Soulful Practices Podcast

Soulful Practices Podcast

By Michelle Holling-BrooksEducationSelf-Improvement
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Soulful Practices Podcast episodes

  • Befriending Emotions

    Welcome to Episode 20 of the Soulful Practices Podcast!


    This week, we dive into the transformative teachings of Pema Chodron, a leading voice in personal and spiritual growth. Her insightful reminder encourages us to embrace our emotions, stating:


    “Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.”


    In this episode, we explore:

    • Setting the Intention: Open ourselves to engage with our emotions in a healthier and more authentic way, fostering a deeper connection with our inner selves.

    • Reflective Practices: Notice when we tend to block or disengage from our emotions and how we can turn towards them with love, compassion, and curiosity.

    • Guided Engagement: Discover how to interact with our emotions as messengers and invite balance and choice into our lives.


      • Join the conversation, share your insights, and connect with us on our social channels as we explore meaningful ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with your journey. We look forward to supporting you in nurturing your emotional well-being and spiritual growth!


      Resources and Teacher Mentioned

      • Connecting with Joy! Online Membership Community that includes a monthly member only Podcast, Coaching Calls, and an extensive library of on demand teachings, practices, and meditations. https://www.unbridledchange.org/connecting-with-joy-podcast-2020 

      • Evolving the Empath: On-Demand Healing Workshop. Get ready to deepen your understanding and enhance your skills as an empath. More details coming soon! Don’t miss out on this transformative experience!


        • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


        Connect with us!

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          • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

          • Unbridled Change Blog

          • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

          • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


            • Our Mission

            At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

            1 hr 4 min
          • Affirmations to Awaken your Essential Self

            Welcome to a special episode of the Soulful Practices Podcast, Soulful Conversations! This week, Michelle is joined by Sarah Peyton—author, speaker, and founder of the Resonate Healing Certification Program—for a heartfelt discussion all about affirmations and their transformative power.


            In this episode, we explore how Sarah’s unique approach to affirmations can help awaken the deeper truths within ourselves, enabling us to consciously embrace our Essential Self. 


            Together, we reflect on:


            • The impact of childhood experiences on our “unconscious contracts” and how they shape our relationships and roles in adulthood.
            • The power of “truth telling” in revealing authentic truths that resonate with our hearts through the practice of affirmations.
            • How daily affirmation practices can lead to joyous freedom, even during turbulent times.


              • As part of our Soulful Practice, we reflect on a passage from Sarah’s book, Affirmations for Turbulent Times. This episode invites you to engage with thought-provoking questions about your responsibilities and offers affirmations to foster self-compassion and acceptance.


              Join the conversation, share your insights, and connect with us on social media as we support each other on our journeys to holistic healing and spiritual growth!


              Resources and Teacher Mentioned


              Check out Sarah’s website to explore more of her amazing work, programs, and offerings.  


              Sarah’s Books: Sarah has many wonderful books and courses in which she shares her wisdom.  During this episode we will be interacting with her book, Affirmations for Turbulent Times: Resonant Words to Soothe Body and Mind.  (https://sarahpeyton.com/sarah-peyton-books/)


              A little about this particular book is that it is.. 


              “Rooted in the neuroscience of affirmations, and covering more than 100 themes (including health, self-care, issues at work, and connection with loved ones and with the planet), this book is a companion for daily life. With the help of questions and wonderings about what may be important for readers, the book gently encourages acceptance of what is. The affirmation for each theme reminds readers of their own strengths and reservoirs of calm, and helps them to remember and reclaim their innate gifts and resources.”


              ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


              Connect with us!

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                • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change:

                • Unbridled Change Blog
                • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast
                • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                  • Our Mission:

                  At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                  1 hr 1 min
                • Welcoming Balance

                  Welcome to Episode 19 of the Soulful Practices Podcast!


                  This week, Michelle shares the wisdom of Verse 29 from Tao Te Ching, exploring the profound themes of balance and harmony in our lives. 


                  “There is a time for being ahead,a time for being behind; a time for being in motion,a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe,a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are,without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way,and resides at the center of the circle.”


                  In this episode, Michelle shares:


                  • Setting the Intention: Let go of the need to control life’s movements and embrace the natural balance that emerges when we reside at the center of our experiences.

