Rio Cosmico: Recent Episodes
Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman
Welcome to the Rio Cosmico Podcast, (Formerly Starseed Survival Guide) a monthly podcast about healing. Rio Cosmico is hosted by Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman, founder of Río Cósmico Homestead, Seasonal Ceremonial Microvillage, Library of Earth Magic and home of the Medicine Mandala Green Witch Initiation Journey. Río Cósmico is located in the Cuyamaca region of Southern California, where we support unconventional wisdom keepers in finding multidimensional health, pleasure, purpose, creative fulfillment and liberation on the path of service to Mother Earth.
Yaya has been a student, practitioner, and educator of the visual, performing, and healing arts for 22 years and her speaking, writing, online, and in person educational programs currently reach thousands of people daily all over the world.
Visit Our Website: www.riocosmico.org Follow Yaya on Instagram: @activeculturefamily
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. On today’s episode, we meet with Medical Intuitive and Founder of Beauty Way Healing Arts Yoli Maya Yeh to explore the organic living modality of Yoga Nidra and it’s potency in helping us to remain embodied and engaged in these times.
Together we explore:
• The need for decolonization work to be integrated with our spiritual and somatic practice,
• The modality of yoga nidra and how it is uniquely suited to support us in these times
• Yoli’s multicultural upbringing and initiation into several lineages as a young adult
• The importance of lineage and what she means when she refers to these times as “Post lineage”
• How organized lineage or religion can dissolve but the teachings can remain,
• Using tools we have been given to navigate times of big endings,
• Our important role in the process of transitioning form a world of separation to a world of illumination and cooperation
• Navigating Disappointment and loss of creative babies as practitioners
Bonus:
If you’d like to experience the magic of a Yoga Nidra guided session now, you can find a bonus post with a recorded session to enjoy in th comfort of your home practice nest in our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon. Learn about all the many benefits of membership here: https://www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Links:
Learn more about Yoli’s offerings through Beauty Way Healing Arts here: https://sites.google.com/site/yolimaya/home
Explore Liberation Praxis with Yoli & Ruthann here: https://www.deicipher.com/about-us
Follow Yoli on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/yoliyogini/
Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com
Podcast cover art by Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en
Learn more about the Río Cósmico Homestead here: https://www.riocosmico.org
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you!
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Yaya Erin Rivera & Río Cósmico Homestead. We are joined today by founder of the Academy of Oracle Arts Isis Indriya.
In this episode we discuss:
• How becoming a mother has deepened Isis' intuition
• How esoteric maps of consciousness from Isis’ studies assisted her in her long labor process when birthing her son.
• Different doorways into the Magdalene mysteries and The Sisterhood of the Rose
• How people of all genders can work with Osirus teachings on our journey of re-membering our wholeness…and more.
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If you would like to learn more about Isis’ work please visit: https://academyoforaclearts.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/academy.of.oraclearts/ on Instagagram.
Learn more about Medicine Mandala, and sign up for the waitlist to be the first to learn when the next cohort of our year long Folk Medicine Apprenticeship opens click here: https://www.riocosmico.org/pages/apprenticeship Learn More about our commitments to our learning community by visiting https://www.riocosmico.org/pages/diversity-equity-at-rio-cosmico
Support the show in producing new episodes by becoming a member of our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/riocosmico
As always, thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you!
Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com
Featured Music: In This World Siwa Oasis
Podcast art custom created for us by Geens Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you!
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Yaya Erin Rivera & Río Cósmico Homestead. In this episode we are joined by founder of the Academy of Oracle Arts Isis Indriya.
In this episode we discuss:
• Isis’ Origin Story including the origin of her name
• Traveling down her bloodline honoring her Chimoro, German, Spanish and Indonesian ancestry, just to name a few
• Loosing her mom at age 4 and moving straight into village culture, village life, and growing up in Guam
• Being from a family of culture carriers who are working to revitalize and preserve Chimoro culture
• The tools Isis works with in her Oracle Arts practice and how she learned her craft, including learning how to commune with a crystal ball, and how this Oracle guides her life and magnetizes the teachers she needs in order to continue to grow.
• Esoteric tools and study as survival skills for highly sensitive beings
▼LINKS▼:
If you would like to learn more about Isis’ work please visit: https://academyoforaclearts.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/academy.of.oraclearts/
Learn more about Medicine Mandala, and sign up for the waitlist to be the first to learn when the next cohort of our year long Folk Medicine Apprenticeship opens click here: https://www.riocosmico.org/pages/apprenticeship
Learn More about our commitments to our learning community by visiting: https://www.riocosmico.org/pages/diversity-equity-at-rio-cosmico
Support the show in producing new episodes by becoming a member of our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/riocosmico
Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com
Featured Music: Secrets of the Nile by In This World Podcast art custom created for us by Geens Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you!
