SuperFeast Podcast

Dr. Daniel Keown discusses the complexities of Western and Chinese medicine, the role of Qi in the body, TCM channel system, subtle acupuncture in emergency medicine, the predictive power of TCM, and the importance of movement for Qi flow. The conversation delves into pregnancy, Jing essence, hypertension, blood volume, lymphatic system, and the interplay of Qi, Jing, and Shen in the body.

We're keeping the sexual embers alive and burning on the podcast today. Australia's leading sexologist (and SuperFeast's favourite), Juliet Allen, talks to Mason about post-birth sexual desire, how to funnel sexual energy into all areas of your life and filling your cup first so it can overflow with more energy for yourself and others. Almost eight months after the birth of her son, this conversation reveals another blooming layer of Juliet that we've never seen before. She talks very openly about her lib*do, while fully immersed in the role of motherhood, her evolution as a sexologist with such longevity in the industry, and why advocating more time for self is so connected to our sexual vigour. Mason discusses the best herbs and practices for supporting our Jing/Kidney essence and how to maintain long-term sexual vitality well into our old age. Make sure you tune in, you don't want to miss this episode.   Mason and Juliet Discuss: -Sexuality in isolation. -Lack of lib*do shaming. -Birth and sexual energy. -Excessive leaky sexuality. -Jing essence within the Kidneys. -Self pleasure without ejaculation. -Leaking Jing and long-term sexual vitality. -The Yin/Yang expression of sexual essence. -SuperFeast tonics for sexual essence / lib*do. -Why advocating for time to self is so important. -Tantra; Choosing with awareness what brings joy. -Juliet's postpartum journey with her sexual desire.   Resources: Juliet-Allen.com Juliet Allen podcast Juliet Allen Instagram Yinn Body Instagram Superfeast Deer Antler Superfeast Cordyceps   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/juliet-allen-ep-149  

Caitlin Priday has been devoted to the path of women's healing and birth work, weaving her threads of medicine through nourishing food and ceremony into future generations of women for over a decade now. A Kinesiologist, full-spectrum birth worker, shamanic practitioner, women's work facilitator, ceremonialist, and co-author of the brilliant book, Nourishing Those Who Nurture (More than a Food Bible for new mother's). Caitlin is an embodied full feminine force of integrity, supporting, teaching, honouring, and witnessing women as they traverse the many seasons of life, meet their shadows, and journey through sacred rites of passage. There is currently a remembering, a renaissance of women's work and birth work, rising up in communities globally. A new (but ancient) paradigm of birth work is emerging, with increasing numbers of women choosing to transition through the realms of birth at home while being supported and held by birth workers like Caitlin. Everywhere women are reclaiming birth, and with it comes both the shadow work and generational healing.   In this full spectrum conversation, Tahnee and Caitlin journey deep into the birthing portal exploring all facets of doula work, postpartum planning, the inextricable relationship between fear and pain, birth as a rite of passage, and why we need more advocacy and education around birth. Caitlin discusses her powerful ceremonial work with the obsidian egg, womb boundaries, her upcoming workshops, and the sacred act of living life as ceremony.    Caitlin and Tahnee discuss: -Birth work. -Postpartum care. -Rites of passage. -Caitlin's doula work. -Closing of the bones. -Kinesiology and birth. -Integrating the shadow. -The history of doula work. -The potent energy of obsidian. -Working with the obsidian egg. -Honouring the maiden season. -Community and supporting the mother. -Father's and their important role in birth. -Shadow work; Identifying and working with it. -Rebozo; A way of life and how it is used in birth.   Resources: Rebozo  Obsidian egg  Caitlin's website Caitlin's Instagram Sharon Bolt's website Mother Tree Creations Catering Empress and the Dragon workshop Caitlin Priday Shamanic Energy Training Nourishing Those Who Nurture Book   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/caitlin-priday-ep-148  

