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This episode was originally shared on the Mindful Pause Podcast with Audrey Sutton Mills.

These ancestral wounds, deeply rooted in our DNA, often show up as fears, insecurities, and blocks that hold us back from our true power.

Enrollment for Way of the Priestess is Open! We begin March 13, 2025

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Priestess: a space-holder, leader of a movement, of highest service to the greater collective, a vessel for the divine, a living embodiment of love

Initiation: a series of ceremonies or rituals marking entrance into a new way of being

...The Lineage of the Rose...

The teachings in this program date back to the mystery schools in Egypt. We will be working with archetypal energies and ascended master guides such as Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Yeshua among others.

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We hope you enjoy this short meditation to connect with your highest self. This is a powerful practice to connect with your inner guide, ask any questions on your heart, and see what is revealed to you…

Enrollment for Way of the Priestess is Open!

WAY OF THE PRIESTESS: MYSTERY SCHOOL + WOMEN'S CIRCLE FACILITATION TRAINING PROGRAM

We Begin September 13, 2024 (Sept 2024 - Sept 2025)

Online Program for Women Rising on the Priestess Path

Calling all Healers, Wisdom-Keepers, Teachers, Earth Protectors and Highly Sensitive Women Ready to Live and Serve at their Highest Potential to Birth the New World

Join us on a Path of Devotion, Beauty, and Service

Click here to book a call to learn more

Priestess: a space-holder, leader of a movement, of highest service to the greater collective, a vessel for the divine, a living embodiment of love Initiation: a series of ceremonies or rituals marking entrance into a new way of being

...The Lineage of the Rose...

The teachings in this program date back to the mystery schools in Egypt. We will be working with archetypal energies and ascended master guides such as Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Yeshua among others.

Join us as we explore Core Values of: Femininity, Devotion, Wildness, Compassion, Boundaries, Rebirth, Prosperity, Service, Love, Leadership & Vision

Each month in the program includes:

• an initiation gateway

• priestess practices

• facilitation skills

• new and full moon wisdom

• guest teacher videos

• live sisterhood + ceremonial video calls

Plus you will receive:

• 6 private healing sessions

• a closing virtual retreat to share your vows

To Learn More about the Program Curriculum, Call Dates, and Payment Options: Download the Program Guide

Join us in Sisterhood as we Purify, Activate and Align

Claim your Embodiment as a Priestess

We will join together to reveal a deeper meaning of existence, and anchor into our living as an embodiment of love to serve our planet and future generations.

If you feel a resonance in your heart I invite you to book a free 30 minute call...

This is an opportunity to gain clarity on your intentions for the next year, identify where you feel held back on your path of service, and I'll be able to share resources + support for your next steps.

We'll also have the chance to explore if this program could be a good fit for you to join us this year.

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Have you ever felt judged by someone? Can you remember that pain of feeling misunderstood? Cast out? And separate?

Usually the people in judgement don’t know the whole story. They don’t know the truth of who we are or what we’ve been through. And usually the people who judge, are themselves in some kind of pain.

I imagine you can relate to that truly awful feeling, especially if you identify as highly sensitive. It’s enough to make one want to attack back, or worse, go into hiding or shame.

I’ve been thinking of Mary Magdalene this week, as her Feast day approaches.

Eight years ago Pope Francis declared July 22 as a Feast Day for Mary Magdalene, honoring her role in Jesus’ life as “The Apostle of the Apostles.”

Many of you may know of her as she was named by the Catholic Church long ago - as a prostitute or whore. She was judged, and as what happened to many powerful women, her name was dragged through the mud.

But the truth is she was an absolute equal to Jesus in his ministry.

There came a time, in the first few centuries that the Bible was changed, and stories of powerful women were taken out of it.

And the Church didn’t want people to think that Jesus was human - that he had a beloved, instead they wanted to portray him as this divine being that could only be accessed through the Church.

That way they could keep the power. So any stories depicting Jesus as a partner, a beloved, a lover and husband to Mary, were removed.

Powerful women were seen as a threat in her time. Women were mysterious - they carried the gifts of new life inside their bodies, it was something men were not capable of, or even fully understood.

When women joined together the men felt even more threatened (what is more powerful than a coven of women woven together by the same beliefs?)

So whether it was conscious/intentional or not, the women were systematically shamed.

First they shut down their power center - their womb - by shaming their sexuality.

Then their menstrual cycle was seen as dirty, a burden or a curse.

Bearing children, and giving birth was seen as a punishment.

The women were deemed inferior. A woman was confined to the home.

And sadly, when a woman shuts down in her womb center, she often shuts down her voice.

I believe Mary knew one day though that her name would be restored, that one day thousands of women would awaken and carry on her legacy, of being powerful and embracing that power, as teachers, guides, healers and claiming their place as part of a larger movement.

I believe she knew one day these women would reclaim the power of their menstrual cycle…

The holiness of conception, pregnancy and birth…

And through healing, would find their voice.

But not only that, I believe that she also holds the codes of forgiveness.

She reminds us to feel all the pain of the past, and to release judgement of others, even when we feel judged.

To remember that those who are causing pain are also in deep pain themselves.

I believe she had compassion for those who shamed her, dragged her name through the mud, even for those who wanted to persecute and kill her.

There’s so much we can learn from Mary, and her embodiment.

I wanted to share one of the audio lessons in my program, The Way of the Priestess about her. This weekend, let’s honor Mary, her sacred teachings and all she embodied.

Listen to this recording to learn more about the practice of feeling our pain, a forgiveness process, seeing sexuality as sacred, our bodies as temples and how to embody a consciousness of abundance.

Learn more about these practices in Mercedes Kirkel's channeled book, Mary Magdalene Beckons.

Below I’m including some of the podcasts we devoted to spreading her truth and message as well as information regarding the 2024-2025 Way of the Priestess Initiation Program.

With love, Meredith

016 | Mysteries of Mary Magdalene with Faye Wylder

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046 | Channeling Mary Magdalene with Mercedes Kirkel

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059 | In Honor of Mary Magdalene with Meredith Rom

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056 | Angel Guides, Motherhood and the Modern Magdalene with Lisa Devine

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You’re invited to…

The Rising Women Leaders 2024-2025 Way of the Priestess Initiation Program

Begins September 13, 2024 (September 2024 - September 2025)

MYSTERY SCHOOL + WOMEN’S CIRCLE FACILITATION TRAINING

Online Program for Women Rising on the Priestess Path

Calling all Healers, Wisdom-Keepers, Teachers, Earth Protectors, and Highly Sensitive Women Ready to Live and Serve at their Highest Potential

JOIN US ON A PATH OF DEVOTION, BEAUTY, AND SERVICE

...The Lineage of the Rose...

Join us as we explore Core Values of: Femininity, Devotion, Wildness, Compassion, Boundaries, Prosperity, Service, Love, Leadership & Vision

Each month in the program includes:

• an initiation gateway+ priestess practices+ facilitation skills+ goddess guides recording+ new and full moon rituals

Plus throughout the program you will also receive:+ 7 guest mentor videos+ 21 live sisterhood video calls+ a virtual closing retreat + vows ceremony+ access to our priestess curriculum+ private whatsapp group+ accountability sister (optional)+ 6 private 1:1 healing sessions (optional)

To Learn More about the Program Curriculum, Call Dates, and Payment Options View the Program Guide

STEP INTO YOUR EMBODIMENT AS PRIESTESS

We will join together to reveal a deeper meaning of existence, and anchor into our living as an embodiment of love to serve our planet and future generations.

If you feel a resonance in your heart I invite you to book a free 30 minute call with me...

This is an opportunity to gain clarity on your intentions for the next year, identify where you feel held back on your path of service, and I'll be able to share resources + support for your next steps. We'll also have the chance to explore if this program could be a good fit for you to join us this year.

CLAIM YOUR POWER AND VOICE

“Speaking to strangers has been one of my greatest fears that would often shut off my ability to be fully present and prevent me from making new connections with people. I dedicated a good portion of my life trying to overcome this fear by intentionally seeking out experiences that triggered this fear and this process was extremely difficult and the progress felt extremely slow.

After a few sessions with Meredith on healing my voice and the fears associated with that, I now find myself effortlessly interacting with strangers, making new connections and to my greatest surprise I am starting to enjoy mingling in large corporate settings, which would previously terrify me.”

~Alina Daunyte

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Blessed Be!

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Enrollment is now open for our Year-long Priestess Initiation Program: Beginning this September. Learn more here

What a blessing to welcome Ashley Burnett back to the Rising Women Leaders podcast. She was an original guest on episode 013 | Uninhibited Leadership in 2016!

We talk about Ashley’s evolution as an entrepreneur, how she’s been changing through motherhood and a cross-country move, her new book, Your Spacious and Seasonal Year, and how to reclaim our time for what we truly value.

More specifically, we discussed:

• Becoming a mother, moving across the country, and the evolution of her work since Ashley’s last podcast episode
• The High Holy Days of the Year and Cross Quarter holidays and how to honor them
• Ashley’s journey from dance to entrepreneurship
• All about her new book, Your Spacious and Seasonal Year and how it can help business owners/busy working women and moms
• The journey of publishing (it doesn’t have to be as hard as you think)
• Her growing edges and how she’s been facing her fears and more

Stay in Touch with Ashley:

• Visit her website ashleyburnett.co
• Instagram @ashleyburnettco

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• Make a donation on Patreon

Women’s business & wellness coach, circle & retreat facilitator, author, yoga teacher, and seasonal living advocate, Ashley Burnett has created a 20-year strong global entrepreneurial & wellness movement.

She helps entrepreneurs, artists, healers, and creatives buy back hours of their free time, increase their income, become more impactful leaders, and seasonally align their businesses for heightened profitability, joy, and sustainability.

She also leads women’s seasonally-focused ritual circles and wellness workshops that inspire more meaning, well-being, mindfulness, and magic.

Ashley has facilitated hundreds of classes, workshops, events, and retreats, and has taught thousands of heart-centered change-makers around the globe.

She just relocated back to her hometown hamlet of Quincy, IL on the Mississippi River, after 18 years in the San Francisco Bay Area – along with her husband David and sweet son Quintin.

Her new book, Your Spacious and Seasonal Year has just been released, and she’s launching her Wellness, Creativity & Self-Development Studio & Retreat Space, The Gathering Ground later in 2024.

Visit ashleyburnett.co to learn more.

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Special Announcement: Doors are now open to our 5-week Money Mastery Study Group where Lindsey will be a guest teacher about Personal Finance 101

I was drawn to invite financial advisor Lindsey Woodward to the podcast after participating in a retreat together with founder of Abacus Wealth, Spencer Sherman.

I found it so refreshing to meet a fellow socially responsible woman in the field of investing, and I was excited to share her wisdom with our community at Rising Women Leaders.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Lindsey was drawn to working in money & business
• What it was like working in a male-dominated field at her first firm, and the journey of finding her voice even when she was often the only woman in the room
• How she was able to shift to investments that align with her values at Abacus Wealth
• The intersection of values and money, and how to be intentional with spending, saving, investing, giving, and passing money on to future generations intentionally
• How to discover your values and align them with your investments
• Investing basics, compound interest, how to get started and why we do it
• Some basic steps to get started with financial literacy and empowerment
• Lindsey’s advice for when you’re having trouble saving or giving

May 31 is the last day to get the discount on our :: 5-Week Money Mastery Study Group :: This 5-week online zoom group meets every Monday for 5 consecutive weeks: June 3 to July 1, 2024

Each week has a different focus:

• Key Principles of Wealth + A Deep Dive into The Luminous Method
• Bank Account Awareness (Systems + Tracking)
• Ancestral Healing + Tapping into the Belief Systems
• Recently added Bonus: Personal Finance 101 with Wealth Advisor Lindsey Woodward

All classes are recorded even if you can't make it live...

We'll walk you step by step through the changes we have made in our lives to become conscious creators when it comes to money.

PLUS you'll receive Jessica's digital course to learn THE LUMINOUS METHOD ($300 value)

PLUS you'll receive a one-on-one 75 min Money healing EFT session with me ($300 value)

and 5 weeks of live zoom study group calls with us ($500 value)

That's a $1100 total value.

But, right now we're taking off more than 50% for you, available today only, May 31.

Sign up today for one payment of $444 or 3 payments of $150.

Our intention is to make this fun, easy and digestible, to take the stress out of our relationship to money and open to the abundance of financial miracles...

We believe in empowering others to heal inherited limiting beliefs and grow beyond what we thought was possible for our lives.

We know when more of us are feeling capable and empowered when it comes to money, it's going to ripple out and expand our capacity to give and serve at our highest.

Read more about it right here. Class begins on Monday, June 3 and classes are recorded if you can't make it live.

Stay in Touch with Lindsey:

• Linked In
• Abacus Wealth
• Email: lindsey@abacuswealth.com

Other Links in this Episode:

• Ellevest
• Manisha Thakor’s books
• Vanguard

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• Make a donation on Patreon

Lindsey serves as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Abacus Wealth Partners, a firm that provides fee-only, comprehensive financial advice to help individuals, families and foundations. Lindsey is dedicated to helping the people and organizations she works with align their money with their goals and values. She is a proud member of WISE (Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy).

Lindsey loves exploring new places with her husband and their pups. Her favorite evenings are spent catching up with family and friends over a great meal.

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Welcome back! I’m excited to share my latest conversation with spiritual mentor Jessica Bowes. The universe recently reconnected us for a new free collaboration we’ve been working on called, “The Consciousness of Wealth” ~ you can sign up for it right here.

I wanted to have Jessica on the show so you could learn more about her background and amazing gifts as a channeler, seer, highly intuitive, sensitive and empathic person. Years ago she received a specific practice from the angels that she now uses to support her clients and people around the world to energetically align with their desires.

We talk about money miracles, health challenges, love, spiritual growth, how manifestation actually works (and why it sometimes doesn’t) and more…

In this episode we discussed:

• What was different about Jessica as a child
• How she discovered her gifts of channeling and seeing and communicating with ascended masters and angels
• Living as an empath and Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and how to cope with difficult energies
• How she discovered the Luminous Method she teaches and uses in her life
• The money miracles Jessica has attracted
• How Jessica got through a challenging mystery illness that kept her bedridden and sick for three years - she eventually tested positive for Lyme’s disease
• Why some of us have really challenging illnesses or health problems in our life
• How she manifested love after divorce and being a single mom
• What Jessica’s spiritual practice looks like in her life now
• Her biggest growing edge now

Stay in Touch with Jessica:

• Website
• Instagram

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Jessica is passionate about guiding others on the spiritual path of self-mastery while living a modern world. As the creator of The Luminous Method, a manifestation practice for co-creating your soul’s desires, she helps others transform their lives by unleashing the Divine within and energetically aligning with their desires.

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After developing a condition where she began to have an allergic reaction to almost everything she ate, Sena knew something had to change. She had been living a health-focused lifestyle for years after leaving a job at Google and finding the heart medicine of cacao. But years later she would discover her days of drinking cacao, using plant medicines and eating a more vegetarian diet were no longer supporting her body’s needs.

By chance, she won an instagram contest for a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and learned she was very depleted in certain key minerals our bodies need to thrive. Through changing her diet and supplementing with minerals, Sena began to see all the ways her current life were not supporting her true needs. She bravely left her fiancee, and soon moved from Northern California to her home town in St. Paul, Minnesota.

I love watching my friends evolve and grow, and after witnessing Sena’s transformation to become radiantly nourished, I knew I wanted to hear the whole story. It turns out what may have worked in our 20’s is not always sustainable into our 30’s and beyond…

In this episode we discussed:

• What is hair tissue mineral analysis? What does it tell us about key minerals we may be missing?
• The industrialization of our food system and why so many of us have food sensitivities that our grandparents didn’t
• Why Sena’s health started deteriorating and how HTMA got her back on track to living radiantly nourished
• Why Sena left her relationship, moved home to Minnesota and started over in life
• The vulnerability of choosing to be single at 35 and also having the desire to start a family
• Sena’s shift from using cacao daily to microdosing with mushrooms to letting go of both of them as a regular routine

To learn more about Sena’s evolution, listen to our previous episode here

Stay in Touch with Sena:

• Website
• Instagram

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Sena Maria supports women to embrace a nourished, resilient and radiantly healthy state. She uses Mineral Nutritional Balancing to rebuild our mineral heritage and get to the root of our health issues. She believes that we are only as healthy as our cells and by supporting our bodies ability to create energy and eliminate toxins efficiently, we can return to the simple, natural joy of being alive.

Sena’s degree in Psychology, career at Google and her subsequent studies of yoga, energy healing, shamanism, plant medicine, tools for building emotional capacity and integration, and Mineral Nutritional Balancing have led her to sit with many questions about what humanity may need at this time to heal from trauma + toxins, strengthen our families and create mineral-rich generations to come. She offers a woman-centric approach to healing with Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis utilizing it as a tool for deepening connection with one's self.

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Jane Mayer and I are back to answer the questions we received from you all in February! We also get to hear about Jane’s updates at the end of her pregnancy, her move to Alabama to be closer to family, what the third trimester has been like, and how she’s being changed.

Hear Jane's full story in our previous podcast, episode 133.

In this episode we discussed:

• Approaching the birth portal and preparation for birth
• Ways to connect with Celtic wisdom keepers
• Priestess lineages that were destroyed and how to connect with lineages we trust
• Root causes of carrying extra weight on a spiritual level ~ how to address secondary gains ~ subconscious ways we protect ourselves and rebel against strict rules that were placed on us in the past
• How to address picky eating with toddlers/children
• Thyroid challenges in women and regulating hormones
• EFT Tapping and how to use it to release old stories, limiting beliefs and childhood traumas
• Our culture’s relationship to food and weight and finding your own normal
• How the lymph plays a role in hormonal balance
• The year of the dragon and the mysteries of dragon energies ~ did they really exist?
• Soul contracts and how to attract soul aligned clients and the energetics of charging for our sacred work

Links in this episode:

• To ask a question to us on Rising Women Leaders send a voicemail or text to ‪(707) 559-8346‬
• Womb Awakening book
• Alliance Avalonia on instagram

Stay in Touch with Jane:

• Website
• Instagram

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Announcement: Enrollment is now open for the next cohort of the Way of the Priestess. Richard will be one of our guest teachers

When I first discovered that when everyone is talking about “Full moon in Leo” the actual moon in the sky is most often in the constellation of Cancer my mouth dropped! How could this be?

Ever since I was a kid I loved looking at the stars and astronomy was one of my favorite subjects in school. I’ve always asked questions like, “Why are we here? Where did we come from, and what’s the point of all of this?” So many of these questions have begun to be answered through my study of Vedic Astrology, the ancient form of astrology from India.

In Vedic astrology, our chart is a printout of our karma, the lessons our soul came to experience in this life. We bring with us our beneficial and challenging karmas to be lived out and worked through. Our soul has different reasons for incarnating - for example Dharma, Artha (Money, and how we earn it), Kama (Passion, desire) and Moksha (liberation). I’ve been wowed again and again by the accuracy of Vedic Astrology, to predict dates and beneficial phases.

Richard has helped me choose dates to buy a car, beneficial times to marry, has predicted certain moves I’ve had, and so much more.

This episode has been a long time coming! I’ve been referencing what I’ve learned in Vedic astrology more and more in the episodes, so I wanted to sit down with guest expert, Vedic Astrologer Richard Powell. Richard has been a dear friend and teacher of mine since I began studying with him during the beginning of the pandemic.

In this episode we discussed:

• The differences between Western and Eastern or “Vedic” astrology
• The “Four Aims of Life” (Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha) and why our souls choose to incarnate
• The 12 constellations, what planets they are ruled by and what are their unique energies
• Each of the planets and their energies
• Phases of life ruled by the planets and how to find out what phase of life you are in
• The nodes of the moon: Ketu and Rahu: And our experiences from these life phases

Links in this Episode:

• View your unique chart: https://deva.guru/ - exact birth time does make a difference so be sure to check your birth certificate
• Your “sign” in vedic astrology will be the number in the top center diamond (1-12) in the chart
• Your “phase of life” will be the planet listed in the “Viṁśottarī Daśā” section underneath the chart

Stay in Touch with Richard:

• Richard’s Vedic Astrology Course Begins February 19th
• Website - Book 1-1 Vedic readings
• Instagram

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Website
• Instagram

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Richard is a NAMA-certified Doctor of Āyurveda. He is a graduate of the Āyurvedic Institute and has studied extensively under Dr. Vasant Lad in the US and India. He furthered his Ayurveda and Vedic philosophy studies under Dr. Ashwin Shastry of Arogya Niketana in Karnataka, India. Upon returning to the United States, Richard pursued advanced classical Ayurvedic studies in a clinical setting at the Arogya Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under Kashyapa Fisher for an additional four years. Since 2018, he has been employed at the Ayurvedic Center of Vermont where he gives consultations, teaches, and gives treatments. Complimenting his extensive education in Āyurveda, Richard has been studying and teaching yoga for over 20 years and is an ERYT-500. He is an avid student of Sanskrit, Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology), and Vedic philosophy. After a chance meeting with Hart DeFouw he decided to study in that lineage, most prominently under Penny Farrow, with whom he still studies.

In addition to his studies in the Vedic sciences, Richard is a Reiki Master and is an avid practitioner of Aikido, the Japanese martial art. His passion for earth healing meets his devoted studies in physical, mental, and spiritual health as he was formerly a permaculture designer and educator and founded the nonprofit Orlando Permaculture in Orlando, Florida. Richard believes that by aligning with nature and the Divine we will find not only our own optimal health but also greater peace and balance in the world. He brings his comprehensive experiences and education into his consultations with his clients to empower them to find fulfillment, peace, and healing.

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I’m back to podcasting! I know it’s been about 8 months since my last episode and I have missed you all. I have just been navigating the reality of being ia new mother, having more limited time now, amidst navigating the identity shifts and transformations of becoming a mother.

I’m so excited to share my conversation with Jane, a true voice and channel for the heart of the Holy One. You may remember Jane from earlier episodes: episode 118 - Navigating Change and the Power of Listening, and episode 128 where I shared the story of my daughter’s birth.

Jane and I have also had these parallel paths, like the passing of birds in the sky, she moved to kauai the month I was getting ready to leave, being pregnant and desiring to be closer to family. And now, Jane being halfway through her pregnancy is deciding the same.

In this episode we discussed:

• Trusting our intuition
• Being open to the twists and turns and mystery of life
• Gender reveals and navigating surprise and difficult emotions
• Jane’s unsuccessful journey with IVF in a previous marriage and the journey of natural conception and pregnancy years later
• Jane’s decision to leave Kauai
• Our stories of miscarriage from this past year
• Vedic astrology insights and life transitions

Stay in Touch with Jane:

• Website
• Instagram

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• Website
• Instagram

Jane Mayer is a medicine woman, creative, doula, and guide to the unseen realms, who delights in supporting humans and Earth in coming fully alive. Alongside supporting private clients, she writes, records and performs music, and guides a school for creativity and awakening.

A keeper of song and a lover of mythos, her practice is borne of the weaving of indigenous medicine from Peru, Hawaii and Ireland, the Christian mysticism of her home in the deep South, and a depth of knowledge in the nervous system, subtle body, womb healing, and the somatic experience of awakening.

She holds deep trust in the wild intelligence of nature to guide all of Creation, and orients others to their deeper nature and innate gifts with sound, myth, dreams, plant, energy medicine and somatic integration.

She is devoted to the heart of all things, sacred union, and the liberation of all beings. To learn more, visit iamjanemayer.com.

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This Fall I participated in a weekly new parent-baby group in Sebastopol, CA with Kerry Ingram. I met Kerry years ago when she found one of my self-care guide downloads and invited me to be a wise woman to visit her mom and baby groups. I remember thinking I would love to join something like that to meet other mothers and babies if I ever had a child one day… and about six years later it happened!

Kerry has been supporting new mothers, babies and families for the past decade in CA and now is sharing her curriculum to create a ripple effect of sharing more of these nourishing postpartum groups around the world.

Care for the next generation really does start with the mother, and the more we can surround families with support in early postpartum the easier it will be to interrupt harmful narratives and create networks of love, care and support when we need it most.

In this episode we discussed:

• Kerry’s experience postpartum: the surprises, challenges and ways she found the support she needed
• How community support impacts early parenting and is culture-making by creating space to see and interrupt harmful narratives
• How to be a village tender and step into leadership for new parents in your community
• The “Early Parenting Villains” and how these systems, for example, ‘consumerism’ ‘diet culture’ or ‘patriarchy’ come up so often in new motherhood, how to identify them and ways to shift our relationship with them
• Self-care in postpartum, asking for help and building community

Links in this episode:

• Kerry’s Course: Village Tenders Postpartum Community Care Course

Stay in Touch with Kerry:

• IG: @villagetenders
• FB: Community Supported Postpartum

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Website
• Instagram
• Patreon

Kerry Ingram is the founder of Community Supported Postpartum whose mission is to build ecosystems of care one community at a time. She contributes to this vision by teaching folks all over the world how to step into the role of Village Tender by creating local parent and baby groups that get parents out of isolation and into a web of support and care.

Kerry is a parent (both biological and foster), an early childhood educator (20 years), a postpartum doula, with additional education in women and gender studies (SUNY Oswego), and maternal mental health care (PSI). She has been facilitating local parent and baby groups for over 10 years and teaches others around the world to step into leadership with her Village Tenders Postpartum Community Care course, curriculum and business framework.

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It’s an honor to have Becca Piastrelli back on Rising Women Leaders. It’s been a few years (and a lot of transformation) since our last conversation (episode 10!). We’ve both transitioned from maiden to mother, and our lives and businesses have transformed along with us. In this conversation we share the real, the raw, and the beautiful of being initiated into mothers: Becca shares of her journey of the last 2.5 years after birthing her daughter, her journey with delayed postpartum depression (and rage) at 18 months, how she has done her best to recreate the village we all long for, what it looks like to untangle from patriarchy and letting go the need to always do more, and how we can honor and ritualize the powerful rite of passage of shifting from maiden to mother.

Stay in Touch with Becca:

• Becca’s book
• Becca's website
• instagram.com/beccapiastrelli
• belongingpodcast.com

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Website
• Instagram
• Patreon

Current Offerings with Meredith:

• 1:1 Coaching & Mentorship
• Womb Healing

Becca Piastrelli is the author of Root & Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community & the Self and is the host of the Belonging podcast. She teaches and speaks on the nature of belonging and runs retreats to help women reconnect with their rooted sense of self. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area (soon to be Hudson Valley, NY) with her husband, child, two cats, and five chickens, where she gardens, cooks, mothers, and gathers with the ebb and flow of the seasons.

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Enrollment is now open for the Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more.

It’s an honor to have Renee Linnell back on Rising Women Leaders!

In Renee’s latest book, Still on Fire, she shares stories of magic, miracles, travel and romance… from traveling over 50 countries, love affairs with men half her age, being rescued by angels, getting stranded at 22,000 feet in the Himalayas, Renee takes us on a wild adventure in her book, sharing soul-soothing wisdom she gained along the way.

Where her first book, The Burn Zone was an exploration of what happens when we don't listen to our Inner Guidance, Still on Fire is an exposition of what happens when we do.

May this conversation support you to remember who you truly are and reignite a passion for being alive on Earth at this time.

“Freedom, I have discovered, is letting go and jumping into the stream of life. Being willing to be uncomfortable and trusting that divine choreography will a​l​ways lead us to the next right unfolding. It is looking for the good in everything we gaze upon or stumble upon… finding the miracles in each moment instead of the grievances.”

In this episode we discussed:

• How Renee shifted her mindset from victim to warrior
• What is soul sickness? and how to realign with your soul’s truth
• How to survive as a sensitive being on this planet
• Renee’s wild and powerful stories of magic, travel, romance and miracles
• Why we need to shine our light and how to navigate losing people in our life who can’t resonate at the same frequency
• How to let go of people pleasing and caring so much of what others think of us
• What finding our power really means
• Listening to our intuition - and tips to realign with love and freedom when fear or self-doubt appears

Links in this episode:

• Renee’s previous Rising Women Leaders episode 068: Your Difference is Your Destiny
• Buy the book: Still on Fire or The Burn Zone

Stay in Touch with Renee:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook

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Renee Linnell is a serial entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded five companies and has an MBA from New York University; before that she was a model and professional dancer. Having an unorthodox childhood and being surrounded by death at a young age led her on a spiritual quest that took her all over the world, culminating in her ordination as a Buddhist monk (by a bi-polar guru with delusions of grandeur so she’s not 100% sure the ordination counts.) What began as writing for catharsis in 2013—as she struggled to regain her sanity after being brainwashed in a Buddhist cult—turned into her first memoir, The Burn Zone: A Memoir (She Writes Press, 2018). Still on Fire is the sequel. Her mission is to remind people Who They Truly Are and to reignite their passion for being alive. For more information, please visit https://reneelinnell.com

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It was an honor to sit down for this heart opening conversation with a personal mentor and friend, Porsha Beed.

It was just before the pandemic when I first met Porsha in a song circle in Sebastopol, CA. I was touched by the songs her and co-founder Aaron Johnson shared with our group and how effortlessly they brought us into our hearts. I attended their daylong anti-racism workshop and went on to work privately with Porsha to move through my own grief around racism, look at my own blind spots as a white woman with privilege and come into deeper alignment with how I show up for my work, friends and larger community.

I think a lot of white people do end up (sadly) avoiding relationships with people of other races because of the shame and guilt that often arises. When we focus on the fear and guilt, we take the focus away from truly getting to know and caring for person of another race.

Porsha is here and reaching for us to heal this divide. May this conversation open a door for us all to look within, to heal, and to create a better future for all the generations to come.

In this episode we discussed:

• Approaching anti-racism work through song and building relationships
• Healing and tending to grief
• Letting go of perfectionism and embracing willingness
• Spirituality and love at the center of anti-racism and social justice movements
• Healing shame to let down barriers and form true relationships
• Stories of healing from Porsha’s work
• The importance of self-forgiveness
• All about Porsha’s upcoming deep dive series, “Can You Hear Me?” (Links below)
• How Porsha overcomes fear and doubt and anchors back into her roots and reasons behind this work
• A beautiful song to remember our connection to spirit

Links in this episode:

Join Porsha for one of her upcoming deep dives:

• Song Power Hour with Songleader Lyndsey Scott ( September 28 5-6pm PT): https://fb.me/e/1KfDTZtFL
• Can you Hear me deep dive 1( October 1, 12-2 pm PT): https://fb.me/e/3QDkZhoMP
• Can You Feel Me? deep dive 2 (October 7, 5-7pm PT): https://fb.me/e/20vk01lUX
• Can You Hold Me? deep dive 3 (October 15, 12-2pm PT): https://fb.me/e/2JJSm0kRv

Stay in Touch with Porsha: * You can connect with Porsha, register for her offerings and learn more about her work at info.canyouhearme@gmail.com * Instagram: @porshabeed * Facebook: porshabeed * Holistic Resistance - https://www.holisticresistance.com * Grief to Action - https://www.grieftoaction.com

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Porsha Beed (she/her) is a co-founder of Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action. Porsha is a practitioner of love, grief work, and deep heart/soul work. She is a mentor, love prophet, poet, spiritual healer and facilitator who pulls from a spiritual ancestral lineage and the earth as guides to support and hold her as she works towards a vision of healing work that aids in the dismantling of racism and oppression. She weaves her African heritage and queer experiences into seeds that she sows in her authentic creative expressions through facilitation, ritual practices, poetry, and song.

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This week I sat down with dear friend Jane Mayer to share the story of my daughter's birth. She was born March 15, 2022 at our home in Boulder, Colorado. In this story I share about everything from unexpected emotions during pregnancy, what I did to prepare for birth, practices to help baby be in the most optimal position for labor, the story of the birth itself as well as lessons from the first six weeks postpartum. After spending years preparing for motherhood and holding space for women to heal their womb and their own birth stories it's such an honor to share our birth story with you today.

Links in this episode:

• Jane's previous podcast episode
• Sacred Birthing book
• Barbara's Sacred Birthing School
• Spinning Babies class
• Womb Healing Sessions with Meredith
• Live Womb Healing Ceremony June 12th

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As I am about to cross the threshold into motherhood, I sat down to speak with mother, ceremonialist, and birthkeeper Gabriella Cerince. (You can also listen to our last episode from 2020 on Ceremony, Seasons, & the Modern Witch right here).

Gabriella shares her birth story (with her now 6-month old daughter,) and the fine line one walks between fear, trust & intuition in the process, and how she was invited to set boundaries both during and after birth as she stepped into her new role as Mother.

Gabriella has great reverence for mothers, women and mothers-to-be and is working towards a world where our direct line of connection to our mothers and Earth mother can be healed and tended to. This conversation reminds of connecting to our innate power as women as we walk through potent initiations in a full-spectrum life…

“Birth works… the more we can get out of the way, the better…” In this episode we discussed:

• Gabriella’s home birth story
• The initiations & mysteries of pregnancy
• What Gabriella is learning through motherhood
• How Birth is an opportunity to heal our lineages and the World

• How Gabriella is navigating her Mother Wound as a new mother

  You can also find this episode on Apple podcasts and Spotify.

Stay in Touch with Gabriella:

• Website
• Instagram
• Mother Root online course

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• Patreon

  Gabriella is a Mother, Ceremonialist, Sovereign Birthkeeper, Freebirth Advocate, and has been initiated into the Temple of Diana as a Dianic Witch. She serves women throughout the childbearing year with an open heart, ready to bring the Village to those in need. She lives in the forests of Oregon with her husband, tending the land and raising their 5 month old daughter. Together, they hold Seasonal celebrations on their property with their local community. Gabriella leads Women's Circles, Red Tents, Village Prenatals, Blood Rites, Mother Blessings, Birth Circles, and Online Courses in the name of the Goddess, Ancestral Healing, and Womb Sovereignty. She is passionate about bringing women back to the Goddess, nourishing women's health, innate power, and protecting female spaces.