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. In this episode, host Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman is joined by somatic therapist, life coach, whole food nutritional counselor, father, and musician Luis Mojica.
In this episode we explore:
• Being born with an intersex expression and the road to acceptance of both the body we are born into and the culture(s) we are born into • The lawlessness of our own inner mythological landscape • Experiencing the self as an endless trail of cosmos unfurling • The healing power of sound, songwriting & surgery • People we meet who evoke our deepest authenticity that we just can’t hide from • A witches story of reclaiming the land that is the body • Tantric wisdom goddess Matangi and recognizing her Shakti across cultures • Somatic Therapy as a tool for a more soulful, unapologetic embodiment • Exploring the racial tensions that can arise in intersectional communities through the lens of Somatic Therapy • Goddess in her form as the forest floor, and more.
This episode culminates in an extended, multidisciplinary transmission of Goddess Diana energy.
Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell The Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss Goddesses in Every Woman by Jean Shinoda Bolen Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you would like to access the bonus conversation with Luis on how to tell the difference between the voice of our intuition and the voice of our triggers, along with hundreds of other recipes, discounts, patrons only merchandise, workshops, rituals, and more, you can head over to our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon and explore all the benefits of membership today.
Links:
Access episode bonus content & learn all the benefits of becoming a member of our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily Learn more about Luis’ Somatic Therapy work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com Featured Music: Diana by by Luis Mojica Podcast Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com Podcast art by Geens Archenti Flores for Rio Cosmico: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about Río Cósmico: https://www.riocosmico.org
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. On today’s episode, host Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman is joined by multidimensional healing artist, intuitive herbalist, ancestral channel, poet and teacher Jaguar Woman. Her work shares ways to connect with Mother Earth using plant medicine and ceremony.
Today’s episode is part two of a 2 part conversation where we dive deeper into a profound near death experience which initiated Jaguar into her current healing gifts.
Topics covered in today’s conversation: The relationship between the absolute and the relative. How art and creativity can play into our healing journeys and nurture our souls. The distinctions between writing and channeling. Jaguar reads her own poem and one of her favorite poems, further illuminating and articulating the ways our energy is refined as we heal and grow into our full medicinal potency
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you’d like to experience Jaguar’s healing gifts first hand, you can learn how to access discounted sessions with her, along with hundred of other recipes, discounts, patrons only merchandise, workshops and rituals over in our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Links:
Learn more about Jaguar Womban: https://www.wombnation.org Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com Featured Music- Anaha Ya (Here I Am) By Chella Torres for Umalali: The Garifuna Women’s Project: https://garifunacollective.bandcamp.com/album/umalali-the-garifuna-womens-project Podcast by art by Geens Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about the Río Cósmico: https://www.riocosmico.org Learn the benefits of joining us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. On today’s episode, host Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman is joined by multidimensional healing artist, intuitive herbalist, ancestral channel, poet and teacher Jaguar Woman. Her work shares ways to connect with Mother Earth using plant medicine and ceremony.
Topics covered in today’s conversation: Growing up as a ministers daughter and the process by which these early experiences has integrated into her path asa medicine woman. How Coco (Coronavirus) affected our adaptability and evolution. The ways that Mother Earth maintains balance and the role of purging on the healing path The timeless and non linear nature of prayer space. Jaguar’s story of the traumatic near death experience that initiated her into her current healing gifts, and what it was like to experience her own consciousness beyond the limitations of form.
