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Apocalyptic Educationnou tout se zanj oIn this episode, Tiffani and Kenjus chop it up with Dr. Amber McZeal—scholar, artist, and sacred activist—to explore the expansive terrain of decolonizing the psyche, ancestral memory, and the spiritual labor of refusing coloniality. From their first encounters with Amber’s transformative work to the unexpected synchronicities that led to this moment, the conversation unfolds as a meditation on relationality, refusal, and reverence.Amber traces her path from Lafayette, Louisiana, to the liberatory depths of sound healing, vibrational medicine, and depth psychology, illuminating how music, dreams, and ancestral guidance have shaped her scholarship and praxis. She br...2025-04-021h 14
The Tension of Emergence: Thriving in a world that remakes, not breaksBefriending Shame (A Practice) with Jennifer EnglandJennifer offers a practice, inspired by her conversation with Amber McZeal. How might befriending the experience of shame support our collective liberation? Jennifer guides you to explore the unique sensations associated with shame and to get curious about the wisdom it offers. Shame can help you clarify your values and social commitments, especially if you bring a compassionate stance. If you play with this and discover a new way of seeing or experiencing your ‘self’ we’d love to hear from you! Links & resources—For more practices and inspiration...2024-06-0707 min
The Tension of Emergence: Thriving in a world that remakes, not breaksBeyond Traditional Activism: The Medicine of Our Ancestors with Amber McZealAre you feeling the limits of activism- specifically in the way we seem to become more polarized and exhausted?In this episode Jennifer talks with sacred scholar, vocalist and activist Amber McZeal to unpack how to move into deeper psychic layers that can yield healing and interconnection. Talking about spiritual activism and ancestral healing they also share—Why DEI policies can’t heal the illusion of separationThe medicine offered by ancestral lineage healingWhy the performativity of allyship gets us into troubleThe practice of radical optimismTune in for genuine and heart-felt exploration of how to decol...2024-06-041h 05
CIIS Public ProgramsRae Johnson: On Embodied ActivismSome podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.
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How do ordinary people with busy lives leverage our actions in support of liberation, justice, and authentic connection? How can activists and social change-makers avoid burning out? How does the body factor into what our social movements might miss?
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Drawing on the somatic arts, trauma-informed psychology, and anti-oppressive movements, scholar/activist Rae Johnson helps us explore and transform the political realities of our everyday lives in a new way: by harnessing the felt exp...2024-05-3053 min
Embodied Astrologyre:SOURCE - Embodied Astrology Overview for Virgo Season (August 23 - September 22, 2023)Taking the astrological cue of this retrograde moment, we're restructuring our programming this Virgo season (Aug 23 - Sep 22, 2023) to bring you a special three-part overview:
Part 1: Virgo Embodied (0:00 - 51:46)
Part 2: Astrology for Virgo Season (starts at 55:35)
Part 3: Key Dates and Timing (starts at 1:51:24)
Tune in for the collective astrology and an overview of Virgo season, which includes: a body-based exploration and healing practice, general astrological interpretation, and key dates and timing for Virgo season-specific events.
LISTEN TO VIRGO SEASON HOROSCOPES HERE
👂📖 To listen on our website or read th...2023-08-242h 29
Embodied AstrologyEmbodied Astrology Horoscopes for Virgo Season (August 23 - September 22, 2023)For this Virgo season, we’re offering horoscopes by each element (earth/air/water/fire) and sign. Remember that you can listen to horoscopes for any sign if you know where that sign resides in your chart! Otherwise, find the elements and/or signs you’re interested in listening to using the timestamps below:
00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - 🌎 EARTH SIGNS 🌍
12:46 - Capricorn ♑️
16:33 - Taurus ♉️
23:25 - Virgo ♍️
28:46 - 🌬 AIR SIGNS 💨
34:58 - Libra ♎️
39:25 - Aquarius ♒️
46:06 - Gemini ♊️
56:28 - 🌊 WATER SIGNS 💦
1:12:16 - Cancer ♋️
1:22:28 - Scorpio ♏️
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The Soul's Work PodcastBuilding Secure Attachment Through Healing Trauma + Solo Polyamory (with denise chang)In this age of insta-everything, it can be tempting to chase the next quick healing fix and spiritual high. But Janice and her guest denise chang discuss a more sustainable approach to healing trauma that involves working with the body; reconnecting with our erotic power; resourcing our ancestors, nature, and animals; and working with our child parts.They also share how practicing solo polyamory and relationship anarchy has helped them both move away from codependent relationships and build secure attachment with themselves and others.Bio: denise is a somatic trauma resolution practitioner, erotic...2023-04-0552 min
MultitudesThe Beautiful Thing About Dreaming with Tara Rin Burke (Part II)Discover the multitude of ways that dreaming is beautiful in this fascinating conversation, where we connect dreaming to social justice, tarot, ancestral work, collective dreaming, the linearity of time and more. This is Part II of my conversation with Tara Rin Burke of The Witches Muse & Co-Creatrix of the Dreamscapes Academy Collective. Check out Part I (EPS 07) to find out more about Tara, their background, and introduction to dreamwork. 1:54 | Dreamscapes Academy9:07 | Jungian Psychology Around Dreamwork13:41 | Tarot and Dreamwork18:30 | Ancestral Work and Dreaming23:02 | Collective Dre...2023-03-3135 min
Embodied AstrologyBeginning Again: Embodied Astrology for Aquarius Season (January 20-February 19, 2023)Welcome back to the Embodied Astrology podcast!
We’re relaunching monthly overviews with Renee Sills this Aquarius Season. We hope you enjoy this episode! Timestamps are below for easy navigation through this 3-part episode.
0:00-24:37: Welcome back! A re-introduction from Renee and a developmental overview of the Embodied Astrology project and timeline.
