Sacred Stories

Listen to the sound of the future as we talk to a boundary-pushing young doctor-to-be for whom inclusive healthcare from the heart and integrating spirit and science is a must. Committed to the collective freedom of humanity, Sam Oomen-Lochtefeld is an LGBTQ+ advocate insistent on eradicating stigma and inequity throughout healthcare. This commitment highlights how our future generation is promoting the vibrational and evolutionary shift currently underway. Like Inanna, with her emphasis on perpetual becoming, Sam Oomen-Lochtefeld embraces multidimensionality and the refusal to be bound. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Sam Oomen-Lochtefeld is a multimedia artist and medical student at Tufts University Medical School. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Simran, author of SIGNS: Sacred Encounters with Pathways, Turning Points, and Divine Guideposts guides us to recognize and interpret the signs that show up in our lives and how to live from your heart moving from heartbreak into wholeness, how to stay balanced even while engaging in high-level output, and how to transmute pain into creativity. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Simran is an award-winning author and the founder of 11:11 Media, a media resource devoted to heart opening and the mind-expanding topics of consciousness, health, wellness, and spirituality. Simran's latest book SIGNS: Sacred Encounters with Pathways, Turning Points, and Divine Guideposts, is part of the Common Sentience book series and available from https://amzn.to/3RwCJ8g and booksellers worldwide. www.iamsimran.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Like the Goddess of Love, Emily Greene, a highly sought-after psychic teaches how to navigate the evolutionary shift we are currently facing and how to trust our inner wisdom in the process. Find out how Emily is radically altering the field of mediumship by accessing the dynamic intersection between life and death. She is not only communing with those who have passed on, this medium supports incoming souls who are serving the collective awakening of humanity. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Emily Greene is a psychic medium, Spirit Baby medium, healer, and spiritual teacher from Toronto, Ontario. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Echoing the teachings of the Goddess Inanna, learn how an entrepreneurial trailblazer experienced a spiritual awakening as she underwent a journey with grief and open-heart surgery. Discover how Holly Ruth Finigan finally experienced a wholehearted relationship with herself and is determined to help others do the same. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Holly Ruth Finigan is a writer, social media strategist and brand builder turned healer, meditation teacher and breath work facilitator. Her heart transformation as spiritual awakening is the subject of her memoir, Wholeheartedly: The One You Want to Find is You. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Explore the inspiring story of one woman, a former professional Ironman triathlete, remarkable rise from near death following a head-on collision. Discover how Janelle Morrison mirrored the determination of the Goddess of Love cultivating a deep faith in self and the capacity to surrender, allowing her to transcend fear and access her inner knowing. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com A former professional Ironman triathlete from Vancouver, BC, Janelle Morrison is a kundalini yoga and meditation teacher, and a school counselor who helps support and empower young folks in early adolescence. Her astonishing recovery is the subject of the film: A Second Chance: The Janelle Morrison Story. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Delve into your heart as an organ of perception and explore the ways you can heal your lineage and live unapologetically in harmonious alignment with host Seana Zelazo and Emily Blefeld, a Systemic Family constellation facilitator. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Emily Blefeld is an internationally known Systemic Family constellation facilitator and trainer, psychotherapist, intuitive, mystic, and sought-after presenter.  Together with her partner Dan Cohen, Emily runs Seeing with Your Heart, a unique methodology and comprehensive training program based on therapeutic constellation work for groups and individuals.  www.seeingwithyourheart.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Can art be used as a portal to connect with the Divine Goddess? Dive deep with the artist who created the artwork for host Seana Zelazo's book The Way of Inanna. Explore with artist Madeleine Hay the capacity to channel the Divine Feminine through art, the role of intuition in her own artistic process, and be inspired to discover your own portal through your creative process. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Madeleine Hay is Kentucky- based artist, dancer, poet, author of a forthcoming illustrated children's book, fashion designer, and interior designer. She has worked at Ralph Lauren and Alexander McQueen and is currently the senior designer at Kathleen Hay Designs. www.the-untamed-creative.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Unpack what it means to be a mindful warrior with former elite and Olympic athletes Cornelia Holden and Kami Craig and host Seana Zelazo. Delve into how the body can be a bridge to emotional-spiritual intelligence. Explore the concept of flow and learn how we can use inner resistance to strengthen ourselves. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically is available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Cornelia Holden & Kami Craig run Mindful Warrior, a globally recognized performance coaching and culture design company. Former elite and Olympic athletes, Cornelia and Kami teach high performers and visionaries how to own their authority and greatness by aligning with flow. Their innovative model incorporates mindfulness, elite athletic training, cutting edge coaching techniques, neuroscience, and wisdom traditions geared to developing emotional-spiritual intelligence. www.mindfulwarrior.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Explore sacred sexuality and spontaneous Kundalini awakening with host Seana Zelazo and her guest Dr. Joanna Kujawa. Learn how to use discernment to move beyond the impossible ideal of the one-dimensional Goddess, and how to be a radical (unapologetic) thinker. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically is available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com Dr. Joanna Kujawa is an author, scholar, and spiritual detective specializing in the Divine Feminine, the Gnostic Gospels, and the link between sexuality and spirituality. Her most recent book The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge resurrects the goddess as a conveyor of sexual alchemy. www.joannakujawa.com Book: The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge Course: The Goddesses of Eros Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Explore how changing the world can begin with changing the birthing process, how to enhance the second chakra as the seat of feminine power, and how to embrace living true to self with host Seana Zelazo and her guest Dr. Nathan Riley. Host Seana Zelazo is a psychotherapist and the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically is available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com/ Dr. Nathan Riley is an ally of the Divine Feminine, devoting his life's work to the health and wellbeing, empowerment, and sovereignty of women. Specializing in rites of passage, he is an OBGYN and a hospice and palliative doctor. He is the founder of Beloved Holistics, a Private Contract Association with the mission to foster autonomy in the birth experience by empowering and honoring the intuitive nature of the birthing miracle. His own podcast, The Holistic OBGYN, invites us to own our sovereignty and explores everything from birth, death, and spirituality, to living in balance. Belovedholistics.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Explore fascinating insights into the myth the Descent of Inanna, with host Seana Zelazo and her guest Dr. Analissa Derr. Reframe your connection with the female body, learn how to move into an empowered relationship with your life blood, use performance art as ritual, and the many ways you can unapologetically resurrect the Divine Feminine. Host Seana Zelazo is the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically is available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com/ Dr. Annalisa Derr is a scholar, performance artist, and the founder of Journey to Goddess—a platform through which she combines ancient theater traditions, myth, and ritual to reclaim the sacred feminine in a modern world. journeytothegoddess.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

