Podcast appearances and mentions of grace edison

Did you know that trauma can show up in the buying experience? Not just for you as the seller, but for the buyer? This is how some people have been taught to sell and although it works, it feels gross. If you are a heart-centered entrepreneur, you will want to tune into this episode where TaVona speaks candidly with Grace Edison, expert in sales about consent-based selling. This approach allows us to recognize previous/existing traumas and empowers us to serve our clients better. They also discuss how to ethically use waitlists and fast action in your selling, while taking care of and being sensitive to your clients. You do NOT want to miss this conversation! Shownotes 00:25 - Consulting for sales 07:49 - Thoughts on waitlists and fast action price 13:35 - Retention rate of fast action 16:33 - Trauma-informed sales 24:52 - Importance of consent based selling 28:55 - Care and sensitivity to clients Like what you hear? Find more from TaVona below:

I had the opportunity to talk sales hustle with Grace Edison. She got in to sales on accident, but made it her thing and never left!! From Cutco Knives

Diet culture is a symptom of an oppressive system that underpins so many of the ways we show up in the world. It prevents us from being present, enjoying the people we love and the things we enjoy, and stops us from caring for ourselves. Although we do not consent to diet culture, we have to deal with the fallout of generations of both men and women playing into the ‘rewards’ of diet culture, while ignoring all of the risks. Key Takeaways If You Are Ready To Reclaim What Diet Culture Has Stolen From You, You Should: Filter your feed and the messages you receive to stop perpetuating the cycle of diet culture Stop living your life based on what you think is okay or not okay with your body Acknowledge the ways diet culture has stolen your life experiences and step away from that oppressive system Find a support system that will encourage you to reclaim what diet culture has taken from you What Diet Culture Steals From Us Diet culture keeps us small in every sense of the word. It keeps us striving for an unattainable and constantly changing body ideal, it keeps us distracted and dulled from using our power, and it keeps us from enjoying life experiences and the people we love.  We were not put on this Earth to achieve a perfect body and then die. Often we don’t even realize what diet culture is stealing from us because we are so immersed in it. I guarantee that when you look back at your life, the people you love will not remember if you have cellulite, they will remember how you made them feel and the memories that you were able to enjoy together. The Real Risks of Diet Culture Diet culture doesn’t just make us play small or hold back on our dreams and chase impossible body ideals; it can actually take our lives from us in every sense of the world. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness out there, but the corporations and companies that fed us this swill only focus on diet culture benefits, not the downsides. Unpacking and unlearning diet culture takes time and requires self-compassion and connection. While it is not going to happen overnight, just understanding the risks that are very real if we continue to let diet culture perpetuate our lives is a great first step. Are you ready to stop letting diet culture steal your zest for life? Share which of my suggestions you are going to implement to step away from diet culture and reclaim the things that diet culture has stolen from you in the comments section of the episode page.   In This Episode Breaking down what diet culture is and what it has taken from us (5:40) A shortlist of the ways that diet culture has stolen from us as a collective whole (14:00) Understanding why diet culture promotes an ideal that is not attainable for many of us instead of health-promoting behaviors (23:40) Why you shouldn’t mistake body bashing for bonding (30:45) Statistics explaining the toll diet culture is taking on us around disordered eating and eating disorders (33:10)   Quotes “I think we need to name how we are harmed by diet culture in these ways, how diet culture has failed us.” (13:59) “Diet culture makes us play small and it makes us hold back on our dreams.” (17:39) “Diet culture steals our life from us, it makes us pull back from having the experiences and participating in all of the things that we love, the people we want to be with. And those are really the experiences that stick and that matter.” (21:34) “When you decide to start unpacking diet culture and start moving away from these practices in your own life, you need support. Do not do this on your own because you will quickly become overwhelmed and subsumed by this larger dominant system.” (32:17) “The toll that diet culture is taking on us is heavy, and the corporations and companies and diet industry, they are not forthcoming about the risks, they are not forthcoming about the downsides.” (34:06)   Featured on the Show Join the Tune In Membership Here Mindful Eating Tool National Eating Disorders Association Join the Listen To Your Body Newsletter Steph Gaudreau Website Check out the full show notes here! Follow Steph on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes!   Related Episodes LTYB 317: Diet Culture and the Patriarchy  LTYB 316: What Food Freedom Is (And Isn’t) LTYB 298: How to Show Up More Authentically with Grace Edison

Are you looking to show up more authentically in the world despite our current diet culture? Grace Edison is a certified and trauma-informed yoga teacher who has taken her experience with diet culture and has fostered a space of honesty. Grace wants you to know that it is okay to not be okay right now, and by embracing a collective consciousness of clarity and support, you can give your trauma space to heal. Key Takeaways In Order To Start Showing Up Authentically You Must:  Give yourself the space to discuss the trauma that has been brought to your genetically or throughout the past year Stop trying to show up and honor diet culture and instead show up to honor who you want to be in the world Building an authentic community to remind yourself that you are not alone and that you always have the opportunity to start again Showing Up Authentically with Grace Edison Everything from ‘Naked Face for Grace’ to collective trauma bonding is on the table today as Grace takes you down the path of no resistance. By supporting other women, showing up authentically without concern of judgment, and embodying the choices that feel right for you, you can stop feeling obligated to satisfy diet culture and start living as your true self. Using Collective Trauma To Your Advantage Whether you are unconsciously body bashing, afraid to stop wearing makeup, or are just trying to start showing up as who you are unapologetically, Grace is here to support you. Building an authentic community to remind yourself that you are not alone and that you always have the opportunity to start again, can help you face your fears of the unknown and start to embody the choices you make for yourself because you want to make them. The Power Of Showing Up As You Are Grace believes that collectively, women are getting better at supporting itching through trauma or struggle. Instead of getting wrapped up in what you look like, Grace advocates that it is okay to not have it all together. By reflecting on how you show up in the world, whether it is your makeup, fashion, weight, or something else, it is all about showing up as you are and feeling better by taking care of yourself however that looks for you. What was your biggest takeaway from Grace’s nuggets of wisdom? Share what you loved most about her perspective in the comments on the episode page.   In This Episode Why it is important to give yourself space to discuss the trauma that has been brought up for you in 2020 (9:54) How the state of diet culture is being dismantled by the current events of our modern world (11:52) Dismantling the armor that makeup provides and the barriers it can cause between other women (16:00) Tips for becoming okay with showing up as you are and the effect it can have on how people relate to you (25:12) How to find the balance between ‘over’ and ‘under’ doing (31:08)   Quotes “With everything going on, with how f*cked up this year has been, I feel like it is really giving us this opportunity to make real, authentic connections. And its sort of lifted this idea that we have to show up and look a certain way and have it all together, its really given permission.” (9:26) “The beauty myth is really designed to keep us [women] separate, because if we are working together, if we are solid and in a community within one another, then we can accomplish so much.” (14:32) “That’s what really started to tune me into the competitiveness between women, that it’s not even to get the guy or the girl or whoever, its actually some kind of rank.” (21:53) “I think that I was never the pretty girl, so I did have to develop, I was always entertaining and wanted to be funny even out of the womb, but I kind of always had to work a little bit harder to be seen and heard because I wasn’t pretty.” (25:17) “It’s about taking care of our bodies, but its also about us realizing the reasons we weren’t.” (34:58)   Links Join the Listen To Your Body Newsletter Grace Edison Website Follow Grace on Facebook Check out the full show notes here! Follow Steph on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes!

In today’s podcast, Grace Edison and I go in depth on why we should encourage each other to express our own strengths and expertise, instead of hiding them in the dark to be socially interpreted as “humble”. We share the potential benefits that can come from a conversation that is approached with this form of confidence and integrity. If you're in need of a fresh and light perspective of yourself, tune in to reveal the potential breakthroughs that are awaiting you at Yogahealer Live Events!   What you’ll get out of tuning in: A deeper perspective on why we tend to repress our ability to be outwardly proud and confident about our strengths. How Yogahealer Live Events helps people dive into their specific personality traits and own their nature without judgement. How we can dramatically improve our lives by embracing our expertise that each of us, uniquely excel in.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Be a coach Have a conversation Discover more about Body Thrive  Yogahealer VIP Live Events Yogahealer Live Experience Show Highlights: In the Live Events we start to look at why we shy away from glorifying our special powers and characteristics, and how we can stand in their presence and confidently share them with others. The Yogahealer community is able to work together to identify each other’s strengths and shadows when a person has a more difficult time seeing their own. We look to identify what structures our conversations are happening in so that we can learn how to create liberating structures.   Timestamps: 2:35- Yogahealer Live Events works to shift our perceptions of ourselves to rapidly catalyze our lives in an evolutionary direction. 6:00- It is important for us to acknowledge where we are at in life, without deeming it ‘good’ or ‘bad, and comparing it to where other people are at in life. 11:00- Explains how we are programmed to be firm in or negative beliefs and to keep our assets in the darkness in order to be “humble” 21:45- In conversations we seek to sift and sort through the structures in our lives that are outdated so that we can create liberating ones to improve all aspects of our lives.   Favorite Quotes: “Yogahealer Live Events are where the breakthroughs happen fast.” - Cate Stillman “... Thank you for telling me. Brag more to me so that I know what I can go to you for, what your expertise is, and so that I know the level of the game your playing.” - Cate Stillman “If 45 people come to an event, 45 people have breakthroughs.” - 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.  