24:37-54:55: Astrology in collective context. Looking at the influences of Capricorn and Aquarius.
54:55-end: Aquarius Season overview. Key transit dates, timing, and interpretations.
Aquarius rules connective tissues and conduits for information. It is associated with technology, innovation, invention, and The F...2023-01-242h 13
Embodied AstrologyRe-enchantment & Restoration: Visions for the future with Dr. Amber McZealEmbodied Astrology’s 2023 keynote presenter is writer, vocalist, sacred scholar and artivist Amber McZeal, who has been studying and practicing astrology for over 20 years and will be facilitating the opening ritual for the Embodied Astrology’s yearly program.
Amber utilizes sound therapy and guided somatic imagery to engage the knowledge of the body within an interactive and liberatory arts practice. In 2018, Amber launched her organization, Decolonizing the Psyche, where she weaves somatic praxis with Afro-Indigenous spiritual technologies and social justice, and deep decoloniality in effort to end oppression and create more humane social relationships. Amber holds an M. A...2022-12-171h 29
Everything Belongs with Madison MorriganCalling all People-Pleasers, Fawners and Appeasers - with guest Luis MojicaToday on the Everything Belongs Podcast, Madison is in conversation with Luis Mojica. Luis is a Somatic Therapist & Nutritionist. He specializes in teaching people how to heal trauma through listening and relating to their bodies. He uses whole food nutrition, self-inquiry, and Somatic Experiencing as tools to develop safety within the body. With over 15 years of experience, he has found that a deeper connection to the self and the world around us emerges from that state of safety. We learn how to stop avoiding our bodies and start relating to them. In this episode, Madison and Luis speak on...2022-05-0459 min
Holistic Life Navigation[Ep. 90] Navigating Our Bodies As Our Ancestors | Luis Mojica"The first alter of our ancestors is the body." This quote from Amber McZeal beautifully illustrates the connection between relating to our bodies, the land, and our lineage. To move from colonization to decolonization, i.e. be in relationship with rather than dominance of, applies to our bodies just as it applies to land. When we're in relationship with our bodies, we're in relationship with the land and vice versa. In this episode, Luis explores how, through ancestral healing work and exploring our lineage, we can reclaim beautiful knowledge and practices which can help us n...2022-04-1032 min
Good Sesh with Joel HannaJo Buick from Collective Being on trauma informed practice and democratising wellbeing for all peopleMeet Jo Buick
Jo is a co-founder of Collective Being, a collective of movement practitioners with a shared vision to rewrite the narrative around wellbeing for all people
We talked about wellbeing, what the word means, and how movement can help wind back the impacts of trauma and other life experiences.
Collective Being have three arms to their work, which helps them engage in a range of important contexts.
We discussed a lot of things, but here's a few of the resources we touched on:
Book - Between the world and me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Book...2022-02-2226 minHolistic Life Navigation[Ep. 49] The Spiritual & Somatic Practice of Decolonizing Ourselves | Dr. Amber McZeal (Psychotherapist & Teacher) I welcome back Dr. Amber McZeal to speak with me about decolonizing the psyche through a spiritual, somatic, and philosophical lens. I first had Amber on back in September. It was Episode 14: Decolonizing The Psyche & I recommend listening to it first if you haven't yet. It will help you with the language and understanding to fully receive this episode.For me, Amber is pure medicine. Her tone, her delivery, her essence, and her work. Just sitting virtually with her feels like something is shifting and softening in me. The fertile Earth in me is opening up to so...2021-05-281h 16Holistic Life Navigation[Ep 14] Decolonizing The Psyche | Dr. Amber McZealDr. Amber McZeal is a gift to the world. A writer, vocalist, sacred scholar, and activist she utilizes sound therapy and guided somatic imagery to engage the knowledge of the body. She is a pioneer, and inventor, of the process that she calls "Decolonizing The Psyche". In this episode, we speak about how our psyches became colonized and how we can begin to decolonize them, returning to a sacred center of self that respects the "other" as different in expression, but same in Spirit. We speak about race as a construct for division, a myth...2020-09-291h 15
Wanda's Picks Radio Show1. Rev. Kamal Hassan, facilitator, OneLife Institutes' "Healing Black Lives": A special day of healing and renewal for people of African Descent" at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church. https://www.onelifeinstitute.org/healing-black-lives. 2019 dates: Saturdays, March 16, June 8, Aug 17 & Dec 7 (9:30am-4:30pm)
Kamal Hassan, OneLife Board Member & Spiritual Co-Director is also a spiritual leader, educator, and community servant. He currently serves as Pastor/Teaching Elder at the Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church in Richmond California, a position he has held since 2008. Before this call Reverend Hassan spent more than three decades as both a public and private school educator, community organizer and religious wor...2019-03-152h 59
Wanda's PicksWanda's Picks Radio Show1. Rev. Kamal Hassan, facilitator, OneLife Institutes' "Healing Black Lives": A special day of healing and renewal for people of African Descent" at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church. https://www.onelifeinstitute.org/healing-black-lives. 2019 dates: Saturdays, March 16, June 8, Aug 17 & Dec 7 (9:30am-4:30pm) Kamal Hassan, OneLife Board Member & Spiritual Co-Director is also a spiritual leader, educator, and community servant. He currently serves as Pastor/Teaching Elder at the Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church in Richmond California, a position he has held since 2008. Before this call Reverend Hassan spent more than three decades as both a public and private school educator, community organizer and religious wor...2019-03-152h 58
Radical Magical Brilliance: Centering The Well-Being of Black WomenRadicalMagicalBrilliance: Interview with Amber McZealInterview with Scholar, Vocalist and Healer Amber McZeal2015-09-2723 min