Exploring Healing Arts Podcast

Join ElizaBeth for a sort & sweet farewell to season 3 that includes reflections, celebrations, an important update and shares on how to support and sustain this work. Connect with Host ElizaBeth  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/ ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethhealingarts  https:www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm

Lisa Decker, a Qigong practitioner and personal trainer, shares her journey into Qigong and the transformative impact it can have on physical and emotional well-being. She discusses how she  integrates various modalities into her Qigong practice, including biomechanic, postural alignment, breathwork and drawing inspiration from music. As an integrative practitioner, Lisa speaks to the importance of balance, consistency and integration in any wellness journey, and and how Qigong is one tool that can help us learn to connect with, be in flow with and and direct energy.  Lisa’s Bio: Lisa, a personal trainer for over 15 years, specializes in corrective exercise and postural realignment. With a Master's degree in human movement and certifications in postural therapy, Foundation Training, and various fitness specialties, she founded Aligned Fitness in San Jose, CA, twelve years ago. Lisa recognition of the importance of a balanced nervous system and efficient respiration in achieving optimal structural alignment, lead her to Medical Qigong and energy medicine certifications, and she passionately shares her unique version of Qigong four days a week. Lisa's ultimate goal is to help individuals engage in their favorite activities safely and pain-free, drawing from her diverse expertise in movement and wellness. Connecting with Guest Lisa: Website: www.alignedfit.com Email: lisabethdecker@gmail.com  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/ ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethhealingarts  https:www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm   Quotable: 13:18: “I always like to be vulnerable in my classes and say to people, this is my practice too. When I say that during the class, many of those times my mind is wandering and I love just to bring it back to the body and, and do it gently, you know, without the criticism or, Oh, how come I can't, you know, but just gently bring it back.” 20:05: “I have to be honest. It took me six months to feel the energy.  We're not all trained to slow down, and feel energy. It's a training and a practice and being able to feel it that took me some time.” 21:07: “It’s a practice. It's process driven, it's not goal driven, and the more you practice anything, the more you adapt. So if you want to practice breathwork or mindfulness or weight training, our bodies adapt to what we throw at them.  The more you slow, like for Qigong, I feel like it's slowing down, the sensing, the feeling, slowing down the mind, and then all of a sudden, you know, you begin to feel something.” 24:54: “So it's this, this ability to take a breath, to let go of the thoughts and the stories that the mind has created over whatever you're experiencing for a moment, to get present that we’re cultivating in Qigong.” 26:29: “I think Qigong as a practice helps to clear your mind so you can open to your creativity, so you can manifest your desires and your dreams and not get stuck in the emotions and the past and the  rigidity.”  34:13 “You're integrating the posture, the breath and the intent, the three energy centers, you're moving them in connection.  You're connecting back into this body, this home, you know, that you're cleansing, that you're clearing, that you're paying attention to for a moment. “  36:57: “ I would say consistency is very important in anything that you put your mind to, or your body to.”   Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: LisaBeth Decker Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley & Riverside Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA

This episode delves into the concept of "way of being" as a crucial aspect of healing, and how to discern what practitioners to work with and what methods to try. Throughout the episode, Elizabeth encourages listeners to trust their bodies and shares some key points that have helped her on her own healing path. This episode underscores the importance of feeling settled, safe in a practitioner’s presence and connected to one’s agency for a more profound healing experience. ElizaBeth’s Bio: ElizaBeth (she/her) has been studying the Healing Arts for over a decade, and holds over ten certifications and apprenticeships in Reiki, Somatics and Energy Medicine. She is a Reiki Master and Integrative Somatic Practitioner, and creates spaces for people to feel free to be themselves. ElizaBeth, also known as Beth, has a successful career in physical fitness that complements her Healing Arts Practices. She has degrees from U.C. Santa Barbara, holds more than 13 health and fitness certifications, and has been featured on national media including The Today Show and Shape. Her speciality and passion is exploring where the physical meets the subtle, bringing together her knowledge of physical anatomy and kinesiology with subtle energy and somatic practices. People report both immediate and long-lasting changes from experiences facilitated by ElizaBeth — and are made to feel welcome and at ease with both the playfulness and lightheartedness that she brings. Connecting with ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/ https://www.bethalexanderfitness.com https://www.smilingsoulfitness.com ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethhealingarts  https://www.instagram.com/exploringhealingarts  https:www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness Quotable   "Healing is about experiencing and connecting with our/your innate wholeness." "When somebody has a way of being that is healing, I find that there's a resonance in my body that registers it." "Trust your body, follow resonance… We're all here on our own paths. And learning to trust yourself, to follow your own resonance is going to guide you in efficient and effective ways."  "I hope that you find people whose presence you feel safe enough in to open up to the possibility of change."  "At the end of the day, we're all walking each other home. We're in this together. We really, really need each other." Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Artwork: Jose Gonzalez 

  Synopsis: This episode with Nurse-turned Somatic Practitioner Jessica Conway delves into innate intelligence of the body in healing, and the importance of empathic witnessing and attuning to the present moment. Jessica emphasizes the significance of maintaining a connected nervous system: advising self-awareness, compassion, and reconnection with the body as key tools in managing stress and overcoming burnout. Simplicity, community and embodiment are recurring themes, as Jessica encourages listeners to explore the innate wisdom that their body holds for them. Jessica’s Bio: Jessica Conway is a Somatic Practitioner and multifaceted healer with over 14 years of critical care nursing experience. Her own journey through burnout and nervous system dysregulation led her to become a trauma-informed Somatic Coach, Safe and Sound Protocol Provider, Yoga Instructor, and Meditation Guide. Jessica also holds a Masters of Science in Nursing and is a Registered Nurse in California. As a passionate seeker of truth and wisdom in the human experience, and someone who feels with her whole heart, Jessica empowers others to prevent and heal burnout and nurture resilience through private coaching and her transformative course "Rise in Resilience."  Her mission is to help you trust your inner guidance, rekindle your vitality, and embark fearlessly on your unique path towards a wild and authentic life, grounded in your own body and truth. Connecting with Guest Jessica: Website: https://jessicaconwaysomatics.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/_jessica_conway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/her_wild_inner_known Insight Timer : https://insighttimer.com/jessicaconway Substack: https://substack.com/@jessicaconway Free Somatic Breathwork Practice: https://jessicaconwaysomatics.com/breathwork Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/ ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethhealingarts  https:www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable  9:56 -  “The goal of somatic therapy, and somatic healing, is to get the body into a felt sense of safety and connection and attunement… really feeling, at the biological level, this sense of safety.” 11:42 - “When the body feels safe enough, it’s inside the window of tolerance. And, in that state is where homeostasis is and relationships can happen and connect and curiosity, compassion, love. It’s a very relational space because the body feels safe enough to be in connection.”  12:15 - “In our biology, if there’s more threat and our body senses more threat than safety… when we receive enough threat, our brain state and physiology profoundly and almost instantaneously changes. We go from this brain and body that was full of connection and choice, to a very narrow simple menu. And that menu is flight… fight… freeze… fawn or collapse.”  18:18 - “When we’re in these states of overwhelm, burnout, dysregulation. The body in order to feel safe, really needs another witness that has the capacity to hold what we’re going through and not be dysregulated. as the compassion, warmth of just allowing it to be there without fixing it or healing it… In the presence of this empathic witness the body really innately knows how to heal, it really just needs that present empathic witness, and then the body knows what to do.  24:36 - “I think it takes a compassionate sober look at one’s window of capacity, and level of resourcing, and evaluate if it’s an act of kindness to stay and work on widening one’s window of capacity, or if it’s an act of kindness to oneself to leave and take another path.” 29:28 - “This goes beyond burnout. This could be applied to any challenge, trigger. You don’t want to face it head on when you’re still in a state of distress. Resource your body, come back into your window…  it likely will take support from a friend, colleague, a coach, a therapist, and then you can face it head on with that resourcing on board.” 34:23 - "The mind wants to make healing so complicated… so dramatic… but really the body’s way of healing is so simple, and sweet, and loving, and compassionate.”  35:39 - “I think that’s one of the most beautiful parts of enlisting someone else: when we’re in that state of threat, our options get smaller, we don’t see all the options available to us. And so it takes that empathic witness that can see where we’re at, have compassion, but also see all the paths and options we have to take and point those out to us.”  37:01 - “It’s really just providing the right environment, the right conditions for someone else’s innate healing to happen.”  43:37 - “Healing is bringing back that innate drive and rhythm of the nervous system that’s been interrupted by burnout, chronic stress or trauma… and coming back into connection with one’s body, to another and to the here and now.” Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Jessica Conway Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez    Music: NOVVA

