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Welcome to the ABCs to Live your DOPE Life. This is an opportunity to be a fly on the wall while I engage with some of the most fascinating, inspiring and brilliant people I know who have played a direct or indirect role in my own healing and continued growth process. The change process is not easy, comfortable or nearly as fast as so many of us wish it would be, and my hope with this podcast is to instill some playfulness, simple tools to practice, and ultimately a place for you to recogniz ...
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Episode #38: “What’s The Opposite Of Judgement?”
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In this episode, Beth and Marin speak to their own journeys with judgement, and how being in inquiry around what the opposite of judgement has lead them into a similar place. Where there is judgement, there is fear. Beth and Marin consider the potential as we are unblended from our fears and open to the possibility of a new relationship with oursel…
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This episode completely lit me up inside, in the best way. What an honour it is to be able to share this with you dear listeners. Beth Davis and I started this conversation with our own current understanding and experience of “perfection” and how we landed on this as the topic for an episode. We explored questions like: What does “perfect” mean and…
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Episode #36: Grounding and Container Setting Meditation
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This episode begins with a grounding and container-setting meditation that I lead for Shawna, Beth and I before our participants joined us. I included this for your listening pleasure to support you in getting grounded and to feel the love and support that is always available when you slow down and open your heart. What is energetic sovereignty? Jo…
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Episode #35: Let’s get vulnerable about vulnerability with Beth Davis and Superseed community
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Welcome back! We are kicking off the new season with a conversation all about vulnerability. Beth Davis (@bethdavisyoga) and I are partnering up this season to host community gatherings on her super seed yoga platform to facilitate live recordings with contribution from anyone who joins us for these special events. In this episode we explore: What …
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Jessica Demars (@breathewellphysio) is a breath physiotherapist in Calgary and I had the honour to pick her brain for an hour. We talk about her journey into breath as a specialty, how to know if you breathe well, how to practice better breathing, and how improper breathing impacts the entire body. I will definitely have Jessica on the podcast agai…
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Lucy Dunne (https://www.dunnebells.com/) and I reconnect for an exploratory conversation into the building blocks of food and life’s experiences. Lucy schools us in Macros for nutrition and I introduce happy chemicals as the Macros for a high-quality life. This is our first time chatting on this topic, and there is room for you to make your own con…
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Beth Davis (@bethdavisyoga, https://www.superseedyoga.com/) and I share an exploratory conversation into the realm of the simple yet profound question “Who am I?” Beth sets the stage for this inquiry with another question to provide structure: “How can we use different containers, such as asana, family, work, breathwork, meditation, mantra, body or…
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Alice Hong (https://www.alicehong.com/) and I connect over Zoom to share a soulful exploration of unfolding presence. Through personal story and exploration, Alice leads the way as we dive into these questions: What does it mean to be fully here, as a soul, incarnated into human form? What does it mean to fully choose to be here? What does it mean …
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Episode #30 - Here I go, here I go, here I go again
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Here I go, here I go, here I go again, what’s my obsession? BREATH! I am back at it again for round 2 of talking all about Breath. Join me for this deep dive into what it is to breathe properly, the difference between conscious under-breathing or over-breathing and unconscious under-breathing or over-breathing, the health benefits of nitric oxide a…
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Vince Fowler (https://www.vincefowler.ca/) and I have never had a surface level conversation with each other. From our first meeting, we both recognized a similar spark of truth-seeking and fascination with human potential and struggles. And this conversation is no different. We kick things off with some scotch tasting paired with some amazing wagy…
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Natalie St. Hilaire (@iamnatalie.ann) - the owner of Yoga Nova studio (https://yoganovastudios.com/) - and I take on an important topic as two white girls talking about race and injustice. We start this episode with a pranayama technique that Natalie learned from Ryan Leier (https://www.ryanleier.com/). She describes the technique and then we exper…
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Yemie Sonuga (@yemiesonuga) and I begin our conversation by getting grounded with breath and cues to relax the body, followed by several minutes of a somatic movement fueled by intimacy without attachment and non-dualism (follow along with us). Yemie and I have a long history and continually find our way back to each other after years of separation…
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Kalea Mullett (https://www.kaleamullett.com) and I reconnect over zoom to hold space for each other as we open up about personal stories of learning and growth. Kalea is someone I consider to be a soul sister, and it is such a privilege to share her with all of you. This episode begins with a meditation focused on breath followed by a visual journe…
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Episode #25 - What’s the right way to breathe?
