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The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsCamera Shy Realtor? How to Overcome Fear and Start Speaking with Confidence with Special Guest Linda Ugelow, Speaking Confidence Coach and Author of Delight in the LimelightIf you're a realtor who knows you should be making videos, hosting workshops, or speaking to your community — but the fear of being seen or judged holds you back — this episode is for you.In this episode of Wellness Real Estate TV, Sheila Alston sits down with Linda Ugelow, speaking confidence coach and author of Delight in the Limelight, to uncover the real reasons behind public speaking anxiety — and how to move past them for good.🔑 What we cover:Why most "just do it" advice doesn’t workHow childhood experiences shape visibility fearsLinda’s Inner Freedom Framework for healing fear at the r...2025-04-2044 min

Keeping It Real Podcast • Secrets Of Top 1% REALTORS ® • Interviews With Real Estate Brokers & AgentsWhat Is Wellness Real Estate? • Sheila AlstonSheila Alston with Healthy Home Media talks about her journey into wellness real estate. Sheila describes what wellness real estate is and how to promote it. Sheila also talks about her magazine and how it can help agents differentiate themselves from other agents. Last, Sheila discusses current trends of the home wellness space. Please check out Sheila’s magazine here and get $50 off of your first purchase using real50. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Sheila Alston can be reached to book a strategy call here...2024-02-1553 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEps. 24 Co-Ownership? A brand new option for renters to become homebuyersYou are listening to episode #24 of the wellness real estate podcast. You learn about co-ownership and how it’s opening a new door for renters to become homeowners. Eric Chebil is the founder of Cher. When he first told me about this business, it blew my mind - it’d such a great concept that I’m surprised no one has thought of it before it’s that good. He’s been in Forbes magazine and has also presented at a NAR conference! So if you want to learn how you can help renters you know become homeowners...2023-01-0926 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEps. 23 - How To Leverage The Growing Demand For Wellness with Agent Tori McGeeToday we have Atlanta agent Tori McGee on the show, she’s been a successful agent who recently just secured 3 new listings simply because she has been positioning herself differently. Learn how she is taking her real estate business to new levels by sharing her unique expertise in healthy homes and helping her clients in a new way. I know it will inspire you to start thinking about how you can differentiate yourself and leverage this new growing trend and demand for wellness.2023-01-0245 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 50 - Reducing Conflict And Improving Communication To Create A Healthy Home EnvironmentYou are listening to episode # 50 of Blooming! A Healthy Home by Design. And for this episode I have a great guest on the show, Sue Shepard. She’s an author and a licensed practicing marriage and family therapist and I’ve brought her on the show because part of a healthy home is having healthy communication with those inside the home! Her book is amazing and it’s been a huge eye opener for me! It has helped me tweak how I say things to my husband and kids and I can honestly say that I’ve notice a...2022-12-1529 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 49 - A Better Night's Sleep For Allergy And Asthma SufferersDo you have trouble sleeping at night? or do you suffer from allergies or asthma? Do you want to know a simple way that may help you find relief that ALSO helps the planet? stay tuned because today we have special guests Tim & Cindy Masters. They are the owners of mygreenmattress.com When they realized that Their new baby was suffering from all kinds of sensitivities and allergies, they decided to design and develop a completely certified organic crib mattress for her. Doctors had explained to them that their child’s cup was full and so...2022-12-0626 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 48 - The true cost of healthy home building vs traditional with special guest Andy PaceToday you are going to learn about the true cost of designing or building a traditional home vs a healthy one! We’ve got healthy and green home expert Andy Pace on the show - he’s the host of the weekly podcast non toxic environments and he blew my mind away because he shared that a healthy home, green home and sustainable home aren’t necessarily the same thing! I think many people use these terms interchangeably and if health really is your top priority, then you're going to want to stay tuned. Andy Pace is a Heal...2022-11-0342 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 47 - Uniquely Me | A Delightful Poem About Embracing Differences in the World and Encouraging Minds to ShineToday I’m doing something a little different- I’ve been writing poems and really really like this one - it just feels so good that I want to share it with you - so it’s a super short episode - and hopefully the message of the poem speaks to you and helps you find peace where you are at right now in your life.2022-11-0311 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEps. 22 The Intersection of medicine and real estate with special guest Dr. Gautam GulatiDr. Gautam Gulati(commonly referred to as Dr.G)is a health artist, physician entrepreneur, award-winning producer, and world-renowned keynote speaker who uses unconventional and contrarian methods to drive innovation in health. He’s currently on a mission to making chronic disease optional by applying the science of healthy design to our homes. What does that mean for the real estate industry? You are about to find out! 2022-10-2429 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 46 - 10 Misconceptions of Solar and Maximize Rebate Savings!Welcome to Episode 46 Blooming! A Healthy Home by Design - today I have a special guest who is going to share with us 10 common misconceptions about solar! I can think of maybe 1 or 2 off the top of my head, but 10! I’m excited to hear what they all are - Anyhow, his name is Alex Peterson and he is an independent energy consultant with a California based solar company called POWUR that’s with a UR - and he’s also the founder of Peterson Solar which currently serves 21 states. Alex’s mission is to promote the adoption of clean en...2022-10-0742 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEps. 