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EPISODE #32
Modern Day Magic with Rachel Lang

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

Love this new episode. I had so much fun chatting with my new friend Rachel Lang about her magical new book Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize Your Power & Shape Your Life.

In this episode my guest professional astrologer, healer, and psychic medium Rachel Lang and I talk about magic and transformation, two of my favourite topics! Rachel combines the healing tools of energy work, clairvoyance, and her knowledge of astrology to enable readers to trust their own communion with Spirit, and magic, in a user-friendly manual. Did I mention I love this book!

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:

What is Spiritualism? Rachel explains what it is and how it relates to magic.
How magic can be practiced by anyone and the spiritual revolution happening now.
How Colonialism controlled and dehumanized spiritual concepts which lead to a fear of witchcraft and magic.
How magic and astrology go hand in hand. And what is magical astrology?
What is a magic dark and how can we embrace our dark side?
The difference between belief, or believing and trust.

ABOUT RACHEL:

Rachel Lang is a professional astrologer, psychic medium, and healer, she is a regular contributor to a variety of publications, including Bustle, Brit + Co, LVBX, Romper, PopSugar, and the Omega News. As an internationally recognized speaker, she enjoys sharing her astrological and spiritual knowledge with others and regularly offers presentations, classes, and workshops.

Lang began studying astrology and developing her spiritual gifts more than 20 years ago and has maintained a private practice working with individuals, celebrities and businesses since 2006. Rachel Lang holds a master's degree in theology from Loyola Marymount University, with an emphasis on feminist theology and ethics. She is certified by the American Federation of Astrologers and is a member of the International Society for Astrological Research. She is also certified as an advanced psychic medium through the Lisa Williams International School of Spiritual Development.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

Website: http://rachellangastrologer.com

IG: @rachellangastrologer

#33 human design with lindsey means

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EPISODE #33
Human Design with Lindsey Mean

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Human Design Coach Lindsey Means chats The Science of Your Uniqueness!

Human Design is a fascinating system showing you how to access your body’s consciousness as a decision-making tool, and ultimately, how to live as your true self. I like to think of it as a divine blueprint for living this present life. And I find it to be profound, precise and illuminating. It was awesome to chat with Lindsey and have her share her knowledge and the vastness of this system.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE EXPLORE:

What is Human Design and where, what, or who created it?
What are the Human Design types and how these types are divine blueprints for living our purpose.
What is a strategy, and what if yours is "Wait to respond"?
We discuss how Human Design uncovers your strengths, weaknesses, motivation, super powers and what you are here to do.
Lindsey explains how to look into your body chart to use it to run your business.
And so much more!

ABOUT LINDSEY:

Lindsey Means specializes in helping people use the tools of Human Design to heal themselves. She also teaches how to apply what you’ve learned to grow your business more consciously.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://lindseymeans.podia.com

www.unlockyourdesign.com

IG: lindseymeans_

#34 the art of resting with Octavia Raheem

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EPISODE #34
The Art of Resting with Octavia Raheem

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

Joining me in this episode is author, mentor, and yoga teacher Octavia Raheem. We talk about her new book: Pause Rest Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change.
A work of wisdom guiding us to rest.

Octavia was living her everyday life like she was an ultra-marathon runner. Her desire to constantly be better and better, to do more, and never ask for help lead to life threatening burnout which revealed an awakening to the importance of rest.

We chat about how the fear of rest is the fear of meeting the higher Self, an opportunity to discover ourselves. And what vows are we making to ourselves that are rooted in unhealthy relationships that only silence can reveal.

Octavia is a beautiful storyteller and a profound guide teaching the importance of rest and her beautiful book honors the changes and spaces in your life with purposeful rest and reflection.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:

How maintaining a commitment to the ritual of rest and writing is transformative, and how transformation is a process and process is a circular nature of beginnings and endings.
Burnout. How this leads to the failure of the body functioning optimally.
We talk about how the original fear of rest is the fear of the pause, from which awkward silence arises.
The difference between a restorative class and yoga nidra.
Restoring your body, mind, and spirit amid change is an act of courage, empowerment, and hope.

ABOUT OCTAVIA:

Octavia is a yoga teacher with 14 years of experience and nearly 10,000 hours of leading yoga classes, immersions, and trainings in various settings and online. She has received national attention for her work training yoga teachers and diversifying the yoga and wellness industry. In September 2019, she was named one of four Yoga and Wellness luminaries who have transformed yoga in Atlanta by Natural Awakening Magazine. A legacy lululemon ambassador and current KiraGrace Warrior, she has led life changing restorative yoga experiences at national and local festivals: Wanderlust, Love. Play. Shine (formally Asheville Yoga), Essence Wellness House {Atlanta}, and Dirty South.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://octaviaraheem.com

https://www.pauserestbe.com

IG: @octaviaraheem

#35 Conscious Cooking & Eating with Chef Amber Caudle

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EPISODE #35
Eating Consciously with Chef Amber

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to Chef Amber Caudle for this episode. When we first met we immediately clicked. I love her no-nonsense approach to wholesome eating.

Chef Amber shares how her approach to food wasn’t always holistic. Amber was in a constant race to lose weight, leading to over 30 years of disordered eating and a very exhausting, unhappy life. Her body could no longer tolerate this way of being.

In this episode Chef Amber openly discusses her challenging journey with food, and how through her restaurant, The Source Café, which opened in 2012, Amber has been able to create a sumptuous take on natural, wholesome foods, infusing spirituality into her beautiful, rejuvenating and restorative, nutritious dishes.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE:

Ambers spiritual transformation and how it involved deep work detoxifying her old patterns gaining life changing perspective.
What qualifies as “healthy” and what are “fake healthy foods”
What is a holistic way of living.
How Chef Amber nourishes her mind, body and soul and how self-love techniques inspire the food she prepares for her restaurants.
Chef shares how she became honest with food, her body and herself and stopped using food to avoid all feelings and to cope with the anxiety, stress, and depression, she was feeling in her body.
The amazing action steps and practices she does on a daily basis to keep her in her worth and power, like dancing naked, meditation, fueling your body with the right foods and letting go of trying to have the “perfect” body or diet.
Learning to listen and tune into your body to hear what your body wants you to put in it, and what it doesn't. And how you feel after you've eaten over processed, fried, heavy foods.
And we chat about her new Holicious TV series, guests and upcoming books.

ABOUT CHEF AMBER:

Chef Amber is an entrepreneur and spiritually-led chef. She is an author, and owner of The Source Café in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, California. She opened The Source Café in 2012. Her second location opened during the pandemic. The Source Café joyfully embraces the true essence of thoughtful food. Believing that food should be vibrant, beautiful, sexy, and prepared with love. Each item on the menu is created with intention to heal and nourish your mind, body, and soul. Significant thought is given to every simple, local, organic and non GMO ingredient.

Her forthcoming cookbook “Sexy Nourishing Food” will be available for preorder on March 1st 2022, and features a combination of Chef Amber’s favourite The Source Café dishes and her go-to staples.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://chefamber.com

https://thesourcecafe.com

IG: @ChefAmberLA

#36 Past Lives & Living in the Present with Elizabeth Tripp

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EPISODE #36
Past Lives & Living in the Present with Elizabeth Tripp

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

Joining me in this episode is Spiritual Teacher and Lifestyle Design Coach Elizabeth Tripp. Elizabeth’s mission is to awaken you to the beauty of your soul's journey by helping you see the true beauty of your life. As a lifestyle design coach she guides clients to break through old patterns to learn their soul’s lessons. Clients dissolve their limitations and bridge their minds to their soul’s desires believing in themselves and manifesting a life they love.

In this episode we talk about past lives and how through tapping into our previous lifetimes we can learn to forgive, live from a place of compassion and heal ourselves to truly step into the life we want to design.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE:

Elizabeth shares how she developed a childhood eating disorder as a way to hide her pain and her spiritual gifts.
Meeting her spiritual teacher whose gentle but powerful coaching helped her understand the deeper why to all the hopelessness she was feeling. Thus began her journey of realizing how bright and beautiful we all truly are.
Learning to release the past so you can love and transform your life.
How can we use a past life experience to expand what is in existence at the present.
What if you were born into a life of abuse? We explore both perspectives as the receiver and perpetrator and how these actions can connect to past life experiences through soul contracts.
Elizabeth also shares a personal past life story as a beggar on the streets in London and sheds light on how this connected to her lack of self worth in this life.
Elizabeth gives me a mini past life reading.

ABOUT ELIZABETH:

Elizabeth uses her practice, her gifts and the lessons she has learned from her own soul’s journey to shine a bright light on your life lessons and align you with your Soul/Self, so you can let go of what holds you back, and create a life where you do what you love and love what you do everyday. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and holds a masters degree in Nutritional Sciences. She is certified in Usui Reiki Practitioner, Past Life Regressionist and a Transcendental Meditation Coach, and an apprentice of Alex Then, a Master Coach, since 2016 studying Light Body Healing and the soul.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://elizabethtripp.com

IG: @ElizabethTripp

#37 Dreaming Life into Being with Candice Rose Eastman

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EPISODE #37
DREAMING LIFE INTO BEING WITH CANDICE ROSE EASTMAN

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

In this is episode of The Conscious Diva, I chat to Candice Rose Eastman, founder and Editor-in-Queen of the recently launched She Rose magazine. We talk about making your dreams come true, and how she visioned her magazine into a reality during the pandemic. Candice also talks about the themed issues of She Rose: Dreams, Intimate Relationships, The Goddess and the latest issue - Sex - with content that mirrors her own beauty and resilience.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE:

How She Rose Magazine was born as a direct result of going deep during the Pandemic.
Candice was originally a hair stylist, then became a life coach. She retired from hair after 21years to launch her own digital magazine - She Rose – for women to create the life of their dreams, women rising up and congratulating each other on their wins.
Her honest sharing about her use of psychedelics and how through using intentional plant medicine, she has dreamed everything into being.
Candices magical epiphany in Tulum about what to call herself for her magazine as Editor-in-Queen, instead of Editor-in-Chief.
We talk about making dreams come true and how trust opens you up to the true flow of life.
Candice explains her mission statement - ‘SHE ROSE’ is an answer, a declaration and a power statement! And what it means to be a conscious publication.

ABOUT SHE ROSE:

'She Rose’ is a metaphorical reflection of a woman’s beauty and resilience. The magazine’s mission is to provide a platform that offers creative freedom, connection, growth and inspiration for all women. It collaborates with women from all places, backgrounds, creeds, political views, income levels, colors, religions, sexual orientations, ages, and more. Each issue offers breathtaking artwork, inspiration, heart-warming stories, profound advice, captivating gifts, and ancient wisdom to its readers. The women featured are purposefully chosen to remind the world to keep going in the direction of one's visions and that we are all connected.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://www.sherosemagazine.com

https://issuu.com

#38 The Architecture of YOur Soul with Amelia Vogler

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EPISODE #38
THE ARCHITECTURE OF YOUR SOUL WITH AMELIA VOGLER

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

I absolutely loved this conversation with my guest, internationally respected energy medicine practitioner Amelia Vogler who teaches about the Hara Dimension – An energy dimension that carries the wisdom of your soul between and through our lifetimes. Amelia shares what it is and how to connect to it and that the main objective of hara work/healing is to strengthen and align a persons hara to help them unfold to their greater purpose.

WE DISCUSS IN DETAIL:

How the hara energy dimension holds the keys to our spiritual grounding and our soul’s freedom from trauma – in this lifetime and past ones. It is a core power-source that resides beneath the auric field of the human body, and is housed inside the tan tien, existing on the level of intentionality.
Rediscovering the truth of who we are – learning how to look inside to ground in your truth.
The architecture of our Soul.
Amelia explains that when you are in your flow you can feel it coming through the hara.
The Core Stars connection to the Hara.
We talk about grounding, not to be confused with Earthing. Amelia explains how Grounding is a practice of being in awe and coming home to yourself. It is anchoring into our core light. - It is a practice to support you re-anchoring your soul here on Earth and in your body and an integral part of connecting to the Hara.

ABOUT AMELIA:

Amelia is a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner and Certified Instructor and a specialist in Energy Medicine who incorporates a variety of energy methods and vibrational modalities in her work with you. Some of these include the use of craniosacral therapy, reflexology, intuitive sciences, color, gemstones, aromatherapy, ancient shamanic teachings, sound, sacred geometry, guided imagery, and affirmations.

She is a grounding and energy medicine specialist, an internationally respected teacher and a meditation guide. Amelia embeds essential energetic practices in her meditations and teachings to support the betterment of humanity. In addition to her teaching and guided meditation offerings, she has an international private practice. In her 15-year career, she has helped over 7,000 individuals re-pattern self-limiting negative beliefs through grounding practices, intuitive insight, and advanced energy medicine. Amelia's 500-hour yoga teacher training was in the classical Raja yogic tradition with Chandra Om, an initiate of Sri Dharma Mitra.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://ameliavogler.com

#39 living from the heart with Rohini moradi

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EPISODE #39
LIVING FROM THE HEART WITH ROHINI MORADI

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

In this episode of the Conscious Diva, my guest Akashic Records teacher Rohini Moradi Sweeny and I talk about so much - from the Akashic records to growing up in a Hare Krishna Ashram to how the tools of her Bhakti yoga upbringing came into their own when her baby daughter passed away from SIDS. This profound loss brought her back to her connection to Spirit and a remembrance awakened Rohini to her ability to access the Akashic records for healing and lead her to teacher people to do the same.

Today, Rohini is internationally recognized as a teacher of the Akasha and spiritual explorer. Through her revolutionary approach to empowering spiritually curious individuals, Rohini guides her community through a wondrous journey inward so they can experience the awe of a limitless reality.

This is a truly beautiful and inspiring episode.

WE DISCUSS IN DETAIL:

Growing up in a Hare Krishna community Rohini learned the lifelong tools of Bhakti. Her days were filled with meditation, chanting, yoga, and cleansing the body in an effort to grow as a spiritual being.
She shares how she became anchored in the magic of life, rather than the fear of external circumstances despite the political turmoil caused by the Iran-Iraq war and the simultaneous Muslim revolution. Rohini remembers living in a state of joy and playfulness, even as bombs fell outside her father’s temple.
Rohini shares how she tried ignoring her spiritual gifts, only later having the profound experience and loss of her baby daughter leading to the discovery of the Akash and her life’s purpose.
Learning to trust. How this evolved from her lifelong practice. Magic really exists and that when we learn to trust so much in our lives can open up.

ABOUT ROHINI:

Rohini Moradi was born into a spiritually-driven life in Tehran, Iran where her father ran the only Hindu temple in the city during the Muslim revolution. During her childhood, her family traveled throughout India, devoted to a colorful yogic life.

In early 1989, a massive religious-military upheaval in Iran altered her life path. Her father’s temple was seized, and her family fled to the United States as refugees. This uprooting caused a massive personal shift in Rohini’s reality.

Where her life used to center on personal growth, Rohini’s transition to America caused a massive personal shift from a spiritually-oriented existence to a material-oriented one.

Read more about Rohini’s fascinating transformation process, and learn what Rohini offers on her website listed below.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

Personal Website: https://www.magicinclined.com

Anandamayi Ma: https://www.anandamayi.org

Hare Krishna/Radhanath Swami: https://www.iskcon.org

#40 THE MAGIC OF THE PERSIAN MAGI WITH ROHINI MORADI

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EPISODE #40
THE MAGIC OF THE PERSIAN MAGI WITH ROHINI MORADI

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

In this follow up episode of The Conscious Diva Podcast, my guest renown Akashic Records practitioner, Rohini Moradi Sweeny continues to demystify the idea of Akashic records gatekeepers. Then we explore Rohini’s Persian Magi lineage, the Zoroastrian practice and discuss modern magic. And, Rohini and I get witchy as we share our own esoteric experiences when we explored our own records to learn about our spiritual lineage.

TRIGGER WARNING! Please note there is a section of the interview where we talk about Magophonia, the practice of killing the Magi and how the slaughter was celebrated for many years as an annual holiday.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Rohini’s spiritual lineage and connection to the Persian Magi.
We discuss the work of author Stephen Flowers and his books – Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi and The Origins of the Tarot in the Mithraic and Hermetic Traditions.
Consciousness and the forms it takes (good and bad).
Zoroastrianism
Witches, past life experiences and embodying spiritual memory in this life.
Trees and reincarnation.

TOPICS MENTIONED:

The Mahabharata epic battle.
Anandamayi Ma, her Haridwar ashram.
Sorcery vs Magic

Educational References:

The Slaughter of the Magi

Magophonia

Ancient Media

Books by Stephen Flowers

REFERENCES/LINKS:

Personal Website: https://www.magicinclined.com

Anandamayi Ma: https://www.anandamayi.org

ABOUT ROHINI:

Rohini Moradi Sweeny attunes spiritually curious individuals to expansion and amazement through her intuitively led business Magic Inclined. She is a mystic, entrepreneur, and Akashic Records practitioner. Rohini offers access to a free online community created for the magically inclined who seek to connect and explore the Akashic Records in a safe and held space. Download Rohini's free resource on How to Read Your Akashic Records on her business page.

#41 Alternative Spirituality, ESP & the Power of a Wish with Mitch Horowitz

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EPISODE #41
ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY, ESP & THE POWER OF A WISH WITH MITCH HOROWITZ

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

My guest in this episode is Mitch Horowitz, a PEN Award-winning historian considered an expert of alternative spirituality, he’s also known widely as the voice of esoteric ideas. Mitch and I first met when a few years ago I was producing a TV series called Open Minds. Mitch was a guest on the show and at the time he was coming on to discuss his book Occult America. Since then he’s written at least 20 more books! And has two news ones coming out this year - Day Dream Believer out this July, and Uncertain Places available in October. We chat about those books plus…Mitches film The Kybalion, which breaks down the 7 Hermetic principals.

This episode is a thought-provoking discussion of the spiritual, the occult, the magical, and the extra-sensory world with mentions of many, many people from Neville Goddard, a continued influence on Mitch as well as Émile Coué and, of all people, The Amazing Randi.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Kybalion and the seven Hermetic principals.
Where did the Hermetic tradition and experience evolve from (Greek and Egyptian traditions). I ask Mitch why the Indus Valley, an almost equally ancient civilization and the Vedic tradition are not considered a part of the Hermetic tradition.
How Mitches journey through his interests as a Seeker lead him to become a wisdom school educator of transformation and manifestation.
Who is Neville Goddard and how/why does Mitch continue to be influenced by him? And we chat about Neville’s interesting childhood influences growing up in Barbados.
Mitch shares insights from his two new books: Dream Believer out in July and, Uncertain Places, available in October 2022.
Mitch shares his own personal practice with influences from Émile Coué, the French mind theorist.
And we rant about The Amazing Randi (James Randi), the stage magician and skeptic of the paranormal and ESP, and the content of the book The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne.
Plus so much more!

