Inner Peace to Go

Our culture  values productivity over rest, so it's easy to put off sleep in favor of more work, more socializing, more Netflix,  more scrolling. Yet sufficient sleep is key to our energy, mood and overall well-being. It keeps our brains sharp, our bodies strong, our skin supple and our systems running smoothly -- and it's free! In this episode, sleep evangelist and "Inner Peace to...

Clutter in your physical space can manifest as tension in the body and hangups in the mind. Kira Rodenbush, a professional organizer and licensed massage therapist, has seen how too much stuff affects not just the home, but the people who live there. In this second part of our special spring series, Kira offers some fun-making decluttering tips and powerful insights about how our stuff affects how...

When Heather Webster hit a personal low, she turned to nature. Now a mindful outdoor guide, Heather helps other women -- and all of us -- tap into the restorative power of nature to find calm, connect with our intuition and live a more joyful life. In this first episode in our special spring series, Heather talks about how being outside helped her find peace inside and how anyone can draw on the m...

A roundup of the insights from February's episodes! Learn about how stimulating the vagus nerve can bring about instant inner peace, the power of consciousness, powerful strategies for pointing our thoughts in a helpful and healthy direction and how to recognize our inner light. Plus a sneak peek at what to expect from the spring series coming up in March! What do you need to feel more peacef...

If you've ever taken a yoga class, you've heard the word namaste , but what does it really mean to know your inner light and honor it in others? Former intensive care nurse Rachael Blair was inspired to discover and celebrate her inner light when job burnout caused her to question her purpose and reexamine her identity. We discuss that journey in this conversation, along with the importa...

A near-death experience inspired Brian Krolczyk, PhD, to shift his professional priorities. He not only became a health & wellness coach, he teaches others to become coaches and is on a mission to help people harness one of our most important health behaviors: our thinking. Brian Krolczyk, PhD, NBC-HWC, is the director of the Health & Wellness Coaching program at University of Wisconsin, S...

Being diagnosed with MS changed Linda Burke's life. She left behind her corporate career and began exploring consciousness, that awareness of existence that unifies all sentient beings. Linda ultimately became a certified conscious parenting coach -- which she's since expanded to include conscious adulting and conscious coupling -- and create A Conscious Moment podcast. In this episode,...

Happy Valentine's Day! On this day of celebrating love, I want to remind us to love the MOST IMPORTANT person in our lives: US! It's so easy to be critical and downright mean to our precious selves. I know I do it. But we can choose to recognize that we are just human, fallible and flawed, and as worthy of love as any other living creature on Earth. In this little episode, I'm shari...

Inner peace can sound so nebulous, which is one reason I love learning about the workings of the brain and the science of  the mind. So I'll be bringing you periodic science breaks, where we dig into some of the science behind why we are how we are. To help with these science breaks, I'm joined by my friend and fellow journalist Branimir Kvartuc. He's not as much of a science nerd a...

There were so many great takeaways from my guests in January that I wanted to collect them in one handy little bonus episode! This month, we learned about the restorative power of solo dates (episode 2) and were reminded that wearing something nice can give our mood a boost; we talked about the significance of the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves (episode 3) and the role journaling can pl...

Get ready for a hootenanny in podcast form! This special hybrid-interview episode features therapist and minister Regina Randle, host of the Faith & Theory podcast. Regina and I are students in the same podcasting class. We'd planned on interviewing each other in separate episodes for our individual podcasts, but ended up spontaneously interviewing one another during this conversation. Re...

Georgiana Alexander has been on a seeker's path since her earliest days -- as a kid, her parents would punish her by making her go to Tony Robbins' seminars! Now a multi-passionate entrepreneur,  wellness coach and host of the In the Calm podcast, Georgie relies on intuition and self-knowledge to chart a soulful way forward for herself and her clients. In this episode, she talks about th...

Krystal Carruthers has come to see health and wellness as an interlocking 3D puzzle, where all the pieces are interdependent. This holistic approach has allowed her to reach new levels of physical fitness, mental health and general contentment. She also replaced her inner critic with an inner badass and is now proud to let her fangirl flag fly. We also talk about what "Star Wars" and the...

Looking for a New Year's resolution you'll be eager to keep? Consider regular solo dates! After reading Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way," Lena Porter started taking herself on weekly solo dates to recharge from her busy life as an entrepreneur, stylist and mom. These dates have taken her to a Russian bathhouse, tae kwon do lessons and kundalini yoga classes, among m...

Hello, happy new year and welcome to the Very First Episode of Inner Peace to Go! I'm your host, Sandy Cohen, and I am new at this. In this intro episode, I share how my career as a Hollywood entertainment reporter led to a decade-long quest for inner peace. I also explain what I mean by "inner peace" by discussing the six dimensions of wellness  I learned about while studying to be...

Welcome to Inner Peace to Go, a podcast about how to bring more peace and ease to your everyday life, starting right now. Enjoy the trailer! The first full episode drops Jan. 3, 2022.  What would you like to hear on the show? Please share your thoughts at www.innerpeacetogo.com or hit up host Sandy Cohen on Instagram @YouKnowSandy. What do you need to feel more peaceful? Let me know! I'm on I...