Calm the Chaos

Calm the Chaos, Barbara Badolati

Wellness and Mindful Coach 

Creator of  Bliss Within

About Barbara

Barbara has been featured in several publications, podcasts, TV and is a Ted Talk speaker.  She is a business coach for coaches, a mindful meditation teacher for organizations and the creator of Bliss Within a virtual retreat.

What you’ll Learn

• Barbara’s journey sharing a mindfulness practice and helping people to find the bliss within themselves.
• What does being blissful mean to you?
• How can you create more bliss?
• Announcement of the Bliss Within Retreats

Resources

Calm the Chaos Coaching  link here

Barbara Badolati web site  link here  

Register for the Bliss Retreat here!

Schedule a free 30 minute zoom call with Deborah here

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Calm the Chaos/ Episode 11

Anastasia Allison, Conversation about her career journey and the founder of the Kula Cloth

About 

Anastasia Allison is a former park ranger and police officer turned full-time entrepreneur after a nearly fatal incident while driving home from a snowshoeing trip at Stevens Pass, Wa.  That single incident was a catalyst for her own journey of self-discovery. A lifelong musician, Anastasia is also the violinist for the duo called The Musical Mountaineers. She is also the founder of a gear company called Kula Cloth, which makes the very first antimicrobial pee cloth for all the places you “go”.  

What  You’ll Learn

• How Anastasia went from being a railroad police officer to the founder of the Kula Cloth
• What did she learn about herself during her journey
• How did she work thru her limiting beliefs about herself
• Did Anastasia work with a coach during her journey of self-discovery?
• How does Anastasia calm the chaos in her life
• What’s next on the horizon for Anastasia and her company!

Resources

The Kula Cloth Website 

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Calm the Chaos

Episode 10, Rebecca West

Interior Designer and author of the book:

Happy Starts at Home

About 

Rebecca West has been on a mission to help folks get happy at home ( and in real life )  She uses design psychology to help people create homes that help them achieve their goals,giving them permission to create spaces that ignore the “rules” and simply make them happy.

What  You’ll Learn

• How your home can either support or sabotage your life
• We need to look beyond the latest trends in magazines and focus on what makes us feel happier in our home
• How your home can support your values
• Things to consider when setting up your home office
• What are the priorities of your home?
• How to honor the past and embrace the future!
• How an empty nester may use this book as a reference
• What’s next on the horizon for Rebecca

Resources

Rebecca West, Seriously Happy at Home  Website

Purchase the book Happy Starts at Home  here 

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Calm the Chaos/ Episode 9

The RichWay Biomat with Carman Boley and Millie Snook

About 

Carman Boley has a passion for helping to educate and empower families on home health and wellness.  Her own transformation was the catalyst for her to begin connecting others with the knowledge to transform their health.  Millie Snook is a northwest native and has a passion for helping guide people on their journey of transformation, whether in mindset, health, wellness or other areas of life.  One of the powerful tools she offers her clients is the Biomat. 

What  You’ll Learn

• What is the Biomat?
• The technology behind the mat and the type of results people are seeing with its use
• Can pets and children use the Biomat?
• What type of duration is recommended for a session
• What is the difference between a Biomat and a sauna?
• Sizes available in the Biomat.
• Range of health benefits

Resources

Millie Snook, New Creations Unlimited  Email 

Carman Boley, Email

RichWay International Website

Pubmed.gov Website

Lee Bartel Music Medicine Ted Talk 

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Calm the Chaos/ Episode 8 Rose Freeman and Anastasia Allison The Musical Mountaineers   About  Rose Freeman and Anastasia Allison love the great outdoors and have a passion for bringing the beauty of their music to others. They think nothing of getting up at one am to hike up a mountain to play and record for us here at home. They call themselves the Musical Mountaineers.  Their story of how they met is unique and their insight into being mindful and present is a gift to be shared.    What  You’ll Learn

• How Rose and Anastasia met
• What prompted that first trip into the wilderness
• Why did they start to record their expeditions
• Where do they focus their hikes?
• Their six strategies for how they calm the chaos in their own lives
• Where you can find them playing live in 2020
• How you can support them via Patreon.

