The Wild Temple
Opening new perspectives with ancient roots, The Wild Temple Podcast is a sanctuary for spirit-led women, practical mystics, and professionals seeking to live and lead in alignment with Dharma.
Hosted by Brooke Sullivan, Tantra Yoga Therapist, herbalist, and founder of The Wild Temple School, each episode weaves timeless wisdom with grounded tools for transformation—exploring the healing sciences of Tantra, Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, and plant spirit medicine.
From intimate reflections to soulful interviews with teachers, visionaries, and wellness pioneers, this podcast offers pathways for resilience, empowerment, and deep remembrance.
Tune in for seasonal insights, sacred practices, and conversations that illuminate the way of the wise feminine—and guide you back to the truth of who you are.
The Wild Temple
Durga Rising: The Womb of Desire
In this episode, we explore what happens when truth is suppressed and desire is smothered… and how Shakti rises in ten fierce directions to reclaim her power. This myth is a map of what happens inside each of us when the feminine is silenced, when desire is suppressed and the importance now of finally saying: “no more.”
From Shiva’s retreat into grief, to Sati’s self-immolation, to the falling of the Goddess’ yoni in Assam — this story reveals the spiritual and psychological roots of awakening, shadow work, and the return to our deepest dharma.
Brooke also shares reflections from recent time in Kamakhya — the cave, the water, the pulse of the land — and what it stirred in her own heart.
This is a sensorial, embodied entry point into the heart of Shakta Tantra and a reminder that every true path of awakening begins in the body, in honesty, and in the places where we have not yet dared to feel.
This episode is for anyone drawn to the Divine Feminine, shadow work, the origins of Tantra, or the fierce grace of the Goddess who rises from the ashes of our own suppression.
Please stay strong in your self care practices, and live YOU big. Share, follow and leave us a comment to help us make this podcast the best it can be.
www.thewildtemple.com
Books by Linda Johnson: Daughters of the Goddess; The Living Goddess
Gratitude to author and religious scholar Tova Olsson, for her beautiful interpretations of the story of Sati and Sīva, that enabled me more insight for its heartful retelling. https://saraswati-studies.teachable.com