Permission to Flow
Welcome to Permission to Flow. This podcast is dedicated to lighting the way toward greater creativity, purpose, and inner peace. I’m your host Jessica Hwang. I’m a 2nd generation Taiwanese American. I spent 10 years chasing the so called American Dream while working in corporate finance before making the pivot into my own path as a career transition coach, podcaster, and Dharma yoga instructor. Through a combination of courage and curiosity, I built a career and life that is aligned with my unique talents and authentic self. Now I’m on a mission to help 1st and 2nd gen women build the creative career of their dreams whether you want to be an artist, writer, yoga instructor, entrepreneur, or any other creative venture. Each episode will guide you to break free from survival mode and into thriving mode and create more flow in your life. It’s time to stop living by the shoulds and have tos and build the career and life that flows with your authentic self. it’s time to give yourself permission to flow. If you’re ready to awaken to the creative powerhouse inside of you, then this show is for you! The world needs what you will create! Follow Jessica on Instagram: @jessicahwangcoaching Music co-written by Steven Murillo (@someoneinatreeband) & Jessica Hwang (@jessicahwangcoaching)
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
In this episode, Alina Kuderska and I talk about finding alignment and connecting your mind to your heart. We also talk about seeing yourself as complete instead of constantly chasing for value outside of ourselves. We spend time talking about adaptive design and how that became Alina's path as a fashion designer.
Alina Kuderska is a Dharma yogi and fashion designer based in New York City. She is the founder of Sparkies US, an adaptive clothing line.
What we discuss:
0:00 Intro
1:22 Talking about change and inner conflict
7:20 Getting past the need to suffer
15:00 Finding liberation from life patterns
19:33 Letting go again and again
23:26 Seeing yourself as complete
33:54 What is adaptive design
38:18 Discovering path as a fashion designer
45:10 Looking beyond being adaptive
53:10 Final questions
Resources mentioned:
Sri Dharma Mittra - Yoga Guru at Dharma Yoga Center in NYC
Valeria Orozco - Dharma Yoga Instructor
Mooji - spiritual teacher
Parsons School of Design
Follow Jessica on instagram: @jessicahwangcoaching
Follow Alina on instagram: @akudersyogi
Learn more about Alina's adaptive clothing line:
IG: @sparkiesusofficial
IG: @sparkiesus
Website: http://sparkiesus.com
Music co-written by Steven Murillo (@someoneinatreeband) & Jessica Hwang (@jessicahwangcoaching)
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
In episode 2, I talk about the topic of identity. I share some questions that have helped me explore my own identity and invite you to ask yourself these questions.
In this episode:
2:17 Have we become too fixed in our identity?
3:40 What is something you enjoyed as a child that you no longer do?
9:06 Trying new things - Beginner's mindset
11:13 Who do you get to be when you're alone and no one is watching?
15:45 Do we see ourselves with only one identity?
Follow Jessica on instagram: @jessicahwangcoaching
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
In this first episode, Sam Manchulenko and I talk about finding your path through all of the twist and turns in life. We discuss some principles of yoga that we have adapted into our lives off the mat. We also spend a lot of time talking about self-compassion - how important it is and some thoughts on how to find more self-compassion in your life.
Sam Manchulenko is a professional dancer and Dharma Yoga instructor living in Winnipeg, Canada. She is the creator of the Abhyasa Living Yoga Teacher Training and a mentor in the Dharma Yoga Center’s Life of a Yogi Teacher Training Programs.
What we discuss:
0:00 Intro
1:08 Talking through the twists and turns in Sam's life
5:25 Looking for a new path after a major injury
8:23 Self-compassion in the Abhyasa teacher training
16:24 Attachment & Aversion - sitting in discomfort
23:35 Studying enneagram
26:20 The experience of making big life changes
30:37 Letting go of attachment to things
34:38 Building a better relationship to your body
41:01 Taking a closer look at what triggers you
43:28 Happiness comes from within
44:40 Final questions
46:57 Self-compassion revisited
Resources mentioned:
Sri Dharma Mittra - Yoga Guru at Dharma Yoga Center in NYC
Kristin Neff - Self-Compassion
Marie Kondo - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Follow Jessica on instagram: @jessicahwangcoaching
Follow Sam on instagram: @samtheyogi
Sam offers a free weekly satsang at 7:20 central/8:20 eastern. Find out more along with other offerings at Sam's website www.samtheyogi.com
Music co-written by Steven Murillo (@someoneinatreeband) & Jessica Hwang (@jessicahwangcoaching)
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Welcome to A Way of Thinking! This quick episode is to share why I created this podcast and what I hope you can get out of it.
Music co-written by Steven Murillo (@someoneinatreeband) & Jessica Hwang (@jessicahwangcoaching)
A Way of Thinking
This podcast is a place of exploration - to learn and grow from each other on the journey to becoming our best selves.
I believe that everyone deserves greater happiness and that starts with the way that we think. So many of us fill our minds with negative thinking and have a toxic relationship with ourselves. I created this podcast as a place to share our different ways of thinking. Perhaps hearing other's experiences will allow you to feel a little less alone and to find new tools and tricks to help you think and do better. We are all on a journey and I hope that this podcast can maybe give you a little nudge in the direction of your best self. I believe in you and I am so excited for the day that you believe in you too.