Your Chakra Coach

Today we’re talking about something I knew almost nothing about before I talked to the expert, Stacy Gissal - Human Design. It’s a method of understanding yourself a little better, learning what motivates you on a core level and how to connect with your authentic self. There are several broad archetypes of Human Design that are influenced by our experiences throughout life. Stacy shows us how to r...

It's one of my favorite stress relieving breaths this week - nadi shoshana, or alternate nostril breath. I use this one almost daily for general stress relief and then extra in times of anxiety or stress. It calms and balances your physical body and your energy body, giving your nervous system a chance to relax and heal. Here are the episodes I mention about stress responses: 142: The Solar Pl...

Spiritual bypassing is the idea that we can use our spiritual practices to avoid doing the hard work of addressing earthly concerns. It can also mean putting on a happy, "good vibes only" persona so that we don't have to experience our hard, painful emotions. It's normal to want to feel better right away, but true growth and self-care only comes from honestly addressing our reali...

Today’s practice is a little interaction with your community in a positive, intentional way. Research has shown that engaging in conversations with strangers has many positive health benefits, including increased happiness, a strengthened sense of belonging, increased mental sharpness, a decreased sense of loneliness and isolation, and improved trust. I'll give you some ways to do this that ca...

In today’s conversation I'm sharing a real life example of how chakra healing can change your life. Sylvia Lewis experienced a physical healing that restored her fertility after she’d been diagnosed as unable to have children, as well as an emotional healing, resolving many of the traumas she experienced as a child, using intuitive chakra work, primarily through art and painting and creation. Her...

Today we’re going to do something a little different. It’s a body awareness exercise that you can use if you’re feeling like your head is spinning with a million thoughts. This is a quick practice you can do to bring your focus and your energy back into your body to feel grounded and secure. Interested in the updated and refreshed 7 Day Chakra Manifesting Challenge? Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I am back this week with part two of the episode on energy leaks from your chakras. You don’t need to go back and listen to episode 178 before this one – I’ll do a quick review , but once we’re finished here, you may want to go back and listen to learn about leaks in the upper four chakras. A chakra leak can decrease our power to heal and balance ourselves. Within the chakra system, the Sanskrit w...

This week's breathwork is a cooling breath, especially useful for settling intense emotions when you're feeling overwhelmed. It's designated a feminine breath - remember to listen to episode 170 if you're curious about that term - and will affect all of the associated chakras, particularly the sacral. Use it any time you need a moment of calm in your day. Interested in the updated...

Today we’re talking about energy using the definition “our power to do inner work” (a close translation of the Sanskrit word shakti) and how we might be leaking that energy from our chakras. We'll discuss the ways in which we lose energy - our power - through these centers and lose our ability to do inner work there. This is important to be know because if we leak all of our power to do this w...

Today I’m sharing a breath that stimulates the root chakra. It’s a general “masculine” breath, meaning that it will stimulate all of your masculine energy chakras (more on that in Episode 170!). This breath is excellent for creating heat and energy in the body if you need a boost during the day, and for activating your Root Chakra! Interested in the updated and refreshed 7 Day Chakra Manifesting C...

Today I’ve got the first in a new series I’m working on about spiritual practices that don’t always seem like spiritual practices. Every few weeks, I’ll share on a topic that can expand what we think of as spiritual practices. As the saying goes, we’re spiritual beings having a human experience - everything we do is part of our spiritual development. First up, we’ll start with sexual healing as a...

We all breathe - why should we practice? This week I offer three really solid reasons to practice your breath and some space to breathe deeply. Remember - five deep breaths can change everything! Or at least how you feel about everything... Interested in the updated and refreshed 7 Day Chakra Manifesting Challenge? Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yourchakracoach.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or get started wi...

This week I’m bringing you an interview with a relaxation expert, Craig Goldberg. We talk about why relaxation is so important and why, even though we know that, we don’t always do it. Craig shares what's happening in our bodies, minds, and spirits when we get stressed and importantly, he shares with us his best tools for relaxation. We explore sound therapy, vibrational therapy, and how diffe...

