#43: We’re in a powerful collective transition — and your body feels it.

In this episode, I’m joined by my dear friend Roxanne Serenity for a deep conversation about the collective energy we’re moving through, the powerful shedding of the past year, and how to consciously prepare for the fiery momentum ahead.

We explore what’s really happening beneath the surface as we close out the Year of the Wood Snake and transition toward the Year of the Fire Horse. Roxanne shares insight into the energetic intensity this time brings, and how this winter season is actually a sacred initiation into deeper trust, embodiment, and becoming more of who you truly are.

In this episode, we explore:

• The deeper meaning of the Year of the Wood Snake & why this past year has felt like such profound shedding
• Why winter is a season of integration (not action) — & how rushing this phase leads to burnout
• What the upcoming Year of the Fire Horse symbolizes & how to prepare for its forward-moving energy
• How collective energy impacts your nervous system & emotional body
• Simple somatic rituals to tune into what your body actually needs
• Letting go of surface-level desires & learning to dream from a deeper, truer place
• Trusting intuition, leaning into resistance, and doing things messy
• The role of nature, grounding, & somatic practices during energetic shifts
• Community, aligned support, & why taking scary leaps changes who enters your life
• How to gently begin planting seeds for who you’re becoming — without forcing action

If you’ve been feeling tender, restless, confused, hopeful, or all of it at once — this conversation is an invitation to slow down, integrate, and let what you’ve moved through actually land, so you don’t carry the old into the new.

Connect with Roxanne:

• IG: @roxanneserenity
• Website & Newsletter: roxanneserenity.com
• In-person workshops (Chicago area): Flower of Life Yoga Studio

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching: ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

💫 Doors are officially OPEN for Radiant Reclamation — your 6-week somatic embodiment journey designed to help you move from feeling stuck and caught in old patterns to finding clarity, flow, ease, and momentum.

👉 Join us here: https://annabolender.com/radiant-reclamation/

#42: I’m sharing the ONE rule that has guided me through my personal growth and transformation journey — especially the messy, heavy, confusing, and triggering parts.

It’s the rule I come back to when I notice myself spiraling, falling into old patterns, or when I get too caught up in “healing.” And every time, it brings me back to openness, lightness, and real, embodied change.

This episode is an invitation to approach your patterns, triggers, and emotions in a completely different way — not as problems to fix, but as experiences to explore. I talk about the science behind why this rule WORKS, how it can immediately shift you out of survival mode, and how it’s helped me move through perfectionism, control, procrastination, and fear in real time.

In this episode, I cover:

• The one simple rule that’s been guiding my growth and healing journey — and the science behind why it works
• How this rule helps you respond to life instead of react from old wounds & conditioning
• Why this rule creates real-time shifts & long-term nervous system rewiring
• How I work with triggers, perfectionism, control, & procrastination in the moment
• A powerful process to uncover what’s actually underneath your patterns
• How to work with your protective parts instead of trying to fix or fight them
• Using body awareness as a doorway to clarity, safety, & emotional release
• How this simple rule has transformed my relationships — both with myself & with others

If you’ve been feeling stuck in the same loops, hard on yourself, or exhausted by “doing the work,” this episode offers you a new and refreshing perspective — and a powerful rule you can come back to again and again ❤️

Want my help & guidance on your growth journey?

Doors are officially open for Radiant Reclamation — a 6-week somatic embodiment journey designed to help you move from feeling lost & stuck to finding clarity & creating real-time shifts 💫

👉 Join us here: https://annabolender.com/radiant-reclamation/

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching: ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#41: What if just 8 minutes of conscious breathing a day could shift your nervous system, clear stress and emotional weight, and bring you back into calm, grounded clarity and presence?

In this episode, I guide you through my favorite simple but deeply powerful somatic breathwork practice — one you can return to anytime you feel overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, disconnected, or just in need of a full-body reset.

This is a daily ritual designed to get you out of your head and back into your body — where true healing and transformation happen.

You’ll also learn what makes somatic breathwork different, how the breath directly works with the nervous system, and why reconnecting the mind and body is the foundation for real, lasting change.

