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Connor Massimo - Pulse Physiotherapy | FlowCast #56

Connor Massimo is one of the co-owners of Pulse Physiotherapy in Peterborough. Pulse is known for its stellar reputation locally as well as globally through their Instagram and now TikTok profiles which combined have over 120,000 followers and tens of millions of views.

On this episode we talk moving business online during the global pandemic, opportunities for business both now and after this is over, and finding balance and wellness despite these trying times.

This Stay Home conversation was a little bit on the rough side as we faced some technical difficulties with recording to Zoom but I tried to clean up the audio as best as I could

3:00 - Welcome Connor Massimo to the show

3:45 - Moving businesses online

4:30 - Starting the business journey

6:20 - How Connor got into physiotherapy

8:45 - Passing five years in business and gaining traction as a startup

9:30 - Business mentors and coaches

10:30 - Growing the business

12:30 - Making the transition online with virtual physio

16:00 - Not as broken as you think you are.

17:30 - Growing the business on Instagram

19:45 - The challenge with coaching technical movements online

21:00 - Getting the clients to do things for themselves in a self-sufficient way

23:00 - Staying curious about how you move

26:00 - Staying healthy and avoiding the burden on the hospitals

27:30 - Shout out to Neil Morton about TikTok

31:30 - For You Page on TikTok

32:30 - The algorithms and just making content you think will be helpful

33:45 - Developing the mindset of giving away the best content for free

35:00 - Balancing family life and staying grounded

38:15 - Having fun with the kids and not getting negative

38:30 - Connor's meditation practice

39:30 - Digital minimalism when working from home and with an active social media page

42:00 - Setting boundaries for phone time

43:30 - ELDOA classes

46:15 - Connor's flow

49:45 - Long-term solutions

50:30 - Connor's practical advice right now

Resources

Follow Pulse Physiotherapy online:

https://www.pulsephysiotherapy.ca - for virtual physio consultations

Instagram and TikTok - @pulsephysioptbo

This episode was brought to you by the new online course platform, Flow Academy. Sign up for a free wellness challenge week on staying healthy, happy, and stress-free at home. This course has been specifically designed to help you stay well during the global pandemic. You can get started right away at flowacademy.ca

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Going Online With Yoga | FlowCast #55 with Kierstin Henrickson

This episode of the flow cast features our first guest in the Stay Home series. Kierstin is one the co-owners of Peterborough Yoga and in this conversation we talk about her journey into yoga, diving into entrepreneurship on your own, her current partnership in Peterborough Yoga, as well as ways that you can stay healthy and positive during these different and difficult times.

1:00 - Welcome Kierstin to the show

3:15 - Making fake deadlines for tasks

4:15 - Don't go down the negativity path

6:45 - Kierstin's story to opening Peterborough Yoga

13:00 - Identifying success and struggle with other businesses

14:45 - Admitting difficulties as a business owner is hard

16:15 - It's hard to do it all as a solopreneur

18:00 - Who does the creative work in the Peterborough Yoga business?

21:45 - What's Peterborough Yoga doing during COVID-19 lockdown?

27:00 - The state of online fitness and wellness right now

30:15 - Keeping things going with members during this closure.

32:30 - Emotional status with COVID-19

34:00 - The need for routine

38:30 - Digital minimalism and avoiding negativity

41:30 - News not helping

44:00 - Wim Hof Method and cold plunge talks

44:45 - Changing mindset through breathing or changing your temperature *

52:45 - Look at what you can do for your wellness right now.

55:00 - What you can do right now for wellness if you're stuck at home *

59:00 - Making better use of your social media time. *

1:01:00 - Responsibility to take care of yourself

1:03:15 - Where to find Peterborough Yoga

Resources

Peterboroughyoga.com

@peterboroughyoga

Address: 107 Hunter Street E #201, Peterborough, ON

This episode of the FlowCast features our first guest in the Stay Home series. Kierstin is one the co-owners of Peterborough Yoga and in this conversation we talk about her journey into yoga, diving into entrepreneurship on your own, her current partnership in Peterborough Yoga, as well as ways that you can stay healthy and positive during these different and difficult times.

1:00 - Welcome Kierstin to the show

3:15 - Making fake deadlines for tasks

4:15 - Don't go down the negativity path

6:45 - Kierstin's story to opening Peterborough Yoga

13:00 - Identifying success and struggle with other businesses

14:45 - Admitting difficulties as a business owner is hard

16:15 - It's hard to do it all as a solopreneur

18:00 - Who does the creative work in the Peterborough Yoga business?

