Maria Torres is an artist and counselor based in the Alpujarra Mountains of Spain. Her work arises from a deep reverence to life and an intention to live aligned with the laws of nature, rooted in the study of the Vedic worldview. 

Her counseling and teaching is oriented to support families, with focus on women´s health & plenitude. 

Together with her partner David they funded retreat center Casa del Agua, a Syntropic Farm and Art Residency in the natural park of Sierra Nevada. A space in nature for children, adults and elders to experience life close to the ancient rhythms of the planet.

In this episode, Pia and Maria delve into the intersection of art, healing and community. The conversation also touches on the idea of spiritual orphanhood, where modern seekers often feel disconnected from ancestral traditions. Pia & Maria explore how reconnecting with nature, ancestral wisdom, and community can help heal this disconnection and foster deeper, more harmonious relationships.

Enjoy this journey of a conversation and get inspired.

This episode is about 

▪️Art as a healing modality to return to authentic expression and an uninhibited form of exploration

▪️ The medicine of embodiment as key to emotional and energetic alignment

▪️ Reimagining living and belonging: reconnecting with nature and community as a means of fostering well-being and strengthening human connections.

▪️The future of collective consciousness

▪️Spirearthital orphanhood and openness to growth

▪️Ancestral disconnection and rediscovering our own lineage 

▪️Mongolia and the pure potentiality of nature and earthed based traditions

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Links:

Instagram: ⁠⁠@maria_torres_art

Retreat Center: @casadelagua.farm

Website:⁠ https://mariatorres.net/

Contact: [email protected]

[email protected]

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We would love to connect with! 

Become part of our growing community and find us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ourfuture.isancient⁠⁠⁠⁠ @_piasewelies_ or visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ourfutureisancient.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on our upcoming events and retreats. 

With love,

Pia

Originally from Mexico Salvador Villalobos now lives with in the cloud forest of Ecuador. Here, he tends to the sacred land of Hayulima Spiritual Sanctuary where he lives and hosts retreats and ceremonies year-round.

After completing two degrees in Business Administration, Marketing, and Marine Biology, his life took a sudden turn. Through many synchronicities and faith, he was exposed to the traditions of sacred plant medicines and ceremonies. Ever since he has dedicated his life to the path of medicine and preserving his ancestral traditions. 

Salvador spent many years of his life learning from different elders, masters, and carriers of ancient wisdom traditions. He is initiated into the practices and rituals of the Red Path, such as the Sweatlodge, Vision Quest, and Sundance. Salvador is also a carrier of the half-moon altar and regularly leads ceremonies with various plant medicines.

When you meet Salvador, you immediately sense the immense love that he puts into his work. The sincerity and care he holds in his heart for the well-being of everyone is truly an honor to witness and be around. Salvador is one of a kind, a unique soul who has the best intentions for the people and the traditions he carries.

In this episode, Salvador shares some of his journeys that have led him on his path. He reminds us that with this work and the use of psychedelic plant medicines we are not discovering anything new but in fact, we are just remembering the way our ancestors were in connection to the wholeness of life. He talks about the importance of ceremony and intention when working with plant medicine, and the potential benefits for our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. We also dig into the necessity of acceptance as the first step to healing ourselves and coming to terms with the fact that spirituality means nothing more than seeing the sacredness of everything around us, including ourselves.

Salvador and the whole Hayulima family are very dear to our hearts and we are beyond excited to share this conversation with you.

This episode is about 

▪️Ancestral Wisdom & Lineage: walking in the footsteps of our ancestors

▪️ Plant Medicine as a tool for healing: potential benefits for the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being 

▪️ Spiritual Sanctuary vs Retreat Center: creating sacred space for people to reconnect

▪️ Insides into the path of a Medicine Man: overcoming obstacles of the mind

▪️Message for humanity: the need to return to our spirituality and the sacredness of life

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Links:

Mihayulima on Instagram: ⁠@mihayulima⁠ 

Website: ⁠www.hayulima.com⁠

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We would love to connect with! 

Become part of our growing community and find us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@ourfuture.isancient⁠⁠⁠ or visit our website ⁠⁠⁠www.ourfutureisancient.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information on our upcoming events and retreats. 

With love,

Pia

Marije is a Past Life Regressionist living and working in Berlin. She is originally from the Netherlands and has a background in graphic design.

For many years she lived in Canada with her husband who is Canadian, working as a graphic designer, before a book she was gifted on her 30th birthday called "Many Lives, Many Master’s" by Brian Weiss, brought forward a moment of spiritual awakening that would change her life completely. Suddenly she felt that the information she was reading about reincarnation was not new to her, but that she was just remembering something her soul knew all along.

This profound experience opened her path to explore spirituality in all different ways and later she would learn with the help of a medium to channel her spirit guides, which pointed her to the work she is doing now, Past Life Regression.

In this episode, Pia and Marije talk in-depth about Marije’s amazing journey from her spiritual awakening to now working as a full-time Past Life Regressionist and the importance of normalizing spirituality so that people feel safe enough to spiritually come out of the closet.

Tune in and find out more about working in the magical realm of life beyond life. 

This episode is about ...

▪️ Spiritual awakening - following the voice of truth & leaning into your passion

▪️ Shedding limiting beliefs to find new truths and rework your belief system

▪️ Higher Self Communication - how to open your channel to connect with your spirit guides

▪️ Past Life Regression - how it can help you on your healing journey

▪️ Normalizing spirituality - removing stigmas and finding a grounded approach to integrate spirituality into your life

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Links:

Marije on Instagram: @marije.co

Website: ⁠www.marije.co

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Book recommendations:

⁠Many Lives, Many Masters - Brian Weiss⁠

⁠Living with Joy - Sanaya Roman⁠

⁠Personal Power Through Awareness - Sanaya Roman⁠

⁠Spiritual Development - Sanaya Roman⁠

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We would love to connect with! 

Become part of our growing community and find us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@ourfuture.isancient⁠⁠⁠ or visit our website ⁠⁠⁠www.ourfutureisancient.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information on our upcoming events and retreats. 

With love,

Pia

In this episode Pia speaks with Julian, a Berlin based fungi enthusiast. Julian runs a project called @mycelionaires and has a lab at Mahalla Berlin dedicated to mushroom cultivation. Pia and Julian discuss his journey into mushroom growing and the impact his connection to the fungi kingdom had on his life.

In this episode we talk about:

▪️ Mushroom Cultivation to find connection & grounding in difficult times

▪️Fostering a sense of interconnectivity through mushrooms

▪️ Shifting consciousness & healing mental illness through medicinal mushrooms

▪️ How mushrooms teach us abundance & hope

▪️The Mycelionaire project

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Links: Mycelionaires on Instagram: ⁠@⁠mycelionaires

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We would love to connect with! 

Become part of our growing community and find us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@ourfuture.isancient⁠⁠⁠ or visit our website ⁠⁠⁠www.ourfutureisancient.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information on our upcoming events and retreats. 

With love,

Pia

Katinka is a multifaceted practitioner dedicated to guiding individuals on their transformative journeys. As a Transformational Life Coach & Mentor, Reiki

Practitioner, Sound Healer and Shamanic Arts Practitioner, she draws upon a diverse range of modalities to support her clients growth and healing. 

With an intuitive approach, she taps into the depths of the spiritual realms, embracing its wisdom with a no-nonsense attitude. Grounded in authenticity and sincerity, she brings a refreshing perspective to the spiritual world, facilitating profound shifts with honesty and clarity. 

In this episode we talk about:

▪️ Navigating disconnection - how modern day society is pulling us away from out authentic self

▪️Embracing authenticity and the power of trusting your inner voice

▪️ Integration of spirituality into everyday life

▪️ Embracing life as a ceremony

▪️Hands on tools to connect to oneself

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Links: Katinka on Instagram: ⁠@katinkanoack

Website: www.katinkanoack.com

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We would love to connect with! 

