Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness

How they got there  episodes is where experts, yoga teachers, healers, coaches…basically anybody who doesn't have a typical job title; share their stories in how they got to doing what they're meant to do. These are their for real, for real stories about how they followed their heart's calling to do what they're meant to do. How did they first make money when they started? Did they have a plan? To...

What does it take to create the life that you dream of? We're joined by Amanda Kingsmith who has spent the better part of the last 6+ years travelling the world with her husband while teaching yoga and running her online business as a yoga business coach and podcaster. This digital nomad life certainly sounds like a dream.  Maybe it's your dream to travel around the world while you work as well! ...

How they got there episodes is where experts, yoga teachers, healers, coaches…basically anybody who doesn't have a typical job title; share their stories in how they got to doing what they're meant to do. These are their for real, for real stories about how they followed their heart's calling to do what they're meant to do. This means we get to hear the sticky middle and all - How'd they start? Di...

Rumi once said "this being human is a guest house" and he was so right!  We exist in ever flowing waves of shadow and light experiencing unsettling self-doubt, unworthiness and fear; but also expansive love, and freedom and purpose.  Our job as humans is to be a container for all of it. We're joined by the amazingly eloquent wordsmith, writer, intuitive and host of the Real Rebel Podcast, Katie Bu...

How they got there episodes is where experts, yoga teachers, healers, coaches…basically anybody who doesn't have a typical job title; share their stories in how they got to doing what they're meant to do. These are their for real, for real stories about how they followed their heart's calling to do what they're meant to do. This means we get to hear the sticky middle and all - How'd they start? Di...

The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali are ancient texts that show you how to awaken to your true self.  This episode is about how to absorb the deep wisdom offered in this ancient text.  Although each sutra is but a few words long, it can take a lifetime to understand the depth of what Patanjali is imparting. Ashley Zuberi, yoga teacher and mentor to yoga teachers, has been studying the texts for years and...

How they got there episodes is where we get to hear stories from experts, yoga teachers, healers, coaches…basically anybody who doesn't have a typical job title. These are their for real, for real stories about how they followed their heart's calling to do what they're meant to do. This means we get to hear the sticky middle and all - How'd they start? Did they have a plan? How did they make money...

Every year since I started doing this podcast, I do a year end compilation of the wisdom and lessons shared from the interviews throughout the year. The result is a jacked up episode full of inspiration from teachers, healers and experts all over the world. It's become a wonderful way to close off the year and it's so much fun to look back on all of the fantastic conversations. What's really inter...

It's fun to read about mercury retrograde, full moons, new moons and other such planetary occurrences but what do we do with all of this information? In this episode Patricia Panasri, astrologer and business mentor, tells us what we need to know about astrology.  In specific,  how do we use the information? In this episode, you'll learn: What is astrology really? How can we use astrological readin...

Everything I've been saying about stillness and acceptance can be wrapped up in these eloquent words of the classic poet Wu-Men. My favorite meditation teacher, Tara Brach, reads it out in many of her meditations and I find that it settles me back into a place where everything is okay. ********************** BOOK A COACHING SESSION Ready to dive deeper into your inner work? Book an intro session w...

Where you focus your attention is where energy flows. But when your attention is on things that are less than ideal how can you change the trajectory so that energy flows to a more ideal place? Here's a mantra to use that will immediately help you change your focus from a downward trajectory (ex. "I'm doing it wrong, I'll never get it right...") to a focus that sends your energy upwards and closer...

Inner stillness is the pathway to inner wisdom.  From that space you'll get all the answers that you seek. It's as simple as that but we often forget to do it.  Why? Because we've been conditioned to do just the opposite - to look outside of ourselves for somebody else or something else or to do something to find answers. Today's daily inspiration is a reminder to use your internal guidance. *****...

Welcome to the very first episode of this type of interview! In this new addition to the podcast, I ask guests a lightening round of straight forward questions about how they came to be able to live a life doing what they were meant to. Not just the pretty and clean version, but the for real, for real version - challenges, doubts and realistic things like how they were able to pay their bills. Lis...

