Podcasts about our roots

In this episode, we continue our Lenten book study and focus on chapters 5 & 6. We talk about the original roots of jubilee in the Old Testament, if the Israelites actually observed the jubilee, and how the Dead Sea Scrolls are relevant to jubilee. We also reflect on the importance of prophetic voices, the need to prepare for Sabbath, and why having an open heart allows the Lord to exceed our expectations.    Heather's One Thing - Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls Video Series with Dr. John Bergsma and Fr. Dave Pivonka Sister Miriam's One Thing - How Change Occurs Series Part 1 and Part 2 from Restore the Glory Podcast Michelle's One Thing - The House of David (Trailer)   Announcement: It's not too late to order your copy of “Jesus and the Jubilee” at the St. Paul Center with promo code “ABIDE15” for 15% off. There are also bulk discounts available.    Journal Questions: What areas are the smallest and weakest in my life that God wants to magnify in the Jubilee? What are the laws and rituals of the Catholic Faith that I ignore or overlook? How did the Lord design you to rest? Where are the parts of my life where I say “this is as good as it's gonna get?” When in my life has God exceeded my expectations?   Discussion Questions: How are you putting the Jubilee into practice? How can I prepare my heart and my life for deeper rest? When are you tempted to offer something up that the Lord didn't ask you to offer up? Who are the prophetic voices of hope and repentance in your life?   Quote to Ponder: “Jeremiah decreed that the land would rest seventy years – one for each missed Sabbath year – before the Lord would fulfill his promises, provided Israel repented and had an obedient heart.” (Jesus and the Jubilee, John Bersgma, Page 57)   Scripture for Lectio: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me. Because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound. To proclaim the year of God's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.” (Isaiah 61:1-2)   Sponsor - The Inspired Living: The Inspired Living is your one-stop shop for Easter basket items & Sacrament gifts this Spring! As an online shop sourcing Catholic home decor, books, and gifts, we believe that our spiritual lives begin at home, and should be a reflection of that which is eternally beautiful, God Himself. At The Inspired Living we have intentionally curated and sourced into one place the best Catholic products - whether that be decor for your home, gifts for sacraments, or books and sacramentals that will enhance your domestic church. We offer a unique array of handcrafted goods and exquisite gifts made by artisans not only in the United States, but around the world. Head to our website to find: Beautiful fine jewelry One-of-a-kind sacrament gifts Sacred art & crucifixes Faith-enriching toys  And so much more Use the code ABIDE20 for an exclusive 20% off discount at checkout!   Timestamps:  00:00 - The Inspired Living 01:00 - Intro 01:52 - Welcome 02:32 - Scripture Verse 03:08 - Our Roots in the Old Testament 05:20 - Did the Jews Practice the Jubilee Year? 06:42 - Times and Places of Grace 08:16 - You Prepare for Sabbath 10:03 - Come Back to Your First Love 12:42 - Settling for Bondage 13:32 - Prophetic Voices 16:14 - The Dead Sea Scrolls 18:45 - Letting Go of Our Expectations 22:17 - One Things

Americans are snacking more than ever before, a recent report found 95 percent of American adults eat at least a snack a day. It wasn't always that way. Atlantic writer Ellen Cushing writes that until recently, “There were no elaborate treats after soccer practice, or snack trays on strollers, or tubes of yogurt. Energy bars were for athletes, not accountants. National parks did not have vending machines.” Snacks have become so ubiquitous and easy that some have abandoned main, sit-down meals all together. We'll talk to experts about the dominance of snacking and how these in between meals impact our health. And we want to hear from you, how much do you snack? Guests: Ellen Cushing, staff writer, The Atlantic; author of recent article "Snacks Took Over American Life" Maya Feller, registered dietitian nutritionist; author of "Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World"; host of Slate's Well, Now Podcast

Who's excited for back to school? We certainly are! As promised we are returning to chatting about the basics of Homeopathy in this episode. Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy.  If you'd like to study homeopathy, visit: ⁠⁠https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/⁠⁠ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: ⁠⁠https://hohmfoundation.org/⁠⁠ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: ⁠⁠https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/⁠⁠ Discover more about the upcoming Collaborative Homeopathic Conference-Returning to Our Roots that's being held at Sonoran University, Tempe, Arizona September 20-22, 2024.  Main Conference Page: ⁠https://homeopathyusa.org/2024-collaborative-conference/⁠ Presentation Summaries: ⁠https://homeopathyusa.org/2024-collaborative-conference/presentation-summaries-2024-conference/⁠ Speaker Bios: ⁠https://homeopathyusa.org/2024-collaborative-conference-speakers/⁠ Sonoran Library: ⁠https://homeopathy.sonoran.edu/⁠ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years.

Welcome to this episode of the Nonprofit Connect podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, designed to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit sector. I'm your host, Matt Barnes. In this episode, I'm joined by Priya Iyer, the founder of Our Roots. Together we explore the importance of addressing mental health in underserved communities, overcoming funding challenges, and the unique approach of Priya's tech-based organization. So sit back, relax, and let's jump right into it.

