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Chefsache Vertrieb – der Podcast von und mit Bestseller-Autor Tobias EppleTobias Epple und Alexandra Schwenk über Vertrieb in der FinanzdienstleistungsbrancheAls langjährige Expertin in der Finanzdienstleistungsbranche mit einer Karriere von Innendienstmitarbeiterin über die Verkäuferin bis zur Bezirksdirektorin, teilt Alexandra Schwenk ihre praxiserprobten Führungsstrategien und Verkaufstechniken, die auch Krisenerprobt zum Erfolg ihres Handelsvertreter-Teams geführt haben.Mit dem Podcast von Tobias Epple zum Thema Führung, Vertrieb und Verkauf erhältst Du einen wertvollen Begleiter auf Deinem Weg zu beruflichem Erfolg. Tauche ein in die inspirierende Welt der Spitzenführungskräfte und lerne von Experten, wie du deine Ziele erreichst und dein Team zu Höchstleistungen motivierst. Lass Dich von Tobias Epples Expertise inspirieren und Deine...
2024-06-0542 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #55: The boon of setting boundariesHave you ever said Yes to an event you really wanted to say No to and then ended up dragging your feet there? I have. Do you tend to take on work although it is not really your job and you don’t get paid extra for it either?…. yep, know that one. Do you keep babysitting for your friend although you really wanted a day off? … I learnt not to. Many of us struggle setting boundaries. Yet setting boundaries skillfully is an integral part to a healthy and happy life. Creati...
2019-04-2939 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #54: Change your life by changing the way you thinkWhatever you think and feel has a vibration. Whatever vibration you carry is what you attract. You are probably familiar with the ‘law of attraction’: a law states that “like attracts like” which means whatever you think you attract. This is not wowoo or esoteric. Thoughts are simply energetic patterns that can manifest into reality. In other words our reality is manifested thoughts, our reality is thoughts densified. Taking that as our premise Kelly Mishell and I shoot shine light on how to work with thoughts and emotions to create the life you...
2019-04-1332 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #53: Holistic strategies to reverse osteoporosisBone loss and bone weakening is a major concern for many women especially when getting older. The diagnoses of osteopenia and osteoporosis are dreaded ones not alone because it makes many of us feeling helpless. A year ago, Jackie Prete had been diagnosed with osteoporosis (bone loss) after a bike accident. This was on the heels of dealing with osteopenia (reduced bone mass) for a number of years prior to that. The numbers were very high and the doctors pressured her intently to take drugs. She refused. Jackie shares with us her approach on how...
2019-03-2847 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #52: Solving the pelvic floor mysteryAs if pregnancy, childbirth and menopause wasn’t enough fun for women, there are a whole set of challenges associated with our female parts. 1 in 3 women experience some form of pelvic floor disorder. That’s a significant 33%. Think uterine and bladder prolapse, urinary incontinence, urinary tract infections, yoni flatulence or rectal incontinence. In a study from 2007 with close to 9,000 women it was shown that ….. 25% of women experience rectal incontinence 15% stress incontinence of the bladder 29% had multiple surgeries because of pelvic floor disorders 38% farting/flatus out of the yoni 6% pelvic organ prolapse Pelvic floor disord...
2019-03-1449 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #51: The 7 alchemical stages of menopauseMenopause is a birthing process that, when embraced consciously, will help us transform into the powerful, authentic wise elders that our society needs so badly. In other words, menopause is an opportunity for women to transform into wise crones. Many women dread menopause. They dread the hot flashes, night sweats, gaining weight, mood swings, hormonal changes, getting old and whatever else comes with the menopausal transition. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way. With the right tools, menopause can be the doorway into wisdom, insight and intuition. Menopause is a...
2019-02-2855 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #50: Thriving as a childless woman: How to find happiness without babies In the US, 1 in 5 women of childbearing age do not have children. That is a significant 20%. Given the historic role as women as mothers and the fact that a woman’s body is designed to create life, it is still tough for many women to swallow being childless. Emotions may go wild. Grief takes over. Going to blessing ways becomes an agony. Kathleen Woods and I talk our way from what it means to be a childless woman, to how to deal with our emotions, and arrive at plan B. ...
