Stay ConnectedContent and conversations for times of transition and change.
Join me in discussion with renowned luminaries and dear friends to explore life’s myriad transitions, our understandings and our responses. What does it mean to be present, to shift our perceptions, to engage with the world meaningfully, with dignity and care? With respect for the ancient practices and the modern wisdom that continue to inform and elevate our exchanges, each episode is an invitation to Practice You.
Copyright: © 2019 Elena Brower
On practices of financial wellness, having healthy money conversations and creating habits that truly align with your goals.
On the confluence of creativity and empowerment, influential women in music, and consistent transformation.
On the evolution of global maternal care, birth justice and how our simplest advocacy can change the world.
Every Mother Counts (EMC) founder Christy Turlington Burns' work in maternal health began after experiencing a childbirth related complication in 2003—an experience that would later inspire her to direct and produce the documentary feature film, No Woman, No Cry, about the challenges women face throughout pregnancy and childbirth around the world. Under Christy's leadership, Every Mother Counts has invested nearly $21 million in programs in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and the United States focused on making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere. Before founding Every Mother Counts, Christy received international acclaim as a model representing the world's biggest fashion and beauty brands. She was the Founder of Nuala, a yoga lifestyle brand in partnership with Puma, co-founder of Sundari, a skincare based on the principals of Ayurveda, and author of the bestselling book, Living Yoga: Creating a Life Practice. Christy has been featured on thousands of magazine covers, was one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, and Glamour Magazine's 2013 Woman of the Year. In March 2016, EMC was recognized as one of Fast Company magazine's Top 10 Most Innovative Not-For-Profit Companies. Christy graduated Cum Laude from NYU's Gallatin School of Independent Studies and studied Public Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. She currently serves on the Yale Nursing School Dean's Leadership Council and the Smithsonian Institute's American Women's History Initiative (AWHI) Advisory Committee. Previously, she has served on the Harvard Medical School Global Health Council, the Harvard School of Public Health Board of Dean's Advisors and the advisory Board of New York University's Nursing School. Christy lives in New York City with her husband, filmmaker Edward Burns, and their two children.
On the reality of food insecurity, the stellar efforts of the folks in our midst who are making an actual difference, and how you can help.
On the real, daily work of falling in love with reality as it is.
On the kindness that changes everything, artful apologies, forgiveness, and the micro-gestures that heal it all.
On the smallest kindnesses, the biggest teachings, and the life that happens in between.
On the edge states of altruism, empathy, integrity, respect and engagement; the key elements of compassion, and the confluence of activism and stillness.
On the wisdom of trauma, the difference between healthy and unhealthy anger, our issues as our finest teachers, and the coping child within each of us.
On generations of chronic injustice; the conversation that needs to be had regarding the First Nations people of Canada, and the healing needed in our time.
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