In this episode, I share the major Aquarius and Pisces stelliums and conjunctions. We have a new moon in Aquarius that also signifies the Lunar New Year. Happy Year of the Dragon! and the full moon in Virgo. I also go through the 12 rising signs and share what the Pluto in Aquarius transit will mean for your life since I forgot to do that in episode 211: Pluto in Aquarius. This month's forecast is shorter not because it's the shortest month, even though this  February, there are 29 days but because I'm super busy thanks to my Aquarius placements. Also, Happy Black History Month!    Show Notes: ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website  Laura Chung's Tik Tok YouTube Channel Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this episode, I talk about the transition from Pluto in the sign of Capricorn into the sign of Aquarius. Astrology is the study of cycles and patterns, so the best way for us to predict what might happen when Pluto is in the sign of Aquarius is to look back at what happened the last time in our history when Pluto was in Aquarius. This time was known as the Age of Revolution because concurrent revolutions were happening all over the world. Some of the same themes are appearing today as Pluto moved into Aquarius on January 20th of this year.    Show Notes: ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website  Laura Chung's Tik Tok The Slow Factory Tik Tok YouTube Channel Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Jjanga is a mother of three, lover of fun, comfy fashion, and beauty. She is a lifestyle content creator, activist, and avid hiker. She loves to take the time to enjoy and show gratitude for the little things. Jjanga inspires to grow in ways that help build others' confidence and to bring a smile to their faces through empowerment.    In this episode, we talk about how she became a model and beauty influencer during the pandemic. She then risked it all by being outspoken on Palestine. Tune in to find out what it cost her and how she is shifting her entrepreneurial journey.    Show Notes: Jjanga's Instagram Jjanga's Tik Tok Jjanga's Website  ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.  

Happy New Year! In this episode, I go through the planetary transits of January 2024. Some major highlights are, Mercury goes direct and Pluto enters the sign of Aquarius. 2024 is going to be a transitional year when all the outer planets, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are finishing up their journeys before moving into new signs in 2025. Since the outer planets are collective, this is a shift in our collective consciousness. The North Node will still be in Aries, which signifies that the change begins with yourself. I hope you have a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year!    Full Show Notes: How To Manifest Workshop-Starts January 1, 2024 ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Kara Roselle Smith is an Afro-Indigenous content creator, model, and activist. Kara shares her educational content with over 200,000+ followers on her social media platforms. She not only shares about her ancestors who are indigenous to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts but also the grief and mourning that comes with being indigenous. In 2020, she helped to create a page dedicated to educating people about her ancestors– the Chappaquiddick Wampanoag tribe. Kara has been featured in Essence, Rose Inc, and has appeared with Lizzo. She is currently writing a book about her own experiences and continues to be an advocate for indigenous and gender visibility.    Full Show Notes: Kara Smith Instagram Support The Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Tribe  How To Manifest Workshop-Starts January 1, 2024 The Millennial Mystics YouTube  ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this episode, I share some of my recent manifestation epiphanies and observations. I filmed this episode under the new moon in Sagittarius which is all about having faith and dreaming big. Make sure to watch my YouTube channel to see the new moon chart and to learn more about astrology. I hope you join us for the How To Manifest workshop that begins on January 1st 2024!    Full Show Notes: How To Manifest Workshop-Starts January 1, 2024 The Millennial Mystics YouTube  ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In the latest episode, we break down the astrology of December 2023 and highlight everything you need to know about your December horoscope. This month, Mercury retrograde is back--and it's moving through two different zodiac signs! Uranus delivers some unexpected surprises; Venus and Jupiter, the two luckiest planets in the sky, link up to bring blessings; there's a confusing a new moon in Sagittarius, and a supportive full moon in Cancer. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. We hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: How To Manifest Workshop-Starts January 1, 2024 Stephanie Campos Instagram  The Millennial Mystics YouTube  ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Shahir is a love devotee, diviner, a queer Muslim mystic who believes in love in everything. Shahir shows up as an astrologer, spirit guide bridger, and spiritual healer through their various gifts. Shahir and I talked about the astrology of the moment and how it will impact us at an individual and collective level. We talked about the nodes of fate, pluto in Aquarius, and being a modern mystic. Who better to talk about self-love than two Aries?    Full Show Notes: How To Manifest Workshop-Starts January 1, 2024 Consultation With Shahir Shahir's Instagram Shahir's Substack Suprasensory Youtube The Millennial Mystics YouTube  ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

This episode is a collaboration between Awaken & Align and Abolitionist Dreamscapes. We are living during a time when our old systems and paradigms are being dismantled. Our main intention for this episode is to explore, how can we reimagine and co-create a different reality. Our conversation weaves through topics of astrology, abolition, dreams, activism, and spiritual awakening.    Abolitionist Dreamscape, led by Dr. Nicole Truesdell, is a space to deconstruct the mindsets blocking us from being our authentic Self AND a place to imagine, dream, and conjure a life without the systems of capitalism, governments, and generational trauma that created the person we perform to be for the world. As an anthropologist by training, abolitionist scholar and teacher in practice, and practicing Western Tropical Astrologer Dr. Nicole Truesdell helps people make sense of their journey to Self through private 1:1 sessions and Astrology readings, her Podcast, Patreon, social media accounts, public talks and seminars, Salon Conversations, and creative projects.   With a background in anthropology, Dr. Truesdell uses her knowledge to deconstruct societal mindsets and imagine a world without oppressive systems governing us. Dr. Truesdell obtained her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Michigan State University in 2011, specializing in race, racism, citizenship, and the nation-state. She combines her anthropological expertise with her training as a practicing Western Tropical Astrologer to help individuals understand their journey to self. Her multidisciplinary approach allows her to bridge the gap between academia and spirituality, offering a unique perspective that challenges existing norms and encourages individuals to imagine a world free from oppressive systems. Dr. Truesdell's passion lies in her commitment to social change and the belief in the transformative power of imagination and dreaming.   Full Show Notes: 1:1 sessions With Dr Nicole  Abolitionist Dreamscapes Podcast Dr Nicole social media accounts The Millennial Mystics YouTube  ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In the latest episode of The Millennial Mystics, Steph and Laura are joined by Ashley Probst, an eclectic witch and tarot reader based in Lāhainā, Maui. You can find her on TikTok spreading witchy tips and magick to her +162,000 fans and she also offers channeled tarot readings with clients. Ashley’s family was directly impacted and affected by the Maui fires in August, and there will be links with ways you can support in the show notes of this episode. We take a look at Ashley's upcoming astrology, read her birth chart, and unpack the power that lies within her Leo rising, Pisces sun, and Gemini moon. We talk all about her current Saturn return and offer advice on how to navigate this cosmic rite of passage, as well as take a closer look at the transits impacting Ashley's chart during the devastating Maui fires. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: 10/28 Lunar Eclipse Reiki Circle Fundraising For the Center For Safety & Change Lāhainā Fire Relief for the Probst Family: Book a Tarot Reading With Ashley Probst Order My Book How To Manifest The Millennial Mystics YouTube  Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In the latest episode, we break down the astrology of November 2023 and highlight everything you need to know about your November horoscope. This month, we're retrograde free, have a shocking new moon in Scorpio, and the Sun bounces into Sagittarius, shifting the collective cosmic vibes. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: The Millennial Mystics YouTube  Stephanie Campos Instagram Stephanie Campos Website ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Tasha is an intuitive astrologer whose soul chose to be a Cancer Sun, Scorpio Rising, and Sagittarius Moon in this lifetime. Prior to her rebirth as a cosmic guide, she spent 10 years on Wall Street. It was there she discovered the exorbitantly high price her soul was paying and sought to cultivate a purpose-driven life for herself. Tasha seeks to empower her clients to find their individuated agency through her unique blend of intuition, evolutionary astrology, and metaphysical insight. She has received her Apprentice certification from the Forrest Center for Evolutionary Astrology and is currently enrolled in the school’s Craftsperson program.    When she’s not busy analyzing her client’s karma, Tasha likes to decompress with a healthy indulgence of all things pop culture. She is eternally thankful to be able to combine her two great loves of astrology and reality TV as co-host of House of Bravo, a weekly Bravo recap podcast with a cosmic twist. Tasha lives in Brooklyn with her beloved cats Hazel and Dash, who have been known to indulge in the occasional reality TV binge.   In This Episode: Tasha and I explore the meaning of the planet Pluto and the mythologies associated with the lord of the underworld.  Tasha shares her personal experiences with the archetype of Pluto and how it has manifested in her life.  Pluto helps you transform your victim story to reclaim your sovereignty and power.  Tasha shares how understanding Plutonian themes has helped her to heal and release her internalized victim.  Tasha talks about evolutionary astrology.  Laura talks about some of her predictions about astrology when Pluto re-enters Aquarius.  Tasha talks about being the co-host of the House of Bravo Podcast. How a Pluto transit can transform not only you but your relationships.  Full Show Notes:   Reading with Tasha $149 Soul Session, a 15% discount - just note Awake & Align with your payment and the discounted rate will be honored.  @agent.of.pluto House of Bravo Podcast @thecosmicclubhouse  10/28 Lunar Eclipse Reiki Circle Fundraising For the Center For Safety & Change Order My Book How To Manifest The Millennial Mystics YouTube  Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In the 200th episode of Awaken and Align, Laura shares her personal story of how she transmuted her victim story to one of a manifester which was the inspiration for her book, How To Manifest. She shares her story of how healing her childhood trauma led her to understand the energetics of manifesting. This episode is dedicated to all the survivors and thrivers of domestic violence.     Full Show Notes: 10/28 Lunar Eclipse Reiki Circle Fundraising For the Center For Safety & Change Order My Book How To Manifest The Millennial Mystics YouTube  Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In the latest episode, we break down the astrology of October 2023 and highlight everything you need to know about your October horoscope. This month, the eclipse season begins and we have a new moon solar eclipse in Libra and the final lunar eclipse in Taurus. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST The Millennial Mystics YouTube  Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.  

In the latest episode, we break down the astrology of September 2023 and highlight everything you need to know about your September horoscope. This month, we have the end of Venus retrograde and Mercury retrograde; a new moon in Virgo; a full moon in Aries, and so much more! Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics! Full Show Notes: $99 Transit Readings For A Limited Time! ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.  

In this solo episode, I share what I've been learning and unlearning. All of this during the Venus retrograde and how it relates to the myth of Inanna's descent into the underworld. Reading Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey and how her book has been helping me with my intrusive thoughts. Reflecting on the past year since publishing my book. How I'm reclaiming my dark feminine energy. How I've been able to "show up" after accepting who I am and my purpose. I hope this episode helps you in your own journey and also lets you know that you're not alone.    Full Show Notes: $99 Transit Readings For A Limited Time! ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Stephanie Wilson is the co-founder of Find Me Now, an AAPI women-owned brand based out of NYC. Find Me Now responsibly designs energy-focused collections that are in touch with the present and deliver that in-the-moment feeling.     In This Episode: Stephanie shares her origins story. Growing up Korean American, how she started her career in finance, moved to Hong Kong, and then transitioned into fashion. How Stephanie lost her business during covid and how she pivoted from there. How Stephanie started Find Me Now the label.  Stephanie shares that her mom is her co-founder and how the experience of working with her has been like generational healing. Find Me Now has spiritual cosmic undertones to her brand. Stephanie shares her creative process.  Stephanie shares some of her spiritual practices.  Full Show Notes: Find Me Now The Label Find Me Now Instagram 15% off Find Me Now Discount Stephanie's Personal Instagram ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In the latest episode, we break down the astrology of August 2023 and highlight everything you need to know about your August horoscope. This month, we have 2 dramatic full moons that bookend the month, Mercury retrograde begins, supportive connections between Mars in Virgo, Jupiter in Taurus, and Pluto in Capricorn, and Venus retrograde makes some very meaningful connections. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: Millennial Mystics on Youtube Stephanie Campos Instagram ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Denise Lee is the President and CEO of Alala, a boutique athleisure brand based in New York City. Denise shares her story of moving to New York from Singapore to pursue her dreams in fashion. She also shares some wisdom she gained from her experience while working with retail mogul Chris Burch. It was while she was training for a triathlon that she noticed a gap in the market for fashionable athleisure that eventually led her to launch Alala. She's like a big sister on her social media platforms offering advice and tips for aspiring entrepreneurs. What makes Denise and Alala stand out is her commitment to growth, listening to her intuition, and sharing her voice.   In This Episode: Denise shares her origins story from growing up in Singapore to moving to New York and starting her company.  How training for a triathlon was the inspiration for starting her brand Alala. Denise shares how she stays up with the trends and keeps her brand feeling fresh.  What has led to Alala's longevity? Denise shares advice on her social media platforms. I ask Denise if this was a result of turning 40. Denise shares how she stays confident when things get tough.  I ask Denise if she had a dark night of the soul that led to her working with a spiritual coach. Denise shares how a Shaman told her to change her environment and how it can help her get to the next level. What would Denise tell her younger self? Denise's advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.  Full Show Notes: Denise Lee's Instagram Denise Lee's Tik Tok Alala Instagram How To Manifest Workshop ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.  

In this week's episode, we break down the astrology of July 2023 and highlight everything you need to know about your July horoscope. This month, we have 2 pivotal shifts: 1) The nodes of fate change from Taurus and Scorpio to Aries and Libra, and 2) Venus begins its retrograde in the sign of Leo for 40 days. We start the month off in Cancer season and shift to Leo season. There is a lot of water and earth in the sky which can be a month of embodiment and flow. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: Millennial Mystics on YouTube Stephanie Campos Website Stephanie Campos Instagram How To Manifest Workshop ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Mecca Woods is a New York City-based astrologer and author who works to help others create a life they truly want. Her writing and astro-guidance have appeared in places like Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Essence, and on TLC. She also has a nationally syndicated horoscope column with King Features. Her books, Astrology for Happiness and Success, and The Astrology Journal: A Celestial Guide to Recording Your Cosmic Journey are out now.   In This Episode: I ask Mecca basic b astrology questions. Mecca shares her origins story. Her dreams as a child and her stint in social services. Life is a winding road and sometimes we find our purpose through the challenges, surprises, and uncertainty but one day, you realize there is a common theme to everything you've done. Mecca’s pathway into astrology was her interest in relationships. How a Scorpio man was the catalyst for Mecca’s own self-growth journey. I ask Mecca if she believes in twin flames.  The reason why Mecca didn’t ask for her partner’s birth info to look up his chart when they first started dating.  Mecca shares why she hasn’t been too motivated by writing about astrological transits.  The reason why the more difficult transits are also necessary.  Mecca speaks about Fate. Mecca shares about her boundaries on social media and why she went private on Instagram. Full Show Notes: Mecca Wood's Website Mecca Woods's Instagram Mecca Wood's Twitter Mecca Wood's Facebook How To Manifest Workshop ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Sheena Yap Chan is a keynote speaker, podcaster, consultant, and author on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her award-winning podcast called The Tao of Self-Confidence where she interviews Asian women about their inner journey to self-confidence. Her mission is to help Asian Women boost their confidence to live their authentic selves, help Asian Women create a voice in the world, and create a stronger representation for Asian women. Sheena has been featured on MindValley, slice.ca, Marketing in Asia, Manila Times and more. She is also the TOP 100 Filipinos to follow on LinkedIn for inspiration and learning in 2020. She is also the co-author of the International bestselling book Asian Women Who Boss Up. You can learn more about Sheena and connect with her on her website, iTunes, Spotify , and Stitcher.   In This Episode: Sheena shares her intention for starting her podcast, The Tao of Self-Confidence, and is now a published author. Sheena and I talk about how the lack of representation in media and positions of power impact Asian women's confidence levels.  Sheena shares how she was able to cultivate confidence.  Sheena has interviewed over 800 women. She shares the common themes she noticed in all the interviews. How our ancestral and intergenerational trauma prevents us from feeling confident.  Sheena talks about her book. What is the meaning of Tao?  Asian women can be leaders but we need to be aware of what's holding us back and do some inner work.  The reason why Sheena wears red. Full Show Notes: Sheena Yap Chan Website Sheena Yap Chan Instagram Sheena's book How To Manifest Workshop ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this week's episode we breakdown the astrology of June 2023 and highlight everything you need to know about your June horoscope! We start off June moving through the mutable air sign of Gemini, and end with the cardinal water sign of Cancer. This is a month of many squares imploring us to take action. There are still sweet sextiles and opportunities to tap into our intuition thanks to the water trines from the planets in Cancer to Saturn in Pisces. The Summer Solstice takes place this month, which is a portal for change, and will also experience some of the outer planets beginning their retrograde motion. June is a pivotal month of change and movement. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: Millennial Mystics on YouTube Stephanie Campos Website Stephanie Campos Instagram ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Founder of Calm Better Days, CBD/Cannabis Coach, Mental Health and Plant Medicine Advocate. As a sufferer of anxiety and postpartum depression, Amy found great relief w CBD which led her to become a cannabis coach. Amy guides those who are new to plant medicine on how to consume it to find the relief they need.   In This Episode: Amy shares her origins story and how she became a cannabis guide and started her company Calm Better Days. What was it about cannabis that resonated with her body and prompted her healing journey? The cannabis plant has over 100 cannabinoids, for example, CBD and THC. Each cannabinoid has a different healing property. How Amy works with her clients to choose the best form of Cannabis and the best delivery method. Amy shares her journey with entrepreneurship and how she knew this is what she wanted to do. Why is cannabis stigmatized in Asian American communities? Amy is an advocate for mental health awareness within the Asian American community. Amy shares her experience living in New York City during the pandemic and explains why it's important for her that she cultivates community. Full Show Notes: Calm Better Days Website Calm Better Days Instagram Calm Better Days LinkedIn Millennial Mystics on YouTube ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Cassandra Lam (she/her) is a Vietnamese-American trauma-informed somatic healing practitioner guiding tired and trauma-impacted people to rest. In March 2021, she created Collective Rest — a guided practice sharing ancient mind-body-spirit healing technologies to soothe the nervous system in preparation for deep states of relaxation, rest and recovery — to address our collective exhaustion and grief. Her mission is to uplift rest as a necessary and powerful modality for social change. As a neurodivergent daughter of refugees living with complex PTSD and chronic pain, Cassandra is passionate about creating community care spaces where healing, empowerment, and liberation are practiced as culture. Born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California, she now lives on the unceded lands of the Cherokee (Asheville, NC) with her partner and their senior cat, Ajna.   In This Episode: Cassandra shares her origins story; from being a first-generation daughter of boat refugees to being diagnosed with complex PTSD and now facilitating trauma-informed healing. Cassandra shares how she came to facilitate collective rest. What collective rest means and why it's so essential to heal together. Cassandra shares that Collective Rest is inspired by Tricia Hersey's The Nap Ministry.  In order to create change, it cannot be through brute force but by being in the feminine, yin.  We talk about the show BEEF, the Korean concept of Han, rage, and the Asian American experience.  The difference between sleep and rest and why both are imperative for our overall well-being.  Capitalism & ableism and how that contributes to our ability to take rest.  Cassandra shares that collective rest is an overlooked piece of activism. Through pause and reflection will help break us out of oppressive systems.  Full Show Notes: Collective Rest Website Collective Rest Instagram Millennial Mystics on YouTube ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Anjie Cho is a creator of holistic spaces, specifically focused on designing architectural interiors, and teaching feng shui and meditation. She is the author of Mindful Homes [CICO Books 2023] and Holistic Spaces [CICO Books 2018]. Since 1999, she has been designing beautiful and nourishing spaces (inner and outer) with balance and harmony, informed by the ancient practice of feng shui and meditation. Her focus is to create nurturing and supportive environments, tailoring her practice to each individual’s specific needs.   Anjie is the owner of Anjie Cho Architect PLLC, co-founder of the Mindful Design Feng Shui School, and founder of Holistic Spaces which hosts a blog, podcast and online store. Anjie is also a teacher of dharma arts and meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. She's the feng shui expert at The Spruce, a regular blog contributor to MindBodyGreen and has been featured in dozens of publications including: the New York Times, Domino Magazine and BuzzFeed.   Anjie is a New York State Registered Architect, a graduate in Architecture from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California at Berkeley, LEED Accredited Professional, and certified feng shui consultant from the BTB Feng Shui Masters Training Program. She has trained as a meditation teacher and in shamanic healing modalities. About Mindful Homes: Mindful Homes approaches feng shui as a mindfulness-awareness practice. As I have grown older and more experienced in life, I've benefited greatly from meditation. And the pearl, the wish fulfilling jewel, within meditation is seeing and sensing your interconnection between your inner and outer environments. This book is an invitation to connect and become friendly with your home, and in turn your innermost self.   In This Episode: Anjie shares what she has been up to since the last time we spoke in 2022. Hint hint she wrote a book! Anjie talks about her book Mindful Homes and what inspired her to write it. Anjie offers advice on how people can start to heal their space if there are feelings of shame around their homes and spaces. Laura shares about her dad's hoarding tendencies and Anjie shares how clutter is a modern-day problem. Anjie uses Laura as an example of how to optimize the fame area in feng shui.  Anjie shares tips on what to put in the fame area to increase visibility and also to protect yourself. Anjie talks about the two important places in the home in terms of energy flow and feng shui.  Anjie shares why prioritizing your space also reflects on your health and wellness.  Anjie and Laura share their Chinese zodiac animals and the archetype of the dragon.  Anjie shares her personal story of how she used the principles of feng shui in her bedroom and how it changed her mindset around her romantic relationships.  Full Show Notes: Episode 158: Feng Shui: Harmonizing Living Spaces To Live Your Best Life With Anjie Cho Anjie Cho Website Anjie Cho Instagram Anjie's Book Mindful Homes Millennial Mystics on YouTube ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