2019-02-1438 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #49: Unravel your sexuality, clear what trips you upOur sexuality, creativity, vital life force energy and the way we digest trauma are intrinsically interlinked. Krista Woroschuk and I shoot the breathe on how we can arrive in our bodies, unravel our sexuality and unleash our creative potential. What you get from tuning in: The link between trauma, vital life force energy and sexuality 5 Strategies to drop into the body to release trauma and access your sexuality and vital life force energy Debunking the myth about women becoming less sexually desirable after 40 What is trauma and when are we most impressionable to it How holding on to st...
2019-01-3153 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #48: Proven strategies to overcome emotional eating & food addictionsEmotional eating, eating disorders and body image issues are an inter-generational phenomena. It starts with children, spans across teenagers and young adults and can go way into old age. What is it about food that has such an attraction that so many of us use it like a drug or refrain from using it at all? Carolyn Ross MD shares her personal story around healing from a severe diagnosed disease and what lessons she has learnt. She now applies those lessons and her knowledge from integrative medicine with her patients who suffer from food addiction and eating...
2019-01-1638 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #47: How to heal childhood trauma without drugsThe Healing is the personal story of Saeeda Hafiz and a true page-turner. Saeeda is an African American woman who grew up in impoverished conditions and an abusive family. Her idea out of misery was to uplevel herself into the middle class. While having been successful career wise in most people’s perception, she yearned for more. A cooking class opened her eyes to more than just the normal sense of success. She started exploring natural healing methods, in particular food as medicine and yoga as a pathway to more happiness. Saeeda discovered th...
2019-01-0344 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #46: The forgotten power of the solsticeThe winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. It is one of the yearly invitations to tune into the rhythms of nature. Some peoples say that at the winter solstice the moon gives birth to the sun. It is the end of one cycle and the beginning of a new one. The dark gives way to the light. The word solstice is a combination of the latin word sol, which means sun. It also refers to the sun god. The second part of the word, sistere, means to stand still. Thus, during th...
2018-12-2127 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #45: Simple, everyday Ayurvedic cooking for a peaceful mind If you are like most people eating healthy and well is high on your new year’s resolution list. Is it? That’s not surprising. After all, good food is a foundational piece to lasting health and happiness. With bad food we feel blah, bloaty, uninspired. Who wants that? With good food we feel uplifted and inspired. I attest to it. Well, I hate to break the news to you, but if you want to feed yourself well, home cooked food is essential for a peaceful and harmonious mind … and a vibrant body of cour...
2018-12-0643 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #44: Four satisfying winter holiday recovery recipes … for more lightness and loose fitting pantsThis is a practical episode about food to help you stay on the bandwagon of healthy eating during the winter holidays. For most of us, winter holidays mean lots of cookies, home-baked goods, many parties and lots of alcohol. And with it comes what? You guessed it, tight fitting pants and a sluggish, heavy digestion. In the last episode we talked about the 3 phase holiday feasting strategy. If you have not listened to that episode, do it now. Then tune in here to get four satisfying recipes to PREP FOR and RECOVER from...
2018-11-1818 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #43: The 3 obvious holiday feasting phases to avoid feeling like a stuffed turkeyHolidays and celebrations feed our soul. They are a way for us to honor the abundance of earth and connect with friends and family. On the downside, the holidays present us with tons of temptations. Think cookies, home baked sweets, elaborate feasts. Can you already feel your pants getting tighter just thinking about it? And on top of it, you may be wondering if you should make another hole in your belt to accommodate all those goodies. As soul feeding and nourishing as the holidays may be, feeling heavy, sluggish and bogged down by all t...
2018-11-0720 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #42: Traumatic Accidents & Surgery. Recover the wise woman way.This is the story of how Jackie Prete healed herself from a traumatic accident and how you can too. She found herself in excruciating pain and motionless in a hospital bed after being run over on her bike. The prospect was dire. Her shattered leg may leave her unable to walk, teach yoga, being potentially deformed for life and/ or permanently on crutches. Not a sunny outlook for anyone but especially dire for someone whose livelihood depends on teaching yoga and movement. A four hour surgery put her body back together. ...