21:45 - What's Peterborough Yoga doing during COVID-19 lockdown?

27:00 - The state of online fitness and wellness right now

30:15 - Keeping things going with members during this closure.

32:30 - Emotional status with COVID-19

34:00 - The need for routine

38:30 - Digital minimalism and avoiding negativity

41:30 - News not helping

44:00 - Wim Hof Method and cold plunge talks

44:45 - Changing mindset through breathing or changing your temperature *

52:45 - Look at what you can do for your wellness right now.

55:00 - What you can do right now for wellness if you're stuck at home *

59:00 - Making better use of your social media time. *

1:01:00 - Responsibility to take care of yourself

1:03:15 - Where to find Peterborough Yoga

Resources

Peterboroughyoga.com

@peterboroughyoga

Address: 107 Hunter Street E #201, Peterborough, ON

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

Spotify:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Staying Calm and Keeping Focused During COVID-19

Due to the rapidly changing landscape of life in the past week and a bit, we didn't have our regularly scheduled guest for this week's FlowCast. Instead, Telsi and I talked about how to respond to this pandemic with calm, focus, and wellness.

1:30 - Strange Times

4:00 - Support for small businesses

8:30 - Take things one day at a time

12:00 - Working out and staying connected at home.

13:30 - Find time for wellbeing

14:00 - Practice compassion right now

15:00 - People not staying away from crowded areas

18:00 - Life on Mars

20:30 - Spending too much time on social media

21:45 - Eye of Darkness book

22:45 - The sense of community and batching social media*

25:15 - Get all the things checked off your list now - stay productive

25:45 - Busy people take a breather

28:15 - Flow Coaching program *

30:15 - Stick to your long-term game plan in this time.

31:00 - Reforming education in this time

36:30 - Everybody livestreaming - how are you going to be different?

39:30 - Activity time with your kids

40:40 - Mother Nature's hand in this

42:00 - How to handle the stock market crash - become unshakeable

46:45 - Rapid fire immune and wellness tips

Resources

Local small business support for Peterborough

Facebook grant

Worldometers.info

Livestream meditation -facebook.com/flowspaon

Pilatesondemand free trial - 3 Weeks free with FlowSpa coupon code

Eye of Darkness - Dean Koontz

Tony Robbins - Unshakeable

By The Books Peterborough - @bythebooks.ptbo

House Fitness workout - Follow @houseftns on IG

Pulse workout - follow @pulsephysiotherapy on IG

RJ's Sauerkraut blog post

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Rapid Fire FlowCast | Staying Healthy and Boosting Your Immune System

The full episode will be released Monday as usual. In this rapid-fire section, Telsi and I provide helpful tips to stay healthy, positive, and keep moving forward with your goals during these trying times. Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aLgfpdYSHi0PaLwv9yq6D?si=H0BGWz9tTcyzc6VFh2MBUQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Words Are Magic | FlowCast #52 with Jen Avis

In our witchiest episode yet, we talk to Jenn Avis, shares the many hats that she balances in her busy life as a creative entrepreneur, virtual assistant, and leader of a local coven.

1:15 - Welcome Jenn Avis to the show

2:00 - Working as a virtual assistant

3:15 - Running the eclectic herbal

6:00 - Creative outlet of macrame plant hangers

7:30 - Did Jenn start out more analytical or creative?

10:30 - A day in the life of a content creator

12:30 - Creating IG posts *

13:15 - How Jenn got into content creation after shifting directions with Hello Baby

15:30 - Batching content?

19:30 - Your schedule is your lifeline

22:30 - Flow and creativity

26:00 - The entrepreneurial challenge

28:30 - Figuring out your flow

29:30 - Who does Jenn like to learn from in the content creation world?

33:20 - The coach culture in marketing

38:00 - Rooted in the community

39:30 - Let's talk about magick

42:00 - Wicca and identifying as a witch

43:45 - Planning work around the moon cycles

48:15 - What is magick?

53:00 - Where to find Jenn

Resources

Jenn Avis VA

The eclectic herbal

Reiki Ptbo

Ritual Apothecary

Kat Tepylo

Sweet Water Floral

Wicca Craft - Gerina Dunwich

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The Fiftieth | FlowCast #50

A random show filled with updates and stories about biohacking.

1:00 - Welcome to Episode 50!

1:40 - Happy 1 Year to Nufas Media and Flow Spa

3:00 - A day in the life of a float centre owner

4:00 - The online ambassador debate

9:15 - Group meditations starting at Flow Spa

14:00 - Making meditation accessible

16:00 - What's coming up for RJ

18:00 - What's the next big thing with Gary Vee?

19:00 - Stealing energy from extroverts

22:00 - People don't know who Tony Robbins is

24:30 - On having human gods

30:00 - We all need help sometimes *

31:00 - What's true to your own heart? *

35:30 - Central Canada's Natural Strongest Man 2020

40:00 - Pilates as prehab -

40:30 - The art of pilates

43:30 - Becoming Boundless

52:30 - Smart Drugs

56:00 - Omega-3s and brain health

1:00:00 - The trouble with biohackers

1:06:00 - The dangers of being woke

1:09:00 - Cold plunge challenge

Resources

6-phase meditation

The Subtle Art - Mark Manson

Strongman - CCNSM Event Page

Sweat Happy Wellness Pilates

Boundless - Ben Greenfield

Join Scribd to listen to Boundless for free!

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Janet Di Bello | FlowCast #49

Janet Di Bello is an account executive with Bell Media. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about marketing and finding balance with tech exposure when keeping up with the latest trends, the role of coaches and mentors in business and life success, and we reminisce on our shared experience of seeing Tony Robbins at the Power of Success seminar.

1:00 - Does RJ take a day off?

2:00 - Welcome to the show Janet Di Bello!

3:00 - Loving her job as an account executive

3:45 - How Janet came into her role

8:30 - Productivity tips

11:00 - Tech distracts from flow

13:00 - Tips for easing into a more productive routine *

14:30 - Making use of technology responsibly for kids

16:15 - 24/6 Book

21:00 - Screen-off Saturday

21:45 - Finding balance online as a marketer

23:40 - Janet's float experience*

27:30 - The Apple Watch

29:00 - A recap of the Power of Success seminar

34:00 - RJ's Rule Number One in Business

41:30 - Seeking mentors and coaches

44:15 - Virtual Mentorship

49:00 - Returning to the Power of Success?

50:15 - The choreography of Tony Robbins

53:00 - What's RJ learning more about now?

54:00 - Forest bathing *

56:30 - Photography and videography

1:00:45 - Always be learning

1:05:30 - How many books do you have left to read in your lifetime

1:07:00 - Just in time versus just in case learning

1:08:00 - Virtual assistants

1:12:40 - Connect with Janet on LinkedIn

Resources

Connect with Janet - LinkedIn

Xobni

Tim Ferriss - Four Hour Work Week

24/6 - Tiffany Shlain

Molly's Game - Molly Bloom

Men are from Mars, Women Are From Venus - John Gray

Gary John Bishop - Unf*ck Yourself

Creativelive.com

Tribe of Mentors - Tim Ferriss

Awaken the Giant Within - Tony Robbins

Brain Wash - David Perlmutter

Stillness is the Key - Ryan Holiday

Tim Ferriss and Ryan Holiday podcast

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds is a local real estate agent with Ball Real Estate and half of Team Reynolds Real Estate. He's a great example of someone who has found the discipline of systems and balance in creating success in business and family life and in this conversation we get into the details of the routines and habits that keep Jason on top of his game.

1:30 - Welcome Jason Reynolds - his job in a nutshell

3:15 - First podcast experience as the interviewee

4:00 - Team Reynolds

4:45 - The Tabata cough

8:15 - The Swole System

11:00 - Using fitness to find balance in life*

12:30 - How fitness started for Jason

13:15 - College background

14:00 - Entrepreneurial starting point

18:00 - What's the Real Estate life like?

20:15 - The role of the agent*

22:30 - The progression with Team Reynolds

23:50 - Recognizing and dealing with strengths and weaknesses

26:00 - Working together as a family

27:30 - Hiring a business coach

29:00 - Seeking out and enlisting mentors and coaches in business

31:15 - Building systems in business

33:30 - Making checklists*

34:15 - What's part of Jason's daily routine?*

36:00 - Making the morning your foundation for success

37:00 - Would Jason ever become a coach himself?

38:00 - Hollywood Real Estate on HGTV versus being yourself

42:00 - Being level headed

45:30 - Jason's Flow

48:00 - The Real Estate process

50:30 - Jason's biggest tip for efficiency and life balance*

52:00 - Book Recommendations

Resources

Team Reynolds:

705-768-4529

Team Reynolds on social media

reynoldsrealestate.ca

The Swole System

Chandler Marchman YouTube

David Goggins - Can't Hurt Me

Living with a SEAL - Jesse Itzler

David Goggins on Joe Rogan - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1212-david-goggins/id360084272?i=1000425244857

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Spotify:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Paws Ptbo with Beka Foote | FlowCast # 47

Beka Foote is the founder of Paws Ptbo, a pet care and dog walking service. This conversation was a lot of fun and Beka has great energy. We talk about some of the unique skillsets and challenges to caring for animals, how to support local businesses the right way, and why acknowledging mental health is just as important in the business world as it is for individuals.

