Golden Cor Podcast

This episode is a little different to what we usually explore here. You’re invited into a gentle creative ritual: to paint or draw a landscape using just four colours: two you love, and two you don’t. Inspired by our candlelit Golden Morning sessions inside Nectar , this practice unfolds in the quiet threshold between night and day - when the world is still soft, and the first light of dawn begins...

As we approach the end of the year, many of us find ourselves feeling stretched, overwhelmed, or quietly frozen — like our systems don’t quite know how to slow down after months of doing. In this gentle episode, Marina shares a simple breath practice she’s been returning to lately: Box Breath, a grounding, rhythmic technique that helps regulate the nervous system, ease anxiety, and bring you back...

In this gentle and grounding episode, Marina explores the energy of chasing, the subtle ways we reach outward for love, validation, connection, or success. Whether it shows up in friendships, business, or relationships, chasing often stems from an old pattern of trying to earn worthiness. Through soft reflection and embodied guidance, you’ll be invited to slow down, gather your energy back home, a...

In this episode, we turn inward to meet the child who still lives within us. Through gentle reflection and a guided meditation, you’ll be invited to reconnect with the things you once loved, or the longings you carried, so you can offer yourself the care, joy, and safety you deserve today. This is not about forcing happy memories or bypassing the truth of perhaps a difficult childhood. Instead, it...

In this episode, I share my journey inside a 9D Breathwork & Sound Experience, a practice that weaves together conscious breathing, multidimensional soundscapes, and guided meditation to open the body, release stored energy, and access altered states of awareness. I take you into the sensations, emotions, and visions that unfolded for me: from tingling, tetany, and tears to profound lineage he...

In this short and sweet episode, Marina explores the intricate relationship between resilience, creativity, and the nervous system. She emphasizes the importance of understanding our body's signals and the need to embrace both comfort and discomfort in our journey of self-discovery. Through various practices, such as movement and artistic expression, we can cultivate resilience and trust in ou...

In this episode of Golden Cor , we explore the Buddhist teaching of the two truths: relative truth and absolute truth, and the liberating perspective of emptiness (śūnyatā) . Relative truth is the world we move through every day: names, roles, relationships, and experiences. Absolute truth points us to the deeper nature of reality: that everything is interconnected, ever-changing, and empty of a f...

In this episode of Golden Cor, Marina opens her heart and shares Nectar - our online membership for women who long for rest, rhythm, and reconnection. You’ll hear what Nectar is, who it’s for, why it was created, and you’ll also be guided through a tiny practice so you can feel a little taste of what it’s like inside this space. Nectar is for space holders, healers, therapists, mothers, creatives,...

In this episode, Marina guides you into the felt experience of the Noticing - a practice of presence inspired by the Taoist wisdom of wu wei , the way of effortless being. Together, we move through a gentle ritual of honouring space, land, lineage, and the natural world. You’ll be invited to soften into your senses, connect with a plant or flower as a living teacher, deepen your breath, and rest i...

The Art of Noticing isn’t about adding another task to your day, it’s about softening into what’s already here. In this episode, Marina explores how the simple act of noticing can shift your whole way of living. Drawing on the Daoist principle of wu wei , we’ll look at how presence can arise naturally, without force, and how small, everyday moments such as: a change in the light, the scent of jasm...

In this episode, Marina gently guides you through a deeply restorative Yoga Nidra meditation - a practice known as yogic sleep. Designed to support your nervous system and invite profound rest, this session is perfect to listen to before bedtime or anytime you need to unwind. Please note: This meditation is intended to be experienced lying down in stillness. If you are driving or unable to fully s...

In this conversation, Siobhán shares her profound journey as a midwife of the soul, exploring themes of motherhood, grief, and the power of storytelling. She discusses her evolution from traditional midwifery to a broader understanding of soul work, emphasizing the importance of rites of passage, community support, and the healing power of song. Siobhán reflects on her personal experiences with gr...

Why is it so hard to change - even when we want to? In this episode, Marina explores the neuroscience behind why we stay in patterns, habits, or relationships that no longer serve us. We’ll look at how the brain is wired for familiarity, not necessarily fulfillment, and how key systems like the amygdala, basal ganglia, and dopamine pathways play a role in resistance to change. I also share science...