In today's podcast episode, we are joined by Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, of Brooklyn-based Maya Feller Nutrition. Maya, a registered dietitian nutritionist and author of "Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World," also co-hosts Slate's new wellness podcast, "Well, Now." The discussion centers on the controversial topic of artificial sweeteners, exploring their safety, impact on blood sugar levels, and potential health concerns. Maya provides insights on popular alternatives like monk fruit and stevia, and offers practical advice for making informed dietary choices. Tune in to this episode for an engaging and informative conversation on managing diabetes with the help of artificial sweeteners and diet modifications. In This Episode We'll Cover:  Safety concerns and health impacts of artificial sweeteners for individuals with diabetes and prediabetes Detailed comparisons of various artificial sweeteners, including aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, stevia, and monk fruit Insights into how artificial sweeteners affect blood sugar levels and insulin sensitivity Discussion on the controversies and public perceptions surrounding artificial sweeteners Practical advice on choosing and using artificial sweeteners as part of a balanced diet for managing diabetes Understanding the FDA and USDA guidelines on the use of artificial sweeteners and their classification as generally safe Exploration of natural sweeteners like honey, maple syrup, and agave, and their comparison to artificial sweeteners Tips on how to incorporate artificial sweeteners into a diet without compromising gut health and overall nutrition Our two simple asks to help us continue a free biweekly show: Rate on iTunes or Spotify -  it literally takes two seconds Review - if you love the show, please leave a review on iTunes Diabetes & Prediabetes Nutrition Counseling Are you living with diabetes or prediabetes and seeking support from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist covered by insurance? Visit diabetesdigital.co to sign up for personalized, one-on-one nutrition counseling with one of our culturally aware and weight-inclusive Diabetes Dietitians today! For additional resources and shownotes, visit diabetesdigital.co/podcast

Have you ever wished you could travel back in time to get some of your burning Homeopathy questions answered in person by Hahnemann and Bönninghausen? Well…we are excited to share this conversation about the upcoming Collaborative Homeopathic Conference-Returning to Our Roots that's being held at Sonoran University, Tempe, Arizona September 20-22, 2024. Have a listen, click the links, register and we look forward to seeing you in person for some practical time travel! September 20-22, 2024 Location: In-person and virtual SPACE IS LIMITED!!! for in-person attendees to only 180 people. Main Conference Page: https://homeopathyusa.org/2024-collaborative-conference/ Presentation Summaries: https://homeopathyusa.org/2024-collaborative-conference/presentation-summaries-2024-conference/ Speaker Bios: https://homeopathyusa.org/2024-collaborative-conference-speakers/ Free Lecture on Aug 19, 2pm PST with George Dimitriadis - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvf-mspjgpHNJVBU8Q2JgY_rcyvwRT_tQl#/registration Welcome to Strange Rare Peculiar, a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Academy of Homeopathy Education discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We'll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education…all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can't get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation!  Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. About Alastair Gray Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years.

Shifting Focus in A Tight Labor Market You're invited to redefine the way you lead in today's challenging labor landscape with the Go2Thrive webinar about "Shifting Focus in A Tight Labor Market." Hosted by Vivian Acquah CDE® and Mary Jane Roy, this session is your opportunity to discover the profound impact of current workplace practices on your organization's future. You'll learn why keeping a close eye on turnover, absenteeism, reasons for employee exits, illness rates, and engagement metrics is essential. But that's just the beginning. Vivian and Mary Jane will also share invaluable insights on mitigating employee stress, particularly around common fears of AI and organizational restructuring. You'll explore strategies for a smoother restructuring process, fostering a sense of belonging that secures employee loyalty and amplifying your DEI initiatives. This is about more than avoiding becoming obsolete in the next 5-10 years; it's about thriving in a tight labor market today. Timestamp 00:00 HR needs a shift in thinking towards employees. 06:30 Retain talent by nurturing and supporting it. 07:59 Traditional hiring based on degrees is becoming obsolete. 12:52 Mary Jane and I support each other. 16:00 HR and leaders must prioritize employee care. 19:23 Implement policies to prevent workplace harassment effectively. 21:10 Workplace strain, fear of layoffs, untapped professional development. 25:13 Lamentation about talent shortage, encourage rehiring. 28:20 Budgeting for professional development is often neglected. 33:54 Importance of DEI, reporting guidelines, and competition. 35:38 Establish credible stress metrics and reduce employee stress. 38:19 Expressing gratitude and saying farewell to all. Targeted and low-competition keywords: 1. Shifting Focus in A Tight Labor Market 2. Shifting Focus in A Tight Labor 3. A Tight Labor Market 4. Focus in A Tight Labor Market 5. Shifting Focus in A Tight 6. Focus in A Tight Labor 7. Tight Labor Market 8. Shifting Focus Labor Market 9. Vivian Acquah CDE 10. LinkedIn Top Voice 11. Fractional Chief Diversity Officer 12. ESDP Certified Ethnic Business Owner 13. Facilitator & Trainer ESG CSR CSRD DEI 14. retain top talent in a tight labor market 15. The Tight Labor Market 16. Navigating Tight Labor Market Leadership #HR #Turnover #Stress #Management #diversityequityinclusion Channel keyworlds: 1. Amplify DEI 2. amplify dei 3. financial health 4. environmental health 5. mental health 6. diversity equity inclusion 7. Employer branding Other Video Link: Vivian Acquah Diversity Speaker Reel Inclusion https://youtu.be/Bn9s6jl69NQ?si=LdsDP2TYwEj-WJiH A Deep Dive into HR Tech Strategy https://youtube.com/live/h9KxFNoehqk Normalizing the Conversation about Neurodiversity in the Workplace https://youtube.com/live/mAuif1NYZSM Shifting Focus in A Tight Labor Market https://youtube.com/live/ORuw5EfMepY Empowering High Performance through Resilience and DEI Initiatives https://youtube.com/live/dbMJ-lcDwQo Vivian Acquah Diversity Speaker Reel Inclusion https://youtu.be/oB-vegpidsE?si=sVBZjouD2yWCwGYG Embracing Cultural Identity and Building Collective Wealth https://youtu.be/QF8DmnVgAKA?si=p4iz_ygNm1zYKdzN Het Verbindende Vermogen van Gerechten en Verhalen https://youtu.be/dI2RgP4_3yE?si=j9Fn69oaXSMfCLKQ Cooking Back to Our Roots, The Podcast https://youtu.be/qcPzGvo5oXY?si=NAOE-V0kiQtcfVKW Our Contacts Information: Amplify DEI Newsletter: https://news.amplifydei.com/ Cooking Back to Our Roots News: https://news.cb2or.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianacquah/ Listen To The Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-humanize-the-workplace/id1505138189 Let's Connect Via Twitter: https://twitter.com/VivalaViveNLSubscribe to Let's Humanize The Workplace on Soundwise

