Podcasts about your belly

Would you say you have fire in your belly? What does it burn for? I love exploring this question with highly sensitive people, many of whom have a deep, smouldering fire within. This fire is often linked to our values, beliefs, and personally compelling principles. I love helping people explore and (re)connect with this inner fire, supporting them to figure out how to harness it in unapologetic ways. In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, we will consider what this fire looks, feels, and sounds like. We'll also explore how it can sometimes get extinguished, hidden, or even escalate beyond control. We think about how to fuel, harness, and express our inner fire in ways that resonate with us as individuals. What does it mean to have a fire in your belly, and how can we express it without conforming to others' expectations? As Dorcas Cheng-Tozun said about social justice for the sensitive soul, we don't have to fit into anyone else's boxes when it comes to expressing ourselves. The fire in everyone's belly burns differently, and how we process and turn it outwards is equally unique What is The Fire in Your Belly? It's usually a compliment when we say someone has fire in their belly. It speaks to a visible energy, enthusiasm, and sense of purpose that radiates from within. But this phrase doesn't always account for those whose fire burns deeply and quietly and isn't as immediately apparent as the big, bright flames we might associate with explicit passion. For highly sensitive people, that inner fire is often potent. Fire In The Belly of Sensitivity If you search for definitions of "fire in the belly," you'll often find it described as a strong determination to succeed, emotional stamina, and an intense drive to achieve or accomplish something. These definitions highlight a particular kind of fire, focused on personal goals, winning, or attaining power and glory. They don't tell the whole story, especially for those driven by values and principles (how and why) more than outcomes (what) For many sensitive people, the fire in their belly is not about achieving for the sake of achieving. It's not the pursuit of bigger, better, faster, or stronger in a conventional sense. Personal achievements matter, but they are often most compelling when they resonate with a broader purpose or have a meaningful impact on the world around them. Dampening The Belly Fire The fire in our belly can go missing when we seek safe, predictable, and comfortable ways to navigate life. For example, the desire to avoid conflict can cause that fire to dim or even disappear over time. Feeling Too Much For highly sensitive individuals, the inconvenience their passions might cause others can feel too jarring, especially when there's a perceived incompatibility with others' views, values, or beliefs. The fear of judgment, criticism, or rejection can be a powerful motivator to keep that fire hidden. Standing up for something we care deeply about can feel risky when it threatens to create friction with those around us. This fear can lead to the suppression of our inner fire, keeping it tucked away where it feels safer but also less alive. The Role of Perfectionism Perfectionism is another factor that can dampen the fire in our belly. When we express our passions, we open ourselves up to the uncertainty and unpredictability of creativity. There's a vulnerability in allowing our fire to rise, in letting it breathe and take form, because we can never be sure what might come from it. The desire for perfection can keep us from taking those risks, leading us to stifle our fire rather than face the unknown. The Impact of Cold Buckets of Water And when others throw cold buckets of water—through criticism or dismissive comments—it can make us hesitant to let our fire show again. Caroline McGraw's shared how an offhand remark snuffed out her passion as a child. It's a reminder that the wrong words at a vulnerab...

Rebekah Vickery guides us in a short meditation to consider how our bellies, our gut, has held the truth of our experiences. "A Blessing for Your Belly" is published in our Autumn 2023 issue. Rebekah Vickery is a trauma therapist, group facilitator, and acrylic artist located in the beautiful and wild Pacific Northwest. In all of her work with people, art, and words, she loves engaging themes of grief, transition, and hope. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support

Men of Honor Podcast Episode: Supercharge Your Day - How to Light the "Masculine" FIRE in Your Belly! 

Ep. 17 Marian Liebowitz: What Puts Fire in Your Belly?   Our hosts talk about the instruments they played when they were younger, and the importance of arts education. Bryan takes an opportunity to chat with Marian Liebowitz about her teaching background and the importance of the business side of our industry, as well as her unique approach to curating artists. Marian Liebowitz is the owner of Marian Liebowitz Artist Management (https://www.marianliebowitz.com/) as well as a former performer and professor. Follow us on social media and let us know your thoughts and questions - https://linktr.ee/nobusinesslikepod  

