Unbalanced AF

Cheryl Van Sciver + Jenna Kelly
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  • MENTAL HEALTH

Welcome to Unbalanced AF, where we pull back the curtain on what real balance looks like—spoiler: it’s nothing like Instagram. We run Balanced Planet Yoga, but life? It’s far from balanced. I’ve lived through three divorces, rebuilt my life more times than I can count, and finally found love in a way I never expected. My life has been anything but balanced, and honestly? That’s what makes it interesting. And then there’s Jenna—my daughter and partner in unbalanced crime. A veteran, mom of three, and survivor of her own WTF-is-this-life?! moments. Life is chaos. Let’s talk about it.

  1. Breathe, Bestie

    12/13/2025

    Breathe, Bestie

    Life is loud. Your brain has a group chat. And somehow you’re expected to be calm, productive, emotionally mature, and hydrated. Nope. Not today. In this 7-minute guided meditation, it’s just Jenna helping you do the simplest thing that changes everything: breathe without trying to “get it right.” You’ll notice the urge to control your breath (because… of course you will), and then you’ll ease into watching instead. One side of the breath at a time. No performance. No fixing. Jenna guides your awareness through the body—chest rising and falling, feet and legs grounding, spine lifting—and into a bigger sense of presence: like you’re breathing not only through your lungs, but through your whole being… even the space around you. Then we soften into a quick reflection—what did I learn about myself this week? what can I carry forward?—and finish with a hand-to-heart moment and a grounded gratitude phrase: “I am grateful for this practice and for the person I am becoming.” Tiny practice. Real impact. Press play when you’re spiraling, buffering, or just need to remember you’re still in there.

    9 min
  2. Meditate - Thanksgiving Edition

    11/26/2025

    Meditate - Thanksgiving Edition

    This week on Unbalanced AF, we’re offering you something a little softer, a little steadier, and honestly… a little necessary. Because Thanksgiving isn’t just about gratitude —it’s about family dynamics, travel chaos, emotional booby traps, old stories resurfacing, and someone inevitably bringing up something you did in 1998. So we made you a grounding meditation you can actually use.No performative gratitude lists.No “love and light, everything is perfect.”Just a real moment to come down from the thinking mind, get into your body, remember compassion, and move through this week with actual grace — not the fake kind you put on when relatives are watching. In this episode, Cheryl guides you through a Thanksgiving practice that helps you: stop spiraling in your head return to your body (aka the place where sanity lives) remember a moment of real compassion that shaped you use that memory as fuel for the next few days navigate family, emotions, and chaos without losing yourself It’s grounding, it’s human, and it’s got just enough Unbalanced AF energy to remind you that none of us have our stuff together — we’re just doing our best while trying not to burn the pies or snap at the siblings. Listen to this before you travel, before dinner, or anytime you need to get back to yourself.Happy Thanksgiving, fam. We’re grateful for you — unbalanced, honest, and exactly as you are. 🧡

    14 min
  3. Yoga School For Real Life

    11/10/2025

    Yoga School For Real Life

    We didn’t go to yoga school to learn how to teach.We went because nothing else was working. In this episode, we get honest about what really happens inside a 200-hour yoga teacher training — the kind that shifts how you live, not just how you move. We share what pulled us there in the first place, how it cracked something open in both of us, and why this work reached places that therapy, to-do lists, and self-help books never could. The truth is, the world feels heavy right now. Most of us are running on empty, holding it together for everyone else, and forgetting what it feels like to be present in our own lives. Yoga training — when it’s done right — gives you a place to stop fighting yourself long enough to start healing. This isn’t about memorizing Sanskrit or perfecting a pose. It’s about learning to stay when things get uncomfortable. To breathe when you want to shut down. To show up with compassion when everything in you wants to retreat. It’s about remembering that your healing matters — not just for you, but for everyone your life touches. We talk about what it means to become a helper, a connector, a healer — not because it sounds good on paper, but because it’s the only thing that feels real anymore. When you do your own work, it ripples outward. You get steadier. Kinder. More awake. Yoga school isn’t about becoming perfect. It’s about becoming present. It’s the kind of education most of us never got — how to be human with a little more grace, a little more truth, and a lot more courage. Early Bird pricing for Balanced Planet Yoga’s 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training ends December 15.Payment plans are available - visit www.balancedplanetyoga.com and click on Train With Us to learn more. And when you enroll — whether paid in full or on an approved plan — your unlimited studio pass starts immediately. You can begin practicing now, before the training even starts. A $250 deposit holds your spot and gets the momentum going. Maybe you’ll go on to teach. Maybe you’ll just show up differently in your own life.Either way, this might be the beginning of something that actually works. Join us on our new Balanced Planet Yoga WhatsApp Community - follow this link https://chat.whatsapp.com/ENuwjLrSbDS7dRQZCsKwB9?mode=wwt BPY is hosting a virtual food drive through the Food Bank of South Jersey. Even $1 helps families in our area put food on the table. Here’s the link to donate: https://give.foodbanksj.org/-/NJFGZMHM

    51 min
  4. Where the Unbalanced AF Have We Been?

