In this episode of Meditate with Kate:Guided meditation to bring ease to the mind and bodyMeditation closes with grounding and gratitude

In this episode of Meditate with Kate, I sit down with Aisha Beau Johnson. Aisha is a digital content creator, speaker, and founder of AishaBeau.com, a digital destination highlighting all things self-care for women of color. She specializes in writing about beauty, lifestyle, and wellness topics, highlighting the importance of internal and external well-being. Aisha’s writing about mental health and personal development have been featured by outlets such as Fast Company and SUCCESS. Most recently, Aisha launched a self-love podcast, Re-Written. To learn more about Aisha, you can follow her journey @aishabeau

In this episode of Meditate with Kate, I sit down with Kate Waitzkin. I first discovered Kate’s meditations with Goop. I’m very excited to share this conversation with Kate and learn about her journey to yoga + meditation, how she is using this time at home with her family and growing her online yoga community. Kate is also an essential oil educator and in our conversation, she shares a wealth of knowledge about essential oils and which ones she uses to help her feel grounded and more at ease. Our conversation ends with a lovely meditation led by Kate in the final 10 minutes. More about Kate:Kate Waitzkin is a mama and yoga and meditation teacher recognized for her accessible and potent approach to leading guided meditation and for creating an impactful experience through vinyasa flow with a blend of breath-centered movement, inspired sequencing, and purposeful moments of reflection. Kate has taught yoga and meditation since 2006 and continues to lead public and private classes, workshops, retreats and teacher training programs throughout the year.  She currently offers LIVE yoga and meditation classes online each week through her online platform, SHALA COLLECTIVE. Formally trained through YogaWorks in New York, her primary teachers today are Rod Stryker and Elena Brower with whom she travels to study annually. To learn more about Kate, her work and book classes with SHALA Collective, please visit: https://www.katewaitzkin.com

In this episode of Meditate with Kate Podcast, I have a conversation with Nikki Smithson:Nikki Smithson is a lead senior instructor at YogaSource Los Gatos, where her teaching journey began, as well as other well-known and revered locations throughout the Bay Area. She teaches gentle Yoga, vinyasa, restorative, yin, meditation and Yoga Strong, and leads various advanced studies and teacher training programs. She is a massage therapist and an Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Health Coach specializing in Women's health, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, pelvic pain and inflammatory conditions. Nikki has been practicing yoga for 12 years and is currently continuing her studies with the Shakti School and with Rod Stryker of Para Yoga. She believes that Yoga truly is for everyone and that it is an opportunity to step into the power of self and be in the unending beauty of the flow of life.You can find more about Nikki and her work by visiting www.nikkismithson.com

In this episode of Meditate with Kate Podcast:Discuss the importance of caring for our emotional and mental well-being in times of high anxiety or fear.A guided meditation using the Ujjayi breath to improve our kidney chi (energy). 

In this episode of Meditate with Kate Podcast:Guided movement for healthy circulation, posture and mental clarity Breath-work and guided meditation to increase feelings of ease, compassion and relaxation

In this episode of Meditate with Kate Podcast:How negative self-talk diminishes our joy and peace of mindImportance of self-compassion and how to train the brain to recognize when our inner-critic takes overGuided meditation and relaxation

In this episode of Meditate with Kate Podcast:Discuss the benefits of gratitude and how it improves our mood, immunity and brain function Guided meditation and relaxation (meditation begins at 3:05)

In this episode of Meditate with Kate Podcast: How to benefit from nature and forest bathing Dicuss the many benefits of nature and boost in nervous system, immune system and NK cells Guided meditation to aid relaxation

In this episode of Meditate with Kate Podcast: Recap on positive self-talk Why emotional hygiene matters How the brain and nervous system benefit with breath work and meditation The brain response to stress and how to calm our nervous system in "fight or flight" Breath work and meditation exercise Enjoy!