Podcasts by Peaceful Ease

78 Every End Is A New Beginning (Final Episode) from 2020-03-09T09:00

In this episode we are joined by Ela and Mario with some news about the Peaceful Ease podcast.

Ela explains how over the months of producing this show, her visions have shifted and she is...

77 Turning Stress on Its Head from 2020-03-06T10:00

“A quiet mind is our default mind when we aren’t paying attention to, and taking our turbulent thoughts seriously.”

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76 How To Overcome Low Self-Esteem&Build Confidence from 2020-03-02T10:00

Today, we are joined by Rani Bora, a holistic psychiatrist and wellness coach.

Listen as Ela and Rani have a fascina...

75 Using Anger As Energy from 2020-02-28T10:00

How do you deal with your anger?

Most of us believe that anger is a negative emotion that we should be embarrassed a...

74 Mindfulness: What Does It Actually Mean? from 2020-02-24T10:00

Mindfulness is a word that is mentioned a lot in today’s society. but what does it actually mean?

Listen as Clive Ho...

73 Meditation: Benefits, Beginning&Development from 2020-02-21T10:00

In this episode we are joined again by Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Clive Holmes.

Listen as Ela and Clive dive...

72 What Would You Do If You Had Five Lives? from 2020-02-17T10:00

In this episode, we hear Ela address a question that is asked in a book named 'Wishcraft' by Barbara Sher. The book uncover...

71 Mind, Thought&Consciousness: What Is the Difference? from 2020-02-14T10:00

In this second part of Ela's interview with Dr. Suraj Gogoi, Dr. Gogoi talks about The Three Principles outlines by Sydney...

70 How Much Are You Controlled By Your Ego? from 2020-02-10T10:00

When you wake up in the morning, do you feel fresh and clear-minded? If so, how long can you hold onto this feeling as you ...

69 Are You On The Right Path? from 2020-02-08T17:19:09

In this journey of life, we all lose our focus sometimes and get sidetracked.

Listen as Ela shares tips about stayin...

68 Who Needs For A Purpose in Life? from 2020-02-03T10:00

In this episode, Ela discusses the three characteristics of people who are searching for their purpose in life: pain, Listen

67 The Golden Rule In Reverse from 2020-01-31T22:16:16

How often do you give encouragement and support to others, yet beat yourself up over the smallest thing?

It is time ...

66 How To Create Lasting Change In Your Life? from 2020-01-27T14:13:47

How are your New Year’s resolutions going?

As we approach the end of the first month of the year, you may be feeling like you are failing at keeping up with the goals you've set for yours...

65 How Good Are You At Stress Management? from 2020-01-24T16:36:54

Do you have trouble dealing with stress?

There are many factors causing stress in our lives: work, family, relations...

64 Accepting An Apology vs. Forgiving from 2020-01-21T16:13:17

Do you forgive easily?

In this episode, we are talking about forgiveness with our second-time guest Nicole Ehrenberg...

63 Have You Ever Heard of the Legend Work? from 2020-01-17T10:00

In Episode 56 and 57, we met Bonnie Weiss, a therapist from San Francisco, who is specialized in the Internal Family Systems therapy. In this epi...

62 Finding The Power To Create Change from 2020-01-13T16:07:39

If you've been following the Peaceful Ease Podcast for a while now, you'd have noticed how recording this podcast has led the hosts' own evolution in their own pa...

61 How To Live Gracefully from 2020-01-10T10:00

In this episode, we welcome back Clive Holmes.

Clive explains to us the importance of living a graceful life, starti...

60 How To Change Your Life With Gratitude from 2020-01-06T14:24:33

He has been mentioned a lot in this podcast, and finally here we are welcoming...Clive Holmes!

Clive is a brilliant ...

59 Who Are Your Heroes? from 2020-01-03T16:16:58

In the last episode of 2019 we focused on our ‘word’ for 2020. In this first episode of the year, we talk about choosing the qualities we want to see in ourselves...

58 New Year’s Resolutions - Do You Set Them? from 2019-12-30T14:58:32

It’s the final episode of the year so it is the perfect time to be talking about fresh starts and goal planning.

