The EM Podcast

Welcome to my Ted talk - specifically for my spiritual girlies with the biggest hearts who keep magnetising Mr Unavailable, again and again. In this episode, I break down the exact mindsets and behavioral shifts that took my love life from hot mess to 'holy f - I'm in a healthy, loving relationship with this incredible man'. Love, your big sis x

In this week's podcast episode, Ana and Tamar explore how nourishing the body through food is a potent healing modality that is deeply connected to deep feminine embodiment. This conversation is a transmission on how to transform your relationship with food through deep reverence and gratitude, considering it a sacred gift from the earth and feeling it all while you take it in. Dive in and learn how each bite of food and each sip of water can become the medicine that nourishes you on a deep-cellular level. 

Dr Kim and Tamar are coming for your radiance, your light and your pleasure! May this conversation inspire you to reclaim yours, boldly, powerfully and passionately, however your life has been touched by purity culture and religious shame.

Energy doesn't lie! Forget dying your hair and trying a new workout - babes in the know get that the true glow-up happens from within ✨ In this episode, Tamar shares EIGHT true below-the-surface beauty hacks - that work whatever your age & are completely free.

In this episode, I invite Courtney Ballard on to talk all things letting a man provide for us financially, gender roles, the way masculine provision invites us to soften, and how it goes way beyond simply the financials.  Be warned… we dispel bratty entitled energy around a man and his money as well as the level of devotion & surrender required to soften into the TRUE multi-dimensional provision of a man.

What is going on... your gal is turning THIRTY and to celebrate the madness that is the saturn return, I invited mystic, astrologer & channeler Sukhavati on to help us navigate the initiation from twenties to thirties. We also talk about the eclipse season themes we are in now (and will continue unfolding for the next few years.)

Welcome to Aries Szn my babes

In this shorter episode, we explore the energetics of provision & reception, within the frame of masculine & feminine. → How to dilate to fully RECEIVE what we are already being given. → Why we need to INSPIRE men to want to step up and provide for us, not just expect it → The aphrodisiac of feminine delight → How we are always in power through our energy

This is my prayer, my sunday service for the TOO MUCH women, the ones who are too sensual, too big, too sexy, too woman. I know stepping into your fullness is a lot to hold. Not everyone will be able to hold you, but that doesn't mean you need to shut down. This life wants all of you. In your erotic power, in your grace, oozing your divine feminine nectar.  We talk about: - Rooting into our sexual power - When your sexual allure & expression threatens others - The vulnerability of having our sensuality misunderstood & how to energetically hold your own - Feminine sexual shadows

I think this is the best episode I've ever done, girl seriously… this should be a paid masterclass. We're talking regal, elevated, queen codes and divine feminine energy.  We cover: Why women in this day & age need to step into our power Claiming our feminine magic in a masculinized world  Believing our worthiness and effectively advocating for ourselves How to influence & magnetize through your energy Cultivating your vibration through spiritual work Falling in love with your essence  Your iconic edge (think Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe) How you as an empath can benefit by connecting with your inner bitch Why your boundaries need to be embodied Upleveling & being content in your own company Recommended listening: Become the classiest version of you  How to communicate mindfully & effectively

Let's break down the anatomy of an elegant feminine woman. Catch up on PART ONE (episode 31) here. Healing your nervous system Managing stress levels & self-regulation Talking aligned,  measured action  Your path to financial flow & stability Committing to your feminine energy How to inspire men wherever we are to step up in their masculine energy Listen to pleasure-led feminine business episode Book I'm reading about burnout

Welcome to part two of our Valentine's Day special

Welcome to part one of our Valentine's Day special

Today we're diving deeper into the emotional and energetic components of elegance. In part one of this extended episode, I share how to become the classiest version of yourself and find grace and composure even in challenging situations. Let's talk about: What is elegance? Valuing yourself & your time The art of graciousness  Why access to you is a privilege, not a given Great boundaries as self-care  Picking your battles carefully How to handle disagreements the classy way Listen to this episode all about relational hygiene as a companion listen. Time Stamps 00:02:35 - Being an Elegant Woman 00:03:49 - Beyond Surface Level Elegance 00:11:12 - The Lost Art of Graciousness 00:17:20 - Boundaries and Relationship Standards 00:22:58 - Picking Your Battles Carefully 00:41:07 - Allowing Space in Relationships 00:40:01 - Handling Conflicts with Class

Here's to coming to your relationships clear, grounded &  empowered. In this episode, I share how to hold composure when emotions are running high, have flourishing relationships & how to regulate your emotions whilst remaining IN connection with others. This is your guide to create & nurture spaces within your relationships that feel allowing, accepting & emotionally safe for others and yourself.

[Re-pod] I appeared on Claudia Phillips' gorgeous podcast, Ecstatically Ever After to talk all about what is embodied mysticism & the path of the feminine mystic. I share about how you can create a deeply nourishing sacred connection to your body, rightful bliss in our feminine vessels & true sexual union. Thank you Claudia for inviting me as your guest and for graciously allowing me to share this conversation here as well. WE EXPLORE: ♡ How to melt layers of pain and tension we have been holding in our body-minds, reclaiming the sensual aliveness that lies beneath the surface of our conditioning. ♡ How to heal from sexual shame, moving beyond pornography AND purity culture, and reclaim the original erotic innocence that is our birthright. ♡ What is “embodied mysticism” and how can we experience our female bodies as vessels to the Divine and portals of awakening. ♡ Embracing pleasure as a vital nutrient that feeds and nourishes our unique feminine design. ♡ How to truly heal, by descending through the layers of pain-body, and meeting and loving all parts of ourselves. This was such a rich & beautiful conversation. Thank you Claudia for having me! ❤️

Those who have strong virgo placements, who love organisation & creativity are going to LOVE this monthly ritual. I've been refining & perfecting this over the last two years and it's helped me stay intentional & accountable for my bigger dreams. vision casting - dreaming - manifesting vision board

Intimacy artist & couples therapist, Rouven brings a beautiful perspective of what healing through a breakup may entail and we muse together around our personal experiences of love & loss. We explore the divine intersection where love & deep inner work meet and how transitioning out of a romantic relationship in a self-aware way could look like. We speak about: Receiving the medicine from a relationship ending & using it as a learning opportunity The distinction between breakup & uncoupling When they move on and comparison kicks in Giving the grief a place to be Taking space vs. staying friends Projecting blame onto the other or blaming ourselves Navigating mutual friends & community How to know when you're truly ready to move on

Babes, we're back for 2024 with the embodied mystic INS & OUTS for this new year! I've had some technical difficulties with the pod so I wanted to drop in asappp with a cute, chatty NY themed episode to kick off the year. Make yourself a matcha, put your feet up or head out for a hot girl walk & listen along for the ways we are going in & levelling up in 2024. XO

Juice fasts, raw vegan & cleanses… oh my! I loved having this real unfiltered conversation with @sena__maria on common narratives around NOURISHMENT in the spiritual community. This episode is going to expand, confront and most likely press some buttons! We challenge some popular spiritual beliefs around food and Sena introduces the pro-metabolic lifestyle and how we as women can have sustainable, radiant health.

Talk about mystical! Sarah Naia Soleil is a spiritist & spirit baby medium, here to connect us to the support beyond the veil, wherever you are on your motherhood journey. This was a truly magical conversation, full of twists, turns & authentic spiritual experiences.

In this solo episode of the Embodied Mystic Podcast, we dive deep into the topic of erotic innocence and how to overcome sexual shame. Join Tamar to explore the roots of shame & its impact on your identity, as well as how to liberate yourself & discover your most heart-centred and aligned erotic connection. In this episode we talk about: What causes shame around our sexuality How internalised shame impacts our identity & erodes our self-worth The nature of intergenerational shame Expressing sexuality while in the womb Healing through connecting with our inherent innocence How we can embrace our erotic nature in a heart-centred way Finding & creating safe spaces to heal & explore Being vulnerable with our intimate partner The importance of solo-sex spaces for safe personal exploration

The question on everyone's lips: how to be in your ooey-gooey squishy feminine softness and still thrive in your spiritual biz? Wonder no more - introducing conscious marketing expert Allison Canales who embodies the perrrrrrfect balance between girl boss & girl moss. We talk about: Being in service Getting a job on the side vs. going all in with our biz Why feminine women in business struggle with marketing and why it's about being seen Avoiding burnout and doing business the sustainable & nourished way Tracking what is feminine flow vs. avoidance The importance of how aligned our business feels Intuitive launching Why spiritual entrepreneurship can feel like a rollercoaster sometimes Do you need a big social media following to be successful in biz?

In this honest account, love, sex & relationship coach Larissa Mulder-Barge shares about her free-birthing experience and how her intimacy with her husband has shifted throughout the stages of her motherhood journey. Full of truth-bombs, this is essential (and of course, juicy) listening for anyone about free-birth & postpartum intimacy. What we spoke about:  What is free birth? How to prepare for free-birth? Our desires for birth - what the personality wants VS. what the soul wants   How her work in intimacy & relationships has supported her in her motherhood journey How birth brings us into our sovereignty as women The increased sensitivity of birthing women How she's navigated the sexual shift in her marriage post-partum The link between sleep deprivation & arousal What can be done about painful sex after birth How to have a sex life after having your first child

Join me, your host, for this solo episode as I reflect openly and honestly on my 6 months no-dating experiment aka rehab for hopeless romantics. It was such a potent and positive experience for me, and supported me in re-wiring my tendency to get anxiously attached to lovers and to eventually create the relationship that I was longing for. In this episode, I share about: why I made this commitment to myself  realising that I was in fact the emotionally unavailable one - not my partners  validating myself & deepening in self-worth re-prioritising my goals & values the outcome of imbalanced feminine energy in relationship entering into connection rational & sober

In this episode, Tamar invites vocal alchemist & witchy sister, Kreatress, on to learn how we can access more pleasure, creativity & power though our voice. We explore the sacred geometry of the female body through the throat-pelvic symmetry and how we can become more embodied & brave in our soul expression. We talk about: Kristen's journey with voice & womb work How a blocked voice (throat chakra) shows up in your life Releasing tension through the voice Working with our feminine creation portals:  voice & womb Experience over science How pleasure impacts our voice Voice as a foundational pillar for tantric work Working with our breath Why our voice is directly linked to our power Speaking our truth on behalf of our ancestors Check out the womb-pelvis diagram HERE!

This is an episode that I know is going to resonate for those of who love the topic of conscious motherhood. Featuring Sarah-Jane Perman who shares about the mother-priestess split, the commonly-held conflict between becoming a mother and being a priestess.  We speak about: What is a priestess?  The connection between mother & priestess Past life experiences in serving in the temples  The wound of choosing between the path of spiritual service or motherhood Including children in our spiritual work The light that children hold on our planet  Mother as priestess of the home temple Honouring the mother/child dyad Her journey with natural-term breastfeeding

It's just me + u baby…  In this solo episode I share about the most important things that have helped me on my mental health journey with depression. From the practical to the spiritual & emotional, these are the things that have helped me ride the waves as they come.  If you're there - it gets better, I promise. In this episode, we talk about: my personal experience with depression the lessons of depression as a sacred time of darkness our collective practice in scorpio season connecting with repressed emotion  the practical ways I support myself with depression the spiritual/emotional support systems navigating relationships & mental health Get your ⁠FREE⁠ mental health resource that's like a biggggg warm bear hug for all your feels

Join Tamar Raphael & Arielle Brown for this episode on: ⟫ How we as women abandon ourselves to be ‘chosen'  ⟫ The way relationships are pedastalised  ⟫ ‘Calling in our king' vs. every relationship is the real thing ⟫ The psychological component to embodiment   ⟫ Creating a culture of safety  ⟫ Vulnerable, imperfect leadership ⟫ Taking breaks from the spiritual community  ⟫ Why good men are terrified of leading with power and conviction in today's world  ⟫ Masculine & Feminine energy  ⟫ Taking responsibility for our wounded feminine energy as women ⟫ The fear that comes up around penetrative energy and how that leads us to unconsciously choose femininised men ⟫ The feminine mysteries are there to be felt & revered - not understood. 