TOPICS & PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Kybalion, top 10 Apple TV.
The occultist Anna Kingsford.
Swami Vivekananda.
Neville’s connection to Obeya - Caribbean Mysticism, Rustafarisianism, Etheopianianism and Marcus Garvey and Arnold Josiah Ford.
Mitches book about Neville - Magician of the Beautiful: An Introduction to Neville Goddard.
Émile Coué - French mind theorist

REFERENCES/LINKS:

Personal Website: https://www.mitchhorowitz.com/books

Film: https://www.instagram.com/kybalionfilm/

https://www.kybalionfilm.com

ABOUT MITCH:

Mitch is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning historian and author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; The Miracle Club; The Miracle Habits. And so many more. He is widely known as a voice of esoteric ideas with bylines in The New York Times, Time, Politico, and The Wall Street Journal. Through his research and books he illuminates and explains the relevance of alternative spirituality to comtemporary life. His work is censored in China.

#42 Spirit Babies and the Pink Starlights with Lynsi Eastburn

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EPISODE #42
SPIRIT BABIES AND THE PINK STARLIGHTS WITH LYNSI EASTBURN

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What exactly are Spirit Babies and why, or how do they relate to infertility?

In this enlightening episode I talk to world renown hypnotherapist and pioneer in the field on hypnofertility, Lynsi Eastburn. You might be wondering – what has hypnosis got to do with spirit babies? Lynsi isn’t just a hypnotherapist, she has a unique gift. Lynsi helps prospective parents struggling with infertility connect with their spirit babies and then through her work as a hypnotherapist she assists in bringing the babies through.

Lynsi has been helping women become pregnant for more than 20 years with an extremely high success rate. Through her innovative approach, Lynsi blends the worlds of science and spirit to help parents not only connect with, but bring through their babies. Lynsi is also the author of three books on the subject. In this episode we talk about her third and newest book - Waiting in the Wings: Introducing the Pink Starlights.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Understanding who these little celestial light workers are, and why they are called the Pink Starlights.
The Pink Starlights have a purpose and are choosing very specific parents - Lynsi shares who they are and why.
Lynsi explains what exactly hypnosis is and how it works.
She demystifies the stage performance aspect of how hypnosis can sometimes be perceived.
We talk about therapeutic hypnosis which is what Lynsi practices and how her technique is being guided by this new generation of babies.
Lynsi explains who the Pink Starlights predecessors are: The Indigo's, Crystal and Starseed children.
We also chat about the Kali Yuga (in Hindu Cosmology, it is considered the fourth and worst of the four yugas - time/life cycles - it is believed that we are half way through it).
Lynsi's new book also offers meditations to connect to the energy of the Pink Starlights.

BOOKS BY LYNSI:

Waiting in the Wings: Introducing the Pink StarLights
It's Conceivable!: Hypnosis for Fertility
The 3 Keys to Conception: Pregnancy Against All Odds

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://hypnofertility.com

https://www.hypnodenver.com

ABOUT LYNSI:

Lynsi is a Board Certified Hypnotherapist and Instructor. She is the creator of 3Keys® HypnoFertility. Lynsi has been helping women connect with their spirit babies and for over 20yrs garnering global attention with her Denver Colorado based clinic.

#43 Ritual as Remedy with Mara Mranscombe

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EPISODE #43
RITUAL AS REMEDY WITH MARA BRANSCOMBE

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

In this episode I chat to ceremonialist and spiritual coach, Mara Branscombe. You might be familiar with Mara from her yoga teacher offerings, but she’s also known for her ritual work which is what we talk about from her beautiful new book - Ritual as Remedy: Embodied Practices for Soul Care.

What I enjoyed about her book is how Mara invites us to explore our inner mystic through esoteric self-care practices. One of my personal favourite practices is working with the elements, so I wanted Mara to share why the elements are important to acknowledge inwardly and out. We also discuss how and why people are affected by the wind, and how we can use wind as an ally for inspiration.

Mara shares the difference between a ritual, a habit and a superstition, like when someone wears a good luck charm. You don’t have to be into dancing in the moonlight, or bathing in it for that matter to love this book, all you need is an open heart. I hope you love Mara as much as I do!

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Mara talks about her background as an adventurer, Waldorf Education school teacher and dancer - all these combined experiences shine through in her new book. Mara also expands on the varied traditions she has experienced that allowed her to create a unique manual of practices.
We talk about spiritual longing, what it is and what longing feels like, and what it means to ritualize healthy habits, and how do we do this?
We discuss becoming the witness. A practice that is not as easy as it sounds.

ABOUT MARA

Mara Branscombe is a mother, writer, yogi, artist, teacher, mindfulness leader, ceremonialist and spiritual coach. She is the author of “Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices For Soul Care.” Mara is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, creativity, mind–body practices, and earth-based rituals into her life and work, and she has been leading community ceremony since 2000.

REFERENCES/LINKS:

https://marabranscombe.com

#44 Human Design with Kelsey Abbott

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EPISODE #44
HUMAN DESIGN WITH KELSEY ABBOTT

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

Do you know your Human Design? You might want to after listening. Joining me in this is episode is Human Design coach and money educator, Kelsey Abbott. We are chatting about - you guessed it - human design. Kelsey has a remarkable understanding of this system, as a result, she is able to see magic in someones chart and guide her clients to fulfillment.

Her ability to explain the often complex Human Design system literary rolls off her tongue like she's describing the most amazing meal she's ever had, and why you should try it too! Kelsey seriously knows her stuff and can help lead you to your life purpose, and ultimately bring you joy.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

In this episode we chat about the different energy types, and other variables, like where in the body you might feel and experience messages that are guiding you in the right direction, or preventing you from moving in the wrong direction.
Kelsey shares how this experiment, as it known, transformed her life once she discovered her own design map.
Kelsey believes that joy is our natural state and the universe wants us to be as sparklyAF! Through using science, spirituality, play and financial education, Kelseys reveals how she teaches people to tap into their true essence so they can experience more ease, joy and abundance. And isn't that what we all want?
We also talk about the polyvagal theory (the science of feeling safe), and why that's important.
And I share a little about my own experience with Human Design.

MORE ABOUT KELSEY:

Kelsey studied at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) where she earned certifications as a Certified Professional Coach, Energy Leadership Master Practitioner and Cor.E Performance coach. She also studied at the Applied Nueroscience Institute, earning her NeuroPositive Certificate in using neuroscience to change how the brain processes challenges. Before becoming a Certified Professional Coach, Kelsey earned her Masters in Marine Biology and graduate certificate in non-fiction writing. She worked as a nationally-recognized science writer, as a marine biologist studying dolphins and killer whales, as a personal trainer, a group fitness instructor, a swim coach, a triathlon coach and a food blogger. She also was (and still is) a triathlete who races both nationally and internationally. After a decade in Maine and 16 months of traveling around the U.S. in a small camper, Kelsey now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband Pete and doberman Zumi.

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Kelsey is also the host of the: The Find Your Awesome Podcast

You can learn more about her work, book a session or an online course: https://www.kelseyabbott.com

#45 The Spiritual Activator, Oliver Niño

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EPISODE #45
THE SPIRITUAL ACTIVATOR, OLIVER NIÑO

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I love talking about energy specifically about how it works and why. In this episode Oliver Niño, also known as “The Spiritual Activator,” explains how energy relates to manifestation and alignment.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

How we’re constantly manifesting whether we realize or not. Manifestation is isn’t just about getting a new car or dream job.
We also talk about signs and how to recognize them. When we recognize signs it accelerates what we want to manifest, energetically placing us in alignment.
And I ask Oliver about his upbringing in Manila, The Philippines, I wondered if being exposed to healers influenced his real world, no-nonsense approach to teaching people how to awaken to their own spiritual gifts.
Oliver also shares his unique way of seeing Sacred Geometry, which is very cool.
And we talk about his awesome first book through Hay House - Spiritual Activator: 5 Steps to Clearing, Unblocking, and Protecting Your Energy to Attract More Love, Joy, and Purpose is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be available in March 2023. His book is already a #1 in new releases.

MORE ABOUT OLIVER:

Oliver is a Sacred Geometry and Energy Activation expert, thought leader, and celebrity spiritual advisor. His work Oliver has profoundly impacted the lives of public figures like Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow, Nina Dobrev and Gerard Butler. Even personal development coach Tony Robbins has personally worked with Oliver as well as numerous CEOs, thought leaders, leading motivational speakers and everyday people.

He is the founder and creator of the Geo Love Healing Methodology and is on a mission to teach others how to clear, protect, and unblock their energy so they can attract more abundance, love, and purpose in their lives. Through his teaching platform he has trained and certified close to 2 million people from over 60+ countries.

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For more information about Oliver or to access his very generous free offers:

Website: https://www.thespiritualactivator.com/homepage

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spiritualactivator/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespiritualactivator

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@spiritualactivator?lang=en

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New book: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Activator-Clearing-Unblocking-Protecting/dp/140196771X

#46 The Taoist Five Elements Cycle with Tisha Morris

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EPISODE #46
THE TAOIST FIVE ELEMENTS CYCLE WITH TISHA MORRIS

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I love learning about different healing modalities, and I don’t know a lot about the Chinese Daoist/Taoist system, let alone what the five elements cycle is. Which is why I spoke to Tisha Morris. Tisha is an entertainment attorney, feng shui expert, and the author of five books on the healing arts. Tisha explains how we each embody a primary element —water, wood, fire, earth, or metal - that defines our strengths. But what about our weaknesses? In this episode, we dive into her latest book: Missing Element Hidden Strength, to understand how we can activate our creative potential by improving our most challenging element.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

How to understand and the use of the Five Element cycle.
Her brand new book - Missing Element Hidden Strength.
The roots of the I Ching and how this philosophy relates to Taoism, Chinese astrology, feng shui and acupuncture.
Tisha explains how the five elements in the Chinese Taoist system are similar and different to Vedic philosophy and principals.
Tisha breaks down how the elemental cycle can be applied to any creative process and relationships.
She shares how we can level up once we understand what our missing element is in order to integrate our shadow. AND SO MUCH MORE!

MORE ABOUT TISHA:

Tisha holds a degree in law, economics, and interior design with certifications in yoga, feng shui, and coaching. Tisha advises and represents clients using her entrepreneurial experience, legal and publishing expertise, and practical wisdom to help clients realize their potentials and strategize for optimal success.

Throughout her career, writing has been a consistent theme, from writing her own newspapers at six years old to publishing in prominent law journals, and even being cited to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tisha is also the author of five self-help books, including her recent release, MISSING ELEMENT, HIDDEN STRENGTH.

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For more information about Oliver or to access his very generous free offers:

Website: https://tishamorris.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tishalmorris

New book: https://tishamorris.com/books

#47 Crystals with Nicholas Pearson, Part One

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EPISODE #47
CRYSTALS WITH NICHOLAS PEARSON, PART ONE

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Who doesn’t love crystals? I’ve personally never met a person that doesn’t like crystals. They are mesmerizing and attracting, but why? What is it about these crystalline creations that fascinate us?

In this episode I speak to crystal expert and award winning author, Nicholas Pearson, about his latest book - Crystal Basics Pocket Encyclopedia: The Energetic, Healing, and Spiritual Power of 450 Gemstones.

Nicholas offers connections between mineral science and the metaphysics of crystal healing. Nicholas generously shares an incredible amount of information about crystals, so much so that it has been edited into two episodes. This is part one.

In this extensive interview, we cover the basics of what crystals are, why crystals work, how to select stones, plus safe and effective methods for cleansing, charging and programing crystals. Whether you’re a seasoned crystal practitioner, a collector, a beginner or simply want to understand more about these sparkly beauties, this is the crystal episode for you.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

What is a crystal? Rocks vs minerals. How we Humans are made up of crystalline structures.
Does the size of the crystal matter?
Crystal attraction – selecting the right crystal for you and working with it.
Marcel Vogel/Vogel crystals.
How to cleanse crystals and is charging and programming a crystal the same?

MORE ABOUT NICHOLAS:

Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for more than 20 years. He began teaching crystal workshops in high school, later studying mineral science at Stetson University while pursuing a degree in music. He worked for several years at the Gillespie Museum, home to the largest mineral collection in the southern United States. A certified teacher and practitioner of Usui Reiki Ryoho, he teaches crystal and Reiki classes throughout the United States. He lives in Orlando, Florida with his husband.

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Nicholas Pearson: wwwtheluminouspearl.com

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#48 Crystals with Nicholas Pearson, Part Two

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EPISODE #48
CRYSTALS WITH NICHOLAS PEARSON, PART TWO

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Welcome back to Part 2 of Crystals with Nicholas Pearson. In this continuation of the previous episode, we dive into the properties of crystals, crystal grids, and Nicholas explains otherworldly crystals like moldavite, tektites, and amber. Because who doesn’t love crystals and want to know more!?

In this episode crystal expert and award winning author, Nicholas Pearson, chats about his latest book - Crystal Basics Pocket Encyclopedia: The Energetic, Healing, and Spiritual Power of 450 Gemstones. His book offers a quick-start guide for working with crystals and stones as well as a full-color A-to-Z compendium of 450 crystals, rocks, minerals, and fossils. Each entry features a color photo of the stone and defines its physical, psychological, and spiritual healing properties and its corresponding chakra, element, planet, and zodiac sign.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

Why is amber considered a crystal when it is a resin?
Crystal formation type: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic - And how formation effects the way a crystal can be used for healing.
We totally nerd out on otherworldly crystals – moldavite, tektites, and meteorites.
Nicholas shares his favourite stones and crystals. Emerald is one of them. He shares how Emerald has been a meaningful ally.

MORE ABOUT NICHOLAS:

Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for more than 20 years. He began teaching crystal workshops in high school, later studying mineral science at Stetson University while pursuing a degree in music. He worked for several years at the Gillespie Museum, home to the largest mineral collection in the southern United States. A certified teacher and practitioner of Usui Reiki Ryoho, he teaches crystal and Reiki classes throughout the United States. He lives in Orlando, Florida with his husband.

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Nicholas Pearson: wwwtheluminouspearl.com

Visit author's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theluminouspearl

Author's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theluminouspearl/

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#49 The Spirit of Harriet Tubman with Spring Washam

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EPISODE #49
THE SPIRIT OF HARRIET TUBMAN WITH SPRING WASHAM

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When we live a mystical life anything is possible, especially being able to receive communication from spirits regardless of when they were in a living human form. In this episode of The Conscious Diva, I am talking to Spring Washam. Spring is a well-known spiritual teacher who was spontaneously contacted by Harriet Tubman to share her wisdom of living from the heart. I asked Spring who Harriet Tubman the mystic is, and why she is relevant today?

This conversation with acclaimed Buddhist teacher Spring Washam was profound. I am so thankful to Spring for her beautiful new book, “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman - AWAKENING FROM THE UNDERGROUND” - which is not a scholarly work or historical account of Harriet Tubman's life, but rather a work explaining a transmission of divine wisdom as a true awakened being.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

Spring shares a historical snapshot of Harriet Tubmans' incredible achievements.
The Dharma of Harriet Taubman and the Underground railroad.
Spring shares how Harriet is the right kind of Deity for our collective wound of racism.
Harriet's message of living from our heart is shared as a practice of learning how to heal our ancestors by asking: Who am I, Who, am I really?
Freedom through consciousness – freeing ourselves from our mental prison and conditioning that shapes our lives and program us to believe non-truths about ourselves.
I share how I felt this book was written by both Harriet and Spring, as well as a personal experience I had from reading “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman - AWAKENING FROM THE UNDERGROUND”.
Spring reads her "Prayer of Recognition and Gratitude" from her new book.

MORE ABOUT SPRING:

Considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based meditation practices to diverse communities; Spring Washam is a well-known teacher, healer, and visionary leader based in Oakland, California. She is the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment and The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground.

Spring is one of the founding teachers at the East Bay Meditation Center, an organization that offers Buddhist teachings with attention to social action and multiculturalism. She is a member of the teacher’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, offering teachings on Buddhist philosophy, Insight meditation and loving-kindness practices. Spring is also the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys, a one-of-a-kind organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom for transformative retreats in South America.

She has practiced and studied Buddhist philosophy in both the Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism since 1999. Spring is also a shamanic practitioner and has studied indigenous healing practices since 2008.

Spring’s workshops, interviews, and writing can be found in mainstream media worldwide.

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Spring Washam: https://www.springwasham.com

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#50 Channeled Messages from The Council with Sara Landon

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EPISODE #50 - CHANNELED MESSAGES FROM THE COUNCIL WITH SARA LANDON

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This is a powerful episode with a lot of take away for living your purpose. Joining me in this episode is author and gifted channel, Sara Landon. Sara is an incredible conduit, and her new book - The Wisdom of the Council: Channeled Messages for Living Our Purpose (published by Hay House) - is filled with loving channeled information – messages of unconditional love, abundance, and reminders that we All have the power to be the creator of our own life. As The Council says, “If you are listening to this, you yourself are a channel”.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

Sara shares who The Council is and where their wisdom comes from. Ultimately, all the Council messages are about living your fullest potential.

What does the Truth of Who You Are mean? Sara reminds us to ask ourselves: Who Am I? She explains how this statement invites in our personal remembrance of the truth of who we are.

She also explains the difference between motivated action and inspired action.
What does it means to be a Wayshower?
I ask Sara to explain the differences between the 3rd, 4th and 5th dimensions of consciousness that we humans are experiencing right now living on this Earthly plane.
And we talk about the different kinds of channeled messages and forms of communication coming to us from the non-physical world – be it cosmic consciousness, star beings, Angelic communication or light language.

MORE ABOUT SARA:

Passionate about living her highest potential, Sara Landon is a guide for leaders, wayshowers, and changemakers contributing to raising the vibration of the planet. She shines a light on the path for others to expand beyond the perceived limitations of the human experience and live as the masters that they are while remaining grounded in the modern world.

As the masterful channel of The Council, Sara focuses to be the ultimate student of the wisdom and teachings she receives and is committed to conscious, impeccable creation. Her intention is to be the purest channel of a grander perspective of what is possible and to help others discover that they have the same ability to connect to higher levels of consciousness and guidance.

Sara focuses to be the ultimate student of the wisdom and teachings, the living embodiment of the incredible information she receives. The Council’s messages continue to expand as she integrates that wisdom in her life and experiences it as truth. Her intention is to be the purest, most impeccable channel of a grander perspective of what is possible and to help others discover that they have the same ability to connect to higher levels of consciousness and guidance.

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#51 Ancient Menstrual Wisdom with Sinu Joseph

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EPISODE #51 - ANCIENT MENSTRUAL WISDOM WITH SINU JOSEPH

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Renowned menstrual educator Sinu Joseph joins me in this episode to discuss her fascinating book - Rtu Vidyā: Ancient Science behind Menstrual Practices.

You might be wondering how menstruation is a spiritual topic? Sinu’s book takes a deep dive into explaining the scientific and logical reasons behind how spiritual practices impact female physiology. An understanding of the science behind menstrual practices can help women prevent menstrual difficulties, develop a positive attitude towards menstruation, and learn how to work in sync with nature’s cycles. This book was an eye-opening read, and I encourage you to listen with an open mind.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

Prana, and why entering temples and chanting mantras is a no, no during menstruation.
Sinu explains why there are no mantras women can chant during menstruation. I was very surprised by the answers, particularly on the breakdown on the chanting of Om 🕉, and the very specific ways women of menstruating age should pronounce Om: A-U-M vs O-M.
The word Rtu is a Sankrit word that’s means both seasons and menstruation. Sinu explains how this is not a coincidence.
How prana (upward energetic force) and apana (downward energetic force) affects the female body when we practice mantra, yoga and athletic activities engaging against gravity like gymnastics, swimming or if you happen to be a female fighter pilot. These practices can lead to endometriosis.
Interesting fact: Men have to spend many, many years practicing yoga and meditation to attain an equivalent amount of spiritual energy as a woman. What comes energetically and spiritually naturally to women simply by virtue of menstruating.
How your Ayurvedic dosha (the body’s constitution) affects the way you menstruate. And how lifestyle and diet also affect our periods.
How a Western women might apply this ancient wisdom to living a modern life, particularly sportswomen.

MORE ABOUT SINU:

Sinu Joseph is a menstrual educator, an author, a three-time TEDx speaker and one of the pioneers of the menstrual health movement in India. Her work on menstruation has been unique in its efforts of unearthing the ancient science behind native menstrual practices and bringing forth a narrative which is the Bharatiya perspective (an important dharma, and collective action, culture, or faith) on menstruation. She is the cofounder and Managing Trustee of Mythri Speaks, and also works with The Forward Foundation.

She started her work in the developmental space as a part time volunteer in 2009, and gradually took up leadership roles on various issues such as healthcare, women’s health & safety, action-research on native sciences and culture, rural development and urban civic issues such as waste management and lake rejuvenation. She completed B.E. Instrumentation Technology, from M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology in the year 2005.

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https://cisindus.org/course/rtu-vidya/ - Rtu Vidya course

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#52 The Healing Power of Birds with Tammah Watts

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EPISODE #52 - THE HEALING POWER OF BIRDS WITH TAMMAH WATTS

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Have you ever thought about the healing power of birds? I love watching birds, but I had never thought of them as healing medicine until I met Tammah Watts.

Tammah is a licensed therapist, birding enthusiast, and the author of the new book from Hay House - Keep Looking Up! Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching. In her new book, Tammah shares not only the healing power birds offer us when we give ourselves permission to observe them as a source of wisdom, but she weaves her personal story of overcoming her physical, neurological, and mental health challenges. She also offers practical information, and journal prompts that activate connection to ourselves.

Tammah knew that she needed to seek and accept hope, love, and support to overcome her chronic pain and cultivate resilience. But she could not have predicted that a little yellow bird would put her on the path to healing by fostering a powerful connection with birds and the experience of birding.

We begin our conversation with the question: How is birding a spiritual practice?

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

What makes birding a spiritual practice?
How Tammah won the Hay House writers competition with this beautiful book.
Exploring the practice of birdwatching from the comfort of your own home and community
How birding increases your self-awareness, mindfulness, and concentration.
Birds teach us acceptance and alignment with spirit.
The conscious aspects of birding as humans and birds.

MORE ABOUT TAMMAH:

Tammah Watts has served the community for over 35 years in managerial, clinical, and consulting roles for private, non-profit, community college, and public sectors. After suffering a neurological injury following a routine surgical procedure, she found herself unable to return to the work she loved. Yet her experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, mother, wife, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend has helped her to her book chronicles her own personal struggles to overcome physical, neurological, and mental health challenges through the powerful healing of birdwatching.

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Website: https://www.tammahwatts.com

Resources: https://www.tammahwatts.com/resources

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#53 The Seven Feminine Archetypes with Mara Branscombe

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EPISODE #53 - THE SEVEN FEMININE ARCHETYPES WITH MARA BRANSCOMBE

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In this episode, the inspiring Mara Branscome returns to share her latest book Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen: Access Your Power and Creativity through Sacred Female Archetypes.

The archetypes are the Maiden, Mother, Sage, Huntress, Lover, Mystic, and Queen. Mara explains each archetype’s beneficial qualities, its connections to the physical-emotional-mental body, and its shadow aspects. And she shares why connecting with these aspects can be an important tool for self-healing.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

Mara explains how archetypes are not stereotypes, but codes, formulas, and patterns.
Why it's important to identify with them or one.
Mara breaks down the seven sacred female archetypes described in her book.
She explains how journeying through these seven feminine archetypes helps us to rediscover our essential self.
How can we use these key archetypes to understand shadow and light?
Mara compares this new book to her previous book, Ritual as Remedy.

MORE ABOUT MARA:

Mara Branscombe is a mother, writer, yogi, artist, teacher, mindfulness leader, ceremonialist and spiritual coach. She is the author of “Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices For Soul Care.” Mara is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, creativity, mind–body practices, and earth-based rituals into her life and work, and she has been leading community ceremony since 2000.

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#54 Unseen Beings with Erik Jampa, Part One

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EPISODE #54 - UNSEEN BEINGS WITH ERIK JAMPA, PART ONE

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Joining me in this episode is Tibetan Buddhist practitioner Erik Jampa Andersson. We are talking about his new inspiring book, Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World Is More Than Human.

His book ponders the question: What will it truly take for humanity to change? This is a powerful episode.

Combining his extensive knowledge of spiritual traditions with his passion for ecology and environmentalism, his new book offers a revolutionary perspective on the climate catastrophe bridging history, philosophy, science, and religion. This is a phenomenal discussion on how we can apply the practices and perspectives of animism and mythology offering up new ways of seeing and thinking to learn to become more sensitive towards our beautiful, endangered planet.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

How and why we constructed a human-centric worldview
The Anthropocene as a chronic disease.
How humans are the center of everything.
Amazing recent discoveries around non-human intelligence
How religious traditions have dealt with questions of nature, sentience, and ecology.
Critical connections between human health and environmental health

MORE ABOUT ERIK:

Erik Jampa Andersson, founder and director of Shrimala, is a London-based practitioner, teacher, and scholar of Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa), Tibetan Buddhism, and Environmental History. He is a graduate of the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine and is currently finishing an MA in History at Goldsmiths University. He is the author of Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More than Human (Hay House, May 2023).

A Buddhist practitioner since 2005 (at the age of 14), Erik found an early home in the Tibetan tradition under the close guidance of Lama Tsultrim Allione, founder of Tara Mandala retreat center in Colorado, and has studied with an array of teachers from Tibet and the Himalayas. While pursuing a degree in religious studies at Naropa University, he was inspired to change course and enrol in a five-year Tibetan Medicine program at the Shang Shung Institute, in which he was trained extensively under notable senior physicians including Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Dr. Namgyal Tsering, Dr. Nyima Tsering, and other Sowa Rigpa experts in America and Asia.

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https://www.erikjampa.com

https://www.taramandala.org/blog/erik-jampa-dec-2022

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

#55 Unseen Beings with Erik Jampa, Part Two

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EPISODE #55 - UNSEEN BEINGS WITH ERIK JAMPA, PART TWO

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

This is part 2 of my interview with Erik Jampa Andersson. In this fascinating interview, we continue to discuss his new book Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World Is More Than Human.

In this episode, we get way more esoteric. Erik explains exactly who unseen beings are, and why we need to understand that we share the world with more than humans.

We talk about the Nagas - find out who these serpentine beings are. We discuss spirits and mantras, particularly how certain mantras are spells used in literal combat.

We both share a ton of Naga stories and experiences from the one Prashant Iyengar shared with about Patanjali to how the Nagas became guardians of the Chod founder’s tradition and many more.

Plus there’s a bonus episode right after this one on the importance of ritual and we dive much deeper into mantras are spells.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

Find out who the unseen beings are and why it matters that we learn to identify them.
The importance of Nature spirits and learning to understand who the serpentine Naga beings are.
Critical connections between human health and environmental health.
Erik shares the story of Machig Labdrön, the founder of the practice of chöd: Tibetan Buddhist Mahamudrā chöd lineages.
Erik draws on traditional eco-philosophies and Buddhist wisdom, asking us to rethink the very nature of our existence on this incredible that we share planet.

MORE ABOUT ERIK:

Erik Jampa Andersson, founder and director of Shrimala, is a London-based practitioner, teacher, and scholar of Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa), Tibetan Buddhism, and Environmental History. He is a graduate of the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine and is currently finishing an MA in History at Goldsmiths University. He is the author of Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More than Human (Hay House, May 2023).

