In our latest episode, "Sharing the Sacred Wisdom of the Grandmother's," I had an amazing conversation with Heather Hall Dudney about what it was like growing up the daughter of a world renowned medicine woman, Grandmother Flordemayo and how her mother’s teachings shaped who she became. 

We discussed the value of seeking wisdom from indigenous grandmothers, the importance of supporting elders, and the joy of sharing positive wisdom in today's chaotic world. 

Heather shares the story of “The Path”, Grandmother Flordemayo’s vision, their non-profit and the seed temple that is her mother’s legacy and we take you behind the scenes of our time together supporting these elders in Miami and Sedona. You’ll love how funny our stories are!

We also invite you to come join us for a variety of events with the Grandmother’s this fall in Sedona, Santa Fe, Michigan and Rhode Island.

Here are the key takeaways from our discussion:

🔹 Seek Wisdom from Indigenous Grandmothers: Heather shared her experiences traveling with her mother and other indigenous Grandmothers like Grandmother Moetu who is Maori, and Grandmother Unci Rita who is Lakota.  She emphasized the simplicity and effectiveness of the wisdom they share any why it’s so important to embrace one's cultural heritage and learn from the teachings of indigenous grandmothers.

🔹 Support Elders: She offered us the respectful etiquette of offering support at events involving elders and indigenous groups, highlighting the significance of reciprocity, gratitude, and financial contributions. Additionally, we discussed promoting events and shifting focus to support wisdom keepers and their valuable teachings.

🔹 Embrace Positive Wisdom: In today's world, it's crucial to spread acts of kindness, support elders, and share positive wisdom on social media to maintain a positive and connected mindset amidst chaos. Embracing the humility and resilience of the grandmothers can bring profound learning experiences and personal growth.

If you're interested in learning more about indigenous wisdom, supporting elders, and embracing positive wisdom, listen to the full episode and join the movement of honoring and learning from these remarkable individuals! Let's celebrate the wisdom keepers among us and promote their impactful teachings

Connect with Heather and Grandmother Flordemayo here:

• Instagram @grandmotherflordemayo
• Become a Member of The Path or Donate
• Saturday August 24: Albuquerque, NM 
• :Soul Renewal: Journeying Through Ancestral Trauma-  A Wisdom Retreat with Mayan & Maori Grandmothers
• September 6 - 8: Sedona, Az 
• The Phoenix and Dragon Gathering ~ A Wisdom Retreat with Mayan and Maori Grandmothers 

October 11-20: Wickford RI

:: Restoring Hope: A 10 Day Wisdom Event Series with Grandmother Esperanza

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MORE ABOUT HEATHER HALL DUDNEY STONE & GRANDMOTHER FLORDEMAYO

Become a Member of The Path or Donate

https://www.grandmotherflordemayo.com

https://www.followthegoldenpath.org

Heather is Grandmother Flordemayo’s oldest child, only daughter, and personal assistant. She is an executive officer, program director and social media coordinator of The Path Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit that her mother started to preserve and protect sacred heirloom seeds. She produces many events around the world on behalf of her mother and other Wisdom Keepers she supports. 

A wife, daughter, mother, grandmother and disabled Navy veteran, Heather currently lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband Caleb. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and economics with minors in chemistry, economics and math. 

In our latest episode, "Decluttering Is Change, and Change Is Confrontational," we're diving deep into the emotional rollercoaster of decluttering and the art of letting go. 

Get ready because today is real, raw and vulnerable. You'll join me on a journey through the challenges of confronting my own clutter and the impact it has had on my mental health. I'll share my personal struggles, insights, and the vital importance of embracing change, especially when it comes to the spaces we live in.

Throughout the episode, I explore the weight of decision-making, the emotional hurdles of decluttering my late mother's estate, and the need to make space for growth and challenges in our lives.

So, what can you take away from this episode?

1. Embracing Change: I'll share with you the confronting nature of change and how it's an essential part of our growth. Let's consider together whether our belongings contribute to our well-being or hinder our lives.

2. Support and Self-Compassion: Decluttering is a journey littered with emotion, and learning to provide support and compassion to yourself is crucial. I'll talk about the importance of seeking help and understanding your emotions as you take on your decluttering projects.

3. Practical Tips for Decluttering: I'm excited to share some practical advice, including creating external accountability, setting realistic timelines, and finding the resources you need to successfully navigate the decluttering process.

