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Stories, conversations, and teachings exploring ancestry, embodiment, belonging, ritual, and healing.
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The Stories We Carry: Grief, Survival & Ancestral Healing
Why migration, genocide, slavery, and war live on in our bodies—and how they can be tended.
What Happened at My Uncle's Funeral
A story about grief, inheritance, and the ways silence travels across generations.
My Spiritual Teacher Committed Sexual Assault. And He Saved My Life. What Does that Mean Now?
A reflection on spiritual community, harm, devotion, and complexity.
Reimaging Rest
An interview with Aarti Tejuja and Sojourner Zenobia
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Essays on somatics, embodiment, and reclaiming wisdom through the body
Ancestry
Stories and reflections on lineage, grief, migration, and inherited patterns
Community, Ethics and Belonging
Exploring belonging, spiritual communities, ethics, and collective life.
Rhythm
Reflections on seasonal cycles, ritual, time, and living in relationship with larger forces.
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Embodiment & Practice
Teachings and guided practices rooted in somatics, Buddhism, and direct experience.
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Ancestry & Lineage
Conversations exploring ancestry, inherited patterns, cultural memory, migration, and healing across generations.
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Spiritual Community and Collective Healing
Exploring belonging, spiritual communities, ethics, race, culture, and collective transformation.
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Rhythm, Rest & the Sacred
Conversations about time, creativity, rest, ritual, and living in relationship with larger cycles.
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Conversations, interviews, and podcasts exploring ancestry, belonging, embodiment, ritual, and collective healing.
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Empowering Community
A conversation about community healing, belonging, and the future of spiritual practice. Shambhala Community Podcast with Holly Gayley & Aarti Tejuja
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