Wild Honey Collective

What is climate grief? Many of us carry a lot of grief that we are part of a culture that we can't live into a more wholesome and life-giving framework for how to exist. We need a way to live that will allow us to process the anguish of knowing that we are a part of harmful ways of living, and even maintain our  sanity in the face of those hard truths. And for Ben Wyse (Wyse Cycles), the bicycle is part of that. It is a spiritual discipline. "The lifestyle patterns we choose that we have grown up in cause suffering in the world, and if we are not willing to make changes in our lifestyle, then how do we make sense of the grief that we carry in what we represent in the world? It's a question of longing for something better, and what are the disciplines we have that express what is central to our very identity and ethical framework?" In this conversation, Ben Wyse of Wyse Cycles, a mobile bike repair shop in Harrisonburg that seeks to empower families and commuter cyclists with the tools they need to replace fossil fuel transportation with pedal-powered movement.

Conversation is an intentional practice that invites us to discover ourselves and the world in which we seek to express our authenticity. In this episode with host of the pod Jive Talkin with Kevin Leaven, we dig into Kevin’s insights into the art of conversation as a Master of Communication & advocacy and an artist. Specifically, we get into the role of listening, cultural conditioning, intentional relationships, and when to just drop the mic.

Find Kevin's work on social platforms @k_eaven https://www.instagram.com/k_eaven/ and by searching Jive Talkin' with Kevin Leaven on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CLAmWZuRG6gKaQwRKwI9K

ALSO:

https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/

https://prentishemphill.com/

TODAY! We have Olivia DiNucci, with the women-run anti war group CODEPINK on the pod to talk about her experience working to both confront systems rooted in war and nurture collectives rooted in peace. Olivia’s story is illuminating-not only because it shows us that we can fall into inspiring professional paths by following our authentic direction first; but she also lifts up frontlines struggles against neocolonialism from all over the world in ways that remind us-our movements are connected in one larger struggle for liberation and self determination. Check out some of the indigenous water protectors she mentions: Giniw Collective, Camp Mgizi, Honor the Earth

How do we align ourselves with the natural rhythm of the season of winter to feel more nourished by what many of us feel is a challenging season? Prepare. Nourish. Surrender. We’ll talk about nourishing your roots with what they need to replenish and grow, and how to take a whooooole season to do it. No guests today, just us. Note: the book I mentioned was The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins

This DYNAMIC episode is all about finding healthy expression through food, movement, and creating a brave body space where we can listen and learn from our lifelong conversation with ourselves and the world-through food. Amanda Presgraves is author of the Nonrecipe Book: a new spin on the traditional cookbook that encourages us to engage our senses and explore in the kitchen and in life. Weaving in groundbreaking research on self-compassion and mental toughness, athletic self determination, and an emphasis on creativity and fun-not perfection-Amanda will have you running to whip up some weird and delightful creations that make YOU feel amazing. https://linktr.ee/wildhoney.collective

Who am I to this world? In this episode with the soulful and visionary Nidhi Vinod, we explore the spiritual side of self-determination and self expression: the art of finding the words, finding our way, and finding home as expansive beings in a world that defines us in the narrowest terms. Nidhi, Ph.D in plant science at UCLA, eco-entrepreneur, & activist speaks to the great power of receptiveness in helping us move through the world fluidly and stay immersed in our vision.

The potential for transformation of all things is always possible. We learn this from seeing the bees who alchemize flowers into the medicine of honey as our teachers. We also learn from teachers like Theresa-who has dedicated her life to teaching as a subversive activity & the role of intergenerational relationships in growing our capacity to know & tell the truth -from fighting for critical race theory to learning how to express yourself authentically without feeding into waste & harm. This conversation weaves deep self knowledge together with a life made colorful by culture, curiosity, and deep care for the world.

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In the very first episode of the pod, we talk about the intentional practice of cultivating our dreams as a form of, as Miriam Kaba says, worldmaking. Dreaming is our starting point because it is an exercise in cultivating the imagination we need to guide our sacred work, so that we can offer it to future generations who will be the expressions of our own wildest dreams. This is a solo conversation with me, my subconscious, and you gentle listeners. To quickly give me feedback on this episode, go here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmf6lCmpvltmu5xtXSuFRHcMmixFAt-346u9LWpTor2cAK3A/viewform?usp=sf_link  Write to me about your responses and ideas about the discipline of dreaming, so we can keep the conversation going on Instagram & Patreon. You can send a voice message into the pod by going to this link: https://anchor.fm/wild-honey-collective/message . To become a supporter of the pod, go to patreon.com/wildhoneycollective. Keep creating!

Quoted lines:

"Dreams come from within us, yet they are presented to us, as if from a separate and elusive part of our selves. They are an internal dialogue between the conscious and subconscious mind" 

"We consider the day-to-day waking life “real” and the subconscious dreaming world “imaginary,” yet both realms are bound by the same subjectivity of our own minds" - Waude Kracke

Sources:

https://dreamtending.com/blog/what-do-dreams-mean-ancient-cultures/

https://info.umkc.edu/unews/the-psychological-and-cultural-interpretation-of-dreams/

https://www.dreamresearch.ca/pdf/cultural.pdf

https://www.resources.soundstrue.com/podcast/we-are-always-dreaming/

https://dreamstudies.org/carl-jung-dream-interpretation/

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