Living In Alignment

Lucy Roberts is a mama, Yoga teacher, life coach, & eternal student, with a dedicated Yoga & meditation practice of more than 20 years. Her style is fluid, feminine, intuitive, & creative, whilst respectful of tradition and the ultimate purpose of the practice. Lucy trained & apprenticed with Australian senior teacher, Louisa Sear, later spending more than a decade on the road as part of the Yoga Arts faculty delivering Teacher Trainings internationally. She now lives in Byron Bay with her partner & daughter, teaching classes, retreats, trainings, and online courses, alongside coaching. Informed by the devotional arts & attitudes of Bhakti Yoga, the non-dual teachings of Advaita & Self Inquiry, and the beautiful Buddhist teachings of Radical Compassion, Lucy's work is an invitation into greater awareness, and a loving curiosity of body, mind and heart. In this episode we chat about: •The evolution of yoga teacher training •The beauty and magic of India •Her evolution along the path of yoga •Her greatest teachers and the gift of grace •Her path as a student •Motherhood and it's influence on the yoga journey •Her time in the holy place of Sripuram, Southern India •Lucy's new exploration into coaching •Tradition, teaching, and to be a travelling yogi •Where she is currently teaching •And a ton more... Connect with Lucy at her website, on Instagram, and on Facebook.

Denise Duffield-Thomas is the money mindset mentor for the new wave of entrepreneurs and those who want to change the world. Her books give a fresh and funny road-map to creating an outrageously successful life and business. Denise helps women create wealth through her mindset courses and practical wisdom on releasing money blocks. She's a lazy introvert, a Hay House author, and an "unbusy" mother of 3 exhausting and adorable kids. She owns a rose farm and lives by the beach in sunny Australia. In this conversation we talk about: •Denise's manifestation practices •Her love of books, those which have been pivotal on her path, and what she is reading now •Redefining your version of wealth •Creating your life around what's important to you •Sustainability •"Richness" in life •What we can learn from celebrity stories •Money archetypes •The permission to be both abundant and kind, generous, grounded. •Self Sabotaging behaviours and beliefs •Finding your sub-conscious limiting beliefs •Burn out in the wellness and spiritual communities •The monetary value of time & boundaries •Denise's biggest influence and mentor •How we put a cap on how many people we serve •The importance of charging what we are worth and circulating money •Money language Connect with Denise on her website, Instagram, and Facebook.

Colleena Shakti is one of my beloved teachers of this lifetime, and is an artist of great subtlety and depth. Trained in Odissi classical Indian dance and well-versed in many styles of dance from India and beyond, Colleena lives a rare and artistic path steeped in rich tradition. Yoga, Aesthetics and related philosophies are an integral part of her holistic vision. Colleena has dedicated her life to dance ever since moving to India in 2001 to undergo intensive training in Odissi, as well as to research and document Rajasthani folk dances, music, and jewellery traditions. Colleena lived closely with a tribe of Kalbelia people and has witnessed many stages of evolution within their nomadic culture. She has had immense fortune to study under some of India's greatest masters for more than a decade, and continues to dig deeper into the philosophies and practices, which tie Indian dance to the path of Yoga. Colleena is committed to honouring lineage and preserving traditional and quickly disappearing art forms of India. She lives most of the year in Rajasthan, India where she founded Shakti School of Dance over a decade ago in the historical Rang Nath temple complex in the holy town of Pushkar, while in summer months she tours, performing and teaching worldwide, alongside hosting programs at her picturesque summer school on the Greek island of Crete. For this brand new podcast episode, Colleena calls in from her home in Rajasthan, India - so forgive any audio glitches! In this conversation we touch on: •Honouring tradition, guru, and lineage •What is Sadhana •Indian culture •The art and beauty of dance and yoga •Vedic holistic worldview •Indian classical arts and studentship •Some book and film recommendations •the ancient martial art of Kalaripayattu •Her Indian school "Shakti School Of Dance" Find Colleena on Instagram, Facebook, and her website. ⁣ And if you can think of someone whom would benefit from this dialogue, please do them a favour and send it their way. That is the best way to get these conversations into the ears and hearts of our wider community - to those who need it most.⁣

We're taught not to discuss periods in public. Society doesn't celebrate the menstrual cycle. Instead we say it's 'that time of the month'. But the truth is that it can be bloody hard living in a body that bleeds once a month. It's certainly time we started speaking up about our menstrual cycle. And now, Claire Baker - everyone's friendly neighbourhood period coach - is here to have that conversation... In this episode we chat about: •Claire's massively popular ebook, "Adore Your Cycle" •The value of syncing your cycle to your life •Rituals and self care for honouring your menstrual cycle •Some common misconceptions and misunderstandings •Claire's new book "50 Things You Need To Know About Your Period" •Book recommendations •Best menstrual products for you and the environment •Harmonious living •Claire's own mentors and teachers •And, a ton more! Books mentioned in this episode: Red Moon by Miranda Gray; WomanCode by Alisa Vitti; In The Flo by Alisa Vitti; Claire Baker is a sought-after Australian period coach, author, and speaker. Based now in London, for nearly a decade Claire has taught thousands of women how to live in harmony with their menstrual cycle, rather than working against it. Claire believes menstrual cycle awareness is the missing key in women's wellbeing, empowerment and creativity, and her immersive online courses and workshops inspire women to know their flow and become the authority in their own lives. Claire's online program Adore Your Cycle has students in over 35 countries. It's a GEM. Connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, or her website.

As an Astrologer, Human Design Guide, and Energy & Soul Medicine Practitioner, Amy Lea works with women to weave their unique soul magic, deeply explore and understand themselves, work from their highest flow state, and learn to live in alignment with their unique energetic signature. Connect with Amy Lea on her website or Instagram

Jonni Pollard is not only the co-founder and creator of the 1 Giant Mind Learn Meditation course and the 1 Giant Mind Teacher Training Academy - which have both taught over a quarter of a million people from around the world to meditate - but most significantly, Jonni is an internationally recognized meditation & wisdom teacher who has dedicated his life to sharing ancient knowledge gained from some of the greatest living masters of our time. In this conversation we discuss studentship, the role of a guru, the impact of meditation, mindful parenthood, tradition, lineage, intimacy with self, the art of sitting and listening, and more. Jonni's website & Instagram 1 Giant Mind website

A licensed chiropractic doctor, certified Ayurvedic practitioner, registered yoga teacher and yoga therapist, author, and an entrepreneur, Sarah Kucera has a brilliantly unique perspective on how we experience life's imbalances in both body and mind. As a doctor, teacher, mover and health sleuth, Sarah is based in Kansas City, Missouri, and heads up the Sage Center for Yoga and Healing Arts where all of these modalities merge together. In this conversation we discuss the value in the simplest of practices, ritual and self care, vastu - the Ayurvedic feng shui, living in rhythm, Sarah's experiment with consistency, creating your container, the experience of eating, and more. Sarah's book is titled "The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook". You can connect with Sarah via her website and on Instagram - @sarah_kucera

Through a collage of conversations, here we distill mindful living and timeless wisdom within a modern everyday context. Experience rich and insightful dialogue with a wide variety of guests as we explore the melodies and mechanics of life. Here, we nurture and value the delicate relationship with seasonal rhythm, our outer environment, and also delve into the unlimited reservoir of quietude and neutrality within. We venture into concepts around mindfulness, meditation, Ayurveda, breath work, movement, mantra, harmonious seasonal living, motherhood, mindset, and what it looks like to lead a life living in alignment. With sincerity, curiosity, and studentship, we navigate that which makes us come alive.