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Open to Alchemy

Open to Alchemy

By Lauren Ivy

Part Woo Part Work. Conscious conversations about spirituality and soulpreneurship. From Human Design and channeling to limiting beliefs and marketing strategies, I interview high vibe guests who are navigating the 3D and sharing their journey to the 5D and beyond.
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Creativity as a Calling

Open to AlchemyMar 19, 2024

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Creativity as a Calling

Creativity as a Calling

For anyone looking to respark their creative fire inside, this episode is so inspiring! Listen in as my guest Georgia Lynn @iamgeorgialynn drops so much heart-opening wisdom on Creativity. We chat about:

- Removing labels

- Authenticity

- Expressing from all emotion states

- The creative block myth

- Writing for yourself

- Creating without expectation

- Creative rituals

and more!

Follow Georgia for more beautiful guidance @iamgeorgialynn

Follow Lauren content and conversations on creativity, spirituality, self-discovery and more!

Thank you for all your pod love. Please subscribe, rate, review and share with someone who craves more meaning in life.

Mar 19, 202455:36
Connecting with Your Cosmic Blueprint

Connecting with Your Cosmic Blueprint

If you are feeling called to really know yourself in a deeper, more compassionate way, then this episode is a must listen! My guest, Emily Toledo, is an Astrologer, Yoga Teacher and Cosmic Coach. And she is here on the pod, helping us break out of conditioning and rise into the sweetest space of higher potential & purpose. Listen in as we chat about:

- Birth charts

- Astrology's growing popularity

- Our personal Triads

- Sun, Moon, Rising explanations

- Free Will

- Collective astrology

- Aligning with moon cycles

- New moons & Full moon energy

And lots more!


Follow Emily on IG at whole.sum.living and online at www.thisiswhywegather.com


Follow Lauren on IG at open.to.alchemy and online at www.opentoalchemy.com


Thank you for all your pod love! Please rate, review, subscribe, share with a high vibe friend.

Feb 13, 202457:37
Lessons on Change: Tips from My 90 Day Medium Experiment

Lessons on Change: Tips from My 90 Day Medium Experiment

It's a 5 weeks into the New Year and the perfect time to reflect, readjust and reset! I've been consistently working on my 90 Day Medium goals and I have learned so much that I want to share with you. Listen in for tips on:

- Going from Word of the Year to Action Strategies

- Holistic approach

- 365 view of habits

- Success hacks

- Moderators vs Abstainers

- Creating a hypothesis

- Why you shouldn't get discouraged

And more!


I am so grateful for this pod community and your support! Please subscribe, rate, review and share with a friend. Find more at opentoalchemy.com and on social @open.to.alchemy

Feb 06, 202434:45
Why We Should Dream Bigger: Part 1

Why We Should Dream Bigger: Part 1

If you are having trouble manifesting what you want, maybe it's because you aren't dreaming big enough. In this episode, I share my download on why we are creating limits and therefore blocks to our desires. And I share a super easy and magical way to get to your bigger life dream. Listen in for:

- My big "a ha", driven by the Rob Lowe Literally podcast

- Why we need to dream bigger

- How we create limits in what we want

- Goal setting guidelines

- BHAG

- Daydream Exercise


Please share this episode with a friend you want to dream bigger with! Thank you for downloading, subscribing, rating and reviewing!

Find me on IG at open.to.alchemy or online at opentoalchemy.com.


Jan 30, 202423:12
How to Create Change

How to Create Change

Ready or not, 2024 is underway. And if you are looking to create any kind of consistent, meaningful changes to your habits, this is your episode! Listen in as I share about:

- The benefits of routines

- My 90 day Medium challenge

- How I became a morning exerciser

- Limiting beliefs that get in the way of our goals

- Keeping a screen diary

- Are you a Moderator or Abstainer?

- 7 ways to minimize screen use


If you want to reignite your creative fire, I'm currently booking Unblocking Sessions! Visit opentoalchemy.com for more details.


Please subscribe, rate, review and share! So grateful to this amazing pod community!

Jan 09, 202438:05
2024 Word of the Year

2024 Word of the Year

One of my favorite practices for being more intentional and mindful is choosing a Word of the Year. Listen in to get all the inside scoop on:

- 2023 Word of the Year recap

- Why choose a word

- Different ways to choose

- My 2024 word

- Putting my word into practice


Tell me your word on IG @open.to.alchemy or email me lauren@opentoalchemy.com

So grateful to this incredible Pod community! We've got this!

Jan 02, 202428:37
2023 Wrap-up: 3 Lessons & Life Shifts

2023 Wrap-up: 3 Lessons & Life Shifts

What a year it has been. So many shifts and major lessons, but in this episode, I wrap up my top 3 for 2023! Not necessarily in order they are:

- Advocating for what I need

- Exploring new things

- Creativity is everything


I am so grateful to have this beautiful community and can't wait to see all we do in 2024! Visit opentoalchemy.com for more details on everything!

Dec 26, 202324:18
The Story Behind Our Style

The Story Behind Our Style

If you have been stuck in a style rut or are ready for a wardrobe and mindset makeover, then you will love this episode! My guest Lillian Gray Charles @lilliangraycharles is an expert in fashion and all the behind-the-scenes personal work it takes to find and show your truest self. This pod convo was so fun and expansive, as we weaved through a variety of topics including:

- Human Design in Business

- Who we want to be aesthetically

- Getting to our style essence

- Reimagining the capsule wardrobe

- Everything worn everywhere

- Low, Mid, High strategy

- The cons of fast fashion

And so much more!


Follow Lillian and find out more about her offerings and membership community @lilliangraycharles


Follow Lauren @open.to.alchemy


I am so grateful to my pod community! Please rate, review, share so more people can get access to these episodes. Is there something or someone you want me to cover in an upcoming show - send me a DM on IG or email lauren@opentoalchemy.com


Nov 28, 202351:44
Dealing with Empathic Distress

Dealing with Empathic Distress

Feeling overwhelmed with the events of this past week? This is a resource-packed episode to help you identify symptoms you may be experiencing, why you are feeling all the things and tips to help you regulate your nervous system and return to your own energy.

Listen in for:

- What is empathic distress

- Why we feel it

- Common symptoms

- 5 ways to move out of overwhem

Oct 17, 202341:01
Event Planning: Essentials + Energy
Oct 03, 202346:53
Are You Hiding or Hibernating

Are You Hiding or Hibernating

Everyone needs a break from being "public" from time to time. But did you know there is a big energetic difference between Hiding and Hibernating? Listen (or watch!!) to learn what Hiding feels like compared to Hiberation so you can get a better sense of the where you are when you don't want to be out in the world. I pushed myself to do this video version because I had gotten some intuitive pings that I was following...thank YOU for holding the space for me to be seen! In this episode:

- Following your intuition

- The energy of Hiding

- The energy of Hibernating

- How to tell the difference IRL

- Why this matters


Check out my offerings at opentoalchemy.com! Please rate, review, share. Thank you!

Sep 12, 202330:37
Ancient Herbs for Modern Wisdom
Aug 29, 202301:00:27
Finding Your Own Work Flow
Aug 22, 202328:13
Finding Happiness NOW
Aug 08, 202348:23
Enneagram Insights for all Levels
Jul 18, 202349:41
How to Up-Level
Jul 11, 202336:24
How to Move Through Stuck Energy
Jun 27, 202333:56
Coming Home to Yourself
Jun 13, 202301:08:41
Moving Mindfully through Endings & Beginnings
May 23, 202332:31
Discovering Yourself in the Stars
May 09, 202301:08:21
Nuturing your Past, Present & Future
Apr 25, 202301:01:05
My Experience on a Solo Retreat
Apr 18, 202341:42
April Energy: Recommit to Your Creative Essence
Apr 11, 202331:07
Getting to Know Yourself with the Gene Keys
Mar 28, 202358:56
Following the Yesses

Following the Yesses

If you want to create the life of your dreams, follow this three step process: release the need to know what's going to happen, let go of your desire to control the future and SAY YES to all the things that light you up. In this solocast I share details about this, plus some fun updates and stay tuned to the end for your positive energy boost from me!

- Starting with gratitude

- March energy

- Finding your own pace

- Expanding embodiment (check out my first solocast of 2023)

- Learning to trust yourself and the universe (check out my last solocast)

- Following nudges of inspiration

- Saying YES

- My new thing (a tease!)

- Let your magic out

And more


Follow me on IG at open.to.alchemy

Check out my offerings at Open to Alchemy

Want to be an Aura Art Insider...email me lauren@opentoalchemy.com

I am so grateful for your pod-love! Please send this episode to everyone in your life who needs this message! And please rate, review, subscribe.