Thanks for joining me on The Robyn Ivy Podcast! I hope this episode inspires you to approach change with kindness and provides you with practical guidance for your own decluttering journey. Happy listening!

Connect with Robyn Ivy  here:

• Website:: https://robynivy.com
• Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/robynivy

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MORE ABOUT ROBYN IVY

Robyn Ivy sees people for a living.

Artist, coach, podcast host and trusted intuitive Robyn is a masterful guide for soulful growth. 

She helps you get powerfully unstuck and more deeply connected, as she teaches you how to ride the magic carpet of your life.

Having spent over 20 years as a commercial photographer she offers a unique toolkit to shift your internal and external lenses to look at things differently.

Inner leadership comes from deep practices in mindfulness, creativity, shifting mindset and connecting deeply with nature.

She mentors select clients 1:1, hosts the Robyn Ivy Podcast, offers private intuitive sessions, leads groups, circles and retreats. She has been hosting circles since 1998. robynivy.com

She was 16 when we met. Her mom had asked me to encourage her to say yes to an exchange trip in France that she was on the fence about. Something about a boyfriend she didn’t want to leave behind.

15 years later, after a million conversations, many road trips, hiking adventures, traveling the world, teaching English in Vietnam and Thailand, joining the Peace Corps then being sent home in the pandemic to figure out her next move, Meddie Reifsteck is here to talk about showing up for life’s unfolding, answering the call for adventure and opening to heal. Spoiler alert: she became a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.

This is an inspiring conversation about the power and evolution of mentorship, personal growth, healing and resilience. In this heartfelt episode, we reflect on our 15-year journey together, exploring how our relationship has transformed through various stages of life the importance of mentorship and aunties.

Main takeaways for the listener:

1. Discover how the unique bond between Robyn and Medelise illustrates the transformative power of long-term mentorship and its impact on personal and professional growth.
2. Medelise shares her journey from joining the Peace Corps to navigating the uncertainties of the pandemic, highlighting the resilience required to overcome life's unexpected challenges. Her story emphasizes the value of perseverance and the power of curiosity in finding new paths.
3. Gain practical advice on building resilience and maintaining mental health through alternative healing methods, as Medelise shares her journey into acupuncture and holistic wellness.

Thank you for joining us on this insightful journey. We hope these conversations inspire you to embrace life's complexities with resilience, curiosity, and an open heart.

Connect with Meddie Reifsteck

• Website:: www.springlotus.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medtheacu

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A recent graduate from the New England School of Acupuncture at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Medelise specialized in Japanese Style Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. During her three years of schooling, she had the privilege to participate in clinical internships at institutions including the Edith Norse Veterans Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic. Now, Medelise is deepening her practice by learning the arts of internal energy cultivation, Qi Gong and Nei Gong.

Medelise grew up in South County, is an all season surfer and a food geek and is excited to return to the area and share her skills with the community.

www.springlotus.com/

It’s only been a couple weeks since I’ve been back home after being on the road traveling, learning and apprenticing my spiritual teacher, indigenous elder, Grandmother Epseranza since January (mostly).

In today's episode, you’ll explore with me what it's been like, what practices and tools I am using and how I am returning,  integrating what I have learned, who I have become and orienting to the new place in myself and life I am now standing in.  

So we are talking about what’s here now, why it’s important to acknowledge the transitions that are happening in our lives and to meet them with a renewed sense of intention.

You”ll learn how to be open to change and practices to help you stay present, grounded and peaceful amidst the many overwhelming moments that come with you or your life getting different.

I am sharing my personal journey of returning home, confronting all that is still here: bathrooms to clean, great friends to see, grief about mom, yard work, my feelings, biz to attend to etc.

Hear how I am managing my expectations, speaking kindly to myself and inviting in more self compassion and less judgment during this heightened time of moving parts. 

If you are wanting to ground yourself in the present,  you want to tune in today for insightful advice and practical tips to manage your life's transitions with greater ease and intentionality.

Plus I am unveiling exciting news about a 10-day event with Grandmother Esperanza in October that you’re invited to join in for healing and transformation. More on that soon.

