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Ep. 069: Today we're going back to a topic that we've covered before: ayurveda, but whereas the last episode focused more on the health and wellness aspect of ayurveda, we're going to make it a little bit more applicable to today's world and learn how to use it to crush your goals.Ayurveda is the world's oldest holistic healing system developed over 3000 years ago in India, and it's based on the belief that health and wellness depend on the delicate balance between mind body and spirit. So really, everything is connected. In Sanskrit, Ayurveda means the science of life.Today we're learning how we can use ayurveda for living our purpose, actually following through on those goals, and overcoming some of the most common things that hold us back according to our different doshas, or our mind-body types.Today will be really fun because you'll be able to figure out what Dosha you are, and how it affects how you tackle your goals or interact with the world. Then how to use different principles of ayurveda to counterbalance excesses or a deficiencies.Today we're talking to Sahara Rose – the best selling author of Eat Feel Fresh and The Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda. Deepak Chopra called her "a leading voice for the millennial generation into a new paradigm shift". She loves to make spiritual and Ayurvedic wisdom fun and relatable so that it can actually serve the needs of people today.Today we will learn: How to identify your different Doshas How our mind body types can be affected by age and even the climate we're living in Fun, easy, modern ways to bring imbalances back into balance Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/069 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 068: Today, we’re talking about releasing shame. I think we all have something from our past that we’re not totally proud of. Maybe even something from our present.I have a ton. Part of it is that I have an addictive personality. So there have been so many periods in my life where my behaviors took on an energy of their own and I felt like I lost control.Todays episode has a lot of sensitive topics so if you have little ones around or you yourself are sensitive to topics like sex work and masturbation, I recommend you pick one of the many other episodes.But I feel this topic is much needed because there are a lot of common human things that we wrap in judgment and shame and I would like to be one of the people shining love on those topics to help release the collective shame.Today we talk to Sydney Campos.She is a fellow wild woman with a wild story, transcending 10 years of drug and alcohol abuse and sex work. Through truth and vulnerability, only a few years later, she was serving her souls mission healing and teaching around the world, signed a major book deal, and was leading retreats for visionary leaders eager to live in alignment with their highest soul self.We will learn: The myth of mistakes How we go into bad decision denial How our shame (and releasing it) affects our collective consciousness Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/068 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 067: Have you ever been cheated on or found out your partner was unfaithful?. You can’t see me, but my hand is up.Infidelity is unfaithfulness in a marriage or relationship. It can severely strain a relationship and the people involved. An affair can leave the other person feeling devastated, alone, betrayed, and confused. Sometimes, an affair ends a relationship. Other times, couples can repair the relationship. Being cheated on was a special kind of pain for me that affected my self-worth, and my ability to trust in future relationships.Our guest today is Jen Esquer, aka docjenfit. She’s generally known for something completely different than our topic of infidelity today. She is a doctor in physical therapy with a mission to heal the world by empowering people to learn how to heal themselves!But her core mission is also relevant here.I was inspired by her openness in sharing her experience with infidelity and so were a ton of other people. And through her sharing her story, she’s helped even more people heal themselves.We will learn: How to release the shame of infidelity How to choose relationships in alignment with who you are How to trust again after betrayal Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/067 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 066: For years, I felt like I was coasting. I felt stuck.All the books said I had to take a leap. I had make some risky moves and essentially start over to find something more fulfilling.At the time, taking that leap sounded scarier than being in a miserable “stable” job.So how did I get from stuck in the mud to leaping, arms flailing into my passion? How does anyone?That’s what we’re talking about today.Our guest today is Laura Gassner Otting. She teaches you how to ignore the rules that create your limits, align your energies and your actions, and do work that really matters so that you can live your best life. People call her “a kick in the ass surrounded by a warm hug,”… the only two I ever need, right? Laura brings both tough love and wisdom and will help you see what it really takes to get out of your own way and find success.Today we will learn: How we limit ourselves, and where those limits come from The first steps to getting unstuck How to make bold moves to accelerate your success Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/066 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The root of all of my positive changes has been awareness. Awareness helps us zoom out to see all the programs we’ve been running on autopilot – bad habits, learned behaviors, emotional addictions – and from that awareness, we can start to make a change.At the very basic level, awareness is important because, how can we identify what needs to change, if we’re not aware of it in the first place.Awareness works like a muscle. You have to build it up.Today we’re talking about how to open ourselves up to deeper levels of awareness, and not just for our own benefit but for humanity as a whole. In the deepest levels of awareness, we start to experience oneness – or that invisible realm of support, love and inspiration that’s always available to us.Our guest today is Best-selling author and international speaker Gary Douglas. He’s known for his intensity of awareness and his incredible capacity to open people up to ‘know what they know’. He chooses to embody consciousness in everything that he does which inspires others to choose to become more conscious as a result.Today we will learn: The 3 questions that will change your life The easiest daily action we can take to save our planet How to strengthen your intuitive gifts Show Notes: mindlove.com/065 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 064: Today we’re talking about animals communication and then, you’ll actually hear a portion of an animal communication session with my little fur soulmate Maverick Danger. 