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I am so excited to share that I have partnered with my good friend, Brooklyn Astrologer Jennifer Kissling, to bring you astrology conversation. We kick it off by discussing (and perhaps debunking myths around) Mercury Retrograde.

Prepare, so you can allow this time to teach you the lessons you need.

Jennifer Kissling is an Astrologer, Tarot Reader, Certified Breathwork Facilitator and Life Designer.

For more, visit www.jenniferkissling.com

Follow her on IG at @brooklynastrologer

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I sat down with my friend, Jennifer Kissling, to talk about food allergies, and the importance of understanding the ways in which can support people who have them. We talk from our own personal experiences, hoping to offer insight and understanding.

Links we like for candy that's safe for kids:

https://snacksafely.com/safe-snack-guide/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI89ugw7Wi5QIV4oNaBR3PcQb2EAMYAyAAEgIgt_D_BwE

https://kidsareatrip.com/50-allergy-friendly-halloween-treats-and-fares-teal-pumpkin-project/

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/halloween-candy-and-food-allergies/

I mention Meredith's Bread: https://www.meredithsbread.com

and Teal Pumpkin Project:

https://www.foodallergy.org/education-awareness/teal-pumpkin-project

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristengerencher/2019/10/05/teal-pumpkins-offer-halloween-safe-zone-for-kids-with-food-allergies/#2dd877f52389

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Photography: Dani McDonald

When I first met Stacey Sexton, it was through a breathwork mentorship program led by Erin Telford. Stacey is the co-creator of The Sex Oil, and is also a breathwork healer. She's a brave, tell-it-like-it-is kind of woman that I found to be more and more amazing, as I got to know her.

I learned a lot about Stacey, about her business - she shared a BIG SECRET about her business - being a mom, and more. I love the story of her magical (literally) childhood in New Orleans, her grandma Ruby, and how she got called into this sacred life.

We recorded our conversation in a big, airy conference room at The Wing in SoHo. Keep that in mind when noticing the sound.

Stacey Sexton is a Reiki Master, Breathwork facilitator, Mama, and co-owner of the plant-based intimate skincare line, The Sex Oil, that bridges together the synergy of natural aphrodisiacs and energy work to reconnect people back to their sensuality. She believes in #pleasurepoweredbyplants, the medicine of laughter, human touch, and that mothers rekindling their creative fire is part of our collective healing. Her offerings include workshops, speaking events, energy healing and all-natural botanical products.

Photo by Leah Judson @leah.judson

Find Stacey at: https://www.staceysexton.com/

On IG: @staceymsexton

Find The Sex Oil at: https://www.thesexoil.com/

On IG at @thesexoil

I first met Carol Anne Patterson at Yoga Teacher Training. She was teaching the Anatomy component and, despite never believing I had an interest in anatomy, Carol Anne made it exciting. I began following her on social media, and within six months of our first meeting (and at the urging of a friend), I decided to do Reiki training with her.

I have learned more from Carol Anne than I have from most, and I am so happy to have chosen her as my teacher. As they say, when the student is ready, the teacher appears.

Shortly after this conversation, I did my Reiki Level 3 Attunement with Carol Anne and have been on Cloud 9 ever since. Carol Anne shares so much about her path, her choices, and living the Reiki life.

Carol Anne Patterson has dedicated the last thirty years to sharing healing energy with others. Her passion is in helping others to live their best lives by connecting them to the limitless potential for healing that exists within us all.

As an Intuitive Reiki Master Teacher, a Physical Therapist and a Yoga Therapist, she has a unique toolbox that allows her to truly meet you where you are...body, mind and spirit.

Carol Anne offers private Reiki and Yoga Therapy sessions as well as Reiki Trainings and classes in Cranford, NJ.

You can find out more about her by checking out her website: www.carolannepatterson.com

On IG @carolannepattersonreiki

If you've been to Boonton Coffee, you've probably met Joe. Joe has so much to share. This is the first of many (hopefully) podcasts with Joe. We are thinking off doing them randomly and calling them The Joe Show. Listen in and then post what you think we should talk about next.

Joe Naeem is a meditator, musician, tutor, and law school applicant from Boonton, NJ.

Recoding Engineer: Johnny Palisi

I remember my first breathwork experience with Erin Telford. My heart burst open and I knew that she was going to be my first teacher. I've attended her live groups, virtual groups (including Sacred Terrain), workshops at Maha Rose; I even did a mentorship with her called Deepen Your Practice. There are many reasons to love her, and as you listen in to the conversation that we recorded at the Wing, you'll discover them for yourself.

Erin Telford is a Breathwork facilitator and healer, acupuncturist, Reiki Master, herbalist and a teacher of David Elliott's Level One Breathwork Healer Training. Her work guides people to look within, open their hearts and heal their relationship with themselves. Her group sessions, trainings and retreats empower her clients to connect to their innate wisdom so that they can find the answers they are looking for.

