Finding Joe- The Hero's Journey

This is a favorite of mine which I often lead with High School Students.  It has a gift of esteem within the recording which we all need!  I hope you enjoy it. After you are complete with the Podcast, Listen to this BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording, we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years. We suggest you prepare to listen to this audio recording by finding a comfortable space, uninterrupted, even laying down if you are able.  Some of you may choose to listen to the recording once to gain some context and safety to support your relaxation. Our intention is to provide an audio recording (guided meditation) that walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast. The recording gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit  Mindful Restoration and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information feel free to contact Jeff or schedule a chat.

Don't forget to watch the film 'FINDING JOE' ON YOUTUBE Journey along with Patrick Hove and me as we hear Patrick's journey from Kelowna BC to...the world and back!  Patrick is humble and wise, and it is inspiring to hear him share his journey while keeping 'it real' with relatedness to you the audience.  I am glad to know Patrick and am excited to hear how his Hero's Journeys continue from here.  I hope hearing about his journeys serves you.  Which in turn encourages....you! Patrick Hove RMT, One Life Health and Wellness, Kelowna BC Canada In our 21st Century World, we all strive to embody our ‘best selves’.  It takes courage, conviction, and some discipline to create those changes.  Fortunately, one of the most powerful tools for transformation available to all of us is an inspiration.  It has been said, “If I can speak from my mind, I can change your mind, and if I can speak from my heart, I can change your heart, but if I speak from my life, my story, I can change your life”.  This is the essence of this new podcast ‘Finding Joe, The Hero’s Journey’.  You will hear from individuals, many not unlike yourself.  You will understand the classic Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by the esteemed scholar Joseph Campbell.  It describes the process, the journey, and the story we all share in small or large ways.  There is a beginning to the journey- you are going along in life and there is a change, a fork in the road.  Then you come up to a challenge/battle/block which you uniquely move through and beyond.  Finally, you return, you come back into life, but wiser, and uniquely transformed by the journey itself. After you are complete with the Podcast, Click on the BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! It gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit  Mindful Restoration and experience the steps we offer for support. Feel free to reach out to Jeff, for more information or to schedule a chat.

After you are complete with the Podcast, Listen to this BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording, we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in our presentation and online. We suggest you prepare to listen to this audio recording by finding a comfortable space, uninterrupted, even laying down if you are able.  Some of you may choose to listen to the recording once to gain some context and safety to support your relaxation. Our intention is to provide an audio recording (guided meditation) which walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast. The recording gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E.  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

Thanks to Juliana for turning the microphone back to me on this podcast.  I have the opportunity to share my Hero's Journey in dealing with Atrial Fibrillation (afib) I so appreciate her style of interviewing and bringing this into an exploration of the mystery.  I hope you enjoy it, and if you or anyone you know suffers from heart issues, you may choose to listen to the attached audio recording...For Heart Health

After you are complete with the Podcast, Listen to this BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording, we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in Take a Breath for Schools and Communities. We suggest you prepare to listen to this audio recording by finding a comfortable space, uninterrupted, even laying down if you are able.  Some of you may choose to listen to the recording once to gain some context and safety to support your relaxation. Our intention is to provide an audio recording (guided meditation) that walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast. The recording gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

Don't forget to watch the film 'FINDING JOE' ON YOUTUBE Journey along with Emry and me as we open the door to a scary story!  Not unlike those told around the campfire when we were kids, but alas, this is a true story.  Emry does a masterful job of walking us through her Hero's Journey on a cold night in Alberta.  We will hear the backstory from Emry, not unlike the other Hero's Journeys we have heard.  There are mini journey's she and we have all gone through; surviving a rough childhood, or trauma, or other life challenges.  Emry tells us how this fateful night was a turning point for her.  I know her as a being becoming, a powerful young indigenous woman who is learning from her journeys.  She will relate her ability to dance between the material world and the unseen world.  She has a bright mind, a big heart, and sincerity which I find refreshing for a younger generation than myself.   I hope hearing about her journey serves you.  To hear the scary story, but also to appreciate Emry and to encourage her on her continuing journey.  Which in turn encourages....you! Disclaimer-  The story related here is not intended to blame or defame any person, place, or institution.  The event is simply a foundational part of the story as told by Emry to represent her own personal Hero's Journey. Emry welcomes any of you who feel you would like to connect with her can reach her at; IG-   @emrybeads Facebook-  Tahea Mack In our 21st Century World we all strive to embody our ‘best selves’.  It takes courage, conviction and some discipline to create those changes.  Fortunately, one of the most powerful tools for transformation available to all of us is inspiration.  It has been said, “If I can speak from my mind, I can change your mind, and if I can speak from my heart, I can change your heart, but if I speak from my life, my story, I can change your life”.  This is the essence of this new podcast ‘Finding Joe, The Hero’s Journey’.  You will hear from individuals, many not unlike yourself.  You will understand the classic Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by the esteemed scholar Joseph Campbell.  It describes the process, the journey, the story we all share in small or large ways.  There is a beginning  to the journey- you are going along in life and there is a change, a fork in the road.  Then you come up to a challenge/battle/block which you uniquely move through and beyond.  Finally, you return, you come back into life, but wiser, and uniquely transformed by the journey itself. After you are complete with the Podcast, Click on the BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! It gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

