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:

• Check out our latest podcast episodes:
  • Next level Wellness Pro: with Emily Glaser, Ayurveda
  • How to Find Where You Lose a Lead in Sales Stages
  • What is Your Personal Manifesto? And Want One with Cate and Emily
• You can find Suanna via the links below:
  • suannarae.com
  • @suannarae – Instagram
  • www.linkedin.com/in/suannarae

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.

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:

• Design the Journey You’re Meant to Lead – Lead the Journey for Wellness Pros
• Check out the latest episodes
  • Group Membership Coaching: Difficult Members, Difficult Situations
  • DM’ing to Boost Your Sales for Wellness Pros
• Marcella Fulco links:
  • https://www.instagram.com/marcellafulco_yoga_lifestyle/
  • https://www.marcellafulcoyoga.com
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcella-fulco-616579a/

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.

Podcast Intro:

Whatever happens in your journey, happens for a reason. Every mistake, obstacle, and challenge that you encounter in life is meant for you to overcome. How you face your challenges today will determine your journey tomorrow. 

In this episode, our Coach of the Month Megan MacDonald is joining us today to share about her journey of Yoga Healing. She will also share some of the things she has learned and how she faced those challenges. Stay tuned!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• What tools and strategies did Megan use to get to where she is today?
• How do you stay focused?
• What problems does Megan like to solve?
• Who’s attracted to working with her?
• What are Megan’s biggest takeaways from her yoga health coaching journey in order to be able to guide people over the threshold into the journey?
• What potential does Megan see for a long journey?

Links/CTA:

• Yoga Health Coaching Launch – August 3
• Expansion Healing – Megan Macdonald
• IG @expansionhealing
• FB @expansionhealing

Timestamps:

• [02:47] Megan’s Yoga Healing Journey  
• [04:24] Megan’s 12-Week Journey 
• [07:10] Tools and Strategies Megan has Learned 
• [09:46] Working with Megan 
• [14:08] Becoming the Solution 
• [16:20] Megan’s Potential Future 
• [17:52] Activating the Dynamic Group 
• [18:44] Megan’s Biggest Challenge 
• [21:12] Megan’s Words of Wisdom 

Quotes:

• “If you trust how things are unfolding, it will happen.”
• “When frustration comes up in your life, there is a deeper reason behind it. If you have somebody bump into you and you end up falling down on the pavement and knocking your knee, there’s a lesson for you in there somewhere.”
• “Getting what you want in life is not a journey of using a cookie-cutter that punches you through the other side where you can make it what you want. It is a lot of work because anything worth having is a lot of work.”

Guest Bio: Megan Macdonald

Megan Macdonald guides people to find their own answers, helping them to get unstuck and thrive. She is an educator and facilitator, combining training in holistic health and a Ph.D. in the study of belief. It was curiosity about her own chronic pain as a teenager that led to investigating over 20 healing modalities. As her health improved, she started to not only feel the benefits in her own body and mind but see the changes that deep health brought to every aspect of life. Along with yoga and reiki, the most profound changes have come through two practices – the self-healing Dalian Method (profound work on the unconscious, beliefs, the shadow, and ego) and Urine Therapy. She offers multi-week programs to help people improve sleep, and digestion, develop healthy habits, promote well-being, and raise consciousness.

Her background in theatre, and organizing and delivering national high-profile events and ceremonies for the Government of Canada helped develop her knowledge of social rituals. She did her graduate work at Queen Mary, University of London, UK, and has published, and taught widely on theatre and ritual. She is currently based in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

There is no doubt that screen time is a huge sucker of energy and time. It so easily keeps us from attaining even the simplest things we set out to do. Some vices have more or less power over us. It can depend on mood, history, circumstance and so much more.

Three Big Strategies To Turn Down The Vice: 1. Start with Identifying it and getting support. 2. Trade it for something else. 3. Lastly, protect yourself from it.

