The Cosmic Business Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

We are down to the last two summer hiatus episodes before we return with new ones. As we’ve done all summer, today’s episode is a replay of a great episode from a few months ago. It’s packed with helpful information that you can use as I’m joined by my online business manager (OBM), Ksenia Derouin. We are discussing the role of an OBM and how she has stepped in with solid support in hiring my executive assistant. If you are a business owner looking to hire in the near future, this episode will prepare you to hire your next rockstar team member. I cannot say enough about the life-changing hire of an OBM for my business, and I can only hope that your next hire brings to you what Ksenia has brought to my business!

Ksenia Derouin is more than a business strategist and online business manager. She is a dedicated ally for small business owners, working moms, wellness entrepreneurs, and creative minds. She has a heart for helping others realize their dreams. She combines over 10 years of entrepreneurial savvy with a friendly, approachable style. Her goals are to make things simpler and more joyful for business owners as she teaches them to streamline their operations and set up systems that really work to grow a business that’s profitable AND flexible. She is the go-to person for building a business that thrives on your terms and blends professional growth with well-being. 

Please see Resources below for sign-up links for the Cosmic Business Lab and the Cosmic Business Mastermind. 

Show Highlights:

• What is an OBM, and how do you know if you need one?
• The difference between the roles of a VA (virtual assistant) and an OBM (online business manager
• Considerations to measure your readiness to hire an OBM
• Steps taken by Paula and Ksenia as they started in the EA (executive assistant) hiring process: clarify the role and how it will grow, use tools like ChatGPT to help in writing, post the job to social media and your newsletter community, sort through applicants’ forms and videos, and use a systematic approach to narrow down and rate applicants
• Looking for alignment and harmony when considering applicants—and considering what their astrology shows
• Ksenia’s thoughts about what to look for in the hiring process
• What makes a good OBM
• Ksenia’s path that brought her where she is today
• Ksenia’s changing relationship to productivity over time as she’s learned to prioritize her life and take better care of herself
• Ksenia’s recommendations about up-leveling the operating systems in your business
• Why it’s important to know yourself, your body, your cycles, etc.
• Hear Ksenia’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, morning routine, and what she’s reading/recommending. 

Resources:

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Ask me anything! I'll be sharing another special episode to answer your questions. Email them to paula@weaveyourbliss.com with the subject line “AMA.”

We just have a couple more weeks of my summer hiatus, during which I’m focusing on my writing project and offering you encore editions of some of our favorite episodes. Today’s episode aired about a year ago, and it highlights the value of language and communication in determining the strength and health of our relationships. My guest shares simple mindset shifts in our language that can transform us into more conscious communicators. Join us to learn more!

Alejandra Siroka is a former client of mine and a communications expert who has devoted her life to teaching how language and communication shape our lives and relationships. She is the creator of Language Alchemy, a practice that allows you to transform outdated communication patterns, access your deepest truths, and embody your capacity to show up as a mature, compassionate, and authentic human being. She helps clients learn communication techniques that help them maintain a thriving life. Alejandra combines scientific approaches with holistic methods, and she holds three master’s degrees in the fields of language, communication, and transformative leadership. In today’s conversation, she teaches us how to decondition from the power-over paradigm, how to use language to evolve, and how to connect with people with whom you disagree. She also gives her best tips for showing up authentically in your work and life. 

**Please see Resources below for sign-up links for the Cosmic Business Lab and the Cosmic Business Mastermind. 

Show Highlights: 

• What is Language Alchemy?
• The power of transformative language in helping us have authentic communication with collaboration, equality, and compassion instead of domination, power, and competition
• Our historical context impacts our language.
• Respectful micro conversations and connections are the keys in conversations of disagreement.
• Using communication in relationships where power dynamics exist—and why feedback sessions are valuable
• Our relationships are affected by our karmic ties with people (and can help determine with whom we should work)
• A description of the three hubs of communication: belly center, heart center, and head center
• Alejandra’s spiritual practice has helped her tap into compassionate, conscious communication.
• Alejandra’s tips to live and communicate more authentically:
• Separate your agenda from your intentions.
• Use spontaneity and “aliveness” in communication instead of being trite and repetitive.
• What Alejandra’s birth chart says about her vision around communication
• Alejandra’s thoughts about living and working in her purpose
• Alejandra’s experience as an entrepreneur at a very young age
• Using Vedic astrology in business
• Hear Alejandra’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, morning routine, and what she’s reading/recommending. 
• Who Alejandra works with and how she helps her clients with communication and relationships

