Gin And Tantra

We continue our discussion on the historical and psychological changes that took place in our society's history that essentially ended the worship of the feminine divine.  We question the intention in some of the ancient texts and discuss various female lead cultures.  We also highlight some myths and legends such as Medusa and the story of Lott.  We also discuss some of the cultural remnants of an antiquated ideology including sexual repression. 

This is the first part of a new series of episodes where we dive deeper into the historical aspects of the suppression of the Feminine Divine but we wanted reflect for a moment on our conversation with Joni Osborn from our last episodes and express our hopes for the transformation of the culture on a macro and a micro level.  We also ask our international audience for some feedback so we can open our understanding to how the rest of the world treats these issues as well.  Email us at [email protected]

This is the second part of our conversation on the Feminine aspects of divinity and we are once again joined by Joni Osborn.  We dive into some of the more historical aspects of the story as we cover how the feminine aspects of society, ideology, folklore and religious practice took hold to alter the beliefs of our ever-changing lexicon of societal perspectives... from the Bible to the Kabalah to the workplaces of today we cover a wide range.  We also highlight some of the feminine Deities that are still observed today all over the world. 

This is the first of two episodes where we are once again joined  by Joni Osborn to discuss Femine Divinity.  We begin by asking, what is divinity mean to us in the first place?  Is it something inside ourselves, outside ourselves or even both?  We discuss the idea of archetypes and how that can be useful and limiting simultaneously.  We give a view of the development of society from a historical perspective and try to point out the influences that have seemingly changed the way we look at women and the feminine in general.  We also discuss the idea of horizontal and vertical structures of power in society, business and society.

In this episode we discuss our motivations behind holding off on the love/sexuality topics until now... We also discuss love, soulmates, karmic connections, the effects of our relationships on our lives and some of the theories as to why we 'need' a soulmate in the first place.  We also take a brief dive into the newer idea of 'Twin flames'.

This is the conclusion to our Buddhist Holographic Psychology episode where we dive into the last two aspects of the 6 Realms... ie the Jealous and Pleasure Gods.  As a recap the 6 Realms are the Hell Realms, Hungry Ghosts, Animal and Human Realms and the Jealous and Pleasure Gods which is what we are focusing on in this episode.  We discuss the members of society who embody the Jealous Gods in our culture as well as the Jealous aspects of ourselves.   We also go over the nature of the pursuit of pleasure in order to discover, understand and own our own desires so as not to be controlled by them or others who would seek to use them against us.

This is the third and final part of our three part series with friend of the show Joni Osborn.  Joni graciously shares some further stories from her life in addition to highlighting her own intriguing path towards becoming a healer. She discusses trying to find one’s own way without real guidance and how she currently works with patients to empower them through focusing on their own needs. We also have a deep dive into dealing with anger.

Joni Osborn has been involved in the wellness community since 1988. After five years on Wall Street and an award-winning sales career in the world of residential real estate, she changed course in order to professionally pursue her passion for wellness. She studied Nutrition Science with a Dietetics specialty at Montclair State University in New Jersey, then followed that up with various certifications in personal training and worked as a personal trainer and health coach. In 2010, Joni began to feel the call to combine her passions and to delve more deeply into the world of holistic wellness.

After experiencing firsthand the healing and life changing effects of East Asian medicine, Joni decided to further pursue the healing arts.

After earning her Masters of Science in Traditional East Asian Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science, Chicago campus, she has gone on to become a hypnotherapist, Reiki practitioner and motivational coach. More recently, she began her Doctoral Studies at Pacific College’s San Diego campus. In 2019, Joni began traveling to Bali, Costa Rica, and Vancouver, BC as an acupuncturist and speaker..

Joni brings her unique insight into many of the issues that are of concern in today’s population. Marrying ancient wisdom with an understanding of modern stressors, she has a great appreciation for the collaboration between East and West.  See her full bio @desertroselife.clm

In this second part of a three part series, we continue our talk with friend of the show Joni Osborn. She courageously shares some very personal and traumatic stories from her life. Some of which include her being raised in a born-again Christian household, how she built resilience through traumatic experience, the shame and guilt placed upon victims of trauma and the fallacy of the view of fight or flight.

Joni Osborn has been involved in the wellness community since 1988. After five years on Wall Street and an award-winning sales career in the world of residential real estate, she changed course in order to professionally pursue her passion for wellness. She studied Nutrition Science with a Dietetics specialty at Montclair State University in New Jersey, then followed that up with various certifications in personal training and worked as a personal trainer and health coach. In 2010, Joni began to feel the call to combine her passions and to delve more deeply into the world of holistic wellness.

After experiencing firsthand the healing and life changing effects of East Asian medicine, Joni decided to further pursue the healing arts.

After earning her Masters of Science in Traditional East Asian Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science, Chicago campus, she has gone on to become a hypnotherapist, Reiki practitioner and motivational coach. More recently, she began her Doctoral Studies at Pacific College’s San Diego campus. In 2019, Joni began traveling to Bali, Costa Rica, and Vancouver, BC as an acupuncturist and speaker..

Joni brings her unique insight into many of the issues that are of concern in today’s population. Marrying ancient wisdom with an understanding of modern stressors, she has a great appreciation for the collaboration between East and West.  See her full bio @ desertroselife.com

In this first part of a three-part series, we host friend of the show Joni Osborn. Joni is an acupuncturist, hypnotherapist and Reiki practitioner. Joni discusses fitting in and finding her own freedom, choosing one’s karmic path and some tips on sharing and receiving traumatic experiences. She gives definitions for sexual assault, abuse and more…. She highlights her reason for sharing her story with the world and what inspired her to do so. We are grateful to have her share her story with us.

Joni Osborn has been involved in the wellness community since 1988. After five years on Wall Street and an award-winning sales career in the world of residential real estate, she changed course in order to professionally pursue her passion for wellness. She studied Nutrition Science with a Dietetics specialty at Montclair State University in New Jersey, then followed that up with various certifications in personal training and worked as a personal trainer and health coach. In 2010, Joni began to feel the call to combine her passions and to delve more deeply into the world of holistic wellness.

After experiencing firsthand the healing and life changing effects of East Asian medicine, Joni decided to further pursue the healing arts.

After earning her Masters of Science in Traditional East Asian Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science, Chicago campus, she has gone on to become a hypnotherapist, Reiki practitioner and motivational coach. More recently, she began her Doctoral Studies at Pacific College’s San Diego campus. In 2019, Joni began traveling to Bali, Costa Rica, and Vancouver, BC as an acupuncturist and speaker..

Joni brings her unique insight into many of the issues that are of concern in today’s population. Marrying ancient wisdom with an understanding of modern stressors, she has a great appreciation for the collaboration between East and West.  See her at her website desertroselife.com

In this episode we conclude our dive into the Tibetan Book of the Dead and discuss the holographic and psychological aspects of these deep teachings on the 6 Realms... ie the desire, hell, animal, human, jealous and pleasure realms respectively.   We highlight the specifics from their original source but link them to what would be relevant to us in a modern sense, both personally and socially.  We also discuss the various influences on our psyche and much more!