Somatic Wisdom
Episodes
S2 E23 Somatic Practices to Help Heal Your Relationship with Money
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi My Lovelies, In response to our previous episode (58) with Dana Miranda of Healthy Rich on somatic practice to work with our difficult money storie...
S2 E22 Somatics of Money, Budget Culture, and Inclusion in Finance with Dana Miranda, Creator of Healthy Rich
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello My Lovelies, This is a conversation about personal finance and the somatics of money. I know you'll appreciate the insights of my guest, and I a...
S2 E21 Reflections on Abundance, Money, Beliefs, and Transitions (money stories)
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Lovely Listeners, I'm excited to set the stage for my conversation next week with Dana Miranda by telling you more about some of my money experienc...
S2 E20 Author Jenny Blake on Intuition, Desires, Unconventional Choices, Free Time, and Truth While It's Fresh
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello my Lovelies! This is a full circle moment for me, an opportunity to speak with a podcaster and author I've admired from afar since 2018. We ...
S2 E19 Intuition and Mimetic Desire (with wisdom from Luke Burgis' book Wanting)
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Lovely Listeners! Here's a brief intro on two topics which will be covered in further depth during my conversation with Jenny Blake for episod...
S2 E18 Listening to Nature, Listening Inward, and Caring for Your Nervous System Well
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Lovely Listeners, I'm bringing you a "minisode" this week to encourage you to listen to nature, or to listen inward rather than listening to pod...
S2 E17 Rituals for Letting Go During Times of Liminality, Post-Project Periods, and Eclipse Seasons
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Friends! The audio on this one might not be up to my usual standard. I believe I've fixed the audio issue I was having through the kind support ...
S2 E16 Unpacking the Laziness Lie (Part 2 of 2) with Wisdom from Dr. Devon Price
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello All. I'm returning for part 2 of this exploration of Dr. Devon Price' book Laziness Does not Exist. Please head back to episode 51 first if you ...
S2 E15 Unpacking the Laziness Lie (Part 1 of 2) with Wisdom from Dr. Devon Price
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Listeners, I start with an update on the audio book process. To receive the FREE Audio version of the Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven book when it...
S2 E14 Natalya Kolosowsky, Shadow Tender, on Creating Meaning and Magic in Embodied Ways
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Lovely Listeners, This conversation was especially rich to me, and I know you're going to want to hear more from Natalya Kolosowsky. Natalya i...
S2 E13 On Audiobooks, the Laziness Lie, Ableism and a Preview of Somatic Wisdom Topics Ahead
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a few updates on what's up lately. I am in the final stages of editing the audio version of my book, which will be released via Audible later i...
S2 E12 Seasonal and Spiritual Pivots - Riding Waves of Change Gracefully
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Lovely Listeners! This is my first solo episode in a while. I hope you enjoyed my conversations with Kathy Oneto, Heather Ussery-Knight, Stephan...
S2 BONUS - Equal Part Breathing Meditation with Patrick Geary for Equinox Energy
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special bonus episode in honor of the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere and the Fall Equinox in the southern hemisphere. This is an ...
S2 E11 Patrick Geary on Equinox, Aries, Equal Part Breathing, and Asking What We Want in the New Astrological Year
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have my first returning guest, my friend Patrick Geary, an Astrologer, Coach, and Healer to talk with us about ways to work with Equinox Energy. We ...
S2 E10 Reclaim Your Peace with Stephanie Lindloff of Our Natural Wisdom
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was delighted to have this conversation with one of my favorite coaches, Stephanie Lindloff. We worked together for a year and a half during the tim...
S2 BONUS - Guided Inner Journey for Grounding & Release with Stephanie Lindloff of Our Natural Wisdom
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Somatic Wisdom listners, I couldn't resist sharing this guided inner journey that is an excerpt from the interview with Stephanie Lindloff of Ou...
S2 E9 Inner Parts Work and Our Inner Critics with Coach Heather Ussery-Knight
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I enjoyed this conversation with one of my friends, Heather Ussery-Knight, who is a coach with an extensive background in counseling and psychology. ...
S2 E8 Embracing Our Inner Parts with Internal Family Systems (IFS)
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello my lovely listeners! Thanks for taking me to 3000 downloads of this podcast as of the time of the recording! Wow! Each month the listenership ha...
