The Mountain Mystic Podcast

Scorpio Season Guided Practice to Experience This Scorpio New Moon: an embodied journey through the zodiac’s sign of depth, transformation, and rebirth, with Albert Mitchell, author of The Way of the Sphinx. Scorpio is the sign of breaking out of the boxes that contain you. It is the eagle leaving its nest for the first time, and the freedom that comes with living fully even when you’re afraid. Sc...

Scorpio Season Deep Dive: A New Interpretation of the Zodiac | Albert Mitchell The Way Of The Sphinx What if the zodiac is more than a set of personality types? In this episode of The Mountain Mystic Podcast, I’m joined again by author Albert Mitchell to explore Scorpio and the deeper, hidden layers of meaning within the zodiac wheel. Scorpio is the sign of depth, transformation, death and rebirth...

 Descending into Autumn Energy | Scorpio Season, Letting Go & Grounding Journey  Descend with me into the magic and power of Autumn Energy! Especially here as we find ourselves in the second half of Autumn. The leaves have shown their bright colors, and now the trees begin the powerful process of Letting Go. In this episode Life update! Running 100 miles through the mountains (again), followed...

Episode: Practice #5 — Embodied Meditation Meditating In the Body, Not Out of It | Embodiment Practice #5 In this episode, we explore the fifth of the 11 Embodiment Practices: bringing your consciousness fully into your body, holding focus there, and entering a meditative state through the body rather than by leaving it behind. Western spirituality has often taught us to treat the body as an obsta...

Episode Summary: Albert Mitchell, author of The Way of the Sphinx , joins the podcast for a conversation that moves from the roots of patriarchy to the path toward masculine-feminine union, and from there into his reimagined, elemental approach to the zodiac. We close with a Leo embodiment practice, timed to Leo season and the approaching new moon in Leo. Topics Covered: Spirituality and its role...

Episode Description We continue our journey through the 11 Embodiment Practices — the foundation for your healing and awakening — arriving now at Practices #3 and #4: focused consciousness and expanded consciousness. We start with a quick look back at Practices #1 and #2, physical stillness and movement as spiritual practice, before moving into this episode's focus. Focusing your attention is...

 How to Center Yourself When Everything Feels Chaotic | A Guided Embodiment Practice.  In this episode , we explore the second step of The Embodied Path: Centering — the practice of coming into the core of your being while staying connected to the world that expands far beyond you. Episode Summary Center isn't a fixed point — it's a tool. It's what lets us collapse the complexity of...

Movement as a Spiritual Practice: Move your body every day, throughout the day. It doesn’t matter so much what you do, so long as you do, indeed, go move. Walk. Run. Dance. Bike. Lift. Wander. Swim. Do yoga. It doesn’t matter so much what you do, as long as you do, indeed, move! Furthermore, do not just do this as a one-off. Make it a part of your day, throughout your day! Get in the habit of bein...

Welcome back to The Mountain Mystic Podcast. After a quiet winter of rest and renewal, Season 3 is here — and it carries something close to my heart. This season, we're walking together through The Embodied Path : a spiritual framework rooted not in transcendence or escape, but in the radical, tender act of being here — present, grounded, and alive in your body. The Embodied Path is a spiritu...

Embody the energy of this powerful moment—the Sagittarius New Moon aligning with Winter Solstice creates a rare opportunity for alignment and intention-setting. In this episode, we explore how to harness the fiery wisdom of Sagittarius during the darkest time of the year. You'll discover a special guided practice to commune with and ignite your inner SoulFire, release what no longer serves yo...

What would it feel like to move through life with the stability of a mountain? In this transformative episode, we explore the Mountain Archetype - an ancient wisdom teaching that helps you cultivate unshakeable grounding, expansive awareness, and skillful navigation through life's ever-changing landscape. This is not just a conversation about the mountain - it's an experiential journey....

Episode Summary "Be the light" has become such a common phrase that it's lost much of its transformative power. But what if we could reclaim this concept and turn it into something practical, grounded, and genuinely impactful? In this episode, we get to practice what it means to call in and embody "the light," and we get to dive into what it means to apply this in what has...