#1. Identify it + get support. Ask for help from people that love you, from friends, family and from professionals. You can say: “Hey I’m working on ABC can you help me with it by …( you choose). If, for example, when I arrive home later than usual, say 7 or 8 pm and I start snacking in the kitchen. I’m an early riser so I’m usually tired by this time. I’m eating, not because I’m hungry, and this snack turns into a 3 course meal faster than I can put my fork down. This in turn keeps my digestion feeling stuck the next day. In the morning everything is off. I like to wake up energized and refreshed. But when this happens my morning poop routine is sluggish. So this late night eating would be my vise. I’ve identified it. Next I ask the people in my house to help me out by not leaving food out or offering me any of their late night dinner.

#2. Trade it for something that is better for your body, the people around you, and the planet. The more reason this “something better” hits the brighter it will shine. Bigger bling =easier to spot among heavy clouds and storms of vise. In my evening food binge example an easy trade is warm tea with honey and creme. It’s a simple trade for a pretty small habit to break. There are as many options to trade as there are ideas you can come up with. There are more options for new great habits than there are vises.

#3. Guard. Gatekeep. Fight it like a warrior. You need fences-defenses. Create strong rules and boundaries to keep it from creeping in. For example: Don’t bring it in the house. Lock it away. Spend time with people when they are not doing the thing that you do not want to do because you know it is harming you. An example of guarding against late night snacking turned full course meal would be making sure I get the fuel I need during the day so that I am not ravenous. Paying attention to my food intake requires me to be steadfast and stealth.

Let’s consider another more common vice: my phone. Like eating, it , like Nikki Myers the creator of Y12SR taught me, is a Tiger you need to let out of the cage every day. The phone, however, is not so much of a primal need but a tool of the times. I do need to use it. But how and where do I draw the line when too much is just too much?

1. Identify and seek support: I know that if I am unable to accomplish my day’s list of tasks, if my level of physical activity is less than my screen time, if I am unable to settle in to sleep at bedtime, I am probably stuck in the vice of it rather than the tool of it. Those are my personal identifiers. Yours will be unique to you. Getting support to keep my phone from becoming a vise is fairly easy because the people around me will call me out when they see me hunched in and tethered. About once a month I have to explicitly ask for help around this. Sometimes I just say:” hey take it away from me”. And I have an arrangement with 4 people who have agreed to literally pry it from my hands when I ask them to. Even when I’m saying out loud I need to turn this off- my body actually clings, all fingers and thumb wrapped tightly hanging on for dear life. That’s a seriously powerful vise.
2. Trade it for something better: As a Yoga Health Coach we learn the daily habits of Ayurveda-the science of Robust Healthy Living. So many of these habits are great options to trade in to pull me out the stuck on the screen vise. One habit I’ve slowly developed a taste for is self- massage. In many ways it’s the opposite of screen time yet it has similarities. It’s oppositionional because self-massage requires taking time to slowly carefully pay attention to my body. Different from Screen time because it requires effort. Both have some instant gratification. Self-massage benefits sneak up on you and build over time-subtly. With repetition you start to crave the reward of self-healing those bones and muscles with your own hands.
3. Guard. Gatekeep. Defend: I must face both the phone and the computer as formidable opponents. Always be on guard, aware of its power and might. Many times I fall short. If I’m strict with a time on and time off it helps me tremendously. I have to limit myself to what I can functionally accomplish within a time period. I set my guidelines ahead of time because once I’m in I have hard time gauging.

So best wishes to you in your dance / wrestling matches. You can weed out the ones that are infringing on the goals you are cultivating. It takes time, energy, and attention. Identify them, seek support (you deserve it), trade the vice for something that is better for you, your body, and those around you. Guard, Gatekeep and Defend your goals, hopes, dreams from the habits and actions that sway you away from the paths you most want to tread.

Turn Down The Vise, Go Outside, and Move Your body! I’ll catch you later. Best wishes, Sincerely, Danielle.