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you’d like to experience Jaguar’s healing gifts first hand, you can learn how to access discounted sessions with her, along with hundred of other recipes, discounts, patrons only merchandise, workshops and rituals over in our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Links: Featured Music- Nibari (My Grandchild) by Sofia Blanco with Umalali: The Garifuna Women’s Project: https://garifunacollective.bandcamp.com/album/umalali-the-garifuna-womens-project Learn more about Jaguar Womban: https://www.wombnation.org Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com Podcast by art by Geens Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about the Río Cósmico: https://www.riocosmico.org Learn the benefits of joining us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. On today’s episode, seed keeper and story teller Zena Carlota Pearl returns for part 2 of a 2 part conversation. Zena is a practicing expressive arts therapist and associate marriage and family therapist working with individuals, couples and groups to uncover and navigate archetypal stories and familial patterns in relationships. Together we explore: • How Zena’s work of creating today focuses on story. • The work of dreaming ourselves outside of white supremacy, colonialism, and capitalism. • The importance of every creative having the choice in their work of whether to create as performance, or as ceremony or ritual. • How Zena honors the cyclical nature of the creative process. • What Zena has learned about home through her therapeutic work with refugees. • The way Zena has found a sense of home and acceptance through her voice and through her music. Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you’d like to hear Zena speak to some of the themes and lessons of her personal journey through the collective initiation of 2020, you can find a bonus episode with Zena in our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon. Learn about the benefits of membership through the link below. Links: Learn more about Zena Carlota Pearl here: https://www.zenacarlota.com Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com Podcast cover art by Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about the Río Cósmico Homestead here: https://www.riocosmico.org Learn about the benefits of membership to our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. On today’s episode, we are joined by seed keeper and story teller Zena Carlota Pearl for part 1 or our 2 part conversation. Zena is a practicing expressive arts therapist and associate marriage and family therapist working with individuals, couples and groups to uncover and navigate archetypal stories and familial patterns in relationships. Together we explore: • Zena’s upbringing, ancestral roots and the challenges she faced early in life which served to help shape who she is today. • Zena’s discovery of the kora. • Vessels for ancestral memory and language. • Navigating taboos during creation. • The Russian fairytale story of Vasilisa. • The things we create and carry with us, give us strength and will be passed on to the generations to come. Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you’d like to hear me reading Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés version of the Russian folktale Vasilisa discussed in this episode, you can find a bonus episode/ bedtime story in your feed in our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon. Learn about the benefits of membership through the link below. Links: Learn more about Zena Carlota Pearl here: https://www.zenacarlota.com Follow Zena on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenacarlota/ Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com Podcast cover art by Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about the Río Cósmico Homestead here: https://www.riocosmico.org Learn about the benefits of membership to our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. Today Dominican Taino folk healer, researcher, singer, songwriter, and community builder Akutu (grandmother) Irka Mateo returns for part two of a two part conversation. Together we explore: • The geography and timeframe of major migrations from the Orinoco River, populating Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba. • Bringing ceramics back into the hands of women. • Exploring the distinction between reclaiming, respectful cultural exchange, and cultural appropriation. • The sounds and rhythms of the Taino people which inspire Irka’s music. •Popular words we all know which actually belong to the Taino people, and more. Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you’d like to hear us talk about the concept of hierarchy as it shows up in ancestor worship traditions, be sure to join our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon, where you can find a special bonus mini-episode with Irka. Links: Follow Irka on Instagram as @sacredtainohealing Visit her website www.sacredtainohealing.com to find her ceremonies and healing sessions. Intro music by Luis Mojica: www.luismojica.com Podcast cover art commissioned by Rio Cosmico from Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about Río Cósmico Homestead: www.riocosmico.org Connect with likeminded listeners through our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. For season two of the podcast, we are exploring the relationship between creativity and resilience. Today we are joined by Dominican Taino folk healer, researcher, singer, songwriter, and community builder Akutu (grandmother) Irka Mateo. Together we explore: • Irka Mateo’s family roots and her connection to the animist traditions and local cultural heroes of Quisqueya (Dominican Republic), and some challenges these traditions have endured to remain intact and support her in guiding and nurturing the community today. • The beginning of young Irka Mateo becoming aware of her own indigenous healing culture. • A transmission and call to action from Taino ancestor, demi-god and spirit guide Anacoana • How indigenous Taino culture began to transform once the colonizers arrived on their land, and how despite this, their spirituality and culture continues to be transmitted from generation to generation. • Language distinctions for different kinds of women studying healing arts. • The importance of connecting with our ancestors and honoring the good old ways, while being present to the realities and unique challenges of our times. • The necessity for many of our ancestors to separate themselves from our cultural and spiritual identities just to survive, and how we can reclaim ourselves and recover our wholeness on the other side. Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you are enjoying this exploration of history and culture, stay tuned for part two where we’ll be going deeper into Irka’s wisdom and experience. Links: Follow Irka on Instagram as @sacredtainohealing Visit her website at www.sacredtainohealing.com to find her ceremonies and healing sessions. Intro music by Luis Mojica: www.luismojica.com The podcast cover art is an original painting commissioned by Rio Cosmico from artist Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about Río Cósmico Homestead at www.riocosmico.org Listen to bonus content, connect with likeminded listeners and more through our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily