Welcome to our new fortnightly offering - TIMELESS.  Drawing on her wellspring of experiences as a writer, activist, and Black feminist, adrienne maree brown shares some timeless wisdom that teaches us about rituals of grief and spiritual healing that can bring us closer to our free and pleasurable futures. She sparks ideas around the construct of linear and layered time, opening up possibilities for spiritual shifts and healing across timeless. “Grief ​is ​a ​way ​that ​we ​ritualise ​and ​honour ​what ​we ​love ​and ​stay ​in ​a ​relationship ​with ​it.” adrienne maree brown This is from our archives, part of a beautiful and powerful conversation we had in episode 146 with adrienne maree brown on Future Visioning, Layered Time and Grief // entitled Microcosms of Liberation, Justice and Pleasure.  We hope that hearing just this small part of timeless wisdom will give you space to contemplate, integrate and embody what you hear. Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org    

Is intuition the key to flourishing a better culture? In this special episode Amisha Tala Oak and Annegret Affolderbach celebrate the end of a chapter of co-creation of this podcast as Annegret is leaving to pursue new creative paths and 'all that we are' takes fresh directions. They share how they have witnessed each others creative growth for the past 15 years and how they have shaped lives, nurtured new cultures and communities guided by their visions and intuition. We explore :: creative and artistic practices attuned with visions, intuition and generosity :: transformative cultural change :: daydreaming :: podcasting  :: the positive power of technology :: tending to our nervous system :: all that we are’s new pathways including the re-imagining of Presence Collective Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org

How can we become catalysts for change? In this special episode entitled ‘The Butterfly Effect’ Amisha gathers with Ebyän Zanini, Jimena Paratcha, Darren Le Baron and Nathaniel Dunn during Noisily Festival to share insights and ideas around the theme ‘We Are Change’. We explore :: duality as a form of balance for change :: interconnectedness and unity with each other and the more-than-human-world :: rites of passages :: plant allies and the power of psychedelics  :: forming intentions for change Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org    

How do we honour diverse ways of life and all that we are? In this episode entitled ‘Mysterious Riddles', Amisha Ghadiali talks with Dr Andy Letcher, Senior Lecturer at both Schumacher College, Devon UK, where he is Programme Lead for the MA Engaged Ecology, and at the University of Exeter, where he teaches on the PGCert Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine and Culture. He is the author of “Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom”, and numerous papers on psychedelics, ecology, animism and paganism. Andy researches the contemporary use of psychedelics with a particular focus on the role psychedelics might play in our cultivating an ecological self. He is currently researching ritual and animistic usage of psychedelics by contemporary British Druids, and the contemporary use of the Fly Agaric mushroom. A folk musician, he plays English bagpipes, low whistle, and Dark Age lyre.  We explore :: folk music and birdsong :: deep listening and living in seasonal interconnectedness with nature  :: psychedelics and plant ceremonies :: Animism and Druidry :: pilgrimages and Rights of Passages Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org    

How do we create planetary scale transformation on a local level? In this live episode entitled ‘Future Visions’ Amisha gathered with Helena Norberg-Hodge, Anthea Lawson and Jae Spencer-Keyse to explore how we can create a collective vision that is aligned with what the majority of humanity is yearning for and that can forge transformation from a local level to a global level. We explore :: our relationship with the more than human world :: diversity :: economic literacy :: localised food economies :: parenting :: radical and meaningful education :: sacred and big picture activism Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org    

How do we reclaim our intuition and make better decisions for ourselves and the collective? In this special episode entitled 'The Path Of Beauty' Jasmine Louella Paprika talks with Amisha Ghadiali, our podcast host. Amisha reveals her journey of creating this podcast, her book “Intuition” and her new offering 'Reclaim Your Intuition’, a live online journey that emerged from it. This journey brings us into a powerful relationship with our intuition through an immersion of weekly calls, games, rituals and more. They explore :: podcasting off the mainstream :: Reclaim Your Intuition course :: experiential and somatic learning :: networks of belonging :: astral journeys :: interbeingness Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org  

How do we remember and cultivate our shared humanity? In this special episode entitled 'Collective Care' we gather in a circle with Sally Zlotowitz, Vanessa Englert and Chris to explore remembering our shared humanity. This circle was hosted by Amisha during our Remembering Retreat in the Forest Of Dean; an invitation for us to come together in community to unveil collective wisdom. We explore :: collective care :: community building :: diverse ways of how we can build a better world :: activism and burn out :: kindness vs cancel culture Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org

How do we tend our personal and collective grief? In this episode entitled 'Networks Of Care' Amisha talks with Camille Sapara Barton, a writer, artist and somatic practitioner, dedicated to creating networks of care and livable futures. Rooted in Black Feminism, ecology and harm reduction, Camille uses creativity, alongside embodied practices, to create culture change in fields ranging from psychedelic assisted therapy to arts education. Their debut book Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community was published in April 2024 by North Atlantic Books. We explore :: conflict resolution :: numbing and regaining sensuousness :: somatic and grief practices and spaces :: processing collective grief in peer support groups and gatherings :: trusting our innate skills and qualities to support ourselves and each other :: resilience and grief tool kits Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org

How do we reclaim health for our food systems? In this special episode entitled ‘Earthly Delights’ Amisha talks with Vandana Shiva on her infamous farm in India. Vandana is a world-renowned environmental thinker, activist, feminist, philosopher of science, writer and science policy advocate. She is the founder of Navdanya Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (India) and President of Navdanya International. In 1982 she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), an independent research institute that addresses the most significant problems of ecology of our times, and two years later, Navdanya (‘nine seeds’) the movement in defense of biodiversity and small farmers. Vandana is recipient of many awards, including in 1993 the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, and named among the top five “Most Important People in Asia” by AsiaWeek in 2001, she is is a prolific writer and author of numerous books and serves on the board of the International Forum on Globalisation, and member of the executive committee of the World Future Council.  We hear from Chander Shaker who is one of the core team at the farm, as well as a multitude of participants of the Earth Democracy seminars with Vandana.  We explore :: bio and culturally diverse food systems and farming :: seed libraries :: universal laws :: soil health and its impacts on our health Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org    

Zoë Tryon, an activist, speaker, and artist dedicated to indigenous communities, shares her journey of environmental activism and cultural preservation in the Amazon. She emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with ancestral lands and traditional practices while advocating for indigenous-led conservation. The discussion also touches on Amazonian spirituality, dreams, and the healing power of community. Additionally, Zoë explores modern intimacy challenges, highlighting the critical role of maternal bonds and the need for vulnerability in navigating personal relationships.