Lisa Dumas is a somatic therapist passionate about educating adults and teens about calming anxiety and compassionately attending to mental health challenges in self and community. Join her each week as she shares stories, skills and conversations to help you soothe an anxious mind and body and remember you’re stronger than you think you are.
The underpinnings of yoga include lifetimes worth of wisdom, symbolism and mythology to inspire and enrich the experience of the practitioner. In our contemporary practice, it’s easy to be unaware of…
When old pain is released through energetic movement and consciousness is brought to our habitual patterns, we can move toward freeing ourselves and make lasting changes. We can achieve this freedom …
Did you know there are massive benefits to being inspired? On this episode, Aimee and Lisa talk about the importance of inspiration and how they keep themselves inspired.
They refer to a quote Lisa …
Lisa just got back from a couples retreat with her partner and brought back some insights to share. Our opportunity in any relationship is to learn more about ourselves. When we’re frustrated or anno…
Dr. Karyn Shanks is a physician, teacher, and author of Heal—A Nine-Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy, Reverse Chronic Illness, and Claim the Potential of a Vibrant New You.
She believes that health and…
For every woman who ever felt not good enough in some way- not smart enough, pretty enough, not a good enough mother, friend or daughter- this one’s for you. Aimee and Lisa have an unexpected therapy…
When was the last time you took some time to truly celebrate you, your accomplishments and how far you’ve come? Lately, Aimee and Lisa have been reminded to take a minute and soak up the good stuff w…
Manny Weintraub specializes in explaining investing (in plain English) to people who haven’t seriously considered it. As an avid meditator, yoga enthusiast, and a Chartered Financial Analyst with 30 …
Our first episode of 2020 is an inspiring conversation with Coby Kozlowski. Coby is a senior faculty member at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and Esalen Institute and author of the wonderful book- …
In the last episode of 2019, Aimee and Lisa have a meaningful conversation with Lisa’s Yoga Therapy Teacher, Brandt Passalacqua. Brandt is the creator of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School and …
As the podcast comes close to celebrating its first year anniversary, Aimee and Lisa share their big takeaways from the amazing and insightful guests they welcomed to the show in 2019!
A Radiant Wint…
This week Lisa flies solo while Aimee enjoys a much-needed retreat. In her absence, she enjoys a conversation with Tori Peck, a traffic reporter from San Diego who has been a participant in Aimee and…
When struck by a memory of a past mistake, do you experience the initial sense of shame all over again? Aimee and Lisa both recently had an experience of remembered shame and how it can cause us to s…
Over the last few weeks, Lisa and Aimee have each experienced an abundance of opportunities to live what they feel to be their “dharma”, their sacred duty or purpose. The teachings of yoga have told …
This week Aimee and Lisa welcome one of Lisa’s favourite practitioners onto the show- (R.TCMP, R.Ac) Danielle Leclair. She shares what acupuncture is, how it works, how to manage our vitality in the …
This is an incredibly inspiring conversation with one of the best pro-snowboarders in the world turned yoga teacher and entrepreneur, Katie Brauer!
Katie shares all the ways she has literally and figu…
This week Aimee and Lisa talk about the importance of committing to feeling good every day, and how that might be the most essential thing we do all day.
When inevitable stress and discomfort arises,…
In times of change and upheaval, it’s easy to let our practices go and let stressful thoughts rule our inner environment. This week Aimee is feeling overwhelmed and ungrounded which the 5000-year-old…
Both Aimee and Lisa agree that taking in a yoga class can help change our perception of a “bad day” into a better one. But what happens when going to a class isn’t possible, wanted, or available? Rea…
Lisa is traveling to teach a workshop she created to offer tools to soothe anxiety and she shares why they work. This leads Aimee and Lisa into a deep conversation about Lisa’s experience with disord…