The Sage & The Song

Join me for some crunchy, delightful lessons on the space between preparation and chaos that every creative is destined to confront. Today on The Sage & The Song I'm sharing 6 lessons that crystalized for me in a season of heavy creative output. Artist residency, artist retreat, two great books on writing and many medias later, these lessons are here to invite us into our next level of bea...

A deep dive on the benefits of choosing an annual theme, and some unexpected perks of good physical and metaphysical posture. Today on The Sage & The Song I'm sharing some mid-year musings about my annual theme for 2026, "heaven-line." If you chose a theme for this year, as we approach the midway point now is a great time to pause and reflect on how that theme is steering your en...

Singing isn't just a fun hobby. It improves our ability to listen and asks us to become courageous, curious, innovative humans... which makes us better leaders, friends, partners, lovers, and members of society. In this special episode of The Sage & The Song, my friend Simon D'Arcy joins me a lighthearted conversation about the power of music and song to expand our impact in every realm of our...

An unquenchable thirst for more is one of the defining characteristics of this current age on planet earth. As a people, we are addicted to intensity. The impact is reflected across our planet, in our wallets, in our sense of self-worth and our endless quest for self-improvement. In this special episode of The Sage & The Song, my friend Anahita Anais hosted me for a juicy discussion on psyched...

Welcome to 2026! It's a special (long) episode... the first of the year, and my first ever guest on The Sage & The Song. Join us for a deep dive into the archetypes, anthems and astrology that will nourish and inform the year ahead. Special Guest Verana Faye Bailowitz joins me for a juicy conversation on what to expect and how to gracefully navigate this year ahead. Drawing from the wisdom...

False urgency, be gone! We will not longer buy the illusion that January 1st is the optimal time to hit the ground running. In this episode, we explore what it can actually look like for leaders, parents, biz owners, artists and humans with bodies to honor the season's rhythms instead of falling prey to the society pressure to "hit go" in the middle of the season of rest. Join this y...

Dwight Eisenhower said "plans are worthless, but planning is everything." What a paradox! In this episode, we explore why the rapidly changing landscape of ecology, politics, economics and technology means that keeping plans is virtually impossible—but oddly, that doesn't mean it's not worth doing. Join this year's 2026 Annual Planning Challenge, coming December 11-19: ⁠ https://www.brittagreenvio...

A "compass question" is one that is always helpful, sometimes confronting, and will guide us toward truth. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share my favorite compass question that reminds me "the sacred" is always here, now, just a choice away. The Song: What Sacred Space Is This - written and performed by Britta GreenViolet. For the month of November only, get my new 90-day ⁠ Reactiv...

The world—in all its beauty and chaos—is a bewildering place. And it is our division from mother nature that threatens the future of our species on this planet. It's time to re-wild our plan for 2026, and beyond. In this episode, I invite you to join me for this year's Annual Planning Challenge, happening LIVE December 11-19th. Hear why I changed the name (again) and why wildness is at the center...

What’s one decision from your past (recent or not) that you regret, or wish you had made differently? In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share a potent framework for assessing your most questionable past decisions so as to learn from them—plus a simple checklist for ensuring that any choice you make is congruent with your integrity, authenticity and intuition. For the month of November...

90-97% of your actions and experience are dictated by your unconscious mind—which means your mental noise, fixations and unchecked reactivity are wreaking havoc in your relationships, joy and productivity. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share a simple, fast and effective technique for quieting the mind in less that 30 seconds. Plus, the success story of my first real attempt to comm...

My Tantric Buddhist teacher mentioned how taken aback she is when she sees Buddha statues and other depictions of deities in people's bathrooms. This made me laugh... and then it made me think. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I pass along a teaching I received from my teacher Anuttara Lakshmin Nath that's made me think twice about the depictions of deities in my house. Join me...

I'm not Christian, or even religious—and I've started to pray the rosary. Today on The Sage & The Song, I share how working with roses as a plant medicine opened up newfound curiosity about the ancient devotion of the rosary, which led me to Mother Mary, which led me back to Mother Earth, and to the tenderness and desires of my own heart. The song in this episode is "Let It Be&quo...

We are always choosing—either consciously or unconsciously. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share 3 contemplations on decision-making and rumble with the aftermath of our choices. We discuss how you can't force clarity (and what to do in the meantime while you wait for it to arrive), and I offer a potent yet simple framework from learning from past decisions that led you into reg...

With good completions come new beginnings. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share about sunsets, death, the transition from summer to autumn, and how to rumble with the fact we cannot possibly get to everything on our bucket list in this lifetime. The song in this episode is The Juniper Song by Yesh Sauls, taught to me by my friend Verana Faye . As mentioned in the episode: Read this...

Birthdays can be joyful, and they can also be heavy. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share my realization that I had been creating needless suffering on my birthdays, and the new (old) ritual I uncovered that brought me an incredibly validating dose of clarity. As mentioned in the episode: 🌹 ⁠⁠⁠ Rose & Sword ⁠⁠⁠ - a 14 week group mentorship that weaves ancient mysticism, plant m...

Envy is an invitation, calling us to fully inhabit our gifts and use the mirror of our big feelings to make refinements. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share an envy attack I had with a new teacher in my life, and how it led me swiftly into exquisite clarity on where it's time to grow, streamline and uplevel my business and body of work. Read this transmission as a written artic...

"Plant medicine" is usually associated with psychedelics . But that's not the whole picture. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I'm offering thoughts and perspective on how to understand and actually work with plant medicine in a practical way—plus the hierarchy with which we categorize plants, and debunking the erroneous belief that psychedelics will heal you. As mentio...

The Queen of Swords is a symbol of fierce love, wise objective discernment, and gracefully holding both our joy and grief. And she wants us to go do that thing and find out for ourselves. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, we're talking about the wisdom of this tarot archetype to help us hone the ability of our rational, objective mind... even when emotions are high. As mentioned in the e...

Okay, "ever" is a strong qualifier. But I will continue to sing the praises of this life-changing framework for getting more done in less time. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share a method for focusing that has transformed how I work... and how much I can create and complete in a fraction of the time. Because that is the power of focusing our attention! As mentioned in th...

Let's be honest. Destruction freaks us out. And we often put rage, anger and wrath in the "bad" corner of human emotions. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I dive into the teachings of wrathful deities who lead us to examine healthy vs unhealthy fear. Because true states of peace in our minnd, body and heart won't just fall in our lap... we will need to fight for it. ~...

I started in 2017 as a holistic health coach. Now I've come full circle to sing the praises of deeper sleep, less stress, and better boundaries. In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share about the full circle of my vocational journey back toward holistic health, and why these three topics—sleep, stress and boundaries—are asking to be prioritized, not just for me, but for all of us. This...

More genius. Less saviorism. Please . In the 61st episode of The Sage & the Song, we explore the archetype of the hero, looking closely at it's glory and it's pitfalls. Sound production + music for this and all episodes by Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch, designing custom soundscapes for use in professional settings. Explore Ben's work or inquire about his services at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bell...

Pedestal   (v): to idealize, deify or hold someone in high regard without adequate perspective of their humanity; to deeply admire someone while unconsciously holding them to unreasonable expectations. In the 60th episode of The Sage & the Song, we explore cautionary tales on ideals, virtuous leadership and positional power. Read this transmission on my Substack, " Frequency First Strateg...

The HUMAN MIND is the ultimate sword... but how will you wield it ? Tune into this exploration of the sacred sword as an alchemical and archetypal symbol that helps us cut the BS, make better decisions and use our wise discernment in any season of our lives. Please leave me a review if you like the show, and feel free to reach out via email, IG or my website with requests for future topics. The So...