1:30 - Meditation at Flow Spa

4:00 - Podcasting in a salt cave

4:45- Welcome Beka Foote from Paws PTBO

8:00 - Pupdates from Paws

9:30 - Developing customer service skills

11:00 - Becoming co-dependent on your dog walker

12:30 - Educational background

14:00 - How to handle walking multiple dogs

16:30 - Pack mentality of dogs

21:00 - Coming to Peterborough

21:45 - The starting of Paws PTBO

23:00 - Tackling the business side of being an entrepreneur

24:00 - Supporting local business vs. MLM

28:30 - Network Marketing

29:15 - What's the energy behind your drive?

31:20 - RJ the magical human being

34:30 - Remembering dog names

37:00 - Get outside with dogs to conquer winter *

38:15 - Find your passion and dive into it

39:20 - Fear around starting a business

40:15 - Lions and Tigers and Bears (oh my!)

45:30 - The memory of animals

46:30 - Dealing with mental health as business owners*

49:45- Talking about mental health in business

51:15- Telsi's strategies

54:00 - Get outside

56:15 - Living indoors

57:00 - Winter being the cause and the cure of your problems

58:45 - Make time for reflection *

1:00:30 - Were you effective in your day?

1:01:30 - Every day is not perfect *

1:03:30 - Hustle culture

1:06:00 - Wisdom in tension

1:10:00 - Space geekery

1:13:15 - Boxed life

1:14:45 - The beauty of Haroldtown

1:16:30 - Podcasting on walks?

Resources

Pawsptbo.com

@pawsptbo on social media

How To Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie

Brain Wash - David Perlmutter

The Pale Blue Dot

9 Billion Pixel Photo from ESO Telescope

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

Spotify:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Heroic Humility with Dan Growden | FlowCast #46

Show Notes

Dan Growden is our guest on this week's FlowCast. Dan is an incredible athlete who's endurance is only outmatched by his humility. It takes a lot to get Dan to talk himself up despite reaching the level of training camp in the NHL and competing at an Olympic qualifier for speed skating.

In this conversation, we discuss the unique sport of speed skating, flow on ice, and Dan's new mission as a family man.

February 15 marks International Angelman Day. Please listen to the last 10 minutes of this podcast to learn more about Angelman Syndrome and visit cureangelman.ca

1:00 - Our current meditation practices

3:45- What is TM?

7:30 - Welcome to the show Dan Growden

8:45 - Where ice sports started for Dan

10:15 - Unlimited energy plus cardio genes

11:00 - Functioning on little sleep

11:40 - Dan's hockey career

13:00 - Switching to speed skating

15:00 - Training for speed skating

20:00 - What life's like for Olympic athletes

20:45 - Losing the internal drive due to bureaucracy

22:00 - Dan's retirement from speed skating

23:15 - Time spent in flow

24:00 - The risk of speed skating

25:30 - The interesting science of speed skating blades

27:30 - There's no balance in top-level sports

28:30 - Skating flow*

29:15 - Easy speed *

30:00 - Time spent in flow across sports

32:00 - What does Dan do now to reclaim flow?

35:15 - Where did Dan's positivity come from?

37:15 - Controlling your energy

38:15 - Making competitions with yourself for fun*

39:45 - Where does the competitive drive come from?

44:00 - A new life mission - Angelman syndrome

52:00 - Why Dan isn't allowed to drink orange juice

Resources

The 6-Phase Meditation

Try the Waking Up App for Free for 1 Month

Calm

Headspace

Apolo Ohno - Finding Mastery

FAST - Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics cureangelman.ca

International Angelman Day - February 15

Quiet - Susan Cain

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Let's Talk Happiness Hacks | FlowCast #45

This episode was recorded on Bell Let's Talk Day, a day focused on raising funds and awareness towards mental health support.

Today we are talking about positivity and go through a unique meditation style that combines a number of different positive psychology tricks into one practice to help you feel grateful in the present moment and work towards your long-term goals.

1:30 - Happy Bell Let's Talk Day

3:00 - The intensity of Let's Talk Day origins

5:00 - Why did Bell get into this?