Wellness pros have a bad habit. They often downplay the kind of impact they can have and end up justifying a lower income. In her conversations with wellness pros, Grace Edison has noticed a “stickiness” around income. All too often, she hears, “It's not about that.” They're gifted at what they're doing, but without the proper business model, packaging, and pricing, they're not able to have the impact they want to have or the income they deserve. In this episode, Cate and Grace dissect the relationship between earning and having an impact.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How the right business model, packaging and pricing can help you have the impact you want and the income you deserve. How to reframe your mentality around “sales” and realize that it comes down to helping people make better decisions about how to invest their money. How working with groups of people, as opposed to one-on-one, can amplify your impact.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Be a coach Have a conversation Discover more about Body Thrive  Yogahealer Live Experience   Show Highlights: The wellness industry is growing. More and more people every year invest in wellness. As wellness pros, we can help people make better decisions about how to invest their money in this diverse market. Cate talks about how working with key “VIP” clients helped her fund projects with a bigger reach and a bigger impact. Cate and Grace discuss the power of working with groups of people. Once you know how many people you can support in a group, you can design an offer that aligns with your income goals.   Favorite Quotes: “There are more and more people investing in wellness of all socioeconomic categories. We are in a huge, growing industry.” --- Cate Stillman “There are so many people who are so gifted at what they're doing, but they don't have the proper business model.” --- Grace Edison “Most people don't realize where they're not investing well in themselves and where they're making decisions that are costing them a lot more money.” --- 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.

As a wellness pro, how do you get people to commit to real transformation? If you want to effect real change, you need to cultivate a dynamic group full of people who have skin in the game. They have to be financially invested. Stop trading your hours for dollars. Give your people an opportunity to really grow and evolve with a more effective business model. Yoga Health Coaching is holistic business training for wellness pros.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why the one-on-one and one-off models don't work. Why guided transformation is replacing packaged peak experiences. Why Yoga Health Coaching isn't just for yoga teachers.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Be a coach Have a conversation Discover more about Body Thrive  Body Thrive Book   Show Highlights: 9:15 - Why guided transformation is replacing packaged peak experiences. 15:37 - Building dynamics groups takes a unique set of skills that requires time and mentorship to master. 24:18 - Yoga Health Coaching isn't just for yoga teachers. The business model can be applied to anyone in the wellness industry.   Favorite Quotes: “For a group to be dynamic, people have to have skin in the game.” --- Cate Stillman “A dynamic group isn't dynamic unless all members are involved.” --- Cate Stillman “When they don't have skin in the game, and they're not invested, they don't have to show up. When they don't show up, they don't get the goods that you have. And so basically then, you don't get to provide the full service to them because they don't show up to receive it.” --- Grace Edison   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, 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 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.

Yoga of Money with Grace Edison On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity, you'll learn about: What is the link between health and wealth? Pitfalls of sacrificing wellbeing for money Grace's top financial skills and habits Practicing self-compassion and investing in health Holistic financial wellness   Grace strives for balance in her work life and family so that there is room for being a kick-ass mom and community leader in the classes and courses she teaches in person and online. Her main focus currently is creating a solid space for her course members and clients to establish a better personal and working relationship with Money, from a Holistic-Wellness based approach. Working with clients for 10 years as a Financial Advisor gave her the professional foundation to see what was working and what wasn't and that there were gaps in that modality when used exclusively. Equally the opportunity as a yoga teacher and coach allowed her to work with clients on their mindset or manifestation skills proved to also have major gaps. So it is through her course The Yoga of Money that she married the two and voila, a full spectrum money wellness program was born! Connect with Grace Edison: www.graceedison.com   Work with Brodie: http://brodiewelch.com/level-up   Get Our Self-Care Manifesto You have the right to take care of yourself. When you take care of yourself first, everyone around you will benefit and will let you get more done in less time. If you need a reminder, just go to our webpage and click the download button. Then print and hang the manifesto on your wall or fridge or wherever you want so long as you get to see a positive reminder every day. Remember: Self-care is not selfish; it is essential. Share Your Healthy Curiosity Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to tell us what you'd like to learn more about!  

The YogiDetox experience is one that involves complex emotions and challenges. While its rewards can be astounding, it is definitely not an easy journey. Grace Edison explains that before her detoxing experiences, she was not in touch with her emotions and their influence over her actions. Subconsciously experiencing an emotional trigger would lead to her eating comfort food without understanding why. A detox from things we are addicted to can aid us in realizing why we actually seek these comforts in the first place. Grace and Carly discuss that YogiDetox is not a one size fits all journey. When it comes to Grace’s experiences, she has tried to do it differently each time. Although we often want to go all in, these kind of challenging experiences are better handled when we customize the experience based on our needs. It is important to realize to ask for help and to accept that self-care can also include stress. A detox experience is a challenge, and just like in yin yoga, we can reach a higher level of vitality and thrive if we put ourselves through a controlled amount of stress. The YogiDetox allows for an outstanding opportunity for us to reset and prepare for the future to come. For everyone out there, no matter the circumstance, there is always a wonderful reason to detox.   What you’ll get out of tuning in: Why stress is good for detoxing How to be flexible during cleanses How to handle emotions on a detox   Common Links: YogiDetox Webpage  Your Seasonal Detox Style  Ayurvedic Spring Detox And The Doshas With Alex Biondo  Show Highlights: 3:05 - By cleansing, we make new space in our bodies. Often, if we splurge after the detox process we find we have become hyper-sensitive to what our bodies do not handle or process well. 9:30 - Detoxing can help us reach a level of clarity about our feelings that we may normally have trouble finding. This clarity can help us identify things like why we are eating and what we are actually looking for? 22:45 - Sometimes what we need to reach a higher level of thrive is to experience a controlled level of stress. Yin yoga encourages stressing our bodies in order to cleanse them, just as YogiDetox encourages some strict habits that can make us uncomfortable and cause initial stress. Your Favorite Quotes: “We take on this perspective of curiosity.” - Grace Edison“If you want to find out why you’re doing something, stop doing it.” - Grace Edison “Doing these detoxes allows for a reset and reflect and an opportunity to sit and celebrate what's happened in the past and calibrate for what’s going to happen in the future.” - Cary Banks   Host BIO: The Body Thrive path led Carly to a new and exciting world where all can be accomplished with ease. Adding YHC certification training to work and parenting is proving to be easy, with the right tools. Carly’s shattering old patterns and false beliefs about herself, to become the person that she and her family deserve.  Connecting? Connect and hear more about how Carly juggles life as a busy mom at Nourished living.   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 episode, Neve Grace Fletcher and Suzanne Lynch chat about what they have learned about creating fun, authentic, in-person experiences for their course members. Neve was inspired by a training call with Cate that revolved around designing an annual pass that was both fun and transformational. She started organizing in-person meet-ups for her course members. When Neve posted pictures of her course members having fun together in person, it inspired Suzanne to start organizing meet-ups for her course members as well. Suzanne's online coaching group consists of people from all over the world; however, she does have a large local contingent with whom she organizes monthly meet ups that revolve around her own strengths and interests. She also hosts open houses on Friday evenings that are open to anyone: friends, neighbors, local public figures. Those help get the word out and generate interest in her course, although that wasn't the original intention for them. She has also added retreats to her annual pass. Neve's advice is to make sure you as a coach are having fun. When you're having fun, you'll naturally attract new members and it elevates the entire experience for everyone. Are you ready to help your clients in a creative and connected way?Have a chat with Grace Edison about it.    What you'll get out of tuning in: How important fun and delight are in the process of getting happier and healthier. How creating an open sense of community makes marketing effortless. How yoga health coaches serve their members using their own unique strengths and interests.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Neve's facebook page Suzanne's website YHC Have a conversation Monetize your wellness business with Free 4-video series    Show Highlights: 0:00 - Suzanne's online coaching group consists of people from all over the world; however, she does have a large local contingent with whom she organizes monthly meet ups. Suzanne was inspired by Neve's posts of her group meet ups, but her meet-ups revolve around her own strengths and interests. 4:50 - Neve was inspired by a training call with Cate that revolved around designing an annual pass that was both fun and transformational. 7:00 - The sense of connection that comes from in-person meet-ups supports course members' wellbeing. They will often start to meet up on their own in pairs or small groups with their coach. They also start to come up with their own ideas about what to do for group meet-ups. 9:30 - Suzanne has also added retreats to her annual pass. She also hosts open houses on Friday evenings that are open to anyone: friends, neighbors, local public figures. Those help get the word out and generate interest in her course, although that wasn't the original intention for them. 13:24 - Suzanne firmly believes that in this day and age, community is very needed. She sees providing community as part of her mission. She also partnered with a local yoga studio to provide space for her course members to practice with her in person; she opened those classes to the public, which is a benefit to the studio, but also to Suzanne as it serves to cross-pollinate her course. 16:25 - Neve's advice is to make sure you as a coach are having fun. When you're having fun, you'll naturally attract new members and it elevates the entire experience for everyone.   Favorite Quotes: "I didn't really understand how much fun and delight are really, really important in the process of getting happier and healthier." --- Suzanne Lynch "I feel like my life has been really enriched by the meet-ups. I'm having a blast." --- Suzanne Lynch "In this day and age, community is so needed. . . . Part of my mission is to provide community." --- Suzanne Lynch "That's what we get to create as health coaches - a community where we get to make healthy fun." --- Neve Grace Fletcher   Host BIO: Neve Grace Fletcher has been a yoga practitioner off and on since 2003. After several car accidents, it became apparent to her that she would be practicing yoga the rest of her life in order to maintain her health. She received her RYT 200 teaching certificate in Hatha alignment-based yoga at Health Advantage Yoga Center. Neve has studied many different styles of yoga under various senior teachers.  She is drawn to Ayurveda and Tantra as they teach all of life is sacred. She also loves practicing acro-yoga and slack-lining. With 14 years of teaching experience, Neve enjoys guiding her students along the yoga path of self-discovery. Her classes tend to be playful in nature yet with an element of reverence for the Divine. Connect with Neve on her facebook page   Guest BIO: Suzanne has been helping people get out of pain, and live happier, healthier lives for over 25 years. She has a special talent and affinity for habit evolution and deep listening. Suzanne loves helping clients feel better than they have in years. Suzanne has been a meditator for 30 years, and was certified by the NACC as a Catholic Chaplain in 2001. She worked for the Red Cross after The Trade Center bombings, as well as in hospitals, and in Hospice. She's a long time student of yoga and started back in 1989. Suzanne lives in Saratoga with her husband, Bruce and her dog Argos. She is a mother of two grown children. Connect with Suzanne on her FB page and get more info on Suzanne's website.

