Communion

“When education is not liberating, it becomes the dream of the oppressed to become the oppressor.” ** Welcome back to Communion! We're so glad you're here. In this episode we discuss: Backlash for challenging toxic gender norms The reinforcement of patriarchy by women What would the matriarchy do? Systemic perceptions of beauty Pedophilia in our collective conscious, determining our body s...

“We need to be shocked into beauty.” Welcome to the Temporary Autonomous Zone.  In this episode, we discuss being “stuck” in the body, and Hakeem Bey’s concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones: an artistic means of transcending the rules of our current realities. We delve into our relationships with our bodies, their wisdom, and the dangers of overidentification with them. We discuss liberatory tacti...

"Sometimes we discover what something is by subtraction. So you're actually shaping a new reality by removing things that obscure that reality." Pedro is newly employed, Mercedez is lost in the present, and Katerina is becoming famous... and the rapture still hasn't hit, yet. In this episode we explore: Navigating our professional coming out Finding out where all the "No&#39...

Hey y’all. It’s been a minute, and we’re questioning reality and our place within it.  In this episode we talk about: Are we NPC’s?! The repetition of history Is the Universe constantly responding to our thoughts or are we making meaning out of random chaos? Non-linear time, predetermination, and multiple dimensions Heightened spiritual experiences + the dangers of belief What are we doing when we...

We're back after a short hiatus with LOADS on our minds. We start our conversation with money, revolution, and consciousness: Gentrification and homeownership in upstate New York History, karma, and the repetition of patterns The role of money in activism and community Navigating wealth and consciousness The material world vs inner reality Healing and presence amidst suffering Compassion and m...

This episode was fun! And perhaps contains some of our hottest takes yet. We discuss: Is the Devil real?  Exploring the Enneagram… and dark forces Christian conspiracies Self authority vs God vs external systems of information The nature of life and our part in it: flourishing, chaos, and change The effects of being guided by our collective fear of death Embracing the Infinitude - we’re seeds. Tho...

Happy New Year! In this episode, we reflect on the conflicting symbolism of the winter and holiday season, we realize that America is an abusive partner, and we laugh through the confusion, dread, and ridiculousness of it all. We talk about taking a step back from alarmist attitudes, releasing fear over death or destiny, and saying "enough" and meaning it. We vibe over theories of non-at...

“I am already free. There’s no more I need to do to be free.” November is usually a sweet, mellow month. Except when it's an election year. In this episode, we share our post-election reactions, and offer some shifts of perspective. Topics to discover: The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Politics Ignoring The Embodiment of the Feminine  “There are no rules.”  What if we didn’t stick to the sa...

The Communion Podcast went live! For the first time in Longmont, Colorado we gathered with a live audience to discuss all things embodied and disembodied spirituality. In the conversation portion of our night, we vibe and discuss: Challenging and redefining "Church" Mercedez's tensions in new age spirituality and traditional religions Who would Christ be now? A case for single black mothers Pedro'...

The Communion Podcast went live! For the first time in Longmont, Colorado we gathered with a live audience to discuss all things embodied and disembodied spirituality. We first kicked off the night with poetry, featuring special guest poet Almina Hodek. Embodied spirituality is a practice that integrates the mind, body, and spirit, emphasizing that spiritual experiences are not separate from the p...

"What does it feel like to feel safe in our bodies?" TW's in this episode: brief references to sexual violence & sex-trafficking This mini episode is a preview of the topic we'll be discussing in our first live event: This Is My Body! We discuss: Exhaustion vs Rest Information overload on the autistic mind and body The impact of the patriarchy, misogyny, and racism on our bodies, especially wo...

"As a collective, a lot of society is waking up to the fallacy of the institution and how we thought these institutions, whether its religious or political, were here to protect us and guide us and keep us safe - when it's actually the opposite." This episode was brought to you by Mercedez's butt! But, it's not all light. We go deep into perspectives of the human body, includ...

"How much more powerful is it to speak your truth to the people who need it than to just say what you think people want to hear?" The team takes on Pedro's two percent theory and attempts at letting go of the rest. Listen for more on: The prerequisites for finding the people who really hear and see you for who you are Reshaping how you communicate so you are a beacon for the people t...

"Do you even know who you are? Do you know who you could be if you weren't trying to get approval from a system that doesn't want to see you?" THIS EPISODE WAS SO REAL. We're all over the place but we get there eventually, per usual. We discuss: Karmic patterns, relational bonds, and how we learn our lessons Savior complexes, manufactured obstacles, and our obsessions with ea...

"'Freedom is so subtle because it has no agenda...' So I wake up and I don't really have an agenda -- but my agenda is to be free." Happy Spring! We love this rising, chaotic energy. In this episode we talk about: Hanging out in the mystery; accepting life as mystery... while also paying taxes Creating from your own abundance Pedro's insane story of meeting Oprah, and the...

Happy Lunar New Year! According to the Chinese Zodiac, it's the Year of the Wood Dragon! And it's hella fiery, and we're so here for it. In this episode, we discuss: How to embrace and ground in the intensity of this new year in the Dragon Presence, oneness, and consciousness as powerful movers of the Universe Yin and yang collective periods of time - "There is a time to surrender...

"If you are aware of your own vulnerability; your own openness, then the power of the Universe that created you is able to move with you and blow you around like a breeze and take you to the places you need to be... because you are aware that you need to be carried." The last episode of 2023! We didn't plan on offering takes on hypocrisy, authenticity, and vulnerability... but here t...

"The stories we tell ourselves about our transitions and about who we are in the process of becoming... we're not finished forming but sometimes we judge ourselves when we're in the middle of transitioning." We are diving deeper into what it seems we're best at: musing on collective and individual transitions. We explore: Wisdom about being lost from The Ugly Duckling story T...

We are officially back from our hiatus and we made some soup for y’all! We hope it provides some nourishment. In this episode we dive into: General updates on this transitional period of our lives Initial reactions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Internal and external spiritual conflict & spiritual war Revisiting old beliefs and family foundations Women’s role in peacekeeping + challenging...

"Love is the 'YES' of everything." - Pedro We're talking about relationships! We have plenty to say, and a lot more that remains uncovered. In this episode we explored: “The one” vs the one in many Abundance as a love language Relationship projections & expectations “Repetition compulsion” in relationships Past life connections & ancestral trauma Love as a force The n...

"There is beauty in figuring it out... and in some ways that is the purpose of life - it is the figuring it out, it is living into the answer." - Katerina We get lost and then we find ourselves, over and over again. In this episode we deep dive into: The transient states of each of our lives Reframing the unknown and shifting our perspectives of "lost" Societal pressures and ho...

"The most renewable resource is money... it comes and it goes." We gather here today... to talk about money! We explore: the foundations that created our money mentalities the process of unlearning what we experienced in childhood to create our own awareness scarcity vs abundance the tension between money and creativity / art money miracles the "prosperity gospel" And we ask questions such as: Wha...

This is a mini-episode to let everyone know a little bit about us, our backgrounds, our ever-changing relationship with spirituality, and our current purposes - or the lack thereof.

"I wouldn't be able to be who I am now if that old me didn't die. Not physically - but spiritually, emotionally, my ego... everything I thought that my life was. I think that Death is so important and I feel like new things, and new life, and birth can't happen until death happens." Welcome to the Communion!   In our first episode we talk about: Death . We go deep, but we're not dark. We sham...