S2 E7 Mic Flip: Wade Brill's interview of Cristy for Centered in the City podcast
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Friends, I'm changing it up this episode with a interview that originally aired on Wade Brill's Centered in the City podcast (original title: E...
S2 E6 Sustainable Ambition and Using Curiosity as Our Compass with Kathy Oneto
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I loved this conversation with fellow coach and podcaster, Kathy Oneto of Sustainable Ambition. Kathy Oneto is an executive and life-work coach who ...
S2 E5 When Your Body and Mind Just Won't Rest - Urges and Surges
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, my lovely listeners. As I worked through some insomnia and some feelings of urgency in the past week, I wanted to address an issue that some of...
S2 E4 Rest as Resistance - In Praise of Tricia Hersey's Nap Ministry
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have been so inspired by the work of Tricia Hersey, creator of the Nap Ministry and author of Rest is Resistance, A Manifesto. She has helped me und...
S2 E3 Patrick Geary on Somatic Wisdom, Natural Cycles, and Astrology
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I loved this conversation with my new friend and colleague Patrick Geary, a coach, astrologer, and healer who has given me such insight through a read...
S2 E2 Embracing Your Strengths - My Favorite Coaching Tool
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about my favorite coaching tool, the CliftonStrengths 34 Assessment and Report. I explain how I use it and then walk you through my To...
S2 E1 Post Holiday Relief & Reflections - How Can You Build Generous Margins this Year?
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 2023, Somatic Wisdom listeners! After allowing myself some generous time off after the holidays for rest and reflection I am back again and lo...
S1 E36 - Isabel (Izzy) Iwen on Being Well@Work
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners. Izzy was one of the first answering my "call" when I asked for leaders who are seeing different ways of being well at work. I reall...
S1 E35 - Releasing Rituals With Fire - Burning the Old Journals
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about releasing what no longer serves us. I talk about something I did with my old journals, and I explain how having a physical ritua...
S1 S34 - Reducing Anxiety and IBS with Therapist Victoria Stith
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I am excited to bring you this conversation with my new friend, therapist and Zen practitioner Victoria (Viki) Stith. Viki and I cover topics around a...
S1 E33 - Improving Your Strength And Stability
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let's dive into how to improve your stability, and strength. I'm going to help you break down more of this functional education work from soma yoga me...
S1 E32 - For Body and Being - Mobility, Stability, and Strength
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will air on Thanksgiving Day. It's a perfect time to thank you so much for listening! I'm grateful for you and for your interest in this ...
S1 E31 - Valerie K Martin (aka Bad Bitch Therapist), Gaia Center for Embodied Healing on yoga, veganism and therapy
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm bringing you a conversation with Valerie K. Martin, someone who has inspired me with her work. Valerie has a passion for working with trauma sur...
S1 E30 - Community and connection as self care (even for introverts)
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I reflect on being relieved that political season has come to an end (mostly). Then I dive into the benefits of community and how I was reminded how...
S1 E29 - Evening focus, work cycles, and hybrid days
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is on the energetic cycles we experience in a day. I recorded in the evening, at a time I'm much less focused. I want to keep it real in ...
S1 E28 - On Disruptions to Routines and Rights (warning: contains a rant)
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a disruption to my current work situation due to a staffing shortage at my husband's organization, and a rant about the Supreme Co...
S1 E27 - The Joy of NIA with Beth Giles
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My NIA teacher Beth Giles was kind enough to have a conversation with me about her practice, her teaching and what NIA means to her. We shared our joy...
S1 E26 - A Bodyful Short Meditation
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I include a short somatics practice to release tension and then a short "bodyful" meditation for when you need a practice to ground an...
S1 Bonus - Settling In and Grounding (short somatic practice)
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This short bonus episode is a grounding practice for whenever you need calming and centering before any next action step where you may be feeling a li...
S1 E25 - Stillness and Small Movements for Busy Brains
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I begin the episode by reflecting on what I learned from Dr. Ashley White on Responsive Eating and how I've named my hunger an "inner Calvin" after on...
