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About Lauren Fleishman
Lauren is a screenplay writer, entrepreneur, story educator and mother from Texas based in Bali. Her writing themes are focused on exploring sexuality, spirituality, death and transformation. She is currently developing her television show Lust + Found for Netflix and teaching a private online course called UNLEASHED, allowing you to identify and transmute your own personal story into art. To connect with Lauren follow her on IG @Lafleish or visit her website www.laurenafleishman.com
CreditsCreated and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Music Contribution by Jeana Donovan and Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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A Conversation with Isabel Barreto, Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Isabelâs commitment to her practice will inspire you. How sheâs kept it up will confront you. In her conversation with me and Jeana youâll hear her dispel the myths of conscious and gentle parenting, why she believes in Meditation for Mamas, how a 40-day personal experiment changed her and her childrenâs lives, as well as the value in setting strong boundaries, owning your energy and being the leader⊠whether you want to or not.
Like a great leader, she shares the tools to begin your own daily practice while holding you accountable.On a personal note... we loved the way she described our children as the living breathing patterns of our own subconscious.
About Isabel BarretoIsabel Barreto is a movement, breathwork and meditation teacher, a folk herbalist, and intuitive earth medicine woman. Isabel has been applying the technology of Kundalini yoga and meditation through practice in her life for over 20 years. When she gave birth to her first child in 2013, she began to utilize the powerful techniques of breathwork, movement, mantra and meditation as tools for energy management, to curb anxiety, to stay connected to herself and develop a strong inner anchor - she found her practice instrumental to motherhood. Isabel teaches workshops, works one-on-one with clients, and leads a seasonal 40-day movement, breathwork, meditation experience container that aligns with the rhythm of the lunar and earth cycles. Isabel can be found @meditationformamas and mamoonliving.com.
CreditsCreated and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Music Contribution by Jeana Donovan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
Above excerpt by Amy Keller
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About Valerie Patroni
Val Patroni is a community based midwife, who has been in service to Mothers and families, offering authentic and traditional care, throughout New England, the Tri-State area and now central Florida for 15 years. She is humbled to sit at the feet of Life-Givers and safeguard the highest ceremony of all beings, the Ceremony of Birth. Val delights in braiding together her ancestral inheritance, with her years of lived wisdom and connection to ceremony, to reflect the uniqueness of each woman who chooses her care. She is the mother of her Womban Tribe, wife to her soulmate and a forever student, continuing to refine her path in Midwifing ones, into their truest and freest selves.
Work with Valerie
Credits:Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Wildflowersâ lyrics
You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
Sail away, kill off the hours
You belong somewhere you feel freeRun away, find you a lover
Go away somewhere all bright and new
I have seen no other
Who compares with youYou belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
You belong with your love on your arm
You belong somewhere you feel freeRun away, go find a lover
Run away, let your heart be your guide
You deserve deepest of cover
You belong in that home by and byYou belong among the wildflowers
You belong somewhere close to me
Far away from your trouble and worry
You belong somewhere you feel free
You belong somewhere you feel freeSongwriters: Thomas Earl Petty
About Claire Boutelle PiusClaire Boutelle Pius is a new mama, born in Ohio and currently living in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
A lover of music, art, analog and design, Claire carries a reverence for beauty and aesthetics that is embodied in everything she does. Her work in bespoke lighting design and mid-century modern furniture has offered her a daily source of inspiration and joy.
Claire plays bass, ukulele, and sings. She has shared the stage as a member of Honey Child, an all-female âheroine folkâ chamber-pop choir, and loves to make music and collaborate with fellow artists and friends.
@claireboutelle
CreditsâWildflowersâ cover by Claire Boutelle Pius
Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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This is a conversation between new friends and neighbors.
The only in-person interview recorded, Rahel came to Jeana's home on a weeknight and they had the luxury to sit and talk together. Jeana wanted to pick her brain about books sheâs reading, her philosophies on parenting, and how she completely transformed her life from a former costume designer living in Los Angeles to a health advocate, herbalist, homeschooling mama and Vermont farmer.
Resources as mentioned:The Work of John Taylor Gatto
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté MD
About Rahel AfileyRahel is a homeschooling mama of two spirited children. She is also a health advocate, herbalist, nutritionist and a Buteyko breathing coach. Rahel's passion for researching health led her to leave her career as a costume designer in Hollywood and pursue a career in holistic healing. When she is not taking clients, Rahel spends her time milking cows, farming and getting involved in community activities with her children.
