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Life gets super clear when you’re about to die. And it was no different for Adrian Jones who was having a “widow-maker” heart attack. As he lay there on the hospital table for emergency surgery, three things became really clear: 1) He didn’t want his wife to fly home a widow, 2) He didn’t get to tell his kids he loved them yet that day, and 3) He was going to walk out of the damn hospital. 

And that was just the beginning. Seriously. This story! It’s like the Universe just lined everything up for Adrian Jones. And it did.

After walking out of the very hospital he was born in on his very birthday, he left with the clarity of mind that only those who have cheated death do. He had to find his birth parents. And then the Universe obliged in the most beautiful, even haunting way. And you just need to listen to this episode to know what I mean.

We talk about learning to listen to our bodies, the power of friendship and community, the synchronicity of the Universe, the beauty of family. What’s not to love here in this episode?

Find out more about Adrian Jones here:

Adrian Jones is a financial services veteran and the host of the Profound Awesomeness podcast.  Having survived a widow maker heart attack in the fall of 2016, he has set out to share his story with the goal of helping and inspiring others.  Through writing, speaking and podcasting, Adrian hopes to shine a light on what makes us human and explore what it means to survive and come out the other side living with more meaning, intent and purpose.  Ultimately, Adrian seeks to understand what makes us human in a way that lifts people up and leaves them changed.

https://profoundawesomeness.com/

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Dr Jenny King , Co-Director at the Center on Trauma and Adversity Associate. Professor at Case Western University, neurobiologically-informed doctor of social worker, therapist consultant, and author and I sit down for an intimate conversation on trauma and somatics, breathwork, and more. As a trauma specialist deeply interested and trained in the neurosequential model of therapeutics (NMT) developed by Dr. Bruce Perry as well as traumatic stress in the breath, Dr. Jenny King has developed techniques that work for her clients, and for herself. She’s a big believer in amassing easy, accessible tools we can use daily to bring our nervous systems in balance. 

As we discuss more fully in this interview, there is no magic practice that works ALL the time for ALL the people. What works for you one day might not be as effective as the next. After all, she explains, we are a complex person, full of all that brought us to this moment, which is also unique. 

Dr. Jenny and I also explore how we collectively, but uniquely (weird, right?!) experienced the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic trauma,and how, frankly, it’s not over. 

While there’s been a cultural push to bury our heads in the sand and not look at how this affected us—whether because loved ones became ill or died, or because our way of life so radically changed then and now. As humans, we are widely adaptable which is amazing, but sometimes we adapt to hide from difficult emotions. And, collectively, we’ve done a pretty damn good job of that. But we are experiencing the consequences of that collective head in the sand. 

Dr. Jenny and I explore what we can do to move from this collective malaise to health using those easily accessible tools that work so well—the breath, movement, being vulnerable and sharing our truth with others we trust and love. We get curious about where we are, and really see it and experience so we can learn from it and move on, growing all the while.

I know you’ll love this conversation with Dr. Jenny King, and you’ll want to know more.

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Web: https://drjennyking.com

Insta: @drjennyking

Facebook: @drjennyking

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Lucas Rockwood wasn’t always an international yoga and breathwork and yoga entrepreneur, author and leader doing Ted Talks, and speaking at Yoga Alliance, Meta, and Noom. Like many of us, pain ended up being the great persuader. Like me, and like some of the listeners here, he overused substances as a way to cope. In a way, they were his solution—until they no longer worked, and instead, turned on him.

That’s when Lucas Rockwood found yoga. He describes himself as a little lost,  physically inflexible, but with a thirst for knowledge. He wanted to know everything about yoga and perhaps more importantly, about the one thing we all do every day that is integral to life—breath.

But none of his yoga instructors at the time could really say much about breathing—other than that we should all be doing it, especially in yoga.

Such began his lifelong pursuit of the mystery and magic and more importantly, the science of breath and the body. 

In this short-form interview, we cover a lot of ground: how simple breathing exercises can change our lives, decrease stress, improve sleep, and make us whole and healthy. 