2018-10-2545 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #41: Soul Style Dress: Dress yourself for more confidence & self loveWe are talking about clothes of all things. What me? Yes. That’s right. Clothes and everything that comes with it, shoes, accessories, jewelry is important to many women. Period. And clothes are something that in the world of yogis, with whom I have been hanging out, has often been suppressed and shunned. After all the development of the soul is more important, right?…..and what do clothes have to do with that? Well, truth be told, a lot. The way you dress reflects a level of self confidence, self worth and self love...
2018-10-1031 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #40: The 3 biggest reasons why we don’t invest in ourselvesMost of us have no concept around what it means to invest in ourselves. You may have invested in your career or maybe in a house but have you truly invested in yourself? I venture to say that most people SPEND on themselves but not INVEST. Hahh? What’s the difference? You will find out in this podcast and way more on what is holding you back from creating more happiness and joy in your life. You can read more on this on my blog “The 3 biggest reasons why we don’t inve...
2018-09-2629 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #39: Getting unmarried: How to thrive as a woman after divorceDivorce suck but life doesn’t have to. Getting divorced is not a failure. Getting divorced can be a massive opportunity for growth. There are no mistakes in life. There is only lessons learnt. But truth be told a relationship death can also be tremendously heartbreaking. Using the language of “getting un-married” versus “getting divorced” is one way of signaling that you are ready to empower yourself as a woman. Blooming after marriage is a skill than can be learnt. Daniella, psychotherapist and transformational coach, shares her journey through her own divorce, w...
2018-09-1336 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #38: Superager. Optimize your vibrancy and longevityElise makes bold claims on the front flap of her book Superager. She says: You can look younger, have more energy, a better memory, and live a long and healthy life. First of all, what in the world is a superager? And how come she feels so confident about claiming that we can all be one? Elise is answering all those questions plus she shares inspiring stories of wise elders. We also talk about how aging has changed over time and what it means to age today. You can be a wild, wise, vibrant one...
2018-08-3031 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #37: Embracing your feminine, stepping into flowFinding your feminine essence in a masculine world is not an easy feat. It’s a discovery, it’s a curiosity. As women, regardless of sexual orientation, we carry a watery nature, an essence, a juiciness and creativity that has been given to us by nature. We can create and birth a human being. Menstruation is one way the body expresses that power. Amenorrhea, or the absence of menses, during a time in our lives when we are expected to have it aka when we are not postmenopausal, is a sign of imbalance. A sign, that...
2018-08-1650 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #36: Cracking the anxiety code18% of the US population suffers from generalized anxiety. That’s almost 1/5 of the population. That’s huge. Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet less than 40% of those suffering receive treatment. Hand in hand with anxiety often comes depression. Yikes. I had severe anxiety in my early to mid 20s, too. So did Jamie. We have walked the path and came out the other end way more grounded and self confident. Jamie used to be on anti- depressants and was frequently so anxious she would cancel a yoga class she was scheduled to teach last minute. Looki...
2018-08-0250 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #35: Healing Autoimmune Disease & Cancer, part 2This is part 2 or my heartwarming and inspiring conversation with Sam Norman about her lifelong healing crisis with autoimmune disease and thyroid cancer. She has shifted from rock bottom to a place of peace, acceptance and deep inner healing. At the expense of repeating myself, here is what Sam’s journey is about: When you look at Sam Norman today you would never guess that she has endured over 30 years of chronic health crisis. Since the first year of her life, she has been in constant companionship of doctors. At age 1, she was di...
2018-07-1838 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #34: Healing Autoimmune Disease & Cancer, part 1 When you look at Sam Norman today you would never guess that she has endured over 30 years of chronic health crisis. Since the first year of her life she has been in constant companionship of doctors. At age 1, she was diagnosed with severe digestive challenges. Hashimoto’s disease was diagnosed at age 13, a vascular autoimmune diagnosis came at age 27, thyroid cancer at 31. She has had seven surgeries throughout her life including a brain surgery at age 9. She was convinced several times that she was going to die. Her case was so interesting, the doctors asked her...
