Be Brave in your Body.
Holding on to unwanted habits or behaviors can be a difficult and painful experience. This Reiki healing session offers relief to help release addictions of all kinds, connecting to your inner strength and self compassion. The energy helps to remove blockages in the body, mind, and spirit, allowing for a free flow of healing that can break negative patterns.
This Reiki video may be just what you need to soothe the edges of a broken heart. I focus energy on the anahata chakra with the aid of green opal, a crystal that can open the heart but also helps to ground difficult energy. The session helps to mitigate the emotional and physical pain of the heart, especially due to a recent break up.
These crispy, snappy sounds of the bamboo brush create a relaxing atmosphere to combat stress and bring a feeling of zen. Listen with headphones for the best experience.
Enjoy the crispy, popping sounds of massaging a scalp brush. This sound texture is just the thing for relaxation before sleep. Enjoy with headphones for the best experience.
This week’s self-care routine focused on grounding down in the last remnants of winter, trying not to escape it in my hopes for spring. I did plenty of yoga, some strength training, creative work, and I ate some delicious, healthy meals; also, I spent some quality family time. What did you do this week for self care?
Every healing journey requires care. This reiki healing session provides gentle nudging toward deeper self care, and highlights the beneficial energies that you have already cultivated. The use of clear quartz at the close of the session amplifies the energies so that you can feel renewed in your process of seeking a higher vibration, whether that means achieving calmness, healing wounds, or making space for deeper exploration. I hope that you enjoy this gentle but powerful session.
The scratchy sounds in this ASMR video aid in deep relaxation, especially for sleep or calming the mind while doing other tasks. Enjoy the texture of the microphone with these easy, flowing sounds which promote calmness, ease, and create an ambience of safety.
I’m glad that you found this Reiki healing session to help you release heavy emotional weight. To make space for deeper connection and affection, we sometimes need to address the emotional bonds that can hold us back. This energy healing session engages the power of flower agate crystal to reach deeply into the emotions. Reiki energy flows where it is needed to help you address any lingering wounds, fears, or other aspects that can close you off from deep, meaningful connections.
Experience a grounding Reiki session that balances “airy” energy so that you feel more grounded and present in your body. Aragonite brings your head out of the clouds to land back on the earthly plane, orienting you back to the present moment. Orange selenite helps you to sit down into your body to find joy in this moment, especially through renewed creative energy.
Come back to Earth with this healing Reiki healing.
Welcome to this 15-minute ASMR video featuring the satisfying crinkly, scratchy sounds of a loofah sponge! This video is perfect for those who want to unwind and de-stress after a long day.
This powerful Reiki session can bring relief by alleviating the symptoms of migraine or headache with or without aura. During this session you can receive healing Reiki to help balance and restore the flow of energy through the body. This may help reduce the intensity and frequency of migraine.
Allow the healing powers of Reiki to guide you.
Enjoy the magical sounds of crystal ball tapping with some quiet mouth sounds. Gentle, rhythmic tapping induces a state of deep relaxation and calmness. Be mesmerized by the visual tingle of the crystal ball, and relax into the soothing sounds of tapping.
Wear headphones to enjoy this experience.
This short but soothing experience includes gentle mic brushing sounds and face brushing visuals. The ASMR session is perfect for those who are looking to unwind, relax, and achieve a deep sense of calm.
The combination of soft mic brushing and gentle face brushing helps you to forget worries and reduce stress levels. Listen before bedtime or during times of high anxiety to promote deep sleep and relaxation.
Enjoy with headphones for the best experience!
Experience the soothing and calming sounds of gentle scratching and tapping on cork. The sound is incredibly satisfying and helps to invite a deep state of relaxation. This video is perfect for those who have trouble falling asleep, suffer from anxiety, or just need a break from their busy lives.
Sit back, relax, and let the gentle sounds of cork scratching and tapping wash over you. Wear headphones to fully experience the binaural sound effects.
Accept this reiki healing for anxious thoughts and other sensations of anxiety. Reiki can heal when the energy is accepted.
This week’s episode sees a bad day amidst a beautiful setting as the fall/autumn season reached its peak. Check out my week of workouts and wellness!
