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PAULINESJANUARY 13 - ST. VERONICA OF MILAN l PATRON OF BINASCO, MILAN, ITALYST. VERONICA OF MILAN l SHE IS THE PATRON OF BINASCO, MILAN, ITALY. Feast Day: JANUARY 13 Our saint for today, St. Veronica of Milan, was a lay-Sister, who because of poverty never learned to read or write. But her parents taught her how to pray and how to live a virtuous life. Since she nourished a strong love for Jesus, and to be of service to others, she desired to become a nun. But her ignorance was an obstacle to her cherished dream. Therefore, she used to rise at night, tried to...2023-01-1205 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness224: Cultivating a Life of Self Compassion with Ashley Sondergaard“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self to the self… What we really truly desire, want, and crave that could actually fulfill us is when we settle back into our own wholeness.” - Veronica Thai In this episode of the Curious Monki Podcast, Ashley Sondergaard and I have an amazing conversation about creating more self-compassion, how practicing self-care doesn’t automatically cultivate self-compassion in your life, and tools that we use to elevate our self-care. Ashley Sondergaard is a self-care coach, yoga teacher, astrologer, and host of the Yoga Magic podcast. For 9 years, she ha...2021-11-0453 min

Yoga MagicSpilling the Tea on Self-Compassion with Veronica ThaiThis week Ashley has a conversation surrounding compassion with Veronica Thai. Veronica is a life coach, yoga instructor, desire map facilitator and host of the Curious Monki Podcast, all outlets in which she helps seekers live unbound, as their fullest selves. She believes it’s each of our missions to find our truth and live in it, fully and unapologetically and when we are able to do so, the world becomes a brighter place. Ashley and Veronica discuss self-compassion, hustle culture and the toxicity surrounding it, the importance of celebrating wins (even the small ones) and different way...2021-10-0757 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness201: How She Got There: From Vietnam Refugee Exodus to Somatic and Trauma Therapist w/ Linda ThaiThis isn’t a typical episode because today’s guest, Linda Thai, did not give a typical answer. The usual question and answer format of this How She Got There episode was derailed right from question one, and that’s a fantastic thing because what ended up surfacing was much better than what I could’ve planned Somatic and Trauma Therapist, Linda Thai, shares with us how her and family survived post-war Vietnam’s refugee exodus. Although only 2 years old at the time, the experience of fleeing her home country had a significant impact on...2021-07-1551 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness199: Why are you like this? Understanding emotional trauma and how to heal from it with Linda ThaiGain a better understanding of yourself and why you do what you do by understanding how your experiences shaped us into who you are today. Deeper yet, learn how some experiences – trauma – can get locked into your body (known as samskaras in yoga philosophy). In order to survive we need to develop adaptive strategies. This might look like being charming, very self-reliant or highly nurturing. It can also look like perfectionism, people pleasing, rebellion, self-isolation, or pushing people away. There are endless concoctions of adaptive strategies. When they seem unappealing like lying or being overly critical...2021-07-021h 21

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness193: Overcome Mental Resistance And Get Back Into Alignment (Daily Inspo)Today's episode is inspiration to overcome mental resistance and get back into alignment. Steven Pressfield says in his book The War Of Art "Most of us have two lives. The life we live and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.” Keep this in your back pocket and use it anytime you find yourself languishing in self-doubt, overwhelm, imposter syndrome or any other such fear. The difference between getting what you want and what's holding you back is resistance (aka. mental struggle). Resistance comes internally from the mind and so it can also be...2021-06-0416 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness153: Here's What You Should Really Do To Deal With Fear (DAILY INSPO)When you endeavor to pursue your desires, whether it be a life doing what you love or picking up a new knitting hobby, you're inevitably going to encounter fear. It will say things like "who are you to want to do this? you will fail! you only get this one shot so don't screw up" Guess what, THE FEAR IS TOTALLY NORMAL! You're not weak for feeling it and you don't need to be stronger or more confident to get rid of it. In this episode, you'll learn what you really need to do i...2020-09-3013 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness152: It's Harder Than I Thought And That's Okay (DAILY INSPO)If you're out there doing all the things but it feels like you're trudging through quicksand or like it's just not working, listen to this episode for inspiration to keep on going. Martha Beck has dubbed the mantra for the third phase of the change cycle "it's harder than I thought and that's okay". If it feels hard, good! You're not failing, this is just part of the process. ********************************************* GRAB THE FREE CHANGE CYCLE SERIES HERE: www.veronicathai.com/resources READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL SUPPORT to help you brea...2020-09-2508 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness151: Increase Creativity and Reduce Stress, Anxiety & Overwhelm By Doing This One Counterintuitive ThingOur brains are wired to take action, problem solve and fix. Anything that suggests it to do otherwise is met with resistance or lack of attention. It's not the glitz that your brain is looking for but choosing to slow down will get you to where you really want to be - a place of peace, clarity and joy. Today you'll learn the 5 pivotal benefits of slowing down and 5 ways to do it that you can try right away. ************************************************************ For the free guided journaling resource "7 Journaling Prompts To Help You Slow D...2020-09-2324 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness150: 3 Rules For Creating Habits That Will Help You Do The Work That You Were Meant To Do (DAILY INSPO)In order to align yourself to a life that you love and to be able to do more of the work that you know you were meant to do, you need to create good habits. Today you'll learn 3 rules for creating good habits. It will help you rewire your brain and change your perception of yourself so that you can become the fullest version of you. ****************************************************************** I'm hosting a free 4 Day Challenge To Feel Better About Any Problem Sept 21st-24th. It's not too late, join us now with the link below! h...2020-09-2210 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness149: Are You An Empath? How To Protect, Clear and Optimize Your Energy w/ Rebecca GibsonEnergy is your most important commodity. When you’re feeling drained and exhausted, it doesn’t matter how much time, money or friends you have because you won’t have any energy to enjoy it. Rebecca Gibson, Spiritual Strategist and Psychic Medium, teaches us about empaths and how to manage your energy (whether you’re empathic or not) from the perspective of the energetic realm. You'll learn: How to know you're an empath (traits & signs) How energy exchanges cause empaths to feel drained What to do about the fact that empaths who are disconnected from the...2020-09-181h 17

