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Chakras & Chardonnay

Maria Mayes

Chakras & Chardonnay is a Well-Being Podcast for Wine Lovers where we explore insights from ancient wisdom teaching to empower our health, liberate ourselves from anxiety and more mindfully enjoy our wine and everything else we consume. Each episode offers a teaching that you can put into action to support your well-being as well as some fun facts tips and tasting notes on a featured wine followed by a guided relaxation to help you release stress. We explore topics like meditation, breath-work, ayurveda, nutrition, mindfulness, yoga, sleep, self-care, managing emotions, self compassion, self awareness, work-life balance, stress-relief and stress management techniques as well as wines, wine tastings and wine and food pairings. Episodes are short, sweet, fun, tasty and relaxing.

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The 5 Elements of Ayurveda | An Impressive Imposter: Sparkling NA

As follow-up to last week’s conversation on suicide prevention and mental health in the workplace, this episode offers us a perspective shift inviting us to see life through the lens of the 5 Elements of Ayurveda.

Maria then takes us through the options for a dry week (or month or year) and why choosing to cut out alcohol entirely during certain times can help improve your health. She shares why she chooses to be "dry" when experiencing emotional dysregulation, inflammation, or both. She shares a review of a non-alcoholic sparkling wine that is quite the imposter.

Stay tuned till the end when Maria guides you through a grounding relaxation practice to embody each of the 5 elements.

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To learn more about Ayurveda consider Maria’s upcoming Mentorship Program

Almost Zero Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Dry Wine

https://www.totalwine.com/wine/champagne-sparkling-wine/sparkling-wine/almost-zero-sparkling-nonalcoholic-dry-wine/p/347485750

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06/07/23 • 33 min

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Suicide Prevention: Starting the Convo at Work | SavyB

In this episode of Chakras & Chardonnay, Maria is joined by Julie McLean. Julie McLean is the founder of Start the Convo with a mission of ending mental health stigma and lowering suicide rates. Julie, a suicide survivor herself, is a mental health and suicide awareness advocate a suicide prevention speaker, a Tedx speaker, and trainer and coach helping organizational leaders get comfortable talking about and implementing measures to address suicide prevention in their organizations. Julie shares some actionable tips on what to look for, how to start the conversation on suicide in the workplace, and how to create a safe place in the office.
Julie also shares her love of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and Maria shares some fun facts about Kiwi’s biggest wine export.
Stay tuned till the end when Maria guides you through a grounding relaxation practice to release fear.
To get in touch with Julie McLean:
https://starttheconvo.net/ and email [email protected]

To get in touch with Maria: https://linktr.ee/take5health and email Maria: [email protected]

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Kim Crawford Sav Blanc: https://www.kimcrawfordwines.com/collections/our-wines/products/sauvignon-blanc

Cloud Watcher Sav Blanc:: :https://www.tastings.com/Wine-Review/Cloud-Watcher-2019-Sauvignon-Blanc-Marlborough-New-Zealand-07-05-2021.aspxGet the SavyB Lovin Salad Recipe: Recipe

Schedule a consultation to create a Quiet Room in your office: Schedule

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05/31/23 • 34 min

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Self Compassion: It's a Game Changer | Bubbles Please

In this episode of Chakras & Chardonnay, Maria is joined by Amy Lynn Durham. Amy is the Founder of Create Magic At Work®, an Executive Coach & Certified Spiritual Intelligence Coach, a Certified Edgewalker Coach & Facilitator, the host of the Create Magic At Work® podcast, and an industry trailblazer bringing spirituality into corporate culture.

Amy Lynn guides us in asking ourselves some big questions and shares heartfelt tips for stepping into self-compassion. Amy and Maria discuss how empowering this can be both in the workplace and at home.

Amy Lynn also shares her love of bubbles and Maria gives us some fun facts about another trailblazer, Madame Clicquot.

Stay tuned till the end when Maria guides you through a self-compassion relaxation practice.