                  • Reflective Practices: Recognize moments when we may be trying to “fix” or “control,” and instead invite stillness and guidance from within.

                  • Guided Awareness: Open to the Soul Medicines of Love and Compassion, helping us meet life’s challenges with balance and peace.

                    • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels. Together, let’s explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with your journey toward holistic healing and spiritual growth.


                    Resources and Teacher Mentioned:

                    • Blog: Finding Balance in Changing Tides - Would you like a copy of the questions that I shared in this episode? I share this in this blog for you to reference and make your own.  

                    • Book: While the book itself you can find in many different translations and work with, I love to recommend the book, Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne Dyer.  This book shares the verses followed by a similar pattern to how I shared it today - short teachings and sample practices on how you can work with that verse. Clients have said it is an extremely helpful way to dive into the book and its messages.  


                      • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                      Connect with us!

                      • Instagram

                      • Facebook

                      • LinkedIn

                      • YouTube Podcast


                        • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

                        • Unbridled Change Blog

                        • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

                        • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                          • Our Mission:

                          At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                          1 hr 2 min
                        • Liberating our Reaction to Stress

                          Welcome to Episode 18 of the Soulful Practices Podcast!


                          This week, Michelle explores how to transform our relationship with stress and respond from a place of empowerment and alignment with our Heart and Soul. As Hans Selye, the founder of Stress Theory, profoundly stated:


                          “It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.”


                          In this episode, Michelle shares:

                          • Setting the Intention: Cultivate curiosity about your habitual responses to stress and requests, aiming to shift your reactions towards a more mindful and compassionate approach.
                          • Reflective Practices: Identify and address areas where you might be bracing against stressors, and explore alternative ways to engage with these moments with curiosity and awareness.
                          • Guided Awareness: Learn to meet stress with greater love and compassion, honoring your innate worth and addressing the parts of you that are scared or upset.


                            • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels to explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with you. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to holistic healing and spiritual growth.


                            Resources and Teacher Mentioned:

                            • Healing the Inner Critic: Access a free resource to help shift your mindset and invoke a supportive inner Coach. Click here for instant access to a video episode from our Connecting with JOY! community.
                            • 21 Days of Meditation Prompts: Engage with mindfulness and meditation prompts to connect with your Heart and Soul. Explore here for additional support.


                              • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                              Connect with us!

                              • Instagram
                              • Facebook
                              • LinkedIn
                              • YouTube Podcast


                                • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

                                • Unbridled Change Blog
                                • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast
                                • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts

                                  • Our Mission:

                                  At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                                  1 hr 12 min
                                • Working with Pain

                                  Welcome to Episode 17 of the Soulful Practices Podcast!


                                  This week, Michelle delves into the insightful teachings of Tara Brach, a leading meditation teacher, psychologist, and author. Tara’s impactful quote challenges our perception of pain:


                                  “Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.”


                                  In this episode, Michelle shares:


                                  • Setting the Intention: Shift your response to pain from judgment to compassion, using mindful practices to nurture your well-being.

                                  • Reflective Practices: Utilize the RAIN technique—Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture—to engage with pain in a loving and compassionate way.

                                  • Guided Awareness: Break free from the trance of unworthiness by embracing compassion and loving-kindness in the face of pain.


                                    • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels to explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with you. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to holistic healing and spiritual growth.


                                    Resources and Teacher Mentioned


                                    • Helpline Access - We all need support - if you are struggling with pain that feels too big for you to hold alone, please know that help is available!  Here is the link to an international listing of helplines:  https://www.helpguide.org/find-help   

                                    • Tara Brach’s RAIN method - You can find a ton of free resources, talks, and writings that Tara has released where she is guiding and teaching her RAIN method.  Her website is:  https://www.tarabrach.com/ 

                                    • Healing your Inner Critic - If you are looking for additional resources on helping with the mindset shift of healing your inner critic and judge, I have a great free resource for you!  Click here for instant access to a video episode I offered to our membership community Connecting with JOY! to help members unburden their inner critic and invoke instead an amazing healthy Coach to be a part of their inner Wise One Team.  

                                      • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                                      Connect with us!


                                      • Instagram

                                      • Facebook

                                      • LinkedIn

                                      • YouTube Podcast


                                        • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change


                                        • Unbridled Change Blog

                                        • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

                                        • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                                          • Our Mission


                                          At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                                          1 hr 5 min
                                        • Living and Loving Well - The Art of Letting Go

                                          Welcome to Episode 16 of the Soulful Practices Podcast!


