The Highly Sensitive Soul Podcast

This episode is aimed to give you an idea about what it takes and what it even means to live a yogic lifestyle. There is so much wisdom in this tradition, and it does not take much to implement a yogic way of life that can bring you more peace, joy and fulfillment. Learn more about "Soji" (a Japanese word from the Zen tradition), and "Dinacharya" (Sanskrit from the Ayurvedic tradition) in this epi...

Today I have a special episode, an interview with author C von Hassett, and his wife and partner in all things, Rachel Reid Wilkie. We discuss C von's new book, Entering the Mind, available through Amazon as well as on their website, www.enteringthemind.com . In this book, Hassett introduces the reader to the ancient Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice, Dzogchen. An exploration of his journey in...

Today...I needed to go light. My chosen topic for today, Astrology, is a big topic, and my first attempt at recording cut me off long before I realized what had happened! So, I decided to scrap the plan and just share a cute little song I found on youtube about the planets. You can find it here .  Sadly enough, this cute video oversimplifies things to the tune of leaving out important informa...

How can we discern what is a pattern and what is right action? The key teaching "Let things come to you" can help you do the revolutionary work of self-care and tending to your life, while being open to the blessings the universe will bestow. Often times we move forward with a pattern of self-sabotage, either because of the way we think, act or engage in life that comes directly from our wounding....

What are your thoughts on the incoming technological machine termed the "Metaverse"? This virtual reality is coming for us. I am all for evolution, but there are serious consequences to increasing our technological involvement at the expense of our humanity, our bodies, our hearts and our access to human connection. As part of my podcast on these Aquarian Times, I wanted to speak out about my view...

Today's podcast is about the potency of this new moon, happening at 11:24 PM PST on March 31st. Every new moon is a time for new beginnings, according to the details of where the new moon is happening in the map of the zodiac. This new moon is power packed, creating a stellium (multi-planet line-up) in the sign of Aries. During this energetic transmission, the moon will be conjunct the Sun, Mercur...

This is an important episode breaking down how we can prevent ourselves from passing down our trauma to the people in our lives (or animals, plants and inanimate objects :). First, we must become aware of our wounds by educating ourselves and naming them. We must understand how our wounding shows up in our lives and how it affects our ability to thrive. Then we must be able to see how our trauma a...

We are all familiar with "upgrades" in our lives: in our jobs, homes, relationships, etc. But the bulk of this episode I address what it means to have upgrades in our consciousness . This is not something people readily talk about or admit to, as it is understandably a "private" area of our lives. But the truth is, upgrades in our consciousness can be destabilizing, and it is important to have som...

How do you know if you are "on the right path"? This episode is about how to approach the answer to that question. I talk about the yogic system of the "Kosha's", or five Sheaths, and how to discern if we are in our lower or our higher mind which will determine our ability to make better choices. I also talk about the importance of intention to help steer you on your path, and how designing r...

I'm on break this week. Please enjoy your week and check back again next week :)

Back to our regularly scheduled programming! (a day early) On the heels of yesterday's BONUS episode, we have a wonderful topic, an antidote of sorts to all things wonky: SELF LOVE.  Today I have a guest, Empowerment coach, Michele Hooey on the podcast to talk about the Self Love Journey. This is a wonderful topic that acts as healing salve to all wounds. We explore Michele's personal story, why s...

Oops this is episode 78! This is a bonus episode that came knocking at my door and needed to be shared. A few months back I published an episode (#65) about the Pluto Return. Well, it happens to be upon us! ....tomorrow...in fact! So, once again, I was awoken in the middle of the night and asked to share this information with YOU. I hope it is helpful. These are major transits, in majorly transfor...

Today I have a rather scholarly topic for you. I like making these big questions available and digestible. Even if we are not consciously thinking about these things, they are working on us collectively and subconsciously: woven into the fabric of our very humanity, our ancestry, our history. Talking about, discussing and naming big things helps us understand the water we are swimming in. So, that...

This week I'm offering a short update featuring a new live online class I'll be teaching through a platform called www.vivayalive.com .  I'll be teaching a new one hour class called "Structural Hatha Blend" starting February 10th, at 10:00 am PST on Thursday Mornings. You can find the class and sign up to join here . This is my main update this week. Also, temporarily my website is offline......

This week I have a special guest on the podcast, long time East Coast based yoga teacher J. Brown. J. has been in the game for several decades, and caught the western yoga wave right as it crested in the 90's and Early 2000's. He had his own studio in Brooklyn for ten years, and now runs programs from his home in Pennsylvania. I started listening to J.'s podcast a few months ago and really like ho...

Hey There, This episode is a call to face uncomfortable situations so that we can get more comfortable in them. I talk about the difference between being uncomfortable and "discomfort" (a personal definition), how to know if you should take a risk (is it time, or are you in a healing phase?), and how to get more present in a situation that makes you want to run. If you are feeling ready to try som...

Joy can be a journey for some. If you experience anxiety, depression and other negative symptoms, joy may feel very foreign to you. In this podcast, I walk us through the steps from being unable to access to joy, to being able to clear the space to welcome it in again. Feeling numb? Don't know if you are angry? Please, have a listen. You will gain some tools to identify and name some of these stat...

Ok. Don't just scroll by. Please, have a listen.. In this episode I talk about the yogic idea of one-pointed focus (choosing a non-dual perspective) when it comes to Covid-19, as well as how this collective experience is really a rite of passage. I outline the three stages of any Rite of Passage: The Threshold, The Ordeal, and The Incorporation, and how we are absolutely in the thick of one. I hop...

Hey, thanks for having a listen today. This week I am talking about self-love: the path to your highest fulfillment. In order to follow our true desires, we must love ourself. We must trust our authentic needs in order to pursue them, and to become the person we truly are. Conforming, fitting in, and essentially betraying ourself will only lead us to misery. We must learn to love that mysterious s...

Today I wanted to honor the end of the year, so that we can take a moment to do a little review, letting go, and welcoming in of the new energies afoot. With this opportunity we can get on point with ourselves and line our arrows up to reach our target goals for the year ahead. Participate by doing the offered practices, or just listen to be with what's up for you. I hope you find this content use...

Today I am riffing off a conversation I had during a Tarot reading last night, and a quote in an Alan Watts lecture I came across: " You can not transform yourself ". It is such a time of massive change (Aquarian Times) and it helps to lean into wisdom to remind us what our modern culture works so hard to distract us from...that you are an evolving soul inside a story of time immemorial.. And if y...

Hi There, Today I have an episode where I unpack the Ayurvedic concepts of Prakruti and Vikruti. These are sanskrit words that are integral in the system of Ayurveda, the East Indian "Science of Life". First I wanted to emphasize that what we believe may be a fallacy, and that through leaning on ancient wisdom we can begin to decipher truth from falsity. This is important in our modern world where...

In this podcast, I offer a short meditation on acknowledging our impermanence, as well as committing to a deeper relationship with the part of us that does not change, that we can always hold on to.  Take a moment to get quiet and go inward to meet your inner/higher self where you can cultivate deeper trust, respect, truce and connection.  We will be with ourselves for the entire journey...

In this episode I wanted to clarify an issue I spoke about in Ep. 65, about clearing karma. In the yogic tradition, Karma is not punishment, but an accumulation of data that we carry. We need to understand what it is, why it is there, and how to work with it to begin to release ourselves from these patterns. Please reach out for more information at www.juliabernbaum.com . I offer life and wellness...

Tonight I felt the need to let the podcast be improvisational. I recorded ten minutes, was interrupted by the phone, and then finished the episode later in the evening. I did not know what I would be talking about until it came through...the fact that we are heading for the Pluto return for the United States in 2024. According to some astrologers, we really begin the return in 2022...just over a m...