7:00 - The gloomy ending of January

8:30 - Why Peterborough is a virus-marinating area

9:30 - Cultural perspective of weather

11:00 - Combatting seasonal affective disorder

13:15 - The type of people who listen to podcasts

16:30 - Business is about contributing to others

18:00 - The Code of the Extraordinary Mind

21:15 - Practice compassion

22:00 - Gratitude practice

25:00 - You can feel good about yourself! *

26:30 - Know where you fit and protect your confidence *

30:30 - Forgiveness for resilience

34:30 - It's all about you *

35:30 - You've got to support yourself first *

43:15 - The Blessing

47:45 - The benefit of envisioning a higher power

50:20 - The people who struggle are meant to contribute

53:00 - Going full circle with the positivity practices

1:00:00 - We can do it - getting through the season!

1:01:45 - Do something every day in February for positivity

1:03:45 - The trees withstand all seasons

1:06:15 - Ben Greenfield's unique spirituality

Resources

Joe Rogan - Sober October Recap - Telsi's recommendation for hilarity

Joey Diaz episodes for a laugh

Ash Dykes episode

Practicing Positivity Vlog

The Code of The Extraordinary Mind - Vishen Lakhiani

MindValley

Omvana

Elevate the Globe Podcast

Check out Telsi.flows on Instagram for a yoga challenge throughout February!

Boundless - Ben Greenfield

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

Spotify:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Just Be You | FlowCast #44 with Grace Reynolds

This week on the FlowCast we had a lot of fun talking to Grace Reynolds. Grace runs her own business as a mortgage broker in Peterborough while balancing family life, her passion for outdoor sports, and leading several networking groups in the area.

In this conversation, we talk about how Grace balances her work with the rest of her full schedule, how to build a growth mindset, and getting out to shred the hills on her snowboard.

1:30 - Welcome Grace to the show

1:45 - The BNI in Peterborough

3:45 - Moving to Peterborough

5:30 - How Grace got into finance

6:30 - What does a day look like for Grace?

10:15 - Young Gun and Best New Agent awards

12:30 - What makes Grace stand out?

14:15 - Do a good job but don't need to dress to the nines *

18:30 - What does self-care look like for Grace?* Bell Let's Talk Day

21:00 - Schedule the things you care about *

22:45 - Grace's flow state

28:00 - Business goals

29:15 - Fixed vs. growth mindset?*

33:00 - How to keep it going when working on your own?

36:30 - Leading the Women's Business Network this year

41:30 - Being visible as a business person

42:30 - Be You

45:00 - Digital vs. analog

47:30 - Deep values

Resources

reynoldsmortgages.ca

Orangetheory Peterborough - https://peterborough.orangetheoryfitness.com

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

Spotify:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Having Fun and Staying Positive While Sharing Your Whole Heart | FlowCast #43 with Alyssa Rowe

Alyssa Rowe is an owner of Comfort Keepers Peterborough, a business dedicated to "Elevating the Human Spirit." In all that Alyssa does on a daily basis to care for others, in this episode we talk about the self-care that Alyssa prioritizes to keep herself going strong.

Alyssa is one of the most positive and optimistic people we know and we go over a lot of practical advice about maintaining and practicing optimism.

Be sure to stick around to the end of this episode as we talk about Alyssa's powerhouse networking strategy - this information is amazing and will surely get you more business and better connected in whatever you do.

Show Notes:

1:30 - Welcome Alyssa from Comfort Keepers

3:15 - The amazing people of Peterborough

3:45 - The start of the podcast

8:30 - Comfort Keepers Peterborough

11:00 - Who gets support from Comfort Keepers*

12:45 - How did Alyssa get into the field of caregiving?

14:45 - Alyssa's Flow

15:15 - Alyssa's first float *

16:00 - Working hard to develop flow in different aspects of life.

17:15 - Maintaining optimism *

21:30 - Try something different to help yourself

22:30 - Seniors and floating *

24:00 - Frequency of floating recommendations

26:00 - Concussion recovery

26:45 - Getting support into and out of the tanks

27:45 - The space and accessibility at Flow Spa

28:30 - What was Alyssa's pivotal moment in life?

32:30 - Does Alyssa have a daily routine?

34:50 - Make five minutes for yourself *

35:45 - Practicing optimism

37:00 - The brain experiences 3-5 emotions on a loop

41:15 - Alyssa's powerhouse networking strategy

48:30 - Ageism?

