The Goddess Movement

“When I'm afraid, when I'm experiencing fear… if I can understand that vulnerability is what's being asked of me and start to digest what that vulnerability looks like, feels like, can be experienced like – then when I step into courage and bravery, I kind of understand the assignment. The assignment isn't getting rid of fear. The assignment is tapping into what vulnerability is asking you to hold and love and shape within self.“

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Aryn shares a thought about fear and it’s potential counterbalance
• An invitation to join the conversation is shared
• Reflections on Mackelmore’s recent videos and posts on social media regarding the plight in Palestine
• How polarizing topics and fear can affect human behaviour
• Vulnerability as the counterbalance to fear and the pathway to bravery
• Holding the polarity of ‘both’ and acknowledging the endless nuance of social, political and economic challenges
• The willingness to step out and be vulnerable, and it’s ripple effect on the many
• Aryn processes this thought about vulnerability in relation to her ongoing studio search
• The assignment vulnerability is asking of us

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

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SHOUTOUTS

• Macklemore music video >>> warning: graphic images <<<

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAJKvGZPLIV/?igsh=cnZ4aWk1bXFya3Z3

“When I look at the pie of life, we have to look at - what are we putting into the pie that we’re baking? What are WE as the individual, responsible for putting into the pie? Not, what everyone else is throwing into that pie. But more so, what am I baking into that pie. Is it fear? Is it insecurity? Is it judgement? Is it overactive ego? Or is it grounded confidence? Is it curiosity? Is it vulnerability? Is it desire for deep connection? All of those things will bake very different pies. And what’s really cool, is if you can put more good ingredients in it than sour ingredients, you still will end up with an edible pie.”

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• A small reminder about how to engage with the podcast and an invitation to dive in anywhere
• Aryn talks about her trip to the Okanagan and all that came through on her drive up and home
• The frustration that comes with the 'in-between' phases of life
• Reflections about the podcast by Gary Vaynerchuk and his views on culture, community and humanity
• The difference between observing and judging, while dipping our toes into communities
• A deep dive into the evolution of our nervous systems, through understanding of the ego over the span of human existence
• About social acceptance, fitting in and being our true selves in groups of people, and specifically women
• The beauty in assuming the best case scenario
• Making a conscious decision not to take things personally, and mind our own business
• “What am I looking for?” the golden question to combat excessive gossip
• Aryn processes the dynamic of comparing her business to others, from personal feelings of lack, and acknowledgement of gifts in the mirror
• On seeking acceptance and recognition through performance, and the remedy
• How heightened egos shine a light on personal insecurity, while authentic confidence inspires a sense of humility
• Dissecting the desire to be the centre of attention, and how to steer this type of interaction in a generative direction
• Baking goodness pie: selecting ingredients for delicious goodness

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

• https://www.instagram.com/aryn_savard?igsh=MWJtcHVzZmZ5dmpibg==

JOIN US IN STUDIO

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PODCAST LOVE-BYTES

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SHOUTOUTS

• Gary Vaynerchuk Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZVsPIxPfVs6aavqM1peY?si=Ue9pDV7tSbeBsBZvfUpzkw

“It felt like there was this sense of righteousness I’ll call it… where it’s like, because you didn’t strip, or because stripping is ‘dirty’ or it’s an underground industry, these are the thoughts that people have. That somehow I’m now approaching it better because I’m doing it in a studio. And to that I call 100% bullshit because as I said before — the only reason we’re able to do this is because people did strip and continue to strip. And how dare you, we, us in this pole studio industry, want to come in and embody what it is that strippers do every night on stage and then shun them from being the forerunners of what we do and not give some sort of reverence.”

