When you sit down to do a self-care practice like meditation, yoga or kundalini, you're helping more than just yourself. In a universe where every single thing is connected, your energy speaks so much louder than your words.

If you've ever wondered how you can help make the world a better place, how you can uplift and change the world, the answer lies within your energy. When you align yourself with peace, joy, compassion and love, then you can truly create the change you wish to see because these are higher frequency emotions, and thus more powerful vibrations. Just by existing at that frequency, you uplift the planet. This superpower gets wildly underestimated, and it's a superpower that we all possess.

Instead of engaging in change from a human level of bickering, blame and arguing, your ability to center yourself with source brings about more power than any talking point ever could. Not to say that you can't stand up for what you believe in, I'm saying that when your energy is taken care of and harnessed with peace, then the changes that you make will help the planet from the inside out.

Your meditation mat is where you can change the world. Trust that instead of the noise.

Read Rachael Wooten's book, Tara: The Liberating Power of the Female Buddha and check out her episode next week! If you need support with nervous system tools like breathwork, meditation, yoga nidra and more, join The Safest Space and get your first month for free with code LOVEYOURBODY.

If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you. 

"If we're not uncomfortable, we're not growing." 

Kellee Rich is the founder of Kelle Rich Yoga, the Virtual OM Yoga Studio and the Higher Conversations Podcast. She and I have definitely had a few lifetimes together, and hearing her inspiring story about how she created a life she loves brings a smile to my face every time I hear it. 

Kellee has so much good to bring to the world and she's doing it every day. We talk about all things spiritual growth and divination tools that have helped so many people trust their path. Kelle and I cover what it means to follow the signs that you see throughout your life, learn from the Akashic records and trust your own intuition in a way that feels empowering. 

Kellee's battle with Lyme disease and inspiring journey from disabled mother to empowered yoga teacher show just how resilient and powerful she is. A true seer, she helps people connect with their highest selves through her teachings, readings and podcast. If you need an uplifting conversation between soul sisters, you've come to the right place.  

Kellee Rich, E-RYT, YACEP, BA is the founder of kelleerichyoga.com, The Virtual OM Yoga Studio and the Higher Conversations Podcast. She is an advanced yoga educator, certified SUP & Aerial Yoga, podcaster, speaker, activist, wife & mother, poet & writer located in Lake Tahoe, CA.  She toured nationwide and taught with Wanderlust Festivals from 2016-2019, and is an internationally recognized yoga teacher.  

Eradicating hatred with hatred will never make a better world. I've felt this deeply for years. In 2020, however, that theory has become even more clear to me. 

In this episode, I talk about the unique paths that we're all on. People are supposed to have different opinions and viewpoints - we're all here to learn different things this lifetime. Good ideas and change come from listening, staying open and honoring the different experiences of others from different backgrounds, races and political parties. You can call it overly optimistic or too high in the sky, but deep down, we know it to be true. 

I talk about having real, quality conversations and how to listen rather than start formulating your response. In this act, you can focus on what you are for rather than what you're against. All of us want peace, respect and unity, we just have different ideas of how to get there.

If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. Check out The Safest Space and join for free with code LOVEYOURBODY. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you. 

It's 2020. We need powerful self-care practices now more than ever, not only to help us cope but also to make the world a better place. It's my deepest held belief that once we take care of our own energy and respect ourselves, then and only then, can we give the same to the world.

I'm so excited to share this episode with the marvelous Ava Johanna where we talk about her spiritual practices with meditation and breathwork as well as building a soul-centered business. Her goal is to make tools like meditation and breathwork sexy again, and practices that we truly want to do every day! We cover her dark night of the soul, her struggles with her business and her journey to connect with her highest self.

Ava Johanna is a spiritual business coach, host of The Alchemized Life Podcast, and celebrity meditation teacher based out of Southern California. Whether on the podcast or in her 1:1 VIP program, Ava works with individuals to activate their soul's purpose, create powerful daily routines, and elevate every area of their life simply by adjusting their mindset through fully embodying the energy of empowerment and confidence. She has been featured on major wellness publications such as MindBodyGreen, Wanderlust's 35 Under 35, Life&Style Magazine, and Yoga Journal. Connect with Ava on Instagram @avajohanna and check out her Academy of Breath. 

In the book "Power vs. Force", David R. Hawkins contends that one single person who vibrates at a frequency of gratitude can negate the lower vibrating energies of 75,000 people. That number only grows as your vibration rises.

We are all handling the trauma of this year differently. People have different opinions, different stories and that's okay. But, when we understand energy and just how powerful our energy is, we can shift our thoughts towards peace for all. Compassion will make the changes we seek - every, single time.

I was put on this Earth to call for peace. I believe that by focusing on division, we only create more division. Everyone has a right to their emotions and expression - including people you disagree with. I tell my story about my time on Capitol Hill when I saw Steve Scalise rejoin Congress after nearly being shot to death during a congressional baseball game. Almost every member of the House was there with very few dry eyes in the room. But, when I watched the news that night, there was no mention of one of the most stark displays of unity we had seen since 9/11.

You may feel different than the views I express, and that's okay. I appreciate you and your role on this planet. We are all one, no matter what. When we start having compassion for everyone and everything, even when it's difficult, that's when real change will take place.

If you need more meditation material during this time, check out my recent inner child meditation on Insight Timer. Follow along for more on Instagram at @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you. 

I started this podcast to help normalize having darker moments and honor the full spectrum of our emotions. A healer said to me once, "Paige, you can't live in the light all the time" and it was one of the most freeing moments of my life.