With a career that began in physical therapy and eventually included practices like Hellerwork and Osteopathic Manual Therapy, Emily Lou understands the importance of addressing the entire body and its interconnected systems for healing. Emily shares how Manual Osteopathic Treatments work to help people open to their body’s innate healing capacities. She explains the four foundational principles of osteopathy, and clarifies what the differences are between a Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) & a manual osteopathic practitioner here in the United States, as well as what to expect from a session with her. Both fascia and fluid flow take center stage in the discussion, along with the primary respiratory mechanism, a marker of vitality and health. This episode highlights the potential for self-healing with the right support and care, offering valuable insights into exactly what osteopathic manual treatments are and what they can do for you Emily’s Bio: Emily Lou is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner who integrates physical therapy, Hellerwork, movement analysis, traditional osteopathic methods and recognition of a mind body connection into her work. She graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 1986. Since then, she has migrated to an increasingly more holistic approach to helping patients. In 2020, Emily received a Diploma of Osteopathic Manual Practice from the Canadian School of Osteopathy Manual Practice in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and traditional osteopathy has become the scaffolding for her healing practice. Emily's “whole person” approach is hands-on, individualized and follows a set of guiding principles that serve as an organizing force to bring the body back towards its optimal function. Connecting with Guest Emily: Website: www.ompiaclinic.com Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-lou-67a88ab3/ Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/emily-lou-osteopathic-manual-practitioner-pt-mountain-view?utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) Connecting with Host ElizaBeth: ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethhealingarts Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable 14:59 “ In a state of health, there is this inherent energy that is always there and can be felt, and it creates a predictable motion in every part of the body. So a lot of times what I am doing is trying to feel for the presence of that. 15:16 “I love the idea that we are all created perfect, and sometimes there are just blocks to the expression of that perfection. So my treatment plan is just to try and remove as many blocks as I can, and get people closer to that state.” 28:42 “I heard one time that if you dissolved everything in the body, except for the fascia, you will still be able to recognize a person.” 29:47 “ It’s very common. It might be more the norm, than the exception, that I might work somewhere else to affect the area of complaint.” 33:50 “Very commonly people will come in with back pain, and I’ll work with the diaphragm, and the guts and do some musculoskeletal work, and all of a sudden they can travel better, or they can hike better. And that to me is the ultimate: when they can improve their function and enjoy life better.” 37:40 “When we’re talking about this inherent energy, a lot of people talk about chi or prana, and I feel like it is sort of the same thing that we talk about when we say vitality. We also have this thing called the primary respiratory mechanism, and I feel it is how the vitality expresses itself in the body. You can feel it at every part of the body in a state of health, it’s predictable and should have a certain degree of motion. And I feel for that.” 40:21 “Once I can tell where that is happening and where it’s not, then a lot of my job is removing the restrictions that are blocking it.” 42:26 “I really believe in the power we hold in ourselves, so I think the best healing is when we can get to that (our self-healing capacities), so we can work on just creating joy and living from our essence. That would be the best way for me to be healing. Referenced Links: Set up a 15-Minute Phone Consultation with Emily: www.ompiaclinic.com Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Emily Lou Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez Music: NOVVA

Kalden Kho joins us today to talk about his unique journey and perspective on life.  As a former Tibetan monk, Kalden gives u details about escaping from Tibet to the sanctuary he found in India.  Through it all, Kalden kept his Tibetan traditions with him and still lives by them today.  From Tibet to the U.S., Kalden has utilized sound work to heal and unify those around him while appreciating the comforts of Westernized society.  Kalden now resides in Santa Cruz, California where he brings the best from both of his worlds of experience and is able to share his sound work, breath work, and Tibetan astrology practices with his community.   Kalden Bio: Originally from eastern Tibet, Kalden Kho brings a wealth of Tibetan cultural and spiritual background to his sound work, breath work and astrology offerings. He became a monk at the age of 5 and continued his monastic studies until the age of 23, when he completed a three year retreat. He subsequently escaped to India in the winter of 2000 and joined his Tibetan community in exile, under His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. He moved to the U.S. 10 years ago. Journeying across the U.S, he came to meet people from all walks of life. He discovered that people more and more are seeking connection and serenity to offset the stress and isolation of modern lifestyles. Kalden’s goal is to create a community here that will combine the best of both cultures, Tibetan and American.  To this end, he has dedicated his Sound Work, Breath Work and Tibetan Astrology offerings to introducing America to the warmth and spiritual strength of Traditional Tibetan culture while working to ensure the continued robust existence of Tibetan traditions.  He hopes you will join him in building this community and moving toward a more enlightened, balanced and harmonious path. Connecting with Guest Kalden: Kalden’s website: https://www.kaldenkho.com/   Kalden’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalden.kho/  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth: ElizaBeth’s website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/ ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/ Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable:   22:40 - “When I traveled through this beautiful country and the states and the different parts of the country, I noticed that this is one of the most developed nations on the planet. Just in many ways, especially in the physical world. But there is something missing about this culture which is everybody has so much and so people just automatically develop a destination that is not necessarily healthy.” 23:47 - “I think loneliness is dangerous and it’s a very unpleasant place to be.” 26:10 - “Life is too short, life is extremely precious and we need to have good times and a good life so happiness depends on each other.  We know how to make each other happy and we just have to open the mind and the heart to express to each other.” 36:32 - “The truth is that life is extremely short and we will come in here with nothing materially and then we will leave with nothing.  So we have to remember that daily life so that way we can be more relaxed and calm and at peace and less attachment, less desire and less jealous, less competition.  Life isn’t permanent and you never know when you’re going.” 38:17 - “You can prepare for this and you can build a very good karma.  So you can take it with you. You come with the karmas and you leave with the karmas.” 39:25 - “Success is happiness. If you’re able to live happy and be kind, thats the meaning of life.”  Referenced Links: Land of the Medicine Buddha: https://landofmedicinebuddha.org/  Lightning in a Bottle: https://www.libfestival.org/  Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Kalden Kho Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander Editor: Gage Hurley Shownotes: Marissa Jacky Artwork: Jose Gonzalez Music: NOVVA

Learn about the benefits of Reiki, what it is, and a brief overview of the history and how Reiki works. In this episode, ElizaBeth balances sharing research with insights from her Reiki practice over the last 8 years. Whether you are looking for support in your own healing or you’d like to help others, listen to this episode to learn all about Reiki, including what to look for in a Reiki practitioner. ElizaBeth Bio: ElizaBeth has been studying the Healing Arts for over a decade, and holds over 8 certifications and apprenticeships in Reiki and Energy Medicine. She is a Reiki Master and helps growth-oriented people feel more like themselves. ElizaBeth, also known as Beth, has a successful career in physical fitness that complements her Healing Arts Practices. She has degrees from U.C. Santa Barbara, over 13 health and fitness certifications, has trained celebrities and been featured on national media. Her speciality and passion is exploring where the physical meets the subtle, bringing together her knowledge of physical anatomy and kinesiology with subtle energy practices.  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Upcoming Reiki Training with ElizaBeth: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/reiki-1-training  Get emails about upcoming Reiki Trainings with ElizaBeth: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/forms/2147537007  Workouts with ElizaBeth: https://www.smilingsoulfitness.com Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA

Viki Brown shares her journey with sensual movement and how it helps people to feel confident, connected and healthy. She discusses how sensual movement can be relieving both physically and emotionally. In her quest to help others Feel Great Naked, Viki always starts with focusing on the breath and bringing people into deeper relationship with their senses. Listen to this episode to find out how to incorporate sensual movement practices into your life and to hear more about Viki’s thoughts on the importance of community for overall well-being. Viki Bio: Viki Brown is a health + movement coach who empowers women to trust themselves and be fully confident in who they are. With over 15 years of experience teaching sensual movement and over 7 years as a Certified Life Coach, Viki helps women to Feel Great Naked. Her vision is to help women take better care of their bodies, by trusting themselves and letting go of self judgment, so that they show up in the world fully confident in who they are. Through coaching and embodied movement practices, Viki helps people get to know their bodies more deeply physically, mentally and emotionally… so that they can live the life of their dreams on their terms. Connecting with Guest Viki: Viki’s website: https://thehealthyvixen.com/ Viki’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehealthyvixen Movement Class with Viki: https://calendly.com/thehealthyvixen/ Connecting with Host ElizaBeth: ElizaBeth’s website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/ ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/ Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable: 9:18 - “Bringing awareness to your body, and then to therefore bring awareness out into your life is what's most important and to me that's the start of sensual movement.” 10:01 - “When we think about sensuality, we always think about it from this really broad place. And in some cases, even when I first started sensual movement, sensuality was very connected to sexuality and it was like, no, no, no! Let’s take it down to the basics. How are you connecting to your senses?” 10:52 - “I believe that every woman and every body needs to connect to their sensuality to have a more full and rich life.” 13:26 - “Taking up space. Be gentle with yourself. And can you honor where your body is?” 16:30 - “When you’ve had a really stressful week, I’ve been told it’s been really great to just take some time for me. Carve out this time to just breathe because I realize all week I haven’t been breathing.” 19:19 - “Confidence is one of those things. And especially as a shy body, we can always, we tend to slouch our shoulders, just kind of cave in. And that’s okay, but I know even having those poses of power. Even feeling the stretch of your spine or pushing your shoulders back, your chest forward, those simple things can also make you feel confident.” 24:20 -”But how can we change the messaging from your brain? Like how can we heal that and also make peace with whatever that messaging is? And how can we get to the other side so we can really tap into and listen to the messaging that we need and that’s going to take us further in life?” 27:00 - “I think it's really important to give language to whatever (emotion) it is that might be there.” 32:00 - “To go further to actually work with them I have to feel a certain way in my heart about them which feels a little interesting to say. But I have to, the things that really make me feel good about working with someone is how they talk to people, what their interactions with others are like and just the things they say.” 38:25 - “I would define healing as doing something that’s safe that helps you feel better than where you were before.” Referenced Links: S Factor Los Angeles: https://www.sfactor.com/locations/los-angeles/ Conscious Community Circle: https://calendly.com/thehealthyvixen/  Reclaim Your Body: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/DICUzJp/reclaimsignup Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Viki Brown Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander Editor: Gage Hurley Shownotes: Marissa Jacky Artwork: Jose Gonzalez Music: NOVVA

In this episode, Mujiba shares all about shamanic healing, and how it is about connecting people with their wholeness. Mujiba discusses how she serves as a bridge for the otherworldly and enlists the help of spirits for advice and healing. Listen to learn about Mujiba’s lifelong journey as a practicing healer and how she uses music, drawing, and the outdoors to connect with herself spiritually.   Mujiba Bio: Mujiba Cabugos is a shamanic healer, homeopathic practitioner, bodyworker, educator and healing circle facilitator, with extensive education and over 35 years of private healing practice experience. Raised in the Catholic community in Santa Barbara, California, Mujiba grew accustomed to speaking with spirits through the practice of prayer. Since then, she has been profoundly influenced by experiences with teachers of a variety of spiritual traditions and local indigenous elders. She maintains a devotion to Tibetan Buddhist teachings and is a faculty member at the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. Additionally, Mujiba is a Registered Nurse and maintains her RN license in California to stay connected with trends in mainstream medicine. Shamanic healing is currently the primary offering of her private healing practice. Connecting with Guest Mujiba: Mujiba’s Website: https://www.heartwaymuse.com/  Mujiba’s Music: https://www.heartwaymuse.com/?page_id=15  Foundation for Shamanic Studies - Mujiba is a faculty member: https://www.shamanism.org/  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth: ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable: 7:15 - “Shamanism is about engaging, connecting with and engaging with the power of spirits to affect the healing, and healing in shamanism is making one helping one, whatever being it is, to become whole in its soul.”   8:55 - “A person experiences healing when they experience that feeling of being connected to all parts of themselves within one's own universe of self, and then of course, within the realization that that universe of self is inherently connected to the universe at large in all its layers and dimensions.”   15:42 - “The spirits are always turning me on my head in the way they respond to questions about life and what’s going on.  The spirit helpers have a very interesting way of teaching.  Mine seem to be pretty humorous.” 23:07 - “Shamanism is about taking from non-ordinary reality, from the spirit realms, and walking it with practical feet. Shamanism is very practical.”  23:25 - “I like to describe shamanic practitioners as housekeepers of the soul. We remove what doesn’t belong, in a lot of different ways, and restore and bring what can enhance and beautify and make whole.”  25:20 - “You just need to be present, be curious and be relaxed, and in a state of receptivity. That’s all that’s required of you.” 32:05 - “Shamanic practice is not necessarily something that resonates for everyone, but people do relate to the idea that they do have some kind of spirit resource that’s been helping them, or that they can appeal to… Shamanic practice hopefully serves to connect them to that. Spirits are real and they are really there for you.  If you’ve made it this far in life, you’ve had some spirit help.”  33:33 - “The reclaiming of this particular spiritual inheritance, that we can access this through direct revelation. Through our own seeking. We don’t need a middle man, or a middle woman, to be describing for us what to believe and what to subscribe to. We can go directly to our own spirit helpers and be taught about that… is fundamentally what shamanic work is about.”  39:58 - “These are universal, global, common elements of shamanic practice that everybody all around the world can recognize, understand and has engaged  these concepts. Once you become exposed to those basic methods and practices and concepts, you learn to recognize them throughout all the institutionalized religions, the religions traditions and any other spiritual tradition, and any other shamanic culture” 45:05 - “There is no one else that can proclaim you to be a masterful shamanic practitioner. It takes a certain degree of integrity and honesty within yourself to be able to state that…. I still to this day don’t feel 100% confident to proclaim myself that.  I’m a practitioner.” 47:55 - “Staying very present.  It’s not about being in the shamanic state of consciousness and spacing out, the whole purpose of going into the shamanic state of consciousnes, that light-altered state,  is to be more present! When you have all these aspects of your soul retrieved for yourself, you can be more present in your life. To pay attention and to navigate it well.” 53:55 - “Whatever helps you feel delight and awe and gratitude and bring a smile to your face. Do that.” Referenced Links: Neurographica - Mujiba’s favorite resource: https://neurographicacademy.com/  Pavel Piskarev - founder of Neurographica  https://www.neurographica.us/author  Sandra Ingraham - https://www.sandraingerman.com/  Soul Retrieval by Sandra Ingraham - https://bookshop.org/p/books/soul-retrieval-mending-the-fragmented-self-sandra-ingerman/8920546?ean=9780061227868&gclid=CjwKCAiAu5agBhBzEiwAdiR5tLAmeCK0ZkoluCVxRalELsQly7GDUl7F4r7jhSaxuBf7TrUgH1oehBoCu-oQAvD_BwE  Foundation for Shamanic Studies: https://www.shamanism.org/  Michael Harner - https://www.shamanism.org/fssinfo/harnerbio.html  The Iconic Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-way-of-the-shaman-michael-harner/6438327?ean=9780062503732  Cave & Cosmos by Michael Harner - https://bookshop.org/p/books/cave-and-cosmos-shamanic-encounters-with-another-reality-michael-harner/580319?ean=9781583945469  Iyengar Yoga - https://iynaus.org/what-is-iyengar-yoga/  Vibrational Sound Healing Group - Ting Sha - https://www.heartwaymuse.com/?page_id=15  With gratitude, Mujiba & ElizaBeth share a link to the work of JoAnne Chartrand who has been deeply impactful on both of their lives and helped to connect them: https://www.relationalconstellations.com/   Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Mujiba Heartway Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Shownotes: Marissa Jacky Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA

In this episode Dora enlightens us about the practice of Yoga Nidra and what it can offer. A former scientist, Dora, now teaches the meditative practice of Yoga Nidra to help people reflect, relax, and understand who they are at the core of their being. Listen to find out how Yoga Nidra and integrated restoration practices can help with anxiety, insomnia, and depression. Dora also shares how to connect your practice into your daily life. Dora Bio: Dora is an Aussie living in California who has navigated through tremendous stress and challenging health conditions in her life. These struggles led her to Yoga and Meditation, tools that have been guideposts on her own healing path and she now uses in services of others. Dora has a PhD in Immunology, is a Reiki Master, Holistic Nutritionist, and Yoga Teacher with extensive certifications and experience in modalities including Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga. Her passion is in integrating holistic approaches to help others in living more fulfilling lives. Connecting with Guest Dora: Dora’s Website: https://www.dorachanyoga.net/ Dora’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorachanyoga/ Dora’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dorachanyoga Dora’s Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorachanyoga/ Dora’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqS_zgQ37EtTYthejzTqKWw Connecting with Host ElizaBeth: ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/ ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/ Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable: 7:30 - Yoga really means to unite. And what it means to unite is how can we reconnect back to ourselves to that deepest and truest part of ourselves. How do we reconnect with our essential nature? And when we are reunited with our true selves we are awakened too. 8:50 - Yoga Nidra, you can think of it as meditation and it’s almost like, you know how when you get to the end of a yoga class you are often cued to come to a restful pose, the savasana pose where you lie down for the last 5 - 10 minutes of class? So Yoga Nidra is sort of like a guided meditation in savasana. 13:54 - Maybe I’m relaxed but okay, what does relaxation feel like as a physical sensation? And they’re like, “oh, I don't know what you mean by that!” And so yoga nidra will give you some guidance as to where you're feeling it. When you say relaxation for example, do you feel it in your belly, do you feel it in your chest, do you feel it anywhere else? Is it localized, is it in your whole body? Is it heavy, is it light? Is there a temperature to it? And so it kind of just helps you to think of sensations in a whole new way. 26:35 - It (Yoga Nidra) has been shown to help with depression, it's shown to improve anxiety and even more so than other types of seated meditation. 30:00 - The yoga asanas were only done so that we can prepare the body to go into deep meditation for hours. 37:50 - We’re not trying to clear out your thoughts. We’re not saying you need to focus on this or you need to focus on that, in fact, our philosophy is “how can you be open to all that is around?” And curiously what happens is that when you become open to what's around, it becomes background. 43:50 - The whole point of the practice is how can we bring the practice into your daily life so that they are not separate? Because one of the things that people do is that “Oh I’m gonna have my life and then here’s my spiritual life and practice.” Almost like you take yourself out of life to have a moment of peace and tranquility and then okay, now I’ve gotta go back into life. And that probably happens to all of us. 52:15 - I think that all that I could tell her is that everything is gonna be okay and that to be honest I don't think I would’ve changed anything. And so I think I would've wanted her to go through everything that she went through because it brought me to where I am now, And so, I’m really grateful to be where I am now so I don't think I would change anything, Referenced Links: Dr. Richard Miller: https://www.irest.org/RichardBio Integrated Restoration: https://www.irest.org/ Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Dora Chan Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander Editor: Gage Hurley Shownotes: Marissa Jacky Artwork: Jose Gonzalez Music: NOVVA

Catherine Rivers shares how Human Design can help you step into and embrace more of who you are. She shares how she fully recovered from burnout and illness after learning to trust Human Design, and how this experience informs the way she coaches others. Cathy guides us through a foundational overview of Human Design, discusses how anchoring to fear or love can change how we express ourselves and encourages us all to live more deeply in ourselves. This episode reveals how human design can be a helpful guide to releasing external motivations, pressures and ‘shoulds’ in order to experience better alignment, flow and momentum in life. Catherine Bio: Catherine subscribes to the tenet that one size does not fit all.  With her keen insight she brings her clients the information they are missing so they can leverage their innate gifts and talents. Some highlights from Cathy’s background that inform her perspective on coaching, authenticity and leadership include:  A Girl Scout since the age of 8; a classically trained violinist; inter-disciplinary studies at The Evergreen State College; over 20 years as an information technology executive working with large-scale, global business systems and numerous multi-million dollar implementation projects; 16 years of study with thought leaders on coaching, empowerment and leadership while bringing these concepts to private clients; an equestrian, horse breeder and trainer; on-going study of Human Design and a lifetime commitment to supporting others to be successful. Connecting with Guest Catherine:  Website: https://www.catherinerivers.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathyrivershumandesign/ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathyrivers Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable  11:49- “We talk about human design as we each get to be unique. The big lesson is to honor our uniqueness, rather than fit in. ‘How do I fit in by being unique?’ is really the way I like to think about it.” 14:46 “Those norms–family norms, cultural norms, societal norms–they set up lots of shoulds. ‘I better. I should. It’s the way,’ and we get externally driven. And what I love about human design is it helps us become internally driven.” 22:05 “Human design is an experiential modality. You don’t think about your inner authority, your inner authority just guides you.”  34:40 “Everybody can be successful. I truly believe everybody can get to the finish line at the same time. There’s no good design, bad design, one design isn’t faster than another or more effective. But if we are in alignment with our design, then there is this flow, this momentum that happens and we all get to the finish line at the same time.” 40:55 “I was a really good people pleaser for many, many years, and human design helped me to absolutely turn that one around as well.” 41:11 “By living into ourselves, it is, I truly believe, it is the most generous thing we do for the people in our lives. It’s an act of generosity. It is not an act of selfishness. We can give more by being whole and who we are, and we are giving authentically.” 43:50 “There is nothing negative about any aspect of human design, at all. If you end up conversing with somebody who paints any aspect of human design as negative, run. Don’t let it in. We do not need another modality that says you are ‘inherently wrong’... There are writings and speakings out there where that negative aspect of dimensions of a design sneak in, and that just breaks my heart.” 45:10 “The big piece about human design is that our minds aren’t very good at making decisions for our own personal path. That is the purpose of inner authority. Our minds are brilliant, we want to use them correctly, but they’re not good personal decision makers. They’re good at gathering data, but the moment your mind tries to figure something out for you you have totally stepped away from your inner wisdom.” 50:41 “When we work with our energetic make-up instead of against it, it creates this environment that allows all sorts of amazing healing to take place. We stop fighting at the DNA level. What can that do?”  Referenced Links:   Human Design Body Graph for Free: https://www.catherinerivers.com/free-human-design-chart/  Chetan Parkan - https://evolutionaryhumandesign.com/about/  Carola Eastwood - https://evolutionaryhumandesign.com/about/  Gene Keys - https://genekeys.com/  Will Whitesmith - Shaman: https://www.willwhitesmith.com/  Set up a 30-Minute Appointment with Cathy: https://www.catherinerivers.com/schedule-a-discovery-session/  Human Design without a Birth Time Blog Article: https://www.catherinerivers.com/2022/04/human-design-without-a-birth-time/ Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Catherine Rivers Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA

 ElizaBeth shares how community and relationships have been tremendously impactful in affirming her intuition, building her confidence and developing her energetic capacities. In this episode, ElizaBeth shares her story of transitioning from someone who was energy-sensitive, curious and a bit skeptical, to becoming a healing arts practitioner that openly works on both physical and subtle levels.  ElizaBeth Bio: ElizaBeth has been studying the Healing Arts for over a decade, and holds over 8 certifications and apprenticeships in Reiki and Energy Medicine. She is a Reiki Master and helps growth-oriented people feel more like themselves. ElizaBeth, also known as Beth, has a successful career in physical fitness that complements her Healing Arts Practices. She has degrees from U.C. Santa Barbara, over 13 health and fitness certifications, has trained celebrities and been featured on national media. Her speciality and passion is exploring where the physical meets the subtle, bringing together her knowledge of physical anatomy and kinesiology with subtle energy practices.  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Workouts with ElizaBeth: https://www.smilingsoulfitness.com Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable   3:57 “I want to have more conversations about our subtle body, our physical body, the way that they interact, how they affect each other, and how we can use both physical practices to create subtle changes, and use subtle energy practices to create physical changes.” 5:05 “At a young age I was always curious about, and sensitive to, subtle energy, but I didn’t really know what to do with it.” 7:29 “Why am I being taught to use this device that’s outside of me… when I don’t even know how to use this amazing device that is my body? Like, no one is teaching me that!” 18:46 “I just remember getting to Cyndi’s class that day and just being so proud of myself. I was like ‘I have made it! I have been through some challenges, I have been through some struggles, I have questioned whether this was a good decision for my career.’ I knew in my heart, I knew in my beingness that this was what I wanted to do and then my mind had a lot of questions and wasn’t always on-board. But I made it there that day.” 27:27 “These amazing practitioners who had developed their own way of doing things that really helped affirm and confirm that this energy that I was sensing and feeling was real, and there was something to it” 28:02 “Community has been integral in me stepping more into my own healing arts practice, and also in just embodying that the subtle energy is real, and it’s impactful, and it can make a difference in our physical body, and the way that our physical body works.” 29:09 “I have sat with those fears over and over and over and over and over again over the last 10+ years… and it’s something I continue to work through.” 29:25 “I’ve just come to trust myself, and trust the people around me, and trust in the energy. I’ve just experienced that it works too many times to question it more. Like, it’s not always going to work 100% of the time, and it’s not always going to work maybe the way I think it’s going to, but I do know that subtle energy work can create physical shifts and I do know that physical shifts can create subtle shifts and I just want to keep exploring and experiencing and learning about it.”  34:49 “I felt like I was coming out of the spiritual closet. Like, I had a lot of fears about not belonging.”  38:29 “That’s really what I would love and what I want for everyone: to be able to be yourself. I think that’s how I define healing.” 39:44 “It’s this beautiful art of saying what needs to be said to affirm or confirm the other person’s intuition. And also, really encouraging whoever is being worked on to find their own inner sense of knowing.” 42:00 “Community and relationships have been such a big part of affirming and confirming what I’ve known inside and how I’ve felt about energy. It’s helped to build my confidence and my own skillsets and to build my confidence that this is real, and it works. And yes, sometimes we may not completely understand the mechanisms of how it happens, and we may not know the results we’re going to get or how it’s going to turn out… but energy healing taps into something that is powerful and it can create shifts the same way that physical practices can.”  43:50 “Ye, you may be walking in your own way and on your own path… but there are other people walking along side of you. And there are people who work with a tremendous amount of integrity, and there are people who are here to support you and help you build relationships so that you can be more you and you can step into the world and shine your own unique and bright light” Referenced Links:   The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-subtle-body-an-encyclopedia-of-your-energetic-anatomy-cyndi-dale/10791432?ean=9781591796718  Cyndi Dale: https://cyndidale.com/ Cyndi Dale Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/belonging-and-being-as-an-energy-practitioner/id1643797261?i=1000587317513  Normandale Community College: https://www.normandale.edu/   Energetic Boundaries Book by Cyndi Dale: https://bookshop.org/p/books/energetic-boundaries-how-to-stay-protected-and-connected-in-work-love-and-life-cyndi-dale/6486388?ean=9781604075618&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-oqdBhDfARIsAO0TrGELqSTVviLLS9mzAIn_47gADdWoqHuqVVUoF036LvsFphF4TYOwd_IaApzREALw_wcB  Joy Balsam: https://www.fitnessinbloom.com/  Andrea Perry: https://jujudujour.com/  Elisa Fon: https://www.yelp.com/biz/elisa-fon-lac-santa-barbara  ElizaBeth’s Workouts: https://www.smilingsoulfitiness.com  Jessica Conway: https://www.jessicaconway.co   Amber Lee - Reiki Master: https://www.plantascompass.com/  Meenadchi Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/family-constellations-and-somatic-healing-with-meenadchi/id1643797261?i=1000580843006  Dr. Frantonia Pollins: https://frantoniapollins.com/  Jill Sonnek Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-skepticism-and-grounding-energy-work-in/id1643797261?i=1000589266663  JoAnne Brown Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bridging-the-science-intuition-spectrum-with-jo-anne-brown/id1643797261?i=1000578975640  Heather McCall Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/energy-clearing-with-heather-mccall/id1643797261?i=1000583746145  Gina Nicole Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/igniting-your-intuition-using-feng-shui-and-moon/id1643797261?i=1000582049553  Jen Lo Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/art-and-yoga-as-a-practice-with-jen-lo/id1643797261?i=1000585475990  Smiling Soul Fitness Workout + Meditate: https://www.smilingsoulfitness.com Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA

Jill Sonnek is an attorney transitioned into energy healing practitioner. In this episode, Jill shares the story of her medical crisis that spurred her to overcome her skepticism of energy work, she speaks to the importance of being who you are, and how her deep connection to scripture through her Christian faith informs the work that she does.  Jill Bio: Jill Sonnek is an energy healer who supports creating harmony in the body and the soul for clients from in-utero children to the elderly. An attorney by trade, and a mother of young kids, Jill began her training in the healing arts out of the need to resolve a debilitating pain no medical doctor could solve for her. Jill works as a conduit through which healing flows and grounds her practice in her faith. She is deeply trusted by clients from around the world who experience the effectiveness of her techniques, presence and prayer.  Connecting with Guest Jill: Website: https://www.streamsofgrace.net/ PROMO CODE for new clients: LOVE30  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StreamsofGrace2/  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable  7:20- “Finally I am like, okay, nobody can tell me what’s wrong. Now they’re telling me it’s all in my head, that I’ve just made it all up. And so, I want to go see someone else. So I went to see a kinesiologist and we started connecting trauma, family trauma to the pain that I was physically experiencing, and that was the first time I saw any release of the symptoms. 9:03- “It’s also from an old hymn. It talks about the healing streams of grace coming from the love of God. And so, when I describe healing streams of grace I would just describe it as that love energy that is just everywhere around us that we can tap into and bring into us to heal.” 9:41- “I have found in my practice that when you call something out, when you name it, you can claim power over it, and then you can start seeing those shifts happen.”  10:55- “When you try everything, and nothing is working, I just got to the point of such great frustration of no one being able to tell me what was wrong….and I just didn’t want to be in pain anymore. And that’s a big part of the reason that I love doing what I do, because I feel like I can help people transition from places of pain into places of healing.”  20:17 “That meeting really prompted me to: well, I usually just do this for friends and family, but I think that I have something that I can offer to other people, and it’s something that I love to do!” 27:37 “Trust in who you are, and who you were created to be. Because we are ALL created in the image of God, and at the same time to fathom that God is so huge and big that we can all be so uniquely and beautifully different, is just psh! It just gives you so much power. Yea, God wanted one of me, and one of you, and one of each and every one of us. Just to embrace that uniqueness, and stay open and trust who you were created to be”  29:22 “Ask the people that you love and trust around you, who you are. If you have a safe person who is going to be truthful and honest, but do it in love, I think that would be a good starting place.”  31:30 “Get quiet and get still, and get to know who you are. Part of our busy-ness is kind of, we are running from who we are. That’s how I spent most of my 20’s and 30’s. Trying to get to the next thing, instead of being in the moment and enjoying who I was in that moment.” Referenced Links:   Cyndi Dale: https://cyndidale.com/ Native people of the Minnesota area Jill lives in: Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (a federation known to some as Sioux) and Wahpekute (a division of the Dakota people). Learn about Native land Native land residents here: https://native-land.ca  Hebrew Reference Book - Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible by James Strong:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/strong-s-exhaustive-concordance-of-the-bible-james-strong/11123681?ean=9781598563788 The Subtle Body by Cyndi Dale: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-subtle-body-an-encyclopedia-of-your-energetic-anatomy-cyndi-dale/10791432?ean=9781591796718 Ancestors Within Series with Amy Gillespie:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ancestors-within-discover-and-connect-with-your-ancient-origins-amy-gillespie-dougherty/18421432?ean=9781954047358 https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ancestors-within-recognize-and-embrace-the-gifts-of-your-origins-amy-gillespie-dougherty/18599009?ean=9781954047570 https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ancestors-within-celebrate-and-honor-your-sacred-origins/18949297?ean=9781954047723 https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ancestors-within-reveal-and-heal-the-ancient-memories-you-carry-amy-gillespie-dougherty/18421431?ean=9781954047143 Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Jill Sonnek Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA

  Synopsis:  Cyndi Dale, an internationally renowned author, speaker, healer, business consultant, and the author of nearly 30 books about energy medicine, intuition, and spirituality, shares stories of becoming an Energy Practitioner herself, including the struggles and revelations on the journey. In this episode, Cyndi and ElizaBeth talk about subtle energy and how it can create physical shifts, finding feelings of belonging and learning how to use your intuition.  Cyndi Bio: Cyndi Dale is an internationally renowned author, speaker, healer, business consultant, and the author of nearly 30 books about energy medicine, intuition, and spirituality.  Cyndi has worked with over 70,000 clients and students and presented hundreds of seminars and workshops across the globe, including at the University of Minnesota, 3M, and Tonka. Her books have been published in over 18 languages, and have received Publisher's and Visionary awards.  Her prestigious skills include shamanism, intuitive healing, energy healing, family of origin therapy, Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, the Lakota Way, and faith healing.  She has been featured on Goop, The Shift Network, NBC, ABC, CBS, Gaia & Healthline.  Overall, Cyndi seeks to unify the world’s most vital spiritual messages, encouraging understanding and community among all peoples. Connecting with Guest Cyndi: Website: https://cyndidale.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyndidaleenergy/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EssentialEnergyWithCyndiDale Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZnveeWuG2do9V6NzPNXHYg Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndi-dale-57a71579/ Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm   Quotable  11:30- “Everything is made out of energy. I am more keen on figuring out the 99.9% of all energy that is subtle. The space between what it is that we know how to measure.” 11:53- “Most energy is subtle. It’s the subtle that forms the lattice work that usually decides what’s going to appear in physical reality or not.” 12:09 - “When I was learning about energy we called it psychic energy, which spooked the heck out of everybody. Now we really call it quanta, you know fast-moving wave particles, but I don't think that’s the only thing that makes subtle energy.” 16:55 - “You learn to fit in, but you don’t really fit in. And I think a lot of kids go through that. They just give the world what the world needs. And I lost most of my intuitive pathway in my teen years… and I just did it the world’s way. And I was so unhappy.” 23:47- “My first four years I just had this voice that said ‘teach a class.’ ‘write a book.’ and every so often the voice comes back. I’m better at reading my gut sense about things and being able to be open and let signs come in, so I don’t think I need the voice as often. But the voice comes in every so often.: 24:55 - “Intuition is wonderful, and it’s a bit gamey, and I think that I have learned to approach it with a sense of humor. Like even if the guidance tells you something a certain way, you don’t really know what it means until it happens.”  25:20 - “You don’t get to live your life in the future, you live it now. So there’s always that need to be in the present and just be in the unfolding.” 28:37 “It wasn’t a crisis of faith. It was more of like a ‘what is going on? Why are we at odds with each other? Why are there good beliefs and bad beliefs, when all the beliefs that are true are good beliefs?’” 30:12 - “I go with what I feel like I need. The kind of support where I lack, where I lack an understanding or a knowledge. And I get pretty well guided. I want good people, honest people… it’s about the quality of person that they are” 32:00 - “I think we are led. I think we can get our head in the way by going ‘who’s the most famous?’ or who does everybody else like?’” 42:52 - “I’ve seen it happen hundreds if not thousands of times. That doesn’t mean it’s always going to happen, and it doesn’t mean it's always going to shift what we think is going to shift.” 46:22 “There is a mystery when you’re working with subtle energy.” Referenced Links:   Your Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-subtle-body-an-encyclopedia-of-your-energetic-anatomy-cyndi-dale/10791432?ean=9781591796718  Cyndi’s Chakra Books - https://cyndidale.com/product/llewellyns-little-book-of-chakras/ https://cyndidale.com/product/advanced-chakra-healing-four-pathways-to-energetic-wellness-and-transformation/  Hanakia Zedek - Minneapolis-based Shaman: http://www.hanakiazedek.org/ Conversations with a Clairvoyant - out of print book, no link found Energy Healing for Trauma, Stress and Chronic Illness - https://cyndidale.com/product/energy-healing-for-trauma-stress-chronic-illness/  Energy Healing for the Everyday to Elite Athlete Pre-Order - https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738770666&gclid=CjwKCAiApvebBhAvEiwAe7mHSGn2JV_Rrn0QnQNRynxTR01dEYG1GEm3SZDIeLg-Fbjz_PR8k6FcaBoCliMQAvD_BwE  Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Cyndi Dale Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA  

Jen Lo, an Artist and Yoga Teacher, shares the importance of practicing in all aspects of life–whether it’s on your yoga mat, the potter’s wheel or in other parts of life. In this episode, Jen and ElizaBeth talk about how to find your teachers, neuroscience and the subtle side of a Yoga practice.  Jen Bio: Jen loves to teach. From painting to yogasana, she brings her devotion and sensitivity to all she offers. She believes that every person is creative and her mission is to be a torchbearer for artists—Yoga as artistic meditation. She seeks to inspire clients by being their muse, a playful conduit that aligns with the spontaneous nature of creation. Jen is a graduate of the Bhakti Nova School, her dear teachers include Nubia Teixeira, Toni Cupal, Jennifer Lane, and Edwina Ferro. She is influenced by the work of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés and Professor Andrew Huberman. Connecting with Guest Jen: Website: http://www.jenloyoga.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenloyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdeVXLM9TfEKxCzy_Pea8w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/1237819624?si=5a9e5a4604a647f4 Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable  5:44 - “The gift of the teacher is planting the seeds.” 6:59 - “The subtle is always happening around us anyways, it’s just a different sort of paying attention for that to be felt.” 12:50 - “These classical poses, like triangle and side angle pose, those have a deep design to them, to open these channels, these meridian lines… are designed to release energy to free energy in the body” 15:35 - “There are times we are more physically feeling, and there are times we are more in that subtle realm of indescribableness, but it’s always a cycle.”  17:15 - “Every single person has something to teach.” 18:15 - “ I think of teachers like a river or a stream. They’ll weave in and out with you. Sometimes they’ll make a comeback. Sometimes they’ll drop in real quick and that’s it.”  20:20 - “Practice more. Spend more time, in practice. Whatever that is.” 21:05 - “To be clear, whatever you pay attention to, you are practicing… Be careful what you are paying attention to.” 23:57- “The physical act of making pottery on the wheel, centering, all of a sudden feeling connected to that divine inspiration, presence. You’re centering the clay- how beautiful is that vocabulary.” 24:18 - “ In Shibori with indigo dye you are folding, twisting, bending, wrapping. So even in the vocabulary itself there are a lot of similarities.”  28:35 - “ So if I hear breathing can help boost my immune system, that’s exciting to me! Oh,and there’s a philosophy chapter in the yoga sutras about this particular breathing practice?! Yea, that’s important.” 34: “For me, one of my favorite parts is so I can be really really empathetic to all beginners. The beginner’s emotional states of not knowing how to do something. It informs me to be a better teacher.” Referenced Links:   Jen’s Artwork - Watercolor, Ceramics and Shibori - https://www.jenloyoga.com/shop  Huberman Lab Podcast- https://hubermanlab.com/ Women Who Run with Wolves Book  - https://bookshop.org/p/books/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-myths-and-stories-of-the-wild-woman-archetype-clarissa-pinkola-estes/7304538?ean=9780345396815 Women who Run with Wolves - Recording from Sounds True - https://www.soundstrue.com/products/women-who-run-with-the-wolves  Jen’s Retreats -  https://www.jenloyoga.com/retreat-calendar  Yoga Teachers & Studios who Jen References: Janet Stone - https://www.janetstoneyoga.com/  Pete Guinosso - https://www.petegyoga.com/ Stephanie Snyder - http://www.stephaniesnyder.com/ Pacifica Studio - www.oceanyoga.com Claire Stetina Zurbrugg - https://www.clairestetina.com/ Britany Paradis - https://www.britanyparadis.com/ Neil - www.yogawithneil.com Edwina Ferro - https://www.edwinaferro.com/  Jennifer Lane - https://www.beautyloveandmagic.com/ *** Nubia Teixeira - https://www.nubiayoga.com/  Toni Cupal - https://www.healingcultures.org/people *** ***most relevant to Jen on date of publication Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Jen Lo Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Artwork: Jose Gonzalez  Music: NOVVA