The powerhouse that is Rev. Valerie Love is a perfect embodiment of the unapologetic heroine. Like the Goddess Inanna, Rev. Love's wisdom teachings on being a Christian witch provide us with the permission to accept the truth of who we are. The trials and tribulations of her initiatory process forced Rev. Love to figure out how to cultivate and honor her throat chakra so she could prioritize speaking her truth. She has since taught countless others how to do the same through her ministry and her writing. Together we explore how to reclaim our true voice, heal our ancestral lineage, and find our footing when the ground beneath us erodes. Host Seana Zelazo is the author of the bestselling book The Way of Inanna: A Heroine's Guide to Living Unapologetically is available from booksellers worldwide and at https://amzn.to/3dUelO5  https://www.seanazelazo.com/ Valerie Love is the author of 24 books, a Christian Witch, ordained minister, public speaker, retreat leader and women's empowerment guide, Valerie Love supports individuals in remembering and aligning with their destiny. valerielove.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

What Is Your Offering to Sacred Activism for Peacemaking with Rachel Mann, PhD. In this final podcast of the series, Rachel provides a luminous teaching about how just the act of coming into incarnation and breathing, you are in service in sacred reciprocity. She dismantles the ways our world may lead you to feel that if you are not doing something big and grand, that you are not doing enough. Listen to this podcast and drink in the Love-Light that is yours. Go with Rachel as she leads you on an exploration of what your offering of sacred activism is. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Does fascism have appeal today? Rachel Mann, PhD interviews Martin Winiecki, a lifelong sacred activist for peace, about his understanding of the great shift we are going through, including how and why at this time fascism has such appeal. Martin talks about the way people feel isolated and unable to show their authentic experience and their grief so they look towards leaders and movements that will give them a sense of this lost belonging. He discusses the fact that the system of patriarchy, white supremacism, and capitalism is dying. Martin enjoins us to gather together to hospice modernity through this transition by gathering together in transformational communities to imagine new possibilities and new ways of being together. He discusses how we can shift the psycho-social force field that entrains us into this old system through healing, addressing trauma in safe spaces, and through connection with the Earth. He gives a  message of hope from a younger generation who are carrying forward the work that was started in the Countercultural Revolution. Martin Winiecki was born in Dresden, Germany in 1990. He has been politically engaged since his early youth. He completed a 3-year training in peace studies at the Tamera Institute in Portugal. Since 2013, he has led the Institute for Global Peacework to help establish a global network for Tamera, networking, campaigning, organizing international events and providing online education. His writings have been published in Kosmos Journal, TruthOut, CommonDreams, and Tikkun. Since 2017, he's been engaged in raising the Defend the Sacred Alliance together with with Indigenous, social movement and intentional community leaders from around the world. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Activism for Change in the Prison System through Healing Trauma Jesse Crosson speaks with Rachel about his experiences as an inmate for 22 years in Virginia prisons and his perspectives on how there is better way to address criminal justice, a way that respects victims and prioritizes both public safety and genuine rehabilitation for offenders. He also shares how learning meditation and a spiritual experience when hitting bottom as an alcoholic radically changed the trajectory of his life and how such resources should be made available to all inmates. Jesse Crosson is a former inmate in Virginia correctional facilities, a writer and activist on behalf of reforming the way the justice system works and the way inmates are treated. While in prison, he received a degree in psychology from Ohio University. He volunteered as a mentor in the mental health treatment unit, he learned job skills, taught programs, connected with other people, and as he puts it, passed on the love and support that was so steadily given to him by so many. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Rachel discusses with Rob Corcoran, author of Trustbuilding: An Honest Conversation on Race, Reconciliation, and Responsibility, about the  power of trustbuilding to transforming misunderstandings, prejudices and even ending violence between groups. He shares how his work in Richmond, Virginia over several decades broke down barriers to interracial friendships and collaboration on projects illuminating and healing the city's history of slavery. He reflects on the spiritual underpinnings of the work in compassion and love. Rob Corcoran is trainer facilitator, Rydell writer, racial healing practitioner and international consultant, who has led workshops and dialogues among diverse and polarized groups across North America and in Europe, South America, Indian, Australia and Brazil. From 2006 to 2016. He served as US National Director of initiatives of Change International, a global network of people of all faiths, and social backgrounds dedicated to building bridges of trust across racial, religious, political and class lines. In 1993, he founded Hope in the Cities, the Initiatives of Change national flagship program based in Richmond, Virginia. His book,Trustbuilding: An Honest Conversation on Race, Reconciliation, and Responsibility is about this journey and the process. He was co author of a dialogue guide for President Clinton's Race initiative and he consulted with the WK Kellogg Foundation in the creation of its national truth, racial healing and transformation enterprise. he serves on the UNESCO slave Route Project Task Force on Racial Healing, and the National Episcopal Churches Advisory Committee for Beloved Community Implementation. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

