Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Podcast
Welcome to the Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Podcast. Exploring sacred sexuality, activating Life Force, and empowered transformation, these intimate conversations take you 'under the sheets' with Faculty from ISTA, the International School of Temple Arts.
Episodes
53 episodes
Jealousy as a Pathway to Intimacy: Joli Hamilton
It’s a situation straight out of the movies, or a teen magazine: jealousy causing a rift between two lovers. It could be as simple as your partner mentioning getting close to one of their co-workers, or as complex as negotiating the ups and dow...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:10:24
Integrating Altered States of Consciousness: Amánda Argot
It’s one thing to summon the courage and create the safety to dive into an altered state of consciousness. It’s another thing entirely to know how best to care for ourselves, and be cared for, after the experience is over. But as our guest in t...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:01:25
Keys for Cultivating an Epic Relationship: Michael Gibson
What would it be like for us to use the tools that we learn in workshops to create a life, and a partnership, that is not just ordinary but extraordinary? This is the big question driving the work of this episode’s guest,...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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56:04
The Art of Temple Nights: Celeste Gonzalez
Temple nights. They are popping up like wildfires! Some say there should be more of them. One of those people is Celeste Gonzalez, who runs some of the best in Berlin. For her, it is super important that they are deeply a...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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58:08
Free to Thrive! Gender, Fluidity & Our Inner Selves: Asis Aviv
Asis Aviv is one of a kind, and the newest faculty member of the International School of Temple Arts. A self-described “rich witch, radical faerie, love priestexx, and shy-ning diva,” they are here for falling back in love with being humxn.&nbs...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:07:33
Creating Safer Spaces for Relationship & Healing: Shelby Leigh
It has become common to talk about creating safer spaces for healing work. And this is a good thing. Everyone in the field of conscious sensuality, embodiment, and healing work should be looking to improve their practice and rise to higher stan...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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52:14
Candid Conversations & Criticism about the Sacred Sexuality Space: Dave Booda
Over the last couple of years, Dave Boda has been really critical of ISTA. He’s composed blog-posts and spoken openly about how some of the people involved need to improve, and how some of the ways ISTA approaches its work need to fall away.&nb...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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2:17:47
Dependency & Sovereignty in Transformational Spaces: Elica Lorde-Syzygy
There’s a lot of hot debate about the ethics of transformational spaces right now, driven by questions of how power should be held in these spaces. Who should be responsible if something goes wrong? Just what are the limits of what gets taught?...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:40:02
Community, Cults & Cancel Culture: Jen Howk
In this episode, Ria talks with Dr. Jen Howk about the collision of science and mysticism in the field of evolutionary psychology. With her feet planted firmly in both worlds, Dr. Jen delves into the how and why of our psychological quirks, rev...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:02:50
Unravelling Life Through Existential Kink: Carolyn Elliot
Do you ever feel like you’re being held back in life by events and circumstances that are out of your control? Maybe you find yourself in uncomfortable, even terrible, circumstances thinking to yourself: how did I even get here? And, how do I g...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:28:51
Awakening Shamanic Principles in Leadership: Raffaello Manacorda
In this, his third episode with the Spiritual, Sexual, Shamanic Podcast, ISTA Lead Facilitator and member of ISTA’s governing council, Raffaello Manacorda, speaks about shamanic leadership. What is shamanic leadership? Raffa explai...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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1:17:32
Fatherhood as Transformational Path: Nimai Sun Ra
ISTA Facilitator Nimai Sun Ra grew up without a father. As a result, he has felt, perhaps more urgently than most, the need to become his own father figure. To provide himself stability, guidance, and the strength that a biological father might...
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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1:02:16
Unlocking Inner Worlds: Mythology, Imagination, and Soul-Discovery
Growing up in rural Austria, ISTA facilitator Ashisha Arpana’s favorite toy was her imagination. She gleefully played with it, eventually turning what happened in her mind's eye into a career in film and media. The imagination, she...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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1:02:12
Squirting My Way From Church to Freedom: Aya Kamānakai
In this episode, Usha talks with ISTA Facilitator Aya Kamānakai about reclaiming sexuality as a pathway to personal empowerment and spiritual connection.Growing up in the Christian church, Aya was taught to shut down her sexua...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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55:30
How to Make Love Every Single Day: Matilda Gregersdotter
Picture this: you’re in a long, long-term relationship with another person. You both have dynamic, ‘larger-than-life’ personalities. You have four kids together, and busy schedules full of big projects. It seems almost impossible to fit in time...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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51:34
What to Do When the Bliss State Fades: Crystal Dawn Morris
If you've ever been to a spiritual retreat, you might know that they can be totally blissful places. Dancing, good food, vibrant people, deep teaching. Paradise! Yes, they can involve difficult emotions, and sometimes the teachings...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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1:19:26
The Vulnerability of Men's Work: Aaron Kleinerman
In this episode of the Spiritual, Sexual, Shamanic Podcast, ISTA facilitator Aaron Kleinerman delves into the topic of men's work and the importance of creating safe spaces for men to explore their vulnerability and receptivity.Through ...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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1:11:16
7 Types of Orgasm for Femme Bodies: Elisa Caro
In this episode, Usha talks with s*x engineer, Elisa Caro. An Apprentice Facilitator with ISTA, Elisa dives into one of her favorite topics: the many different kinds of orgasm that people in femme bodies can experience. Elisa cover...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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1:06:58
Chamanismo y Sexualidad: KamalaDevi McClure
Dos conceptos que suelen encontrarse separados, pero ¿Cuál es la relacion entre ellos?En esta conversación con Luis, KamalaDevi McClure nos habla sobre:El uso del Eros como medicina sagrada, su experiencia como figura poliam...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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53:35
Navigating Rites of Passage: Laura Deva
Initiation is an unavoidable part of life. We’re constantly being initiated into new experiences, whether we like it or not. Sometimes we thrive in these experiences, but sometimes they can be traumatic. Sometimes we get stuck in a loop in t...
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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1:08:59
Sex, Money & Magic with the Dark Wizard: Dane Tomas
When ISTA Apprentice Dane Tomas got started in spirituality, his focus was on ascension. "It was 'go up to the higher realms'; it was Buddhism, it was psychedelics, it was meditation, and it was all so wonderful," he says. But he s...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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1:03:25
How to Make Your Soul-Calling a Reality: Makatu
What does my soul really want, and how do I dream it? Then, how do I make it a reality? In this episode, ISTA faculty member and CEO of the conscious dating app, Lua, Makatu Roni, guides us through some answers to these questions. For him, they...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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39:05
Awakening Through Orgasmic Energy: Stephanie Phillips
In this episode, Simon talks with ISTA faculty Stephanie Phillips, who happens to be his biological mother! They dive into issues of inter-generational healing and what it can really look like to address family relationships head-on. Simon expl...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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56:00
Sexual Shamanism and Orgasmic Life: Michal Mayan Don
"When you know, you know," an old sage once said. And the power of sexual shamanism is one of those things. You can't forget it once you've experienced it. In this episode, ISTA Level 1 and 2 facilitator, Michal Mayan Don, marvels at the rapidl...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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46:12
When Sacred Sexuality Meets the Midwest: Briana Cribeyer
The midwest region of the USA is not famous for its radical attitudes towards sexuality. You might usually associate that area of the world with conservative values, fields of wheat, unpredictable weather (hello cyclone season!), sports, and ve...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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1:16:26