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Songs have always been there for Moorea Masa (pronounced More-ray-uh Mah-sa), being raised in the musical mecca of Portland, Oregon. The daughter of an Italian immigrant father and a Black mother born abroad, this singer/songwriter/guitarist has been making music for as long as she can remember. At fifteen, she was already looking for chances to perform by sneaking into local clubs, where she was lovingly adopted into the vibrant community of Portland musicians. Moorea has toured the world and shared a stage with artists k.d Lang, Allen Stone, Big Wild, Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) The Motet, El Vy, Nick Waterhouse, headlined tours in Europe, and supported other artists including Corrine Bailey Rae, Emily King, Lawrence, The Dip, Lady Wray, Bernhoft and many more.
Connect with Moorea and check out her music!
Intro/Outro Song: Rose Colored Glasses (check out Elixir episode from 8/8/23 for a little backstory on the song)
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Jenn Slade is a structural integration practitioner, anatomy, educator, and longtime yoga teacher who helps people feel more connected to their bodies and move through life with greater ease. With a masters degree in human movement and advanced training, in fascia focused manual therapy, she blends science and somatics to support long-term, whole body change. Jenn makes the language of the body approachable, empowering clients and students to better understand their structure so they can reduce pain, move more freely, and feel more at home in themselves.
Connect with Jenn and book a session to feel good.
Intro/Outro Song: Rose Colored Glasses (check out Elixir episode from 8/8/23 for a little backstory on the song)
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Ben is a plant nerd, a people nerd, and the founder of D.W. Alchemists — a zero-proof apothecary lounge devoted to the ancient art of gathering well. He used to build things in the world of corporate tech; now he builds spaces for connection, curiosity, and botanical wonder. Somewhere along the way, a runaway lavender bush and a few wise plants changed his life. These days, he’s on a mission to help people remember the magic of being alive, one elixir at a time.
Connect with Ben and learn all about the magic of DW Alchemists in Wilmington, NC.
Intro/Outro Song: Rose Colored Glasses (check out Elixir episode from 8/8/23 for a little backstory on the song)
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Sydney Kale is a student, author of The Love Language of Plants, and human in love with the world. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Wisdom Studies from Ubiquity University, with an academic focus on plant intelligence, phenomenology, and co-authorship with plants and the more-than-human. In 2021, Sydney completed an M.S. in Environmental Studies and Sustainability from Unity College. And in 2023, she completed an M.A. in Movement, Mind, and Ecology from Schumacher College. Through her academic studies and personal explorations, Sydney has been introduced to an enchanted world of relationality, kinship, and care.
Through practices of co-authorship with the more-than-human world, guided by collaborative becoming, connection, and attunement, Sydney relearned what it means to exist in the world and to be a part of an entangled ecology of communion. Plants have taught her what it means to be plant, and what it means to be human. Her academic writing and creative explorations are an expression of the relationships she shares with plants and her experience as a sensuous embodied human being.
Connect with Sydney:https://www.sydneykale.com/
My Current Offerings:Inlighten Retreat, Panama
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Annabeth is the ethereal force behind Anmara, a project merging organic synth-pop, dreamy ambient folk, and “post new-age” into sonic catharsis. Echoing strains of Enya and Florence & The Machine, she invites us on a journey of emotional exploration and beckons us not just to listen, but to dive deep and fall in love with life anew.
The word Anmara refers to a mystical land made manifest when we cultivate HARMONY- between self, others, and planet.
Prepare to be transported, only to wind up back in the center of your Self.
Connect with Anmara:https://www.annabethsings.com/ My Current Offerings:Inlighten Retreat, Panama
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On November 16, 2024, join local herbalists and the herbal-curious in Burgaw, NC for a day of celebration, education and community at the inaugural Southeastern North Carolina Herbal Conference
This one day event will include an eco-conscious market with local vendors and food trucks, community activities, and a rich selection of herbal workshops with presenters featuring:
- Khetnu Nefer, herbalist and Founder/Director of the Gullah Geechee Herbal Gathering
- Robin Rose Bennett of Wisewoman Healing Ways
- CoreyPine Shane Founder/Director of the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine
With experienced teachers to provide instruction on how to work with medicinal plants, compassionate leaders to host fun and educational community activities, and earth-centric vendors to support the local economy, the 2024 SENC Herbal Conference will leave participants feeling connected, inspired, and equipped to continue supporting their community’s health – physically, emotionally, and economically.
Surround yourself with other passionate, enthusiastic people who are excited to learn from one another and celebrate the rich ecosystem we call home!
To Learn More Visit: https://sencherbalconference.com/
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Before beginning work as the Senior Oceans Campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity in 2022, Brady played key roles in fighting off multiple waves of approvals for expanded federal offshore drilling under multiple Presidential Administrations, decisively defeating the largest offshore drilling proposal in history under former President Trump. In his work with the nonprofit Oceana, he also succeeded in securing kwy support for a national ban on shark fin sales and trade in the United States. His current work involves holding the existing oil industry accountable for the damage they have caused at sea, and forcing them to shut down their dangerous operations.
Brady is a competitive freediver and has broken US national record 13 times, and North American continental records 4 times.
As a passionate waterman and environmental activist, Brady has spent much of his life in water sports, marine biology studies, and ocean conservation. He graduated from UNC Wilmington with Honors in Marine Biology and went on to study for a short time on the Great Barrier Reef.
He believes that human health, community empowerment, and ocean health are inseparable. As a competitive free diver and body surfer, he knows that the power of experience in the ocean can motivate us to protect it at all costs.
After flying over the BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Brady made a vow: to eliminate the threat of the oil industry at sea so that life can thrive and recover in the absence of seismic airgun blasts and oil spills.
Connect with Brady:https://www.instagram.com/bradyorca/
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My Offerings:**Harmony in the Forest, Brunswick, GA
Inlighten Retreat, Panama
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Katie Silcox, M.A. is the New York Times Best-Selling author of the book Healthy, Happy, Sexy - Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women and the new book - Glow-Worthy. She is the founder of The Shakti School, a premier online certification school for women-centered holistic wellness. She holds a Masters degree in Ayurvedic Medicine, is a member of the National Ayurvedic Medicine Association and is currently pursuing depth studies in Jungian Psychology. Her platform focuses on the convergence of ancient holistic medicine, functional medicine science and heart-centered spirituality.
Connect with Katie:https://theshaktischool.com/
Journal Prompt:On this episode, Katie says "There is nothing in this moment that needs to be fixed because you are not broken." What are the things about you that you recognize as perfect as they are? Maybe it shows up as a gratitude list. What are the things about you that you are trying to fix and figure out- that you can give some space and grace to?
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Juliet is a Sack of Hormones with a Soul having a Human Experience who is pretty sure that when she had the talk with God as to what to sign up for in this lifetime, it included "Deep Dish Cheese Stuffed Crust" Gluten Free and Vegan of course!
Becoming a practitioner and Teacher of Kundalini Yoga has brought her, aka Adi Krishna an accelerated experience of getting to know herself that has proved to be the most in every way comparable only to her adventure of getting to know God intimately. What a wild sense of adventure and humor the One has!!
This leg of the adventure includes her newly opened Lighthouse Yoga Studio in Wilmington, NC.
Connect with Juliet:https://www.lighthouseyoga.studio/
Journal Prompt:What does the word resilience mean to you?
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Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Kelly has deep roots in Virginia and North Carolina where she spent her formative years in different communities and cultural landscapes. Kelly is a DJ, yogi, entrepreneur, and waterfront lifeguard and enjoys bringing these skills into community spaces. Kelly has a degree in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Business from Yale University. She founded Collective Power, a family owned non profit, in 2020 to change the way infrastructure is designed and developed by centering community needs, environmental justice, and collective action in the work of building community resilience.
Connect with Kelly:https://www.instagram.com/kwycheee/
Journal Prompt:If you were to create a DJ set using songs from your childhood thru now, what songs would you include?
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Audra Moore is the mom of 2 amazing kiddos - who is married for 18 years to the man she met in a blind date through real estate...who proposed 6 weeks later. She is passionate about wellness, spirit, mind and body, conscience parenting, and homeschooling. While a realtor by trade, Audra really just loves connecting with people and learning everyone’s life story.
Connect with Audra:https://www.instagram.com/bradandaudra/
Journal Prompt:During this episode, Audra and I talk about tracking the time that you are using your devices. Check in with this and maybe experiment with what it would feel like to create a different pattern/relationship with time and technology.
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Brian Luce's personal belief is to bring joy and ease to others through community engagement and enrichment. One of his gifts is to nourish and protect nature and educate people of the power that the Earth can give us. He is as an avid hiker, backpacker, adventure dad and sheer outdoor enthusiast. Brian began practicing yoga in 2010 and has been teaching since 2020, completing his 200 hour teacher training with Earth Treks in Golden, Colorado. His classes are lighthearted and focused on subtle alignment and creating a safe environment. Brian is a true believer in change through yoga and meditation, and helping to cultivate growth.
Connect with Brian:https://www.instagram.com/b_funny/
Journal Prompt:During this episode, we talk about the importance of conscious connection. Who/what do you feel connection with? Remember, it could be a person, an animal, a plant, or even something more energetic/spiritual. Make a list, draw it out, or maybe even write a little gratitude note to that person/thing.
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Joanna John was born and raised in Durham, NC, which is the native and stolen land of the Lumbee, Skarukreh/Tuscarora, Cheraw, Occaneechi, and Shakori Nations. Her first spiritual home was at Watts Street Baptist Church where years before, her grandfather was the minister and had a statue of the Buddha sitting on his desk- she grew up with a belief in life’s goodness and a knowing that she was held in grace.
A transformative event at age nineteen left Joanna wrestling with life’s big questions and feeling the sense of groundlessness that we all feel at one point or another. Most therapists did not know how to relate to her experience in a way that felt true or empowering to her. She did, however, find mindfulness during this time and it became a refuge.
Joanna later received degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and taught in the NC public school system before having her first child.
When she became a mother, Joanna experienced a resurgence of a familiar anxiety along with a strong pull to understand my inner world and connect with what she calls “God” in a much deeper way. She was fortunate enough to find a therapist who related to her experience with trust, respect, and reverence and it was then that she began to find her way. Joanna developed the skills to change her relationship to thoughts, to learn more about how nervous systems work, and to practice surrendering to a deeper knowing.
Compelled to learn more and help others, Joanna completed The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program in 2023, a two year professional training program for teaching awareness and compassion based practices with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. This program was in partnership with Sounds True and The University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. In 2024, she will have completed an additional year of meditation teacher training for guiding individuals in embodied inquiry. Joanna is also committed to being trauma informed, anti-racist, and an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Joanna's primary role is homeschool parent and carving out space for mindfulness and contemplative practices as they are her life’s passion. You can find Joanna in nature with her family, gardening, listening to music, enjoying vegan food, and devouring audiobooks and podcasts.
Connect with Joanna:www.joannajohnmindfulness.com
https://www.instagram.com/joannajohnmindfulness/
Journal Prompt:Who are your "unspoken mentors"? Who are you an "unspoken mentor" to?
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Kayla Coyne, Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps, voices her experience in the
transition process from military structure back to living a civilian lifestyle. Through the dynamic interplay of movement, deliberate body synchronization with the breath, and the expressive art of dance, she embarked on a journey to redefine her purpose. Since 2014, her new mission is to help others in continuous self-discovery and playful reinvention.
Now serving as a local yoga instructor and host of various music/dance events, Kayla promotes joy, creativity, and empowerment through inner strength. Whether on the mat or in modern day living, Kayla holds a deep belief in noticing the spirt within, the power of presence and the importance of cultivating stillness amidst chaos.
Connect with Kaylahttps://www.instagram.com/kaylamariecoyne/https://createmusicart.com/
Journal Prompt:“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.
Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakes.” — Carl Jung
Reflecting on this quote, what are the dreams you see on the outside? What do you see on the inside? What is your vision for your life?
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Maura Riordan was introduced to meditation and yoga from an early age and has always been drawn to the mind/body/soul connection. After receiving her yoga certification and completing an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification course, she experienced personally and professionally the benefit of working with the physical and subtle bodies through breath, movement and meditation to gain a sense of peace and balance within. As she delved deeper into her own spiritual and healing journey, she discovered energy work and all its benefits and received her Master Level Reiki Certification. She is passionate about bringing a whole-body healing experience to her clients. She feels to create peace within our families, communities and world, we must first find that balance and peace within ourselves.
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Journal Prompt:Maura and I talk about "bringing it back to ritual". What are some things that you do on a daily basis that you can turn into a ritual - making it more sacred/beautiful/mindful of an experience?
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Stephanie Vlad is a Master’s level Psychologist by trade and human empowerer by birth. She has 15+ years of experience in the talk therapy realm, working in community, nonprofit, and private settings, and has been in solo private practice since 2017. Understanding that we are whole beings with mind + body + soul, she felt that her therapy practice was missing a huge part of the big picture and took another leap into opening an embodiment studio to reach more people through movement offerings. Her mission with the Embodiment Studio is to help people come home to themselves.
Her belief is that we are born with all that we need inside of us and require a little reminding that it is safe to listen and trust that inner knowing. She strives to help her clients work through their struggles, connect to what is important to them and create a life that brings fulfillment.
She has been told that she is a direct, at times, forceful nurturer, which stems from her ability to see your greatest potential and to take up space in your brain as your inner cheerleader. She talks loudly, most often with her hands and big facial expressions, and does not shy away from showing you that she too is an authentic human who feels deeply.
Connect with StephanieInstagramhttps://stephanievlad.com/Journal PromptWhat are the lemons in your life that have been turned into lemonade? What are the lemons that are still lemons?
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Kathryn Sisler Waple is an herbalist who has been working with plants for more than 15 years. She has a certificate in the Fundamentals of Herbalism from Appalachian School of Holistic Herbalism, was an apprentice with Corinna Wood of Red Moon Herbs, and has a BA in English from UNCW with a certificate in High School Education.
Her passion is in teaching people about how to use and grow medicinal herbs safely and easily for the benefit of the whole family. She teaches classes on growing, harvesting and using medicinal herbs.
Kathryn strongly believes that learning about herbalism and natural/alternative health is a form of community activism and a crucial part of bringing people together. She is working to to infuse the local community with a sense of responsibility and support for individual health.
Connect with Kathrynwww.graycatbotanicals.com
SE Wise Women
SENC Herbalism Conference
Journal PromptWhat is a plant or herb that you are "herbal-curious" about? Research this plant/herb and think about ways that you could engage with it this week. What messages or medicine is it trying to offer you?
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During this solo episode, I'm sharing about my songwriting process as well as the inspiration behind my recently released single "Rose Colored Glasses".
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Journal Prompt:What are the edges that you can lean into?
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Want to calm your mind, have better focus, and relieve inflammation in your body using organic plant medicine? Reach out to me at madreandthemuse@gmail.com or order directly from this link -*https://jackiedeconti.greencompassglobal.com/* Interested in taking the next yoga teacher training or working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor? Check out the Madre & The Muse website.*www.madreandthemuse.com* deep gratitude to Jared Sales + ALLIN. for the intro/outro music**www.tinkmusik.com
A native North Carolinian, Bridger feels most at home immersed in nature. Being that WE ARE NATURE, she finds it to be our best teacher and healer. A lifelong gardener and long-time educator, Bridger delights herself in building healthy ecosystems (hello happy frogs and lizards) and community-focused classrooms (hello kind, supportive kiddos). Following her heart, she is merging these two passions by providing discovery and learning opportunities in her outdoor learning environment. Working in collaboration with the physical world as a learning tool and teacher, she aims to build connection and relationship to nature; as well as among children themselves.
Bringing joy, connection, and environmental awareness to her community is what she hopes to achieve through her nature based learning community, Wild Earth Wonder. When we have a relationship with nature, we are more inclined to advocate for and protect it.
Connect with Bridgerhttps://www.fullmoonbloomscb.com/
Journal PromptDuring this episode, Bridger shares how several books have inspired her and how she had carried them for a while before reading them. Are there any books that have had that same sort of gravity for you? Write about them. How did that book cross your path? What do you remember about it? Has it made a difference in your life?
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Want to calm your mind, have better focus, and relieve inflammation in your body using organic plant medicine? Reach out to me at madreandthemuse@gmail.com or order directly from this link -*https://jackiedeconti.greencompassglobal.com/* Interested in taking the next yoga teacher training or working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor? Check out the Madre & The Muse website.*www.madreandthemuse.com* deep gratitude to Jared Sales + ALLIN. for the intro/outro music**www.tinkmusik.com
Claire Ragozzino is a certified yoga instructor and Ayurvedic practitioner with a background in nutrition and natural cooking. Her work is dedicated to bringing yoga, Ayurveda, and nutrition to a modern lifestyle. She is the author of the popular site, Vidya Living, and also writes and photographs for online and print publications surrounding topics of food, culture, and our relationship to nature. Her first book, Living Ayurveda, offers a comprehensive Ayurvedic cookbook and lifestyle guide. Claire works with clients around the globe, specializing her work in women's health, and leads immersive workshops and retreats.
