Universally Seeking

Jewel High is a Certified Laughter Coach based in Dallas, TX who specializes in laughter therapy. Her mission is to improve lives and evoke the feeling of happiness by presenting the possibility of freedom through laughter. She believes it is our birthright to enjoy life, create, and receive all that our hearts desire. Jewel High is a wise, dynamic woman who has been healing people with her presence, guidance and laughter her whole life. Jewel High doesn't do laughter, she is laughter!   In this episode: - A glimpse into Jewel's childhood, and how she used laughter to cope - Hitting her breaking point at her corporate job - Jewel’s serendipitous path to discovering laughter yoga - What is Laughter Yoga? And how does it support our health? - The history of laughter yoga - How to discover your true essence - Guided laughter experiments led by Jewel <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-fo

Mama, teacher, author, speaker, and Double Diamond leader with doTERRA, my mentor Elena Brower has taught yoga and meditation since 1999. Her first book, Art of Attention, has now been translated into six languages, and her second book, Practice You: A Journal, is now a bestseller from Sounds True. She's contributed to Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen and more. Practice with Elena on Glo.com, listen to her globally-beloved Practice You Podcast at practiceyou.com, and find her calendar and blog at elenabrower.com Want to refine your broadcast in mere minutes? Stream her newly-released spoken word collaboration with Above & Beyond on Spotify here   Navigate the gems in this episode : 4:00 Defining femininity 6:00 How to deliver boundaries with grace 7:30 How to align what we want with who we are 9:40 Abandoning self-sabotaging behaviors 13:30 How to be magnetic in your life 14:50 Benefits of ‘Marie Kondo-ing’ your life 16:00 How to honor your personal environment 20:15 What

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the US age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population. (Source: ADAA) In this episode, guest Ingrid Helander, LMFT and Author of 'Calm Your Worries: Unlock Your Secret Code to LastingStress Relief and Self-Confidence' and host Nicole Morin discuss a scientific understanding of the nervous system, its role as a protector, and how you might be able to transform this understanding into practices to provide lasting relief from anxiety and chronic worry. Our conversation covers: - How to recognize the feeling of worry in the body, and the variations of personal experiences - What does “chronic worry” mean? - How to support a loved one when they voice their worries to you - Causes of worry due to unaddressed or subconscious triggers from past trauma - What causes worry as defined by the Polyvagal theory - What is the polyvagal theory? - The purpose of the sympathetic nervous system - The Ventral-Vagal nerve of connectio

Tool: 3 Simple Language Shifts for a more Intentional Life

Jai-Jagdeesh's journey as a singer began nearly 25 years ago, in a temple in India. Spending her formative years in Northern India - and traveling as a musical representative for Yogi Bhajan's foreign education program - set the foundation for a deep devotion to the sacred texts of the Kundalini yoga tradition & the Sikh faith. Between then and now, her innovative spirit has walked many artistic paths: actress, classical Indian dancer, photographer, and writer. With music at the forefront, she is effervescently expressive. Jai-Jagdeesh’s unique combination of sacred sounds and soulful authenticity continues to connect deeply with audiences as she records, tours, plays festivals, and gives vocal workshops around the world. Her debut album, 'I Am Thine', a combination of sacred mantras and powerful English lyrics, was released in the summer of 2011 to record sales and acclaim. Her second full-length studio album, 'Of Heaven & Earth', climbed up to #6 on Billboard's New Age Music chart withi

Orphaned in her early teens and shuttled between foster homes, Tatiana Forero Puerta found herself in her early twenties in New York City, suffering from PTSD and OCD, anorexic, self-harming, and suicidal. She says yoga was the tool which healed her scars, opened her soul to forgiveness, and allowed her to reconcile herself with a past that had threatened to snuff out her light and her life. Tatiana is now a mama, writer, philosopher, and yoga teacher living in New York City. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, she is a graduate of Stanford, NYU, and Columbia universities. She has taught philosophy and yoga for a decade, including her post as an adjunct faculty member at New York University and the City University of New York. A columnist for New York Spirit, Park Slope Reader, and Elephant Journal, Tatiana is a recipient of the 2017 Pushcart Prize for poetry and a finalist for Blueshift Journal’s prize for writers of color. Tatiana is also core faculty at Peaceful Generation Now, a NewYork-based mindfulness p

My Story, my 'why', and what's in store for Season 2

Marissa Knox is a PhD candidate at University of Texas at Austin with a research focus in self-compassion. She is a trained Mindful Self-Compassion™ teacher, a program developed by Dr. Kristin Neff, Ph.D. who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to research, define and measure compassion over a decade ago. Our conversation explores self-compassion, offering an approach you can use in your own life to meet yourself with kindness and understanding when confronted with personal failings or difficulties. We also discuss how this practice can impact all parts of your life, and help you spot the “treasures” being offered. Marissa teaches yoga and meditation online, and on retreats. Join her online for a 2HR LIVE workshop on July 8, 2018, ‘The Path to Self-Compassion and An Open Heart’. To learn more and to register for the live online event, visit http://themindoasis.org/class/rest-in-love-the-path-to-self-compassion-and-an-open-heart To learn more abo

Angie Knight has studied yoga, shamanism, and other healing arts for over 16 years, both nationally and internationally, but her main teacher has been her own practice, personal experiences, and life itself.  She considers herself a student of life and has learned to embrace what is happening in the moment as the ultimate guide to awakened living. For years, she has coached and supported others in transforming their pain into their power, trusting their own inner guidance and living an authentic life. Angie shares some of those life experiences that awakened, transformed and led her to surrendering the “seeker” within.