Resources

Comfort Keepers Peterborough:

Online peterborough.comfortkeepers.ca

Call 705-243-4042

RISE Podcast with Rachel Hollis - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rise-podcast/id1245763628

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Finding Your Wellness Network in Peterborough | FlowCast #42 with Colleen Hunt

Colleen Hunt is one of the founders of Naturally Nested, a maternal support practitioner (MSP) service in Peterborough. In addition to her MSP training, she is a holistic nutritionist specializing in pre-natal and postpartum nutritional needs. In this episode

1:20 - Naturally Nested

2:15 - Origins of maternal support practitioner

3:45 - How old is the role of the doula?

4:30 - What led Colleen down the entrepreneurial route?

8:00 - Tying nutrition into maternal support *

10:00 - Identifying needs in the community

12:00 - Setting lofty goals for Naturally Nested

15:00 - The Peterborough Business Hub

15:45 - How's the small business community treating Naturally Nested so far?

19:00 - Resolutions and small business goals

24:00 - The Peterborough Wellness Exhibition * - 31

32:00 - Leading through inspiration

34:45 - Reading for business

36:30 - What's Colleen's flow?

38:45 - The therapeutic benefits of walking

41:00 - Making sustainable changes*

Resources

Naturally Nested

Peterborough Business Hub

The Joyous Health Podcast

Peterborough Chamber of Commerce

Peterborough Wellness Exhibition

Wheat Belly - William Davis

The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

The Blue Castle - L.M. Montgomery

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: <https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259> Spotify: <https://open.spotify.com/show/7aLgfpdYSHi0PaLwv9yq6D?si=H0BGWz9tTcyzc6VFh2MBUQ> Instagram: <https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/> Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/> Twitter: <https://twitter.com/flowspaon> The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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New Year's Resolutions | FlowCast #41

Have you set your New Year's Resolutions for 2020? In this episode of the FlowCast we talk resolutions, break down the pitfalls and offer suggestions on how you can actually stick through and accomplish your biggest goals in 2020.

1:00 - Welcome to a new year of podcasts!

3:00 - Dreams becoming real things

4:15 - Telsi's stance on resolutions

4:50 - The problem with resolutions *

6:45 - Resolutions versus goals

7:45 - The Hero's Journey

9:00 - Call to Adventure*

10:30 - Reintegration after the Hero's Journey

11:30 - Resolutions are a call to adventure *

15:30 - The more you face challenges, the better prepared you get to tackle further obstacles.

19:30 - Visualize your ideal self - are your resolutions actually your own?

21:00 - The psychology of behaviour change - have the action plan *

24:45 - Using obstacles as guiding principles.

27:45 - Pace yourself if your resolutions include new fitness plans

33:00 - How to find more balance if you are into slamming energy drinks and blasting biceps

42:00 - Recap of what you can do with your resolutions

47:15 - Presence is power *

Resources

Telsi's online coaching program: flowcodesptbo.com

Book a pilates class with Telsi: sweathappywellness.com

Dream Goals course - 2020 Vision rjkayser.com/2020

Joseph Campbell - Hero with a Thousand Faces

Johnromaniello - romanfitnesssystems.com

Grit - Angela Duckworth

Insight - Tasha Eurich

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: <https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259> Spotify: <https://open.spotify.com/show/7aLgfpdYSHi0PaLwv9yq6D?si=H0BGWz9tTcyzc6VFh2MBUQ> Instagram: <https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/> Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/> Twitter: <https://twitter.com/flowspaon> The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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2020 Vision | FlowCast #40

On this episode of the FlowCast, Telsi and I share what's next in 2020, both behind the mics with the podcast and in the rest of our lives with some big announcements. We also reflect on our most important business lessons of 2019 and get a surprise visit from a friend and regular listener of the show!

This will be the last episode released in 2019. Thank you for tuning in to the podcast this year. Whether this is your first time here, or you've been here since the beginning, it is so awesome to hear that we are making a difference and doing something cool that you care about. Cheers to 2020!

2:00 - Where has Telsi been?

3:30 - Pilates teaches you many lessons about body awareness

6:30 - Leveling up to Reformer Pilates

7:30 - Telsi now at Sweat Happy Wellness

9:00 - Telsi's business pitch presentation

11:00 - Flow Codes announcement*

15:00 - finding the balance between body and mind

16:10 - Seeking new clients now*

19:00 - The big reveal as a starting point - once you say you're going to do something, do it.

20:45 - Putting in the reps

22:30 - How many books did you read this year?

