If you loved our last episode with Desirae Harp, this one is for you! In this episode, I've pulled my favorite threads from our conversation and crafted prompts that you can use this weekend for journaling, sketching, music-making, or meditation. Join me as we explore the transformative power of song, reconnect with our indigenous roots, embrace cross-pollination as a form of medicine, find alignment in the presence of a baby, and reflect on what ones alive for us when we remember that we are nature.

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In this soul-satisfying episode, we delve into the profound potential of song to help us align to the rhythm of the Earth, in particular when travelling through difficult passages in life. Join us as our very first guest, Desirae Harp, shares her personal and cultural insights, emphasizing the importance of intention, self-love, and deep listening during the season of stillness and reflection.

Show Notes:

Desirae discusses her cultural connection to winter and its role as a time of cleansing and preparation. She explores the significance of cold water, snow, and the teachings of elders in attuning to the season's unique qualities.

She opens up about her personal journey towards self-forgiveness and self-love during the winter season. She emphasizes the power of deep listening in Indigenous communities, where oral traditions are shared and cherished. The episode concludes with Desirae's heartfelt song that captures her transformative experience by the ocean.

We are encouraged to reflect on our own relationship with winter and its wisdom, as well as the significance of self-love and intention in their lives during this season of introspection.

Desirae is Onatsátis and Diné. She is a singer/songwriter, community organizer, and educator. She performs original songs that are influenced by her love for hip hop and r&b. She also sings songs in her native language. She currently works for the Sonoma Ecology Center in Northern California where she educates the community about how native people, plants, animals, and waterways are interconnected. She is a lead organizer of an annual prayer journey called Run4Salmon that supports the restoration of wild salmon in California waterways. 

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This is the film we made with Michael "Pom" Preston of the Winnemem Wintu tribe, shortly after I met Desirae: One Word Sawalmem. 

Opening to the Medicine of Winter.

Discover how to infuse nature into your work routine.  In this episode, I share actionable tips for creating outdoor and indoor workspaces, incorporating sensory nature experiences, and fostering a deeper connection with the Earth, offering you a refreshing way to approach your work and stay grounded.

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Title: How to Stay Connected with Nature When Working Indoors

Description: Tune in to the Rosa Guayaba Podcast as host Natasha Deganello Giraudie offers practical insights into maintaining a strong bond with nature even while working indoors. Discover transformative ways to seamlessly integrate the outdoors into your work routine, from setting up outdoor workspaces to infusing sensory nature experiences within your indoor environment. Let Natasha's guidance help you reinvigorate your workdays with a deeper connection to the Earth.

Episode Highlights:

Tune in now to transform your work routine with nature-inspired strategies and experience a renewed sense of grounding in your daily tasks.

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A nature-centered guided practice to become familiar with your inner strength and resilience.  Inspired the Dalai Lama, embark on a transformative journey as you visualize becoming a tree with strong roots, grounding yourself in qualities that empower you to weather life's storms and flourish.

Title: Cultivating Inner Resilience: Becoming the Tree with Strong Roots

Description: Join us on a nature-centered mindfulness journey as we draw inspiration from the Dalai Lama's wisdom. In this episode, you'll step into the role of a tree with strong roots, discovering qualities that foster resilience. Embrace the soothing guidance and visualize your growth through life's challenges, rooted in depth, spread, flexibility, absorption, protection, resistance, energy storage, communication, and regeneration.

Episode Highlights:

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Join me on a serene hike while exploring the meaning and promise of rematriation and how it relates to recovering our resilience.

Healing through Rematriation

Introduction:

Finding Peace Amidst Chaos

Celebration of Watershed Climate Crisis Montana Ruling

Audience and Purpose of the Podcast

Journey Towards Rematriation

Conclusion:

Welcome to the Rosa Guayaba Podcast: Coming Heart to Heart with the Earth.

In this debut episode, we begin a journey of re-membering and healing – for ourselves and the Earth.

I invite you to have a listen while you're outside, with one single earpod in, letting the sounds of nature into your experience.

This podcast is meant to be casual and informal, like a series of voice notes that infuse you with the goodness of nature.  Together, we'll journey towards a more meaningful connection with ourselves, each other, and the world around us by coming heart to heart with the Earth.

Show Notes:

INTRODUCTION: An informal welcome to the Rosa Guayaba Podcast, setting the tone for a casual and nature-infused conversation.

PODCAST VISION: Exploring the significance of deepening our relationship with the Earth and how this podcast aims to facilitate reconnection and healing.

CARD INSIGHT: Sharing a meaningful oracle card reading – "KIN: Family" – and its message about reconnecting with soul family.

Sacred Medicine Oracle by Asha Frost.

Join us on this voyage of healing and discovery, and don't forget to check out the linked oracle deck for further inspiration.

Happy New Moon and thank you for joining the Rosa Guayaba Podcast – until next time, keep that heart to heart connection alive with the earth.