Innermost Garden

How the ocean can be a reminder of your innate connectedness to bring into every moment of your life. More stories and resources on InnermostGarden.com

We explore how life spirals, revisiting recurring themes as we grow — as athletes, as parents, and as humans. I reflect on life lessons from running a desert marathon last year as my eldest approaches adulthood. And I take you back to my first cross country race in high school and transitioning into motherhood. And how all of this represents a spiral of growth. Visit innermostgarden.com for more....

How we can use bad line calls in pickleball to bring unconscious parts of our personality into awareness and become greater beings of Light. Interested in how shadow work can help you grow? Check out hypnotherapy at innermostgarden.com

We talk about what performance art teaches about deeply transformative experiences. Plus, creating the guiding principles of Innermost Garden, specifically: I will focus on the solution, not massage the problem. If you're curious about more of what I create, check out innermostgarden.com

1 in 5 American youth aged 12 to 17 had a major depressive episode in 2023, and 9% reported attempting suicide that year. ( More stats ) I share one young woman's experience and how she learned to listen to wholeness within...after years of trying to tune it out. Learn more about hypnotherapy at innermostgarden.com

Go on, be cliche. Don't wait for the storm to pass your one precious life; learn to dance in the rain. This saying feels almost corny until you actually feel it. You know it when you feel it deep in your body as water streams down your face and you stand in a growing puddle, laughter bubbling up inside. But how many times have you complained about the weather...? Pair this meditation after thi...

Reconnect to your root chakra to feel more grounded, safe, and energized in your body with this quick guided meditation. After staying indoors much of winter, spring is the time to ground to the earth. Your root chakra, muladhara , is the energy center located at the base of the spine associated with feeling grounded, safe, and energized. Connecting with this chakra can enliven your awareness of y...

Experience deep calm, centered focus, and equanimity with this quick guided breathwork meditation. This Kundalini yoga meditation invites spiritual, mental, and physical balance. Spiritual balance aligns your inner self with your outer life, integrating introspection and awareness with your daily tasks of living. It involves aligning to your higher purpose, even while engaged in seemingly mundane...

When resistance creates more of what you're trying to avoid, the choice may be to lean in. Find free seasonal sadhana practices and meditations (plus hypnotherapy to let go of repressed emotions and stored trauma) at innermostgarden.com

Relax into stillness, become aware of your intent before you speak, and invite satya (truthfulness) into your life with this hypnotherapy-inspired meditation. Satya is the ethical restraint in yogic philosophy of truthfulness. It’s not simply about blurting out whatever honest truth comes to mind. Instead, it encourages you to align thoughts, words, and actions with truth and kindness. Pair this m...

Connect with your throat chakra to allow your inner world to express itself outwardly with clarity, compassion, and self-acceptance. Your throat chakra, vishuddha , is the energy center that bridges your inner experience with the outer world. Deep winter was a time of turning inwards and reflecting. As we reemerge in spring, you begin to open gently to the outer world. Vishuddha symbolizes purific...

Learning from the least likely teachers about the power of our shared fragility and foundational Buddhist reflections on the Five Rememberances. Find more musings, free seasonal sadhanas, and meditations (plus hypnotherapy to connect with and clear out your subconscious) at innermostgarden.com

Connect with your deeper wisdom and the natural cycles of life in this Kundalini yoga meditation for ahimsa (non-violence). Ahimsa (the first of the ethical principles of yoga, the yamas) goes far beyond simply not using physical force. It reminds you to consider your actions, words, and even your thoughts from the place of non-harming. This Kundalini yoga meditation for compassion works at a subt...

This gratitude meditation helps cultivate this quality in your life, overtime building many benefits: Mind: Decreases anxiety and depression while boosting dopamine (reward chemical) and serotonin (feel-good chemical), creating a more content mindset Emotions: Increases emotional resilience, a more positive perspective, and the ability to recover from stressful situations, plus cultivates empathy...

Start your day with intention as winter sunsets into early spring. Today, we chat about the 7 themes for this season. --> Try the deep winter sadhana practice yourself at: https://youtu.be/dx7mV1frZpk It's a quick flow that blends: Segmented belly breath to expand your lung capacity Breath-led movement to detox and awaken the body Gentle twisting to lubricate your spine and improve circulation ...

Center on the present moment, deeply tune into my surroundings, and connect with my intuition. This episode inspires gratitude for fear, the emotion connected with winter. Find free seasonal sadhana practices and meditations (plus hypnotherapy to comfortably explore your emotions) at ⁠innermostgarden.com Check out Kerri's wilderness school, Sacred Cedars , and Karla McLaren's work on emoti...

Connect with your heart center in this Valentine's season with this guided meditation. This Valentine’s Day, go beyond romantic love and connect with anahata, your heart center. It’s the home of your compassion, connection, and unconditional love. The love of your heart is best described by “agape” – a selfless and deep love that never waivers. Love is not a feeling or emotion, but a conviction on...

Connect with your soul body, your connection with Spirit, in this guided meditation. The soul body is the first of our ten bodies in Kundalini yoga. It’s your eternal inner light and connection with the natural world and Spirit. It is at once part of the greater whole and an expression of the greater whole complete within you. Pair this meditation after this season’s Sadhana practice (all 22-min v...

Learning to let go and return to the present by tuning into the felt experiences of the body. Find free seasonal sadhana practices and meditations (plus hypnotherapy to let go of repressed emotions and stored trauma) at innermostgarden.com

Boost your energy, increase your lung capacity, and clear away anything you no longer need with this breath work paired with a candle gazing meditation. Midway between winter solstice and the spring equinox, this time in the Wheel of the Year of Imbolc symbolizes purification and rebirth with the first signs of coming spring. This is the time to get rid of everything that’s no longer useful to you...

Improve mental clarity, cleanse your sinuses, and invite warmth into your body with this guided meditation and kapalbhati pranayam (skull-shining breath). Deep winter is peak time for cold and dryness. It’s the season of Shishira Ritu in Ayurvedic medicine, when dryness, stiffness, sluggishness, and congestion can reign in the body. To warm your body and open up your airways, this week pairs a gui...

Intuition can sound a little magical or out-of-reach for us mere mortals. We chat about how you can identify and encourage the deeper knowing you already have. Find more stories, free seasonal sadhanas, and meditations (plus hypnotherapy to connect with and clear out your subconscious) at InnermostGarden.com

Deeply relax, calm your nervous system, and release any stress and anxiety with this guided meditation inspired by Yoga Nidra. Deep winter is the time of yin, inviting a turning inward and rest. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it’s also the season of the water element, which represents stillness, flow, and the subconscious. With the buzz of the holidays and new year behind you, it’s the perfect t...

How to align the tone of your day with your highest self with a daily sadhana practice, plus life lessons gleaned from perfecting a temperamental sauce. Find free seasonal sadhanas and meditations (plus hypnotherapy to let go of any subconscious funk) at innermostgarden.com/blog

Start your day with intention with a deep winter sadhana for this first cycle of the year. Today, we chat about the 6 themes for this season. --> Try the deep winter sadhana practice yourself at https://youtu.be/gMdexpuWuvU?si=FwTRkttvKk8-wCH4 It's a quick flow that blends: - Alternate nostril breathing to center the mind - Breath-led movement to awaken the spine - Qi gong practices to balance...