Follow her work here @haellanhealth
Credits:Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Akal shares a simple breath practice you can do anywhere & anytime, to bring you back to your intuition.
About Akal Khalsa:Akal is a Registered Nurse and childbirth educator with over 20 years experience. Her passion is working with women preparing to conceive, pregnant women and women and newborns after the birth. She teaches kundalini yoga, prenatal yoga and mama and me yoga. Akal incorporates the yogic teachings in all she does and connects with families with humor, love and compassion.
DM for appointments @akal_khalsa
Credits:Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Emma Johnston's approach to life (and mothering) is totally and utterly rebellious. She projects from the razorâs edge â between sharp (her honesty) and soft (her grace). A paradox you will find in her replies to nearly every question we asked her in this conversation. Expect to be surprised by how she runs her business, creates her family, and executes with unwavering self-trust.
Expect to be surprised by how she runs her business, creates her family, and executes with unwavering self-trust.
About Emma Johnston:Mother of five beautiful children and stepmother to her partnerâs teenage son, Phoenix, Emma Johnston is also the Co-Founder of The Reconnected and Reconnected Being â a modern, innovative approach to parenting that bridges intuition and neuroscience to connect you with what really matters in your daily life with your kids. Her mastery in Rebirthing Breathwork and Kundalini Yoga, along with her introduction to connected play methods for children by business partner, Eleanor, are the foundations for Reconnected Parenting. The program and community that Emma and Eleanor have created is now infamous for dispelling the myth that âgood parentingâ is always calm parenting.
Follow her @newearth.mama
Explore @the_reconnected @reconnected_being
Credits:Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Credits:
Audio courtesy of Joshua Turek @joshuaturek and Emma Johnston @newearth.mama
âAdi Shaktiâ excerpt by Pritam Siri
Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Sound re-mixing by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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About Amy Keller
Amy Keller a.k.a Gaia & baby Nikoâs mom is the creator, producer, editor and contributing writer of The Mothership. Her passion for motherhood came through building relationships with women who continued to pursue their desires as artists and entrepreneurs while raising small children. Her devotion to esoteric and mystery school teachings combined with her love of storytelling has been the motivation behind her work. Most days Amy can be found creating in the kitchen, singing with her children and sending voice notes back and forth with friends. Her credits include Co-Creating & Publishing Amber, a limited-run newspaper meets workbook, and the womenâs marketing community and course, Mega Magnetic Storytelling. She lends her past experience as a NYC Fashion & Beauty Publicist for brands such as, Ralph Lauren and L'Oreal, to her current client & creative work.
@missamykeller
Credits:Written and Performed by Amy Keller
Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Musical Contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Disclaimer: This interview is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal health advice and is not intended to replace professional medical advice.
Dr. Abby advocates for mothers to believe themselves, offers advice on how to build your own tribe of medical support, and notes the red flags youâll want to look out for should you feel your childâs doctor is not listening.Even before hitting record, we covered the basics like: non-toxic detergent that actually gets newborn stains out (Mollyâs Suds), a Tylenol alternative (Genexa) and EWG.
Other topics include:
How to manage toxicity in your environment
The stigma (and importance) of doing your own research
Essential supplements for everyday wellness
âControversialâ light and the benefits of the Sun
Find more resources & expand your network by visiting her Substack.
About Dr. Abby KramerDr. Abby Kramerâs mission is to empower others to feel and function as their most vibrant selves through getting high quality health and wellness information to both my patients and community. She has been featured in various publications such as: The Huffington Post, Bustle, E Health Radio Network, DIY Active, Chiropractic Economics and the American Chiropractic Association Journal of Rehabilitation.
Subscribe to Wellness Wisdom with Dr. Abby
Credits:Interview with Dr. Abby Kramer, Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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About Ariana Reines
Ariana Reines is an award-winning poet, playwright, & artist born in Salem Massachusetts. Her most recent book is A Sand Book, winner of the 2020 Kingsley Tufts Prize & longlisted for the National Book Award. While she was a Divinity student at Harvard, Ariana founded Invisible College, a study hall for sacred & ancient texts. Her performance and theatrical work has been presented by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, The Foundry Theatre, the Kaunas Biennale, MONA/FOMA, & many more, & she has spoken and taught around the world since 2009.
