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In this week's Wellness Wednesday episode, Evan is joined by Kate Burkett. Kate is a fellow Acro Yogi who leads Acro Adventure Retreats all around the world with her partner. Evan and Kate shares their favorite benefits from AcroYoga as well as the role that it's played in their relationships with their partners.

Kate also sheds some light on her work as an Inner Beauty Coach. Kate explains why doing inner work such as meditation, forgiveness, gratitude, and self-love is so important for our health and wellness. Evan and Kate discuss dieting and exercise and why they lack in terms of truly healing a person. When it comes to health, it's important for us to not just focus on the physical aspects of health but to rather look at health as multi-faceted. Which is one of the reasons why this show is called the Elemental Evan Show, because Evan looks at all elements of health, not just one or two.

Hopefully you enjoy this episode as much as Evan did while recording it, and as always do everything with good intentions and connect to your elements.

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. Hey, what's going on, everybody.

Welcome back to the elemental Evan show.

Thank you so much for tuning in once again on this wellness Wednesday, for

those of you who do not already know, uh, starting last week, I have started only

producing one episode a week, and this is just because I want to really create

the best possible episodes each week.

And, you know, I know your time is valuable as well as mine.

So I want to make sure that I'm just providing the highest quality information.

Information packed episodes with some really great guests

or even solo episodes as well.

Uh, for you so that you can really absorb this information

and enjoy this show to the max.

And today is going to be no exception.

I have a really awesome guest on today.

Her name is Kate Burkett and she is a fellow acro Yogi.

For those of you who do not know what acro yoga is.

It is essentially partner yoga.

If you want to see more, uh, examples of what this would be, you can go

over to Ashley and my Instagram page called earth and air acro,

and you can see all kinds of crazy.

Hacker yoga movements and practices that we do together.

And get a better idea of what AcroYoga is, but nonetheless, Kate is the

founder of the paradise membership and acro cosmos in paradise, destination

adventure and acro yoga retreats.

I know that's a bit of a mouthful, but essentially she and her partner Hedda

lead these incredible acro yoga retreats, where you go to these beautiful areas.

You stay in a nice place with a.

Uh, I believe it's an in-house cook or the meals are all provided.

And they obviously do acro yoga there, but they also take you on cool adventures,

like hikes, maybe to a waterfall.

Uh, whatever is in that local area.

So obviously a very cool event, something I'm sure Ashley and I will one day.

Uh, go ahead and join.

And on top of that, she is also the founder of Kate in paradise.

Which is an inner beauty expert coaching program that she runs.

So in this episode, we dive into what that means.

What is an inner beauty expert?

Uh, which I was really happy with her response and her practice, because it

definitely aligns with mine as well.

And it's.

Very very valuable in terms of our health and wellness, and might even be

more important than, uh, you know, the physical aspect that we usually focus on.

So, Nonetheless, you're going to really want to hear the

explanation on that as well.

As in the beginning of the episode, we dive deep into ACRA yoga and

what AcroYoga has, you know, done in our lives as well as how it plays a

role in our relationships with our partners, as well as just people

in general and why it is just such an addicting and beautiful thing.

Uh, Or practice to have.

So I'm really excited about this episode.

It was an absolute honor to be put in touch with Kate and be

able to have her on the show.

She provides some incredible knowledge on this episode, and I know you

guys are all going to love her.

And honestly, I hope you just enjoy this episode and get a ton

of value out of this episode.

That is my goal with all of these episodes is to provide all of you with.

Immense amounts of knowledge that allow you to practice them in your lives

and really move forward and be the best version of yourself as possible.

So without further ado, we're going to bring on Kate onto the show, and I hope

you all enjoy this beautiful conversation.

As much as I enjoyed it.

Thank you all very much and enjoy the episode.

Welcome back to the Elemental Evan Show.

Today I have a very special guest here with me today.

We have Kate on our show.

Welcome to the show.

Thank you for having me.

I'm happy to be here.

Super excited to be here and be talking with you.

We have a mutual friend who's an incredible guy.

His name's Jesse, and he was kind enough to put us in touch.

Um, he knows that we both practice AcroYoga, so obviously we have

a very common thread there.

Um, but really happy to have you on the showcase.

Kate.

Uh, how's your morning and everything going?

It's beautiful.

I'm in Mexico and I went to the beach this morning and I'm just feeling really

excited to be connecting with you.

So going in so far, . Nice.

What part of Mexico are you in?

I'm in data Cruise right now.

Okay, very cool.

I haven't been to, uh, too many parts of Mexico, but I've

wanted to travel more of it.

Uh, mainly just Baja California as well as, uh, dfe.

So, uh, want to go around a little bit more, especially in Xa.

Yeah, and this area is not very touristy.

It's very like rugged.

I'm in the the main city, but this state of Tic Cruz is very full of

nature and farms and there's no people from like other countries.

It's like only.

Latino people travel to this part of Mexico, so I'm getting like

the authentic Mexican experience.

That's, that's the best right there though, for sure.

Uh, honestly, when you can get submerged in a culture like that,

to me is the best right there.

So that's really cool.

Um, which kind of leads me to my RapidFire questions, which are,

uh, first off, where are you from?

Um, I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, near Seattle.

and have lived in Hawaii, majority of my adult life.

So I feel like those are my two homes that I'm from.

