Welcome to The Playground, a space for spiritual exploration, personal development, self-healing, wellness, and mysticism for the modern millennial - all while having fun! Hosted by Shanila Sattar, author of Breathe, creatrix of FLOW Breathwork Facilitator Training, and the Healing Arts Practitioner Training Immersion. She is the founder of AlwaysPlay Studios which trains sound healers and breathwork facilitators, and THE PLAYGROUND which mentors healers. Her background is in tech, having co ...
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312. Why do I feel like I’m not good enough to help others?
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What does it mean to be good enough to help others? You’re someone who KNOWS you have a lot to share. You deeply feel like you can make an impact for others and actually, you thrive in being able to help others because that’s one of your best skillsets. However, what if you feel like you’re not good enough to help others? In this episode let's talk…
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311. How to Feel Emotions: 4 Steps to Emotional Regulation with Shanila Sattar
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In this episode, we dive into my 4R Protocol — a powerful, four-step approach to emotional and nervous system regulation. What happens when you crave to feel, but something is in the way? Maybe you're judging yourself, berating your emotions, or just numb to your emotions. Using this method you'll be able to both understand your own emotions while …
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310. Too smart for your own good: Emotional Regulation for Perfectionists with Shanila Sattar
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In this episode we explore what it means to be too smart for your own good as perfectionists. What if you’re great at analyzing feelings down to the little details, but don't know what it means to actually FEEL them? Why do you know things in theory but not in practice? We'll chat about a perfectionism loop where many over-thinkers and self-doubter…
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309. How perfectionism hijacks your nervous system and what to do with Shanila Sattar
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Let's explore how striving for perfection keeps your nervous system in a constant state of stress, leading to anxiety, burnout, and other health issues. The connection shows how perfectionism triggers the fight-flight-freeze response, keeping you on high alert and in chronic stress. GLOW UP WORKSHOP: https://flowbreathwork.myflodesk.com/glowup ⭐ Di…
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308. Virgo Season Energy Forecast: No Pity Parties
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Virgo Season does not entertain pity parties; Get real with yourself and make big girl decisions to have a breakthrough. Reflections and complaints run a very thin line, so it's up to you to notice where you stand with that. Get a mentor. Organize your projects. Receive guidance. Challenge your growth. Be consistent. ⭐ Discover your healer archetyp…
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307. Change the way you channel with THIS spiritual hack
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All of us have the ability to CHANNEL, but what does it mean to become a better channeller? To have easier and clearer access to your channel? To flow with information that's meant for you, sent to you, and channelled through you? In this episode, let's tap into a spiritual hack that'll change the way you channel. ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: …
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Mercury is in retrograde again and it's time to panic! I kid, I kid. Mercury Rx brings with it a very potent lessons that's going to either help you break patterns, or continue them. __________ ⭐ ⭐ Free community for healing arts practitioners: https://tinyurl.com/playground222 ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.org/healerarch…
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305. Suffering era, healing era, and then?
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So you went through your suffering era where you were kinda on auto pilot; then you came into your healing era. You were focused on your self-development, trauma healing, personal growth, spiritual exploration…but now what? There’s another beautiful piece to this cycle, the embodied FLOW era. You’re ready to put into practice what apply what you ha…
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Lion’s Gate Portal brings with it tantalizing energy while it absolutely tears you to shreds, pulling your energy in multiple conflicting directions. What WAS in alignment, no longer feels as such, but your physical and energetic body hasn’t caught up with that yet. You’re feeling pulled in two *or many* directions, and this is a sign to let go of …
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303. Power of the Body and Leadership in Underserved Wellness Spaces with Teddie Hill
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Flow Breathwork Facilitator Student Spotlight Series Meet Teddie Hill @healwithteddie Teddie is a Wellness Coach who helps people heal, regulate their emotions, and find joy. She teaches a wellness program in her local prison and works as outreach director at a free clinic. She works to make healing spaces accessible to BIPOC communities Teddie say…
