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Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons

135 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratings

Kathryn Kemp Guylay, MBA, CNC (Certified Nutritional Counselor) shares inspiration and actionable advice for your happier, healthier and more successful life. The Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons Podcast features today’s leaders in the wellness industry as well as successful entrepreneurs and business visionaries. Each show highlights a mantra or set of mantras that listeners can follow and integrate into their days in to reach greater heights in their careers and personal lives. Kathryn is an author, wellness coach and entrepreneur that has escaped the corporate office to enjoy skiing, hiking and exploring the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho in between her working hours. She is also a parent and occasionally weaves parenting advice and insights about the changing world of education into her mantras. Let the Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons Podcast inspire you to reach for your dreams in wellness, life and business success.

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MMP085: Create High Performance with Eva Medilek

June 17, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 21.8 MB

In this episode, we continue to explore brain-body modalities for healing and optimal living. In this episode, we explore optimal performance from a coaching perspective. Our guest is Eva Medilek, a Certified High-Performance Coach and Relationship Success Coach. We have five mantras from this episode: Mantra #1: S + R = R (Situation + Reaction equals Result). Mantra #2: Become aware of your habits/patterns/beliefs in order to understand your relationship operating system Mantra #3...

MMP084 - Engage the Imagination for Optimal Living (Dr. Deb Sandella)

June 10, 2020 10:00 - 46 minutes - 27.5 MB

In this episode, we continue to explore the cutting edge brain-body modalities for healing and optimal living. Our guest is Dr. Deb Sandella, founder of the groundbreaking RIM (Regenerating Images and Memory) method. We have six mantras from this episode: Mantra #1: The primary purpose of our brain is to protect us. Mantra #2: Busyness is a way that we disassociate. Mantra #3: To move to a “whole brain”, starting with the self is the key first step. Mantra #4: Productivity can be...

MMP083 - Shine Light on Your Soul with Allison Pelissier

May 13, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes - 21.3 MB

In this episode, we continue to explore the topic of “trauma” but shift our focus to the modality of light, specifically flickering light. Our guest is Allison Pelissier, healer, teacher, and US distributor for the Lucia No. 3 light. Read more below (and see videos) about this fascinating light therapy at Allison’s website. We have four mantras from this episode: Mantra #1: If you think the word “trauma” does not apply to you, you have not bee listening to this podcast :) Mantra #2: ...

MMP082 - Expand Your View of Trauma and Healing (Jana Glass)

May 06, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 19.6 MB

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the application of the Brainspotting modality. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. Please visit www.brainspotting.com to learn more. Our guest, Jana Glass, discusses perinatal trauma and how we can heal from these experiences. Here are the seven mantras from this episode: Mantra #1: Sometimes our efforts to help/heal ourselves can blossom into a professional development project. Mantra #2: There are many opportu...

MMP081 - Surrender to Uncertainty with Dr. David Grand

April 04, 2020 12:20 - 47 minutes - 23.3 MB

In this special episode, we talk with the developer of Brainspotting, Dr. David Grand. David and I connect during one of the difficult weeks of COVID19, with David calling in from his make-shift office on Long Island given the serious outbreak in New York City. The community from which I broadcast (Sun Valley, Idaho) was also experiencing great stress given a rapid spread of the virus. You can read more about how COVID19 hit mountain towns hard here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/...

MMP080 - Manage Existential Trauma (Deb Antinori)

April 02, 2020 14:21 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MB

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the application of the Brainspotting modality. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. Please visit www.brainspotting.com to learn more. Our guest, Deb Antinori, discusses the neuroscience involved in our reactions to the COVID19 crisis. Here are the five mantras from this episode: Mantra #1: Be gentle with yourself Mantra #2: We are in a state of existential trauma Mantra #3: The COVID19 disruption affects where ...

MMP079 - Understand your Brain to Overcome Addiction (Dr. Roby Abeles)

February 27, 2020 17:00 - 43 minutes - 20.7 MB

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the application of the Brainspotting modality. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. Please visit www.brainspotting.com to learn more. Our guest, Dr. Roby Abeles, discusses addiction and how the brain is wired for reward. She discusses some amazing processes that allow for overcoming addiction. We also explore post-addiction/post-trauma growth. We discuss how we can become better human beings as a result of positive...

MMP078 - Enlist the Power of Hope to Heal from Brain Injuries (Dr. Melanie Young)

February 10, 2020 03:05 - 32 minutes - 15.7 MB

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the application of the Brainspotting modality. Our guest, Dr. Melanie Young, discusses brain injuries, symptoms, and interventions. We are left with a sense of hope that, through collaborative efforts provided by what we refer to as “allied providers”, people who have experienced brain injuries can successfully heal. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. Please visit www.brainspotting.com to learn more. Here are the...

