My Gratitude Attitude's Podcast

"Our brains are like Teflon for positive thoughts and Velcro for negative ones." - Rick Hanson, Ph.D. In this MGA podcast, we will be talking about how practicing gratitude daily can have major benefits for your mental and physical health.   Simply dropping in to a grateful state of being just a few times a day can dramatically reduce your stress levels and activate your parasympathetic nervous system, leading to a more peaceful, balanced state of mind and body.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.com You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Atti

This week I chat with Amy Rauscher of MOGA. MOGA was born from Amy’s frustration of not being able to find a mom community around her so she started her own. She began teaching Mommy and Baby Yoga classes for free for a year and recognized the value in this support system. Amy talks about the struggles of motherhood and what it’s like to start an entrepreneurial venture as a single mom.  mogamoms.com  Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA!  Motherhood is a marathon you want to prepare for. • Prenatal Yoga is a powerful tool you can use to prepare for the hardest marathon your body will ever go through, and connect with your little one before they enter the world. • Mom & Baby Yoga is Sensory Yoga for your baby! With sounds, songs and movement, your yoga class helps them with important brain and emotional development. • Birth Your Power: During this journey you will work with professionals that will meet you on your level and help you out of the darkness. Often when moms do seek help, there are limited

I get it, you’re busy. We all are. It seems like there is never enough time and you have a never ending list of things to do.  Have you ever stopped to think of it this way: that your overwhelm might very well be a privilege? Listen in to see how changing your perspective about your list of things to do can help you to re-frame your daily challenges.  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

This week I chat with the amazing Megan Marie Gates!  Megan is a sound practitioner / yoga teacher / passionate poet / ecstatic dance facilitator living in the fields and forests of Prince Edward County, Ontario. Coming from a career in music theatre + dance, the fusion of both creative + yogic practices led her to the healing arts.    Megan is also the the co-founder of WILD HEART HEALING ARTS: a holistic, creative gathering space in Prince Edward County and she splits her time between this space and running around Ontario offering movement + sound medicinals. She is headlining the Toronto Yoga Show and will be our musical aspect of the emPOWERed REST Retreat this coming April.  We talk about growing up in the Prairies, doing her own thing, and we even get into the cultural appropriation of Yoga. This episode is worth listening to if you are a white woman practicing or teaching yoga. You can find out more about Megan Marie Gates at: meganmariegates.com Instagram:  flow.alchemy  To find out more about our won

In this brain changing episode, Lindsay shares how the intention of gratitude propels you into the very things you want to bring into your life. Listen-in to hear how a highly visual mindset can either 'make it' or 'break it' in getting us to our goals. When we visualize things, we can do one of two things: we can perpetuate fear, worry, or upset or... we can focus on visualizing the very things that we want to draw into our lives.  We really do have the power to attract what we want into our lives with the perspective that we choose to focus upon! “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” - Henry Ford  Find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to

On this week's My Gratitude Attitude Podcast, I have a conversation with Lindsay Mundy, a certified nutrition coach and creator of her Eat. Move. Live blog.  When we headed to Europe this past Holiday season I was panicked to get the ins and outs of how to do this baby travel thing right - and thankfully I found Lindsay Mundy's blog and read all about how she and her husband Dave packed up their family when their baby girl was 4 months old and took off to Europe!  Join-in to hear all about Lindsay's incredibly inspiring journey of packing up their things, renting out their home and traveling abroad with their baby girl. You can find out more about Lindsay Mundy at http://www.lindsaymundy.ca/about.html   Thank you to our MGA Sponsors: Find out more about Rasa Koffee at http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida Style:  https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA https://mogamoms.vhx.tv  Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga.  You

In this Bonus Episode, Lindsay and her sister, Stephie, discuss everything from Stephie's experience teaching her first Yoga class to Lindsay's recent cross-country skiing accident.  They're also very excited to share the details of their upcoming Empowered Rest Retreat, April 5-7, 2019.    You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Find Stephanie Massey at www.stephiemassey.com. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

  “My life’s philosophy is to treat all beings with love, kindness and compassion for we are all connected and deserve equal respect.”  —Jewels I am so so grateful to have Jewels Wilkinson on the podcast today. She is one of those human beings that you instantly want to stand next to so that you can try and absorb some of the light and good energy that is coming out of her. I first met her in Sweden at a 109 World Women’s Yoga Retreat and we later traveled to Denmark together with a bunch of the other girls from the group. The unexpected death of her father made Jewels realize how short life is and that she no longer wanted fear to run her life. So Jewels achieved her dream of becoming a yoga teacher. Her personal struggles and healing taught her how resilient the human soul is and inspired her to help others find their truest authentic selves through the connection of the mind, body and soul with yoga and meditation. She has a fascinating story and has found so much gratitude in some really really difficult