Connect with ClaireVidya LivingInstagram
CSA Directory https://www.ams.usda.gov/local-food-directories/csas
“Eat Weeds” book https://www.diegobonetto.com/eatweeds-buy-book
Pasta Grannies https://www.instagram.com/pastagrannies/
Tea Horse Road https://www.herbalgram.org/resources/herbalgram/issues/94/table-of-contents/bkrvw_teahorseroad/
Journal PromptWhat is your first memory or experience with cooking? How has this experience shaped or shifted how you feel about cooking today?
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Want to calm your mind, have better focus, and relieve inflammation in your body using organic plant medicine? Reach out to me at madreandthemuse@gmail.com or order directly from this link -*https://jackiedeconti.greencompassglobal.com/* Interested in taking the next yoga teacher training or working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor? Check out the Madre & The Muse website.*www.madreandthemuse.com* deep gratitude to Jared Sales + ALLIN. for the intro/outro music**www.tinkmusik.com
Farrah the Frequency is a Sound Healing Artist, Reiki Master Teacher, Medicine Musician, + Creative Mentor. Her work is focused on empowering artists to come out of hiding and share their gifts. She also creates medicine music that infused with Sound and Reiki healing for a unique meditative experience.
Connect with Farrahhttps://www.instagram.com/farrahthefrequency/Spotify
Journal PromptDuring this episode, Farrah talks about freeing your voice. What does that concept bring up for you? Does it carry any emotion? Does it resonate or is it something that you resist? After writing about it, just for fun- put on some music and sing-a-long. Let your voice be heard.
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Want to calm your mind, have better focus, and relieve inflammation in your body using organic plant medicine? Reach out to me at madreandthemuse@gmail.com or order directly from this link -*https://jackiedeconti.greencompassglobal.com/* Interested in taking the next yoga teacher training or working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor? Check out the Madre & The Muse website.*www.madreandthemuse.com* deep gratitude to Jared Sales + ALLIN. for the intro/outro music**www.tinkmusik.com
Amy is a spiritual seeker, holistic health enthusiast, and lifelong learner. She is an avid yoga practitioner, certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT), experienced yoga teacher (ERYT) and continuing education provider (YACEP). She is also a Reiki Master Teacher, offering private Reiki sessions and group trainings. Amy teaches from the heart and truly lives her yoga, encouraging students towards self-empowerment and improving physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. She offers private yoga therapy sessions as well as integration coaching, specializing in helping clients with addiction issues, trauma/PTSD, chronic pain, and stress management. In her free time, Amy enjoys paddle boarding, spending time in nature with her dog, writing, and reading inspiring memoirs. She also co-leads local and international wellness and yoga retreats and enjoys traveling to new and inspiring places.
Connect with Amyhttps://www.instagram.com/alignedwellnessyoga/
Journal PromptDuring this episode, Amy talks about gratitude as a practice of manifesting. She spoke words in the present tense, daily, about things that she desired in her life. What are the things in your future life that you are grateful for?
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Want to calm your mind, have better focus, and relieve inflammation in your body using organic plant medicine? Reach out to me at madreandthemuse@gmail.com or order directly from this link -*https://jackiedeconti.greencompassglobal.com/* Interested in taking the next yoga teacher training or working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor? Check out the Madre & The Muse website.*www.madreandthemuse.com* deep gratitude to Jared Sales + ALLIN. for the intro/outro music**www.tinkmusik.com
Genesis Ceja was born in Los Angeles, CA, transplanted to Ensenada, Baja California Mexico at the age of 12 and then moved to San Diego in 2008.
Graduating with a degree in Culinary Arts in 2010, Genesis has been working in the hospitality industry ever since -from dishwasher to server, to bartender, barista, prep cook, line cook, caterer, baker, and bakery manager.
Genesis moved to Wilmington, NC in June 2021 after a long drive from San Diego, CA which started in August 2020. She is planning on opening up a business called Nómada Tortillería.
Connect with Genesishttps://www.instagram.com/beginning.of.eyebrows/
Journal PromptDuring this episode, Genesis recommends thinking back to what you liked to do as a kid- and do that. What did you like to do? Make a list and then consider dipping your toes back into some of those things....maybe it will even unfold into a dreamy career path.
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Olivia Gillaspie is a Wilmington-based singer-songwriter who has a heart for sharing her acoustic tunes in ways that are intentional, meaningful, and encouraging to others. She has been performing out and about since December of 2021 and is the most joyous when serenading others with folk-inspired music that celebrates living and the experiences of being a human. Olivia has two singles out on Spotify under the name Optimistic Noise, produced by local musician and pal, Jacob Adams. She is currently residing in Wilmington, NC working on getting together a band to play her original songs, pursuing a Bachelor’s in Social Work, and drinking lots of coffee.
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Journal PromptOlivia talks about how if she could, she would just like to sit in the grass, write songs, and sing them to people all day everyday. What would you like to do if you could spend the day as you wish? What does your soul desire?
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Kristy Pace is an Earth lover, land tender, gardener, & wildcrafter; wife & mother to 3 children (Ellie, Charlie, & Leo ages 10, 7 & 5); a Certified Yoga Teacher (through the Wilmington Yoga Center in 2020); a 2nd year Apprentice & Mentor at The School of the Sacred Wild, a school for herbalism, earth care & holistic wellness; and is Owner/Creator of “Sacred Wild Roots”, a botanical & herbal shop + apothecary that sprouted after completing her first year of herbalism school.
Kristy finds joy in creating sacred space within & around her; spending time “playing” in her garden; exploring various healing modalities including the healing nature of plants and is lit up through personal revelations, spiritual connections & intimate conversations. Kristy spends most of her time at home with her family, working in the garden, and handcrafting herbal and botanical based creations for home, beauty, skincare, self-care + herbal remedies that support wellness and wholeness of being.
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Journal PromptOn this episode, we talk about plant medicine including nettles, passionflower, and wild weeds. Go for a walk in your backyard and/ neighborhood and notice which herbs and flowers are growing around your area. Make a list and then pick one (at a time) to learn about.
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The Blonde Priestess is the highest version of my self where I have dedicated my being and innate tools to be an open channel of light and love to flow forward! It is a space that I have created for others to learn, feel connected and inspired to be the highest version of themselves- finding their inner priest or priestess too!
I am here to help serve through my lifelong study of the mama Earths medicines like cacao, the stars, human design, tarot, relationships and mindfulness. I express and operate as a human design coach, astrological advisor, tarot reader and spiritual consultant for clients from the furthest stretches of the world like New Zealand, Ireland, Alaska to right here in my backyard of Los Angeles and now currently North Carolina! I offer virtual and in person 1-1 readings and mentorship for clients, as well as opportunities for the community to come together in cacao ceremonies, sharing circles and group mediations.
It is my belief that a full life is attained through connections and our relationships- in both love and in suffering. As humans we require both and as awoken souls we must lean into others in order to grow and fulfill our divine contracts. Thank you for elevating and expanding with me!
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Journal PromptAt the end of this episode, we talk about the importance of gratitude and love. What are you grateful for? What/who do you love?
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Lauren Burke, of PowerHouseHappy and The High Vibe Collective, believes we are all born with Magic and a Mission. Through gratitude and choice, we are able to connect to our magic (over and over again), get clear on our mission, and move faithfully, courageously, and joyfully into action.
Lauren's mission is to hold space and collaborate in creating experiences that allow people to practice stepping into their innate power, connect to their unique magic, get clear on their mission and move into full-hearted, soul-filling, glitter-giving action.
To remind people that in fact YOU MATTER.
As Glinda, the Good Witch (who also happens to be one of her style icons) says, “You’ve had the power all along my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself.”
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Journal PromptLauren talks about "Being in the Bubbling". Which areas of your life are you allowing yourself to sit with it and being open to surprise?
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Kristy Gungler is a seeker, teacher and connector. She is a mama, wife, daughter, sister and friend. She holds certifications in Ayurvedic Health Counseling, Forest Therapy, yoga + clinical aromatherapy. She has a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and an associates degree in Veterinary Technology. Kristy is a nature-worshiper whose deep desire and calling is to re-connect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our beautiful planet, Earth. Through her Earth Bird Wholebeing practice, she offers Ayurvedic Health counseling, guided Forest Therapy walks, seasonal online workshops + courses, teaches a weekly yoga class and is a small-batch distiller of aromatic and therapeutic hydrosols.
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Journal PromptFind a tree to spend time with this year. Bring your journal there and tune in. Write about whatever comes up. Maybe even write a letter to the tree and read it out loud. Allow your inner child to participate.