In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Carly Banks "gets naked" with newly certified yoga health coach, Kelly Gardner. Before Yoga Health Coaching, Kelly Gardner was teaching A LOT of yoga. She is also a licensed professional counselor offering mental health counseling and yoga therapy. She is gradually replacing time spent in those pursuits with Yoga Health Coaching, including offering her course both online and in clinical settings, working with people who are ready to move forward. Through the habits of vedic tradition, she's offering her groups fundamental techniques for self healing when they need it most, emphasizing how healing the body can help heal the mind. Kelly describes how many people move throughout their days as "having an out-of-body experience" where we get caught up in "shoulds" and other negative self talk. She believes that if we can learn to stop "shoulding" on ourselves, we would understand that we can always start over. Pulsation is part of the healing process and it's part of habit evolution. Are you ready to bare it all, and show up as your awesome, supportive, community building self? Time to talk to Grace Edison. https://yogahealer.wufoo.com.mx/forms/zg2nt9y19mkqk5/ What you'll get out of tuning in: How Yoga Health Coaching can help you stop shoulding on yourself and start enjoying the pulsation of healing body and mind. How Yoga Health Coaches show up "naked" for their course members and for each other. Why we need to heal the body before we can heal the mind.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Kelly's website Kelly's Facebook page YHC Have a conversation Monetize your wellness business with Free 4-video series Show Highlights: 0:00 - In Yoga Health Coaching, members show up as their true selves: we're vulnerable; we're supportive; we're real. 1:55 - Before Yoga Health Coaching, Kelly Gardner was teaching A LOT of yoga. She is also a licensed professional counselor offering mental health counseling and yoga therapy. She is gradually replacing time spent in those pursuits with Yoga Health Coaching, including offering her course in a clinical setting, working with people who are ready to move forward. 3:48 - Kelly ran two pilot groups before becoming fully certified as a Yoga Health Coach: one online group with 9 members and one in-person group in an outpatient mental health counseling setting. She has enjoyed running two groups at once and witnessing the transformation of her group members. In her mental health group, she emphasizes how healing the body can help heal the mind. 8:00 - Kelly describes how many people move throughout their days as "having an out-of-body experience" where we get caught up in "shoulds" and other negative self talk. 10:47 - We've all experience some sort of trauma. Pulsation is part of the healing process and it's part of habit evolution. We need to be able to go into and come out of it as many times as we need to until the process is complete or the habits are automated.   Favorite Quotes: "The mind follows the body. So we've got to get the body feeling best before we can have the mind feeling best." --- Kelly Gardner "If we can stop having this all-in-our-minds experience and actually get into the body, we can let go of some of those stories or at least take a time out from them." --- Kelly Gardner "Pulsation is a big piece in anything. The reason we can't take all 10 habits and immediately have it is because we can't change all that much at once. So we have to be able to go into it and come out of it and go into it and come out of it." --- Kelly Gardner "The course, the habits are forgiving. The body is forgiving. We can always start over, but we've got to be able to open our minds to that." --- Kelly Gardner     Guest BIO: Hi, I'm Kelly Gardner.  I'm a Memphis girl. I was born and raised in Memphis and my family has a strong history of working to make this city great.  So, I am doing my part as a Licensed Professional Counselor in both Tennessee and North Mississippi. I also serve as a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT and 500 E-RYT) in clinical mental health settings.  When I am on the road, I am leading yoga teacher trainings as a Senior Master Trainer for YogaFit Training Systems or I am leading personal development workshops. I am currently in the thick of my Yoga Health Coaching certification which builds on my previous Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist training.  And if you need a personal trainer, I've got that covered too. I believe that yoga is great for EVERYONE and I love introducing people to how yoga can change their lives.  (Yes, it can work for you too.) I am a guide for others to learn how to make strides toward the kind of life they really want to live.  I do not believe that anyone was born to be unhappy and it's my dharma to help others help themselves. Connect with Kelly on her website and facebook page.

Launching a heart-centered, community-oriented business is a cause that requires inner transformation. My guest, Kelsey Bryant Starr, owner of Numi Yoga in College Park, Maryland, seems to be a growth junkie, too. She’s on for asking the hard questions, like “am I enough?” and answering them with “‘yes I am , I showed up, I’m breathing, and I have something to offer.” In this interview Kelsey and I interview each other about our journeys to starting businesses that reflect our personal desires for growth and learning.  Listen as we share our reflections on our pathways to learning, loving and accepting ourselves while growing businesses that help others do the same.     How to notice abundance amidst the challenge Why we need each other for true healing How being open allows for what’s to come     Links Mentioned: Interview with Brett Holmquist (Season 1, Episode 8) https://www.groundedhere.com/season-1 Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center www.ravenwoodoutdoorlearningcenter.org Grace Edison’s Yoga of Money http://www.graceedison.com/yoga-of-money/ Numi Yoga College Park, Maryland http://www.numiyoga.com/schedule/ Fearless Self-Love Retreat: www.fearlessselflove.com Body Bloom wellness course www.groundedhere.com/courses Kylin O’Brien interview (Season 1, Episode 19) https://www.groundedhere.com/season-1 Tim Ferriss Show https://tim.blog/ A2 Yoga in Ann Arbor, Michigan www.a2yoga.net Eat, Taste, Heal http://www.eattasteheal.com/ Kripalu School of Ayurveda https://kripalu.org/schools/kripalu-school-ayurveda Dr. Claudia Welch https://drclaudiawelch.com/ Cate Stillman https://yogahealer.com/ Scott Blossom http://www.shunyatayoga.com/ AmeriCorps VISTA https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorpsvista Pilar’s Tamales https://www.pilarstamales.com/ Show Highlights: 03:58 Easeful Living Practice ~ Take advice from your younger self 12:03 Interview begins with Kelsey sharing how she went from studying Yoga for her own learning to opening a Yoga studio in a new city 21:33 Holding challenge and abundance in the same hand (particularly when starting a studio) 26:55 Addressing fears and allowing them to be present; how personal yoga practice informs teaching and starting a business 33;20 Vision of Numi Yoga Studio in College Park, Maryland & the origin of the Numi name 39:53 Kelsey interviews Andrea, starting with Andrea’s interest in and study of Ayurveda 48:52 Andrea’s lessons learned starting her own business 101:19 Courageous Self-Care tip ~ mantra: I showed up, I’m breathing, and I have something to offer.   Your Favorite Quotes: “There is nothing less selfless than loving yourself.” -- Andrea Catherine “We all get both be served and be of service.” -- Kelsey Starr “Everyday something is a little bit beyond what I know about...but, everyday there’s someone who comes across my path...who is such a valuable resource.” -- Kelsey Bryant Starr “Everyday, when I get on my mat, I get to answer the question, ‘am I enough?’...I get to choose to say ‘yes I am , I showed up, I’m breathing, and I have something to offer” -- Kelsey Starr “Even when we’re experiencing so many blessings, and gifts and connections, it’s very human to wonder, am I even going to get by, can I even make it through?” -- Andrea Catherine “There’s no other journey but to get to know our own self. When we can come to our own selves with loving compassion, we can offer that unconditionally to other people.” -- Kelsey Starr “Those little nudges, for me, mostly come from when I’m able to let go of needing to have it a certain way or needing to let the thing I’m doing work, and rather open up to what could work, and knowing that may not be what I’m doing.”  --Andrea Catherine   Meet Kelsey: Kelsey is proud to join the ranks of the mighty Terrapins in College Park, MD.  Her yoga training began with Ana Hough in Ann Arbor (200hr), and continued with national teachers Christina Sell and Gioconda Parker at the San Marcos School of Yoga (300hr).  Kelsey participates in ongoing online studies with Christina Sell and attends DC-area continuing education. Kelsey is passionate about exploring.  Yoga is her map for the journey to love her body, community, and self.  In Kelsey’s yoga classes students will playfully explore actions within poses and have opportunities to integrate yoga with life off the mat.  She jokingly describes her classes as "offering too many alignment cues while you are trying to flow". Kelsey lives in University Park with her husband, Evan, and goldendoodle, Argo.  

