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The Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations16 - The Sound of SilenceSend us a textIn this gentle guided session, Kay Manby invites you to step out of the noise and into stillness. Through calming breathwork, body awareness and a beautifully poetic meditation, you’ll be taken on a journey into silence - not as emptiness, but as a deeply alive and nourishing space.We explore what it means to truly listen. To the quiet, to your soul, to the presence beneath all sound. With reflections inspired by Karen Marie Moning and Rumi, this episode is an offering for anyone needing calm, clarity or a return to...
2025-12-2221 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations15 - Mimi Kuo-Deemer - Practising Lightness, Lineage and Living WisdomSend us a textToday, I’m joined by someone whose teachings have deeply shaped my own path — author, teacher and martial artist Mimi Kuo-Deemer. From Beijing rooftops to English meadows, from the Shaolin Temple to Zoom classes during lockdown, Mimi’s journey weaves together Qigong, Taiji, Buddhism and embodied philosophy with grace and authenticity.We explore what it means to live a life of practice - one rooted in balance, humility, and connection. Mimi opens up about the loss of her mother, the medicine of movement, and the joy of learning from masters like Liu Xu...
2025-12-101h 01The Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations14 - Gilly Charters - A Quaker Life of Peace, Purpose and Quiet CourageSend us a textIn this episode, I sit down with the wonderful Gilly Charters - someone deeply rooted in her local community and even more deeply rooted in her Quaker faith. Gilly has been a teacher, a probation officer, a volunteer with mental health charities, a musician, and a proud grandmother. She’s also stood as a Green Party candidate, bringing her values of integrity, peace, and environmental care into the public space.Together we explore what it really means to live as a Quaker - not just on Sundays, but every day. Gilly sh...
2025-11-1057 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations13 - The Earth Within - A Journey Round WindermereSend us a textIn this deeply grounding episode, Kay invites you to journey into the heart of the Lake District — a landscape of still waters, ancient hills, and poetic spirit. Inspired by the words of Dorothy Maclean, John O’Donohue, and Wordsworth, this episode is a gentle exploration of balance, belonging, and the timeless bond between the human heart and the earth itself.Through vivid imagery and calm narration, The Earth Within – A Journey guides you to reconnect with the natural rhythms that live within your own body — your breath, your heartbeat, your clay. It’s a s...
2025-10-2022 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations12 - The Joy List and the Power of Choosing Love with Ali MortimerSend us a textToday I’m joined by the radiant Ali Mortimer - global life coach, speaker and guide for women ready to reclaim their joy. Ali’s story weaves together threads of high-flying corporate success, deep personal loss, and the transformative power of choosing love.We explore burnout, body image, grief, feminine leadership, and the courage it takes to rebuild your life from the ground up. Ali shares her “joy list,” a deeply personal story of rising through challenge, and how the teachings in A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson helped guide her....
2025-10-0759 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations11 - Breath, Body and the Beauty of Not Striving with Dan PeppiattSend us a textWhat Happens When You Let Go of the Shoulds? A Gentle Conversation with Dan PeppiattIn this special episode, I’m joined by teacher, thinker and seeker, Dan Peppiatt. We talk about what happens when we stop striving and start listening - not to the noise of the world, but to the quiet, honest voice within.We explore the winding path that led Dan away from traditional yoga teaching and into a more intuitive, playful relationship with the body and spirit. Along the way, we touch on th...
2025-09-2546 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations10 - Lunar Eclipse: A Visualisation for Letting Go and Beginning AgainSend us a textJoin me for a gentle visualisation inspired by the recent lunar eclipse and the golden light of late summer. Together, we'll reflect on what’s come to fruition in your life, gently release what no longer serves you, and plant new seeds of intention into the fertile soil of change. With a nourishing reading by Nadine Stare and grounding imagery from the Qigong tradition, this episode invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and honour the beauty of both endings and beginnings.Whether you're feeling the shift of the season or st...
2025-09-0918 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations09 - Soften into Summer: A Guided Meditation and Poem by Lizzie RosewoodSend us a textIn this special summer episode, I invite you into a gentle, sensory-rich space for rest, reflection, and stillness.We begin with a tender poem titled Summer by Lizzie Rosewood, a long-time student and supporter of our yoga and Qigong community. Her words are a golden thread through this practice - a meditation on presence, softness, and the subtle joys of the season.What follows is a guided relaxation designed to help you soften the body, settle the mind, and welcome a moment of calm. With imagery of butter mountains...
2025-08-2020 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations08 - Love Beyond Limits - Georgie Ogden on Parenting, Dravet Syndrome, and Finding Light in the DarkSend us a textIn this deeply moving episode, I’m joined by Georgie Ogden - a qualified naturopath, certified Gut Restore Practitioner, and mother to Archie, who lives with Dravet Syndrome, a rare and severe form of epilepsy. Georgie’s story is one of resilience, heartbreak, healing, and hope.Together we explore the emotional and practical realities of raising a child with such high needs, and how this experience has shaped Georgie’s family, her identity, and her work. She shares with extraordinary honesty what it has meant to walk through trauma, find presence in cha...
2025-08-0540 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations07 - The Tree Retreat: A Journey to Stillness and SanctuarySend us a textThe Tree Retreat: A Journey Into Stillness, Healing, and HomeIn this gentle visualisation, Kay invites you to experience The Tree, a deeply nourishing retreat centre nestled in the North Yorkshire Moors. Inspired by a recent visit with her son, this episode is an immersive journey into rest, reconnection, and the quiet beauty of simply being.You’ll be guided through a sensory-rich exploration of this sacred space - from forest paths and flickering candles to yoga nidra, gongs, and the warmth of shared meals. Let the pe...
2025-07-2324 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations06 - A Conversation with David Billington - Funeral DirectorSend us a textYoung, Brave, and Beside the Dying: A Funeral Director’s Unexpected JourneyIn this special episode, Kay is joined by David Billington, a funeral director who found his calling at an unusually young age. With warmth and honesty, David shares the story behind his vocation, the emotional depth of his daily work, and what it means to walk alongside others in their moments of deepest loss.Together, they explore the quiet humanity of funeral care, the misconceptions people often carry, and the unexpected beauty that can be fo...
2025-07-1049 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations05 - Grief, Growth and Gong Baths - Jules Cooper’s Journey Through Love and LossSend us a textIn this heartfelt episode, I’m joined by Jules Cooper - yoga teacher, gong therapist, Akashic Records reader and mother of four. Jules shares her story with openness and grace, beginning with life as a footballer’s wife and unfolding through the unimaginable loss of her son, Finn.We speak about motherhood, grief, spiritual awakening and the healing power of sound, energy and community. From tearful moments in Shavasana to life-changing retreats and unexpected guidance from spirit, Jules’ path is a testament to strength, surrender and sacred transformation.This is an...
2025-06-2737 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations04 - Summer Solstice - A Meditation for Light, Power and RenewalSend us a textIn this special solstice episode, we honour the longest day of the year with a guided meditation to help you reconnect with light, inner power and the quiet strength of the heart.Through gentle breath, radiant visualisation and affirmations, you are invited to explore your own inner sun, the sovereign centre of love and personal power, and set heartfelt intentions for the season ahead.Let this be a sacred pause. A place to rest, renew and rise into the light of your fullest self.I would be...
2025-06-2519 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations03 - The Magic of Kalkan: A Meditation on PresenceSend us a textThe Gift of Kalkan - A Guided Journey into Stillness and BeautyIn this episode, I share a quiet reflection inspired by an unexpected invitation to the coastal town of Kalkan, Turkey - a place that reminded me how healing it is to pause, to breathe, and to simply be.Through soft storytelling and gentle visualisation, I invite you to walk sun-warmed cobbled streets, breathe in the scents of jasmine and rose oil, and feel the kindness of strangers and the wisdom of slowness.This...
2025-06-0922 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations02 - The Rainbow Within - A Chakra Meditation for Balance and LightSend us a textThe Rainbow Within - A Chakra Meditation for Balance and RenewalIn this second episode of The Kay Manby Podcast, we explore the beauty and symbolism of the rainbow - as hope, as harmony, as a bridge between the physical and the spiritual.Through gentle storytelling and guided meditation, you'll be invited to journey through the seven chakras. Each colour and centre brings a message of grounding, creativity, empowerment, love, truth, intuition and connection.Blending myth, poetry and presence, this meditation is a soft return...
2025-05-3122 minThe Kay Manby Podcast - Guided Meditations and Gentle Conversations01 - Relax and Restore: A Gentle Journey to Inner PeaceSend us a textEpisode 1: Relax and Restore - A Gentle Journey to Inner PeaceWelcome to the very first episode of The Kay Manby Podcast.In this opening offering, I share a little of my story and the journey that brought me here - from deep loss to the healing power of stillness.You’ll then be guided through a peaceful meditation designed to help you settle your body, soften your thoughts, and return to the calm that lives within you.This is a space to re...
2025-05-1821 min
NICKSAV Film & Music SHOWTreme & Why New Orleans Matters: Writer Tom PiazzaAuthor Tom Piazza has written 12 books, many of which feature New Orleans, music, or both. His post-Katrina manifesto Why New Orleans Mattershelped to inspire the HBO show Treme, and the show's co-creator David Simon brought him on as a staff writer largely because of it. Tom received a Grammy Award for his album notes to Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey and has also written for numerous publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Oxford American. I met with Tom at the historic Columns Hotel in New Orleans to talk about his wor...
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