Resources:

Connect with Alejandra Siroka: Website, Language Alchemy Podcast, Instagram, and Facebook

Books mentioned by Alejandra: The Song of the Bird by Anthony De Mello

I’m excited to bring you this interview with two clients currently in the Cosmic Business Lab, Justine Sanderson and Jay Robinson. They are an incredible duo who facilitate sound healing and sound baths. In this episode, we talk about sound healing and its impact, and how you can get started with this modality at home. Jay and Justine share how they have made quantum leaps in my course, Heal Your Money Karma, changed their money story, and increased their revenue. They explain how they created a new stream of online income inside the Cosmic Business Lab while gaining more confidence in marketing their local offerings. You’ll hear how they are creating beautiful customized art with voice–and how you can order your very own Om Print. You don’t want to miss this conversation with Jay and Justine.

Jay and Justine have facilitated over 750 transformative sound bath sessions. Both of them have decades of experience in Western and Eastern music theory, and their sound baths are crafted with heart-centered intention, offering a unique and powerful experience for each attendee. Justine is a sixth-generation Collingwood, Ontario, native, and is a graduate of the intensive, one-year Sound Healing and Therapy Certificate Program at the Globe Institute in San Francisco. She is also a certified Reiki master, life coach, and kids’ yoga instructor. With her deep expertise in sound and music, Justine has helped thousands of clients shift from self-consciousness to sound consciousness, establishing solid foundations for personal growth and grounded self-awareness.

Jay Robinson, also from Collingwood, is a professional musician with over 30 years of performance and teaching experience. He is a certified meditation teacher currently studying Indian classical music and theory for sitar and tabla. Together, Jay and Justine bring over 50 years of combined musical and sound meditation experience to their work at Lotus Sound. 

Show Highlights:

• Jay and Justine’s paths to working with sound
• The value of sound and music as expressions and gentle ways of healing
• A sound bath as an anchor for mindfulness and awareness
• Making sound part of a daily practice (You can start with as little as 1-2 minutes/day!)
• Understanding the beneficial impact of the didgeridoo, an instrument of the Aboriginal Australian people
• A look at Jay and Justine’s birth charts that show creative energy and teaching
• Jay and Justine’s experience with the Heal Your Money Karma course
• Jay and Justine’s path to offering sound training sessions 
• The Cosmic Business Lab's benefit to Jay and Justine in sparking their creativity within their unique niche to use AI tools and formulate quizzes to be new lead magnets
• Jay and Justine’s process of utilizing social media and online platforms, along with capitalizing on their local opportunities
• Creating Om prints as unique and customized art pieces
• The future plans for Jay and Justine through Lotus Sound
• Hear Jay and Justine’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, morning routine, and what they’re reading/recommending.

Resources:

Connect with Jay Robinson and Justine Sanderson and Lotus Sound: Website 

Recommended by Jay and Justine: The Mysticism of Sound and Music by Hazrat Inayat Khan

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We have discussed the upcoming eclipses in past episodes, but I wanted to get more specific since they are just around the corner. Since eclipses often come in pairs, the in-between time can get sticky. Let’s talk about how these energies affect our lives and businesses and how we can make the most of this time. Join me now!

Show Highlights:

• An explanation of the eclipses and the retrograding nodes
• Why this time has the quality of moving things backward to disrupt existing patterns and create powerful shifts
• How this energy can propel us forward with innovative thinking–IF we are intentional
• The first eclipse on October 25 is a solar eclipse and the new moon; in the lunar constellation Swati, this energy is about receiving information, creating force, and being open to newness and freshness.
• My advice for the period between October 25 and November 8:
• As a business owner, avoid important decisions, contracts, and hiring new people during this time.
• Since karmas come to the surface to be dealt with, it’s important to focus on practices to ground yourself, remain calm, and give yourself grace.
• Eat well, rest well, and be slower about making decisions.
• This period is a great time for visioning, journaling, and taking in all the new ideas that come to you.
• The second eclipse is a lunar eclipse on November 8; it is a deep, ponderous, receptive, and creative container for an intense and powerful chakra.
• Why the placement of this period is about catharsis, like a death to bring rebirth and a release to allow something to be reborn
• Why this in-between period is a time for reflection and inner work and requires us to be grounded and intentional during this shifting time
• My advice: “Tap into your creative side and allow your new ideas to be born after November 8. Don’t fear the strong energy of the eclipses and remember that their goal is to eliminate obstacles and difficulties. Embrace the process and become even clearer about your purpose.”

Resources:

Join the Weave Your Bliss newsletter for exclusive Resonance Love Letters– sign up here.

Check out my mini-course, The Planets, and Your Business: www.weaveyourbliss.com    

Are you a spiritual business owner? Join my free Facebook group: Weave Your Business Bliss.

We all need more positive emotions and positive changes in our lives, but how do we make those things happen? Most of us don’t know where to begin, and that’s where today’s guest comes in with real science and practical wisdom. Join the conversation to learn more!

Dr. Nicole Tetreault is a compassionate neuroscientist, author, meditation teacher, and international speaker on topics of neurodiversity, neurodevelopment, creativity, mental health, and wellness. Her book, Insight into a Bright Mind, explores groundbreaking research examining the experiences of unique, creative, and intense brains through interviews, storytelling, and literary science while advocating for new directions of human diversity and neurodiversity. Based in Los Angeles, she leads a new generation of meditation practices by fusing novel discoveries and neuroscience with the ancient lineage of Asian meditation. As a recipient of the Milton Career Exploration Prize from CalTech, she founded the novel nonprofit Beyond the Cell, a transformative program to rehabilitate incarcerated women through guided meditation, neuroscience, literature, and expressive writing. Nicole believes we can wire our minds for positive plasticity through compassion and wisdom and live the life we dream. We have a conversation full of juicy material around creating optimum conditions for our brains to be in a creative state, love-based vs. fear-based emotions, and so much more that you can put into practice right away. 

Show Highlights:

• How Nicole was drawn into neuroscience because of her mother’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
• How Nicole came from a place of anxiety in caring for her mother and learned to “sit with what was” and quiet her mind through meditation
• The facts: Over 16,500 scientific papers have been written about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness to reduce stress and anxiety and alleviate PTSD.
• How science shows that chanting activates different brain areas than standard meditation 
• How chanting and meditation practices help regulate the heart rate by releasing positive neurochemicals
• How chanting and meditation rewire new patterns into more love-based states instead of fear
• How meditation benefits can come from simple things, like taking a walk to notice nature or cooking
• How we can cultivate a positive mental state if we find ourselves in a place of fear
• Why we have been trained to prolong the emotion of fear and not be in tune with our natural intuition
• How love-based emotions shift us into a place of trust, greater connection with others, less sense of othering and suffering
• How our brain waves can have a shared consciousness and oneness through chanting
• How meditation helps cultivate a creative mind state
• The identified stages of the creative process: practice, incubation, insight, evaluation, and elaboration
• How working with the hands opens up the mind and helps creativity to flow
• What has been found about the lasting effects of gratitude and appreciation
• How Nicole approaches the language of neurodiversity in her book
• How each individual has their own “brain print,” shown by the different types of wiring and ways of processing the world 
• What it means to Nicole to live in her purpose
• A look at Nicole’s astrology
• Hear Nicole’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, grounding habits, favorite hot beverage, last meal on earth, morning routine, an inspiring person, something people might not know about her, what she’s reading right now, and what’s bringing her joy right now.

Resources

Connect with Paula: 

Find out more about working with me and book a call

Today’s show takes on a different flair than usual because I want to tell you a story. It’s my story of how we came to live on this 160-acre farm in rural Maine. The story goes way back to the roots of my relationship to land and the desire to care for land, and it continues through a beautiful weaving that is daily fulfilling my deepest dreams. YOU deserve to live out your biggest dreams, too! Join me to hear my farm story!

Show Highlights:

• How my love for the land, caring for the land, and gardening was nurtured at a young age by my grandmother
• How my time in Manhattan, my rooftop garden, and joining a CSA group (community-supported agriculture) taught me about the food system and eating well
• How my life fell apart with my divorce and caused me to focus on my spiritual life and travel to study and learn in India
• How a strong message came to me on a meditation retreat in the Himalayas along the Ganges River
• How I returned to the US to the Pacific Northwest and met my current husband—who just happened to have the same dream of owning land and farming
• How the house and a 160-acre farm in Maine came on the market at exactly the same price we were hoping to pay for .15 acres in Oregon
• How things have fallen into place for us to beautify the farm and house and plant trees and gardens
• How our next big plans are to hold outdoor retreats here and make this a spiritual refuge for people to visit
• How our desires are part of our dharma to be our purpose and WHY to wake up each day

Resources:

Find out more about working with me and book a call here.

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After the new moon that happened yesterday, we are moving into a powerful, shifting, promoting, growing energy of moving things for the next nine days. This is perfect timing for today’s show as we talk about moving through difficult moments and keeping yourself steady. Join us now for an inspiring discussion and great music from today’s guest!

Trevor Montgomery is a musician and friend whom I met over 20 years ago. Several years later, we bonded through similar life events and went through a phase of waking up to spirituality through yoga, meditation, and chanting when we lived together in an art house in San Francisco. Today, Trevor is the musician behind Young Moon, and he makes the South Island of New Zealand his current home base. Find his latest album on Bandcamp, along with music from his bands Tarentel, Young Moon, and Lazarus on Apple Music or wherever you get your music. 

Show Highlights:

• Highlights of Trevor’s journey as a musician to discover his true gifts
• How Trevor views music as a way of storytelling and creating characters and new worlds
• How Trevor’s time in the art house in San Francisco was a turning point for positive change in his life
• What Trevor pinpoints as the biggest mindset shift he made while in San Francisco
• What Trevor’s birth chart says about his creativity, transformation, and appreciation for beauty
• Hear a clip from Trevor’s song, The Orbiting Object, from Paraverbal Orchids by Young Moon
• How music relates to Trevor’s spirituality, is vital to his mental health, and helps him deal with past traumas
• Highlights of Trevor’s work with his best buddies and their different bands
• How Trevor approaches the songwriting process
• Trevor’s advice for fellow creatives
• What it means to Trevor to live in his purpose
• Hear Trevor’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, grounding habits, favorite hot beverage, last meal on earth, morning routine, an inspiring person, something people might not know about him, what he’s reading right now, and what’s bringing him joy right now.
• What’s next for Trevor: a new album, a music tour, and a new band in New Zealand

Resources:

Connect with Trevor: Instagram and Bandcamp (Search for Young Moon)

Books mentioned by Trevor: 

The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu (The first book in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy)

The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin

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We are talking about dharma, artha, kama, and moksha, which are the four aims of life according to the Indian wisdom teachings. I’ll discuss each one and put them in context for you as a business owner, including why your business should tap into all four. Join me to learn more!

Show Highlights:

• The four aims of life:
• Dharma, which represents justice, righteousness, and balance, means sharing your particular gifts. It correlates to the first 25 years of life. 
• Artha is about acquiring material wealth so we can take care of our responsibilities and generally covers life from 25-50 years. 
• Kama is about enjoyment, which is just as important as dharma and artha. It roughly correlates to ages 50-75.
• Moksha is about release, which means setting aside material things to finish untying your karmic knots, releasing things you no longer need, and preparing for death in honor of the cycle of life. If we are lucky, this correlates to ages 75-100. 
• How these four periods can happen concurrently, with none of them being more important than the others
• Why spiritual entrepreneurs have the opportunity to include all four aims and not focus solely on artha and business building
• How each of the four aims is at work in your business:
• Dharma is your reason for doing what you are doing–your WHY.
• Artha, infused with dharma, inspires us to give back and make more impact as we grow our bottom line.
• Kama is where we derive our inspiration; it’s essential to prevent burnout.
• Moksha is all about “the bigger picture.” It is about legacy, taking time away for retreat, and knowing what really matters. 
• If these four aims resonate with you and the kind of business you desire to build, please join Your Magnetic Blueprint today!

Resources:

The doors are closing on Thursday (9/22) for this round of Your Magnetic Blueprint, my eight-week accelerator for Spiritual Entrepreneurs. There are only a few spaces remaining, and this is your last chance in 2022. Sign up now here.

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Welcome to this episode of the podcast. Join me for an inspiring conversation around birth work, calming the chaos of life, business, and the significance of sharing our stories. 

Brandi Jordan is a certified lactation consultant, pediatric sleep specialist, newborn care specialist, and postpartum doula. She holds a B.A. in Child Development and a Master of Social Work degree from USC, where she is adjunct faculty lecturing in the area of infant mental health and culturally-competent mental health care. In 2009, she opened The Cradle Company, a full-service pregnancy and postpartum resource center. Brandi’s work as a consultant, parenting group leader, and in-home practitioner has led her to develop a unique philosophy of gentle parenting techniques that are pragmatic, practical, and healthy as an approach for the whole family. In 2018, Brandi founded the National Association for Birth Workers of Color. Brandi shares her journey into birth work and her perspective on business.

Show Highlights:

• Why Brandi was inspired to pursue her path to doing birth work
• How Brandi is doing the work of Jupiter by working with children and excelling at it
• How Brandi helps bring peace and calmness to chaotic situations in homes and families through her work
• Brandi’s tips for leaning into your intuition
• The difference between a doula and a midwife, and why people might want both while giving birth
• Why Brandi believes that every mother–even in a hospital–should have a midwife
• Why it is important for Brandi’s business that she authentically tells her story as a Black woman
• How Brandi has learned to manifest through clear intention and belief–and pay attention to life’s synchronicities
• How Brandi follows and implements her “calm is contagious” philosophy with families
• How parental perception shapes children and their attitudes
• How Brandi uses her mindset to inspire people to have a bigger vision of what they can accomplish
• What it means to Brandi to live in her purpose
• Why Brandi started the National Association for Birth Workers of Color
• Hear Brandi’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, grounding habits, favorite hot beverage, last meal on earth, morning routine, an inspiring person, what people might not know about her, what she’s reading/recommending, and something that’s bringing her joy right now.

Resources:

Connect with Brandi: Instagram

Books mentioned by Brandi:

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

Stop Acting Rich by Thomas J. Stanley

The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach

Steering by Starlight by Martha Beck

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

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Today’s episode focuses on money karma and collaboration. We are discussing why these topics are important for you and your business, so you can be the thriving business owner that you aspire to be. I hope you’ll join me to learn more!

Show Highlights:

• What is money karma?
• Why I believe that anyone can earn six figures in their business, no matter their money situation
• How we can move through money blocks and a scarcity mindset by reprogramming ourselves
• Steps to improve your money karma:
• Do a remedy for Saturn, the planet of scarcity and constriction.
• Organize your finances.
• Work actively on the stories keeping you in scarcity.
• Step out of your comfort zone and experiment with offers to create portals for wealth to flow in.
• Maintain a disciplined spiritual practice and do mantras for the goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance and wealth. 
• Work with other people. Collaboration is important for your business!
• How I am using these techniques to help create abundance for myself and others

Resources:

The doors are open for you to join the next round of Your Magnetic Blueprint, my group program for Spiritual Entrepreneurs - Space is limited - Early Bird price ends on Sept 9th. Sign up now here.

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