Elegant Alchemy: Recent Episodes
Rima Nouri
Elegant Alchemy is a podcast for women who want to live a rich inner life whilst creating an elegant outer one. Rima Nouri, life coach and Parisienne, offers inspiring musings, practical tips and everyday wisdom for women who want to learn and practice elegant ways to improve their life.
Her expertise: the magic that lies in transforming your life via your home. Here we want to inspire you to create a home that will not only mirror your best life, but actually help create it for you!
La Rentrée - Planning and Promises
Fresh energy, fresh ideas, and a desire to move forward in a thoughtful and productive manner. La Rentrée is France’s answer to the excitement and determination of the new year. As September is now upon us, Rima shares with you her thoughts about this French tradition and how you too can use the motivation to make the changes you want in your own life.
Topics covered in this episode:
- What is La Rentrée?
- How can you make plans that stick?
- What are your plans?
- Are they really plans or are they wishful thinking?
- Do you make a plan or a promise to yourself first?
Do you want to finish the year with a flourish? Let Rima guide you through making realistic plans that you can keep.
“Wishful thinking is in fact the first step: a desire. But just not enough to get into action, let alone into sustainable action. You need a plan and a promise.”
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In order to move forward, we need to ask ourselves high quality questions, starting with the simplest of questions. Find questions that will engage you, that will open up your horizon, that will help you organise your thinking and point you into the direction of your dreams and desires. Join Rima as she explains how to identify the right questions in order to take ownership of your thoughts, and how to flip a question from low quality to high.
Topics covered in this episode:
- What are the right questions?
- Does this question belong to me, or to someone else?
- How do I know if I’m asking quality questions?
- How to flip a question.
- Using active listening to improve your questions and answers.
If you’re looking to stop your 3am self from sabotaging your thoughts, this episode is for you. Listen to find out how you can turn those negative questions into motivational thoughts.
“If you want to steer your life into the right direction - master the art of asking the right questions. Each question is an invitation and of course you want to be mindful about who you invite into your most private space, that is your thoughts and feelings. Hence the importance of asking the right questions.”
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Book a free ‘Bonjour’ Session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12281136&appointmentType=11692630
Your home should be a sanctuary, a happy place where the alchemy between your person and the surroundings gives you strength, energy and inspiration. Currently, with all of the restrictions in place, this could be the opposite of how you feel. Listen in to this episode as Rima guides you through four simple steps to boost your own energy with the help of your own home.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Getting rid of energy drains.
- Enhancing the beauty in your home.
- Energy boosting behaviour.
- Figuring out what brings you joy.
“What is bringing you joy? A hobby, quality time with your family or a friend cooking, a relaxing bath, being with your partner? Something creative, a job well done, reading a book. How can you set up one place in your home to foster this joy?”
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And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Book a free ‘Bonjour’ Session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12281136&appointmentType=11692630
Unfinished business, what is it? How do we define it? How do we turn it into a project? Especially in these troubling times, we all need a support network and something to put our energy into when our normal outlets are not available. In this episode Rima takes us through her brand new programme ‘Accomplished!’ which starts on Monday 8th February 2021.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Clearing out your clutter.
- Rejecting the word ‘should’.
- How we are wired to want closure
- Making the decision to ‘Do it’.
- ‘Accomplished!’ - Rima’s brand new four week programme.
If you’re looking to find a way to finish all of those troublesome tasks that have been lingering in your life, this episode and this programme are for you. Listen to find out how to sign up and how it could help you.
“When you are clear, or when you get clarity, that is a HUGE boost of energy. I’ve seen it a gazillion times with my clients. Once they get clear about what they really want to do, what’s really right for them as a next step… Suddenly WHOA! They have so much energy and so many ideas!”
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And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Book a free ‘Bonjour’ Session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12281136&appointmentType=11692630
In this very special episode Rima talks to Liz Warner, founder of Run to Reach, who has recently finished running 30 marathons before she turned 30! This episode is all about thinking big, and how the journey to your goals can do more for you than the goal itself. Liz shares her amazing journey and gives us plenty to think about and absorb as we head into 2021.
Topics Covered in this Episode:
- Why and how Liz chose to run 30 marathons before turning 30
- How you can take your desires (change the world, get out of your comfort zone) and your passions (running, travel) - and use them to change your life and the lives of others
- What Liz wanted the goal to do for her
- What a supportive relationship looks like when you’re at opposite ends of the earth
- Organising virtual marathons in the pandemic - and never giving up
- How doing a marathon in Afghanistan changed Liz’s preconceptions about the women she met
- What advice does 30 year old Liz have for 20 year old Liz?
“I had no idea of what I was doing, I had no idea how to fundraise, I had no idea how to put together a campaign… I felt like I jumped off a cliff and I had no idea what I was doing, but I think going forward, I’m actually less afraid of jumping off the cliff”
Find out more and get involved with Run to Reach here: http://runtoreach.com/
Find Liz on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/runtoreach/
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Book a free ‘Bonjour’ Session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12281136&appointmentType=11692630
2020 has been a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. There have been more tragedies than we care to count. But in every cloud there is a silver lining and the ever-present opportunity to look to the future with hope. In this episode Rima takes us through 21 questions that will make us reflect and examine the past year, as well as prepare for the next one.
Topics covered in this episode:
- What did you discover about yourself and how have you changed?
- Are there things that were unexpectedly good this year?
- How you should let off steam.
- Simple ways of appreciating friends and family.
- Remembering the positives of 2020.
- The questions that will help you plan an amazing and elegant 2021.
2020 is now behind us, and 2021 is another challenge and opportunity that we should all be grateful to be presented with. This episode will help you organize your thoughts and emotions from 2020, and build a really exciting future in 2021.
“Three words that describe how you want to feel in 2021 - as a sort of roadmap. How do you want to feel? Do you want to feel clear, lighter, happier, calm, maybe you want to feel inspired or energised. Take some time to think, how do you really want to feel next year?”
Follow Rima on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimanouricoaching/
And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Book a free ‘Bonjour’ Session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12281136&appointmentType=11692630
This is a special episode! Join Rima in a workshop that will help you identify what you can do to thrive during this time of lockdowns and restrictions. We’ve already experienced lockdowns earlier on in the year, and now it’s time to do it again for many of us. Discover how beauty, effectiveness , and simplicity can help you make the most of the next few months.
In this episode RIma takes us through:
- What does elegance mean?
- How to simplify your life
- How good is good enough?
- How to focus on the things that will really make the difference
- What can you do to create efficiencies in your life?
- The role that beauty and your relationship to yourself will play in helping you thrive through corona
- What Rima is doing to make the most of lockdown
This episode is perfect for those of who want to turn the obstacles that we’re all facing into opportunities. It’s about more than just surviving, it’s about living elegantly - even during difficult times.
“When there was the announcement last night that there would be a complete lockdown… the first thing that sprang to my mind was ‘what can I do now that I couldn’t do before?’”
Follow Rima on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimanouricoaching/
And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Book a free ‘Bonjour’ Session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12281136&appointmentType=11692630
Join Rima for an episode all about your home, and your relationship with it. We’re more familiar with our home nowadays than ever before. Restrictions and lockdowns have made sure of that. So how do we make sure that we’re living in harmony with our home, and not just grudgingly making do with what we have? Well, have a listen to this episode and find out!
In this episode RIma takes us through:
- What does it mean to have a good relationship with your home?
- The transformations that many of our homes have undergone this year
- The importance of constantly feeling OK with our home
- Feeling safe indoors
- What it means to just exist in your house for hours on end
- The importance of feeling comfortable to take in visitors at any point.
- What to do when you’re at odds with your home
- The dangers of ‘unfinisheditis’
- The importance of having fun in your house!
This episode is for those of us who’ve ever had a love/ hate relationship with their house, and those of us who want to truly love their home.
“When your home isn’t just a random collection of furniture and stuff inside four walls with a roof above your head, but an expression of your creativity… well, guess what: you’ll be more creative! And what’s more fun than that? “
Here is this video from the Opera De Paris, with their dancers turning their homes into dance studios:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiM-x4fPFRI
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In this episode Rima asks us to consider the things we need to live our lives to their fullest. This doesn’t just mean shelter and water, but rather inspiration, security, luxury, and the ability to dream big. One of Baloo’s (from the Jungle book) is bananas, one of Rima’s is the sea, so what are your bare necessities?
In this episode RIma takes us through:
- What are the bare necessities?
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
- How do you discover your bare necessities?
- How to avoid ‘keeping up with the Joneses’
- The importance of finding people who can help you access your bare necessities
- How to dream big
- The power of scheduling time for the bare necessities, and how it can change your life
This episode is all about discovering what makes life rewarding and elegant for you and, more importantly, how to incorporate these things into your daily life.
“The first step is to become crystal clear about your bare necessities, because it won’t always be easy to make them happen”
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Book a free ‘Bonjour’ Session: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12281136&appointmentType=11692630
In this episode Rima shares her insights on achievement and elegance, and how women can avoid the resistances they often come up against. These often come in the form of excuses, which themselves often come in disguise as valid reasons.
In this episode Rima takes us through:
- You may have more time than you think!
- Money is not as much of a barrier as many say
- Learning a new skill is less intimidating than it may seem
- How you can turn impossible goals into achievable tasks
- The simple way to declutter the obligations that are holding you back
- How admiration can change your perspective on other’s achievements
- The antidote to judgement from others
This episode is all about finding the excuses, and discovering new ways to overcome them. How will you change your excuses into action?
“So look out for those excuses - they are very good to disguise themselves as perfectly valid reasons - unmask them and disarm them with better questions!”
Follow Rima on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimanouricoaching/
And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Elegant Alchemy is a podcast for women who want to live a rich inner life whilst creating an elegant outer one. Rima Nouri, life coach and Parisienne, offers inspiring musings, practical tips and everyday wisdom for women who want to learn and practice elegant ways to improve their life. Her expertise: the magic that lies in transforming your life via your home. Here we want to inspire you to create a home that will not only mirror your best life, but actually help create it for you!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimanouricoaching/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Elegant Alchemy is a podcast for women who want to live a rich inner life whilst creating an elegant outer one. Rima Nouri, life coach and Parisienne, offers inspiring musings, practical tips and everyday wisdom for women who want to learn and practice elegant ways to improve their life. Her expertise: the magic that lies in transforming your life via your home. Here we want to inspire you to create a home that will not only mirror your best life, but actually help create it for you!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimanouricoaching/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Elegant Alchemy is a podcast for women who want to live a rich inner life whilst creating an elegant outer one. Rima Nouri, life coach and Parisienne, offers inspiring musings, practical tips and everyday wisdom for women who want to learn and practice elegant ways to improve their life. Her expertise: the magic that lies in transforming your life via your home. Here we want to inspire you to create a home that will not only mirror your best life, but actually help create it for you!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimanouricoaching/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy
Elegant Alchemy is a podcast for women who want to live a rich inner life whilst creating an elegant outer one. Rima Nouri, life coach and Parisienne, offers inspiring musings, practical tips and everyday wisdom for women who want to learn and practice elegant ways to improve their life. Her expertise: the magic that lies in transforming your life via your home. Here we want to inspire you to create a home that will not only mirror your best life, but actually help create it for you!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimanouricoaching/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimaelegantalchemy