Wildheart

In this week’s episode we chat about what it means to pause and still in the liminal month of August, and in our lives. Why have we chosen to talk about lingering? * It captures the liminal feeling of August - the sense of it being a month that almost exists outside of the usual rhythm of life, when our relationship with time can often feel a bit different. * However you feel, when we look to the...

In this week’s episode we chat about the magical, golden, transformative process of alchemy. Why have we chosen to talk about alchemy? * Our seasonal symbol for August within our Rewilding Wheel framework is golden fields - gold is a colour that’s very present in the British landscape at this time of year as all the grain and grasses dry and mature, and on a breezy day the rippling movement throug...

In this week’s episode we chat about making a conscious choice to soften, especially as we navigate the shift from late summer into harvest season and beyond. Why have we chosen to talk about softening? * ‘Soften’ is our word for August within our Rewilding Wheel framework * It reflects the slowing of the wild world throughout this month - the mellowing as green turns to gold, the ripening rather...

In this week’s episode we chat about what it means to drift, both in terms of the season and in our lives. Why have we chosen to talk about drifting? * We’re now moving into late summer, whcih can be a time of year when all our structures and routines start to stretch, loosen or even dissolve completely. * It can feel very much like a season of floating or flowing, especially when the weather is a...

In this week’s episode we chat about tending to ourselves, and also the wider ecosystem of community and the earth. Why have we chosen to talk about tending? * There is a slowing of the season/year - we’re nurturing what’s already come into being rather than pushing for new growth * We can see the Summer Solstice as an invitation to pause and take stock - to tend to ourselves, our needs, our desir...

In this week’s episode we chat about feeling alive, and what that actually means. Why have we chosen to talk about being alive? * We’ve now reached the peak of the year, when seasonal energy is at its height and the wild world is visibly most vibrant * This is a time when many of us can feel ‘recharged’ by the sun (though not true for everyone) * Aliveness is a word we use all the time in our work...

In this week’s episode we chat about reach, and how it’s actually much more complex than we might imagine. Why have we chosen to talk about reach? * We’re coming to the solar zenith of the year - the highest point of solar energy. Back in early spring on the podcast we were talking about the word unfurl and how the journey through spring and summer is a kind of unravelling and stretching out - so...

In this week’s episode we chat about courage, and how it can help us to find inner strength to walk the pathway. Why have we chosen to talk about courage? * At this time, solar energy (and the related fire element) is reaching its peak - this kind of energy is connected with fierceness and taking action, but this often requires courage * We’ve talked about permission and value recently, and an imp...

In this week’s episode we chat about value vs values, and how our relationship with these concepts impacts our lives. Why have we chosen to talk about value? * Summer is often considered a season of ‘productivity’ - both in terms of the fullness and abundance of the wild world in this ‘fruitful’ phase of the year, and also in terms of the busier way of life we tend to be called towards during the...

In this week’s episode we chat about permission, and how it’s wound up in the journey to becoming your true self. Why have we chosen to talk about permission? * In our last two episodes we’ve talked about delight and thriving - both of which can be related to joy, abundance, pleasure, savouring… all things that summer encourages us to embrace, but can also bring up feelings of discomfort or guilt....

In this week’s episode we chat about thriving, and how we try and reframe our approach. Why have we chosen to talk about thriving? * It’s connected to high solar energy - the fullness and vitality of this time of year * Our guiding word for June is flourish , so it feels relevant as we start to look ahead to the Summer Solstice (we explored the word ‘flourish’ in Season 7 Episode 1 ) * Summer is o...

In this week’s episode we chat about delight, why we weren’t sure how we felt about the word to begin with, and how we might reframe it. Why have we chosen to talk about delight? * It’s connected to many of the themes that emerge in early summer: joy, pleasure, beauty and sensuousness * It’s a word that seems to encapsulate the magical qualities and bountiful blossoms of the month of May What do w...

In this week’s episode we chat about ignition, and what connecting with and welcoming in the fire element can look and feel like. Why have we chosen to talk about ignition? * It’s our guiding word for May on the Rewilding Wheel * It captures the feeling of the sudden burst of colour, life and energy that happens in the wild world at this time - it’s been slowly building over the past few months, b...

In this week’s episode we chat about growth, and the different ways we can choose to grow. Why have we chosen to talk about growth? * It’s our guiding word for April on the Rewilding Wheel * There is now evidence of the natural world’s movement towards growth - it really starts to become most noticeable from this point in the year * This is our final episode of the spring season (and halfway point...

In this week’s episode we chat about expansion, and how spring encourages us to expand in lots of different ways. Why have we chosen to talk about expansion? * We’re in the cycle of the Seed moon - the last point of connection with our inner world ‘beneath the surface’ in terms of lunar cycle themes * Expansion connects with the Warrior energy we talked about last episode - our archetype for April...

In this week’s episode we chat about the warrior archetype, and what it means to connect with and embrace the sacred warrior within. Why have we chosen to talk about the warrior? * The Warrior is our archetype for the month of April, which will be here in less than a week * We’ve been sitting with a lot of hazy, push-pull energy since winter and talking a lot about how to navigate that - we made a...

In this week’s episode we chat about the process of cultivation, and how we can apply this to our lives. Why have we chosen to talk about the idea of cultivation? * We’ve talked a lot lately about moving upwards and outwards with the coming of spring…but what do we do once we get there?! * As the Spring Equinox arrives, it feels like a good time to think about how we can ‘plant’ ourselves more ful...

In this week’s episode we chat about the archetype of the wayfarer, and how they can be a helpful guide for this phase of the year. Why have we chosen to talk about the wayfarer? * The wayfarer is our archetype for March on the Rewilding Wheel! * Our conversation links to last week’s episode on the topic of exploration What do we chat about? * How the wayfarer can guide us through the ‘back-forth’...

In this week’s episode we chat about the idea of exploration, and the different ways we can choose to explore. Please note: we had some technical issues with this episode, so there are a couple of moments when Maddy’s voice drops out for a second or two, but these don’t take away from the conversation as a whole! Why have we chosen to talk about what it means to explore ? * Last episode , we talke...

In this week’s episode we chat about the process of unfurling, and how it mirrors the transition from winter into spring. Why have we chosen to talk about what it means to unfurl ? * In this season of the podcast, we’ve talked about emergence, trust, invitations - all these ideas have touched on the idea of cautiously gathering the strength to tentatively ease out into the world after winter, and...

In this week’s episode we chat about invitations, and how they can help us to feel empowered and aligned. Why have we chosen to talk about what it means to invite ? * We’ve talked about emergence and trust the last couple of weeks, and something that’s linked to both these ideas is openness - firstly in terms of moving up and out into the open as we emerge, and then secondly as we lean into trust...

In this week’s episode we chat about trust, and what we need to be able to cultivate a sense of trust in self, in others, and in our future. Why have we chosen to talk about trust? * As we chatted about in last week’s episode , emergence is a slow, gentle process that means we can’t necessarily see results or feel its effects immediately - so there’s a bit of blind faith involved to start with * S...

Welcome back to a brand new season of the podcast! In this week’s episode we chat about emergence, and the complex transition from winter into spring. Why have we chosen to talk about emergence? * Emerge is the guiding word for February on our Rewilding Wheel * There are wild signs of spring emerging right now - snowdrops, catkins, birds singing, lighter mornings and evenings * We might also consi...

In this week’s episode we chat about belonging, and why it’s such a fundamental part of the work we do at the Academy. Why have we chosen to talk about belonging? * We’re following-on from last week’s episode on solitude, when we talked about finding a peaceful kind of aloneness, so now (especially here on Christmas Day if that’s something you celebrate) we thought it would make sense to turn that...

In this week’s episode we chat about what it means to embrace solitude. Why have we chosen to talk about solitude? * As a time of going within and seeking soul wisdom, winter can be more focused on the individual self than the other seasons. * This middle part of winter, however, is also often a time of celebration and gathering, which can feel lovely and uplifting, or it can feel totally the oppo...