SelfKind: Conversations in self-care, kindness and compassion for highly sensitive people

Oh have I got one delightful guest to share with you today! Sharn Rocco (PhD) is a meditation and mindfulness teacher, facilitator and practitioner, who is dedicated to bringing mindfulness to life wherever you are. Sharn is constantly inspired by witnessing how people from all walks of life are able to make changes that positively improve how they experience and respond to daily life. In our chat...

Hey! In this week's solo episode of The Movement and Mindfulness podcast, I'm talking about the role of yoga and mindful movement in navigating change and uncertainty. I am a big fan of the physical benefits of moving well, moving often and moving with kindness. But the benefits don't stop there. One of the really cool things that happens with ongoing practice and exploration is the...

I'm thrilled to welcome my guest, Michelle Komrower to The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast! In our conversation today, we're talking about bridging the gap between physical and mental health; the role of movement in both; and Michelle's personal experience learning to live alongside depression. Michelle is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Health & Mental Wellness coach. Her pas...

Simplicity. It's so easily dismissed because, well, it's so ... simple . But I truly believe that simplicity holds some pretty profound wisdom. When it comes to moving well and feeling well, simple movements throughout the day can make a huge difference to the overall picture of how we feel. So let's not dismiss simplicity, let's revisit it and welcome it. Tune in to hear more!...

What's the difference between movement and exercise and why should we care? And for that matter, does it really matter if we enjoy the way we move and exercise? What does it look like to 'punish' ourselves with exercise? And how can we find pleasure in it instead? These questions and more are what I'm chatting with my guest, Jordana Edelstein, about today! A movement coach and...

On Saturday, when I put on shorts for the first time in a long time, I was confronted by the fact that 'flaw'-picking started immediately. And it got me thinking about how - STILL - we're bombarded by messages of our 'not-enough-ness' and how we can use movement and exercise to 'fix' them. But how about we flip that script and we move as an act of kindness? We ex...

What does it mean to 'sit' with ourselves? To 'come home'? And how do we do it, even when it feels uncomfortable? How do we balance kindness, moving towards the way we want to feel and commitment to these practices without being rigid and punishing in our approach? And how can touch - in the form of massage - help us with this? Well ... this is what Lori and I are exploring in...

We've all been there. The alarm goes off. We've committed to that exercise class. But ... we don't really feel like getting up. How do we balance the commitments that we make with ourselves with self-kindness? And how do we differentiate between simply not feeling like it (but doing it anyway) and truly needing to take a break? That's what I'm exploring in this episode. Ir...

I'm thrilled to welcome Celina Tonkin to today's episode of The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast. Celina is a certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner, Wellness Coach and Clinical Hypnotherapist and she helps women learn tools to help them: • Have freedom of choice with how they should look. • Have confidence in themselves to be able to eat in a balanced and healthy way....

Welcome to episode 51 of The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast! So thrilled you're here. Today, I'm talking (briefly) about why self-kindness is less about absolutes (the type of thinking that has us saying 'this thing is kind, that thing isn't') and more about developing and deepening our capacity to listen (and respond). Tune in to find out more! Mentioned in this episode...

Welcome to Episode FIFTY of The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast. Fifty episodes in - I can hardly believe it! And what better way to celebrate than to welcome the wonderful Dr Rima Thapar as my guest. Rima is a graduate of Windsor University School of Medicine and School of Etheric Healing who delicately weaves the threads of science, spirituality and yoga. During her medical studies, she became...

Hey there! Welcome to episode 49 of The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast! I can't quite believe we're about to hit the 50 episode mark! Thank you for being here with me - I'm truly so grateful for you! In today's episode, I'm sharing four simple ideas for your week - from breathing well, to shifting your thinking from destination-focused to responsive, I hope these four id...

On today's episode, I welcome Sarah Vanis to The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast. Sarah is a qualified Chef, Yoga Teacher, Teacher, Counsellor and Ayurveda Practitioner. In our conversation, we dive into what Ayurveda is and why, at its heart, it's about intuitive listening. Sarah shares so much wisdom with us - from tips to begin this inner listening to practices to help us balance and...

Trying to form a new habit (like moving well more often or treating yourself with more kindness)? Have you ever thought about it as making the unfamiliar familiar? I love this way of framing it, and that's exactly what I'm talking about in today's episode of The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast. Our human brains love familiarity because what is familiar is 'safe' (even whe...

Today I am thrilled to welcome Christi Brown from Intuitively Strong to The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast! Christi is a nutrition coach who bridges the gap between Eating Intuitively and Athleticism. She flipped diet culture the bird after years of chronic dieting, disordered eating patterns, and hating herself lean. Now, Christi teaches fellow extreme dieters, fit mums, former athletes, and fi...

Let's talk about acceptance, shall we? Specifically, is it for cowards? Does acceptance make you weak? Complacent? Does it somehow make you a poster-child for whatever it is you've accepted (which is likely to be perceived as 'negative')? 2020 has had its fair share of things that we might want to push against. I mean, really. Yet, acceptance is far braver than you might realis...

I'm thrilled to welcome today's guest to The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast. Maree Zimny of The Relief Clinic is a coach and mentor. Working with Clinical Hynoptherapy, NLP, Heart Math and more, she supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout. She teaches science-based skills to increase resilience, recharge energy and improve wellbeing. In our conversation we...

So ... what do you think? Is cleaning the toilet considered self care? Is there a way it ever could be? I think the answer is yes. And in this episode I'll explain why. Self care that really works - i.e. that actually makes us feel nurtured - requires us to go beyond the actually actions and activities we classify as self care and look at the words we're using and the intention behind wh...

Welcome to The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast. On today's episode, I'm chatting with Jenny Knox - The Giddy Aunt. What is The Giddy Aunt? A celebration of senior moments, grey hairs, memory lapses and laughing ‘til your padded undies fail you. In our conversation today, Jenny and I chat about the importance of community, connection and laughter, as well as the way Jenny continues to mo...

It's a long title, I know. Judge me for it if you choose (see what I did there?!). All jokes aside, this episode is an important one if you believe that your goal in life should be 'non-judgment'. The thing is, judgments are made by your mind automatically. You don't have control over that. What you DO have control over is your attention and CHOOSING to choose what judgements y...

I am truly thrilled to welcome Jaquara Egan to the podcast this week. Over the past six weeks I have had the pleasure of attending Jaquara's Wayapa Wuurrk immersion and I'm so honoured to invite her to chat with me today. A proud Muthi Muthi Woman/ Gundijtmara Woman , Jaquara grew up in Mildura on Latje Latje country and now lives and works in Naarm on Wurundjeri country.  Her years as a...

Balance. What the heck is it? And is it a worthy pursuit? In this episode I share with you the four principles I consider to find 'balance' in a part of the body - ease, specificity, strength and flexibility/mobility. These ideas formed the basis of my recent 'The Balanced Hip' Masterclass inside The Mindful Movement Virtual Studio. Then, we also have a little chat about the di...

What do Powerlifting and Yoga have in common? Nothing? Everything? ANYTHING? In today's interview with Kristie Guadiano Elliott we dive into this question and more. Kristie is a Doctor of Behavioral Health and Psychologist by trade with a varied work background that has seen her working in foster care and prisons, among other places. And now, with yoga teacher training under her belt, a passi...

Motivation. Can you rely on it to get you to your yoga mat (or anywhere else for that matter?). Nope. It's a friend that doesn't text you back, but lures you in with its passion when it does decide to swan on in. So if we can't rely upon motivation, what can we do? Is there a way to show up for ourselves, even when we don't feel like it? In this episode of The Movement and Mind...

Today on The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast I have the absolute joy of speaking with Suz Crichton-Stuart all about our acute human-ness. Suz is a teacher of French classical training, an equine bodyworker and Confidence Coach. The last 15 years of curious study have led to qualifications in Equine Touch, Craniosacral therapy, reiki and French classical dressage. She brings the fields of bodywork...