Sacred Spaces

Cristina and Francesca have a quick, little mini-episode for you-complete with a "Call in the Fall" Tiny Tidy from Francesca, a sprinkle of pumpkin-spice latte love, and a soothing body scan meditation from Cristina. We are going on a little hiatus until November (so Cristina can open her Scituate Salt Cave! [https://scituatesaltcave.com/] Woo-Hoo!) but we will back very soonwith more musings, meditations, and holiday sanity and organizing tips. We cannot WAIT to be back with you soon! *Thank you SO much for listening! Please do not forget to review and rate Sacred Spaces on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, or wherever you  listen to your podcasts! We so appreciate you... We would really love to hear your questions! Connect with us by clicking on the message button on our website [https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast].  We'll answer your question on a future episode. Visit Francesca's website and sign up for her newsletter and find more "Tiny Tidy" challenges [https://www.houseandmind.com/] Visit Cristina's website for yoga and mediation whenever you need it [https://cristinacurreri.com/] **Hello,  everyone! Please think about signing up via our link HERE for a very  special Sacred Spaces 2-WEEK FREE TRIAL on NOOM, an innovative  weight-loss and healthy eating app that has already helped Francesca shed a few Pandemic pounds! NOOM is also incredibly user-friendly, and  even has the brand names listed of the everyday foods you eat daily,  making this all an easy, seamless process to setting up your weight-loss  goals. GIVE IT A TRY! [https://noom.8utb.net/x9n5bv] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast/message

Today is our 20th podcast episode (yay!) and we are going to celebrate it by talking about milestones-big and small-in our lives. What is important to you? What do you allow yourself to celebrate, and what gets tragically overlooked? We all tend to focus on the big things in life-the graduations, birthdays, new jobs, weddings and anniversaries...BUT...What about the smaller wins and tiny victories in our everyday existence? What if getting out of bed today is a very big deal for you (as it should be!) These things, and all things in between, need to be appreciated, too. Today, Francesca and Cristina focus on how we may maximize our enjoyment and appreciation of the "everyday" milestones in our lives. They also talk about the bigger milestones in their own past-and they may be a bit more unusual than what you imagine! Also, Francesca has a sweet  "Tiny Tidy" which helps create an appreciation of the important things in our lives, and Cristina's meditation will allow you to savor the most important moments, and show you how to collect them in your mind. Enjoy! xo Francesca's "Tiny Tidy" starts at 18:41 Cristina's Meditation starts at 23:51 Milestone definition, from Oxford Dictionary: 1. A stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place. 2. An action or event marking a significant change or stage in development. The origin of the word Milestone: The Romans used carved stones to mark the distance along roadways, and to mark new construction projects along the way. **Hello, everyone! Please think about signing up via our link HERE for a very special Sacred Spaces 2-WEEK FREE TRIAL on NOOM, an innovative weight-loss and healthy eating app that has already helped Francesca shed a few Pandemic pounds! NOOM is also incredibly user-friendly, and even has the brand names listed of the everyday foods you eat daily, making this all an easy, seamless process to setting up your weight-loss goals. GIVE IT A TRY! [https://noom.8utb.net/x9n5bv] We would really love to hear your questions! Connect with us by clicking on the message button on our website [https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast]. We'll answer your question on a future episode. Visit Francesca's website and sign up for her newsletter and find more "Tiny Tidy" challenges [https://www.houseandmind.com/] Visit Cristina's website for yoga and mediation whenever you need it [https://cristinacurreri.com/] *Thank you SO much for listening! Please do not forget to review and rate Sacred Spaces on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, or wherever you listen to your podcasts! We so appreciate you... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast/message

What are you really scared of? It it a fear of heights? Clearing out your frightening garage? Following your genuine path in life?  Have you been letting your fear of being seen doing what you really want to do life hold you back? If so-this episode is for you! Join Cristina and Francesca as they discuss the concept and different manifestations fear takes in our lives, and the different types of hold it can have over us. We also chat about scary movies, big-wave surfing and our illusions about finishing that Big Creative Project, which can paralyze the hell out of many of us. Francesca also suggests a kinder approach to a potentially "scary" Tiny Tidy, and Cristina has an amazing meditation, which will truly help you melt your fear away. Enjoy! xo Listen to the great Bob Dylan song [https://youtu.be/e3frFm8CteE]mentioned in this episode Purchase this great book The Tools [https://amzn.to/3AFOzmG] by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels, for some practical exercises to practice for overcoming your fears in everyday life Check out the Minimalists [https://www.theminimalists.com]for their 20/20 rule when trying to get rid of stuff you're scared of losing! **Hello, everyone! Please think about signing up via our link HERE for a very special Sacred Spaces 2-WEEK FREE TRIAL on NOOM, an innovative weight-loss and healthy eating app that has already helped Francesca shed a few Pandemic pounds! NOOM is also incredibly user-friendly, and even has the brand names listed of the everyday foods you eat daily, making this all an easy, seamless process to setting up your weight-loss goals. GIVE IT A TRY! [https://noom.8utb.net/x9n5bv] We would really love to hear your questions! Connect with us by clicking on the message button on our website [https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast].  We'll answer your question on a future episode. Visit Francesca's website and sign up for her newsletter and find more "Tiny Tidy" challenges [https://www.houseandmind.com/] Visit Cristina's website for yoga and mediation whenever you need it [https://cristinacurreri.com/] *Thank you SO much for listening! Please do not forget to review and rate Sacred Spaces on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, or wherever you listen to your  podcasts! We so appreciate you... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast/message

Going with the flow-whether at work, during creative projects, or in everyday life-is not as easy as the phrase implies, as many of us know well! In this episode, Francesca and Cristina discuss getting in, staying in and navigating being in 'The Flow'-that supreme state of mind when time appears to stop, your good energy and creativity is truly flowing, and you are able to fully immerse yourself in the creative or 'work' or family task at hand. We talk about what to do when your work, or crucial aspects in your life, are not genuinely "flowing," and when it's time to start something new. Francesca has a "Tiny Tidy" to help you prepare your space for "getting in the flow," and Cristina has a terrific meditation to help you do the same. Enjoy! xo *Get the wonderful book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor [https://amzn.to/3leqQWg], which Cristina loves, and mentions in this episode. **Hello, everyone! Please think about signing up via our link HERE for a very special Sacred Spaces 2-WEEK FREE TRIAL on NOOM, an innovative weight-loss and healthy eating app that has already helped Francesca shed a few Pandemic pounds! NOOM is also incredibly user-friendly, and even has the brand names listed of the everyday foods you eat daily, making this all an easy, seamless process to setting up your weight-loss goals. GIVE IT A TRY! [https://noom.8utb.net/x9n5bv] We would really love to hear your questions! Connect with us by clicking on the message button on our website [https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast].  We'll answer your question on a future episode. Visit Francesca's website and sign up for her newsletter and find more "Tiny Tidy" challenges [https://www.houseandmind.com/] Visit Cristina's website for yoga and mediation whenever you need it [https://cristinacurreri.com/] *Thank you SO much for listening! Please do not forget to review and rate Sacred Spaces on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, or wherever you listen to your  podcasts! We so appreciate you... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast/message

In this week's episode, Francesca and Cristina discuss the theme of "Expectations" in our everyday lives: The expectations we have of others, of ourselves, of our own lives-and how we deal with it when others may have different or undue expectations of ourselves-in our relationships, in our careers and jobs, and in our friendships. They chat about expectations about a special vacation to the "perfect productive day," and what it means to "sit with it" when things do not pan out the way you imagined them to be... This is a fun, rambling and deep-dive episode into these musings, including a very "prescriptive" Tiny Tidy from Francesca and an awesome meditation from Cristina (with a very  "unexpected"-but soothing and lovely- addition, unexpectedly added) ...Enjoy! xo **Hello, everyone! Please think about signing up via our link HERE for a very special Sacred Spaces 2-WEEK FREE TRIAL on NOOM, an innovative weight-loss and healthy eating app that has already helped Francesca shed a few Pandemic pounds! NOOM is also incredibly user-friendly, and even has the brand names listed of the everyday foods you eat daily, making this all an easy, seamless process to setting up your weight-loss goals. GIVE IT A TRY! [https://noom.8utb.net/x9n5bv] We would REALLY love to hear your questions! Connect with us by clicking on the message button on our website [https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast].  We'll answer your question on a future episode. Visit Francesca's website and sign up for her newsletter and find more "Tiny Tidy" challenges [https://www.houseandmind.com/] Visit Cristina's website for yoga and mediation whenever you need it [https://cristinacurreri.com/] *Thank you SO much for listening! Please do not forget to review and rate Sacred Spaces on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, or wherever you listen to your  podcasts! We so appreciate you... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacredspacespodcast/message