This conversation originally aired on Jenny Blake’s podcast Free Time. Jenny interviewed me about all things heart-based business and more! We discuss:  The yoga retreat that brought us together The books that Jenny recommended years ago that have impacted the course of my life My animal communication experiences during a Safari at Londolozi in South Africa  Lion power animal medicine  Moving from frenzied to relaxed energy of free time  Top lessons I’m learning from being mentored by Michelle Sinnette My understanding of the concept of surrender  My understanding of being funded by source  Releasing the story of having to work hard to be provided for  Creating a flow in finances and being an extension of divine blessings  What is ceremonial cacao? The transformation I’ve experienced by working with it  The difference between ceremonial cacao and psychoactive plant medicines  How I organize content on my phone My favorite podcasts! Mentioned:  What is cacao ceremony?  Tiny cabin tour - Apartment Therapy  Heart Bowl  Podcasts: Aubrey Marcus podcast Boyd Varty’s podcast Books: Martha Beck – Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaim Your True Nature to Create the Life You Want Charles Eisenstein – Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition Charles Eisenstein – Yoga of Eating: Transending Diets & Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self Connect with Jenny Blake:  https://www.itsfreetime.com/ Connect with Ksenia Brief:  @ksenia.brief Related episodes:  83 Jenny Blake: Systems, Spiritual Surrender, Membership Sites & Social Media Rebellion 130 Boyd Varty: Following The Track Of Your Life and Creative Process in The Digital Age 145: Michelle Sinnette – New Paradigm of Business with Legacy Cacao Founder

Elijah Johnston and Cameron Ogden-Fung are the grooviest couple on TikTok (@groovewithgaia), spreading the messages of movement as a form of healing, mindful eating and conscious relationships. After dancing into each other’s lives in Bali, they’re on a mission to empower people to embrace and connect with Mother Earth — bringing Groove with Gaia to life. We cover:  The miraculous synchronicities surrounding Cam and Eli’s meeting in Bali  Free form movement as a form of healing and self-expression  How to be with fear of showing up online Social media content as a magnet and a tool for healing Kundalini practices to move out of fear  Cam and Eli’s content creation systems How to show up authentically on TikTok and beyond ​​Cam shares how she really feels about public speaking and being on podcasts, and her experience with anxiety attacks  Using your platform to create regenerative ways of thinking around how we connect to mother nature  Groove with Gaia’s stance on sponsored content and brand partner vetting process How Cam and Eli weave their skills to build Groove with Gaia Regenerative way of living Cam and Eli share a recent plant medicine experience Daily rituals for creativity  The roles that Bali and Hawaii played in Cam and Eli’s relationship  Is there going to be an in-person Groove with Gaia experience?  Mentioned:  The Heart Bowl Related episodes:  164 TikTok and IG Reels as a Pathway to Miracles with KSENIA and CARO AREVALO | Conscious Social Media Sessions My TikTok Experiment: 0 to 350K Followers | 5D Video Storytelling Strategy for 2021 125 Jasmin Jenkins: Lessons From Ayahuasca Plant Medicine and Alchemizing Grief Into Presence 123 Rebecca Naylor: Kambo, The Consciousness Expanding Frog Medicine Connect with Cam and Eli - Groove with Gaia:  https://www.groovewithgaia.com/ https://linktr.ee/groovewithgaia TikTok: @groovewithgaia Instagram: @groovewithgaia Connect with Ksenia:  Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more. Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource Ksenia’s Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief TikTok: @athomewithksenia YouTube Channel Share Funded by Source Podcast:  If you're moved by the podcast, share it with a friend. Share your takeaways on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Disclaimer: We don’t promote use of legal or illegal psychoactive substances. This podcast is created for informational purposes only.