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Aryn recalls how she met today’s guest, Tammy Morris (Owner Tantra Fitness & Former Naked Athlete) during a private lesson
• Tammy takes us down memory lane to when she invited Aryn to come judge Miss Pole Dance Canada
• how together they helped expose pole dancing as a sport by creating the CPFA (Canadian Pole Fitness Association)
• Tammy’s experience as a pole dancer in the mid-nineties
• How she decided to take a break from studying and took up an agent on their offer to dance overseas, beginning in Japan and ending in New York
• Tammy tells the story of how her parents found out about her career
• All about safety, compensation and mentorship in the strip world
• The downfalls of making a ton of cash without guidance or avenues to invest responsibly
• When Tammy returned from overseas and the struggles that came with opening and marketing her new studio
• Aryn addresses the righteousness of people who were taking pole classes but had never stripped before
• How Tammy’s dancing career ended in national scandal; full of celebrities, paparazzi and harassment
• The ways in which they (as pole studio owners) make sure to pay reverence to strippers in their practice and businesses
• Aryn takes us through the beginning of her interest in pole including some rather undesirable experiences with those who she previously considered role models
• How joining Vancouver circus inspired Aryn’s passion and identity as a performer, before the reality of injuries and running a business came to manifest
• Aryn and Tammy pay tribute to the front runners of pole fitness

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

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CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST TAMMY MORRIS

• https://www.instagram.com/tammy_the_real_deal_morris/
• https://www.instagram.com/tantrafitness/
• [email protected]
• www.tantrafitness.com

JOIN US IN STUDIO

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PODCAST LOVE-BYTES

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“Gratitude feels a lot like joy in that it is a state of being. I think the beingness of joy is an openness and to be able to accept the gifts of what is in the present, regardless of your circumstances. We can be in sadness and we can really be struggling AND we can also experience joy. I think what happens when we’re in sadness and when we’re struggling is it feels hard to open up to those things, to be able to recognize them, to be able to accept gifts in that moment because we are so entangled with the struggle, or we’re so entangled with the sadness. This is something I talk to my coaching clients about – which is an over-identification with sadness, with struggle. Yes, these things happen, we have these emotions. But when we start to over-identify with them, we start to cultivate them out of nothing, or to cultivate them out of memory“.

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Aryn shares about the Metallica concert she recently attended with Randy and Aiden
• Being inspired by the band’s camaraderie, gratitude and joy
• About the performing arts and giving your all (including dynamic atmospheres)
• Aryn takes us back to when her META accounts were restricted and shut down a few years ago
• She grieves the loss of old content after being reminded of a helpful video from a coaching client
• Finding excitement for choosing the avenue of podcasting to continue her evolution of expression
• Juggling what “is” and what is simply a construct within our economic systems right now
• Choosing to connect with humanity rather than buying into the concept of separateness
• 'Expectation is the thief of joy’ Aryn breaks it down on multiple levels
• A story about Luke Combs and abundance
• All about JOY :: a choice and a state of being despite circumstances
• The dangers of over-identifying with sadness and struggle
• Developing hope in dark times by observing joy and beauty around us

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

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JOIN US IN STUDIO

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“The second one is finding something that sparks some semblance of passion in you. And the passion doesn’t have to necessarily be something that you care deeply about but it can just be something that moves you. One of the things that I have been diving into probably in the last two years is fantasy books. I love books about dragons, I love books about fantasy characters, faeries, warlocks — anything that is not real and carries some tone of magic. And so when I start to feel like this, I pick up my book. And even if I can spend 5 pages in my book, it helps me fall into this idea of non-reality. And not as a point of escapism, but what it does for my brain is it helps me start thinking in a creative way. It gives me a break from feeling like I have to be an adult and I have to be really responsible, and it drops me into this world that doesn’t exist — in such a way that I can start to think a little bit differently about things. I can start to feel into the magic in the book and then I can start to bring that forward in my life.”

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Aryn recalls a recent experience that left her feeling sensitive and squirrelly
• The episode inspiration coming from a dear friend who inquired about feeling stuck this time of year, and how to navigate moving forward
• About reaching out to friends to help clear your lens
• The brain-loop of the fruit salad of failure
• Reframing the dialogue of failure by recognizing and participating in things you love
• Creating a game plan how to correct, make amends or change the situation moving forward
• Allowing and inviting a different set of emotions to come through in the aftermath
• Aryn offers a 3-step system to get through feelings of being stuck: 1) finding the joy in the mundane — “go hug a rock” 2) finding something that sparks passion or moves you ft. the googley eyes challenge 3) therapeutic hopelessness — what if it never changes?
• the in between phase of manifesting :: finding presence and gratitude in the space we are now
• Aryn uses the example of how searching for the new studio has brought about a need to release the attachment to an outcome
• holding the possibility for more clarity through the waiting period on the way to actualizing the vision

