Awakened Love

Feminine embodiment coach Nadine Lee joins us this week for an exploration of the spiritual side of sexuality.

Angel and Nadine discuss the shadows and the gifts they experienced growing up in Australia, why they chose to walk the path of Tantra, and how they have used Tantric tools to heal sexual trauma.

They also discuss the need to keep an eye out for manipulation within the spiritual community, so that you don’t end up getting re-traumatized on the path of healing. 

They also dive into the notion of polarity practices, when they’re helpful, and when its time to move beyond them.

Lets us know what resonates in the comments!

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

0:14 Growing Up in Australia

5:22 Who is Nadine Lee

10:24 The Path of Tantra

14:21 Healing Sexual Trauma

17:04 Navigating Manipulation

21:53 Relational Work 

25:59 Abandonment Wounding

32:31 Playing With Polarity

47:20 Conclusion

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Nadine Lee is a teacher of the feminine tantric arts, feminine embodiment coach, devoted lover and sexual liberator. She is the author of international best seller: Sex Priestess. Nadine is also the founder of Tantric Alchemy, a community devoted to supporting you step into the woman you came here to be. She has helped thousands of women over the past decade, heal sexual trauma and ignite the erotic fire within, and to channel that creative force into their highest creative, feminine and sexual expression. She offers private mentorships, online programs and in-person workshops and retreats across the world. 

IG: @tantricalchemyofficial
Website: www.tantricalchemy.net

Buy my book Sex Priestess: https://tantricalchemy.net/book/

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This week we have the pleasure of sitting down with the magnificent Lana Shay – an incredible ally in bringing higher levels of consciousness into human sexuality. 

In this episode, Angel and Lana explore the potential of creating conscious strip clubs, and what it would look like to support women in channeling their divinity into men who come into these modern day sex temples.

They also dive into the judgment that's often thrust upon sex workers and how we're at a point in history where we need to call in more collaboration and less competition between women.

Lana also shares here experience with the medicine Kambo and how it can be used to cleanse the body before diving into other plan medicines.

Let us know what resonates in the comments!

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

3:09 Who is Lana Shay?

5:18 Conscious Strip Clubs

19:11 The Shadow Side of Strip Clubs

23:08 Supporting Female Sex Workers

30:20 Judging the Sex Industry

37:55 From Competition to Collaboration

44:26 Kambo Therapy

56:53 Contraindications for Heart Problems

1:01:07 Conclusion

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Lana Shay is a holistic living advocate, psychonaut, and practitioner of the tantric arts. With a background that includes experiences as sex worker, Lana is on a mission to co-create a conscious strip club that challenges the norms of the adult entertainment industry. Through her unique blend of wisdom and passion for conscious living, Lana aims to revolutionize the strip club experience, prioritizing empowerment, consent, and mindful engagement. By infusing elements of tantra, mindfulness, and sacred intimacy, Lana seeks to transform the strip club into a space of self-expression, celebration, and genuine connection.

She earned her B.A. from California Institute of Integral Studies, providing the first academic post-graduate certification program Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies in the U.S. She's trained as an addiction Recovery Coach, Co-founded [PsychedelicTimes.com](http://psychedelictimes.com/), Entheo Ventures and the Sensual Collective. Lana’s mission is to support people in re-discovering the principles of holistic living and harnessing the wisdom of the earth through all plant medicines, whole foods and psychedelics.

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Embodiment Coach Rachel Pringle joins the podcast today to reveal the process of turning pain into art. Her and Angel discuss their alchemy process of sensual mysticism and holy artistry, and why are they are creating a container for you to explore it as well.

In a world that is so focused on perfectionism, they explore what it looks like to let your creations be an act of love and liberation from your most authentic self. Reminding us that art (much like life) is not about the end product - it’s about the beautiful process of creating it.

If you are interested in learning how to deeper embody this process, check out Rachel & Angel’s new program: Temple of EROS: Tantric Embodiment, Erotica, Poetry, Prayer, Pleasure, Song & Sacred Theatre. Begins July 2nd.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:03 From Perfectionism to Creation

9:24 Liberating Your Authentic Self through Art

17:25 It’s the Process, not the Product

20:26 Art with Intention

22:26 Our Kundalini Awakenings - Shaking but not breaking

27:07 We Lift Each Other Up

30:14 Give Yourself the Gift of Art

35:38 Step into Your Holy Artistry

39:38 Conclusion

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Rachel Pringle:

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https://www.iamrachelpringle.com

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This week's episode features tantric embodiment guide Rachel Pringle.

