Grassy Hopper Podcast

As we prepare for our upcoming women's retreat we discuss our inspiration about creating safe spaces for women to heal. The importance of connection to nature and ecology in this work and how the land, crafting and playfulness can help us heal the wounds of patriarchy.

Erika Gagnon is a wisdom carrier and spiritual elder who helps people access their own ability to heal. In this conversation she shares some of her personal stories, her concerns about the future of plant medicines and how we can come into more harmony and balance upon this planet. This episodes starts with a prayer.

Pauline Borg is a midwife and yoga teacher, and in this episode we discuss how pregnancy and motherhood connect women to their innate power. We also discuss the ways our modern life is sabotaging women's success and what we can do to thrive as women.

In this episode Simon and Yas share their experiences of a deepening devotion to the divine as Mother. They talk about how our relationship with the planet is symbolic of our spiritually impoverished relationship with the divine as feminine and the divine as mother.

This was an especially inspiring episode where Sara shared many insights from her own journey. We also touched the controversial subject of the role that medication plays in treating anxiety, particularly in children.

This episode is all about Yoga and Psyche in preparation for Mariana to come and teach a two day workshop at Sanya in June. We dive into some super interesting topics around spirituality, psychology, trauma healing and so much more.

A beautiful conversation where Martine shares the impact on her life of growing up with a blind father, and being trained as a musician. How all of that led her down the spiritual path to become a breathwork facilitator. In this episode we talk about the vulnerability of the healing process, how we can drop goal orientation and make healing safer, and the significance of the mother-daughter relationship. 

E41: Alex and Yasmin talk 2022, Compassionate Inquiry and the inspiration for 2023 at Sanya

In this episode Simon and Yasmin catch up live after not seeing each other for almost 3 years. They share whats been coming up for them on the inner journey and the lessons learnt from both of their experiences of processing grief. 

This chat starts with a dive into our incessant need to 'do' and how it can affect our body. Then we move into how the breath can help us move our emotions and transform many of the internal ways we stress ourselves. Yas explains the dangers of shallow breathing and the science behind how to breath to heal your nervous system.

In this chat Yasmin and Alexia discuss the gowithin journey and all that Alexia has experienced at Sanya including Holding Space, Breathwork and multiple retreats. Alexia is a beautiful and sincere soul who has much wisdom to share, and usually adds a lovely dose of comedic touch to her narratives. 

In this podcast Yaz and Jen meet for the first time and jam on all the things they have in common. Mainly how self development and business come together. This is a conversation that will inspire your inner journey and be particularly relevant for you if you aspire to make your work life more conscious and supportive to your overall wellbeing. 

This episode is all about integrating our values with our work. We talk conscious business, entrepreneurship and dive into some of the ideas behind Jonathan's new book Sparked. 

In this chat we delve into the spiritual connection and inner work behind Neil Agius' world record breaking long distance swim. 

This conversation has Ayurveda at its root but it is the perfect platform for a deep conversation about health, spirituality, and our broader needs as human beings. We discuss the different elements of Ayurveda and how they apply in different situations and how using Ayurveda as a lens can help us understand ourselves, others and this world more clearly. 

This conversation has Ayurveda at its root but it is the perfect platform for a deep conversation about health, spirituality, and our broader needs as human beings. We discuss the different elements of Ayurveda and how they apply in different situations and how using Ayurveda as a lens can help us understand ourselves, others and this world more clearly. 

Addiction is not something only addicts have to deal with, all human beings battle addictions no matter how big or small, destructive or innocent on a daily basis. In this episode we dive into the topic from Santina's perspective as a counsellor with many years experience in the field on addiction, and we especially explore more holistic and spiritual views on the subject.

This is a casual conversation between two friends who have experienced burnout, and want to normalize talking about how stress affects our lives. 

This chat is all about transpersonal psychology, an approach to psychology which takes into account our spiritual sides. Dr. Lydia has had extensive experience working with people all over the world, guiding them to come into a more conscious and joyful relationship with themselves, and she shares many invaluable nuggets of wisdom in this episode. 

A delightful conversation with Jack and Corinna about our relationship to food, and how food can be a vehicle for personal transformation and a deeper relationship with life itself.