We are always looking for ways to ground and connect with ourselves, our community and the world around us. Have you ever considered volunteering? When we feel down and out and out of place, being of service is a way to bring purpose and connection. Our guest, Jillanne does exactly that.

Well, the holidays have come to a close. Did you enjoy a month or so of indulgence and cheer? Now what? What are some easy steps to recover and nourish your body for health? Tune in as Kathy Smart shares how to live the smart way after the holidays.

We have all heard about the amazing benefits of meditation. It’s the new prescription to help ease our ailments. Imagine though, if we learned this coping tool at an early age. Tune in to hear about Susan Agrios' journey and passion to do exactly that.

Being is a state of mind and body. Our bodies are meant to move and what a great way to release tension, stress, and emotion. Alana Yim, a great friend and colleague of mine, shares with us how she reconnected with her body, carved out met time and managed to find a place and space for herself within her busy home of four young boys and her husband.

Sometimes what has worked in the past, is not what your body needs right now. Angela O’Neil had to learn to listen to her body and shift what her definition of what fit truly means. Journey with us as we hear her story from peak moments to times where she felt her body had shut down on her.

The holidays can bring moments of tension, stress, and emotional flare-ups. Krista, helps us navigate the holidays by providing us a worksheet called BREATHE to help ourselves and our family create healthy boundaries, and ways to honour our body, mind, and spirit.

We are all healing from some past hurt or loss, but it doesn’t mean we are broken. Our past struggles, traumas or health issues don’t have to be a life sentence. Special guest, Jane Clapp, believes we have the power to free ourselves from the shackles that limit our joy and fulfillment. While it is widely accepted that mindfulness is necessary to shape the body, Jane asserts that the body is one of the most powerful alchemic tools for shaping the mind.

As a practitioner in the health industry for two decades, her approach is to combine holistic personal training with tension and trauma healing to help her clients gain strength, mobility and energy. Through personal and professional exploration, she knows that you can cultivate a deeply felt sense of resilience and agency to realize freedom in your life.

In this episode, Pamella shares how listening to your body is nourishment for the soul and supports you in living a healthy lifestyle. Positive change starts with a single step. Conscious Conversations where it is all about taking that first step to making a positive lifestyle change. Pamella Heikel, healthy lifestyle designer and coach, will inspire you with insights, strategies and languaging to help you express what you are feeling. Her special guests will share their own experiences and what was like for them and how they took the first step to make a positive change in their life … and how you can too!

Learn HOW TO listen to what your body needs from special guest Michelle Dionne-Nisbett.

Michelle is a Yoga Therapy Training and Essential Oil Educator. Yoga allows for flexibility of body and mind, meditation to instill peace and calm into an otherwise busy and hectic life, and essential oils to provide natural remedies.

She has been fortunate to have a career doing what she loves most and works with amazing people that continually inspire her – from the Seniors, who have the courage to try something new; to the those with MS, Parkinson’s Disease or Cancer who never give up; to the inmates at the prison, that despite their surroundings, dive right in. ” They all teach me more than they will ever know and it is my honour to share my passion with them all.”

Welcome to the premiere episode of Conscious Conversations. Your host, Pamella Heikel, has an exceptional talent of supporting individuals find a place of ease and peace while creating a healthy lifestyle.

Through her own experiences and pain, she understands and values the role that our health and wellness plays in a happy and productive life. Ultimately, she helps them achieve optimal health through rest, nourishment, movement, and mindfulness by combining her knowledge of meditation, qigong, food, movement, sleep and essential oils.