Chakra Savvy™ with Jessica Goulding
by Jessica Goulding
Welcome to Chakra Savvy™, the podcast where intention meets transformation. Hosted by Certified Yoga Therapist Jessica Goulding, this show dives deep into the wisdom of the chakra system to inspire your personal growth, balance, and vitality.Explore practical tools, ancient insights, and modern applications to help you align with your highest self. Whether you're curious about how chakras influence your relationships, creativity, or well-being, or you're seeking to reset your life with clarity, this space is for you. Tune in and start living a more intentional, empowered life.
Episodes
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WALKING BEYOND THE VEIL: A Labyrinth Walk Companion
In this Labyrinth Walk Companion, I guide you through a contemplative labyrinth meditation to remember and connect with a loved one who has died. Through mindful breathing, memory, reflection, and an open-hearted walk, we create space for grief, love, and spiritual connection. Whether you walk a...
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A Sure Path for Uncertain Times: A Conversation with Lars Howlett
In This Episode, We Discuss: The History and Evolution of Labyrinths: From their ancient origins and earliest known examples to how labyrinth designs spread and evolved across cultures, including Chartres, the Baltic wheel, India, and the American Southwest. Sacred Geometry and the Labyrinth…
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A September Invitation: Free Day of Yoga + Back to the Mat
September has always felt like a season of beginning again. This month, I’m inviting you back to the mat with two beloved traditions, both completely free. First, join me for Free Day of Yoga on September 7, a day when yoga teachers and studios across Austin open their doors, and Zoom rooms, to...
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WALK IN WELL-BEING
In my previous conversation with Danielle Evans, one of the things she said has stuck with me ever since: remember your intrinsic well-being. To me, this means we have a memory deep inside us that knows we are essentially well and whole. Our body, mind, and spirit can come together to help us...
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The Nervous System Responds to a Whisper: Polyvagal Wisdom, Bodywork, and the Art of Gentle Healing— A Conversation with Danielle Evans, LMT
What if your favorite massage style says more about your nervous system than your muscles? In this episode of Room to Evolve, Jessica Goulding sits down with Austin-based licensed massage therapist Danielle Evans to explore Polyvagal Manual Therapy, the subtle language of the nervous system, and...
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CONNECT WITH YOUR CENTER: A Labyrinth Walk Companion
This walk is inspired by my previous podcast conversation with Dr. Sandi Russom, where we spoke at length about deep listening and finding your center. The idea that, when you pay attention to your core the periphery falls into place, reminds me of walking a labyrinth, winding our way to the…
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Core Connection and Whole Body Health: Creating Ease from the Inside Out — A Conversation with Dr. Sandi Russom
In this episode of Room to Evolve, Jessica Goulding sits down with Dr. Sandi Russom to explore core connection, pelvic floor health, and whole body wellness through the lens of movement, breath, posture, and nervous system regulation. Together, they discuss how the deep core influences stability,...
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RELAX AND RECEIVE: A Labyrinth Walk Companion
This Labyrinth Walk Companion is inspired by my conversation with Abi Robins and their description of working with the Enneagram and Yoga Therapy. One of my favorite things Abi said was “the more we can find ways to relax and shed our sense of urgency, the faster we get to where we want to go.”…
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The Enneagram and Yoga Therapy: Why We Do What We Do — A Conversation with Abi Robins
What if the way you move through the world is shaped by something deeper than you realize? In this episode of Room to Evolve, Jessica Goulding sits down with Abi Robins, certified Enneagram teacher and yoga therapist, to explore the Enneagram as a path of self-understanding, compassion, and...
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WISDOM OF NATURE: A labyrinth Walk Companion
This Labyrinth Walk Companion, Wisdom of Nature, invites you to slow down, listen, and reconnect with the quiet intelligence of the natural world. It is inspired by my conversation with Nancy Herlin on the recent episode, Sacred Places and Eco-Spirituality. Through breath, reflection, poetry, and...
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Sacred Places and Eco Spirituality: Being Led to a Place You Did Not Intend to Go — A Conversation with Nancy Herlin
What if the natural world is already speaking to us—through trees, land, and sacred places—if we only learn how to listen? In this episode of Room to Evolve, Jessica Goulding speaks with spiritual director Nancy Herlin about sacred places, eco-spirituality, and the quiet wisdom that emerges when…
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AT THE THRESHOLD: A Labyrinth Walk Companion
Following our recent conversation with Jill Geoffrion, it’s time to explore the theme of thresholds in our own lives in an embodied way. This episode is the first of a series of podcasts that will follow our interviews each month on the Room to Evolve podcast. They are called Labyrinth Walk...