Fancy pancy measurements might LOOK GOOD, but a simple TAPE MEASURE around YOUR BELLY might give you the best idea whether you are OVERFAT or not.Dr Phil Maffetone wants you to consider that a FOCUS on WEIGHT means you are missing what matters when it comes to body composition. Think about it. Doesn't your muscle weigh more than fat? But we need to know how much fat we're accumulating because a whole collection of risk factors for most lifestyle diseases make up the MAJORITY of deaths nowadays!In the 26th episode of the Training Science Podcast, Paul and Phil discuss not just the origin of their own professional collaboration, but also many health AND performance related topics around the benefits of basic endurance training for all activities and sports, the large potential of eating whole and real foods, as well as why suddenly we are seeing more extremely fit people suddenly die from heart issues.So you say to yourself “OK, I GET IT! I need healthier ATHLETES. What do I exactly do!?”.We got ya covered with Phil's ATHLETE HEALTH COURSE:https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/courses/athlete-health-high-intensity-interval-training_____________________ Today's speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Dr. Phil Maffetone https://philmaffetone.com/  & https://maffetonemusic.com/  _____________________ References:Hetlelid KJ, Plews DJ, Herold E, et alRethinking the role of fat oxidation: substrate utilisation during high-intensity interval training in well-trained and recreationally trained runners. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2015;1:e000047. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000047Maffetone, P.B., Laursen, P.B. Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy?. Sports Med - Open 2, 24 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-016-0048-xMaffetone P and Laursen PB (2020) Maximum Aerobic Function: Clinical Relevance, Physiological Underpinnings, and Practical Application. Front. Physiol. 11:296. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00296Maffetone PB and Laursen PB (2020) The Perfect Storm: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Meets Overfat Pandemic. Front. Public Health 8:135. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00135Maffetone PB and Laursen PB (2022) COVID-Related Athletic Deaths: Another Perfect Storm? Front. Sports Act. Living 4:829093. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.829093_____________________ 

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During this episode of the “So She Did” Podcast, Kristin is joined by author, TedX Speaker, coach and fellow podcaster, Mighty Pete Lonton to discuss the importance of finding your passion—what Kristin calls ‘living a life that sets your soul on fire,' and what Pete calls ‘Fire in Your Belly.' Despite living on different continents, Kristin and Pete each had similar experiences in their mid-thirties of questioning who they were and whether they were on the right path. The episode begins with a discussion of these catalysts and then Pete shares his journey into greater self-awareness.  Pete questions what it is that makes some people get up and turn on the television, while others get up and change their lives and the world for better. What sets the two apart? Passion! Pete discusses the idea of “Fire in Your Belly,” and the need for each of us to find that passion so that we can live more meaningful and fulfilling lives.  The conversation ends with thoughts on how we can not only re-invent ourselves, but also how we can re-build ourselves. Pete suggests that we are all born with passion and purpose, but in the process of life and socialization we are told and begin to believe stories about who we are and who we should be. Kristin suggests that when we go back to chapter one, we have the ability to re-write these stories and become who we were meant to be at the very beginning, before life got in the way.  For more information about Kristin or the Podcast, visit:  www.SoSheDidEmpire.com For More Information about “Mighty” Pete Lonton:  W: www.MightyPete.com P: fireinthebelly.net/podcast   F fireinthebelly.net/Facebook Y: fireinthebelly.net/youtube   I: fireinthebelly.net/Instagram L fireinthebelly.net/Linkedin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soshedidpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soshedidpodcast/support

I'm focused on gaining weight and finding food I love right now! Find out why in this Episode along with the challenges, loving my body, and healing adventures stemming from mystery bodily messages. Links, Articles, and Resources: All Show Notes for This Episode