A Buddhist practitioner since 2005 (at the age of 14), Erik found an early home in the Tibetan tradition under the close guidance of Lama Tsultrim Allione, founder of Tara Mandala retreat center in Colorado, and has studied with an array of teachers from Tibet and the Himalayas. While pursuing a degree in religious studies at Naropa University, he was inspired to change course and enrol in a five-year Tibetan Medicine program at the Shang Shung Institute, in which he was trained extensively under notable senior physicians including Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Dr. Namgyal Tsering, Dr. Nyima Tsering, and other Sowa Rigpa experts in America and Asia.

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https://www.shrimala.com/about

https://www.erikjampa.com

https://www.taramandala.org/blog/erik-jampa-dec-2022

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

#56 BONUS EPISODE Unseen Beings with Erik Jampa

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EPISODE #56 - BONUS EPISODE UNSEEN BEINGS WITH ERIK JAMPA

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Erik Jampa Andresson and I discuss our mystical experiences and practices in this mini-bonus episode. We rant about mantras and how specific mantras can be used as spells and, in fact have been used as spells in history. We also discuss the importance of ritual.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:

Find out who the unseen beings are and why it matters that we learn to identify them.
The importance of Nature spirits and learning to understand who the serpentine Naga beings are.
Critical connections between human health and environmental health.
Erik shares the story of Machig Labdrön, the founder of the practice of chöd: Tibetan Buddhist Mahamudrā chöd lineages.
Erik draws on traditional eco-philosophies and Buddhist wisdom, asking us to rethink the very nature of our existence on this incredible that we share planet.

MORE ABOUT ERIK:

Erik Jampa Andersson, founder and director of Shrimala, is a London-based practitioner, teacher, and scholar of Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa), Tibetan Buddhism, and Environmental History. He is a graduate of the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine and is currently finishing an MA in History at Goldsmiths University. He is the author of Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More than Human (Hay House, May 2023).

A Buddhist practitioner since 2005 (at the age of 14), Erik found an early home in the Tibetan tradition under the close guidance of Lama Tsultrim Allione, founder of Tara Mandala retreat center in Colorado, and has studied with an array of teachers from Tibet and the Himalayas. While pursuing a degree in religious studies at Naropa University, he was inspired to change course and enrol in a five-year Tibetan Medicine program at the Shang Shung Institute, in which he was trained extensively under notable senior physicians including Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Dr. Namgyal Tsering, Dr. Nyima Tsering, and other Sowa Rigpa experts in America and Asia.

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https://www.taramandala.org/blog/erik-jampa-dec-2022

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#57 The Luminous Self with Tracee Stanley

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EPISODE #57 THE LUMINOUS SELF WITH TRACEE STANLEY

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Back on my show is the profound wisdom teacher Tracee Stanley. Tracee is gifted in weaving devotion and practice into daily life. Her latest book, The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices and Rituals to Remember Who You Are, guides the reader on a journey of inner exploration.

There is so much yumminess in this radiant book. I mean, the book cover is glowing!

In this episode, Tracee offers meditations and rituals to self-inquiry practices designed to tap into a deeper understanding of yourself. All the spiritual tools in this book have been experienced by Tracee and helped her reclaim her own inherent power and wisdom, and they can do the same for you.

And for a limited time, listeners can take 30% off the book when you preorder at ⁠Shambhala.com⁠ with the code LUM30. - And when you purchase the book, you can sign up for a free special live event with Tracee - called The Luminous Self Book Club.
Practicing with Tracee is a not to be missed opportunity to amplify the transformative tools in this book. This 4-week live virtual experience begins on Tuesday, October 10. Find out more about this not-to-be-missed experience in this episode. I’ve signed up for it.
You can also listen to my interview with Tracee about her best-selling book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity. It is Ep.23

MORE ABOUT TRACEE:

Tracee Stanley is the author of the bestselling book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and the forthcoming The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are (Oct 2023 by Shambhala Publications). Tracee is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 25 years of studentship in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the Himalayan Masters. As a post-lineage teacher, Tracee is devoted to sharing the wisdom of yoga nidra, rest, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. Tracee is gifted in illuminating the magic and power found in liminal space and weaving devotion and practice into daily life.

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#58 Conscious Deathcare with Anne-Marie Keppel

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EPISODE #58 CONSCIOUS DEATHCARE WITH ANNE-MARIE KEPPEL

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Renowned Death Doula Anne-Marie Keppel joins me in this episode to discuss her new book, Death Nesting: The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula.

Anne-Marie brings new-age spiritual aspects and practices to support the modern death doula. She founded Village Deathcare, whose inspiration and purpose is incorporating deathcare into the community. Her book contains advice and experiences from various spiritual and religious traditions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Paganism, and Catholicism. It also includes support for people working as, or thinking about becoming a death doula, plus invaluable advice and mindfulness practices for contemplating your own mortality.

ANNE-MARIE EXPLAINS:

What exactly does a death doula do? (Anne-Marie explains what the word doula means?) – And the differences between Ancient and modern doula practices.
Basic mindfulness practices for contemplating your own mortality.
Differences between Ancient and Modern Death Doulas.
Death douling for our animals and pets.

MORE ABOUT ANNE-MARIE:

Anne-Marie Keppel is the founder of Village Deathcare 501c3 whose inspiration and purpose is incorporating deathcare into the community. Of Irish Celtic and Finnish Sámi (indigenous Finno-Ugric) roots, she draws from her work as a death doula, a nurse assistant, a life-long meditator, Reiki Master Teacher and mother of three. She is a certified Feeding Your Demons facilitator, Life Cycle Celebrant (certificate in funerals) and trained Home Funeral Guide. Anne-Marie has passed the National Home Funeral Alliance proficiency test and regularly supports families through Family Directed funerals, home burial, and green burial.

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#59 The Sacred Herbs of Yule & Christmas with Ellen Evert Hopman

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EPISODE #59 THE SACRED HERBS OF YULE & CHRISTMAS WITH ELLEN EVERT HOPMAN

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I always feel like Christmas is a magical time of the year – but I never thought about why. In this fun episode author and master herbalist Ellen Evert Hopman, shares her latest magical book, The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic, and Brews for the Winter Season.

This episode is a mystical journey through this most magical time of year, I hope you enjoy the wonders of the winter season wherever you may be with an extra sprinkling of magic.

ELLEN EXPLAINS:

Ellen examines whether Santa Claus is the nature spirit of the Amanita Muscarus.
How to perform Winter Solstice divinations and make traditional foods and drinks.
This is not just a Holiday book; it is a manual explaining the in-depth medicinal and magical properties of the many herbs and plants associated with the Christmas and Yuletide season, like Frankincense, Myrrh, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Hibiscus, Pine, and many more.
Ellen takes us on an around-the-world tour of ancient Christmas celebrations, Pagan Solstice customs, and magical seasonal plants.
She also shares the origins of the Christmas tree, holiday spirits, Yuletide animals, and why we honor the darkest days of the year.

MORE ABOUT ELLEN:

Ellen is a master herbalist and lay homeopath who has been a Druidic initiate since 1984. She is a founding member of the Order of the White Oak, the Archdruidess and founder of Tribe of the Oak, a former professor at the Grey School of Wizardry, and a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages. She is the author of Celtic herbals and Druid novels, including Secret Medicines from Your Garden, The Sacred Herbs of Samhain, and Once Around the Sun: Stories, Crafts, and Recipes to Celebrate the Sacred Earth Year. She lives in Massachusetts.

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#60 The Power of AWE with Jake Eagle

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EPISODE #60 THE POWER OF AWE WITH JAKE EAGLE

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This episode is all about awe and how we can use awe to heighten our awareness in only a few seconds. Joining me is author Jake Eagle to discuss his latest book, The Power of Awe. Jake and his co-author Michael Amster, have developed a simple, clinically proven practice to reduce inflammation, stress, loneliness, and burnout while improving overall well-being. The method takes less than a minute. The authors call it “microdosing mindfulness”.

HIGHLIGHTS:

What is the emotion of awe?
Why mindful practices feel challenging or inaccessible for some people.
How the AWE practice is a shortcut to experiencing transcendence, turning ordinary moments into awe-inducing experiences within a matter of seconds.
Understanding the 3LC: Heart consciousness. Spacious consciousness. Safety consciousness.
How can experiencing awe be a healing experience, and how can we use this technique in times of global crisis and chaos?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Jake Eagle, LPC, is a psychotherapist, mindfulness instructor, fellow member trainer of the International Association of Neuro‑Linguistic Programming, and cofounder of Live Conscious. After thirty years in private practice, Jake now works part-time as a meta-therapist, working with people who want to go beyond the bounds of traditional therapy. Together, he and his wife, Hannah, lead life-changing small group retreats at awe-inspiring locations around the world.

Michael Amster, MD, is a physician and faculty member at Touro School of Medicine. With twenty years as a pain management specialist, he is currently the founding director of the pain management department at Santa Cruz Community Health. A practitioner of meditation for over thirty years, he is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher. He splits his time between clinical work, research on awe, teaching mindfulness, and leading awe-inspiring retreats around the world.

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#61 Remaking a World in Crisis with Osprey Orielle Lake

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EPISODE #61 REMAKING A WORLD IN CRISIS WITH OSPREY ORIELLE LAKE

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Joining me in the episode to discuss her new book - The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis - is Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network, International, known as WECAN.

In this hopeful book, Osprey asserts that the dominant worldview—described as capitalist, colonialist, patriarchal, and extractive—is the main culprit for environmental destruction.

Osprey skillfully weaves history, mythology, anthropology, climate and earth science, sociology, and spirituality to illustrate the central message: Capitalism and colonialism have gotten us on this path of catastrophic climate change but, as she shares in her book, they can be tranformed. Osprey shows how people all over the world are rising to defend Earth. Her book includes the memory and knowledge of how we can live in balance with nature, which still lives on in Indigenous communities.

HIGHLIGHTS:

What is WECAN
Origin stories are Spiritual healing for our planet.
Explain the concept of “Mother Law”
What is the LANDBACK movement?
The dominant cultural worldview.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Osprey Orielle Lake is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN). She works nationally and internationally with grassroots and business leaders, policy-makers and scientists to promote resilient communities, foster a post-carbon energy future, while also addressing societal transformation. Osprey is Co-chair of International Advocacy for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and the visionary behind the International Women's Earth and Climate Summit, which brought together 100 women leaders from around the world to draft and implement a Women's Climate Action Agenda. She teaches WECAN’s international climate trainings and directs WECAN’s advocacy work in areas such as Women for Forests program, Rights of Nature and UN Forums. Osprey is the author of the award-winning book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature.

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⁠https://www.wecaninternational.org/who-we-are

#62 Becoming A New Saint with Lama Rod Owens

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EPISODE #62 BECOMING A NEW SAINT WITH LAMA ROD OWENS

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Joining me in this episode is Lama Rod Owens. We talk about his latest book, The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors. Lama Rod has broken down key aspects from the Buddhist traditions he has practiced and put them into his own words so the reader can tangibly apply these wisdom teachings. This is a jam packed episode not to be missed.

Known as the Black Buddhist Southern Queen, he is a highly sought-after Buddhist minister, author, activist, and yoga instructor, an authorized Lama in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, and an international influencer. He holds a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School, focusing on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. He's an all-around amazing guy.

HIGHLIGHTS:

What it means to be a disruptor.
How and why the struggle truly is real.
Modern takes on the Four Yogas and the Four Immeasurables from the Buddhist tradition.
We also talk about Mother Harriet Tubman as a saint, ancestor, a guide, and a guardian.
We discuss unseen beings and Rod's personal relationship to spirits.
Werk vs Work.
Working with fire and wrathful deities.

ABOUT LAMA ROD:

Lama Rod is co-founded Bhumisparsha, a spiritual community with a mission of making tantra accessible and inclusive for North American practitioners. He’s also the co-founder of Dharma Queens, a series of conversations on Instagram Live with sister sadada, to help people get freer faster. His teachings center on freedom, self-expression, and radical self-care.

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https://www.lamarod.com

The Spirit Underground Podcast with Lama Rod & Spring Washam:

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#63 Dream Decoding with Theresa Cheung

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EPISODE #63 DREAM DECODING WITH THERESA CHEUNG

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Renowned Dream expert Theresa Cheung joins me in this episode of The Conscious Diva podcast. We talk about…dreams and her newly revised and updated The Dream Dictionary: Interpret the Secrets of Your Dreams.

This is the best reference book on dream interpretation I have read in years. Her book helps you decipher what's possibly going on in your unconscious and offers insights to cross-reference how your dreams might impact your waking life.

Theresa gives you everything you need to dream bigger and better. Whatever your dream symbol or experience, you will find a treasure trove of thousands of interpretations in her new Dream Dictionary.

Theresa has written over 150 books, and she is a regular media commentator on dream decoding, spirituality, the afterlife, astrology, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this deep dive into dream interpretation.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover the secrets of your dream life. And find out what dreamscaping is.
What kind of dreamer are you? A daydreamer, an adventurer, or another type?
How we can use our dreams to heal trauma.
How waking life might be a dream and our sleeping world reality. In the Hindu tradition, this is known as Lila, the play of life and Maya, the illusion.
The classic teeth falling our dream - Why has this been a symbol for death?
And I share one of my epic dreams.

ABOUT THERESA:

Theresa Cheung is a modern mystic and Sunday Times bestselling dreams, spiritual, and paranormal author. Since leaving King’s College, Cambridge University, with a degree in Theology and English, she has written numerous bestselling books and encyclopedias which have been translated into dozens of different languages. She has appeared regularly on ITV This Morning as their Dreams and spiritual expert as well as BBC Radio 2 with Claudia Winkleman, BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief, BBC Radio 5 Live Sounds podcast Different with Nicky Campbell, Capital Radio with Ronan Kemp, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, Gaia TV with Regina Meredith as well as appearances on Channel 4, ITV GMB, Today, Extra, Good Day Chicago, KTLA, This Morning Virginia, among others. She has appeared on celebrity podcasts such as Megan Trainer's Workin On It, Top 100 podcasts such as Sean Mike Kelly's Digital Social Hour and written many features or been quoted in publications such as Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, InStyle, Heat, Refinery 29. Her mission and passion are to make spirituality and the paranormal more credible, engaging, and mainstream.

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#64 Ayurveda and Grief with Dr. Sweta Vikram

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EPISODE #64 AYURVEDA & GRIEF WITH DR. SWETA VIKRAM

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This episode of the Conscious Diva Podcast features Dr. Sweta Vikram, an Ayurvedic doctor and international speaker. She has written multiple award-winning books and is a trusted source on health and wellness, frequently appearing on NBC.

We chat about her latest book, The Loss That Binds Us, the first book to use the principles of Ayurveda to heal grief. Sweta shares how Ayurveda and grief work together. She explains what grief is and how it shows up differently for everyone, which has a lot to do with our Ayurvedic constitution - our predisposed characteristics.

Her book offers 108 practical tips to help navigate the multitude of emotions brought on by loss, as well as helping you identify what you are experiencing so you can acknowledge, understand, and accept.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone navigating the challenging journey of healing after the loss of a loved one, a beloved pet, job loss, or a breakup. I hope you enjoy this episode on conscious grieving.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Sweta explains what Ayurveda is and its purpose.
She breaks down the doshas, our Ayurvedic constitution/body types made up of the five elements: water, air, space, fire, and earth, explaining how when we are out of balance, we may respond to grief in ways that can be harmful to our own health.
How Ayurveda and grief work together.
How grief shows up differently for people.
How we can use her 108 tips to support the five stages of grief.

ABOUT SWETA:

Featured by Asian Fusion as “One of the most influential Asians of our time,” is a best-selling author of 14 books, a mindfulness writing coach, a headstand-devotee, and a certified yoga & Ayurveda counselor who helps people lead creative, productive, and healthier lives. Born in India, Sweta spent her formative years between the Indian Himalayas, North Africa, and the United States collecting and sharing stories. She writes about women, multiculturalism, wellness, and identity. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, amongst other publications, across nine countries on three continents, is an award-winning writer and graduate of Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband and in her spare time, teaches yoga to female survivors of rape and domestic violence.

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#65 The Black Goddesses with Dr. Giavanni Washington

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EPISODE #65 THE BLACK GODDESSES WITH DR. GIAVANNI WASHINGTON

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Dr. Giavanni Washington, creator of the Black Goddess Within Oracle card deck, joins me to discuss how her new deck is about liberation and remembrance, changing the narrative of Black bodies, Black women, and Black people through the images of Goddesses from all over Africa.

Dr. G, as she is affectionately known, shares not only how we can use the deck, but why it is important to change the way the world sees the Black body. She also talks about how the images came into being – A deeply transformative experience for the women photographed representing the Goddesses. And her own personal experience and inspiration for creating this stunning deck.

If you seek to support and uplift Black voices and perspectives, this deck is an empowering way to learn about these powerful Goddesses and their history. I hope you enjoy this episode and learn something new.

Thank you for listening and following my podcast. You can also follow me on Instagram at The Conscious Diva.

HIGHLIGHTS:

The discovery of the African unicorn - a stunning card to pull.
How Queen Caliphia, the goddess of California, written about by a Spaniard in the 1500s called to Giavanni, inspired her original Goddess oracle deck.
Why we never see the African goddesses, and why it’s important to get to know these incredible beings.
How Giavanni embodied each goddess she portrayed for her deck. She is featured in three cards. And how this powerful experience affected the other woman.

ABOUT DR. G:

Dr. Giavanni Washington, creator of the Black Goddess Within Oracle Deck, is an intuitive healer, mother, speaker and spiritual guide who holds a doctorate from UCLA’s department of World Arts and Cultures and was recently selected for the California Creative Corps Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship by the California Arts Council.

Called to the medicine of ancestral restoration, Dr. Giavanni creates healing opportunities for other Black diasporans to reconnect with lost histories and ignite hidden ancestral wisdom. Dedicated to amplifying Black Beauty, reconnecting to the deep roots of Black Divinity and encouraging the full expression of Black Joy, her latest creative expression, the Black Goddess Within Oracle Deck, is a 44-card deck and guidebook featuring photographs of real Black Women embodying Goddesses from Africa. When she isn’t talking to ancestors or helping Black women connect to their divinity within, Dr. Washington enjoys hiking with her husband, son and her pup called Pumpkin.

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#66 The Golden Future with Diana Cooper

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EPISODE #66 THE GOLDEN FUTURE WITH DIANA COOPER

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Diana Cooper joins me to discuss her latest book, The Golden Future, and its accompanying oracle deck of the same name.

In this powerful new book, she describes how an entirely new age – the golden future – is being birthed. Diana reveals a glimpse into 2032 and offers the reader tools and practices along the transformational path to the fifth-dimensional golden future.

This is a timely and critical book for all Light Workers, healers, and anyone seeking to ascend into loving awareness. The book itself transmits the energy to the reader, so you literally experience the energetic shifts and up-leveling Diana describes. All of her practices are easy to follow and incredibly uplifting.

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. May it inspire and guide you along our collective transformational journey towards a better future.

HIGHLIGHTS:

· Preparing for the Fifth Dimension.

· Diana's fascinating journey with Angels and their work.

· What is the monad, and how to tap into it?

· How to shift negative dark energies.

· The journey to the golden future of Earth

ABOUT DIANA:

Diana has been working with the angelic realms since her guardian angel appeared to her 40 years ago. Her mission is to connect people to angels, dragons, unicorns, and Atlantis for personal and planetary ascension. She has written over 30 books translated into 28 languages and produced many oracle card decks.

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#67 HOW TO BREATH WITH MATTEO PISTONO

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EPISODE #67 HOW TO BREATH WITH MATTEO PISTONO

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Upgrade your breathing toolkit! Have you ever considered whether you are a mouth or nose breather? I know I didn't.

Joining me is my friend, breathwork guide, and meditation teacher Matteo Pistono. Matteo is the author of several books on meditation and spirituality. In his latest book, Breathe How You Want to Feel: Your Breathing Tool Kit for Better Health, Restorative Sleep, and Deeper Connection, we discuss how "keeping it nasal" literally upgrades your nervous system so you can live your optimal life physically, and emotionally, and spiritually.

I hope you enjoy this episode and don’t forget to write a review and follow me on Instagram @The_Conscious_Diva

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why we aren’t taught how to breathe correctly.

• Mouth breathing vs nose breathing

• Nasal breathing and the vagus nerve

• Tips to become a conscious breather.

• We also discuss various pranayama practices as well as the Whim Hoff method and Holotropic breathing.

• And Matteo explains why thinking about our mortality allows us to live fully and die without regrets.

ABOUT MATTEO:

IG: @matteopistono

Matteo Pistono is a writer, meditation teacher, and conscious breathing guide. He has authored numerous books including Meditation: Coming To Know Your Mind, Fearless in Tibet, and In The Shadow of the Buddha. He teaches concsious breathing and meditation to individuals and groups in-person as well as online.

Matteo began his spiritual journey over 30 years ago while living in Nepal and Tibet. Informed by his study of Buddhism, Vedanta, and Hatha Yoga, extensive periods of solitary meditation, and pilgrimages across sacred Himalayan landscapes, Matteo offers an engaged approach to ancient wisdom traditions. Matteo maintains a daily yoga asana, pranayama, and meditation practice. Matteo earned a Masters in Indian Philosophy from the University of London, and his writings have appeared in The Washington Post, BBC, Buddhadharma, Tricycle, Men's Journal, Kyoto Journal, and HIMAL South Asia. Matteo and his wife surf and ride mountain bikes from their home in Southern California.

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#68 TURN YOUR TRAUMA INTO POWER WITH SYDNEY WILLIAMS

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EPISODE #68 TURN YOUR TRAUMA INTO POWER WITH SYDNEY WILLIAMS

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Joining me in this episode is wellness advocate and wilderness guide Sydney Williams. Sydney beckons to all those burdened with unspoken trauma, offering the wilderness as both metaphor and remedy for the soul in her new book, Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love.

This transformational book reveals how we can turn our pain into power. It's part inspirational memoir, part practical guide, Hiking Your Feelings offers a toolkit for unpacking your “trauma pack” the best version of yourself.

I love this episode so much, and I enjoyed reading Sydney's book. I hope you do, too.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Sydney reflects on her own journey from buried traumas and poor body image to acceptance, healthy coping mechanisms, and self-love.

• She talks about her struggle with grief and loss, sexual assault, poor body image, career stress, and the stigma of diabetes.

ABOUT SYDNEY:

IG: @https://www.instagram.com/hikingmyfeelings/

Sydney Williams is an author, speaker, and the founder of Hiking My Feelings, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the healing power of nature. Her fifteen-year (and counting) career in communications has run the gamut from launching Oscar Mayer's social media channels and working with Fortune 500 brands to educating the public about the importance of stewardship and equitable access to recreational opportunities. Through it all, she centers empathetic storytelling and allows her curiosity and enthusiasm to lead the way.

Sydney has been featured on FOX5 San Diego, KPBS, San Diego Magazine, Huff Post, Psychology Today, U.S. News & World Report, and on the SXSW stage. She is also a certified Wilderness First Responder, an instructor at the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park, an instructor at the Field Institute at Sequoia National Park, and a founding member of the Outdoorist Oath. Sydney has been nominated for Woman of the Year by San Diego Magazine.

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#69 HOW TO CONNECT TO ANGELS WITH DR. SCOTT GUERIN

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EPISODE #69 HOW TO CONNECT TO ANGELS WITH DR. SCOTT GUERIN

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In this episode, Dr. Scott Guerin joins me to discuss his new book with co-author renowned intuitive Nichole Bigley. The book is called Looking For Angels: A Guide to Understanding and Connecting with Angels. This book is an invaluable manual for anyone interested in learning more about angels and other divine beings and how to connect and communicate with them and your spirit guide team. It also highlights the history of angels throughout religion, science, and psychology.

I also share some of my personal experiences with spirit communication.

I hope you enjoy this episode and don’t forget to write a review and follow me on Instagram @The_Conscious_Diva

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Understanding your psychic senses.

• How can we strengthen our intuition?

• Learning to discern from self talk and inner wisdom.

• The difference between trust and belief.

ABOUT DR. SCOTT:

IG: @scottguerinauthor

Dr. Scott Guerin holds two master’s and a doctorate in Human Development. He concentrates on spiritual development.

Nichole is a psychic intuitive who’s been talking to angels her whole life. She is also the host of the weekly podcast, A Psychic’s Story.

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#70 UNLOCK YOUR ABILITY TO HEAL WITH BRANDY GILLMORE

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EPISODE #70 UNLOCK YOUR ABILITY YO HEAL WITH BRANDY GILLMORE

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

World-renowned mind-body-healing expert Brandy Gillmore joins me to discuss her new book, Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body: You Can Be Your Own Cure. Brandy's breakthrough methods have captivated audiences around the world. Due to her extraordinary ability to demonstrate radical healing and transformation using the power of the mind. Visual scientific examples of Brandy’s rapid healing being applied to a patient can be witnessed on her website.

I hope you enjoy this episode and don’t forget to write a review and follow me on Instagram @The_Conscious_Diva

IN THIS EPISODE:

Brandy’s story, her pain deemed non-healable by doctors.
How she tapped into her unique technique, she calls GIFT.
The mind-body-soul-spirit connection - How it is all connected to our feelings and our unconscious patterns and beliefs.

Bio-Photons – what are they? Quantum energy healing.

How to ask your body and wait for a response.

ABOUT BRANDY:

IG: @brandygillmore

Brandy Gillmore's breakthrough methods have captivated audiences around the world. Due to her extraordinary ability to demonstrate radical healing and transformation using the power of the mind, she has been featured in documentaries and spoken to audiences globally, including giving a mind-expanding TEDx talk. Brandy's incredible discoveries originated from her own debilitating injury, which left her reliant on a wheelchair, walker, and cane. Without hope for recovery, she embarked on a search for a cure that ultimately led to a profound breakthrough understanding of the power of the mind.

Today, Brandy works with top celebrities, CEOs, and teaches classes showing people how to use the power of their minds to transform their health and lives. She also regularly demonstrates the healing power of the mind on her award-winning podcast, "Heal Yourself. Change Your Life," where she guides listeners to release their physical pain in a matter of minutes.

RELATED LINKS:

https://brandygillmore.com

https://www.instagram.com/brandygillmore/

#71 KALI, TANTRA & ENTERING THE VOID WITH MONIKA VIJH

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EPISODE #71 KALI, TANTRA AND ENTERING THE VOID WITH MONIKA VIJH

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

My good friend and mystical poet, Monika Vijh, is joining me in this episode. Monika’s new work of poetry is called Devotee Of The Void: Poetry To Walk You Home, From a Dark Night Of The Soul Into The Altar Of Your Heart.

This is a special episode for anyone who loves the Goddess Kali, or is curious to understand Tantra and how working with the goddess is truly transformational.

Her poems explore themes of annihilation, inner alchemy, Divine Love, and healing wisdom. They invite us into an attitude of radical surrender into the Unknown and speak of the Void as a fertile womb.

I hope you enjoy this episode and don’t forget to write a review and follow me on Instagram @The_Conscious_Diva

IN THIS EPISODE:

Monika’s story - How she re-connected with Kali.
What it means to step into the void.
How we surrender to the Goddess.
The direct path of Tantra (and what this means.)

A special 5-minute guided meditation accompanied by one of Monika’s chanted mantras from her album Lasya, Dance of Creation.

ABOUT MONIKA:

Monika is a certified transformational coach, master-level yoga teacher, and Vedic Astrologer trained in the Himalayan tradition. She also shares her vision through speaking, music, and poetry. One of her mantras is used during a short 5-minute meditation in this podcast episode.

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You can learn more Monika and her work at: www.monikavijh.com

Special poetry companion link for listeners: https://www.monikavijh.com/vgc

IG: https://www.instagram.com/monikaroyvijh/

Monika’s Music on Spotify: CLICK HERE

#72 HOW TO CONNECT TO YOUR SPIRIT TEAM WITH NICHOLE BIGLEY

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