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The music of Høly River carries the message of humanity’s need for reconnection with the earth. Mystically political and wholeheartedly grassroots this DIY band finds themselves playing on large festival stages as well as backyard fire pits of intentional communities around the world.
Høly River was founded by multi-instrumentalists Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price. Fusing together the pulse of drone pop, worldly instrumentation, this experimental music would best be described as a landscape, as a biome all its own. This musical phenomenon has come to be known as, Earth folk, a type of music inspired thematically by the natural environment: flora, fauna, soil, stars, and the human experience. From harmonium engulfed melodies to mouth-harp stomp grass, Høly River taps into an embodied and innate celebration of internal and external worlds, attempting to bring them closer together with each beat. On record or in-person, a listener is entranced in the soaring vocal ballads bathed in the moonlight of dance beats and folk-inspired roots.
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Journal PromptOne of the questions I ask at the end of every episode is "What sound do you love and why?". After asking Laney, she asks me...and so that is this episodes prompt. What sound do YOU love and why?
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Roy "Futureman" Wooten is an inventor, musician, and composer. He is a six-time Grammy Award-winning performer with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. For the Flecktones, Futureman plays the Drumitar, a guitar synthesizer he has invented to play drum and percussion sounds, and occasionally performs vocals as well. His solo albums are experimental and incorporate diverse musical genres and concepts.
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Journal PromptAt the beginning of this episode, Roy and I talk about his earliest memory of music. He mentioned listening to the radio in the dark with this brothers. What is your earliest music memory?
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Eva Peterson is a certified Ayurvedic Counselor, Life Coach, and Confidence Coach. She supports eco and socially conscious souls in designing a life aligned with their values. By living in harmony with nature we can heal ourselves, our communities, and our planet. As a lifelong environmentalist and activist, Eva knows the unique challenges that changemakers face. She combines ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, embodiment practices, and modern scientific research to help her clients heal burnout, overcome self-doubt, and develop a clear plan for lasting impact. Through online 1-on-1 coaching and seasonal workshops, Eva guides each of her clients to connect with their intuition, their body, and the cycles of nature so that they can make the most of this precious life.
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Journal PromptOn this episode, Eva and I talk about the concept of "Imposter Syndrome". Are there places in your life where you have felt that way? How can you reframe this idea to honor where you are on your path? Remember, a beginner isn't an imposter. Trying out new things is how we expand and evolve.
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Mercedes is a full-time international Healing Arts teacher. Her passion is to help others learn and empower themselves through Yoga, Reiki, AcroYoga, Thai Yoga, Meditation, and Educational Wellness Workshops. Mercedes's own journey with yoga inspired her to deepen her practice and then share her passion for this practice with others on their journey. As a teacher, she encourages students to turn inward during their practice to experience self-inquiry, getting comfortable outside of their comfort zone, and be an observer of their bodies and minds. Her aim is to cater to the physical needs of the students while making sure to deliver a practice that intends to unify the mind, body, and soul in a safe and supportive environment.
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Rainbow Meditation
Journal PromptTake some time after doing the guided rainbow meditation at the end of this episode to free-write in your journal. See what bubbles up.
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Daisy Faith is an artist based out of Wilmington, NC, who isn't interested in painting things "perfectly" or photo-realistically. Her focus is on color, bold brushwork, mark making and creating energy in her compositions. Daisy approaches each painting with a sense of improvisation by making painterly strokes and listening to where the painting wants to go next. She believes that her best paintings are the paintings where she simply lets go of any specific outcome and finds a sense of spontaneity and joy throughout the process.
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Journal PromptIn which areas of your life do you improvise?
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Catherine "Cat" Morrisey Wilson is the founder of Conjure - a space for spiritual exploration, healing, and acceptance. Cat offers tarot & astrology readings that focus on soul growth and potential. She created the Conjure Apothecary line for alcohol-free herbal support. All services are offered in-person and remotely, and appointments are required. In-person appointments take place in-person at the Three of Cups Clubhouse.
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Journal PromptReflect on how the tarot reading resonates with you.
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Ahna Hendrix believes that when we invest in ourselves, the world benefits.
She is a Divine Luminary whose work as an Intuitive Channel, Teacher, Spiritual Guide, and Podcaster dedicates herself to reintroducing the world to its spirituality through the Akashic Records, Spiritual Guidance coaching, and workshops and courses designed to empower individuals to take the reins and transform their lives.
Ahna is also the host of the Soul Driven Podcast, a weekly podcast that explores the intersection of living a soulful and spiritual life in a driven and ambitious world. Join her for practical guidance, truthful discussions, and interviews with people who are successfully living a soul-driven life.
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Journal PromptAfter listening to the channeled Akashic message at the end of this episode, take some time to freewrite about what came up for you.
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Raegan Benson is a birth and postpartum doula as well as an herbalist currently located in North Carolina. She is founder of the Adapted Healing Apothecary where she creates herbally infused goods with the intention to alchemize self care rituals, to nourish the nervous system, and to nurture the body.
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Journal PromptSpend time with a plant. Write about what you intuitively know about the plant and what the messages are inside. **Thanks for listening.
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Erica Morgan is an ocean loving captain, yoga teacher, and NVC educator.
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Journal PromptWe started off this episode talking about the words EARTH and HEART. Brainstorm/free-write about both of these words and see what comes up for you.
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Jill Hari began practicing yoga twenty years ago, and delights in exploring how the connection of the postures and the breath transforms us. She enjoys studying all methods of yoga, and being creative in her approach depending on the needs of her students. Jill taught yoga in Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA before moving to Wilmington, NC. She is passionate about Ayurveda and enjoys sharing her enthusiasm with all who are seeking good health and longevity. Jill offers Ayurvedic workshops, modules for yoga teacher trainings, and individual consultations. Consultations give clients the opportunity to be seen and heard as Jill takes an in-depth look at their constitution and current condition. When she is not working she enjoys cooking, biking, hiking, and spending time in nature.
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Journal PromptWhat plants do you have a connection with? Are they on your daily path or do they spark a memory from long ago?
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Maite , pronounced “ May Tai “is from sunny Barcelona and is currently living in the USA. She is a working mama of two full of spirit kids alongside her supper supportive husband Brian and biz partner. Maite is a holistic nutritionist + foodie turned entrepreneur. Her mission with Yummix is to deliver the highest quality organic and most delicious ingredients to feed your loved ones while respecting and taking care of the environment through using biodegradable and compostable packaging.
Read the story of Yummix here.
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Journal PromptCall a relative and write down a recipe that they love to make. Then, for extra credit- make it! :)
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Ryanna Battiste is a city-girl turned nature-lover living on family land in rural South Carolina who is healing generations of chronic-illness with a lifestyle centered around nature, family, and clean eating. She used to be exclusively focused on nutrition as a vehicle for healing and still believes the food you choose to eat (and especially what you choose not to eat!) is a powerful part of the journey. However, food is just one piece of the multidimensional experience of healing.
In her 8 years as a Duke Certified Integrative Health Coach with a keen understanding of what motivates people to change and grow, Ryanna has worked with people experiencing every type of dis-ease. At the same time, she has been navigating her own way through chronic illness and seasons of pain.
What she has learned is that healing is an intricate practice involving all aspects of our being - our body, our mind, and our spirit. Ryanna believes that forgiveness is a critical tool for transformation, trauma can be resolved through the breath, your body is incredible, and a little bit of plant medicine can go a long way!
She shares her gifts in individual and group work, on her podcast, Journey to Heal, and at special events and retreats.
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Journal PromptIn this episode, we talk about "Protectors". Take a moment to think about which protectors show up in your life. Write about them. Write to them.
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Joanne Durham is a retired educator who has loved poetry since she devoured the pages of The Golden Treasury of Poetry as a child. Her chapbook, On Shifting Shoals, about life in the small North Carolina beach town where she lives, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books. To Drink From A Wider Bowl , winner of the 2021 Sinclair Poetry Prize, is her latest book of poetry.
Joanne was a finalist for the NC Poetry Society’s Poet Laureate Award, the NC State Poetry Contest, and won Press 53’s Prime Number Summer Challenge. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals, including Poetry East, Calyx, Chautauqua, Third Wednesday, Juniper Poetry Journal, Gyroscope, Quartet, Kosmos Quarterly, Front Porch Review, Evening Street Review, Tipton, Verse Virtual, Love in the Time of COVID Chronicles, Rise-Up Review, and Yellow Arrow.When she’s not immersed in poetry, Joanne practices yoga, plays tennis, delights in her grandchildren, and works for a better world for them to grow up in.
