As human beings, a concept we all can agree upon is that breath is something we literally can’t live without. But using that breath as a centering and healing tool can boost our quality of life. Our April theme of Breathe sparked this insightful S2W conversation with Colin Kirts owner of Koru Real Wellness in Doylestown.

Our final podcast of 2021 focuses on the theme of Transcend, the concept of going beyond, rising above, and leaving behind what no longer serves us. I am so excited to welcome, as our guest, Margo Langlotz, owner of Sycamore House: Integrated Healing Energy, massage therapist, Reiki master, dog obedience trainer, and awesome Nourishing Storm Yoga Instructor – not to mention a wife and mom. Margo talks about the challenges of the past year and how it led her to guide others on their healing journey.

Welcome to this inspirational podcast where we explore the interconnection of the themes Flourish and Unite with Event Artist, mother, and world traveler, Andy Greenlee. Andy details the artistic journey that led her to “dive in” to the Live Arts world as well as her personal journey of self-care as a way to show up whole and present for her children, her inner circle, and her professional community.

Expand…there are so many ways you can go with this exciting and uplifting S2W theme for September. One definition that I love is “going to the limits of your longings.” But it is unique to each of us. We may be on a physical journey, an emotional journey, or a spiritual journey perhaps all three, just like our guest this month. Kyle Farris is an accomplished Senior Learning Consultant and PhD Student researching loneliness in the workplace. He is also one of the Storm’s newly certified yoga teachers.

I had the incredible opportunity to talk with Jacob Ellis, Yoga Teacher, Coach, founder of Solutions for Evolution…and an overall inspiring guy. From his childhood home in Pennsylvania to Costa Rica and back to Nourishing Storm in Hatboro, Jacob relates his transformative journey from “intention to achievable actions”.

Healing can come in all forms and, often, at just the right time to create beautiful changes within ourselves and outside in the world. It takes courage to go through the healing process. However, if we are aware of where we want to go AND brave enough to heal (and we all are), we will get to the other side. In this episode, I am talking to Jess Fields, the owner of Seven Pines Apothecary.

In this episode, I am talking with Samantha Ryan, a massage therapist, yoga teacher and, now, an applied astrology coach on how she helps clients “love their life”. Using birth charts as guides, Samantha explains that by embracing our unique character traits and tendencies, we can consciously identify our true desires and “be excited” about who we really are, not who we think we should be. Join us as we discuss her work and offer tools to create balance and alignment. Time to take that leap forward. Let’s rebound!

February’s theme, Accept, is explored in a unique and delightful way with our special guest Kathy Bademan. Kathy is a Laughter Yoga Leader and all around most lovely lady to talk and laugh with! She shares what brought her to lead Laughter Yoga classes with a mission "to promote world peace through laughter." In our talk, Kathy offers some things you can do each and every day to add in more love and laughter to your life to boost self-care and ultimately achieve acceptance.

Welcome to a new year! Introducing our theme for January {CHOOSE} along with some exciting news about our New Spiraling to Wellness Member Portal, a place where you can access resources from the Storm Team relating to the theme of the month. All content will be released on the 1st of each month so you can explore and integrate the insights and recommendations anytime you like throughout the month.

Join me for a meditation to set your intentions and get clear at the start of the Winter Solstice. You can practice this meditation (and all the rituals found here on my latest Winter Solstice post) anytime but it is especially powerful at the start of each season. Taking time to honor both the past season and the one you are moving into helps create clarity around where you can place your time and energy as you move forward confidently in the direction of your dreams.

How do we nurture sustainability within ourselves and as caretakers of the earth? We spoke with Nikki Savage, Massage Therapist and Master Healer and Ann Martin, Land scape Artist and owner of Diamond Soul Essentials about practices that allow us to fill our own cups and use the overflow to sustain others and the world around us. From literal digging-in-the-dirt efforts like composting and planting indigenous species to create sustainable habitats to daily rituals of mediation, yoga and herb-based tools like essential oils and burnables.

I am so excited to share this powerful episode with you! Marion McGowen, the “Chief Overcomer of Obstacles (COO)” of Transcending Paradigms joins me to talk about truth in relation to how we show up in our lives in the most challenging times. Marion shares how she chose to show up in the most devastating times of her life and fully stepped into her truth as a healer, teacher and mother. Be prepared to be inspired by Marion’s journey, insights and the alternative healing that she offers to help others move through the storms of life.

Nikki Savage, our master healer at Nourishing Storm, is the woman I turn to when I forget my faith, when everything feels heavy and I need to remember what’s important, what practices and beliefs bring me back to center. Along with being an inspirational teacher, Nikki is a Massage Therapist, Reiki practitioner, Anatomy teacher, Herbalist, creator of Love Alters and now a Certified End of Life Coach. Nikki talks about building awareness around the faith we hold and, most importantly, how to apply healing practices to keep Faith higher than our Fears.

Episode 7: Faith. Joining us for this episode during our month of Faith are Rick and Beth, two students of Nourishing Storm who are demonstrating their true faith in love, especially in these trying times. Both came to Yoga to find connection and, in the end, they found each other. Tune in to hear how Rick and Beth met in their 50s and were planning to be married just as everyone was asked to stay home and avoid public gatherings.

Continuing the theme of Love in the time of Corona, Brian Schneider, founder of BCS Compost shares what inspired him to create a compost company and how easy it can be to show love to Mother Earth by simply recycling food scraps that add up each day.