In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Cate and Grace discuss the "boring stuff" that is essential to the evolution of your wellness career. "The boring stuff" is not the same for everyone. Some wellness pros are super creative and dislike mundane tasks. Others are very organized and detailed oriented and love creating the infrastructure that is necessary for success. Setting up infrastructure isn't always exciting, but it leads to exciting things. Likewise, creativity can be super exciting, but that doesn't mean that what you produce is good. What makes it good is refinement, which can be really boring. The more we get involved with the boring stuff, the more fascinating it becomes and the more success it begets. Sequencing (or krama) and efficiency are key to big career breakthroughs. Krama is divine order, the universal law of sequencing. Sequencing increases efficiency. Yoga Health Coaching teaches you the krama that has been tried, tested and proven to work. In Yoga Health Coaching, we show up with a beginners mind, with a willingness to be curious about our own krama and what is getting in the way of our success. Schedule a conversation with Grace. Her job is to help you see what is getting in the way of getting what you really want.   What you'll get out of tuning in:   How the "boring stuff" leads to the fun stuff How to evolve your neurology by getting interested in the boring stuff How sequencing and efficiency are the keys to big career breakthroughs. Links Mentioned in Your Episode: YHC Have a conversation Discover Body Thrive Awake Living Monetize your wellness business with Free 4-video series Show Highlights: 0:00 - "The boring stuff" is not the same for everyone. Some wellness pros are super creative and dislike mundane tasks. Others are very organized and detailed oriented and love creating the infrastructure that is necessary for success. Some are really good at leading dynamic groups, and others have no experience with that at all. Some experienced practitioners are great at analysis, but aren't used to being a learning, vulnerable member of their own dynamic group. 7:00 - It's okay to change your mind in the face of new information! 9:00 - Setting up infrastructure isn't always exciting, but it leads to exciting things. Likewise, creativity can be super exciting, but that doesn't mean that what you produce is good. What makes it good is refinement, which can be really boring. The more we get involved with the boring stuff, the more fascinating it becomes, and you begin to evolve your neurology. 15:20 - Sequencing (or krama) and efficiency are key to big career breakthroughs. Krama is divine order, the universal law of sequencing. Sequencing increases efficiency. Yoga Health Coaching teaches you the krama that has been tried, tested and proven to work. 21:30 - Yoga Health Coaching and Body Thrive are also evolving with each iteration of the courses. New ideas are being tested and restested. We show up with a beginners mind, with a willingness to be curious with our own krama. 27:40 - Getting interested in the boring stuff leads to success in your wellness career. 31:00 - Schedule a conversation with Grace. Her job is to help you see what is getting in the way of getting what you really want.   Your Favorite Quotes: "The infrastructure, which to me . . . I would call that the business model piece . . . it's not always super exciting. But what it opens up is really fun, because life starts to get really fun because then the lifestyle starts to evolve." --- Grace Edison "What makes something good is refining it. And that can be so boring." --- Cate Stillman "Until we fall in love with that boring stuff, we don't get traction." --- Cate Stillman "YHC is better krama. Going through the Yoga Health Coaching course, . . . you don't need to try it a million ways. . . . We can give you the sequence." --- Grace Edison "When we think we already know it, that's when we're in the biggest trouble." --- Cate Stillman "When you're growing as a wellness professional, it starts where you want to leave it. . . . When you want to jump off, . . . it's about to get good." --- Grace Edison

Grace Edison and I dive into today's spicy and edgy topic on how to move from a place of feeling pissed to a place of empowerment. We discuss our egos and how they have a tendency to bring us down with the 4 D's of defense, distraction, discounting, and denial.  We discuss taking action and standing up to ourselves by making connections with our peers and forming strong and honest bonds. By forming peer groups we have a better ability to overcome our negative thoughts and habits. We gently nudge our egos out of the way in order to stay on our true paths towards connection and growth. In listening to the feedback our peers give us, we are able to build trust and gain confidence in ourselves and grow at a rapid rate, breaking through our glass ceilings. When we take the time to pause, listen, and reflect on feedback we are given, we are able to see the habits we've created that we need to change in order to move onto our next level of self-growth.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Where do our egos get in the way? How do peer groups help us to grow? How do we receive feedback well?   Links Mentioned in Episode: Body Thrive Book YHC Have a conversation Sign-up for the FREE live Living Ayurveda Masterclass series now!   Show Highlights: 1:10- From pissed to empowered! How our ego keeps us from connection and growth. We talk about working with our ego in order to own your actions and thoughts and realize your recurring patterns and change them. 9:50- We discuss how to use feedback from your peers or in peer groups. How to get to the point where you are super honest with yourself and with others and how to take feedback and use it to grow. Favorite Quotes: "She thought she could, so she did." -Grace Edison "A very strong accountability group will generate an entire energy where they can see the key strengths that every member can bring, and they leverage those strengths." -Grace Edison "We open our hearts, we collaborate rather than compete, we take action." -Grace Edison "Stop being pissed and be empowered." -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 and Grace discuss trauma, turmoil, and evolving through transitions as a wellness pro. One week post-op major abdominal surgery, Grace Edison is glowing! Prior to her surgery, Grace made sure that her Body Thrive habits were solid, especially the ones she would be able to do post-op. Professionally, there wasn't much to be done. Her annual planning was complete, and the structure and support for her courses was already in place. The YHC business model allowed Grace to relax and focus on what was most important - healing. When we put the "pro" in wellness pro, as we do in Yoga Health Coaching, it's important for us to model ease and flow no matter what life throws at us. Trauma, turmoil, and transition open the liminal space, a space beyond the threshold of our own patterns and programming, that allows opportunity for new insights and growth. The habits of Body Thrive provide us with a groundness that leaves us much more available to our experience. Yoga Health Coaching creates a lifestyle and structure that allows us to turn trauma, turmoil, and transitions into opportunities for insight, growth, integration, and evolution!   What you'll get out of tuning in: How to turn trauma, turmoil, and transitions into opportunities for insight, growth, integration, and evolution. How the habits of Body Thrive help us thrive through trauma. How Yoga Health Coaching is more than just a business model.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Body Thrive Course Body Thrive Book YHC Have a conversation   Show Highlights: 0:30 - One week post-op major abdominal surgery, Grace Edison is glowing! Prior to her surgery, Grace made sure that her Body Thrive habits were solid, especially the ones she would be able to do post-op. Professionally, there wasn't much to be done. Her annual planning was complete, and the structure and support for her courses was already in place. The YHC business model allowed Grace to relax and focus on what was most important - healing. 4:30 - When we put the "pro" in wellness pro, as we do in Yoga Health Coaching, it's important for us to model ease and flow no matter what life throws at us. For Grace, that was simply a matter of getting really clear on what needed to be done while she convalesced. Because the structure and support that provides her ease and flow was already there, she was able to relax and enjoy a sense of relief while she recovered. 7:54 - Grace's keystone habit through her convalescence has been Earlier, Lighter Dinner. Start the Day Right is a close second, particularly with regard to drinking water and pooping, which is a common problem after surgery. She's also practicing self massage. She's enjoyed time for reflection and deeper integration. 10:35 - Trauma, turmoil, and transition open the liminal space, a space beyond the threshold of your own patterns and programming, that allows opportunity for new insights and growth. Case in point, Grace is already thinking about how she can help other people prepare for and recover from trauma. 15:55 - As we engage in a growth journey and step deeper into dharma, we require a stronger energetic container. The habits of Body Thrive help us ground and build that stronger container that can withstand higher and weightier vibration. On a growth path, we're in transition a lot more, yet with that stronger container, that groundedness, we're much more available to our experience. 19:55 - Yoga Health Coaching is more than just a business model. It creates a lifestyle and structure that allows us to turn trauma, turmoil, and transitions into opportunities for insight, growth, integration, and evolution.   Favorite Quotes: "I'm seeing a whole other level of how Body Thrive and how Yoga Health Coaching allowed me to move through a situation or experience that could have been a break down and could have been very traumatic, and it really was the complete opposite." --- Grace Edison "It's so funny to think about how . . . really learning a proper business model was going to help me go through major surgery. . . . But it isn't just a business model, Cate. . . . It's the lifestyle and the structure and the conversations I was able to have with my family and how present I've been able to be through all of this." --- Grace Edison "Get awesome at transitions by getting super grounded, and expect miracles with trauma." --- Cate Stillman

