Explore every episode of the podcast North Node: The Yoga & Astrology Podcast

In this episode, we explore the basics of the nervous system, how it influences the way we think, feel and behave, and why understanding it is so important for our wellbeing.

We look at what happens in the body when we experience stress, the difference between fight or flight and rest and digest, and how we can begin to recognise and regulate our own nervous system responses.

I also explore why I believe nervous system education should be a fundamental part of how we raise and educate our children. What if, alongside reading, writing and maths, we taught children how to understand their emotions, recognise what their bodies are telling them and develop the tools to navigate life's challenges?

And why isn't Physical Education actually about educating children about their physical bodies? About connecting to sensation, developing body awareness and learning how to self-regulate, rather than simply learning how to kick a ball into a net, compete or win?

What if PE was less about performance and competition, and more about helping children understand, connect with and feel safe in their own bodies?

A conversation about nervous system regulation, childhood development, education and why teaching our children how to connect with themselves might be one of the most important lessons we can offer them.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Why do we care about what other people think of us?

We live in a world where we're encouraged to constantly improve ourselves. Look younger, get fitter, earn more, achieve more, buy more. From cosmetic surgery to social media, status and success, we've become obsessed with how we're perceived.

But what if our endless pursuit of being 'enough' is actually a reflection of how disconnected we've become from ourselves?

In this episode, I explore the psychology and nervous system patterns behind our need for external validation, and why changing how we look or what we achieve doesn't necessarily change how we feel.

We explore:

• Why we care so deeply about other people's opinions
• The beauty industry, cosmetic procedures and the pressure to stay young
• How insecurity can drive perfectionism, comparison and achievement
• The difference between intellectual understanding and physiological processing
• How unresolved stress responses can influence our sense of safety and self-worth
• Why real confidence may have less to do with changing ourselves and more to do with reconnecting with ourselves

Perhaps the question isn't "How do I stop caring what people think?"

Perhaps it's "Why have I learnt to value their opinion more than my own?"

A conversation about self-worth, social conditioning, the nervous system and what it really means to feel enough.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we are having a very honest mid-year check-in, reflecting on where we are, what has shifted for us, and where our individual paths are taking us next.

For Becky, there’s been a growing pull towards the feminine, philosophy, mythology, storytelling and the deeper stories that shape how we understand ourselves and the world. Astrology is still very much at the heart of things, but she is bringing all of these threads together in a way that feels more distinctly my own.

Laura is experiencing her own version of this. With her North Node also in the 1st house, she’s being increasingly drawn towards her own work around the nervous system, embodiment and supporting people to understand and work with their own physiology.

And when we look at our own astrology, it makes perfect sense.

We both have the North Node in the 1st house, of becoming self-defined.

That doesn’t mean collaboration isn’t important, it absolutely is. In fact, North Node has been a beautiful expression of that for both of us. But also recognising that our work is evolving beyond what we originally set out to talk about with yoga and astrology.

So rather than North Node disappearing, we’re allowing it to evolve.

Going forwards, Laura will be taking the podcast on and recording monthly episodes. Becky will still be popping up from time to time as a guest.

So this episode feels less like a moment to acknowledge what has been, honour what we’ve created together, and allow each of us to follow the path that is unfolding in front of us and thank our listeners.

If you’ve been listening to North Node from the beginning, thank you. Thank you for every listen, every share, every message and every conversation you’ve had with us along the way.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

As we head into our summer break, Laura and Becky reflect on everything we've explored throughout this season and share the simple reminders they'll be taking into their own summer.

Having a summer you don't need to recover from isn't about creating the perfect six weeks. It's about creating enough space, joy and capacity to actually enjoy the moments that matter.

From protecting your own wellbeing before burnout, making time to recharge, and planning things that genuinely light you up, to becoming your child's safe place, repairing when things go wrong, finding the courage to ask for support, and noticing the magic in everyday life—this is a gentle conversation about slowing down, choosing connection over perfection, and remembering what really matters.

Whether you're navigating the school holidays, feeling overwhelmed by life's demands, or simply looking for a calmer, more intentional summer, we hope this episode leaves you feeling lighter, more hopeful and inspired to care for yourself as much as you care for everyone else.

Thank you for being part of our North Node community this season. We hope these conversations have helped you understand yourself a little more deeply, become a little kinder to yourself, and reminded you that healing is always possible.

Have a wonderful summer—we'll see you next season. 

Please leave us a review on your preferred podcast platform if you haven't already! 

With love,

Becky & Laura xx

Summer Holiday Calendar Template: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uJfRzugCz7KkQL2rVaBKC3l1igY9dnG8cT0Hua-ZgDM/edit?usp=sharing

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

What if one of the greatest gifts you could give yourself—and the people you love—was simply feeling understood?

In this solo episode, Laura explores why validation isn't weakness, it's a biological need. Through the lens of nervous system science, she explains how validation helps us feel safe, why invalidation often leads to shame and self-doubt, and how learning to validate our own experience can transform the way we heal.

Laura also explores the powerful idea that two things can both be true. Your parents may have done the best they could with the tools they had, and their parenting may still have had a lasting impact on your nervous system. Acknowledging that impact isn't about blame—it's about validating your experience, grieving what was missing, and allowing your nervous system to move forward.

