Her Ascension Story

Let's come together to move through a guided 20-Minute Yoga Flow to clear, heal, and grow within our Root Chakras, the powerhouse of our confidence, security, stability, abundance, manifestation, setting foundations for growth, healing, feeling present in the moment, trusting in ourselves, and overall feeling strong in life.  Inspired by the surprising poll in my Instagram stories to see if you'd like me to share the mini sequence I created for my Yoga Teacher Training, this flow is all for YOU.  Grab your mat and any props you'd like, press play, and dive deep!

You can expect in this practice some hip-opening poses, as well as some lower back and leg stretches. If you need them, you can grab a bolster, blankets, and a couple blocks to help modify the deeper hip stretch poses. For the next twenty minutes we’re going to be focusing on the Root Chakra.  Through working with our bodies to stretch and open the lower back, hips, and legs we connect the Root Chakra all the way down to the Earth Chakras located in our feet and back up through the spine to increase the flow of our life-force energy.

As humans when we shove our emotions down deep, they end up in getting stored in our hips. If you experience any sensations, maybe tingling, coldness, or heat, know this is the body detoxing all that stagnant energy and the sensations will soon stop; of course if you experience any pain, listen to your body and back out of the pose as much as you need to.

Thank you so much for coming to your mat today and for making space and time to be present, to build strength, and to connect with yourself deeper. We bring the thumbs to the Third Eye in the center of our forehead. The courage in me sees and admires the courage in you. Namaste.

Dive in as we discuss everything from mental triggers to personal triumphs with @coachkezza, an anxiety coach from New Zealand.   Kieran Hedley studies medical neuroscience and uses his experience, knowledge, passion, and inspiration to work with people from multiple countries in overcoming their anxiety naturally so they can embody self-confidence, peace, and joy.  In this episode he shares various spiritual and scientific tools and techniques that can help anyone challenge and re-pattern their current and past struggles to accelerate towards immense growth and healing.  

You can find Kieran's and explore how to work with him on IG @coachkezza and his website healingwithkez.com.  Be sure to also check out his incredibly powerful podcast The Pocket Coach available everywhere you listen!

Dive deep despite technical difficulties as we chat with @cbmeditates about life as a spiritual teacher, accepting the idea that financial abundance can go hand-in-hand with spiritual abundance, the divinity of support systems, the authenticity of a tantric practice versus the mainstream idea of it, and so much more.

Chandresh Bhardwaj is an author, spiritual advisor, and speaker. His bestseller book and podcast, Break the Norms: Questioning Everything You Think You Know About God and Truth, Life and Death, Love and Sex, presents thought-provoking ideas on how we perceive relationships, sex, spirituality, and other essential aspects of life. With nods from both The Dalai Lama and Dr. Deepak Chopra, Chandresh Bhardwaj offers a fresh, trailblazing voice in contemporary spiritual teaching.

Currently based in Los Angeles, Chandresh has long been fascinated by the incredible power of the human consciousness and shares that the truth must be realized from within. You can learn more about his work at www.cbmeditates.com or connect with him on his Instagram @cbmeditates.

Dive deep as we chat with Jackie Venson from Austin, Texas about her evolution as a musician, the revolution the current industry is facing, finding her voice as a blues, rock, and soul singer, and more. Jackie is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter known far and wide for her beautifully complex music and blazing guitar skills. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Jackie has traveled the world playing to massive crowds both as a headliner and as support for major acts such as Gary Clark Jr, Aloe Blacc, and Citizen Cope, to name a few. With the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cancellation of her entire tour schedule, and the wave of social change sweeping across the country, Jackie committed herself to releasing more music than ever before, connecting with her fans directly, and speaking up about the change she wanted to see in her city and country. On April 20th, Jackie released a new EP titled "jackie the robot vol 1" composed entirely of remixes that re-imagine Jackie's critically acclaimed catalogue, showcasing her growth as both a musician and producer. This fall, Jackie will be releasing her next studio album 'Vintage Machine', her first studio follow up to 2019's 'Joy'. Music from "Vintage Machine" will be featured heavily on Jackie's upcoming taping for Austin City Limits' 46th season. With the uncertainty of the times we're living in, one thing holds true for Jackie Venson- she's going to play her music, speak her truth, and spread as much joy as she can doing it.

Her album will be wide-released on Oct 30 but is available now exclusively on vinyl and cd through her website jackievenson.bandcamp.com

Dive deep as we explore the importance of making the authentic choices we feel are best for us despite judgment from others, how we can heal through working with the Earth, our ancestral line, and our Higher Selves, and so much more in this episode with @quantumspherehealer from Los Angeles, California.

Susan Hassen is a quantum practitioner, specializing in Quantum Sphere Healing. Using higher dimensional healing techniques, she works with clients to clear the energetic patterning behind physical and emotional trauma, connecting them with their higher selves and empowering them on their journey back home. She runs the blog CosmicArcheress.com where she uses her background in higher dimensional healing, emotional body and energy body work to assist humanity in our spiritual evolution. Susan hosts retreats and workshops in Los Angeles focused on the quantum field, grounding, and self-healing.

To explore Susan's work visit her website: quantumspherehealer.com,  blog: cosmicarcheress.com, and on Instagram @quantumspherehealer.

Dive deep as we discuss imposter syndrome, core values, and making American political history with Rosemary Ketchum from Wheeling, West Virginia.  Rosemary is a councilwoman for the 3rd Ward of Wheeling, WV city council and Associate Director of the National Alliance of Mental Illness who made history by being the first out transgender elected official in her state and one of the first in the country.  She didn't run to make history, she ran to make a difference in her community and her ongoing dream is to be a part of the continuous evolution of the United States and the soul of the human race by being a part of the progressive movement in the moments that the entire world needs it most.

Dive deep as we talk with Nadia Caterina from West Virginia, USA about everything from sex and sexuality to body-love and feminine power.  If you love chatting about the sacred power of sex, struggle with body-love, get excited about the divine feminine, and learn more about healthy relationships, this is an episode for you! 

Nadia is a lingerie and nude model, homesteader, yoga teacher, and so much more beyond the capacity of labels.  Embodying the divine feminine, she loves to make every experience thoughtful of the Earth.  She believes we all live in a strange way in this world, especially when it comes to sexual suppression in women, so she aims to perform her sexuality and grounding in her living.

You can check out Nadia's work at @lafemmecat, caterinacollective.com, @scenesofnampara, and nadiacaterina.com.

Dive deep as we begin Season 2 with Troy Hadeed, an immensely studied yoga teacher from Trinidad and Tobago, creator in the One Yoga Trinidad community, host and teacher of multiple Gaia TV series, and embodiment of yoga itself.  We get his unique insight on yoga, from "Fuck the Pose" to relating yoga to tai chi and how the breath connects all beings on the planet.  

Troy views the science of yoga as a personal practice and one’s own journey of self-discovery.  He says, "To everyone Yoga may seem to signify something different, but let’s be specific and not get caught up in all the new age, a pretty language that makes our practice sound all profound. Yoga is real. Yoga can be found in everything we do, say, and think. It is the struggle and suffering, as well as, the uplifting and inspiring. Yoga lives in the ashrams, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, and is evident in the natural world. Yoga, in essence, is the reality that we are connected and a part of all things, mundane and divine. The practice of Yoga is the process of clearing all the obstacles and illusions that prevent us from realising and embodying that divine union."

You can check out his work more and flow with him at beyondyogatv.com, Gaia TV, troyhadeed.com, and @troyhadeed.

Dive deep as we explore what it means to be truly empowered as spiritual beings having human experiences with Sylwia Herbst, from Clearwater, Florida.  Born in Poland, raised in the United States, once working in finance in Washington, D.C., and now an artist, Sylwia has had a variety of life experiences ranging from loss and confusion to pure authenticity and healing through her creative force.  Our topics in this episode range from art therapy, having mental power over victimhood, healing on deeper levels, the Reticular Activating System in the brain, the Law of Attraction, and beyond.

Sylwia Herbst is a soulful expressionist painter who aims to uplift and inspire others with her artwork. She believes that art can lift us up and out of negative emotion and into positive energies.  You can find her and her work at artbysylwia.com and @art_by_sylwia on social media.

Dive deep as Micah Norgard from Washington, D.C. shares his story as a queer, pagan, dad-joking yoga teacher.  Suffering from dissociation, a mental down spiral, and the transition from being active in combat to becoming a veteran, Micah tried to try to find himself and his new path after serving with the Marines.  He finally gave yoga a go despite all "toxic masculine" judgements against it and knew he would become a teacher to share this gift with the world after his very first practice.  In this episode he shares how listening to the our intuition - the inner guru/teacher - saved his life on and off the battlefield and led him to where he is today:  a community leader promoting peace, connecting people deeper to their spirituality, and sharing the different healing modalities available in the modern world on his podcast "Sacred Exchange."  Our topics include everything from Micah's time in the military and experiencing Traumatic Brain Injuries to spiritual animals, ego, and intuition, and of course: yoga.

Micah is a 500-hour certified Hatha-Vinyasa yoga and meditation instructor. Micah’s classes spark the soul, while exploring the healing power of yoga. Utilizing energetic and creative sequencing with vinyasa flows, poses are held longer, and students are given alignment cues. Micah utilizes music, mantras, movement with humor and compassion.  Micah brings to the mat his 13 years of experience as a U.S. Marine Corps infantryman, martial arts and physical fitness instructor.