The Whole Being Zone: integrating and living yoga

A six year old's prophetic words the night before his murder that has spurred a movement of pure love. Scarlett Lewis, mother of Jesse and JT Lewis, joins us to share her story and the mission of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Warning: the first third of the show contains very emotional content.

Have you ever taken a look around at your community, city, or state and thought, "Wow, we have a real problem here?" My guests today didn't just do that, they decided to take action! Tim Mask and Randy Lynn are equity partners at Maris, West & Baker - an advertising firm that focuses on creativity for social impact. Tim is the VP of Stuff at the firm and Randy is the Creative Director. Both are co-organizers of TEDxJackson - the first TEDx event in Mississippi and co-founder's of Kids Code Mississippi. Read more here.

Booker Geez worked for 10 years as a Juvenile Counselor in New York, working with incarcerated youth. His new book details the journey of transformation in himself as he struggled with a system that is broken, an administration that prevented rehabilitation of the youth, and the youth who were caught up in the the system.  We get real as Booker shares his story and we talk about the very real problems that need addressing. Learn more and get all the links on the show notes page. HERE

This is a total experiment and a passion project. It's called "America Stories" and is inspired by the Langston Hughes poem "Let America Be America" and the 2016 Presidential campaign theme of Donald Trump, "Make America Great Again."   These stories will be done one per month as long as people are enjoying them. So please leave your comments on the show notes page at http://wholebeinginc.com/wbz132 or wherever you found this!   Alba's experience as a Mexican immigrant is unlike the stories most told of "illegal immigrants" and yet it shares many of the same fears. Listen and draw your own conclusion about this remarkable young woman and her America story. 

Kristen Kalp joins me to talk about what it's like to shut down and start over in order to show up more authentically. We also discuss her mom's reaction to her unique hair color and what bravery really means.  

Addiction. In 2014, 21.5 million people struggled with addiction. I suspect more than that then and even more now. Our guest today is Jeff Finlin. He has battled addiction, winning and losing multiple times. He has written a book on what he considers the missing link in the battle- a powerful tool to overcome addiction. Yoga. Jeff's book is 365 Days of Recovery Yoga. You can find out more about Jeff here. Please share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

This short and sweet episode packs a powerful punch. This is the root of health, y'all.

Upper Limits are sneaky things. They happen when we start to stretch out of our comfort zone or reach our set point for joy. Discover what are upper limits (trust me you will want to know this!) and how to move through them! Short and sweet episode coming in at less than 10 minutes.

Got big goals, visions, plans for 2017? Ready to break old patterns and really shine? Elisha Halpin joins us to talk about how patterns are more than they seem and how to break free. Show notes are here

Money. Like it, love it, want more of it? Fear it, resist it, love-hate relationship with it? Steve Mattus joins us to talk about money, our complicated relationship with it, and guide us through a lovely tool to start edging us towards a healthier relationship with it. Check out Heart of Money here.

This is a short and sweet episode on change, our current state of affairs, and a short meditation. You can leave a comment on the show notes page or email wendy@wholebeinginc.

My mama always said, "Can't never could." Can't, to me, is the "C" word and yet even I have gotten bogged down in the dreaded excuse lately. This episode is about how it is one of the five kanchukas (or excuses) in yoga that humans must experience and overcome. I'll share the 3 antidotes to overcoming kalaa. You can get the challenge here. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get your first book free here.

It's a simple, yet profound perspective shift that can change everything.

Rachel Rosen joins us to talk about love, race, and changing humanity. Learn more here. The show sponsor is the 2017 Desire map Journal. Learn more here.

Using art for an inward journey. This episode is on the far edge of woo-woo and will make some listeners uncomfortable. Listen at your own risk. For more information about Ms. Andersen, go to: http://wholebeinginc.com/wbz118

This episode is sponsored by The Desire Map Journal. I love my journal. I use it as a daily person journal to keep me focused on self-care and how I really want to feel each daily. It's the "apple a day" for my body, mind, and soul...a kind of compassionate personal trainer/counselor/friend supporting me and holding me accountable for showing up fully. Get yours here. (ps- these sell out before November every year, so if you dig it, get it!) I am very excited to share this with you. Today's episode is a chapter from my new book, Alchemy of Yoga: Living yoga off the mat. For me, yoga has been training for life. Like water slowly transforming the shape of the rocks it flows over, yoga has transformed my mind, body, and soul. This book forcuses how the four key components of hatha yoga- strength, balance, flexibility, and surrender- can be deepened on the mat and applied off the mat. It also gets into the spiritual questions that often come up in yogi's, "Who am I? Why am I here (on Earth now)?" Please let me know what you think. I'd love to hear from you (I think)! Leave a comment below. Share with a friend and get a copy of the ebook here.

This episode is sponsored by The Alchemy of Yoga: Living yoga off the mat. You can learn more here. Anna Guest-Jelley is the founder and CEO (Curvy Executive Officer) of Curvy Yoga — a training & inspiration portal for yoga students and teachers of all shapes and sizes who want a body affirming practice that supports them in exploring what body acceptance means to them. As a writer, teacher & lifelong champion for women’s empowerment & body acceptance, she encourages people of every shape and size to grab life by the curves. And never let go.   We talked about: Her weight and journey of yoga and body acceptance. Some of the misconceptions and alternatives she teaches yoga teachers for working with curvy students The root of your personal struggle with weight How she sees yoga playing a role daily on the journey of body acceptance Who her yoga teacher(s) are Her go to book for inspiration The most difficult conversation she's avoiding having Her advice or rules for great sex  

This is the first episode on extended take-away's from my new book, "Alchemy of yoga: living yoga off the mat." To get on the VIP list, go here: http://eepurl.com/bPXu69

Margaret Taylor creates ceremonies to inspire healing.  You can discover all of her ceremonies and a special group she’s created at www.willowhorserun.org   We talked about: How she got started in creating ceremonies How ceremonies can be easy while remaining powerful The role  intuition plays in ceremonies How Spirit and guides help lead people to more heart centered happier lives The power of words and the part they play in ceremonies Her most personally transformative ceremonies she has done for herself A ceremony for our political system Her personal ask of the listeners  Get her free gift at www.willowhorserun.or/releasefear

Do you practice yoga? If so, this is a must listen. I didn't know about these until I'd been practicing for a REALLY long time (I won't say how long). But once I learned about them, shazam! They took my practice on the mat to a richer, deeper level and truly affected how I show up off the mat, too! Give it a listen and see how it changes your practice.