2018-07-0535 min
Fearless Self-LoveSelf-Love as Self-CompanionshipIn this interview with fellow Yoga Health Coach, Alexandra Epple, she gets real about her struggle with Anorexia and her journey to finding deep appreciation for who she is. Her passion for supporting women to love and care for themselves comes from her very real journey of learning to do so for herself. Listen as Alexandra not only reveals her personal trials, but also her triumphs. She offers practical tools for exploring how to enjoy your own company. How Alexandra’s anorexia transformed into a relationship of self-love Why nourishing touch can be foundational to cultivating sel...
2018-06-2458 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #33: What is Health? No really, what is it? …part 3Before you dive into this episode listen to What is health: part 1 and What is health: part 2. Yahoo, we continue our conversation around What Is Health. Today, we talk all about the 5 layers of our being. Yep, that’s right we consist of five distinct layers not just one. You have, of course heard about the body-mind-spirit approach. Dah, right? But what does that mean exactly? It’s a bit of an aloof concept if you ask me. It sounds good, but without breaking it down to what it exactly is, it holds little...
2018-06-2019 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #32: Fearless Self Love: Mentoring your younger selfLoving oneself is not an easy task. Many of us have to cultivate it. Trauma, experiences and belief systems are in the way to truly tap into the heart felt warmth for ourselves that we may already feel for others. How much do YOU love yourself? Andrea made the choice of leaving a promising career behind in favor of taking care of herself and her Self. Today she bathes in an abundance of self love. She shares with us her trials and tribulations and the top three strategies that allowed her to embrace h...
2018-06-061h 00
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #31: What is Health? No really, what is it? …part 2Health is hard to define. It is many layered. Just as we humans are complex so is the definition of health. Every medical profession has their own definition. In part 1 of “what is health” we discussed the allopathic definition of health and the 6 stages of disease manifestation. In this episode, we look at the Ayurvedic definition of health. Ayurveda looks to the Sanskrit word svastha to define health. Svastha means ;to be established in the Self”. It leaves us with a philosophical debate on what health entails. Another way to describe health comes from one...
2018-05-2616 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #30: What is Health? No really, what is it? …part 1 What is health. No really, what is it? We throw around the term all the time. You probably wish for abundant health at major junctions in your live. At birthdays, new year, whenever someone asks you. But do you ever stop to think what it really means to be well and what it all entails? Pause right now and think: What does health mean to YOU? What words would YOU choose to describe it. The definition of health from the Western medicine perspective is “the absence of symptoms” or “the absence of disea...
2018-05-0919 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #29: Managing Depression skillfully with Or Sahar Five percent of the world’s population suffers from depression. It is common after giving birth aka postpartum depression and when transitioning through menopause. Then there is seasonal affective disorder where depression rises with the lack of sunlight. Followed by severe depression in the form of bipolar disorders and manic depressive illness. Depression is a common human experience. Getting out of depression depends a lot on what choice we make. Are we choosing the light or the darkness. This sounds overly simplistic, but ultimately what it comes down to according to Or Sahar’s experience. What thoughts, word...
2018-04-261h 04
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #28: Your food, your mindset, your realityFood is about more than just taste. Food is nourishment for the five layers of our being. It impacts not only your physical body, but our minds, emotions and spirit as well. Many factors play a role: the prana or lifeforce in the food, the quality of the soil, the attitude of the cook and the mindset with which we eat our food. Shifting your attention away from solely tasting food to asking yourself “how does my body want to be nourished today” and “how does earth intent to nourish me today” provides for a completely different approach a...
