In this episode, Joe Villafranca bravely shares with us her own experience in facing her anxiety disorder and the multiple efforts that have helped her and continue to help her overcome it. While we learn about the different ways of addressing it, the most important thing to remember is to be kind to ourselves. She emphasizes how important it is first to acknowledge where we are, to understand what it is we’re going through, and to not be stubborn about seeking proper help. Presently a co-founder and business owner of Slow Co, a plant shop that advocates for slow living, she reminds us to appreciate the beautiful process of healing and the transcendent experience we could have by nurturing and “growing with” our fellow living things.

IG: @takeitslowco

We welcome 2021 with a spotlight on Sage Conversations co-host Michiko Soriano, wearing her hat as a ThetaHealing® practitioner. ThetaHealing® is a tool and spiritual modality founded by Vianna Stibal that continues to help her release blocks on money, love, career, and relationships. She touches on the power of words and thoughts whereby even a single word could result in a huge energy shift that can help us create new realities and change our lives.

Stay tuned until the end where she leads us to a meditation roadmap to the theta or dream state.

IG: @michikosgaeng

During this time when Jupiter overtakes Saturn in its path around the sun in what is called the Great Conjunction - we are excited to share an episode with Monica Gamboa, also known as Monch the Mystic - a professional Filipino astrologer, certified yoga teacher, and the practitioner of drama therapy. She shares how there is the shift from Capricorn to the new age of Aquarius - or from a conjunct on earth, we move to a conjunct in air. What does that mean and how can that help us in our day-to-day lives?

Monica helps us understand further what all these are all about through the use of astrology and how we may be able to further own our purpose and power. Join us in a year-end episode that reminds us about the importance of listening and observing what is around us and within us.

Resources:

website:  https://www.monicagamboa.com/

Insta: @monchthemystic

Facebook: @monchthemystic 

Sage Conversations holds a special episode where we have our co-host Roanna Medina, an Integrative Nutrition and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, and founder of Humble Market, a bulk and online store for sustainable living essentials. She shares about the turning point in her life when she said “enough was enough,” and finally followed a healthier path to addressing and overcoming the root cause of her autoimmune disease. Through Roanna’s journey, we discover the importance of listening to our body and acknowledging and understanding our genetic health history, yet not letting that serve as a hindrance to creating better health. As an advocate for sustainable living, she points out the interconnectedness between our own physical health and what we do with our environment, and the impact of one on the other. While steadfast in this path, she encourages us to approach the steps to wellness with kindness and to suspend all sorts of judgment - whether that means on ourselves and on others.

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For this first episode of Sage Conversations, we reached out to psychologist and Healing Minds Founder Gisa Paredes and Collabox founder April Ong Vaño, having a similar mission as our podcast and with their recent project My Soul Brief-Case that aims to empower the inner healer within. 

Where do we start? How do we start? How do we avoid spiraling down? Their collaboration in a physical box contains cards with images and sentence stems which are meant to help discover ourselves. 

It’s a must for all of us to develop our self-awareness, so that we may understand our changing values, our strengths and weaknesses, what makes us tick, and where we would focus our energy on. Having high self-awareness enables us to build on our positive qualities and let go of traits and beliefs that no longer serve us. Self-aware people make conscious decisions that effectively enhance their lives whenever possible, learning from past and current experiences. 

Tune into this conversation where April and Giza share their expertise to remind and teach us the art of unpacking and connecting with your inner healer. 

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