The Wholistic Joy Podcast: self-reflection on the go Tara Van Dam

Are you currently dealing with stress and anxiety? Do you want to develop and practice tools to manage your stress? This meditation will bring you from the cognitive experience of your stress, to the more centered somatic (physical body) experience, to an energetic release. By the end of the meditation, the goal is for you to feel calmer, more in control, and far more grounded. You can use this to deal with a current stressor, to manage ongoing stress, or to prepare for future life stressors.

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For the first time, the Wholistic Joy Podcast goes "round table" style in this important, upsetting, and necessary subject of body image. As we share our own stories and struggles around body image and the misery it has caused and continues to cause in our lives, we come away with ways that we can move forward and break the binds that keep us from living at our fullest and most beautiful selves.

“It is strange to think about how much of it seeps into our everyday, even if you’re actively trying to remove yourself from it.” – Jenna Monroe

“Who were you before the world told you you were too big or too fat?” – Rebeccah Brooking
“We’re just constantly having to agree to an arbitrary standard that we can’t necessarily change our body to meet.” – Tara Van Dam
“We are pushed into this sense that we have to wear a costume at any given time depending on what it is that we are supposed to be accomplishing” – Brianna Anthony

These provide just a glimpse into our conversation; one that is vulnerable, authentic, and honest. Find hope and comfort through the words of others who walk the same difficult path as you. 

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“Personal growth is so important, but then we forget to apply it to our marriages or we don’t know how,” Beatriz Vargas

In this episode, I am joined by certified coach and podcaster, Beatriz Vargas. We begin our conversation discussing the importance of having a "why" behind what you do. We discuss the power of having a life purpose behind your job and roles.

We then go on to talk about the work that Beatriz does, focusing on marriages and wives in particular. What do you do when you want to work on your marriage, but your spouse is figuratively absent. We then extend this topic to include the other relationships in our lives.

The message that we are left with is that if we continue to work on ourselves and move toward personal growth, our relationships will grow alongside. Of course, there is one significant caveat and that is that what we learn and how we grow needs to be applied to the relationships closest to us.

Beatriz Vargas is a Certified Change the World Christian Coach and Wife Coach. She is also the host/creator of the Grace Fueled Wife Podcast where through her show, courses, and coaching, she helps women partner with God to transform their marriages even if their husband's aren't showing up. Her mission is to improve the quality of marriages by helping wives to be fueled with grace.

When she isn't podcasting or working with clients, Beatriz spends time with her husband and her 2 children in NYC.

To reach Beatriz: 
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegracefueledwife/ 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gracefueledwifecommunity
Website: www.beatrizvargas.com

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“When you are beaming with light, that’s the best way to help someone with their darkness.”

On this episode, I talk to fellow South African and friend, Lee Buckton. With spirituality, wellness, and music at the front of his life, Lee is always seeking. In fact, this curious nature brought him across the Atlantic and to Atlanta where he runs his own, thriving dog training business.

We talk about how curiosity and continually seeking helps you to grow and discover your true self. He shares the importance and meaning around staying in alignment with your vibrational set point and how to manage difficult emotions. 

Through his insights and efforts, Lee has found a way to always return to happiness and hope even when things are dark. He shares these tools, also giving specific reference to the burden that comes with being an empath.

To find Lee, you can follow him on IG: @leeashtonbuckton or @dogtraineratl

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“It’s being able to wake up and know that you’re doing what you’re suppose to be doing…and that you found something that lights you up when you do it,” Ben Swafford.

Another week, another beautiful conversation. 

Today, I share reflections with Ben Swafford. Area manager, trainer, and ERYT for CorePower Yoga, Ben's life moved from saying cheers as he poured drinks, to saying Namaste as he teaches yoga. His life is all about movement, on his mat, his snowboard, his paddleboard, and anywhere else he can.  

While an energetic life has always been core to who he is, this energy has found an outlet that is of deep service to others. He describes himself as an Atlanta native, rooted in kindness, strength, acceptance, and love, where one of the greatest gifts he hopes to give others is the gift of yoga and all that it can offer.

In this episode we talk about how yoga came as a surprise, highlighting how life can turn toward light and possibility even when you least expect it. We discuss the importance of always staying in the seat of the student, open to learning and growing forever, and how transformative it is to discover what you are meant to be doing.

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On the show this week, I am joined by professional stuntwoman and deep thinking yogini, Sadiqua Bynum.

Sadiqua is a former UCLA gymnast whose aspirations are to inspire and encourage others to see the light that is inside of them and express the ways in which individuality should be celebrated as this allows us to figure out who we really are.

We explore the journey she took in uncovering who she really is, the questions she had to answer, and perceptions she had to extinguish. It wasn't always a simple matter of self-reflection, but she realized that by doing the work, making some mistakes, and allowing herself opportunities to learn, there is so much to gain.

We also talk about the role that yoga has played in this journey as well as how she is working toward creating a space for others in her field to find the confidence to shine in their true identity as well.

Lastly, she gifts us the concept of active patience; something she is working on that is transforming her experience of life.

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