Something we're passionate about at SuperFeast is honouring the depths and beauty of living with each of the five season seasons. Through observing the energetics of nature and consuming foods that are in season, we can flow in harmony with the element of each season. Summertime is the season of joy, festivities, sunshine, the heart and is associated with the Element of Fire. The energy of this season is upward and outward and driven by Yang energy. Naturally, we crave full sunshine, warmth, cooling foods, and activities that bring a sense of excitement. All too often in this season, we tend to overdo it and exhaust ourselves to the point of depletion. More than any other season, Summer is about maintaining balance (not always easy); The true art of living in Summer is to energise without exhausting. When the Fire element is in balance, the heart is strong, the mind is calm, and sleep is sound.    Here to introduce and explore the flavours, fruits, grains, vegetables, herbs, and spices of Summer, we have our favourite TCM Food Therapist, Kimberly Ashton. Kimberly's healing work centres around the power of functional food, Chinese medicine, the 5 Elements, food energetics, emotional anatomy, and energy medicine. Kimberly and Mason discuss dampness within the body, the Five-Element cycle, how to nourish the Yang energy and not overexert yourself to the point of affecting the kidneys, and adrenal burnout. Kimberly gives the full breakdown of what foods and flavours we should be eating to support vitality and how the energetics of these foods and the fire element work together within the body.   Mason and Kimberly discuss: -The Fire organ system. -Foods to eat in Summer. -Burnout and the Kidney's. -How to avoid Summer burn out. -Chinese medicine food therapy. -The beauty of the afternoon naps. -Why we need to sweat in Summer. -What is the Fire Element and Fire Qi? -Signs your fire element is out of balance. -Cooking and preparing food in Summer. -Bitter and spice; The flavours of Summer. -Listening to your body and seeing what it wants. -Dampness and not over cooling the digestive system.   Resources: Kimberly's Website  Kimberly's Instagram Soothing Liver Qi Stagnation 5 Elements & Cycles e-course   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/kimberly-ashton-ep-147  

In this conversation, Russell Brown, an acupuncturist and founder of Poke Acupuncture LA, shares his journey from film production to holistic health. He critiques the wellness industry, addressing issues of cultural appropriation and privilege. Russell dives into concepts like the Eight Extraordinary meridians and the Five Elements, linking them to life trajectories and emotional well-being. Their dialogue emphasizes the importance of conscious social activism within the wellness space, advocating for a more inclusive and authentic approach to healing.

Today on the podcast, Tahnee is joined by nutritionist and award-winning author of The Healthy Skin Diet, Karen Fischer, for a very real breakdown of why so many people suffer from skin conditions and how healing from within is always possible. Working as a nutritionist specialising in eczema and skin health for the past 20 years, Karen has just about seen it all when it comes to skin inflammation issues (acne, eczema, rosacea, psoriasis) and the lineup of factors that cause them. The author of seven health books, including best-sellers The Eczema Diet, The Eczema Detox, and The Healthy Skin Kitchen, Karen's approach to healing the skin is utterly holistic; She addresses lifestyle, environment, emotional wellbeing, and diet. Whether you're a mother of a baby who has eczema, someone who suffers from acne or allergies, has an autoimmune condition, or wants to have clear, healthy skin; This episode is brimming with something for everyone. Karen discusses the increasing prevalence of salicylate sensitivity, autoimmune conditions, food elimination diets, nourishing the liver for healthier skin, calming the nervous system, Inflammatory load, protocols for skin conditions, and provides practical lifestyle, diet-related skin advice.     Tahnee and Karen discuss: -Acne. -Eczema. -Rosacea. -Psoriasis -The itchy dozen. -Salicylate foods. -Salicylate sensitivity. -Inflammatory load. -Eczema in babies. -The eczema detox. -Oils to eat/avoid or acne. -Histamine intolerance. -Salicylates and the Liver -Autoimmune conditions and skin. -Glycine for food chemical intolerance. -The mind-body connection and skin sensitivities. -The correlation between lung function and health skin. -FID programme: Food Intolerance Diagnosis programme -Why child teething gel is not great for babies with eczema.   Resources: Skinfriend.com Eczema Life website Karen's Instagram Eczema Life podcast Skin Friend Facebook The Eczema Diet Facebook The Healthy Skin Kitchen Facebook The Healthy Skin Kitchen website Shop all of Karen Fischer's Books and products HERE   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/healing-skin-and-autoimmune-from-within-with-karen-fischer-ep-145  

