Mothers as the Midline: Where Ancient Medicine Meets Cutting Edge Health Care

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Join us as we talk with Cate Stillman, C.A.S. , about mothers as the center of our families and communities. It is the mother who most often holds — in mind, body and spirit — the family organism. (All of us at Own It, Sister! are mothers — we have eight children between us!) We’ll explore, with Cate, ways to strengthen and nourish this vital link through the lens of Ayurveda. Cate is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Certified Anusara Yoga instructor who offers The Ayurvedic Living Courses, a 9-month teleconference course, to assist people in applying Ayurvedic wisdom to enhance daily living and shift lifestyles to support evolving consciousness. She co-owns YogaTejas, an Anusara yoga studio, in Driggs, Idaho as well as offering teleconference cleanse courses, Anusara Yoga Immersions, & Ayurvedic workshops in yoga studios around the U.S.

Making Peace Through Yoga

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How can one person make a difference in the turbulence of the Middle East or create conditions to change gang violence in inner cities? Instead of giving into apathy and despair, David Sye, founder of an unconventional style of yoga called YogaBeats, tackles both head-on (or should we say “on the head”) using yoga. In the West Bank, he’s brought together Palestinian and Israeli women to do yoga with transformational results. He’s also bringing yoga to at-risk youths, addicts and gang members in Glasgow and London. Called the “Bad Boy of Yoga”, David is both highly irreverent and thoroughly reverent. His deepest hope is that “in his lifetime, yoga will be seen as a transformational tool and not just a middle class indulgence.”

Your Body Doesn’t Lie so Why Not Listen to It?

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Have you ever have had a strong feeling in your stomach and ignored it? And then later realized you should have paid attention? Own It, Sister co-founder, Jeanie Manchester, often says You’re Body Doesn’t Lie. Jeanie will talk with us about our body’s inherent wisdom and how to tap into this innate compass, this extraordinary gift, each of us have. A twenty-plus-year yogini and teacher, she knows what she’s talking about. She’ll offer insight and guidance from the ancient art of yoga and breathwork. Through this awareness, you’ll shift you into greater aliveness in your life.

Taking the Stage and Becoming Visible

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Monday, February 22, 2010 – Heather Wertheimer, Musician and Vocal Artist, Shantala

Are you a woman who wants to share your dreams with the world but feels inhibited by the fear of performance? Often, performance anxiety is at the heart of sabotaging our greatest contribution to the world. Join us as Own It, Sister! interviews Heather Wertheimer who will share with us how she over came her fear of performance to become a world class musician. Heather Wertheimer is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who combines her special love of both music and yoga to lead devotional chanting for yoga workshops and spiritual gatherings internationally. Heather’s debut CD with Shantala, Church of Sky, was named by New Age Retailer as one of the top ten albums of 2004.

Own It Sister Wings It!

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Whitney Wogan, Jeanie Manchester & Sarah Hoskin Clymer – Sometimes life doesn’t go as you planned … as was the case on today’s show! Due to a scheduling error, we missed our interview with Claire Zammit and Katherine Woodward Thomas from Women on the Edge of Evolution. Don’t despair though … the interview has been rescheduled for April 5th! We had a delightful conversation about women’s relationships … exploring both the dark side of cat fights, gossip and competition as well as the power of evolutionary partnerships which Claire and Katherine will talk more about in April. These relationships are generative, co-creative and collaborative; they bring out and demand the best in each of us. And isn’t that, ultimately, what we want?