Hidden Pearls Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

We got the gang back together to kick off SEASON 5!!

We figured everyone needed to read Bruce's intro so here it is:

"Welcome everyone to the 2024 NFL Season with this Kickoff Edition of the Hidden Pearls Podcast!! I am joined here today with my co-hosts Emma Kittle Ponce, also known as “Onna-Bugeisha”, the Japanese term for a female Samurai warrior, and her little brother George “Toon, the Yugioh – blue eyed White Dragon” Kittle!! This week the Niners open the 2024 season on prime time on MNF vs the Arron Rodgers led NY Jets! With Robert Saleh as the head coach (former DC of the Niners) we know they will be playing great defense and coming after KS and Purdy hard. Exciting stuff but on the other side of the ball, will the new look Niner defense be able to rattle Rodgers and keep the Jets from flying high around Levi’s stadium? That and some updates on Hidden Pearls Studio Launch and programing and much more on this NFL season opener of HPP!  HERE WE GO!"

In this episode we move through a family check in, summer highlights, a preview of the Jet's game, what's going on with Hidden Pearls Studio, and kicking off Jan's birthday celebration!

To take advantage of our Labor Day sale go to hiddenpearlsstudio.com and enter code LD2024 for 30% off the rest of the year!!

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To celebrate a 65'th birthday and connect with the feminine energy of Japan, Jan and Emma hiked Mt Fuji on their recent trip to Japan. 

In this episode we sit down and discuss why climbing this mountain was so important and exciting, the preparation that went into it, and how things ended up even better than we expected. 

Remember, it's not a race, and all you have to do is just put one foot in front of the other. 

To learn more about Jan's photographs, please visit: https://www.ninemusesart.com

You can access any of the movement, meditation or mindfulness practices we discussed on the show today, on Hidden Pearls Studio. 

For a limited time, enjoy a FREE month of Hidden Pearls Studio by using the code HPPodcast upon checkout https://hiddenpearlsstudio.com/join_us 

#hiddenpearls #hps #kittle #mtfuji #jankrieger #matriarch #mindfulparenting #janinjapan #japan

This week we bring you another podcast in our series on the women of yoga. This time it is Denise Gonzales, longtime teacher and instructor with Blissful Spirits Hot Yoga. She is the right hand woman to Melanie St. George’s who we had on the podcast just recently in episode 220. 

This is a story which tells of Denise's own personal progression through the birth of 3 children, surviving COVID, getting a new degree, as well as her role in the growth and overcoming various obstacles for the studio. 

Denise‘s story is one of hard work, grit, and determination grounded in her Hispanic upbringing and the power and strength of her own mother.

All listeners will really enjoy the story as she tells the things she’s overcome and her absolute determination to focus on yoga and make it the heartbeat of not only her life, but also to bring it to others. 

This week we are making a donation to the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital in Denise's name.

Please enjoy this show about another powerful, passionate and purposeful woman in the lineage of yoga. Thank you Denise for joining us and we look forward to bringing you more of these stories.

BK released his first yoga series on the Hidden Pearls app and it was inspired and guided by his training at Blissful Spirits. Take advantage of our 7 day free trail and practice with him here - BK's Warrior Series.

Denise Gonzales IG @yogaslife26

Denise's FREE Yoga Class: https://youtu.be/u8NeQQ6AK7Q


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Niners win again, defeating the Commanders and now on 8-game win streak. Heading off to Las Vegas to unite up again with our good friends the RAIDERS!! First trip there for the Niners and sitting at 11-4, West Division Champs, and guaranteed at least the 3rd seed in the NFC, now playing to finish strong and possibly take over the 2nd seed if Vikings should stumble. Raiders have had their struggles and sit at 6-9 after a tough loss to Steelers on MNF. No rest for the weary and Niners come in hot, strong, and rolling. 

With Niners’ trip to Las Vegas this week we thought it appropriate to get a Las Vegas native and resident, and we are super proud and excited to have on as our guest Marine veteran and Las Vegas MVP Huddle Program Coordinator Bruno Moya. His is a powerful story of service, loss, struggle, a commitment to life-long learning, and the power of experiential connection and forgiveness, and family. He is a big believer in healing the self and believes it all begins with learning how to love yourself. He is finishing a PhD program to extend his MSW into the areas of shamanic healing, and has some new perspectives to share that we know you will really enjoy. 

