Episodes
Black Girl In Om (BGIO) is beyond grateful to launch The Circle, our monthly membership experience. Listen as our founder, Lauren Ash, does what BGIO does best: sets the intention and tells the story that led BGIO to offer this phenomenal members-only, digital community for black womxn and womxn of color around the world. Consider how you first heard about Black Girl In Om. Maybe you were looking for community, hoping to see yourself in the wellness space. Or your girl came in clutch when...
Published 09/09/20
Take a brief moment to close your eyes, breathe, and affirm with us that in this moment you have everything you need to get through. Our founder Lauren Ash offers a calming moment within what may be a storm for many of us right now. And, then, she offers an exciting announcement about something our team has been creating with love for our community. This week, Black Girl In Om officially introduces The Circle—a new digital sister circle for our global community. This month in our five-week...
Published 04/17/20
The darling Danielle Lyles Barton is back on the podcast to chat about the incredible journey she's taken since we last spoke in this special "minisode". Listen along as she and BGIO Founder, Lauren Ash chat through the evolutions that have birthed the incredible experience that is the unfolding. In this four day, immersive experience you’ll find so much: Truth. Healing. Stillness. Sisterhood. And that’s just a sampling of all the blessings on the way when you choose to show up for you....
Published 03/17/20
In this "minisode" our beloved sisterfriend Deun Ivory returns to the Black Girl In Om podcast to chat with Lauren Ash about what she is cultivating within her 501c3 (it's official, ya'll!) nonprofit organization the body: a home for love. For our Los Angeles loves, this Sunday, March 1st Deun and her team present an experiential fundraising activation featuring a series of wellness programs and art installations for black women. With a 2020 goal to raise $100k to support survivors in their...
Published 02/28/20
Happy New Moon, loves! We know many of you are still getting your lives from The Expansion Series and we have another treat from this tour to serve your journey to expansion. In this recording, live from the Los Angeles stop of The Expansion Tour, BGIO Founder, Lauren Ash shares a moving testimony on the expansive power of pleasure, connecting with our bodies, and reclaiming the idea of being home within our bodies. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastLAwithLA And join us...
Published 02/23/20
In today's continued conversation from the DC stop of The Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour, we are joined by Karlene Graham Perry, a force of love and manifestation in all the ways. With a chat on love, evolution, intentional actions, and so much more, this is exactly the conversation to settle with as you finish your year. We hope you love it and we'll see you next year for even more beautiful moments to come! Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE57 And join us on Patreon...
Published 12/31/19
Our fourth installation in the Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour podcast series is here with special guest Alexandria Eregbu. We had the best time diving deep into the meaning of "home", flowing with our internal rhythm, and creating what we need for ourselves. Enjoy as we dive deep into this nourishing conversation for the soul with Alexandria from the Chicago stop of The Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE56 And join us on Patreon for...
Published 12/24/19
We're excited to share another beautiful moment from The Expansion Tour with y'all today. Prep your listening ears for some seriously stellar sister time with the absolutely beautiful and brilliant Rachel Cargle. Immerse yourself in this conversation on seeking softness, defining “enough” for ourselves, creating space for ease, abundance, opportunity, and so much more from the New York stop of The Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour. Get the full show notes here:...
Published 12/17/19
In the next installment from The Expansion Tour this fall, we have a conversation full to the brim with gems, quotables, and moments that make you think, laugh, cry, and everything in between. We're getting into all of it with the genius, giver, and truly rich gift that is Erica Chidi-Cohen. Get your life from this conversation on finding a deeper level of self-awareness + self-love, examinations of our pain + trauma, sexual liberation, and more recorded live from the Los Angeles stop of The...
Published 11/26/19
We're closing out this year with the expansive conversations from this fall’s first ever BGIO Expansion Tour! First up? The incredible, incomparable, and inimitable Deun Ivory. Enjoy this conversation on walking in alignment, finding + following your ministry, her incredible journey to where she is today, and more recorded live from the San Francisco stop of The Black Girl In Om Expansion Tour. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE53 And join us on Patreon for exclusive...
Published 11/26/19
Our annual celebration of Black Girl In Om is here, y'all! To celebrate year five, we are so excited to announce The Annual, an elevated experience for women of color to practice holistic well-being. In partnership with The Assembly, we've created this immersive full day event to release what no longer serves you, receive all that's meant for you, and remember your divine ability to breathe easy. Get all the info on what we have planned, how you can join us, and save your spot right here:...
Published 10/29/19
Press play to be blessed with some of the intentions from your fellow community members + share your intentions with us when you reserve your spot for The BGIO Expansion Tour: http://bit.ly/BGIOEvents
Published 10/27/19
Those of y’all who’ve been with us for a while already know today’s guest. The darling, jubilant, and all-around lovely Jenné Claiborne is joining us on this episode and we couldn’t be happier. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE52 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 10/15/19
You are perfect. You are whole. You are complete. All the thanks to the incomparable and absolutely incredible Dr. Crystal Jones for gifting us with that truth to forever hold onto. Throughout this conversation, Crystal reminds us that we are and always have been everything we most desire. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE51 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 10/01/19
Press play and journey through the musings of an incredible and impactful multidisciplinary artist we love, Kenesha Sneed. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE50 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 09/17/19
Who are you in your relationships? In this episode, Black Girl In Om Founder Lauren Ash and Art Director Deun Ivory are sitting down with the most mindful neuroscientist we know, the incredible Nkechi Njaka, to dive into this question in a major way. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE49 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 08/28/19
Through her words, her work, and her presence, Rikkí Wright is creating a legacy that will live on forever. As a modern-day storyteller, Rikkí demonstrates the beauty, the power, the vulnerability, and the stories of Black women through the unique perspective of her lens. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE48 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 08/13/19
Connection is at the heart of our lives as human beings and in this podcast conversation, Morgan Harper Nichols is sharing more on what that means to her. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE47 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon (We're releasing this episode a little earlier than our usual schedule, but we know you're gonna love it. Consider it our gift to help you flourish through the final moments of Mercury retrograde and...
Published 07/30/19
As much as we love a huge green salad, smoothie, or juice, we’re discussing going green in a whole new way today. In this episode, Black Girl In Om Founder Lauren Ash and Art Director Deun Ivory sit down with DeJanae Evins, an expert on cannabis, wellness, and their various intersections. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE46 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 07/23/19
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Published 07/16/19
The life you desire is already yours, but do you trust that you can create it? With encouragement from the one and only Millana Snow, we’re confident your perspective will be changed forever. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE45 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 07/09/19
This conversation goes DEEP, y’all. We know this episode is going to touch so many of you with the affirmations, advice, and real talk provided by the absolutely incomparable Rev. angel Kyodo williams. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE44 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 06/25/19
In a word, this conversation feels like home. Join Black Girl In Om Founder, Lauren Ash and Art Director, Deun Ivory for this enriching, moving, cackle-filled chat with their very best * clears throat and sings * giiiiiiirlfriend, Abena Boamah. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE43 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 06/11/19
Let’s talk about sex, baby... but for real though! Black Girl In Om Founder, Lauren Ash and Art Director, Deun Ivory are sharing all types of fortifying, affirming, and healing thoughts on this topic with exceptional educator and sexuality doula, Ev’Yan Whitney. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE42 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon
Published 05/28/19