Do you live with an invisible drive that comes from deep within? A knowing feeling that you're meant for more, and that you have potential you haven't yet reached? This week's guest certainly thinks so.Here Pete Lonton shares his story of how he went from a place of despair to one of hope, searching and questioning to find his ‘Fire in The Belly'... with a heart led desire to help others to find theirs.Carly and Pete discuss how discovering your purpose and passion can help you to not only live a happier life, but to show up as your true self in your business and personal brand to create success from the inside out. Whether Finding the Fire in Your Belly or Finding Your Feel Good... it's time to sit back, look within and enjoy!About Pete:Mighty Pete Lonton from the ‘Fire In The Belly' show, is a Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, Podcast Host, Mentor, Entrepreneur, Property Investor, husband and father of 3 beautiful girls.Pete's background is in Project Management and Property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire In The Belly' show and project. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves.Website: www.MightyPete.comPodcast: fireinthebelly.net/podcastYoutube: fireinthebelly.net/youtubeInstagram: fireinthebelly.net/InstagramLinkedin: fireinthebelly.net/LinkedinFacebook: fireinthebelly.net/FacebookAbout Carly:Carly Keighley is an Intuitive Brand and Copy Coach based in the UK who is on a mission to help female entrepreneurs to Feel Good in themselves, their message and their Personal Brand to attract more of their dream clients... WITHOUT selling their soul. She specialises in messaging, copy and content and offers a range of 1:1 and group sessions and packages.She believes in working TOGETHER to create a brand and/ or message which feels in alignment with your values, mission and passions.Web: www.findyourfeelgood.co.ukFree Facebook group:  Feel Good Female EntrepreneursFacebook:  www.facebook.com/carlykeighleyInstagram: carlykeighleybrandcoachingBOOK YOUR FREE PERSONAL BRANDING ALIGNMENT CALL HERE: https://calendly.com/carlykeighley/discoverycall

In this first episode of Friday Fire for Your Belly, I talk about the one question I have to ask myself over and over again. The question that changed everything for me. Ready to stop blocking your potential and step into your purpose? Start asking yourself this one question. Connect with me on instagram: @ellieberland_

Welcome to Africa - Food for Your Belly and Mind - Amal unpacks the motherland's worldview on food for the belly, it's significance and meaning. As well as food for the mind ie mental health. Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

The Garden in Your Belly with Heather Grzych   When Heather Gryzch began graduate school to study Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old system of medicine from India, her parents thought she was joining a cult - they simply had never had heard of it. In her book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility: A Natural Approach to Getting Pregnant, Heather details her journey of the study of this ancient healing practice and ties it to the preparation for fertility the modern woman can take to welcome the journey of another soul into this world.   In this episode, Heather dives into the basics of Ayurveda, and connects it specifically with the Four Fertility Factors (Seed, Season, Field and Water) that can help prepare the garden of the body for a healthy pregnancy. Although this journey was deeply personal for her, having her child just before she turned 40, her work brings hope and resources to those all over who dream of being a mother.   Bio: Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she bridges the worlds of conventional and alternative medicine to help women and men heal their physical and emotional lives. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at http://heathergrzych.com.  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heathermaverickzen/ Twitter -  https://twitter.com/heathergrzych Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/Heathergrzych/  YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMKNm6Z6WZkhdNCke6d7S1Q

New music by Propaganda, Bizzle, Jupiter 7, and Kanye West. Flashback challenge track by the Tunnel Rats. Playlist: "Fire in Your Belly" by Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K. "Came To Get Live" by Cas Metah ft. Oakbridge "Make the Party Live" by Jupiter 7 ft. Randy Mason "You Won't be the One" by Marksman Lloyd ft. Whisky Winter "Set Me Free" by Lecrae ft. YK Osiris "Way Up (G.O.M. Remix)" by Bizzle "Imposters" by S.O. "Dominate" by Izzy "Comments" by Propaganda "T.R.'z" by Tunnel Rats "On God" by Kanye West "Mazza" by Guvna B "Paid My Dues" by NF "Hi IQ" by The Profit "Deuterononmy + Spirit = University" by JustMe & Wonder Brown "Home is..." by muzeOne ft. JustMe, Ruslan "Jungle" by Datin ft. Shiwan & Parris Chariz Vote on the playlist at www.definitionradio.com/show/700 Leave your requests/shout-outs on our socials www.facebook.com/DefinitionRadio www.instagram.com/DefinitionHH www.twitter.com/DefinitionHH www.krosswerdz.com

