Come To Your Senses with Mary Lofgren

Mary Lofgren
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Come to Your Senses is a place to step back into relationship with your body and yourself through beauty, wonder, simple pleasures, and sensory living.  Hosted by award-winning embodiment coach Mary Lofgren, we explore how to understand and care for the feminine nervous system. You'll hear wisdom on simple pleasures, seasonal wisdom, beauty as a spiritual practice, and embodied living, as well as neuroscience, self-trust, and spiritual growth. If you’re looking for a cozy cottage where you can calm anxiety, reconnect with yourself, and experience more beauty and meaning, this podcast is for you.  Learn more at https://marylofgren.com/

  1. 22H AGO

    You Are Wired for Pleasure

    It is well known that our nervous systems are built for survival. But what is less well known is the way they are also built for pleasure, connection, and aliveness. In this episode of Come to Your Senses, Mary Lofgren we unpack the research gap that left feminine nervous systems understudied for decades, and how you can find your way back to regulation, rest, and resplendence, in ways that work with, not against, your feminine nervous system.  You'll hear gems on:  The research gap in feminine nervous system science, and why traditional advice often leaves out the nuance women need to feel supportedWhy your sensitivity is a fabulous design feature, not a flawHow regulation tools differ for women and femmesHow to navigate less towards calming down and more towards coming aliveMentioned in the Episode Free class: How to Understand and Care for Your Resplendent Feminine Nervous System — March 18th, live and recorded, Register here Mary's book: Sensing the SacredEpisode 204 webpage: You Are Wired for Pleasure🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    23 min

  2. MAR 3

    The Feminine Art of Trusting Your Body

    Do you ever feel unsure how to hear or trust your body? Do you ever worry that listening to your body would mean abandoning all your responsibilities, or losing momentum on hard work? Do want a relationship with your body that feels luscious, grounded, and steeped in self-trust, but aren’t sure where to begin? In today’s episode, The Feminine Art of Trusting Your Body Again, Mary Lofgren explores the how to rebuild body trust and befriend the wisdom of your body's voice. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to understand the hidden language of your bodyHow to tell the difference between true desire and nervous system distress3 simple ways to rebuild self-trustHow to listen to your body's intuitive urges without reacting on impulseHow to restore a sense of clarity, confidence, and friendship with your bodyLinks from the Show:  A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back In Your Body: Free DownloadQoya Inspired Movement 🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    25 min

  3. FEB 18

    Gentle Structure for Creative People

    Creative work thrives safety, rhythm, and support. In this episode of Come to Your Senses, we explore how gentle structure can help creative people stay focused, reduce overwhelm, and finish meaningful work. If you struggle with distraction, overthinking, or inconsistent creative energy, this episode offers a calmer, more sustainable approach to productivity. Topics include: How to use gentle structure to support your creative focusHow to work with your energy and turn mental static into embodied clarityHow to leave yourself wanting with creative projects, and increase desire to returnTools of embodiment to support a steady, sustainable pace.This episode is perfect for reeling yourself in when you feel pulled in too many directions, and enjoying a focused flow of delicious creativity.  🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    22 min

  4. FEB 5

    What Fostering 20 Dogs Taught Me About How to Love

    Do you ever hold back to avoid heartbreak, even though what you really want is to love wholeheartedly? In this episode of Come To Your Senses with Mary Lofgren, I'm sharing  what fostering dogs has taught me about love, presence, and showing up with an open heart, even when loss is inevitable. Fostering has been an unexpected masterclass in relationships, attachment, boundaries, and letting love move through my life, and I'm excited to share what gems of wisdom I've learned with you today. Here's to all the ways that only love can break, and open, our hearts.  Topics include: What fostering dogs taught me about relationships, love, and healthy attachmentHow to love, even when you can't fully attachDating, boundaries, and intuitionBeing willing to fall in love (again and again)This episode is perfect for anyone who loves dogs, has known heartbreak, believes in loving fully, and wants to live with more emotional freedom. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE  The Healing Heartbreak Support Kit - Balm for a broken heart🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    24 min

  5. JAN 28

    Imbolc, Hope, and Seasonal Wisdom for Staying Human

    This episode looks to Imbolc, a seasonal living holy day to keep warmth, hope, and tending alive. We explore seasonal living to help us stay human, foods to fortify and delight you, and rituals you can take to tend the spark of light alive within yourself. Themes we explore: Imbolc, seasonal living, hope, staying human, Brigid, Celtic seasonal festivals, end of winter, candle ritual, seasonal wisdom, feminine spirituality Mentioned in the episode:  Live with Mary: Seasonal Nourishment Circle in Oakland, CAPear Porridge Recipe by Harriet DavidsonFull show notes available at marylofgren.com → 🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    28 min

  6. JAN 22

    Getting Real About Slowing Down

    Does it ever annoy you when people tell you you need to slow down? Especially when there’s so much to do, and so much you want to do, slowing down can feel like the last thing you need. Or maybe you crave a more intentional pace, but feel like you need to turn your life into Pinterest perfection. Today’s episode explores what slowing down actually means in the body. Think less retreating from life, more feeling safe enough to actually inhabit it. We explore: Why “just relax” isn’t helpful adviceWhat you’re really seeking when you want to slow down, and a more honest way to get thereThree luxurious ways to tend your feminine nervous systemMake like a sloth and climb on in. Themes: slowing down, nervous system regulation, feminine nervous system, presence practice, how to relax, stress relief for women, somatic healing, polyvagal theory for beginners Links from the show: Join The Sanctuary LORE: Lifestyle of Reverence Everyday Anchored by Deb Dana Leave a review of the Podcast  🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    28 min

  7. JAN 15

    A Love Letter To You, At The Moment of Becoming

    Today's episode is a love letter from the pages of my journal, written for you in those moments where change loses it's luster, and staying with it feels steep.  Think of this as a trail snack - like a handful of seasoned almonds - nutrition for the soul that offers presence, poetry, and a lantern to guide your next steps.  🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    11 min

  8. JAN 7

    The Art of Tending New Year Intentions

    Dear Ones,  As a new year dawns, I know you may be planting new seeds of intention, dreams, and desires. I also know that old chestnut of adrenaline-fueled New Year transformation may already be rising in your bloodstream. Think of today’s episode like you are slowly sipping an elegant digestif to quell the heartburn of New Year messaging. You'll discover:  A gentler way of nurturing your intentions slowly and steadily, through the art of tendingThree powerful mindset shifts to attune your perspective and bolster your energy for new habits and small shiftsHow to imagine a vivid vision, where your intentions reach not just to the branches of your life, but to the roots and blossoms tooThis episode was inspired by our theme for a new season in The Sanctuary, which opens today to new members for a very limited time.  If you’d like support in sustaining your energy toward what you really want, a place to practice presence-based leadership, and how to enjoy and delight in the process of change, you’re oh so warmly invited to join us in The Sanctuary here. As a special bonus, I'll be hosting a live, 2-hour, Embodying Your Word of Year workshop in January, as a way to let your word take up residence inside you, becoming something you can feel in your breath, your posture, your pace.  Join us for a season of fun, ease, and joyful tending in The Sanctuary today.  With Love and Excitement,  Mary  🌸 Free Download: A Five-Minute Practice to Get Back Into Your Body A velvety, grounding practice for when life feels loud, to step out of the noise and return home to yourself. Click here to download.

    23 min
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Come to Your Senses is a place to step back into relationship with your body and yourself through beauty, wonder, simple pleasures, and sensory living.  Hosted by award-winning embodiment coach Mary Lofgren, we explore how to understand and care for the feminine nervous system. You'll hear wisdom on simple pleasures, seasonal wisdom, beauty as a spiritual practice, and embodied living, as well as neuroscience, self-trust, and spiritual growth. If you’re looking for a cozy cottage where you can calm anxiety, reconnect with yourself, and experience more beauty and meaning, this podcast is for you.  Learn more at https://marylofgren.com/

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