Curious Monki | Yoga, Spirituality + Wellness

Elizabeth Sherman, Executive Health Coach, has helped hundreds of people achieve optimal health through staying consistent, getting a little bit better every day, and having self-compassion on those days when we thing we 'should' be more. What makes some behaviors stick even when it gets hard (ex. eating healthy even while on vacation) versus habits that slide right off at the first sight of diffi...

In this episode Kundalini Yoga and meditation teacher (and Gong sound healer), Victoria Amore, explains to us the energetic + practical benefits of a Kundalini practice.  She teaches us about the Kundalini energies and a little bit about chakras.  In the end, you're given a simple practice that can be applied immediately to totally increase your wellbeing. To learn more about Kundalini, also liste...

How do people end up doing work that totally lights them up?  How can we live lives that feel purposeful? What can we do to ensure that we take our right path...the best path for ourselves? These are the questions that I explore with Spiritual Business Coach, Mariaestela Gullestrap.  Her own story has much wisdom to lend by way of balancing concrete action with trustful surrender. 

There are two monumentally life changing questions that usually dawn on us at some point in our journey. What do I want? and  Who am I? Once either of them is bestowed upon us, we can count on the fact that our life we will never be the same.  What follows is a colorful journey filled with trials, triumphs and lessons. Your story becomes a striking thread in the fabric of all existence. In this ep...

If you've been interested in learning more about how crystals actually work and how to use them, you need to listen in! Jessica Roth, certified Crystal Healer & ThetaHealer, shares what she knows about crystals & energy. She answers all of my burning questions about crystals like: how can they actually change your vibration? ( spoiler: if you think about it in terms of energy, it makes a lot more...

What is self worth, what determines self worth, and how to boost self worth. In this episode we get to talk with Jen Miller, holistic health coach, about this idea of worthiness/unworthiness that seems to trip us up.  Through her own journey with self worth and fitting in, she's gathered a few golden nuggets to share and help you with your journey.  In understanding self worth and how to boost it,...

In today's episode, I chat with AnneMarie McKenzie, Master Desire Map Facilitator, about the concept around using our feelings and emotions to find alignment in our lives. Exactly how can we use this as our inner compass? Even if we know how we truly want to feel most of the time (Core Desired Feelngs) what tools/strategies can we implement to make sure that we engage them? Big picture - how can f...

In this episode, we get to deep dive into MANIFESTING with Janice Berkenheger, manifestation and money coach.  I'm so grateful for our wonderful conversation! The instructions for the Law of Attraction (LOA) are simple - ask for it, believe it's yours, then it will come to life, but there's more to that. We talk about what manifestation is, how to use it, what's wrong if it's not working, and the...

Mindful practices like meditation and yoga help alleviate suffering and brings a sense of inner peace.  Ultimately these practices can lead us to awakening, where we realize our infinite selves.  This state is obviously desirable but have you ever wondered what enlightenment really feels like?  Do you get inducted to this higher state with a big golden light and a choir of angels like in the movie...

The point of this podcast is to explore the meaning of our experiences in this journey and understand what our truth is and how to live in it.  Fully. Vulnerably. Unapologetically. Over the last few weeks I found myself contemplating what "living our truth" really means.  It certainly sounds enticing, like as if it would lead us to something good – perhaps liberation.  Maybe happiness.  Still, I w...

Sarah Marlowe Spence is an IT contractor by day and a shaman by night.  In this episode, we hear the story of her spiritual journey and discuss how to keep your true sense of self without having to quit the office.

Another year has been said and done!  In 2018 over thirty beautiful hearts shone their light into our community.  They graciously shared their knowledge and stories.  In this episode, I reflect on the wisdom that has been so generously shared with us and reflect on the main themes that these conversations circled around.  Lessons in understanding our truth, moving through challenges, the unfolding...

The practice of celebrating your accomplishments is pertinent to your success.  You need to take time to acknowledge your accomplishments no matter how big or how small!  This success tool can be your key to attaining your desires with ease and joy.  It's one of the biggest lessons that I learned in 2018 and I share everything that I've learned with you in this episode:  why celebrating is so impo...

I love it when mindfulness meets science!  In this episode, we have a fascinating discussion about a holistic approach to stress management, incorporating intellect, emotions, body and spirituality.  Ky Russell, a teacher of stress management and health at the San Jose State University teaches us how the automatic reptilian stress response that we're all at the mercy of can actually be helpful in...

Although the world is more digitally connected than ever, it's almost scary how easily disconnected we feel - to ourselves, other people...life.  In this episode, Danny Levin - mentor, speaker and author of the book  The Mosaic , teaches us about the 4 Practices of Connection so that you can learn how to stop feeling disconnected.  " we're not meant to do this alone...the world is in complete supp...

Kundalini Yoga is a powerful practice that can change your energetic vibration in as little as 3 minutes but it's eccentric conventions causes people to pause before giving it a try.  It can be rather intimidating to walk into unfamiliar territory and join a group where everyone is dressed in white, topped with a turban, and chanting their hearts out. In this episode I talk with Sat Shakti Kaur (a...

In this episode, Clare Galloway, a visionary artist and writer tells us how art can help access the magic of letting go. We all have a creative engine within ourselves.  When we access this energy, we charge ourselves up and suddenly become filled with bright ideas, solutions and all the beautiful things that want to be expressed.  Art is how we can be reunited with our innate primal sense of trut...

In this episode, I tell you why I've been MIA with Bite Sized episodes for the past few weeks and why I'm glad to be back!  In short, I've found one of the answers to figuring out the question to "What do you want most from your life?" and I'm SO excited to share it with you! If you're ready to tune into your inner compass, head on over to this address:  http://www.veronicathai.com/workshops/level...

Ivy Kwong is a psychotherapist who's dedicated to help you heal, grow and walk alongside you as you navigate your journey.  In this episode she teaches how to develop self worth and how to heal the innermost parts of ourselves. 

Samantha Goldsmith's passion is to help women embrace their uniqueness and live a life guided by their inner compass.  Serial entrepreneur, fellow yogi and podcaster we talk about how to ditch the need to be perfect and start living a peaceful heart led life instead. Sam breaks down what "type-A" means and how everyone has a "type-A" tendency to something in their life.  Then we talk strategy - ho...

Erin DiAngelis, yoga teacher and Holistic Life Coach, helps people heal from unhealthy relationships with their body or food so that they can with more joy in their lives. She shares her own story of having an eating disorder for many years.  "It's not even about the food itself.  It's about the need for control of something" she explains.  This speaks to the inner-critic in many of us, even if we...

I had to have her back! This time Caitlin Donovan tells us all about the practice of Face Reading.  She teaches us about the 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal & water) and how to use them to live more balanced, aligned lives (much like you would a personality test).  You'll learn how to identify your dominant element and what it means.

10 Minute Guided meditation inspired my my hike along the Westcoast Trail.  Reconnect with your true nature - that inner knowing that subtly guides you toward your highest purpose if you can just tune in.

If you've been trying to get a hang of tuning into your intuition then you need to listen to this episode! When we are tuned into our inner compass we make choices that serve our highest self.  In turn, we live with ease and alignment.  But the issue is that although the instructions are simple ( just listen ), the execution is quite mystifying.  Michelle Fortuna, Intuition Coach, is here to help!...

As we move into fall, I'm saying goodbye to summer by taking you along with me as I recount one of my favorite trips EVER taken - the Westcoast Trail. This summer, we hiked along the edge of Vancouver Island, weaving between the lush rainforest and beachy sea breeze. I was in awe, wonderment and deep sense of grounding. This trip was such a great reminder to do more of what we love. I hope it insp...