40 for Tea

This is the Closing Blessing of 40 for Tea, offered by Pat McCabe with host, Rachel Allan.  The full conversation can be found in the preceeding episode (41).  If you are here, this short episode is for you.   Thankyou for joining this quest to explore what really matters in this new decade. There is always time for tea. Rachel You can support Rachel and a future for 40 for Tea by donating here. P...

The encore.  For Women, for intuition, for the future, and for reshaping our reality. Host, Rachel Allan sits down with Pat McCabe, Woman Stands Shining, is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, and ceremonial leader.  To debrief the intuitive quest. Together, they delve into the transformative journey of womanhood, including the sacredness of menstruation, the powerful role of elder wome...

We made it!   This is Cuppa 40 of 40 for Tea, where host Rachel Allan sits down with lifelong meditator, spiritual enthusiast, and CEO of Genie AI , Rafie Faruq .   Together, they traverse a fascinating array of topics, blending the spiritual with the practical.   AI and business with staying centred through a spiritual practice. Rafie shares his transition from trader to technology, his work in A...

Welcome to this special episode of 40 for Tea. In this bonus episode of the final season, host Rachel Allan talks to Beverley Glick, an author renowned for her work on the transformative power of personal narratives. Together, they delve into an intimate and reflective discussion, exploring the art of storytelling and its profound impact on personal growth and understanding. In this heartfelt conv...

Raise Consciousness, create heart coherence, heal and rewrite your life stories; when Science and Spirituality meet in Real time to understand the true power of the heart.  Yes. Welcome back to 40 for Tea Podcast: Here it is Cuppa 39 of 40, yeay!  Host Rachel Allan shares tea with Sheva Carr & Robert Browning of the world renowned Heart Math Institute . We unwrap the profound wisdom of the heart,...

Welcome to Cuppa 37 of 40. In this episode of the 40 for Tea, host Rachel Allan invites you to a lively conversation with NNI dialogues Jonelle Naudé and Weibke Renner .   We dive straight into tea, crossing divides and removing the charge from power words.   These powerhouse women are firm believers in the power of facilitated, genuine communication and the transformative role of empathy in resol...

Welcome to Cuppa 36.5 of 40. In this episode of the 40 for Tea, host Rachel Allan has a heartfelt and profound conversation with world-renowned activist, peacemaker, and author, Satish Kumar.   With over half a century of activism, Satish is a beacon of hope, drawing from his profound interactions with figures like Pope Francis and Martin Luther King to inspire global change. Satish recounts his p...

Welcome to Cuppa 37 of 40 for Tea, as host Rachel Allan shares a cup of English Breakfast tea with acclaimed wildlife and travel photographer, Sue Flood, on an intimate journey across the icy landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic. Sue Flood unveils the stark beauty of these remote territories, teeming with life, and challenges our perceptions about exploration, conservation, and photography. This...

Welcome to Cuppa 36 of 40. In this episode of the 40 for Tea Podcast, host Rachel Allan engages in a heartfelt and profound conversation with world-renowned activist, peacemaker, and author, Satish Kumar. They delve into the essence of love, leadership, and radical love, exploring the significance of acceptance, compassion, and the practical application of love in everyday life. Satish shares insi...

Welcome back to 40 for Tea, a quest to reconnect to what really matters, with 40 courageous and inspiring individuals over 40 cups of tea.  Listen to this for the essence of this podcast. This pod opens Season 5, host Rachel Allan shares her journey of rediscovering the essence of 40 for Tea after a year break, and invites listeners to join her in exploring the complexities and joy of human connec...

8 key foundations stones if you are having a life wobble.  Normalising the existential questions & numbing out.  Putting a stake in the ground for life.  How to focus when there is a war for your attention. Rachel Allan, welcomes the return of 40 for Tea, calling courage, focus and Facing our inner worlds, to create a Vision for a new future.  With her local cafe, Shakespeare, the Rolling Stones &...

Cuppa 35 of 40 - an energising tea between the Sacred Valley in Peru & London with Shaman, Feng Shui Consultant & Dream Weaver Davina Mackail & Rach. Continuing the exploration of navigating chaos, inner wisdom & power.  This tea treads the path of the inbetween, otherworlds & metaphysics.   Davina shares lively stories of her journey to apprectince as a Shaman, the Quyllurit'i pilgrimage, plant m...

