Wild Wonder Podcast

Feel like you’re in a tween fever dream? Look no further. In this special episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca sits down with the authors of “Moon Mother, Moon Daughter” Janet Lucy and Terri Allison to learn how to empower preteen girls.

Imagine a world where mothers eagerly anticipate their daughters’ journey into womanhood, just as they do their first steps. What if there was a supportive community ready to embrace young women as they transition into this new phase of life? Tune-in to discover how it’s never too late to come of age.

MOON MOTHER, MOON DAUGHTER

“Moon Mother, Moon Daughter” offers a roadmap for mothers and daughters to navigate this important time together, drawing on the wisdom of ancient traditions and the symbolic guidance of the moon. Learn more at https://sevenseaspress.org/book/moon-mother-moon-daughter/

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On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners. Find the latest episodes at https://wearewildwonder.com/country/wild-wonder-podcast/

On today’s Wild Wonder Podcast episode, hostess Kristen Llorca welcomes Dr. Tanmeet Sethi to learn how joy is not only present in our grief, but how joy might be an essential ingredient to us thriving as individuals and as a collective.

Tanmeet Sethi, MD is an Integrative and Psychedelic Medicine Physician, activist, author, and TEDx speaker who has dedicated her career to care for the most marginalized patients in Seattle's refugee, uninsured and homeless populations as well as global communities traumatized by manmade and natural disasters as senior faculty for The Center for Mind Body Medicine. Her first book, Joy Is My Justice: Reclaim Yours Now, published in May 2023, is a radical call to claim Joy as our birthright, the deepest liberation we can know and a path to power through oppression. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington and a clinical researcher there on the sacred plant medicine, psilocybin. In her clinical practice, she weaves modern and ancient medicine to catalyze the most profound healing.

On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners. Learn more at https://wearewildwonder.com/country/wild-wonder-podcast/

On this very special return episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca is joined by witch, tarot reader, educator, and Pagan Ash to uncover the history, rituals, and magic of Ostara.

Ash (they/them) believes in making the mundane magical. As a practicing witch, Tarot reader, and Pagan, they aim to walk a path that honors the divine and sacred Earth. As a teacher by trade, Ash leads workshops on magical topics as well as mystical rituals in Philadelphia and South Jersey.

The Wild Wonder Podcast seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners. Learn more at https://wearewildwonder.com/country/wild-wonder-podcast/

In this episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, Swami Chidananda joins host Kristen Llorca to answer the age-old question, "How do I discover my dharma?" and why the wisdom held in the Bhagavad Gita can help us on our journey toward discovering what we're meant to do in this life, our life's purpose.

SWAMI CHIDANANDA is a spiritual educator and monk initiated in the Hari Bhakta Lineage, holding the distinguished title of Swami. With guidance from his teacher, Paramahamsa Swami Vishwananda, and the study of scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Swami has gained a deep understanding of the science of Yoga and has devoted his life to helping others on their inner journey. Before entering the spiritual path, he had a successful career as an investment banker and entrepreneur. Now, he uses his experiences to convey the ancient Yoga Systems in a relatable and accessible way for those seeking to reconcile Western and Eastern philosophies. Find Swami Chidananda on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/swami_chidananda/ or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@swamichidananda108.

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On the Wild Wonder Podcast, author and pastor Kevin Sweeney speaks with host Kristen Llorca about why the hardest thing we never want to do is the only thing that will set us free - letting go - and why through all the ups, downs, pitfalls, and false starts, letting go ultimately brings us joy.

KEVIN SWEENEY was co-founder and lead pastor of Imagine Church—an urban church in Honolulu—for the past decade. He recently closed down this community. He is the host of podcast “The Church Needs Therapy” and is the author of the books, “The Making of a Mystic: My Journey with Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It’s Okay For Everyone to Relax,” and “The Joy of Letting Go” which will be out on January 3, 2023. Both on Quoir Publishing. He lives In Honolulu with his wife and co-founder of Imagine, Christine, and their two kids, True and Mikayla.

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On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners.

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In this episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca speaks to Chair-Based Yoga Specialist and Yuva Yoga Founder Maria Jones about the importance of the breath, breathing exercises, and gentler yoga movements as a vehicle for profound physical and mental healing. Maria was diagnosed with systemic lupus in 2004, which made her reconsider what "good health" means as a person who is chronically ill. Here she shares what she's discovered on her journey, and offers real tools for individuals of all abilities, proving yoga really is for everyone.

