✨ Welcome to Episode 48 of Inspiring Insights! ✨  Join us with Acupuncturist & Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Laura Burns (follow her IG @the.artful.acupuncturist) this week.   Listen to this podcast on your favorite platform by clicking here: https://theerinedwards.com/podcast Don't miss out on: - Laura's path from Performing Arts to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Astrology - How TCM can help you thrive on your health journey - The different types of Astrology and WHY the stars are important to so many of us in this post-pandemic era - Emotions of Non-Western medicine and the TCM Organ Systems - How to connect to Rituals of a Cyclical nature (seasons, moons, stars, sun) - Laura's TOP TIP to Reconnecting with Your Own Nature  Who is Laura (she/her)? Laura Burns is an Acupuncturist & Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the interplay of our physical, emotional and spiritual health -- she blends her love of the creative arts and astrology and merges her passions for both the art and practice of healing into her every day life. Laura operates on the belief that a fundamental aspect of health is an authentic expression of who we truly are.  Connect with Laura at https://lauraburns.ca/ and https://www.instagram.com/the.artful.acupuncturist/ ++++++  #inspiringinsights​  |  @reawaken_co  |  www.theerinedwards.com

✨ We Conjured up Courage for Episode 47 of Inspiring Insights! ✨  Join us with Self-Trust Coach Shohreh Davoodi, (follow her IG @shohrehdavoodi) this week.   Listen to the audio version here: https://theerinedwards.com/podcast  Don't miss out on: - Shohreh's own healing journey - What exactly is self-trust? What does it mean in the "wellness" context?  - The importance of intersectionality and how coaches can create a social justice oriented, queer positive space - Stepping into your own MOTHERFUCKING MAGIC - How to drop RAINBOW GLITTER BOMBS everywhere - The difference between courage and confidence and how to conjure those up YOURSELF - The Self-Pillars of Trust and how they can help YOU in your work - TOP TIPS for committing to being BRAVE  *********** Who is Shohreh (she/her)? Shohreh Davoodi (she/her) is a self-trust coach, writer, and the host of the Conjuring Up Courage podcast. She's dedicated to helping people move through self-doubt and shame so they can live their lives with intention and step into their motherf*cking magic. Shohreh works and plays in Austin, Texas, on land that is the unceded territory of the Tonkawa and Comanche tribes. She's obsessed with rainbows and glitter (and not just because she's hella queer), and she's one of the most thoughtful people you'll ever meet. When Shohreh's not in front of her computer, you can find her defying gravity on her trapeze, doing crafty things, and loving on her two pups, Alamo and Peppermint.  +++ Reawaken to Mindful Bliss: The 6 week online mindfulness course is here! Register here: https://theerinedwards.com/mindfulness-course  ******** Reawaken Co. is an online mindfulness education platform made by and for leaders in the holistic wellness space. Our mission is to help humans and social entrepreneurs empower themselves on their wellness journey in two ways: 1. Through education  We highlight practitioners, coaches and other folx who are working for a healthier, more inclusive world you should know these amazing people! The Inspiring Insights Podcast acts as a weekly mindful educational tool for our network so that you can gain valuable tips and tricks -- and YES they are totally free!  2. The second, through our own mindful coaching services and partner network of over 30+ wellness practitioners. We direct clients to the right care for what they are looking for. We host mindfulness retreats, courses, monthly membership (The Den) and Intuitive Coaching. If we're not the best fit for you, we'll find someone who is. Book a call with Erin at https://theerinedwards.com/contact  Reawaken Co.'s Values: - AMPLIFY: We amplify the voices of marginalized folx. - SYNERGY: We value the synergy of doing and completing work together, and that we can enact more change than we can each do alone. This applies to healing on multiple levels. - CENTERING THE MARGINS: We recognize the value of each individual life and we see that historically, women, non-binary & trans folx have been marginalized in wellness spaces.  - INTERSECTIONALITY: We recognize the intersectionality of skin colour, gender expression, sexuality, ethnicity, ability and its effects on the continued oppression of folx navigating AND working within the wellness framework. We prioritize anti-oppression in the work we do. - PROACTIVITY: We value proactive versus reactive care. - KNOWLEDGE: We value the importance of all knowledge, be it experiential, ancestral, and academic in the furthering of wellness for our Earth and her inhabitants. #inspiringinsights

