Gaia Speaks

Maria and Grace share their vision for the upcoming Costa Rica retreat at Imiloa Institute—a transformative journey to open the heart and heal the womb through sacred practices, community, and empowerment, taking place April 19–24, 2025.

Episode Highlights:

• Behind-the-Scenes Insight: Maria shares her experience visiting the retreat center and what makes it so special.
• Transformative Practices: They explore retreat highlights like the Blue Clay Ceremony and Ecstatic Dance.
• Immersive Accommodations: A look at the luxurious yet nature-inspired options.
• Community Connection: Conversations around the power of building lifelong bonds with like-minded women in a supportive environment.
• Earth Day Celebration: A sneak peek into how Earth Day will be honored during the retreat.
• Heart and Womb Healing: Discussions on the significance of connecting with these energies for personal transformation.

Stay up to date with retreat information: https://gaiagoddesslifestyle.com/retreats/
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Juanina Kocher is a 200-hour registered yoga teacher and certified health coach with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Based in Westchester, NY, she combines her passion for food and wellness through Flex + Flow Wellness Coaching + Consulting. As a mother of three, Juanina understands the importance of flexibility and work-life balance, offering personalized wellness solutions tailored to each client’s unique needs, supporting both personal and professional growth.

This episode will cover:

• Domestic equality
• Insights on adjusting household roles with each child to prevent burnout
• The invisible mental load: challenges of managing career, home, and being the "default parent"
• Planning for postpartum needs and mental health ahead of time
• Approachable wellness: self-care through small, manageable steps for busy moms
• Coaching to support moms in early motherhood
• Importance of family, friends, and professional help for new moms.
• WFH struggles: Balancing work and childcare when working remotely
• Overview of Juanina's coaching approach 

Learn more about Juanina's work: https://flexandflowwellness.com
Instagram: juaninakocher

Vivian Arias, founder of Crystalline Chrysalis, draws from her Afro-Latin lineage of spiritual healers and a lifelong connection to the mystical. After overcoming personal challenges, she deepened her healing journey through energy work and indigenous wisdom. In 2020, she launched Crystalline Chrysalis to share her healing tools and help others reconnect with their inner power. Vivian now leads international retreats and works with a global client base.

This episode covers:

• Meaning behind the company name "Crystalline Chrysalis"
• Exploration of spiritual journey and attunement to the mystical realms
• Challenges of growing up in a spiritual family and navigating societal taboos
• Vivian's introduction to crystal healing and her journey with crystal therapy
• Working multi-dimensionally with crystals
• Crystal therapy process: psychosomatic and psychospiritual healing
• Tuning into the subconscious and how crystals reveal repressed emotions
• Karmic relationships, personal growth, and letting go of unaligned relationships
• Feminine empowerment, integrating the masculine and feminine energies
• Womb healing and the connection between ancestral trauma and healing practices
• Upcoming events and offerings

For more information visit Vivian's website: https://www.crystallinechrysalis.co
Instagram: crystallinechrysalis

Alexa Shackelford, Certified Breathwork Facilitator, Sound Practitioner, and Founder of Breathing Back to You, brings over a thousand hours of experience in breath, sound, and energy work. Drawing from deep personal experience, she creates safe spaces for others to heal from past trauma and align with their highest potential. Alexa is passionate about guiding individuals back to their sacred truth, knowing that’s where true peace resides.

Episode Highlights:

• Learn about Alexa's company, Breathing Back to You, and her journey into healing.
• Explore how breathwork clears energy blockages, reconnecting you with your true self and facilitating deep healing.
• Hear Alexa’s personal stories of transformation and spiritual encounters through breathwork.
• Discover how breathwork integrates with sound therapy, Reiki, and other healing modalities for enhanced healing.
• Gain insight into using breathwork as a tool for emotional release, self-guidance, and clearing stored trauma.
• Learn the importance of energy management, intuition, and protection when facilitating breathwork sessions.

For more information visit Alexa's website: https://www.breathingbacktoyou.com
Instagram: breathingbacktoyou

Miranda Mitchell is an Embodied Leadership Guide, weaving the wisdom of Human Design, Gene Keys, and transformative stillness and somatic practices for those that want to go into the depths of their inner knowing.

This episode covers:

• Introduction to Human Design
• Human Design vs. Gene Keys
• Energy Centers Explained
• The Chiron Return
• Creativity and Leadership
• Equine Gestalt Therapy
• Practical Tips for First-Timers: How to get started with human design, what to expect in a reading, and choosing the right practitioner for your journey
• Miranda’s Oracle Card Deck: 'dancing with shadows in stillness'

For more information visit Miranda's website: https://www.miranda-mitchell.com
Instagram: mirandajmitchell

Colleen McCann, your personal energy stylist, blends fashion and wellness through her brand, Style Rituals. With 20 years of experience, she combines her expertise in glamour magic with a deep understanding of energetic influences from fashion. Her journey began in NYC, discovering the power of colors and statement pieces, leading her to explore global healing practices. Known for her heartfelt dedication, Colleen’s modern and relatable approach to mysticism makes spirituality accessible. She empowers clients to “Flex Their Intuitive Muscle” through self-healing and self-care techniques, honoring her craft through rituals, ceremonies, and speaking engagements.

