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Why our aura is so important and how it can impact our daily lives and interactions? This episode takes us through the aura healing process and tools. We will go through a comprehensive definition of the aura that surrounds us and we will do an exercise together of understanding its qualities and defaults with the purpose to heal it.

Our first point of contact with the world is our aura, and it can often say more about us than our words do. All our interactions are dependent on our own aura and then on the aura of the person we are interacting with. This is why at times when we meet new people sometimes we instantly feel a mutual likeability and sometimes it’s the opposite. This is dependant on our aura type, the messages it transmits, and the energy it emanates.

The episode is all about our vibrations, what does that mean and how do we feel it. I will go through the definition of a vibration as well as how to understand, listen and perceive what is your current vibration. I will guide you through a short exercise that we can do together so you can understand a bit more about your own vibration. I will talk you through practical examples about how to raise your vibration within you and I invite you to reflect about your own ways of doing it too. Please feel free to share them with me through social media or by leaving a comment in your podcast platform.

On this episode of Open Hearts we will look to identify what are the main signs of being a people pleaser and then we will provide 7 tips to stop being one. Certain experiences, people and moments that we encounter in our lives require a different side of us. However, what really matters is whether we are able to stand up for ourselves as we walk the journey? Or are we sabotaging our own needs and goals in these encounters? Listen to this episode to find out what is the fine line between acting from a place of kindness or from a place of pleasing others whilst putting your needs second. At the end of it you will be able to take with you some great tips to let go of old habits of people-pleasing and to show up for yourself more.

This week, our episode is about creating awareness about who you are. The aim is to raise awareness and a deeper understand about your identity and what exactly do you stand for. It is a travel through your inner-self, the beginning of a journey to deepen the understanding of who you are: your likes, dislikes, values, beliefs, opinions. I will give you some food for thought about why it is important to get to know yourself but as well how can you do it. I will share tips, tricks, and sources where you can start what is an inward travel with no seatbelt.

Sources to deepen your self-knowledge:
- The artist way, Julia Cameron
- Lavendaire
- The Inspired Stories stationary
- The school of life, Alain de Botton

In this episode of Open Hearts, we will continue talking about boundaries. We will look to identify in which spectrum do our current boundaries fall, are they too rigid, healthy or too loose, almost inexistent? The purpose is for us to build a healthy boundary system that can help us show up in our relationships in a more genuine way, to offer love and respect whilst we are also assertive about demanding the same in return. We will look at how having a better sense of one's self-identity will help us in the process of knowing what types of communication, behavior, and interaction are acceptable, according to our own set of values and belief systems.

Here are some questions to help us identify in which spectrum our boundaries fall within: healthy/rigid/ loose:

• Do you have a sense of what your boundaries are at this moment?
• Do you know what kind of behaviours and communications are acceptable to you?
• What are your limits?
• Are you assertive about your needs?
• Do you tend to put other people’s needs first?
• Have you ever experienced burnout?
• Do you find it easy or hard to say 'no' to others?
• Are you sacrificing too much for others, or too little?
• What kind of behaviours are you tolerating?
• Are you engaging mostly in activities that bring you happiness?
• Or are you engaging mostly in activities that are draining you?
• Are you focusing on the good people in your life, that feel light and joyous?
• Are you putting barriers between yourself and others?
• Or are you giving out too much too soon?

As we are now more than ever blending work and leisure within the same space, I found myself thinking about boundaries. What do they mean? What do they represent within our lives? How can we create and establish boundaries across our daily routine, habits and towards a better balance? Boundaries are to me one of the secrets for a happy mind. Before establishing boundaries, let's reflect on the areas and elements of life that bring you some joy.
- What is sacred to you in your daily routine?
- What does bring you joy and positivity in your relations (friends, family, love)?
- What are the rituals you know are fundamental to make your day brighter and special?
- What is non-negotiable to you at work? at home?
- What does make you feel anxious? words? type of language?
- What elements can shift your mind to a positive mindset?
- What would you like to create as a boundary and which field of your life?
I challenge you to do it for a week every single day and see how you feel.

Examples of areas where to create and apply boundaries: Friendships, Family, Social media, Work, language, music choices among many others.

Examples of tools and exercises that will help you to define those boundaries: Journaling, meditating, walking, running, conversations, sewing, reading, breathwork, yoga, mindfully eating.