All That We Are

What is the true cost of our numbness, and how can we alchemize it into deep, loving intimacy? This conversation with Dr. Jaiya John is a balm, for tender times, tender hearts - a remembrance of how to touch tenderly, inwardly and outwardly. Dr. Jaiya John, born as an orphan on the sacred lands of the Ancient Puebloans in New Mexico's high desert, walks the world as a freedom worker, poet, author, teacher, and speaker, revered across continents. In this tender episode, Amisha and Dr. Jaiya weave a story of human connection—layered with vulnerability, healing, and the soft light of hope. Together, they lean into our collective longing for liberation from oppression, the raw courage needed to meet grief and emotional pain, and a soul-deep inquiry into how technology shapes intimacy in a world that often feels so far apart. We hope this episode invites you into deeper layers of tenderness and presence. Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org

Join Bayo Akomolafe, a poet and philosopher known for addressing civilization's crises, alongside Sophie Strand, a writer weaving together spirituality and ecology. They dive into the concept of the sacred, highlighting the beauty found in uncertainty and the in-between spaces. The conversation shifts to how humility and vulnerability can guide us toward genuine connections. With a focus on collaborative wisdom, the duo explores power dynamics and the importance of storytelling in navigating today's complex challenges.

Manda Scott, an award-winning novelist and shamanic trainer, dives into the art of envisioning a transformative future. She discusses how not knowing can help us explore the unknown and dream without limits. Manda delves into moving from trauma to initiation culture and how 8.5 billion people can feel connection and purpose. By embracing intuition and fostering genuine relationships, we can create meaningful change. She passionately believes that individual agency, combined with community engagement, holds the key to shaping a hopeful new narrative.

In this week's TIMELESS episode, Patrisse Cullors highlights the urgent call for a softer, more connected world where care is the base of everything we do. As an Artist and Abolitionist, born and raised in Los Angeles and being on the frontline of abolitionist organising for 22 years, Patrisse offers us a powerful vision for how we can cultivate healing through active, compassionate engagement in our communities and how we can move beyond propaganda and embrace true transformation. "Our work is to show up and reshape this place." Patrisse Cullors This is from our archives, part of a beautiful and powerful conversation we had in episode 201 with Patrisse Cullors on Abolition, Art Activism and Courageous Resourcing // Cultures Of Care. We hope that this little piece called 'How to Move Beyond Propaganda and Embrace True Transformation' will give you what you need in these important times in our evolution as humanity. Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org

This episode is a very special one. A pure and raw sharing by the fire behind 'All that we are', Amisha Tala Oak. A sacred ritual, a ceremony where she lets her heart speak and where words come from a very deep place inside of her. This episode called 'Tending to the hearth in a world ablaze // the language of ritual, ceremony and intuition' takes us on a journey. It's a remembrance to listen to our heart and inner fire while not losing courage and hope amidst the chaos. "We ​must ​create ​beauty ​in ​the ​mess." Amisha Tala Oak Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org

Tiokasin Ghosthorse, a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation and Nobel Prize nominated speaker, shares profound insights on our relationship with the Earth. He emphasizes the necessity of listening to the planet to find inner and outer peace. The discussion covers healing through nature, the importance of gratitude, and how language connects us to our environment. Ghosthorse advocates for a return to traditional, verb-based languages that celebrate life, urging a reevaluation of our connections to the natural world and each other.

What if we are mushrooms having a human experience? In this conversation called 'Mushrooms and Mycelium: Nature's Network', Amisha Tala Oak meets Darren le Baron, an educator specialising in mycology and psychedelic research based in the UK and the Caribbean. Known around the world for his Shroomshop Master classes and mushroom educational programs, he is a keen cultivator and teacher who is passionate about sharing his research and findings on ethnomycology, ancient African plant medicines and their various applications. Together we explore: :: How understanding yourself can help you build deeper, more meaningful connections. :: The challenges young people face in finding their purpose—and how to guide them. :: What mushrooms and mycelium can teach you about connection and renewal. :: How you are a mushroom having a human experience. :: How you, as a gardener or nature-lover, play a vital role in our planet's future. :: How money really does grow on trees. :: Why plant wisdom is essential for your survival and living in harmony with the Earth. (Please note despite much research and clinical trials of the benefits, one of the mushrooms we discuss in this conversation are illegal in some countries) Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org

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