We are thrilled + honored to announce our first special celebrity guest Tyler Gaca (@tylergaca) on our show! Tyler is a creative, author, storyteller, beloved by Martha Stewart, iconic Libra, and an absolute shining star! It was our honor to read his birth chart and look at his upcoming astrology. Laura also channels intuitive messages for him, and Steph connects with some of his Spirits in a mediumship reading.   Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!   Full Show Notes: Millennial Mystics on YouTube ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Amber Eros is a Somatic Sex Coach and Erotic Shadow Guide. She supports people to effectively integrate the shame, fear and grief that they carry around sex so they may live their most orgasmic and abundant lives. She believes that the road toward pleasure can provide us with the most profound healing of our lives. Amber joyfully weaves together somatic journeying, parts work, shadow integration, mindfulness, sexual alchemy and sex education to co-create radical healing spaces for her clients. She supports women, men and gender expansive folks through personal coaching and through her group membership, Coven.    In This Episode: Amber shares her origins story and how she came to study sacred sexuality.  The doors that open when you explore sexuality and pleasure. How Amber recognized that there was something "wrong" while being intimate with her partner and the first step she took to communicate with her partner.  Amber shares how the pathway to discovering what you truly desire is the pathway to healing some of your deepest wounds.  Channeling sexual energy into creativity and receiving downloads.  Amber talks about her erotic playlists and the different forms of eroticism.  Amber and I discuss if there are cultures around the world that do pleasure the best.  We live in a time when you can source your pleasure and with that comes liberation.  What's happening with the cishet (cisgender-heterosexual) men out there?  The #1 sexual alchemical ingredient to pleasure. Why foreplay is important for nervous system regulation and for experiencing pleasure.  Amber shares her perspective on why Gen Z is the generation not having sex.  Full Show Notes: Amber Eros Website Amber Eros Email List Work with Amber through 1:1 coaching Listen to Amber's Podcast  Join Amber's Coven Membership FREE for 30 days RITUAL RELEASE EVENT 4/14/23 IN NYC LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Grace Duong is a multidisciplinary artist, author, and creator of Mystic Mondays, a modern & vibrant tarot deck and app turned into a brand on a mission to empower you to discover your inner magic. In 2012, Grace moved to Los Angeles for a job right out of college as a graphic designer and after two and a half months, was fired. That brought her to the beginning of her healing journey, booking a session with an energy healer because it was cheaper than therapy. Living near a metaphysical bookstore, she sought tarot readings all the time as they were a source of therapeutic relief, but after a while, she realized she was seeking external answers which caused her to turn inward to access her own innate wisdom. This drew her to create her own tarot deck infused with her style of vibrant colors and modern, geometric shapes, dismantling the stereotype that tarot was scary and scammy, but instead can be used as an intuition tool, to build a better relationship with oneself and to go within.  Grace launched a Kickstarter in 2017 for the Mystic Mondays tarot deck and app, which was successfully funded for $25,990. After experiencing a setback with shipping and damaged decks, Grace cold emailed the generic email at Chronicle Books and within two weeks received an offer for publication in early 2018. The Mystic Mondays tarot deck was released to the world later that year in October 2018 and has now to date sold over 215k copies. Since then, Grace has created three additional decks - the Crystal Grid Deck, Cosmic Creatures deck, and the Astro Alignment Deck which are all published with Running Press / Hachette. Grace continues to expand the Mystic Mondays brand with the Mystic Mondays App (over 300k downloads) and other additional products. Grace has also worked with brands like Chanel, Macy’s, Starry, Campus, and more as a Tarot expert and spiritual wellness influencer.   In This Episode: Grace shares her inspiration for creating her Astro Alignment deck and her creative process in creating her unique decks.  Grace shares her experience being an Asian American woman who is an entrepreneur navigating between two cultures and how tarot and astrology are self-actualization tools.   Does she feel pressure to be successful? How does she define success now after creating best-selling tarot decks? Grace shares her healing journey and how the clarity of her purpose is slowly unfolding.  Through the practice of non-attachment, Grace was able to deal with negative comments and feedback. The long and winding road of figuring out what you want to do and who you are.  Finding your creative channel and expression.  Grace and I talk about manifesting and what it means for us.  I go on a side tangent about what the world could be if we divested from capitalism.  Healing is accessing your own wisdom.  Experimentation, making big decisions, and following your curiosities as ways to learn about yourself.  Full Show Notes: Grace Duong's Instagram Grace Duong's Website Mystic Monday's Instagram Mystic Monday's Website RITUAL RELEASE EVENT 4/14/23 IN NYC LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

A trailblazer and healing activist in the spirituality and wellness space with more than 12,000 sessions & thousands of students worldwide, Vanessa is an acclaimed bilingual psychic medium, clinical hypnotherapist, astrologer, mujer medicina, and soul business mentor.    She is the founder of The School of the Healing Artes, supporting the next generation of Latinx and BIPOC healers and conscious leaders. A monthly advice columnist for HOLA! “Querida Brujita” and bi-monthly astrology writer for BELatina, she has been seen in SHAPE, Telemundo, Univision, iHEART radio, Primer Impacto, LATN, Refinery 29 and Hiplatina and many podcasts. She is the first Latina to co-host The Shift Network’s Energy Medicine Summit in 2021 and the Ancestral Healing Summit 2023. Nacimos Magicas~ Born Magical™ : an 8 week Journey in Reclaiming Your Ancestral Gifts has supported the hundreds of empaths to decolonize their spirituality, intuition and reclaim their powerful gifts.   An Argentine American who started doing readings at 16, became a professional intuitive at 22, held New Moon and Full Moon healing circles for two decades in NYC, Vanessa is celebrating her TEN years online full-time and over 27 years in service to her comunidad. Her online school hold certification programs in intuition, Akashic Records, Usui Reiki and hypnosis. In 2022, Vanessa created the Soul of Business Summit, now renamed, Ancestrally Rooted Business Summit, interviewing 37 Latine and BIPOC entrepreneurs on the impact of their ancestors on their work.    Vanessa is proud of her work as an empowerment facilitator for future young women leaders at the Bella Abzug Young Women’s Leadership Institute in NYC, creating innovative courses to support self-empowerment, inclusivity, and diversity for the last twelve years. She is also Creatrix of the Biz Bruja Podcast and has recently completed a year long training and initiations with The Inca Medicine School and the Apaza Family in Cusco, Peru. For fun, you can find Vanessa sharing animated stories with her husband, chilling with her fur babies, cats, Zander and Che or playing one on the Harrisburg Improv Stage! Her team, Cosmic Trash makes light of pop spirituality and astrology.   In This Episode: Vanessa shares her origins story of how she knew she had metaphysical gifts and how she started her Biz Bruja business. What was it about businesses that led her to be able to channel for them and business owners?  How does Vanessa show up as a healer existing in late-stage capitalism? Vanessa's reflections on the collective healing journey of 2020-2022 and what we are being called to do in 2023.  The reason why Vanessa hid amongst her famous cohort and the moment that Vanessa came "out" into the spotlight as the Biz Bruja.  Having a spiritual business is a long game.  What Vanessa "sees" coming for us in 2023.  Vanessa shares about ancestral hypnosis healing and why working with ancestors is so important in her work.  Full Show Notes: The Biz Bruja Website The Biz Bruja Instagram The Biz Bruja Podcast LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW FOR MY BOOK ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Adama Sesay is a New York City based Professional Astrologer, Occultist, Entrepreneur and Beauty Expert. She is also the author of the highly-anticipated Black Moon Lilith Rising Book and Cosmic Alchemy Oracle Cards, launching Fall 2023 with international self-help publisher Hay House. She studied the metaphysical science of Astrology through the National Council for Geocosmic Research, and has over a decade of experience professionally playing in the mystical, spiritual, beauty, and fashion corporate worlds.   In 2019 Adama gave birth to LilithAstrology.com — a media brand dedicated to empowering humanity through the dark divine feminine. There she runs a private online streaming community and editorial website called Black Moon Lilith™ Collective and The Coven. There you can discover empowering horoscopes, workshops, book private events, and astrological consultations. Adama’s writing and astrological expertise is featured in major media outlets like Cosmopolitan Magazine, Well + Good, Glamour, Essence, Today.com, Refinery29, Byrdie, Tarot.com and BuzzFeed. Adama is currently available for personal appearances, workshops, and events.   In This Episode:   The practical approach Adama uses to trust and not sink back into a lack mentality.  Adama shares what dark feminine energy is and how to be in that energy. How dark feminine energy is related to power and wealth. Adama shares about her book and oracle deck Black Moon Lilith Rising. Lilith as an allegory and how her story translates to the suppression of the dark feminine energy today. What sparked Adama’s interest in Lilith and how she felt Lilith was not represented accurately. What Black Moon Lilith can show you in your natal chart.  The light and dark feminine and balancing both energies. Marilyn Monroe and her Lilith archetype.    Full Show Notes: Adama's Website Lilith Astrology Adama's Instagram @lilithastrology Black Moon Lilith Rising Podcast Join my private magical community, Black Moon Lilith Collective for only $24 for your first month. Enter code LILITHTRIBE20 at checkout to redeem on Lilithastrology.com. Episode 72: Lilith Astrology ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

2023 The Year Of The Yin Water Rabbit With Tiff Lin   Tiff Lin (they/them) is a queer 1.5 generation Taiwanese-American, kinesthetic artist, AAPI community organizer, BTB Feng Shui consultant and BaZi Chinese Astrology practitioner, residing in Ohlone territory (Oakland). Through 1:1 consultations, workshops, writing and performance art, they strive to bring BaZi (4 Pillars of Destiny) codes to life in effort to help folks understand their life path and unlock their true gifts inside. Tiff views BaZi as a tool for collective liberation, a way to uplift nature and the elements as a site of learning, and an embodied practice to build self-mastery, compassion, and harmony.    In This Episode: Tiff and I reflect on the yang water tiger year in 2022. The yang water tiger year for Laura was a hidden moaning year; when the year is reflected in one of your pillars.  The collective and individual healing that the yang water tiger invited us to do.  The difference between the yang water tiger and the yin water rabbit years.  The energy of the yin water rabbit year in 2023. The cycle of Chinese astrology with 12 animals and 5 elements.  Tiger and rabbit represent Spring. The importance of the yin rabbit year before the year of the dragon. Reflecting on the year of the rat in 2020 and the symbolism of the rat. Tiff's predictions for 2023 during the year of the rabbit.  Do different cultures and practitioners have different interpretations of animals? Tiff gives their opinion.  Being in the yin in Western modern society.   Full Show Notes: Tiff Lin's Website Tiff Lin's Instagram Tiff Lin's Episode 159: BaZi Chinese Astrology  ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this solo episode, Laura shares an anecdotal story of how she manifests using astrological alignments and the power of visualization. She also shares about the venus and jupiter conjunction in Aries that's happening on March 1, 2023 and why that's a big deal. March is going to be a month to remember!    Full Show Notes: ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Teacher and writer, Rev Karla is an ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister. Rev Karla helps people recover from religious trauma, reclaim their spirituality, and live with purpose and authenticity. She has amassed a following approaching 600,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram, where she uses creativity and wit to connect with and teach her followers. Her videos and writings have been seen and shared by millions.    After joining social media, Rev Karla quickly became the leader in the deconstructing conversation, teaching about deconstructing from Christianity, religious trauma, the spiritual-but-not-religious path, and the dangers of Christian nationalism.    Rev Karla founded Numa Soul to be a space for resources, teachings and a safe spiritual community. She and her team are committed to building a world based on our highest social and spiritual aspirations—one that is just, kind, equitable, radically compassionate and rooted in unconditional love.   In This Episode: Karla's origins story of how she was raised in the bible belt and her experience in the church. How Karla started to deconstruct from Christian religious trauma. What led Karla to be an ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister. What led Karla to start her Tik Tok account now she has over 600,00 followers! I ask Karla can you be religious and spiritual or spiritual without being religious? What does deconstructing Christianity mean? Or from any religious faith? I ask Karla her thoughts about respecting someone's beliefs and also calling out harmful alt-right ideology weaponizing religion to oppress marginalized groups.  Karla shares sources that can counteract the weaponization of the scriptures.  Karla's observations on the new age community on Tik Tok.  We speak about the prosperity gospel. The intersection of spirituality, wealth, and abundance.  The first step towards healing religious trauma.   Full Show Notes: Rev Karla's Tik Tok Rev Karla's Instagram Rev Karla's Website Numa Soul Website THE WITCHING HOUR SHOW PATREON ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Laura Chung is an author, Reiki master, astrologer, and the host of two podcasts, Awaken and Align and The Werk. She has her Masters of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She is an activist and trauma-informed healer who uses her various media platforms to share spiritual wisdom and decolonial education toward collective healing and liberation. As a multi-disciplinary healer, Laura helps people to transcend their past and transform their current situations; breaking generational cycles and harmful patterns. Her intention is to help people manifest the life of their dreams.   In This Episode: I talk about this beautiful New Moon in Sagittarius at 1 degree. It's exact on November 23, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST. The lessons from Scorpio season and the eclipse season. What to look forward to for the rest of 2022 and what we're being prepared for in 2023. Why this new moon is so hopeful and how we can set our intentions for a more expansive future. Jupiter goes direct in Pisces a few minutes after this new moon at 28 degrees of Pisces. The lessons during Jupiter retrograde. How I use astrology, magick, and energy in my everyday life. The Witching Hour and your opportunity to join our coven. New Moon in Sagittarius ritual starts at 41:05 Full Show Notes: THE WITCHING HOUR SHOW PATREON ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Stephanie Campos is an astrologer, witch, and healer. She’s studied the mystical arts for over a decade from studying the stars, mediumship, palm reading, tarot, Reiki, curanderismo, EFT tapping and more. She’s passionate about being of service and helping others heal. Stephanie is also a writer and editor. Her work has appeared and been featured in Cosmopolitan, Well + Good, Vogue, Bustle, Refinery29, among other publications.   Just a quick update: We have since rebranded the show to The Millennial Mystics as of February 5, 2023.    In This Episode: We talk about the Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus that happened on 11/8/22 the same day as the Midterm Elections. Stephanie and I have a huge announcement!  We share about The Millennial Mystics and our intention for starting it.  We share our astrological big 3. Stephanie shares about Astro-tapping which is her unique offering of astrology and EFT tapping combined. We share how the idea for the show came about because of Gisele and Tom. We give you a little glimpse into what the show will be like. Stephanie and Laura share their eclipse stories.  We talk about some things to come in 2023.   Full Show Notes: Stephanie Campos's Instagram Stephanie Campos Website ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Tiensirin is an advanced certified Akashic Records practitioner and healer. She has completed five certification courses at the Dr. Linda Howe Center for Akashic Studies. She is a second-generation intuitive who inherited her abilities from her father, who is also an empath and a medium. Growing up in Thailand, spirituality and healing practices were a major part of her upbringing.    What she loves the most about her work in Akashic Records is the ability to assist her clients at a soul level. She seeks to help them find deeper clarity and insight within their current challenges and also assists them to move forward with more power and confidence in their life’s calling. She helps her clients to see themselves clearly from multiple timelines without judgment —only unconditional love.    She uses several types of quantum healing modalities to assist clients to travel alongside her into their own Akashic Records to heal and shift frequencies within it in order to bring about liberation and activation of the highest possible realities from many lifetimes into the current timeline. Tiensirin specializes in the areas of past lives, relationships, and business.    She has read for nearly a thousand Akashic Records for her clients both domestically and internationally. Her clients range from anywhere from artists, recording artists, healers, non-profit organization executives, actors, television showrunners, publicists, music festival producers to fashion designers, to entrepreneurs.    Besides her work in Akashic Records, Tiensirin is also an award-winning photographer with extensive knowledge in entertainment marketing and photo publicity for various movie and television studios and networks. She is passionate about empowering creatives and artists to inspire others in the world.   In This Episode: Tiensirin explains the Akashic Records and answers the following questions:  Was she always able to access the records and did she study with a teacher? What does God mean according to the Akashic Records? What is the point of knowing about our past lives?  Why do our souls incarnate so many times?  Can the channeled Akashic Records messages be distorted?  What place does activism, creativity, and owning your own power have in our soul's growth. Talking about past lives in Lemuria and Atlantis. Are these civilizations overly romanticized?  What is her experience like being in the Akashic records? How does she as an Akashic Records reader, use astrology? She shares her takeaways from reading actors’ akashic records. Her thoughts on Divine timing and manifestation.     Full Show Notes: Tiensirin's Instagram Tiensirin's Website ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Danielle Massi, M.S., LMFT is a master shadow work practitioner, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and CEO of The Wellness Collective, a holistic healing space in Philadelphia. Her signature shadow work program, the Create Your Light Academy, continues to help thousands of spiritual women unearth, remove, and heal unconscious blocks that are causing a disconnect between their mind, body, and energy.    Danielle is the founder of the SELF(ISH) philly Conference, a self-care conference, where hundreds of women gather annually to indulge in a day of expansion and growth, and the creator of the Shadow Seekers® Certification course that teaches spiritual leaders to become trauma-informed, certified shadow workers.   Danielle has written for and been featured in New York Mag, The Cut, Shape Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Buzzfeed, and is a frequent guest on major news outlets and high-ranking podcasts. She is the creator of The Shadow Seekers® Journal, the most highly sought-after shadow work journal on the market, and Danielle has a new book releasing 9/20/22 with Union Square Publishing titled Shadow Work. In This Episode: Danielle shares what the shadow is and what shadow work entails.  Danielle shares how she started shadow work.  Danielle shares how we can see the evidence of the shadow to begin healing them. How triggers are the window to our shadows. Do we manifest negative experiences from our negative feelings? As a family and marriage therapist, she shares some examples of how relationships can be mirrors of our triggers. The four facets of shadow work: Inner child, ancestral, womb, and past lives.  We can do shadow work by interrupting the subconscious feedback loop. Danielle's suggestion on how to interrupt the subconscious feedback loop. Shadow work is the key to manifesting. Danielle shares how she manifested a book deal. What is the difference between big T trauma and little T trauma? What is life adversity? Danielle shares her manifesting steps and techniques. We talk about grief.    Full Show Notes: Danielle Massi's Website Danielle Massi's Tik Tok Danielle Massi's Instagram ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.  

Laura Chung is a Reiki master, astrologer, author, and the host of two podcasts, Awaken and Align and The Werk. She has her Masters of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She is an activist and trauma-informed healer who uses her various media platforms to share spiritual wisdom and decolonial education toward collective healing and liberation. As a multi-disciplinary healer, Laura helps people to transcend their past and transform their current situations; breaking generational cycles and harmful patterns. Her intention is to help people manifest the life of their dreams.   In This Episode: Honoring rest and the creative cycle. October astrology and the calm before the storm. The law of correspondence: As above so below, as within so without. The massive shifts and transformation for the next 6 months. There are 3 months left of the moon circles. I've decided to let it go after December 2022. Letting go of the past and honoring the natural cycles of life. This is the time to do shadow work.  Full Show Notes: ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Laura Chung is a Reiki master, astrologer, and the host of two podcasts, Awaken and Align and The Werk. She has her Masters of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She is an activist and trauma-informed healer who uses her various media platforms to share spiritual wisdom and decolonial education toward collective healing and liberation. As a multi-disciplinary healer, Laura helps people to transcend their past and transform their current situations; breaking generational cycles and harmful patterns. Her intention is to help people manifest the life of their dreams.    Full Show Notes: PRE-ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website  YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Yvonna Kopacz-Wright is a beekeeper who is extremely passionate about educating others on the current situation of the honey bee, including what we can do to help them from extinction. She takes care of her own hives, volunteers at kids' schools and community centers teaching the youth about the importance of bees in our ecosystem, and uses social media as a platform for spreading her knowledge.    Yvonna recently turned her passion into a business by selling hand-made beautiful beeswax candles and other products from the bees naming it Lomar Farms, after her 2 beautiful daughters Lola and Marley. It is her first venture into entrepreneurship and she would love to transform her 100 year old barn on her property in Palisades NY into a wellness and education center. Specializing in yoga classes, classes about bees, and farming. Her dream is to bring kids from the inner city out to her farm to educate and inspire. Yvonna is also very dedicated to inspiring and uplifting women in her community and around the globe. She has hosted several wellness retreats with her sister Anita and 3 other coaches and healers made up of The Goddess Wisdom Council geared towards healing and empowering women and helping them step into their higher purpose.  In This Episode: Yvonna shares her origins story, what brought her to New York, buy a farm, and become a beekeeper.  How bees are essential to our ecosystem. Bees are a matriarchal society and can be models for us in how a community can thrive together.  How Yvonna overcomes imposter syndrome.  Yvonna offers advice on stepping into the opportunity first. The difference between discernment and boundaries.  How Yvonna works with the bees.  The energy of the bees and bee medicine. How do you know if it's the right path? How does Yvonna get to a place where she can listen to her intuition? Yvonna talks about Lomar Farms, the beeswax candles, and more! Yvonna shares her favorite manifestation practice.  She also shares her embodiment and yoga practice.   Full Show Notes: Lomar Farms Website Lomar Farms Instagram Yvonna's Instagram Goddess Wisdom Council How to Manifest Book PRE-ORDER Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website (NEWSLETTER FORM AT THE BOTTOM) YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram  Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Kristina Casarez is a spiritual activist, wellness educator, story-teller + creative strategist who bridges branding, intuitive design, and soul-aligned visuals through her Design Studio - Yoo+Mee. Her work, writings, and Heartist Community are inspiring her readers on a journey back home to their empowered, higher-potential, whole, living from the heart selves.   Through her background working with diverse corporations such as Gap Inc, Apple & more, Kristina enlivens creatives & spiritual seekers looking to live with more intuition, empowerment, purpose, confidence, high vibrations, and grace. Her work is a response to her journey and to the current vibrational-state of the world we live in, share, navigate, and journey in and through daily. She is an advocate for the BIPOC community, and continues to support healers, and creatives by volunteering design services and scholarships within her studio.   In This Episode: Kristina shares her origins story and her ancestral lineage and how that shaped her worldview.   How Kristina uses archetypes in her work. How design and healing were the basis of her new design studio.  The stories that Kristina’s parents told that she had to unwind and heal. How Kristina was able to become an artist despite society’s story of the “starving artist.” Kristina shares the story of her breakdown and that there’s beauty in the breakdown. Kristina’s experience in corporate America which was the catalyst to her awakening and healing journey.  Doing the healing work. How did Yoo + Mee come to be and the connection to her ancestors?  Kristina shares her design process and her creative process.  How Kristina lives in alignment with her human design as a manifesting generator and how understanding her human design has helped her with her work and career.  Honoring yourself, your energy, and who you really are is the key to life.    Full Show Notes: Yoo + Mee Design Website  Yoo + Mee Design Instagram The Heartist Community: Digital Portal. FREE for the whole month of May. Login and sign up for free Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website (NEWSLETTER FORM AT THE BOTTOM) YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month. This episode is dedicated to some of the AAPI voices who have shared their stories on this podcast. As a Korean American, my ancestral lineage has lent much to my story and my purpose. These guests have also expressed similar sentiments. I hope enjoy and thank you to all of the guests who have shared their stories.    In This Episode:   1. Episode 155: The Universe Is An Art Project: A Creativity Manifesto With Xenia Viray 2. Episode 87: The SHI(f)T Is Happening With Predictive Astrologer Cho Hwang 3. Episode 124: Rediscover Your Dao and Reclaim Your Beauty Through Face Readings With Dr Tamsin Lee 4. Episode 126: Disabled & Well With Tiffany Yu 5. Episode 144 Korean American Shamanism With Seo Kelleher 6. Episode 118: Mystic Mondays With Grace Duong 7. Episode 81: Activism, The Highest Form of Spiritual Practice With Adrienne Wright 8. Episode 158: Feng Shui: Harmonizing Living Spaces To Live Your Best Life With Anjie Cho 9. Episode 159: BaZi Chinese Astrology With Tiff Lin 10. Episode 71: My Sister Sarah Chung On Being Good Enough   Full Show Notes: Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Alice Sparkly Kat is an astrologer. They use astrology to re-chart a history of the subconscious, redefine the body in the world, and reimagine history as collective memory. Their astrological work has inhabited MoMA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Brooklyn Museum. They're the author of Postcolonial Astrology (May 2021). In this episode: Alice shares their origin story. The astrological transits that were happening at the time when Alice started getting into astrology. Why post-colonial astrology is important for all of us. The misappropriation of language and symbols in regards to the planets in astrology. What does a post-colonial paradigm look and feel like? Alice's personal experiences with their Saturn return in Aquarius. Some of the benefic significations of Saturn. We talk about movies, BTS, and time travel. What is the new "normal?"  Full Show Notes: Alice Sparkly Kat Instagram Alice Sparkly Kat Website Alice Sparkly Kat Twitter Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Laura Chung is a Reiki master, yoga teacher, astrologer, and the host of two podcasts, Awaken and Align and The Werk. She has her Masters of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She is an activist and trauma-informed healer who uses her various media platforms to share spiritual wisdom and decolonial education towards collective healing and liberation. Laura uses her intuitive and psychic abilities to help people unlearn harmful programming and remember their soulprint, their soul’s truth and destiny. Her intention is to help people manifest the life of their dreams.   In this solo episode, I talk about: What do the North node and South mean in astrology?  Are these karmic points in your chart?  The transiting North node in Taurus and South node in Scorpio.  What can we expect from these nodes? What do Venus and Mars have to do with this?  My anecdotal examples of what happened in my life 18 years ago with the same nodes and 9 years ago with the nodal reversal. What can we expect during the eclipse season? The energies around the solar eclipse on April 30, 2022.  Full Show Notes: Divine Harmony's Episode on The Werk Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.    

