For this episode, we rename the show per Steve's suggestion, "Camino Cafe y o Vino"! So fitting as this conversation was just like the ones I had during the Camino....sometimes funny and light and then moments later, deep, vulnerable, and heartfelt. Steve is just one of those Pilgrims you connect with right away. I know we would've been in each other's Camino family had we walked at the same time! We are both proud “Camino Disciples of Dan Mullins (of the My Camino, The Podcast, fame). Steve often repeats what he calls “Mullinisms” when trying to explain the Camino. His stories about his own walk and the walk with his Daughter are entertaining and emotional. I especially loved the magical story he shared about "Manitas de Mocho".  I hope you enjoy meeting Steve as much as I did! Buen Camino!

Manitas de Mocho
https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/en/blog/the-hands-of-mocho-a-symbol-of-friendship-on-the-camino?fbclid=IwAR1M_mgMMmtWBlQuG50_AydY-aqeqVdO8S3ecnAIfPMnaRyORDTl1-eCAI4

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The Camino Cafe Music Credit:

Original Song  -  "Finnis Terre"  - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Pilgrim, Singer, Musician, and Songwriter

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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

This heart-centered Pilgrim has walked the Camino multiple times on several different routes, started a Camino Experience/Tour company, and just added the accomplishment of being a best-selling Camino Author. But for me, I may be most astonished that Elena walked a Camino with her 6-month-old baby Daughter and also walked with all three of her children, which at the time included a Toddler and a teenager to boot! This discussion though is one for the soul! We talk in-depth about Camino Magic and having trust that the solution is always just around the corner. Her story of how her book, Camino Mysteries, came into being is fascinating and the storyline is so intriguing. I hope you enjoy meeting Elena as much as I did. What an inspiration she is for all aspiring Pilgrims!

Connect with Elena
Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzO3NMeLVrZQtVHlw1evj7Q

Elena's Book - Camino Mysteries:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51979467-camino-mysteries
https://smile.amazon.com/Camino-Mysteries-Elena-Skvirski/dp/1641842768/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=camino+mysteries+elena&qid=1621913862&sr=8-3

Adventure Camino:
https://adventurecamino.com/camino-mysteries/

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The Camino Cafe Music Credit:

Original Song  -  "Finnis Terre"  - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Pilgrim, Singer, Musician, and Songwriter

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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

"Many people start their journey on the Camino as a hiker and end it as a pilgrim. The pilgrims of centuries ago had the same fundamental question as pilgrims on the path today: Where do I come from and where am I going." - Reino Gevers, Deep Walking

In this interview,  Reino and I discuss his 12 Caminos and all the lessons he has learned along the way. His book, Deep Walking, is a wonderful guide before, during, and after a Camino Pilgrimage. Learn about how mindfulness can transform your Camino experience in the most amazing way. We do a deep dive into why pilgrimages provide such amazing opportunities for transformation. We chat about how Reino's first two Caminos guided him from leaving a career and a relationship that no longer fulfilled him to becoming a Spanish-based Camino Mentor, Author, and podcaster. He's hosting an amazing retreat in Majorca this Fall. I sure wish I could go! I hope you enjoy this chat. We would be so grateful if you would give us a 5 Star Rating and Subscribe, if you like what you are hearing. We love connecting with Pilgrims who have walked or are getting ready to walk.

Retreat with Reino in Majorca, Spain
https://reinogevers.com/events/

Reino's Books:
https://smile.amazon.com/Reino-Gevers/e/B008ZO0YUE?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1622942974&sr=8-2

Reino's Website:
https://reinogevers.com/

Living To Be Podcast with Reino Gevers:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-to-be-a-podcast-by-reino-gevers/id1466128256

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The Camino Cafe Music Credit:

Original Song  -  "Finnis Terre"  - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Pilgrim, Singer, Musician, and Songwriter
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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

Lorenzo "Peregrino" Merin gives us a live update from the Camino Frances and shows us that the Camino is coming back to life! He did this interview from the garden of an albergue and you'll get to feel like you are on the Camino as we got to meet a couple of other pilgrims currently walking. You'll gain great advice from this interview on what to expect if you are going to walk this summer. Lorenzo shares so many heartwarming stories from his many walks starting from his first Pilgrimage in 1993. He loves the Camino so much that it has become his vocation. He lives on the Camino Ingles and gives back by facilitating Camino walks for other Pilgrims. In this interview, you will hear some great stories about Don Elías Valiña, the parish priest in O Cebreiro who revitalized the Camino by creating the idea of the yellow arrow markers, and how the Camino transformed Lorenzo's life and taught him so many great life lessons. Lorenzo has a Pilgrim's heart. He brought me to tears several times during the interview. During this interview, I could feel the energy of the Camino alive and kicking!  I'm so looking forward to my next time on the Camino! Please subscribe, share and comment. Let us know you enjoyed the interview with a thumbs-up and a comment. It helps us keep our Camino Spirit strong.  We love connecting with other Pilgrims who have walked and/or are planning to walk!

Connect with Lorenzo:
https://www.facebook.com/lorenzo.merin
https://www.instagram.com/lorenzo_peregrino/

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The Camino Cafe Music Credit:
Original Song  -  "Finnis Terre"  - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Pilgrim, Singer, Musician, and Songwriter
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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

As Jose says in this interview, you start as "one" on the Camino but you end up with "one + a thousand".  Come walk with us as Jose gives us an update on the Camino from his viewpoint in Pamplona and from his recent walks on the path. For Jose, it's all about connection with fellow Pilgrims and providing ways to showcase the Pilgrims that walk the Camino. You'll hear some great stories about his own pilgrimages and what led him to create El Camino People.  It's evolving all the time and now offers Camino guidance and coaching, a non-profit that helps the infrastructure on the Camino, a wonderful podcast in English and in Spanish, and much more! I always love chatting with Jose and seeing all the great ideas he's putting into action to pay it forward so the other Pilgrims get to experience the Camino. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Please give us a thumbs up, comments, and share. Jose and I love connecting with Pilgrims and we would love to hear from you!