When Rachel Mann, PhD was in her early 30s, she started through the onset of physical and mental pain. Rachel sought out energy healing and a spiritual world opened up to her. She learned to transmute her own suffering even as she was given visions and images of how to heal the traumas of past lives and of humanity as a whole. Rachel shares how this made her understand on a visceral level how we are all interconnected and how there is a vibrational frequency of violence, as well as one of peace. Through sharing her own story, she hopes to inspire others to share their own and learn from them what their calling to sacred activism to peacemaking is. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Most recently in Ukraine and in almost every nation around the world, we are experiencing the rising shadow of authoritarianism and increasingly violent rhetoric and conflict. Rachel speaks in this special episode of her podcast her reflections on the actions of Russia in Crimea, Syria and Ukraine based on the 15 years she spent studying the former Soviet Union with her BA in Russian Studies, MA in Soviet Studies and PhD in Slavic languages and literature. She weaves into her thoughts her understandings of how the shadow dimensions of human consciousness are being revealed from a spiritual, healing and shamanic point of view. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Sacred activist, Chris Saade, author of and contributor to more than 6 books, including The Quest for Individual Authenticity and Global Solidarity, shares his reflections on the power of honoring our sacred wounds, finding our individual authenticity, pleasure as a pathway to tapping into our individual authenticity and how this is the key to peacemaking worldwide. Chris Saade is an author, a psychological and philosophical teacher, trainer, and life coach. After years serving as a psychotherapist in private practice, Chris spent two decades training therapists coaches and the general public and two of his models, Integra: 6 Keys for Heart Centered Living, and The Quest for Individual Authenticity and Global Solidarity. Born in Beirut, he was involved in peace and humanitarian work for 14 years before and during the Lebanese war. The difficulty of those times led him to develop a great respect for freedom, authenticity, diversity, peace, and a passion for justice, and solidarity, especially for children. Chris co-authored his 5th book, Rebellion of the Heart: Deep Authenticity, Bold Love, Passion, Strength, & Global Solidarity, and a new 6th book with co author Mandy Bird, Tears Are the Source of Your Passion: The Power of Authenticity & Grief. He can be found at facebook.com/ChrisSaadeAuthor. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Join the conversation with Dr Joanna Kujawa and Elena Bensonoff on the vibrational frequencies of human consciousness, Goddess Consciousness, and women who carried their sexuality with dignity and grace. Learn how vibrational frequency is measured and how we can uplift the shadow-energy and fear energy around sexuality. Elena Bensonoff, together with her partner Alejandro Ferradas, is the founder of the Wholistic Inc.  She is the author of a bestselling book Wholistic Wisdom: Awakening Your Inner Healer. wholistic.com Dr. Joanna Kujawa is a spiritual detective and author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. https://www.joannakujawa.com/ Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Rachel Mann, PhD interviews author, shamanic healer and teacher, Christina Pratt, founder of the Last Mask Center about the importance of healing trauma, our ancestral lines, and the initiation of our young into spiritual adulthood. Christina discusses how the resistance we feel both individually and collectively to undertaking the steep incline to what she calls spiritual adulthood normal and yet must be faced if we are to create a world of peace. Christina Pratt is a healer, author and teacher of exceptional clarity, humor and practicality. At the Last Mask Center, which she founded, she is pioneering new shamanic techniques to deal with complex trauma, the healing of our ancestral lines and initiation of our young into spiritual adulthood. The Center offers healing sessions, online classes, and in-person retreats. She is the author of The Encyclopedia of Shamanism and the host of radio show, “Why Shamanism Now?” lastmaskcenter.org. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Rachel Mann shares her journey of discovery and healing as she unexpectedly met and studied with Native American teachers from North and South America, including the Q'ero of the Peruvian Andes. She reflects on what these ancient wisdom lineages translated into contemporary contexts by both indigenous peoples and their non-Native students have to do with the potential for a great shift in consciousness in these times of crisis and change. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Learn why women philosophers in ancient Greece as well as in first century Alexandria were pushed aside and why their sexuality was used to vilify them with Dr. Joanna Kujawa and Joan E. Taylor. Joan E. Taylor is a scholar and author of several books on early women philosophers. She specializes in Jewish and early Christian women-philosophers. In this interview, we focus on her archetypes of women philosophers. kcl.ac.uk/people/joan-taylor Dr. Joanna Kujawa is a spiritual detective and author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. https://www.joannakujawa.com/ Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Rachel Mann interviews Mandy Bird, LCHMC, who shares why it is important to feel our grief to become individually authentic and know our purpose to take care of the world. While grief may take us to our knees, Mandy teaches us what we can do so we are not destroyed in the process. Doing this is profoundly connected to feeling our oneness as human beings and, thus, to ending all forms of violence and oppression. Mandy Byrd is a licensed therapist and co-author with Chris Saade of Tears Are the Source of Your Passion: The Power of Authenticity & Grief. mandybird.com. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Join the conversation with Dr Joanna Kujawa and Miguel Conner on the origins of Gnosticism, Gnostic goddesses (Sophia) and two Gnostic couples – Mary Magdalene and Jesus and Helen of Tyre and Simon the Magician.  Learn how the gnostic movement originated and why it is still relevant today. Miguel Conner is a Gnostic aficionado, author of several books on Gnosticism including Voices of Gnosticism and Other Voices of Gnosticism and hosts a popular podcast. To learn more https://thegodabovegod.com Dr. Joanna Kujawa is a spiritual detective and author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. https://www.joannakujawa.com/ Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Rachel Mann discusses her fervent belief that healing personal, ancestral, and global wounds is central to harnessing humanity's highest destiny lines to a Great Peace. She talks about her own journey of healing from PTSD due to family trauma and how it brought her in touch with her mission and purpose as a sacred activist, shamanic energy healer, and spiritual teacher. Rachel challenges a dominant belief in the world that we are destined to always suffer from betrayals, losses, and harms. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Join the conversation with Dr Joanna Kujawa and Tobias Churton on early Christian attitudes about a women's place in society, attitudes towards sexuality, and the perception of Goddess Sophia in Gnostic teachings. Tobias Churton is a British scholar, author of many books and explorer of esoteric traditions, including the Gnostic movement.  In this interview, we discuss his book, Gnostic Mysteries of Sex. Learn more at https://tobiaschurton.com Dr. Joanna Kujawa is a spiritual detective and author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. https://www.joannakujawa.com/ Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Join Rachel Mann, Ph.D., as she explains what Sacred Activism for Peacemaking is in the 21st century and what destiny lines have to do with it. She explains how integral personal, family, ancestral, and community healing with energy medicine and ceremony is to dreaming forth a future of enduring peace, compassion and love. Rachel Mann, Ph.D., is a sacred activist, social scientist, healer and spiritual mentor. Learn more at https://www.rachelmannphd.com Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Join the conversation with Dr Joanna Kujawa and Dr Zeus Yiamouyiannis on the archetypes of masculinity, how they evolved, and how they need to change. Listen in as they discuss what it means to be a man authentically, what is needed in a spiritually evolved man, and how our relationships need to change. Dr Zeus Yiamouyiannis is a researcher and author of The Spiritually Confident Man: Pioneering a New Frontier of Co-Creative Masculinity. Dr. Joanna Kujawa is a spiritual detective and author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. https://www.joannakujawa.com/ Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