. Beautiful.

And then yes, I'm, I'm in Mexico right now, . Awesome.

Uh, I, I was also gonna ask like where you're based out of, but I

think it's kind of clear all as well.

So still a little mixture of Kauai, uh, Kauai, as well as the Seattle

area, and then also Mexico as well.

Yeah, I'm not really based in Seattle area anymore.

Um, I go there like once a year to visit my mom, but I'm

mostly just tropical locations.

I've just been traveling for the last three years.

I haven't had a home base.

I just have a suitcase and I just buy one way flights and just go

wear my heart or my business lead me

Beautiful.

No, that's, that's a nice way to, nice way to do it.

I mean, it's, it's a great way to see the world and, uh, to practice a

little bit of unattachment, I think.

Definitely, definitely.

Very cool.

And then, uh, two, uh, two more questions here.

What is your favorite book?

So, my favorite book is Alice Wonderland.

It's been my favorite book since I was a very little girl.

I love that story.

. It's classic.

No, that's amazing.

Uh, very good.

And then also, what is your favorite quote?

I think my favorite quote is one that, um, it's like a poem that me and my cousin

memorized when we were little, and it's, I've laughed until my cheeks are tight.

I've laughed until my stomach's sore.

. And if I, if I could stop laughing, I might remember what I'm laughing for.

. Mm-hmm.

. Cause I love to laugh and bring joy in the world.

So that's a good quote to live by . I like that so much, honestly.

And also, I think it, it, it's cool to see everyone's quotes and

books because it also like, says a little bit about the person.

And, uh, even just in the short time, I can tell you have such

a, like lively and happy energy.

So it's really cool.

I'd love to see that.

Thank you.

And then, uh, I was also going to ask, uh, are you, uh, is Heda

is your partner, is that correct?

Yes.

And then so is, uh, HEDA is from Mexico, uh, originally correct.

Yeah, so he's from Veta Cruz.

He's the reason I'm here.

That's what I was wondering.

And he has, yeah, he has a movement, an acro studio, yoga acro, aerial

silks based here in Veta Cruz.

So That's amazing.

He's, yeah, he's coming back to, to host events in his studio

every so often, and he has regular classes, so it's cool to be.

So cool.

Uh, now for the listeners who don't already know this, uh, Kate and

Heda, you both put on a acro like festival kind of, is that correct?

Well, we've been doing something a little bit different.

He hosts a lot of festivals.

Uh, they're called me Acro is the brand, and they're based, they're in

Mexico, different areas of Mexico.

And what we've been doing together is more of like a retreat experience.

So we've been combining like an adventure.

With acro as well.

So there we have a chef that comes and prepares all your food.

It's all inclusive and it's about a week long generally, and you get to like,

explore beaches or waterfalls or we take you to beautiful tropical places.

And then we get to practice acro yoga, handstands, a little bit

of time massage, um, sort of activities throughout the week.

That's amazing.

Is, is that how you and he met, was through acro yoga or

was it through a different.

Unrelated path.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes.

We were actually both taking like an advanced class, um, in Faia del

Carmen, Mexico, and that's how we met

Amazing.

And so definitely as an AcroYoga practitioner myself, I, I wanna really.

Kind of dive in a bit on this.

I have done one episode in the past with my partner on, uh, AcroYoga

and kind of what it means to us.

But, uh, in terms of AcroYoga, how did you, how did you find

AcroYoga or for those of you who don't know, uh, like partner yoga?

Yeah, so I was a yoga teacher.

and I met this girl who sh, we didn't even know each other that long, but she's

like, I feel like you would love AcroYoga.

And I had kind of like seen it, but this was like 10 years ago.

So it wasn't as like popular.

It wasn't like on Instagram all the time as much.

And so I kinda like seen it like once or twice, but didn't really

know that much about it and didn't know anyone that did it.

And she brought me to an event.

where it was just like a jam where people were jamming and doing acro,

and I just fell in love like instantly.

Like my body was like, yes, you were born for this.

Like this is your passion.

And I've literally just been obsessed and I mean, I've been traveling, so it's not

like I've been part of like one community.

I've been having to kind of.

You know, find different acro yoga communities around the world.

But it's been incredible.

I've met so many people through the practice and yeah, it's just

definitely a huge part of who I am.

. Yeah, no, that's, that's really incredible for Ashley and I as well.

Um, it's kind of funny you said that like, yeah, almost, almost

about 10 years now ago for us was when we first started trying acro.

There were no classes.

There were no classes, uh, there was no one really offering it.

It was, yeah, maybe a couple videos online that you could find, uh, which is what we

ended up doing and just kind of trying it out for the first time and eventually, you

know, getting better, slowly on our own.

And then we did finally find a, a, a teacher.

And then obviously pre progress pretty fast through there.

But, uh, finding the aqua community is where it's at, I think.

You find some really cool people and, uh, they're usually just really warm

and open and, uh, willing to, you know, accept anybody in and, and you

know, you can go and just jam and, uh, I think you can really grow in the

community and also learn some really cool, uh, skills in there as well.

So, uh, that's awesome.

How's the community out in Kauai as well as in, uh, Mexico?

Um, Kauai is kinda, I mean, if you've been to Kauai, people are definitely

on island time there, so having.

