The Wellbeing Room

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room.In this episode, I interview Mikki Brammer. Mikki is an Australian writer and journalist, originally from Tasmania. She is now based in New York City, having arrived there via time spent working in France and Spain. As a journalist, Mikki writes about architecture, art, and design for a variety of well known publications.During Covid lockdown, in her apartment in NYC, Mikki penned her first novel - The Collected Regrets of Clover - which was published in 2023.I invited Mikki to join me in The Wellbeing Room to discuss the themes of her book which focuses on death and dying and our culture's way of dealing with, or complete avoidance of dealing with that inevitability.Listen in as Mikki shares:what led her to explore the topic of death in her first novelthe journey she took to research the book and get intimate with the topic of death the different roles of the death doula and how she incorporated this understanding into Clover's storyhow she uses her knowledge about death now to improve her life and relationships with those she loveswhat she hopes readers will get from her bookher top tips for wellbeing and getting more out of life.Connect with Mikki here:https://www.instagram.com/mikkibrammer/Check out The Collected Regrets of Clover here:https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-collected-regrets-of-clover-9780143779018Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room!I felt called to record this episode to share my experience as a carer for my mother who was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia.If you are someone who has experienced caring for a parent or loved one with this condition, I'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.auSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Wealth and Health. Are the two mutually exclusive? In this episode, I share some recent insights about both.Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THIS SHOW SO I CAN KEEP CREATING CONTENT. CLICK ON THE 'SUPPORT THE SHOW' LINK BELOW.In this episode, I describe my experience of being a selective mute when I was a child, how I got the courage to speak in public, and the connection this has to my yoga practice.For more about me:Visit my website: https://www.thecentreofki.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecentreofkiSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room!In this episode, I interview Sensei Ken McLean. Ken McLean is the founder of the Shin Sen Dojo, which is located in Kensington, Sydney. His Dojo is a training centre for the development of the mind, body and spirit and here he teaches the Shin Sen Arts of Aikido, Ki Energy Cultivation, Aiki Macrobiotics and Ki Shiatsu. He has spent over four decades training and researching these Ki based arts and has trained with the leading instructors in Japan and Australia. Ken is also an author. His book Harmony is Success explores the principles behind creating harmony with the four essential relationships in life. In this interview, Ken shares:how he developed his understanding of Ki and the ways to cultivate Kithe impact that Macrobiotics had in his lifeabout the practice of Aikido, how it is a metaphor for relationships and interacting with energy as well as a physical practicethe four Ki Principles that bring the mind, body and spirit into unityan overview of the Four Relationships - self, relationships, place/nature and universe - and explains how harmonising with them enables flowhow to handle situations where Ki is out of balance and ways realign our energythe benefits of cold water immersion as a Ki practice.To connect with Ken, visit his website:https://shinsendojo.com.au/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShinSenDojoSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room!In this episode, I interview Colleen Adrian.Colleen is a connected parenting coach for parents of sensitive spirited kids of all ages. She helps the parents learn skills for connection and emotional regulation–both for themselves and their children–so they can leave behind authoritarian parenting methods and bring more peacefulness to their family. Listen in as Colleen shares:how she came to do the work she doesher definition of connected parentingthe importance of nervous system regulationwhy the connection to our body is important, especially when connecting with our childrenan example of how understanding resonance of emotions in her body helps her connect with her sonhow difficult situations with our kids help us to learn and growthe various things that are in play at times when we get angry with our children and the importance of our own nervous system regulationhow somatic work can help parents and children self-regulate and connect deeper with their emotionshow connected parenting helps us learn to repair relationships and connect with empathyone thing that has helped her improve wellbeing and get more out of life.To connect with Colleen, go to her website: https://colleenadrian.