In this episode, you'll learn:

•  Why validation is a biological need 
•  How self-validation supports nervous system healing 
•  The difference between intent and impact 
•  Why there can be harm without intent 
•  How grief, validation and compassion help us move from survival into healing 

If you've ever struggled to trust your own feelings, or found yourself stuck between compassion for others and compassion for yourself, this episode is for you. Healing begins when we stop questioning our experience... and start validating it.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

What if the divine was never far away, just waiting for you to notice? In this episode, we talk about how to read signs and synchronicities in daily life, and what it actually means to build a real relationship with your guides and higher self.

We break down prayer, meditation and yoga as sacred technologies. And not seeing prayer or connection as a begging request sent into the void, but as a way of tuning yourself into alignment. From there we dig into one of the most confusing questions in spirituality: when a thought arrives, is it truly yours, or is it received from somewhere else? That leads us into the akashic field, including the , surprisingly common experience of choosing your baby's name seemingly out of nowhere.

We also talk through some animal signs and what they really mean — butterflies, robins, owls snakes, and feathers.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

This is the biggest astrological window of 2026, and it's all landing in one month. In this episode, Becky breaks down every major transit shaping July 2026: Mercury retrograde in Cancer, Jupiter's fresh arrival in Leo, a rare Mars-Uranus conjunction not seen in Gemini since 1947, and the formation of a genuinely rare pattern called a Barbault's Basket. This is a rare configuration named after French astrologer André Barbault, who used patterns like this to track major turning points across the 20th century.

Becky walks through what this basket actually is, what history tells us about times like this.

In this episode:

• Mercury retrograde in Cancer (June 29 – July 23) and its emotional, family-rooted themes
• Jupiter's entry into Leo — the first time since 2014/15 — and what it means for visibility, creativity, and boldness
• The Mars-Uranus conjunction on July 4th, and why this exact combination hasn't happened since 1947
• What a Barbault's Basket actually is, and why astrologers have been anticipating this month for years
• André Barbault's Cyclic Index — the historical track record behind his 2020 pandemic prediction
• The exact peak dates of the basket (July 18–21) and what's activating
• A planet-by-planet breakdown: Jupiter in Leo, Pluto in Aquarius, Uranus in Gemini, Neptune in Aries
• What this means for you 
• A preview of the lunar nodes shifting into Aquarius/Leo on July 26–27

Mentioned in this episode:

• André Barbault, French astrologer and originator of the Cyclic Index
• Historical index troughs: 1914, 1939, early 1980s, 1988–91, 2020

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

What if every healing path is leading us to the same place?

In this heartfelt conversation, Laura and Becky reflect on the surprising common ground they've discovered through two very different journeys.

Following Becky's recent pilgrimage through the South of France, walking in the footsteps of Mary Magdalene and exploring the wisdom of astrology, and Laura's deep immersion into trauma therapy, neuroscience and the nervous system, they realised they had both arrived at the same understanding:

Healing isn't about fixing ourselves. It's about remembering ourselves.

Together they explore how yoga, astrology, trauma therapy, spirituality all offer different languages for the same journey—from separation back to connection, from survival back to wholeness, and from the conditioned self back to our true nature.

Whether your path into healing is through yoga, astrology, psychology, spirituality or life's own challenges, this episode is an invitation to stop searching for something outside yourself and begin the journey home.

Because perhaps healing isn't about becoming more.

Perhaps it's about remembering that beneath every wound, every role and every survival strategy, you have always been whole.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this solo episode, Laura shares the biggest insight from her most recent qualification in trauma therapy, and why it feels like the missing piece of a puzzle she has been exploring for over a decade through yoga, psychology and personal development. While practices such as yoga, meditation, breathwork and mindset work can be incredibly effective at helping us regulate and soothe ourselves, Laura asks a deeper question: are we actually healing, or have we simply become very good at coping?

Exploring the nervous system, trauma, neuroplasticity and emotional capacity, Laura explains how unresolved stress can become trapped in the body, keeping us stuck in cycles of anxiety, burnout, reactivity and overwhelm. Through the concept of "open loops," she shares why true healing requires more than understanding our patterns intellectually—it requires safely feeling and completing the emotions we were once taught to suppress. This is a hopeful conversation about moving beyond survival mode, expanding our capacity for life, and finding greater joy, resilience and freedom through nervous system healing.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode we reflect on what it actually feels like to use your voice online. The fear that comes before you post something real. What happens when you're met with hostility instead of dialogue. And what that hostility usually says about the person delivering it,rather than the person receiving it.

But this isn't really about trolls.

It's about the bigger question underneath: are we creating, or are we consuming? 

This episode is about speaking anyway, even when it's uncomfortable. On choosing creation over consumption not perfectly, but intentionally.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we’re exploring the truth about marriage beyond the fantasy.

From soulmates and twin flames to trad wives, feminism, love languages and astrology, we’re unpacking the stories we’ve inherited about love and asking whether they still serve us.

We talk about what remains when the chemistry settles and the instant attraction wears off. Is lasting love about fate and compatibility, or is marriage ultimately a daily choice?

