A lovely soothing shorter journey into your own wise heart. Great for when you need a gentle reset in times of emotional turmoil. Also a useful soother to listen to before falling asleep.Ciara Jean RobertsYoga Teacher. Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist, Author, Creative Sparkhttps://www.whollyaligned.comTwitter @WhollyAlignedCheck out my Tedx Talk: Unlocking your Inner Physician: https://youtu.be/y0lmkEkNIuk

Ciara Roberts brings you a series of guided meditations.  You can listen seated, laying down, on a train, in a plane, under a tree...make it work for you.Beginning with Arriving and Centring.The energies of Arrive. The energies of Centre.Arriving and centring into the contours of our physical form. Centring into the essence of the deepest inner truths we hold.Arriving and Centring is a practise Ciara experienced with long time yin yoga teacher, Sarah Lo. A useful way to expand our feelings of body. How we experience sitting, in physical form, within an entire cosmology - which can seem so very peculiar or abstract when we have not had direct experience of this sense of connection. This enduring vastness.It resides within each one of us. Without exception.We arrive into the landscape of body.We centre into the inner beingness - perhaps we could call this grounding in our Buddha self. Or tapping into the well of sustenance within. Our inner power. It whispers and willows much further than the constraints of body. Enjoy. Ciara Jean RobertsYoga teacher, Writer, Naturopathic Nutritional Therapisthttps://www.whollyaligned.com

In this episode, Ciara shares 3 key learning outcomes for coherent breathing, expanding more on the intricacies of the nervous system and reflective invitations to allow you to explore your current inner state:1. Breathing through the nose2. Breathing into the belly3. An even rate and rhythmIt's all about balance. With a guided 15 minutes at the end to help regulate, sense and feel.For the 20 minutes guided coherent breath episode, listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/246643/3199480

In the ongoing season of the Recalibrate/Recalibrating your nervous system,  season of the Wholly Aligned podcast, Ciara welcomes Dr Ela Manga.Ela is an integrated medical doctor, practising in South Africa. Trained originally as a GP in conventional medicine, a few years into her GP work, she swiftly discovered that patients kept coming back with the same issues.  Her work then broadened out into energy management and conscious living.  Very much including the power of breath. She is also the founder of Breathwork Africa.  A key passion for her, is training practitioners to shine this work more out into the world.She shares the Zulu word (also present in many other African languages across the southern part) Of Ubuntu. Hear her speak more of this as a way if life, a sacred way of being in the podcast.To discover more about wonderful Ela and er work in the world, her website is: https://www.drelamanga.com including links and detail of her upcoming virtual breath work sessions. Her book, which this episode title draws inspiration from: Breathe. Strategising energy in the age of burnout is available via Amazon, with the link also via her website, listed above.Love CiaraFind your voice. It's your real power nowCiara Jean RobertsWriter, yoga teacher and Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist https://www.whollyaligned.com

In the second episode of 'Recalibrating the nervous system' series, Ciara expands a bit more on the Autonomic Nervous Systems and its 3 key branches of sympathetic nervous system, para-sympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system. Making it relatable to your daily life. So not laden with jargon - infused with real life story and reminders to be kind and compassionate in your explorations! It's deep work...Touching upon the activating and pacifying components of the breath and how that ties in with the nervous system. Linking it in with the 3 key functions of the brain: learning, regulation and selection.Such a vast and fascinating arena to explore. Most importantly you are the adventurer of your own inner journeys.  Ciara Jean RobertsYoga Teacher. Writer,  Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist, Creative.https://www.whollyaligned.comTwitter @WhollyAlignedTedx Talk: Unlocking your Inner Physician: https://youtu.be/y0lmkEkNIukSign up to my practical and inspiring mailing list here and receive 5 powerful yet simple ways to feel more energised:https://bit.ly/energiseyourself