Claire Gallagher, MAc, MScN, CSCS, is a professional astrologer, non-diet nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Claire uses astrology as a tool for deepening personal authority, self-compassion, and body trust. She’s a Virgo Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising.   In This Episode:  Claire shares her origins story and how her illness led to her healing journey.  What she was able to take away from learning acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine that Western medicine didn't.  What led her to learn medical astrology.  Claire answers the question, is medical astrology the same as the dosha system in Ayurveda?  What can a person's natal chart reveal about someone's health? What does health really mean? The different entry points to health in a person's natal chart.  What does someone's big 3 reveal about someone's health and which planet is the most important? Astrological self-care and the steps you can take.  Does Claire recommend certain foods with the different moon signs? Claire's anti-diet approach to food.  Claire's recommendations for exercise for each of the elements. How Claire personally uses astrology and her practice with clients. Claire's opinion on if we manifest our sickness or illness.  Full Show Notes: Claire Gallagher's Website Claire's Instagram Book: Body Astrology: A Cosmic Guide to Health, Healing, and Harnessing the Power of the Planets Claire's Community Stellium  Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Lisa worked in fashion for 10+ years and was feeling very burnt out. Before then Lisa was born and raised in a small coastal city Northeast of Beijing. While her single mom worked full time she used to have tea time with her grandma often as a child. Wanting to go back to a time and place where nourishing oneself's wellbeing was simple and wonderful just like tea time with grandma Lisa went on a transformational trip to Shangri-la, Yunnan - the birthplace of tea. There she discovered the Roses that the locals enjoy as a flower tea and delicacy in pastry. The sensory experience was so special and transformational that she made it her mission to empower others to feel more joy, beauty, and nourishment on a daily basis through a cup of flower tea ritual.    In This Episode: Lisa's origins story and her tea rituals with her grandma. How her experience with her mom during a rose tea ceremony was the catalyst in starting her company, The Qi (pronounced: chee)  How Lisa was able to start The Qi while working in fashion. When did she know it was time to quit her corporate job. How Lisa was able to get press and exposure in publications like Vogue, New York Times, and Forbes.  Why Flowers?  The energy of flowers and why they are healing.  What is Qi Gong? Where they source the flowers and their stories.  Lisa's experience as an immigrant in the United States. How Qi Gong has helped her in her forgiveness journey.  Coffee versus tea culture.  Lisa's mission for The Qi.   Full Show Notes: The Qi Instagram The Qi Website use code: Awaken15 for 15% off Lisa Li's Instagram Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Jennifer Patterson is a grief worker who uses plants, breath, and words to explore survivorhood, body(ies) and healing. A queer and trans affirming and centering, trauma-experienced herbalist and breathwork facilitator, Jennifer offers sliding scale care as a practitioner through her private practice Corpus Ritual and is a member of The Breathe Network. She has facilitated workshops at healing centers, LGBTQ centers, a needle exchange and harm reduction clinic, online with the Transformative Language Arts Network, sexual violence resource centers, at colleges and universities, veterans hospitals, the collective What Would an HIV Doula Do? and a Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish healing center. She is also a teacher in training programs with The Breathe Network and Breath Liberation Society. She is the author of The Power of Breathwork: Simple Practices to Promote Wellbeing (Quarto). Editor of the anthology Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement (2016), Jennifer speaks across the country, and has had writing published in places like VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, 580 Split, OCHO: A Journal of Queer Arts, Nat. Brut, The Establishment, HandJob, and The Feminist Wire. She was also the creative nonfiction editor of Hematopoiesis Press. A graduate of Goddard College’s MA program, Jennifer is finishing a book project focused on translating embodied traumatic experience through somatic practices and critical and creative nonfiction. You can find more at corpusritual.com.   In This Episode:  Jennifer shares her origins story and how she came into trauma and sexual violence counseling and healing.  What prompted Jennifer to start studying herbalism, healing from mainstream spaces, and psychedelics.   How she started creating safe spaces for survivors and centering queer, trans, and non-binary people.  What led Jennifer to leave New York City and move to Northern New Mexico.  Her thoughts on how trauma has now become a mainstream word.  Jennifer's approach to healing to mitigate trauma and harm reduction.  How plant medicines helped Jennifer to understand the trauma in her body.  Rewriting the narrative around dissociation and the protective tools that we use as children and adults that are not necessarily negative.  How Jennifer incorporates writing and breathwork into her healing practice.  Jennifer's experiences in unwellness spaces and navigating these spaces.  Jennifer's current favorite plants.   Full Show Notes: Corpus Ritual Website Corpus Ritual Instagram Virtual Breathwork Groups Breathwork Book Queering Sexual Violence Anthology "Wellness WIthout Community Care Won't Make Us Truly Well" by Sara Weinreb for Well + Good  Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this episode, I talk about the energies around the Spring Equinox, the Aries ingress, and my 40th time around the sun! My intention is to bring more love and light onto the collective consciousness right now. My mercury in Pisces goes off on tangents as always and I share personal stories and reflections on this milestone birthday. Thank you all for your love and support. I hope you enjoy this episode.  Full Show Notes: Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this episode, I share an incident that I had with someone who I was interviewing for this podcast. I decided not to air the episode, and you will hear the reasons why. Instead, I share some reflections about the interaction. I share this because I don't want to perpetuate cancel culture and the cycle of harm. When we don't communicate with each other, nobody learns and grows. I feel very strongly that having uncomfortable conversations is the only way we're going to move forward. I also want to be very clear in my values and my intentions. Thank you to Niza Disla for helping me to articulate my thoughts and feelings in writing. I hope you enjoy this episode.    Full Show Notes: Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Inspired by her own lived experiences with a sibling suffering from drug addiction, Ashley Rucker founded TherapArt during her own journey, shaped by dance as her form of healing.As a trained yoga instructor, meditation and movement educator, Rucker has found freedom through free form movement as a way to heal the body, mind and soul, With TherapArt, Ashley facilitates meditation, movement and art therapy workshops and ceremonies in New York, Miami, and Mexico, as well as virtually. Ashley is a New York native and studied fashion at Buffalo State. She has called New York City home since 2011.   In this Episode:  Ashley shares her origins story that began in her hometown of Buffalo, New York and her brother's addiction.  The book that was the catalyst to her movement practice.  How she follows signs and synchronisities to co-create and manifest her dreams.  Ashley talks about Therapart and how it came to be.  How she used the time during the pandemic.  The Body Keeps the Score - why movement is so important in healing trauma. Shame, addiction, and healing with your family.  Ashley shares ways in which we can be more embodied and cultivate practices that help us to create enriching lives.   Full Show Notes: Therapart Young New Yorkers Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura Chung's Website YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Reiki 1 + 2 Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign

Spencer Michaud is a professional astrologer with an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating both modern and traditional chart-reading techniques, as well as other divinatory methods such as tarot, the I-Ching, and archetypal storytelling.    Spencer has over fifteen years' experience studying ancient wisdom traditions and symbolic languages and is a certified graduate of Acyuta-Bhava Dasa's Nightlight Hellenistic Astrology Courses. In addition to his studies with Acyuta, Michaud is inspired by the traditional work pioneered by Robert Schmidt, Demetra George, Austin Coppock, and Chris Brennan as well as modern mythological based practitioners such as Bernadette Brady and Liz Greene.    In This Episode:  Spencer shares his origins story from his upbringing in Michigan to finding Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey and how he was led to astrology. What led him to leave music and commit to astrology. How he decided to leave music versus sticking to it.  As a cishet White man, his experience in working with his feminine energy and being open to astrology. How Spencer learned about tarot and the other forms of divination that he practices. Spencer goes through an example, using my chart, on how he infuses astrology, decans, tarot, and Sephirot. His beliefs around fate versus destiny based on his studies on ancient wisdom. How understanding astrology and our natal chart can help us understand ourselves.  His observations on Americans versus his audience from all over the world.  Spencer shares his experience in raising his Capricorn daughter, debt, and knowing yourself.  How archetypical stories and myths can help us towards self-actualization. Spencer shares his experience of being a white-bodied man who creates safe spaces.  How myth and archetypical storytelling can help us in our journey towards self-actualization. Full Show Notes: Spencer Michaud's Website Register for The Decans of Pisces Webinar / Winter Bundle {Use Code: PISCES20 for 20% off until 3/1!} Buy Spencer a Coffee Spencer Michaud's Paypal Spencer Michaud's Instagram Spencer Michaud's Podcast Spencer Michaud's Facebook Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura's Offerings YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Reiki 1 + 2 Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz is an author, indigenous foods activist, natural foods chef, and curandera (Mexican traditional healer) educating and supporting others in reclaiming the kitchen healer approach to health with Indigenous wisdom and whole food cooking. Her holistic wellness background spans over 25 years in which she has had the opportunity to work with grassroots activists, tribal leaders, top wellness resorts, and professional athletes–helping people (re)connect to their ancestral foods, earth medicines, and health practices. Felicia’s work has been featured in Spirituality & Health, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, and many other media platforms including The Original Americans episode on Padma Lakshmi’s Taste The Nation (Hulu). Felicia presents frequently around the country on Native American healing practices, holistic wellness, and Native American food sustainability at community events, universities, and museums–including the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.   In This Episode:  Felicia’s origins story growing up in Phoenix, AZ and how connecting to the land led her towards her Curandera path.  What is a Curandera?  How I found Felicia and the magic of your words and intention.  Felicia shares how she manifested being on a television docu-series.  Being on the show Taste the Nation and what it meant to her.  How Felicia has worked through resentment and her healing process.  Felicia’s journey towards understanding that food is medicine. How Felicia works with her clients. The process includes listening to her intuition and connecting people to the food from their lineage.  How food from our ancestral lineage is a pathway for healing and grounding. Felicia talks about her book and the genesis of how it came to be.  Felicia talks about aging, her skin, her grey hair and being seen in a youth-obsessed culture.    Full Show Notes: Kitchen Curandera Website Felicia's Instagram Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura's Offerings YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Reiki 1 + 2 Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Tiff Lin is a BaZi Chinese astrology and BTB Feng shui practitioner, facilitator of healing, performance artist, community organizer based in Oakland California. As a 3-3-5 Yang Earth Dragon, their healing path is all about finding aliveness and helping people discover and remember their inner true nature.   In This Episode: This episode was recorded on 2/2/22. We talk about the numerology of the #2. Tiff shares their origins story and healing journey. Specifically, how being born in Taipei and their Chinese ancestry shaped their identity.  How they separated from filial piety. Tiff's journey in sacred sexuality and why they were called to that kind of work. How doing that kind of embodiment work has helped Tiff to come into their body. 2022 is the year of the Yang Water Tiger and the energies around this year. Tiff suggests how to move through this year. Understanding their BaZi chart (Chinese astrology) was a pathway towards self-acceptance. Does Tiff see any similarities between Western and Chinese astrology? There are 4 pillars in the BaZi chart in Chinese Astrology. They share what each pillar means. Full Show Notes: Tiffany Lin's Website Tiffany Lin's Instagram Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura's Offerings YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Reiki 1 + 2 Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Anjie Cho is a creator of holistic spaces, specifically focused on designing interiors and teaching feng shui and meditation. She's guided thousands of people to harmonize their living spaces through the ancient practice of feng shui. Anjie is the feng shui expert at The Spruce and has been featured in dozens of publications including: the New York Times, MindBodyGreen and BuzzFeed. Anjie is co-founder of the Mindful Design Feng Shui School, co-host of the Holistic Spaces podcast, and owner of Anjie Cho Architect PLLC.   In This Episode: Anjie shares her origins story as a Korean American and how her experience in both cultures shaped how her career unfolded. How Anjie communicates not with words but through energy, forms, space, and design. How her Saturn return, a trip to Thailand and Cambodia, and a Reiki session changed the course of her life. Anjie's journey towards finding feng shui. What is feng shui? The shame around hoarding. We talk about our relationship to our physical home and the metaphor of a home. What it means on a spiritual and energetic level. If Anjie had her feng shui hat on, what energies does she tune into? What does she look for on a mundane level? Anjie's feng shui consultation process. How Anjie is making her programs more accessible for people of color. The Western world is becoming more and more interested in Asian practices like mindfulness and flowing with life. The benefits of silence, being quiet and being in the yin. Our observations of our American experience versus our Korean one. We are both at the intersection of these two cultures. Anjie gives me tips on how to manifest my soulmate through feng shui tips. How the size of your bed can energetically be repelling or attracting your soulmate or partner. Full Show Notes: Anjie Cho's Website Anjie Cho's Instagram Holistic Space website Laura Chung Instagram YouTube Channel Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura's Offerings Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Hello beautiful soul family! I am back for this special episode on my intentions for 2022, January transits, Capricorn season, the Full Moon in Cancer, and Jupiter in Pisces. My natal mercury in Pisces communicates through films, myths, and symbolism so I hope you enjoy this wild ride. This is a longer episode so make yourself some cacao, get comfortable, write in your journal and I invite you to contemplate deeper after our time together.  In This Episode:  My life update. What I've been doing during my "break" and the lessons I've learned from 2020 and 2021. My intention for 2022. What's the one word or energy you are stepping into? Preparing for your manifestations.  Healing the shadow side of Capricorn: Capitalism, rest, and being in the yin energy.  Jupiter in Pisces, the number 12 in numerology and its significance with the New Moons from 2021-2022. The numerology of 27 and the full moons of 2021-2022.  2022 is the 6 year in numerology.  The significance of the 3, 6, 9 in numerology.  The year of the Tiger. Understanding the Capricorn and Cancer axis.  The Full Moon in Cancer on January 17, 2022. Releasing and letting go and understanding your why.  Mercury retrogrades of 2022.  The North node in Taurus and the South node in Scorpio.  I pull a oracle card for our collective intention and self-care guidance.  FULL SHOW NOTES Ceremonial Cacao for 15% off use code: AWAKEN  Try The Class For One Month Free Rooted Reiki Circle 1/23/22 YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura's Offerings Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website The Werk Podcast Instagram Bi-Monthly Moon Circles via Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Hello beautiful friends! This is a solo episode from yours truly and the last episode of 2021. Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support! I'm so excited for 2022 and the journey we will go on together.    FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung Tik Tok Laura's Offerings Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website The Werk Podcast Website The Werk Podcast Instagram Moon Circles Patreon  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Xenia Marie Ross Viray (she/her) is a multidimensional writer and artist with a focus on Human Design. Her work focuses on the transformative power of storytelling, acts of creativity, and compassionate curiosity. Xenia has been creating community spaces her whole life and loves cultivating havens for sensitives and creatives where they can connect and challenge cultural norms, normalize vulnerability and create magical ripples in space and time. 10 percent off sessions with code: AWAKEN until Dec 31, 2021.   In This Episode: Xenia shares her origins story. How she moved to NYC, her start in fashion, and how her brick-and-mortar store was the impetus to start a spiritual community. Xenia talks about why she people pleases and her reflections on 2020 and 2021. Xenia's thoughts on life purpose and being creative vessels. How Xenia creates change in this paradigm while also co-creating an abundant future. How she continues to challenge the systemic problems while protecting her energy; especially with her family. I asked Xenia if she feels connected to her Filipino lineage. Our relationship to social media in a social media age as creators and healers. Xenia's process of channeling and creativity. Xenia is writing a book right now and she shares her writing process. FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Alexandra Macht is a trained socio-psychologist with a life-long passion and practice in astrology. More recently, with a focus on tarot and oracle readings. In her daily life, she divinates, teaches, and writes think-pieces on diverse topics such as astrology, tarot, music, film, art, and occult knowledge.   In This Episode:  Lexi shares her origins story, her upbringing in Romania, and her academic career.  The event that started her travels around the world. How Virginia Woolf inspired her dream life.  She shares her journey, her many pivots in life, making mistakes along the way, and how she kept choosing herself. How she dealt with clap back from her family and friends. Lexi's story is about breaking away from traditional gender and familial roles. How she received her first tarot deck. How Lexi knew she had to leave academia. The basis of her twin flame erotic novel. You need sexuality to have spirituality. Lexi shares how they are interconnected. Her hopes for the North Node in Taurus. FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Awaken and Align Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Stephanie Powell is an astrologer, cat lover, sister, Mexican-American, writer/editor and, possibly most importantly, a Leo living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Studying celebrity charts makes her heart flutter, and so does Zumba. She runs Leona Moon Astrology, and in her spare time targets her loved ones with passive aggressive astrology memes.   In This Episode:  Venus Retrograde in Capricorn and what to expect. Stephanie goes through each of the rising signs so make sure to journal about it! Lessons from Pluto The last eclipse in the Sagittarius/Gemini Axis The nodal shifts to Taurus/Scorpio Axis The last Saturn and Uranus square How Stephanie moves through more difficult transits in her life. The astrological transist and aspects she is most looking forward to in 2022.  FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Colin is a literal Gemini Twin Astrologer from Long Island, New York and a two-time graduate of the New School with his Bachelor's in Literature from Eugene Lang College and Master's in Fashion Studies from Parsons School of Design. A passionate student of astrology, A Course in Miracles, and other systems of personal-growth, Colin founded QueerCosmos to meaningfully contextualize queer identities across the zodiac and universal spiritual themes. Additionally, Colin leads private natal chart readings and horoscope columns with international publications.    In This Episode:  Colin's origins story, how he got into astrology, and how he created a career around Queer Cosmos.  How New York City was the main character in both of our stories.  We talk about Taylor Swift's RED album re-release, Monica Lewinksy, and the common themes that link the two.  The Lunar Eclipse on November 19, 2021 as a preview for the next 18 months of the Taurus/Scorpio axis.  We talk a lot about Capricorn, the archetype, and Venus in Capricorn. The lessons of the Gemini/Sagittarius axis and the culmination of this cycle on December 4, 2021.  Our beliefs about how to use the eclipse time. Is it a time to manifest? FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Cristina Farella is an astrologer, poet, and Mercurial witch. Through her practice, Eighth House Astrology, she offers astrological consultation to seekers around the world. Her work is deeply influenced by the connections between art, magic, nature, and dreams, and she strives to remind us of our own innate mythos, through the language of astrology. Awaken + Align listeners are invited to book with a 10% discount, as a thank you :) Use the code AWAKEN at checkout. In This Episode: Cristina's origins story and why the Eighth House in astrology? Cristina is influenced by art, art history, and poetry. She shares how she weaves art into her astrology practice. The nodal shift from Geminin/Sagittarius to Taurus/Scorpio. The first of the Taurus & Scorpio eclipses this month. Do you manifest on the lunar and solar eclipses? We share our thoughts. Eclipse practices and how they can incite pivotal changes to your life. What do the North Node and the South Node have to do with the eclipses and what is their purpose? Our collective and individual shift towards the North Node in Taurus for the next 18 months. Also, releasing the South Node in Scorpio. Cristina shares some other planetary ingresses like Venus in Capricorn which will be going retrograde in December. New Moon in Scorpio opposing Uranus in Taurus. The Sun moving into Sagittarius. Placidus vs whole sign house systems. FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

