Today’s episode on the Mindful Viking Podcast is another one of our Deep Listening Sessions — real coaching conversations where we drop straight into the moment, and you’re invited to connect the insights back to your own life.
In this Session, we meet a woman who has spent her life being “on” — creating, caring, supporting, and giving until her nervous system has nothing left to offer her in return.
She came into the conversation looking for balance, but what emerged was something deeper: a lifetime of over-responsibility, a fear of taking up space, and a quiet brilliance she hasn’t fully allowed herself to inhabit.
Take notice of her body softening and her voice slowing down, and she touches a truth she’s been avoiding
This episode is an invitation for you to slow down, listen inwardly, and notice the parts of yourself that resonate with her story.
As you listen, ask yourself:
What part of me is always “on”?
Where do I over-give?
And what might shift if I allowed myself even a little more space?
Enjoy.
In this immersive episode, Madelaine introduces you to the spruce — the tree that represents the principle of Balance in Nordic Mindfulness™.
You’ll hear the raw biofeedback recorded from a spruce in Sweden, translated into sound so you can experience balance in a more embodied, grounded way.
This episode invites you to slow down, tune into your senses, and let nature meet you exactly where you are.
🎧 For the best experience, listen with headphones in a quiet space or on a slow walk.
A gentle reflection question is included at the end to help you bring the theme of balance into your day.
If you’d like to explore more of the EnerTree Sounds project or listen to additional tree biofeedback, visit
www.madelainevallin.com/enertree-sounds
Enjoy!
We all want to show up with care.
Especially when we’re someone others naturally turn to.
But sometimes, the fear of letting people down leads us to carry more than is ours — without realising it may also prevent others from standing in their own strength.
In this live mentoring conversation with Michael, an entrepreneur and facilitator, we explore the tender edge where caring becomes carrying.
And along the way, something unexpected opens: a recognition of the deeper intelligence beneath fear, and how it has shaped the way we love, lead, and relate.
As you listen, I invite you to notice where caring might have become carrying in your own life — and what that opens for you today.
Enjoy.
In a world addicted to speed, we are becoming compressed versions of ourselves — flatter, faster, and disconnected from our own humanity.
In this episode, we explore what happens when acceleration becomes our default, and how re-humanising our lives through awareness, rhythm, and reconnection can restore our full emotional and creative range.
What does it really mean to live in balance?
In this opening episode, we look to ancient Nordic wisdom, the Scandinavian concept of lagom, and the natural rhythm our ancestors once lived by. You’ll be guided through a gentle reflection to help you recognise where life may have pulled you off-centre — and how to return to a steadier rhythm with clarity and calm.
Bring a cup of something warm, light a candle, and settle in.
Step into the world of The Mindful Viking — a journey into Nordic Mindfulness™, where ancient wisdom meets modern wellbeing.In this introductory episode, Madelaine Vallin shares the heart behind the podcast, the principles of Nordic Mindfulness™, and how you can begin your own practice of balance, creativity, and reconnection — one breath at a time.