Synopsis: Heather McCall, an Alternative Health Practitioner, shares her healing arts journey and sage advice for those seeking to learn about or receive energy healing. In this episode, Heather & ElizaBeth talk about how to know when you need an energetic clearing, and what that process looks like, and what you can do for better energetic hygiene.  Heather Bio: Heather McCall is an alternative health practitioner based in Los Angeles, California. She comes from an array of teachings including energy work, kinesiology, muscle testing, dowsing, master Reiki techniques and more. These different modality experiences and trainings have led her to a healing approach that is both flexible and collaborative. Heather works with animals, peoples and spaces across the United States and Europe.  Connecting with Guest Heather: Heather’s Website https://www.heathermccall.com/  Heather’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/heathermccall_energywork/  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth:  ElizaBeth’s Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  ElizaBeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm Quotable  7:28 - “I’m a spiritual being that’s gifted with moving energy so once I really just held space for it then, my world took off and changed.” 13:46 - “Sound really is one of my favorite examples for bridging the physical and the subtle because it works on a subtle level but people understand sound is a vibration.” 14:41 - “Slowing down and having access to the quiet in order to figure out where the panic is in the body, that’s where I try and go to… the conversation with panic is the gateway. And for me, it’s taking the insistence off that it’s needs to be fixed.” 18:34 - “When you start to clear yourself on a regular basis, you become aware of energy being able to flow really easily.”  25:08 - “It’s always done with a lot of love. That seems to be the thing that really allows it to happen.” 24:06 - “I really believe anyone can do energy work. You really start to see it.”  38:22 - “You want a teacher that’s going to say, go do what you want to do, I just wouldn’t get too stuck in any one modality.”  39:12 - “Have more fun. Try and play more with this world of energy.  It’s really a playground.” 41:33 - 41:36 - Watch what you’re pulling in and get curious about that. Referenced Links:   Madison King, bodyworker - https://www.madisonking.com/about Tuning forks* - https://somaenergetics.com?ref=155 Twisted Sage, Copper Wire - https://twistedsage.com/ * - affiliate links Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Heather McCall Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander  Editor: Gage Hurley Music: NOVVA Artwork: Jose Gonzalez

Synopsis: Gina Nicole, a Feng Shui Consultant and Subtle Energy Medicine Practitioner, shares her spiritual journey and the importance of addressing the energetics of your home as part of a healing process. In this episode, ElizaBeth & Gina talk about the importance of community, how moon cycles support manifestation, and simple, actionable steps you can take immediately for more aligned energy flow in your home, body and life. Connect with Gina: Website: https://www.GinaNicole.net Gina’s School: https://school.ginanicole.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gina_nicole_b/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefrequencykey/ Connect with ElizaBeth: Website: https://www.EnergyHealingElizaBeth.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Mini-Course: http://www.EnergyHealingElizabeth.com/EnergyHygiene Referenced Links: https://www.blurb.com/b/11288432-moon-cycle-memoirs https://www.elephantjournal.com/profile/gina-nicole-ballard/ https://bookshop.org/books/power-vs-force/9781401945077 https://www.thespruce.com/your-feng-shui-bagua-guide-1275056 https://www.ginanicole.net/ https://www.instagram.com/gina_nicole_b/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefrequencykey/ Impactful Quotes: 16:26 - 16:32 - A hundred percent of the time, what I’m helping people with, I have just been through. Or sometimes even it’s up. 19:42 - 19:48 - Around the time that I was healing I did start to actually physically with my eyes, see angels. 22:49 - 22:58 - Surrender to the moment. This is what’s presenting, go with it. Don’t try to hide what’s happening. Just go with it. So it was a good lesson for me. 26:10 - 26:22 - We can all tune into something and people bring different pieces of it together but, it all collectively supports or adds up to the same experience. 27:35 - 27:41 - Your body is your mind so, when you’re going through something in your mind, it eventually will show up in your body. 32:32 - 32:34 - Your home is an actionable vision board. 4:37 - 46:45 - It’s important to have mentors because they will help you to understand how they have integrated and it always changes. About Gina Nicole Gina Nicole Ballard is a Feng Shui Consultant and Subtle Energy Medicine Practitioner, devoted to empowering others to embody their true potential. She encourages empathic people to orient their minds, bodies, spirits, and homes to align with higher frequencies and make impeccably clear, intuitive decisions. She is an Energy Codes® coach devoted to working in a place of integrity, and provides mentorship using tools such as Feng Shui, moon cycles, tarot and oracle, and numerology. Disclaimer: The primary purpose of the Exploring Healing Arts Podcast is to inspire and educate. As a reminder, the information and opinions provided on this podcast are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. We encourage you to speak with your doctor for professional medical advice or treatment. Opinions offered on this podcast, are just that, opinions. Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Gina Nicole Ballard Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander Editor: Gage Hurley Music: NOVVA

Synopsis:  Meenadchi (she/her), a somatic healing practitioner with offerings that include Family Constellations and Nonviolent Communication, shares experiences that have shaped her into the facilitator she is today. Whether it’s helping clear intergenerational trauma around money or addressing challenges in co-parenting, Meenadchi leans on the power of our bodies to provide us with rich information that guide our healing journeys. Join us to learn how attunement to body sensations is key for healing, and how Family Constellation Therapy can help heal trauma.  Meenadchi Bio: Meenadchi is a somatic healing practitioner whose work centers, the softness of meeting our best self and deepening into our collective light, using a blend of family constellation therapy and nonviolent communication. Meenadchi supports inquisitive individuals and entrepreneurial change makers and reconnecting with the intuitive wisdom of your bodies so that we can co-create intergenerational healing by changing the way we speak to ourselves, each other, and the universe. Connecting with Guest Meenadchi: Website: https://www.meenadchi.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/with.meenadchi/  Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication: https://co-conspirator.press/Decolonizing-Non-Violent-Communication  Free body sensations list: https://mailchi.mp/b4ba71a158d4/l32e5r1ock  Connecting with Host ElizaBeth: Website: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethalexanderfitness/  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Course: https://www.energyhealingelizabeth.com/offers/baCryudm   Quotable: 5:16 “I went into theater and the arts because storytelling is a form of revolution and sharing what it is that matters to us.” 5:34  “You feel so much in your body and you develop a practice of understanding where things live in your body.” 8:41  “So a lot of times we feel an urgency or a sensation of wanting to do something, but not actually knowing what the need is coming from, not knowing what the need is. And also not thoroughly exploring our options for what, how we could engage or what the possible choices are. So for NVC, I love it for that.” 12:18 “And I think the thing that I love about the particular school of family constellation therapy that I come from and, and the other kind of healing practitioners, ancestral practitioners that I've learned from is the idea that our ancestors don't want us to carry their baggage. They actually don't need us to heal anything on their behalf. Healing takes place when we stop trying to do other people's work and just do what is ours. And that's actually what sets the whole lineage free. It creates a ripple effect where everybody kind of gets to do what is rightfully theirs. And it puts us back into the right relationship.” 15:33 “And it was just interesting for me to be in the observation. How much easier it was to get to certain positive beliefs that I have been wanting to get to or to like, I don't know, feel freer in some of my intimate relationships, even just after having done the work for so long, just noticing how much more accessible it feels like to, to believe good things about myself, or to believe that like particular future dreams are possible” 19:39 “There are some things that are true in the world but if it’s a truth that is out of attunement with what is needing to be said or needing to be heard at that time, it causes damage and it doesn’t actually help heal anything.” 28:35 “That is actually one of the things that I have loved about my trajectory, a lot of my teachers have just been people with lived experience and who were working in community and in care spaces that mattered to them… I woudln’t credit my graduate school for teaching me something that I didn’t already know. My graduate school gave me letters after my name that allowed me to do a certain thing in the world. But my real teachers, have been some of the folks that I mentioned earlier as well as the clients that I have served.” 32:01 “The key to client work in a strange way is not caring what the client does.” 33:10 “I might say you can do less, and be slower.”   Links to References made in this episode:   Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication: https://co-conspirator.press/Decolonizing-Non-Violent-Communication Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center:  https://didihirsch.org/services/suicide-prevention/  Another Self: https://www.netflix.com/be-en/title/81380432#:~:text=Three%20friends%20arrive%20in%20a,trauma%20from%20their%20families'%20pasts.&text=Watch%20all%20you%20wa Free body sensations list: https://mailchi.mp/b4ba71a158d4/l32e5r1ock nt.  Sarah Peyton: https://sarahpeyton.com/category/family-systemic-constellations-help-us-heal/  Burt Hellinger: https://www.hellinger.com/en/  Jeyanthy Siva: https://communication-matters.net/about/about/ Pat Mims:  Nancy Kahn: Sandri Kramer: https://didihirsch.org/services/suicide-prevention/ Barbara: https://didihirsch.org/services/suicide-prevention/ Dr. Karrie Kinsley: https://chan.usc.edu/people/faculty/Karrie_Kingsley Dr. Zhaleh Boyd Phillips: https://www.zhalehboydphillips.com/   Credits: Host: Elizabeth Alexander Guest: Meenadchi Producer: Marissa Jacky Editor: Gage Hurley Music: NOVVA

