Come To Your Senses with Mary Lofgren
Come To Your Senses is a place to slow down, reconnect with your body, and experience your life more fully through the senses. Each episode features practical wisdom and gems of delight on how to live with more richness, beauty, aliveness, and wonder.
This podcast is like a cozy, fireside chat
Mary Lofgren, is an award winning embodiment coach, and her career in the embodied arts that spans over 20 years. Her mission is to help people connect with their deeper self through embodiment, beauty, and cultivating small moments of peace and pleasure.
Pour the darjeeling, pull up a pouf, and let's dive in. https://marylofgren.com/
Episodes
199 episodes
Lipstick, Sweat, & Spirit: A Story for Recovering Perfectionists
If you've ever felt tired of living from your analytical, over-thinking mind, and strategized a change by becoming more disciplined, more perfect, more...better, this mini-episode is for you. If you find yourself somewhere in this s...
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Three-Minute Magic: Tiny Rituals To Indulge Your Senses
Sometimes, the smallest rituals create the biggest transformation. In this episode we explore how to turn everyday moments into living altars of beauty and meaning. You’ll learn how to create tiny sensory rituals that soothe your nervous system...
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Episode 191
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33:56
How to Make Daily Life Feel Magical Again
All around you, enchantment is whirring and stirring.The books stacked at your bedside, the lemon on your kitchen counter, the coat rack that holds your comings and goings—all dwellings of the holy, prayers in plain sight.My exper...
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Episode 189
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27:05
It's My Birthday! 🎉 Gratitude + A Special Wish
It’s my birthday! Today I turn 45.44 was a big year. I moved across the country. (Image I is on one of my cherished walks through the California hills, close to where I live in the Bay Area.)
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September Breathing Space + A Love Letter To Leeks
Happy September dear one! As autumn begins to unfurl the first ribbons of her golden cape, this episode is a chance to take a breath, usher in some breathing room, and relax into the richness of what's to come. You'll hear a devotional piece of...
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Episode 188
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7:43
The Art of Being Satisfiable
Have you ever noticed how, when you’re bone tired or overstimulated, your mind craves something extravagant, like a two-hour massage, a pint of ice cream, or a week in Italy? And yet, what the body often longs for is something more simple. Some...
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Episode 187
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The Lost Art of Lounging
"The world is full of magic, silently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." W.B. Yeats. There is certain sweetness in surrendering to a sofa, drizzled in a patch of afternoon light. Lounging is the art of striking up a ...
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Episode 186
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3 Ways to Savor The Lushness of Late Summer
Today’s episode sheds golden hour light on how to savor the ripe, radiant season of late summer. Together, we’ll explore:The energetic and emotional qualities of late summerWhy this time of year can feel both deliciously ab...
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Episode 185
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20:55
Gems of Wisdom From Your Beauty Godmother
Today's episode is a special peek behind the curtain of The Sanctuary community, where in August we're enjoying a month of mastering The Art of Beauty Ritual. Come snuggle up in my salon for a cozy, big-sister-style audio love note on how to ma...
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Episode 184
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24:38
Red Lips and Rose Petals: The Art of Beauty Ritual
In this episode, we time travel through Mesopotamian body paint, ancient offerings of scented jasmine, to love letters sealed with a kiss of scent. This episode will inspire you to indulge in beauty ritual as an expression of adornment, h...
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Episode 183
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Creating A Life Worth Swooning Over
In this episode we explore the “what” and the “how” a life worth swooning over. Swooning: an experience so rich and deliriously lovely it can knock you flat. From the crunch of a perfect French fry to the voluption of bamboo sheets, you'll hear...
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Episode 182
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Feminine Energy Beyond The Clichés
Beyond the wispy gowns and filtered photos, this episode offers a fresh, grounded look at what it means to embody a multifaceted expression of feminine energy.We’ll explore how these qualities show up in all of our lives (no matter your ...
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Episode 181
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36:24
Cultivating Quiet For The Feminine Soul
In this episode, you'll explore the art of creating more quiet in your life, without needing to retreat to a cabin in the woods or swear off technology forever. You’ll discover three simple, soft practices that invite more peace into your days ...
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Episode 180
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25:06
A Love Letter To Flowers: Creative Uses, Secret Histories & Everyday Magic
Cuddle up for this love letter to the hidden histories and secret lives of flowers. We’ll explore how blooms have been used to heal, inspire, and communicate since time began, You’ll also gather creative, practical ideas for bringin...
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Episode 179
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25:11
Weekly Rituals To Bring You Back Home To Yourself
Tiny rituals are what create the drumbeat of our week, and the heartbeat of our lives. In today’s episode, you’ll discover:The story of one of my greatest inspirations—and his beautifully simple approach to lifeMy favorite ...
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Episode 178
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Three Moments That Brought Me Back To Life
Gather round the fire today while Mary shares three vivid, unexpected moments that brought her back to life after losing her inner spark. You'll hear crackling stories featuring tassel twirling, hospital glam, and the healing power of eve...
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Episode 177
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A Softer, Sensory Approach To Overwhelm
Meeting overwhelm with productivity methods is a well worn path. But do you ever feel like that path is just a wagon rut that just takes you in circles? What if the answer isn’t about getting better at handling overwhelm, but ...
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Episode 176
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21:43
How To Be An Everyday Sensualist
New Everyday Sensualist Workshop: https://marylofgren.com/workshop What does it mean to be a sensualist? In this episode, we answer that question with real, simple, beautiful examples of ...
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Episode 175
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21:02
How To Create Your Own Renaissance of The Senses
The Renaissance was a time of discovery, beauty, and full-bodied celebration of the senses. It was also, let’s be honest, a horrendous time of patriarchal oppression and violence, where unless you were a wealthy white man in a powde...
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Episode 174
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27:45
5-Minute Pleasures That Can Rewire Your Whole Day
Who needs a weekend retreat when you've got chocolate, an open window and Spanish guitar? In this episode, you'll discover how tiny moments of pleasure—just five minutes long—can shift your energy, rewire your nervous system, and transform your...
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Episode 173
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21:23
A Return To Sensual Wholeness with Lindy James
I’m thrilled to welcome my own beloved Tantra teacher, Lindy James—a woman whose grounded presence and wisdom have deeply influenced my understanding of sensuality, safety, and embodiment.We get into:What Tantra practi...
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Episode 172
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The Sensualist's Guide To Welcoming Spring
Yesterday I stepped outside my front door to the most delicious sensation.After many months of my body bracing for the chill that greeted me each time I opened the door, this day was different.The air was soft and warm....
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Episode 171
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