April 2022 marks the 100 year anniversary of the (re)introduction of Reiki by Mikao Usui into our conscious human experience. That this healing ray has gone from being shared through a spiritual empowerment experience of one Japanese man in 1922, to now being sacredly held and used by millions of people across the globe, is a testament to its power and also to the deep integrity of Mikao Usui and the first few generations of Reiki Masters. This episode was recorded as part of a virtual event...

Worldwide so many of our systems are failing us in so many ways. Many blame the patriarchy and are eager for a new way of being in the world to come forward. Host Sarah Knight, as a mother of a big-hearted son who only wants to be of service to the world, is eager to see that men themselves don't all get tossed out with the patriarchal social system that ultimately has failed them too. In this episode she speaks with Family Constellations practitioner and teacher, Barry Krost, on the subject...

In this interview two former communications specialists turned energy medicine women have a conversation that spans the worlds of science, healing, spirit, nature, and the possibility of this time in returning to a state of interpersonal and global interconnectedness. Host Sarah Knight and guest Lisa Sabatini both started their careers very much in the realm of the physical world, attempting to engage a population with local and global issues using the tools of science, words, and mind. Now,...

Societal needs for housing, transport and energy supply, combined with the economic growth model on which our consumerism driven market is based, can mean that the necessity of leaving land alone for nature to have her way with it is easily overlooked or even conveniently ignored. Humans have voices to express their needs, what does Nature have? Fortunately, she has organizations known as Land Trusts, including the Land Conservancy for KFLA - the region of southeastern Ontario in which Sarah...

What if a solution to both actively addressing treaty relationships AND actively addressing climate change existed? In this episode, host Sarah Knight chats to Mary Kate Craig, a managing partner with Anwaatin, an indigenous business working with Indigenous communities to participate in planning, energy and carbon sequestration projects related to climate change action. Mary Kate offers her insights on the opportunity to address Canada’s climate commitments while providing financial payback...

How can we allow for the tremendous force of grief to move through us so that we can continue to be who we need to be in the world, where so much is changing so quickly? Ayurvedic Practitioner, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, Yoga Teacher Trainer, and Owner and Founder of Janati Yoga School in Kingston Ontario, Mona Warner, shares with host Sarah Knight how the ancient practice of Ayurveda can support us in our efforts to be the space we need to be, to help us feel the feelings we need to feel, so...

How much could we learn from all of the non-human beings that inhabit this planet with us? In this episode, host Sarah Knight talks to spiritual ecologist Dr. Susan B. Eirich, founder of the Earthfire Institute, a unique wildlife sanctuary and retreat center located on forty acres just west of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Susan is a licensed psychologist, biologist, educator, writer and sought-after speaker whose mission it is to change how we humans see and therefore treat wildlife...

Can we overcome major personal trauma and find the friggin’ joy again? Healer and Author Belinda Farrell says YES. In this interview with host Sarah Knight, Belinda shares how she overcame major life challenges—the suicide of her son, complete financial loss, and healing a degenerated spine without surgery. By using ancient Hawaiian techniques and accepting responsibility for every aspect of her life, she was able to rise from the ashes, and now she’s sharing this invaluable information with...

Is there a collective opportunity in the COVID-19 induced global shut-down? Can we hold on to the “urgency” that is being generated right now to create the lasting change that we need? What if we are getting a jump start into healing our relationship with the earth, each other, and the more-than-human beings that we share this land with? These are some of the questions that Ayana Young puts forward in this episode, in her conversation with host Sarah Knight, while providing some inspiring...

Is the community level the most suitable one for us to take action towards a better, more sustainable future? Davie Philip, founding member of Cloughjordan EcoVillage in Ireland certainly thinks so. In this episode, host Sarah Knight asks Davie to share his 20 year journey in establishing "The Village", which is now a thriving 55-home ecovillage complete with a planted woodland, community farm, and soon-to-be constructed wetland. Fully integrated into the larger rural village of Cloughjordan,...

Host Sarah Knight reflects on her journey into a year of possibilities, and shares her insights on the significant role of healing work in supporting the forward progress of moving beyond our climate crisis and in to a better way of being and living.

