S03-E12: "Always Play, Always Breathe" with guest Shanila Sattar

Send us Fan MailShanila Sattar  is the Founder of Flow Breathwork Facilitator Training and The Healing Arts Academy, best-selling author of Breathe, a 4th generation sound healer, women’s researcher, national speaker, and host of a Top 6 podcast, The Playground, a community for healers and healing.In this episode Cynthia interviews Shanila Sattaras and she shares her journey as a fourth-generation sound healer and a 13th generation Sufi mystic. She emphasizes the importance of honoring one's lineage and ancestral wisdom. Shanila also discusses the significance of following one's own path and not seeking validation from others. She highlights the role of the nervous system in determining our sense of safety and how it influences our actions and behaviors. In this conversation, Shanila Sattar discusses the concept of survival mode and how it affects our daily lives. She explains that survival mode is often driven by subconscious beliefs and narratives that stem from a fear of rejection, abandonment, or failure. Shanila highlights various manifestations of survival mode, such as procrastination, perfectionism, overthinking, imposter syndrome, and burnout. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing when we are in survival mode and taking aligned actions in our lives. Shanila also explores the role of the nervous system in regulating survival mode and suggests ways to retrain the nervous system to align with the present moment.Work with Shanila Sattar at https://www.alwaysplay.org/Find Events with Cynthia at rootedinreflection.org. We appreciate your podcast reviews.