Resources Musical Mountaineers YouTube, Patreon Page. Instagram,Facebook Washington National Parks Fund Dr. Nichole LePera The Holistic Psychologist Instagram   Enjoy the show?

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Calm the Chaos/ Episode 7

Katie Davis, Ponderosa and Thyme. Floral Meditation

About 

Katie Davis is an internationally acclaimed floral designer in Salem, Oregon. She founded Ponderosa and Thyme in 2011 and has taken her business from being a full time  florist to providing on-line floral classes and floral meditations. If you are looking for a peaceful way to relax while enjoying the beauty of flowers this is a wonderful opportunity for you to be introduced  to this unique meditation. 

What  You’ll Learn

• Katie’s journey within the floral industry
• How she created the floral mediations
• Following your intuition and trusting yourself along the way
• What does the process look like for creation of each meditation
• You can have very different types of meditation practices. It’s great to explore and experiment.
• Feedback she receives regarding her meditations 
• What’s next on her plate with her business 

Resources

Ponderosa and Thyme website

Slow Flower Movement website

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Calm the Chaos/ Episode 6

Beth Ricanati, Author: Braided A Journey of a Thousand Challahs

About 

Beth built her medical career around bringing wellness into everyday life, especially for busy women juggling work, children, and their relationships. She obtained my undergraduate degree in art history at the University of Pennsylvania, and my medical degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Trained at Columbia Presbyterian in New York City, worked at Columbia’s Center for Women’s Health, and at the Women’s Health Center at the Cleveland Clinic.

A fortuitous move to Santa Monica, CA allowed her to shift my focus from seeing patients to writing, a transformation that has allowed her  to reach a broader audience of women on the issues of health and wellness. Subsequently, her first book was published in 2018, and sees patients now at the Venice Family Clinic

What  You’ll Learn

• What is Challah
• How did Beth’s journey begin making Challah each week and how has it changed her life
• How is making Challah a meditative practice for Beth
• The importance of the prayer prior to making Challah
• Discussion on how food is medicine
• How has making Challah changed her life and her community
• Beth’s challenge for the listeners

Resources

Beth Ricanati 

Braided, A Journey of a Thousand Challahs. Link to purchase the book! 

Calm the Chaos Coaching

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Episode 5 Katya Difani, Herban Wellness

Herbal Healing and Product Solutions

About 

Katya is the owner of Herban Wellness in Kirkland, Washington. She started her journey at Bastyr University where she studied herbal medicine as a healthcare discipline where she earned her bachelor of science degree.  Kaya’s store in Kirkland offers a wide selection of herbs, teas, tinctures and essential oils. On her website, you will be able to access products, resources, articles and her classes and events.

What  You’ll Learn

• What prompted Katya to open her store after her degree at Bastyr
• What is the biggest misconception regarding herbal medicine.
• What approach does she use in the shop to guide someone to a specific protocol.
• What is the Chill out Tea!
• Katya’s challenge for the listener
• Classes and Events offered in the store

Resources

Herban Wellness Website 

Calm the Chaos Coaching 

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Calm the Chaos/ Bonus Episode with Deborah

Leap Day the extra day of the year

About this episode:

In this  bonus episode Deborah will be asking: 

How is your year going?  

Are your goals for this year still relevant. Do you still see 2020?

Deborah’s journey with the podcast

Is it ok to be messy and still get it right? 

Do you need help getting a jump start to this year? It’s not too late.  

It’s ok to ask for help 

Schedule a free coaching session with Deborah via the website.  

Resources

Calm the Chaos Coaching 

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Episode 4 Calm the Chaos 

Michael Stein-Ross, Cascadia Forest Therapy

About 

Michael is the founder and guide of Cascadia Forest Therapy and has a long history of working for the well-being of people and nature.  As a permaculture designer he tended the wellness of the earth. As a middle and high school teacher he continues to tend relationships and individual growth. Now, in guiding forest therapy walks, he has found a way to tend these domains-people, Earth, relationships-all at the same time. 

What  You’ll Learn

• How did Michael get involved in offering forest bathing?
• What is forest bathing?
• How you can calm the chaos with forest bathing!
• How can you forest bathe when you don’t live near the forest.
• Michael’s challenge for the listeners.

Resources

Michael Stein-Ross, Cascadia Forest Therapy

Calm the Chaos Coaching 

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