The Nurture Pod

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. After a brief hiatus Iris and Ginger are talking Solstice vibes- post Solstice. Yes that's how it's rolling. Ginger reports from heart chakra of Glastonbury, Stonehenge and Avebury. It's crop circles, henges, barrows and sacred springs. Iris is calling in from the upper left edge where she is creating, weaving, growing natural dyes and teaching book...

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. This episode beams to you from the beautiful island of Bali where the wisdom of purification and water blessings has been a living practice for thousands of years and from the Pacific Northwest forests dripping in the warm rains of late spring as summer begins to take hold.  We in the west have forgotten the rites of pausing to purify intentions, receive blessings...

Hello from the upper left edge and down under!  In this episode of the Nurture Pod Iris and Ginger dive into the colors, frequencies and patterns stretching from the yellow wildflowers on the Oregon coast to the  sunrise over Uluru in the desert of Australia.  Beltane arrives this week with the blossom full moon on May 1st in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere fall arrives with co...

Hello and welcome to Nurture Pod #57. In this episode Iris and Ginger are talking across time- from the morning Aries New Moon on Friday in central Australia to the eve of Aries New Moon Thursday on the Oregon coast.  What is coming up for you in this incredible fire line up of astrology in the night skies?  Ginger reports from her fall road trip across New Zealand (cue Lord of the Rings reference...

Hello and welcome to the Spring Equinox/Ostara edition of the podcast where Iris and Ginger exhaust so many planting and garden metaphors about life. For this episode they are in the same house in Oregon catching up and contemplating the cusp of the growing season coming on strong.  We live in wild weather and wild times. What can nature teach us about how to be resilient, strong and grow into our...

Happy Spring! Or Fall! (Depending on which hemisphere you reside upon). It's a new moon in Pisces and Ginger is back in Oregon for a brief moment to record a podcast or two before she's off on her journey again. In this episode Iris and Ginger catch up about rainbow crankies, dragon time, chickens coming home to roost and the spirals of visionary thinkers that appear and reappear over th...

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. In this episode there is a volcanic eruption, tai chi sweat and a magical tale of one Hawaiian woman's journey to build a temple of Gratitude. February has been a wild ride. The year of the fire horse begins in a full gallop. Neptune and Saturn conjunct at 0 degree of Aries pushes the cosmic reset button on 6,000 years of human development and more Aries fire...

Aloha from Maui! After a wild January and potentially even wilder February Iris and Ginger reconnect across the mighty Pacific ocean.  The humpback whales have gathered around the island of Maui to give birth and mate in the warm tropical waters. They also spend many hours hanging suspended in the ocean sending frequencies to the depths of the ocean, filling the water with their songs.  In this fi...

The final day in the Gregorian calendar has arrived. 2025 was a wild ride indeed. On this episode, Iris and Ginger weave threads from from Astoria- Belize as they ponder the lessons of the year and the moment we find ourselves in here on Planet Earth.  One thing is clear. 2026 will usher in more big changes. But never fear, the Nurture Pod will set sail along with all of you as we cross the bar to...

Welcome to the New Moon in Sagittarius and Solstice tide.  As the solar year wanes in the Northern Hemisphere the invitation is to dissolve. To unburden ourselves of the many weights modern culture has tied to us.   In northern Belize, Ginger swims into the cave of the underworld filled with the skeletons of human sacrifices and in Astoria, Iris creates a Grotto to the Root Mother.  There are no a...

We have made it all the way to episode 50! A huge thank you for listening and supporting the Nurture pod.  This is a milestone moment of the podcast and marks one and a half years of production since we began recording on Spring Equinox 2024.  In this episode Ginger and Iris use the luminous full moon in Gemini to weave a conversation with the four elements air, fire, water and earth (honoring the...

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. In this Episode Iris and Ginger have a wild and rambling ride through gratitude, stray dogs, how we name things, plant medicines and so much more. Ginger via Guatemala and Iris via her bed in Oregon cuz she's getting over being sick.  If you don't love the conversations you are having this Thanksgiving weekend try ours and see if anything takes root in yo...

