Welcome to Season 2! What’s the cost of not being able to relax? What if you could do it, naturally?If you have trouble tapping into your creativity, arousal, play- you’re not alone.In this episode we talk about relaxation techniques that work, based on neuroscience, hormone studies and just plain old wisdom and experience. Episode Overview: If you want to live your best life, it’s helpful to be able to drop in and relax- in this episode we cover six ways to cue your nervous system to stand down, from breathing and specific kinds of relaxing music, to herbs and rituals.Why Relax - The Science of SafetyBreathing toolsSound toolsEnvironmental CuesTopicals and IngestiblesRhythmic MovementsCo-regulationRitualInvest a half hour in learning new ways to relax.Resources/References/Links: Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal TheoryThe Nine GiftsBreath as Medicine 60BPM Playlists Binaural Beats Tim Van Diest OxytocinSay Hi!Christine Marie Mason on Instagram @the.rose.woman Rosebud Woman on Instagram @rosebudwomanRosewoman.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things we talk about:The purpose of sex beyond reproductionTranscendant sexualityThe first steps to healthy sexual embodimentHealth firstChi and Life ForceThe connection between a clean, organic plant based diet and your vitalityThe high cost of a bad relationshipYour inner quiet is the true powerThe obligation to live your best life and be in full joyLove between people as a key to world peaceHelpful Links:Hippocrates InstituteHippocrates Online Training ProgramsSeven Keys to Lifelong Sexual Vitality Man-opause book (aka Andropause)Ram Dass on Transcending and OrgasmZEGGTameraOrganic underwear - not polyester or nylon bras About Brian Clement, PhD, LNBrian is the co-director of the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida. Since that time, he has directed the Institute’s growth and development, as well as facilitated the implementation of progressive natural health treatments and programs. Brian’s progressive ideas on natural health, coupled with his vast theoretical and practical science experience, have provided him with the opportunity to conduct countless seminars, lectures and educational programs. He has traveled to more than 25 countries motivating the public to take action to improve their lives. Most recently, he was commissioned by government-supported organizations to establish, organize and direct health programs in Denmark, Switzerland, Greece and India. Brian has also written numerous books in which he explores the various aspects of health, spirituality and natural healing. His best-selling book, “Living Foods for Optimum Health,” has been acclaimed by Marilyn Diamond, co-author of the book “Fit for Life,” as “an important and eminently readable book for the new era of self-care,” and by Coretta Scott King as a “landmark guide to the essentials of healthy living.”Find Hippocrates on IG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About BariBari Tessler has spent over 18 years guiding thousands of people into happier, more empowered and refreshingly honest relationships with money. She has a decade of training as a somatic psychotherapist and work in the mental health field and hospice — and merged it with financial expertise to create an integrated approach to deep money work.I have worked with individuals, couples, and creative entrepreneurs from every income bracket and socio-economic background. I have taught one-on-one, in small groups, from speaking podiums, as a mentor coach, and beyond. My work and live presentations have been featured on Oprah.com, Inc.com, Huffington Post, US News & World Report, Reuters Money, The Fiscal Times, Real Simple, Redbook, NBC Better, Experience Life Magazine, Yogi Times, Best Self Magazine, Emerging Women, Mindful Magazine and hundreds of interviews, podcasts, and guest blogs.Find her on her website and on Instagram.Find Christine at Rosebud Woman or XtineM on on Insta as @rosebudwoman and @xtinemmm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Latham ThomasAfter giving birth to her son Fulano in 2003, Latham Thomas set out on a mission to help women reclaim birth. A graduate of Columbia University & The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Latham is a maternity lifestyle maven, world renown wellness leader and master birth doula on the vanguard of transforming the wellness movement. Named one of Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100, Latham is bridging the gap between optimal wellness, spiritual growth, and radical self care and is the go-to-guru for modern holistic lifestyle for women. She authored the bestselling book titled, “Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to a Fabulous and Abundant Pregnancy”, foreword by Dr. Christiane Northrup in 2012 and most recently published bestseller OWN YOUR GLOW: A Soulful Guide to Luminous Living and Crowning the Queen Within. Latham serves on the TUFTS University Nutrition Council and is also a member of the Well + Good Council where she provides expertise in women's wellness, pregnancy and self-care. In March of 2018, Latham released the meditation audio program, BEDITATIONS: Guided Meditations and Rituals for Rest and Renewal. She teaches at universities and teaching hospitals around the country, helping to improve the patient labor and delivery experience.Find here on Instagram @glowmaven or @mamaglowFind Christine at rosewoman.com, on IG @rosebudwoman or at xtinem.com on IG @xtinemmm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Susan's websiteInstagramSexually Woke on Amazon Guest Bio:Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and has been in practice in Houston since 1999. She recently retired as the Founder and President of Complete Women’s Care Center which she opened as a solo practitioner in 2002 and grew to be the largest all-female OB/GYN group in the country by 2019. In 2020 Dr. Susan decided to start her “second act” as the Founder of Complete Midlife Wellness Center, a concierge practice focused on helping women find their full aliveness in midlife and celebrate the amazing opportunities that menopause brings.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christina Rasmussen is an acclaimed grief educator, author of Second Firsts and Where Did You Go?. She is also the host of The Dear Life Podcast.She is the founder of The Life Reentry Institute and has helped countless people break out of what she coined the “waiting room” of grief to rebuild their lives through her Life Reentry Model. With this, she introduces a new model of grief based on the science of neuroplasticity. She describes grief as a catalyst for redefining identity, and outlines the process of “reentry”, or returning to life.Her mission is to change the way we grieve, the way we live, and how we define our potential in this life, and the hereafter. She has consulted on the 2019 movie short Dreamwisher and currently working on her very first work of fiction as she believes that big change in an industry that has been left behind requires not only education and training through traditional settings but also in media, movies and entertainment.Her Institute’s mission is to bring forth a new way of speaking about and embracing loss within the medical, corporate and social environments.Her work has been featured at ABC News, Washington Post, Maria Shriver and the White House Blog. She currently works and lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Eric, their daughters and their two dogs.FacebookInstagramTwitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the rose woman pod, Jane Metcalfe,the founder of WIRED, the magazine that became the media of record at the advent of the digital age, strikes again with NEO.LIFE. This episode is all about the biological revolution and how we understand the new sciences of life. We talk longevity, gender medicine and identity, science fiction and so much more. I hope you enjoy it! Rosebud Woman.Helpful LinksSingularity UniversityWiredScience Fiction Writers AssociationEcotopiaSci-Fi authors William Gibson and Neil StephensonSteven Pinker’s book: The Better Angels of Our NaturIntegral Ecology The epigeneCRISPRBlue ZonesLovelock on Gaia theoryNobel winner: Jennifer DoudnaDavid Ewing Duncan Craig VenterGender medicine23 and MeNeo.Life: 25 Visions for the Future of Our Species.Book: Your Brain on ParasitesThomas HueblSuzuki MethodDavid Eagleman Book: Livewired. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transformational travel and the exploratory mindsetGuest Bio:Helpful Links:Jennine CohenTransformational Travel CouncilOCSCTravel to AntarcticaLow impact and conservation travel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About April Davis"Between attending births as a doula, a photographer and a birth assistant to a midwife I have seen a lot of vaginas. I’ve discussed and researched everything from urinary incontinence to postpartum sex positions. My friends and family send me pictures of pussy wallets, plush uteri and hilarious sex books. I spent a weekend at a conference for sex therapists a few years ago and realized I had found my people. Writing about vaginas is pretty much a dream come true."Afterword: Blood Money ThesisThe Vagina BlogApril Davis on InstagramLumma Menstrual DiscMenstrual Cup NixitThinx Period PantiesPeriod Trackers Clue and FloForia, Toca, and GoLoveCBD for CBD Lubes"Sex toys aren’t all shaped like penises anymore."Power to DecideCheck out these samples of her real talk on self-edWhat does my blood color mean?What is my mucous telling me? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Judd is an Artist, Athlete and Activist. In 2014, she completed a transcontinental run across the U.S. raising awareness about veterans' suicide. She's the founder of Keggel, a yoni egg company. She's a depth painter and a mystic.In this episode, we talk about her company, Keggel, Jung, Mind Movies Joe Dispenza, Being Supernatural, Cormac McCarthy, The Kekule Problem, Dream Theory, Gerhard Richter, Method Acting and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.