The Spiritual Feminist

Since our last recording in October, I struck up a friendship with the beautiful Sophie from The Place, an online and offline space for spiritual moments and connections.
 I talk to her a lot about spirits and guides and she always inspires me to deepen my connection with the spirit world. In both of our online communities, we see a huge number of you also being interested in building these relationships, which is why I asked Sophie to come on the podcast again to chat about it all. 

 We discuss what spirits actually are, how you can find out who your guides are and how to connect with them. We also discuss the stigma around this part of spirituality, if it’s dangerous to connect with the spirit world and where our imagination comes in. What is reality? Does it matter? Do we make our own reality? 

 Sophie offers intuitive readings in which she connects with your guides and uses oracle and tarot decks to channel their messages. 
Check out her website for all the information and her Instagram for more spiritual offerings. 

In this episode, we talk about the book Signs by Laura Jackson. * Get it on Bol.com * 
Get it on Amazon 
 [Above links are affiliate links] 

Sophie also talks about her experience at the Arthur Findlay College, where she followed a three-day mediumship course. ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com.  The Spiritual Feminist is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into spirituality and female empowerment. This podcast is about exploring a deeper connection within ourselves and with everything around us. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you. 

Intuition is such a huge topic in the spiritual community. What is it? How can we cultivate a relationship with it? 
I find these questions so difficult to answer, since it’s such an intangible ‘thing’. However, it’s also the most powerful tool we have within us to make decisions and stand in our power. To me, it is an integral part of my feminism and spirituality, which is why I'm talking about it more in-depth in this episode! We have not been taught to listen to our intuition. Conscious reasoning is favoured in our patriarchal society - facts, stuff we can see and explain and have a linear pattern. The cyclical, emotional and intuitive side of us has been silenced for centuries. Uncovering our intuition can therefore be an uncomfortable process. It often means going out of the comfort zone we know. 

However, I truly believe that amidst the discomfort, you can meet your wildest, truest, most authentic self. Your female power, with limitless possibilities. 

I think this episode is only the start of our chat on intuition - there is SO much more to say but it is definitely a dialogue. Let me know what came up for you in this episode. What is your relationship with intuition? How do you connect with her? Please reach out, I’d love to connect! 

~ In this episode, I talk about the Wild Kuan Yin Deck by Alana Fairchild. 
 * Find a similar deck on Bol.com in Dutch here*
 * Find the exact deck on Amazon here* 
  

Light is the New Black: 
 * Get it on Bol.com *  * Get it on Amazon *  

 [The above links are affiliate links] ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.

In this episode I talk to Olivia Iasonos about Human Design, a topic I have wanted to dive deeper into for a long time. What is it? How can we use it for ourselves? 
Sidenote: we use my personal chart as an example throughout the episode. 

 I loved this conversation with Liv, who goes really deep into Human Design and how you can see it as a tool to uncover your uniqueness. Human Design sheds light on our energetic, spiritual, psychological and emotional make-up. Drawing wisdom from many philosophies, this tool allows us to go on a journey of self-discovery. 
 Human Design knows particular (non-)energy types, and in this episode Liv explains them all. We also chat about how Human Design came into the world, how she came into contact with it and how we can read the rest of our chart, such as our Authority and Profile (it’s more than just your energy type!). 

Liv mentions the book ‘Way of the peaceful warrior’ by Dan Millman. 

 Of course we are only scratching the surface here because there is SO much to Human Design! This episode really opened my eyes to that and I love how this tool focusses on alignment, uncovering your truth and living your most authentic you. As Liv said, ‘No one’s designed to operate from the mind’. I love how Human Design emphasises this connection to our intuition and I definitely feel called to dive much deeper into my chart now :) 

 ~ Find your own bodygraph / chart here: 
 www.mybodygraph.com 
www.jovianarchive.com 
~ Find Liv here (and book a session with her to dive into your chart!): 
www.liveyourdesign.co.uk @livyourdesign on Instagram

 ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.

In this episode, I discuss the amazingly powerful work Burning Woman, written by Lucy H Pearce. 
I discuss a couple of chapters in the beginning and at the end, leaving space to read the work yourself and gather your own thoughts and ideas. 
I think this book will trigger a lot in every woman reading it, which is what it did to me and why I wanted to discuss it on the podcast. Lucy lays bare the painful his-/her-story of women’s relationship with fire. 
The continuous collective threat and fear is deeply rooted in our nervous system. Fear of what? The fear of being labeled a bad girl. Bad girls get burned. Literally and metaphorically. This is why as women collectively we are kept small, and we keep ourselves small. Think about the word ‘heresy’ as an example. Her-e-say. Her Say. RIGHT?! 