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

• https://www.instagram.com/aryn_savard?igsh=MWJtcHVzZmZ5dmpibg==

JOIN US IN STUDIO

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PODCAST LOVE-BYTES

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"My mom was always a natural-born leader, and my dad was always a natural-born problem solver. And those are probably two of the things I appreciate most about learning from you guys. Because I have been able to incorporate both not only into who I am and who I teach my kid to be, but also how I've built the community with my studio. And how I've been able to survive a lot of the stuff that small business usually can't survive -- and as a small niche business. It's not like I am making shampoo that everybody needs, what I do is not necessary. It's weird, and nobody knows what it is until they come and do it."

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Aryn invites her mom, Joni Kistler on The Goddess Movement podcast
• They discuss the trip from Florida to BC in the 'Scooby-Doo van"
• Joni shares the story of how Aryn's parents met and her birth in New Mexico
• Joni recalls her teaching experience beginning to shape her leadership style
• How travelling young teaches kids they are not the center of the universe
• How Aryn's surrogate grandmother Mary, taught them both about unconditional love
• All about Joni's corporate career in California, beginning in the mail room
• How mentors helped Joni stop feeling inferior as she consistently climbed the ladder in a 'man's world'
• How delusion and saying 'YES' before you're ready helps build the hard and soft skills needed to succeed
• More stories about paving the way for women by building the foundation itself
• Joni shares two concepts that make a successful leader
• Joni's hardest parenting moment: Aryn's best and worst highschool boyfriends
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CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

• https://www.instagram.com/aryn_savard?igsh=MWJtcHVzZmZ5dmpibg==

CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST JONI KISTLER

• https://www.instagram.com/kistlerjoni/

JOIN US IN STUDIO

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“When we are trying to reach goals, we forget about the things that we learned or did in the very beginning that we had to put a lot of attention into because they were brand new. And when it comes to leaping beyond or reaching over a plateau, usually the answer is not anything drastic, its not anything life-altering, its not some massive message that’s going to drop into the backyard on a sparkly unicorn. It literally is the things you already know how to do and what’s being asked of you is to come back to them and for you to hold them with deep curiosity again.”

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Aryn opens the dialogue about progression within our two main programs at The Goddess Movement
• How the programs were designed to help students succeed over time within the building blocks
• Becoming a “slave” to the foundations
• Working with neural pathways to rewire mindset and behaviour
• Aryn shares about her journey through physical training and introduces the concept of plateauing
• How we support students through various cycles of plateaus in the studio
• Getting curious about the foundations by breaking them into smaller pieces
• Taking shortcuts in working towards our accomplishments – a disservice to all
• Going back to basics: a spicy tangent about healthy eating

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

• https://www.instagram.com/aryn_savard?igsh=MWJtcHVzZmZ5dmpibg==

JOIN US IN STUDIO

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PODCAST LOVE-BYTES

• https://www.instagram.com/thegoddessmovementpodcast?igsh=MWYxOGN5Z3diY3pubg==

“She’s definitely asking me to show up in a much more bold way. She’s asking me to make choices that a lot of people aren’t going to understand. And though I feel like I’ve been doing this most of my adult life – creating things and/or doing things that most people don’t understand – I feel like what is different about this, is wherever this is going next, it’s going to ruffle feathers. It’s not just going to be things that people don’t know about. I’m going to have to choose shit that makes people really uncomfortable.”

