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Sacred Circles Starfeather Marcy

Sacred Circles Starfeather Marcy

Susun interviews Starfeather Marcy.
Starfeather has lived and taught the Sacred Path through visionary art, women’s circles, drumming, and energy healing for over thirty years. Her goal is to bring self-empowerment and awareness to women through art, craft, healing, and the re-establishment of sisterhood among all women. Earth based spirituality, with an undeniable pull to Native American indigenous teachings, emerged as the way to practice and incorporate sacredness into her life on all levels. Blessed with many teachers, trainings, and magical experiences along the way; she established herself as a Medicine Woman- a teacher and mentor for others. She ran a retail business, “Starfeather’s Sacred Art & Provisions for the Journey," in Edmonds WA for sixteen years. During that time she also facilitated weekly women’s circles, which became the foundation of her spiritual work. Including co-created prayer, mediation, talking stick sharing, drumming, and encouraging creativity. Starfeather continues to lead women’s gatherings and spiritual retreats;where women create their own Medicine Shields and enjoy sacred craft day retreats. The call of the drum has also been a blessing and interregnal part of her joy and her work. Drumming in Sacred Circle, women connect on a heart level. The experience is very fulfilling and nurturing. Asa dedicated craftswoman, Starfeather also teaches people how to make their own hand-drum in ceremony.
For more information about Starfeather, visit her website: www.starfeather.net

Sacred Stream's Isa Gucciardi

Sacred Stream's Isa Gucciardi

Susun interviews Isa Gucciardi. In the mid-nineties, Isa began developing Depth Hypnosis as she entered into clinical practice. Her studies, both in academia and in the field, of cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, and transpersonal psychology formed the basis of her approach with clients and students. As the body of work that grew out of her clinical practice became larger, she began teaching others so that more people could benefit from the techniques she had developed. In order to accommodate the number of classes that grew out of this process, she co-founded the Foundation of the Sacred Stream, which is now a school for consciousness studies in Berkeley, California, serving hundreds of students each year. Isa teaches and speaks nationally and internationally, and she has published numerous articles, podcast episodes, videos, and the books Return to the Great Mother and Coming to Peace. She maintains a private practice with institutions and individuals in Depth Hypnosis and Coming to Peace processes. Isa speaks five languages and has lived in eleven countries. She is the mother of two children and lives with her partner in San Francisco.



this episode Q&A includes:
• low blood cell count - low compared to who?
• red meat- why you need heme?
• hart time losing weight..
• if by virtue of us wanting something, is it adding to my health?
• addiction to diet coke- how to wean yourself off using natural sweetners..
• life is not about order, it is about chaos..
• Reinventing Eve..
• when your heart is greiving it is in the process of expanding..

Spiritual Storyteller Vera de Chalambert

Spiritual Storyteller Vera de Chalambert

Susun interviews Vera de Chalambert.
Vera is a spiritual storyteller and Harvard-educated scholar of comparative religion. She speaks and writes about spiritual culture, mindfulness and the emergence of feminine wisdom in our times. Her work explores the meeting place of theology, spirituality and social change and is informed by inter-spiritual insights from the world's great wisdom traditions. Vera works with clients all over the world and offers coaching, mentorship and spiritual direction. She has been invited to speak internationally at colleges and conferences such as SAND Science and Nonduality Conference in the US and Europe, Sister Giant in Washington DC and the Dawn of Interspirituality Conference in Costa Rica. Vera holds a Master's degree from Harvard Divinity School.



this episode Q&A includes:
• glamour is shapeshifting...
• why is it important to use fresh skullcap when making tincture?
• herbs for the face- olive oil, honey, calendula, violets, pumpkin...
• high priestess- dianic wicca, one who has been initiated as a witch will be of service to others..
• lady Iona- goddess of the fae..
• rash on the back of hand...
• motherwort causes capillaries to grow around the heart and the uterus..