21 Destination Wellness: Global Secrets For Better Living Wherever You AreToday I have Annie Daly on the show, she’s the author of Destination Wellness: Global secrets for better living wherever you are. What i love about this interview is how Annie helps us realize that wellness isn’t something you buy, it’s something you create. It’s a way of living and a way of being. There are so many different cultures around the globe that don’t have all the material stuff that we have in the US, yet in every culture you will find people who are happy and fulfilled and love life. Yet in Ame...2022-08-2526 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 45 - Getting to the root cause of clutter with Yasmin TatimYou are listening to episode #45 of Blooming a Healthy home by design. This week we have yoga instructor and health coach, Yasmin Tatim, on the show and today we are going to be talking about clutter. And I have to say that going into this conversation I thought Yasmin was going to simply share with us where to start, or to start small by decluttering one room at a time, or even by organizing a drawer. But Yasmin goes so much deeper than that because she wants to get to the root of clutter. She says that...2022-07-1842 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEps. #20 - Unique Lending Options That Will Give Your Business a Competitive EdgeYou are listening to episode # 20 of the Wellness Real estate podcast. Today, we are going to talk with senior loan officer at Amerihome mortgage, Michael Hoyt. I invited him to come on the show because he has some unique offerings that aren’t offered by many lenders! Wellness isn’t just about the home environment, diet or exercise…. feeling financially secure, being able to afford a home, or being able to get into a mortgage if you don’t have enough income but have other assets - this is all part of financial wellness. So if you ar...2022-07-1420 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 44 - Experience the healing power of clean real food! The story of Auberlin Springs a Farm-to-Table AgrihoodThis month we had the pleasure of learning more about an agrihood in Warren County, Ohio called Aberlin Springs. Leslie Aberlin, the founder of Pendragon Homes, combined her passion for community development and healthy living to create a place where families can further connect with their food, the planet, and each other. Through discovering the power of real, organically-grown food in healing her own chronic illnesses, she developed her family’s regenerative farm to help others achieve a healthier lifestyle. Her vision behind Aberlin Springs was to create a farm-to-table agrihood community that could connect people with farmers so th...2022-07-1247 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #19 - How does the NAR GREEN Designation help you and your business?Are you an agent looking for ways to stand out or to differentiate yourself? Today we have Melissa Camp, an agent from Phoneix AZ on the show. 0ver a decade ago she thought the same thing. After finding out about NAR Green and becoming a NAR Green Designee, she has used her continuing education in green and sustainability to stand out in the marketplace and grow her business. Environmental entrepreneur, solar enthusiast, educator, and residential Realtor with HomeSmart Elite Group since 2008. Camp's primary business focus is selling homes in the Phoenix area while helping homeowners make informed...2022-05-1241 min

Everyday Green HomeWellness Real Estate with Sheila AlstonWhat is wellness real estate? We hear a lot about wellness real estate lately. Sheila Alston knew nothing about it until she started thinking of ways to bring health and home together. After doing some research, she discovered that wellness real estate had already become a 134-billion dollar industry two years earlier! The very first wellness lifestyle community was built near Atlanta, Georgia. It has been a great success, and people love living there! I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach! I am super excited to introduce you to my guest, Sheila Alston, the...2022-04-2736 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEps. #18 - Are you making these 3 mistakes in your home inspections?Are you making these 3 mistakes in your home inspections? Today on The wellness real estate podcast episode #18, we have Amanda Klecker, who is a building biology practitioner and a certified home inspector. She works with realtors and prospective buyers just about every day and she sees which agents are really doing things to help their clients and some that are, well let's just say could be doing things better for themselves and the clients they represent. So if you are a newer agent or an agent who just wants to be sure you are not...2022-04-2036 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 43 - Cultivating Community through PLACEMAKINGWhat is placemaking? According to forward-thinking developer, Brian Grover of Nolen Communities, it's about connecting people and place. And it's not entirely a new concept, however it has been lost within the residential developments over the last several decades. Nolen Communities is developing a wellness community in No San Diego County called Fox Point Farms that will enrich the experience of the people living there and even the local community at large by integrating access to the land around them. "Fox Point Farms will serve as an innovative example of community-building for others to follow, particularly in an...2022-04-0348 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 42 - Is AGRIHOOD Living for you?Interested in learning what a Farm-To-Table neighborhood is? Forward thinking developers are designing wellness communities all over the country, many that are centered around organic farms, earning them the name of AGRIHOOD. Brett Coleman with his family set out to visit many of these new neighborhoods and traveled over 7,000 miles in over 7 months visiting over 20 different agrihood communities. You'll love hearing his story and learning more about this popular way of life that gives residents a chance to connect with the land and live in neighborhood that was designed for healthy living. Let's grow! 2022-03-2431 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #17 - Wellness Real Estate Development in San Diego County - A trend worth talking about!I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Grover, the developer of Fox Point Farms, which is brand new Agrihood currently being built in Encinitas, CA. Have you heard of the term Agrihood before? It’s a fairly new concept of