Connecting the Human Dots

On this episode, I am joined by Natasha de Grunwald, which is a published author, international Breathwork, Trauma and Somatic expert. She is the founder of the Trauma Release Method, the Potent Woman Journey, and Seismic Orgasmic Breath experience. We have a heartfelt conversation where we talk about: -       Her healing journey and her decades of teaching and working with touch and breath -       How gentle touch is so needed in the somatic space and in healing -       Blending touch, breath, somatic coaching, and inner child work -       Talking about her Trauma Release Method (TRM) facilitator training she leads -       How dissections have enabled her to see God and beauty in the body and get to know the body intimately -     Our curiosity around where are the men in the healing space as we really need them Natasha is based in London and Brighton. She travels internationally to facilitate Breathwork events and to teach healing methods for mind, body and soul.  As a powerful speaker and advocate for trauma and Somatic healing she runs events, workshops and retreats along with 1:1 client work.  With 4 decades of experience as a leader practising and teaching holistic and complimentary therapies her passion and expertise centres around Breathwork, nervous system regulation, trauma healing, Somatic modalities, inner child and shadow work, touch, and Somatic coaching.  Connect with Natasha here: Website:  https://natashadegrunwald.co.uk/traumareleasemethod/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/natasha.degrunwald/   Connect with Teodora: 1:1 Connection call: ⁠⁠https://calendly.com/teodorapile/30min⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://teodorapile.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile/⁠⁠   I'd love to hear from you via email on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  And if you enjoyed this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

On this episode, I am joined by self healer coach & mentor and one of my beautiful former clients, Manpreet Johal Bernie. Manpreet & I met a few years ago in some trainings and in 2022 we started working together in a 1:1 container.  We have a heartfelt conversation where we talk about: -       How we met and how we started working together as Manpreet was experiencing grief after misscarriage. -       How our 1:1 sessions have supported her mind and body to find more safety and expansion. -       What different modalities, like Somatic Experiencing, parts work and Transforming Touch supported Manpreet’s healing in different way and how she feels more connected to her True Self, Intuition and her work. -       Our views on what healing actually means. -       Manpreet’s journey and how she continues to be a student of life. Manpreet is empowering people to heal from past traumas to build their own heart's happiness lives!   Connect with Manpreet here: Free secret podcast series expansion: https://heartshappiness.vipmembervault.com/expansion Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/hearts__happiness/   Hearts Happiness podcast that she hosts: www.heartshappiness.co.uk/podcast Connect with Teodora: 1:1 Connection call: ⁠https://calendly.com/teodorapile/30min⁠ Website: ⁠https://teodorapile.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile/⁠   I'd love to hear from you via email on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠  And if you enjoyed this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

On this episode, I am honoured to be joined by NARM Master Therapist & the host of Transforming Trauma Podcast: Emily Ruth. I’ve met Emily on my NARM training back in 2021 as she was my training assistant in the NARM training.    We have a heartfelt conversation where we talk about: -       What the NeuroAffectiveRelational Model (NARM) is -       How Emily found NARM and how it transformed her work and way of being -       What is agency and how agency expands your capacity to SEE more things in our lived experiences   -       How important is to have awareness and work in the present moment -       Emily’s grief & loss journey, how NARM supported her grief work and how grief can co-exist with joy -       Where I share something deeply personal on how losing a child 18 years ago brough so much fear around aliveness until I decided to process that. Here are more details about Emily: A NARM Practitioner &Therapist that has worked as a group facilitator/coach since 2012. She completed a Master of Arts degree in Marriage & Family Therapy with a specialization in Trauma. And she has certifications addressing Complex/Developmental Trauma, Grief & Recovery, Boundaries, and Body Image Resilience.    Connect with Emily here: Website: https://emilyruthcares.com Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/emilyruthcares/ Transforming Trauma Podcast that she hosts: https://narmtraining.com/transformingtrauma/ NARM official website: ⁠ https://narmtraining.com Connect with Teodora: ee 1:1 Connection call: https://calendly.com/teodorapile/30min Website: https://teodorapile.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile/   I'd love to hear from you via email on: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠  And if you enjoyed this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

