Authentic Ecstasy

¿Y si el placer que tanto buscamos estuviera al otro lado de aquello que más evitamos sentir?

En este episodio de Authentic Ecstasy Podcast, Elisabeth Serra conversa nuevamente con Oksana en un encuentro íntimo y profundamente encarnado sobre la sombra, la vergüenza, el cuerpo, el erotismo y el regreso al pulso vivo de la vida.

Juntas exploran una pregunta fundamental:

¿Qué ocurre cuando dejamos de explicar nuestro dolor y empezamos a sentirlo?

Desde la muerte y la pérdida hasta el placer, el femenino profundo y la inteligencia del cuerpo, esta conversación nos invita a mirar aquello que tantas veces evitamos: las crisis, la vergüenza, el control y las partes de nosotras que han quedado ocultas.

Esta no es una conversación sobre sanar como una idea.

Es una invitación a habitar el cuerpo.

A dejar de trascendernos.

A escuchar lo que la vida intenta mover a través de nosotros.

Y a recordar que, debajo de cada defensa, sigue existiendo un pulso esperando ser sentido.

Un diálogo íntimo, honesto y profundamente humano sobre el dolor, el placer y el camino de regreso a nosotros mismos.

Sobre Oksana

Oksana acompaña procesos de transformación profunda a través del cuerpo, el femenino, la sombra y el trabajo con el trauma. Su mirada integra presencia, sensibilidad y una profunda confianza en la inteligencia del cuerpo como camino de regreso a la autenticidad y a la vida.

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What if the path back to yourself is not about becoming someone new but remembering what has always been here?

In this episode of the Authentic Ecstasy Podcast, Elisabeth Serra sits down with mystic, writer, poet, and teacher Kai Sublime for a rich and soulful conversation on consciousness, love, embodiment, and the mystery of being alive.

Together they explore the question:

How do we return to ourselves?

From Sufi mysticism to the wisdom of the body, from the metaphor of the river meeting the ocean to the journey of the seed becoming a flower, this conversation weaves spirituality, intimacy, poetry, and lived experience into a deeply human exploration of what it means to walk a conscious path.

Together they explore:

– Why the body is our deepest compass
– The difference between talking about love and experiencing it
– Sufism, mysticism, and the journey back to Source
– The metaphor of the river dissolving into the ocean
– Why we fear love and long for it at the same time
– How relationships reveal our wounds and invite us into deeper freedom
– The wisdom hidden inside emotional triggers
– The importance of embodiment, writing, movement, and self-inquiry
– What it means to live from the soul rather than from identity

This is not a conversation about spirituality as an idea.

It is an invitation to feel it.

To return to the body.
To listen more deeply.
To trust the unfolding of your own unique path.

A tender, poetic, and thought-provoking dialogue between two souls exploring the mystery of life from the inside out.

Guest Snapshot: Kai Sublime

Kai Sublime is a writer, swim coach, triathlete, and founder of The Soup Kitchen in West London. He writes across theology, comparative religion, mysticism, and contemplative practice, exploring the common ground between traditions and the wisdom available through direct experience. His books include The Book of Prayer, The Universal Muslim, Muhammad Was a Hippie, and the Sublime Scripture Series.

At the heart of his work is a simple question: What can the body and the breath teach us about how to live?

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The Soup Kitchen: https://bit.ly/4nH1RJA

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What if the relationships that break your heart are also the ones trying to bring you back to yourself?

In this episode of the Authentic Ecstasy Podcast, Elisabeth Serra is joined by transpersonal guide Clara for a deep and intimate conversation about inner marriage, shadow work, projection, betrayal, wholeness, and the sacred tension of human relationships.

Together, they explore:
– Why we unconsciously recreate old relational patterns
– How betrayal can become a portal into deeper self-awareness
– The parts of ourselves we reject, hide, or exile
– The dance between feminine and masculine energies within
– Projection, shadow work, and the path back to wholeness
– Why intimacy requires honesty, embodiment, and vulnerability
– The difference between understanding something mentally… and truly feeling it in the body

This is not a conversation about “fixing” yourself.

It is an invitation to meet the parts of you that have been left behind with more honesty, compassion, humor, and presence.

A tender, raw, and profound dialogue about what it really means to become whole.

Guest Snapshot: Clara

Clara is a transpersonal guide, facilitator, and creator devoted to masculine-feminine integration, shadow work, and embodied spirituality.

For more than 10 years, she has explored and facilitated transformational work through mystery schools, group immersions, and intimate containers around the world.

Her work blends shamanic ritual, transpersonal psychology, shadow integration, and esoteric teachings with a grounded focus on authenticity, permission, embodiment, and self-responsibility.

She is the creator of transformational programs around inner marriage and shadow work, including her signature initiation “The Man Within,” which has supported hundreds of women worldwide.

Clara is also part of the teaching faculty at ISTA (International School of Temple Arts) and Highden Temple Mystery School.

https://www.claragomezsantos.com/

https://www.instagram.com/innermarriage.temple/

🎧 Listen with an open heart.
And perhaps a little more humor toward yourself.

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In this transmission of Authentic Ecstasy, Elisabeth Serra sits in deep conversation with Indra a teacher of the Enneagram, Vedic astrology, and conscious living, for a dialogue that begins in spiritual clarity and moves into the raw edge of embodied contact.

What starts as an exploration of surrender, destiny, and freedom from suffering slowly turns…into something else.

A meeting.
A friction.
A field.