Joi...

57 How To Integrate The Voices In Our Heads from 2019-12-27T10:00

In this episode we welcome back Bonnie Weiss for Part 2 of her interview with Ela.

If you haven’t listened to Part 1...

56 Do We All Have Multiple Personalities? from 2019-12-23T10:00

We have heard Internal Family Systems (IFS) mentioned a lot in the podcast over the past few months. In this episode Ela is joined by guest Bonnie Weiss, a psycho...

55 Why You Should Say No More Often from 2019-12-20T10:00

Do you also find it difficult to say no?

In this episode, Ela and Mario discuss why saying not a selfish thing. In fact, it can be a form of self-care that save us from feelings of guilt ...

54 Allowance vs. Permission: Setting Boundaries from 2019-12-16T10:00

In this episode, we are joined again by Barbara Carrellas.

Barbara is an author, artist and a thought leader in the ...

53 Mixing Spirituality with Sexuality from 2019-12-13T10:00

In this episode, Ela interviews Barbara Carrellas about her fascinating work in sex education. 

Barbara is an author, artist and a thought leader in the fields of sex, gender and spirit. ...

52 The ABC of Emotions from 2019-12-09T14:07:14

In this episode Ela and Mario continue the discussion on how emotions are neither good or bad, but the way we act on them is.

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51 Emotional Myth Busting from 2019-12-06T15:19:48

Do ever you find yourself thinking that sharing your problems with others is might be a burden? Or that if you share how yo...

50 Identify It But Don’t Identify With It from 2019-12-02T16:22:50

"Identify It But Don’t Identify With It."

This powerful quote is one of Ela's mentors: Buddhist scholar and meditation teacher Clive Holmes. It refe...

49 Having Needs vs. Being Selfish from 2019-11-29T10:00

Do you feel guilty when expressing your needs? Did you ever shy away from sharing how you genuinely feel? If so, you are not alone! 

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48 How Does Fear Affect Your Experience of Life? from 2019-11-25T10:00

Are you more of a "what if?" person, or can you clearly see "what is?"

Join Ela and Mario on this episode as they di...

47 Healing and Empowering: How To Do It Right from 2019-11-22T16:11:45

In this episode we welcome back Nicole Ehrenberg for Part 2 of her interview with Ela. If you didn’t catch the first part of this interview, you can listen to it ...

46 How Deeply Can You Transform Yourself? from 2019-11-18T10:00

In the last episode, Ela introduced us to the Constellation work. In this episode, Ela welcomes the magical transformational coach who led that life-changing Cons...

45 Constellation - Could This Work For You? from 2019-11-15T10:00

Who doesn't suffer from complex family dynamics?

Constellation work involves participants taking on roles of your family members to give you a fresh perspective on entanglements between f...

44 How Do You Manifest Your Life? from 2019-11-11T10:00

In this episode Ela joins us from her new temporary home on the Spanish island Mallorca. She continues her isolation - this time in an ancient house with friendly ghosts around - and continues h...

43 Why Look After Ourselves First? from 2019-11-08T10:00

In this episode Ela shares one of her own poems with us, ‘Shine’.

This sets o...

42 Did You Know There Are Eight Types of Love? from 2019-11-04T10:00

In this episode Ela shares with us the different types of love according to Ancient Greeks.

From ‘familiar’ love to ...

41 Love As The Absence of Fear from 2019-11-01T09:00

“Love is the absence of fear.”

Ela recently came across this quote, which prompted her to to create a list of things that have to be absent for genu...

40 How Wide Is Your Perspective? from 2019-10-28T09:00

How often do you zoom out and see the big picture - the VERY BIG picture?

In...

39 How Quickly Do You Judge A Situation? from 2019-10-25T09:00

Can you remember a time when you were quick to judge a situation only to realize it wasn't what you thought it was? If so, you're not alone!

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38 How To Transform Your Relationship with Your Voice from 2019-10-21T09:00

Join the second part of the interview between Ela Crain and Patrick Munoz, one of the world’s top voice and speech coaches. 

