Cultivate Calm
autor: Monica Rottmann
This is what I really want you to know
O tomto podcastu
This podcast will weave together ancient wisdom with modern science to share the best tools and techniques to cultivate calm in your life.
Armed with a degree in behavioural science and a decade of running a thriving yoga studio, I'm here to share my wealth of knowledge on the science of stress, the art of relaxation, yoga philosophy, breathing, and meditation, all with a hint of personal development.
Yoga transformed my life from being a stressed out IT professional to a calm and relaxed yoga teacher and throughout this podcast, I’ll be sharing my own journey and stories of my yoga clients.
My philosophy is that busyness is overrated, stress makes us stupid, and anxious living is a recipe for burnout. In this podcast, we won't just scratch the surface of relaxation techniques; we'll dive deep into the impact of stress on our minds and bodies and how to think better, feel better and live better. I'll explain why nervous system health is at the heart of our yoga classes and our overall well-being.
If you’re in need of some inspiration and motivation to help you take back control of your life and find calm in the chaos, look no further. I’m so excited to share this journey with you.
Epizody
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- This is what I really want you to know · 18 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 14Send us Fan Mail This is the final episode of the season. It started with a text from a radiology office and ends here, with a life that looks ordinary from the outside and is…
- Why this felt so hard · 20 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 13Send us Fan Mail This episode is about grief. Not managing it, avoiding it, or reframing it into something more comfortable, but actually sitting inside it. After a decade of…
- What did I do wrong? · 17 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 12Send us Fan Mail After three cancer diagnoses across a decade, the question that keeps surfacing isn't about treatment or recovery. It's why. This episode is an honest look at…
- I was never going to fight · 20 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 11Send us Fan Mail After a third cancer diagnosis, something fundamental shifted. This episode explores the myth of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess who descended into the underworld…
- I didn't expect this on my return to work · 22 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 10Send us Fan Mail After 15 months away from teaching, returning to the yoga studio was equal parts terrifying and clarifying. In this episode, the journey back to the mat begins…
- I was playing the wrong game · 25 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 9Send us Fan Mail 18 months of cancer, grief, surgery, and recovery, and what emerged from the other side wasn't just physical healing. It was a shift in how to relate to life…
- I don't know why this upset me so much · 18 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 8Send us Fan Mail May was a month of contradictions. Surgery recovery, grief and a rainbow unicorn birthday party. Life kept moving and I was somewhere in the middle of it, trying…
- What no one tells you about rock bottom · 32 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 7Send us Fan Mail For months after surgery I was living in survival mode. Chest pains, persistent headaches, swollen legs, and a mirror I was avoiding. This episode is about what…
- Into the Shitstorm · 37 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 5Send us Fan Mail The mastectomy happened. This episode is about what that was actually like. The double mastectomy with PAP flap reconstruction, seven hours in theatre, and what…
- The bleak reality of misery · 24 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 6Send us Fan Mail The surgery was done. I thought the hard part was over. This episode is about the long grey stretch that followed, the part nobody really talks about, where the…
- Queen of Suffering · 22 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 2Send us Fan Mail I've had life-changing news more than once. The first time, I handled it quietly, privately, keeping it together for everyone around me. I became the queen of…
- Fuck resilience · 17 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 3Send us Fan Mail Resilience was something I wore like armour for years. Two cancer diagnoses, the end of a marriage, and a lot of pushing through. By the third diagnosis, I…
- Not again · 27 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 1Send us Fan Mail The third time, you'd think you'd be ready. You're not. I've had breast cancer twice before, so routine MRIs are familiar territory. This time was different. A…
- The A-word that broke me · 23 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 4Send us Fan Mail Waiting for a mastectomy is its own kind of heavy. I'd been through surgeries before and thought I had some idea of what to expect. I didn't. This episode covers…
- How to stop overthinking · 37 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 21Send us Fan Mail So many of us struggle with overthinking. Trapped in an endless cycle of ruminating thoughts, it can feel overwhelming and like there’s no way to come out of it…
- How to ditch the self-criticism and stop beating yourself up · 26 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 20Send us Fan Mail Many of us grew up thinking we had to be hard on ourselves to succeed. We believed that criticising ourselves was the only way to improve. However, constantly…
- Practical Anxiety Relief · 23 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 19Send us Fan Mail I'm often asked if yoga helps people with anxiety, and as tempted as I am to say that yoga is the cure for everything, it's not so straightforward. Learning to…
- The SECRET portal to a calm mind · 20 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 18Send us Fan Mail If you’re like many people and your mind is bombarded with busy thoughts, I’ve got something really special for you today. In this episode, I’m sharing a guided…
- Why feeling our feelings is the key to healing · 28 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 17Send us Fan Mail Today I’m diving into a topic that holds immense power in our healing journey: our emotions. In previous episodes, I’ve talked about the effects of the nervous…
- Nervous System Healing · 29 min · Epizoda 16Send us Fan Mail Our nervous system has two main branches: the parasympathetic and the sympathetic. The parasympathetic branch is associated with relaxation and calm, while the…