Listen in as one of the world’s leaders in yoga and breath—and entrepreneurship—got his start, why breathwork is so important to us all, and why and how we all can do this and lead happier, healthier lives.

Find out more about Lucas Rockwood here:

Founder / YOGABODY®Watch his TEDx on BreathingListen to His Podcast on iTunesHis Book: Yoga Business MasteryEmail [email protected]
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Every day we take steps forward. We move. We develop. We improve.

That's all good, for sure. But sometimes to move forward, we need to be still, be present, rest.

So that's today's practice, my friends. Practicing resting in the breath, in the moment.

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It’s not often that you have a lawyer becoming anything other than, well, a lawyer. Often, people think lawyers are boring, or at the very least, a buzzkill. Or they might be a little afraid of them. I know I was–until I became one. 

But even more surprising to a fellow lawyer is when a lawyer gets out of the business, does something else. Stops the billable hour madness, if that’s the kind of lawyer they were. Usually they become real estate agents, or CEOs or sometimes Executive Directors of non-profits. 

So, I was pretty surprised to learn about Kristen Swinehart, former corporate lawyer, turned psychic medium! And her story is truly engaging. While she’s always had a different relationship with death than many do, it wasn’t until much later she started to feel that maybe, just maybe, she could commune with “the other side.” 

And for those of you who might be skeptical. Stay open. Kristen is no crystal-ball reader. Instead, she’s engaging, and has nothing to hide, instead talking about what she feels, and how she knows, and what she knows, openly and honestly.

And communing with the other side can really help people like us still on this plane of existence. We might need some closure. We might need to grieve. We might need some reassurance. Indeed, Kristen talks about how some readings can be unexpected, tragic, and moving, And others, well, they can be fun and engaging.

So, sit tight, keep an open mind. Find out just how a corporate lawyer becomes a modern psychic medium, and get inspired by why she does this, and how she helps people by acting as the antennae and translator for loved ones on the other side.

Find out more about Kristen Swinehart:

https://kristenswinehart.com

And for listens of The Fully Mindful, Kristen will do a group reading for $19.99 so you can get a taste of what to expect and how mediumship works. It’s right on her landing page on her website!

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I am always surprised–though I dont’ know why–when I am as inspired as I am but “regular” people. They do incredible things. And I find them even more inspiring when they have lived through pain, and transformed that pain into something great. 

That’s our guest today, Kim Gross. 

While Kim is an inspirational life coach and a motivational speaker on a path of personal and spiritual growth, that was not always her path. For a long time, like so many of us, she believed that she was not good enough, so she started creating masks to cover who she really was. Her masks included performing, perfecting and pleasing. This turned quickly into anxiety, depression and even autoimmune disease.

Fortunately, she began to study from wisdom teachers, both past and present, and from her experience, she not only healed herself, but also developed  the 5-Step Power Pathway, a process that helps others to feel more empowered, more freedom and joy. 

And so rest assured, friends, we dive DEEP into the 5 step process, and discuss how it can remove the masks, help us overcome imposterism, perfectionism, and people-pleasing. Now, doesn’t that sound good?

Find out more about Kim Gross:

Website- www.kimgrosscoaching.com

Email- [email protected]

Link to free quiz- www.kimgrosscoaching.com

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimgross24

Masks Off Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masksoffcommunity/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.gross.104

Facebook Masks Off Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/masksoffcommunity

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Lately, I've been getting to rest a lot. I injured myself on a crazy climb up Mt. Defiance when I probably wasn't quite ready--the irony is not lost on me! And so I've been out of commish, as they say. And while I meditate daily and do breathwork daily, I'm not so practiced at "doing nothing" (aka not exercising on the daily).

I've been getting MANY messages from the universe about resting lately, though. And when I say lately, I mean this year. Like maybe even longer. I'm a slow learner, I know.

But I figure I'm in good company. Which is why I put together this practice this month. We can practice "just being" together.

And also, did you know I am a breathwork facilitator? So if you're a "do-er" and it's challenging for you to sit for meditation, might a suggest a little breathwork? It's steeped in science, it's super accessible, and you will, I promise, notice big changes pretty quickly, if you practice. So get in touch.

