'I Don't Know'- A podcast by Military Spouses

Matthew is an Army Spouse and creator of the Kovii app. We chat about leaving his career in Aerospace Engineering, working for the Navy, and moving as a spouse.

Kovii is an app that allows you to set availability for others to call and video chat you on your time.

Welcome to the first episode, I am so happy you're here. In this series, I interview Male Military Spouses from around the world. Sharing their stories and talking about the male military spouse life.  I am joined by Zach Schmidt who is not only a Captain in the Army but a male spouse also. We talk about the climate of spouse life, and he even tells us about his book En Route, Forging a Bright Future.

We talk about his life as a dual military spouse, what he aims to cultivate and his experience with depression, and the loss of his mother.

Manda McVey is an Army Spouse, and not only that, she nominated for Army Spouse Of The Year. She is a resiliency teacher, yoga teacher, and a Wellness & Resiliency Coach. Stepping on to the show this week to talk about how important the spouse community is within the community itself.

You can’t pour from an empty cup is one of the most truthful ideas I have ever heard in my life- and as a Military Spouse, we feel it deeper. Manda shares the work she is doing in Tahoma, WA. Connecting the community with Mindful Memorial Day with Armor Down. Teaching resiliency in the spouse community, as well as holistic nutrition.

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Kula, this week I’m so happy to bring you someone close to home for me. Holly and I meet through the community here in North Carolina. I started following her on Instagram and saw how she shared her story- and it inspired me so much.

One of the greatest things that we have access to as Armed Force Spouses is the community that surrounds us- Holly is my community and I’m so thankful that we sat down to talk and listen to her story of how she came to yoga. Finding the teaching style that she loves and even the journey of growth.

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Welcome back to another Searching for Satya episode, and I’m so happy that I get to have another guest. Stephanie Searor joins me today. Stephanie and I meet by chance at the Asheville yoga festival and immediately connected.

Stephanie comes by today to tell her story- but not only just the yoga talks but how yoga started to encompass her life to grow through, well life. Battling an eating disorder to now a Dietitian, and the journey behind it all.

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My good friend Micah Norgard joins me today, and I’m so excited to have him! Micah and I became connected through Instagram and he immediately made a wonderful impact on my life.

Micah is a Marine Corps Veteran and he even shares with us his stories from serving during Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, how he came into yoga and even share with us how he created Blue Wolf Yoga.

Welcome back to Searching for Satya

I asked my friend Max Wiese, an Army Veteran and yoga practitioner to join me on this episode. I meet Max at a coffee shop in Fayetteville, and we had the chance to hang out at a couple of yoga festivals in North Carolina this past year. Now he shares his story with you

Finding Your Seat

Thank you for tuning back into Searching For Satya.

I love making small meditation for you, and these meditations are really for you. We live such unique lives that all meditations may not apply to our bodies. Well, today I have another fun one- finding your seat.

We sit a lot and I want you to feel confident in finding your seat. Create some space, plug in the headphones and take a listen.

Thank you for tuning back into Searching for Satya. 

It's been a minuet. And I've been working on projects with friends and creators.

I recently brought both my harmonium and didgeridoo to two different yoga classes. I believe that sound has a powerful attribute to it when we look into relaxation or healing. I use two note here and split the audio into tow different sides of the head phone, which I highly recommend you use for this experience. 

Take a moment or all fifteen minuets to enjoy these sounds. 

Mindfull or Mindful; how are you feeling? Take ten minutes from the day, and allow yourself space to create a mindful awareness in your body. This meditation will help you explore subtle things in the body, and how they can make a big impact on your mindfulness practice. 

With only nine minutes, I will guide you on an internal an external view of the body, connected with the breath and the subtle thoughts that surround each action.

Explore breathing and the connection to the body, and how it creates awareness in the body. We breathe without thinking about it through our daily lives, maybe even with one point in the day, we remember to take the deep calming breath to help us calm down. 

Plugin, and tap into your breath with this episode.