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Health Harmony & Happiness with Cathy

103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings

From learning to use your body’s rhythms and the rhythms around you to optimize productivity and avoid burnout to living sustainably, I give you tools that help you discover how to live and feel your best no matter what season of life you are in. I’m Cathy Struecker and I love to connect others with ways to cultivate health, harmony and happiness in life.

Join me as I reveal what has worked for me on my path towards more conscious living and talk with other experts about their own personal take on what creates health, harmony and happiness. Through my journey with cyclical living, yoga, anxiety, parenting, and entrepreneurship, I bring you various perspectives that will help you navigate self-care, work-life balance, mindfulness, spirituality and much more.

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#49: The Best Way to Ground Yourself

October 06, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

When you feel chaotic, unsettled, or distracted and unable to focus, it’s necessary to have resources that you can call on to settle or ground back into yourself. In last week’s episode I gave you permission to be in that space of distraction and chaos, and to just allow yourself to be there. It’s inevitable that there are going to be things in life that make you feel a little bonkers and scattered, but there are resources you have access to that can help so you feel at ease with your time,...

#48: Chaos in Life is Inevitable

September 29, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Life is full.  Full, and constantly changing.  When you're on the verge of burnout or already burned out from one thing or another or multiple things and the tools that help ground and center yourself have even been shut out, it's hard to get the motivation to get started with those things that will help you get back to living in your element.   And once you take that first step to getting back to them, it's OK to not be perfect or back to where you were when you stopped them. So here's you...

#47: What is Solar Feminine Energy and Why You Need to Know

September 22, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

Action-taking women are often described or judged as having more masculine tendencies that correlate with "doing," strength, being assertive, confidence, having a "take-charge" attitude, and maybe even being a bit tough or hardened; rather than taking on more what is thought of as feminine traits like softness, compassion, emotion, receiving, caretaking, and nurturing. Those more masculine qualities are thought to align with the solar energy of the universe, whereas, the feminine qualities...

#46: Owning Your Power with Your Solar Feminine Energy

September 15, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MB

 Have you ever told yourself you needed to be or act a certain way because of choices you've made in your life? Whether it's your career, relationship or place you live, you've likely put yourself into a metaphorical box of some sort at some time or another. You may be there now!  But you don't have to remain there. You can indeed take your power back and start living into your full capacity so that you are in fact doing what lights you up in life.  Recently I had a realization that I had ...

#45: How to Tap Into Your Feminine Energy

September 08, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

Just like the positive and negative ends of a battery must be clear and connected in order for the battery to work properly, you have both feminine and masculine energy within you that must be nurtured and balanced in order for you to work at your highest potential.  And if both of these qualities aren't acknowledged, and one is perhaps stronger than the other, you'll likely have issues in your physical, mental and emotional bodies. Issues that lead to things like burnout, lack of focus, an...

#44: So You're Feeling Inadequate

September 01, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MB

Comparison = Inadequacy {no matter what}. When you start down the path of living more intentionally to avoid burnout, it can be tough to shed things that have felt so "normal" for so long. Like the hustle to "keep up with the Jones's." You may have urges to try harder even when you know you know your body wants to slow down. You can feel super inadequate at times because the world around you isn't necessarily slowing down...but you have made the conscious choice, set the intention even, t...

#43: The Power of Letting Go with Dave Weesner

August 25, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MB

Letting go is a necessary part of life; and in fact, it's a necessary part of the Energetic Rhythms cycle.  But it's not always easy.  When you hold onto things in life you don't allow space for the new, the fresh and the vital to enter. In today's episode I interview my former pastor, Dave Weesner, to talk letting go during life's transitions and how they impact you. There are times when our lives dictate change and it's out of our control that we have to make a change in life. Case in po...