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness148: Being Hard On Yourself Won't Help You Achieve More (DAILY INSPO)You might hold yourself to high standards with the good intention of trying to become better, but the effectiveness of this is revealed when you fail to meet these standards. What happens when you don't meet your own standard for excellence? Do you feel like you did a great job anyway or do you berate yourself for not doing good enough? If it's the latter, then you are coupling it up with being hard on yourself. Being hard on yourself will have the opposite effect that you're looking for. Self inflicted shame, guilt an...2020-09-1409 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness147: Quick Way To Increase Your Vibration (DAILY INSPO)Low vibrations are feelings like shame, guilt and doubt. High vibrations are feelings like hope, love and self-assurance. Here's a simple way to increase your vibrations so that you can attract even more good things into your life. *************************************************************** Book a coaching session with me and I'll help you get over self-doubt and finally do the work that you're meant to do! Book your free intro power session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?appointmentType=10635387&owner=14220411 2020-09-0408 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness146: Ways To Make Sure Your Inner Critic Doesn't Hold You Back From SuccessJust like how being in a toxic relationship (romantic or friendship) can weight you down and diminish your enjoyment in life, so too can being in a toxic relationship with yourself. Do you berate yourself when you make a mistake? Do feel small and weak more often than not? The Karpman Drama Triangle is a great way to show you how toxic roles play out in your life. Understanding the role of a victim, rescuer and persecutor will help you become aware of your own tendencies. We also tell you how to get ou...2020-09-0351 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness145: Stop Letting The Inner Critic Take Over And Be Aware Of Your Self-Talk (DAILY INSPO)“Don’t spend your life clinging onto the insulting decisions you’ve made about yourself” – Jen Sincero Drawing today’s inspiration from one of my favorite books You Are A Badass – How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Live An Awesome Life by Jen Sincero and driving home the point that how you talk to yourself affects your ability to succeed. ********************************************************************* Book a coaching session with me and I'll help you get over self-doubt and finally do the work that you're meant to do! Book your free intro power session: https://app.acuitysche...2020-09-0308 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness144: Don't Quit Too Early...You Might Not Even Be Failing (BITE SIZED)How long do you do something before throwing in the towel? How do you know that it's time to stop trying? It's painful to take too long to quit - like clinging onto a relationship that's long been over. But it's also painful to quit too early - like the regret of finding out that you could've made it if you weren't too scared to fail. Both end in anguish because the intention was acted out of fear. Today I share insights with you about how to act from a place of courage so...2020-08-2821 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness142: Quick Guide To Intuitive Eating - Using Food To Deepen Your Inner Connection with Rachel TuThere's a world where you can give yourself permission to eat whatever you want. Chips and chocolate cake are no longer synonymous with guilt. It’s not “indulgent” or “sinful” to have rich desserts. In fact, allowing yourself to eat whatever you want can even deepen your spiritual practice. Like, Cheetos can help with your spiritual growth. Rachel Tu, registered dietitian, yoga teacher and creator of Food, Flow Thought teaches us about a way of eating called Intuitive Eating - a way of eating that is based on tuning into your body's needs rather than following...2020-08-2746 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness141: How To Stop Emotional Suffering with Amber GoodenoughAmber Goodenough is back on the show! We dive deeper into understanding Byron Katie's The Work - a powerful tool that can help you completely change your mindset so that you can stop feeling crappy. I love this tool now but it took me a minute to warm up to it. I had so many questions about it at first: How could it be so simple? Aren’t we lying to ourselves if we try to pretend that something that bothers us doesn’t? Sounds kind of like an emotional bypass. And how about when other p...2020-08-221h 29

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness140: Veronica Get's Coached On "There's Never Enough Time!!" with Olena Gisys (3rd Interview)We’ve finally made it! After detouring with an episode on perfectionism (that’s well worth your time to listen to), Olena is back for the third and final episode of this incidental mini series. We show you, for a second time, how to use your home to deal with your problems. Listening to it a second time will help you get a better hang of using it on yourself. Grab a journal and pen to follow along! Olena coaches me this time on feeling like time is moving too fast. The challenge that ca...2020-07-3033 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness139: Ditch Perfectionism. 3 Supertips To Stop Worrying About What Others Will Think with Olena Gisys (2nd Interview)Perfectionism is when you're gripped by the feeling of having to do more and/or having to do it right. There's no room for failure and there's an illusory set of high standards that you'll probably never meet....b/c perfectionism comes from the fear that you're not good enough or not lovable. The ultimate fear of that is to be rejected. Before you decide that you're not a perfectionist, think again. We all have perfectionist tendencies - even if it's just for a small part of our lives. The more you deny it, the more it will...2020-07-231h 06

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness138: What Does Your Home Say About You? An Unexpected Coaching Tool That You Can Use To Access Your Subconscious Mind w/ Olena GisysPeople reveal themselves in everything that they create, including the home that you live in. From the color of your walls to how you keep your bathroom - your living space is a reflection of your inner life. This is a coaching episode where I'm joined by Confidence Coach, Olena Gisys, and we teach you a coaching tool that you can use on yourself to access your subconscious mind and find answers to a problem that you're stuck on. This tool is especially useful for when something feels wrong but you can't pinpoint exactly what's...2020-07-181h 13

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness137: A Playful Way To Reveal Your True Self w/ Erica BuchholzLaughter Yoga Teacher and fellow life coach, Erica Buchholz, is all about play nowadays but that's only because she she got sick (quite literally as well as metaphorically) of living the uptight academic life. In this episode Erica tells us how she was able to transform from a rigid life to one of laughter and play. We also teach you a fun tool that you can use on yourself to access your subconscious mind and solve limiting thought patterns that keep you stuck. In between we take pit stops at: ...2020-07-031h 12

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness136 Daily Inspo: You're Not Stuck - The Good Part Will Come!For the times that it seems like the bad part will never end or the times that it feels like you're trying so hard but you're never going to get there - remember that there is light at the end of the tunnel. You're in the process of transformation right now and because this process is the exact same for every change that humans encounter, you will inevitably ....eventually....get to the good part. Just as a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, you will also sprout wings and be able to experience the world from a whole new pe...2020-06-2907 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness135 Daily Inspo: Thinking About Failing Is Worse Than Failing ItselfInspiration from Mark Twain: “I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” The fear of failure can be absolutely paralyzing. If you give into it, it'll hold you back from going after what you actually want. Here's some inspiration so that you won't let it stop you from doing what you know you're meant to! ********************************************************************* Want more confidence in going after what you want? Book a 1-1 coaching session with me - your first session is on me: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?appointmentType=10635387&owner...2020-06-2407 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness134 BITE SIZED: 4 Tools To Help You Stop Struggling and Just Enjoy What You've Created (4th Phase Of Transformation)Phase 4 of transformation is the most coveted part of the process but ironically the phase that we know least about. It's the "happily ever after" when your dreams have all come true. It's ironic because we're usually so used to hustling that it might actually be challenging for you to relax and enjoy the fruition of your efforts. You may find yourself resisting or anxiously waiting for "the other shoe to drop". Here are 4 tools that will help you actually enjoy the fruits of your labor and stay there for as long as po...2020-06-2427 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness133 BITE SIZED: 3 Tools To Help You Make Your Dreams Happen (3rd Phase Of Transformation)Phase 3 of transformation is when you move into the external world. You have a vision of the new life you want to live and now it's time to make it happen! It's called the "hero's saga" because it's not going to be a straight shot. You'll run into trials and tribulations as you try to venture out into the world with new wings. This episode is about giving you the tools to help you keep going even when it's hard. It's okay to be knocked back into square 1. It's okay to try and fail. It's okay...2020-06-1123 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness132 MEDITATION: Part II - A Place To RestIf you're exhausted, confused, anxious or otherwise feeling stretched (maybe even beyond your limits) here is a place to rest. Not to avoid responsibility or to shy away from the dark places but to come back to your heart. To reconnect with your anchor - that place within you of ever present stillness, clarity and peace. It’s not possible to create loving new perspectives with a heart that’s closed. An open heart is needed for creation, change, new perspectives, and peace. Here’s a place to rest so that you can...2020-06-0932 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness131 BITE SIZED: Part 1 - A Place To RestIt's understandable if you feel that there's just A LOT right now with everything that's going on in the world layered on top of whatever you're already dealing with in your own personal life. You don’t get very far with a heart that’s closed though. An open heart is needed for creation, change, new perspectives, peace…. It has always been an open heart that has created the kind of massive loving change that elevates us as human beings. The type that inspires us to be kinder, more patient, more compassionate and to be m...2020-06-0914 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness130 DAILY INSPO: Ask Your Desires To Come To YouThe 2nd phase of Martha Beck's Change Cycle is the Dreaming & Scheming phase. The slate is wiped clean and now you can create anything that you want. Now is the time to figure out what you desire and trust that it's yours! Shakti Gawain says "Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart truly desires must come to you." Spoiler alert: The more you know how you want to feel, the clearer the request is! 2020-05-1109 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness129 BITE SIZED: 3 Tools To Help You Restore Hope and See New Possibilities (2nd Phase Of Transformation)Phase 2 of transformation is when whatever needed to breakdown has broken down. The chaos is now complete and the grieving is coming to an end. A whole world of possibilities opens up to you and in this amorphous state you can begin to imagine a different way of being and living. In the butterfly analogy, you're no longer a caterpillar but not yet a butterfly. There are rules of being a caterpillar that you still need to let go of so that you can start to really imagine crazy possibilities like flying in the sky or d...2020-05-0823 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness128: Feeling Crappy? A Simple Coaching Tool To Improve Your Mindset In Minutes with Amber Goodenough Amber Goodenough~ This journey is your own but you're not alone ~ Don't condemn yourself to struggling through challenges by yourself. There are so many people, techniques and healing modalities out there to help you along the way. Coaching happens to be one of them for me - it's been a game changer in helping me live with a sense of wellness more often than not. Today I'm joined by a fellow coach, Amber Goodenough, and we talk all things coaching. - Why is coaching so popular all of a sudden? - What does lif...2020-05-011h 11

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness127 DAILY INSPO: 5 Minute Relief for Anxiety, Overwhelm or Feeling LostA short practice for anytime you feel overwhelmed, anxious, at a loss or otherwise flooded with emotion. Quickly come back to the ever-present stillness and peace within you in just 5 minutes. Reinforce the trust that you have for the unfolding of your own life. Like all things in nature, you are also being carried by the flow of life. As Joseph Campbell says "“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” Meditation begins at 3:19 ****************************************************************** Join t...2020-04-2909 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness126 Bite Sized: 3 Tools To Save You When Everything's Falling Apart (1st Phase of Transformation)Today we go deeper into the first phase of Martha Beck's Change Cycle. Phase 1 is when everything seems to be falling apart. Your old way of life crumbles around you and while it might feel like chaos, it's the first step to transformation. It's validating and relieving when you can understand what you're going through. Not only that, once you know what the heck is happening then you can take the right action. I give you 3 tools/advice on how to move through this phase with more ease. ********************************************************************* If you're interested in RECONNECT, the...2020-04-2324 min

Mastering the Business of YogaTools for Shifting Your Mindset During COVID-19 with Veronica ThaiThis week on the podcast I am sharing an episode I did for MBOm's sister podcast, Matcha Mornings, on tools for shifting your mindset with Veronica Thai. If you've listened to M.B.Om for a while, then you've heard Veronica on the podcast before! She's a yoga teacher, a life coach and the host of the Curious Monki podcast. On this episode, Veronica and I dive deep in talking about mindset, and Veronica shares tools for shifting your mindset during challenging times, like the current COVID-19 global pandemic. We talk about the subconscious mind, how shifting...2020-04-201h 04

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness125 Bite Sized: Making Sense of Challenges - Get Through Difficult Times With More Ease (The 4 Phases Of Tranformation)Today, I share with you something called the Change Cycle. It was created by life coach and author Martha Beck and it depicts the process that we humans go through for every major life change. Even a pandemic like Covid-19. The Change Cycle is helpful because there’s relief and validation when you can understand what you’re going through. Knowing this process will help you navigate this odd new terrain of the pandemic as well as any other challenges with more ease. ********************************************************************* Join RECONNECT, an 8 Week Coaching Program To Reconnect You To...2020-04-1626 min

Matcha MorningsTools for Shifting Your Mindset During COVID-19 with Veronica ThaiThis week on the podcast Amanda is joined by Veronica Thai. Veronica is a yoga teacher, a life coach and the host of the Curious Monki podcast. On this episode, we are talking about mindset and Veronica shares tools for shifting your mindset during challenging times, like the current COVID-19 global pandemic. We talk about the subconscious mind, and how shifting your mindset is so important for our overall health and wellbeing. Enjoy!2020-04-141h 00

