What is Love?: Recent Episodes
Aleksandra Sasha Sakhar
What Is Love? is more than a podcast, it is an honest reflection of Sasha Sugar's quest for love and search for god. This talk-show will make you feel vulnerable and will free you from your comfort zone; it will also challenge your preconceived notions of love, divine, and life. What Is Love? eliminates the boundary between a podcast as a medium and a real life conversation. It is an authentic dialogue between Sasha and her amazing guests from different walks of life - spiritual healers, relationship experts, divine vessels, small business owners, practitioners of alternative lifestyles, inspirational gurus and other conscious beings. If you would like to share your life story and engage with Sasha in a love- and truth-manifesting conversation, send an email to whatislove@radiofreebrooklyn.org.
On the special gateway date of 11/11, Sasha Sugar invited two metaphysicians and activators of the highest energies, the founders of Love Ripple Academy and beautiful twin flames Dina Divine and Daniel Michael. Listen to this empowering and liberating conversation about the art of dimensional living, activation of your real potential, self-love and fulfilling (aka creating) your true purpose on Earth. Join a short meditation at the end of the show to tap into your higher self and receive a boost of love from Dina and Daniel.
Sasha Sugar invites Nick Werber, an integrative coach, healer and moderator to discuss Family Constellations. FC a unique and powerful healing modality that allows individuals to uncover and heal from personal challenges and harmful patterns that originate in their past, in their family, and most notably, in their family's history. Instead of treating solely visible symptoms of personal challenges, FC allows to reveal the source.
To book a consultation and a healing session with Nick, please visit his website https://nicknwerber.com/
Sasha Sugar invites an astrologist, psychic reader and life coach Virginia Mason Richardson to discuss how this hyperactive cosmic season, full of solar eclipses and planetary retrogrades, affect us, humans. Feeling overly moody and sensitive? Experiencing mental turbulences and extreme emotions, crazy ups and downs, confusion? Yearning for deeper connection to your true and creative self?
Listen to this episode and learn how to connect to the universal processes for better alignment with who you really are. And be kind to yourself. Breathe. Meditate. Observe.
Sasha Sugar invites two amazing Reiki practitioners to demystify this well known, yet easily overlooked by the Western therapeutic tradition healing practice. Lorraine Melendez, founder of Amber Radiance Reiki, has over 20 years of Reiki experience, spreading healing and love in Bronx. Cole Hooley, founder of Root Mamma and Glowing Heart Reiki, has built a beautiful community of Reiki teachers to serve clients in Brooklyn. Listen to the episode to learn about a personal journey of these two women towards becoming Reiki masters and sharing this beautiful and powerful practice with others.
Sasha Sugar invites Peter Hornung Aristizabal to tell about his gift of channeling divine energy into the human body. Peter shares his personal story of spiritual journey, rediscovering his ethnical roots, and connecting with the higher self to heal others. Listen to the episode and get in touch with Peter to do some grounding work and release harmful energy.
Sasha Sugar invites Masha Orlov, a NYC-based artist, photographer and a spiritual junkie, who has been actively experimenting with healing practices for over 10 years. Listen to the episode to learn about different types of meditation (including vipassana, ayahuasca, sound meditation, breathwork, kundalini, etc.) and their impact on Masha's journey of personal growth and awakening.
Sasha Sugar invites Lisa Levine, the founder of the most loving and healing community in NYC - Maha Rose. Lisa shares an amazing story of Maha Rose: its past, present and future. Tune in to learn how to run the most successful spiritual community of the city and how to spread your divine light in the world.
Sasha Sugar invites Andre J to share their journey of self-discovering their true divine nature and sharing their light with the world. Andre J is the most stylish New Yorker and the first (and the only) African American male to appear on the Vogue French cover. They are an exemplary role model for the LGBT community and one of the shiniest divine lights you may possibly encounter in the city.
Tune in to learn about Andre's personal story of tapping into your true nature and fulfilling your purpose in this world.
Sasha Sugar invites Mia Haber, an amazing, truthful, generous, loving, kick ass Kundalini instructor to demystify Kundalini yoga. If you want to learn how to released stored emotions and to heal trauma, or if you try to understand what "Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo" means, or if you simply intend to connect to the Higher Power which resides within you (no pressure), then tune in to the episode to receive a bliss of divine love from Mia.
Sasha Sugar invites Jared Matthew Weiss to talk about his creation Touchpoint - a town hall where people share stories from their love and sex lives. JMW elaborates on principles, values and the future of this open-minded and extremely diverse community. He also shares the four rules of Touchpoint which align with the four rules of good sex. Tune in to find out what they are and to get the punch love from Sasha and Jared!
Sasha Sugar invites Kiana Love (aka Wild Woman) to discuss her healing practice of helping women to get in touch with their true nature and wild self. Kiana shares her personal journey of overcoming multiple emotional traumas to become a spiritual healer. Listen to the episode to learn more about grounding your own body to nurture self love.
While Sasha Sugar is looking for love Arizona, Vijay R. Nathan tries to find the answers in Buddhism. He invites a Buddhist poet Michelle Y. Valladares to converse about universal compassion and to mediate on loving kindness towards oneself and all human beings. Tune in to this beautiful narrative, which will help you open up your heart and make this world a better place.
On the last day of 2017, without sugarcoating, Sasha Sugar reveals her own story of spiritual awakening that happened to her last year. The name of the episode speaks for itself. To be continued.
Sasha Sugar invites Shauna Cummins, a hypnotherapist and co-founder of the Wishcraft, to talk about magic of hypnosis in healing trauma and boosting self-love. Listen to this episode to learn more about alternative therapeutic practices and to get...hypnotized.
Sasha Sugar invites a true warrior with kind soul Jooin Im to share her story of spiritual awakening. Jooin has made a successful career of a yogi in New York and co-founded The Yoga MVMNT to inspire people for spiritual growth (and physical flexibility). Yet, this journey was not easy and it has a personal tragedy at its core. Listen to the authentic revelation of Jooin, her honest, beautiful and inspiring story. P.S. Sasha Sugar was so excited and nervous to hear Jooin's story het one more time, that you can hardly hear her voice in the fist 10 minutes of the episode. Stay tuned!
Sasha Sugar continues exploring alternative healing and loving practices. This time she turns to professional cuddling (instead of red wine). Sasha invites Adam Lippin, the co-founder and CEO of Cuddlist - a professional cuddling service in New York. She hopes to get a short cuddling session after the interview. However, Adam is stuck in traffic due to the marathon and has to call in to the show...Just magical! Tune in to find out more about the magic of cuddling and how it helps people with different needs to heal and connect with others on a deeper level. Also, learn what it takes to become a professional cuddlist. Spread touch, spread love!
Sasha Sugar continues her recovery from heartbreak and carries on with this topic on What Is Love? show. This time she decides to look into Tantra healing. Sasha invites Lauren Harkness, an advance Tantra educator and practitioner who is also the co-founder of The Tantra Institute of New York. Lauren shades light on what Tantra can do for your relationship with your partner and, most importantly, with yourself. She also holds an express Tantra session on Sasha right there in the studio. As a gift, Sasha receives a yoni egg, which she, to this day, has no clue what to do with.
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Asha continues exploring alternative practices of healing from heartbreak. This time she decides to look into yoga. Asha invites Ariel Kiley - a yoga and dating expert - who also co-wrote a book "Smitten: The Way Of The Brilliant Flirt". Listen to the episode to get a practical advice on how to heal from a heartbreak and nurture your beautiful self for a new romantic endeavor.
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While Sasha Sugar is healing her broken heart in Peru, her sub Asha is exploring local practices of alternative healing methods. Asha invites two mystics/tarot readers to help navigate through the magic of love and the pain of heartbreak. Brooklynites - Melissa Jayne from Catland Books and Kevin Perlin from Tarot Society - speak about their journey into the mystic world of Tarot and share best practices about finding and nurturing the right partner.
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Sasha Sugar invites four burners to share their most and least loving experiences at Burning Man 2017. Listen to the most authentic stories, unexpected challenges and beautiful realizations on the Playa.
Sasha Sugar invites larger than life Ms. Karla Carrington to talk about the power of giving and contributing to the community. Ms. Karla doesn't come alone. She brings an 11 year old amazing Saniah who shares her dream to stop poverty and to give everybody a home... One of the most inspiring What Is Love episodes to date!
Sasha Sugar shares her difficult yet beautiful experience of ayahuasca. She invites two amazing women to share their own transcendental experiences. With one of them Sasha fell in love during the ceremony, after feeling envious of her beauty, then acknowledging that and transforming into a better human. Ego rises, ego dies. Love unites.
Oh boy...
Sasha Sugar travels to NJ to attend Gratitude Migration experience and to ask people the most essential question "So... what IS love?" Listen to the podcast to hear the definition of love you identify with. Or not. Send your definition at whatislove@radiofreebrooklyn.org
Sasha Sugar decides to liberate her body from social shame and to fall in love with herself. Quite a challenging task, huh? To do this, Sasha invites Natalia Acola - a life coach who helps people to overcome their internal blockages and reconnect with their bodies; and Dusty Gavin - Sasha's friend who has the most harmonic relation with his own body and who encouraged Sasha to masturbate for the first time.
...so when was the last time you masturbated?
Listen to this most revealing, challenging and beautiful conversation.
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Sasha Sugar allows teens Lola and Roman Lafia to take the role of hosts and interview her about love and sex. Sasha is trying to make Roman blush, but all he wants to do is to play soccer and listen to jazz. Lola doesn't let Sugar get away with not reflecting on her personal life, which can sometimes be painful. Lola and Roman's father and brilliant artist Marc Lafia ignores most questions. He is too busy documenting this unconventional talk-show.
Listen to this cross-generational chat about the most important things in life.
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Sasha Sugar invites 3 boys (including her hot boyfriend from Ecuador) to talk about dating Eastern European women. One of her guests, Jon, is the same Jon who called during the previous show to praise Russian women. If you remember, he was asked to give his phone number which he never did, so Sasha started to doubt Jon's admiration for Slavic women and invited him to face the truth. Another guest, Jo, brings in a new perspective on Eastern European women's consistency, even if they are into polyamory. Also, he has a nice voice. Andres just sits there cause Sasha couldn't left such a cutie home alone. The show gets way too many calls. It seems that Eastern European women are hot on the market!