Set time that you meet and do something . It seems to be like a struggle, , but

definitely like I always meet people that wanna do acro when I'm there

and it's a little bit smaller, but I have some friends that that love it.

So we'll get together and we'll just train together.

And that's the full thing about acro is you only really need

one other person to do it.

I mean, it's awesome to have a group and have people to spot

you, but you really only need one other person that's excited about.

So, yeah, I, it's, it's a slowly growing community on Kawaii,

I would say and then Gotcha.

Mexico depends where you're at.

Some places there's a lot of acro, some places not so much.

Uh, there's a lot of high level acrobats here in Mexico, like a lot of people

training to perform in the circus.

So you get a lot of that, which is super inspiring.

Um, and then a lot of people traveling to Mexico, especially in the last few years.

Because it's been open and that they wanna, you know, do acro.

So I've met people from all like 20 to 30 different countries

doing acro here in Mexico.

That's amazing.

So, yeah, no, it's, it's really cool.

And, and that's the other thing too is it's, it's global, right?

So I mean, you can literally go to any country and pretty much find an

AcroYoga community, which is really.

And you don't have to speak, you don't even have to speak their language.

Like I've traveled to Japan, I've traveled to France, like all these different places

and, and found communities where people were not speaking English and I wasn't

speaking their language, and we were able to do acro because it's the language.

Of actor yoga and there's just moves that are universal that everybody knows.

Yeah, no, a hundred percent.

And also it's almost one of those things where after you do it for long

enough, you don't need to really speak, especially with your partner, where

it's like you just kind of move a foot in one direction and then Oh yeah.

Just kind of lean into that side star or whatever, you know?

Um, yes.

So really cool.

And then I also, I wanted to talk a bit about, uh, what has AcroYoga.

Kind of translated into in terms of your relationship.

So I know for Ashley and I, we've spoken about, you know, the level of trust that

it creates and the level of communication that has to be present for you to, you

know, properly navigate through new moves that are kind of difficult or scary.

Um, you know, I think there's a lot of parallels there, you know, in terms

of the relationship between two people as well as in terms of AcroYoga.

So have you seen any of that with you and.

Yes.

I mean, I would say that I've seen it more in just personal development, like

my life, like self development, learning how to say, like learning how to speak

up and say, you know what I want, what I don't want, what I'm comfortable

with, like, Personal boundaries, learning to trust myself and definitely

learning to trust others, but like know when it's safe to trust others.

Heda and I both were very like immersed in the acro yoga community,

like acro yoga world when we met.

So, um, I think definitely it's given us opportunities to, to

work on our communication and have it be even more clear.

But a lot of like what you were saying before, , we didn't really speak a

lot because we were, we already knew all the moves , you know what I mean?

So we definitely are always like, you know, pushing ourselves to learn

new moves, and that's different.

But it's interesting because we both sort of like, didn't

have to communicate too much.

We were just already, like, it was in our bodies, you know?

But on a, on a personal level, I've seen so many parallels to like my personal

growth and my communication with just anybody and the ac, my acro yoga journey.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's, uh, it's definitely, I think, a little different for flyers and bases

in some ways, because I know that a flyer is obviously at more risk than the base.

Obviously, the flyer could fall on the base, but I mean, overall, like the flyers

up in the air, you know, and so there's, uh, there's more of a risk factor, uh,

which maybe plays a little bit of a role.

But I think in general it's, you know, one of those things.

, you are trying something that's new and can be scary.

And it's really interesting to see how, like you said, like, is that a person that

you even feel comfortable enough to trust?

Like maybe you, you know, they, they say they've got you in all this,

but like mentally you might not, or you know, energetically you might

not feel that this person's got you.

And so it's, it's really interesting in kind of like terms of like how

you read people as well as, uh, definitely with communication.

Hands down communication has been, uh, a really big one.

You know, in terms of, you know, like if, if Ashley doesn't feel comfortable

and being like, Hey, like bring me down.

Let's retry this.

You know what I mean?

And learning how to like, respond to that and like accept

it and move forward and grow.

It's just been, uh, it's, it's a really interesting practice that

I think when I talk about it, and no one has done AcroYoga before,

they're kinda like, oh, okay.

That's pretty cool, you know?

But then they try and they're like, oh my god.

Yeah, like a hundred.

Yeah, and you really have to listen to your body, like you were saying.

Like you might get a sense that somebody isn't safe and just listening to your

body or like, yeah, when like head and you're trying a new move, he'll

be like, I know you can do it, but I'm like, I don't feel comfortable.

Like I need a spotter.

I need lines, like I need something.

To try this, you know, and just, but I'm, listen, I have to listen to my

body cuz sometimes I'm like, yeah, I can do it, or I should trust this person.

You get excited in the moment, but it really invites you to like slow down and

really listen to like, cuz your body's gonna tell you, you know, your body is

really gonna send you clear signals.

So it's an amazing embodiment practice, but also communication with other, like,

I love the collaborative, uh, aspects.

Like I practice yoga for probably like 15 years before I even tried.

acro yoga, and I love yoga, but it's like a self-study practice and AcroYoga

opens up like this whole new opportunity to like, to get to know yourself

better and trust yourself, but also like with another person and create,

co-create together, which is so, so fun.

Yeah.

It's, uh, there's, there's a level of play in AcroYoga that you kind of

don't really get in a lot of other.

Forms of movement, I guess I would say.

Uh, for sure there's some sports that can, you know, obviously they're a form

of play and especially if it's, you know, you're just having fun, you're not really

being like super competitive with it.

Like you, you could have a similar um, outcome.

But in terms of AcroYoga, it is definitely one of those things

where you can just kind of.

Whether it's with a friend or with a partner, whatever it may be, you know,

you have this opportunity to really connect on a playful level, which

might sound kind of weird to people these days, but it is super necessary.

Like when you go to an acro jam or an acro class us, usually you

should lead that class feeling like elevated and lighthearted and

like you just had a really good time literally playing with people.

And I know, um, I was hearing, uh, I can't remember who it

was that said this, but they.

, pretty much every single mammal in the world actually has some form of play, like

with their children or whatever it may be.

So like there's always some form of play you can look at, like, um, baby.

Wolves, you know, and they're always like messing around with each other.

And humans are one of the mammals that are actually losing the amount

of play that they have as time goes on, like we are playing less and less.

Uh, so it's really interesting and there's a lot of developmental things

that occur, uh, socially, mentally, uh, you know, that occur through play.

Yeah, definitely.

And we get so serious as we get older and we forget how to play, you know?

Yes.

So, yeah, acro gives you that invitation to just like have fun,

like you might fall down, like you might fall on somebody, just laugh

about it and just enjoy yourself.

Yeah.

No, it's, it's, it's been a really beautiful practice and so I'm really

excited to have someone also to ha uh, you know, come on the show and,

and speak a little bit towards that.

, also aside from AcroYoga, you're an inner beauty coach.

Is that correct?

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Yes, yes.

So I've been coaching for also about 10 years.

I've, I launched my business and I found acro yoga in the same year.

Beautiful.

I love how that works.

. Yeah.

So it was like not intentional and, um, I started actually like teaching

acro as well around the same time as I started coaching, but I really

focused on inner beauty, like all the aspects of inner beauty.

So like your health, your gut health, your microbiome.

, your, your inner monologue, your inner thoughts, your, um, everything

that sort of has to, is going on inside that we're not maybe like the

subconscious, the, the nervous system, how it's like working behind the scenes.

All these things that are kind of happening on the inside of the body, but

they affect our outward experience and they also affect our health and our vital.

So I focused, I said inner beauty expert cause I'm very multi-passionate

and I knew I wasn't gonna be able to stick with one topic, but I knew that

all of them were gonna have a common thread of this sort of the inner

experience and whatever that may mean, physical, spiritual, emotional, mental.

, you know, all, all the aspects.

Oh, a hundred percent.

I, I'd love to hear you say that because, uh, here on, on the Elemental

Oven Show, it's, it's about taking all elements of health, right?

And not just focusing on, uh, one specific thing, which usually boils

down to like food and exercise.

Uh, there's a whole other realm of health, and I love that you

said, , you know, the inner, the inner experience that you're having.

Because one of the things that I notice a lot is back when I was actually taking

clients on one-on-one was, uh, their.

External environment tend, or, or vice versa, their external environment or their

internal environment, uh, tended to really kind of reflect each other, you know?

And so if you saw their external environment was chaos and their

house was a mess, and they're just like all over the place, like

internally, they were also having a lot of really bad things going on.

And it was like if they just took care of one or the other.

So, Take some time to clean, take some time for yourself, for, you

know, to get away from all the chaos and just take some time to read a

book and relax, you know, collect your thoughts and uh, or vice versa.

Like take some time to clean the inner, uh, side of you, right?

Like, whether that's through meditation or through food or whatever it

may be like tended to have a, uh, direct correlation to each other.

Yeah, definitely.

And I feel.

The freedom that I've experienced through like having location freedom,

like also is internal because I don't have a lot of stuff to take care of.

You know, I just have a suitcase and like you, what you said at the beginning

of the show, like at like detachment, like I'm not attached to one spot.

I'm not like stuck in some like stagnant routine or bad habit.

Like I can switch things up all the time.

I've, I've done it kind of externally and internally kind of

simultaneously, but they support each other, which is super cool.

Yeah.

No.

And also, uh, I love that you just said that right now about

how you just have the suitcase.

Right.

And I actually just got back from traveling as well, uh, with my fiance.

We went to Portugal, um, Morocco in France, and a day in Switzerland,

just like hopped over there.

But you know, when we travel, we travel really light.

We don't like to take a massive suitcase cuz we tend to do crazy stuff

and be on the go a lot of the time.

So we usually just take like really small suitcases and, you know,

for, um, myself personally, I don't have a ton of clothes at my house.

I mean, I have.

More than I would have while I'm traveling.

Um, and then definitely for Ashley, she has more clothes than

she has when she's traveling.

But it's so funny cuz when we're traveling, you never think twice

about what you're gonna wear, right?

Like you just have your suitcase and whatever's in there is

like, that's what you got.

That's what you got to work with.

So just, you know, like this whole idea of like having more options

as being better, a lot of the times just cloud your judgment and

makes it more difficult, right?

Like I think having more options sometimes is such a facade, you know?

Really at the end of the day, it just, clothes, you're gonna look

fine with whatever you're wearing.

, no one's gonna judge you.

Like if you wore the same pants like yesterday, you know?

And so, um, it's really interesting.

I, I love that part of travel because it really does show you

like you can live with so much less.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It's very liberating to just, yeah.

And you only get to, like, what I did is like, I just kept my favorite clothes.

Mm-hmm.

, I was like, this is awesome.

Like, there's always the clothes in the back of the closet that you

hardly ever wear, but you should keep it for whatever reason you have.

Mm-hmm.

But it's like to just wear what your favorite stuff and just

bring your favorite things.

And also like every like month, I'll go through my stuff and if I haven't

used something in like a month or two, I just get, I just give it to

somebody or get rid of it because I'm.

. If I'm not using it, why am I carrying it around?

You know?

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

, no.

Yeah, it's very firm.

I love that.

Um, sorry, I didn't mean to deviate away from the inner

beauty coaching as well either.

Um, I, I just like that came to me and I was like, I have to go on that.

But, uh, in terms of the inner coaching or inner beauty coaching, um, what does

typically that look like in terms of like, what clients do you work with?

What are a lot of the maybe like issues that they're dealing with and, and kind

of like what does the process look like?

Yeah, I mean, I do a lot of group programs, so I have a lot of courses, um,

whether they're, you know, pre-recorded or they're live that we touch on topics

like meditation, c, body confidence.

I used to do a little bit more, more nutrition, but I have like one course

that talks with a little bit about nutrition and mindset owning your value.

Um, I'm doing a course right now called, Quantum oceans, and it's like I do

guided meditations that bring you into your parasympathetic and help people

reprogram their subconscious mind.

So I work a lot with like yoga nira practices and things that bring you

into like a deep relaxation state because I feel like our culture is

very like external and it's very like go, go, go, go, go push, you

know, hustle, like this sort of vibe.

I think we're starting to shift, but I feel like bringing your body, your nervous

system into balance, Helps you kind of access your subconscious, and this allows

you to start to change your perception of yourself and change your inner dialogue

and change your perception of your body.

And when you bring your body into balance, you're parasympathetic like

naturally works to start healing you.

So it happens like.

physiological benefits are amazing, but also you get the benefits of like

be having more energy, being more productive, like feeling better about

yourself, like following through on goals, like these types of things as well.

So I work like very much it.

We go deep inside to like dissect what's happening and I do work with clients

one-on-one sometimes, but I like to do the group environment and bring people

together and create a sense of community and support for people that are.

maybe going through this journey, this self-development journey, or they, maybe

they wanna start a business or they wanna, you know, manifest something specific

in their life and they're feeling very isolated and alone, like, you know,

they're kind of in this mainstream life and they don't feel like they have a

support system in place of other people that are doing this inner work as well.

So I love to create those, those communities, um, so

that people feel supported.

and like, yeah, they have other people on this journey with them.

They're not alone.

. Oh yeah.

No, I, a hundred percent.

I agree with that.

I also think, uh, coming from someone who's done one-on-one coaching, uh,

I'm actually moving more into the realm of doing like group coaching because

I feel that I'm actually able to give.

More of my best self to the group as opposed to individually.

Like of course, individually you're gonna have my full attention.

But for me to have so many, like the amount of clients that I could have in

one group where I could really give my all and like time it, well, you know,

it's all on the same path and course it's much, I think, you know, coming from

this, from a coach perspective, I used to think that one-on-one was where it's at.

And for sure, like if you're willing to pay the high ticket price, it might be

right because that person can, will limit the amount of people they'll take on.

But as a coach, I'm able to give really my best to a group setting and show up.

Uh, you know, everyone's on the same page.

I don't have to always be scouring over you.

Oh wait, what week are you on?

And all this.

So, um, I love that you said that.

Yeah, I think, I think, you know, people.

Tend to think like, oh, what I, I would rather have the one-on-one experience.

But actually I, I think the group setting is really great.

And like you said, the, uh, the collective society of the group,

being able to all chime in and, and there's a lot of knowledge in a group.

You know, there's people who have been there and they can, uh, provide

you with some knowledge that you might not have had, you know?

. Yeah.

Other people can bring their wisdom as well, I believe.

Like we're all co-creating.

And also like the shy people that like don't speak up or maybe would

never even enroll in group coaching can show up and kind of hide in the

background and hear other people's questions and learn from that.

So it kind of creates a space for like all personalities and like the extroverted

personalities get to like interact with the other people in the group.

And so it's like let, and it's, and as a coach I feel the same.

I feel like I'm more energized by a.

, uh, training then like a one-on-one.

for whatever reason, like, I don't know why, but , I like it more.

It's more fun for me.

. Oh, a hundred percent.

Uh, like, absolutely agree.

I mean, I have certain clients that I really just would get energized off of

with their one-on-one calls, but overall group setting for me is, is where it's at.

But, um, I also wanted to mention once again, kind of on the topic

of like, uh, of, of food and stuff.

And, and I like that you said, you know, I, one of my.

Focuses is on food and, and exercise and stuff.

Definitely.

But I also focus on the internal self as well, because people, they don't,

in, in a way, I think our society kind of doesn't want to hear that part yet.

They're like, oh, well, you know, but what about like my

dieting and, and this and that?

And it's like, man, there is a lot going on in here.

And if you can fix that and get that right and do some really simple, like lifestyle

change, that is gonna have a profound effect on how you show up, how you feel.

Uh, like you said, with the parasympathetic nervous system.

You are correct.

We live a massive portion of our lives in a sympathetic state, and it

might be low level, but regardless, you are in sympathetic state.

Your adrenals are cranking out like, uh, you know, cortisol and freaking just going

to town, and they're getting drained.

Uh, your mind isn't right.

It's constantly thinking You.

, all these thoughts that are typically just reoccurring and then you go

to bed thinking these thoughts and you have trouble going to bed

cuz you can't like quiet the mind.

So, um, getting into the parasympathetic state, taking some deep breaths,

quieting the mind and just being present I think can have some of the.

Most profound effects even over, you know, changing in diet, which

is really saying a lot because for a person eating the standard American

diet, switching over to like some whole Foods, that's pretty massive.

But I still think that, um, getting the internal environment right

is probably even more impactful.

Yeah, and what I was finding is I started out my, um, coaching practice,

like being like a health coach.

And what I was finding was like, you can give people all the information,

but if they're all scattered and they're like full of self-loathing and they're

full of like, all this, like all these negative emotions about themselves

and they're frazzled because they're in that adrenal like loop all the

time with all these stress hormones.

They're not gonna follow through and and eat the healthy food.

And so there was that piece, like I just was really struggling to get

my clients the results they wanted.

And then the other piece was like, I truly believe when you slow down

and you start listening to your.

You can intuitively, I don't believe in one diet.

I don't think you need to be on the schedule and be

on a, or even be on a diet.

Like I don't have any dietary restrictions in my life like I'm eating.

If you afford to follow me around, you're like, dang, this

girl's eating really healthy.

But I let myself eat whatever I want because I trust my body to guide me.

But that took a.

Of me connecting with myself, healing my nervous system, healing my, my

negative self-talk brain that's telling me that I'm, you know, ugly

or fat or a loser or I never follow through, or whatever those stories are.

I had to fix that actually first before I could be as consistent as I

wanted to be with a healthy lifestyle.

And so I was realizing like I need to go backwards and.

Like the root problem before I can really inspire people to eat healthy.

Cause there's tons of information out there like we, and if you just

think about it logically, like, okay, what comes from nature?

Like this is gonna be more healthy for you.

But people are so addicted to that sugar and it's getting them through

those, those drops when they're stress hormones drop and they're.

Exhausted.

It's like getting them through those moments and so they, they have this

crazy vicious cycle going on inside.

Their chemical imbalance in their body is crazy.

And so like addressing that first and creating like this fertile soil that

then you can start to plant some healthy habits into just seemed, I was getting

like better results with my clients and they were happier and they were like

feeling better about themselves and making better choices just naturally

because they were going and working like with that soil, that deep-rooted.

What was going on underneath everything first?

. Yeah.

Cause the food is kinda like a surface thing, you know?

It's like at the top, like, so it was interesting, my own personal story

with, with, you know, eating, be coming to eat, eat more healthy or whatever.

And then also just like seeing that story play out with so many of my clients really

led me to sort of shift the focus of how I work with the people in my programs.

Yeah.

No, it's, uh, I'm, I'm so happy to hear you say that.

And also, um, I know you mentioned something about, uh, gut health earlier,

and one of the main things is, Regardless of what food you're eating, if your

digestion is not working properly, then it's, you know, I mean, of course, like,

I'm not saying that eating a hotdog is the same thing as eating like a banana, right?

Like, it's, it's different.

But nonetheless, if your digestion is not working properly and you're

not able to properly absorb the, you know, vitamins and minerals coming

from that food, you know, it's, it's really not gonna be as beneficial.

And on top of that, You have people who, like we said, are in such a

sympathetic state, which is not the state you're supposed to be

in when you're digesting food.

And you know, we have people who are eating in the car, eating while walking.

Um, you know, they're, they're arguing on the phone while they're eating

something, which is terrible, right?

Like, I mean, for most people, if you've ever been in an argument with someone,

like the last thing you want to do is sit down to a massive plate of food, like

you're in a fight or flight response.

Your body is literally not ready to eat right.

And so, um, like you said, getting into the parasympathetic state, that

alone is gonna help you to digest your food so much better if you just slow

down, slow down your chewing, slow down, uh, you know, actually sit down,

maybe, maybe say a prayer, give thanks.

Um, you have some gratitude for the food.

You know, there's so many like little things that sound maybe

insignificant, but they're so impactful.

And, um, yeah, like you said, Tapping within first.

Right.

It's, it's getting down to that deep-rooted stuff and, um, you know,

a lot of times that can be like a relationship with food and once you

heal that up, that's gonna make the massive shift because Yeah, like you

said, there's people literally like addicted to sugar and, you know,

they're eating in, in a way that they've been eating like this for so long.

Uh, maybe it's fast food all the time, or whatever it may be.

They just feel like that's the new, the, the normal, right?

And then it's not until you take a couple weeks away from that and eat

some, you know, some healthy foods and sit down and relax and activate

the parasympathetic nervous system, all that, that you actually realize,

oh my God, like I feel way better.

Yeah, definitely.

And you've made me think of a couple things that I wanna share.

One is it only takes 21 days to change your taste, bud.

So if you think about that, like if you can abstain from those like

super addictive foods for 21 days, that's all it takes is three weeks.

