Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece. The Lavendaire Lifestyle is a podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. Hosted by Aileen Xu, this podcast shares insight & inspiration on how to shine as your brightest self and create your dream life. Bi-weekly episodes on Sundays.
The thing keeping us disconnected from our power has nothing to do with what we lack—and everything to do with what we've forgotten. In this episode, Gregg Braden reveals why our DNA is far more remarkable than we've been taught, and how our emotions literally shape our biology. He shares ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science to show us how to reclaim the sacred humanness within ourselves
Gregg Braden is a five-time New York Times best-selling author, scientist and pioneer in the emerging paradigm bridging science, social policy and human potential. From 1979 to 1991 Gregg worked as a problem solver during times of crisis for Fortune 500 companies. He continues problem-solving today as his work reveals deep insights into the new human story, and how the discoveries inform the policies of everyday life and the emerging world.
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3:23 Gregg’s Journey
15:56 Religion vs. Spirituality
28:56 The Role of AI in Society
31:52 The Power of Humanness
37:37 Activating Your Power
45:21 Listening From Your Heart
50:00 When Ancient Wisdom Meets Science
01:03:08 Final Message
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What if the thing keeping you stuck in life has nothing to do with productivity, discipline, or ambition—and everything to do with a disconnection from your creativity? In this episode, we explore why creativity is a missing pillar of self-development and healing. Amie McNee shares powerful practices to overcome perfectionism and self-doubt, and we discuss how consistency, compassion, and trusting the creative process allow us to finish what we start and share our art with the world.
Amie McNee is an author and speaker who has dedicated her work to empowering creatives to stop waiting for permission and start making their art. Through her books, speaking, and online community, she’s become a global advocate for the radical, necessary work of creativity.
2:20 What Led Amie to Become a Creativity Coach
11:05 What Does It Mean to Play
14:26 Distinction Between Types of Art
17:31 Overcoming Blocks as an Artist
29:27 Consistency & Discipline
34:48 Creating a Process You Love
40:58 Tips for Finishing a Book
47:15 Meeting Resistance in Your Creative Path
51:00 Amie's Creative Mantras
55:03 Final Message
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What if the key to understanding your soul's purpose was hidden in the colors of your energy field all along? In this episode, Helen shares her incredible journey from anxiety-ridden PhD student to spiritual healer, sparked by a spontaneous Kundalini awakening that opened her ability to perceive auras and receive guidance from spirit teams. She invites listeners to begin with a daily meditation practice and take her quiz to uncover their own soul aura color and start evolving toward their fullest light.
Helen Ye Plehn is the founder of Helen Creates Beauty and the author of the Aura Color Wheel: a system to identify your soul's purpose through your Soul Aura Color. She is also an intuitive painter, certified crystal healer, angel channeler, third-generation Feng Shui master, meditation teacher, Ayurveda practitioner, Vedic astrologer, Theta healer, and passionate Flamenco dancer. Her mission is to help one million souls to find and live their souls’ purposes with joy and fulfillment.
2:02 Helen’s story
10:30 Spirit Team Definition
15:27 How to Work With Our Spirit Team
21:19 The Aura Color Wheel
38:17 How Helen Manifested Her Book
47:19 The Importance of Meditation
50:29 Reading Aileen’s Aura
57:46 What is Helen Working On
1:00:03 Final Message
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What if the root of anxiety, depression, and chronic disease isn't in your mind—but in your gut? In this episode, Dr. Steven Gundry reveals how leaky gut triggers everything from autoimmune disorders to brain fog, and why healing begins with feeding the right bacteria that literally send messages to your brain. He breaks down the science of lectins, fermented foods, and why our ancestors' cooking methods hold the key to reversing inflammation and reclaiming mental clarity.
Steven R. Gundry, MD, is the director of the International Heart and Lung Institute in Palm Springs, California, and the founder and director of the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. After a distinguished surgical career as a professor and chairman of cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Gundry changed his focus to curing modern diseases via dietary changes. He has written more than three hundred articles published in peer-reviewed journals on using diet and supplements to eliminate heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and multiple other diseases.
2:12 From Surgery to Nutrition
12:49 What Dr. Gundry Teaches Now
23:31 The Gut-Brain Paradox
39:56 Vitamin D's Hidden Power
44:46 The Gut Brain Connection
59:19 What Dr. Gundry is Curious About
01:02:05 Final Message
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What if your birth chart could reveal not just who you are, but the lessons you're here to learn? In this episode, Aileen explores Astrology as a tool for deep self-discovery with intuitive astrologer Larisa Vasile, diving into how your North Node reveals your soul's purpose, how Saturn teaches through struggle, and why trusting your intuition matters most when interpreting your own chart.
Intuitive astrologer & tarot reader from Transylvania, Romania – who loves to use the art of storytelling to showcase how astrology can be applied to real-life, as well as guides others on how to connect to their authentic self and purpose, go in-depth into shadow work or even choose their next relocation place through astrology and astrocartography.
02:24 Larisa's Journey into Astrology
06:35 Transylvania's Mystical Influence
09:11 Astrology for Self-Discovery
12:49 Sun Sign vs Rising Sign
14:57 Life Purpose & the North Node
21:00 Saturn's Lessons
28:05 How to Read Your Chart
33:09 Finding Your Gifts
34:42 Shadow Work with Astrology
41:46 Astrocartography
45:52 Daily Practices
50:19 Final Message
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This guided Future Self meditation is designed to help you visualize your ideal life, connect with the next-level version of yourself, and begin embodying that energy today. You’ll be guided through visualization, identity design, mindset shifts, affirmations, and reflection to step into alignment with your goals and dreams.
Use this meditation often to raise your vibration, build self-awareness, and create intentional transformation from within.
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What if everything you thought you knew about manifestation was only half the story? Ask, Believe, Receive works—but Emma discovered there are three essential steps that bridge the gap between practice and embodiment. In this episode, she breaks down the complete 5-Step Framework that transforms manifestation from concept into lived reality.
Emma Mumford is the UK’s leading manifestation expert, a four-time bestselling author, and a renowned speaker. As the host of the #1 spirituality podcast on iTunes, Aligned Abundance, and a trusted Law of Attraction YouTuber, Emma has empowered hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to manifest their dream lives.
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2:09 Emma’s Journey
8:30 Biggest Energy Shifts
11:36 The 5 Steps to Manifest
16:47 New Book: Aligned Abundance
18:41 How to Define Alignment
26:11 How to Know When Something Is Aligned
28:24 Tools to Calm Your Nervous System
36:34 Your Nervous System at Max vs. Expanded
45:40 Emma’s Daily Practices
54:13 Final Message
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Step into your best year yet with these guided affirmations + new year challenge to align, manifest, and embody your best self in 2026. This audio is part of the 7-Day New Year Challenge: EMBODY 2026—an invitation to begin your year with clarity, intention, and bold aligned action.
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