Practical Alchemy

In this episode, Natalie Valle sits down with Lauren Arboleda, also known as Food from the Heart. Lauren shares her journey from growing up in Colombia with a strong connection to nature and wholesome foods to becoming a self-taught cook and wellness enthusiast.

She emphasizes the importance of having a conscious and loving relationship with food, understanding the energetic component of food, and practicing sustainability. Lauren also discusses her own wellness and mindfulness practices, such as journaling, meditation, and connecting with nature.

She provides practical tips for falling in love with cooking, including veggie prep and incorporating wholesome ingredients into meals. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of being open to change and evolving in life.

🔗 Connect with Lauren Arboleda

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@foodfromtheheart

Website: ⁠ffthmiami.com

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube: ⁠⁠@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠

Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Have you ever found yourself caught in the endless loop of diets, calorie counting, and the pursuit of the so-called "perfect" body?

In today's episode, Dr. Hortencia Jimenez joins Natalie on the podcast to discuss her work in dismantling diet culture and promoting a non-diet approach to health.

She explains that diet culture is rooted in systems of oppression and impacts marginalized communities, particularly BIPOC individuals.

Dr. Jimenez emphasizes the importance of recognizing and challenging these oppressive narratives to heal our relationship with food and body image. She also introduces the principles of intuitive eating, a scientifically based framework that promotes a non-diet approach to health and well-being.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Hortencia Jimenez

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drhortenciajimenez

Website: hortenciajimenez.com

Get your ⁠FREE E-BOOK HERE⁠ about 'Strategies For Disrupting Food and Body Shaming'

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube: ⁠@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠

Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Do you experience a sense of relief when taking a bath? Does it feel like a soothing escape that washes away your stress? Because SAME!

In this episode of Practical Alchemy, we are joined by Rocio Navarro, a practitioner specializing in water healing.

Rocio shares her journey into the healing arts and how she discovered her connection to water as a healing modality. She discusses the importance of intentionality and ritual when working with water and explains how water holds memory and can facilitate healing.

Rocio also talks about the integration of silence and water in her retreats and the power of embodiment in the healing process.

🔗 Connect with Rocio Navarro:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@water_healing

Website: rocionavarro.org

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube: @LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle

Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Is it your passion to have conversations with people?

In this episode, host Natalie interviews Yanina Oyarzo, a Venezuelan-American host, producer, and model. Yanina shares her journey from being a TV host in middle school and high school to becoming a successful host and producer in Los Angeles.

She talks about her love for having conversations and getting to know people on a deeper level. Yanina also discusses her experience with body dysmorphia and her health journey with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). She shares the initial signs that led her to get checked and diagnosed with PCOS and how she manages her symptoms through a combination of Western medicine and lifestyle changes.

Throughout the conversation, Yanina emphasizes the importance of being kind to oneself, embracing imperfections, and finding joy in the journey of self-discovery.

🔗 Connect with Yanina Oyarzo:

Instagram: ⁠⁠@yanina_oyarzo

Website: www.yaninaoyarzo.com

Watch her Youtube Videos!

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Have you felt the subtle shifts in the cosmic energies around us?

Join Natalie and special guest, Jasmine, on a cosmic journey as they unravel the intricate threads of astrology, spirituality, and ancestral wisdom.

Jasmine shares her wisdom on the upcoming astrological shifts, particularly Pluto's 18-year journey through Aquarius. Tune in as she shares more about her ancestral roots and the decolonization of the ancestral practices!

They talk about:

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🔗 Connect with Jasmin Alejandrez-Prasad:

Instagram: ⁠@esoteric_esa

Podcast: Better Work Bitch!

Check her links here!

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Have you ever wondered how the life of an actress mama? what it's like to juggle the spotlight of Hollywood while embracing the chaos and beauty of motherhood?

In this episode, our guest is Zulay Henao, a powerful Latina in the entertainment industry, who shares her journey into motherhood and the transformative experience it has been for her. She discusses the monthly hormonal fluctuations women experience and how embracing them can be empowering. Zulay also talks about the challenges and joys of being a mother, the importance of perspective shifts, and the need to create space emotionally and spiritually. She highlights the power of women and the ability to bring life into the world. Zulay also discusses her career and the inspiration behind Modern Muse, a platform she co-founded to empower women and challenge societal norms.

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🔗 Connect with Zulay Henao

Instagram: @zulay_henao and @modernmuze

Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ leanin.org

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

"Healing can be soft. Healing doesn't have to hurt." - Alex Purple Liera

Alex Purple Liera, founder of the Women of Color Sister Collective, shares her journey of growing up between two cultures and the process of reconnecting with her indigenous roots.

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🔗 Connect with Alex Purple Liera

Instagram: ⁠wocsistercollective

Website:⁠⁠ wocsistercollective.com

CHECK HER UPCOMING EVENTS HERE.

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube:⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Have you ever wondered about the transformative power of nature, ancestral wisdom, and living a life aligned with your values? In this episode, we sit down with Mars Barrera, aka Dose of Diosa, a folk herbalist and spiritist, as she takes us on a profound journey. How does one reconnect with their Indigenous roots and learn ancient healing practices? What is the significance of re-indigenizing our medicines and lifestyles in today's world?

Here is the highlight of our conversation:

Tune in for an inspiring conversation that explores the transformative power of nature, ancestral wisdom, and living a life aligned with our values.

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🔗 Connect with Florencia Fridman

Instagram: @doseofdiosa

Website:⁠ https://www.doseofdiosa.com/

ACCESS HER FREE WOMB HEALING HERBS E-BOOK HERE

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠

Youtube:⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Have you ever felt a deeper connection to the Earth and its energies? Join us in this enchanting episode as we dive deep into the magical world of cacao with the extraordinary Florencia Friedman. Shares her profound journey into the heart of spirituality, exploring the intricate relationship between humans and the natural world.

In this episode, Florencia and Natalie talked about:

🍫 The Sacred Language of Cacao

🌱 Living in Sacred Reciprocity

💫 Cacao and Its Healing Powers

🌍 Land Protection and Biodiversity

🔮 Ancient Wisdom and Modern Times

Prepare yourself for a conversation that might just change the way you see the world, one cup of cacao at a time. Tune in and let the magic of cacao captivate your senses and inspire your spirit.✨

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🔗 Connect with Florencia Fridman

Instagram: @florencia.fridman

Website:⁠ https://www.flourishingoneness.com/

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠

Youtube:⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨

Are you looking for a community where fitness meets queerness, where empowerment and inclusivity are at the heart of every workout? In this empowering episode, Kat, the founder of Babes of Wellness, shares her inspiring journey of merging the worlds of fitness, mindfulness, and self-love, creating a safe haven for women and the LGBTQ+ community.🌈

Today, they talked about:

Tune in for a captivating conversation filled with wisdom, laughter, and genuine insights. Kat's passion for empowering others and creating a nurturing community will leave you inspired to embrace your own wellness journey! 🤍💖

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🔗 Connect with Kat Novoa:

Instagram:⁠ ⁠@supernovoa

Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://babesofwellness.com/

🔗Get in touch with Natalie Valle:

Instagram:⁠⁠ loveandalchemy_⁠⁠⁠⁠

Youtube:⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandAlchemybyNatalieValle⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠loveandalchemy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please show us some love by leaving a review and sharing it with your fellow seekers of wisdom. We're here to spread the magic! 🌿✨