The Unschool by Andi Alleman

When reflecting on beauty the enlightenment philosopher David Hume said:  It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them, and each mind perceives a different beauty. The nature of beauty is one of the most enduring and controversial themes in Western philosophy - beauty has been counted among the ultimate values, with goodness, truth, and justice. But what is beauty exactly? In today’s episode, my guest Ada Polla, the CEO of Alchimie Forever, and a long-time beauty industry friend gets into this very topic. Ada grew up in a very close-knit family with three sisters, the daughter of world-renowned Swiss dermatologist Dr. Luigi Polla — the first medical doctor to introduce laser technology to Europe. She started working with her father when she was a child. Saying Ada was raised in the world of beauty is an understatement. Skincare, beauty, and the importance of looking your best in order to feel good were a part of her upbringing. As Ada launched Alchimie Forever, she and her family had a goal of bringing the magical and the mystical to skincare while using science to transform skin into something that’s like gold. I met Ada back in my corporate beauty days - we’ve spent many days exploring the industry, meeting prominent and prestigious experts, and hearing their stories at conferences, workshops, boardroom meetings, and beyond. Knowing Ada I thought, there’s no better person to discuss the philosophy of beauty with than her. As spiritual people - sometimes we may ask ourselves - is it vain to think about beauty and our skincare rituals? Can we be mystical people and care about our outward appearance too? What about body modification, and beauty-enhancing procedures like botox, fillers, etc? These are all questions that Ada and I dive into in this episode.   Read more about the episode on the podcast blog and enter our collaborative giveaway over on Instagram.  Resources mentioned in this episode: 4 Steps to Design & Master Your Manifestation Plan Masterclass is now open for registration! Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! Upcoming events to know about: ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) - hold your space by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, as well as personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Chelsea Riffe will immediately be your best friend. She’s the host of In My Non-Expert Opinion, a show dedicated to life conversations from a woman going through the same s**t as you. Chelsea has weekly conversations around mindset, money, entrepreneurship, travel, podcasting, and lifestyle, all through a filter of transparency and context. In today’s episode, we’re talking comparison, taking people off pedestals, and asking questions that matter. We’re on social media for about 2.5 hours a day. We’re creating, connecting to our communities, and sharing stories and causes that are important to us. However, while we’re there, we often times compare our lives. Read more on the podcast blog and tune in for a conversation about the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship, internet culture, and what it's like to ask deeply profound questions of yourself and others. Learn more about Chelsea and follow her on Instagram. Resource mentioned in this episode: 4 Steps to ​​​​​​​Design & Master Your Manifestation Plan Masterclass is now open for registration! Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs  

We have the power to cultivate our well-being, just as we have the power to manifest by design. Will you choose to cultivate your emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical health this summer or stay in your comfort zone? In this episode, we’re focusing on four realms of well-being and discussing how to reset and tune-up for the summer ahead. It’s time to cultivate a new way of showing up for yourself every day. There’s beauty in collapsing our old systems and structure. We find our power by re-designing our days – moving away from living in comfort and reactivity and into high vibrational and intentional practices.  The Summer Reset focuses on these four realms: - The Spiritual - The Emotional - The Mental - The Physical Each of us deserves an opportunity to feel our best, restore our health and well-being, and live with happiness and joy. Read more about the process on the podcast blog.  Resources mentioned in this episode: 4 Steps to ​​​​​​​Design & Master Your Manifestation Plan Masterclass is now open for registration! Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs  

Have you ever felt like you were made for more but struggled with knowing how to get there? In her university days today’s guest, Marley Rose Harris discovered a deep loathing for self. She hated who she saw when she looked in the mirror. She was so deep she didn’t realize the words in her head were negative — she believed it was normal to speak to herself that way. After doing work to shift out of a toxic mindset, she’s manifested everything on her vision board ten times over designing a life she once believed wasn’t possible. She’s traveled the world while running a wildly successful business, leading a brilliant team, and cultivating radiant friendships. Along the way, she’s established a mission to inspire entrepreneurs to dream big and manifest their dream lives. In this episode, she’s sharing tips for those ready to take the first steps towards building their own life of freedom. Learn more about Marley on the podcast blog.  