2018-04-1353 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #27: Lessons from a premature menopauseThe average age of menopause is 51 in the US. Entering menopause before 40 is considered premature and brings with it a higher risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Brodie Welch, herself an accomplished Chinese Medical practitioner, Yoga Health Coach and carrier of wisdom entered menopause prematurely at the age of 35. She shares her story. And she shares the advice she gives to herself and the wisdom she passes on to her patients. “The body gives us interesting puzzles to figure out” Brodie Welch What you get from tuning in:
2018-03-3052 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #26: The 4 Stages of Life The four stages of life describe our focus, aim and role in life over a 100 year time span. They were outlined in ancient Indian texts. Being able to verbalize the four stages and what they are about helps us become more conscious and choose our orientation, engagement, actions and attitude in a certain phase. In a way, knowing them gives us permission to be who we are and focus on what is present in the particular stage we find ourselves in. The four stages are: Brahmacharya or student/bachelor Grihasta or...
2018-03-1517 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #25: Healing Trauma holistically Trauma is an integral part of human life. We have all had trauma to varying degrees, some more severe than others. On the severe end, think domestic violence, war, physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault or loss of a loved one. But trauma can also be more subtle maybe caused by a divorce or a minor accident. In fact, life starts with a trauma called birth. Could you call it anything else, when you are trying to squeeze your head through a tight canal? Looking at the definition of the word, trauma is a deeply distressing or d...
2018-03-0353 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #24: What is menopause? Let’s get it straightEvery woman goes through menopause, whether she wants to or not. Of course, that only applies if she gets old enough. Although discussing this phase of life openly becomes less and less taboo with every year, we still don’t get all that much information from our elders, books aside. I don’t know about you but while my Mom is willing to share when I ask, I also have to pull every detail out of her nose. In this podcast, I want to clear up the fundamental question of “What is menopa...
2018-02-1516 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #23: The power of subtle awareness Marcia Wilson grew up to be a biochemist (=gross body awareness) and evolved into a yogi (=subtle body awareness). She tells her story of how those two intricate studies inform her life, health and happiness as she moves through her 40s. Midlife and menopause are often referred to as The Big Change; Subtle awareness is crucial for staying healthy and making life sustainable in this stage. In Ayurveda, we distinguish six stages of disease. Western medicine is only able to detect an imbalance in stage five which means when the imbalance is way manifested already. ...
2018-02-0149 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #22: From Resolution to Reality: How to make your goals & dreams come true Almost 60% of Americans make new year’s resolutions but only 9% feel they are successful in achieving them (from Statistic Brain). This number is way too low for my taste. And I also know that it doesn’t have to be like that. Are you amongst those setting resolutions but never really making them a reality? Do you fail miserably in implementing what you set yourself out to do at the beginning of the year? Or, maybe you don’t fail, but you would like to have a more straightforward, grounded and efficient process of implementation? There...
2018-01-1828 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #21. How to travel in sanity: 7 epic tips from Ayurveda Travelling can be uprooting and nerve wrecking for the most robust of us. With the holidays right around the corner you may find yourself in a car, airplane or, if you are amongst the nogaltics, in a train towards destination “loved ones”. Having traveled extensively myself over the past 20 years I know how uncomfortable plane seats and gas station toilets can be. You may arrive feeling molded to the cushion you sat on for the past however many hours. Arriving exhausted, with an aching body and overstretched mind is the last thing you want when visiting auntie Sue...
2017-12-2125 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #20. How to achieve work life balance Work can take over. Life can take over, leaving little room for fun and relaxation. That is if we are not intentional about how we use time and implement strategies to direct our day. Annie is the mother of 2, well-preneur, yoga health coach and someone who intentionally creates ease in her life. She walks her talk. We chat about key tools to become master of your time, get a S#%! load done and create more room for quiet and fun. We usually think of time as a fixed entity. Aft...
2017-12-0737 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #19. How to be empowered about peri-menopauseTracey was obsessed about menopause. It is all she could talk about once she hit that phase in her life. Tracey grew up in a family where topics like menopause was not exactly a topic to be discussed. Think British and think proper. Once she entered this phase herself she had no clue how to relate her symptoms with a possible diagnosis until hot flashes hit her. Aha, might this be the great transition? Her Western medical doctor confirmed that she indeed had entered the peri-menopausal phase. That’s when her obsession started. To be fai...