Eva Williams is the founder of Golden Lotus; A divine online portal of meditations, movement practices, and sexual/spiritual energy education designed to cultivate spiritual awakening, sexual activation, and embodied sovereignty. This episode explores rebirth and the unfolding of the sacred feminine through preparation and activation rituals, with a deep dive into birth and pregnancy. Tahnee and Eva journey into the numinous layers of Eva’s healing work, her Golden Lotus portal, her focus on cultivating and purifying the body through ancient techniques, sexual embodiment, self-pleasure practices, and the many dimensions of birth work. A healer and teacher with over a decade of experience in bodywork, energy work, and feminine sexual cultivation techniques, Eva carries a depth of knowledge that women need now more than ever. Currently, the way most women in society birth is within the structure of an over-medicalised patriarchal system. Sacred feminine lineages of natural birthing wisdom have been at large, replaced with time constraints, interventions, inductions, and regulations; The antithesis of a naturally unfolding feminine space. How did we end up here? With so much of her work focused on this space and where sexual embodiment falls into birth, Eva discusses the importance of birth preparation; From detoxing, orgasms, and opening the pelvis to the deep work of trusting the body and baby to do what they instinctively know how to do. This conversation is a deep weaving of energetic, sexual, and birth culture healing; For all women, past, present, and future.   Tahnee and Eva discuss: -Doula work. -Ultrasounds. -Inducing labour. -Foetal monitoring. -Dolphin midwives. -Birth preparation. -Empowered birth. -Tantric practices. -Devine Female Orgasm. -Self-pleasure practices. -Feminine embodiment. -Female sexuality and birth. -The pelvis is a fluid body. -Somatics and embodiment. -Time constraints placed on pregnancy and birthing.   Resources: goldenlotus.com Golden Lotus Instagram   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/sexual-activation-and-feminine-embodiment-with-eva-williams-ep-144  

Over the past two years, the world has witnessed an onslaught of lifestyle stress and disruption brought on by a global pandemic and its ripple effects. The mental stability of many has suffered, and we are currently witnessing a mental health implosion like never seen before. On the podcast today, with remedy and reason for staying robust and ready for any invasion (microbial or psychological), we have our favourite lifestyle medicine man/Qi practitioner, Jost Sauer; Supercharging us with wisdom and guidance on maintaining sovereignty and strength. If you're a regular listener of the SuperFeast podcast, your ears have most likely been blessed with Jost's lifestyle elixirs before.   Given the current circumstances, we thought it was time for another injection of Jost's knowledge, guidance, and warrior mindset. This episode carries a potent message of going within, getting back to earth, and taking care of our inner world, our health, and not being sucked into noisy distractions of the outside world. Jost shares his insights on approaching COVID as a personal growth strategy; An opportunity for a new level of growth not yet encountered, and a reason to nourish the body, spirit, and essence. Jost also breaks down simple Daoist instructions on how to get in sync with nature, our organs, protect our Jing, Qi, and Shen, and follow the path of yin and yang; So we can maintain sovereignty and strength, no matter how many times we get knocked down. Be sure to tune in for this poignant, powerful conversation.   Host and Guest discuss:   -Signs of depleted/weak blood and Jing. -The best hours for deep rest, and why. -Why blood/Qi levels are at an all-time low. -How fear triggers weakness within the body. -Lifestyle practices to harness and guard Jing. -The Metal element Lung-Kidney relationship. -The importance of having a spiritual connection. -Why we guard the three treasures; Jing, Qi, Shen. -Why people are feeling depleted and weak right now. -Following the Qi cycle model to strengthen blood/Jing. -Why rest and recovery are essential for a robust immune system. -Supporting your health/wellbeing through consistency and lifestyle. -The body/mind connection and how weak blood/Jing leads to a weak mind.   Resources: Jost Website Jost Facebook Jost Instagram Jost Youtube Jing Blend SuperFeast Eucommia Bark SuperFeast The 15 Minute Bodyweight Workout Higher and Higher Book - Jost Sauer  Chi Health Cycle- Jost Sauer's new book Qi Cycles And The Dao with Jost Sauer (EP#48)   Lifestyle Medicine with Accupuncturist Jost Sauer (EP#63) The Importance of Sleep For Healthy Hun and Qi with Jost Sauer (EP#102)   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/why-the-weak-are-crumbling-right-now-with-jost-sauer-ep-143  

Today's episode is one of the most important conversations we've had on the podcast all year. In this first of our Brovember episodes, Mason chats with Aaron Schultz, the founder of Outback Mind, A mental health and wellbeing programme that helps men from regional Australia manage anxiety and develop the right skills to stay healthy in the body, mind, and spirit. Growing up in regional Australia himself, experiencing the downward spiral of mental health issues, unfulfillment, and toxic environments, Aaron knows first hand the challenges men can face. A healing journey ignited by an introduction to Buddhism and self-love, Aaron has spent the past 20 years building a career around helping men to become more conscious and connected to their true selves. Today, Aaron is a leading Anxiety Management teacher, meditation/yoga teacher, and a specialised mind/body coach, with a great ambition to help others; Particularly men from regional areas. Aaron works to bring about a level of consciousness and understanding to a whole collective of men, born into an environment where a natural trajectory is to work for the economy and serve the colonial system; With little to no cultural ideologies in place that nurture them connecting to their true purpose. His organisation, Outback Mind; Focuses on creating a culture and lifestyle that gives these men the tools and solid foundation needed to deal with emotions and realise their heart purpose. In this soul-centred conversation, Aaron talks a lot about untying the embedded emotion of fear in society. An emotional response instilled in most of us; Fear permeates the colonial structure and has become a default operating system for so many. Fear of judgment, being different, or being vulnerable inhibits a lot of men from discovering their true purpose and potential. This is a beautiful conversation about masculinity, vulnerability, and the destructive cultural ideologies placed upon men. Mason and Aaron dive into Men's holistic health, the changes we need to make in society so men can thrive, and why we can't wait for a system that's not serving us to bring about the changes we need. If we want to change, we have to activate it ourselves by supporting each other and our communities in the areas that matter. This episode honours the strength, spirit, and wellbeing of men and is a much larger conversation about humanity. Tune in.   Host and Guest discuss:   -Men's circles -Yin Yoga for men. -Men's mental health -Self love and acceptance. -Resources for a purposeful life. -Processing anger in a healthy way. -Learning from indigenous cultures. -Using physical exercise to process anger. -Compassion for ourselves and each other. -The prison system as an industry to make money. -Developing a relationship with the masculine and feminine. -The power of daily routine for a purposeful and productive life. -Getting in flow with the seasons, cycles and our circadian rhythm.   Resources: Shen blend Cordyceps Deer Antler Ashwagandha Eucommia Bark Outback Mind website Outback Mind podcast Yin Yoga with Anatomist Paul Grilley   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/honouring-masculine-strength-and-spirit-with-aaron-schultz-ep-142  

Today on the podcast, we are graced with the highly cultivated holistic healer; Erin Lovell Verinder for an intimate discussion around her devotion to the plant path, the world of herbalism, and why we are witnessing a timely resurgence of this revered profession of healing. A Herbalist, nutritionist, energetic healer, mentor, and author of two incredible bodies of work, Erin's the kind of woman that leaves you wondering; How does she do it all? Birthed consecutively amidst a pandemic, Erin's books, Plants For The People (Thames & Hudson 2020) and The Plant Clinic (Thames & Hudson 2021), are modern classic guides to the world of plant medicine and herbalism, endowed with elegant visual codes of your favourite coffee table book. This is the second time we've had Erin on the podcast, and we're so thrilled to have her back. Both versed in the love language of plant medicine, this conversation between Tahnee and Erin is a celebration of herbalism, filled with nuance and some progressive insights on not gendering herbs through their application. Erin discusses what she calls her pillars to thrive, supporting the immune system during the pandemic, and the profound effect of having a gentle approach to healing and detoxing. A remembering, a becoming, and unfolding of the world of holistic herbal healing; This episode is one for everyone. Tune in.   Tahnee and Erin discuss: -Immunity protocols. -Drop dosing for kids. -Herbal remedies for kids. -The gendering of herbs. -Detox and cleansing culture. -Viewing fear as a mental virus. -Herbs as the people's medicine. -The matriarchal lineage of herbalism. -The process of healing and becoming. -Knowing yours, and your child's constitution type. -Healing the gut; An energetic core of our constitution.   Resources: Erin's Instagram  erinlovellverinder.com The Plant Clinic Book Plants For The People Book Plants For The People SuperFeast podcast   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/herbalism-the-peoples-medicine-with-erin-lovell-verinder-ep-141