Join the conversation with Dr. Joanna Kujawa and Daniel Odier about the ancient tradition of Tantric yoginis and dakinis, women-sages in northern India who, for the last 6000 years, transmit Goddess-focused teachings to this day. Learn how Daniel Odier, a French scholar, author and filmmaker met Devi, a Tantric yogini in northern India. She transmitted the knowledge of the Goddess to him which he now passes to us. Take the opportunity to listen to this incredible adventure in a rare interview in English. Daniel Odier is the author of several books, including the Tantric Quest discussed in this interview. Dr. Joanna Kujawa is a spiritual detective and author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. https://www.joannakujawa.com/ Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com/

During times when certain topics seem to divide us, Laura Staley, author of Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, reads her poem, Human Wondering, and invites us to notice there's much that unites us in our humanity, in our experiences of being alive. This podcast shares readings from Laura's book Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at https://sacredstories.libsyn.com

The art of the Divine Feminine and her representations as Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene in Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Gnostic traditions with Dr. Joanna Kujawa and Shiloh Sophia. Explore the personal, creative, and archetypal journey towards the Divine Feminine with of Shiloh Sophia. Shiloh Sophia is a prolific artist, storyteller, teacher and curator committed to creating consciousness through intentional creativity. To learn more or take a class check:   https://www.shilohsophiastudios.com/  or https://musea.org/ Dr. Joanna Kujawa is a spiritual detective and author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. https://www.joannakujawa.com/ Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Have you ever asked a group of people what they are passionate about? Do you know what you love? What makes you become animated, joyful? Some of the most delightful interactions include learning about what other people care deeply about and to watch them come alive right before your eyes. Laura Staley, author of Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, shares her poem, Speaking Dreams, and the joy of listening to other people's passions. This podcast shares readings from Laura's book Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Do you have pets or encounters with animals and wonder what messages they might be sharing with you? Laura Staley, author of Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, shares her passion for animals, and the messages they can share with us. There's much to learn from our natural world as we live in an interconnected web of existence with Mother Earth and all her creatures. Her poem, Spirit Animals was inspired by her encounters with several animals as well as the work of Steven Farmer, PhD, author of Animals: Personal Tales of Encounters with Spirit Animals, his latest book published with Sacred Stories Publishing. This podcast shares readings from Laura's book Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Human beings are multifaceted, complicated, breathing beings. Learning to be curious and non-judgmental with yourself and others through self-discovery and other discovery can be a brave and liberating path. Laura Staley, author of Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, shares her poem, Hold Space, and offers several ideas for becoming aware of what makes you tick and tock, how you might become a people whisperer by holding safe space for other individuals to be themselves. This podcast shares readings from Laura's book Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Maybe you've had less than ideal experiences of intimate love. In learning about the many ways you can cultivate esteem, confidence, efficacy as ways to love yourself, you can become open to a brave relationship with an intimate partner. Laura Staley, author of Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free shares her latest experience of a love relationship beginning with reading her poem, Wonderful Flavors. This podcast shares readings from Laura's book Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