Your Main Takeaways:

1. Embracing Change: Acknowledge and embrace the changes and transitions in life, and give yourself the time and space to settle in and integrate.
2. Integration Needs Time and Space: You will learn about the importance of integrating experiences and emotions, and not rushing through the process of change.
3. The Importance of A Sit Spot: discover the benefits of establishing a "sit spot" in nature for reflection and presence, and how to build this practice into your routine
4. Honoring Thresholds of Change: Acknowledge your personal threshold of change, declare how you are different, and stand in confidence and vulnerability while letting go of old habits and choosing new ones.
5. Learning Wisdom from Your Elders: Don't miss out on the exciting news about the upcoming 10-day event featuring the incredible Grandmother Esperanza. From fire ceremonies to private healing sessions, this event promises to be a transformative experience for all. 

Connect with Robyn Ivy  here:

• Website:: https://robynivy.com
• Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/robynivy

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MORE ABOUT ROBYN IVY

Robyn Ivy sees people for a living.

Artist, coach, podcast host and trusted intuitive Robyn is a masterful guide for soulful growth. 

She helps you get powerfully unstuck and more deeply connected, as she teaches you how to ride the magic carpet of your life.

Having spent over 20 years as a commercial photographer she offers a unique toolkit to shift your internal and external lenses to look at things differently.

Inner leadership comes from deep practices in mindfulness, creativity, shifting mindset and connecting deeply with nature.

She mentors select clients 1:1, hosts the Robyn Ivy Podcast, offers private intuitive sessions, leads groups, circles and retreats. She has been hosting circles since 1998. robynivy.com

THE CLASS: HOW MOVE TO HEAL YOUR BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT with SOEURAYA WILSON

Back in 2020 I needed a refuge. There was nowhere to go with the despair I was feeling amidst what felt like my world crumbling around me and I was feeling weaker in mind, body and spirit by the day.

Everything was quite existential and I was desperate for some sense of routine, a practice or any new suggestion to help stop the awful feeling of coming out of my own skin. 

The Class found me or I found it. Who knows. Either way. This movement practice, somatic journey, spiritual experience, therapy session and butt kicking workout rolled into one that Taryn Toomey created provides a sanctuary for your soul and a bikini ready body.

Today’s conversation is with one of my all time favorite teachers of “The Class” and personal weekly go to for inspiration and motivation, Soeuraya Wilson. 

She is here to talk about the power of movement to heal, how to become a witness to yourself to better cope with fears and negative thought patterns.

We touch on the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and stress the importance of showing up authentically in today's society and having the courage to embrace vulnerability

Your Main Takeaways:

1. Finding Inner Strength: Discover the significance of movement, mindfulness, and embracing one's true self in overcoming past experiences and navigating through challenging moments.

2 Embracing Emotional Well-being: Explore the importance of allowing oneself to feel and express emotions, rather than suppressing them, as we reflect on the significance of emotional expression and the impact on personal growth.

3.The Importance of Inhabiting the Body: The Class offers a space and place to acknowledge the body as a wisdom center and emphasizes the profound impact physical practices have on spirit and mind.

Packed with practical tools and suggestions to deepen your relationship to your body’s wisdom, reset your nervous system and befriend yourself. Movement is medicine.

Connect with Soeuraya Wilson here:

• Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/rawbabysugar
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• Try the Class Free for 30 days herewith our Special Offer!
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• Learn more about the Class: www.theclass.com

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MORE ABOUT SOEURAYA WILSON

As you join Soeuraya in Class, her intention is that you leave feeling grounded in your power. You will move through resistance, create contraction, and feel the release in expression as you experience The Class with Soeuraya. Prepare to sweat, shake, and let it be a returning to self. She hopes you leave feeling powerful, grounded, and tied to your purpose with strength in your body and discernment in your heart.

You might have gone to summer camp as a kid. If you loved it, you likely have wonderful memories of making new friends, being in nature, staying in cabins with bunkmates, doing crafts, swimming at the lake (pool, pond, river), singing around the campfire and maybe even showing off a special skill of yours at the talent show.

There was a bit of anxious excitement wondering what it would be like, who you’d meet and what would unfold. 

No matter what age you are, chances are your inner child and full blown adult still crave simple pleasures and real old fashion fun!

Today’s episode is an uplifting panel discussion about our need for connection, playfulness, making meaningful memories and new friends. It’s about how a summer camp for adults called "Camp in Your Heart '' can offer you a refuge for mind, body and soul this September when we take over a YMCA camp for a few days and have a blast.

