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The Art of Becoming WonderWomenHow to stop feeling lost and building confidenceIn this episode Yenvy and Yessica share examples and stories from Yenvy’s experience as a mentor and Yessica’s experience as a Life Coach. What are the different levels of insecurity that we face throughout our lives? Self sabotage, impostor syndrome, feeling that we are not enough, fear. What is your idea of failure? Do you avoid failure? Is yours a healthy mindset or are you successful but suffering inside? If this resonates with you this episode will give you great tips and ideas to take your life to the next level. If you have a...2021-11-1645 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenMasculine and Feminine EnergiesThis episode will help you understand what energy you are at your core. This episode is meant to help you in your personal development journey to find out what matters to you and how you interact with your environment. Understanding this helps us relate to others and understand what they need. What is the core that you wake up to? What direction does your energy move into? If you have any questions or would like to engage with Yenvy and Yessica in the Biohack discussion, join our private Facebook group in the link below. ...2021-11-0938 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenFasting diets and lifestyleAre you the kind of person who gets angry when you miss a meal? Your body is so strong that it finds its way through whatever you push it through. What are you telling yourself about what food is? What’s the attachment to the food that we’re eating? In this episode Yenvy will help Yessica decide what kind of fasting would be best for her! If you have any questions or would like to engage with Yenvy and Yessica in the Biohack discussion, join our private Facebook group in the link below. htt...2021-11-0234 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenOur journey into spiritualitySpirituality and understanding our connection to the world and others has been the greatest breakthrough for both Yessica and Yenvy. In this episode they share their journey together and how they opened up to a new way of seeing the world that has expanded their vision and made them connect with a deep sense of love and oneness. Loving our bodies: “I am the captain of my soul” “My body is the vessel that allows me to connect to the world” “I am grateful for my body and my health” If you have any questions or would like t...2021-10-2639 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenExercises for your body, feeling good and living a long healthy lifeHow much exercise do I need? Is it different for different periods of the month or our lives? In this episode Yenvy and Yessica discuss the key aspects for choosing the workout and exercise that is best for you. Why is it important for women to do some muscle building exercise regularly? What are low impact exercises that have a lot of benefits? Should I consider marathons? What’s my ideal exercise regimen and routine? If you have any questions or would like to engage with Yenvy and Yessica in the Biohack discussion, join our priva...2021-10-2132 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenFinding flow: Why morning rituals can change your lifeWe have all heard that the way we start our morning can change our whole day. In this episode Yenvy and Yessica dive into the do’s and don’ts of morning rituals. Why are morning rituals so valuable in our life? What kind of morning rituals are there and which ones can help us find our flow. Rituals are the pillars of a balanced life and they allow us to live stress free, purpose driven and fully connected with ourselves and others. If you have any questions or would like to engage with Yenvy and Yessica in th...2021-06-2442 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenStress: how does it affect our longevity?Did you know that there are different types of stress? Which one do you experience more often? Studies by Nobel prize laureate Elizabeth Blackburn have proven that stress plays a big role in our aging process. Different types of stress, Distress and Eustress affect our aging process differently. In her book The Telomere Effect Dr. Blackbourn explained that stress has the ability to harm our system, especially causing inflammation and degrading our cells. Stress can shorten our Telomeres (the key to longevity)! Therefore, preventing stress and living a life in balance including Mindfulness practices can have the reverse impact...2021-06-1742 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenLongevity Mindset: Lessons from The Blue Zone ProjectDo you have a longevity mindset? The Blue Zone Project has given us great lessons on longevity that allow us to make better decisions and learn how to build a longevity mindset. Let’s have a look at the 5 places around the world where people consistently live over 100 years old. Once we understand what the keys are, we can incorporate this into our habits, the way we work, where we live, our relationship with our community, learning how to contribute, and finding purpose. When