In this episode, Lindsay interviews Olivia Rothschild who is a humanist at heart and a hopeless diplomat. She is the co-founder of the non-profit organisation 109 World and has experience within PR and communications. She believes that every individual has the power to change the world when given the right tools and guidance. To donate to the Panzi Hospital Foundation go to: panzifoundation.org  If after hearing this episode you feel compelled as I do to make a difference in the lives of so many women and children in Congo who are affected by the warfare due the minerals that we use on a daily basis then please visit panzifoundation.org. Your donation provides critical front-line support for survivors of sexual violence in Congo, healing bodies, minds, families, and communities.  You can find Olivia Rothschild at https://www.instagram.com/orothschild or at www.109world.com podcast:  Imagineaworldpod.com  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to lear

This week on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast I welcome Joanne Young of The Healing Cuisine. Joanne has been loving and creating gluten and allergen-free plant-based foods for over 25 years. She is an International Chef, Conscious Entrepreneur and raised her two children with her husband, in the jungle of Costa Rica. In addition to providing easy access to healthy lactose/dairy free, gluten free, live superfoods, and macrobiotic recipes Joanne has expanded her services to include online plant-based cooking courses and her Raw Food Chef Certification are available to anyone with internet access.  I first met Joanne while taking one of her Raw food classes where we learned how to make vegan cheeses using nuts and seeds. The class was so amazing that I signed up again for her desert class and have also since gifted her classes to family and friends. She truly turns food into art and makes the healthiest foods taste so delicious that you don’t feel as though you’re sacrificing anything.  I am so excited to have

If you’re like me then you might be on the Marie Condo decluttering train right now, trying to tidy up your life and make sure that all of your belongings spark joy. In this Brain Changer episode I'll be sharing tips for decluttering your brain by helping you clear the negative thoughts that may be holding you back. Tune-in to hear how gratitude can help set new, empowering thought patterns. Come listen and learn how to let your mind spark joy!  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This Brain Changer Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.  

This week I am so grateful to have Heather Larson on the show. I first met Heather on social media actually which I feel like is a funny place to meet friends but - never the less I am happy that we connected this way. I had been looking for some inspiration for a more plant based lifestyle and wasn’t sure what that might look like with a new baby and once she started eating solid foods. I searched around and came across her instagram and then checked out her web page and found it really helpful to read her blogs and stories. We started messaging and became friends while traveling this sometimes bumpy road of motherhood.  Heather has been through some of the most difficult things that the human spirit should ever have to endure. The loss of her first child has played a monumental role in how she lives life today. Her grit, resilience and quite frankly her sense of humor are so inspiring that I feel so grateful to have made this connection with this wonderful human being. She goes by Veganish mama and tells us

This Brain Changing Episode is all about how to squash those fear gremlins that want to keep you small. Learn a few tips and tricks on how to work past those fears and move into a space of shining your authentic gifts out into the world.  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat!  This My Gratitude Attitude's Brain Changing episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

This week on My Gratitude Attitude we welcome Stephanie Massey to the show. Stephanie is Lindsay’s sister who inspired this whole Gratitude thing in the first place! She talks about her cancer treatment, her ability to work through pain and tough stuff using yoga and meditation and the inspiring journey to the 109 World Retreat in Sweden between chemo and radiation. Lindsay and Stephanie talk about their version of yoga and of course when Stephanie had to dig deep to find gratitude.  Find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Find Stephanie Massey at www.stephiemassey.com. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com  

If there is anything you can take away from this Brain Changing episode it is this: Your energy is precious and it makes sense to protect it. In this episode you’ll hear how to use visualization, smudging and a few other energy-protection techniques that will keep you free of those sneaky energy vampires that you may have in your life.  https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-smudge-your-house-1274692https://negativeionizers.net/negative-ions-benefits/  Book: Dodging Energy Vampires by Christiane Northrup M.D.  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

Welcome to the very first episode of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! This episode has been brought to you by mygratitudeattitude.com come over to the website to read blog posts and gather inspiration. Join the mailing list to get newsletters and first hand information on upcoming events. If you don’t yet know me, please let me introduce myself. My name is Lindsay Lesage and I wear many hats. I am a fairly new mom to my 8 month old baby girl and we live along the shores of Georgian Bay Ontario with my husband and our little Maltese Poodle Jean Luc. I am a French Immersion Teacher, a Yoga and Meditation Teacher and I am also a trained Psychotherapist. I have a lot of experience in the mental health and wellness field and I myself have struggled to cope with my stress response in difficult times which has resulted in anxiety and depression.  The purpose of this podcast is to inspire, educate and have fun with our over arching theme of gratitude. Be sure to go to http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com to sign up f