To get in touch with Amy: https://msha.ke/createmagicatwork
To get in touch with Maria: https://linktr.ee/take5health
Email Maria: [email protected]

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Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut: https://www.veuveclicquot.com/

Fäsi Argentina Sparkling White: https://www.fasiestate.com/

Edible Glitter for Drinks: ​​https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q5DQR5H?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_GW4QKZQFEYVEHWKSY23D

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05/24/23 • 42 min

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In this episode of Chakras & Chardonnay, Maria explains a bit more deeply about how karma cycles can clog our chakras. She bravely shares part of her personal journey of how she used mindfulness to step out of unconscious consumption habits. She’ll offer you a tip for stepping into conscious consumption and then explore the love of wine blends with you and how that relates to the Sacral Chakra. Stay tuned till the end where she’ll lead us through a guided relaxation to help you arrive for whatever you are consuming, whatever you are doing, and whomever you are with. This can be used again and again to help you step into more conscious living.

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Wine Blend Recommendation: Tank 2022 Crushed Hearts, Carbonic White Wine, Solano County

https://www.tankgaragewinery.com/product/2022-Crushed-Hearts-Carbonic-White-Wine-Solano-County

To work with Maria directly: https://linktr.ee/take5health

Email Maria: [email protected]

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05/10/23 • 26 min

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Off the heels of a Chopra Meditation Retreat in Hawaii, Maria was inspired to share her long bumpy journey to developing the practice that changed her life and her brain. She’ll drop some of the science behind what physically changes in the brain as a result of mediation. If you’ve tried meditation but determined it's not for your busy lifestyle or you can’t do it consistently, this episode is for you.
Maria then takes us through a bright crisp white perfect for the upcoming heat of summer and some fun history behind Albariño

Stay tuned till the end when Maria guides you through a short mantra meditation practice.

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Dr. Dan Siegel’s Hand Model of the Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-m2YcdMdF

A few of the studies mentioned: Meditation & Cortical Thickness and Meditation Training & Amygdala
Wines mentioned:
Saviez 2018 Albariño: https://www.saviezwines.com/ if in Fresno: https://thetapandcellar.com/
Cardella Winery: http://www.cardellawinery.com/

To work with Maria: https://linktr.ee/take5health

Email Maria: [email protected]

The Empower Your Health Program Starting in August: Mentorship Program

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06/28/23 • 30 min

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Episode 8: Creating Your Sacred Space | Intentionality | Pinot Noir

In this episode of Chakras & Chardonnay, Maria is joined by Amanda Strojny. Amanda coaches Corporate professionals, Yoga Professionals and small business owners to grow financially, both personally and in their business and career, while staying rooted in their unique gifts. She is a dedicated teacher of the rules of money and provides her clients with a clear and concise Financial Roadmap to monetizing their skills. As a ERYT 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and a Certified Transformational Coach, Amanda uses principle based coaching and yogic principles to establish financial balance and achieve clients financial goals.

Amanda takes us through the idea of creating a sacred space for our meditation or other self-care practices and stepping into it with intentionality. Intention is step 2 in the Take 5 Mindful Tasting Process. Maria takes us through the step and drops some fun tips and recommendations for an affordable central coast pinot.

Stay tuned till the end when Maria guides you through a relaxation practice to release neck tension.

To get in touch with Amanda www.amanda strojny.com, https://www.instagram.com/astrojny/, https://www.facebook.com/AmandaKStrojny/ and to listen to her podcast: www.untappedpower.net

To get in touch with Maria: https://linktr.ee/take5health

Email Maria: [email protected]

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Mundaka 2021 Pinot Noir. Try finding via Insta Cart or Google

https://www.scheidfamilywines.com/

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07/05/23 • 45 min

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Tranquilizing the Monkey Mind: The Power of Mantra | Garnacha

In this episode of Chakras & Chardonnay, Maria brings us the basics of Mantras. Learn about what mantras really are and how they differ from affirmations. She’ll take us through the use of mantras for calming busy brains, aka monkey minds that find it difficult to shut off at the end of the day. If you think you can’t meditate because you can’t get the “thoughts” to stop this episode is for you. She’ll also introduce us to Primordial Sound Meditation. Then she’ll take us through some facts about Garnacha and a recommended budget-friendly wine from Trader Joe's.

Stay tuned till the end when Maria guides you through a short mantra-based relaxation practice.

