Warrior Stories

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment. 

In this episode, we have Nigel Walker on the show! 

Nigel is an entrepreneur, yoga teacher trainer, possibility coach and speaker based in Canada. Together we discuss how we can guide people towards uncovering their full potential so they can inspire others to do the same. We also tackle topics like inclusivity in yoga spaces, the overlap between social justice and yoga and of course his amazing offerings through his programs and trainings.

Connect with Nigel through Nigelwalker.ca Teachyourtruth.ca or follow him on Instagram  @officialnigelwalker and @teachyourtruth

Our offering this week is the book The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk.

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds.

Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!

Follow us on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment.

In today’s episode we welcome Stephanie Griffin on the show! As a child and youth care educator and practitioner Stephanie’s career has allowed her to work with young people in Ottawa supporting them to focus on their mental health and wellbeing. For the past ten years, she has been a full-time professor, focusing on a strengths-based, social justice perspective of child and youth care practice. 

Today’s episode tackle topics like anti-oppressive practices, what it means to use an “empowering language” and unpacking privilege. 

Connect with Stephanie through her email [email protected]

Our offering this week is the (not so simple) art of journaling!  

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!

Follow us on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment. 

In today’s episode, Cassie and Ida are discussing the importance of knowing your worth as an entrepreneur and in your personal relationships. We are tackling the topic of female entrepreneurship, valuing your labor as a yoga teacher, burnouts and respecting our needs.

They also dip their toes into the wild sea of attachment theory and imposter syndrome. 

Connect with them on Instagram @cassieconnoryoga and @idafarneman

Our offering this week is the podcast Just Break Up Podcast. 

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds.

Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!

Follow us on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment.

On today’s episode we have Kurt Mansergh on the show,  yoga teacher and co-founder of The Grounded Man, based in Ottawa. Together we are covering the topics working with something that’s against your family' believes, Vipassana retreats and being silent for 10 days, toxic masculinity, and of course, The Grounded Man project. 

Connect with Kurt on Instagram @groundwithme, email him at [email protected] or visit their website at www.thegroundedman.com

Our offering this week is the documentary Disclosure on Netflix.  

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!

Follow us on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment.
 
Meet Cristal Tierney, a Ottawa-based yoga teacher and a Registered Psychotherapist. She practices within a trauma, body-centered and liberatory framework. On today’s episode, we tackle topics on trauma-sensitive practices, why a somatic approach to healing can be important and the relation between trauma and memory. 

Follow her work at www.crystaltierney.com or follow her on Instagram @crystaltierney.
Our offering this week is Brené Brown’s podcast Unlocking us. 

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!

Follow us on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment. 

On today's show Chongo Bwalya is joining us on important discussions regarding cultural barriers to wellness, inclusivity in the wellness world and her personal journey as a Warrior Yoga volunteer.

Follow Chongo on Instagram @chongobwalya and follow her work with Anona Wellness by visiting their Instagram page @anonawellness and listen to the podcast Culture meets wellness.

Our offering this week is Susanna Barkataki @susannabarkataki on Instagram.

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds.

Follow our journey on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network

This week we are excited to have the yoga therapy student and our own, personal yoga teacher trainer Sally Balfourth on the show.  

This episode we lift the topics of trauma-informed yoga, yoga therapy and the importance of discussing social justice and cultural appropriation when it comes to yoga.

Follow Sally on Instagram @sally.balfourth.yoga or visit her website

www.sallybalfourth.com

Our offering this week is Jonelle Lewis @jonelleyoga on Instagram where you can take part of her online training.

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds.

Follow our journey on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment. 

Ali Arbeau is an Ottawa based yoga teacher that focuses on making the yoga space more accessible and make people feel safe in their own bodies. 

Follow her inspiring and important work on Instagram @makewellyoga and @ali.arbeau 

Our offering this week is the podcast “Culture Meets Wellness” from Anona Wellness. You can follow them @anonawellness or explore their website at www.anonawellness.com 

Thank you to Sam Winter for doing the editing and producing the sounds.

Follow our journey on Instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network 

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment. 

Ida and Cassie open up about their own healing journeys, the impact yoga made on their health and worldview and why we decided to share these opportunities with others. 

You can follow us on instagram at @idafarneman and @yogabycassie. 

For the offering this week, we invite you to follow @rachel.cargle on instagram and/or buy her book Me and White Supremacy. She is also doing incredible work to support black women and girls mental health @thelovelandfoundation. 

Thank you to Sam Winter for his production work. 

Follow our journey on instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network 

Welcome to Warrior Stories, conversations about healing and empowerment. 

Ida and Cassie go into depth on the Warrior Yoga Story, how two brand new yoga teachers from different continents created an international nonprofit making yoga more accessible to a wide variety of communities. 

We talk about topics like sharing privilege, being a part of the solution, who shows up in yoga spaces, yoga and trauma, working with lululemon, burnout and so much more.

We open up about the joys and struggles of starting this beautiful community with many laughs along the way. 

Thank you to Sam Winter for his production work.

Follow our journey on instagram: @warrior.yoga or explore our website at www.warrioryoga.network