Create Shift

Hello and welcome back! 
Consider this my comeback episode of Create Shift. It's been about a year since the last episode, and my how things have shifted. Today I welcome inner forest guide Giulia Mazzola to the show to interview me! 

We talk about some big shifts that have happened in my business over the past year, as well as taking it way back to chart my journey of coming home to myself and my own magic. 

Links & Resources referenced

• Emilie Wapnick's TED talk Why Some of us Don't Have One True Calling
• Gretchen Rubin's book The Happiness Project
• My own happiness project
• Join my Facebook community Create a Good Life 
• Sign up to The Good Space newsletter here

Find Giulia on Instagram @giuliawrites and at giuliawrites.com

If you enjoyed today's episode please do head over to Apple podcasts to leave a rating and review. It's a wonderful way of working some magic and helping others to find Create Shift, who knows it might be just the thing they need right now! 

Afterwards, pour yourself a cup of tea and know you did a good thing. 

Ellen x

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In this episode of Create Shift I talk to Misty Sansom, a life purpose coach all the way from New Zealand! Misty is a writer and life purpose coach who helps people to figure out exactly what they’re meant to do in life and how to make it happen.


Her work has been featured on the Huffington Post, the Daily Guru and MindBodyGreen, and she teaches people how to find their purpose and bring it to life through her ebook, monthly membership and 1:1 coaching. 

We get deep into the topic of finding your life purpose, words that perhaps are heard a lot within the wellness and personal development space but often lack solidity. Misty's work is brilliant as she takes the concept and makes it very tangible, practical and actionable. In this episode she shares steps you can take and exercises to do to start uncovering your life purpose, and how to live it. 


I hope you enjoy this conversation, and find it supportive. 


Thanks for listening, 


Ellen x

Full show notes available at being-change.com/finding-your-life-purpose

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In today's episode of Create Shift I chat with Sarah Von Bargen of yesandyes.org. Sarah is a writer and a coach, who helps people to spend their time, money and energy on purpose. I describe Sarah as a bit of a life guru, her website is such a treasure trove of practical and supportive blogs, e-books and course. I also find her Instagram a refreshing breath of fresh air, and a delight to engage with. So, I hope you enjoy this conversation with Sarah as much as I did and that it offers you some support, encouragement and inspiration on your own journey. 

Ellen x

Full show notes for this episode are available at being-change.com

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In this episode of Create Shift I talk to Verity Gaida, a life coach, writer & slow living lover. On her website Verity uses these two beautiful phrases, that sum up her approach to life, work and everything in between.

"I believe there is strength in stillness"

"I believe in slow, soulful living"

I really hope you enjoy our conversation and that it supports you in whatever way you need. 

Ellen x

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In this final episode of season 6 of Create Shift I talk about how it's up to us to give ourselves permission to do what we want. I share my experience of wanting to create my own dosha quiz and feeling like I couldn't because I didn't have the relevant qualifications/experience (despite, in reality, having both). I discuss how the universe is singing with our dreams and desires (no matter how big or small they are), and explore how and why we prevent ourselves from pursuing these. I share an exercise from coach Tara Mohr on reframing these things we tell ourselves, and offer encouragement and inspiration for moving forwards with your dreams. 

Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast, 

Ellen x

Full show notes for this episode including links and resources mentioned available at being-change.com

Thank you for listening to Create Shift. I hope this podcast supports, encourages and inspires you to live your most purposeful and holistic life.  WANT TO SUPPORT CREATE SHIFT?  Excellent, I’m so grateful to have your support of this podcast! Here are some ways you may choose to support the creation of this free podcast.  -       Share Create Shift episodes with your friends and on your social media and encourage them to subscribe if they’d enjoy the show.-       Subscribe to Create Shift  yourself if you haven’t already!-       Become a Being Change Patreon community member to get early access to all Create Shift episodes, weekly exclusive holistic living content, live Q&As on holistic living and early access to in person events. https://bit.ly/2R72YUV FANCY DOING SOME YOGA AND MEDITATION?  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE https://bit.ly/2WJoRNv  Website being-change.comInstagram https://bit.ly/2WMAQdgFacebook https://bit.ly/2QLdEZd 

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In today's episode of Create Shift I speak with Catherine Gallagher who runs the global yoga brand Yoga with Catherine. I wanted to bring Catherine onto the show specifically as I think she embodies living yoga as more than just the physical practice we do on our mats. Catherine and I have a lovely conversation about how she brings yoga philosophy into her daily life to support her in running her business, and living life in the best way she can everyday. 

I hope you find this conversation supportive and inspiring in helping you think about bringing yoga philosophy into your daily life. 

Thanks for listening as always, 

Ellen x

CATHERINE FROM HER GLOBAL BRAND “YOGA WITH CATHERINE”, RUNS HER OWN INTERNATIONAL YOGA RETREATS BUSINESS, AS WELL AS EMPOWERING YOGA TEACHERS BY MENTORING THEM IN THE BUSINESS OF YOGA TO LIVE AN AUTHENTIC, FULFILLED AND ABUNDANT LIFE. CATHERINE HAS NUMEROUS ONLINE OFFERINGS INCLUDING WEEKLY YIN, RESTORATIVE AND VINYASA FLOW CLASSES WHICH ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AS A REPLAY BUNDLE. CATHERINE ALSO OFFERS VIRTUAL RETREATS (YES THAT'S A THING NOW!) AND AN ONLINE MEDITATION COURSE CALLED PURE AWARENESS.

WWW.YOGAWITHCATHERINE.COM/DISCOVER

Connect with Catherine online at yogawithcatherine.com on Instagram at @yoga.with.catherine

Full show notes for this episode including all links and resources mentioned available at being-change.com

Thank you for listening to Create Shift. I hope this podcast supports, encourages and inspires you to live your most purposeful and holistic life.  WANT TO SUPPORT CREATE SHIFT?  Excellent, I’m so grateful to have your support of this podcast! Here are some ways you may choose to support the creation of this free podcast.  -       Share Create Shift episodes with your friends and on your social media and encourage them to subscribe if they’d enjoy the show.-       Subscribe to Create Shift  yourself if you haven’t already!-       Become a Being Change Patreon community member to get early access to all Create Shift episodes, weekly exclusive holistic living content, live Q&As on holistic living and early access to in person events. https://bit.ly/2R72YUV FANCY DOING SOME YOGA AND MEDITATION?  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE https://bit.ly/2WJoRNv  Website being-change.comInstagram https://bit.ly/2WMAQdgFacebook https://bit.ly/2QLdEZd  The intro and outtro music for this podcast is Jellyfish by Sonics Podcasts. The music under the Being Change Patreon info is I Like Pizza by Steve Fantoms instrumental, via Soundstripe.   

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Oh hello! Welcome to another solo episode of Create Shift. Continuing on with the theme of routines I've been focusing on lately, in this episode I talk specifically about morning and evening routines. This short episode follows on nicely from s6,ep4 where I talk about using Ayurveda to schedule your day as in this episode I discuss the dominant doshas in the evening. As I mention in S6,ep3 on the Importance of Routine in Challenging Times I think I'm talking about routine so much at the moment because it's something we can have some control over. 

But if you're reading this and starting to feel bad because you have zero routine right now, please don't worry! The need for our routines to be flexible is a big thing I talk about in this episode, and a really key thing we need to remember. Our routines need to be part of our self-care, not a way we beat up on ourselves. So, I hope you find this short episode inspiring and supportive. 

Thanks for listening, 

Ellen x

Full show notes for the episode including all links and resources mentioned can be found at being-change.com. 

Thank you for listening to Create Shift. I hope this podcast supports, encourages and inspires you to live your most purposeful and holistic life.  WANT TO SUPPORT CREATE SHIFT?  Excellent, I’m so grateful to have your support of this podcast! Here are some ways you may choose to support the creation of this free podcast.  -       Share Create Shift episodes with your friends and on your social media and encourage them to subscribe if they’d enjoy the show.-       Subscribe to Create Shift  yourself if you haven’t already!-       Become a Being Change Patreon community member to get early access to all Create Shift episodes, weekly exclusive holistic living content, live Q&As on holistic living and early access to in person events. https://bit.ly/2R72YUV FANCY DOING SOME YOGA AND MEDITATION?  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE https://bit.ly/2WJoRNv Website being-change.comInstagram https://bit.ly/2WMAQdgFacebook https://bit.ly/2QLdEZd

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I was thrilled to interview Sara Tasker of Me&Orla for season 6 of the podcast. Sara has been a sort of mentor to me with my business, although we've never met. Reading about Sara's journey as a female entrepreneur establishing her business, then falling down a rabbit hole reading her blogs, opened my eyes to the possibility of being able to run the sort of business I wanted to create online. Something soft, supportive, nourishing and that would support me to lead the kind of life I wanted to lead- something very different to what we're so often told business is or should be. This is the kind of business Sara has created, and it's run in what I would call a feminine way. This is, along with how the Internet has created so many possibilities for female entrepreneurs, is what Sara and I discuss in this episode. 

