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This conversation delves into the transformative power of Ayahuasca within the context of Buddhist wisdom, exploring the feminine expression of liberation, spiritual awakening, and Earth connection through Tara—the goddess of compassion, wisdom, and protection... basically, The Infinite herself ♡ Spring Washam is a visionary leader and healer who seamlessly integrates Buddhist teachings with indigenous wisdom to foster both personal and collective liberation. I first met her at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where she taught Metta (a practice that dissolves barriers of judgment and fear, fostering joy, kindness, and compassion). In 2015, I followed her to Peru, having participated in just one previous ceremony in Santa Rosa, California. Little did I know, I was in for a profound surprise—a deep spiritual immersion and a powerful meeting with my Deep Self. I was so glad to connect with Spring 10 years later on this episode for some integration and connection.

Jessica Austin was a beloved doula, storyteller, community-builder, and mother whose wisdom continues to touch countless lives. At the time of this recording, she was living with metastatic cancer while raising her one-year-old child with extraordinary courage, authenticity, and grace. If you are moved by Jessica's sharing, you may also wish to listen to If I'm Not Here To Tell You, a podcast she created so her child could always hear her stories in her own voice. In this conversation, Jessica speaks about her decision to share it publicly as an offering to the wider community—a testament to the power of learning through real stories that hold both the beauty and heartbreak of being human. In this episode, we explore women as storytellers and the importance of sharing birth and life experiences as collective wisdom. Jessica reflects on:~ Birth as a wild, instinctual, mammalian process (5 mins)~ Birth as a communal experience and how it became medicalized and hidden behind closed doors (8 mins)~ The ways scientific knowledge has often eclipsed community wisdom and storytelling (10 mins)~ Why our stories matter, and how sharing them can become part of our legacy (20 mins)~ The profound truth that your story matters (40 mins) This conversation remains a beautiful reminder of Jessica's gift: her ability to speak honestly about life, death, motherhood, and what it means to leave something meaningful behind.

Natalie is a wisdom seeker, storyteller, movement and meditation teacher. She offers workshops and courses on ritual, earth based wisdom and embodied practice.  Her lifelong love of natural rhythms has led to an intimate relationship with bodily movement and the exploration of our environmental influences.  The dance of seasonal reverence, yogic practice, ancestral wisdom, home herbalism and personal ritual are all embodied within her approach to guiding and mentoring. Enjoy ♡

After a lifetime of devotion to the ways of Mystery, Earth, Soul and Eros, her extraordinary path of Feminine Initiation has brought her to the edge of the long lost mysteries of the wild. Here Kate serves as a guide to the mysteries of Soul by facilitating the remembrance of the Lost Arts of the Feminine. Our modern culture has banished and demonised the primordial power held within our Feminine Eros and its creative expression. We are at a time on the planet where this reclamation is not only possible, but necessary. Kate believes that our creative life force energy, once fully embodied, is the revolutionary force that will change the world. She is devoted to creating alchemical journeys that catalyze the unfurling of the tender and powerful essence of each soul to come forth in service of re-imagining a culture rooted in true love and mythical wildness. At essence, Kate is an Activist, Artist and Alchemist of Eros. She believes the reclamation of our feminine eros – our sexual and creative life force – IS the catalyst for our imminent cultural renaissance. She has created The Dancing Serpent Mystery School as a temple for this revolution of individual and collective awakening. In this episode, we discuss: ~Where is our Holy Yes: How every desire is ushering ourselves closer to ourselves. ~Coming into relationship from a place of deep fulfillment. ~Feeding and tending the transpersonal in relationship.

It was such a pleasure and an honour to have this conversation with one of my spiritual teachers and the author of some of my favourite books. She is a modern-day priestess, author, feminist, and a wise and deeply skilled leader in the art of gathering women in circle. Long before women’s circles became part of the mainstream conversation, she was helping to revive and reimagine these traditions in ways that were both psychologically grounded and spiritually meaningful. In addition to writing the underground classic Aphrodite’s Daughters and many other powerful books, she is also known for her peacebuilding work, travelling to the Middle East to facilitate healing dialogues and women’s circles that brought together Jewish and Palestinian women in the midst of conflict. Her bridged psychology, spirituality, feminism, and community in ways that feel as relevant today as ever!

