Welcome to Season 2 of the LIT Lotus Podcast!

After a long hiatus, I'm back with some fresh insights and what I have been up to this past year. I'm opening up about my recent experiences with burnout and how I've been learning about pressure in my open root and sacral centers—it's been quite the journey!

I'm sharing how I've been working on letting go of all the stories I attach to things (easier said than done, right?) and diving into some inner child work that's brought me to a completely new place with Spirit.

I discuss the importance of daily energy alignment, and the practices that keep me in this centered space. I'm talking about that shift from always doing, doing, doing to just... being. And wow, what a difference that makes.

Join me for a real, honest conversation about where I'm at right now and what I'm learning about, my own healing, and connection with Spirit in a whole new way.

This week we explore how we can use the law of attraction to shift your mindset, and take steps towards better health.

Episode Highlights:

• What you give your attention to is what transpires - you are the creator of our reality

• By focusing on your desires you set things in motion to attract these things to you

• Negative emotions are your indicator of you are out of alignment with your desire

• Where you feel resistance is an indicator that you are not allowing

• Pivoting from negative emotions - playing the What if? game

Show References:

Website - www.litlotus.me

Books - Abraham-Hicks, Ask and It is Given - https://www.abraham-hickslawofattraction.com/ask-and-it-is-given.html

Explore the idea of magic in this episode, and how to bring magic back into your life. Magic uplifts your spirit, raises your vibration, and helps you create (or co-create) the life you dream of.

Highlights:

• Melinda's journey of magic - from belief, to rebellion, to finding the magic once again
• How to tune into your own magic to create your reality and manifest your dream life

For more about Melinda, and how to work with her, head to:

www.litlotus.me

In this episode Melinda explores the idea of what it means to be "selfish." Selfishness is really about self-care. Finding total mind-body-spirit health starts there - setting boundaries and prioritizing your self-care before anything else. It is up to you to shift into a higher vibration, to step into the life you want to live.

Episode highlights:

• Nothing is more important than you feeling good. You are the creator of your reality and you have the power to change your emotions.

• There is only expansion and contraction - the key is to staying in a state of expansion.

• "How's your spirit today?" If the answer is one that is a low emotional set point, work on shifting your emotions to a higher frequency through self-care practices.

• When you let go of resistance and feel into flow, you can manifest whatever you desire - health, wealth, romance, connection.

• Intention setting throughout your day - visualizing your amazing, expansive life.

To learn more about Melinda, go to:

www.linktr.ee/litlotus

www.litlotus.me

This week we dive deep into how to architect your environment to make healthy choices - setting yourself up for success, and finding ways to make lasting changes. Highlights of this episode include:

• Structuring your life to create an ideal situation for success

• Making healthy eating choices - eating for the seasonal shift from Winter to Spring

• Creating spaciousness in your life - purging your pantry, declutting your spaces, clearing your calendar, setting up positive boundaries

• Breaking down the overwhelming tasks to make them feel easier- creating a daily routine of support to do the hard things

• Meditation to release old thought patterns and mind chatter

• Setting up your environment and asking for support to help make lasting changes

• Finding compassion in the choices you do make

Melinda is a Holistic and Spiritual Lifestyle and Health Coach bringing the wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda, combined with modern habit evolution. To learn more about her offerings, go to

www.litlotus.me

or

www.linktr.ee/litlotus

to connect on Insight Timer, YouTube, and more.

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In this episode we look at the importance of pairing mindset shift with embodied practices in order to make lasting habit changes. We also discuss ways in which we self-sabotage, how to recognize these, and move out of the self-sabotage mindset.

Episode highlights:

• Prioritizing self-care for lasting changes

• Shifting your mindset AND embodying healthy habits

• Self-sabotage and the Three Malas

Learn more about me at:

www.litlotus.me

https://linktr.ee/litlotus

This episode explores ways to soothe the nervous system during holiday burnout and exhaustion. We discuss briefly the Polyvagal Theory by Dr. Stephen Porges, and ways to soothe the parasympathetic nervous system.

Highlights:

• Experiencing total exhaustion and burn-out during the holiday season
• Setting boundaries to honor your energy levels
• 5 Tips for soothing your nervous system, including breathwork

References:

LIT Lotus Website:

https://litlotus.me

Dr. Stephen Porges and the Polyvagal Institute:

https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/

Breathwork:

4-7-8 Breath from Dr. Andrew Weil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8fjYPC-k2k

Bumble Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

https://www.arhantayoga.org/blog/bhramari-pranayama-beginners-guide/

This episode focuses on bringing in forgiveness to change your life's trajectory.

When you can find forgiveness, you can move into a space of expansiveness. Forgiveness cleans out your emotional baggage, and makes room for you to receive.

• Practicing forgiveness with the Ho'oponopono prayer
• Using Daily affirmations to move through this process

Website:

https://melindavankirk.com

https://litlotus.me (coming soon)

References:

Liz Cortez - Shamanic Energy Healing

www.heartandsol.yoga