Love your body, love yourself: season 1 finale featuring yogis Gina Thiel and Ashleigh Smith, and of course-the OG BLS

Business Lesbian with Brittany Diederich

This episode brings the first season of Business Lesbian to a close. Joining us in conversation are yogis, friends, and family (collectively: framily). The pro yogis are Ashleigh Smith and Gina Thiel, and then we have the OG BL’s: Molly Swanston, Meagan McDougall. Making her return to the pod in a new capacity (documentarian vs interview subject) is Morgan Allora, now humbly known as “Morgy Morg”. Tuning in, you’ll hear what to expect from Season 2 of Business Lesbian, and what Brittany will be focusing on during the podcast’s hiatus.

Our guests are here today to discuss the theme of ‘Love Your Body, Love Yourself’, with a focus on yoga, mindfulness, and reading. Each guest gets candid about their goals for the year, mindset challenges they face, and supportive practices they’re implementing to help reach their goals. Join us as we wrap up our inaugural season with gratitude and enthusiasm for what the future holds. Spoiler alert-it’s sweet enough where we got Meagan to tear up.

Key Points From This Episode:

• What this episode signifies: the end of season one of Business Lesbian.

• What’s next for Business Lesbian and its founder, Brittany Diederich.

• Gina’s story of leaving her career, training as a yoga teacher, and pursuing a new path.

• Ashleigh Smith, Brittany’s sister-in-law, and her experience with yoga teacher training.

• The rules of engagement.

• Welcoming Molly Swanston and Meagan McDougall back to the podcast.

• Morgan Allora who is in the studio to photograph the episode.

• Brittany’s love poem to herself: ‘No Buts About It’.

• Morgan’s annual goal to read 52 books per year.

• Why you can expect more book-related content on Season 2 of Business Lesbian.

• Molly weighs in on the quality of this gathering based on the book, the Art of Gathering.

• Molly and Gina’s experience working together at a coffee shop.

• Megan and Gina’s experience singing together eight years ago.

• Ashleigh and Brittany’s relationship which began before they became sisters-in-law.

• The story of how the Smith sisters coined the phrase ‘zomg’.

• How Ashleigh facilitated Chelsea and Brittany’s first kiss.

• The story of how Ashleigh and Gina met on a yoga retreat.

• The role of sitting with yourself and allowing discomfort.

• Brittany’s advice not to create a placeholder email as a new business owner.

• Ashleigh’s goal to speak up in 2023.

• Molly’s word for 2023: foundation.

• Morgan’s decision to make focus her word of the year.

• Approaching the day with an abundance mindset.

• How yoga training and COVID have changed Gina’s mindset.

• The role of yoga training in producing connectedness and spirituality.

• Vata Season and pulling yourself back to yourself.

• Phil Stutz’s teaching of a three-point pyramid.

• Yin yoga, slowing down, and ayurvedic types.

• Dr. Anjali Bhagra’s recommendation to journal daily.

• The role of the breath and why mindful breathing is yoga.

• Why the physical aspect of yoga was originally developed.

• Gardening and heirloom tomatoes.

• How to know that a yoga class is right for you.

• Where Gina teaches: Downtown Yoga and Yuj Yoga.

• Ashleigh’s yoga home: Mojo Fit.

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