Awakening Joy, Embodying Rest & Living from the Inside Out with Chrissi Chung

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🎧 Awakening Joy, Embodying Rest & Living from the Inside Out with Chrissie Chung

In this episode, I’m joined by the radiant Chrissie Chung — a yoga and meditation teacher, retreat leader, and lifelong student of truth who has dedicated the last decade to helping humans live from the inside out.

Chrissi has a rare gift for bringing ancient yogic philosophy to life in a way that’s deeply practical, heart-led, and real. Through her teachings and global retreats, she helps people come fully alive — reconnecting to joy, wholeness, and purpose through the body, heart, and breath.

This conversation is a warm, soul-soothing exhale — one that will invite you to slow down, soften, and remember who you are beneath all the striving. Together, we explore rest, joy, embodiment, and what it truly means to live in alignment with your truth.

If you’ve been craving more ease, authenticity, and inner peace, this episode will speak straight to your soul.

✨ In This Episode, We Explore:

• The unsustainable pace and pressure of modern life — and how to step off the hamster wheel

• Why slowing down and creating inner space is the key to receiving life’s goodness

• Using the body as a gateway to awareness, sensitivity, and awakening

• Emotions as feedback — how to embrace them instead of resisting them

• Busting the myth that meditation = stillness

• The transformational power of curiosity and “not knowing”

• The importance of sangha — finding the right community to grow alongside

• Rest as a sacred practice and way of being — even in action

• How to dissolve guilt around rest and rewire the belief that rest is “unproductive”

• Disentangling your self-worth from doing, achieving, and proving

• Why joy isn’t something to chase — it’s who you already are

🧠 Key Takeaways:

✔ Inner ease amplifies outer ease — what happens within you shapes everything around you.

✔ Rest isn’t the absence of doing — it’s the presence of being.

✔ Every emotion is feedback — not a flaw.

✔ Life is not about doing more, it’s about being more.

✔ Joy isn’t found — it’s remembered.

📌 Topics Discussed:

• Overcoming the constant drive to “do more” and prove your worth

• Building resilience through acceptance and surrender

• The body as a bridge to self-awareness and emotional intelligence

• The power of heart-centered living

• Redefining rest and reclaiming your relationship with stillness

• The “less is more” philosophy — and how it opens space for deeper joy

• Awakening joy by removing what blocks your natural radiance

🔥 If you’re ready to release the pressure, reconnect to presence, and reawaken the joy that’s already within you — this conversation is your reminder to soften, breathe, and come home to yourself.

Chrissi’s grounded wisdom and radiant energy will leave you feeling calm, inspired, and deeply reconnected to what truly matters.

📲 Resources & Mentions:

Follow Chrissi on Instagram → [@Chrissie.Chung] & [@benourished.org.uk]

Learn more about Chrissi’s retreats + offerings → [https://msha.ke/chrissiechungyoga]

Connect with Katie → www.ThriveWithKatie.com | @katiepitsis

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🙏 A Final Reflection:

This episode is an invitation to rest back into yourself — to let go of the striving, the proving, and the pressure… and remember that you are already enough, already whole, already home.

Thanks for being here, in my little corner of the internet.

I am honoured! x

 Frequently Asked Questions

What does it really mean to slow down in a busy, fast-paced world?
Slowing down isn’t about doing nothing — it’s about creating inner space, reducing overwhelm, and returning to a more sustainable rhythm that supports your wellbeing. In this episode, we explore practical ways to soften, rest, and step off the hamster wheel of constant productivity.

Why is it so hard to rest without feeling guilty?
Many of us have been conditioned to tie our worth to doing, achieving, and constantly proving ourselves. This conversation unpacks how to dissolve rest-guilt, rewire your beliefs around productivity, and embrace rest as a sacred and necessary practice.

How can I reconnect with my body and live more from the inside out?
If you feel stuck in your head, disconnected from your intuition, or numb to your emotions, we discuss how embodiment, breath, and mindful movement can bring you back into your body — where clarity, joy, and inner wisdom live.

What are the signs that I’m living out of alignment with my truth?
We explore how misalignment often shows up as burnout, pressure, irritability, emotional resistance, or the sense that you’re chasing life instead of experiencing it. You’ll learn how to recognize these signs and gently come back into alignment.

How do emotions act as feedback instead of problems to fix?
This episode shares how emotions are messengers, not mistakes. We discuss how to feel and process emotions with compassion, curiosity, and openness instead of pushing them away.

Do I need to sit still to meditate?
No — Chrissie breaks down the myth that meditation equals stillness. We explore accessible, heart-centered meditation practices that honor the body and support presence, sensitivity, and awareness.

How can I start living a more joyful, heart-led life?
Joy isn’t something you chase — it’s something you remember. We talk about removing the blocks that dim your natural radiance and reconnecting with joy as an embodied state of being.

Why is community (sangha) important for healing and growth?
We discuss the power of being surrounded by the right people — people who see you, support you, and help you stay anchored in your truth. Finding a supportive community is key to inner transformation.

How can I bring ancient yogic wisdom into my modern life?
Chrissie shares grounded, real-world ways to integrate yogic philosophy into everyday life — through presence, compassion, embodiment, curiosity, and the practice of coming home to yourself.

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