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Pilgrimage and the Labyrinth: An Outer Journey with an Inner Purpose — A Conversation with Jill Geoffrion
What happens when we listen to a call we don’t fully understand? In this first interview episode of Room to Evolve, Jessica Goulding sits down with Jill Geoffrion, one of the world’s leading voices on labyrinth prayer, pilgrimage, and Chartres Cathedral. Together, they explore pilgrimage not as...
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Welcome to Room to Evolve
Hosted by Jessica Goulding, Room to Evolve is a contemplative podcast for pilgrims, seekers, yogis, and creatives—and for those who sense they’re standing at a threshold but don’t yet have the words—offering a place to listen before they move. Rooted in yoga, sacred practice, and contemplative...
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Ep. 59 Entering a New Room
What do you do when a spiritual framework that once held you beautifully begins to feel too tight? In this brief transition episode of Chakra Savvy, Jessica Goulding reflects on a season of change and names a threshold moment—one shaped not by dissatisfaction, but by deep listening and lived...
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Ep. 58 Planting Seeds of Hope: A Dharma Talk and Practice Preview
Today I’m going a little old-school. Back in my first podcast, Ready Get Centered Go, I used to share the dharma talks that opened my public yoga classes. Today, I’m bringing that back with a heartfelt message about fear, confusion, and how we can respond with presence, hope, and purposeful…
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Ep. 57 How to Create a Powerful Intention
Today I’m sharing what I’ve been uncovering about how to craft a strong, clear, and effective intention—one that your whole system understands and responds to. It’s not just about setting a goal; it’s about shaping your identity. I’ll guide you through a process that moves you out of your mind…
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Ep. 56 Yoga Wisdom for Better Sleep
Ever feel like your sleep patterns are all over the place? You’re not alone—I’ve been there too! In this episode, I’m diving into the importance of sleep, how life’s disruptions can throw us off rhythm, and why the first step to getting back on track is self-compassion. I’ll be sharing insights...
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Ep. 55 Strengthening Your Third Chakra in Times of Chaos
Today we’re diving into how to regain energy and confidence when life feels out of control. We’re in the midst of our series: Seven Practices for Fostering Equanimity During Times of Change, and today’s focus is the third chakra, Manipura—your center of power, motivation, and will. If change (or...
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Ep. 54 Erin Mursch and The Energy of Your Stuff
Today my guest is Erin Mursch of Organized For Good, and we are exploring the “energy of your stuff,” how your home environment has energy, and you’re connected to that energy! We cover questions like: ~ How does our material life reflect our interior life? ~ How does your stuff block or guide…
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Ep. 53 Move Your Material, and Your Spirit Will Follow
What's happening when we suddenly feel an urge to clean up and clear out the spaces in our home? How do we consciously or unconsciously prepare the way for change when we're feeling stuck or stymied? That's what we get to consider when we look at Chakra Two as "one's own abode." Check out the...
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Ep. 52 TRUST
Today I'm speaking from the heart about my daughter graduating high school, life transitions, and trust along the way. (It's a chakra one-two punch ;) Enjoy my Spotify playlistSafe Here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1n7nlsZOpt8lWanTR0sb1Q?si=c2bd21bd752e4b58 Sign up for the nextNew Moon...
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Ep. 51 A Practice for Emotional Overwhelm
Today we continue our series Seven Practices for Fostering Equanimity During Times of Change by exploring the shadow energy of chakra two and how to navigate emotional waves with awareness and intention. I share insights from our first Chakra Savvy™ New Moon Intention session, where themes of...
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Ep. 50 Facing Fear with Light: The Practice of Beholding
Welcome to Chakra Savvy, where knowledge becomes experience. In this episode, we’re kicking off a new series: Seven Practices for Fostering Equanimity During Times of Change. Change is inevitable, but it often brings stress and uncertainty, leaving our nervous systems on high alert. How do you...
