The Wild Temple

What if your ancestors aren’t only the people whose blood runs through your veins? What if the river, the mountain, the trees, the food, and the living land beneath your feet are also part of your lineage? In this episode of The Wild Temple Podcast , Brooke Shannon Sullivan enters the ancestral season of Pitru Paksha , a sacred window for honoring what has come before us and discerning what we car...

In this episode of Wild Temple , Brooke Shannon Sullivan and Katie Rose explore the messy, mystical, deeply human work of becoming your own authority. They talk about gurus, beauty, motherhood, menopause, intuition, productivity, and the many ways women are taught to override what they actually know. From Dolly Parton to the “god of productivity” to Brooke’s mythical Lady of the Lake, this convers...

In this episode of The Wild Temple, Brooke sits down with Ayurvedic practitioner, clinical herbalist, and wisdom teacher Michael Van Skiver to explore nourishment as a deeply relational experience. Together, they look beyond food and into the ways presence, connection, nature, pleasure, and reciprocity nourish us on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Through the Ayurvedic concepts...

In this episode, Brooke reflects on our multifaceted nature as humans, and how, at any point in time, we can turn inward and discover something about who we are right now. How are you showing up—or not showing up? What becomes visible when you take an honest assessment of where you are in your life? This turning inward is especially potent during the energies of the New Moon and solar eclipse. Bro...

A sacred ritual is returning. After centuries of suppression under colonial rule, t he Irish Keen is being reclaimed . Once an essential communal ritual of grief, praise, remembrance, and devotion, this powerful vocal tradition was systematically severed from the Irish people, leaving generations disconnected from one of their deepest ancestral practices. Today, that lineage is being remembered an...

In this episode, Brooke shares stories that help us navigate the terrain of magical versus practical thinking, and key flower essences that can aid us in both. Please excuse the second half of the recording's audio. Due to a natural event, wifi came down and this section was recorded on the road.  More on this episode coming soon... Become a certified Flower Essence Practitioner Unlock the he...

Most people underestimate the profound power of flowers, prana, and subtle energy—yet these ancient tools hold the key to transforming your life from the inside out. In this episode, Reverend Rebecca Medvin and Brooke Sullivan explore the sacred intersection of yoga, flower essences, and prana vidya, revealing how nature’s wisdom guides us toward healing, empowerment, and self-trust. Discover how...

Many of us come to yoga seeking relief. Perhaps we're overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, chronic patterns, or simply the feeling that something in life is not quite aligned. Yoga can be profoundly therapeutic, helping us calm the mind, strengthen the body, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect with ourselves. But what if healing is only the beginning? In this episode, Brooke reflects...

What happens when the deep, (often hidden) desire for safety becomes the organizing force of our lives? In this timely episode of The Wild Temple Podcast , Brooke Sullivan is joined by clinical therapist and school counselor Kristin Keliher for a deeply honest conversation about nervous systems, overperformance, community care, and what it means to become an empowered human in a world organized ar...

In this episode, Brooke talks about the power of Bealtaine, Kundalini and the Fire. Stay to the end for a delicious poem written by Brooke, that weaves this liminal time of Bealtaine with the power, healing, fertility and sensuality of Kundalini awakening.  Become a certified Flower Essence Practitioner Unlock the healing power of plants and revolutionize your life. 8 weeks of exquisite mentorship...

Discover how Tantra Yoga Therapy , Vedic star wisdom , and the Honey Doctrine meet in a single healing arc. After exploring Ashwini , the celestial physicians, the celestial “honey” of Madhu Vidya , and the paradox of deceleration, Brooke offers a guided 75-breaths relaxation practice to help you slow down, reset, and receive. Become a certified Flower Essence Practitioner Unlock the healing power...

Happy Spring!  In this episode of The Wild Temple Podcast , host Brooke Shannon Sullivan explores how Tantra, Yoga Therapy, Prana Vidya, Ayurveda, herbalism, and Kundalini come together as a holistic science to support desire as a generative force, dharmic living, and self‑mastery. Recorded on a Full Moon in Hasta Nakshatra , Brooke weaves in the symbolism of the hands (Anjali, food measurement, r...