On this week’s episode, I am joined by IFS Educator & Facilitator, Christine Dixon, where Christine shares her life work and how we can heal through IFS (Internal  Family Systems)   In this episode we talk about: -       How Christine was first introduced to IFS & Parts work through Martha Beck -       How she learned to be a compassionate and kind witness to her parts -       How the IFS model was created by Richards Schwartz  -       How IFS supported her in her healing journey  -       What Self is and how we can recognise it and connect more with our Self Energy  -       How she supports people using IFS through her group programs, that I am a member of Here is a bit more about Christine: After over 20 years as an Educational Therapist, Christine experienced physical symptoms that led her to be bedridden for over a year. In her search for healing, she eventually discovered that her body was manifesting trauma that had not been processed. She embarked on a journey to understand and heal herself, and naturally began sharing what she learned with others. She trained with Martha Beck in her Wayfinder Life Coach Training program. This is where Christine first met IFS, Internal Family Systems, which would become her life's calling. She now teaches and leads groups around this Self-healing modality.    Connect with Christine here: Website: https://www.theordinarysacred.com Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/the_ordinary_sacred/ Weekly IFS community: https://www.theordinarysacred.com/offers/edf9aQ5z/checkout   I'd love to hear from you via email on: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠  Follow Teodora here: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://teodorapile.com/⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile⁠⁠ And if you enjoyed this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

On this episode, I am joined by Breathwork & Somatic Therapist, Alexandra McCalla to talk about her healing journey with somatics and breathwork.   In this episode we talk about: -       How Alexandra was introduced to her body wisdom through her breath while working with a coach to be an even more efficient tech leader. - How she lost everything she knew her life to be and transitioned from being a tech leader to now be a Breathwork & Somatic Therapist -       How her body started to communicate to her when she started setting boundaries  -       How Somatic Experiencing helped her feel safer and process various traumas -       Sharing for the first time vulnerable and intimate aspects of her healing journey  -       How she supports people into healing using both bottom u & top down approaches to heal, using somatics and breathwork. Here is a bit more about Alex: Alex works with breathwork and somatic therapy to liberate stuck energy and emotion in the body. She’s focused on facilitating people towards more embodiment: being more connected to your true self and to others! With a wide range of experiences both in business, as an award-winning technology entrepreneur, and in therapeutic modalities, Alex brings a holistic approach to holding space for the multiple parts within us. Having worked through her own acute post-traumatic stress symptoms and auto-immune issues alongside her training she is strongly informed by how trauma and the nervous system function.  She guides her clients and groups through similar challenges - all while staying grounded in a gentle breath. As a black dual heritage woman working through racialised trauma in the body is also a focus of her practice. Outside of that Alex loves music and was a DJ in a past life, and so she loves to dance around and let that inner child play!   Connect with Alex here: Website: alexandramccalla.com Instagram:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexandramccalla/   I'd love to hear from you via email on: ⁠[email protected]⁠  Follow Teodora here: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://teodorapile.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile⁠ And if you enjoyed this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

On this episode, I am joined by Breathwork Trainer & Practitioner, Kerry Veitch in a deep conversation about conscious connected breathwork. We talk about the history of Rebirthing Breathwork and its lineage, what is warm water rebirthing, the archetypes of water and why it is so healing.Kerry also shares some of her most profound breathwork experience, especially her process of integrating her birthing experience and also her journey on how she got into breathwork.    Here is a bit more about Kerry: Kerry has been connected with Rebirthing and conscious connected breathing since 1993, with a focus now on embodiment practices such as Internal Family Systems and Eugene Gendlin's Focusing. Kerry has a trauma informed approach, and is a trainer with two breathwork schools , AIR School of Breathwork and Alchemy of Breath. She loves sharing the healing power of the breath with others, by holding warm water rebirthing retreats, weekly groups and 1:1 sessions.   Kerry also co-founded and is the festival director of the UK's first Breathwork Festival which is an annual event celebrating all kinds of breathwork and is a practitioner member of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, GPBA. Kerry’s very grounded nature holds a very safe space for breather(s), holding them in their highest potential and being committed to the unfolding of each person’s own journey which of course is guided perfectly by our breath.   Connect with Kerry here: Website: thesacredbreath.co.uk  Air School of Breathwork website: Airschoolofbreathwork.com Instagram:  instagram.com/sacred.breath/ Breathe Festival: https://www.festivaloflife.co.uk/     I'd love to hear from you via email on: [email protected]    Follow Teodora here: Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://teodorapile.com/ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile And if you enjoyed this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

