Creating Space With Christine Kathryn: Recent Episodes
Christine Kathryn
Creating Space with Christine Kathryn is a podcast to educate, encourage, and inspire you to spend time designing your inner and outer landscape to bring about a life filled with more peace, calmness, and ease. Enjoy a complimentary guided meditation at the end of each show!
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In this episode, we wrap up our 3-part series on Intention Setting. I share some important guidelines that will help you refine what you’ve come up with for intentions so far and help increase the chance you will realize those intentions! I also share a disclaimer that there ARE times where a resolution is a more appropriate fit and what those might look like. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Email Christine with the subject line “Setting Intentions” and get your (3) 45 minute, one-on-one sessions for $108 scheduled! Available for a limited time!
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I continue teaching on my 6 steps to setting intentions. I briefly review steps 1-3, then spend the rest of the episode talking about steps 4-6. I also have two pieces of news to share with you - both are exciting and one is BIG! The first piece is that I decided to expand this series on setting intentions from my original plan of 2 parts to 3 parts, so plan on listening today and then tuning in again next week to get additional guidelines for your journey in setting intentions. The second piece is a special offering I put together so that you can get personalized help with your intention-setting! I’m really excited about it, so tune in today to hear all the details! Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Email Christine with the subject line “Setting Intentions” and get your (3) 45 minute, one-on-one sessions for $108 scheduled! Available for a limited time!
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I talk about the difference between making resolutions and setting intentions and also explain why I’m still talking about this three weeks into January! This is part 1 on setting intentions and I share the first three steps to setting intentions with grace and effectiveness. Next week I’ll share the remaining steps and expand on it all. Create space in your schedule now to listen to both episodes, as well as take action on the steps I give you, over the next two weeks. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
• As you put Step 2 into action and Dream, download the Journal Prompts PDF for tips and inspiration as well as the 10-Minute Guided Meditation DREAM to help you get centered and grounded before journaling
• Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
• Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other! Or reach out to her at christine@christinekathryn.com
In this episode, I talk about what it’s like to live life as an experiment. Living this way is born out of a sense of curiosity, wonder and the love of learning and adventure which are all necessary components for living a spacious life. As I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately, I identified a critical shift I had made somewhere along the way that had left me lacking joy and not feeling inspired to experiment anymore. Listen in as I share what that shift was and how I’m correcting it in my approach going forward. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
• Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
• Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other! Or reach out to her at christine@christinekathryn.com
In this episode, I talk about the concept of celebrating and commemorating the ‘lasts’ in our life just as much as our ‘firsts’. Join me now in this last episode of 2018 as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- You can find Karen Kingsbury’s book “Let Me Hold You Longer” on Amazon
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
This week’s episode is super short and super filled with my heartfelt wishes for you this Holiday season and every day of the new year! Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
• Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
• Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I share with you a nugget of wisdom I’ve gained while going through my Dad’s death and it’s parallel to nature’s rhythm of death and introspection during this time of year. I encourage you as you may feel a nudge toward reflecting on the past year, to take it a step further. Listen in as I share from my heart. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
• Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
•Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I am repurposing EP27 from last year where I tackle the final weeks of the year which we traditionally refer to as "the holiday season”. The hustle and bustle and pace of this time of year tends to sap the joy out of the season for many folks. I am proposing that it doesn’t have to be this way. If we pause and become mindful, pay attention and consciously create a season that brings about the feelings we want to feel, it can be a more joy-filled time for all of us. Listen in as I share five questions you can ask yourself as you begin scheduling your time with others and allotting your funds toward the season’s festivities. I also share three ways that a shift in approaching the season can actually create space for you not only during the season, but also after the holidays are over. This message is timely during any season, and this feels like the best time for us to look at it is now. Join me now as we begin to create space...
**Important links from the show:**
• Download the corresponding 10-Minute Guided Meditation to help you get into the space Joyful Season
• Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
• Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I welcome Elfreda Pretorius, South African-born Canadian, wife, mom of 3, multiple best-selling author, thought leader and (reluctant) self-empowerment coach. Elfreda shares the significance of her family’s decision to emigrate on her study of self and the search for meaning and purpose in her life. She also talks about the importance of mastery of our thoughts, the use of imagination in creating the life we desire, and the priority of understanding Natural Law and the rules for the game of living. Elfreda is one of those people you could talk to for days and continue to soak up her wisdom - get a taste of that as you listen in to our conversation today. Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
• Keep in touch with Elfreda Pretorius through her website
• Follow Elfreda on Facebook
• Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
• Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see
if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I continue talking about what we, as humans, are wired to long for - and that is the longing to be seen, heard and held. This is the last of four episodes and this week we look more deeply into what it means to BE HELD as well as provide a bit of a summary to the study. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Listen to the first episode in this series of 4 - Episode 70 What Every Person Longs For...
- Listen to the second episode in this series of 4 - Episode 71 To Be Seen...
- Listen to the third episode in this series of 4 - Episode 72 To Be Heard...
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I continue talking about the longings every human being have for themselves - the longing to be seen, heard and held. This week we look more deeply into what it means to BE HEARD. We explore what that is NOT, what it IS, how to BE HEARD and how to HEAR OTHERS. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
• Listen to the first episode in this series of 4 - Episode 70 What Every Person Longs For...
• Listen to the second episode in this series of 4 - Episode 71 To Be Seen...
• Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
• Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, we continue talking about the longings every human being has for themselves - the longing to be seen, heard and held. This week we look more deeply into what it means to BE SEEN. We explore what that is NOT, what it IS, how to BE SEEN and how to SEE OTHERS. Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I share what I have found to be the core longings of every person - the deep need to be seen, heard, and held. I talk about the symptoms or signs that present externally when you are not getting these desires met in your life. Then I discuss what to do about that. I share four steps you can take to receive more in these areas. This episode is both an introduction to the concept as well as a follow-up to the next three episodes where I deconstruct these longings and share some examples, so I encourage you to listen to this episode again at the end of the series. Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I welcome Jessica Patterson, yoga teacher and therapist, writer and educator and studio owner and sage as she shares a little bit of her wisdom around all things yoga. Jessica shares how she came to yoga as well as some significant stops along the way in her journey. She talks about the deeper aspects of a personal yoga practice, the ways in which her practice has evolved over the last 20 years, and the one thing that defines it. Jessica also shares her definition of yoga, her thoughts on the use of the word pose and posture to describe the physical portion of yoga, as well as the term ‘advanced practice’. We also discuss how our culture’s preoccupation with the body has impacted yoga in the western world and how we approach our bodies as a site of either conquest or liberation and where the ancient texts tell us we should focus our energy. If you are looking to take your yoga understanding and practice beyond the physical asana and beyond the mat, you will love my conversation with Jessica and I guarantee you will be inspired to take your practice deeper. Join us now as we begin to create space... **Important links from the show: EP69 Personal Yoga Practice with Jessica Patterson** * See what Jessica and others offer within the community she has created at Root: Center for Yoga and Sacred Studies http://rootdownandgrow.com
- Contact her through email at info@rootdownandgrow.com
- Follow her on Facebookand Instagram
- Like and follow the Center on Facebookand Instagram
- Download my gift to you 10-Minute Guided Meditation LETTING GO the perfect practice as we enjoy Fall
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I talk about honoring our natural rhythms - specifically, pertaining to the changing of seasons. As we move fully into fall, our days are getting shorter and nights extending longer, however, certain ‘advancements’ in our society have manipulated this process in an attempt to give us more time to be productive and artificially extend our daylight. I talk about the effect this has on our well-being and how we can feel in our body, the consequences of ignoring this shift in energy if we just pay attention. I describe the shift in energy from summer to fall and then I offer three practical ways you can live more in line with the autumnal rhythms taking beautiful cues from our natural surroundings. Before we conclude with the guided meditation, I share the exciting news that every meditation I’ve offered since the very first episode is now available for download on my website www.christinekathryn.com. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important Links From The Show:
- Download my gift to you 10-Minute Guided Meditation LETTING GO the perfect practice as we enjoy Fall
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
- Visit the Humanitou site to experience the yoga of humanness and creativity - read Adam's poetry, blog posts, conversations with Humans, enjoy his photography and keep up with his creative projects as they unfold
- Follow Adam/Humanitou on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
- Connect with Adam via email: adam@humanitou.co
- Read Adam's conversation with Laurel Astor, the woman he met in his serendipitous encounter
- Check out Adam's conversation with Christine earlier this year
- If you live near Colorado Springs, CO and would like to meet Adam and see his work in person, plan to see him at MACnificent 2018(Adam is one of the presenters) and he will be doing a solo show at the Kreuser Gallery in June of 2019
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I welcome Dr. Cathy Subber, chiropractor, mom of 2 and leader and organizer of Moms in her community, to discuss an important aspect of our relationship with our selves - body image. Cathy graciously and confidently shares what she refers to as her lifelong issue with weight and body image. A journey that began as a young athlete her Dr.’s office for a sports physical hearing that she “just weighs too much”, moving into adulthood with the all-too-common quest to look “perfect” in her wedding dress and continuing to this day even though she knows she’s in a much happier place of acceptance of the body she was born with. Cathy shares very practical tips that she’s used to help her get to a place of less caring what others think to more of what she refers to as a much more “solid” person in herself. Cathy shares very personal stories from her life of the struggle to find balance between weight and health. We also talk a bit about the damage we suffer when comparing ourselves to others and the value of being less concerned with our weaknesses and more concerned with intentionally focusing on our strengths. I am so grateful to Cathy for being vulnerable with her heart and speaking to this relevant and salient topic. Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show:
- Follow Dr. Cathy Subber on Facebook
- Connect with Cathy via email: drcathy@napervillemomsnetwork.com
- Learn more about Naperville Moms Network and follow on Facebook
- If you live near Naperville, IL, Check out Dr. Cathy's Chiropractic practice
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I welcome Corrin Vecchitto, Sattva Yoga master teacher, pediatric nurse, and healer leading a global life as she shares her holistic practices while traveling the world. Corrin shares with us some practical tips we can use in our quest for a more joyful life. We talk meditation, breath work and a return to simplicity and connection with nature. We spend a good deal of time talking about the workings of the mind and the idea that it is in the illusions of the mind that we tend to get lost.
Corrin shares simple practices we can use to help us drop the masks we wear and return to our true self. And how simple meditation and breath work gives us the space to see how we are thinking and acting and how that affects our daily lives & daily moments. She talks about how we must rewire our brains and nervous system and that we can’t simply decide to shift our thoughts to make a change.
Corrin was generous enough to share a specific technique to start using today and a plan for changing thoughts and behaviors to more of what you want, as well as practicals to help with the resistance or anxiety that may come up when you attempt meditation and to help you become more comfortable with silence. She also give us an introduction to Sattva Yoga as well as her healing organization which marries eastern and western medicine. I thoroughly enjoyed our time together and I think you will too! Join us now as we begin to create space…
Important links from the show: * Follow Corrin Vecchitto on Facebook and Instagram * Connect with Corrin via email: corrin@onerootsevenbranches.com * Learn more about Corrin and her healing organization at: onerootsevenbranches.com * Check out online classesCorrin teaches or look deeper into Sattva Yoga Trainings * Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering! * Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this, the final episode of our series exploring Spacious Relationships, I welcome Laura Jane Mellencamp yoga teacher, healer, mentor, wife, mother and business owner who is bent on changing the state of our hearts through her teachings of drawing inward.
Laura Jane believes we are living in a ‘hot-headed, cold-hearted world” and that her work here is to help cool the mind and warm the heart. Laura Jane and I spend a good deal of time talking about belonging and how she says arriving there is an ‘inside job’. She talks about the greater depth of belonging to everything and that true belonging is through being in relationship to ‘something greater’. We touch on Self-love and Laura Jane shares her unique perspectives on its relationship to forgiveness and recovery and how we are all offered this path.
We cover so much more with regard to learning to live in healthy relationship with the world around us, that you might want to have something handy to take notes and possibly listen to it more than once. There’s a lot of concepts you may need to sit with in order to let them soak in. One thing’s for sure, Laura Jane is a spitfire who’s proud to ‘take up a lot of space in this world’ and I’m so glad she does! Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Read the rest of the post I refer to in the episode on Belonging
- Practice with Laura Jane at her studio in Downers Grove, IL - Yoga Among Friends, Follow and Like their Facebook page
- Check out Laura Jane's beautiful retreat coming up in 2019
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
It’s week three of our series exploring spacious relationships and I’m telling you, this one is just as fabulous as the first two! This week I welcome Susan Quiriconi, a new-to-me sweet friend who generously shares the wisdom she’s gained through personal as well as professional experiences. As I often do when I have such deeply rich people on the show, we covered a lot of ground. Let’s start with how Susie and her husband Roy are beating the odds with their 45 year marriage as it is Susie’s 3rd and Roy's 2nd. Susie says their relationship continues to grow in what they accept is the final chapter of their lives. We talk a lot about how to have a successful blended family and we explore key elements to a healthy marriage no matter what time around it is. She talks about the importance of adventure (and what that means to them), the importance of looking at self and both people taking 100% of the responsibility in the success of the relationship as well as the importance of having an individual self beyond the marriage. Susie and her husband are living in a unique part of the world right now as two years ago, at the age of 77 and 85 they decided to continue their life of adventure together by moving to a beautiful retirement community in Mexico. We talked a lot about healthy community and the beauty of friendship through the years and across the miles. Once again, it’s a "can’t miss" episode with something for everyone! Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Connect with Susie by email susanquiriconi@gmail.com
- Check out the unique community she and her husband currently live
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
This week we are in for a real treat as I welcome back Nancy J. Hill to chat about long-term romantic relationships, marriage and divorce. Nancy and her husband are 54 years married and 58 years together which means she has a lot of personal experience and wisdom to share with us along with her clinical experience and years of interpersonal work with both men and women. We touch on kids and their effect on couples, the dangers of projecting, divorce and 2nd and 3rd marriages, marriage as spiritual journey, the importance of changing the marriage along with the changing individuals, and the factors Nancy believes has kept their marriage together through so many seasons of life. Honestly, we cover so many aspects of long-term relationship and there are SO many profound nuggets of wisdom I had a hard time summarizing it for you. You really just need to listen in for yourself! Whether you are considering entering into a long-term relationship or have been married many years or anywhere in between, I promise you there’s something in here for everyone! Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Learn more about Nancy J. Hill, her work and her writing on her website
