Feeling scrunched up in self doubt? An expansive contemplation to help you breathe easy.

Travis and Drew describe Sound Baths as “the process of restoring the mind, body and soul through frequency stimulation. In their words, "this sound bath was composed by closely observing the interactions of the body and mind with each individual singing bowl note and then with each sequence. Through this slow but powerful method, the most euphoric melodies were distilled into a single, blissful sound bath." Please visit healingvibrationsmedia.com and consider making a contribution via Patreon or paypal.

My guests today are Travis Schumacher and Drew Griffin, leaders in the field of sound therapy, who are pioneering full-body listening experiences in the digital space. Travis and Drew are co-founders of Healing Vibrations, a full-fledged media company focused on health and wellness. In this conversation, we explore sound as a therapeutic tool, the benefits of sounds baths, how they curate multi-sensory experiences online, current innovations and projects in the pipeline... Imagine a wearable vest that enables you to FEEL the virtural sound bath. I know, radical right!? We discuss the work of Dr Masaru Emoto and of course, how they get Wabi-Sabi with life. These two embody their business title. You can hear it in their voice and sense it in their being. Tune in and soak up the absolutely sensational vibrations of these two childhood friends.

Signs and symptoms: people-pleasing, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, anxiety, comparisonitis, procrastination, chronic guilt, stress, addiction and a whole lotta hustlin'. Don’t identify as a perfectionist? Most perfectionists don’t realise they’re under the influence. It’s the perfect poison - insidious, debilitating and disguised as a virtue. In this episode, we’re offering gentle reminders, soul prompts and salves to help you identify these toxic belief systems and cleanse all strains of perfectionism from your soul/psychic-system. Ultimately, we’ll be getting Wabi-Sabi Well, finding magic in the mess and arriving at a destination where you feel fulfilled and (unfettered) Free to be who you really are even is it’s messy, wild, goofy, uncool and imperfect.

Discover the healing powers of meditation. After a decade long battle with Chronic Lyme Disease compounded by years of depression, anxiety, perfectionism, over-achievement and disordered eating, Caitlin Cady discovered the ultimate medicine in meditation. She’s now making it easy for everybody to get their daily dose. In her book Heavily Meditated, she turns hard-won wisdom and insights into an instruction manual for getting high on life and that’s what we’ll be exploring today. From eating disorders to auto-immune diseases, unwanted habits and everything in between, this episode looks at the wide ranging benefits of meditation, why it's a practice worth committing to and how to set yourself up for success.

In this conversation Dr.Scott Lyon's takes us on a guided tour of his 5 day Somatic Stress Release immersions. His program is designed to "enhance your capacity to identify internal responses to stressors, and mobilize that energy towards restoration and ease. Somatic Stress Release™ empowers you... to holistically discharge stress, blocked emotions, and body tension, as well as relieve stagnated energy while restoring resilience. Empower your self, through your self!" Dr. Scott Lyons (DO, PhD, MS, MFA, CHT, BMCP/T, RSMT, SME, BMCP, IDME, SEP, CST, BFA, RYT-500) is a Clinical Psychologist, Osteopath, and Mind-Body Medicine practitioner. He is the co-creator of Embodied Flow™- a school of yoga and therapy, and developer of Somatic Stress Release™- a processes of restoring our biological adaptation system.

The mind-body connection, movement as medicine and the secret stories our bodies tell are some of the topics covered in this episode. We dive into somatic therapy, bodywork and all things physical therapy. Discover a Wabi-Sabi Well approach to movement and see how it differs from industry norms. By the end of the episode you’ll be inspired to revolutionise the way you think about your body-mind, to charge your movement practices with transcendent meaning and get wabi-sabi with your workouts.

Discover the secrets and hidden gifts of Wabi-Sabi – an intuitive appreciation of transient beauty and a zen-lens on life. The spirit of Wabi-Sabi, ever-present in Japanese culture and tea ceremonies, invites us to see that true beauty is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. In this social media age with the pressure to be flawless, and camera-ready at all times; with our chronic angst about not being or having enough and constant comparison - measuring our messy behind-the-scenes lives to other glossy, carefully curated highlight reels, Wabi-Sabi offers an antidote. It’s a refuge, a reset and a return to nature, wholeness and healing. It’s ancient wisdom to ease our modern concerns.

Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. It invites us to shift our focus from doing to being, from perfecting to embracing, from conflict to connection. With our dogged desires for more and chronic angst about not being or having enough, it's the kind of life-lens that provides true relief. Wisdom and wellness seekers this is for you. Get ready for some BIG magic, because the right kind of encouragement makes all the difference!  Episode one drops Jan 2020 so subscribe in itunes or wherever you listen to podcasts now.