25: Cat Aldana: See That Your Life is Enough

 Introducing, Cat Aldana! She is a friend and colleague who transforms lives with lighthearted and simple reminders to breathe, pause, see that your life is enough, and stepping into your power. She gets deep with sharing her stories of her ancestral epiphanies and healing in her lineage. Cat is a delight to the world and so encouraging to all those around her...And a nap is always welcome in her world.Cat Aldana is the Founder of EAT STRETCH NAP™ + Cat Aldana International. She is a 6+ year Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), a Master Aerial Yoga Teacher Trainer of the nationwide chain, AIR® Aerial Fitness and a widely sought after corporate wellness consultant and speaker. Her passion for yoga stems from her contagious love for dance, holistic wellness and personal + professional development. Cat's fun loving + energetic personality, deep empathy, and gentle motivation create an extraordinary atmosphere of calm in all her classes and inspire her students to trust their inner wisdom and strength. Links, Article, and ResourcesAll Show Notes for This Episode📝 https://candicewu.com/catPodcast Homepage🎧 https://candicewu.com/podcastNewsletter & Embody Community💌 https://candicewu.com/embody-communityPatreon – Your Support Means So Much!💝 https://candicewu.com/patreonCandice Wu Page on Facebook👫 https://facebook.com/EmbodyYourNatureFollow Candice on Instagram📷 https://instagram.com/EmbodyYourNature Sponsorship MessageThis episode is brought to you by the Soul Body Women’s Retreat that will adventure in October 2018.The Soul Body Women’s Retreat is a spiritual and healing retreat inspired to support connecting Soul and Body, the elements of Earth and Sky within, Feminine and Masculine, and all of the opposing energies within. It is a sacred intensive of meditations, yoga, family constellations, somatic healing, and soul work to deeply heal stuckness, beliefs, or ancestral bonds and embody freedom and specific personal intentions.For this and future retreats, you can find out more information at https://candicewu.com/retreats. Your support in sharing or joining a retreat helps me make more healing albums, content, and create more podcast episodes. I am grateful for your support!For This and Future Retreats, Visit CandiceWu.com/retreats Show Notes & Timestamps 00:00 Quick Intro00:15 Musical Intro00:57 Sponsored Message: Soul Body Retreat01:33 Overview About Cat and This Episode02:55 Introduction of Cat03:24 From Bali to Chicago04:14 the Chicago Rooftop - the Only Place for Calm05:00 How Cat and Candice Met05:20 How Cat Started (Teaching Yoga)06:41 the Birth of “Eat Stretch Nap”08:29 Doing With Ease09:06 Feeling Into Purity / Gratitude10:57 Realizing That You Already Have Enough12:14 Not Interested in the Hustle12:25 Not Working So Hard / Chinese-American Family13:03 How Cat Handled That (Being Phiipino-American First Generation)13:38 the Impact of Family Constellations on Cat14:17 the Magic of Healing Through Constellations : Seeing Without the Real People There15:07 Learning About Yoga Philosophy15:29 What’s Alive Now: Akashic Records16:44 Akashic Records - a Whole World That Can Open Up17:22 Stepping Into Power and Transforming Her Business19:11 the Answer to Everything or When You Need Focus19:18 Meditation = Focus Bootcamp20:28 Pausing & Breathing Can Be Overwhelming21:01 Meditation is Simple But...21:56 Getting Fun & Techy22:56 Everything is Ok in the End23:29 What Are Cat's Challenges in Showing Up Bigger?24:07 Healing From the Outside-In25:37 Setting Your Surroundings Up to Feel How You Want to Feel26:06 It's About Congruency26:26 Internal Negative Self Talk27:36 Shame Keeps It in Even Though Everybody Seems to Feel It28:04 What Does Cat Do With Shame?28:13 "The Untethered Soul"29:13 Words Inherited From Our Lineage: Stays With You Until Expressed31:00 Having the Thought of "I Am Alone"32:42 Being Misunderstood, Strange, or Crazy33:20 Feeling Better by Understanding the Past Life33:33 Cat’s Story About Meditating & Being an Orphan in a Past Life35:28 Lightning Round!35:45 What Makes You Feel Alive Lately?36:39 Mention Maksim Music to Throw Your Body Around37:12 What Was Your First Job?37:50 What's the First Thing You'd Do After Sleeping for a reeeeaaaaaaaaly Long Time38:43 What Would You Do if You Would Not Have to Sleep?39:17 What's the Most Controversial Opinion You Have?42:07 Anything Else You'd Like to Add? Audience Gift43:47 Where Can People Find You?43:59 Last Words44:46 Outro