When Emotions Get Stuck

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Have you ever had a wonderful experience and wished you could stay in that moment forever?Maybe it was a vacation, a personal accomplishment, or a time in your life when everything seemed to be going your way. You knew it couldn't last forever, but you wanted it to.Blaine calls this feeling "I want it to always be summer."As an aging competitive athlete, Blaine knows the joy of a great race, or a day when her body performs exactly how she wants it to. And when those days happen, part of her wants to believe they'll keep coming.But as we get older, our relationship with those peak moments begins to change.In this solo episode of Energy Works, Blaine explores this experience through Chinese Medicine's Five Element Theory and the natural cycle of the seasons. Summer is associated with the Fire element, joy, and celebration. But every season has its place, and each brings something different to our lives.What happens when we keep reaching for summer, even as life moves into another season? And how can we appreciate the wonderful moments we're experiencing without getting caught up in wanting them to last?Blaine shares how the Five Elements have helped her think differently about aging, change, and the experiences she wants to hold onto. She also guides listeners through a simple Energy Medicine practice to help appreciate what is here right now.Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:14 Chasing Endless Summer02:34 Five Elements Seasons Map06:58 Why Peaks Need Cycles07:24 Vacation Trap And Reflection08:53 Letting Go In Midlife11:28 Comparison And Identity Shifts13:17 Chest Tapping Gratitude Practice16:19 ConclusionEpisode Resources:EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #FiveElementTheory #LettingGo #AutumnWellness #EMYoga #ChineseMedicine #GratitudePractice #SeasonalLiving #EnergyMedicine #WellnessPodcast

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Have you ever heard of functional freeze?It's a form of chronic stress that can leave you exhausted, anxious, or disconnected from yourself, even as you manage everyday life. And you may not realize your nervous system is caught in that pattern.In this episode of Big Ideas, Blaine welcomes Petra Brunnbauer, founder of The Jōrni and a certified Energy Medicine Yoga teacher.Petra shares how a serious injury changed her life's direction and eventually led her to Energy Medicine Yoga. What began as part of her own recovery became an important part of how she understands chronic stress and works with others.Together, Blaine and Petra explore what functional freeze looks like in everyday life and why it can be so hard to recognize. How does someone end up in this state? What does the nervous system need to start responding differently?Petra also introduces her approach to working with chronic stress, including the role of the Triple Warmer energy system, and shares how Energy Medicine Yoga became part of her personal and professional life.They discuss her book, "The Functional Freeze Formula," her work with The Jōrni, and a favorite EMYoga technique she turns to when overwhelm begins to take over.If you've ever wondered why you can keep functioning while feeling like something inside you has shut down, this conversation offers an interesting perspective on what might be happening. Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Chapters:00:00 Meet Petra Brunnbauer00:34 Pandemic Training Goes Online02:48 Petra Background And Accident04:02 Wheelchair To Energy Medicine07:03 Writing The Freeze Book10:04 What Is Functional Freeze14:42 Triple Warmer Connection20:16 Survival Patterns And Habits22:19 Nervous System Threat Memory24:05 Safety Versus Threat Patterns25:06 Toxic Relationship Paradox26:00 Functional Freeze Recalibration26:47 Email Overwhelm Example27:53 Finding Root Causes29:57 Bodywork And Rewiring31:48 Building Nervous System Capacity33:36 Neurohumanetics Explained38:07 The Jorni Platform41:01 Summit Somatic Integration43:22 Favorite Quick Technique45:15 ClosingEpisode Resources:Petra Brunnbauer: https://thejorni.com/EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #FunctionalFreeze #NervousSystemRegulation #TripleWarmer #EMYoga #TheJorni #StressRelief #HolisticHealing #EnergyMedicine #PetraBrunnbauer