 This book discusses the sisterhood wound, about taking up space, and mainly about reclaiming our inner burning woman. The woman who listens to her burning passions. Who knows that in the past (at least in the Western world) she would have gotten burned for her power and her beliefs but now she can reclaim her power and burn brightly from within. 

 I’d love to know your thoughts on this episode, what triggered you and what resonated (or both!) and if you’d like to pick up this book yourself now too. 
I also wrote an article on this archetype and book for Roots & Wings Magazine. Check out their website to order your copy of the first edition, which features my article alongside other incredible texts by inspiring women (including Lucy H. Pearce herself!). ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.


How do we navigate disappointment amidst a time where everything is uncertain? How do we handle heaviness & insecurity in a society that is riddled with anxiety? And how do we practice gratitude and remain a sense of perspective through this all? 
I was inspired by an article I read to record an episode about how I’m currently navigating life ~ which is definitely not looking like I thought it would! 
Coming back from Bali, I have now been able to finish my YTT! This helped to heal the emotional + spiritual wound I brought with me from the other side of the world. Becoming a yoga teacher is a dream come true and made me realise life, amidst the chaos, is not so bad after all. 
 However, closing that circle also made space for the disappointment I felt about how everything regarding my travels went. I try to welcome these feelings in, in order to heal them. The article said, ‘You can never miss out on anything. Everything is happening as it should’. Reading this, I realised that surrendering into this moment is all I can do. The article also said, ‘If you stop searching for what should have been, you can be found by what is actually there’. No more ‘could have’ or ‘what if’, but feeling into this moment as I’m right where I’m supposed to be. 

 How are you navigating these uncertain times? I would love to know. Reach out on Instagram or via email. We’re all in this together! x ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.

In this episode I talk about one of my favourite books of all time: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. This text has shown me time and again (and still does!) that creativity is a co-creation with the universe. The mysticism of creative ideas and endeavours never ceases to amaze me, and Elizabeth’s words make the process all the more special. 

I believe everyone is creative. Whether that is singing, painting, writing OR decorating your home, finding a new road to work etc. Everything in life is creativity. Therefore, you are already working with this universal energy. 
 Elizabeth explains it like this: ideas are energy (or a disembodied life-form) and they decide to pay you a visit because they want to be made manifest by you. You have the choice to engage with the idea. If you decide to do so, it is now your (amazing) responsibility to do the idea justice. Create, whether you feel inspired or not. Create and the process will transform you. Have the courage to say yes - and see what magic will unfold. 
Opening ourselves up to creativity is the biggest rebellion & success in itself. 

 Let me know if you have read this book and how it changed YOUR perspective on life. If you haven’t read it yet, I’d love to know if this episode sparked anything in you. Get in touch! ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.

Not recording the last Bali Diaries in Bali is strange, but my reality right now! Considering everything that is currently happening in the world, I had no choice but to come home. My YTT got postponed two weeks in, and along the way my mental and physical health had been suffering as well. 
 It’s almost strange to say that I feel pretty okay with being back in the Netherlands. It’s a huge surrender-experiment, but I also know deep down this is exactly where I’m supposed to be right now. 

In this episode, I answer your questions about my Yoga Teacher Training and talk about how I experienced the first two weeks of this intense programme. We will be finishing our course online in the very near future, after which I can call myself a yoga teacher, woohoo! 
 I also talk about my travels in general, how my mental health suffered in the past few weeks, how I got physically ill and how that affected my body image, and ah, so much more. I basically talk to you like I’d write in my journal. 

I hope there’s resonance and support in my words. These past 7 weeks of traveling have not been easy, and saying that brings some shame with it as well. I hope by being honest and transparent about it all, it helps me gaining confidence and helps you in turn too.

 Let’s stay grounded and connected during these crazy times. I think it’s all we can do. 

 Check out Leah, my yoga teacher, on Instagram: @thenomadicyogi

 Check Kalyn’s vlogs on our YTT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Kalynxo13 ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.

What happens when you are silent and offline for three days?! In this episode, I tell you all about my Bali adventures after Kerry left. In those two weeks, I have felt anxious, insecure, nervous but also empowered, on fire and very high vibe. 

 After a lot of insightful moments in different parts of Bali, I spent three days at Bali Silent Retreat. It was both a beautiful closure of a triggering time and the start of a journey to a more empowered me. I am so humbled and happy to be able to share the raw and unfiltered parts of this journey with you. 
I talk about my time leading up to the Silent Retreat, where I saw a healer, spent a few days in a remote village where it rained the entire time I was there, and where I wrote the first letter to my inner child. 