In today’s episode, Cris & I talk about following our dreams and my take on what our soul's desire is. I see our soul work as what our heart's most deepest desire? We often think we can either be spiritual and do good in the world or make money. But what if we do good and have money at the same time too? And if we do something or desire something, what is the intention behind it? Can we really be honest with ourselves? We also talk about following your dream and my perspective on that. I invite you to join us in this conversations and let us know what you think.  What is one thing you take away from it? I'd love to hear from you via email on: [email protected] or through my website: ⁠⁠https://teodorapile.com/⁠⁠ Follow me here: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile/⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/teodorapile⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/teodora-pile/⁠⁠ Follow Cristina Guraliuc here: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cristina_guraliuc/⁠ Website: ⁠https://cristinaguraliuc.com/en/home-english/⁠ if you enjoy this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

Episode 2 of Connecting the Human Dots podcast is out now.    In today’s episode, Cris & I explore the relationship we have with our bodies. We talk about hate, shame, how we objectify our bodies, self-compassion and so much more.   Especially as women, we have parts of us that we hate.  And inside of us, alongside the cognitive narrative we also have a somatic narrative that drive our perception of ourselves and our bodies.   And this is why including the body in our healing and explorations is so important.  We are so used to objectify ourselves, to see our bodies as something we need to do something to, to fix, to intervene, to change.    This is a subject that is very close to my heart and this is a very intimate conversation.  I invite you to join us in this conversations and let us know what you think.  What did you get out if it? I'd love to hear from you via email on: [email protected] or through my website: ⁠https://teodorapile.com/⁠ Follow me here: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/teodorapile⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/teodora-pile/⁠ Follow Cristina Guraliuc here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristina_guraliuc/ Website: https://cristinaguraliuc.com/en/home-english/ if you enjoy this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend what would also benefit from this conversation.  Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

Welcome back to a new season of Connecting The Human Dots podcast: the conversations you didn't know you needed! After a 3 years break, we are making a comeback, a homecoming. My intention for these conversations is to be: unedited, unfiltered and unscripted. I want you to get the full raw conversations I will be having with my special guests. In this season, I start with a 3 part series where my friend, Cristina Guraliuc is asking me different questions relating to a theme. I find that I work best when I have a companion and someone else asks me questions to which I can answer in the flow. This first episode of 3 we look at the mind: how powerful it can be, why we have this split between the mind and the body, how what we say to ourselves can be helpful of keep us stuck. We talk about choices, how fatigue I shown to also be a mental construct, the important of language and how our words impact our body and stress response and so much more. I invite you to join us in this conversations and let us know what you think. What did you get out if it? I'd love to hear from you via email on: [email protected] or through my website: https://teodorapile.com/ Follow me here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teodorapile/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teodorapile LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teodora-pile/ Follow Cristina Guraliuc here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristina_guraliuc/ Website: https://cristinaguraliuc.com/en/home-english/ if you enjoy this podcast and this episode, I'd love for you to leave a 5***** review or share it with a friend what would also benefit from this conversation. Thank you for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teodora

On today's episode, I am joined by Amy Ellis. Amy is a spiritual mentor, guiding womxn who are feeling lost on their spiritual journey to connect with their true authentic selves and discover their soul's purposeer their This interview is a very personal and authentic journey of healing, spiritual connection and the hardships that come along the way. Our conversation covers her journey with being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME a few years ago and what was her recovery journey which led her into a new chapter of her life. Amy shares in a very authentic way how a recent & sudden breakup led her to a breakdown which she now knows it was her “Dark Night of the Soul” that guided her to have a spiritual awakening and explore different healing alternatives. Amy shares what helps her rediscover herself and connect to her intuition, such as Somatic Experiencing, reducing media information, allowing yourself to be in silence. Amy’s advice for someone that is going through a tough time? Take the tiniest little step you can to help you get towards your goal and be kind to yourself. You can find Amy here: https://www.instagram.com/thisisamyellis https://www.amy-ellis.co.uk If you’d like to share your takeaways from this conversation with me, I’d love to hear from you via email on [email protected] or through my website: https://teodorapile.com If you enjoyed this podcast episode, I’d love for you to leave a 5* review or share it with a friend that would also benefit from this conversation. Thank you  for being here and connecting the human dots. With heart, Teo