Podcast Intro:

Alissa Xander is a personal trainer, runner, and yoga teacher who took the plunge and quit her career to be a Yoga Health Coach.  Now she is not only successfully guiding her own members through life transformations, but she’s also a HUGE asset to the YHC community as a Body Thrive Assistant and YHC Mentor.  This is just a few of the reasons Alissa is Coach of the month!

Tune in on this inspiring conversation between Anna and Alissa as they celebrate her, her members, and mentees’ successes.  As Alissa mentions the microcosm of her own member supported by the macrocosm of YHC, there is no denying the transformational power of dynamic groups in hitting our goals and expanding our reach.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• Why mindset shift is a key player in success and transformation.
• How to niche your skills into a unique package.
• Why set up systems to scale.
• How shifts in beliefs are amplified in dynamic groups.
• Why schedule self-care as a priority.

Links/CTA:

• Upcoming Workshops:
  • Living Ayurveda Course – June 9
• Join Cate’s LIVE Workshops:
  • Lisbon Live Event (Lisbon, Portugal) – June 3 – 5
  • Alta Live Event (Alta, WY) – July 28 – 30
• Alissa Xander’s Links:
  • Website – https://alissaxander.com/ 
  • Linktree – https://linktr.ee/alissax
  • Facebook Group Women Rocking their Next Chapter
  • Facebook Group Peace Run Yoga
  • Instagram – @alissa_xander_wellness
  • Twitter – @alissa_xander
  • YouTube – Alissa Xander Wellness
  • LinkedIn – Alissa Xander

Highlights:

• Alissa talks about the mindset connection in running a course and marathons. 
• Alissa tells a story about members’ identity evolution as a “night owl”.
• Alissa shares the YHC Programs’ impact on her own lifestyle.

Timestamps:

• [2:52 ]- Pain points transitioning out of a former career.
• [3:41] – Packaging a unique journey.
• [5:05] – Dynamic group experience.
• [8:01] – Limiting beliefs vs. growth mindset.
• [9:19] – Mindset training.
• [13:22] – Important tools in the Pilot.
• [15:15] – Rhythm of momentum in quarters of the pilot.
• [18:05] – Shifts in beliefs.
• [21:20] – Personal results from running annual pass.
• [24:15] – Systems to scale and maintain.
• [27:57] – Words of advice to YHC prospects.

Quotes:

• “It’s really exciting that every single person can make the journey fit them.  It doesn’t have to be a cookie-cutter journey.”
• “You can know all the things to do, but if you don’t know why you’re not doing them or have a way to get yourself to do them, the behavioral science part, it’s going to be hard.”
• “You are never behind.  It doesn’t matter where anybody else is, you are exactly where you are supposed to be.”
• “You have to first believe that you can be that future version of yourself in order to get there.”

Guest Bio: Alissa Xander

Alissa Xander is a health coach, yoga teacher, and avid runner.

She helps women let go of limiting beliefs that keep them stuck in bodies that don’t look or feel the way they want.

She believes you can achieve any goal by starting with your belief.

Podcast Intro:

Wendy Hummell has been in Law Enforcement for 25 years, investigating homicide, gang, and sex crimes.  Alongside that career, she has also become a yoga teacher and has focused on stress management and defense tactics within teams.  While she has retired from investigating, her desire to continually serve has amplified and she’s currently a Wellness Coordinator for first responders.  I’m sure we can all agree that Wendy’s work and service is so needed, and that is one of the many reasons she is the Coach of the Month!

Listen in on this interview as Anna discovers why the YHC business model was the perfect natural progression for Wendy to provide even deeper service to her community.  Through this model, Wendy is discovering how to fill gaps that a criminal justice career doesn’t currently train for, and is offering ways for more peace and health to first responders experiencing trauma involved in the job.  We are so thrilled that Wendy is bringing this model to her community and can’t wait to see what opportunities this path brings her and them!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to create a unique program from your expertise.
• Why building community is so important today.
• How to navigate the next steps in your journey.

