Alter Your Life

Do you ever wonder what my name and Jason's book have in common? Change. Change is not only important, it's inevitable. Our brains need change in order to create memories and organize information and teach us how to navigate and handle life! Because…change is inevitable!

In this episode we also discuss…

• Becoming a person who wears a watch with a reminder to move during the day and the correlations Jason has found with this data.
• The 4 phases of change and which seems to be the hardest.
• The question that helps clarify everything!
• Jason's book! Build For Tomorrow! Buy it, read it, review it, share it with a friend!!!

Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, and author of the book Build For Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career. Learn more at www.jasonfeifer.com and on IG @heyfeifer

If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

ALTER YOUR (in)BOX by clicking here and I'll meet you there Monday morning :)

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As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

THIS EPISODE HAS EVERYTHING!

• Cults (in this case an evangelical church) and the impact of an us vs. them mentality.
• How Ariel's song Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid is the feminist manifesto we need.
• Sex & Masturbation as avenues to reclaim power an autonomy of our physical and Energetic bodies.
• Puppets! Kayla straddled the world of the church and the world of theater for years. Being in the world and not OF the world and how that plays into her evolution out of the church and into herself.

Kayla is the owner of Feel Good Pilates NYC where she teaches clients, hosts teacher training programs and workshops, and provides a supportive home to NYC fitness professionals. Kayla has also been a professional puppeteer and stage actor for over a decade! Learn more about Kayla at www.kaylaconsults.com and on IG @feelgoodpilatesnyc.

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In this episode:

• How Danielle recovered from being so ill she was bedridden through healing her deep, inner emotional trauma to live the life she's meant to live.
• Using movement to connect to physical sensations and how that translates to emotional sensations to cultivate safety in your body.
• Why we need to unwire learned experiences in order to rebuild with intention, safety, and pleasure.

Danielle Savory is a Master-Certified coach and pleasure expert helping women use their largest sex organ—their brain—for better sex and a more pleasure-filled life. The host of the "It's My Pleasure" podcast, Danielle weaves together her background in neuroscience, her expertise in mindfulness and skills as a coach to help women rewire their brains and connect with their bodies for an empowering approach to their sexuality. Learn more about Danielle here and her online membership Turned On Woman here. For more follow her on IG @danielle.savory.

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If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

ALTER YOUR (in)BOX by clicking here and I'll meet you there Monday morning :)

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

Shhhh, don't say anything, take a deep breath and notice what you hear. With your ears you hear my delicious, comforting, safe, hilarious voice, but what do you hear with your body?

In this episode:

• Listening with our body is the KEY I mean it, the KEY to living your best life. Like literally YOUR best life. It's the key to knowing what it is YOU want, not what someone or something else wants you to want, but what you actually want. And ooooh once you hear your body's sweet sweet voice, you'll turn up the freaking volume.
• How to do this by harnessing the power of the chakra system and the energy centers in our body today with Rachael Ferrera.
• What chakras are and why you care about them.
• Using real words to make the woo accessible giving you tools to unfold into the person you are meant to be.

Rachael Ferrera is a Broadway and TV actress, transformational speaker, spiritual teacher, and reiki master practitioner using her superpowers to bring energy healing to the masses and share messages of love and empowerment across the globe. She has a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she studied Theater and Psychology. Rachael lives in sunny Los Angeles. Connect with Rachael at www.rachaelferrera.com or on Instagram @therachaelferrera.

I also want to share one of my legit favorite ways to connect to speak to and hear my body and that's with my online membership to Movement Unmeasured. Yes, I too teach movement class and Yes, I LOVE having Simi Botic guide me through a workout that encourages me to listen to my body. I surrender to her voice and teaching so I can tune into myself with curiosity and compassion.

She was recently on the show talking about finding pleasure at the barre and she's offering a 7 day FREE trial to her membership! I promise you don't want to miss out!

If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

ALTER YOUR (in)BOX by clicking here and I'll meet you there Monday morning :)

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

In this episode:

• How and why integrating TCM into our modern lives can help us find optimal health, balance, and energy.
• Stephanie's persistent nasal allergies led to her founding the first company to modernize TCM and make the benefits of herbs accessible to women worldwide.
• Where the name Nooci comes from, hint: it's really good ;)

Stephanie Tan is on a mission to bring Traditional Chinese Medicine into the present. With the creation of NOOCI (noo-chee), a range of plant-based supplements steeped in centuries-old herbal wisdom, Stephanie is making TCM accessible to a new generation of women living fast paced modern lifestyles, who are seeking balance and optimal health. Learn more at www.nooci.com and follow on IG @my_nooci.

If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

ALTER YOUR (in)BOX by clicking here and I'll meet you there Monday morning :)

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

In this unplanned BONUS solo episode, Alissa shares some recent thoughts and musings inspired by…you!

In this episode:

• Response to a listener email about taking time for herself.
• Insights uncovered during my 8-week program MOVE like why scooping poop multiple times a day is something I willingly do and pay for parking in a garage in NYC.
• Reexamining internalized ideas around marriage, marriage vows, and the promises we make
• The idea that completely changed my relationship with myself and others.

Join host Alissa Alter (She/Her) aka "The Amy Poehler of Vaginas" as she explores the intersection of physical fitness and emotional fitness. In other words, our minds and bodies are SUPER connected and we can leverage what we know about building physical strength and agility to do the same with our feelings. Alissa DOES NOT believe in TMI and this is a 100% judgment free zone. Alissa DOES believe that if we spend as much time, energy, and discipline on our insides as we do our outsides, we will be unstoppable.