Have we created our climate crisis and how can we attract the future that we want, and need, to create? Host Sarah Knight talks the power of the Law of Attraction with Executive Success Coach Karen Luniw. Karen established her own international coaching business in 2007 based on the Law of Attraction, through which she helps other spiritual, high-achieving executives and entrepreneurs break through the walls that are limiting them including self-sabotage, procrastination, overwhelm and the...

Host Sarah Knight talks happiness, meaning and memories with Happiness Research Institute CEO and internationally bestselling author, Meik Wiking. Meik is one of today’s most influential happiness researchers. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times Bestsellers: The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke, and most recently The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments. As our changing world demands that we re-examine how we live, and...

Host Sarah Knight talks trees with world renowned Canadian botanist, biochemist, visionary, and truly “renegade scientist”, Diana Beresford-Kroeger. Diana’s new book “To Speak for the Trees: My Life’s Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest” harvests all of her powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change. Diana rose from the traumatic experiences of her childhood and has dedicated her life to...

Host Sarah Knight discusses our climate crisis, and our apparent apathy and confusion, with filmmaker, journalist and WildX co-organizer Albert Nerenberg. In the making of his most recent documentary, Albert had an awakening around the seriousness of the Climate Crisis. He now actively advocates for every one of us to WAKE UP and own the indisputable fact that once we acknowledge that climate change is real, not one of us can turn away from taking responsibility to do something. The...

Host Sarah Knight discusses the role of connection and compassion in planning how we live and build, with Prof. Leela Viswanathan of the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Leela shares her thoughts as to how many of our urban environments promote disconnection as well as environmental degradation. Her insights into how we can better work together to meet both the pressures of our changing climate, and those of our lonely hearts, can be applied not...

Host Sarah Knight provides a short update on the science of our climate crisis, following on from her participation at a major international earth science congress. She gives an overview of the some of the basics of climate change, plus some insights on the possible path that we are on, and what that might mean for humanity. As we are all being asked to engage in facing this crisis, now, more than ever, we need to be able to take in the facts, process what they mean for us, and turn our...

Host Sarah Knight chats to 17-year old Alayna Antoine, as she shares her frustrations, fury, ideas, dreams, and tears. Alayna is passionate about the environment, and about reforming our relationship to it. She discusses the possibilities of all nations giving the Earth the same legal rights as a human being, shifting out of our short-term mindset addiction, and taking the burden off of the shoulders of the next generation by waking up out of our false dream of environmental entitlement and...

Host Sarah Knight discusses the energy of our climate crisis, and how this collective crisis is a reflection of a much more individual one, with international healer and Cellular Transformation teacher and facilitator, Jennifer Millar. Jennifer shares her insights as to how so much of this global challenge stems from a deep disconnect, and our own unwillingness and even inability to really connect to our own feelings. Her answer? Getting real, getting vulnerable, feeling our feelings, and...

Host Sarah Knight discusses how the stories that we hold inside keep us separate from each other, our environment, and even ourselves, with Shamanic Practitioner Michelle Girouard. Michelle shares how our outer reality is directly shaped by our inner world, and the importance of re-imagining our belonging in the world for everything from deepening personal relationships to transformative global change.

Host Sarah Knight discusses building materials that could make our homes carbon sinks rather than carbon sources with sustainable building expert, researcher, and Director of the Endeavor Sustainable Building School, Chris Magwood. Chris shares his expertise from his 20 years in the industry, and talks about the revolutionary yet age-old building practices that could change the face of carbon emissions from the construction industry, and could be a big part of the answer to the call from...

Host Sarah Knight discusses Transformative Leadership - what it is, why we need it, and how it applies to every single one of us - with Somatic Therapist, Transformation Teacher, and Psychology and Transformative Leadership PhD candidate, Aisling Richmond. Aisling shares her wisdom from the west coast of Ireland on how we can all find our inner leaders, in the small and big moments of every day, and how our young people are showing us the way but need us to step in, right behind them.