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  • Cultivating Conscious Intimacy, with Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver of TantraNova Institute
    Feb 6 2025
    In this episode of the Women's Sanctuary podcast, host Arlia Hoffman welcomed back Dr. Elspeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver4 from the Tantra Nova Institute. They discussed the intricacies of conscious intimacy, tantra practices, and the multidimensional aspects of intimacy beyond the physical. They emphasized the importance of self-awareness and breathwork in developing intimacy within oneself and with a partner. Elsbeth and Freddy introduced a guided breathing exercise and practical advice on integrating tantric principles into everyday life and relationships. In celebration of Valentine's Day, the couple offered insights and resources, including their e-book on Tantric Intimacy. Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver have assisted more than ten thousand couples and singles in rekindling and expanding their love and relationships over the past two decade. They are the founders and directors of the TantraNova Institute in Chicago, are featured on Showtime’s documentary series “Sexual Healing” and the Emmy award-winning NBC show “Starting Over.” They have shared their intimacy secrets at a global YPO (Young Presidents Organization) conference in the city of love, Paris, and got nominated as Changemaker at the White House sponsored 2016 United State of Women Summit in Washington, D.C. This engaging couple are sought-after speakers off and online at universities, spiritual centers, conferences and summits. The efficacy of Elsbeth Meuth’s and Freddy Zental Weaver’s work is captured in the 2009 doctor of psychology research thesis “The Impact of Tantra on Couples’ Intimacy and Sexual Experience” by Meredith E. McMahon of The American School of Professional Psychology of Argosy University, Chicago. Elsbeth and Freddy Zental are beloveds—life and business partners—residing in Chicago. Website | Amazon About The Women's Sanctuary The Women's Sanctuary was founded in 2014 as a haven for women to be in community. The Women's Sanctuary offers connection through The Women's Sanctuary podcast, personal coaching for soul and body, and group events like temple practice. Rooted in the tradition of women's circles throughout history, The Women's Sanctuary is a place of sacred rest, sacred connection, healing, and belonging. Website | Facebook | Instagram | PInterest About Arlia Hoffman Arlia Hoffman is founder of The Women's Sanctuary and The Women's Agency. She is an ordained minister and shamanic mentor and holds a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is passionate about supporting women as they re-member themselves. In The Women's Sanctuary, she facilitates sacred sisterhood, mentors women, and hold sacred events. Connect with Arlia: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 min
  • The Art of Self Care When the World Is Hurting
    Jan 31 2025
    In the chaos of the current moment, how do we keep our grounding? And how do we help? Host Arlia Hoffman shared a comprehensive guide to self-care and how to cultivate the skills of being a helper/healer. She emphasized the importance of steadfastness, self-care, and love, especially now. Drawing from Cheryl Richardson's book, 'The Art of Extreme Self Care,' she discussed essential self-care practices including self-mothering, honoring personal rhythms, protecting sensitivities, and cultivating a supportive living space. Arlia also highlighted the significance of boundaries, self-compassion, and having a “first-aid kit” ready for emotional and mental emergencies. Finally, she detailed three essential elements to become effective helpers and healers: shifting one’s perspective, embracing humility, and blessing others. Arlia also announced the return of in-person events and shared themed Spotify playlists for spiritual practice. Find her Temple playlists here: https://open.spotify.com/user/125641612?si=944919db78f841bb About The Women's Sanctuary The Women's Sanctuary was founded in 2014 as a haven for women to be in community. The Women's Sanctuary offers connection through The Women's Sanctuary podcast, personal coaching for soul and body, and group events like temple practice. Rooted in the tradition of women's circles throughout history, The Women's Sanctuary is a place of sacred rest, sacred connection, healing, and belonging. Website | Facebook | Instagram | PInterest About Arlia Hoffman Arlia Hoffman is founder of The Women's Sanctuary and The Women's Agency. She is an ordained minister and shamanic mentor and holds a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is passionate about supporting women as they re-member themselves. In The Women's Sanctuary, she facilitates sacred sisterhood, mentors women, and hold sacred events. Connect with Arlia: Facebook | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 min
  • Poetry for the Soul, with Arlia Hoffman
    Dec 12 2024
    In this special holiday edition of the Women's Sanctuary Podcast, host Arlia Hoffman guides listeners into a sacred guided practice through poetry. She guides the listener through multiple poems from various authors such as Emily Jane, Deborah Anne Quibell, Hafiz, Rumi, and Maya Angelou. These selections are intended to inspire love, compassion, and a reconnection to one's wildest nature. The episode concludes with John O'Donohue's Christmas Blessing, leaving listeners with heartfelt wishes for grace, mercy, and patience. Poems: Breaking up with Rushing, by Emily Jane Let Silence Nestle In, by Deborah Anne Quibell, from Soul Bird Now is the Time, by Hafiz The Ocean Surge & Love Dogs, by Rumi from Rumi, The Book of Love Remembering Our Billions & Rainmaker, You Could Be the Water, by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, from Untie the Strong Woman Succulent Wild Woman, by SARK Happiness, by Jane Kenyon, from Claiming the Spirit Within A Christmas Blessing, by John O’Donohue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 min
  • Holy Days: Tips for Peace and Joy this Season
    Nov 27 2024
    In this episode of The Women's Sanctuary podcast, host Arlia Hoffman provided practical advice on how to survive and thrive during the holiday season. She focused on letting go of expectations, setting and communicating boundaries, and finding personal joy and peace in the present moment. Arlia emphasized the importance of self-care, intentionality, and simplicity, encouraging listeners to create a holiday experience that nourishes their soul. She wrapped up with a poem by John O'Donohue, offering a heartfelt blessing for the season. About The Women's Sanctuary The Women's Sanctuary was founded in 2014 as a haven for women to be in community. The Women's Sanctuary offers connection through The Women's Sanctuary podcast, personal coaching for soul and body, and group events like temple practice. Rooted in the tradition of women's circles throughout history, The Women's Sanctuary is a place of sacred rest, sacred connection, healing, and belonging. Website | Facebook | Instagram | PInterest About Arlia Hoffman Arlia Hoffman is founder of The Women's Sanctuary and The Women's Agency. She is an ordained minister and shamanic mentor and holds a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is passionate about supporting women as they re-member themselves. In The Women's Sanctuary, she facilitates sacred sisterhood, mentors women, and hold sacred events. Connect with Arlia: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 min
  • From Heartbreak to Healing, with Jenifer Walsh, Author of “Necessary Grief”
    Nov 13 2024
    In this episode of The Women's Sanctuary podcast, host Arlia Hoffman spoke with Jenifer Walsh, trauma-informed somatic coach, artist and author of “Necessary Grief” Jenifer shared her journey from a life-changing trip to Paris to overcoming the end of a 27-year relationship. She discussed how these experiences led her to empower herself through painting and coaching. Jenifer described her methodologies, including compassionate inquiry and internal family systems, emphasizing the importance of listening deeply to oneself and trusting the process. Jenifer’s inspiring story showcases the transformative power of grief, self-trust, and authentic living. About Jenifer: Jenifer Walsh is a trauma informed somatic coach who is also informed in Compassionate Inquiry and Internal Family Systems, an author and an artist in the Chicagoland area. She has been a mental health advocate for over 20 years and has four children, one who is diagnosed with autism, the other has a serious mental illness diagnosis. She is currently seeing clients, published her first book and recently showed her paintings at a local art gallery. Recently she put to use all the tools of her trauma work through the ending of her 27-year relationship. She works with clients with mother wounds and those coming out of difficult relationships. Necessary Grief Jenifer’s Art Jenifer’s Coaching About The Women's Sanctuary The Women's Sanctuary was founded in 2014 as a haven for women to be in community. The Women's Sanctuary offers connection through The Women's Sanctuary podcast, personal coaching for soul and body, and group events like temple practice. Rooted in the tradition of women's circles throughout history, The Women's Sanctuary is a place of sacred rest, sacred connection, healing, and belonging. Website | Facebook | Instagram | PInterest About Arlia Hoffman Arlia Hoffman is founder of The Women's Sanctuary and The Women's Agency. She is an ordained minister and shamanic mentor and holds a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is passionate about supporting women as they re-member themselves. In The Women's Sanctuary, she facilitates sacred sisterhood, mentors women, and hold sacred events. Connect with Arlia: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min
  • Rediscovering Joy, Community, and Resilience with Routh Chadwick
    Oct 29 2024
    Host Arlia Hoffman welcomed transformative coach and educator Routh Chadwick. They explored the vital shift from individualism to a community focus, emphasizing the necessity of cultivating self-trust amid societal chaos. Routh shared insights on intuitive living, the balance between creativity and daily demands, and practical strategies to achieve pure joy and a peaceful mindset. She talked about the importance of disconnecting from technology to foster genuine presence and resilience. Routh's personal journey from acting to psychotherapy highlighted systemic issues she experienced contributing to burnout and the creation of her 'Work Life Playbook' program. She and Arlia discussed the need for breaking away from outdated power structures, grounding oneself through nature and creativity, and establishing supportive, sacred communities. Discover Routh's inspiring work and available resources to reconnect with joy and combat burnout through her mini-courses and one-on-one coaching. About Routh: Routh Chadwick is a Transformative Coach and Educator with a foundation in psychotherapy and a background in the performing arts. Through her own “heroine’s journey” over the span of her life and career, she has gathered invaluable skills and tools as a performing artist, a clinical psychotherapist, and a lifelong seeker. Having spent the past ten years cultivating her craft in the field of transformative coaching, she has alchemized all her learning into a unique framework. She guides her clients out of stress, distress and confusion and into the space of clarity and confidence where they can intentionally design a life that reflects their highest