Benjamin Hardy on Writing Online
Ben Hardy and I talk about how he went from a brand new, and obscure blogger to a writer with 100,000 followers, now working on his first book. Ben is father to 3 foster children, ages 5,7,and 9, and pursuing his PhD student in Organizational Psychology. When I first came across a blog post from Ben […]
Ayurveda for Women’s Mental + Emotional Thrive with Mary Thompson
Mary Thompson was my first teacher in Ayurveda College. I know hundreds of Ayurvedic Practitioners can say the same. We talk about how all psychological problems – like anxiety, frustration, depression – originate in our biorhythms being out of sync. For women who have the monthly hormonal roller coaster and the menopause shift we are […]
Productivity + Connectivity Tips For a Dharmic Life
Long time student, Mo Horton, asked me a question for the podcast. She asked, “What body habits will make the critical difference… individually and collectively… for us to show up as our optimal best… for ourselves and for the next generation?” Mo’s heartfelt question landed as being exactly on pointe for me dharmically, I decided […]
Communication Skills for Yoga Teachers (+ everyone else) with Julia Beauchamp
Who is in the front line of spirituality in the western world? Yoga teachers. More and more, yoga teachers are the gateway drug for people who lost touch with their spirit to reconnect. And to do this job well requires very decent communication skills. Here is where Julia Beauchamp enters the conversation. Get up to […]
Kali, Rakta Bija + Burning Your Partnerships
Any partnership I’m in I want to be a strategic partnership. Strategic partnerships require structure. Structure in how what values we both hold, how we meet, what we do when we meet, how we plan, how we co-create, how we reflect and review what we’ve created. WIthout structure for dynamic growth, we enter stagnation. Stagnation […]
Teens & Parents on the Path to Evolutionary Communication + Better Relationships
If you want to hear what parenting teens at the evolutionary level sounds like and looks like you’ll want to tune into this conversation. I met Denise Ackert of Inner Light Health Works when I was just starting out as an Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner. Denise – a master bodyworker and birth doula – instantly “saw” […]
Lessons Learned in Strategic planning for personal growth
The balance between fire and water, action and reflection is the key to strategic growth. Without building structure for reflection, you can’t absorb your lessons learned. When you don’t absorb your lessons learned, you repeat past. When you repeat the past, you end up in the land of stagnation, negative feedback loops and can […]
Picking Pot Over Pills with Medical Marijuana Expert Dr. Rachna Patel
Ayurveda is a planet-human consciousness art and science. Ayurveda is as connected to plants as plants are to humans. Where does marijuana fit into all this? What about alcohol? And what about the explosion of the medical marijuana industry and accessibility? This is our topic of conversation on today’s show. I rap with Dr. […]
Mentoring Teens on the Habits from Yogis from Ayurveda
About 12 years ago I witnessed Maya’s birth. I was there in the role of birth doula, but I wasn’t much help. It was my first birth. Maya being stubborn, was a little stubborn about coming out. Twelve years later, Maya is fired up to test the habits in Body Thrive. She wants to see […]
The Responsibilities of Online Community Leadership in the Sharing Economy with Alex Hillinger
I didn’t set out to become a community leader. Only recently am I learning what leadership actually is. In fact, despite being an accomplished athlete, I was never a good team captain. I was elected for that role more due to my drive and performance… that for any actual leadership skills. As Yogahealer has grown […]