Links/CTA:

• See our ongoing FREE Masterclasses >> https://yogahealer.com/free-workshops/
• Join our Yoga Health Coaching Masterclass. To know more click here >> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ 
• Wendy Hummell site
• The Guns & Yoga Podcast

Highlights:

• Wendy stresses the importance of bringing Ayurveda first responders.
• Wendy talks about incorporating a wellness retreat into her program.
• Wendy bridges the gaps between opposites on her podcast

Timestamps:

• [2:30] – The natural progression of serving. 
• [3:25] – The missing pieces in law enforcement training.
• [6:63] – Dysrhythm of first responders.
• [8:35] – The dream opportunities in the community. 
• [12:00] – Building a unique business model.
• [17:25] – The return on investment.
• [21:49] – Connection and dynamic groups lacking in people’s lives.
• [23:23] – Leveraging structure and systems into future vision.
• [25:55] – Navigating and connecting two worlds.
• [29:36] – Using science, evidence, and language to bridge gaps. 
• [31:20] – Words of advice.

Quotes:

• “How is this any different than teaching something you believe in? It’s a service.”
• “That connection piece is what really seems to make the magic happen.”
• “There are all of these different things that have just kind of naturally come together, and so all of those things are what I am looking for in the future.”
• “I’ve been told I’m the most woo-woo cop somebody ever knew, and I’m okay with that.”
• “The benefits I have gotten personally have far outweighed any kind of money that I’ve spent.”

Guest Bio: Wendy Hummell

Wendy Hummell is a retired police detective with over 25 years of law enforcement experience. Wendy spent the majority of her career working Persons’ Crimes Investigations in the homicide, gang, and sex-crimes units. During her career, she was a member of her department’s CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) and Defense Tactics teams. Wendy has taught multiple classes both in the Academy setting and at national conferences not just on investigations-related topics, but in her current area of expertise of officer health and wellness, peer support, and resiliency.

Wendy is currently the Health and Wellness Coordinator at a local Sheriffs Office and is passionate about and committed to helping her fellow First Responders learn the tools of mindfulness, resiliency, as well as the importance of relationships, exercise, sleep, and nutrition to enhance their well-being and job performance. Wendy speaks to these topics from the perspective of direct experience and through the lens of a law enforcement spouse. Wendy’s belief is that all law enforcement agencies should provide resources to their employees so they can not only survive a career in law enforcement but thrive well into retirement.

Wendy holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. She is a certified yoga instructor and Yoga for First Responders (YFFR) Ambassador. Wendy has taught hundreds of first responders YFFR classes, resiliency, and mindfulness classes. Wendy is also a trainer for the Pause First Academy. Wendy is an adjunct faculty member with the Criminal Justice Department at Wichita State University. She has been teaching collegiate-level CJ classes since 1996.

Wendy was awarded the 2018 Wichita Metro Crime Commission Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award, the 2018 Crime Stoppers USA Coordinator of the Year Award, and was a 2019 Wichitalk presenter. Wendy has several articles published with PoliceOne on the topics of trauma, wellness, and female resiliency.

Wendy and her husband launched the “Guns and Yoga” podcast last year as a platform to provide support, add value, and share wellness resources with first responders and their families. Wendy facilitates a group health coaching program and offers free yoga, retreats, and more. You can get more information on her website at wendyhummell.com.

Wendy enjoys doing anything outdoors, including yoga, and spending time with her two daughters and husband.

Podcast Intro:

Yoga Health Coaches, Patrick Heffernan, and Emily Cole were on many different journeys two years ago when life events and the state of the world catapulted them into a new direction.   While Patrick has an acting and yoga background and Emily leads wilderness adventures to at-risk youth, both are now on a similar journey as Yoga Health Coaches, leading others into transformation and being “Digital Nomads” (Emily’s term)!

Listen in on this entertaining and enlightening conversation about finding and crossing new thresholds, overcoming mainstream culture, feeling into identity evolution, and so much more!

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to step confidently over new life thresholds.
• How to optimize habits through a big change.
• Why work through cultural beliefs in our communities.
• When to find flexibility with the habits.
• How to guide others out of a fixed mindset.

Links/CTA:

• Join our Wisdom+Wealth Facebook Group
• Gap vs Gain by Dan Sallivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
• Emily Cole Socials + Website:
  • Emily Cole IG: @wild.within.coaching
  • Emily Cole website: Wild Within Coaching
• Patrick Heffernan Socials + Website:
  • IG: @heff_patrick
  • Twitter: @pat_Heffnyc
  • Website: www.patrickyoga.com
• Jordan Peterson

Highlights:

• Emily shares her story of honoring her identity evolution at a recent Mexican Fiesta.
• Patrick talks about his experience with the Wild Habits challenge and the Fast mimicking diet.
• Patrick tells us about helpful practices for liminal thinking from Jordan Peterson.

Timestamps:

• [3:40]- Understanding our own story as an important self-study. 
• [8:40]- Willingness and awareness around thresholds.
• [11:42]- Kaizen approach to habits in new locations.   
• [13:35]- Overcoming cultural beliefs around new habits.
• [14:10]- Honoring our desires when culture doesn’t.
• [16:00]- YHC Community support.   
• [19:01]- Building body wisdom through habits.
• [21:23]- Consciousness and flexibility in habits.
• [24:02]- The Identity evolution of being in choice and releasing judgment. 
• [29:09]- Shining the light of consciousness onto the trigger.
• [30:43]- Spirituality in the business journey.
• [35:00]- Collaboration in looking within vs. outsourcing wisdom. 
• [38:40]- Guiding others out of a fixed mindset.  
• [40:15]- The push/pull dynamic of identity evolution

Quotes:

• “I just need to be present right here, because I don’t know where else to be.” -Emily
• “Every time I change locations, I get a chance to reset my habits.” -Emily
• It’s one thing to make the decision just to go against culture, but then you are going to get little kind of continuous pushback or reminders or friction or resistance in all these different forms and it’s going to show up in our relationships.  Our relationships, I think, are a real big part of identity evolution.  It shows how much I am evolving based on how much the people around me are reacting to what I’m doing.” -Patrick
• “Now there is this pull of I know, my body knows and I know in all layers of myself, how good it feels to feel good and I know that that can keep getting better.” -Emily
• “When we can shine light of consciousness onto the trigger, that’s as much of a win as changing the habit of letting the thing go.” -Patrick

Guest Bio: Patrick Heffernan & Emily Cole

Patrick Heffernan is a wellness professional based two hours north of NYC in the Hudson Valley. He leads the dynamic community, Journey to You, where he coaches his members on how they can live a life more aligned to the rhythm of nature and tap into their best health and best selves. He also founded the online yoga community, Journey to the Peak, where he leads monthly online yoga immersions themed towards a peak pose and/or yoga philosophy.

As the founder of Wild Within Coaching, Emily believes in, supports, and models going deep within ourselves for a wild journey. With a decade of wilderness guiding experience, she knows intimately the transformative power of adventure and how good it feels to be centered in oneself. Through coaching, she has seen the same process of people coming into their own guidance, wisdom, and power and loves supporting and guiding these exciting journeys too.

Podcast Intro:

Coach of the Month, Lana Svien is a recently retired Physical Therapist/Academic/Ayurvedic Practitioner and now Yoga Health Coach AND Body Thrive Team Leader.  She started her journey in YHC in 2019, has made huge GAINS, is an essential part of the community, and has so much to celebrate!  

Listen in on this conversation between Lana and Anna Berklemans as they discuss her journey, celebrate her many GAINS since she got on the YHC path, and what amazing things are next for her!   After listening you will think “Wow! She has led a fascinating life.”, and will be inspired to lead one of your own.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to create a meaningful life in retirement
• How to measure joy
• Why being in a community is so helpful
• How to age vibrantly and lead a fascinating life
• How to find more ease while living your dharma

Links/CTA:

• Check out our latest events here >>>  https://yogahealer.com/our-events/
• Gap and Gain

Highlights:

• Lana talks about how you completely lose your identity in retirement.
• Lana tells about how the YHC Community and Mastermind group keep her on track for what’s next.
• Lana tells us about her future action plan which includes aging vibrantly, mission work, and outdoor adventure trips.