you look at the Blue Zone area their purpose has to do wi...2021-06-1042 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenMindset Hacking, Our Inner Dialogue and How We Perceive the WorldIs life happening for you or to you? How do you live your story, from what space do you live your story? Yessica Fernandez-Cruz Life and Executive coach shares with us the hacks we need to learn to make sure our story is working for us and not against us. The main cause of stress is our inner dialogue, that’s where our stress begins. Learn to become an observer of your inner dialogue without any judgment. Your inner dialogue isn’t always true. If you want to hack your inner dialogue the first thing you wa...2021-04-2246 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenSleep Hacking, Falling Asleep and Staying AsleepMore and more studies are showing that sleep is pivotal to being healthy and staying healthy. A disruption in sleep and the inability to go through the full sleep cycle can contribute to chronic diseases such as diabetes and including Alzheimers. Today, we'll discuss our circadian rhythm, which is our body's natural internal clock that guides us through the sleep wake cycle. As part of the circadian rhythm, we hear people say "I'm a night owl" or "I'm a morning lark". Is this concept real? Do we all have the same circad...2021-04-1539 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenBiohacking your SkinYenvy Truong has spent the past year focused on hacking our skin! So let’s talk to the expert! Her research took her to creating her company Vigdis Women. Being a biohacker, she views skin as a biomarker for good health, stress, sleep, nutrition and diet. “Using skin as a biomarker, I can look at you and know that something is going on”- Yenvy Truong In this episode, Yenvy opens our eyes to skincare from the perspective of a biohacker. What do you need to know in order to optimize the health of your skin?2021-03-2339 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenLongevity & Precision Medicine with Leading Physician and Expert, Dr. Marcela Young“Let’s maintain our telomeres long and keep our genes dormant”–Dr. Marcela Young “We hear a lot about prevention but we should call it early diagnosis” “I have always been a very positive thinking person. I get back up and go because something better is ahead of me. Having a positive attitude has a significant effect in your health and your life in general” Age management is proactive, personalized precision medicine. Our guest today is Wonderwoman Dr. Marcela Young, a pioneer in Age management medicine in the US, Spain and Argentina. She has more than 300...2021-03-2247 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenHacking our Fertility“Don’t wait to prove infertility to discuss your fertility” - Yessica Fernández-Cruz In this episode Yessica shares with us her experience with ovocyte preservation. Her journey really began at 35 when her gynecologist told her “she was fine” and shouldn’t worry. Now at 38 she’s gone through the process of hormone stimulation and extracting her eggs. Would 35 have been a better age to do this? As women, are we talking about this enough earlier in our lives? Is there a stigma or taboo to this discussion and if so, do we need to overcome it? Is fertility an...2021-03-0932 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenBiohacking and Psychedelics: Should we consider it? Join us with Psychedelics Expert Kristina LiuPsychedelics are nowadays a trendy conversation in the biohacking world, so Yenvy and Yessica wanted to know more and understand what’s so great about Psychedelics. Our guest in this episode is Kristina Liu who is a psychologist, life coach and expert in psychedelics. Kristina owns a retreat center in Peru where she works with her clients improving their personal development and growth using psychedelics like Ayahuasca, San Pedro or the frog poison Kambo. This unique retreat helps people align body, mind and spirit and tap into that part that helps them release fears, understand themselves better and evolve int...2021-03-0253 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenOptimal Mindset: Limiting beliefs, Needs and levels of ConsciousnessThere’s no optimal health without an optimal mindset. Awareness of being pushed off balance is the first step towards staying focused. What do you think in your life is limiting you? What is the story that you tell yourself that is limiting you? Transforming limiting beliefs into empowering beliefs. Am I doing things to run away from pain? Or am I living in a moving towards pleasure mindset? In today’s show we’ll describe the human needs that rule your life. Certainty, Uncertainty, Love, Significance, Contributi...2021-02-2545 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenBe Inspired with Alaina Money Garman - "The definition of hell is dying and meeting the person you could have been” “The definition of hell is dying and meeting the person you could have been. I don’t want to meet her. I want to be her!” - Alaina Money Garman - CEO of Garman Homes How did Alaina overcome a time period that many women go through