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Have you ever walked into a room and felt something before you knew anything about the place?Some spaces seem to have a feeling all their own. Sacred sites can feel powerful. Old buildings can feel charged. And sometimes a hotel room can make you want to turn around and walk right back out.In this episode, Lauren and Blaine talk about the idea that places may hold energy from the people and experiences that came before us, and how that connects with the larger field of consciousness sometimes called the Akashic Records.Lauren shares some strange experiences she’s had while sleeping in hotel rooms, including vivid dreams and physical anxiety that seemed to come out of nowhere. Blaine has had a couple of nighttime experiences that were even harder to explain.They also look at why hotels, doctors’ offices, therapy rooms, and other spaces where many people come and go can sometimes feel different, especially for those who are sensitive to energy.And because you can’t exactly stop staying in hotels or visiting doctors’ offices, Lauren and Blaine share a few Energy Medicine Yoga practices they use to feel more grounded and protected when a space doesn’t feel quite right.Have you ever experienced something in a room or place that you couldn’t explain? Lauren and Blaine would love to hear your story.Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:30 Consciousness And The Field02:52 Haunted Places And Residual Energy05:01 Hotel Energy And Wild Dreams08:48 Blaine Shadow Figure Experience13:05 Sensitivity And Trusting Instincts16:47 Zip Up Hook Up Protection19:16 Standing Waves In Places21:12 Third Eye Opening and Closing Technique24:17 ConclusionEpisode Resources:EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #AkashicRecords #EnergyHealing #EMYoga #FieldOfConsciousness #MindBodyConnection #WellnessPodcast

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Why can it sometimes feel so hard for women to fully support other women?Lauren met Heather Wolf at Hollyhock, where she experienced Heather’s True Voice session firsthand. That meeting led to this conversation about women, competition, belonging, and what changes when we stop believing there isn’t enough to go around.Lauren and Heather talk about the ways women have learned to hold back their voices, mistrust one another, or make themselves smaller, sometimes without even realizing they’re doing it. They also explore what it means to support another woman’s success without feeling it takes something away from your own.Then the conversation takes an interesting turn: witches.Heather shares why she created a program called Witching Ways, what the word “witch” means to her, and why reclaiming it can open a much bigger conversation about intuition, the body, power, and our connection to older traditions.They also discuss the responsibility that comes with drawing from traditions that aren’t our own and what it can look like when women choose to show up for one another in a different way.It’s a conversation about finding your voice, trusting what you know, and making more room for other women to do the same.Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Chapters:00:00 Meet Heather Wolf00:46 Women Uplifting Women01:35 Scarcity to Abundance05:07 Voice and Patriarchy08:08 Witching Ways Workshop13:31 Rethinking Lineage15:21 Roots of Folk Wisdom19:53 Myth and Black Madonna22:54 Brews and Priestesses25:03 Can We Shift Forward26:10 Midnight Hour Hope33:36 Collective Hive Mind35:06 Side by Side Song36:27 Closing Thanks and MusicEpisode Resources:Heather Wolf: https://bio.site/heatherwolfEMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #WomenSupportingWomen #ReclaimingWitch #FeminineWisdom #Sisterhood #TrueVoice #EMYoga #HeatherWolf #WellnessPodcast

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Anger. Fear. Anxiety. Worry. Grief.We tend to think of these as emotions we need to get through, calm down, or let go of. Five Element Theory offers another way to look at them: as information that can help us understand what we need and what comes next.In this episode, Blaine and Lauren explore the five emotions associated with Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal, and what happens when you let an emotion move rather than getting stuck in it.But knowing the theory is one thing. Recognizing it while you’re right in the middle of an emotional experience is something else entirely.Blaine shares what happened after someone broke into her yoga studio and how she can now see the Five Elements woven through her response. Lauren shares a travel mix-up that sent her into an unexpected emotional spiral.They also share a simple way to uncover your own Five Element story and start seeing your emotions differently.Once you begin to recognize these patterns, an emotion can become more than something you’re trying to get rid of. It can give you clues about what you need and where to go next. Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:47 Why Five Elements Matter03:28 Emotions And Balance07:43 Tools For Release10:22 Five Element Story Setup11:28 Studio Robbery Begins12:43 Fear Courage And Anger15:46 Inspiration Cameras And Anxiety19:39 Self Love And Letting Go23:55 No Closure And Forgiveness25:03 Community Aftermath25:27 Inspiration Over Anxiety27:38 Airbnb Booking Mixup30:39 Five Emotions Spiral37:51 Refund And Recovery40:50 Why Emotions Get Stuck42:33 When Emotions Become Disease45:14 Course Invitation48:07 Final TakeawaysEpisode Resources:New Online Course, “How Emotions Become Physical:” https://learn.emyoga.net/hebp/ EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #HowEmotionsBecomePhysical #EdenEnergyMedicine #FiveElementTheory #EMYoga #DonnaEden #EmotionalHealth #NewCourse #MindBodyConnection

