Ritual of Practice

Thomas Mayer is a baker and educator at Castle Valley Farms in Castle Valley, Utah. He was led to sourdough through a series of synchronicities. Listen to hear about his fun journey of practicing the art of making beautiful sourdough bread. SOURDOUGH RESOURCES Sourdough Library : https://sourdoughlibrary.puratos.com/en/ Grain Mills that were discussed on the show : Ridgeway, Wisconsin https://www....

Kimberly shares her passion of connecting to her Salvadorian and Latino culture through cacao. One of my favorite parts of the interview is when she beautifully articulates the integration that is happening as we continue to evolve and connect what we have learned with ancient practices that were temporarily set aside. Cacao opens the heart. Kimberly is growing and sharing cacao through sacred cer...

Mel Hare shares his story of committing to horsemanship as an adult and the choices that brought him to what he is living today. Mel currently lives in Moab, Utah with many horses. He shares his skills of relationship building with horses at the Red Rock Ranch in Moab.

Jeanie takes us on a journey of an asana yoga practice that led to a deeply passionate meditation practice. Jeanie shares insights from her decades long immersion in a practice she loves. You will feel her devotion to her own practices and her devotion to sharing these practices with others. Access more information, resources, upcoming retreats and trainings from Jeanie’s website: https://www.jean...

Lisa Hathaway shares the journey of her many hours of practicing guitar on the Ritual of Practice. Listen to hear what keeps Lisa motivated to practice music and how solving problems as a semi-professional rock climber helped her approach learning new music. In this episode, Lisa references the book, How Music Works by David Byrne. You can find Lisa on the following social media channels: Instagra...

I am really inspired by how Leigh gets creative with her yoga practice, like downloading audio classes so she could practice in remote regions of Canyonlands National Park. In this episode, Leigh shares her journey of practicing and teaching yoga and how the essence of her mindfulness practice is spending time with her chickens. You can practice with Leigh by exploring her online classes linked fr...

Nina lives in Washington DC and makes a living tutoring math. Nina and I became friends during the pandemic, when she and her husband started attending my yoga classes via Zoom. She also owns property in the town where I live, Moab, and visits annually for the Moab Music Festival . I have enjoyed going on hikes with Nina during her annual visits the past few years. During her last visit, I shared...

In this minisode, I invite you to create a mini ritual around something you would like to practice. I use writing as an example in my offering today. Keep practicing! Book reference: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Chrissy (Christina) Sloan is a multi-passionate mama. Join Chrissy and I as she shares how her yoga practice helps her navigate having a thriving law firm, serving in public office, creating and volunteering for non-profit organizations and more. Chrissy and I have traded roles over the years as student and teacher. Sometimes she is the teacher and sometimes I am. We are both lifelong students in...

Bret Biggart is an ultra-athlete living in Austin, Texas. In our conversation, Bret shares his commitment to parenting, running his business and crushing huge athletic goals each year. Bret is also 12 years sober and just finished reading The Son by Philipp Meyer. Listening to Bret inspired me in many ways. I would love to hear what inspires you most from our conversation. Bret’s Company: freedoms...

A minisode reflecting on the energy of maintaining momentum. Keep going as a mantra to move through challenge. Side note: my son's friend won 8th overall, his prize included a turkey. I never caught my son, Gracen.

It was such an honor to interview Mila Spiel for this episode on her journey as a young horsewoman. Mila speaks in a language of love and deep connection. As I listened to our conversation, I couldn’t help but feel like she was coaching me on how to show up imperfectly and to forgive myself. Join Mila and I as she shares her personal journey from fear to love on and off her horse. Mila lives outsi...

Deanna is a multi-faceted woman that loves rituals and recently wrote a book about ceremony, Bringing Ceremony Home. In this episode, Deanna shares the many ways we can use ceremony and how we can make it our own. We talk about the ritual of ceremony and what inspires her to practice creating ceremony. A quote from Deanna’s book, Bringing Ceremony Home: “Any ritual is an opportunity for transforma...

Andrea Grace of Grace Ritual Tattoo in Moab, Utah shares her beautiful wandering journey to becoming a tattoo artist. Andrea provides a sacred ritual with the tattoos she hand pokes on clients that choose to come to her and receive her art. Andrea believes the heart is a sacred container and that receiving a tattoo through the container of sacred ritual can be both honoring and empowering to the h...

I know that I can't control others, I've tried. Now, I'm practicing something different. When I notice an old habit of wanting to fix something outside of me, I turn the focus back to myself. I start with me. I am learning that it is empowering to look at ways to bring more light and love into the world, instead of focusing on problem. "If you want to change the world, start with yourself." Gandhi

Matt Cherry, my very first interview on the Ritual of Practice podcast! I am so grateful to Matt for his willingness to be my first interviewee. This interview took place in 2022 on the Winter Solstice. Matt is based in Vermont. He works as a Mental Health Counselor and is 24 years sober. You might wonder, why was Matt Cherry my first interviewee, but not my first episode? The reason is that there...

Amanda Charlton Hurley has been practicing as a horsewoman since she was a little girl. In this episode you will learn the variety of experiences that Amanda has had with horses and where she is at today in her practice of horsemanship. Amanda is an artist living in the mountains in rural Colorado with her husband, pups and mustang rescues. I think you will feel the passion that she has in playing...

Practicing gratitude and appreciation seems like low hanging fruit until you realize you're not doing it. Here are a few ideas on how you can incorporate a gratitude practice into your daily life in less than five minutes a day. Podcast reference, The Conversation, by Amanda de Cadenet. Book reference, Hardwiring Happiness, by Rick Hanson.

Podcast Introduction Expect interviews with a variety of humans practicing in a variety of ways. May their stories inspire your practice. This trailer was recorded after the sixth interview. This podcast will be an evolution of the essence of practice, how things change and what you learn along the way. I look forward to practicing with you! With Love, Angela

Sarah Heffron was my first meditation teacher. She began meditating in high school, over 36 years ago. Sarah has founded two successful non-profits that benefit the youth in the small desert town where we live, Moab, Utah. The Youth Garden Project has been a model for similar experiential education programming in other places: https://www.youthgardenproject.org/ Mindfulness in Education, shares mi...