Mindset Soulset: Alternative Thinking Soulful Living with Nadia Carriere

It's 2/2020, and we are kicking off Season 2 with a sneak peek into this special year. Wondering what the 365 days are going to bring, or what the vibe will be? Curious on how it comes to play into your life? Cindy Stewart joins us again for Season 2.

Here it is. The episode where some of the touchiest questions are answered. What is cultural appropriation? How about colonization? And what does yoga have to do with it?

In this podcast featuring Susanna Barkataki, yoga cultural advocate, and educator, we discuss the difference between appreciation and appropriation, inclusivity in the yoga community, and how we can do better on all fronts. 

Things haven't been the same since returning from Thailand. In today's episode, Nadia talks about that, and how it's affecting every decision she makes. In addition to a large does of conversation on simple living in a modern world, minimalism, and mindfulness.

What is Fall Equinox and where did it come from? TODAY is the first day of autumn, the only time when we have a balance of lightness and darkness, and one of Nadia's favourite times of the entire year. She share tips on comforting and nourishing practices you can apply to your life during this time, as well as explanations on what fall equinox is exactly.

I've always wondered what the yoga scene is like in the United Arab Emirates. If it's accepted with open arms or the opposite, especially when you get down to the philosophy of things. Diana Azavedo is an E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher in Dubai. She has her Masters Degree in Science and Philosophy of Yoga. I'm excited to share our conversation on this topic as well as a few others. We studied together in Thailand for our 300 HR teacher training, and this is the last episode from that trip.

As someone who was homeschooled her entire childhood, and chose to send her kids to school and then pull them out, Nadia has various takes on homeschooling, coming from the experience of someone who has been, and a parent who currently is teaching her children at home. In this episode, she goes over the pros, cons, perks and frustrations of homeschooling, and names off some of her favourite curriculum both in textbook format and correspondence schools.

If you are new to meditation, you will love this episode. If meditation has been a regular part of your life for quite some time, you will also gain so much wisdom from listening to this episode. It's a win-win regardless of where you stand on the spectrum! In this rich and in-depth conversation, Honza Lafond, the co-founder of Yoga Beyond and AcroVinyasa, discusses the various elements of meditation, and touches on various aspects of karma and vedicism.

She's an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher, and her infamous Equinox video received over twelve million views! Briohny Smyth was one of my teachers for the 300 HR YTT I took in Koh Samui, Thailand. During this conversation she dishes on what it's like to be an entrepreneur in the yoga space, her thoughts on social media, and the tension behind combining the words 'yoga' and 'business', as well as some big changes in her life, and what's next on the horizon.

In this candid, and incredibly honest conversation, Dice talks about his love for mobility, strength, and yoga, and how/why he's combined the two. He also dishes about his own personal journey, and growth that have led to some major changes in his life. Dice shares why he left social media for 4 months, his thoughts on mindfulness and social media, and why he recently left the company and yoga school Beyond Yoga, that he created with Briohny Smyth.

Her zest for life is infectious! In this inspiring interview and conversation, internationally renowned yoga teacher, and co-founder of Yoga Beyond and AcroVinyasa, Claudine Lafond sits down with Nadia and talks about how she found yoga, and Honza, the love of her life, as well as the big steps she took that created the life she has now.