Garifuna Sistas Talk Spirituality

The Sistas revisit their conversation with Canon Jerris Valentine, a retired Anglican priest based in Dangriga, Belize. He teaches the Sistas about the Garifuna understanding of God, our relationship with the ancestors, and the impact of the Catholic Church on our community.

Recorded January 2021

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Co-hosts Kyleigh Simone and Feroza are back after their hiatus. In this episode, they share what they've been up to during the break and the topics they hope to learn for season 2.

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After a year of deep learning and paradigm shifts, the Sistas are taking some time to recharge and reflect, and dream and scheme for Season 2. In this episode, Feroza and Kyleigh Cayetano reflect on the lessons learned in the first year of interviewing guests and running the podcast, and they share their hopes for Season 2 (coming early next year). 

In the meantime, check out this fabulous discussion about Vodou spirituality (and afro-descendant spirituality in general) the Sistas had with Dr Yanique Hume and Heritage Education Network Belize:

Also check out their video documentary, Podcasting as a Means of Cultural Preservation:

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Ashley, a San Francisco native with roots in Trujillo, Honduras, joins the Sistas this week as the final guest of the Modern Day Garifuna series. In this episode, Ashley discusses growing up in “the echoes of Garifuna culture”, using social media to connect with Garinagu across the diaspora, and the idea of being “Garifuna enough”. Ashley serves her community with a dedication to helping people see the greatness within themselves. As an Education Architect, she has a multifaceted approach to strategic whole child and youth invigoration. She is a Master Certified Life Coach, an Education Advocate, an Online Course Creator, an Author, and an Organizational Leadership Trainer. She helps communities access their joy for mental clarity and spiritual wellness through organizational training.

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Master Tatiana joins the Sistas this week to talk about doing our part in ancestral healing, and the beauty in being submissive to our intuition. Master Tatiana is a Honduran born, Bronx-based Garifuna energy healer as well as an intuitive health and wellness practitioner. The modern title she uses is a Brain Education instructor, where she helps people activate their body's natural healing power using ancestral and traditional energy modalities. She is a student of modern Tao and received her studies from ancient Korean principles. Master Tatiana helps people using practical tools to safely manage their intuition and raise their vibration through their body.

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It’s the question that the Sistas ask each guest: “What does it mean to you to be Garifuna?” In this special episode made in honor of Garifuna Settlement Day, which is celebrated as a public and bank holiday in Belize on November 19, different guests, as well as some of you listeners, talk about being Garifuna and the significance of that. This episode is a warm bath of Garifuna empowerment, love and inspiration.

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Princess Eulogia, a gifted medium and channeler, stopped by to chat with the Garifuna Sistas this week. She talks about her early introduction to spirituality, how the ancestors aided her in a dire situation and the challenges of her unique spiritual gifts on her family. 

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This week the Sistas sat down with their soul sister, Erica, to talk about living “in the fusion”. Erica is an internationally certified holistic health and wellness practitioner with a successful practice in New York City. She dedicates her life and purpose to teaching the sacred principles of spirituality and mystical wellness. In this conversation, Erica shares about her Honduran roots, her upbringing in the Bronx, and how she fuses traditional Garifuna healing practices with modern concepts of wellness and self-care. She is also the co-host of the top-charting Priestesses Prescribe podcast.

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This week the Sistas kick off their ‘Modern Day Garifuna’ series, which will have weekly episodes featuring Garifuna millennials across the diaspora who are transcending culture by mixing tradition with other modalities. The tables are turned this week as Kyleigh interviews her co-host, Feroza, to hear more about her early experiences with Garifuna spirituality while she living alone in a foreign country, and how she came to understanding and acceptance of her gifts as a singer and maker of medicine songs.

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