On this week's episode, meet Bianca Hock: co-founder of Self & Sisters (S&S).  Bianca's passion for female empowerment and love of storytelling made her a perfect match for this women's self-care platform that will include in-person events and online ideas for how to love yourself a little more.  We chat about the importance of S&S to her, as well as how she cares for herself as a CA transplant on the East Coast in this week's episode.

Every Thursday Kate Pelletier of Little Wave Yoga and I talk about an aspect of day-to-day self-care.  This week, we sit with meditation.  What is considered meditation? To app, or not to app? What should I expect when I start? Tune in to learn more.

On this week's episode meet Chaucey Perreault of Yoga 4 Change.  Y4C is a CT-based nonprofit that aims to bring yoga and mindfulness to the underserved.  Community is an important aspect of yoga, and Y4C increase the accessibility of yoga classes.  Chaucey talks about what inspired Yoga 4 Change, what classes are offered, and how she performs self-care while growing a nonprofit in this week's episode.

Every Thursday Kate Pelletier of Little Wave Yoga and I will discuss an aspect of daily self-care.  This week's topic: taking up space! Physically and emotionally, we may be asked to 'play it small' in some ways.  What are some ways women are asked to play it small, and how can we take up more space? Tune in to this week's episode to learn more!

We continue to meet the healers of the Bhakti Center in Willimantic today.  Let's start off by meeting Anne Belliveau.  Anne heals others through sound and music, but also plans ceremonies for some of life's most sacred events.  Alexis Schweitzer is a life coach and yoga instructor who teaches at the Bhakti Center, helping clients to reach their goals on and off the mat.

This Thursday we let the next generation take the mic.  While teaching a group of high schoolers how to create a mental health social media account, I took the opportunity to pick their brains about what it's like being a teenager in the age of social media.  Tune in to hear about what stress is like for today's teens, and how they log off.

Today we start with Lisa Day-Lewis, who was on season 1 talking about her ayurvedic practice.  She has since grown her business to open the Bhakti Center, which houses a number of holistic services.  After catching up with Lisa and learning about the Bhakti Center, I chat with Genessa Zickefoose about her shamanic work and yoga classes at the center.  Tune in next week to meet two more healers from this space!

Last week we celebrated the Solstice with our event at Kate's space, Little Wave Yoga.  Between meditations and movements, we delved into discussion about our inner light.  When do we feel brightest? What gets in the way of being our brightest selves? Who supports us to be our best selves? Tune in to hear what our attendees had to say.

Meet Kelly Lynch of the Unapology Project! Kelly was a working as therapist when a major shift in her home life led to her own transformation into a life coach, personal trainer, and certified health coach.  Kelly helps women transform into the best and strongest versions of themselves.  Learn more in today's episode.

We're back with more Thursday Thoughts.  Life is about balance.  We talked about morning routines, now let's talk about night routines.  Unlike our last topic, night routines tend to have a similar goal: relaxation.  What makes for an effective night routine? Tune in to find out!