Ep. 20 - Today I'm sitting down with Nadia Munla, women's embodiment and intimacy coach, to discuss all things embodiment, sensuality, surrender, and feminine spirituality. We all know the importance of "slowing down" – but in a society designed to keep us spinning in our heads in "go-go-go" mode, it's a new form of empowerment to return home to our bodies and find our own truth and healing within. This episode is so potent for the times we are in right now – I highly recommend you give it at least one listen, and note down the many practices Nadia recommends for reconnecting to your inner power.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Nadia's journey of moving from a life of hustle and grind life into one of embodiment and sensual aliveness
• Our society's epidemic of disconnection from our body wisdom  
• Rewilding and what animals can teach us about living fully 
• The ways our mind-based culture keeps us disconnected from our body 
• Using our five senses to experience sensuality 
• Accessing divinity through going inward into the senses.  
• The difference between “masculine” and “feminine” forms of spirituality 
• How to balance “doing” and “feeling”  
• Finding integration through combining structure and flow  
• Reaping the gifts of slowing down and simplifying in 2020 
• How to regulate our nervous systems for better health 
• Using our breath as the building block and language of the reptilian brain to positively shift our physiological state  
• Why we don’t need complicated formulas to get through these times - and what we do need instead 
• Where suffering actually comes from (different from where we think it does!)  
• Inner child work - how to mother and reparent our inner child 
• The four feminine archetypes 
• The power of surrendering into pain, and the difference between surrender and resignation 
• Fear-based vs. love-based motivation 
• Her co-creative visioning plan - 4 powerful questions to help you create an embodied vision based in surrender 

Resources from this episode:

Nadia's website:

http://www.nadiamunla.com

Embody Collective:

http://bit.ly/embodycollective

Free Breathwork Journey:

http://www.kristenyates.com/breathwork

Ep. 19: If you're on a path of uncovering your soul project, this episode is for you. Mike shares his journey to discovering the work he is truly here to do in the world – through following his heart and letting the voice of his inner child guide the way. A writer, educator and creative, Mike leads  through his own Time Travel Journey, how this soul project evolved and took new form, and how awakening our inner child within can change the course of our life.

In this episode, we dive into:

• The meditation journey that catalyzed Mike life’s project 
• How to really listen to the calling of your heart 
• The difference between building new beginnings and going "back home"
• What Mike learned by exploring the consciousness of each age 
• What children can teach us about mindfulness 
• How to let creative projects evolve and transform
• What it’s like to revisit our younger selves (and why it's so important!) 
• Envisioning the future through the timeline of our past
• Reconciling our past and becoming excited about what is to come 
• How we can uplift our present self by looking at our timeline 

Resources from this episode:

Time Travel Journeys:

http://www.timetraveljourneys.com

Ep. 18: In this solo show, I share some of the powerful tools I use with my clients and in my programs to help uncover and activate your True Self – and all of the purpose, power, and potential within you. 

In this episode we dive into: 

• A glimpse into my monthly planning and review process 
• What core values are and why they are so key on your journey to self-understanding
• How to identify your unique set of core values
• Connecting with our inner child and the archetypes that live within us
• How to craft a daily "Blissipline" practice
• The three key elements of a powerful daily ritual
• A profoundly simple tool for building self-compassion and mindfulness
• One simple tool to activate your voice and unblock your throat chakra (helping to activate truth-speaking!)
• A few exercises to strengthen your connection to your intuition

Resources from this episode:

Monthly Review & Planning PDF

Identify Your Core Values PDF

The True Self Journey:

kristenyates.com/trueself

Ep. 17: Today's episode is all about unpacking your personality through the lens of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI.) Heidi is a personality psychologist, coach, and writer who helps people leverage personality psychology as a tool for self development. 

In this episode we dive into:

• How Heidi paved her own way in the field of personality psychology (it's not how you might expect!)
• What personality psychology is, and how it can help us live a better life
• The origin of the MBTI and how it evolved from Jungian psychology to become more accessible today
• A breakdown of each of the 4 pairs of letters that make up the personality "code" in the MBTI
• What Extroversion and Introversion really mean (different from the mainstream thought about them)
• Why Sensors and Intuitives want to make their impact in different ways 
• How Thinkers and Feelers must follow their passions in different ways 
• How Judgers and Perceivers have very different relationships to structure
• The difference (and similarities) between logic and emotion in personality 
• How our modern-day work environment has shifted from more Judging to more Perceiving
• Understanding the cognitive functions of each of the letters
• Some unique qualities and traits of NFP types, and how they engage with and experience the world 
• The unique existential experience that NFP types tend to have
• Different definitions of “success” for the different types 
• Using knowledge about your type to finding balance and fulfillment in life
• Why meaning and purpose are so crucial to NFP types 
• The gifts and struggles of the NFP types 
• A few theories on what personality types make the best matches for romantic partnership

Resources from this episode:

Heidi's website and upcoming courses:

http://www.heidipriebe.com

Where to find your MBTI Personality type:

https://www.psychologyjunkie.com/

Ep. 16: In this solo jam session, I'm coming to you from my childhood bedroom (literally!) to dive into some of the questions we can ask to understand more about our True Selves. 

We'll get into: 

• Looking at the subconscious layers that get put on us as we grow through life
• Unpacking our belief systems and where they came from
• A few of the key transition points that put me on the path to living as my True Self
• Several tools to get in line with your guiding compass
• What core values and belief systems have to do with your True Self
• The death and rebirth cycles that are an inherent part of our life and growth
• Key questions to trigger your growth and self-inquiry
• Embodiment tools to connect to your purpose and power
• Exploring your fullest potential as your True Self

I will be guiding an 8-week journey for a small, soul-centered tribe to uncover the Purpose, Power, and Potential of our True Self. It begins September 1 – if you feel called to join us, mention this podcast for $50 off the journey. ❤

True Self Journey:

kristenyates.com/trueself

Email me for more information/to connect with any questions!

[email protected]

Ep. 15: Today's episode is all about reframing our notion that "hustle and struggle equals success" – and opening up to allow the ease and abundance that is our birthright. I sit down with Krystal Brandt an Ease Mentor and Intuitive Business Strategist who helps fast-paced go-getters to slow down and cultivate sustainable self-care practices to live a soul-aligned life. She shares her story of leaving the corporate world behind to follow her inner calling (spoiler alert: it wasn't a smooth and shiny ride!) and drops a ton of actionable tools and strategies to reset your relationship with obligation and create a life filled with self-care, nourishment, and yes – lots of ease. 

We dive into: 

• The importance of creating your team of mentors 
• Her journey from the corporate cubicle to discovering herself  
• How she moved from people-pleasing to following her soul’s calling 
• What self-care really is, and how our society makes it so difficult to follow this path 
• Giving yourself permission to divorce obligation and create your soul priorities 
• How living counter-culture and listening to her inner truth shifted her entire path
• Why allowing social constructs to break down can be pivotal towards your growth 
• Learning to trust yourself and show up for yourself in bigger ways
• The big question she uses to define self-care (and why you should be using it!) 
• The importance of discovering your core values – and her simple way to find them  
• Her top tip for using your core values as a tool for self-nourishment
• How to turn self-care from an item on your to-do list, to an organic, non-negotiable part of your life 
• Integrating the masculine and feminine in your daily life
• Dancing between the masculine structure and “doing”, and the feminine intuition and “being" 
• How nature can be our muse for ease 
• Why ease has everything to do with mindset 
• The art of allowing ease and abundance 
• How we can reframe comparison to expand our growth
• Ease and self-care tools to navigate these turbulent times 
• Why grounding is one of the most important tools you can use right now 

Resources from this episode:

Astrology/Human Design readings:
https://www.krystalbrandt.com/readings

Ease resources:
https://www.krystalbrandt.com/resources

Krystal's website:
www.krystalbrandt.com

Follow Krystal on IG:
http://bit.ly/KrystalBrandtIG

Ep. 14: Today's conversation is all about the powerful spiritual journey of working with the Bufo Alavrius toad medicine. This toad from the Sonoran desert of Mexic, secretes a venom which, when (humanely) sourced and dried, produces 5-MeO-DMT, a potent psychoactive compound that facilitates life-altering transcendent experiences.  

In Part 2 with Kacper Postawski, we dive into:

• What Bufo medicine is, and how it works
• How working with Bufo in Peru has shifted the course of his life
• The art of building trust for how things will fall into place 
• Following alignment to your right path 
• How shamanic medicine channels massive love and compassion to blast through stored trauma
• Working through the fear of psychadelic experiences
• Dissolution of ego and transcendence 
• What "ego death" means, and how to move through it
• The power of intention in medicine journeys 
• How medicine can help you access past lives and stored trauma 
• How shamanic medicine alters space/time perception  
• The nature of source and the cosmic harmony and wisdom from our many lives 
• What the real ascension process is all about
• What it actually means to be One Mind with no separation 
• The importance of integration with any psychedelic experience, and how Bufo integration is different from many others 
• Recognizing your guiding compass that helps you move through life 
• How to integrate deep spiritual and medicine work with day-to-day practicalities 

Ep. 13: Today's episode is a peek behind the scenes at my experience with ISTA – the International School of Temple Arts – immersing in a weeklong Shamanic Tantra and Sacred Sexuality training. I recorded this with Kacper, a soul brother I met on the ISTA journey, shortly after our training completed.

I love this episode, because it's such an raw view into our experience in this sacred sexuality immersion, and the insights and transformations we received on all things shadow work, healing shame, emotional processing, and creating authentic intimacy with ourselves and others.

We jam on all things:

• What ISTA, sacred sexuality and the temple arts are all about
• Our intentions coming in, and how they shifted through the process
• Going through death and rebirth in the transformation process
• How ISTA helped us bring up and heal our shame around sexuality
• What shame really is, and why we have to move through it to release it
• Why tantra is so much about intimate connection with self 
• Dealing with massive triggers in an intimate container 
• What is "the shadow", and how to integrate with it to become more whole
• Becoming resilient to the daggers, thorns, and shadows we face in life
• Dealing with projections that others put onto us
• The power of emotional release 
• How others can be our mirror for shadows in relationships 
• Healing shadows from childhood trauma 
• Uncovering the shadow of "unworthiness" in relationships
• Understanding the masculine/feminine dynamics of polarity 
• What’s behind “White knight” syndrome 
• Finding the distinction between authentic love and the need for validation
• Processing the toxic patterns behind a breakup 
• Bringing our anxiety up from the unconscious to conscious to transmute and transform

Resources from this episode:

ISTA (International School of Temple Arts)
www.ista.life

Ep. 12: Today we dive behind the scenes with March Brenwall, founder of Barbell Beauties, an online Crossfit platform and community. March shares the inside story of her entrepreneurial journey from a shop owner in the Philippines and VA for her husband, to ultimately launching her own six-figure businesses. She shares the challenges and mindset shifts she gained, tools that helped her ride the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship, and offers up massive motivation to take imperfect action in pursuit of your dream.

In this episode we dive into: 

• How March went from a shop owner to location independence
• Her massive shift from $2/hour as a VA to launching her own business
• Launching her first business before the website was even up 
• How taking imperfect action helped her make 6 figures in her first year of business
• The digital nomad culture and community in Chiang Mai
• How she dealt with the massive rise and fall of her first business
• How getting a job helped her quantum leap on her entrepreneurial path 
• The key difference that helped her new business thrive into authentic growth 
• Mindset tools she used to move through the emotional roller coaster of running a business
• Dealing with entrepreneurial stress and overwhelm
• How to manage hitting rock bottom and moving through to the other side
• The importance of having a community of other creators to help you rise
• Learning to pivot and make quick shifts without attachment 
• Why shutting down her business twice helped her ultimately create a thriving community and company

Connect with March on Facebook

The Barbell Beauties Website

The Barbell Beauties Facebook group

Ep. 11: Today's episode is a solo show where I dive into some of the most potent emotional release practices we can all use during these times (AKA - deal with our sh*t as gracefully as possible!) :)

We'll dive into: 

• What emotional energy really is, and why it's so important to keep it flowing
• The difference between labeling our emotions and simply being with the energy of them
• The effects that stressful times have on our sympathetic nervous system (and overall well-being) 
• Moving from the sympathetic (fight or flight) to parasympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system activation
• Embodiment tools and practices for emotional release
• Why self-compassion and self-care are so crucial right now
• The power of breathwork, movement, mindfulness, and ritual
• Emotional Freedom Technique, TRE, and other emotional activation & release tools I love 

Download my Emotional Freedom Technique PDF