@arianareines
Check out âCAINâ by Ariana Reines most recently published in New York Times Magazine.
âPARADISE NOWâ course starts tomorrow | ENROLL HERE
Credits:Poem written and performed by Ariana Reines
Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Musical Contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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âThe 40-days can set the stage of an entire life of a human being. The reason why is because youâre giving the child security.â
Akal shares the importance of the yogic practice of the first 40-days postpartum.
Topics include:
Practical tips for creating sacredness in the first 40 days.How to keep it peaceful (with one or more children).How to set yourself up with support to create the experience youâre wanting to have.How these early days set the stage for an entire life of a human being.The connection of the aura of the mother and the umbilical cord⊠and more!About Akal Khalsa:Akal is a Registered Nurse and childbirth educator with over 20 years experience. Her passion is working with women preparing to conceive, pregnant women and women and newborns after the birth. She teaches kundalini yoga, prenatal yoga and mama and me yoga. Akal incorporates the yogic teachings in all she does and connects with families with humor, love and compassion.
DM for appointments @akal_khalsa
CreditsInterlude intro: âAdi Shaktiâ by Pritam Siri
Created and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Sound design by Jeana Donovan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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We hope this brings you back to yourself and is something you save for a time when you need it most.
Disclaimer: If you have past or present injuries, medical conditions, or are pregnant, check with your doctor first before doing any yoga.
About Tilly BeeTilly, mother of a gorgeous SONshine Maarz, has been on a mission to create and support lifestyles that promote wellness and well-being to prevent illness and injury, through strengthening resistance to disease and stress using nutrition, meditation, music, mindfullness and yoga. She uses plants and herbs, African and Eastern Medicine practice, as well as Reiki and breath-work for healing. She holds space within the yoga wellness world as a sampoorna yoga teacher. As an aspiring sound healer, she integrates music and sound into her practices. Connect with her via her @rastaopath and www.rastaopath.com.
Credits:Voice recording and guided flow special thanks to Tilly Bee
Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Part two of the interview with Nam Satya and Amy Keller.
About Nam SatyaNam Satya is a teacher, mentor and forever student of holistic practices and yoga. Dedication to the lineage of Kundalini Yoga, and sharing how it works to improve the over-all quality of everyday life is at the core of Nam Satyaâs mission. Nam Satya is also deeply engaged with and passionate about guiding mothers through pregnancy, birth and motherhood, feeling connected to their sovereignty and led by their intuition.
Nam Satya is certified as a Kundalini Yoga teacher, child birth educator, hypnobirthing instructor, NLP coach, and is a mystic and student of esoteric science and occultism. She is the founder of Nam Satya COâa conscious clothing and lifestyle brandâand is the lead teacher of Mothers Divine Course and the DEEPER STUDIES course.
@mothersaredivine @namsatya_
CreditsCreated and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Musical contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Topics include:
The Ceremony of BirthThe Role of Midwife and Womb GuardianThe Shadow Side of the Medical Industrial Complex and Free BirthIdentifying fear when making decisionsHolding Reverence and Ritual for the PlacentaItâs the baby who ultimately decidesand more!About Valerie PatroniVal Patroni is a community based midwife, who has been in service to Mothers and families, offering authentic and traditional care, throughout New England, the Tri-State area and now central Florida for 15 years. She is humbled to sit at the feet of Life-Givers and safeguard the highest ceremony of all beings, the Ceremony of Birth. Val delights in braiding together her ancestral inheritance, with her years of lived wisdom and connection to ceremony, to reflect the uniqueness of each woman who chooses her care. She is the mother of her Womban Tribe, wife to her soulmate and a forever student, continuing to refine her path in Midwifing ones, into their truest and freest selves.
Work with Valerie
Credits:Song performed by Valerie Patroni
Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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About Valerie Patroni
Val Patroni is a community based midwife, who has been in service to Mothers and families, offering authentic and traditional care, throughout New England, the Tri-State area and now central Florida for 15 years. She is humbled to sit at the feet of Life-Givers and safeguard the highest ceremony of all beings, the Ceremony of Birth. Val delights in braiding together her ancestral inheritance, with her years of lived wisdom and connection to ceremony, to reflect the uniqueness of each woman who chooses her care. She is the mother of her Womban Tribe, wife to her soulmate and a forever student, continuing to refine her path in Midwifing ones, into their truest and freest selves.