Possibly inspired by Jabs impersonating British accents last episode, we're taking a musical journey to the UK! Mixing together tracks from Australia and the United Kingdom. Plenty of new artists to the Definition playlist and some old favourites. Flashback from 2007 by UK group GreenJade. Playlist: “I'm Home" by ReFlex the Architect ft. Tom Isaac "Raw Like" by Oakbridge ft. Phenomena "The Blind Swordsman" by The Praying Mantis "The Text" by Shardz "Getting Love" by Mace "Imposters" by S.O. "One the Low" by Y.Shadey "Legacy" by D Major "Homerun" by D Minor ft. Zeek Power "Driftiing" by Musumba "Mazza" by Guvna B "Gunz Down (Secret Mix)" by GreenJade "Shut Us Down" by Genesiz ft. Jonnie 3:16 "Green Street" by Chris Oaks ft. Guni "Fire in Your Belly" by Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K. "Let It Burn" by The Profit "Taking My Time" by Joshua Luke Smith Vote on the playlist at www.definitionradio.com/show/689 Leave your requests/shout-outs on our socials www.facebook.com/DefinitionRadio www.instagram.com/DefinitionHH www.twitter.com/DefinitionHH www.krosswerdz.com

In our last couple +1s, we’ve talked about your breathing. If you haven’t checked out the full Optimal Breathing 101 master class yet, you might dig it.    For now, how about a quick look at the THREE simple rules of optimal breathing?   Here they are: Breathe through your nose Into your belly And exhale slightly longer than you inhaled 1 + 2 + 3 = Magic.   How about a quick inventory then a closer look?   First, the quick inventory: You breathing through your nose? (Most people don’t. Go look around and/or in the mirror. Do you see a mouth gaping open?) Do you breathe deeply (yet calmly) into your belly? (Most people don’t—especially if you breathe through your mouth!) And, is your exhale slightly longer than your inhale? (This is the fastest way to relax!) Now, for the closer look:   Rule #1. Breathe Through Your Nose (EXCLUSIVELY!)   When? All day. Every day. (Including while sleeping and training.)   Why? Well, check out the class for a full description (and/or the Notes on The Oxygen Advantage, etc.) but here’s the basic idea.  First: Your nose filters, humidifies and conditions air in ways your mouth simply can’t.  Second: Know that we NEVER used to breathe through our mouths except for the most extreme instances of physical exertion. (Think: Lion chasing you.)  Third: When you breathe through your mouth, you tend to “overbreathe” via short, shallow, fast breaths that disrupt the oxygen to carbon dioxide levels in your body. Although it might sound weird, it’s the CARBON DIOXIDE that actually gets the oxygen out of your red blood cells and into your tissues and organs and you need to slow down your breathing (via your nose!) to get the CO2 right and, as a result, the O2 where you want it.    Rule #2. Breathe into Your Belly   Fill up the lower part of your lungs. Flex your most underappreciated and underutilized muscle in your body. Get your diaphragm rocking!!   Note: Don’t take “big” breaths via your mouth into your chest. Take nice, mellow, quiet, DEEP breaths into your belly. Repeat. All day. Every day.   Rule #3. Exhale Slightly Longer than You Inhale.   This is the fastest way to flip the flip the vagal switch and turn on your parasympathetic nervous system and R E L A X.   Whenever you think about it: Exhale longer than you inhale. (Finish strong as we like to say at the Johnson house!)    Squeeze your diaphragm. Get all that air out. Why? Well, did you know that breathing is responsible for 70% (!!!) of your body’s detoxification? Elimination and sweat only take care of 30%. (Kinda surprising, eh?)   But, guess what? If you’re not breathing right, you’re not detoxifying fully. And, of course, you’re not fueling your cells properly.    Enter: Compromised vitality and increased potential of getting all the things you don’t want.    Therefore: Nose. Belly. Exhale.   Practice. Practice. Practice.   Today’s +1.   How about a nice, deep, calm breath. In through your nose… Down into your belly… Out through your nose with a nice, long exhale.   Ah…   Here’s to your Optimal Breathing!

