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We made it to 2026! WHAT. A. JOURNEY. 

I want to thank each and every one of you who has listened to, shared, reviewed, commented, subscribed, rated the podcast in its first full calendar year of life.

Your support has meant so much to me as I navigated one of the most difficult years of my life in 2025. This podcast has helped heal me, and I hope that it has been a safe space for you to explore your own relationship to self-care.  

Today's episode covers: 

• My lowlights of 2025
• What it means to be in the womb of winter
• What it means to be entering this One year in numerology and the year of the Fire Horse
• How to truly manifest your desires by harnessing the sacred masculine and divine feminine aspects of our being (that we all possess) 
• What it means to surrender
• …and lessons from the Titanic?

Bob Proctor:

https://proctorgallagherinstitute.com/

YouTube |  https://www.youtube.com/@BobProctorTV

Cathy Heller:

https://www.cathyheller.com/

IG | @cathy.heller

Podcast | The Cathy Heller Podcast

Podcast Episodes Mentioned: 

Episode 53: Embodying the Sacred Masculine https://www.buzzsprout.com/2393333/episodes/17656343

Episode 30: Embodying the Divine Feminine:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2393333/episodes/16736356)

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Keywords:

self-care, new year, manifestation, year of the fire horse, one year, 2025, 2026, surrender, rebirth, intentions, self-love, healing, personal growth, spiritual practices, grief, trust, empowerment

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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The day that this episode is coming out is New Year's Eve! Now, while this may be the new year based on the Gregorian calendar, and not the new year as nature shows us... I am still wishing you a blessed and beautiful celebration. 

If this episode found you at a date in the future, please trust that this message found you when and where you needed it, because it is a message that resonates 365 days of the year. 

Today's episode is a sweet and tender reminder:

• You are enough
• You are doing enough
• You are allowed to rest
• You are allowed to break down
• You are worthy of your own friendship and support

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training:  https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

Keywords:

self-care, new year, enoughness, pressure, self-compassion, spiritual practice, mental health, personal growth, reflection, rest

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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This is a powerful time of year, and this is a powerful episode in honor of this sacred season... this season of rebirth, of initiation.

We honor the womb of all creation, the fertile void where our dreams and desires are being nourished and nurtured before manifestation. 

This is a potent moment of presence and re-alignment as we stand at the thresholds in our lives and consciously choose how we want to show up as we step on the other side of the divine doorway.  

This is a reverent remembering. 

Bob Proctor:
https://proctorgallagherinstitute.com/
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@BobProctorTV

Michael Beckwith:

https://www.michaelbeckwith.com/

IG | michaelbbeckwith

Podcast | Take Back Your Mind Podcast

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training:  https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

Keywords:

self-care, self-love, personal growth, authenticity, manifestation, inner work, identity, transformation, empowerment, holistic health, new year, self-worth, integrity, alignment, embodiment, winter solstice

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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This episode is about embracing the season of light, magic, and miracles... by BEING the light, the magic, and the miracle. 

A Course in Miracles teaches us: "Strength is the truth about you. Strength and light unite in you, and where they meet, your Self stands ready to embrace you as Its Own."

When we know... truly, from the Highest Truth, know that the infinite light is always within us, with a gifted strength as sure as the sun... we can choose to live from this place in an ultimate act of Self-care. Because when we accept that this is our primary job in humanity, the magic and the miracles flow from, with, and around us. 

This is true manifestation. 

This is discovering and experiencing your own magic. 

A Course in Miracles, Lessons 91 & 92: https://bookshop.org/a/126473/9781883360269
Published by Foundation for Inner Peace
Publication Date 1975

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training: https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

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Keywords:

self-care, magic, miracles, manifestation, light, higher consciousness, inner strength, emotional resilience, winter solstice 

A note: Any book links you find here are through my Bookshop.org shelf. If you purchase through them, I receive a small commission — at no extra cost to you — and a portion also goes to support independent bookstores rather than a mega-retailer. It felt like a small, aligned way to keep sharing what I'm reading.

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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Sometimes we need to remember what a privilege - what a gift - it is to have simple grievances.

