Erica and Lizette talk about the art of practicing gratitude in everyday life and the amazing health benefits that come with being gracious, grateful and happily fulfilled. They emphasize two key components with the art of gratitude by 1) affirming the good things we have received and 2) acknowledging the role other people play in providing our lives with goodness. Amazing health benefits you may get from practicing gratitude include (but not limited to): strengthening your immune system, improve sleep patterns, increase optimism, joy, pleasure and decrease depression, being more helpful and generous and decreasing isolation and loneliness. 

Erica writes about gratitude for wellbeing in her latest blogpost (https://www.ericajaneyoga.com/post/gratitude-for-wellbeing). She begins by writing on practicing the state of gratitude with positive thinking and watching your language - specifically with how you speak to yourself. Be gentle to YOUrself! Erica provides the audience with some helpful ways to initiate the practice of gratitude. By easily noticing and appreciating your surroundings to journaling things that make you reflect on the positive but also the negative in your life - you are able to learn and be grateful for everyday experiences in life. Using your 5 senses is also key in recognizing gratitude for your existence, your life, your being. The miracle of your body and the beauty behind the restorative energy the art of gratitude will provide. 

Take a listen and begin your practice...the practice of gratitude. You won't be disappointed :)

Additional topics mentioned: 

Young Men's Service League (https://ymsl.org/)

Austin City Limits (https://www.aclfestival.com/)

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Lessons on forgiveness and why it can actually do a body good to let go and forgive those who have hurt you. Have you ever wondered why it’s so difficult to forgive someone? Or maybe you need someone to forgive you? How do you get there and is it possible to move on from the hurt or memories? Erica and Lizette share their stories on forgiveness. It may not always be easy but it’s definitely worth it. An inside job that takes work and self-compassion. Also, consider reading Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again

by Lysa TerKeurst.

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Sweet 16: Lizette and Erica get together after a relaxing, summer break. Erica shares her recent vacation with her dad and hubby and also discusses how she felt traveling during this whole masking and vaccination resistance.  She even made an awesome YouTube vid for yoga on the beach! See link below! After her beautiful trip, Erica was able to reflect on her experiences by the ocean and the new meaning it brought to her. Blogpost linked below!

The girls give a recap on their first ever girls' retreat where family/friends came together for yoga, meditation and brunch. Lizette's son started high school this year and she shares what she's done to help prepare them both. Here are some helpful articles on parenting those crazy teens: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/three_ways_to_change_your_parenting_in_the_teenage_years

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/adolescence.html

Links to topics discussed on today's show: 

Good Day Sunshine w/ Erica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSYh0vlrROM

Vacation to Clear the Clutter https://www.ericajaneyoga.com

Pure Heart: https://www.pureheartfoods.com/

LINK TO ROCKPORT AIR B&B https://abnb.me/HpCur368fjb

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Erica and Lizette are joined this week by Sonia Moreno-Rogers, founder of Nurses Care Hub. Nurses Care Hub is a modern digital huddle, created in 2019 as an educational platform for nurses and other caregiving professionals, to enhance the delivery of exemplary patient and family-centered care and to augment nursing excellence. Nurses Care Hub inspires mastery of seminal skills for nurse practitioners, nurses, nursing students and other care providers (https://nursescarehub.com/).

https://m.facebook.com/events/1520898941581112/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A423007925575533%7D%7D%5D%22%7D&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr Born and raised in San Antonio, Sonia earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston with a major in public relations and minor in Spanish. She earned a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio College for Health, Community and Policy.  She is an advocate and a pioneer visionary taking her role in nursing beyond just the 8-12hr shift. Her passion and commitment will inspire you and make you want to take the next step with your passion and ideas.  

Listen in on her story of how she started her journey in public health, who inspired her to live beyond the ordinary and find out why she does what she does!

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This week the girls catch up on their crazy summer. The 4th of July weekend was a blast! From traveling to dealing with a summer cold, Erica and Lizette talk about everything in between that can make it easier to get by. Packing, false eyelashes, DJ Kaled? what? and protecting your energy are just a few topics discussed this week. 

