Homecoming with Sarah Elaine Nelsen Sarah Elaine Nelsen

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The Homecoming podcast is sponsored by the Homecoming membership, an online therapeutic yoga membership for people looking to connect with their true self through gentle movement, breath work, stillness, and contemplation. In order to reach as many people as possible, the Homecoming membership is offered at a sliding scale starting at $25/month.
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NEW: Loving Kindness meditation for the earth with Sarah on YouTube
In this episode I chat with Nadia Colburn. Some of the topics we cover include:
How we can hold suffering and joy at the same timeNadine's process of writing I Say the SkyHow meditation and yoga influence her writingHow poetry can build bridgesGetting clarity and speaking your truthHow practices fortify us and enable us to take actionMeditation with writing prompt
Nadia's Bio:
Nadia Colburn is the author of the poetry books I Say the Sky and The High Shelf, and her poetry and prose have appeared in more than eighty publications, including The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Spirituality & Health, Lion's Roar, and the The Yale Review. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University, is a yoga teacher and serious student of Thich Nhat Hanh and is the founder of Align Your Story Writing School, which brings traditional literary and creative writing studies together with mindfulness, embodied practices, and social and environmental engagement. The school has a community of over 30,000 mindful writers. Nadia lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children. Find her at nadiacolburn.com, where she offers meditations and free resources for writers.
Nadia's Links:websiteFree Mindful Writing challengeI Say the Sky Instagram
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Sarah's Feb 1st FREE online Rest & Contemplation class
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In this episode I chat with Rita Jimenez about Yoga Nidra. We talk about:
What yoga nidra is and how its different from the yoga many Westerners are accustomed toFalling asleep vs staying awake in yoga nidraThe goal of yoga nidraBenefits and impacts of yoga nidraProgramming your mind with a yoga nidra sankalpa (intention)Rita shares a short yoga nidra practice (don't do while driving!)
Rita's Bio:
Rita Jimenez is passionate about offering yoga nidra and asana in English and Spanish. Her offerings are rooted in both trauma-informed training and her lived experiences.   In 2013 she started teaching yoga with two non-profits, first Street Yoga and later with Living Yoga, in Portland, Oregon.  In 2020 she received her 300 hour yoga teacher training certification with Bhakti Yoga Movement Center.  In 2021 Rita became a Daring to Rest Yoga Nidra Facilitator.  During the pandemic she offered free yoga nidra classes online to Latina community health workers, creating a virtual space for her community to connect and heal.  Rita now lives in Oaxaca, Mexico, where she paints, writes and hikes with her dog Sorpresa.  Learn more about her passion for yoga via her blog
Rita's Links:BlogYoga Nidrea with Rita at the Bhakti Yoga Movement Center (January 22 & 29, 2024)
Book mentioned (and quoted from): Yoga Nidra: The Art of Transformational Sleep
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Sarah's Feb 1st FREE online Rest & Contemplation class
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In this episode I chat with Michelle Cassandra Johnson about dreams. Some of the topics we cover include:
How Michelle lost (and recovered) her ability to dreamWays to remember & connect with dreamsUnderstanding your dreams begins with being awake to messages in our waking lifeWhere do our dreams & nightmares come from?Do you have to be asleep to dream?Using our dreams for collective freedom & liberation
Michelle's Bio:
Michelle Cassandra Johnson is an author, activist, spiritual teacher and practitioner, racial equity consultant and trainer, and intuitive healer. She approaches her life and work from a place of knowing we are, can, and must heal individually and collectively. Michelle teaches workshops and immersions and leads retreats and transformative experiences nationwide. As a dismantling racism educator, she has worked with large corporations, non-profits, and community groups. Michelle was a Tedx speaker at Wake Forest University in 2019 and has been interviewed on several podcasts in which she explores the premise and foundation of Skill in Action, along with embodied approaches to racial equity work, creating ritual in justice spaces, our divine connection with nature and Spirit, and how we as a culture can heal. Michelle published the first edition of Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World in 2017; and the 2nd edition of Skill in Action in November 2021, published by Shambhala Publications. Her second book,Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief, was published by Shambhala Publications in 2021. Her third book, We Heal Together: Rituals and Practice for Building Community and Connection, published by Shambhala Publications, explores the deep knowing and truth that we are interconnected; we belong to one another. We Heal Together offers rituals and practices meant to dream us into a new way of being to benefit the highest and fullest good. Her latest book, A Space For Us: A Guide For Leading Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Affinity Groups, was published by Beacon Press in August 2023. 
Michelle leads courageously from the heart with compassion and a commitment to address the heartbreak dominant culture causes for many because of the harm it creates. She inspires change that allows people to stand in their humanity and wholeness in a world that fragments most of us. 
