After diving deeper into both partner and solo dance over the years… I kept hearing the same thing:

People want deeper connection and aren’t sure how to create it.

• They want to feel more confident expressing themselves.
• They want to feel deeply seen, heard and understood.
• They want to connect more authentically in relationships and community without fear, self-judgment or overthinking getting in the way.

So… I started asking myself: What are the most important things that help or hinder connection?

That’s exactly what we explore in today’s podcast episode with dance instructor and community builder Nii Ashikwei Tetteh,

Whether you’re a dancer or not, if you’re craving deeper connections in life, this podcast episode is for you!

Local to Baltimore and want to experience first hand how dance can help you connect with yourself and others?

Join us for CONNECT on June 20th! RSVP here: 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/4frlrav

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• The fears and judgments that block connection and how to overcome them.
• Partner dance: a playground for vulnerability, trust, communication, and presence.
• How shifting from “What can I get?” to “What can I contribute?” transforms relationships.
• Active listening, curiosity, honoring boundaries and receiving “no” with grace.
• Why you don't need to force connection: how releasing fear, shame, and overthinking helps it flow.

MORE ABOUT NII:

Nii Tetteh is the founder of DanceFlowHaven, a Washington, DC–based movement organization dedicated to helping people build stronger connection, communication, and confidence through partner dance. Nii has trained in styles including salsa, bachata, kizomba, UrbanKiz, and Brazilian Zouk, and taught at festivals, workshops, and community events locally, nationally, and internationally. Known for his thoughtful and structured teaching style, Nii helps dancers understand not just what to do, but how to listen, adapt, and communicate through movement. Through DanceFlowHaven, he explores dance as a pathway toward deeper awareness, healthier relationships, and stronger communities.

STAY CONNECTED WITH NII:

WEBSITE: https://www.danceflowhaven.com/
IG: @danceflowhaven

MORE ABOUT GINA:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
YouTube: @ginacasbarro

Curious how to deepen your connection with yourself so you feel more trusting, guided and empowered on your path?

I created an intuition tool to help you listen to your inner guidance, even when the path feels uncertain. 💫

Take a deep breath and pull a card here: 👉🏼 ginacasbarro.com/intuition

Music: https://www.purple-plan

Have you ever had the opportunity to invest in something that felt deeply valuable… and yet your brain immediately sounded the alarm?

What if this doesn’t work out?
What if I regret this?
I can’t possibly spend this money.
What if it’s not the right decision?

Whether it’s investing in a coach, a program, a retreat, or another step toward the life you want, fear can get loud and sometimes even disguise itself as intuition.

So, how do you tell the difference?

In today’s episode, Abundance Coach Scarlett Stanhope and I share a powerful conversation about intuition, fear, self-trust, money, and how to make aligned choices even when uncertainty is present.

If there's a choice you're trying to make (particularly if it's related to money!) and you want to move forward with more clarity and confidence, this episode is for you.

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• How to tell the difference between fear that’s trying to protect you and intuition that’s guiding you toward growth.
• Why investing in yourself can feel terrifying, even when something deeply resonates as a “yes.”
• Questions and embodied practices to help you build self-trust and make aligned decisions with more clarity.
• The hidden ways scarcity, overthinking, and fear can keep you disconnected from the life you actually want.
• What becomes possible when you stop waiting for certainty and start moving toward your vision anyway.

Ready to strengthen your intuition and receive clear messages and guidance?

Give this oracle tool a try to discover the intuitive practice that would serve you most! 👉🏼 https://ginacasbarro.com/intuition

MORE ABOUT GINA:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
YouTube: @ginacasbarro

1:1 SUPPORT

Craving time to talk through your dreams, uncover what gets in the way of following them, and get clear about the tools and practices that could support you most?

Book a free Clarity Call to learn how coaching could support you on your path. 👉🏼 https://ginacasbarro.com/claritycall

MORE ABOUT SCARLETT:

Scarlett Stanhope, aka The Biz Hippie, teaches coaches to conquer their finances and own their worth so they can be fully supported by the work they love! Scarlett harnessed the power of money to break free from her workaholic career path and pursue her dreams. She uses a combination of tangible money management strategies as well as a variety of coaching techniques to help her clients transform their mindset and relationship to money, allowing them to strategically achieve their goals and live their best lives.

