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What if your spiritual practice wasn’t about escape or perfection — but about learning to be deeply human?

In this rich and soulful conversation, Keri sits down with David Harshada Wagner — meditation teacher, artist, father, and yogic philosopher — to explore how devotion, discipline, and pleasure all weave together into a life of meaning.

They talk about Harshada's journey from addiction recovery to spiritual teacher, the “God-sized hole” so many try to fill, and how to build a practice that feels nourishing instead of performative.
From morning gym rituals to chanting, marriage and parenting, this is a conversation about the sacred that hides in plain sight.

Because the real path isn’t somewhere far away —
it’s right here, in your body, your breath, your ordinary day.

About Harshada Wagner

Harshada David Wagner is a meditation master, artist, dad and teacher of applied yoga philosophy, blending ancient traditions with a warm, down-to-earth style that helps people access clarity, freedom, and meaningful inner growth.

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About Keri Marino

Keri is a seasoned Somatic Yoga Therapist and mentor that helps women feel alive, empowered, and at home in their bodies. Through her gentle, spiritual approach, she invites women back into pleasure, presence, and the deeper truth of who they really are.

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Standing on the threshold of wanting change, can feel both exciting and terrifying at the same time. Because it brings you up against the edge of your own patterns, triggers the emotions that can make you spiral and lead to some serious overthinking.

In this episode, we'll explore a gentler way to get what you really want by learning how to expand yourSelf from within —so your growth stops feeling like a slippery slope and more like a return to yourself.

We talk through what to do when you're lost in your head and how to find your way back to the present moment, and your power.

Keri shares a personal story about pushing an “invisible boulder” uphill— and what happened when she woke up and saw things differently.

If you’re craving ease in relationships, money, health, or joy, this conversation will help you own that and make it easier for you to call it in and trust the process.

If you like this episode, send Keri a message on Instagram at @the_nourished_woman and tell her what it shifted.

If you are craving a way to live less in your head and more from your clarity, join The Nourished Woman Sanctuary by this Friday for access to a workshop, "How to Process Emotion through Your Body."

Great for anyone who has done yoga and inner work, but still feels stuck in between the women she was and the women she's becoming.

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If you’ve ever sat down to meditate and instantly felt restless, distracted, or frustrated — you’re not doing it wrong.

Your brain hasn’t failed you… your meditation method just hasn’t caught up with your life.

In this episode, Somatic Yoga Therapist and Mentor Keri Marino shares why old-school silent meditation often feels punishing to our modern, phone-trained brains — and how to create a practice that actually feels good in your body and works for your nervous system.

You’ll learn a kinder, sensory-rich approach that’s realistic, repeatable, and deeply regulating — even if you’ve “never been good” at meditation.

We’ll talk about:

• Why mediation feels hard
• How to fall in love with meditation
• Practical tips to meditation more comfortable and enjoyable

Whether you’re brand new to meditation or ready to fall back in love with it, this episode gives you a simple plan to start — and actually stick with it.

Try one of the guided practices mentioned, repeat it this week, and notice what shifts.

If this episode resonates, message me on Instagram @the_nourished_woman — I love hearing how your practice evolves. 💜

If this resonated, I'd love to give you a free trial so you can taste what meditation practice is like with me inside The Nourished Woman Sanctuary. It's made for women just like you, who want to go from verthinking to reconnecting with your body so you can feel lighter, freer and more at home in yourself.

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Have you ever considered that what you're doing on your yoga mat and to heal the tender parts of yourself (the inner/shadow work) has ripple effects far beyond what you could ever imagine?

In this episode, Keri shares a vision and soft truth of the real legacy of the work you're doing and it's capacity to not only improve your life (that's major) but also your ancestral line, your kids and real talk - the world at large.

Keri opens up about her own experience navigating overthinking, healing trauma, tending to a nervous system that was always "bracing for impact." She's honest that the real results here - isn't endless calm or perfection - it's owning your full sacred range and feeling sturdy inside.

We dig into the tangible ripple effects of somatic yoga therapy: resilience under stress, the ability to stay present instead of spiraling, and the slow unwinding of tension in familiar hotspots—the jaw, throat, shoulders, heart, hips, and pelvis.

