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Mindful MedicineSound Healing and ReikiJuliana brings on Danielle to discuss the powerful healing abilities of sound and reiki. They specifically discuss how sound healing and reiki works and the immense scientific benefits. They get into conversation about using somatic experiencing to process trauma and stored emotions - unlocking the empowering knowledge that everyone has the ability to heal themselves.
Danielle Elese RMT, CSHT is an Alternative Healing Practitioner as well as a student of Subtle Energy. Her main modalities include Sound Healing, Reiki, and Spiritual Hypnotherapy. Her intention is to provide space for others to come into greater alignment with their...2023-05-0350 minMindful MedicinePsychedelic-Assisted Therapy & BreathworkAubrey Howard, a Somatic Breathwork and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Facilitator, joins the podcast with Juliana to discuss her work. She has been working with breathwork and plant medicine since 2016. She discusses her journey into this field and the ways in which it has transformed her and her clients lives. She explains how to honor the indigenous roots of plant medicine as well as what a typical psychedelic journey looks like. She discusses specific breathwork practices and micro/macrodosing regimens to guide you on your healing journey. Her work is centered around "helping people connect with their bodies through breath, movement...2023-03-2435 minMindful MedicineLiving Your YogaJuliana welcomes Deborah Berryman, a "teacher of Teachers." Deborah Berryman is a meditation, somatic movement, and yoga teacher in six traditions. She offers teacher trainings, retreats, and workshops. Drawing on over 23yrs of practice and 18yrs of teaching, she's on a personal mission to share the benefits of delving into these practices in the community; empowering others - not to change themselves, but to change the way we see ourselves and others.
This episode delves into the practice of yoga - beyond the asanas. They discuss this notion of "union" when the mind and body drop in...2023-02-2737 minMindful MedicineAyurveda: "the Wisdom of Life"Ayurveda is a traditional form of Indian Medicine that attains to keep the systems in balance using diet, breathing exercises, lifestyle routine, and herbs. Juliana brings on Mas to discuss the healing effects of combining yoga and Ayurveda. It takes a different approach from Western medicine by treating the person as a whole and attaining peace in the mind, body, and spirit—"faith takes over where reason leaves off."
Mas has become an influential teacher, speaker, and author of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedantic philosophy. His diverse background includes athletics, therapeutics, science, and ecology, all of which he int...2023-01-2449 minMindful MedicineYoga Soup: Dharma Talk with Eddie EllnerEddie Ellner opened Yoga Soup in Santa Barbara, CA in 2001 and has taught there ever since. The responsibility of running a business dedicated to offering fresh carrots and useful wisdom has awakened him to his own nearly boundless ignorance and need to practice. His classes combine yoga poses, non-duality-flavored dharma, current events, resistance stretching, and the occasional non-ordinary state of consciousness. On a good day, his class will illuminate the value of nothing.
Tune in as Juliana and Eddie discuss the path toward enlightenment, confronting your limitations, the value of community, and the business of yoga. 2023-01-2147 minMindful MedicineThe Full Body Yes: Change Your Work and Your World from the Inside OutJuliana welcomes Scott Shute to discuss how to change your work and world from the inside out. They discuss how to work towards a career that will be both fulfilling and meaningful while appreciating the challenges and failures that it takes to get there. Scott emphasizes the importance of moving from fear to love and judgment to recognition.
Scott Shute was the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn and the author of the book: The Full Body YES. He is now bringing the goodness they've been building at Linkedin to the rest of the world, b...2023-01-1139 minMindful MedicineGuided Meditation & DiscussionCuriosity led Teddi Dean from life as a Southern California pro skateboarder to travel as a student of the Buddha. Teddi’s approach to teaching yoga and meditation is clear, practical, and grounding. He encourages his students to cultivate their own curiosity and wonderment about the body and the breath through a balance of effort and ease – guiding them back to their own true nature. He is now a teacher at the Modern Elder Academy in Baja, Mexico.
This episode starts with a short guided meditation by Teddi and leads into a fruitful discussion of h...2023-01-0635 minMindful MedicineMBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)Juliana welcomes Diana Shimkus to discuss Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. They will dive into the research behind the practice and how to take it off your mat and into your daily life.
"What is the art of this work and how do you live it?"