Adriana Ayales is a rainforest herbalist, a plant messenger, a seer, a mama and the owner of Anima Mundi Herbals, a beautiful brand on a mission to bridge ancient remedies and the modern world. Adriana has studied Central and South American tribal style herbalism, with plant medicine teachers in Costa Rica, the Amazon and California. With Anima Mundi Herbals, she’s created a business that not only provides an actual pure and powerful form of healthcare, but also helps preserve indigenous lands and their local economies through organic agriculture and wildcrafted goods. I love making my ceremonial cacao with Anima Mundi’s blue lotus and rose. Listeners of Funded by Source get a discount on www.animamundiherbals.com with code FUNDEDBYSOURCE. We discuss: How Adriana discovered shamanic healing as a little girl  Seeing spirits  Connecting with plant consciousness through plant “dieta” Being a messenger for plants How Adriana fell in love with New York and how to plants brought her there  How her private clinical herbalist practice grew into a cult brand Supporting indigenous rainforest traditions and regenerative farming How the calling to spread indigenous wisdom drives Anima Mundi as a business Herbs that Adriana is most connected to right now Working with the Spirit of cacao  The dual nature of cacao Spirit Why Adriana recommends avoiding Dutch processed cacao  Anima Mundi as a sovereign energetic being How blue lotus plant works and why it works beautifully with cacao Adriana’s go-to herbs to feel good  Why it’s important to pair aphrodisiacs with blood boosting herbs  What’s at the foundation of Anima Mundi’s social media growth Taking care of your immune system with plants  The unexpected traditional use of echinacea  Connecting to Earth through herbs and mushrooms The difference between the two kinds of cordyceps mushrooms  How Adriana is growing Cordyceps in Costa Rica Being selective with what you give your energy to The manifestation formula that Adriana practices Self-care rituals for burnout The power of subconscious reprogramming and decluttering your field  How to set boundaries with social media An evening ritual to reset after being online  Forest adventures that Adriana goes on to reset and ground  How Adriana has built Anima Mundi without outside investors   Money as a sacred mirror The importance of following intuitive hits in business Major life changes as a form of abundance  Anima Mundi Products referenced:  EUPHORIA Powder : Aphrodisiac + Libido Booster EUPHORIA : Spirit + Love Elixir JERGON SACHA Amazonian Anti-Viral BLUE LOTUS : Flower of Intuition Tea ROSE Powder : Heart Opener CATUABA Bark Superpowder - 100% Pure Wildcrafted Resources:  What is cacao ceremony? Where to buy ceremonial cacao Dr. Joe Dispenza Bruce Lipton Connect with Adriana Ayales:  Anima Mundi Herbals @adriayaayales @animamundiherbals  Connect with Ksenia:    Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Ksenia's email list Instagram @ksenia.brief YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify

The question is not how to get millions of podcast streams and make YouTube videos that hundreds of thousands of views, but … what did my soul come here to learn? People who are embodying their soul’s calling have a certain frequency they carry.  It’s never too late to ask that question and discover what lies beneath desires, anxiety and addiction. The only sustainable way to show up on social media is to Share because you genuinely want to share, not just to build a brand.  There’s no formula for the perfect social media presence, brand or business, only moment by moment tuning into what’s meant to come through you. Mentioned: Dream World Program – use code KSENIA10 for 10% off: https://dreamworldprogram.com/ Becoming Nobody film Related episodes and YouTube videos:  159: Indigenous Wisdom Meets Social Media and Intuitive Online Business – “Spirit of Technology” JESSICA SCHEER 155: Share What Moves You, Not What Makes Sense ​​ 146: Conscious Social Media A 7-Step Guided Journey Into What Really Matters Connect with Ksenia:  Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource Ksenia’s Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief TikTok: @athomewithksenia YouTube Channel Share Funded by Source:  1. If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend or on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource. 2. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. 3. Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more. 4. Visit fundedbysource.com. 5. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts.

Your biggest contribution is the same thing that makes you feel alive.  When you let go of “shoulds” and live from that place, everything changes. It takes trust, it takes letting go of opinions, but on the other side of it is a profound sense of being a vessel for what’s meant to come through you. In this solo episode, I share a 5-step process that’s helped me move from “busy work” to giving my energy to what matters. I also share a  harmful social media habit I’m ready to rewire, and the productivity system that I’ve been using for the past year that makes all the difference!  The 5 prompts shared in this episode:  Things I’ve already taken on and agreed to deliver  Things I enjoy doing   Exciting outcomes  Whispers and ideas that have been in my field  Things I can take off my plate to make space Mentioned:  The Heart Bowl becurrent workshop with Sophie Chiche: manage your energy, not your time Trello Ksenia’s meditations on Insight Timer Ksenia’s cacao meditation on YouTube Related episodes:  118 Sophie Chiche: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time 145: Michelle Sinnette – New Paradigm of Business with Legacy Cacao Founder 155: Share What Moves You, Not What Makes Sense ​​ 157 Monica Carota: Intuitive Mentorship, Meeting Your Guides and Converting Dollars To Blessings New interviews on other podcasts:  Ceremony Circle with Alyson Charles | 31: Cultivating a Sacred Connection to Source, Your Soul & Social Media Audience with Ksenia Brief Free Time with Jenny Blake | 029: Funded By Source with Ksenia Avdulova Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Ksenia's email list Instagram @athomewithksenia YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify

166: Creating Content As a Journey Of Self-Discovery and Facing Your Shadow with KSENIA and CARO AREVALO | Conscious Social Media Sessions PART 2 This episode is part two of the Conscious Social Media Sessions, where we explore social media as a pathway to miracles. In this series, I mentor my friend Caro Arevalo in honoring the whisper to explore short-form video content on TikTok and Instagram Reels (which can be translated into YouTube Shorts as well). This conversation is a mentorship session over a cup of ceremonial cacao with my friend, Caro Arevalo, an incredibly talented artist I introduced you to in episode 104, Stay True To The Essence You Want To Share with The World. We cover: The energetics of social media Finding balance between being an artist and being a content creator Caro shares her dreams and sees the possibility of social media as a pathway for their fulfillment Letting go of thinking small Facing the fear of being seen Finding confidence to be on camera Not allowing external metrics to dictate the freedom of your creative self-expression Creating content as a journey of self-discovery Social media as a playful pathway to acknowledging and expressing different facets of your spirituality and humanity Social media as an opportunity to face your shadow Releasing perfection: sharing your progress on social media instead of waiting for things to be complete Having fun with cross-promoting content between Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Releasing unworthiness and playfully sharing your journey How to capture peaceful content in short form video format (TikTok and Reels) Mentioned: Workshop: 5D Storytelling Through Video: Grow Your Business in 2021 with IG Reels & TikTok Course: 5D Storytelling Through Video (Grow in 2021 with IG Reels & TikTok) fundedbysource.com/work-with-me The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin Tiny Cabin Tour on Apartment Therapy Ashley Wood (@alnwithin) on Funded by Source The Midnight Gospel by Duncan Trussell Related episodes: 164 TikTok and IG Reels as a Pathway to Miracles with KSENIA and CARO AREVALO | Conscious Social Media Sessions 104 Carolina Arevalo: Stay True To The Essence You Want To Share with The World My TikTok Experiment: Week One 0-3K Growth My TikTok Experiment: Week Three 3-6K Growth My TikTok Experiment: Week Five 6K-40K Growth My TikTok Experiment: 0 to 350K Followers | 5D Video Storytelling Strategy for 2021 134 Lessons From Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes in 2020 Connect with Caro: Carolina Arevalo on Instagram @caro.arevalo Caro Arevalo @carocaroarevalo on TikTok Caro Arevalo on YouTube Connect with Ksenia: Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more. Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource Ksenia’s Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief TikTok: @athomewithksenia YouTube Channel Share Funded by Source Podcast: If you're moved by the podcast, share it with a friend. Share your takeaways on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts.

My dear friend Alyson Charles is back on Funded by Source with big updates! Alyson Charles is a shaman and spiritual teacher based in Austin, Texas. She is devoted to living by the calls of inner wisdom, mysticism, energy medicine, and shamanic practices she has mastered through her studies with spiritual teachers, both of and beyond this world. She leads global courses, events, and talks to reconnect people to their fullest power and confidence through sacred practices and rituals. Alyson's power animal shamanic journey was named a top meditation to try by O, The Oprah Magazine, and she has collaborated with a range of media outlets and brands, including the New York Times, HBO, National Geographic, Well + Good, mindbodygreen, Forbes, Elle, and Self. Pre-order Alyson’s new book, Animal Power: 100 Animals to Energize Your Life and Awaken Your Soul, to get a free guided shamanic journey to meet your current power animal HERE. We discuss:    The journey to writing Alyson’s new book, Animal Power How trusting her path led Alyson to writing a best-selling book and an engagement to the man she loves Being the embodiment of your teachings Alyson’s relationship with sharing her work on social media The day that years of Alyson’s work were wiped out Planetary consciousness shift and multidimensional travel  Alyson's experience with telepathic communication Working with whale animal medicine The courage to face your shadow The most important piece about being a spiritual teacher What parts of her social media presence does Alyson outsource? Alyson’s experience with TikTok content creation What happens when you take two months off Instagram Alyson’s experience with what it takes to launch a podcast What being Funded by Source means to Alyson  How taking a sacred pause from work can be the most powerful thing you can do for your business Learning to trust your feminine side Being a seer and allowing it to express into the world  The power of kindness   Related episodes: 15: Alyson Charles – Pro Athlete And Media Star To Shaman, Social Media And PR The Shamanic Way 93: Alyson Charles – The Realm where Spirit and Business Co-Exist (this is where Alyson shares how her and Luke Storey became more than just friends) Connect with Alyson Charles:  alysoncharles.com @iamalysoncharles Connect with Ksenia:  Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource Ksenia’s Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief TikTok: @athomewithksenia YouTube Channel Share Funded by Source:  1. If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend or on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource. 2. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. 3. Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more. 4. Visit fundedbysource.com. 5. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts.

Should you be on TikTok? Is learning short form video content worth your time and energy? I’ve been getting this question a lot in Digital Attunement Sessions with clients.  In this episode, I share the possibilities that TikTok could open up for you, and you get to listen into a TikTok mentorship session with the talented artist Caro Arevalo (from episode 104). We cover: Creating possibility instead of following rigid marketing formulas  TikTok as a psychedelic trip  Coming up with a dream list of brands to work with Setting boundaries with consuming content on social media The pathway to start posting less and creating more IRL Cross posting on TikTok and Instagram Reels Cutting cords with a social media handle that is no longer aligned Caro shares a challenge to get comfortable in front of camera and on YouTube Mentioned:  fundedbysource.com/work-with-me Caro Arevalo @carocaroarevalo on TikTok Ksenia Avdulova Brief @athomewithksenia on TikTok Jules Hunt @omandthecity on TikTok Caro Arevalo on YouTube Ksenia on YouTube | Video Inspired by this conversation with Caro Jonna Jinton on YouTube Lost LeBlanc on YouTube   Related episodes:  104 Carolina Arevalo: Stay True To The Essence You Want To Share with The World My TikTok Experiment: Week One 0-3K Growth My TikTok Experiment: Week Three 3-6K Growth My TikTok Experiment: Week Five 6K-40K Growth My TikTok Experiment: 0 to 350K Followers | 5D Video Storytelling Strategy for 2021 Connect with Ksenia:  Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource Ksenia’s Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief TikTok: @athomewithksenia YouTube Channel Share Funded by Source:  1. If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend or on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource. 2. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. 3. Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more. 4. Visit fundedbysource.com. 5. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts.

Since my last solo update in episode 160, things have been shifting a lot!  Reporting on my learnings from being mentored by Michelle Sinnette, trusting social media as a doorway, 5D Mastermind closing ceremony, leaning back into receiving, and being the vessel I’m meant to be when creating content and beyond. We’ll cover:  Trusting your path without having to understand it Seeing the human experience as a playful invitation to bring ingredients from the Divine pantry into the Earthly realm Releasing the myth of unworthiness and softening into receiving Practicing energy hygiene when holding space for clients and students (Group programs, masterminds and one-on-ones) The alchemy of the process of creation over outcome What the work I do is really about How surface social media strategy is meaningless without inner work Trusting the unique message you’re meant to bring into the world  The power of attention, intention and invitation Mentioned:  Work with me: Digital Attunement Sessions Aligned Social Media Challenge: A 5-Day Reset Related episodes: 162: BJ Miller – Surrendering to The Flow Of Life 160: Overwhelm, Trusting the Process Of Being Funded by Source and Affiliate Business Energy Shift  156: New Podcast Name: Funded by Source 155: Share What Moves You, Not What Makes Sense ​​ 145: Michelle Sinnette – New Paradigm of Business with Legacy Cacao Founder Connect with Ksenia:  Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource Ksenia’s Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief TikTok: @athomewithksenia YouTube Channel Share Funded by Source:  1. If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend or on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource. 2. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. 3. Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more. 4. Visit fundedbysource.com. 5. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts.

Dr. BJ Miller is a longtime hospice and palliative medicine physician and educator. If you haven’t seen his powerful TED Talk titled “Not Whether But How” (aka “What Matters Most at the End of Life”), please watch it prior to listening to this episode.  We go into territory BJ hasn’t typically talked about on podcasts. “If we love such moments ferociously, then maybe we can learn to live well — not in spite of death, but because of it. Let death be what takes us, not lack of imagination.” - BJ Miller We discuss: Discovering awe and mystery of life through nature Surrendering to the flow of life Finding wisdom in daily life that’s right in front of us Where can we source the courage to remember our unique medicine? What happens after a popular TED talk Finding peace with being a work in progress Inhabiting a made-up social world Why BJ Miller isn’t on Instagram or TikTok Is conscious social media possible?  Social media as a way to be more ourselves Psychedelics as life-affirming vehicles  Exploring meaning through existential crisis that can come up within the context of palliative care Making space for both meaning and meaninglessness The importance of palliative care Expanding our perception of what’s normal  The power of being love and receiving love  Mentioned:  125: Jasmin Jenkins: Lessons From Ayahuasca Plant Medicine and Alchemizing Grief Into Presence Zen Hospice Project Connect with BJ’s work:  mettlehealth.com nytimes.com/2020/12/18/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-death.html BJ Twitter: @BJMillerMD Mettle Twitter: @Mettle_Health BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger’s Book – A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Ksenia's email list Instagram @ksenia.brief YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify