Inspiration and conversation around the alchemy of health, truth and adventure. Your host, Janelle Twine has been a Naturopath since 2009 running her own clinic, workshops & fasting retreats mostly based in tropical North Queensland, Australia. However, now on a bit of journey to finding her new home after changes in her personal life challenged her to question how she lost her zesty spirit & love of life? She is a keen adventurer & is always willing to dig deep into her own soul to find the truth of what health & happiness is all about.
20. Honouring the needs of small business owners with Lynda James
Small business doesn’t have to satisfy someone else’s needs.
Lynda James is an accountant and money coach who helps empathetic, thoughtful, intuitive and creative business owners to unravel challenging monetary beliefs and patterns & uncomplicate business finances so they can create sustainable and profitable businesses that improve their lives and others.
In this episode we discuss:
- Slowing consumerism by being intentional business owners that designs our business around our goals & health needs.
- Co-dependency on big corporates has not been good on our health. We’ve become consumers rather than simply citizens or community members - over working & undernourished
- The small business world can sometimes orientate itself around simply getting tax done. At times there is no time given to sit back & assess how money can be spent & managed in an intentional way
- Small business is the fabric of how a community exists. Lynda’s travels through Europe have created a remembering of this.
- The more empathic, concerned & kind ways we do business essentially is just an exchange of resources. Money is simply used for convenience.
- In the West, business has been used to potentially maximise profit margin, etc. Exponential growth has become the focus.
- The volume of sales is dependent on the goal, so being clear on our individual goal is really important.
- “Company of 1” by Paul Jarvis is a great book that Lynda recommends.
- Some things are so engrained in our culture that we don’t question them…
- Glorification of busy is common in our modern world… Greece doesn’t glorify busy. Being present offers connection which strengthens a community.
- How do we balance being active & being receptive. Down time to connect is healthy & important.
- What is a sustainable business? By paying attention to our needs we are able to run a more sustainable business. Getting clear on our own individual goal aids this. Choosing accurate pricing honours the whole person… so that the person is more cared for. The transactions that follow encourage conscious spending.
- Pricing enacts discernment & therefore we become more considered in how we purchase or spend. Which slows down the sales cycle, allowing for consideration & reflection. We need more time so that choices are not unconscious.
- Mainstream marketing triggers a crazy amount of fear which sometimes leads to spending.
- Our internal ‘junk’ around money can be used as clues to navigate how we behave around money.
- Hard work = Success (Underlying message from society)
- By connecting to the natural world we find it harder to ignore our health needs. The natural rhythms can’t be ignored.
- When we run our own business we get to CHOOSE – intentional business design, not reactive. INTENTIONAL business design can fit in local economy.
- Being financially well needs to be spoken of more – small business owners can take care of themselves & not fall into the trap of glorifying busyness. Don’t underplay how valuable it is to be yourself in the scheme of running your business.
- Let’s create small business owners that THRIVE!
@lynda_valofinancial
www.valofinancial.com
3 Oct 2020
19. Diluting mindfulness, with Han Wee Tan
Han has been teaching Yoga and Mindfulness in Cairns with a single, sincere wish to share the benefits of practice with others. His approach to the practices are lighthearted and is known for his capacity to deliver complex concepts in an accessible manner. For him, the practices are a way of thinking and living rather than just a band aid for life.
Show notes:
Has mindfulness become diluted? It is now an awkward word to use?
Yoga in the Western world has become diluted, however is still a useful practice due to the fast food/fast lifestyle we live in - all of it is supportive in some may. But choosing your teacher & tool is important.
The simplicity of mindfulness is that we pay attention.
The word has value. Mindfulness is a process of reduction. You can't DO more to get mindful. The harder you try - the further you are from it. You can only do less.
In today's world we often believe if we want something we must work for it. John Cabot's working definition of mindfulness is 'the intentional placement of attention without judgement or reaction or with an appropriate attitude.'
Intention is different to attention. The application of mindfulness is the intention of doing nothing, to do nothing, to get nothing.
Stress is the product of addition. Feeling the burden of more. Just by pausing we can support ourselves through stress.
Rest is the beginning step (like calling time out in the middle of a basketball game). Accepting the mess is the second step - surrendering.
Metta = The friendliness of kindness & compassion is an important attitude to bring to the process. A softness. A lightness.
Guilt itself is a heavy emotion - no matter what you feel guilty of.
Addictions are a result of trying to run away from an inner reality.
The more we practice emotions the more they become us (anger, depression, etc). We are made up of our thinking mind.
Do less & find the sweet spot. Or do less & the sweet spot will come.
Doing nothing, small or large, like having a cup of tea is enough of a practice. But don't feel pulled to fill the time while it cools. Incidental awareness is key (eg. incidentally look at the birds) to bring softness.
The key piece to mindfulness & peace is a willingness to do less, allowing life to unfold. Whether there be birds, breeze or not.
Han runs classes, private sessions & retreats. You can find all the info you need at - https://www.homeofequanimity.com/
17 Aug 2020
18. SIBO with Emily Sugars
Emily Sugars is a Naturopath at The Biome Clinic in Northern NSW, specialising in functional digestive disorders. She has worked closely with Dr Nirala Jacobi, international SIBO expert, since graduating as a naturopath 9 years ago, and has also recently completed a postgraduate Honours in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine.
Emily also is the Operations Manager and Practitioner Consultant for SIBOtest, which offers at home breath tests for the diagnosis of SIBO and education for practitioners in the treatment of SIBO
Emily loves music, animals and nature and loves nothing more than spending time with her dog and exploring the beautiful part of the world that they live in.
KEY POINTS:
- SIBO: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
- This overgrowth produce gasses that interfere with our digestion causing nutrient deficiencies, bloating, gas, alternating bowels, etc
- SIBO is similar yet different to IBS
- Clues: Bloating happens immediately after meals, 'Never been well since', more fibre can worsen symptoms, etc
- SIBO is a consequence of something & is a chronic relapsing condition. If a person relapses the whole picture hasn't been considered, for example if a person is in fight & flight they will not digest their food (21 century syndrome).
- Breath testing is how SIBO is assessed.
- Treatment depends on the result of the breath test (whether hydrogen or methane gas is reported). Following this treatment involves identifying the underlying cause, addressing the bacteria imbalance & supporting the sluggish motility due to stress &/or bacteria.
Resources:
Quiz - https://sibotest.com/quizzes/1 (https://sibotest.com/quizzes/1)
Testing - https://sibotest.com/ (https://sibotest.com/)
Underlying Causes Questionnaire - https://www.thesibodoctor.com/what-caused-my-sibo-new/ (https://www.thesibodoctor.com/what-caused-my-sibo-new/)
The clinic Emily works at: https://www.thebiomeclinic.com/ (https://www.thebiomeclinic.com/)
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