Have you ever wondered about past lives? Or felt like you’ve just clicked with someone instantly? Or perhaps you can’t pinpoint why something triggers you so much? It might be related to a past-life experience! In this episode, Ari speaks to Dr. Jennifer Williams - integrative psychotherapist, professor, EMDR therapist and clinical hypnotherapist on all things past life therapy. Dr. Williams is a licensed clinical social worker, trauma-focused psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist, researcher, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. She is trained in EMDR, clinical hypnosis, regression therapy, MBSR, HeartMath, neurofeedback, and integrative medicine and nutrition, and she integrates this knowledge into her clinical practice, teaching, research, and consultation.

Episode highlights:

• Reincarnation and past lives
• Her journey to past life therapy and her past life experiences
• The relationship between trauma and past lives
• The neurobiology of trauma
• How understanding past lives is healing
• Top down vs bottom up healing
• Energy medicine and how it pertains to healing trauma

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In this episode, Ari is joined by Dr. Uma Dinsmore-Tuli where they dive into the ancient and resurgent practice of Yoga Nidra. This is one of Ari’s all-time favourite practices to help regulate the nervous system and today they explore the origins, the neuroscience, the benefits, how and when to practice, the imbalance between feminine and masculine energetics, and why now is a more important time than ever to prioritize rest.

Uma met yoga in 1969, at the age of four, and fell in love. She’s been practicing ever since, and teaching yoga since 1994. She is a yoga therapist with special expertise in yoga therapy for women’s health, Uma is a mother of three, and has written four books on yoga for women, including the massive Yoni Shakti and two books on Yoga Nidra, including Nidra Shakti, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Yoga Nidra.

Uma is co-founder of the Yoga Nidra Network and has developed Total Yoga Nidra, Wild Nidra and Nidra Shakti: radical creative and intuitive approaches to sharing yoga nidra.

Episode Highlights:

• What is yoga nidra?
• The origins of the practice
• Trance states, brain waves and the neuroscience of yoga nidra
• What to expect in practice and how to practice
• Restoring balance between feminine and masculine energetics
• The importance of rest

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The Yoga Nidra Network

Yoga Nidra Made Easy

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In this juicy episode, Ari is joined by Holistic Sex Coach & Orgasm Extraordinaire - Jenna Switzer where they talk about all things sacred sexuality, self-pleasure practice, the importance of pleasure, how to build confidence in the bedroom and what a healthy sex life feels like.

Jenna Switzer is a holistic sex coach and orgasm extraordinaire. Her work blends traditional practices from taoist and tantric lineages with a modern understanding of anatomy and physiology. Originally from Canada, she has been a passionate yogi for fifteen years and a teacher for a decade. She has led workshops, trainings, retreats, and classes domestically and internationally.

Episode highlights:

• The five different sexual archetypes
• What is sacred sexuality?
• What is orgasm?
• What are the different types of orgasm?
• Orgasm as a journey vs a destination
• Why orgasm and self-pleasure have been taboo
• Overcoming shame and tips to spice up your self-pleasure practice
• Common challenges women face
• The overlap between eating and sex
• Trauma and post traumatic growth
• Intuitive sexuality and what a healthy sex life feels like
• The benefits of sexual pleasure

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Erotic Blueprint Quiz

Book: Love Worth Making by Stephen Snyder, M.D

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In this week’s episode, Ari is joined by Unangan elder and wisdom keeper - Ilarion Merculieff. Merculieff is the final elder remaining that has had traditional indigenous upbringing and he is here to share Mother Earth’s message to us all. Having won various awards in wildlife conservation and having chaired the Indigenous Knowledge sessions in the UN sponsored Global Summit of Indigenous Peoples on Climate change, close to Merculieff’s heart are issues related to cultural and community wellness, traditional ways of living, Elder wisdom, and the environment.

Episode Highlights:

• The science of Heart Math
• Lessons from a traditional indigenous Unangan upbringing
• Children as wisdom keepers
• Heart intelligence vs mind intelligence
• How to tune into your heart wisdom
• Finding your gift/ life purpose
• The womb of the universe - the importance of women in leadership
• Feminine vs masculine energetics in a patriarchal society
• A message from 13 elders around the world

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Wisdom Keeper by Ilarion Merculieff

Wisdom Weavers of the World Documentary

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Are you noticing patterns in the types of people you attract in your life, or situations? Maybe it’s your inner child needing a little TLC. In this episode Ari shares with us why inner child work is so important in the healing journey and the most effective practices to help you get started. We all have inner children that are alive within us and want and need to be acknowledged. The question is, how do we re-parent ourselves?

Episode Highlights:

• What is inner child work
• Ego states and transactional analysis
• The six inner child archetypes
• How to re-parent our inner child
• Three effective strategies to integrate inner child work

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Inner Child Guided Meditation for Self Worth

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In today’s episode, Ari is joined by yoga, breath and meditation teacher - Angie Tiwari - globally recognised as an industry leader in wellness known for her boldness and openness to be vocal about issues many experience. Having worked with some of the biggest brands from Instagram, M&S, Dishoom, Dentsu and UberEats, she seeks to break down false and harmful narratives in the wellness industry with a mission to reshape it. Her vision is for more diversity, inclusion and accessibility and South Asian representation within yoga and beyond. Women’s Health Magazine named her as 1 of 8 women breaking the bias in sports, fitness and wellness.

Episode highlights:

• The origins of yoga
• The three doshas in ayurveda and how to find balance
• Destigmasing what yoga is and isn’t
• The science and spirit of yoga
• The eight limbs of yoga - beyond the poses
• Moving past comparisons on the yoga mat
• Meeting the Self and the ego in yoga
• Yoga from the trauma-informed lens
• Yoga practices for off the mat

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Angie's community: UNEARTHED
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The Science of Breath book

The Autobiography of a Yogi

Living with Hamali and Masters Swami Rama

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In this episode, Ari explores all things embodiment work. In a world that emphasizes mind over body, embodiment practices are key to reconnecting to the body’s wisdom, regulating your nervous system and feeling safe in your body once again. This episode invites you to reclaim your birthright to trust and feel home in your body and offers practical ways to get started.

Episode highlights

• What is embodiment/ somatic work
• What it means to be disembodied/ disconnected from your body
• What causes disembodiment
• The nervous system explained
• The qualities of the mind vs the body
• The 9 different types of intelligence
• The truth about embodiment work
• Five ways to get started
• Two questions to ask yourself on the daily

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In today’s episode, Ari is joined by the lovely Florencia Fridman - a self-empowerment artist working with heart opening therapies involving Ceremonial Grade Cacao, yoga, sound journeys, and breath as instruments for transformation. Florencia is passionate about supporting the voices of indigenous nations, wisdom keepers, and guardians of the sacred lands. She has studied under Mayan elders from Guatemala and indigenous communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Florencia has opened for Deepak Chopra and facilitated ceremonies for the corporate world at Spotify. She was a ceremony guide resident at The Assemblage in NYC and has shared Cacao at NYU. She is the co-Founder of Cacao Lab, a Ceremonial Cacao brand aiming to bridge the gap between modern culture and indigenous communities.

Episode highlights:

• Finding the spiritual path and trusting the process
• Rebirthing therapy
• The importance of accessing altered states of consciousness
• Lucid dreaming
• The origins of cacao plant medicine
• The difference between cocoa and ceremonial grade cacao
• Ecological and nutritional benefits of ceremonial cacao
• Cacao as a heart opener
• When to use cacao medicine

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Cacao: Food of the Gods Documentary

Cacao Laboratory Shop (Use code: ARIANAR10)

Florecer Community

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