MARIA JONES

"Maria Jones is a bundle of joyful energy. A yoga teacher with a passion for serving others, Maria takes immense pleasure from her classes. It is this infectious positivity and good-spirit that makes her teaching so incredible. Maria’s unfaltering enthusiasm is all the more inspiring given her history of debilitating illness, forcing her to leave a career in engineering. Nonetheless, it is in yoga that Maria cites she has found her purpose, to inspire and brighten the lives of her students."

- Melissa Albarran for Yoga Magazine 2020.

To learn more about Maria Jones, visit https://yuvayoga.co.uk/

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On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners.

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On this episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca welcomes Dr. Michaela Czerneková to discuss emotional eating and the negative triggers that keep us from regaining our confidence, inner power, and resiliency.

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MICHAELA CZERNEKOVA

Yoga teacher and intuitive eating coach Michaela helps women redefine their relationship with food to create sustainable healthy habits while preventing the development of stress/junk food-related diseases, sleep disorders and negative mental patterns. To learn more, visit https://michaelaczernekova.com/.

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On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners.

The Wild Wonder Podcast is not possible without your generous support. Become a Patreon subscriber and get instant access to our bookclub, private Discord group, live meet-ups, discounts and more at https://www.patreon.com/wildwonder.

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In this episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca welcomes Philadelphia artist, writer, filmmaker, and art educator Joy Elisabeth Waldinger. Explore the power of storytelling and creative expression as a way to heal from your past and allow for a new chapter to unfold.

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J. ELIZA WALL

Joy Elisabeth Waldinger is a Philadelphia artist, writer, filmmaker, and art educator. Her work explores various topics—the human condition, family dynamics, relationships, nostalgia, connection to nature, and mental and physical health—in an attempt to restore connections in a fractured world. She believes that art is a powerful tool that can generate change and healing on a local and global level. Her short films have won awards in national and international film festivals and she has been published in a variety of literary magazines.

Softcover novel: http://littlecreekpress.com/bookstore/like-the-sun-holds-the-moon-a-novel/?fbclid=IwAR1tAvDXxFf412i4NhMiaJNOIX12hE7ZLB3ZhRb2BWzPJqZUVZJYMwz4cTE

Children’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Joy--Elisabeth-Waldinger/e/B08JQRKDN1

Website: https://linktr.ee/j.elizawall

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On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners.

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On this episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, Kristen Llorca speaks with yoga guide, conscious community leader, self transformation coach and international public speaker Michelle Shanti Williams.

Michelle shares her experience of how yoga initiated an era of change in her own life, how she brought that gift home to her community in Belize, and how others may do the same. She is the founder of the Om Shanti Belize Meditation Technique and Om Shanti Belize School + the 5-star rated Retreat for Yoga & Wellness. She is also the founder of Rhythm of Change Belize (ROC), a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing evolutionary tools of progressive action such as yoga, breathwork, and meditation to communities throughout the country and region.

To learn more about Michelle and her work, visit https://www.yogahealsbelize.com/

WILD WONDER PODCAST

On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners.

The Wild Wonder Podcast is not possible without your generous support. Become a Patreon subscriber and get instant access to our bookclub, private Discord group, live meet-ups, discounts and more at https://www.patreon.com/wildwonder.

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On this episode of the Wild Wonder Podcast, Nick Dickson joins host Kristen Llorca to talk about what yoga and witchcraft share and how they diverge, what being a witch really means, Circe as the 'original' witch, and curses and curse breaking.

Nick is Headmistress of Circe Academy of feral Greek witchcraft through The Cauldron Black in Salem MA, and a professional witch and witchcraft educator with over 35 years of experience working with clients and students in both public and private settings. Ordained and initiated in a variety of tantric yoga traditions (Mahayana Buddhism), and a teacher of thousands of yoga teachers and psychics, his classes and workshops are deeply influenced by the intersection of classical yoga theory and modern witchcraft practice. Operating through a multidimensional animist lens with a focus on Greek folklore, Nick's content welcomes all traditions at all levels and can be approached in a purely secular way. Find Nick on Patreon as "Hedgecraft Ritual Arts" and on the socials (@)urbanwizard.

WILD WONDER PODCAST

On the Wild Wonder Podcast, host Kristen Llorca seeks to democratize and demystify holistic wellness practices by speaking with today’s leading practitioners.

The Wild Wonder Podcast is not possible without your generous support. Become a Patreon subscriber and get instant access to our bookclub, private Discord group, live meet-ups, discounts and more at https://www.patreon.com/wildwonder.

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The Wild Wonder Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud. Be sure to “follow” to receive notifications when episodes are made available.

For everything else, visit us at https://wearewildwonder.com/