Julie Pham, a Vietnamese boat person, shares her family's journey as refugees fleeing communism and establishing a new life in the United States. Through Julie's experiences and insights as a historian, listeners will explore the power of multiple truths, the push and pull factors of immigration, and the dynamics of being an insider and an outsider in different communities. We delve into the significance of understanding family history and its impact on shaping individual perspectives and resilience. Join us as we uncover the importance of curiosity in fostering human connection, empathy, and inner peace while embracing the diverse stories that make up our shared history.About Julie:Dr. Julie Pham is the founder and CEO of CuriosityBased, an organizational development firm based in Seattle. She is the author of the Amazon best-seller, 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming Your Communication and Relationships at Work and a TEDx speaker. Dr. Pham has applied her award-winning community building approach to building strong, collaborative, and curious teams. Dr. Pham earned her Ph.D. in history at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge Scholar and she graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley as a Haas Scholar. She earned her real life MBA by running her family's Vietnamese language newspaper during the Great Recession. She has worked as a journalist, historian, university lecturer, marketer, nonprofit executive, and management consultant.Connect with Julie:Website: www.curiositybased.comFacebook@curiositybasedInstagram@juliephamphdLinkedIn Julie PhamTEDxTalk on "curiosity as a practice"Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphyReady to share your experience of uncovering your family's past as a guest on Stories in Our Roots? Take the first step and fill out this short application.