2017-11-2341 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #18. Bathroom Cabinet: treasure chest for achy muscles & stiff jointsThe Bathroom is central station for grooming, vanity and healing. It is also a place to relief ourselves physically - think poop and urine - and calm down emotionally - think taking a long, calming bath, oiling yourself or freshening up after a long, exhausting day. The bathroom is also a place to keep your body well oiled and joints moving smoothly. Growing old is a choice. An achy body is too. While linear age is unalterable, biological age is not. If we stock our bathroom with the right items, we support our body to stay young, v...
2017-11-0946 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #17. How to find meaning & happiness in a corporate jobMany people struggle to find meaning and purpose working in the corporate environment. Karina has worked as an electronic engineer in a big corporate company all her adult life. Initially wanting to become a dancer but having been talked out of it by her parents, she struggled with finding joy and meaning in her career. She asked to be laid off a couple of times in search of a more worthwhile path like being a yoga instructor, Thai massage therapist or aid worker in Africa. With our conversation we want to inspire that finding meaning a...
2017-10-2637 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #16. How to Heal Breast Cancer Naturally Tara has chosen a path to heal breast cancer that is completely outside of mainstream norm. She said ‘No’ to chemotherapy, ‘No’ to radiation and instead chose the natural healing route with diet, herbs and many other natural healing protocols. A path that in my opinion requires tremendous courage, trust and clarity given the approach of mainstream society. In this podcast, she shares with us the ups and downs of her healing journey, what she does on a daily basis, how she copes and how she is healing. What You get from tuning in:...
2017-10-1244 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #15. How to activate your sacred feminine At the Vancouver peace summit, the Dalai Lama proclaimed: “The world will be saved by the Western woman”. And right he may is considering that as Western women we have the resources needed to make a profound impact. We also have the freedom to develop and tap into our sacred feminine power. As Western women, one by one, awaken into self-realized, authentic, spirit-embodied human beings, there will be no limits as to what we will contribute in a feminine, intuitive way to all sectors of society. Tapping into our sacred yonis is vital to unlock the p...
2017-09-2834 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #14. Midlife & Menopause: Portal of transformationMenopause marks the death of your old Self and rebirth of your new Self. It is a pivotal portal for transformation in every woman’s life. While the first part of life is all about accumulation - think finances, house, husband, children, stuff, career - the second half of life is all about simplification. Letting go of stuff, relationships, outdated belief systems, emotional and bodily toxins becomes crucial in this phase of life. Detoxing on all those levels clears the path to your future self and allows for an easeful transition not only mentally-emotionally speaking but also on...
2017-09-1429 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #13. Surrender: pathway to health, success and happinessPlowing through a job, family obligations, motherhood and life with a sense of pushing, doing and achieving is outdated, unhelpful and unhealthy. The ability to surrender plays a central role in creating the kind of feminine leadership we need in order to affect positive change in our families, communities and the planet as a whole. What you get from tuning in: The understanding how important surrender is as we move into our 50s and beyond The permission to rest and rejuvenate Practices and mindsets that lead to surrender Surrender has power and we have t...
2017-08-3054 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #12. How to navigate grief and loss skillfullyLoss is an integral part of being human. It is part of the natural pulsation of life. I chat with Marcia Craighead about the grieving process and how to skillfully navigate the emotional turmoil arising from it. What you get from tuning in: The 5 stages of grief and how to use them How grief can be food for growth and learning What major grief (e.g. death of a family member) has in common with subtle grief (e.g. loss of youthful looks) The difference between pain and suffering An example of how to di...
2017-08-1741 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #11. How to awaken intuition and trust your soul’s callingIntuition is your energy compass guiding you toward happiness, joy, ease and abundance. I chat with Jen Gilchrist about how to awaken and trust intuition so you can live your life from the inside out and fulfill your soul’s mission. What you get from tuning in: Why listening to your intuition is important How to discover, trust and live your life from a place of deep inner knowing The TLC body meditation How to discern intuition from the chatter of the mind How to use archetypes and angels How to use your intuition to live you...