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https://www.instagram.com/poetryjoanne/
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Journal PromptWhat is your earliest memory of poetry? Did you have a favorite poem?
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Travis Shallow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and recording artist. Check out his bio here : https://www.travisshallow.com/bio
On this episode we talk about his musical path - including his start with playing the guitar, his songwriting methods, creating a live stream during the pandemic and so much more. I really enjoyed talking with Travis and love that he offered to perform a song at the end of our conversation together. Be sure to follow Travis on social media and check out his live stream - Wednesdays at 6pm EST.
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Journal PromptHas there been a time where you took a leap and needed to trust your cape?
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Noelle Whittington is an author, yoga mentor, life coach, and musician. She is currently based in her childhood hometown of Wilmington, NC where she teaches weekly yoga classes, is a member of several bands, and pursues solo music projects. She is the creator and founder of Soul Alchemy Course, an online group coaching course and community designed to help people find their purpose and live a life of fulfillment. She also offers music lessons, life coaching, mentorship programs for yoga teachers, and mantra and yoga philosophy studies programs both in person and online. Noelle is the senior trainer of the service-based Kunga Yoga School.
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Have you always felt that there was a book inside of you just waiting to be written? What would it be about?
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The Voice + the Pen is a songwriter concert series.. It is currently being hosted on the second floor of the Reel Cafe in downtown Wilmington, NC on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm. It is also streamed on IG for those who aren’t local to the area and want to check it out. Hosted by Emily Burdette and Jarrett Raymond, this weekly happening is free to attend and consistently offers a talented array of performances by songwriters from across the region.
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Emily Burdette
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Artist Date Idea:Check out The Voice + The Pen Wednesdays from 6-9pm in Wilmington, NC (or on IG live). Not local to Wilmington, look around to see if there are any local jams or listening rooms.
For more info on Artist Dates, check out: https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/artists-dates/ **Thanks for listening.
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Carly Gee, founder and owner of The Dandelion Fox, is from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. She graduated from UNC Asheville in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts degree concentration in ceramics, and K-6 teacher licensure.
Aside from creating pressed flower art, and pottery, she also love gardening, hiking, her two cats (Lily & Mars) and dancing to music.
Carly began The Dandelion Fox over 5 years ago after falling in love with the art of pressing flowers. She is inspired by the idea of preserving the fleeting moments in the garden, and the bouquets given to her by special people.
Connect with Carlyhttps://www.thedandelionfox.com/aboutInstagram Artist Date Idea:Take yourself on a nature walk and pick some wildflowers. Be sure to do this mindfully and with sacred attention to the plant itself. When you return home, place these flowers between pages of a book. Check back on these beauties in a month or so.
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Noelle Whittington, E-RYT500 + YACEP is the creator of the Soul Alchemy Course. This 4-week online group coaching course infuses the wisdom and practices of yoga, ayurveda, dance, and spirituality. Noelle helps participants discover and clarify their soul's true expression, so that they can confidently share their vision with the world, and live the life of their dreams.
This course is for YOU if...
✅You crave work-life balance
✅You need help creating boundaries
✅You notice yourself in patterns that no longer serve you
✅You experience fear, doubt, and judgement- from yourself and others
✅You need a bit more guidance clarifying your Soul's truest expression
✅You need some help with discipline, organization, and accountability to move toward your dreams
✅You find yourself overwhelmed with helping others and have very little time for yourself
✅You can see and feel your vision, you just need help with action steps
✅You want to feel confident and empowered to create this life change
✅You desire freedom and fulfillment in your life
✅You are looking for a community of like-minded individuals who want to go DEEP
✅You want to live in joy and abundance
Connect with Noellehttps://www.soulalchemycourse.com/www.narayanishakti.com Journaling PromptWhat does your dream day look like? Write about it in detail from the moment you wake up until you fall asleep. The sky is the limit. **Thanks for listening.
xo-Jackie
Upcoming Local Offerings*Pineapple Studios* : Yoga on Tuesdays + Thursdays @ 9am*Terra Sol Sanctuary* : Yoga Thursdays @ 6pm (beginning in July) + Ayurveda WS 7/10**
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Calen Otto is the creator of the "Unruly Travel" blog. Created after a solo budget bike/make-it-up-as-ya-go trip across the US, Calen felt inspired to create an online space to share experiences while meeting incredible strangers that would quickly turn into friends all over the world.
Calen has put together a collection of posts, videos, articles, podcasts, and photos to share what brave humans are doing with their limited time on this earth, and how to set off on an adventure with less resources than what one may typically think is needed to travel.
Connect with Calenhttp://unrulytravel.com/ Journaling PromptMake a list of the places you'd love to travel to....dream big. Then, expand on that list- what would you love to do/explore/see in those places?
If it's out, definitely check out Calen's travel guide for tips on how to make these travel dreams a reality. **Thanks for listening.
xo-Jackie
Upcoming Offerings**
Yoga at Pineapple Studios : Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9am beginning June 8, 2021June 12 Groove Is In The Heart with Justin HeterJune 20 Live Music Yoga with Jay Killman Solstice Alchemy : An Ayurveda Workshop June 26 Radiant Joy : An Experiential Chakra Workshop
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Barbara is a generational intuitive, teacher, and transformational coach. Growing up in a small fishing village on the coast of North Carolina, Barbara discovered her gift of clairvoyance at a very young age. Adolescent trauma catapulted her into fully embracing her intuitive abilities in the pursuit of self-healing and launched her career as a transformational life coach.
Barbara has studied strategic life coaching through the Priority Academy and is a graduate of “Free The She” a Berkeley Psychic Institute affiliate with certifications in Advanced Intuitive Development and Intuitive Teacher Training. Barbara has also educated herself in the Human Design System through rigorous self-study and is Red Tent Certified under Star of Ishtara.
Over the past 8 years she has worked with clients from all around the world. Her offerings have included private coaching, intuitive sessions, women’s circles, retreats, and various workshops (in person and virtual).
When she’s not working she is spending time with her husband and fur baby. She enjoys hiking, swimming in the ocean or in her pool, traveling, and of course hibachi.
Connect with Barbarahttps://www.barbarabrinkleywhitford.com/ Journaling PromptWhat are some of your idiosyncrasies? How can you view them as gifts?
**Thanks for listening.
xo-Jackie
Upcoming Offerings**
Yoga at Pineapple Studios : Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9am beginning June 8, 2021June 12 Groove Is In The Heart with Justin HeterJune 20 Solstice Alchemy : An Ayurveda Workshop June 26 Radiant Joy : An Experiential Chakra Workshop
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Stephanie Washburn is a ceramic artist who found her passion for clay while enrolled in the studio art program at Radford University, where she graduated in 2015 with a BFA in ceramics. In the fall of 2016, shortly after moving to Wilmington, North Carolina, Celestial Surf Studio was established.
Celestial Surf Studio is an extension of Stephanie as an individual. All of the inspiration and musings she gathers from the natural world around her are transformed to function. The mystique and charm of the local landscape, allure of crystal formations, and astronomic cycles all influence the pieces created.
Connect with StephanieCelestial Surf Studio
Journaling PromptsWhat are some of your re-occuring dreams? What do you think they mean? If you're up for the magical challenge, maybe keep a dream journal as Stephanie mentions in the episode and see what unfolds.
Thanks for listening.
xo-Jackie
Upcoming Offerings
May 16 Live Music Yoga with Paul Miller
June 12 Groove Is In The Heart with Justin Heter
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Sarah Rohrman is a social worker, behavioral health educator, and trauma survivor advocate who runs her own Life Coaching business.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, Sarah received a bachelor’s degree in social work, a master’s degree in community health education and became a registered yoga teacher.
Sarah’s tagline for her coaching business is “I can’t change your life, but you can.” She strongly believes empowerment comes from within and she gently guides her clients to dig deep within themselves to unapologetically create their own path toward healing, tap into their inner power to fully transform their life, and embody their personal confidence.
Connect with Sarahwww.sarahrohrman.com
Journaling PromptsSetting boundaries creates clarity. What are your boundaries?
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As the Director of Science, Research and Academic Partnerships for Plastic Ocean Project, Inc. as well as the Executive Director, Bonnie Monteleone is a researcher who has collected plastic marine samples globally including four of the five main ocean gyres, the Caribbean, and has extended this work to Pyramid Lake, outside of Reno, Nevada. Monteleone completed her first field study exploration in the North Atlantic Gyre in July 2009 in collaboration with Maureen Conte, PhD. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS). In the fall of 2009, Monteleone accompanied Algalita Marine Research Foundation’s 10-year resampling of the North Pacific Gyre, quantifying the rate of plastic marine debris growth to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, sampling a transect of 3,460 nautical miles (nm).