In this episode, we explore:

• The power of the breath as our innate tool to create balance, health, & vitality
• Why most of us are breathing in ways that keep us stressed & disconnected
• What somatic breathwork is — and how it’s different from other breath practices
• How to use the breath to release stored stress, emotions, & tension
• How to down-regulate the nervous system and return to calm, presence, & safety
• Why the mind-body connection is the foundation of healing and transformation
• A guided 8-minute somatic breathwork practice you can use daily (starts at 19:00)

💫 Your Daily Practice 💫

I invite you to return to this practice (starting at 19:00) for at least 7 days in a row and simply notice what shifts — in your body, your emotions, your reactions, and the way you move through your day.

🌀 Want to go deeper? 🌀

Join me live for a FREE Somatic Breathwork Journey:

If you’d like a deeper experience, I’m hosting a free 90-minute guided Somatic Breathwork Journey:

🗓 Friday, January 23, 5-6:30pm PST

📍 Live on Zoom

👉 Details & registration here: https://mailchi.mp/annabolender/somatic-breathwork

Become a Certified Somatic Breathwork Practitioner:

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This has been my favorite training so far, and it has expanded my work in the most profound way.

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Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching: ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#40: Overthinking everything? Feeling stuck? Waiting for answers? This episode is here to guide you out of the spiral and back into embodied clarity and forward motion — with a simple, powerful 3-step somatic practice.

So many of us live in constant overthinking mode — analyzing, second-guessing, looping on “what should I do?” and waiting for a perfect plan before we take action.

But clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder. It comes from reconnecting to the body, regulating the nervous system, and learning how to listen to your inner knowing.

In this episode, I’m sharing a simple 3-step somatic practice I personally use to interrupt overthinking, access embodied clarity, and take aligned action forward — even when I don’t have the full plan.

We explore:

• Why overthinking isn’t a mindset problem — it’s a nervous system pattern
• How to interrupt mental spirals & return to the present moment where clarity lives
• How to listen to what’s actually beneath your thoughts
• A simple 3-step practice to shift from overthinking into clarity & action
• How to access your intuition & embodied clarity (without forcing answers)
• Why clarity comes from movement — not more planning
• How to build trust, confidence, and momentum through action

If you’ve been stuck in your head, waiting for certainty before you make a move, this episode will give you a simple tool to return to presence, clarity, and forward motion.

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching: ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#39: What does it actually mean to “do the inner work” when you’re not on your mat, not meditating, and not in your morning ritual?

In this episode, we’re getting real and honest about what inner work actually looks like in everyday life — in conversations, in triggers, in fear, in dating, in doubt spirals, in emotional overwhelm, and in the messy middle of being human.

Because real healing doesn’t happen in a bubble. It happens in real life.

This episode is an invitation to shift your relationship with deep inner work — away from perfection, performance, and trying to “be healed,” and toward awareness, devotion, self-compassion, and learning how to come back to yourself sooner.

In this episode, I explore:

• Why improving your “bounce back rate” changes everything
• My personal story of shifting relationship patterns
• How to work with doubt spirals, fear, avoidance, and emotional reactivity
• The power of awareness (without judgment) as a simple first step
• The perspective shifts I return to when I’m spiraling
• What it means to hold the full spectrum of emotions — & why it’s OK to hold grief and joy at the same time
• Why staying open is the real deep work
• Devotion over discipline
• How to meet yourself when you fall off
• The 3 pillars of doing deep inner work in everyday life

If you want support practicing this kind of real, embodied inner work:

✨ 21-Day Unstoppable Challenge

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Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching: ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#38: If you’re tired of rigid New Year’s resolutions that lead to overwhelm, burnout, & disappointment, this episode is for you.

As we close out 2025 and step into a brand new year, this episode is an invitation to do things differently.

I share my exact process for setting yourself up for a truly radiant 2026 — not through hustle or pressure, but through embodiment over achievement. You’ll learn how to anchor into how you want to feel, choose one powerful word to guide your year, and take small, aligned actions that actually stick.