Catch Andi on Marley’s podcast Money, Mindset and Manifestation Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! As a reminder: the doors to Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio) are officially open! The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, as well as personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Clear your trauma and create miracles along the way. In this episode learn how to get unstuck by tapping into the Akashic Records and the practice of breathwork with Alyse Bacine of Alyse Breathes. Alyse offers a unique healing approach and a powerful connection to spirit to tap into people’s energy to create rapid momentum to help identify what’s holding them back. Read more about this episode and Alyse's work on our podcast blog. Learn more about Alyse’s work and join her programs at Alyse Breathes. Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! As a reminder: the doors to Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio) are officially open! The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses we’re offering inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, as well as personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Let's talk about haters, critics, and naysayers and their impact on our manifestations. Should we listen to them, let them take our confidence down, or is there a learning lesson when someone says you’re not good enough? Can we use critique as an opportunity for growth? Consider this: If everyone is happy with what you’re up to, you probably aren’t stepping out of the comfort zone enough. There are a few reasons you may experience haters. As your star rises, it’s inevitable, there will almost certainly be critics and naysayers with something to say about the work that you’re doing to manifest your dream life. In this episode, I’m sharing three tips for letting other people’s shade turn into your shine. Read more on the podcast blog at ouiwegirl.com/podcast.  Resources mentioned in this episode: The episode My Best Friend Shares Her Woo Woo Journey a conversation with my bestie Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess, stay tuned we’ll have Elsie on the show again soon! Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! Upcoming events to know about: After two years of nurturing our amazing Oui, We community online we're excited for our upcoming retreats — hello, New Orleans & Bali!  Travel is the ultimate mind opener and I can’t wait to do it with you! Experience soul-nourishing workshops and experiences while adventuring through New Orleans or Bali with a group of high vibe like-minded people by your side.  This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Ah - those famous quotes about risk-taking. We've all heard them.  "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go." - T.S. Eliot "Do one thing every day that scares you." - Eleanor Roosevelt So let's talk about it. Taking the risk. Making a big leap. Stepping into the fire. We know what a difference it can make in the trajectory of our lives, but so often we’re too afraid to go for it. Living in this digital world we often only see other people’s end results. We see someone having the career we want, enjoying the success we wish we had, finding the dream apartment, meeting the loving romantic partner - and we think how did they do it?! How are they so lucky to have all the beautiful things that seem to make life feel complete? Before recording this episode I reflected, on what I've learned about risk-taking over the last several decades. In this episode, I'm spilling it. Three things I’ve learned about risk-taking: You don’t have to have the confidence to take the big leap, just the willingness to take the first step. I share the story about vision boarding the brand new retreat house and the first steps I took to bring the dream to reality. Those steps included hiring an outsourced CFO and learning about real estate and the market where I was interested in buying property. Stop watching everyone else’s success and comparing yourself. It’ll paralyze you. When we allow in the comparison we’re making so many assumptions about why someone else has it made and we don’t. We start getting caught up in the “how” versus staying in a state of embodiment and flow. To become a master manifestor we need to hold the vision, align emotionally, and then find the practical strategies that will keep us moving forward in order to get us where we dream of going. Be in community. Surround yourself with expanders, and get accountability partners to support you. James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, says “surround yourself with people who have the same goals as you, you’ll rise together. Knowing that someone else is watching is a powerful motivator.” When making big moves call up the people that you know will believe in your vision, have a similar dream as yours, and cheer each other on along the way. If you don’t already have these people in your life, join community groups or mastermind programs that will give you the opportunity to meet people doing what you dream of doing. Read more on the blog. Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! Upcoming events to know about: Rituals of Manifestation: A monthly container featuring my manifestation method incorporating yogic technology, psychology, cosmic alignment, and the science of human energy.  This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

