Hey everyone, and welcome back to the High Vibe Alchemist, my name is Toni and I am your host. I want to welcome you back for this special bonus episode of the season finale with my sister Sasha.

In this bonus episode, we're going to dive deeper into the discussion on the movement of sustainability and circularity within the fashion industry. What exactly does that mean and why it is so important.

We talk about this topic from various angles and then talk a bit about Sasha's wonderful new venture, called Livstid Second hand and remake. A  curated online shop and community for purchasing second-hand fashion finds in beyond universal standard.

So let's dive in.

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Email: [email protected]

Spindye: Spindye.com

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In part one of this two-part season finale. I am beyond excited to introduce my sister Sasha. 

Sasha, the youngest of 3 sisters, in her own words, 'struggled to find her voice and identity' growing up.  

In the journey to uncovering her own path, Sasha began to recognize little internal cues that when explored, opened her life up to tremendous positive growth.

We discuss how her work and career in the fashion industry helped her to find her voice and calling, and how a huge decision to move abroad gave her the opportunity to realize her dream of living abroad.

After 4 hours of audio, I split the goodness into two. 

Our second part, a bonus episode, will talk about Sasha's work and mission to educate everyone on the importance of circularity and sustainability in the fashion industry.  The next chapter in her journey that speaks to this purpose and she shares that with us as well. 

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Connect with Sasha!

 Email: [email protected]

 Spindye: Spindye.com

Podcast Mentions:

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Hello wonderful people!

This week, I am sharing with you a conversation with a friend of mine, Jamar Graham of Treated Very Kindly. 

Jamar and I first met as roommates and everyone knows that if you can be roommates and still like each other after, you really are friends. 

During our time as roommates, we each started our plant-based journeys. I sadly didn't stick with it, but Jamar did. 

Today we are going to explore his journey to plant-based living, what kept him on that path, and how it ended up informing the intentionality behind how he lives his life in other ways. 

Thanks Jamar for this conversation and you can find more of his work here:

IG: @treated_very_kindly

Link to his latest Zine release: July 2020

References Mentioned:

High Carb Hannah

Forks over Knives Film

War of Art by Steven Pressfield 

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

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This week, I'm back with two stories in one episode! 

I sit down (in our respective and separate, still.) quarters to talk with two of my Syracuse Alumni Orange Women and who I look at truly as sisters.

Both Brittany and Sorelle have recently journeyed through the portal that is pregnancy. Sorelle gave birth in December of 2019 and Brittany in early May of this year, 2020.

It was their first experience with pregnancy and birth for each of them, and in light of my recent chats this season with some wonderful birthing Doulas shout out to Sasha and Zoë, I wanted to spend some time and hold space for these two remarkable women.  I think it is incredibly important to give space and a platform for the stories mothers and especially new mothers to give voice to their experiences. As Black women or women of color, it is even more pressing as we are frequently the most adversely affected group due to the lack of safety felt around sharing, around vulnerability, and physical safety.

It was illuminating to me to hear the stories of the Sasha and Zoë, both birthing doulas, and one a practicing Labor and Delivery Nurse practitioner echoed in the experiences of my friends as two new mothers. It speaks to the reality of truth, that these experiences are happening to many people all over the country, and on different sides from patient to practitioner. We need to share more of these voices and this is just my small way of doing so.

Trigger warning, we are going to be talking about birthing, the process, and the highs and lows. So the disclaimer was given here.

This is a long one, but a great one. So pour some tea, get comfy, and join us in this beautiful conversation about a very important transition point in life.

Books mentioned: 

Nurture : A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood and Trusting Yourself and Your Body by Erica Chidi Cohen

Britt and Sorelle on the Socials: Both are their IG handles

Britt @colabottlebaby

Brittany's amazing Podcast Recording Studio Newark.Fm

Sorelle @rellebelle1223

Link to my previous conversations with birthing Doulas Sasha and Zoë: Check em out!

Sasha of the Soul Doula 

Zoë of Zoserwoo 

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Hey everybody!

Welcome back, or welcome to the High Vibe Alchemist Podcast. 

Today, we are exploring through a conversation, the topic of Past Lives and how Hypnosis can be a safe and effective tool to explore this and to have in your toolkit for self-care. 

Désirée is a Metaphysical Hypnotherapist, who incorporates guided hypnosis meditations, guided meditations, and other energy practices to help people move past subconscious blocks and traumas that are holding us back in our conscious living.

Links from today's episode:

Désirée: Desmerized.com

Her IG: Desmerized

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Dr. Brian Weiss MD Psychiatrist and Hypnotherapist

https://www.brianweiss.com/

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Hi there!