I am joined by co-founders Torey Ivanic, Heidi Klauber and Shannon Simmons who share it’s origin story, why camp matters to them and why you would be most welcome to join us.

They discuss the camp's various workshops, transformative experiences, and the power of in-person, real life connections and time well spent in today's digital age. Stay tuned as we explore the magic and impact of "Campus in Your Heart" and the unique and empowering experiences it offers to its attendees.

Your Main Takeaways:

1. The power of in-person connection: This conversation emphasizes the profound impact of real-life interactions and forming deeper connections with others, especially in the context of the epidemic of loneliness the world is facing.

2.Create a supportive and compassionate environment: The camp is an inclusive space where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences can come together to explore, play, create, be nourished, breathe, be still, find supportive community, meet new friends, bring your whole self and nurture your soul.

3. Come get what you need. You belong and are welcome.

Find out more about Camp Is in Your Heart or reserve your spot now www.campisinyourheart.com

Connect with CIIYH here:

• Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/campisinyourheart/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CIIYH

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MORE ABOUT CAMP IS IN YOUR HEART:

September 28 – October 1, 2024 Deckers, Colorado

If you’re seeking personal growth, deeper self-awareness, and a more fulfilling life — Camp is in Your Heart has been created for you.

The multi-talented MOONS (Madison Farrish), a captivating artist, musician and songwriter is here this week to talk about her latest musical single “Oceans”, which she dropped just a couple weeks ago. It is now available wherever you hear your favorite music. 

Listen as she shares openly her unique insights on creativity, what she's learned leaning ever more into her creativity and the power of vulnerability. 

We dive into the importance of trust-both of self and of the process, why flexibility matters , and how the right collaboration can change everything. This conversation offers an inspiring perspective on the creative journey.

Having been friends for many years now, we share our experiences together in Joshua Tree, the transformative nature of the desert, and the significance of having supportive allies in creative endeavors. Robyn shares her nomadic lifestyle and the lessons she's learned along the way, while MOONS discusses the impact of surrendering and embracing challenges in the creative process.

Surrendering to Creative Unknowns:

1. Importance of Vulnerability in Creativity: Moons emphasizes the importance of admitting not knowing as a way to grow and avoid forcing creativity, highlighting the value of being open and vulnerable in the creative process.

2. Finding Inspiration in Unconventional Places: The transformative nature of the desert is discussed, illustrating how unconventional environments can inspire perspective shifts, creativity, and new forms of art and media.

3. Embracing Playfulness and Fun: Moons sees her openness and connection to fun as part of her superpower, emphasizing the significance of embracing playfulness and fun in the creative process and personal growth.

This episode is a joyful look through one wonderful artist’s lens. Enjoy!

Connect with MOONS (Madison Farrish here:)

• Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/track/5uabzw1uF9bJfxDycxwu2Z
• Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/madsofmoons

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MORE ABOUT MOONS:

Recording artist.

Freelance graphic design.

Intuitive Creation.

Building virtual + local immersive events with global teams.

Lives in the greater Los Angeles area.

In this episode, I invite you to join me on a deeply personal journey to Germany as I revisit my past experiences here and reflect on some of the  many memorable moments of this trip so far; including a profoundly meaningful encounter with my host father Peter Dietze whom I lived with in 1989.  

Through my emotional adventure, I share insights into gratitude, humility, and the healing power of reconnecting with our roots. During my time here, I've come to understand even more the importance of addressing unfinished business and making amends. 

Hopefully, you feel  encouraged to consider where you feel open to healing in your own life, where there is unfinished business still lingering and to acknowledge your strengths and learning. 

In this hour we will navigate through the complexities of spirituality, intuition, and personal growth through thought-provoking insights that may resonate with your own journey.

The main takeaways for you include:

1. The Power of Forgiveness and Healing: I share personal reflections on confronting shame, expressing gratitude, and seeking healing, inspiring you to embrace forgiveness and make amends in your own life.

2. Embracing Feminine Energy and Spirituality: Explore the significance of feminine energy, intuition, and spirituality, and discover the empowering impact of connecting with a community of women for healing and personal growth.

3. Cultural Differences and Personal Growth: Join me as I recount my teenage experiences in Germany and uncover the valuable lessons learned from cultural immersion and personal growth.

Join me as I explore cultural differences, embrace personal growth, and nurture healing and connection. Through my experiences, I hope to inspire you to reflect on your own emotional encounters, seek understanding, and find the courage to confront shame and express gratitude.

