71. Indigo Highway / Sharelle Rodman

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Indigo Highway is a boutique shop - in their words a "Mountain - Desert Lifestyle Shop" - located in Park City, UT. Sharelle Rodman is here today to represent Indigo Highway and talk about the shop's unique energy & intentional products. Jen & Dean Tutor, the owners of Indigo Highway, wanted to create a place that compliments an adventurous, fun loving, outdoor lifestyle. Sharelle does such a beautiful job describing Indigo Highway, as well as her own love for outdoors, wellness and intentions. I am so excited for you to hear!

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Katie Kay Graham 0:00

Indigo highway is a very unique store and our Park City community. And today we have Sherelle, representing the company to talk about how Indigo highway is unique, and how its intentional energy with the companies and products they support radiates outward. So it's funny when I went to Indygo highway to see if I could get the owner's email address or give him my business card. Kind of like a cold call walk in. Everyone was there. It was so random. The owners Jen and Dean were there. Sherelle was there. And it was so cool, because I like it when the universe kind of lines up like that. And everyone was just so awesome. So open, so generous. And I was just so lucky to do the interview with Sherelle. Jen and Dean were like, you have to do it with Sherelle. She's amazing. She's a wellness junkie, just like you are. And we just had an awesome conversation. Yeah, and when I had listened back to the episode, and realize, and I was actually talking to Sherelle the other day, because I had listened back to this episode. And I realized we were both saying like, like every other word. And I asked her all the just listen to it and tell me what she thought. And she was just like, it's no big deal doesn't bother me. I just thought the conversation was great. It flowed really nice. And I just love that. Like, I love how relaxed she is. And she just made me think about that letting go. And it's a good learning experience. And, and I'm definitely not perfect and still learning how to be a good interviewer. So I wanted to mention that because if you hear a lot of likes, I just don't want you that to kind of cover up the actual conversation because the topics were great. I thought we got into a lot of cool stuff. So just a little pre warning you. And yeah, and you're gonna love Sherelle she's just open hearted, just so loving. And we talked a lot about a stadia. So I kind of brought in this theme of this yoga concept of non stealing, which is kind of funny, but integrated in the conversation awesome. And we talked about more conscious ways of buying products and thinking about how we can be more intentional with the money we buy. We talk about Shirelles love for yoga, and some of the retreats she went on with Tiffany Wood, who was just on the podcast a few episodes ago. So it was cool to hear her own personal experience with that. And then trail talks about being a mom and her own self growth now being in transition, finding herself more. So we get into a lot of awesome topics. And like I said, you're gonna love Sherelle So, without further ado, sit back and take a listen. Alright, Sherelle charelle thank you so much for being on body breaking free podcast today.

Sharelle Rodman 4:37

Thanks for having me.

Katie Kay Graham 4:38

So fun to have you and tell us a little bit about Indigo highway, like how you are in or related with that story.

Sharelle Rodman 4:47

I just feel like you know, I definitely came to the store because it had a certain vibe and walked in the store and I was just like, oh my gosh, this is the place and so I started working for them and just absolutely fell in love with the place like it has just the vibe, everything that they they're like in London we can go into, like, you know, they just bring this whole like conscious Lee sourced travel inspired space that like you walk into it smells good, the music's good. It's just kind of a place where you just kind of like, Yeah, I like this, it's got a just a great vibe. And I think they're just coming from an authentic space, they the two of them, it's, it's their kind of artistic expression of like, who they are. And then like, I love like the women in business, you know, sourcing things, consciously local artists, even though it goes even as far as like other people, we're really being trying to be conscious of vendors, and how they package their stuff to us, if they're, you know, we've kind of like weeded out people that have like, you know, that still are sending things in plastic and just not being conscious of like, those kinds of things. And I just, they think about everything. And I think that's really important. And I think, you know, as we're growing, and there's so many like, vendors and so many spaces and out there in the retail world where you can really pick and choose and like find those people that are that are cool. Anyway, I think they do a really good job of that. And I think they try to like, you know, keep the locals in mind. And we try to keep our prices somewhat affordable. And that's why we're not on Main Street, because we just really want it to be kind of where it's more local down here and kind of keep that going. And of course, we like to cater to the tourists too, but they're not our focus. And, and they're just super approachable. Jen and Dean are awesome. And come in, and they're just, it's just, they're easy to talk to, they love hearing about everyone's stories. And they're especially if it's travel related. They're all about it, they love the travel related aspects is just amazing. So, and it's cool. And we have a lot of you know, repeat customers that just come in and they formed, we've all formed tight friendships with them. And it's just cool. It's a cool community. Yeah,

Katie Kay Graham 7:01

the the choice words that you used Sherelle were just spot on having that authenticity that you're talking about that conscious choice. I think especially in the retail space, like that's so valuable. And with this podcast, like this is something kind of new for me is going into a company and being like, I really want to interview somebody here, not because of the personal story, because normally I'm interviewing people based on their, you know, personal stories, their body struggles, you know, what they've been through, and how they've kind of evolved their life into something more passionate and uplifting. But a company can also embrace that ideal. And I didn't really understand that until I really like got a feel of indigo highway and just what it represents and that you nailed it in the way that you're talking about, like the owners and this. Yeah, bringing in this authenticity, but also like the importance of valuing, like who you're representing, and those companies that are showing respect for others for the earth for themselves. Like I just is like radiates outward when you have that internal energy in the company. Like it's gonna really radiate externally and to the customers and I just feel like everything I buy there, I feel that just like so supportive and like so uplifting and it's just it reminds me I'm this week, I'm doing a stay Yeah, which is non stealing and my yoga teachings. And it's like this philosophy of yoga too. And, and not like nobody, not all the listeners have to be like into yoga. I always, like when I bring up yoga, I don't want to like kind of funnel us all into just like this yoga philosophy. But I think yoga can also be like a really good near and how we live our lives. Absolutely. This idea of the non stealing is just obviously we all kind of know the root of like, of course, you're not going to like go to a grocery store and steal. But it's deeper in the way that how are we stealing from others? Like how are we stealing other people's energy and time? Are we trying to control and manage them? Or are we being with them? And each time that we're with them, we're trying to uplift them and like make them feel lighter? You know, or it's like, with the earth two, I think that's such a something that's really important as thinking like, how are we stealing from the earth? And are we doing like a service? If we're taking something can we also give something back? And I think

Sharelle Rodman 9:46

it's hard to have a retail space sometimes like because retail is material, right? So we are taking resources from the earth and we are causing a carbon footprint by you know, buying things and you know, it's sometimes I do fine with that and just for my son Personally because because not everything, like I say, Can we source everything local or things are coming maybe from China and I don't know, it's kind of unavoidable. But if there's some kind of like aspect that we can whatever we have in our store, like the things that make people feel better, you know, whether it's sage or journals or paccheri that is, you know, grown from acre Lee, which is another beautiful company down in the valley, we're on by two women and they only land an acre of land and they they're growing their own hemp products and like, we carry that kind of thing. That's really cool. I kind of got off the subject. But yeah, but they were still offering people hopefully things that can bring them closer to themselves and like I don't know, grounded and centered and maybe help them become more conscious.

Katie Kay Graham 10:53

Yeah, yeah, I love that because I love the not shying away from the fact that retail in itself of course is going to be in an essence like stealing like we are taking from the earth materials. Yeah, whatever. But I think that you're hitting on something really important is that you can also give back in a way that if you're buying from a company that is supporting and is intentional and

Sharelle Rodman 11:23

we and that's to that point we also have a lot of companies that give back so like our Sydney Hale candles will give 10% back to dog rescue and our our personal the nomadic bloom candles that we have that like have all of our Park City pine signature candles in the wild Park City wildflowers Park City sunset, they each candle gives back 10 meals to usually the food bank but right now we've been giving back to the Ukraine world kitchen. So we gave last year I believe I was told over 40,000 meals via our candles. So we really try to like honor those kinds of things. And companies that also get not only does ours get back but other companies that give back Yeah, our our company called Able our bags and stuff there. It's women owned and they make purses and bags sustainably, through and give back to women and third world like underprivileged situations, you know, and they make money via that way. So we do have some really cool products like that, you know? Yeah,

Katie Kay Graham 12:27

I'm so glad that you brought that up too, because there's definitely different ways and avenues that companies can give back. Yeah. And I think one thing is even just giving back to somebody's own personal growth, and just changing their energy, I think those products where it's really uplifting, and if somebody's energy is changing, then they can give that to the people around them. And it's like almost this like ripple healing effect. Yeah. Which is really cool. I'm like, really empowering. When I'm purchasing something that I feel a connection to, maybe I have a little background, but it's like a local or it's a woman base, like obviously connect to that, but it it makes me feel like different, you know better about

Sharelle Rodman 13:21

giving that or that you're not just stealing from them than they are terms than that, you know, stealing might not fit literally, but Right. Yeah. You're not taking you're a part of

Katie Kay Graham 13:32

a part of Yeah, a community. Yeah. Like, that's what we're all kinds of seeking, right is your sense of belonging and a sense of connection? And

Sharelle Rodman 13:40

I think if you buy I don't know you have to be it's a really a lot takes a lot of work, but buying consciously. Yeah, I think if we all just do a better part of that. I mean, we can all do better, right? Yeah. You just if you know where all your products are coming from, it's pretty. It's cool. Like, and that's a better way to, I think, buy think more. Where's my product coming from? Is it coming from China being mass produced? Or is it be coming from women in business trying to like, you know, an artist that's trying to make something for herself? You know, yeah, I don't know.