Watch Erica's Mini Yoga Session: Sun Salutations! 

https://youtu.be/qYs2lrtrG_Q

Learn how to protect your energy when you are in a new social setting or face an overwhelming situation and also learn how to recharge your energy once it has been depleted. Here are some helpful tips that may help you:

1. Prayer

2. Music

3. Exercise

4. Cooking a healthy meal

5. Listening to positive affirmations

6. Focus on gratitude

7. Journaling

8. Surrounding yourself with good people

9. Going to a place that makes you feel good

10. Phone/FaceTime a friend

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This week Lizette and Erica talk about their experiences and relationships with work besties. Should you have one or need one to make your work day a little less blah? We think so but like everything else healthy boundaries are important for that work - life balance. Increased motivation, happiness and accountability are a few benefits to having yourself a 'work bestie'. You or your employees are more likely to stay in a position/company if you have a positive experience at work and enjoy the people you work with day in and day out. A co-worker that you can trust may share important goals, interests and values that make collaboration and team work more effective. So what do you do if you don't have that 'work bestie'? Lizette and Erica give some advice on ways to connect with a potential work bestie.

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This week Erica and Lizette talk about initial encounters (of the 3rd kind) with your PCP (NP/PA/MD). What to ask and how to set boundaries, for both patients and providers alike. So many things to consider when deciding on the right health care provider for you and your family. If you haven’t already found your perfect match (in health care), take a listen and find out how. Resources for patients in search of a qualified health care professional:

https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Physician&redirect=true

https://credentialsmatter.org/

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This week the girls introduce you to Priscilla Gomez - a young, creative and inspiring entrepreneur who specializes in the art of making a damn, good pancake (or waffle). Pure Heart Foods offer the purest and true ingredients for your dietary needs. 

Find more info at: https://www.pureheartfoods.com

As a mom struggling to recover from extreme auto-immune dysfunction and lyme disease, Priscilla had a list of debilitating symptoms due to extreme inflammation. She decided a change of diet was needed to get on a path to better health.

On this quest, Priscilla sought to find a pancake mix that both met her dietary needs, and tasted good enough to fulfil her son’s request for pancakes for special weekend brunches. Priscilla’s search for a grain-free pancake mix that didn’t include added sugars, or have added gums, preservatives or fillers, proved to be quite difficult. After trying out several unsatisfactory store-bought options, she took on the challenge to create her own. Her repeated experiments in the kitchen led to a pancake recipe all could enjoy, and now she is sharing it, along with a new products, with you!

Priscilla Gomez is born and raised in San Antonio and currently manufactures all of her Pure Heart Products in the Westside of downtown San Antonio. She hopes to continue to expand Pure heart to create more jobs and opportunities in the city and influence the adoption of higher health and nutrition standards for her community. 

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Welcome to Podcast #9! Where Lizette and Erica have the honor to interview Family Physician and Life Coach, Dr. Daisy Ramirez from San Antonio. An intelligent, caring, beautiful mother of 3 amazing children Dr. Ramirez embraces the life of living a full circle. Born in San Francisco, she relocated to her parents home country of Guatemala as a young girl. There she completed her medical school training only to find herself returning to the US to begin her Family practice. Working as a young mother, studying, and training for her medical boards while never loosing site of her physician goals, Dr. Ramirez found herself questioning her life. Listen in and hear the pivotal game changer that propelled her Life, family, and career! Dr Daisy Ramirez brings us an honest, raw, real life conversation on how she stumbled across Life coaching for weight loss which ultimately led her to a journey of self discovery, empowerment, and self- fulfillment. You do not want to miss this real, live conversation where we unravel ● What is a Life Coach? ●Who needs a Life Coach? ●What is the difference between a Lifecoach and a Therapist? ●Plus...Bonus listen in on an actual mini life coaching session! Dr. Daisy Ramirez is Intelligent, Beautiful, Raw, Real, and Uplifting. She is a True Prescription for the Heart! Interested in Lifecoaching? Schedule your Lifecoaching session today with Dr. Daisy Ramirez @ https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20885983

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