We are so excited to be back this week with another amazing guest! Today we are chatting with Kit Yoon, a holistic health coach &  life coach who has a very wide background in Chinese Medicine, intuitive eating, hypnotism, and inner voice facilitating. Kit walks us through her journey of coming from California and starting her own acupuncture practice and transitioning more into life coaching and now moving into more intuitive work through inner voice work. We discuss learning to live in the now and how it is a practice that we can develop overtime. We talk about how it's all really a relearning process on how to trust ourselves and listen to our own intuition, because we were naturally born with these instincts. Kit tells us about what she's currently up to and the new practices she is learning and how her work has shifted over the past couple months.  We hope you love this episode as much as we did!

"We choose how we want to spend time in this thing called life."  

"I want to keep connecting with people the way I wasn't connecting with people." 

Kit's Post-it note - "If not now, then when?"

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Where to find Kit:

Website: https://kityoon.com/

Instagram:  @kit_yoon

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kityooncoaching/

88% Perfect Podcast: https://kityoon.com/podcast/

Goodies we talked about:

Kit's Cookie Recipe: https://kityoon.com/kits-power-cookies/

Jess Lively: https://jesslively.com/

@jessclively

Today we are chatting with the most lovely human, Sam Vander Wielen an attorney-turned-entrepreneur  who helps creatives and other entrepreneurs legally protect their own businesses. We loved this conversation with Sam as we talk about how our lives have changed over the past month during the pandemic and what we hope continues in the future and what we hope does not. Sam tells us about how her career has shifted, how this legal business kind of found her, and how she had to change her perspective around starting her business. She shares about not making your passion your business and how listening to people can help you create your business of service. We discuss how sometimes out of necessity comes invention and how this time has forced a lot of businesses to shift and evolve the way they operate and how it's actually been a pretty cool transition to witness. We also chat a lot about food and finding ways to be more mindful about waste and getting creative with recipes due to limited ingredients. We end the conversation discussing the importance of investing into your community and the relationships you already have in place. We hope you enjoy!

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Website: https://samvanderwielen.com/

Instagram: @samvanderwielen

Goodies we talked about:

Indie Books - Support your own local book stores

The Good Fest 

Simi Botic 

Books:

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

This week we are excited to bring you Brandon Goodyear, a local Columbus photographer, videographer, and  visual storyteller. Brandon has taken all of the photos for us here at The Staying Conscious Podcast and he takes the photos for The Space where Alyson teaches yoga and posts a lot of these photos on her own instagram. He is incredibly talented and we have loved to see how he has grown and evolved over the last year! In this episode, we discuss how this current pandemic has closed some doors temporarily, but opened others doors as well. We talk about slowing down, navigating uncertainty, and finding empathy for ourselves and others. We have loved seeing the community of Columbus, Ohio ban together and support each other during these crazy uncertain times. Brandon tells us about who inspires him and how he hopes to inspire others to create honest raw relationships, especially in the business world. We loved this conversation with Brandon and find him to be one of the most kind and genuine humans, we hope you enjoy this episode! 

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Where to find Brandon:

Website: https://www.brandongoodyear.com/

Instagram: @brandongoodyear

"This is My Why" videos

The Brandon Goodyear Podcast 

Alex Tan - Mouthwash

The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer 

Jesse Miller - Craniosacral & Holistic Occupational Therapy 

This week we are bringing you a super special guest, our very good friend, Nikki Costa Lang. Nikki is the founder of The Ultra Dose, where she has an online membership program called the Digital Dose, and she is a yoga teacher who specializes in private therapeutic sessions. We both met Nikki through our yoga studio called The Space, right here in Columbus, Ohio. Although Nikki is located in the Cleveland/Akron area, she is a frequent visitor to the Columbus area. We loved this episode with Nikki so much as she talks about how her business has been shifting and evolving during these times of quarantine and lockdown. We discuss how she has been off of social media and how that has been allowing her to go deeper and get to the root of things that she may have otherwise been avoiding. We discuss current practices and rituals that allow us to stay centered during this uncertain time of the global pandemic. Nikki shares with us how finding Katonah Yoga has seeped into all areas of her life and allowed her to show up more consistently for herself and others. We adore Nikki so much and we are so thankful for this opportunity for her to share so much of her wisdom and her vulnerability with us! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!  