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What’s the right way to breathe?? In this solo episode, I share some really exciting information on my latest discoveries around the art and science of proper breathing. First of all, forgive me for the imperfections in this episode. I am clearly not a scientist and I definitely stumble a few times in my delivery of the details. While some of what …
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Nora Maskey (https://www.noramaskeyyoga.com/) and I indulge in some dark chocolate and cannabis and share a silly, fun and explorative conversation primarily focused on the analogy of “Speed Hides Need” and the various way that truth informs us on the various levels of our being. I was laughing as I listened back to this recording and am excited to…
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Christine Wushke (https://freelyhuman.com/) and I met up for a hike to elevate our energy and orientation to a higher state. We sat on a mountain top, looking out over a large valley, to engage in conversation all about Tensegrity, Integration, and how to meet ourselves where we are at while guiding ourselves into higher states of being. I am excit…
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Krista Rierson (@chalicegrove) takes us on a journey from the upside-down to the wide-awake. A serendipitous series of events has initiated Krista into a form of healing body-work that she admits sounds out of this world. Come listen to her stream of consciousness as she generously and openly shares her insights and new skills in working with the q…
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Welcome to Season two of The ABCs to Live Your Dope Life! In this season, I am circling back to my guests from season one for a followup conversation while we partake, ingest or activate higher levels of consciousness with microdoses of plant medicine and/or intentional time in nature and in movement. My goal with this season is to introduce and ex…
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Karen Dawson (my bonus Mama) and I meet on zoom to discuss the art of IMPROVISATION and its application off the stage as a way of living life. We explore her history with improv and how it has shifted in the past 20 years in practice. I am so curious about improv as a methodology for showing up and collaborating with what is there versus over-think…
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Mandy Balak (@mandybalak) and I get real and raw as we dive into the rollercoaster ride of being an entrepreneur and the vital skill of INNOVATION. Mandy has started several businesses, and in this episode, she walks us through the highs and the lows. In the time of COVID, Mandy shares how she pivoted her women supporting women business (https://ww…
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Dr. Amy MacKinnon (https://coalitioncalgary.ca/) and I share our inspiration and fascination in what it is to HEAL. Through discussing how she has handled her own hardships with pain, we explore pain science and the importance of being active participants in our own healing. Anytime I have struggled with pain or injury in the past three years, Amy …
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This week’s episode is a Yoga Nidra recording for you to lay back and enjoy! Yoga Nidra is a meditation and a specific state that guides practitioners into their Rest & Digest system while exploring the many layers that make us who we are. By observing ourselves, our reactions, our fears, our impulses, etc. while in a calm and receptive state, we g…
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Lucy Dunne (www.dunnebells.com) and I enjoy a heartfelt conversation on Hardship and Happiness. Lucy is an inspiring friend and entrepreneur (@dunnebells_) who has turned her hardships into a booming online business supporting women to get strong, build healthy habits and hit their body goals while in connection and supported by an engaged communit…
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Bob McCue (my dad) and I connect for an open dialogue on our own personal evolution of how we relate to “GOD.” Religion has been a big part of our family’s story as active Mormons for many years to vacating the church (not a smooth or quick transition) and rebuilding our lives (and ourselves) outside the confines of all we had ever known. It’s been…
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Kalea Mullett (www.kaleamullett.com) and I play with Gut Health and Green Exercise in this episode. Kalea tells her story and how she found herself travelling the world to teach and experience the great outdoors. She is now embarking on a life-long goal to travel across Canada by foot, canoe, and bike to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis. This girl i…
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Natalie St. Hilaire (@iamnatalie.anne) and I explore the concept of FREEDOM. Natalie is the studio owner of Yoga Nova (https://yoganovastudios.com/) and like all other boutique fitness spaces, has been faced with a tough reality that COVID-19 has changed the course of business as we know it. How do we practice freedom now? What does freedom look li…
