Episode 3: What does Anger have to do with Transformation?

On the day this episode was recorded Allison pulled the Snake + Chickweed card from The Knowing deck. Speaking to the energy of transformation (snake) but also the necessity of ‘protecting’ ourselves during and after a transformative event (chickweed), this card felt wonderfully aligned with the rather intense anger and frustration that has been popping up for a lot of people in the last while.

How are they connected? Why does anger happen during or after we are going through transformation? We explore why this happens for all of us and how to develop mastery in attending to these emerging energies and emotions, along with:

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Episode 2: Sitting with Uncertainty

It is a crazy and unprecedented time we are all living through, and yet this moment in human experience places us in an intensified version of what is, truly, always happening for us: we don’t know how things are going to go.

In this episode we explore the idea of ‘Not Knowing’ and how this relates to Shamanic practice, healing, and life as a whole. Join us as we spin some conversations around:

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Episode 1: Welcome to The Knowing

Welcome to the first episode of The Knowing! In this episode we introduce both myself and Allison Strickland, a practitioner and student based in New York who I’ve been working with the last several years. We touch upon several subjects, including:

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