Ask Lifeyness: You can try out the new Lifeyness Assistant here if you have a Chat GPT 4 account.   What is the origin of lifeyness? And how is it best practiced? Welp, I thought you'd never ask! Welcome to the season finale of Season 1 of Lifeyness. In this final episode, Professor Sarah examines various ways to support a holistically healthy life. She summarizes her research, which combines academic study, guest interviews, and her personal experiences, into ten main principles. These include sound healing, conscious embodiment, breathwork, temperature therapy, and barefoot living among others. She leans on her interviews and readings from notable experts in psychology, spirituality and holistic health, such as Michael Singer, Dr. Tracy Alloway, Dr. Peter Levine and Dr. Rhonda Patrick. All in the name of enhancing general wellness, emotional health, and a vibrant physical state of being!   Takeaways (with links)! Get started here with some suggestions from each practice: Conscious Embodiment Abigail Rose Clarke (Ep 18), Jessi Fiske and Qoya (Ep 7), Sara Sohn (Ep 13),Qoya Breathwork James Nestor, Breath, Wim Hof style Lifeyness breathing meditation, Rob Lenfesty guided breathwork Surrender and Flow: Michael Singer, Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Byron Katie, Martha Beck Temperature Therapy: Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Wim Hof Nature Immersion Dr. Jean Larson, Nature Based Therapeutics 6. Barefoot Health Earthing, Clinton Ober 7. Play Therapy Jessie Shternshus, Improv Effect, Tracy Alloway, award-winning psychologist, Ash Perrin, Founder and CEO of The Flying Seagulls project 8. Somatic Healing Peter Levine, Efu Nyaki of Somatic Experiencing 9. Touch and Sound Therapy Julia Everson talks about healing 10. Belonging and Sanctuary Brene Brown Episode 19: Place and Embodiment for Artists   Contact: Tiktok @book_of_lifeyness Instagram @book_of_lifeyness Email: thelifeynesspodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Introduction to Lifeyness 02:01 The Journey Begins: Interviewing Alexis 02:50 Exploring the Roots of Addiction 03:50 A New Life: The Family's Second Chance 04:08 The Lifeyness Project: A Lived Research 04:48 The Power of Nature and Body Harmony 05:18 The Struggle Against Nature: Society's Influence 05:45 The Joy of Letting Go and Embracing Nature 06:27 The Lifeyness Capsule: Distilling the Research 07:12 The Lifeyness Assistant: An AI Wellness Guide 07:58 The 10 Key Practices of Lifiness 11:39 The Power of Breath Work 15:03 Surrender and Flow: Embracing Life's Currents 16:56 Temperature Therapy: The Biohack 18:09 Nature Immersion: Returning to Our Roots 20:23 Barefoot Living: Grounding in Nature 21:35 Embracing Play: Learning from Kids 21:57 Somatic and Trauma Healing: Addressing the Nervous System 24:40 Therapeutic Touch and Sound: Healing Through Sensation 26:04 Belonging to Place and Creating Home: Bridging Inner and Outer Worlds 30:10 Conclusion: The End of Season One Image Credit: DigitalMarketingSupport.org Music Credit: Song for a New Beginning by William Claeson     Full script:   This season has been an exploration into all of the ways I can support this kind of life. From sound healing, to play experts, to the teachings of Michael Singer, it was a research project made social by way of podcasting.  My background is in academia and typically research and writing are done in solitude.  So this speaking with friends and colleagues in public on shareable bits of audio has been a treat.  And now I want to distill all of the research into a capsule here.  I call it a capsule because I'm reminded of those time capsules that you bury in the ground and then you pull them up 20 years later to see what was important to the family at a moment in time.  But this one I don't want to bury. I want to remember it. daily if possible and share it with anyone else who may find it beneficial as well.  So I've compacted all of the books I've read and episodes I've researched into the 10 best practices of lifeyness.  Do you remember what it feels like? Comfortable in your own skin?  Not just confident, but also pain free,  healthy, and carefree?  Think about the most robust version of your own childhood body.  This is what lifiness feels like.  A joyful spirit and a vibrant physical state of being.  I'm your guide, Professor Sarah. Storyteller, teacher, and wellness enthusiast.  Reach into the vitality of your own girlhood to supercharge your grown up life. Hello  listeners, and welcome back to Lifiness.  In January of last year, I had an idea. I wanted to interview my daughter, Alexis. She'd been sober for a year and living with us again for six months.  After having gone through the grief and constant pain of being separated from a child and not knowing if she would return from the grip of addiction, This turn of events seemed like a dream.  It was a new life. No matter what happened from that point, which I had learned that I had very little control over. That's the typical takeaway from the ruins of addiction.  But no matter what happened, I wanted to document that point in time.  I also had thoughts of creating a podcast. But these two things were not necessarily one in the same until I actually did the interview, that first interview. The conversation I had with her was more of an exploration of what the heck happened.  I had family members and perhaps the larger community in mind when we recorded it. An explanation of sorts. But what I found was there was this nugget of truth I had been discovering on my own about myself.  And that was the joy of embodiment and the hell of disembodiment.  So when we got to the question, what made you start using?  What made you start down this path of addiction?  It was clear to her that feeling uncomfortable in her body and disconnected was key.  At the time of that first recording, I was kind of in the middle of reconfiguring my home life.  My son,  her younger brother, was starting high school, you know, and she was here starting her whole new life again. And starting college.  Um, so for all of us it was a whole new life. It was a second chance at family. We were going to do it together.  I had the blessing of a sabbatical from work.  And I was making sure our home felt like the sanctuary that it could be.  I was also finishing my first novel. And nourishing other creative projects. And lifiness is one of those.  It became this lived research project in which I was trying out concepts and practices on myself. And realizing life could be so much fuller, more comfortable, more joyful.  I actually abandoned my novel revisions at the time, um, because I was so inspired by the non fiction books that I was reading, and by my peers who were doing amazing things, and by the results I was getting in both mind and body, that I borrowed a mic.  I downloaded some software and I set up shop as a podcaster.  Like I said, I decided it would be a research project.  In a nutshell, what I learned is that living in harmony with nature and the nature of your body is a sure way to find peace and achieve health.  Inspired by my daughter's sober living, I wondered, Do I really need to be on antidepressants? Like I have been for 15 years.  So that was a big shift for me, one that I didn't take lightly. I did under the supervision of my doctor, but now I've been antidepressant free for over a year.  The thing is,  there are so many messages coming in that tell us to fight against nature, whether that's ads for processed foods or antidepressants. Or anti aging propaganda, or social media and TV, keeping us rooted to the couch and not moving the way our bodies are built to move. There's also the push to constantly self promote, acquire more and more, and work around the clock.  You may not even realize you're under this spell. I know I didn't fully comprehend it until I started practicing letting go, playing, and spending unrestricted time in nature.  I started feeling more relaxed and playful and carefree. And it began to feel like this direct route to health and happiness.  And I wanted to name it, and write it down, and create best practices for myself.  I just didn't want to forget it because it served me so well.  Reading and interviewing, trial and error, research and practice.  It all became what I call lifeyness.  And at this point, I think I've really found a good mix.  And now I want to distill all of the research into a capsule here.  This is not a summary of all the episodes, by any means, but rather a thoughtful distillation of everything I've learned over the past year or two, really, as I've journeyed into health and happiness.  I'm giving 10 basic tenets here.  I've actually also created Lifeyness Guided Meditations that live on YouTube that I will mention as well.  But I'm dumping an exhaustive list of valuable insight into a brand new genre and tool, the GPT.  As I continue to work on this as a book, which I am also doing as well, I thought it could be cool to create my own lifiness assistant.  I've been playing around in the AI space lately, so I thought it'd be  interesting to see how to create a GPT that is a wellness assistant, specifically a lifiness assistant. Since I can only include so much here as a podcast. Episode, I've uploaded all of the knowledge and books and thought leaders and my own ideas about emotional health and spiritual health and wellness.  