Become part of our growing community and find us on instagram ⁠⁠@ourfuture.isancient⁠⁠ or visit our website ⁠⁠www.ourfutureisancient.com⁠⁠ for more information on our upcoming events and retreats. 

With love,

Pia

Fernando Taiyari, is a Mexican holistic therapist, practicing among other methods biomagnetic therapy according to the teachings of Dr. Isaac Goiz.

Biomagnetic therapy is a technique working with magnetic pairs in the body, where magnets are placed directly onto the body, to help the body to reach into a neutral PH level. 

The work with magnets is very simple and it's super effective to treat almost anything: COVID, cancer, diabetes.

As Fernando describes it in our conversation this therapy is changing the ambient of the body, which makes it a more holistic treatment that will help the body to eliminate any pathogens along the way. 

In our conversation, we explore how alternative techniques like biomagnetic therapy break with our traditionally very science-focused view on healing and shift into a more holistic way of relating to illness. One that is looking to relate to any individual on a personal level, reaching to the root cause of dis-ease and relating to the patient ultimately as a mirror, a teacher to the healer itself.

We touch base on the question of integrity when working as a healer, biological consciousness, and the importance of spiritual practices for our overall wellbeing.

In this episode we talk about:

▪️ The benefits of biomagnetic therapy, invented by Dr. Isaac Goiz

▪️ An integrated view on healing holistically vs only treating pathogens

▪️ The story of Dr. Isaac Goiz and his amazing research that never got to see the world

▪️ Integrity as a healer

▪️different levels of consciousness & spiritual practices for our wellbeing

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Links:

Fernando does not use any social media. He only works through personal recommendations. If you are traveling to Mexico and feel called to work with him, please reach out to us.

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We would love to connect with you! 

Become part of our growing community and find us on Instagram ⁠@ourfuture.isancient⁠ or visit our website ⁠www.ourfutureisancient.com⁠ for more information on our upcoming events and retreats.

Romana is a 35-year-old Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual business owner based in Berlin. She grew up in the countryside on the east coast of England, and for the past 10 years has been living and traveling in different countries, with Berlin as a home base for the last 7 years. She met her Reiki Master whilst traveling in Mexico, a moment that would change her life forever. Romana worked previously in fashion retail management and merchandising, and as an English teacher. These previous careers, her spiritual interests, and her personal healing journey all adding up and paving the way for the work she does now, living and serving her purpose.

We would love to connect with!

Become part of our growing community and find us on instagram ⁠@ourfuture.isancient⁠ or visit our website ⁠www.ourfutureisancient.com⁠ for more information on our upcoming events and retreats.

David Manning, the founder behind Neo Emotional Release, is a luminary in the health and wellness industry. His journey began as a medical professional working in hospitals, specializing in musculoskeletal therapy and massage. Over time, he expanded his knowledge and expertise, delving into a broad range of fields such as trauma facilitation, somatic developmental psychology, and osteopathic training.

David is a pioneer, integrating both modern and ancient healing arts into a comprehensive body of work that is both cutting-edge and deeply rooted in time-tested wisdom. His approach to healing has had a global impact, attracting a diverse group of professionals from Medical Doctors and Osteopaths to breath workers and energy healers.

His NEO Emotional Release method continues to gain a reputation worldwide and has helped many individuals come into a better, more connected relationship with their body, mind, and soul.

This episode is about

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Links:

David on Instagram: @emotionalreleases

Website: www.emotionalreleases.com

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We would love to connect with!

Become part of our growing community and find us on instagram @ourfuture.isancient or visit our website www.ourfutureisancient.com for more information on our upcoming events and retreats.

Pia kicks of the 1st episode of the Our Future Is Ancient podcast introducing herself and talking about her personal healing journey that guided her into the Amazon jungle to have her first encounter with plant medicine, motivated by years of suffering anxiety and depression and no sense of purpose. In this episode, you can get to know her personal journey and what to expect in the Our Future Is Ancient podcast.