In this episode Angel and Rachel reflect on their own personal journeys into the dark, and the necessity of passing through the caves consciousness in order to reach the bright lights of illumination and empowerment.

They both revere the less-than-perfect moments in life as the ultimate source material for the art they've created. They spend time discussing what it means to walk the path of the artist, and insist that a masterpiece does not come from perfection, but from embracing what is.

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TIMESTAMPS:

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:49 Moving to Ibiza: Rest and Creativity

4:53 Alchemy through the Artistic Process

10:15 Eros: Experiencing the Beauty & Freedom of Life

17:11 We Need Community

22:59 Living Boldly

27:11 Being a Seeker of Truth

28:18 Comfort is Not Safety

42:14 Making A Masterpiece of Life

50:12 Be With Your Body

53:54 Conclusion

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Rachel Pringle:

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https://www.iamrachelpringle.com

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In this episode, sexual and relationship psychotherapist Paula Hall takes us into an exploration of sex and porn addiction. Paula helps us understand the difference between a high sex drive and true addiction and what's required for healing.

Paula encourages a healthy exploration of sex for young adults and she leaves us with brilliant advice on how to approach someone you love who is showing signs of addiction to sex or pornography and how to navigate signs of sex addiction in your relationship.

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0:00 Intro

0:40 Sex and Porn Addiction

5:00 Porn and Relationships

8:14 The Chemistry of Sex Addiction

9:51 High Sex Drive vs. Addiction

13:28 Signs of Struggle

16:24 Shame vs. Guilt

17:54 Healthy Exploration of Sex

22:13 Confronting An Escalation

27:30 Values vs. Growth Edges

34:10 Behavioral Change

36:23 Is Healing Possible?

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Dr Paula Hall is a senior accredited Sexual & Relationship Psychotherapist with 30 years experience, 18 of which have been specialising in sex and porn addiction. She is Clinical Director of the Laurel Centre (https://thelaurelcentre.co.uk) who provide online individual and group therapy around the world for people struggling with compulsive sexual behaviours and also support for partners. She is also founder of Pivotal Recovery (https://PivotalRecovery.org) , a not-for-profit organisation that provides affordable, anonymous, accessible self-help through their podcast based Pivotal Recovery Course. Dr Hall is also author of Understanding & Treating Sex & Pornography Addiction (Routledge 2018), Sex Addiction - The Partner's Perspective (2016) and Sex Addiction – A Guide for Couples (Routledge 2019) and regularly contributes to the media on all things sex and porn related.

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Psychotherapist, coach and author of "Polysecure" Jessica Fern joins us for an exploration of all the possible ways we can explore consensual non-monogamy in a ways that allow us the experience of both emotional security and personal freedom.

She walks us through the difference between structural and emotional security, how polyamorous families can be incredibly supportive for the development of children, the challenges of navigating relational insecurity, and the liberating gift of compersion – the ability to find joy in watching someone you love receive pleasure from someone other than you.

This episode is full of enlightening and expansive views on relationships. Let us know what resonates with you in the comments!

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

1:35 What Consensual Non-monogamy is

5:00 "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell"

7:37 Structure vs Quality of Relationship

9:49 Exposing Relational Insecurity

13:21 From Comparison to Compersion

17:06 Toxicity in Polyamory

21:58 Polyamorous Families

23:55 Hierarchy in Polyamory

27:02 Challenges of Non-monogamy

34:20 Attachment Figures

38:36 Safe Havens and Secure Bases

43:30 Managing Tension in Relationship

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Jessica Fern is a Psychotherapist, Coach, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Jessica is the author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Non-Monomgamy and The Polyseucre Workbook: Healing Your Attachment and Creating Security in Loving Relationships. In her international private practice, Jessica works with individuals, couples, and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment styles, and past traumas, helping them to embody new possibilities in life and love.

Learn more at JessicaFern.com

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This week's guest is mental health professional Kathy Labriola. Kathy shares her insight on a very potent and timely topic for society as a whole – relationship agreements, polyamory, and jealousy.

Kathy breaks down the difference between jealousy, envy and coveting to help us understand the subtle energetic difference and the behavioral manifestations of these three emotional states.

She also helps us understand the range of different approaches to polyamory, and how our needs in relationship stem from our traumas.

Kathy also encourages those of us who prefer monogamy to explore more openness and allowance of love in our partner's lives.

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0:00 Jealousy, Envy and Coveting

9:34 Open-Minded Monogamy 

11:34 Hard-Wired For Jealousy

15:25 Healthy Expression of Jealousy

17:23 Managing Sensitivity to Jealousy

21:56 Polyamory As An Orientation

28:40 Relationship Agreements

52:20 Navigating Communication Around Jealousy 

56:08 Conclusion

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Kathy Labriola is a nurse, counselor, and hypnotherapist in Berkeley, California. She has provided affordable mental health services to alternative communities for the past 30 years. Kathy is author of Love in Abundance: A Counselor's Advice on Open Relationships, The Jealousy Workbook, The Polyamory Break-up Book: Causes, Survival, and Polyamorous Elders: Aging in Open Relationships. She has been a card-carrying bisexual and polyamorist for 50 years. She is extra crunchy, rides a bike, lives in a housing cooperative, grows organic vegetables and raises chickens.

She can be reached at (510)841-5307 or at [email protected].

Website: http://www.kathylabriola.com. 

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Andre Duqum, host of the Know Thyself Podcast and founder of Meraki Media, joins us this week to bring some deeply embodied wisdom he has accumulated on the path of self knowledge.

He takes us into the difference between waking up and growing up, and explains why both are crucial to the process of self-actualization. He also shares his insights around conscious relationships and what makes long-term relationships possible.

His ideas on the difference between devotion and motivation invite us to explore where our impulse for action is really coming from, and how we might begin making small steps in the direction of doing the things that call to our hearts.

Let us know what resonates in the comments!

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0:00 Intro

4:59 Navigating media

7:13 Pornography

11:07 Waking Up vs. Growing Up

23:40 Relationship mastery

32:49 Navigating conflict 

41:23 Devotion vs. Motivation

46:15 Creative intelligence

53:01 How to surrender

57:35 Conclusion

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André developed a passion for story-telling through content creation early on when he realized the power it can have on people. Video storytelling has the capacity to be a tool that uplifts & inspires or it can spread unconsciousness and fear. 

Having a strong calling to contribute to the rise in consciousness that is happening on this planet, he created Meraki Media - a production company aimed at uplifting the voices of societies’ game-changers, rule-breakers and light-workers. 

Today, he pours his energy into the Know Thyself podcast by utilizing his life experience and passion for asking powerful questions to unveil spiritual wisdom that is both practical and digestible.

Know Thyself Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/@AndreDuqum/featured

Andre's Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/

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World-renowned meditation teacher, activist, and the best-selling author Benjamin Decker joins the Awakened Love podcast for a heart-centered exploration of Theosophy and the underlying truth in all major religions.

He also explores the importance of creativity and intimacy in our relationships, the deconstruction of the negative affects of childhood programming around religion, and he shares a fascinating and grounding perspective on the purpose of the belief in reincarnation.

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0:00 Intro

2:18 What is Theosophy?

6:57 Using Creativity to Find Common Ground

10:54 Creativity as intimacy

14:41 How All religions Can Work

19:24 Religious Deconstruction

27:54 Finding Your Community

34:40 Spiritual power and charisma

40:05 Reincarnation

42:39 Conclusion

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Ben Decker is a world-renowned meditation teacher, activist, and the best-selling author of Modern Spirituality: A Guide to the Heart of Mindfulness, Meditation, and the Art of Healing, as well as other books on meditation including Practical Meditation for Beginners; 10 Days to a Happier, Calmer You. He is also the host of The Modern Spirituality Show.  His work is universal, well-rounded and rooted in ancient wisdom, theosophy, and modern pragmatism.  Ben has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, New York Post, Forbes Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Spirituality & Health, Thrive Magazine, LA Yoga, and more.

Titles: 4x Meditation Author & Speaker, Healer, Theosophist, Host of The Modern Spirituality Show. 

ModernSpiritualityShow.com

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Andrew Horn has been called the Dale Carnegie for the digital age, a communications wizard who wants to help people connect more deeply. Today Andrew shares how to master communication and connect deeper with others. He explains the 'tantra of conversation' and how to approach every conversation with pure intentions. 

He also dives deep into men's work and healing toxic masculinity. Sharing advice on how to love a man better, and provide helpful feedback on his journey. 

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:06 Asking the Right Questions

9:41 Overcoming Social Anxiety

14:15 Social Flow

21:04 What You Contribute to Conversation

26:58 Men's Work

35:50 Toxic Masculinity 

42:35 How to Love Your Man Better

54:41 Rapid Fire Questions

59:24 Conclusion

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Andrew Horn: 

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https://www.instagram.com/itsandrewhorn/

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