You Can Find Her Here
Credits:Song performed by Valerie Patroni
Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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Expect a breakthrough conversation about:
Empowering birth experiences in hospitalsPresence and positive projection during birthHow to process your birth story, especially if it didnât go the way youâd âplannedâDispelling the trap of believing âconsciousâ & ânaturalâ birthing = easyThe power of regulated breathing during birthAkalâs work inside hospitals to teach and cultivate unbiased patient careand so much moreâŠAbout Akal KhalsaAkal is a Registered Nurse and childbirth educator with over 20 years experience. Her passion is working with women preparing to conceive, pregnant women and women and newborns after the birth. She teaches kundalini yoga, prenatal yoga and mama and me yoga. Akal incorporates the yogic teachings in all she does and connects with families with humor, love and compassion.
DM for appointments @akal_khalsa
CreditsCreated and produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Edited by Jeana Donovan and Amy Keller
Interlude intro: âAdi Shaktiâ by Pritam Siri
Sound design by Jeana Donovan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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About Amy Keller
Amy Keller a.k.a Gaia & baby Nikoâs mom is the creator, producer, editor and contributing writer of The Mothership. Her passion for motherhood came through building relationships with women who continued to pursue their desires as artists and entrepreneurs while raising small children. Her devotion to esoteric and mystery school teachings combined with her love of storytelling has been the motivation behind her work. Most days Amy can be found creating in the kitchen, singing with her children and sending voice notes back and forth with friends. Her credits include Co-Creating & Publishing Amber, a limited-run newspaper meets workbook, and the womenâs marketing community and course, Mega Magnetic Storytelling. She lends her past experience as a NYC Fashion & Beauty Publicist for brands such as, Ralph Lauren and L'Oreal, to her current client & creative work.
@missamykeller
About Jeana DonovanJeana Donovan a.k.a Isaiahâs mom is the creator, producer, editor and contributing writer of The Mothership. Her passion for motherhood and restoring the forgotten âvillageâ came shortly after becoming pregnant and discovering the holier, more sacred approaches to birth that seem to have fallen through the cracks of modern maternity. Her love of collaborating with artists and bringing ideas & stories to life has been a driving force to her work. Most days Jeana can be found visiting the neighborhood alpacas with Isaiah or garnering community in her new home of Vermont. Her credits include a voiceover in a U2 video, artwork featured on Times Square, and several recorded conversations with her husband, Remington, in their weekly podcast The Mystical Artists.
@jeana__donovan
Credits:Written and Performed by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Baby sounds of Saint courtesy of Usheda Jackson
Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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About Harijiwan
Harijiwan has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 1975. He is the founder of the GRAMMYÂź Award Winning Band, White Sun.
With over 45 years of experience in the science of Kundalini Yoga and Humanology, Harijiwan incorporates vast knowledge of various methodologies and training into his practice, including face reading and the parapsychology of moving thought forms. His application of this technology is unique offering the participant a chance to fully benefit from the multiple aspects of these ancient, yet timely teachings.
@harijiwan
Credits:Excerpt of Harijiwan courtesy of RA MA TV.
Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Pritam Siri, Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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About Isabel Barreto
Isabel Barreto is a movement, breathwork and meditation teacher, a folk herbalist, and intuitive earth medicine woman. Isabel has been applying the technology of Kundalini yoga and meditation through practice in her life for over 20 years. When she gave birth to her first child in 2013, she began to utilize the powerful techniques of breathwork, movement, mantra and meditation as tools for energy management, to curb anxiety, to stay connected to herself and develop a strong inner anchor - she found her practice instrumental to motherhood. Isabel teaches workshops, works one-on-one with clients, and leads a seasonal 40-day movement, breathwork, meditation experience container that aligns with the rhythm of the lunar and earth cycles. Isabel can be found @meditationformamas and mamoonliving.com.
CreditsAudio recording of meditation by Isabel Barreto
Created and Produced by Amy Keller and Jeana Donovan
Music contribution by Casey Sullivan and Jeana Donovan
Sound mixing by Casey Sullivan
Cover design by Jeana Donovan
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