In this 6 part series on 'Recalibrating the nervous system', Ciara shares the benefits of coherent breath. Starting with the 3 key levers as entry points into your deeper self. Your breath. Your life force. This episode expands more on laying a foundation for breath. Partner this with the guided coherent breath episode so you get that all important practical experience. To feel it in your own body.Partner this episode with the 20 minutes guided 6/6 breathing here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/246643/3199480Engineer, inventor and life scientist Stephen Elliott is credited with giving the name to this self-regulating breath - coherent breath. This is where we begin.As Stephen says: 'Coherent breathing is an evolving science: The current understanding is that benefits are ultimately an outcome of improved brain function via enhanced circulation in the brain, this, and care and feeding of every cell in the body.’The three key levers of coherent breathBreathing through the nose. A non-negotiable when it comes to breath for health.Breathing into the belly. We might call this, ‘taking the breath down’.Breathing at a rate of 5 rounds of breath per minute.You might be curious to know there are other levers to explore, however for the purposes of laying a strong foundation to begin with, the above three creates a fabulous entry.  So launch your own curiosity and research assignments that will help you simply be more aware of the relationship between your breath and your inner state.May you breathe well, feel well, live well.Ciara Jean RobertsTedx Talk: Unlocking your Inner Physician: https://youtu.be/y0lmkEkNIukYoga Teacher. Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist, Author, Creative.https://www.whollyaligned.comTwitter @WhollyAlignedSign up to my practical and inspiring mailing list here and receive 5 powerful yet simple ways to feel more energised:https://bit.ly/energiseyourself

In episode 4 of Integrating a holistic approach to kidneys, Ciara speaks with Mike Stephens. Kidney transplant and vascular access surgeon. Part of the leadership team in Cardiff,  Wales. I first spoke with Mike, about 3 years ago, when a burgeoning interest in the wellbeing of medics working in a dysfunctional system became a passion I wanted to understand more about. Mike was open in the challenges he felt. Which was very refreshing for me to hear. Now here we are in October 2021, Mike speaks with experience and humility. A calm perfuses through his sharings throughout.A wonderful treasure of a conversation covering vulnerability, to pressured schedules, to being part of a team. So many gems in this. A valuable dialogue especially for those working in surgery or indeed considering it.Enjoy.Ciara Jean Robertshttps://www.whollyaligned.com 

Episode 3 in the series 'Integrating a holistic approach to kidneys'.Ciara talks to one of her closest friends Vivien, who has a working transplant for over 25 years now. Ciara and Vivien met in the St Helier dialysis unit when they were both young students at different universities. And over 25 years later, they remain firm friends. Through the rollercoasters of their own unique journey with their kidney transplants, their friendship has been a solid through line  of soulful solace,  honest conversation, adventures, true kinship to rely on through highs and lows. What a gift to have these gems in our lives.A truly beautiful conversation where the pulse of deep friendship shines through.What does it ignite in you? Ciara Jean RobertsFounder of Wholly Aligned. Author, speaker, holistic kidney expert, yoga teacher and naturopathic nutritionisthttps://www.whollyaligned.com

Episode 2 of Integrating a Holistic Approach to Kidneys features another brilliant human.Dr Sharlene Greenwood is a Consultant Physiotherapist at King’s College Hospital, an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London, and a NIHR post-doctoral research fellow. She co-chairs the UK Kidney Research Consortium, and Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQuIP), and is the President of the UK Kidney Association. Sharlene is an advanced clinical practitioner with 15 years of experience as a specialist renal physiotherapist. She leads one of the only commissioned renal exercise services in the UK, which includes renal rehabilitation, weight management, and specialist kidney transplant exercise clinics. Sharlene has a keen interest in holistic management and has recently developed Kidney Beam www.beamfeelgood.com  in partnership with Kidney Research UK and a medtech company Beam.  Ciara chats to Sharlene about her passion for Kidney Beam,  what it means to play to her strengths and the vision she has for the future. Note that Kidney Beam remains free with its current funding, to those impacted by kidney illness. So you can sign up and avail of all the wonderful resources for free on therehttps://beamfeelgood.com/kidney%20disease

In the bright start of a brand new series,' Integrating a holistic approach to kidneys', Ciara chats to her good friend Anoushica.Including the very turbulent rollercoaster with her kidney transplant following a serious fungal infection that left her in hospital for over 3 months this year. Including days in intensive care.We cover the ache of her brother wanting to give her a kidney, her feelings of responsibility as the older sibling to him. Her eventual recognition that he was a grown man, wanting her to be alive and well. So that was the gift back to him. Reciprocity. We talk of the healing power of receptivity. As women especially, our willingness to receive. And how our healing journey happens in a. spiral. There is a divine timing - the courage too to cultivate self awareness. Always ongoing and evolving.And end with visioning a dream for the future. Get uplifted and join us in this intimate chat.A beautiful and honest conversation. Enjoy!The Harmony Hour video from November 2017:  https://youtu.be/KRU8U8OUJnsCiara Jean RobertsHolistic Health Educator, Author, Speaker, Yoga teacher, Naturopathic Nutritionist(Yoga teacher on Kidney Beam too)Connect with Ciara on Twitter@WhollyAlignedFind out more  via https://www.whollyaligned.com