What is Human Design? Sometimes called the “science of the aura,” Human Design pinpoints the way in which your energy flows as an individual and offers you strategies and insight on how to use your energy correctly so you can find personal alignment as you live your unique life purpose. It’s a synthesis of a variety of ancient modalities and modern science too.  In this episode, we’re not asking “what’s your astrology big three?” instead we’re asking “what’s your design?” As a relatively new system founded in 1987, Human Design brings together multiple ancient modalities including Astrology, the I-Ching, Kabbalah, and the Chakra system, which is then fused together with the contemporary disciplines of quantum mechanics, astronomy, genetics, and biochemistry. My guests today are Shayna Cornelius and Dana Stiles of DayLuna and if you’re asking “what is Human Design?” you’re in the right place. DayLuna was created to share a deep knowledge of Human Design and we’re getting a crash course on Human Design type, strategy, authority, and more. We talk about learning to uncover your unique energy blueprint, strategies for living in alignment with your true purpose, cultivating self-awareness, and learning to make decisions with the body versus the mind. The pair's mission is to empower the collective towards self-love, personal freedom, and radical authenticity. DayLuna offers diverse products and services including personalized Human Design ritual kits, personalized parenting blueprints, live readings, reader training, video courses, and more! The sky truly is the limit when it comes to your own potential and Human Design gives you a crystal clear manual on understanding yourself and unlocking your purpose.  To learn more about DayLuna check out their website.  Book mentioned in this episode: Linda Bunnell’s Human Design: The Definitive Book of Human Design, The Science of Differentiation by Ra Uru Hu Registration is open now at ouiwestudio.com, our intimate group size means space is limited! Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256!   Upcoming events to know about: Rituals of Manifestation: A monthly container featuring my manifestation method incorporating yogic technology, psychology, cosmic alignment, and the science of human energy.  Find more to love and join our community at ouiwegirl.com. Where to find me: ouiwegirl.com @ouiwegirl Follow the show Instagram page: @yourwoowoobff This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Let’s get juicy. Do sex and pleasure relate to manifestation? Let’s talk about it. In this episode, I'm collaborating with health & transformational life coach Emily Golin of To Bra or Not To Bra Podcast on a joint episode that also includes a conversation about astrology, rituals, habits, and so much more. What is a joint episode you ask? The conversation recorded in this episode is airing simultaneously on both this show and Emily’s show as well. Fun! Emily Golin is a certified health & transformational life coach. She is the founder of Embody Health & Mental Wellness Coaching and podcast host of the To Bra Or Not To Bra Podcast. Once a financial consultant, now turned health coach, she has a passion for helping women step into their healthiest, most confident, inspired versions of themselves. Learn more about Emily on our podcast blog page. Have questions, or want to say hi, text me 📱at +1 (323) 405-9256! Upcoming events to know about: Rituals of Manifestation: A monthly container featuring my manifestation method incorporating yogic technology, psychology, cosmic alignment, and the science of human energy.  Find more to love and join our community at ouiwegirl.com. Where to find me: ouiwegirl.com @ouiwegirl Follow the show Instagram page: @yourwoowoobff This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Is moving to Bali and studying with a Balinese healer really as Eat, Pray, Love as it sounds? Today’s guest is living that experience firsthand and takes us on her journey.  Originally a student of civil engineering, Flo Vega believes we can all live a mindful and happy life. Flo shifted her focus as she learned to work with energy. She moved to Bali, was invited to train with a Balinese healer, and continue her path. Today she guides people on their growth and healing journey. She works with her clients to bring awareness to what their soul is communicating, while helping them to let go of what's not serving them, and shift unhealthy patterns. In her sessions, she integrates what she's learned from different holistic practices including Reiki and Akashic Records as well. She specifically works with the chakra system and an incredibly powerful visualization process. Flo brings awareness to what needs to be addressed, released, healed, or transmuted to live a more loving and conscious life. Follow Flo on Instagram. Upcoming events to know about: Rituals of Manifestation: A monthly container featuring my manifestation method incorporating yogic technology, psychology, cosmic alignment, and the science of human energy.  Find more to love and join our community at ouiwegirl.com. Where to find me: ouiwegirl.com @ouiwegirl Follow the show Instagram page: @yourwoowoobff This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs