Daydreaming Wolves Podcast

Hey beloved listeners, it is time for one of my slightly rambly solo episodes full of feelings and reflections! This time I am sharing some thoughts about navigating the pandemic with its touch starvation, loneliness, endless space to think and wild dreams as a survivor. There is nothing particularly graphic in here, fyi. I talk about my experience in hospital, reengaging with the world, what I am wishing for in our future, what beautiful aspects I want to hold on to , accessibility and how I came to a more empowered place of reframing some experiences I've had. Some of this is really positive and hopeful, some of it is challenging, all of it is complex I guess.  Enjoy! You can sign up for the free grief tending session here if you like: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/x8m2e7

Hey everyone, I'm so happy to bring this episode your way! It's given me a lot of joy & hope to listen back just now and I hope you'll feel the same. Kes is an absolute creative community building dream babe and has also been on episode #27. Here is some of what we talked about:  How the pandemic has changed creative lives Making things more accessible & opening up new possibilities  Writing powerful trans women and radical sex workers  Our love for life & non-human nature Kes Otter Lieffe is a working class, chronically ill, femme, trans woman. She is an author, teacher and community organiser currently based in Berlin.  Kes is the author of a trilogy of trans feminist novels—Margins and Murmurations, Conserve and Control and Dignity. Her short story Synergy was published in ‘Our Entangled Future’ an anthology on social change and the climate crisis. Her short story Soft was published in the beautiful anthology on queer resilience, Glitter + Ashes. Kes is also the author of the colouring zine, Qu

Hey everyone, I'm happy to send a conversation with the wonderful Ravel Rose your way - I really loved talking to her and being reminded how important it is to take my time and listen to my body. Enjoy! I would also like to invite you to a free grief tending session on July 31st - this is going to be a gentle way to meet up online and reflect on this past year with some journaling, meditation and ritual: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/x8m2e7 If you're a small business person you're also really welcome to join my free virtual summer retreat - a whole weekend of business dreaming, inspiring workshops and the chance to meet like minded people: https://yarrowdigital.com/summer-retreat/ Here is some of the magic Raven and I talked about for this interview:  Shedding shame about our bodies Finding gateway plant friends Working with dreams as a way to navigate life How food can impact all aspects of our being Visionary and medicine woman Raven Rose, was called to her path while in search of natural

Hey friends, can you believe it's June now? I am the slowest at emerging from my deep hibernation, so if you are also unfurling cautiously you are not alone! I'm really happy to bring a beautiful conversation with Mary Grace Allerdice as well as a whole bunch of invitations for free summer magic your way. Mary was such a wonderful and generous guest and I loved listening back just now. So soothing! Here is some of what we talked about:  Experiencing our bodies as a part of the natural world Working with both physical and emotional alignment All the things gardening can teach us Looking to the stars and understanding life as a circle "I use astrology, divination, energetic healing + oracular practices to help others find their purpose, connect to wisdom + guidance, access their own healing, and bridge life's difficult moments or transitions. As a facilitator, I create sessions + programs that guide you towards a life that is in alignment with your own heart. I am also a dance artist, writer and podcaster who c

Hey everyone, mmmhhh. This is a good one! I've known Meghan for a while and really love her work & approach and hope you will too. This interview ties so beautifully with where I am at at the moment - appreciating that inner and outer seasons can be different and letting myself be where I am. I shared about this a bit in the intro and I hope that if you feel the same you know you are not alone. Here is some of what Meghan and I talked about: Trauma informed somatics and movement Gender inclusive work around cycles and seasons Living in a rhythm that does not fit into capitalist society The beauty of really listening to our bodies Meghan Norean (she/her) is a womb witch and cyclical living guide weaving together cycle magic for regeneration of body + earth + community. She creates sacred space for womb-bodied beings to journey into remembrance + reclamation of their power through ritual, bodyfulness, meditation and archetypal energy work. Meghan works within a trauma-informed, healing-centered, somatic-bas

Hey sweet listeners, it appears that it is indeed May, what a surprise! It took me a little while to publish this episode, but now that I did it feels perfectly times for the height of spring and the playful plant exploration offers itself to us everywhere. Kate Husted was a wonderful guest who shared so generously in a way that made me laugh, nourished me and left me feeling more curious and hopeful. Here is some of what we talked about:  Making friends with the plants around us Working with anxiety in times of upheaval  Running a free herbal clinic Unraveling systemic harm as a white settler herbalist  Kate Husted is a plant person, clinical herbalist, teacher, writer, and founder of The Herb Hut Free Clinic.  Her non-profit organization provides free and mobile herbal medicine to underserved communities.  Her online courses provide practical tools for engaging with the sacred, and healing our relationship with the natural world.  She lives in the ancestral home of the Southern Ute people in Southwest Color

Hey everyone, I hope spring is making you feel hopeful and a bit lighter if you're in the Northern hemisphere. I'm happy to send another interview with the wonderful Eryn Johnson, who was also my guest in episode number 65, your way. Talking to Eryn is always a delight and I'm sorry it took me so long to publish this one! Here is some of what we talked about: Working with the grief that the pandemic has brought up Aligning our work with our values and what that can practically look like Releasing shoulds and shame to find our voice and express it How we can hold ourselves and each other through this time Eryn Johnson (she/her) is a breathwork facilitator, tarot reader, and Reiki Master based in Fishtown, Philadelphia. She is also the host of the Living Open podcast for mystics and seekers, a storytelling tool here to support you on your healing journey. Her work focuses on breath and energy work for the heart, intended to help come back to yourself - back to your power, back to your magic, back to your heart.

Hey everyone, I'm so happy to share this episode with you - a true joy to record. I hope you'll enjoy it too and check Jamee's work out below. Here is what we talked about:  How Jamee came to the healing arts and how the pandemic has changed his work What decolonizing medicine means to him and why stinky food matters so much What gateways to ancestral connection we can explore The magic of food as ritual, as healing, as a practice of reclamation There is a content note for colonial violence roughly 20 to 28 minutes into this episode, take care of yourself and skip this if you like.  I am a hilot binabaylan, acupuncturist, and Chinese medicine practitioner.  My practice is informed by my identity as a queer, trans, non binary, Tagalog person living in the U.S.  With the combination of my lived experience and training, my goal is to help individuals and communities live their fullest lives by offering a decolonizing approach to medicine rooted in traditional and ancestral practices. Here are all of Jamee's link

Hey everyone, I'm excited to send this conversation with Darcy Leigh your way! I love Darcy's zines and I hope that all the imaginary permissions slips we've handed out to ourselves in this episode will make you feel excited to DIY more things too. Here is what we talked about:  How Darcy co-founded a press and why stamps are permission giving magic How the butch archive came to be What it's like to write and share very personal stuff Creating our own creative processes to survive academia  Darcy Leigh co-runs @easterroadpress, an insurrectionary transfeminist press based in Scotland. She is into DIY everything, from her zines about butch bodies, to her DIY archiving and curation at butcharchive.com. Themes from her work include fatness, transness, tits, ambivalence, Jewishness and psychiatry. She lives half in Edinburgh, half in Brighton (it’s complicated), and appreciates pigeons, innovative zine folds and dark truths. When not in queer zine land, Darcy works in the ivory tower and is also committed to its

Hey everyone! It's spring (in the Northern hemnisphere)! This episode feels so joyful and spring-like, it seemed like perfect timing for this week. My guest is Anjuli Sherin is a therapist and writer specialising in trauma recovery and the cultivation of joy. Here is some of what we talked about: The cycle of suffering and the circle of resilience Anjuli's path towards joy and what she learned along the way Limitations of the "Western mental health mindset" Building exquisite self-care as well as an intersectional approach wellness, joy and resilience Anjuli was really generous and shared so much from her practice, creativity and experience - I hope there is lots in here that might provide some inspiration for you too.  Anjuli Sherin, M.A., is a Pakistani-American licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in trauma recovery, resilience building and cultivating joy. She has 15 years of practice working with immigrant, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Muslim and LGBTQI+ populations. Sherin received her B.

Hey sweet listener, in this short & sweet solo episode I am talking about self-massage and why I love it so much. Specifically I have shared:  How much I miss touch during the pandemic and what helps me with it's absence Why I find consent with self important and how I practice better listening How I engage my senses in my rituals and how that helps me prepare for bed I am also hosting a live workshop on Sunday, 14th of March at 6pm UK time that will be available to all members of the Embodied Ritual Community alongside another ritual kit for the moon cycle. You can join by becoming a Patreon at any level, learn more here: https://www.yarrowmagdalena.com/embodied-ritual-community/ Hopefully see you soon! Love, Yarrow

Hey everyone, I am excited to share this new episode with you - it's been recorded in September last year, but feels super relevant right now as we are navigating the change of season into spring and for most of us the anniversary of going into lockdown. My guest Avni Trivedi is a beautiful bodyworker and educator with so much wisdom to share about staying grounded and listening to our bodies! On this note I'd also like to invite you to a self-massage workshop I am offering in the Embodied Ritual Community in March, learn more and join here. For now I hope you'll enjoy this episode as much as I did! Here is what we talked about:  How our bodies navigate lockdown Allowing ourselves grief The importance of touch and how we can reconnect with our own bodies Living cyclically and trusting our bodies' wisdom Avni Trivedi is an experienced Osteopath, Doula, Zero Balancer and Women's Intuitive Health Expert. Having spent much of her life on a learning path, Avni is qualified in a multitude of disciplines including p

Hey everyone, thank you so much for all the wellbeing wishes for my broken leg, I really appreciate them

Hey everyone, a hundred episodes! Wow. This feels really special and I am so grateful for your support. This is a celebratory episode, of course, but I also have a lot of updates to share. Listen in if you wanna hear about:  How I broke my leg on NYE and what I am learning about healing & recovery The movement for trauma training I'll do next month My art practice and what printmaking magic you can expect in 2021  Why I chose simplicity and presence as my words for the year and how I am working with them How I am gathering together all my past Patreon offerings into one community space on Mighty Networks that you can join What's next for the podcast Honestly my key takeaway is that all the small things matter. All the journaling and looking out of the window and reading and dreaming, it all meant something and it all will continue to mean something across time and space and through whatever we have yet to go through. So thank you for coming along!  Here is more info about the Embodied Ritual Community: ht

