Wise Body, Ancient Soul with Charisse Sisou

Join me, Charisse Sisou, as I explore the concept of coexisting multiple realities and how they shape our collective experience. This episode highlights how individual choices and awareness influence the world around us, especially in times of rapid—and divisive—change. Subtext: You are more powerful than you know… How we set our energy changes the world around us. (Here’s how.) In this episode, y...

What does it mean to make your life a living prayer ? In this heartfelt and powerful conversation, Charisse Sisou welcomes her dear friend, creative collaborator, and soul sister Rosanne Romiglio-Ashley — award-winning designer, artist, and spiritual channel — for the first episode of a new Wise Body, Ancient Soul segment: The Bellydancer and the Native. Together, Charisse and Rosanne open sacred...

I think we can all agree that things are... INTENSE out there.  It is more important than ever that we maintain a peaceful, neutral center as we navigate these tumultuous times. Here are the insights and tools that are helping me ride the wave of our collective transformation! In this solo episode, I explore the current state of chaos and anxiety in the world—with a reminder of the importance of s...

Joan Reid is an artist, teacher, and energy worker who taught art and computers in the school system for many years. She is also a clinical hypnotherapist, Reiki master, Hawaiian energetics practitioner, and dowser. Joan's interest in dowsing began when she took a class in basic dowsing 30 years ago. Since then, she has become an instructor and director of the American Society of Dowsers' basic Fo...

How does a plumber become an energy healer?  When I first met Steve Pulvermacher, his unpretentiousness and impish humor immediately struck me, along with his profound generosity with his gifts and learnings.  Listen to Steve’s extraordinary story of how his world and belief systems got turned upside down when his youngest daughter developed severe asthma. After years of treatment with little reli...

Lee Barnes, dowsing intuition educator, seed saver and longtime water well dowser, is a true custodian of the Earth.  He explains that dowsing is not just about divining water but accessing a system of knowledge through our intuition. For him, tools such as L or bent rods and pendulums are ways to access this system, and they can eventually give way to feeling the answers in the body. After years...

Leroy Bull takes us into the hush… that place of deep interconnection with Father Sky and Mother Earth, that state of being where his answers as an intuitive and seasoned dowser emerge. Because the answers come not from without, but from deep within, from that profound connection, or “at-one-ment” that Bull describes. Simply being in Leroy’s energy field during this episode was like a master class...

Ho’oponopono is a traditional Hawaiian practice for conflict resolution, reconciliation and peace. Deeply connected to Hawaiian culture and traditions, it emphasizes the importance of aligning with one's higher power to find peace. Briefly, the prayer that we’re familiar with (which, as I learned from this week’s guest, is just a small part of the ho’oponopono process) is: “I’m sorry. Please f...

Kumu Hula June Yoshiko Kaililani Ryushin Tanoue bridges worlds as both a Zen Buddhist Priest (a Roshi, or “old teacher”), and Kumu Hula (Master Teacher of Hula, which literally translates to “source of dance”). She is a living embodiment of bringing ageless wisdom forward and integrating it into our modern times… and how mindfulness changes everything. In the course of this conversation, she showe...

Worried you’re not living your purpose? Relax. It will find you. Worried that you’re not living in your purpose… or living up to it? Don’t know what your purpose is? You are not alone! Take a deep breath and tune in for an antidote to all this angst and anxiety.  I start by debunking a few myths: Myth: You have one and only one life purpose. Myth: Whatever it is, it’s gotta be big. Myth:  You need...

Sandi Isgro, now president of the American Society of Dowsers (ASD) , first held dowsing L rods in her hands when she fatefully stumbled into a labyrinth workshop.  “When the rods magically moved in my hands, I was hooked! I have been dowsing ever since,” she says. Two of Isgro’s core passions ignited: dowsing and labyrinths. Wait until you hear how her guides made absolutely certain that she lear...

I have a heart-to-heart with you about the importance of having a protection practice in navigating the energies of the world—anytime, but especially now.  You'll learn a visualization practice taught to me by my BFF Rosanne, based on four elements, 'Red Earth, Teal Water, Ring of Fire, Globe of Light,' that I unpack and teach as a means of setting a personal energetic grid for safety...