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@colleenadrian1590Self-study online course: Raising Confident Kids Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room!In this episode, I interview Holly Davis. Holly is a whole food chef, author and educator. She teaches a range of face to face workshops and online courses covering Sourdough Baking, Fermentation, and Japanese Whole foods.Listen in as Holly shares:her first memories of cooking when the idea for Iku Wholefoods first formed in her mindwhen she was first introduced to the idea of using food as a way to alter the way you feel and impact your wellbeingher experience of travelling to Japan and learning macrobiotic cooking at the Macrobiotic Centre in Tokyohow she met Andzej Gospodarczyk and worked with him in his macrobiotic restaurant in Sydneyher journey with Iku Wholefoods her passion for fermented foods, the benefits of making them and eating them in small quantitiescontraindications for certain fermented foodssomething she cooks regularly that always lifts her spiritssome of the ferments that she still wants to learn how to make.“...I love the physicality of cooking… the whole connection to the things that I’m using and to the ingredients themselves and then what I’m actually creating. I love that.”“I used to say, from the macro kind of thing, you know, “You are what you eat”. But I don’t think that anymore. I think very much you’re what you can digest. That actually, it doesn’t matter. You can eat the very best food in the world but if you can’t digest it you’ve got a problem. It won’t be as enjoyable, and you won’t get as much from it, and you know, it’s not really of benefit if you can’t digest it.”    ~ Holly DavisTo connect with Holly, go to her website: https://www.foodbyhollydavis.com/Food by Holly Davis Facebook pageDiscover her online classes here: https://holly-davis.mykajabi.com/online-coursesSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

In this episode, I interview Tamsin Young. Tamsin works with women to empower them with their finances. She works on both the practical money management skills and energetic/mindset work so that women can feel comfortable with their numbers and confident in making decisions with their finances and create a business that no only supports them but fits into their lifestyle.Listen in as Tamsin shares:how she came to work in accounting and financewhy she is passionate about helping people with their moneyhow using financial records can be used as a guide to improve our businesshow she has connected with her intuition and uses this to help her in the work she doeswhy she wants to help women to be financially independent and help them feel comfortable with their financesthe obstacles healers and artists face when it comes to charging for their services and how to overcome themhow she coaches others to use their intuition to guide them in their life and their financial journeysomething that has helped her improve wellness and get more out of life. Learn more about Tamsin and how to work with her here: https://www.facebook.com/YourProsperityGoddesshttps://www.tamsinyoung.comSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

In this episode, I interview Eric Klein. Eric is a lineage holder in the Kriya Yoga lineage. He was trained, ordained and empowered by Goswami Kriyananda to share the Kriya Dharma. He's lived this path for 50 years (with his wife Devi) and shared it with over 25,000 people including seekers from every faith tradition and spiritual-but-not-religious folks. Eric's grounded approach appeals to parents, artists, yogis, CEOs, surfers, and political leaders. Listen in as Eric shares:the meaning of “Yoga” and “Kriya”, and his experience of the Kriya yoga practice the three disciplines of Kriya Yoga and the goals of this practicehow Kriya Yoga helps us to heal our karma and the karma of our family how our outward expression is a mirror of our inner integration how to recognise the somatic signals of our reactivity and use these as a guide for recalibration. “If you have a fire in your house, the easiest time to put it out is when it’s a spark... The easiest time to heal a relationship is at the initial sense of discord. It’s also the easiest time to ignore the discord because it’s not that big, and what we do in meditation is, we are cultivating our capacity to respond to subtle indicators with gentle loving awareness.”~ Eric KleinSign up for the 2-session program Return to the Radiance: The 3 Disciplines of Kriya Yoga (June 2023)https://www.wisdomheart.com/essencekriyayogaLearn more about Eric and Kriya Yoga here:https://www.wisdomheart.comhttps://www.facebook.com/wisdomhearthttps://www.instagram.com/wisdom.hearthttps://www.youtube.com/@WisdomHeartTV    Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

In this episode I interview Gregory Vahanian. As a Transformational Life Coach, Gregory helps individuals, couples and groups enjoy a more healing and empowering orientation to life. He often supports folks in transcending inner obstacles and bringing heartfelt projects into successful manifestation. Gregory's been happily married for over 20-years and his family and coaching practice are the primary focus of his life.Listen in as Gregory shares:the journey that led to him writing his newly released book, Accessing the Wisdom of the Heart.how his wife introduced him to the practices of spiritual psychology and the practice of self forgiveness. what it means to be a divine spiritual being having a human experience for the purpose of awakening to our essential beloved nature.how the ego and the mind can block the connection to our inner knowing (Authentic Self) and how we can shift towards a more spirit led life.his understanding of the Hawaiian healing practice of Ho’oponopono as a way of bringing about self forgiveness and dissolving againstness. how reframing our feelings when we get upset or triggered can be used as an experience for healing, growth and awakening.the acknowledgement that it takes courage for us to move through an awakening process.Gregory's book Accessing the Wisdom of the Heart is available on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com.au/Gregory-Vahanian/e/B0C45HDZTH/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dskLearn more about the work Gregory does and how to work with him here:Website: https://www.gregoryvahanian.