#42: Your Vacation is No Different

August 18, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Vacations are meant to be refreshing so that you return to life with a renewed energy. But what about when they are so exhausting it takes you as long as you were gone to recover?  It doesn't have to be the latter.  I want you to be able to return from a vacation or trip without feeling like you need to take a vacation from your vacation. Listen in as I share my reflections on what didn't work with a recent vacation we took and what I learned from it so that you can begin to look at vacatio...

#42: Your Vacation is No Different

August 18, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Vacations are meant to be refreshing so that you return to life with a renewed energy. But what about when they are so exhausting it takes you as long as you were gone to recover?  It doesn't have to be the latter.  I want you to be able to return from a vacation or trip without feeling like you need to take a vacation from your vacation. Listen in as I share my reflections on what didn't work with a recent vacation we took and what I learned from it so that you can begin to look at vacatio...

#42: You're Vacation is No Different

August 18, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Vacations are meant to be refreshing so that you return to life with a renewed energy. But what about when they are so exhausting it takes you as long as you were gone to recover?  It doesn't have to be the latter.  I want you to be able to return from a vacation or trip without feeling like you need to take a vacation from your vacation. Listen in as I share my reflections on what didn't work with a recent vacation we took and what I learned from it so that you can begin to look at vacatio...

#41: Discovering Your Energetic Rhythms

August 11, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

Stop feeling stuck or cycling between burnout and action-taking!  The first step in doing this is to begin tracking your energetic rhythms.  Grab your Energetic Rhythms Tracker and a pen because today I'm telling you all about how to use this crucial tool so that you can move away from feeling stuck or burnt out and instead into balance and optimal productivity.  We'll walk step-by-step through the tracker so you know what's most essential to track in terms of your energetic rhythms in the...

#40: Energetic Rhythms and You

August 11, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

What exactly are your energetic rhythms?  And how can they help you shift out of distraction, chaos, and burnout and into optimal productivity, balance, and focus, without giving up your action-oriented nature? I answer these questions and more in this episode. Resources from episode: Daily Rhythms Tracker Facebook Live:  What Season of Life are You in? Join our community here. Rate or review this podcast on Apple Podcasts here. Follow us: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest Grab the show...

#39: What is Cyclical Living

August 11, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MB

Society trains us to think of our lives as a linear...we're born, we set goals, we work to achieve them (or not), then die.  It also trains us to think of productivity in this way...take action, take action, take action... But what if that weren't really the way life worked? What if you had permission to think of life differently...to think of it in a way that actually gives you permission to not live in the work-produce mode of operation that leaves you either feeling burnt out or stuck mo...

#38 Welcome Back to the Show

August 11, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

After a 2 year break, I'm back to podcasting and excited to share with you what I've been up to since we last shared this space. For  7 years I practiced 1 style of yoga and taught 1 style of yoga, primarily.  And that’s what I taught many of my listeners for years, and what you heard me talk a lot about when I started this podcast.  But for the past 2 years I have been shifting. Shifting the style of yoga I  practice now and shifting the way I serve beautiful souls like you. In this episo...

#37: Using Nature and Music Therapy for Health

May 27, 2020 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

Science has proven that plants release natural chemicals that can improve immune function, mood + stress levels.  Crystal Berkenes shares what Nature Therapy is and how she combines it with music for health + what to expect from forest bathing. You may know from experience that being in nature feels therapeutic, but did you know there is actual scientific evidence that spending time in nature can affect you at a cellular level by helping your immune system and nervous system? Taking a walk...

#36: Cultivating Healthy Communication in Relationships

May 20, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

We all have different communication styles that we tend to gravitate towards, and even though we may be speaking the same language, sometimes our needs, wants and desires get lost in translation when it comes to our relationships. Katie Rössler gives tips on how to overcome this communication breakdown and instead build positive connections. We discuss healthy arguing strategies as well as how to get back into the flow of communicating with your spouse or partner.  Life is always happening ...