Welcome to this exploration of Winter, the season of deep rest, replenishment, and quiet transformation. In this solo episode, Marina gently guides us into the essence of the season through the lens of Taoist philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and feminine wisdom traditions. We journey through the energetics of Yin, the symbolism of the Crone archetype, the Water element, and the Kidney-Bla...

In this soulful and illuminating episode, I sit down with Rachana - pioneer of conscious birth practices, spiritual midwife, and founder of the International College of Spiritual Midwifery. Together, we journey through the ancient wisdom of the heart - the Ib, and explore how our prenatal and birth experiences shape the very foundations of our lives. Rachana shares powerful insights on cellular me...

In today's episode, I'm joined by Fotini, a womb and bodywork practitioner whose work blends traditional women’s healing practices with grounded somatic care. Drawing on her years as a social worker and her time spent with Indigenous Mayan midwives of the Q’eqchi’ tribe in Guatemala, Fotini brings a reverent, trauma-informed approach to womb care that is rooted in ancestral wisdom, ceremony, and d...

In this soul-stirring episode of Golden Cor , I invite Naomi Zala — known lovingly as Noni, to share her journey of remembering, rewilding, and reconnecting with essence. A mother, former high school teacher, circle facilitator, and maker of sacred drum shields through her business Otwild Moss , Noni weaves a life rooted in integrity, creativity, and deep presence. Speaking from the heart (and in...

In this gentle and nourishing episode of Golden Cor, Marina welcomes somatic guide and yoga teacher Layla Prates for a foundational practice in embodiment, grounding, and orienting through the senses. Originally from Brazil and now based in Australia, Layla shares her personal journey and the somatic tools she’s gathered and offered over the years. This episode is an invitation to pause and come h...

Welcome back to Golden Cor , a space for remembering the sacred in our everyday rhythms. In this episode, we explore one of the most tender and transformative spaces we can inhabit - the liminal phase . Often unnamed but deeply felt, the liminal is the threshold between what was and what is yet to come. It’s where roles dissolve, identities shift, and we’re asked to pause, soften, and trust what’s...

In this heartfelt episode of Golden Cor, Marina welcomes clinical herbalist Caitlin Covington to share her rich, winding journey through plant medicine, immigration, identity, and personal transformation. Caitlin speaks candidly about her immersive herbal training in the U.S., her deepening into spiritual and intuitive healing modalities, and the challenges she faced upon moving to Australia. From...

In today’s episode of Golden Cor , we descend into the Luteal Phase — the inner autumn , the time of soulful integration , inner truth , and sacred descent. This phase mirrors the Waning Moon , where light begins to fade and we are called inward. After the outward bloom of ovulation, the energy begins to shift. Subtle at first — like a soft wind turning the leaves — then deeper. The Luteal Phase i...

In today’s episode of Golden Cor , we step into the third phase of the menstrual cycle : Ovulation — the inner summer , when your energy peaks and your radiance shines brightest. Aligned with the energy of the Full Moon , this phase is all about visibility, connection, and creative expression . You’ve emerged from the quiet of menstruation and the soft playfulness of the follicular phase. Now, you...

In today’s episode, we journey into the second phase of the menstrual cycle : the Follicular Phase. Following the sacred stillness of menstruation, this phase brings a gentle rise in energy, possibility, and momentum. Aligned with the Waxing Crescent Moon , this is a time of renewal, creativity, and fresh intentions. Whether you menstruate or follow the rhythm of the moon, this episode offers insp...

In this episode, we begin a 4-part series on cyclical living — a journey through the four phases of the menstrual cycle and their reflections in the lunar cycle . In this first episode, we explore the Menstrual Phase , energetically connected to the New Moon . Whether you are currently bleeding, no longer menstruating, or don’t have a cycle for any reason, this episode offers guidance for attuning...

In this soothing and grounding episode of Golden Cor , host Marina invites listeners to step away from the overactive mind and into a space of embodied presence through a guided plant meditation . After a series of more cognitive, introspective episodes, Marina gently shifts the focus back to the body, the senses, and the natural world —offering a moment of quiet nourishment. Listeners are encoura...