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My amazing friend Lucy Dunne (@dunnebells_) invited me to speak to her online community about stress resiliency and to lead a meditation. The one-hour session was so fun and I anticipated it would make a great bonus episode for my podcast. So here it is! Enjoy.By Marin McCue
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Christine Wushke (www.freelyhuman.com) and I dive into the world of FASCIA! What is the difference between Fascia and the Fascial System? What is Tensegrity and how can we utilize this as a tool for expanding our own emotional resiliency? You can find details about Kenneth Snelson - the pioneer of tensegrity here, and Jaap Van der wall can be found…
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Prem Robin Campbell (www.somaintegrativecounselling.com) and I dive into a conversation on Embodied Mindfulness, how to “be with” sensation, and how to expand our Window of Tolerance so we can be present, awake and aware more and more. For more information (and an image) of The Window of Tolerance, check out this website. We mention Daniel Siegal a…
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Beth Davis (www.postureclub.ca) and I share a conversation about Energy, specifically, Fear and Love. How do we know when we are coming from one or the other? How do we practice more Love in place of fear? How does Cause and Effect play in with these seemingly opposite states of being? Join us for this playful discussion with sprinkles of wisdom an…
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Alice Hong (www.alicehong.com) and I dive into Divine Feminine. Alice is a steady teacher and inspiration in my life, and I am honored to share her with you. Alice shares her story of discovering and embodying Tantra Yoga, and how she shows up in the community as a guide and inspiration for others to feel more, love more, and experience more.…
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Vince Flower (www.vincefowler.ca) and I speak to Designing your Life and relationship with Death. This is the first time Vince and I sit down to connect and get to know each other. Vince shares the journey that led him to the military and how that experience is still unraveling in his life to this day. We dive into our own beliefs and attitudes aro…
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Megan Luther (megan@schoolofsankalpa.com) and I explore facets of intuition with Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Claircognizance, Clairsentience, and many more. This is an episode for anyone who is curious about how to create more space in their mind and body to get access to what is always there...clarity. Megan is offering anyone who reaches out to …
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Trevor Yelich (www.numasomatics.com) and I dive deep into the wild and amazing world of Conscious Connected Breathwork. Trevor shares his story of seeking and how he found himself facilitating workshops, training’s and one one one experiences for others to breathe, connect with themselves and community, and release stored trauma. We complete our co…
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Nora Maskey (www.noramaskeyyoga.com) and I are all about the Body in this episode. Nora has been teaching yoga for 30+ years and I trust her so much that I have taken over 500+ hours of training with her, and am currently in her newest program Yoga & Movement Science. She treats her body like a scientist and I admire her mindset and methodology. Pr…
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Tanis Fishman (www.schoolofsankalpa.com) and I dive into Belief Systems. Tanis is a mystic, a Yoga Nidra facilitator and trainer, and a guide for the soul. Prepare to co-regulate with her potent words and spacious delivery.By Marin McCue
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Krista Rierson (chalicegrove.com) and I dive into Archetypes, Awakening, Astrology and how to be in the “work” of embracing our darkness/shadows to step into our light.By Marin McCue
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In the episode, I speak with Jana Roemer (https://www.janaroemer.com). We dive into her journey with astrology and how she followed the path of what lit her up to then create Astro Nidra - a unique spin on the practice of Yoga Nidra. Jana has kindly offered a free recording of this Astro Nidra - all you need to do is leave the price at $0 and make …
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A DOPE life is one that is aligned with who you truly desire to be, and congruency between what is deep beneath the surface and what shows above the surface. The real. The raw. The complexities of our light and our shadows. The only thing that is ever truly in your way, is YOU. Join me on this journey as we continue to grow stronger together. It’s …
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