Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness

Here's one of my favorite stories to bring me back to my sense of truth and inner connection.  Far too often we lose our sense of self in our day-to-day. We've become so accustomed to putting on different masks depending on where we are (at home vs. in the office) who we're with (family vs. friends vs. different groups of friends) or what we're trying to get (validation, power, love...) that we ac...

Learn how to do more of what you love by listening to stories from other yoga teachers, healers, and coaches about how they first got started. Discover what they did to first make money, how they actually got started, and how they overcame their struggles like fear and burnout along the way. Today we hear from meditation & yoga teacher and host of the Mindfulness In Minutes Podcast , Kelly Smith....

Inspiration to stop staying small, play all out and burst into the fullest version of yourself!  Whatever your heart's calling out for, you got this!  You can do this!  Listen to this episode so that you remember this for yourself too. ***************************** Ready to stop staying stuck tight in a bud?  Coaching can help you do that! Schedule a discovery coaching session with me here. https:...

Achieving your goals takes focus but when you hold on too tightly it actually ruins your progress.  Instead of taking a step forward, you fall a few steps back. You increase your risk of burnout and exhaustion. Signs that you're holding on too tight is if you have tunnel vision, a death grip on what you want to achieve or a general feeling of crazy self-pressure like as if you're going to implode....

When you hide behind facades and step away from who you really are for too long, you might end up losing your true self. There's a gap between the you that you show the world and the authentic self that resides within. Meditation & Yoga Teacher and the host of the Mindful In Minutes podcast, Kelly Smith, talk about how to reconnect to your true self and begin showing up more authentically you (eve...

This isn't a typical episode because today's guest, Linda Thai, did not give a typical answer. The usual question and answer format of this How She Got There episode was derailed right from question one, and that's a fantastic thing because what ended up surfacing was much better than what I could've planned Somatic and Trauma Therapist, Linda Thai, shares with us how her and family survived post-...

"Celebration is the key to continuing the momentum and momentum is created by celebrating victories – no matter how big or how small" - Tony Robbins Wow we made it to episode 200!!! Yaaaay!!!! For this very special episode I'll take you behind the scenes and share with you (the good, the bad and the ugly) what it was like to start Curious Monki, what it takes for me to keep going and I'll share wi...

Gain a better understanding of yourself and why you do what you do by understanding how your experiences shaped us into who you are today.  Deeper yet, learn how some experiences  – trauma  – can get locked into your body (known as samskaras in yoga philosophy). In order to survive we need to develop adaptive strategies.  This might look like being charming, very self-reliant or highly nurturing. ...

Inspired by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.1 " now Yoga begins" and episode 176 Ashley Zuberi about yoga philosophy. Today's message is: Each moment is a new beginning, you're not doomed to be the experiences of your past or the mistakes that you've made.  When you look at it this way, even though you might feel stuck, you're never really stuck.  Chickened out with a phone call?  That's okay, you...

Learn how to live your purpose and do what you're meant to do by listening to stories from others who followed their hearts to create their dream life. Discover how they actually got started, how they supported themselves financially and how they overcame their struggles like fear and burnout along the way. Today we hear from leading couples psychologist and founder of the Couples Communication In...

Relationships are one of the most fulfilling and rewarding things of this human experience; but it can also be one of the most challenging and heartbreaking experiences as well. How can you have more deep connection in your friendships and romantic relationships?  How can you manage disagreements in a healthy manner that leads to the mutual benefit of all? Leading Couples Psychologist and founder...

We hear from meditation teacher and co-founder of the public benefit corporation, Offering Tree. Listen to discover: How a business idea can organically come to life How to stay mindful even through the busy-ness of trying to create your vision Do more by doing less Alex even shares the origin story of Offering Tree.  You'll learn: How he was able to come up with a business idea that could help th...

How can you bring mindfulness into your day to day life? Sometimes we're one version of ourselves when we're meditating or practicing yoga - calm, grounded, and peaceful. But then you step off the mat or cushion and back into your day to day. It's like you are a totally different version of yourself in the midst of traffic, bosses and deadline - stressed, impatient, and the opposite of calm. In my...

