This fifth dose discusses the power of paying attention. Attention is a component of our preliterate, preverbal wisdom that allows us to make meaningful connections by bringing us into the present moment and in relationship with our life force. Two major principles are highlighted: energy follows attention and choice follows awareness. When we want to make different choices in real time, paying attention is fundamentally the first step. This dose also reveals an interesting reframe on the concept of a 'mood,' and how our moods pilot and direct what emotions we feel and consequently, how our language and communication is shaped. Get comfy, soften around your eyes, exhale, and press play.

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'Talk Sensitive To Me’ is a dynamic dialogue that seeks to highlight the importance of sensitivity in healthy discourse and communication. The emphasis on sensitivity is to bring awareness to sensations, feelings, thoughts, needs, internal and external environments, and imagination when we are engaged in communication with others. The use of language to express one’s self is a window into one’s soul experience at any given moment and is considerably influenced by the varied systems and -isms of society. Upon examination of the current state of society, our communication styles and methods have bred unfulfilling, inhumane, and outright violent means of connection. Our capacity for compassion has atrophied and as a result, human connection across many subgroups, including culture, language, masculine/feminine energy exchange, and generation has been debased. We need a resolution.

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aasia has a B.A. in Linguistics with a minor in Psychology from Carleton University and M.Sc. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from New York University. She collaborates with other humans as a clinical speech-language pathologist (SLP) + communication specialist, yoga educator, and certified somatic coach + bodyworker. Through her yoga, somatic, and communication practices, she offers distinctive movement analysis and energy interpretation to reveal asymmetries and blockages within the soma, impacting one’s interpersonal relationships, self-expression, and overall life exploration. For more information about aasia's contributions, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠siaontheotherside.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any accessibility concerns or would like to be in dialogue on the podcast, feel free to email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠. To schedule a complimentary session to explore personal desires and growth, click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.