The Arden Yoga & Wellness Podcast

Today’s episode is all about the biggest wellness takeaways from my recent trip to Cartagena, South America, and Columbia. Whenever I travel, I love to see how wellness plays out in different cultures. From food to movement to their vibrant social life, I take you along for the journey!  In this episode, I cover: The impact of community on your health Food in South America Being intentional with y...

Today’s episode we are diving into the AHA moments that often come up in health coaching. This episode was inspired by a recent closing session with one of my clients,I hope to show you what’s possible and provoke you to think differently about your health and wellness journey.  If you are ready to be intentional with your health and wellness, in this episode I cover: Beating imposter syndrome How...

Today’s episode is short and sweet but I am tackling a topic that many people struggle with, their food and diet. Over the next 14 minutes, I debunk a few nutrition myths and why I typically shy away from sharing what I eat in a day plus a few tips to make fueling yourself a little easier. If you are interested in diving further into the topic of nourishment, this month in my membership, we are co...

Today’s episode is all about investing in yourself, specifically your health and wellness. We are all investing in something whether it is financial, mental or physical, join me as I dive into how you choose to invest in yourself and what it takes to go deeper.  In this episode, I cover:  The importance of investing in yourself Choosing what to invest in to better your health Rewiring and reworkin...

Today’s special guest is Dr. Wendy O’Connor, a Positive Psychologist and Success Coach for Entrepreneurial Women. An alumni of Stanford, Wendy helps women create unapologetic success in their lives, and businesses with meaning and purpose.  In this episode, Wendy discusses how she started to help women pursue a life of meaning, how societies have conditioned women to behave, why coaching can be a...

In today’s episode, I am going to be giving you three tips to immediately improve your relationships and communication. This is super important because relationships and community are important from a holistic health standpoint. Recently, there has been a lot of research on loneliness and the impact of isolation on your physical health. With this in mind, I spend the next 20 minutes sharing some k...

In today’s episode, I want to share with you some life updates. Now when I say life updates, this includes both personal and professional because my personal life and business life are so interwoven with each other. A lot of the decisions I make in my business are because of my family and my personal life, so today I want to talk about some recent shifts that we've made that you may have seen...

Today's episode is focusing on a day in my life! This could not come at a better time because once May rolls around, I will be going through a lot of shifts and changes business-wise and personal life-wise. So before all those transformations happen, I want to share with you a glimpse into my life, how I run Arden Yoga on a day-to-day basis, and what my plans are for the next quarter.  Tune i...

Today's episode differs from my previous topics on mindset boundaries and alignment. Instead, I want to share with you my top wellness products and things that I cannot live without in my household. Fair warning, some of them are kind of weird. And although they're not overly glamorous, these household staples have transformed my own health and approach to wellness. I love them so much,...

This episode is going to give you all the clarity you need when it comes to the word “coaching”. It seems like everyone is a life coach or everyone has one, but you might still be confused about what that actually means. While there are many different types of coaches I talk about it specifically within the realm of health and wellness. During the episode, I share what health coaching is and isn’t...

Comparing your life, looks, and circumstances to others is something that we all probably struggle with, especially in social media. This topic request from my recent polls on Instagram is one that can create roadblocks for success and change, impacting our goals and accomplishments, and is also something I am always working on personally, too. Not only is self comparison not helpful for us, but i...

One thing I love about my job is the ability to teach. The education part of health and wellness is one of my favorite things about being a yoga instructor so I am excited that today’s episode encompasses this aspect. During the next 30 minutes, I am going to be teaching you some tools and takeaways on the wheel of health.  These nine areas are important for your overall well-being and oftentimes...

Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about getting started on your wellness journey, whether it's your first time diving into a new wellness habit or you want to learn how to creating lasting changes. The things we're going to talk about today are hopefully going to either give you some insight into creating habits, or help you rethink how you approach your own habits. I talk about three...

In today’s episode, I go more about into more detail about yoga as a practice and my own history with yoga. The wellness industry is so vast and encompasses so many different viewpoints, but the most important part is really approaching it from the right mindset. I share my transition from competitive horse riding to yoga, dealing with negative body image and the changes my body went through deali...

Welcome to the Arden Yoga & Wellness podcast, a show dedicated to offering you easily digestible conversations about all things wellness. back in 2012 I started a brick-and-mortar studio after quitting my job as a nurse.  Being inspired by the entrepreneurs around me, I knew I wanted to build something of my own and fast forward nearly 10 years later, my brand has gone from studio classes to a...

Welcome to the Arden Yoga  & Wellness Podcast. I'm your host Kira Whitaker,an Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist, Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and business owner. I'm here to offer easily digestible conversations about all things wellness because let's be honest, it's the wild west out there.  Each week we'll have thoughtful conversations about movement...