Synopsis: Jo-Anne Brown, an Intuitive Energy Healer, comes from a background in engineering and weaves together energetic and logical skills in her healing arts practice. This episode dives into the mind-body-spirit connection, how to trust your body in evaluating your health and decision making, and the impact that being in nature can have on our healing processes. Connect with guest Jo-Anne Brown: Website:www.JoAnneIntuitive.com. Facebook:@JoAnneIntuitive Instagram: @JoAnneIntuitive Free Insight Timer Meditation: www.insighttimer.com/joanneintuitive1  Connect with Host, ElizaBeth Alexander:  Website: www.EnergyHealingElizaBeth.com Instagram: @BethAlexanderFitness  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Mini-Course: www.EnergyHealingElizabeth.com/EnergyHygiene  Links Referenced in Podcast: Earthing Article:  The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases  Quotable:   5:36 - 5:52  “Now he knows that if he’s gonna cut a few branches or cut the tree down, he’s got to come check with me first because I have this strong physical, tangible, earthly connection to this land.” 9:13 - 9:26  “There always has to be those transitional stages that take you from something as diversely different as science and intuition and I‘ve run the full gamut between the two.” 11:33: 11:37  “The sciences for me; they were really where I grounded.” 12:03 - 12:10:  ‘Even when there was physical ill health, I could go to that safe space in my mind.” 13:38 - 13:49  “When we consider the word spiritual, we think that it’s just relegated to our connection with a higher power but it’s our relationships across the board as well.” 22:28 - 22:36  “The relational aspect, the spiritual relational aspect, has an impact on the physical and vice-versa.” 35:06 - 35:17  “It’s interesting, it’s become, my really deep meaningful connections are more with people who are in various countries and time zones around the world.” 39:00 - 39:07  “It’s so important to trust in yourself, to trust your gut senses, to trust what you feel in your body.” 41:32 - 41:37  “Everything we need to sustain us, we gain it through Mother Earth.” 42:22 - 42:38  “I think that practices of grounding, grounding, yoga and other really embodied states are really understated and underutilized.  We all need to be drawing and connecting with that more.” About Jo-Anne Brown Jo-Anne is an intuitive, energy healer and author based in Australia who helps intuitives,empaths and sensitive souls to shift blocked energy from pivotal life experiences. Thiswork also enables them to release disharmonious belief systems, stuck emotions,disease patterns and toxicity. In her work, Jo draws from the realms of both intuitionand science, so her background in engineering and bioresonance therapy add a uniquequality to her healing sessions.In 2021, Jo shared her motivation for becoming ahealer in the international best-sellingmulti-author book, Intuitive Speaking Her Truth. Jo offers online sessionsto clients allover the world. Disclaimer: The primary purpose of the Exploring Healing Arts Podcast is to inspire and educate. As a reminder, the information and opinions provided on this podcast are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. We encourage you to speak with your doctor for professional medical advice or treatment. Opinions offered on this podcast, are just that, opinions.  Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Jo-Anne Brown Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander Editor: Gage Hurley  Music: NOVVA    Website: www.EnergyHealingElizaBeth.com Instagram: @BethAlexanderFitness  Free Intro to Energy Hygiene Mini-Course: www.EnergyHealingElizabeth.com/EnergyHygiene    Links Referenced in Podcast: Earthing Article: The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/    Quotable:     5:36 - 5:52  “Now he knows that if he’s gonna cut a few branches or cut the tree down, he’s got to come check with me first because I have this strong physical, tangible, earthly connection to this land.” 9:13 - 9:26  “There always has to be those transitional stages that take you from something as diversely different as science and intuition and I‘ve run the full gamut between the two.” 11:33: 11:37  “The sciences for me; they were really where I grounded.” 12:03 - 12:10:  ‘Even when there was physical ill health, I could go to that safe space in my mind.” 13:38 - 13:49  “When we consider the word spiritual, we think that it’s just relegated to our connection with a higher power but it’s our relationships across the board as well.” 22:28 - 22:36  “The relational aspect, the spiritual relational aspect, has an impact on the physical and vice-versa.” 35:06 - 35:17  “It’s interesting, it’s become, my really deep meaningful connections are more with people who are in various countries and time zones around the world.” 39:00 - 39:07  “It’s so important to trust in yourself, to trust your gut senses, to trust what you feel in your body.” 41:32 - 41:37  “Everything we need to sustain us, we gain it through Mother Earth.” 42:22 - 42:38  “I think that practices of grounding, grounding, yoga and other really embodied states are really understated and underutilized.  We all need to be drawing and connecting with that more.”   About Jo-Anne Brown   Jo-Anne is an intuitive, energy healer and author based in Australia who helps intuitives,empaths and sensitive souls to shift blocked energy from pivotal life experiences. Thiswork also enables them to release disharmonious belief systems, stuck emotions,disease patterns and toxicity. In her work, Jo draws from the realms of both intuitionand science, so her background in engineering and bioresonance therapy add a uniquequality to her healing sessions.In 2021, Jo shared her motivation for becoming ahealer in the international best-sellingmulti-author book, Intuitive Speaking Her Truth. Jo offers online sessionsto clients allover the world.   Disclaimer: The primary purpose of the Exploring Healing Arts Podcast is to inspire and educate. As a reminder, the information and opinions provided on this podcast are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. We encourage you to speak with your doctor for professional medical advice or treatment. Opinions offered on this podcast, are just that, opinions.    Credits: Host: ElizaBeth Alexander Guest: Jo-Anne Brown Producer: ElizaBeth Alexander Editor: Gage Hurley  Music: NOVVA 

Welcome to the Exploring Healing Arts podcast with ElizaBeth Alexander. Join us to learn the WHY behind the podcast, learn what physical and subtle energy is and get an overview of what you'll get to hear and learn about in Season 1. www.EnergyHealingElizaBeth.com Join ElizaBeth for a mini-course on Energy Hygiene here   Disclaimer: The primary purpose of the Exploring Healing Arts Podcast is to inspire and educate. As a reminder, the information and opinions provided on this podcast are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. We encourage you to speak with your doctor for professional medical advice or treatment. Opinions offered on this podcast, are just that, opinions.