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Welcome to our revolutionary conversations on recovery. The process, courage and resilience it takes to overcome, recover, heal, brake patterns of dysfunction and belief systems that hold us back from living life in peace, acceptance, power and healing. We will talk about addictions, disease, loss, broken hearts, mental health and wellness. ALL of the things that make us human and how to recover this one and only GIFT of life that we have.

The Gris Alves’ Podcast Tales of Recovery gris alves

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 42 Ratings

Welcome to our revolutionary conversations on recovery. The process, courage and resilience it takes to overcome, recover, heal, brake patterns of dysfunction and belief systems that hold us back from living life in peace, acceptance, power and healing. We will talk about addictions, disease, loss, broken hearts, mental health and wellness. ALL of the things that make us human and how to recover this one and only GIFT of life that we have.

    Recuperando la Vida con Carol Perez

    Recuperando la Vida con Carol Perez

    Amigos del podcast, prepárense para esta conversación donde lloré,  me reí, fue mágico y terapéutico estar con esta hermosa y gran mujer mi amiga Carol Pérez.Después de grandes éxitos del “mundo” y los “deber ser”, de grandes experiencias y mucho trabajo personal, Carol deja el mundo corporativo para abrazar la sanacion interna y recuperar ese gozo del misticismo y vivir en el presente fluyendo con la vida compartiendo con el mundo su sabiduría, prácticas y la magia de la vulnerabilidad.Carol es creadora de la comunidad de Insidology donde ella y su pareja Jorge emprenden crear (durante la pandemia y después) espacios seguros para conectar con tu autenticidad, vulnerabilidad y conocerse a uno mismo.Aquí ella nos cuenta parte de su camino y yo, estoy nada más que súper agradecida por gente de tan gran corazón como esta mujer.Para conectar con Carol la encuentras en IG @carolpereza y @insidologyGracias por compartir este podcast!Disponible en @spotify @applepodcasts @podbean @youtube

    • 54 min
    An Intricate Dance with Grief and Healing

    An Intricate Dance with Grief and Healing

    Welcome to another raw, unfiltered episode of "Podcasts in the Car". Join your host, Gris Alves, as she vulnerably shares her personal journey dealing with her father's demise. Listen to Gris as she retrospectively unravels her emotions, challenges, and survival mechanisms from the initial months of grieving, a narrative that is both poignant and enlightening.In this episode, Alves walks listeners through her coping methods, oscillating between past and present experiences. She sheds light on her grieving rituals, exploring diverse therapeutic measures ranging from yoga to her unexpected encounter with psychedelic mushrooms. Get a glimpse into how these experiences reshaped her perception and catalyzed personal growth amidst adversities.Delve into Alves' toolbox of survival as she negotiates her pain and sorrow using a variety of activities and therapeutic interventions. Her candid experience provides insights into the mental and emotional compromises individuals often make in order to cope with heartbreak, presenting a unique understanding of human resilience.Reflect on Alves' perceptive musings on the innate human instinct to negotiate, tracing its presence from the prehistoric era to current times. Engage with her thought-provoking insights and apply them to your personal 'negotiations', contemplating mechanisms influencing various facets of life.This episode not only delves into the machinations of bereavement, but also brings to the surface the importance of mental and emotional health in overall wellness. Alves introduces the concept of the Mindfulness Magic program, a course designed to foster self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Through hints of self-compassion and patience, the program intends to help individuals overwhelmed with arduous emotions or experiences.In conclusion, surrender to your vulnerability with Alves and immerse yourself in the narrative of compassionate self-awareness. Discover how you can transform your mental health narrative towards a more rewarding, empathetic, and self-realized existence.

    • 21 min
    Tales of Recovery with guest Betsy Polatin

    Tales of Recovery with guest Betsy Polatin

    BETSY POLATIN is a movement specialist with four decades of experience in body-mind education and performance training. She has worked with many performing artists in theater, film, and music, including such luminaries as Rashida Jones, Ginnifer Goodwin, Andre Gregory, and John Denver.
     
    As a highly respected senior Alexander Technique educator, she pioneered a four-year Alexander curriculum for the acting conservatory program at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, where she is a master lecturer.
     
    A certified Breathing Coordination instructor and a Somatic Experiencing practitioner, she holds a BA in dance and an MFA in theater education. She continues to teach her work extensively, working with Trauma Healing specialist like Dr. Gabor Mate and Peter Levine among others. 
     
    Betsy has written several books including The Actor's Secret, Macrobiotics in Motion and her latest (my favorite) HUMANUAL, A Manual for Being Human.
    I am so excited to have her brilliant wisdom and compassion on the show today. 
    Please get your cup of tea ready and listen in. 
     