into this GPT. So you can go to OpenAI if you want to ask Lifeyness a question. I hope this is helpful and I hope that it enhances your life in some way.  Please reach out to me on Instagram at bookoflifeyness or TikTok at bookoflifeyness  to let me know.  All right, so here we are with the 10 key practices of Lifeyness.  Number one, we have to start with  conscious embodiment.  This is kind of the key to everything else, or a goal to get to, with some of the other tactics I have here.  So, embodiment is the awareness that body, thoughts, and emotions are all aligned components that have an effect on your overall health.  So, a lot like animals, young children, they really inhabit themselves fully. But injury or neglect can sever the mind body connection over time.  So some of my ideas are that through loving attention and support, we can come back to our bodies again. I um, interviewed Abigail Rose Clark, who just published a book called Returning Home to Our Bodies, and she is a somatics expert. She is someone who has a background in yoga, but she has a lot of tactics to get embodied and to know what that really feels like.  The background for me is that I didn't realize in the past that I would almost, like, lose consciousness in a way and forget what I would say when I was in a social setting or, like, speaking publicly. Like, I would go to parties, um, and have to drink a lot so I would feel comfortable just, like, speaking. Like, I would almost black out and have this sense of not being in my body at all. So I've had to practice kind of, like, Keeping mind and body together while I'm out in public and social situations. Even to this day, I'm, like, when I'm speaking in front of an audience, um, or even more so when I'm kind of, like, socializing, um, one on one, I have this feeling of disembodiment. And, um,  I've gotten better at it, but sometimes that connection between mind and body is very tenuous.  The episode with Sarah Sohn on sex and embodiment, um, in that episode, which is number 13,  she has a practice on embodiment and sexual wellness, which is kind of a fun one to do.  And then also, Jessie Fisk, she is the teacher of Koya, which their motto is, we remember that our essence is wise, wild, and free. And one thing I've learned over the past few years is that freedom, security, play, and relaxation are necessary to a good life. So Koya was a good way of me coming back into my body and going to the Koya dance classes that Jessie would put on here in Jacksonville, and she still does.  So I just want to give you one practical takeaway for each of these. Practical way to practice conscious embodiment. It's to just set aside time each day for a body scan meditation, and you can Google that. There's plenty of them out there on YouTube,  but basically it systematically brings awareness to each part of your body without judgment. Um, I have some meditations on YouTube for this kind of thing as well, but really it's just a body scan because a lot of times we go day after day after day without even kind of paying attention to certain parts of our bodies. Um, whether, you know, we don't touch them, we don't stretch them, but just not having awareness can kind of sever that mind body connection. So number one is conscious embodiment. That's a really important one.  Number two is breath work.  Breath work starts with a really simple premise.  Just by directing attention toward the inhale and the exhale,  we can tap into our parasympathetic nervous system to counter anxiety and stress.  So, I came to this from Wim Hof's methods to in breath serving this highway between mind and body.  So, like I said from last time, you know, I would kind of have this severance between mind and body, especially in social situations. And one way to really kind of disconnect and not have to feel that is using alcohol. And I feel like I used that a lot when I was living with a former boyfriend.  And especially when his friends would come over, it made me feel very uncomfortable. And so either I would go out for a walk, kind of run away, or I'd go to the alcohol if I couldn't leave, right? It was at his house during COVID that I discovered breathwork. It would, it was a way for me to really alleviate  anxiety, whether that was anxiety over COVID. And thinking about the oxygenation of my bloodstream for the first time ever, or if it was a social anxiety just kind of having to be with him all the time and we weren't really aligned in our personalities.  And I was teaching from home and I would do, I found these Wim Hof breathing methods and it would help me reduce anxiety  about whether it was work, working from home, our relationship, the kids working or doing their schoolwork from home. A lot of it, it was just very stressful.  And what I found is after three rounds of this breath work, I discovered this feeling, not just the feeling of reduced anxiety,  but a feeling of euphoria that I had never achieved, you know, without drugs or chemicals or running. Running is one of them, but it's a harder to get there. So this felt like a magical biohack. And that's when I went kind of down the rabbit hole of intentional breath work and I began healing myself from the outside in, rather than the inside out, meaning, I was calming down my body physically so that my spirit could feel safe and that's kind of my way of getting  closer to like a spiritual healing. I had to start from the kind of physical side. So breath work is a really good way of doing that. If you're not somebody who is into meditation or spiritual kind of work. You're, you kind of respond better physically. I have a meditation, a Wim Hof meditation on YouTube, but it's also based on Rob Limfeste's work, and he does Wim Hof breathing. You can find him on YouTube as well. Another way that I really got into breath work and learned a little bit more about it, um, this is kind of another takeaway, is reading the book by James Nestor called Breath, The New Science of a Lost Art. Um, and that teaches readers a lot about kind of the anatomy of your sinuses, your mouth, your um, your breathing, and how it supports health or how it can support health.  Number three, I call this one Surrender and Flow. So I want to begin with a quote by Michael Singer. He says, you gain nothing by being bothered by life's events. It doesn't change the world. You just suffer.  There's always going to be something that can bother you if you let it.  Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself or give it to yourself.  So basically here he's talking about unconditional happiness. Just going to the source of happiness, going into happiness. Something that everyone can potentially do. Not putting conditions on your happiness. Like saying, once I feel better, I'll be happy.  Once I'm wealthier, I'll be happy. Once I have this relationship, I'll be happy. So thinkers like Michael Singer, Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Byron Katie. Um, Martha Beck, they all are about non resistance, non attachment, flowing with life's currents. Um, so rather than exerting force or tension,  you go to what the tradition of  Daoism talks about is the middle way,  there's balancing ease and effort  so that you're meeting every moment kind of openheartedly.  Um, so this is really important. And it's The knowledge that suffering is optional,  because a lot of the suffering that we do is just pushing back on life.  It doesn't mean you don't participate in life, that you don't try.  But that  all that trying and pushing and exerting is not conditional for your happiness.  And I would definitely put, um, Eckhart Tolle in this, in this category, that with the power of now, you know, if we are embracing reality and taking it for what it is rather than putting our preferences on the world constantly, then we can be much happier.  So number four, temperature therapy, what I'm calling temperature therapy. Um, I began following Dr. Rhonda Patrick on this one, um, dry saunas at around 160 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 15 minutes a day. This can be really helpful for human growth hormone, um, for sleep, for symptoms of perimenopause, for muscle recovery. I've been practicing this and this has kind of changed the game for me.  I had already known that cold plunges, so this is why I call it temperature therapy, because it could be hot, it could be cold, but basically exposing your body to a little bit of stress, a little bit of controlled stress. And like I said, I'd known that I was really into cold plunges after doing the Wim Hof breathing and program. Um, so I have a little cold bath outside that I keep on the balcony,  but only recently have I been doing the hot saunas, and that's really changed things.  So, ritualizing sauna, cryotherapy, cold showers, um, this can all boost your immune system and boost your mood. That's a big one for me.  Number five,  nature immersion. This one I'm so excited about. I'm really happy that I have returned to nature after so many years thinking that I was a city girl. I'm really not. Um, but I don't even like those distinctions, those labels. We're all nature people, right? We all belong to the biological world, uh, it just kind of depends on how many barriers you've put  against the natural world.  