Erin believes that we all hold core wounds and limiting beliefs that subconsciously run our lives. When we somatically release them from the emotional body and the nervous system, there is freedom on the other side. Our emotions are messengers with information that let us know where to direct our healing and compassion. By de-stigmatizing emotions and the human experience, we can take shame off the table and start to really deal with what's under the depression, anxiety, and patterns that keep us contracted.

She has created Breathwork experiences for Free People, the Soul Cycle/Soul Legends retreat, In goop Health NYC and Wanderlust Festival. Her work has been featured in Shape Magazine, Nylon, NY Magazine, Well + Good, The Numinous and in Refinery 29 as one of “6 Women Who Are Redefining Wellness." She currently resides in Topanga Canyon and is writing her first book.

To find out more about Erin, visit her website at: https://erintelford.com

On IG: @erintelford__

Links for people mentioned in our conversation:

Elizabeth Dialto on unsolicited advice: https://untameyourself.com/advice

Liv Wheeler, Erin's new teacher: https://www.ancestorbridge.com

Photo credit: Melodee Solomon

I remember the first time I saw Melodee Solomon's work. It was a photo she'd taken of my teacher, Erin Telford. I was blown away by the way the light appeared in the photo, the softeness of the environment, and the way that Erin's energy came through. It took months for me to find the courage to step in front of her lens, and all that courage mustering was pointless, because Melodee is all heart.

I was so nervous to meet her that first time, taking care to be super respectful of the time and professional boundaries. Find out more about what it's been like to work with Melodee in my blog post here: www.tiffanycurren.com/blog/the-light-and-magic-that-is-melodee-solomon

Melodee has photographed hundreds of artists, healers, and conscious entrepreneurs in the wellness industry around the U.S. Her intention is to create imagery for projects, leaders, and movements that aim to implement healthier systems (internally and externally) for humanity and the planet. With her camera as a sacred tool, she births images into the world that spark curiosity for sustainable change; to bring consciousness to concepts that will help push forward human evolution and a thriving living planet.

Melodee's main inspiration is the relationship between healing of the self, creativity, and healing of the Earth. Mostly shooting outdoors, she weaves sacred ritual into her creative process by making offerings of sage, tobacco, corn, piñon and cedar to the land she works on. Each photo shoot is a conscious exchange between the sun, land, and essence of the subject. Through the medium of photography, coupled with the awe-inspiring quality of nature, she artfully reconnects humans to the life-force that flows through all living things.

Beyond her camera work, Melodee is a breath work facilitator, dedicated student of personal healing, and continues to explore the unfolding of how her gifts can further play into the larger role Earth stewardship.

Find out more about Melodee at: https://www.melodeesolomon.com

On IG at @melodee_solomon

On facebook at www.facebook.com/melodee.solomon

Originally from NJ, Nicole spent 5 months in India in 2012 studying yoga, energy healing and crystal healing. Afterwards, she was based in the Peruvian Amazon for 4 years living in the jungle alongside the Shipibo tribe, learning the traditional tribal healing methods of the Shipibo people and working with Ayahuasca and other plant medicines.

She is 200hrs certified in ashtanga vinyasa, has an additional 300 hours of study in hatha yoga and is about to embark on another 200hr course in Rishikesh India studying Kundalini yoga under the tutelage of Gurmukh.

You can follow Nicole and her journey on IG: @_nicoleeva

Recording Engineer: Johnny Palisi

I don't know about you, but I love a good ghost story. I love legends, folklore, and the magazine, Weird NJ. My husband, Dave, and I sat down to talk about a few creepy things, some fun ghost stories, history, movies and more.

We talk about Halloween, Shades of Death Road, Jenny Jump State Forest, the Watcher House in Westfield, the Devils' Tree in Basking Ridge, Heartbeat Lane in Montville (my story shared is different than two other - check out my blog for the other two legends), the Jersey Devil, Big Foot, spontaneous combustion, swamp creatures, Ghost Lake, the Day of the Dead, The Wolfman, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Shades of Death Road: https://weirdnj.com/stories/shades-of-death-road/

Info on the Day of the Dead: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/dia-de-los-muertos/

PHOTO of the gorilla is on IG @tiffanycurrenbreathwork and read more about here on my blog: LINK HERE

What a pleasure it was for me to spend time with Michelle, Retik. This Pastry Chef opened a grainless baks shop in Short Hills, NJ called Squirrel & the Bee, and hasn't looked back (she hasn't had time).

She began exclusively cooking with nut flours and raw local honey in 2012 after experiencing little success with traditional medical treatment for Ulcerative Colitis. Michelle switched to a restrictive dietary regimen that eliminated all grains, refined sugars and most dairy and immediately began experiencing relief in her symptoms. She is now completely symptom free. Word spread of her baked goods and Michelle soon found demand for her specialty pastry treats for others both on and off the restrictive diets.

Find out more about Squirrel & the Bee and how you can enjoy her baked goods (even from afar) here: www.squirrelandthebee.com

or more information, visit www.joyistnation.com

On IG: @squirrelandthebee

On FB: @squirrelbeebakeshop

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Recording Engineer: Johnny Palisi