Own Your Power Within: Reiki, Breathwork & Spiritual Healing with Laura Stoia

·1 hr 19 min·5 clips

Laura Stoia shares how a hairstylist's suggestion led her to Reiki during a traumatic divorce, sparking a journey into holistic healing.

The episode begins with hosts Colleen and Robin Benelli introducing guest Laura Stoia, whom Colleen met at a Reiki class in Japan. Laura recounts how Reiki entered her life during a stressful period surrounding her divorce, initially suggested by her hairstylist. She later pursued Reiki certifications through the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT) and integrated it with other practices like yoga. Laura describes a turning point when a coaching client's breakdown led to a spontaneous 'download from spirit', prompting her to incorporate breathwork and guided visualizations into her work. This evolved into her book 'Own Your Power Within', which offers seven simple practices and eleven visualizations for daily use. Laura details the first practice, a 'six, five, six' breath technique, and guides the hosts through it live. She emphasizes the book's focus on awareness, heart, intentions, and practical tools like positive affirmations and mirror work. The discussion touches on combining Reiki with sound healing, chakras, and the vagus nerve's role in calming the nervous system. Laura addresses skepticism around holistic healing, noting her book's awards and bestseller status as validation. She explains how she weaves spiritual concepts into coaching for university students and professionals. The hosts and Laura explore challenges like self-worth and cultural conditioning, with Laura providing specific examples from her book, such as food practices and body movements. The episode concludes with Laura sharing her contact information and plans for a Spanish edition and audiobook of her work.

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