Sunrise in Your Pocket

Life happens. Things get lost. Big things, little things. And while our brain knows that things are just material objects, in many cases, our things represent moments and memories that mean something. In this week’s episode, Elena is sharing the story of what happened when she lost two important things, and what was found in their wake. This episode is perfect for anyone who needs a reminder that even the most unexpected moments can be beautiful in their own way. http://elenasonnino.com/podcast

In all the busyness of our lives, many of us go through our on autopilot. Autopilot may be boring, but it is sometimes easier than feeling. And yet, what if we could cultivate awakeness? In this week’s episode Elena is asking the question: Are you awake as a way to remind us that each day is an opportunity to live fully, with eyes and heart wide open. This is the perfect episode for anyone who wants to be more present in their life and in their heart. http://elenasonnino.com/podcast/are-you-awake

Our lives are made up of stories. And those stories are made up of chapters. Each new season in our life is an opportunity to write a new chapter. To align ourselves more fully with our truest selves. In this week’s episode, Elena is sharing a practice to consider what it would look like to do more of what makes you awesome, so that you can write a new chapter in your life inspired by your inner knowing. This practice is great anytime you need a reminder or reset to focus on what matters.

Life is precious. Everything changes. Nothing is permanent. We hear these things all the time. But we don’t always pay attention. When was the last time you woke up in the morning thinking about someone? Did you reach out? Elena is honoring the passing of her friend, mentor, and teacher with a reminder to inspire each of us to connect more and to be more present with the people, places, and things in our lives. Show notes: http://elenasonnino.com/podcast/connect-more

Reacting a human response. We take in information and we respond. Our emotions respond. Our thoughts respond. Our words and actions respond. And sometimes responding is appropriate. But other times, and perhaps most of the time, our responses come from a place of reactivity rather than true awareness. In this week’s episode, Elena is exploring the practice of equanimity, or to react less, as a way to pause first and then respond from a place of inner calm. http://elenasonnino.com/podcast/react-les

How many times have you told yourself, “I am not motivated.” Or, “I can’t seem to get anything accomplished.” What if you didn’t have to measure your motivation by your productivity or accomplishment? What if you could decide that CAN get motivated, and find a wellspring of energy along the way? In this week’s episode, Elena is sharing the secret to finding your motivation within yourself and cultivating a mindset that believes that you CAN get motivated.

Our thoughts create our reality. The question is, what thoughts do you tell yourself? Even the most practiced “thought catcher” has moments of being human, when a story or thought triggers us. Before we know it, we caught up in what can feel like a spiral or cyclone. In this week’s episode, Elena is exploring those moments – when your thoughts get the best of you and what you can do to reclaim your power and your reality. https://www.elenasonnino.com/podcast/when-your-story-gets-the-best-of-you

Many of us are skilled waiters. We wait for the perfect conditions. For all the details to be fully fleshed out. Maybe you’ve experienced this? You wait until we have a dotted line to sign before giving yourself permission to celebrate something. In this week’s episode, Elena is sharing why that way of life, of holding yourself hostage to certainty, keeps us in a waiting pattern and why it is time to stop waiting and start living. Start celebrating. http://elenasonnino.com/podcast/stop-waiting

Have you ever had something fabulous happen in your life – leaving you elated and full of joy one minute and then diving headfirst into frustration – without even knowing why? This week, Elena is exploring the idea of how we keep ourselves from soaring even higher. You’ll learn how where you upper limit yourself, what that means, and what you can do about it to blast through the glass ceiling of your imagination to create more joy, more success, and more of whatever you crave in your life.

Do you believe that you have an inner guide? A source of inner knowing? Many of us have had moments of visceral knowing, or a gut feeling. But in many circumstances, we don’t trust those voices. Or, we are moving so quickly through our lives, that we never stop to consider that we have a wellspring of guidance and knowing within us. In this week’s episode, Elena is exploring the idea of knowing with certainty, like you know that the sun rises each day, that you have an inner guide.

Delight is everywhere. But in a world where we scan through our surroundings and days like we scan our social media feeds, our ability to recognize delight gets lost. What if you could seek out, cultivate, and experience delight every single day? In this week’s episode, Elena is sharing why delight is so important and three ways to connect to what delights you. Because delight is not just for children, we can choose to experience it every single day. http://elenasonnino.com/podcast/cultivate-deligh

We are really good at doing. Doing our work. Doing things for others. It makes sense. Doing is easy, there are often instructions and steps to do something. But sometimes even the best intended doing, can become rote and mechanic. Being and becoming on the other hand, are challenging because they ask us to FEEL, and can look different on any given day. In this week’s episode Elena explores the idea of embodiment and the practice of BEING as a way to express and nurture our truest self.

Find ease. Maybe you’ve heard this before? Maybe you’ve wondered what it really means or looks like? Most of us are used to living in force mode: willing things to happen, or doing every single thing you can to achieve a specific outcome, no matter what. In this week’s episode, Elena shares a story about that illustrates the difference between when you choose ease over force. You’ll want to listen to this episode if you have been struggling with a project or task and not making any progress.

There isn’t enough time. We hear it, literally, all the time. And it makes sense when we spend our days doing, doing, doing. What if there is another way? What if we could replace our scarcity mindset around time to believe that how we use our time is a choice? In this week’s episode, Elena invites us to consider what it would take to make time our ally. To consider that how we spend our time can be a “I get to” instead of an “I have to.” Show notes: http://elenasonnino.com/podcast/real-talk

Have you always wished you could go on a retreat? Or maybe you’ve always wondered what the big deal was and why people love taking retreats? Yes, retreats and getaways can be lovely and even decadent. They can foster zen and take you to exotic locales. But in this week’s episode, Elena is sharing why you need a retreat, not as a luxury, but as a practice to connect to what truly matters and create long-term transformation. https://www.elenasonnino.com/podcast/why-you-need-a-retreat