Crazy Zen Life

After the year we had last year we completely understand the hesitation around resolutions or even a positive outlook on 2021. We think this is the perfect time to set yourself up for a great year by putting your hopes and dreams into the universe or better known as manifesting what you want.  Today we pop in to share our resolutions for the year and the power behind manifesting your goals.  Happy New Year, Zen Friends!     

Before you post your best pics of 2020 on IG and put away you last cringe-worthy gift, let's break down the year that wasn't...or was it? There was glitter in the dumpster fire of 2020.  While there were lots of monumental events and life altering ideals that forever changed us this year, we chose to address the lighter things we took from 2020.  We wrap up our mindset, hopes, and our "best of" list of 2020. Our zen friends even weigh in with their favs and we end this sh*itshow of a year with a bang! 

Check out all links below for all things mentioned in show:

Are you a winter? Or, are you a summer? Totally clueless as to what I'm talking about? Let's welcome Meghan Tinker from House of Color.  Meghan has dedicated her time to helping people find how each person can shine in the best colors for them.  The colors that you wear can change not only how the world sees you, but how you see yourself.  Meghan helps us dissect the best looks, colors, and even jewelry tones to help us take on the world.  Listen in to hear the HOC process and why knowing your color pallet is so powerful.  Wanna see the process?  Check out the YouTube link below.

https://youtu.be/Qwj_x1-wegA

House of Color IG

House of Color Facebook

You know it's 2020 when you finally have a multiple person zoom podcast.  Well, here we are, and meet our new friends Tess & Nathan Tooker from Soul Tribe Collective.

We were really happy to have such a knowledgable (and super cool) couple on to help us understand the CBD market and why we need to be concerned about what goes into our bodies.  From dispelling myths about cannibus to understanding the importance of the growing process, Tess and Nathan give us all of the info.  Wanna know more? Great! Below you will find some informative links that Soul Tribe has provided for us.  Enjoy this week's drop!

This episode has been a long time coming.  And, there is no better time than after the announcement of the second round of closures to chat about anger.  Let's be honest, we are all dealing with a lot of different emotions right now. Anger might be one that shows up the most.  Why not take a pause and understand why we should embrace this fickle emotion and the power we might see on the other side of anger.  Lots to unpack on this episode. From tv dinners to ted talks, join us for a little podcast reprieve.  Enjoy! 

References:

Ted Talk- Women and Anger

NYT The Daily Podcast- "The Female Rage"

We are poppin' hot on this episode today.  Lots to dive into! We start this episode by sharing our post election feelings and how we are ready for a new vibe in 2021.  Let's make America sane again! Also, we share a few issues that we are having from covid (3 months later).  We fill you in on some family stuff and the near death experiences of two hamsters.  NEW SEGMENT ALERT!  Each week we will share what's poppin with us or in our CZL community.  This can be anything from a positive to a negative.  Love to hear your thoughts.  Enjoy! 

Our longtime zen friend, Laurie LeCompte joins us for a remote chat about ableism and how this stigma is effecting the world of yoga.  Ableism is discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities or those who are perceived to be less able. Many think of yoga as a very accepting practice, but is it?  Laurie helps us dissect why we need to address the focus on extreme postures in practice and what that means for those entering the world of yoga.  We also get an update on how Laurie's yoga studio is handling the pandemic and what the future has in store for her and Yoga Baum. 

Find Laurie the following places:

@lauriekeet  

@yogabaum

@laurieliftsheavy

CZL was beyond honored to be asked to interview each of the panelist at the Ladies in Leadership hosted by the Kentucky Derby Museum.  This event was organized to celebrate the opening of the ‘Right to Ride’ exhibit opening at the Kentucky Derby Museum.   The chance to speak with each of these inspiring women was the highlight of our season.  Each woman offered a new, fresh, enlightening approach to way they engineer their lives to achieve astonishing goals.  Each woman we had the privilege to speak to connected with us in a way that we are really grateful for.  Whether you live in Louisville or not, these stories will inspire you to blaze your path into your OWN greatness.

Here’s a rundown of the showcased guests:

Natalia Bishop- Creator of Level Up & Story Louisville

Serial Entrepreneur, Mentor, Creator, Community Curator, Mom, & long time Zen Friend.

Best piece of advice: “Start”

@natalia_bishop @lvluoffical @storylouisville

Peggy Noe Stevens- Bourbon Master & Marketing Strategist

World’s FIRST female Master Bourbon Taster, Author of “Which Fork Do I Use With My Bourbon” & “Professional Presence”, Serial Entrepreneur, 30 years Experience

Best piece of advice: “Drink first, sip second, decline the third”

@peggynoestevens & peggynowstevens.com

Tawana Bain- creator of Tbain & Co. & Geddi

Activist, philanthropist, event producer, fashion icon, marketer, print creator, podcaster, & serial entrepreneur

Best piece of advice: “Hate is the most wasted emotion”

@get_fancy_with_t 

Donna Brothers- World renowned jockey, National TV correspondent, and author of “Inside Track: Insider’s Guide to Horse Racing”

One of the most recognized faces in horse racing, over 1,000 career wins, wine enthusiast, and yogi.

Best piece of advice- “ You are you’re own company”

@brothers.donna & donnabrothers.com

We never knew how much our zen community meant to us until one of our friends twas impacted enough by our words to tell us how we were wrong.  And man, was our friend correct.  Our first episode back after a long hiatus starts off with a HUGE apology to our zen community for completely downplaying the impact of the "Karen culture" in our society.  It was hurtful and narrow-minded.  We vow to do better. 

We also discuss our struggle with Covid and how the effects can still be felt weeks prior.  We also address the weird phenomenon that is the gender reveal and how it took a massive fire in California to cancel this society obsession.  

As we slowly work to bring CZL back to life, we want you to know that we may sound a little different.  Thats because we are.  2020 has brought a new lens to our podcast and we are moving in a direction that best suites our current views.  We appreciate each of you for being here.  Don't worry we still have a little zen and a whole lotta crazy. 

Be Well!   

Really dont know how to approach this episode, but here we go. This is a CZL has been under massive mental reconstruction and we are taking some time to figure out our next move.  Until then, we wanted to drop in and highlight some of the Karens we have seen in our world and why this culture is all of the rage.  Frankly, we are here for it.  Why not call out some of the behavior that is uncalled for and a little over the top.  We also take the time to fill you in on zen kid quarantine drama, what we are binge watching, and the public's obsession with mask penis noes.  As if that wasn't enough, we fill you in on our epic margarita madness from a few weeks ago.  This epeisode is a great dose of CZL and a little catch up of all of the things we have been up to.  We hope you  are doing well and hanging in there.  We wil be back soon! 

Podcast Discussed: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fires-Everywhere-Celeste-Ng/dp/0735224293

https://www.hildon.com/--Bougie Water Shannon purchased