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302. Traveling in the quantum realm and becoming your mystical self with Imani Quinn
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In this episode, we’re diving into the QUANTUM realms with Imani Quinn. Imani is a Quantum Mystic Artist and Author. She co-authored Astrology SOS with Hardie Grant Publishing and regularly contributes to Mindbodygreen and Cosmopolitan on Astrology and Spirituality. She is host of The Modern Mystic Chronicles a podcast that inspires curiosity and m…
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301. How to be MAGNETIC by shifting your self-concept
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Hey friends, in this episode let's talk about SELF-CONCEPT (pretty much a fancy way to say your identity) and how it impacts your magnetism. We spend so much of our adult lives constructing "who we are" and our "purpose" because it helps us make sense of ourselves. An attachment to an identity can be really nice because it can totally support your …
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300. You’re in a season of in-between - A Liminal Space
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You’re in a season of in-between - a liminal space. Your task is to go within and love yourself deeper than you ever have before. The next chapter is not clear - so don’t be distracted by the boredom or shiny objects. Something is emerging beyond your wildest dreams. In Episode 300 of The Playground Podcast, let’s chat about what this liminal space…
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What are you doing in August? I’m inviting you to 6 weeks of self-love mentorship inside LOVED, my brand new offering for mystics and healers on their path to self discovery. This 6 weeks is structured as magical self-exploration, while we work together in community calls to breakthrough limiting beliefs, build trust and intuition, and fall in love…
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298. Become a powerful sorceress: The ultimate form of magic
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What if you had the ability to become a powerful sorceress? What if you were able to tap into magic and universal wisdom that allowed you to alchemize and amplify what you want to create in your life? What if the answer was stupid simple and all you had to do was THIS? In this episode, I'm taking you on a lil ride through SORCERY - usually defined …
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297. Navigating Self-Abandonment with Shanila Sattar
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It's often easier to recognize when others disappoint or abandon us, yet so difficult when we do it to ourselves. Self-abandonment often has emotional consequences that linger into every facet of life, but we don't always know or want to take ownership of ourselves in many ways. In this conversation, let's investigate how self-abandonment and the c…
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296. Flowing through stages of life with mid-life guide Amy Shearer
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Amy Shearer, a former fashion retail executive for over 15 years, is an Emotional Wellness Facilitator & Embodiment Coach. She helps women transitioning into midlife who are ready to embrace their inner power to emotionally and spiritually recharge themselves so that they can have wholehearted relationships, ongoing wellness, fulfilling careers, an…
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295. Six Principles of Self-Love for Girlies to Live By with Shanila Sattar
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Whether you're on a journey of self-discovery or on your self-love journey, we're diving into the six principles of self-love that every girlie should live by. Which of these principles are you resonating with lately? Self-love mentorship waitlist: https://flowbreathwork.myflodesk.com/lovedBy Shanila Sattar
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294. Are you ready to be a coach? The 3 signs
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Are you ready to coach others? How do you know you’re ready to be a coach? How do you that you have something valuable to share with others? First, there’s a huge difference between a coach and mentor, so it’s great to know which aligns with you more. Here’s an episode from 2020 when I break down the key differences https://open.spotify.com/episode…
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293. Authentic Self, Joy, Pleasure, and Healing Through Spiritual Crisis with Rosie Chuong
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Meet Rosie Chuong @rosiechuong, a recent graduate of @flowbreathworkfacilitatortraining Rosie is a healing artist with “a lover’s touch” guiding curious communities to connect with their sense of pleasure and play within spacious, nurturing and intentional containers. Rosie says: -I was introduced to breathwork through a “goddess breath” daily prac…
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292. What to do when you’re juggling multiple passions and can't focus (3s Method)