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✨ Join us for Episode 45 of Inspiring Insights! ✨ We hosted Brook Thorndycraft, Organizational & Systems Change Coach (follow her on IG @bigwavesbrook) this week.   Listen to the audio version here: https://theerinedwards.com/podcast We chatted: - Brook's own healing journey - What exactly is organizational change? Do we need to change? Or do we need to accept that change is inevitable?  - The importance of leaning into CHAOS - What Brook does to help LEADERS SHINE! - How to overcome Inner + Interpersonal obstacles - Embodied practice and how it can help YOU in your work - TOP TIPS for how we start thinking and acting toward healing ourselves & society  Who is Brook (she/her)? Brook Thorndycraft, MA, B.Ed., Q.Med, works from K’jipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia) as a Mediator, Coach, Facilitator, and Organizational Consultant.   She uses a combination of cognitive, embodied, and creative approaches rooted in conflict transformation, popular education and group process, systems theory, mindfulness, Deep Democracy, and Somatic Experiencing® to identify and address personal interpersonal, and systemic patterns that get in the way of meaningful change. Brook is a white queer cis woman of Jewish, Austrian, and English ancestry. Brook comes to her work from a healing-centred perspective, recognizing both the individual and collective traumas that need to be healed and the importance of finding joy and connection.  It’s not only about work.  For her that involves singing loudly or walking her dog on the beach.  Find Brook on Instagram @bigwavesbrook  +++ Reawaken to Mindful Bliss: The 6 week online mindfulness course is here! Register here: https://theerinedwards.com/mindfulness-course

✨ Join us for Episode 44 of Inspiring Insights! ✨ We hosted Caroline Clair, @nutritionist.for.every.body (follow her on IG!) this week.  Listen to the audio version here:   We chatted: - Caroline's own healing journey & her call to be a Nutritionist - Health At Every Size - Anti-diet, not anti-health - Compliments that aren't really compliments -- breaking down these misunderstandings and accessing JOY - The harmful health effects of weight stigma and fatphobia - Lifestyle Prescriptions for folx with larger bodies - PLUS a LIVE Q&A to conclude  Who is Caroline (she/her)? Caroline Clair is an anti-diet nutritionist who follows the health at every size principles. She works with people to help them let go of dieting, and find a peaceful relationship with food and their body. She is also fat positive and speaks out against fatphobia and weight stigma, which often has severe and deadly consequences. She can be found on Instagram @nutritionist.for.every.body   +++ Reawaken to Mindful Bliss: The 6 week online mindfulness course is here! Register here: https://reawakenco.podia.com/mbsrcourse    ---- Resources to learn more about HAES, weight stigma and the anti-diet approach: Books: - Health at every size by Linda Bacon - Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison - What we don’t talk about when we talk about fat by Aubrey Gordon - The Body is not an apology by Sonja Renee Taylor

✨ Join us for Episode 43 of Inspiring Insights! ✨ We hosted Dr. Yana Poulos this week. Listen to the audio version here:   We chatted: - Dr. Yana's own healing journey - How do we obtain the best possible care in this model?? The hierarchy of healthcare - Canada VS USA - Practical healthcare -- Getting to know healthcare providers - Self-care + supplementation versus Professional-care - How to exercise patience with your own healthcare  Who is Yana (she/her)? Dr. Yana Poulos is passionate about supporting women of all shapes, sizes, nationalities and sexual orientations. She believes women know their bodies and oftentimes exist in a healthcare paradigm that does not prioritize women’s valid health concerns. She holds a special keen interest in PCOS, endometriosis, fertility, thyroid disorders, weight loss/weight gain, and menopausal conditions. Dr. Poulos is a graduate from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario with a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine. She started the CCNM Fertility Club and has been published in Naturopathic Doctor News and Review. She lives in Fenton with her husband, two cats, and a multitude of fancy board games.  https://primawellnessclinic.com/   +++ Here's Reawaken Co's Mindful Bliss: the 6 week online mindfulness course! Register here: https://reawakenco.podia.com/mbsrcourse