Right now, I am up in the big mountains of Colorado, training for my 3rd 100 mile ultra-running event later this summer. Join me as I explore the rugged beauty of the Colorado mountains as I train for this wild 100-mile race. More than just miles and vert, this podcast delves into the profound connection we share with the Earth, inviting you on a journey of embodiment and self-discovery. But the t...

We have made it! After many episodes this season we are ready to jump into the core theme - the heart, the soul, the inspiration - for The Mountain Mystic Podcast! The Mountain.  In all her majesty. In all her glory.  We all know the sayings and the cliches about The Mountain, including its use as a metaphor for our journeys through life.  But I want to take you deeper.  I am here to invoke The Mo...

We have a long list of challenges to face in this world. We do this by putting our minds together, working as a collective with effort to resolve that which needs to be resolved. But our task in these times requires more than this! We must also be doing the heart-centered embodiment work that brings us into a felt, known connection with that which connects us all. This is biological concept, just...

As we find ourselves in turbulent times, one of the most powerful things we can do (for ourselves and for the whole planet we are all a part of) is to stay grounded: To find that connection with the support we need to feel safe and vitalized, centered and ready to show up for this world. Grounding has to do with presence, just as it has to do with connection. How present can you be in any one mome...

Join me today for focused practice as I guide you to tap into your sacred heart warrior within! Release the chaos of the outside world that is constantly trying to steal your attention. Find your grounding, get focused, and connect into the path that aligns with your highest service to this world. Plus, in this episode we get to play in Leo Full Moon energy! What a treat to tap into our inner stre...

In this podcast episode we dive into the importance of staying embodied in turbulent times. In a way, this means staying grounded centered, present, and focused on what truly matters.  As always, embodiment is an umbrella term encompassing a broad set of experiences: felt connection to all parts of self, including the ability to know which parts of self most need your conscious awareness in any mo...

I am sitting here watching LA on fire: the latest catastrophe hitting our planet with devastating effects; and I am holding space for how I can best lead myself and my communities into the healing and transformation that we are all ready for. And I am humbled, because I just don't know how to fix this and how to solve these great problems that our world is now facing. It is in this space that...

Presence is a powerful term, but what we don't often understand is how much we are asked when it comes to the path that is becoming ever-more present to reality. In this way, I see presence less as a state and more as a process: an art and skill that is cultivated over time as we become more and more able to sense/feel/perceive and otherwise hold our consciousness with that which is arising i...

Finding myself in a wild season (The Holidays) that bring forth a whole lot of noise and chaos while simultaneously bringing through a pull to get quiet, to turn inward, and to nestle deep into stillness. Oh, how this season is a strange time: one that makes my head spin as I do my best to sort it all out.  Inviting you into an episode to help guide you through these strange times: Letting go of t...

As the days grow dark and the chill sets in the air, a powerful force awakens to guide you into your inner truth. Ha! The power of Sagittarius. Which, yes, has so much to do with adventure and expansion! And, has so much more to offer you! Explore the exciting nature of reality, brought to you by a full-blooded Sagittarius on a mission to make this world a brighter, more beautiful place to live. W...

Calling you in. Time to show up and be present in your life in this reality. Because this reality is hurting right now. And it needs you present in real, felt connection: to self; and, to that which lives and breathes outside of self. In today's episode we get straight to the heart of what it looks like to be a powerful force of change in this world. We speak to how this power can be an incre...

Deepen into the energy of Autumn with this guided meditation. Be guided into a deep state of relaxation as you are held by Earth, herself, finding nourishment and support as you let go of anything that you are holding onto that isn't serving your path forward. Support the show Deepen into our community!  Go to forestbody.com to sign up for our Newsletter so that you receive all offerings and...

Oh the autumn season! A potent time for letting go, releasing all that does not serve your path forward. And, what a time to connect with the joy that fills you when you open to the powerful beauty of nature shining her brightest colors! This is what we're here to talk about today, bringing to your story and teaching and guided practice to connect you with the spirit and the energy of the Aut...