ShamanWeaver Shiela Baker

ShamanWeaver Shiela Baker

Susun interviews Shiela Baker.
ShamanWeaver Shiela Baker helps people find passion, purpose & prosperity & feel better than they ever have!She is an author of two books on Shamanic journeying. With Soul retrieval and After-Care, opening the Akashic Records or shamanic counseling she assists people with PTSD depression and anxiety. Shiela facilitates profound life changes in her 6 months Cedar or her year-long Sage shamanic programs. By utilizing powerful spirit guides you have access to the realm of non-ordinary reality in which all healing is possible. Her insights, humor, and compassion create an atmosphere for empowered growth and healing. Join Shiela in Shamanic Spirit School or a seasonal retreat.



this episode Q&A includes:
• philosophy of cancer- supplements vs food and why you get more nutrition from nourishing herbal infusions as opposed to supplements..
• plantain is a miracle healer..
• motherwort tincture can be taken as often as needed, it is totally safe..
• what herbs to use against bacteria in the bladder..
• dilute tinctures in water to protect the tissues of the mouth..
• root allies to the rescue!
• lactuca genus- making potent medicine..
• eating seaweed..

'Psychedelic Meditation' Katherine MacLean

'Psychedelic Meditation' Katherine MacLean

Susun interviews Katherine MacLean.
Katherine is a research scientist, teacher and meditator. In her academic research at UC Davis and Johns Hopkins University, she studied how psychedelics and mindfulness meditation can promote beneficial, long-lasting changes in personality, well-being and brain function. In New York, she co-founded and directed the Psychedelic Education & Continuing Care Program (www.psychedelicprogram.com), focusing on group integration for psychedelic users and training workshops for clinicians. She currently lives on an organic farm and is preparing to be a study therapist on an upcoming Phase 3 trial of MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder.
You can learn more about her work on her website: katherinemaclean.org



this episode Q&A include:
• papaya leaf as remedy for cancer..
• soy milk, ginseng, gingko- protection from radiation treatment..
• Ask your doctors about the risk of the risk- statistics are used to mess with your mind..
• rotating through infusions..
• osteopath is a bone doctor that specializes in non invasive, non surgical treatments or skilled massage therapist..
• burdock seed oil as a scalp treatment, coconut oil..
• chickweed and calendula for soothing rash around eyes..

'Weaving Healing Wisdom' Paula and Jenny

'Weaving Healing Wisdom' Paula and Jenny

Susun interviews Paula Youmell, and Jenny Morrill about their new book 'Weaving Healing Wisdom'.
Paula Youmell, RN, Wise Woman Nurse®, teaches body, mind, spirit health from the cellular level up, yup, a natural health-biology nerd to assist your weaving wisdom around your body's amazing inner workings. Her passion for real food and earth based, natural medicine will have you walking your path to health with a skip in your step.
Jenny Morrill is a proud public school teacher and Mindfulness Mentor/Trainer specializing in the educational setting. She loves sharing her expertise to support others as they begin the healing benefits of mindfulness. She is devoted to helping others settle into their own minds and bodies with steadiness and ease. It is possible to navigate stress and optimize health using the breath to enhance well-being and presence of mind. Jenny lives with her daughter and husband in the Foothills of the Adirondacks and is grateful to work in an engaging and caring learning community.
Discover the magic within the struggle and learn more at 3marigolds.com.

'Maharishi & Me' Susan Shumsky

'Maharishi & Me' Susan Shumsky

Susun interviews Susan Shumsky.
Dr. Susan Shumsky has dedicated her life to helping people take command of their lives in highly effective, powerful, positive ways. She is the best-selling author of 13 books, published by Simon & Schuster, Random House, New Page, and Skyhorse Publishing. A pioneer in the human potential field, she has spent nearly 50 years teaching thousands of people meditation, prayer, affirmation, and intuition.
For 22 years, her mentor was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who was guru of the Beatles. Neither starry-eyed nor antagonistic, her memoir _Maharishi & Me_ captures, from a balanced viewpoint, the genuine essence of what it's like to live in an ashram.



this episode Q&A includes:
• as men and women, we can stop addressing people as "you guys"..
• when men stand strong and tell women the truth, we all benefit..
• cold colds and hot colds- elderberry and echinacea are consider neutral..
• hypericum perforatum- powerful antiviral..
• anger, as long as it is not used to put others down, is the energy of change..
• it is okay to take care of yourself..
• your body doesn't know anything but perfection...
• nourishing herbal infusions are the backbone of giving your body what it needs to repair and heal..
• hysterical hygiene to get rid of parasites such as lice..
• transferring the healing of the planet through your hands..