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37 How Confident Are You With Your Voice? from 2019-10-18T15:02:22

In this episode, Ela welcomes a special guest to the show: Patrick Munoz!

Patrick is a Voice & Speech Coach based in Los Angeles. His students inclu...

36 How Do You Manage Stress In Your Life? from 2019-10-14T09:00

Who doesn't suffer from stress in this hectic world that we live in?

Join Ela and Mario as they share a refreshing p...

35 How To Remain Curious And Why? from 2019-10-11T09:00

In this episode we hear Ela read a poem, ‘Hokusai says’.

Listen as she and Mario discuss the meaning and beauty behind this simple but deep passage. It is a gentle reminder to accept how ...

34 Any Similarities Between Your Partners And Your Parents? from 2019-10-07T09:00

“History is always present in the moment.”

According to the book, ' Listen

33 Who Is Ela Crain? from 2019-10-04T09:00

Wanna get to know Ela better? Then good news!

In this episode Ela shares more about her life and experiences that shaped her into the person she is today.

You'll be moved to hear h...

32 How Our Hearts And Minds Perceive from 2019-09-30T09:00

Do you find yourself labeling things as good or bad? If so, this episode is for you!

Listen as Ela gives us a glimpse into her discussions with meditation teacher Clive Holmes.

The...

31 Ready To Start A New Life Every Morning? from 2019-09-27T09:00

What kind of lives would you live if you could start a new life every morning? Or, have you been doing that already?

Listen as Ela reads a passage from the...

30 The Lesson on Impermanence from 2019-09-23T09:00

Imagine a week where you have to walk 4-10 hours a day, through pouring rain, freezing snow and blinding fog, carrying a heavy backpack, showering with ice cold w...

29 Where Do You Hold Your Tension? from 2019-09-20T09:00

Where do you often hold your stress? Do you feel any tension in your body right now? If so, where is it?

Tension is often a result of a specific emotion, and by becoming aware of where yo...

28 How Much Do Your Fears Control You? from 2019-09-13T09:00

Fear. We all have it. But how we deal with it sets us apart.

Do you trust your ability to face your fears? Or, do yo...

27 How Much of A Perfectionist Are You? from 2019-09-09T09:00

Are you perfectionist enough to consider perfectionism a good trait, a necessity for success?

Listen as Ela explains...

26 How Easily Can You Let Go? from 2019-09-02T09:00

Today we revisit Episode 5, where we talked about letting emotions into the ‘Guest House’ that we are, and treating them as temporary visitors, nothing more. Listen

25 Do You Know All The Different Roommates Occupying Your Mind? from 2019-08-30T09:00

In this episode Ela introduces us to a fascinating therapy technique that she has recently added to her own self-development journey. It is called Internal Family...

24 Have You Ever Met Someone And Felt Like You’ve Met Them Before? from 2019-08-26T09:00

In this episode we listen to a voicemail from a listener, Susy, who recently had some one-on-one sessions with Ela. Susy shares her feelings about her work with E...

23 Why Do You Want To Be Better? from 2019-08-23T09:00

Are you aware of the foundation on which your self-growth journey is based on?

In this episode, we have a listener q...

22 Are You Aware of the Intentions Behind Your Actions? from 2019-08-19T09:00

If you were walking down the street and saw $20 lying on the ground, would you pick it up thinking it was the universe offering it to you? Or, would you leave it ...

21 Are You Friends With Your Inner-Critic? from 2019-08-16T09:00

In this episode Ela dives deeper into the topic that was covered in Episode 7: Transforming Your Inner-Critic into Inner-Coach.

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20 Are You Really Friends With Yourself? from 2019-08-12T09:00

The focus of this episode is a poem, Love After Love, by Derrick Walcott. This poem is all about shaking hands with yourself and becoming a supportive friend to y...

19 Who Would You Be Without the Need To Maintain the Current You? from 2019-08-09T09:00

Ela recently asked herself this very question: Who Would You Be Without the Need to Maintain the Current You?

