Sacred Listening Podcast
A revolution to reclaim what self-care is uniquely for us by listening IN to our inner wisdom. It’s not about the glamor, the red light therapy, or the 10 kinds of supplements. It’s simple, daily, nurturing acts of self-love to help balance depletion and stress.
Listen IN to personal stories, expert interviews, and guided practices as we reclaim self-agency over our health and wellbeing.
Ep 19: Self-care for marginalized communities with Elena Velez
People of color and marginalized communities, who face a disproportionate amount of societal stress and burden, are often the ones who need self-nurture the most. But because of the economy around self-care, it is inaccessible to them, let alone enough time for themselves to think about how they can care for and nurture themselves.
That is why, today, I asked Elena Velez, founder and director of Community Restorative Training, to be here with us today to speak on this very important mission she is on — to educate and bring accessibility of self-nurture to marginalized communities.
Ep 18: How to abhyanga (Ayurvedic oil massage) with Yvette Racines
Abhyganga, or Ayurvedic self-massage, applies warmed oil (oftentimes infused with herbs for unique bodily constitutions) to our entire body from head (including scalp) to toes. This ancient and traditional practice helps with regulating the nervous system, nourishing the skin, and relieving tension from muscles and tendons.
Yvette guides us into a simplified practice of Abhyanga that you can easily fit into your busy schedule!
Ep 13: Resisting against rest
In this episode, Elaine explores our relationship with rest and the resistance many of us have towards it. She shares her own journey of learning to embrace rest and the importance of balancing busyness with rest. Elaine encourages listeners to have an honest conversation about their relationship with rest and to reframe the idea of deserving rest. She emphasizes that rest is the foundation for success and caring for oneself and others. The episode concludes with a reminder to constantly listen to our bodies and adapt our forms of rest as our circumstances change.
Ep 10: Guided contemplation and journaling for setting compassionate boundaries
Every event and/or interaction that feels triggering to you can be an opportunity for further self-reflection and self-healing. This guided contemplation and journaling practice takes you through a compassionate exploration into your more reactive moments in certain events and/or interactions with people. While holding this compassionate space for yourself, reflect upon how you can communicate to set healthy, compassionate boundaries.
Ep 9: Mental self-care and redefining “setting boundaries” with Irene Oyang
Can "setting boundaries" with other people be yet another form of finger-pointing rather than turning the mirror back to ourselves?
How do we know whether we are trying to avoid a healing opportunity (which can be messy and painful) by "setting boundaries?"
Listen in to this week's {potentially} controversial topic with my very dear sister Irene as my guest.
We speak about:
How we can miss out on healing opportunities and bypass deeper self-work when we are too quick to set boundaries with people who trigger us
Recognizing good stress, and balancing stress with rest for better personal growth, healing, and development
The need for everyone to reinvestigate our old emotional wounds rather than never ripping off the Band-aids