Yoga Health Coaching | Hostess with the Mostest… Time for a Dose of Culture

Hostess with the Mostest… Time for a Dose of Culture

Emily Cooney — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:14:29 +0000

The midday meal is quinoa with roasted beets, some pumpkin seeds, and a generous handful of parsley. It catches the bright sun that’s flooding through the windows. A spectacular sight. The vibrant colors dance together in the light.

Appreciating this sensory feast is part of the digestive process. It really tunes me in and gets me deeper into receptivity mode.
But I realize something is missing…

I go to the fridge. Return with a jar of sauerkraut ~ of the small-batch, organic variety. So very tasty. I garnish with a spoonful.

This completes the picture. Adds just the missing elements. And truly takes it to the next level.

Et voilà. Lunch is served. It’s a simple, edible, masterpiece.

As you read these words, communities of microbes within your digestive tract are engaged in a wild dance of transformation. Extracting nutrients from food. Making energy. Undergoing sophisticated communications with your immune system…

For many of us, it’s strangely easy to lose sight of this staggering level of coordinated, mutually supportive, life-promoting activity taking place within. A good reminder is always in order.

I’ve just finished reading (and rereading) a chapter on fermentation from Cate Stillman’s latest book: UNINFLAMED: 21 Primal Habits to Heal Chronic Inflammation and Restore your Microbiome.

In the chapter FERMENT, Cate leads us on a behind-the-scenes tour of fermentation… and introduces us to the microscopic world of bacteria, enzymes and micronutrients that are at play in the process.

Along the way, she plainly connects the dots between consuming a diversity of fermented foods, nourishing our microbiome, experiencing optimal nutrition, and establishing an internal landscape of efficiency and longevity.

She shares research that underlines our ability to “remodel,” strengthen and diversify our microbiome by introducing an array of fermented foods into our diets.

In these pages, she’s giving us both the keys to the car and the roadmap for fighting inflammation and disease.

When we eat fermented foods, we simultaneously introduce more beneficial microbes into our system AND nourish our existing microbiome.

In short, we take direct action to protect our health.

Here’s an impressive highlight reel:

“Fermented foods kill the bad guys, from free radicals which cause oxidative stress to carcinogens, thus earning the following heavy-weight titles:

Anti-oxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-microbial
Anti-carcinogenic
Anti-fungal
Anti-diabetic
Anti-allergenic
Anti-atherosclerotic

Those eight anti-pathogenic effects point to how fermented foods benefit you, the host.” (UNINFLAMED p. 93)

Your mission, should you choose to accept it?

Become a better host. Adopt a few simple habits that tip the scales towards greater balance in those microscopic populations teeming within. Help them help you.

So what’s the big deal with fermentation, exactly?

First of all, it’s a process that’s stood the test of time. It’s one of nature’s elegant pathways towards greater efficiency and higher order. A sophisticated form of upcycling.

Microbes have been in the business of fermentation since long before humans arrived on the scene.

Here’s the gist: microbes in our gut direct a process of breakdown. They use enzymes to make it happen. Through this team effort, a transformation occurs. Material we otherwise would not have the means to break down becomes vital nutrients, signaling molecules for our cells AND fuel for their own communities to boot.

The remainder? That’s our poop. Daily evidence of the wild process of fermentation that’s happening within you as we speak. Thanks to bacteria and enzymes. Amazing.

Fermentation is a process that lays the groundwork for optimal nourishment, absorption, and energy production. It supports tissue growth and repair. And it helps fight disease by removing non-nutrients.

Sign me up for that, please!

As Cate explains, making and consuming fermented foods ramps this party up by several notches.

Humans have had their hands in this process for many thousands of years. Fermentation is one of the oldest methods of food preservation. It’s a through-line in culinary traditions across the globe. Every culture, nearly every region, boasts its own special type of fermented food.

Universal themes like these are not a coincidence, folks. When there’s a habit that basically everyone’s ancestors took part in, it’s a good indication to sit up and take note.

If your digestion is not great; if your health is lackluster or worse, it’s time to get involved. The FERMENT chapter lights a path. It’s simple and clear.

How to provide your trusty microbes with what they need to flourish?

Think of it as becoming a 5-star hostess to your invisible guests. Getting plenty of plants in the diet is a major first step. Shifting away from processed foods ~ which lack the magic of enzymes and don’t contain the fiber that microbes require ~ is also key.

