We’re kicking off our first episode of 2026 with a meaningful and grounding conversation with special guest Belinda Waites.

Belinda shares her personal journey into sound healing, which began when she came across one of our wellness events online and decided to sign up out of curiosity. That first sound bath experience left a lasting impression, and she soon found herself drawn back again and again, feeling something shift each time she returned.

Working in a hearing clinic, Belinda already had a deep understanding of sound from a scientific and clinical perspective. Through sound baths and wellness events, she began to experience sound in a completely different way—one that supports relaxation, emotional release, and a deeper connection to the body and self.

Born and raised in South Africa in a very strict environment, Belinda opens up about how these experiences helped her slowly let her guard down. She shares how being in wellness spaces allowed her to soften her relationship with spirituality, healing, and long-held beliefs, creating space for curiosity, safety, and personal growth.

This episode is a gentle yet powerful way to begin 2026, exploring how sound can become a bridge between science and spirituality, and how healing can unfold when we allow ourselves to be open, present, and receptive.

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In our final episode of 2025, Todd, Lisa, and Taylor come together to reflect on a year of growth, completion, and deep lessons — both personally and through the journey of Foothills Wellness Retreat.

We share our biggest wins, what challenged us, and what 2025 taught us about surrender, trust, and gratitude. As a collective, we explore the energy of 2025 as a Year 9 in numerology and the Year of the Snake, and how themes of endings, transformation, and wisdom showed up in our lives and work.

Looking ahead, we talk about what’s possible as we step into 2026 — a Year 1 and the Year of the Horse — and what new beginnings, momentum, and fresh energy may be calling us forward.

To keep things fun and light, we play a round of Would You Rather, share some of our favourite book recommendations from 2025, and reflect on the beauty of closing one chapter before beginning another.

Thank you for being part of this community and walking alongside us this year. Here’s to honouring what was, and welcoming what’s next.

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In today’s episode, we sit down with yoga teacher and mom, Sarah Karsten, who shares how yoga found her in the most unexpected way. What began simply as something new to try slowly became the anchor that supported her through back pain, anxiety, and years of struggling with her body image.

She speaks openly about the healing that unfolded through her practice—how yoga helped her reconnect with her body, soften her nervous system, and develop a gentler, more compassionate relationship with herself.

Her story is a reflection on how the right practice finds you when you least expect it, and how small steps taken in curiosity can lead to profound shifts in identity, confidence, and inner peace.

We also explore how yoga prepared her for motherhood in ways she never anticipated, offering her tools for grounding, presence, patience, and emotional resilience. What began as a personal practice eventually became a calling, guiding her into becoming a yoga teacher and sharing the same healing that once found her.

This conversation is a reminder of the quiet ways that healing begins, the power of embodiment, and the unexpected paths that lead us home to ourselves.

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