She'll share stories from her clients wins: calmer reactions, steadier parenting, kinder self-talk, and creativity that springs back online when the system feels safe. We'll dig into the impacts on others—how our energy and regulation influence partners, children, coworkers, and even strangers within arm’s reach. The work you're doing is leadership everyone can feel.

Zooming out, many of us were raised by women doing their best with limited resources. By tending to our bodies, inner child, and nervous systems, we not only change our future but offer repair to our line and a new template to our kids.

If this resonated, let's connect on Instagram @the_nourished_woman and if you're curious about deeper personal support check out her Self-Rooted Woman Mentoring. This 1:1 program is for women who have already done therapy, are tired of overthinking and ready to feel lighter, freer and more at home in your body and Self.

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Some patterns don’t start as choices—they start as coping. We open a brave, practical conversation about the mother wound: how the gap between what you needed and what you received shaped your nervous system, and how to gently, steadily change that wiring now. Without blame or rehashing every painful moment, we map the real terrain—attachment, attunement, and the lifelong echoes that touch everything from stress to body image, money, intimacy, and spirituality.

Drawing on years of somatic yoga therapy, I share how acknowledgement regulates the system, why nurture–protect–guide is a powerful framework for self-repair, and what reparenting looks like off the page and in the body. Expect concrete, doable tools: orienting practices to signal safety, breath patterns that downshift urgency, micro-habits that build capacity, and boundary scripts that protect your energy. We also talk about the role of privilege and safety, when professional support is vital, and how to interrupt the myth of “no time” with two-minute rituals that actually stick.

For mothers healing while raising kids, we lean into presence over perfection, the magic of repair, and the surprising power of play during hard moments. You’ll leave with language for your inner world, practices for your daily life, and permission to move at the pace of your inner knowing. If tenderness is rising as you listen, try the simple question we return to again and again: What do I want, and what do I need, right now?

If this conversation serves you, subscribe, leave a review or share it with a friend who’s ready to feel different in her life. Your voice helps grow a community where we all rise and thrive together.

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If you’ve ever felt like your mind “gets it” but your body won’t follow, this conversation is a breath of fresh air. We sit down with Courtney, founder of Hearts for Hope Therapy, to explore how art therapy, somatic practices, and yoga can reach places talk therapy can’t—especially for women who’ve already done a lot of inner work and still feel stuck. From the tenderness of early motherhood to the courage of leaving a stable career, Courtney’s story shows how following a quiet inner knowing can reshape a life and, eventually, a community.

We dig into the vulnerable magic of making art when perfectionism bristles, and how a simple tree sketch can surface the parts of us that cling to control or avoid being seen. Courtney explains why bringing the body into the room—through breath, posture, movement, chant, and stillness—creates safety at the nervous system level, so insights can actually land. We also reframe grief beyond bereavement to the losses inside every transition: identity shifts, motherhood, aging, and dreams that change shape. Her programs like Bend and Bloom grief groups and Kintsugi workshops offer spaces where repair is visible, ritual is welcomed, and nothing needs to be rushed or fixed.

Along the way, we make room for play. “Make bad art for a good time” isn’t a joke; it’s a practice for softening stress-driven rigidity and finding joy as medicine. You’ll hear how to hold duality—sorrow and hope, mess and meaning—without abandoning yourself. If you’re craving a more embodied, integrative path to mental health, this episode offers practical insight, gentle permission, and a few gold seams of its own.

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About Keri Marino

Keri Marino is a Certified Somatic Yoga Therapist and Inner Work Guide who helps women feel more healthy, whole, confident and empowered. She is known for her calm presence and relatable, yet unapologetically spiritual approach to yoga & life.

She believes that true healing happens when we embrace the full spectrum of who we are in all our beautiful messy complexity. Her offerings provide a loving space for you to do the mindset and body based work that will set you free, reconnect with your divine nature and live a purpose driven life.

Over the past 16 years, she's taught thousands and thousands of people how to practice yoga in a way that meets them where they are, honors yogas roots and leads to personal transformation.

When she’s not working she enjoys playing outside with her three kids, cooking health inspired meals and laughing at stand up comedians with her husband Chef Tanner.

