Practice You with Elena Brower
Episodes
Episode 241: Allison Deraney
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the identities we no longer need, the alchemy of recovery, and mourning the person we used to be. (0:00) – Introduction and Background of Alli...
Episode 240: Amber Romaniuk
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the root causes of emotional eating, tools with which to begin your healing process, and gifting yourself grace as you go. And you're not broken. ...
Episode 239: Annette Knopp
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the undeniable gift of becoming our own ally, when personal healing becomes shared, universal healing. (0:00) – Annetta Knopf's Journey and Book...
Episode 238: Kino MacGregor
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On practice as a continuous evolution of form, care and depth, and sustaining the light of our teachers as an act of love. Kino MacGregor is a Miami...
Episode 237: Light Watkins
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the tortoise approach, the seven-day ask, the gift and truth of less being more, and the practice of no-complaints-whatsoever. 0:00 — Introducti...
Episode 236: Jiryu Rustchman-Byler
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the practice of sitting, walking, becoming, and living as yourself, precisely where you are. (0:00) – Introduction and Guest Welcome (2:21) – ...
Episode 235: Miguel Rios
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the Tao Te Ching as guide through recovery, allowing our process, and the generative medicine of stillness. (0:00) – Introduction (3:32) – Mig...
Episode 234: Cecily Mak
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the power of letting go of numbing habit energies, aligning with our intrinsic wisdom, and living a clear life. 0:00 – Introduction and Guest ...
Episode 233: 2026 Planning Session
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our annual session includes readings from Hold Nothing, emphasizing practice, respect, and structures of encouragement. Join me to sit briefly, addres...
Episode 232: Jessie Harrold
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For mothers, mothers-to-be and those supporting mothers: On matrescence as transformation; offering the Four Elements model as a map for the rite of p...
Episode 231: Nevine Michaan
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On participating in your life by orienting to practice; befriending time to stabilize your mind, meditating polarities to map your world. (0:00) – ...
Episode 230: Sara Bercholz
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On supportive friendship, persistence, practice, and what it means to hold nothing. (0:00) — Launch of Elena Brower's New Book "Hold Nothing" (1:44...
Episode 229: Deva Premal
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On respecting the evolution of this life and consistently responding to the call of the brightest light of all. (0:00) – Introduction and Welcome...
Episode 228: Megan Dalla Camina
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On practices of empowerment, support and the archetypes that instruct and inspire us to evolve. (0:00) — Introduction and Guest Overview (2:47) —...
Episode 227: Susanna Barkataki
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On staying true to the practices of yoga by living a life of conscious care and respect. (0:00) — Ignite Your Yoga: Introduction and Book Overview ...
Episode 226: Heather A. Campbell
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On realizing that 'good' is actually more than enough, and the joy of letting go of the exhausting pressure we place on ourselves. (0:00) – Heath...
Episode 225: Daria Burke
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the quiet work of befriending ourselves, and the remembered language of healing. (0:00) – Introduction and Guest Overview (2:47) – Daria's Chi...
Episode 224: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On healing our emotional biography, the unwounded soul within, and the choices we keep making to evolve. (0:00) — Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's Introd...
Episode 223: Rosemerry Trommer
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the facets of grief, the joy in the depths, and the presence we bring. (0:00) — Introduction and Guest Introduction (3:23) — Rosemerry'...
Episode 222: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On befriending the mind; when negative emotions have positive outcomes, and the practice of coming home to yourself. (0:00) — Introduction (1...
Episode 221: Mara Branscombe
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On embodying the creative, intuitive, fortifying feminine spirit at every stage of our lives. (0:00) - Introduction to Mara Branscombe and Her Work...
Episode 220: Colleen and Jason Wachob
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our commitment to joy as key to longevity. On prioritizing curiosity, compassion and empathy for true well-being. (0:00) - Welcoming Colleen and J...
Episode 219: Nan Seymour
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our imperiled bodies of water, focusing on the majestic Great Salt Lake, and the urgency of divesting from harm. (0:00) - Introduction to Nan Seym...
