Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After many years as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, which offers contemplative approaches to care through education, personal caregiving, and Zen practice.Today, New York Zen Center’s methodologies are internationally recognized—and have touched the lives of tens of thousands of individuals. Koshin is a world renowned thought leader in contemplative care. He is the author of Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up (Wisdom Publications, 2019) and the co-editor of Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End of Life Care (Wisdom Publications, 2016). His work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, Tricycle among other publications. For more information, please visit these links:Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zencare/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Koshin-Paley-Ellison/e/B019HTQZVM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/koshinpaleyellison/Website: https://zencare.org/HIGHLIGHTS03:02 - From poetry to social worker 09:30 - Helping people through Zen Care12:43 - Surviving childhood in a family with epigenetic trauma18: 30 - Finding inspiration from Karate Kid and Star Wars21:43 - Learn to be still in your pain 28:32 - Expect discomfort while undergoing therapy 37:51 - Coping with trauma by remaining open to working on it 46:45 - The importance of having spiritual friends 50:11 - Work on yourself so that you can help others57:09 - Get in touch with KoshinQUOTES14:06 - Koshin: Where immense suffering, and where people are forced to leave or forcibly removed from their country or place, there's a lot of epigenetic trauma. Nobody knew how to talk about it.21:57 - Koshin: Until you learn to be still in your pain, you will never be free. 33:49 - Koya: We feel spirit, God, the divine, through other people and even if we don't remember their name or how they look, you remember how they made you feel and I think that is the oneness, that is the spirit. 36:20 - Koshin: "Even when things feel excruciating, or that moments of heartbreak, you can really feel the excruciating feeling or the heartbreak, and just feel the wrench of life. To me that's also  what allows you to feel the amazing quality of life."48: 37 - Koshin: "Once we do all of that work, we can go out and be, as we call it, awake at the bedside. So then you can actually show up for people. If we're not doing our work, it's really hard 'cause then we go out and want to be a savior for other people because we want to be saved."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

GUEST BIOFaith Hunter is a yoga and meditation teacher, as well as the creator of Spiritually Fly, a lifestyle philosophy that celebrates every moment of life. A teacher of over 20 years, Hunter has owned celebrated yoga studios in DC, and now she has ELEVATE, a digital and in-person experience for inner connection and personal growth. One of the most recognizable faces in yoga, Hunter has appeared in Yoga Journal, Essence, Women’s Health, Shape, and New York magazine.For more information, please visit these links:Book - https://www.amazon.com/Spiritually-Fly-Wisdom-Meditations-Elevate/dp/1683643755Website -  https://www.faithhunter.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/spirituallyflyLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/faith-hunter-78569b3/HIGHLIGHTS04:33 - From nonprofit worker and business expert to Yoga teacher06:11 -  Taking the time to heal from grief is crucial16:33 - Setting boundaries and focusing on a personal practice for a year23:09 - Childhood reprogramming and reclaiming her childhood voice32:27 - 7 building blocks to becoming spiritually fly35:51 - Creating safe spaces for people with color 38:37 - There's nothing wrong with nurturing yourself first 44:11 - Reawakening spirituality and faith in God through yogaQUOTES34:01 - Faith: "Be divine and unapologetic."11:55 - Faith: "Going through the yoga, I really felt that that practice  was holding my physical and mental body together. Therapy was supporting me to get through the process. And so when I  moved to DC, even when I was working in a nonprofit, I was still practicing because I was, one, working in a very high-stress environment."22:18 - Koya: "I think more people need to be given permission to have your personal space, have your personal time. You don't have to be with someone all the time."24:28 - Faith: "The big trauma around my two brothers being HIV-positive, I took on the role of being the very good daughter. And,  that kind of actually suppressed my voice. And so, realizing that that's also the thing I crave the most, was more of my mother's attention. Because her job, her role was getting it all to them. But I was like, I don't wanna cause any more stress, I'm gonna sit back."25:22 - Koya: "It's so interesting how, when someone is in pain, when someone is hurting, you know, we tend to take the backseat and feel like, we all can't be hurting at the same time. I love that you called it out, like you had to reclaim your voice because even in that grief, you are also grieving too and you needed time and attention and nurturing."48:03 - Koya: "I think too when you know, growing up, and reading the story of Jesus and Jesus always saying I'm the way, I'm truth, I am life, I am one with God and then saying I wanna be just like Jesus but we can't say that. To me, that's like a huge disconnect."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

