Season 3 Episode 8: Today's is special Meet Your Herbs episode, when I introduce you to another of my favorite plant friends. Since this season's theme is Get Moving, this is an herb that will help you repair your injured bits if you've gotten moving a bit too much. She's blowsy, spiny, voluptuous, a bit of a misunderstood outcast. Meet controversial Comfrey- poor thing, it's not her fault. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Jul 12, 2021•7 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Season 3 Episode 7:: This whole season 3 is all about how to get moving. Today, I’m going to dig into this not only so you can not only move more, but also move more better, more easily, and more comfortably. I call this my Holistic RSS feed. It’s the 3 pieces you need to integrate so that your movement journey moves forward. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Jun 27, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Season 3 Episode 6:: Let’s talk toe spreaders. They’re not the first step in gaining foot mobility (ha- step! Get it? Feet?? Steps?? Ah boy.) But they are the most asked about step. How do you choose a pair? When should you wear them? For how long? I’ve got answers for you. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Jun 17, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Season 3 Episode 5:: Is your mobility out of balance? What even is mobility? Today’s episode is a mini dive into what mobility means, how it’s related to strength and flexibility, and how to figure out which you might want to be focusing on as you move along your movement journey! Movement is medicine, in my view, and I’ll share some of what I’ve learned about people healing their bodies. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
May 26, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Season 3 Episode 4:: Today’s episode is a special one. It’s a Meet Your Herbs episode, because I’d like to introduce you to one of my favorite friends- Solomon’s Seal. Here's the thing: If hydration is life, damage causes dryness. Stuck, constricted, restricted, uncomfortable, lingering dryness can make joints crack repeatedly, restrict our physical and emotional resilience and recovery, reduce circulation and healing, and impinge on our ability to shift between movements and from stillness to m...
May 19, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Season 3 Episode 3:: It can be really helpful to talk about who exactly needs pelvic floor support, because there's classic pelvic floor dysfunction issues, but there's also less obvious, or less common things that come up with less optimal pelvic floor positioning and support as well. So, while you might not actually have full blown pelvic floor dysfunction, a lot of things including the last year of the pandemic has been pushing people over the edge into less common pelvic floor issues. So tha...
May 12, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Season 3 Episode 2:: This season I’m talking about How to Get Moving. Today’s episode is about intentional conveniences and inconveniences- I introduced these back in season 1, and I’m going to share more of my favorite tips, but also ways that you can come up with your own, personal ones that are perfectly personalized for you! | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
May 05, 2021•10 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Season 3 Episode 1:: I was in my 20’s, or maybe even my early 30’s, before I discovered that ‘hypermobility’ is a thing. Before that, I just knew that my ankles and shoulders would come apart at inopportune times, and that while I was quite un-athletic in gym class I could beat the gymnasts in the sit-n-reach! Welcome to my hypermobility story. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Apr 28, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season 2 Episode 11:: Next week, I'm going to launch a free challenge all about breathing better. So this week, I want to teach you a tiny step about breathing, so that when you take the challenge you'll know exactly what you're working towards. Today I'm going to teach you how to breathe with your rib cage. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Apr 14, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Season 2 Episode 10:: What happens if you don't breathe well? Now, if you don't breathe at all, you're going to pass out! If you breathe super shallowly, you're going to hyperventilate. But in between the extreme of not breathing enough and being a perfect breather, there's a lot of room for error, and there's a lot of room for interpretation, and most of us fall somewhere in there. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Apr 07, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Season 2 Episode 9:: Breathing helps everything. Last week I talked about having a holistic perspective to health and wellness and how the foot bone is connected to the head bone, and how it's not just a cliché to say that everything is connected. Breathing helps everything in your body. But what does this have to do with your pelvic floor? | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Mar 31, 2021•10 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Season 2 Episode 8:: A holistic perspective to health and wellness is kind of a buzzword, it's becoming a bit of a cliché, but when I talk about this, I really mean it. What does it look like to me, what would that look like for you in your own body? Let’s dig into what it actually means and what it actually looks like to have a holistic perspective to your health and wellness. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Mar 24, 2021•12 min
Season 2 Episode 7:: Today, I'm going over some herbal remedies that can help the same head and neck pain issues. Some are easy, some don't taste good, but all have had good success helping me out of my own pain! | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Mar 17, 2021•17 min
Season 2 Episode 6:: If you've ever experienced TMJ, tongue tie, or headaches coming from your face and neck tension, you know what I'm talking about. The best graphic I ever saw of it showed the tension lines going over the jaw and coming out of the eyeballs like lightning. That was perfect to me. Today I'm going to talk to you about some of the factors that contribute to exacerbating your discomfort, that you probably have some control over. I'm also going to talk about some stretches and move...