Timestamps:

• 2:14- Growth path from Yoga Health Coaching to Body Thrive Team Leader
• 3:38- Transitioning to retirement
• 6:28- Secrets for easeful living.  
• 9:15- Identity evolution through retirement.
• 12:17- The importance of the YHC structure and mastermind groups. 
• 13:20-  Measuring GAIN and Keeping a structure in retirement.
• 15:24- Importance of a nurturing, growth-oriented community. 
• 16:30- Intergenerational community structure. 
• 17:50- Next steps for next level of growth.
• 18:23- An action plan for the future.

Quotes:

• “The biggest thing, of course, is transitioning from the health profession side of things, where we really look at the problems that clients and patients come in with, to the health coaching side of things, where you are actually allowing that client or that individual to tap into their own self-healing and see their actual potential.”
• “I have designed a life that really brings great joy and ease.”
• “How are you going to measure the gain? That was a pivot for me….  It really rang with me, how are you going to measure whether you’ve achieved something if you haven’t put metrics to it?  If you don’t have a way to measure it, you’re never going to achieve it.”
• “I have created a very meaningful life in retirement.”
• “I will just stay connected to this community because it will pull me into that next transformation.”

Podcast Intro:

Cate and Geoff Mackenzie talk about how to set reasonable and attainable goals in order to achieve Geoff’s desired level of success. Geoff admits that when he first launched YHC, he had no idea who he was as an entrepreneur and had allowed his work ethics to deteriorate over the previous decade. Geoff realizes he needs to take things to the next level by setting SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and time-bound) goals.

Cate also mentions that if Geoff forms a men’s group, it should be approachable and enjoyable. It must also be a place where men can be themselves and let their hair down! These men are stable, have pensions, and long-term jobs, but they haven’t been taking care of their own bodies and don’t really know-how.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to set realistic, yet audacious & inspiring goals.
• How to set and hit SMART goals.
• How to market to a men’s group.

Working:

• GAIN THINKING! (looking back to see what I’ve learned, how I’ve helped my group, etc.)
• Asking for help and accountability
• Calendar integrity/scheduling/planning (eg, free talks, marketing, any task)
• Attending calls, work parties, and meetups keep me connected and inspired.
• Taking the risk of setting up an internship and delegating to them (in the process)

Not Working:

• -Allotting too much time for tasks that could be done faster
• Not working with my preferred audience/niche
• Too many other projects..? (yoga program, YTT, men’s group,)
• Unrealistic expectations/feelings “behind”
• Having a Youtube premium account LOL! (easy distraction)

Links/CTA:

• Identity Evolution on the Yoga Health Coaching Career Path with Annie + Cate
• How to Build Dynamic Groups with Cate Stillman
• First Light Yoga

Highlights:

• Turn your BHAG into a SMART goal! Cate
• Stop marketing to yourself. Cate 
• Your avatar is someone who hasn’t lived the life of their dreams but  actually people who need to work. Cate

Timestamps:

• [3:29] Where are you not doing the right activities? 
• [19:52] Do a lot of testing and see what naturally grows. 
• [20:18] Your avatar is different, it’s someone who hasn’t lived the life of their dreams. 
• [20:39] Everything is stable in their lives, work, pension, etc, but their body is a wreck! 
• [21:27] It’s gotta be cool, funny, and approachable, that’s way too psychospiritual, you already lost me!