Featured today on Chakras & Chardonnay:

2021 La Sonriente Garnacha https://www.traderjoes.com/home

To talk with Maria about learning Primordial Sound Meditation: https://www.take5.health/service-page/individual-consult

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07/12/23 • 24 min

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In this inaugural episode of Chakras & Chardonnay, Maria explains the basics of these empowering energy centers and why you might want to care about yours. She’ll drop you a practical tip you can put into action today to increase the activation of your Chakras. Then she'll pivot into exploring some fun facts about the Chardonnay grape and offer some wine recommendations. Stay tuned till the end where she’ll lead us through a guided relaxation to help you step away from the noise of the external world and cultivate peace in the internal.

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Chardonnay Recommendations:

Trefethen Chardonnay: https://www.trefethen.com/trefethen-chardonnay/

Nest Chardonnay: https://scout.direct/iC7EIt

Buoyant Chardonnay https://vinoshipper.com/shop/fasi_estate_winery/chardonnay_43660

Get the Salmon Recipe here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/645a969b4df98f732d24219f

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05/10/23 • 24 min

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03/31/23 • 3 min

Are you a wine lover that is looking to improve your overall well-being, mind, body and spirit? Then this is the podcast for you!
Your Host Maria Mayes is a Well-Being Coach and Meditation Teacher and Mom who's journeyed from self-medicating to meditating. With 10 years in the wine industry and 20 years in the tech industry she's spent the last decade experimenting and training in different wisdom teachings like mediation, yoga, breath-work and Ayurveda to take control of her anxiety and her health. In 2020 she pivoted out of the software industry and into her purpose work founding Take 5, LLC where she helps businesses and individuals take their power back from anxiety and the effects of chronic stress. After rave reviews for her in-person Well-Being and Wine Workshops she was inspired to take her message of mindful tasting to a wider audience. The intention of this podcast is to empower you with teachings that are served up in digestible bites that you can then put into action in your life. Each episode includes a teaching as well as tips & fun facts on a featured wine and a guided relaxation for the finish.

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03/31/23 • 3 min

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06/14/23 • 52 min

Episode 6: Your Body Can Heal Itself | Migraines from Wine

In this episode of Chakras & Chardonnay, Maria is joined by Melissa Deally. Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and Registered Health Coach. She’s also a Master Practitioner in NLP, Timeline Therapy, and a Hypnotherapy Teacher / Trainer. Melissa shares an empowering message with us about your body’s ability to heal itself and how to help it do so.

She shares how she helps clients, detox, determine baseline toxicities through labs and truly empower their health. She also shares how she went from making her own wine to stepping into a wine-free lifestyle as a result of migraines. Maria explores the different whys behind wine triggering migraines.

Stay tuned till the end when Maria guides you through a relaxation practice to increase the activity in your Manipura Chakra and rest in your power.

To get in touch with Melissa: [email protected] and https://yourguidedhealthjourney.com/

To get in touch with Maria: https://linktr.ee/take5health

Email Maria: [email protected]

More info on the Empower Your Health: Mentorship Program

Featured today on Chakras & Chardonnay:

Harvard Article on Wine & Migraines: https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/ask-the-doctor-what-causes-red-wine-headaches#:~:text=Some%20people%20have%20a%20shortage,vessels%20and%20cause%20a%20headache

Field House 301 Red Blend: https://scout.direct/ZjD8LN

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How many episodes does Chakras & Chardonnay have?

Chakras & Chardonnay currently has 25 episodes available.

What topics does Chakras & Chardonnay cover?

The podcast is about Meditation, Yoga, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Spirituality, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Wellness, Podcasts, Wine, Health and Mindfulness.

What is the most popular episode on Chakras & Chardonnay?

The episode title 'Ep. 5: The 5 Elements of Ayurveda | An Impressive Imposter: Sparkling NA' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Chakras & Chardonnay?

The average episode length on Chakras & Chardonnay is 35 minutes.

How often are episodes of Chakras & Chardonnay released?

Episodes of Chakras & Chardonnay are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Chakras & Chardonnay?

The first episode of Chakras & Chardonnay was released on Mar 31, 2023.

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