After you are complete with the Podcast, Listen to this BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in Take a Breath for Schools and Communities. We suggest you prepare to listen to this audio recording by finding a comfortable space, uninterrupted, even laying down if you are able.  Some of you may choose to listen to the recording once to gain some context and safety to support your relaxation. Our intention is to provide an audio recording (guided meditation) which walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast. The recording gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

Don't forget to watch the film 'FINDING JOE' ON YOUTUBE Follow along in this captivating and honest journey with Tahea.  We met when she signed up for out Yoga Training some years ago.  I have always been aware there was much more below the surface and this podcast gets into that story.  Tahea is an inspiring woman at face value.  She is a paramedic, a new minted counselor, a mom of 3 and recently engaged.  While below that surface we hear there have been some extreme challenges she has had to endure and move beyond.  You will hear the clear description and components of The Hero's Journey.  There are many layers to this story, many Hero's Journeys that Tahea has undertaken or survived!  I am proud to offer this glimpse into her story and I trust there are listeners who will feel the relatedness, relating unfortunately, to some of the suffering she has experienced.  At the same time, I believe some of those same listeners will hear the arc of the journey and its completion.  I know that all of us can take away the gift of the journey communicated here.  Thank you Tahea for courageously offering this podcast.   Tahea welcomes any of you who feel you would like to connect with her can reach her at; IG-   taheamack Facebook-  Tahea Mack In our 21st Century World we all strive to embody our ‘best selves’.  It takes courage, conviction and some discipline to create those changes.  Fortunately, one of the most powerful tools for transformation available to all of us is inspiration.  It has been said, “If I can speak from my mind, I can change your mind, and if I can speak from my heart, I can change your heart, but if I speak from my life, my story, I can change your life”.  This is the essence of this new podcast ‘Finding Joe, The Hero’s Journey’.  You will hear from individuals, many not unlike yourself.  You will understand the classic Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by the esteemed scholar Joseph Campbell.  It describes the process, the journey, the story we all share in small or large ways.  There is a beginning  to the journey- you are going along in life and there is a change, a fork in the road.  Then you come up to a challenge/battle/block which you uniquely move through and beyond.  Finally, you return, you come back into life, but wiser, and uniquely transformed by the journey itself. After you are complete with the Podcast, Click on the BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! It gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

After you are complete with the Podcast, Listen to this BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in Take a Breath for Schools and Communities. We suggest you prepare to listen to this audio recording by finding a comfortable space, uninterrupted, even laying down if you are able.  Some of you may choose to listen to the recording once to gain some context and safety to support your relaxation. Our intention is to provide an audio recording (guided meditation) which walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast. The recording gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

Don't forget to watch the film 'FINDING JOE' ON YOUTUBE Explore this deep dive into healing and all its' facets on The Hero's Journey Podcast featuring Juliana Lavell with your host, Jeff Thomlinson.  I have known Juliana for many years, as we serve our yoga, health and spiritual communities.  We would pass each other on the way to a class we may be teaching and shore some heartfelt relatedness as peers.  Juliana has a smile a mile wide, and a heart as large or more.  I have always gravitated to her honesty and authenticity in any conversation or connection.  I don't think either of us is good at 'small talk'!  I know you will feel the connection with Juliana in this podcast, and please follow her, connect with her, learn from her.  She is a gem.  Here are some details she offered; I will be offering tarot and astrology readings over Zoom, online workshops, aerial yoga teacher trainings and sound bath events. Stay tuned with me on Instagram @mystic.jewel and Into the Mystic podcast. www.JulianaLavell.com I recommend the book “Autoimmune Fix” by Tom O’Bryan “Listen to Your Gut” by Jini Patel Thompson “The Places that Scare You” by Pema Chodron In our 21st Century World we all strive to embody our ‘best selves’.  It takes courage, conviction and some discipline to create those changes.  Fortunately, one of the most powerful tools for transformation available to all of us is inspiration.  It has been said, “If I can speak from my mind, I can change your mind, and if I can speak from my heart, I can change your heart, but if I speak from my life, my story, I can change your life”.  This is the essence of this new podcast ‘Finding Joe, The Hero’s Journey’.  You will hear from individuals, many not unlike yourself.  You will understand the classic Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by the esteemed scholar Joseph Campbell.  It describes the process, the journey, the story we all share in small or large ways.  There is a beginning  to the journey- you are going along in life and there is a change, a fork in the road.  Then you come up to a challenge/battle/block which you uniquely move through and beyond.  Finally, you return, you come back into life, but wiser, and uniquely transformed by the journey itself. After you are complete with the Podcast, Click on the BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! It gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

After you are complete with the Podcast, Listen to this BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in Take a Breath for Schools and Communities. We suggest you prepare to listen to this audio recording by finding a comfortable space, uninterrupted, even laying down if you are able.  Some of you may choose to listen to the recording once to gain some context and safety to support your relaxation. Our intention is to provide an audio recording (guided meditation) which walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast. The recording gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

                                                                      WATCH THE FILM FINDING JOE ON YOUTUBE Enjoy this honest, powerful Hero's Journey Podcast featuring Cale Fraser with your host, Jeff Thomlinson.  Cale is a working electrician, entrepreneur in fitness, and all around awesome guy.  I introduced myself to Cale at a coffee shop, and mentioned I was creating this podcast.  He was ready and willing to share his story with all of  you.  Cale watched the film Finding Joe, and clearly saw the power of telling his story to help others who may be dealing with gambling issues.  Cale can be reached at Cale_inc in Instagram, and his Facebook business page is Cenergy Fitness.  Thanks Cale for being my first guest, and I hope to see you in the gym soon! In our 21st Century World we all strive to embody our ‘best selves’.  It takes courage, conviction and some discipline to create those changes.  Fortunately, one of the most powerful tools for transformation available to all of us is inspiration.  It has been said, “If I can speak from my mind, I can change your mind, and if I can speak from my heart, I can change your heart, but if I speak from my life, my story, I can change your life”.  This is the essence of this new podcast ‘Finding Joe, The Hero’s Journey’.  You will hear from individuals, many not unlike yourself.  You will understand the classic Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by the esteemed scholar Joseph Campbell.  It describes the process, the journey, the story we all share in small or large ways.  There is a beginning  to the journey- you are going along in life and there is a change, a fork in the road.  Then you come up to a challenge/battle/block which you uniquely move through and beyond.  Finally, you return, you come back into life, but wiser, and uniquely transformed by the journey itself. After you are complete with the Podcast, Click on the BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in Take a Breath for Schools and Communities.  After each podcast you will find a link to an audio recording (guided meditation) which walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast.  It gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

After you are complete with the Podcast, Listen to this BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in Take a Breath for Schools and Communities.   We suggest you prepare to listen to this audio recording by finding a comfortable space, uninterrupted, even laying down if you are able.  Some of you may choose to listen to the recording once to gain some context and safety to support your relaxation. Our intention is to provide an audio recording (guided meditation) which walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast. The recording gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support. For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.

                                     LINK TO THE VODCAST ON YOUTUBE                                                         WATCH THE FILM FINDING JOE ON YOUTUBE Listen to the Inaugural Finding Joe- The Hero’s Journey Podcast with your host, Jeff Thomlinson.  Jeff explains a bit about the journey, and gives a couple of brief examples. In our 21st Century World we all strive to embody our ‘best selves’.  It takes courage, conviction and some discipline to create those changes.  Fortunately, one of the most powerful tools for transformation available to all of us is inspiration.  It has been said, “If I can speak from my mind, I can change your mind, and if I can speak from my heart, I can change your heart, but if I speak from my life, my story, I can change your life”.  This is the essence of this new podcast ‘Finding Joe, The Hero’s Journey’.  You will hear from individuals, many not unlike yourself.  You will understand the classic Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by the esteemed scholar Joseph Campbell.  It describes the process, the journey, the story we all share in small or large ways.  There is a beginning  to the journey- you are going along in life and there is a change, a fork in the road.  Then you come up to a challenge/battle/block which you uniquely move through and beyond.  Finally, you return, you come back into life, but wiser, and uniquely transformed by the journey itself. After you are complete with the Podcast, Click on the BONUS Track and Practice Being BRAVE For Your Own Hero’s Journey! As a bonus recording we offer our B.R.A.V.E. methodology to support the listener of the Finding Joe podcasts.  Think of it as a way to integrate the themes of the podcasts.  The Personalized Mindfulness in these bonus recordings defines the B.R.A.V.E. (Breathe, Relax, Allow, Visualize, Empower) practices we have used for over 10 years in Take a Breath for Schools and Communities.  After each podcast you will find a link to an audio recording (guided meditation) which walks you through a similar experience/challenge related to the podcast.  It gives you an opportunity to have your own powerful (healing, balancing, transformational!) experience while resting.  It creates an easily accessible tool for you to utilize personalized mindfulness- practices uniquely related to your own challenges and journey.  To learn more about personalized mindfulness, and to develop the tools of B.R.A.V.E. visit Take a Breath  and experience the steps we offer for support.   For more information about Jeff or Sonya, or to schedule a chat, visit Mindful Restoration.  Join us for our esteemed Yoga Teacher Training, truly a Hero's Journey.