Guest Melissa Monte shares some of her difficult life experiences with us today – but more importantly, the lessons she’s gained in facing her past and continuing to commit to being “awake”, doing the deep personal work that requires. We dive into complex topics with humor and clarity – identifying ways in which we tend to numb out our own pain, practices in trusting and allowing, and how we can find immense empowerment through taking responsibility for our actions and our lives.

Fate as we know it sometimes lies beyond our means of understanding, and surfaces at just the right moment in our lives.   Soon after I had the vision to create this podcast, I came in contact with Greg Davis, in a series of serendipitous events. His story was so compelling and deeply touching, I knew I needed to interview him. This conversation was my first-ever interview. Last November, I spoke candidly with Greg about loss, love, faith, and purpose. We talk about struggle, surrender and the dance with each of those lessons along his path, and how he followed the “god winks” that eventually led him to achieve his dream of becoming a National Geographic Photographer and Filmmaker. This conversation is one of my favorites to date because it’s just that - a conversation. Greg is incredibly forthcoming and relatable and we dive into some deep waters; laughs, tears and wisdom that will inevitably leave you feeling connected to all that is.   Greg’s most recent project took him to India where he attended the worl

Featuring Brodie Welch, a Licensed Acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, Chinese Medicine expert, holistic health coach, and self-care strategist. She’s the founder of Life in Balance Acupuncture in Corvallis, Oregon, where she has been treating patients since 2003. She has helped thousands of clients improve their digestion, sleep, and mood; dial in a regular bodymind practice, and step into the next version of themselves. She’s also the creator and host of A Healthy Curiosity: the podcast, which explores what it takes to be well in a busy world.   In this episode, Brodie and I discuss practical applications of Chinese Medicine to find optimal balance, function & vitality in our daily lives, including: - Self-care practices using TCM as a framework for well-being: Qi gong, acupressure, herbal remedies and the use of essential oils. - How we can apply the yin/yang theory, understanding of the Elements, and the horary (hawr-uh-ree) cycle - Why intention is everything when it comes to self-care - Diet t

For three decades, Caroline Miller has been a pioneer with her groundbreaking work in the areas of goal setting, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one’s life for maximum transformation and growth. Caroline blends personal experience, real life examples and cutting-edge research in positive psychology, to come up with practical applications that create fresh awareness of how to cultivate change. She is a best-selling author of six books, including a Creating Your Best Life, the first mass market self-help book on the science of happiness and how it intersects with the science of accomplishing goals.   Her work has been featured in hundreds of worldwide media outlets, including BBC World News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, NPR and CNN.   In this episode, Caroline and I talk about: - The risk of seeking happiness from extrinsic achievements, and how true happiness and success can

Emily Hooks is an author, public speaker, and founder of the Forgiveness Academy™. She says she lived the first thirty-three years of life just managing the pain of her past, seeing her life as a tragic series of events. Until, 15 years ago, destitute and suffering from addiction, she had a moment of awakening. She didn’t earn a Ph.D. or study human behavior for decades to get to where she is today. She forgave. Everything in her life transformed when she chose to move through the pain she carried, let go of her limiting beliefs of who she was, and began to see the world with love, compassion and empathy. Most importantly, she now shares this deeply personal and transformative work as a forgiveness coach. As expected, this conversation dives deep. Emily and I cover several aspects on forgiveness, such as:   - What is forgiveness? And, is it a moral obligation? - Why indifference is an indicator that you have some work to do. - Steps to begin a forgiveness process, including the power of ritual - The physiolog

Contemporary artist and activist Nelson Guda reflects and shares his life experience as a former scholar of fine art and physics, architecture and biology. Nelson’s work carries intrigue and inspiration, blurring the boundary between art and life. He believes that life is like a canvas, and that actions are the purest form of art. Nelson’s work has taken him from isolated wilderness to international conflict zones where he explores what it means to be human in a complex world. We talk about stepping outside comfort zones, filling up our gratitude tanks, and the intersection of creativity and emotions like empathy and compassion.

Denise Deniger offers practical wisdom learned from her own experience of "going hard" in her life and career, and how she overcame both physical and emotional burnout. She introduces practical breath practices and tools for you to find more ease, clarity and connection in a matter of moments. We talk about how a consistent yoga or meditation practice can create more space inside, but also how we can find a “sense of sacred” in every shape and activity we move through. About Denise: Through her own life and practice, Denise has developed a robust toolbelt of skills and practice. Her 20+ years of study spans a wide range of modalities, from Western anatomical models to Eastern esoteric practices. She is certified in multiple yoga asana methods and is a graduate of the Asian Classics Institute’s Advanced Buddhist Studies Course, focused on Tibetan Buddhism, meditation and yoga.

What to expect on the Universally Seeking Podcast - Launching March 13th