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Sasha Sugar invites 4 Eastern European women to chat about their dating experiences before and after moving to New York. Elena from Russia can't connect culturally, Alisa from Belarus doesn't feel chemistry, and Lena from Ukraine won't go out with you unless you are an assertive man with big wallet. Nastya from Belarus claims she is a traditional woman, but we all know the truth. Or not. Jon with a sexy voice calls on the show trying to get a date with one of the Slavic beauties. Things can't get any hotter.
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Sasha Sugar has invited Piril and Ariel to chat about love and relationships at Brooklyn-based artist residency - The Hollows. Learn how artists make love to.. their art and howe they have build intimate relationship with other artists.
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Scotty and Laura just got back from their 2-year round-the-globe journey as a couple. Listen to find out how to spend 24/7 for two years on the road without killing each other, where the most beautiful beach is, and how to make a critical decision in a life-threatening situation (when your train in India is about to take off and you don't have a ticket).
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Sasha Sugar set these two up on a blind date hoping they would hit it off and spare each other the loneliness on the upcoming St. Valentine's Day. Lila: amazing, smart, strong woman. Francois: sweet, educated, well traveled man. Listen to find out how their date went, and whether they turned out to be a good fit for each other. Watch out for surprise from Francois at end of the show, which left both Sasha and Lila kind of speechless.
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Sasha Sugar throws a birthday surprise for her gal Elena, who is listening to the show from Samara, Russia. Elena's friends call on the show to share juicy stories about Elena. Hopefully, her parents' English isn't that great. Listen to find out more about Elena and love between friends.
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Sasha Sugar is hosting a kick ass women's night out on her show! She wants to prove that both her psychotherapist and grandma are wrong, and Sasha's huge personality is not the reason why she is single. Six amazing women with big personalities (like Sugar's) have gathered together to share their love experiences.
Among other things, Sasha has learned that one night stand may lead to marriage, and that communism is a bad conversation topic for a first date. .. Discussion continued at the bar.
Sasha Sugar invites a self-proclaimed psychotherapist Dr. Lisa Levy with over 8 years of psychotherapy experience to analyze her love life in 2016. All men Sugar dated last year disappeared. She thinks they are dead, or there is something wrong with her. To find out, Lisa Levy asks Sugar about her father. Then she dials one of the lost guys' number right on the show. He picks up the phone...
Sasha Sugar shares her experience when she met a boy she thought she fell in love with, but then he died. Or not. We don't know this. Her guest Andrea tells a heartbreaking story about marrying a guy who cheated on her with...another man. That's right, not what Andrea had been expecting her marriage to be. David is there to support the idea that we should't be having any expectations from the people we date and try to build relationship with. But then he acknowledges that he "expects " a girl to be feminine. Like, make up your mind David!
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Sasha Sugar is having a blind date on air. Actually, she has two blind dates, but they don't know about this. The first guy failed it by mixing Belarus with Russia (yeah, do your homework before you go on a date!), whereas the second guy charmed Sugar right away. That's right, reality happens not only on TV.
Sasha Sugar and Dusty Gavin address their frustration with the election and question what the hell love is. Mitra Bonshahi joins them mid-way to share her perspective on love as an active power. Is love stronger than hate? How can we use love to make this divided world a better place? Is fear of the Other stronger than our ability to love humanity?
Sasha Sugar interviews poly experts Leon Feingold and Sarah Elizabeth about jealousy (aka envyness, aka possessiveness, aka insecurity, aka...). Both guests share quite intimate stories about their experience with jealousy and compersion. Anabelle, a Canadian poly-activist, calls in and shares her take on jealousy. Conversation then moves towards rules and agreements in polyamorous relationship. Sasha Sugar ignores a call from her ho-host Dusty Gavin, who wants to challenge Leon, because the show can't get any hotter... #openlove
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Sasha Sugar invites Mischa Lin - a VP of Open Love NY - to reveal the truth about polyamory. Listen to this podcast to learn about history, essentials, and challenges of non-monogamous relationship.
Open your mind about open love. To be continued...
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Sasha Sugar shares her recent one night stand experience which has inspired her for this theme. Then, she starts the juiciest chat with 2 love experts: Dusty (whose sassy voice you might have recognized from the previous show) and Liz (who is bored to death by your basicness) about hook ups, online dating creeps, sex, immediate connection, responsibility, and other hot topics. All you have to do now is to listen to the podcast and to decide whether to Color or not. Oh right, peeing on someone or being peed on is also quite an option.
Sasha Sugar interviews a successful digital lover Dusty and failing in online dating Mike. Listen to find out more about how online dating has changed our love (or not), and how NOT to start a chat on Tinder.
First (ever!) episode of the new show "What Is Love" with Sasha Sugar. The first theme is "Never Too Early, Never Too Late" which explores different aspects of love and age. Sasha shares her personal story about being madly in love with a man who was forty years older. Watch out for unexpected call-ins and groovy music tunes!