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness124 DAILY INSPO: Make Better Choices - 2 Ways to Open Up to LoveOne of my favorite things I've learned is that when we boil it down, there's either love or fear. Are you operating from love or fear? Decisions made from a place of love makes us feel more supported by life. I share with you the 2 simple ways to stay open to love. *************************************************** If you'd like to join me for online yoga classes: www.veronicathai.com/yogaonline 2020-04-1308 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness123 DAILY INSPO: Mindset Boost - Thoughts That Cause You Pain Aren't TruthToday, I want to give you a mindset boost because challenging situations make fearful thoughts become louder! The "what ifs" and "shoulds" pile on hard. But guess what, take a sigh of relief *ahhhh* because as scary as the thoughts can be ("I won't make it..." "everything is ruined...") they're just all bark and no bite. They're not true! At any given moment, you're only one thought away from feeling joy and bliss. *************************************************** If you'd like to join me for online yoga classes, sign up for the class link here. 2020-04-1008 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness122: How To CHOOSE A Meaningful and Intentional Life w/ Meghan Pherrill“I’ve been given this opportunity to live and it’s my duty to find goodness in it and to actually do something with it” When you meet Meghan Pherrill, her bubbly, energizing, no nonsense attitude is so easy to appreciate. This international yoga + meditation teacher is so full of life and lives so meaningfully in the work that she does. It’s surreal to think that she was once an OCD, anxiety ridden, depressed and suicidal person. I’m honored to have her on this episode to share her story of being in such pain to becom...2020-04-091h 01

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness121 DAILY INSPO: Unapologetically Own Who You AreAt the core of that something more that you're seeking is a desire to connect with the truest part of yourself. To live unbound as your full self, your whole self. Take the leap and make the hard decisions because as big as the leap seems and as challenging as the decisions are, it's worth it to look back and know that you followed what was true for you. That you didn't betray who you really are. That's how you become more confident. That's how you live in freedom. This episode was inspired by a vibr...2020-04-0606 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness120: How To Do More Of What You Love w/ Amanda McKinneyInspiration and actionable exercises to figure out what you actually want to be doing (aka. what your passion is) and how to do more of it. Amanda McKinney, marketing coach for yoga teachers, went from having a business that felt lackluster to creating one where she loves every single project and every single client. She had to take some leaps and make some hard choices, but ultimately she kept following what she actually liked doing and found more of it in her life. This isn't just applicable to owning a business or your career. This is something to...2020-04-021h 02

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness119 BITE SIZED: Presence Is The Path To PeaceBite Sized episodes is where I go deeper into a subject. In this episode, I elaborate on presence and mindfulness. I'd even go as far as to say that maintaining a practice of moment-to-moment awareness is even more foundational than self-love. It's the root of yoga, spiritual teachings and all other self help. Tools that stem from these teachings are all essentially showing you how to maintain presence and mindfulness. Being in presence helps you navigate difficult emotions like uncertainty, make better decisions and ultimately be in peace. It’s also a practice that we need to consis...2020-04-0116 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness118 DAILY INSPO: Press PauseWhen faced with a challenge, especially if it's emotionally charged, the last thing you want to do is take pause. Your survival instincts insist that you do something NOW! The urgency is helpful in the face of immediate and imminent danger, but that's not usually the case in our world. Taking pause might seem to go against your instincts but it's what will calm the panic so that you can move forward and make better decisions. ************************************************************ Yoga is a great way to take pause. I started doing Yoga Lives on YouTube during this pandemic. If you...2020-03-3009 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness117: Using Yoga To Get Through Challenging Times w/ Nichole HinesToday’s episode is a story of how yoga helped one woman through one of the toughest challenges of her life. In 2011, Nichole Hines’ young daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Life as she knew it changed in the blink of an eye and the following year became about chemo, relapse and the children’s hospital. Nichole shares her journey, how her yoga practiced helped her stay anchored as she not only took care of her daughter but also run two businesses at the same time. She shares lessons on how to get through challenging times and her in...2020-03-271h 03

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness116: Let Your Soul Lead They Way. Ego, Forgiveness + Manifesting with Rebecca GibsonWe cover a lot in this episode! Rebecca Gibson, Spiritual Strategist and Psychic Medium, talks to us about: - Spiritual health is about letting the soul lead the way but how do we know what comes from ego and what comes from soul? - On an esoteric level, we're energetic beings - frequencies and vibrations....but what do we do with that information? How do we use it to our benefit? - How does the knowledge of the first two points help us manifest the lives that we desire? - The e...2020-03-131h 30

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness115: A Yoga Story. Lessons of Self-acceptance, Worthiness and Dealing With Difficult Emotions w/ Cory Angel"This journey is your own but you're not alone" There's comfort in knowing that we're interconnected beings who can connect and learn from each other's stories. In this episode, hospice nurse and yoga teacher, Cory Angel shares the story of her Yoga journey. She shares her benefits of yoga including how her practice has helped her through injury, grief, perfectionism and ultimately changed the way she sees the world. Resource: Mentioned in this episode was Episode #40 with Melanie Klein: Body Image and Yoga [RE: When me and Cory were talking about f...2020-03-0540 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness114: 3 Things To Know About The Enneagram Personality Test w/ Sarah HamiltonThe Enneagram has been very popular especially among the yoga, self help and spiritual communities for a while now. This is probably because it's such a powerful tool for self discovery, self understanding and self acceptance. This is an intricate personality test with 9 character types portrayed by a geometrical figure. I've known about the Enneagram for a while but never got a hang of it which is why I invited Sarah Hamilton, Enneagram expert, to come and teach us about it!2020-02-271h 01

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness113: Understanding Yogic Nadis - The Energetic Lines In Your Body with Sytera FieldEvery part of ourselves is interconnected and the more we understand about this interconnection, the more power we have to improve our well-being. Nadis are the intricate network of energy lines that run through our bodies. There are about 27,000 of them and the understanding of them can help with emotional release and relief of body tension. Sytera Field, yoga teacher and creator of the yoga massage “Nadi Ball” , comes onto the show to teach us about the Nadis.2020-02-2255 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness112: Stop Burning Out! Utilize Play and Creativity to Work A Whole Lot Less with Lisa MurrayLisa Murray, Business and Creativity Coach and the founder of Creative Alchemi, talks about burnout, creativity and play; and how understanding each of these elements can bring a whole lot more ease into your life! At the deeper layer lies a conversation about self worth, owning who you really are and honoring the full expression of yourself and your soul. Listen in to see what the connection is between burnout, creativity, play and how to use them to your advantage!2020-02-071h 03