We also explore the historical origins of marriage  from property, patriarchy and survival to modern love stories and ask whether we are consciously redefining relationships or unconsciously repeating inherited roles.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Where did marriage come from? A brief history of patriarchy

✨ What real marriage looks like after the honeymoon phase
✨ Why chemistry and compatibility are not the same thing
✨ The difference between soulmates and twin flames
✨ Is ‘twin flame’ culture healing — or keeping people stuck?
✨ Love languages: useful relationship tool or overrated myth?
✨ The rise of trad wives and the tension between devotion and dependence
✨ Why choice matters in feminism and marriage
✨ Financial dependence, power and relationship dynamics
✨ The patriarchal origins of marriage and how relationships have evolved
✨ Bridesmaids, best men and the hidden symbolism of wedding traditions
✨ What your birth chart says about relationships, commitment and intimacy

This is an honest, nuanced conversation about love, commitment, freedom, partnership, spirituality and what it actually takes to build a relationship that lasts.

Whether you’re married, single, questioning traditional roles, healing from heartbreak, or simply curious about modern relationships  this episode invites you to reflect on relationships and love.

Questions we explore:

• Can marriage be feminist?
• Are soulmates and twin flames actually different?
• Do love languages really matter?
• Is the trad-wife movement empowering?
• What did marriage originally exist for?
• What does astrology reveal about the type of relationship we need?
• Is love destiny — or a daily choice?

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast 

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Can you tell if someone is a good or bad person from their birth chart? Why are women conditioned to be ‘good’? And what happens when we reject parts of ourselves like anger, desire and ambition?

In this deep and thought-provoking episode of North Node: The Yoga & Astrology Podcast, we explore the idea of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ people through the lenses of shadow work, astrology, yoga philosophy and women’s conditioning.

Why are women praised for being nice, selfless and agreeable, yet judged for anger, sensuality, boundaries or desire? From Eve and religious conditioning to modern expectations of femininity, we unpack the pressure many women feel to be the ‘good girl’.

But we also go deeper into the uncomfortable truth:

Are any of us entirely good or entirely bad?

We explore shadow work and the parts of ourselves we suppress — rage, jealousy, fear, desire, control — and how unconscious shadow can shape relationships, spirituality, politics and even collective division.

We also ask one of astrology’s most controversial questions:

Can someone’s birth chart reveal whether they are a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ person?

Including a nuanced conversation around the birth chart of Adolf Hitler, free will, fate, and why astrology reveals potential, patterns and shadow,  not moral destiny.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ The conditioning of the ‘good woman’ and ‘good girl syndrome’
✨ Why women suppress anger, ambition and desire
✨ Shadow work and why we are all capable of light and darkness
✨ Spiritual ego and the danger of toxic positivity
✨ Political polarisation and collective shadow
✨ Can astrology reveal someone’s morality?
✨ What yoga philosophy teaches about ego, duality and consciousness
✨ Why understanding behaviour is not the same as excusing harm

This episode is for anyone curious about astrology, shadow work, women’s healing, psychology, spirituality and human nature.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Have you ever felt like life was trying to tell you something? A chance meeting. A repeated message. A place you can’t stop thinking about. A door closing unexpectedly… only for another one to open.

In this episode we explore the idea of “following the breadcrumbs” — the subtle signs, synchronicities, feelings, patterns and nudges that seem to guide us toward our dharma, purpose, and most aligned life.

We talk about how to recognise when you’re truly on path, why intuition often whispers before it shouts, and how modern life can disconnect us from our inner knowing. From a yoga, psychology and astrology perspective, we explore what it actually means to live in conversation with life itself.

We also dive into the deeper questions:
  Who — or what — are our “guides”?
  Are signs really external… or are they awakenings within ourselves?
  How do synchronicities work?
  And how can we become more open to receiving guidance, clarity and direction?

This episode is for anyone standing at a crossroads, craving deeper meaning, or learning to trust themselves — and life — a little more deeply.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Have you ever caught yourself trying to force gratitude…

Telling yourself you should feel grateful,
that you shouldn’t want more,
that other people have it worse…

And somehow ending up feeling worse, not better?

In this episode, Laura explores what she calls “whipping yourself with the gratitude stick” — the subtle way gratitude can turn into self-criticism, suppression, and even shame.

Yes, gratitude is powerful.
 It can rewire the brain, shift perspective, and increase wellbeing.

But when it’s used to silence your instincts, your ambition, or your desire for something more aligned… it stops being healing.

It becomes limiting.

Blending psychology, neuroscience, yoga philosophy and astrology, this episode explores:

•  Why gratitude works (and when it doesn’t) 
•  Hedonic adaptation and the brain’s negativity bias 
•  The difference between shame and self-compassion 
•  Why contentment and ambition can coexist 
•  Santosha, tapas and the pull of your North Node 

Because you can be deeply grateful for your life…

…and still feel called toward more.

And that doesn’t make you ungrateful.
It makes you alive.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode  we explore the psychology and spirituality of masking. From people pleasing and identity performance to spiritual ego and autism masking.

Why do we hide parts of ourselves?
At what point does protection become performance?
And how do we begin returning to who we really are beneath conditioning, coping mechanisms, and the need to be accepted?

In this conversation, we explore:

• people pleasing and the fear of rejection
• the emotional exhaustion of constantly performing
• spiritual ego and the ‘healed’ identity
• the difference between authentic healing and performative spirituality
• autism masking and nervous system protection
• yoga philosophy and the layers of self
• astrology, identity, and conditioning
• authenticity, safety, and self-expression
• the courage it takes to be truly seen

This episode is an invitation to gently explore the masks you may have learned to wear with compassion.