This is NOT an episode on spiritual bypassing… but it IS an episode meant to gently remind us that someone may be out there praying for what we are complaining about. 

It is a reminder to soften. To lighten. 

To honor the duality of the human experience: struggling with very human things when life be life-ing and also being held by gratitude from a higher perspective. 

It is this delicate dance, this weaving of body and Soul, human and Spirit that makes this life the adventure that it is. 

Today's episode offers several practical ways that you can resource your own peace, and stay regulated, grounded, and connected to Self and our own needs... and make sure we are moving from a full cup - ESPECIALLY through our weary and overwhelmed times, which as I share, I have been experiencing lately. 

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training: https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

Now enrolling! 

Does Everything Happen For A Reason Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2393333/episodes/16339259

Anima Mundi Herbals: https://animamundiherbals.com/

Asia Suler Podcast Episode Mentioned: https://asiasuler.com/december-2025-intuitive-reading/

Get Your Human Design Chart:

https://www.emmadunwoody.com/get-your-chart

Keywords:

self-care, self-love, body image, mental health, personal growth, self-acceptance, mindfulness, gratitude, well-being, nervous system regulation

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Today's episode is a gentle reminder as we find ourselves in the midst of the holiday chaos and end of the year pressure. 

It is a reminder of the true light within each of us… that is brighter than any holiday lights and the glitz and the glamour of the holiday season. That true light within each of us that guides the way Home. That is warm. Steady. True. Eternal. 

We have all fought many battles in 2025, this year of the snake. 

Let's close it out with more discernment, and more Self-respect. We can choose our battles, and when we realize that we don't actually need to fear or fight the opponent within, we reclaim our power.

Danielle Paige:
https://daniellepaige.com/
IG | @iamdaniellepaige

Anima Mundi Article Referenced: https://animamundiherbals.com/blogs/blog/the-sacred-no?mc_cid=e00d8fe55b&mc_eid=33f043bdda

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training: https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

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Keywords:

self-care, self-love, anxiety, radical tenderness, emotional immunity, holiday season, authenticity, inner opponent, grounding, peace, nature

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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We have reached the finale! Part 7 of our 7-part series on holistic health! 

What better episode to end on than *drumroll please* Self-Care! 

This is the final pillar that will hold up your own Self-Love Sanctuary. 

This series illustrates what it means to be beauty-full from the inside out and how to embody self-care as your most whole and authentic and radiant Self. 

Today, we talk about Ayurvedic self-care, including:

• 5 Rhythms of Nature
• The science behind grounding and earthing
• An example of a beginner-friendly daily Ayurvedic self-care routine
• Sensual self-care
• Embracing the 5 Great Elements for self-care

This episode serves as a foundation for many more gifts and offers to come! 

And, I am thrilled to announce one such gift that you can take advantage of now:

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training: https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

Now enrolling! 

Other resources mentioned:

Dr. Mark Hyman's LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drhyman_we-chase-diets-supplements-and-perfect-activity-7395856932399439872-FZXg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABgP9S8BYFh8GRIqhaWpjEU5h5QkoQFi1pY

Christy Nault with Root Cause Healing: https://www.christynault.com/

Keywords:

self-care, Ayurveda, holistic health, circadian rhythm, nervous system healing, nature, grounding

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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Today's message is one that has been repeatedly given to me as of late. 

If you are listening to this episode in real time, we are in Mercury Retrograde, Scorpio season, and today is the New Moon in Scorpio. 

The energetic and natural season that we are in is asking us to go inward, deeply, courageously… to ground, to surrender, to inquire with ourselves: What is my truth today? What might be an old story or an old belief or societal programming?

Be curious. 

Be compassionate. 

Decide today who you want to be. How do you want to show up?

Then, how can you re-align with that version of yourself? 

I also want to remind you that if this episode found you at some point in the future, know that it is meeting you where you are at. 

You are receiving the message when you are meant to hear it, regardless of the present cosmic energy or season you are in. 

Tuning in to this episode today is a beautiful appetizer to the Holistic Health series finale next week! 

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training:  https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

Keywords:

New Moon, Mercury Retrograde, Scorpio, self-care, holistic, re-birth, nature, personal development

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Content Warning: This episode contains talk of suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. Call or text 988.

Today's episode is Part 6 of a 7-part series on holistic health! 

This series illustrates what it means to be beauty-full from the inside out and how to embody self-care as your most whole and authentic and radiant Self. 

It truly is what I am so passionate about and I cannot wait to dive in deeper with you! (Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities coming!) 

Today's pillar of health is Emotions.

If you know me personally or have been listening to the podcast… you know that emotions and I are synonymous. 

Understanding, accepting, and ultimately learning to love my deep emotional nature has been a lifelong journey. As a highly sensitive person and an empathic deep feeler, this pillar of health is a key focus for me in my life and one that I work through daily.

This powerful episode might just be the unlock that you need to level up, and it is perfect for this Scorpio season of depth and this time of mercury retrograde when we have an opportunity to reflect, re-assess, and re-align. 

No matter when this episode found you in time or in the season of your life, there are transformational takeaways meant for you as we explore:

• What emotions truly are and how we can work with them, rather than letting them take us over (cue Destiny's Child)
• Object-referral and ego-identity vs. self-referral and Spirit identity (a.k.a. happiness for no reason!)
• Reclaiming our sovereignty and remembering our power of choice and discernment
• How our emotions work on a physiological level, through mind and body
• The hierarchy of human needs, and how we all are all making decisions based on either comfort or discomfort, or love vs. fear

By the end of this episode, you will walk away with phrases to start building your emotional toolkit, as well as a 7-step emotional clearing technique. 

 Episodes mentioned:

• Episode 54: Pain as a Portal https://www.buzzsprout.com/2393333/episodes/17706045
• Episode 49: Healing the Inner Child and Re-Membering the Fragmented Parts of Self | With Carly Whorton  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2393333/episodes/17518959
• Episode 27: How to Date Yourself   https://www.buzzsprout.com/2393333/episodes/16609549

Recommended reading:

• The Body Keeps the Score | Author: Bessel van der Kolk | https://bookshop.org/a/126473/9780143127741
• Eat, Pray, Love | Author: Elizabeth Gilbert | https://bookshop.org/a/126473/9780143038412                       

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training:  https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

Keywords: mental health, meditation, emotional awareness, transformation, emotions, energy, mindfulness, meditation, self-love, self-care, Ayurveda, holistic health

A note: Any book links you find here are through my Bookshop.org shelf. If you purchase through them, I receive a small commission — at no extra cost to you — and a portion also goes to support independent bookstores rather than a mega-retailer. It felt like a small, aligned way to keep sharing what I'm reading.

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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Today's episode is Part 5 of a 7-part series on holistic health! 

This series illustrates what it means to be beauty-full from the inside out and how to embody self-care as your most whole and authentic and radiant Self. 

It truly is what I am so passionate about and I cannot wait to dive in deeper with you! (Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities coming!) 

Today's pillar of health is Meditation.

I can wholeheartedly say that the practice of meditation has not only changed my life, but has quite literally saved my life. 

This episode hopefully demystifies meditation for anyone listening who has been hesitant to give it a try... and for any seasoned meditators listening, I hope that this episode is a reminder of the foundation, the basics, the gift that this practice is. 

We explore:

• Different types of meditations
• The mental, physical, and spiritual benefits of meditation
• A universal mantra that you can use
• What meditation truly is, and what it's not (spoiler alert: it is NOT ceasing all thoughts!)
• How to create a consistent practice that works with your lifestyle

Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/

(davidji is a personal favorite!)

You, too, can become certified as an Ayurvedic Health Instructor with Gaja + Chopra's premier training:  https://www.thegajacollective.com/?ref=6f7a78

Keywords: 

meditation, Ayurveda, mindfulness, awareness, mantras, benefits of meditation, personal growth, mental health, spiritual practice, self-discovery, holistic health, self-care

Thank you for being here in this Self-Care Sanctuary!  

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