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Overview

Liz Albanis joined by Michelle Diener, to explore the hidden dangers of everyday toxins and their impact on our health. Including their role in hormone disruption, chronic illness, and breast cancer risk. She is naturopath, building biologist, and certified low-tox coach. Through 1:1 coaching, group education and in-home assessments, she helps people achieve better health and wellbeing, and reduce the risk of disease in the future. By working with them to reduce the amount of toxins in their home and body. To get the toxins out and keep them out and to support their body’s natural detox pathways. Michelle shares the heartbreaking story of losing her sister to breast cancer at just 38. and how that loss sparked her mission to educate others about low-tox living. Together, they unpack the science behind environmental toxins. Offer practical, affordable changes to reduce toxic load. Support mental health, and protect the body's natural detox pathways. Whether you're navigating perimenopause. Parenting young children. Or simply want to prevent disease and reclaim your energy. This conversation will leave you feeling informed and empowered.

Michelle’s journey began with the devastating loss of her sister to breast cancer. She now helps others reduce their risk through education and personalised assessments.

Key Topics Covered:

• The “Three Ps”—pesticides, plastics, and perfumes. Are major sources of toxins that disrupt hormones. And linked to breast cancer and other chronic illnesses.
• Simple actions like ventilating your home. Reducing plastic use around food. And avoiding synthetic fragrances can significantly lower your toxic exposure.
• Emotional stress and guilt about past choices can also impact mental health. As Michelle reminds us, “When you know better, you do better.”
• More healthcare professionals are beginning to acknowledge the link between toxins, hormonal changes And diseases like breast cancer. A hopeful shift in mainstream medicine.
• Michelle offers 3 simple tips to reduce toxins in your home. That won't break the bank and are possible for those who are time poor.

Pot Plant Scientific Studies:

Cummings, B.E., & Waring, M.S. (2019). Potted plants do not improve indoor air quality: a review and analysis of reported VOC removal efficiencies. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 30, 253–261.

Wolverton, B.C., Johnson, A., & Bounds, K. (1989). Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollution Abatement. NASA, John C. Stennis Space Center.

Air Filter:

Winix https://ausclimate.com.au/

Connect with Michelle:

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Liz speaks with senior yoga teacher and therapist Lisa Weller based in Brisbane, Australia. With over 20 years of yoga experience. Lisa shares how her yoga practice has evolved into a spiritual and holistic lifestyle. Far beyond poses on a mat. Together, they discuss the intersection of Ayurveda and yoga. Adapting your practice to your energy levels. How yoga can support the nervous system during real-life challenges like natural disasters.

Key Topics Covered:

Yoga is a Spiritual and Holistic Lifestyle

Lisa defines yoga as a way of connecting mind, body, and spirit. And shares how it informs everything. From how we breathe to how we eat and live.

Ayurveda and Yoga Work Hand in Hand.

Lisa explains how understanding her dosha helped her personalise her yoga. Feel more balanced across seasons, moods, and life stages.

Your Practice Should meet Your Needs. Learn how to honour your body's daily energy by choosing stillness. Strength, or something in between. Without guilt or rigid expectations.

Yoga for Nervous system Support is Real. Lisa recounts how yoga helped her regulate stress and exhaustion. After surviving both floods and Cyclone Alfred. Highlighting tools like breath-work and grounding.

The Importance of Walking Your Talk. Lisa gives advice for people considering undertaking yoga teacher training. Teaching yoga authentically starts with having a consistent personal practice. Lisa shares why it's essential for yoga teachers to embody what they teach.

Yoga is more than what we do on the mat. It's how we live, breathe, and move through the world. In this episode, Lisa Weller shares her personal yoga journey. The power of Ayurveda. How to create a sustainable and compassionate practice. That supports your mental health and nervous system. Whether you're a teacher or student. You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of what it means to live your yoga.

About this episode's guest:

Lisa Weller’s teaching is rooted in the sacred practice of coming home to oneself. Her classes offer a grounded, nurturing space where students are invited to deepen their inner awareness and feel supported. Physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Drawing from her strong foundation in Hatha yoga, Lisa honours traditional teachings. While weaving in the wisdom of Yin (Chinese medicine and myo-fascial release), Restorative yoga, and pre/postnatal support. Through intentional, meditative movement and breath, Lisa guides students to explore their unique bodies, honour skeletal variation, and cultivate self-trust. Whether holding a deeply restorative posture or flowing mindfully through asana, her essence is to create space for presence, calm, and deep connection. Beyond the mat.

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Have you ever struggled with a yoga pose and wondered, Why can’t I do this when others can? You’re not alone. Many people assume that flexibility and strength are the only factors in yoga poses. The truth is your unique bone structure plays a huge role in what poses feel accessible. Or impossible!

In this episode, I share my personal experience struggling with Wheel Pose. AKA Urdhva Dhanurasana. And what I learned about skeletal variation. The reason why some poses will never feel right, no matter how hard you try. If you’ve ever felt frustrated by a pose that doesn’t seem to work for your body. This episode will help you understand why—and why that’s completely okay.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Why Some Yoga Poses Feel Impossible

• How skeletal structure, not effort, determines flexibility and mobility.
• Why yoga alignment is not universal.

2. The Myth of "Perfect" Yoga Alignment

• Why traditional yoga cues don’t work for every body type.
• The difference between skeletal compression vs. muscular limitation. Which explains why some poses are impossible.

3. Strength vs. Structure: Wheel Pose vs. Crow Pose

• What's stopping you? Is it physical or mental?
• Why strength wasn’t the issue. Instead my bone structure was.
• How I finally got into Wheel Pose, but why it felt awful.
• Wheel pose requirements.

4. Ahimsa & Honouring Your Body’s Limits

• Why forcing a pose can lead to injury and chronic pain.
• How teachers can empower students with variations instead of rigid alignment cues.

5. What Yoga Teachers Need to Know About Anatomy

• Why most teacher training programs don’t teach skeletal variation.
• The importance of learning how to adapt poses for different bodies. To make yoga more accessible and inclusive.

Episode Summary

Not all yoga poses are meant for every body. That’s okay! In this episode, I share how understanding skeletal variation completely changed my approach to yoga. Both as a student and a teacher.

I explain why some poses will never feel right for you. The harm of forcing “perfect” alignment. Why listening to your body is the most important yoga practice. Whether you’re a yoga student frustrated by certain poses. Or a teacher looking to make your classes more inclusive. This episode will give you a fresh perspective on how to honour your body’s unique structure.

If you’re interested in being a guest or know someone who might be head to my website: https://www.lizalbaniswellness.com.au/podcast

Instagram: @lizalbaniswellnessau
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