In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Cate and Grace, fresh from the Yogahealer retreat in Mexico, discuss how to step into and own the role of wellness leader. You have a responsibility to lead! In order to own your role as a wellness leader, you need to take stock of your skills and resources, be aware of how others see you and know how to leverage your strengths. Armed with this information, you can start to build a structure that supports your evolution. When your structure is in line with your natural leadership style, you experience less stress and anxiety. When you understand how you lead differently than others, you can actively start to attract your tribe members. As someone who has benefitted from teachings of gurus, Cate asks us to recognize that we, as wellness pros, are that guru for other people. Our job then is to make the make their transformation easier, faster, and more enjoyable than ours was. The best way to do that is through a tribe. Being a member of your own tribe and letting other leaders naturally emerge makes your job a lot easier too.   What you'll get out of tuning in: What information you need in order to own your role as a wellness leader. Why it's important to understand your unique leadership style. How to experience less stress and anxiety while leading others through transformation.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Yogahealer Yoga Health Coaching How to Build a Tribe webinar Show Highlights: 1:00 - You have a responsibility to lead! In order to own your role as a wellness leader, you need to take stock of your skills and resources, be aware of how others see you, and know how to leverage your strengths. When you understand how you lead differently than others, you can actively start to attract your tribe members. 5:20 - When you combine an accurate assessment of your skills, strengths, and persona with your dreams and goals, you can start to build a structure that supports your evolution. 7:20 - We all lead differently. When your structure is in line with your natural leadership style, you experience less stress and anxiety. 10:30 - It's important to strike a balance between growth and depth. Yoga Health Coaching provides a structure that promotes that balance and imparts traction. 12:45 - In an upcoming webinar, Cate will be talking about tribe-building and leading people to change. As someone who has benefitted from teachings of gurus, Cate asks us to recognize that we, as wellness pros, are that guru for other people. Our job then is to make the make their transformation easier, faster, and more enjoyable than ours was. The best way to do that is through a tribe. Being a member of your own tribe and letting other leaders naturally emerge makes your job a lot easier too. 17:45 - As a yoga teacher and studio owner in a small town, Grace Edison has made this tribe model work for her. Rather than having students drop in and out of her yoga classes, she now has 50 core people that have gone through her course and stuck around and are now leaders in her small community. Together, Grace and her core community are building what comes next for them. Grace knows she can deliver whatever comes next because she's learned the structure through Yoga Health Coaching.   Favorite Quotes: "The more we can articulate our desire of what we want to happen in the world, of who we want to help, how we want change to happen, then we can match that up, actually owning who we are . . . then all of a sudden other people can locate us . . . they can find us . . . and we actually start to feel like the leader that we've wanted to be." --- Cate Stillman

In this Spotlight Edition of the Yoga Health Coaching podcast, Grace Edison hosts Yoga Health Coach in Training Alec Hurley. Alec teaches yoga in San Diego and is the founder of Higher Self Wellness.  Before Alec began YHC, he was working as a professional chef and noticed his interpersonal relationships and intrapersonal connections fading away. He stepped deeper into his yoga practice and found Yogahealer through the podcast. After listening to the podcast for a couple of years, he decided to join YHC.  When transitioning from the job that he was trained for into yoga health coaching, Alec, like many YHC members, encountered fear and self doubt. He still works through some of that on a daily basis. Through his keystone habits, Start the Day Right and Sitting in Silence, Alec practices being present with himself so that he can grow into this new role and allow space for intuitive guidance. As one of the few men in YHC, Alec sees the cultivation and balance of feminine and masculine qualities, or yin and yang, as the key to bringing more harmony into our culture. Alec cites Gay Hendricks's book The Big Leap as one of the biggest influences on his ability to shift his identity and live a life more in alignment with his values.   What you'll get out of tuning in: How Yoga Health Coaching can allow you to live a life more in alignment with your values. How Yoga Health Coaching provides opportunities for personal growth as well as support for working through growing edges. Why your gender is irrelevant to your ability to coach the habits of Body Thrive.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Yoga Health Coaching Body Thrive Alec's Free Guided Meditation The Big Leap Show Highlights: 4:00 - Alec took his time getting his pilot program off the ground. He wanted to explore his own relationship with the 10 habits of Body Thrive so that he could embody the habits and teach them from an deep, authentic place. Alec's keystone habits are start the day right and sitting in silence, both of which have helped him cultivate deep presence within himself. 5:45 - Fear and self doubt were the two biggest obstacles Alec had to overcome in order to teach his pilot. Alec credits his keystone habit, sitting in silence, with his ability to be fully present and grow into this new role while allowing space for intuitive guidance. Reading Gay Hendricks's book The Big Leap influenced his ability to shift his identity and live a life more in alignment with his values. 8:50 - Alec is one of the few men in YHC. He was introduced to the "feminine" practice of deep listening at a young age, and so was able to recognize that practice as a key component of coaching women. He sees the cultivation and balance of both feminine and masculine qualities, or yin and yang, as the key to bringing more harmony into our culture. 12:30 - Free talks have been a growing edge for Alec, as they are for many yoga health coaches. He uses them to explore his voice and share his understanding of the topics. He pushes himself even further out of his comfort zone by live streaming his free talks. 16:11 - What surprised Alec most about YHC is how open and collaborative the community is. Members are willing to share what is working and what is not working and help each other navigate their growing edges. 18:22 - Alec renamed his program after an insight about the art of connection. His unique approach to teaching the habits supports both physical and spiritual evolution and comes from his deeper connection to his higher self.   Favorite Quotes: "Sometimes we can shift our identity, but those close to us are a little behind. . . . They're used to that person who fit into the box that we created for ourselves or that they created for us." --- Grace Edison "I think it's very powerful. I mean, there needs to be a balance of this masculinity as well as this femininity of being able to just listen and receive deeply what the other person has that they need to express. In my short experience so far as a coach, that's been the most powerful lesson." --- Alec Hurley "Culturally, there's so much . . . there's a lot of stuff that's out of balance. And it takes cultivation of both of these qualities, the yin and the yang, the masculine and the feminine. It takes cultivation and an understanding and a balance of both of those qualities to bring more harmony to our culture." --- Alec Hurley "This is the missing link in the law of attraction: getting the food body, the physical body, in alignment with the earth rhythms so that the negative inner dialogue starts to be reduced and the desires are more easily heard." --- Grace Edison   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. Alec is also YHC Blogger in 2018, here is his first article https://yogahealthcoaching.com/five-layers-experience-yoga/

Getting in our own way happens. To everyone. But it doesn't have to continue to happen. We can take the time to step back and observe our patterns, be open to changing how we converse with others, and develop practices for becoming more clear on noticing it happening, and taking steps to let go of those beliefs and habits. When we observe, open to change, and implement practical steps towards those changes, we get out of our own way. A career in wellness means deep self-investigation. Grace Edison and Dana Skoglund discuss their experiences with investigating how they get in their own way, why it happens, and what has worked for them to get rid of that habit and build in better ones.   Show Highlights: 12:04 – The fear of success impedes our ability to achieve success. When we mine that fear, with the support of others, we can release those fears and have a new perspective.   17:07 – Sometimes it is important to take the time to visualize out what will happen if we do not make changes to our habits around our goals for our lives. 21:03 – When there is no structure, we can get distracted by our own ideas.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why you want to take the time to uncover and work through the ways you self-sabotage How to learn to see your own strengths, and why it matters. Where to begin to have an honest, level conversation with your fears, rather than battle them   Related podcasts: How Fear Disqualifies Us from Stepping into Potential: With Yoga Health Coach Grace Edison JJ Virgin and the Miracle Mindset: Overcoming Life's Hardest Lessons Conscious Daydreaming is How You Connect to Your Future Self with Summer McStravick   Favorite Quotes: "I feel the fear, release the edges, and do it anyway" – Dana Skoglund "I'm really interested in this fear of success. How does it show up for you? – Grace Edison

This is Cate Stillman with Grace Edison, an enrollment coach at Yogahealer and Yoga Health Coaching. And we are talking today about setting the right goals for your next phase of growth. This is easier said than done. Often people set goals, but they're not the right goals. Sometimes they set goals that are way beyond their skill level, and it becomes to challenging to actually accomplish them. Other times they set the wrong goal, which doesn't build the right competencies to get to where they want to go next. How do we set the right goals to lead us into our next stage of growth? And how can we actually achieve them? Tune in to find out. What you'll get out of tuning in: Why you might be setting the wrong goals to get you to your next growth step How to set the right goals to actually achieve them Why you should time budget for all of your goals   Links: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans  Have a Career Conversation with Grace Show Highlights: 0:45 - Setting the wrong goals can lead us down a path that doesn't build our competencies in a way that gets us to our next growth step efficiently. We can make broader, three-year phase plans in order to guide our smaller goals. 2:30 - How can you tell that a goal is too big? Sometimes our ambition is high, but we don't know what actually needs to happen. Body wisdom and check-ins can guide our intuition to recognize if that is the case. If it feels ungrounded, then it is. 3:40 - Our goals should have a metric, a measurable number often representing impact or income. Once you have an impact or income goal, map it backwards to the strengths you have to leverage right now, and which ones you need to develop. 5:50 - It's helpful to have someone weigh in on whether you have the skills or capacity to reach your goals. This person should be someone who cares about you and who knows your tendencies, and who is also grounded in reality. 15:00 - If you want to accomplish something, talk to people who have done it before, and make sure it is what you really want to do. Then inquire about how you can get more information, and make a plan to get it done. 20:45 - Instead of trying to get it right every time, allow yourself to build the habit of developing a system around your goals, and grow from your lessons learned along the way.   Favorite Quotes: "There's this bigger goal, and then we have to work it back so it doesn't feel foreign." - Grace Edison "It should be a fairly linear path." - Cate Stillman "If it feels ungrounded, then it is." - Cate Stillman "What do I need to develop to hit that goal?" - Cate Stillman "This is part of the exhale of life. The exhale gives you the time to reassess." - Cate Stillman

