The Path of IX - Walking With our Shadow

In today's episode, we welcome Erin to the circle and she shares her rich and diverse creation story.   We explore:   Erin traces her roots as a first-generation Montanan, describing her childhood experiences growing up at the end of a dirt road and her early connections with Indigenous culture. The impactful revelation of her family's heritage and the internal conflicts arising from cultural assi...

In a world where instant gratification often overshadows the slow and sacred process of spiritual growth, the notion of being an "Instant Shamman" challenges us to confront our desire for quick fixes and superficial understanding. Today, step into the circle with me and Grandmother Láné Saán Moonwalker as we journey through the depths of indigenous wisdom and ancestral knowledge.   We explore:   G...

Some might say our qualifications don't matter, our degrees don't matter, but our stories do. I invite you to join me in circleness today as we sit in conversation with Clarinda Tivoli, a Pasifika Dancer, Sailor & Decolonizing Business Educator, to share and to talk story.   Are you ready to take a toe tip with us today to start to tend to YOUR story?   We're exploring: Clarinda's powerful creatio...

Creation stories are powerful, and there's something beautiful about reflecting on them and our journey to ourselves. In today's circle, I invite you to join me for this conversation with Malu-Kanoa as we explore her own journey of self as a Black queer person, the sacred magic of names, and the beauty of grief and death.   We're exploring: Malu's creation story How access to diversity has played...

Join me in the circle today as we welcome in the idea of cultural exchange, immediacy, "value", and protocol.   I'm exploring: Why there's been a pause in the podcast and what's to come from this circle What your biosphere involves The misconception about cultural exchanges What access does and doesn't mean Having exchanges with people outside of our own circles and what it actually means to have...

How can you be the medicine? How can you reject what the modern world has taught you and, instead, find what you need within yourself? Are you struggling to understand what this phrase even means or where to start? Then join me today for an exploration of this concept of medicine. Together, we'll consider how our modern society is attempting to extract it without acknowledgement and how you can st...

The journey to healing can be a long one and for those called onto The Medicine Path, those asked to weave their knowledge and experiences to help others, it can be easy to prioritize filling other's cups before your own. This week I'm bringing back one of my most popular episodes with a guest that shows us that the healing journey is one that never ends;  one that asks to remain students of life...

We have a strong sense of urgency in modern western society; a sense of urgency that is passed down from person to person. But it's very disruptive. And as we continue our series on technology, we enter into the circle today to have a conversation around disruptive technology. Join me as I explore disruptive innovation, business theory as it relates to technological advances, and the cost of our q...

Today we welcome into the circle Jo Henderson, a teacher of Semiology and tarot who is obsessed with decoding and reading signs and symbols, as we embark on an exploration of prediction and divination technology. Join us as we explore symbols, how they change, what they represent, how to read them, and the tarot.   In this episode, we're exploring:   Jo's creation story and how she began using tar...

How can we make space with the word "technology" and look at it in a different way? In this episode, I invite you back into the circle as we continue this conversation with technology, and I'm joined by one of our favorite guests, Rose Siobhán Esteva. Join us as we explore an expanded definition of technology, the illusion of technological advance, and dream technology.   Become a patron of Walkin...

Today we begin a series around technology. Join me in this circle as we explore your own definition of technology, how its definition has shifted over time, and why it's nearly impossible to have a discussion of indigenous ways of being with modern society.   Become a patron of Walking With our Shadow today. Get access to exclusive content and experiences here: https://www.patreon.com/WalkingWitho...

Today we welcome Ash Bell back into the circle to continue our series on Ik', The Path of Ix's 3 breath practice. Join us as we explore this practice, how Ash's training and study in this practice has influenced their life, and discuss cacao, fern, and sound medicine.   In this episode, we explore: The lightbulb moment Ash had A breakdown of the separation of the 3 parts during the Ik' practice Th...

The indigenous way is not linear. It's circular. And healing in indigenous circles is slow, powerful medicine. Today I invite you to join me in the circle with Mixchelle Maulette-Evans—AKA Aunty Mixch—as we explore their journey with slow medicine, the 3 breaths, and grieving.   In this episode, we explore: How the 3 breaths have evolved in Mixch's life Slow medicine vs fast medicine How we get to...

Things are always going to be changing. It's ok to grieve and let go. But you can choose what to do with your grief. Will you choose to pour more love into it? To create something even more beautiful than you can imagine? That's the journey that our guest has chosen to take.   Today we welcome Vesna Vavladellis back to the circle to have a conversation around what it means to be trained in an indi...

How do you breathe? It happens without intention, direction, or focus—but this simple, innate action connects us beyond our biology. Each breath is a miracle, and if you seek wholeness, I have a technique for you to try. In this episode, I'm sharing the story of breath as a practice & connection, how to invite cohesiveness into all of your parts, and a guided meditation of The 3 Breaths for your p...

As we change, grow and evolve, as we walk our medicine path we often encounter the waters of our trauma and grief. Some of these wounds run deep and need more time to heal but we sometimes cannot see the layers necessary for healing. Sometimes we speak from what we think is a fixed wound but what is underneath is still building up. The lesson here is that life is truly a journey of stages and ther...

Even for those of us who grew up in indigenous circles, there is always a pivotal point when we really step into our medicine. And in today's episode, I'm bringing you a conversation that I had—being interviewed on The Healing Adventures of Luna podcast—where I share mine.   In this conversation with my good friend Maritza Luna, author of Fairy Medicine Oracle, we explore this pivotal point for me...

I am honored to invite you into the circle today for a conversation with someone who I've been able to call teacher and friend, Diana May. Diana is a trauma-informed yoga teacher, environmentalist, and somatic practitioner.  She believes the big-scale shifts she wants to see in the world comes down to nervous system regulation, the ability to truly slow down, enjoy life in the present moment, and...

Miracles happen in co-creation. They happen when people come from different ways of being and find a way to build again; to understand and learn from each other. And today I invite you to join me in Circle for an incredible conversation about this idea with Dr. Hilary Booker, a multi-disciplinary artist, scientist, researcher, teacher, and multi-genre writer as well as a holistic wellness coach wh...

What lessons can we learn from the planets? The stars? What can they teach us about being a good animal in this life?   As we enter into Circle today, I invite you to join me in this conversation with a phenomenal astrologer and dreamwalker, Ananda Sykes. Ananda is a mystic, metaphysician, astrologer, dreamwalker, folk witch, guide, and mentor with a unique comedic warmth. Her love of myth, folklo...

How can we connect to the dead? What lessons can be learned from simply listening to those that have gone before us and the plants and animals that surround us? They all hold so much wisdom, perspective, and lessons that we need to know. In today's episode I welcome Perdita Finn. She's an author and a teacher. She's a visionary. Join us as we take this opportunity to slow down, reset, and dive int...

Today I'm bringing you an intimate conversation with HeatherAsh Amara, host of The Warrior Goddess Revolution Podcast, where we share our creation stories and experiences of displacement, negotiation, holiness, destruction, collaboration, and creation. Come into this conversation with the elements, working with warrior energy, and how to deepen in your relationship with the dynamic world we all li...

Today we're bringing to the circle Lori Glazebrook, a somatic practitioner, certified yoga teacher, and land-tender who weaves cultural somatics and subtle body understanding into their work. Join us for this conversation as Lori tells us about their amazing creation story, their journey, and how they're here in the circle on that journey of radical self love and teaching people how to live a pono...

In today's episode, I invite you into a conversation with Ash Bell, an extremely talented Australian teacher who's passionate about supporting people on their path to healing, shining, and thriving. We're diving into Ash's travels and the lessons she learned, the significance of slow medicine, reciprocal relationships with the land, and her relationship with cacao.    We're exploring: What called...

Where do you come from? If someone asks you this question, you probably answer with a city. But the indigenous mindset around this question is quite different, and today I want to invite you into a conversation around this way of thinking.   Because the way indigenous people tend to relate to themselves—particularly when sharing where they come from— is to answer with what body of water, what moun...