Hey everyone, here we are, we made it to the very end of 2020!  I wanted to record this episode to say thank you and also to give anyone who needs it permission to not make new year's eve resolutions. We've done enough by just making it through this year without abandoning ourselves and we deserve a gift to celebrate that instead of another to do. Of course if you have a resolution that feels good I am happy for you! But if you are celebrating alone today too and want to hear some thoughts about nice rituals and getting cozy then I hope this episode will feel nice to listen to! Much love, Yarrow Embodied Business Community: https://yarrowdigital.com/diy-business-school/ Creative Space Sessions: https://www.yarrowmagdalena.com/weekly-creative-space-sessions/ ⋒ Hi, my name is Yarrow and I am your host. My podcast Daydreaming Wolves explores ritual, politicized healing and creative expression through interviews and solo episodes. I live a soft & slow life in Scotland and create rituals and ceremonie

Hiii! First of all, thank you so so much for all your love, encouragement and support this year. I've been feeling it and it means the world to me.  In this last episode of 2020 I've been reflecting on what it means to let things be enough, at least for now. Going into the winter break I want to let go of all the shoulds and could haves and just allow myself to rest and digest. I hope you'll do the same! Listen in for some updates and plans for 2021 as well as some thoughts on 2020 and being good enough.  Love, Yarrow https://www.patreon.com/daydreamingwolves ⋒ Hi, my name is Yarrow and I am your host. My podcast Daydreaming Wolves explores ritual, politicized healing and creative expression through interviews and solo episodes. I live a soft & slow life in Scotland and create rituals and ceremonies for the big and small milestones in life. I also write, make textile art, cuddle my dogs, swim in the sea all year and do a lot of queer dreaming. You can learn more about my work and become a patron

Hey loved listeners, I seem to be in a good podcasting flow at the moment and am happy to bring another interview  with the wonderful Sam Wallen your way. Writing has been so precious to me this year, so I am glad for any chance to talk about the practice and magic of putting words to paper. Without further ado here is what we talked about: Exploring what really wants to be written and telling the truth Writing as a restorative practice The importance of having our work received by the world How stories change our realities and shape the future Samantha Wallen is a writer, writing coach, burgeoning deep ecologist, and poet at heart. She offers transformative writing workshops, group and private coaching programs, and retreats for writers, want-to-be writers, and non-writers alike so they can discover their voice, clarify the deep value, purpose, and focus of their writing, and develop structures for committing to a sustainable and nourishing writing life and practice. Sam’s mission is to restore the soul, one

Hey sweet listeners, thank you so much for your kind feedback on my past few solo episodes. I always thought interviews are where it's at, but this year I have actually really enjoyed listening to people ramble by themselves, so I thought I would do more of that too. In this episode I'm talking about how I am thinking of this time as a really long pyjama party by myself with lots of YA books, crafting, teenage feelings and Dawson's Creek, but also a healthy dose of adult cynicism. There are also some thoughts on what I actually want to invite back into my life when the pandemic is over and how I prepare to gently socially re-emerge when it's time.  Here is more info about the creative space sessions I mentioned: https://www.yarrowmagdalena.com/weekly-creative-space-sessions/ As always thank you for listening

Hey friends, I thought it might be nice to step away from the news for a moment in election week to reorient myself to something I really love - having honest conversations with magical people. Speaking to Mimi Young was really beautiful and I hope this conversation will bring some inspiration and comfort your way. Here is some of what we talked about:  Connecting to Spirit Moving through this year with grounding and integrity  Exploring what solitude really means Nurturing ancestral connections Healing the witch wound  Mimi Young is a shamanic witch and founder of Ceremonie (@shopceremonie), an esoteric brand focusing on in-person and online core shamanic and occult education, Remote Shamanic Readings, and plant potions for skin and aura. Mimi works with a blend of modalities including core shamanism, plant spirit healing, chao magick, and Chinese esoterics, with a focus on healing through shadows, dream work, divination, ancestral connection, and psychic development. She is also a neurofeedback practitioner

Hey everyone, how are you doing and feeling? It's a lot, isn't it? This weekend is both Samhain and a blue moon in Taurus, so I wanted to send some love, some resources and some ideas your way. I am also sharing what rituals I'll do this weekend and I have an exciting announcement for low cost creativity sessions this winter.  Here are the podcasts I've mentioned: https://daphnecohn.com/podcasts/ https://forthewild.world/ Some books I am reading - Why we make things and why it matter by Peter Korn and If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie My book Rituals: https://www.yarrowmagdalena.com/book/ If you'd like to join the creativity sessions this winter you can become a Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/daydreamingwolves Wherever you are and whatever you do I hope you'll have some moments of rest and sweetness! Love, Yarrow ⋒ Hi, my name is Yarrow and I am your host. My podcast Daydreaming Wolves explores ritual, politicized healing and creative expression through interviews and solo episodes. I live a sof