STAY CONNECTED WITH SCARLETT:

WEBSITE: https://thebizhippie.com
PODCAST: https://thebizhippie.com/podcast
IG: @thebizhippe

Music: https://www.purple-plan

Instead of looking externally for something to believe in, whether that's to governments, authority figures or societal norms...

what would shift if you strengthened your belief in YOU?

In today's podcast episode, we explore what becomes possible when you boost your self-trust, release grasping and begin opening up to the flow of Nature and the flow of your life. 💫

If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed or putting pressure on yourself...

give this episode a listen to see what inspiration, insight or relief might be sparked!

Craving support to help you tap into the vision that's calling your forward and believe in your ability to follow it?

Book a free Clarity Call to explore how coaching can help you build confidence and courage internally so you can bet on yourself and blaze your own path.

https://ginacasbarro.com/claritycall

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• How to dance with both Self and Soul: what can help you trust the flow as you aim towards goals.
• Why "adjacent possible" small next steps are more supportive than trying to take giant leaps.
• The ways we've been conditioned to look externally for answers and what can help you start building self-trust.
• Simple, embodied practices that can instantly bring you back to yourself when you feel overwhelmed or disconnected.
• How embracing endings, uncertainty, and even emptiness can unlock the next chapter of your life in a way striving never could.

MORE ABOUT MARTHA:

Martha McAlpine is first and foremost a student. Raised abroad she returned to the US for college, studying comparative literature at Princeton and experiential curriculum design at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. These two disciplines, reading and designing experiences as a means of learning, knowing, and becoming, influence all her work and even her homelife. As a corporate information architect, a homeschool mama, or a teacher of yoga philosophy and movement, learning and then crafting practice to put it into action is her passion. Currently, she is a catalyst for hire; working for individuals, groups, and companies to amplify their aims and move them faster towards the fulfillment that they seek. Student, practitioner, teacher, are all just means to find the freedom of a life well lived.

STAY CONNECTED WITH MARTHA:

WEBSITE: https://www.marthamcalpine.com/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/marthamcalpine/

MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro

TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR INTUITION AND TRUST YOUR PATH:

Discover the intuitive practice that would serve you most right now 👉🏼 https://ginacasbarro.com/intuition

Music: https://www.purple-plan

Have you ever noticed that some dreams feel easy to believe in… and others not so much?

Maybe you’ve imagined a dream vacation and could totally see yourself sitting on a balcony in Italy, overlooking the ocean... (or wherever your dream spot might be!)

But then other dreams feel much harder to see yourself in.

👉🏼 Maybe you dream of doing meaningful, fulfilling work, having a flexible schedule, and being wildly abundant…
👉🏼 Or sharing your gifts, your voice, your work with the world—speaking on stages, writing a book…

And when you think about those dreams, they feel far off and hard to truly imagine.

If you’ve ever asked yourself, why does one dream feel so easy to believe in—and another feel impossible?

I’ve been there too.

In this podcast episode, I share why it felt so easy for me to believe in something that could have felt impossible—like taking a year-long solo road trip in the middle of COVID—and why other dreams have felt so far away.

If you’re ready to expand what you believe is possible, no matter what area of your life you’re dreaming about… this episode is for you!

Are you local to Baltimore and want to take this work deeper?

Join us for BELIEVE!

An in-person experience to help you reconnect with your vision, your confidence and what's possible for your life.

Get all the details and RSVP here! 👉🏼 https://ginacasbarro.com/believe

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• Why imagination is key to building belief—and what most adults forget about accessing it
• Why some dreams feel easy to believe in… while others feel impossible
• The subtle ways fear, pressure, and the stories you attach to your results shape what feels possible
• How shifting the questions you ask yourself can open entirely new possibilities
• Why belief isn’t something you wait for—it’s something you build, one thought at a time

MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro

TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR INTUITION AND TRUST YOUR PATH:

Discover the intuitive practice that would serve you most right now 👉🏼 https://ginacasbarro.com/intuition

Music: https://www.purple-plan

Have you ever felt the pull toward something more… then noticed your mind immediately jump in with questions, doubts, or reasons why it might not work?