MMP077 - Create Your Own Reality with Brainspotting and More (Cynthia Schwartzberg)

January 06, 2020 02:23 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MB

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the application of the Brainspotting modality. Our guest, Cynthia Schwartzberg, discusses the history of Brainspotting and how she discovered it through her work in Core Energetics. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. Please visit www.brainspotting.com to learn more. Here are the seven mantras from this episode: Mantra #1: There is something special about the eyes when it comes to brain-body connection and healing. ...

MMP076 - Create Better Relationships with Brainspotting and More (Cherie Lindberg)

December 21, 2019 03:38 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MB

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the application of the Brainspotting modality. Our guest, Cherie Lindberg, discusses an application of Brainspotting she is developing called BSP-CC (Brainspotting for Co-regulating Couples). We discuss Cherie’s cutting edge research in this area and how she is building upon the work of others to create ways to increase our ability to create and sustain loving and connected relationships. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David ...

MMP075: Manifest Abundance with Ease and Grace Through Brainspotting (Nancy Tung)

December 17, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 23.5 MB

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the application of Brainspotting modality as we discuss applications such as Brainspotting for abundance, Brainspotting for ancestral trauma, and more. My guest is Nancy Tung, an international Brainspotting trainer, consultant, and coach. Read more about Nancy and follow the links to her practice below. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. Please visit www.brainspotting.com to learn more. For this episode, we have fo...

MMP074: Expand Your Performance and Creativity with Brainspotting (Cindy J. Smith)

November 04, 2019 17:35 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

In this episode, you’ll learn more about the Brainspotting modality as we discuss applications such as Performance Expansion, Future Self-Spotting, and Neuro Coaching. My guest is Cindy S. Smith, a therapist, Brainspotting consultant, and executive coach. Read more about Cindy and follow the links to her practice below. Brainspotting is a modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. Please visit www.brainspotting.com to learn more. The mantras from the episode are as follows: Mantra #1: B...

MMP073: How to Support Loved Ones During Times of Grief (Brainspotting Therapist Thad Frye)

October 08, 2019 19:28 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MB

This episode returns to the series of guests I’ve had on the show to discuss the healing modality of Brainspotting. My guest today is Thad Frye. Brainspotting is a trauma-healing therapy and peak performance modality discovered by Dr. David Grand. www.brainspotting.com. Thad is the owner of Thad Frye Counseling and is a Certified Brainspotting psychotherapist with In-Depth Therapy in Broomfield, CO. Thad is also proud to be a board member of the Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute. ...

MMP072: Become a (Everyday) Yoga Superstar with Cathie Caccia

September 26, 2019 13:50 - 45 minutes - 21 MB

My guest for this mantra-filled podcast is Cathie Caccia. Please read more about this “yoga superstar” below. Please also see below for the links to her website, with information about retreats and classes you can get involved in.   If you are one of the lucky people listening to the episode prior to October 18th, 2019, please see below for a link to the retreat with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee. There are NINE mantras for this show.  They are: 1. Being a “yoga superstar” is a bit ...

MMP071: Empower Yourself for Greater Brain Health with Paige Roberts

August 26, 2019 16:00 - 49 minutes - 22.4 MB

In this episode, I have Paige Roberts back as a repeat guest on brain wellness, this time to focus on QEEG assessments and interventions such as photobiomodulation to improve brain health. This interview is part of a series of interviews that I've been doing a modality called Brainspotting (a modality that I'm frankly obsessed with and now certified in). Paige’s first interview was Episode 66 on this podcast. For more information about Brainspotting, please see www.brainspotting.com. Bra...

MMP070: Bust Through Your Money Blocks with Brainspotting and Beth Medina

August 05, 2019 21:51 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MB

Episode Title: Bust Through Your Money Blocks with Brainspotting and Beth Medina In this episode, you’ll learn how limiting beliefs around money, both obvious and subtle, could be sabotaging your ability to create abundance in your life. This interview is part of a series of interviews that I've been doing a modality called Brainspotting (a modality that I'm frankly obsessed with and now certified in). For more information about Brainspotting, please see www.brainspotting.com. Brainspo...

MMP069: Healing Athletes and First Responders through Brainspotting with Jessica Crowley

July 14, 2019 18:52 - 48 minutes - 22.6 MB

In this episode, you’ll learn how Brainspotting allows for incredible breakthroughs to peace and peak performance for both athletes (specifically gymnasts) and first responders. For more information about Brainspotting, please see www.brainspotting.com. Brainspotting is the work of Dr. David Grand. What do these populations ( gymnastics and First Responders) have in common? They both train in the context of great risk. You'll learn some amazing tips and hear stories of healing from Bra...

MMP068: Take Personal Responsibility for Brain-Body Healing with Santiago Brand

July 06, 2019 16:32 - 41 minutes - 19.4 MB

This episode focuses on the power of brain-body healing using the powerful techniques of Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, and Brainspotting. With our guest, Santiago Brand, we talk about how individuals can become the best versions of themselves by committing to a healing process and confirming their own belief that they can improve their brain/body wellness. The mantras from the episode are as follows: Mantra #1: Stress is primarily psychological and anticipatory; it then manifests physiolog...

MMP067: Get Past the Gunk and Get to the GLORY (Brainspotting and EFT) with Jenn DeLorenzo

July 02, 2019 00:07 - 38 minutes - 28.3 MB

This episode focuses on the power of combining the cutting edge modalities of Brainspotting and EFT(Emotional Freedom Technique) to allow clients to work through obstacle Mantra #1: “We don’t have to know what it is, to know that it is”. This is actually a quote from one of the slides from the Brainspotting training (Phase One). Brainspotting also follows the principle of uncertainty which means that the brainspotter must not assume what is going on with the client or where the session wil...

MMP066: Recover, Heal and Expand Performance with Brainspotting (Paige Roberts)

May 23, 2019 07:03 - 55 minutes - 39 MB

On this interview, we will talk about Brainspotting and its application to high performing athletes and CEOs. Paige Roberts will describe her work bringing athletes back from injuries to achieve peak performance. We will go through a hypothetical Brainpotting session with a CEO and an athlete. Learn how to heal, recover and expand performance.

MMP065: Kathryn Kemp Guylay talks about her NEW podcast: Positive on Publishing

May 26, 2017 08:00 - 2 minutes - 3.98 MB

Kathryn Kemp Guylay explains in this (temporarily) final episode of the Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons Podcast how she is starting a new podcast, Positive on Publishing. Lots of free gifts accompany this broadcast.

MMP064: Become an Entrepreneur in Balance with Bob Minhas

May 24, 2017 14:00 - 44 minutes - 29.4 MB

Bob Minhas knows that there is a big difference between owning a small business and being an entrepreneur. One is about creating employment to change your own life. The other is about growing a passion with the aim of revolutionizing an industry, a nation or the world as we know it. Bob understands this difference but, more importantly, he wants you to understand it too.

MMP063: Manage Toxic Stress with Dr. Sheila O. Walker

May 24, 2017 08:00 - 48 minutes - 26.7 MB

Dr. Sheila O. Walker is a researcher, scientist and professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her work is focused at the Center on the Early Life Origins of Disease. Parents who are hoping to reduce stress in your child's life (after you understand the signs as well as the consequences)-- you will really want to listen to this interview. Don’t miss the summary of (7) mantras for you to incorporate into your daily life that will provide you with greater health and happ...

MMP062: Learn how you learn with Mariaemma Willis

May 17, 2017 08:00 - 50 minutes - 28.6 MB

Mariaemma Willis is an educator and author. Mariaemma believes that in order to set up the best environment to learn, we must first understand our own unique learning styles. We have seven mantras about education and learning that you won't want to miss.  You can also take Mariaemma's assessment for your own child (or yourself) using a link below that provides a discount on the tool.

MMP061: Explore Grit and Educational Reform with Dr. David Holmes

May 10, 2017 08:00 - 46 minutes - 26.1 MB

Today's guest for the Mountain Mantras podcast is Dr. David Holmes, the Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives at Community School in Sun Valley, Idaho.  David is passionate about education and getting outdoors. Our mantra for today's show is: Be Open to Educational Reform  If you have kids that are on the track to apply for college, I think you will enjoy hearings Dr. Holmes' perspective on what character traits REALLY matter when it comes to success.

MMP060: Embrace Failure (as stepping stones to success) with Kathryn Kemp Guylay

May 03, 2017 08:00 - 34 minutes - 21.1 MB

Today’s guest for the Mountain Mantras Podcast is ME.  OMG-- I put myself in the hot-seat again!  I talk about how babies learn to walk.  And guess what, that means that you must fall! Some "falls" that I mention in this episode: *Dan Harris' panic attack on morning television  *Arianna Huffington's collapse at work *Steve Job's realization that "we are already naked"

MMP059: Reduce Financially Related Stress with Whitney Hansen

April 26, 2017 08:00 - 45 minutes - 25.8 MB

Whitney Hansen is a personal finance coach and entrepreneur. She teaches overwhelmed millennials how to pay off debt and be financially independent. She gives them the tools to have more fun with money, while sprinkling in a little silliness. Some of her accomplishments are paying off $30,000 in 10 months, buying her first home at 19, and paying $472 for her masters degree. Whitney is the founder of Whitney Hansen Coaching.