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness111: Wisdom of 2019 - Trust Yourself, You Are Worthy & Self Acceptance Is The KeyI love doing the year end episodes where I compile all of the interviews from the previous year and look for the common messages that emerge. This year there were 4 messages that emerged: 1. Trust in yourself and your experiences. Your intuition will never lead you astray. 2. The universe wants for you what you want for yourself. Understand that getting to what you desire is a process and have patience in knowing that it might not happen overnight. Know that it's unfolding and get out of your own damn way! 3. We get in our own wa...2020-01-2232 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness110 BITE SIZED: 6 Simple Steps To Start Living The Life You Desire This YearThe first month of the year has a certain air of renewal and possibility about it. The entire world welcomes a New Year together and it's like we collectively take an eraser brush to wipe the slate clean. No matter what happened last year, you now have an opportunity for new beginnings, bigger possibilities, and new perspectives to work through what you're working through. Stop making more to-do lists this year and take a heart centered approach to setting your 2020 intentions. Here are 6 simple steps to set yourself up so that this is the year you start l...2020-01-0918 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness109 DAILY INSPO: Celebrate Victories To Increase Your Self WorthIn 2018 I learned the importance of celebrating every victory, no matter how big or how small. Not only does it lead to more successes to celebrate but it increases your sense of self worth. I was reminded of this as I read back on all of my celebrations throughout the year. This episode is a reminder to stop selling yourself short and start realizing how worthy you are right now by celebrating how far you've come! ********************************** Also, you're invited to come join my NEW YEAR DESIRE MAP WORKSHOP! It's a 2 hour virtual workshop. Th...2019-12-3008 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness108: Strategies To Bring Your Ideas To Life with Ariane SchuesslerThe only way to make your dream a reality is to start taking action on your ideas. Good ideas can sit around for years...or even lifetimes, without ever being brought into reality. Perhaps we didn't know which one of the many ideas to choose or never took time to get clear on it. This episode will help you start your idea and bring it to life. Creative Clarity Coach, Ariane Schuessler talks to us about creativity, clarity, intuition and overcoming fears to help us bring our brightest ideas to life.2019-12-2047 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness107 DAILY INSPO: Cures For Overwhelm - Not Enough TimeTime has been moving at supersonic speed for me and as I fumbled into December, I was reminded of a few lessons about overwhelm. I will share these insights with you over the next few Daily Inspo episodes. TODAY: If you feel like you don't have enough time - like you're in a constant race - use this quick 5 minute method! It goes against what we've been taught to do but sometimes you need to slow down to speed up. 2019-12-1707 min

The Unapologetic EntrepreneurEp.24: How to market yourself using your energy - with Veronica ThaiThere’s lots of marketing tools you can have in your toolbelt as a yoga teacher but the number one tool you have is your energy. The energy you bring to your marketing efforts will determine how you show up to other people. In this episode, the host of the Curious Monki podcast, Veronica Thai, and I talk about how using your energy as a marketing tool can help marketing be fun and even more authentic. If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable marketing yourself, this episode’s for you. Show notes available with all links mentioned here:ht...2019-12-1657 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness106: Use Core Energetics Help With Shadow Self and Negative Beliefs Stuck In Your Body with Isha VelaCognitively understanding something may not be enough to release all painful thoughts because trauma also gets stuck in our bodies. It’s important to look at the mind-body connection to understand our whole selves. Core Energetics is a form of therapy that takes the mind, body and spirit into consideration. It helps you get through the shadow self and reconnect back to your true core self. Isha Vela, pyschologist and Core Energetics practitioner realized this after becoming direly ill during her second pregnancy. She tells us her story about that and teaches us about how Core Energetics can h...2019-12-131h 06

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness105 DAILY INSPO: It Doesn't Matter If Everyone Else Is Already Doing It. Why You Need To Go After What's Calling Out To You AnywayIs there something that's calling out to you but you feel like everyone's already doing it? It feels like that means that there'll be no room for you because it's "over saturated". Today I tell you exactly why you need to go out and do it anyway...and why it's going to work for you! The effects of doing it will be so much bigger than you can imagine. If your heart's calling out for it, you must do it. There IS room for you. No matter if your aspiration is to be a yoga teacher, blogger, podca...2019-11-2708 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness104: Using Story to Heal + Transform Your Life w/ Anjanette FennellAll stories play out with more or less the same steps. Just knowing what these steps are can help lighten the heaviness of a challenge or struggle that you're facing. When you know what part of the story you're in, it's easier to release resistance and move to the next step more swiftly. More powerful yet, writing/telling your story will bring you through the transformation because every story in itself is a transformation. Anjanette Fennell, literary coach and agent, share with us her iteration of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey. We have an evocative discussion about story, how...2019-11-211h 21

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness103 DAILY INSPO: One Way To Stop Comparing and Stay In Your Own LaneComparison sucks! When you compare yourself to others it makes you feel bad, small and less than....and it literally sucks the life and energy out of what you're trying to achieve. There are many sayings to depict this "comparison is the thief of all joy" "compare and despair" or my fav from Marie Forleo "comparison schalger". Here's one way you can apply right now to get out of the comparison trap.2019-11-2008 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness102 DAILY INSPO: How To Immediatey Become More Self ConfidentOne of my biggest takeaways from Michael A. Singer's The Untethered Soul is that there's a constant current of energy that's available to you. This energy makes you feel open and like as if you could take on the world! The problem is that we block it by closing it up. The solution to self doubt, lack of self confidence, feeling not good enough and any other general stuckness in your life is simple: Simply open up to this channel.2019-11-1911 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness101 DAILY INSPO - What If The Right Decision Feels Bad...Is It Still Right?When decisions feel distinctly good (ex. booking a fun trip to Bali), it's easy to make. But what if the right decision feels bad, is it still the right decision? Maybe. Right decisions sometimes feel bad because it takes you out of your comfort zone. I show you how to tell when it's a matter of you growing out of your comfort zone versus a decision that's not right for you.2019-11-1810 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness100: 5 Ways to JUST START Going For What You WantWhoo hoo, we made it to episode 100!!! To celebrate, I'm dedicating this episode to tell you about the biggest lesson that I've learned along this podcasting journey and teach you 5 Ways that you can apply concretely to get started on going for what you want! Also as part of the celebration, I'm doing a GIVEAWAY FOR A MONTH OF FREE COACHING (3 sessions)!! I want to help get you aligned to what you want most and have the courage to get it! Listen in to see how to enter.2019-11-1539 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness99: How Craniosacral Therapy Can Help - From Anxiety and Low Energy to Tight Shoulders and Locked Jaws with Lucille RaynerBiodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Lucille Rayner, tells us what Craniosacral Therapy is and how it works. We talk about the mind-body connection and how emotional and mental issues will also show up physically and vice versa. We also take a super fun pit stop to talk about fascia - the interconnected system of tissue that bounds our entire body together. Experiences that we go through are held in our fascia – including pain. Craniosacral Therapy alleviates these places of pain.2019-11-011h 00

