LOVE SPACE

True strength comes from being strong emotionally, physically, and spiritually.  Yoga is a powerful way to transform our hardest times into our greatest sources of empowerment and healing.  Fueled by passion and driven to explore, Casey Lutz is a Montana-based yoga teacher and creative entrepreneur.  From life's physical practices to the spiritual, Casey truly believes in the healing medicines of movement, self-reflection, and living with an open heart.  In this conversation, we covered:

• Casey’s journey from hockey and martial arts to starting yoga
• How a 30-day challenge turned into TWO YEARS of daily yoga and changed his life; 
• Bringing tough emotions to the mat, and moving, flowing, and even crying it out, to release and witness whatever comes up; 
• How the practice of Yoga brings us back to the LOVE SPACE! 
• Why Yoga feels like "Church" and connects us to Spirit; 
• Casey's signature blessing he closes his classes with;
• Why, in the US, we don't often see as many men practicing yoga; 
• The power of leading by example; 
• Overcoming fear and having the courage to keep learning and growing; 
• How Casey found his purpose through teaching
• How we can share our gifts with the world and be of service; 
• Building spiritual practices and tools that can get us through the hardest of times;
• How we navigated the roller coaster of the 2020-2022 pandemic, what's shifted, and so much more... 

To learn more about Casey, follow him on Instagram @CaseyJLutz and be sure to check out his stories for morning hot tub inspiration…

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This week's episode is a 20-minute guided meditation to help your body rest and recharge.  You can use this meditation:

• first thing in the morning - to calm and center yourself before a busy day
• anytime you feel stressed or anxious, to help your mind and body relax
• in the evening to wind down after doing stressful or physical work
• in bed, to help soothe you to sleep

This versatile 20-minute meditation includes a medley of meditation techniques so you can see what works for you:

• gentle guided breath
• crystal bowls to promote relaxation and calm
• mindful awareness & body scan
• visualization & energetic release
• loving kindness & gratitude

Headphones are recommended if you have them for the best sound-experience, but do what works best for you!  Feel free to come back to this episode anytime you need it.  Enjoy!

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Bridging traditional psychotherapy with spiritual and intuitive work, Susan Lipshutz, LCSW has been a pioneer trailblazer in the field of Integrative Psychotherapy, women’s empowerment and soul level mentoring  for over 35 years.  This conversation is truly packed with generous insights from Susan, who offers so many tools you can start using right now in your own life, including:

• Engaging the mind, body and spirit for true integrative healing;
• Treating trauma and grief through therapy;
• How we can break free of our limitations and really thrive;
• Ceremony and community for powerful collective healing;
• Using the coordinates in nature to find our way back to our true self; 
• Holding sacred space, intention, and healthy boundaries;
• Journal prompts to examine and heal our limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns; 
• Using archetypes and symbolism to re-write the stories we’ve been telling ourselves;
• Dismantling systemic limitations and the call for collective action; 
• Making friends with our ego and and cultivating courage;
• The role of the nervous system in letting go of old patterns;
• How love can (and should) be present in therapy;
• Cultivating the LOVE SPACE and sense of home within ourselves;

and so much more!  

Consultations with Susan are tailored to the needs of the individual, offering a blend of innovative deep therapeutic approaches with an expanded understanding of the greater self via an astrological and spiritual perspective. Devoted to building meaningful communities that reawaken and integrate the sacred feminine into daily life, Susan invites a reclaiming of each woman’s ancestral wisdom, inner guidance and innate understanding of true beauty via a weaving of practices and teachings inspired by many years of dedicated work with global wisdom keepers and evolutionary teachings.   Susan is the founder of Everyday Medicine Woman, offering workshops, meditation courses and retreats.   

For more information on Susan’s work please visit her website, Everyday Medicine Woman on Facebook and Instagram @susanlipshutz for astro updates and upcoming events. 

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In this solo episode, I share the practical wisdom behind the "mindfulness" movement, and how it helps us evolve into our best selves... including:

• How to start noticing and increasing your awareness right now;
• How the simple practice of awareness can improve your relationships, career, life satisfaction, and your health;
• Using our five senses to experience and savor as much as possible; 
• How mindfulness helps us understand ourselves and others, and to observe our own patterns, habits and triggers; 
• How presence makes people more attractive and magnetic; 
• The simple but life-changing habit of "pausing," 
• How to recognize the choices and the power you have in every moment; 
• How pain and resentment can teach us more about what we really want; 
• The discomfort of staying present sometimes, and the value of practicing it anyway; 
• How mindfulness improves creativity and problem solving; 
• Finding joy in the mundane, and truly "living our best life"; 

At the end of the episode, I share a super-practical 3-minute grounding exercise--you can do anytime, anywhere--whenever you feel stressed, or simply want to feel more present.   

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This interview episode features Anna, a scenic artist in the film industry, and certified yoga teacher.  Anna grew up in Los Angeles, and now she lives seasonally and nomadically -- from Brooklyn, NY, to Palm Springs, CA, and all over the world.  In this interview, we covered:

• Helping our nervous system recover after long periods of stress;
• How Anna and I met in Peru, and first started working with sacred plant medicines;
• Her experience of what an Ayahuasca ceremony looks like;
• Nature as the ultimate teacher, and the wisdom of our bodies;
• Making offerings, and the importance of intention;
• Fear of the unknown, and the magic of stepping into it anyway;
• Respect for sacred plants and tradition, and coming to this work with an attitude of reverence, surrender, and an open mind;
• The vibrant energy of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, and the ancient wisdom of the Sacred Valley, Peru;
• Anna's journey traveling all over Europe on a motorcycle, camping by tent along the way;
• Creating a sacred space for yourself, wherever you are;
• How the foods we eat can affect our energy levels; 

...and more.  As a disclaimer, we are absolutely not experts on Ayahuasca or sacred plants.  This is simply a discussion among friends, sharing our own personal experiences.  If this is something you are curious about, I encourage you to find true experts on these plants, most of whom are indigenous peoples who have been working with these plants and medicines and traditions for many generations.  We are simply scratching the surface here, and of course, this episode is no substitute for doing your own research.

Anna is a dear friend who listens to her body and her heart, and trusts that her intuition will continue to guide her towards the experiences and places that she needs in order to keep growing and evolving.  I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

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In this interview episode with Erica Galia, we share our experiences with meditation, and how we’ve learned to love, trust, and take care of ourselves better now than ever before.  This interview is packed with practical tips on:

• Starting a meditation practice you actually enjoy
• Living from the heart and showing up with more authenticity
• Cultivating more compassion and patience
• Being present, accepting reality, and staying with yourself through discomfort
• How to recognize the voice of your intuition and listen to your inner-guide 
• Developing a strong sense of trust and self-worth
• How nature connects us all, and always has something to teach us
• The importance of balancing kindness with setting boundaries
• How slow mornings, daily movement, and time with animals can always bring us back to the love space!

With a Midwest heart, a child-like spirit and a birds-eye view, Erica Rachel Galia has the innate ability to always see the bigger picture while being kind, empathetic, compassionate, yet present, observant and progressive. She has a strong understanding of human connection, how to actively listen, how to make others feel seen, how to nurture thoughts, and how to inspire others to be more than they ever thought they could be. And through her continuous commitment to her self, her meditation practice, to mindfulness and her advocacy of birth work, she has been able to tap deeper into her personal purpose of being here on this planet; to be love, to embody love, to show love. Erica is dedicated to carrying these vibrations with her as a meditation guide, birth guide and co-founder of Rooted Beings, a mission-driven meditation collective; in hopes of raising the heartbeat of humanity, of ending the journey of separation and beginning our journey of bliss and connection.

You can learn more about Erica on her website and on Instagram at @ericarachelgalia and @rootedbeings.  To stay up to date on LOVE SPACE, follow us at @lovespacepodcast and @itsarynlove, subscribe, and leave us a review.  Thank you for supporting the show!


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I used to think perfectionism was a great quality, and an important skill to achieve success.  But more often than not, perfectionism does more harm than good.  Striving to be perfect and being hard on ourselves can block us from being present, feeling joy, and can make it hard for us to stay in the "love space".  When our ego tells us we have to be perfect in order to be ____ (happy, loved, etc) we miss out on enjoying and accepting ourselves in reality. 

In this solo episode, I felt inspired to share 6 reasons I’ve decided to ditch perfectionism:

1.  Perfectionism is procrastination, and keeps us stuck
2.  Imperfection is actually inspiring--be imperfect and inspire others to do the same 
3.  "Perfect" doesn't exist
4.  If "perfect" does exist, it is totally overrated--imperfection is natural and beautiful
5.  Perfectionism is usually based in fear
6.  Letting go of perfectionism can dramatically improve our relationships

Let this episode be a gentle reminder to take it easy on yourself, make peace with your imperfections, and keep going!  Trust that you are already evolving into a more authentic expression of yourself every day.

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In this interview, we chatted with Megan Klein, founder of Little Saints, about plant magic, founding a cannabis company, and how prioritizing the FUN and FEMININE can bring us back to the Love Space.  Here are just a few things we covered:

• master plants + the benefits of Reishi mushrooms
• the science + collaboration behind Little Saints' CBD mocktails
• what are terpenes + how they can impact our mood
• celebrating the feminine
• being a woman founder in the cannabis industry
• the power of intention + looking to nature for support
• we share our morning practices + daily rituals
• how fun, movement, and mischief can bring us back into the Love Space!

Thank you for joining us, Megan!  You can connect with her brand on Instagram (@littlesaintsco) or by visiting littlesaints.com.   If you enjoyed this podcast, please spread the love by subscribing, leaving a review, and sharing it out with someone else.   You can also connect with us on instagram at @lovespacepodcast and @itsarynlove. 

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In this first interview episode, we sat down with Gudrun Wu Snyder, founder of Moon Rabbit Acupuncture in Chicago and Doctor of Acupuncture.  Here’s some of what we covered:

—What is acupuncture and how can it heal and support us
—Unlearning the pressure to always be “productive”
—What self-care looks like for Gudrun
—Morning routines and Qi Gong
—Gudrun’s journey as a breast cancer survivor(!)
—the healing power of a good cry
—how kids (and pets) can help us stay in the present
—Yin and yang, and how gender norms impact how we handle our health

…and so much more.

Click here to learn more about Moon Rabbit Acupuncture and their amazing products and services! You can also connect with them on instagram at @moonrabbitacupuncture 

Thank you to Gudrun and ALL the people who inspired and supported this podcast.  Sending big love to each and every one of you!  

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Welcome to Love Space!  What is the “Love Space”?  What prevents us from accessing this space more often? And how we can begin to find our way back?  This first episode begins by answering these questions and introduces the topics we’ll cover on this show, and closes with a 9-minute guided meditation to help you relax, center, and reset your day. 

A big thank you to ALL the people who inspired and supported the launch of this podcast.    

If you enjoy this content, please spread the love by subscribing, leaving a review, and sharing it out with someone else.   You can also connect with us on instagram at @lovespacepodcast and @itsarynlove. 

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