Hello changemakers! It's just Grace today, and I wanted to talk about some of the things that I got, the epiphanies that I had, watching Cate's Dharma webinar on New Year's Day. Have you ever watched a webinar and you hear something, and you pretty much don't hear the rest because you get so locked in on one thing? This is kind of what happened to me. When Cate started talking about lessons learned, I really had a huge moment of reflection because this January is my two year anniversary from when I first started Yoga Health Coaching, and when I first came into the Yogahealer community. So tune in to hear what I have gained, the lessons I've learned, and some of my reflections from the past couple of years. And after the podcast, I hope you can reflect on things you learned that you won't repeat, and also things you learned that you want to keep. I hope this podcast is helpful to you for reflecting on your past year, and for launching into the new one. Enjoy!   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why your problems are not unique How to use self-forgiveness to grow, learn, and transform What to do to reflect on lessons learned Links: Have a Career Conversation    Show Highlights: 1:45 - Lessons Learned aren't necessarily mistakes made: sometimes, they're what worked really well. By pausing to notice, reflect, and witness the transformation that took place, we can grow exponentially more than if we didn't take that time. 8:00 - While we may not find a local community that supports us in our growth path, by having an online community in Yogahealer, we can connect with people who are directly aligned with our goals, intentions, and purpose. 9:00 - Our problems are not unique. There is usually someone out there who is going through or has gone through a similar experience, and we can help each other get through it. 10:00 - Forgiveness is a powerful tool, especially when we can direct it toward ourselves. Through a lens of forgiveness, instead of viewing things as mistakes, we can look at them as opportunities to grow and change. 12:40 - FAIL = First Attempts In Learning. The difference between failure and success is that we keep going and don't quit. Failure is not finite, but rather an opportunity to learn something and continue in personal and professional evolution. 13:30 - The YHC community is completely based in helping each other and seeing each other's potential. By having this community to go back to and receive help digesting our failures, we can take risks in a way that is completely supported.   Favorite Quotes: When we connect with people all over the world, it allows us to connect with people who are more aligned with our goals and intentions and purpose." - Grace Edison "We need to be able to forgive ourselves for things that happened in the past: they're all part of the process; they're all part of the plan." - Grace Edison "There are no wrong decisions." - Grace Edison "Take risks. Feel the fear and do it anyway." - Grace Edison "The difference between failure and success is that we keep going. We don't quit." - Grace Edison  

We have a super helpful and informative show for you today! This episode is recorded from our YHC Mastery Bonus Call with Grace Edison. In it, the most recent Yoga Health Coaches share their testimonials about the YHC Program and provide insight into their experience. Grace also tells us why it's important to shift our relationship with money into one that is positive and fulfilling, and how we can go about doing that. Then, Grace describes the best ways to have a successful strategy sessions with potential clients, including the key aspects to a good strategy session, how to prepare for calls, the best ways to follow up with clients, and much more. Tune in if you want insight into the experience of Yoga Health Coaches, information about healing your relationship with money, or help enrolling more clients.     What you'll get out of tuning in: How to heal your relationship with money, and why it's important What steps to take for a successful strategy session How to put yourself and your potential clients at ease during a strategy session   Links: Laughter Yoga Training Financial Sorcery by Jason Miller Dr. Michele Colon The Tapping Solution by Nick and Jessica Ortner Eventbrite David Neagle     Show Highlights: 1:00 - The newest Yoga Health Coaches provide their testimonies for the YHC Program. They share how YHC not only provides the structure to succeed in a health coaching business, but is also a supportive community that allows its members to lean into their vulnerabilities.  30:30 - By getting clear on how you see, spend, and earn money, as well as your ancestral money attitudes and patterns, you can heal your relationship with money to earn and save what you desire.  41:10 - The key aspects for a good strategy session are deep listening, reflecting back, relating, qualifying, addressing objections, making an offer, and the follow-up process. By following these steps, you can create space for more successful calls.  57:45 - Following up with clients with useful information or things to think about can help get them to the next strategy session. You can send them blog posts, podcasts, tips sheets, or other helpful material that relates to their pain points, or ask them to sit with reflection questions and start to notice certain things in their daily life.  1:05:15 - In order to prepare for a strategy session, it is important to move through your own worries and fears, and then to get to a place of higher level vibration and resonance so that you can hold space for your potential clients.  1:18:00 - When your clients have a really clear idea of how your program works, what's expected of them, and what kind of support they'll receive, they move from cautious or nervous into calm because they're able to see what is ahead.   Favorite Quotes: "It has by far been the most monumentally inspiring step in probably 25 years." Kristen Polzien "Coaching helps people shift from anxiety to being grounded, from letting the world happen to them to creating their own realities." - Neve Fletcher Loehr "You cannot do this program and keep playing small." - Michelle "Getting better with money, whether with how you earn it or how you spend it, is a practice. And it doesn't ever really end." - Grace Edison "Laughter moves all emotions. It allows the energy channels to open up." - Grace Edison "I know who I am, I know what I am, I know how I serve, I am here, I am here, I am here." - Grace Edison

In its first months, more than 15,000 people have listened to the YHC Podcast! We've recorded more than 45 shows in 2017, covering topics from Yoga Health coaching transformation stories to useful business coaching skills that support our Pro-Thrivers in their professional evolution. We have learned a lot about creating better shows, and have had great exchange and support among the YHC Podcaster community. We would like to give a big thanks to all YHC Podcast members: Brooke Bailey, Rosie Tait, Annie Barrett, Andrea Bachman, Michele Summers Colon, and Grace Edison. If you are part of the Yoga Health Coaching community, and especially if you are in YHC Mastery, feel free to apply here for our new YHC Podcast season. Here's to a prosperous 2018 behind the mic! In order to celebrate our successes from the last year, here are our most successful shows in 2017:   1. Learn to Time Bend with Dana Skoglund + Annie Barrett with Dana Skoglund, Annie Barrett Yoga Health Coaches juggle a lot of responsibilities, and many of us admit to feeling like we lack integrity with time. In this episode, Annie Barrett and Dana Skoglund – both Yoga Health Coaches – discuss how Dana has mastered the Yogi superpower of bending time. Dana shares her best strategies and tips for being productive and effective as a yoga teacher, Yoga Health Coach, mother, and entrepreneur.   2. The Habits for Hope in Healing with Annette Shellenbarger with Cate Stillman and Annette Shellenbarger     Listen in for Annette Shellenbarger's tips about understanding, trusting, and loving the Ayurvedic habits. Learn how to integrate Ayurvedic habits into your own life, and see them change the lives of those around you. Cultivate your own mental, emotional, and physical thrive, influence others in your life without nagging or telling them what to do, and teach clients what they need to do to help themselves more effectively.   3. From Fibromyalgia + Chronic Fatigue to Yoga Health Coaching with Lynn Taylor with Cate Stillman and Lynn Taylor     Lynn Taylor, YHC's Coach of the Month, provides tips on using your journey to help others find their Thrive. Help your clients fall into their own rhythm by adopting lifestyle habits, ask AWE (And What Else) to encourage them to share more, and leverage financial sacrifice to help people commit to upleveling their habits through your course.   4. Hashimoto's Autoimmune Disease: Healing with Yoga Health Coaching, with Gin Burchfield and Cate Stillman     Gin was diagnosed with Hashimoto's autoimmune disease four years ago. Since then, she has set forth on a journey to learn exactly what works for her body, not only to eliminate her symptoms, but to Thrive. She shares how the habits of Body Thrive have helped her get in touch with her body, ensuring that she gets exactly what she needs while staying away from things that will push her out of balance and toward inflammation. Tune in to find out why it's important for all people to get in touch with their bodies' needs, how the habits help day-to-day energy levels, and how group work can help orient toward connectedness and thrive.   5. YHC Personal Evolution Paths with Grace Edison + Dr. Michele Colon, with Grace Edison and Dr. Michele Colon     Name any trendy diet, and there's a good chance Grace Edison has tried it — without lasting effects — over the years. Even with all that practice, she was stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of losing and gaining the same 50 pounds over and over again. Eating was a form of self-harm and emotional solace through difficult periods in her life, but on her personal evolution path, she broke free of old patterns that kept her body from changing. In this episode, Grace shares how the habits of Body Thrive helped her body figure out where it really wants to be, and how she has used her personal transformation and evolution to inspire and help others live in bodies they love.   6. COM: Step into the Fire with YHC Coach Alexandra Epple, By Cate Stillman, with Cate Stillman and Alexandra Epple     Alexandra Epple shares tips for encouraging students to step into the fire to enjoy the transformation they desire, understanding the importance of tailoring course offerings, and shifting from victim to creator mode. Tune in to learn how to nurture your career, get rid of your perfectionism, and focus on results.   7. 7 Ways Family Meetings Harmonize Our Lives, with Annie Barrett     In this episode of the Yoga Health Coaching Podcast, Yoga Health Coach Annie Barrett raps about how her family is evolving their health and connectivity with weekly family meetings. Annie talks about how she got her husband and two teens on board with weekly meetings, and how it improves their connectivity, communication, habits and health. This episode is for you if you care about evolving not only your own habits, but also the habits of your family and core peeps.   8. What to do for an Overweight Vata, with Cate Stillman     The majority of Western society is overweight. As a practitioner or student of ayurveda, it is difficult to assess whether excess weight is a vata or kapha issue. Cate shares her advice on how to tell the difference between vata weight and kapha weight, as well as how vatas can work to bring balance (and weight loss) into their lives. Cate provides helpful information about self massage, sipping warm water, and chewing gum to help combat these imbalances and lean in toward Thrive.   9. Creative Ways to Bring Healthier Habits to the Corporate World, with Brooke Bailey     When we approach our health holistically, we experience profound benefits in our personal and professional lives. Naturally, we want to share these benefits with others. Whether you work in a large corporation, a small business, or as an independent contractor, if you want to see a reduction in the pervasively high levels of stress in the workplace, then this episode is for you. Brooke Bailey, a former member of the Rat Race but now soon-to-be Yoga Health Coach, invites Eve Gaudet, her client and Executive Coach, to discuss how we can approach both large and small organizations about making healthier habits an integral part of their wellness programs.   10. The Ayurveda of Podcasting with Cate Stillman and Andrea Bachman, with Cate Stillman and Andrea Bachman     All your podcast followers are influenced by their Ayurvedic constitution: because of their dosha, they are more inclined to focus, process, or space out when listening. Tune in to learn how you can lead engaging, collaborative conversations that cater to everyone's needs, whether audio, visual, or kinesthetic, to engage anyone listening.    

