Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers

A feminist rant about femininity, masculinity, virginity, sexuality, sex, and gender stereotypes. 

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Tara is a student, long-time vegan, and yogi who I've been following on Instagram and Tumblr for years. Her honesty and vulnerability in sharing her yoga practice and her life have always really inspired me! One of the reasons I was really excited to talk to Tara is that she's a Christian. I was raised in a strict Christian household which turned me completely off from organized religion, but the Christianity Tara lives and shares isn't the judgmental kind I see around me. One of the topics close to my heart is the judgment and shame the church promotes around sex and the obsession with virginity, all of which we get into. This was such an interesting conversation for me. I hope you enjoy it, too! 

Visit www.livingopenshow.com for full show notes and to sign up for email updates. Follow my van life travels across the US at @erynj_ on Instagram and follow Tara's yoga journey on Instagram at @taralovestea. 

Quick reflections on the Women's March + sharing a poem I wrote based on my experience in Kenya about the intersection of female and animal oppression. 

As you're listening to this I'm currently road tripping across the US with my two best friends! I share photos at @erynj_ on Instagram and will definitely be creating a podcast about my experience at some point this spring when I get a chance!

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Folk Rebellion is a lifestyle brand and movement that brings attention to offline living in the new screened-in world, and the face behind the movement is Jess Davis. 

In this episode, Jess shares how she went from a digital brand strategist in New York City to quitting her job and founding Folk Rebellion, how technology affects us, moving through fear to do what you know you're supposed to be doing, how she follows her intuition, her exploration of spirituality and religion, being a rebel, manifesting your desires with the law of attraction, the good and not-so-good things about the internet and all this technology, how technology affects both our physical health and our relationships, the difficulty and importance of trust in business, the responsibility of businesses to give back, paying for what you believe in, and using technology mindfully. She even gives us some actionable tips for breaking the technology addiction and using our technology mindfully.  

Visit Folk Rebellion's site here. Visit www.livingopenshow.com for full show notes!

Cassandra Bodzak is a holistic lifestyle guide, author of the forthcoming book Eat With Intention, host of an online cooking show with the same name, a one-on-one coach and mentor helping people experience more happiness and flow in their lives, and the founder of Aprecity, an online mind body soul support community.

We talk about creating a life that lights you up, finding love and flow in your life, and soul-centered entrepreneurship! 

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A short episode where I reflect on my experiences in 2016 and my goals for the year to come. More importantly, I talk about who I want to be next year and how I want to feel next year. I also mention a few books I loved in 2016, linked below. 

Happy New Year, everybody! As always, more info at www.livingopenshow.com and don't forget to sign up for email updates :) 

Books:

Salt

Americanah

Shantaram

Talia Pollock, the amazing force behind Party in My Plants, on her journey to discovering a plant-based lifestyle, how eating plants can change your life, giving yourself permission to find what lights you up and follow it, trusting that whatever is meant to come will come, her definition of success, how to stay healthy and happy during the holidays, how to date someone with a different diet, living authentically, and SO much more! 

Check out Talia's website.

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My brief, honest take on the shame I feel shame as a yogi that in this election season who hasn't always been able to keep a very yogic outlook. My thoughts on how we can stay grounded in our love and our yoga but still take a stand for what we believe in. This doesn't make us bad yogis, it makes us human beings. 

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This week's episode features Nicole Lindstrom, an amazing author, entrepreneur, yogi, and traveler. She co-authored Wanderlust, A Modern Yogi's Guide to Discovering Your Best Self, founded the travel site GLDMNE, and currently works as the community and content director for Aspen Yoga Society where she lives in Colorado. Nicole has such an interesting story of a journey that includes living in a van for several months and working for Wanderlust! I originally found her work through her articles about living in a van for Wanderlust, which caught my eye since I'll be living in a van for some time in the spring (the articles are linked on www.livingopenshow.com). Nicole is such a great example of someone who follows their curiosity at every opportunity and stays committed to being her authentic self.

Get more at www.livingopenshow.com and http://nicolelindstrom.com/. 

Elise Carr is an absolutely incredible human being, and since I'm really interested in the topics she works with, I was so excited for this interview! Elise is really everything- Sacred Spirituality and Sexuality Director at StellaMuse, Life Empowerment Mentor and Certified Holistic Health Coach, writer, speaker, Tantra practitioner, Reiki Master, model, artist and (of course) a divine feminine trailblazer! 

In this episode, she shares her infinite wisdom with us in this episode, starting with her fascinating journey as a journalist and how all of her eclectic experiences culminated in allowing her to live the life of her dreams. We cover so many topics in this episode- what the divine feminine is and why it matters, what feminism means to her, feeling good about what you create in life and in business, deciding to show up in the world unconventionally, the amazing time of your 20s to explore, her religion of love and path to spirituality, how she accesses her inner voice, feminine and masculine energy, the shakti energy of being within all of us, the expansive scale of trauma and how it comes into play in our lives, sexuality and sensuality, how the planets affect us as women, how we can recognize the difference between intuition and ego speaking to us, her experiences with tantra, and the role of creativity in her life.

Get more at www.livingopenshow.com and make sure you visit Elise's website, http://www.stellamuse.com/.