Um, but tuning into nature's wisdom really returns us to our senses. This is a really good way to get embodied. So those visual cues from the outside, the textures of the natural world, this grounds us in something that's larger than our narrow human affairs, right?  Like when we think about the world these days, a lot of times we're just thinking about the little human part of the world. All of our stories and our technology, but really the world is so much bigger than that.  Um, so I think opening up and immersing in nature as Dr. Jean Larson of the University of Minnesota, I had her on the show. Um,  she talks about nature based therapeutics, which she's the developer of. She emphasized how important it is to integrate nature into healing, right? She has these fancy names for it. Therapeutic horticulture, animal assisted interventions, facilitated green exercise, therapeutic landscapes.  But it's basically just getting out and being in nature. It really has a profound physical, emotional, and psychological side effect, positive side effect.  Just engaging with natural environments.  This reduces stress,  and there's so much research to back this up, including Dr. Larson's research, but by engaging with natural environments, you can reduce stress, improve mood,  obviously increase your physical activity, um, you can even enhance cognitive function. I think that's really exciting. Number six, and if I had seen this A couple years ago I would think, wow, this is so crunchy, this is not me at all. But barefoot living is a big one.  Whether inside or outdoors, feeling grounded.  And it's not just about having your naked feet on the earth, which is important. Um, there's all kinds of anti inflammatory benefits that you can get from this, from actually being grounded, like an electrical cord is grounded.  But also for me, I had an ankle injury last summer and one of the things I started doing is just going around barefoot and it helped me with posture, with my musculature, which with healing, um, because of the way that I was walking and the way that my posture was realigning without shoes and without heels on. So it's also very fun. I love being barefoot, but.  But I did read a lot of research on this.  And then the one book, Earthing, is one that I would recommend. It's a good takeaway. Martin Zucker, Steven Sinatra, and Clinton Ober, there's a lot of research in there.  Number seven, embracing play. This is so important for lifeyness. As adults,  we can learn so much from kids. Um, I talked to several different people,  Tracy Alloway, who is a researcher here in Jacksonville at the University of North Florida on memory and happiness. Um, she talks a lot about how play is an important part. I talked to Jesse Stehrensjoos of the Improv Effect, who works with corporations and incorporates games and playing. I also talked to Melissa Lorena. She just published a book on being a more playful mom.  We really all need outlets for this kind of thing,  not just gamifying things, not just gaming of course, but getting away from screens and really having kind of unsupervised play where you're just playing in the natural world or in the, you know, natural world of humans. Like you're interacting with other humans and you're able to laugh and be silly. Maybe take an improv class.  So that's a big one.  The next one is, number seven, somatic and trauma healing. So somatic healing was pioneered by Dr. Peter Levine,  starting in the 1970s. I spoke with one of his faculty members at the Somatic Healing Center, Ifu Nayaki, um, She talks about when difficult emotions and memories take root in the body.  There are practices that address the nervous system, um, that can heal the nervous system beyond talk therapy. So she includes talk therapy, but she also has body work and breathing exercises, um, so that  you can avoid cycles from the past and unwind that tension in your body and that post traumatic growth that has kind of taken hold in the body.  Um, one concrete example of somatic healing, uh, somatic practice is Dr. Peter Levine's vooing technique,  which is where you sit comfortably, kind of like you're meditating, but you're just sitting there taking a deep breath, and then you make a low vibrating sound, voo, V O O, to release tension.  Use your most authentic but lowest voice you can,  and you breathe out with the sound vvvv,  and this stimulates the nerve that runs right, um, into, in the center of your core. Um, You may have heard of the vasovagal response. Um, It's kind of a stress response. This is to calm it down and calm down all your organs in the meantime.  Number eight is therapeutic touch and sound. So auditory, tactile, and vibration based therapies,  they can really remind us  how we are affected by these physical sensations, these external sensations. So I spoke with Julia Everson, um, she has a practice here called Touch, Massage, and Reiki, so she does some energy work as well. But she is a wonderful practitioner of sound healing, which I, of course, I knew that I love massages  and I love touch therapy, but I had not been open to the idea, um,  of how sound therapy works. It operates on the principle that everything is in a state of vibration, including our bodies. So she would use singing bowls and gongs in her practice,  um, when I would go to the sessions.  And something that you can do, if you're listening, is find a sound bath session in your area. They have them at yoga studios,  sometimes they hold them outside.  So look into that, that is a wonderful experience.  And with the right practitioner, they create this very safe space where you can really take this in  and get some healing out of it.  Okay, number 10. We've gotten to the last lifiness best practice,  and that one is a little bit more abstract, but important for everyone.  This I'm just calling belonging to place and creating home. I think these go hand in hand.  I've been watching this show on Apple TV called Home, which takes a unique residential property with a unique design, and it explores the story of the family that lives there, the landscape, the town.  And the architecture, of course,  it's kind of slow moving, but it's a beautiful documentary series, um, that I find soothing, especially the parts where they show how like a house can be integrated into nature,  um, makes me think of kind of the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright.  Many of them like showcase unique ways of interacting with outdoors and a lot of them have like these indoor outdoor spaces.  Um, but it also makes me think of our first best practice on this list, conscious embodiment. So kind of  finding the body, um, and the spirit  of the home,  right? And  making it not separated from the physical world, but integrated into the physical world, which is I think how our spirit should be too.  Part of this last one, belonging. I feel like has to do with physical geography, has to do with maybe not feeling like you belong at first when you live in a place, but finding your space, finding your place. And belonging is not the same as fitting in. I believe that it was Brene Brown who made this distinction. Um, fitting in is kind of forcing. Belonging is just having that sense of already being in the place that you feel comfortable.  And I think by putting down roots, we really bridge those inner and outer worlds. Once you find sanctuary,  um, in your home,  it's much easier to go out into the world and be brave and to create beautiful things and create networks and friendships. I've struggled with this, I think, my whole life. Where I'm not grounded at home.  And so when I'm out in the world, I'm feeling insecure, I'm feeling ungrounded, I'm feeling untethered.  Um, so I think doing the work, I mean, it's almost like a metaphor for doing the work on the inside  before you can connect with other people doing the work of creating sanctuary and home.  And we talked about this in the last episode where I had the artist round table on the show. And  they spoke of this feeling of not belonging  and belonging and feeling embodied and disembodied. And there were a lot of parallels there, kind of taking as artists, these, they were all artists and taking the ideas from the abstract world of the imagination into the physical reality through their art, kind of like giving that abstract idea a body and bringing it down to earth.  So I think for this last best practice. I just want to say to listeners, creating more safety, more security, more sanctuary in the home  is a sure way to begin feeling safe. More connected outside of the home and being able to express yourself more safely. And that's something that I've been working on here in my home, and I feel like I have made that change. And one of the reasons I have been feeling happy is because I always have a safe space, many safe spaces, to go to when I come home.  So thank you so much for joining me on this final episode of season one of Lifey ness. It's been a wonderful journey, and  I am so happy to have had so many amazing guests.  And I would love to know what you think about this final episode if you could reach out to me at Book of Lifiness.  I'm definitely going to be taking a little break after this, um, but I hope to be back here soon. And I hope you have a beautiful day,  relaxing evening. 

Join Danielle and Galeet Dardashti as they share their journey of discovery  to learn why their father's family left Iran during the Golden Age for Jews. With limited access to records to answer their questions, the sisters relied on interviewing over 85 individuals, including family members, scholars, and unexpected acquaintances.  They have reconstructed an engaging story that transcends cultural boundaries and challenges preconceived notions.  What they learned sheds light not only on their familial roots, but also on universal themes of identity, belonging, and the intricate connections that tie us all together. About Danielle and Galeet:Danielle Dardashti is an Emmy award-winning documentary writer/producer, a former on-air TV news reporter, an author, and a Moth storySLAM champion who leads corporate storytelling workshops all over the world.Dr. Galeet Dardashti is a vocalist, composer, and anthropologist of Middle Eastern Jewish culture. In her new album, Monajat, she sings with samples of her grandfather who was called The Nightingale of Iran. She's currently a Fellow at University of Pennsylvania's Katz Center.Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn  Connect with Galeet on Instagram @galeet.dardashti or Facebook @galeetHead to nightingaleofiran.com to listen to their story and join their list for bonus materials.Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphyReady to share your experience of uncovering your family's past as a guest on Stories in Our Roots? Take the first step and fill out this short application.

When Carole was a brand new Christian, one of her pastors taught her, "Don't let your feet touch the ground in the morning before you have met with God!"Over the years she's tried different ways of having a quiet time, and in this episode she shares the tools that help her most. We hope to help you have your own practice of meeting with God each day!You'll hear about: what it looks like to have a quiet time every daychoosing the right Biblethe daily devotional guide Carole usesreading the whole Bible over and over againhow to gain consistency in meeting with Goddifferent translations to help in your Bible studyhelpful resources for understanding the Bibleprioritizing meeting with God first thing in the morningRESOURCESAttend one of our upcoming seminars!Get Carole's brand new seminar, A Return to Our Roots of Greatness!Get our FREE book list to help you build your family's home library.CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | 2024 Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of homeschool made simple with others by leaving a rating and review. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Follow along on Instagram here!Visit our website to sign up to receive an exclusive discount for your first purchase in our online store!

In this episode, we are returning to part two of Carole's conversation with Dan and Kara Beck. If you missed part one, be sure to go back and listen to that. The Becks share encouragement for homeschooling for the long haul.You'll hear about: The character development the Becks see in their childrenDifferent resources Kara used to teach her children the BibleTwo trends Carole sees in large families she doesn't see in the BecksWhy the Becks have homeschooled through high schoolHow they work to give the younger children a sweet childhoodCelebrating the mundane of lifeRESOURCESGet Carole's brand new seminar, A Return to Our Roots of Greatness!Get our FREE ebook to learn the 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.Attend one of our upcoming seminarsCONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | 2024 Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of homeschool made simple with others by leaving a rating and review. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Follow along on Instagram here!Visit our website to sign up to receive an exclusive discount for your first purchase in our online store!

In retrospect, Elizabeth Keating wishes she would have used her skills as an anthropologist when she interviewed her mother about family history.  To help others avoid her mistakes, Elizabeth shares how we can use interviews with living family members to uncover the everyday experiences and cultural nuances of previous generations.  Elizabeth encourages listeners to embrace the value of family stories and their priceless insights to help us understand not only what happened to our ancestors, but to envision what life was like from their perspective and experience. About Elizabeth:Elizabeth Keating is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. She's just written a book "The Essential Questions: Interview Your Family to Uncover Stories and Bridge Generations" that helps people find out more about their own family's history. Her specialty in anthropology is Linguistic Anthropology, the study of language and culture.Connect with Elizabeth:Website: elizabeth-keating.comInstagram: @elizabethkeating44 LinkedIn: Elizabeth KeatingAre we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphyReady to share your experience of uncovering your family's past as a guest on Stories in Our Roots? Take the first step and fill out this short application.

Great books have the power to change the course of our lives, but it isn't always easy to find the very best books! Our friend at the Yellow House Story Shoppe is working to change that! Chelsea Jacobs and her husband, Mark, attended and hosted many Dallas seminars over the last decade as they homeschooled their children. In the last few years, Chelsea opened a book shop offering timeless tales, vintage treasures, and living children's literature. Because reading good books makes every house a home! In this episode, you'll hear about: Where to buy living books online or in Dallas, TXCurating a collection of books that are tried and trueHow reading the right books at the right time changes your lifeSupporting small businesses that share our love of great booksLearning to be the expert in homeschooling her childrenHow the atmosphere of homeschooling laid a great foundation for Chelsea's children educational successNavigating all the options available in the homeschool worldThe value of keeping things simple Finding confidence in following the Holy Spirit's lead in our family lifeRESOURCESGet Carole's brand new seminar, A Return to Our Roots of Greatness! Check out Chelsea's previous episode on the podcast about the wide world of literature! Get our FREE book list to help you build your family's home library Attend one of our upcoming seminarsShop Chelsea's book shoppeCONNECT Chelsea Jacobs of the Yellow House Story Shoppe | Instagram | Website Carole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | 2024 Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestSupport the showHelp us share the message of homeschool made simple with others by leaving a rating and review. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Follow along on Instagram here!Visit our website to sign up to receive an exclusive discount for your first purchase in our online store!

Our conversation delves into the remarkable life of Vivian Sieber's Czech-born grandmother, who faced adversity and triumphs during World War II. From owning a cinema in Vienna to finding refuge in England and caring for girls who fled their families as part of the Kinder Transport, Vivian uncovers the intricacies of her family's history and shares the lessons she learned along the way.About Vivian:Dr. Vivien Sieber worked in biosciences research, education development, learning technology and information literacy at a range of UK universities. She lives in Oxford with her husband and dogs. Since retiring she is learning to make pots and has written Kino and Kinder.Connect with Vivian:Facebook: Kino and KinderInstagram: siebervivianLinkedIn: Vivian SieberNew December 2023! Join the Stories in Our Roots Community and use your family history for self-discovery, joy, and connection.Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphyReady to share your experience of uncovering your family's past as a guest on Stories in Our Roots? Take the first step and fill out this short application.

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Growing Deep in the Christian Life: Returning to Our Roots

Maya Feller is a registered dietitian and author of the new goop press cookbook, Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World. In this episode, Fellers shares her non-prescriptive approach to food and nutrition, baseline recommendations for cooking for chronic conditions, thoughts on intermittent fasting, and different ways to bring more joy and flavor into the kitchen. And, Feller and GP discuss the big questions and challenges surrounding healthy eating, privilege, and access. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices