The beginning of 2024 meant moving - for both Sophie and Marianne.

While Sophie had planned her cross-country move from California to Florida for several months, Marianne's from Arizona back to California was unexpected and happened quickly.

The first part of this episode is a conversation recorded shortly after our moves. The second part is a reflection of how that year went for us.

As always, we are honest with our listeners as to what has worked out, what hasn't, what we learned, and where we want to go from here.

Sophie felt that the move to a place where she didn't know anyone was an opportunity for deep soul-searching.

Here are some of her observations.

In California, she had built her life around her young children. The way she was able to teach classes and what activities to pursue.

Now, the children are adults and have gone off to school. But, after moving to Florida, she realized that she had been caught in her own life. The routine, the comfort, the familarity.

The need to rebuild everything was a great opportunity to examine what she really, really wants to do in this phase of her life.

Ayurveda will stay without a doubt.

Sophie will teach a hybrid in-person/Zoom Ayurveda class in January. You might want to listen to our previous episode, which explains what Ayurveda is all about. Listen here

We also have a special episode for our Patreon supporters, which explains in detail how to determine what Dosha we are. Check out this episode here

As always, we invite you to join us on Patreon. Our goal is to build community there and are planning another live event soon.

Maybe it will be a Laughter Yoga session again - or...

Stay tuned to find out.

Patreon: Explore Soma

You can also find us on Instagram Explore_Soma_Podcast

and on Facebook Explore Soma Podcast

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Sophie & Marianne

In this episode, you are learning about Laughter Yoga and a bit of Sophie and Marianne’s history with this practice.

Sophie wrote an excellent article explaining the practice and the benefits of Laughter Yoga, which you can find on our Patreon Page.

Please join us there, read all about it, and become part of our community.

Great news!

You all can laugh with us. We are offering a free virtual Laughter Yoga session on November 23, 2024 at 10 AM Pacific Time.

Find details on how to join on our Patreon Page.

The session has limited participants. Please make sure to secure your reservation.

Sophie and Marianne both learned Laughter Yoga as envisioned by Madan Kataria. Here is his website with lots and lots of information.

Linda Leclerc is a well-known Laughter Teacher presence, and Marianne had the pleasure of interviewing her for her former podcast.

Linda is very active in the World of Laughter, and we encourage you to check her out.

If you are inspired to give a Laughter Club a try, you will find many in person Laughter Clubs all over the world, as well as a large number of online opportunities.

We hope to see you on the 23rd of November at out Laughter gathering or, if that date doesn’t work for you, that you laugh with any laughter friend anywhere in the world.

Ho Ho Ha Ha Ha.

Patreon: Explore Soma

You can also find us on Instagram Explore_Soma_Podcast

and on Facebook Explore Soma Podcast

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Sophie & Marianne

Come and join our Explore Soma Patreon community to take part in further conversations about the topics we discuss on the podcast - or whatever is on your mind.

AND! We have free memberships. Of course, there are more perks to all who support us but plenty of fun to be had for our free members.

In today’s episode, we start in the world of knitting and end up exploring the meanings of symbols and how much power we give them - or maybe we shouldn’t?

Tell us what you think!

And if you are wondering about the Placebo Effect we are referring to, join us on Patreon and listen to that part of our convo.

Patreon: Explore Soma

You can also find us on Instagram Explore_Soma_Podcast

and on Facebook Explore Soma Podcast

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Sophie & Marianne