to become who she is today? Is there a formula? Alaina, a WonderWomen who inspires other WonderWomen. The only thing we can say about her story is WOW! Her story of pivots in life and trials and tribulations is a common story that many women have been chall...2021-02-1149 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenGuided Breath Work with Expert Sonia TerolYou'll want to save this episode for daily use. We're joined by a very special breath work coach, Sonia Terol. Based in Spain, Sonia is a physical therapist, director and trainer for the TEROL METHOD and the creator of the discipline: METAPHYSICAL. Sonia brings years of experience in training and teaching breath work to her clients in all walks of life from healing the bodies of stressed out executives to people with addictions. In this episode we have the opportunity to speak with an expert about the importance of breathing and how we can hack our biology w...2021-02-021h 01The Art of Becoming WonderWomenAnxiety, High Blood Pressure, Emotional Stress, Slowing Down, Mindfulness, Depression: Breathing Method Applications for BiohackersAs a biohacker, knowing how to breath is a power tool to add to your tool box. The power of breathing goes back to the days of yogis and mystics. But in today's science and as biohackers, we've captured the techniques and the application to be purposeful in its usage. Whether your goal is physiological, emotional, spiritual or mindfulness, breathing and how to breath has been well researched to show improvements and effectiveness. In today's episode, we discussed various methods of breathing, when to use them, why and how. We emphasized the importance of creating aw...2021-01-2631 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenBiohacking, what is it really? How to win your day and How to win your New Year's resolutionIn this episode, we discuss our previous 15 day challenge. How did Yessica do on her Keto. diet and how did Yenvy do sustaining her mediterranean lifestyle diet over the holidays? We discuss different options for the new 15 day challenge and the importance of commitment and pushing yourself in a way that will not frustrate you but rather encourage you to want to be better. Find your balance, push yourself and at the same time, have compassion for yourself. We clarify what "hacking" is and what does biohacking actually mean? To learn more, we recommend the boo...2021-01-1931 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenGuest Lauren Updyke, Peak State, Setting Goals & Being 1% Better Everyday, What To Do When You Fall BehindWe're very excited to have Lauren Updyke on our show today. Lauren Updyke is an elite athlete, heads all of wellness for over 75,000 members at the University of Washington, an athletic strength and condition coach, a mother of two and kicks ass every day. Not too many people can inspire others like Lauren can and you'll hear why she's so inspiring. Lauren shares her incredible story of grit and what happens when you fall behind. How do you catch up, how do you think and how do you feel? Using her Boston Marathon race as an example, it's a s...2021-01-1240 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenBiohacker's Diet: Intermittent Fasting, Calorie Restriction, Mediterranean Diet, Plant-Based and Keto DietWelcome WonderWomen! Have you noticed the impact of our past challenges in your body already? Intermittent Fasting can provide an incredible surge of energy but what should we eat? Are we aware of what we are choosing as nutrients for our body? Longevity, weight and energy are the three reasons why we choose one diet over another. If you’re interested in starting a prevention and longevity oriented diet consider the Mediterranean Diet, you’ll find all the information on http://www.predimed.es If you’re interested in learning about the pla...2020-12-2827 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenMeasuring and Learning How to HackWeight means many more things. Measuring your weight and body fat are two important measurements that are readily available and easy to start with. Did you know that when you are losing weight, it could be from losing muscle mass? It could also be from bone because we are getting older or protein. Every time you step on a scale we can relate that number to something that fluctuates instead of the cultural definition of "beauty". There’s a DNA and social component to weight, that’s why we shouldn’t look at weight and compare ourselves to other...2020-12-2820 minThe Art of Becoming WonderWomenAn Intro to Biohacking, Self-Quantification and Our First Biohacking ChallengeHow do I better myself from a Cellular level, from a Mental and Spiritual level? Biohacking comes with measuring. There’s a saying that “You can’t improve it unless you can measure it” It’s part of the term called "self quantification". With the technology that has been built and is available to us we can quantify a lot of our biology, spirituality and the way we think. Everything can be quantified into some kind of measurement that can identify with to ask “How can I improve this?” It’s more than just a gut feeli...2020-12-2820 min