Mentioned in this episode

• Yoga philosophy & the koshas
• Spiritual ego & identity performance
• Astrology as a tool for self-awareness and integration

Join Us In Person

Our very first North Node Activation Day takes place on 27th June in Worcester.

A day of yoga, astrology, embodiment, connection, and soul-led activation designed to help you reconnect with your authentic self beyond conditioning and performance.

Early Bird pricing is available until 15th May.

Read more and book your place here: https://north-node.co.uk/activation

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Do you actually like yourself… or have you just been taught to constantly fix yourself?

In this episode, we explore self-worth, body image, and the deeper layers of self-acceptance that go far beyond surface-level self-love.

Because for so many women, the issue isn’t a lack of confidence, it’s a lifetime of subtle conditioning that has taught us to mistrust our bodies, suppress our appetite, and believe we are always one step away from being ‘better’.

Through the lens of Eve, we look at how shame around desire and the body was formed, and how that still shows up today in body image struggles, fear of ageing, and the pressure to constantly improve ourselves.

We also explore how astrology and yoga can help you reconnect to yourself — rebuilding self-trust, understanding your desires, and learning how to feel at home in your own body again.

Because if you are disconnected from your appetite… how can you have an appetite for life?

This episode is for you if you’re tired of trying to fix yourself and ready to actually feel at home in who you are.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

We’re told to “feel our feelings”… but no one ever really shows us how.

So instead, we think about them. Analyse them. Justify them. Or push them away entirely.

In this episode, we explore what it actually means to feel — not in the mind, but in the body.

Because emotions aren’t problems to solve. They’re physical experiences moving through your nervous system. Sensations. Energy. Waves.

And when those waves are interrupted — through distraction, suppression, or overthinking — they don’t disappear. They stay in the body. Looping. Building. Waiting to be felt.

We talk about why you might feel stuck, overwhelmed, or strangely numb… even when everything looks “fine” on the outside. And how what looks like control can sometimes be disconnection.

This is your invitation to slow down, tune in, and dare to feel.

To let the wave rise, move, and pass.

Because on the other side of feeling… is freedom.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Episode 72: Why do we rush and what does it cost us?

Nature never rushes, yet everything gets done. So why do we?

In this episode, Becky and Laura explore the deeper drivers behind our constant sense of urgency. From patterns of self-worth and people-pleasing, to always placing ourselves at the bottom of our own list, they unpack why rushing has become such a normalised way of living.

They also explore how rushing isn’t just a habit, but a nervous system state — one that keeps us in cycles of stress, disconnection and overwhelm. And perhaps more importantly, why slowing down can feel so uncomfortable, even when we know we need it.

This is an invitation to reflect on your own pace of life, and to consider what it might look like to move with more awareness, intention, and trust.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Easter is rarely questioned.

It’s presented as a fixed story, something that happened once, something to either believe in or dismiss, but when you begin to look at how it is timed, how it sits within the cycles of the sun and the moon, and how closely it mirrors the rhythms of the natural world, it becomes clear that there is something much deeper moving underneath it.

In this episode, Becky explores Easter as a layered, living pattern rather than a singular religious event, bringing together the Spring Equinox, lunar cycles, ancient fertility symbolism, and the ways in which older traditions were absorbed and reframed over time.

This conversation moves through Passover and the symbolism of the lamb, the threshold marked by blood, and what it means to stand at a point where something is ending and something else is beginning, without softening the parts of the story that feel uncomfortable or confronting.

It also revisits the story of Eve, as a symbol of life entering the body and consciousness choosing experience, alongside a more grounded perspective on Lilith that moves beyond surface-level reclamation.

The episode then explores the crucifixion through the lens of the body, including the wound at Christ’s side and the imagery of blood and water, and how this connects to deeper themes of creation, birth, and rebirth.

At the centre of it all is Mary Magdalene, not as a peripheral figure, but as the one who witnesses, recognises, and carries the moment of resurrection, and what it means that her role has been minimised, and is now being remembered.

This is an episode about thresholds.

About endings that are not final.

And about how these patterns are not separate from your life, but something you are moving through constantly, especially within the initiating energy of Aries season.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

What if joy isn’t something you have to chase… but something already mapped within you?

In this episode, we explore a deeper, more personalised understanding of joy through the lens of our personal experiences and of astrology. Moving beyond surface-level happiness.

We also touch on how planetary transits can influence your relationship with joy, not removing it, but refining and reshaping it over time.

This episode is an invitation to reconnect with your natural joy, in a way that feels true, sustainable, and aligned with who you are.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Every year we’re told the new year begins on 1st January.

But in astrology, the real beginning happens somewhere else entirely.

When the Sun enters Aries, it marks the astrological new year. A moment aligned with the Spring Equinox, when day and night are perfectly balanced and light begins to grow again.

In this episode, I explore why Aries begins the zodiac and how the twelve signs form a beautifully structured journey through the human psyche. Rather than being random personality labels, the zodiac signs represent twelve archetypal stages of life. A curriculum we move through every year as the Sun travels through the sky.

You’ll hear how the zodiac is organised through masculine and feminine energies, the four elements, and the three modalities, creating a repeating rhythm of initiation, stabilisation, and transformation.

I also share how the astrological new year differs from the Gregorian and Chinese new years, and how you can work consciously with this moment of renewal, including why I personally wait for the Aries New Moon to set intentions for the year ahead.

If astrology is a map of the soul, Aries is the first spark...the courage to begin.

In this episode we explore how the zodiac helps us refine the human experience, one sign at a time, every year.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Many of us spend so much time analysing, asking for advice, or waiting for certainty that we disconnect from the one place that actually holds the answer — ourselves.

In this episode we explore how to rebuild trust in your own inner guidance. Through the lens of yoga philosophy, psychology and astrology, we look at why decision-making can feel so difficult and how to reconnect with the deeper intelligence of the body and mind.

We talk about the yoga framework of the koshas — the layers of the self — and how learning to listen beyond the noise of the thinking mind can help you access a quieter, wiser knowing. We also explore the role of the nervous system, intuition, and why over-thinking often pulls us further away from clarity.

From an astrology perspective, we discuss how life is not always about finding the perfect choice, but about aligning with the lessons we are here to learn. Sometimes there isn’t one “right” path — there are simply experiences that help us grow, evolve and move closer to our true direction.

Because trusting yourself isn’t about guaranteeing the outcome.
 It’s about trusting that whatever happens, you will learn, adapt, and continue to find your way.

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck between options, second-guesses themselves, or is learning how to reconnect with their inner compass.

Your life doesn’t move forward when you find certainty.
 It moves forward when you learn to trust yourself.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Friendship is one of the most important, and often most confusing relationships in our lives.

Some friends stay for decades.
Some disappear after a season.
Some arrive like lightning bolts, changing the course of our lives before moving on.

In this episode we explore the idea that friendships are not random. Many of them arrive through soul contracts — agreements made at a deeper level of consciousness to support our growth, activate our purpose, or simply accompany us through a particular chapter.

We explore the idea that people come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, and how recognising this can soften the pressure we often place on friendships.

We also talk about how my own friendship circles have shifted dramatically since practising yoga and stepping more deeply into self-awareness and spiritual work. When our values evolve, our communities often do too.

In the second half of the episode we explore the astrology of friendship.

Ultimately this episode is an invitation to see friendships with more compassion and spaciousness.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Parenting is often spoken about as raising a child — but in truth, it is equally the process of raising yourself.

Your children don’t just need feeding, protecting, and guiding. They activate parts of you that were hidden, unhealed, or asleep. They expose your nervous system patterns, your conditioning, your identity, and your capacity to regulate, repair, and grow.

In the early years, their needs are physical — keeping them alive, safe, and close. But as they grow, their needs become emotional and relational. They begin to lie, test boundaries, and assert independence. And it is here that parenting stops being about control, and becomes about self-awareness.

This episode explores parenting as a portal for self-actualisation. How your reactions reveal your inner world. Why your ability to regulate yourself shapes their nervous system. And how parenting invites you to move from unconscious patterning into conscious leadership.

Because parenting was never just about raising them.

It was about becoming who you were meant to be.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, Laura explores triggers and transference — why do we get triggered and what can we do about it? Not just on the yoga mat, but in everyday life, relationships, parenting, and work. Using yoga philosophy, psychology, and lived experience, we unpack why certain people and situations activate us so deeply, how early experiences shape our sense of worth, and why love can start to feel conditional. We look at self-actualisation, nervous system responses, and how healing happens when we move from external validation to internal authority. This episode is an invitation to meet your triggers with curiosity rather than shame, and to see relationships as powerful opportunities for awareness, growth, and repair.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, Laura shares a very personal and pragmatic reflection on the decision to close Soul Sanctuary after 12 years. A studio closing email can only say so much, here Laura speaks openly about the reality of running a heart-led business, the emotional and financial challenges that come with owning a yoga studio, and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. This is an honest conversation about perseverance, knowing when to let go, choosing family, and redefining success — shared for anyone who has ever built something with love, struggled behind the scenes, or had to make a difficult but necessary decision to honour their truth.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this solo episode, I explore February as a threshold, a moment where long-held inner processes give way to decisive outer movement.

We close the Year of the Wood Snake, a Yin year of shedding, strategy, and quiet preparation, and step into the Year of the Fire Horse, a rare and volatile Yang-fire cycle that accelerates destiny, visibility, courage, and change.

This episode weaves together astrology, elemental wisdom, nervous system awareness, and collective symbolism to help you understand not just what is happening — but how to move through it without burning out.

In this episode, we explore:

• What the Year of the Wood Snake has been asking of us (and why it may have felt slow, heavy, or confusing)
• Why the Fire Horse year brings acceleration, risk, leadership, and bold movement
• Saturn entering Aries — and why Saturn is in detriment here
• Neptune moving into Aries and the end of a long, foggy spiritual era
• The rare Saturn–Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries and what it signals collectively
• Why the last Saturn–Neptune conjunction coincided with the fall of the Berlin Wall
• War symbolism, remembrance, and the poppy as a collective archetype
• The Solar Eclipse and New Moon in Aquarius on 17 February
• Aquarius themes of systems, community, responsibility, and the future
• Burnout as the shadow of Fire Horse energy
• Drishti: focus as destiny in a year where fire must be directed
• How to move from performance into mission

This is an episode about clarity, courage, and conscious initiation.

