Ep 35 : Eliza’s work helping babies sleep, move, and feel better revolves around her respect for babies and toddlers as whole people who enter the world aware, desiring to communicate and learn, and with the ability to process and self-heal within relationship. Her Conscious Baby practice employs unique approaches to non-cry-it-out sleep, baby-led milestone development, healing birth trauma, and parental attunement to non-verbal cues and crying. As a certified Awa...
Aug 5, 2021
1 hr 13 min
ep # 34 Mallika and Ashley have a conversation on raising children inspired by topics from the book Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff. You'll here us talk about: The lack of meaningful work that children have the opportunity to engage in culturally The pressure that comes from an expectation of parents always enjoying their kids Finding a balance between focus on self and community The potential benefits of inviting children to work on family need...
Jul 21, 2021
1 hr
ep. #33 If you've dipped your toe in the waters of yogic practice or philosophy, and you have if you've ever even googled "mindfulness", this conversation will deepen and clarify some of the common mistranslations and misunderstandings of how to live our lives while also walking a spiritual path. We especially explore the ways being a parent can often feel "in the way" of our spiritual goals and practices. The difficult distance between our ideals and reality. Kaya speaks so beautifully...
Jul 9, 2021
1 hr 5 min
ep # 32 John Wolfstone is back for another conversation with Ashley! They dive deep into the exploration of adult initiation, its function and its presence as a missing link to a more integrated and meaningful life. John is a storyteller, filmmaker, community organizer and a mentor for Rites of Passage work. John is a curious explorer and question asker. You'll here us talk about: The loneliness of modern adulthoodAlmost all indigenous culture have rites of passage ceremonies in...
Jun 24, 2021
1 hr 3 min
ep. #31 This conversation and episode is truly one of Mallika's favorite of all time. Lara Veleda Vesta is an author and illistrator, exploring dís-ability, rites of passage, ancestral mythology, folklore and the sacred creative. She lives with Myalgic Encephalomeylitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a disease caused by viruses and inflammation with an infectious trigger. Prior to her illness, Lara was a university professor teaching classes in English and writing and a Ph...
Jun 10, 2021
1 hr 9 min
Ep. #30 In today's episode, Mallika invites her friend, Elanne Kresser, to share a deep exploration of cultural healing and the hope for education that teaches our children to live within and honor the beautiful space we occupy, birthing a new paradigm of partnership, of tending and of caring for all beings. Mallika and Elanne have been friends since 2013 and have been in conversation with each other about many topics, from conscious parenting and healthy relating styles, to th...
May 26, 2021
1 hr 20 min
ep. #29 Mallika explores and deepens into the framework of syncing our lives up with the phases of our menstrual cycles. She explains each of the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle and how they are mirrored by cycles in the natural world. Topics touched on: Frames for cyclical livingTuning into phases of the moonMenstrual cycles mirrored in the natural worldMicro and Macro lens of this frameworkAcknowledging for ourselves allows us to communicate to othersEmbracing the wisdom...
May 11, 2021
48 min
ep. #28 Ashley talks with Abigail Heins, a fellow water woman and a deep feeler, weaver, and healer. This conversation was inspired by the cocreation of Ashley and Abigail to start a water prayer circle for women who are wanting to become mothers, which starts in May! Topics we touch on : Wellness in relationship to openness to other beings, and flow of water Abigails path to working with water through the water in the body The lymph system as the body's inner riv...
Apr 25, 2021
58 min
ep. #27 Mallika and Ashley dive into an area of Mallika's work that has sprung from her own healing journey - working with story, metaphor, myth and ancestral stories. Mallika and Ashley both share pieces of their own ancestral stories, how they honor the broader sense of self and working with the pain and discomfort they have been born to work with in their own stories. Mallika is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, currently living in North Carolina. While not practic...
Apr 23, 2021
1 hr 6 min
ep. #26 Ashley talks with Dr. Mia Hetenyi, a writer, ceremonialist, and grief doula. Their conversation weaves through many topics, with a continued thread of the power of the wild world to support our grief and lives. Topics we touch on : * Spring happenings in the landscapes we live with. The spring energy of waking up, growing, and shifting **Our sense of safety impacting how open we are to tuning into eros and aliveness in land*Ancestral connection to specific landscape...
Apr 10, 2021
1 hr 21 min
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