What if building self-belief isn’t just about “thinking more positively”… but about learning how to work with your body, your intuition, your environment—and the people around you?

In this episode, I sit down with Amanda McCormick for a real, layered conversation about belief:

why it can be so hard, how to actually build it, and what it takes to sustain it even without evidence or proof.

We go beyond surface-level mindset work and explore the lived experience of expanding your self-concept in real time—navigating doubt, moving through uncertainty, and staying connected to yourself through every season of change.

And we also take you behind the intention of an upcoming in-person experience we’re co-creating in Baltimore… designed to help you step out of your day-to-day routine and into a space where you can reconnect with your vision, your desires, and what it really looks like to believe in them.

So whether you’re in a moment of transition, craving something new, or simply ready to deepen your trust in yourself…

this conversation will invite you to soften, expand, and explore what might be possible for you. ✨

If you’re in Baltimore and feel called to experience this work in a deeper, more embodied way… you can learn more about the Believe event here: https://ginacasbarro.com/believe

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• How to move from questioning yourself to fully committing to your vision.
• The subtle ways doubt impacts your energy, creativity, and relationships (and how to shift it).
• What it looks like to trust yourself through every season—not just when things feel clear and easy.
• How working with your body, intuition, and environment can unlock deeper, more lasting belief
• The power of community to reflect back your potential when you forget it

MORE ABOUT AMANDA:

Amanda McCormick is a feminist poet, bookbinder, lover, healer, and all-around artist + alchemist based in Maryland. They are the founder of multiple creative brands and the author of four books of poetry. Amanda holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Publication Arts and has been a bookmaker for over 20 years. A natural collaborator and empath, they’ve devoted their life to finding treasure in trash—continually inspiring others through innovation that blurs the lines of artistic material and form.

STAY CONNECTED WITH AMANDA:

WEBSITE: https://www.thehousehandcrafted.com/

INSTAGRAM: @thehousehandcrafted, @formerhousewife

MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro

TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR INTUITION AND TRUST YOUR PATH:

Discover the intuitive practice that would serve you most right now 👉🏼 https://ginacasbarro.com/intuition

Music: https://www.purple-plan

We’re living in a time where so much is shifting, changing, and asking us to navigate the unknown… and I know that kind of uncertainty can bring up a lot of questions.

Am I making the right decision?
Can I trust myself here?
What’s actually meant for me?

So many of us are trying to think our way through it… analyze it… figure it out from the mind.

What if the guidance you’re craving doesn’t come from more thinking?

What if it’s already there… just quieter than everything else?

In this episode, I’m diving into what intuition actually is, why it can feel so hard to hear, and how to start building a real relationship with it so you can feel more grounded, guided, and supported on your path.

Because trusting your intuition isn’t about having all the answers…

it’s about learning how to listen, even in the unknown.

If you’ve been craving more clarity, more self-trust, and a deeper sense of direction in your life… this one’s for you. 💫

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• What intuition actually feels like—and how to tell it apart from fear and overthinking.
• Why your intuition can feel hard to hear (and what’s really getting in the way).
• Why your intuition might lead you toward discomfort—and how to trust it when it does.
• How tracking your intuitive nudges can build real trust and give your brain the proof it needs.
• Ways to go deeper when you’re ready and explore this in a more guided, hands-on way.

Want to start building a real relationship with your intuition and learn how to hear and trust it?

Head to ginacasbarro.com/intuition for a fun, experiential way to access the intuitive practice that will serve you most right now!

https://ginacasbarro.com/intuition

MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.

Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

1:1 SUPPORT

Craving time and space to talk through what your intuition is calling you towards next, uncover what gets in the way of following it, and get clear about the tools and practices that could support you most?

Book a free Clarity Call here to learn more about how coaching could support you on your journey. 👉🏼 https://ginacasbarro.com/claritycall

RESOURCES:

Episode 135: How to harmonize logic and intuition when setting long term goals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3VriAscUQc&list=PLCYhnqmawPPpcT0c6j0LONZ0PmO0vZPuQ&index=2&t=2s

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
YouTube: @ginacasbarro

Music: https://www.purple-plan

Most people believe confidence comes from experience, personality, charisma—or something you either naturally have or you don’t.

But what if it's strengthened by something completely different… 👇🏼

Your ability to celebrate and acknowledge yourself.

I truly believe this is the key that unlocks so much clarity, empowerment, creativity, and inspiration…

and yet, I know it can often feel so hard.

If you ever find yourself feeling behind, not enough, or constantly judging your progress...

this episode will help you break free from those patterns and learn to truly celebrate and acknowledge yourself for exactly who you are right now.

Give it a listen and discover what the power of celebration could open up for you!

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• Why celebration is a skill you can build—and how it fuels confidence and momentum.
• The subtle fears that make celebrating yourself feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
• What shifts when you stop focusing on what’s missing, and start noticing what’s already working.
• How to make celebration tangible using simple, sensory practices that help you truly FEEL it! 🎉
• My top celebrations from year 38—and how to weave meaningful rituals into your own life.

Want support learning how to celebrate yourself so you can move forward with more confidence, clarity, and momentum?

Book a free Clarity Call and we’ll explore what dreams you feel called to pursue, uncover the limiting thoughts getting in your way, and hone in on the practices, beliefs, and support systems that could serve you most right now!

https://ginacasbarro.com/claritycall

MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.

Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

RESOURCES:

Episode 117: How to feel your feelings without judgement - and why it changes everything with Gina Casbarro 💗

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/117-how-to-feel-your-feelings-without-judgment-and/id1587981171?i=1000724542194

💫 Download Gina’s free "Top 15 Transformational Tools" to ease stress and boost confidence, clarity and joy 👉 https://ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro
YouTube: @ginacasbarro

Music: https://www.purple-plan

Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads… where something is calling you, but you’re not sure yet whether it's a yes or a no?

What if figuring that out doesn’t come from having more clarity, confidence, or the “perfect plan”… but from being willing to sit with the questions a little longer?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Harnoor Singh to take you behind the scenes of a real-time decision: stepping into the visionary role at Tribe Baltimore and reimagining what it could become.

We talk about vision, core values, community, and what it takes to build something meaningful in real time… especially when there’s no guarantee of how it’s all going to play out.

Whether you’re facing a decision in your own life, feeling the pull toward something new, or just curious what it really looks like to bring a vision to life…

this episode offers a really unique perspective that might just spark clarity for you. ⚡️

Feel like you’re at a crossroads and trying to figure out which direction to go next?

Book a free Clarity Call and let's explore it together!

https://ginacasbarro.com/claritycall

This session is designed to help you get clear on what you truly want to pursue, uncover the biggest roadblocks in your way, and discover what will support you in moving forward with clarity, confidence, and trust.

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

• How to know the difference between a surface-level yes and a deeply aligned one
• The power of core values and how they shape everything you’re building
• What it takes to create alignment within a team, a community, and yourself
• The behind-the-scenes of redefining a vision in real time
• How to hold a big future vision while navigating present-day uncertainty

MORE ABOUT HARNOOR:

Dr. Harnoor Singh is a physical therapist, yoga teacher, movement practitioner, and Visionary of Tribe Baltimore. Dedicated to enhancing health and well-being through purposeful movement, he integrates biomechanics, mindfulness, and creative expression to help people move better, feel stronger, and live more fully. “I used to think that moving the body could change the world—I now know it can.” Through his work, Harnoor is committed to building spaces that foster connection, resilience, and collective transformation.

STAY CONNECTED WITH HARNOOR & TRIBE:

WEBSITE: https://www.tribebaltimore.com/

INSTAGRAM: @tribe_baltimore

EMAIL: harnoor@tribebaltimore.com or hello@tribebaltimore.com

MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:

Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer® coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.

STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: @gina_casbarro

TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK: ⚡️

Top 15 Transformational Tools to ease stress and boost joy: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools

Music: https://www.purple-plan