I had to chop off my hair. It was just so thin and terrible. This week I got back to working out after having a cold, and we started decorating for Halloween.
This was the week before I got sick and also before I chopped off all my hair. It was a good week. I deep cleaned the fridge, reflected about the role of trauma in weight loss, and did my daily workouts.
I had a lot of reflection in this video about parenting, authenticity, and body image issues.
I’m still at it. I thought that I would quit, but something keeps me going.
Another week in the books! I keep wondering if should stop making content altogether, just because it’s so time-consuming. However, I realize, too, that I feel a lot more motivated to stay on my routine and work hard on my workouts when I am recording myself. I guess it’s a good trade-off. Maybe putting in the time to make these videos pays off. For now, I am going to keep them going!
This is my second vlog that encompasses a full week-ish of content. This is the week before we went on vacation to Maine. I actually did not record at all while on vacation, but my husband used my camera on his drone and got some footage that I ended up incorporating into the vlog.
I have noticed that many people who post weightloss | wellness | fitness vlogs tend to have pretty long videos — like, up to 30 minutes. I thought to string together several days’ worth of footage so that my vlogs can be longer. This is my first attempt, and the video only ended up being a little more than 5 minutes long. Oh well! Guess I need to learn to talk more, or record more…
But here is my first weekly vlog post, rich with almost a week’s worth of media.
I was a bit bummed to have lost so much footage from this episode, due to my computer crashing. However, I do feel lucky to have been able to recover what I did from the day. Today I hit a chest and triceps workout, spent some time at a local river, and also watered my plants. Fascinating stuff in the life of a middle-aged woman, for sure.
Today I also researched more successful YouTubers and I see that many of these weight loss and wellness episodes tend to be much longer and be comprised of much more talking to the camera. I think that I may try to shift into this kind of modality — but it won’t be until after Episode 40, at least, because I am still behind in uploading old footage.
I continue to play catch-up on processing videos from weeks ago, amidst trying to recover files from the latest computer crash. This heat wave is really getting to me. But, nevertheless, here is Episode 36 in which there was no heat wave, and I can look back upon that day fondly.
My PC crashed and I lost all my files; after four days of working on getting my computer back up and running, I am finally able to post my content. I was already two weeks behind on posting content, and now I am even farther back. I hope that I can catch up soon! Anway, in this episode I do some reflection on my journey, hit a legs and shoulders workout, and head to the beach for some reading after some delicious food.
A family day today full of fun with sushi, shopping, psychic, and more. But it all began by grounding with some yoga.
Got to celebrate those WINS! We had a date night out to dinner at a country club on a beautiful summer night after I crushed a full body workout and spent some time with the pup.
I have been feeling confident in my program and better in my skin, so this episode ends with a bikini progress pic…because I felt it.
We had a fun birthday celebration at Three Sisters Sanctuary. I hit a legs and shoulders workout in the home gym. And I reflected on how I handle stress.
Hit a milestone today with 30 episodes in my wellness journey A Body is a Journey! Yay! I am so proud of myself!
I took a few days off from my exercise program and decided to do a 3-day fast and just focus on the heavy emotional stress that came with a very stressful situation lately. The video includes a lot of reflection, and a trip to the aquarium.
I have taken a couple days off and I am few videos behind on posting. Here is Episode 28 with reflections on my continued gut cleanse, a frozen yogurt bites recipe, and a biceps and back workout.
I wax poetic about taking responsibility for my reality as I float on the lake. Then, I crush a chest and triceps workout, and finally I bring it home with some time with friends.
The 4th of July weekend continued with lots of fun. My child joined me for a full-body workout, which was great.
I finally got my replacement GoPro and I am back with my daily vlogs on this wellness journey! I really missed making content. In this episode I take a walk, have a reflection, go swimming, do step aerobics, do yoga, and hit a fireworks show with the family. Summer doesn’t get better.
This weekend while swimming in the lake, I thought to take some footage of swimming underwater and my GoPro drowned! I lost some footage, but here is the last footage, which is a back and biceps workout. A new GoPro should arrive tomorrow, so until then…enjoy!
Today’s episode was simple with leg day and some shoulders.