This is our 150th episode! Thank you so much for your support. I'm so grateful for getting to do what I love to do. Make sure you have a cuppa tea and get cozy, or bring me along on your drive or your walk while I share a little bit of the cosmos, energies, personal stories, and reflections on this special milestone!   In This Episode:  My intention for starting this podcast in 2018. The celestial bodies of Mercury and Jupiter and how these planets affect our beliefs. The North Node in Gemini and The South Node of Sagittarius. Our perspectives and beliefs were shaped by how we were raised as children.  What does awakening mean? Why I changed this podcast name from Chase Wild Hearts to Awaken and Align back in 2019. What I learned during Mercury Retrograde in Libra and during Libra season. Why is it important to continue to awaken? The Full Moon in Aries and a little bit of Tarot: The four of wands and The Emperor. Looking forward to Scorpio season, the nodal shifts, and the rest of 2021.  FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Another mercury in retrograde episode brought to you by 5 previous guests on the Awaken and Align Podcast. We've all had that gut feeling, that deeper knowing to follow something that is not rational. It's a feeling you can't deny but many people do because it's not logical. In this episode, these 5 guests share their aha moment; that awakening moment that changed everything.    FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Laura Chung is a New York based Reiki Master and Meditation Teacher. She has her Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and spent most of her adult life in corporate America following a traditional life path. After achieving what most people would call a “successful” life, she did not feel any happier or fulfilled. On a quest to find her true purpose in life, she quit her job in 2017. She became nomadic and traveled the world; stopping by places like India to become a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher. She has worked with shamans, astrologers, energy healers, sages and eventually becoming a Reiki Master herself. Somewhere along this journey, she realized that the secret to life is within you. Laura’s purpose here on earth is to teach you how to co-create your DREAM LIFE with the Universal Laws and by guiding you through your awakening, healing, and transformation. I'm an Aries sun, Aquarius moon, and Sagittarius rising.    Like always friends, bring your calendar and notebook to mark some dates and take some notes! October is a month of energetic shifts!    FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Malaurie grew up in France and comes from a long line of psychics and witches. (her mother, her grandmother, her great grandmothers, her great uncle…Anyhow, you get the idea). It’s in her DNA. She has been doing readings for many years. Malaurie loves helping people find a sense of peace and clarity.   Malaurie tries to keep it real and simple. No gimmicks, no pretenses, no bullshit. She says it herself "I'm not a crystal ball, but I can enter into a conversation with your guides and ancestors and see what they have to say. The answer might not always be what you want to hear but it is always grounded in love and with your greater good in mind." In This Episode: How Malaurie developed her psychic mediumship gifts. The difference between a psychic and a medium. Can anyone be a medium? What happens to souls after they have transitioned? Why some souls do not cross over to the other side. How Malaurie protects herself from Spirits. Malaurie's opinion on humanity's lessons with covid, the pandemic, the vaccines, and etc. Are we passing the test? What are “downloads?” Malaurie’s suggestions on how to know if the downloads are based on truth. Malaurie’s thoughts on studying mediumship and spiritual practices vs developing your innate talents. The most important thing you need to do to channel Spirits. FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests  

Samantha Caffrey is of the multipreneur generation, working as a compassionate, mission-driven advocate, creator, publicist and strategist with the aim of elevating the power of women. Her work focuses on demystifying the intersection of sexuality, mental health, creativity, and spirituality—with the intention to destigmatize these topics to create a more equitable future for all.    Samantha works as an expert in growing brand ethos and industry equity through mission-driven communications strategies. Most recently, Samantha represented a family of sexual wellness brands delivering billions of digital media impressions, national media attention, celebrity partnerships and raised awareness of the importance of one’s sexual empowerment.    Along this journey, she has worked with the nation’s leading sexuality experts, while also going on a personal journey with renowned healers and coaches. Samantha recently advanced her mindful and spirituality practices receiving Reiki 1 and 2 certifications in Tulum Mexico, with her teacher Laura Chung.    Samantha has been featured in Well + Good, Buzzfeed, and Just Begin Magazine.   In This Episode:   Samantha's origins story and how she trusted her intuition in accepting a job in the sex toy industry. Harmful "spiritual" rhetoric around sex. Starting the conversation around sexual shame in religious and spiritual circles. Why masturbation should be taught in school and how it can help educate young people and keep them safe. The benefits of Masturbation. Manifesting while masturbating. Taking your power back with pleasure. Sexual awakening and liberation and how it relates to self-empowerment.    FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

Catherine Urban (NCGR-PAA IV, ISAR-CAP) is the author of Your Astrological Cookbook: The Perfect Recipe for Every Sign. She maintains a thriving consultation practice, creates weekly astrological forecasts, teaches predictive and foundational courses in astrology and writes for NCGR’s Memberletter. Catherine is a mama, astro-mage and recently integrated the art of horary into her practice.    In This Episode: Make sure to bring your calendars and journals to write down important dates and transits because Catherine gives us a lot of ways to move through these energies.  Catherine shares her origins story and how she started studying astrology.  The overall theme and energy of September. Virgo and Libra seasons. The new moon in Virgo The full moon in Pisces Mercury retrograde in Libra and how to work with this transit.  FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

Seo Kelleher (pronounced Sea-Oh Keh-Li-Hur, she/her) is a Korean American shaman, author, and publisher. She heals and helps others to release what no longer serves them, so they can thrive and live more authentic, aligned lives. She channels her ancestors and Korean shamanic deities in her work.    In This Episode: Seo's origins story; the catalyst to her spiritual journey and how she was led to shamanism. How the Korean American experience is unique and how she was able to heal and integrate both cultures.  How Seo knew that she was being called to embody shamanism. Who are Mudangs and why are they stigmatized? How Seo channels the Korean deities to assist her in her healing work.  We talk about Han and the definition of Han in Korean is something that is unique to the people of Korea and the Korean diaspora. Exploring our indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices is a gateway to our expansion.  FULL SHOW NOTES Kickstarter project, Unlock Your Magic Affirmation and Contemplation Cards YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

In This Episode: I reintroduce myself and I briefly share my story.  How to navigate through the in-between time. Feeling lost or lacking clarity?  The last decan of Leo and the corresponding tarot card. The waxing phase of the moon.  At this time, pay attention to your inner guidance, signs, and synchronicities that are guiding you the way. Channeled messages using tarot and divination for the rest of your Leo season.  FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

In This Episode: I talk about the energies surrounding this New Moon in Leo The significance of 8 in numerology Lion's Gate and its connection to Kemet, ancient Egypt   How to use this manifestation portal  I go through each of the rising signs and which house of your natal chart Leo is activating  I channel messages using my intuition and divination for you. Please take what resonates and leave what doesn't  FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

Cho Hwang is an astrologer specializing in forecasting and predictive astrology. She has a knack for predicting collective trends using planetary cycles and the art of divine timing. Her practice is deeply spiritual and heart-centered. She shares her magic through her membership program, the Lunar Mission Club, which helps you explore your soul blueprint and step into your higher calling.   In This Episode: We talk about Cho's predictions for 2020 and her reflections on how everything unfolded. The main theme of 2021. The key dates and energies moving through August 2021. The energies of Leo and Aquarius.  Cho's suggestions for how to work with August's energies.  Why the Full Moon in Aquarius is a pivotal and exciting lunation.  FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

In this solo episode, I talk about the Aquarian energies that are propelling us forward at the individual and collective levels. You've been getting an Aquarius activation since December 21st 2020 with the Saturn and Jupiter conjunction at 00 degrees Aquarius in a certain area of your life. This is also an auspicious time because we have 2 full moons in Aquarius within a month. Some people call this a blue moon. This is a time to break free from perceived limitations, shine in your authenticity and let your freak flag fly!   FULL SHOW NOTES YouTube Channel Laura Chung Instagram Awaken and Align Instagram Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

Rebecca Antsis is a multi-dimensional Alchemixtress steeped in the transformative and performance arts. She melds her backgrounds in theatre, religious studies, events, herbalism, and hospitality to create prismatically potent transmutational environments. Founder & Herbal Mixologist for "Elixirology," a whimsical take on herbal education and a non-alcoholic beverage program consultancy that brings elixir menus into bar settings. You can find her there teaching Harry Potter-esque “Potions 101" workshops to groups of all ages.    Look out for her late summer launch of APHRODISIA: a brand devoted to the heart space that offers sacred wedding planning, sustainable floral design, and a pop-up flower elixir bar exclusively serving aphrodisiacs. In addition to potion-making, Rebecca Antsis is also a Vini Yoga instructor, production/festival maven, and chameleonic performing artist immersed in the worlds of theatre, ceremony, and circus for over 15 years.    Rebecca is currently a member of the belly dance troupe Sisters of the Blooming Sun and the founder/creative director of the K A I R O S T H Y M I A, a mystery school and traveling divination installation that plays with sacred vs. linear time through ritual.    In This Episode: Rebecca’s origins story and her connection to her ancestors. Healing intergenerational trauma and our ancestral lineages. How the plants are helping us to heal.   Rebecca shares her revelations after a ceremony and gets vulnerable about her current studies.  Connecting to our inner Witch and our innate abilities.  A world led by the Feminine.  Masculine and Feminine, Yin and Yang, Lunar and Solar, Anima and Animus.  What does it mean to truly be in the yin?  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

Nana Meriwether is a Former Miss USA and professional and Olympic-level volleyball player.    Meriwether went on to work for Harper’s Bazaar as Head of Editorial Special Projects and Executive Assistant to the former Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar - America’s first fashion magazine. She has written for and contributed to Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Vogue Australia, The Huffington Post, CR Fashion Book, Cosmopolitan magazine and she edits a wellness blog called, Well, There’s This.   She is the founder of Cale, a wellness company focused on alcohol alternatives. The brand innovatively makes wine out of herbs with their first releases being low-alcoholic wine grape varietals infused with healthful, adaptogenic and functional herbs, botanicals, mushrooms and plants.   In This Episode: Nana was born in South Africa, went to high school in DC, and shares the rest of her origins story. How and why she got into pageants and spoiler alert, she became Miss America.  How preparing for pageants was Nana's first foray into manifestation and shadow work.  The event that started her spiritual awakening. How she came up with her low alcohol plant-based wine Cale which is pronounced like kale.  How her trip to Costa Rica changed the course of her life.  The magic of plants! Nana's morning ritual to start her day from an aligned place.  How Nana deals with imposter syndrome.  Herbalism as a pathway for connecting to a Higher Power. FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

Stephanie Powell is an astrologer, cat lover, sister, Mexican-American, writer/editor, and, possibly most importantly, a Leo living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Studying celebrity charts makes her heart flutter, and so does Zumba. She runs Leona Moon Astrology, and in her spare time targets her loved ones with passive-aggressive astrology memes.   In This Episode: Make sure you get your calendar and notebook to write these dates down! Stephanie shares her origins story and how she got into astrology. The first week of July is going to be INTENSE! Find out what Mars is activating.  What has and will the Saturn and Uranus squares change in our collective? Working with Pluto.  I share how these transits have impacted my life these past 4 years.  The sexiest day of the month and possibly the year.  How to move through Leo season. Stephanie shares about her anxiety disorder and the practices she uses to work with it.  As a content creator and astrologer, how she tries to have a healthy relationship with social media. The main theme of July and how to move through this month.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

In this episode: Full Moon at 3 degrees and 27 minutes in Capricorn. Opposite the Sun in Cancer. Mercury in Gemini went direct on June 22nd. We have a beautiful aspect in the sky on June 23rd; the Sun in Cancer is trine Jupiter in Pisces. Very lucky aspect! Capricorn rules our structures, goals, career, long term plans.  Tap into the high vibrational expression of Capricorn who learns through the long journey and gains wisdom through the trials and tribulations. Think of the sea-goat traversing the seas or mountains.  What have you learned over the last 18 months since the Solar Eclipse at 4 degrees Capricorn on 12/26/19? Or the last year? 6 months? Where do you feel restricted and contracted in your life (Capricorn)? What structures of your life have been in review?  Don't give up! Take what you've learned and leave what does not resonate with you anymore! Leave the past where it belongs.  Where your focus goes energy flows.  Make sure you are nurturing yourself and taking time out for self care and fun (Cancer). FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

In honor of Mercury Retrograde, I look back at some of the conversations I've had in over 134 episodes! Everyone goes through difficult times. EVERYONE. It takes sheer grit, trust, and faith in a Higher Power that we are being guided to our highest timeline. I sat down with Susy Oludele, Yuna Chung aka mom, Brittany Piper, Oge Udeogu, Karen Perez, Samantha Caffrey, and Florencia Fridman. They share how they got through the challenges they have faced and any words of wisdom they can bestow upon us.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests

In This Episode: The significance of 19 degrees in numerology. June is a universal #11 month, a portal. What is a solar eclipse in astronomy? What is the significance of a new moon in astrology? Mercury cazimi and what we can expect. Why I believe June is a powerful month of tapping into our intuition and dreams.  I go through each of the 12 rising signs and give you a taste of what area of your life this eclipse will transit through.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

I'm back with another solo episode. I wanted to show up, again, as I recorded this on the first day of June; the halfway point of 2021. In this episode, I wanted to share my intentions with this community and how I want to show up going forward. This last lunar eclipse was a doozy. It really illuminated my limiting beliefs about myself and fears that have been simmering in my subconscious. Doing shadow work and going inward can be a very lonely place. It's not for the faint of heart. This is why it's so important to me to remind you that you're not alone. Going through more difficult times in our lives is divinely orchestrated by our Higher Selves and our Spiritual team - I truly believe we are divinely protected and guided. I go more in-depth about this in the episode so hopefully, you'll meet me there.    In This Episode: I have an announcement! The invitation for us during the Mercury and Saturn retrogrades. Healing my lack mentality and shifting to an abundance mindset. What I've learned during these transits and how I've been applying them to my life and business.  Healing is a spiral and each time, you are given the opportunity to heal deeper and gain more wisdom.  June is a month for change and making decisions.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Originally from Italy, and currently residing in Chicago, Chiara is an acupuncturist, organizer, artist, immigrant, and queer former teen ma’ living with multiple disabilities. Their clinical focus is on mental health, trauma, CPTSD, and queer/trans health. She is committed to making healthcare accessible and in building collaborative healing spaces.   In This Episode: Chiara’s origins story. The reasons why she immigrated to America and her experience in her home country of Italy.  Her journey towards art, healing, and social justice.  What led her to study and practicing acupuncture. The ways in which healing has become capitalistic and her intentions for creating safe healing spaces for all.  Her thoughts on cultural appropriation. The questions she asks herself may help you as well.  I asked Chiara, how she learned about the dynamics of race in America being White presenting and as an immigrant.  Her disabled immigrant and queer perspective on healing and spirituality.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Hello you beautiful souls! I hope you are moving through these times with compassion and love. It's a wild ride this experience called life but at least we have each other. This is another solo episode from me...   In This Episode I Talk About:  What's happening in Awaken + Align Universe.  The lessons of Taurus season What to expect during Gemini season starting on May 20, 2021. Mercury Retrograde. Should you be worried? Eclipse season - Karmic fate. The South node eclipse happening on May 26, 2021, and what does this mean for the collective and for your life. Jupiter in Pisces and the loudest message I received in my dream. Law of Resonance, Vibration, and Attraction.  Co-creating with Spirit from Wholeness.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Remington Donovan is a numerologist, qabalistic tarot reader, seer and teacher of kundalini yoga living in Los Angeles, California. He was born into the tradition of Swami Satchidananda, learning meditation and yoga directly from him at a very early age. He began formal training in the Western Mystery tradition as a teenager studying under an Adept Master for 22 years practicing the Hermetic, Qabalistic wisdom of the ancients. He uses these technologies and talents to empower, inspire and guide individuals in private readings and group sessions locally and worldwide.   In This Episode: How I met Remington and why it took me so long to step into the potential of my chart. Our thoughts on the difference between fate versus destiny.  What is a Western mystery school and how did Remington start learning about Hermetic and Qabalistic wisdom teachings.  The 5 year, the energies around 2021. At the midpoint of 2021, it’s not too late to activate these energies in your life.  How I’ve felt about this 5 year and what I’ve been disrupting this year.  The invitation for 2021 and the energies of astrology and numerology that are supporting you. The energy of Uranus and Taurus, Aquarian Age, and crypto currency.  What can we expect for the 6 year of 2022. Collectively, we are in a 5 year but you also have your personal year in 2021.   FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Michelle Pellizzon is the founder of Holisticism a digital wellness space that bridges the gap between the mystic and realistic to make well-being more accessible. They make it more accessible by offering free classes and resources and are driven by the community first. They are here to support any human on the journey to becoming more truly themselves by being an inclusive space and advocates for social change and justice.   In This Episode:   Michelle’s “weird” origins story which includes Italian witchcraft to being a professional dancer. How seizures led her to healing, wellness, to the tech industry, and starting her own company.  What does Holisticism mean and how did she come up with the company’s name.  As a leader, does she believe that she needs to be clear on her stance on politics and polarized issues? Her views on cancel culture.  What does being an abolitionist mean? How is Holisticism move towards social justice, change, and divesting from capitalism. How Michelle runs an intuitive business that’s community first.  My theory on why Italian and Korean cultures are very similar.  How to be a better more inclusive leader who can hold space for others. Being a witch and what it means to her in reclaiming the word. Our theories on why some White people appropriate culture because this too is rooted in colonization.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Marilu has held a private practice as a Shamanic Practitioner since 2012.  Her formal training includes the Four Winds Society as well as an ongoing apprenticeship with the Nusta Medicine Women of Peru.    Her own healing journey and reclamation of her Ancestral Wisdom brought her to embody the Ancient Wisdom Traditions of Peru and to share the Medicine and Beauty of this Lineage as a path towards Empowerment and Embodied living.  Her mission and passion are to reconnect Women with their Authentic Selves; to awaken their somatic awareness through Shamanistic practices and to reconnect them with their innate Sacred Womb Wisdom as the foundations for leading fulfilling whole lives. Marilu holds international retreats and Earth Based Ceremonies in the Santa Cruz mountains and anywhere where Medicine is needed. She works privately with both men and women.    In This Episode: Marilu’s origins story of how she came from a lineage of medicine women. What is Shamanism? Can anybody be a Shaman?  What are some things to look for when you want to work with a Shaman? How reclaiming her ancestral indigenous wisdom also started her decolonization work.  Why well-being and healing are integral in community health. What is Shamanic Earth based healing?  What is the New Earth and what does it look like? We all want change and a more harmonious world but it's going to take a revolution that starts from within. Marilu’s views on calling people out for appropriation.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

