Shows
Nurture Your NatureCarol Robbins - Bunions are not a deformity.In this conversation Dina welcomes Carol Robbins (www.carolrobbins.ca) back to the podcast to take a deep dive in understanding the how and why of bunions. We delve into how the loads and adaptations that transfer through human bodies can potentially create bunions. We also discuss why bunions shouldn't be seen as deformities but rather how our bodies are well adapted to create functional ways of moving under various conditions that we may experience. This conversation was recorded on 4/4/21. Some links to topics discussed in the episode: Core to Coeur (teaching platform) https...
2021-05-301h 25
Nurture Your NatureSara Jolena Wolcott - ReMembering: Joining body, ecology, past, present & futureIn this conversation Dina and her guest Sara Jolena Wolcott (https://www.sarajolena.com and https://www.sequoiasamanvaya.com) have an intimate conversation around Sara's work as a healer, eco-theologian and educator. This conversation was recorded in August 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the socio-political upheavals that have been brought front and center to global stage in part due to these unprecedented times. Sara is currently launching her next round of her course - Origin Stories - https://www.sequoiasamanvaya.com/ancestors-and-origin-stories which dives more deeply into the threads of our discussion. As a...
2020-08-131h 29Nurture Your NatureSara Jolena Wolcott - ReMembering: Joining body, ecology, past, present & futureIn this conversation Dina and her guest Sara Jolena Wolcott (https://www.sarajolena.com and https://www.sequoiasamanvaya.com) have an intimate conversation around Sara's work as a healer, eco-theologian and educator. This conversation was recorded in August 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the socio-political upheavals that have been brought front and center to global stage in part due to these unprecedented times. Sara is currently launching her next round of her course - Origin Stories - https://www.sequoiasamanvaya.com/ancestors-and-origin-stories which dives more deeply into the threads of our discussion. As a...
2020-08-131h 29
Nurture Your NatureCarol Robbins - Posture, alignment, and the missing movements of domesticationIn this conversation Dina and her guest Carol Robbins (alignmentrescue.com) discuss Carol's history in becoming a Restorative Exercise / Nutritious Movement educator plus some fascinating ways to think about movement. Some of our topics include the distinction between posture and alignment, head position and swallowing food (have you ever considered how you position your head can affect how you chew and swallow your food??), and the difference between stretching your calf muscles for sensation and doing a calf stretch movement to discover places of unnecessary tensions and/or displacement of loads in how we move and carry our bodies...
2020-01-251h 15
Nurture Your NatureAnnie Adamson - Primal Vinyasa, The Power of Language and Hosting SpaceIn this conversation Dina and her guest Annie Adamson, creator of Primal Vinyasa yoga, have a conversation around the shifting paradigms in yoga and movement, the importance of language as movement teachers and the difference between holding space and hosting space. This is a great one for all but especially yoga/movement teachers.
2020-01-121h 23
Nurture Your NatureSam Sycamore - "How do we reconcile that there is no distinction between the human world and the rest of the world?"In this conversation, Dina and writer, teacher and The Good Life Revival podcast host, Sam Sycamore have a broad discussion to learn about how Sam has come to practice what he preaches and teaches as an off-grid radical ecologist in California living and learning as he goes. We delve into Sam's background including his education (and eventual unschooling), the use of psychedelics as a transformative component into the nature of reality, ecology and how it can inform our relationship to nature, foraging wild foods and the importance of context when interacting with the land, and also some...
2019-12-161h 33
Nurture Your NatureStephen Jenkinson - "Mystery is the great midwife of the willingness to be human." In this conversation, Dina and Stephen have a deeply personal and provocative conversation about the topics of culture, death, grief and mystery. Stephen Jenkinson is the author Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul and Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble. He is also touring with musician Gregory Hoskins as The Nights of Grief and Mystery. STEPHEN JENKINSON, MTS, MSW is an activist, teacher, author, and farmer. He has a master's degree in theology from Harvard University and a master's degree in social work from the University of To...
2019-10-091h 08
Nurture Your NatureNatalie Rousseau - Remembering things you've always knownIn this conversation, Dina and Natalie connect personally for the first time having known each other as peers and colleagues for nearly a decade. We discuss Natalie's nature informed approach to all the practices that put her in direct connection to the multilayers of energy that are ever occurring in our phenomenal world. Natalie also offers some introductory teachings around the elements in Ayurveda and shares how moon cycles, tarot and plants also guide and direct how she lives and how she teaches. Please enjoy! To learn more about Natalie and her work visit:
2019-05-281h 13Nurture Your NatureChris Reed - Woods Walks, The Hero's Journey, and Holding SpaceIn this conversation, Dina and Chris have a lovely walk through Chris' transformation from seeker to guide. Chris is the founder and facilitator of Woods Walks - guided forest journeys. From his Facebook page: Chris has been involved in ongoing nature-immersion experiences and study for the past 10 years, including 2 summer intensive rites of passage with the Hero's Journey® Foundation in the mountains of West Virginia, Men's Rite of Passage with Fr. Richard Rohr and Illuman in the Catskill Mountains, and 9 years of work and training in shamanic healing arts with a Peruvian shaman and guide f...
2019-04-021h 18Nurture Your NatureLindsay Napolitano - Nature has an even better ideaIn this conversation, Dina and Lindsay spiral around the relationship between spirit and the natural world. We discuss the ideas around permaculture, deep ecology, what it means to "talk to the plants", being present and the true art of listening. Please enjoy! From her website www.fieldswithoutfences.org: Lindsay Napolitano is an herbalist, farmer, artist, and permaculture designer living and working within the fields and forests of the Delaware River Watershed. She is the co-founder of Fields Without Fences, a forest garden farm and permaculture design service. In collaboration with the natural world she designs...
2019-03-121h 21
Nurture Your NatureLaurel Beversdorf - Observing the process that's unfolding.In this conversation, Dina and Laurel have a lovely meandering (and educational) conversation that winds around her journey from yoga student, to teacher, to interdisciplinary movement educator and to new mom. Some of the topics covered: - We take a big picture look at the ways we move and are moved by our culture and environments, how pain and fear play a role in how we move and think about moving. - We also discuss the role of language and the quality of language when teaching and supporting students and loved ones in...
2019-02-121h 30Nurture Your NatureNaomi-Gottlieb Miller - It's Not Either/Or: motherhood, self-care, yoga and AyurvedaIn this interview/conversation Dina and Naomi discuss the defining role of motherhood in their lives and reclaiming what putting oneself first means. This topic revolves around the intersections of yoga, Ayurveda, habit change and self-identity. To learn more about Naomi's work visit her website at Conscious Healthy Mama To get the specifics on Naomi's year long program visit - Self-Care for All Seasons Follow along with me on IG at http://instagram.com/nurtureyournature Want to reach me directly? email me at nurtureyournaturepodcast@gmail.com
2019-01-171h 15Nurture Your NatureNurture Your Nature - Welcome to my podcast!In this inaugural episode of the Nurture Your Nature podcast your host, Dina Crosta (that's me!) gives you a brief outline of her hopes and dreams for the future of this podcast. Thank you so much for listening! Links: My website - yogadina.com Follow the Nurture Your Nature IG page - Nurture Your Nature Follow my personal IG page - Dina Crosta
2019-01-1607 min