                                          This week, Michelle reflects on the profound wisdom of Jack Kornfield, a renowned spiritual teacher known for his teachings of Buddhist principles. His powerful quote reminds us:


                                          "In the end, just three things matter:

                                          How well we have lived,

                                          How well we have loved,

                                          And how well we have learned to let go."


                                          In this episode, Michelle shares:

                                          • Setting the Intention: Consciously engage more fully with life, love, and the art of letting go.

                                          • Reflective Practices: Say yes to opportunities that align with your true desires, linger in moments of connection, and release expectations or past pains.

                                          • Guided Release: Embrace the soul medicines of Trust and Courage to live and love well.


                                            • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels to explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with you. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to holistic healing and spiritual growth.


                                            Resources and Teacher Mentioned

                                            Additional Blogs and Videos - For those that would like to journey with me through my dance with learning the art of letting go that helped me deeply commit myself to living and loving well (at least as well as I can on any given day 🙂) you will want to check out an oldie but goodie 4 part series I released in 2019, called my teachers:

                                            • Part 1 - Cancer as my teacher 

                                            • Part 2 - Horses as my teacher 

                                            • Part 3 - Love as my teacher

                                            • and Part 4 Connection as my teacher


                                              • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                                              Connect with us!

                                              • Instagram

                                              • Facebook

                                              • LinkedIn

                                              • YouTube Podcast


                                                • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

                                                • Unbridled Change Blog

                                                • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

                                                • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                                                  • Our Mission
                                                  At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                                                  1 hr 10 min
                                                • Moving From Love, Not Fear

                                                  Welcome to Episode 15 of the Soulful Practices Podcast!


                                                  This week, Michelle draws inspiration from Osho’s profound teaching: “Don’t move the way fear makes you move. Move the way love makes you move.” In this episode, Michelle explores how fear-based movements—whether physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual—can limit us, and how shifting to love-based movements can open new pathways for healing and growth.


                                                  In this episode, Michelle shares:

                                                  • Setting the Intention: Move from a place of love instead of fear.

                                                  • Reflective Questions: Identify moments when fear is driving your actions.

                                                  • Guided Practices: Pause and engage with the Divine flow, allowing love to guide your movements.


                                                    • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels as we explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with you. We’re here to support you on your journey toward holistic healing and spiritual growth.


                                                    Resources and Teacher Mentioned

                                                    • The Horse Cure: Get a free chapter and purchase the book here.

                                                    • Reclaiming your Energy Mojo: A free 6-part series to help you connect more with your body’s sacred messages. Learn more.

                                                    • Aligning your Body, Mind, and Heart: A self-paced course on the Enneagram that includes body movement, sounding, and reflective journaling. Explore the course.


                                                      • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                                                      Connect with us!

                                                      • Instagram

                                                      • Facebook

                                                      • LinkedIn

                                                      • YouTube Podcast


                                                        • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

                                                        • Unbridled Change Blog

                                                        • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

                                                        • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                                                          • Our Mission

                                                          At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                                                          1 hr 4 min
                                                        • Adopting the Pace of Nature

                                                          Welcome to Episode 14 of the Soulful Practices Podcast!


                                                          This week, Michelle builds a Healing Practice around a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience.”


                                                          In this episode, Michelle shares:


                                                          • Setting the Intention: Cultivate patience, surrender, and trust in Divine Timing.

                                                          • Reflective Questions: Explore areas where you might be creating undue struggle and suffering.

                                                          • Guided Practices: Release worry and judgments, and step into movement when guided.


                                                            • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels to explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with you. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to holistic healing and spiritual growth.


                                                            Resources and Teacher Mentioned

                                                            • Reclaiming your Energy Mojo is a great free series that helps you get in touch with your somatic sensations and the Body as a scared messenger.
                                                            • For more support with the mystical act of surrender, check out Connecting with Joy! podcast Season 4 - Awakening to the Mystic within.  


                                                              • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                                                              Connect with us!

                                                              • Instagram

                                                              • Facebook

                                                              • LinkedIn

                                                              • YouTube Podcast


                                                                • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

                                                                • Unbridled Change Blog

                                                                • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

                                                                • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                                                                  • Our Mission
                                                                  At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                                                                  49 min
                                                                • The Art of Beginning Again

                                                                  Welcome to Episode 13 of the Soulful Practices Podcast! Join Michelle Holling-Brooks for the launch of Season Two, focusing on empowering ourselves with more love and compassion.


                                                                  This week, Michelle builds a Healing Practice around a quote by Jack Kornfield: “No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.”


                                                                  In this episode, Michelle shares:


                                                                  • A Simple 3-Step Framework: For contemplation and conscious manifestation.

                                                                  • Whole System Check-In: A framework for how to check in with your body, mind, heart, and soul to gain more confidence in intuitively reading yourself.

                                                                  • Guided Practices: Engage with more willingness to begin again, embodying self-love and compassion.


                                                                    • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels to explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with you. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to holistic healing and spiritual growth.


                                                                    Resources and Teacher Mentioned

                                                                    • 3 Step Framework for Conscious Manifestation Blog
                                                                    • Resources to help support you on your journey of Hope, Healing, and Growth
                                                                    • Connecting with Joy 


                                                                      • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                                                                      Connect with us!

                                                                      • Instagram

                                                                      • Facebook

                                                                      • LinkedIn

                                                                      • YouTube Podcast


                                                                        • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

                                                                        • Unbridled Change Blog

                                                                        • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

                                                                        • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                                                                          • Our Mission

                                                                          At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                                                                          1 hr 19 min
                                                                        • Connecting with Joy!

                                                                          Welcome to Episode 12 of the Soulful Practices Podcast! Join Michelle Holling-Brooks as she explores connecting with joy.


                                                                          This week, Michelle builds a Healing Practice around a quote by Desmond Tutu: "...as we discover more joy, we can face suffering in a way that ennobles rather than embitters. We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreak without being broken.”


                                                                          In this episode, Michelle shares:


                                                                          • Setting the Intention: Acknowledge the grace, guidance, and joy present in your life right now.

                                                                          • Guiding Your Attention: Notice the little ways you feel encouragement, get sudden inspiration, and experience heartwarming connections.

                                                                          • Opening to Flow: Embrace the beautiful flow your Soul is guiding you towards, knowing it comes with moments of both weeping and laughter.


                                                                            • Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us on our social channels to explore ideas, tips, and practices that resonate with you. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to holistic healing and spiritual growth.This brings us to the end of Season One of Soulful Practices! Wow, I can’t believe we have traveled together for 12 weeks so far! I’ll be taking a short break to prepare for Season Two. The next episode will launch on August 4th, kicking off with the theme of embracing Love and Compassion. I hope you join us! In the meantime, it's a great opportunity to catch up or revisit any of your favorite practices from Season One.


                                                                            Resources and Teacher Mentioned

                                                                            • Book of Joy - Lasting Happiness in a Changing World - Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams

                                                                            • Curious about the difference between Consent and Compliance? Check out the free mini-series I offered on awakening true consent.

                                                                            • Unbridled Soul - Online school for Learning and Awakening to the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                                                                              • ▶️ NOTE ON ME 🙂: I am certified as a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, Archetypal Consultant through Caroline Myss, Somatic IFS Informed Practitioner and Healer, Healing and Spiritual Coach, and Trauma Informed Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher.


                                                                              Connect with us!

                                                                              • Instagram

                                                                              • Facebook

                                                                              • LinkedIn

                                                                              • YouTube Podcast


                                                                                • Ways to Work and Study with Michelle and Unbridled Change

                                                                                • Unbridled Change Blog

                                                                                • Connecting with Joy! - Online Membership Community: Connecting with Joy! Podcast

                                                                                • Unbridled Soul - Online small cohort mentorship courses in the Healing and Spiritual Arts


                                                                                  • Our Mission

                                                                                  At Unbridled Change, our mission is to support you in discovering healing, engaging soul, and cultivating well-being. Visit our website at Unbridled Change to learn more.

                                                                                  50 min

                                                                                About Soulful Practices Podcast

                                                                                From the publisher's feed

                                                                                Welcome to Soulful Practices Podcast, a spiritual growth and wellness podcast for Seekers, Visionaries, and Lovers of Life! We serve as your Soul Companion on your journey of awakening, helping you connect with living, loving, and leading an authentic Soul-Led life.