Wellness Junkies | Beauty & Wellness Tips, Hacks, Recs & Reviews for Women 40+ – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of the Nirvana Sisters podcast, we welcomed back Natasha Brinkmann, also known as Beauty Junky Monkey on TikTok and Instagram. Natasha, a master esthetician and skincare consultant, shared her latest insights and experiences in the ever-evolving world of skincare. One of the standout topics was Natasha's 30-day skincare challenge, where she provided daily lessons to help listeners build their own skincare routines. We delved into the importance of understanding how to use products effectively, as many people struggle with the overwhelming number of options available. Natasha also introduced us to the MaeLove Peptide Squad, a product she highly recommends for its unique formulation that combines various peptides and niacinamide, making it a one-stop solution for skincare. We discussed the proper layering techniques for skincare products and how to maximize their benefits. Another exciting topic was the introduction of AnteAGE, a groundbreaking product that utilizes growth factors and cytokines extracted from ethically sourced human bone marrow stem cells. Natasha explained how this product can help restore volume and improve skin health, especially for those experiencing signs of aging. Throughout the episode, we emphasized the importance of personalized skincare routines and the need for education in the industry. Natasha shared her experiences with various products and brands, encouraging listeners to be cautious about where they purchase their skincare. About Natasha Brinkmann Brands/Mentions + Shop this episode here For more on this episode, read the full show notes here Follow us @nirvanasisters on Instagram Find us at www.nirvanasisters.com Shop our Amazon Store Say hi at hello@nirvanasisters.com Please subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻✌🏻 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Nirvana Sisters Podcast episode we chat with celebrity makeup artist, Christina Flach. Christina shares her best makeup tips and hacks for achieving that youthful, A-lister glow. She shares the importance of skincare and her favorite skin products. Christina teaches us how to choose the best shade for your concealer, bronzer, eyeshadow, and more. Her lip hack for when you want your lips to appear bigger or how to make a bold lip color work will change the way you rock your gloss. Christina's "experiment with what makes you feel good" approach will have you excited to play with your makeup again and freshen up your routine. About Christina Flach Brands/Mentions + Shop this episode here For more on this episode, read the full show notes here Follow us @nirvanasisters on Instagram Find us at www.nirvanasisters.com Say hi at hello@nirvanasisters.com Please subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻✌🏻 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this replay episode we chat with Dr. Holliday Bell, a Board-Certified Physician and Certified Sleep Specialist to discuss all things sleep. How much should we be getting a night? What is your circadian rhythm and melatonin? How can we fall asleep quickly and can we watch TV before bed? We dive into many questions including what to do if you wake up and can't fall back asleep (this answer may surprise you!), sleep apnea and other sleep disruptors, favorite sleep items and more. So much good advice in this conversation with Dr. Holliday Bell. About Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell Follow Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell on IG @thesleep_md and The Solution is Sleep Brands/Mentions + Shop this episode here For more on this episode, read the full show notes here Follow us @nirvanasisters on Instagram Find us at www.nirvanasisters.com Say hi at hello@nirvanasisters.com Please subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻✌🏻 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode Amy and Katie chat with Ayurvedic teacher, author, and Kundalini instructor, Justine Lemos. Listen as Justine explains the 101 of Ayurvedic practices and what the three Dosha body types are. Determining if  you are Pitta, Vata, and Kapha Dosha tells  what types of food are best for your body, what type of exercise, and more. Justine offers retreats, online courses, and private sessions. Listen to learn more and take Justine’s quiz to learn what your Dosha type is here. About Justine:Justine lemos, PhD is the founder of Shakti Path, an initiation and deepening into Ayurvedic, Yogic & Tantrik wisdom for female yoga teachers, yoginis & healers. Justine specializes in boosting radiance and finding balance through the female life cycle, transforming PMS, Hot Flashes, Infertility, Skin Issues and Depletion into Blissful Radiant Sexy Energy and Delightful Health. Justine offers her students tools and experiences to transform mental, emotional and