One of the best things about healing, dissipating past traumas is delightful memories can bubble to the surface. Moments of joy during challenging times become through-lines for remembering joy is a part of being alive. Laura Staley, author of Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free shares her poem Belong to the Creek and discusses the goodness of weaving joyful activities into your life today. This podcast shares readings from Laura's book Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Not all relationships in our life are smooth. Some can be quite challenging. When a significant person, who has been difficult in your life, dies, you might experience a whole range of feelings. Though our culture tends not to discuss this form of grieving, Laura Staley, author of Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free bravely shares the full range of emotions one may experience. There's not a right way or wrong way to grieve, forgive, and find peace. This podcast shares readings from Laura's book Abundant Heart: Thoughts on Healing, Loving, and Living Free, available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

“My compass in life points me to love." Maria Lehtman's NDE (Near Death Experience) was life changing in so many ways. Maria shares her fight between worlds to return to her beloved husband and the everyday reality of recovery following such an intensely physical, emotional, and spiritual experience. Read Maria's incredible story in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Maria Lehtman has more than twenty years of experience in the telecommunications and travel industry. She currently works in International Sales & Marketing. Maria specializes in digital photography and writing about digital and self-transformation. She is a columnist for BIZCATALYST 360°. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

“The love of God was the key." Dr. Anne Worth angrily asked "If He was such a good Father and loved all His children, why the hell hadn’t He chosen to take care of me? Why had He let my father and mother abuse me? Why had He let the church judge me? Why would He leave me feeling so alone I wanted to die? He could have prevented it all, and He did nothing! Read Dr. Anne Worth's life changing experience of receiving Mercy at a week long religious retreat in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Dr. Anne Worth is a Christian author, speaker, counselor, and workshop leader. She has a heart for animals and people, especially those in need of fostering. Anne serves the homeless and refugee communities in Dallas, Texas. Her mission is to “champion the forgotten.” Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

“We can only deny the path of our soul for so long." Jess Campmans has said YES to her soul's calling. It has taken years and the love and guidance from her horses, but she is now living in alignment with her soul. Jess, an author in Chaos to Clarity (book 1 in our series) continues her story of the deep connection, wisdom, and Consciousness her horses hold and share with her in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Jess Campmans is an equine-guided sacred messenger and a bridge between worlds, offering sacred insights and guidance for transforming curses into blessings, mysteries into miracles, and potential into reality through soul recognition and restoration, guided by the universal wisdom of the horse. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

“Every heart has a story and every  heart has a purpose." Catherine Paour was born butt first and she laughingly refers to her backwards entrance to the world as prophetic! Her subsequent lifelong medical issues and journey to wellness are no less than unbelievable! What is especially unbelievable and equally inspirational is Catherine's ability to find the humor and joy in all of her experiences. Find your positive attitude and joy reading Catherine's story in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Catherine Paour is a blogger and storyteller with decades of experience as a perpetual patient. Her courage to share her missed diagnoses with hope, happiness, and humor is both interesting and inspiring. She advocates for trusting your intuition and for medical record accuracy. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

“I greeted the spirits of the jungle." Tune in as Judy Lemon retells her story of spending the night alone in the Amazon jungle as part of her Shamanic apprenticeship. Did Judy make it through the night alone and what lessons did she learn in the process? Read her incredible story The Magic Tree in Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Judy Lemon is a shamanic practitioner and trauma therapist with a private practice in Southern California. She brings her extensive experience and knowledge into her work of helping others to develop their own spiritual gifts. Judy is the author of Machete Woman – A Tale of Resilience and Rebirth, which will be published soon. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

What if you only had a week to live? Would this news cause a shift in your priorities, perception, and purpose? You experience life from the inside out. Getting your house in order is about living in harmony from deep inside your soul which then flows out into your home as an expression of that inner alignment. Enjoy this final episode of Transformation Matters! Laura Staley shares key themes from the book, Live Inspired available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Two days after celebrating his wedding engagement, Frank Zaccari's brother Steve was in an accident that left him paralyzed. Given the news that with his injuries Steve had five years to live, Frank and his family sprung into action. How did the family come together to support Steve? How did Steve survive and what is his quality of life? Read his inspiring story in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Frank Zaccari has written and published five books based on life altering events. Frank teaches a program for entrepreneurs at Arizona State University; he is a mentor with the Veterans Treatment Court; a mentor and judge with the University of California Entrepreneurship Academy; the host of a weekly radio show Life Altering Events; and is an accomplished speaker. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

