous system by releasing the feelings in a positive and empowering way, you won't erupt like a volcano. You can be in the middle of mediation or the courtroom and talk through issues from a place of calmness and clarity instead of being reactive. [24:47] Divorce is painful and pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. Quotes: [8:15] “If you're in an unhappy marriage, or if you are in the process of divorce, or maybe you're already divorced, you have been living in fight, flight, or freeze for a very, very, very long time. And we're not meant to be in that state for long periods of time. It's meant to be quick, to get you out of danger and then go back to calm and peacefulness. But we're in this jacked up state that becomes our normal and it's not normal. It causes stress and pressure constriction and it leads to disease. You're not an even flow, which then leads to a lot of physical ailments, not just mental ailments, not just stress and depression and sadness, it also actually physically affects your body.” - Sharri Freedman[10:55] “The key to all of it is: you have to learn to love and accept yourself, forgive yourself, and learn to date yourself before you start moving on to other relationships.” - Sharri Freedman[18:47] “You have to love your fear, you have to love it. If you don't love your fear, it's going to sabotage you. It's going to prevent you from doing what you need to do. We don't want to push through it, instead it's acknowledging the fear is there, saying hello fear, I see you there, I know you're there to protect me, and I want to thank you for protecting me all those years when I needed you, but I don't need the protection right now'.” - Sharri Freedman[27:47] “Divorce is painful and pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.” - Sharri FreedmanGuest Bio: Sharri Freedman is a sought after relationship, divorce, and women's empowerment coach liberating women from their old programming, their past wounds & their disempowered limiting beliefs so that they have instant clarity when it comes to marital decisions, parenting decisions, & career decisions. Her signature program LIBERATED featuring the Mind Magic® framework combines her 3 decades of experience as a divorce professional with neuroscience, thought work, somatics, & spirituality...

Welcome to 2024!

This is the last episode of 2023 so let's reflect! We will look back on the events of this past year, including our relationships, our challenges and what we've learned. We will do this in embodied way, with movement to help us ease into the process and open the doors to insight.That means this episode includes audience participation! Thats right, you!  So please take a listen to this episode when you have some quiet undistracted time.Get a journal and pen, find some floor space, and let's get started.

Marlene came to class with a big celebration.She reported that after our previous Feldenkrais class, she found a sense of embodied empowerment she hadn't felt since she was a vibrant cheerleader at the age of 19 - six decades ago! She described rediscovering this power as akin to finding the life restoration of Lazerous. At 19, she had surgery for appendicitis that wasn't incorrectly completed. The surgeon incorrectly sowed parts of her abdomen to her diaphragm. Bad news. Even after a corrective surgery in her 30's to fix the problems from the first surgery, she still felts the effects of the compensations her body had made. She finds our Feldenkrais classes help her bring her mind and body back into sync. Marlene's story is a great example that when we have the right process that guides us with curiosity into our own experience, we can become skilled at healing our compensations. When the compensations diminish and we feel more at home in our body, the vitality and power flow back in.____ Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

We go back to the book, Awareness Through Movement, to continue this series on Why Movement? Why did Feldenkrais choose movement to focus his method around?Awareness Through Movement was written in 1972 by Moshe Feldenkrais. The first half of the book is a great introduction his thinking on society, the human being, the nature of habits and compulsion and what we can do about it. We first explore the importance of awareness. Why are we so interested in awareness? Feldenkrais did name the group classes and his book Awareness Through Movement. Becoming aware of ourselves is necessary and good for us to grow, evolve and mature.Then we explore how movement is the basis of awareness. We humans are funny. We can act and behave and not have a clear understanding of what we do. We are mystery to ourselves. Understanding what we do is essential if we want to make lasting change. The primary way we get information about ourselves is through movement, through change in our muscles and skin, through change in posture, attitude and expression. With greater refinement, we can catch our behavior as it is elicited by our environment (people, nature, situations). We have more choice available to us if we know how to find it.You can find the previous episodes in this series Why Movement: 5, 9, 13, 18, 24, 30. They all have Why Movement? in the title. Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletterto be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