68% of US households own a pet so let's learn to talk to them!This whole process was another amazing example of how the universe works, because normally my little guy is just a ball of energy… but the day before the interview was supposed to happen, suddenly Maverick had an emergency. So I had to rush him to the vet and everything. I’ll get into details in the episode but it was perfect timing to feel as though I had a more direct line of communication with him.But even more comforting are some of the things I learned in this interview.I've often had worries about when it's my pet's time to pass, will he know what’s happening when his body is shutting down, will he be scared, will we still have a soul connection? Today we answer all of those questions.Our guest is Morgan Mellick, an Animal Communicator, Certified Akashic Records Practitioner. She has been working with animals, both wild and domestic, most of her life and then because trained professionally as an animal communicator.Today we will learn: How our animals understand death What role animals have in our lives How to give your pet a fulfilling life Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/064 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 063: Today’s episode is about a practical way to create new habits, and break old ones.We’re talking about weight loss… and I don’t love that word choice because I think we get too. Caught up on the scale, but I termed it that because I know that’s what a big portion of us, especially women these days are looking for.But as you’ll hear in this episode, the problem is rarely our knowledge on what is and is not good for us. It’s our mindsets around creating change, and our emotions and even hormones that tend to get in our way.And after my yoga incident this week, it’s the perfect time for me to bring a little more awareness to my own routines.Our guest today is Elizabeth Benton, the creator of Primal Potential.It wasn't that long ago that Elizabeth Benton was depressed, deeply in debt, and obese… over 350 pounds.Her deepest desire was to lose weight to get her life back. Even just to get around without losing her breath after a few steps.she realized that if what she wanted more than anything was to lose weight, why were so many of her actions sabotaging that goal.She started to change the way she approached her goal. Instead of learning more about how nutrition and different weight loss methods, first she needed to learn more about herself and what was driving her behaviors.Whether you struggle with your weight or you struggle with breaking some other bad habit. This episode is definitely a practical approach to habit change building healthy habits and taking control of your body and your life.Today we will learn: How learning can be a form of procrastination How our beliefs about ourselves shape our behaviors A practical accessible way to start building better habits Show Notes: mindlove.com/063 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 062: Today’s story pulls at my heart strings… and I think it’s because I love my marriage so much.Today’s guest is Kristine Carlson. For the boomers out there, you might recognize her husband Richard Carlson as the creator of the series Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. He wrote ~ 30 books and these books have sold over 15 million copies worldwide.Richard was the face of the brand, even though Kristine co-authored a few of them with him. But for the most part, Kristine was his supporting character. She ran the household while he ran the brand.And then, one day totally unexpectedly, he died.And as hard and as tragic as that was, it forced Kristine to step into her own power and take over the legacy.What I love about this story though is most often I hear of people hitting a rock bottom and that’s what forces them to seek and to develop and be more than they were…But in her story, it’s really interesting to hear how someone handles their pain when they already have such a solid foundation built in their mindset.But the story gets pretty crazy and includes a stalker that’s still in jail right now because of the crap he pulled so get ready.Today we will learn: How to surrender to the unexpected How to properly hold space for someone’s grief How to find identify after loss Show notes: mindlove.com/062 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 061: Relationships are complicated. It’s hard enough to deal with our own stuff, and then we intermingle our lives so deeply with another human… and we have zero training and wonder why the divorce rate is so high. As humans, most of us yearn for fulfilling relationships. They provide unlimited ways for us to learn, grow, thrive, and have fun!Yet, as we know, relationships aren’t always a “bed of roses”–especially romantic ones. They don’t make themselves, nor do they continue happily on autopilot once they begin.So let’s dive into the secrets of healthy, happy relationships.I’m very excited about this one.Our guest today is someone who has been on my guest bucket list. Her book Warrior Goddess Training spoke to me years ago.Her name is HeatherAsh Amara – the author of the the best-seller Warrior Goddess Training, the The Warrior Goddess Way, and The Toltec Path of Transformation: Embracing the Four Elements of Change. She is dedicated to inspiring depth, creativity, and joy by sharing the most potent tools from a variety of world traditions.Today we will learn: Become aware of our agreements, beliefs and fears inside a relationship A better way to communicate in all of our relationships How to make room for a relationship to evolve Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/061 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 060: Relationships are a way to experience yourself through another person. They're mirrors. They trigger sleeping parts of your consciousness.This week and next will be about relationships.If you’re not in one, don’t worry because it’s not just about being in a couple, or a triad or poly or whatever tickles your soft parts.It’s about how we learn and grow from our interactions with other sentient beings.So today I we are talking to spiritual teacher Guy Finley. He’s been teaching and writing about spiritual principles since the early 90s.His teachings draw from many different spiritual traditions and philosophies including: Christian mysticism, various Eastern philosophies, Fourth Way and Jungian psychology.Today we will learn: Where our longing comes from How to create a healthy dynamic in all your relationships What to do if you’re the only one willing to do the work Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/060 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices