A guided meditation to accompany episode 10: Q & A, to drop into our interconnection, and conversation with Wendell Berry's 'The Unsettling of America.'  

Meditation: We Create Each Other

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How to find peace with your body, and learn to trust yourself. A conversation with the luminous and deeply wise Hillary McBride. One of the many reasons I want to spotlight her is that her work explores similar territory as my new course Energize: 28 days to supercharge your metabolism and nourish your radiance. I created Energize because I wanted to offer a nutrition program that honors and accepts yourself just as you are, while creating new practices of deeper nourishment for your body as well as your mindset and spirit, and healing your body image. A perspective that sees food as an abundant gift to us, and understands our relationship to it as one of energy both practically and spiritually. You can learn all about Energize and join at https://www.nicolemeline.com/energize In this conversation with Hillary, we go into how we can be growth-oriented while still living in gratitude and contentment with who we are now. That’s a fine line to dance, and maybe you’ve felt that exhaustion or apathy that can be the mark that you’re living in a constant state of dissatisfaction with yourself, which is a common subtext to a lot of wellness and personal development culture. So we explore how to celebrate and accept what is, even as we practice growth. Hillary is such a special and powerful voice for our moment. She is that rare form of a public intellectual, translating high level academic scholarship in psychology into the language of the public square and social media. Her books: “The Wisdom of Your Body”  “Practices for Embodied Living” should be manuals for how to relate to your body — this topic most of us receive no formal eduction about growing up, and often toxic ideas modeled by family members or peers. So much wisdom in these books, and in her work, as you’ll hear.  I first heard Hillary on The Liturgists podcast, along with some other great conversations she’s had on the “We Can Do Hard Things" and “For the Love”, and as you’ll hear, her voice itself is good medicine, and her wisdom is vast. Connect with Hillary: Website: https://hillarylmcbride.com Instagram: @hillaryliannamcbride  Connect with Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolemeline https://www.instagram.com/altertogether Learn more about the ALTER Together studio and membership at https://www.nicolemeline.com/alter A gift of 4 introductory ALTER practices for you: https://www.nicolemeline.com/gift Explore the ALTER Digital Studio, with a free 5-day trial: https://alter.nicolemeline.com/catalog Thank you for rating and reviewing the Alter Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alter/id1456421038 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/3ivzgfH315SXcMFVibiWdq?si=e195ccab28a34261 The ALTER Together Digital Studio is a sanctuary of movement, meditation, mentorship, leadership training, and heartward community with Nicole Meline. Spirited movement practices including music-driven indoor cycling, yoga inspired mat practice, strength and endurance training celebrating all body types & abilities. ALTER Indoor cycling is a rhythm-driven journey to build grit and soul. The ALTER Practice is a blend of yoga, cardio HIIT and strength training, pilates and barre sculpting, ecstatic dance, and meditation. Let's gather to deepen your practice, fill your mindfulness toolbox, sweat, breathe, and explore delicious mind-body connections. All ALTER practices draw from Nicole's decades of teaching experience and 20+ years of practice and training as a yogi, founding Peloton master instructor, Ironman triathlete, poet, and speaker.

Body Wise with Dr. Hillary McBride

Ignite your energy, reconnect to your heart, and up-level your habits to intentional and sustainable practices that support your wellness and creativity. Join me for the IGNITE 7-day reset for your body and spirit, including a daily meditation, movement practice, and energizing nutrition and metabolism strategies: nicolemeline.com/ignite ENERGIZE 28-days to supercharge your metabolism and mindset: nicolemeline.com/energize Learn more about the ALTER Together studio and membership at https://www.nicolemeline.com/alter A gift of 4 introductory ALTER practices for you: https://www.nicolemeline.com/gift Explore the ALTER Digital Studio, with a free 5-day trial: https://alter.nicolemeline.com/catalog Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolemeline https://www.instagram.com/altertogether Thank you for rating and reviewing the Alter Podcast: The ALTER Together Digital Studio is a sanctuary of movement, meditation, mentorship, leadership training, and heartward community with Nicole Meline. Spirited movement practices including music-driven indoor cycling, yoga inspired mat practice, strength and endurance training celebrating all body types & abilities. ALTER Indoor cycling is a rhythm-driven journey to build grit and soul. The ALTER Practice is a blend of yoga, cardio HIIT and strength training, pilates and barre sculpting, ecstatic dance, and meditation. Let's gather to deepen your practice, fill your mindfulness toolbox, sweat, breathe, and explore delicious mind-body connections. All ALTER practices draw from Nicole's decades of teaching experience and 20+ years of practice and training as a yogi, founding Peloton master instructor, Ironman triathlete, poet, and speaker.

Ignite and Energize

A conversation about the new class of Semaglutide weight loss drugs, outlining the mechanism and side effects, and considering whether this approach to weight loss aligns with your intuition, builds your intimacy with your body, and what the deepest healing of our relationship to food and body image requires. Inviting you to a new live round of WEIGHTY: https://www.nicolemeline.com/weighty Recommended podcasts on this topic:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-ozempic-fix-our-obesity-crisis/id1382804627?i=1000640002580 (A deep dive into the mechanism and research on these drugs)  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weight-loss-shot/id1534102062?i=1000599679393 (I love Garance's thoughts on intimacy with the body and the soulful side of these questions.)  Learn more about the ALTER Together studio and membership at https://www.nicolemeline.com/alter A gift of 4 introductory ALTER practices for you: https://www.nicolemeline.com/gift Explore the ALTER Digital Studio, with a free 5-day trial: https://alter.nicolemeline.com/catalog Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolemeline https://www.instagram.com/altertogether Thank you for rating and reviewing the Alter Podcast: The ALTER Together Digital Studio is a sanctuary of movement, meditation, mentorship, leadership training, and heartward community with Nicole Meline. Spirited movement practices including music-driven indoor cycling, yoga inspired mat practice, strength and endurance training celebrating all body types & abilities. ALTER Indoor cycling is a rhythm-driven journey to build grit and soul. The ALTER Practice is a blend of yoga, cardio HIIT and strength training, pilates and barre sculpting, ecstatic dance, and meditation. Let's gather to deepen your practice, fill your mindfulness toolbox, sweat, breathe, and explore delicious mind-body connections. All ALTER practices draw from Nicole's decades of teaching experience and 20+ years of practice and training as a yogi, founding Peloton master instructor, Ironman triathlete, poet, and speaker.    

Meditation: We Create Each Other

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