They discuss what it means to go deeper with your practice by setting intentions, how to form an empowering relationship with your anxiety, and how only 60 breaths a day has the power to change your life. The episode ends with an example of one of Diana's commonly used practices: the four-by-four s...2022-12-2648 minMindful MedicineHuman Design ReadingsToday's episode welcomes Auna Salomé to discuss Human Design Readings. Human Design is an emotional, energetic, and psychological analysis using astrology, I Ching, the chakra system, Kabbalah, and quantum physics. Tune in to learn more and get to know Juliana on a deeper level as Auna uses this system to guide her in uncovering parts of herself and her journey in this lifetime.
Auna Salomé lives in the reality created by her sovereign Heart. She calls this lifestyle, Heart Royality™, exalting in others the energy of aliveness and the expression of their unique essence. As an energy teach...2022-12-1548 minMindful MedicineCultivating Psychological FlexibilityJuliana welcomes Dr. Diana Hill to discuss how you apply the science of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and the wisdom of contemplative practice to become more psychologically flexible. They discuss the importance of compassion, "being instead of doing", discovering your values, and setting boundaries to step into the best version of yourself.
Diana Hill, PhD is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and sought-out speaker on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion. Host of the podcast Your Life in Process and co-author of ACT Daily Journal, Diana works with organizations, high-achievers, and health professionals who are c...2022-12-0938 minMindful MedicineMindfulness as a Second LanguageJuliana brings on Nick Stein to discuss some key concepts from his book: "Mindfulness as a Second Language." How is mindfulness similar to learning a second language? Tune in to learn more about this as we discuss Nick’s journey into meditation, the birth of secular mindfulness, and the notion of dropping into your body and letting go of expectations.
Before mindfulness came into his life, Nick Stein had been a hard-charging non-fiction TV cameraman, editor, director, producer, and showrunner across a forty-year career in television. Returning home to Los Angeles, Nick began a rigorous training regimen at...2022-12-061h 02Mindful MedicineInternal Family Systems ModelJuliana welcomes internationally celebrated Dharma teacher of teachers, Kali Basman, who blends Buddhist Psychology with mindful-based Yin & Restorative Yoga. Kali’s work intermingles the outer constructs of anatomy & Traditional Chinese Medicine with the inner methods of mind training and trauma healing. She is certified and celebrated for her work with Internal Family Systems Therapy.
We discuss the effects of trauma and delve into using the Internal Family Systems model to heal parts of ourselves and connect back to the Buddha Nature.
You can learn more about her offerings here: http://www.kalidurgayoga.com/
Rev...2022-12-0347 minMindful MedicineMind-Wandering vs. Mind-WonderingJonathan Schooler, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UC Santa Barbara and Director of both the META lab and UCSB’s Center for Mindfulness and Human Potential. His research explores the nature of consciousness, with a particular focus on mind wandering and mindfulness. With over 250 publications, he has been the recipient of the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher Award for seven of the last eight years. In this episode, we discuss the normalcy of wind-wandering, the role mindfulness plays in it, and its benefits/consequences.
2022-11-2935 minMindful MedicineMindfulness with MrazekJuliana and Jonny welcome Michael Mrazek to discuss mindfulness. Dr. Michael Mrazek is the co-founder of UCSB’s Center for Mindfulness & Human Potential, as well as a Research Associate Professor at UT Austin. He also serves on the faculty of the Summer Institute in Applied Psychology—an evidence-based retreat in Costa Rica (https://empiricalwisdom.com) that helps people dramatically improve their health and happiness. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific papers and is the author of Presence of Mind: A Practical Introduction to Mindfulness & Meditation (you can access the free ebook here: https://empiricalwisdom.com/freebook). His work has...2022-11-2926 minMindful MedicineThe Power of CirclingFor today's episode, Juliana brings on Amber Goodenough, holistic life coach and yoga teacher, to discuss "circling." Amber hosts a weekly Women's Circle to foster connection through breathwork, movement, journaling, and group-share. She explains her journey into the mindfulness community and the growth she's witnessed from her clients through this experience. They discuss how you can bring these self-care practices out of the circle and into your daily life. 2022-11-2324 minMindful MedicineSutra Study: Intro to BuddhismJuliana Zappitell welcomes Kyle Kaplan for her first podcast episode to discuss Buddhism. Juliana is a certified yoga instructor with specialized training in the Anatomy of Trauma and is finishing her Bachelor's in Integrative Psychology. She welcomes Kyle, a yoga instructor and PhD Student at UC Santa Barbara, to explain the brief history of Buddhism and its core concepts. They delve into a rich conversation about suffering and how it can be used as a critical aspect of growth by expanding one's awareness as a path to enlightenment. They bring in examples from their personal healing journeys and vast...2022-11-2042 min