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Where to find Nikki:

Website: theultradose.com

The Digital Dose

Instagram:

@nikkicostalang

@theultradose

Take online zoom class with Nikki Monday at Noon with The Space 

Nikki's May Mentorship Program

Mentionings:

Ivy Ray

Josie Schweitzer

The Space Yoga Studio 

Katonah Yoga

Untamed by Glennon Doyle 

Today we bring you a very special episode where you have the opportunity to see behind the scenes of your hosts Meg & Aly. Previous podcast guest, Josie Schweitzer (aka mom), sits down with us at The Space to chat with us about our why behind starting the podcast with hopes that you, our listeners, could gain some insight into our lives and connect with us on a deeper level. We’re so honored to have Josie interview us and we are really excited to share this episode with you. We discuss everything from how the podcast came to be, choosing the name, our why for continuing to show up, and most importantly, how this podcast relates to “the practice.” We recorded this episode before the pandemic that is currently happening, but we felt this episode could not have come at a better time. We hope that this episode helps you to reconnect with your own why and helps you find some hope during these uncertain times. We are so grateful for all of you, thanks for listening!

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All the goods:

Josie Schweitzer -  @josieschweitzer

The Space - Yoga Studio - @thespacecolumbus

Josies’s previous episode - Season 1 Episode 5

Food, Sex, Money, Water Podcast

Katonah Yoga 

Human Design Podcast with Amy Lee 

Lacy Phillips - Expanders @tobemagnetic

Katie Dalebout - Podcast course @letapodcastout

@katiedalebout

Our Favorite people to follow on instagram:

Simi Botic - @simibotic

Mark Groves - @createthelove

Peta Kelly -"Human as fuck" - The Earth is Hiring

Shawn Acher - The Happiness Advantage

Today we are chatting with Kym Lisk the owner of Ebb & Float, a local float spa here in downtown Columbus. If you’ve never been to Ebb & Float, it is an experience unlike any other and we cannot recommend it enough! Kym walks us through her journey of self-discovery and how she came to believe in herself and trust in all that she is capable of creating. We discuss how important mindfulness practices are and how floating is just like any other practice where you must release your expectations, because you are going to get the float experience you need, and not necessarily the float experience you desire. We also get into all the details about Ebb & Float and Kym explains everything from the infrared Sauna, types of float tanks, reasons to float, massage chairs, and all of the community events they host. Kym and her husband Rick have created a really special place and community in which they allow for anyone who is on their own journey to self-discovery to feel seen, heard, and connected to their community and themselves. We hope you enjoy this episode and conversation as much as we did!

Four reasons to float in a sensory relief tank at Ebb & Float:

• stress relief and relaxation
• pain management & physical recovery
• improve cognitive function & creativity
• exploring altered states of consciousness.

Favorite podcast quote - “In the absence of everything is where you find yourself”

How to support Ebb & Float right now during the current lockdown:

• purchase gift certificates online
• continue sharing + commenting on your posts
• spread the love of Ebb & Float through word of mouth
• leave a review on Google/FB
• keep your memberships active

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Where to find Kym & Ebb & Float:

Instagram:

@kymberlee0014

@ebb.and.float

Facebook:

@ebb.and.float1

Website: https://www.ebbfloat.com/

20% off your first Float or Sauna

The Magick Portal with Diana 

Books we talked about:

Happiness Advantage & Before Happiness by Shawn Achor

Think & Grow Rich by Nepolian Hill

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 

Today we are bringing you an episode that will fill you with hope, nostalgia, and joy. During these rough times, I think we could all use a little more of those things in our lives. Geri Peacock opened Cherbourg Bakery over 10 years ago during some hard times. She shares her story with us and all of the stages/phases she went through to get her business up and running. Cherbourg Bakery is a gluten free/nut free bakery, everything is made fresh daily, by-hand in small batches and following traditional recipes. You are going to love the recipe stories that Geri shares with us and probably be left salivating just like we were. Geri also tells us how the bakery got it’s name after a small port-town in France called Cherbourg. “A place of liberty, freedom, and where you can find peace and get to where they need to be and where they let everyone into their hearts and don’t get angry about it when they leave.” As soon as you walk into the Cherbourg bakery, you feel the nostalgia of being back in your grandma’s kitchen during a large family gathering. Geri has created a really special place that is warm and welcoming and completely safe for everyone with gluten and nut allergies. We end the conversation very light-hearted discussing self-care, travel, and wondering what the moon smells like. We hope that this episode leaves you with inspiration and joy. Please check out the show notes for ways that you can help support local businesses during this time.

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Where to find Geri:

Cherbourg Bakery: 

Website: https://cherbourgbakery.com/

Instagram: @cherbourgbakery 

@peacockgeri

Spiders & Snakes - Jim Stafford

How to help out central Ohio local business owners:

Help Central Ohio Restaurants Facebook Page -Restaurant info on who is still open, deals, deliveries, and how you can support them or find support 

@here.and.now.collective -Ohio-based collective that provides an online platform for people to view and purchase prints directly from local artists

SIMI IS BACK! We are so excited to bring you our first repeat guest, Simi Botic! Of course we could chat with Simi probably every week, but we have her back on the podcast  to chat about UNMEASURED, her new virtual barre movement membership! UNMEASURED is designed to help you celebrate your body, not try to "change" or "fix" your body. In this episode we discuss our own journeys with movement over the years and how we are so thankful that it has shifted and evolved to a place where we want our movement to be nourishing to our bodies, not punishing. Simi has created an incredibly special virtual space that allows us to do this from the comfort of our own homes and at our own time. If you have ever met Simi, or seen her on social media, you know that she has an incredibly kind and gentle presence and she brings this into her teachings to allow you to feel completely supported during these virtual classes.  If you are curious about what this membership includes, we discuss all of it in this episode from what the videos are like, what equipment you'll need, and also what inspired Simi to create UNMEASURED.  We absolutely loved this conversation and hope that it inspires you to celebrate your own body! Also if barre is not for you, but you're curious about making a mindset shift around movement, Simi has given us a link for her FREE 7-day Movement Mindset Challenge that you can check out below! 

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Everything we talked about in this episode:

UNMEASURED -Virtual Barre Movement Membership 

7-day FREE Movement Mindset Challenge -Join Simi Botic for a week's worth of mindset shifts, reframes, and intentions to help you experience a more joy-filled, flexible, intuitive relationship with movement sent right to your inbox!

Where to find Simi:

Instagram: @simibotic

Website: www.simibotic.com

Her book - Letting Go of Leo:

Episode 6 - Our previous episode with Simi Botic 

This Episode is Sponsored and brought to you by The Wonder Jam. The Wonder Jam is a branding and marketing team helping scrappy, soulful businesses grow stronger. Co-founders (and former guests of the podcast) Allie and Adam Lehman created the The Wonder Jam to help businesses with their branding, website building, photography, and educational resources. 

Link For a FREE one month trial of The Gem Club - This is a special link for our listeners! The Gem Club is an online community for scrappy, soulful business builders. Our former podcast guests Allie and Adam Lehman built The Gem Club to help educate and empower creative, ambitious people. With discussions about finances, branding, systems, processes, and growing your audience; The Gem Club is full of impressive, entrepreneurs building heartfelt businesses. 

The Wonder Jam Instagram: @thewonder

We had so much fun sitting down and chatting with Dr. Hanisha Patel this week on the podcast! Hanisha is a Naturopathic doctor practicing here in Columbus, Ohio with patients who have issues with hormonal imbalances, mental health, digestive issues, thyroid disorders, and other chronic diseases. Hanisha tells us about what it was like growing up in an Indian household with Ayurvedic practices and how this shaped her view of medicine from a young age. We discuss her own personal health journey and motivation behind going to medical school.

Today, Hanisha has her own practice called Mahan Health where she meets clients right where they are to develop a path to optimal health and well-being. We discuss how there is so much “health” information out there and how easy it is for people to go to the extremes when it comes to health due to a fear of harming our bodies. By meeting the client where they are, Hanisha can help to make slow changes to avoid living in the extremes when beginning to make changes. We discuss how stress, especially the stress of trying to live “perfectly” when it comes to diet, exercise, supplements, is more harmful to your body than what you’re consuming. We both have our own personal journey with birth control and balancing our hormones, so we geek out on hormones, cycles, and really getting to know our bodies after transitioning off the pill. The conversation ends by chatting about the future of medicine, western and eastern, and what Hanisha is excited about for the future of her own practice!

We really loved this episode and Dr. Hanisha Patel is an absolute wealth of knowledge so we hope you learn so much from this episode! If you enjoyed this episode or think you know someone who would, please share it with them and tag us on social media!

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Where to find Dr. Hanisha Patel:

Website: https://mahanhealth.com/

Instagram: @holistichanisha

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mahanhealth

Books we mentioned:

Wild Feminine 

Between Heaven and Earth 

Beyond the Pill

Taking Charge of Your Fertility

The End of Alzheimers 

This week we are chatting with Diana, the owner of a local clean beauty store called Fine Feather right here in Grandview, Ohio. Fine Feather is the only exclusively clean beauty and wellness store here in Ohio. In this episode, Diana defines what clean beauty is to her and tells us her story and background for why she wanted to start Fine Feather. We discuss how important it is to bring the community together over shared interests, passions, and learning new things and how Fine Feather does that by hosting a variety of wellness classes right there in the store. We talk about how the FDA doesn’t really regulate beauty products and how easy it is to buy toxic products without knowing it. With that being said, it Is important to educate ourselves on what products we are using on a daily basis, but also it’s ok to go slow when transitioning into clean beauty and wellness. Diana also gives us her top three products she would recommend switching! Fine Feather also does beauty consultations with Diana and Correna who will help you create a make up routine that is skin forward and focuses on enhancing the natural beauty of your own skin. We absolutely loved this episode and we are so thankful for all of Diana’s knowledge, hard work, and effort to create such a wonderful space for clean beauty and community right here in Columbus!

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