In 2010, she continued her North Atlantic study resampling the same region in the North Atlantic. In fall of 2010, she joined 5 Gyres Institute in a first ever South Atlantic transect sampling for pelagic marine debris traveling 4,270 nm from Brazil to South Africa. In 2012, Monteleone collected samples from the South Pacific as part of the film project, A Plastic Ocean. To date, she has five years of data sets from the North Atlantic. A total of 217 surface samples were collected from all four oceans. Monteleone collaborates with Charles Moore, founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF), Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummings, co-founders of 5 Gyres Institute, Dr. William J. Cooper, University of California Irvine (UCI), and Dr. Maureen Conte, BIOS. In 2012, Bonnie Monteleone and Paul Lorenzo co-founded the 501c3 Plastic Ocean Project, Inc.
Monteleone also works in the Environmental Studies Department at UNC Wilmington as an Adjunct Instructor teaching a Plastic Marine Debris Field Studies course and manages a lab working with student Directed Independent Studies (DIS) research. Research projects vary from fieldwork collecting beach samples to lab analysis looking at plastic leachates, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) uptakes, and plastic ingestion by marine organisms. She collaborates with Drs. Pamela Seaton, Brooks Avery, Susanne Brander, and Alison Taylor at UNCW.
Bonnie is also an accomplished artist, turning some of the plastic she collects on her voyages into modern artistic masterpieces. This work story boards her research and has become a traveling art exhibit - What goes around comes around. She received the Conservation Communicator of the Year 2017, Governor’s Award, Cape Fear YWCA Woman of the Year - Environmental Award 2018, and nominated for the Cape Fear Woman of Achievement award 2018. She is a member of the Sierra Club Marine Team and on the NC Wildlife Federation's Board of Directors.
Connect with Bonniehttps://www.plasticoceanproject.org
Journaling PromptsWhat are some ways that you can reduce/eliminate your use of plastics in everyday life? Make a list. Then, start. You CAN be the change you wish to see in the world.
Thanks for listening.
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This episode is all about cheese.....vegan cheese. I'm talking with Ashley John, founder of Kind Cultures, a Wilmington- based vegan cheese company. We talk about how she got inspired to start her business, what it's like to be a plant-based parent, and her journey with veganism.
If you live in the Wilmington area, be sure to swing by Tidal Creek Co-Op to scoop up a batch (or two) of Kind Cultures.
Connect with Ashleywww.kindculturesvegan.com
Journaling PromptsWhat does the word compassion mean to you? How can you practice compassion to yourself?
https://www.ilovevegan.com/resources/
**Thanks for listening.
xo-Jackie
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On this episode, I am talking with my friend, Maria Borghoff. Her and I met several years ago in the local yoga community. I've attended as well as co-hosted workshops with Maria, and always feel super inspired after being in her presence.
Maria has studied with master teachers of Integral Yoga, Qigong, Tibetan Buddhism, Ayurveda, Reiki, Classical Music, Death Support, Mental Health Advocacy, and Social Work.
As the director of Rhythm Art & Yoga School, Maria provides personal and professional mentorship through yoga teacher training and healing artist residency. Maria works with beginner students, established teachers, emerging artists, and licensed therapists. She spends her time singing, writing, dancing, making music, and creating art. Maria’s melodic voice is deeply relaxing, ancient, and “other-worldly,” and students describe her teaching style as intelligent, intuitive, healing, uplifting, compassionate, grounded, thought-provoking, and inclusive.
During our conversation, Maria and I talk about goddess psychology, the concepts of harmony and dissonance, the rhythms of life and the earth, and so much more.
Connect with Mariahttps://www.rhythmartyoga.com
Journaling PromptsWhat are some relationships in which you experience harmony? Why? Are there any relationships that you experience dissonant harmony? Why? How do these different types of harmonies feel in your body? Can you relate them to colors, textures, or sounds?
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Coco Reedy is the artist and owner of YaYa and Company, located in Wilmington, NC. She specializes in beadweaving, resin pouring, and art therapy.
Coco’s work explores traditional craft and modern art practices, paying homage to her Native American heritage. Coco pulls from the deepest corners of her soul and creates functional art that she hopes you can see yourself through.
In this episode, our conversation revolves around:
moving through an abusive relations and learning to practice self love- channeled thru art
how her ancestors set a beautiful example of what true resiliency looks like
*honoring inclusion and embracing dichotomies within ourselves of light and dark
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Journaling PromptsCoco and I talk about how she was inspired by her Native American ancestors. Today, write about your ancestors. Or....a fun twist on this prompt could be- embody being the ancestor and write to a future generation telling them about the things that are a part of your daily life.
Thanks for listening.
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On this episode, I have the honor of connecting with a friend from high school, Sam Holcombe. He and I were in the Ensemble Theater Company from 1998-2000 and shared the stage many times. In addition to being an incredible actor, Sam has a passion for hiking with thousands of sauntering miles under his belt. During our conversation, Sam tells stories from the trail revolving around the compassion of strangers, the clarity that comes from being in nature, how a smile can be a powerful and protective "weapon" of peace, and so much more.
This episode is dedicated to Daniel Seaman, mine and Sam's high school theater teacher who shared the gifts of love and laughter with everyone he met.
Connect with Samwww.sammertimesaunters.com
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Journaling PromptsIn this episode, Sam talks about how after walking for a few days, his mind becomes more clear and he enters into a meditative state where he can truly be in the present moment. This reminds me of a technique called "The Morning Pages" from "The Artist's Way". Basically, you write anything that comes to mind in stream of consciousness writing for a set number of pages or time. Just let it all flow out as tangled as your thoughts may be. After practicing this technique, it really clears the mind and frees up space for new ideas and present moment awareness. For details on this process, check out https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/.
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Sadie completed her 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teaching Certification with Sacred Seed in Costa Rica, and relocated from NYC to Nashville in 2014. In non-Covid times, Sadie is a touring singer-songwriter who leads women’s circles, kirtan, and healing yoga workshops along the way. Sadie has continuing education in Yoga For Trauma with Off the Mat, Into the World and is a certified Y12SR Leader under the guidance of founder Niki Meyers. Her classes are a gentle, empowering, and often playful space to come home to the body and regulate the nervous system. She is currently offering virtual donation-based yoga and live-streamed music and is participating in a #100daysproject on Patreon. Follow @sadiehartmusic on all social platforms.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :
What role has music played in your life?
L I N K S :
Sadie Hart Music
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Emily Stark is a mama of 2 and owner of Marketable Mama Career Services+ Blog. Marketable Mama leverages years of motivating career counseling, current resume trends, and effective job search strategies to successfully support women to flourish in their career. Emily boosts return-to-work moms and working moms to find and land their dream job while honoring the importance of work/life balance.
Marketable Mama’s services include:
-resume revamp
-cover letter creation
-LinkedIn optimization
-interview preparation
She has worked as a career counselor in higher ed and outplacement serving hundreds of clients with a majority of them landing sought-after positions within 3 months. Marketable Mama offers monthly donation-based services to support mamas in need while channeling proceeds to influential charities.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :Just like we talked about on the episode.....what's your take on the question : Vinyl vs. Digital Music?
L I N K S :https://www.marketable-mama.com
https://www.instagram.com/marketablemama/
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Ryanna is a Duke Certified Integrative Health Coach passionate about nutrient dense real foods as a vehicle for healing. Her coaching has helped facilitate mindset shifts, habit changes and deep healing for hundreds of women. With an eating philosophy free of dogma and delicious recipes served up in 10 ingredients and less, she breathes fresh inspiration into the day-to-day of learning to love yourself with real food.
Ry will be publishing new menu plans every Friday inside her app, which will be open to the public on June 1st. Elixir listeners can follow her on Instagram to learn more. https://www.instagram.com/thenewschoolkitchen/
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :What is your relationship to cooking? Do you like to cook or prefer someone else does it for you? Do you see it as a chore or as a fun pastime? Did you grow up in a household where one or both of your parents enjoyed cooking, or did you eat a lot of take-out and TV dinners? What are your favorite dishes to prepare?
L I N K :The New School Kitchen
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My name is Lindsay Green. I am a woman continuously seeking a deeper understanding and acceptance of myself. In my lessons, I want to share what I discover with others. I was born and raised on the east coast, always by the water. I have spent the last 20 years in the west, Colorado, and recently returned East to be where my heart is most full-near the ocean. I have been in the graphic and website design world for the last 9 years and am now shifting into coaching and yoga. Currently, my new direction with Radass Women is creating a community of women who are willing to show up and share the challenges they face and the successes they create, together. Truly I am a work in progress. I am far from perfect and am practicing to the best of my ability to love myself when I have fallen short of my own human expectations. My desire is to discover the gifts and give them away.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :What do you love? Set a timer for 5 minutes and don't stop writing. Keep your pencil moving.
