It's a Journey

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In this fourteenth episode of It’s a Journey, Stephanie welcomes Christina to talk about ceremonies. Our theme today is The Spiritual and the Sacred of Ceremonies.

Christina Michele Rios is a Ceremonialist, Intuitive Guide and Subtle Energy Worker with Native American and Latin American ethnic roots. It is at a young age that Christina’s highly intuitive mother recognised that her daughter was gifted as well, an attribute that Christina further developed throughout the years. Using intuition and incorporating her own heritage with Ancient Greek Healing modalities and Ancient Indigenous Rituals is a cornerstone of Christina’s practice. She is a certified Sound Meditation, Intuitive Healing, Theta Healing, Yoga Nidra and Breathwork facilitator, Reiki and Australian Bush Flower Essences practitioner.

An avid supporter of Energy Healing and Vibrational Medicine, she maintains the belief that the body can heal itself with the right circumstances, utilising a holistic wellness-based model that encompasses aligning the layers of mind, body and spirit. She aims to empower everyone to be their own healer.

Today, Stephanie and Christina look into

- What are ceremonies,

- The power of self-healing,

- How to trace back our ancestry and connect to our ancestors in our modern future-forward world,

- The journey of coming home to yourself, and

- Dealing with that feeling of inner void and emptiness.

Last but not least, Christina shares her beautiful intuition-based daily practice around the classic elements of matter, earth, water, fire, air, and aether. A delightful earthy practice that helps you stay grounded!

Learn More about Christina:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinamrios/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christinamichelerios

Website: https://www.christinamrios.com/

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In this episode of It’s a Journey, Stephanie and Natalia get together to talk trauma. Our theme today is Inside the Invisible Stories We Carry, Let’s Talk Trauma.

Natalia Rachel works with clients across the spectrum from trauma recovery (where dissociation and fragmentation are present), to transformation and self-mastery (with a focus on shadow and parts work). Known for her ability to attune to the psyche, soma, and spirit with incredible empathy and acuity, Natalia is sought after by clients who have tried many avenues and have yet to ignite the change they are seeking. Her formative training as a hypnotherapist and craniosacral therapist led her to blend traditional talk therapy with therapeutic touch that ignites states of healing, epiphany, and integration. Her exploration of trauma through the lens of somatic psychotherapy led her to develop the modality ‘Trauma-Informed Relational Somatics’ and mentor therapists in integrating modalities and expanding their ability to connect to the unseen, non-verbal stories of their clients.

Today, Stephanie and Natalia cover

- The definition of trauma,

- The place of trauma in the collective in a post-pandemic world,

- How to identify our own traumas and start a healing journey,

- Natalia’s latest book Why Am I like this? Illuminating the Traumatized Self where she gives a summary of each of the book chapters, and

- Trauma healing.

As always, at the end of this episode our guest shares her daily practice. Be ready to take notes and be inspired!

Learn More about Natalia:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/natalia_rachel_change

and https://www.instagram.com/illumahealth/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nataliarachelchange/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC920mIYGYrtvqELJzisIFLw

Website: https://www.illumahealth.org/

Order Natalia’s Book Here: https://www.nataliarachel.com/why-am-i-like-this-book

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In this episode of It’s a Journey, Stephanie and Vaishali chat about Yin Yoga. Our theme today is The Delightful Slow Pace of Yin Yoga.

Vaishali Iyer teaches yoga, movement, and meditation in Singapore. The core theme of her work is embodiment—the feeling and experience of our body through sensation, emotion, intuition, touch, and movement. Embodiment is a living practice that supports personal development, creative expression, physical therapy, and spirituality. Vaishali has over 700 hours of training and 10 years of experience teaching yoga, including leading public classes, events, and workshops. Her work is influenced by dance and natural movement.

Today, Stephanie and Vaishali discuss

- The origin of Yin Yoga,

- The benefits of joining a Yin Yoga class,

- Body symmetry, bilateral movements, and balance, and

- The difference between Yin and Restorative Yoga.

They end this episode by talking about Vaishali’s daily practice around movement and how she brings herself into the world in a different and creative way!

Learn More about Vaishali:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaishaliiyer/

Website & Blog: https://thestillspace.org/

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In this episode, Stephanie welcomes Melusine on her podcast, It's a Journey, to talk about astrology. Our theme today is It’s Written in the Stars: What’s Astrology?

Melusine is a Jungian psychologist whose professional training includes certification in astrological chart analysis and a shamanic apprenticeship under an Ojibwe elder of the First Nations of Canada. She is trained to reach into the multi-dimensional universe to retrieve information to aid her clients who seek wholeness and harmony on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level.

Today, Stephanie and Melusine discuss

- The history of modern astrology,

- How astrology can help you in your life, and

- How to apply what has been uncovered during an astrological consultation.

They conclude this episode by talking about Melusine’s daily practice as a Druid!

Bonus: Melusine takes us through a birth chart. If you’re curious to see what it looks like, jump to 13:20

Learn More about Melusine:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melusinesta...

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/spiritreading

Website: http://spiritreading.ca/

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In this episode of It's a Journey, Stephanie and Laura get together to talk about Ayurvedic cooking. Our topic today is Embrace the Ease of Ayurvedic Cooking!

Author of the best-selling book Ayurveda Cooking For Beginners, director of VedaWise, and creator of numerous courses and series on Ayurveda, Laura promotes sacred, sumptuous living through the Vedic sciences of Ayurveda, Jyotish, Mantra and Devi Sadhana. Her blog food-alovestory.com is an inspirational resource for Ayurvedic nourishment and delight.

Today, Stephanie and Laura discuss

- Why we need Ayurveda in our lives,

- How Laura was able to integrate the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into her cookbook while giving it a modern twist, and

- How you can easily incorporate Ayurveda in your daily life by starting with a few simple steps.

They wrap up this episode with Laura talking about her inspiring daily practice! Nature lover, you’ll love it! Bonus: Is your Dosha Vata, Pitta or Kapha? Take the quiz to find out! Click http://lauraplumb.com/discover-your-d...

Learn More about Laura and food blog Food: A Love Story:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VedaWise

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraplumb/

Website: https://lauraplumb.com/

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In this episode, Stephanie welcomes Christina on her podcast, It's a Journey, to talk about metal singing bowls, or also called Himalayan singing bowls. Our theme today is Everything You Need to Know about Singing Bowls.

Christina Shiu, founder of The Singing Bowl Gallery in Singapore, is a singing bowl specialist. She is passionate about promoting the singing bowl as a simple, effective tool to bring peace and balance to people’s lives. She has regularly offered sound bath meditation sessions and singing bowl workshops for the past eight years. Christina travels to Nepal regularly to handpick high quality hand-hammered singing bowls for customers in Singapore. Together with her team, Christina continues to serve the community with her fine selection of singing bowls and weekly meditation and wellness programs at The Singing Bowl Gallery, Singapore.

Today, Stephanie and Christina discuss

- The difference between crystal and metal singing bowls,

- How singing bowls can help you begin with or explore other forms of meditation, and

- The benefits of sound healing therapy.

They conclude this episode by talking about Christina’s daily practice!

Bonus: Listen to Christina Singing Bowl Mediation at the end of this episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWE3fpHOwH4

Learn More about Christina:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSingingBowlGallery

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingbowl/

Website: http://himalayansingingbowl.info/

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In this episode, Stephanie welcomes Janet on It's a Journey podcast to talk about self-love and oracle cards. Our theme today is Practicing the Art of Self Love with Oracle Cards.

Janet Chui is an artist in Singapore who has been painting since childhood. In college, she pursued journalism while maintaining her interests in art, history, and the metaphysical. She has worked as an editor, illustrator, publisher, and museum educator. In 2016, she created the Self-Love Oracle with her paintings of the last decade-and-a-half, combining them with messages to help people embrace all their gifts and challenges.

Today, Stephanie and Janet discuss

- Why self-love is so difficult,

- What made Janet select that particular theme of self-love for her deck, and

- How to use the oracle cards.

They wrap up the discussion by talking about Janet’s daily practice!

Learn More about Janet and her Monthly Readings:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janetchuiart

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janet.chui.art/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marrael

Website: https://www.janetchui.com/

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In this seventh episode, Therese joins Stephanie on It's a Journey podcast to talk about oracle cards. Our theme today is Developing Your Intuition with Oracle Cards.

Therese Nadeau is a Certified Reiki Master Teacher, Soul Coaching® Oracle Card Reading Master Teacher, Past Life Regression healer, and student of Human Design, Shamanism, and many other modalities. As a leader, Therese guides women to align their powerful gifts to generate love, health, and wealth. She is dedicated to changing the belief system of “giving away” your God-given talents to “receiving” the abundance that is already yours.

Today, Stephanie and Therese discuss

- What Oracle cards are,

- How to get started with Oracle cards, and

- How Oracle cards help you to make decisions based on intuition.

Therese shows the numerous decks she owns and demonstrates how she uses them. As always, our guest’s daily practice is discussed. Therese shares her very own based on her personality! It’s fun!

Learn More about Therese and The Oracle Café:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/psychictherese

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychicther...

Website: https://theresenadeau.com/

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In this episode, Archana joins Stephanie on It's a Journey podcast to talk about breathwork. Our theme today is Take a breath: practicing Pranayama's breathing techniques.

Archana Amalapure is a health and wellness coach, a yoga teacher, and a Yoga therapist. She is the founder of Ojas Yoga & Wellness in Singapore, a studio she opened in 2017. Archana’s favorite wellness topics are women's health, stress management, morning routines, yoga, and lifestyle management.

Today, Stephanie and Archana discuss

- How Pranayama is related to yoga,

- How Pranayama can help with healing,

- How to maximize Pranayama’s long-term benefits.

Bonus: In this episode, Archana teaches us Vishama Vritti Pranayama, to release stress and anxiety, and Nadi Shodhan Pranayama, which is Alternate nostril breathing in English, to calm the mind and reduce anxiety.

Stick until the end to discover Archana’s 30-minute personal morning practice that involves core strength yoga, breathing exercise, mediation, and journaling!

Learn More about Archana and Ojas Yoga & Wellness:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ojasyog

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ojas_yoga_w...

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ojas_yoga

Website: https://ojasyog.com/

Make sure you watch: 4 Effective Pranayamas To Do Daily video https://bit.ly/3AZ5Skp

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In this fifth episode, Stephanie greets Matt on It's a Journey podcast to talk about BodyTalk. Our theme today is BodyTalk or The Secrets Your Body Holds.

Matthew Rubin is a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, is trained in Western Astrology, and has over 10 years of experience working in alternative healthcare. After witnessing his own health and life balance improve dramatically with BodyTalk, he was inspired to help others to improve their overall well-being, enhance awareness, and to live life more consciously.

Today, Stephanie and Matt discuss BodyTalk starting with Matt’s interesting journey from his Biomedical engineering studies to looking for a holistic healthcare system that eventually led him to discover BodyTalk. Matt explains how BodyTalk works and what you can expect during and after your session with a BodyTalk practitioner. He also reviews the BodyTalk’s numerous benefits and how it can help you recover faster from an injury, for example, or to maintain your optimum health. Because Stephanie and Matt have astrology as a common interest, Matt shares how he uses it during a session with clients. Lastly, Matt opens the door to his daily practice!

Learn More about Matt:

Website: IBA Global Healing website: www.bodytalksystem.com