Luxury of Self Care

As a woman in theatre body image, health & fitness can be a pressing topic, especially as a dancer, Today’s guest, Samm Hewes Cramer has been dancing since she could walk! Dance is where her active lifestyle and love for moving began. As a dancer her transition into the fitness industry was seamless and continues to be the best way she know how to express herself. 

We get one body; take great care of it and love it through all its seasons. There’s a mindset, food will make me fat, but the reality is what are you eating? If you are eating whole foods, it’s hard to reach 2300 calories a day. We need to retrain our brains and educate ourselves on the food that gives us the best energy. 

Nutrition is the biggest part of any fitness journey. We have to study in order to get better. We may say, “I deserve this treat because…”, but if we wouldn’t give our kid this sugar filled treat, then why would we consume it ourselves? It may taste really good, but what’s the long term effect? When am I going to crash from it, be bloated from it, be tired at my desk? 

Samm leaves us with tips on how to train our mindset from way’s to have something sweet but have energy all day long, to tricks when dinning out. The food fuel is being mindful of what your eating, when your eating it and where it’s coming from. And ask yourself, “how hungry am I?” Don’t mistake hunger for dehydration, drink yo water! 

We conclude with the beauty vs. the negativity of social media, discussing how conversation are more beneficial than noise. We are in charge of our reactions, where will you choose to invest your emotions? If you want it, and you're willing to work hard at it, it’s gonna happen.

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This was a requested episode and one I'm extremely excited to talk about! Let's choose to explore something new by getting uncomfortable with not knowing. Encouraging all of us to be curious and to forever be the student.  With the intention to get us all jazzed to engage and learn more by following these "how to" tips to be more curious each and everyday. 

1. Ask

2. Consume

3. Listen

4. Embrace

5. Try

6. Change

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Today's guest Sarah Girard, began her wellness journey when she was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer at the age of two, insisting she spend much of her childhood in and out of the hospital. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in Theater, she traveled around the world producing and performing theater for over 10 years. As a traveler and perpetual student, Sarah has visited over 100 countries and accrued over 1000+ Yoga Educational Credits!  In leading more than 10,000 hours of public, corporate and one on one sessions over the past fifteen years, Sarah has learned that by connecting into our own creativity, mindfulness and movement we can unlock our individual and unique pathways to healing. She offers weekly on-demand and live classes as well as one-on-one sessions and mentorships.  Her on-going workshop series The Embodied Artist explores yogic practices and rituals which ignite creativity and foster connection.

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Featured guest, Ryan shares so much positive joy and love for life on today's episode. She has a “I did it because I said I could” energy! From overcoming adversity, to finding ways to live in the present. Ryan truly choosing the light over the dark even though she accepts the days the darkness needs to happen. 

We are doing a special Instagram LIVE! This Friday 9/25/2020 at 3PM (EST): Ryan will be drawing three Wisdom Cards for Past, Present and Future on my Instagram!! Join us as we chat about the cards, their meaning, and chime in if you have any questions. We are so excited to hear from you!

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Reclaim your power and spark joy all around you!! Start actively putting out joyous positive energy and in turn, see that it will come right back at you! Actively us your mindset for good instead of letting it rest creating space for ill energy. I challenge you this week the "pay it forward". Do something nice and positive for someone else, notice their reaction and take note on how it makes you feel. DM me what you did I can't wait to hear how it makes you feel. Tune into the episode to see what I've been doing to spark joy in my own daily life.

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Grab a cup of coffee cause we are "buzzing" on relationships today!! Due to high demand from the live episode on Instagram and Facebook, David Michael Bevis is finally on the show! We recorded an episode just before I left NYC, covering all types of relationships within a mobile lifestyle. David is both my dance partner and my best friend so we talk about relationships A LOT! From heterosexual to homosexual relationships, friendships , societal norms, relationships during pandemic, performers in long distance relationships, showmances, even the single life. Peak into our own relationships and how we found our current partners of 4 years, and how we make it work while "on the road". Tune in for insight that you will no doubt be able to connect with on some level. Share the show on your instagram and tag us, sharing relationship struggles and/or triumphs in your experience. We want to hear from you!!

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It was time; I finally needed to talk about self care. Self Care to me is a combination of needs and treats. "Just love yourself", "Be Grateful", are phrases we hear all to ofter but aren't explained. We need to get more specific. Little acts of self care give us a chance to check in with ourselves for once. We spend so much time taking care of others and doing things for them, why should we not give ourselves that same love and attention. 

I ask that you you write down and share three self care tasks you do for yourself now, and three self care tasks you would like to do or add to that list for your future. Share them with me on Instagram or in a Facebook message.

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Today we discuss all types of moment with featured guest, Patrick Hogan! As a Restorative Exercise Specialist and Mov Nat coach, Patricks helps guide his clients in the alignment of both their bodies and lifestyle. In doing this, it allows for free and natural human movement. In addition Patrick holds a 500-RYT certification for teaching yoga. You can find him teaching classes and workshops both online and live in New York City. 

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So jazzed about today's episode because the words, "I'm wrong, I'm sorry" are some of the hardest words to say sequentially out loud. We all know that uncomfortable feeling when we suddenly realize a mistake had been made and we are the culprit. In that moment we have a choice to make. We can either admit we were wrong and accept the consequences or we can hide the truth and hope no one notices. Today's episode touches base on owning our responsibilities, gaining respect from others, and walks us through a three steps of how to handle admitting when we are wrong. 

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