Helen Heinmiller was living the American Pepto Bismol, Ibuprofen - filled Dream and was a great success in the eyes of many people. So how come she felt the urgent need to run for the hills? Read Helen's incredible story of how a church prayer group, a deer... literally in her headlights, and the Holy Spirit changed her life and steered her to her spiritual work today in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Helen Heinmiller is an author and healer who offers transformational light language and color healing techniques to help people of all ages lead healthier and happier lives. Helen is a Featured Contributor at BIZCATALYST 360° and author of two spiritual adventure novels, The Rustling of Angels and Final Redemption Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

“Go within and discover the gift." What do you do to survive the sudden loss of the love of your life? Deborah Beauvais searched within herself. Deborah continues her story from Chaos to Clarity (book 1 in our series) of not only surviving the death of her husband, but channeling her grief into creating positive experiences and opportunities for others. Read Deborah's inspiring story in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Deborah J. Beauvais is the Founder/Owner of Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network, which was created out of love with a vision to consciously serve humanity. She is an intuitive, healer, and facilitator of Light as a Reconnective Healing™ and The Reconnection™ Practitioner, trained by Dr. Eric Pearl. Deborah is founder of the Kids 4 Love Project and Kids 4 Love Project Radio Show. She is author of The Paper Doll Kids, cowritten with Janine Ouellette Sullivan. Her syndicated radio show Love by Intuition fosters love, healing and unity. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

Have you ever experienced a setback? Dom Brightmon experienced a succession of adverse events that tested his ability to stay positive and keep moving forward. One day Dom picked up a personal development book and became a voracious reader and personal development junkie who created a rock-solid, positive mental attitude. Dom shares how reading the stories and work of others inspired him to be the best version of himself and to reach out and support others to realize their best selves in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Dominique Brightmon, DTM is an award-winning speaker, certified leadership trainer, and host of the top-rated Going North podcast that features authors from around the world. His mantra is: Advance others to advance yourself. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

“It's the little things in life that you remember." Tune in as Connie Bramer a breast cancer survivor shares her special memories of her mom who she lost to cancer when she was twenty-six years old. Connie and her mom shared a love of ballet, chocolates, and shopping but most of all they shared a deep love. Read Connie's heart-opening story The Little Things in Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Constance (Connie) Bramer is an entrepreneur, mom, breast cancer survivor, and author of How Connie Got Her Rack Back, her comical spin on the journey of cancer. Connie’s mission to help others through her own experiences drove her to found Get Your Rack Back Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to cancer patients in Upstate NY. Connie is a Featured Contributor at BIZCATALYST360 and podcast host of Laughter and Inspiration with Connie Bramer. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.

Have you lived through difficulties that still remain a bit unresolved in your mind, heart, or body? Laura Staley shares a story that helps demystify the healing of trauma and some steps for those important discoveries about yourself that can bring about a shift from feeling anxious to becoming awakened. Rather than holding on or resisting life experiences, you can let them flow through you. Laura Staley shares key themes from the book, Live Inspired available from online retailers worldwide. Say “Alexa or Okay Google play Sacred Stories podcast” or subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Do you have a deep connection with your animal companions? Ellie Pechet generously shares her loving and deep relationship with her animal companions, her cats Blue and Snickers. Hear her heart expanding story of how after Blue and Snickers transitioned they guided and supported Ellie in creating a safe passageway for turtles to cross. Meet turtle Ellie Jr. in Chaos to Clarity (book 1 in our series) and deepen your appreciation for the beautiful relationship Ellie Pechet has with her animal companions in our bestselling book Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy. Ellie Pechet, M.Ed. is a metaphysician, medium, shaman, and author with thirty-four years of experience in the intuitive counseling/energy healing field. She works successfully with clients all over the world and heals emotional & physical issues such as grief, depression, trauma, anxiety,  chronic pain, and many physical conditions. Say "Alexa or Okay, Google play Sacred Stories Podcast!" or subscribe to our podcast at Sacred Stories.