And, as Cate inspires us to do in this chapter, ferment!

A.k.a. bring on the culture.

It’s all about the living foods. It’s also about diversity.

Sauerkraut and miso are just the tip of the iceberg. Skip the big-batch, industrial jars. They don’t have the good stuff. Get involved. Read the labels. Go for small-batch, or homemade ferments. Turn the leaves of the humble cabbage into medicinal gut shots in your own kitchen. Cate gives all the deets in this chapter.

It turns out that when we ferment foods, their nutrient content skyrockets. They also boast loads of enzymes. With small amounts of living foods, we introduce “magic ingredients” back into our system. Our inner communities thrive. The lining of our gut restores itself. And we reap the benefits.

The state of our microbiome is the number one indicator of our health. And we have agency to repair; to upgrade; to optimize it.

The more diversified our intake of plants and fermented foods, the more robust our microbiome will become. And that’s our foundation for resilient health.

When the number of species we consume dwindles, our microbiome suffers, along with our health. In a sense, this is akin to our daily interactions. If we’re only tuning into the same few people ~ the same stories on repeat ~ our own development stagnates. Our awareness shrinks.

Interestingly, gut flora populations are completely different for people who live in isolation than for people who are connected to communities. Perhaps these microorganisms are trying to teach us something about the depth of awareness ~ and resilience ~ that’s possible when we embrace diversity. When we honor and lean into our interconnectedness.

The microbiome is now considered an organ in its own right. All wisdom traditions revere the inherent intelligence of our organs. They guide us to learn from and tap into their unique powers. I’ve come to appreciate that the microbiome is an organ that builds strength through diversity. It illuminates how broadening our horizons and broadening our health span go hand in hand.

Research about the microbiome ~ and its malleability ~ is painting a new picture of our health. And it is a fantastically empowering one. The communities of microorganisms to which we serve as host are not genetically determined. They are certainly not set in stone. And they hold powerful keys for developing resilience and longevity.

In looking at the microbiome, there is a beautiful opportunity to retell the story of our health; our communities; our interdependence.

It’s high time to get ourselves more cultured… to “tend and befriend” our invisible allies. May we all embrace the practice of becoming better hosts.

Coach of the Month: Suanna Geater

Cate Stillman — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:22:04 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Changes in life are not easy things to achieve. Changing requires a lot of dedication and hard work, it requires a lot of motivation and the desire to change something in you.

Many people want to change something in their lives because it has already affected their lives. Maybe their family, friends, or work has already been damaged.

Suanne Geater is one of the people who dedicated her life to change. Her journey has been inspiring, and now she’s helping others change. Join us today in this episode as she shares her experience and amazing journey.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

How does a marketing approach lead to a simpler method?
Determine the best level of community for you
Facilitating Habit Changes
Transformation in life

Links/CTA:

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You can find Suanna via the links below:

Highlights:

Suanne shares why most of her clients go to her
Suanne shares her experience with Cate
Suanne shares a story about a client that had an amazing transformation

Timestamps:

[0:31] Introduction
[4:10] Suanne’s Biggest Breakthrough
[6:01] Marketing Approach
[7:54] The Weight Loss Journey
[9:30] Doing Changes
[13:16] Being a Processor
[15:40] An amazing transformation
[20:00] Closing Remarks

Quotes:

“My biggest breakthrough is to keep things simple, K.I.S.S., and not make them too complicated.”
“Most people familiar with me approach me for weight loss since they know my weight loss journey and the trip I’ve been on. And that’s why people initially come to me because I underwent a fairly significant transformation around ten years ago.”
“I’m moving to an area with a lot of poverty, and I want to do more to help the people there. So I plan to change things up a bit and, while working with one-on-one clients, maybe do some corporate work to level up my business and give back more to the community to help it grow. For example, I might open a wellness studio and host events there.”
“First take care of yourself. That means you have to live and break the habits. You did have to be all of you, and that’s the key point, period, exclamation point. You know they’ll come and go, but you have to make them a part of your daily life until they do.”

Guest Bio: Suanna Geater

I’m a Meathead Yogini-The iron may have my heart but Yoga is life.

Food is my second favorite “F” word

I am here to learn, share what I learn, and above all to love

Ownyourshit, have Radical Responsibility for your actions and you will Create a Life you don’t need a vacation from.