In our last couple +1s, we’ve talked about your breathing. If you haven’t checked out the full Optimal Breathing 101 master class yet, you might dig it.    For now, how about a quick look at the THREE simple rules of optimal breathing?   Here they are: Breathe through your nose Into your belly And exhale slightly longer than you inhaled 1 + 2 + 3 = Magic.   How about a quick inventory then a closer look?   First, the quick inventory: You breathing through your nose? (Most people don’t. Go look around and/or in the mirror. Do you see a mouth gaping open?) Do you breathe deeply (yet calmly) into your belly? (Most people don’t—especially if you breathe through your mouth!) And, is your exhale slightly longer than your inhale? (This is the fastest way to relax!) Now, for the closer look:   Rule #1. Breathe Through Your Nose (EXCLUSIVELY!)   When? All day. Every day. (Including while sleeping and training.)   Why? Well, check out the class for a full description (and/or the Notes on The Oxygen Advantage, etc.) but here’s the basic idea.  First: Your nose filters, humidifies and conditions air in ways your mouth simply can’t.  Second: Know that we NEVER used to breathe through our mouths except for the most extreme instances of physical exertion. (Think: Lion chasing you.)  Third: When you breathe through your mouth, you tend to “overbreathe” via short, shallow, fast breaths that disrupt the oxygen to carbon dioxide levels in your body. Although it might sound weird, it’s the CARBON DIOXIDE that actually gets the oxygen out of your red blood cells and into your tissues and organs and you need to slow down your breathing (via your nose!) to get the CO2 right and, as a result, the O2 where you want it.    Rule #2. Breathe into Your Belly   Fill up the lower part of your lungs. Flex your most underappreciated and underutilized muscle in your body. Get your diaphragm rocking!!   Note: Don’t take “big” breaths via your mouth into your chest. Take nice, mellow, quiet, DEEP breaths into your belly. Repeat. All day. Every day.   Rule #3. Exhale Slightly Longer than You Inhale.   This is the fastest way to flip the flip the vagal switch and turn on your parasympathetic nervous system and R E L A X.   Whenever you think about it: Exhale longer than you inhale. (Finish strong as we like to say at the Johnson house!)    Squeeze your diaphragm. Get all that air out. Why? Well, did you know that breathing is responsible for 70% (!!!) of your body’s detoxification? Elimination and sweat only take care of 30%. (Kinda surprising, eh?)   But, guess what? If you’re not breathing right, you’re not detoxifying fully. And, of course, you’re not fueling your cells properly.    Enter: Compromised vitality and increased potential of getting all the things you don’t want.    Therefore: Nose. Belly. Exhale.   Practice. Practice. Practice.   Today’s +1.   How about a nice, deep, calm breath. In through your nose… Down into your belly… Out through your nose with a nice, long exhale.   Ah…   Here’s to your Optimal Breathing!

  EPISODE 159 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today’s Tip - Can You Build a Business and Work Full Time Elsewhere?   In today’s episode: Do You Have the Fire in Your Belly to Work Full-Time and create a Local Business? I came across a question asking if someone can build a real local business while working full-time somewhere else. Many local small business owners are currently doing that right now!  Yes, it will be long hours but if done right, you can create the bridge to jump. It depends on the passion in your belly and how well you organize yourself.  Thanks for listening! Tammy ~~~~ The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams. HELPFUL LINKS Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at tammy@LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners:  TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com Starting a Local Small Business Website:  StartALocalSmallBusiness.com Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u   AFFILIATE LINKS Build a Website with BlueHost Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You!   CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link     WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR: local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams ~~~  

Prep for warfare • Surrounded by Angels! • Start sharing your faith! • Jesus Sends You Out to the Lost • Heal the Sick! • You are a Spirit! • Holy Spirit in Your Belly? • 23 Minutes in Hell --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spiritwithus/support

RAWHH17: DECLARE Your Hustle ... Strike a Flame in Your Belly! with Heather Havenwood Hey Winners, This a rare RAW episode. I share my internal struggles, personally on feeling average and complacent with life. I share one of my BIGGEST fears and DECLARE a BREAKTHROUGH with that fear. I share my own story of how I used to hustle, with a huge FIRE in my BELLY. And now, I just cruise with comfort. In this episode, I DECLARE My Hustle! I am FIRING UP my FIRE in my belly again. The time is Now! I am Ready! Are you? DECLARE Your FREEDOM! Heather Havenwood The Win Thank you for listening, if you are interested in interviewing Heather or have a question for her to answer on the show, please email media@sexybossinc.com  Connect with Me: HeatherHavenwood.com/Facebook HeatherHavenwood.com/Twitter HeatherHavenwood.com/LinkedIn HeatherHavenwood.com/YouTube HeatherHavenwood.com/Amazon HeatherHavenwood.com/TV Support this podcast