Together we explore:

Surrender, acceptance, and the illusion of control
The subtle edge between awakening and spiritual bypassing
The role of maps, teachings, and identity in the path of liberation
Embodiment, intimacy, and the relational field beyond concepts
The tension between transcendence and being fully human in the body
What it means to truly meet another without protection

As the conversation unfolds, Elisabeth invites a shift away from ideas and into direct contact.

Not transpersonal.
Not conceptual.
But human, vulnerable, and alive.

This is where the known dissolves.
Where the body speaks.
Where something real begins to emerge.

We end not with answers, but with a shared field, one that points beyond knowledge and into the living experience of connection.

This is not a guide. It’s a transmission.

Guest Snapshot: Indra

Indra is a long-time spiritual teacher, guide, and student of life who has spent decades exploring the inner landscape through the Enneagram, Vedic astrology, and direct inquiry. Based in India for many years, his work points toward surrender, awareness, and the dissolution of conditioning. Through simple yet profound teachings, he supports others in waking up to their true nature beyond identity and story.

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In this transmission of Authentic Ecstasy, Elisabeth Serra sits in deep conversation with G. Scott Graham — author, coach, meditator, and existential handyman — for a rare and intimate exchange that moves from ideas into presence.

We begin with books, Vipassana, and equanimity… and then something drops. A real meeting unfolds between two humans. 

Together we explore:

Love and acceptance
 The fear of vulnerability and the belief that we will be hurt
 What it means to stay contactable in the moment, with boundaries
 How to meet life with presence before the stories take over

We end in silence, love, and the kind of vulnerability that risks everything and opens everything.

This is not a guide. It’s a transmission.

Guest Snapshot: G. Scott Graham

G. Scott Graham is a guide for those seeking a life with meaning, purpose, and no regrets. Based in Boston, he blends meditation, existential inquiry, coaching, and real-world grit to help people follow their true azimuth — not some ideal, but what actually matters to them. Scott lives a life of service and presence, from meditation practice to animal rescue, from Tai Chi to wilderness camping and in this conversation, his grounded insight becomes a doorway into deeper aliveness.

If this conversation touched something in you, make sure to follow Authentic Ecstasy on Spotify so you don’t miss future transmissions.

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In this transmission of Authentic Ecstasy, Elisabeth Serra sits in deep conversation with G. Scott Graham — author, coach, meditator, and existential handyman — for a rare and intimate exchange that moves from ideas into presence.

We begin with books, Vipassana, and equanimity… and then something drops. A real meeting unfolds between two humans. 

Together we explore:

Love and acceptance
The fear of vulnerability and the belief that we will be hurt
What it means to stay contactable in the moment, with boundaries
How to meet life with presence before the stories take over

We end in silence, love, and the kind of vulnerability that risks everything and opens everything.

This is not a guide. It’s a transmission.

Guest Snapshot: G. Scott Graham

G. Scott Graham is a guide for those seeking a life with meaning, purpose, and no regrets. Based in Boston, he blends meditation, existential inquiry, coaching, and real-world grit to help people follow their true azimuth — not some ideal, but what actually matters to them. Scott lives a life of service and presence, from meditation practice to animal rescue, from Tai Chi to wilderness camping and in this conversation, his grounded insight becomes a doorway into deeper aliveness.

Stay Connected

If this conversation touched something in you, make sure to follow Authentic Ecstasy on Spotify so you don’t miss future transmissions.

And stay close between episodes, follow Elisabeth on Instagram @elisabethserra__ for reflections, updates, and behind-the-scenes moments from the podcast.

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Qué sucede cuando dejamos de evitar la incomodidad y permitimos que nos transforme?

En este episodio, Oksana una mujer ucraniana que vive en España, comparte una conversación profundamente honesta sobre la sombra, el duelo y el poder femenino. Exploramos qué significa encontrarnos con la vergüenza, la pérdida y la disolución de la identidad sin evasión, y cómo el instinto, el eros y la verdad emocional pueden convertirse en fuentes de fortaleza en lugar de algo que reprimir.

Esta es una invitación a adentrarnos en los espacios que nos han enseñado a temer y en la sabiduría silenciosa que puede emerger cuando permanecemos. Escucha si estás atravesando cierres, cambios internos o un llamado hacia una encarnación y madurez más profundas.

SOBRE OKSANA: Oksana Honcharenko

Mujer-medicina y mentora, experta en la sombra y transformación femenina 

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In this final key of the 8 Keys of Communication, we step into delicate territory: Giving a Mirror.
This key is not about correction, control, or changing someone—it’s about offering a loving reflection, free of judgment, when the other person is open to receive it. A mirror is only true when it comes from the heart, without personal investment, and with permission. Done this way, it becomes a gift of awareness, not a demand for change.

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Why is it so hard to let ourselves be seen - especially by the people closest to us? In this episode, I introduce Key #7 of the 8 Keys of Communication: Self-Reveal.

Self-reveal is the courage to share not just what happened, but how it made you feel. Instead of blaming or demanding change, you open a window into your vulnerability - the worry, the fear, the ache beneath the surface. And something powerful happens: the other doesn’t feel attacked, but touched. 

Join me as we explore how self-reveal transforms conflict into intimacy and creates the kind of connection that words alone can never achieve.

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How often do we assume what someone meant — only to realize later we were completely wrong? 

In this episode, I introduce Key #6 of the 8 Keys of Communication: Reality Check.
Because our minds are always referencing the past, we unconsciously project stories, fears, and meanings onto the people around us. A tone, a gesture, a look—suddenly it becomes something it never was. 

Join me as we explore how practicing reality checks can dissolve unnecessary arguments, create more space in relationships, and open a path to authentic connection.

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