How to Talk to More Leads: Coaching Gym with Christina Sjoberg

Cate Stillman — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:20:26 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Sometimes, we ask ourselves what went wrong when everything didn’t go according to plan, especially if we did everything in our power. We wonder what should be improved to become better. What strategies should we do to bring more clients?

Christina Sjoberg has been struggling to bring new members to her group despite her doing talks and networking. She believes she’s sabotaging her success.

In this episode, Cate Stillman is here with Christina Sjoberg to talk about generating more leads through talks. They will be talking about how to improve the talks and other alternative strategies you can do to bring more leads.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

prioritizing all the things – while still remaining at ease!
bringing on new clients – shadow issues, confidence, etc.
self-sabotage and not acting on what I should

I am leading members of my group through their third quarter and we have really come together as a community where members share and support each other. This is working really well and people are experiencing amazing changes. This has helped my confidence in leading a group through the habits.

I continue to struggle with bringing on new members (I only have 6 people in my current group). I am leading talks and consistently networking, but still can’t seem to engage enough people for a consultation. Everyone I have brought on so far is people I have known for many years.

I also find that I have competing priorities between my corporate yoga business and freelance consulting work. I have made the decision to not take on any more consulting work, but even with this extra time, I struggle with determining what activities will make the best use of my time to bring on clients, while also catching up on my YHC course, and supporting my group members.

I’ve done the master of your courses in the past, and while helpful initially, I seem to lose momentum in the activation of what I’ve planned. I know I have shadow issues around money (particularly selling) and also stepping into my role as a coach.

How do I overcome this so I quit sabotaging my own success? My pattern is a tendency to lurk and so I haven’t been actively asking questions during the live calls when I probably would benefit – so even setting up this coaching gym is out of my comfort zone!

How to improve your talks through various strategies
How to get leads through talks
How to make a good elevator pitch

Links/CTA:

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To find out more, go to www.yogahealthcoaching.com
Check out Christina Sjoberg’s Links:
- https://www.somayogaandwellness.com/
- Facebook: @somayogaandwellness

Highlights:

Cate shares some scenarios you can say to encourage and invite people to a talk after class.
Cate talks about different strategies to use to generate leads.
Cate mentions how she shares her convictions

Timestamps:

[1:06] Introduction
[3:00] Working with People
[7:00] Alternative Strategies in Getting Leads
[10:32] Introvert’s Edge to Driving Sales
[11:29] Free talks
[13:50] Strategy for Free talks
[20:39] Direct messages
[21:17] Elevator Pitch
[24:55] Convictions

Quotes:

“All the other activities that you’re doing in lead generation and lead nurturance aren’t going to be effective without you having a one-on-one because we know that you’re effective when you’re one on one with someone.”
“I believe that we think that getting older and all the things associated with that, like creaking joints, medications, poor health, or fatigue, are inevitable. I believe we have much more power to change those things than we think.“
“I believe that if you get in the right group of healthy people, you’ll change those faster, that you’ll feel better faster.”
“Think hard about these convictions and break them into the shortest possible sentences you can and then put them on the wall. Remind yourself of your convictions every day, and then bring them up and have random conversations all the freaking time. “
“Conviction sells emotions and you’re helping someone. The emotion that you’re reigniting in them, honestly, is hope.”

Guest Bio: Christina Sjoberg

Christina Sjoberg is a Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Yoga Health Coach, neuroscience enthusiast, and recovering cultural consultant. She leads yoga, meditation, and wellness programs that guide people from overwhelm to ease and vibrant health.

Product Market Fit for Your Wellness Pro Career

Cate Stillman — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:59:23 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Many people always have a hard time dealing with marketing. Getting into business is really not an easy task. You need to handle and improve so many things for your business to grow; some business owners tend to forget the most important bits about business.