Welcome back to the High Vibe Alchemist Podcast.

I am so thrilled to share this conversation I had with Jacqueline of Youth Orchestra of Urban Towns and Hoods.

Jacqueline has turned her love of music and a childhood dream of becoming a music educator, into a beautiful offering and platform whose aim is to diversify the artists and composers studied in string orchestral music training. Her new seed Youth Orchestra of Urban Towns and Hoods is a platform for this initiative; a space for students to explore music, and participate in trainings involving musical contributors that look and sound like the students that need to know them.

Join us for this powerful conversation of how the power of music and the importance of music education is positively impactful to everyone, especially kids and especially now. 

Thank you, Jacqueline.

Links for Jacqueline:

IG: @Youthorchurban

Web: YouthOrchUrban

Please send her a direct message for info on how to donate your used musical instrument to her organization.

The Sound Meditation recording starts at 25:11 within the episode, come back to it, as you feel called. 

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Welcome back to another episode of The High Vibe Alchemist Podcast. 

This week, I am so happy to share a conversation I had with my friend Raquel. 

We are both trained and attuned Level 2 Reiki Practitioners, and I asked her to share with me her journey to Reiki. How she uses it in her practice as a licensed massage therapist for over 10 plus years, and why regular bodywork is so vital to our physical and energetic health.

Links to her here: 

IG:  @the.attuned.kinetic

Website: The Attuned Kinetic

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Links to our wonderful teacher Shannon of Radical Reiki:

IG: @radicalreiki

Website:  Radical Reiki

And Bonus, Shannon is offering her Level 1 training later this month around the 26th of June, here is the link to find out more: 

Reiki Level 1 Certification

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Mentioned: 

Alex March: Alex March

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Surprise!  

Yes, I have a bonus episode for you today.  

This conversation was going to be a special bonus for my newsletter community, but there were some gems I just felt needed to be shared with as many people as possible.  

So today, I am introducing you to Zoë Grove. A newly minted Nurse working in Labor and Delivery, with the foundational training of being a birthing Doula.  

Zoë has a unique experience of working in two worlds. One that is from her deep-rooted call to help Mothers through their journey through pregnancy and advocate for their care. The other side, from working in a hospital setting where she is the witness to the sometimes dire consequences of hospitals and health care becoming more and more of a for-profit business than for-patient care.  

Zoë shares some insightful tips on questions to ask and when to ask them, her advice for partners looking to form a birth plan for their newborns, and echoes the plea of our last birthing Doula Sasha, about the importance of asking questions.  

Check her out on IG @zoserwoo 

Her Doula Training Program: Ancient Song Doula Training in Brooklyn 

Thanks so much for listening.

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Greetings! Welcome to Part 2 of this 2 part episodes on Doulas: Caring for the Birthing and Dying.

The idea of this conversation came from a news segment of PBS Newshour discussing the effects on the way we are mourning in the aftermath of the current global pandemic.  I wanted to feature some women and practitioners in this space, and two community members answered graciously to my request. These two episodes are their stories.

Oceana Sawyer who you will meet here in Part 2 is a Woman of Color, living in Northern California. She is a practicing and evolving end of life Doula and we talk about her story to becoming an ally in this space, and discuss important concepts surrounding the topic of death and empowered dying, among many other things

Links for Oceana:

IG: @Oceanaendoflifedoula

Website: www.oceanaendoflifedoula.com

Correction:

Oceana mentions she recently listened to a podcast episode from 'Into the Wild' she meant 'For the Wild', a podcast by Ayana Young featuring guest Brontë Velez. It is episode 184, originally aired in 2018 and still relevant as of this minute; a great listen, and I encourage you to check it out.

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Greetings! Welcome to this 2 part episodes on Doulas: Caring for the Birthing and Dying.

The idea of this conversation came from a news segment of PBS Newshour discussing the effects on the way we are mourning in the aftermath of the current global pandemic.  I wanted to feature some women and practitioners in this space, and two community members answered graciously to my request. These two episodes are their stories.

Sasha Garcia who you will meet in Part one is a Latina living in Virginia USA who has recently become a birthing Doula, trained through MamaGlow Doula Course Training here in NYC.

We talk about her journey to deciding to become a Doula, how she sees her work, and the importance of it for supporting Mothers.

Links for Sasha:

IG: @lovewritesasha

Poetry Books are linked and available via her profile information on IG.

Mama Glow by Latham Thomas

https://mamaglow.com/

I hope you all are taking care of yourselves, wishing you great health, abundance, safety, and happiness as always.

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