This episode covers:

• Colleen's Background and Journey
• The Role of Crystals and Mentorship
• Fashion and Spirituality Integration; The pivotal moment at a divination class where she blended fashion with spiritual readings
• Signature service: Intuitive Closet Cleanse; Colleen uses energy and intuition to help clients release old items and bring in fresh energy
• Energy readings to guide clients in personal and style transformations

For more information visit Colleen's website: https://www.stylerituals.com
Check out her book: StyleRx
Instagram: style_rituals

Amy Sergeant is a PMDD warrior who has transformed her struggle with intense emotional ups and downs into a journey of healing. After discovering the benefits of cycle syncing, holistic practices, and mind-body techniques, she now helps other women harness their inner strength and find balance through their menstrual cycles, guiding them on a path of self-discovery and empowerment.

In this epsiode you will hear:

• Differences between PMS and PMDD: Discussion on diagnosis challenges and the emotional impact of these conditions.
• Amy's personal healing journey: Emphasizes self-awareness, cycle tracking, and addressing trauma.
• Societal labels: Exploring their impact and the power of self-exploration and resilience in healing.
• Repressed memories: Importance of addressing them for emotional and mental health, with personal experiences shared.
• Somatic healing: Creating a safe internal environment through breathwork, self-touch, and emotional acceptance.
• Embracing emotions: Focusing on accepting rather than pathologizing emotions for improved mental health and faster recovery.
• Womb healing: The growing significance of feminine power and reclaiming women's sexual expression for personal growth.
• Community and education: Importance of shared experiences, creating healing spaces for women, and educating men on cyclical and emotional health.

Learn more about Amy's work by visiting her instagram: thefemininerhythm
Check out her Podcast: PMDD Renewal Society

Candice Rasa, Founder of Rasa Healing, has 13 years of experience in transpersonal, existential, and humanistic therapy. She integrates spirituality and psychotherapy, specializing in healing from shame, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-worth challenges, and addictions. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida, she is certified in Integrated Energy Therapy, Akashic Records, JourneyDance, Channeling/Mediumship, and mindfulness meditation. Candice also teaches at FAU and Lynn University and speaks on existential clinical topics nationally and internationally.

This episode will cover:

• What is the Akash: understanding your soul book
• How to use the Akash to catalyze soul transformation
• Understanding soul resonance
• Understanding the larger why to overcome any how
• Ability to observe ourselves and our pain from a higher consciousness
• Moving through the messy channel between you and the connection to God
• What is Journey Dance?
• The Akashic records and mental health disorders
• Alternatives to pharmaceuticals for mental health disorders

Discover more about Candice and her work by visiting her website: https://www.rasahealingservices.com
Instagram: rasahealing

Paola Ranova, PhD, is a University Professor, author, energy medicine practitioner, and the creator of the Cardinal Method of Life Connection. Born and raised in Brazil, she has always been passionate about human nature, consciousness, and self-development. Her extensive studies and research into various cultures and ancient wisdom led her to develop the Cardinal Method, a multidisciplinary system inspired by Hindu traditions, Western philosophy, Indigenous wisdom, and Family Constellations.

In this episode you will hear:

• Paola's history and early education
• Paola’s journey with the BodyTalk System
• Understanding family constellations and the process of constellating
• Connecting with crystals
• Understanding root cause and result
• How many family constellations are necessary for healing?
• All things forgiveness
• Working on your wounded soul 

Learn more about The Cardinal Method and Paola Ranova by visiting her 
website: https://www.paolaranova.com
Instagram: paola.ranova
Check out Paola's books: The Cardinal Method of Life Connection & Your Cardinal Connections

Kristen Stuart is a spiritual mentor, intuitive healer, oracle, Akashic Records reader, grid worker, and conscious coach.

In this episode you will hear: 

• Kristen's journey from full burnout, severe anxiety, and depression to feeling the divine mother's presence 
• Embracing radical self-love, confronting dark shadow voices, and overcoming the fear of failing 
• The importance of letting go, allowing support, and learning a new way of being 
• Turning up the light within by uniting the inner feminine and masculine and increasing light in our light bodies 
• Healing the collective feminine womb, embracing multiple truths, and reclaiming power and wealth 
• We learned fear and are now returning to love, exploring all the ways we have been in resistance to it

Learn more about Kristen Stuart by visiting her Instagram: @_kristenstuart
website: https://www.sacred-femme.com/