February asks us to stop waiting for certainty, and to begin acting from what we already know.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we explore the yogic principle of Saucha — often translated as cleanliness or purity — and why it has very little to do with perfection, and everything to do with clarity.

Saucha is one of the Niyamas in yoga, but it’s not a rule or a discipline. It’s an invitation to notice what we’re carrying — physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically — and what is quietly asking to be released.

We talk about how Saucha applies not just on the yoga mat, but in everyday life: in our homes, our bodies, our minds, our relationships, our digital worlds and even our patterns of worry.

This is a conversation about clearing space so life can move through us more freely.

In this episode, we explore:

• What Saucha really means in yoga (and why ‘purity’ is a misleading translation)
• The body as a vessel: food, energy and clarity
• Clutter, the home and energetic space
• Mental clutter, overthinking and thought hygiene
• Energetic attachments, boundaries and cord clearing — grounded and accessible
• Why worry is not care, but energetic pollution
• Social media, information overload and digital Saucha
• Email inboxes, unsubscribing and unfinished energetic loops
• Astrology and Saucha: how working with the Moon helps with energetic and emotional hygiene.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we explore drishti — the yogic practice of focusing the gaze — and how it extends far beyond the mat into the way we live, choose, pray, and create.

Drishti is not just about where the eyes look, but about where our energy, attention, and devotion are placed. In a world that constantly pulls at our focus, drishti becomes a spiritual practice of simplification, clarity, and conscious choice.

We talk about how focus itself can become prayer — how our actions, choices, and commitments can turn everyday life into a moving offering. This episode invites you to examine where your gaze is going — and whether it truly deserves your life force.

As we look ahead to the Year of the Fire Horse and the wider shifts of collective consciousness, we reflect on what it means to live with clarity, devotion, and openness, becoming vessels for what wants to move through us, rather than scattering ourselves across what doesn’t matter.

This is an episode about focus as devotion, discipline as freedom, and life as prayer.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

As we reach the end of the Year of the Wood Snake, we pause to honour what has been shed.

The Snake teaches us about quiet transformation—about loss, endings, and the slow, sometimes uncomfortable process of releasing skins that no longer fit. This year may have asked you to let go of identities, roles, relationships, or timelines you once thought were essential. Not as punishment—but as preparation.

In this episode, we reflect on what the Snake has helped you compost: the habits, beliefs, and attachments that would only weigh you down moving forward.

Because what’s coming next is very different.

The Fire Horse arrives with speed, courage, and raw life force. It asks for authenticity, momentum, and bold alignment with your true purpose. But the Horse cannot be ridden while carrying the old armour. You cannot gallop forward while gripping what belongs to the past.

This episode is an invitation to:

• Grieve what has ended
• Name what you are no longer available for
• Release what would hold you back
• And consciously choose what you are taking with you into the fire

This is about clearing the path—not rushing ahead.
 So when the Horse comes, you’re ready to ride.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

This solo episode with Becky is a bonus episode - it's an excerpt from a recent ceremony Becky hosted for charity online at the beginning of December. 

The words work beyond the mind, speaking directly to the body, the nervous system, and the soul.

You may be called to listen in stillness, to lie down, to close your eyes, or simply to let the transmission wash over you. 

Enjoy x

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

As the year comes to a close, Becky and I sit down to reflect on what 2025 has asked of us — and what it’s taught us about our capacity to change and adapt. We talk honestly about forced action, big decisions, and the slow shift away from self-sacrifice, resentment, and quiet martyrdom toward choosing dharma: following what feels true, energising, and alive, rather than what looks good on the outside. We explore how old patterns have fallen away — over-giving, collapsed boundaries, perfectionism, performing and proving — and what it’s been like to stop explaining ourselves and start trusting the path we’re on.

Much of this conversation centres on nervous system healing and redefining success. Choosing regulation over achievement, presence over pressure, and emotional safety over being liked. We reflect on how our work and businesses seem to grow only as fast as our nervous systems can hold, and how clarity comes when we protect what matters, simplify, and trust ourselves a little more. This episode is a gentle end-of-year pause — honouring what’s ended, what we’re carrying forward, and the quieter confidence of stepping into what’s next.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we explore ritual as one of humanity’s oldest technologies for care, meaning, and belonging. Long before productivity and self-optimization, ritual existed to mark transitions — births, deaths, initiations, losses, endings, and new beginnings — so we were never meant to move through important moments alone.

Drawing from yoga philosophy, astrology, and depth psychology, we look at why ritual is essential for the nervous system, the psyche, and the soul. Ritual slows time. It creates a container when life feels uncertain or overwhelming. It signals to the body that something meaningful is happening — and that support is present.

Through an astrological lens, ritual mirrors the cycles of the planets, the moon, and the seasons: beginnings (new moons), growth and devotion (waxing phases), release and closure (full moons), and rest (dark moon). Without ritual, transitions blur, grief lingers unfinished, and new chapters begin without grounding. With ritual, endings are honored, thresholds are held, and beginnings are consciously entered.