neighborhood from many forward-thinking developers across the country. It’s a community design bringing people and agriculture together in a suburban setting. It’s a fast growing trend because of all the amazing benefits it brings to the residents and I’m super excited today to have one of these forward thinking developers here on the show! Brian Grove...2022-02-2847 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 41 - Your Green Home CoachToday I have Marla Esser Cloos on the show - she is the green home coach and has her own podcast called everyday green home. Marla says - Living green or sustainably is about more than saving on your electric bill and doing your part to protect natural resources, it is about a safer and healthier life for you and your family without sacrificing style, quality, or budget. She helps her clients gain Peace of mind for knowing their home does all it can to be a supportive component to a healthy lifestyle. From simple s...2022-02-1448 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #16 - Standing out in a saturated marketAre you a real estate agent who is trying to understand how you can stand out in this saturated marketplace? Or maybe you are wondering how you can infuse your values into your business so people know how you are different? Today I have Christina Laney Mitre from Smart Living Hawaii on the show and she is sharing her story of how she started Smart Living Hawaii and how she differentiates herself as a forward thinking agent with eco-and sustainable expertise. Her story is so inspiring and I love how she just followed her heart and has e...2022-01-1029 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #15 - Rejuvenate yourself in a deep sleep roomThis is the first live broadcast of the Wellness Real Estate Podcast and today I have Robert Frias from Kelliwell here who is sharing with us the best way to get a restful nights sleep. Turning your bedroom into a sleep room. You might be thinking,, isn't it already a sleep room? It's where I sleep?? But no, there are 8 elements that support deep sleep and I bet your bedroom only has a couple of them. So to promote deeper more rejuvenating sleep, have more productive days, you are going to want to stay tuned. Let's grow!2021-12-2947 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #14 - Trending: Luxury BarndominiumsIf you haven’t heard of them before they have become all the rage and I have two leaders in the industry, luxury barndominium builder Steph Essary and realtor Nina Patel. They share the wellness features of these homes with us and also Nina has a unique way of marketing herself that has helped her become one of the top luxury agents in Houston, which is so different, I guarantee you won’t know another agent like her. It’s such a fun interview, so if you are interested in new trending ideas in real estate you are going to wan...2021-12-1334 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #13 - 5 Common Myths of Green HomesWe all deserve to live in a healthy home environment. Today Marla Esser Cloos, the Green Home Coach, is going to cover the 5 myths around green homes. It’s the common misconceptions that people have surrounding green. It means so many different things to different people, and I’ll bet you probably think some of these are true! So if you are interested in knowing how easy it is to live in a healthier home environment, or if you are a wellness agent and want to share these myths with your audience, be sure to stay tuned! Let’s...2021-12-0946 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. #40 - Discover High Performance Homes Offer Comfort, Convenience and Built in Health & Wellness FeaturesWelcome to Blooming! A Healthy Home by design. Today I have Pete Beucke VP of innovation and sustainability for Landsea homes with us on the show. Landsea Homes are developers of high performance homes which they build in several states across the country. Throughout California, and also in New York, Boston, New Jersey, Arizona and Texas. They have built in convenience, comfort and health features in all of their homes while at the same time saves homeowners energy and money each month! So if you are interested in high performance homes or how to make your own h...2021-12-0843 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #12: Improve your client conversations about solar and energy savings with these helpful tips!Today I have Solar expert, Van Parseghian from Delta Solar Electric on the show. Van has been helping thousands clients in the San Diego area for over 13 years and has earned a reputation for being one of the best solar consultants in the area. In this episode, Van shares with us: several different ways to help our clients save energy costs BEFORE they get their system and why that's important new appliances you may not know about do they even need solar? do they need a battery? Why does he do this? Because he’s obsesse...2021-11-2947 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #11 - The story of how this new emerging industry began - Serenbe the 1st AgrihoodToday I have Garnie Nygren from the very first wellness lifestyle neighborhood - Serenbe located just outside Atlanta GA. I interviewed Garnie last year for my other podcast Blooming! A healthy home by design, but I thought I should share the story of Serenbe here too. What is so interesting about this story to me is how one person with a great idea can create positive impact that has a ripple effect across the world. Serenbe was the very first wellness lifestyle community that started because the land owners wanted to protect their own backyard from urban sprawl. Now i...2021-11-2241 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #10 - Is there ROI in being GREEN? Leverage the increasing demand for high performance homes.Today I’ve have a special guest, Christopher Matos-Rogers on the show. He’s green realtor in Atlanta Georgia and he is one of this year’s Evergreen award winners from NAR GREEN. In this episode, Christoper is going to share why he feels it is important to market to this underrepresented segment of consumers. Not only are green and energy efficient features a benefit to homeowners, but as the industry changes and more are providing sustainable solutions, ROI of green is becoming more visible. It’s a huge opportunity to serve and market these clients and so i’m e...2021-11-1547 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 39 - Havelock wool - a safer, warmer alternative for home insulationToday, I’m excited to bring to you a conversation I had recently with Philip Walsh head of marketing at Havelock