Listen as Ela tackles this difficult question as she stays in a remote part o...

18 Are You An Emotional Orphan? from 2019-08-05T09:00

“America is a nation of emotional orphans, adult children grew up without effective parents.” This powerful quote by Dennis Wholey is the topic of this episode of...

17 Do You Know the Difference Between Gratitude and Appreciation? from 2019-08-02T09:00

Gratitude. . . another buzz word of our times. But do you know how gratitude differs from appreciation?

In this episode, Ela sets a new task for you where you can truly explore what you a...

16 A 20-Minute Guided Relaxation Exercise from 2019-07-26T09:00

Are you feeling anxious or stressed at the moment?

Listen to this episode to be guided through a deep 20-minute relaxation session, which will leave you feeling calmer and more at ease. Listen

15 Sacrificing vs Giving from 2019-07-19T09:00

“Sacrifice is a tag we attach to gifts when we give to get something back” - this quote by Ela is the topic of this episode.

Listen as Ela and Mario discuss how by sacrificing for someone...

14 How To Let Go of Expectations from 2019-07-15T09:00

'Letting go' has become a buzzword these days. But why should we even consider letting go of our expectations? Don't they give us hope and act as a driving force that guide us in life?

In...

13 What Is Your Primary Emotion? from 2019-07-08T09:00

This episode's topic is inspired by Tony Robbins and his primary question idea: ‘What is your primary question?’

Ela adds a beautiful twist to this question and asks what our primary 'que...

12 How To Deal With Conflict In Relationships from 2019-07-05T09:00

Did you know we often use one of the 3 strategies to deal with conflict? We either play the invisible, a compromiser/negotiator, or the rebel.

In this episode Ela explains these dynamics ...

11 Do You Know Your Worth? from 2019-07-01T09:00

Do you sometimes confuse your worth with the value of things you own?

We often judge ourselves by how others perceive us, and even though we know internalize others’ opinions is not the h...

10 How Do You Really Listen To Other People? from 2019-06-28T09:00

How often you feel hurt because you're unheard?

As a follow up to our last episode, which focused on silence, Ela and Mario talk about listening skills.

Ela discusses the 4 differe...

9 The Power of Silence from 2019-06-24T09:00

Silence is a powerful tool of communication. It is a vessel that connects us to our environment, and enables us to have deeper connections with our loved ones.  Listen

8 Invest in Your Weaknesses from 2019-06-21T09:00

In this episode, Ela and Mario talk about two contradicting beliefs:

"You are as strong as our weakest points."

"You should invest in your strengths."

Could there be a power...

7 Transforming Your Inner-Critic Into Inner-Coach from 2019-06-17T09:00

We all have an inner-critic. But unless we turn that inner-critic into an inner-coach, we may become the obstacle in our own journey.

Listen as Ela describes how we reflect the judgements...

6 The Cost of Not Being Present from 2019-06-14T09:00

How often do you find yourself not present, struggling to listen wholeheartedly, focus thoroughly, and remain interested.

In this episode, Ela and Mario assert that being present is not j...

5 The Guest House That You Are from 2019-06-10T09:00

Sometimes we forget the transitory nature of our feelings and we get attach to them or try to avoid them at all cost.

We shut our doors to our feelings, choosing to become numb rather tha...

4 What Is Peace? from 2019-06-07T09:00

What does 'inner-peace' mean to you? And how do you think you could benefit from living from a state of stable peace and mental clarity?

Inner-peace isn’t what many people strive for, say...

3 The Importance of Defining Values from 2019-06-02T19:35:48

Honesty, integrity, happiness, serenity...what are you values?

In this episode, Ela and Mario talk about how values ...

2 Get To Know Ela and Mario from 2019-06-02T19:26:56

In this episode Mario digs a little deeper into Ela’s background.

We learn how a difficult childhood, solitude and d...

1 Welcome To Peaceful Ease from 2019-06-02T19:12:11

Ela and Mario warmly welcome you to Peaceful Ease - an open, comfortable space to discuss emotional health.

In this first episode, Ela defines what emotional health is and why it’s an imp...