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod and to a powerful New Moon in Scorpio.  In this episode Iris and Ginger talk about the various thresholds, portals, spirals, crossroads, labyrinths and other liminal spaces that we find ourselves in.   How do we navigate spaces that are neither here nor there? Those in between times where the old has fallen apart but the new path has not yet appeared. This time betw...

Welcome back to another timely episode of the Nurture Pod! In wild times like the ones we are living through collectively,  Iris and Ginger dive into the concept of time itself. Who decides how we count our hours, what they mean, what they are for and why the clock and productivity seem to run the show even when there is nothing "to produce" or immediate goal in sight.  Have we all unwit...

Welcome to the Hallomas/Dia Los Muertos edition of the Nurture Pod.  The veil is thin this week as we reach what many consider the final harvest of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and the move from spring to summer in the Southern Hemisphere.  This major turning point in the seasonal wheel is an ending and beginning point- a time to honor where you have been and call for blessings and intentions...

Welcome to the Nurture Pod #45! In this episode Ginger enters the remote jungles of Peru and with food poisoning no less.  If you have ever wanted to take an adventurous journey this episode may cure you of that urge.   Hard lessons learned in the Amazon Basin and more on this episode of the Nurture Pod.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of you...

In this episode the Nurture Journey continues from Astoria, Oregon to the Sacred Valley of Peru. No matter where we find ourselves on Planet Earth- how do we find balance in the ever changing beauty and complexity that is life.  Iris and Ginger check in from fall to spring- north to south- from deeply nested to just winging it.  We live in a wild moment for humanity. What unfolds is anyones guess...

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. Ginger reporting in from Cusco, Peru and Iris from Astoria OR because Nurture Culture is intentionally international for this season.  We just experienced a big ol' Eclipse season from a Full Lunar Eclipse to a Partial Solar Eclipse and New Moon.  It's a powerful time to be listening to the energy of the Earth, especially as world politics and climate bec...

In the first episode reporting from Peru, Ginger catches up with Iris on what has been a wild travel ride for the past 3 weeks. Selling home, leaving the US, and solo traveling on a spiritual pilgrimage meets deeply rooted Oregon coast creative community, art and family energy. Nurture culture encompasses both and much more.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip&quo...

Happy New Moon in Leo nuture nation! The Nurture Pod returns after a summer break. Ginger and Iris catch up on all the new beginnings and twists and turns their lives are taking.  Ginger has officially left home and is embarking on her Fool Card journey to visit some of the Earth's powerful chakra centers.  Iris is heading into the 6th Annual Indigo Fest which features a deep dive into the bl...

When new chapters are unfolding very often the heart will go where the mind fears to tread. How do we know when to follow our heart/soul's urge to step into the unknown and when to stick to the path well trodden?  In this episode Iris and Ginger break down 5 ways the heart is indicating she would like to take the wheel. To create a new nurture culture/future we must get familiar with trusting...

In this episode Ginger and Iris dive into the "theory of change" a term coined by David Bornstein of the Solutions Journalism Network. Basically the idea that  reporting on how bad everything it will lead to a better world.  Now that the global news stream on our phones is being updated every 2 minutes how can our nervous systems handle to being inundated with everything that's goin...

Happy Beltane (aka May Day) everyone.  In this episode Iris and Ginger talk about the blossoming of life as spring tips towards summer, doing the dew magic, being ecstatic as our natural state and the power of imagination.  Light a candle. Pick yourself a bouquet of flowers. Eat cake under the crescent moon tonight. Magic is the real deal. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.  Special shout o...

Welcome to Nurture Pod Season Two- Episode 37.  Recorded on a misty Oregon coast Easter (Ostara) Sunday, Iris and Ginger discuss spring renewal; in mythology, personal practice and as a necessary part of life.   The beauty of spring in 2025 is juxtaposed against the unprecedented political rise of techno-fascist-deathcults that seek their own eternal life through AI and biotechnology while at the...

Welcome to Season Two of the Nurture Pod! Iris and Ginger begin each season by calling in the five elements that nurture all of life; air, fire, water, earth and spirit. We're living in wild and unprecedented times but the elements are ancient guides- showing us how to renew, transform and envision our way forward.  2025 will be a season of new adventures, new friends and many conversations a...