To be clear, the way I'm defining feminine and masculine here is not the way we tend to in the West. It's more in line with Eastern philosophies, and the philosophy of Yoga. Feminine and masculine are viewed as energetic qualities, similar to the yin and yang, that both exist within each of us. You don't need to be female to work in a feminine way and vice-versa. It's important to understand this distinction before diving into the episode. 

As always, thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy listening to Create Shift S6,ep5 with the lovely Sara Tasker. 

Ellen x

Find Sara online at meandorla.co.uk/ Instagram @me_and_orla Twitter @meandorla

Full show notes for this episode including all links and resources mentioned available at being-change.com

Thank you for listening to Create Shift. I hope this podcast supports, encourages and inspires you to live your most purposeful and holistic life.  WANT TO SUPPORT CREATE SHIFT?  Excellent, I’m so grateful to have your support of this podcast! Here are some ways you may choose to support the creation of this free podcast.  -       Share Create Shift episodes with your friends and on your social media and encourage them to subscribe if they’d enjoy the show.-       Subscribe to Create Shift  yourself if you haven’t already!-       Become a Being Change Patreon community member to get early access to all Create Shift episodes, weekly exclusive holistic living content, live Q&As on holistic living and early access to in person events. https://bit.ly/2R72YUV FANCY DOING SOME YOGA AND MEDITATION?  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE https://bit.ly/2WJoRNv  Website being-change.comInstagram https://bit.ly/2WMAQdgFacebook https://bit.ly/2QLdEZd  The intro and outtro music for this podcast is Jellyfish by Sonics Podcasts. The music under the Being Change Patreon info is I Like Pizza by Steve Fantoms instrumental, via Soundstripe. 

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Hello! Create Shift S6,ep4 is another short solo episode and something of a follow on from last episode 3 where I spoke about creating a daily routine. In this episode I talk about how we can use the wisdom of Ayurveda to help ourselves schedule our days and boost productivity. It's a pretty practical episode, that I hope offers a simple way to start brining Ayurvedic holistic living into your everyday. In it I share the times of day when each dosha - Vata, Pitta and Kapha - is most dominant and the best types of activity to do and avoid during those times to naturally boost your productivity. If you experiment with any of the suggestions in this episode I'd love to know how you get on! 

Thanks for listening, 

Ellen x

Full show notes for this episode including all links and resources mentioned can be found here http://being-change.com/create-shift-s6-ep4-productivity

Thank you for listening to Create Shift. I hope this podcast supports, encourages and inspires you to live your most purposeful and holistic life.  WANT TO SUPPORT CREATE SHIFT?  Excellent, I’m so grateful to have your support of this podcast! Here are some ways you may choose to support the creation of this free podcast.  -       Share Create Shift episodes with your friends and on your social media and encourage them to subscribe if they’d enjoy the show.-       Subscribe to Create Shift  yourself if you haven’t already!-       Become a Being Change Patreon community member to get early access to all Create Shift episodes, weekly exclusive holistic living content, live Q&As on holistic living and early access to in person events. https://bit.ly/2R72YUV FANCY DOING SOME YOGA AND MEDITATION?  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE https://bit.ly/2WJoRNv Website being-change.comInstagram https://bit.ly/2WMAQdgFacebook https://bit.ly/2QLdEZd 

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In today's solo episode of Create Shift I'm discussing the importance of routine, and how it's especially important in challenging times such as the current World Pandemic we're facing. I acknowledge the positives, and the issues with routines and share how I've gone about creating my new weekly routine and daily rhythms. I hope this short episode will support you in creating your own routines, or tweaking your existing ones. 

Thanks for listening as ever, 

Ellen x

The full show notes for today's episode including all links and resources mentioned can be found here http://being-change.com/create-shift-s6-ep3-routine

Thank you for listening to Create Shift. I hope this podcast supports, encourages and inspires you to live your most purposeful and holistic life.  WANT TO SUPPORT CREATE SHIFT?  Excellent, I’m so grateful to have your support of this podcast! Here are some ways you may choose to support the creation of this free podcast.  -       Share Create Shift episodes with your friends and on your social media and encourage them to subscribe if they’d enjoy the show.-       Subscribe to Create Shift  yourself if you haven’t already!-       Become a Being Change Patreon community member to get early access to all Create Shift episodes, weekly exclusive holistic living content, live Q&As on holistic living and early access to in person events. https://bit.ly/2R72YUV FANCY DOING SOME YOGA AND MEDITATION?  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE https://bit.ly/2WJoRNv Website being-change.comInstagram https://bit.ly/2WMAQdgFacebook https://bit.ly/2QLdEZd

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