Here we are on the Changemaker Challenge. It's me, Cate Stillman of Yoga Health Coaching with the now-famous Grace Edison! We're talking about deep listening today. I actually just re-wrote the Yoga Health Coaching guide, and the deep listening section is big. It's a skill, and you can't making deeper change without it. As I was doing this, I was reflecting on how I think one of the reasons Grace has done so well here is her ability to listen from a place of care. And it's authentic care! This is incredibly important when it comes to interacting with our clients. So tune in to learn about diving into deep listening, and uplevel your life, your relationships, and your career.   What you'll get out of tuning in: What to do to practice deep listening How to practice physiological empathy Why dynamic groups are so important for rapid evolution   Links: Yoga Health Coaching website  Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 10 Powerful Tools for Life Craig Hamilton's website Andrew Cohen's website Dana Skoglund's website   Get your Kira Grace's exclusive 20% discount   Show Highlights: 0:45 - Take time to enjoy the return from your offerings: so many of us work really hard all the time with the goal of enjoying our lives later, in retirement or further down the road. But the time is now to enjoy your life! 4:15 - Deep listening comes down to caring. By allowing your physiology to presence care, you can practice empathetic physiological listening. You're not just empathetic in your mind, but you're actually physiologically available: your heart is available. 11:15 - Create a safe space to deeply listen to your clients. Schedule a time and provide a structure so you can get to a place of depth and groundedness. Then, you'll have time to reflect, ask questions, and get to the heart of the problem. 17:30 - Don't skip over the hard questions: hold yourself and your clients accountable for talking about uncomfortable things. This is what will set you apart from other health professionals and bring you to the root of the problem. 30:30 - Dynamic groups are so important for rapid evolution: they help us to deeply listen, to care, to empathize, to identify our self-sabotage, to call each other out, and to have each other's back. 33:30 - In order to get comfortable with your clients uncomfortableness, get into your body and come to an intuitive place. Give everything you have to that person in that moment, and allow things to be exactly as they are.   Favorite Quotes: "I've learned a lot about deep listening. I think it's always been there, covered up by my desire to talk a lot." - Grace Edison "If you're grounded in your own physiology, you can become so much more available." - Cate Stillman "The habits were huge for me in being able to feel and empathize, and then not take it on as my own." - Grace Edison "Once you become whole, then you can Thrive." - Cate Stillman "Extreme ownership of behavior in alignment with our own potential is what it's all about." - Cate Stillman  

This episode is adapted from a Facebook Live video in Yoga Health Coaching's Changemaker Challenge forum. Today, we're talking about the confusion that seems to arise when we're thinking about what our next step is, when we're thinking about where we're going next. Where am I going next? What do I need to do to get there?   I'm hearing confusion from multiple wellness coaches who have a big desire but don't know what to do next. There are so many things that we can do in our wellness businesses, and the question is where to put our attention. Where is my attention best utilized in order to do my work in the world? Tune in to see what Grace and Cate have to say about next action steps in your journey with dharma.   Plus we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT you won't want to miss, so check it out!   What you'll get out of tuning in: How to figure out the next steps to take in your wellness business Where to focus your attention to reach your goals How to sign up for Yoga Health Coaching 2.0!   Links Mentioned in Your Episode: Yoga Health Coaching Changemaker Challenge Becoming the Iceman by Wim Hof  Contact Grace Edison at graceg@yogahealer.com Plan Your 2018 Show Highlights: 2:30 - Design what you're saying yes and no to. There is only so much time in a day, so it's important to design your attention and your schedule with specific ends in mind. 4:20 -  If money is energy, and you want to increase the flow of that energy, you need structure that can handle it. By creating boundaries, sponda has something to push against, and creativity can be streamlined to make things happen. 10:30 - If you want your work to matter, to impact more people, to up your income, you need to up your energetic container. You must find the right structure and the right people in order to get there. 12:00 - ANNOUNCEMENT: We are launching Yoga Health Coaching 2.0! Talk to Grace Edison for more information on how you can become one of the 30 people who can take YHC 2.0 for the price of YHC 1.0. 16:00 - Yoga Health Coaching 2.0 streamlines the information offered in 1.0 to make the process more efficient and help Yoga Health Coaches achieve their goals faster. Your Favorite Quotes: "Where is my attention best utilized in order to do my work in the world?" - Grace Edison "If you build the structure, the sponda now has something to push against." - Cate Stillman "We can do more than we think." - Cate Stillman "It's not just about reaching for the stars. We're not afraid to mine for depth." - Cate Stillman "Get in the right group with the right people at the right time." - Cate Stillman

The road to success is always bumpy and has detours. If you take on the mindset that your career is your spiritual path — and that your spiritual path gives you protective armor and tools for learning and growing through whatever you encounter — then by golly, you'll be successful beyond your wildest dreams. Perseverance to reach a goal, without attachment to how you'll get there or how easy it'll be, is key. Being willing to invest appropriately for a scalable return on investment is another goal. Both keys are tackled head-on in today's episode. The other very big concept here is that you're after continual evolution of your lifestyle design. Or maybe I'm projecting. I'm after continual evolution of my lifestyle design while I hit increasingly challenging career goals. I'm upping my impact and my days off, and my zone of genius days on, simultaneously. I'm having more fun than ever. I know this is what we all sense is possible. Getting there is a question of wanting it enough to grow through the shadow issues that tend to surface when you get real about your career. And don't forget — once you have the right business model, all your past investments will start to pay off. You'll be able to properly offer your unique services and all the experience and education that you already possess!   I rap with Grace Edison about Perseverance and Investment in Lifestyle Design: How to make past career investments work for you in the future What John 1:2-4 has to do with your holistic career success How to leverage a new strategy to propel yourself and your business forward   What you'll get out of tuning in:     Learn what LLs are and why you need to experience them before you experience an accomplishment See why you actually want to set yourself up for multiple failures in quick succession to enjoy incredible success Learn a cohesive strategy for synthesizing your skills and investments to see amazing business growth   Links: Try the Changemaker Challenge! Plan Your 2018 Free DISC Score Test Body Thrive Book   Related podcasts: Working Online vs. In Person in Your Wellness Career with Rachel Cook and Amanda Cook Training: Redesign the Front + Back Ends of Your Yoga and Wellness Career Special Career Episode 2: Getting Seen + Heard in Your Wellness Career Superheroine Dharma Workshop for Pro Healers, Yoga Teachers, & Wellness Pros   Show Highlights: 1:40 — We're all familiar with the concept of planting seeds and having some of them sprout into large plants. Others might be latent and not sprout for years. That's how investments in your career may be, too. Those career seeds may not produce growth until later on, but they still need to be nurtured. 4:15 — It's natural to become frustrated with the hard times. But when we learn the lessons and learn a leverageable business model that works with our lifestyle, we relax into the realization of the true benefit of taking a wellness pro career on as a spiritual journey. 9:10 — Many wellness pros often don't have the right strategy, and it's hard when you have too many bits and pieces of information but don't know how to synthesize them. A solid business strategy helps those pieces come together to increase profits, both monetarily and in the ways you can help people. 16:40 — There aren't many wellness pros out there who have had sales training. Many of them have invested in a lot into their careers, but sales isn't part of that for them. It's a piece of training that all of them will need, and it's important to invest in, even though it might not click initially. Making and nurturing that investment are key.   Favorite Quotes: "There's certain things we can do to get our seeds to sprout sooner to get the results that we're wanting sooner." –Cate Stillman "There are ways we can cause things to line up." –Cate Stillman "When we know that the deep desire of what we want to do is aligned, and we accept our career as our spiritual journey, we accept that we are going to have strong desires to do things. They're going to bring us into a fierce learning path." –Cate Stillman "Failure is freaking awesome! We. Want. To. Fail! If we want to get somewhere we're not currently, we want to set ourselves up for multiple failures really fast." –Cate Stillman "There's a gotta be a baseline to get people to results. And there's a lot of fun things you can do to make the journey a little more unique and true to you." –Cate Stillman "Don't write yourself off." –Grace Edison "Just do a few things really well, and your people will thank you." –Cate Stillman

