Allie R: Yoga, culinary arts, and rock climbing: How the mind & body work together in harmony

You're in for a treat for this episode! Meet my friend Allie - a culinary chef, a yoga instructor, adaptive rock climber, a mom... she has words to share that will make an impact on you.  She walks us through a meditation, breathing exercise that will (oh my word!) calm any anxieties you may have! And just wait until you hear a story at the very end that will give you chills - the body is capable of so much, even through a mother-daughter connection.On this episode, we discuss:her story of her culinary accident and amputation of her dominant handgoing through pregnancy and postpartum all while learning how to live life with one handhow the body has the ability to change and adapt her desire to shift people's perspective on our physical ability and how the mind connects to thatvalue of her local adaptive rock climbing community & how this impacted her recoverythe feeling that you need to "rush through" healing - both emotionally and physicallyhow trauma can resurface at any time - and healing feels messy & circularthe importance of fighting against isolation, and the power of community & reaching out & relating with othersthe superpower of this disability community - your mind wants to tell you "nobody else will understand". YES THEY DO. facing the hard questions, like "why me?"how slinkies and climbing a mountain are connected :)stripping away things that don't serve you - and what happens when that's your mind/your own thoughts?and enjoy a "sample" of Allie's guided yoga work in noticing & breathYOU have the ability to let things go, just like your breathgoing back to the drawing board often as someone with a disabilityCheck out Allie's organization called Adapting Together!To connect with Allie:IG: @allie_redshaw---Follow us along on IG at @moxieadaptive or send us an email at [email protected]. We'd love to connect you to a Moxie community in your local area!