#35: Loneliness and Your Health

May 13, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

Loneliness is a signal or indicator that something in life needs to change--it’s a feeling, which can make it hard to detect. And if not addressed, it can potentially have negative health side effects in the way of chronic illness and decreased lifespan.   Loneliness actually affects nearly half the U.S. population NOT during a pandemic, so I can imagine that right now these numbers are indeed heightened.  I’m speaking with Amie Zarling today, a Clinical Psychologist and assistant professor...

#34: A Tribute to Mamas

May 06, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

In honor of Mother's Day, I'm sharing a compilation of reflective blog posts I wrote after my first child was born.  Some of my parenting philosophies have changed, but these personal essays reveal the emotional struggle of a new mom with a colicky baby.  My son, who is my firstborn, was a challenging baby to say the least. We spent hours soothing him.  And it was during this time that I began a little blog called Counting My LITTLE Blessings.  It was a way for me to deal with the emotions I...

#33: What's in Your {Recreational} Water? (Part 2)

April 29, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

Water quality goes much beyond just our drinking water; it’s also the source of recreation for many, so keeping it clean means it will be safe for your family to boat, swim and play near as you reconnect with nature this Spring and Summer.  Ingrid Gronstal of the Iowa Environmental Council and I continue our discussion of where water pollution comes from and how each one of us can be a part of contributing to safer waterways.   Ingrid shares the 3 main sources of water pollution and her tho...

#32: Earth Day + What's in Your Water? (Part 1)

April 22, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

Today is Earth Day, and access to clean and safe drinking water is not a concern that should only be reserved for speaking of 3rd World Countries.  Believe it or not it’s also an issue that impacts neighbors in our own back yards no matter where you are in the United States.   In today's episode Ingrid Gronstal, Iowa Environmental Council, and I talk about water pollution, why it concerns you no matter where you live and how you can be a part of creating access to cleaner water right where ...

#32: Earth Day + What's in Your Water?

April 22, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

Today is Earth Day, and access to clean and safe drinking water is not a concern that should only be reserved for speaking of 3rd World Countries.  Believe it or not it’s also an issue that impacts neighbors in our own back yards no matter where you are in the United States.   In today's episode Ingrid Gronstal, Iowa Environmental Council, and I talk about water pollution, why it concerns you no matter where you live and how you can be a part of creating access to cleaner water right where ...

#31: Sustainable Minimalism with Stephanie Seferian

April 15, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB

Get rid of a single-use mindset and begin to consider that reducing the amount of stuff you live with or deem necessary at this point in life means that you’ll be living a more sustainable lifestyle and having less of an impact on the environment around you. Which in the long run means your children and their children will have a planet to care for as well.   Today I sit down with Stephanie Seferian of the Sustainable Minimalists Podcast.  Stephanie is an expert in sustainability, zerowaste...

#30: Herbal Medicine with Spiritus Vitae Botanicals

April 08, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB

For Nicole Saville herbs are far more than just for cooking; as the owner of Spiritus Vitae Botanicals, herbs are for both medicine and giving back to the land.  They are, in essence, the "Spirit of Life." By taking care of the land through chemical-free farming practices, the land can take care of us through its bounty. Herbal medicine is where herbs, used as food, cross over and begin to heal the body.  It's all about the intention in how the herbs are being used. Find out how to begin in...

#29: Creating Less Waste in Your Environment

April 02, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

With being around your home a bit more these days, we are inevitably creating more waste at home, but there are some things you can do to reduce the waste that goes to the landfill.  Today I share with you what my family does to live more eco-friendly and reduce the amount of waste we are putting back into the environment.   Your environmental or ecological footprint is a measure of how much you are impacting the environment based on how many resources you use or take from the environment a...

#28: Spiritual Connectedness with Melissa Harris

March 25, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

Connection is necessary now more than ever.  At a time when we are being told to physically isolate from others, that connection is crucial; not only with others, but also with God.  And this energetic connection that we have with people can transcend social distancing.  Yet remaining connected while social distancing involves also managing the energy you give and receive from others. On an energetic or spiritual level we are human, but we are also divinely connected by some greater force-...

#27: Balancing Hormones with Dr. Valerie Bonnett

March 11, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Our hormones play a critical role in how we feel; from sleep to temperature regulation to clarity, if they are out of balance you won't feel your best.  Dr. Valerie Bonnett uses functional medicine to treat patients so that your whole self is feeling its best rather than masking other symptoms. This week I talk with Dr. Valerie Bonnett about balancing hormones in all stages of life, particularly mid-life and beyond.  She shares how taking a tissue-level test is the ideal way to measure horm...

#26: Tapping into Your Creative Self

March 04, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

Tuning into your creative self can help you enjoy life more and even be more productive. Listen as I share my experience with The Artist's Way and how the tools it suggests can help you get back to knowing your inner child a.k.a. your higher self. Find out the 2 methods that you can easily implement into your life that can help you gain clarity on what you want in life and open yourself to receiving that which the universe puts in your life to help you reach your dreams. Get show notes and ...

#25: A Food Adventure with Blue Gate Farm

February 26, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Being a member of a local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program has changed the way my family purchases produce. It has allowed us to go on a food adventure to discover not only new foods, but also how to prepare a variety of fruits and vegetables.  Join me for a look at how Blue Gate Farm, a Certified Naturally Grown farm in South-Central Iowa, produces chemical-free products through members of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and the Des Moines Farmer's Market. Jill...

#24: From Working Out to Yoga - How I Transitioned My Life

February 19, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

When it comes to fitness, mobility work or stretching is often the first thing people tend to neglect, but it is one of the things that can have the greatest impact on how you feel. Repetitive movements from traditional fitness and activities of daily living cause limitations and restrictions in the body that yoga can begin to undo. More-so if it is an intentional yoga practice that will enhance who you are as a person. Find out what the transition to adding an intentional yoga practice into...

#23: Farmer Gym - Do Work. Finish the Rep. Grow Strong.

February 12, 2020 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

Your gym is the environment, your machine is the body.  Farmer Gym specializes in online strength and conditioning training that requires little to no equipment for your body {and mind} to grow strong.  Jason Harle, an Iowa native, speaks to how the qualities of integrity and consistency that are learned on the farm are 2 of the primary beliefs his gym has for helping individuals do the work to get results with their workouts. Farmer Gym takes core elements that are learned through the grit ...

#22: Revisiting Health Harmony and Happiness

February 05, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

When life seems to spin out of control, it's ok to hit pause on some of life's priorities and take inventory of your own Health Harmony and Happiness. But sometimes that takes setting pride and ego aside and embracing humility to admit to ourselves when we're committing to too much and moving agains the flow of life rather than with it. Hear how my recent experience with doing just this allowed me to set clear intentions for cultivating more health, harmony and happiness in my own life and ...

Health Harmony Happiness Moment #1 - Self and Family Care

December 19, 2019 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.72 MB

Practicing self-care is a must especially during times of stress and chaos. And part of that self-care involves cultivating work-life satisfaction. This brief Health Harmony Happiness Moment tells you what I will be focusing on over the next 6 weeks! Join the Energetic Rhythms for Intentional Living community here. Follow us: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest Rate or review this podcast on Apple Podcasts here.

#21: EMBODY an Abundant Mindset, Hemalayaa

December 12, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

Living with an abundant mindset is releasing the fear of scarcity, or a “do more” mentality, and rather expanding into your highest state of being so that you actually spend MORE TIME in your true, playful self.  This week Hemalayaa and I sit down and unpack what an abundant mindset looks like and how her EMBODY pathway is one way to begin working on creating an abundant mindset for yourself.  Plus learn 2 techniques for centering yourself that bring you back into present-moment awareness ...

#20: Your Attitude Creates Your Mindset, Chris Gordon

December 05, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

Local CrossFit gym owner, Chris Gordon, and I discuss how attitude truly is everything when it comes to mindset whether in the gym or yoga studio. We talk about intrinsic motivation and discipline, how they're related and how they contribute to creating the mindset you cultivate.  Plus, find out the 2 biggest messages Chris teaches his students in regards to behavior change and mindset. For show notes, visit www.CairnYogaWellness.com/podcast20. Join the Energetic Rhythms for Intentional Li...

#19: Cultivating Gratitude

November 28, 2019 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

Five simple ways you can make gratitude a daily practice all year long and not just during this holiday season. Gratitude is in the forefront of everyone's minds during Thanksgiving and the holiday season, but what about the rest of the year? Find out what gratitude means to me and learn some simple yoga and spiritual practices that I use to honor this quality and implement into my personal and family life regularly. Get a re-cap of the 5 techniques I share on the show notes page at www.Cai...

#18: Yoga Mind® - Dianna Quach

November 21, 2019 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MB

Mindset isn't just how your brain functions and what is going on within your mind. It's your "head mind" + "heart mind" that make you whole, and Yoga Mind® is a practice that gives you insight into how these both help release emotions stored in your body. In this week’s episode of Health Harmony and Happiness with Cathy, I visit this concept and much more with Dr. Diana Quach, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Yoga Mind®.  A yoga practice that allows you to embrace who you are a...

#17: Saying 'Yes' to Your Inner Wisdom - Ali Machedon

November 14, 2019 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB

A productive mindset doesn't involve learning anything new, but rather clearing the mind clutter that keeps you from being fully present to tune into your body's intuition as Ali Machedon, Life Coach + Adamantine(R) Yoga teacher, shares in this week's episode. It involves shifting perspective so that clarity and focus become a natural state of being by ridding yourself of the things that stand in your way of moving with the flow of life. Ali shares how she uses yoga philosophy and experient...

#16: Transitioning Through Seasons of Life

November 07, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB

Transitions in life as well as in your yoga practice can be uncomfortable, especially in the beginning, but setting clear boundaries for yourself can accommodate a growth mindset rather than a fixed one. I identify the 4 ways in which I've observed people tend to approach transitions and talk you through 3 techniques to use when setting boundaries so you set yourself up for success when faced with a transition. For show notes visit www.cairnyogawellness.com/podcast16. If you're in the Knox...

#15: Raw Vegan + Nachos = Fork in the Road, Sheree Clark

October 31, 2019 11:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

From becoming a raw vegan to being OK with enjoying those nachos every once in a while,  Sheree Clark of Fork in the Road shares her journey with food, practicing Adamantine® Yoga and helping others as a mid-life courage coach. Find out how with just 2 weeks shy of being completely raw vegan for 1 entire year, she accidentally made a mistake that caused her to miss hitting her goal. And how she beautifully recovered and what she learned from her actions. Get Sheree’s take on setting boundar...

#14: Circadian Rhythm and Nutrition with Katie Standafer Lopez

October 24, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

Circadian rhythm, in part your sleep cycles, may play more of a role in nutrition and how your body uses food as fuel than what it is you are actually eating. Plus learn some easy ways to tell if the nutrition choices you actually are making are working for you. Kathleen (Katie) Standafer Lopez sheds light on the 2 elements that most influence the efficiency of your body no matter what nutritional lifestyle you lead or season of life you are in. Using her training as a dietitian to guide he...

#13: Healthy Eating with Kids + Meal Planning and Prep on a Budget

October 17, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

Getting kids to eat and actually enjoy healthy foods can be a challenge at times, but with careful meal planning and possibly their help prepping foods, you and your kids will be eating foods that help them stay focused and feel nourished inside and out all while staying on budget. This is the 2nd part of an interview I did with Jess Ramaeker, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, in which we sit down and talk about:   1. How to get kids {or yourself if you are a picky eater} to eat healthy. 2. ...

#12: Food for Thought with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Jess Ramaeker

October 10, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MB

Born out of the need to bring healing to her own family, Jess Ramaeker trained as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with the goal of reconnecting people to healing foods & vibrant health. Ridding your body of inflammation and healing it with food starts first with knowing what foods could trigger that inflammatory response, then how to shop the grocery store. As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Jess Ramaeker brings this message to light and shares simple ways to change the way we groce...