L I N K :Radass Women
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Two goldens, one husband, zero tattoos.
Erica Nelson feels that art can alter the landscape of our hearts and minds, and that a great photo can change the world. Her heart is for everyone to feel connected to the creative community through selfie walls and murals in the places we live. Erica's passion and purpose is to bring visual arts into every day life, by installing murals into local businesses and public spaces.
J O U R N A L. P R O M P T :What is your favorite piece of art? Why?
L I N K :Mural Modern
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This episode contains sensitive material for mature audiences only.Megan Henry is from a tiny, rural town in Sampson County, North Carolina. She grew up being outside and reading books to entertain herself, because there wasn't much to do. Her parents liked to travel for family vacations, and once she was in middle school, she started to get more involved in the arts. Those early trips with her family, and her artistic hobbies shaped much of who she is today. She has had opportunities to travel which led her to pursue work in festivals and live events.
During our conversation today, Megan shares her past experience of being in an abusive relationship and how she continues to navigate the waters ahead. The light she sheds on this topic of depth is incredibly resilient.
J O U R N A L. P R O M P T :
What does the word "resilient" mean to you? When have you felt resilient?
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Evan Folds is a life long entrepreneur, naturalist, and spiritual scientist. Over the last two decades he has founded businesses on many different levels of agriculture, and now works as a regenerative business consultant from his platform Be Agriculture (www.BeAgriculture.com) where he advocates that agriculture is the answer, and that eating is an agricultural act.
Evan serves as an elected Supervisor of New Hanover Soil & Water Conservation District, where he works towards generating awareness and action towards the vital importance of healthy soil and clean water. He is a published writer, has earned degrees in biology and religion from UNC-Wilmington, and is most proud of his two wonderful children.
To further this work, Evan is active performing lectures and workshops, and is a contributing writer for many reputable international gardening publications, including Garden Culture, the Biodynamic Association, Hobby Farms, and more.
He received degrees in biology and religion from UNC-Wilmington, and is most proud of his two amazing children. He has called Wilmington, NC home for the past 23 years.
J O U R N A L. P R O M P T :Take a walk in nature and write. No prompt. Just be open to what arrives and offer gratitude. Maybe collect a leaf or flower to press in your journal.
L I N K S:www.BeAgriculture.com
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Addie Jo's two lifelong loves are fitness and art. Growing up, she'd take art classes by day and stay physically active by night. She specializes in watercolor portraits and figures and trademarked her very own style of yoga called Prana Pump, a fusion of yoga + HIIT + weight training. She has held multiple teacher trainings certifying yoga instructors to teach Prana Pump plus multiple watercolor workshops for art students to enhance their watercolor skills. She currently lives in Savannah, GA with her partner, Taylor Brown, and their three sweet dogs.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :Use any art supplies and/ collage materials (magazines/scrap fabric/quotes/etc.) to create an art journal entry. Try to not have any "goal" for the art that is created. Just let it flow and see what happens.
L I N K S:www.ajgreyartist.com
www.pranapump.com
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In a field where musicians and rappers have become increasingly devoted to promoting more of their image and less of themselves, Danny Thomas II, known as Louis., is building a reputation by being his honest self. Louis. aims to promote innovation and honesty in his music.
The titular Wilmington, NC rapper, producer, and poet treads the line between socialite and activist, choosing to focus his message on the complexities of the moral and mental grey area that all people live in.
The rapper puts conscious and honest raps over laid-back and drum-driven hip-hop production, some of which the emcee has produced himself. Louis. also moonlights as hip-hop producer Tod Soul, founder of producer-collective Beats & Coffee.
Thomas got his BFA in Creative Writing with a focus in poetry from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Louis.' influences include artists like Mos Def, J Dilla, Lupe Fiasco, and Kanye West.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :Find a painting/photo and write about it. Does it make you think of any song/style of music? Maybe make a list of art and the music that aligns with it.
L I N K :MilkCrate Records
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Liana Belanich recently opened Prana Salt Cave after living in Wilmington almost 15years. She arrived from New York not sure of who she was or what she would do. She decided that she would continue her education; expanding on her associates degree. She chose to earn a Bachelor’s in Business Management from UNCW. After graduating in December of 2012 she continued to search for what she wanted. Dabbling in sales, marketing and continuing to work in the service industry, Liana searched for healing and a meaningful purpose. She decided to get her 200hr Kunga yoga teacher certification from Wilmington Yoga Center in 2015. From there her love for health and wellness continued to expand. She started her 500hr certification while opening her mind to new ideas. She came across salt caves and realized this would be something special for the Wilmington community to have. She could continue to learn about holistic modalities and share them with everyone. Liana could continue to learn and grow while creating a safe place for others to do the same. After 2.5 years of manifesting, promoting and asking for help from family and friends; Liana was able to open the doors to Prana Salt Cave on August 24th 2019. She will continue to help others with many aspects of healing and following ones dreams. Liana will encourage others to shine bright as she expands her own.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :What is something that you would like to manifest? Name it. See it. Feel it. Then let it go and trust the process.
L I N K :Prana Salt Cave
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With family roots in Wilmington that date back to the 1700s, Melody Diaz Williams has a profound love and respect for the Cape Fear region, its rich history, and the many communities within it. Her love of the area was the driving force behind her relocation back from the West Coast in 2011. She blends her work life with active community engagement, and is a firm believer of supporting local businesses. Melody is a Board Member with Tidal Creek Cooperative Market, volunteers with a regional Chihuahua rescue group, and with area beach clean-ups. Additionally, she enjoys natural wellness education, and is often a trusted source for natural and organic product recommendations for the home. You may spot Melody out being led around downtown by her faithful friend and Chihuahua, Frankie Ocean.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :What are the things that you dabble in? Make a list. From that list, pick one to dive deep and focus on this next month.
L I N K S :The Property Shop
Tidal Creek Co-Op
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Aaron Carter is the founder of Love That Baby, a movement to spread compassion across the globe.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :Write about someone (or a few people) who if you could shift your awareness to the "Love That Baby" mindset, you could love or forgive a whole bunch more? Maybe even use the words "Shew" and "Listo" in your writing as well.
L I N K :Love That Baby
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Kim Beller, founder of Sanctuary Tour, is an artist, activist, humane educator, RYT 200, vegan mentor, and protector of animals. Through her service work and activism, she aims to support animal sanctuaries, activist, and organizations who help and rescue animals, by sharing their work and stories, to raise awareness and to educate about issues with animal cruelty and suffering in animal agriculture, and about plastics and pollution in our oceans and environment. Kim lived in Wilmington, North Carolina until December of 2018 when she and her husband relocated to the Hudson Valley in New York. While on the coast of North Carolina, she worked to protect sea turtles, whales, and dolphins, and to help keep the beaches and ocean clean. After moving to New York, she has been working as a humane educator and volunteering at different farm sanctuaries in New York, and helping to keep the river and mountains clean. Wherever Kim goes, there is usually an impromptu cleanup involved as she strives to keep littered plastics from the rivers and oceans. Kim is an ambassador for Plastic Ocean Project, a vegan mentor with New Leaf Vegan Mentor Program, an artist and art teacher who paints art for a cause to support various charities and organizations, an RYT200 teaching yoga and meditation, a humane educator, and an activist who will always use her voice, resources, and time to advocate for animals and for the planet. She is married to her best friend for 24 years. They have two grown daughters, a rescue dog named Hudson, and a rescue cat named Rio.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :How can you practice ahimsa (compassion) in your daily life? Towards yourself? Towards others? Towards animals + nature?
L I N K S :Sanctuary Tour Podcast
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Rachael Kinsey’s passion for art began as a young child evolving into a career after graduating Art School. She has spent the past 9 years in Hawaii and San Francisco pursuing careers in visual merchandising, event + floral design, interior design and running her own jewelry company, Rachael Kinsey Designs. After immersing herself in yoga 14 years ago, yoga became a guide in her creative process. She believes we are able to foster our creative skills by connecting our mind, body and spirit. Rachael recently moved back to North Carolina and completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training at the Asheville Yoga Center. She just recently launched a DIY + Wellness Workshops business, Project Social- a community driven organization for adults and children to hold space for creative exploration through the DIY experience. She partners with local artist and wellness instructors throughout the Wilmington community to foster a healthy space for adults and children to tap into their own magic as a collective through art, yoga, and meditation.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :Look around you at this moment. List all the beautiful things you can see and hear. Remember the beauty that exists in the simple and everyday things. It's all around us.
