“As human beings, we are not meant to be alone. We are meant to share experiences to help each other with our pains and our celebrations. It's our group experience that allows us to deepen our own personal experiences.”

- Anne Cox

You're about to listen to something extraordinary! Instead of the usual interview style, I’ve collected wisdom from a group of experts to focus a discussion around community and connection…which is something that so many of us desire more of (and can benefit greatly from) in our lives.

The pandemic has created a sense of loneliness, divide and separation. In trying to figure out these uncomfortable feelings for myself, I came to the insight that the opposite of separation is COMMUNITY!

In this episode, a collection of local Calgary YYC studio owners and teachers share with us their wisdom about being in and/or creating community.

Listen to discover:

How community can help you find your authentic selves and higher purpose
3 important questions to ask yourself so that you can find the right kind of community for you
No man is an island. Both happiness and loneliness deserve to be shared since they are all integral human experiences.
In the midst of a pandemic, community and connection are helping businesses (like yoga studios) stay strong and afloat

Key Nuggets:

[00: 00- 14:44] Community, Connection and the Loneliness Crisis

[14: 45- 24:52] Seeing Ourselves within Each Other (Anne Cox of YogaMCC)

[24: 53-34: 19 ] Community For Accountability & Strength (Candace Cooke of Yoga Santosha)

[34: 20- 41: 01 ] Checking In With Your People (Kristin Jostad of Yoga Passage)

[41: 02- 50: 42 ] Community as a Healing Space (Kristine Murphy of Pure Hot Yoga)

[50: 43- 51: 50 ] How Do You Want to Feel?

[51: 51- 59:57 ] How do you want to be supported in community? 3 important questions to help you find the right community for you

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Join me for NYE Workshop: Create The Life You're Meant For

If you're in YYC, join me for an in person workshop at Yoga Passage on December 31st. Sign up at: https://www.passagestudios.ca/events-and-workshops/2021/12/31/-workshop-nye-create-the-life-you-are-meant-for

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