A big cardio day today with 60 minutes of learning a new advanced step routine, followed by a reflection about embracing the joy of being on a wellness journey.
I take a hard look at what has made me unwell on this wellness journey, because acknowledging why I feel unwell is part of growing and learning. I hit a biceps and back workout after making space to care for my mental and emotional health.
We celebrated Father’s Day today after a great lower body workout, a jog, and some novel-writing time.
Following a shoulders workout and step aerobics, I confronted the same panic I have felt for 22 years after doing cardio. I include some reflection about panic disorder, weigh in, and then make some sage smudge sticks.
I got in a lot of movement today with house cleaning and leg day.
I had a busy today on my wellness journey with a walk, a triceps and chest session in the home gym, some self care, some writing, and a date night at home. It was a fun, fulfilling day.
Episode 10 sees a legs and shoulders workout, some dinner, and a solo kayak paddle with reflection.
I had a jam-packed day today with work, but I got it done and then made time for a back and biceps workout. I also squeezed in mowing the lawn and making some chive blossom vinegar.
I was so excited to hit our new home gym yesterday. I went light and did a full body workout. Check out Episode 8 of my wellness journey, which features the workout, a weigh-in, and a reflection.
I hope that this is the last day that I have to work around an injury. I feel like I am ready to do some light lifting and cardio again, and resume this journey the way that I envisioned it! In Episode 7 I do 90 minutes of yoga, some core work, and have a walk. I think I’m ready.
Oh! The thrilling life of a 42-year-old woman! In this episode I go for a walk, do some gardening, make dinner, and mourn that I still cannot lift weights due to a back injury. It is — in short — precisely what is expected of a middle-aged life…at least today. I hope tomorrow I can crush some goals.
Today I was able to do 15 minutes each of cardio and yoga, but I did pay for it a little bit at night. I did not get much footage of the day, but did have some reflection about wellness: desiring wellness is a big deal in a society that values illness.
Today was a struggle. Another day without being able to exercise sent me into a spiral and having a small treat of chocolate triggered me into old patterns.
Today I tried my best to completely rest. It was very challenging to not do the things that I wanted to do, but I tried to keep my back in a resting mode throughout the day in hopes that I can return to exercise again soon.
In Episode 2 I try to keep my movement to a minimum due to a back injury, but I end up causing more pain.
I decided to start a YouTube daily vlog to reflect on my wellness journey of diet, fitness, and mindfulness. I am already four episodes in, but did not post on this website yet! So, stay tuned for the first few episode saturating this site for a moment. Please follow on YouTube if you would like to stay up-to-date (and I will try to remember to post here, too).
Today’s workout focused on back and biceps, with 20 minutes of cardio at the end. Overall, it was a good workout with plenty of variety, using dumbells, resistance bands, a body bar, and a barbell.
One of my favorite exercises this week came with my legs and shoulders split on Sunday. I finished my workout with some kneeling squats and internally-rotated bent front shoulder raises. This brought a fantastic burn. The rest of the split was also very good, with some curtsy squats, overhead press (not shown), goblet squats (not shown), clamshells, glute extensions, upright rows, and a tri-series of shoulder raises.
The workout lasted about 45 minutes.
Posting my workouts again feels good; it keeps me motivated and inspired. Enjoy!
There is much going on in the country currently to present a facade of control. Sometimes control is a good quality in our human experience; however, much of the time control is only a fantasy that brings more harm.
While wanting control is natural, it also causes much suffering in our lives as we feel how little can actually be controlled. Rather than continuously reaching for a feeling of wellbeing through what we can control, I invite viewers in this video to experiment with surrendering control. A meditation is included.
Adding this alternating dynamic into a classic dumbbell chest press kicked up this exercise quite a bit. You have to do more stabilizing in the core. You will also feel the flexion in each arm a bit more because you have to deal with balancing the motion.
For this Tarot Tuesday I used an the Sacred Geometry Activations Oracle deck, so it’s more like an “Oracle Tuesday.” The Divine Maculine card signals the focused start of an endeavor with consistent follow-through from start to finish. It also denotes protection, security, and structure. This card is tied to the material world, so focus your energies on what is happening in this plane of existence for you.