    10/29/2025

    Where the Unbalanced AF Have We Been?

    We’re back, baby.After six months of real life doing what it does best—throwing curveballs, detours, and existential side quests—Cheryl and Jenna return to the mic a little wiser, a little scrappier, and still totally Unbalanced AF. In this episode, we unpack where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and why balance is still a myth we keep chasing anyway. From perfectionism disguised as “productivity” to procrastination dressed up as “planning,” we’re calling ourselves out—and laughing about it. We talk about the joy of doing things just because, the freedom of having no expectations, and why reconnecting with your passion isn’t about a five-step plan—it’s about remembering who you are when nobody’s watching. If you’ve ever fallen off your “routine,” ghosted your own goals, or wondered if you’re the only one who can’t get your sh*t together—you’re in the right place. This episode is for anyone who’s still figuring it out (and refusing to give up).

    20 min
  5. Running on Fumes? Same.

    10/27/2025

    Running on Fumes? Same.

    7-Minute Meditation to Refuel Without Forcing It You know those mornings when your eyes open and you’re already done?Like, before coffee, before emails, before even thinking about being productive — you’re running on fumes.This isn’t about pretending you’re fine or powering through with fake energy. It’s about learning to refill without the hustle.In seven minutes, we’ll skip the pep talks and go straight to what actually works: presence, breath, and a little self-respect for your nervous system. In this short meditation, you’ll: Reconnect to your body and remember what real rest feels like Clear out mental and physical heaviness from the night Invite energy back in through gentle awareness, not effort Learn how to refill your cup without pushing or pretending Leave feeling steadier, softer, and a little more you again Because being tired doesn’t mean you’re broken — it means you’ve been giving too much.Let’s get some of that energy back where it belongs.

    9 min
  6. Wake Up, You're In It

    05/29/2025

    Wake Up, You're In It

    Episode Description:This meditation is a pattern interrupt—for when you’re running on autopilot, saying “I’m fine” before you’ve even checked in with what's happening on the inside. It’s for those moments when life feels like a blur and you need something real to land in. No fluff. No pretending. Just breath, awareness, and the choice to be present in the middle of whatever this day is bringing. In this episode, you’ll practice:✨ Interrupting autopilot and reconnecting to what’s real✨ Grounding your nervous system without numbing out✨ Reclaiming presence as a daily act of self-respect

    8 min
  7. Wait...How Did I Get Here?

    05/28/2025

    Wait...How Did I Get Here?

    You know that feeling when you look up mid-scroll or mid-life and think: How did I get here...and....What am I even doing right now? Yeah. This one’s for that. This 7-minute meditation doesn’t try to fix the spiral — it meets it. With breath, with space, and with the radical permission to not have it all figured out. You’ll get grounded in your body, explore the quiet echoes of “how did I get here?” and come back to a kind of presence that doesn’t require perfection — only honesty. Inhale: Here I am.Exhale: Still becoming. Three reasons to press play: Make peace with the uncertainty — You don’t need all the answers to return to yourself. Come back from autopilot — Reconnect to what’s real right now, in your body, your mind, your life. Notice the story you’re telling — Not to fix it, but to witness it, with curiosity and compassion.

    8 min
  8. Woke up Messy, Stayed Mindful

    05/23/2025

    Woke up Messy, Stayed Mindful

    Whether you're wide awake or barely hanging on, this meditation is a soft place to land. We’re not here to conquer the day just yet — we’re here to meet it. To notice what’s here, without needing to fix it. To remember that the day will come soon enough — but this moment is already here. Your mind will wander. That’s not a failure; it’s the invitation. To begin again. And again. To return — to your body, to your breath, to now. Try anchoring with the phrase:Inhale: Here I amExhale: This is enough You don’t need to name what you find. Just make room for it. Let it be. Everything belongs. There is no perfect way to be present. There is just the next breath, and the grace of the next return. Three reasons to press play: Train your comeback muscle — Learn how to return without shame when your mind wanders (which it will). Ground your anxious energy — Settle the chaos before the day even begins. Shift from perfection to presence — Stop trying to “get it right” and start letting it just be.

    8 min
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Welcome to Unbalanced AF, where we pull back the curtain on what real balance looks like—spoiler: it’s nothing like Instagram. We run Balanced Planet Yoga, but life? It’s far from balanced. I’ve lived through three divorces, rebuilt my life more times than I can count, and finally found love in a way I never expected. My life has been anything but balanced, and honestly? That’s what makes it interesting. And then there’s Jenna—my daughter and partner in unbalanced crime. A veteran, mom of three, and survivor of her own WTF-is-this-life?! moments. Life is chaos. Let’s talk about it.

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    Cheryl Van Sciver + Jenna Kelly
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  • Episodes
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