Ahimsa Choice

In this episode I sat down with Jade Shutes who is the founder of The School for Aromatic Studies,  past president of National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy and thought leader in the field of aromatherapy. Jade and I chat about essential oils, how aromatherapy can play a therapeutic role in our healthcare system and the biomechanics and physiological processes of essential oils in the body...

In this episode I share about how moderation is important in finding true health!  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty products here: https://www.beautycounter.com/sabrinajoy?goto=/   Get your free diffuser recipe e-book: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e725dcb5af0de0026de3...

In this episode I explain how the ancient yogic principle of samskaras, modern neuroscience's discovery of neural pathways and hamster wheels all have something in common; your habits! We dive into the science behind habits and simple steps to begin to unravel unconscious and conscious habitual actions and reactions.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1...

In this episode, I chat with Robin Rothenberg; author, yoga therapist and instructor. Robin and I dive into the world of pranayama, (yogic breath work) and it's therapeutic applications. We chat about the importance of proper breathing and how dysfunctional breathing can affect your health.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop...

In this epode I introduce the theme here for the podcast for the rest of the year and share some questions to ponder about how you approach your health. I explain how we can think about our own health in a non-violent way and how ahimsa is as much proactive as it is reactive.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite tox...

In this week's episode I offer forth a meditation for back to school stress. Whether you're a student yourself or a parent of students, this time of the year is filled with new experiences, long to-do lists and busy schedules. This meditation will help you to think more clearly about what you need to get done and approach the transition back to school or work with ease.  Get 5 free downloadable gu...

In this first episode back after a summer break, I share five signs of stress to help you to better understand how stress manifests in your body. After we learn to be aware of the signs of chronic stress in the body, we can then begin to create boundaries and take meaningful action when we see those signs coming up for us.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages...

It's officially summer and someone turned up the heat here in Washington! I couldn't be more excited to see the blue skies, but as we head into low 90 degree weather I wanted to share my favorite sustainable hacks for staying safe and cool this summer. Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable make...

It's a full moon this week, so I wanted to offer forth a little meditation to use for each full moon to help you ground down and settle into your body when everything feels a little bit odd. ;)  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty products here: https://www.beautycounter.co...

Summer is finally here bringing travel and vacation season with it! As more and more folks begin to lean back into travel post-pandemic, it's time I shared my five favorite tips for traveling sustainably!  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty products here: https://www.beaut...

If recent events have you feeing anxious, overwhelmed and angry, this episode is about how to protect your nervous system, manage anxiety and take meaningful action. I explain how I've learned to live with chronic anxiety and tools I share with functional stress management clients.  If you'd like to take concrete action to end gun violence contact your elected representatives and demand that they...

What do essential oils, hormones and self care all have in common? In this week's episode from the vault I sat down with Doctor Mariza Snyder, an expert on natural hormone management and author of "The Essential Oils Hormone Solution". We dove into her journey from burnout to peace and her clinical expertise concerning hormones and how we can set ourselves up for healthy hormonal balance using sim...

In this week's episode I offer a short guided meditation to help women practice body autonomy, love their bodies and lean into connection with the wonderful vessels that allow us to move through life and experience the world around us.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty p...

In this episode from the vault, I sit down with Jessica Gigot Ph. D. to chat about her farm, Harmony Fields and what it means to support small farmers. We dive into her experience creating a farm that is biodynamic and sustainable and how sheep's cheese has helped her connect to the soil and environment and local community that she lives on and around.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations:...

This week I offer up a guided meditation and reflection in honor of Earth Day. Settle in and enjoy this short visualization practice with a little bonus challenge at the end to get you out and active in a meaningful way on Earth Day!  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty pro...

April is national stress awareness month here in the U.S. and as a functional stress management specialist in my time away from the microphone, I couldn't let the month pass us by without a quick episode sharing how reactivity triggered by stress can affect our environmental footprints, health, pocket books and relationships. I overview the major way reactivity affects our choices and share my fav...

This week I sat down with Natalia Tabilo, the founder of Yoga for All Bodies, to talk about yoga. We dove into the lack of accessibility in yoga, what a "yoga body" is and how to know if your body is a yoga body. Spoiler alert; your body is a yoga body!  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable ma...

In this episode from the vault I sit down with Libby from the Northern Dyer to chat all things natural dyeing and to learn more about her creative solution to food waste. Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty products here: https://www.beautycounter.com/sabrinajoy?goto=/   Ge...

Our 100th episode is here! In this short and sweet episode I share the five take aways I've gathered after 100 episodes and three years of podcasting.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty products here: https://www.beautycounter.com/sabrinajoy?goto=/   Get your free diffuse...

In this episode from the vault, I sit down with Sophia Power, a holistic nutritionist, to chat about what nourishes us in times of stress. Sophia and I chat about what to eat but also how to eat and why we eat. We dive into the context of our food and our bodies in space and time and what really matters in the world of nutrition when it comes down to it. Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations:...

In this episode I share my favorite self care tips to help you find more energy and focus on the daily! Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty products here: https://www.beautycounter.com/sabrinajoy?goto=/   Get your free diffuser recipe e-book: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/...

This week we dive into the ECOrenaissance, a movement founded by Marci Zaroff, this week's guest. Marci has been involved in sustainable business ventures since years before it was trendy and has had an instrumental role in founding some of the original health and wellness and sustainable fashion brands that have paved the way for what we think of today as sustainable living. In this episode we ch...

We've all heard of prenatal yoga classes, but Ella Frances of Ella Frances Yoga is taking it a step further. Ella focuses on teaching women how to prepare their hearts and minds for pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood using yoga. In this episode we dive into all the phases of maternal wellness, the benefits of prenatal yoga, when we should start thinking about the birth process and how we can all...

This is the last of our collection of episodes all about the branding change. In this episode we dive into Ahimsa; what it is and what it means for the future of the podcast.  Get 5 free downloadable guided meditations: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e5a1c35866c3b0026e5d528   Shop my favorite toxin-free, sustainable makeup, and beauty products here: https://www.beautycounter.com/sabrinajoy Get yo...

In this episode I explore the idea of a circular economy with Esther Knight of Fanfare label. Fanfare is a luxury sustainable fashion brand founded in the U.K. on the premise of turning waste into fashion. Esther explains how a circular economy can change our economy and how the fast fashion industry will need to have a major overhaul if they are to start to truly reduce, re-use and recycle.  Get...