Dr. Karyn Shanks is a physician, teacher, and author of Heal—A Nine-Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy, Reverse Chronic Illness, and Claim the Potential of a Vibrant New You. She believes that health and vitality are essential for the highest expression of our human potential and that the bones of healing are in what we think and what to do for ourselves. In her book and in her work she shares the profound lessons she has learned as a person, a physician, and a patient herself. She has...

For every woman who ever felt not good enough in some way- not smart enough, pretty enough, not a good enough mother, friend or daughter- this one’s for you. Aimee and Lisa have an unexpected therapy session with their regular guest Jodi Krahn as they relay a recent revisit of unhealed, younger parts of themselves who learned they needed to be good to be loved. Aimee tells a story of her teenage self who learned she didn’t belong and Lisa recounts a moment in childhood when she learned the...

When was the last time you took some time to truly celebrate you, your accomplishments and how far you’ve come? Lately, Aimee and Lisa have been reminded to take a minute and soak up the good stuff when it arrives, instead of moving right on to the next thing. They offer some inspiration for celebrating life’s sweetnesses and contemplate why it’s so challenging to remember that we already have and are enough.

Manny Weintraub specializes in explaining investing (in plain English) to people who haven’t seriously considered it. As an avid meditator, yoga enthusiast, and a Chartered Financial Analyst with 30 years of experience, Manny has a unique approach that focuses on mindful investing and retirement. He credits yoga with getting him through the 2008 financial crisis and wants to teach you how to eliminate the stress of making your money decisions.

Our first episode of 2020 is an inspiring conversation with Coby Kozlowski. Coby is a senior faculty member at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and Esalen Institute and author of the wonderful book- One Degree Revolution: How the Wisdom of Yoga Inspires Small Shifts That Lead to Big Changes.

In the last episode of 2019, Aimee and Lisa have a meaningful conversation with Lisa’s Yoga Therapy Teacher, Brandt Passalacqua. Brandt is the creator of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School and has been enjoying Yoga and the healing arts since 2001 after overcoming obesity and a life-threatening autoimmune illness. His personal journey is an inspiration to us and countless others as is his humorous and down-to-earth teaching style. Listen in as Brandt shares how his health crisis brought...

As the podcast comes close to celebrating its first year anniversary, Aimee and Lisa share their big takeaways from the amazing and insightful guests they welcomed to the show in 2019!

This week Lisa flies solo while Aimee enjoys a much-needed retreat. In her absence, she enjoys a conversation with Tori Peck, a traffic reporter from San Diego who has been a participant in Aimee and Lisa’s online program “A Radiant Fall”. We asked Tori if she would be willing to share her story about why she was seeking some uplifting life skills and how she has been supported by the weekly lessons. The intention of this conversation is to create awareness of the work we offer, however it’s...

When struck by a memory of a past mistake, do you experience the initial sense of shame all over again? Aimee and Lisa both recently had an experience of remembered shame and how it can cause us to speak terribly to ourselves as more punishment. This week, a discussion about self-forgiveness, learning, growing and being ok with not knowing 💛

Over the last few weeks, Lisa and Aimee have each experienced an abundance of opportunities to live what they feel to be their “dharma”, their sacred duty or purpose. The teachings of yoga have told us all along that one of the pillars of a rich, fulfilled life is finding meaning. Now, western science is catching up to those ancient concepts celebrating the health benefits of finding your “why” and living with purpose. Listen in as Aimee and Lisa share how purpose has guided them, even when...

This week Aimee and Lisa welcome one of Lisa’s favourite practitioners onto the show- (R.TCMP, R.Ac) Danielle Leclair. She shares what acupuncture is, how it works, how to manage our vitality in the darker months of fall and winter and how traditional Chinese medicine looks at our bodies, our food and real self-care.

This is an incredibly inspiring conversation with one of the best pro-snowboarders in the world turned yoga teacher and entrepreneur, Katie Brauer! Katie shares all the ways she has literally and figuratively fallen and gotten back up and how her childhood and professional sports career helped her develop resilience, fierce independence and a commitment to living in truth, no matter how hard it is to share. This episode is not to be missed and proves just how important it is to own our...