    May this time together with Betsy bring you insight, softness and possibilities for healing and EXPANDING your capacity to breathe easier and land embodied so Spirit may have more space to play. 
     
    You can find Betsy on her webpage www.betsypolatin.com and on IG @betsypolatin
     
     



     

    • 53 min
    Tales of Recovery-Your Cosmic Being and the consequences of ignoring your potential.

    Tales of Recovery-Your Cosmic Being and the consequences of ignoring your potential.

    It is possible to posses the potential for higher consciousness and still turn your back on it, it is the easiest thing in the world to remain ignorant of yourself as a Cosmic Being. 
     
    Here's how you do it: 
    Think the same as everyone else. 
    Follow old habits and conditioning. 
    Accept society's collective beliefs.
    Conform in order to remain "safe".
    Cling to your story as your identity.
    Protect your self image. 
    Look our for # 1.  
    From Deepak Chopra's book Quantum Body. 
     
    The quote I mention in this episode: 
    "Remember how long you've been putting this off, how many extenssions the gods gave you, and you didn't use them. 
    At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don't use it to free yourself it will be goine and will never return."
     
    Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast**
     
    Join the Mindfulness Magic Master Class at www.grisalves.com/events
     
     
     

    • 26 min
    Tales of Recovery with Guest Phileena Nikole

    Tales of Recovery with Guest Phileena Nikole

    Phileena Nikole (formerly Phileena Heurtz)  is our guest on this episode of the Tales of Recovery Podcast. 
    I am forever grateful for Phileena, who is also an author, teacher, spiritual director, retreat guide and trauma informed yoga instructor. She has been INSTRUMENTAL in my unraveling from religious beliefs and with the utmost compassion I have ever encountered. 
    I met her many many years ago when some dear friends of mine recommended her as a spiritual director.  I had read her first book and reached out for what turned out to be a year of incredible transformation and liberation of my heart. 
    As we chat about here on the podcast,  Phileena helped me move from the prison of religious belief systems to the REMEMBERING of who I am and coming into contact with my inner intuition, and a she calls it, "my Inner Knowing". 
    Phileena shares with us her own unraveling with religion, through contemplative practices and a somatic approach as she explains how the body has a way of alerting us when something is just not working out.   Our conversation includes talking about what it is to have a teaching/learning experience vs a lived reality and how listening to your body is key in this journey of Spirituality. 
    You can find Phileena on IG as @phileena and on her webpage www.phileena.com
    Phileena’s discerning guidance has been featured by Center for Action and Contemplation’s Conspire, Sojourner’s Summit, Q Ideas, The Work of the People, Catalyst, Immerse, Darkwood Brew and more.
    She is also the author of Pilgrimage of a Soul, a provocative theological narrative set along the Camino de Santiago, and Mindful Silence, a vulnerable exploration of the Christian contemplative tradition.
     
     
    She does live up in the mountains of New Mexico, so we had a tiny bit of technical issues but I edited it the best I could and I appreciate your patience with this because this recording is just TOO good to be true :) 
     
    Grab your cup of tea and listen in ~ May this podcast be helpful on your journey to your True Self. 
     
    With much Love, 
    Gris
     

    • 54 min
    Recuperando la Vida~ LIVE con mi amiga Carol Perez

    Recuperando la Vida~ LIVE con mi amiga Carol Perez

    Por si te perdiste el LIVE in Instagram, aqui te lo comparto. 

    • 1 hr 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
42 Ratings

42 Ratings

Monica_103179 ,

Thank you for helping me awaken

I found Gris through Chef Marcela and couldn’t be more grateful! As women we are more than what society or culture tells us what we should be. So many revelations listening to this
Podcast and have had many moments of taking my power back. Thank you Gris for being authentically you!

Lafiestacreativa ,

Tales of Recovery

Gris has an uncanny way of shining the light of truth where we might be afraid to look. This is about so much more than addiction recovery! It is about recovery from the lies and negative messages we have absorbed along life’s path and learning to embrace the beauty that who you are today is enough. Listen. Learn Grow. You won’t regret it.

NeFig88 ,

Insightful and Eye Opening

Gris has an incredible way of making you feel like a friend through this podcast as she is so real and so raw about the process of deconstruction of organizations that keep you limited in mind, body, and soul. I am honestly grateful for this podcast because it’s helping me on my journey to rediscovery and spiritual growth. Her stories and words resonate with me and send out so much love that is palpable and greatly needed. Trust me! You will fall in love once you hear the first episode!

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