Mar 12, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Season 2 Episode 5:: Emotional stress, postural stress, and exercise stress create different kinds of work in your body, and all of them can impact your pelvic floor. I want to normalize talking about this, and also talking about the fact that you don’t have to live with it. Just getting by isn’t good enough for me. Let’s improve your stress responses, and your pelvic floor function, and live the fullest life you can.| Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Mar 03, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Season 2 Episode 4:: I’m guessing you may have heard of the Vagus Nerve, or maybe the Parasympathetic Nervous System. I’m also guessing that you’re definitely familiar with the idea of R&R, no matter what your favorite R’s stand for- rest, restore, relax, and/or recuperate! In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about how these ideas and this body structure, the Vagus Nerve, can shut off your Fight or Flight response and allow you to carry over the delicious, restful, alert, clear-headed, che...
Feb 24, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Season 2 Episode 3:: Today, on part 3 of our Holistic Perspective on Stress series, we’ll look at the ways you can influence and improve how your internal systems, that are already responding to stress, can respond more appropriately, efficiently, or even less than they have been. I’m going to tell you about 3 types of herbs that have a lot of influence, and how you can get them into your systems. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig...
Feb 17, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Season 2 Episode 2:: Welcome to the next installment on this series all about stress! Today our question is, Can You Take Charge of Your Stress? What are the active and passive choices you can make about things to physically do that will influence your healthy and appropriate stress responses? Find out in today’s episode! Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig...
Feb 10, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Season 2 Episode 1:: I sense that you’re… stressed. Let’s talk about this! I want to explore how we can understand and manage stress from a holistic perspective, and what it takes to create a lifestyle that has healthy and appropriate stress responses- and no, that wasn’t even sarcastic or a joke! Today’s episode is all about the broad strokes of what we’ll be looking at, coming up in this series about A Holistic Perspective On Stress. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestylin...
Feb 03, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Today's episode comes from a recent conversation I had about how we all have Living Pains, and that we tend to just accept them instead of doing the hard work to move past them because so many other things are on fire in front of us already. We often put our aches and pains and not-quite-healed places back into service of our regular lives, at least until a crisis point where we can't go on just getting by. When you're ready to face your Living Pains is where I come in, and I've got your back. J...
Jan 28, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 9
It's time for me to introduce myself again, and I've been thinking about what to say. There’s lots of things to know about me... When it comes to working with me, there’s another big NOT to understand right away: I'm No Guru! What do I mean, and what does it mean for working with me? Find out, and also find out about our Spring 2021 theme coming up soon- STRESS. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Jan 20, 2021•14 min
I have seen a HUGE trend lately. Yes, it’s tied to the great you-know-what mess of 2020, but it’s causing problems that we can reverse. The problem is sitting, and the trend is a clear line between increased butt-time and increased nose dives over the edge into full-blown Pelvic Floor problems. What does this look like? Can you do anything about it? I'll discuss on today's episode. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Jan 14, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Here's my first mailbag episode! Inquiring minds want to know- what does wearing flatter, and thinner, shoes do for your feet and the rest of your body? Listen in to find out! It's simple, and that's the point. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Jan 06, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Lots of people WANT to meditate, but not all are successful. Today I'm sharing my own secret to actually meditating, instead of just wanting to. I also describe the benefits of floor sitting as an Intentional Convenience. It's simple, and that's the point. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Dec 30, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Today's episode brings you two tips. First, an Intentional Inconvenience to get more movement while you're in your home- move frequently used items to different parts of your home. Second, a Lifestyle tip describing silicone toe spreaders, and the practice of easing into them with yoga socks and short practice stints. They're simple, and that's the point. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Dec 17, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Today I bring you TWO Intentional Conveniences! Linking familiar, common actions that you do routinely in your day to additional actions is a great place to start building new habits. And simple gait changes while you're out walking gives your body more texture to build strength and resiliency. They're simple, and that's the point. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Dec 09, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 3
It can be SO hard to drink more water, especially when you don't like how it tastes. Here are some making and flavoring ideas from me, straight from my herbalism skills! It's simple, and that's the point. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Dec 07, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Intentional Conveniences and Intentional Inconveniences are two of the primary types of lifestying tips I'll be sharing in this podcast- but what exactly are they? Simply, they're ways to make things easier or harder for you, so that it's easier or harder for you to do them! When it comes to influencing new habits, these are my favorite ways to support change. They're simple, and that's the point. Join me at paulasherbals.com for more. | Holistic Lifestyling with Paula Billig
Dec 07, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to the Holistic Lifestyling trailer, previewing my show about my whole body approach to living with more ease and grace! I’m Paula Billig, your Holistic Lifestyling host, coach of the Your Pelvic Matters pelvic floor training program, and creator of the Foot to Forehead Fix, my signature program for your whole body wellness. Holistic Lifestyling is all about setting up your normal, day to day life so that you can practice whole body wellness without extra exercise time. In today’s episod...
Nov 22, 2020•13 min