After 15 years of chasing job titles and promotional raises in the corporate world, Chris realized she wasn't chasing what really mattered to her. And, she started to lose control over her true destiny. So after years of climbing the corporate ladder in one of the most iconic cities in the world - New York City, and even working with some A-list celebrities, she quit everything in the summer of 2019 to pursue a new chapter aligned with her authentic self and vowed to chase every one of her dreams, not bound by any other factor besides her inner compass. This journey led her to move to Europe to fulfill one of her biggest (and a 20 year) dreams and to have more meaning in her work by inspiring men and women to always live fully in the present and always on their own terms. This new life mission led her to launch P.S. Younger Self, a platform and community to share wisdom from inspirational entrepreneurs, life coaches, creatives and thought leaders from around the world to help more people crush their fears and optimize their lifestyles to live a life without regrets.    In This Episode: How Chris went from working in PR, social media, and digital marketing to her dream job and living her purpose.  How she “knew” quitting her job and moving to London was the right step. How she pivots even when things don’t work out the way she plans.  How she faces and feels her fears.  Confidence and aging.  Our mutual experience being Korean American, single, and the “different” one in the family.  How her spiritual journey helped her uncover the limiting beliefs in the way of her living her dream life.  Finding relationships that nurture your growth and letting go of the ones you’ve outgrown. FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In This Episode: Tiffany shares her Asian American and disability origins story. Her healing journey and unlearning ableism.  The reason why Tiffany shares her disability when she meets people on her dating journey. The physical and non-physical marks of trauma.  The problem with toxic positivity. Tiffany did a whole Ted Talk about it! How she deals with micro-aggressions being Asian American and disabled.   Reclaiming the world disabled and disability. What disabled and well means to her. Diversability and her intention for creating it.   FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Esoteric Esa, is an Intuitive Content Creator and Numerologist. After graduating with her B.A. in Journalism - Public Relations from Cal-State University, Northridge she quickly transitioned to help craft the public perception and brand image for one of Music's Biggest Award Shows - The GRAMMYs. With seven years of experience in Events, Entertainment, Music, and Social Media, it became apparent that her Gemini Midheaven was leading her to her life's work. Esoteric Esa was birthed after her spiritual awakening. Influenced by the thought that conversation around destigmatizing the negative misconceptions associated with esoteric teachings in the Latinx community is what drove her to believe that Spirituality in our community needs to be talked about. Through that intention, she launched her self-titled YouTube channel and her SOULIMINATI blog to share purpose-driven content for women seeking spiritual liberation. Her Podcast, Better Work Bitch, "A Podcast for Manifestors" is now on its second season and highlights how to play with the Universe to better create our realities through sharing her journey of becoming "The Modern Spiritual Latina." It's in her lineage to foster other women and spread the self-empowering knowledge within astrology, crystal stones, and numerology.   In This Episode We Tak About:  Jasmin’s origins story and how she got into spirituality and astrology. The difference between twin flames, soulmates, and karmic relationships.  Masculine and feminine energy and how it relates to twin flames. What is the purpose of a twin flame journey?  The signs and synchronicities of when you meet your twin flame. Her advice for calling-in your twin flame.  The reason why partnerships are meant to grow your soul. How can you tell between a karmic relationship and a twin? The numerology of the Divine Masculine awakening in 2020.  FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Tamsin Lee, DAOM, AEMP is an East Asian medicine doctor, community-based researcher and a Daoist face reader. She is the founder of Influential Point, an online social venture organization leveraging digital media to amplify BIPOC voices in the health and wellness space. She also offers personalized face reading consultations through Elemental Archetypes where she weaves her family lineage of Korean face reading, and the Five seasonal phases of Daoism to guide womxn to rediscover their Dao and reclaim their beauty.   In This Episode, We Talk About: Our stories of how we were both introduced to acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Tamsin shares her story of how she healed her body with acupuncture.  How acupuncture came to the US and how it became capitalized. The history of acupuncture also has ties to healing justice; the Black Panthers and the Young Lords in NYC.  The appropriation of Eastern Medicine. Gwansang in Korean is the ancient practice of face reading in Daoist medicine.  How your face is a visual record of your story from your time in the womb to the present. How Tamsin’s side hustle of face reading became a tool for empowerment and social justice.  How our facial features determine our Dao, our destiny. How she is bringing awareness to these ancient practices and incorporating social justice and change into her work. FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Karen Perez is truly a face behind a mask-- the mask. The New York-based Stylist/Designer launched Second Wind, a boutique quickly turning heads for its empowering line of handcrafted masks. Amid the coronavirus pandemic as well as recent waves in social justice reform, this bold Latina sought to embrace a new “normal” with her talents. As clients inquired about stylish masks that wouldn’t hinder their busy lives, she designed a mask that could enhance the natural contour of feminine features while remaining true to practicality while making a statement for women. Second Wind carries the intent to empower women with every decision. With every piece Second Wind brings to life, there is a message of spirit, equality, and persistence as the world embraces a new normal. Since the brand launched in June 2020, Second Wind has received press recognition in outlets such as Vogue and WWD, and support from women like none other than AOC. In This Episode, We Talk About: Her mindset at the start of the pandemic and how she shifted her perspective during a time of uncertainty. How Second Wind was born out of a time of rest, creativity, and a passion to serve people. The moment she realized her passion project was more than just a trend from the pandemic. Creating a mask business; a product that is so politicized At the height of her brand launch, her designs were stolen from an influencer. How she dealt with that time and what she learned. The power of the collective. How her community stepped in to bring awareness and accountability for the stolen designs. Being featured in Diet Prada and going viral. How she met AOC. How she received all the press and dream collaborations. What she told herself during those hard times when she had $10 in the bank. At the end of the episode, Karen asks me what I feel we should expect in the next 6 months of 2021. FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this week's solo episode, Laura talks about: How she is aligning to a new frequency of her rich b*tch life.  How to move through the last week of Pisces season. How to prepare for Aries Season and the Equinox.  The practice she uses to get the fear and anxiety out of her body.  The message she got when she finally surrendered.  Why the "work" is getting your energy to the right vibrational resonance. FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In This week's solo episode, I talk about this week's energy update leading up to the New Moon in Pisces on Saturday March 13th 2021 and how to use these energies to be very clear about your wishes and dreams. I also share keys dates that will amplify your intentions and some contemplative prompts to get you thinking about your legacy. At the end of the episode, I share my dreams and what I want to accomplish in the next few years. Such a vulnerable moment!    FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

The law of attraction is just one of the 12 universal laws, and getting familiar with the other 11 can help us unlock a more spiritually aligned life. The law of attraction is about matching energetic frequencies to attract the things we desire into our experience. It is based on the idea that like attracts like, but you can also repel. Whatever you are focused on grows – be it good or bad, negative or positive. You might be asking yourself then why don't I have the thing? Or my person? Maybe you need to incorporate the other 11 Universal Laws. In this solo episode, Laura talks about each of the 12 Universal Laws in-depth with practical examples.    FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In This Episode, I Talk About: What the Weekly Moon Circles are like. What do we do? The truth of who we are. The energies of Pisces season and how to move through this time. Your fears are the gateway to your dreams. What I learned during Mercury Retrograde and how I'm showing up moving forward. The Moon card in Tarot. Choosing Love over Fear. FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In This Episode We Talk About: Grace’s origins story, where she grew up, and what she wanted to do when she grew up. How she found tarot. How she was able to reconcile the cultural differences between the Asian and American cultures in terms of entrepreneurship.  How she was able to continue on her spiritual business while her family did not understand what she was doing. How she created the Mystic Mondays tarot. Her tarot depicts images of inclusivity and diversity. How she is ambitious through her purpose. Her advice on finding your purpose. How she revamped her money story in order for her to create her business.   Being an Asian American woman and being outspoken and in the media.  How she balances the physical world and the spiritual world.  FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In This Episode, I Talk About: New Moon in Aquarius energy. Why this New Moon in Aquarius has me reflecting back to 2009. The secret to manifestation (or not a secret). Reflecting back to the manifestation tools I was using to quit my corporate job. What I've been reflecting on during Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius. The collective energies of this New Moon in Aquarius especially for USA. What do you want to free yourself from? In what area of your life?   FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

This is a continuation of Episode 116 Part I. Erin Eber and I dive deeper into the issues we are currently facing in America: Polarity, racial injustice, spiritual bypassing, and the emergence of conspirituality.   In This Episode, We Spoke About:   Her advice on discernment in the spiritual community. A discussion around racial injustice and spiritually bypassing. How traveling the world made her realize the injustices in America. Is it spiritual to be political?  What White spiritual people don't understand about BIPOC communities' real lived experiences. Recognizing people’s authentic experiences is high vibrational. How her own experience with suffering gave her empathy and compassion for BIPOC's lived experiences. We have a conversation around conspirituality and the theories circling the New Age/Spiritual communities now.    FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Erin Eber is an intuitive guide and healer who channels sound. She also facilitates cacao ceremonies and uses the Human Design system to help others to connect to their Divine truth. She has been trained in and trained with, many teachers and modalities over the years, but none of it felt as important to her as what her own soul and life has taught her. Erin believes that we each possess a unique blueprint in this life and her mission is to support people in having full access, in order to uncover your greatest potential.   In This Episode, We Spoke About:   Erin starts the episode off with a frequency toning. Please make sure you are not driving! I get to know Erin. We have a mutual friend Ksenia who has been on this podcast and we have both been guests on her podcast, Woke + Wired. What sparked our conversations via Instagram DMs.  How Erin went from singing and having "regular jobs" to her healing journey for her voice. How Erin started frequency healing. It came through during a cacao ceremony in Guatemala. What is toning and how did she know this was her calling? What is Spirituality?  The distortion of spirituality on Social Media Having discernment for finding spiritual teachers and gurus.    FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this solo episode, I talk about: How I'm working with Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius  The dynamic energy of this Full Moon in Leo  The invitation of this Full Moon in Leo The luckiest day of the year is happening this week! Venus and Pluto in Capricorn - My Power Bitch song How to move through all of these energies for your highest timeline  FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Nick Lasky is a Virginia based psychic and astrologer. Nick is the founder of the Society of Awakening Souls at the University of Virginia and studies in a Mystery School of Ancient Wisdom. Nick guides his clients with clear guidance about their relationships, career, finances, and health. He can tune-in to your energy and reveal your major blockages, how to release them, and the steps to get you on your highest path. Nick has the unique ability to fuse together his clairvoyance, astrology, and spiritual knowledge to give you an insightful, uplifting, and fun experience.   In This Episode We Talk About: The major transits of 2021 How to prepare for these energies both individually and collectively The revolutionary energies the week of January 18-24, 2021 Is there light at the end of the tunnel? What 2021 is asking of all of us to work on spiritually Is Mercury retrograde that big of a deal? The astrology of 2021 and the USA Why Neptune is such a big deal for the USA this year FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Anisa Benitez resides in New York City and spends her time dismantling the 'starving artist' stigma and promoting #CreativeWellness. She's made the transition from top-industry marketer, for brands like Google, YouTube Music and more, to being an actor; model; public speaker; founder of More by Her, a storytelling platform highlighting creative womxn shaping culture; host and producer of No Starving Artist, a podcast to support creatives in building health, wealth and marketing wisdom.   In This Episode We Talk About: How she transitioned her career from Google to being a full-time creative entrepreneur. How she is breaking the stigma of a starving artist. The big life event that made her pivot her beliefs on what success means to her. How she decided to start acting and modeling in February of 2020. What is creative wellness exactly? How does she tap into her creativity? Anisa shares her creative process. How she shares personal experiences while being a private person. She shares what she has learned about relationships and what it takes. P.S. she is dating during the pandemic! Her views on Tik Tok. That is where we met after all! FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In This Episode I Talk About: The lessons I learned and what I'm ready to leave behind in 2020. What does awakening mean? What does the dark night of the soul mean? My intentions for 2021. My awakening moment in 2018 in Byron Bay, Australia Moving from the tower moment to the star.  FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Originally from Rio, Roberta was a practicing lawyer in Brazil and New York before committing to teaching Yoga & Meditation full time. In 2008, she decided to follow her spiritual calling and moved to an Ashram (a spiritual retreat site) in upstate New York, where she lived for 2 years. This experience was incredibly transformative and it prompted her to quit Law to teach Yoga full time. Fast forward 10 years into Spiritual Teaching, she founded “Salt & Spirit Wellness" a wellness studio in Vancouver, BC, now closed after the pandemic. With the closure of their brick and mortar studio, a new idea and concept was birthed: Salt & Spirit Collective, expanding their vision worldwide.   Her mission is to make transformative spiritual practices approachable and grounded, part of your daily life. Though this was her story, Roberta believes and teaches that you don’t have to quit your job and move to an Ashram in order to find balance. She teaches that spiritual life is not that different from the worldly life - it is just one life, and these aspects can, and should be integrated.   In This Episode We Talk About: The difference between manifestation and co-creating your reality. The fated life vs. destiny. Can you erase a part of your past timeline? Roberta's steps in how she shifts her reality. Her definition of high vibration and why it's an important process of consciously co-creating. What is deja vu? FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Julia Peters is a curve model, intuitive educator and tarot reader. Through her own journey of healing her physical body, her mission in life is to help others live the life they are meant to. Julia helps people cultivate self-worth, body neutrality, do shadow work, and healing.    In This Episode We Talk About: Julia's journey towards becoming a curve model. How participating in sports helped her with her physical body image.  How she was able to heal her gut and physical pain through natural healing.  How she started healing and understanding the link between her chakra body and her physical ailments.  Reprogramming her mindset around money and the tools she uses.  Her views on movements like normalize normal bodies and body positivity. How she got into tarot which includes an astral traveling experience.  Shadow work and how it became the main focus of her business.   FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this week's solo episode, I'm updating you on what I've been experimenting with during Sagittarius and eclipse season. I've been reflecting a lot about 2020 since we're coming to the end of the year. I'm SUPER excited about the Jupiter and Saturn conjunction in Aquarius happening on December 21st 2020 which is bringing a huge energetic shift in our consciousness.    FULL SHOW NOTES   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Shiri Perera, owner and founder of Aatmaya, is a certified crystal healer and self-taught jewellery artist. Armed with a deeper understanding of the metaphysical properties and benefits of crystals, she shares her learnings in the form of energy healing and delicate signature jewelry.   Having lived her life across the world in Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Canada, Shiri always found herself drawn to the path of a higher calling. Having experienced cosmic alignment during several mind-expanding moments in her journey, Shiri found herself on a quest for self-awakening. This pursuit for a spiritually empowered lifestyle is how Aatmaya came into being.   In This Episode We Talk About:    How Shiri found crystals and why crystals for healing? Crystal grids and how to use the energies for our benefit.  How she channels your specific energetic signature to create your own crystal grid.  Her favorite crystals for each Chakra.  Her suggestions for sourcing ethical crystals. To cleanse or not to cleanse your crystals? Her advice for channeling.   For Full Show Notes   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Oge Udeogu is a professional football player who moonlights as a reiki healer and manifestation teacher. With over 107k followers on Tik Tok, his videos on spirituality and manifestation are becoming viral sensations. Oge shares his story of growing up first generation Nigerian American, playing football professionally, and 2020 being the catalyst of his spiritual awakening.     In This Episode We Talk About: His experience as a first-generation Nigerian American. How Oge learned to play football by playing a video game.  How 2020 was the catalyst for his awakening. The King of Pentacles Tik Tok, how it became viral and his process for content creation. How Oge moves through challenging times.  Oge’s favorite manifestation practices. How Oge found a Shaman and his tips for you to find a legit Shaman. His experiences with Astral projection.    For Full Show Notes   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this solo episode, I talk about what I've learned through the quarantine with my parents. Spoiler alert: deep ancestral healing. The synchronicities that led me to come to Mexico for deeper healing and work. What I've learned post-Mercury in retrograde and Scorpio season. My experience living here in Tulum, Mexico. Just being honest here! Post-USA election thoughts.    For Full Show Notes   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Niki Morrissette, aka VeNika-- is a yoga/meditation teacher, musician, and actress based in Los Angeles. Her classes are a blend of heart-centered grounding and playful curiosity.  Students are invited to both challenge and fiercely accept themselves. Niki's teaching is greatly influenced by Schuyler Grant and the Kula Yoga Project, Elena Brower, and Claudine and Honza Lafond of YogaBeyond. A lifelong singer and performer, VeNika blends tools and wisdom acquired for a life on the stage, with practices that can be a vector for healing; She loves helping individuals find freedom in their bodies and authentic expression. As a member of the Brooklyn band Great Caesar, VeNika has toured the country sharing the stage with diverse acts from Indigo Girls to Allen Stone. Her latest musical project, VeNika, is a soulful exploration of heartbreak, authenticity, and resilience. Expect VeNika's EP in the Fall of 2020.   In This Episode We Talk About: VeNika talks about her dreams and how she started the inner work first before sharing herself with the world. How she started to heal her scarcity mindset. How the lockdown helped her to finally make the decision to live the life of her dreams and live with intention.  Trusting the unfolding of your life. How she found A Course in Miracles and how she applies it to her life.  Moving from fear to love.  For Full Show Notes   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

My energy coach, Sheetal Rajan of The Sacred Being, is back with another episode about the fundamentals of the universe; energy, frequency, and vibration. I asked her to teach another workshop for our community amidst the uncertainty of 2020. I have been working with Sheetal since the Summer and have experienced expansion in all areas of my life. I was able to "see" things that were hidden in my subconscious mind.    In This Episode We Talk About: What is Sacred Geometry? How can understanding Sacred Geometry help us to create our own reality? More details about the November 14th workshop and what you will learn.  The keys to abundance are in you.  For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In this week's solo episode, I'm giving you all a life update! How I've moved through transformative times in my life, and other thoughts on this ever-winding spiritual journey.    For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Ellie Lee is a TV host, actress, social media influencer, and self-love guide. You’ve seen her on VH1 News, Big Morning Buzz Live with Nick Lachey, MTV, E! News, People Style, iHeartRadio, Complex, and iHeartRadio. She has appeared as an entertainment correspondent on E! News, E!'s Daily Pop, The Wendy Williams Show, and The Steve Harvey show.   Ellie has appeared in several independent films including the 2018 feature length drama “I Can I Will I Did”, which won her the Garden State Film Festival’s Rising Star Award and she just wrapped the indie horror film “Rick and Ruby”, and is currently starring in one of Snapchat's first original scripted shows, "The Daily Realness," a mockumentary series about a clickbait-driven website.   In This Episode We Talk About: What sparked Ellie's interest in TV hosting. How she got into acting and how she booked her first gig. KPop and KDrama  Her experience being in "the industry" and how that started her spiritual journey. How she stays true to who she is while pursuing her dreams in Hollywood.  How she cultivates self-love especially being from a culture that does not recognize the importance of it. Our experiences with Christianity and the Church. How she has the confidence to share her voice on TV, film, and social media. How Ellie deals with criticism.  For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Brittany Simone Anderson is a New York based sound practitioner, ceremonialist, and movement guide. Brittany believes that well-being is our birth right, and as such, it is our responsibility to take an active role in our own wellness. Brittany combines a variety of practices that include sound, breathwork, coaching, yoga, and mindful eating. Brittany works one on one or in groups to empower people to take their health in their own hands. Together we can reconnect the mind/body/soul.    In This Episode We Talk About: The course of events that led her to her wellness and spiritual journeys. She talks about her dissonance with her religious upbringing and how she's been able to make amends with it. Her experience being a Black woman in wellness and spirituality. How to be a healer and be receptive to money. Cultural appropriation of spiritual modalities. How's she's been moving through these times of racial injustice. Her views on mentorship and moving away from Guru culture. Her experiences with bi-racial relationships. For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Happy 100th episode! In this episode, my sister interviews me about my dream life, business, and spiritual journey. This was recorded in May of 2020 during the height of quarantine.   In This Episode We Talk About:   What I do for a living and how I define myself. How I make money and do what I love. How I started the path of ancestral healing and how it related to my purpose and life. How I started meditating and the journey that led me to Kundalini Yoga. My views on energy vampires or negative people. What does it mean to be woke or awakened.  What to remember when you feel lost or alone. How to develop your supernatural gifts. How to meet new people when you are in life transitions.    For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Natalie Valle is a sound healer and energy worker. Natalie's divine purpose is to help you transmute any negative patterns that are holding you back from feeling light, aligned, and empowered. Using sound and meditation, along with other modalities such as, but not limited to, sound healing, and reiki which have helped her along her own journey, she helps people create and design a program and experience that fits their unique needs and styles. She is here to support you on your quest to discover authentic joy, love, and live your best life ever.   In This Episode We Talk About: Natalie's journey from her El Salvadorian roots, to growing up in Virginia and starting her spiritual journey.  How synchronicities led her to find sound healing.  How she distinguishes from a yes and a no in life.  Her thoughts on 3D jobs to spiritual business and how she dances between the two.  Natalie reveals why it took her some time to hold space.  The science behind sound healing.  The different brain wave states and how sound baths can help with the bodies' natural healing. Her experience with EMF and her practices to protect herself. For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.  

Shannon Kenny is a sustainability consultant. She helps eco-conscious individuals and businesses grow and thrive with integrity. Shannon is the founder of Mama Eco, a website that helps you put the second-guessing, the eco-guilt, and the overwhelming confusion to bed. On her site, Shannon provides a plethora of resources that make sustainability easy and approachable.    In This Episode We Talk About: Shannon's origins story of how she grew up in Trinidad to coming to New York and starting Mama Eco. What does it really mean to be sustainable?  Why recycling is really not a thing. What she says about black plastic will blow your mind!  What can we do now? Is it too late?  Shannon’s sustainable practices. Hint one of them deals with toilet paper.  We talk about poop and periods!  The steps I've taken so far to be sustainable and eco-conscious.  For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Erica Jago is a yoga teacher and graphic designer. She is fearless in her love for yoga and passionate about communication design. Through her signature illustrations of yoga poses, called Asanaglyphs, she found a union between the two. With over 18 years of experience in designing books, she self-published her first book, Art of Attention, ranked #1 on Amazon for design, now translated into six languages, and graphically designed Oprah Winfrey’s The Wisdom of Sundays.    After the making of Art of Attention, chakra studies helped her heal an addiction she had been battling for 25 years. Since then,  she started helping others embrace their beauty to impact those they love. For the pasts ten years, Erica gathered over 300 women and men from more than 42 countries for week-long retreats to study one chakra at a time.   In these retreats, Erica uses her background as a kundalini and vinyasa trained teacher, as well as her experience as a designer to introduce a new methodology—combining storytelling with emotionally connected yoga, visionary art, and nature—to inspire inner knowing, spiritual care and interconnectedness.   For Angelus, her second book, Erica developed 21 yoga sequences, all illustrated with Asanaglyphs. Not only is she the spiritual mastermind behind the book; she also designed the book graphically.    In This Episode We Talk About: Erica's personal journey that led her to find yoga. How Erica teaches ancient wisdom in a modern and personal way. How she received the download for her book Angelus. Kundalini yoga and how it can be beneficial for your life. The chakra system and how this energetic technology helps us to bring our visions into reality. The spiritual practices she used to manifest her book and her non-spiritual practices. Angelus, an experiential chakra workbook. For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Practicing and studying all things holistic health & spirituality for over 20 years, Millana has built an energy healing business that serves 1000’s of clients worldwide. Millana is the CEO & Founder of  Wellness Official – an online marketplace of practitioners & brands for the global wellness community.   In This Episode We Talk About:  Millana's spiritual journey started at a young age. Her grandmother played a pivotal role. Her reflections about the first company she started and how she gave her power away. What she learned from that experience.  Her opinion on how to practice and offer ancient healing modalities if you're White or White-facing.  What is wellness actually? Why is democratizing wellness is so important and what's the first step to do it? Her one tip to creating a healing business that lasts.  For full show notes: Awaken and Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Hello you beautiful souls! This week is a solo episode from me. I'm creating space for myself to do things differently.     In This Episode I Talk About: The Full Moon in Aquarius and how I'm using this energy for my own life.  The Lion's Gate portal.  Manifestation vs Alignment How I've navigated pandemic times and the biggest lessons I've learned. Why I believe developing our intuition is the most important thing we can do.  My beliefs around our soul's blueprint, our purpose, and life as a fun adventure.  For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Rachel grew up in Morrison, Colorado. She came across the world of healing after years of struggling with her personal health. Determined to heal, Rachel began studying holistic health and nutrition which opened a pathway of exploration. She followed a calling to Guatemala where she thought she was going to pursue herbalism, only to find she had a deep connection to the sacred Mayan calendar and the subtle medicine of cacao. Taken aback by the familiarity in what she was learning in Guatemala, it became clear that her healing path had led her to deepen her spirituality. When Rachel returned back to Colorado she was able to access another level of health and understanding that was unknown in the past. She has pursued working with the energies in the calendar system, ceremonial cacao, and together has created a devoted practice. Currently, Rachel lives in Wheat Ridge, Colorado with her husband, baby boy and dog Wrigley. She holds workshops throughout Colorado, focusing on the creation of sacred, safe space. Rachel leads cacao ceremonies, and a variety of workshops, all made up of radiant moments.   In This Episode We Talk About: How Rachel's health issues led her to Guatemala. Her realization of the power of the mind and body connection that changed her life.  The Mayan Cosmovision. Rachel gives me a short reading of my energies. The difference between the trecenas, the 20 day signs, and the numbers. How they work together to express the energetic frequency that is you.  How she personally uses the Mayan Cosmovision as a roadmap for her life.   For Full Show Notes Awaken + Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

In January 2016, Florencia visited Lake Atitlan, Guatemala to study metaphysical practices. There, she was introduced to cacao during a ceremony led by a Mayan day-keeper, a guardian of Mayan wisdom. Florencia had a powerful and life-changing moment. She knew that she was the bridge between the Mayan elders and modern New Yorkers; and eventually the world.    With the guidance of Nana Marina Cruz, a Mayan wisdom keeper from the T'zutujil community in Guatemala, Florencia began her journey with cacao.    Florencia and her brother, Frederico, launched Cacao Laboratory with the intentions of community, connection, sustaining Mother Earth, and giving back to the farmers in South America.   In This Episode We Talk About: The course of events that led Florencia to Guatemala and finding the medicine of cacao. How she started offering cacao circles in NYC.  How cacao was a medicine that helped to heal her relationship with her brother, her co-founder, and family. What ceremony means to Florencia and why she wants you to have a ceremony in every moment of each day. The physical and spiritual benefits of ceremonial cacao.  How she was able to hold space for over 40+ people every day during shelter-in-place. Full Show Notes at Awaken and Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Carolina Arevalo is a Brooklyn based artist. Her artwork resides in the visual embodiment of the “unveiled” in the various journeys throughout her psyche, all the cells that conform to our inner bodies and its connection to the outer worlds. From her Amazonian heritage, she embraces the importance of rituals and ancestral wisdom. She astutely observes nature and the symbiotic relationship of all living beings in the Universe. Caro's artwork is so unique; there are influences from pointillism, metallic appearances, and sacred geometry. Her artwork is a visual manifestation of meditative flow.   In This Episode We Talk About:  The art class that changed her career trajectory. The trip in the jungle and ceremony that changed her life.  How intuition and listening are the tenants of her creative process.  How her art is channeling spirit.  Caro's rituals around creativity.  How she works as a full-time artist while living in NYC. Using social media as a conscious tool.  For full show notes: Awaken and Align   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.