S1 E24 - Responsive Eating with Dr. Ashley White, MD
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I know you will love this conversation with Dr. Ashley White, MD, creator of the Responsive Eating™ methodology. Ashley White is a leader in cha...
S1 E23 - Food and Body Stories
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores my story as far as the food and body image struggles I developed in my early teens and that am still journeying to understand. S...
S1 E22 - Procrasti-Learning: Six Ways to Interrupt this Habit
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you engage in procrasti-learning? I define this as inputting new knowledge to delay taking action or practicing a new skill. It can feel vulner...
S1 E21 - Embodying Our Deep Wisdom
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a reinforcement of the ideas of somatic practice, and building upon those with wisdom from a prominent spiritual teacher, Eckhart T...
S1 E20 - Somatics of Confidence (part 3 of 3)
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the final episode of my three part series on the Somatics of Confidence. Putting together what we learned in episodes 18 and 19, this episod...
S1 E19 - Somatics of Confidence (part 2 of 3)
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How is your confidence? Do you need a little more ease in your body when you face an important challenge? Please listen to episodes 17 & 18 to learn...
S1 E18 - Somatics of Confidence (part 1 of 3)
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I cover why confidence is important, including some recommendations from a great book on this topic, The Confidence Code: The Science...
S1 E17 - Why Practice Somatics?
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is an introduction to the practice of Somatics, which was originated by Thomas Hanna and has been a part of many different practice traditions. ...
S1 E16 - On Habits (Part 6 of 6) Compassionate Self-Discipline
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude this mini-series on habit change with some work from Cheri Huber, who wrote Making a Change for Good: A Guide to Compassionate Self-Disci...
S1 E15 - On Habits (Part 5 of 6) ONE New Habit at a Time + Habit Change as a Meta-Skill
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 5 of my mini-series on habit change we talk about a few concrete examples of how to implement one habit change at a time. This is about how ...
S1 E14 - On Habits (Part 4 of 6) Clear's Behavioral Laws and Habits We Want to Change
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 4 of my mini-series on habit change we cover how our identities play a role in our habits, and how we may need to adopt or reframe identities ...
S1 E13 - On Habits (Part 3 of 6) James Clear's Atomic Habits Framework
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I continue the exploration of habits by asking your "Four Tendencies" type. I use my running habit and the different ways my husband...
S1 E12 - On Habits (Part 2 of 6) Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies Framework
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the parts of a habit: cue, routine, and rewards (based on the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg). We consider the...
S1 E11 - On Habits (Part 1 of 6) Intro & Inquiry
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The regular actions that we take have more impact than the things we do only once in a while. Consider the habits that serve you well in your life, ...
S1 E10 - Celebrating Small Wins
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My first 10 episode are out in the world! This episode is a celebration of double digits and modeling the concept of celebrating small wins. I discu...
S1 E9 - Dancing with Life, Finding Our Rhythms
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the seventh and final micro-practice I describe in my book Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven. This is about dancing and being in mo...
S1 E8 - Creative Expression
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the sixth micro-practice I describe in my book Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven. This is about creative expression as a way to enj...
S1 E7 - Spend Time in Nature
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the fifth micro-practice I describe in my book Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven. It's all about time in nature as a way to nourish...
S1 E6 - Sensing Emotions and Energy
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the fourth micro-practice I include in my book, Sensing Emotions and Energy. In it, I talk about the importance of knowing where...
S1 E5 - When You're Tempted to Rush Your Growth
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I wanted to check in with you to see how the micro-practices are going for you. Rather than rush into the next set of practices, I want to introduce t...
S1 E4 - Somatic Awareness
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the third micro-practice I describe in my book Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven. It's all about somatic awareness. This episode wi...
S1 E3 - Breath Awareness
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the second micro-practice I describe in my book Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven. It's all about breath awareness. Tuning into you...
S1 E2 - Journaling & Thought Downloads
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the first micro-practice I describe in my book Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven. We start with journal entries or thought download...
S1 E1 - Seven Micro-practices Overview
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains a summary of the practices mentioned in the book Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven so you get acquainted with what we will cover in ...
Trailer - Welcome to Somatic Wisdom
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can you navigate life's inevitable changes with ease and excitement? Through accessing your somatic wisdom! Your host, Cristy De La Cruz, is her...