It has been a minute since I've checked in with you guys here on the Namaste podcast. Lots of life changes and business growth. Today I am filling you in on my latest venture - Shakti School with Katie Silcox. I am so thrilled to be pouring into myself so that I can pour into more women and help them heal their lives. I am also giving you guys an exclusive personal update that hasn't been shared anywhere else yet - stay tuned until the end!  I am manifesting faster than ever before and I am so happy to have you along with me for the ride!  Let connect on IG: @KatieJohnita

Today we chat with my one of my Soul Sisters from YTT! Kelsie Laing is a Yoga Therapist and registered yoga teacher. We touch on a lot of topics such as what yoga therapy is, plant medicine, plus the controversy around veganism and the yoga community. Sit back, relax, and listen. Namaste friends!

Sheleana, the founder of Rising Woman, is a writer, mentor, and women’s work facilitator in Vancouver, BC. She is a certified breathwork facilitator and trained full-spectrum doula offering full-spectrum abortion, miscarriage, pregnancy and birth support to women and couples. Sheleana is passionate about working 1-1 with women on Conscious Relationship, Childhood Wounds, and the Mother Wound and occasionally co-leads workshops in her area. She draws on her own life experience, years of personal study, and continual in-person training as a teachers assistant under Transpersonal Therapist and Teacher, Phil Mistlberger. You’ll find Sheleana in just a few places: cuddled up at home with her partner, in Conscious Relationship Training and Shadow Work Therapy Chambers, and for breakfast and bookstore dates with her best friend and co-facilitator, Heather. Connect with Shay on IG: @RisingWoman & @SheleanaAiyana Connect with Namaste Podcast on IG: @NamastePodcast Connect with Katie J on IG: @Womanifester

Brettina Davis is an advocate for mental health awareness, inclusivity, and solidarity in WOC communities. She also creative directs projects, models, and blogs. She is currently working on better self-care and mental wellness. Her platform is found on Instagram: @thebrettina and www.thebrettina.com

Lauren Zoeller, a CTA certified Life Management Coach, Wellness Expert and E-RYT 200 has achieved overwhelming success in helping people achieve their mind, body and spirit goals. Whether she is working one on one with clients, facilitating one of her workshops, speaking to a group, or teaching yoga, Lauren has the ability to open hearts and minds to enable her clients to become the best version of themselves. Lauren helps her clients, embody unwavering confidence, gain clarity on their heart’s purpose, access full abundance in every area of one’s life, and receive a greater sense of health on a physical, spiritual, mental and emotional level. In addition to her coaching, Lauren teaches private, corporate and studio yoga and is the co-owner of Phoenix Yoga, a 200-hour teacher training program. She has been teaching dance and yoga for 13 years and incorporates clean living and fitness in all of her programs. Lauren is a brand ambassador for Defiance Fuel, Yoga Club Box, doTERRA, Let's Get Checked and AMPD Nutrition, all programs, and products that work in partnership with her lifestyle philosophies.

In this episode, I explain why I decided to stop shampooing, conditioning, and "doing" my hair. Follow me on the gram to see the photos of hair past and present! As a youngster, my hair was always forced into braids by my grandmother and mother. "Beaty is pain," I was told after I told them it hurt to have my scalp yanked around with a comb. There is no pain in my beauty. Beauty is my natural state and I embrace that through my current hair style of 100% free form locs.

In this episode, Ceci discusses how her passion for helping the world water crisis went from hobby to a socially responsible business. She just finished up her YTT so we discuss what it means to "live yoga" and the best parts of being a yoga teacher (hint: it's not teaching yoga). You'll also hear her favorite meditation techniques and "woo-woo" practices that soothe her anxiety.

Dielle Charon is a business coach for service-based entrepreneurs, coaches, and side hustlers. She teaches how side hustlers can sign clients consistently through content creation and collaborations. She enjoys practicing yoga, helping other entrepreneurs grow a successful business, and leaning into gratitude and manifestation to guide her on her journey. Dielle truly believes when you have a successful business, it can transform your entire life. You can learn more about her through her Instagram: @sizebizcoach or on her website: diellecharon.com.

Question: How do I deal with toxic (platonic) relationships in the workplace without spiritual bypass? If you're taking steps to spiritual growth and you experience a situation, person, or manifestation that's less than ideal, it might be easy to simply ignore negative triggers. People on the spiritual path often feel like they can't experience negative emotions. This is not true. We call this spiritual Bypass, and it can directly hinder your spiritual growth journey. In this episode I discuss: What is Spiritual Bypass, Why it's important to avoid spiritual bypass when you're on a self-growth journey/ hoping to manifest your best life, How to know if you're Bypassing, A step-by-step process for resolving toxic (platonic) relationships, How negative/toxic situations can be used to enhance or guide your manifestation journey. Looking forward to your thoughts and "aha" moments!

While Kris was healing herself from childhood and young-adulthood trauma, she came face to face with an immense amount of unexplainable pain. After seeing numerous healthcare professionals she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Through her own healing journey she discovered yoga therapy and the power of moon circles with other awakened wombyn. Kris Jones is now an Energy Healer, Yoga Therapist in training and Life Guide living in Austin, Texas. In this episode, you'll hear more about Kris' own healing journey, and how she empowers her clients to take ownership of their healing process. The Moon Circles Kris leads every month are unique experiences designed to initiate transformation through connection with Mama Moon and her inherently feminine cycles. To learn more about Kris and her Monthly Moon Circles follow her on Instagram @FindYourHealing