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Ep. 49 Navigating Change: Finding Your Energetic Cracks
In this episode of Chakra Savvy, I’m diving into the swirling energy of change and how it impacts us—behaviorally, emotionally, and energetically. Whether it’s a small shift or a life-altering transition, change has a way of revealing the cracks in our energetic armor. I’ll guide you to: Observe...
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Ep 48 Thoughts, Mood, and the Power of OM
Hi friends! In this episode of Chakra Savvy, I’m diving into how our thoughts, mood, attitude, and body work together to shape our energy. I’ll guide you through a simple practice to show how the sacred sound of Om, combined with intentional movement, can help you calm your mind and realign your...
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Ep. 47 Welcome to Chakra Savvy!
In this inaugural episode of Chakra Savvy™, formerly known as Jess on the Mountain, I’m sharing my journey to creating Chakra Savvy and the inspiration behind this podcast. I’ll take you through how the chakra system became a transformative framework in my Yoga Therapy practice and how it can…
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Series Finale: It's Time for a Change
It's been a minute! But I'm back and super excited to share some of the changes that have occurred in my life that will impact this podcast and YOU. Be sure and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss a beat as we take our first steps on our next adventure together. Let's go! More about…
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Ep. 45 Activating Your Potential, with Gary Kraftsow
There is so much to say about this episode! You will want to have a pen nearby, as the quotable quotes are nonstop. Gary Kraftsow is one of the master teachers of our time, and he’s here to talk about yoga, chakras, and becoming your own guru! His wealth of knowledge is beyond compare, and this...
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Ep. 44 How to Establish a Home Practice with Online Yoga, with Jess and Kathleen
We're changing it up a bit this week, as my dear friend and longtime yoga student interviews ME about how best to engage with online yoga. I also interview her about her experience in Online Yoga Membership (OYM), and you might be surprised by what she says is the best part. Tune in to learn how...
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Ep. 43 What is Free Day of Yoga? with Charles MacInerny
Today we have the distinct pleasure of speaking with Charles MacInerny, a master yoga teacher and community leader here in Austin, Texas. He has so much to share with us about the creation of Free Day of Yoga, which is a long-standing Labor Day tradition here in Austin Texas. Whether or not you...
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Ep. 44 Community is Delightful—and Essential (Chakra Seven)
Today we’re exploring how an open and blooming sahasrara, the crown chakra, involves being part of a community, how as yoga therapists we’re trained to make sure our clients are connected to one, and why it makes such a difference to our overall well being, and a life that is healthy and...
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Ep. 41 Looking for the Good (Chakra 6)
In this week's episode, we are delving into the practice of looking for the good, for seeking the delightful, because it is good for your body, mind, and soul. "Looking for the Good" is a practice I learned in my Anusara Teacher Training back in NYC in 2003. Listen as I share a funny story that...
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Ep. 40 The Toxicity of Gossip
Today we’re spillin’ the tea on gossip, toxicity, and the fifth chakra. If you’ve ever been around gossip, you're a recovering gossiper, or if you just can’t put your finger on what it is, I hope you’ll have some clarity after this episode. In doing some research on this topic I drew wisdom from...
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Ep. 39 Delight in Love (Chakra Four)
I’m so happy to be back! Today I’m going to share why I’ve been away (which is very heart chakra related). I’m going to share a quote from Brené Brown that explores the theme of love, and an affirmation practice for you to try that helps foster self compassion–a delightful heart quality. 🙂 Read…
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Ep. 38 PranaShakti™ Dance and Moving the Subtle Body with Dr. Deb Kern
Dr. Deb Kern is a health scientist, visionary teacher and guide who is dedicated to helping women live divinely embodied lives. Her years of practice as a nurse, health educator, personal trainer, yoga teacher, Nia teacher and yoga therapist, combined with her life experiences, have given her...
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Ep. 37 Improve Your Self Esteem (Chakra Three)
Manipura, chakra three, is our center of self esteem. Self esteem is pretty important when it comes to delighting in life and seeing beauty. After all, if we feel not so great about ourselves, life itself seems not so great. Today I’m going to talk about: Clues that you might have low self…
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Ep. 36: Primal Wisdom & Pleasure Activism with Scout Chavers
Scout Chavers is a community birth worker, student midwife, and yoga teacher who is passionate about the cycles of life, death, and pleasure. She is joining us on Jess on the Mountain today to talk about how the chakras and her journey as a birthing professional have taught her important lessons…
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Ep. 35 Delight in Letting Go (Chakra Two)
We hold so much within us, and letting go is a practice that leads to openness and space for delight. In this episode, we explore a few types of attachments, or kleshas, that keep us from experiencing ease and flow. 1. Attachment to ideas about what is perfect or ideal and letting go to find...
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Ep. 34 Space for Delight and Transformation: Jess retreat talk with Shannon Jamail
This episode is fun and different because this time I'm the one getting interviewed! I recently had a joyful conversation with Shannon Jamail, the founder and creator of Mind & Body Complete, and host of the Retreat Leader's Podcast. You might remember Shannon from last season's podcast when I...
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Ep. 33 Granthis: Blocks to your delight, with Ana Pilar Cruz
Today we welcome back the guest from our most downloaded episode of last season – Ana Pilar Cruz. She's a teacher's teacher and an expert in yoga philosophy. Our second conversation is centered on the second chakra (how fitting!). We kicked things off right away with a question that is frequently...
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Ep. 32 Delight in Food, Body, and Schedule (Chakra One)
How do we experience pleasure, sensuality and creativity in Chakra 1, muladhara? DELIGHT in the material, tangible things in life helps us feel safe and secure and leads to an overall sense of well-being. In this episode I share practices you can do right now to: - enjoy meals and foster a...
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Ep. 31 Intro to Season Three: Delight
In Season 3 of Jess on the Mountain, we’ll explore chakra 2 and the theme of DELIGHT as we move up the liberating current of the chakras from root to crown. In this episode you’ll hear what I’ve been up to during “Acorn Time” and some of the ways you can experience DELIGHT by taking more time to...
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BONUS: 3 Ways to Use the Chakras as a Framework
Chakras are part of your subtle body system; your energetic self. You can't see them, but they spin like gears and encounter the world around you and create the world within you. This can be hard to wrap the mind around. I get it. Truth be told, I don't think we have to understand or believe all...
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Season Finale: Rob Bell and "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship?"
Rob Bell has evolved from a megachurch pastor to a world renowned heretic (which I think is a good thing), questioning some of the ways the Christian religion has been teaching things that actually go against Spirit and Scripture, and proposing that the world, that God, is much more about love…
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Ep. 30 Listen To Your Body
How does your body communicate with YOU? We have officially returned to the bottom of the mountain, as we dive this week into Chakra One: Muladhara. The first chakra is the earth element – our body, and our foundation. Located at the base of the spine, it houses our trust, fears, and ability to...
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Ep. 29 Reclaim Your Sensuality (Chakra Two)
For this week's podcast episode, we have officially arrived in Chakra Two: Svadhisthana. Located in the pelvic bowl (the sacral complex), this is where we house our creativity, sensuality, sexuality, emotions, desire, and reproduction. Since our theme this season is Embodiment, I decided to focus...
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Ep. 28 Embodying Surrender and Manifestation with Shannon Jamail (Chakra Three)
Today’s episode is all about the third chakra - Manipura. Located at the solar plexus, the color is yellow, the element is fire, and its focus is on the will, self-esteem, personal identity, and transformation. Joining us for this conversation on surrender and manifestation is the multi-talented...
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Ep. 27 Overcoming Overwhelm and Inertia (Chakra 3)
Today we arrive in chakra three: our lustrous gem, the beautiful yellow of Manipura, that houses our ability to do and to transform. It is the seat of our will and self esteem, and asks the question: How is your fire burning? Building and embodying a strong will, an appropriate fire, requires...
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Ep. 26 Embodying Forgiveness with Emily J. Hooks, Part Two (Chakra Four)
We are back with part 2 of our Chakra Four conversation with Emily J. Hooks and her deep wisdom around the topic of forgiveness. As the discussion continues, we explore how there is a time and a place for forgiveness, that we have to dismantle what forgiveness even means, and how forgiveness...
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Welcome to Chakra Savvy™, the podcast where intention meets transformation. Hosted by Certified Yoga Therapist Jessica Goulding, this show dives deep into the wisdom of the chakra system to inspire your personal growth, balance, and vitality.Explore practical tools, ancient insights, and modern applications to help you align with your highest self. Whether you're curious about how chakras influence your relationships, creativity, or well-being, or you're seeking to reset your life with clarity, this space is for you. Tune in and start living a more intentional, empowered life.
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