Overview of Reiki - The who, what, when, where, how and why. I discuss how Reiki works, how it can help you calm yourself, relax naturally and reduce stress. I also discuss my own experience with Reiki. I share a simple energy awareness exercis

E0011 - Meditation - Body Appreciation

Mar 30th, 2021 12m 19s

This is a guided visualization exercise that includes conscious breathing and body awareness. It is important to be in a safe, quiet and distraction free environment when doing this exercise. It should not be attempted while driving, operating

E:010 Confessions of a Type-A Personality: How Secret Stress Nearly Ruined My Life

Feb 22nd, 2021 23m 46s

In this episode I talk about my personal experience with persistent chronic illness and pain. The challenges and frustrations of playing a never ending game of whack-a-mole with my health and feeling like I was on a merry-go-round of symptom, d

E009: Taming Stress for Better Sleep

Jan 29th, 2021 30m 52s

We've all been there. Can't get to sleep, or restless sleep because we can't shut off our minds. The result is poor quality sleep, and waking feeling less than fully refreshed. In this podcast we talk about disrupting the stress response using

E:008 Taming the Inner Critic for Women Leaders with Kim Boudreau Smith

Jan 7th, 2021 17m 55s

Professional women are often hampered by the Inner Critic, perfectionism, or lack of confidence in speaking in a bold and authentic voice. Kim Boudreau Smith is an accomplished coach and trainer who has helped women overcome their self-doubts

E007: Making Friends with Your Stress

Dec 1st, 2020 32m 40s

Stress isn't the problem - how we think about stress is the problem.This discussion covers a bit of physiology to understand the body's stress response and how it works. We explore changing our state at cause (thoughts and feelings) and changin

E006: Stress Isn't The Problem

Oct 28th, 2020 15m 21s

Stress isn't the problem - it's how we handle stress. We need to understand stress as data, as information. The podcast provides an overview of stress response, how our bodies are hardwired to provide feedback so that we can act on it. Understa

E002: Three Easy Hacks for Interrupting the Stress Response in Your Body

Oct 21st, 2020 7m 45s

Brief discussion of stress and 3 quick hacks to interrupt the stress response in the body.Movement/play, Laughter, and Conscious Breathing are featured. Refers to the 4 Fold Breathing Exercise Podcast in this series.

E004: Tracking Emotions Through the Body

Oct 1st, 2020 20m 21s

This exercise is all about getting clear on your body's sensations and the relationship between physical sensations and emotional feelings. You will begin to learn how and where your body stores strong memories and emotions. The more you unders

E005: Energy Awareness Exercise

Oct 1st, 2020 9m 45s

Everything in our physical world is made of energy. We are a collection of molecules vibrating at a specific frequency. That vibration is energy.Energy is all around us in a wide variety of forms. Being aware of our own energy and the energy in

E003: The Body Scan Exercise

Sep 28th, 2020 15m 21s

This exercise is the first in a series of body awareness exercises intended to help reconnect with your body's inner wisdom. Most of us have learned to discount our body's language. We focus on getting things done, we focus on doing and not 'be

E001: The Four Fold Breathing Exercise

Sep 28th, 2020 7m 22s

Do you ever hold your breath when you are stressed?The stress response is meant to be a brief interruption in our daily lives. It was never meant to be a chronic state of being. Interrupting the stress response is important in helping the Centr

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