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.We’re surrounded by advice about what to take, eat, track, optimize, and fix to feel better.But what if we’re overlooking something much more basic?In this episode, Lauren and Blaine explore the connection between emotions, energy, and the physical body, and why emotions like fear, anger, anxiety, worry, and grief may be giving us information we’ve never learned how to use.Blaine also shares why she was skeptical of energy medicine after spending more than 20 years in Western healthcare. She didn’t immediately feel the energy everyone else seemed to be talking about, and for a long time, she wasn’t entirely convinced. What changed her mind was what she experienced as she kept practicing. Lauren and Blaine also share why this conversation became the foundation for their new six-week course, How Emotions Become Physical, created with Donna Eden, and what they hope people will begin to understand about their emotions and bodies in a completely different way.If you’ve ever wondered why an emotion can feel like so much more than a feeling, this conversation is a good place to start.Now available wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters:00:00 Welcome And Course Launch01:04 Health Hype Vs Simplicity03:09 Finding Energy Medicine06:41 Blaine Meets EMYoga10:03 Learning To Feel Energy13:50 Pain And Emotions As Signals16:11 Anger Stress And Disease Links18:32 Origin Story With Donna Eden20:47 Course Framework Five Elements22:04 Beyond Medication Options22:24 Six Week Live Chair Series23:51 Elements Personality Insights26:26 Chair Yoga Is Equal29:01 Why Chair Helps Alignment31:39 Flow Before The Flick Story36:16 When You Don't Feel Energy Yet38:27 Emotional Intelligence In AI Age41:40 Course Details And FarewellEpisode Resources:New Online Course, “How Emotions Become Physical:” https://learn.emyoga.net/hebp/ EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #HowEmotionsBecomePhysical #EdenEnergyMedicine #FiveElementTheory #EMYoga #DonnaEden #EmotionalHealth #NewCourse #MindBodyConnection

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Could something you’re carrying have started long before you?Lauren sits down with Jill Purce for a fascinating conversation about family constellations, ancestral patterns, and the ways events from previous generations may continue to affect a family, even when no one knows the full story.What happens when someone or something has been excluded from a family’s history? Can we acknowledge the people who came before us without approving of everything they did? And why might bringing something back into the story matter more than forgiveness?Jill also shares how her decades of work with voice, chanting, and ceremony eventually led her to family constellations, including the mysterious experience of people seeming to know or feel things about a family they’ve never met.From there, Lauren and Jill venture into some much bigger territory: resonance, energy, belonging, consciousness, and whether there are ways of knowing that we still don’t fully understand.If you’ve ever wondered how much of your story began before you were born, this conversation will give you plenty to think about.Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:09 Origins of Constellations03:31 Trauma Down Generations08:07 Belonging and No Contact09:48 Honoring vs Forgiveness14:48 Mystery of the Field19:29 Representatives and Tuning In26:25 AI vs Human Knowing33:45 Coherence and Leadership39:02 Ancestors and Daily Practice43:14 Closing Episode Resources:Learn more about Jill Purce: www.healingvoice.com.EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #FamilyConstellations #TransgenerationalTrauma #AncestralHealing #JillPurce #SoundHealing #EMYoga #InheritedTrauma #WellnessPodcast 