physical imbalances, inviting you to step into your divine power via the knowledge of Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology, Tantra, Yoga & Rituals. Justine is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Jyotishi, Tantrika and classical Odissi dancer. You can join Justine on Gaia TV on the series “Thrive Self Healing with Ayurveda.”Justine is currently working with women who seek to balance and expand their sexual energies to experience radiant wellness. This may include aspects of Ayurveda, herbal medicines, Tantrik practices to transform limiting patterns and experience embodied Bliss. Justine works with select men to remove obstacles and limiting beliefs. Follow @justinelemosphd on IGConnect with Justine LemosFind us at www.nirvanasisters.comFollow us @nirvanasisters on InstagramSay hi at hello@nirvanasisters.comPlease subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻🤍✌🏻 Mentions: What is your Dosha Quiz Online Courses & Certifications Individual Spiritual Mentorship Programs Vedic Consults (Ayurveda & Vedic Astrology) New & Full Moon Circles Live In-Person Events: Retreats, Workshops, & Seminars Soul Alchemy Livestream & On Demand Yoga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus episode Amy and Katie catch up, filling each other in on their summer. Listen about Amy’s exciting travel and Katie’s staycation. Both share their individual take always from the season. Find us at www.nirvanasisters.comFollow us @nirvanasisters on InstagramSay hi at hello@nirvanasisters.comPlease subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻🤍✌🏻Mentions:Kroma Wellness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy September! This week Amy and Katie share their favorite products for streamlining the back to school and fall routines. Great products to help nudge the kids along during this transitional time as well their favorite beauty and wellness products. Find us at www.nirvanasisters.comFollow us @nirvanasisters on InstagramSay hi at hello@nirvanasisters.comPlease subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻🤍✌🏻Brands / Mentions: Elf Ride Or Die Lip Balm Urban Stems - The Kaden  with Glow Recipe Pink Juice Moisturizer Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew DropsNars Radiant Creamy ConcealerElf Hydrating Camo Concealer Kosas Concealer Expressoh - GLASSYState Bags Calm Sleep Mist Zhou Collagen Peptides  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer Replays! Best of Series...This replay will provide a fresh perspective and reset as you move into Labor Day weekend.This week Amy and Katie chat with Susy Schieffelin, a.k.a The Copper Vessel. This episode starts off with a 1 minute sound bath for you to enjoy. The three then discuss the origin of sound bath healing benefits, plus the differences between sound bath yoga, crystal sound baths, and more.  Susy shares her story of addiction recovery and long battle with alopecia, plus her cause of alopecia. Listen as she shares her emotional healing journey. Stay till the end to hear Susy tell Amy and Katie how she maintains her daily nirvana, one of the strongest, most enlightened tips the Nirvana Sisters have heard yet. Susy Markoe Schieffelin is a Los Angeles-based sound healer, reiki master, Kundalini yoga teacher, and inspirational speaker who has led sound baths viewed or attended by millions of people all over the world. Susy has brought healing to employees at companies such as Google, Pandora, and Nordstrom, has played crystal bowls with notable artistsincluding Leann Rimes and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has been featured in publications such as WSJ, VOGUE, USA TODAY, and Los Angeles Times. Susy is known for her light-filled presence and ability to guide people towards radiant and empowered lives characterized by self-love, serenity, abundance, and joy. She is the founder of the Sound Healer's Academy, an innovative Crystal Alchemy Sound Healing and Spiritual Business Mentorship training, serves as a self-love advocate for brands, has created custom product lines, and offers deeply restorative crystal alchemy sound bath ceremonies and healing rituals both in person and online. Follow on Instagram @thecoppervessel www.thecoppervessel.com The Sound Healers AcademyFind us at www.nirvanasisters.comFollow us @nirvanasisters on InstagramSay hi at hello@nirvanasisters.comPlease subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻🤍✌🏻Mentions:Novel The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoNovel A Course In Miracles by Dr. Helen SchucmanSkinceuticals C E Ferulic Vitamin C SerumOdacite Skincare Ca + C Sensitive Skin SerumAlo MovesAlo Yoga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer Replays! Best of Series....This replay comes at a perfect time as kids go back to school and there is a change in routine. Good reminders in this episode and don't forget to check out Part 1 of this helpful conversation. Both