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Energy Works Podcast

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Why We Wait for Something to Go Wrong

In this week's solo episode, Blaine explores why that happens through the lens of Chinese Medicine's Five Element Theory. Discover how fear, joy, and grief shape your relationship with gratitude, why it can be difficult to fully receive the good moments in your life, and a simple practice to help you return to gratitude when fear takes over.

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Rest Is Medicine: A Nervous System Reset for Summer

Summer's busy, high-energy pace can leave us feeling drained. In this solo episode, Lauren shares how Chinese Medicine and Energy Medicine Yoga remind us that balance doesn't come from doing more, it comes from knowing when to slow down.

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Five Element Nutrition & Food Energetics with Kimberly Ashton

In this episode of Big Ideas, Blaine is joined by her Food Energetics teacher, Kimberly Ashton of @QiFoodTherapy, for a conversation about Five Element Nutrition, seasonal eating, and why one-size-fits-all nutrition advice often falls short.

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Abuse of Power in Yoga Communities

After learning that a yoga teacher she studied with in India has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct spanning more than a decade, Blaine explores a difficult but important question:
What happens when the people we trust misuse their power?

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The Hidden Energy Behind Your Habits

In this week's solo episode, Lauren explores why breaking old habits isn't just about willpower, it's actually about working with your body's energy. Discover how the Triple Warmer energy system influences change and learn a simple Energy Medicine technique to help calm resistance and welcome new possibilities.

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On the Other Side of Comfortable

In this episode, Blaine shares the story of signing up for a duathlon and then spending the weeks leading up to it wondering if she should back out. With a full schedule and plenty of reasons not to go, she chose to show up anyway.

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The Energy Behind Growth and Leadership

In this episode, Lauren and Blaine explore the connection between self-care, leadership, and commitment through the lens of Energy Medicine Yoga and the Five Elements.
They also share a big milestone in Blaine's journey from student to co-owner of EMYoga, and the personal growth, responsibility, and trust that came with it.

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Transforming Anger into Action

In this episode, Lauren explores anger as spring’s emotion in Energy Medicine Yoga and shares simple practices to help you release stuck energy, find clarity, and channel anger into positive action.

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Family, Fire Energy and the Protective Heart

Through the lens of Energy Medicine and the Fire Element, she explores why the chest tightens, why the nervous system gets activated so quickly around familiar people, and how the body tries to balance connection with protection.

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Can Fun Change Your Nervous System

Play isn't frivolous, it's foundational.
Blaine tested it with watercolors and her stress biofeedback data shifted in real time. Stuart Brown MD's research and the ancient Sanskrit concept of Lila both confirm what the body already knows.

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The Art of Slowing Down

n this episode, Blaine talks about why slowing down is a skill the body has to practice, how stress patterns become normal, and a few simple techniques that can help bring your nervous system back into the present moment.

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Why Play Matters (In a World Obsessed with Doing)

In this follow-up episode, Lauren and Blaine get personal about their own complicated relationships with play. From triathlon training to watercolor painting, to turning yard work into a spontaneous game, they explore why genuine play is one of the most powerful (and most neglected) tools for stress recovery, energy coherence, and healing.

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