In this episode, we're talking about the importance of meditation and morning rituals with someone who knows the benefits all too well, Lilly Balch.

Lilly is a Brooklyn-based creative, therapeutic yoga instructor, meditation teacher & creator/host of The Morning Ritual Podcast.  Her podcast offers free, quick and timely meditations perfect for starting your day and they're often what Leslie uses to begin her morning practices.

In this episode we talk about the benefits of morning rituals, using meditation to combat anxiety, how Lilly started a podcast during a pandemic and offer some inspiration to help you get started meditating.

Lilly seeks to support your sense of presence, internal strength, and inner peace through a balanced combination of movement and stillness. In order to bring a greater body, mind, and spirit awareness to her art (having been a dancer her whole life) Lilly delved into the practice of yoga ten years ago. Lilly completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2013 and has been teaching both private clients and group classes ever since. She is currently training to become an 850-hour IAYT Yoga Therapist under Dana Slamp at Prema Yoga Institute. She brings a mindful, positive, and bright energy to her teaching.  You can find her work at www.lillybalchyoga.com.

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In this solo episode, Leslie discusses the morning rituals she uses to start her days in positive and mindful ways.

Some of Leslie's favorite elements of this routine include switching out coffee for chai lattes, meditating and pulling tarot cards. In fact, she's studying to become a meditation teacher because of how beneficial this practice has become in her own life.

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It's time to talk about PERIODS! Every woman will have one at some point in her life, but it's still something we feel ashamed to talk about and that STOPS today! 

In this episode, holistic health coach Alyssa Durham talks about healing hormonal imbalance, the different phases of our cycles and ways to sync with your menstrual cycle so you can live fully in-flow. Alyssa shares some witchy rituals you can do with your "moon blood," shares her PCOS struggle and gives ideas on cultivating self-love by connecting with your womb. 

 Alyssa is the owner and founder of Beautiful and Courageous LLC, her health coaching practice. Alyssa's purpose on this planet is to help women overcome trauma, own their worth, and make sustainable change through holistic self -love! She graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) November 2020, where she studied a variety of dietary theories and coaching methods. She specializes in holistic techniques to self-heal, navigate trauma, and restore female hormonal balance.

Connect with Alyssa on Instagram: @beautifulandcourageous
You can also find her work on at www.beautifulandcourageous.com

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Today's guest is Kayla Fassio.  She's an Oklahoma-native currently residing in Florida. Kayla is a personal trainer, yoga instructor, online health coach, fitness model and mental health advocate.

In this episode, we discuss making huge life moves without fear, the benefits of going to therapy, whole-body-wellness, mindfulness practices and how they can impact the physical body and Kayla shares how she created a program to help people meet their goals.

Connect with Kayla Fassio on Instagram: @kaylafassio
To find her 25 Days of Mindfulness calendar,  visit her website: www.kaylafassiofit.com

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This episode is all about pleasure! Our guest, Eleanor Jane, is a Melbourne-based Lawyer turned Feminine Embodiment Coach, specializing in Movement as Medicine, Emotional Alchemy, Intuitive Healing modalities, and Feminine Wisdom.

We dive deep into all things juicy! We talk about three ways to get into your body, safety and feeling pleasure, finding pleasure in the mundane, working through sexual shame, self-pleasure practices to connect with ourselves and ways to rid trauma from the body.

Also, a quick shoutout to Minx + Muse in Austin, Texas, mentioned at the beginning of this episode. Their declaration is that "it is our birthright to transform, expand, and safely exist as sensual, conscious and empowered creatures."  Check them out online at www.minxandmuse.com

Connect with Eleanor Jane on Instagram: @eleanorJane.x

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Introducing The Light Within podcast.

In this very first episode meet host & Journalist, Leslie Draffin, as she explains what kickstarted her spiritual journey and how she was led to birth this podcast.



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Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host.

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