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregoryvahaniancoachingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregoryvahanian/Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room.In this episode, I interview Madison Kalleske. Madi is a personal trainer and fitness professional based in the Barossa Valley, South Australia. I’ve been a client of hers for a number of years. She is also one of my yoga clients and I’ve been enjoying working with her over the last 8 months as she’s been growing a baby.Listen in as Madi shares:the steps she took to optimise her preconception and pregnancy journeyher recommendations for maintaining physical health and wellbeing during pregnancyhow she’s learned to listen to her body and develop a new level of mindfulness key things to consider when selecting a doctor, midwife, obstetricianwhat to keep in mind when developing a birth plan and her approach to creating a list of birth preferencesone key thing that has helped her improve wellness and get more out of life.“Having a baby is not as simple as doing the deed to have a baby. It’s definitely everything you can do preconception, and that is obviously getting yourself healthy and well, but (also) learning as much as you can about the things that your body is going to go through.”~ Madison KalleskeTry Madi’s beginner, intermediate and advanced butt workouts on my YouTube channel playlist.Listen to my interview with Dr Sophie Messager, Postnatal Doula to learn about the four pillars of postnatal recovery and why a postnatal recovery plan is essential.If you enjoyed listening, please consider sharing this episode with a friend.Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room.In this episode I interview Rafe Kelley, natural parkour coach, movement trainer and founder of Evolve, Move, Play.  Listen in as Rafe shares:the meaning behind Evolve Move Play and the reason he chose these words for the name of his businessthe evolution of play and movement in human culture and the reasons why our capacity for play diminishes in adulthood how our culture trains movement out of people from an early agethe pillars and practices that form the backbone of Evolve, Move, Playthe different relationships we have to the external world that drive our development as human beings his guidelines when it comes to screen time for children and the nuances between the use of phones, television and video gameshow screens take children away from the physical world and the impact this has on their mental healththe differences between a fitness practice and an exploratory movement practice  the concept of movement as “wholefood” for our bodieshow exploratory locomotor play, or parkour, can be adapted to anybody, and provides us with the potential to fall in love with the experience of moving our body.  “Step outside your door and walk through the world, and if you can go somewhere where there is nature, go be in nature. If you can take off your shoes, take off your shoes, and if you can hang from a tree branch, hang from a tree branch and start there and feel what it feels like in your body... The ultimate sustaining power to a practice is that it makes you fall more in love with your experience of being.”      ~ Rafe KelleyConnect with Rafe here:Evolve, Move, Playhttps://www.evolvemoveplay.com/Evolve, Move, Play podcasthttps://www.evolvemoveplay.com/emp-podcast/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/rafekelleyWatch  Dr Jordan B Peterson’s interview with Rafe Kelley: Parkour and Rough PlaySupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room.In this episode, I interview Gemma McFall, a Strengths and Pain Coach who is passionate about helping people overcome chronic pain and improve their wellbeing.Listen in as Gemma shares:her back pain journey and how she learned to manage and overcome her pain using the mindbody approach to healing what neuroplastic pain is and how the body subconsciously generates ither insights about the fear-pain cycle the various ways people can heal themselves from pain using the mindbody approach the difference between masking pain and healing painhow long-term nervous system dysregulation makes us think we aren’t stressed when in fact we are and how this affects our pain levels how she came to understand her strengths and how she uses them every day to generate energy and manage symptoms of painhow she uses her knowledge and understanding of pain and nervous system dysregulation as a tool when parenting her two children  “I love giving people tools and the knowledge and the quick wins and the Strengths Finder is a very quick way to very quickly see why your nervous system is being triggered.”   ~ Gemma McFallGet in touch with Gemma here:Email: mcfall.gemma@gmail.comWebsite: www.gemmamcfall.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemma-mcfall-a5563313/Read the book: Healing Back Pain by John SarnoLink to Gemma's interview with Brigitte Gemme on Vegan Family Kitchen: https://veganfamilykitchen.com/gemma-mcfall/Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room. In this episode, I interview Amanda Strojny. Amanda is a registered yoga teacher and certified transformational coach focused on financial prosperity. She is a dedicated teacher of the rules of money and provides her clients with a clear and concise path to monetizing their skills. When working with clients, she incorporates the yogic principles to establish financial balance. “It’s having a balance, which I always work with clients on. It isn’t just the financial piece...we know… you can have money and not be happy. It’s not the answer…there are so many other elements.”~ Amanda StrojnyIn this podcast, Amanda shares:how she came to yogahow her desire to have more compassion for herself led her to go on a yoga retreat that changed her lifethe power of a deep, daily meditation practicethe work she does to help people have a better relationship with moneyhow being honest and realistic with yourself about your finances can help you overcome your fears about moneyabout her meditation practice and the techniques she uses take her practice deeperher advice for overcoming the challenges of starting and sustaining a meditation practicehow meditation and stillness has helped her develop deeper levels of compassion, for herself and others.To find out more about Amanda and the work she does, visit her website: https://amandastrojny.com/You can also listen to Amanda’s podcast, Untapped Power, here: https://amandastrojny.com/podcastSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room. In this episode, I interview Mira Rao, a resilience and embodiment coach. Mira works with clients through coaching and psychotherapy, helping them learn and practice embodiment and resilience skills to both heal from the past and build a more resilient future.In this episode, Mira shares:~ the definition of ‘regular regulation’ and what this means for the nervous system~ why we struggle to return to a baseline state~ tips for training ourselves to return to baseline when we are triggered~ what it means to feel our way out of situations when our nervous system is in a state of dis-regulation~ her thoughts on napping as a regular regulation strategy~ the autonomic ladder and how awareness of our states on the ladder can help us with nervous system regulation  ~ why resourcing the nervous system should be our priority every day~ tips for ‘conscious consumption’ of media, e.g. watching the news To find out more about Mira and the work she does, visit her website: https://www.mirarao.com.au where you can sign up for more information and receive updates about her webinars and workshops.Mira also posts regularly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraraocoach/Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Finding Flow in the Kitchen with Brigitte GemmeBrigitte is Chief Meal Planner at the Vegan Family Kitchen. As a vegan food educator, she is dedicated to helping more people eat more plants. Having been a guest in The Wellbeing Room before, Brigitte has joined us again to discuss her new book, Flow in the Kitchen."We have to acknowledge the forces in society that devalue home cooking."   ~ Brigitte GemmeIn this episode, Brigitte shares:what led her to write her book and the process involved in putting it together.the similarities between home cooking and project management, including the key elements of scope, cost and time.how home cooking has been devalued in our society.ways that people can overcome their resistance to cooking and find joy and flow in the kitchen.why we should keep phones out of the kitchen (except for when we need them for a joyful cooking practice).that most of us know something about cooking and have the skills required to get started in the kitchen.tips for batch cooking and meal planning.Get her book Flow in the Kitchen from these outlets:Amazon.com.auBooktopia.com.auKobo.comIf you are a wellbeing practitioner, coach or author and would like to be a guest on The Wellbeing Room, please email me: leah@thecentreofki.com.auRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts -- Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Contact: leah@thecentreofki.com.auSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Do you use UberEats or Menulog to order food and get home delivery?In this episode I share my thoughts on the increasing use of these services and the effects that using these services have on the health and wellbeing of our society. I'd love to know what you think about this topic. Please get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.auMy daughter and the Katy Perry Menulog music video where the inspiration for this episode: https://youtu.be/HiDU75V00YQ If you are a wellbeing practitioner, coach or author and would like to be a guest on The Wellbeing Room, please email me: leah@thecentreofki.com.auRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts -- Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Contact: leah@thecentreofki.com.auSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room!In