The New Year approaches and we wish all of you the best over this holiday weekend and into the coming year. We hope you can be with the ones you love and who hold you up and support you the most. Let all of us in this new year pay homage to our roots, those who have helped and supported us, and have sacrificed for us. Share our gratitude and love for this life, this world, and each other in all we do.  We offer our love and support to all of you and thank you for your love and support of the Hidden Pearls Podcast!! 

Happy New Year!! With love,

Emma & Bruce

IT IS OK TO NOT BE OK - YOU ARE NOT ALONE!! – IT’S OK TO ASK FOR HELP!!

https://vetsandplayers.org
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Puppy surgery GoFundMe : https://www.gofundme.com/f/champa-acls-surgery-costs?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Niners continue to roll and now on a 7-game win streak after taking the show up to Seattle and putting it on the Seahawks to clinch the Western Division Title! Brock Purdy continued to roll as did the Niner’s top ranked defense. Three games left as we fight for the 2nd seed in the NFC and some home field games. Just keep playing Niner ball and this will be a special Holiday Season indeed!!

For our “Christmas/Holiday” show we deliberately picked Operation Freedom Paws, a non-profit organization serving veterans through paring and training them with rescued service dogs. Nothing says happy holidays like rescued dogs matched with veterans, and trained as service dogs. This is an amazing feel-good story about this dog and vet-friendly non-profit located in San Martin, CA. 

OFP was founded by Mary Cortani, an Army and Vietnam era veteran, who is a certified Army Master Instructor of Canine Education and an American Kennel Club Certified Canine Good Citizen© Evaluator. Mary serves as the OFP President and Executive Director of Operations. Mary started OFP in 2010 after she was contacted by a vet who was facing a 1-year wait period to be matched with a service dog. After looking into it Mary found the need was immense and she in turn answered the call. 

Why match veterans with service dogs you might ask. Well, simply because dogs are amazing and when properly matched and well trained, they can read their veterans and help alert them and protect them and assist them in navigating the perils and challenges of living life with PTSD (and a variety of other mental and/or physical challenges). OFP not only rescues all their dogs, they also then train the veterans to train the dogs through a lengthy and detailed training program. The match and bonding that takes place makes all the difference and the results are amazing.

You will hear Mary’s story along with 2 of their veterans who have gone through the program and live with their own OFP service dogs. We met them and their pups and honestly it was all so amazing the difference these dogs make in the lives of these veterans. We know you will enjoy the show and encourage you to check them out and consider supporting them. 

Happy Holidays!! Wherever you are and whoever you are with, we wish you the very best and most wonderful of times. Take care of yourself, set limits, say no if needed and yes only if you want to. Stay connected and remember you are not alone!!  

Love, peace, gratitude, and grace, for you and all your tribe this holiday season. 

Bruce & Emma

OFP Website: operationfreedompaws.org

OFP End-of-Year Giving Platform: (QR code attached as well) https://ofpendofyear22.givesmart.com

Niners whooped up Tom Brady and the Bucs. This week off to Seattle for a Thursday Night showdown, playing the Seahawks with a chance to clinch the Western Division title. Six in a row and building. Let’s get it done!!

This week we are super excited to have Adam Skolnick on the show. Adam is a journalist and author, and most recently finished his second book as ghostwriter with David Goggins on his newest release “Never Finished” (which just came out December 6). They previously collaborated on David’s first book “Can’t Hurt Me”, a hugely successful best-seller. If you do not know David, he is a former Navy Seal and ultra-successful, ultra-endurance runner and athlete. Both books are a guided master’s course on mindset, mental toughness, and mental prep. Many of you might also know Adam as co-host of the “Roll-On” series on the Rich Roll podcast. 

In this episode Adam shares his story on finding his way as a writer and the struggles he faced along the way. Great insights into the writing process and surviving as a writer. We also look in depth at working with David Goggins, how they created the space for this second book, and what it looks like for a writer to “get out of the way” in telling a story. Inspiring, informative, and a lot of fun. We know you will really enjoy this episode. Thank you, Adam, for being with us!!  

Happy December wherever you are and whoever you are with. We wish you the very best and most joyous of times. Recommend you check out Adam’s tips for surviving the holidays, shared in the podcast on the HPP IG site!! 

Love, peace, gratitude, and grace, for you and all your tribe in this holiday season. 

Bruce & Emma

IT IS OK TO NOT BE OK - YOU ARE NOT ALONE!! – IT’S OK TO ASK FOR HELP!!

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Adam Skolnick
http://adamskolnick.com/
IG @adamskolnick
Never Finished
LA Water Keeper - https://www.lawaterkeeper.org/