Sounds A Bit 'Woo Woo' To Me

In this episode, I'm joined by Aaron Horn - a Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter who's music has sold over a million records.

He's also a trained sound meditation and gong bath practitioner and makes functional music for meditation and relaxation. As if that wasn't enough, he's also studying for a BA in Osteopathy!

Quite a collection of skills and accolades, but really interesting intersection of his interests between music, healing and the body.

I'm thrilled Aaron has joined me on the podcast - we're going to talk about music as a healing tool, AI in wellbeing, the commercialisation of healing practises and lots more

Let's dive in!

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Are you searching for a slice of tranquility amid the hustle and bustle of your modern life? You might be surprised to learn that the solution is right under your nose—literally. 

Join me in this episode as I delve into an enlightening conversation with Kathy Bell, an expert breathwork practitioner. Together, we discuss the transformative potential of conscious breathing and its remarkable impact on our well-being.

Kathy explains how breath work, by virtue of our ability to control it, affects our nervous system and helps us maintain a sense of calm even in stressful situations. We dig into the complexity of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems and how understanding them can empower us to handle stress more effectively. We also address potential concerns around the practice of breath work, underscoring the importance of learning under guidance and tailoring the practice to fit your body and your breath length.

Can breathwork leave you feeling fatigued? Can it truly counter depression? Is it possible that breathwork might inadvertently heighten anxiety? Join us as we run through all the questions a beginner to the practise might have.

So, take a deep breath, and let's learn about breathwork together!

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This week I'm joined by shamanic business coach and high priestess of Sacred Self Love and Spiritual Badassery, Rachel Smithbone!

Through coaching, yoga, sound therapy and ceremony offerings Rachel helps people to invoke audacious authenticity in their lives and live in a radically aligned way. 

As a space holder and champion of divine cosmic power, Rachel is the perfect person to talk about today’s topic, the art of ceremony, and how ceremonial practises can help cultivate gratitude, inner knowing and improve our wellbeing.

We chat about:
- Rachel's background and childhood connection to the land
- How ceremony & ritual can be perceived by different people
- The distinction between ceremony & ritual
- Rachel's offerings & how to work with her

You can find Rachel online at rachelsmithbone.co.uk or on Instagram @rachelsmithbone

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Pip Roberts is a  yoga facilitator, mentor, reiki practitioner, meditator, sound therapist and a wellbeing event curator. 

But above all, she’s a connector. 

Someone who is passionate about the practices that help us connect deeper to ourselves - and a big part of that is rest, whether through yoga nidra, sound therapy or intentional movement. 

Join me as I talk to Pip about the power of rest and how we can switch our default from go/go/go and do/do/do to a more restful state.

We cover:

• What rest is & how to rest without guilt
• The 7 types of rest
• Breathwork and its benefits
• Rest vs Sleep
• Our experiences of rest - including trying floatation tanks!
• Yoga nidra & it's benefits
• Pip's offerings & studio in Bristol, UK

You can find Pip online at piproberts.com or @piproberts__

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In this episode, I’m chatting with Zoë K. M. Foster, an artist, writer, and creator on a mission to create sacred spaces that allow total embodied expression.

With a background in cognitive psychology, linguistics, design, and yoga, Zoë's approach allows her to create immersive, profoundly sensual, and multi-sensory experiences through her large-scale abstract art, poetry, meditations, and reflections.

Having healed herself from lifelong chronic illnesses, Zoë experienced an embodied awakening that urged her to get directly onto the canvas. Her process is centered around setting and fully embodying an energetic intention for every artistic action, resulting in creations that challenge our traditional ideas of beauty and aesthetics

Zoë is also the creator of SacredExpression™️ Yoga, a playful, whole-body experience involving life-size paper, colored pastels, sacred geometry, and divine feminine immersion to help tap into deep soul messages.

She has an  energy art studio in Devon, here in the UK where she hosts women’s circles, messy art workshops and energy-art open days. Zoe is also about to publish her book It’s Written In The Stars in May 2023

Join us as we explore how Zoë's work in embodiment and cosmic spirituality can help open us up to an infinite spectrum of possibility. We cover:

• How energy art is different to art
• How we are taught (or not) to be artistic at school 
• Zoë's natual calling as an artist & how she creates energy art
• How we can create our own energy art
• 'The White Space' - the place of looking at a blank canvas, document or a project not started and enjoying the 'before'
• AI art
• Zoë's new book t’s Written In The Stars
• & lots more!

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Abi Osho is a holistic leadership coach, author, and, the founder of Soul Melanin.  

She holds transformational wellness retreats for black women in the UK and Africa, to help holistically unlock  & release ancestral trauma, and step into their power. 

In addition to her work as a wellness retreat facilitator, Abi is also an Essential Oils Educator, and in this episode Abi is going to guide us through the basics of essential oils and how they can be used to promote physical and emotional well-being.

You can find Abi at SoulMelanin.com or @abi_soulmelanin

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Are you intrigued by the array of alternative therapies, spiritual practices and holistic wellbeing approaches out there, but baffled by quite what they are and if they actually work? 

If that sounds like you then join me, Becky Taylor, on my quest to demystify all things 'a bit woo woo' and get some clarity on the what, how, and why of spiritual, holistic, and alternative therapies. 

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This week we are delving into the mysterious and fascinating world of angels. Joining me today is Sonali Saujani, an expert on all things angelic. Sonali has a deep personal connection to angels and she works to help others invite angels into their lives. So whether you're a long-time believer or just curious about the angles, sit back, relax, and get ready to expand your knowledge on the heavenly beings that guide and protect us.

You can find Sonali at enigmaco.uk or @enigmaco.uk

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This week I’m joined by writer, businessman and everyman philosopher Tom Vaughan. Tom is well known as being ‘king of the London party scene’ after launching Juliana’s discotheques in the 1960s with his brother. Together, they grew company to hold international offices in New York, London, Sydney and Singapore. 

 Since then his life has come full circle - with no scientific, philosophical or theological training and few school qualifications but armed with heaps of life experience as an entrepreneur, Tom has felt the call to switch gear to take on the role of ‘everyman philosopher’. 

He’s written a new book  that aims to unpick the big questions most of us spend our lives avoiding: how did life begin, how does it end, what happens to us after we die and why are we here? 

The book is called Hope…and the Hedgehog and you can find Tom online at tomvaughan.com

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Shamir Chadha Singh is a multidimensional embodiment guide and translator of higher consciousness. He works with various modalities, one of which is transformational sound - something he believes offers great wisdom and is a bridge to higher consciousness

Shamir has received teachings, initiations and blessings from wisdom keepers of ancient knowledge from all over the world. He describes his work as devotion to being of service to others, humanity and planetary evolution.

Shamir joins me this week to talk all things sound and it's incredible healing powers.

You can find Shamir online at gridactivations.com

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