Dear Friends,
Today I'm speaking with Sadie Nardini, one of DailyOM's popular yoga-course authors. Her newest yoga course is geared toward empaths, and if you don't know what it means to be one, I'll explain. Empaths are people who feel things deeply, more so than the rest of the population. You may know what other people are feeling before they tell you, and you probably are very sensitive to your surroundings. It is also common for empaths to take on the energy of other people, often without realizing it. I'm just scratching the surface, and there are many aspects to being an empath. Let's get to my interview with Sadie to find out how she can help ease the lives of those who are empathic.
Empaths experience life as people who feel more deeply than most other people around them seem to. While this empathetic ability can be a superpower, it can also be your downfall - depending on if you ignore it, or learn how to rock it. With this powerful course from Sadie Nardini, you'll be expertly guided through the movements, meditations, motivations, recipes, and lifestyle shifts you can make in just a few minutes a day. They will create great big miracles in how you look and feel inside by helping you harness more vital energy, keep your body fit, and successfully maintain your Empath Power lifestyle.
- Receive one lesson every day for 3 weeks (total of 21 lessons).
- Have lifetime access to the course for reference whenever you want.
- Select the amount you can afford, and get the same course as everyone.
- If you are not 100% satisfied, you may request a refund.
Madisyn Taylor: Hi Sadie. What inspired you to create a yoga course for empaths?
Sadie Nardini: I know from personal experience that there are many people who identify as empaths and who want more lifestyle and fitness plans geared toward their specific needs. Also, there are many more sensitive, stressed-out people out there who may not know they are empaths and could benefit from some deeper guidance.
MT: When did you first realize you were an empath, and how did it impact your life at that time?
SN: I always knew I was extra-sensitive. Large crowds bothered me. I felt bad when I'd leave parties early, or I would find the quietest room and sit and read until my friends were ready to go! I was easily drained in conversations and life generally overstimulated me.
I began to have panic attacks. My relationships were dysfunctional with porous boundaries, and I was always self-creating the empath epidemic of "giving my power away" because I could not tell which emotions were mine and which belonged to somebody near me. I had the urge to help, which can be a beautiful thing, but those feelings easily morphed into giving too much, resentment, and exhaustion. I went on a deep journey into yoga practice, something that is supposed to balance people. In some ways it did, but the messages of total compassion, more and more selfless service, and the push to forever attain another complex pose were beginning to overwhelm my systems once again.
It wasn't until my mid-30s, after I'd begun teaching yoga and studying healing concepts professionally, that the concept of "empath" began to pop up in my reading materials. I cried like a baby the first time I looked at a list of empath traits, and I became enamored with this strange concept that 150 percent described me. Thankfully I was in a room full of empaths, so I got a lot of hugs that day!
MT: I can certainly relate! Please walk us through the journey of this course and what students can expect over the 21 lessons.
SN: For over a decade, I went on a course of empath study with books, yogis, neuroscience experts, reiki masters, anatomy professionals--anybody who could add to my knowledge. I learned that being an empath can be incredibly intense but also intensely wonderful. Empaths who can stand in their authenticity and integrity--coming to a strong center within themselves--who are eating well, and containing their energies in balance are a force to be reckoned with. Aligned empaths can change the world for the better, starting with their own! I designed this course as a 21-day journey to get fit, centered, and to reclaim your empath superpowers. This adventure distills and offers a healing and strengthening path specifically for empaths, with a consistent exercise program that also works to realign and clear their body and energy fields. Empaths must nourish themselves with full attention. We can't be chemically imbalanced or toxic through our diets. So many regular yoga and fitness styles ask us to primarily give, but the empath's journey begins with giving to oneself in a positive way.
Here we move, sweat, flow, learn, and transform on many levels. The first week is all about the earth element: finding solid ground, rooting in, and reconnecting to nature and one's true nature. In week two we inhabit the core relationship: abs, spine, whole-body core strength, empowerment, boundary setting, proper energy shielding, and much more. The element here is fire, and we use it on the mat and in our meditations to burn away what no longer serves our fierce greatness. In the final week, we call on metal and air elements to cut away old negative energies, creating organic lightness to move into our poses, and our communities, so that we feel more openhearted and free. These crucial skills and many more assist the empath to get through life with bright empowerment instead of burning dim.
MT: Tell us more about the yoga, meditations, journaling, and nutrition guidance you give in the course.
SN: I designed anatomy-enhanced yoga flow practices as well as strengthening and invigorating yoga and strength sessions for elements of what empaths need to practice to become healthier and consciously fit. But we also dive into many other levels of the student: mind, heart, emotions, actions, and energy. I give empath meditations for energy shielding, better boundaries, whole-heart opening, core connection, emotional cleansing, discernment, and more, and I present motivations that speak directly to the empath's daily challenges. I offer guidance for how to create lasting success with your life's goals in ways that don't overly trigger the adrenal system, and since many empaths are in high vibration and require higher-quality diets, I help them stay clean, healed, and energized. I didn't want to stress my empaths out more than they already were, so I made sure that all this could fit into their schedules seamlessly instead of feeling like more work to do.
MT: We always want to practice what we teach. Have you used the same tools you teach in the course to help yourself come back to balance?
SN: I use them every single day. I have to or it's a quick slide back into imbalance, low energy, and confusion about who I am and what I need. Luckily, I've been doing them, morning to night, for so long that it's not anything I have to think about anymore, it's become my life.
MT: Please tell me some feedback you have received from students about this course.
SN: The consistent feedback I get from empaths everywhere centers on relief and gratitude because someone finally sees them. They are delighted that they can also see a lot of physical changes for the better, but they're not tripping into anxiety or aggressiveness to do it. Students who do this work with me say that they are beyond pleased that they can multitask their physical wellness and still learn and grow in their self-realization. One woman just told me she was first attracted to my work and took the course for the yoga and fitness aspect, but she was surprised that she began reclaiming a lot of personal power she thought she'd given away forever. Another yoga teacher, one who interacts with a lot of bodies all day long, said she's especially grateful for the protection tools she gets through the meditations. Her family is more hyper than she is, and she uses these techniques with them to help harmonize her home life. And then I heard from a woman who said she's fitter and leaner but without triggering the adrenal imbalance she's struggled with for so long. She almost gave up exercise, but now she can rock a practice that helps her level up without the overwhelm.
Starting today, you will receive a new lesson every day for 3 weeks (total of 21 lessons). Each lesson is yours to keep and you'll be able to refer back to it whenever you want. And if you miss a lesson or are too busy to get to it that day, each lesson will conveniently remain in your account so you won't have to search for it when you're ready to get back to it.
We are offering this course with the option of selecting how much you want to pay. No matter how much you pay, you'll be getting the same course as everybody else. We simply trust that people are honest and will support the author of the course with whatever they can afford. And if you are not 100% satisfied, we will refund your money.
Thank you, Sadie, for taking the time to speak to us today. This topic is near and dear to my heart as being an empath and highly sensitive person colors every aspect of my life. Thank you for making this course for us! Until next time.
Be well,
Madisyn Taylor
Cofounder, Editor-in-Chief
DailyOM
