Thank you for being here! I’m Kat Leimner—an ontological coach, yoga teacher, and abstract painter—host of the Open Mind Podcast. This space is dedicated to connecting you with know-how and inspiration around personal development, mental health, body health, conscious living, and spirituality. Tune in for transformational stories, expert interviews, and practical tips to help you live a meaningful and joyful life.
#5: How we can start loving life's chaos. With Federico Peiretti
As humans we naturally strive for order: Order in life, order on our desks, there are many more examples. But what happens if we actually start embracing the chaos and see it as a very important part for new ideas, ways of thinking and creativity.
In this episode I am taking to Federico Peiretti, start-up founder of CUABI, a parent-tech platform and also author of the book "Lovin' chaos".
We talk about the importance of chaos, how we can start loving it, what the concept of magic means to Fede and how magic helped him in order to bring his start-up CUABI into life.
Enjoy and thank you for being here! <3
Get in touch with Fede:
https://www.instagram.com/fedepeiretti/ (https://www.instagram.com/fedepeiretti/)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/federicopeiretti/?originalSubdomain=es (https://www.linkedin.com/in/federicopeiretti/?originalSubdomain=es)
cuabi.com (cuabi.com)
His book: https://www.fedepeiretti.com/amar-el-caos (https://www.fedepeiretti.com/amar-el-caos)
Books, Fede loves:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL07bpNKRC0MtUjlRR9VutAnOLHcuPWwxH&si=kIQZyfzpObzQuoVW (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL07bpNKRC0MtUjlRR9VutAnOLHcuPWwxH&si=kIQZyfzpObzQuoVW)
Beyond Civilization https://g.co/kgs/GDjo19d (https://g.co/kgs/GDjo19d)
Urantia https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libro_de_Urantia (https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libro_de_Urantia)
Connect with Kat:
Website: https://www.katleimner.art/ (https://www.katleimner.art/)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/katleimnerart/ (https://www.instagram.com/katleimnerart/)
Connect with Vanilla Soul:
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14 Feb 2024
#4: How self care can change your life
This episode is all about self care.
I am talking to my dear-hearted friend Noémie Causse. Noémie and I connected through our Bikram yoga practice in Berlin, going to the same studio many times per week.
Noémie is the self care queen, because she has been in the wellbeing and self care industry for many years, guiding dogma free meditation, yoga, breath work and sound healing sessions and retreats. She is also a life coach, who is home in Berlin and right now traveling in Sri Lanka.
Noémie's mission is to share meditation as a practice that is available for everyone and that it is so much more than just sitting down in silence.
In this episode we talk about how Noémie's old, unhealthy patterns and mistreatment of herself lead her to start her own self care journey. We talk about how we all can find out, which self care methods are the right ones for us, what it means to treat ourselves well and to understand ourselves better. We are taking a critically look at the terminology „healing“ and how it is connected to self care, the importance of setting boundaries and we are exploring the topic self care addiction and how to find balance in your day-to-day routines.
Enjoy this episode <3
Webseite: https://highonzen.com/ (https://highonzen.com/)
IG @highonzen.meditation https://www.instagram.com/highonzen.meditation/ (https://www.instagram.com/highonzen.meditation/)
Books, Audiobooks, Blogs, other links etc.
> Eckart Tolle: Jetzt! Die Kraft der Gegenwart | The Power of Now
> Jeff Foster: The deepest acceptance, Link z.B. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15894632-the-deepest-acceptance (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15894632-the-deepest-acceptance)
> Ester Perel: Was Liebe braucht | Mating in captivity – about cultivating desire in long-term relationships.
> Grinberg Method: http://www.grinbergmethod.com/ (http://www.grinbergmethod.com/)
> MBSR: https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr/ (https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr/)
> Osho Afroz: https://www.oshoafroz.com/ (https://www.oshoafroz.com/)
Connect with Kat:
Website: https://www.katleimner.art/ (https://www.katleimner.art/)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/katleimnerart/ (https://www.instagram.com/katleimnerart/)
Connect with Vanilla Soul:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/vanillasoul.podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/vanillasoul.podcast/)
31 Jan 2024
#3: Career Transition into UX Design: How to manage anxiety
Changing careers is hard. It goes along with different uncomfortable emotions like anxiety and stress and its really easy to find yourself overworked by the amount of new stuff you have to learn, and then to actually get hired.
