Ohana Life Podcast Unknown

In this episode I had the honor of interviewing Lama Willa, a teacher at the Wonderwell Buddhist center in Springfield, NH.
I had visited there with my husband years ago and loved the center, so it’s always been in the back of my mind. Lama Willa just recently released a book, and a good friend of mine gifted a copy to me. Reading it made me so happy, as it gives deeper meaning to what yoga is, other than most books which can gloss over the deeper intent. Yoga is about living in awareness at all times. She does a great job of detailing that out with many other concepts more developed for an inquiring mind.
I have wanted to have a Buddhist teacher on the podcast for a while now. Someone I could ask questions that had direct teachers in the lineage. She was gracious to say yes to this interview!
She has much rich history in traveling with monks, being in the mountains, her journey of self discovery, and paying it forward with her teachings.
We spoke about who Buddha is, initial ideas in the teachings of Buddhism, Mindfulness, pathways of habits, somatic awareness, and meditation.
I will include links to her book, the website to the center, her upcoming workshops and about her education in the episode notes.
I hope you enjoy the discussion as much as I did!
About Lama Willa:
https://naturaldharma.org/teachers/lama-willa-miller/
Website:
https://naturaldharma.org/natural-dharma-fellowship/
Schedule of upcoming events:
https://naturaldharma.org/schedule/list/
To order her book:
https://www.amazon.com/Wakeful-Body-Somatic-Mindfulness-Freedom/dp/161180874X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3FV4Q7XEZWZBZ&keywords=willa+blythe+baker&qid=1652118932&sprefix=willa+blythe+baker%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-3

In this episode I interviewed Kate O’Donnell. Kate specialized in Ayurvedic education, cooking skills, and cleansing programs. She offers online training, residential immersions, and individual consultations. These teachings help others come closer to their true nature.
I have been trying to find someone to speak about Ayurveda for two years now. It is the sister science to yoga and has roots in food, balancing of the elements in the body, noticing when imbalances arise, and to have preventative maintenance in your day to day lifestyle. I think of Ayurveda as a way to be empowered in your rituals, habits, and nutritional choices. It is a way to take control of your health.
We spoke about the 6 steps to illness, why food is so important, what doshas are, and how to manage imbalances. I truly love that she travels to India, yearly, to keep up with her studies, as yoga and Ayurveda are so closely linked.
These are fundamental concepts that I hope you get so much out of. I am including the links to her three books as well as how you can get in touch with her for programs, classes and workshops.
Her first book has the seasons broken out by with a shopping list of foods grown seasonally. The recipes are easy, delicious, and nutritious.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or to share what you learned.
Available Books:  https://www.kateodonnell.yoga/ayurveda-book
Educational programs:  https://ayurvedicliving.institute/

Having had a stroke a year ago, our friend and multi contributor to the podcast Season 1 speaks about her experience of what it was like, how she managed, her recovery, and her today.   I was so pleased to be able to have this candid conversation with Stacey we she walked us through what happened.  She is so positive and informative and we are extremely happy she has had such a great recovery.  She was kind enough to submit lots of resources for us, as well as a picture of the blood clot in her heart.





Stacy’s  website:
www.elysianld.com


Stroke Prevention:
https://www.stroke.org/en/about-strokehttps://www.cdc.gov/stroke/prevention.htm

 
 “We are so magical, we can’t be comprehended.”

In this episode I spoke with Giulia Pline who is a kind, gentle, sweet soul.  She is an excellent, patient teacher, with a large vocabulary of communicating with students.   She really encourages exploration and understanding of why and how we move.   She has the utmost compassion for living well and within a scope that makes sense for each individual.



She has so many credentials that it would take quite a while to list here, so I will let you read them on her website on the ‘About’ page.   Let’s just say, she loves to learn!

Giulia was so patient as we navigated a technical glitch as there was a snow storm while we recorded this, and I was losing connection!  Therefore there are some fuzzy parts in the second half.   I apologize in advance!

