Bodywork practitioner and yoga teacher Loren Mahaffey joins Yelina in the studio this week. Loren specializes in Visceral Manipulation, Shiatsu, Craniosacral, Lymphatic Drainage and Brain Therapy. All that sounds very impressive, but what is most impressive is her outlook on life and the life lessons she shares on this episode. From sharing about her religious upbringing, pivot from nursing school, island living and journey to self acceptance. Loren does a beautiful job on being relatable yet extremely informative. Enjoy!

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This week on Conscious Conversations Yelina sits down with Dr. Matthew Goodman. Matt was a stand up comic, loved to make movies as a kid and then eventually found his way into the mental health world. He is the founder of Zen-prov which specializes in improv classes tailored for personal growth and mental health. Struggling with anxiety, OCD and control his whole life, Matt opens up about how improv has helped him and his students find deeper connections with themselves and each other. A pioneer in this work, Matt uses his knowledge from being a therapist and Licensed Clinical Psychologist and his background in stand-up comedy to create a fun, unique and curious way to help others unleash their fullest potential.

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Traveler, photographer and entrepreneur Natasha Perez is this weeks guest on Conscious Conversations. Natasha was a semi pro soccer player and former PE teacher, born and raised in Miami Florida from a humble hispanic household. Natasha opens up about her journey to create her business Travel with Nat, the importance of time management, the struggles and rewards of owning your own business and how she communicated with her family when she embarked on this new chapter. Natasha also dives into the many misconceptions about traveling, how she ultimately paved her own path and began to believe in herself and build confidence in who she is and what she is capable of creating. Truly an inspiring and authentic episode from start to finish!

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This week on Conscious Conversations Yelina sits down with yogi, business owner and former competitive gymnast Shannon Liebel. Shannon opens up about her journey to create her business and what she has learned about herself throughout the process. Through the ups and downs of family life, career pivots and open heart surgery, Shannon manages to emerge with life long lessons only near death experiences can teach. With her light hearted personality and immense love for helping others, Shannon is someone that truly embodies what hard work, perserverance and growth is all about. 

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The founder and executive director of Thrive Central Oregon, Sarah Mahnke joins Yelina in the studio this week. Thrive is a non profit that helps prevent housing and financial insecurity in the central Oregon community by connecting families and individuals to the resources they seek. This includes helping clients find affordable housing, assisting with financial support, basic needs and so much more. Sarah opens up about her journey to create Thrive, her story of adopting her youngest daughter from Haiti and what it felt like to grow up with a dad with disabilities. Sarah always had a passion to stand up to injustices and do what felt right to her. Everyone’s journey and life’s purpose looks and feels different but the passion behind doing what you love, doing what feels right to you and embracing your most authentic self are the reoccurring themes in all of the guests on Conscious Conversations. And Sarah is no different… enjoy!

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This week on Conscious Conversations Yelina has the pleasure of hosting and getting to know the extraordinary Marianne Cox. Marianne is the founder of Street Dog Hero (SDH), a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity and dog rescue based out of Bend, Oregon. Street Dog Hero rescues street dogs all around the world from terrible situations and helps them get adopted in the PNW. On this episode Marianne and Yelina dive into the story of SDH, how SDH helps educate other cultures on how to take care of and treat their dogs, as well as some harsh truths about dogs and pets all around the world. The conversation leads into backyard breeders, dog meat markets in Asia, high kill shelters in the United States and when it actually might be appropriate to euthanize a dog. Being an owner of 5 dogs herself, Marianne openly talks about purchasing her first two dogs from a breeder and then adopting the other three, what she learned from each experience and why she will now always adopt and NOT shop for her dogs. Peace, love & Puppies! Enjoy y'all. 

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Founder & CEO of Tam’s Fit Fam, Tamara VanderLugt joins Yelina this week. Tamara and her team of coaches specialize in helping women transform their bodies, mindset, and lifestyle through holistic healing from the inside-out by balancing their hormones & healing their gut. Tamara opens up about the ups and the downs of her personal fitness journey which has ultimately led her to pursue her career in coaching. After scrubbing toilets at her dream job out of college Tamara knew she wanted to do something more purposeful and fulfilling. She naturally fell into coaching after living through her own struggles of disordered eating (bulimia and binge eating) as well as her struggles with body image. From competing in bikini competitions to hiding food in her room to building her 6 figure online coaching business this episode highlights what it means to believe in yourself and create the life you want to live.

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Co-founder of Humm Kombucha joins Conscious Conversations this week. Yelina sits down with father, entrepreneur, outdoorsman and spiritual climber Eric Plantenberg. Eric is the cofounder of Humm Kombucha one of the fastest growing kombucha companies in America originating in Bend, Oregon. He was the CEO of Freedom Personal Development, a professional public speaker speaking in a TEDx talk, started schools in the Middle East and has hosted his Abundant Living Retreats for many years. These are just some of the intentional projects Eric has created over the years. Tune in as Eric opens up about his personal and professional journey including his divorce, his time spent in prison, financial troubles and business failures. Eric shares what he has learned over the years, how passionate he is about his personal development and ways other people can help themselves achieve all that they want to achieve in this lifetime.

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This week on Conscious Conversations Yelina sits down with her dear friend Jessica Nelson. Jess is a new mom of 2, photographer, artist and future doula. Jess opens up about her transition to motherhood, balancing new and old friendships, changes in her physical body and how to empower her 2 little girls to be all that they can be. Owner of The Archive Studio her solo owned photography business, Jess shares her journey with building the business, her view on social media and why she does what she does. From unmedicated births to the way she plays with her girls to cultivating the life she wants to live here in Bend, this episode will be sure to teach you something new and leave you smiling. 

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Join Yelina this week with her neighbor, Mike Barnett. Mike was a former alcoholic, turned gym junkie and now has landed as an intuitive eater and moves his body through yoga, kayaking and hikes through Central Oregon. Listen as Mike opens up about his old lifestyle in Dallas Texas, his inflamed ego and how he transitioned to a more meaningful way of life. Pay close attention to his story of reconnecting to god/the universe through tapping into his spirituality and trying new things his old ego would have never allowed.

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