I dive into:

• Why traditional New Year’s resolutions don’t work (and what to do instead)
• The power of embodiment over achievement
• Why we don’t actually want things — we want the feelings beneath them
• How to get clear on your 2026 vision & choose one word for the year as your anchor and guide
• Why small, consistent actions build confidence & get results faster than big, ambitious goals
• The mindset shift that turns consistency into self-trust and momentum

2026 doesn’t have to be another year you talk about change. It can be the year you actually follow through — in a way that feels embodied, simple, intentional, and fun! Here’s to your most radiant year yet ✨

🔥 Ready to actually put this into action? 🔥

If you want to kick off the year with consistency, intention, and aligned simple rituals that feel simple, powerful, and fun, I invite you to join my 21-Day Unstoppable 2026 Challenge!

We start January 7.

This challenge is here to set the tone for your entire year and help you feel:

• Clear, focused, and grounded in yourself
• More confident and self‑trusting — because you proved to yourself you can do the damn thing and show up for yourself
• Energized and ready to move forward with simple, aligned action
• UNSTOPPABLE — not because life is perfect, but because you are anchored and have the tools to handle anything

These first weeks of the year matter — let’s make them count.

👉 Join the challenge here: www.annabolender.com/challenge

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching: ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#37: In this personal solo episode, I share the unexpected lessons that unfolded during a 30-day Instagram visibility challenge — and why it was never really about social media but about LIFE.

What started as a (simple) commitment to post daily for 30 days quickly became a powerful portal of growth and transformation — through being visible, vulnerable, and showing up DESPITE the fear, doubt, and resistance that surfaced along the way.

I reflect on what it actually means to be seen, what happens when we stop hiding parts of ourselves out of shame or fear, and why staying open is one of the most powerful — and important — choices we can make.

In this episode, I dive into:

• What it really means to be visible — not just online, but in life — and why it matters more than you think
• What becomes possible when you choose to show up & move forward despite the fear or resistance
• Why true visibility leads to profound healing & growth (without you even trying)
• The invaluable lesson I’ve learned about rejection
• Why discomfort always comes before freedom — and how to move through it
• The difference between being visible & oversharing

The reflections, lessons, and insights I share in this episode have truly changed me over the last month — and my hope is that they spark something in you too, or at the very least, plant a seed.

End of Year Virtual Workshop:

✨ Release & Reset: Create Your Vision for 2026

📅 December 29 at 5pm PT (on Zoom)

A cozy, intentional end-of-year gathering to reflect on 2025, release what no longer serves you, and get clear on your vision for 2026 through guided rituals & somatic practices.

JOIN US HERE: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/annabolender.com/vision-workshop⁠

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching (Holiday Special at $400 OFF until 12/26!): ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#36: Somatics has become a buzzword in the wellness space, but what does it actually mean? And how is somatic movement different from yoga, workouts, or other mindful movement practices?

Today, I’m joined by Manu Mitevova — somatic movement teacher, yogi, and co-founder of the KAYA App — to explore what somatic movement really is, why it’s designed for healing rather than performance, and how it supports emotional release, nervous system regulation, and deeper self-awareness.

We talk about why so many of us are chronically tense, exhausted, and disconnected from our bodies — and how simple, accessible somatic practices can help release stored stress, emotion, and trauma while bringing more safety, joy, and aliveness back into everyday life.

This is an incredibly practical conversation, filled with simple tools and exercises you can use anytime to calm anxiety, relieve physical tension, and return to presence and deep relaxation.

You’ll learn:

• What somatic movement actually is (and what it isn’t)
• The true meaning of mind–body connection & why it’s often misunderstood
• How chronic stress, trauma, & unexpressed emotion show up as physical tension
• How somatic movement can support tight hips, hunched shoulders, jaw tension, and low back pain
• Why stretching alone often doesn’t “fix” tightness
• The importance of safety before intensity in any healing or movement practice
• Simple somatic practices to regulate anxiety, burnout, and nervous system overload
• Practical tools for different nervous system states (anxious vs. frozen/shut down)
• How movement can unlock clarity, creativity, emotional fluidity, & joy

UPCOMING EVENT:

✨ Release & Reset: Create Your Vision for 2026 ✨

December 29, 5-7pm PST (on Zoom)

