SageTalking

[This podcast is recorded in German]

What is the root of hatred, greed and a false sense ofseparatism in this world?

Doesn’t it always start with the connection to ourselves?

Someone who is in peace, who feels centered and is connectedto themselves and earth, attuned harmoniously to the world around them will notengage in wars, coups, betrayal or inclined to divide and spread hatred.

So it starts with us.

Imagine if politicians before parliamentary session took a5-minute meditation together to ground themselves, served each other tea andcoffee as acts of service and connected to one another in meaningful ways -only 5 minutes a day…

The world would be a different place.

Whether it is yoga, any devotional practice or spiritualpath, these practices are powerful tools beyond what we sometimes imaginepossible.

Widespread engagement with spiritual practices and personalreflection, work and the deep connection and attunement to the inner and outerworld would change our societies deeply, sustainably and meaningfully.

We create our lived realities, individually andcollectively.

It takes hard work, that is often uncomfortable, that is deep andrevealing, but what happens on the other side of that is deeply healing forourselves and the entire planet if we choose this path.

The creation of harmony within creates harmony without.

The harmonious will seek and create harmony –

the distraught will seek destruction.

We muse on these topics in this episode which is the firstGerman episode on this podcast 🙏🏼

Thank you for listening to this episode ☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Hannah Puchert

and your host Stella Sage 🌿

Nikki (@girl_on_gaia) is a special soul who is one of thosepeople defining herself, her purpose and place and this earth in multi-faceted,earth-connected and freedom seeking ways.

In this episode we speak about what different ways ofrelating to earth within the current socio-economic systems might look like.

New ways of generating an income that are independent from this system butstill utilizes its tools and offer chances to be financially stable all the way tofinancial freedom, while making a positive impact and being able to connect deeply to earth.

Nikki is a glowing woman who really walks the talk. Havingmoved from South Africa to Europe at 19 years old in order to explore this partof the world, she moved from years of working hard out of necessity, withoutpurpose, in ways that deteriorated her well-being

to living a slow, purposeful, abundant life in Spain withher partner who shares her values.

Many of us are finding out that being disconnected fromearth and hustling all day within a system that funnels our generated energy,monetary or material creations straight up the line to the company we work for,the CEOs and boards and governments of the countries we live in – is simply not it!

Let us explore different ways of living that utilize modern tools but also connect us back to more ancestralways of

🌱 living off the land, of being present and integrating a slowness backinto our lives that makes our days feel long and full again.

💚Nikki’s message from the heart in this conversation is:

“the medicine of the world is, that humanity starts seeing itself aspart of the earth again. It is a community. You’re not just a community withthe people around you. You are in community with the trees. You are incommunity with the animals, everything, all the elements in nature […] and thatis the medicine, the solution for going to the next level, the next dimension,the next frequency where we are all working towards the ‘new earth’. “

Thank you for listening to this Talk ☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Nikki (@girl_on_gaia)

and your host Stella Sage🌿

Tess van Zalinge, a designer from the Netherlands, started

What makes her brand unique is that Tess and her Team create entire collections made from waste materials, crafting truly extraordinary

Tess’s main inspiration comes from Dutch traditional

Her way of looking at textiles is influenced by the way her

The beauty lies in re-discovering those traditional, artisanal

We can all get inspired by smart designing that

On a planet where SO much clothing exists that it will last

Re-think, re-cycle, re-design, re-use.

We hope you get inspired for your own work to look into

Thank you for listening to this Talk ☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Tess Van Zalinge

and your host Stella Sage 🌿

Stop Ecocide International‘s goal is to create a new

within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

Sue Miller is Head of global networks where her distinctive

Sue explains that when people are introduced to the term

So why do crimes against earth, which at the end affect

Perhaps the lack of political will and the assumption that

You will also find out what happens once countries decide to

Let us imagine the changes and shifts that would be

While you will never be able to bring round all companies it

We hope you enjoy this Talk ☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Sue Miller

and your host Stella Sage 🌿

Ange Chakana is a permaculture & Montessori school

She was also one of my own teachers during my Permaculture

Ange started Earth Keepers camps two years ago after leaving

We speak about how permaculture is so much more than just land management but a pathfinder and guide in life that allows us to

is so transformative in a majorly disconnected world where

Permaculture is about a shift in vocabulary, a shift in

We speak about the capacity, the capabilities we have as

“I think that’s what is needed right now, that we move from

-starting by questioning our actions and the ways we are

We explore the question of why “sitting in silence together

Ange also shares some practical ways to re-connect, to engage

To experience Ange’s offering for permaculture kids courses

PS if the story Ange shared about the community intersection in Portland you can find more information about this or inspiration and support for transforming your home town here https://cityrepair.org/

Thank you for listening to this Talk ☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Ange Chakana

and your host Stella Sage

This episode features Andreas Koch, founder of Tourythm which is about creating a new rhythm in the tourism industry to help the people in it to regenerate the world and themselves.

A business sector that needs a lot of impulses towards more conscious,

Andreas works with hotel Teams to become more sustainable from the ground up.

Being holistic and inclusive he connects the localities,

Inviting farmers to join forces with hotels to create events

“Sustainability may mean, doing less harm to nature. Where we want something of a balance sheet between economic, social and ecological activities –

and I feel that is not enough. […]The system is asking for change.

A sustainable hotel for Andreas is one where every

and so much more.

