Part 1: After the Exhale, Learning to Be Gentle with Ourselves in Transition, with Andrea Ciafardini

Daughter of Creation - This Emotional Planet

Andrea and I have a beautiful conversation about listening deeply so that we can be in the midst of the great transitions and transformations of our lives with more gentleness, tenderness, and joy. Listening to her is like a meditation in itself.

We talk about letting go of perfectionism and control and surrendering into the tenderness and aliveness of truly living.

I feel privileged to get to share Andrea’s perspective with you because she was the first healer I ever knew, and she helped lay the foundations for some of the most radical transformations and blessings of my life.

I also share the story of my own healing journey through my debilitating anxiety during graduate school. How I found yoga and emotional healing to help me start releasing the trauma I was carrying in my body. I had been to about every kind of therapist there is to help with my anxiety and I was on a high dose of medication when Andrea introduced me to Eastern somatic practices and the mind, body, spirit connection through Kundalini yoga. This practice ended up being crucial in accessing the trauma I was holding in my body that was causing the anxiety.

Andrea is a teacher, meditation guide, and energy healer. She is also a spiritual sherpa, helping light the path for the journeyers who are sometimes only a few steps behind her. Andrea has dedicated her life serving people on the journey to live with the full strength of their soul.

We also speak about how to blend western ideas of loving your neighbor and creating community, with eastern somatic and meditation practices to create truly whole sense of being.

More About Andrea Ciafardini in her own words....

"I am a Peace Ambassador for transformation of inner-landscapes of both women and men. I pair ancient practices with modern day experience.

As the founder of Holistic Connections, Inc., I have designed and taught healing workshops on forgiveness, emotional health, and all
aspects of Kundalini Yoga. I also love working one-on-one with individuals who are looking to grow and transform. My most recent teaching is with the team of Designing Your Life for Women workshop.; a process designed by Stanford University on "How to Live a Joy Filled Life." Check it out.

My trainings include: Level I Kundalini Yoga & Meditation, Level II Yoga of Authentic Relationships, Mind & Meditation, Stress and Vitality. Somatic Experiencing, the Enneagram of the Narrative Tradition, and Advanced levels of the Emotional Polarity Technique. I also have a certificate from Antioch University Women & Leadership Program."

*For further support or to connect with Andrea you can download Andrea’s offering that’s called “After the Exhale” at www.andreaciafardini.com (scroll down to the bottom of the Home page)

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