Imagine being able to attend a bold and beautiful theater performance that gives voice to a path you might know all too well, a path of healing from the impacts of violence or trauma. Imagine what that might feel like in your core, to see someone go on a journey similar to yours and get to the other side of it. (This is part 2 of a 2-part interview with Alina Zievakova.)   Episode Resources: → Blooming - Watch the Performance (47:49) ...

Imagine having a silent witness, a partner who is with you all the time, even when you go through the hardest moments of your life. Imagine not being alone but instead being held, accompanied, supported. What might that feel like in your heart, in your body, in your bones? (This is part 1 of a 2-part interview with Alina ZIevakova.)   Episode Resources: → Blooming - Watch the Performance (47:49) https://www.scenesaver.co.uk/production/bloom-in-violence/ (Registration is free and only...

So it’s the big day. The day of the Techno Cosmic Wedding. With your virtual invitation in hand, you walk into the venue. Prayer flags hang from the ceiling above you. A set of handmade neon signs rests neatly in the window ledge, spelling out “Marry Me Colleen” The neon question mark at the end is no longer working, but that’s okay because she said yes.   Episode Resources: → Techno Cosmic Wedding (Pt 1 - The Plan): https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s5-e1-techno-cosmic-wedding-1 →...

What would you think if you received an invitation to attend to something called a Techno Cosmic Wedding? Would you be curious? Avoidant? Undecided? What if it was framed as a post-modern, rave-inspired event where your whole self was welcome. How would you feel then?   Episode Resources: → Matthew Fox: https://www.matthewfox.org/  → The Cosmic Mass: https://www.thecosmicmass.com/  → A Joyful Wedding Can Still Make Room for Grief: ...

Join us on YouTube for a new audio mediation series! "10 Minutes for Your Heart" is a trauma-sensitive meditation series specifically designed for Ukrainian listeners. The series, hosted by a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher, offers 10-minute sessions to explore power, passion, and essential life-force. The meditations focus on connecting with breath, body, and personal power, providing flexibility for listeners to decide how they want to participate and what their body needs in...

Episode Summary: What happens when shame stops us in our tracks? When we find ourselves in freeze mode and realize that it’s actually shame that’s holding us there? How do we break the spell and move through that paralysis - and what if there is a way to release that shame back to wherever it came from?   Episode Resources: → Sheila Rubin: https://www.sheilarubin.com/  → The Center for Healing Shame: https://healingshame.com  → New Book: Embracing Shame: How to Stop Resisting Shame and...

Episode Title: S4 E8 How Long Does Grief Take? (Irisanya Moon)   Episode Summary: A significant loss can come in many shapes and sizes and has the power to change us at a fundamental level. That rebirthing we go through after a big loss is so important and can also be so painful. Two questions that can often come to mind are: “How long will this take?” and “Can I make it through?”   Episode Resources: → Irisanya Moon: https://www.irisanyamoon.com  → New Book: ...

Episode Title: S4 E7 Discomfort As Ally (Irisanya Moon)   Episode Summary We love to be in control. We love to know what’s going to happen, how long it will last, and what effects it will have on us. But what if, like a tree in the wind, flexibility and surrender are our greatest tools? What if discomfort can be our friend? Music by Terry Hughes   Additional Information → Irisanya Moon: https://www.irisanyamoon.com/ → Other Episodes on Challenging Times:...

The first year after a significant loss can be so hard. As the wheel turns and the light changes, visceral memories can arise of this time last year when things were different. How do we create space for our hearts as we go through a year of firsts?   Music by Terry Hughes Image credit Bruce Tang   Links: If you or someone you know is in an emotional crisis, reach out to the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting 988.   Rate this Podcast:...

Finding our right work can be a journey. In our life, we may have had many jobs, explored many paths. What might it feel like to live your passion, to bring your full self to your work? If you listen very carefully, is your heart actually telling you which way to go?   Music by Terry Hughes Links:   Wild Hearts Rise Up Rate This Podcast Also Check Out:   Do You Need a Ceremony? (Significant Moments) Do You Need a Ceremony? (Reinventing Ourselves) Do You Need a...

When someone passes away, the loss can bring us to our knees metaphorically - and sometimes literally. When it’s literal, that’s the body talking, echoing the heart. Crying can be like that too. Today we look at intention, death, and tears.   Music by Terry Hughes   Links: Married & Manifesting   Rate This Podcast     Also Check Out: Surviving a Recent Loss The Un-Baby Shower     Full Transcript   Kluttz: I just feel so at peace with what happened now and I just think...

Today we revisit one of our most popular episodes, an early interview with Sheryl Paul, author of "The Conscious Bride". Sheryl's work allows us to reflect on how the pain, grief, discomfort, and vulnerability that can arise throughout the wedding process can actually be doorways into joy if we are willing to let them in.    Music by Terry Hughes   Links: Sheryl Paul's work The Conscious Bride Shelter in Place Podcast   Also Check Out: Inviting Grief to the Wedding My...