We talk about what resilience looks like in this industry

exploring questions like: “how can

💡 Andreas' TIP: Explore socialbnb, traveling to unique

Thank you for listening to this Talk ☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Andreas Koch

and your host Stella Sage 🌿

Claire Murigande is the host and executive producer of the "Narratives of Purpose Podcast" in which she speaks to global changemakers about social impact topics that are aimed to inspire action.

Claire is a scientist (life sciences), speaker and podcast host, with a mission to amplify the voices of changemakers around the world.

In this wonderful conversation we are speaking about her connection to nature which is centered much around trying to be self aware through

We speak about the importance of slowing down especially when things are going fast.

Exploring the significant role of "boredom" when it comes to problem solving, idea cultivation and feeding our creativity in an overstimulated world.

We speak about the beauty of how placing all our attention and focus on the present moment brings satisfaction and clarity, serving as a remedy to a wide spread "distraction epidemic".

Practical tips from Claire and me to help focus attention

Claire shares some of the common threads she sees within all the changemakers she interviews in terms of creating change and taking responsibility for

📣Listen to the "Narratives of Purpose Podcast" here

Thank you for listening to this Talk ☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Claire Murigande

and your host Stella Sage 🌿

In this episode I am joined by the beautiful Amy Jane Storrønning who ventures out alone into the wild as a way to re-connect.

In the spirit of the saying “We can only truly receive when we are empty” Amy has found a way for herself to strip away the impositions of the world and society when she needs a break and a recharge.

Discomfort is radical.

Silence is radical.

Finding peace within is radical.

Sitting with our discomfort, truly feeling ourfeelings and taking responsibility for them is radical.

In this episode we discuss the blessings,gratitude and transformation we receive when we engage with and sit with discomfort.

We speak about the urgency and beauty of becoming aware again.

Of walking through our days, neighborhoods, streets,homes, forests, beaches, with open eyes, ears and hearts.

Of being present and attuned to our surroundings.

To see them for what they are and to be less distracted on our walk through life.

Amy shares what growing up in the rainforest meant for her development and how it meant understanding that ecosystem and placing trust in earth at a very early age.

She speaks about how she is grounding into “real life” and how you can still hold spiritually and sensitivity while working a 9 to 5 and being embedded into regular society.

After all, life is the crossing of manydifferent realities, everyday, everywhere.

I want to leave you with something that touchedme deeply that Amy said towards the end of the podcast:

“I feel like everything as it is, is perfect right now. I don’t feel that anything is wrong. […] If it’s still here there is still something for us to learn from it. If there was nothing left to learn then we would have learned from, transmuted and moved through it and we’d be in a different iteration of reality.”

If you would like to get to know Amy better or experience her Gene Key readings and more, feel free to visit her site and offerings here.

Thank you for listening to this podcast🌊☀🌍

which came alive through the voices of Amy Jane Storrønning

and your host

Stella Sage 🌿

You want to know more about the world of sustainable investing?

About the opportunities, obstacles, how reliable ESG criteria are and what it would potentially take to overpower the harmful investments which are still ruling the industry - then this is the episode for you.

Karen Wendt is the CEO of ECCOS Impact, ECCOScience Researcher and Lecturer, Editor for the Springer Nature Series "Investment Reinvented" Investment Banker, Positive Impact Investor and Serial Impact Entrepreneur.

She is honest and knowledgeable and shares her very objective opinions about the current state of the sustainable investment management industry.

What is the Impact of the EU Taxonomy Directive in comparison to filtering by ESG guidelines?

How may large sums of money be divested from dirty funds to truly sustainable ones without hurting pensioners ?

Karen explains the current significance of Infrastructure Finance and what decoupling (constructing economic growth without using more planetary resources) is all about.

Next to the need for a global Societal Contract in Sustainable Finance we also talk about the turn off topic of politicians and conventional economics - DEGROWTH.

How may we reshape the industry and shift it towards truly meaningful, plentiful and sustainable investments and opportunities without creating financial and political upheaval and division while also closing the gap of already deeply engrained national and global inequalities....

Let's dive into it together!

this episode came alive through the voices of

Karen Wendt

and your host

Stella Sage

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-Midwifery care that bridges the sacred and the scientific-

Melissa Chappell has been helping babies enter this world in holistic ways for many years and is a vessel of knowledge when it comes to preserving the naturally induced physiological state women go into during the birth process that is vital for a natural birthing scenario.

She got her licensure in 2016 and opened her first birth birth center in 2018. She has since opened another birth center and with her team served over 500 families!

Melissa has had the opportunity to travel the world doing birth work in Haiti, Costa Rica, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

She is a wonderful person to speak and listen to, full of knowledge and love for the process of birth and connecting it back to its natural roots.

In this episode we debunk some myths surrounding birth that are very common.

Melissa talks us through some of the ways of how the setting for a safe, holistic delivery can be created and why she isn't a fan of in-hospital births if not absolutely necessary.

We speak about the importance of re-establishing trust.

In oneself in earthly processes, the knowledge that birth is natural to us and that our body knows how to navigate it if we let it.

Partially, this episode was very emotional.

Honestly, although it is a long way ahead, I could already picture myself feeling very safe under Melissa's guidance to support my own birth process one day.

🦋If you are located in Provo or Utah county and feel called to contact Melissa to have her and her Team guide you on your path to and through a holistic birth process, find her website here

You have been wanting to take a doula or widwifery training? Great news! Melissa offers courses to carry on this sacred knowledge and practice👼🏼🌱

Thank you for listening to this Talk☀🌊🌍

which came alive through the voices of

Melissa Chappell

and your host Stella Sage🌿