Nemanja Golubovic, owner of Kale My Name, was born and raised in Montenegro. He graduated with a degree in public relations from Mexico, speaks four languages, and lived and worked in several different countries before immigrating to the United States seven years ago. From day one, Nemanja has worked in the restaurant industry and lives by the motto—vegan for the animals, health, and earth.For more information, please visit these links:Website - https://www.kalemyname.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nekac_golubovicHIGHLIGHTS03:26 Staying connected to family despite the great distance is important05:37 We go through a lot of different personas in our journey07:11 Sexuality is not a choice, it is something you're born with 14:09 Making a love of travel into a job 16:35 Turning vegan and valuing life 19:36 Recognizing privilege by helping the least fortunate 22:30 Life as a fledgling restaurateur33:38 Running into setbacks because of the COVID-19 pandemic 44:05 Coming up with "Kale my Name" and the ensuing success54:12 God is always in control56:45 Don't take now for an answer, and write your business planQUOTESNemanja: “What did I do better than those people? And I did nothing. Life, it's a lottery and we win tickets, right?  Like, so we got the winning tickets. So that's what made me realize, okay I feel responsible now towards the less lucky ones.”Nemanja:  “I do understand when there's parts of the world where that's not an option and I'm absolutely fine with it, but I was given an opportunity to do better, right. I was lucky and privileged to have a choice, right. Because like I have a menu in front of me, I don't have to go hunt for food.”Nemanja: "I believe that this is the greatest country in the world, and there is a way to go, there's a billion things for improvement. I agree with American people, of course, but I still think it is better than what I have seen and what I came from.Nemanja: “I absolutely do not like giving advice as in general, but this is really important advice for people to not listen to the negative thoughts and to not ever listen to 'you cannot do it because yes, you absolutely can.”Koya: “Don't give up, don't take no for an answer, and write your business plan.” Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

Tara Stiles is a global yoga, movement and wellness expert, author and founder of Stråla Yoga. Named “Yoga Rebel” by the New York Times, Tara brings a revolutionary approach to being, moving and healing to inspire millions around the world with her relatable perspective to yoga, meditation, exercise, awareness, nutrition, and everyday well-being. Through her books - including her newest, “Clean Mind, Clean Body” - and both in person and online classes, Tara offers an important reset button, providing tools, guidance and immersive experiences in mental and physical self-care to transform daily routines and habits and ease into our wellness where we can truly feel and be our best selves.Her work has been used in a case study by Harvard University, she is a sought-after speaker on topics of entrepreneurship, health, and wellbeing, and she has lectured at venues that include Harvard and New York University.     For more information, please visit these links:Website (personal) - https://www.tarastiles.com,Website (Stråla) - https://stralayoga.com/Stråla ​Yoga App Download:App store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strala-yoga/id1520282363Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.stralayoga&hl=en&gl=USHIGHLIGHTS02:40 Post-COVID-19 Blues: Dealing with rigidity05:51 Find your place by looking for connections08:19 Dancing can be a good form of communication11:09 Experiencing oneness and togetherness through yoga 16:35 Helping others: Better for yourself than the people you're helping23:57 Yoga should be a safe space for everyone31:29 Tara’s experience with childhood sexual abuse38:55 Find your group, but protect your space40:58 Teaching young girls to prioritize their own safety48:03 Reduce your reliance on technology and regain control 49:27 Incorporating other complementary practices into yoga1:01:31 Move from the middle: Incorporate yoga to everyday movements1:10:31 Connect with TaraQUOTES12:19 Tara: "We're all connected and when you do take care of yourself, you're taking care of your neighbor. And when you take care of your neighbor, you're taking care of yourself."16:42 Tara: "You just remember that helping others is better for you than it even is for that person."29:12  Tara: "When we slow down, we accomplish more, we achieve more. All of the well being, traditions from shiatsu, the tight sheet of yoga to everybody's great grandmother is saying the same thing. Like slow down, eat your vegetables, take good care of each other."41:01 "Tara: "It's not that safety is necessarily in danger, but when you feel that signal, that's all you need to know. You don't need to worry about anybody else's feelings. Chances are they're not thinking about you at all. And if they are, it doesn't matter to you."51:38 Tara: "It's not like the form doesn't matter, but for me, the form matters every single moment. When you start your practice and why does your practice have to end when it's over?59:18 Koya: "When we just allow movement and allow people to evolve in their own time, that's where the magic is."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