L I N K S :Rachael Kinsey Designs
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Mandy Nicolau Bernard, daughter of a backpacking hippie and a Spanish musician, grew up in small town southern New Jersey. Her only prerequisites for college were palm trees and warm weather - which brought her to the South. After college, she dabbled in a few different jobs and found herself head over heels for the yogic path. She has created yoga programs for schools, co-leads yearly women’s yoga retreats abroad, and is the owner of Salty Dog Yoga and Mindfully Made Malas. She is a mother, sister, daughter, lover, dreamer, spiritual entrepreneur and wanna-be DJ.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :Write about a trip that you went on or make a list of places you'd love to travel to. To take it one step further, how can you make one of these travel dreams a reality? Remember the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
L I N K S :Salty Dog Yoga + Surf
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Cameron Tinklenberg aka ALLIN. is releasing his second EP – “Lossy Matte” – a record that’s lush, effusive, chaotic, and introspective in equal measure. The record finds ALLIN. carving out a unique space amongst the litany of jazz- inflected electronic producers. “Lossy Matte” juxtaposes the textures and emptiness one encounters on a blank canvas with the playful distortions of digital compression; inviting us to explore our own self-image in the spaces in-between.
ALLIN’s last EP, “Ambedo Sessions”, was self-released in the Spring of 2018. The album was said to incorporate the rich synth textures of Flume with slouching Dilla-esque beats. Hailing from the wetlands of North Carolina, Tinklenberg has opened up for hip-hop artists such as Lupe Fiasco, CeeLo Green, Nappy Roots, J-Swiss, Wordsworth, and others. He has also played alongside prominent jazz musicians such as Herman Burney, Delfeayo Marsalis, and Joe Chambers. He was the co-founder of The Coastal Collective, Temple5, the Valedictorians, all which are well known NC-based jazz/hip-hop groups. He also co-founded the Beats & Coffee record label, which produces a steady flow of blissed-out study beats.
Tinklenberg now resides in Toronto, Ontario, where he’s been studying music technology and digital media development. The fast-passed mashup of scenes and ideas has quietly transformed his music practice. As he continues to immerse himself into the ever changing musical environment that is Toronto, his compositional sense seems to have shifted into a more diverse and broad palette. Tinklenberg’s newest work is itself a testament to his ongoing change and growth.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :What do you practice? Do you find it easy to set a practice routine or is this something you are working on?
L I N K S :www.tinkmusik.comdeep gratitude to Jared Sales + ALLIN. for the intro/outro music
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Catherine Hawksworth, owner of Modern Legend, is a local promoter, a forever traveler, and both a complex + simple minded gal who loves a good laugh.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :What was the first album you ever had/loved?
...and just for fun: If you owned a record store, what would be the 3 albums you would always have in stock?
L I N K S :Modern Legend
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Nicole Lancaster, owner and head practitioner at Therapeutic Bodyworks, Inc., has worked in massage and bodywork since 1995. She offers yoga classes, private therapeutic yoga sessions, and is the owner of Wrightsville Beach Rocks, a unique gem and mineral shop.
J O U R N A L. P R O M P T :What is your truth? How can you embody this truth?
L I N K S :www.nicolelancaster.comDavid Hawkins Website
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Growing up in the small town of Benson, North Carolina, Rebekah Todd has been surrounded by music for as long as she can remember. After receiving a BA in Fine Arts from East Carolina University in 2012, Rebekah devoted her life to writing music and touring. She is a gifted performer with a natural, soulful, and effortless voice and several album releases under her belt. Rebekah has received many awards including Carolina Music Awards Best Female 2013, Floyd Fest Artist On The Rise 2016, Wilma Woman to Watch 2017, and Encore Magazine's Best Female Musician 2018. Rebekah lived in a van with husband working as a musician and travel influencer until 2018 when they dropped everything to care for her mother until her passing. Now, they live in a cabin in the mountains of NC and are regrouping for a new season of music and art!
J O U R N A L. P R O M P T :What have you come through to get to the place where you are now? What have you ended, overcome or achieved to arrive at this new unfolding in your life? How can you honor this growth or transition?
L I N K S :www.rebekahtodd.com
Carolyn Myss Website
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Noelle Whittington offers a call and response kirtan song dedicated to creating space and stepping into the abode of love.
www.narayanishakti.com
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Noelle Whittington: ERYT500, YACEP, is a dedicated international instructor, retreat leader, bhakti yogi,and musician. She has been a full-time yoga instructor since 2006 upon graduation from Nosara Yoga Institute with Don and Amba Stapleton, and went on to study with her primary teachers : Ashley Ludman in Anusara/Alignment-based Yoga, Kristin Cooper-Gulak in Kunga Yoga, Thomas Ashley-Farrand in Mantra and Sanskrit Studies, and Bill Mahony and Douglas Brooks in Yogic Philosophy.
Noelle now offers international yoga retreats, mentoring for yoga teachers and studios, service-based Kunga Yoga Lifestyle teacher trainings, musical accompaniment and kirtan, harmonium and chant instruction, and mantra and yogic philosophy workshops/series. Noelle’s offerings are a deeply meaningful and creative combination of breath, music, dynamic movement, yogic philosophy, mantra, meditation, and devotion. Noelle’s mission is to help others find their way back to love- manifested as freedom in their bodies and voices through creative expression- in order to serve in their own way.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :
Where is your life do you experience rhythm? Are there ways that you can create more rhythm in your life through routines, rituals, and self-care?
L I N K S :www.narayanishakti.com
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Jenny Yarborough, aka Mama Rabbit, leads a guided meditation tuning into the breath and the song within.
whiterabbittrips.com
itsnotmeitsyou.club
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Long ago + not so far away a little girl sat in a tiny chair with all of the other boys + girls in her kindergarten class. Soon after the bell had rung, her teacher asked the children to go round-robin around the room to announce their plans. "What do you want to be when you grow up, Jenny?" the teacher asked. When it got to the girl with bangs + brown hair Jenny said, "I want to be an artist, a teacher + a magician." When the little girl was not so small anymore, she realized her dreams were nearly impossible. For one, it is rare that an artist, a teacher nor a writer make ends meet. So throughout high school she settled into what she thought would be an athletic career. She became a track + field captain, even played football on the men's varsity team as the only girl + went to UNCW thinking she'd go for a degree in exercise science. She did for a while until a tragic loss would put her under a tree where for a moment she remembered the little girl -- the artist, the teacher, the magician -- inside. This would change the course of her life. With a major change to Creative Writing Jenny would come back to the story of her life + the stories of others. Upon graduating she started her career as a journalist for a small publication out of Wrightsville Beach where she became the Lifestyles Assignment Editor + Senior Writer + won two first place awards for journalism from the NCPA (North Carolina Press Association). But again, money fell short + drove her to her next career in story-telling as the marketing manager at a historic boutique resort at the same beach. She had no clue what marketing really entailed. She had never taken a proper class on the subject but this is why she could take on the job. It wasn't about selling, the job was about telling the story. Clean + simple. The walls couldn't talk so she leaned her ear to them so that the building steeped in history would come to her + she could talk for them. Later, she became the marketing director at a predominate yoga studio + when that job came to a sudden halt she decided to take work into her own hands + began a creative freelance career that has turned into a creative community where she works with over 20 freelancers on both coasts to create + curate copy, websites, photography, commercials, social media, branding, ads + more for over 50 companies. Three years ago, she established White Rabbit Trips, a mindful events + retreats company that brings meditation to hundreds of men + women each year. Over the years, the group of over 25 teachers from all over the world has raised around $15,000 for charities + individuals in need through fundraisers + events. The group is not limited by time or space as they are here, there + everywhere + have no physical space to bind them to one place more than another. Their mantra is: "The only way out is in". Plans to expand their annual Soul Sisters Sleepover to other cities are in the works + Jenny (otherwise known as Mama Rabbit within the mindfulness community) is in the seed planting stages of adding events + retreats in California. Jenny is also working on a collaboration with artists to pair + curate poetry as art called Vuja De. As she pulls rabbits out of hats, teaches meditation + writes everything from taglines to poetry, it seems she has found her place as the artist, the teacher + the magician.
J O U R N A L P R O M P T :Write a letter to yourself from five year old you.
L I N K S :www.whiterabbittrips.comwww.itsnotmeitsyou.club
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Welcome to Elixir Podcast. This episode is a brief hello, a setting of intention, and a thank you...for tuning in. Here's to many more moments together.
With Love and Sunshine,
Jackie
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