During the Silent Retreat, I felt so nurtured and held by myself. I realised how much I’d been relying on other people’s affirmations and validations for my own voice and could gently move away from that. Little did I know that that was the most liberating experience I could have ever given myself! 
 If you’re interested in the Bali Silent Retreat, check out their website. 

 I would love to know what came up for you whilst listening to this episode. Please reach out on Instagram (@thespiritualfem) or via email thespiritualfem@gmail.com. I can’t wait to start connecting with you! 

 ~ Starting mid-April, I will be offering a three-month journey called ‘Facilitate Magic’, where I take you on a transformational ride into facilitating your own womxn’s circles. Not only will this create a beautiful safe and sacred space for women in your community to come together, you will also meet your own inner fire through this process. If this speaks to you, please reach out on Instagram and we can start chatting about how this journey is a good fit for you. Check out the page on my website to read more about it too.  ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.

For this episode, I sat down with Ayurvedic expert and Yogi Julia Blohberger. For a long time I’ve been interested in Ayurveda and what that can mean for my diet and lifestyle, and I am so happy and grateful that I was able to pick Julia’s brain on all things Doshas, elements, tongue-scraping and oil pulling! 

 Ayurveda is an ancient wisdom and lifestyle which shows us we are all unique beings - and how can we find balance in that along the way. We talk about finding compassion and self-love and how Ayurveda encourages a softer way of living. 
Julia describes our connection to the five elements before diving deep into the three doshas (‘constitution types’): Kapha, Pita and Vata. I ask her how we can live more in balance with the seasons and thus ourselves and she explains the good and ‘bad’ qualities of each dosha (which explain us how we can find that balance!). 
From ceramic meditation bowls (LOL) to adjusting our gaze in yoga, and from traveling to oil pulling on your bike (WHAT?), Julia tells us ALL. This is really a powerful and deep episode where you might want to write a few things down along the way. It is packed with soooo much wisdom! 

This conversation showed me how accessible Ayurveda is and how small adjustments really do go a long way. It’s all about honouring yourself, the people around you as well as the animals, and nature which are all part of Mother Earth. 
Let us know if you do the test and tell us which type you are and if you can relate to that! 

 ~ Follow Julia on Instagram: @julia_blohberger and check out her website: https://www.juliablohberger.com. A comprehensive guide on the three doshas can be found on her blog. Check this test to see which dosha you lean towards more! 
 ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.

I am in Bali! I met my soul sister in real life! It is all happening!
 On our last full day together, Kerry and I sat down to record what is probably the most intuitive episode I have ever done. We talk about our travels together as well as apart, the spiritual world in Bali, triggers and sisterly love. 

 Kerry spent a month in Borneo before she came to Bali, where she volunteered with orang-utans. It was a life-changing experience for her in more ways than one. At the same time, I needed some time when I arrived in Bali to ground and feel myself again. Mama Bali does not mess around with her energy and lessons! 
 We talk about the sound healing at Pyramids of Chi we went to, as well as the full moon kirtan & cacao ceremony we attended. Both were incredible in their own way, and we have similar as well as different experiences with them. We agree that the power of kirtan and gathering lies in losing yourself in such a way that you meet and find yourself completely. 

In this episode, we pull from the Wild Kuan Yin Oracle Deck (pocket sized edition). Check out my highlight on Instagram (‘Card Pullings’) for a sneak peek of the look and feel of this deck, and look up Alana Fairchild for other beautiful decks like this one. 

I am so happy we recorded this podcast, in our noisy and sweaty little hut on Nusa Lembongan. I feel like it captures our mindset so beautifully and reflects everything we were feeling and moving through at that moment. This is what the Diaries are going to be like! 

 ~ Follow Kerry on Instagram: @kerry_hinns and check out episode #19 for our first podcast together. ~ Don't forget to subscribe! ~ Visit the Spiritual Fem website & join the community on Instagram ~ and let me know what you thought of this episode! I would love to hear from you. ~ Music credits go to www.purple-planet.com. The Spiritual Fem is an online platform and a safe space for women who'd like to dive deeper into feminism, spirituality and womanhood ~ but simply don't know where to begin. As a Spiritual Feminist, I believe that connecting to spirituality can give you a deeper experience of life. This podcast is about exploring that connection within ourselves and with everything around us. I hope you will leave this episode feeling inspired and reconnected to your female fire. ~ Nothing is missing, you are already whole. Everything you need, you already carry within you.