This episode also speaks to the quiet loss of ritual in modern life — and how reclaiming even simple, personal rituals can reconnect us to greater forces: nature, lineage, spirit, and the unseen rhythms that shape our lives. We close by reflecting on ritual as an act of devotion — not performance — and an invitation to live in relationship with change, rather than rushing through it.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

This solo episode with Becky dives beneath the Christmas lights and tinsel to reveal the much older magic this season is built on. We go back to England’s native spiritual roots, the pre-Celtic, land-based, water-honouring traditions that shaped the Wheel of the Year long before the Church arrived.

Discover:

• why England’s original spirituality wasn’t actually Celtic
• the sacred role of underground water, springs and wells
• how the Wheel of the Year formed from the Sun, the land and survival
• how and why the Church hijacked Solstice festivals
• the difference between the 21st and 25th December
• the witchy, shamanic roots of our modern Christmas traditions
• and why being conscious at this time of year matters more than ever

This isn’t about rejecting Christmas, it’s about remembering the truth beneath it. The old magic. The returning light. The women, witches and waters that carried these traditions long before they had names.

A cosy, thought-provoking, deeply grounding episode to accompany you through the darkest nights and into the return of the Sun.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

This episode is a deep dive into the fascinating truth that the body is the subconscious mind — and whatever emotions we don’t process, the body stores. Drawing on trauma psychology, polyvagal theory, somatics, and yoga philosophy, we explore how emotions are biological events rather than abstract thoughts, and how the vagus nerve shapes emotional memory and stress patterns throughout the system. We look at why unprocessed emotions can eventually express themselves as chronic tension, inflammation, digestive issues, fatigue, and other symptoms that feel physical but have emotional roots.

We explore how the body creates the “shape” of specific emotions through muscular patterns, how fascia holds emotional charge, and why certain emotions tend to live in certain areas of the body — fear in the hips, anger in the jaw, grief in the chest, shame in the belly, and anxiety in the gut. We also unravel what it truly means to complete an emotional cycle, and how the body naturally releases old emotional imprints through shaking, crying, breath, stretching, movement, and somatic awareness.

This episode offers a compassionate reframing: your symptoms aren’t personal failures — they’re your body protecting you. And when we create safety, presence, and space, the body has an extraordinary ability to unwind the emotional patterns it has held for years.

A gentle, powerful invitation to understand your emotional landscape through the wisdom of your own body.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we explore the ego—what it actually is, why it shows up so strongly, and how to loosen its grip so you can live with more joy, connection, and mental clarity. Instead of seeing the ego as “bad,” we break down its true purpose and how it subtly drives our thoughts, reactions, relationships, and sense of self.

You’ll learn practical ways to soften ego-driven patterns like perfectionism, comparison, defensiveness, and the constant need to prove yourself. We discuss how an unexamined ego can contribute to anxiety, burnout, and emotional overwhelm—and how simple shifts in awareness can create more freedom, authenticity, and inner peace.

If you’re ready to understand yourself more deeply and move through life with less tension and more joy, this episode will meet you right where you are.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Trigger Warning: Suicide and mental health.

In this solo episode, Laura opens up about a crisis she can no longer stay silent on: the emotional suffering of men and the rising rates of male suicide. She explores why so many men feel numb, disconnected, and isolated — and how years of being told to “man up” has left them without the emotional tools needed to cope with stress, shame, and heartbreak. With raw honesty and deep compassion, Laura shares her own personal experiences, what she’s witnessing in families and industries today, and the science behind why the nervous system shuts down when emotions feel unsafe. This episode is a call to action — to help men feel again, to teach emotional literacy at home, and to create relationships built on safety, understanding, and connection. Because none of us should have to hold our pain alone.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we explore the deeper truth of dharma and the ripple effect — not as a metaphor, but as the lived reality of being human.

We talk about how every one of us begins life in unity, arriving from Source and entering the world through our mother’s body. Childhood becomes our first initiation into separation, and the way we experience that separation shapes how we see ourselves, others, and the world.

From there, the spiritual journey is simply the journey home: back to connection, back to wholeness, back to remembering we were never truly separate at all.

We dive into what this means in real life. Being ‘spiritual’ isn’t about perfection or performance; it’s about intention, presence, and how we choose to show up in the everyday moments that ripple outward into the collective.

We touch on dharma — the soul’s blueprint for this lifetime — and how our purpose is less about what we do and more about how we return to unity within ourselves.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we explore compassion not as an idea to grasp, but as a vibration to embody. Through the lens of yoga philosophy and astrology, we look at how the heart opens when we stop trying to understand compassion and instead allow ourselves to feel it.

We’ll talk about how true compassion begins with the self — how the softness we offer our own imperfections creates ripples that heal our relationships, our nervous systems, and even our sense of purpose.

This is an invitation to practice compassion as a living, breathing experience — one that transforms not only how we relate to others, but how we return home to ourselves.]

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Every year, when the clocks fall back and the nights stretch long, we cross an ancient threshold, and into Scorpio season, into darkness, into the underworld of our own becoming.

In this solo episode, Becky unravels the true origins of Samhain and Halloween, the Celtic fire festival honouring death, rebirth, and the ancestors, and how the Church rebranded this potent portal as All Hallows’ Eve.

She explores the myth of the Jack O’ Lantern as the soul’s guiding light, the hidden symbolism of Adam, Eve and the serpent as descent into duality, and the deeper meaning of Scorpio season — where we’re asked to generate our own light from within.

This is an episode about death and transformation, ego and awakening, womb healing, ancestral remembrance, and the power of creating light in the dark.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Spiritual awakening isn’t all light and bliss — it’s often the moment life cracks us open. In this episode, we explore what it really means to awaken: the dissolving of old identities, the chaos that comes before clarity, and the deep remembrance of who you are beneath the conditioning.

Through the lenses of psychology, yoga philosophy, and astrology, we look at awakening as both a breakdown and breakthrough — a sacred initiation into deeper awareness. We’ll talk about how to navigate spiritual burnout, ego death, and the messy middle of transformation, while grounding yourself in compassion and embodiment.

Whether you’re in the midst of an awakening or supporting others through theirs, this episode invites you to see the beauty in unraveling — and to trust that every ending is also a beginning.]

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Everyone knows their star sign… but how well do you really know it? In this episode, Laura and Becky dive into what your “star” (or Sun) sign actually represents - your core essence, your life force, and the light you’re here to shine.

We explore each zodiac sign, what the degree of your Sun means, and how the house it falls in shapes the way your purpose expresses itself in the world.

Whether you’re a curious beginner or already fluent in astro-speak, this episode will help you see your sign, and yourself in a whole new light.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

 In this episode, we explore the art of boundaries: what they are, why they matter, and the psychology behind how we set (or struggle with) them. We’ll look at how yoga can help us tune into our body’s wisdom to create healthier boundaries, and how astrology offers insight into the energetic patterns that shape the way we connect with others. A conversation for anyone who wants to honor their own needs while staying open to deep, authentic relationships.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, Laura & Becky open up about their personal journey with values — what they are, how they evolve, and the way they shape every choice we make. Together, they explore how discovering and living by their own values has impacted their work, relationships, and sense of purpose. 

Expect honest conversation, practical insights, and reflections that might inspire you to rethink what really matters most in your own life.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this summer reflection episode, Laura and Becky look back on the past few months—sharing candid thoughts on relationships, parenting, kids and schooling. It’s a gentle pause to process the season gone by before we dive into fresh conversations and new themes in the episodes ahead. 

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

Why do humans seek approval — the “biscuits” of praise, validation, and gold stars that never truly satisfy? In this episode, we explore the deep roots of self-worth: not as something earned, but remembered. We look at the childhood patterns, societal conditioning, and inner dynamics (like the inner child and inner critic) that keep us chasing external affirmation. You’ll learn how to recognise when you’re reaching for biscuits — and how to nourish yourself from within instead.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In a world that celebrates hustle and constant productivity, how do we return to simply being? This episode explores the subtle, often misunderstood difference between authentic feminine presence and anima possession — when the inner feminine becomes distorted through performance or projection. Through the lens of Jungian psychology, astrology, and embodied wisdom, we unpack how to slow down, soften, and live from a place of wholeness rather than burnout. This is an invitation to remember who you are beneath the doing.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

This episode dives into the raw, often unspoken terrain of shadow work, especially the parts of us that surface during retrograde season. The ones that whisper “you’re not doing enough”, or “you’re too much again.” The parts that keep us over-giving, over-apologising, over-achieving, or stuck in cycles of self-criticism.

We explore how these patterns live in the body, the birth chart, and our everyday lives. For us, this shows up most vividly in the challenges we face as mothers - where the pressure to hold it all can expose the deepest cracks in our sense of worth.

This is a conversation about truth, tenderness, and self-inquiry. About coming home to yourself. And about how the retrogrades, far from punishing us, are inviting us into greater wholeness, if we’re brave enough to look within.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

In this episode, we reflect on the powerful transformations that unfolded during our recent 200hr Yoga Teacher Training - not just for the students, but for us as guides and space holders too.

We explore the Heroine’s Journey as a framework for what it means to move from doing to being, from striving to softening, from performance to presence. Through honest conversation, shared reflection, and personal storytelling, we unpack how this training became a container for:

• Releasing old identities and roles
• Simultaneously learning and unlearning
• Facing the wounds of disconnection from the feminine
• Reclaiming intuition, softness, and soul truth
• Remembering that our worth isn’t tied to what we do, but who we are

You’ll also hear part of our own journeys - from burnout and masculine achievement to spiritual crisis and rediscovery through yoga and feminine embodiment. But more than that, this episode honours the collective spiral we witnessed as our recent batch of teacher returned to themselves, one breath, one posture, one moment at a time.

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events 

On 7/7/2025 — a numerological portal of awakening — Uranus, the planet of disruption and liberation, moves into Gemini for the first time in 84 years.

This is more than a transit. It’s a revolution of voice, thought, and technology.

In this episode, we explore:

• What Uranus represents in your natal chart
• How Uranus in Taurus redefined values, bodies, and security — including the COVID years
• What Uranus in Gemini will awaken in our minds, our media, our nervous systems, and our spiritual path
• The rise of AI and the widening consciousness gap
• Why this is the age of truth-speaking, sound healing, and liberating your voice

This is a 7-year portal into the future. Will we use it to deepen into soul — or to outsource more of who we are?

Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast so that it automatically downloads the next episode for you?

For more information about Laura's Yoga Teacher Trainings head over to Soul Sanctuary  www.soulsanctuarystudios.com

For more information on Psychology and Nervous System Therapy add yourself to Laura's Capacity Club waitlist to be the first to get news updates and events