24:45 - storytelling is how we learn the best

25:30 - 2020 Vision

27:30 - The science behind writing in paper journals

29:30 - Coding information into your body through different inputs

32:00 - Priming your subconscious

34:15 - The different days in the 2020 program

38:00 - Gratitude and optimism

39:30 - Rub your hands together - energy gives you energy*

40:30 - Simple Gratitude practice to feel better *

47:45 - Each year is a chapter in your story

48:30 - Reflection as self-care *

50:00 - The technology shift in the past two decades

53:00 - A new strategy for information products

55:00 - Satisfy the balance between creating and consuming

56:00 - Tony drops for a surprise visit!

58:00 - The podcast set up tour

58:30 - Back to Seneca's quote on reading and writing

Seneca quote:

1:00:45 - Telsi's hate of sewing

1:02:00 - Creativity is a practice

1:02:30 - Biggest lessons from 2020.

1:07:30 - No one's going to do it for you*

1:10:00 - Wrapping up 2019

Resources

The Alchemist - Paulo Cohelo

[Read to Lead course](read to lead daily stoic) - Ryan Holiday

John Travolta - Impact Theory Podcast

Elevate the Globe podcast

Creative Calling - Chase Jarvis

The Minimalists Documentary - Available on Netflix

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

Spotify:

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Passion Over Profits | FlowCast #39 with Siam Grobler

I had a blast recording this episode of the podcast with Siam Grobler! Si is part of the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce member relations team, and a course instructor in social enterprise at Trent University while working on his MBA.

Want to learn more about how to start a podcast of your own?

Si was very curious about the inner workings of the podcast, so stick around after the end credits if you’re interested in more of the behind-the-scenes details on the gear used to record the FlowCast and how measuring analytics for podcasts works.

2:00 - Welcome Siam Grobler to the show

2:30 - Introvert or Extrovert?

4:45 - Is extroversion shallow

7:00 - Not being afraid of messing up - no one’s going to die

10:00 - Remembering people’s names*

12:00 - Shout out to Josh Chessman

15:00 - Let your subconscious do your work

16:30 - Giving the Peterborough Chamber a personality*

17:45 - Working for GE - water division

19:00 - Running out of hard drive space

21:00 - Writing in paper journals - it sticks better

22:45 - Teaching and taking notes digitally

27:00 - Digital calendars

28:00 - Excelling with productivity * → 33:00

33:00 - Seasons of Strongman * - 34:30

34:30 - Si’s educational background

36:30 - What led Si on his educational route

41:00 - Getting started in a sales position

43:15 - Switching gears again into an MBA

43:45 - You can change *

46:00 - Being a widget for a company

53:45 - What does social enterprise mean?

57:15 - Sponsoring Ptbo Musicfest

59:30 - Giving back in your own way

1:00 - Bell Let’s Talk Day

1:01 - Does the motivation matter?

1:03:00 - Can someone start a business purely for the motive of the profit?*

1:07:00 - Peterborough community cares

1:09:00 - The Queen of Versailles

1:11:00 - Warren Buffet not greedy

1:13:30 - It’s shallow to just be for profit but you can do it

1:14:30 - How to set up a podcast (bonus content)

Resources

Dale Carnegie - How to win friends and influence people

Ryder Carroll - The Bullet Journal Method

Indistracatble - Nir Eyal

Hero With a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

Documentary - The Queen of Versaille

Poor Charlie’s Almanack

HBO Documentary - Warren Buffet

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

Spotify:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Sweet Simple Nutrition

Carly Eagles is the founder of Sweet Simple Nutrition, a holistic nutrition coaching company based in Peterborough. I had a lot of fun recording this podcast episode with Carly while Telsi was away doing her Pilates certification. Carly and I have a shared passion for food and nutrition and so this episode goes deep into some very helpful advice for anyone to apply towards improving their nutrition. We also got back to the roots of the FlowCast and talked flow specifics in Carly's life. Let's dive in!

1:00 - Carly Eagles on the show

2:00 - Carly's origins in fitness and nutrition

4:30 - The journey to starting Sweet Simple Nutrition

7:00 - The first year of business

9:30 - Finding funding as a new business

10:30 - Passion as an entrepreneur

11:15 - Feeling someone's authenticity - like what you're doing

12:00 - Developing grit *

13:15 - Fear in new businesses *

15:30 - Being awkward in front of camera

16:30 - Introverted success on social media

19:30 - Marketing is not the pushy short term sales tactics

20:30 - Precision Nutrition - diet agnostic and Carly's approach

22:00 - Current fad diets

23:15 - Holistic nutrition

25:30 -Differentiating what the brain and body wants

28:00 - The calorie debate*

29:45 - Behaviour goals versus outcome goals

30:30 - What's sustainable with nutrition? *

35:30 - Getting rid of guilt works the same in nutrition and business*

37:00 - The culinary nutrition program

40:30 - Cooking workshops with Carly in 2020

42:00 - What's Carly's flow?

