Balance Your Life

On this episode of Balance Your Life we have a very special SOLO episode! On this episode we discuss the difference between the ego and the mind, and how one or the either tends to take over when we are faced with challenging tasks. This episode also includes a guided meditation intended to help you feel determined and disciplined.

On this episode of Balance Your Life, I am chatting with Sytera Field. Sytera is a mother of three, a former dancer, yoga teacher and yoga studio owner. On this episode we discuss Sytera’s rock climbing incident that left her with a broken leg and how yoga ended up healing her more holistically than physical therapy did. We also discuss what it was like for her to take her teacher training, open her own studio, develop her own myofascial release method called Nadi or Nice, and more!

On this episode of Balance Your Life, I am chatting with Danni Pomplun. Danni is a yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, international retreat leader, and host of the Yogi Misfits Sessions. On this episode we discuss his addictions to drugs, losing a partner and dealing with the grief of it, having a failed suicide attempt, being given the ultimatum of going to yoga (which changed and saved his life), and more!

On this episode of Balance Your Life Podcast, I am chatting with Jen Coco. Jen was born and raised in California, and now lives abroad on the sunny island of Barbados where she teaches yoga. Jen is passionate about yoga and focuses on teaching her students strength, flexibility and stability in the body, as well as clarity, focus and self-love for the mind. On this episode we talk about pursing a path teaching yoga, being a former high school teacher, surfing, Yoga Nidra, and more!

On this episode of Balance Your Life Podcast, I am chatting with Winel Harrison. Winel us a mom of 2, pet parent to Charlie Barlie, Zumba lover, and yogi. There’s more than meets the eye with this badass woman. On this episode we are talking about how Winel got into yoga (hint – it wasn’t the glamourous way she expected), being creative and artistic in a corporate world, having a 17 year relationship fall apart, and why she took her yoga teacher training with NO experience in the yoga world.

On this episode of Balance Your Life podcast we have a SOLO episode for you guys! We are talking all about morning routines and the importance of setting your day up for greatness. We are chatting hydration in the morning, mantra’s, meditations, crystals, movement, and more! Let me know what you are going to take away from this episode, or what you do for your morning routine!

On this episode I am joined by Katie Bushie of Life Spark Holistic. Katie is a Pyscho-Practioner mixing traditional psychology practices with holistic and spiritual mediums. She works with veterans, first responders and their families, as well as travels across Ontario as a guest speaker and teacher. On this episode we discuss burnout, finding life purpose in an alternate career, the importance of mental health, and providing the tools as yoga teachers to take care of ourselves.

On this episode of I am chatting with Avril Alleyne. Avril is a fellow yogi, a business owner and entrepreneur. On this episode we discuss what it was like for Avril to come to yoga after feelings of burn out in her corporate career and having struggles in her marriage. She shares what it was like for her with her first yoga class and the release of emotions that came with it. We discuss teacher training and what it was like for her, and how it evolved into a new passion of hers, walking.

On this SOLO episode of Balance Your Life podcast I am sharing the 5 books I read as I began my yoga journey. These 5 books were instrumental in my growth and on my transformational journey, and I hope you find value in them too!

On this episode of Balance Your Life Podcast I am joined by Jessie Hoey. Jessie is a holistic nutritionist, a yoga teacher, a lifestyle coach. We discuss what it was like for her to start teaching yoga at a gym as opposed to a traditional yoga studio, what the process was like for her to get a diagnosis of an autoimmune disorder, why it’s important to heal your body, and so much more. This is definitely an episode you don’t want to miss.

On this episode of Balance Your Life Podcast, we have a SOLO episode with me breaking down how YOU can live a yoga inspired lifestyle! On this episode we talk about how to be with others and ourselves, what yoga movement is, how to use breathe and meditation in our life, and what doing all of this can lead to.

Keisha is a grad student, a math and science teacher, as well as a yoga instructor. We discuss how she came to be on the mat in high school, why having a good teacher in yoga is important, learning to cope and deal with anxiety and depression, as well as why it's ok to never stop learning. We talk about what it was like for her to work and live in a remote, rural community as a person of colour, why it's important to say yes to opportunities, and how saying yes can lead to our purpose in life.

On this episode I am joined by Jaybe Mascarinas. Jaybe is a Reiki Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and Poet. Jaybe first came to yoga as a form of exercise through P90X. This yoga exercise challenge eventually brought him to a yoga studio where he ended up becoming certified in Reiki, as well as obtaining his yoga teacher certification. His love for yoga eventually brought him back to his love of poetry, and has since begun to infuse his two passions together.

Verlene is the mom of 2 boys, 2 dogs, a wife, and a working mom. On this episode we discuss how Verlene came to yoga after working in corporate for so many years, how yoga helped her to flourish at work, respond rather than react to co-workers and clients, listen better, and provide more value in the work space. We discuss how taking yoga classes lead her to taking her 200 hour yoga certification and ultimately work towards her 300 hour designation.

On this episode I am joined by Jillian Locke. Jillian is a yoga teacher, a new mom to 2 twin girls, and a DoTerra Essential Oils Advocate. On this episode we discuss coming to yoga from a dance background, wanting to learn more about yoga and creating a deeper connection with one self, not wanting to (initially!) teach yoga and changing your mind, practicing yoga throughout a twin pregnancy, why we should be using essential oils, and more!

On this episode I am joined by Mary Ochsner. Mary is a Yoga Instructor, has her own online yoga business, and is best known for her tutorials on Instagram. Mary has been practicing yoga for a number of years and graduated from Yoga Teacher Training in 2016. We talk about how she fell into yoga, what her first yoga retreat experience was like, taking the plunge to leave her job in order to pursue her passion of being an online yoga teacher, and more!

On this episode I am joined by Angela Nichole. Angela is a Business Owner, Crossfit Coach, Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master. When Angela was 22 she was involved in a head on collision and was pronounced dead on scene. Miraculously, she survived but had to undergo numerous surgeries, which left her in a wheelchair. She has since taught herself to walk, had two children with her husband, became a certified Crossfit Coach and Yoga Teacher.

On this episode we are diving deep into my yoga story. I talk about having asthma growing up, my story of dealing with sexual abuse at a very young age, being diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, my struggle with Depression and Anxiety, my recent cancer scare and how throughout it all, I found yoga.

On this episode we are connecting with Rachel "The Artistic Yogi" Smith. Rachel is a fellow yogini and the creator of The Artistic Yogi. On this episode we talk about the importance of always expressing your true self through art. We also talk about how yoga has affected her in a positive way both on and off the mat, how meditation helped stop the chattering of the inner negative voice, and what it means to be creative.

On this episode of Balance Your Life we are chatting to former competitive kayaker, registered massage therapist and yogini, Erin Skitch. We chat about how Erin got started on her yoga journey, why yoga has been so vital in her life, getting into massage therapy and how she blends both the practice of yoga and massage for her patients.