We got together for a catch up and realized we were processing our practice without sight, so we set an intention to go into our yoga routine with a blindfold. This episode dissects how we felt, what we observed from a basic space of self-observation, attention and aliveness. Listen in.    To Follow Regina,  Check out her website @ https://reginapadillamaui.com on Instagram @yogawithregina    Share your stories!  at reginapadillamaui.com/connect  or bearthrevolution.com/connect    If you want to join the upcoming workshop, check out the details and sign up for: Discovering Self- Eroticism

Eli Flournoy is a businessman, who worked at CNN for 25 years in various roles and has experimented with what he calls, 'servant leadership,' which for him is wholly team focused. And throughout his life he's realized, the System is 'rigged' for him and he's learning over and again to show up better - for Women, for his Black colleagues and friends and it's a lifetime of transforming his power into empowerment, navigating ego and surrender. White Men in America need a story of Surrender. And Eli hopes to lead by example.    Follow Eli at:  LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliflournoy/

This week's podcast, Activist & Writer, Courtney Christenson and I decompress and process the SCOTUS anti-abortion decision, it's effect on Women in a psychological way, in a personal and emotional way and how our years of deconstruction from the American White Evangelical messaging is charging us to bring in new Hope to the conversation, recognize our Black & Indigenous Sisters and take back Choice & Pleasure for our Intimate & Wild Bodies.   Courtney Christenson's Website:  https://www.sparksandmatches.com/   Courtney's Instagram & Twitter - @sparksandmatches   If you want to share your story you can email us at : Email Courtney. And/or Email Ash   Support and Expansion: - If you are interested in one of Courtney's workshops, to grow, find support and learn to spark your passion, discover more about her offering here: https://www.sparksandmatches.com/find-your-fire   - If you need 1:1 support, Ash offers Narrative Embodiment Coaching opportunities and you are welcome to reach out via email for a consultation, you can see more of my offering at bearthrevolution.com/coach.

From October 2016 to July 2017, the battle for Mosul Iraq against ISIS raged. I was there, Meethak al Khatib was there and he was one of our guides, he worked with us messy foreigners and showed us the truth in his country, the beautiful and the damned. Now he's his own journalist, making a name for himself and discovering how to navigate the pitfalls of a country still un-repaired and often forgotten by western countries. I checked in on him. He's an incredible Storyteller and the lessons are about self-reflection and internal understandings - He's translating the war for himself. Join us will you? This is the good stuff.    To Reach or Hire Meethak: His Website https://www.meethak-alkhatib.com/ Email: [email protected]: @Meethak77Twitter: @Meethak55   **And keep following BEARTH Podcast, I'll be clipping up more from our conversation and Posting to YouTube HERE.

I met Aysar Naserallah in the heat of the 2014 - 50 day war in Gaza. He worked with journalists and NGOs to translate, transport and help use unfold the destruction of his home land. Today we're still friends and last year when attacks bombarded Gaza again, he left me a haunting message as he moved his family out of their home and only to follow them the next day. So recently I called him up to find out how he's doing, and give us a picture of the struggle and how he keeps hope amid the occupation.  I hope you'll take share podcast w/ your communities and begin to have real conversations about the violence of the oppressed v. the oppressor, so we can begin to translate the wars abroad to our wars at home.    There's more to come. Stay tuned. And thank you for listening. May you find your way to hope - Cheers.    How to follow:  Aysar I/G: https://www.instagram.com/aysar.naserallah/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aysar.naserallah/   2 of the Stories We Worked On Together in 2014~  Gravediggers Killed in Bombing https://theworld.org/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/israel-and-palestine/140824/gaza-gravediggers-cemetery-hamas-crisis   Gaza's Fisherman Struggle (PASSWORD: gazafish) https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/190442997

Allison Smith is a the co-Owner of a cafe along the French Riviera, she's the head chef, baker and from pastries to lunch, their cafe is using fresh ingredients and an important part of the community. We went for a glass of wine and talked nutrition, food choices and how important the Kitchen is to creating community, fellowship and it's a sacred place meant to connect to the Earth and Each Other. The ambiance of the wine bar was a great way to step into a natural flow, join us. Get inspired as you set new years goals and habits.    To Find Allison - go to her Instagram and follow her!  https://instagram.com/alliscones and her cafe is at: https://instagram.com/lecountrystore   ------- * oh, And the wine bar we went to is called Bella Ciao  https://www.facebook.com/BellaCiaoBar/ * All Rights Reserve ©BEARTH Productions

For over a decade LaDonna has been navigating the fitness trends, coaching and learning her own body, what works, what doesn't and how to get people motivated. But often ​the New Year's resolution trends offer a surge of expectations we don't follow by year's end. And it's often because we set our expectations too high, we don't rest and then we burn out. So we talk about the importance of Small Steps, building up a good workout, giving ourselves permission to rest and where to go from there. This is an amazing conversation, an important one - because our Bodies are speaking to us, and if we listen, we can become and feel our best selves.    Follow LaDonna Spivey on Instagram @  https://www.instagram.com/ladonnaspivey_50/   and on Facebook @  https://www.facebook.com/TeamFITyokota   And referenced in the podcast,  -  Check out Queer Eye on Netflix - you really won't regret it!

For the last decade, Kate Carlton has captured some of the most incredible photos of families during Birth. She's entered homes, hospitals, hospice centers, worked with Midwives, doctors and even trained as a Doula to support families bringing new life into the world. Her perspective as both a photographer and a mother, herself, is astounding. And in a season of darkness, she knows where to shine the light and truth of all that happens. We dove into just how intimate Birth is, how painful it can be, but also how hopeful it can be, how to grieve and gather support in the aftermath and give moms a breath forward.  * To See More of Kate Carlton's work, go to:  https://www.katecarltonphotography.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katecarltonphotography/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katecarltonphotography/ * * © BEARTH Production 2021  Winter Solstice Ed. of BEARTH Podcast.

"It's not a matter of if, it's when."    Angel Charley is a survivor herself and a leading woman in her community, fighting for rights and needs of Native Women who are more likely to survive Domestic Violence than other Demographics. And on top of that our Indigenous sisters are fighting against hundreds of years of systemic oppression that work against them in the US courts of law, fighting against Systemic violence that keeps them hungry and unsafe. It's time for that change. Angel Charly is striving to call our attention to the collective trauma, such that we might be part of the collective solutions and ultimately healing. Listen in.    For More About Angel Charley and the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women:  Go To:   https://www.csvanw.org   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/csvanw/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coalitiontostopviolenceagainstnativewomen   Other Notes If you or someone you know within the Native Community is struggling, consider reaching out, also to the StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-762-8483) is a 24/7 confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic, dating and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans. Their site can also be reached at https://strongheartshelpline.org/get-help   ©BEARTH Productions 2021

"You're lessening what I've experienced, because you don't see a bruise or a scar."   Mookie the Magnificent, that she is, an Activist, a Writer, a Survivor and a Mom - has been expanding conversations and stories about Black History and her Community's fight against White Supremacy online for over a year. We got together to talk about the Survivorship and Struggle Black Women go through when they face Domestic Violence. From her own story to the ignorance of media coverage to societal standards, protectionism over abusers and non-physical violence v. emotional and psychological violence, we grapple with how to make Black Women's stories visible and the Resources obtainable. Listen in.    LINKS: To Find Mookie's work, go to:  https://mtmnation.com/   Engage With Mookie Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mookiethemagnificent   and Follow Mookie on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mookietm1/   Other LINKS When Mookie the Magnificent First Joined BEARTH, "They're Colonizing My Page!" -  https://bearth.podbean.com/e/ep-18-theyre-colonizing-my-page%c2%a0-a-conversation-abo-ut-race-w-mookie-the-magnificent/   Recommended Sites by Mookie the Magnificent  Sister Reach Organization  https://www.sisterreach.org/   Book,  Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy on Amazon    © BEARTH Production 2021