We spoke about……

How she got to a place in life of asking herself, “What am I doing for my greater good?”
Staying in our scope of practice.
Recovery and resiliency
Not giving up
The passion to empower people
Living with passion and purpose
The steps she goes through when approaching a client with an injury
Basic breathing mechanics
Some of the drivers for understanding pain
Her own journey of exploration, how she merged her studies and recovery to unlock her use of resistance bands.


We went over some of the modalities she studied including, FRC, DNS, PRI and ELDOA.  If you want to know what these stand for, it will be discussed in the episode.

Give it a listen, and do share what you found resonated the most



Website:
https://www.giuliapline.com

Instagram:
@giuliapline



Email:


giuliapline@gmail.com

“Everyone is hurting in some way.” ~Lois Hermann


Lois is a Board Certified Hypnotist, A certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Trainer, multi-registered medical professional, has other techniques such as EFT (tapping), and energy clearing and alignment.  Through these techniques she empowers others to expand their lifestyles and offerings to the world.
She is an award winning author AND if that wasn’t enough, she has a Radio show called ‘Inspiring Hope’  on WSMN  Radio 1590……Which coincidentally I will be a guest on – on March 6th at 9am!
I was introduced to her when I was involved in the Summit Health program several weeks ago and she was one of other speakers.  I was drawn to her immediately and reached out as soon as I started watching her video.  I felt her guidance and energy as something I wanted in my life.   I knew she was someone we ALL needed to know more about.
I could have talked to her for hours.   We talked a lot about energy and how it affects us through all that we do.  We also talked about life and its challenges and going through circumstances with more grace, and to attract more of what we do want.
She has written three pretty incredible books, and I have already read two of them since our interview.   I have enormous respect for the way she puts herself out there, doing things that could be difficult for many people.   She hasn’t  let fear stop her along her journey.  She listened to the signs of where she was being pushed to go, and did it gracefully.  When she works with someone she asks brilliant questions, during sessions, to ensure we get the most out of our short lives here.  She doesn’t cut any corners. She wants each person to feel whole again.   Yes, part of this is her intuition, but also  her intelligence, experience and knowledge is helpful too.
I can’t wait for you to learn more about Lois.  Sit back, enjoy, and check out her books, radio show, websites, offerings and programs and groups.
Websites: www.loishermann.com
Chronicles of Hope Website: https://www.chroniclesofhope.net/
You can order the books here too.
Spirits of Amoskeag Website: http://spiritsofamoskeag.com
Radio Show
Inspiring Hope – Sundays at 9am:

https://www.loishermann.com/inspiring-hope-show/
https://wsmn.live
https://www.youtube.com/c/loishermannassociates

In this episode I interviewed Deb Connor.  Deb is a student of Ohana.  She came to class initially in June of 2021 being a little hesitant about what we did and what yoga was all about.   I am always so appreciative of people stepping outside of their comfort zone and trusting me with their physical and mental health.
I had had an idea about wanting to be available to answer questions from a student’s perspective and air it for you all.    She was new enough that she didn’t have any prior experience, but took enough classes to really have a good idea of the mix and flavor of what we offer.    I had figured she would be a perfect candidate to have a nice candid informational session about what I do in classes, in case people were unsure or scared to try.    I like to serve the greater good, work with people on a long term care plan, explain in detail the mechanism of our nervous system, and gather ways to ground and reduce physical and mental stressors.
I enjoyed this quite a bit and think we will do it more often.    It was easier for me to take the time to sit and explain more of what I do, instead of trying to fit it all in while teaching, moving, looking around at students in class, and managing Zoom.
This will officially be a series where we will continue to unfold what I do and the whys.   If you want to ask her questions anonymously to ask me during the interview, please email her at debconnor.henniker@gmail.com.  That way you can get the most out of this series.
I am excited to veer off a bit and sprinkle these in, so I can continue to help people in another avenue.
Our website is ohanayoganh.com for the class schedule or you can use our app Ohana Yoga NH to see the listing of available classes.  I am also available for private session on Zoom or in person.