In this podcast, Cate will discuss the Product market fit and how it affects marketing. She will also discuss the market thesis and share some interesting stories with us, so make sure to listen carefully and have fun.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

How to do a passive leadership
Learn what a Market Thesis is
Develop a Market Thesis
How Wellness Pros grow together

Links/CTA:

Check the latest events in Yogahealer

Highlights:

Cate shares a story about an interview she had with a Doctor that made her emotional
Cate shares a story about her and her friend about handling compost
Cate tells us who she is working with next

Timestamps:

[00:54] Introduction
[02:47] Hardcore Healers
[03:44] Understanding Yourself
[5:11] Market Thesis
[07:01] Growing Together
[10:40] Product Market Fit Meets Market Thesis
[13:06] The Split
[16:46] Solution that Should be Prototyped Next
[21:35] Intermittent Fasting Second Call
[23:23] Dynamic Groups Training
[24:10] Final Message
[26:02] Closing remarks

Quotes:

“Wellness pros want to heal the hurt and lean into the evolution, influence the culture and community. Wellness pros together give a feeling of making it easier and connected”
“We have to simplify lead generation, no one should take the time or money objection, it is us that will change our experience as well as pros in terms of understanding inflation in an inflationary economy “
“There’s a way we can be more effective by being connected. And through growing together, both in our Thrive lifestyle and leading the way guiding the journey for our members to thrive.”
“Lead is a mastermind for wellness products, we want to get a high ticket journey up and running and earning.”

Coach of the Month: Marcella Fulco

Cate Stillman — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:28:08 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Coach of the month, Marcella Fulco, is an MD from Italy who went down the research path to study biochemistry and molecular biology. Her life path has led her to America to work for the National Institute of Health, marriage, and motherhood, teaching yoga, back to Europe, and now to Yoga Health Coaching!

Join in on this informative conversation where Anna gets the inside scoop on Marcella’s unique journey- transitioning from teaching part-time, leading her course in another language, successes her group members are experiences, her future goals for her business model, and so much more.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

Why it can be nice to have a small community.
How to modify the course to another language.
Where to incorporate your unique wisdom into the course.

Links/CTA:

Highlights:

Marcella talks about how saying “yes” to new things led her to now.
Marcella talks about her MD background and bringing science into her course.
Marcello tells us about her training in Yoga for Stress and Anxiety.

Timestamps:

[4:18 min]- Journey into the YHC business model.
[8:02 min]- Leading a unique journey from the YHC model.
[11:05 min]- Adapting the course to another language.
[13:30 min]- Course members’ experience.
[17:09min]- Growth goals.
[22:05 min]- Biggest shifts and breakthroughs

Quotes:

“I started to feel the pressure that now I needed to transfer this knowledge into the world.”
“I did the three-month body thrive and it was incredible. I shot through so many of the limiting beliefs that I had.”
“Just experiment for a few days and you’ll see the results.”
“Being small, it has benefits because people really know each other and they are sort of becoming friends and really supporting each other in the journey so they don’t feel alone.”
“I notice that as the confidence grows, the ability to charge more [grows].”

Guest Bio: Marcella Fulco

I graduated with an MD in Palermo, Italy, and right after, during my residency program, I moved to Rome to do research in a laboratory molecular biology. I decided then that my career would be in science and I did a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, which I completed in the States at the NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda Md. I remained at the NIH for 10 years, first as a postdoc and then as a Staff scientist. My family then relocated to San Diego, where I took a pause from working and discovered Yoga, I became a Yoga teacher and a Yoga Therapist.

In 2006 we moved back to Europe, and I live now in Munich, Germany, with my husband and 2 children (12 and 17). I tried to make a living as a Yoga teacher, but it was not so easy, and eventually, I decided to give a spin to my career and I made the leap of faith of joining YHC.

Next level Wellness Pro: with Emily Glaser, Ayurveda

Cate Stillman — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:42:26 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Healing and self-growth can be a profoundly inspiring path to a life of harmony, purpose, and joy.

Emily Glaser, who provides Ayurvedic clinical care, personalized Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology) therapy, and transformational education, is our guest for today’s episode.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

Next level Wellness Pro: with Emily Glaser, Ayurveda

What happens when healers get the business model right
What happens when that evolves into 2.0
How to name results, speak to results, recruit to results

Links/CTA:

Check out Yoga Health Coaching’s related podcast episodes:
Emily Glaser: https://www.tejasveda.com/

Highlights:

Emily talks about letting people articulate her avatar
Emily discusses how toxicity leads to inaccessibility to joy
Emily shares what Ayurveda is about

Timestamps:

[8:27] Internalizing Transformation with Cate and Emily
[13:55] Identifying VIP Price Point
[19:42] Yoga Health Coaching Business Model

Quotes:

“The world needs relationships with connections that lasts.”
“In order to have a great experience every day, you must emulate it. Because of this, you will regain your sense of well-being.”

Guest Bio: Emily Glaser

A practitioner of Ayurveda and Vedic astrology – the ancient art of divination. Emily was trained by mystical doctors and healers who guided her to fine-tune her capacity to perceive the many levels of reality that make up our human experience.

Group Membership Coaching: Difficult Members, Difficult Situations

Cate Stillman — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:46:21 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Cheryl Kagan is a Nurse and Yoga Health coach who has grown her community and helped many in just over a year in the YHC program. With as much success she is experiencing, there is an equal amount of growing pains experienced through members disappearing from the community, which is taking the fun out of coaching. These challenges are leaving her exhausted and questioning the details of how she is handling membership in her group.

Tune in on this coaching call as Cate directs Cheryl to discover the core issues of why members drop the ball and how to mitigate this pre-enrollment. Through this process, new enrollment structures are brought to the surface, making the journey more comfortable and effective for all who start it!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

Why qualify your potential members in the pre-enrollment process.
What questions to ask to find the right membership fit.
How to build group call structures to avoid drama.

Links/CTA:

Highlights:

Cate explains how YHC and BT have evolved over the years through lessons learned.
Cate reflects on contracts she has recently signed on how she is to behave at live events and workshops.
Cate talks about lessons from the experience that no one taught her, but she has learned through experience.
Cate tells the story of helping an LA member overcome an eating disorder.

Timestamps:

[3:30]- Pre-enrollment questions and expectations.
[6:11]- Creating a contract.
[9:00]- Handling issues beyond the level of expertise.
[10:55]- Commitment level and emotional stability.
[13:00]- Intake questions for dynamic group commitments.
[17:44]- Discovering Core issues from problems post sale.
[19:18]- Setting group structures to avoid drama.
[22:11]- Working as a group with specific issues.
[26:28]- Evolving group structure by qualifying members..
[28:45]- Live event connection
[32:20]- YHC resources- Mentors, Mastery, and Mastermind groups.

Quotes:

“Challenging situations with members will arise.”
“What’s beautiful about it is that it can highlight weaknesses in our process. When they highlight weaknesses in our process we take that issue and we say, ‘where can we work that into before point of sale?”
“And the beauty of this is that it’s a very nurturing experience for the prospect because they are experiencing a level of professionalism.”
“This is the deal- You have to care as much about the group’s experience of you as your experience of the group.”
“Whenever we are having issues after the sale, it means that there is something that could happen before the sales.”

Guest Bio: Cheryl Kagan

Registered RN turned Yoga Teacher turned Certified Yoga Health Coach. I help women transform through Ayurveda into creating a balanced and awakened life that allows them to become their highest Selves. You can love your life and experience True health through the lifestyle of Ayurveda

DM’ing to Boost Your Sales for Wellness Pros

Cate Stillman — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:14:03 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Sakshi is a sales expert who has helped hundreds of clients create financially successful careers and a new mama managing a business from home. She recently hired a full-time employee and is now only working four days per week. She is currently excited to travel for the rest of the year with her baby and husband while running her business. How did she get to this point? What is her secret?

Direct Messaging or DMing!

Listen in on this call where Cate gets an inside look at Sakshi’s process of building relationships through asking the right questions, treating people as humans and not leads, knowing how to transition the relationship to business, and making a system around communicating through DM’s. You will leave this conversation inspired to connect!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

Why direct messaging can work as a lead generator.
How to connect to your potential leads on a personal level.
How to build a structure of communication on direct messaging.

Links/CTA:

Check out the latest events in Yogahealer!
Sakshi Dhamija Links
- https://sakshidhamija.com/
- Facebook: @sakshidhamija01
- Instagram: @sakshidhamija_
- Signature Soulful Sales Script: https://dogged-musician-7462.ck.page/f3a4379bad

Highlights:

Sakshi identifies how being a “lazy person” helped her to start this process.
Cate talks about different kinds of sales and how it’s constantly evolving.
Cate and Sakshi discuss building systems around communication.

Timestamps:

[3:00 min]- Background and process of selling in DM’s.
[5:15 min]- DMing on different platforms.
[6:10 min]- Typical lead cycle through DM’s.
[11:06 min]- Length of the sales process with DM’s.
[14:45 min]- Evolving process for different types of buyers
[16:40 min]- Building knows, like, and trusts through DM’s.
[18:51 min]- Applying DM’s to YHC Model.
[21:15 min]- Transitioning from email to DM.
[25:50 min]- Recap
[28:25 min]- Building systems to reach the wellness demographic and millennials.

Quotes:

“Let’s connect the dots together of what I have been doing and let’s just create something out of nothing.”
“Acknowledge someone that’s following you. The other person feels good, right? That they are getting this exclusive attention from you rather than just having lots of followers or lots of friends.”
“If you are trying really hard to actually sell to them, that’s when you will lose the sale.”
“Sales is getting to know a person, not as lead, but as a human being and connecting with them first on the level of resonance, before getting into the guts of their core issue and whether or not you can help them.”

Guest Bio: Sakshi Dhamija

Sales expert Sakshi’s holistic approach to business has helped hundreds of clients create careers that are not only financially successful but also personally rewarding.

As a woman of color with her own experiences of overcoming discrimination, Sakshi is dedicated to creating a shared space for women of every niche, color, and race and reshaping your business to be more time-leveraged, automated, and personally freeing than it’s ever been before.

Connect with her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sakshidhamija_/

Chakras and the 10 Habits of Body Thrive

Nina Saacks — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 17:59:44 +0000

I love connection.

I love seeing connections, I love exploring connections and I love connecting with others. This is what makes my YHC journey tremendously special and inspiring.

Teaching Yoga for close to 20 years has led me to explore different aspects of the art, but I keep coming back to my favourite. Teaching Yoga in combination with Ayurvedic principles to ensure my vinyasa krama (sequencing) is practical, aligned and supportive to those showing up to class. Over the years I realised that my love of the elements and spiralling through them with the chakras is one of my all time favourite places to teach from.

I’ve endeavoured to explore the connection of the chakras to the habits. These are my interpretations for now.

Habit 1: Earlier, Lighter Dinner (ELD) and Root Chakra

Muladhara chakra, the base is all about nourishment, stability, groundedness and balance. I find when I am grounded I am able to nourish myself well. When I nourish myself well I am grounded. Sometimes it’s the energy that needs to shift the physical, and sometimes it’s the physical that helps shift and settle the energetic.

I invite you to observe, test and play with it.

Habit 2: Early to Bed (ETB) and Your Feet Chakras

Habit 1 and 2 work hand in hand. If we have an ELD then ETB is easy. If ELD doesn’t happen, my bedtime takes strain. I relate ETB with the star chakras in my feet. The energy of our feet is directly related to our root centre. On evenings when I do my foot massage I sleep deeply.

I invite you to experiment with massaging your feet this week as you refine your evening routine.

Habit 3: Start the Day Right (STDR) and Sacral Chakra

I relate STDR to the sacral chakra. Physically because it’s got to do with deep hydration, and energetically, because it’s the softer, more gentle feminine energy of creativity and flow. I find when I awaken with the sounds of the birds (not an alarm) I start my day with ease, softness and flow.

I invite you to explore your sacral centre and starting your day well.

Habit 4: Breath Body Practises (BBP) and Solar Plexus Chakra

When I breathe, I ignite the flame within me. I create heat, I create strength, I create power. When I move regularly I feel more toned, more alive, more energised. I have more clarity, purpose and drive. On the days I go into a slump, the mornings I feel like I want to curl back into bed (and trust me there have been plenty of those), I feel heavy and dull. I know that if I move, I can shift the energy and that feeling. Sometimes it’s as simple as a walk, a yoga practice or just dancing.

I invite you to explore, experiment and ignite your manipura chakra as you build on your BBP this week.

Habit 5: Plant-Based Diet (PBD) and Heart Chakra

To have Connection, Compassion and Love for all that is around us, within us and within what we eat is what builds us physically and energetically. When we buy, grow, harvest, prepare and cook food with love, operating directly from our heart centre, it brings forth depth and integrity. It makes us feel whole, content and deeply nourished. When we’re in this space we feel less likely to crave sweet things, snack or feel disconnected from our food, from our community and our relationships/family.

I invite you to explore that feeling of deep love while you nourish yourself this week.

Habit 6: Self Massage (SM) and the Chakras in our Hands

Energetically our heart centre runs the line down to our hands. This is why when we bring forth into the world we should do it with love and when we receive, it should be with gratitude and love. For me, the hands are such a powerful tool, and using them on ourselves in SM brings forth that deep nourishing self love.

I invite you to vigorously rub your palm together to awaken your energy before giving yourself your daily SM.