Children's  Corner: Bats in your Belly with author  Dawn DePasquale Did you know that children get anxiety, just like grown-ups, but sometimes even worse? "Bats is Your Belly" introduces you to Layla, a little girl who just finished her first day of school and is full of the worries. But her worries are bigger than just mere butterflies in her stomach: she has bats in her belly! Join Layla and her parents as they try to figure out how to help her feel better—and get rid of those awful bats.  "Bats in Your Belly" is an anxiety self-help book intended for parents and their children that gives them hands-on ways to manage feelings of worry and how to improve stress tolerance over time. The book features easy-to-understand language and bright, vibrant illustrations to grab the reader and transport him into a dancing, whimsical world. During the story, the reader gets to watch Layla's family as they try to help her to identify her worries and teach her kinetic activities to manage these feelings. Join Layla today and any day the worries start to get to you and dance all your bats away!  Dawn is the clinical director for Bell Mental Health Associates in Swansea, MA, and I work with children, families, and adults on a variety of mental health disorders. Click here to purchase Dawn's book from Amazon.com

Resurrecting Hope and Conquering Fears with Dawn DePasquale Dawn DePasquale is the clinical director for Bell Mental Health Associates in Swansea, MA, and works with children, families, and adults on a variety of mental health disorders.  She often jokes with her patients that their chief commodity is hope: without it, nothing can change and your problems just continue to metastacize into unseemly, unmanageable messes that feel uncontrollable.  In Dawn's battle to resurrect hope, she gives free seminars in her community and is a published author and nationwide speaker.  Dawn feels like every little bit counts. Dawn recently finalized plans to release "A Year of Fear", an informative workbook that is devoted to embracing your fears and conquering them in order to live your best life.  She also recently authored "Bats in Your Belly" a children's book about anxiety (Children's Corner show on Aug 5th) and is featured in the compilation book, "Share Your Message With the World" due out in July 2014.  For more information visit: https://bellmentalhealth.com

These past few days I have being feeling a bit down, sad and not wanting to feel these feelings while they we coming to the surface of my heart. My tendency is to ignore and not let myself feel sad  which in turn denies the very gift of embodiment - diversity of experience. With being in the body there is an extraordinary opportunity to connect and feel the feelings we have so why deny oneself? When we don't allow the flow to happen we deny the very gift we have been given. I first heard this from one of my teachers Dr. Douglas Brooks and it woke me up to see that yes, life (every bit of it) is a gift. When we embrace and see all of our potential even with the bad feelings or circumstances then we can better align in every way and go directly to the ocean of the heart. Some yoga's teach liberation from the body and Anusara teaches it in the body - this one gels with me. I invite you to see all that you have experienced as a gift, your life as a gift, and that you are a gift allow each one to be a portal to greater awareness. About 11 years ago being diagnosed with MS could of been a sentence to suffer but I used the yoga to turn it around and make something good out of it deepening the value of my life. Sanskrit: Bhakti - Devotion, Laghima - Lightness, Kalyanamitra - Spiritual Friend Hanuman Vastus Medialis - Psoas - Sequence: Level 2/3 All 4's to Down Dog to Uttanasana with a blanket under the arches Urdvah Hastasana to Uttanasana to Straight Leg Lunge with Blanket under arch Down Dog to Plank to Chattarunga or Your Belly into Cobra Pose Crescent Pose Also Known as Vira I with back heel lifted Down Dog to Uttanasana to Samastithi Uttanasana with Blanket Roll Down Dog to Crescent Pose Vinyasa Down Dog to Uttanasana with Blanket Under Arches Parsvakonasana with Blanket Under Front Foot Arch Vinyasa to Uttanasana Blanket Roll in Hips Samasthiti to Urdvah Hastasana 2X Pincha Mayurasana Prep- Feather of the Peacock/Dolphin Balasana - Child's Pose to Down Dog Trikonasana with Blanket Under Arch Uttanasana with Blanket at Hips Lunge to a Twist in Lunge to Ardha Chandrasana Vinyasa Pigeon Prep with Blanket Edge in Hip Down Dog to Eka Pada Uttanasana to Runners Lunge 2x Hanumanasana Uttanasana Sukhasana - Easy Seated Pose Parvritta Sukhasana - Seated Easy Twist Sukhasana with Fwd Bend Meditation or Savasana Namaste!