Mindset Soulset: Alternative Thinking Soulful Living with Nadia Carriere

In this episode Nadia talks to Keka Dasgupta about how we can break barriers and biases in business. TEDx and international professional speaker, Keka DasGupta jolts people out of autopilot and guides them to create the life of their dreams through her global platform called: The Art of Life-ing.

Keka works with educators, parents and students on mental wellness programs, and with corporate executives on leadership programs that enable employees to live and work with more positivity, esteem and purpose. She has graced stages across Canada, the US, and Europe, inspiring audiences, both young and old, consistently receiving rave reviews. She is a professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, and is an elected Board Member and Marketing Chair for their Toronto Chapter.

She is also a certified virtual presenter, and has been brought in to speak with such academic institutions as Harvard Business School (Global Online Chapter), and Schulich School of Business, York University among others.

It's a New Moon, which brings a sense of beginning again. In this episode, Nadia talks about feeling stuck, and why we need to guard our energies right now in order to keep our power intact.

This has been so prevalent in everything I've seen, read, and scrolled by. Where is the empathy when people have different opinions and "research"? Where did genuine kindness go, and the ability to live and let live? Ahimsa is everything, and it's important now more than ever that we remember and act on it. I share more about this and how it ties in to our book club that kicked off on Sunday.

We're in a strange time right now. Small businesses are struggling, and others have had to pivot HARD. How do you navigate the world of buying and selling during COVID-19? Samantha Rispoli joins me as a guest this week and we talk about a variety of topics. Why MLMs get such a bad rap, and how can you help small business during this time.

Alessandra Montana joins us from Tulum, Mexico to share her passion for sound healing, a practice that originated from her love for yoga. She talks about how can we use sound to help us through this time of crisis, ways to raise the vibration in our lives and we have a little discussion on how Bhakti yoga, and sound healing are all intertwined as one.

Yoga is for everyone, and Jaimee Ratliff is passionate about creating more diversity on a local and global scale. In this conversation, Nadia and Jaimee talk about inclusivity, how to find it, how to create it, and tap into the topic of entrepreneurship for yoga teachers or those in the health and wellness community. 

Danielle Smith is a two-time author, founder of PrettyExtraordinary.com, an online and television personality and former award winning former tv news anchor. In today's episode, Danielle shares her recent struggle with alcohol, and how it affected the recent trajectory of her life.

What is a Leap Year, or a Leap Day for that matter? Nadia shares why we have an extra day this year, and then shares about breaking patterns when it comes to self discovery in certain things that no longer serve you. She reveals a personal pattern she's recently come to grips with when it comes to friendships.

What is trauma informed yoga, and how do you deal with trauma in a yoga class, or as a teacher/student? Syntyché Francella joins Nadia Carriere for a deep yet digestible discussion about how trauma may not be what you think, what yoga and movement has to with it, and how we can become more aware about our own trauma, and the reactions that come with it, as well as find the ability to hold safe space for someone else. 

Have you signed up for a yoga teacher training recently, or are you looking into signing up for one? If so, you are about to embark on the most incredible experience filled with knowledge that will change the course of your life. Here are 10 ways you can make the very most out of your YTT.