Explore the intersection of tantra, meditation, and emotional healing with world-renowned spiritual teacher Sally Kempton. In this episode of The Alchemical Woman, we bridge the gap between ancient Vedic wisdom and contemporary psychology to discover how to move beyond emotional pain, awaken your inner Shakti, and embrace the life-force energy of Eros. Sally Kempton, author of the best-selling books Awakening Shakti and Meditation for the Love of It, brings over four decades of experience as a teacher and former swami. Her work provides a powerful framework for anyone looking to use meditative states as a catalyst for practical life change and psychological resilience. In this episode, we explore: Defining Shakti: Moving beyond cultural tropes to understand the traditional Tantric definition of this primal, creative power. Meditation as Healing: Why devotional practice is an essential tool for those looking to work with suffering in skillful, transformative ways. The Path of Kundalini Yoga: How to use traditional yoga practices to recognize your true self and find liberation from chronic emotional pain. Eros as Life Force: Answering the deeper questions about the Goddess Lalitha Tripura Sundari and why connecting with Eros is foundational to our vitality. Timestamps: 02:00 – The traditional Tantric definition of Shakti and why it is necessary for spiritual progress. 19:30 – How Sally shifted her approach to yoga to focus on practical life-change and relief from emotional pain. 24:00 – The practice of Kundalini Yoga for recognizing the true self and liberating the mind from suffering. 37:30 – Exploring the erotic Goddess Lalitha Tripura Sundari and the Thousand Petal Chakra. 42:00 – Why Eros is the "life force itself" and how we can use it to feel fully alive.

Kate Leiper's body of work is anchored in actively exploring feminine depth, self-intimacy and devotion, catalysed by motherhood and sustained by embodied experiences of returning home to self, earth and spirit. Through meeting and honouring grief and loss stored in the body, Kate guides mothers and nurturers into deeper relationship with personal expressions of sensuality and creativity; increasing capacity for building and sustaining wildly prosperous and pleasure-filled lives. Bridging the realms of psychology and spirituality through the artful practice of feminine embodiment, Kate’s ‘unsMothered’ principles and Diamond Mother Archetype framework are underpinned by a Graduate Degree in Drama & Education, a Master of Counselling & Psychotherapy, internationally recognised Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification and current teachings around somatics and trauma healing. Holding great reverence for the fumbling, messy process of personal unravelling within a larger committment to dismantling internalised patriarchal indoctrination, Kate is committed to life-long inquiry and reclamation of bodily safety, consent, self-sovereignty, and social justice for those identifying as women, specifically in the domains of sex, birth and mothering.

Born in India and living in England, Jonita D’souza is a Feminine Lifestylist and Creatress of Exploring Femininity Ltd., assisting modern day busy women who struggle with burn-out, overwhelm and body love to reconnect with their feminine and sensual energy using the ancient Taoist and Tantric arts, so that they can create a lifestyle that is fulfilling, nurturing and pleasurable.  Jonita believes that it is the responsibility of the 21st century women to explore their femininity, so that they can create a sustainable life for themselves, for their loved ones and for generations to come. In this episode, we discuss: ~ What is traditional Tantra? It's not just crazy sex positions and multiple orgasms. ~ 3 golden elixirs - sound, breath and movement. ~ doing the inner work to feel beautiful. ~ I ask how she feels about me using the term Shakti as a woman of Western European decent.

Trixie is a Registered Therapist and SoulStrong Intuitive Coach and mentor. Trixie is well respected in the field of eating disorders and known for her work with grief. She has received post Masters training in Neurosequential Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Emotion Focused Family Therapy and her clinical training has been focused on evidence-based attachment and interpersonal neurobiology techniques. Trixie is also a certified End-of-Life Doula.  She brings huge passion and leadership to SoulStrong and is lit up by helping others turn their soul’s mission into a movement that leads them directly to the best versions of themselves. ❤️  In this episode, we talk about how grieving gives us the opportunity to slow down in order to release any shame we have held in the past about our pain and to heal through holding ourselves, and each other, tenderly.

Chameli Ardagh is a yogini and women’s wisdom keeper. Her love of decoding and experimenting with ancient wisdom teachings through her own practice in yogini circles all over the world has crystallized maps of spiritual awakening and leadership that are accessible, practical and honoring of women today. Rooted in earth honoring, devotional women’s spirituality and goddess centered tantric yoga, she is especially appreciated for her love of mythology and storytelling as a key to spiritual awakening and embodiment.  What she shares:  ~ Where therapy work meets spiritual wisdoms.  ~ Looking from the attachment lens to bridge psychology and Goddess wisdom  ~ How we all have attachment disorders with our environments and earth.  ~ Women’s circle's & physical body as portal to ancient feminine wisdom.  ~ How to toss everything up in the air so all can reclaim freedom if we don’t fit into the boxes our society has focused on.  ~ And, for those who identify as women to celebrate so not to have more erasure of the feminine! She says how the focus on women wouldn’t be relevant to have women’s spirituality unless it’s been repressed it has!  ~ Therapist as Priestess beating the drum while you enter the unknown like the Goddess Inanna.