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.What if pain isn’t simply something to get rid of?What if it’s trying to get your attention?Lauren sits down with NUCCA chiropractor Dr. Chris Wambeke for a conversation that challenges some familiar ideas about pain, tension, and even what chiropractic care is meant to do.Why might your body create tension on purpose? What if something that looks like misalignment is your body adapting to what’s happening in your life? And what can pain reveal when we stop treating it as the enemy?Chris shares a very different way of looking at the relationship between the brain, spinal cord, and body, including an approach to chiropractic care that uses an incredibly light touch. He also introduces three surprising layers of pain that go well beyond the physical.The conversation eventually ventures into energy, information, grief, consciousness, gratitude, and even what happened when Lauren’s dog Louis experienced this type of care.If you’ve ever wondered what your pain might be trying to tell you, this conversation may have you asking some very different questions.Now available wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters:00:00 Meet Dr. Chris Wambeke00:00 Meet Chris Wambeke02:03 What Chiropractic Really Is06:24 Pain as Feedback11:24 Spinal Cord as Vibration17:12 Everything Is Energy23:18 Holding Space for Change30:23 Choices Beyond Mental31:59 NUCCA Light Touch33:51 Resonance Body Signals35:05 Spinal Cord Frequency36:43 Testing Real Change38:01 Soul Bonds Timing40:37 Grief Meaning Making44:52 Brain Spine Electricity49:21 Self Versus Consciousness52:58 Energy Loops Mindset58:23 Choosing Better Questions01:01:57 Gratitude Worry Strategy01:05:20 Closing ReflectionsEpisode Resources:Chris Wambeke is a chiropractor dedicated to helping people on their human journey by applying chiropractic principles to maximize potential.A mountain kid from Northwest Montana, he focuses on making the biggest impact possible with the resources available in the moment.For deeper insight into the ideas that shape his work, explore The Seeker’s Code by Donny Epstein.Contact him at [email protected] Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #WellnessPodcast #EmotionalHealing #EmotionalHealth #Longevity #ChineseMedicine #Ayurveda #HolisticHealth #EMYoga

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.What if the change of seasons affects your digestion more than you realize?As summer shifts toward fall, your energy and digestion may start responding to the transition, even before you notice anything feels different.In Five Element theory, this time of year is connected to the Earth element, digestion, and our ability to feel grounded during change.In this episode, Blaine shares why seasonal transitions can affect digestion, what you can do to support yours as we move toward fall, and two simple foods that are especially helpful this time of year.She also gives you a 21-day challenge to try it for yourself and see what you notice.Because you don’t have to wait until your digestion feels off to start supporting it.Now available wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:49 Earth Element Transitions01:43 Fire to Earth to Metal03:34 Warm Foods Over Cold05:51 Two Key Foods06:33 Sweet Potato Benefits07:25 Ginger and Family Wisdom09:10 Ginger Tea and Digestion09:59 21 Day Food Challenge11:33 Warm Salad Hacks12:56 Notice Body and Mind14:44 ConclusionEpisode Resources:EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast  #WellnessPodcast #EarthElement #SeasonalWellness #DigestiveHealth #GroundingPractice #TraditionalChineseMedicine #FallWellness #EMYoga #NourishYourBody

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Have you ever shared something personal and later wondered, “Should I have said that?”Maybe you replayed the conversation afterward. Worried about how someone interpreted what you said. Or wished you could take it back.Lauren and Blaine have both experienced that uncomfortable feeling of being seen and then second-guessing themselves. In this episode, they talk about what can happen after we put ourselves out there, including Lauren’s decision to delete podcast episodes she had already recorded and Blaine’s vulnerability hangover after sharing a very personal story.Why are we sometimes comfortable being ourselves until we imagine someone judging us?The conversation explores self-consciousness, fear of criticism, authenticity, and why some of us are especially sensitive to judgment, including what the Five Elements can reveal about our inner critic and our ability to let things go.Now available wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:51 Audio Only 02:41 Zoom Self Awareness04:02 Brain Load on Zoom05:12 Vanity and Eye Contact07:05 Deleting Cringe Takes09:51 Recorded Forever Fear13:25 Vulnerability Hangover15:42 Power And Consent16:36 Vulnerability Hangover18:03 Freeform Vs Bullet Notes18:23 Snarky Podcast Regret20:10 Authenticity And Judgment21:10 Wood and Metal Elements22:33 Personas And Self Reflection24:03 Spiritual Path And Mistakes26:22 Service And Listener Value28:57 Imperfect Leaders And Growth31:21 ConclusionEpisode Resources:EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #WellnessPodcast #EmotionalHealing #EmotionalHealth #EMYoga