this episode, I interview Pam Sourelis. Pam is a writer, a writing instructor, developmental editor and writing coach. She lives in a semi-rural area outside of Chicago, near her two horses. Pam and I met through the MasterHeart program led by George Kao, Authentic Business Coach. In this episode, Pam shares:how she came to be a writerthe type of work she does with people who are starting out writing the difference between a diary and a journalher thoughts about using journals as a tool for wellbeinghow journal prompts can be used for creativity and self-discoverythe basic rules for journalingthe difference between free writing and focused free writinghow journaling about dreams can help us get in touch with our sub-consciousher tops tips for journaling one thing that has helped her improve wellness and get more out of life.“You can say whatever you want. You can do it whenever you want. You decide what you want to get out of the journal and then you create that space and that rhythm so that it works for you.”      ~ Pam SourelisFind out more about Pam here: https://wingedhorsewritingstudio.comFind Pam on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQTVjYIhOcrtzVOjQjwBORA/videosIf you are a wellbeing practitioner, coach or author and would like to be a guest on The Wellbeing Room, please email me: leah@thecentreofki.com.auRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts -- Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Contact: leah@thecentreofki.com.auSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room!In this episode, I interview Amy Isaman. Amy is a book and writing coach and has written and published four novels in the historical fiction and mystery genres. Amy and I met through the MasterHeart program led by George Kao, Authentic Business Coach. “If you’re called to write – write. If you’re called to create – create. Do the thing.”        ~ Amy IsamanIn this interview, Amy shares about:her love of reading, how she began writing, and how she rediscovered her love of writing later in lifesome of the barriers people face when it comes to writing and her suggestions for helping people overcome themher approach to the creative processthe transformation process that would be the subject of her own memoir  one thing that has helped her improve wellness and get more out of life.Find out more about Amy Isaman here: https://amyisaman.comFind Amy on Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/letswritebookcoaching/Check out Amy's podcast - Dear Creativity, Let's Write: https://amyisaman.com/podcast/Read the blog post she mentions here: https://amyisaman.com/writing-process/why-taking-breaks-is-important/ Amy's books:Overlander Series~ The Overlander's Daughter~ The Fiddler's SonTricia Seaver Mystery Series~ In the Cards~ Cold Hard CacheAll titles available on Amazon!If you are a wellbeing practitioner, coach or author and would like to be a guest on The Wellbeing Room, please email me: leah@thecentreofki.com.auRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts -- Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Contact: leah@thecentreofki.com.auSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room!In this episode, I interview George Kao.George is a business coach, mentor, and author who infuses his teachings with a unique spiritual perspective. He has helped hundreds of coaches, consultants, healers and course creators on their path to creating sustainable and joyful businesses, including myself. George is a beacon of light in the craziness of the online world. His values of generosity, warm-heartedness and authenticity shine through in his content and in the classes that he teaches. George has published five books spanning the topics of Authentic Business, Authentic Content Marketing, Joyful Productivity, Authentic Selling and his most recent title Soul Gym – Simple Principles for Spiritual Fitness, which we discuss in this episode."If I'm going to drop dead in this next moment, I want to drop dead in a spiritual way."   ~ George KaoIn this interview, George shares:how he came to bring spiritual awareness to the work he does as a business and marketing coachwhat prompted him to start Soul Gym and how it has evolved over timethe Spiritual Alphabet - his tools and values for wellbeingthe evolution of the Energy Reboot practicethe Sandwich Prayer and its link to the Energy Rebootwhat the Soul Gym program is and how to joina unique wellbeing tip to improve wellness and get more out of life.Find out more about George Kao here: https://www.georgekao.comVisit his Soul Gym page on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/SoulGym.LifeCheck out his energy reboot videos on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_nVcDFVZFo&list=PLiW4bSWD3exf8R48g3PLQDuAyeXYs0NULGeorge's books:~ Authentic Content Marketing~ Joyful Productivity~ Authentic Selling~ Principles of Authentic Business~ Soul Gym - Simple Principles for Spiritual FitnessAll titles available on Amazon!If you are a wellbeing practitioner, coach or author and would like to be a guest on The Wellbeing Room, please email me: leah@thecentreofki.com.auRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts -- Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Contact: leah@thecentreofki.com.auSupport the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au