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After hearing Morgan’s story of choosing to donate and redistribute 100% of her inherited family wealth, I knew I wanted to speak with her. In this conversation we discuss what it’s like to face the shadows of our ancestral lineages, ask deeper questions of what our family’s part was in injustices in our country and how we can use that knowledge to atone and repair.

Morgan is one of thousands of young people feeling called to redistribute inherited wealth back into the hands of indigenous and black people and organizations across the country… Her story calls us to consider that maybe true happiness is really found when we focus on others’ happiness rather than just our own…

In this episode we discuss:

• Morgan’s privileged upbringing and calling to activism early in life
• The inner journey navigating shame, guilt, and anger after learning about some of her ancestor’s involvement in slavery, moving indigenous people off their land, and fossil fuel investments - the very=
• The story of how Morgan began redistributing 100% of her inherited wealth and 50% of her earned income
• How to navigate resistance that may come up when redistributing funds
• How to begin the journey of looking into your own ancestral past
• The fears Morgan faced around being public with this work
• What Morgan has learned about true happiness
• A letter to her descendants and vision for a healed world

Stay in Touch with Morgan:

• Coaching & Cohorts for Ancestral Repair & Redistribution: morganhcurtis.com

Have money to give this season? Here are some of Morgan’s suggestions on where to begin:

• Ekvn Yefolecv an intentional Indigenous ecovillage community returning to their ancestral homelands in what’s known as Alabama, to reclaim and revive language, ecology, cosmology and tradition.
• Canticle Farm an urban farm, educational center, and intentional community, located in East Oakland, CA on Lisjan Ohlone territory. In particular, the Sister Water House of Restorative Justice at Canticle Farm is home to formerly-incarcerated Black elders and movement leaders.

• Case4Reparations Fund at Liberated Capital is an example of how to cede decision making power by funding the movement for reparations through campaigns and organizations chosen by a group of Black and Indigenous leaders.

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Guided by the call to transmute the legacy of her colonizer and enslaver ancestors, Morgan is dedicated to working with her fellow people with wealth and class privilege towards redistribution, atonement, and repair of ancestral harms. As a facilitator, money coach, organizer and ritualist, she works to catalyze the healing of relationships with self, family, ancestors, community, and the land, enabling the surrender of power and control so that resources can flow towards racial, environmental, and economic justice. She is in the process of redistributing 100% of her inherited wealth and 50% of her income to primarily Black- and Indigenous-led organizing and land projects. Morgan is a resident of Canticle Farm, a multi-racial, inter-faith, cross-class, intergenerational intentional community in Lisjan Ohlone territory (Oakland, CA). She is currently a Masters of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, focused on racial justice and healing. You can learn more at her website: morganhcurtis.com.

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This podcast was originally recorded on the Amber Dolan Bath Show. Amber has been a past client of mine, and it was an honor to sit down with her and her partner Jacob to talk all about love and relationships.

You’re invited to join Michael and I for a 2 hour online workshop…Love & Relationship Alchemy

Join us to Learn:

9 Ways of Being to Create Thriving Relationships

Our Top 3 Communication Techniques to Diffuse Conflict and Create Deeper Intimacy

Intimacy Practices To Create a Foundation of Unconditional Love, Freedom and Connection

How to Balance Sovereignty and Interdependence in Relationships

Links in this episode:

• Love & Relationship Alchemy Online Workshop
• Amber’s Podcast
• Amber’s Website
• Michael's Music

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Welcome to a new season of Rising Women Leaders!

In this episode I share:

• My journey of pre-conception and conception
• The role the island of Kauai played during pre-conception
• Wisdom from my experience for women opening to conceive and welcome a soul into their lives
• What I experienced in the first trimester (and what I didn’t expect)
• How I’ve been approaching nutrition and supplements
• My favorite books on pregnancy and pre-conception
• The role of surrender in pregnancy, conception and birth

Links in this episode:

• EFT Practitioner Training
• EFT Webinar + Replay
• Kauai Sacred Birthing School Doula Training

Books:

• Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity - Sunni Karll
• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
• Spirit Babies: How to Communicate with the Child You’re Meant to Have - Walter Makichen

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The timing of this conversation couldn’t have been more perfect. After living eight months on the island of Kauai and deepening my connection to the Earth and plant spirit world, I had the opportunity to sit down with writer, teacher, and earth intuitive, Asia Suler. I had just had my first dream of the island after returning to the mainland, where I greeted the ocean and it greeted me back with a big splash on my hand. I could truly feel the sentience of the plants and the land in the dream that I had been in such close relationship with.

Have you ever experienced anything like this? Feeling the aliveness of everything around you? Communicating with the unseen realms?

In this episode Asia shares her own journey of communication with the Earth and spirits of the plants. She shares about their message of self-compassion and how they work through us on behalf of our evolvement and healing.

In this episode we discussed:

• What is earth intuition?
• Asia’s journey of healing chronic pain through the Earth’s wisdom
• Intuitive plant medicine
• Mugwort and Rose medicine
• Finding self-compassion and the true meaning of self-love
• How to navigate being an empath and the world opening back up after shelter-in-place
• Asia’s journey of intuitive entrepreneurship and the permission she gave herself in her writing that changed everything & opened her to her people
• Writing a book!
• The fears she has overcome to be where she is today

Stay in Touch with Asia:

• Website: www.onewillowapothecaries.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asiasuler
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asiasuler
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/asiasuler

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Asia Suler is a writer, teacher and ecological philosopher who lives in the folds of the Blue Ridge mountains. She is the creator and concoctress of One Willow Apothecaries— an Appalachian-grown company that offers handcrafted herbal medicines and online education. Asia’s work— which is a unique combination of herbalism, animism, ancestral healing and earth-centered mysticism— is rooted in the belief that self-compassion is a force of ecological healing. Her forthcoming book of nature writing will be available in 2022 through North Atlantic Books.

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Announcement: This is the last week to book a call for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com/priestess I can’t believe almost seven years has passed since I first met Kit Maloney at a weekend retreat for creative entrepreneurs with Sarah Jenks and Nisha Moodley. Since then Kit has had several businesses, from focusing on female pleasure and orgasm to helping women connect with their womb and heal their relationship to their menstrual cycle.

Kit is an inspiration when it comes to following one’s intuition to take creative entrepreneurial risks. Kit now runs Kitara, a company in devotion to sharing safe and easy, in-home yoni steaming. They offer beautiful steam seats, organic herbs, consultations, community & more. With her unique blend of feminism, creativity, and determination, Kit is on a venture to spread love and healing to women everywhere.

In this episode we discussed:

• Yoni Steaming + connecting people to their body and wombspace as a way of better understanding their intuition and access the depths of their healing
• Kit’s story growing up in academia and shifting from achievement productivity focused masculine world to integrating feminine lifestyle shifts into her life
• Why brown blood sometimes release at the beginning of a cycle and how to cleanse old blood through yoni steaming
• The best time to steam
• The big fears Kit had to overcome to follow a path of creative entrepreneurship
• Kit’s wisdom on stepping into a more purposeful and fulfilling life
• How we can use our intuition to inform our business decisions and endeavors

Use our discount code “RisingLove” for$10 off any yoni steam seat you purchase from Kitara

Stay in Touch with Kit:

• Website
• Instagram

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For twenty years Kit Maloney has been an activist, academic, and entrepreneur committed to channeling her passion for gender equity into a celebration of women and yoni bodied folks embodied health and healing. She’s earned a Masters degree in Gender and Social Policy from the London School of Economics and has been featured widely in the media, including Glamour, Self, and Bustle.

She is also the founder of O’actually & The Pleasure Pledge, two ventures honoring female sexual pleasure (and orgasms!) for safety, healing, and empowerment. Marie Claire named Kit an "Amazing Woman" for her work celebrating women's sexuality.

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Announcement: Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more.

It’s an honor to welcome Mama Jenn to our podcast episode today! Jenn has been a client and participant in this past year’s Way of the Priestess program. She shares her story of healing her heart after a difficult break up, rediscovering her connection to Source and finding her gifts as an intuitive guide and reiki healer.

We also talk more about her experience in the program, connection with the other women, finding her voice and shifting her relationship to how she loves, honors and nourishes herself.

In this episode we discussed:

• Jenn’s story of healing after heartbreak and finding her gifts and purpose as a healer
• Jenn’s experience participating in the Way of the Priestess Program
• Connecting with female archetypes
• Deepening our connection to Source
• Choosing love, ourselves, and self-care amidst challenges
• Listening to the wisdom of our bodies
• Connecting more deeply with the plant world

Stay in Touch with Jennifer:

• Instagram
• Email: mamajenn@moondiosa.com

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Book a free 45 min call with Meredith

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• Website

• Facebook Group
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Jennifer Segovia is a massage therapist, holistic health and energy medicine practioner, who supports women on their healing journey. She empowers women to return to their own creative life and the embodiment of their true power. Her purpose is to remind women of their connection to their innate feminine nature. She uses various holistic approaches such as Reiki, Shamanism, Chinese medicine, Chakra therapy, Crystal therapy, Women’s Spirituality, breathwork, meditation and other intuitive modalities.

Her creative process is an act of loving devotion to the divine. She lives courageously as she answers to the call of her own wild song… and by sharing her own story she encourages others to listen for theirs.

Blending compassion and a loving spirit, she offers her work as a medium to create, healing and awaken the heart and soul of humanity.

She currently lives in Aledo, Texas and offers soul sessions, private coaching, online Reiki certification programs, retreats, workshops, and women's circles.

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Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more.

It’s an honor to welcome you to a guided journey with the singing bowls and the harmonium. I’ve been bringing these intuitive sound journeys to my clients this month over zoom and thought, “This is really what the world needs right now.”

So much healing is able to take place when we simply drop into presence and relax the nervous system.

So create a nourishing space for yourself to lie down, balance the chakras, cleanse the aura, call your energy back and form a field of protection.

Crystal tones alchemy bowls lay the backdrop for this time to relax, let go and unwind. Release stress from every day and find presence with each breath.

If you’re interested in purchasing Crystal Tones Alchemy Bowls, be in touch with Deva Munay.

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There's an intense amount of pressure we can put on ourselves to achieve, to do, and be productive. How can we know when it's ok to rest?

Even in spiritual communities, it's so easy to get stuck in the cycle of constant productivity, as if our self-worth was dependent on it. How do we break the cycle?

In this episode Meredith Rom shares a channeled message from source to remind you that you're not here to be a machine. You're a human with feelings and depth. Take ten minutes to let go into the abyss and remember who you came here to be. 

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It was an honor to sit down with Jane Mayer, a true voice and channel for the heart of the Holy One. In this conversation, Jane shares about her journey through the hallways of darkness to find her way back to the light of presence and union.

Years ago she found herself unhappily married, struggling with an autoimmune disease and just coming off a failed round of in-vitro fertilization. She was crying, raging, and in deep, deep grief and paralysis. Her soul was screaming at her: it wanted her to change everything. But in the face of such a request, is it any wonder she didn’t want to listen?

Is it any wonder so many of us don’t want to listen?

Jane now offers multidimensional guidance and song for those who long to remember their True Selves. This conversation leads us from darkness to light, with insights from indigenous wisdom, and how listening may just be the deepest medicine we need now in the western world. We also discuss what it means to truly trust on a spiritual path and how to make sense of all the big changes humanity is now facing (COVID, Climate change for example).

Be sure to stay all the way to the end to receive the codes Jane channels through song, in service to our pathway Home.

In this episode we discussed:

• Jane’s spiritual path and journey of awakening from Birmingham, Alabama to the mountains of Peru
• How Jane found her voice
• What it means to listen, what takes us away from it, and how to take small steps to start tuning in to your own inner voice
• Christ codes of Sarah, Magdalene and Yeshua
• Healing on behalf of our ancestors
• Does healing ever end? How do we know when we have arrived? Where are we headed as a collective?
• Shifts in consciousness, death rites, and finding the courage within to surrender and welcome change

“On personal and societal levels, our ability to thrive hinges on whether or not we commit to deeply listening. I fully believe that this is the frontier of our generation. Indigenous people around the world are masterful at these practices—and as a result, they live harmoniously with nature, avoid many of the modern, nervous-system diseases of the west, and maintain healthy communities. In fact, many indigenous wisdom keepers believe that all mental illness is a result of soul sickness—of disconnection from our inner voices.” ~ Jane Mayer

Stay in Touch with Jane:

• Website

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Jane’s Writing : Your Soul is Screaming: Listen
• Faye’s interview on Rising Women Leaders
• Faye’s podcast: The Wylder Talks

   Jane Mayer is a voice and channel for the heart of the Holy One. A decades-long journey through the hallways of darkness and separation led her back into the light of presence and union, and she now offers multidimensional guidance and song for those who long to remember their True Selves. She gives thanks to the indigenous wisdom keepers of the Andes, Amazon, British Isles and Hawaiian islands, alongside countless teachers bridging their medicine back to the western world, for their unending presence as she remembered the pathway Home. To listen to her music, poetry, and musings, or to connect about mentorship, visit janeislistening.com.
  

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Do you ever struggle with your relationship to food? Where sometimes you eat your emotions, or use food to procrastinate, especially right before your moon-time comes?

This week’s podcast guest, Allie McFee offers a radical approach for new paradigm thought-leaders to shift their patterns with emotional eating + food.

By working through her own past struggles of emotional eating, burn out and hormonal imbalance, she offers knowledge on which foods to eat for each phase of the menstrual cycle, how to tap into eating from your intuition, and working with feminine archetypes to discover what you are truly craving…

• The Wild Womxn (during PMS)
• Inner Child
• Rejected Teenage Rebel
• Sex Goddess yearning pleasure
• Burned Out Superwomxn

Allie’s Soul food program is open until February 9th and she has offered our audience a special coupon code ‘MEREDITHSOULFOOD’ for a 5% discount.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Allie came to support people with food
• Her journey of finding hormonal balance after transitioning off birth control pills
• Nourishing foods when recovering from burnout
• The most beneficial foods to eat during each phase of the menstrual cycle
• How to heal the 5 archetypes that can lead to emotional eating
• Tapping into pleasure in food, business and beyond
• All about Allie’s Soul food program. Enrollment is open until February 9th

Stay in Touch with Allie:

• Course: Soul Food: Use coupon code MEREDITHSOULFOOD and receive 5% off
• Website
• Instagram

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Allie McFee is a Womxn’s Health Educator, Hormone Balancing Chef, Red Tent Facilitator, Certified Tantric Practitioner. She helps busy heart-centered space-holders of the divine feminine remain in their power, pleasure and purpose with hormone balance recipes, exquisite self-care rituals in her online programs, cooking classes, retreats, and 1:1 coaching. She also facilitates Womb-Space Clearing practices to help womxn honor their “sacred no,” by creating boundaries, releasing emotional stagnation, and radically loving their bodies and sexuality. For more information, recipes + online classes, visit www.ModernGoddessLifestyle.com and follow her on Instagram and Facebook at @moderngoddesslifestyle.

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Finding intimacy with others begins with becoming intimate and honest with ourselves. In this episode with Kendra Cunov, we discuss the difficult habitual patterns we can get into as women seeking comfort and validation from our relationships.

After years of dating men who were not fully available to commit to partnership, Kendra decided to take a break from dating and men altogether. She knew this was what she needed to get to the bottom of what was having her stay in deeply unfulfilling dynamics. She made a commitment to get in right relationship with The Masculine, to figure out what she really wanted in a relationship, and to liberate her own desire to love and be loved.

Since then, she has worked with thousands of men, women & couples in the areas of embodiment, intimacy, and true self-expression. She also leads a program for women to embark upon a similar journey she went on, called The No-Man Diet.

In this conversation we also discuss the energetics behind our actions, and be sure to listen to the end because I love her response when asked, “What advice do you have for a woman feeling dissatisfied with her life right now?”

We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode we discussed:

• Relating to self and the world and how Kendra was drawn to the world of truth-telling and relationships
• Kendra’s program, “The No Man Diet” and how she’s been helping women release addictive and unhealthy patterns in relationship to men
• Cultivating intuition and giving ourselves permission to listen to it
• The energetics behind our actions and why we sometimes say something that is received differently than we expected
• The journey of finding self worth and learning to value yourself
• Courage and how to live from a place of authentic self-expression
• Getting really honest with where you are at and the powerful words of wisdom Kendra has for women feeling dissatisfied in their lives

Stay in Touch with Kendra:

• Website
• Instagram

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  Founder of The Collective: A Global Web of Women Devoted to Embodied Wholeness, Kendra Cunov has been studying, facilitating, and (most importantly) practicing Authentic Relating, Embodiment Practices & Deep Intimacy Work for over fifteen years.

Kendra has worked with thousands of men, women & couples in the areas of embodiment, intimacy, communication & full self-expression.

She co-founded Authentic World&Fierce Grace, as well as The Embodied Relationship Training Salon(with John Wineland), and pioneered some of the most cutting edge relation work on the planet.

Kendra has consulted for companies such as Genentech & been on staff for 4PC, an elite mastermind for the top 4% of coaches in the world.

She works with organizations & leaders, as well as men, women & couples, who know that embodied presence, truth, connection & integrity are our truest access points to success – in business & in love.

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It’s an honor to welcome sister Jet’aime to the Rising Women Leaders podcast. I met Jet’aime on the island of Kaua’i this past Fall and instantly felt the power and wisdom she holds. Through the Akashic Records, an etheric Library of everything that has ever happened, is happening, and could happen, she empowers people to see their life through the soul’s spiritual perspective to better understand all they are and all they can become.

In this episode we discussed:

• What are ley lines and how we can work with the grid
• Jet’aime’s recent trip to Egypt
• God/Goddess empowerment
• Trusting our intuition and imagination
• The Akashic Records & what it means to read them
• How to come back into remembrance on a daily basis
• Insight and empowerment for trusting ourselves and our gifts this coming year

Stay in Touch with Jet’aime:

• IamJetaimeCheree@gmail.com
• SajeSanctuary@gmail.com
• www.SajeSanctuary.com
• IG: @JetaimeCheree / @SajeSanctuary

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Jet’aime Cherée Cerge is a healer, facilitator, green witch, spiritual entrepreneur, and akashic ambassador on the priestess path of remembering and reclaiming the sacred voice of the goddess within. Jet’aime owns Saje Sanctuary, metaphysical musings for the modern mystic, an herbal apothecary, crystal shop and studio offering tarot, akashic record, past life and astrology readings, breathwork, yoga, aura photography, sound baths, and more. Her journey of reclaiming her soul gifts has included traveling all over the world to Thailand, Scotland, Egypt, Ireland, Hawaii, Sedona, Guatemala and other mystical locations, learning from indigenous and expat mentors and elders in all realms of ancestral practices unveiling the many mysteries that we have been making our way back to for lifetimes. Jet’aime has declared her mission to be one of empowerment and remembrance of our royal and ancient origins linking us with the eternal and sovereign god/goddess within. Jet’aime fosters divine dialogue in the belief that revealing our true authentic selves in community containers is the path of reclaiming our magick and our power and ultimately that we are the source of our own sorcery.

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Enrollment is now open for the 2020-2021 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more.

This episode is an excerpt from our recent webinar, The Role of the Priestess in the Modern Age. Sign up to watch the whole replay here.

In this episode you’ll learn about:

• The archetype of the priestess and why this role is so needed at this time
• 6 spiritual tools for times of rapid acceleration and ascension
• Practices to clear and heal the 5 core wounds of the priestess
• Pillars of the priestess path + how to activate your soul gifts for world change
• You’ll also get an inside look at the Way of the Priestess Training Program

Links in this Episode:

• Way of the Priestess Program
• Book a Call with Meredith

Meredith Rom is a yoga teacher, author, women’s leadership coach and host of the Rising Women Leaders podcast. She supports women to heal past wounds and release limiting beliefs to fully embrace their greatest gifts and soul callings. Her mission is to see women shining at their brightest, owning their worth and using their voice to be a beacon of light for others to awaken in this world.

After graduating from NYU she followed her intuition to Northern California where she now teaches yoga and mentors women to rise in courage, self-love and feminine leadership.

Learn more at www.meredithrom.com and on instagram @risingwomenleaders.

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It’s an honor to welcome Rachel Proctor, an online educator helping people transform their lives through faith and online business to our Rising Women Leaders community. We touched on all the challenges we face as entrepreneurs in the online world: fear, self-doubt, the inner critic, comparing ourselves to those who are our inspirations, how to handle trolls and so much more.

Rachel not only shares her firsthand experiences, vulnerable moments, challenges and successes rising as a leader in online business, but also through running a campaign for mayor in her town outside of Dallas, Texas. If you’ve been having trouble believing in yourself, your gifts or your dreams, you may just find the motivation you need to take your first step in today’s conversation.

In this episode we discussed:

• Making courageous business decisions (even when the odds are against you)
• Finding your unique voice in a crowded mediascape
• How to approach what scares us through mindset practices
• How “failing” leads to our greatest success stories
• How to navigate “compare and despair” in entrepreneurship
• What Rachel learned from six years in local politics and her reflections after running for mayor in her town outside of Dallas, Texas
• How to navigate the people who “attack” or speak up against you when you are taking big strides in your life and career
• The role of faith in Rachel’s life and work as an entrepreneur
• Bringing Black business owners/entrepreneurs to the forefront through education and building upon the principles and actions used by previous generations of Black business owners to achieve success in the face of inequality

Stay in Touch with Rachel:

• Instagram
• Website

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    Author, speaker, and second-generation entrepreneur Rachel L. Proctor helps people turn ideas into successful online businesses. A self-proclaimed market research junkie, Rachel has hit seven-figure sales marks as she’s built a versatile and trusted learning resource hub for aspiring and successful business owners alike. Dedicated to equipping entrepreneurs with the skills needed for success, Rachel provides free business training on concepts including branding, budgeting, profitability, productivity, and more. With an emphasis on real-world skills, accessible technology, and holistic learning, Rachel helps students pinpoint their unique ideas and turn them into profitable, life-changing business ventures.
  

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I truly believe deepening our connection to our body’s wisdom and direct connection to source and intuition is a key tool for us in our ascension process. When we are tapped in, tuned in and able to decipher our own intuitive messages, we know how to feel, love and make empowered choices on our path for the highest good of all.

I sat down with Jessica Reid to discuss intuition, connecting to spirit guides and channeling. Is it something we all have, or something we can cultivate? How do we begin this connection if it is more foreign to us? And what if we have been opening to our psychic abilities but it is overwhelming or scary? Jessica answers these questions and more in this week’s episode.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Jessica first connected with her spirit guides
• How she navigated the intensity of feeling other people’s emotions as an empath
• How to connect with your spirit guides and use your intuition to discover your soul purpose and direction in life
• Clairvoyancy, channeling and purpose fulfillment
• A live channeled message from Mary Magdalene

Stay in Touch with Jessica:

• Website: www.jessicareidonline.com
• Insta: @jessicareidclairvoyant
• Spirit Girls Website: www.spiritgirlscollective.com

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• Patreon
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• Facebook Group

P. S. Thank you to Feedspot for selecting us as one of the Top 100 Self Love Podcasts on the web!

   Jessica Reid is a Global Clairvoyant, Channel and Founder of SpiritGirlsCollective.com and GiftedExperts.com.

Jessica's expertise is to connect and communicate with Spirit to bring through guidance along your highest path. Although she is even more passionate about helping you to utilise your own intuitive gifts - So you can have your Spirit Guides on speed dial too!

But she's also just a fun, girly-girl, who travels, loves horse riding & camping out in nature.

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It’s a joy to have Aimée Cartier back on the Rising Women Leaders podcast to share her 4-part Getting Answers process. As SO MANY things in our lives feel unknown and changing, we are often left with so many unanswered questions. On all levels it seems clear that changes are needed in order to deal with the current challenges we are facing– from our health, to our livelihoods, to racial inequities, to climate change. New solutions are needed.

How do we get those answers? How do we get those personal answers for ourselves during this unique moment in history we are living? Questions like, “What is the best way for me to stay healthy?”, “How do I create financial stability for my family?” Or “How do we continue to move forward, discern, find clarity and solutions in a world on fire?”

Aimée suggests it is absolutely possible and that furthermore it is not that hard. In this episode she teaches a very simple process that anyone can use anywhere to get answers to the questions they are facing.

In this episode we discussed:

• The Four steps in the Getting Answers process
• Aimée’s recommendations for creating your questions
• Receiving life vs. creating life and how to use manifestation and goal setting in collaboration with the universe
• The difference between fear and intuition
• What to do if we experience fear or resistance to the answers we receive
• How to best cope with this period where there is so much we don’t know
• What it looks like when inanimate objects give us an answer to our big life questions
• The practice of patience when waiting for an answer
• What to do if we don’t feel like we receive an answer
• How Aimée empowers her students and clients to trust their own intuition

Stay in Touch with Aimée:

• Website: www.AimeeCartier.com
• Instagram: @aimeecartier
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntuitionUniversity

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Patreon
• Instagram

• Facebook Group

  Aimée Cartier is a psychic guide who specializes in helping her clients discern what choices are in their highest and best interest so that they have the information they need to act on and align with their own highest good. She is known for her clear, accurate insight and her attention to practical details. She is the founder of Empath Intuition University and Intuition University, in either private or group programs, she teaches women who have a hard time trusting their own intuition or don’t know how to use it to get results. She helps them understand and enhance their own innate intuitive traits and increase their connection with their inner knowing so that they can use these skills to thrive and guide them to their best lives their whole lives long. She is also the author of the book, Getting Answers: Using Your Intuition to Discover Your Best Life.

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It was an honor to sit down with Thérèse Cator to speak about prayer, intuition, following our callings and stepping into true, devotional and radical allyship. We explore the difference between fear and intuition, how to follow through on the guidance we receive, and build resilience around shame when educating ourselves on the true history of racism and inequality in our home lands.

Thérèse invites us to step into deeper alignment with what we know is true and right and rise above our fears to say YES to all the people we could impact with our work.

“Following our intuition leads us to growth and lessons rooted in love…” In this episode we discussed:

• What led Thérèse to her purpose and calling, and how she turned down a lucrative job to follow her dream
• How to decipher your intuition from fear and how to cultivate the courage to follow it
• How becoming a mother changed Thérèse’s life
• Why to be cautious with “law of attraction” thinking and manifestation programming to create “the perfect life” and how to stop racist-patriarchal systems in their tracks
• One of the most powerful prayers we both use daily
• Thérèse’s firsthand experience with racism and the police living in LA
• How activism IS spiritual practice
• Thérèse’s words of wisdom on caring for ourselves during these difficult times
• Weaving the new world with our vision, gifts and leadership individually and collectively
• Thérèse’s experience with fear and what continues to inspire her to rise above it
• Building resilience around shame and how to use it as a tool to align with what is right
• Devotional, radical and true allyship

Links in this Episode:

• Lessons from 15 Years of Meditation

Stay in Touch with Thérèse:

• Website
• Instagram

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Patreon
• Instagram

• Facebook Group

  Thérèse Cator (she/her) is a mother, leadership coach and healer. She’s also the founder of Black Girls Breathe and this year she led a worldwide global healing day for thousands of BIWOC. Most recently she’s guided over a thousand white and white passing people for becoming human a series of lessons to dismantle white supremacy and center the liberation and healing of BIPOC.

She's devoted to guiding visionary womxn show up rooted to their unique vision, gifts and leadership to weave the new world. She brings over a decade of experience in the wellness industry as well as her education, experience and knowledge in non-profit development, teaching, social justice, business and the arts. At the core, her work is rooted in love, liberation and community. She currently guides Circle of Reclamation, a year-long course and community.

Thérèse comes from a lineage of medicine people, mystics, artists and activists and she’s honored to share the earth-based ancestral wisdom that she’s been practicing since childhood. You’re invited to join her free community at www.theresecator.com and receive a free meditation and medicine to root deeper and rise higher.

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What is the pain and suffering you continue to see in the world that you just cannot stand?

In today’s episode, Sonali Fiske shares her unique perspective as a WOC in the realm of online spiritual entrepreneurship and how sacred rage led her to her calling. Today Sonali Fiske is a TEDx speaker, radio host, and leadership consultant to marginalized & underrepresented visionary womxn and emerging women-identifying leaders, reaching millions on her talk show Revolutionary Voices. I sat down with Sonali to hear her journey of finding her voice and the courage to stand up for justice to inspire us all.

Every one of us is here for a reason, and today’s conversation reminds us to step closer to the places that enrage us, break our hearts, or cause discomfort in order to truly create the more beautiful world we wish to live in.

In this episode we discussed:

• Sonali’s experience as a Sri Lankan immigrant coming to the US
• What led Sonali to her calling of using her voice and platform for WOC
• Sacred rage, heartbreak and the fuel for our callings
• Empowering women to use their voices
• The journey of finding her voice and giving a TED talk
• What happens when WOC have a safe space to be together, to be witnessed, grieve together and celebrate each other
• Cultural appropriation and what white people can do to cause less harm
• Developing true and real relationships with WOC
• Amplifying BIPOC voices
• Self-care in times of great change
• Creating safe and intersectional spaces of empowerment

Stay in Touch with Sonali:

• Sonali’s website: www.sonalifiske.com
• Free resources: https://www.sonalifiske.com/free-resources.html
• Sonali’s Upcoming Course: https://sonalifiske.lpages.co/biwoc-revolutionaries
• Sonali’s IG account: https://www.instagram.com/sonalifiske/

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Patreon
• Instagram
• Facebook Group

Sonali Fiske (she/her) is a Sri Lankan-American leadership consultant & coach to Black, Indigenous, Womxn of Color leaders, a TEDx Speaker, radio host, and founder of Raise Your Voice 2020.

Her recent online masterclass "Dismantling White Dominance in Womxn's Entrepreneurship" went low-key viral, and centered the stories and lived experiences of womxn of color who are countering the current narrative in leadership, influence and social justice.

On her talk show, Revolutionary Voices,” Her jam is confronting uneasy topics like colonization, tokenism, white supremacy, and more — to help reimagine the narrative and dismantle the systems of oppression people of color live and work in everyday. Sonali is also currently a council member of the International Council of Interfaith & Indigenous Womxn.

You can find out more about her work at: www.sonalifiske.com

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I first met Lianda in a friend’s living room when she led one of her first workshops about the power of prayer. Her stories penetrated my heart and reminded me of one of the most simple yet profound practices we have access to in challenging times.

I wanted to bring Lianda on the podcast to remind us of this power we all have access to at any time, and how when we are willing to be humble and ask for help, we open ourselves to miracles.

Tune in to learn about simple practices to practice prayer, amplify your intuition and remember that we are most definitely not alone in this big (and sometimes scary) world…

In this episode we discussed:

• Lianda’s stories of healing and the power of prayer
• How to decipher the voice of your intuition
• How to shift energy and claim your space
• Where to start when developing your psychic abilities
• A prayer for our collective

Stay in Touch with Lianda:

• Website
• Sacred Circle Prayer Program
• Instagram

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Patreon
• Instagram
• Facebook Group

Lianda Swain is a psychic intuitive who supports women and men to heal and awaken their Soul embodiment, receptivity to Spirit, and purification to their true essence. She amplifies your intuitive nature. For over 13 years Lianda has served hundreds of people on their spiritual journey through psychic guidance, meditation, Reiki, rituals, and dance. She is a certified Reiki Master, Life Coach, Astrologer, and Exotic Dance Teacher for Women, with a background in teaching meditation and ways to enhance your awareness.

She has an uncanny gift to see situations and issues accurately, multi-dimensionally, and the pathway to greater peace. She currently travels all over the world with her work, working with clients privately and teaching Prayer, Reiki and Psychic Healing to groups.

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Witnessing Janel step into life and relationships as the most true version of herself has been an inspiration.

Janel believes that when we customize our relationships to fit our authentic needs and desires, not social expectations, we create emotional intimacy—which is real relationship security. When we open to be the most true versions of ourselves we are more likely to stay in relationships that empower us to grow with us as we evolve.

In this conversation we discuss dropping the conditioning of society, letting go of what we are told sex and relationships “should” look like and stepping into courage to become who you truly want to be in life and love.

In this episode we discussed:

• Janel’s journey hiking the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and what she learned about life, love, and herself on the journey
• Unlearning myths about sex and relationships that aren’t serving you
• Overcoming fear and shame in intimate relationships
• Designing your own relationship that truly fits you and whoever you’re with, regardless of social convention
• Unconventional types of relationships that work
• What jealousy really means when it comes up in your relationships
• Coming out of the closet as who you really are and how Janel navigated becoming more of her true self despite fears of what others would think
• Janel’s TikTok videos that led to 230k+ followers there
• Empowering the youth to create relationships that fit who they truly are
• Relationship tips during the times of Covid-19

Links in this episode:

• 9 Examples of Unconventional Relationships that Work

Stay in Touch with Janel:

• Website
• TikTok
• Instagram

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Patreon
• Instagram
• Facebook Group

Janel Vitale is a coach for shame-free relationships and sexual empowerment. Though based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her message has a wide national reach through her TikTok channel. Her passion is empowering people to overcome shame and fear in their intimate relationships to create the deep connection and fulfilling sex they crave. An expert in emotional intelligence and vulnerable communication, holds a BA in Communication from the University of Southern California and a sex & relationship coaching certification from the Somatica Institute. You can find her on TikTok, IG and YouTube @lovewithjanel and her website is lovewithjanel.com.

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When I first heard Nancy Lucina share her birth story on the Free Birth Society Podcast, I had chills. After hearing countless stories of women leaving a hospital birth experience disempowered, I knew I wanted to sit down with Nancy and hear her wisdom firsthand.