This week’s episode of the Wild Temple Podcast opens with Brooke feeding the crows and reflecting on the strange landscape of the modern world. A recent encounter on social media—someone spell binding   through their Instagram reel—felt both jarring and strangely revealing. It sparked a deeper contemplation about the subtle ways we influence one another every day, often without realizing it. Not t...

Streaming from a Himalayan Institute campus in India, this intimate “Kitchen Talk” episode of The Wild Temple Podcast unfolds in the midst of a rare six-month Himalayan practice known as Maha Sri Yaga, a devotional immersion of daily mantra, meditation, and fire ceremonies devoted to tending the subtle forces of nature and refining what is nonessential- for a 6 month period of time. From this sacr...

What if desire is not something to discipline or deny, but a living force asking to be felt? In this intimate conversation with Somatic Sexologist, Nadine Hamilton, we explore desire as Shakti , the sacred current of life moving through body, creativity, longing, and love. Rather than something shameful or indulgent, desire reveals itself as an intelligent guide, pointing us toward wholeness, trut...

What if desire is not a temptation to overcome, but a sacred current guiding us back to the divine? In this luminous conversation, Brooke Sullivan sits down with Ekabhumi to talk about the mystery of desire as an ancient, erotic intelligence that moves through all of life. Together, they explore desire not as a flaw of the human condition, but as a holy force, one that animates creation, fuels awa...

Welcome. Today’s exploration is about spiritual freedom, storytelling, and finding truth within oneself . The journey of understanding one's own spirituality can be both challenging and empowering, as we unravel what religiosity means and the boundaries that it sometimes crosses.  Religiosity often brings with it the imposition of belief systems. What boundaries are crossed when one insists t...

The New Year: Desire for Freedom and Fulfillment This episode marks a threshold —a bridge into the next season (our 3rd) of The Wild Temple Podcast . Here, Brooke reflects in a solocast, on the transition from a year devoted to Dharma—structure, coherence, and sacred technologies—into a new season centered on Desire . In the Tantric tradition, desire is not something to overcome or supress, but a...

As we step into the new era of 2026, we are invited to delve deep into the realms of Vedic astrology and the teachings that guide us towards understanding our true essence. In this episode, Brooke speaks with Sara of SaraVedicSoul.com and together they explore how the celestial influences can empower individuals to live more consciously and align with their unique dharmic path. Vedic astrology pro...

In this episode, we explore what happens when truth is suppressed and desire is smothered… and how Shakti rises in ten fierce directions to reclaim her power. This myth is a map of what happens inside each of us when the feminine is silenced, when desire is suppressed and the importance now of finally saying: “no more.” From Shiva’s retreat into grief, to Sati’s self-immolation, to the falling of...

In this episode of The Wild Temple podcast, we take a evocative journey into the heart of sacred practice, Brooke  shares an interview with Mary, a deeply intuitive hypnotherapist steeped in the subtle arts of energetics. Streaming from the lush, humming landscape of Assam, India, Brooke opens the episode with a tapestry of sensory impressions - verdant green, ancient stories carried on the wind,...

Episode Summary: “Believing in What You Love” — The Rose, the Thorn, and the Power of Sacred Technologies In this Full Moon reflection, Brooke invites you into believing in what you love — and loving what you do ..even when it challenges you. From the joy of creating her new Twilight Studio to the honest exhaustion that surfaced an old trauma response, she shares how sacred technologies like Tantr...

In a world where intangible factors such as ethical spaceholding are just as crucial as physical infrastructure, understanding how to create and inhabit these spaces has become vital. Whether in community circles or personal growth avenues, the significance of holding and seeking ethical spaces underlines our journey of self-mastery, resilience, and spiritual evolution. Embracing ethical spacehold...

A few days ago, I found myself overwhelmed and frozen by the demands of life. In that moment of stillness, I turned to what I knew best: nurturing my well-being through breath, body, and scent. This experience led me to an enlightening interview with Kaitlin Procknow , an experienced practitioner of Ayurveda, perfumery, and aromatics.  Kaitlin Procknow, a cherished collaborator and teacher, brings...

In this episode of The Wild Temple Podcast, Brooke Shannon Sullivan opens a sacred and vulnerable space to explore self-mastery in chaotic times , offering a window into the heart-centered voices of her Sage Apprentices as they graduate from their year-long journey of transformation. Drawing deeply from the ancient traditions of Tantra Yoga and Ayurveda , Brooke illuminates how living in alignment...