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness98 DAILY INSPO: Surrender. Your Life Is Unfolding Perfectly.Part of the 8 Limb Path of Yoga are the Yamas and Niyamas. The last Niyama, Ishvarapranidhana, asks you to surrender to the Divine/Universe/Higher Self....that something bigger. In creating a deeper connection with this something bigger, there comes trust in knowing that everything is working perfectly for you. Try practicing surrender today and give up the incessant worry, anxiety and future tripping that holds you back from what you really want. ********************** I invite you to book some life coaching with me, especially if you're feeling stuck and yearn for that something more...2019-10-3014 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness97 DAILY INSPO: You're Doing The Best That You Can and That's EnoughA tool for self compassion and one way to build a sense of enough-ness is to remind yourself that "You're doing the best that you can" We berate ourselves for not doing it right or not having it all figured out - that baggage is so heavy and exhausting to carry around all the time. Soften up, let the bags go and let yourself be reminded that "You're doing the best that you can and that's enough" ********************** Over the last eight months, I've been taking Martha Beck's Wayfinder Life Coaching program and have bee...2019-10-2809 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness96: How To Heal Your Shadow Self with Amanda JP BrownAmanda JP Brown, author of Brave Enough 8 Daily Practices To Be Your Own Hero, was once a high school drop-out and drug user who struggled with shame, self confidence and loving herself. Today, she guides women to walk through their darkness and reclaim the disowned pieces of themselves so they can stand confidently in their power. We have a lively and meaningful conversation about judgement, shame, self-rejection; self-acceptance, self-love and personal power.2019-10-2558 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness95 DAILY INSPO: You're Already Everything You Want To BeToday's inspiration comes from the practice of yoga. A quote from Mark Twain and an excerpt from the book Living Your Yoga to show you why you're already everything you want to be. ********************** If you haven't seen it, I did a NEW mini revamp of my website to include life coaching. Yup, I'm a coach now! I love helping people untangle the confusion and frustration that comes with trying to find their path. It's about getting into the subconscious mind to break up limiting beliefs that cause suffering and hold you back. I'm...2019-10-2303 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness94 DAILY INSPO: You Want It, You Got ItHere’s a truth – if you want it, you get it. Whatever it is that you desire, it’s already yours simply because you want it. Here's why - it's going to be your desire that will give you the energy to keep going even when faced with rejection and obstacles. It's the desire that will push you to creatively solve problems and keep yourself inspired. ********************** If you haven't seen it, I did a NEW mini revamp of my website to include life coaching. Yup, I'm a coach now! I love helping people untangle the confusion an...2019-10-2109 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness93 DAILY INSPO: 3 Ways To Power Up Your Gratitude Practice*NEW* Daily Inspo episodes so that you can listen to something good to light you up for your day. Drawing on the Desire Map to give you 3 ways to amp up your gratitude practice so that it does what you intend for it to do. Especially relevant if you feel stuck in your gratitude practice, like as if you're forcing yourself. ********************** Also NEW is a mini revamp of my website to include life coaching. Yes, I now offer coaching to help you untangle the confusion and frustration that comes with trying to...2019-10-1408 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness92: You Develop Self-Worth By Choosing That You're Worthy w/ Lina CarvajalLearning to feel comfortable in your own skin and claiming your worthiness. Lina Carvajal is an engineer turned banker turned Art Therapist, Life Coach and Counsellor. She shares her story of finding herself stuck and unhappy (more than once) and the lessons that she's learned about embracing your weaknesses and owning your strengths. Self-love and self-worth have been huge for getting her to a place where she feels aligned and loves what she's doing.2019-10-1152 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness91*NEW* DAILY INSPO: If It Lights You Up, It's Yours. The Rest Is Just Practice*NEW* Daily Inspo episodes so that you can listen to something good to light you up for your day. "What you see perfected in public has been practiced a million times in private" - Tony Robbins What you want is already yours simply because it's what lights you up. This is the fuel that will keep you going and continue trying. You don't have to be an expert at it yet - that part is just practice. ********************** Also NEW is a mini revamp of my website to include life coaching. Yes, I now off...2019-10-1008 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness90 *NEW* DAILY INSPO: Be Impeccable With Your Word*NEW* Daily Inspo episodes so that you can listen to something good to light you up for your day. Today, I draw the Daily Inspiration from Don Miguel Ruiz's popular book, The Four Agreements. The Four Agreements are principles to live by that can lead to self-mastery. The First Agreement is to be impeccable with your word. How you talk to yourself can affect how your life turns out. ********************** Also NEW is a mini revamp of my website to include life coaching. Yes, I now offer coaching to help you untangle the confusion and frus...2019-10-0914 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness89 *NEW* DAILY INSPO: Your Focus Forms Your RealityI have so many NEW things to share with you that are really going to help you along your own journey of transformation and growth. *NEW* Daily Inspo episodes so that you can listen to something good to light you up for your day. Today is about focus and my favorite quote to live by "Whether you think you can or think you can't you're right" Also NEW is a mini revamp of my website to include life coaching. Yes, I now offer coaching to help you untangle the confusion and frustration that comes with tryi...2019-10-0716 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness88: Are You Breathing Correctly? Functional Breathing Can Reduce Stress, Anxiety & Pain w/ Marco TesiMarco Tesi tells us about the epic power of breath and how your breathing technique can help alleviate stress, anxiety and chronic stress. "You can change your whole life with your breath" The approach from a Sports Science background adds a new layer of knowledge to what yogis have known for centuries about the importance of breath. We learn the physiology and functionality of breath and it makes so much sense when he explains it! Marco is the creator of Respiro Breathing technique and has helped over a hundred people overcome chronic pain, a...2019-10-0447 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness87: Use Discomfort To Live A Life You Love with Melanie Scott"It's in the discomfort that we actually grow, evolve and have an impact. Leaning into the discomfort, even though it feels counterintuitive and something we are never taught, will change your life. In life and business if we move in the direction of the discomfort there will be massive movement and transformation and growth on the other side." Melanie Scott, Intuitive Business Strategist, talks to us about all the important ingredients to create a life you love including leaning into discomfort, energy, alignment, and self worth. Her exhilaration for getting out there and answering your call is co...2019-09-271h 00

