Why Working Through Ancestral Trauma Is the Key To Healing w/ Karen M. Rose
Navigating Our Terrain
As a society, we’ve lost much of the healing knowledge that our ancestors held. With that loss, combined with corporate greed, has come a fear of herbal medicine. Karen M. Rose joins me to talk about how the Divine Feminine is rising, ancient medicine is finally coming back, and why you need to heal your spirit.
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Channeling Creative Flow w/ Benjamin Shine
Navigating Our Terrain
Have you ever wanted to peel back a corner of an artist’s mind just to see what exactly it is that has inspired their work? Well, that’s exactly what we have the pleasure of doing in today’s episode with Benjamin Shine. Benjamin is a brilliant artist who has had a beautiful display in Bergdorf Goodman’s in New York City, worked on a couture line with Givenchy, and even has a piece acquired by The Met.
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Reconnecting With the Divine Feminine w/ Claudia J. Ford
Navigating Our Terrain
The sacred and divine feminine is wisdom passed down for generations, especially through women of color. Professor Claudia J. Ford joins me to talk about how, as a society, we can start reconnecting with the divine feminine, why we need to, and how to work through our grief for the world while still holding on to hope.
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How to Beat MS Through Paleo Principals & Functional Medicine w/ Dr. Terry Wahls
Navigating Our Terrain
Healing yourself from an autoimmune disease like Multiple Sclerosis sounds impossible, doesn’t it? What if I told you it WAS possible and my guest, Dr. Terry Wahls, has healed herself from MS using her own protocol? Nothing short of miraculous.
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Why Black Farming Matters w/ Leah Penniman
Navigating Our Terrain
The ancestral connection between Black communities and farming is integral to our health and wellbeing, but unfortunately, it’s been systematically oppressed over the last centuries. I’m joined by Lean Penniman, Co-Director of Soul Fire Farm, to talk about li mission as a soil steward on an urban farm for Black and Brown people.
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The Holistic Healing Guide to Cannabis w/ Tammi Sweet
Navigating Our Terrain
The cannabis plant is one of the most holistic, natural healers in the world. It’s been revered for centuries before modern pharma criminalized the use and production of it. Tammi Sweet joins me to talk about how the cannabis plant can positively impact almost every single person who uses it.
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Introducing Navigating Our Terrain
Navigating Our Terrain
On the Navigating Our Terrain Podcast, I want to take you on this wild ride with me - to think outside the box, to upend the status quo, and to rock the damn boat.
info_outlineHave you ever wanted to peel back a corner of an artist’s mind just to see what exactly it is that has inspired their work? Well, that’s exactly what we have the pleasure of doing in today’s episode with Benjamin Shine. Benjamin is a brilliant artist who has had a beautiful display in Bergdorf Goodman’s in New York City, worked on a couture line with Givenchy, and even has a piece acquired by The Met.
You will definitely want to hear Benjamin’s fascinating story about how he got to where he is today. He went to fashion school, but ended up dropping out just because he didn’t feel like he had the ‘passion for fashion’ that he would need to complete the schooling and decided to pursue his sculptural artistry. He was naturally drawn to a work that isn’t seasonal as fashion tends to be. He also knew he wanted to ‘make something’, but didn’t want to be confined by the body.
Have you, like Benjamin, been drawn to something that you can’t explain? Do you believe the universe has called you to that particular thing? Did you pursue it, or did you push it to the side? Let us know in the comments!
In This Episode
- The unique story of how Benjamin was drawn to tulle.
- Benjamin’s creative process when presented with a challenge.
- Some of the different inventions Benjamin has created and produced that fueled his creative flow and taught him a lot about the business aspect of the industry.
- Why the majority of the portraits he produces are women and how energy plays a part in his materials and works themselves.
- The lessons Benjamin has learned from the material and the importance of working alongside that material verses overworking it.
Quotes
“I think that’s the beauty of aging and experiences, is you grab things as you go along and you don’t necessarily realize you’re doing it.”
“There is power in that which is quiet”
“Ideas of energy and things like that come into play with this material because, for me, it almost forms energy streams and this idea of manifestation it forms into and out of physical form.”
“As a designer, you are thinking ahead to formulate this end product, and therefore you’re almost trying to test yourself. Can you think of all the problems that are going to come up before they happen?…. It’s almost impossible to not have an ego when you are so driven to solve the problems, and be correct, and right, and know it before it happens.”
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