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If you're someone who has multiple passions and interests, you know how difficult it can be to FOCUS. There are so many options on the table that sometimes it feels like you either don't know how to make the "right choice", or feel paralyzed by having to make choice! In this conversation, I'm going to give you a simple method to narrow down what's …
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Life’s algorithm is changing. Quick shifts and deconstruction of previous thoughts, behaviors, and actions are along this pathway. As you continue to download new codes, feel free to delete all programs that are malfunctioning. Your work in liberation, social justice, and healing all require evolution 💕 ⭐ ⭐ Free community for healing arts practitio…
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290. Dance as Liberation and Culture Movement with Faye Beard Wright
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Meet Fabienne Beard-Wright, an esteemed cultural movement specialist, and the driving force behind Lift Off Special Programming, Inc. with a deep, rooted passion for dancing education, Fabienne has committed her life to empowering others through the art, providing valuable resources, and fostering creative growth. Fabienne has become a thought lead…
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289. Energy Forecast: Massive Energy Upgrades (May 2024)
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So…now that we’re out of this eclipse situation, you’re going to start feeling some BIG personal AND collective upgrades. Now, whenever you talk to me about astrology or energy, we’re always talking practical and grounded - keeping in our vision world events and cultural context as well.By Shanila Sattar
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Your inner teenager is contacting you, again. There are four crucial ways that you know your inner teenager is trying to get in contact with you...or is ruling your life! Which do you resonate with? Catch the previous series (Episodes 172-175). ⭐ ⭐ Free community for healing arts practitioners: https://tinyurl.com/playground222 __________ ⭐ Breathw…
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287. Spiritual Psychosis, Disassociation, and Red Flags on your Spiritual Journey with Shanila Sattar
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We’re talking spiritual psychosis, disassociation, and other red flags on your healing journey. We're kinda talking about a sensitive subject. There's a very common occurrence that happens on the spiritual, self-exploration, healing, personal development journey that not a lot of people know about and these are definitely red flags you need to look…
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286. Rewilding, Liberation, and Black Girl Country Living with Hillarie Maddox
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Flow Breathwork Facilitator Student Spotlight Series Meet Hillarie Maddox of @blackgirl.countryliving Hillarie is a nature connection educator who experienced a profound shift after moving from the city to the country and connecting to her roots. She believed that a good job was the key to happiness, until she found deep healing and joy in being in…
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285. Practitioners' Challenge (accept if you dare 👀)
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Healers! Wellness Practitioners! I have a challenge for you this month. I'm a broken record when I say folks in the healing arts need to step into their light and out of fear. This month's challenge is COLLABORATION. I invite you to collaborate with other healing arts practitioners and support each other! Be BRAVE and initiate contact with someone …
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Move over boss babes. This era is over. We’ve come a full circle from girl bossing too close to the sun and now you can relax. Many entrepreneurs are going to realize that the hyper GO GO GO styles of entrepreneurship are not sustainable, especially in the healing arts. You’re not really meant to follow pathways of being in business that are totall…
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283. Aries Season and The Goddess Rising (Energy Forecast)
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We talked about the spring death, renewal, and birth vibes, but are you feeling what this Aries season is throwing down? Let's talk. __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.org/healerarchetype ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow Breathwork Technique…
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Who here is experiencing the WITCH WOUND? It’s the fear of been seen and perceived, built from generations and generations of our ancestors who were not able or allowed to be in their light. They had to assimilate to survive. They were disconnected from nature and intuition through settler behaviors that removed the witch’s power. The witch, means …
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The hardest part of getting started in the healing arts is really identifying yourself into the healing arts. It can feel so icky to say you're a "healer" or whatever other title you're struggling with, but the journey is really about your own self-inquiry and commitment to study. There is always a call from WITHIN that says, "let's go deeper". Som…
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280. Do you feel the death and rebirth in spring?