This week Aimee and Lisa talk about the importance of committing to feeling good every day, and how that might be the most essential thing we do all day. When inevitable stress and discomfort arises, we can easily fall away from choices that support us and fall into patterns that make us feel worse. Have you ever thought about what makes you feel really great? What if that became your top priority? We wonder if we’d be better able to deal with life’s challenges if we gave ourselves the edge...

In times of change and upheaval, it’s easy to let our practices go and let stressful thoughts rule our inner environment. This week Aimee is feeling overwhelmed and ungrounded which the 5000-year-old science of Ayurveda says we may be more susceptible to during the transition season of fall. There are countless tools to help us feel our feet on the ground and more expansive in our perspectives and Lisa offers a couple that she has been working with to get out of her limiting thoughts and into...

Both Aimee and Lisa agree that taking in a yoga class can help change our perception of a “bad day” into a better one. But what happens when going to a class isn’t possible, wanted, or available? Real-life offers plenty of opportunities to take the yogic path off the mat. In this episode, you’ll hear a few examples of how to create a spiritual practice out of the daily grind of life.

Lisa is traveling to teach a workshop she created to offer tools to soothe anxiety and she shares why they work. This leads Aimee and Lisa into a deep conversation about Lisa’s experience with disordered panic, and how speaking openly about fear can take it’s power away.

It’s the first week of October so Aimee and Lisa share what’s beginning and what’s ending. Then, they discuss having a similar experience- living through an extra-long workday and feeling strong and vital afterward because of threading their practices through their schedule as it unfolded. Listen to find out how making the most of mini moments through the day can be a powerful form of self-care this fall.

In this episode, Aimee updates us on the outcome of the “saintly” adventure she shared last week which prompts Lisa to tell a story about a fertility frog?? Then Aimee and Lisa attempt to offer some practices to honor the first week of fall, but they keep getting sidetracked. First, by authentic sharing about challenges they faced over the past few days, then by enlightening Aimee about some words only Canadians know :) Eventually, they teach some real-world ways to transition to fall with...

This week Aimee and Lisa are together in Aimee’s home city of Columbus after teaching together at Aimee’s studio. The two talk about how fall can aggravate the Ayurvedic dosha (bioenergy) of vata which is a drying and turbulent quality that can cause us to feel anxious and overwhelmed.

When emotional upheaval or exhaustion strikes, what happens? Our reactions to the realities of life often cause us even more pain. But, once we know better, we endeavor to do better. This episode is all about using the tools we teach in our real lives to support ourselves when things get real.

Whether it’s learning to conquer worry, shift habitual negative thinking or create a structure that supports self-care, there’s a practice for that from the traditions of yoga and Ayurveda. This week, Aimee and Lisa give examples of tools they’ll be offering in their upcoming digital program- “A Radiant Year”. Doors will be opening soon for you to have a chance to learn to build your own customized toolbox to support your wellness goals for the body, mind and heart.

There’s so much to say about the energetic aspect of the body and Aimee and Lisa hope to make this more mystical subject accessible by sharing how they personally relate to what can happen if there’s an imbalance in the system. This episode is full of ideas to help you speak your truth, enhance your intuition and connect with something greater than you as the discussion covers the upper chakras in this continuation of last week’s show.

This week is all about a more mystical aspect of yoga philosophy- the chakra system. For some, the energetic architecture of the body may seem theoretical, for others, it’s a useful healing resource. If it’s true that the balance of centers of energy within can influence everything from how well we process emotions to how confident we feel, maybe it’s worth looking into. Aimee and Lisa share how working with this system has brought positive change into their lives and they realize that one...

We all have qualities that we’ve learned are bad or wrong so we’ve rejected them in ourselves and others. When someone else sees our shadow selves, it is extremely uncomfortable to be faced with an aspect of ourselves we have judged harshly. This week, Lisa’s shadow came into the light. Lisa and Aimee talk about how to reclaim our murkier shades and integrate our experiences to step into a unified version of ourselves under the light of self-acceptance.

This week Aimee shares her perspective of the collective mourning being experienced in her home state of Ohio since last weekend’s tragic events.