Wool. Havelock Wool manufactures and sells premium insulation made entirely from sheep's wool. It is healthy, high-performance insulation. Their raw material is sourced in New Zealand and processed in Reno, NV. They believe #naturedoesitbetter and they are on a mission to give consumers a more intelligent option when buying insulation. Why do their customers love their product? well because it’s a new option for homeowners that is safer, warmer, has natural moisture wicking properties as well...2021-11-1338 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #9: RealtySage the Zillow for Green Homes helps you with leads and marketing your high performance listings!Today you are in for a treat because I’ve got the founder and CEO of Realty Sage on the show, Kari Klaus. If you aren’t familiar with Realty Sage it’s a real estate search platform that helps market high performance and sustainably built homes. so kind of like a zillow for green homes. Klaus’s award-winning tech start-up company, showcases eco-certified homes and evaluates the features of millions of homes across the country and applies a Sage Score based on the quantity and quality of a home’s sustainable features, including whether it has clean ener...2021-11-1030 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #8: Regenerative Real Estate - Value Driven Purposeful Business Model That Brings More Meaning To Real EstateYou may or may not realize that there is a movement happening across the country - it’s a wellness movement that started many years ago but has been propelled even further by this recent pandemic. And it’s not about fitness and nutrition or even health care. It’s about well being and how that comes from all around us, from our thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, interactions, conversations, and connections to our physical surroundings, how we live: specifically our home environment. I’m talking about wellness real estate. Now when I say wellness real estate, it may mean nothi...2021-11-0140 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #7: Hosting Client Events That Win You BusinessThe biggest challenge for most agents whether you are a regular agent or a green, eco or wellness agent is attracting leads. This week I wanted to share an interview I had with Kristen Jackson, she’s a realtor and founder of client event blueprint. She also was a speaker at the wellness real estate summit I just hosted in August! I love her story and she is such a great resource for agents that i really wanted to share this interview with you, even though she’s not necessarily a wellness or green focused business, she has created a sp...2021-10-2525 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #6: Preventative measures for a healthy home environment with Michelle IfversenToday we have home wellness expert Michelle Ifversen from Design Well Studios with us on the show. She is talking to us about environmental wellness and what that means in our built environment- and today we’ll talk specifically about preventative measures we can take to maintain a healthy home. She has had some clients with sick building syndrome so it’s definitely no joke! As a real estate agent, when you have a better understanding of the impact that our surrounding environment has on our mental and physical health, you will be able to help...2021-10-1846 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #5 - Wellness at scale - Forward thinking development that benefits it's residentsNew numbers have just come in from the global wellness institute and Wellness real estate has nearly doubled since 2017 and is now valued at $275Billion dollars. Forward thinking developers are creating communities that are rooted in wellness. Today I have special guests Kristen Maher and Amaya Genaro from Rancho Mission Viejo, a wellness lifestyle community in orange county, CA. At rancho mission viejo their community allows residents to get closer to nature and neighbors with all the elements to grow and thrive. RanchLife brings everyone together in the best possible ways. Each of their residential villages, parks, pools, clubhouses, sp...2021-10-1134 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #4 - Eco-Friendly Building Materials - Why you need to know about Havelock WoolToday, I’m excited to bring to you a conversation I had recently with Philip Walsh head of marketing at Havelock Wool. Havelock Wool manufactures and sells premium insulation made entirely from sheep's wool. It is healthy, high-performance insulation. Their raw material is sourced in New Zealand and processed in Reno, NV. They believe #naturedoesitbetter and they are on a mission to give consumers a more intelligent option when buying insulation. https://havelockwool.com/ Now why do real estate agents care about this? well, because it’s a new option for homeowners that is safer, warm...2021-10-0435 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #3 - A look into a wellness lifestyle community - AgrihoodToday we have Allison Smith from Olivette, a riverside farm to table community located right outside of Asheville, NC. So as a real estate agent why should you care about this? Wellness real estate is a term coined by the global wellness institute and did you know that it's more than $134 Billion dollar industry already? It began many years ago as a developers movement to create communities that are more thoughtful in design that centers around the well being of the residents rather than density and the bottom line.2021-09-2734 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #2 - What is a Green Mortgage? and why you need to know!Today we have Kevin Kane on the show and he’s the chief economist at Green Homeowners united. Green Homeowners United was started for a simple reason: to make it easy for people to do one of the most important steps to fight climate change and save money in the process. They exists to make it easier for homeowners and homebuyers to improve their property with renewable energy, energy-efficiency retrofits and water saving opportunities; and we help people find fair financing to afford the carbon-cutting upgrades that normally would be out of reach. As a rea...2021-09-2028 min

The Wellness Real Estate Podcast - Modern Marketing For Real Estate ProfessionalsEpisode #1 What is wellness real estate? a healthy home? and a wellness agent?What exactly is wellness real estate and why do I need to know about it? 2021-09-1326 min

The Ecosystem Incubator - Fashion in living systemsThe Ecosystem Incubator - Ken Alston - Circularity, whole systems and 4 dimensional sustainabilityThe first member of The Ecosystem Incubator is Ken Alston from Circularity edge who has been living breathing and practicing sustainability & circularity for over 40 years. He talks of working with the originators of the cradle to cradle movement William McDonough & Michael Braungart, looking at Circularity in 4 dimensions, systemically and as a complex whole system. As well as looking at accessing locality, the back and front end design for the system as a whole. We love how he relates circularity to a living natural system, looking at the blossom on the tree and how that never occurs as was...2021-08-2838 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps 38 How All or Nothing Mentality is Hurting Us | Easy Steps to Creating Healthy HabitsAre you one of those people that says you don’t have time to go to the gym or to read a book or to start a healthier routine or whatever it may be? Have you ever thought that you might be the one who is limiting yourself? Of course we don’t do it on purpose, but today I have certified health coach, mindfulness and habit coach Monica Lopera Nassar from Calibrate Your Wellness here to help us get rid of this all or nothing mentality that is keeping us from creating the life we want. She shares easy...2021-07-0827 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 37 What's a Luxury Barndominium?Have you ever heard of a barndominium? It’s basically a steel structured home that has been around for many years, but has recently become all the rage in certain parts of the country, many thanks to Johanna Gains and the movement of the popular farmhouse look that people now want in their homes Today, I have two leaders in the industry, builder Steph Essary and realtor Nina Patel, who are helping all sorts of people learn about this new reinvention of the barndominium, a luxurious version that is more adaptable, flexible, energy efficient, and even cost effective option fo...2021-06-2437 min

Smart Living HawaiiEpisode #38: A Talk Story w/ Sheila Alston, WellnessRE MagazineToday we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Sheila Alston with WellnessRE Magazine, a magazine that brings health and home together. We will discuss the importance of a healthy home and what that entails and how to get your free monthly subscription! With this pandemic and city shutdowns, more than ever we are spending a lot of time at home and wanting a clean environment. Healthy Homes are the wave of the future so let’s learn more! Sheila Alston is a REALTOR® and certified health coach in north San Diego cou...2021-06-0928 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 36 Saving money on your electricity bill isn't just about getting solar!Solar Energy Consultant , Van Parseghian here today, he helps people find ways to save energy that not everyone knows about. Today we are going talk about how we can get started doing that. Van Parseghian is the founder and Senior Energy Consultant at Delta Solar Electric, Inc. in San Diego, CA. He has been helping Southern CA customers reduce their SDG&E costs through energy efficiency and solar for the past 13 years. Prior to that, he spent 24-years at Hewlett Packard as an engineer and in various technical roles. www.deltasolarelectric.com van@de...2021-06-0452 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 35 - The Psychology of Color - Reducing Anxiety in the Home Environment with Mehnaz KhanDo you ever stop to think about the colors you have in your home environment? Today we have a special guest, who after years of dealing with seasonal depression realized that she had been depriving herself of color and through her understanding of how colors influence of behavior and mindset, she’s been able live a much more vibrant life. Mehnaz Khan is an artist and color psychology specialist for home interiors. She helps women create a restful and stress-free home, using the power of colors so they can enhance their productivity, sleep better and cope with everyday anxiety. So i...2021-04-0123 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 34 - One Planet Living®Today, I have a great interview for you! I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Ben Gill from Bioregional, and he explained to us all the amazing work this non-profit has done to champion sustainability and one planet living over the last 25 years. What is One Planet Living®? Imagine a world where everyone, everywhere lives happy, healthy lives within the limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. At bioregional, they call this One Planet Living®, and they believe it’s achievable. But globally we are living as if we have more than one planet. In fact, ecological footp...2021-03-2236 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 33 Biophilic Design with Michelle Ifversen from DesignWell StudiosWhat is Biophilic Design? It's all about connecting with nature and bringing nature in as a design element within built environments to increase occupant connectivity and overall well-being. It's a concept used in commercial spaces, but Michelle Ifversen from Design Well Studios is blazing the way to bring biophilic design into our home environment. DesignWell Studios is an environmental wellness design and testing company that optimizes built environments that promote beauty, health + well being. They offer state of the art, professional environmental testing services that allow their clients to see if their home or workplace has issues from poor air or...2021-03-0237 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps.32- 3D Printed Sustainable ADU units with Sam Ruben, co-founder of Mighty BuildingsToday, I’m super excited to introduce to you a guest that is co-founder of Mighty Buildings. They are using 3-D printing technology to battle housing crisis. That’s right - 3D printed buildings!!! I was so excited to learn about the materials they use and how they rate on the wellness factor, so I’ve got Sam Ruben on the show to tell us more. So if you need an additional home office or an place for the kids to watch tv that is outside the main house - a place for your adult children or your parents or even a...2021-02-1519 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 31 - Regenerative Farming with Daniel HasonHave you heard of Regenerative faming before? It’s all about the soil and farming the way nature intended, which produces soil that is rich in nutrition but also pulls carbon from the earths atmosphere. I’m not a farmer myself, and don’t have a single green thumb, but when I first heard of this kind of farming - it was mind blowing! It makes perfect sense and so to me this is