Best Brigitta Toruno Podcasts (2024)

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Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos 🌱 🫶 35:59

11M ago35:59

35:59

I am honored to be chatting today with Leah Rampy – Leah is an UNO Soul. Leah has a new book coming out called “Earth & Soul: Reconnecting amid Climate Chaos.” After giving numerous presentations on the dangers of impending climate change, Leah became convinced that something was missing from the conversations. With experience as a teacher, profess…

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Communicating for Social Change 💬 🫶 35:59

1y ago35:59

35:59

I am honored to be chatting today with Maria Rodriguez for Hispanic Heritage Month – Maria is an UNO Soul. Maria is the President and CEO of Vanguard Communications, a PR agency she cofounded with a business partner when she was 27 years old. Their mission is to advance social change and champion causes to help protect the health and well-being of …

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Bumble Bee Breathing 🐝 🌿 3:15

1+ y ago3:15

3:15

Breathing exercises are amazing, because what we know for sure is that we are in touch with our breath at any moment. And also deep breaths can help minimize anxiety, stress and all kinds of emotions. Today we're going to practice Bumble Bee breathing, also known as Humming Breath. This breath will relax you if you've been feeling angry or if you h…

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Pranayama » The Power of Deep Breathing 💪 2:52

1+ y ago2:52

2:52

This breathing exercise is powerful — what we know for sure is that our breath is available to us at any moment. Taking deep breaths can help minimize our anxiety, stress, anger, sadness — supporting all types of emotions. Today we're going to practice alternate nostril breathing. This breathing technique can have wonderful health benefits, and it …

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How can I protect my body? ⛑️ 🙏 28:28

1+ y ago28:28

28:28

I am honored to be chatting today with Jancel Conroy, he is an UNO Soul. His experience includes: 15 years federal police officer, 10-year security officer, 4 years combat veteran United States Marine Corps, 20 years professional Fitness coach, functional fitness, underground strength certified, Martial arts instructor in Japanese, Russian, Indones…

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Pranayama — The Power of Deep Breathing 👃 😮‍💨 2:46

1+ y ago2:46

2:46

This breathing exercise is amazing — what we know for sure is that our breath is available to us at any moment. Taking deep breaths can help minimize our anxiety, stress, anger, sadness — supporting all types of emotions. Today we're going to practice that 4—7—8 breathing exercise. This breathing exercise can help slow down our heart rate and lower…

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when to Hold On and when to Let Go 🌿 🔥 29:03

1+ y ago29:03

29:03

I am honored to be chatting today with Lisa Geraci Rigoni – she is an UNO Soul. She is the author of the book "17 Spatulas and the Man Who Fried an Egg: Reclaim Your Space Mentally and Physically". Lisa is the owner and the CDO (Chief Declutter Officer) of The Organizing Mentors, a company specializing in home organization and move management, and …

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What is equanimity? ✨ 4:02

2y ago4:02

4:02

We're serving up an UNO Souls Bite as we offer our thoughts. The dictionary defines equanimity as the evenness of mind, especially under stress. We see equanimity as the space of awareness that can allow life to be just as it is. If we train the mind to make kindness, compassion, and equanimity what we practice, these qualities can become the shape…

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What is your Rose, Thorn, and Bud? 🌹 🥂 22:11

2y ago22:11

22:11

Listen in as Brigitta + Phillip chat and reflect on the past year. This simple exercise brings awareness of your surroundings and encourages gratitude. 🌹 Rose — What was your most joyful moment of this past year? 🗡️ Thorn — Something that perhaps did not go as planned? 🌱 Bud — What are you looking forward to in 2023? We'd love to hear your reflecti…

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Meditación para calmar la mente ☁️ 🧘 ☁️ 7:23

2y ago7:23

7:23

Les invito que me acompañen en una meditación de 5 minutos para ayudarnos a calmar la mente ✨ UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self. ✨By Brigitta Toruño

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Just Be You 🌱 26:05

2y ago26:05

26:05

I am honored to be chatting today with Natasha Magrath. She is the President/Owner of the award-winning company - You’ve Got Maids of Northern Virginia. She founded the company in 2017. She has a degree in accounting and worked for more than 25 years as a Senior Accountant/Controller in various industries. She credits her father for instilling in h…

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El Abrazo de la Mariposa 👐 🦋 2:03

2y ago2:03

2:03

Queremos enseñarles un ejercicio sencillo de relajación. Este ejercicio se llama "El Abrazo de la Mariposa". Esta estimulación bilateral activa e integra la información de los dos hemisferios del cerebro. Esto ayuda a reducir el estrés y la ansiedad. Y también puedes hacerlo casi en cualquier lugar. Por ejemplo en el carro o en la fila del supermer…

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Atención plena en la respiración 😌 12:24