Lauren Messiah is revolutionizing the way people dress through her comprehensive approach to elevating one’s life through style, working from the inside out.With her signature method of combining style with personal development, Lauren bridges personal styling and life coaching to curate a closet and look that supports one’s goals and takes the stress and self-doubt out of looking one’s best.The stylist, educator and digital influencer has coached over 5,000 clients globally through her online courses, leaning on her personal journey of self-discovery through fashion and her years of being one of the most sought-after celebrity stylists.   Lauren recently released her latest book, Style Therapy: 30 Days to Your Signature Style (Abrams, April 2021), as a 30-day active approach to building a personal style and shedding emotional baggage. Through her book, she empowers readers to shop like a stylist, find clothes that support goals and build confidence to tackle any situation with the right look and attitude.    Named Google's #WomenToWatch on YouTube, Lauren has been featured in Marie Claire, Vogue, Elle, VH1, The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, WWD, Refinery 29 plus many other print and digital media outlets for her style expertise.   Lauren is an experienced facilitator, motivational speaker and social media sensation with a proven track record and over 400k followers. She has conducted workshops and trainings for Bloomingdales, Westfield Mall, Nickelodeon, THE OUTNET, Luxury Garage Sale, Bumble Biz and The Marketing Arm's Influencer Continuum to name a few.   For more information, please visit these links:Website: https://laurenmessiah.com/Book Page: https://style.laurenmessiah.com/styletherapyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmessiah/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenMessiahFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenMessiahHIGHLIGHTS02:18 Lack of fulfillment and shifting her business that aligns with her purpose06:09 Listen to your inner voice and decide to do what brings you joy11:48 Have a purpose and connect your story to your brand and business18:41 Style therapy teaches you to love your body for what it is23:17 The selfie challenge and teaching how to shop like a stylist28:18 Rituals and routines: Plan your outfits, meditate, and journal41:35 Get sober by surrounding yourself with people who are sober49:06 Connect with LaurenQUOTES04:20 "If you want to have a successful business that's sustainable, that's profitable, you have to have purpose. And you have to actually know how to be an entrepreneur, so I launched this program called Style Boss Academy that teaches people how to start an actual business, a purpose driven business."12:34 "You can't just want to be a stylist because you think clothes are pretty and shopping's fun and everybody compliments your outfits... There's some reason that a seed was planted in you that said that you want to do this. And once you find out what that is and allow that to fuel you, then you can't not run your business."22:43 "(See) a body that has gone through it and is still here. Have some love and appreciation for what you have. It's like with gratitude. If you're not grateful for what you have, you're telling the universe I don't want anymore." 43:22 "I would say for anyone who's out there who's struggling, find people that have what you want. Like I just surrounded myself. I had never met people that didn't drink when I was drinking. I'd never even heard of a sober person. I really didn't."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

Moby is a musician, entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist who is informally known as “the godfather of veganism.” His album Play sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He’s released fourteen solo albums in total.A serial side hustler, Moby opened the vegan restaurant Teany in New York City in 2002 and is the original owner of Little Pine, a unique, contemporary vegan restaurant in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Pine-Cookbook-Plant-Based-Comfort/dp/0593087364HIGHLIGHTS02:41 Realizing the disconnect with loving animals and eating them06:16 A humble pursuit of spirit or divinity without understanding it09:20 Moby's tattoos are a declaration of his veganism and animal rights activism11:00 Moby's restaurants represent veganism through the power of attraction13:52 Music: Spiritual expression and getting diluted as soundtracks to Tiktok22:25 Social media gives people a way to not deal with the human condition26:31 The horrible things in life taught much more than the good things 34:39 Grateful for the adversity and getting rid of shame to heal40:05 Be your honest self to empower others to look at themselves honestly42:14 Honesty and vulnerability: Do more of what works, do less of what doesn't45:56 Publishing The Little Pine Cookbook: Modern Plant-Based ComfortQUOTES03:00 "When I was 19, I had the realization that it was simply inconsistent to love animals and engage in a process that caused their suffering and deaths. So I went vegetarian when I was 19 in 1984, and then a few years later in 1987, finally went vegan."06:52 "If I had to describe my spiritual beliefs in a very succinct, simple way, it would be the third step of Alcoholics Anonymous, and what I mean by that is the third step of Alcoholics Anonymous says turn our life and our will over to the care of God as we understood God."16:57 "This is why music is such a phenomenal form of spiritual expression because it's air molecules moving a little bit differently, but in that process, it can make us cry, it can make us laugh, it can make us dance, it can make us travel across the country to jump up and down in a field with a bunch of other people."28:43 "The terrible stuff, it's given me this sort of appreciation because... I've learned more from struggle and from bad things than I have from good things. So I don't like the struggle, I don't like the bad things, but they're so educational."36:21 "Get rid of any concept of shame because one of the things I learned in sobriety is whatever I was ashamed of, everyone else has done and is doing... Trust me, everybody's doing the exact same thing."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

Londrelle’s works, words, and poetry are deeply inspired by eastern philosophy and ancient spiritual text. As an independent artist, he has released six studio albums under his label and publishing company Eternal Sunshine.As a self-published author, he has released three books. His self-help poetry book, also entitled Eternal Sunshine, released in 2017, continues to inspire minds and nurture souls along the spiritual path.Londrelle is the creator and voice of the popular mindfulness and meditation app "Eternal Sunshine," which provides daily inspiration and mindfulness talks to its over one million daily users. Londrelle's art and offerings remain anchored in his desire to serve and remove suffering from the hearts and minds of all souls. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/londrelle/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LondrelleHIGHLIGHTS03:35 Childhood trauma made Londrelle compassionate and resilient07:39 Forgiveness for the pain you've caused and endured from others11:06 Spiritual being: A responsibility to show up in alignment with truth16:32 Healing through music and communing with others18:50 Complete with God: Marriage as individuals but in service of the Lord 21:47 Being in a relationship reveals the parts where you need to grow23:59 Genuine conversations and vulnerability help to heal the trauma34:07 Nos guide you to the yesses, just believe in yourself first36:50 Running for awareness and doing things out of love43:21 Wellness rituals: Start every day with gratitude for life50:36 Book recommendations: Bhagavad Gita, The Alchemist, Man Heal Thyself56:44 Londrelle's projects: Stay Free album and Self-Care Package bookQUOTES08:49 "Most importantly, I think it's important to forgive, as we mature, to forgive the hurt that we have caused as well. I think that has been important in my own liberation because, like you said, we sometimes again, we can play the victim."13:45 "We understand that spirit is sustaining our entire existence, our entire experience without our asking, without our doing. And so, when we step into this place, this space of non-doing and just allowance and surrender, then spirit begins to flow with ease."19:33 "We both have a connection and a relationship with God first and so we come to each other not dependent on the other for anything because we know that we have our foundation in God and God is our true provider."34:41 "No, no's are not the end of the world. No does not mean failure. No does not mean you won't reach your destination. No, simply for me, no means go deeper, deeper into your gift, go deeper into your purpose."40:38 "Love heals, love awakens, and love expands. So just really simply quite simply doing what we love and serving others through that medium in which you love... it creates a vortex of love when we do what we love and serve others through that."1:02:09 "Life chooses us every moment in every moment. So just continue to choose life, continue to show up and say, I choose this moment."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

Shelly Tygielski is the author of Sit Down to Rise Up and founder of the global grassroots mutual aid organization Pandemic of Love. Her work has been featured by over 100 media outlets, including CNN Heroes, The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS This Morning, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. A trauma-mindfulness teacher and a Garrison Institute Fellow, she has been called one of the 12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement By Mindful.org and teaches self-care and resilience at organizations around the world. Connect with her in the links below.  Amazon book page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608687449Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mindfulskatergirlFacebook Personal: http://www.facebook.com/shellytygielskiFacebook Professional:  http://www.facebook.com/shellymeditationTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/shellytygielskiYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bentleyangelLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shellymindfulness/HIGHLIGHTS06:19  People need each other to be the best versions of themselves 10:20 Getting kidnapped at 2 years old and emulating action16:32 Inspiration for Pandemic of Love: Assuage fear and address mutual needs 25:57 Heart to heart proximity: Matching people to create authentic connections29:52 Mutual aid: We need others not just to survive but thrive35:03 A community of care with a formalized plan heals you so you can heal others39:18 Generational trauma and healing from the past 44:10 Living the duality of being Jewish and running a meditation practice47:19 A world where we can have difficult conversations and not cancel each other49:31 Book recommendations: Classics like Catcher in the Rye and Catch-2252:48 Connect with Shelly and get her bookQUOTES07:27  "It's about understanding that we are all carrying the pieces that each other person needs to really be the best version of themselves. And so, even if we feel like we're not an expert in something... somebody else can help us along that journey, and vice versa."15:50 "Having a sense of agency and having agency are two completely different things. And so, I just wanted to emulate that and I wanted to hang onto that story and really pay it forward."22:22 "I always default to two questions... I'm fill in the blank. I'm upset. I'm scared. Whatever the emotion is, and what am I going to do about it? That's the first question, something tangible. And the second question is, and how do I come from a place of love when I answered that question?"37:39 "Make sure you share that plan with someone... at least with one other person who becomes your self care buddy. But if you can create a community of care all the better... every single person in that community needs to have a formalized plan that they share with each other." 41:03 "Especially as women, when we kind of like dig into our lineage, we think about the intergenerational trauma and the way that our DNA has been affected and really recoded, if you will, rewritten, and what we can do to actually change that, which we can."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

KIMBERLY SNYDER is a spiritual guide and meditation teacher, nutritionist and holistic wellness expert, and the 3-time New York Times bestselling author of 5 previous books, including Radical Beauty, which she co-authored with Deepak Chopra. Her highly anticipated new book, You Are More Than You Think You Are: Practical Enlightenment for Everyday Life, is being published on January 25, 2022.She hosts the top-rated Feel Good podcast, which airs on the Podcast One network. She is the founder of Solluna®, a holistic lifestyle brand that offers wellness products, digital courses, Practical Enlightenment Meditation™ and the Solluna Circle. She has been featured in dozens of national and international media outlets including Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Ellen, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Elle and Vogue.Kimberly lives in the mountains outside of Los Angeles and Hawaii with her husband and sons. HIGHLIGHTS03:05 You Are More Than You Think You Are: A playbook to connect with your true self06:50 The true self versus the pseudo-self, the ego, and how to access it10:13 The power of introspection and reflection on a daily basis12:23 Enlightenment and the teachings of Yogananda24:42 Online hate: See beyond the fear and let your emotions come through28:02 Batch your time, reflect, and create healthy boundaries35:40 Stop comparison: Break the pattern with mindfulness and breathing42:05 Real beauty is to the degree that you are connected to your true self46:40 Your image and social media use should feel true to your true self53:29 Staying in connection despite lifestyle differences with your partner58:37 Kimberly's favorite book: God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita1:00:26 Connect with KimberlyQUOTES07:30 The true self is the stable, loving, courageous, creative, unique part of us... this is the source of unlimited creativity. So it's from this well that we drink to create our best ideas, to access more wisdom."10:47 "Having these practices for learning and breaking patterns of fear, of not feeling enough, of regret, all of this energy keeps us down so it's very important to look through and break through on a daily basis."15:23 "Enlightenment is about looking past all the things, the beliefs that we've integrated, ingrained as truth without even examining and realizing that there's a bigger part of who we are, the true self. There's a much bigger part."37:00 "It's always trying to shine the outside. And that is never going to work with comparison. The only way to really get past the constant comparison is to stop it. And the way we stop it is we realize that it's obsolete, and we realize it's obsolete when we bring forth our own."42:55 "What makes someone that real beauty, Koya, is the degree to which they are connected to their true self because some people don't use that language, but the true self is you being you."To reach out to Kimberly and order her new book, please see the following links:Website - https://mysolluna.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_kimberlysnyder/Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

HIGHLIGHTS04:14 Afya reclaims her and her family's health with vegetarian food 10:35 Plants contain the essential nutrients your body needs12:37 Determining your own spiritual path and aligning it with your purpose19:16 Food philosophy: Listen to your body and do what's best for you25:16 Afya's food and fitness routine and introducing variety31:56 Entrepreneurship: Exploring crocheting, cooking, and fitness34:59 Become vegan and an entrepreneur: Research and authenticity matter38:28 Forgiveness, meditation, and mantras to keep grounded and growing47:54 Music, nature and a hot shower for an energy shift during a bad day52:57 Afya's favorite snacks, her ebook, and upcoming projectsQUOTES19:44 "It's about you learning your own body and your own self. And that's how I feel about health in general. Everyone's body is different. We all come from different backgrounds and ancestry and preexisting conditions down our family line."36:55 "I'm still trying and seeing what resonates with people the most. And what I see is that people want information that they can you use. They want a resource. They want humor... but ultimately it's about being authentically you."40:34 "Retraining my brain through affirmations and through mantra because it has been scientifically shown that you can rewire your brain and your thinking by your thoughts. So I would do that."44:30 "I see now, oh okay, my upbringing affected me in this way and I'm seeing it in my relationship in this way. But you have to be mindful of that and then work on not doing those things or how could I be better."49:40 "I learned from plants. I learned from growing. I learned so much from just the process of even growing food. I've learned you can't give up on things and it seems like they're dead on the outside because sometimes it'll start sprouting."To find out more and reach out to Afya Ibomu, please see the following links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afya-ibomu-b-s-chhc-85b98a28/Website - https://rbgfitclub.com/Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.