We talk about the journey from pre-conception to birth: from how to connect to the spirit of your baby long before even conceiving, how to let go of control when hoping to conceive, as well as how to navigate challenges and differing desires with family and partners when following your heart in how to bring your child into the world…

In this episode we discussed:

• The powerful transition from maiden to mother
• Nancy’s three unique birthing experiences and what led her to have empowered unassisted free births
• Navigating the challenges of “what people will think” when you follow your intuition to a less-than-mainstream course in life and birth
• Conscious conception and connecting with your spirit baby
• Activating your sovereign divinity as a woman and birthing in power
• What the children who are incarnating now are here for and what they need from us as parents and guardians
• The birth process our world is going through + the crossroads we are at
• Conscious parenting + being present through the process
• How Nancy navigates fear and the unknown

Links in this Episode:

• Nancy’s birth story with Elijah on the Free Birth Society Podcast

Stay in Touch with Nancy:

• Instagram: @nancylucina
• Website: www.nancylucina.com
• Sovereign Birth Series Course: https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/the-sovereign-birth-meditation-series
• Conscious Conception Course: https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/spiritbabies

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Patreon
• Instagram
• Facebook Group

                Nancy Lucina is a mother of three, doula, shamanic facilitator, sacred sound therapist, and women’s coach. She is the creator of the “Sovereign Birth Meditation Series” that helps women to actualize their dream births as well as the "Conscious Conception: Welcoming your Spirit Baby Home" course. She uses her gifts of voice, sound, sensitivity and connection to spirit to guide women from all around the world to awaken their ancient deep feminine wisdom, embody the Wise Woman within and live in truth and power.
  

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Ever since I was a little girl I sat with existential questions like, “What’s really happening here?” “Why are we doing this?” “What’s the point of it all?”

I didn’t have many people to turn to for answers, until finally after college, I stepped on to a path of spirituality, meditation and yoga. I was led to deeper insight and intuitive wisdom within my body, where I began to remember and ascend.

But it really wasn’t until I went to Egypt two years ago that I began to have an inner knowing that what we learned in history and science class in school about human evolution and Earth is simply not the whole story. Being inside the Great pyramids and temples, feeling the frequencies and beholding the incredible mystery of those lands led me to search for answers. I just knew there was no way those ancient cities were built with human hands. I knew there was a higher, much more evolved influence from the stars.

I began learning about sacred sites of the world (such as Stone Henge and the Mayan Pyramids). I read books of people’s past life memories in Ancient Egypt and dove into the esoteric histories of Atlantis and Lemuria.

Today, I am honored to introduce you to Lorie Ladd, Ascension Guide and a Multi-Dimensional Channel for the Galactic Federation of Light. It was on her first trip to Machu Picchu that the true history of Earth became more clear to her. In this conversation we dive into the possibilities of where this all began.

In this episode we discussed:

• Lorie’s story from quitting her executive assistant job in San Francisco to saying yes to her calling in Mt. Shasta
• Trusting the timing in your soul’s journey
• How everyone’s “purpose” here is going to look different
• What is the Earth Experiment? Why are we here? What’s the point?
• The dimensional realities Earth has been moving through
• Atlantis and Lemuria on Earth
• As a starseed, how to handle feelings of wanting to go “back home” when things get hard
• What ascension looks like in our current times and why this is all happening
• All about Lorie’s book in the making

Stay in Touch with Lorie:

• Instagram: @lorie_ladd
• Facebook
• Website
• Youtube
• Lorie’s Online Patreon Community: The StarGate Circle
• Live Guided Journey With The Andromedas | June 27th @ 1pm PDT | $19 USD Register Here
• Webinar: Learn to Astral Travel | $11
• Meditation to connect with your Star Family | Replay | $10

Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:

• Patreon
• Instagram
• Facebook Group

Lorie is an Ascension Guide and a Multi-Dimensional Channel. She takes the complexity of ascension and grounds it into simple and easily digestible concepts. She teaches on ascension, multi-dimensional living and transitioning into the fifth dimension. Lorie bridges the gap between you and your Family of Light, providing a deeper understanding of your purpose and path. Today, Lorie dedicates her life to assisting humanity in this planetary shift. Her greatest prayer is that you remember who you are, why you are here and all the Beings of Light that are supporting you. Lorie is honored to be walking side by side with all of you. ​ ​

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With the Summer Solstice Solar Eclipse just around the corner, our planet has been elevating into higher states of consciousness as the dark is being brought into the light.

In this episode I share more about the power of the heart, the golden age upon us, anti-racism work, amplifying voices of color and tools to navigate these potent times.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Yin Yoga Videos
• Rising Women Leaders Website
• Instagram
• Patreon

Let’s take time to learn directly from Black, Indigenous, People of Color. Here are some of our favorite Episodes from Rising Women Leaders:

Episode 20 with Lyla June Johnston

Episode 27 with Vyana Ma

Episode 44 with Maga Ayala

Episode 47 with Michelle Johnson

Episode 50 with Mackenzie Green

Episode 55 with Tiffani Lloyd

Episode 66 with Jedaya Barboza

Episode 77 with Lara Rose Duong

Episode 78 with Nikki Silvestri

Episode 80 with Jumakae

Episode 89 with Veladya Chapman

Resources For Further Study:

Holistic Resistance - Anti-racism workshops, trainings, coaching, and singing circles

Layla F. Saad - Me and White Supremacy book and workshops

Michelle Johnson - Intersection of Yoga and Social Justice Trainings

Rachel Ricketts - Spiritual Activism Webinars

Lyla June Johnston - Indigenous Rights, Climate Change & Activism

Jedaya Barboza - Divine Feminine Spiritual Guidance & Awakening

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As time slows down during quarantine I’ve been so much more observant of the world outside my doorstep. I’ve noticed how the flowers change each day, which plants the bees are most drawn to, new life sprouting from seeds, and how alive and changing the natural world really is when we are still enough to witness.

Today’s episode with Gabriella Takutzima takes us inside the practices of honoring the seasons and cycles of Mother Earth, the importance of ceremony and how to harness our innate inner magic by connecting more deeply with the natural world…

In this episode we discussed:

• Why do we practice ceremony? Where does it come from?
• Why is it so important for the modern woman?
• Shamanism + Paganism and what drew Gabriella to these paths
• Human history with these ancient religions - specifically the woman's role
• Earth Embodiment + Women's Wellness
• How connection to our Bodies and Desires is the ultimate act of worship to the Goddess
• Connection of our cycles to the Seasons
• Witchcraft + Women's Magic - the importance of the Witch in modern society
• How to reclaim our inner Witch + harness our innate magic
• Circling with the Seasons - Gabriella’s course to attune to the Wheel of the Seasons as women

Stay in Touch with Gabriella:

Website

Instagram

Gabriella Takutzima is a Pagan ceremonialist, animist, and an initiated Dianic Witch. She worships the Goddess and celebrates her Celtic heritage as she walks the Wheel of the Year. She is also a BIrth Keeper, Massage Therapist, Energyworker, and Wife. She seeks to serve Life by serving Women in the passages of blood, birth, and death. She is 25 years young, and has had the privilege of hosting/participating in ceremonies for five years, including sacred plant ceremonies. She has been studying the tradition of healing and ritual from both her Elders in the Craft as well as from a Marekame Medicine Man from the Huichol Tribe. She is devoted to carrying on Earth religion as the Ancient Ones once did. She and her husband are starting a business in Oregon to grow herbal medicines for Women’s health, as well as crafting Yoni Stools, and will be creating a worship space to gather the community to heal and learn. Gabriella is passionate about praising the Earth, celebrating the Seasons, connecting to the Ancestors

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Have you been yearning to honor your divine feminine essence? The power of your womb? The blessing of your heart?

Our latest podcast episode is full with feminine mystery. I sat down with Shona Keeli Rose of the Rose Lineage Mystery School to hear her powerful story of healing her womb, and remembering her path as a Priestess and Womb oracle in preparation of this time of global awakening.

We also talk about the path of becoming a mother, conception, pregnancy and birth as a sacred path of service, and how we can honor the path of the Priestess in times of great change.

In this episode we discussed:

• Shona’s journey healing cervical cancer and receiving direct guidance on how to heal her womb
• The journey of pregnancy and birth (she is now pregnant with her second child)
• The power of the rose and the what the rose lineage is
• Mary Magdalene and The Trinity of the Holy Grail
• The invitation of the Priestess in these times

• Embracing our sexuality and womb wisdom

   **Stay in Touch with Shona & The Rose Lineage:**
  

• Mystery@TheRoseLineage.com

• www.TheRoseLineage.com

• Instagram @theroselineage

  Shona Keeli Rose is the founder The Rose Lineage Mystery School, A Mystery School for The Venusian Rose Temple Arts; She is a Mother Priestess, Rose Empress Initiator, and Gifted Womb Oracle.

Shona is present in this time of awakening to support the budding, blossoming, and blooming of the divine feminine expression and exploration of the inner power through The Trinity of the Holy Grail. The sacred heart, the holy womb center, and the yoni ( vagina ) – these three spaces are the birthplace of all creation, and they carry the most pristine untapped erotic energy available to women. By supporting women to remember how to practice and embody supreme self-love, thus opening the temple gates for a magical manifestation of the most pleasurable and authentic life.

She is here to support women awaken to the throne of their inner Queendom. Shona is a light bearer and energetic midwife to the wave of Rose Consciousness, that The Sophia Christ healing is bringing back to the planet at this time. Holding an impeccable space for exquisite hands-on healings, supporting women to surrender into self-love, and revelation, she assists the rebirthing of women ready to become a natural authority of their body wisdom to access their fullest, creative and magnetic potential. Her wisdom is drawn from ancient womb religions and practices spanning thousands of years including Lemurian, Gnostic, Egyptian, Mayan, and Tantric traditions.

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It was in a field in Sebastopol that I first cuddled up in a sleeping bag with about thirty other people to receive the wisdom and stories of Stargazer Li while beholding the vast night sky, probably one of my first times really taking it in since I was a child.

Besides the incredible experience of learning about the stories behind the constellations, I also realized how much I loved being in the presence of someone so excited about life, and truly living her dharma.

In this conversation today I sit down with Stargazer Li to hear about how she ended up teaching about the stars (believe it or not, she doesn’t study star maps all day long, she actually held a full time career amidst exploring her love of stargazing).

We talk about finding our purpose, the real “invitation” behind manifesting our desires and how following our natural interests and passions lead to deeper fulfillment in life than something we could have ever planned by ourselves.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Li first connected with stargazing and how this passion came later in life
• The difference between living with intention vs. invitation
• How Li was led to follow her dharma and passions and the wisdom she offers for others who are looking for purpose in life
• Relieving the pressure for your “dharma” to be your primary source of income
• Star wisdom to this time we are navigating
• Really, truly being in the unknown
• The dance of the planet Venus and the meaning behind her presence in the sky now
• Essence elixirs, what they are and how she makes them
• Connecting with our ancestors and conversing with the universe

Stay in Touch with Li:

• Website: https://stargazerli.com
• Facebook ~ Stargaser Li https://www.facebook.com/stargazer.li?sk=wall
• Instagram: stargazer.li

Stargazer Li is known for eloquently Conversing with the Universe.

Through sharing stories under the stars, her cosmic updates and much-loved podcast that tell the unfolding story of these transformational times (and her deliciously potent essence elixirs,) she continually invites us to meet this moment well.

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Welcome to the 100th episode of Rising Women Leaders. It’s been almost 5 years of releasing content to you, there’s so much we’ve learned, so many women we’ve had the honor of speaking to on the podcast, and so many sisters we’ve connected with on the journey of starting this community…

In celebration of 100 episodes, we invite you to join us on our Patreon with a donation of $1, $3, $5 an episode to support us to grow our impact and spread our mission to share women’s voices and allow the Feminine to lead the way to reestablish balance in a new paradigm… Make a donation here: patreon.com/risingwomenleaders

In this episode we talk with natural beekeeper Ariella Daly about the connection between the honey bees and the sacred feminine. Join us as we dive into the mysteries of Priestesses of Melissa and Delphi, the power of beauty and the natural world, the role the honeybees are playing on our planet, healing the womb and our bodies, eros and sacred sexuality and how to connect more deeply with and be a steward for the bees and for Mother Earth.

In this episode we discussed:

• How the bees found Ariella
• The connection between the bees and womb healing, eros and life force energy
• What we can learn from the bees
• How the bees & the priestesses are here holding a similar frequency
• Grief, loss and dark nights of the soul & how we can connect with the Earth to move through initiations & the unknown
• What gives Ariella hope & helps her get out of bed in the morning
• The biggest fear she is facing in her life
• Ariella’s journey & longing to become a mother
• The importance of awe & beauty
• Ariella’s offerings of dreamwork & bee apprenticeship

Stay in Touch with Ariella:

• Website
• Instagram
• Dreaming with Bees
• Betwixt and Between
• To Be Acquainted (Intro to Honey Bees)

Links in this Episode:

• The Song of Increase by Jaqueline Freeman

Ariella Daly is a natural beekeeper living in Northern California. She fell in love with bees in 2010, when a swarm of wild bees moved into the wall behind her bed. Soon after, she began top bar and warré beekeeping.

Ariella teaches and speaks about natural beekeeping, the honey bee organism, and the human relationship to bees. She believes that through learning to listen to the bees, we are learning to heal our own disconnect from the natural world.

Her work with bees is also informed by a decade studying European bee-shamanism with the Lyceum in England. This tradition holds the honey bee as its central motif and ally. Ariella works with bees on both a practical, oneiric and intuitive level, encouraging people to explore the world of bees through the use of all of our senses.

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By this time, I imagine a lot of you are “sheltering in place” at home because of the coronavirus. Like many of you, I’ve navigated the ups, the downs and the fears of these uncertain times.  My heart is with you.  As I’ve gone through all the feelings, coming back to my center through meditation practices, I’ve begun to find the gifts of what is being asked of us right now. Here are 8 messages I’ve received that I feel are the true gifts and invitations of this time…

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This conversation gave me chills.

Ayana Young is a deeply inspired woman, connected to the Earth, the soil, the plants and the animals. She is also host of the For the Wild podcast, and specializes in intersectional environmental and social justice, deep ecology and land-based restoration.

If you’ve been feeling the grief of this planet, wondering what you can do while so much destruction is happening, this conversation is for you.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Ayana was led to environmental and conservation work
• The 1 million Redwoods project and what’s happened since being the most backed farm project on Kickstarter
• How social justice and environmental activism are interlinked
• How to approach grief and shame about what’s happening in the world (especially as a person of privilege)
• What can we do now to protect our Earth?
• Current projects Ayana is working towards

Stay in Touch with Ayana:

• forthewild.world

• patreon.com/forthewild

• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-wild/id942809988

• facebook.com/forthewild.world

• instagram.com/for.the.wild
• twitter.com/ForTheWild_

Ayana Young is a podcast and radio personality specializing in intersectional environmental and social justice, deep ecology and land-based restoration. Graduating summa cum laude with an undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University including a double major in Art History and Theology and a minor in Philosophy, as well as education through Columbia University in Ecology and Eastern Religions and Restoration Ecology at the University of Victoria, Young has a strong academic background at the intersections of ecology, culture, and spirituality. She was studying at Columbia when the Occupy Wall Street movement began and amid the burgeoning resistance in Zuccotti Park, she co-created the Environmental Working Group.

Post-graduation, dividends from her early career allowed Young to conserve 500 acres of coast redwood and salmon habitat in Northern California, where she has been living for over five years. Living for the first years, in a tent with no electricity or running water while she established a homestead, and broke ground on a native species nursery and research center, including the establishment of the 1 Million Redwoods Project, which was acclaimed as the most backed farm project in Kickstarter history.

A budding filmmaker, Young is no stranger to the medium having spent her childhood as a prolific working actor, working alongside the likes of Steven Spielberg and Meryl Streep. Young’s debut film, When Old Growth Ends is an ode to the complex interweaving of the irreplaceable Tongass National Forest during its last stand as a distinctly wild place in Southeast Alaska. As Director, Producer, Narrator and Featured Cast Member of the film, Young wore many hats in midwifing this compelling and poetic story of struggle and beauty surrounding the Tongass National Forest.

Young leans into her vast experience on the other side of the camera, along with her intersectional approach to ecological restoration to guide her process as the Founder and Executive Director of millennial media organization and nonprofit For The Wild. Learning deeply from the critical dialogue she’s shared with over 100 guests on the For The Wild podcast, including Chris Hedges, Sylvia Earle, Vandana Shiva, Jill Stein, Winona La Duke, Terry Tempest Williams and other thought leaders (including some of the brightest activists, political thinkers, and scientific minds of our time) Young approaches her mission with For The Wild with critical thinking, deep reverence and artistry.

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Enrollment is Open for the Rising Women Leaders Priestess Initiation ~ we begin March 11, 2020 and there are still a few spots left in the Wild Heart Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii, April 17 - 22, 2020. We hope you can join us!*

Have you been wondering why dating seems so difficult? Why the men you really like tend to be unavailable or straight up ghosting you, while the men you’re just not attracted to at all won’t leave you alone?

The answers to these questions may be uncovered through learning about your attachment style. Our guest today Maya Diamond is an expert Dating and Relationship Coach who is best known for helping women finally find their man after years of trying, so that they can have happy, satisfying, and fulfilling relationships.

In this conversation Maya helps us understand why women may be feeling stuck in their love life and offers tools and wisdom so they can have the love life they deeply desire and deserve…

In this episode we discussed:

• Maya’s story: from her relationship challenges and what it took for her to find a solid, healthy relationship
• Building a healthy relationship that lasts
• Toxic dating patterns that are rooted in our childhood wounds
• How our attachment styles predict how we are going to relate in love
• Online dating, dating profiles, and how dating has changed in the last 10 years
• Why it’s so hard for successful single women to date and get into a great relationship
• Healing and returning to the dating scene after the end of a relationship

Stay in Touch with Maya:

• Website - empowerlove.us
• Podcast - Rewire Your Attachment Style with Maya Diamond

    Maya Diamond is an expert Dating and Relationship Coach who is known for helping women finally find their man after years of trying, so that they can have a happy, satisfying, and fulfilling relationship. Maya believes that having a great relationship positively impacts all areas of your life. She specializes in helping single women who have the pattern of attracting unavailable men, unwind that pattern, heal their attachment wounds, and create a healthy secure relationship with themselves and their partner.
  

Maya is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) and holds a Master’s Degree in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies.

In 2016, 2017 and 2018, Maya was named one of the best life coaches in San Francisco by Expertise.com. In 2014, she was named one of the Best Relationship Experts in California by DatingAdvice.com. Maya’s dating advice has been featured on mindbodygreen.com, fast company, wikihow, and elephantjournal.com. In November 2018, she shared her message on the tedx stage, with her talk, "The Surprising Key to Building a Healthy Relationship that Lasts."

You can learn more about Maya at https://empowerlove.us

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While I was preparing for my recent webinar, The Role of the Priestess in the Modern Age, it became clear to me that there were 5 core wounds that have consistently held back the women I’ve worked with from activating their soul gifts and creating world change.

This conversation was originally aired on the Vital Mother Podcast with Jillian Anderson.

What came through in our conversation felt so powerful that I wanted it to reach more women and decided to share it with you today on Rising Women Leaders.

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Enrollment is Open for the Rising Women Leaders Priestess Initiation ~ we begin March 11, 2020 and there are still a few spots left in the Wild Heart Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii, April 17 - 22, 2020. We hope you can join us!*

Did you know that almost every person on this planet, has experienced shame around their sexuality at some point in their lives? Shame makes an imprint on our sexuality, whether we realize it or not. Our shame story creates conscious and subconscious blocks within us, disconnecting us from our precious, sensitive and sacred sexuality. When we’re disconnected from our sacred sexuality, we disconnect from our truest love and acceptance of Self.

Our guest today, Alexxa Latta helps people clear these blocks. She helps them access their sensuality; come alive through the senses, activate passion, healing, and connection to themselves and their partners.

This episode is full with feminine wisdom, as well as an invitation to fully claim the gifts we each have to bring to this world (as taboo or scary they may seem!)

In this episode we discussed:

• Female pleasure and orgasm-and why so many women are “pre-orgasmic”(haven’t had an orgasm), can only orgasm by themselves or with a vibrator, and/or are numb or feel pain internally
• How to awaken internal sensation to orgasm
• How Alexxa overcame shame and fear to begin sharing this work publicly
• The cultural and ancestral shame around the female body and female pleasure/sex - which is a huge reason so many women feel shut down or numb sexually
• Desire/libido in long term relationships- why it goes away and how to get it back!
• PMS/PMDD, hormones, cycle syncing, and balancing hormones
• Sexual wound/trauma healing with the yoni egg
• G-Spot and Cervical orgasms and how to have them!
• Building sexual and sensual confidence

Stay in Touch with Alexxa:

• Instagram: @lovingintoalignment
• Website: Alexxa.podia.com
• Course Link: alexxa.podia.com/yonimoon
• 20% off discount code for listeners: risingwomenleaders

Alexxa Latta helps people access their sensuality; come alive through the senses, activate passion, healing, and connection to themselves and their partner(s). She is an intimacy, self love, and relationship coach, helping women and couples clear sexual blocks, explore freedom in expressing their sensuality, and discover beautifully deep self love.

She is helping to revolutionize the way women see and relate to their bodies and sexuality and helping couples reignite love, desire and passion for one another.

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Enrollment is Now Open for the Rising Women Leaders Priestess Initiation ~ we begin March 11, 2020 and there are still a few spots left in the Wild Heart Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii, April 17 - 22, 2020. We hope you can join us!*

Since having this conversation with Halo I have shown up first thing in the morning to my meditation seat for 20 minutes a day. Something about her presence, devotion and knowledge of Taoism and Tantra re-inspired me into a consistent daily practice. (Thank you Halo!!)

In this conversation we discussed feminine and masculine polarity, as well as how to harness those energies for greater balance, ease and grace. When we set in place a structure (the masculine), our more feminine qualities can be more fully expressed... This conversation is full of gems, especially if you wish to deepen on a devotional path.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Halo was led to the path of Taoism and Temple Dance
• What is Tantra? And how does it apply to our Modern World
• Halo’s Daily Sadhana
• Devotion & Discipline and the Value of Both
• The Role of the Priestess
• How to Activate Your Inner King and Queen
• Halo’s upcoming India retreat and online programs

Stay in Touch with Halo:

• Website: http://www.shaktitemplearts.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaktitemplearts/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shaktitemplearts
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvREoXBsC8MDUqclkClXmZQ

Halo Seronko is the founder and lead instructor of the international and online school Shakti Temple Arts; a school with the mission to re-awaken the feminine traditions of spiritual pursuit such as Temple Dance, Classical Tantra Yoga and the Taoist Feminine Arts.

Living between the holy land of India and the USA for the past 10 years, Halo has been bridging the worlds by bringing ancient traditions of Shakti embodiment to the West. While in India she studies Classical Indian Temple Dance, Tantra, Yoga and goes on extensive pilgrimages to sacred sites of the Goddess. The mysteries of the feminine and of the womb have been her guiding lights upon her quest for deeper and deeper embodied understanding of the Goddess, and thus she has been diving deep into ancient practices of Shakti cultivation from various traditions for the past decade.

Shakti Temple Arts is Halo’s offering to the rise of the Divine Feminine. Through time tested lineages of embodiment, consciousness, health and beauty practices, Shakti Temple Arts offers keys to unlocking the soul's yearning for expression of it's innate divinity in THIS life, and in THIS body.

Halo believes that Temple is a vessel for the divine be it an ancient architectural structure, or our very bodies, breath and consciousness. Temple is a way of life that acknowledges the sacred in all that is, and offers reverence and awe in the form of beauty, and the cultivation of awareness.

Halo has brought these sacred arts around the globe online and in live retreats in India, Guatemala, Australia, Greece, Costa Rica and the West coast of the USA.

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There’s still time to join us on the Big Island Retreat + for our new free webinar, *The Role of the Priestess in the Modern Age*

It’s been so incredible to have access to all we do in this era of technology…. I’ve met so many women through Instagram and podcasts who are doing such profound work to restore the balance of the sacred feminine. Michele Bumbier @magdalene.rising is one of those women, who I’m so honored to introduce you to today.

Michele is a researcher, Earth-based educator and devotee of the Great Mother. She feels there is a strong resonance between women's work and Earth work, and focuses her heart in devotion to these areas.

In this episode we discussed:

• The legacy and life of Mary Magdalene

• How Michele came to find Mary and research her life

• How we connect with Mary Magdalene as a guide and mentor
• The importance of contemplative practices
• Tending the Earth as devotion
• The role of the Priestess in the modern age (also the topic of my upcoming webinar)

Links in this episode:

• The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity
• The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
• The Goddess in the Gospels: Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine

Stay in Touch with Michele:

• Follow on Instagram, @magdalene.rising and @the.earth.student

• 'The Earth Student' : website on permaculture, herbalism, deep ecology

  Michele Bumbier is a Nature-Based Educator, devotee of the Great Mother, researcher, and gardener living in the humid sub-tropics. She works to benefit all beings by bringing humans into right relationship to the land through regenerative gardening. She also spends her time researching and studying the Sacred Feminine, particularly the life & legacy of Mary Magdalene. She feels there is a strong resonance between women's work and Earth work, and focuses her heart in devotion to these areas. You can usually find her propagating rare plants with her beloved or contemplating the lives of the women she holds dear to her heart. Find more of her Earth work at @the.earth.student on IG. For more on Michele's musings on Mary Magdalene follow @magdalene.rising.

Music in this episode from bensound.com

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Kelly and I are so excited to welcome you to our Big Island Women’s Retreat! (http://risingwomenleaders.com/retreat) We will be joining together on the Kona coast April 17 - 22 for a week of nourishing self-love and adventure. Join us to swim with dolphins, snorkel the incredible coral reefs, and join together in prayer, ritual and sisterhood.

It’s an honor to introduce you to dear sister Kelly Robinson today on the podcast! She is a kind soul I met on pilgrimage in Egypt one year ago. We quickly bonded, sharing stories of love and hope with each other over the past year. I was honored to celebrate her birthday with her on the Big Island of Hawaii this past October, and am sooo excited to go back with her for our Wild Heart Retreat for women this April.

In this episode we discussed:

• Kelly’s background designing offices for growing companies like Airbnb, Soundcloud, and Headspace
• Finding balance in spiritual growth, career, sisterhood, love, family, and adventure
• How our Wild Heart Retreat came to be
• Death, Birth, and Rebirth
• The Big Island and all its magic
• Sovereignty - what it means and what Kelly has been learning after releasing a relationship this year
• What wisdom Kelly has for those of us experiencing grief or heartbreak
• Our experience swimming with dolphins!

Stay in Touch with Kelly:

• Instagram
• Website

With a deep understanding of the importance of space and its impact on how we work, live, feel and relate, Kelly designs environments centered on improving health and wellness, inspiring meaningful interaction, and deepening our connection to the planet. With a successful track record of building functional homes for pioneering companies like Airbnb, SoundCloud, and Headspace, she marries business sense with a passion for nurturing the spirit.

Inspired by the beauty of the natural world, Kelly is driven by a deep desire to positively change the way we connect with our environment and ultimately, how we treat our planet.

Outside of her work with design, Kelly is a yoga teacher, a birth doula, a meditation practitioner, and a seeker. She is passionate about sisterhood, women's empowerment, plant medicines, and the path of priestesshood.

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After touring for years around the world with Nahko & Medicine for the People, Hope Medford decided to have a baby. In this episode, Hope and I discuss her journey of becoming a doula and midwife, what it has been like to attend over 450 births and her experience of performing in front of thousands as drummer for Nahko & Medicine for the People.

"There's something about being with a woman giving birth that just doesn't even compare to performing on stage in front of thousands of people" In this episode we discussed:

• Hope’s first experience attending a birth at 19 years old
• Her journey to becoming a midwife and experience of attending births
• The benefits of water birth
• How Hope first felt called to the drum
• Hope’s journey to becoming a mother and giving birth to her daughter at home in water
• Raising women’s voices and how we can lift each other up
• The energy of the Big Island of Hawaii and MAnaFest, the festival she puts on each year there in honor of the sacred feminine

Stay in Touch with Hope:

Website: www.hopemedford.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hope-Medford

Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/TheFlipside29

Hope is a creative force.Following spirit and serving humanity as her guides, Hope has walked many paths flowing from & returning to the same source.
Hands in the dirt, beating drumskin, brushing color across canvas, holding a newborn babe, or gathering the tribe; Hope thrives when steeped in raw, fresh energy pulsing around her. She is a visionary who sees the positive direction she wants the world to move toward, and takes the steps she can to manifest it.
Touring Internationally and playing drums with Nahko and Medicine for the People since they were first heard of, Hope and Nahko shared a chemistry and frequency which catalyzed Medicine for the People to catapult from busking in the streets to performing in front of well over a hundred thousand people in a few short years. Nahko's music has a message that served as a call to the global conscious community for justice, truth talking, and positive social change. We were a part of a very special movement. Our music was bringing people together who were healing and wanting to make the world better.
To Hope, that was one more step in her journey.

Before that, Hope was a midwife, assisting over 450 births, primarily holistic home and water births, in Africa, Bali, and the US. Protecting the next generation has always been sacred and close to her heart. Birth is the moment a fresh soul enters the world and a woman transforms though an extraordinary rite of passage to become a mother. Hope has always felt honored to spend endless hours by a woman's side in her most primal and powerful birthing moments. The humility and awe in holding humanity in its first breaths have given Hope a deeper connection, compassion, and grounding in life. This has inspired her to work to raise awareness about families' birth options and the importance of their choices. Hope created Artemis Healing Arts education program and taught natural birth classes in Peru, Brazil, Bali and at Findhorn Ecovillage, in Scotland, as well as in the US.

For Hope, the drum has always been a tool of spirit. Her first teacher was Babatunde Olatunje, who encouraged her to keep playing, and to always play with love. Drums have taken her around the world; Hope studied with teachers in Brazil, Peru, and West Africa. She shared the drum with children in India and taught rhythm to youth groups in Guatemala. Hope has taught over 2,500 students of all ages; she uses drums to facilitate empowering women's voices in workshops and confidence building with at-risk youth groups. Drums are a powerful connection to our ancestors. As ancient healers have always known, when infused with positive vibrations & intentions, drums are potent medicine.

Hope's connection to nature began as a child and continues to flourish. Hope co-founded an urban non-profit permaculture education site, Tryon Life Community Farm. Hope coordinated the education program for years, teaching sustainability techniques such as natural building, permaculture gardening, social ecology, and the arts. Hope participated in the Global peace walk for 8 years. She later served for 3 years on the Board of Directors of Honor the Earth, the environmental justice non-profit protecting indigenous lands in North America, founded by Winona La Duke and supported by the Indigo Girls. Most recently, Hope has allied with the protectors of Mauna Kea, who currently have been standing in peaceful protest for months to prevent development on sacred indigenous land in Hawaii.

Much of her passion is expressed in rich color and paint. Painting since she was a child, Hope has experimented with nearly every artistic medium she could get her hands on. As a result, many of her works are mixed media, often incorporating wood, feather, stone, metal, pencil, marker, watercolor, and acrylic - integrating them into delicate lines and powerful bold swaths of color to tell a story of women's power, strength and beauty. Creating images of empowered women has been a life long devotion; in response to being raised in a world where women have not been treated fairly or equally to men, and the earth has been ravaged due to this imbalance between masculine and feminine forces.. Her art is currently shown at the beautiful Wild Heartist Gallery in Hilo, Hawaii.
Hope's Musical Journey continues forward, she has recorded 3 solo albums, and her sound has been described as 'hypnotic world beat with maternal soul'. Recently when Hope evacuated Hawaii in the 2018 lava flow, she temporarily relocated to the Blue Ridge Mountains where she began a new musical project, a trio of women called CedarWing, described as 'world soul folk with a groove'. CedarWing recently recorded their first album which has not yet been released! ...wait for it!!

Hope co-founded MAnaFest music, arts & education festival in Hawaii in 2015, inspired by the transition from touring full time with Nahko, to giving birth to her daughter. While playing at festivals across the world, Hope recognized the imbalance of the number professional male performers to female. She is committed to helping women find their voice and share it! MAnaFest is a festival that honors the sacred feminine; it is run by women, featuring over 25 female performers, 25 workshops led by women, 5 female live artists, dancers, ceremony, red tent, grandmothers council and more- all on the beautiful grounds of tropical permaculture retreat center and spa! MAnaFest is inclusive of all people, everyone is welcome. There is a grandfathers council and purple tent to honor men and gender fluid community. 2020 Clear Vision is the theme of this upcoming 5th annual MAnaFest Jan 24, 25 & 26 - Join us! (manafestival.org)
Hope loves to teach and give back to her community. Join her on the Big Island of Hawaii for one of her upcoming juicy workshops:
Raising Our Voices - 3 day music empowerment workshop, teaching alongside professional songstresses Mama Crow and Mary Isis, Jan 28, 29 & 30 (starting after MAnaFest)
Wild & Natural Birth - 5 day DONA certified doula training co-facilitaed with Jesse Remer, international DONA certified trainer, Feb 19-23rd and
Creative Spirit Art Journey - 4 day Spring Equinox immersion in the creative process, integrating ritual, art & community March 19-22.

Registration: go to Workshops at HopeMedford.com
Questions: hopemedford@gmail.com

Find Hope and check out her blog at: HopeMedford@gmail.com

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 This interview has been a long time coming! I’m so excited to introduce you today to DeAnna Batdorff, founder of the Ayurvedic school and center where I teach yoga in my town of Sebastopol, CA. The dhyana Center is a true gem. It opened its doors to its new space in the heart of downtown Sebastopol the same year I moved here and has been a community hub for me ever since. They host yoga classes, kirtan, community events, and have a self-care studio featuring a steam room, different kinds of saunas, clawfoot bathtubs and a cold plunge.

In this conversation DeAnna and I discuss Ayurveda, her first love of herbal medicine, travels to India, and what it took to follow through on her big vision.

                                                **In this episode we discussed:**

• How DeAnna discovered herbal medicine and ayurveda
• How we often know what we are here for from a young age
• DeAnna’s stories from treating Ayurvedic patients at an ashram in India
• Basic Ayurveda principles… what does Vata, Pitta, Kapha mean?
• The beginnings of The dhyana Center Ayurvedic school

Stay in Touch with DeAnna:

Website: www.dhyanacenter.com

Instagram: @dyanacenter

  DeAnna Batdorff began her career of service in 1987 and founded the dhyana Center of Therapeutics in 1995. She is a practitioner and educator of Indian and Tibetan Ayurveda, a massage therapist, western herbalist, nutrition counselor and clinical aromatherapist.