Wen-Jay Ying is the founder and Boss at Local Roots NYC, a small business that has revolutionized the way New Yorkers shop for food. Subscribe online for 3 months of food that comes direct from a farm within 2 hours of NYC. Pick up at a neighborhood bar, cafe or opt for contact-less delivery. It's a customized farmers market brought right to you. Wen-Jay believes the way we eat can change the world and is dedicated to healing our local food system. She was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by former Mayor Bloomberg, New Yorker of the Week by NY1, Ones To Watch by Cherry Bombe, and was a special guest invited to attend the 50th year anniversary UN Global Goals Gala due to her work in the field of sustainability and agriculture.    Ying has spoken on various panels and podcasts about regenerative agriculture, how to reduce food waste, and female entrepreneurship, and is a guest instructor at the International Culinary Center. Her social impact business journey can be seen in Viceland's show Hustle.   In This Episode We Talk About: Growing up Asian American and choosing a non-traditional career. How Wen-Jay got interested in agriculture and locally grown food. Is our food even real? Why it's so important to eat local. How she started Local Roots, a subscription service for organic vegetables and fruits.  How she was able to build an online subscription business in 2011 when this form of e-commerce was not mainstream yet.  See all show notes on Awaken and Align Podcast   Start your journey of healing, spirituality and self-growth. Learn Reiki I with me - Virtually!    Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Kiyoshi's rap style is a mix of poetry and spiritual affirmations. With his 20+ years of experience performing, Kiyoshi coaches people to reach their full potential. Kiyoshi’s rap coaching sessions are transformational, powerful, and incredibly healing on multiple levels. He infuses his knowledge of Hatha Yoga, Reiki, and other holistic practices into his coaching. His coaching sessions are more than just about rap. Kiyoshi's passion is to foster his clients' confidence and self-growth through the art of vocal expression. In This Episode We Talk About:  Kiyoshi’s origins story of how this native Michigander got into poetry and spiritual rap. How Kiyoshi personally can tell the difference between fear and just nervous energy before performing. His rituals around creativity.  Freestyle rap as an art form. Kiyoshi gives me a short rap coaching session. How he was able to cultivate the confidence to rap and share his poetry. Rap coaching as a form of healing and activating confidence in others.  Show Notes:  Kiyoshi Music Website Kiyoshi Music Instagram Kiyoshi's The Affirmation EP Cacao Laboratory Virtual Reiki 1   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Ksenia Avdulova is a public speaker, founder of the award-nominated digital platform Breakfast Criminals, and host of Woke & Wired podcast, focusing on expanded consciousness and entrepreneurship in the digital age. Named "35 Under 35 In Wellness" by Wanderlust and “The Fashion World’s Most In-Demand Breakfast Chef”, Ksenia shares the power of rituals, intuitive nourishment and conscious entrepreneurship through digital storytelling.   In This Episode We Talk About: Ksenia's origins story and how she arrived in America from Russia. All the jobs she's had and how finding self-love led her to create Breakfast Criminals.  Ksenia's special sauce in creating and maintaining multiple platforms in various niches.  How she takes risks and experiments with her social media platforms.  Social media as a manifestation tool. Ksenia shares her process! Why you should get on Tik Tok NOW! What is means to be 5D.  Show Notes: Woke and Wired Podcast Woke and Wired Instagram Breakfast Criminals Website Where is Ksenia Instagram Tiny Cabin New York Instagram Ksenia's Her Earth Tik Tok  Woke and Wired Episode 108: Social Media As A Quantum Energy Exchange and How To Grow On Tik Tok 6/25 Soul Session: Art As A Tool For Reconnection  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Keshia Hannam and Yelda Ali founded the Camel Assembly, an international community of creative female leaders who gather to make change. They believe that change begins with self, and spreads to families, communities, and leads to social impact. Camel Assembly's mission is to see people #marchingdaily - showing up to dreams, passions, relationships, and their health as consistently as to their workplaces and protests. This is facilitated through a community of women across the world, who come together regularly to share who they are and to improve the city they live in.    In This Episode We Talk About: Our personal experiences as women of color and how that fueled us to create platforms for people like us.  How they started Camel Assembly and the symbolism of a camel.  How they are able to keep their integrity as a platform and not monetize their community.  The concept of #marchingdaily and the beauty of taking it slow and steady. The need for more Yin (Feminine energy) in companies and spaces today. Show Notes:   Camel Assembly Website Camel Assembly Instagram Camel Assembly Radio Keshia Hannam Instagram Yelda Ali Instagram Soul Sessions: June 21 Solstice x New Moon x Eclipse Soul Sessions: June 25 Art As A Tool For Reconnection   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Cho is the founder of The Astro Forecast, an astrology business specializing in forecasting and predictive astrology. As a cosmic super forecaster, she loves helping people better understand the planetary weather so that they can move WITH the winds, not against them. She also loves teaching and breaking down complicated astrology concepts into simple, bite-sized pieces. Her mission is to make astrology accessible to all!   In This Episode We Talk About: How she found astrology while growing up Korean-American. The current eclipse season we are in.  The big conjunction on December 21, 2020, and what to expect. How astrology can explain what's happening in our world right now.  What can we expect in the Aquarian age? Show Notes: Predictive Astrology Website Astro Forecast Instagram Astro Forecast TikTok

Jordan Catherine Pagán is the healer and medicine maker of Ostara Apothecary, based in Brooklyn, NY. Jordan creates plant and stone medicine to heal on multidimensional levels, drawing upon her Yaqui and Puerto Rican heritage and connection with the natural world. She is a Reiki Master, a 13th Octave LaHoChi Master, and also practices Pranayama Breathwork and Tarot as tools for soul transformation. Jordan recently published the e-book Love and Lightwashing: A Guide to Cultural Appropriation, White Privilege, and the Shadow Side of Spirituality, in collaboration with Spirit Guides Magazine.   In This Episode We Talk About: How Jordan's whitewashed experience in America led to her ancestral healing. What is 13th Octave LaHoChi? The shadow side of spirituality; Whitewashing spirituality. Why is culture appropriated? What is the best way for White and White passing folks to use these ancient and indigenous modalities?  Is there a "right" way for White and White passing folks to offer spiritual modalities?     Show Notes: Ostara Apothecary Website Ostara Apothecary Instagram Episode 27: Maryam Ajayi on Being a Woman of Color in the Spiritual and Wellness Space Awakening Leela 6/7

In This Episode I Talk About: The energies of this week and how to take practical action. Takeaways and downloads from the New Moon in Gemini on 5/22/20. The energy of Gemini season.  The sacral chakra and how important it is to tune-in to this energy center.  The quote that best describes this time, "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." - Martin Luther King Jr.  Show Notes: 5/29 ReWILDing: Tapping Into Your Innate Powers 6/3 Journey To Your Inner Child 6/7 Awakening Leela Episode 66 With Morgan Greenseth IG LIVE  Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Sheetal is an Energy Coach and Sacred Evolutionist certified in Reiki, Crystal, Theta, and Quantum Healing. She has facilitated workshops across the world including Germany, Austria, Portugal, India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Turkey, and Dubai. Her research in Sacred Geometry and its connection to culture, religion, and self-realization helps activate seekers in raising their vibration and unlocking abundance in their life.    In This Episode We Talk About: How she found Sacred Geometry. What is Sacred Geometry? How it's found in everything from nature to science.  Her method for quantum healing. How just getting your vibe right will not open up your abundance matrix.   Show Notes: The Sacred Being Instagram The Sacred Being Facebook Soul Sessions: May 22nd New Moon Class

We have Adama Sesay, founder of Lilith Astrology, back for this week's episode. Our favorite astrologer walks us through the planets that are retrograding this week. Energetically, this is a VERY busy week; not to downplay the already busy year we've been experiencing. To refresh your memory about Adama, check the links below in the show notes.   In This Episode We Talk About: All the planets retrograding this week which include: Saturn 5/11, Venus 5/13, and Jupiter 5/14. The Pluto retrograde that starting on 4/25. What we can do during these retrogrades and what each planetary energy is asking of us.  The nodal shifts to the North Node in Gemini and the South Node in Sagittarius. Show Notes:    Episode 72: Lilith Astrology Lilith Astrology Website Lilith Astrology Instagram Lilith Astrology YouTube   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Elizabeth April is an international psychic and a Universal Source Channeler. She was given the message at 16 not to do any external research. Everything she shares in her videos is channeled through conscious meditation. She uses remote viewing and astral traveling to seek knowledge beyond this realm. EA is here to help increase the vibration of the planet by spreading truth, knowledge, and awakening.   In This Episode We Talk About: What is The Galactic Federation of Light? What is shifting from the 3D to the 5D consciousness? How to discover your own galactic origins.  Her thoughts on this pandemic and is this the collective shift? Astral traveling, remote viewing, and parallel realities.  Show Notes: Elizabeth April Website Elizabeth April YouTube Elizabeth April Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Adrianne Wright is the Founder and CEO of Rosie, a boutique storytelling agency for non-profits, people and brands doing good in the world. Her extensive portfolio includes organizations such as She Should Run, ParentChild+, Time's Up, She's the First, Clove and Patagonia. Adrianne is also the Co-Founder of I Will Not Be Quiet, a NYC-based activism group that brings women together in intimate talking circles to learn about issues and policies and take action. Adrianne is a passionate advocate for building power for women of color, and supporting spaces that provide a voice for the underrepresented. Adrianne lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Daniel and two-year-old daughter, Lily.   In This Episode We Talk About: How to be an activist and actually make change. The first step you can take to help. We talk about politics! Listen to what we have to say about the presidential candidates. Her tips on how to have conversations with people who don't share the same views. Show Notes: I Will Not Be Quiet Website I Will Not Be Quiet Instagram Think Rosie Website Think Rosie Instagram Adrianne Wright Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Sarah struggled with acne from her early teens. From changing her diet to trying countless skincare brands, she discovered CBD oil through a holistic path. The more Sarah worked to live her most vibrant life, the more she realized that self-acceptance was at the heart of her health—inside and out.   She founded MĀSK to help support the journey towards self-acceptance through the act of self-care. MĀSK seeks to nourish the skin and soothe the spirit with products created to comfort, nurture and encourage the look of healthy skin—in its most pure, authentic state. In This Episode We Talk About: How Sarah discovered cannabis through her own spiritual journey. Redefining beauty and the metaphor of taking off your masks.  What to look for in CBD and buying the best quality. How Sarah knew that CBD was her calling. How she was able to make a business out of helping people. A common hurdle for spiritual entrepreneurs. Show Notes: Virtual Cacao Circle With Cacao Lab Mask Skincare 15% off code: MASK15 Mask Skincare Instagram

In this solo episode with yours truly, I am sharing some transmissions and downloads I've received in the last week after the Full Moon on April 7th.    In This Episode I Talk About: The Energy of the Full Moon in Libra on April 7th and how it's been an emotional AF week. Why you've probably felt really tired recently. The mystical experience I had on Easter. The message I received from my guides to share with you and the one thing you NEED to do right now.  Show Notes: Expand Your Aura Class  Cacao Laboratory Daily Virtual Circles Kumi Dreams Instagram Kumi Dreams Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Ella is a spiritual life and business coach. With her knowledge of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Kundalini Yoga, and digital marketing, she helps clients connect within and build an impactful and profitable online business.    In this episode we talk about: The importance of the subconscious mind in manifesting your dream life. Energetic Alchemy. How Ella combines her knowledge of NLP and Kundalini Yoga in her offerings. Steps to quantum manifestation. How she keeps her vibration high.  Ella shares her abundance practices. Show Notes: P.S. I'm Ella Website P.S. I'm Ella Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

In this solo episode, I wanted to share more about the messages I've been receiving about the big shift of 2020 that started last July during eclipse season.    In this episode I talk about: My spiritual journey up until this point.  The events of July 2019 to the present that have prepared me for this moment.  The ancestral healing I did last Fall. What this time is calling us to do.  The message I received on Friday, March 27th to help prepare you for what's to come in April.  Show Notes: Kumi Dreams Website Kumi Dreams Instagram Episode 73: Clearing the Old Sh*t Before Spring Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Aaron Rose is a new paradigm spiritual teacher, transformational coach for public figures, inclusive culture consultant, motivational speaker, energy worker, and human being committed to changing and enjoying the world at the same time. He is devoted to healing our crisis of separation and political polarization by designing radically inclusive community cultures, facilitating individual recovery from trauma and isolation, and empowering the next generation of changemakers to lead the way.   Aaron has facilitated cultural transformation across multiple industries, from wellness and spirituality to tech and finance, using a unique mix of restorative justice, neuroscience, metaphysics, and meditation. His clients have included McKinsey & Co, Columbia University, Greenpeace, T-Mobile, and more.   As a transformational coach and energy worker, Aaron helps public figures transcend their fears of criticism and embrace their unique role in building a better world. Having experienced both violent discrimination and unfounded privilege, Aaron is a champion of a world where we are celebrated for our unique incarnations while also transcending the labels that keep us divided.   In this Episode We Talk About: The BIG SHIFT (or shit depending on how you look at it) happening right now. How he surrendered to the call of his soul. How he was able to create abundance while he struggling financially. What is a Pleiadian? Aaron’s spiritual practices. Show Notes: Aaron Rose's Website Aaron Rose's Instagram Discount code for Aaron's offerings: MAGIC Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Greta Fitz is the Founder and CEO of Ascention Beauty Co, the first wellness fragrance collection that's on a mission to help you discover your best-self through the evocative power of aromatherapy-inspired fragrance and the ancient healing energies of fair-trade crystals, together in rituals that work to condition a positive mindset of self-love and self-belief.   With over two decades of experience building and growing brands at L'Oreal, Coty and Shiseido, as well as disrupting the fragrance industry with the creation of Clean Reserve, Greta has now coupled her personal and professional experience with her passion, creating a whole new beauty category that she calls “Wellness Fragrance.”   When unexpectedly faced with a serious health scare, Greta turned to aromatherapy, crystals and rituals to condition her positive mindset and healing, ultimately improving her life for the better. Realizing she couldn't find a luxurious offering that did the same, she decided to create her own to inspire and empower others on their unique wellness journeys.    Greta's intention is to bring awareness and insight on the importance of a clean mind in order to live a healthy, balanced and abundant life and how scent can help us re-root and reboot, regardless of what obstacles we may face.   In This Episode We Talk About:   Greta's health scare and subsequent spiritual awakening. How she started Ascention Beauty Co from her own healing and spiritual rituals. Our unconventional views on savings, retirement, and debt. What is a green witch? How she manages fear and scarcity mindset. The small steps she took with her business to get out of imposter syndrome. Show Notes:     Ascention Beauty Co. Website Ascention Beauty Co. Instagram Greta Fitz Instagram Reiki I + II Trainings   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Mary Poffenroth is a biology lecturer and fear researcher for San Jose State University. In addition to contributing to Science magazine, Forbes, TEDx and SXSW, she advises growth driven individuals and organizations on how to use science to transform their relationship with fear to improve strategic decision making and increase creativity while cultivating more authentic communications.   Mary, a Salzburg Global Fellow and first generation college student, holds two masters degrees, one in biology and the other in science communication from Imperial College London, and will be completing her PhD in Media Psychology in 2020. She is the author of Write Present Create: Science Communication for Undergraduates and has taught nearly 20,000 students both in person and online since 2007. She began her research career in astrophysiology at NASA Ames Research Center Moffet Field in 1999 and now focuses her research on the intersection of fear science, communication, and personal/social change.   Her interview about Fearology that was featured on one of my favorite podcasts, Ologies was named by Time Magazine as a top podcast and recommended that episode specifically.   In This Episode We Talk About: What is fear from a scientific perspective? Why being fearless is detrimental to your life goals. What to do when you have fear about the coronavirus. The different types of fear. The scientific steps you can take to deal with your fears. Why stress is killing you. Show Notes: Time's 50 Best Podcasts To Listen to Now Marry Poffenroth Website  Marry Poffenroth Instagram Mary Poffenroth YouTube Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

In this solo episode, I'm sharing what this New Moon in Pisces and Mercury Retrograde has brought in to my awareness: Shedding the old Laura and oh...she's dead. What spirit told me to do with my liver. Am I sober curious?    Show Notes: Reiki 1 + 2 Awaken and Align Website Kumi Dreams Instagram Kumi Dreams Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

In This Episode We Talk About:   What is Lilith? What is the significance of Lilith as a feminine archetype in your chart? Diversity in Wellness and Spirituality. How do you find a mentor if you don’t see a role model who looks like you? What to look out for in 2020 and specifically the rest of Feb and March.  What does the Saturn and Pluto conjunction in January 2020 mean for us and the collective? Can astrology predict the future? Her tips on how we can gracefully deal with Mercury Retrograde in Pisces. If you’re a novice astrologer and want to learn more about your chart, what to look out for.    Show Notes:  Lilith Astrology Instagram Lilith Astrology Website Lilith Astrology Youtube Lilith Astrology Facebook Solonje Burnett's Episode  Maryam Ajayi's Episode Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

This episode was inspired by Kate and Oliver Hudson's podcast Sibling Revelry. I FINALLY got my sister Sarah to come onto the podcast and share her inspiring story of how she went from a chubby kid with low self-worth to now helping women live their best lives.    Sarah has over 11 years of experience being a NICU nurse, she is a Reiki practitioner and a health coach. She tailors her program to each of her clients' needs. Her mission and purpose on this planet is to help inform and guide people to eat and do better by making small and sustainable changes. With continued self-work and self-acceptance, she has learned these tools to help others in their own journey of self-worth and awareness.    In This Episode We Talk About: How Sarah got swindled into becoming a nurse. Her transformation from being a chubby kid. Why she decided to be a health coach and then a Reiki practitioner. Her spiritual journey and how she is healing. How she develops her self worth. Our big awakening during Gabby Bernstein's Spirit Junkie. When she finally felt good enough.  Her health and wellness practices and rituals.  Show Notes:  Sarah Chung's Website Sarah Chung's Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

In this week's episode, I'm taking a crack at storytelling. Maybe it's my throat chakra opening or the need to speak the truth, I reveal the real reason why I left my last job.    In This Episode We Talk About: What I've been inspired by this past week and how it's influenced my content creation. The real reason why I quit my last job.  The tough lessons I learned from that experience. Show Notes: Laura Chung's Instagram Kumi Dreams Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Sarah Hammond is the founder of The Network of Women (The NoW). Driven by her own life journey, her mission is to bring together growth-minded women through diverse and unique experiences focused on helping them live their best and most fulfilled lives. By day, Sarah is one of New York City’s most successful recruiters. She is also a proud mother of two daughters, a fur baby, a wife, and a fitness enthusiast. What started as a side hustle, quickly became her life’s work and purpose. Fueled by the same desire that drives her role as a recruiter, she started The NoW to connect, support and empower women, who like herself, were looking for something more. Sarah's hope is that through this network, you too will find greater clarity, fulfillment, and happiness.   In This Episode We Talk About:   How she created the NoW based on her own need for community. Building a community where women can be vulnerable.  How she still deals with a scarcity mindset while being a successful NYC recruiter. How she was able to have a difficult conversation with her husband.   Show Notes: The NoW Website The NoW Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Emily, also lovingly referred to as "20 questions" has always loved figuring out people's stories. Born in Florida she moved to Connecticut at the ripe age of 12. As a sexy middle schooler, she became famous for being Frida Khalo's doppelganger, and after being asked what Latin American country she yielded from she decided to study Spanish and Communications (girl needed to communicate!) at a small Liberal Arts school in Ohio. Upon graduating from Denison University, she moved to Buenos Aires to master her Spanish and worked in various industries (ask her about Malbec).   Following her return to New York City, she landed in the Fashion world specializing in Events & Marketing working at Ralph Lauren, Club Monaco, Tory Burch and INTERMIX. In 2017, she took the leap and left her beloved NYC for SF to be with her guy (now husband). When she’s not connecting others or coaching solopreneurs, you can find her exploring new restaurants, drinking bold bottles of wine, taking early morning workout classes, planning her next trip or playing the name game. Follow her adventures at @emilyamerrell. In This Episode We Talk About: How she started Six Degrees Society based on her own experiences planning events and networking. How she took Six Degrees Society from side hustle to a full-time career. Her tips on how to make a life change.  What makes Six Degrees Society, not your average networking event.  Show Notes: Six Degrees Society Website Six Degrees Society Instagram Emily Merrell Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Early on, Dorothea was recognized as a quiet yet deeply intuitive artist & healer. Her natural childhood giftings were nurtured in the countryside of Jarna, Sweden, the center of the anthroposophical movement within Scandinavia. An unexpected meteoric rise in the fashion industry brought Dorothea, not only the bright career opportunities to model for such clients such as Prada, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Valentino, Vogue, W Magazine, and many others; but it also brought her the freedom and abundance to travel the world and deepen her love for truth. Her lifelong awareness and fascination with Creation and Consciousness led her to explore many healing modalities; including the art of Sound Healing, plant medicine, shamanic work, & adviata/vedanta non-duality self inquiry. Today, Dorothea holistically embodies and beautifully balances her warrior-spirit approach with an embodied feminine sensitivity, both anchored in her undeniable connection to the subtle realms of Nature & Love. She shares the universal language of Light via sound transmissions, energy work, and presence. In This Episode We Talk About: Why she transitioned from a high fashion modeling career to sound healing. Her spiritual awakening and journey. On attracting love based on your shadow and why that's not energetically aligned love.  Her first steps toward doing shadow work.  Working with the 2nd chakra; an important chakra to heal for women.   Show Notes: Dorthea Barth's Website Dorothea Barth's Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Morgan Greenseth is the Founder & Creative Director of Room Service. She has spent over two decades building her expertise across all facets of hospitality including designing guestrooms and public spaces to owning and operating restaurants. She continuously investigates the new luxuries of the world and brings them to life with clever fashion. Morgan is a visionary leader who is revolutionizing hotel life for not only luxury travelers but also global nomads. TheThe magic of Morgan’s work is identifying and creating subtle energetic shifts to bring the space into alignment with growth and dreams. When the energy of a space is shifted and aligned; it creates an invigorated, vibration and endless possibilities.   In This Episode We Talk About: Growing up in North Dakota to being a world traveler.  How she went from a Feng Shui interior designer to a 5D designer for the new luxury spaces for global nomads.  On creating your own rules for your life. Abundance lessons on the playa. Worrying - The thing that everyone does.  Her epiphany about how hotels have been her home away from home.  Show Notes: Cosmic Morgan Website Cosmic Morgan Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Happy January 1st 2020! In this episode, I share with you the lessons I learned from 2019 and what I'm letting go of. Based on what I'm letting go of, the things I'm cultivating for 2020. I also share what I'm currently working through.   Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Fereshteh Forough is the Founder and CEO of Code to Inspire. As a refugee, she learned, great things can start with empty hands! Fereshteh was born in a small town on the border of Iran and Afghanistan. She grew up in a family of eight kids. Fereshteh’s family left Afghanistan in the early 80's because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.  One year after the Taliban regime collapsed, Fereshteh and her family moved back to Herat, Afghanistan. After returning to Herat, she earned her Bachelors in Computer Science and then her Master’s from Technical University of Berlin in Germany. She taught as a professor at the Computer Science faculty of Herat University for almost three years.  In January 2015, she founded the first coding school for girls in Herat, Afghanistan teaching around 150 girls how to code. Fereshteh often cites her favorite poem by Rumi to describe the resilience and change that is happening in modern-day Afghanistan, “Where there is ruin, there is hope for great treasure.”   In This Episode We Talk About: Her experience as a refugee. The concept of home and how it's beyond our physical location.  Demystifying modern day Afghanistan. How she started Code to Inspire and why. How she is able to change culture in a male-dominated traditionally conservative country. How she continues forward even when she gets backlash. Show Notes: Code to Inspire Website Code to Inspire Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Nicky Clinch is a transformational coach, spiritual mentor, speaker, entrepreneur, and founder of the Warrior Woman movement. It is her purpose in life to empower women to become their most authentic and aligned selves, knowing that everything they need is already within them.  Over the last two decades, Nicky has been walking the warrior path herself, from the depths of addiction to becoming a pioneer in the transformation work she teaches today. Nicky is a certified integrative macrobiotic counselor, energy palm healer, and transformational coach. She completed her transformational training at The Concord Institute of Integral Studies.  Nicky also spent several months as an apprentice to a Shaman of Plant Medicine in the Peruvian Rainforest.  Nicky has spent over 10 years expanding her business in London and beyond and now works with thousands of women all over the world. From powerful transformational mentorship, women in leadership training, life-changing transformational retreats and her Warrior Woman curriculum 3 level training, Nicky offers many opportunities for women to heal their pasts, redefine the stories and beliefs that define them and their lives and create the life they were born to live with freedom, power and in alignment.        In This Episode We Talk About: The one thing that saved her life when she hit rock bottom. How she had the most spiritual experience living in NYC.  How to start the process of transformation; coming back home to ourselves.  Her thoughts on entrepreneurship and how working harder is an illusion.  How she kept going despite rejection and people not showing up to her events at the beginning of her business.  Show Notes: Nicky's Instagram Nicky Clinch Website Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Hello my beautiful friends! As a thank you to this community, this week, I’m offering a guided meditation of your ideal day in your dream life. This meditation is inspired by Martha Beck’s Find Your Calling. Visualization is a powerful tool to create the emotions you need to experience your dream life now. Just follow my words and allow the vision to come through. Don’t question it, it’s our subconscious mind at work. When we’re done, you can jot down the details of your journey in your journal.   Before we begin, make sure you are not driving. If you are walking or multi-tasking, hit pause and come back to this meditation. Please give yourself the gift of time; time for yourself. Think of this as your ultimate expression of self-care.     Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awaken_and_align and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Erin Claire Jones is a leadership coach specializing in Human Design. She has been featured in Forbes, Nylon, Well+Good, Mind Body Green and more. She helps individuals and teams step into their highest potential by offering them the self-knowledge and tools to perform at the top of their personal and professional games. She has consulted for startups all over the world, built companies supporting executives, partnerships and small teams to operate more harmoniously and effectively, and conducted research on leadership challenges at 90+ early-stage companies. In This Episode We Talk About: What is Human Design? What are the different types in Human Design? How can Human Design help you in your life? How did Erin know that this business would be viable? Show Notes: Erin's Instagram Look up your design Get your Blueprint here Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awaken_and_align and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Lisa Levine MS LAc is a licensed acupuncturist, reiki master, a natural healer and an artist as well as the founder of Maha Rose. The tools she uses are needles and moxa, touch, shiatsu, reiki, guided visualization, the breath, laughter, and on very full moons- a song. She wants you to remember who you really are; letting go of everything that isn't serving you and connecting with your more radiant self.  She specializes in mental and emotional disorders as well as trauma and major life changes. She is available for acupuncture, reiki, body and breathwork, spiritual business consulting and group breathwork and laughter sessions. In This Episode We Talk About: How Lisa knew what she was meant to do.  What does being rich really mean? How she runs a spiritual business while being in the present moment.  How she started Maha Rose.  Show Notes: Maha Rose Website Maha Rose Instagram Retreats in Mexico this Winter Lisa's upcoming classes: Here, Here, and Here Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awaken_and_align and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Megan Bruneau is a registered clinical counselor with over 12+ years of experience. She provides crisis support, therapy, and coaching. Deepak Chopra quoted her as the "Millennials' therapist." Megan's relatable approach to therapy and coaching has landed her on The T.D. Jakes Show, Good Morning America and New York 1 Morning News. She is very open about her own journey with mental health, eating disorder history, frequent heartaches and uncertain entrepreneurial life in New York City. Her very vulnerable and humorous writing-style has inspired dozens of viral articles – making her a Huffington Post – homepage regular, MindBodyGreen, and Forbes favorite.   In This Episode We Talk About: Why positive thinking can be harmful to one's mental health journey. Our unplanned therapy sesh where I get super vulnerable and emotional to Megan about my own experience growing up. What is spiritual bypassing? Giving yourself permission to feel all the emotions like guilt and shame and why that's important.  Show Notes: Megan Bruneau Website Megan Bruneau Instagram Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Bryony Cole hosts the Future of Sex podcast. She interviews entrepreneurs, therapists, and scientists about technology's impact on sexuality. Sextech is a $30 billion industry and no one is really talking about it and its impact on us. Bryony's mission is to normalize the conversation about sex and technology. She wants to destigmatize the conversation around our bodies, sexuality, and our identities in relation to the rapid rate of innovation in technology.    In This Episode We Talk About: Taking the "masks" off and being real and vulnerable about where we both are in our lives.  How to keep the faith while growing your business What is sextech? How sex tech is not just about robots taking over the world.  Exciting things happening right now in sextech. Show Notes: Future of Sex Website  Future of Sex Instagram Bryony Cole Instagram 11/11 Full Moon Circle {Use code: LETSDOTHIS50 for 50% off} Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Laura Lukos is a Queens based Reiki Master, Crystal Healer and Access Bars Practitioner. She discovered these modalities while working through her own anxiety and started Golden Willow Healing to guide others on their journey to emotional wellness. Laura uses these noninvasive treatments to facilitate deep relaxation and provide access to the parasympathetic state where true healing can occur. In addition to her one-on-one work, she has led workshops all over New York City and has offered healing at retreats and festivals throughout the country. Laura holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and hails from Minnesota so she feels deeply connected to Prince and tater-tot hot dish.   In This Episode We Talk About: How Laura went from performing to healing. What is access bars? My personal crystal reading and what the crystals mean. How to select and work with crystals. The energetic shift she had to make to manifest a new job and opportunities. Show Notes: Golden Willow Healing Golden Willow Healing Instagram   Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

In This Episode We Talk About: The "secret" that I'm finally ready to share.  My experience at an Esther + Abraham Hicks event.  The missing link to manifestation. The biggest aha moment I had from a podcast interview. Show Notes:  Dave Asprey's Bulletproof Podcast YouTube Channel  Animal Spirit Cards Abraham Hicks Full Moon Circle November 11th  Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Lisandra Vazquez is the smiling face inside of the booth (and behind the business). She has been a professional photographer for over six years specializing in portraits and events predominantly in the health and wellness space. Personally, she enjoys going outdoors, traveling to be with her family, trying new foods, doing kundalini yoga, and hanging out with her English Bulldog, Rose.    Auraology was created to bring light into the world through showing people what their aura currently says about them. Our goal is to provide a fun and insightful experience for all that come through our booth. We want to give the most accurate readings possible so the information we provide has the ability to empower individuals with options on what they can do with this new-found knowledge.    In This Episode We Talk About: What is an aura? How Lisandra went from classical photography to aura photography. Her advice for people who want to start the thing that they want to start.  How she knew aura photography would be a successful venture.  What the aura can say about you. Show Notes:  Auraology Website Auraology Instagram Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Hae (pronounced "hey") Lee is an intuitive Reiki healer based in LA. She is also an empath, certified yoga teacher and she likes to read tarot cards for fun. Hae incorporates a combination of her innate gifts and tools to bring the ancient art of energy healing to the contemporary urban client. She preaches only what she practices herself.  Hae's Reiki sessions are intentionally formulated and carefully designed to bring a wholesome healing experience. Her unique 90 minute reiki healing experiences are available at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu and distance reiki.    In this episode we talk about:   How Hae went from a corporate job to being a healer. How she communicates with the universe. How she landed her dream job in Malibu. Hint: She manifested it! Hae's advice on finding your inner calling in life.    Show Notes:   Hae Lee's Website Hae Lee's Instagram Calamigos Ranch   Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Brittany Piper is an international activist, speaker and healing + wellness coach—cultivating 250+ programs spanning 8 years and 3 continents. Her work has been recognized by The U.S. Army, The Clinton Foundation, Cosmopolitan, Elite Daily + more. She is a rape survivor and leading national expert and advocate on sexual violence prevention and recovery—speaking to tens of thousands of students, detectives, employees, inmates and military members each year. She is also the co-founder and healing coach of On The Mend—a women’s holistic healing retreat which supports survivors of trauma. Additionally, she is a social justice photographer for women’s organizations in conflict countries. Brittany believes that when met with empathy, our pain can be transformed into our greatest purpose. Whether in a slum in Uganda, a rape crisis center in South Africa, a rural village in India, or even a university campus or boardroom in the United Sates—she has stood alongside the suffering of the world as they overcame their adversity and took brave action in their own lives. Brittany uses raw and relatable stories, compelling research, and actionable advice to motivate and empower individuals to create in the mess—providing them with the tools and inspiration to cultivate more meaningful relationships, communities, businesses, and lives. In this episode we talk about:   The one piece of advice that turned her life around. How she turned her personal script away from victimization. Her self-care routine to stay centered while sharing her story multiple times a week in front of huge crowds. Why it's not healthy to tell survivors they are strong. How she makes money from storytelling. P.S., she used to do it for free! How she became a professional speaker. Show Notes: Brittany Piper's Instagram Brittany Piper's Website Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Happy Fall Equinox! This week I wanted to speak about imposter syndrome. Most of us have felt like an imposter at some point in our lives. It usually happens during a transition period. I definitely went through my own period of doubt earlier this year. In this episode I talk about: What is imposter syndrome?  How I dealt with imposter syndrome. The thing I do before I open up the Instagram App. How I deal with jealousy from social media. Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Kelley was a "successful" marketing exec in her 20's but felt betrayed when she didn't feel the happiness that society promises you when you achieve at the highest level. While on her truth-seeking journey, she had a spiritual awakening in 2012 that led to her psychic abilities. She began reading tarot for clients and found herself making more money than her marketing career. Her life completely changed when her husband suggested she do a candle ritual. What followed was the beginning of her Modern Mystic business and her manifesting her dreams.      In This Episode We Discuss:  The ritual that changed her life. How she connects to her psychic intuitive powers. How she uses tarot, rituals, and mysticism in building her business. How she manifests and how she got her book deal. How to use crystals 101 Show Notes:  Modern Mystic Shop Website Modern Mystic Shop Instagram Ra Ma Yoga Institute  Sunday School at Modern Mystic Podcast Hibiscus Moon Crystal Academy  Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Giovanna is a holistic nourishment and emotional healing mentor. Food alchemist and cacao medicine ceremonialist. Giovanna supports women with embodying their authentic expression to return to their innate divinity and health. Dance, poetry, and creating sensual food and sacred experiences are her favorite forms of self-expression. She hosts cacao ceremonies in her home in the Mill Valley, CA.    In This Episode We Discuss:  What is a cacao ceremony? How is cacao different than your regular powdered chocolate. The benefits of using cacao. How she runs her business on alignment vs a business plan. How she manifests. Show Notes:  Giovanna Garcia Website Giovanna Garcia's Instagram   Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests. 

Dr. Molly Maloof’s goal is to maximize human potential by dramatically extending human healthspan through personal health technologies, scientific wellness, & educational media. She is founding her first technology company focused on bringing continuous glucose monitoring to the masses to optimize nutrition and health (currently in stealth).  She teaches a course at Stanford University on strategies for extending healthspan for greater lifespan. Her medical practice is focused on providing health optimization & personalized medicine to San Francisco & Silicon Valley investors, executives, & entrepreneurs. She has also worked as an advisor or consultant to 25+ companies in biotechnology, wearable technology, personalized nutrition, & digital health helping with medical research, clinical strategy, and product development. She is a globally recognized speaker.  Dr. Molly is a pioneer in health technologies that enable more of us to own our own health, practice data-driven self-care so that we can perform better, have greater wellbeing, and live a better quality of life for longer. In This Episode We Discuss: On why she left traditional medicine. How Burning Man changed her life and career. On the kind of diet that is optimal. Her thoughts on fasting...and she goes in-depth about it. How she used her gut feelings to leave a business opportunity. Her experiences with psychedelics and how they've enhanced her spiritual and healing journeys. The future of health that will include Eastern models as well as spiritual, mind and body connection. Show Notes: Dr. Molly on Linked In Dr. Molly's Instagram  Connect with Chase Wild Hearts: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @chasewildhearts and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

Solonje is a co-founder, cannavist and people advocate at Humble Bloom where it is her mission to give the underrepresented a seat at the table in the cannabis industry. She believes that we can shatter stereotypes and poor business practices through culture curation and by providing the industry with more access to strategic branding, advocacy and inclusive community experiences.  She was recently recognized as 15 Women to Watch in the CBD Industry in Marie Claire, and Culture Magazine’s Five Cannabis Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2019. Solonje is a political activist speaking out on equality and human justice. She is a singer and performs with the Resistance Revival Chorus – born out of the Women’s March. In This Episode We Discuss: Being a daughter of immigrants and how that shaped her experience as an American. What is a model minority? How she started Humble Bloom with her co-founder. How cannabis became illegal and why it's a racial issue. Why you should not call it marijuana. How she found mentors who did not look like her. How she landed partnerships with The Assemblage and The William Vale Hotel in NYC. I reveal a secret during this interview. Show Notes: Humble Bloom on IG Solonje Burnett on IG Humble Bloom Website Resistance Revival Chorus IG Episode 47: Creating Space Laura Chung on IG Use the Code LETSDOTHIS30 to get 30% off of Dream Life Project.

The Chase Wild Hearts Podcast is going on a short Summer Break. Mercury retrograde? Eclipse season? Life? Listen to this short episode to learn why I'm taking a little break. I will be back August 7th (maybe sooner or later) with incredible guests. 

Miki is a social entrepreneur who uses creativity and disruptive innovation to challenge the status quo and change culture.  She is the founder of several acclaimed social enterprises: Wild, Thinx, Icon, Tushy (collectively valued at over $150 Million). She is also the author of the best-selling book Do Cool Shit. Her most recent book Disrupt Her just hit bookshelves this January of 2019.  Miki was named "Fast Company's Most Creative People" in 2018, "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum and INC's "Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs."  She passionately speaks about her 15 years of entrepreneurial adventures, from inventing products in taboo categories, to creatively launching them, to marketing and scaling them exponentially, to dealing with shocking setbacks - and she shares her colorful, authentic revelations along the way.  

Today's episode is inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's Super Soul Sunday podcast episode where she talks about finding your purpose. If you haven't found it yet, you can feel like a failure. There's so much pressure to find your purpose. Elizabeth instead offers, to follow your curiosity. I would concur with that advice. I kept doing the things I loved to do e.g. Traveling, photography, connecting with people, creating art, and sharing experiences. Years of not knowing what I was doing and thinking that these experiences were random were not. I can now connect the dots of my past and feel immense gratitude for every experience both beautiful and painful to have shaped me into the person I am today. Each heartbreak and venture off the path has prepared me for my purpose. The journey towards finding your purpose is oftentimes from pain, it's messy, it's really scary but ultimately beautiful. 

Cherie helps corporate leaders and entrepreneurs change the world and enjoy the ride - because the ones who know how to ride are the ones who will change the world.     She helps them own who they truly are and what they’re here to do so they can create solutions and workplaces that solve the world’s biggest problems. The Founder of One Woman Effect, Bring it Group and The Luminaries, Cherie gives leaders and organizations the tools to become their highest selves, go after everything they’ve ever wanted and work together like never before.     Her number one strategy is pure joy. It’s the secret to our true potential in every area of life.      Through 1:1 Coaching, Workshops, Speaking and Custom Designed Retreats, she lights the way at organizations like Google, X, Genentech, Nike, YouTube, Apple, GoDaddy, Fox Entertainment, I Heart Media, Paramount and more.  

Heather Carlucci is an internationally renowned psychic medium and medical intuitive. She works extensively with doctors and other health care professionals to find diagnoses undetected by western medicine.  With her decade of experience as an entrepreneur, Heather also works with CEOs, creatives and other leaders to work through psychic blocks and triggers. In this episode, I ask Heather how she transitioned from world-renowned NYC chef and restauranteur to psychic medium. How she cultivates her intuition, tidbits from my own reading with Heather, and how we all have a superpower. 

This week, I thought I would change the format up a bit and include messages from yours truly about tools and techniques that have helped me go from corporate cube dweller who was scared shitless to spiritual coach and entrepreneur living the life of my dreams. Spoiler alert, it's all about your mindset and raising your energetic vibration. In this episode, I remind you of my story and where I started, why it's important to raise your energetic vibration, how I was able to master my mindset, my morning routine and so much more! Please write in or comment on Insta with more topics you want me to cover or any questions you have. Much love and lite, Laura

  Lara Eurdolian, founder of Pretty Connected (prettyconnected.com), a NYC-based beauty, fashion, travel and lifestyle blog that offers a unique blend of life and style, thanks to her background in beauty and branding for industry names like NARS, Jurlique and Kiehl’s. As an OG blogger for the past decade and much sought after beauty insider, Lara has made the ranks of several top blogger lists and has appeared in campaigns for Health, Elle, Allure, Cosmopolitan, StyleCaster, People StyleWatch, New Beauty and Life & Style. She has been featured in top publications including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Real Simple, Glamour, Refinery29, Mashable, and In Touch Weekly. She also works on-air for brands, host events and consults.  Lara talks about evolving her brand over the ever-changing landscapes of social media and how she has used her voice and following to launch a number of programs including ‘Share Your Beauty‘— an initiative to collect unused beauty and hygiene products for teen centers, and homeless and women’s shelters. To date, they have collected over 140,000 products. She also has an environmental program and fitness club which encourages better health for our minds, bodies and the planet. 