Mar 14, 202321:37
Exploring Law of Attraction Part 2
Mar 07, 202345:27
Exploring the Law of Attraction: Part 1
Feb 28, 202347:53
Stopping the Shame in Women's Health
Feb 07, 202348:04
Are you Keeping Yourself from Being Fully Happy?
Jan 24, 202338:13
Opening to the Unknown
Jan 17, 202355:49
Welcome to 2023: Choosing a Word of the Year
Jan 03, 202325:48
Designing your Dream Life
Dec 13, 202250:52
(Re)Writing Your Story
Dec 06, 202258:33
December Energy: Feeling Attuned to End 2022
Nov 29, 202232:44
Working with the Power of our Wombs
Nov 22, 202258:00
Choosing Faith over Fear
Nov 15, 202201:09:58
October Energy: Change is in the AIR!
Oct 25, 202227:57
Unplugging into Presence
Oct 18, 202258:06
September Solocast: Rooted Energy Healing

September Solocast: Rooted Energy Healing

It's the beginning of Fall and so I'm taking a giant leap of faith and stepping into my next level of Alchemy. I've been really connecting with the Earth energy and so I decided to call upon some friends who allowed me to tap in on their behalf and share their intuitive readings with all of you! The wisdom of the Natural world is so beautiful, supportive and empowering. I am so grateful for this gift and I'm truly honored to be able be a conduit for so many wonderful messages of healing. In this solocast I share guidance from:

- Goldenrod

- Clearing the land

- Forest

- Dandelion

- Pineapple

- Purple

Follow Lauren on IG at open.to.alchemy and check out her new Rooted Energy Healing plant communication offering at opentoalchemy.com

I am SO grateful for all your support! And it would be really amazing and helpful if you could write a review or rate the Open to Alchemy podcast on Apple or Spotify, subscribe and share this episode and others with your friends or family!

Sep 27, 202235:11
Self-Love and the Beauty of Imperfection
Sep 13, 202255:27
Examining Your Shadows: Accepting the Dark and Light
Sep 06, 202252:11
Coming Home to Yourself
Aug 23, 202201:01:13
August Energy Theme: Benefits of Plants + Feeling Entitled to Pursue Fun

August Energy Theme: Benefits of Plants + Feeling Entitled to Pursue Fun

Hi loves! Welcome to my August solocast, recorded on the special 8/8 Lion's Gate Portal. In this episode I share some of my current passions, including a deep dive into plant intuition and flower essences. Listen in for more on:

- Lion's Gate portal

- Office/space cleaning ritual

- Previous design episodes: links to episode 57 episode 53 episode 23

- Plant intuition & sharing my spiritual connection

- Making & benefits of flower essences

- Following your pings

- You are entitled to play

- My gratitude for YOU!


Connect with Lauren on IG at open.to.alchemy and on my website opentoalchemy.com

I would love for you to rate, review, subscribe, share my podcast! Check out opentoalchemy.com for my blog, lots of resources, booking information and more. Visit my Etsy Open to Alchemy store. Come say hi on Instagram.

Aug 09, 202222:06
Simplifying your Space (and Life)
Jul 26, 202248:13
July Energy Theme: Impermanence & Transformation

July Energy Theme: Impermanence & Transformation

This month's solocast is a mid-summer recap of our Covid experience + Sante Fe vacation + the Fire card. Trigger warning for those sensitive to the topic of grief, especially loss of a parent. Listen in for my take on:

- Our lessons from being sick

- Magical Santa Fe

- Link to my email on how to experience travel, without leaving home

- The Fire card messages

- Impermanence

- Transformation

- Slow burn of change

- Fire rituals for release and manifestation

- My FREE launch guide

and more


Connect with Lauren on IG at open.to.alchemy and on my website opentoalchemy.com

I would love for you to rate, review, subscribe, share my podcast! Check out opentoalchemy.com for my blog, lots of resources, booking information and more. Visit my Etsy Open to Alchemy store. Come say hi on Instagram.

Jul 12, 202231:26
Shifting your Beliefs
Jun 21, 202253:00
June Energy: Sail into your Best Summer-Self
Jun 07, 202229:00
Finding your Flow with Feng Shui & Human Design
May 24, 202201:01:15
The Transformative Power of Art
May 10, 202251:49
May Energy Theme: Maximizing your Time through Presence
May 03, 202228:12