actually pretty exciting stuff! So, I’ve got Daniel Hason here with us today. Daniel grew up in NYC and moved upstate to a get back in t...2021-01-1219 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 30 - A Home Environment that brings you more meaning: SerenbeIf there is one lesson we are learning from COVID I hope that it is: Social Connection is vital to health. And there is no better place that is proof of that then Serenbe an Agrihood just outside of Atalanta, Georgia. I’m so excited to share with you the story about this amazing community that was developed in 2004. And it’s become so much more than the founders ever imagined. It’s the idyllic life where you can be connected to nature and everything you need is in your own backyard. Serenbe has been an inspiration for wellness real es...2020-12-2942 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEp. 29 What is Regenerative Real Estate? Special interview with thought leader, Neal Collins from Latitude Real EstateTheres a movement happening right now in real estate - it’s about developing residential neighborhoods that are more sustainable, energy efficient, and designed with community and connection in mind and it’s also about bringing more wellness education into the real estate transaction side of things. In today's interview we talk with a thought leader in the industry, Neal Collins from Latitude. The question on his mind was, how do we help clients create a more energy efficient, sustainable home that gives back to the planet? and the idea of Regenerative real estate was born. So if you...2020-12-0727 min

The Regenerative Real Estate PodcastWellness Real Estate with Sheila AlstonSheila Alston is part wellness professional, part real estate agent. She deeply cares about people's health and well-being and sees an emerging trend of people infusing wellness into their personal spaces. For Sheila, she knows that the environments that we live and work in are critical for our success and well-being.Through her work with clients in San Diego as both a designer and an agent, she realized that there is a tremendous need to demystify wellness and help give people actionable advice to create healthy habitats. By focusing on this mission she has created...2020-12-0329 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 28 An all around more enjoyable home can be yours - with special guest from Pearl CertificationWould you like to live where there's less dust, less bugs, cleaner air and water, cost less money to operate and is more comfortable for you and your family? Well today, I've got Joseph Gentile who works for Pearl Certification and he's going to tell us how. So, stay tuned! It's a great one! 2020-11-2323 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEps. 27 A New IDEA in Urban Development revitalizing San DiegoI had the pleasure of interviewing San Diego's IDEA district developer David Malmuth and he tells all about the vision and IDEA of bringing innovation, design, education and arts together can inspire and transform a community and even a city for the better. You won't want to miss this episode! 2020-11-1038 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEp.26 - Eliminating Stress this Holiday SeasonRecap of a popular episode I did last year, so I thought it would be great to bring it back again. The Holiday’s are supposed to be the best time of the year, but for many of us it’s a race to fill in all the things we want to do to make the holiday extra special, so it’s super easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed out. I get it and if you have little kids you feel it even more because there’s baking, and decorating, and special outings and so many cool holiday traditions you can cr...2020-10-3121 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEp.25 On a Home Search? What to look for during a home inspection.If you are on a home search, you won’t want to miss this week’s episode, because today we are talking to a home inspector who is also a certified home biologist. We’ve had her on the show before, Amanda Klecker from www.healthyhouseontheblock.com and she’s going to share with us what to look for during a home inspection so that you can feel confident that your new home is a healthy one! So let’s grow!2020-10-1634 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignWhat the heck are EMFs and why should we care about them? With special guest Jasen Masek of Benchmark Environmental and NotoxCity in Vancouver BC.Today’s episode is with an electro. Magnetic frequency specialist named Jasen Masek of Benchmark environmental and NotoxCity in Vancouver BC. He says we are natural biological beings and over the last century times have changed, we are now living in a highly synthetic world! And Some of us are just much more sensitive to this. When people have health issues that doctors can’t help with like chronic chronic conditions, anxiety, depression, nervous system issues, people start to look elsewhere for answers and that’s where Jasen comes in. He helps them become aware of small changes they can mak...2020-10-0526 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEp. 23 - Detox Your Home with a Certified Building BiologistToday, we are going to learn how to detox our house! We’ve all been cooped up here for several months now and trying to stay as healthy as possible. We are staying home to stay safe from this pandemic, but how safe is your home anyway? Well, I’ve got an amazing special guest on the show today, her name is Amanda Klecker and she is a certified building biologist and a certified professional home inspector. She specializes in helping families make smart decisions when it comes to purchasing a home and she also is teaching families all abou...2020-10-0142 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEp. 22 Pure Delicious Allergen Free Cooking with Celebrity Chef Heather ChristoI’m so excited, I have a celebrity chef on the podcast today and she’s going to share with us what cooking allergen free looks like and how she gets kids to eat healthy! There are so many families that suffer from allergies or who have dietary restrictions! And if you are one of them, you know how difficult and burdensome eating a family meal can become. Restricting your diet can suck the joy out of any meal. So if that’s you - be sure to stay tuned because today you’ll learn how you can still be safe a...2020-09-2235 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS4 Ep.3 - Burn more calories at home without exercise!Today we are going to share several ways you can create a healthier home that will help you burn more calories without adding any additional exercise! What? How is that even possible you ask? Well, I’ve got fitness expert Ror Alexander here on the show again and he’s going to tell us all about movement furniture, and how to create a NEAT home. NEAT stands for Non exercise activity thermogenisis. So this is going to be a great episode since we are all at home and probably much more sedentary than we’ve ever been. I have friends...2020-08-2733 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS4 Ep.2 - The Quickest and Easiest Way to Feel Happier in Your Home! with special guest Ror AlexanderSo many of us have chronic stress. We run from here to there, we are constantly busy and have so many responsibilities and things to take care of it’s no wonder we feel ragged by the end of the day. COVID has given us all a chance to slow down and stay put, but for many of us this means having to juggle working from home where the kids are in your space! Maybe it’s hard to find a moment to yourself. You might even be thinking it’s time to move or I hate my home! Well in...2020-08-1036 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS.4 Ep1 - How to Set up the Ultimate Home Gym, with Fitness and Integrative Health Expert Ror AlexanderIn today’s episode we’ll discuss the HOME GYM, how you can set one up, the equipment and space you’ll need and other elements that you might not have thought about that will keep you motivated and ready to work out! With fitness studios closing across the country due to COVID, home gyms are on the rise. How can you create a home gym even if you don’t have an extra bedroom to dedicate to it? On today’s episode you’ll learn how! Well I’ve got fitness and healthy living expert Ror Alexander on th...2020-08-0338 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS3 Ep10 - How to Turn Your Kitchen Into a Wellness Kitchen With Wellness Architect, Kate HambletAre you thinking of doing a kitchen remodel or just looking for ways to improve your kitchen? Don't miss today's episode on How to Turn Your Kitchen into a Wellness Kitchen! We have special guest and wellness architect Kate Hamblet on the show. We’ll be talking about the best layouts, the best materials to use, and ways you can design your kitchen for wellness so your kitchen will look beautiful AND function in a harmonious way that encourages a healthy lifestyle! I know we all want that! So let’s grow!2020-07-2754 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS3 Ep.9 - Organizational hacks to keep your pantry and fridge healthy with special guest Danielle Keith from Healthy Girl KitchenKitchen organization mistakes to avoid and how we can organize the pantry and fridge and the rest of the kitchen so that it supports healthier habits! With special guest Danielle Keith from www.HealthyGirlKitchen.com 2020-07-2042 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS3 Ep.8 - Feng Shui your Kitchen!When you Feng Shui your kitchen you’ll be inspired to cook healthy foods and you will feel less stress when cooking! So I’m so excited to learn more! Amy Stephens is with us again to tell us how. 2020-07-1328 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS.3 Ep. 7 - Increase the Positive Energy Flow in Your Home With Feng Shui Expert, Amy StephensFor thousands of years the Chinese have used Feng Shui principals to bring more peace and prosperity into their lives. You might think it’s just superstition or hogwash and I’m here to tell you that it’s really just the study of how to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. And if even if you are a scientist or a physicist you understand that life is energy we are all made up of energy. So if we can learn to harness that energy we can feel better, we can think more clearly, we can feel mo...2020-06-3036 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS3 Ep6: How to Design a Space That FEELS Good - with special guest Amy StephensHave you ever walked into a home or restaurant and had a uncomfortable feeling that you didn’t know what was wrong about it, but it just didn’t quite feel right, so you thought let’s leave? Have you ever walked into a home and felt immediately comfortable like it was drawing you inside and you just got that feeling? A lot of home buyers are searching for that feeling you know. They can’t place what it is, but they will know right away when they walk in. Well, what you were feeling is the energy of that space. And wh...2020-06-2249 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS.3 Ep. 5 - A holistic community designed for family and community wellness with special guest from North River FarmsWellness real estate is on the rise and this week is as special treat as we learn all about North River Farms a new holistic community being developed in Oceanside, CA.2020-06-0823 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS3 ep4 - Is Take Out Hurting Your Family Wellbeing?In today's quick episode, I want to share with you the easiest way you can immediately increase connections and grow the bond with your family and friends. Let's Grow!2020-06-0309 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignSeason 3 Ep. 3: Home Schooling Tips to Save Your SanityThis segment is a continuation series of season 2 where we discover how health and wellness is so much more than diet and exercise. Home Environment is this weeks topic and so many of us are hyper aware what is currently working and not working in our home environment lately!! So if things are not working and you don’t want to move, what are some things we can do to create a home environment that we enjoy being in. One big struggle right now is kids are home from school, so I’ve brought on my good friend Monica Lopera Nassar...2020-05-2535 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignSeason 3: Ep.2 Easy Home Improvements that Enhance Family LifeThis segment is a continuation series of season 2 where we discover how health and wellness is so much more than diet and exercise. Family Life is this weeks topic and it’s fitting since we have had more than 6 weeks of consistent family life. So today we will talk about What have we learned these last few weeks and how can our home support family life into the future. And I’m also going to give you 3 quick things to consider that will help you enjoy your home even more! So thanks so much for tuning in today, it’s going to b...2020-05-1412 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignSeason 3: Ep. 1 - 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Social Life at homeThis segment is a continuation series of season 2 where we discover how health and wellness