Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. In this episode there is a volcanic eruption, tai chi sweat and a magical tale of one Hawaiian woman's journey to build a temple of Gratitude.

February has been a wild ride. The year of the fire horse begins in a full gallop. Neptune and Saturn conjunct at 0 degree of Aries pushes the cosmic reset button on 6,000 years of human development and more Aries fire is coming in March and April. 

Iris reporting from the mighty confluence of Columbia river and the Pacific ocean and Ginger checking in from the lava encrusted coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. 

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Aloha from Maui! After a wild January and potentially even wilder February Iris and Ginger reconnect across the mighty Pacific ocean. 

The humpback whales have gathered around the island of Maui to give birth and mate in the warm tropical waters. They also spend many hours hanging suspended in the ocean sending frequencies to the depths of the ocean, filling the water with their songs. 

In this final shed of the wood snake year and on the threshold of the year of the fire horse new moon, a solar eclipse and historic Neptune and Saturn conjunction at 0 degrees of Aries all in one week! Hold onto your hats. Big transformations are underway. 

What can whale magic teach us for these times? Listen as we dive in. 

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

The final day in the Gregorian calendar has arrived. 2025 was a wild ride indeed. On this episode, Iris and Ginger weave threads from from Astoria- Belize as they ponder the lessons of the year and the moment we find ourselves in here on Planet Earth. 

One thing is clear. 2026 will usher in more big changes. But never fear, the Nurture Pod will set sail along with all of you as we cross the bar to embark on a New Year. 

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Welcome to the New Moon in Sagittarius and Solstice tide. 

As the solar year wanes in the Northern Hemisphere the invitation is to dissolve. To unburden ourselves of the many weights modern culture has tied to us.  

In northern Belize, Ginger swims into the cave of the underworld filled with the skeletons of human sacrifices and in Astoria, Iris creates a Grotto to the Root Mother. 

There are no answers to your questions in this episode but hopefully it will inspire you to question your answers. 

A star filled Solstice blessing to everyone!

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

We have made it all the way to episode 50! A huge thank you for listening and supporting the Nurture pod. 

This is a milestone moment of the podcast and marks one and a half years of production since we began recording on Spring Equinox 2024. 

In this episode Ginger and Iris use the luminous full moon in Gemini to weave a conversation with the four elements air, fire, water and earth (honoring the theme of that first podcast). 

As 2025 draws to a close we invite you to "play along" at home as we call in the energy of 50- of full moon- and of the beautiful nurture future our hearts know is possible.

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. In this Episode Iris and Ginger have a wild and rambling ride through gratitude, stray dogs, how we name things, plant medicines and so much more. Ginger via Guatemala and Iris via her bed in Oregon cuz she's getting over being sick. 

If you don't love the conversations you are having this Thanksgiving weekend try ours and see if anything takes root in your heart or mind.

Grateful for all our listeners out there. Muchas Gracias for downloading, sharing and rating our podcast as we approach 50 episodes!

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Welcome back to the Nurture Pod and to a powerful New Moon in Scorpio. 

In this episode Iris and Ginger talk about the various thresholds, portals, spirals, crossroads, labyrinths and other liminal spaces that we find ourselves in.  

How do we navigate spaces that are neither here nor there? Those in between times where the old has fallen apart but the new path has not yet appeared.

This time between Hallowmas and Winter Solstice (ruled by the astrological sign of death and rebirth- Scorpio) is the darkest time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. 

It's the perfect time to dive into the the deep waters of mystery and contemplate the cauldron of change. 

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Welcome back to another timely episode of the Nurture Pod!

In wild times like the ones we are living through collectively,  Iris and Ginger dive into the concept of time itself. Who decides how we count our hours, what they mean, what they are for and why the clock and productivity seem to run the show even when there is nothing "to produce" or immediate goal in sight. 

Have we all unwittingly bought into the idea of a ticking count down that dominates our days whether we realize it or not?

Is it possible to lose time? And how does getting older figure into all this? 

This episode may be the best 90 minutes you could exchange in regards to rethinking how you live with time! 

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Welcome to the Hallomas/Dia Los Muertos edition of the Nurture Pod. 

The veil is thin this week as we reach what many consider the final harvest of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and the move from spring to summer in the Southern Hemisphere. 

This major turning point in the seasonal wheel is an ending and beginning point- a time to honor where you have been and call for blessings and intentions on the next 6 moons ahead. 

Ginger, fresh out of a week of plant medicine and sound ceremonies in Peru is preparing to head north to Guatemala this week and Iris is in full harvest of her intention to expand her world of art in many childrens classrooms, Astoria galleries and through the north Oregon coast.   

This conversation has a special energetic "frequency" and after we stopped recording we kept on talking for another 30-40 minutes on it. So tune in next episode because we will no doubt revisit and expand on this theme!

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Welcome to the Nurture Pod #45! In this episode Ginger enters the remote jungles of Peru and with food poisoning no less. 

If you have ever wanted to take an adventurous journey this episode may cure you of that urge.  

Hard lessons learned in the Amazon Basin and more on this episode of the Nurture Pod. 

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:
https://nurturenation.org

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home