Grace Edison talks with Carly Banks, a mom and Yoga Health Coach who went from real estate/construction to habit coaching after taking the Body Thrive course with Grace. Carly talks about how the course helped her transform her postpartum depression into a healthy desire to teach the habits she learned to others. Both Grace and Carly talk about the group dynamics in the Yoga Health Coaching community and how they help all members grow.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why groups are important for personal growth What you'll get from other Yoga Health Coaches Why it's important to show up as yourself when you teach others   Links: Yoga Health Coaching Body Thrive   Show Highlights: 02:24 - Carly tells her story of how she came into Body Thrive YHC program with Grace 07:11 - Carly talks about her experience in the program; when she started she was suffering from postpartum depression, and afterwards she wanted to share what she learned 09:50 - Carly discusses how she went from not being involved in the wellness community to finding the people for her first Body Thrive pilot 15:39 - Grace and Carly discuss the importance of "being real" and showing up as ourselves when we lead groups 17:58 - Carly talks about running her first pilot 23:20 - Grace and Carly discuss the importance of the YHC forum and community and accountability partners and the opportunity to coach   Guest Bio: Carly Banks is a mom and Yoga Health Coach who came out of postpartum depression through the Yoga Healer Body Thrive course. She now offers her own course at The Habit.  

Grace is one of our amazing Yoga Health Coaches who has overcome so much to be where she is today, and as a Yoga Health Coach, she makes Dream Calls for the Awake Living course. In this episode, Grace and Cate discuss selling the Awake Living course to potential clients, and uncover secrets that will help other Yoga Health Coaches do the same for any Yogahealer course. Grace describes the three levels of readiness an individual may have on a call, and how she feels out the call to assess which level. From there, she has different ways of bringing her potential clients from their particular stages to signing up for Awake Living or any other Yogahealer course. Tune in to learn how to become the best Dream Caller you can be!   What you'll get out of tuning in: How to sell the Awake Living course to potential clients What to do when it's a harder sell The three levels of readiness, and how to encourage potential clients to make the leap   Show Highlights: 0:14 Grace describes the three levels of readiness clients have when deciding whether they want to take part in Awake Living. 2:10 For people who are hesitant to dive into Awake Living, we can get them into Body Thrive and have it roll into Awake Living in January. Roll-in tuition allows people to apply an investment they've already made to a future investment. 3:15 Allow potential course members to apply past courses to future courses as a deposit. 3:25 If it's a hard sell, offer something that's an easy give for Yogahealer and will catch their attention and make them excited to enroll. 5:15 Weekly bonus deadlines allow people to invest in themselves. 6:15 Cate recounts how people who are in BodyThrive long-term thrive the most 10:30 Remember that every encounter you have with a potential client makes a difference!   Favorite Quotes: "How well do they know you? How long have they been following you? How excited are they? How excited do they get at the questions? That's an indicator that the offer is probably going to be made.." - Grace Edison "The first call is really about meeting them at their excitement." - Grace Edison "The second kind of person, they know they want it but they don't see maybe how they're going to do it… there's not trust yet." - Grace Edison "The third: that's the not-ready-at-all person, and they're probably not going to be a good fit for the course, but... they're probably going to be be someone we'll see in six months to a year." - Grace Edison "It's really important that we get them the right information and let them know that there is a path for that." - Grace Edison "Roll-in tuition is huge… you can roll your lower dollar offer into your higher dollar offer... it just sets the mindset: 'oh I can apply this investment into future investments." - Cate Stillman "The bonus just helps them make the decision to get what they want in the course." - Cate Stillman   Guest BIO:  Grace Edison lives in British Columbia, Canada. She's a mom of twin 8-year-olds, a Yoga teacher, a 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. If you're interested in applying for or discovering if you're a good fit for the course, please contact her at graceg@yogahealer.com to book a strategy session!     Cate Stillman founded Yogahealer.com in 2001 to guide Yoga people into Ayurveda and Ayurveda people into yoga. Built on the value of both personal and planetary thrive and a deep connect to one's ecosystem, community and body, Yogahealer grew into a team, 2 podcasts a week, regular blogging, an arsenal of courses to guide people into their potential, an a professional community + certification program Yoga Health Coaching. Cate wrote and self-published Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body and Your Life with 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga, an Amazon #1 Bestseller in Ayurveda, which helps people who dig yoga take a giant leap forward in their wellness trajectory with Ayurveda.

Name any trendy diet, and there's a good chance Grace Edison has tried it — without lasting effects — over the years. Even with all that practice, she was stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of losing and gaining the same 50 pounds over and over again. Eating was a form of self-harm and emotional solace through difficult periods in her life, but on her personal evolution path, she broke free of old patterns that kept her body from changing. In this episode, Grace shares how the habits of Body Thrive helped her body figure out where it really wants to be, and how she has used her personal transformation and evolution to inspire and help others live in bodies they love.   3 Bullet Points How to inspire others via your own transformation Why you need to stop jumping from diet to diet and instead create new habits How to hear the true cravings of your body Links Mentioned in Your Episode: Dana Skoglund Yoga Health Coaching Body Thrive Book Show Highlights: 3:50 — Grace explains the massive transformation she underwent after a 10-week YHC pilot program with Dana Skoglund and how it prompted her to become a Yoga Health Coach. 7:00 — Weight-loss transformations happen naturally with YHC — bodies find that level where they're meant to be, just like Grace's has. 10:00 — Grace shares how getting into her proper body rhythms — through the 10 Habits of Body Thrive — made a massive impact on how her body reshaped itself. Earlier, Lighter Dinners and Early to Bed in particular have proven to really impact her life. 13:00 — We all need to go through a personal inquiry process to get to the root of our habits, spark change, and become grounded. 17:40 — Listening to what your body is really asking for and needing is one of the most critical steps toward changing your relationship with food and using it as fuel, not emotional support. 20:30 — Food can change more than our bodies — it can even change our thought patterns. Bad food can lead to thoughts of self-doubt. Your Favorite Quotes "It's when people start asking you to teach what you've learned that you know you're on the right path." "There was a different quality of energy or vibration when people were around me — they could see there was a clarity in my eyes." "It's not a story of deprivation or magic pills." "I was eating for self harm." "All of that weight was keeping me stuck inside myself. It was like I was wearing a disguise or a bodysuit." 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. If you're interested in applying for or discovering if you're a good fit for the course, please contact her at graceg@yogahealer.com to book a strategy session!   Guest BIO: For almost two decades, Dr. Michele Colon has dedicated herself to maintaining a private medical practice and providing exceptional care to her patients while at the same time studying Holistic Medicine, Ayurveda, Yoga, Reiki, Reflexology, and Acupressure. Dr. Michele believes that food is medicine and that Yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation are the keys to perfect health. Dr. Michele has a Bachelor's degree in Physiology, a Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences, and a Doctorate in Podiatry with a specialty in Foot and Ankle Surgery. She's also certified in Yoga, Reiki, Reflexology, and Laser Therapy. Dr. Michele has studied Ayurveda extensively and has worked with some of the best practitioners throughout California to bring Ayurveda to the forefront of medicine.

Do you try to change your habits again and again, only to fall back into old patterns? In Episode 43, Brodie talks with Grace Edison, Studio Owner, Yoga Teacher, Yoga Health Coach, and Brodie's friend, about what it takes to make big changes in our health habits. Grace lived with bipolar depression and addiction for years, even though she knew everything she needed to do to start feeling better. It wasn't until she joined a course about habit change and experienced evolution alongside peers that new habits began to stick.   In this episode, we explore:   Why we have trouble seeing our own hang-ups What's different about a shared evolution experience? What are the benefits of changing one's habits alongside peers? Why does our culture seem to think it's ok, and even normal, for people, and especially women, to self-medicate?     Resources: Grace's Website Grace's new Yoga of Money Course Brodie's new group program, Eleven Weeks to Level Up Your Life