2017-08-0243 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #10. How to find your purposeAge 50 is a big mile marker, for men and women alike. Half of life has passed and a deep questioning phase naturally arises. “Have I done everything I want to accomplish in this lifetime? Am I doing what I really want to do?” It is not uncommon for people to quit corporate jobs in favor of more meaningful work in a non profit organization despite less pay. Some quit their householder life altogether and pursue a spiritual life in an ashram or other spiritual setting. Finding one’s life purpose, or dharma, ain’t easy especially if you don’...
2017-07-0538 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #9. The effect of digestion & stress on hormonesDigestion is at the heart of health according to Ayurveda. Digest what you eat well and assimilate it properly, and your body cells will be healthy and ready to do good work; your immune system will be strong and your hormones balanced. If you are not digesting your food well, the body will be fed poorly and also has to work harder to eliminate toxins. Low quality cells will be produced and the hormone system is not getting the quality nutrition it needs to function well. Winslow and I also chat about the effect of g...
2017-06-0814 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #8. A menopause success storyLisa had the perfect setup for a dreadful menopause. For 20 years, she had been working as a high-powered healthcare consultant with a national management organization i.e. she worked in corporate America. This meant that she was traveling a bunch and entertaining clients late. That kind of work by itself can lead to burnout, depletion and massive menopausal symptoms. To make matters worse, Lisa has a more delicate body type (Vata Pitta if you know anything about Ayurveda), which by nature is prone to more severe menopausal symptoms. And if that wasn’t enough, in her 40s, sh...
2017-05-2524 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #7. A Seasoned MDs View On HysterectomiesThe culture in which Beth Claxton MD found herself in during medical training was one like this: ‘If it hurts take it out. Are the ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus done making babies? Yes? Then the body no longer needs them, so it will be fine without them”. The focus was on fixing through surgical removal. While she never fully adopted that view point she found herself embedded in that culture. Through her own exposure to the Eastern medical model as well as a series of health challenges of her own, Dr. Beth has found alternate ways to d...
2017-05-1118 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #6. Turning Menopause Around… An Inspiring Personal StoryLiz Young shares her personal story of how she turned a most dreadful menopause around and found peace in her body again. A few years ago, Liz shifted drastically from peri-menopause to menopause. She was struggling with extreme bleeding to the point of calling the hospital, terrible brain-fog, out of control hot flashes, fatigue and dreadful episodes of depression. The doctor prescribed an IUD and a combination of hormones – testosterone, progesterone and estrogen – which left her 30 pounds heavier six weeks later. She was livid. Out came the IUD and she stopped the pills. The weight and...
2017-04-2726 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #5. The kitchen, your healing hub for vitalityThe kitchen has the potential of creating a sense of abundance, nourishment, connection and healing. The kitchen is the healing hub for you and your family. Visit my Website Join me on Facebook Watch the free video series 5 secrets to a Better Menopause Upgrade your body experience. Apply for Body Joy
2017-04-0744 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #4. Women and the MoonAligning monthly and daily activities according to the moon phases brings an easeful rhythm to our lives and peace of mind. Download the Wisdom Sheet Visit my Website Join me on Facebook Watch the free video series 5 secrets to a Better Menopause Upgrade your body experience. Apply for Body Joy
2017-03-2346 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #3. How to have more timeDana Skoglund and I chat about how to create and have more time for the things that matter most to you, listen to it here and on iTunes. Visit my Website Join me on Facebook Watch the free video series 5 secrets to a Better Menopause Upgrade your body experience. Apply for Body Joy
2017-03-0908 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #2. The Use of Herbs for MenopauseCatie and I beat the words on herbs for menopause. Herbs are powerful helpers to realign our physiology especially when you find yourself in crisis mode. Visit my Website Join me on Facebook Watch the free video series 5 secrets to a Better Menopause Upgrade your body experience. Apply for Body Joy
2017-02-2324 min
Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda for midlife & menopauseEpisode #1. The link between pregnancy and menopauseThe way we treat ourselves during pregnancy and postpartum has profound implications on how we transition through menopause. Visit my Website Join me on Facebook Watch the free video series 5 secrets to a Better Menopause Upgrade your body experience. Apply for Body Joy
2017-02-0929 min