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.

 

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Show Notes & Timestamps 

00:00 Quick Intro

00:15 Musical Intro

00:57 Sponsored Message: Soul Body Retreat

01:33 Overview About Cat and This Episode

02:55 Introduction of Cat

03:24 From Bali to Chicago

04:14 the Chicago Rooftop - the Only Place for Calm

05:00 How Cat and Candice Met

05:20 How Cat Started (Teaching Yoga)

06:41 the Birth of “Eat Stretch Nap”

08:29 Doing With Ease

09:06 Feeling Into Purity / Gratitude

10:57 Realizing That You Already Have Enough

12:14 Not Interested in the Hustle

12:25 Not Working So Hard / Chinese-American Family

13:03 How Cat Handled That (Being Phiipino-American First Generation)

13:38 the Impact of Family Constellations on Cat

14:17 the Magic of Healing Through Constellations : Seeing Without the Real People There

15:07 Learning About Yoga Philosophy

15:29 What’s Alive Now: Akashic Records

16:44 Akashic Records - a Whole World That Can Open Up

17:22 Stepping Into Power and Transforming Her Business

19:11 the Answer to Everything or When You Need Focus

19:18 Meditation = Focus Bootcamp

20:28 Pausing & Breathing Can Be Overwhelming

21:01 Meditation is Simple But...

21:56 Getting Fun & Techy

22:56 Everything is Ok in the End

23:29 What Are Cat's Challenges in Showing Up Bigger?

24:07 Healing From the Outside-In

25:37 Setting Your Surroundings Up to Feel How You Want to Feel

26:06 It's About Congruency

26:26 Internal Negative Self Talk

27:36 Shame Keeps It in Even Though Everybody Seems to Feel It

28:04 What Does Cat Do With Shame?

28:13 "The Untethered Soul"

29:13 Words Inherited From Our Lineage: Stays With You Until Expressed

31:00 Having the Thought of "I Am Alone"

32:42 Being Misunderstood, Strange, or Crazy

33:20 Feeling Better by Understanding the Past Life

33:33 Cat’s Story About Meditating & Being an Orphan in a Past Life

35:28 Lightning Round!

35:45 What Makes You Feel Alive Lately?

36:39 Mention Maksim Music to Throw Your Body Around

37:12 What Was Your First Job?

37:50 What's the First Thing You'd Do After Sleeping for a reeeeaaaaaaaaly Long Time

38:43 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 Gift

43:47 Where Can People Find You?

43:59 Last Words

44:46 Outro