Happy Healthy Human Radio - Find Balance With Samantha Attard Phd, Ryt, Doula

Life moves pretty fast. So take 25 minutes out of your day to slow down, breathe deep, and feel some peace. Today's yoga sequence is a gentle practice designed to help you find peace and ease. Enjoy! 

Hello friends!  We are BACK with another Moon Chat with the fabulous Kathleen Barry. Today we're talking about the new moon in Gemini and Mercury in Cancer, which leads to conversations about time, following your intuition, and your positive (or not so positive) self-talk. It's an amazing conversation with tons of information to help you feel your best.  Enjoy! 

Today's podcast comes out of a mix of yogic teachings, self-reflection, and conversation with clients. It's so common to feel pulled in multiple directions. First you're happy about this, then sad about that. An issue at work turns into problems at home, or anger at something you did turns into frustration with others. We can tell when we're not acting from integrity and when we're not proud of our actions, but how do we handle those feelings? Today we're using a visualization that I come back to again and again. Being the eye of the storm means you're tapping into the quiet calm center that exists inside. It means you can act from a place of peace, even if the world doesn't feel very peaceful. Let's tap into the endless power.  Listen in! 

Today let's tap into the steady energy of the body by doing a chakra-balancing yoga sequence. This practice is designed to help you steady your energy throughout the body. It's a 30-minute practice. Enjoy! 

Today's guided meditation will walk you through the 7 energy centers known as the chakras. It's the perfect reset button if you want to rebalance your energy, and it's a powerful framework to understand emotions and energies that arise in your life.  If you do enjoy this meditation, consider getting the chakra meditation program from my website - it has 8 guided meditations to lead you through each chakra, plus a workbook to show you other ways to balance each chakra in your life.

Hello friends! I'm back from a wonderful weekend hosting an Ayurveda and Yoga Retreat at Lake Anna. WOW did it feel good.  I was actually surprised at HOW good I felt upon my return to Arlington, so I wanted to share some thoughts on why that was, plus how we can all find opportunities to reset and renew in our days.  This is a great podcast to listen to if you've been feeling stale in your habits or like your days feel full, but not always meaningful. Give it a listen! 

Today's interview is an absolute delight. Gretchen Schutte is an amazing yoga instructor who specializes in teaching yin, restorative, and yoga nidra. In this podcast, we dive in to her path from a Power Vinyasa yoga training to a full-time teaching career that focuses primarily on these modalities. We talk about the benefits of yin, and take a deep dive into yoga nidra - what it is, how to do it, and why it's so powerful. Beyond that - Gretchen is an amazing teacher and has a beautiful way with words. It's a delight just to listen to her, and there are tons of gems in this episode to help you live a more mindful, embodied life. Gretchen Schutte is the founder of Tulaprana Yoga and host of the Peace in the Pause Podcast. She hosts Monthly Yoga & Tea Meditations at Elden Street Tea Shop in Herndon, and has a Monthly Guided Meditation Membership on her website. Gretchen always has amazing workshops going on, so check in with her Facebook page to get the latest updates and details. You can learn more about

Welcome to another installment of Moon Chat, where astrology expert Kathleen Barry and I talk about what's happening in the stars and how that's impacting us down here on Earth. Today we're talking about about that growing Spring energy, how that relates to the waxing moon, and daily rituals to keep you happy, sane, and connected. 

You might have heard when I announced it last week - I'm pregnant! It's a very exciting time, and I wanted to share some of the things I've been learning and thinking about in the period between my miscarriage last November, attempting to get pregnant again, and these first 13 weeks of pregnancy.  As always - everyone's experience is incredibly different! I had some difficult times mentally and emotionally in between my two pregnancies, and it's felt like my pregnancy has been one lesson after another every day. If you're thinking about getting pregnant, already are pregnant, or know someone that's pregnant, this is a great episode to listen to to understand what might be happening mentally and physically.  I'd love to hear your feedback on this episode - your experiences and lessons from your first trimester or your fertility journey. Thanks for all of your support and well wishes! 

Chris Parkison is the Group Program Manager at VIDA Fitness (Yards), Director of the Yoga Alliance RYS-200 school at VIDA Fitness, and host of the DC yoga Podcast. He's an incredibly funny, genuine, and thoughtful guy. In our conversation, we talked about why Chris prefers to teach yoga at a gym versus a yoga studio, why he has the best job in fitness, and why he thought it was important to create his podcast, the DC Yoga Podcast.  As always, talking with Chris is enlightening and fun. Check out this episode, then be sure to go listen to HIS podcast to learn from studio owners and teachers all around DC.  You can find Chris at: facebook.com/Chris.Parkison.5  instagram.com/chrisparkison  Soundcloud.com/chrisPyoga

We all want to feel a little more peaceful right? Well, the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali have a formula to help us find this ease and calm in our lives. Here's what Patanjali offers: "In relationships, the mind becomes purified by cultivating feelings of friendliness towards those who are happy, compassion for those who are suffering, goodwill towards those who are virtuous, and indifference or neutrality towards those we perceive as wicked or evil." Today we're breaking down those four different situations - why they're not so easy to do, and how we can find a more virtuous response.

Hello friends! We're back with another Moon Chat with the amazing Kathleen Barry. In today's episode, we're talking about the shifts into Taurus season (and what Uranus' transit into Taurus means for future generations). Plus, we take a deep dive in acceptance, trust, and weathering all of the seasons of your life, whether it's an off day, an off month, or an off year.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/samantha-attard/message

Hello friends! Time for another episode of Happy Healthy Human Radio. I so enjoyed recording this podcast. Today we're talking about how the book "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen got me thinking about the Yoga Sutras, which in turn led me to a thesis on whether we should punish our senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) for all the stress and messes we humans make or if it's actually the fault of our ego/atman and inherent biases. Listen in for a fun riff on how to be a happier human in the world, without giving up the pleasure of the world around you. 

Today's yoga practice is a joyful, brief 20-minute practice designed to help you turn on the muscles of the upper back. If you get a tense, tight spine or sore shoulders, this is the practice for you!  Enjoy! 

WOW - what a great conversation with Amanda Greenwell, the founder of GreenwellNYC. Amanda works at an investment bank and is a yoga teacher who right out of yoga school realized that the yoga and wellness world in NYC was a more competitive and difficult landscape than she thought it would be. In this conversation, we talk about those early days teaching and how it led her to create her business, GreenwellNYC. We also talk about Amanda's self-care habits, particularly her use of malas and mantras for her daily meditation. If you've been interested in bringing new techniques to your meditation practice or are unfamiliar with malas and mantras, this is a great episode to listen to.  I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. 

Today we are back for another moon chat with the fabulous <a href="http://instagram.com/kbb323" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kathleen Barry</a>. We're knee-deep in Aries season, so we're talking about action and inaction, as well as making peace with some of the more reckless and high energy aspects of Aries. We're also talking about the latest Black Hole sighting and how it impacts our personal world, PLUS we take a nice detour into self-love vs self-care, simplifying your routines, and the struggle of decision making.  It's a wide-ranging and delightful conversation. Enjoy! 

Today, a sweet vinyasa yoga practice to remember your basic goodness. It's a beginner-intermediate level class with a lot of great hip work. Please use a yoga block (or a Harry Potter book) as a prop! If you like to practice with music, try this playlist I created.  For more information on basic goodness - check out my podcast on the topic!  Thanks for listening to Happy Healthy Human Radio. If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe, rate and leave a review, and share with a friend!

Hello hello! Today's podcast is a big one. My trip to Tokyo plus an apartment move created a HUGE disruption in my routines the last few weeks. I was feeling pretty angry at myself for not sticking with my meditation and movement routines, and it made me think of a favorite quote from a book by  He says - "there's no embarrassment in being human." This got me thinking....am I embarrassed to be human?  Today's podcast is an investigation into embarrassment at being human, basic goodness, and overcoming deep fears.  Links: "Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior."  by Chogyam Tronpa Rinpoche "Daring Greatly" by Brene Brown Relax into your Human-ness Playlist May Yoga Retreat! 

Hello friends! I'm back from my week in Tokyo, and I'm bringing with me some powerful life lessons.  Tokyo was a beautiful, bustling city, but it was also incredibly friendly and personal and quiet. In today's podcast, I'm sharing these lessons on quiet, mindfulness, presence, and human connection.  If you like this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate and leave a review on iTunes, or share with a friend! 

I am SO excited to introduce you all to Ky Washington, founder of Modern Green Goddess. Ky is an amazing professional makeup artist who uses exclusively green/non-toxic makeup products. We met when she taught me how to do my makeup for my wedding, and I was so in awe of this bright spirit and knowledgable guide.  In today's episode, we talk about her transition from regular to green make-up products, including how she decided to stand up for her beliefs regarding the importance of green beauty. Plus, we talked about the power of intention, why makeup is about more than just looking pretty, and how you can make the switch to green beauty products. You are going to LOVE Ky as much as I do, AND Ky is going on tour this April teaching makeup classes! You can find her schedule on her website moderngreengoddess.com, or shoot her a message on Instagram at @kydoesmakeup. Ky also does makeup tutorials on her facebook page at KyDoesMakeup. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/samantha-attard/messa