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Aryn offers an official invitation to reach out and request a certain theme or topic to be addressed on the podcast
• How the last few days she has felt something big is coming, and how she is navigating feelings of anxiety
• Aryn tells the story of a recent experience where she was presented with a concern – and the steps she took to discern whether to engage and how to engage
• Observing the intention of divisiveness currently happening in the matrix
• Leaving space for others to experience or process things differently than ourselves
• On perspective :: being right vs. being curious
• How Aria has been asking Aryn for a new level of leadership, and the mirroring affect in all aspects of life
• Making choices that cause people to feel very uncomfortable
• A deeper level of understanding and belief in self in order to make important choices, and using the gut-brain axis support the decision
• How and who to draw counsel from
• Aftermath of the choice :: the value in both generative and restrictive consequences

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

• https://www.instagram.com/aryn_savard?igsh=MWJtcHVzZmZ5dmpibg==

JOIN US IN STUDIO

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PODCAST LOVE-BYTES

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“They dance from their gut. And what they have is presence. No one ever asked me if I felt present when I was dancing. And when I recently went back to training for the first time, I was like, wow I am the least present ever when I’m dancing. I am so out of my body. I don’t feel anything. I’m so in my head. The amount of times we come off stage and the choreographer goes ‘how was that, how did that feel?’ and I’m like, ‘I don’t know, I don’t remember’. I still see that with kids, I watch them come off stage and they don’t remember what happened. Part of it is nerves, but part of it is not teaching presence as an artist, as opposed to tricks.”

>>> IMPORTANT NOTICE <<< This episode carries themes, personal stories, discussion of recovery, and ongoing management of eating disorders.

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

- Laura tells her story of becoming a competitive dancer as a young child

- Aryn dives into the theme revealed after the last LUVEN performance — healing dance trauma

- How Laura found TGM studio as the photographer for our 1885 production in June of 2023

- The struggle of body image from a young age, how it turned into body dysmorphia and eventually an eating disorder

- How leaving the dance world helped Laura heal, and then flipping the role to become a dance teacher

- All about leadership, responsibility and the cascading impact of self-criticism as the role model for kids and teenagers

- How beneficial basic resources could be if this industry took more responsibility for mental/emotional ‘injury’ rather than just physical injury

- Having boundaries as dance teachers — and and leaving the saviour archetype behind

- The damage done by the lack of information around diet pills and shakes

- Ways we can support kids with high-performance tendencies in nervous system regulation

- Laura shares her wish for people to understand that sacrificing our health for excellence is NOT the answer to achieving goals

- Signs and signals someone may be struggling with an eating disorder

- Laura reflects on her partner Bri (who also teaches for The Goddess Movement) and her teaching style with kids

- Aryn recalls the evolution of pole fitness becoming competitive in nature, how scoring came to be, and the lack of artistry

- Prioritizing artistry and presence with kids to ensure a healthy balance of excellence and somatic experience

- How costumes can work for or against our self-esteem and how to advocate for ourselves in group formats

- Tuning in to where we get our validation from as leaders, instructors and teachers

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

- https://www.instagram.com/aryn_savard

JOIN US IN STUDIO

- https://www.instagram.com/tgm.studio

- https://www.thegoddessmovement.com

PODCAST LOVE-BYTES

- https://www.instagram.com/thegoddessmovementpodcast

CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST LAURA TENCER

- https://www.instagram.com/laur.tencer/

- [email protected]

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEENS + ADULTS

PROGRAMS/ONLINE RESOURCES

- Fraser Health: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory/Service-At-Location/5/C/eating-disorders-program---fraser-health-south

- Child + Youth Mental Health Offices: http://childandyouth.com/

- BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health: https://keltyeatingdisorders.ca/

COUNSELORS

- THRIVE COLLECTIVE > Alison Esau, Sarah Price, Vanessa Brown:

https://www.thrivewellbc.com/meet-the-team

- TIA PRINCE > private practice: https://callistocounselling.ca/

- TIA PRINCE > group work: https://www.vitalitycollective.ca/tia-prince

“The gut-brain axis is fascinating, there’s so much new research coming out. The microbiome — they are just fully starting to understand how diverse and how impactful it is. What’s wild is the majority of our serotonin (our happy hormones) 90% is produced in our gut. So if you don’t have happy bacteria going on, you’re not going to have a happy mood.”

