Welcome to Untangle, the podcast from Meditation Studio. I'm Patricia Carpus. In this series,

we introduce you to real people with extraordinary stories and experts who share how meditation

and mindfulness practices change our lives. Our podcast is brought to you by Meditation Studio,

Apple's Pick as one of the 10 best apps of the

year. Why download the app? Because life is messy. We get stressed, anxious, have trouble

sleeping. We work too hard. We deal with conflict. Our hearts get broken. We worry about the

state of the world. We meditate because we're human. Our app gives you

hundreds of meditations from over 30 leading experts. It helps a lot. And if you haven't tried

the app yet, you can now try it for free and explore a starter series plus a sample of some of our

favorite guided meditations in the Discover

collection. You may also want to check out our new meditation collections this year. Mindful

eating, work, authentic leadership, and a special collection just for college students. There's also

a new mindful work and sleep basics course.

If you've already got the app, check out our new unguided meditation timer where you can

create your own meditations with or without our brand new, pretty amazing music tracks.

And don't forget the aid free meditations on Alexa.

Just ask her to enable Meditation Studio. Today's guest

is Natalie Kwa, yogi, yoga studio owner, podcast entrepreneur, and energy healer. Natalie grew up living

in many different countries with her family. She's half Brazilian, half French, and brings an

international perspective to much of what she does.

An aunt introduced her to yoga and meditation when she was just nine years old, and she's never

looked back. She's been deeply committed to these practices for most of her life and shares how

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