Cuppa 34 of 40 - a tea between Liberia and London, lessons in history & bridging divides.  Human & animal, multi-national organisation & indigenous community, women and men, borders & freedom.  How do we hold polarities in both hands and explore new perspectives for a better world? Letla , a highly respected leader, forester and biodiversity specialist by profession, (see her impressive CV), talks...

What do you value the most?  What a question. Mac shares a powerful 10minute perspective shifting story over tea with Rachel , on what is actually the most valuable and precious thing on this planet and in our lives.  I will keep the suspense - for you to listen for the answer. This is an out-take from Cuppa 33, where we talk leadership, reconnecting to what's important and a vision for the future...

Oh its a goodie.  How we bring indigenous wisdom into our modern day lives, transform our relationship to the earth, leadership and living fulfilled lives.  Sustainability at it's core, in this rich tea, Mac & Rachel share stories offering ideas on a new way to lead, one that creates a future with integrity for generations to come.  This is heart work and offers the opportunity to find an inner se...

3 times Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Scilla Elworthy has tea with Rach to talk practical ways to influence peace for us all.   How we can affect and overcome conflict in the the world, in communities, relationships and within.  We hear of the Mighty Heart in Action , her new book guiding practical action that can transform lives & leadership everywhere.   Change your pension investment, the magic 4 w...

Part 2: Health is high on the agenda for us all. How to improve our immune system and health In this lively, practical Tea, with functional medicine practitioner Sue Camp. In this 2 part pod; Rach and Sue explore supplements, are they the green pharmacy? why sugar is evil and the importance of water. Jam packed with practical advice and laugh out loud moments - go get the kettle on and lets put yo...

Part 1 - Health is high on the agenda for us all. We ask how to improve our immune system and health In this lively, practical Tea, with functional medicine practitioner Sue Camp. In part 1 of 2 Rach and Sue talk the foundation stones of health including: gut health, sleep before midnight, circadian rhythms, the importance of Vitamin D, Movement - move, psycho-neuro biology.  Part 2 includes: are...

Bonus episode with Rach , looking back over the season 3 & what to expect in Season 4.  The Powerhouse Women teas we drank, and the existential questions answered.  Belonging, Resilience, Love, Climate Crisis, Women, Overcoming Adversity, Health, Voices: Why we are better together.  Wishing you much LOVE and Re-connection this Season.  Now we rest, before Power up ready for building clarity & stre...

A 10minute guided Kirtan session with Nikki & Rach .  Use to connect to your heart, find your voice, have fun and raise consciousness.  This is a sister episode to Tea 30 of 40 on #40fortea.  You need yourself and your voice.   Cup 30 of 40 is here.

A Practical Spiritual Tea, 30 of 40.  Pioneering Voice practitioner Nikki Slade shares her journey to reconnect to true Voice, get past her busy mind and plugin to inner wisdom through chanting.  We talk getting in the flow zone & yogic philosophy in the modern world.  How to gain access to infinite wisdom and self trust.  Interconnected, enlightening and heart connecting. Trust your gut... and go...

Lynn was in her 40's recently divorced with 2 young children when diagnosed with breast cancer.  In this inspiring podcast, Lynn soon to turn 60, she shares her story with Rach , journeying stage 4 cancer, the power of mindset in her recovery while bridging conventional and alternative medicines.  Opening up the question of what's possible when we step into a powerful mindset with support. Cuppa 2...

In Cup 28 of 40, Rach talks with Dr Lydia Cole , conservation ecologist, fresh from COP26 on why peat is so important as a nature based solution in climate change. This is a beginners guide, with key resources detailed on what we need to know, what we can do and be inspired by a woman who loves her specialist subject. Get the kettle on and join us to talk earth and our relationship with her. We dr...

Where and to whom do we belong? Is this a practical, existential or being comfortable in your own skin question?   In this gentle tea, Rach & Lorien explore personal stories, asking how we each belong and what is belonging?  It has a big aha moment at the end after they wrestle with why at times we may not feel belonging. Both lived expat & local lives where they faced this question "fitting in" a...

The Powerhouse Women Series:  Women who found their purpose & share their passion. Which one to listen to?     Rach  gives us a quick review of topics covered in Season 3 so far + how she is and what's new.  She wants to know who you are and get chatting with you! Topics covered include: Women, Overcoming fear, changing career, alcoholism, navigating emotions,  power, purpose, body image, sustaina...