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness86: THE HUSTLE SERIES - Doing Business For A Social Cause. Becoming a Social Entrepreneur with Carlie RiouxSocial responsibility, imposter syndrome and mental health. A social entrepreneur is somebody who does business for a social cause. Their bottom line includes profit as well as the improvement upon the world, especially the lives of people who are connected to the cause. This is what Carlie Rioux, founder of Thea Caye does. With the power of an innovative beach bag, she’s supporting local artists, loving the environment and most of all, saving the lives of victims of human trafficking…the fastest growing industry in Canada. Listen in to see how this girl from the prairies created a...2019-09-201h 01

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness85: The HUSTLE SERIES - Follow Your Yes with Ingrid HuffmanIngrid Huffman who served in both the US Navy and Army Nurse Corps came to a point where her life just didn't work anymore. She was proud to have served her country, but now found herself with PTSD and a desire for something different...something more. As she followed her yes's, she was guided to become a shaman and start a non profit Ranch where she helps veterans reconnect with themselves by connecting through nature. Listen in to hear how she made her vision a success! 2019-09-071h 03

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness84: THE HUSTLE SERIES - Fail Faster + Grow with Mandy BalakMandy Balak, founder of YYC Date Night and Ace Class spends her days both saving relationships from dull monotonous routines AND building an empire of women who rise together. Included is the story of how she figured her way out of a life that she was unhappy in and into one that she actually desired; her major failures and how she got through the sticky middle; and her big lesson about 2019-08-311h 15

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness83: The Hustle Series - Creating A Movement For World Peace with Lyndsay MorrisA special series called The Hustle. Stories of amazing individuals who took the courage and leaped for their heart calling. As a result, they're now making riveting impact on positive change around the world. We celebrate their triumphs and dive deep into the sticky challenges to learn what tools and lessons came of it. Through looking at the good and getting real about the obstacles, we learn what it really took to make their vision a success. First up is Lyndsay Morris, founder of Generation Wellness. Her business teaches mental, emotional and mindful well being to chil...2019-08-231h 12

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness82: How To Create Habits That Actually Stick with Elizabeth ShermanElizabeth Sherman, Executive Health Coach, has helped hundreds of people achieve optimal health through staying consistent, getting a little bit better every day, and having self-compassion on those days when we thing we ‘should’ be more. What makes some behaviors stick even when it gets hard (ex. eating healthy even while on vacation) versus habits that slide right off at the first sight of difficulty? In this episode she shows us how to actually create habits that stick, explains why sheer motivation or even creating an environment for success (ex. laying out your workout clothes the n...2019-08-1753 min

Mastering the Business of YogaRunning a Heart Centered Business with Veronica Thai This week on the podcast I am very excited to be joined by Veronica Thai from the Curious Monki podcast. Veronica is not only a fellow podcast host, but also a fellow yoga teacher and Albertan! Veronica and I met a few years ago and have had the pleasure of spending time together in person, as well as doing some Desire Map coaching together. One of the things that inspires me the most about Veronica and her business is that she does everything from a feeling perspective, rather than a thinking perspective. On this episode, we talk about her journey a...2019-08-121h 08

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness81: Why You Should Do Kundalini Yoga with Victoria AmoreIn this episode Kundalini Yoga and meditation teacher (and Gong sound healer), Victoria Amore, explains to us the energetic + practical benefits of a Kundalini practice. She teaches us about the Kundalini energies and a little bit about chakras. In the end, you're given a simple practice that can be applied immediately to totally increase your wellbeing. To learn more about Kundalini, also listen to Ep 67: "Weird" Practices in Kundalini Yoga Explained with Sat Shakti Kaur 2019-07-2052 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness80: What's Meant For You Will Find You with Mariaestela GullestrapHow do people end up doing work that totally lights them up? How can we live lives that feel purposeful? What can we do to ensure that we take our right path...the best path for ourselves? These are the questions that I explore with Spiritual Business Coach, Mariaestela Gullestrap. Her own story has much wisdom to lend by way of balancing concrete action with trustful surrender. 2019-07-131h 13

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness79: A Yogi's Journey Toward Self Inquiry w/ Janice BrownThere are two monumentally life changing questions that usually dawn on us at some point in our journey. What do I want? and Who am I? Once either of them is bestowed upon us, we can count on the fact that our life we will never be the same. What follows is a colorful journey filled with trials, triumphs and lessons. Your story becomes a striking thread in the fabric of all existence. In this episode we get to listen to fellow yoga teacher, Janice Brown's, story. This path of inquiry - What’s it b...2019-06-1455 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness78: How Crystal Healing Really Works with Jessica RothIf you’ve been interested in learning more about how crystals actually work and how to use them, you need to listen in! Jessica Roth, certified Crystal Healer & ThetaHealer, shares what she knows about crystals & energy. She answers all of my burning questions about crystals like: how can they actually change your vibration? (spoiler: if you think about it in terms of energy, it makes a lot more sense!) Does size matter? What’s up with “cleaning” your crystals - do we actually need to do that? If so, what’s the best m 2019-06-071h 07

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness77: How To Boost Self Worth with Jen MillerWhat is self worth, what determines self worth, and how to boost self worth. In this episode we get to talk with Jen Miller, holistic health coach, about this idea of worthiness/unworthiness that seems to trip us up. Through her own journey with self worth and fitting in, she's gathered a few golden nuggets to share and help you with your journey. In understanding self worth and how to boost it, we get to stop letting it hold us back from the dreams, jobs and relationships that we desire for our lives. 2019-05-091h 16

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#76: How To Use Your Feelings To Guide You Into Alignment w/ AnnMarie McKenzieIn today’s episode, I chat with AnneMarie McKenzie, Master Desire Map Facilitator, about the concept around using our feelings and emotions to find alignment in our lives. Exactly how can we use this as our inner compass? Even if we know how we truly want to feel most of the time (Core Desired Feelngs) what tools/strategies can we implement to make sure that we engage them? Big picture - how can feeling what we desire to feel most of the time lead us to an aligned life? The Desire Map Process based on the...2019-04-241h 07

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness75: Magic Ingredients to Make Manifesting Work For You w/ Janice BerkenhegerIn this episode, we get to deep dive into MANIFESTING with Janice Berkenheger, manifestation and money coach. I’m so grateful for our wonderful conversation! The instructions for the Law of Attraction (LOA) are simple - ask for it, believe it’s yours, then it will come to life, but there’s more to that. We talk about what manifestation is, how to use it, what’s wrong if it’s not working, and the magic ingredients to make manifesting your desires into reality successful.2019-04-051h 07

The Well with Mandy BalakVeronica Thai on Uncovering Core Desired Feelings, Building a Gratitude Practice and Finding your Joy What is your core desired feeling? Veronica Thai, yoga instructor, licensed Danielle LaPorte Desire Map Facilitator and host of the podcast Curious Monki, is digging deep into how to uncover our core desired feelings, build a gratitude practice unique to us and tap into what brings us joy. As a humble (and curious) explorer of this life journey, Veronica focuses on understanding the barriers that hold us back from living as our truest selves. Using a blend of yogic principles and The Desire Map theory, she specializes in helping others connect to their own unique truth and ignite a...2019-03-261h 01

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#74: What Does Enlightenment Feel Like? With Christiane MichelbergerMindful practices like meditation and yoga help alleviate suffering and brings a sense of inner peace. Ultimately these practices can lead us to awakening, where we realize our infinite selves. This state is obviously desirable but have you ever wondered what enlightenment really feels like? Do you get inducted to this higher state with a big golden light and a choir of angels like in the movies? What does it mean when somebody has "awakened"? Also, how do you function in everyday society when you realize that everything is just an illusion?? If you're curious too, listen in! ...2019-03-021h 08

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness73 Bite Sized: What Does It Really Mean To Live Your TRUTH?The point of this podcast is to explore the meaning of our experiences in this journey and understand what our truth is and how to live in it. Fully. Vulnerably. Unapologetically. Over the last few weeks I found myself contemplating what “living our truth” really means. It certainly sounds enticing, like as if it would lead us to something good – perhaps liberation. Maybe happiness. Still, I wondered how do we find our truths? How do we know if when we’re living it? And how do we stay connected to our truest self? In this episode, I exp...2019-02-2223 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#72: You Can Be Your True Self Even If You Keep Your Day Job with Sarah Marlowe SpenceSarah Marlowe Spence is an IT contractor by day and a shaman by night. In this episode, we hear the story of her spiritual journey and discuss how to keep your true sense of self without having to quit the office.2019-02-0938 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#71: Wisdom of 2018: Year In ReviewAnother year has been said and done! In 2018 over thirty beautiful hearts shone their light into our community. They graciously shared their knowledge and stories. In this episode, I reflect on the wisdom that has been so generously shared with us and reflect on the main themes that these conversations circled around. Lessons in understanding our truth, moving through challenges, the unfolding of life and the biggest one of all Self-Love. Thank you for sharing yet another splendid year with me by listening in! 2019-01-1934 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness70 Bite Sized: CELEBRATE to SucceedThe practice of celebrating your accomplishments is pertinent to your success. You need to take time to acknowledge your accomplishments no matter how big or how small! This success tool can be your key to attaining your desires with ease and joy. It's one of the biggest lessons that I learned in 2018 and I share everything that I've learned with you in this episode: why celebrating is so important, the key that makes celebrating so powerful in helping you achieve your desires and how to celebrate. Let's set the vibes for this new year and set you up to recei...2019-01-0820 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#69: This Will Change The Way You Manage Stress w/ Ky RussellI love it when mindfulness meets science! In this episode, we have a fascinating discussion about a holistic approach to stress management, incorporating intellect, emotions, body and spirituality. Ky Russell, a teacher of stress management and health at the San Jose State University teaches us how the automatic reptilian stress response that we're all at the mercy of can actually be helpful in stress management if we just understand what's going on. We already know about meditation and yoga but apparently when in the stress cycle that you use each technique affects it's effectiveness. 2018-12-2259 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#68: Stop Feeling Disconnected and Learn How to Feel Connected In Life with Danny LevinAlthough the world is more digitally connected than ever, it's almost scary how easily disconnected we feel - to ourselves, other people...life. In this episode, Danny Levin - mentor, speaker and author of the book The Mosaic, teaches us about the 4 Practices of Connection so that you can learn how to stop feeling disconnected. "we're not meant to do this alone...the world is in complete support of you doing what you are meant to do" 2018-12-151h 09

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#67: 3 “Weird” Practices in Kundalini Yoga Explained with Sat Shakti KaurKundalini Yoga is a powerful practice that can change your energetic vibration in as little as 3 minutes but it's eccentric conventions causes people to pause before giving it a try. It can be rather intimidating to walk into unfamiliar territory and join a group where everyone is dressed in white, topped with a turban, and chanting their hearts out. In this episode I talk with Sat Shakti Kaur (also known as Jessica Banks), owner of the Kundalini studio Joy Yoga in London. She explains the benefits of this practice and the tools that it employs. Now you can stop bein...2018-12-0153 min

Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness#66: Awaken Your Primal Essence With Art w/ Clare GallowayIn this episode, Clare Galloway, a visionary artist and writer tells us how art can help access the magic of letting go. We all have a creative engine within ourselves. When we access this energy, we charge ourselves up and suddenly become filled with bright ideas, solutions and all the beautiful things that want to be expressed. Art is how we can be reunited with our innate primal sense of truth.2018-11-231h 01

The Tao of Self-Confidence189: Just Let Go With Veronica ThaiVeronica Thai is on a mission to bring more joy into your life, one yoga class at a time. She is dedicated to inspire and illuminate the massive potential for the joy that lies in all of us. Her hope is to help spark a transformation within you. The best part is Veronica will be there to cheer you on as you change, grow and succeed toward a meaningful life. For Veronica to help others transform, she had to learn how to seek joy within herself and learning to just let go of what isn't serving in her life. In...2016-05-1716 min