FINDING HARMONY PODCAST

 

What is a spiritual practice? How does it work? How will it improve my life? How will deepening my self-care transform me? What strategies can I use to improve my life, increase my health, and create wellness? How can craft a life that I love?

The Finding Harmony Podcast gets to the root of all these questions. Each episode is full of inspiration, humour, honest observations, and actionable steps that you can integrate to enhance your experience of self-love, develop a connection to Spirit, and create a life you truly love.

Show Notes Below:

Reflections and Revelations: Celebrating 200 Episodes of Finding Harmony

Reflections and Revelations: Celebrating 200 Episodes of Finding Harmony

Join me and my ever-entertaining husband, Russell, on a delightful and reflective journey through the last 4 years and past 200 episodes of the Finding Harmony Podcast!
In this special episode we're diving into some of the heartfelt and humorous stories that made the last 4 years of gathering together so meaningful!

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Time Tested Insights on Success, Spirituality, and Sales with Marie Forleo

Time Tested Insights on Success, Spirituality, and Sales with Marie Forleo

We’re exploring the intersect between being your own boss and answering a divine calling. This is the place where business becomes a spiritual practice and is the Fast-Track for personal growth.

You’re going to love this episode if you’re someone who aspires to increase your success on a professional level or if you simply enjoy motivating conversations for your own enrichment.

We’re talking about the inherent value of creating a purpose-driven business and the role resilience plays in overcoming challenges.

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Building a Harmonious Life with a Successful Coaching Business

Building a Harmonious Life with a Successful Coaching Business

As a yoga + breathwork teacher, and life coach, I've always been fascinated by the intricate balance of life, work, and spiritual practice. Much like the path of yoga, her story is one of self-discovery and introspection. Through our yoga practice we come to understand the importance of looking inward, and Kelsey’s experience beautifully mirrors this practice. She spoke about the significance of understanding oneself to thrive in the external world - a concept that’s central to both yoga and effective coaching

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Balancing Life and Health: Practical Tips for Sustainable Change with Layne Stowell

Balancing Life and Health: Practical Tips for Sustainable Change with Layne Stowell

What’s one small, sustainable health habit you plan to introduce or continue in your daily routine this year?
Today I’m sitting down with Layne Stowell, who’s going to help us create sustainable habits well into 2024! We’re exploring the dynamics of habit formation, the power + effectiveness of starting small. This is not just a tactic but a transformative strategy for creating lasting change in our health and overall well-being.

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From Harmony, With Love: A Merry Romp Through 2023's Ups And Downs

From Harmony, With Love: A Merry Romp Through 2023's Ups And Downs

Join me and my ever-entertaining husband, Russell, on a delightful and reflective journey through the past year.
In this special Christmas Eve episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, we're diving into the heartfelt and sometimes humorous stories that made 2023 a year to remember…

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Transforming Adversity: A Powerful Journey Through Injury and Recovery with Jen René

Transforming Adversity: A Powerful Journey Through Injury and Recovery with Jen René

Russell and I are having an eye-opening chat today on the Finding Harmony Podcast, with Jen René.

Jen's story is something else – she talked us through her journey of healing from a knee injury, and how it reshaped her yoga practice. We got into the nitty-gritty of balancing strength and flexibility, especially important for us women in yoga.

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How to create your desired reality - Manifest your DREAMS with Julia Martin

How to create your desired reality - Manifest your DREAMS with Julia Martin

In this episode, I’m diving headfirst into the topic of manifestation with my guest, Julia Martin — an expert in the field!
We’re looking at how to develop a manifestation ritual and how it can be used as a spiritual practice. You’ll find out how you too can use 5 simple steps to achieve anything you desire whether it be a life dream, a business success, or a financial goal!

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Unlocking Abundance: Step out of lack and Find True Wealth with Sarah Walton

Unlocking Abundance: Step out of lack and Find True Wealth with Sarah Walton

I’m sitting down with abundance coach (and my dear friend), Sarah Walton. We're talking about ways to reframe our understanding of money and abundance, addressing the limiting beliefs we as a culture (and especially as women) have around money, and how we can shift from a mindset of scarcity into one of abundance.

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A Spiritual Practice For the Holidays

A Spiritual Practice For the Holidays

With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas coming up around the corner, I wanted to share some helpful tips for how we can use spiritual practices to help us through the holidays. Practices like yoga and mindfulness not only alleviate stress but also contribute to a stronger immune system and overall better health. Scientific evidence suggests that a calm mind can positively impact our body's cellular function and immune response.

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Why Asana Isn’t Enough…

Why Asana Isn’t Enough…

Many of us come to the practice feeling broken and struggle with an underlying sense that we’re just not enough. We seek validation by looking outside ourselves. We seek to do things right, to learn the “correct method” and toe the party line.
But when we truly slow down to feel what’s underneath all our striving and the patterns of perfectionism, we begin to see that it’s the system that’s broken, not us.

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Ashtanga Dispatch with Peg MulQueen

Ashtanga Dispatch with Peg MulQueen

Today I’m speaking with the O.G of Ashtanga podcasting. The woman who started “Ashtanga Dispatch,” the first podcast dedicated to Ashtanga yoga teaching, (long before most of us even knew what a podcast was, let alone had a library of them stored on our phones).
That’s right. I’m sitting down with the lovely Peg Mulqueen to talk about the benefits of having a mentor and how it’s different than being in a student-teacher relationship.

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The Only Time Is Now… with Luke Jordan

The Only Time Is Now… with Luke Jordan

This conversation with our Irish friend, Luke Jordan, is delicious. It left us craving for more. There’s simply is no good place to stop when souls join and dance together out beyond the world of ideas and language. So, we simply hit record and sank deeply into Luke’s vibe… and let time slip away.

It’s such a treasured experience to connect with someone so self-aware, so thoughtful, and so ready to deconstruct every presumption, every belief, and even reality itself.

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And Don’t Forget To Breathe… With Nick Heath The Breathing Diabetic

And Don’t Forget To Breathe… With Nick Heath The Breathing Diabetic

Did you know that how you breathe can help to regulate blood sugar levels, improve insulin sensitivity, and reduce the risk of complications from diabetes?

But that’s only a fraction of what a conscious slow breathing practice can do for you!

Nick Heath, famously known as The Breathing Diabetic, joins us today to share valuable insights, not only from his own personal experience, but also from his extensive research in the area of breathing and how it effects us on every level.

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On Top of The Mountain with Elizabeth Kadetsky

On Top of The Mountain with Elizabeth Kadetsky

Today we explore the epic yoga battle between the Iyengar school and the Ashtanga school, as we sit down with author, yoga practitioner, three-time Fullbright fellow to India, researcher, editor, and Professor of English and Creative Writing at Penn State University, Elizabeth Kadetsky!

You may have hear of her very popular book, “First There Is a Mountain” published in 2004? If you haven’t read it — You must.

Today, we’re learning about her research around the authenticity of the origin stories of our yoga practice, looking at the connection between yoga and art, looking at how yoga is being weaponized by the Right-Wing politics of India, and the complicated dance between East and West.

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Dancing In My Dreams with Ralph Craig III

Dancing In My Dreams with Ralph Craig III

When Tina Turner, often dubbed the “Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” died at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, on May 24, 2023, what many did not know is that Ms. Turner had practiced Soka Gakkai International Nichiren Buddhism for the last 50 years.

What does this have to do with our guest today? We’re talking Ashtanga yoga, philosophy, and the importance of discipline in attaining true wisdom from your spiritual practice.

This is basically a class in history, philosophy, Sanskrit and culture all wrapped up into one delicious conversation that we know will enrich your lives!

Our guest, Dr. Ralph H. Craig III received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Stanford University, where he specialized in Buddhist Studies and in American Religions. He’s also the author of “Dancing In My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner,” which will be released in November 7, 2023!

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Love Your Body, Love Your Life with Anna Surrey

Love Your Body, Love Your Life with Anna Surrey

Today we’re diving deep into the secret feelings of guilt and shame we often carry — but don’t dare to speak about or admit… not even to ourselves.

We're sitting down with Anna Surrey, an Intuitive Eating & Positive Body Image Coach to openly explore some of the very deep patterns we carry around eating, dieting, and food.

If you’ve been struggling with your relationship to your body, food, or exercise obsession, then this is one conversation you won’t want to avoid. We’re exploring how these sneaky, self-destructive patterns can show up in unconscious ways that slowly erode our confidence and sense of worthiness, stealing joy from all areas of our lives, and some specific things you can do to free yourself from this trap!

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Helena Rosenthal: Mystic, Mama, Musician

Helena Rosenthal: Mystic, Mama, Musician

Helena first stepped onto the Ashtanga mat when she was 19 years old. Coming out of her rebellious teen years, filled with drug abusing and running away from home.
She was instantly bewitched by the method and has been practicing asana along with self-inquiry, ever since. She’s now living in Palma de Mallorca, and has opened up EARTH YOGA in Santa Catalina.

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Nourished Evolution with Lia Huber

Nourished Evolution with Lia Huber

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by having to come up with yet another idea for dinner… Feeling a lack of time and physically exhausted at the end of a long day; But, you still want to eat delicious, healthy food… This episode is for you!
We're going to discuss a few practical strategies to help you overcome some of the common obstacles we face when we think about how to feed ourselves in a nourishing way.

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Creating a Sustainable Spiritual Wellness Practice

Creating a Sustainable Spiritual Wellness Practice

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by a lack of time or physical fatigue, this episode is for you.

We're going to discuss a few practical strategies to help you overcome some of these obstacles and create a sustainable spiritual wellness practice.

Whether you're feeling pressed for time, exhausted, or over-committed, I'm giving you some helpful ways to slow down and create a practice that both nourishes your spirit and gives you energy!

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Finding A Stillpoint with Scott Johnson

Finding A Stillpoint with Scott Johnson

Scott is a sensitive soul. His gentle, compassionate, kind energy is transmitted not only through his teaching style, but you’ll feel it in the way he speaks.
The space we enter around him is saturated with loving kindness.

We hope you enjoy this episode and find your own sense of encouragement, hope, and healing through absorbing and also integrating a new approach to your breath and movement practice. Maybe you’ll even find a Stillpoint amidst the chaos of an ever changing world.

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