Connect with Robyn Ivy

• Website:: https://robynivy.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robynivy
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robynivy

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MORE ABOUT ROBYN IVY

Robyn Ivy sees people for a living.

Artist, coach, podcast host and trusted intuitive Robyn is a masterful guide for soulful growth. 

She helps you get powerfully unstuck and more deeply connected, as she teaches you how to ride the magic carpet of your life.

Having spent over 20 years as a commercial photographer she offers a unique toolkit to shift your internal and external lenses to look at things differently.

Inner leadership comes from deep practices in mindfulness, creativity, shifting mindset and connecting deeply with nature.

She mentors select clients 1:1, hosts the Robyn Ivy Podcast, offers private intuitive sessions, leads groups, circles and retreats. She has been hosting circles since 1998. robynivy.com

In today’s episode, recorded live in Sedona, I have the absolute pleasure of welcoming the incredible Roanna Jackson, a beautiful Hopi elder, to share her insights, experiences and teachings from her home on the first Mesa of the Hopi Reservation with us. 

Born, raised and schooled on the reservation, Roanna offers us a rare and intimate perspective on Hopi traditions and ways of life. 

We dive into the profound teachings of Grandmothers Flordemayo and Grandmother Mona Polacca, founding members of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Elders, whom we were supporting together when we met.

From traditional practices to the importance of honoring elders, this episode is a heartwarming celebration of indigenous wisdom and cultural heritage.

What you’ll discover:

1. Honoring Elders: Learn about the significance of actively listening and learning from elders of different traditions, as Roanna and Robyn express their admiration and gratitude for the teachings of the grandmothers.

2. Cultural Traditions: Explore the rich cultural traditions of the Hopi people, including the significance of pottery-making, language, and the traditional wedding process, offering a unique insight into indigenous heritage.

3. Spiritual Teachings: Discover the powerful Hopi tradition of isolation for women after childbirth, fostering a deep connection to the earth and spirit, as Roanna shares her experiences and the strength derived from women's society teachings.

Thank you for tuning in to The Robyn Ivy Podcast, where we celebrate the wisdom and traditions of indigenous elders, spiritual guides, creative mentors and thought leaders who embrace the beauty of cultural heritage. 

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MORE ABOUT ROANNA JACKSON:

Roanna Jackson is the Grandmother of the Walpi Village on Hopi First Mesa. She is from the Sand Clan and was born, raised and schooled traditionally on Hopi land. Grandmother Roanna is also a healer, a midwife, a storyteller and artist, carving Sacred Kachina Dolls.  She is very active in the Woman's Society and loves to feed everyone. Grandmother Roanna is full of affection, joy, and enthusiasm as she shares her magical teachings on her traditions and the spirituality of the Hopi People.

This episode was recorded LIVE, together in real life, back in October 2022  in Sedona Arizona. I was on a month-long camper van experiment out West but that’s a story for a different day. 

This week’s guest, Erin Sharaf,  is both a scientist and a mystic. A former primary care provider and university professor who became a mindfulness expert and shaman. 

Erin now helps cultivate healing for people and the planet through enhancing the connection between mind-body-spirit and nature. Her work draws on both traditions of modern science and ancient wisdom.

We met up for a hike amongst Sedona’s red rocks, then sat down to talk about how her own mindfulness journey from a new student, a few decades ago, led her to become a fierce advocate for the planet. 

“I sit so we all can rise”. Let that sink in. Magic.

What do we do with all that we become aware of when we get still, meditate and can see clearly once the dust of our minds settle? 

Do we have a responsibility to do anything about that which we see?

For Erin, this is where her passion for social justice, peace and kindness came alive.

Mindfulness Teacher 🌿Plant Powered Creatrix | Peaceful warrior | Health enthusiast | Shamanic Practitioner 🌟lover of life.

An internationally certified mindfulness instructor, she has been creating transformative workshops for over a decade. Featured on NPR, in Mindful magazine and at conferences like SXSW, her greatest joy is getting to share transformative, heart-opening practices with others in the hopes that people will expand their circle of compassion to include all living beings.  

A free spirit, she splits her time between MA, Sedona and Hatteras Island. You can often find her gazing at the night sky, wandering slowly through the woods or dancing up a storm.  

Join her Mindfulness & Magic community at www.erinsharaf.com