47:15 - Everything in life feeling in flow and falling in place.

49:00 - Where to find Carly

Resources

Sweetsimplenutrition.com

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook - Gary Vaynerchuk

Precision Nutrition

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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Unplugging To Find Your True Self | FlowCast #37 with Irèni Stamou

In this fascinating conversation, we had the privilege to sit down to talk with Irèni Stamou, a professional dancer and choreographer who has taken what she learned from 15 years in the profession and translated it into an incredible career in wellness and bodywork. There's not a lot of banter or back and forth in this conversation because Irèni's story flows all on its own. There's so much to learn from Irèni and we certainly couldn't fit in all into one episode, so she will be back again. Let's dive in!

1:00 - Welcome to the show Irèni Stamou!

1:00 - When Telsi and Irèni met

2:00 Irèni’s background

3:30 - Career as a dancer

6:00 - Body starts breaking down

9:00 - First tastes of Costa Rica

9:45 - Stopping the wheel of a company

11:00 - Going Unplugged and heartbreak

12:45 - The blue zone of Costa Rica

14:45 - The tribal community of living in Costa Rica

15:45 - Floating memories of tide pools *

16:45 - Living in Greece as a child and growing up Greek in Canada

18:15 - The tight-knit communities in Greece and similarities to Costa Rica

21:00 - Letting go of stuff when moving to Costa Rica *

22:00 - Coming back to Peterborough

23:00 - Do you really need to respond right away? *

23:45 - The Superstore conundrum *

27:00 - Landing in Peterborough

32:00 - The uniqueness of Peterborough

32:30 - Bliss Flow Wellness Retreat*

36:00 - The power of journaling

37:00 - Acknowledge the darkness *

38:00 - Remove yourself for restoration *

41:15 - Receive the gift of nurturing yourself *

42:45 - Holiday Special on Bliss Flow

43:30 - The gift of working with Telsi

45:30 - The differences in electricity and EMFs between Canada and Costa Rica

47:30 - Car-free zones in cities

Resources

Bliss Flow Wellness Retreat

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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FlowCast #35 | "The Runs" with Josh and Dan

Josh Chessman and Dan Growden are two close friends of ours who are also incredible endurance athletes. They've put together a unique trail run get-together at Haroldtown Conservation Area in Peterborough for November 30. In this episode we dive into what inspired this challenge for them, how to participate, and the tips and tricks (or lack thereof) that Dan and Josh will be using to perform their best at this event. The link to join this trail run challenge is: https://theruns.itsyourrace.com/register/?fbclid=IwAR3M3u9feq6u6-EfymyOSq73yp8mapQjC36jN_5QZbiTwpHRA2zdkhCqmOQ

0:00 - PSA on this episode before getting started

2:30 - Podcast start

3:45 - Dan’s Intervention

5:30 - Siri joins the conversation

6:00 - The Runs - Haroldtown race description

7:45 - Could you walk the race?

9:15 - What trail the race is taking place on?

11:00 - What spurred this race on?

12:00 - Dan’s running history

13:15 - Dan’s sports background

14:30 - Does endurance stick with you after many years of building it up?

15:30 - Embrace the grind

16:30 - Josh’s past endurance challenges

19:30 - What advice would you give to other competitors?

21:15 - We’re all in the same boat *

22:30 - Polish some mindset skills - Cold showers *

25:30 - Be normal fit, do different shit*

26:00 - Breathing techniques for running are critical

27:00 - Winter running and breathing

27:45 - Nutritional strategies for the race

29:30 - John Berardi - race nutrition advice

31:15 - Josh running 25 km with just 40 mL of water

33:00 - The sympathetic effects of running

34:00 - Just going with the flow of the race versus being very precise

35:00 - Bakers, cooks, chefs

37:00 - Being body oriented first

38:00 - Unplugged - Self-awareness and not paralysis from analysis

38:45 - footwear

40:00 - Hot Feet

41:00 - Barefoot running

48:15 - Cost of the race

51:30 - Do something hard without receiving praise*

Resources

Dr. Sean Episode

Josh Chessman episode

Unplugged - Brian Mackenzie and Andy Galpin

Xero Terraflex shoes

Dain and Freya - Move Daily - Emily Splichal episode

Race Sign Up Site

Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259

Spotify:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon

The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.

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