#11: Growing a Soup Culture - Kate Brown, BRAISED Bone Broth Co.

October 03, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

From motherhood to entrepreneurship to functional nutrition, Kate Brown - owner BRAISED Bone Broth Co. - shares how bone broth is a lifestyle habit and how the craft of making bone broth stems from a rich family history of living in a soup culture. Bone broth isn't just a fad nutrition gimmick that promises a lot then is quickly forgotten after a year or 2.  And bringing someone chicken soup when they are ill or have been outside in the cold is not just because it's warm and comforting. True...

#10: Choosing a VBAC

September 26, 2019 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

The option to have a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) is rarely given to mamas these days, so I'm sharing my my experience in choosing to try for a VBA2C (After 2 Cesareans), and how I went about helping my physical and mental bodies to make it happen.  Some methods I used to prepare for a Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC) are not necessarily "normal," but had a profound effect on not only my mindset in approaching this method of delivery but the outcome of my labor and delivery. I w...

#9: Looking Through the Lens of Faith & Family - Jana Vink

September 19, 2019 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

From parenting to career moves, Jana Vink shares her experience with work life balance as a mom of 4, Licensed Social Worker and business owner in using faith as the value that drives decisions in her family.  Jana is the owner of Grace Counseling in Pella, Iowa. To connect or schedule a session at Jana's office or virtually visit www.GraceCounselingIowa.com. To read show notes for this episode visit www.CairnYogaWellness.com/Podcast9. Join the Energetic Rhythms for Intentional Living co...

#8: Putting Intention into Your Attention

September 12, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

The balance between work and family can only flourish when intention is put into wherever you place your attention. LeeAnnHuff gives tips and insights on how to maintain the balance of having 3 young children & owning a business.  Through self-awareness she has learned true honesty with herself which has been essential in allowing both her business and family to flourish. LeeAnn owns Chiropractic Health Center in Knoxville, Iowa and has a mission of making the community a healthier place! ...

#7: My Tips for Balancing Work & Family

September 05, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Creating work-life balance can be a struggle for everyone at some point during various seasons of life, so listen in as I share what works for our family and give tips on things you can implement right away to feel more satisfaction in these 2 areas as well. Find out how consistency with scheduling and using the village or tribe of people around you can be key players in creating this balance.  I dive in to how to use these resources to your benefit and offer some insights on how adding an...

#6: Creating Priorities in Fatherhood and Business Ownership with Kevin Wadle

August 29, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB

The topic of work-life balance often falls short of recognizing that there are dads out there who find great importance in making the family side of the scale a priority while continuing to thrive in business. Kevin Wadle is a local business owner & Adamantine® Yoga practitioner who plays, and always has played, an active role in raising his 3 kids while growing a business and supporting a spouse seeking higher education. When both spouses or partners in a household have chosen to invest in...

#5: Craving Calm: Yoga Tourist Turned Yoga Guide

August 22, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

Shelby Kruse, Adamantine® Yoga Teacher & mama of 3, sits down with me to talk about her need for calm & a yoga practice that would give her time for just herself. It took losing a friendship & getting to a pretty dark place before Adamantine® Yoga came into her life & changed everything. Now she inspires & teaches others with her daily yoga practice at the Adamantine® Yoga studio in Des Moines.  Because of her consistency, this practice has helped her cope with depression and begin to relea...

#4: A Practice for Pain Relief + More

August 15, 2019 13:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB

Adamantine® Yoga Advanced Practitioner, Lois Reichert, began practicing this style of yoga for pain relief, but eventually realized the benefits went far beyond the relief she was seeking, impacting both the aging process and improving depression symptoms.  She feels as though this practice has reverse-aged her body by at least 20 years. Beyond the physical Lois shares how she has begun to transform mentally, emotionally, & spiritually into a kinder, more compassionate version of herself.  ...