Currently, she oversees the dhyana Center in Sebastopol, California. More than 600 students have graduated from her Ayurvedic educational program in the years since its inception and DeAnna enjoys helping her students grow their own practices at the dhyana Center or around the country. DeAnna has been a featured lecturer in self-care summits as well as offered a personalized self-care essentials class to her community. She has instructed medical staff in integrative care best practices in area clinics to bridge the gap between western medicine and holistic health. Whether in a radio show interview or reading a client’s pulse, she is dedicated to spreading her motto that “self-care is the best health care we have.”

DeAnna has supported well over 100,000 clients in her Ayurvedic practice and is ultimately an advocate for preventative health and what it means to stay or become healthy for each individual. As a world-traveler seeking to collect global approaches to the common imbalances all people face, DeAnna has been a leader in providing wellness empowerment to all populations, from high-risk patients to the aging community to the youngest children. She views herself as a clinical practitioner and educator working with all facets of the life journey, from pregnancy and labor support to death and dying with dignity. Auto-Immune Disorders are known to be her specialty, as well as working with high-risk health issues and rehabilitation.

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I first discovered Veladya Chapman searching youtube for more information about the herbal medicine, Kratom, after I heard it has been shown to reduce physical pain. I found her video to be so clear and well-produced, and I just loved the energy she brought to the topic of herbal medicine.

I soon began following her work on Instagram and loved witnessing her world through video of growing an online business, buying a home with her partner in her hometown of Georgia, and her journey of pregnancy and becoming a mother.

In this episode we cover a range of topics from self-care and earth medicine to having a healthy relationship to social media and connecting with the audience you most want to serve.

I hope you enjoy it!

In this episode we discussed:

• Kratom - what it is and why it is a controversial herbal medicine in some states
• Facing adversity in the online world as a woman of color
• Veladya’s journey from Broadway to Youtube success
• What Veladya would attribute to her success as an entrepreneur
• How to have a healthy relationship with social media
• How to discover your soul callings and why it’s so important to follow them
• Veladya’s journey with pregnancy and becoming a mother
• How to overcome the fear of failure
• Veladya’s online shop, products and coaching offerings

Stay in Touch with Veladya

Website: www.earthmamedicine.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/earthmamamedicine

Youtube: www.youtube.com/earthmamamedicine

In an extremely short period of time, Veladya Chapman has risen to become one of the most sought after influencers in the wellness, lifestyle and health industry. Within her first year on social media, Veladya grew to over 100,000 highly-engaged followers and subscribers.

Veladya is a Carnegie Mellon University alumni with a Bachelor’s degree in Acting & Musical Theatre. She has gone on to perform on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical, The Book of Mormon and guest-starred in roles on series like CBS’ Instinct.

While working as a professional actress, Veladya attended the Institute for Transformational Nutrition to become a Certified Holistic Nutritionist.

Veladya now helps heal people from all over the world through her books, educational Youtube videos, personalized wellness plans and public speaking.

Veladya is a prominent figure in the wellness and reproductive health community having influenced millions of people to elevate their lifestyles. Her rapid online growth has led to many eyes awaiting her next moves including top tier brands and event hosts.

A true creative, Veladya is known for merging her talents and knowledge to produce inspiring and life-changing content that has reached over 2 million people to date.

Veladya is a strong advocate for plant-based nutrition, sustainable living, and unconditional love for all beings.

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Available for a Limited Time: Healing the Womb: 1:1 Sessions to Heal the Past and Activate Your Manifestation Power: http://www.risingwomenleaders.com/womb

A few weeks ago I visited Maui, considered the Sacral Chakra of the islands and heard the voice of Gaia say, “Heal their wombs to heal the planet.”

And I realized there’s a skill I have that I haven’t been sharing with you.

When I began offering somatic healing modalities in my work, I discovered almost all the women I was working with had experienced some form of sexual abuse or trauma related to the womb in their life.

I saw how when we addressed those old wounds and brought love and healing to the memories, these women were so much more confident, excited and ready to move forward with their dreams.

Over the past three years I’ve worked with women who’ve experienced traumatic hospital birth experiences, abortion, miscarriage, and physical or sexual abuse. As we healed these memories, both big and small, I watched as they began to shine ever more brightly.

I now know 1 out of every 2 women has experienced some form of sexual abuse or womb violation in her life.

These experiences directly affect our ability to feel like we matter, we are worthy, and that what we have to say is of importance. It hinders our self-esteem, makes us want to play small and hide away from the world.

As a certified Matrix Re-imprinting practitioner, EFT facilitator, trained coach, initiated Priestess and compassionate listener, it is my mission to reach more women who are holding on to these difficult memories that are holding them back from taking courageous steps and living at their highest potential.

Some challenges you may be experiencing if you you’ve had a violation:

• not able to hold boundaries
• not feeling like your voice matters
• unable to charge what you’re really worth
• questioning and doubting your creative projects
• feeling stuck or stagnant
• disconnected from the energy of creation and your inherent power

When the womb is violated and we feel a trauma we often disconnect from this sacred power center because there is just too much pain or shame.

Do you struggle with feeling safe to receive or experience pleasure?

Do you yearn to feel more confident?

To have better boundaries?

To tap into your feminine power of creation?

To deeply believe in yourself?

In the month of November I’m offering 1:1 sessions to

HEAL PAST TRAUMA + ACTIVATE YOUR MANIFESTATION POWER - learn more at http://risingwomenleaders.com/womb

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How often have you created a whole conversation in your mind ~ a conversation that hasn’t even happened?

In this episode, Baelyn and I talk about the craziness of the mind. In particular, the fear, the illusions and projections we create that so often lead to separation.

To move from a thought to an action, the nature of the mind can create such a drain of our energy. That’s why Baelyn begins every morning with meditation and tea ceremony.

In this week’s episode we talk about Cha Dao, or The Way of Tea, a way of being ~ slowing down, finding clarity and intention while living with devotion, discipline and focus.

We discuss what it takes to cut through the chatter of the mind and remember true stillness. Baelyn also shares how she navigates work relationships, sisterhood and vulnerability. This conversation is truly full of so many gems… we hope you enjoy tuning in!

“Tea is a plant teacher, a spirit of Nature, manifested through this Leaf and awakened by hot water. Used in ceremony, it is a dance between the elements, a sensory exploration of presence, where everything is connected by space.” ~ Baelyn

In this episode we discussed:

• Why Baelyn chooses to create offerings in collaboration
• How Baelyn came to be on a spiritual path
• How tea found her (and not the other way around)
• Her greatest insights and lessons from tea + silent meditation
• Baelyn’s morning practice
• How Baelyn navigates the “stories” we create about other women (and how to handle jealousy and comparison in sisterhood)
• How to create a space of healing and intimacy when you’re triggered
• The truth about fear and how to navigate it
• Baelyn’s upcoming Warrior Priestess training

Stay in Touch with Baelyn

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Baelyn Elspeth grew up in Los Angeles studying dance from the time she was 4. This affinity with movement provided a doorway into her relationship with spirit, health and the body. She has since journeyed into deeper connections with Self through studying Yoga, Tea and Meditation. She is under the lineage and instruction of the Tea Sage Hut Center in Taiwan and works with Tea as a daily practice to cultivate stillness and presence.

Over the years, her path has evolved toward deepening her relationship to Mother Earth and the Sacred Feminine. Holding space with song and rhythm have also become key elements in her offerings. Whether serving traditional Tea Ceremonies, or holding ritual space through sound and drum, for her, all these paths are ways of being a vessel for spirit and consciousness.

Currently Baelyn travels and devotes her time to sharing and facilitating sacred spaces for communities all around the world, bringing the medicine of Tea and Ceremony wherever she goes. She primarily focuses on collaborative efforts and so along side the offerings of other practitioners, she holds retreats, workshops, and is a council member of the annual women’s gathering Spirit Weavers. She also curates and nurtures a permanent home for Tea, Ceremony, and the Sacred Arts at AY^AM in Playa Del Rey, CA and Santa Fe, NM.

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Have you ever wondered why empaths and narcissists are often so attracted to each other? Or what it means when people talk about co-dependency?

In this conversation today with Leah Morris we dive into the topic of relationships - especially the kinds of unhealthy patterns so many of us can fall into. We discuss what they are, how to avoid them, and also how to attract the kind of love that is deep, true and long-lasting…

In this episode we discussed:

• Leah’s journey after divorce and what it really meant to fall in love again - with relationships, career, life, and self
• Co-dependency - what it is, how to know if you’re co-dependent
• Leah’s experience of stepping into healthier relationships
• Why narcissists end up with highly sensitive and empathic people
• The power of language and a simple tool we can use to shift how we communicate with more confidence and authenticity
• How to step OUT of a victim mindset
• How Leah shifted her relationship to money from scarcity to abundance on her journey as an entrepreneur

Stay in touch with Leah

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Leah Morris is a Relationship Transition Coach, founder of Life Remade, published writer, and speaker. She helps people to authentically process their feelings, thoughts, and emotions in order to give them a deeper understanding of themselves and others.

Her 1:1 work consists of 3 main areas: relationship trauma recovery, communication skills enhancement, and empowered personal development.

She specializes in helping her clients gain a solid sense of Self Worth, develop unshakable intuitive Confidence, and heal after emotional Heartbreak so they can find the deep and meaningful connections that they’ve been yearning for.

From Leah: “Through my personal journey, I've experienced what brokenness feels like. It's dark and small. I lived a life of being "powerless," placing my self-worth in anything but myself, wanting others to love me more than I was loving me, giving up my whole life to play a supporting role in everyone else's... just to have it all fall apart. When I finally woke up, I found myself feeling exhausted, alone, and purposeless. It's here where I’ve gained insights that have allowed me to step into my own power, to trust myself so much that my actions reflect my truth, to know the value of deeply listening to my inner voice and finding connection with others, and to not let my fears lead my life.

When we lose touch with our instincts, everything else doesn't seem to make much sense. Through my creativity and innovative perspective, I help guide you to discover new ways to redirect you toward YOUR dreams. My ability to focus on you, read between the lines, ask the right questions and offer sincere advice and feedback comes from an insatiable curiosity and commitment to your personal development. I know how it feels to finally come out of the dark, and it's my life's passion to get you there too.”

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Meg is a mother, teacher, healer, podcaster and social scientist that empowers women to step into sacred, social leadership. This conversation was full with wisdom on how to show up and embrace a world that can often feel overwhelming. In this episode we talk about how to simultaneously take care of ourselves and give back at a time that is asking for all of us to be leaders.

In this interview we discussed:

• What sacred, social leadership is
• Why we are all change-makers / influencers
• Why the spiritual/personal growth communities are perfectly placed to be a leading part of social change
• Why we are scared of leadership and why we count ourselves out of social leadership spaces
• How to serve without burning out
• Meg’s devotion to addressing climate change
• Why stepping up and giving voice to our journeys is so important for social change
• Why your voids are your medicine
• Meg’s upcoming course on parenting and leadership

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  Meg Berryman is a coach, facilitator and teacher with a passion for awakening sacred social leaders. She brings together her 10+ years in social change, her masters degrees in gender and public health/behaviour change and her experience as a yoga teacher, coach and leadership facilitator to create incredible learning experiences for socially conscious women seeking wellbeing, connection and contribution. She is a mother of two girls, and lives in Central Victoria, Australia on a property she is regenerating with her husband and many rescue animals.

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I left this conversation with Lee Noto so energized!

Her story of burning out after hustling her way to the top is all too common… I feel her story and message are deeply needed at a time where so many of us still struggle with pushing beyond our limits.

May this conversation remind you to slow down and integrate the power of the feminine into your life…

In this episode we covered:

• Lee’s story of how facial paralysis and cystic breakouts led her to her healing journey

• The Bliss Method - What it is, how to use it and how to habituate bliss as a way of being

• Simple and powerful practices to allow bliss into our day
• The power of play
• The fear Lee has faced this year and an inside-look into her life as a business owner

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Lee Noto is an Intimacy Coach & Bliss Expert. She works with ambitious, high-powered women at the top of their game go from burnout to bliss so that they can regain their sense of self without compromising their success.

At the height of her success, fueled by hustle, she found herself in a state of complete and utter burnout, confronted by cystic breakouts, full-body hives, and facial paralysis. This wakeup call led her to mastermind her own journey to bliss using a set of practices that are now the cornerstone of her signature transformational system called The Bliss Method.

She now coaches clients one-on-one and leads workshops and talks around the world. Lee incorporates aspects of Eastern and Western modalities, such as: neuroscience, psychology, Tantric philosophy, various meditative practices, Reiki, and more. She has studied with numerous teachers on subjects including conscious & sacred sexuality, meditation, breath work, and transformational change work. Her unique approach allows her to create a safe space for clients to step into their power and create a bliss-filled life.

Learn more about the work Lee does by visiting leenoto.com

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Announcement: We have a new free masterclass available for you! Learn how our clients elevate their voice, impact & income in their spiritual business: http://bit.ly/rwl-masterclass - We’ll show you a step-by-step game plan to elevate your voice, impact and income even if you consider yourself a highly sensitive person and are afraid of visibility, sharing your voice or being seen...

I recently heard Elizabeth Gilbert speak on the topic of creativity … and since then I’ve been thinking A LOT about how creativity supports us in feeling healthier and more alive. The universe is constantly creating (think about the plants, stars, asteroids, really the whole universe is constantly shifting, changing, growing, evolving and being creative) so when WE are being in creative, it’s like we are aligning with the natural laws of the universe. It’s turning out to be an incredible antidote to depression, grief, illness and anxiety, among other ailments.

It was so fun to dive into this topic with artist Devon Walz talk about the rich topic of creativity on this week’s episode…

In this episode we discussed:

• How Devon stays focused, motivated and continually inspired in the creative process
• Her story of moving through depression, undergoing a lot of healing and learning how to do art and business in a way that works for her as a result
• The role of trust and intuition in the creative process + life in general!
• Staying committed to personal truth while building a business in our masculine, fast-paced society
• The role that emotional work + self-care continues to play in art and business
• The main blocks holding back creatives and visionaries from doing their work
• Why we need artists + visionaries to be doing their work in the world and the role they're playing for all of us
• How art aids in shifting the consciousness
• How Devon faces her fears in the realm of creativity + entrepreneurship

Stay in Touch with Devon:

• Instagram @devonwalzart
• Website: devonwalz.com

Devon Walz is a professional artist, muralist, mentor and dreamer.

She believes that creativity and beauty are powerful medicine for us all and sees her own art as the most essential way to know herself. Through her colorful and etheric-feeling abstract paintings, she explore the ways that emotion, energy and form collide.

Devon mentors developing creatives along their path and helps them to realize their most honest expression. Her approach is one that combines practical strategy, emotional healing and deep love.

In addition to mentorship and online courses, she hosts 1-on-1 painting weekends (for artists and non-artists alike) to make a mess, break out of perfectionism and discover their soul’s language in her Southern California art studio.

Her work has been licensed by companies big and small, and is held by collectors around the globe.

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I’m excited to announce a new collaboration with Anastasia Holland ~ a two-day in person Sacred Business Immersion in San Francisco September 14th + 15th this Fall. Learn more at http://anastasiaholland.com/immersion

This episode is a glimpse at the online masterclass Anastasia and I led to announce our in person retreat weekend in SF.

We hope to see you soon in San Francisco… Learn more and join us at http://anastasiaholland.com/immersion

SECRETS TO AMPLIFY ALIGNMENT + IMPACT IN YOUR SACRED BUSINESS

In this episode you’ll learn how to:

• Expand your creative potential to own your worth + release limiting beliefs around money
• Step into more confidence in using your voice + sharing your message
• Harness the power of pleasure, femininity and sisterhood to grow your audience
• Reconnect to divine inspiration to design your business in alignment with your values
• You’ll Also Get An Insider’s Look into our Upcoming In Person Sacred Business Immersion

With Love,
Meredith

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I’m excited to announce a new collaboration with Anastasia Holland ~ a two-day in person Sacred Business Immersion in San Francisco September 14th + 15th this Fall. Learn more at http://anastasiaholland.com/immersion

This episode is a glimpse at the online masterclass Anastasia and I led to announce our in person retreat weekend in SF.

We hope to see you soon in San Francisco… Learn more and join us at http://anastasiaholland.com/immersion

SECRETS TO AMPLIFY ALIGNMENT + IMPACT IN YOUR SACRED BUSINESS

In this episode you’ll learn how to:

• Expand your creative potential to own your worth + release limiting beliefs around money
• Step into more confidence in using your voice + sharing your message
• Harness the power of pleasure, femininity and sisterhood to grow your audience
• Reconnect to divine inspiration to design your business in alignment with your values
• You’ll Also Get An Insider’s Look into our Upcoming In Person Sacred Business Immersion

With Love,
Meredith

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I’ve been doing this work for a long time now and last week I was doing a client review of what’s happened in the last year for my past clients in the world of feminine entrepreneurship… I was happily surprised to discover that many of them have been able to

• Increase their income to $3-10k per month in their spiritually centered business
• Use their voice with confidence to share their message
• Help more people and make a bigger impact because they finally have the time and freedom to focus on it!

I’ve been so busy helping THEM grow their dream businesses that I haven’t taken the time to share with YOU how you can earn more money and finally put yourself out there to do the work your heart has been calling out for you to do.

For that, I apologize.

All the time I’m hearing from women that they're struggling to get by in their business, that they deeply feel they have a calling, a sacred mission to fulfill, but are having to work multiple jobs and burning out trying to make it all work…

…A phone call with someone who lacks the confidence to put herself out there and share her message.

…A Facebook message from someone who is afraid to raise her prices because she’s afraid no one will sign up.

…A DM from a sister who’s been spending her time growing her instagram following but behind-the-scenes is not earning anywhere near the kind of income she would like to make.

The truth is, you CAN earn more money AND live life on your own terms (with a flexible schedule, time for family, self-care, and spiritual practices)… It’s just that I haven’t been focusing on helping YOU with those kinds of results.

I’ve been waking up to the fact that if ANYONE in the world is meant to be earning more money, it is spiritual, heart-centered women like you.

That’s where we need more power. More femininity in leadership. More women owning and earning their worth.

And you know what?

When you are owning the true value of what you have to offer, you will actually have more TIME to focus on spreading your sacred work, your voice, your message, your soul gifts in such a bigger way…

So many more people will benefit from what you have to share.

So even though earning great money is part of it, underneath that, I really want you to make the impact your soul came here to make.

To break through the fears.

The self-doubts.

The limiting beliefs.

The old stories saying you can’t.

It’s time to honor your voice. Your soul callings.

No more hiding.

I know I’ve been offering value to you through the podcast, and I’ll keep doing that, but I’m realizing it’s not the same as taking you by the hand to make the shifts I think you would really love to see in your life.

No more.

I’ve opened up some time in the next week to speak to a select number of committed women about how they can increase their impact and income without letting go of their spiritual and feminine values.

There’s no charge for this and it’s totally free.

But it’s not for everyone.

Here are the kinds of women I can help:

• Feminine entrepreneurs who have an existing business and want to grow their work online
• Those who are committed, show up and take action
• Those who have a deep soul desire to make a positive impact through their work
• Those who are willing to step outside their comfort zone to grow

If you’re tired of playing small in your business and you’re ready to start seeing results, then I’m making the time to show you how to get there.

Click here to book your session.

With love,

Meredith

PS: This podcast is going out to thousands of people today. Spaces WILL fill up fast (and there’s only one of me)!

Click here now and book your session before they fill up!

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I love connecting with women supporting others to come into the power of their voice, and this week’s podcast guest, Jumakae is one of those women. We go deep into talking about what we’ve witnessed supporting women to break free from old stories and limiting beliefs and what happens when a woman begins to see her challenges and difficulties as a source of empowerment to activate and inspire others.

This conversation is rich with insight on the power of storytelling, public speaking, releasing trauma and owning the power of our voice. I hope you enjoy it!

In this episode we discussed:

• Jumakae’s story from working on a rape crisis hotline to being fired/freed to start a new path of helping others write a new story for their lives
• Surviving Saturn return
• Storytelling as Liberation
• Dealing with 'imposter syndrome' and inner critic voices when it comes to sharing yourself in the world
• What pole dancing taught Jumakae about healing and empowering herself
• Releasing trauma from the body
• The initiations of entrepreneurship
• The connection between the throat and sacral chakra
• The ancestral healing that happens when we share our voices and stories
• The personal responsibility we must take in sharing our stories to empower othersStay in Touch:

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June Marisa Kaewsith, also known as "Jumakae," is a professional artist, wellness consultant, and storytelling coach. As an artist, she has conducted spoken word workshops and mural projects with various youth groups, and has facilitated theater skits with community members addressing local issues from workers' rights to environmental justice. As a keynote speaker, she has motivated crowds through her original poetry in high schools, college campuses, and various nonprofit groups throughout California. Clients who have sought her as a storytelling coach are change agents who have gone on to tell their stories on large stages in front of thousands of people, entrepreneurs pitching project proposals and product launches to board rooms for a handful of investors and funders, and individuals or artists seeking confidence in their ability to speak authentically and perform their work publicly.

Through her additional practice as a wellness consultant (DBA "Green Tara Guidance"), she is a 200 hr registered yoga teacher trained to work with survivors of sexual trauma through Peace Over Violence and a transformational life coach (which she rephrases as

"life doula") with a professional certification from Leadership That Works. With her passion for the arts and somatic learning, she holds self-care and storytelling workshops for organizations and individuals to become more comfortable with their mind and body.

On her leisure time, she creates meditation candles and natural skin care products with her mother inspired by Thai traditional herbalism and plants indigenous to Tonvga land known today as Long Beach, California, where she currently resides.

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I realize many of you who may just be finding the Rising Women Leaders podcast may not know my story of how I came to start this podcast and do this work, so today I get to share with you! This episode is from when I was interviewed by Meg Berryman, host of the Beyond Being Well podcast. Meg holds beautiful space for me to share my deepest truths ~ what I believe in, what I feel I’m here for, and how I help women rise in the world of feminine leadership.

In this episode we discussed:

• The kind of world I envision and how my work supports that larger vision
• My story: listening to my intuition + cultivating courage to move from NYC to CA then travel to India alone at 22
• What leadership means to me
• How to take courageous steps to transform fear
• Rewiring core beliefs + healing with EFT (Tapping)
• Facets of self-love & self-care and how they will support your business
• The journey of writing + publishing my first book, Just Be: A Search for Self-Love in India
• 3 tips to take the pressure off when it comes to birthing your big dream
• 12 qualities of the Queen and how we can use this archetype to uplevel our life and business

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Meg Berryman’s podcast Beyond Being Well
Meg’s website
Meg’s instagram

Stay in Touch with Meredith:

Visit her Website + download her free “Rise + Thrive” Guide for Visionary Women
Listen to her podcast Rising Women Leaders (also on iTunes + Spotify)
Follow on instagram @risingwomenleaders

Meg Berryman is a coach, yoga teacher + social change catalyst who awakens sacred, social leaders. A teacher of feminine mysteries, Meg empowers women to journey from wellness, to wholeness and beyond - encouraging each women to develop a powerful vision of the world she wants to live in, so she can align her energy and actions and find purpose in the every day. She is a mama of two girls and lives with her husband on her property outside Melbourne, Australia. You can follow her work at @megjberryman on instagram.

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It was such an honor to sit down to speak with Nikki Silvestri of Soil & Shadow this week. From her life as a speaker to CEO and mom, I was inspired to learn about Nikki’s life behind-the-scenes of her business.

Nikki shares what it looks like for her to embody her spiritual practice in her day-to-day activities, as well as what it took to get to where she is now: To have a family, thriving business, and career as a public speaker and change-maker with an environmental, social and economic impact.

Nikki didn’t hesitate to share all of herself in this episode - from what she learned burning-out in the non-profit world, to having challenges with fertility when she was ready to have a baby, to working through her own limiting beliefs around financial success. Nikki shares how she rose above her challenges to create a sustainable and thriving business with a triple bottom line ~ one that is here to see success in terms of planet, people and profits, and how she is helping other companies to do the same.

In this episode we discussed:

• Nikki’s journey of becoming an entrepreneur and starting her business, “Soil & Shadow”
• Behind the scenes, what it looks like for Nikki to be a Mother & CEO
• Climate change, carbon emissions, and sustainable soil and agriculture practices that can reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere
• How Earth’s ecosystems mirror our personal relationships
• Nikki’s journey with moving beyond limiting beliefs to do empowering work that is good for people, the planet AND drives profits
• How Nikki embodies her spiritual practice in her business
• Nikki’s challenges with fertility and having her son as well as what needed to shift in her life
• Nikki’s journey with being seen, improvising and becoming a keynote public speaker
• Behind Nikki’s decision to continue running her own business (rather than working for someone else) when becoming a mother
• Nikki’s upcoming projects including Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the workplace

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Nikki Silvestri is the Founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, a project development firm designing economic and environmental strategies with human left in.

As the Co-Founder of Live Real and former Executive Director of People's Grocery and Green for All, Nikki has built and strengthened social equity for underrepresented populations in food systems, social services, public health, climate solutions, and economic development. A nationally recognized thought leader, her many honors include being named one of The Root's 100 Most Influential African Americans.

Nikki is a Faculty Member at the Food Business School (she co-designed and taught one of their inaugural courses, "Ethical Leadership in Food Business"). She is the Board Co-Chair of the Business Alliance of Local Living Economies (BALLE), and is an advisory board member of TendLab, a boutique firm unlocking the power of parenthood at work. She is the recipient of numerous awards including ELLE Magazine's "Gold" Award and OxFam America's "Act Local, Think Global" Award.

Nikki began her work in social change through the foster care system in Southern California, where she directed Foster Youth Empowerment Workshops. She has a master's degree in African American Studies from UCLA, and is originally from Los Angeles. She currently lives in Oakland, with her husband and son.

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As an entrepreneur I have had to “look under the hood” when it comes to my own relationship to money. It took time to learn how to charge my worth, receive and accept money in my life, and actually educate myself on all the things I didn’t know.

The truth is, once you heal the old stories you've been carrying around money, it feels really awesome to earn it, to save it, and to spend it on things you love. I feel super proud of how far I've come in this area of my life and so grateful to see money as just another form of how I can nurture, give and receive.

It was an honor to welcome Lara-Rose to the Rising Women Leaders podcast to share her own money story, and how we can take a step back and consider how our choices with money will affect all those who come after us. She offers her wisdom on how you can live with intention and how coming into alignment with your relationship to money will truly affect all areas of your life.

In this episode we discussed:

• Prosperity & legacy ~ discovering how you wish to be remembered and what you want to leave behind
• Lara’s money story and how she navigated her own debt, wealth & money management
• How to free ourselves from our family money stories
• Why “shutting everything down” can actually be the most productive decision you make for your business
• Lara’s journey of taking a leap into entrepreneurship
• Facing our fears, merging all parts of ourselves to be whole & honoring our soul’s calling
• Your true value & why it is so much more than what’s reflected in your bank account
• Living with intention & why giving purpose to your money is important

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LRD is a spiritual advisor to individuals of exceptional wealth. Together, they explore legacy, spirituality, prosperity and all the pieces of the life pie with the sole focus of defining and experience success on their own terms. All the while, letting love drive our prosperous actions.

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It’s been three years since I last had my dear friend Karen Prosen on the Rising Women Leaders podcast, and so much has happened!

I’ve walked by Karen’s side as I’ve watched her life dismantle and rebuild from the ground up. From break-up, loss, a kundalini crisis and awakening to traveling the world and aligning with her soul’s work, there is so much we cover in this intimate conversation.

Karen is one of the most pure, devotional people I know, and I am so excited to introduce you to her and her work today.

To listen to Karen’s last episode on the show, click here.

In this episode we discussed:

• Kali Ma ~ How the power of destruction can give birth to your most aligned life
• Kundalini awakening ~ Karen’s story, what it is, why it happens and how to support yourself through it
• Celibacy & desire ~ Why Karen decided to make a year-long vow of celibacy and sobriety and how it impacted her life
• The voice of the womb ~ How Karen connected to this inner voice and how it supported her through her hardest times
• Mary Magdalene & Jesus ~ What these ascended masters are here to teach us and how we can connect to their unconditional love
• The Feminine Christ ~ What it is and how we can embody this divine energy in our life and leadershipStay in Touch with Karen:

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Karen Prosen is a womxn’s witness, a Daughter of Devotion and an artist. She guides rising fem leaders into self-initiation and remembrance with her many offerings in person and online. Trained as a Clinical Mental Health Therapist with emphasis on social justice, somatics, mindfulness and trauma healing, she serves as a student first and foremost.

Karen supports womxn to treat their bodies as temples, become living vessels and pour their magic forth on the pilgrimage of leadership, love and liberation. She believes that life is a gift, and even so, no one should ever have to do it alone.

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Note This episode has some explicit language so be mindful if you have little ones around!

I’ve been loving Alexandra Roxo’s raw, real & personal stories on instagram and am so excited to have her on the podcast to share with you today!

I was curious to hear about Alexandra’s journey finding the spiritual path, what tantra means to her, how she supports women through her work, what fears she’s been facing and especially her advice on being the most REAL and authentic version of YOU, despite the fear of what others may think of it.

Get ready to step into and OWN your personal power in 2019…

In this episode we discussed:

• What Alexandra’s “wake up” moment was and how she found herself on a spiritual path
• Alexandra’s reflections on her recent trip to India
• The different forms of Tantra and what it was like to study with the Dalai Lama
• The fears Alexandra has faced in the last year
• How to navigate being your whole (sensual, flirty, fun, out-there) self - even when you know your family is reading your newsletters!
• Friend detoxing - and how to compassionately create more space to find your soul family
• Stepping into and owning your personal power
• Alexandra’s upcoming book being published with Sounds True
• Alexandra’s collaboration with Ruby Warrington, Moon Club

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STAY IN TOUCH WITH ALEXANDRA:
Follow on instagram @alexandraroxo and @wearemoonclub
Website: alexandraroxo.com / moonclub.co

Alexandra Roxo is a transformational mentor, healer, writer, and artist who is extremely passionate about empowering women. Her writing on personal growth and female empowerment, the divine feminine resurgence, moon ritual, and modern spirituality can be read on Girl Boss.com. Teen Vogue, Mind Body Green, and Playboy. She has been featured in many publications for her deep, sensual, and raw approach to healing and transformation, and has also been named a "modern spiritual leader" by Well + Good.

She was called to find a way to share her spiritual work with women in places in the world where there is less access to workshops and classes and retreats so together with Ruby Warrington she created the online community Moon Club, which consists of hundreds of women worldwide who attend monthly online rituals, empowerment talks, and are guided by in journey and breathwork practices.

Alexandra has been called to help women find their voices, release limiting beliefs imposed by society, and come home to their true nature for as long as she can remember. She currently works with clients one on one and in groups, empowering and guiding them on their spiritual paths, leading events and retreats across the world, and writing daily empowering messages online. She has helped and inspired thousands of women to radically claim themselves and lead more passionate and conscious lives and it brings her great joy!

Prior to that she directed documentaries, a web show, and a feature film, wrote plays and created art along the same topics of what it means to be modern woman and what spiritual awakening feels like, which have been viewed by millions of people and featured in international press.

Her first spiritual mentorship began when she met her first teacher at age 12 whom she studied with annually until his passing in 2015. She began studying yoga and meditation at age 19 when she lived and studied with monastics abroad. Through her studies at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a BFA she learned how to use theatre, embodiment work, breathwork, movement, and storytelling for healing and personal transformation. She went on to study shamanic journey practice, sacred intimacy work, Earth based spiritual practice, Reiki, and plant medicine ceremonial traditions with many teachers around the world. Her 15 years of meditation practice and moon ritual is what inspired her to create Moon Club as a place to gather for deep sharing and deep practice relating to the internal spiritual journey.

She is working on her first book with the publisher Sounds True, out in early 2020 and will be leading retreats in 2019 at 1440 Multiversity, Kripalu Center, and Maha Rose Mexico and enjoying life between NYC and LA!

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What an honor it is to welcome Ashley Turner to the Rising Women Leaders podcast!

Ashley didn’t shy away from any of the questions I asked, including several personal questions — how her wounds of being rejected in college became her medicine & opportunity to teach, what she’s currently learning & how she’s growing in her relationship, the inherent vulnerability of leadership, what she does when she feels triggered by comparing herself to other women, and how she’s navigated her own blind spots around the conversation of white supremacy. We covered everything from trauma healing, the rise of the feminine, priestess work, love and activism in this conversation…it is rich with insight & wisdom for you.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Ashley found yoga and decided to become a teacher
• What being a Priestess looks like in Ashley’s life
• The rise of the feminine & what’s happening right now in the collective consciousness
• How Ashley blends psychology into her yoga & mindfulness work
• Finding your authentic voice in a saturated field of work
• Her practices and tools for healing trauma
• Her journey of educating herself in the world of race & activism
• The vulnerability of leadership and being a public figure
• Love & relationships, what we can learn from our soul contracts

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Elevating personal growth as a lifestyle, Ashley Turner is a yoga/meditation teacher, Licensed Marriage + Family Therapist (#98598), facilitator, writer and Priestess.

Ashley Turner is an acclaimed yoga–meditation instructor, Licensed Psychotherapist, writer, Priestess and facilitator.

She is the founder of Yoga Psyche Soul, an innovative Yoga Psychology training program for teachers, clinicians and dedicated students fusing yoga, depth psychology, mindfulness and neuroscience. She is the creator of 10 best-selling yoga DVDs and co-author of Aroma Yoga.

Ashley has graced such lists as:

100 Women in Wellness to Watch’ ~ MindBodyGreen
100 Most Influential Yoga Teachers in the US – Sonima
Top 100 Psychotherapy Blogs – FeedSpot
Known for her charisma, depth and ability to turn complex theories into accessible, real-life tools, Ashley is a sought after speaker, facilitator and presenter at conferences and events worldwide.

