Joyous Solstice! Nadine Artemis—botanical muse, author, and founder of Living Libations— is back for an energizing conversation on one of the core sources of Life itself: the Sun. As Nadine quotes the poet Hafiz, “ The Sun is my Lover of Millions of Years” Tune in to understand The Science + Spirituality behind Sun Worship Correlations between Sunlight, Vitamin D, Melanin, Metlatonin, and Mitochondrial Health How to design intentional sun bathing depending on your individual needs, lifestyle and...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 105
Cracking the code on Oxalates, Light Therapy and Elemental Nourishment We are joined for the third time by the luminous Nadine Artemis—author, entrepreneur, mother, poet, botanical alchemist, and founder of Living Libations—for an expansive dialogue on deep nourishment and ways to reclaim radiant health in a complex modern life. From barefoot walks in Ontario to red-light therapies, Nadine invites us into her deeply embodied practice of “bio~finessing”—her unique elevated approach to biohacking ...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 104
Soak in the healing, vibrational nectar of the hive. We are honored to welcome the Bee Oracle herself, Onyx Baird, a holistic beekeeper, filmmaker and conservationist devoted to deepening the conscious relationship between bees, Earth, and humanity. We explore the intersection of art, science and spirituality in beekeeping, the profound intelligence of bees, and how we can support and honor these vital pollinators. Onyx shares her journey from wildlife scientist to intuitive beekeeper, her upcom...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 103
Happy 2025! Today we welcome beloved friend, chef and flower goddess Loria Stern for a delicious conversation on all the ways food, love, plants, business and creativity intertwine. Loria’s vibrant edible creations have been celebrated in Vogue, The New York Times and Harper’s Bazaar. She’s launched successful collaborations with brands from Whole Foods to Prada, Bloomingdales to Adidas. Loria Stern has done nothing less than pioneer EAT YOUR FLOWERS — her garden to table food company which is a...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 102
Today we salut the multidimensional medicine of the vine with Barbara Gross of Cooper Mountain Vineyards! Barbara is a visionary in organic, biodynamic, alternative viticulture. As a second generation, natural wine grower and purveyor, our guest has faced countless challenges on a daily and multi-generational scale. Her family has devoted the last 46 years to transform conventional vineyards in Oregon’s Willamette Valley into thriving, biodiverse, regenerative ecosystems; specializing in the cul...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 101
"Plants are doorways to the heart and to ourselves." Mariah Gannessa reminds us of this simple truth as she joins us from the jungles of Costa Rica, where she has spent the last decade immersed in the healing cultures of the Amazon. As the founder of the educational platform Four Visions and the nonprofit Magic Fund, Mariah serves as a bridge between native tribes and the rest of the world, advocating for plant medicine, native land conservation, culture, wisdom, conscious commerce and symbiosis...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Sometimes the subtlest of medicines can be the most potent. We are delighted to welcome back our dearest Alexis Smart to the pod! Alexis is a practitioner of homeopathy and the founder of Alexis Smart Flower Remedies - a line of flower remedies made with the highest quality organic, biodynamic and wild harvested Bach flower essences, following the lineage of Dr. Edward Bach. Alexis founded her flower remedy practice in 2004 out of a desire to help others to heal, after curing herself of a seriou...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 99
We are thrilled to welcome the multidimensional Mel Nahas back to the pod. As the co-founder of Conscious City Guide, Mel merges consciousness, human design, intuition, tea, attunement and sacred spaces, encouraging us to co-create with the universe to embody our most aligned, harmonious and authentic selves. We Discuss Trust, surrender, patience in collaboration with the Cosmos Mel's evolving journey manifesting a home and the magic tea house that found her Activating sacred sites and codes: Me...
