Soulful Selfcare Sessions

In this episode,  Dr. Lindiwe and I chat about health, career changes and shifts, as well as eastern and western medicine.  We met at the Center for Mind- Body Medicine Training and love to talk and share ideas around healing and wellness, advocacy and raising children.  ENJOY!  You can learn more about Dr. Greenwood here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This woman is incredible!  Dr. Sabrina is a teacher, storyteller, therapist and peace builder. She is one of my favorite humans, and I'm thrilled to have her on the podcast today talking about Ancestral Healing. You can find out more about her at http://www.drsabrinandiaye.com.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

I've known Jennifer a number of years from the Kids Yoga and Mindfulness world  and it's my pleasure to chat with her specifically about anxiety. We hope this conversation helps listeners learn some new perspectives and tools for managing anxiety in daily life.  Jennifer is also the author of some great books and resources for classrooms and families, which you can find here.  You can learn more about upcoming trainings and online classes at Little Flower Yoga.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Jenny Johnston is an EFT ( tapping)  and Past Life Regression Practitioner. I met Jenny a year ago when she did a session with Saylor and then she also helped my husband this Fall. Jenny specializes in integrating EFT and Past Life Regression in order to understand our past challenges and to release them so that we can live a healthy and fulfilled life. You can learn about all of Jenny's online classes and watch her videos here.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This is a very special episode with my friend Roberta Halpern, author of Courage Reborn: Finding Peace and Purpose after losing my children. Roberta is a writer, healer and mother who shares her story of loss and how her writing has helped her through processing and healing. She has transformed her experience into writing this book and leading grief circles for other parents who have lost children and loved ones.   You can learn more about Roberta's work at http://www.dragonflyhealingarts.net/.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this conversation, Katherine Reynolds Lewis and I discuss her amazing book, The Good News About Bad Behavior.. She talks about why she wrote the book, some of the research that she found along the way and some tips that you can use in your own family. You can learn more about Katherine and her work, here.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In LOLA, our Semester 1 students are learning about self- healing. I recorded this meditation for our community, based on this information from Ancient Chinese Wisdom. It's a great refresh meditation and healing/nourishing meditation for all.  Enjoy!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This episode is a little different than normal b/c it starts with my just digging into my own experiences with people pleasing and my shifts and changes over the years and in friendships with over caring for others lives AND wanting people to like me. Then, I invite therapist, Francine Ronis,  to join in and go deeper with some of the information I learned when I posted about this on Facebook and felt like we needed to have a deeper dive into what the layers of people pleasing are. Enjoy. You can find Francine here.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this conversation with Annie Grace,  the author of This Naked Mind, and I have a conversation about the decision to quit over drinking, why someone would do this and what the real life ripples can be. I read Annie's book over the summer and found it to be the only book I needed to help me stop over drinking and to educate me on the spectrum of drinking habits that we don't really talk about. I'm beyond grateful for Annie's work and clarity on those of us who don't identify as  "alcoholics", where do we fit into society?  You can learn more about Annie, here. And of course, email me your comments, questions and feedback. I love to hear from you, pleasance@lilomm.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this conversation with Yael Flusberg, we talk about Energy Healing, Reiki, Yoga. I think you will appreciate Yael's spirit and wisdom.  You can find out more about Yael and her writing, yoga nidre and mindfulness classes and retreats at https://yaelflusberg.com. ENJOY!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Happy Birthday Saylor! In this conversation Saylor and I chat about turning 11 and what that feels like.  I start the podcast with a brief intro and this poem by Mary Oliver that I think you will enjoy.  West Wind #2 You are young. So you know everything. You leap into the boat and begin rowing. But listen to me. Without fanfare, without embarrassment, without any doubt, I talk directly to your soul. Listen to me. Lift the oars from the water, let your arms rest, and your heart, and hearts little intelligence, and listen to me. There is life without love It is not worth a bent penny , or a scuffed shoe… When you hear, a mile away and still out of sight, the churn of the water as it begins to swirl and roil, fretting around the sharp rocks- when you hear that unmistakable pounding- when you feel the mist on your mouth and sense ahead the embattlements, the long falls plunging and streaming- then row, row for your life toward it. Mary Oliver --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.

Today I chat with Paula Atkinson, psychotherapist and Body Justice Advocate about the history of diet culture and the rise of the Health At Every Size movement. We hope this conversation is helpful to women       ( and men) who have  had any challenges with food and body image.  You can learn more about Paula at http://pauladatkinson.com/.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Today I share a wonderful conversation with Erin Telford about yoga, breathing, spirit and emotions. She's a Breathwork facilitator  who left  her acupuncture practice in NYC to explore traveling, spirit, writing and nature. You can practice with her, at https://erintelford.com/resources. Enjoy the conversation. I kick off the episode with the poem, Womankind by Danna Faulds. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Michele is back on the podcast today to talk about confidence and the brain. We dig into 5 confidence killers and we talk about how and why to build confidence. What happens in your life when you don't have confidence? What's the root? We dig into tips for building the confidence muscle in your own life, noticing and working with negative thought loops, feeling the feelings and emotions as they arise. You can learn more about the brain with Michele at https://www.nectarconsulting.com.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Loved this conversation on talking like a Buddhist with Cynthia Kane.  We hope this gives you some tangible tools and resources for your own relationships and communication. Enjoy! As always, write to me your questions and comments at pleasance@lilomm.com  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this episode, I talk about my own discomfort in some areas with parenting and how others project my value and worth based on my children. This is a casual episode that just brings to light some of the realities I am experiencing that might be helpful to you.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

My darling, hilarious, brilliant friend, Meghan Leahy, is back on the podcast. This conversations digs deeps into anxiety in our lives, where it comes from, how we work with it and perhaps some new ways of looking and living with it. You can learn more about Meg here.  Please send your comments and questions to pleasance@lilomm.com  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Today I talk with therapist, retreat guide and friend, Amy Babish. Amy shares intimately about her divorce, parenting, tantra and following her guides in her career and in her life. You can learn more about Amy here, http://www.amytatsumi.com. Enjoy!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

J. Brown hosts the Yoga Talks podcast which I have listened to for many years.  I am excited about having this conversation with a fellow former studio owner, yoga enthusiast and the teacher who created the slogan "Gentle is the New Advanced" which is one of my favorite themes in yoga. I loved talking with J about fatherhood and integrating a yogic lifestyle into daily life. I opened our conversation with this quote,  "Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are." - Erich Schiffmann.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Finally a podcast on the Enneagram! My favorite tool for relationships and self- growth. You can learn more about my friend and leadership coach, Catherine Hayes, here.   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support