She works with therapy and coaching clients via Skype and leads transformative events to power points around the globe. Ashley lives by the ocean in Venice Beach, CA.

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I’ve had both a challenging and exhilarating relationship with public speaking - from growing up absolutely dreading it and avoiding it at all costs, to discovering that when I am finally up there and doing it, I have a lot to share, and am been able to make a meaningful impact.

Today’s guest Johanna Walker shares her story of growing up on the more shy and quiet side only to discover the profound presence and power of her voice on stage. She went on to craft a powerful talk about her journey of navigating grief after growing older and one day realizing she would never become a mother. It was through hearing another woman’s story that she could relate to that pulled her out of the grief and into a mission of telling her own story and supporting others to do the same. She now encourages all of us to tell the stories we never thought we would want to tell because of how much they may help someone else.

There are many powerful take-aways in today’s episode ~ I hope you enjoy it.

In this episode we discussed:

• Johanna’s story of moving through grief after never having children, and how she crafted a moving talk that touched the hearts of many
• The power of storytelling in sharing your message
• How to tap into charisma and presence
• Johanna’s story of growing up as the quiet girl to embodying a powerful stage presence through sharing poetry and talks, to her life now as a teacher for public speaking
• Johanna’s process of finding your “genie gem” ~ the essence of what will make your talk most meaningful and memorable
• How becoming a powerful speaker influenced Johanna’s relationship to fear

Stay in Touch with Johanna:

• Website
• Business Facebook page
• LinkedIn

Johanna Walker is the fear-blasting, storytelling maven for coaches, consultants, leaders, and change-makers. She’s the founder of Women Who Speak, a transformational speaker coaching program for female leaders, and she’s the co-founder and co-host of Boulder, Colorado’s popular bi-monthly story slam series, Truth Be Told. In addition to her work as a speaker and coach, Johanna has written and performed solo theater pieces that she’s toured throughout the US and Canada. She holds an M.Ed. from Kent State University, an MFA from Naropa University, and is a certified WholeSpeak Public Speaking Coach.

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Hello and welcome to a new year of Rising Women Leaders! We are nearing 4 years of being live and on the air and I want to take a moment to thank every single one of you being here and bringing so much meaning to my life and work through this podcast. Truly, it has been an honor to hold space for this podcast to be born, to learn from all the guests we have had, and to share it all with you.

I thought I would start off the year with sharing my popular masterclass from last year all about how to live 2019 Fulfilled.

You’ll Learn:

• Six Principles to tap into true fulfillment, peace and lasting joy
• A step by step process to align with your intentions for the new year, and how to take tangible steps to manifest them
• The most common forms of resistance and self-sabotage and how to work with them
• Secrets of the Queen archetype to harness your true potential
• An Insider’s look into my program beginning in Feb The Sovereign Circle

This audio was taken from a live video class, so you’ll hear me interacting with others through the chat box.

This free class is a little taste of what I’ll be diving into with the women who will be joining me in this year’s The Sovereign Circle. To sign up for a connection call explore this opportunity use this link: http://calendly.com/meredithrom/connection-call

This is a 9 month feminine leadership initiation program and high priestess sisterhood circle that begins on February 6th 2019. As of the time of sharing this episode there are only a couple spaces left, so if you’re interested in learning more visit risingwomenleaders.com for all the info.

Love, Meredith

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Many of us can easily get lost in self-doubt and “what-if’s” when we take a step into unfamiliar territory. Kelly Smith was no different when she was faced with a decision to move from a progressive city to a small town in Missouri with her husband while he finished medical school. She knew she was faced a choice - either she could be a victim to her circumstances and let her inner critic voices get the best of her, or she could make something truly amazing from the experience she had been given.

Kelly went on to start the first yoga studio in the small town where many thought yoga was against their religion. She was able to rise up in spite of adversity and create a thriving space for people to align their mind, bodies and hearts. And most importantly, along the way, she learned to believe in herself as a teacher.

In this episode Kelly shares how to move beyond fear and doubt to truly believe in yourself, your gifts and what it is you are here to share.

In this episode we discussed:

• Kelly’s story of starting her own yoga studio at 22 years old and her journey of learning to believe in herself as a leader and teacher
• How to get out of your own way and stop holding yourself back
• How to quiet your “inner mean girl” with meditation
• Finding your authentic voice as a teacher
• What to do if you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, and how to use meditation to help

Stay in Touch with Kelly:

• Website
• Instagram

Kelly Smith is the founder of Yoga For You yoga method and school and a master trainer. She is also a podcaster herself (she has a guided meditation podcast) and she started her first business when she was 23 years old.

She works with empowering women and helping people become the best versions of themselves through yoga. She believes the mind is the most powerful thing you possess and there is nothing in this world holding you back except for you! After a life time of telling herself lies and believing that she wasn't good enough, smart enough, talented enough, special enough, thin enough, or just plain enough, she took a long hard look in the mirror and in her heart and decided it was time she connected with who she truly was, got out of her own way and started to finally live. Through yoga and meditation she got a glimpse of who she truly was, and it changed everything.

She has dedicated her life to teaching soul-searchers how to master their minds and connect with their true selves so they can live an abundant and authentic life.

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga.

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What would it be like to feel comfortable sharing your emotions at work? To always feel safe to speak from your heart? To honor your sensitivity as a gift?

If you find yourself listening to the Rising Women Leaders podcast, you are most certainly part of a global movement happening right now of restoring femininity to her rightful place in perfect balance and divine union with the masculine.

On today’s episode, I sat down with Amy Stanton, co-author of The Feminine Revolution to discuss this movement and what she has learned about embracing and awakening our feminine nature in a patriarchal world.

In this episode we discussed:

Conditioning we see in society around femininity and masculinity

Amy’s story owning a business and growing her career in a masculine dominated society

Magnetism and feminine/masculine polarity in romantic relationships

Amy’s new book, The Feminine Revolution and how it came to be

The writing process of the book and the journey of working with a co-author

Key take-aways Amy learned and embraced about femininity through her conversations and research for the book

How women can own their feminine power

“Through embracing our feminine qualities, we can find a more authentic way of life. We will be liberated to feel more like ourselves.”

The Feminine Revolution offers 21 ways to ignite your feminine power for a brighter life and better work. Its authors, Amy Stanton and Catherine Connors, challenge outdated perceptions that feminine traits are weaknesses, redefining those characteristics as assets that should be championed. With an upbeat blend of self-help and fresh analysis, The Feminine Revolution reboots femininity for the modern woman and provides her with the tools to accept and embrace her own authentic nature.

Amy Stanton is the founder of Stanton & Company (S&Co), a PR and marketing agency based in Los Angeles with a focus on promoting and building positive female role models and messaging for women. Since opening its doors in 2006, S&Co has built a roster of philosophy-driven brands including exceptional female athletes, lifestyle experts and brands in the healthy, active living space. Before founding S&Co, Amy served as the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Director of Marketing & Communications for NYC2012, New York’s Olympic bid. Amy also has experience in advertising, working at BBDO, JWT and BBH.

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Have you ever had an experience of feeling completely fine and happy in one moment to feeling distressed and upset in the next? If so, you may have had your mood and thoughts taken over by someone that is not even you!

Today’s guest on the Rising Women Leaders podcast shares about her experience as an empath, and gives us tools to clear and protect our energy. Aimee spends her life supporting others to enhance their intuitive guidance and honor their sensitivity as a true gift.

With the holidays just around the corner, this episode will give you easy and powerful tools to stay centered amidst heightened emotions and activity happening around us.

In this episode we discussed:

The difference between being empathic and having empathy

How Aimee discovered she was empathic

The common traits of empathic people and challenges they face

The most important tool Aimee teaches to her empathic students

A guided process to clear our energy and create an energetic boundary

Aimee’s book, “Getting Answers” and how our answers will come when we ask the right questions

Stay in Touch with Amy:

Website: spreadingblessings.com

Book: Getting Answers

Instagram: aimeecartier

Aimée Cartier is a psychic guide who specializes in helping her clients discern what choices are in their highest and best interest so that they have the information they need to act on and align with their own highest good. She is known for her clear, accurate insight and her attention to practical details. She is the founder of Empath Intuition University and Intuition University, in either private or group programs, she works with students who are ready to understand, enhance, trust, and rely upon their now innate psychic skills and intuitive knowing— and to experience the empowerment and flourishing that follows. She is also the author of the book, Getting Answers: Using Your Intuition to Discover Your Best Life.

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga.

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Renee is one of those people I feel like I was destined to meet. We found each other through our publisher, She Writes Press after Renee signed to publish her book with them. We had an immediate connection and soon after I had the honor of being a coach and guide for Renee the year leading up to her book launch.

In The Burn Zone, Renee openly and honestly shares her story — of losing her father at a young age, growing up with an abusive and alcoholic mother, to creating a successful career as a model and dancer, only to join a spiritual group “cult” that led her to burn everything that reminded her of her past (clothes, photos, everything), learn computer programming, get an MBA and create a life that felt the opposite of authentic to her.

After years of having a toxic relationship with her spiritual teacher, a near-death experience in a snowboarding accident finally gave her the "Wake Up” she needed to leave and start her life anew.

After picking up the pieces and going through her own personal healing from anger to forgiveness, she decided to share her story in her new memoir, The Burn Zone.

This thrilling tale leaves us with a powerful message of how to own our differences and liberate ourselves from the shame we carry from our past.

In this episode we discussed:

• What Renee learned on her first month-long book tour
• All about Renee’s new book, The Burn Zone
• Renee’s story of being brainwashed and joining a cult and how she found herself again on the other side
• The pattern of repeated trauma with empaths and narcissists
• The vulnerable journey of having people read her writing
• The liberation that comes with “Letting our skeletons out of the closet”
• How to release shame and hiding about our past
• What’s on the horizon for Renee next

"Loving ourselves means stop making excuses for not giving ourselves the things we want in this life. Our life is so short."

Stay in Touch with Renee:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Buy the Book

About The Burn Zone:

After seven years of faithfully following her spiritual teacher, Renee Linnell finally realized she was in a cult and had been severely brainwashed. But how did that happen to someone like her? She had graduated magna cum laude with a double degree. She had traveled to nearly fifty countries alone before she turned thirty-five. She was a surf model and a professional Argentine tango dancer. She had started five different companies and had an MBA from NYU. How could someone like her end up brainwashed and in a cult?

The Burn Zone is an exploration of how we give up our power―how what started out as a need to heal from the loss of her parents and to understand the big questions in life could leave a young woman fighting for her sanity and her sense of self. In the years following her departure from the cult, Linnell struggled to reclaim herself, to stand in her truth, and to rebuild her life. And eventually, after battling depression and isolation, she found a way to come out the other side stronger than ever. Part inspirational story, part cautionary tale, this is a memoir for spiritual seekers and those who feel lost in a world that makes them feel less than perfect.

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga.

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Announcement: The Sovereign Circle begins this February 2019 ~ Learn More Here

After experiencing California’s wildfires, witnessing the increasing amount of hurricanes on the news and hearing firsthand accounts from friends and family of climate change throughout the world, I knew I wanted to interview an expert on this topic for the Rising Women Leaders podcast.

I just so happened to know the perfect person to interview - my sister, Nicole Rom. Nicole has been the Executive Director of Climate Generation for 12 years, empowering individuals and their communities to engage in solutions to climate change. Nicole breaks down what we need to know about our current state of the world and where we are headed when it comes to rising temperatures, sea levels and how we will be affected in the coming years. We discussed everything from how our family impacted our love for the environment, daily actions we can take to lower our carbon footprint, how to navigate the inherent grief of this issue as well as stories to cultivate hope.

I hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode we discussed:

• Our family ancestry of individuals who deeply cared about the environment and how that impacted our values growing up
• A definition of climate change and what we are facing today
• Navigating grief and hope in changing times
• Climate Generation’s mission and impact
• Daily life changes and actions we can take on a personal, local and global level to make a difference
• Resources Nicole recommends for educating ourselves (films, books and websites to check out)
• Upcoming trainings and projects at Climate Generation

“One of the most important things we can do is normalize the conversation on climate change. I know many of us are scared. You feel like you need to know the science… Don’t worry about it…All you have to say is “I’m worried about this. This is what i’m seeing. This is who is going to be impacted.” It is from that place you can connect with someone heart to heart.”

Stay in Touch with Nicole:

Personal:

• Twitter: @RomNicole
• Instagram: @nroutdoors
• Facebook: facebook.com/nicolerom

Work:

• Twitter: @ClimateGenOrg
• Instagram: @ClimateGenOrg
• Facebook: facebook.com/ClimateGen

Nicole has been the Executive Director of Climate Generation since the organization was established in 2006, which has included starting and sustaining the organization by providing visioning and development activities for the organization and its programs. Prior to Climate Generation, Nicole managed the education programs for the National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes office in Ann Arbor, MI. Nicole taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in environmental education and climate change at the University of Michigan and Hamline University. Nicole was an Environmental Educator with the U.S. Peace Corps in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2 years. She received her M.S. in Environmental Policy, Behavior, Education and Communication from the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan and a B.A. from Bates College. She was a 2010-2011 Humphrey Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota. Nicole served on the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Board for six years and various search committees, including the RE-AMP Network CEO and Minnesota Environmental Fund Executive Director. She was a RE-AMP Steering Committee at-large member from 2013-2017 and served on the Executive Committee and the Global Warming Strategic Action Fund Committee. Nicole was recognized in 2015 as a 40 Under 40 clean energy leader by Midwest Energy News. Nicole is passionate about the outdoors, loves the lakes in Minnesota, cycling and skiing.

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After hearing about the wonders of “yoni steaming” from a few friends, I invited Jedaya Barboza on the podcast to share more about this practice. Whether you are healing from a health related challenge relating to the womb, have painful menstrual cycles, or are missing your cycle altogether, today’s episode is full of information for you to take steps forward on a path of healing by tuning into the wisdom of your womb.

In this episode we discussed:

• How Jedaya was rebirthed on the path of the Priestess
• Jedaya’s connection to Mary Magdalene & Isis
• Yoni Steaming - what it is and how to do it
• Herbs to use for Yoni Steams
• Womb Mysteries
• Womb Clearing
• The Womb Voice
• The Moon and How She is Connected To Our Womb

Stay in touch with Jedaya:

• Instagram
• Website

Jedaya Barboza is a devotional Priestess of the Goddess. She has dedicated her life to walking the footsteps of the goddess with every breath she inhales, offering the gift of the Sacred Red Rose to women and serving the Goddess however she calls for her to show up. She is an initiated Priestess of the Women's Mysteries, a midwife of the veils, holding a safe container for women and sisters of all colors to birth their full essence and to enter their Queendom.

She has been the midwife of her own rebirth, and has heard the calling to midwife other women’s rebirth all over the world. Jedaya was reborn to create change by inspiring, empowering, and co-creating a world of healthy spiritual transformation through art, connection, sensuality, movement, breath, and music.

She has facilitated cacao and ecstatic dance ceremonies, Wild Woman Retreats, yoni steaming ceremonies, full moon ceremonies, and red tent in MA and Costa Rica. She offers one-on-one Rose Womb Activations.

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga.

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Have you ever wondered what message your future children may have for you?

Or what deeper meaning may be there if you are having trouble getting pregnant? Or lost a baby in the womb?

Today’s guest, Sarah Naia Soleil is a birth doula, student midwife and spirit baby communicator.

After hearing Sarah’s name come up in 3 different conversations I had in the same month, I knew we had to sit down and connect here on the podcast.

In this episode Sarah shares her powerful story of birthing her own children and how she came to support other women in moving through the powerful rite of passage of pregnancy and birth.

"We know biologically, that a woman can experience and taste enlightenment, just hormonally, in labor. So what is it then, to encode our children with this enlightenment as they come in; to welcome them truly for who they are and why they are here - to be connected to the gifts they bring humanity and be stewards of that right from the beginning.”

In this episode we discussed:

• How Sarah came to discover her connection to the dream world, the spirit of her child while pregnant, and clairvoyant abilities
• Sarah's powerful birth stories and how she came to help women through birth
• The Art of Pre-Conception: How to prepare for a conscious conception
• The Significance of Hathor's Temple in Dendara, Egypt and Hathor's role in childbirth, pregnancy and blood mysteries
• Conscious Conception: What it is and how to prepare for the spirit of your child
• What is Spirit Baby Communication? and connecting to the spirit of a child

Sarah Naia Soleil is a gifted clairvoyant. She's a mother of 2 & has been practicing as a Birth Doula & Student Midwife since 2008. She specializes in Preconception Mentorship, Spirit Baby Communication & Supporting Pregnancy/Birth as a Spiritual Rite of Passage. To Learn More Visit: www.SarahNaiaSoleil.com // IG: @propagatelove

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga

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This was such a heart opening, honest and real conversation with Jillian Anderson, writer, healer, and business coach for healers. We went deep into the world of entrepreneurship and online business as well as exploring in person vs. online work, staying true to our dreams and forgiving ourselves along the way.

Jillian shared from her heart her own personal struggles with following through on her dreams, where she still gets stuck in fear and self-sabotage and offers beautiful words of wisdom from her higher self to herself and to all of us when it comes to staying true to sharing offerings from the heart.

“Failure is actually just a part of it…What ensures that you create your vision is just that you don’t stop creating.“

In this episode we discussed:

• Jillian's progression of group program launches that led to both great success as well as "failure"
• Jillian's experience leading her first international retreat
• How being 100% online can actually be limiting
• 'Getting lost' in selling what people ask you for vs. creating what you really want to create (even when you think people won't value it as much as you do)
• Self-sabotage and the fears that hold us back
• Jillian's honest experience with writing a book proposal and navigating the publishing industry
• Why you don't need to burn down your old life or old self to step into a new one
• Maya Abdominal Massage and Jillian's latest in person offerings

Stay in Touch with Jillian:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Jillian's Free Training: The Three Unconscious Vows that Limit Your Earning Potential

Listen to a previous episode with Jillian Anderson here.

Jillian Anderson is a Writer, Healer, and Transformational Business Coach who helps heart-led and creative women shift ancestral patterns around work and money.

Jillian has worked with over 200 clients, helping women across 53 countries, and is most known for her successful six-week group program, Permission to Prosper, Where Sacred Sexuality Meets Money Magnetism, where she helps women unleash their earning power by working directly with their sexual energy.

Her work is based on the philosophy that without addressing and releasing the memories that live in the body, no amount of mindset shifts will help a person change her old patterns.

She’s been featured in Elephant Journal, Lisa Lister’s Hay House publication: Love Your Lady Landscape, on the Rising Women Leaders podcast, and more. Jillian lives in New Jersey with her partner, and her sons.

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Today's latest podcast guest, Samantha Skelly is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, best-selling author, and founder of the Hungry for Happiness podcast.

Samantha shares her story of healing her relationship to her body and taking the stage as an inspiration for women worldwide. She's on a mission to create a world in which women no longer feel compelled to diet. In which they have a strong connection to their body and its intuitive powers, and give themselves permission to feel pain, secure in the knowledge that our bodies don’t throw anything at us that we can’t handle.

"Give yourself permission to feel and trust your body. Your body knows exactly how to handle feeling. It's not going overwhelm you and shut your body down. It knows exactly how to handle it. Give yourself permission and experience."

In this episode we discussed:

• Samantha's journey healing from eating & body image issues
• The importance of discerning between the different voices inside ourselves and listening past the mind
• The power of breathwork to access our emotions
• Samantha's journey of entrepreneurship: writing a book and speaking from the soul
• Samantha's tips for shifting your relationship to your body
• Self love and tending to the inner child

Stay in Touch with Samantha:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Website

Samantha Skelly is an entrepreneur, sought after international speaker, best-selling author, and emotional eating expert. As founder of Hungry for Happiness, a movement to empower women to overcome their disordered eating and body image issues, Samantha has revolutionized the weight loss industry by examining the individual and underlying causes of eating disorders. She has shared her mission on an international platform, with appearances on Global TV, Shaw, NBC, CBC, and BBC, and she’s also been featured in various publications, such as The Huffington Post, The Elephant Journal, and The Prevail Project. Samantha continues to spread her message and transform the lives of thousands of people through her program, worldwide international retreats, motivational speaking engagements, the popular Hungry for Happiness podcast, and her best-selling book, Hungry For Happiness - One Woman's Journey From Fighting Food To Finding Freedom: How To End Binge Eating, Forever.

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It was so fun to sit down with Patricia Lohan to learn about how we can design our home to manifest that which we desire.

Patricia Lohan has taken courageous leaps in her life, following her dreams of moving to Bali and helping female entrepreneurs activate success through creating powerful environments that surround them.

I hope you enjoy her wisdom on this week's latest episode...

In this episode we discussed:

• How and why Patricia became interested in Feng Shui
• What is Feng Shui? and how you can use your environment to optimize your life's potential
• Feng Shui for attracting love & how Patricia called in her husband through Feng Shui
• How to avoid a "money lock" on your home and welcome more abundance and prosperity
• The road less traveled, getting unstuck, meditation & the healing path
• How you can ensure your workspace is in alignment with what we’re trying to achieve

"What starts to happen with Feng Shui is that the house starts to support you to really access the parts of you that you haven't, and give them a chance to flourish and grow."

Stay in Touch with Patricia:

• Website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Pinterest
• YouTube

Patricia a natural intuitive healer & inspirer uncovered her gifts when she left her role in management and followed her passion for yoga, moving to India to train to become a yoga teacher. Through yoga she awakened her interest in more Holistic Practices that included certification as a Reiki Master, Feng Shui Practitioner, Trainer in Sacred Sound Healing with Tibetan & Crystal Bowls and Body Mind Balancing Practitioner. Patricia founded the Parashakti School of Sacred Sound, Energy and Feng Shui and maintained a private practice in Dublin up until recently, offering her custom integrated healing system. Patricia now spends her time creating online programs and communities for women across the globe to access their inner power and subsequently create the life of their dreams. She holds an Honors Degree in Business and Marketing.

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I was lucky to host this beautiful being, Luna Love, for a few weeks in my home this summer and was honored to have the opportunity to do an in-person interview with her as a return guest on the podcast. (Listen to Luna's original episode here)

This happened to be right after Luna finished a death midwifery training, and I was astounded to hear all the information she had been learning about death and the funeral industry.

After having my grandmother pass away last year, I have been thinking a lot about how our culture does not really prepare us for this powerful rite of passage moment.

This episode is FULL with information I believe we ALL need to know - both to prepare our loved ones, but also to prepare ourselves for a moment that we are all going to inevitably face one day.

In this episode we discussed:

• Luna's story of losing her mother at 13, and her inspiration to become a midwife for those passing away
• Grief and how in our culture we often overlook opportunities to honor our grief in rite of passage moments
• What you probably don't know about the funeral industry
• How we can bring more awareness about our own death and use it as empowerment on how we want to live
• Luna's end of life wishes
• What documents we can put together to be prepared for our own death and passing
• How we can prepare emotionally, be there for others passing and prepare for ourselves

Links in this episode:

• The Art of Death Midwifery, through Sacred Crossings, led by Director Olivia Bareham another one is starting in early September

Stay in Touch with Luna:

• Website
• Podcast
• Instagram

    Luna is a Woman of Devotion, a Transformational Leadership Mentor and host of the Ladies Who Lead Podcast. She supports today's changemakers in living a full-spectrum life and giving their greatest contribution through the cultivation of clear vision, embodied knowing, aligned action, and radical intimacy with all of Life, including themselves. Luna is devoted to social justice advocacy through council work and the dissolution of separation internally and externally. Most of all she is here to be a vessel for Grace.
  

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After watching a moving TEDx talk of Heather's journey overcoming cancer I was so looking forward to sit down with her and hear about her life journey.

Most of us don't think on a daily basis, "I'm going to die one day." Heather's story reminds us to live every moment to the fullest, be intentional creators in our life and ask, "How do I want to be remembered?"

I hope you enjoy!

"There is so much that our children teach us. They pick us. They pick us in this lifetime to say, 'You've got some lessons, and I am going to help you get there.'"

In this episode we discuss:

• Heather's personal story of receiving a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer and how that changed her life
• Her healing journey and moments of awakening
• How she came to form her business and what becoming a parent brought to her life
• Decoding the tantrum: What it means and how to shed the guilt and the parenting shame
• Raising successful children: How teaching mindful meditation can help children self-regulate
• How managing your energy (not your time) will increase success
• Addressing a burnout epidemic: How to structure your business so you don’t run out of gas

Stay in touch with Heather:

• Website
• Podcast
• Facebook Group

Today's episode was graciously brought to you by Abacus Wealth Partners.

   Heather Chauvin BSW has been named the next generation’s thought leader in parenting and women’s leadership. Her mission is to crack women open to their deep potential and help them understand and decode their child’s behavior.

Heather is a Tedx Speaker and the creator of the Mom Is In Control Podcast. She has been featured on the OWN Network, Huffington Post, TV outlets and others.

With wit and wisdom, Heather inspires a global community of women to take back control of their lives and evolve how they lead, work, play, and parent.

 Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga.

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Two years ago Mary Magdalene was honored by the Catholic church as The Apostle of the Apostles - and given a day in her honor July 22.

This means so much for our awakening collective consciousness, that this powerful woman could no longer be shunned or shamed by the church, and on a larger scale speaks to how women are reclaiming their power.

In honor of Mary Magdalene's Feast Day, July 22, I've put together a recording for you of the Rose lineage teachings that have most impacted my life:

1. Feeling Your Pain & Emotions - how to navigate difficult emotions as they arise and use them as a pathway to your own source and divinity
2. A Guided Process on Forgiveness
3. Abundance Consciousness - Tapping into a state of enough & looking at the world from a lens of abundance
4. Your Body & Sexuality as Sacred Portals to the Divine

This recording is available for a limited time For Free when you sign up at risingwomenleaders.com

I hope you enjoy it!

Love,
Meredith

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Meredith Rom is a yoga teacher, author of Just Be, coach and host of the Rising Women Leaders podcast. She helps women uncover and heal whatever is preventing them from claiming and embodying their unique brilliance. Her mission is to see women shining at their brightest to be a beacon of light to support others to awaken in this world. After graduating from NYU she followed her intuition to Northern California where she now teaches yoga and mentors women to rise in courage, self-love and feminine leadership. She creates her podcast and programs in devotion to the rise of the divine feminine. Learn more at www.meredithrom.com and on instagram @meredithrom.

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It is a great honor to introduce you today to a personal guide and mentor of mine, Marin Bach-Antonson.

For the last year I have been participating in a 13 gateway Priestess Initiation Program led by Marin. It has been a truly transformational experience to embody principles of the sacred feminine in every area of my life.

In this conversation, Marin shares about the role of the Priestess, the rise of the feminine in our collective consciousness and one of the most simple and profoundly life-changing practices we can bring into our life right here and right now.

"When you allow those feelings to be exactly as they are, then you have access to the feelings. You are not pushing the feelings down...you aren't trying to make them different, yoga them away, journal them out, or juice fast them into dissolving. You're just being with them because you are allowing them. The only way out is through. It's the feeling of our feelings that ultimately gets us to the other side of them."

In this episode we discussed:

• How Marin found herself on the priestess path
• The 4 stages of feminine awakening
• Allowing: why it's the highest expression of the divine feminine
• A feminine practice for manifesting abundance
• The archetype of the priestess and how it is showing up in the collective
• Marin's experience with Mary Magdalene
• How to connect to your Dharma

Stay in touch with Marin:

• www.priestessrising.com
• Facebook
• Instagram

Marin Bach-Antonson is a women's spiritual coach, soul catalyst and creator of the Priestess Rising Initiation Program, a leadership program for women ready to embody their radiance, lead from the heart and claim their role on the forefront of the feminine awakening movement. She has over 20 years experience crafting ritual, leading red tents and bringing women together in sister circles which she believes is part of the new paradigm and how we western women are meant to change the world.You can find her at www.priestessrising.com

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A couple years ago I had the honor of participating in one of KC Baker’s courses, Speak Up for Your Business. At the time I had been an active member in my local Toastmasters group to overcome my fears of public speaking and was interested in learning KC's methods for speechwriting.

I was preparing to launch a Kickstarter fundraiser to publish my book, Just Be and although I had been practicing public speaking, I was still pretty terrified at the thought of taking the stage.

KC's training not only gave me a step by step process for writing the architecture, or, "bones" of my speech, but was also full with wisdom and unconventional practices that made me feel so much more confident at being seen and heard.

KC's work has been hugely transformational in my life and I am so honored to be sharing her wisdom with you today.

In this conversation you'll learn how to transform fear and self-doubt around sharing your voice into total freedom, fun and confidence. KC also shares the powerful story of her son's birth as well as a few tips on how you can gain clarity on your message and what you stand for.

I hope you enjoy!

"Most people think that the intensity you feel in your body before public speaking is fear, and it's something terrible that 'I have to make go away in order to feel free to speak up'. When the reality is - it's the feeling of your power, and the secret is saying YES to it, lean into it. You will find so much freedom in that intensity."

In this episode we discussed:

• KC's personal story related to public speaking, spoken word and performance
• How we can reframe the intense body sensations we feel before we are about to speak in public
• Bringing the feminine and unconventional practices to prepare for a speech
• How to move beyond the fear and self-doubt that holds so many of us back from speaking up
• Saying "Yes!" to our power and my story of giving a speech at my grandmother's memorial
• How we can get clear on our message
• KC's story of the birth of her son
• The best way to start your career as a speaker and start landing speaking engagements

Stay in Touch with KC:

• Website

• WomanSpeak Circles

  FREE GIFT FROM KC! Watch KC's 4-part video series: Speak Your Truth, Change the World

WomanSpeak’s founder, KC Baker, has helped thousands of women from all over the world in becoming authentic, powerful public speakers. The practices you’ll learn are unorthodox, fun, and highly effective, and you’ll explore them in an environment filled with celebration and a supportive community.

Previously an investment banking analyst and assistant for two US Senators, KC Baker is an international women’s thought leadership & public speaking trainer, speechwriter, and two-time TEDx speaker and is renowned for her unorthodox and highly effective methodologies. She believes that the key to positive transformation in our world lies in supporting women in unleashing the brilliance of their voices.

Featured in the Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily Love, and Women 2.0, KC has been hailed as “One of the Top Planetary Change-makers” by Origin Magazine.

She was also an Advisor on the Creative Counsel for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign.

She has supported thousands of women around the world in finding the freedom, confidence, and clarity to speak up and create change. Her clients are women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, authors, founders of foundations, Olympians, TED/TEDx speakers, politicians and non-profit social change-makers. Women who have worked with KC have gone on to speak on stages such as The American Heart Association, TED/TEDx, Wisdom 2.0, Bioneers, Emerging Women, Lamaze International, Princeton, Hass Business School at UC Berkeley, conferences and symposiums around the world, and local community gatherings.

She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and is a lover of dance, singing, and nature. She splits her time between Sedona and San Francisco and is the mother of a precious three-year-old boy.

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For all the women feeling called to rise and honor the sacred feminine within themselves, this episode is for you.

Lisa gives us beautiful reminders around seeing the sacredness of life in every moment... She helps us remember to ask for help from the higher forces, to embrace the magic in life, and find the gifts in our challenges.

I learned so much from her powerful story of motherhood, a near death experience, and her connection to Mary Magdalene. I'm honored to be sharing her wisdom with you all today...

In this episode we discussed:

• Lisa's story of healing from childhood trauma ~ letting go of victimhood, and spiritual awakening
• Instantaneous healing ~ how the time we are in now it is possible!
• Angel channeling and how to connect with our personal angels
• How the angels respect our free will and what we can do to invite in the support of these higher forces
• Embodying the Priestess in our daily lives ~ how we can make the mundane sacred
• Mary Magdalene ~ who she is and how she is supporting us at this time
• The journey of being a mother and the challenges Lisa has faced in motherhood

“Our children also need us to fail… a part of mothering is not doing it perfectly because if they see you perfect all the time they will wonder if something is wrong with themselves…”

Stay in touch with Lisa:

• Website
• Instagram

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga.

Intuition, stories, and voices from women leaders

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Have you ever received a vision of yourself in a past life?

Or just had a knowing that someone you met or experienced in this life is just all too familiar?

Our latest guest Tiffani Lloyd explores exactly these kinds of questions in her work with the akashic records. I first met Tiffani at a women's retreat in Oakland and we instantly connected... I was so curious to learn about her work as an intuitive and spiritual healer and wondered how she supports her clients to reconnect with their past lives.

Today's episode is full with wisdom for your spirit and soul growth. If you believe that your soul is here for a purpose (to learn, grow and ascend) this conversation is for you!

"Magic is not this big thing that is out in the sky, it is right here. It is through our every day actions that we create the change we need for ourselves in our lives."

In this episode we discussed:

• How Tiffani discovered her spiritual path and psychic abilities
• What are the akashic records - and how do we access them?
• Tiffani's insights on ascension, soul growth and "Earth school" ~ why we are constantly growing and expanding and reaching new levels of ascension
• Empowerment through intimate self-connection

Stay in Touch with Tiffani:

• Email: t.blissfullone@gmail.com
• The Boutique Soul Center Tiffani is Collaboratively Creating in Las Vegas: Spiritandspark.com
• Ascension Matters Facebook Group
• Facebook

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I am so excited and honored to be sharing this episode with you today with Mahita Gorris. I met Mahita last December in 2017 when I was at Amma’s ashram in India ~ one of the places I write about in my book href="http://bit.ly/mr-justbe">Just Be.

Seven years had passed since my first visit at Amma’s ashram and I was so excited to go back to one of my favorite spots - the meditation beach.

This was a beautiful stretch of beach front on the Arabian Sea where I used to cherish the sunrises and sunsets practicing yoga, writing in my journal and drinking chai.

I imagined what it would be like to arrive again at this very spot. I was hoping for union. Merging. Expansion. Love.

But at first all I saw was a recycling center erected in the very place I used to sit. Trash was everywhere. Mountains of it, waiting to be sorted. My first reaction was that I was pissed. My ego was on fire.

How could they do this? To this sacred spot? Where I remembered my heart?

Trash, just trash. Everywhere.

And then, of course, I was assigned seva (selfless service) at this very recycling center. And I met the woman Mahita who was one of the few pioneering waste management in India. And as I showed up ready to work with the trash, she showed me what 3 months of soft plastic waste looked like at the ashram. (Not including water bottles, which are a hard plastic)

It was enormous. It was a mountain. And there was no where to put it.

Every few months, there was a small chance a truck would come to pick it up to sell it. But otherwise it would go back into the earth...Taking thousands of years to degrade.

Then I really felt my heart. And I saw how I was contributing to it all. How we all are. And how in the West we often just don't see it. We know it's happening, but it's not staring us in the face, the way it was staring at me here.

Then she told me of how every moment she is sorting trash, she thinks of how the breeze caresses her skin. And how the sight of the ocean reminds her of her sacred work for Mother Earth. How sorting trash is her worship to this mother. Even though she was knee deep in garbage, she knew it was all worth it. For her mother. For our beautiful planet.

After I had my first seva experience here, I sat next to the ocean, and I watched the sunset, amidst the trash, and I really let myself feel my heart. Feel the pain. I cried. I knew what it was to feel truly humble. And helpless. And to not know. And underneath all of that, I understood what it was to feel true devotion. For this mother. For this planet. For the awakening of our souls. And this, was true union. Merging. Love. Just what I was longing for….

I was lucky to sit down and talk with Mahita about her experience with creating the recycling center at Amma’s, the current state of the world when it comes to waste management, and what we can actually do to make a difference.

We recorded this interview over Skype while Mahita was at the ashram and I was back in the states - so you may hear the sound of rickshaws and other sounds of India in the background.

This conversation touched me deeply and is a topic I believe we should all be aware of….

In this episode we discussed:

• How Mahita met Amma & began the path of Sanatana Dharma
• How she started the recycling center at the ashram
• The difference between seva and karma yoga
• What is soft plastic and how did it originate?
• Where plastic goes & the current problems we are facing in India and the world
• The health concerns of using plastic
• What we can actually do to make a difference

"For Westerners, the most effective way to serve the waste (issue) is to stop generating it. Devote yourself as much a possible to bulk reuse items and be a part of this new revolution of consumers responsibly refusing pathetic packaging."

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A few weeks ago I attended my first Tantra class with Rosalie Amber Grace. While many of us associate Tantra with sexuality, I've learned it is much more about a way of being in the world. I see tantra as an approach to life ~ embracing all, being fully present, and allowing the material world (including our sexuality) to be a pathway to awakening.

I felt so nourished from the sweet & simple practices Rosalie shared with us in her class that I invited her to be on the podcast to share with all of you.

Rosalie has also had years of training as a doula and fertility awareness educator, so I hope you enjoy this rich information full with wisdom of the womb.

Happy listening!

"For me tantra really illustrates this truth that we don't have to change ourselves to be spiritual...We don't have to be someone that we are not. It's exactly in our present experience right now that we discover the love and bliss that we are longing for. We can use any experience as a portal to that place."

In this episode we discussed:

• Rosalie's story of losing her mom at a young age and her path of discovering herself as a woman and sexual, awakened being
• All about Fertility Awareness ~ how to be in tune with your cycle for both fertility and natural contraception
• Tantra - what is it and how do we practice it?
• A womb meditation and practices for womb healing and connection

Stay in touch with Rosalie

• Website
• Instagram

Other links in this episode:

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
• Kindara Fertility Tracker App

   Rosalie Grace is a Tantrika, Fertility Awareness & Sexual Health Educator, Full Spectrum Doula, and devotee of the divine feminine muse. She teaches empowered contraception, body sovereignty and womb wellness, and facilitates awakening to the natural bliss and ecstasy of the body through tantric based embodiment practices for women and men. She believes all wombs are temples and all bodies are a portal to the divine.
  

She loves to spend time in the forest, rivers, and mountains, singing to the beauty of the earth.

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga.

Intuition, stories, and voices from women leaders

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    When I first started my business as an entrepreneur I quickly learned there were A LOT of fears I would encounter. Everything from being seen, presenting and teaching, to looking at my relationship to money, charging from my services, leading a webinar for the first time ~ there was so much that made me want to run away and hide.

If only I had Kate's new book,The Courage Habit, when I started this wild journey of following my heart...!

But luckily, I did have the support of people I loved, and I was able to call upon my courage, and face many of my fears.

In this conversation Kate shares about the research behind our fears and what holds us back from living courageously. She also shares a four part process for courage, and the fears she still faces today.

This is a great episode for all you entrepreneurs, coaches and writers, as we both share our experiences of growing a team and publishing a book.

In this episode we discussed:

• Kate's personal journey with perfectionism, change, and creating her business
• What Kate has learned about courage and fear
• The common places Kate sees people get stuck
• Kate's four-part process for courage
• More about her newly released book, The Courage Habit
• The journey of releasing a book (we both share our stories) and Kate's current growing edge

"Your fear is a wound and it just wants to heal. The more you can offer opportunities for healing to your fear instead of trying to push it away or telling it to shut up, the more it heals. And the more you will see that it just says things when it's afraid."

Stay in Touch with Kate:

• Web
• Instagram
• FB
• Community

Kate Swoboda is creator of YourCourageousLife.com, Director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification at TribeCLCC.com and author of The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life. She helps individuals, teams, and companies see where old, fear-based habits have kept people stuck or started to limit what’s possible for an organization, and then start creating more courageous lives by getting into “the courage habit,” a four-part process for behavioral and organizational change.

Kate has appeared in MindBodyGreen, Entrepreneur, USA Today, Forbes, Lifetime Moms, The Intelligent Optimist, Business Insider, and more, and her website Your Courageous Lifewas named a top-50 blog for happiness by Greatist. She’s spoken at conferences and seminars on the topic of courage as it relates to personal development, releasing overwhelm, business and marketing, money mindset, wellness, increasing emotional resilience, and healthy goal-setting using habit-formation techniques.

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After being on birth control pills for years growing up, Jaime Morocco was surprised to discover her natural menstrual cycle did not return when she went off of them. After years of focusing on fitness, this brought up a new question, "What do I need to do to bring my body back into balance?"

Jaime discovered that over-exercising and dietary restrictions were at the root of not having her period. After trying many protocols including gaining back weight and adding more healthy fats into her diet she was able to find that balance.

Jaime is passionate about supporting others to connect to their intuition and inner wisdom when it comes to feeling good in their body.

We also discussed the power of manifestation, pursuing our dreams as entrepreneurs and the journey of marriage in our conversation.

In this episode we discussed:

• Jaime's story: her journey of healing and why she left the world of Silicon Valley & moved in with her parents and boyfriend at age 30 in order to pursue her dreams of entrepreneurship
• Coming into acceptance with the divine timing of life
• The power of manifestation (& letting go of outcomes)
• How connecting to your intuition and feminine energy can guide your body back to health
• The impact that our eating choices, and what's underneath those choices, have on our overall wellbeing
• The fact that it is OK to love your body as it is - right now

"We have to appreciate how much our body does for us, second by second. Our body is doing a thousand things for us right now as we sit. Bringing that awareness inside is really helpful...Those little things are so important. And in that sense, there is SO much to be grateful for."

Stay in touch with Jaime:

• Website
• Instagram

Jaime Morocco is an expert weight loss coach and online personal trainer. She specializes in helping women bust through their weight loss plateaus and finally create the body that looks AND feels how they want it to. Jaime is a former Silicon Valley techie turned passionate entrepreneur - a self-proclaimed hustler with a heart.

She believes in empowering people to be their greatest versions of themselves - which begins with how we take care of and FEEL in our bodies. She is also currently pursuing advanced nutrition degrees in Nutritional Therapy & Functional Diagnostic Nutrition.

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I met MacKenzie sophomore year of high school, and it has been amazing to watch her journey unfold over the years to where she is now. After dedicating her entire life to swimming, on the path to be in the Olympics, life took a surprising turn, and she was asked to surrender those plans. After taking some time to grieve what she thought her life would be, she created a new dream.

Before she knew it she was participating in her very first pageant to be Miss District of Columbia, and to her surprise, she won. She went on to compete in Miss USA and soon after graduated from Columbia University with an MBA.

In our conversation we also talk about MacKenzie's life growing up ~ what she learned from her father, Ernest Green, who faced extreme adversity and racism in his life when he became the first black man to graduate from what was one of the nation's largest all-white high schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.

MacKenzie's story reminds us to stay strong in the face of adversity, always remember our dreams and reminds us we are often so much more capable than we could ever imagine.

"You don't get a testimony without a test. When you are in those storms, when it feels like everything around is falling apart, or that it is too much to handle - know that whatever you believe in wouldn't give you more than you can handle. Look at it like 'wow, this is one heck of a storm, and it will be one heck of rainbow.' "

In this episode we discussed:

• MacKenzie's reflections on Beyonce’s epic performance at Coachella
• How letting go of an identity ~ dreams of being an Olympic swimmer ~ allowed MacKenzie to open to new opportunities and growth
• MacKenzie's journey of becoming Miss DC and a top participant in Miss USA
• The impact MacKenzie's father, Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine & the first black man to graduate from the one of the nation's largest all-white high schools impacted her life
• Cyber bullying and the vulnerability that comes with being in the public eye
• MacKenzie's journey to body positive thinking
• How the fear of success can often hold us back more than our fear of failure
• The gifts in our challenges

Stay in touch with MacKenzie:

• Twitter
• Instagram
• Facebook

MacKenzie Green is a graduate of Columbia Business School with a concentration in entertainment and marketing. MacKenzie is the Vice President of the Media Management Association conference, member of Hermes Society, a Lord Laidlaw Scholar, and social media ambassador for Columbia Business School. Previously she interned with Harper’s Bazaar Magazine as an assistant to the Editor In Chief, Paramount Pictures (Worldwide and Domestic Market Research), and spent the fall with NBCU Ad Sales on Lifestyle brands

She is a graduate of the University of Miami, with a double major in broadcast journalism and sports administration and on the Provost Honor Roll. While at UM she was named station manager at UMTV, the first African American and first female to hold this position in the 29-year history of the station. She also held duties as UMTV-News Vision Lead Sports Anchor (Emmy-nominated); Sports Desk Commentator; Feature Reporter for which she won two SunCoast Emmys. She was also a UM Alumni Association Ambassador; and EDGE Reporter for the Miami Hurricane campus newspaper.

She serves as a board member for the University of Miami Young Alumni Council. She served on the National board for the National Council of Negro Women, serving as Young Adult Vice Chair. Additionally she was a UCLA Riordan MBA Fellow, served as the 2013 Class Chair and Riordan Gala Co-manager. To commemorate the 57th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Ms. Green was awarded the Legacy Award by the Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute, cited as a “Legend in the Making.”

Some of her charitable services have included: The Links Inc., Capital City Chapter; The Sisterhood LA; Relay For Life, team captain; Georgetown University Hospital, patient advocate; Washington Hospital Center, physical therapy volunteer; Reading Is Fundamental Book Drive; Juvenile Diabetes Association; Television Advocacy; and Metropolitan AME Church, Junior Stewardess, WDC.

At 21, she graced the runway for the very first time as a beauty pageant contestant, winning the swimsuit and evening gown categories on her way to the premier top honor—Miss DC USA 2010, and competing on the Miss USA stage on NBC. She has championed teen self-esteem and health and fitness for low income families, all under the umbrella of education and inclusion.

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Talking with Lisa was like a deep breath of fresh air. I felt a total permission to slow down, remember my body, my breath and my heart.

For all of you who have been moving fast, trying to "do it all", just waiting for that moment to have a sacred pause, you are going to love taking this time to surrender to the feminine in this conversation with Lisa today.

I hope you enjoy the show!

"This quality of magnetic, shakti, potency came from me learning to love myself, me learning to delight in the birthright of my own sacred sensual self as a woman."

In this episode we discussed:

• How Lisa shifted from a lifestyle of overachieving to finding balance with her feminine essence
• A turning point in her life when she had two miscarriages and how that brought her deeper on her path
• Sacred Sensuality and tapping into our Feminine Power
• Finding Balance as Modern Day Lovers, Mother and Leaders
• The miracle of being invited to be on "Oprah" to talk about tantra with her past husband
• A guided embodiment practice to connect to your innate feminine essence
• Embracing aging and the body as we grow and change

Stay in Touch with Lisa:

• Lisa's Website
• She Source Podcast

Lisa Schrader, the Founder of Awakening Shakti, has impacted the lives of thousands of women for almost two decades as a workshop leader, author, speaker and coach. Her work has been featured on Oprah, Oxygen and VH1. She is on the faculty of The Shift Network where she has hosted the global Shakti Summit on “Sensuality, Sex and the Sacred.” She is the author of "Kama Sutra 52: A Year's Worth of the Best Positions for Passion and Pleasure" from Quiver Books. She also has a private practice supporting clients worldwide and is recognized as a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation. She lives a life rich with deep relationships, connection to nature and abundant joy in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California.

www.AwakeningShakti.com

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Special Announcement: The Sovereign Circle begins on May 2, 2018: A 9 Month Feminine Leadership Initiation + High Priestess Sisterhood. Only a Few Spaces Left! Find All the Details At http://Risingwomenleaders.com

I had such a great response from the Unearth Your Unique Brilliance webinar I shared a few weeks ago, that I decided to share another webinar I recorded from last summer all about ABUNDANCE.

In this episode you'll learn:

• 10 Feminine Practices for an Abundant Life
• Ancient Body Wisdom Teachings to Increase Your Magnetism
• How to Clear the Space for What You Truly Love
• The Role of the Queen and Higher Self
• A Feminine Approach to Manifestation
• A Look inside The Sovereign Circle (http://risingwomenleaders.com)

"In the feminine model, it's all about responding to life with love. And with that, we can take the art of manifestation a level deeper, using practices that involve not only our mind, but also our body."

I would like to attribute a few of the beautiful teachings in this webinar to the woman I mention a few times in the episode, my mentor, teacher and guide, Marin Bach Antonson. Her work is incredible and has been a huge catalyst for me to honor the Sacred Feminine in my life. I highly recommend you check out her work. <3

Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga |

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The truth is racism still exists. It exists in our subconscious - as a memory in our bodies from our ancestry. It exists from past traumas of our ancestors still yearning to be healed. It exists in our conditioning, our society and how many of us were raised...

Many people have been in denial of its existence, but with Trump taking office, what has seemed to be under the surface for many has only become more and more real. People of color have seen and experienced it all along, and thankfully, more and more of us have been waking up to this truth.

Not long after I set the intention to further educate myself about white privilege and racism, I received an email out of the blue from a friend I haven't talked to in years ...connecting me to Michelle and her work.

So what can we do? I sat down to talk with Michelle Johnson to learn more about privilege, oppression and racism and her unique approach of integrating the teachings of yoga with social justice. I am so grateful to share her wisdom with you all today.

“Racism is not just impacting people of color. The system of oppression is not just harming people of color, it's harming all of us because we are connected. We’re just not conditioned to see that connection.”

In this episode we discussed:

• Michelle's story: What it was like growing up and feeling different and not fitting in
• Michelle's definitions of privilege and oppression
• How Michelle integrates healing and embodiment into anti-racism trainings
• How to approach the discomfort, fear and emotional charge of race conversations
• About Michelle's new book, Skill in Action
• Actual steps we can take to create change in our world and way of being
• The role of speaking up on behalf of everyone even when we ourselves are not the oppressed
• Michelle's vision of hope and how she stays motivated in a world where there is still so much suffering and injustice

“One must be connected with their breath to feel their body. A connection to the body allows one to feel their heart. A connection with the heart allows one to become clear about their values so that they may connect with their humanity. When one sees their own humanity and realizes that others are suffering around them they have the opportunity to connect with the oneness of all beings and our shared humanity. From the breath, body, heart and awareness of humanity, one must take action. No one can exist without taking action. Skill in Action.”

~ from Michelle's Book, Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World

Stay in touch with Michelle:

• Michelle's Website
• Michelle's Book on Amazon

From Michelle:

I have a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, spirit and heart. My awareness of the world through my experience as a black woman allows me to know, first hand how privilege and power operate. I understand the toll that oppression can take on individuals and the collective physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

I am a social justice warrior, empath, yoga teacher and practitioner and an intuitive healer. Whether in an anti-oppression training, yoga space, individual or group intuitive healing session, healing and wholeness are at the center of how I approach all of my work in the world. I've spent many years on the front lines of justice movements craving a space for healing through ritual, ceremony and sacred practice. While working in many non-profits with missions focused on justice I didn't find a space that centered healing as a tool to create justice. So, I created my own space and way of working.

I create healing spaces in many different ways working with individuals and groups. I lead anti-racism trainings, yoga workshops focused on the intersection of justice and yoga and I offer intuitive healing sessions to support social justice workers, healers and activists who are on the front lines and struggling with how to sustain themselves as they do their good work in the world.

I have a background as a licensed clinical social worker and I have been teaching yoga for ten years. I began my own teacher training in 2014 and recently wrote a book about yoga and justice, Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World. I inspire change that allows people to stand in their humanity and wholeness in a world that fragments most of us. There are myriad of ways to work with me. I hope to support you on your healing journey and path towards wholeness in whatever capacity allows you to live your fullest life.

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Personal growth, intuition, stories, voice, women, yoga, feminine leadership, spirituality, online business, and meditation

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Special Announcement: The Sovereign Circle: A 9-Month Feminine Leadership Program and High Priestess Sisterhood is Now Open for Enrollment! Learn more and consider joining us this May (risingwomenleaders.com) It's hard to put into words how much gratitude I have for the wisdom I have learned from Mary Magdalene through the channeling of Mercedes Kirkel. From the moment Mercedes' book,Mary Magdalene Beckons landed in my hands, all the questions I was holding in my heart began to find their answers...

Questions like: Why am I here? What is my mission? How can I serve our planet and the rise of the divine feminine? all began to come together with such clarity.

I am honored to share this conversation with Mercedes with you today. I hope the wisdom she shares is of service to you, and your growth.

May we continue on this path of ascension, rising together in unity.

With all my blessings,

Meredith

"Outside events of life don’t cause our feelings, they cause us to get disconnected from our divinity. And when we are disconnected, these feelings show up to help us get reconnected."

In this episode we discussed:

• How Mercedes knew she was a channel for higher forces and how she strengthened that ability and skill
• In an essence: Mary Magdalene’s message for humanity at this time
• Mary's process for feeling our pain
• Her first connection with Mary
• Mercedes experiences with going to sacred sites in France related to Mary Magdalene
• What it was like sharing her own personal experiences with tantra in her second book, Sublime Union
• What challenges she has faced this year and how she is overcoming them
• A real time channeled message from Mary Magdalene for listeners

Stay in touch with Mercedes:

• Website
• Books: Mary Magdalene Beckons and Sublime Union

Mercedes Kirkel is an award-winning author and channel for Mary Magdalene. In 2010, Mary Magdalene began coming to Mercedes daily, giving extraordinary messages for humanity's spiritual growth. These messages became two best-selling books. The first book, titled Mary Magdalene Beckons, describes how to live in your heart and unite your Feminine and Masculine. The second book, titledSublime Union, contains Mary’s instruction on sacred sexuality, along with Mercedes’s fascinating story of engaging the practices with her partner.All of Mary Magdalene’s messages are universal and are not affiliated with any religion.

Mercedes offers online courses, private sessions via phone and Skype, and Yeshua-Magdalene Love Retreats. Learn more at www.mercedeskirkel.com.

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::Are you ready to shine?:: I received so many sweet messages about the webinar I led last week, that I decided to share it with you on the podcast! In this free class I cover tools to:

• TAP INTO YOUR UNLIMITED POTENTIAL
• UNTETHER YOURSELF FROM OLD STORIES AND LIMITING BELIEFS
• SHINE LIKE THE DIAMOND YOU REALLY ARE...

YOU'LL ALSO LEARN: * 3 Steps to Uncover and Heal Whatever is Holding You Back from Shining in Your Unique Brilliance * Tools to Feel Difficult Emotions as A Pathway to Freedom and Unlimited Potential (With Guidance From Mary Magdalene) * How to Identify Core Beliefs Formed in Memories From the Past * The Foundations of EFT Tapping Therapy and Matrix Re-imprinting

I hope you enjoy it!

Love,

Meredith

P.S. The Sovereign Circle ~ A 9-Month Feminine Leadership Program + High Priestess Sisterhood (Limited to 12 women) is coming soon! Sign up at risingwomenleaders.com to be the first to find out when enrollment opens :)

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What I learned from Maga in this episode was truly transformative. I had just gone through a week on my moon cycle, trying to push myself to get clear on a schedule for the next month of business promotions, but literally all I wanted to do was stay in bed. It was so hard for me to feel motivated and get clear on what was coming. I kept wondering why I wasn't able to "get my act together."

Then magically, a few days after my moon time, a surge of energy rushed through me and I was more productive than ever. Suddenly I had the mental clarity to take steps forward and was able to make a clear schedule for the following month.

It wasn't until I talked to Maga that I realized this was all related to where I was in my cycle. Learning the archetypes for each phase of a woman's menstrual cycle was so enlightening to my path as an in-tune Priestess and Business woman. I now saw a way I could use these two aspects of myself to support each other.

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What a relief it was - To realize there are times of the month where I just need to let myself go totally inwards and be a hermit, and times of the month that will be completely aligned for me to have the mental clarity to see into the future and take action. I had heard this kind of wisdom before, but something about how Maga shared it really "clicked" for me.

I think this wisdom of becoming more in tune with your womb and cycles is a true gift to every woman. I hope you enjoy the episode!

“The awareness of the cycle builds a sense of self trust. You know that no matter what is going on around you, you have this intimate understanding of what your inner landscape is doing so you can lead from a place of authenticity.”

In this episode we discussed:

• Maga's recent journey of conscious uncoupling and her decision to cut off her hair
• Living in alignment with your womb and menstrual cycle
• The different archetypes for each phase of your cycle as a woman
• The Spiritual qualities of a woman's menstruation and practical strategies to plan a workflow around your cycle.
• Feminine embodiment
• How vulnerability plays a part in emergent leadership
• The role of desire in a woman's self-actualization

SPECIAL GIFT FROM MAGA: Receive your very own cycle tracking chart >right here. Stay in touch with Maga:

• Website
• Instagram @magaofgaia

Maga is a divine feminine leadership coach that activates highly-sensitive women to come alive in their desire, lead with confidence, and remember how to live in alignment with their menstrual cycles in order to birth their creative businesses into the world. As a sound and energy practitioner, Maga also magically weaves her voice work and energy healing into the women's circles she facilitates that guide women to reconnect to their bodies, voices and their unique feminine spirituality. She believes that all women are Radiant and strives to support them to shine in all she does.

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One of the things I loved most about sitting down to talk with Erin was when we touched on the topic of comparing ourselves to other women. I think one of the deepest wounds that can really be a challenge when stepping into true sisterhood and community is when we get stuck comparing ourselves to other people. It brings us right into the question of wondering, is there really enough for everyone?

How can we be so similar to each other, carry a similar mission and still be special and unique? These are just some of the questions we explored in this week's episode.

We also discussed our shared journeys of navigating chronic pain and how that relates to being an empath, Erin's definitions of a "starseed" and "priestess" and which plant spirits will guide you into a deeper embodied experience of abundance.

"Are people healed? Are people hearing the cosmic song? Are people vibrant and thriving in their bodies? Are people moving joyfully, dancing through their day to the grocery store? No! The job is not done and we need more people on the team!"

The universe would not give so many people the same mission unless it was a mission that was so big it couldn't be done by just one person...

In this episode we discussed:

• Erin's journey with fibromyalgia and isolation to finding her place in connection with the land, plant spirits and community
• When surrender is the most powerful tool
• Ancestral ties & cycles of the inner Feminine and Masculine
• The medicine of connecting with sacred land
• Healing in community
• Comparison & the limiting unspoken agreements between women
• Plants as Spirit Guides and which plants will support you to have an embodied experience of abundance
• The gifts of Kava
• Erin's definition of "Starseed" & "Priestess"
• How to have spiritual devotion AND a family

Stay in touch with Erin:

• http://www.activeculturefamily.com
• Starseed Survival Guide Podcast
• Follow on instagram @activeculturefamily

Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman is a Plant Spirit Medicine Practitioner, Ritualist, Goddess Scholar, Mother and Artist. Best known as the director of Active Culture Family, Erin walks a path of community stewardship and service to Gaia through her rolls as lead facilitator of the Medicine Mandala Green Magic Apprenticeship program, and as Priestess of Bridge Temple, a remote off-grid mystery school, healing sanctuary, culture farm, and library of earth magic located on sacred land in the Cleveland National Forest of San Diego, CA

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When Amanda Johnson and I found each other we saw so many parallels in our journeys - writing and publishing our first books, running a crowdfunding campaign to do so, taking steps to be more visible and share our stories and the journey of remembering we are truly worthy of our dreams…

If you’ve ever felt inspired to write a book, are ready to release the judgments of your own inner critic, or follow your true heart’s desires, this conversation is for you.

In this episode we discussed:

• Amanda’s experience of writing and birthing a book
• Her journey of “becoming enough” and what “enough” means to her
• The role of desire in our lives
• The inner critic ~ how to speak with her to gain the wisdom she is here to give
• The Heroine’s Journey and how we often “reject the call” before following our heart’s desires
• Leaving a marriage after choosing to trust and listen to her inner voice
• The grace and flow of life takes on when you start listening to your intuition
• How Amanda and I handle comparison with other women in the realm of entrepreneurship and social media
• The books Amanda plans on writing next!

Stay in touch with Amanda:

• Amanda’s website: www.amandajohnson.tv
• @beingamandaj (social media handle for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)
• Amanda’s book: www.becomingenoughbook.com

Amanda Johnson has one mission: to inspire recovering perfectionists and over-thinkers turn their critic into their ally so they can reveal their wholeness within and go from “never enough” to “always okay.”

Amanda is an author, teacher, and radio show host with more than 10 years of experience performing, educating, facilitating, and consulting. Her passion for inspiring others—be it a 2nd-grader or a CEO—and ability to connect with those she interacts with are unleashed by her wit, charm, and eloquence, making her message resonate deeply with her audience—to reveal your wholeness within and go from “never enough” to “always okay.”

She shares her message in writings, videos, group training programs, and her weekly Being Inspired radio show so people can recognize their wholeness and start being good with being them.

You can learn more and receive some free goodies when you sign up on her website. She can also be found on social media @beingamandaj.

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“The objects we have in our house are incredibly emotionally charged. The things we buy to numb ourselves or fit in, they can make us feel stagnant or obligated and we bring that energy into our home.”

One of my secret loves is home decoration. Last summer I went through a huge purge after reading the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It brought me such a sense of peace in my home that I actually had the women in my program The Sovereign Circle go through the exercise too!

It was a joy to sit down with Maggie Minor of Maggie Minor Designs in the latest RWL podcast episode to discuss the deeper emotional layers that are involved in the decluttering process. She shares how we need to address the void that comes when decluttering and invites us to ask, “How do we avoid just filling it up again with stuff?” Maggie shares her experiences of sitting with the discomfort of growing, evolving and letting go of the need to fill the void with more stuff to create space for greater joy and inner and outer alignment. She also shares about her recent big leap moving across the country, listening to her body’s wisdom, and the time she spent in the Peace Corps. I hope you enjoy the show!

“Our homes are a three-dimensional vision board. So if we design our space to be in alignment with what we want, we are gonna get their quicker. It’s going to create flow in our lives.”

In this episode we discussed:

• How joining the Peace Corps and living in Bulgaria informed Maggie’s life today
• Life transitions and taking a leap ~ listening to inner guidance to move across the country
• An exercise to connect with your inner knowing about making a a hard decision
• The emotional cleanse that comes with decluttering your life
• Resolving emotions and stories we carry with forgiveness work
• Curating your space to increase focus and a positive mindset
• How home decor can improve your mood and the areas of your house to focus on first
• Her book about being a humanitarian worker
• Sharing a space with someone else and how to navigate designing the home together

“You always know the right answer…If we align ourselves with our bodies, and let the fear leave our bodies, the answers will appear. They are not always the answers we want, but they are always the right answers.”

Links in this episode:

• Maggie’s Website: http://maggieminordesigns.com
• Iyanla Vanzant Forgiveness Course - https://www.ownlifeclasses.com/pages/iyanla-vanzant
• Tony Robbins Gratitude & Resolution Exercise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-1mxzHlEKI

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Maggie Minor believes that what we surround ourselves with has a profound affect on our subconscious and that by simply making a few changes in our home décor we can uplift ourselves and open up our mind to new possibilities. She is the founder of Maggie Minor Designs, a resource for room designs and artwork that provides bold women with the resources to homes and offices that inspire them.

In her former life, Maggie spent almost 15 years traveling the world…as a graduate student in Australia, a student and backpacker in Europe, a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria and a humanitarian worker working in Asia and Africa. Her memoir, Adventures of a Curious Sculptor, recounts her long journey from adventurer to artist….and her appreciation for all of the beauty that surrounds us.

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It was such a blessing to sit down with Sabrina Riccio in this week's RWL podcast episode. Sabrina laid down truth bomb after truth bomb, telling it like it is with authenticity and fierce love. If you are feeling the call to "wake up" and release the blocks that have been holding you back from standing in your full, radiant truth, this episode is for you.

"If you don't honor yourself, people aren't going to honor you. Standing your ground is about honoring what you are truly feeling. That takes courage - to dive in and see what you're really feeling. A lot of people don't do that. A lot of people are scared of feeling." In this episode we discussed:

• Sabrina's story of getting struck by lightning + the spiritual shift that happened afterwards
• Sabrina's story of watching the eclipse in Oregon this past summer
• The rise of the feminine, the goddess, the creatrix of all life
• • the power of Mary Magdalene
• The importance of self-care, slowing down and honoring our feelings
• Honoring the journey + trusting the process, embracing all facets of the human experience
• The spiritual experience of buying her first home in Joshua Tree
• Fostering a relationship with spirit
• Letting go of "being a warrior" and becoming
• Her three year sabbatical of healing: visiting John of God, reading A Course in Miracles, becoming a coach and Kundalini yoga teacher
• Her dreams of writing a book

"The struggle isn't real. You have the choice with your actions. Are you actually doing things that bring you joy? Are you actually doing things that make you feel whole? Are you actually living your dreams? or Are you working towards achieving them?"

Connect with Sabrina:

Check out her latest e-course, Stay Woke

• Instagram
• Website

  Sabrina Riccio (Shiv Inder Kaur) is the internationally known Soulistic Alchemist and Spirit Guide behind Shamanessa Goddessa. Catalyzing and anchoring a conscious paradigm shift, Sabrina's work empowers souls to reclaim their power by being real, being authentic, and embracing vulnerability. Sabrina believes we anchor the Sacred Reunion of the Divine Masculine & Divine Feminine within by learning to honor and transmute our shadows through the practice of unconditional self-love and through radical forgiveness.

As an Aquarian Priestess, she has held workshops at some of the world’s greatest festivals including Burning Man, Bhakti Fest, and Desert Hearts. Her passion for Kundalini Yoga, Spirit Medicine, Psychedelics, and self-study has allowed her to support those who are on the path of living and creating a balanced, conscious life.

As a soulistic alchemist, Sabrina works with plant medicines, Kundalini mantra, and reiki infused luna love and light to support sacred spaces with her Shamanic Dream apothecary line to help you live in ceremony. She is the host of the Sovereign Goddess Podcast helping medicine women and goddesspreneurs build their queendom with grace. Sabrina also offers ecourses and Kundalini Yoga Meditation experiences to help people cultivate a daily practice.

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"Integrity matters. If you are in integrity, timing will be on your side." It was an honor to sit down with renowned author and yoga teacher Elena Brower in the latest Rising Women Leaders podcast episode. We spoke of her journey: discovering yoga, becoming a teacher, finding her voice and more recently letting go of addiction, stepping into her power as a wellness advocate and team leader for doTERRA and the beauty that comes when you step into your highest alignment. We spoke of the power of when a woman steps into wealth and abundance, how to honor our grief and pain, and what to let go of to deepen our personal practices.

There is in an elegance and grace with everything Elena creates. I hope you enjoy today's show... Be sure to check out her new journal, Practice You as well as her other offerings listed below.

In this episode we discussed:

• Discovering the path of yoga
• Finding your voice as a teacher
• Being a mom and how that relates to spiritual growth and practice
• Elena's journey with addiction, sobriety and recovery
• Her thoughts on stepping into wealth"...how absolutely perfect it is to be financially independent as a woman, and how important it is to be that example for many many thousands if not millions of other women..."
• Her love of essential oils
• Elena's favorite morning rituals
• The rise of the feminine & awakening of our collective consciousness
• Her new journal, "Practice You"
• Healing from the loss of her mother and thoughts on moving through grief and pain
• The importance of the early morning hours for personal practice

Connect with Elena:

• Elena's Website
• Elena on instagram
• Buy Her New Journal, Practice You
• The Yoga Collection made in collaboration with doTERRA Essential Oils
• Self-Care for Women: Practices for Resilience & Grace

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Elena Brower is a renowned author, yoga teacher and speaker. Influenced by several yoga traditions including Parayoga and Katonah Yoga, she is recognized internationally for her expertise in combining physical alignment and the art of attention. Since 1998, Elena has been offering these practices as a vehicle for approaching our world with realistic reverence and gratitude. She is the author of Art of Attention, a yoga workbook that has been translated into six languages and the creator of Teach.yoga, a virtual home for yoga teachers worldwide. Her new book, Practice You, will be out in September 2017 from Sounds True.

Elena is also an executive producer of On Meditation: Documenting the Inner Journey, a film that intimately explores meditation experiences, and has contributed to the Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, and Yoga Journal. Experience Elena's filmed practices on YogaGl, and her Audio Meditations on elenabrower.com/meditation.

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Just days ago this amazing woman, Katie Burke gave birth to her second child. I was lucky to sit down with Katie in early September when she was 32 weeks pregnant to hear about her role as a Priestess, the birth of her first child, and navigating marriage, a business, and family all while being on a personal growth journey of ascension and awakening.

Sitting down to talk with Katie felt like reuniting with an old friend. I decided to share the video of our conversation today as well so you can get a behind-the-scenes look into our intimate conversation.

In this episode we discussed:

• The magic of conceiving and giving birth to her first child
• What it means (to Katie) to be a Priestess
• Moving through fear and doubt around claiming the role of the Priestess
• Mary Magdalene, Isis and the guides that came to Katie during her awakening
• How to navigate your personal growth while being in a marriage
• Tips on making it through hard times in a relationship while being on an awakening path together
• How to connect with your guides and open your own channels of communication with divine guidance and intuition
• What's to come in Katie's business

Stay in touch with Katie:

• Katie's Website
• Instagram

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Formally a digital marketing guru and graduate student of strategic communication, Katie Burke began her Divine Feminine Awakening and remembering when she conceived her daughter. This journey of self-healing and radical self-worth led to the Modern Priestess Movement and her own self-actualization.

Katie administers the Feminine expression of Christ Consciousness coming from the spiritual traditions of Mary Magdalene, and the Ancient Egyptian Teachings of Isis & Hathor. She currently is pregnant with her second child and enjoying the summer with her daughter and leading bi-monthly meditations with her partner, Ben Burke.

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"As mothers, we are the baseline frequency of the nation. I strongly believe that everything that is conceived of on planet Earth is because of the mother." I'm so grateful to introduce you today to Myrah Peñaloza, clothing designer, mother, and Kundalini yoga teacher. I first discovered Myrah on instagram @myrahpenaloza and quickly fell in love with the intention, beauty and authenticity of her posts.

I followed along on the journey of her pregnancy and excitedly read her birth story after her daughter Soleil was born.

Myrah reminds us of the power we have to create change in the world as women and mothers and I'm excited to share her wisdom with you all today.

"Becoming a mother showed me what a BIG responsibility we have on planet Earth." In the episode we discuss:

• How Myrah found kundalini yoga and how it changed her life
• The importance of personal practice as a yoga teacher
• What Myrah learned from her teacher Gurumukh
• The biggest lesson Myrah has learned from becoming a mother
• Balancing having a biz and a new baby
• How she navigated post-partum depression
• What women’s circles have brought to her life
• What's coming in her new line of Kundalini yoga gowns

Stay in touch with Myrah:

• Watch Bloom Festival on RAMA tv
• The Bloom Retreat in Spain this February

Websites:

• www.myrah.yoga - Clothing Line
• www.itstimetobloom.com - Festival
• www.lalunasocial.com - Women’s Circles

Social:

• @myrahpenaloza
• @lalunasocial
• @itstimetobloom

Myrah recently followed her heart from California to Canada. She is a Clothing designer, Kundalini Yoga lover & educator, she is obsessed with banana pancakes, sharing tea, her 7 month old (on the 20th) daughter Soleil & women's circles. Myrah is the co-founder of Edmonton, AB based BLOOM Festival which is celebrating its 5th Annual production October 5th-8th. Her Kundalini Yoga inspired clothing line has been adorned by woman across the entire globe. She has also founded a women’s circle network that is in 5 different countries called La Luna Social. Myrah has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for close to 10 years and has taken over 900hrs of Yoga Teacher Training. She has led retreats around the world and is currently planning a retreat in Spain called The Bloom Retreat in February 2017. Her mission is to create space, opportunities and experiences to empower woman.

Read more at http://meredithrom.com

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After three years of making very little money in her business as a psychic, Anastasia Holland got serious about learning business strategy and putting herself out there.

She had an idea: to have conscious conversations with women about their relationship to money. She was genuinely curious about how these women she admired got to where they were. How did they make it all work?

So she launched her first summit, "Worthy" and within a few weeks her business catapulted.

The clients started coming in more than ever before. She announced a mentorship program and watched her income skyrocket.

But it wasn't all easy. There were upper limits Anastasia had to learn to navigate. Then there was some serious burnout she had to recover from.

But along the way, she discovered what brought her true joy...

From Anastasia:

"My whole perspective of life has changed because as I gained success financially in my career and I finally had this total freedom that I craved for so long, I realized that I didn't feel that different.

That has catapulted me into finding out what really gives me joy. What really gives me peace. What really gives me freedom. And love and connection.

I think if I didn't have that success I would always be chasing and never be able to face the part of myself that was still in a lot of pain and had all these desires other than money and career."

In this episode we discussed:

• How Anastasia first discovered her psychic abilities (and how you can too)
• Anastasia's story of selling everything she owned to start fresh and up-level her life and business
• Doing business your own way and finding balance with feminine flow in business (aka avoiding burnout)
• Anastasia's story of leading her first summit, Worthy. How it catapulted her business, brought her to new upper limits and what she learned about herself and how she wants to do business along the way
• Beyond money and success, what Anastasia learned brought her true joy
• The throat chakra - how Anastasia has honored her voice
• Anastasia's growth edge and how she is showing up to face her fears
• The self-worth demon Anastasia still works with and how she keeps showing up despite her fears

More links:

• Book a psychic session with Anastasia
• Go to Tulum on retreat with Anastasia & Jillian!

Enjoy the episode :)

With love,
Meredith

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Anastasia Holland is a Psychic Strategist, Business Mentor, Writer And Self Worth Warrior For women. Through her 1:1 psychic sessions, mentorship programs, and workshops she reminds her clients of the work they are meant to do in the world and help them do it in a way that is strategic, effective, and most aligned based off of their unique blue print, purpose, desires, and path. She believes that self-compassion is magic, that we don’t need to be fixed, but instead nurtured, encouraged, and let loose. Her work is committed to reminding you of your power and that you can absolutely do business and life in whatever way you choose.

To book a session with her, or find out more about her work head to her website www.anastasiaholland.com

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In the midst of all the events happening in our world, again and againwhat I keep coming back to for healing is feeling our feelings. Letting the grief, the anger, the fear come to the surface to be loved.

And that's what today's episode on the Rising Women Leaders podcast is all about.

It wasa joy to sit down with another sensitive soul and kindred spirit Erin Telford to speak about healing our hearts, honoring our emotions and listening to our "soul whispers." I hope you enjoy it.

"Healing is not about calming down. It’s not about blunting your feelings. It’s about moving the lifetime of pain energy out of the body. " In this episode we discussed:

• What ignited Erin's healing journey
• The experience of her first breathwork ceremony
• Listening to her soul whispers and her decision to leave NYC
• An inside peek of the book she is ready to birth!
• Healing the heart ~ Erin's experiences with heartbreak and her thoughts on healing the heart when letting go of someone you love
• What Erin attributes to her success as a spiritual business woman

"When you know your value is not negotiable by outside situations, that's when you know you're pretty solid." Links in this episode:

• 7 Minute Guided Breathwork Meditation
• Follow Erin on instagram

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Erin Telford is a certified Breathwork teacher, acupuncturist, Reiki Master, and herbalist. Her mission is to guide people to look within, open their hearts and heal their relationship with themselves. She holds safe, sacred space for change through therapeutic conversation and lifestyle counseling. She is fiercely committed to doing her own personal work because she knows that she can only take her clients as deep and as far as she is willing to go. Her one on one sessions and workshops empower her clients to connect to their intuition so that they can find the answers they are looking for. She has been featured in Shape Magazine, Nylon, NY Magazine, Well + Good, The Numinous and in Refinery 29 as one of “6 Women Who Are Redefining Wellness in New York City.”

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Have you ever met one of those people you instantly feel so calm and centered in their presence? That's how I felt talking to Cait. She is a vibrant soul who followed her heart leaving "the grind" behind in New England to embody inner radiance in Bali, Indonesia.

You'll feel yourself transported to Bali as you listen to this episode - you'll even hear the roosters crowing outside with the sun rise!

"There's a difference between angular commitment and a just as powerful force of fierce devotion. I see fierce devotion as the fuel for courage." In this episode we discussed:

• Trusting in the divine flow
• The courage it takes to own and embody our gifts, to live our light out loud
• How to handle the muck (not being afraid of it, learning to befriend and expand self-love massively during these times)
• Taking the leapand being okay with not-knowing
• Radiance and what it means to live aligned, in truth and on fire

Learn about Cait's Radiance Rising Retreat Coming up in Bali inMarch 2018

Cait Scudder, MAT, RYT-500, is a lit-up transformation catalyst that empowers women to uncover, embrace and embody the most dazzling version of themselves. She is a radiant living coach, writer, speaker, and yoga & meditation teacher living in Bali, and is also founder of the Radiant Living School. Cait holds programs, workshops, and retreats around the globe for soul-centered women on a mission to shine. Connect with her at caitscudder.com and learn more about her Radiant Living School program here.

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On August 29th I’ll be joining together with friends Sena Shellenberger and Denell Nawrocki to lead a women’s circle and cacao ceremony in honor of the release of my book, Just Be: A Search for Self-Love in India.

A few weeks ago I had the honor of sitting down with Sena to talk about her journey of leaving her job in Silicon Valley, traveling for 8 months to rediscover her freedom and relocating to Sonoma County where she shares the magic of cacao in ceremonies and online courses.

In this episode we talk about:

• How sena found cacao and the cosmic experience of her first ceremony in Mexico
• Listening to our Intuition - how Sena gathered up the courage to leave her job at Google to follow her heart on an 8-month journey in Peru and Costa Rica before starting her own business where she now shares the magic of cacao with others
• How important our dreams are and how they can guide us
• What it really means to surrender to our divinely guided messages
• Sensuality practices to tap into the feminine
• Sena’s online course: Open Your Heart with Cacao

Sena and I have an event coming up on Tuesday August 29th details are right here.

Other links I mentioned in this episode:

• Where you can buy my book: http://bit.ly/mr-justbe
• My Latest Program, The Sovereign Circle: http://risingwomenleaders.com

And be sure to follow Sena on instagram here!

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Lately I’ve been reflecting on what it means to have “enough.”

Last month I was lucky to sit down with a founding partner of Abacus Wealth Partners, an investment company that focuses on making the world a better place, Spencer Sherman.

I found it really interesting when he shared, “Giving and saving are two ways to tell your body and mind, ‘I have enough.’”

Mindfulness and meditation have greatly helped me shift my relationship to money.

I remember even just a few years ago when I had accumulated a large amount of savings, yet my mindset was solely focused on what I didn’t have. Because of that, I didn’t take a moment to reflect on everything around me. Instead I kept pushing myself.

Now, I do my best to remind myself of what I have, with gratitude. A mantra I use often is, “I have everything I need, and I welcome so much more.” (Thanks to Gabrielle Bernstein for that one)

Shifting my mindset around money and focusing more on generosity than on scarcity has helped me let go of the need to grasp on to the next prospective client, the bigger house, or next new item for my wardrobe.

And I have to say, it’s been so relaxing to take that pressure off.

The funny thing is, the more I soften and rest into the trust that I have everything I need, I feel like so much more abundance is coming to me.

I’ve consciously been letting go of the grasping, the feeling of “getting the short end of the stick” and really honoring where I am at and what I have.

It’s not an easy practice, I know, and sometimes I still get stuck in the mindset of “I don’t have enough.” So that’s why I’m excited to share with you my latest podcast episode all about Money and Mindfulness with Spencer Sherman.

“The less attached I have been, the more ease I have found with money, the more it comes to me.” ~ Spencer Sherman A few months ago it became clear to me that I’d like create a “Mindful Men Series” to honor the perspective of the divine masculine and share the voices of men I see around me honoring their gifts and purpose while giving back to the world.

After listening to the episode, I’d love to hear, what does enough look like for you? How do you cultivate a feeling of enough? Let me know in the comments over on instagram.

I’m also excited to share that this Fall Spencer and I are collaborating in an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program locally in Sebastopol.

Save the date September 5, 6:30 - 9 pm at The dhyana Center for a free orientation to learn about the program.

In this episode we discuss:

• Discovering your true net worth
• The best day/worst day of Spencer’s life
• The missing piece one of his clients discovered to living a joyful life after having “made it” in the financial world
• Meditation and how that has affected Spencer’s relationship to money and how he relates to clients in his business
• The first step to take to bringing more awareness to your finances
• Abacus’ approach to wealth management and sustainable investing
• Our upcoming course, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (Save the date for Sept. 5 for a free orientation)
• Spencer's book, The Cure for Money Madness

I hope you enjoy today’s show. It may be just what you need to earn more money, start saving and giving, or maybe to just cultivate more peace of mind.

With love,
Meredith

P.S. Join me this coming Wednesday August 9th for my next webinar, The Art of Feminine Abundance where I’ll be sharing more about my insights on wealth, joy and abundance. Click here to sign up.

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Spencer Sherman is a financial expert, public speaker, teacher and author. Spencer has taught classes and spoken to audiences across the U.S., including at Esalen and Kripalu. He has practiced meditation since 1983 and is a qualified teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). He is a founding partner of Abacus Wealth Partners, an investment company that focuses on making the world a better place. Spencer and his wife Janine live in Sebastopol, CA with their 2 children.

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I love when I see a woman merge her love of design with spirituality in her business. Today I'd like to introduce you to one of these women, Mari Sierra.

I first met Mari at Erica Jago's yoga retreat in Yosemite. Mari led us through a Five Rhythms dance practice as well as a workshop to connect to our five senses. At the time, she was newly married and spent much of her time working with start up companies in San Francisco.

Flash forward a couple years, and Mari has now led several of her own retreats around the world, moved back where she grew up in Mexico, left a partnership that was no longer serving her or her husband and studied for months at a dance intensive in Berlin.

What changed? How did she make a leap to follow her heart, even if it took her in an unexpected direction?

In this episode Mari shares:

• Her story of leaving her marriage and business to follow her heart and become a nomad
• Her experience of dance and how she uses it to cultivate a deeper state of spirit flow
• The intention behind La Mar, her yoga retreat created with Erica Jago
• Second and third chakra studies - How to tap into your sensuality, creativity and will power
• Archetypes and the future female - how we can use female archetypes to learn more about ourselves
• How she overcomes her fears
• Rituals and practices to connect to self, sensuality, and the earth
• The upcoming LA MAR yoga retreat in Sayulita, Mexico!

Links in this episode:

• Mari's website
• La Mar Yoga Retreat July 16-22, 2017
• Rising Women Leader's Live Lead Launch Free Webinar - May 24

Mari Sierra is a curious explorer of the mind-body connection and our collective evolution. She designs learning experiences for groups around the world, to explore the depths of the creative mind through yoga, meditation, dance, ritual, mysticism and self-expression. Her passion is to inspire people to inquire within, to open sensitivity to the subtle energy body, with nature elements and the principle of interconnectedness. Originally from Mexico city, she experimented with a myriad of dance schools, shamanic and yogic practices, then moved to San Francisco to work in design and social innovation, where she facilitates creative sessions with technology companies, coaches, and visionary leaders to find the song of their hearts and realign their work with higher intentions.

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This month I took myself on a trip to Kauai to attend a gathering called Singing Alive.

I decided to attend after being with my grandmother as she was passing in the hospital. I found song to be such a soothing and sacred way to connect with her during that difficult time and I wanted to immerse myself in an environment of song in the weeks after she passed.

On one afternoon I experienced a surreal moment when the women gathered to all sing together. After anchoring and opening the space, our facilitator invited any woman to teach a song to us. The first woman to stand up called in a sister in spirit - hundreds of miles away - one of my dearest friends for the past four years, Mackenzie Myers.

She then led us in call and response to sing one of Mackenzies songs, a song I have heard my friend sing many times. In that moment my skin was covered with goosebumps and tears streamed down my face because of what a powerful song it is. I was thinking about my friend, who only a few years ago was holding fear around stepping up to share her voice.

In that moment her song was reaching the ears and voices of fifty or sixty women, and it truly unified us together and opened our hearts.

It is moments like these that remind me why it is so important for women to face their fears and share their gifts, especially their voice. The song that my friend Mackenzie had written was pure medicine for all the women in our circle. I felt so proud of her for facing her fears and sharing her voice so her songs could spread and be experienced by more and more people.

In today's podcast episode I share Mackenzie's song from our women's circle as well as three more powerful songs for you to sing along to.

My hope is they create a safe and nurturing space for YOU to open up and share your voice.

With love,
Meredith

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This week I've been feeling kind of messy. I went on a trip to Kauai last week, and coming home I'm finding myself a little lost at times and unsure of where to put my energy next.

But I'm learning to love the mess. To love everything as it is arising.

And this is something I love about today's podcast interview with Adriana Rizzolo. I've always admired how Adriana carries herself with love and respect, no matter what the circumstances.

In the episode Adriana shares about some pretty difficult hardships she's faced, including her story of healing from addiction and what happened when she lost everything she owned when her car was stolen.

Sometimes bad things happen, and Adriana shows us how we can more fully love ourselves, even through the mess.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Adriana's story of addiction and sobriety and what role yoga and meditation played in her healing journey
• How losing all her belongings and having her car stolen ended up as a divine intervention
• Tips Adriana has for women who are finding their voice
• The role kirtan and chanting has played in her life
• Adriana's thoughts on facing fears and stepping into a more loving and courageous life

“Often what I find underneath my fear is a genuine desire, and that’s okay.” Adriana is an intuitive healer, yoga and meditation teacher, kirtan and voice guide, spiritual mentor, reiki master, hair stylist, writer and creative wild woman. Her passion is in helping others connect to the wild sacredness of their bodies, tender hearts, pelvic wisdom, authentic voices, and to their immense healing power of love. She helps others find their unique fire and build a strong connection to Spirit. She supports specifically in healing addiction and anxiety. She has studies extensively in India and with David Harshada Wagner and Living Meditation. She loves to nurture community, intimacy and connection to Spirit in a fun, powerful and practical way. Adriana trains individuals and leads sacred circles in New York City , Los Angeles and everywhere online. To find out more visit www.adrianarizzolo.com or on instagram @artofloving

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Some of you may remember Luna Love from an episode where she interviewed me for her show - The Ladies Who Lead Podcast - where I shared my 4 Keys to Feminine Leadership.

I invited Luna on RWL to share about creative entrepreneurship, how she uses the muse to go for her dreams and about the process of inner marriage and how we can use it to come into wholeness to attract a loving partner.

One of the things I admire about this woman is her ability to accomplish so much - while nurturing a feminine way of being and living - one of the values I hold so dear in my own business. In this episode she shares some of her secrets to "getting it all done" while creating space for what matters most.

“Our capacity to receive as women is really not about other people giving us things but about our willingness to receive our unlimited potential and through the receptivity of that greatness lies the energy to create more and be of greater service…” ~ Luna Love

In this episode Luna shares about:

• The “I can” vs. “I can’t” voice and how she came to be a women’s leadership mentor
• How to decipher and tune into intuition
• Tips on how we can find our purpose
• Creativity and the muse - what it is and how to use it to go after your dreams
• Luna’s secret to “getting it all done!”
• Inner marriage, personal responsibility and the list you need to write if you want to call in and attract a loving partnership
• The relationship tool Luna uses to use to cut through illusion and deepen connection
• Luna’s take on when it’s time to “feel the fear and do it anyway” and how to go about it

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Luna is a Women’s Leadership Mentor, assisting those called to be change-makers in the world, in achieving clear vision for their lives by providing supportive, life-promoting experiences, practical tools and spiritual wisdom to align one’s divine essence, authentic expression and life-purpose. She creates transformative experiences for her clients through the power of self-awareness and self-love.

Luna facilitates online courses, group coaching, workshops, immersion programs and retreats to support her clients in devoting themselves to themselves, and serving the world from that place. Additionally she works as a counselor at a leading holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and writes for numerous online publications. Most of all Luna is devoted to walking her path in the beauty way.

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Today we are lucky to receive a transmission from Vyana Ma on the Rising Women Leaders Podcast. Vyana is another soul sister I first met through the world of instagram where we soon connected, met in person, and I learned of her work as an energy medicine teacher, devotee, musician and activist.

I sat down to speak with her a couple months ago for the podcast when she had just come back from a bhakti yoga immersion in Mexico and was making a plan to travel to Standing Rock.

I re-listened to this episode on my birthday in the bathtub and as soon as I heard her soothing voice, I knew there was no where else I would rather be. Her words brought me right back to my truth, reminding me of the power of being, loving and giving to ourselves in order to give back as teachers and healers, and the profound impact forgiveness can have on our lives.

Re-listening to her story of healing from childhood abuse to become such a compassionate and strong woman leader helps me remember what I know in the core of my being - that really, anything is possible.

"Humility and gratitude give us the freedom to experience the divinity that we are." "...And if we always return to these principles of being and humbling ourselves and being grateful for what we have we will never be lost, no matter how confusing or painful it may feel. When we come back to humility and gratitude we will always find our way." ~Vyana Ma

In this episode you’ll learn about:

• When to listen to the inner call - letting go of what “makes sense” to the rational mind in order to follow the heart
• Vyana’s travels through Mexico and beyond
• Her story of finding balance between giving and receiving as a healer and teacher
• Her sadhana practice and experience with the Gayatri Mantra
• How she moves through resistance to spiritual practice
• Vyana’s story of awakening, rising above and healing childhood abuse to heal herself and others
• Vyana's story of sharing her voice as a singer and teacher
• Her experience of opening the portal to become a mother
• How we can open to forgiveness and the difference between 'letting go' and 'letting live'

Links in this episode:

• Vyana's instagram
• Vyana's website
• Tribe De Mama

Vyana Ma is a woman who lives on the earth and breathes the air.

She is also an international energy medicine teacher & speaker based out of Ojai, Ca. She blends her journey through childhood sexual & physical abuse, addiction, and self abuse with trainings in Eastern & Western healing modalities. Using these tools, Vyana guides her clients & students through the shadowed and disempowered aspects of themselves to reach a place of trust and truth.

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Congratulations to "Ksenia" and "Jokerofthenines" for winning the New Year Giveaway! I loved reading all of your podcast reviews and am so grateful for the time you took to share your stories. "Ksenia" and "Jokerofthenines" can email hello@meredithrom.com to schedule your free coaching session.

I wanted to share an update on what's happening with the book I wrote of my travels in India! After raising over $10,000 in the Kickstarter campaign last Fall to publish it, I got right to work with my publishing team.

Right now the manuscript is being copyedited, and we are putting finishing touches on the cover design. The official release date will be August 22, 2017, and as long as everything stays on the timeline, Kickstarter supporters should receive their early copy in July.

After much contemplation, research, and discussion with my publishing team and kickstarter supporters, I have decided to change the title of my book from Synchronicity to Just Be: A Search for Self-love in India.

This wasn't an easy decision, but after my publisher approached me with the suggestion to find a title that was more direct, short, and to the point…something that would immediately speak to what the reader would be take away from reading this book, I began to tune into the total stillness and wisdom of my heart and asked the universe to send me a sign. (To hear the full story and hear the introduction of the book, listen to today's podcast episode)

When my publisher asked me to "look at where my attachments lay" and ask what was best for the book I laughed to myself, because literally the last sentence I had written in my book was, "If I was able to release my attachments to the outcome, I knew everything would fall into place…"

Soon after, I found myself recording a podcast interview with Achintya Devi, an amazing woman in the world of women's spirituality and empowerment, and we began having technical difficulties - getting disconnected, coming on the line but using different links, about 15 - 20 minutes passed while we were just trying to begin the interview…

Frustrated, I found myself saying a new mantra over and over in my mind without realizing it, "Just be. Just be. Just be." Within a moment Achintya came on the line, and we recorded a powerful interview to close out the year.

Just Be happened to be one of the titles I was considering for the book, and in that moment, I knew this was the sign I was asking for.

Very little will actually change in the content of the book - I still share of synchronistic events and happenstance, but I’m seeing how synchronicity fits in as a natural side-effect when we tap into a space of “just being…”, releasing our attachments, and allowing the events of the universe to unfold magically around us…

I am feeling ever-more resonant with this new title and direction. After reading through the book last week, I saw how present the theme of “just being” is shared throughout. It just took having an outside perspective to point this out to me.

I believe the message of just being is so relevant and needed at this time - in a world so focused on achieving and doing…

This belief was affirmed to me a couple weeks ago when I received an email from one of my readers, Clare. She wrote in response to a newsletter I sent about letting go of goals and action plans for this year, and rather asking how we can bring more love, gentleness and service to every moment:

“When your email came in, I was initially afraid to open it, I was afraid that I was going to see yet another mention about New Year resolutions which would in turn make me feel bad about the lack of my own. I had already seen plenty, and I was just about done feeling bad.

I opened your email, and it was the comforting hug that I needed, to remind me of that whisper in my heart that told me to spend more time nurturing myself, taking better care of myself.

After your email, I continued having similar signs pop up everywhere -- telling me that it's ok not to have everything figured out, and it's ok to take it slow. To JUST BE.”**

I've been thinking more about what I want for the woman I wrote this book for…and I truly want her to experience what it is to just be...

...To fully accept herself as she is… And from that place of presence, self-love and acceptance… to follow her dreams and experience deep connection and synchronicity… but from a place of truly tuning in, and first finding stillness and silence, and listening to her heart.

After all of this I went into a 10-day silent meditation retreat, where I watched the busy-ness of my mind and found myself coming back again and again to this new mantra, "Just Be" and knew I was being guided to change the title.

My wish is for you to have an open heart and mind, and see how this mantra, “just be,” may come to play in your life…

This whole experience has really shown me the power of releasing my attachments. And how very often when we release those attachments, we end up with a solution that is even more in alignment.Who knew the process of publishing a book full with spiritual lessons would be so full of…spiritual lessons…? :)

What’s the latest update with the book now? We are putting final touches on a whole new cover - something that encompasses the magic and colors of India and the theme and message of just being…so stay tuned.

I’m so grateful for all of you. Thank you all for bearing witness to this journey and for just being with me…

With love,

Meredith

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"For me, astrology is about enchantment...When I am looking at someone's birth chart, I am looking at their soul's patterning. I am looking at the moment they were born and the heavens froze, and this special moment becomes someone's soul process." "It tells me about their evolution as a soul, it tells me about where their challenges are, what their relational patterns are, how they can self-soothe with their emotions, how they can take care of themselves better. It gives a sense of enchantment with the self, letting you understand you are a part of this huge cosmic thing and you have an important role to play..."

There is a very specific reason you are here. Consciousness is shifting so quickly at this time and you are needed...

In this episode you'll discover:

• What is the sun, moon and rising sign and what do they mean about yourself?
• The magic and mystery of the witch and priestess feminine archetypes
• Embracing our weird & wild ways
• How feminine archetypes show up in astrology
• How Rebecca uses the asteroids in her birth chart readings and how it affects our charts
• What to look out for in 2017 and how astrology is affecting the times we are in - calling us into social justice and revolution
• How Rebecca uses ritual in her life to honor different times of the year and phases of the moon
• Rebecca's journey with self-worth, facing fears, leaving a full-time job and allowing herself to claim authority in her field and in her life

To learn more about Rebecca's birth chart readings, astro-locality readings, and to join her email list with tips and rituals for the full and new moon, visit her website, wildwitchwest.com.

Rebecca M. Farrar, M.A. is an astro-priestess, wild woman, writer, and lover who lives in San Francisco (or Man Franpsycho as she likes to call it). She provides astrological guidance with a down-to-Earth approach utilizing her studies on the evolution of consciousness and psychology. Before coming out of the "broom" closet, she worked for more than a decade in PR and marketing and had brief forays as TV reporter, speed dating hostess, spokesmodel, yoga instructor, and world traveler. In 2013, she completed her M.A. In Philosophy at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her thesis, titled “Stargazing: Re-enchantment Through Language,” combines philology, consciousness studies, and enchantment with the stars. (Warning: She will talk your ear off if you ask about it.) When not staring at her transits she can be found "force" cuddling her cat, posting on Instagram, or curled up with a good book. Read more on her site: www.wildwitchwest.com

Want to win a free 75-minute coaching session with our host? Rising Women Leaders is running a New Year Giveaway between now and February 11, 2017 for a free 75-minute online coaching session with our host, Meredith Rom.

In this video call we will take the space to reflect on what you want to cultivate for the new year, how you want to show up to take care of yourself, your spiritual practice, and your service and contribution to the world.

Meredith will also answer any questions you have about starting or growing your business, branding, leading workshops, podcasting, finding your voice, or crafting and sharing your story.

To enter, write us a review on iTunes! * Follow this link * Click the blue button on the side bar that says, "View in iTunes" * Click "Subscribe" under the Podcast Image then Click "Ratings and Reviews" * Click "Write a Review" where you can choose your rating, write your review and click "Submit"(you may be asked to login with your Apple ID)

You can also search for "Rising Women Leaders" in iTunes on your desktop or on the Podcast app on your iPhone to write a review.

Positive reviews on iTunes will support our community to grow, thrive and reach the women who are seeking the powerful wisdom shared by the ladies featured on this show.

The winner will be announced on the podcast just after February 11! Thank you for participating, Good luck!!

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Jillian Anderson inspires us to heal our root and sacral chakras, step into a life that is truly next-level and remember that yes, maybe we can have it all. It just starts by remembering our true feminine power inside...

In this episode you'll hear about:

• Jillian's story of having an unassisted homebirth
• How her son is a mirror for where she is growing in her life
• Sacral chakra healing and what that has to do with our ability to experience pleasure and live prosperous lives
• What we can learn from our difficult emotions like anger
• What is spiritual wealth?
• What is a jade egg practice and how to start one?
• Jillian's input on the question, "Is it really possible to have it all? To be a mother, a loving partner and have a thriving business?" and how she finds her balance
• The fear Jillian has faced this year around her finances and personal growth
• Permission to Prosper - Jillian's new ebook and online program

As a writer and coach, Jillian fuses her background in ancestral healing to help women break free of old patterns and self-imposed limitations. She believes that pain is potent medicine, and that we're each assigned a divine soul curriculum that offers us the opportunity to not just survive, but to truly thrive in all areas of life: relationship, career, creativity, and beyond.

Jillian works with women to make space for what really matters, to unearth blockages, and to direct soul desires into manifestation. Her greatest fulfillment comes from witnessing a woman become the powerful Creatrix she is.

Jillian's mission is to make material reality sacred again. She believes that by healing the separation between matter + consciousness all of humanity is uplifted into a higher alignment that can only be described as Heaven on Earth. You can find her work + offerings at www.jillian-anderson.com

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When I first met Denell Nawrocki, I learned she held a vision of educating and empowering women on alternative methods of birth control, and about gynecological and women's health.

I was in awe only months later when I saw a string of workshops pop up around our town that Denell put together on Cervical wellness. I attended her workshop to hear her healing journey - how she cleared her system of HPV and cervical dysplasia, completely naturally. In the workshop she also offered tools for other women who may have received an abnormal pap test at their last women's health exam.

Millions of women in the US alone receive results of an abnormal pap test at least once in their life, yet they are given little information about what they can shift in their lives to alter future test results.

This episode is full with wisdom if you or anyone you know has received an abnormal pap test before, or if you want to learn about preventative health for women's wellness.

I think you'll also be inspired by Denell's story if you feel the call to share your own healing journey and be of service to others as Denell shares about releasing her fears of vulnerability to share her voice.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How our deepest callings are often what scare us most
• Denell's personal story of healing naturally from HPV and cervical dysplasia
• What you can do to take your health into your own hands if you ever receive an abnormal pap test
• A 5-step protocol for optimal cervical wellness and health
• Herbs and self-care routines that are beneficial for women's health
• How to move from healing yourself to sharing your story and addressing the fears and doubts that come up along the way

-- Want to win a free 75-minute coaching session with our host? Rising Women Leaders is running a New Year Giveaway between now and February 11, 2017 for a free 75-minute online coaching session with our host, Meredith Rom.

In this video call we will take the space to reflect on what you want to cultivate for the new year, how you want to show up to take care of yourself, your spiritual practice, and your service and contribution to the world.

Meredith will also answer any questions you have about starting or growing your business, branding, leading workshops, podcasting, finding your voice, or crafting and sharing your story.

To enter, just write us a review on iTunes! * Follow this link * Click the blue button on the side bar that says, "View in iTunes" * Click "Subscribe" under the Podcast Image then Click "Ratings and Reviews" * Click "Write a Review" where you can choose your rating, write your review and click "Submit"(you may be asked to login with your Apple ID)

You can also search for "Rising Women Leaders" in iTunes on your desktop or on the Podcast app on your iPhone to write a review.

Positive reviews on iTunes will support our community to grow, thrive and reach the women who are seeking the powerful wisdom shared by the ladies featured on this show.

The winner will be announced on the podcast just after February 11! Thank you for participating, Good luck!!

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Denell Nawrocki is a facilitator, shadow guide, and coach specializing in Women's health and nature connection, an ethnohistorian, and devout follower of Earth's magic and guidance.

Earning her Masters's degree in Integrative Health Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, Denell is passionate about guiding, and empowering women to nurture and honor their unique body experiences. She looks to historical records to learn how Women supported themselves and one-another in the past, and applies these methods to modern times.

Her organization Generative Health is about becoming informed, aware, and empowered in the magic of being a Woman. Her current work focuses on holding space for women in their gynecological experiences and hosts Cervical Wellness classes and workshops. You can find her and Generative Health on facebook and instagram, on the upcoming Painless Period Summit, or on her website www.generativehealth.org.

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On the first day of 2016 I took off my clothes and jumped into a freezing cold body of water.

For so long I had avoided cold water, knowing that my body already runs on the cold side and I wanted to do everything I could to stay comfortable. But on New Year's Day, when I was on a hike with a group of friends and we came upon a gorgeous pond, I just knew I had to do it.

I felt amazing afterwards.

But a week ago I went up to Orr Hotsprings with my partner and found myself avoiding the cold plunge at all costs.