Ready to Alter Your Life? Then you're in the right place! Learn more about your host Alissa Alter and how she integrates her experiences as a professional Broadway performer, certified Pilates instructor, and coach to help you remember the life you were born to live!

If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

ALTER YOUR (in)BOX by clicking here and I'll meet you there Monday morning :)

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

In this episode:

• From Bar Exam to Ballet Barre Simi not only changed careers, she healed her disordered relationship with her body and food by finding pleasure in movement at the barre.
• How her membership Movement Unmeasured was born from releasing her punishing approach to exercise and finding pleasure in movement.
• Not all pleasure is about sex! You can find pleasure in a quad stretch, connecting with your breath, and luxuriating in a delicious, cozy meal. AND also during sexual intimacy ;)
• Finding safety in your body makes room for pleasure in and out of the bedroom.

Simi Botic is an intuitive eating counselor, anti-diet health coach, the author of Letting Go of Leo: How I Broke Up With Perfection, and founder of UNMEASURED, the virtual monthly barre membership that celebrates your body with joy-filled, intuitive movement. She loves coffee, kitchen dance parties with her kiddos, and all things 90s. Follow her on IG @simibotic and @movementunmeasured and learn more about her membership here!

This episode is brought to you in partnership with both Simi's Movement Unmeasured AND Ave Lumi. Ave Lumi is on a mission to improve the sustainability of the fashion industry. They offer beautiful merchandise at achievable price points that not only make a family's daily lives better, but consider the earth and maker in the process. We are a showcase for independent and emerging brands committed to sustainability or social causes and fulfilling dream. Click here to shop Ave Lumi and take advantage of the Warehouse Sale which kicks off with a presale Thursday, August 11, 2022 (sign up for their emails to get early access).

Founder Jenny Jackson was also a guest of Myth of Motherhood talking about finding our blind spots. LISTEN HERE!

If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

ALTER YOUR (in)BOX by clicking here and I'll meet you there Monday morning :)

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

In this episode:

• During her fertility and pregnancy experiences Ashley was often met with a firm "No." when advocating for herself and how that changed her relationship to her body and her providers.
• How meeting our own basic needs empowers us to self advocate and we cannot organize and make change until we can self advocate.
• Meeting our own basic needs is how we honor ourselves and creates a smoother path to meet your goals. In terms of exercise we don't need to beat ourselves up on the mat in order to make progress.
• How Ashley uses cycle syncing to build trust with herself and connect to her intuition.

Ashley DeLeon (she/her) is a pilates instructor, mother and wellness influencer in NYC. She has been a pilates instructor for over 16 years and specializes in teaching students how to reach their movement goals in a progressive, joyful and organic way.

In 2020, Ashley closed her brick-and-mortar space and opened a virtual studio to create accessibility to her ever growing international community. She approaches her clients with excitement, empathy and true desire to share the many benefits of a fulfilling movement practice.

Ashley shares her creative movement life and wellness tips on her instagram account, Ashley DeLeon Pilates, where she blends pilates, yoga and dance to create movement experiences that are referential and expressive. Learn more about Ashley on IG @ashleydeleonpilates and her website www.ashleydeleonpilates.com.

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If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

ALTER YOUR (in)BOX by clicking here and I'll meet you there Monday morning :)

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

In this episode:

• How Catholicism and Reiki are connected, I know. I'm Jewish, I'd never made this connection either.
• How our own perceptions and definitions of success and failure inform how we show up or don't show up in the world.
• We can connect to and remember who we are by giving ourselves time and space to breathe and listen. Starting with 5 minutes a day we can begin to train our systems to be more patient and honor our own boundaries. Or maybe create some new ones.

Connie Viglietti (She/Her) uses her creativity and power of presence to hold sacred space from which transformation and growth inspire all who work with her. Connie is an intuitive healer (Reiki Master + Thai Yoga) and sacred container creatrix with an extensive background in yoga and meditation, birth work and wellness coaching. Her previous work with Emaya (co-founder) and the Back to HER™ online program creatively mentored hundreds of women worldwide, connecting women with their purpose and voice using community, yoga, meditation, and coaching. Guiding people to their inner wisdom and watching them rise is what thrills her journey.

Connie holds monthly women circles and workshops at Integrative Healing Montclair. She offers private intuitive healing sessions and wellness coaching sessions. Intuitive healing sessions combine reiki, sound and crystal healing, essential oils, and divination tools to release energy that feels heavy or stagnant to find balance. Learn more at www.connieviglietti.com and follow her on IG @Connie_Viglietti.

If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.

In this episode we discuss…

• Reevaluating our identity around work, our purpose, our value, and where we are investing our energy.
• Realizing you're approaching or have entered burnout and recovering by addressing our most basic needs.
• Saving some of our valuable energy for ourselves instead of giving it all away.
• The importance of snacks throughout the day and taking care of yourself before everything else on the to do list.

Blair Badenhop (she/her) is a global Brand & Messaging Strategist with over a decade of experience supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses. Her clients have included Emmy Award Winners, New York Times Best-Selling Authors, and hundreds of coaches and content creators from Australia to the Netherlands. She is the host of the Brand Yourself Podcast where she guides her listeners to lean into their authenticity and shares the journeys of renowned spiritual teachers, doctors, and wellness entrepreneurs alike. Formerly, she worked at Harper's Bazaar, Dress for Success Worldwide, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and Parsley Health. Learn more about Blair and her work at www.blairbadenhop.com and follow on IG @blairbadenhop

If you're picking up what I'm laying down…

Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease.

Learn more at www.alissaalter.com

Follow along on IG @alissaalter

As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.