Oct 15, 2024•56 min•Ep. 98
Today we welcome the brilliant Emily Kaplan to expand our minds and activate critical thinking — be prepared to question everything you have been taught! Emily Kaplan is the CEO and cofounder of the Broken Science Initiative, where she addresses systemic problems in science, education, and health with a fresh perspective. As a strategic communicator, journalist with over two decades of experience, and published author, Emily brings a wealth of expertise from her studies at Harvard Law, Northwest...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Bee venom has the potential to shift the ways we treat chronic illness. Humans have been using bees for over 10,000 years, and yet modern medicine has forgotten its powerful, healing benefits. Today we welcome the brilliant Kate Hinkens for a life-changing conversation on the synergistic medicine of the hive.* Kate is the founder of Stinglab, an organization dedicated to the research and therapeutic application of honeybee intelligence for human and planetary health. Kate healed herself from a d...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Today we welcome the lovely Anna Oster for a conversation imbued with Earth’s goodness. Born in Berlin and raised in San Francisco, Anna was nurtured by her bohemian mother’s vegetarian fare, and then embarked on a culinary journey merging nutrition and yoga. Amalgam Kitchen is her current focus, where every dish tells a tale of nourishment and harmony with a holistic lifestyle. In this open and evolving dialogue, Anna generously shares her journey as a lover of food, flowers, and her four child...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 95
We are thrilled to welcome back the life-changing coach, astrologer, teacher and beloved friend Hermas Lassalle for a deeper dive on all things transformation. We travel from our home recording studio to sacred Egyptian temples, the depths of childhood, innermost wounds, fears, dreams and beyond; exploring all the pathways of healing. Hermas shares his simple-yet-profound techniques for activating vibrational awareness, presence, consciousness and the secret ingredient to living in our highest, ...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 94
When do you feel truly beautiful? How do you want to look and feel as you age? Today we de-stigmatize different approaches to beauty and explore the art of aging gracefully with celebrity skincare expert, registered nurse, and facial rejuvenation artist Nousha Salimi. Nousha started her journey in nursing and mental health when she was just 16, then landed a job working with a respected plastic surgeon in NYC, before moving to LA where she has excelled to become the gold standard in her industry...
Jun 27, 2024•56 min•Ep. 93
This week we welcome Nitsa’s partner Brent Bolthouse in celebration of the masculine and fathers of all forms. Brent is an American entrepreneur, event producer, and photographer. He’s the founder of The Bungalow Hospitality Group and the creator of Neon Carnival. From adoption at birth, to struggling with addiction as a teen in Joshua Tree, getting sober at 16, accidentally shaping Hollywood nightlife in the 90s and 2000s, entrepreneurial roller coasters, becoming a father and now cocreating a ...
Jun 13, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 92
Today we take on "Big Protein" and travel through the Andes Mountains, where generations of Inca wisdom takes seed in chocho, a magical bean which regenerates both people and the planet. Our guide is the magnetic Ricky Echanique. Ricky is a fifth-generation Ecuadorian farmer and entrepreneur. As a former professional athlete, Ricky faced health and digestion issues that set him on a quest to find better forms of plant-based protein. This journey ultimately led him back home to Ecuador where he d...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Today we travel the path of the Wise Woman through myth, medicine and modern science. We welcome Dr. Karley Denoon ND, a seasoned naturopathic doctor from rural Canada with over a decade of experience in primary care. Karley takes a multifactorial approach to health that extends beyond the conventional medical and wellness paradigms. She contributed to the development of programs at Aeon Future Health, Canada’s first biohacking facility, and cofounded The Center for Sacred Arts with Seraphina Ca...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 90
We are honored to welcome tea and temple steward Baelyn Elspeth for a conversation held in loving communion with the divine, in celebration of Beltane and the lush fertility of this moment. Baelyn has been studying a lineage of Cha Dao “The Way of Tea” with her teacher WuDe since 2011, working with Zen and Tea as a daily practice to cultivate radical stillness and presence. With roots in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, NM, Baelyn dances in devotion to the cosmos, through community, artistry, the great...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 89
“Being a Champion is a Condition of the Heart” We are honored to welcome a warrior for universal empowerment, Cesalina Gracie to SOUNDFOOD. Jiu-jitsu visionary, Olympics host, entrepreneur and multi-hyphenate athlete, Cesalina hails from the legendary Gracie martial arts lineage. Today she joins us from Los Angeles, home base for Women in Power - Cesalina's school where she teaches the art and philosophy of jiu-jitsu to girls and women. In May 2023 Cesalina made history for being the 8th Brazili...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 88
Gather around our proverbial table for a deeply nourishing conversation about food, family, and creativity. Our guest this week is holistic nutritionist and chef Sarah Britton who’s been publishing whole food recipes on her My New Roots since 2007. Our discussion touches upon the full spectrum of nourishment: beginning with Sarah’s childhood, her creative evolution in relationship to food, beauty, self care, working in professional kitchens like the esteemed NOMA, hosting Golden Circle Retreats ...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 87
Today we explore the crucial connection between personal and planetary health. Join us in conversation with educator, activist, and whistleblower, Kelly Ryerson aka The Glyphosate Girl whose advocacy work is unveiling a public health emergency. Kelly works at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and health. She regularly collaborates with regenerative farmers, scientists, policy makers, and media to address the growing agrochemical damage to our soil and cells. She started the site Glyphos...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 86
Join us to call in the vernal equinox with renewed energy, strength and vision. As we transition from Winter to Spring, we move from formlessness to form, contraction to expansion, Yin to Yang, and the Element of Wood. We welcome back dearest Colin Hudon, herbalist, acupuncturist, practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and founder of Living Tea for a wisdom-steeped dialogue on how to work with the energies of Spring in the year of the Wood Dragon. In Taoist medicine, Spring is associated ...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 85
Consider this truth: we are all a rest in progress. This episode beams light upon the path to become our most rested and luminous selves. We are honored to welcome author, speaker, yoga nidra teacher, and community tender Tracee Stanley to SOUNDFOOD. In this conversation, Tracee shares how her books came to be, the spiritual awakening in South Africa that ignited her soul purpose, how she came to study with the Himalayan masters and her ever-evolving journey inwards. We discuss the healing power...