✨ Join us for Episode 42 of Inspiring Insights! ✨ We hosted Rev Erika Allison, author of Gay the Pray Away this week.  We discussed: - Erik'a journey through LGBTQI2S+ conversion therapy - What she envisions for the future world in terms of religious trauma - How we make the world a little more okay with the gay re: conversion therapy? - What is spiritual liberation? - Fostering Queer Joy + And a LIVE Q&A to conclude     Who is Erika (she/her)? Erika Allison is an interfaith minister, inspirational speaker and workshop leader who helps people recover from identity harm, build their inner compass, and live joyful, authentic lives. She is the author of Gay the Pray Away: Healing your Life, Love, and Relationships from the Harms of LGBT Conversion Therapy and she leads a monthly gathering called Gay the Pray to help the queer community find spiritual belonging and liberation. Formerly an engineer and educator, Erika’s career spans positions in corporations, nonprofits, school systems and universities. Rev Erika was recently named to Queerency’s 100 Women list celebrating LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, leaders and creators. You can find out more on IG @reverikaallison  +++ Here's Mindful Bliss: the 6 week online mindfulness course that launches this coming Monday July 5th! Register at https://reawakenco.podia.com/mbsrcourse   Indigenous Residential School Survivor Fund & Other Resources: - https://www.irsss.ca/ - https://oncanadaproject.ca/settlerstakeaction - Should Canada Day be cancelled: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f427f6147051f6a19bc0f5c/t/60cd358969c0bb4e76dedf8b/1624061336585/Should+We+Cancel+Canada+Day%3F.pdf - 21 things you Didn't Know about the Indian Act: https://youtu.be/nnZGQ5qb_nw

✨ Join us for Episode 41 of Inspiring Insights! ✨   On Wednesday June 23rd on Reawaken Co's podcast, Inspiring Insights, we hosted Bryn Bamber,  Mental Health Professional.   Join in and be a part of the conversation where we touched on: - What is core energetics? - What spirituality means & the struggle with merging spirituality and sensuality with the fast-paced world we live in today? - Perfectionism and why it leads to burnout for so many of us - The importance of unlearning the social boxes that the patriarchy puts us in and circumventing that with ALIGNED BADNESS - Why being “cocky” can help you achieve your goals - And a LIVE Q&A to conclude  Who is Bryn Bamber (she/her)? Bryn is a Mental Health Professional trained in Core Energetics. ​ Bryn lived for years as a sensitive perfectionist with anxiety coursing through my veins and through Core Energetics she began to find the root cause of why she’s so anxious and take steps to drastically reduce her suffering. She works with artists, healers and entrepreneurs to help them overcome imposter syndrome and make more money with their gifts through healing childhood habits, patterns and trauma. Her story about the path to healing has been featured on Tiny Buddha, Introvert Dear and the CourageMakers and Rare Birds podcasts -- and now the Inspiring Insights podcast!  ***** Reawaken Co. is an online mindfulness education platform in the holistic wellness space. Our mission is to help humans and social entrepreneurs empower themselves on their wellness journey in two ways: 1. The first, through education on Inspiring Insights that you may not find in the mainstream model of care. We highlight wellness practitioners, coaches and other folx who are working for a healthier, more inclusive world. We host weekly LIVE discussions with these practitioners on various modalities and healing techniques and they are free to the public.  2. The second, through our own mindful coaching services and partner network of over 30+ wellness practitioners. We direct clients to the right care for what they are looking for. We host mindfulness retreats, courses, monthly membership (The Den) and Leadership Program Coaching.  Reawaken Co.'s Values: - AMPLIFY: We amplify the voices of marginalized folx. - SYNERGY: We value the synergy of doing and completing work together, and that we can enact more change than we can each do alone. This applies to healing on multiple levels. - CENTERING THE MARGINS: We recognize the value of each individual life and we see that historically, women, non-binary & trans folx have been marginalized in wellness spaces.  - INTERSECTIONALITY: We recognize the intersectionality of skin colour, gender expression, sexuality, ethnicity, ability and its effects on the continued oppression of folx navigating AND working within the wellness framework. We prioritize anti-oppression in the work we do. - PROACTIVITY: We value proactive versus reactive care. - KNOWLEDGE: We value the importance of all knowledge, be it experiential, ancestral, and academic in the furthering of wellness for our Earth and her inhabitants.  #inspiringinsights​ @reawaken_co  Join the monthly mindfulness membership, The Den: https://reawakenco.podia.com/thedenmembership

