The Laundry Basket Podcast

Moving is an excellent way to let go. Let go of stuff, let go of bad habits, let go of energy that doesn't suit us anymore. Most of the time we move because we've outgrown our current space, maybe not always physically, but at least conceptually. We want to achieve different life goals and that includes a new home, a new city or a new country altogether! Salima and Steve have moved to a new home. But really it's an old home! Just turning 100 years old. It's also the home where Salima grew up as a child. Lots of things need to be re-painted, re-organized, repaired, etc. The list is endless. How are they coping with it all? Listen to this week's podcast to find out.
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Salima got her two vaccine shots and she is ready to travel! Let's plan together and day dream about her exciting trip to Hawaii. After a long pandemic, the loss of her father and the move to a new state, Salima is ready to step out of her every day routine and explore the island life for a few days. Since Rita is a travel expert, she shares a mountain of tips on how to properly pack, how to decide which activities to do and something about a magical tea that helps you poop better!¡! This is the first of many travel episodes, so let's get schmoozing!
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The Magician is the first card of the major arcana and is full of potential. The Magician gives you the gift of manifestation. You have all the resources to accomplish your dreams. We dive deep into the meaning of this card both right side up and reversed. We also talk about the importance of asking the right questions to the Tarot Cards. Remember: Tarot helps you CREATE your future, so all your questions should feel empowering. Finally, we offer a cool spread to communicate with your spirit guides in a welcoming and simple way. Let's get schmooze about Tarot!
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The Fool is card #0 in the Major Arcana. All of us schmoozers are The Fool as we begin this soul's journey through our learning of Tarot. The Fool is full if potential and reminds us that it's time to take a leap of faith. We don't have all the answers, but we have all the energy we need to get started!
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Our current culture is constantly pressuring us to see "the positive side of things". In theory this sounds like an encouraging advice,  however, an overload of positivity can invalidate our more difficult feelings like sadness, deception or fear.  When we do not have the space to express these negative emotions, we start feeling inadequate. We may even feel guilty that we are not being "positive enough". The social media tendency to only post our "happy moments" also creates a skewed reality that does not reflect the full spectrum of human emotions and life's inevitable ups and downs. We can easily start feeling like our lives and our feelings are not as positive as those of others. This is what is referred to as toxic positivity. While taking time to acknowledge our hard , negative feelings, is important for our health, it's also necessary to know how to get out of these lower emotional vibrations when we feel ready for joy again. Rita shares one of her favourite tips to help our brains develop a positive outlook on life once you feel ready for it!
Article on toxic positivity: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/toxic-positivity-during-the-pandemic
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The Tarot Deck is divided in two parts: the major arcana and the minor arcana. The major arcana consists of 21 numbered cards plus the card zero "The fool". The minor arcana is split in four suits of 10 numbered cards and 4 "court cards". The suits are cups, wands, pentacles, and swords. In this episode, we open Salim'as first Tarot deck and have an overview of what the arcanas represent in a reading. We also look at each minor arcana suit separately and explain the fundamental meaning of each. This episode is an excellent way to have a clear setp-by-step introduction to Tarot Card reading using the Rider-Waite Smith deck and gets your intuition kick started in motion. Have your tarot deck handy and let's get schmoozing about Tarot!
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**ALLEGEDLY** The Kardashian Curse is a phenomena by which all men who get involved with a Kardashian sister end up going crazy. They go crazy because they fall in love and then they just can't handle the intensity of the K-Family.  On another note, who has lived through Bridgerton this winter 2021? How hot is the Duke? Who wishes ball seasons were still a thing? We praise the author Julia Quinn and the Netflix series producer Shonda Rhimes for putting together a story that completely elevates female emotions and sexual perspective. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we are NOT impressed with The Bachelor's racist tendencies--#BLM, get it together!! Another non-impressive situation: the College Scandal. I guess all we need to do now is photoshop a picture of ourselves playing marco-polo and send it to a corrupt coach to get into an Ivy League? The alternative is simply paying 10 M to the institution and that will also seal the deal.  This is just scratching the surface of our current pop culture. Why do we care so much about actors, singers, and reality TV? Is there something to learn through this? Pop culture does establish cultural trends and shapes the way we perceive our society, our standards of beauty and our values. Let's get schmoozing about pop culture!

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The spring equinox is here! If you missed the boat on your "New Year's resolutions", we suggest that you make spring your new "New year". and start from scratch. Spring 2021 is not easy as the pandemic is still affecting our lives so we share some tips on how to feel better by going out and enjoying nature. At the very least, we can find comfort in the world of fashion by letting go of the thick winter coats and  playing mix and match and layering with different items. Of course, as in every season episode, we go over the three astrological signs: Aries, Taurus and Gemini and explain how you can take advantage of their energies to make the most of your spring season! Let's get schmoozing :)
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In this episode we discuss what self-care means to us. It starts with listening to your body and your mind when it tells you: "I am tired, please stop whatever you're doing." That message is important to recognize, especially for overachievers, workaholics or busy moms! What activities are considered self-care? Sometimes it means cooking the food you feel will be nutritious, sometimes it means going to the spa. Salima and Rita share some of their self-care routines such as how to have fabulous hair, how laser hair removal makes you feel like a goddess, and what in life is a vampire facial?!?
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We all get uncomfortable with the word "sensuality". Why is that? In this episode we discuss the importance of building a sensual lifestyle to feel more confident, reduce anxiety and stress, and have harmonious relationships. Join us in this conversation to gain a completely new outlook on sensuality, one that is totally separate from sexuality and that has everything to do with waking your senses up to all the beauty and joy in your own life.
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