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Life in Balance

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Hosted by Stephanie Stanfield and Nicole Catenazzi, the Life in Balance podcast is about holding space for each other in a crazy world where we share our ideas on how to find balance in one’s life through yoga and all that comes with it.
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Life in Balance: What Does it Really Mean?

Life in Balance May 07, 2020

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Work and Balance Part 2: Creating Work/Life Balance

Work and Balance Part 2: Creating Work/Life Balance

In Part Two of our conversation about work and balance, we're diving into that sometimes elusive experience of work/life balance. It's the buzzword du jour, but while many people talk about it, not many people experience it. And with the prevalence of remote work, finding that sweet spot can be even trickier. In this episode, Stef and Nicole discuss how they've navigated work/life balance – from office jobs to remote jobs, being self-employed, and everything in between! They also give some solid tips for creating more work/life balance.

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.


May 18, 202329:31
Work and Balance Part 1: Balance at Work
May 11, 202333:54
All About Aging

All About Aging

It's Stef and Nicole's birthday month! And what better way to celebrate than to talk about all things aging? From grey hairs and life milestones to busting aging stereotypes and seeking out older-than-you role models, we talk about what aging has been for us in the 36 years we've been on this planet and how we see ourselves 36 years from now. Special shout-out to Stef's mom for her mic-drop moment mindset on aging.

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.

Apr 27, 202334:27
Contentment, un-Striving, and Satisfaction: A Recipe for Finding Balance

Contentment, un-Striving, and Satisfaction: A Recipe for Finding Balance

What's the antidote to living in a society that is constantly telling us to do more, be better, and go harder? Contentment, my friend. How sweet it is to bask in the present moment and feel a deep sense of satisfaction with exactly where you are in your life. And yet how tricky it can be to feel content! Stef and Nicole deconstruct all the elements required for feeling content in one's life and find a few ah-ha moments along the way.

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.

Apr 20, 202327:55
Making Time for Enjoyment and the Case Against Delayed Gratification

Making Time for Enjoyment and the Case Against Delayed Gratification

How well (and how often) do you let yourself do something simply for the enjoyment of it? Do you wait until you go on vacation, or do you schedule your fun around rewards for work and productivity? If you notice that you delay gratification or have a hard time justifying enjoyment for the sake of enjoyment, this episode is for you! What started as a conversation about looking forward to life's pleasures took an unexpected twist to examine our relationship to fun, the ways in which we inadvertently postpone joy, and how the power of presence can amplify enjoyable experiences.

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.

Apr 13, 202333:45
Managing Life Admin and Tackling To-Do Lists with More Ease

Managing Life Admin and Tackling To-Do Lists with More Ease

If you feel like your to-do list never gets smaller and you're stressed about all the life admin that's piling up on your plate, this episode is for you! Stef and Nicole get real about how they manage their to-do lists and share some interesting ideas for how to make peace with the mundane. From paperwork to appointments and everything in between, tune in to learn how to shift your mindset to manage your tasks better. Because if the to-do list is never going away, how do we make it as light and balanced in our life as possible?

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.

Apr 06, 202332:40
What if the Work Isn't Working? A Fresh Take on Finding Balance

What if the Work Isn't Working? A Fresh Take on Finding Balance

Life ebbs and flows. But what if you're ebbing more than your flowing? What if the tools that helped you stay balanced in the past aren't working for you anymore? In this episode, Stef and Nicole talk about their recent experiences with "falling off the balance wagon" and share their ideas for how to reclaim a semblance of balance again. This episode contains explicit language. Listener discretion is advised!

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Mar 30, 202334:30
Navigating Adulthood, Identity Crises, and Everything In Between

Navigating Adulthood, Identity Crises, and Everything In Between

Stef and Nicole are back after a 1.5 year hiatus from the podcast, and it FEELS GOOD! Tune in to hear them share about where they've been, who they've become, and what they've left behind. Nicole talks about the burnout that stopped her in her tracks, and Stef shares what it was like to go through a crash-course in adulthood – we reflect on shifting identities, the complicated relationship with our yoga practices, and what we're excited about for this new season of life (and the podcast). This episode contains explicit language. Listener discretion is advised!

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.


Mar 23, 202338:18
Season 3 Finale: Being Open to Receiving Joy
Jul 15, 202139:25
Thriving through Flux with April Rinne

Thriving through Flux with April Rinne

Humans love the change that we opt into. Change that we choose can feel fun and exciting! The change that surprises us, however, the change that knocks us sideways, the changes that we don’t want – how do we get better at relating to those? Not just dealing with change, but actually leaning into it?

In this episode, April Rinne is here to talk about creating a thriving relationship with change. April Rinne is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and ranked one of the “50 Leading Female Futurists” in the world by Forbes, April Rinne is a change navigator: she helps individuals and organizations rethink and reshape their relationship with change, uncertainty, and a world in flux. She is a trusted advisor to well-known startups, companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, and think tanks worldwide, including Airbnb, Nike, and the World Bank, just to name a few. as well as governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, Italy to India. April is the author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change, coming out in August 2021. 

April lost both of her parents in a car accident when she was 20 and everything she thought her life would be changed in an instant. Tune in to hear ideas about how to thrive in constant change, the concept of enoughness, how we can navigate change from the inside out, and learning to listen to your inner voice through tragedy and curiosity.

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.