We're in a powerful transition right now — one chapter closing & a new beginning. Let's use this potent energy to create clarity, alignment, & momentum, and set ourselves up for an abundant, RADIANT 2026! 🥰

JOIN US HERE: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/annabolender.com/vision-workshop⁠

Connect with Manu:

• IG: @manumitevova
• KAYA App: https://kaya.studio

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment 1:1 Coaching (Holiday Special at $400 OFF NOW!): ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#35: I’m bringing you into my current world — the energies I’m prioritizing, the simple but powerful practices I’m anchoring into, and the intentional way I’m choosing to close out 2025, the “year of completion” in numerology.

Whether you’ve been feeling the heaviness of endings, or you simply want a peaceful, grounded, and intentional close to the year, this episode offers you guidance, rituals, inspiration, and perspective shifts you can bring into your own December.

In this episode, I share:

• Why 2025 (a “9 year”) is the end of a nine-year cycle — and how to embrace this closing with more ease & clarity
• How I’m preparing for 2026 (a “1 year”) — a fresh start & the beginning of a new cycle
• The 5 themes I’m living by this December to honor this powerful transition
• Simple rituals to create stillness & grounding even when life is busy
• How to lean into joy & gratitude to magnetize your 2026 vision
• Navigating loneliness & shifting old holiday narratives
• Year-end journal prompts to fully close this chapter & step into the next with clarity

This time marks an important transition — one chapter closing and a new beginning. Let's harness this potent energy to create alignment and momentum, and set ourselves up for an abundant, RADIANT 2026! ✨

Year-End Online Workshop, December 29, 5-7pm PST:

✨ Release & Reset: Create Your Vision for 2026 ✨

A year-end ritual to celebrate your wins, release what’s no longer aligned, and create your vision for what’s next.

SIGN UP HERE: https://mailchi.mp/annabolender.com/vision-workshop

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching (Holiday Special at $400 OFF NOW!): ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

#34: Today, we talk about what it’s really like to follow that nudge, go after your dream, and create an abundant life living your purpose — navigating the ups and downs, surrendering to life’s flow, and being of service.

Because even though it’s not easy, achieving this type of freedom and fulfillment in life is actually so much simpler than we often think.

In this episode, I sit down with Aleck Urtaza — community leader, retreat host, and facilitator of sound healing, breathwork, and cold immersion — for an inspiring conversation on following your intuition even if it’s scary or doesn't make sense, discovering your unique gifts, and creating a life of flow and abundance.

He opens up about leaving a traditional, stable career path, moving through the fear and uncertainty, and choosing a life rooted in service, community, and trust.

We discuss:

• Transitioning careers & what it really means to follow your intuition and trust your path
• Why service is the key to calling in abundance & simple ways to uncover the unique way you’re meant to serve
• Giving from overflow vs. fear, scarcity, and attachment
• Practical ways to explore your gifts & take aligned baby steps out of your comfort zone
• How NOT sharing your gifts is a disservice (& blocks the flow of abundance)
• How to rewire limiting beliefs around scarcity, comparison, and self-doubt (hint: it’s simpler than you think)
• Reframing rejection as protection — especially when fear holds you back
• Our lessons from 2025: death & rebirth cycles and navigating the in-between
• Aleck’s powerful 14-day silent retreat experience
• How to find the right people to collaborate & co-create with

Tune in for a wide-ranging and inspiring conversation on how to create a meaningful life and do the damn (scary) thing you’re being called to do! Because when you dive into the unknown, you open yourself to infinite possibilities — and that’s where magic unfolds ✨

Connect with Aleck:

• IG: @wellnesswave.4all
• Retreats: @sacredjourneys.co
• YouTube: Wellnesswave.4all
• Spotify: WellnessWave4All

Connect with Anna:

• IG: @annaalexbee
• Website & Newsletter: www.annabolender.com
• Somatic Embodiment & Intuitive Life Coaching: ⁠www.annabolender.com/radiantyou⁠ (SPECIAL HOLIDAY GIFT: $400 OFF until December 26!)
• Free Resources & Upcoming Workshops: https://linktr.ee/annabolender

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