This is a special meditation because the terrapan background music and meditation were recorded at the same time giving the meditation a dynamic and intentional sound that responds to the tropical birds in the background.

Use this meditation to nurture your higher self, and enhance awareness and mindfulness.

Terrapan by Gabriel Norland

Guided Meditation Script by Natural Healer

One of her friends who identified her as a true Wander Woman, so I was excited to hear her story. I always enjoy talking to yogis who like to travel because they have such worldly and thoughtful insights to share. Erin proved me right, yet again.

Erin is a Professor of Audiology (the study of sound) and started photography in high school. She mainly taught herself, playing with lighting and taking pictures of "weird things" around her room. When Instagram blew up she started focusing on landscapes but it has remained a side gig/passion project for her. She teaches yoga, practices yoga, and has a kind and caring spirit that's abundantly clear throughout our conversation.

We discussed:

1. Why she quit her job to travel last year

2. How she manages the expectations of her parents and society

3. Why she encourages young adults to travel more

4. How she practices self-care by listening to her daily needs

5. Where she goes to find calm and relaxation

6. Excuses we hear as yoga instructors and why they are BS

7. The importance of saying "no" to people or plans that don't serve you

8. How to evaluate your next move, are you doing it for you, ego, or someone else?

9. The top places she thinks all Wander Women should visit

After the interview I'll discuss:

1. The importance of eating like you love yourself including my own battle with disordered eating.

2. Why I stopped eating sugar (it's more expensive than you think)

3. Why I am NOT going to school to study Traditional Chinese Medicine; I want to elaborate on Yesterday's Big Announcement about moving to Costa Rica

Learn More about Erin:

www.erinwilbanksphotography.com

IG: @erinwilbanksphotography

If you haven't already, go and buy The Alchemist. Read it. And then join in on the discussion as we go through the book together. In this episode you hear my teary response to the book, reading it for the second time.

I also reflect on my mom's trip down here to visit me in Costa Rica and the breakthrough we had in our relationship.

If you are sensitive to the energies of others, I suggest you have some tissues nearby.

You are a powerful being and it's likely that you aren't fully tapping into your potential. Use this meditation to bring out the creative expression in your work.

It is a universal truth that all men, women, and beings are created equal. From the same hand, from the same energy. Once you realize that, you'll awaken your true potential.

Falon's radiant smile leaped off my screen when I first saw her Instagram. She takes beautiful pictures in all sorts of tropical locations, and I wanted to know more about her story. She says she is socially awkward but she is also a very kind and comforting soul.

In this podcast we discuss:

Her calling: to bring a message to young people "It's okay to not have it all figured out"

Counseling immigrant and refugee families and children

Body image and how she has beat the system of higher and higher standards

What to focus on when you're eating

Living life based on your own wants and needs, not expectations others have for you

Her spontaneous travels

Resources she uses to travel cheap!

Referenced in the Episode:

Momondo.com

SecretFlying.com

I am excited to share a really special story with you all about my grandmother, a kind and hardworking woman who I never knew. At the end of the story, I ask you to email me if you see aspects of your loved ones in yourself. My email is [email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you!

The questions I answer in this podcast are as follows:

What's the difference between a digital marketer and a digital entrepreneur?

What is an influencer?

What is AWOL Academy and what about their marketing courses turned me off?

What is the Digital Marketing Institute and why did I pay $2,000 for their courses?

What is SEO?

Get excited, we are starting to get into the nitty-gritty of online business ownership! If you are serious about marketing your goods/services online this podcast is a must. I am going to continue to build off this discussion in future episodes.

Use this meditation to leverage the law of attraction and manifest your desires. Choose one specific thing to focus on. It can be your dream job, a travel opportunity, patience with your loved ones, understanding of a tragic event, true love, really ANYTHING!

We will first find relaxation and calm. Then we will focus on that one thing and then you'll come up with your own mantra to speak that desire into existence. Speak in the present tense, as if that desire has already manifested in your life. This is how the law of attraction works.

There is no music in this meditation...trying something new :)

This guided meditation comes from a Udemy.com course I'm taking from Natural Healers.

Meet Briona! She is a writer, a poet, a traveler, and a messenger. She enjoys meeting people, sharing love, and exploring human connection. Briona works with Black Travel Journey on Instagram as an image curator and social media managers. She won a shark tank like pitch competition to get funding for her travels and thinks everyone should take advantage of study abroad opportunities in college. I agree with her!

Her blog started off as a food blog and eventually developed into a travel blog. As you all know from following my journey, baby businesses often change and adapt to what feels. Briona says she is still trying to figure it all out but she has some great stories and experiences to share with other Wanderers!

Referenced in Episode:

* You Me Travel Co

* You Me Lunch

* Untethered Soul

* Black Travel Journey

* Briona’s Instagram

I discussed some frustrations I've had recently with how I'm recording the podcast. I also share some insecurities that still linger about and how I redirect my thinking to slide past them. I also ended up deciding to explore a new structure of podcast. If you hate it, be sure to let me know. Instead of me just straight up talking to the mic, which I'm starting to find quite boring, I'm going to interview myself. I wrote down some questions about starting an E-Commerce business. Here are the questions I asked myself and answered in today's episode:

Question 1: What is E-commerce?

Question 2: What is Shopify, Why is it the best e-commerce platform?

Question 3: What was my 1st product? Why? What changed?

Question 4: Why Travel Journals?

Question 5: What is Dropshipping?

Question 6: Tips for beginning entrepreneurs(?)

Enjoy!

Find more focus, concentration, and awareness by becoming mindful of your breath. Anytime your mind wanders, don't get frustrated or mad at yourself. Simply notice where it wandered to, and then take a deep inhale. Reward yourself for coming back to the present, and exhale. Inhale, then exhale.

You can't control the world around you. You can't control sounds or even certain sensations in the body. What you can control is the emphasis you place on those sensations or feelings. Don't give into them. You have control over your breath...focus on that!

This is a 12ish minute meditation. Find a comfortable seat and let's get started.