I'm so lucky that I got to have Susy on the podcast and hear her story journeying from battling alcoholism and self-worth issues to healing herself, following her dreams and creating a successful business as a sound healer. We're both sober and we talk about life without alcohol, being our true selves and her amazing story living out her divine purpose.

Susy Markoe Schieffelin of The Copper Vessel is a Los Angeles-based sound healer, reiki master, yoga and meditation teacher, and life/sobriety coach. She graduated with a degree in East Asian Studies and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and is certified in Usui/Holy Fire II Reiki Master, Kundalini and Vinyasa Yoga Instructor (RYT 550 / IKYTA), and received training in Transcendental Meditation, Vipassana Meditation, Breathwork, and the Art of Sound Healing.

Inspired by her own healing journey, she uses these modalities to help others transform their lives and find healing from within. Susy is vocal about her path to sobriety and her journey with alopecia, she is a speaker and thought leader, encouraging people to build healthy, happy, radiant lives through self-love. Susy leads deeply restorative crystal alchemy sound bath ceremonies, healing rituals, group trainings, international retreats, and workshops. She also offers a variety of virtual experiences including a series of virtual sound baths for self-healing on ALO Moves. Follow Susy on Instagram here.

Follow along on Instagram @brightsideofthemoonpod and @paigepichler. You can also check out my meditations on Insight Timer! As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share with anyone who needs this message. Thank you for being you!

When we think of generosity, many people think of just giving everything that we can. And, while there's merit to giving, when we give out of obligation rather than from divine inspiration, it's a recipe for resentment. So, how do we give in a way that feels good? 

Right now, we're being asked to give more than ever. With many people's consciousness revolving around the idea of scarcity and fear, it can be uncomfortable to balance the idea of generosity and feeling like we need to be vigilant with our supply. In reality, we are part of infinite consciousness, infinite love and therefore, infinite prosperity.

The old paradigm would have us believe that we have to give as a duty and because it's the right thing to do. Often tinged with shame, this idea kept us tied to the ego, its need to feel important and to please everyone. Generosity is changing, we're changing; things are getting better and more balanced. 

If you've ever felt fearful around giving, shameful around abundance or given too much of yourself, this is for you. 

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Since anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues of the 21st century, more and more people have tried to wrap their minds around how to move through it with grace. Caroline and I talk about what it means to reconnect with the body and remove shame - two of the most powerful ways to heal anxiety. 

We talk about what pleasure means and inviting movement in to heal our addiction to external validation. Kindness, softness and vulnerability often denote weakness in our culture, and Caroline and I discuss the fallacy of this notion. We cover everything from her story with anxiety to finding peace and purpose within ourselves.  

Caroline Aylward is the creator of Get A Helmet, a company focused on heart-centered storytelling through video, audio and the body. She creates brand documentaries for feminist identifying small business owners, artists and makers and also offers 1:1 mentorship sessions for women ready to unapologetically reconnect to their power and release shame. Get A Helmet is also a podcast -- focused on spirituality, creativity and wellness -- available on iTunes, Spotify and anywhere you download your podcasts. Caroline recently directed a film on women’s body image and self-worth with an all-female crew and cast called "In This Body".

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One of the things that has become abundantly clear to me as I've started to heal myself is that we are all connected. Every single thing is made up of energy and what we do with our energy impacts the world, whether we like it or not. 

In college, I shopped constantly. Trying desperately to fill a void and make myself feel better, I bought new clothes weekly. I didn't realize that I was purchasing the energy of more suffering, adding to my own experience in the darkness. I watched the documentary Minimalism last year and about halfway through, I broke down in sobs. 

This is the story of how I discovered conscious clothing and what it means to understand the way that we're all connected. The fast fashion industry is an affront to all of us, perpetuating the suffering of our fellow humans and the planet. Filled with chemicals, pesticides and toxins, cheap clothing not only hurts the people who make it, but hurts us when we purchase it with our energy. 

The new way of the world is compassion. I believe that when we heal ourselves, we can heal the world around us. When we start to change the way we buy things, we can change the system responsible for human suffering, pollution and waste. 

If you're interested in learning more about conscious clothing, check out:

Sustainable Fashion Forum

The True Cost Documentary

Minimalism

The Conscious Closet Book

Good on You

Conscious Clothing Companies:

Everlane

Mate the Label

Reformation

Spell and the Gypsy Collective

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Collectively, we have an addiction to constantly doing and filling as many of our days as possible. A way to escape what's lying underneath the facade, our addiction to doing prevents us from making contact with the soul. Without this conscious contact, it's easy to get wrapped up in the ego's demands - how much money we need to be happy, how to get all the external things that we're convinced we need and how we want others to perceive us, instead of living out our purpose. We're waking up and stepping off the hamster wheel. Albeit scary, it's more empowering than you can possibly imagine. 

In this episode, I tell my story around addiction to stress and striving to prove my worth for nearly two decades. It's a story that almost killed me, and I'm happy to be able to share the experience from the other side. I'm here with you through all of this. Know that it's okay to feel uncomfortable and bored, restless even. It's here to help you get comfortable enough with the silence to know your true self - your soul. 

In slowing down your mind, you can connect with the light within. Yoga and coming back to your body can help you reach this silence by creating space between your thoughts. Instead of thinking that you need to push harder to get the answers, you probably need to surrender and reconnect with silence. It's here that you'll find your loudest truths.

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