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SPACE: Sarah Jenks on Feeding Your Authentic Magic (Ep. 16) Oct 24, 2018

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Learn about creating space to feed your authentic magic with women’s empowerment coach Sarah Jenks. “Sometimes who we are feels so big and so overwhelming but we have to choose it, we have to choose us.” - Sarah Jenks In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, we speak with life coach, emotional eating expert and sacred space holder Sarah Jenks about creating space to feed your authentic magic. Sarah Jenks is a life coach, emotional eating expert and sacred space holder. She is mother to 3 children and proprietress of Hawthorn Farm, a 23 acre farm and retreat center in Medfield, Massachusetts. She has created a number of online programs that help women remember their wild, authentic and sacred selves, including Live More Weigh Less and Whole Woman. We talk about finding freedom from emotional eating, treating our bodies as sacred temples and creating a life that is aligned with who we really are. Sarah says, “the real issue is women are just so exhausted pretending to be someone that they’re not.” She reminds us that “we’ve been living our whole lives thinking that we’re just normal, magic-less bodies and it’s all being revealed to us if we’re willing to see it, how magical we are.” We also talk about: Nourishing our sacred hunger Coming out as magical beings Letting go of the need to perform and please Releasing the idea of “sameness as safety” Embracing diversity in motherhood styles Working with the four elements Giving ourselves permission to rest

VENUS RISING MOON: Lunar Forecast with Susan Lipshutz (October 8 - November 7) Oct 09, 2018

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A lunar forecast for October 8 - November 7 by Susan Lipshutz featuring tips and practices for working with the energies of the month with a special emphasis on Venus Retrograde. “We have to move how love compels…the love that is the depth of our being.” - Susan Lipshutz This moon cycle it's time to look at what is in and out of balance and examine the integrity of our relationships. Venus, the goddess of love compels us to take an inventory of what we’ve learned and use that information to reclaim our power. In this episode of #moonwise podcast, Susan Lipshutz talks about the Venus Retrograde cycle and how we can use it to gain inspiration and become our own muse. It’s a time to ask, “where have we over-accommodated for others?” Our relationships are a mirror of what’s in and out of balance within ourselves. Susan explains that this Venus Retrograde provides an opportunity to grieve and cleanse our relationship with intimacy, money, worth, body image and goals. She says, “we need to find ourselves again.” Tune in to hear about this month’s opportunities to connect with our divine feminine essence and engage in a fearless inquiry about power and the passion in our hearts.

PLEASURE: Kimberly Ann Johnson on World Changing Sex (Ep. 15) Sep 25, 2018

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Learn about world changing sex and reawakening feminine pleasure with author and 'vaginapractor' Kimberly Ann Johnson. “Get out of the therapy office and get into your bedroom and get really honest and real moment by moment about what’s going on.” - Kimberly Ann Johnson In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, author and ‘vaginapractor’ Kimberly Ann Johnson talks about about the intention and purpose of sex and how we can move beyond physical sex into embodied spiritual sex. Kimberly Ann Johnson is the founder of the holistic women's health collective MagaMama. She serves as a birth doula, a certified sexological bodyworker and somatic experiencing practitioner. After her own birth injury and difficult post-partum period, she studied women’s pelvic health and developed a private practice that has helped hundreds of women around the world to heal from trauma around sex and birth. We talk about the role that shame and guilt play in our cultural programming around sexuality and how we can begin to free ourselves from those harmful messages. Kimberly encourages everyone to slow down during sex. She says that slow sex is radical sex because it allows us to access our transformative potential. She explains, “slowing down is where new possibilities live.” She reminds us that “arousal energy is activation energy. So we have to build our capacity to hold energy.” Instead of focusing on a specific goal around sexual experiences, she urges us to ask, “what am I exploring? What parts of myself do I get to know better through erotic energy?” We also talk about: Alchemical sexual power Authentic communication during sex Self-generated feminine energy Toxic masculinity in men and women Infertility and low libido The #metoo movement Exploratory sex as preparation for childbirth

HARVEST MOON: Lunar Forecast with Susan Lipshutz [September 9 - October 8] Sep 09, 2018

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A lunar forecast for September 9 - October 8, 2018 by Susan Lipshutz featuring tips and practices for working with the energies of the month. This moon cycle it's time to look at what we've grown over the summer and step forward into our calling. Virgo, the practical mystic, will help us during this moon cycle to do some deep cleaning inside and out. Take time to examine your everyday routines, health and self care. In this episode of #moonwise podcast, Susan Lipshutz talks about getting in sync with our inner and outer selves as we review who we've become and how we spend our daily lives. She says that we need to ask ourselves, "when do I get trapped in my own cage?" and then realize that the keys are right there for us to gain release. She emphasizes the healing aspect of Virgo as it aids us in clearing our systems. She asks, "what is it inside you that is valuable to harvest?" Susan explains that this moon cycle is a time to take ownership, recommit and don't be afraid of your passions. She recommends getting grounded, walking barefoot and feeling the earth as much as possible. Tune in to hear about this month's opportunities to heal the body, step into service and own your life.

GRIEF: Dorothée Sophie Royal on Post-Partum Depression as Underworld Initiation (Ep. 14) Aug 27, 2018

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Learn about post-partum depression as an underworld initiation with MoonWise podcast host Dorothée Sophie Royal. "Human beings need time and space to grieve, grow, and blossom." - Dorothée Sophie Royal In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, Dorothée Sophie Royal speaks about grief and her own personal experience with post-partum depression as an underworld initiation. Dorothée Sophie Royal is a writer, producer, medicine maker, and mother. She is the founder of MoonTentCo, a space of self care for women of power. She is passionate about reclaiming and reconnecting with the heart of the feminine. She is the host of the monthly #moonwisepodcast and was recently selected as one of fifty women for #50WomenCan Change the World in Media and Entertainment. In this episode, she shares her healing path through post-partum depression and anxiety. She talks about the shadow side of new motherhood and the tips and resources she found during her recovery. She says, "I now believe that sometimes depression shows up as the soul's way of working through grief and transition at its own pace. I ultimately view it as a blessing and something I am grateful for. Because what I met in that underworld reshaped me completely. I uncovered in the dark my primal will to survive, the strength beneath my weakness, the dark mother of grief who turns our tears into rain."

HEART FIRE MOON: Lunar Forecast with Susan Lipshutz [August 11 - September 9] Aug 11, 2018

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A lunar forecast for August 11 - September 9, 2018 by Susan Lipshutz featuring tips and practices for working with the energies of the month. “A fire has been started, how are you going to keep it alive?” - Susan Lipshutz This moon cycle it's time to make a deep sacred heart commitment to yourself and what you really care about. We need to remember that power requires personal responsibility so walk carefully with intention as you plant seeds for the future. In this episode of #moonwise podcast, Susan Lipshutz talks about tending the sacred flame in our heart as we reach the completion of a powerful three eclipse cycle. She says, “we have to tend the sacred fire of our heart or it will go out. If we let it go without any discernment or containment, it will burn up everything. So how do we walk with that? How do we balance that?” She explains that it's a time to create an oath to our personal value systems and plant seeds for the future. She says, "leave room for mystery always, always, always. Leave room for the sign and symbols to speak to us.” Tune in to hear about this month's opportunities to tap into our inner fire, align with our truth and walk with pride.

BLOOD MOON ECLIPSE: One Year Anniversary Special [Episode 13] Jul 26, 2018

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A special blood moon eclipse/one year anniversary special featuring a meditation practice and lunar insights from Susan Lipshutz. The longest eclipse of the century happens on July 27th and it also marks the one year anniversary of the MoonWise podcast! In this episode, we check in with Susan Lipshutz about this powerful eclipse season of self healing. She takes us on a guided meditation and ritual for release that can be practiced in the two weeks surrounding the full blood moon eclipse. As we surrender to the mystery of the shadow, we have the opportunity to reset thoughts and behaviors and also reconnect with meaningful friendships and community. Susan urges us not to isolate and to "remember that you're not alone, your council of elders are with you." She reminds us to collaborate with the moon, "never forget that we are lunar beings as women."

JOY: Woman Stands Shining on Remembering Our Sacred Role as Women (Ep. 12) Jun 27, 2018

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“Your joy matters, it's the greatest strength you have.” - Woman Stands Shining In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, we speak with Diné grandmother, activist, artist, and ceremonial leader Woman Stands Shining about joy as strength and remembering our role as women in the sacred hoop of life. Woman Stands Shining is a voice for global peace, and her paintings are created as tools for individual, earth, and global healing. She has presented at numerous conferences, events, and indigenous gatherings around the world. She lives in Taos, New Mexico, and hopes all peoples of the earth "can learn from Indigenous experience and re-member themselves and their own birth-right relationship with Mother Earth." Woman Stands Shining draws upon the deep Indigenous sciences of thriving life to reframe inquiries about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, the “Women’s Nation” and the “Men’s Nation” in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life" and upholding the honor of being human. In our conversation, she talks about women's role as visionaries for the community and her powerful experience in the moon lodge. She reminds us that in this time of great transition as a species, we need to listen to the women because they are built to give and receive instructions from Mother Earth about how to be on the planet now. She says, "we need the feminine language again." She urges women to express themselves, "the way you think is needed, your language that's not linear is needed, your emotional content is needed." She also affirms that the role of woman as spiritual conduit transcends cultural differences. She says, "I've put women of every race in moonlodge and the same thing happens to them every single time." We also talk about: Joy as a compass for life, Navigating the dark night of the soul, A woman's body as a spirit gateway, The non-linear nature of the feminine language, How the European witch hunts are connected to the suppression of indigenous peoples, Being a translator of indigenous culture to the modern world

WISE MOON: LUNAR FORECAST WITH SUSAN LIPSHUTZ [JUNE 13 - JULY 12] Jun 14, 2018

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A lunar forecast for June 13 - July 12, 2018 by Susan Lipshutz featuring tips and practices for working with the energies of the month. “Keep a cool head and a warm heart.” - Susan Lipshutz This moon cycle it's time to keep a clear mind and embrace the questions. We need to stay open and level-headed as we work to bridge the mind and the heart. In this episode of #moonwise podcast, Susan Lipshutz talks about how to bridge the mind and heart and stay curious in our interactions with others. We will have access to new levels of communication and be able to put words to felt experience. She reminds us to notice the difference between resistance and curiosity. "What are we saying no to?" How can we allow for vulnerability and be comfortable with not knowing all the answers? She also reminds us that in this period of embodied communication, we need to ask, "is something getting lost in translation?" She shares tips on how to steady our thoughts and recommends a lovely flower essence to work with this month. Tune in to hear about this month's opportunities to slow down and ask questions as we examine our thoughts and motivations and upgrade our perceptions about life.

ALCHEMY: The Kosmic Kitchen on Food as Magic and Medicine (Ep. 11) May 29, 2018

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Learn about herbs, alchemy and elemental eating with food educators Summer Ashley and Sarah Kate of The Kosmic Kitchen. “Our deepest act of love as humans is to nourish each other.” - Sarah Kate In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, we speak with herbal food educators Summer Ashley and Sarah Kate of The Kosmic Kitchen about herbs, alchemy and food as medicine. The Kosmic Kitchen was born out of a friendship. Sarah and Summer met when sewing the seeds for a community garden. It was there that they discovered herbalism, and the plants’ incredible capacity to heal. Their goal is to make kitchen herbalism accessible to all, so that everyone can have a connection to the plants. In our conversation, Summer and Sarah talk about their own healing journeys from chronic illness to health by trusting their intuition and the healing power of plants. They remind us how sacred each meal can be and why making your food beautiful is part of the medicine. They share tips on spiking everyday foods with herbs and why a daily practice of healthy meals can do more than any pill or potion. “We have Mother Earth to provide us with these plants that are their own beings and they have their own stories and things that they want to share with us. And if we really listen to that and can be part of that experience, it can be such a rich experience and also a deeper healing,” says Sarah Kate. We also talk about: How plants can bring people into our lives The power of adaptogenic herbs Fun recipes for herb-infused summer drinks The benefits of chia seeds Finding joy in good preparation and cooking Trusting our intuition for health

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