Habit 7: Meditation and Crown Chakra

Sitting in Silence connects me to my crown chakra, Sahasrara. When I take the time to connect with that which is beyond me, beyond my understanding and beyond that which I think is possible I am often pleasantly surprised by the insights gained, my intuitive words in writing and the advice that arises in coaching sessions.

The more I sit in silence and open up to that which is beyond my understanding the more I feel like I’m doing my dharma. It makes me feel fulfilled, whole and deeply aligned.

I invite you to connect with the subtleness of your crown centre in your meditation this week

Habit 8: Healthier Eating Guidelines and Throat Chakra

Our throat centre of communication is linked to the ether/ space element. To me it’s all about creating space. Key, creating space in our eating schedule to allow for rhythm so that digestion can happen easefully.

When there is rhythmic eating, I find I’m able to communicate with more clarity, purpose and honesty. When I’m cluttered, this centre takes strain and I override my inner voice and knowing. It’s always such a fine balancing act between the two scales.

I invite you to explore your connection with your throat centre, speaking your truth.

Habit 9: Sense Organ Self Care and 3rd Eye Chakra

I love Angela’s article on Aligning Intuition with Intelligence, where she shares that inner knowing needs to be aligned with intelligence. Intelligence comes from learnt experiences, these we gather from the stimuli we take in (yip, you guessed it, stimuli from our senses). When our senses are healthy, vibrant and functioning optimally, the stimuli we take in are pure, honest and not distorted. We see clearly, we hear properly, we taste, smell and feel with satya (truthfulness). When this happens we are able to relate from a more authentic, intuitive space.

I invite you to take extra care in your senses this week and notice what happens when you go into the world with well oiled organs.

Habit 10: Easeful Living (EL) and the Chakras

This is the culmination of all our chakras being in balance, open and aligned so that the energy can flow freely through our Sushumna Nadi (central energy channel). When our chakras are vibrating at their optimal frequencies, all that we do feels perfectly aligned with our dharma and our goals.

In life there are always challenges that tend to throw us off course. When we physically use our habits to bring us back on course, we orientate towards EL. To me, EL is seeing and understanding which chakra is needing attention in the present moment. If I’m craving love, self massage gets upped a notch. If my digestion is feeling sluggish, I address my eating times. If I need inspiration and guidance, I sit in silence. When I need more creativity, I hydrate… It’s really simple. I see where I’m stuck and I use a physical trigger to see if I can move things energetically. It’s an easy, tangible way for me to operate from. I invite you to explore, experience and see which of your chakras and thus habits are needing attention in any given moment so that you too can continue orienting towards thrive.

How to Find Where You Lose a Lead in Sales Stages

Cate Stillman — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:30:11 +0000

Podcast Intro:

Using strategy sessions with any kind of client, dealing with any kind of issues, to determine what goals they have will definitely help you. What challenges does this person face in achieving those goals? Why does this matter right now to this person? Then, do they have the willingness to invest and change?

Getting the most out of anything should be everyone’s goal especially when learning things. Doing this ensures that time isn’t wasted on things that are unnecessary. Focusing on a specific goal will help a lot in undertaking such a task.

In this episode, Cate talks about how you can do all those things. She will share some stories that relate to these predicaments and how she went about solving them. Stay tuned!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

How do you get a lot out of something?
What do you do to keep focused?
What questions should you ask so you can come up with a solution?
How do you tell other people about your course?
What are the issues that healers faced?
How can you ask for permission strategically?

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Highlights:

Cate talks about the Madrid hotel she’s in
Cate mentions in-person events she’ll be participating in

Timestamps:

[1:13] Getting the most out of courses
[4:03] Setting up Strategy Sessions
[7:01] Dealing with Different Issues
[11:17] Talking About Events
[12:17] Discussing Solutions
[15:55] Challenges
[21:55] Finding the Best Way to Help

Quotes:

“You can get a lot out of a small amount of dedicated engagement, as long as you know that that’s where your attention is going 100% in that time.”
“I like to start with a challenge, but then go a little deeper and probe a little bit more in or have to be willing to be uncomfortable. It’s not just friends hanging out. Strategy sessions are coaching to find the goal and the challenge.”
“You got to dig a little deeper, like underneath that little layer of Teflon, and be like How long have you had this goal? For how long have you had these challenges and helped them get real? Because otherwise, you’re not going to know how willing they are to invest.”