Practice with a Goddess

Practice with a Goddess
with Sheryl Wolover

Sharpen your goddess techniques using focus, and balance.

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Greetings I'm Sheryl Wolover, native to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.  Mother of two children raised with Susun Weed's herbal infusions  somewhere in the 1980's~
 
I am the creator of YOGA LEGENDS. Yoga DVD's that link poses together through story telling~  
Owner of Pacific Elements studio for Massage Therapy (1984) and Yoga classes (2003)~
My family (including the animal family) live around a beautiful lake side where we garden and gather herbs for food and medicine~
*=Oceans+Mountains^^^^ of Peace,Sheryl ~ yogalegends.com

'Unhappiness Syndrome' Mia Tomikawa

'Unhappiness Syndrome' Mia Tomikawa

Susun interviews Mia Tomikawa.
Mia Tomikawa is a translator and editor in chief at IRH Press, an international publisher of spiritual, religious, and self-improvement books by the bestselling author Ryuho Okawa. Mia has been working on the English-translated versions of Okawa's books for nearly a decade to share the spiritual truths that he teaches, which have changed the lives of millions around the world including herself. Mia believes that increasing the awareness and deepening the understanding of these spiritual truths are the keys to finding true happiness on a personal level as well on a global scale. To date, Mia has worked on more than 30 titles by Okawa. In addition to her editing and translation experience, she is a simultaneous interpreter, writer, as well as a U.S. spokesperson for Ryuho Okawa's books.



this episode Q&A includes:
• comfrey *leaf* infusion + compress for bones + wounds
• hiatel hernia
• Susun spends money on health, free & clear, not insurance
• constipation: treat colon like a child, be kind + nourish
• the body believes every word we think & say
• start eating meat by adding bones/broth to beans, trust animals like being eaten
• immune support: "guardian disease" self-protection + adaptogens/mushrooms
• don't watch t.v. when you're stressed, meditate for 10 secs throughout day
• Pacific Botanicals ships fresh herbs (in season)
• re-do lab test(s) that would ask you to make any large dietary change
• studies refer to feedlot meat + dairy, not grassfed
• motherwort + oatstraw allies for anxiety; dose will change in time

'MycoMeditations' Eric Osborne

'MycoMeditations' Eric Osborne

Susun interviews Eric Osborne.
Eric Osborne is an experienced mushroom cultivator, formerly owner of Magnificent Mushrooms gourmet mushroom company. Eric has a Master's Degree in Education, is a father of two and founder of PLEDG (Psychedelic Liberation Education Discipline and Guidance) and MycoMeditations, a Jamaica based Psilocybin retreat and Psychedelic Wellness Center. Eric has seventeen years experience in the cultivation of mushrooms and was the first individual to be certified by the State of Indiana as a 'Wild Mushroom Expert'.



this episode Q&A includes:
• pick 8 adaptogens a year to work with for 6 weeks at a time.
• the art of being an herbalist..
• sinus infection congestion- anti infectives, marshmallow and linden infusions, water bath acupuncture..
• pacific botanicals has astragalus grown in the USA..
• codonopsis as infusion and tincture- infusion uses more herb/more benefit..
• salivary gland cancer- adaptogenic herbs, nourishing herbal infusions, avoid supplements especially antioxidants and eat mostly cooked foods..
• sprouts get a nutrition score of 7, cooked kale gets a nutrition score of 1000..
• urinary and prostate issues- saw palmetto berry- most effective in tincture form..
• inflammation in blood vessels- nourishing herbal infusions are all anti inflammatory, meditation..
• cholesterol- show me a study that shows cholesterol lowering drugs are beneficial- be an active participant in your health..