Jillian Lawrence is a female leader in business, who is passionate about making the world a better place. She loves leading purpose-driven female entrepreneurs to create their impact by understanding social marketing and what role feminine energy plays in the new advertising space.  Spending most of her life living in what she calls "Default-Mode", this mother of two is no stranger to anxiety, depression, and lack of self-expression. After a cancer scare in early 2019, Jillian discovered her Purpose and has been driven to empower other women to take control of their life and live in what she calls "Dream-Mode"; choosing to consciously live life by dreaming the future and taking inspired action to create it.  Timestamps :  She describes what she means by "Default-Mode" - feeling like life was happening to her - anxiety, depression, passionless, questioning the purpose of life (3:00)  She describes "Dream-Mode" - more conscious of mind and body, expression, freedom, passion, enjoyment (4:20)  How Perfectionism can mask anxiety (11:20)  For women who are out of touch (no pun intended) with their sexuality: Jill talks about how seeds need to be planted early on when it comes to Sexuality. What do we need to know about pleasure and how to pleasure ourselves? And how can these knowings help when our bodies and minds are going through something tough? (30 mins)

Tami Lynn Kent is the founder of Holistic Pelvic Care for women and author of Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit & Joy in the Female Body, Mothering From Your Center, and Wild Creative. She is an international teacher and TEDx speaker. Her books have been published in Mandarin, French, and Dutch. She is also a mother to three beautiful sons. Tami is passionate about empowering women in health & teaching them how to cultivate their creative energy in all stages of life through her practitioner training programs and personal sessions. In this episode we discuss:- What is The feminine? It's very rare to find! Marion Woodman said "the feminine is the bridge between God and humankind" (5 min)- Tami shares about her personal journey of discovering the feminine through her perinatal time and how slowing down to baby time was awkward at first (9 mins)- The current invitation to sit with yourself and clearing out old patterns and how that process opens space for connection to the mystery (11mins)- Working with our masculine in this phase through body, structure and developing a stable internal system as the external structures break down (20 mins)- I ask Tami about shifting from shame to honouring (33 mins)- The true empowerment of The Feminine vs. The feminist movement & what was achieved within the broken model (36 mins)- Not apologizing for pre-menstrual feelings, the need for rest, and the desire to cocoon (38 mins)- What is our capacity for "downloading?" (41 mins)

After suffering injury to her spine as a teenager, Seraphina Capranos was declared by the conventional medical system to lead a life of suffering in chronic pain. Determined to heal herself, she returned to her roots and began a professional study of natural medicine at Emerson College of Herbology (1998) leading her to study with renowned herbalist Susun S. Weed at The Wise Woman Center in NY (1999) and then soon after healers in the desert of New Mexico. She is passionate about educating and empowering people in the wisdom of natural medicine. Seraphina is a graduate  of the Vancouver Homeopathic Academy (2005) and in addition to offering empowering, heart-centered classes in herbalism and homeopathy, she loves teaching mystical earth-based tools for living a fullfilled and vital life.  I ask Seraphina here about how to weave women’s ancient wisdom to bridge heaven and earth when we as women face the pain that may accompany women's experiences such as miscarriage and hysterectomy. I love her reflections around the benefit of sisterhood and community during difficult times and how emotion being held and shared among those circling up can be an essentially part of the healing 💐  It reminds me how women are the medicine and how pain and suffering can expand into a greater capacity to love when held in truth and tenderness.

In this episode of The Earth Priestess Podcast, I sit down with Blaire Lindsay to explore the nuanced terrain of desire and embodiment. Blaire is a Feminine embodiment coach who helps women transition from self-doubt to profound confidence. Drawing from her extensive background in classical and neo-Tantra, yoga, movement, and trauma resolution, Blaire bridges the gap between inner radiance and external presence. We dive into the "Great Work" of reclaiming your vitality, even when it feels out of reach. In this episode, we explore: Defining the Feminine: Beyond the cultural tropes—what is the Feminine in its truest, most integrated form? Pleasure as Medicine: Why prioritizing pleasure is a radical act of healing against systemic and patriarchal wounds. Trauma & Resilience: How somatic awareness helps us locate inner resources and lean into what feels good. Navigating Low Desire: A compassionate, somatic look at what to do when you’re "not in the mood." The Power of Boundaries: Why energetic hygiene is an essential practice for preventing burnout and collapse. Timestamps: 2:00 – Why Blaire invites us to "forget everything we think we know" about the Feminine, and her personal definition. 19:30 – Pleasure as the antidote to patriarchal conditioning. 24:00 – A Somatic Experiencing perspective: identifying inner strength and resilience. 37:30 – How to process a lack of desire by honoring what is present and understanding the medicinal power of "turn-on." 42:00 – The clinical importance of boundaries and energetic hygiene in maintaining our mental and emotional health..

Achintya Devi is the Founder of Goddess Rising Mystery School and Global Sisterhood. She is dedicated to supporting women reclaim their Ancient Feminine Power & Sovereignty, and embody their Soul Essence.     In this Shakti Story episode Achintya: ~defines Shakti and how Shakti is showing up in her life. ~shares around the importance of honouring emotions like anger and sadness. ~addresses what she thinks we are being called to face in the midst of this world crisis. Check out the video on my website!