Umami Conversations

Sensitive Content -This is the last part of our episode with Valerie where she continues to share about her challenging journey to motherhood. From hormonal imbalance, to gestational diabetes , Valerie expresses how endometriosis has no cure and how she was able to overcome some of these challenges with a holistic Approach. Our host asks Valerie if she resonates with a quote from a previous episode: “motherhood is creation” as a creative. She breaks down her views on this quote. Valerie encourages moms to be or women looking to become mothers to be informed about what their rights are and how best to walk through the challenging path towards motherhood. This episode is full of useful information for any mother to be 💖enjoy ...

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What's up fam??? we are following up with the "Celebration of mothers"serie.

Today's guest Valerie, is a constant learner and creator. Valerie has 20 years of combined ministry between youth, children, and pastoral ministry.

She recounts her battle with endometriosis and all the hardships she went through with the surgeries and hormonal treatments.

In the midst of it all, she explains how her faith sustains her by renewing her strength and hope despite the terrible physical and emotional pains she endured.

At the end, a miracle happened, after 8 years of marriage, her husband and her husband "Found Grace"

We send love and strength to all the women going through infertility issues. May her story brings you comfort, knowing that you are not alone....

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Hey community,

Surprise, Surprise! YES you saw it this episode is in French for all our French speaking listeners. Below, you will find a short description of what was discussed in English.

The French Description follows below.

This month of May is dedicated to our Queens, our Mothers . Today's guest Farah former chef nutrition coach, now relationship coach with her husband accepted to share her journey to motherhood with us.

We talked about healing and tools she used to prepare herself to be the portal that will welcome a soul into this world.

While we celebrate the mothers, let's honor all the sacrifices, and challenges they go through to embrace this honorable role.

May this episode be an inspiration for whoever is or is called to be a mother.

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French Version:

Ce mois de Mai est dédié à nos Reines, nos Mères. L'invité d'aujourd'hui

Farah ancienne chef coach nutrition, aujourd'hui coach relationnelle avec son mari a accepté de partager avec nous son parcours vers la maternité.

Nous avons parlé de la guérison et des outils qu'elle a utilisés pour se préparer à être le portail qui accueillera une âme dans ce monde.

Pendant que nous célébrons les mères, honorons tous les sacrifices et les défis qu'elles doivent surmonter pour assumer ce rôle honorable.

Puisse cet épisode être une source d'inspiration pour celle qui est ou est appelée à être mère.

Profitez dès extrait de cet épisode disponible sur toutes les principales plateformes de podcast.

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Hey beautiful souls,

This episode was a live podcast recording, we did on Thursday 30th April 2022. This is a raw and uncut episode. Jessica and I shared about our healing

journeys. This is also closing off the Holistic approach series.

In this episode we answer questions such as:

What is a personal healing journey?

How do we heal?

We share our experience with life coaches, spiritual counsellor , going to see a therapist. Is there a best approach?

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It is Thursday Fam!!! the holistic Approach series is still going on! Topic of the day is Self-Love. Today's guest Kay Ann is a multi-talented artist and creator, dancer , Choreographer and Creative director. She uses dance, movement, self -exploration and self-expression to help her clients connect with themselves and stand in their truth. Kay Ann makes us travel through her story. She shares how she fully embraces her roots and use the knowledge and practices of her ancestors to heal and become more of who she is. An expression you will learn more about during this episode is: 'Decolonizing your self-care practices'

Get in Touch with Kay-Ann on her website :https://kayannward.com/hello/

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Today's episode is the second part of the deep conversation about Reiki and Mindfulness, we had with the inspiring mindfulness guide Lea Candon. Lea was asked what inspires her: She answered that she found inspiration in pain, in solitude, in the feelings of rejections, the moments of loneliness when she found refuge in her inner wisdom. And after each one of these moments she rose so high from her rock bottoms. What a powerful and profound statement! We concluded this conversation by a beautiful quote which reminded us that Love is the source of Mindfulness. It ultimately equips us to better love the world around. We invite you to open your heart and let yourself be inspired by her divine wisdom. You can Connect with Lea using this link: linktr.ee/leacandon Enjoy every bit of this episode available on all major podcast platforms now. Follow Umami Conversations on Instagram and Facebook and Tik Tok: @umamiconversations Twitter: @umami_convos YouTube :Umami Conversations Subscribe, rate, Leave a review, download our episodes and spread the love with a friend or two to tune into this podcast.

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Happy Thursday Beautiful people, today we receive our second guest of our "Holistic Approach" edition. Our guest are always au RDV to drop some mind-blowing knowledge. We never cease to learn...

Today's guest Lea, is a mindfulness guide, intuitive healer and wisdom writer.

She shares with us her experience with Reiki, (which is gaining in popularity as an energy healing method). From the emotional wounds she suffered, she was led by her inner-voice towards the mastering of this spiritual practice for self-healing. Now, she uses Reiki to help and heal people as well.

In today's episode, we talk about the energy flowing through our emotions and the importance of implementing daily mindfulness practices in order to become one with the 'Stable Observer' that we all have within.

With authenticity and humility, Lea shares with us some parts of the wisdom she acquired throughout her spiritual journey. She reminds us that we must remain students of Life. This episode will surely lifts up your spirits as it did for us :) Enjoyyyy

You can Connect with Lea using this link: linktr.ee/leacandon

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For this last part of our conversation we shift into discussing how Ayurveda is being portrait in the western world. Chelsea also shares her experience with bringing her knowledge and practices to Ghana and Ivory Coast. And how Colonization has played a major part in loosing our traditional/holistic way of healing ourselves.

You can connect with Chelsea on Instagram at: 

For her personal Blog @brownskinmagical 

For Alternative & Holistic Health [email protected]

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Today, our special guest Chelsea L. Niava is an interdisciplinary practitioner who splits her time between Montreal and West Africa. Chelsea has expertise and knowledge in touch and attachment research, Ayurveda and Reiki. Bringing these practices together allows Chelsea to use her intuitive skills to build and design routines that help people reconnect with their body, mind and soul. Her Caribbean and South Asian background has influenced her approach to healing, and her personal intersections with mental health and racism have driven her passion to activate self-healing in others. This amazing woman taught us today about the key notions of Ayurveda . She tells us about the different doshas, which represent the main elements connected to a person's unique physiological, mental, and emotional health. In this episode, Chelsea teaches us how Ayurveda should be considered as a philosophy much deeper than a mere practice . If you are interested in learning more about this ancient holistic healing system, this episode is for you. You can connect with Chelsea on Instagram at: For her personal Blog @brownskinmagical For Alternative and Holistic Health [email protected] Enjoy every bit of this episode available on all major podcast platforms now. Follow Umami Conversations on: Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok: @umamiconversations Twitter: @umami_convos YouTube :Umami Conversations Subscribe, rate, Leave a review, download our episodes and spread the love with a friend or two to tune into this podcast.

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Hey friends,

Society has thought most of us that illness could only be healed through medication/surgery. Forgetting that in the ancient times when pharmacies where non-existent our forefathers had their own ways of healing many elements in the human body. They used herbs, massages, sound, movement just to name a few. Practices like Reiki, Mindfulness meditation, Yoga, Aromatherapy have been emerging and many our turning to a more holistic approach when it comes to their overall health. Is the holistic approach overrated or is this really a thing? In the next few series we converse with women that shares their journeys and stories about their Holistic way of life and service to the world. Tune in and be elevated each Thursday  for the next few weeks.

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