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Here's what you need to know about the death and rebirth energy in spring. Do you feel this shift? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow Breathwork Techniques for Coaches and Healers: https://flowbreathwork.lpages.co/somatic-flow-breathwork-techniques-freebie-download…
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279. Spring Energy Forecast: 3 pieces of *Magic*
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As we transition from the winter season into spring energy, you'll start to feel the energy SHIFT. Your mood, emotions, motivation...all of it will start to come alive again. With the Spring Equinox around the corner, get ready to harness these 3 pieces of MAGIC. You won't be disappointed! __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://…
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278. Self-love, emotional fragility, and outsourcing self-worth: A Reflection with Shanila Sattar
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In this episode, reflect with me about self love, emotional fragility, and outsourcing self-worth to others. Let's talk about why a sense of self can be the catalyst to inner healing, growth, and resiliency. Train in the healing arts: www.alwaysplay.orgBy Shanila Sattar
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277. The plague that's destroying your soul
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Are you ready for a firey conversation? We're talking about the plague that is destroying your soul - especially if you're a woman or from an underrepresented, underserved, and/or marginalized community. This plague has been normalized so hard that you probably don't even understand in what ways it has ruined your creativity, intuition, and goals.…
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276. Procrastination to Shame pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Procrastination to Shame pipeline (Perfectionism Series) This type of perfectionist leads with AVOIDANCE and then it leads to SHAME. It’s like, when you avoid doing something for so long that it actually feels shameful to start it. You didn’t send that text, so the longer time goes by, the harder it feels to say “hey”. The avoidance makes you procr…
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275. Overdoing to BITTERNESS pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Overdoing to bitterness pipeline (Perfectionism Series). This type of perfectionist does everything for the love and approval from others. This is our classic people-pleaser who tends to absorb other people’s energies and generally feels separated from a sense of self. From a nervous system perspective, this overdoer is in hyper arousal mode - alwa…
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274. Procrastination to imposter syndrome pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Procrastination to imposter syndrome pipeline (Perfectionism Series) This type of perfectionist leads with procrastination, indecisiveness, and fear of commitment. And imagine, how big of an imposter you’re likely to feel if you don’t really commit to anything. You’re never putting in the practice hours of being a sucky beginner long enough to see …
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273. Overachieving to burnout pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Overachieving to burnout pipeline (Perfectionism Series) This type of perfectionist is not afraid of success, but rather what's going to happen if they stopped achieving. Will people still like you? Will people still find you valuable? Will you still be and feel worthy? This burnout has long term consequences on your health that take YEARS to recti…
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272. What type of a perfectionist are you? The four perfectionist archetypes
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Not at all perfectionism looks alike, because there are different motivations behind each archetype. Some perfectionism can actually be healthy ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mItTKzfiK8&t=191s), but most perfectionism can be crippling and limiting. In this conversation, we're exploring the 4 archetypes of perfectionism coming from the maladapti…
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If you're a perfectionist or have imposter syndrome, listen to this. What you might not know is that there are two dimensions of perfectionism and...one of them is not that bad. Question for you: Do you find yourself on the adaptive or maladaptive pathway? If you want to explore this further, IMPERFECT waitlist is open: https://tinyurl.com/imperfec…
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270. Somatic practices every girlie should know
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As coaches, healers, and wellness practitioners, you're getting privy to how somatic practices and nervous system regulation are KEY to *sustainable* change. Dive into the essence of somatic healing, a practice rooted in the body's innate intelligence. "Soma" simply means BODY. Somatic is the wisdom that arises from within and the way that we can u…
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269. Unlock Epic Codes in 2024 || What you need to know
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If you're feeling that new era, new chapter, that new vibe...but you can't put your finger on it? EPIC codes are unlocking in the next 3 months. Here's what you need to know. Energy Forecast of 2024: https://youtu.be/Df46zi-OinM __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow B…
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Is motivation made up? It is a concept that actually exists? In this episode, I'm proposing a spiritual question for you! At least, it feels super spiritual to me. Can motivation exist without passion? What do you think? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow Breathwor…
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267. Wellness industry is changing in 2024 and how you can adapt (Practitioner's Chit Chat)
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I wanted to personally reflect how the energy of 2024 is going to shift how wellness practitioners are able to thrive in a completely different wellness market in the upcoming year. Many folks doubled down on the internet for wellness in 2020, but that energy, including buyer behavior, social psychology, and the NEED for human connection is going t…
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266. Ways to introduce breathwork to your therapy practice
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If you're a therapist who's been wanting to add more body based healing practices into your therapy practice, this is a super quick and practical video for you on how you can introduce breathwork to your clients. If you're completely new to the concept of breathwork, breathwork is the practice of regulating your breathing in a specific way that hel…
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If you’ve been hearing the word “somatic healing” or "nervous system regulation" lately, but have no idea what that actually is, let’s do a somatic healing 101 overview so you can understand what the heck people are talking about and how it’s a game changer for emotional, mental, physical, and energetic wellbeing. __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitato…
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Our word for 2022 was SOFTEN. 2023, we were ready to PLAY. For 2024, it's... The energy of 2024 is way more grounding than the last few years. Here is what you can expect. __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.org/healerarchetype ⭐ Free down…
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263. Activism in spiritual and wellness communities - What's your role?
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It wouldn't be the playground if we didn't keep it real. There's a desire to bypass discomfort in spiritual and wellness communities. What's our role in liberation? What's our role in the healing arts? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.o…
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