MMP058: Increase Employee engagement with recommendations from The Godfather of Fun (Nick Gianoulis)

April 19, 2017 08:00 - 49 minutes - 28.4 MB

Nick is the founder of The Fun Dept., a consulting and training company that has been featured on CNN, BBC News, Washington Post, TEDx and numerous other media outlets. Known as “The Godfather of Fun,” he began his company after experiencing firsthand the enhanced culture and business results of fun during his 20-year corporate management tenure with a company that embraced a “work hard, play hard” culture. His company has delivered more fun in the workplace than any other company in the wo...

MMP057: Discover your feminine goddess with Jennie Aguirre

April 12, 2017 08:00 - 26 minutes - 14.2 MB

Today’s guest for the Mountain Mantras Podcast is Jennie Aguirre. After working for 16 years in the medical field as a nurse and case manager, Jennie unexpectedly switched gears and became a stay-at-home mom. Convinced motherhood, especially single-motherhood, would never be a part of her plan, this was a surprising and life-changing role she was tossed into quite abruptly. Being someone who never does anything half-effort, Jennie committed herself to her new title of “mom” tenaciously. She...

MMP056: Invent Something Cool with Rob Malen

April 03, 2017 08:00 - 41 minutes - 52.2 MB

Parent-inventor Rob Malen of metro-Detroit, Michigan developed BrushyBall – The Toothbrush Training Coach based on the experiences he and his daughter shared as she learned to brush on her own.  The project began in 2009 and spanned seven years as he prototyped, patented, found manufacturing partners and finally funding to produce the product

MMP055: Be there for your customers with Brad Cleveland

March 25, 2017 14:00 - 39 minutes - 51.1 MB

Brad Cleveland is an author, speaker, consultant and expert on customer satisfaction and employee engagement. He offers up mantras for engaging with customers for the highest levels of satisfaction.  

MMP054: Understand that, in the end, only kindness matters (Lisa Najjar)

March 18, 2017 08:00 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MB

Lisa Najjar used to be a court reporter. Now she’s reporting for a higher court – not the Supreme Court, but the Celestial Court! As an international psychic/medium, and author of Dying to Tell You – Channeled Messages from the Famously Dead, Lisa feels she is living her passion to help raise consciousness on the planet. Her five mantras will help you gain perspective on your time on this planet.

MMP053: Achieve Mountaintop Prosperity with Daphne Michaels

March 15, 2017 00:15 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MB

Speaker, trainer and author of the bestselling book, Mountaintop Prosperity, Daphne Michaels guides listeners through a journey to their highest potential.

MMP052: Accept that everything is okay the way it is (Saskia Winkler)

February 28, 2017 09:00 - 47 minutes - 66.4 MB

Saskia Winkler a business coach, life coach and spiritual mentor. After my interview with her, I’d say the best way to describe her would be to use the term (which we explain during the interview) Quantum Healer. This is a not-to-be-missed interview, as we move from the first half in simply taking about Saskia’s work to doing an actual coaching session—with me as the mock client! I will tell you that is an incredibly vulnerable discussion for me, as she pinpoints a moment from my childhood t...

MMP051: Take good care of your feet; they are your foundation (John Vonhof)

February 25, 2017 15:00 - 25 minutes - 36.2 MB

John Vonhof is here to help your aching feet after all those miles you've been putting on them you know, thanks to all the inspiration from my latest guests. The mantra for today's show is take good care of your feet; they are your foundation.  

MMP050: Find your true potential with Rebecca Rusch

February 23, 2017 09:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MB

Known today as the Queen of Pain for her perseverance as a relentlessly fast runner, paddler, and mountain bike racer, Rebecca Rusch was a normal kid from Chicago who abandoned a predictable life for one of adventure. Her book Rusch to Glory: Adventure, Risk & Triumph on the Path Less Traveled, weaves her fascinating life's story among the exotic locales and extreme conditions that forged an extraordinary athlete from ordinary roots.

MMP049: Energize your life with three mantras from World Class Athlete Muffy Ritz

February 22, 2017 09:00 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MB

Muffy is one of the most energetic women on earth. In addition to all of her medals for her Nordic and alpine skiing, Muffy has placed second in the 3,000 mile bike race, Race Across America three times. She is the head of the VAMPS women’s nordic program and is an inspiration to the women of the Wood River Valley (Sun Valley, Idaho). Muffy's shares three key mantras for your optimal health and happiness.

MMP048: Be Positive and Powerful with Olympians Kikkan Randall and Liz Stephen

February 15, 2017 15:00 - 14 minutes - 21.7 MB

Olympian Nordic skiers Kikkan Randall and Liz Stephen share stories to support mantras around staying positive, learning from mistakes, and striking a power pose.  

MMP047: Create a Zen Relationship with Food (Belldon Colme)

February 08, 2017 15:00 - 48 minutes - 68.3 MB

Belldon Colme is a fifty-one-year-old father of 5 and intuitive wellness coach who believed his life was over from heart failure in 2001. Having survived, he researched how the body works and discovered that tracking calories is misleading and that metabolism is central to healthy living. He developed a method to give the body metabolism everything it needs to fulfill its role, and in 2004 he created Nutri-90, a wellness program that has helped thousands of medical professionals and laypeopl...

MMP046: Find Peace Within featuring Dr. Michael DeMaria

January 25, 2017 09:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MB

Dr. DeMaria is an integrative psychologist, 3-time Bestselling author, poet, speaker and 4-time Grammy® nominated recording artist. Michael was also a contributing musician/poet/composer on the Grammy® winning children's album, "All About Bullies Big and Small". Michael is a long time yoga/meditation teacher and the author and creator of the Peace Within Process™ for Integrative Wellness. His passion and mission is helping others find inner peace in our busy, stressed and overworked lives.

MMP045: Change Your Life's Equation with Roe and Don Polczynsk

January 18, 2017 09:00 - 50 minutes - 69 MB

Couple Don and Roe offer seven mantras to create a life with no regrets, starting from a "dream day" and ending with shift your mindset from victim to ownership (choice).

MMP044: Incorporate more mindfulness into the New Year

January 11, 2017 09:00 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MB

Kate Sciandra, an expert in applied mindfulness, draws on her wildly varied life experience to offer listeners five mantras to incorporate more mindfulness into their lives in order to find more compassion and greater well-being.

MMP043: Transform your life with Rocky Detwiler

January 04, 2017 15:00 - 46 minutes - 65.1 MB

Rocky Detwiler, author, speaker, trainer, bodybuilder and life coach with 30 years experience in transformational living offers proven principles and a paradigm shift in thinking that will propel listeners to change using only their thoughts and their words. We provide more mantras for health and happiness in the new year!  

MMP042: Share some Healing Mantras for the new year with Charlene Jones

December 30, 2016 09:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB

Charlene Jones, author and meditation expert, offers mantras for listeners for improved health and happiness based on the latest research in neuroscience and mindfulness.

MMP041: Live Every Day as if it's your FIRST with Jen Coken

December 28, 2016 09:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MB

Jen Coken, life coach and stand-up comedian, takes listeners on a journey through eight mantras and several exciting tools that will help you make the very best of the New Year.

MMP040: Maximize Your Soul-Line while Pursuing Your Goal Line with Stephen McGhee

December 21, 2016 09:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MB

Executive coach Steven McGhee shares five mantras with listeners that allow leaders to adopt a style that drives profits for companies while protecting the organization's most important assets (the people within the organization and the hearts of those people).

MMP039: Learn the Way that Success Works wtih Joan Posivy

December 14, 2016 09:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MB

Joan Posivy takes listeners through the power of the law of attraction and offers a set of mantras that will allow us all to set big goals, take action, and create the life of our dreams.

MMP038: Have a Happier and More Productive 2017 with Ginger Hudock

December 07, 2016 15:00 - 48 minutes - 67.8 MB

Holistic health expert Ginger Hudock walks thorugh 5 mantras for having a happier and healthier new year. She also offers a free holiday gift -a free health consultation- to listeners.

MMP037: Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable with Brandie Hinen

December 05, 2016 09:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MB

Founder of Powerhouse Learning Brandie Hinen talks with Jeff Guylay about the importance of authenticity and helping leaders get unstuck through consulting, coaching and mentoring.

MMP036: Activate Your Mompreneur superpowers with Stacy Tuschl

November 30, 2016 15:42 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MB

Today's episode is all about giving entrepreneurs some basic tools and techniques to give their businesses and lives a little boost. Business strategist and author Stacy Tuschl offers six mantras on how to take YOUR business to the next level. You’ll hear about issues such as finding mentors, delegating work, and getting out of a rut.

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