Episode 157: Elena Sonnino - Inhabit Your Joy: Becoming the Magic Maker in Your Own Life

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01/18/23 • 64 min

Elena is a spark of energy, a ray of sunshine and a cultivator of embodied JOY- living what she teaches. I enjoyed our conversation so much, and loved diving into some impromptu “parts work” as our interview created space for my inner perfectionist to reveal herself, and how this inner part was created from a memory of embarrassment and shame (so interesting!)

What does it mean to re-inhabit ourselves?
How feeling our feelings helps us to make space for joy.
How can we learn to give ourselves what we most need - by getting out of our head and into our bodies?
Why nudges are important when it comes to making bite sized changes in our lives.
Why we should not FIX ourselves or each other.
How does the body become a conduit for healing?
Why does joy feel elusive for so many women?
How the inner parts of ourselves can often unintentionally keep us from our joy!
Why our my bodies are the ultimate teachers
How we can get out of survival mode and Enjoy and Embody our lives!

Elena Sonnino is a yin yoga teacher, author and Life Coach who is on a mission to help you transform the walls of survival mode into doors of possibility so that you can step into the spotlight of your life as your most rooted and nourished self. Her work helps you get out of your head and into your body as your source of wisdom, and moves you from beyond shoulds and into curiosity and delight, one day at a time. At home, Elena enjoys watching the sunrise, tending to her many plants, riding her Peloton bike, and impromptu kitchen dance parties.

Learn more about Elena at [www.elenasonnino.com](https://www.elenasonnio.com) or by reading her new book, Inhabit Your Joy: A Book of Nudges.

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Episode 156: Miguel Conner - The Forgotten Goddess: The Gnostic Sophia & The Restoration of The Universe

"Whether or not you know it, you’ve probably been influenced by the beliefs of the Gnostics and their powerful grasp over aspects of Western spirituality. Many schools of metaphysics, the occult, mystical teachings, and even fraternal organizations and secret societies have borrowed heavily from Gnostic teaching. It’s impossible to do justice to Gnosticism in a single article, but I’ll do my best to introduce you to some of the basic concepts, leaving further research to those spurred on by the mysteries inherent in the Gnostic world. Any personal work done, if seriously approached, must serve to improve the understanding and knowledge of the student.” - Mo Abdelbaki

The term "gnostic" derives from "gnosis," which means "knowledge" in Greek. The Gnostics believed that they were privy to a secret knowledge about the divine, hence the name.
It is understood as one of the oldest versions of the christian religion and perhaps that it even dates back to pre-christian times.

More than anything it’s a cosmology of the universe and a mythical way of seeing how the world came to be including the dualistic nature from which all things in this material world are separated into.

In this episode:

Gnosticism helped Miguel to see the bigger picture - a holistic view of the Universe.
The Myth of Inanna and her relevance to everything.
Why Gnosticism matters and why it is considered an ecstatic and shamanistic religion
How The Goddess Sophia comes to awaken the divine soul and restore the universe.
How the Gnostics face the "horror and the holy" of the Universe
How Gnosticism helps us hold the darkness and light in order to find the middle path
Why it was said that "Modern man can’t see God because he doesn't look low enough”
How Miguel became a gnostic and how being a “misfit” paved the way to bigger questions.
What drove him was the question "What is the nature of evil and suffering?”
The Gnostic Philosophies and their application to todays world
Leaning into a divine feminine aspect and how the gnostics differ from traditional Christian interpretations
Much of Jungs work is derived from the Gnostics - depth Psychology in particular followed the premis “go within to discover the truth”
The counterfeit self that keeps us locked into the matrix- living on the surface of life vs. the ego death which then gives us access to the deeper secrets of the soul.
The gnostics knew that we are not our identities - but instead the divine spark with vast and infinite capacities
The Gnostics believe we all have a destiny that is part of the restoration of the Universe.
If the exterior is all an illusion, then the way to find the true reality is within us- where the true universe resides.

"We did not come to this world to be good, but to be ourselves.” - Jung

If the exterior is all an illusion, then the way to find the true reality is within us- where the true universe resides.
Gnosticism helped Miguel to see the bigger picture - a holistic view of the Universe.

Miguel is the host of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, a popular show on Gnosticism and Hermeticism, ancient and modern
Voices of Gnosticism, as well as the post-apocalyptic vampire epic series, The Dark Instinct Trilogy. Art
Gnostic Journal, The Heretic, Mindscape, Reality Sandwich, and Graham Hancock’s blog. Lectured/app
Hour, The Alan Eisenberg Show (AM 1400 WRJN), Magick Radio (AM 1680 Chicago), Runesoup, Skep
Countercultures Conference at Rice University

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Episode 158: Tanya Moushi - Love is the Business Plan: Do What You Love with Love

Empathic, emotionally-intelligent, deep thinking, fun and open-minded are a few of the words that come to mind when it comes to describing Tanya Moushi.

In this episode we continue exploring: what is the feminine business model?

For me, the foundation of a feminine business model is embracing feminine values to integrate and co-create with the more structured values of the masculine.

And while these core aspects of life are genderless and cannot be divided into a dual worldview, conscious life itself is a dance where dualities make up the whole.

So in the past, this has been rather a one-sided dance . And if you ask me, we're stepping on our toes all the time because business is largely still dominated by what we call the masculine values which have traditionally been rewarded with money and respect, and have been thought to provide a higher perspective on how business and the economy should be operated.

This has created much suffering. Men women and children are suffering- all genders are suffering, as is our planet.

It's a deeply imbalanced model so it's been important for me to bring guests on the podcast who are changing the status quo in business helping to create language and missing aspects of the feminine so that they can be integrated into a business model that benefits everyone.

Why Tanya's nickname became "chief empathy officer"
Why Seth Godin is Tanya's most influential mentor
Why Tanya wanted to create a new vision for business that's rooted in love.
How we can bring the GECKO Model to every aspect of our lives.
Why daily inspiration is necessary.
Why a values-driven approach is not only personally fulfilling, but professionally profitable.
Why Tanya wants women to see that the things they're most hesitant about: vulnerability, care, deep gratitude--are actually competitive advantages in today's marketplace.
Why many women underestimate their own strengths and overvalue those of others.

Tanya Moushi is a Good-Business Enthusiast. She is a Consultant at Moushi & Co, an interdisciplinary firm that believes that business gets better by applying functions of philosophy and art, and is nicknamed the Chief Empathy Officer among her peers. She’s an avid supporter of Downtown Phoenix, believes in the power of generosity and cites Seth Godin as one of her most influential mentors.