2y ago12:24

12:24

Salud, bienestar y conexión, se pueden lograr si aprendes a utilizar tu respiración. Puedes hacer esta práctica en cualquier momento, en cualquier lugar, en cualquier situación. Nuestra mente puede vivir en muchos otros lugares... en el futuro, en el pasado... pero nuestra respiración solo puede estar en este momento presente. Está anclada aquí y a…

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Live Life in Full Color 🎨 ✨ 34:21

2y ago34:21

34:21

I am honored to be chatting today with Jen Sterling. She is the Chief Red Head for Jen Sterling Art. Jen is a fine artist located in Annapolis, Maryland. She recently exited life as an entrepreneur in branding and design, where she founded three companies over 30 years. While traveling in the American southwest with her sister almost 20 years ago, …

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Easy Peasy Relaxation Exercise — Butterfly Hug 🦋 👐 1:36

2y ago1:36

1:36

This simple yet powerful relaxation tool can be done almost anywhere for 30 seconds or 3 minutes. The bilateral stimulation activates and integrates information from the brain's two hemispheres, which helps to bring down our stress and anxiety. Try this when you feel your thoughts begin to race, or if you feel the need for a few seconds of calm. ✨ …

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Easy Peasy Relaxation Exercise — Hand to Heart and Abdomen 2:12

2+ y ago2:12

2:12

Take a moment to experience how these simple actions can give a calm + comforting presence to yourself. Join us as we take a deep breath and say out loud... "I am safe. I am okay. I am loved. I am grateful that my body does the best it can, with what it has in the moment it's in, to heal and protect me. I've got this." Say this every day, and you'l…

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How do you engage with arts and culture? 🎭 🎨 33:33

2+ y ago33:33

33:33

I am honored to be chatting today with Amy Bobchek. She is the SVP of Sales at Everfi, co-founder of BENEFIT, front woman for world famous Big Bad Juju, CEO of Loudoun Art Tours, and as Loudoun Now said “a local culture maven”. 💁‍♀️ Amy is a Renaissance Woman! (4:25) 🥁 Hear about Amy being part of the band Big Bad Juju (5:40) Hear about how the BEN…

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Mindful Eating Moment 🍊 🍎 7:28

2+ y ago7:28

7:28

Mindfulness is an intentional focus on one's thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations — in the present moment. We are going to apply that while eating. Nourishing our soul with nourishing food is so important, and it can feel like such a special moment to occasionally give yourself a chance to really focus on what you're eating by taking your ti…

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Hidden Gems in Our Stories 💎 📝 30:37

2+ y ago30:37

30:37

I am honored to be chatting today with Shabnam Curtis. She is an UNO Soul. She is an Integral Life Coach and Author. And she has volunteered for the Loudoun Literacy Council. Shabnam was born and raised in Tehran, experiencing the Iranian Revolution of 1979 firsthand. In 2004 she immigrated to the United States, where she now works as an Integral L…

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How colorful is your life? 🦚 🦩 🦜 35:41

2+ y ago35:41

35:41

I am honored to be chatting today with Elizabeth Hope. She is an UNO Soul. She is a life coach and energy healer. Listen as Elizabeth talks to us about the power of color! There are lots of ideas on color and color theory. Wassily Kandinsky, one of the pioneers of abstraction art, said, "Color is a power which directly influences the soul." Let us …

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How are you truly made? 💧🌱 28:39

2+ y ago28:39

28:39

I am honored to be chatting today with Elizabeth Liotta. She is an UNO Soul. She is a teacher, medical intuitive and a practitioner of holistic therapies and the Shamanic Arts. AND she’s an author! Elizabeth has studied with well respected institutions of healing in the United States and with Native healers in North, Central and South America. For …

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How do our challenges become our opportunities? 🕳️ 💎 26:44

2+ y ago26:44

26:44

I am honored to be chatting today with Del Martinez. He is an UNO Soul. He is a technology entrepreneur that has worked with non-profits in the medical and social services industries for over 30 years. He’s also the President of the Board of Imagine Wellbeing – a nonprofit here in Loudoun County, VA. AND he’s a poet! 🖋️ Listen to Del’s story about …

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Zip Up Technique 👐 0:59

2+ y ago0:59

0:59

Here's a simple and quick technique to help ground yourself and relax ✨ #meditation #health #wellbeing #energy #healing #transformation UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self. ✨By Brigitta Toruño

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Energy, Healing and Transformation ✨ 31:22

2+ y ago31:22

31:22

I am honored to be chatting today with Eduardo and Claudia better known as Bernie and Klau. They are UNO Souls. They work in different healing modalities. They are originally from Mexico. They have been teaching alternative healing methods in multiple cities of Mexico, USA and China for over a decade. They love helping people by sharing tools that …

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How can pain become your cure? 🔥 🌿 39:53