Many of you might not know this yet: I am also a career changer and I have been in IT since the last three years. Nowadays I am not only working as a UXUI designer but also as a mentor, supporting people in their challenging career transition.
Giulia has been my mentee for one and a half years and she recently landed her very first UXUI position. I supported Giulia along the way by sharing my own personal experiences, how to create a kick ass portfolio, resume and the struggles and learnings when I broke into the Design Industry.
In this episode we are talking about the real struggles when changing careers, anxiety, stress and methods that can help you stay sane and motivated in this very tough time. We touch upon the importance of sharing with others, finding the right people to talk to and times when its important NOT to listen what industry experts have to tell you.
Tools that helped Giulia navigate the career transition:
https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/the-difference-between-ux-and-ui-design-a-laymans-guide/ (https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/the-difference-between-ux-and-ui-design-a-laymans-guide/)
https://blog.prototypr.io/9-steps-how-to-become-a-ux-ui-designer-if-you-do-not-have-a-work-experience-and-a-degree-15c488824c81 (https://blog.prototypr.io/9-steps-how-to-become-a-ux-ui-designer-if-you-do-not-have-a-work-experience-and-a-degree-15c488824c81)
https://www.youtube.com/@rachelhow/videos (https://www.youtube.com/@rachelhow/videos)
Connect with us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vanillasoul.podcast?igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)
Connect with Kat on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/katleimnerart?igsh=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)
Connect with ReDI school (https://www.instagram.com/redischoolberlin/)
Thank you for being here <3
15 Jan 2024
#2: How fear can help us thrive! With my therapist Laura Ferrarese
We all know what fear feels like and mostly we want to avoid it. But is this really the right way or can this emotion help us in our journey?
In this episode I am speaking with my therapist and Akashic reader Laura Ferrarese about what we can do in moments of fear, how Akashic readings can help to break through mental blockages and how come back into the present in stressful situations.
Connect with Laura (https://www.instagram.com/lau.registros?igsh=MXc4cWwwem5oc2tyYw==)
Books and Literature Laura loves:
Akasha (ākāśa आकाश) is the Sanskrit word for "aether", "sky", or "atmosphere"
For background on the akasha:
Alice A. Bailey wrote in her book Light of the Soul on The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Book 3 – (1927):
"The akashic record is like an immense photographic film, registering all the desires and earth experiences of our planet. Those who perceive it will see pictured thereon: The life experiences of every human being since time began, the reactions to experience of the entire animal kingdom, the aggregation of the thought-forms of a karmic nature (based on desire) of every human unit throughout time."
What Laura is currently reading (one of many 😉)
"A Natural History of the Senses", by Diane Ackerman https://a.co/d/cbrplgo
"The listening Path. The creative art of attention", by Julia Cameron https://a.co/d/7s1WwAx
Connect with me (https://www.instagram.com/vanillasoul.podcast?igsh=MmFuOTJtenJ4ajhy)
Thank you so much for listening. Hear you next time.
Ciao meeauw.
Yours,
KAT
4 Jan 2024
#1: How to find purpose. With Agustín Dana
The term "purpose" carries significant weight, often suggesting that discovering one's purpose can serve as a remedy for all life's challenges. But is this belief truly accurate?
In this episode, Kat talks with Agustín Dana, a UX/product designer, design mentor, and coach, exploring an alternative perspective on purpose. This perspective acknowledges that certain aspects of life may be beyond our control.
Books Agustin loves:
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, by Eckhart Tolle
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Care of the Soul, by Thomas Moore
Charlas a principiantes, by Eduardo Sacriste
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
The Power of Now, Eckhard Tolle
The Healing Power of Illness, by Ruediger Dahlke M.D., Thorwald Dethlefsen
Connect to events and people in your area: https://www.meetup.com/ (https://www.meetup.com/)
Follow us and share your ideas on purpose with us on Instagram:
@vanillasoul.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/vanillasoul.podcast?igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)
Connect with Kat
IG @katleimnerart (https://www.instagram.com/katleimnerart?igsh=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)
Her abstract art work www.katleimner.art (https://www.katleimner.art/)
Her design work www.kathileimner.com (https://www.kathileimner.com/)
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