Feb 29, 2024•57 min•Ep. 84
Today we celebrate our origins and micro-moments of magic. We welcome Nitsa’s oldest friend Geneviève Medow-Jenkins to SOUNDFOOD. Born 9 days apart, Geneviève and Nitsa spent their earliest years together at Esalen Institute — a retreat center and hot springs community perched over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. Geneviève reflects on how fundamental this wild landscape and Esalen in all its dimensions have been in shaping her current work as a creative director and founder of Secular ...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 83
Today we explore all the ways to make love. We welcome the radiant Liz Goldwyn, author, filmmaker and founder of The Sex Ed, to chat sex, health, and consciousness - which is also the title of her new book! Goldwyn has devoted her life to exploring the intersections of reproductive health, sexual wellness, spirituality, storytelling and the feminine. Fascinated by sex workers and women who have lived on the fringes of social acceptance, Liz has redefined the “sex ed” experience for many through ...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 82
This episode is humming with microbial bliss! We joyfully welcome author, educator, fermentation revivalist and James Beard recipient Sandor Katz on to demystify the wild, effervescent realms of fermentation. Sandor’s first book “Wild Fermentation” came out in 2003 and inoculated a renaissance in fermentation arts. Today we discuss the origins of fermentation, its historical presence across cultures and food traditions, Sandor’s personal journey in healing, kitchen experiments, human evolution, ...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 81
Today we take an unfiltered look at America's food system and explore how eating Organic, Non-GMO, Local and Low-Tox may be the most critical move for individual and planetary well being. Join us in conversation with the unstoppable Moms Across America founder, Zen Honeycutt who is on a mission to protect and nourish our future generations. Zen’s research-driven commitment to reveal the deeply embedded presence and impact of GMOs, heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other c...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 80
Could the fate of humanity rest in our food system? We are facing an uncertain future. Precious ecosystems are being decimated, global systems teeter on the brink of collapse, and the bad news keeps coming…. But, there is some good news. The changes needed to transform these broken systems may be disarmingly simple – and as our guest Oliver English shares today – they can also be delicious! Food has been weaponized, commodified, exploited, extracted, and genetically modified… Yet, it remains one...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 79
Today we tap into a quieter approach to rebellion, steeped in the love language of plants, guided by the magical Erin Lovell Verinder. Herbalist, Author, Educator, Ally and Energetic Healer, Erin joins us from wild and beautiful Tasmania, where she works diligently to share herbal wisdom, protocols and practical plant medicine with communities near and far. As a TedX speaker and author of three publications, including Plants for the People and The Plant Clinic, Verinder’s voice reverberates with...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 78
Tune in for a heartfelt conversation with Ashley Neese, here to anchor us into the present moment as we step into 2024. Ashley is a renowned breathwork teacher, writer, mother, land steward, host of the podcast ‘The Deeper Call’ and author of the book ‘Permission to Rest.’ Listen along as we dive into her world and begin to understand the journey it took for her to fully show up for herself. This episode highlights Ashley’s lifelong quest to honor her truest self and shows how that commitment ha...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 77
Activate 2024 with a celestial perspective~ Join us for this special New Year’s Eve Episode with Danielle Beinstein, a psychological and intuitive counseling astrologer who shares guidance and cosmic insight for transitioning to the New Year. Danielle’s fascination with the human experience and how we find purpose has led her to study the roots and history of astrology, receiving her MA in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis on Consciousness, Health and Healing, ultimately landing her in Nashv...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 76