Quotes:

• I had let my work ethics slide and was content that way. ~ Geoff.
• People are good at setting BHAGS, but not good at setting SMART goals. ~ Cate
• Where are you not doing the right activities or measuring the activities you need to do to hit your goals? ~ Cate
• This has been a humbling and fantastic process, I’ve gained so much! ~ Geoff
•  The realization you had with YHC to do this as a career, made you realize you had to work differently to make a good living wage. ~ Cate

Guest Bio: Geoff Mackenzie

A veteran Ashtanga Yoga teacher, Geoff was seeking a coaching education when he found Yogahealer.com in Summer 2020. Apparently ready to leap, he signed up to YHC within a month! Geoff’s ultimate YHC goal is to create a habits group for men only.

I had “big eyes” when I joined YHC: I thought I could enroll 20pax immediately and quickly pay back my fees as a fast-tracker, all with ZERO EXPERIENCE in building a successful business.

Now at end of Q6 as a YHC-er, I just hit full ROI and moved into profit territory.

I have yet to make significant moves on one of my original goals: creating a men-only habits group.

Podcast Intro:

Coach of the month, Sharon Rudy, has experienced more growth than ever since she joined the community just a year ago.  While she’s been in the yoga and wellness field since 1998, she is just beginning to embrace her unique expertise in this vast world of health coaching. 

Join in on the conversation between Anna and Sharon as they discuss where she was then to where she is now, celebrate her huge wins, honor new discoveries, and lean into the growing edge of her current challenges.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

• How to see yourself as a coach and a leader
• How to make the habits course your very own
• How to embrace your growing edge through your convictions
• How to overcome imposter syndrome

Links/CTA:

• Accelerate Your Wellness Career by joining Cate Stillman’s Master Class
• Sharon Rudy’s Suvarna
• Sharon Rudy Instagram: @tigerpriestess
• Suvarna Instagram: @suvarnamontclair
• The Gap and the Gain

Highlights:

• Sharon talks about the use of Tarot cards and Vedic Astrology in her coaching.
• Sharon talks about connecting to her community by overcoming autoimmune issues.
• Sharon talks about overcoming issues of self-doubt and unworthiness.

Timestamps:

• 2:01 – Changes since enrollment conversations
•  4:42 – Transition from many modalities one to membership
•  7:43 – New skills in sales and marketing
• 10:44 – Body Thrive habits as a foundation for a unique course
• 16:19 – The growing edge of public visibility and being a leader
• 20:25 – How it feels to step into vulnerability to share wisdom
• 20:45 – Stepping up as being the ultimate act of service
• 22:45 – Biggest lessons learned so far

Quotes:

• “Our deeper desires are what lead us to our ultimate dharma, our life’s purpose or even I like to invert that and say a purposeful life.”
• “The foundation of the habits helps all of the women get to their particular goals, to clear the stagnancy, the ama, or the toxicity out of the body-mind complex in order to activate that fire of their vision of what they really want and living their dharma.”
• “It’s been quite beautiful to bring in my offerings, whereas before I think I had more of a rigid idea about what a health coach is.”
• “That’s my growing edge of putting myself out there in the way from my own beliefs and convictions and my own healing path to help others.”
• “People are going to really love you for who you are and how you are taking people on their journey and it’s not so much about needing to become something other than what you already are.”

Guest Bio: Sharon Rudy

Sharon Rudy is an intuitive teacher who has been immersed in the practices of yoga, meditation, and mysticism since 1998. She began teaching yoga in 2003. Sharon is known for her exceptional storytelling and love of mythology, which is woven into alignment-focused yoga. Her classes are smart yet accessible, insightful, and often humorous. Sharon works privately with individuals seeking spiritual and intuitive guidance through Tarot readings and Vedic Astrology.

Sharon believes it is never too late for deep transformation and specializes in guiding women at transitional points in their lives. Her most recent endeavor is marrying all of her teaching loves together in her signature program for women, Return to Radiance. Rooted in the ten Ayurvedic habits for optimal wellbeing, Return to Radiance clears the stagnation in the body-mind complex to cultivate deeper intuition, kindle the fire of one’s vision for their lives, and ultimately live their greater dharma, or purposeful life.