Today's episode is inspiration to overcome mental resistance and get back into alignment.  Steven Pressfield says in his book  The War Of Art "Most of us have two lives.  The life we live and the unlived life within us.  Between the two stands Resistance." Keep this in your back pocket and use it anytime you find yourself languishing in self-doubt, overwhelm, imposter syndrome or any other such fe...

This is for when you're having a bad day and nothing in your toolbox seems to be helping. You want to stop feeling so crummy and feel uplifted again! But how do you change your mood when no amount of meditation, yoga or positive thinking seems to be helping? Listen in for 3 takeaways that can help restore your sense of peace. ************************************* Want more inspiration?    Join the...

Learn how to live your purpose and do what you're meant to do by listening to stories from other yoga teachers, healers, and coaches about how they first got started. Discover how they actually got started, how they supported themselves financially and how they overcame their struggles like fear and burnout along the way. Today we hear from productivity consultant for wellnesspreneurs (and fellow...

Being productive has been attributed to achievement, success and competency.    We've been conditioned to think that being productive is a good thing, no matter the cost and that the harder you work, the more success you'll have. Renee Clair, productivity consultant for wellness entrepreneurs, dispels all of that in like the first 5 minutes of this episode. "There's a huge difference between busy...

Big scary changes don't seem so big and scary when you break them into several small steps.  You can change a whole lot more little by little rather than in one big leap. ********************** Schedule a session Need more help with making progress in your life?  I can help with that! Schedule a discovery coaching session with me here: https://www.veronicathai.com/booking-page   Want more inspirat...

Learn how to live your purpose and do what you're meant to do by listening to stories from other yoga teachers, healers, and coaches about how they first got started. Discover what they did to first make money, how they actually got started, and how they overcame their struggles like fear and burnout along the way. Today we hear from teacher, healer, coach and creator of the DECLARE process ,  Sus...

Tired of feeling unhappy and burnt out?  Listen to this episode! Here are 3 powerful tools to help you break mental blocks of imposter syndrome and unworthiness so that you can break out of living a life of "shoulds" and begin living with more purpose. Susan Palmer Wood is a coach who's life story is all about breaking out of the "shoulds".  For many years she lived based off of what she thought w...

Some people think that by putting pressure on themselves, they'll be more motivated and perform better but the truth of self-pressure is that it's actually quite defeating, depleting and unhealthy in the long term! This feeling of always being "ON" and trying hard not only takes you away from a state of ease, flow, inspiration and creativity, but it causes anxiety, stress and eventually even burno...

Learn how to live your purpose and do what you're meant to do by listening to stories from other yoga teachers, healers, and coaches about how they first got started. You'll learn what they did to first make money, how they actually got started, and how they overcame their struggles along the way. Today we hear from yoga teacher, coach and founder of the clothing line  Moon Tribe ,  Simona Schiman...

"We aren't robots and aren't meant to operate at the same energy level from 9-5" Simona Schimanovich, coach, yoga teacher and founder of Moon Tribe, comes onto the show to explain that there are rhythms in nature and when we align ourselves with these rhythms, we become more efficient and more fulfilled. This episode is jam packed with energy (moooon energy): Understanding the phases of the lunar...

Learn how to live your purpose and do what you're meant to do by listening to stories from other yoga teachers, healers, and coaches about how they first got started. You'll learn what they did to first make money, how they actually got started, and how they overcame their struggles along the way. Today we hear from yoga teacher, spiritual mentor and author of the book  In Search Of The Highest Tr...

We discuss how to access the deeper benefits of yoga by way of Yoga Philosophy. Hari-Kirtana Das is a yoga teacher, spiritual mentor and author of "In Search of the Highest Truth: Adventures in Yoga Philosophy." In this episode, we dive into a deeply philosophical conversation about yoga: How to make it easier to learn from yogic texts like the Bhagavad Gita Which text to read first How to be both...