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Today we get to chat with Leah Watkins, the visionary behind FØLK Refillery & Supply, a sanctuary for zero-waste shopping in Kingston's historic Stockade District. Driven by a love for the planet and her community, Leah has transformed her passion into a hub for sustainable, local, and artisanal goods. Her commitment to eco-friendly living extends beyond the store, as she leads by example, encoura...

Today on the show we are joined by Christie Jordan Barron , an educator, mother, mover, maker, and somatic experiencing practitioner based in the Hudson Valley. Christie believes deeply in our essential need for connection to our own hearts, to nature, and to each other. She is dedicated to holding space for people to sense into and stay curious about the various parts and pieces that make us all...

It's time for us to pause and reflect on our most recent conversations and honor the Full Moon Full. Yes, we're still talking about the "F" word, "feminine." Is using it helping to bring some healing to the archetype? Ultimately what we're curious about is bringing balance to the masculine and feminine which begins with reflection and curiosity, so that's what we're committed to. How does the role...

Today we are joined by Duncan Rich, a father, a husband, an artist, a facilitator of somatic men's work, and a co-founder of MELD, a men's wellness company. Duncan shares some personal background and what brought him to working with men and holding space for them. He provides insight into the importance of men's spaces and having male voices in wellness spaces. Together we explore some of the deep...

Perdita Finn  is the co-founder, with her husband Clark Strand, of the feral fellowship The Way of the Rose, which inspired their book  The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary . They are currently at work on their next book together  Circles Not Lines: Spiritual Community Beyond Patriarchy.   To find out more about her devotion to “ecology not theology” vi...

Today on the show we are in conversation with Catherine Svehla, PhD, an independent scholar, storyteller, and mentor in the mythic life. She works with artists on their projects and process, and guides people through work/life transitions by connecting them with their inner wisdom. She is the creator of the Myth Matters podcast (part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s MythMaker℠ Podcast Network)...

Lorís Simón Salum is a Jungian psychotherapist whose work lives at the intersection of psyche, body, and symbol. Based in Houston, she works with dreams, sandtray, and LENS neurofeedback. Her path is deeply influenced by the Marion Woodman tradition, and she is currently a training candidate at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich. Alongside her clinical work, she is developing a documentary project...

Welcome to Dancing With Water, conversations about embodying the feminine. Where we explore surrendering to natural rhythms, listening within, moving in harmony with others, and what's revealed in the darkness. We're your hosts, Theresa Lyn Widmann , sound practitioner, lifestyle architect and mother, and Jennifer Mulak , herbalist, earth steward, energy practitioner, and founder of Cosmic Mother....

It's my last radio show, and I am overjoyed and grateful that I get to spend it the way it began, with my friend and show co-founder Shana Falana.   To formally reintroduce you, she is a songwriter, performer, and community architect originally from San Francisco, based in the Hudson Valley since 2008. For over 25 years, Shana has merged music and public service—bringing 12-step meetings into jail...

Today's guest on The Feminine Frequency is Bryn Roshong. She lives on her family's farm in Lomontville with her husband, Wes Hannah, and two kids.  She has spent the last 15 years working in and up against the food system as a farmer, farmer policy advocate, and in industrial-scale food manufacturing.  She is co-owner with Wes of Solid Ground Farm, a four-season diversified organic veggie farm in...

It's my last on air show with Marielena Ferrer! We started this monthly conversation about Spirituality and Politics, the art of living and the art of living together, nearly 5 years ago in April 2021. It's been a wonderful and expansive exploration of subjects that are near and dear to my heart and my sense of curiosity. We chose to end our run with a conversation about Miracles. We'd given ourse...

Today on the show I get to spend time with Koyoltzintli . She is an interdisciplinary artist and educator living in Ulster County, New York. She was raised on the Pacific coast and in the Andean mountains of Ecuador. Her work revolves around sound, ancestral technologies, ritual, and storytelling, blending collaborative processes with personal narratives. Nominated for the Prix Pictet in 2019 and...

Today, Theresa and Jennifer are discussing the Year of the Fire Horse and what that might mean for how we move through the year. First, what are we hearing and feeling about the Fire Horse? High-energy, sometimes chaotic, transformation, bold changes, breaking old patterns... It's an excellent time for self care and community care and maybe incorporating some white or blue into your life to balanc...