3y ago39:53

39:53

I am honored today to be chatting with Misti Burmeister – an UNO Soul. She is an author, speaker, and an executive coach. Washington Business Journal named Misti among the top women who mean business. She has served as an executive coach and trainer to such major organizations as Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business, Marriott, Johnson & Johnson, …

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Can poetry nourish your soul? ✍️ 💖 30:00

3y ago30:00

30:00

I am honored today to be chatting with Colleen Breuning – an UNO Soul. She is a tax paraprofessional at Yount, Hyde & Barbour, and was formerly the Director of HR & Business Operations at Loudoun Free Clinic. AND she’s a poet! 👐 Listen to Colleen explain how she’s been doing through COVID and how the Loudoun Free Clinic pulled through to meet the n…

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Unforgettable Truths ✨ 🌱 18:14

3y ago18:14

18:14

Join us as we chat through the unforgettable truths we discovered this past year, and what we're hopeful for in the year ahead. We'd love to hear from you ... What did 2021 teach you? And which lessons will you bring into 2022? Let us know in the comments! #wordsofwisdom "Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. Yo…

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Easy Peasy Relaxation Technique 🌱 💖 5:11

3y ago5:11

5:11

Join us for what Donna Eden calls "the daily vitamin routine", focusing on these four taps. Eden Energy Medicine is the oldest, safest, most organic, and most accessible medicine there is. Doing this daily, preferably to start your day will help you reduce your anxiety. It will also give you some energy. ✨ #meditation #health #human #relaxation #aw…

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Breath is Movement 3:03

3y ago3:03

3:03

As we go about our day, we don't often have the recognition of am I holding my breathe, how's my posture, am I scrunching my shoulders too tight? Take a few moments to make the connection back to your body, and connecting to your breath. The breath connects the mind and body. ✨ UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each pe…

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Mindful Movement 🕺 🧘 41:44

3y ago41:44

41:44

I am honored today to be chatting with my daughter, Brigitta Elsa White – an UNO Soul. She is a dancer, dance movement therapist and a children’s yoga teacher. 👂 Listen to my daughter speak very vulnerably about how she did through the beginning of the pandemic. (4:00) 🧵 Listen to my daughter talk about how she sees life being a tapestry. (10:37) 🎓…

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Walking Meditation 🚶🌳 3:47

3y ago3:47

3:47

Walking meditation is simply a form of meditation—in action. There are formal ways to go about this, but today we are focusing on an informal way to do this. This is a way to bring body and mind into harmony. Take a moment to walk in a mindful way. ✨ We hope you have a chance to try a walking meditation. We would love to hear from you if you do try…

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Intersectional Spirituality ♾️ 🌱 36:28

3y ago36:28

36:28

I am honored today to be chatting with Diana Katz – an UNO Soul. She has had several professions, including in IT, as a body worker, and a grassroots philanthropist. She thinks of herself as a learner and a catalyst. She is retired professionally, but not from trying to tilt the world towards good. 👂 Listen to Diana talk about how she did through t…

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Tonglen Meditation 🌱 🧘 🌱 A Compassion Practice 7:40

3y ago7:40

7:40

The teaching on Tonglen is Buddhist and it means giving and receiving. It comes from a series of sayings to train the mind in compassion. Join us as we consciously breathe in stillness, and exhale turbulence — breathe in clarity, and let go of confusion — breathe in love, and let go of fear. We close with a poem offering, Human Family by @drmayaang…

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5 Senses 👁️ 👃 👅 👂 🖐️ 3:10

3y ago3:10

3:10

Easy Peasy Mindfulness Technique This relaxation exercise is about getting in touch with your 5 senses to reduce anxiety. Reconnecting with all of your senses will ground you in the present moment. And, it slows down your fight, flight, or freeze state. Keep this tool handy to use at a moment’s notice. It will give you some relief from an anxious t…

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Nourishing your Soul ... with Food 😋 🍝 32:44

3y ago32:44

32:44

I am honored today to be chatting with Daniela Moro Williams – an UNO Soul. She is the Chef and Owner of Cucinamore, LLC Daniela Moro Williams is a very talented personal chef that comes to your home to create a feast for you and your guests. You just have to pick the menu, and you will have a dinner party that you and your guests will not forget. …

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Epitome of Community Service ⛪ 🕊️ 33:58

3+ y ago33:58

33:58

I am honored today to be chatting with Father Daniel Rivera – an UNO Soul. He is the Vicar of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Sacerdote Vicario de la Iglesia San Gabriel. Father Daniel is the epitome of community service and being a beacon of light in Loudoun County, VA. He is very humble about this and says that it is part of his faith and ministr…

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How do you communicate? 👂📣 18:55

3+ y ago18:55

18:55

What's your style of communication? Is it the same for non-verbal communication? Join in on Brigitta and Phillip's chat about communicating, and how we are showing up in a relationship in terms of interpersonal dynamics. 5️⃣ 5:30 Do you know the 5 elements of mindful communication? Join in with us as we learn about the elements! 📚 10:30 'The Five K…