- Follow Nancy on Facebook
- Purchase your copy of Nancy's book "Unfolding: Slow Down, Drop In, Dare More"
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, we start our series on Spacious Relationships and today I have the privilege of talking with Kari Kwinn, life-long yogi, medical anthropologist and yoga teacher of teachers with extensive experience in relationships from all facets of life. We spend most of our time together, delving into all things codependency. Kari shares from both professional expertise as well as personal experience and starts off with her definition of codependency and then explains the origin of the concept. I found it fascinating as she brought up something that’s rarely done by highlighting the beneficial aspects of codependent behaviors. Kari also shares the subtle process we can use to change a habit or behavior, how to get our power back if we are stuck in codependent behaviors, and the red flags we can look for that help distinguish between controlling, manipulative behaviors vs. healthy nurturing, caring behaviors. We touch on how codependency presents as it relates to self-worth, the difference between secrecy and privacy, and the importance of having what she calls ‘higher council’ and how the lack of strong relationships outside of a primary partnership can feed codependent behaviors. We wrap up our time together with talk on boundaries and the idea of a “do-over” and that using what she calls “our amazing secret language of language” to work through so many of our relationship challenges. Get comfortable and prepare to sit at the foot of this wise woman as she teaches on this all too prevalent topic. By the end, you will have a better understanding of behaviors that keep you from having spacious relationships. Join us now as we begin to create space…
Important links from the show:
- Learn more about Kari, her work and her writing on her website
- Follow Kari on Instagram and Facebook
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, we revisit the topic of meditation as I introduce the practice of Japa Meditation. Japa is an ancient form of meditation that uses the repetition of mantras to quiet the mind, offer focus and facilitate shifts in thinking or behavior just to name a few purposes. I offer some simple direction on getting started and encourage you to give it a try yourself. It’s a powerful practice where you can realize tremendous benefits without needing a deep understanding of its origins or learn to speak another language. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Browse and download FREE 10-minute Guided Meditations
- Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Creating Space - Conversation & Connection
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I share my musings on our June book-of-the-month: "Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice”. Listen in to hear a bit of a summary of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book, some of my favorite quotes and how I’m incorporating the insights and practicals I got from the book - the second time around! I’m hoping you will hear something that inspires you and that it will help you make your decision wether this book is for you. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Download and try this Loving Kindness Meditation
- Download and try this Gratitude Body Scan Meditation
- Download and try this Body Scan Guided Meditation
- Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Creating Space - Conversation & Connection
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this podcast, I welcome Lauren Brooks, wife and mom of 4, successful entrepreneur and Kettlebell Queen who’s living a spacious life in southern California. Lauren shares with us that
after finding what she knew to be her calling in kettle bells, she also found her self in a male-dominated organization and culture that just didn’t feel right to her. After repeatedly being told she was ‘too nice’ and 'not manly enough’ she decided to step away from the safety of the organization that had taught her her craft, take a leap of faith and start her own thing where she’s been able to successfully build her brand her own way!
Lauren shares that public speaking used to be her greatest fear, how she conquered that fear and how that victory has empowered her to do what she knows she’s meant to do.
She then shares some recent breakthroughs in vulnerability on social media as she has peeled off layers and revealed more of her humanness both as a woman and a mom and how she’s been able to slay a few demons from her youth by making the decision to stop taking things so personally.
We talk about the importance of community to our well-being and how Lauren is building her global community as well as inspiring neighbors to connect with each other.
Lastly, Lauren tells us how listening to a tugging at her soul led her to take a recent trip that both stretched and nourished her spiritually and has had a profound impact on her since she’s been back home. Join me as I jump back into the interviewer's seat and listen in on this truly inspiring and engaging conversation with Lauren!
Important links from the show:
- Visit Lauren's website to see what she's got going on right now, read her blog, join Lauren's Playground and access her coaching
- Connect with her on Instagram and Facebook
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
In this episode, I return from a month-long hiatus from podcasting and digital detox to talk about the benefits and reasons for going on a yearly personal retreat. After just returning from my own solo retreat for the third year in a row, I share what I love about taking this time to reset, regroup, restore and remember. I give you some tips on how to make it happen for yourself and how to make the most of your time before, during and after your personal time of pulling back. My times on retreat for myself have been essential to my well-being and transformative in my journey toward a more spacious life. Join me now as we begin to create space,
Important links from the show:
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
- Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook “Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry” and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
In this episode, I decided I'd get a little silly and see what it would be like if I were interviewed by Oprah! I had a blast answering questions that Oprah asked in one of her interviews on Super Soul Sunday. Listen in to hear how I answer!
Important links from the show:
- Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Creating Space - Conversation & Connection
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I share more deeply on what it means to live a spacious life. I attempt to paint a picture of how it feels to have more space internally and externally as well as how it feels to live a life that is NOT spacious and then ask you to see where you currently fit on that continuum. I share some examples of what living spaciously looks like in my life and how I arrived there. Lastly, I give you some thoughtful questions to help you as you reflect on where you are at with spaciousness and challenge you to consciously create more space in one aspect of your life. Join me now as we begin to create space…
Important links from the show:
- Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Creating Space - Conversation & Connection
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In today’s episode, I wrap up our community ‘book of the month’ reading of Brene’ Brown’s book titled “The Gifts of Imperfection”. I share some things that jumped out at me, pushed me, stretched me and drew me deeper into my own truth. I was surprised and encouraged to find that much of what she covers in her book on learning to live wholeheartedly runs parallel to what I talk about when I suggest living a more spacious life. I found this book to be a perfect companion to what I am striving for in my life and at the end I share with you the action steps I am taking as a result of what I learned from the research and stories she shares between the covers of this book. I also challenge you to take action and make a shift in one thing in your life as a result of reading it. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Creating Space - Conversation & Connection
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Dan Libby, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of the Veterans Yoga Project, a non-profit dedicated to providing mind-body practices to facilitate recovery and resilience among veterans, their families, and communities. In our time together, we talk about the exciting developments in the use of yoga practices in a therapeutic environment and specifically in the military community. We discuss the 5 tools their mindful resilience program teaches to maximize the ability to undo the nervous system dysfunctions that underlie symptoms of stress-related conditions. We also talk about how the practices they teach are easily accessible and relevant for every one of us as we navigate the stressful, fast-paced lives we lead. Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Learn more about the work Dr. Dan Libby's organization is doing at the Veteran's Yoga Project's website
- Take part in the upcoming Light A Candle Memorial Day Fundraiser or join Lululemon and VYP on the USS Intrepid for their Breathe Free event
- Find a class or retreat in your area
- Read Dr. Libby's article I refer to in the show here
- Purchase your copy of our 'Book of the Month' - The Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are
- Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Creating Space - Conversation & Connection
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
This week’s episode is a celebration and a great big thank you to all of you listeners for joining me on this journey toward a more spacious and joy-filled life! Listen in as we do a bit of reflecting on the past year and as I share some changes to our format going forward including some experimentation with reading a ‘Book of the month’ together and learning and growing from what we read. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: * Purchase your copy of our first 'Book of the Month' - The Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are * Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Creating Space * Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other! * Download this episode's Guided Meditation
In this episode, we acknowledge that May is National Mental Health Awareness month and discuss the importance of removing the stigma associated with mental illness and work toward treating it with the same diligence as other health crises. I share some of my own mental health struggles as well as some staggering statistics in an attempt to drive home the magnitude of the issue. I then pose a challenge to you to increase your understanding of the illnesses & their treatments, and to then equip yourself with the tools you need to support the mental health of your family, friends and community. As a bonus, I also share a great incentive for you to take my challenge in the form of a contest offered by Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. This may be one of my most important episodes in terms of the resources I share. Please listen in and share with your loved ones and friends. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the Show:
- Access Mental health statistics here and here
- Take the #BeKindBeTheDifference pledge with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and be entered to win a trip to the Hit Broadway Show Dear Evan Hansen and dinner with co-founder and President, Cynthia Germanotta (Lady Gaga’s Mom)
- Learn more about and register for a one-day training with Mental Health First Aid USA
- See Kevin Hines’ story
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
- Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session and see if you are a fit for each other!
- Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
- Watch this video on the partnership between Born This Way Foundation and Mental Health First Aid USA
In this episode, we revisit the topic of mindfulness. If you remember in EP32 last December, I strongly suggested that you set an intention to live more mindfully in 2018. Since we are a third of the way through the year, I thought it would be helpful to check-in and see how it’s going. Listen in as I provide you with a list of thought-provoking questions to ask yourself to help you assess where you are at in your shift from living mindlessly to living mindfully. You can then use the questions in my simple 5-step process to self-check. My intent with this episode is to help you realize and celebrate your successes, acknowledge areas for improvement, and create the space for continued growth. If you are looking to live a more calm, joyful and spacious life, living mindfully is the most effective practice to get you there. Join me now as we begin to create space.
Important links from the Show:
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session and see if you are a fit for each other!
- Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
In this episode, I encourage you to get curious about your relationship to a word that is often overused and can be a hindrance to living a spacious life and that word is “SHOULD". When the word ‘should’ comes up there is always a reason you haven’t already engaged in the activity but rather are just thinking or talking about it. That reason may be that it is not in alignment for you and I share a practice you can use to come to healthier decisions on what you will or won't do, so you can commit and follow through. Learning to release the heaviness of the language of "should" and stop living out of obligation will allow you to live a more spacious, joyful life. Join me now as we begin to create space…
Important links from the Show:
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session to see if we are a fit for each other!
- Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
In this Episode, I share about some major happenings going on in my life over the past few weeks and the lessons I’ve been learning with regards to living spaciously. Then I share some real life examples of what happens when we don’t live a spacious life, when we don’t live mindfully, when we don’t slow down and pay attention in our daily life or in our workplace. My hope in sharing this is that you will be able to examine your own life and see if you are experiencing similar and we can both learn from it. I also share an analogy that helps me stay in the creator’s seat more often than the reactor’s seat. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the Show:
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session and see if you are a fit for each other!
- Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
In this episode, I welcome Nancy Tilton, educator and co-founder of ALC Mosaic, a small, independent school located in Charlotte, NC, that is paving the way for a much needed shift in our educational system.
Nancy shares the pivotal moment where she realized she wasn’t going to have the impact on the world she had hope to when she chose to be a teacher in the public school system and how that moment prompted her to find a different way to work with young people. She talks about her exploration into self-directed learning systems and how she has became a driving force in the growing movement toward alternative learning environments. Nancy tackles some of the fears parents may have in moving from traditional schooling to a more alternative school environment and the skills the young people in her school are being asked to learn everyday that are a complete break from our traditional world of academia and, arguably, tremendously more important to living a successful, joyful life. With a focus on learning to thrive in a community, developing skills in social and emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and collaboration and a deep belief that kids can create the life they want along with a world they want to live in, makes this learning environment something to take a serious look at. This topic is both deep and wide, a complex issue but imperative for us to look at if we are going to have a hope for a better tomorrow and a rich life for future generations. My hope is that this episode will get the wheels turning for you to look further into self-directed learning as not only a viable, but desirable option for your kids. Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show:
- For more information on all things self-directed learning visit www.self-directed.org
- To learn more about Nancy and Tomis's independent school in Charlotte, NC visit www.alcmosaic.org
- Follow ALC Mosaic on Facebook and Instagram
- Connect with Nancy or Tomis via email info@alcmosaic.org
- Learn more about Agile Learning Centers (ALC) - locations and how to get involved
- Work with me one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session with me to see if we are a fit!
- Download this week’s Guided Meditation for later use
In this episode, I welcome back one of my regular guests to the show, Nancy Hill, to share her wisdom on the importance of bringing back ceremony to our modern day culture and just how easy it is or us to do that. She shares with us the three types of ceremony and how the practice brings us into the present, creates an awareness and acknowledgment to what is happening in our inner life while we are in the midst of a transition in our outer life. She talks about how we can tend to get so busy in our day-to-day pursuits that we run the risk of missing out on the meaningful soul connection that is made when we create ceremony and move consciously from one stage of life to another.
Nancy shares how ceremony can help us take back our own ability to be in touch with the divine and remind us that we are a part of something much bigger than just ourselves.
We explore some of the most important elements of ceremony including the honoring of those who have been a part of our journey and the healing balm of story telling. Nancy encourages us to ask ourselves “is there a passage happening in my life right now that would be richer if I slowed down and dropped in to discover deeper connection? You will walk away from our chat with the 6 questions you need to answer as you consider how to incorporate ceremony into your life and equipped to experience your first ceremony as soon as you’d like to! Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the show:
- Read Nancy's blog post on Ceremony
- See what Nancy's offering at her website www.daremore.com
- Get in touch with Nancy via email at nancy@daremore.com
- Follow Nancy on Facebook
- Work with me one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session with me to see if we are a fit!
- Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
In this episode, we continue our series on Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’m talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their kids as they navigate challenges they feel they either weren’t prepared for or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take and have since ended up paving the way for others in similar situations.
Today I welcome Alexandra Kogen, wife, Mom to Aiden, founder of Mountain Tots, Tinkergarten leader and Marine biologist turned mountain lover. Alexandra shares how she and her husband decided to move from the west coast to Colorado specifically so they could parent their son in the environment they felt was most conducive to the rewilding parenting style.
Alexandra shared that play is the #1 way kids 0-8 learn. She talked about some of her core beliefs in how kids learn and grow best such as the importance of finding and delighting in the child’s strengths, allowing the child to learn at the pace they choose, and celebrating their learning style and choices each day. She shares a specific instance in how she plays out her role as guide in suggesting safe ways to experience risk, implementing caution in adventure, and fostering curiosity and healthy problem solving.
We talked about the wisdom that lies in allowing our kids to initiate more of the structure or the ‘how’ of each day instead of parents initiating it solely. Alexandra talks about honoring your child’s desire to explore and letting go of our desire for them to have a ‘perfect experience' which often excludes natural consequences or organic results.
Learning to move through life with a learning disability and knowing she thought and learned differently than her counterparts in school fueled her interest to pave the way for a different way of raising her son. Mountain Tots was born out of her and her son’s need for community as well as a way to get their daily dose of Vitamin N (nature). The group has become quite popular offering toddler led walkabouts and camping trips along with socialization and adventure. Her dream is to nurture in the kids a foundational loving relationship with the environment and offer opportunities to engage all of the children's senses. I am inspired by all that Alexandra is doing for her son and the community of families she is building and I think you will be too. Join us now as we begin to create space…
Important links from the Show:
- Connect with and follow Alexandra and Mountain Tots on Facebook
- Find Alexandra in the Colorado Springs area, a Leader near you or DIY activities at www.tinkergarten.com
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session with her to see if we are a fit!
- Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
In this episode, we continue our series around the theme of Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’m talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their kids as they navigate challenges they feel they weren’t prepared for or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take and have since ended up paving the way for others.
Today I welcome back a past guest of mine, Amanda Hodge. Amanda is a wife, mom of three, and spiritual mentor. She shares her journey to and through motherhood and how she has made a radical shift in her parenting style over the past 6 years toward a more spacious approach to include an unschooling lifestyle. She shares how she came about making the shift and the various styles of alternative schooling styles she tried before landing on unschooling. Amanda shares a very simple definition of unschooling that really makes sense to even the most skeptical sorts.
Unschooling has a lot of moving parts and a great deal of variability and looseness associated with it, but at the foundational level, Amanda shares, we must see our kids as arriving whole and complete at birth and that our job as parent is to walk alongside them nurturing their growth.
We delved into various concepts along with specific examples in support of this type of parenting and learning to include the concept of deschooling, the idea and implications of depressurizing, the essentialness of preserving relationship, and the core necessity (and quite possibly the greatest shift for most of us) of trusting ourselves as parent and trusting our child as a person with innate knowledge ready to be discovered. It’s another deeply rich topic and I’m thrilled to share our chat with you. Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important links from the Show:
- Connect with Amanda at her website www.knowingwholeness.com
- Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session with her to see if you are a fit for each other!
- Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
In this episode, we continue our series around the theme of Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’m talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their kids as they navigate challenges they feel they weren’t prepared for or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take and have since ended up paving the way for others in similar situations.
Today I welcome Heather Nardi, wife, Mom of two, author, speaker, and Intuitive Parenting Coach as she shares her journey to and through motherhood. Heather shares how she knew her daughter, from a very early age, was going to require her to re-think parenting. She talks about how they came about getting an initial diagnosis of anxiety for her daughter and how that eventually led her family down the path of what she calls the ‘mental health cycle’ and how it was the combination of Heather's intentionality of caring for herself and her daughter’s courage to speak her truth that provided them with a way to step out of the cycle and into a new solution. Heather shares some of the wisdom she’s gained on the mental health system for adolescents, and how when they moved from a traditional, medicine approach to a holistic approach, their eyes were opened to some very beautiful spiritual gifts they hadn’t seen before.
Heather shared some about her role as the “heart-center of the family” and that when she began tuning into her intuition, her family also shifted and that when their family became a team and began tuning in more to what their children were saying, her whole family began operating at a higher vibrational level.
Heather believes her daughter has been her greatest teacher and now makes it her mission to share the wisdom she has gained with other parents. I’m presenting another timely topic and Heather offers great insight into how we can approach mental health a little differently. Join us know as we begin to create space…
Important Links from the show:
- Connect directly with Heather Nardi via email at h.nardi@comcast.net
- Check out Heather's website at www.heathernardi.com
- Follow Heather on Instagram
- Download this Episode's 10-Minute Guided Meditation: Intuition
In this episode, I start another series - this one centers around the theme of Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’ll be talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their families as they either navigate challenges or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take or they are paving the way for us in more spacious parenting styles. In this, the first episode, I talk with Moyra Gorski, wife, mama to 4 young adults/teenagers and successful small business owner. Moyra opens up her life and her heart as she shares how her relationship with her kids have changed through the years as they move through different stages of growing up and leaving the nest. We also talk about the challenges she has faced as her teenage daughter was diagnosed with an eating disorder and how that has impacted her family, her marriage and how they continue to heal and recover four years later. Moyra and her daughter are an incredible inspiration to me and a great example of courage and strength. I am honored to have her as my guest and even moreso as my friend, and you will be blessed to listen in on her wisdom and deep vulnerability as she shares her journey. Join us now as we begin to create space...
Important Links from the Show:
- Connect with Moyra on Facebook
- Check out Moyra's website and blog www.gorskiwellness.com
- Email Moyra at moyra@gorskiwellness.com
EP41: Decluttering - It’s All About Releasing
In this episode, I tackle the topic of decluttering and what I believe to be the most effective way to do it and why. I propose that when you approach it from the deeper meaning or the root of where the clutter is coming from, you will gain more benefit from your actions and those benefits will be further reaching. I talk about addressing the emotions we attach to things that cause us to hold on to them longer than is healthy, the part grief plays in the holding on to stuff and how incorporating mindfulness is the key to positive release and preventive against future clutter. I cover the three spaces where we accumulate our excess and the most effective tools I’ve found that work to eliminate it. This is a popular topic and I offer a unique spin on it encouraging you to think differently. Prepare for some spring cleaning and join me now as we begin to create space…
Important Links from the Show:
- Blog post Part 1: Releasing Clutter: It's more than just a messy drawer or closet!
- Blog post Part 2: Releasing Clutter: The Far-Reaching Effects of Decluttering
- Blog post Part 3:Â Releasing Clutter: 5 Practical Steps
- Work with me one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session to see if we are a fit!
In this episode, I revisit the Gratitude/Joy experiment I started in EP38 and share how it went for me, the insights I gained from it and my conclusion, based on my experience, as to whether an intentional, focused period of time on gratitude increases joy. Join me now as we begin to create space...
- Download the Guided Meditation for later use
In this episode, I talk about our tendency toward being creatures of comfort (guilty!) and how we are better served by developing a healthy relationship with the uncomfortable. I discuss the beneficial practice of training your mind and body to become friends with discomfort rather than resisting the uncomfortable emotions and moments you face regularly. I touch on the notion from Carl Jung that “what we resist, persists” and how you can lessen the amount of time you spend in resistance by making small shifts in your comfortable daily habits. These small, simple changes can help you learn how to stay with the larger, more intense discomforts you inevitably face. I also share what I’ve learned about sitting with discomfort from my personal yin yoga practice as well as from being sick on and off for the last month(!) I’m excited to talk about this important practice that can significantly improve your levels of calm, ease and joy. At the end of the episode, I give you an opportunity to practice right away and I’ve created a Bonus practice for deeper work incorporating yin yoga. Join me now as we being to create space…
- Download the Guided Meditation for later use
- Access and download the BONUS practice incorporating yin yoga
In this episode, I pose the question: ‘What comes first - Joy or Gratitude?’ You hear me talk a lot about living a more joy-filled life and one of the ways we are told we can do that is through living a grateful life, but which one comes first? The joy or the Gratitude? Let’s ponder the relationship between joy and gratitude and have a little fun as we, together, look to find what feels most true by engaging in an experiment. I am embarking on a 10-day experiment to see if when I focus on gratefulness throughout my day and use some specific techniques of meditation, reflection, journaling, and intentional noticing, will the level of joy I experience (and exude) increase? I invite you to join me in this experiment and see what you learn to be true for yourself and then listen in to EP40 to see how my experiment turned out. Join me now as we begin to create space...
