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- 52: Starting where you are with Michelle Stafford
In this real, honest, sometimes hilarious episode with The Diva Yogi - AKA Michelle Stafford - we talked all about what unexpected things empowered her the most when it came to pursuing her goals. From how an early injury changed the course of her life to how being the only Black woman in yoga classes inspired her to create safe spaces for others.
One big theme that carried through everything? The importance of not getting caught up in perfection or obsessing about the BIG DREAM and simply starting where you are now.
If you've ever felt discouraged about your goals when thinking about how far you still have left to go, I know this episode will speak to you!
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- How to stop using “self-help” against yourself
- Truths and misconceptions about manifestation
- Integrity: what people think it is and what it ACTUALLY is
- Unexpected approaches to empowerment
- Taking your goals one step at a time
MORE ABOUT MICHELLE:
Michelle Stafford is known as The Divayogi. It stands for "Divine Individual w/ Valuable Assets." It is proclamation for self-love. What started as an IG handle became a brand name, and the rest is herstory! Michelle is a Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, Feldenkrais Practitioner, Wife and Mom of three gown men and a new puppy, named Coco. Her passion is making tools for self-care available to underserved community members. As a result, she cultivated the Be More Yoga Community - a home for the Unorthodox Yogi. They are a group of men and women who love to practice yoga, dance, eat delicious food, and grow plants!
STAY CONNECTED WITH MICHELLE:
Website: www.thedivayogi.com
Instagram: @divayogi
Facebook: @TheDivayogiMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free consult call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
Tik Tok: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com1 hr - 51: Releasing the search for certainty with Martha McAlpine
It's hard for me to put into words the magic that was this episode with Martha McAlpine. She has an incredible way of sharing learnings from universally human experiences like transition and heartache, and applying ancient wisdom in a modern way that can support us all.
If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable in the face of uncertainty, or craved guidance and support as you questioned which direction to go next... this episode will be medicine for your soul!
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- What's possible when you stop searching for certainty
- How the game of “hot or cold” can guide your path
- Disrupting the everyday & the power of doing things differently
- What the discomfort in your life is trying to tell you
- Letting go of seeking solutions and what to do instead
MORE ABOUT MARTHA:
Martha McAlpine is first and foremost a student. Raised abroad she returned to the US for college, studying comparative literature at Princeton and experiential curriculum design at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. These two disciplines, reading and designing experiences as a means of learning, knowing, and becoming, influence all her work and even her homelife. As a corporate information architect, a homeschool mama, or a teacher of yoga philosophy and movement, learning and then crafting practice to put it into action is her passion. Currently, she is a catalyst for hire; working for individuals, groups, and companies to amplify their aims and move them faster towards the fulfillment that they seek. Student, practitioner, teacher, are all just means to find the freedom of a life well lived.
STAY CONNECTED WITH MARTHA:
Website: marthamcalpine.com
Instagram: @marthamcalpine
YouTube: @MarthaMcAlpineYogaMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free consult call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
Tik Tok: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com56 min - 50: Trusting the path, even when things go differently than expected with Susannah Winters
This latest podcast episode with Susannah Winters reminded me that, even when it looks like our dreams aren’t working out in the moment…
If we trust ourselves and the path and open up to redirection – life can astonish us with the incredible ways it unfolds.
For Sus, there were a number of dreams that didn’t pan out in the moment, only to resurface years later in beautiful, yet different, ways. It didn’t just happen by luck or chance though.
Listen in to this episode to hear what the key factors were that helped Sus bring her dreams to life in a way that felt effortless. If you’re in a “messy middle” period of your life and feeling nervous wondering how it’ll all pan out, I know this episode will resonate with you!
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- "Unrealistic" goals and the power of possibility
- Trusting yourself even when others don’t understand
- The mindset that makes growth feel effortless
- Letting go of “all or nothing” thinking and doing it your own way
- Being kind to yourself when you’re in the “messy middle”
MORE ABOUT SUSANNAH:
Susannah Winters' passions have led her down many different paths in life from racing kayaks on the US National Team to managing at lululemon. Throughout her life, she kept trusting herself and her intuition which led to her newest endeavor of starting a coffee roasting business in 2021. Hilton Head Island Coffee Roasters has now opened their first brick and mortar roastery on the island where she now lives with her husband and two kids.
STAY CONNECTED WITH SUSANNAH:
Website: hiltonheadcoffee.com
Instagram: @hhicoffeecoMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free consult call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
Tik Tok: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com41 min - 49: How to uplift yourself and the world one step at a time with LeiLani Quiray
From the moment I met LeiLani, she blew me away with her generosity, authenticity and commitment to not only living her most inspired, empowered life - but also for her dedication to empowering other women to do the same.
From becoming the Founder and CEO of Be the Change HR, to leading job readiness courses to trafficking survivors, to going on her own epic, solo, cross country road trip, LeiLani knows how to live a life aligned with her purpose and passions.
It wasn't always a "smooth" journey though.
In this episode you'll hear how she transformed her darkest moments in life into lessons and gifts that helped her become who she is today.
If you're looking for inspiration to uplift your life, one step at a time, this episode is for you.
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- The power of small, incremental growth
- How your purpose can evolve over time
- The gifts our challenges can bring
- Energetically making space for your goals
- Life changing lessons from solo travel
- The most powerful question to help you face your fears
MORE ABOUT LEILANI:
LeiLani E. Quiray is the Founder and CEO of be the change HR, Inc. (WBE/MBE), a conscious company and social enterprise, providing HR support for small-to-medium sized businesses in any facet of HR from pre-hire to post-term and everything else that happens in between. Her and her team also teach free job readiness courses and provide free coaching to trafficking survivors. Her team is not only HR Pros, they are Life Changers.
STAY CONNECTED WITH LEILANI:
Website: https://bethechangehr.org/
Instagram: @bethechangehrMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free consult call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
Tik Tok: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com43 min - 48: Akashic records, light language and accessing your inner wisdom with Martine Kleissen
In life, sometimes it's easy to think that reading one more book, taking one more course, or asking one more person will give you the answers you're seeking to tell you what to do or how to do it.
For Martine Kleissen, spiritual tools like Akashic Records, Light Language and Kundalini Dance has helped her remember that YOU are the wisest of the wise and no one knows our truth better than we do.
If you're looking for inspiration on how to unlock your own inner wisdom and feel more guided, clear and empowered on your path, give this episode a listen!
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- Maps that lead you back to your heart
- Finding wisdom & expertise internally vs externally
- Releasing pressure to do life faster, better, quicker
- Tuning out the noise of comparison
- The power of Akashic Records work
- A light language transmission especially for you
MORE ABOUT MARTINE:
Martine Kleissen is passionate about creating sacred spaces for women to remember their wholeness, access embodied freedom, and reclaim pathways to inner knowing, infinite worthiness, and radiant feminine frequency.
As a Kundalini Dance™ Trainer, Andean Mesa Carrier, Light Language Healer, and Akashic Records Advanced Consultant, she anchor a rainbow bridge of divine feminine and masculine energies that help women remember the wholeness of their humanity and divinity as one.
Weaving ancient wisdom teachings with unique soul-knowing she walks with deep reverence for the earth and our ripple effect of love for humanity.
For 15% off an Akashic Records or 1:1 Healing Session enter code SPARK at checkout!
STAY CONNECTED WITH MARTINE:
Website: https://www.martinekleissen.com/
Instagram: @heartpreneur8MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free Consult Call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
Tik Tok: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com52 min - 47: Five things that hold you back from reaching your goals with Gina Casbarro
In honor of this being the first episode of 2023, I wanted to talk about manifesting, visioning, getting clear on what really matters and going after your goals! In this episode I share all about the top five things I've learned that can hold you back from reaching your goals, and what's helped me and my clients the most to move past them.
If you're thinking about what you want to create this year and feeling confused, anxious or stressed at all, this episode is for you.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT:- five reasons people struggle to reach their goals
- the power of patience
- how to take the pressure off of yourself
- what really creates happiness
- the energy that fuels your goals the most
And if you're ready to reflect on what it is YOU most want to bring to life this year, join my email list! You'll get access to a free journal to help you clarify your goals and create a vision for your life that lights you up.
Get access here: ginacasbarro.com/transformational-toolsMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free Consult Call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Get access to the Activate your Vision workbook: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com16 min - 46: Decluttering - making space for what matters most with Gina Casbarro
During Fall, as the trees release their leaves and let go of what they no longer need in this next season, it presents a beautiful opportunity for us to ask ourselves as well - "what are you ready to let go of?
And as we move towards Winter, the ultimate season of slowing down, rest, and rejuvenation, Fall is a beautiful time to declutter so you can move into this next season feeling lighter, more open and clearer around what you want to make space for both in your home and in your life.
If you've been feeling called to declutter, give this solo episode a listen and let me know what resonates with you!
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- Things to think about before you dive in
- Letting your values be your north star
- Decluttering your life as well as your belongings
- Ways to nourish yourself throughout the process
MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free Consult Call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com25 min - 45: The power of curation and having the courage to reinvent yourself with Julie Bent
When going after an opportunity that might be a little (or a lot) outside your comfort zone, it could be easy to convince yourself you're not prepared. What I love most about Julie Bent's story is that she never let that stop her!
Throughout her life she had the courage to pursue all kinds of things outside her comfort zone like being a costume stylist for film and TV to fulfilling her dream of becoming a boutique owner and opening Tortuga.And that faith that she could figure it out along the way was an incredible catalyst that opened doors and transformed her life.
So if there’s a dream on your heart you’ve been yearning to pursue and yet thought you might not be "ready" yet, this episode's for you my friend.
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- Believing in your ability to figure it out
- The power of curation, in your space and in your life
- Exploring fashion as a way to intentionally express yourself
- How “sparks” can guide you towards letting go as well as towards what to pursue
- The importance of asking big questions and the difference one person can make
MORE ABOUT JULIE:
Julie bent is the Founder and Shopkeeper of Tortuga, a modern boutique and online shop in Baltimore Maryland. Julie is a creative soul, passionate about all things indie made and curating her life and the objects in them in the most intentional way.
STAY CONNECTED WITH JULIE:
Website: https://gettortuga.com/
Instagram: @gettortugaMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free Consult Call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com49 min - 44: How ritual, magic, animism and activism can spark healing and transformation with Carmen Spagnola
As someone who's personally spent years exploring what it looks like to have a deeply meaningful and authentic spiritual practice, the work of today's guest Carmen Spagnola has been such a gift to me. Whether through her book, podcast, courses or community, Carmen shows up as a powerful leader and guide who supports others to deepen their spiritual practices, heal, connect with nature, and truly just show up as their best selves, both in their lives and in the world.
If you've ever yearned for a deeper connection to spirituality or craved a life with more ritual, ceremony and magic, this episode is for you!
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- Defining witchcraft and what it means to blend activism and animism
- Navigating crisis in a way that supports ourselves and the world
- The role ancestral healing can play in your personal growth and evolution
- Developing authentic relationships with deities and spiritual guides
- Ways to support yourself if you struggle with seasonal depression
MORE ABOUT CARMEN:
Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She is author of The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, host of The Numinous Podcast, and founder of The Numinous Network, an online learning and support portal for people healing from trauma through a cross-pollination of somatics, attachment, and nature-based spirituality. As a chef, author, and facilitator, Carmen holds space for renewal amidst turmoil. Her work is an invitation to re-enchantment, soul nourishment, and a deeper and more animistic relationship to the natural world. She provides frameworks and skills to create cultures of collective care in precarious times.
STAY CONNECTED WITH CARMEN:
Website: carmenspagnola.com
Instagram: @carmenspagnola and @thespiritedkitchen
TikTok: @itscarmenspagnola
Facebook: Numinous NetworkMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free Consult Call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com59 min - 43: Releasing fear and living a life with no regrets with Psychic Medium Mariel De Moya
Today's guest, psychic medium Mariel De Moya spent years of her life trying to quiet the messages she received from Spirit and ignoring the intuitive hunches that came through. It wasn't until she let go of fear of what others might think and asked herself what it would look like to live a life of no regrets that she finally embraced her spiritual gifts.
In this episode Mariel shares all the deep wisdom she learned along the way and how you too can recognize if you might have untapped spiritual gifts and learn how to hone them!
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:- Letting go of fear and following your soul calling
- Signs you might be a psychic or medium
- How to set boundaries with Spirit
- Getting started with your spiritual gifts
- The power of psychic readings
MORE ABOUT MARIEL:
Mariel De Moya has been able to communicate with those who’ve crossed over for as long as she can remember. She spent most of her life trying to quiet the messages she received and ignoring the images that came to her, but with time, she’s come to not only accept this gift, but also recognize it as part of her purpose for being on this Earth. So now, she strives to be open and accepting of the messages she receives and creates safe spaces from 1:1 readings to Spirit Nights to help others hear messages from their loved ones.
STAY CONNECTED WITH MARIEL:
Website: misformedium.com
Instagram: @mis4mediumMORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:
Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.
Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.
To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free Consult Call at www.ginacasbarro.com.
STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:
Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:
Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com40 min
About Follow your Spark
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Join me, your host Gina Casbarro, as I share personal stories and interviews with fellow trailblazers who are living their most authentic life. We'll dive into tools to help you tap into your…
purpose and passion, stay connected to trust and faith, and follow your north star to live a life you're lit up by - because the world needs more people who are living lives they love! JOIN ME, and let's spark a tidal wave of transformation together! Gina is a Life Designer® Coach and feng shui guide and has been featured as a coaching, mindset and feng shui expert on the "1 Girl Revolution" podcast, the “Aluma Lifestyle Podcast,” the "You-est You® Podcast", in Voyage Baltimore and on the "Women's Wellness that Works" channel.
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