June '25 CareCast: 3rd Sunday Chanting + Breath Work
The Queer Spirit
QS Community Care Circle recording of June 15th, Chant + Breathe. This year we're are posting recordings of our monthly to the podcast - this is our "CareCast." We invite you get comfy, grab some hydration and join us in chanting together. The Queer Spirit Community gathers on the 3rd Sunday of each month for practices in devotional chanting, toning and song, as well as breath work + movement. These practices are faciltated by TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) and Nick Venegoni (he/they). They are curated + inspired by the planetary + astrological + pagan wheel of the year energies in mind. The...
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Care Chat: Music + Sound Care
The Queer Spirit
Care Chats are short mindful conversrations where we share what's on our hearts + minds. Join TanyaMarck + Nick for this inspiring chat about Music + Sound Care. We share about our passion for music and how we co-create our Sound Care tracks for QS Circles. Shout out + gratitude to our teachers + mentors in music + sound: - family, teachers + coaches - Lynda Arnold - Silvia Nakkach - Mx Puja Singh - Shireen Amini - Morgan Vanderpool Gracias for the gifts you share with us! ...
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June '25 CareCast: 1st Saturday Meditation + Breath Work
The Queer Spirit
Welcome to our CareCast! This year we're are posting recordings of our monthly to the podcast - this is our "CareCast." The Queer Spirit Community gathers on the 1st Saturday of each month for practices in guided meditation, breath work + movement. These practices are faciltated by TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) and Nick Venegoni (he/they). They are curated + inspired by the planetary + astrological + pagan wheel of the year energies in mind. ~ This month we explore our relationship to PRIDE: what blocks might we have to pride? how do we honor and express self pride? We...
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Care Chat: LGBTQ+ Pride
The Queer Spirit
Care Chats are short mindful conversrations where we share what's on our hearts + minds. Join TanyaMarck + Nick for this heart to heart chat about LGBTQ+ Pride! Links + Resources + Invitations: An invitation to the private to continue the conversation and connect with other listeners. Join us for . We meet monthly on the 1st Saturday, 3rd Sunday + 4th Sunday. Follow us on + ! to get news, Care Circle + podcast updates sent directly to you. : News, Education + Care.
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Care Chat: Discipline + Care
The Queer Spirit
Care Chats are short mindful conversrations where we share what's on our hearts + minds. Join TanyaMarck + Nick for this heart to heart chat about Discipline + Care as Saturn moves into Aries. Links + Resources + Invitations: An invitation to the private to continue the conversation and connect with other listeners. Join us for . We meet monthly on the 1st Saturday, 3rd Sunday + 4th Sunday. Follow us on + ! to get news, Care Circle + podcast updates sent directly to you. : News, Education + Care.
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May '25 CareCast: 3rd Sunday Chanting + Breath Work
The Queer Spirit
QS Community Care Circle recording of May 18th, Chant + Breathe. This year we're are posting recordings of our monthly to the podcast - this is our "CareCast." We invite you get comfy, grab some hydration and join us in chanting together. The Queer Spirit Community gathers on the 3rd Sunday of each month for practices in devotional chanting, toning and song, as well as breath work + movement. These practices are faciltated by TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) and Nick Venegoni (he/they). They are curated + inspired by the planetary + astrological + pagan wheel of the year energies in mind. For...
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Care Chat: Liberating Love in a F*cked-Up World with Dean Spade
The Queer Spirit
Care Chats are short, mindful conversrations where we share what's on our hearts. Join TanyaMarck + Nick + Dean Spade for this juicy chat about what it means to liberate love + beauty + queer joy during challenging times. (he/him) has been working in movements for queer and trans liberation, anti-militarism, and police and prison abolition for the past 25 years. He’s the author of "Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law", and "Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)." His new book is "Love in a F*cked Up World:...
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May '25 CareCast: 1st Saturday Meditation + Breath Work
The Queer Spirit
Welcome to our CareCast! This year we're are posting recordings of our monthly to the podcast - this is our "CareCast." We invite you get comfy, grab some hydration and join us together in queer community. The Queer Spirit Community gathers on the 1st Saturday of each month for practices in guided meditation, breath work + movement. These practices are faciltated by TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) and Nick Venegoni (he/they). They are curated + inspired by the planetary + astrological + pagan wheel of the year energies in mind. ~ For this month we're working with the energies of...
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Care Chat: Navigating our Relationship to Money with Hadassah Damien
The Queer Spirit
Care Chats are short, mindful conversrations where we share what's on our hearts. Join TanyaMarck + Nick + Hadassah Damien for this heartfelt chat about navigating our relationships to money, challenging capitalism and funding queer joy. Hadassah Damien (she/her) runs , an anticapitalist financial education project for queer people, movement folks, and creatives. She is also a design strategist, innovation facilitator, award-winning LGBTQ+ artist, and longtime entrepreneur and business owner. She works with people who want to solve financial sustainability problems in ways that are...
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April '25 CareCast: 3rd Sunday Chanting + Breath Work
The Queer Spirit
QS Community Care Circle recording of April 20th, Chant + Breathe. This year we're are posting recordings of our monthly to the podcast - this is our "CareCast." We invite you get comfy, grab some hydration and join us in chanting together. The Queer Spirit Community gathers on the 3rd Sunday of each month for practices in devotional chanting, toning and song, as well as breath work + movement. These practices are faciltated by TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) and Nick Venegoni (he/they). They are curated + inspired by the planetary + astrological + pagan wheel of the year energies in...
info_outlineKalyela J (she/her) is a Queer Spirituality Coach whose desire is to help the LGBTQ community experience love and peace with their spirituality and sexuality. She is considered a “Soulspeaker'' helping people heal their limiting beliefs so they can live into their purpose.
Through first-hand experience she knows the journey and challenges that a Queer person faces. For over 20 years as a gay woman she struggled with religious trauma, lack of acceptance from family, and internalized homophobia. As she encountered a spiritual awakening she found peace and inner knowing that being LGBTQ is a divine gift. Her soul purpose is to help you receive the same so that you can live a life of purpose love and freedom.
Kalyela resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, where in her free time she loves to read, spend time with her family and her fur baby. Her life’s mantra "Live Life with Intentionality.”
Episode Highlights
- Coach K shares her story of struggling with her queer identity while growing up in a conservative Christian community and how she eventually reconciled her faith and identity.
- We learn how she shares her work with her clients and how she became a soul speaker.
- We discuss religious trauma and its impact.
- Coach K describes her spiritual coaching work and its empowering effect on her clients’ lives.
- Coach K describes her definition of Soul Speaker.
Web links
- Find Coach K online at Kalyelaj.com
- And follow her on Instagram @queeronpurpose
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