If you have lived with insecurity, it can be challenge to imagine what a good relationship could be like. A good relationship can be so foreign, you might even reject it.It's so important to understand what secure bonds look and feel because that can give us the perspective to turn around what's not working and to strengthen what is working.That's the topic of my conversation with relationship expert Adam Lane Smith:What does secure behavior look like?What behavior leads to mutually fulfilling relationships that are sustainable, and enjoyable?Adam Lane Smith is The Attachment Specialist with over 450,000 followers across his social media platforms. He consults internationally with CEOs, investors, entrepreneurs, executives, military veterans, and engineers to solve their attachment issues and improve their relationships. He also has appeared on numerous podcasts discussing generational attachment issues, recovering from trauma, and raising global awareness of attachment. Expect to hear in this episode:The importance of bodywork to do mental health work.We attract what we expect.How insecurity pushes away healthy peopleOur perception doesn't make things realThe straightforward clarity of secure communication: "How would a 5year phrase this?"The Exchanging of Needs to fulfill each needs.Why secure people work toward  mutually fulfilling relationships.Clarify and Collaborate. You need to clarify in order to work with others.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais.Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

Explore the profound connection between weather and our emotional well-being in this episode.Discover how shifts in weather patterns impact our moods, mental health, and emotional state.Gain a deeper understanding of weather-related trauma and learn strategies to navigate its effects on our emotional bodies.Join the conversation, and let's vibe together.caseyshipp.com/registerSupport the show

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If you've been listening to this show for a while you will notice that at the end of each episode I encourage you to share the ideas you hear here with a friend. I say that doing so helps us deepen our learning. In this episode I will give more of an explanation of why.I draw on Moshe Feldenkrais' teachings from his training program in Amherst Massachusetts. He encouraged his students to not focus on writing down movement directions about to be curious and invested in their own experience. Taking notes would distract them from the richness of their experience. Then, after class, go and share your experience with another person. Doing so helps you make new connections. Conversations are a creative act.Don't be a passive learner. Share your learning so you can learn more.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 30 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities to work with me.Download my free lesson: Effortless Freedom in MovingDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

You can hear the gym teacher yelling:Feel the stretch! Feel the burn! Work it! work it! Strain, working hard, efforting, stretching... that's all necessary to make gains, right? Right?Ok, really, how much strain is necessary for improvement?Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to tell you to not use your muscles and your power and develop strength (you're free to do as you choose, of course!) What I would like to do is guide you to freer movement without using these old ways of exercising.We will make gains not by working harder, but by working smarter.It's possible for you in your body, right here, right now. This episode features a simple Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement lessons that you can experience a new world of less effort and more freedom.You can access the longer lesson here.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities.Download my free lesson: Freedom in Turning Without EffortDownload my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

Your Insecurity is predictable. Insecure thinking isn't unique to you and so I think you should question it.On this episode, we explore how insecurity plays out in our thinking. Have you had these thoughts?They are so amazing. Why would they want to be with me anyway?I'll be better off on my own.Ugh, they are so needy! It's pathetic.I've ruined everything.If you said yes to any of the above,  listen to this episode it's got some important ideas here for you.On this episode I introduce ideas from Attachment Theory. Attachment theory refers to how people give and receive love and support, how they act when they are emotionally close, or not, with others. I describe the 3 primary styles or strategies in attachment and give examples of how insecure people think based on the book Attached. by Amir Levine.When I read the common thoughts offered by the book, I knew I could question every single one of them. I didn't need to believe them anymore.These insecure thoughts are not true to who you really are. I believe it's your responsibility to become aware of insecure thinking and behavior, and to question them.The Feldenkrais Method®'s Awareness through Movement lessons help you become a highly tuned insecurity detector by reducing tension and cultivating efficient movement. Attachment Theory ResourcesAttached. by Amir LevineWired for Love by Stan TatkinAdam Lane Smith's extensive YouTube library+++++Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Feldenkrais and somatic movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?You can book a free 20 minute consult call to find out if we're a good fit for 1:1 coaching. Learn more here.Join the newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities.Download my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. Follow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast. 

We are going back to the Awareness Through Movement book for another look at Why Movement? Why movement as a way toward personal development and transformation?  Moshe Feldenkrais offers 9 reasons why movement. We explore reason number 6: Through movement, you can understand what's going on in the nervous system.Awareness Through Movement is brain work. It's nervous system work. We're not interested in building muscles, we're interested in creating new connections in the brain that lead to better quality movement, and more choice in what we do.Working with the brain changes the body. You could say we're working with the mind to move the body to change the brain to change the body...

In the previous episode I talked about how our time in school has a lasting impact on our experience. For many It shapes us to do well, that we must get good grades and to avoid punishment due to mistakes and errors. Many learn that they must put in excess effort and to make it perfect, and to focus what we make on other people's standards,On this episode I'll share some advice I received about recalibrating what is my Good Enough and aim for B+ work. Special thanks to my coaches Autumn Kessler and Sandy Connery for the idea and encouragement. You can find their work at andshe.co.Expect to hear my strategy for beating perfection by mapping out exactly is a B+ for what you're doing. It's so important to finish and move on to the next project so your skills improve.I tie this in to how Awareness Through Movement can help us develop our own kind standard for ourself.Hi, I'm Jeffrey. As a Somatic Movement practitioner I help you get in touch with your body so you can unravel old sticky patterns and make way for greater creativity, power and joyful play.Want to put the ideas in this podcast to work?Join the newsletter to learn about my online offerings including 1:1 sessions and courses.Download my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais MethodGet Your Questions Answered!Submit your questions! I will answer them on a future episode of the podcast.I am a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Filmmaker. I'm directing a documentary film about Feldenkrais. Check out the Teaser Trailer. New Course Coming! (Would you do me a favor?)Do you feel stuck lately? Is there something that you want to do, but you just can't do it yet?I am doing research conversations with people like you in order to build an online course using the Feldenkrais Method. Would you be open to a 15-20min interview? I'd love to hear your story! Send me an email:  jeffrey@expandyourability.comFollow me on Instagram: @expandyourabilityHad an Aha? Let me know: jeffrey@expandyourability.comStay connected and subscribe to the podcast.

A common challenge for students in Awareness Through Movement classes is that they try much harder than they need to. For a good reason too, they want to do a good job in class. They want to do it right.I don't blame them. It's not their fault. I think we can point to our school system for why many of us have had the habits of working hard with excess effort, the need to get good grades and avoid mistakes. Our education and our response to our educators shapes our experience.How has education shaped you?On this episode you will hear...- How humans are distinct from other creatures,- My experience in education- How Awareness Through Movement challenges our old habits in profound ways. What works in school won't work here.- How Feldenkrais helps you steward your own self-education.- an encouragement to try flunking...

Today I speak with IFBB Pro Ally Vattauer from Tucson, Arizona. She started competing in 2018, competing in both regional and national shows. She took 2020 and 2021 off for an improvement season and returned to the stage in 2022 when she won her first regional Overall. She earned her Pro card at Jr. Nationals in 2023 with the Overall win!   Ally went to school for and worked as a Registered Veterinary Technician but moved to Maryland to work at the National Institutes of Health in the Tuberculosis Research Section. She is now an online coaching for lifestyle clients and competitors, and also offers posing lessons.    TOPICS COVERED -off season & weight gain in females -lifestyle balance  -handling a full time job while competing -joy through posing -finding a sense of belonging in bodybuilding -enjoying every season -training to failure -goals for coaching   CONNECT WITH CELESTE: Website: http://www.celestial.fit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/ All Links: http://www.celestial.fit/links.html CONNECT WITH ALLY: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allyvatthauer/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/allyvatthauer TIME STAMPS 1:00 introduction 3:55 creating confidence on stage 8:15 advice for first time posers 10:41 having a supportive husband 17:15 changes to marriage with competing 21:20 traveling as a competitor 28:35 planning her Pro debut 32:30 living like a pro 37:00 favorite parts of each season 40:41 changes in a Pro prep 46:15 fears of gaining weight 52:25 success in the improvement season 58:55 getting into coaching 63:55 working full-time  68:30 questions from listeners 74:10 doing her own glam 79:50 advice for competitors   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE FOOD RELATIONSHIP COACHING SERIES   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE POST SHOW BLUES COACHING SERIES   LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR MY 5 WEEK FOOD RELATIONSHIP HEALING & DISCOVERY COACHING PROGRAM   FOR OTHER FREE RESOURCES, LIVE EVENTS, AND WAYS TO WORK WITH CELESTE CLICK HERE