✨ Join us for Episode 40 of Inspiring Insights! ✨   Tune in LIVE this Wednesday, June 16th at 7pm EST. We're hosting our very own Erin Edwards from Reawaken Co.  We discussed: - The role of Intersectionality in Mindfulness  - What Pride means to Erin - Contemplative Practice & Diversity - A Poem by Erin - And a LIVE Q&A   Who is Erin? Erin Edwards is a non-binary, soul-centered Mindfulness Teacher.  After writing their first bestselling book, A Drink Called Mindfulness, they began integrating the tools of their former education -- Naturopathic Medicine, Exercise Physiology, Reiki, Intuitive Medicine, Queer Feminist Theory, Celtic Wisdom and Nature to create a Sacred Mindfulness Coaching Program. They believe that mindfulness is the key to opening the gate of spirituality and discovering your own embodied roots.  You can find out more about Erin's Visionary Work at https://reawakenco.podia.com  Resource Share!! - What is Intersectionality: https://youtu.be/ViDtnfQ9FHc - What does "Two- Spirit" Mean? https://youtu.be/A4lBibGzUnE  - Celebrating Black & Queer Identities: https://youtu.be/d_Eu-75-82c - How to Make Yoga More Inclusive: https://youtu.be/7HqQwtGlfqE - Body Positive Yoga: https://youtu.be/2B7VL-Y3LIU - Human Dignity Trust: https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/ - Punishments for Homosexual Activity: https://www.equaldex.com/ - Laverne Cox on the Importance of Intersectionality: https://youtu.be/jY3F1pIxHMA - Understanding Straight and Cisgender Privilege Activity (shared with permission of PRIDE at YMM) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SsEmMCdljyLYdM1FwRuDcaG1ABCYIIaGG0OsvgkSS-4/edit?usp=sharing  - Pride at Work: Pride at Work Canada empowers employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees regardless of gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We help create safer, more inclusive workspaces that realize the full potential of all employees and bring down barriers to employment. https://prideatwork.ca/ - The Gingerbread Person: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L9HjZRK_PvKAjK8--uYFNbYcXUbtYuKG/view?usp=sharing -- Canadian Mental Health Supports:  - KIDS HELP PHONE (under 20): 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 Trans Lifeline (peer support crisis line): 1-877-330-6366 Hope for Wellness Help Line (for Indigenous communities): 1-855-242-3310 or online on their chat feature Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 1-833-456-4566 Crisis Text Line 24/7 Canada: text HOME to 686868 Wellness Together Canada: Adult text line: WELLNESS to 741741 or Youth text line: WELLNESS to 686868  ~~~ PLUS, here's a GIFT from Erin: Join Reawaken Co on JUNE 20th as we host a Summer Solstice half-day virtual Mindfulness Retreat called MIDSUMMER MIND! Grab your early bird spot here: https://reawakenco.podia.com/summer-solstice-half-day-retreat

✨ Join us for Episode 39 of Inspiring Insights! ✨   This Wednesday on Inspiring Insights we hosted Rebecca Llewellyn, Breathwork & Shamanic Practitioner.   We discussed:  - Rebecca's journey into the breathwork and Shamanic Practice space - What breath does for the mind, body and soul - The integrity & discernment piece of shamanic work and Reiki - The use of the word “healer” in new age neoshamanism - The path of the wounded healer - Accessing a safer space though the Divine Roots Soul Circle - How Rebecca has seen transformation occur so far in 2020 & 2021 - The importance of finding your own Divine Roots + Some great comments from the live audience during the Q&A  Who is Rebecca? Rebecca Llewellyn is a Shamanic Practitioner, Breathwork Practitioner, a Reiki Master, Intuitive Coach, and Channel. Rebecca is also a Sister of the Land of the Dancing Deer, part of the Executive Council and passionately advocating to create a healing village and sanctuary for the residents of Six Nations in Southern Ontario and the surrounding community.  Rebecca is passionate about holding space for others so that they may tap into their own healing journey and claim their authentic blueprint. She is a non-Indigenous Canadian committed to Truth & Reconciliation who lives on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant and she is proud to call ‘Hamilton’ home. You can find Rebecca by joining her online community at https://yourdivineroots.com  -- Special thanks to this episode's sponsor, Juniper Naturopathic Clinic of Fort MacMurray, Alberta --  PLUS, here's a GIFT from Erin: Join Reawaken Co on JUNE 20th as we host a Summer Solstice half-day virtual Mindfulness Retreat called MIDSUMMER MIND! Grab your early bird spot here: https://reawakenco.podia.com/summer-solstice-half-day-retreat