episodes are filled with valuable advice on how to communicate effectively with your children. This week in part 2 of our series with parent coach Erika Brunwasser, Amy and Katie get advice on various real-life scenarios. They tackle tough topics like sex and how to answer some of your children’s more difficult questions. Stay till the end to hear how Erika maintains her balance and daily nirvana.Erika Brunwasser is a parent coach and educator in Westport, Connecticut.Erika guides parents and helps them thrive in parenting and everyday family life. She works with parents to become more connected and confident, in order to help them and their children thrive. Prior to becoming a parent coach, Erika was a New York City School Guidance Counselor for thousands of families. She has also helped many Fairfield county adolescents and families in various settings. Erika has a master’s degree in Education, in School Counseling from Fordham University, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University.  Erika is passionate about helping families achieve a strong connection to their children and live their best possible life.Erika Brunwassser on IG @parentcoacherikaerikabrunwasser@gmail.com  Follow us @nirvanasisters on InstagramFind us at www.nirvanasisters.comSay hi at hello@nirvanasisters.comPlease subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻🤍✌🏻 Brands/Mentions:Cymbiotika SupplementsBeauty Counter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer Replays! Best Of Series...In this episode with New York City based Yogi Amina Taha, Amy & Katie discuss her unique background in fashion which led to her finding and falling in love with Yoga, and never looking back. The episode was recorded while Amina was in Egypt and she talks about her Egyptian roots, her secret weapon for her stunning Instagram photos which inspire her large following, and how to begin your Yoga practice. At the closing mantra, Amina shares one of her favorites that has now become ours too. Katie reviews a great new skin care product that she is seeing excellent results from.About Amina Taha:Amina found yoga at the age of 27 during the start of her career as a fashion designer. She was immediately drawn to yoga and how it taught her about her body and herself. She felt the calling to teach a year into her practice, and now continues to share her love for yoga through teaching workshops and classes worldwide. Her teaching focuses on alignment, finding a balance of strength and flexibility in every posture and breath awareness. To her, yoga is about uncovering the infinite possibility within your body and mind.Follow Amina  @aminahtaha on IGDownload her app here: Aminatahamethod.comAmina's Weekly Zoom Classes  Follow us @nirvanasisters on InstagramFind us at www.nirvanasisters.comSay hi at hello@nirvanasisters.comPlease subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻🤍✌🏻Products/Brands mentioned:Gisou Honey Infused Hair OilSunday Riley CEO 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer Replays! Best Of Series...In this week’s episode, Founder of BeautyShamans skincare, Shelly Marshall is back by popular demand. This time around, Amy, Katie and Shelly discuss how to integrate natural techniques like Gua Sha and face yoga with Botox, fillers, lasers, and beauty tools to keep your face looking fresh for longer.  Shelly breaks down different types of laser treatments, what they are best for, and the effectiveness of microneedling.  Shelley also shares the one surprising thing her clients are asking about right now. Amy closes out the show with a new product reco that Shelly is also a big fan of.  About Shelly Marshall:Founder of Beauty Shamans, Shelly Marshall, is a skin expert on a mission to help people raise the vibration of their skin using nontoxic products, tools, and rituals. She believes that beauty is rooted in health and mindset, and our skin will reflect the things we consume. After years of experience, and deep dives into cellular nutrition and aromatherapy, she developed a luxury line of spa-grade products for the skin to "eat" daily.  She also teaches a unique style of facial healing using a combination of facial massage, reflexology, face yoga, and the ancient art of Gua Sha. Her purpose is to help people shine their brightest light through practices of self love, therapeutic touch, and healing their skin within. “My purpose is not to heal you, but to teach you how to heal yourself through the lens of skincare and self love.” -Shelly  Follow Shelly at @beautyshamans on IG.Follow us @nirvanasisters on InstagramFind us at www.nirvanasisters.comSay hi at hello@nirvanasisters.comPlease subscribe, rate, review and share 🙏🏻🤍✌🏻Products/Brands mentioned:BeautyShamans skincareNuFace Trinity ProfessionalSea Silk WashMermaid FaceMedicine Woman Gua Sha ToolStoryteller Reflexology ToolILIA Fullest Volumizing Mascara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices