Episodes

I moved to the Houston area in 2004 from a pretty homogeneous area. One of the things I’ve grown to truly cherish and appreciate about Houston is the diversity. The community I live in is full of different skin colors and cultures. I love it for myself and that my kids can grow up learning about cultures and experiences other than their own. Today I’m excited to dig into the Indian culture with Sheila Varghese, cofounder of Bollycurves in Missouri City, TX. Bollycurves offers Bollywood-American...

Welcome to season 7 of the Graced Health podcast called “in our cultures.” Today I'm speaking with Mary Cable, Zumba Instructor extraordinaire. You'll quickly discover why Mary is THE instructor to get if you want to experience a Zumba class. She is definitely a hot ticket. We discuss: History of Zumba and what kind of fitness it is What to expect the first time you attend a Zumba class and how you know what to do despite no verbal cues Why Zumba is like a “gateway drug” into the gym Permis...

Welcome to season 7 of the Graced Health podcast, In Our Cultures. This season you will hear from several people who have different cultures of origin than I do. I think it's important to learn and discover these as we are all made in the image of God. And as Maya Angelou said, we are more alike than we are unalike. Today I am having the first of these conversations with Jennifer Breedlove. Jennifer shares with me her journey of finding who she is, her health, and becoming an instructor for U-J...