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Box Breathing Meditative Exercise 😮‍💨 1:45

3+ y ago1:45

1:45

A tool to have handy to use at a moment’s notice. Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed, having trouble falling asleep, or just want a few seconds to yourself during a busy day — Box Breathing is a great stress relief technique ✨ UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self. ✨…

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Engaging Our Energy 💫 with Pat Pao 48:34

3+ y ago48:34

48:34

I am honored today to be chatting with Pat Pao – an UNO Soul. She is my Yoga and Eden Energy Medicine teacher. Pat is an amazing lady that we are very lucky to have in our community. She is a former professional dancer and ballet teacher. She was also a movie casting director in Asia. And she has been a yoga teacher for 20 years. Pat also offers pr…

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Easy Peasy Relaxation Exercise ✋ 1:59

3+ y ago1:59

1:59

Spend just a moment with an easy peasy way to lower your anxiety, no matter where you are. At work, in traffic — or even at the grocery store. This is a hand tracing exercise. Feel free to return to this exercise, whenever you need a moment of calm. ✨ UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom in…

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Is Seeking Forgiveness Selfish? ✨ with Phillip + Brigitta 15:43

3+ y ago15:43

15:43

UNO Souls producer Phillip and host Brigitta do their best to answer that question. What do you think? What is your answer? Feel free to chime in with any thoughts or comments. We would love to hear any of your insights, or tips on how to forgive. #WordsofWisdom 🌱 "Forgiveness can make our soul be full" —by Buddha 🌱 "True forgiveness is when you ca…

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The Hidden Art of Meditation 🧘 with Dr. Elliott Dacher 56:33

3+ y ago56:33

56:33

I am honored today to be chatting with Dr. Elliott Dacher – an UNO Soul. He is a physician, an author, and a meditation teacher. And I also like to call him my Guru. Elliott has been a very important person in my life. I am so grateful because he is the person that introduced me to meditation 28 years ago! Hear the story in this podcast. He also of…

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Mindfulness of the Breath 10:20

3+ y ago10:20

10:20

Wellness, wellbeing, and connection can all be done through learning how to use your breath. You can do this practice anytime, anywhere, in any situation. Our mind can live in so many other places... in the future, in the past... but our breath can only be in this present moment. It’s anchored to right here, right now. The power and the anchoring p…

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Can nature heal us? with Beth Norcross 30:05

3+ y ago30:05

30:05

Can nature heal us? 🌿🩹🌿 I am honored today to be chatting with Beth Norcross – an UNO Soul. She is the Executive Director of the The Center for Spirituality in Nature The mission of The Center for Spirituality in Nature provides opportunities for deepening spirituality through nature, and for nurturing loving relationships with the Earth. She has a…

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Is Suffering Optional? With Phillip and Brigitta 25:31

3+ y ago25:31

25:31

UNO Souls producer Phillip and host Brigitta talk a profound, poignant subject this week: suffering. What is the definition, how has it affected our lives— and is suffering "optional?" Since the onset of COVID-19, difficult emotions have been prevalent and salient for all of us; we hope you find this special episode illuminating as Phillip and Brig…

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Breaking Barriers with Ben Honda 33:07

3+ y ago33:07

33:07

I am honored today to be chatting with Ben Honda— an UNO Soul. He is the Customer Success Account Executive at Aunt Bertha. Aunt Bertha is Public Benefit Corporation and operates as a non-profit corporation. It was created in 2010 to offer an easier way to find social services to connect them directly and electronically. Their network connects peop…

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Staying Grounded with Tony Howard 24:50

3+ y ago24:50

24:50

I am honored today to be chatting with Tony Howard – an UNO Soul. He is the President of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Tony has been an inspiring leader for 15 years in the Loudoun County community. He is wise as well as having a great sense of humor! He and his team at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce are doing a phenomenal job. Hi…

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Rejoicing in the Rhythm with Katy Gaughan 35:22

3+ y ago35:22

35:22

I am honored today to be chatting with Katy Gaughan – an UNO Soul. She is a drummer & drum circle facilitator and trainer who provides drumming for wellness programs for all populations in the DC area. Katy is a talented and creative drum circle facilitator in the Washington, DC area. She is a musician and a certified drum circle facilitator. She r…

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Living into the Mission with Ashley Reynolds Marshall 38:31

3+ y ago38:31

38:31

I am honored today to be chatting with Ashley Reynolds Marshall – an UNO Soul. She is the CEO of the YWCA of Central Virginia and the Chair of the Virginia Women’s Council. Ashley is an inspiring leader in the nonprofit community of the Commonwealth of Virginia. She embodies the mission of YWCA of Central Virginia: YWCA USA is on a mission to elimi…

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