You can have a completely different pate you're gonna crave, your body's

literally gonna be craving different foods and your microbiome, I think all of it

within two or three weeks is all shifted.

So it doesn't take a long time.

You, I mean, you have to make a.

Change.

But another thing that you kind of to share what you were talking

about with, it's so much about, it's so important to slow down.

It was a really interesting study that I read about where they were putting

people on the Mediterranean diet because we're all told like, oh, the

Mediterranean diet is like super healthy and it's gonna make you lose weight.

And these.

, the people in the study wanted to lose weight, but they were eating the

Mediterranean diet and they weren't seeing these like massive results

that they thought they were gonna see.

And so they were like, they're like looking deeper, like what is it

about the Mediterranean culture?

Like what goes along with the food?

And then they were noticing that a lot of these Mediterranean cultures,

the people sit down for like an hour and like talk with their

family and like enjoy their food.

So they said, You can eat whatever you want.

We don't care if it's Mediterranean or whatever, like you don't have to

follow a diet, but you have to sit down for an hour each time you eat.

And they were actually seeing greater results with those people

than the people that were eating just the Mediterranean diet.

So to show like.

lifestyle can be as impactful or maybe more impactful than actually

the food that you're consuming because those people actually were

like, yeah, we're slowing down.

Maybe they weren't eating as much cuz they were eating more slowly

or whatever their, their nervous system was digesting the food better.

So I thought that was such a really interesting study about this topic.

. Yeah.

No, li lifestyle is, is everything, right?

I mean, even if you look at the blue Zones, they don't just look at their

diet, they look at what they do.

Right.

And there's like, I, I think there was like nine different aspects that

they, they specifically look at, uh, that really help them kind of

determine like the lifespan or whatever.

But yeah, like of course diet is gonna play a role, but the way you are living

your life is so much more impactful.

And I think that.

Kind of pours over into, um, you know, like the media you're

consuming, um, you know, what are you scrolling through on Instagram

or Facebook or whatever it may be.

Like, is it, you know, is it beneficial stuff that's growing

you and, and, you know, helping you to expand as a, as a person?

Or is it stuff that's, you know, just low level, low vibration, um, you know, stuff.

And, and I think that plays such a large role as well as, uh, the

conversations that we're having.

I, I've.

, I've got a really good group of friends around me, which I'm grateful for, uh,

because when I talk with them, I notice our conversations are very uplifting, very

empowering, very like, Hey, you got this.

If you need help, let me know, like blah, blah, blah.

Like really checking in and seeing and like caring about you as a person.

Whereas like maybe, um, you talk to an old friend from back in the day, or even

a family member, it could be that as well.

And just the conversations can be so like, Just gossipy and putting

people down, and it's just like, whoa.

Like, wait, wait, wait.

Why are we even talking about that?

Why, why does that even make it into our conversation?

Like, why are we wasting time on that?

Right?

Like, that's their life.

And so I, I find that it's very, uh, you know, as, as I'm getting

older and just kind of like going through life, I'm really noticing

that, you know, it's, it's.

Health is, is literally all around us.

It is the lifestyle, it is the food you're eating and it, and it is literally

not just what you're consuming in your mouth, but also like what you're

consuming through your ears and your eyes.

You know?

Uh, that plays a massive role as well.

Yeah.

Cause I think about a lot of times, like people think like, oh, I'm gonna wind down

like, at the end of the day, and they're watching some like TV show or some movie.

But like most of the TV shows and movies nowadays are.

So stressful.

And they want you to wa they're addictive.

They have a lot of violence, they have a lot of conflict.

So like your, your emotions are like super stressed while you're winding

down and like getting ready for sleep.

And it's just like creating, like spiking your stress hormones or like,

a lot of like media, um, is fear-based.

So it's like trying to make you afraid of something also

affecting your nervous system.

So you're.

A lot of the things that we're encouraged to consume media-wise are really adding

to that spike in stress hormones in the body and bringing you into the

sympathetic, like you said, maybe it's not like the highest version of the

sympathetic nervous system, but it's there low level like all the time, and

so you never give yourself like a break to like relax and enjoy your life.

Yeah.

Um.

Definitely when, uh, Ashley and I started first dating, uh, some of

the big major shifts that I went through, uh, was for one, um, like the.

Amount of food and qual and, and uh, speed in which I would eat

food cuz I was in sports a lot and I just would wolf down food.

And then also the sugar content.

Those were two major things that really shift in the very beginning.

And then the other one was, uh, the tv.

They, uh, Ashley just didn't naturally watch as much tv.

Um, where, whereas in my household, my mom would be washing the dishes with the news

on and it would just be in the background.

Like, not even, no one's really totally tuning into it, but it was really.

Almost like an uncomfortable feeling to be at home and not have like noise, you know?

And so, uh, once I started getting more used to that and more comfortable with

just kind of like maybe being with my thoughts or whatever it may be, uh, it was

really interesting to then go back home and, you know, see my mom just with like

the TV on constantly and it's like, Hey, like, I'll turn that off and talk to you.

And then she's just like, whoa, whoa.

What are you doing?

You know, , which she's cool talking to me, but like when she's doing her stuff,

like she's got her groove going on.

And so, um, it's just, it's super interesting.

Uh, I think that's also like with the taste buds deal, you know, it's like

you said, 21 days for the taste buds to change, which is absolutely true.

Um, I crave sugar way less.

Not to say I don't still eat it, of course it still sneaks in and I

have my little moments, you know.

Um, but I have dramatically reduced my sugar consumption, like, Yeah, I mean

more than more than half for sure.

Uh, and then in terms of, yeah, with the media as well, it's, it's

something that like, you just kind of develop that habit over time and

you get comfortable not having to be attached to whatever that was, you know?

Yeah.

And with a lot of these things, it's just like there's gonna,

we're habitual creatures.

Like humans.

We are our nerve, our body, our like nervous system is designed to just like,

let's repeat what we did yesterday.

Cause it kinda like kept us alive.

It's like our survival.

So we're very habitual.

We, we like those patterns and we, we become sort of addicted to patterns,

whether it's external or internal or whatever, whether it's your thoughts,

what you're watching, like how you're, what you're doing throughout the day.

And so when you wanna change that, there's always gonna be a period of like,

discomfort and you just, it's like, you're just like uncomfortable in your body.

Like, I'm gonna crawl outta your skin because you're so.

Like addicted to like some little habit, like whether it's having the

TV on or whether it's like having that like the sweet thing at a certain

point of the day or whatever it is.

And so like.

Just for, I feel like if you wanna create like, massive transformation

in your life, like the key is you have to fall in love with a discomfort.

Be like, okay, discomfort means like, something better

is happening on the other side.

Like, I'm gonna get stronger.

I'm gonna get, you know, whatever.

My life is gonna become more of what I actually want it to be, but

it's gonna be, there's gonna be that uncomfortable period, you know?

Mm-hmm.

, whether it's food or habits or exercise, like you can relate it to almost anything.

There's gonna be.

Really uncomfortable moments when you're growing, and so I've just been trying

to like fall in love, like get myself out of my comfort zone as much as I can.

Just fall in love with that discomfort because there's so much magic.

Like, on the other side of that, or even through it, like in, in, in,

in those discomfort moments, you like notice things and connect with

people in different ways and realize things that maybe you would've totally

missed if you hadn't let yourself go.

So , a hundred percent.

It's, it's the journey.

It's the journey to get to where you're wanting to go and, you know,

you think that what you want is really the goal, but it's all the,

the learning that happens in between that really is what's so, so valuable.

I, I love that you said that.

Um, Yeah, Kate, these are excellent topics and I am so

happy to talk with you on these.

It's like solidified my, uh, my belief in lifestyle and lifestyle

change and doing the inner work to really see it on the outside.

Um, I think that's, Extremely impactful, especially the, uh, the

Mediterranean diet example you gave.

That was, that was awesome.

Um, but this is going to, uh, start coming to the end of our podcast episode,

which is always, uh, sad for me because I have incredible conversations like this.

I love it.

Um, but.

In this moment, if you wouldn't mind just sharing some last minute thoughts

you might have or even, uh, places where people can connect with you at.

Of course, I will put these in the show notes for all of you listeners

out there, so you can easily find Kate.

But, uh, please take the, take this moment to share anything you have to share.

Well, thank you so much for having me.

Yes.

This has been really, really fun.

I feel like we have, we're so common, we have common threads and themes through

our life, which is I love meeting like-minded people and I feel like

really what I believe and what I see with what, what you're sharing as well

here, like all the content you're sharing is everything's connected, you know?

So we like try, like we wanna isolate, like, I'm gonna work on this area

or this area, but they're all.

So just, you know, doing a little bit of shifts and changes in one area, it's

gonna ripple effect into another area.

And that's really fun.

I think it's really fun when you think about it and when you can really embody

that and you can get out of this like, Making everything its own lane and just

realize like I'm a multifaceted person with a, I'm into a lot of different

things and I have a lot of different passions and there's a lot of different

ways I can grow and become better.

And even if I'm not doing like what I want in this area, I am

doing some stuff in this area.

So I get to feel good about that cause it's gonna ripple effect into.

My whole life.

I make my life more enjoyable and more fun and feel, allow me to feel more

free in the end, cuz that's really my goal, is to feel more free in every way.

So if people wanna follow along, um, I'm on Instagram, it's

Kate underscore in Paradise.

I share like a, all the places I travel, I share upcoming retreats, share different

programs that I'm offering there.

So I, I post there on all the time.

So you can connect with me there, or my website is kate and paradise.com.

you can find out about what I'm doing or join my email list there.

So, That's pretty much it.

Thank you so much for having me, . Yeah, no, thank you so much Kate.

Um, everyone please connect with Kate.

Uh, she obviously knows the right direction to head in

terms of the work to be done.

Um, As a person who has done a lot of the work myself and teaches

people about it, um, I can tell you, you, you know what you're doing

and, um, you're on the right path.

I think personally, you know, anytime someone asks, you know,

like, how do you live your life?

As opposed to, you know, the basics, like, oh, like what are you eating and all.

Uh, that to me says a lot.

So, um, thank you very much for sharing all of your wisdom on here, Kate.

And yes, everyone please go find Kate, um, follow her newsletter, follow

her on Instagram, uh, go on one of her amazing acro adventures with her

and Heda and uh, yeah, just connect.

And Kate, thank you so much for being on the show.

I really appreciate it.

Thank you for having me.

. Yeah.

All right, everybody.

You know the deal.

It's do everything with good intentions and connect to your elements.