TODAY ON THE GODDESS MOVEMENT:

• Elise Cochran (Certified Nutritional Practitioner) tells the story of how she found TGM and her pole journey
• Aryn and Elise recall the many Vertical Theatre productions that inspired their friendship to begin
• About being challenged as performers beyond just skills; about bravery, embodiment and transformation
• Where “but did you die?” originated, and continues to serve
• The journey through adrenal burnout after being railroaded by western medicine
• Together they debunk the concept that conditions and disease happen in singularity, but rather an interconnectedness exists within the human body
• The lack of research, resources and knowledge around women’s health and specifically the reproductive organs
• Elise shares about her career in the medical field as a ultrasound sonographer, and her exit of the healthcare system
• The absence of consent being the catalyst for ‘the riskiest move’ Elise has ever made, and how she leaned on intuition and spiritual guidance
• Elise dissects popular themes between her clients, like: hormones, gut health and reproductive health
• Using eating and superfoods to heal the digestive system, improve mental wellness and promote more restful sleep
• All about genes and the genetic testing Elise is ecstatic to be offering most recently in her practice
• How our bodies are designed to heal themselves - tuning into and learning why our body is sending us messages through signs/symptoms so we can understand ourselves on a greater level
• Touching on free tools, tips and resources that are accessible to most people as a starting point and opportunity for empowerment

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST ARYN SAVARD

• https://www.instagram.com/aryn_savard?igsh=MWJtcHVzZmZ5dmpibg==

JOIN US IN STUDIO

• https://www.instagram.com/tgm.studio?igsh=MzE2d2FvbWxmMXV3
• https://www.thegoddessmovement.com

PODCAST LOVE-BYTES

• https://www.instagram.com/thegoddessmovementpodcast?igsh=MWYxOGN5Z3diY3pubg==

ELISE’S OFFERINGS

1. Genetic Testing (since it's the bomb and best proactive healthcare approach).

2. Root based nutritional consulting to get to the bottom of specific issues

https://www.elisecochran.com/services

EXTRA RESOURCES from Elise

BOOKS

• GUT

https://www.amazon.ca/Gut-Inside-Story-Underrated-Revised/dp/1771643765/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=17MNT3XICZ0E1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IQ8hS6NWkjm-wXPWdgtwRDWJZa5l16x_CtufN45Z6-Ji-RS-Q_p6JC9QzqoUE27eD1-ivvx-mW1Dw-ay8if3IRzEDfwKt5uqVDc-Mr0E2vG88dEwJOWTFKNWLFyrapifulCZIAAVypdpmnWTAOUDSG6J-pBUv-m09FIaUbPAi4uxXQz63XUfTCnZuguB-q_-kwOvIrVGYHHzaDxlN2v5Rg.ItunFHT_kZUvxTeoG5FqB1AMoNXO-ycSUvIzdhyU2aE&dib_tag=se&keywords=gut+book&qid=1720813775&sprefix=gut+book%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1

• TAPPING INTO INTUITION > YOU ARE INTUITIVE

https://www.amazon.ca/You-Are-Intuitive-Truth-Power-ebook/dp/B08GQFBPG6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2VBQ7YNTX56OC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.piSPkTHa6vnrbZIE2TUId-e5vV67E6rG8YrkbdeOUqULk3IoXyMxQVucZHT6z-pmHKT7VWSu887UiCJqzN_-_pMLgD2eHr7zupy7VGNsvpxLjKNQdI9qnx_PupQImfD53Y1RP1AsnEX9tZJb0fXHEQORB0xW2860Dm2HfH1tlA5uFK6UHFQwB2ORBlYxGU36-cindUxoH2aMCqb4ROrWgg.VsSzw3BjHMwfv3Zl0-0fzCQnhBEYfkA6Q0-dT1ZeSo8&dib_tag=se&keywords=natalie+miles&qid=1720813811&sprefix=natalie+miles%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1

PODCAST EPISODE

• https://open.spotify.com/episode/0AgQAZt3ElobhRdwKeiMkG?si=_mni7PmPS4OneI4k3Y1U7w

CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST ELISE COCHRAN

• https://www.instagram.com/essentialfaerie/
• http://www.elisecochran.com
• [email protected]