If you're looking for a way to feel more nourished, whole and emotionally balanced starting today, sign up for a 7 day free trial of The Nourished Woman Sanctuary here.

Instagram: @the_nourished_woman

Website: www.KeriMarino.com

About Courtney Chandler

Courtney is a Somatic Art Therapist and Tra

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Your body is not a project to be fixed or perfected – it's a sacred temple housing your deepest wisdom and innate healing capacities. Yet for most women, the journey to this realization is complicated by years of cultural programming that keeps us chasing impossible ideals.

Beauty, diet, and puritanical culture have sold us myths about what makes our bodies acceptable, worthy, and good. These forces teach us that love, safety, and acceptance must be earned through checking invisible boxes – having the right look, the right size, the right behaviors. What's worse, these influences didn't originate within us but were imposed from outside, often before we could even form our own relationship with our bodies.

When we add our personal histories – experiences of trauma, shame, or disconnection – we create a perfect storm of body dissatisfaction that can't be resolved through mindset work alone. Traditional approaches like talk therapy can help us understand our issues intellectually, but they often miss the critical component: your body has its own wisdom and needs that can only be accessed through embodiment.

The revolutionary path forward isn't about trying harder to love your body through affirmations or controlling it more effectively. It's about building an entirely new relationship with your physical form based on devotion, respect, and trust. Through somatic yoga therapy and embodiment practices, you can wire up neural pathways that make feeling at home in your body your default state – not something you have to constantly work to maintain.

Ready to feel deeply connected to your body's wisdom? Join me in exploring practices that honor your body as the temple it truly is. Your healing revolution begins not in your mind, but in the sacred vessel that carries you through this life.

Let's connect on Instagram @the_nourished_woman or through my website KeriMarino.com

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The sacred practice of yoga holds tremendous power for healing, integration, and transformation—but with that power comes the responsibility to navigate the yoga world with awareness and discernment. Drawing from personal experience and years of professional observation, I pull back the curtain on the sometimes uncomfortable reality of yoga cults and high-control groups that have caused harm to vulnerable practitioners.

From fallen leaders like John Friend of Anusara Yoga to the well-documented abuses within Bikram Yoga and Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, we explore why these dynamics develop and how to protect yourself. The vulnerability inherent in deep yoga practice creates openings that require careful boundaries around who we allow to guide us through these tender spaces.

Your yoga journey should always strengthen your connection to your own inner wisdom rather than create dependency on a teacher. I share three crucial elements to look for in yoga spaces: teachers who actively engage in their own mental health work, who continuously invite you to listen to your inner knowing rather than positioning themselves as having all the answers, and who respond to feedback with openness and validation rather than defensiveness or gaslighting.

These insights aren't just for yoga—they apply to any healing or personal growth environment. The ultimate message isn't to fear yoga but to approach it with eyes wide open, choosing trauma-informed practitioners who honor your agency while providing supportive community. For those who have experienced harm yet still yearn for yoga's benefits, know that healing is possible and that rediscovering yoga on your own terms can be part of your recovery journey.

Whether you're a yoga practitioner, teacher, or someone curious about the practice, this conversation offers essential guidance for navigating the sometimes murky waters of modern yoga while preserving access to its profound gifts. Choose wisely, trust your instincts, and remember that true yoga always returns you to your own wholeness and power.

If you enjoyed this episode, I love hearing from you let me know on Instagram @the_nourished_woman and if you're curious about ways I can support you or my work, visit my website: www.KeriMarino.com

For Resources on Yoga and Other Cult Documentaries, Cults and Cult Recovery:

Yoga Documentaries:

Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (Bikram Yoga), Breath of Fire TV Series and True Believers (Kundalini Yoga), Wild, Wild Country (Osho)

Other Cult Documentaries:

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, Holy Hell, Source Family, One Taste, Escaping Twin Flames and so many more.

Organizations that Can Help: People Leave Cults and International Association of Cultic Studies both have great resources on their blog.

If you're curious about what somatic yoga therapy could do for you, and ready to open the doorway within to feeling more grounded, nourished and whole. Join us inside The Nourished Woman Sanctuary, get a taste of it with a 7 day free trial.

If join by the end of October you'll get access to our 5 day Soulful Meditation Challenge.