Helpers to internalize the meaning and value of this card include: bergamot and sandalwood essential oils, and tiger’s eye crystal.
For the full reading, check out my video on YouTube!
May you engage the energies of the divine masculine in your journeys throughout the week, and may they assist you in reaching your goals.
Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again, my friends.
I love doing push ups on the incline, like using a step. I feel like I can go deeper into the chest and also sustain my movements more slowly. The incline makes the exercise a little bit more accessible for those who often go onto their knees for a push up. It also targets the chest differently, slightly. Adding the side plank at the top of the movement allowed for deeper engagement of the core.
Lunges are wonderful when they’re done with good form! Anyone who has done a lunge with poor form knows the pain that can burst through the knee joint.
Today’s WOD is a lunge sequence using only body weight. It’s great to balancing and so the core is engaged, as well. The exercise targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glute muscles, of course.
Step back into a lunge. Be sure that your front knee aligns with your front toes and does not reach beyond your toes. Aim to keep your knee back, tracking with your ankle.
Propel forward toward Warrior III posture, maintaining balance.
Drive your back knee up and forward.
Step back and gently place the leg into position for a back lunge.
This morning’s Core Commitment class went well! It was my first virtual fitness class since I was sick yesterday for the grand opening — I know, right?!
There were a few tech problems during the class, which were frustrating. But after that was fixed, the class was smooth. I can still feel the burn in my abs and thighs and glutes as I type this post!
Today’s WOD is a Goddess Squat with DB Goalpost Side Bends. This standing core exercise primarily targets the transverse abdominus and the internal and external obliques. You need to engage your pelvic floor as well. The quadriceps and glutes and shoulders get a little pick-me-up with this exercise as they stabilize your body in the correct position.
Enjoy the burn, my friends!
I am so excited for the grand opening of the virtual studio tomorrow, September 1! Classes kick off with 45 minutes of Pump & Grind at 9am EST (sign up here!).
To welcome clients and participants to the studio, I made a little video saying hi!
Meta/Physical is a wellness studio offering fitness and yoga classes, ritual, personal training (starting February 2022), and reiki, massage, and nutrition (coming when the brick-and-mortar studio opens). We are body-positive and supportive in all wellness journeys. Our goal is to aid clients and participants in being braver in their bodies.
Today I did a high-energy cardio workout! Step aerobics is light and fun, and I did my own routine to some excellent music. It lifted my spirits and got me primed for a great day.
I used sections of my routine to make quick how-to videos for my Step 101 YouTube Series, which I created today, I’m excited to say!
Today I did my routine “Ground Control,” which was a lot of fun. Here are some of the additions to my series:
It’s a lot, right!? The workout was stellar and the videos came out OK, too!
Homeschooling your elementary school-aged child for the first time during a global pandemic, while you are working and also doing ALL. OF. THE. THINGS. was not expected to be easy — but did you expect that it would be THIS hard? I’ve heard even my teacher friends complain that they can teach students just fine, but when teaching their own children, it’s a battle that they just can’t win.
In this video I share some best practices and tips for new homeschoolers who are low on time and energy…and patience. You can reach your goals and also keep your sanity!
There are so many wonderful aspects of creating in order to please, entertain, or otherwise serve somebody else; however, creating strictly for your own purposes, to serve yourself, is a function with which many people lose touch as they grow. When one no longer creates for herself then a quest for acceptance from others that seemingly can never be filled, is created.
In this video, I talk about a need to come back to creating as a function of serving the self, and the importance of bringing that into focus once more.
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“Fantasy” is used to denote desire and not make-believe.
In this video, I present the idea that during the covid pandemic the subconscious may project a wish for illness due to societal and personal value systems. The “fantasy of illness” is a desire that acknowledges one’s understanding of self as a sickly individual in need of care from others; this is not necessarily a negative desire, but one that should be brought into awareness when moving toward the society that we wish to build together. A “fantasy of illness” does not indicate that one makes oneself ill but that a person may feel relief when the world around her begins to reflect her inner fears of being unwell.
I have been brave and making videos for some of my other outlets this month, so I figured: why not make a video journal for my wellness journey, too?
Moon Bodies 