Living Well
Welcome to the Living Well Podcast by the Well Being Collective @ Hart House. The Living Well Podcast supports and examines what it means to live and be well through disruptive dialogue, meditation and reflection. The Well Being Collective works to create space for Indigenous, Black and Racialized people to explore wellness from a lens that centres their particular experiences, voices and knowledge as a diverse community.
Episodes
22 episodes
In Meditation: EP6 – Self Love
This meditation is led by Brother Kofi, Freedom and Alignment Coach & Reiki Energy Healer. Accompanied by the sounds of ocean waves, listeners are guided through a serene meditation exercise that involves a grounding visualization. Listener...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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17:41
In Meditation: EP5 - Strength
Led by Brother Kofi, Freedom and Alignment Coach & Reiki Energy Healer, this meditation utilizes the backdrop of low West African drum sounds as it guides listeners through an inner-strength meditation and breathing exercises. This meditati...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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18:28
In Meditation: EP4 – Self Healing
Led by Brother Kofi, Freedom and Alignment Coach & Reiki Energy Healer, listeners are guided through a mindfulness meditation. Join Brother Kofi as you move through an exploration of your ideal life. Listeners will explore a saf...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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16:37
In Meditation: EP3 – Walking Meditation
Led by Liz Coucean, multidisciplinary wellness practitioner, this walking meditation is perfect when you are feeling too restless for a seated meditation or when you simply have the urge to move your body. This practice is designed to help rele...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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22:52
In Meditation: EP2 – Resilience
Led by Liz Coucean, multidisciplinary wellness practitioner, this practice taps into what it means to be resilient. The more we are able to ground into our breath and bodies, the more we create internal resources to help support our nervous sys...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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14:20
In Meditation: EP1 – Grounding
Led by Liz Coucean, multidisciplinary wellness practitioner, this grounding meditation is an ideal practice when experiencing periods of overthinking, stress and/ or anxiety. Through breath regulation and a mindful body scan, this meditation wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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16:31
Every Fruit Has Its Season - Season 1 Finale w. Ezi Odozor
In this last episode of Season 1, Ezi bids goodbye to the podcast and shares her thoughts on the question so central to this show and her own work: What does it mean to live and be well?As with all things, Ezi does it her way, with a lo...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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7:38
In the House: EP6 - "Good" Science w. Daeria Lawson
Description:On Today’s Episode I have the great pleasure of introducing you to someone that I have known, loved, and respected for a very long time. Daeria Lawson is a health researcher and PhD student at McMaster University. On t...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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38:25
In Conversation: EP7 - A Beautiful World
NAOMI JOHNSON: Naomi Johnson, Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Bear clan from Six Nations, has worked in the arts for nearly fifteen years as a curator, arts administrator, professional artist, and community arts facilitator. Naomi served a...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:27:09
In Conversation: EP6 - Black Beauties
*Special Host*Welcome to episode 6 of In Conversation. This Black History Month, I’m here to remind you that Black beauty is limitless. My name is Rebekah, and on this episode of In Conversation, I was joined by Alica Hall, Brittany Ran...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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47:17
In the House: EP5 - An Introduction w. Rebekah Robinson
On this week's episode I'm joined by Rebekah Robinson. Rebekah is a 4th year student at the University of Toronto and she's also the co-producer of this podcast. Rebekah will be hosting our Black History Month In Conversation episode a...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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27:14
In the House: EP4 - A Practice of Care w. Jeahlisa Bridgeman
On this episode I'm joined by Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work alumna Jeahlisa Bridgeman as we explore what "care" is and how we can care for ourselves and others, particularly in these times....
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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43:29
In Conversation: EP5 - I Hold You Close
On this episode of In Conversation I’m joined Jela, Elvin, Jennifer, and Terry who talk to us about the communities that they work in and support and the special importance of community in these times. They give us a road map for care and an ex...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:15:19
In Conversation: EP4 - Nourished
Dr. Amrita Ghai, Idil Farah, and Leslie Campbell move us beyond macronutrients and take us through a nourishing discussion about food and its connections to wellness.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:05:08
In the House: EP3 - Jenny's Story
I love a good story. To me there’s nothing quite like one. The weaving together of words and emotions to create pictures that run through our minds, but also that course through veins as we feel the excitements and tensions of our s...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:27:35
In the House: EP2 - Every Movement Counts w. Martin Phills
On this episode we connect with Martin Phills, who is a pioneer in the Toronto wellness space and whose work in fitness, and wellness more broadly, spans a period of over 20 years. Martin shares his journey, exculpates on the structures within ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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51:54
In Conversation: EP3 - The Ways We Move
From sign language to box squats. From rivers to laughter rippling across vocal chords movement is integral to life. In this episode we explore movement and its connection to wellness. Which bodies are welcome in movement spaces? Who gets to be...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:00:01
In Conversation: EP2 - Stolen
In this conversation, we’ll explore what it means to live in be well as racialized people in the face of a socially unwell world. Exploring questions of Indigeneity, of Motherhood, and of colonial realities, Erica Violet Lee, Marycarmen Lara-Vi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:11:39
In Conversation: EP1 - On My Mind
In this Episode Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos, Suying Hugh, Dr. Josiah Osagie, and Melissa Fernandes help us explore the nuances of mental health and well being while honouring the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and Racialized people to the field an...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:11:23
In the House: EP1 - Picture This w. Olivia Allen
On this Episode I'm joined by Olivia Allen who is the Membership Services and Recreation Program Facilitator at Hart House . Olivia is also a trained Art Therapist. Olivia Allen is a program faci...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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35:38
Welcome to Living Well - In The House
Welcome to Living Well - In the HouseI’m Ezi and on each episode of In The House I’ll be joined by a special guest from within this big ol’ house – The University of Toronto. Join me as Indigenous, Black, and Racialized alumni, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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0:46
Welcome to Living Well - In Conversation
Welcome to Living Well - In Conversation.I’m Ezi and on In Conversation I’ll be joined by exciting panels of Indigenous, Black, and Racialized practitioners, researchers, and administrators who will give us their take on what it...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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0:56