Connect with Jose:
https://www.facebook.com/ElCaminoPeople
https://elcaminopeople.com/
https://elcaminopeople.com/feed/podcast
https://www.instagram.com/caminopeople/

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Intro song credit:
Connect with Intro song Musician, Songwriter, and Pilgrim, Jackson Malony

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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

I loved getting to meet Brian Skillen and hear about the Caminos that inspired him to write the historical fiction and bestselling Camino book, The Way: Through a Field of Stars. He has some great Camino magic stories including his first arrival in Santiago and how his book came into being. He has overcome some big life challenges to become a world-class dancer and author. His first book just received the prestigious Eric Hoffer Book Award.  Now, he's ready to publish the follow-up book in his series, Back: Through a Field of Stars.  If you like what you hear in this interview, you can help him get his next book out into the world by supporting his  Kickstarter campaign. Buen Camino!

Connect with Brain
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Connect with Intro song Musician, Songwriter, and Pilgrim, Jackson Malony 

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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

What an honor it was to interview Pilgrim, Podcaster, and Musician, Dan Mullins! I've walked many, many miles listening to him interviewing Pilgrims and enjoying his Camino-inspired music. It was a pleasure getting to know the Pilgrim behind the most popular and longest-running Camino podcast. Dan really opens up here and shares some amazing stories and insights from his own journey and what he's learned by interviewing over 200+ Pilgrims. Dan has shown me true Camino Family support by supporting me in starting up this Podcast. He is a gift to the Camino community and the work he does support all Camino Pilgrims who have walked or are hoping to walk someday soon. Thanks, Dan, for the interview and for all you do for the Camino Family! Check out the links below:
(****Please know...I am just getting started with this podcast so any sound deficiencies on this episode are on me! )

Dan's Music on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/search/dan%20mullins
Dan's Podcast - My Camino, The Podcast:
https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/my-camino-the-podcast
Somewhere Along the Way video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlwSJd4b_GQ
Dan's Website:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlwSJd4b_GQ
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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

Roy is an expert on the Celtic connections in the Galician areas of Spain and an expert on the Spiritual Variant of the Camino Portuguese. In this interview,  you will hear about Roy's pilgrimages on the Frances and Portuguese routes and gain a better understanding of how and why there are so many Celtic symbols and connections in Spain.  After hearing Roy describe the Spiritual Variant, you will be inspired to walk it. Roy's book on it is the go-to book to purchase before you take that pilgrimage. Thank you, Roy!  

Check out all of Roy's books:

https://www.amazon.com/Roy-Uprichard/e/B01FXVAU1Y...

Newest Book! On (and off) The Portuguese Way - Celtic Connections - Galicia, Ireland and everywhere. 

Restless Hearts - Walking the Camino de Santiago

Stone and Water: Walking the Spiritual Variant of the Camino Portugues. 

Intro song credit: Jackson Maloney, original song,  written upon his arrival in Finisterre as he finished walking the Camino De Santiago Frances in 2015
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

Susan pivoted from a successful career in technical writing to becoming an adventure hiker and Camino Pilgrim to writing a bestseller about the Camino Ingles. She is now busy focusing on helping others develop their own bestselling books about the Camino. She's a delight and as the interview gets going you'll see and hear that she is a Pilgrim at heart with an infectious spirit that will motivate anyone to walk a Camino and also get that book started! She has a workshop coming up soon, so check it out at her website:

https://susanjagannath.com/

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Link to Susan's Author Page:
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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR

Get your calendar out...BIG announcements here about two "can't miss" upcoming Camino Pilgrim events being held in the US and updates about grants, hospitalero training, and much, much more. We enjoyed learning more about what this all-volunteer-run and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization provides for aspiring Pilgrims, veteran Pilgrims, and the Camino infrastructure.  In this interview you will meet the following people: 

Board Members: Dave Donselar, Ruben Mendoza, William Artz, and Carmen Marriott. @thecaminocafe Co-hosts: @leighbrennan and @corriekraatz 

Event Info:

St. James Day Celebration  - St. Marys College in South Bend, IN from July 23-35, 2021.  Registration will open in mid to late May.  

https://americanpilgrims.org/annual-gathering/2021-celebration/

2022 Annual Gathering of Pilgrims  -  March 31-April 3, 2022,  YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC (near Asheville).  The theme will be "Rekindling the Camino Spirit" and registration will begin in January 2022.  Check their website (link below) closer to the date to register. 

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American Pilgrims National Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/57453722347

To find Info about local Chapters - https://americanpilgrims.org/local-chapters/

The Camino Cafe Page -  https://www.facebook.com/thecaminocafe

The Camino Cafe Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/216352732761518

Website:

https://americanpilgrims.org/

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The Camino Cafe - https://www.instagram.com/the_camino_cafe/

Leigh  - https://www.instagram.com/a_yogi_on_the__camino/

Corrie - https://www.instagram.com/a_shaman_on_the_camino/

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The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song with thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter. Connect with Jackson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fdQsSqq9pDSwKcWlnBHKR