"We all come here with a divine calling and dreams that we want to bring forth" - Lisa Hillyer ...but then we get disconnected from them and end up living boxed in lives.  In this episode, Lisa Hillyer, spiritual mentor talks to us about reconnecting to your highest self - your inner truth. She lends the perspective of a High Priestess and we talk about sovereignty, awakening, embracing darkness (...

I've been working on a refresh for this podcast for the last few months and now it's finally ready!  Here's a little behind the scenes of why I decided it was time to freshen up a bit, what I hope it will help you with and what you can expect going forward. I also redid my intro and share a bit of my story with you. When I first started Curious Monki I was still working a 9-5 job and desperate for...

Hello, welcome to the Curious Monki Podcast!  This is a podcast to help you stop feeling small like you're stuck tight in a bud and expand into the fullest version of yourself. We dive in the world of coaching, yoga and healing to learn how to awaken to your true nature, show up as your fullest selves and live a life doing what you're meant to! Weekly interviews and daily doses of inspiration.

We spend so much time and energy chasing the destination that we forget to see how far we've come - to acknowledge our transformations and absorb the wisdom. Even though this year has been a challenging one, you've also probably experienced growth because growth comes from challenges and doing hard things.  Before you write off the year, take the time to reflect and find the nuggets of wisdom that...

When you're able to prioritize, let go of expectations, embrace imperfections while still being able to meet the mark of your intention then you live a life of EASE & FLOW. But how can you get into a place like that especially when your current state might be one of frantic stress and overwhelm? (thoughts of "how will I get all of this done??" or "there's not enough time"...might be running throug...

I got a few potent reminders this week that I'm passing onto you.  Here's what you'll get from this episode: 1. You're setting yourself up for failure if you expect your first try to be perfect.  You get much further when you let yourself fail because you spend much less time doubting yourself. 2. On that note, remember phase 3 of Martha Beck's Change Cycle?  Trying to do something new is supposed...

I used to think that I was tone deaf to intuition but have since learned that  everybody has access to their own inner guidance system. There are also a gazillion ways to access your inner wisdom/higher self/ soul/heart messages/true self...whatever you want to call it.  Here are 3 of my favorite ways.  Try them out and let me know how it goes!  Remember that practice is key!  It won't happen over...

This week the thought "everything feels so hard" plagued me and caused me to feel all funky and uncomfortable.  I felt drained and like there was a heavy hamburger press on my chest.  Ick! Here's what I did to wiggle out of it.  Follow along with a pen and journal if you can because you'll get a chance to wiggle out of anything that might be giving  you that ick feeling such as "It'll never get be...

On tap today:  tips on how to stay grounded, inspiration that will motivate you to try again even if you've been rejected and a tool to carry close with you b/c it will help you stay true to yourself. Morning routines - have kept me sane even during long term chaos.  Doesn't matter if you spend 30 seconds or 30 minutes in the morning.  Giving yourself space to connect with your internal world firs...

How do you connect to that infinite source of creativity that self growth speakers, LOA masters, successful people, and spiritual teachers all seem to be talking about? I've got 3 ways and I share them with you in this episode! Take the suggestions, play around with them and see what works for you.  Different methods work for different moods/problems. One might be more useful to you for making dif...

In a world where more is more and relentless action is applauded, it seems counterintuitive to slow down...ever. But slowing down is the very thing that will relieve the anxiety and the pressures of stress that many of us often feel.  Not only that but slowing down opens up the gateway to abundant creativity. This meditation will help you slow down to access the ever present stillness, peace and c...

Ayurveda is one of the multiple avenues that you can use to help manage your energy (other avenues are yoga, coaching, mindset...). Fall is Vata season meaning that you may experience these symptoms: dryness scatterbrain anxiety insomnia In this episode I'll share some tools and resources to cultivate more grounded and focused energy. I also share with you a mindset shift that I got from my podcas...