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The Rising Road Part 4: Reflections From the Final Stretch

The Rising Sovereign Podcast: Homeschooling, Quantum Biology & Radical Family Redemption

Release Date: 07/03/2025

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The Rising Sovereign Podcast: Homeschooling, Quantum Biology & Radical Family Redemption

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In this heart-opening episode of the Rising Sovereign Podcast, hosts Jay and Jaydee Azavari take you along on their recent cross-country road trip from California to North Carolina. More than just miles, this journey was filled with spiritual experiences, family bonding, and profound reconnections.

They reflect on visits with old friends, discovering local health food gems, and navigating the joys and challenges of traveling with children. From spontaneous stops at sacred sites to honest moments of personal growth, this episode is a deep dive into what it means to live intentionally on the road.

Whether you're curious about healthy travel, homeschooling and unschooling lifestyles, or how to maintain wellness and connection during family adventures, there's something here for you.

Key Takeaways:

  • Road trips offer powerful opportunities for healing and reflection.

  • Reconnecting with friends from the past can be a spiritual experience.

  • Exploring local health food stores brings joy and nourishment to travel.

  • Historical and sacred sites (like the Spiro Mounds) offer deep cultural insight.

  • Traveling with kids while homeschooling/unschooling is both challenging and rewarding.

  • Embracing wellness on the road (yes, even a hotel-room enema!) is possible.

  • Nature often becomes the backdrop for profound transformation.

  • Family dynamics shift and deepen when you're all in it together.

Chapters: 
05:01 – Connecting with the Past: Meeting Old Friends
10:01 – Exploring Unique Stops: Health Food and Local Finds
14:50 – Spiritual Experiences: Churches and Nature
19:39 – Cultural Insights: The Spiro Mounds and History
24:30 – Family Dynamics: Traveling with Kids & Homeschooling on the Road
29:35 – Health and Wellness on the Road
34:14 – Final Thoughts: Lessons from the Journey

Come Along With Us This episode is more than just a travelogue—it's an invitation. If you're navigating the balance between freedom and family, wellness and wanderlust, structure and soul, you're not alone.

We're building something deeper than a podcast. It's a movement. A community. A reconnection to self, family, and spirit.

 

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Mentioned Links:  
Craft Kafe, St. Petersburg  https://www.craftkafe.com/

Seed to Table, Naples  https://seedtotablemarket.com/

Rye Goods, Laguna Beach  https://www.ryegoods.com

Better Days Coffee, Las Vegas https://www.atbetterdays.com/

Rosebird Farms Community Store, Kingman, AZ  https://www.rosebirdfarms.com/

The Healthy Bar, Kingman, AZ  https://kingmanhealthybar.com/

Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ  https://chapeloftheholycross.com/

San Estevan Del Rey Mission, Sky City, AZ https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/san-estevan-del-rey-mission-church.htm

Wild Leaven Bakery, Santa Fe https://wildleavenbakery.com/

San Estevan Del Rey Mission, Sky City, AZ https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/san-estevan-del-rey-mission-church.htm

San Miguel Chapel, Santa Fe  https://sanmiguelchapel.org/

St. Francis Catholic Basilica, Santa Fe  https://www.cbsfa.org/

Ojo Hot Springs, Santa Fe  https://ojosparesorts.com/ojo-santa-fe/

La Montanita Co-op, Santa Fe  https://lamontanita.coop/

Ojo Conejo Farm, Santa Fe  https://ojoconejo.com/

The Spiro Mounds, OK https://www.okhistory.org/sites/spiromounds

The Turnip Truck, Nashville https://www.theturniptruck.com/