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Burnout sucks, no matter how you slice it. And the pandemic arguably made burnout its own pandemic as we tried to do it all—work from home, teach our kids at home, all the while living with uncertainty and stress. Some of us managed pandemic burnout—-and burnout in general—with behavior that actually exacerbates burnout, anxiety and depression. We drank more, we smoked more, we ate more. We certainly stressed more. And this became pretty much the norm, tunneling a heck of a stressed out neuropathway. 

But women had been doing this already, even prior to the pandemic. Trying to be the best mother, or best at our career, the best spouse, the best community member—and we put unrealistic expectations on ourselves all the while as we try to do it all. 

Wendy McCallum knows this story all too well. She’s experienced 2 significant burnouts and knows what it is to try to treat burnout symptoms with alcohol. As a Burnout and Alcohol Coach & Wellness Expert who works with busy professional women, many in midlife, she also knows a lot about hormones and how hormones affect women in midlife and the impact that burnout—and overuse of alcohol—has on women’s hormonal and emotional health.

In this talk, she offers the science of burnout, alcohol use, and midlife hormones. More importantly, she offers gentle but directed wisdom around what we can do to prevent and treat burnout and live a happy, fulfilled life.

Listen in for an insightful discussion, with practical steps you can take right now to prevent and treat burnout.

Find out more about Wendy McCallum:

You can find out more about Wendy at www.wendymccallum.com 

Follow her on Instagram at @beatburnoutandbooze 

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Author Andrew Daniel didn’t always have it together. In fact, like so many of us, he lept from one self-help practice to another, searching for the answer that would solve it all. It was a lot of work, this searching. And even though he learned a tremendous amount and was even quite successful including developing products used by Fortune 100 companies, and much of what he learned was helpful, at least for a time, he still ended up in the same old spot–stuck. 

His questions, though, did not go unanswered. And he’s developed an extraordinary path for getting us all unstuck--or, as he calls it in his manual for living, Awaken to Your True Self–the “stucky story.” This stucky story is precisely what keeps us in the same place, and keeps us buying the illusion, feeling like imposters in our our own lives and careers, and may be responsible for perpetuating perfectionism and addictive behaviors. 

In this conversation, we dive deep into Daniel’s philosophy, including how spirituality impacts our journey to get unstuck, how we need to stop “fixing” everything and instead start realizing fully that we are not broken, and are meant to live a full and integrated life. 

We talk about solutions, practical steps we can take, and the work we can do to live a meaningful, purposeful life. We also talk about the groundbreaking work he’s doing at the Center for Cinesomatic Development, where he leads Cinesomatics, the healing technology he developed, which uses video and somatics to do deep work, integrating embodiment, spirituality, shadow work, symbols, archetypes, and trauma therapy.

Grab your cup of coffee or tea. You are going to want to listen deeply to this fascinating conversation with a leader in personal healing, who knows this work, has done this work, and is dedicated wholly to the work of healing the self.

More about Andrew Daniel:

Author of Awaken to Your True Self

Director at Center for Cinesomatic Development

Advisor at Alan Watts Organization

Find Andrew at https://andrewdaniel.org/awaken-to-your-true-self/

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Y'all. I meant to have this practice for Earth Day. But life happens. And while I did this practice myself on Earth Day, I did not get a chance to send it all to you. My hope is that you practice some gratitude for this planet we get to live on a short while on days that aren't "Earth Day" too.

Doing so always connects me, grounds me, reminds me of my right size and place on the planet, my interconnectedness. And, sigh, it just centers me right where I need to be. And I remember all the beauty and awesomeness of what's right in front of me.

So, let's do this. Let's practice some appreciation for Earth.

Note that I'm dedicating this practice to Sara Wilson who recently published This One Wild and Precious Life. You'll want to read or listen to this book. It's the real deal on the climate, and what we humans can do so we can keep enjoying the planet that gives us life.

xoxo
Melissa

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