Where The Lotus Grows

Ayurvedic medicine says that the body is held together by sound and that the presence of disease means that a body is not in harmony. Sound healing is the therapeutic application of sound vibration with the intention of creating a state of health and harmony.

Today the ladies discuss the singing bowl and the healing powers of sound. 

A sound bath is designed to flood the bather in the harmonious sound of the singing bowl vibrations. A sound bath is like a water massage. Considering our bodies are 70% water and that vibrations travel faster though water, the vibrations created by at least 3 bowls or more massage the body creating resonance in all of the cells. 

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It is now common knowledge that there are various types of trauma and various sources of PTSD or Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD). Childhood trauma/War trauma/Isolated traumatic event (car accident, witnessing death/shooting, violent crime, etc.)

About 7.7 million Americans 18+ suffer from PTSD and about 3 million children.

Because trauma affects the body physically, a bottom up treatment is a more effective approach to  PTSD and trauma. A carefully designed trauma sensitive yoga therapy session can provide a safe environment for someone who is traumatized/ has heightened sympathetic response. By experiencing bodily sensations and learning to release tension,  one can begin to cultivate new response patterns.

Today, the ladies finish their series on stress and disease by discussing the role of trauma and PTSD on the whole person, and how embodied treatment modalities influence treatment. 

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Today Kimberly and Tonya talk with Dr. Timothy McCall about his  latest book, Saving My Neck: A Doctor’s East/West Journey through Cancer.

Timothy McCall, MD is a board-certified internist, Yoga Journal's medical editor since 2002 and the author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing. He practiced medicine in the Boston area for a dozen years before devoting himself full-time in the late 1990s to yoga therapy. He has studied with many of the world's leading yoga teachers including BKS Iyengar and TKV Desikachar. In 2005, Timothy began his studies with a traditional Ayurvedic doctor, Chandukutty Vaidyar, and spent more than a year at his clinic in Kerala, India. 

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The divisiveness of current popular culture suggests hard lines are dividing humans around the world but reality is so much more complex.
Today, Tonya and Kim get vulnerable about some things they feel very passionate about; inclusion, acceptance, equality, the desire to learn about others and share what they have learned. The ladies talk: finding compassion during difficult conversations, acknowledging privilege, speaking their truth, REALLY listening, and why its more important to do the work and participate in dialogue than it is to be "polite" and stay quiet. 

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Autoimmune disorders are often mysterious conditions in which the body’s immune system “misfires” and begins to attack its own tissues. There are scores of autoimmune diseases out there. Some of the most well-known include rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and type 1 diabetes. Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue are included in this category as well because research indicates their root cause is a nervous system dis-regulation specifically, in the HPA-axis causing widespread, unexplained pain and sensitivity along with a variety of other symptoms. 

Many of these diseases/ dysfunctions are exacerbated by stress, and some research even indicates a strong correlation between childhood trauma or prolonged stress and autoimmune/nervous system dysfunctions. 

Today the Ladies discuss the ways in which Yoga Therapy and other mind body practices can help reduce stress and help serve those with immune/nervous system conditions.  

Yoga therapy uses the Pancamaya Model of healing and can assist healing at multiple layers of a potions being and to outline clinical division making and rationale of the proposed treatment plan. 

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All gemstones have one thing in common: they originated from the hot magma, which the inside of the earth is composed of. Thousands of years, heating, cooling, gradual movement and displacement have formed stones, rocks and even high mountains. The continuous process of geologic change causes rocks and minerals of various kinds to come into being.

Today the Kim and Tonya dig deep into the word of healing stones and crystals.

A stone’s healing power depends upon a number of factors: how it is recovered, whether it comes into contact with acids or liquids in which crystals can grow. The therapeutic use of gems is not a new or alternative healing method. The art of healing with stones is thousands of years hold.  Crystals respond to the natural electrical vibrations of the cells in the body physically, helping to harmonize stimulate, or relax as required to restore homeostasis, the body’s innate equilibrium to which it constantly seeks to return.

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Today the ladies share another conversation about business and entrepreneurship in the field of Wellness, Bodywork, and fitness. This time a closer look at what these types of jobs may look like.  The differences between being an independent contractor and owning your own facility.  There are definitely pros and cons to both styles of business and it will really depend on your stage of life and what level of time and money you are able to commit to its growth. We’ve just scraped the surface on this topic.

What does money look like for you? What is your enough? How are these fields changing? Fitness and health based business are growing and thriving. More and more people are seeking to be proactive in their health, fitness, stress reduction because our lifestyles are requiring it more and more. 

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Who are your true soulmates? With some people you feel such a profound connection that you wonder if you have known each other in previous lives. Can it be true? What is a soul mate, and is it compatible with having a kindred spirit or a twin soul? Can you have only one, or are there more soulmates out there for you?

Today the ladies discuss the idea of soulmates and what it means to be profoundly connected to others. 

All people and animals are each other’s soulmates so in short, everyone is your soulmate, all 7 billion people on the plant plus the countless billions that once lived and will live in the future. You are a kindred spirit to everything that lives, the entire universe and all the stars and planets. When you feel this you feel complete and you have united the masculine and feminine in your own souls and you value all relationships.

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Despite it's modest appearance, the moon has a rhythm and that rhythm has a great influence on us, mentally and physically. A proper balance between solar and lunar energy makes the whole body more balanced. The sun isn’t two complex, it is either on or off and you can get burnt if you stay out in it too long. Pretty straight forward. The moon has a different face everyday, it waxes, wanes, shines or hides. You may feel the moon's energy consciously or unconsciously. What exactly is it that the moon does to us?

Today Kimberly and Tonya discuss the phases of the moon, and the many ways it impacts our daily lives. 

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Today's episode was inspired by story about Forest Bathing boosting the immune system and the evidence a greener childhood is associated with a happier adult hood.  There is more and more scientific evidence backing up the importance of getting out into nature to improve the parasympathetic (relaxation) response, reduce stress hormones, and encourages healthy movement in ways that going to the gym just can't. 

Tonya and Kim have fun discussing all the ways they like to get out into nature, farm life, survival skills, and the meditative quality of learning to do things "from scratch."  They encourage listeners to share their hobbies and bucket lists related to the whys and hows of learning and doing things the old fashioned way. 

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