Janae started her post-college path like most of us, trying to figure out what we want to do with our life. She didn't quite know what she wanted to do but she kept moving forward with the mantra, try everything. In 2018, just a year ago, she decided to be more vulnerable on Instagram and show her audience the reality of her life which included her home and things she was going through. Her following started to grow and brands took notice. Her Instagram, @jnaydaily puts the “social” back in social media and cultivates a community, where followers can always turn for interior and overall wellness inspiration. Marrying beautifully curated content with authentic, relatable snippets of her day has allotted Janea the trust of people from all walks of life with unique stories to tell. In this episode, Janae talks about how she found her sweet spot and how she made a career out of her Instagram account. 

It might be the name, although more likely her infectious smile, but everywhere she goes, someone knows Lizzie Brown. Lizzie moved to Los Angeles 15 years ago from Gainesville, Fla., and got her start in lifestyle PR representing surf and sportswear brands. In 2007, at 23 years old, she opened her first PR shop, Dell et Ruhs. In that time she is credited with launching Lorna Jane and Carbon38, among more than 30 other contemporary fashion labels. Eight years later, Lizzie and her husband Joaquin teamed up to launch Kamala Collective, an agency specializing in app development, PR and marketing for wellness brands. At that time, PR was rapidly undergoing an evolution; so ever tenacious and resourceful, Lizzie adapted and honed her ability to create strategic partnerships, often with zero ad dollars, among likeminded brands, media and influencers to give up-and-coming independent founders a voice in an otherwise oversaturated, pay-to-play landscape. 

Valerie Oula (Saranjeet Kaur) is the founder of Modern Ritual NYC, a holistic lifestyle offering for mind, body and soul. As a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor and Reiki Master Teacher, she shares her passion for vibrational medicine through healing sessions, classes, workshops, events and trainings. She is the author of “A Little Bit of Reiki” from Sterling Publishing and the director of vibrational energy healing at The Well in NYC. Valerie creates an energetic haven for students and clients to unwind, process and heal through integrative energy work. Having been blessed with the spiritual name, Saranjeet ( Saran means sanctuary. Jeet means victory.), she strives to create sacred space for all to overcome obstacles and walk the path of victory. While walking the path of victory, Valerie is almost always in search of delicious vegan eats and is slightly obsessed with massive pink halite crystal clusters. 

Travel has forever been Cait's passion. She has over 18 years of experience in the luxury travel industry. This experience led her to a space of inspiring others through travel and has been running luxury wellness experiences and retreats for the past 10 years. Cait's experiences have allowed her to travel to over 30 countries, worked internationally on luxurious private yachts, travel extensively in Africa, Australia, Asia, America, Caribbean, and develop unique luxury wellness travel journeys for her discerning clients. She has worked in many facets of the hospitality industry and holds a unique place for wellness in her heart as she's a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She is the founder of Wild Wellness and co-founder of Wanderwell. 

Charlotte Marie is an award winning filmmaker, producer, director and actor. She currently has 2 start ups: Angel Bags (Care Packages for people experiencing homelessness) and Opportunity rising (Creating Job Opportunities for individuals in transitional homes). Char also is a cohost of Safety Stop Scuba. It is a podcast created by ocean lovers for divers & non-divers alike. We aim to foster a community of divers telling stories that educate and inspire others to dive into the ocean and protect our waters. In the last few years Charlotte summited Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania which is the highest mountain in Africa, and rises approximately 19,341 ft above sea level. Kilimanjaro is considered one of the 7 summits of the world. She has also completed her Dive Master Certification for scuba. She is currently studying Yoga, Transcendental Meditation, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Copywriting while completing her Masterclass in Photography.

Tia Graham is an Inspirationist and the Founder of Arrive At Happy, the first-ever Los Angeles-based company with a mission of inspiring transformation through the science of happiness. Tia partners with organizations and individuals to increase their daily happiness and, in turn, increase success in all areas of their lives.    She has a Certificate in Happiness Studies from Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar at The Happiness Studies Academy, is a Group Facilitator & Speaker at the Annual World Happiness Summit, and has been a highly positive and happy leader of teams globally. Relying on science-backed empirical data, she has gained the insight needed to prove and teach that happiness indeed leads to success.

Galit Schwarz has worked in luxury hospitality for the past 16 years earning top industry accolades and holding leadership roles within sales and marketing throughout her career. She has spent her time immersed within global markets with industry brand leaders Four Seasons, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Trump Hotels. Now the founder of UR Social Club, Galit is focused on aligning with brands that foster self-discovery in bespoke destinations. Currently, she drives sales & partnerships for the Americas for Mustique Island and Nihi Sumba. Galit is an emerging voice of Self-Discovery and is currently working on her first compilation book, entitled “Tales of Transition”. Galit also serves as a brand ambassador for Tournesol Wellness, MedGift, Knockout LA, The Luminaries and Arrive at Happy.

Jenay Rose, aka Namaste, Jenay is a Transformational Life Coach who uses mindset mastery and emotional intelligence to help women heal and empower them to step into their dreams. She is the host of the top ranking spiritual self development "Align Your Life" where she gives practical tools and top insights from heart centered leaders to help you develop a deeper connection to your intuition and implement practical tools to change your life. It is her dharma to support others in their healing, growth, and alignment to truth - joy. 

Carmen and Evelyn are two ambitious women who met during their mutual love of rock climbing. They both had a passion for delicious and healthy treats. They decided to partner up and create Ocka Treats, a vegan, gluten free and raw line of treats. Carmen left her stable job in corporate finance while Evelyn took the leap to move from Australia to the New York. In this episode, both women urge YOU to just do it and take risks because the rewards far exceed the fear. 

Having been raised overseas as a third culture kid, diversity has always been an important factor for Jamela. She attended boarding school on the east coast, then went on to pursue a B.A. in economics from the University of Southern California and a Masters Degree in Finance & Accounting from Kingston University in England. She started Kahmune shortly after when she noticed a gap in the market for skin tone products for dark skinned women such as herself. Having spent the majority of her childhood overseas in the Middle East, it is this international experience that Jamela cites as the reason she is so passionate about diversity and inclusion. With no formal background in fashion design, she credits her desire to fill a much needed gap in the market and life long love of fashion as driving factors in her quest to create change in the industry.

Elana is a storyteller through movement, an intimacy, sex and empowerment coach, and community builder from new york city. She has made it her mission to protect, catalyze and empower the feminine, to awaken humanity and our connection to the planet. Elana is the founder and ceo of wild vessel- an event series designed to re-define the feminine narrative in society - as well as the founder of meta method- a globally-recognized dance technique using the natural elements to advance emotional intelligence and well-being. As a dance and movement catalyst, she has performed at venues such as red rocks amphitheater and lincoln center alongside artists such as beyonce, the glitch mob, michael franti, and nahko. She's led workshops on the wanderlust tour, at esalen, summit series, and burning man. Elana is a trailblazer who’s on a mission to use my entrepreneurial genius, fearless heart, and liberated spirit to bring a message to the masses around sexuality, our human potential, and connection to the planet.

Jennifer is a Korean-American mother and wife who followed the traditional path working in finance until she couldn't ignore her love for the creative arts any longer. Jennifer was hyperaware of aesthetic quality and constantly searching for ways to channel her creativity. After many years, a little curiosity about baking quickly became a full-blown obsession, and Jennifer found herself spending hours poring over recipe books, up late at night baking experiments, and making many educational visits to the best bakeries to sample one of everything. She soon enrolled in culinary school to learn the fundamentals of pastry. With her passion grounded in technique, Jennifer launched her professional career in a busy retail bakery and a Michelin-starred restaurant in NYC. Working behind the scenes in the kitchen gave Jennifer valuable experience, insight, and refined skills, but she longed for more creativity and artistic expression. The launch of Sugarsuckle brings Jennifer the opportunity to share her sweet vision with you. In this episode, we talk about how she was able to transition from a corporate job to owning her own bakery, how she hired a high-functioning and collaborative team, breaking away from family expectations, and that taking risks is really not a big deal. 

Desha Peacock is a published author, lifeSTYLE design coach & retreat leader. With a background in career development & intuitive sense of style, Desha helps women create their Sweet Spot: a self-defined place of success and beauty. Her first book Create the Style you Crave, was listed by the Huffington Post as one of the best books to buy your girlfriend & has sold over 10,000 copies. Her second book, Your Creative Work Space can be found in bookstores around the nation and online. Desha holds a Master’s degree from The School for International Training, is a certified Global Career Development Facilitator & leads retreats across the globe. She’s been quoted or featured in Origins Magazine, Design Sponge, Flea Market Décor Magazine, The Jungalow, ABC News, The Huffington Post, The Houston Chronicle, YahooNews.com, Career Rookie, US News Money, Where Women Create and many more.  

When most people think of healers in wellness, they probably imagine a brunette white women, with a minimalist aesthetic and well-curated brand identity — an industry standard for success. As a dynamic healer of color, who practices Reiki and Breathwork, but also works in Tech and admits to drinking champagne and indulging in tacos, Maryam doesn't fit that image. Despite the discrepancy between her identity and that of the majority of healers in this space, she still knew that she belonged in the healing world and became determined to find her own place in it. In this episode, Maryam and I chat about spiritual awakenings, reiki, breathwork, unblocking white fragility, white privilege, conscious capitalism, and that wellness should be accessible to all.

Hayley is a mom to two boys, a wife, and an innovator. While she was a lawyer working at a prestigious law firm in New York City, she had the instinctual feeling that there was more to life than working 100 hour weeks. It wasn't until she became a mother and was seeking support from other moms, she realized that parenting groups were antiquated. There were no adequate platforms to communicate with other parents. She took the leap and quit her job as a lawyer and started working on Ellie App full time. With the Ellie App, Hayley seeks to provide parents with an easy way to share tips and build a community of supportive parents.

Adelle Archer is the co-founder of Eterneva, a startup that's introducing a new way to memorialize our loved ones and pets by turning their cremated ashes into memorial diamonds. Adelle started out in politics because she was always drawn to impact work but she knew she was made for entrepreneurship. It was through grieving for her friend and mentor's passing that the idea of Eterneva was born. Eterneva's goal is to open up the conversation of death, grief and change how we memorialize our loved ones. All while disrupting the diamond industry.

Melissa Burr was raised in the Willamette Valley. After completing her Bachelor of Science degree, Melissa intended to practice naturopathic medicine before discovering her true passion was in wine. She studied winemaking and fermentation science at OSU and interned during harvest for several local wineries before becoming production winemaker for Cooper Mountain. In 2003, Melissa joined Stoller Family Estate as the winery’s first dedicated winemaker.  During our chat, Melissa talks about getting her dream job at Stoller only to find out she was pregnant with her first child. What it's like being in a male-dominated industry and how she balances her work and life.  

Yuna, aka mom, is my role model. She was the first woman I knew who decided to take a risk and start her own business despite people telling her she was crazy. Her dream was to have her own hair salon but she also needed her benefit job that offered her and her family security. She worked two jobs for over twenty years while being a mother and a wife. Just three months ago, she finally retired from her full-time job and now, she is focusing solely on her side-hustle. It hasn't been an easy road but through passion and grit, she always had faith that one day she would fulfill her childhood dream.  

Angel Quintana is a business mentor, astrologer, holistic health practitioner, and author. As the founder of Holistic Fashionista, her mission is to support Lightworkers in bringing their message with the world. Supporting soulful brands around the globe in the growth of their online businesses since 2010, Angel is passionate about sharing the rituals and strategies she’s used to grow her own business so your rise to success is smooth and prosperous. The former fashion designer (and once 22 year battler of psoriasis), has written several books on spiritual business practices, holistic healing, and 5th dimensional living, is the originator behind the concepts Signature System® and Kismet Client® and credits much of her creativity to deep conversations, utilizing the power of tarot and astrology, and performing rituals to manifest anything her heart desires with her divination tools and handmade elixirs.

I really wanted to keep myself out of this podcast and focus on sharing the stories of the women that I meet. However, so many of you, the listeners have messaged me and asked me to share some of my experiences that have led me to quit my job, start this podcast and become an entrepreneur. So this episode is for you. Hopefully, I answer your questions and you get more insight into my story. Thank you all for your continued support. 

Mary McCarthy is the face behind the hand behind Not Engaged. Since its inception, her comedy has appeared on Good Morning America, The Skimm, Rachael Ray, Sunrise Australia, Elite Daily, and many more. Mary is also the creator behind the series The Goodpie Girl, which was a Network Notes selection at the HBO sponsored ITV Fest. She is a New York based actor and writer. 

Melissa has lived in all four time zones in the contiguous United States. A former actor in Seattle, WA, Melissa now resides in NYC as a content creator. She produces and co-hosts the We're Not All Ninjas podcast with Alex Chester and Rachel Liu. The Asian American ladies watch Hollywood films that either features an Asian director or Asian actors. Then they critique it and rate how well the movie represented Asians. She is also the managing editor of The Hapa Mag. Melissa speaks about being HAPA (Half Asian/Half White) in America and educates us on how we can be more inclusive.

Adrienne Hill started her career in the fashion and beauty industry as a hairstylist and makeup artist for film while obtaining her Bachelor's Degree in Arts Entertainment and Media Management from Columbia College Chicago. While attending the prestigious Miami Ad School for her master's studies, Hill launched her first beauty blog and youtube channel, Boss of Beauty in which she did hair and makeup tutorials, hauls and OOTD videos. Shortly after launching her blog, Hill began selling vintage wear under the Boss of Beauty brand, later transitioning the blog into a full online boutique. She is a serial entrepreneur who uses her traumatic experiences and life's lows, to fuel her creativity. She has launched Brand My Boutique, a branding firm that provided web, graphic and print design services specifically catered to fashion and beauty brands. The Brand Box, a co-working space for fashion and beauty entrepreneurs. Brand My Bundles, a luxury custom packaging company. The Stockbox, an open-source melanated stock photography resource and Flick Inc., an influencer agency that offers monetization contracts to influencers through merchandise endorsements and brand management.

Susy grew up in the Bronx, NY and learned how to braid from the age of 9. She slowly garnered a following by word of mouth and putting her own creativity into traditional braids. In this episode, Susy opens up about her dark period when she was homeless in New York City and how she risked it all to open her salon in East New York, Brooklyn. She talks about how hair is the ultimate expression of resistance and power. Listen to her inspirational story of how she went from homelessness to being a celebrity hairstylist.

Anna is the Founder of De La Rosa Insurance Services LLC, The Meditation and Mindfulness Project as seen in Mantra Magazine and her blog, Anna De La Rosa. Her mission in life is to empower women across the globe to rise the F* up! She has the ability to spark something deep within her clients and give them practical tips and tools so they can make their dreams become reality. Anna is a mindfulness business coach and in this episode, she tells us the things we can start to do to manifest the life of our dreams. 

Sirey grew up in Honduras and has always been a girl with big dreams. She began her career modeling and side hustling in New York City. Sirey became Miss Honduras in 2016 and competed in the Miss Honduras Universe competition in 2017. She utilized her worldwide platform to bring awareness to Honduras and to her philanthropy efforts. She continues to use her social media presence to share her passions of entrepreneurship, giving back, and redefining beauty. In this episode, we talk about the scandal that almost prevented her from competing in the Miss Universe competition, how she deals with setbacks, the situation in Honduras, the caravan, and what it means to live the American dream. 

Shannon has always had an interest in women's advocacy. She earned her Master's degree from Yale University in women's studies and religion. She worked in non-profit management for several years. It wasn't until she moved to Finland that she realized she wanted a more flexible working schedule that would allow her to travel whenever she wanted. She also started her popular travel blog, Tramontane Travel which fueled her passion for writing and photography. When Shannon and her husband moved back to the US, she knew she didn't want to go back to a traditional 9 - 5 job so she followed in her mother's footsteps and became a flight attendant. Her followers on Instagram love the behind-the-scenes life of a flight attendant as well as her travels around the world.   

Noor Qwfan was born in a small village in Yemen and raised in the Central Valley of California. As a Muslim woman and a child of two immigrant parents, Noor wants to debunk the stereotypes of Muslim women by giving them a voice. She hosts This Muslim Girl Podcast; a platform to share the stories of Muslim women of all backgrounds as well as her own. 

The Barking Muse was created out of pure necessity by Xiannie Peynado. When her Yorkie puppy Deuce was diagnosed with liver dysfunction disorder and skin dermatitis, Xiannie investigated alternative methods of treating her pup in a natural and holistic way. From her research, she created a unique blend of essential oils to treat her pup's skin. She also fed Deuce real food and not manufactured pet food which often contains chemicals. Thanks to Xiannie, Deuce is 5 years old, healthy and thriving today. Word got around about her natural pet products and Xiannie realized that there was a need for natural products for pets made by a pet mom. The Barking Muse is a stellar example of a woman with passion, grit and love for her pet.

Born in Toronto and taking her first steps in Slovenia, Alexandra is a world citizen. She discovered her love of travel through spending her Summers in Slovenia and using that as a home base to discover other destinations. At the age of 13, Alexandra was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease (IBD) which led to multiple trips to the hospital, dramatic weight fluctuations, and a roller coaster ride of flares and symptoms. Her diagnosis did not stop her. In 2015, she started teaching in Germany and from there, found her current business partner and boyfriend Jonathan. Nowadays, she can be found running a Bed & Breakfast in Killarney Ireland, traveling 4 months of the year, building her personal brand, developing her app, The Official Killarney App, whilst launching 2 more business endeavors and most importantly, being in remission from her Crohn’s. Alexandra is a family woman with a strong desire to succeed in life. What’s her advice to entrepreneurs? “Don’t let the fear of uncertainty hold you back.”

Helen believes that when you take control of your money, you take control of your life. She works full time as a financial planner advising people on how to manage their money so that they can live their best lives. Through her work, she realized that discussing money can often be difficult and uncomfortable because our society and culture have dictated money as a measure of success. However, people's stories say otherwise. On her podcast Made, Helen interviews women from all financial walks of life - entrepreneurs, single moms, divorced women, widows, and multi-millionaires. She shares these women's' stories about how they live, how they earn, and what it means to make it in life.  

Ashley started her career in restaurant management in New York City. She left the industry after she realized the adverse effects the restaurant lifestyle was having on her well-being. She began immersing herself into the health and wellness space and got her holistic health coaching certification. As Ashley was healing her past wounds, she realized that it was much more than prescribing a diet or an exercise regime, it's looking deep within yourself. She began offering her clients the spiritual component of her coaching practice through reiki, chakra readings, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), aromatherapy and essential oils. She has rebranded her coaching business into a spiritual one.   

Shauna is a holistic nutritionist and founder of Soul Wellness Method in Los Angeles. Soul Wellness Method is a nutrition and wellness concierge practice specializing in weight loss, clear skin and slow aging. Shauna’s approach to nutrition and wellness has garnered her clients across the globe including high profile celebrities. She's been featured in Vogue, Pop Sugar, HuffPost,and Elite Daily. Her wellness retreat company, Soul Wellness Travels hosts all-inclusive retreats in beautiful destinations like Portugal where guests experience new cultures while focusing on well-being.

Ashley has every American girl's dream life; she works in PR, manages her own fashion and travel blog On the Ten, lives in New York City and attends the best events and parties. Ashley shares her story of how she went from corporate PR maven to going out on her own. She also shares that being an entrepreneur is not as glamorous as one might believe. However, living life on your own terms no matter where you are in life, is what a dream life is all about!

Marcella is not your average mom to a newborn baby, she is the epitome of an entrepreneurial badass woman. Not only is she the co-founder of The Bananaland, a design firm based in Bridgeport, CT, she also co-founded B Hive coworking spaces to help entrepreneurs get stuff done. She also has several side hustles like a photography project and renting out her Airbnb. Marcella and I talk about how she turned her creative passions into multiple businesses, entrepreneurship, and giving back to her beloved Bridgeport community.

Rebecca began her career in fashion management in Milan, Italy. She thought she had her dream career and dream life until a family tragedy left her sad, broken, and lost. She started gaining weight and was in and out of medical doctors with various medical problems (acid reflux, IBS, PCOS etc.) Her physical ailments were a reflection of what she was going through emotionally. Rebecca was sad with a grieving heart and held a tremendous amount of anger. Her relationship to her family and friends were in shambles. This tumultuous time inspired her blog, The Blue Empath which launched her coaching program. Rebecca helps others face their own pain, anger, and heal wounds because ultimately, this is where you grow. Through her own forgiveness journey, she found that forgiving the ones who hurt you is what ultimately will set you free. Rebecca is now known among her clients as the Forgiveness Guru. Her mission is to help others return to love through forgiveness and find themselves so that they can live their best life.   

Tracy combined her passions for travel and for a purpose to create Pangea Dreams, a retreat for creative and entrepreneurial women. The retreats are hosted by Tracy, as well as other industry experts in the influencer marketing, photography and wellness space. The women on the retreats will learn the tools and skills they need to succeed in the digital world, whether that's brand collaborations, photography, social media marketing or e-commerce. The women will also get to explore new corners of the world and give back through local volunteering opportunities. 

Michelle left her corporate job in Los Angeles to travel the world after she was inspired by her co-worker who did the same. With Michelle's background in journalism and her thirst for creative expression, she started her travel blog, Live Like it's the Weekend. Her blog is a beautiful reflection of her love of adventure and sharing her experiences within different cultures. Her motto in life is that we should all live like it's the weekend and not just on the weekends! Michelle's intention with her brand is to inspire you to dream bigger and to do what makes you happy in the present moment. 

Chrissie Lam’s experience in concept design at American fashion brands and her love of travel led her to create Love is Project. Her love bracelets employ female artisans in Kenya, Indonesia, India, and Guatemala just to name a few. Love is Project bracelets not only provide sustainable employment opportunities to women around the world but also connects people globally through the universal message of love. 

Jordyn Kraemer pens her travel blog, the Blonde Vagabond. She speaks to our host about her journey to discovering her passion for travel and how she turned her adventures into a career. She opens up about her love life and finding her soulmate. Finally, she discloses the trials and tribulations of working in social media that led to her self-discovery.