Today on the show I get to sit down with Jacqueline Geraci. Jackie grew up in Port Ewen and attended Kingston City Schools, then went to college, earning both a bachelor’s and master's degree in music education from the Crane School of Music. She previously served as Director of Bands and Musicals at St. Joseph’s before getting hired in Kingston where she is currently a middle school band director...

It's time for Spirituality and Politics with Marielena Ferrer and I. Today we talk about how we're letting go of last year and entering this year by way of our New Year/Solstice wish rituals. We ponder fire as portal into another dimension, why we wish for things, the purpose of a wish and what we feel permission to wish for. Because Marielena is from Venezuela, we dip our toe into the complexitie...

This week on the show I am joined by Corinna Barsan, an Akashic Records reader, Crystal Resonance therapist, spiritual medium, and Reiki practitioner. She is also an independent book editor and writing coach, having worked in publishing for 15 years and in the MFA Writing Program at Columbia University.  She lives and works in Kingston, NY, where she is the co-creator of Spiral Mirror , a metaphys...

Today, I get to sit down with returning guest , JoAnn Stevelos , MS, MPH. She is a writer, public health advisor, and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of survival, spiritual terror, radical repair, and relational hope. With more than twenty years’ experience in nonprofits, government, public health research, bioethics, and education, she uses her training to help create a culture of...

It's time for the Feminine Frequency when Jennifer Mulak and I wander through a subject that's near and dear to our hearts, Winter. Inspired by the book Wintering by Catherine May, we talk about Winter's meaning and how we "intend" to shift our own ways of being during this special time of darkness and rest. But, first, we check in on how we spent the Solstice, and appreciate how ritual can have m...

Had to do a last minute pivot for today's show when my planned guest was unable to join, so as I've done in year's past, I'll be bringing some solstice vibes to the airwaves. Inspired by some recently spotted social posts about the erasure of European spirituality by way of Christianity, and stumbling upon some ancestral (German) practices for this time of the year, I bring you today's show with s...

For our second to last Spirituality and Politics on Radio Kingston, Marielena and I are joined by returning guest, Eliza Swann - writer, educator, artist and alchemist, to continue our conversation into The Emerald Tablet. Last month on the show , we focused on the first paragraph of the Tablet. Today, we revisit it with Eliza, who shares their depth of knowledge and experience in working with the...

Today on the show I get to chat with Amanda Marlowe ! She guides thoughtful art experiences that ask kids life's big questions. She develops curriculum for nature non-profits schools, museums, and businesses. Amanda holds a BSA in Philosophy and Education from Skidmore College and is currently writing a children’s book on death. Her business, Eco Art , is a thoughtful art experience on sustainabil...

It's our monthly chat about The Feminine Frequency with Jennifer and Theresa! Joining us today in conversation is Liridona Duraku , a first generation Albanian American. She currently lives in the Hudson Valley and spends most of her time outdoors studying the local fauna. Liri received a BA from CUNY York in Journalism and Political Science but found herself working in mostly activist spaces. She...

Today I get to speak with Nicole Nyhan (they/she) who underwent a Kundalini awakening in 2021 that radically transformed their life. This consciousness and healing journey ultimately led to the creation of The Bridge , a space built to foster individual and communal healing, restoration, and connection. We get to learn about what Nicole's life looked like prior to their awakening as an agnostic ma...

It's Episode 400!!! A perfect day for Mariaelena and I to finally dive in to...The Emerald Tablet of Hermes. It's something she has been referring to from the days of us first plotting this monthly collaboration, and since I started to explore alchemy, it's been of interest for me to go deeper. This is the translation we're working from for purposes of our conversation. "True, without falsehood, c...

Woah, this is a show FULLLLL of goodness today! First up is Michele Zipp,  a Wedding Officiant and ritualist, Reiki Master, writer, editor, and founder of Resisterhood New Paltz . They are well into their Red Tent Drive where the community comes together to donate menstrual hygiene products for those in need. All donations go to Family of New Paltz and their affiliates. Historically, this drive he...