Buckle up, buttercup! We jump straight into the deep end of the pool in this fascinating conversation with 4-time author, Akashic record expert, and my dear friend, Lisa Barnett. Our conversation ranges all over as she talks about her latest book, AKASHA , the Akashic records and what they can tell us about our multiple life purposes, including sacred travel, soul contracts, and big collective con...

Dr. Michelle Peal unapologetically bridges angelic realms and earthly medicine, unlike anyone I’ve ever seen. Bring an open mind and heart; this conversation may shift your understanding of Earth, the body, and the changing energy of our collective transformation. Key takeaways: - Illness is a power issue, and restoring the body's power can lead to healing. - Scalar energy operates in resonanc...

How do you tap your intuition and connect with the wisdom of the planet? Introducing a practice as old as people, with a name you may or may not have heard of: Dowsing . What is dowsing? I share how I rediscovered this ancient technology and how it has become my go-to for checking my energy and aiding in decisions. I also introduce an exciting new collab with the American Society of Dowsers that i...

How to manifest your most cherished desires Interviewing Ron Matthews, martial arts master, engineer, physicist, and mystic is like getting an immersive history and downloading a resource library to accompany your spiritual path! Ron acknowledges the many teachers, techniques, and lessons he’s synthesized in his method to manifest our most cherished desires: the Science of Miracles. He combines th...

How trauma imprints on the body and psyche is one of our biggest challenges and opportunities for growth in our earthly experience. My beautiful guest Kim Fuller presents a definition that is at once expansive and compassionate, inclusive of all our experiences, and really overturns this idea that trauma is something outside of us that “happens” to us… It is all about our perception, experience, a...

Being in your body is more important than ever. So, here’s how to get out of your head and into your body with one simple tool… But first: What do I mean? How do you know if you’re “in your head?” I talk about my struggles with distraction, ungroundedness, procrastination, and more - all the myriad ways we avoid being present in the body, with whatever’s coming up (usually uncomfortable emotions,...

When an animal or creature crosses your path not once, not twice, but four times in a single day—the last showing up to interrupt AS I recorded this episode…! It’s time to stop and tune in to the message. The insistence of these lovely arachnids had me researching their significance and inspired a spontaneous, intuitive riff on what they wanted to say to you and me. Consider this an oracle reading...

“Your timing is perfect and elegant.” Words I first heard Regena Thomashauer say—but she was not the first to teach me this lesson. The lesson that it is never too late, that your timing is always perfect, I got because of the grace of a brilliant woman who passed through my life like a comet, Trudy Morse. I had no idea at the time who she was, but was most important was the legacy she left behind...

In this solo episode, I delve into a topic close to my heart: the liberation of our bodies through the simple act of allowing our hips to move as we walk. I know… Crazy, right? By challenging the shame and restrictions society has imposed on our natural movements, particularly for women, and embracing the natural sway of our hips, we tap into our inner wisdom, intuition, and true authenticity.  Do...

Inspired by the summer solstice, this episode aims to “bottle” the longest day of the year’s potent energy so we can access it any time of the year for inspiration, confidence, and courage. Not only is the solstice an opportunity to connect with our powerful sun and solar energy, plugging our bodies into its warm, bright energy, it’s also a time to honor our ancestors, who would never let this day...

This episode is dedicated to entrepreneurs and owners building conscious businesses based on healing, energy, and spirituality. (Note: you don’t have to be a medium or psychic, although those all qualify - I’m talking more about how you approach your business, as a means for fulfilling your life’s purpose, and as a personal activator for change.) I discuss the shift from ancient times, when spirit...

I dive deeper into powerful tools introduced in the first episode: how to effectively tap into your body's wisdom to overcome indecision and access your intuition. I use these tools all the time! Get insights and practical tips on grounding yourself, quieting the mind, and connecting with your body's signals. Explore the subtle cues that indicate a "yes" or a "no" respo...

Let this story activate your body's intelligence and memory to reclaim your magic. In this episode, I reflect on the power of the communication that occurs between bodies, even beyond conscious awareness, and how this exchange can inspire, move, and heal us. I share my personal experiences as a belly dancer and audience to renowned performers, witnessing the transformative nature of dance and...