is so much more than diet and exercise. Today we will discuss how our social life can bring us joy or pain and I think it’s so fitting right now since we are all feeling the pain of social isolation being quarantined at home for so long! So this will be a quick episode, but I just want to share with you things you can do to create a more social atmosphere in your home. Because we all know that we are dying to have...2020-05-0411 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 21: A Green Home, Healthy Home or Wellness House - What's the difference?Welcome to Blooming! Today we are going to talk about Healthy Homes and what that basically means. Is it a green home I’m talking about or a wellness home? Sometimes I think it can pretty confusing so, I’m going to cover all the differences between the three and also give you the 10 basic fundamentals of a healthy home, that way you’ll be able to use this information to create a healthier environment for you and your family! So this will be a good one! Let’s grow!2020-04-2829 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 20: Chakras in the Home with special guest Jerah PayneIf you have done yoga before you might have heard of Chakras and how they are the energy centers of your body. In this episode we have a special guest, yoga instructor, Jerah Payne to talk to us about how we can get our chakras all flowing in the right direction to bring more balance and well being into your life. So, you are in for a treat today as we learn about becoming aware of our chakras how they work and the role they play in our home environment!2020-04-2051 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 19: What's the ONE thing you can do to make the most of your #quarantine?What’s the ONE thing you can do to make the most of your quarantine time? Focusing on what matters most to you, keeps you productive, instead of just busy. I like to focus on ways to create a healthier home in this show, but you can take what we talk about today and really apply it to any area of your life and watch it grow. So, I hope you enjoy our show today!! My hope is that it will inspire you to do something that when you look back on this COVID shelter in place time, whether it ends...2020-04-1317 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 18: Who Do I Want to Be During COVID-19? with special guest from Calibrate Your WellnessWelcome to blooming! A healthy home by design. Thank you so much for tuning in today! I’ve got a great episode planned for you! We are going to discuss how we can become aware of our actions to see if we are being the person we want to be during this COVID-19 crisis. Because there is a lot of panic and blame going around right now. Why does this even matter? Well it’s because panic and blame are actions based out of fear and for us to help others and to make positive impactful change we need to become awar...2020-04-0831 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 17: COVID-19 stress? How to be calm in uncertain times.Welcome to blooming! On today’s episode I just want to celebrate a little. We are all doing our best to stay positive during this crazy time. What I’ve noticed is that even though fear and uncertainty still surrounds us with Coronavirus, I’m just uplifted by all of the gratefulness and positivity I witness all around me. So thank you so much for tuning in today! I truly hope that you and your family is safe and staying healthy. If you are stressed out or worried a lot about all the unknown, I hope that today’s episode will brin...2020-03-3114 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 16: Top 10 Things to Do while "Social Distancing"These are some really unsettling times but I’m glad to know that we are doing our part by staying home and trying to keep this virus from spreading to others. So now that we are home, even if we are working from home, it’s hard not to keep one eye on all of the Coronavirus news that is out there - you could listen or watch news all day long! Well, if you are like me, I can’t ever sit still when I”m at home. I’ve got to be doing something! Especially now that I am feeling b...2020-03-2320 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 15: Organizing your Home! Why, What and How to begin with special guest: Angie's OrgainzingWelcome to blooming! Today I’m super excited because we have a special guest who is an organizing specialist! If you are feeling a little chaotic in your home or organizing makes you feel stressed because you aren’t sure where to start, tune in to this episode! Because we are going to answer some great questions like: -Why organizing is important -what are some Problems people have with organizing -what are Things people can do on their own? -Ideas how to start tackling organizing projects And -When to call for help Ok! So let’s grow!!2020-03-0931 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS2E6: Expand Your Life in the Areas of Education, Career and FinancesHow can you expand your life in the areas of education, career and finances? How can you start attracting what you want out of life? How can your home environment support the growth you want in your life? These are the questions this episode helps to answer. Show notes are available here: www.luxlivingsocal.com/blog 2020-02-2427 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignS2:E5 Create the Life You Want by Nurturing the Explorer in YouWow this is a great episode about Exploration and how this area of our lives is so important to overall wellbeing. We discuss how our home can support this area and then also as an added treat I have included an awesome interview with my friend Selena O'Conner from Olive Alchemy.net. She has an amazing olive oil business and describes how not all olive oils are the same. In fact many grocery store brands are lacking in nutrients, mixed with other vegetable oils or are even rancid! So she tells us what to look for to find fresh olive oil...2020-02-1025 min

Blooming - A Healthy Home by DesignEpisode 14: 10 basic principals of a Healthy Home & Wellness HouseIn this podcast I talk a lot about a healthy home, What exactly is a healthy home? What is wellness house? Are they the same thing? Well, in this episode I want answer those questions for you. When most people talk about healthy homes, it’s always about energy efficiency, and I believe there is so much more to having a healthy home. To me a wellness house takes Healthy home to a new level. If you are a health conscious person and you want to provide a safe environment for your family to grow and thrive, then this episode...2020-02-0320 min