In this episode, we’re diving into the world of Anaïs Nin and one of her most striking quotes: “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

Spoiler: Courage isn’t always some epic, movie moment. Sometimes, it's as simple as awkwardly telling the barista they messed up your coffee. But those little acts of courage? They add up to something bigger.

Anaïs Nin didn’t wait around for life to happen. She took risks, lived unconventionally, and wrote about all of it—sometimes in ways that would’ve made her contemporaries clutch their pearls.

If your life feels like it’s stuck on the shrink setting, maybe it’s time to explore how to stretch it back out again, one small act at a time.

Breath, the essential function that keeps us alive, serves as a continuous reminder of our very existence. It's our lifeline to this world.But how have societal ideals severed our connection to the depths of breath? What are some of the limitations we impose on our capacity to take in a deep, gratifying breath?Today's episode is spoken through poem, "Let your belly be round." 📧 Drop a line at ellie@shanti-meditations.com.🌞 Sign up for your weekly dose of Shanti: http://bit.ly/3nXt0gC

Hildegard of Bingen was a remarkable woman whose life’s work is almost unbelievable. Hildegard is a woman known to be many things: a visionary, composer, writer, herbalist, scholar, poet; a polymath in the truest sense. In this episode, we unfold the life, music, philosophy, and absolute genius of Hildegard von Bingen, a woman whose life is still dripping in mystique and marvel, centuries after she graced this earth with her presence.Hildegard is a badass, a rockstar, a symbol of female authority in a time when women rarely - if ever - had a podium. Tune in to learn from the life of Hildegard von Bingen.🎵 LISTEN TO HILDEGARDDrop a line at ellie@shanti-meditations.com.🌞 SHANTI NEWSLETTER: http://bit.ly/3nXt0gC