Episode 218: Christie Tate
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the finer practice of friendship, tending to ourselves in order to be present, and learning what it means to be a good friend. (0:00) - Introduc...
Episode 217: Chelsey Luger
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the ways in which we can respectfully learn from Indigenous cultures about creating instances of meaning, integrity, health and happiness. The Seve...
Episode 216: Ash Canty
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On serving and shifting the narrative around death, dying and our transition to the other side. On entering into deep heart healing and becoming ourse...
Episode 215: Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On remembering our original state; the use of quantum energy to boost regenerative competency and overall health. (0:00) - Introduction to Philip ...
Episode 214: Shirin Etessam
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the six key steps to freeing ourselves from the inside out. (1:44) - Overview of "Free to Be" (4:02) - Heart Detox and Self-Care (6:21) - Body Det...
Episode 213: Mallory McDuff part 2
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our last best act, planning for the end of our lives and aligning our end-of-life choices with our values. Exploring new, sustainable practices suc...
Episode 212: Mallory McDuff part 1
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the women who've designated themselves as voices for the Earth and prioritizing joy amidst the truths of our times. (0:00) - Introduction to Mal...
Episode 211: Alua Arthur
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On living your fullest life so you can meet the end with grace. (0:00) - Introduction and Book Reading (2:08) - Alua's Journey from Law School to Dea...
Episode 210: Chazz Scott
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the gift of childlike faith, guarding your mind and the crucial connection between your well-being and your success. (0:00) - Introduction (2:50) ...
Episode 209: Arli Liberman
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On sonic gratitude, developing our deeper gifts, the peril of expectation, the potency of the present, and the beauty of self-acceptance. (0:00) - Mu...
Episode 208: Rocío Marte
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On rest as our birthright and the vital importance of remembering to pause. (0:00) - Rest and relaxation with a focus on honoring ancestral heritage ...
Episode 207: Melissa Berry Appleton
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On growing up at fifty, practice as a modern-day chaplain and cultivating a domestic monastery. (1:48) - Parenting Practices and Transitions (3:51) -...
Episode 206: Octavia Raheem
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On rest as the way to reclaim your brilliance, at the altar of now. (0:00) - Octavia's Background and Introduction (2:16) - Losing Parents and Spi...
Episode 205: Mirabai Starr
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the temple of your regular life, and the daily practices of attention, surrender and wonder. (0:00) - Introduction to Mirabai Starr and Her Work (...
Episode 204: Nisha Moodley
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the soul of our work, the re-indigenizing of our minds and the vital force of sisterhood. (2:21) - Nisha's Background and Family Life (4:09) - ...
Episode 203: Dr. Kamilah Majied
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On bringing joy to justice; learning how to bear witness to our oppressive patterns and tendencies; fierce compassion as a quality of mind, heart, bod...
Episode 202: Elise Loehnen
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the origins of our best behavior, managing undue shame and the price women pay to be good.
Episode 201: Sophie Schauermann
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On radical self-responsibility and reprocessing our childhood shame to empowerment and creativity. (2:42) – Sophie's Personal Journey and Resear...
Episode 200: Ryan Haddon
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On resetting after betrayal and spiritual abuse, shifting self-loathing, and service as crucial to our healing. (1:00) - Reinventing oneself after do...
Episode 199: Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, PhD
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On hospicing modernity, an invitation to hold many paradoxical layers of complexity, to stretch your heart, to know vulnerability as your strength. (...
Episode 198: Paula Arai
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On activating compassion through our simplest offerings of forgiveness, care, gratitude and respect. (0:30) - Japanese rituals for beauty, harmony, a...
Episode 197: Alicia Mathlin
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the duality of resilience, the vitality in softening, the shifting landscape within a diagnosis and finding deep, lasting peace. (5:32) - Cancer t...
Episode 196: Cory Allen
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On steady practices of self-awareness to redefine yourself as often as you wish, and trusting yourself in any situation to make strong choices that se...
Episode 195: Eboni Banks
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the importance of self-trust, repression v. suppression, the vitality of solitude for development of our intuition, and the prioritization of feeli...
Episode 194: Cynthia Redhead
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On presence, living on a prayer, devotion and what it means to pause. (1:00) – Meditation, mindfulness, and personal growth with a meditation teac...
Episode 193: Ash Johns
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On prioritizing our connections with our ancestors as a way to elevate our work and the quality of our present relations.
Episode 192: Emily Wright
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On empowering women in business, prioritizing integrity and creating a global movement. As Founding Executive and Chair of the Board of doTERRA, Emil...
Episode 191: Sara Szal Gottfried, MD
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the causes of, and possible solutions for, autoimmune struggles. On resolving the trauma signature so many of us carry.
Episode 190: Mark Matousek
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On resilience, via the wisdom of our ancestor Ralph Waldo Emerson. Seeing our character reflected in our opinions of the world. Shifting our lens to ...
Episode 189: Seraphina Capranos
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the wild edge of intuition, women's health, inner presence and full embodiment, a peek inside the hearts of wise, engaged women. (2:48) – W...
Episode 188: Kemi Nekvapil
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On redefining power, living and leading without apology, spacious parenting and the perceptions holding us back. (2:24) – Self-awareness, identity,...
Episode 187: Koshin Paley Ellison
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the unexpected places of practice in our lives, the freedom of rigor, and the wisdom of closing the chasm between our values and our actions. (...
Episode 186: Yael Schonbrun PhD
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On shifting the way we perceive our capacities as humans and as parents, focusing on relational connection and possibility. (4:14) – Mindset shi...
Episode 185: Mia Maestro
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Way of Tea, the practice of service, the meaning of presence and the medicine of silence. (1:46) – Tea, presence, and mindfulness. (5:48) –...
Episode 184: Osprey Orielle Lake
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the ecological, mythical and cultural understandings that shape our history of extraction and exploitation, and how one conversation can truly make...
Episode 183: Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly A. Johnson
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On death, grieving, service, and releasing our fixation on redemption.
Episode 182: Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On fostering spiritual kinship and community, a plea to stay in the fold of love and civility, and recipes to fortify the truth of our interbeing. ...
Episode 181: Dani Shapiro
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the signals transmitted across generations, the evolution of secrets, and the resonances felt through timelines and dimensions.
Episode 180: Lisa Odenweller
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the power of food as medicine to transform your body, your mind and your health. (2:49) – Food as medicine and a new product launch. (8:14) – ...
Episode 179: Emilio Diez Barroso
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On ceasing the pursuit of our hierarchical notions of success; turning the light inward for true connection and care. Emilio Diez Barroso is a light, ...
Episode 178: Juraj Kocar
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On enhancing the coherence in your home, your body and your cells.
Episode 177: Pixie Lighthorse
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the elemental forces carrying across times, heartaches, understandings and losses. The questions and gifts in the liminal spaces, and the importan...
Episode 176: Tracee Stanley
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the deeper questions and practices of unearthing the luminous self.
Episode 175: Omisade Burney-Scott
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On holding space for the realities of menopause, normalizing the multiple truths of aging, prioritizing the power of shared intergenerational story to...
Episode 173: Mario Brainovic
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the chaos and coherence of water, the dire state of our soil both in Nature and our bodies, and how coherent water improves our markers of brainwav...
Episode 172: Matthew Quick
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our interconnectedness, releasing paradigms, and receiving the work that needs to pass through us. 0:42 – Introducing Matthew Quick; Bestsellin...
Episode 171: Andrea Gibson
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On growing our love, meeting ourselves with care, and receiving the intelligent tenderness of every moment. 2:05 - You Better Be Lightning – winner...
Episode 170: Ana Flores
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On creating strong communities, pivoting out of productivity and shifting toward ease. 3:00 – Las Founders, founded in 2022, is a Los Angeles held...
Episode 169: Micah Salaberrios
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Micah Salaberrios, an expert in the field of Nonviolent Communication, has been teaching the practice since 2016. With his passion for improving the l...
Episode 168: Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the golden moments of quiet and the depths of healing available in silence. 2:35 – The origins of Golden; How can we be helpful and effective in...
