Carren, Kim and Cyndi haven’t caught up for quite some time, Kim has had a major operation on her back and talks about the importance of self care not only during times of stress but everyday.  Carren has just completed her first Effortless Self Retreat and Cyndi has just come back from facilitating her Noosa Health Retreat.  It’s amazing how much we learn as teachers as much as students.  Listen in as these three amazing women chat about life, hardship, wins and the the power of asking.

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The concept of retreating to your own home with luxury organic products sent to you 4 times a year and creating a day to change your life is the brain child of Kate Williams.  Along with Kate Cyndi interviews Hannah Buttigieg of Food Intelligence, who is not only a nutritionist but a forensic drug and alcohol worker.  These two young women landed on Cyndi’s doorstep at the invitation of her daughter Tarnea, and after speaking with them Cyndi decided that the Up For A Chat listeners may want some insight into these two amazing young woman. 

www.Foodintelligence.international

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Cyndi was at lunch with beach volley ball Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Cook and they were discussing training and commitment to a sport. Natalie had spoke about her yoga teacher who got up every morning at 4.30am to practice yoga. Natalie asked her yoga teacher whether there was ever a morning that he did not want to get up and his answer was “no”. Cyndi then asked Natalie the same question regarding her quest to get to the Olympics and getting up every morning and training and her answer was ‘no’. The Up for The Chat girls decided to explore why is it that some people are so committed to something in their life that they can’t wait to get up in the morning versus others who just want hit the snooze button over and over and sleep the day away. Kim, Carren and Cyndi have a discussion where they begin to get Aha’s about the love and passion to do something is so inspiring that you can’t wait to get up.

They also talk about if your inspiration has waned how to reignite it.

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Flashback Chat, we have had many requests to replay some of our Most Popular podcasts from the past so today we are starting with Episode 15.

Cyndi, Kim and Carren have just finished the Wellness Summit on the Gold Coast and they go on a road trip, listen in on their conversation that even astounds them as to where it goes and finally ends. The conversation starts about the inspiration of the summit. They talk about their butterflies and fears before they speak and from there all three end up down a rabbit hole that questions whether fear holds us back or whether it is there to become greater and grander in your own life. Be prepared to have your mind blown as this podcast will have you questioning everything about life and purpose of life.

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Declutter, clear your life, change everything that you thought was right and start life over because it was a matter of life and death/disabled.  V is an inspiration, her life from social, highflying executive with everything at her feet but miserable and sick, to homeless, and the happiest and consciously living on purpose is the story of V.  If nothing else V really makes you think about the things you do on a daily basis, her recovery from MS is inspiring and her want to help more people is infectious.  Watch her TEDx video here Cultural Collision, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zessTA-Id1M  and make sure you check out her social media pages and web page at paleobosslady.

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This week Kim is live from the Sunshine Coast hinterland and invites a group of beautiful women on her Elevation Retreat to talk openly about the challenges and joys of self care and self love. Topics delve further into motherhood, time management, self worth, relationships, topping our emotional tanks, role modeling and the power of sisterhood. Every single one of these women have an incredible story and offer simple, practical and caring advice. Today’s podcast is a touching conversation and great reminder for us all.

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Cyndi and Kim talk about the importance of nature and retreating from the everyday, we can either learn to retreat in our own homes or create a holiday or trek that takes us into a whole new world and way of thinking.  Cyndi and Kim have both completed the grueling 20km hike of NZ’s Tongariro Crossing, they talk about the landscape and the beauty but they also talk about the need to bring the mind in, to take over from the body when you think you can’t take another step.  Both Cyndi Kim and Carren have been busy leading retreats, education summits and conferences, some of them back to back, we discuss how we do this and what are our rituals in order to help us in these times.  Our trips to NZ October 2017 and Africa 2018 are discussed as Cyndi has learnt more about walking with the Kalahari Bush People and learning their tribal ways, one of the things we will be doing.  To follow more about our trip to Africa follow on instagram @SafariFrank and @meno_a_kwena

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Nutrigenomics and Epigenetics is the topic of this amazing interview with Dr Margie Smith co founder of SmartDNA.  Have you ever wondered if your DNA can tell you what foods you should eat, what exercise you can do, what drugs you can metabolise and what is that gene SNP called MTHFR.  Well listen in on this fascinating interview about how we can learn through DNA testing what is the best thing for us to live an outstanding healthy life.  Margie is a mix of nerd and absolute inspiring scientist.  Her magic wand moment is worth waiting for, all the girls fell in love with her wisdom and knowledge and the amazing person that they had the privilege of interviewing. Hang in there on this podcast, it begins nerdy but ends life changing.

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Cyndi and Carren begin the podcast talking about Carren’s event on the Sunshine Coast – The Effortless Self, it’s a game changer, its about thinking different, it’s about perceived realities in a whole new way, it’s about a day to change your life.  The conversation then changes to Cyndi’s upcoming Health Retreat in late March on Noosa’s Sunshine Coast, this is a weekend to take time out in order to change your health and life outcomes.  We don’t always take time out of our lives to plan our life going forward.  If you don’t know where you are going how are you going to know the signs that lead you in the right direction, this is an hour to change your life.  For more information on Carren’s free events around the country go to www.effortlessself.com/free and for Cyndi’s health retreat go to www.changinghabits.com.au

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The Up For a Chatters tackle the trendy new diet – Keto Diet and the new supplement that promises ketogenesis.  Cyndi begins by explaining the term ketogenesis and the different energy systems in the body.  She then explains about exogenous ketones, which Kim reveals she has been taking.  The hour ends with a wonderful recipe –

Keto Coffee – 1 shot of coffee, 1TBS coconut oil, 1TBS butter or ghee or cream 2 Changing Habits Caco Wafers and 1 TBS of almond butter, add 1 cup hot water.  Put into thermomix take temperature to 70C then froth by taking the speed to 10 for 15 seconds.  Enjoy a drink that helps you make ketones.

Attached is an article on what was talked about in the hour.  https://changinghabits.com.au/ketosis-can-we-achieve-it-in-a-pill/

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