Michelle's Links:website Go to Michelle's website to find all of her books, events, and retreats and to sign up for her bimonthly newsletter2024 Dream RetreatWe Heal TogetherInstagram
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Sarah's New Year's Day Class for Adosa
The Homecoming podcast is sponsored by the Homecoming membership, an online therapeutic yoga membership for people looking to connect with their true self through gentle movement, breath work, stillness, and contemplation. In order to reach as many people as possible, the Homecoming membership is offered at a sliding scale starting at $25/month.
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In this episode I chat with Emily Pantel of Self Over Should. Some of the topics we cover include: 
The pressure of "living up to your potential"Passion vs enjoymentAstrology in career coachingThe problematic nature of New Year's Resolutions
Emily's Bio:
Emily Pantel (she/her) is the career coach and confidant behind Self Over Should, flipping the script on what it means (and takes) to be successful. She supports fellow recovering overachievers in search of purpose through 1:1 coaching, astrology readings, and group workshops. Her approach is self-first rather than strategy-first, because what “makes sense” isn’t always the same as what *feels right.*Also a progressive HR leader in global organizations, Emily is on a mission to co-create a workplace cultural shift in which work is an outlet for self-expression rather than where or how to prove oneself.
Emily's Links:Practical Magic Astrology Readings  – Book or gift a Practical Magic Astrology Reading to delve into the unique astrological signature of your career and (work)life, and what it illuminates/reflects about your gifts and sense of purpose. Part reading, part coaching, these sessions are designed to generate actionable insights.
Note to Self newsletter – The monthly Note to Self newsletter is written to help you amplify your inner wisdom + self-trust as you navigate your career journey. Each one is themed according to the current astrological season to streamline and simplify the intentions you set in your (work)life, so that they may ground you, rather than feel like another item on your to-do list.
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Sarah's New Year's Day Class for Adosa
The Homecoming podcast is sponsored by the Homecoming membership, an online therapeutic yoga membership for people looking to connect with their true self through gentle movement, breath work, stillness, and contemplation. In order to reach as many people as possible, the Homecoming membership is offered at a sliding scale starting at $25/month.
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E.B. Ferdig (she/her) has worked as a yoga therapist in Portland, Oregon for over fourteen years. She quit drinking in 2018 because the costs were outweighing the benefits of alcohol. Since that time, she has embarked on a journey of research, study and group exploration that make her believe that curiosity and compassion are the best place from where to explore habits and behavior change.
She co-founded Unfold, an online yoga studio focused on accessibility, in 2013. She trains yoga teachers and community workers in trauma-informed movement and meditation.
As a Sober Curious Coach, she uses motivational interviewing techniques, yoga and meditation practices, Thai-yoga body work, and Integrated Movement Therapy, depending on the needs and wants of the individual.Resources mentioned in this episode:The Naked Mindy by Annie GraceAthletic Brewing Co.
EB Ferdig's Links:Yoga Practices for Sober-Curious Living series begins January 2024 use the code HOMECOMING to get 15% discountSober Curious Coaching with EBUnfold Online StudioUnfold Studio on InstagramFacebookLinkedIn
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Sarah's New Year's Day Class for Adosa
The Homecoming podcast is sponsored by the Homecoming membership, an online therapeutic yoga membership for people looking to connect with their true self through gentle movement, breath work, stillness, and contemplation. In order to reach as many people as possible, the Homecoming membership is offered at a sliding scale starting at $25/month.
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In this episode I chat with Kristen Genzano about people pleasing. Some of the topics we cover include: 
What is a people pleaser?The evolutionary role of people pleasingAre we born people pleasers or socialized to become people pleasers?The link between people pleasing and burnoutHow to become aware of when you are people pleasingYoga & meditation as tools for becoming aware of people pleasingHow and why to set boundaries around people pleasing
Kristen's Bio:
I have the privilege and honor of running a small group psychotherapy practice based in Portland, Oregon. Our practice - Kristen Genzano Therapy - is dedicated to holding a compassionate and nonjudgmental place for women to talk through the unique challenges they face in their lives.  Before I was a therapist, I worked in the corporate world where I witnessed (and experienced) many of the complicated challenges women face as professionals, as business owners, as mothers, as daughters, as partners, and as friends to one another. It was this experience that prompted me to return to graduate school to become a Therapist. I attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where I completed advanced training in Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies and specialized in working with survivors of childhood sexual trauma. In addition to my work as a psychotherapist I'm a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher. 
Kristen's Links:North Star Therapy CollectiveInstagramMindful Self Compassion Course online (begins Feb 9, 2024)Self Compassion for Entrepreneurs via Fruition Growth Network (Jan 16, 2024)
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