This week’s mindfulness technique is a cooling or soothing breath. This breath, sitali pranayama, cools down the body and the mind which means it’s very good for reducing anxiety. You can use it whenever you’re feeling stressed – just a few rounds will make a big difference. Interested in the updated and refreshed 7 Day Chakra Manifesting Challenge? Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yourchakracoach.co...

Self-love can feel so complicated and out of reach. So, introducing...self-like! It's the low-key, no-committment, let's-just-see-where-this-goes version that might just allow us to pursue self-love one day. Or not. Either way is fine! Today we'll talk about what self-like could be and a few ways to see if it works for you. No stigma, no pressure, no labels. Just friends :) Interested...

It's something new and practical for your midweek! Each week I'll release a short chakra balancing technique that you can take with you anywhere. Today we start with Box Breathing, good for centering and grounding yourself, reducing stress, and improving mood. It is a great Root Chakra balancing technique! Interested in the updated and refreshed 7 Day Chakra Manifesting Challenge? Learn mo...

It's another listener request episode! Today we’re talking about grounding, generally what we think of as a root chakra aspect. And the question was essentially “what IS grounding?” It's such a common thing to say, but rarely does anyone offer an explanation of what that means or what it might feel like or how to do it beyond "do a grounding meditation." I want to talk through th...

Join me as I stumble through the oft-negelcted right of the Third Eye Chakra - To Be Seen. We'll talk a little more about self-sabotage (see Episode 168 for the first exploration of this) and how that can show up in our lives when we're afraid to be our authentic selves, let people see us for who we truly are, and fear of success. Interested in the updated and refreshed 7 Day Chakra Manife...

We hear about shadow work all the time and that we need to be doing it, but if my DMs are any indication, a lot of us are confused about what exactly shadow work is, who should do it, and how to do it. It can also be a little unclear how it relates to the chakras, if at all. Today's episode aims to clear it all up and give you a primer on what shadow work could look like in your life and in yo...

In this episode, we're talking about a method of healing you night not have considered or know much about - psychedelics. Yes, these are generally illegal in the United States, but rest assured we are talking about legal use, or pre-illegal use. Dr. Jahan Khamsehzadeh is an academic, a researcher who studies psilocybin, the compound found in mushrooms and other plants that can have hallucinoge...

In the beginning, it was all energy - there was no divide, no hierarchy, and no labels. And then someone got the idea to divide types and styles of energy into feminine and masculine and it's been downhill ever since. Okay, that might be a bit dramatic, but the elevation of certain human traits over others and the assigning of general traits to individuals based on gender assumptions is not do...

Today I sit down with Swami Nityananda to talk about spiritual freedom – what that is, what it can mean, what it can look like – and a lot of the conversation is around being able to have inner peace, joy, and connection even when the world is falling down around you. Even when it feels like your insides are crumbling. It's an invitation to approach ourselves and others with compassion and lea...

Today’s topic has been on my mind for a couple of months now as I find myself struggling to do the things I want to do or get done. Does that ever happen to you? You really want to do something, but you can’t find the motivation or you do things that seem to be in exact opposition to what you’re trying to do? It’s self-sabotage. In yoga, there are three types of self-sabotage and they show up in t...

Play isn't something we need to abandon when we grow up! However, it can be hard to imagine exactly what it looks like in a life of responsibility. Today Alara Sage guides us through the process of reawakening our innate sense of play to access bliss, joy, love, and peace while healing our nervous system and releasing stored trauma. By unlocking our creativity with play, we can open our sacral...

Meet Lauren Drake, professional numerologist and chakra enthusiast! Today we're talking about our Core numbers - the five numbers based on our birthdates and names that can help us understand ourselves and the lives we're here to lead and the lessons we're here to learn. Life Path Number Calculations & Meanings (illuminatedlifehealing.com) Remember to get your Numerological Guide t...