I watched as my partner jumped in the icy cold pool on the first night and wondered how he could do it when it was already so cold outside. Even though I knew I would feel amazing afterwards, I was still avoiding it.

Until one moment I just knew I needed to jump in. It was time to stop procrastinating and just go for it.

So I did.

And what I noticed as I jumped out was that I could suddenly fully sustain being in the cold air outside. My body was warming up more quickly from the inside.

Suddenly I stood a little taller, spread my collarbones a little wider and walked with confidence upon the cool, hard Earth.

So often in life, we do everything we can to avoid the "cold plunge." Those things that scare us, those things that feel difficult or challenging. We procrastinate and put them off...

But the thing is, as soon as we stop avoiding it, we feel bigger and stronger than ever before.

This is what the past year has been like for me - continuously jumping into a cold pool of water. It has not always been easy, and at times it has felt like too much...

But as I sat interviewing Achintya Devi for the Rising Women Leaders podcast and hearing her speak of finding the gifts in our challenges and difficulties in life, and how relieved and powerful we feel when we face them head on, I knew it has all been worth it.

Achintya spoke:

"It is the medicine of your pain or fear to walk towards it. If we keep turning away from it's going to keep perpetuating in our lives...and when we can look that challenge in the mirror...and when it is fully felt through the body, something shifts, energetically, in our DNA in our brain structure, in our cells and in our hearts and we understand there is a deeper truth that lies underneath it. " As we close out 2016, I knew this was the perfect episode to leave you with.

Achintya speaks so powerfully of what is happening in our world right now, how women are being called to embody their divine feminine sovereign power and how we can fully activate and align on our path.

Listen to the episode here.

For this episode especially, I urge you to listen all the way to the end.

About three quarters of the way through we touch on some deeply meaningful topics that I think you will want to hear. You may want to have a tissue on hand.

From Achintya:

"We really need you right now... Every single one of us is completely unique. There is a grand tapestry being woven right now and each and every one of us has a unique color and frequency... it is going to be incomplete without your thread." I invite you to trust that your presence matters. You chose to come to this earth for a reason. You are holding a particular frequency that is medicine for someone or something..." And we need you. In this episode we discuss:

• Achintya's recent visit with the spiritual teacher Amma
• Rising above times of darkness and challenge - how to see the gifts in our difficulties
• The call of the goddess and what is happening at this pivotal time
• How Achintya left a relationship that was no longer serving her, followed the call of her heart to move to Maui and create her dream business and partnership
• The advice Achintya has for YOU if you feel the calling of the feminine rising but ever find yourself held back by fear or self-doubt from fully stepping into your power
• Moon Temple Offerings in 2017! More info here

Tomorrow I will be entering ten days of silence at a Vipassana meditation retreat with my friend Karen. I know there may be some challenge and difficulty that arises with meditating for ten hours a day, ten days straight, but I am willing to face it head on. I welcome any good thoughts coming my way (I will be in silence and away from all technology December 20 - 31).

Know that I am wishing you an empowered and loving end of 2016 and I deeply look forward to connecting and sharing more inspiring content with you in the New Year.

With love,
Meredith

Achintya Devi is the Founder of Goddess Rising, a Global Sisterhood and School of Women’s Wisdom & Moon Mysteries, dedicated to activating and empowering the Wild Sacred Feminine within women worldwide through Moon Priestess Trainings and Leadership Certifications, Wild Sacred Women Retreats, a HerStory Rising Publication and an Online Global Moon Sisters Temple.

As a Women’s Wisdom Guide & Teacher, Ordained Priestess, Wholistic Health Practitioner, Acupressure Therapist and Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Teacher, she is especially passionate about women reclaiming and embodying the rhythm of their Womb Moon Wisdom and rising together in sisterhood to reawaken the collective Feminine Power for lasting transformation within and to serve as Sacred Feminine Leaders in this era of great Planetary Awakening.

Achintya is from British Colombia, teaches and travels internationally and is based on the island of Maui.

www.goddessrising.org

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Hello beautiful sisters,

I have a new podcast episode for you today with goddess Ashly Rose Wolf of Femme Rising. I have been admiring Ashly's luscious images and designs on her instagram feed for some time now so was over the moon excited to sit down with her and ask my questions about shakti, cycle syncing, sensuality and feminine wisdom.

Here's what you'll find in today's episode:

• Releasing shame around sexuality and letting go of "numbing out" that is so prevalent in our culture
• Tips to tap into your natural, sensual, feminine nature
• How to access the magic that lives in your hips!
• Why sensuality + cycle syncing + shakti are key ingredients for self-love and living an empowered, confident, feminine life
• Tips on what to eat and how to plan your lifestyle around your body's natural rhythms throughout the month
• Tuning into the cycles of the moon and how to use that energy to feel empowered around your own natural cycles as a woman

I hope you enjoy today's episode! If you're traveling you can listen to it on the iTunes podcast app on any iPhone for easy listening.

Wishing you all lots of rest, self-care, self-love & time to tap into your sensual nature this long holiday weekend... <3

With love,
Meredith

Bio: Ashly Rose Wolf is a Women’s Health and Sensuality Coach who helps women reprogram their relationship with their bodies so they can live healthy, sexy, beautiful lives.

Using cycle syncing, sensuality practices, holistic nutrition and an ancient yogic science, Ashly helps women activate their sensual and cyclical wisdom to unlock their full feminine potential.

When she’s not leading the sensual revolution with Femme Rising, you can find her doing sensual yoga, playing outside with her little adventure dog Zuri Girl, soaking up Vitamin Sea and always, always, always stopping to smell the roses!

You can find her on instagram @femme.rising and on her website here.

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When I first watched Lyla June Johnston's music video, "All Nations Rise," it gave me chills and I felt an immediate calling to interview her for the Rising Women Leaders podcast.

Lyla's video soon went viral on Facebook, with over 1.6 million views, providing a powerful platform for Lyla to share her message of compassion, peace and prayer during turbulent times.

I spoke with Lyla just days after she returned from Standing Rock last month. I left this interview feeling filled with so much hope, passion, and devotion to our Mother Earth as well as my own dreams and ambitions. I hope you will find the same.

Please take the time this week to listen to the full episode, and I encourage you to share it with your friends. The time has come for us all to rise together.

Love,
Meredith

"What you think of as failure is actually a success ...because you tried... Creator doesn't want you to be perfect, Creator just wants you to try." In this episode Lyla shares:

• Her experience at Sacred Stone Camp at Standing Rock
• Her powerful story of overcoming dark times of drugs, numbing and sexual abuse to find her light and power to be of service in this life
• A powerful prayer circle where she received clear messages from her guides
• The message she has for women who believe they have something powerful to share and give in their lives
• What we can do to cleanse ourselves of fear
• The role of prayer plays in moving through turbulent times
• How the Purification Lodge Ceremony has affected her life
• A closing prayer in her native language

Links in this episode:

• Lyla's Artist Fan Page
• Lyla's Music
• Lyla's Website and Writings
• Women At Standing Rock

Lyla is calling in assistance, management and administrative support in organizing her performances and speaking opportunities. If you feel called to learn more, please contact her here.

Lyla's Bio:

Lyla June Johnston was raised in Taos, New Mexico and is a descendent of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her personal mission in life is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper. This prayer has taken her on many journeys and materializes in diverse ways.

She is a student of global cycles of violence that eventually gave rise to The Native American Holocaust and the destruction of many cyclic relationships between human beings and nature. This exploration birthed her passion for revitalizing spiritual relationships with Mother Earth and cultivating spaces for forgiveness and reconciliation to occur between cultural groups. She is a co-founder of The Taos Peace and Reconciliation Council, which works to heal intergenerational trauma and ethnic division in the northern New Mexico. She is a walker within the Nihigaal Bee Iiná Movement, a 1,000-mile prayer walk through Diné Tah (the Navajo homeland) that is exposing the exploitation of Diné land and people by uranium, coal, oil and gas industries. She is the lead organizer of the Black Hill Unity Concert which gathers native and nonnative musicians to pray for the return of guardianship of the Black Hills to the Lakota, Nakota and Dakota nations. She is the also the founder of Regeneration Festival, an annual celebration of children that occurs in 13 countries around the world every September.

In 2012, she graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Environmental Anthropology. During her time there she wrote the award winning papers: Nature and the Supernatural: The Role of Culture and Spirituality in Sustaining Primate Populations in Manu National Park, Peru and Chonos Pom: Ethnic Endemism Among the Winnemem Wintu and the Cultural Impacts of Enlarging Shasta Reservoir. She is a musician, public speaker and internationally recognized performance poet. Lyla June ultimately attributes any achievements to Creator who gave her the tools and resources she uses to serve humanity.

She currently lives in Diné Tah, the Navajo ancestral homeland which spans what is now called New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. She spends her free time learning her engendered mother tongue, planting corn, beans and squash and spending time with elders who retain traditional spiritual and ecological knowledge.

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On Friday I made an instagram post for the women in my community who I knew were feeling the energies of what is happening at Standing Rock.

As sensitive beings, we can so easily pick up on the emotions in the air around what is happening to our Mother Earth as well as the anger and emotions from the tribes protecting their water.

I wrote this message as a reminder that we are all doing our part to heal the collective...as I believe how we treat ourselves is a valid place to start in healing our world. (Scroll to the bottom of this message to read the full post).

And today I have a new podcast for you, on the power of self-love.

To me, self-love is about knowing how to show up for ourselves when challenges and difficulties arise. When we create that foundation of self-love, that's when we can live beyond our fears and fully share our gifts with the world, knowing that no matter what happens, we will be okay.

In many ways, it's much easier to do acts of self-care like yoga practice, meditation, and healthy eating when everything is going smoothly...

But if you can call upon these acts in times of challenge? That is where the real work comes in.

What I share in the podcast, is a talk I wrote under the guidance of KC Baker this summer as part of her speechwriting course. (If you are planning to join me for my Celebration event, Yin Yoga, Tea & Book Reading, you may like to wait to hear it in person there.)

I share the story of one of my greatest challenges, where the world felt like it was falling apart, and instead of becoming a victim to my circumstances, I chose love, awareness and forgiveness. I also write about this experience in detail in my book, Synchronicity.

That single choice made in a moment of complete distress, went on to dramatically alter the course of my life.

Learning how to hold myself with unconditional love allowed me to find a deep forgiveness and love without conditions for everyone around me.
Choosing to love and forgive is not always easy, I know. But I believe it is a true path to miracles. I hope my story will inspire you in your own path of self-love and forgiveness.

Listen here<<<

There are only 4 days left to pre-order your early copy of Synchronicity and donate to the Kickstarter campaign. We are so close to reaching the goal! Check out all the latest stats and make a contribution right here.

http://kck.st/2dTEZpS

With love,
Meredith

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Sister, I want you to know you are doing your part.

By healing your own psyche, you are altering the collective consciousness.
By loving yourself, you are healing the collective consciousness.
I believe how we as a whole, are treating the world is a direct reflection of how we as a whole, are treating ourselves.
Tearing up the Earth, using up our resources solely for financial gains, polluting the airs, polluting the waters...How many people do you see in the world today treating their own bodies this way?
As we heal ourselves, we naturally heal the collective.
Sister, every time you shift a thought of self-hate to self-love, you are doing your part.
Every time you show up to your yoga mat, you are doing your part.
Every time you nourish your body, every time you meditate, every time you pray, even every time you do something that brings you joy, you are doing your part.
I believe when we AS A WHOLE, collectively love, nurture and cherish ourselves, it will be directly reflected in how we love, nurture and cherish our Mother Earth.

Let's rise together.
In our prayers.
In our devotion.
And in our ability to take small steps toward healing ourselves, healing all beings and healing the great mother who holds us all.

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This is one of the more fun and playful readings from my book, Synchronicity. Learn more about the holy mountain of stillness and light, Mount Arunachala in the town of Tiruvannamalai, India and meet Shankara, one of the main characters of the book (who I almost instantly fall in love with)...Enjoy! To pre-order your copy of Synchronicity, follow the kickstarter campaign here: http://kck.st/2dTEZpS

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In today's book reading of Synchronicity I take you back to my first month in India where I recount my time at Amma's ashram in Kerala. Amma gives a speech on the beach at the Arabian Sea on how we can give back to the whole of humanity and collaborate between religions. I then volunteer teaching English at an orphanage, and I tell the story of how I first found my voice as a yoga teacher. To learn more about the book, visit the Kickstarter campaign: http://kck.st/2dTEZpS!

Love,
Meredith

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This past week I have been immersing myself in the life and teachings of Mary Magdalene. My friend recently brought out a pile of books she was giving away where I picked up The Magdalene Manuscript and began to learn more about the mystery and magic of her life.

As life's synchronicities would have it, Mary Magdalene happened to be the topic of my next podcast interview with Faye Wylder. Faye has been such a positive force in my life, and brings so much light, love and encouragement to other women.

I'm beginning to really see the power of calling upon ascended masters like Mary Magdalene to reconnect with source energy. If you have been intrigued to learn more about Mary Magdalene and want to learn more about how you can work with the unconditional love she has to offer, I highly recommend you listen to today's show.

In this episode you'll learn about:

• Mary Magdalene's message and magic
• The meaning of sovereignty
• Faye's experience of pregnancy and motherhood
• Faye's definition of affluence
• How Faye recognizes when fear arises and how she continues to spread her light
• More details about Faye's Magdalene Mentorship program

Links in this episode:

• The 'Synchronicity' Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2dTEZpS
• Faye's website: http://www.fayewylder.com
• Faye's instagram: http://instagram.com/fayewylder

With love, Meredith

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I believe we all have the power to transform our greatest moments of pain and suffering into our greatest moments of awakening.

But I know from personal experience it is so hard to see the light when it feels like the world is crumbling beneath our feet. Today I want to share with you one of my more difficult moments in the first reading of my book, Synchronicity. (Watch the full video about it here! http://kck.st/2dTEZpS)

I take you back to over six years ago where I found myself sobbing on the floor after going through total heartbreak (something that I know so many of us are familiar with).

I share about the challenges and hardships I faced that eventually led me into my greatest moments of awakening...the moments where I began to live beyond my fears and follow my intuition first across the country and then to the other side of the world to India.

This book is a story of finding forgiveness, of transformation, of healing and ultimately of finding love within.

I look back and see my hardships as profound gifts. It was these moments that prompted my greatest awakening, and I hold them in my heart with gratitude.

But today I wanted to share with you where I was and what my life was like before I found the inner peace I speak of now.

If you feel called to hold the book in your hands and read the whole story of transformation, I invite you to watch the kickstarter video and contribute to the campaign : http://kck.st/2dTEZpS

Supporters have a chance to receive an early signed copy of the book, coaching sessions for women on a heroine's quest, a self-care gift box, and 40 day meditation practice, among many other rewards. Check them all out right here!

I hope you enjoy this podcast and opportunity to learn more about my story.

Stay tuned for more podcast episodes and sneak previews of the book coming soon...

With love,
Meredith

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First I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to watch the video and contribute to the kickstarter campaign (http://kck.st/2dTEZpS) for the release of my book, Synchronicity. I am so grateful for all the love & support that has been coming in!!

And I'm excited to share a new episode today on the podcast! I sat down with one of my inspirations, Katie Dalebout to talk about podcasting, book publishing, journaling and body image.

I first discovered Katie's podcast, Let it Out (formerly the Wellness Wonderland) through my friend Jasmine who was raving to me about it. Over the past year I've enjoyed listening to the inspirational speakers, authors and experts she has on the show. I also recently read Katie's book, Let it Out and was amazed reading the introduction of how this book came into manifestation. (Listen to the episode to hear Katie tell the story herself).

I'm so glad to be back to sharing these interviews with you!!

Here's what to expect in today's episode:

• How Katie magically landed a deal to publish her book with Hay House
• The importance of releasing our attachments in manifestation
• Katie's story of finding love for her body and how journaling played a role in her healing
• Katie's perspective on when it's right to be a full time entrepreneur and when it works to stay with a full time job
• How she handles vulnerability and being looked up to as a leader in her field
• Katie's favorite morning and evening rituals
• All about Katie's latest book Let it out!

Love,
Meredith

Through her writing, workshops, and podcasts, millennial blogger, yoga teacher, and podcast host Katie Dalebout explores creativity is a gateway to developing a positive body image and true holistic wellness. She’s a contributor to Refinery29, Mind Body Green, and her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Yahoo Health, and The Daily Mail. Her first book was published with Hay House in April 2016 is a collection of journaling tools to help people find self acceptance beyond their physicality. Sign up for her weekly newsletter and receive her ‘Favorite Things: Quick Start Guide’ here or visit her blog, or on Instagram, Facebook,Twitter, and YouTube.

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Last week I sat down with another Rising Woman Leader, Ashley Burnett, to talk about her journey to uninhibited leadership.

One of the things I love about Ashley is that she can have a fierce get-stuff-done attitude at the same time as embracing everyone around her with so much love.

I've been honored to get to know her over the past few months since she moved from SF to the countryside in Petaluma, CA and I can't wait for you to get to know her through today's show!

"Dance is my lifeline." Here's what you'll find in today's episode:

• How Ashley healed a Gallbladder disease through diet change and embracing her emotional landscape
• How to release our attachments when manifesting new visionary ideas and desires
• How dance and movement has informed Ashley's life and work
• What is uninhibited leadership? How to fully embrace yourself and your ideas.
• The meditation Ashley uses on a daily basis
• The archetype of the Queen - what it is and how you can use it to build more self-confidence and self-love
• Unleashing your voice
• Ashley's upcoming UNLEASH retreat happening in Sonoma County September 21 - 25, 2016. It looks absolutely AMAZING...so be sure to check it out.

I would LOVE to hear what insights you gained from the episode and how you will use the archetype of the QUEEN to live and love more fully in your life. Let me know in the comments here.

With love,
Meredith

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When I imagine a woman fully empowered in her voice, I think of Noelani Love.

I first met Noelani in Hawaii when dear friend Erica Jago and I led a workshop at her studio. Since then I've watched Noelani come more and more into her voice as a mantra singer, teacher and retreat leader.

I've seen Noelani go for her dreams, speak up for her needs and stand for her beliefs. When we reunited in Bali, Indonesia last May for the Rising Women Leaders Bali Retreat, I wasn't even surprised when she took the floor at Ecstatic Dance at the Yoga Barn to sing the closing song with her ukulele. I watched in amazement as she gathered over a hundred of us to sing along with her that day.

On today's episode of the Rising Women Leaders Podcast, I asked Noelani if she would share about her experiences of finding her voice and how her unique experiences of motherhood and childbirth have shaped her into the woman she is today.

In this episode you'll discover:

• Noelani's empowering experience of having a home birth
• How she found her voice as a singer
• The vision she holds for new mamas and their babies
• Practices for tapping into more pleasure through sound
• Details about Noelani's upcoming album, Lakshmi Lullabies

Links in this episode:

• Noelani's Indiegogo Campaign for her album, "Lakshmi Lullabies"
• Noelani's Shakti Sisterhood Bali Retreat
• Noelani's Jewelry Designs

What did you take away from today's show? and How will you add more pleasure to your life with sound? I'd love to hear in the comments below.

With love,
Meredith

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A few months ago I sat down to be interviewed by Luna Love, the host of Ladies Who Lead Podcast. I had a great time sharing with her about my personal story of how I came to do the work I am doing today.

I talked with Luna about growing up in New York, what inspired me to take a leap to move to California after college, become a yoga teacher, travel to India and eventually start my own business. In the episode I also share my "4 Keys to Feminine Leadership" and the women who have inspired me most over recent years.

"When you share your fear, it starts to lose its charge." Here's what else you'll find in this episode:

• My personal process of how I execute my creative ideas
• How I let go of "distractions" of alcohol, sugar, and busy-ness in my life to listen to my body's wisdom and needs
• How I moved from a fear of self-expression and being seen to becoming a yoga teacher and entrepreneur
• My dark night of the soul - how I knew I reached my breaking point where I needed to make a big shift in my life
• How I discovered yoga and met my first spiritual teacher, Amma

If I feel fear, but even just a little bit of excitement, I know that's a good sign for me to walk closer to it..." * How I handle my inner critic voice and limiting beliefs * Practices to listen to your body wisdom, face your fears, and create layers of support in your life * The story of what happened when I shared my first song on the harmonium * How I call upon a higher power to manifest my desires * The women who have inspired me the most in business and life * A sneak preview of details about the book I've been writing for the last year about my travels in India

Did you enjoy this episode? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

Love,
Meredith

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SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES I'm back with a new podcast episode this week with Becca Piastrelli of The Dabblist.

I was first introduced to Becca at a women's retreat in Sonoma, and soon after attended one of her Sisterhood Soiree events. I was immediately drawn to her sense of humor and genuine love, care, and encouragement for the women around her.

In this episode Becca shares how she listened to her inner calling to rediscover her feminine nature as well as start a successful online business supporting women to reconnect to creativity and sisterhood.

We also share about the shadow side of sisterhood and leadership, how to handle comparison in a world of growing women’s entrepreneurship and how to create structures of support in your life to rise above your biggest challenges.

"Sisterhood is the field to freedom." ~ Becca Piastrelli In this episode we discuss:

• The power of sisterhood and personal stories of how sisterhood supported us to take bigger leaps in our lives
• How Becca developed the courage to leave a comfortable corporate job in San Francisco to start her business, The Dabblist
• An easy trick to help cultivate more female friendships in your life
• What a "Passion Project" is and how to start one
• How Becca handles one of the biggest barriers to sisterhood - jealousy and comparison
• How to pick yourself up after receiving a negative response to your work
• How to push through "compare and despair" to stay focused on what you are truly called to do

Links in this episode:

• TheDabblist.com
• The Dabblist Collective
• Becca Piastrelli Coaching

Becca Piastrelli is an online entrepreneur who is part Artemis, part Athena. Her Artemis comes out in her work on TheDabblist.com where she holds space for women to awaken their creativity, stop chasing perfect, and work with their hands again in a space of creative sisterhood. Her Athena comes out in her work with bloggers and online business owners, helping them authentically market and build their tribes online. A nature devotée and lover of plant wisdom, Becca likes to dabble in deeper understanding of the moon and it works its magic both within the feminine body and out in the world. You can find her extrovert-ing with fellow creative women while drinking entirely too much coffee and likely making overly animated facial expressions.

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Karen Prosen and I were immediately drawn to each other when we first met in downtown Sebastopol, CA when she came to look at the office space I was renting at the time.

Our connection deepened over the coming months when she joined my very first group coaching program for women two years ago and over time has become a dear friend, collaborator and teacher of mine as well.

Like myself and many of us, Karen's path of healing and service began with the body. I invite you to pause today and listen to today's episode to learn about how Karen left a life of modeling around the world to becoming a true servant to the divine and the awakening of our collective consciousness.

My hope is this episode helps you remember to truly take care of and love your body as a temple so you can become a living vessel for spirit to move through.

"Our body is a temple and a vessel, we are meant to be exalted and treated as such." In this episode we discuss:

• Karen's story: How she transformed her relationship to food and her body and connected to a higher power to let go of addiction and heal an eating disorder
• Sacred morning rituals for love, compassion and awareness
• How to see your body as a "temple" to become a "vessel" for your truth and begin your own soul's "pilgrimage"
• How to listen deeply to your body's wisdom and know when to act on your intuition

Links in this episode:

• Our upcoming Spring Equinox Day-Long Retreat in Occidental, CA on March 20, 2016 - there are a few spaces left! Join us here
• Karen's upcoming VESSEL retreat where I'll be teaching yoga June 16 - 20 over the Summer Solstice. Early bird pricing + gifts available when you sign up in full by March 21, 2016
• Karen's Website

How will you choose to treat your body as a temple and vessel today? I'd love to hear in the comments below.

With love,

Meredith

Karen Prosen is a facilitator, meditation guide, artist, and a wellness + business coach integrating yoga, Buddhist philosophy and social justice into her offerings. Earning her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Karen hosts retreats, meets with clients over the phone and at her office in Sonoma County, CA, and designs personalized meditation recordings. She supports people of all walks of life in transcending cultural paradigms and remembering that they are already living temples and clear vessels.

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In this month of love and especially self-love, I decided to sit down with spiritual mentor, soul alchemist and dear friend, Jessica Sandra of Sacred Soul Cove.

I felt called to bring light to the topic of "Reclaiming Divine Feminine Sexuality" after listening to a video interview with two female yoga mentors of mine. One of them shared about her story of sexual abuse in her life and how she was able to transform the experience into a source of empowerment. The week after, I then had a friend open up to me about her experience of sexual abuse she had in her first year of college. It became clear that this was a topic I wanted to address and share with my community.

I am so happy to introduce you today to Jessica Sandra ~ a woman doing amazing work in the world by sharing her story and supporting women to transform past experiences of abuse and trauma into empowerment and self-love.

In this episode we discuss:

• Jessica's personal story of transforming past sexual trauma into reclaiming her soul essence
• How Jessica released stories and limiting beliefs of the past to reclaim connection to her divine feminine sexuality and sensuality
• Rituals to discover and enhance your own life force energy
• How Jessica moved through the fear of being seen to share her story and reach more women through her work
• The energetic sacred container she is creating in her new offering, Sacred Soul Cove

I hope you enjoy the episode. I'd love to hear your comments below.

With love, Meredith

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Jessica Sandra is a spiritual mentor, soul alchemist, and liberator of the wild woman within. She helps women reconnect to their divine feminine essence, come to fully embody and express that essence, and cultivate a life that is deeply in line with their soul. Her work involves the transmutation of past sexual trauma and pain into divine feminine connection and power. Her vision is for women everywhere to live in full expression of their truth, embodied and full of their own life force energy.

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I have a new podcast to share with you today on the topic of "Falling in Love with Yourself."

I feel this is such an important topic because we really do need to value and love ourselves in order to live happy, fulfilled lives where we are able to give back at our fullest capacity and live up to our highest potential.

Just an example from my life yesterday: I knew I wanted to sit down and record this podcast first thing, but I woke up in a terrible mood. I had a headache, my muscles were aching in my back, and overall I wasn’t feeling very positive. Just the thought of sitting down at my computer to record this podcast felt impossible.

So instead of forcing myself to do what I didn’t actually have the capacity to do, I paused and checked in with myself.

I knew I had a choice: I could dive into work and my to do list and probably have a pretty grumpy day... OR I could really honor and take care of myself first, even though I had a million things to do on my list.

I knew I needed to slow down and take care of myself.

So I tidied up my room and chose a YogaGlo class (I highly recommend Yogaglo if you struggle with keeping up a home yoga practice) and I found a class with Elena Brower on how to, "Value yourself to Master Yourself."

The whole class was about taking the time to take care of yourself.

I realized, "I really need to have an innate sense of value in order to take care of and fall in love with myself..."

Owning my innate value has been a big part of my inner work over the last few years, and I have come a long way. Valuing myself shows up in how much money I earn, how healthy my relationships are, what I choose to wear and how I create the environment around me.

What I found was: valuing myself is a choice. And you too can choose to start valuing yourself, right here, right now. After my morning yoga practice and self-care time, I felt SO much better and I sat down to record this podcast feeling so filled up with love that I couldn’t wait to share with you all.

In this episode, I share:

• Tips and Tools that Have Helped me Fall in Love with Myself
• How to Move Past Resistance Around Self-love and Self-care
• How to Turn Self-love into an Art
• How to Create a Sustainable & Enjoyable Meditation Practice
• More information about my upcoming online course, Vision

There are only 5 days left to receive $100 off when you join Vision. I hope to see you there!

Warmly, Meredith

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Last week I sat down with my magical friend Rachael Webb.

I've watched a beautiful transformation in Rachael over the last year as she has embraced her full magical self. She is a living example as to how when we stop hiding and embrace who we are, magic is really possible.

In the episode we discuss:

• What it means to "Come out of the magic closet..."
• A manifestation practice for financial abundance
• Affirmations for more magic and manifestation
• How Rachael cured her autoimmune disease through a Vision Quest

Links in this episode:

• The Oath of Manifestation
• Rachael's Full Story , "I Used to Have an Autoimmune Disease, but Then I Changed My Mind"
• Rachael's Signature 6 Month Group Program, The Awakening (Enrollment is open until November 30, 2015)

Rachael Webb is a Spiritual Coach & Business Advisor who works with creatives & entrepreneurs who long to find the clarity and the courage to let their magic out. She is passionate about merging the worlds of business and spirituality during this powerful time of shift on our planet. Rachael is an internationally known Clairsentient with a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Doctor of Metaphysics, and an Ordained Minister.

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Have you ever met someone where you just felt like you knew him or her even if you've never met before? This is how I felt when I met yoga teacher and retreat leader, Sarah-Jane Perman. Sarah-Jane wandered into a workshop I was leading at Burning Man and the whole time I kept wondering, "How do I know this person?"

After the workshop, we chatted and found we had lots to talk about. I discovered Sarah-Jane was on a mission to open people's hearts around the world by leading goddess retreats from Australia to Bali, to Tulum, Nicaragua and beyond.

I was immediately drawn to her positivity and ability to trust in the universe, so I invited her to an interview on the Rising Women Leaders podcast.

In this episode we talk about:

• Tips and rituals Sarah-Jane uses to tune into her intuition
• How she left a job as a marketing director on Australia's Next Top Model at Warner Brothers to follow her dream of teaching yoga, traveling to epic locations and leading retreats
• What it means to live "An Open Heart Life"
• Insights on the awakening of our collective consciousness and the importance of sisterhood

"She took a leap and built her wings on the way down." Links in this episode:

• Sarah's website
• Goa Goddess Retreat
• Rising Women Leaders Bali Retreat

And, Sarah has a special offer for you!

From Sarah-Jane:

"Gather with your sisters to to heal, transform and celebrate your divinity in beautiful Goa, India this

January 15 to 21, 2016

. Receive 10% off the early bird price until

Nov 5 More details and

Register here

."

About Sarah-Jane Perman:

Sarah Jane Perman is a wellness experimentalist, vinyasa yoga teacher, holistic health coach and firm believer in the power of connecting to your truth and following your heart. Her mission is to inspire and work with as many people as she possibly can to open hearts across the planet!

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This week on the Rising Women Leaders podcast, I interviewed yoga teacher and published author, Kimber Simpkins.

I met Kimber when we were teaching yoga at the same studio in Berkeley three years ago. I instantly fell in love with her classes, her singing with the harmonium, and her passion of writing.

Since I've known Kimber, she finished writing her book, self-published it, and then signed a contract to re-release it with a national publisher. Her book, Full: How I learned to Satisfy My Insatiable Hunger and Feed My Soul, is now available online and in bookstores across the country. Her next book, 52 Ways to Love Your Body is officially coming out in January.

As a writer and yoga teacher myself, I was excited to sit down with Kimber and hear more about her story, how she published her first book, and what role vulnerability and self-love played in the process. In this episode we talk about:

• Daily practices to love our body
• One of Kimber's favorite meditation practices from Pema Chodron
• How we've been inspired by Brene Brown and the concept of Daring Greatly
• How she wrote and published her first book
• Kimber's upcoming yoga & writing retreat at Orr Hotsprings (I'm excited to be there, and there are a couple spots left!)

Kimber leaves us with the question, "What is one thing you can do today to show your body that you care?"

I'd love to hear what you'll do in the comments.

You can learn more about Kimber, her upcoming retreats and 30 Day Love Your Body Course here.

With love, Meredith

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This week on the Rising Women Leaders Podcast, I interviewed Rachel Rossitto of Rose Holistic about Divine Love & Partnership. Rachel's been a dear sister this year to me and I often look to her for guidance when tapping into my femininity, creating sacred space, or honoring the love and relationships in my life.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why feminine qualities can help us attract love, be in a state of flow and live our purpose
• How to overcome the fear of letting go of a relationship
• The four areas of partnership and what to look for in your ideal relationship
• Tips to become more magnetic
• What blocks us from attracting love in our lives
• The details of Rachel's upcoming program: Magnetic which begins October 11!

Learn more about Rachel and her upcoming program Magnetic at RoseHolistic.com

I hope you enjoy!

Love, Meredith

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In this episode of Rising Women Leaders I interview Erica Jago, yoga teacher, designer and co-author of the amazon best-selling book Art of Attention.

In the interview, we talk about:

• How to use yoga and design to live more artfully in our lives
• How Erica left a corporate design job in San Francisco to follow her dream of leading transformational yoga retreats around the world
• Some of Erica's favorite daily rituals
• The biggest fear she has had in the past year and how she has overcome it
• Details about her upcoming EARTH retreat in September 2015 (Where I will be teaching two workshops!)

Links in this episode:

EARTH retreat in Yosemite September 12 - 18: http://jagoyoga.com/calendar

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Welcome to the Rising Women Leaders podcast!

“If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it—through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated.” ~ Victoria Moran

It's time to celebrate all we are and all we came to do.

I see an awakening in women all around me, especially in the sweet, kind and nurturing ones who are ready to stand up, express themselves and share their voice.

But, I know from personal experience a lot can get in the way when we step up to lead. I myself struggled with sharing my voice as a more timid and sensitive being. However, the world needs more women connected to their soft sensitive nature who are willing to be vulnerable to step up and accurately represent the needs of our world.

I believe you do not need to change who you are to lead, you just need to be supported to face your fears and listen to your intuition to make a bigger impact.

So...I have created my first PODCAST series for Rising Women Leaders.

I will be sharing insights on how to step into courage, self-love, and leadership while staying true to our feminine nature.

I'll also be interviewing leaders and entrepreneurs about how they've faced their fears, created magic in their lives and grown their businesses.

The first episode is now live!

SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES In the first episode, Fearless Feminine Confidence, I share:

• My personal story: how I overcame my fears of public speaking to become a teacher and a leader.
• Why I created Rising Women Leaders and what my vision for this sisterhood.
• My top tips on how to tap into fearless and feminine energy to be a leader, teacher and entrepreneur.

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If you are ready to lead from your heart and learn what it takes to face your fears and truly love and honor yourself, I hope you'll join us in the Rising Women Leaders movement.

Let me know what you think of the first episode in the comments below!

With love, Meredith

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