Katie Kay Graham 14:09

No, I love that. Yeah, it made me think about when I go in and I buy a really nice coat or something that's more expensive than I would normally like, Hmm, h&m or whatever. We hear this about valuing something like energy. Sorry, money is just an energy exchange. But that's something that you can actually integrate into your life and I've done kind of a yo yo of like, buying a ton of cheap clothes and just like moving through them really fast and still like loving them for a certain amount of time.

Sharelle Rodman 14:44

But then what happens when they're done? And where do they go? Yeah, there's like, and there's that like, no one thinks it's like out of sight out of mind. Yeah, but that's going I don't know. Yeah, I cut you

Katie Kay Graham 14:54

off. No, no, I'm so glad you mentioned that because another thing was I was reading about est yet, which is so funny. I'm just like bringing No,

Sharelle Rodman 15:00

no. Because yoga is my other law. Yes.

Katie Kay Graham 15:03

Which we'll talk about. Yeah. But taking stealing from future generations. And so that really kind of like blew me away and thinking consciously of what our ancestors have done for us just to like, give us like a better future, and how can we buying things that we're not just like throwing away? Because that is a sense of, I mean, stealing from ourselves, but also stealing from future generations?

Sharelle Rodman 15:31

Well, in the Native American, I don't know, you know, about the seven generations, right? They would live by like, what would what doing today? What would what would it look like for seven generations for? How will that impact their, their generation seven generations from today, you know, and they were always considering the future. It was a thoughtfulness of like, the future, which I feel like we're not doing right now. We need to start doing that. Yeah, quickly.

Katie Kay Graham 15:59

Yeah, I don't feel like I do anything perfectly. Nor am I like trying to show up perfectly. But we're all we're all able to have a choice. And it's also not. And also monetarily, like, we don't all have the means and the privilege to be able to afford, you know, a really nice coat.

Sharelle Rodman 16:19

Like I you know, where someone had just read something today, there was a quote, you know, you never know, where somebody is in their life, right? Like are how they're doing right. So just be gentle with people and like, you never know what they're going through. And you never know that person that's grumpy and being mean, isn't directed towards you, it might just be that they're having a bad time. And to be gentle and, like, honor that and, you know, loving of them, or have their space, right? Yes. Back to what you were saying. Like when you were in a dark space that like think you have to like, honor yourself first, because you can't take care of anyone else until you are taken care of. Yes, yeah. 100 grand. That's something I'm learning right now, just on my own journey. Because, I mean, this is off subject, but just being a mom of 20 years, and like how I was a certain person before I had kids, and I did this thing. I have no regrets, because it was awesome. But like, I kind of lost, I lost me. So I like it's not like I was in a bad place. I'm not in a bad place. But I kind of lost my what's my passion? Who am I? What is shrill, like, and now I'm kind of like finding that again. This journey. Like, it's just amazing. I mean, you know, like, the journey is cool. If you just kind of allow it to happen. Yes, letting the flow happen. The universe just presents things. And sometimes you bite and sometimes you miss it sometimes. You know, it's so cool, right? Yeah, I'm just I'm fascinated by life. Yeah. On all like, always, and just like, it kind of, I just get excited even talking about it. Because I'm like, I just love life. And it's kind of like, you know, I'm in my mid life right now. And it's amazing, because I feel like I'm just on this whole new path of learning. Yeah, that's just like, I'm so excited. Like, what it and the more I like, open up to it and just relax into it. Like, Wow, so cool. Yeah, no, no,

Katie Kay Graham 18:09

you let go. Are you like,

Sharelle Rodman 18:10

oh, of like, and just like, yeah, let the let Yeah, it's pretty cool.

Katie Kay Graham 18:14

Maybe we talk about that a little bit more, because I think a lot of people feel that loss of self. Which makes sense. Because after being a parent, parent, or at any like, I mean, I've I, I feel like I'm almost on like a continual journey. Well, maybe that's

Sharelle Rodman 18:31

it too, right? Yeah, we are. Because you were never we're always learning. I mean, I think when the day you say you're not learning or can't you don't know, you know, it all and that, so I don't know It's over for you. Or over your dad. Yeah, but that's right. Like, I don't think it's always this amazing journey. Yeah. Yeah.

Katie Kay Graham 18:51

Yeah, to learn to learn. And I know that you recently were on a yoga retreat with Tiffany wood, which I just had on the podcast. This like continual self growth. I mean, Tiffany talked about like, the people that show up on these retreats. Like they're, they're have this like willingness to want to keep growing and keep discovering and like, you're gonna have people that are two steps below you and people that are five steps above you and like all this kind of community. It's

Sharelle Rodman 19:24

not even above or below right? Really, it's just kind of like where you are on your path has like because like there's no Yeah, yeah, I don't know. Because I'm there. I mean, I'm not learning Well, yes, I guess I am learning but like, because no one's better below you below. You are better than or just like, are more enlightened or whatever. You know, it's just like, we've all got I feel like we all have that potential to be. I don't know enlightened. Is that the word? Yeah. But like, it's like we've all we're just human. I think we've just got to realize that we're just like, take it easy on ourselves and just like and I know is dead. People have different like, you know, you're talking about privilege and where we live and how we grow up. And we're very, very fortunate here in Park City, in places like this, like, We're the 1% of the 1%. And it's like, there's a lot of people struggling that can't just go on a yoga retreat or, you know, take the time for themselves. And I, and that's on a personal level that for me, that's sometimes feel guilty, personally, because, like, Why do I have it? Why am I so fortunate, and this person isn't, you know, not good, but maybe they're happier than me. I don't know, like, sometimes like, and I just don't know. So that sometimes is the thing an artist entered in or guilt, but I need to also realize that it's okay to be where I am. Because not feel bad for it. But that's gives back then going back to the giving back, right? Like, the give and take. And then just being conscious of your humanity and like the person over here that may not be having as good a day and just be loving and open and, and just show up for yourself and for other people. And just be human. I think that we're losing. I feel like, just consciously we're like, just with technology, and everything's going so fast. And we're just losing the humaneness for each other. Which seems like go back to loving each other.

Katie Kay Graham 21:16

Yeah, being really kind and I almost have Yeah, sensitive. Yeah. And almost sounds like you've been through a time of having a lot of expectations and almost just having that be more compassionate to yourself. And especially being a mom, I can't even imagine like taking care of other humans like yeah, I'm not there yet at all. Because it's Yeah, it sounds a

Sharelle Rodman 21:37

big responsibility, because you want them to enter and go take off and like, you know, be good humans. Right? Yeah. So, but they're often their own now, so they're not on their own. But I've done what I can do. They're pretty much adults, but, you know, you just hope they're doing the same thing. But you don't have control over that. Right. Once you let them out off out of your house or whatever out of the nest. Yeah. Anyway,

Katie Kay Graham 22:00

yeah, it's, yeah, and it has a lot to do with like that control. And just like realizing a lot, most of the time, we don't have control over like, you know, a miniscule amount. And we're trying to always like, grasp and change and, you know, be successful and accomplishments. And I mean, and that of itself is like skewed, I feel like the ego kind of like

Sharelle Rodman 22:24

because what is success? Right? Then you ask those questions like What is like, once person's like, what is the definition of success? Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh,

Katie Kay Graham 22:34

and that's actually like, takes me back this, like, thought popped in my head of like, when you were first talking about how you got integrated with Indigo highway is like, we have these like ideas in our head of what successful is and owning your own boutique would be, you know, in like Western, I don't know who's making these roles, but culture is telling us like that might be more successful than working for our company. But it's fascinating. I was actually I met with this amazing woman, Nikki McFadden, she's amazing. She's a human design coach. But so we were talking about human design and how we each have our own place, like generators have their own place, like manifest errs have their own place. And it's integrating in your own human design of like, how do you fit in? And that's like how you are most successful, right? So like, a generator would be there to respond and like be of help to like somebody that's owning an AI company, but they would not be successful, they wouldn't be living their true self if they were owning a company. Right? So it's like, we have all these skewed ideas of,

Sharelle Rodman 23:41

and then we're hard on ourselves when we're not like the owner or the, because we haven't succeeded to that level. And like, oh, my gosh, I'm just a lowly like, salesperson, right? Yes, but No, but I feel like it's interesting. You say that, because I am so happy to be there representing Indigo highway. Yeah, I even say this to them. And I think they kind of giggle and Dena look at me and be like, sure, but I really authentically, I love working there. And I love being able to just show up, do my job and help the community and like people that come in, I love talking to people as you know, and like, I just, I love seeing them find something that they love or helping listening and finding window and pointing out like Yeah, I think this will be great, or like helping people out like that way. Yeah, and I haven't I don't have to take it home with me. And I don't have to worry about employees, like I just you know, and it's and there's certain aspects that I would love to like, you know, bring in, I'm like, Oh, what about this company? They'd be kind of cool. You know, having that freedom to like bring in new stuff, but I don't know maybe one day as your time goes on. But it's um, but I just I don't know, I think I do a good job of sales. You know, that sales position. I've always somehow always throughout my life. Been a salesperson, and I don't I always fought it like that, but I'm good at it, I guess. Yeah, I haven't really like that. Okay, I kind of just, like relaxed into it. This is okay. And I'm can still be proud of that I don't I can still feel like I'm successful in where I am right now, you know? Yeah, I don't. Yeah, but I know that's hard. And I, you know, I definitely, I always feel like sometimes I've like, what am I going to do next? I don't have anything to show for it. Like I'm because I never was someone professional. Or I've been the jack of all trades, master of none. Yeah. But I've experienced some really cool things, like in my lifetime. And I've done some really cool things, because I have had the freedom and ability to be able to kind of choose my path that way. Yeah. And that's another like a kind of from a privilege. I mean, to be honest, from a privilege not having to have a job, you know, and like, having to like, know, where my next paycheck is coming in, I guess.

Katie Kay Graham 25:50

Yeah, right. No, I think that like, that's just super honest and vulnerable. Like,

Sharelle Rodman 25:54

that sounds a little you don't you don't to use that. Okay, well,

Katie Kay Graham 25:57

yeah, I don't, I don't have to. But I've been I've talked about this on the podcast before. It's a hard discussion. But I also feel like the ego can hijack our conversation around it. And that what you had talked about earlier, is that sense of guilt. And then also, you later we're talking, which proved your statement of, okay, we're all on our own journeys. And we all need to be like, at some point, we're all healing, like, we're all healing beings that were no longer serving us like things that society has put on us things like the environment we grew up in, but blah, blah, blah, we've all been in that healing place. And we're all just like, on our own path to move through that. And we can't serve other people. This is my opinion, but I feel like we can't serve other people when we haven't healed. Okay, that's not like a black and white because I also feel like you can be healing and be in your greatness at the same time. But to an extent of the people that are out there, like putting their passions helping, serving, you know, having the companies at Indigo highway, where there's these people that are literally finding this intentional conscious energy with what they're putting out there. They have moved through healing, and they have consciously been in a place where they're open enough to pour out their heart into the world. We're all on our own path to move through this. And it's no, there's no like directional line healing to serve as either like I am making this kind of generalized, but I think that this idea of like, guilt, and privilege and labels and expectations, and like, all of that can just kind of be clumped into, like the ego is kind of trickiness of keeping us in the comfortable of in also not showing up in our vulnerability and our honesty and our openness. That's why a lot of these conversations I feel like are shut down because we're all like, oh, you know, nervous. Yeah, I think and that's what the pot like podcasts are amazing for that. Because you get like, you get to talk like, you're gonna just like be in a flow of conversation. Yeah. And like I say things all the time. Why? Like, oh, gosh, like I shouldn't like what did I say? But I'm really conscious of not editing out those things that I'm embarrassed about. Because I guarantee there's one other person that has that this in the back of their mind, to you know, afraid to share it and it's just like, why not? Like, why don't we show up in like, uncomfortable ways more often. Because if I say something, I hurt somebody, they come in confront me, like, I'm more than willing to look at what and you know, make corrections or whatever. Like, we're all open hearted people, like we're all here, we're not, we're not purposely trying to be hurtful. And I truly believe we're everybody is good at their heart, like everybody comes from a heart centered place, you know, it gets shadowed, obviously, by our wounds and our trauma and judgments and, you know, let's just be a little bit more like compassionate. That's when the ugliness shows up. And when you see somebody in their ugliness in their insecurity, it's just because they're hurting,

Sharelle Rodman 29:01

just everyone just wants to be loved. And that's our defense system. Like what you're saying is, it's so it's so simple, like, Isn't it like if we could just all you know, help people get their get their selves, like, it makes me want to cry little, like Tierra because it's, that is like, I mean, I wear it on a daily basis, and I just the older I've gotten, it's so simple, our needs and what we can do to heal each help each other heal, and like just show up, you know, all this other stuff is just stuff having a business having money, having cars, having a house in the mountains, having the kiln to be have an office. Do you know what I mean? Because if we strip all that away, and we're just like, make it human, just surviving, and we're gonna live our lifespan and the next generation competent what I don't know. And it's just like, what do we really need and it's just like, basic simple like food, water, shelter, and love being there. Nurtured Yeah, and nurturing and being steward of the Earth, because she's all we've got, that's a whole nother thing, because that's another like, my other love the Earth is like, I'm just a steward of her, like, I just want to help protect her and like, show up for that, and how do I do that. And I've been, you know, again, like the whole parenting thing, going back to raising kids, I feel like I've, for some reason, let that slide, slide out the back door, but it's all coming back. And it's in conversations like this, and just the fact that I met you, and it just, I get all excited. I'm like, Oh, it's just reinforcement. You know, just having this conversation. I'm so passionate as I talk about, you know, what I believe in me, and just coming from my heart, you know, and I just love it. And I just, like, want to spread. I'm like, to your people, and then to those people. I love this. It's I mean, it's so real and raw. And like, I'm like, what, this is so cool.

Katie Kay Graham 30:51

That's the joy and that's the opportunity and possibilities of experiencing life. That's the fun part. Right? And it is it's so simple. It's so good. Because like the the simple I think is when we really connect to the soul's truth, the ego analyzes it gets messy, it makes it complicated.

Sharelle Rodman 31:14

Tiffany and go back to Tiffany, she like always uses the term monkey mind. Yeah, we're just like, even when you're a male of meditation, you're just like, ah, it the ego won't turn it up. You know, you are you go if that's what's driving it, but whatever it is, but like, it just does a monkey mind if you could just like shut that down. And like, the voice just like live like, yeah, yeah, yeah, let's be as a fully present. Yeah, it's so hard to do

Katie Kay Graham 31:41

so hard. And we'll always have the voice like, I call it the, you know, the voice, like chatting and talking Exactly, this, if we can kind of quiet it. I mean, that's why I meditate is just like ticket a little bit more center, if even if it's like, 10 minutes really makes a big difference. And more and more, I'm just like, trying to, like, get back into my intuition. And, and do like, do less, like, honestly, like, fail more and do less, like, I know, that's like totally opposite of like what we're told, but I'm just like, doing less, sitting with myself being present, letting go like the podcasts like, Okay, how many times if I thought about, like, how am I gonna be successful? And who am I to talk to? And like, you know, what's my website? Like, should I change this? And it's like, there's a million things with any job or anything that you're pursuing that you can just like, get caught up. And what I've realized is like, that's not like, that's not actually how I progress. Like, if I can let go and just trust that the universe is going to lead me in the right direction. If I believe like, if I have faith and believe and trust in myself enough just to like, not let the manipulation and control and overthinking like control like takeover, like, that's where the magic happens. Like I see I have proof. It's just that like, I've been told that that's not right. You know so much that I need to

Sharelle Rodman 33:10

plan you need to like have your website you need to like Yeah, yeah, people lined up and

Katie Kay Graham 33:15

yeah, yeah, quite like new evidence or number, like the numbers. Like, oh, my God, I actually don't really care. Like, I just want to have fun. And yeah, it's life like what we're just talking about.

Sharelle Rodman 33:26

And you but you set it to like every interview you you kind of meet new people that lead you to the next thing, right, or give you sources or different things, right that like kind of it just goes because you're doing what you love. Yeah, cuz you're doing like, yeah, build it, and they will come. Yeah. Like, it's a full philosophy, I think. Yeah, yeah. That's kind of right on. It's, I think if your heart isn't, I don't know. I'm just I'm a I'm a total optimist that way, though. So yeah,

Katie Kay Graham 33:55

so even letting go of some of my desires and what I consider not desires. So that's like, anyway, it could obviously like, dive into this. But I do want to talk about this whole awesome or tweet that you went on. I want to touch on it because we started so when I went into Indigo highway Terrell was there, we had, like started talking about this intention setting. Obviously Cheryl, and I just like get really excited about chatting about all things wellness. But tell me about the retreat from your own experience because I just had Tiffany on the podcast, it'd be fun to hear how it went for you and, and this intention setting of I am that the the, the power of setting an intention.

Sharelle Rodman 34:40

Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So well, there were two retreats. I've gone with Tiffany, one was in Mexico, and that was a week long retreat that we did in two column Mexico, which was amazing her week. That week retreat with her is insane. And then the one I had just gotten off, I was called the Blue Barn retreat. So it was just a weekend retreat, and justified which was also amazing. Yeah. So yeah, it was just an intense it was just an not just it was an intent. That's another word I'm trying not to use anymore. Women use just the just like, I'm just or it's just just a little retreat, you know, like, Oh my God. Yeah. No, it was an amazing retreat. Awesome. Okay, say that again. So it was an amazing retreat that yeah, it was kind of about intention setting as far as like I am. You kind of leave it blank. And it was beautiful to watch people come into the it's always great to see people at the beginning of the retreat versus the end, you know, we're all little like, hesitant or, you know, it takes a minute to warm up that. Yeah, she just does a beautiful job of

Sharelle Rodman 35:53

let me start out, No, you're good. Yeah, Tiffany just comes in. And she's just coming from a very authentic place, wherever she is in her life. And so what she speaks of philosophy of yoga, and how she ties everything in, it's very, because it's coming from a real space and authentic space, you just fall in love with her. Because you're just like, you hang on to every little word. And it's sometimes it's more just philosophy and less yoga. And just journaling, and she just really does has a way of presenting things that make you really have to their thought for thought provoking. That really, you go inside. And it just, it's hard, it's sometimes hard to even, like, know how to respond because, or to your journal entry. Because sometimes I can't even find this, like, it's, you know, kind of blows my mind a little. And you're like, Wow, this is huge, bigger than me. Yeah. But anyway, I don't know if I'm answering your question. But as far as I know, by the end, this particular one being I am and empowering who we are as women and I, I have a hard time, like, it's my mind is full. But so

Katie Kay Graham 37:03

much. I mean, there's so retreats, like there's probably so many different stepping stones that you go through on just one retreat.

Sharelle Rodman 37:10

Yeah. And I mean, for me, personally, it's an opportunity to just recharge and kind of trust in the process that I'm going through personally, and just feel full, like what my thing was, I am I full was what created for me just being around communal energy like that, where everybody is just in the same heart space, just kind of like, there's just so much love, and so much support, and so much, you know, we're all we're all going through our different things. But yeah, we're all coming together in one, like powerful support. Do you know what I mean? If you didn't have space, where you can just, you feel comfortable, and you feel safe, and you're like, and I just, you know, go at the end going around the circle and seeing where everybody you know, I am, you know, grateful or I am, you know, they each had their own little thing. And I just, I feel at the end of that retreat, I was just like, I am full like was my thing I just felt so you know, uplifted and full. Yeah. And, you know, support it and just cool. Yeah, I mean, if anyone can go on a retreat, or even then this was the this one wasn't some are more expensive than others. This one wasn't, you know, financially very expensive. And I think, you know, I don't know, Tiffany, some of those instructors that are like, we'll work with you, if you really need the financial support. But God I just highly recommend, like someone can go away and do that for themselves. Just allow even this the weekend retreat. That was just a two day retreat, you know? Yeah. And just, you could drive there and just so was it just a, I think it's such a nice thing to give yourself, like everyone, if everyone could just do that. Or even, you know, yeah, yeah.

Katie Kay Graham 38:53

Yeah, I feel like we all need more time to just process and rest and digest life. And I mean, I'm, like, Dev definitely get caught up and just like moving from one thing to the next to the next. It's just like, in the busyness in the rush. And I think a retreat is so powerful, what the first thing I think is just like showing up for yourself monetarily, if you are able to, like for me, like I would be able to have money to spend on a retreat, but I might not necessarily feel secure enough in in spending that money on myself. And so I think that like in itself could be a good self growth just to spend the money to go go to the retreat, right. I think that's something that's really could be really powerful, but then also just having like some time to just

Sharelle Rodman 39:53

taking that a week for years, like the week one because for me and then I'll go back to being a parent again. I've been I'm pretty good about taking care of myself. But I've never allowed myself to go on a trip by myself for a week because I should bring my husband, oh, I should bring the kids we should be doing this together. I shouldn't that's so selfish. I can't do that. I'll do it later. Or I'll do it another time or, you know. And finally, one day, I just said, You know what, no, I'm doing I am doing this. And I, I went back and forth. And I almost like, I almost canceled, you know, to go to this was to the Mexico retreat. And I, I was like, and then my friend said, you're going, What do you mean, you already put your money and your deposit? I'm like, I know. But this I feel like kind of just, that's the guilt thing again comes in. And I'm like, No, I shouldn't be doing this. And the money. And you know, I should we should be I should be spending this on a trip for our whole family. But after I was, but I didn't. And I did not realize I knew I needed it. But I did not realize how much. But when I got there, it was just so heart expansion, opening level that I did not even know, I could feel like how much I needed it. It was amazing. Like, wow, just so powerful. And it was just you come away. And I guess it's just realizing, too, that there's still people out there. Because we've had a hard couple years COVID has been tough and like just kind of doomsday gloomy, and you're just kind of like what's happening to our Earth? What's happening to the world? Like, where are we headed and, but just going that they're just realizing that there are still like minded people that are still just really rooting for, you know, humanity and consciousness and love. And it's was like really just empowering to have to know that there's like minded people still out there. And that community, and you know, you fall in love with these women, or and men, if they're there that you go with that. You're just like, wow, and you're it's it's just, it's cool to connect like that. Yeah, she's amazing, like, and just her knowledge, and everything like, oh, yeah, of yoga and the way she positioned your body, she can like refine every little like, you never even knew Downward Dog. Like she'll put you into cadaver dog and spit, okay, and now, tweak your forefinger, then your thumb, then put your elbow and then your arm and then you suck at it. And then you know, like, yeah, you know, just everything, just full refinement of every pose, where you're just like, and you'll go to other yoga classes, and I've never had it. I've never had a teacher like her. Yeah. And she's just like, and she's so knowledgeable about the whole background of yoga. And like all the stories. She's an amazing storyteller. And you're just like, yeah, just like, ah, ah,

Katie Kay Graham 42:29

yeah, yeah. And that's like, the perfect way to describe a lot of the people that Indigo highway represents people that are like, so passionate and involved in what they're doing, you feel that and you're just like, so attracted to it. And it just like UPS lifts you so much is like, oh my gosh, having like a product like that, that you're able to use like, in your home on a daily basis or something that you put on and wear, like, I bought an $85 and I don't love to put out numbers but t shirt. And I feel like the energy every time I wear that shirt is like obviously like way more expensive than I would normally buy a t shirt. I mean anyway, like, it's just energy carries I feel like and the products that Indigo highway carries and I'm just like so grateful for everyone there and like you said, like the team and the owners, it was amazing to meet them and just like, like the vibe and just all Yeah, just the whole thing. So I'm like, I'm so grateful to like to be here with you and to chat about it and, and few questions before we ended up podcast. First one I love to know just like your own daily wellness routine, like, just because I love to ask each guests like what they do maybe one thing that brings joy to your day that you just like love to include. And then secondly is how we can find you and how we can find an indigo highway how we can connect and obviously I'll put like all this in the show notes too.

Sharelle Rodman 43:59

Okay. Yeah, totally. Um, gosh, my morning routine, my daily routine is simple. I mean, I try to wake up feeling I try to consciously wake up and and have something positive to like a thought more of that. Just like a deep breath or just kind of like, Okay, today is gonna, you know, be a good day try to like wake up feeling positive. And then I don't know coffee is always part of that. Going outside summertime love sitting on my deck. And I've been trying to do my best to meditate for seven minutes every morning and journal. And so, I'm gonna say I'm about right now. 70% like, on it with that. So yeah, that's what that's my intention is there and I'm trying to spend less time on social media. Because sometimes I find myself picking up my phone first thing and scrolling Instagram or doing it waste such a time waster and I'm really trying to like wean myself from that addictive. Yeah. Social media thing. But then I, you know, I work out two three times a week I I work out it with a good movement at Kinsey groups class. And so it's like a kind of like a hit program out there. And so I make sure I mean I'm always out in nature either mountain biking, hiking, you know, I paddleboard a lot not much this year, but in the past, we go on a lot of river trips, we're big river people. So we have that integrated in our lives. I don't know, you asked me about my morning routine. This is great. But anyway, yeah, you know, just nature and making sure that I take care of myself eating well, you know, and just perfect. Yeah. Yeah. And, I mean, I could get more specific about like, what I eat and how, you know,

Katie Kay Graham 45:53

you can if you want to,

Sharelle Rodman 45:56

and my and my coffee every morning.

Katie Kay Graham 46:00

Do you notice a difference? Yes, you do. Okay, I started just had a conversation with my friend the other day, we're like, I wonder if that's like a feeling or like a no, because

Sharelle Rodman 46:09

because I'm 52 years old and to be honest. And I noticed my skin is just different. It's changing. I don't know. I've just I've read the stuff about collagen. And of course, I you know, I went and researched all these collagen products. And it's just a scoop of collagen in the morning like in my coffee and it dissolves. You don't even taste it or see it. Yeah, it's and I have definitely noticed my skin smoothing out and like, yeah, hair nails. Like I used to get this like kind of eczema on my hands just going away. Like, I'm like, but I noticed because I was really noticing like my skin changing. Yeah, and like just the craziness and it's just gonna have to naturally because of my age, but it has added moisture to my skin. Wow. under percent cool.

Katie Kay Graham 46:54

Yeah. Okay, so, um, tell me where we can find Indigo highway. And then sure, I'll tell us where we can find you.

Sharelle Rodman 47:04

Well, Indigo highway is in Park City, Utah at the junction. It's in the redstone shopping center. And we are also on Instagram at Indigo highway. I am not public, but

Katie Kay Graham 47:18

yeah, no, that's fine. We can we can connect with Indigo highway and yeah, anybody ever wants to reach out to you? They can email Indigo highway and yeah, get your contact. I'm local.

Sharelle Rodman 47:29

I've been in Park City for gosh, going on 30 years. And I've been here since 1991. Wow. So yeah, I've been here a long time seeing a lot of change. And a lot of things happen. And it's you know, it's a beautiful place to be. And yeah,

Katie Kay Graham 47:45

lots of growth. Lots of growth. Yeah. Crazy growth. Yeah, crazy growth. Yeah, it's like good and bad, right. Yeah.

Sharelle Rodman 47:51

I'm trying to embrace it. Try not to be negative about that. Yeah. It's hard because people are just looking for better lives, right?

Katie Kay Graham 47:58

Yes, exactly. Yeah. And all embrace it. Yeah. All right.

Sharelle Rodman 48:04

Did I answer that?

Katie Kay Graham 48:05

You got it? Yeah. Now. Thank you so much for being so

Sharelle Rodman 48:08

nice to talk to you. And so nice to meet you. It's so easy to like chat with you. Yeah, you like bring out great energy and people I think like I think you're just your presence is easy or easy to get on with.

Katie Kay Graham 48:19

Thank you so much. Yeah, that was sweet. Good luck. And thank you listeners, you guys. Thanks for showing up. I know your time is precious. And I will see you all next week sending so much love to you and your body.