Visit April's website: https://aprilrinne.com

Learn more about April's book here: https://fluxmindset.com/

Watch April's Ted Talk: How to Navigate Our Uncertain Future https://www.ted.com/talks/april_rinne_how_to_navigate_our_uncertain_future

Jul 08, 202149:32
Navigating the New "Normal"
Jul 01, 202133:30
Bringing Yoga Philosophy to Life with Hali Schwartz

Bringing Yoga Philosophy to Life with Hali Schwartz

The ancient history and philosophy of the yoga tradition run deep, but how can we apply it to modern, everyday life? In this episode, Stef and Nicole talk with Hali Schwartz, who has been teaching yoga and yoga philosophy for decades.

Hali has been steeped in the world of yoga since she was a small child. When she was barely five years old, her mother met a teacher from India, and this would mark the beginning of her life spent being immersed in the practice of yoga, and later, in the study of its various traditions. When she was a teenager, she went to India for the first time to live with her mother at the yoga institute in the north-western Himalayas, where she studied, hatha yoga, pranayam and meditation, as well as Sanskrit and yoga philosophy. Hali leads yoga history and philosophy teacher training programs in Toronto, where she now makes her home, as well as leading yoga retreats, and philosophy trainings in India, the UK and the Caribbean.

This conversation explored so much about what the wisdom of yoga can offer and how to really bring yoga philosophy to life, like listening to your inner voice, ways of looking at and experiencing your life's purpose, the relationship between success and failure, and more. 

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.

To learn more about Hali and her work, visit www.yogahali.com

Jun 24, 202136:38
Breaking Down Barriers to... Pranayama
Jun 17, 202135:40
Living with Intention with Malaika DosRemedios
Jun 10, 202147:36
Building on Self-Confidence
Jun 03, 202136:44
Let's Talk About Failure
May 27, 202138:18
Letting Go of Things that No Longer Serve You
May 20, 202133:00
Reflections on Yoga Teacher Training
May 13, 202140:05
Begin Again: the humbling experience of being a beginner
May 06, 202135:30
Finding Five Minutes: Why is it so hard to make time for yourself?

Finding Five Minutes: Why is it so hard to make time for yourself?

In today's episode, Stef and Nicole talk about the mysterious conundrum of feeling like there's never enough time for our yoga or meditation practice when in reality, we can easily spend plenty of time doing other things like our jobs, taking care of our families, or taking on all the other responsibilities of modern life.

If you've ever felt like you don't have the time to dedicate to a yoga or meditation practice, this episode is for you! 

Using an excerpt from the book Radiant Rest by Tracee Stanley as a starting point (see below), Stef and Nicole discuss the pressure of what it means to be disciplined, the guilt and shame around not doing enough, and the murky grey zone of finding the balance between quality versus quantity of practice. They also explore what it means to have a yoga practice or a meditation practice, and letting go of the expectations around what a practice has to look like or how much time is required.

This episode mentions a previous Life in Balance podcast episode titled "Letting Go of Expectations" https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eho14r

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it! Want more balance in your life? Subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive new episodes, share the love by giving us a 5-star review, and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbalance_project/.

The excerpt from Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation & Awakened Clarity can be found on page 78: "Usually when we think of dedicated yoga practitioners, we visualize people who have many hours a day to meditate, study, and practice. We see them as very disciplined. They always seem to be reading the scriptures, discovering new teachers, trying new modalities, and going to workshops or on spiritual pilgrimages. This kind of time is a luxury and a privilege and not the case for most of us. We consider ourselves lucky if we can eke out time for a class once or twice a week. Somehow, we have gotten the idea that spiritual fruits are only delivered to those who have a lot of time, resources, and discipline to dedicate to practice. We decide that if we can't do a full hour of practice, it's not worth even bothering. But who said that a "practice" needed to be an hour or 90 minutes to be valid? That comes from the commercialization of yoga as a wellness product to be sold and not as a lifelong practice that can lead to spiritual freedom." 

Apr 29, 202137:21
Living with the Seasons
Apr 22, 202140:40
Season 2 Finale: Unpacking the Question "What's My Life's Purpose?"
Jan 28, 202145:50
How to Tap into Your Intuition
Jan 21, 202133:40
Nurturing Your Space
Jan 14, 202138:47
A Time for Reflection: Our Year in Review
Dec 31, 202050:07
Practicing Gratitude
Dec 24, 202030:36
How to Set Empowering Boundaries
Dec 17, 202032:00
Who Do You Think You Are?
Dec 10, 202036:03
Navigating Change in Life
Dec 03, 202029:20
Finding Motivation in Challenging Times
Nov 26, 202033:50
Taking Ownership and Finding Empowerment
Nov 19, 202028:00
A Day in the Life in Balance Retreat
Nov 12, 202039:40
Being Curious About Creativity
Nov 05, 202045:40
Breaking Down Barriers To... Asana
Oct 29, 202037:12
Season 1 Finale: Letting Go of Expectations
Aug 06, 202039:30
When it Feels like Your Body “Fails” You: Navigating Physical Pain
Jul 30, 202034:15
Breaking from Extremes to Find Balance
Jul 23, 202036:40
Cultivating a Conscious Social Circle
Jul 16, 202035:30
How to Free Your Fearless Heart
Jul 09, 202040:40
Breaking Down Barriers To... Meditation
Jul 02, 202035:01
Being with Uncertainty
Jun 25, 202036:20
Going Back to Basics: A Call for Simplicity
Jun 18, 202034:54
Unpacking Self Care
Jun 11, 202032:02
How Intentions Can Help You Find Balance
May 28, 202039:01
Meet Your Host: Stef
May 21, 202049:00
Meet Your Host: Nicole
May 14, 202051:05
Life in Balance: What Does it Really Mean?
May 07, 202032:00