Join me in my 10-day Experiment to see whether the level of joy we experience (and exude) increases when we focus on being grateful. And then tune in to EP40 to hear what I learned during my 10-day experiment.
In this, the fifth and final episode of our series celebrating powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Lisa Lehmann, artisan, goldsmith, maker, and Mama to 4 young adults and creator of Lisa Lehmann Designs a hand-crafted, high-end artisan jewelry studio. Lisa was born to create and her creative roots run deep. She has tried multiple pursuits throughout her 15+ year journey in the business world, with all of them staying within the vein of making and crafting from her soul and Lisa shares what it has meant for her to have the full support of her family along her chosen artistic path. We talk about the early years of getting her artisan jewelry studio going and her experience of homeschooling four kids while living the dream of running her own business. We touch on the the highs and lows of running a business on your own, the temperament of a creative, and her struggles with depression and how she’s accepted the responsibility that comes with this struggle while having a public platform. We talk about what it’s like to be working in a very saturated market and how she reinvigorates herself in order to stay in the forefront as well as the pitfalls of comparison, how to pull yourself out of a downward spiral, and the need to pay attention to her mental health. We talk about the myriad of ways she embraces her uniqueness and how she expresses that in her appearance and in her life, artwork and jewelry. If you are blessed to own one of her pieces of jewelry, you know, she sends off a little piece of herself in every one she makes. We truly wrap this series up with a gem! Lisa is an authentic, free spirit who is having the time of her life gracing the world with the beauty of her gifts - I guarantee your life will be enriched through meeting her! Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this, the fourth episode of our series celebrating powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Joy Thomas, freelance writer, blogger, teacher and speaker, Wife, Mama to 2 girls and 1 very special guide dog, Roja. Joy shares with us what she means when she says her blindness is a big part of her story, but it doesn’t define her and how that has not always been the case. She opens up about the lengths she has gone to to hide her disability and how her work with Brene Brown’s material on shame has helped her to embrace every part of herself. Joy shares about her blog with her twin sister, who is also legally blind with Retinitis Pigmentosa, where they both write about their experiences navigating the world, and how their journeys have been unique. Joy has become an advocate for the visually impaired and those living with disability as she gives back through her writing, speaking and teaching on the topic as well as on healing and living a full life through vulnerability. Joy is a dear friend and courageous inspiration to me in my life and I’m honored to introduce her to you. Join us now as we begin to create space…
In this, the third episode of our series celebrating powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Lauren Lo Salant, curator of all things vintage, owner of Thrift Junkie Vintage storefront in Colorado Springs, CO, and mama to one very special fur baby. Along with other juicy nuggets of wisdom, Lauren shares that while her passion for her industry is huge, her plan of starting small (tiny even) and wisely growing as demand makes itself known has been the perfect strategy for this one-woman-show. She takes us through her journey of trying different passions and landing on the one that was introduced to her by her mother when she was a preteen. Lauren shares how building community is at the center of her life and how the concept of a ‘conscious closet’ is something she wants to share with the world! Lauren is one multi-talented woman and a force of nature you need to know. Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this, the second of five interviews of powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Katie Hawkins, Founder of Unbridled Equine, wife, and Mama to two little girls and loads of fur babies. Katie shares with us how she combined a childhood passion with some challenging lessons learned through multiple health crises as an adult to create her dream business and life. She shares what it is that drives her, how she approaches obstacles and strives for balance between work and family, and gives her top advice for women who want to create a dream business or life but aren’t sure where to begin living that out. Katie is part of a very unique and progressive industry where she considers herself an advocate for horses through connecting with them in a unique way and then becoming their voice. She’s making great things happen in the animal world and I guarantee your life will be richer after listening to her story. Join us know as we begin to create space…
In this episode, we begin our five-part series of interviews with women who are living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world. I’ve been blessed to cross paths with so many inspiring women and I want to share just a few of them with you all! After today’s kick-off show, I will be welcoming one woman each week throughout the rest of January. We’ll get to know them better as they share their stories and words of wisdom. I thought it might be fun to start off the series by turning the tables around in today’s show with my friend and fellow podcaster, Tammy Helfrich, interviewing me! So, listen in, get to know me a little better, and maybe learn something about me you didn’t already know! Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this, the last, episode of 2017, I make a plea for you to consider adding mindfulness and living mindfully into your plans for the new year. As so many of us are reflecting on the past year and looking to set intentions, goals, and plans or choosing ‘our word’ or our mantra for the coming year - I ask you how would it feel to incorporate mindfulness or living mindfully into that plan? Listen in as I attempt to un-complicate the topic of mindfulness and share three reasons I think it is a necessity for the new year as well as what is required to live a more mindful life and the highly desirable result of living more mindfully. Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I welcome unschooling mom of 3 and spiritual mentor, Amanda Hodge, as she demystifies ritual for us. She shares the simplicity of some of her daily rituals that exemplify her mantra - 'finding the sacred in the mundane’. Amanda shares her thoughts on why we’ve moved away from connection to our natural rhythms over the years and gives us practical suggestions on how to reconnect. She reinforces the concept that the practice of being present in your body deepens the benefits of something you may already be doing on a daily basis. We talk about the role muscle memory plays in gaining greater benefit from ritual and she shares her ‘bridging technique’ which is actually the secret sauce to making changes in your daily habits. We touch on ceremony a little bit and Amanda shares more on rituals connected to the moon phases as well as the Winter Solstice celebration which is upon us in a few days. After listening to this episode, you might find you are not as far away from daily rituals as you think! Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I welcome back pioneer in women’s work, Nancy Hill to chat about grieving and receiving - two topics that at first thought, may not seem to be related, but, in fact, are. We talk about living in a grief-distancing culture and that grieving is not a linear process that one simply ‘gets through’. Nancy shares intimately about the losses she is grieving right now and then shares 4 practical tools we can use when we find our selves in the throws of grief as well as some additional ideas that are specific to the holiday season. She also shares the one thing she deems the most powerful medicine we can offer to someone who is in the midst of their grief. We then discuss how receiving is really not the passive act we think it is, but rather one must take action and even go so far as declaring readiness to receive and that as we practice the act of receiving, we actually create new neural pathways that make it easier to do so graciously. I appreciate Nancy’s heart to share such beneficial and timely wisdom on these important topics. Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I start by sharing my five 'go-to' tools for releasing stress, anxiety & worry. I spend the remainder of the episode talking more deeply about one of those tools - restorative yoga. I take some time to explain what it is and how it facilitates the release of stress, the lessening of anxiety and the shift away from worry by sharing six reasons I love the practice and why I strongly believe you need this practice in your life. The benefits of restorative yoga can take a little time to receive, but they are oh so worth it and needed! In a time where stress, anxiety & worry are running rampant, this is an important episode for you to create the space to listen in. Join me now as we create space...
In this episode, I share about the time I realized I had stopped doing what I tell everyone else to do - which is journaling - and how the absence of something in your life can teach you, in a very powerful way, its importance. I share the common reasons we often list as to why we stop practicing powerful things in our life and then drill down to the real culprit to why we stop. Lastly, I share four powerful reasons to journal - four positives to transferring what’s going on inside our minds onto paper. Of course, as always, I close out with my 10-minute guided meditation gift to you. Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I tackle the final 7 weeks of the year which we traditionally refer to as "the holiday season”. The hustle and bustle and pace of this time of year tends to sap the joy out of the season for many folks. I am proposing that it doesn’t have to be this way. If we pause and become mindful, pay attention and consciously create a season that brings about the feelings we want to feel, it can be a more joy-filled time for all of us. I share five questions you can use to help you get curious and ask yourself as you begin scheduling your time and alloting your funds toward the season’s festivities. I also share three ways that a shift in approaching the season can actually create space for you during and after the holidays. This message is timely any time of the year so, Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, we explore the idea of creative expression through adornment and our body as a canvas. We take a brief tour through history and look at how body embellishments have been used for thousands of years, in all cultures, by both sexes and for a multitude of purposes. Here we ponder the question ‘what if more of us looked at our body as a canvas for self-expression, a space to allow that which makes our soul and spirit happy and less of a space where we we try to impress others? I share a few of the ways I allow my creative self to express on my body and what effect that practice has had on my life. Join me as I propose that our style should come more from within than from fashion magazines, the red carpet or the catwalk. Why should fashion designers have all the fun? I had fun with this episode and I hope you will too. Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I start the conversation on the importance for you to have a space of your own. My goal is to get your creative juices flowing to designate and design a space you can call your own that is realistic for your budget and size options. I talk about how having a sacred space that is designated for your creative expression or a mindful practice can actually help you to have more success with it. I share what some of the spaces I have created for myself over the years have looked like and offer ideas of what you might want to include in your space. I wrap things up with three keys to creating a sanctuary that you will actually use and the important message you are communicating to your self and those around you when you make the effort to create your own little nest. Join me now as we begin to create space..
In this episode, I tackle the topic of Balance. I pose the question “what does a balanced life look like to you?” and describe three metaphors for balance and discuss how they each might look in relation to your lifestyle. I then suggest trying one of them on for size to see if it might be a more effective and useful way of reaching a more balanced state and I give some practical ideas on how to try it out. We are exercising our 'curiosity muscles' again this week - join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I introduce what I call the “other B word” in reference to last week’s episode which was titled “the B word”. The process of setting personal boundaries (which is my other B word) is crucial to having a spacious life and one that is not filled with busyness and overwhelm. First we take a look at my favorite metaphor for understanding the purpose for and benefits of personal boundaries. I then share seven symptoms or signs you may be having trouble setting boundaries and also the top five reasons we often don’t set boundaries beginning with lack of awareness which is tied to Episode 22’s topic of being too busy. I pull everything together by offering five steps you can take to begin identifying, setting and enforcing healthy personal boundaries that will lead to you taking back your power in your relationships, space and schedule allowing for more joy and ease! Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I talk about an all too often used word that I not-so-lovingly refer to as the “B” word and that word is BUSY. While it may be true that we are all very busy in our lives, I share my observations of how I see it used in place of other more accurate, more honest and healthier words. My aim in this episode is to create an awareness over how we are using this word and to present a springboard toward small shifts in our thinking, speaking and scheduling that can help us have a healthier relationship with the concept. Tune in and take my challenge that will help you take more responsibility for the pace of your life and as a result, empower you to have more space in your schedule for calm, ease and joy. Join me now as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I talk about honoring our natural rhythms - specifically, pertaining to the changing of seasons. As we move fully into fall, our days are getting shorter and nights extending longer, however, certain ‘advancements’ in our society have manipulated this process in an attempt to give us more time to be productive and artificially extend our daylight. I talk about the effect this has on our well-being and how we can feel in our body, the consequences of ignoring this shift in energy if we just pay attention. I describe the shift in energy from summer to fall and then I offer three practical ways you can live more in line with the autumnal rhythms taking beautiful cues from our natural surroundings. Before we conclude with the guided meditation, I share the exciting news that every meditation I’ve offered since the very first episode is now available for download on my website www.christinekathryn.com. Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I’m delighted to have Nancy Hill, pioneer in life and women’s work, back on the show and this time we talk specifically about Mothers and navigating the love of motherhood and marriage alongside the pursuit of our passions outside these realms. Nancy shares how she came to decisions she made as a younger woman in response to the realization she was losing something of her identity and the need to keep her soul alive. We discuss how 'what a women should and should not be doing' runs deeply within the fabric of our culture and her advice in 'daring the edge' of what we know and don’t know and what feels safe or unsafe is where we find the aliveness of life. We consider the importance of keeping our own fire alive and touch on reconciling the knowing that we, as caregivers, may be the cause of pain for those we love when we make choices that are true to ourselves. Nancy shares, in hindsight, that living her dream carried an invaluable lesson for her daughter and positively affected both her posture as a mother as well as relationships among her family members. She shares how not living our dream creates a dangerous space for our children and our marriages. This is a topic that pokes at a lot of emotions - I invite you to join us as we get curious whether we, as women, give up our right to explore our gifts and talents when we become a mother’? Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, we talk about self-acceptance which is a topic that is intertwined with last week’s topic of self-compassion. Be sure to listen to both episodes. In this one, I talk about the reasons it can be hard to accept ourselves as we are and the three most common ways a lack of self-acceptance shows up in our daily lives. I get on my soap box for a few minutes discussing how the act of not accepting our selves is the reason we are seeing the need for more forgiveness, compassion and acceptance of others in our communities - the answer for the collective is found in the work we do on ourselves individually. Then I wrap up the discussion with three practical actions you can take today to begin accepting your self more on a daily basis. Put these three things into practice, along with the guided meditation I gift you at the end, and you will be on a good path toward being your own biggest fan! Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I share what I refer to as a more interpersonal take on compassion and the then the notion of turning that around and offering it to one’s self. I discuss the common downward spiral we can get caught in when we don’t offer compassion to our selves and then I share some strategies to use to make the shift from 'beating one’s self up’ to offering one’s self grace and mercy and I finish out with an intentionally created guided meditation to help make that shift in thinking. If your inner-critic is healthy and active, this episode is an important one for you. Join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I dive deeper into the topic of self-care. Listen in as I discuss the top four reasons women say keep them from having a consistent self-care practice and how I believe there is only ONE TRUE reason. I talk about the shift in thinking that will make your practice richer and more deeply connected to your soul. I also share how greater self awareness through self-inquiry leads to a practice that actually leaves you feeling cared for and in turn, helps you stay consistent and a trick I have found helps you get to the best solutions uniquely designed for you. This is a topic that I am passionate about and is at the core of my work. Settle in with an open heart and a notebook and prepare to take the first step toward a nourishing self-care practice! Join me now as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I welcome my guest Tammy Helfrich, author and community builder, as she shares with us how she successfully creates space for herself and how that allows her to offer the same to others through servitude. We discuss finding better rhythms for our days and lives that allow for self care, the importance of getting away and being intentional in the design of regular personal retreats and the tremendous power she's found through recognizing what she wants, likes and needs and incorporating that into her schedule. We go a little deeper into living a life of service and look at lessons she has learned about where the drive to serve comes from. Tammy also shares how two big projects she is involved in are unfolding just as they are meant to and how she has seen space facilitate that process. It's another rich episode that you won't want to miss! Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I welcome my very inspiring guest Hilary Johnson, author and founder of Hatch Tribe, a community devoted to giving women the opportunity to grow their talents, while developing strong connections with their peers. Hilary shares with us how she fulfills her personal mission to help women entrepreneurs become better versions of their current business selves. She takes us through parts of her path that have led her to where she is today beginning with her bold move to leave her comfortable corporate job for the epic highs & lows of entrepreneurship - which she lovingly refers to as 'the single biggest growth experience you will have' and a 'journey that is well worth it' - to founding and selling multiple business pursuits. Hilary shares with us her big 'aha' moment around the concept of failure and the importance of intentionally creating your own personal Board of Directors to keep you sane and on track in your biz. She shares her ambitious vision for her company to serve one million women entrepreneurs across the globe and how she's on track to create the space to do that. We then shift to her thoughts on creating a workspace that allows you to do your best work and how the importance of creating space in your day to LISTEN is the key to having a life you enjoy. We move around a lot in this one, you will want to join us and you will need to keep up! Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I share how learning who you are at your core allows you to accept yourself more fully and also to have grace for those around you who don't share the same core essence. I talk about how my recent travels fed my core essence of wonder and how even though I love, love, love offering this podcast, I realized that it's just not satisfying that core desire of wonder and curiosity for me. Which leads me to sharing the super exciting way I've solved that problem for myself and it involves you the listener! I can't wait for you to hear the news! Join me now as we begin to create an exciting new space...
In this episode, I share how I believe the lack of awareness of an important universal law is the source of most communication breakdown and misunderstanding and how a greater awareness of the law of the vacuum will allow you to communicate more clearly in all your relationships and result in a more joy filled life. This topic is one that is near and dear to my heart and is also a departure from my usual talk of creating space. Join me now as, this week, we chat about filling space...
In this episode, I welcome my guest Nancy J. Hill as she shares her belief that life is an unfolding process and that she is an unfolding being who is curious about life and courageous in her response to life's questions. Nancy shares about two key factors essential to the creative process and how we could all benefit from a broader viewpoint of what creativity really is. She shares how her psychotherapy practice has shaped her current work with women in circles and on retreats. Nancy then shares her thoughts on the difference between a growth-oriented mindset and this process of unfolding and introduces us to her alter ego 'Barbara the business women' and the shift she had made over the years from being driven to being drawn. There are so many nuggets of wisdom in this one, you may want to listen to it more than once! Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I talk with my guest, Jenni Zielke as she shares about creating space for youth in their spiritual journey and how she sees her role as a facilitator in helping give kids the language to describe what is already inside of them. She considers it an honor and privilege to come alongside them in their childlike wonder. Jenni also shares how her Etsy business creating decorative vignettes for small spaces in the home came into fruition, her philosophy behind the name 'Illuminate Space', and her unique creative process for designing custom vignettes for her customers. We touch a little on self-care, journaling and how the concept of 'holding things lightly' has created an openness & spaciousness to both her life and business rhythms. Join us now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I share a technique you can easily use to have more joy in your life! I talk about how pure joy actually lives within each one of us and the four simple steps you can practice to access the joy that resides in the depths of you. My gift to you of a guided meditation at the end is specifically designed to help you get started accessing this joy right away! Join me now as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I share on the important and timely topic of Worry. Chronic worrying can affect our daily lives so much that it interferes with sleep, appetite, relationships and job performance as well it can progress into panic attacks and lead to serious health conditions caused by stress. There is not a quick-fix to what some may say is an epidemic, but I have found a remedy that can provide some relief and alleviate worry in your life. Not only will I teach you my five steps to alleviate worry, I will also identify four common coping techniques we use that aren't helping at all. I believe when you implement my five-step approach, you will create space in your life for more calm, ease and joy. I'm excited to get started, so please join me now as we begin to create space...
In this episode, I am joined by my first guest, Tom Reber of The Contractor Fight. Together we cover a myriad of points on what it means to him to have a spacious business. Tom shares the first word that comes to mind for him on the topic as well as the importance of clarity and discipline in creating space for business owners and entrepreneurs. He shares a story of how lack of clarity can lead you to conquer the wrong mountain! And how simply working hard and realizing success don't necessarily mean you are on a clear path. In addition, we cover focus, finding your work rhythms, the importance of free time, being careful on what wins your attention and the need for a clear understanding of the problems that are truly yours to solve. This is an episode chock full of golden nuggets for both your personal and professional life. Join me and my guest, Tom Reber, as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I talk about a powerful big picture philosophy I adopted a few years ago. This way of thinking creates a more spacious approach to setting goals and planning your future. It has shaped the way I make decisions and has allowed me to remain detached from outcomes leading to a more calm and joyful life. I'm excited to share this outlook with you. Join me now as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I share about my revelation that when we aren't in the habit of celebrating, we tend to create too much pressure around "a date, a holiday or a milestone. This is what I realize I have been doing and it has caused an uneasiness in anticipation of these events. Through the help of a wise friend, I came up with a "next right step" for me to begin a practice of celebrating more and I'd like to invite you along! Join me now as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I share about my recent experience of cutting ties with an organization I had worked with for a few years. I talk about the three ways in which I was resisting the decision and how the act of releasing one thing to open space to receive something new is actually an act of self-love and that it can be one of the most empowering decisions you will make. Join me now as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I talk more deeply on the concept of inner and outer landscapes and I invite you to ask yourself a series of important questions that will lead to growth in both aspects. It’s also an episode you may want to have a pen and paper or journal handy for so you can jot some of the questions for further reflection. Join me now as we begin to create space…
In this episode, I discuss how creating space can increase one’s mental clarity and how that positively affects the most important parts of your self and your life. I’ll share some examples and tools for gaining mental clarity and then I’ll close with my gift to you of a 10 minute guided mediation. Join me now as we begin to create space..
This is Christine Kathryn, in this episode, I talk about three aspects of this notion of creating space. I also touch on why I think this is a movement gaining steam among people of all walks of life. Join me as, together, we create space....
This is Christine Kathryn, in this very first episode, I talk about the inspiration for the podcast, give a brief overview of the concept of “creating space, share my thoughts on why I think you will want to make this podcast a regular part of your schedule and the first step in making that a reality. Join me as we begin to create space…