Strength & Grace: Off The Mat

Sarah and Meg sit down with one of Navina's own instructors, Blazenka who is a full time Registered Nurse for the Stollery Children's hospital and the University Of Alberta Emergency Room.  In this conversation Blaze shares her journey about becoming a pediatric nurse, how she found yoga, and how she manages to stay committed to her self care while juggling multiple roles through an incredibly demanding time. 

Follow Blazenka's journey on instagram @blazingheartyoga

Have you ever been late to a meeting or event after hitting every red light or even a train? If so this episode is a MUST LISTEN as the ladies dive into an important conversation about starting to consciously drive in the right lane. We often chase success ripping through the passing lane but you would be surprised what happens when you start to slow down, do less and create space to feel more. The are so many benefits both physically and mentally, you will also start to appreciate life more and you will be shocked when you start attracting success on a whole new level! 

Please note this is episode 8......one day we will get that together! 

Meg and Sarah welcome Giselle Denis, an incredible artist who is the performance painter for the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald and Raffles Dubai. Giselle discovered her talent at a very young age and after selling her first painting at the young age of 13, she became inspired to create a career as an artist. Despite the many challenges she faced, she stayed focused on her goals and through many hours of devoted work she discovered the art of live painting. This new talent has since taken her work to a whole new level that has brought her across the world, literally living into her dreams and creating even bigger things for both her career and her family.

Her work is based on scenes of nature that are depictions of the natural world as she sees it. Each painting tells a beautiful story  with the main underlining message being of hope.
Giselle is the perfect example of what is possible when you trust your ability and follow your heart, and she has an incredibly large one as she set an audacious goal of raising $1,000,000 for charity with her paintings and she is getting so close to achieving it! Her story is an exceptionally inspiring one and we hope you enjoy this conversation because there is a lot to be gained from it! 

Check out Giselle's Online Gallery by visiting: http://www.giselledenis.com/

View Giselle live every Thursday night on the terrace or lounge if weather does not permit from 5:00-8:00pm!

Connect with Giselle on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiselleDenisFineArt
Instagram: giselledenisfineart
Linkedin: Giselle Denis
TikTok: giselledenisfineart

Meg and Sarah sit down to talk about signs and symptoms of feeling overwhelmed and provide ways you can work through it so you can create space to pursue what you are really put on this planet to do. The busyness of our everyday lives often hold us back from taking the time to create bigger things but let's face it, you get what you aim for....we hope you find this conversation about how to set smart goals valuable because through the pursuit you will find happiness, and feel great while you do it! 

Meg & Sarah welcome Sara Hastings Morris who has been with Navina Yoga since day one. The ladies dive into a conversation about Sara's work, her contributions, and how self doubt has held her back from taking this next exciting step in her career as she prepares to facilitate her first kids yoga teacher training. Sara is a teacher of MANY talents, whether it's teaching prenatal or a strong flow, she always brings something new to the mat but her true calling is inspiring children through kids yoga.  The practice is certainly not what you think it will look like and as she shares her story it becomes very clear why she has made such a lasting impact on so many children. 

Check out Sara's website at www.littlewondersyoga.ca and follow her on instagram yogasara_78.

Yoga kids cards available through www. 3sistersyoga.ca and you can also follow their business on instagram 3sistersyogaforkids. 

Join Meg and Sarah as they welcome Nimi Kelloway, the founder of Haute Coton, a company that is redefining luxury, organically. The ladies discuss the devastating issues in the textile industry, how we can be more conscious in how we shop, and most importantly the value in getting more rest! Nimi is truly an inspiration who is passionate about her company and supporting her mission to provide her customers effective ways to receive the rest both their bodies and minds deserve. Haute Coton has been featured in Vogue, GQ, and CN traveller and her role as CEO is second to being a mom to her beautiful little boy. We hope you enjoy this conversation and leave feeling even half as relaxed as Sarah was by the end of it!

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Follow them on instagram @hautecoton

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Meg and Sarah welcome Oddessa who is one of Navina Yoga's incredible teachers specializing in Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and has discovered that she is a natural when it comes to teaching meditation. Her class at Navina was among the most popular and the ladies discuss how this part time work has not only become her passion project on the side but has fuelled her ability to face this last year with both strength and grace as she faced much more than COVID.

Now that we are nearing the end of this pandemic bubble the ladies address a very important issue as we are all facing some inevitable stimulation overload! They discuss the importance of connection and offer some ways we can mitigate social anxiety as we slowly start to settle into what this new normal is becoming. 

Article mention in episode can be found: https://www.shondaland.com/live/body/a35951160/why-you-should-feel-justified-in-cursing-right-now/

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We are back and we are making this year all about connection so to kick off the second season we tried something new and went live for the episode on YouTube! Through the episode we discuss why we are so excited to be back and address questions from the listeners. Enjoy the conversation and be sure to let us know if you have any questions so we can address it in the next episode. Know that we love feedback so we want to hear from you! 

Well that was certainly a year for the books as it was literally bursting with nothing but challenges and we faced them all head on to say the least. Join us a we welcome Alicia Lekhi, one of the leading ladies here at Navina Yoga as we discuss how we moved through this resiliency building year and why we are so excited for what we plan to create in 2021. It only get's better from here so be sure you subscribe and stay tuned for Season Two!