potential. Her multidimensional process enable her clients to tune out all the noise and harness their innate creativity and resilience so that, step by step, they can create the work / the projects / the money / the relationships they have been truly yearning for. Her specialty is helping burnt out artists, creatives and social impact professionals reconnect with the joy and passion that originally drew them to their chosen fields. Her signature program, the Work-Life Playbook helps these individuals throw out the old rule book that keeps them sacrificing their health and wellbeing in the pursuit of success. They emerge from the program with a new playbook based on a game-changing paradigm for sustainable success and fulfillment. Website | Mini-Course | LinkedIn About The Women's Sanctuary The Women's Sanctuary was founded in 2014 as a haven for women to be in community. The Women's Sanctuary offers connection through The Women's Sanctuary podcast, personal coaching for soul and body, and group events like temple practice. Rooted in the tradition of women's circles throughout history, The Women's Sanctuary is a place of sacred rest, sacred connection, healing, and belonging. Website | Facebook | Instagram | PInterest About Arlia Hoffman Arlia Hoffman is founder of The Women's Sanctuary and The Women's Agency. She is an ordained minister and shamanic mentor and holds a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is passionate about supporting women as they re-member themselves. In The Women's Sanctuary, she facilitates sacred sisterhood, mentors women, and hold sacred events. Connect with Arlia: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 min
  • Redefining Reality, with Anya Lincoln, Author of "I Am: A Guide to Transforming Reality and Creating the Life You Want"
    Oct 29 2024
    Teacher and author Anya Lincoln talked with host Arlia Hoffman about profound concepts of identity, consciousness, and transformation. Anya discussed individuation, moving beyond inherited mindsets, and the necessity of new thinking to solve current challenges. She shared her personal journey from communist Russia to self-realization and explores the importance of letting go of old identities for sustainable change. Anya and Arlia focused on self-awareness, overcoming ego-driven fears, and achieving deeper creativity and connection. Anya introduced her book 'I Am' and her new nonprofit, the Aurora Center for Spiritual Inquiry. About Anya Anya Lincoln is a spiritual thinker, teacher, and author of "I Am: A Guide to Transforming Reality and Creating the Life You Want." She is the creator of Identity Work, a groundbreaking process designed to identify and dismantle hidden beliefs that shape our reality and drive us to repeat life patterns. Anya's work focuses on shifting collective consciousness by helping individuals awaken to their true nature, step outside reactive thinking, and create the world we genuinely desire. Website | Instagram | TikTok About The Women's Sanctuary The Women's Sanctuary was founded in 2014 as a haven for women to be in community. The Women's Sanctuary offers connection through The Women's Sanctuary podcast, personal coaching for soul and body, and group events like temple practice. Rooted in the tradition of women's circles throughout history, The Women's Sanctuary is a place of sacred rest, sacred connection, healing, and belonging. Website | Facebook | Instagram | PInterest About Arlia Hoffman Arlia Hoffman is founder of The Women's Sanctuary and The Women's Agency. She is an ordained minister and shamanic mentor and holds a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is passionate about supporting women as they re-member themselves. In The Women's Sanctuary, she facilitates sacred sisterhood, mentors women, and hold sacred events. Connect with Arlia: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 min
  • The Cosmic Dialogue: Insights from Astrologer Marcia Wade
    Oct 15 2024
    Astrologer Marcia Wade from Star Sister Astrology shared the astrological elements shaping our current reality in a compelling conversation with host Arlia Hoffman. Highlighting the importance of embracing uncertainty and using astrology as a guide, Wade provides insights on the pivotal role of Saturn and Neptune's conjunction in Pisces, as well as the upcoming movements of Pluto and Uranus. They discussed cosmic feminine energy, the need for internal resourcefulness, and the unfolding possibilities as we enter a new astrological era. Marcia and Arlia also touched on how individuals can utilize lunar cycles to align their personal growth with cosmic rhythms. About Marcia Lifelong stargazer, wanderer, marveler. Writer, astrologer, teacher. Shaped by the sixties, cracked open by now. Star Sister Astrology is a one-woman astrology practice, offering personal, couples', and family readings, as well as small-group deep dives into a wide range of subjects. Website | Facebook About The Women's Sanctuary The Women's Sanctuary was founded in 2014 as a haven for women to be in community. The Women's Sanctuary offers connection through The Women's Sanctuary podcast, personal coaching for soul and body, and group events like temple practice. Rooted in the tradition of women's circles throughout history, The Women's Sanctuary is a place of sacred rest, sacred connection, healing, and belonging. Website | Facebook | Instagram | PInterest About Arlia Hoffman Arlia Hoffman is founder of The Women's Sanctuary and The Women's Agency. She is an ordained minister and shamanic mentor and holds a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is passionate about supporting women as they re-member themselves. In The Women's Sanctuary, she facilitates sacred sisterhood, mentors women, and hold sacred events. Connect with Arlia: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 5 min