As we continue to move out of the pandemic and begin to vision what we want our new lives to look like, what do you see for yourself? What are you creating? Are you anxious to get back to everything at once or perhaps are you seeking a slower, more intention way of living. What might that look like?   Music by Terry Hughes Notes: Be Ceremonial Be Ceremonial App App Store | Google Play   > > Rate This Podcast    Also Check Out: The World's First Ceremony Creation Platform ...

Daily Magic for Peace is a meditation podcast that supports you as you support Ukraine. Debuting on Apple Podcasts at #37 (US) & #11 (Australia), Daily Magic for Peace invites you to get centered and stay centered as global events unfold.   Magic works best with action! See this list for easy, practical ways to support Ukraine: https://ever-changing.net/ukraine.    We’d love to hear the creative ways you are supporting Ukraine (and yourself)! Email us at [email protected].   ...

In those significant life changing moments, like becoming a parent or losing a parent, it’s easy to feel lost, ungrounded. We might think to ourselves, “Yeah, ceremony could maybe be a useful thing right now, but where do I start?” Well, there’s an app for that and it’s beautiful!   Music by Terry Hughes   Notes: Be Ceremonial App (App Store) Be Ceremonial App (Google Play) Be Ceremonial Daily Magic for Peace   Rate This Podcast Also Check Out: I Want to Have a Ceremony...

Season 4 of Shame Piñata launches in February! Join us as we continue to explore the rites of passage we've missed and how we can creating new ones. Find the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Radio Public, or your favorite player.   Music by Terry Hughes   Seasons 1-3 are available to binge now! https://shamepinata.com Full Transcript   Hi there, it's Colleen Thomas from Shame Piñata. We're back from haitus and ready to speak with more industry leaders in the rites of passage...

What do we do when the unthinkable happens and we lose someone we love? How do we create space for our heart, our pain and our love which is now expressed as an overwhelming grief? How do we do that while simultaneously putting one foot in front of the other each day?   Music by Terry Hughes Episode image credit Bruce Tang   Notes National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Voice: 800-273-8255 or Chat   Be Ceremonial App - App Store & Google Play   Rate This Podcast   Also Check...

Ritual can help begin things, end things, bridge over from one thing to the next. What differentiates one kind of ceremony from another often comes down to intention. But what are the materials of ritual and how can we use them to design ceremonies to support us in doing "the thing"? Links: Material Feels Podcast CXM Designs Shame Piñata Opening & Closing Music by Terry Hughes Material Feels Podcast music by Liz de Lise   Rate This Podcast   Full Transcript   ...

Sometimes the cultural limits we grow up with can become our norms. Like the water we swim in, we forget to question them. What happens when we notice them and push back? Today Grace Chon shares her story of what happened when she dedicated a few moments a day to creative expression as a new mom and the photo series that went viral.   Grace Chon Creativity School Podcast Grace's Photo Series   Shelter in Place Podcast Labs Weekender   Music by Terry Hughes   Rate This Podcast ...

It can take great bravery to come out of the closet, to let the people we know the best know us on that deep, real level - especially if knowing the true us might be hard for them. There isn't a commonly held rite of passage for coming out as queer, but that doesn't mean we can't create one. Links: The Self-Confident Queer (A Free Guide for Queer Folks To Build Your Self-Worth) Queer Spirit Podcast Before Stonewall (NPR) Music by Terry Hughes Rate This Podcast Also check...

Announcing Our New Series: Daily Magic for Peace! - The first few episodes of Daily Magic for Peace will be released here. - To continue receiving episodes to your podplayer, subscribe at the links below! - Help us send good energy! Subscribe & share with one friend today! ---------------------------   Daily Magic for Peace offers a quick and simple way to focus your intentions, prayers, and actions toward healing the crisis in Ukraine. By gathering one or two items and joining the...

Announcing Our New Series: Daily Magic for Peace! - The first few episodes of Daily Magic for Peace will be released here. - To continue receiving episodes to your podplayer, subscribe at the links below! - Help us send good energy! Subscribe & share with one friend today! ---------------------------   Daily Magic for Peace offers a quick and simple way to focus your intentions, prayers, and actions toward healing the crisis in Ukraine. By gathering one or two items and joining the...

Announcing Our New Series: Daily Magic for Peace! - The first few episodes of Daily Magic for Peace will be released here. - To continue receiving episodes to your podplayer, subscribe at the links below! - Help us send good energy! Subscribe & share with one friend today! ---------------------------   Daily Magic for Peace offers a quick and simple way to focus your intentions, prayers, and actions toward healing the crisis in Ukraine. By gathering one or two items and joining the...

Today we dive into the sacred blood rites of menarche and menopause in a conversation with Magician and Menstrual Educator Erica Sodos.    Links: Crimson Wisdom (Colleen's book on the power of the blood!)   Erica Sodos   Erica's Show 3/5/22 Show in Castle Rock, CO   Susun Weed's Book: New Menopausal Years: Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90   Music by Terry Hughes   Rate This Podcast   On an Android Device?   Also Check Out: Welcome to Womanhood   Finding Your Own...