In this series, I interview embodied mystics who have made the transition from maiden to mother about their experience, from a spiritual perspective. At the time of recording, Shakti has an adult daughter and lives with her partner in Samothraki, Greece. WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT: Shakti's story of her spontaneous orgasmic birth, at age 20 how birth and motherhood initiated her into deeper joy and presence the profound, inherent spirituality in conception & motherhood the interplay between birth and death  her conscious conception the primal wild innocence of a birthing body intuitively receiving her birthing position letting eros flow during birth the many psychic birthings within the process of motherhood the presence of men during birth humbleness & curiosity as mother (child-centric mothering)

This is raw, honest, passionate & inspiring conversation about healing sexual trauma. In episode 14 on the Embodied Mystic Podcast, Mahé & I share about our journeys with sexual trauma and the healing journey we have both undertaken to be where we are now as erotic embodiment professionals.  We speak about: ✧ Moving from victimhood to sovereignty ✧ Reclaiming our power, voice & pleasure ✧ Recoding the womb with love, beauty & devotion ✧ Men's role in helping women heal sexual trauma  ✧ Alchemising the wound and the gifts from that journey ✧ Stepping into the erotic priestess archetype ✧ How connection trauma is healed in connection, not alone Mahé Ravi is a priestess of ancient wisdom and modern consciousness, devoted to the deep sensual mysteries of body, heart & soul. She is a Initiatress to the feral feminine as living prayer, speaking and moving as raw poetry. Mahé loves to merge the primal forces of emotion with the primordial intelligence of eros; to remember our true nature; wild, soul-sensual, connected to source. Her work embraces THE ERØTIC CURRENT - a bodywork technique that works deep in the tissues of skin and soul, combing emotional alchemy, de-armouring and the revelation of our own inherent transmission of magic. The Intention of this work is to expand in greater capacity to receive, create and be in radical service to truth and love.

Anyone who thinks astrology is basic, clearly has not met Krista Marie Starr. In this episode, astrologer, tarot witch, yogi, somatic trauma therapist and all-round embodied mystic, Krista shares how our natal chart can map the architecture of our soul's journey and help us understand the uniqueness of our path. She also uses my chart as a reference point so it also serves as a preview of a session with her.  We spoke about:

Jupiter has moved into Taurus and that means it's an expansive time to connect with your earthy, luscious, embodied energy.

*UPDATED AUDIO* Oooof this was a spicy one! Full of raw, real embodied truths about women's cycles and what thriving health in a female body looks like with feminine practitioner & priestess Elana-Karen Leopold (and also my dear sister!).  This one contains some potentially triggering topics, so our invitation is to keep breathing deeply, returning to self & asking what the feelings arising are revealing. We love you.  Topics we cover:

‘A full-fed woman feeds the world' This was a thought-provoking conversation about how our own mother-stories impact our relationships with ourselves, our bodies and those we want to love as well. We explore the connection between breastfeeding and our relationship with nourishment as well as the road back to rightful self-attunement.  Topics we cover:

We're back for another bestie episode with Tamar & Vikki. In this one, we open up about our experiences with burnout and post-traumatic fatigue and how these have led us to embrace the deep feminine way of rest. Join us as we talk about how boss babe culture impacted us as spiritual solopreneurs, our healing journeys, and the sweetness to be found in the simplest of things. Topics we cover:  ✨ the nourishment in slow living ✨ being an empath & owning our sensitivity  ✨ releasing boss babe hustle mentality ✨ what it means to be in integrity with our feminine energy vs. our masculine energy ✨ how people-pleasing drains us ✨ feeling our way through the darkness on the healing path ✨ how we protect our energy ✨ healing the nervous system:: the herbs & way of life ✨ learning to go at the body's pace Please rate, subscribe & leave a review for the pod if you enjoy it

Consider this episode as my dating pep talk for you. I invite you to own your hotness, stand in your power & remember who you are as you navigate love & relationships. In this episode, we cover things I've found important for dating, such as truly understanding our worth, activating magnetism, embodying radiance and communicating our challenges to a potential partner. We cover: ✨Believing in our worthiness to be met in love ✨The energetics of radiance ✨Embodying magnetism ✨Sourcing true confidence (& an exercise for you) ✨How our energy fields are always communicating where we're at ✨The importance of clear boundaries & standards ✨ Integrity & the role of our inner masculine energy ✨ Emotional maturity & knowing our triggers ✨ Communicating our needs ✨ Pacing sexual intimacy when in the early stages of dating Please follow, rate & leave a review for the pod if you enjoy it

‘Relax, nothing is under control' :) In this solo episode, I share about the art of surrender and how the practice of letting go holds potent medicine for our everyday lives, our sexuality, initiatory experiences & our bigger existential questions. This is a glimpse into a fundamental principle of the deep feminine as we open to what lies beyond the illusion of control and explore the energetics of this powerful state of being. I share about the three modalities I've found most powerful in cultivating our capacity for surrender - water work, shibari (Japanese rope bondage), & tantric body de-armouring.  Topics we cover:  ✨ approaching surrender as a recovering control freak ✨ learning to listen & be moved by life's currents ✨ the importance of ceremony & inner pilgrimage ✨ trusting that we can hold ourselves first and foremost ✨ the connection between surrender and female sexual pleasure ✨ sharing my top three modalities for practicing surrender Please rate, subscribe & leave a review for the pod if you enjoy it

In this series, I interview embodied mystics who have made the transition from maiden to mother about their experience, from a spiritual perspective. At the time of recording, feminine embodiment teacher Jelena is 5.5 months postpartum in Egypt. In this episode we discuss:

We talk about: ✨ Conscious communication ✨ Why ‘if it's not a f*ck yes, it's a f*ck no' can be dangerous dating advice ✨ What creates emotional safety in a relationship and what erodes it ✨ The importance of men exploring their own vulnerability ✨  Navigating conflict ✨ The distortions of polarity ✨ Immediate gratification vs. the fulfillment of slow dating ✨ Attachment theory ✨ Serdar's relationship journey Serdar is an Authentic Intimacy guide who supports people to experience more nourishing, easeful & secure relationships with aligned partners.  His speciality is in helping men & women cultivate deeper trust with each other, communicate with clarity, express clear boundaries, and co-create emotional safety - both for one's self, as well as one's partner.  This is what creates the conditions not just for any kind of relationship, but for deeply soulful intimacy.  He works with both individuals and couples. With individuals, the process often starts with healing our relationship to our own authentic Self - and discovering the places where we have forgotten or silenced our deeper truth. Serdar's offerings Schedule a call with Serdar Serdar's Facebook page ✨

In this episode, Laura Marianne Pickerill invites Tamar Raphael to speak about the Goddess archetype - how we can tap into goddess energy and authentically channel aspects of the divine feminine in our everyday lives. This conversation is part of the series The Goddess, The Badass & The Boss for Laura's private Goddess Ascension facebook group where she supports women to step into their power. Laura Marianne Pickerill is a Transformational Coach and Goddess Ascension CEO. Please rate, subscribe & leave a review for the pod if you enjoy it

On this episode, I bring on my girl Vikki Oriah, feminine energy dating coach, for our first bestie episode! Expect juicy vibes, lots of giggling and insight into our experience as tantra practitioners.  We talk about: ✨Jealousy & comparison in female friendships ✨ Hot polarity & level 10 triggers ✨Healing relationship wounds ✨ From being attracted to unavailable men to securely attached partnership ✨ Dating in tantra land ✨ Why we both, as tantra practitioners, took some space from that scene ✨The shadow side of the conscious sexuality scene ✨ What we adore about the tantra scene & the people ✨ Getting triggered in the tantra temple ✨ What *actually* happens in a tantra temple ✨ What differentiates tantra temples from play parties Please rate, subscribe & leave a review for the pod if you enjoy it

In this solo episode, we dive into the nitty-gritty of how I define having sex vs. making love. We explore what are the foundations create a sacred sexual experience and highlight some places where we may be hindering ourselves from deepening in our intimate connections. We dive into the healing and spiritual benefits of sacred sexuality and how we can create soulmate connections through sexual union. I address how singles can become iniatresses, bringing more depth into the bedroom and how conscious intimate experiences are accessible for all of us. There are a few storytime moments, I spill some beans about my first experience of making love and another story from my teenage years. If you vibed with this episode, consider rating the podcast, leaving a review or sending me a message (or your favourite love song)

Welcome to The Embodied Mystic pod! ✨ We're kicking things off by exploring one of my personal foundations for embodied mysticism - living life from the soul. In this episode, I break down my five key pillars to soulful living. Pretty Bali nature sounds included. See you in two weeks for our next episode.  Tamar Raphael is a sacred sexuality coach, tantric bodyworker, ceremonialist & artist devoted to awakening through the body and guiding others into a deeper connection with self, spirit & the world around us. She offers tantric mentorship to men & women, supporting them to come into deeper alignment & embodiment through spiritual practice, healing ceremony, rebirthing breathwork & bodywork. She works in private sessions & VIP retreats online and internationally.