Episode 167: Daniel Shankin
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the intentional integration of psychedelic experiences; supporting and educating for responsible engagement in our healing and creative expansio...
Episode 166: Lisa Mattam
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On working for ourselves, creating what we love and the science behind clean skincare. 0:42 Introducing Lisa Mattam; a thought leader in entrepre...
Episode 165: Jessica Bell
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Energetic Healing, tools for self healing and a framework for energy centers in the body. 2:05 Shifting from doctor to healer; Biodynamics and syn...
Episode 164: Katie Rose
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the creation of what's alive for you, and the gifts you give when you follow your truth. 3:20 Ayurvedic teaching for women; Maya Tiware (formerly ...
Episode 163: Alex Elle
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On how we heal; trusting that you know what you need to heal, to thrive, to rest and to rewrite your story. 4:00 Journaling journey; Writing to heal,...
Episode 162: Deborah Eden Tull
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the necessary redefinition and reconnection to darkness as the medicine of compassion, and how our embrace of the unknown can change the world. 0...
Episode 161: Michell Clark
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On social media as a teaching space; vulnerability as a bridge, and the possibility that virtual connections can bring about deepening relationships ...
Episode 160: Rachelle McCloud
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the vital day-to-day process of moving pain through the body, clearing the way for ease and efficiency in every realm of your life. 0:42 Introduci...
Episode 159: The Red School: Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the sacred metamorphosis of menopause, redefining this time of life from health crisis to empowerment, tenderness and leadership. On discovering ...
Episode 158: Amina AlTai
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On redirecting and serving purpose driven professionals. A conversation looking at the connection of our purpose and our daily work. 0:42 – Introdu...
Episode 157: Zivar Amrami
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zivar Amrami is a healer and interdisciplinary artist. Born in the Midwest to an Iranian father and a mother of Norwegian descent, steeped from youth ...
Episode 156: Sue Hunt (Part 2)
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 exploring binaries from 'Transitory Nature' and active meditative inquiry. A conversation on channeling intensity, sharing power and understand...
Episode 155: Sue Hunt (Part 1)
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part I of a two-part conversation: on breaking binaries, freeing ourselves from reductive thinking and uncovering our own true nature. On 'Transitor...
Episode 154: Rahshaana Green
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the teachings and vitality in discomfort, and the smallest moments of recognition and awareness that can quietly change us all. A conversation su...
Episode 153: Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the life-giving, natural practice of listening well, the core of poetry and the inextricable ties between Buddhism and true shamanism. On The Sha...
Episode 152: Jillian Pransky
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the impact of rest in our mind and body. The science behind supporting the nervous system. Virtual restorative yoga teacher training. Jillian Pr...
Episode 151: Diane Osgood
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the prospect of slowing climate change with our smallest actions, to shift the temperature of our planet in real time. A conversation around 'The ...
Episode 150: Steven and Matthew Fisher
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On life's myriad transitions and how we refine our responses in our relationships, our wellness, our households, our work, and in our practices.
Episode 149: Nadia Bolz-Weber
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nadia Bolz-Weber is an ordained Lutheran Pastor, founder of House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, Co, the creator and host of The Confessional Pod...
Episode 148: Erica Mather
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the history of happiness and the importance of full self-acceptance.
Episode 147: Erin McKenna
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On founding and scaling a business that's never existed before, the role of meditation in sustaining steadiness as a founder and owner.
Episode 146: Rebecca Woolf
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On being real with your kids, emergence after the death of a spouse and a handful of difficult truths we're all afraid to face.
Episode 145: Rabbi David Wolpe
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the ultimate mystery, the balm of faith and the touching humanity we all share.
Episode 144: Abigail Wald
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the transformations, challenges and potential healings of parenthood.
Episode 143: Tasha Rose
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the efficacy of herbalism and plant understanding to fortify, tonify and nourish our bodies.
Episode 142: Venika Morrissette
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On finding your voice, prioritizing your own choices and leading with your truth.
Episode 141: Jillian Wintersteen
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On bringing the conversation of astrology down to earth and the practices keep us connected.