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This week we are joined by Brett Rivero—yoga teacher and car mechanic. In his former life, Brett physically took care of his body, chased money, and drove nice cars all to maintain the tough guy exterior. This lifestyle combined with little self-care and alcohol abuse led him to serious injury.
 
While working on a car one day, Brett’s C5 and C6 vertebrae went in opposite directions, leaving him with a loss of sensation to parts of his body. Doctors wanted to perform surgery, but Brett was skeptical.
 
About a month before the injury he attended a yoga class but didn’t think much of it. Only after injuring his body and ego did Brett realize during that class; he found the power to create true depth within and manifest the things he truly desired.
 
He decided to study yoga on his how through books, and by training himself every morning. As with all journeys there were many failures, but he managed to stumble into the depths of himself.
 
Through dedication, Brett’s spine started to heal, and created a cascade of healing in other parts of his life. Physically he opened up, sparking emotional processing that he previously hadn’t experienced.

Website: https://legionyoga.thinkific.com
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This week's senior VETOGA teacher, Claudia Cavazza, speaks of generational trauma that trickled down from her grandfather’s experience fighting in World War II.

A conversation Claudia had with VETOGA founder and Marine Veteran, Justin Blazejewski, helped her recognize her grandfather’s PTSD. By doing so, she also found the ability to heal the scars she received from him.

That moment inspired her to bring yoga to populations that require trauma-informed care. Specifically, she focuses on breath awareness to shift feelings of anxiety into a sense of physical safety.

Claudia has also shared the magic of breath control with first responders. She believes breath empowers us to witness the world by stepping away from reactive behaviors that often aren’t useful in regular life. 

Website: https://www.wrkwell.org

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Washington, D.C. native Nia Renee Imani resides in Saint Thomas. Her journey through the self-healing practices consists of RA (Living) Vegan Foods, Yoga, Rituals, and being a Doula. Through these various modalities, Nia serves others as an influential source for healing.

Having healed her own womb after ectopic pregnancy, Nia trained as a birth Doula in Manzanillo, Costa Rica in 2018 and become certified with The Birth Well. In addition she has studied with many mentors, learning both physical and spiritual approaches to giving childbirth, healing post-birth, and healing womb trauma.

Nia also shares how she engages with individuals who are healing from generational and ancestral trauma.


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Episode 7 
Chakra Energy
Dawn M Rivers
Yoga Teacher. and Founder & Owner of Daybreak Yoga

Having practiced yoga for 21 years, Dawn Rivers has done a lot of movement in the interest of self-healing. The Cleveland, Ohio yogi tried many things on this path, but eventually it was Jesus and asana that healed her. 

Dawn and I met in Faith Hunter’s 300 YTT. Like many others, Dawn looked to Faith as a mentor after attending one of her events in Ohio. While attending this course, Dawn also was in the midst of opening her own studio. 

Amongst all of that pressure, Dawn realized she was in the right place to accomplish her goals. She focused mainly on energy, realizing that was the key to finding happiness. Dawn’s belief is that moving and shaking energy brings about a sense of freedom. 

Chakras provided her a window into the world of energy healing.

Dawn shares her stories of realization, struggle, and triumphs throughout her life and how coming back to the Chakras was a way to assess, and take action to heal the physical, mental, and spiritual bodies.


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Website www.daybreak.yoga

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Jessica Mahler is a DC-based Yoga Teacher, Tarot Reader, Reiki Master, and Author. She joins Sacred Exchange to discuss benefits of sitting in our grief.

Grief is not just not loss of life—it’s the end relationships, the end of jobs, the end of established routines.

The loss of her maternal grandparents and a childhood friend flooded her life with grief. Thankfully, intuition served as a guide through hard times leading to periods of isolation, moving away to Toronto, and allowing the grieving process to happen.

Surrendering to the intense emotional waves brought on by loss was how Jessica stopped the grieving spiral. Finally, she could be a witness to the emotions and live in the present without judgement.

Jessica shares how grief, although scary, can be a teacher if we allow ourselves to go into the depths of our emotions.

Journaling saved Jessica’s life. By documenting the ebb and flow of her emotional state, she could express herself and release what didn’t serve her.


Instagram @live_your_light
Website www.jessicamahler.com


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