learn about the ancient goddess trinity and how it can help you embrace every new stage of your life with Stephanie Sorensen. Stephanie is passionate about her work as certified yoga teacher, doula, childbirth educator, and personal mentor. Stephanie is the founder of Bhava Birth, a yoga and meditation-based childbirth education course. She believes that birth is a spiritual right of passage and a profound opportunity for personal growth. Her speciality is merging Eastern wisdom with Western research in an effective multidisciplinary approach. Above all else in the birth experience, Stephanie values sovereignty, consent, and whole-body attunement.

IG: sjs_muse (for writing and singing)

@bhava_birth (for birth and rebirth mentoring)

Website: bhavabirth.com 

Email: [email protected]

Hindu mythology storyteller Jyoti Subramanian joins Jess in this episode to discuss the nature of Deity and what's in a name. She shares a story involving some of the Hindu Goddesses that touches on what the many forms of God/Goddess can mean for us in our moments of need. Jyoti's Hindu background and passion for storytelling make for a delightful conversation and a great start to our journey into finding Wisdom throughout cultures and traditions.

Come with us as we explore what truth is and how we experience it.

Show notes:

Opening credits scriptures

Psalm 85

11 aTruth shall spring out of the bearth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yea, the mother shall give that which is agood; and our land shall yield her increase.

John 8

32 And ye shall aknow the btruth, and the ctruth shall make you dfree

Doctrine and Covenants 88

67 And if your eye be asingle to bglory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light ccomprehendeth all things.

40 For aintelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; bwisdom receiveth wisdom; ctruth embraceth truth; dvirtue loveth virtue; elight cleaveth unto light; fmercy hath gcompassion on mercy and claimeth her own;

Doctrine and Covenants 11

13 Verily, verily, I say unto you, she will impart unto you of her Spirit, which shall aenlighten your bmind, which shall fill your soul with cjoy;

(some pronouns changed to female form)

Interviews with Stephanie Bergeson @stephanie_mk_bergeson, Heidi Pyper @maidentomother, and Brynne Canozo @brynne.capps.canozo

Meg and Jess introduce the direction the podcast will go for the next several episodes. They share scriptures, quotes, and personal reasons for deciding to dedicate the upcoming months to finding the Goddess in various cultures, traditions, and ancient archetypes.

Welcome back to our new season of In Her Image. Today we will review scriptures about Heavenly Mother in the Old Testament and other historical Hebrew texts. We will also say goodby to Kate as she is leaving the podcast for maternity leave and getting to know Meg Rittmanic as a new podcast host.

These Translations are taken from The Divine Feminine in Biblical Wisdom Literature: Selections Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations)

https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Feminine-Biblical-Wisdom-Literature/dp/1594731098

Natalie of Natalie Jeanne Art gives us today's installment in our month of meditation. This guided meditation invites you to let something that has been burdening you die in order to make room for new birth and new life... your new life. We hope this series of meditations on divine femininity has been rejouvenating for you.

Mechelle Wingle, our guest from episode 67 titled The Mother Hunger with Mechelle Wingle, sent us this beautiful meditation to share with you on the podcast. It is the second meditation in a series of four being releasing this month. Enjoy!

This summer we're switching things up for a few weeks and offering you a series of meditations. Each week will feature a different meditation that relates to the Divine Mother, whether through symbol or guided experience. We hope that each meditation will bring you closer to Her and closer to peace and harmony within yourself. We kick off our "summer of meditations" with a Moon Meditation by Meg Rittmanic.

Ashli Carnicelli and Trina Caudle, curators of the newest book Cherish: The Joy of our Heavenly Mother, join me for a discussion on what inspired the book and the process and joy of compiling it.

This book was created with LDS women and men in mind, to help us all put our love into action and demonstrate the broad and holy relationship we can have with our Heavenly Mother.

You can order the book now on Amazon here. And follow/ share on instagram @cherisheddoctrine

Melissa Tshikamba, an illustrator and figurative artist, joins Jess for a conversation about artwork, divinity, and diversity. Melissa's art reflects sacred imagery, the divine feminine, history, African symbols, mythology, cosmology, Mother Nature, and her ancestral heritage.

Tshikamba was raised in a mixed race, religious family, which instilled in her a love for the Divine. As a visual and kinesthetic learner, she noticed early on there weren’t any images that looked like her, or her siblings. Many religions claim that we are all sons and daughters of a Creator, yet their artwork lacks truth and diversity. This fueled her mission and passion to help shift that narrative and create images that are a better reflection of our human family. (Taken from Melissa's website, https://tshikamba.com/)

See the website for inquiries, prints, and commissions, and browse Melissa's instagram https://www.instagram.com/tshikamba/?hl=en for some truly inspiring art!