The Enchanted Earth Podcast with Maureen Calamia
In The Enchanted Earth podcast, Maureen talks with her guests about their sacred stories in nature and how these experiences have given them insight into the magic and mystery of the consciousness behind the natural world and our lives.
We all have these stories, but when we give them space, we often can find treasures that can help us with new perspectives, messages on our path, and even guidance on our life purpose. These stories are mythic and connect us to our souls and higher consciousness, using the power of metaphors and symbols. ...the language of the natural world and the divine. Maureen's guests share stories of simple, yet profound nature connection, to experiences of oneness and transcendence, to dialogue with other-than-human beings. Stories that foster a deep sense of nature spirituality. Her book, The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You, is now available wherever online books are sold (2024, Mango Publishing).
The Enchanted Earth Podcast with Maureen Calamia
Embracing Awe & Wonder in the Co-Creative Process with Dr. Jenna Mikus
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In this episode of the Enchanted Earth Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Jenna Mikus, founder and managing partner of the UDA Group, a design consultancy based in the US, UK, and Australia. Dr. Mikus, a creative engineer and honorary fellow with the University of Melbourne's Centre for Wellbeing Science, shares her fascinating journey blending engineering with a profound love for nature. Throughout the conversation, we explore her unique approach to building environments that nourish both humans and the natural world, as well as the importance of awe, flourishing, and interrelationality in design. Tune in to discover how Dr. Mikus is breaking down silos in her field and advocating for a holistic, interconnected approach to solving some of the world's most wicked problems.
00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:41 Meet Dr. Jenna Mikus
01:53 Jenna's Unique Career Path
06:58 Childhood and Nature
09:20 Experiences of Awe and Connection
22:31 The Importance of Interrelationality
27:16 Final Thoughts and Farewell
About Dr. Jenna Mikus
Dr Jenna Mikus is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Eudae Group, which provides research and advisory services for clients seeking new ways of realizing environments curated for individual, societal, and environmental health and wellbeing, particularly in the context of the built environment. Dr Mikus is a bridging professional, balancing industry acumen with academic substance. She is recognized as an Honorary Fellow with University of Melbourne’s Centre for Wellbeing Science, a Fellow with the Centre for Conscious Design, a Research Advisor for the International WELL Building Institute, and the Founder of Harvard University's Human Flourishing Network's Flourishing by Design special interest group. She is from the US, lives in Australia, but is currently working as a Visiting Scholar at UHasselt in Belgium, collaborating with a team aptly name the Designing for More research group. Leveraging her global education across engineering (BSc in the US), architecture (MSc in the UK), and design (PhD in Australia) with her depth and breadth of work experience relating to design thinking, strategy, and change management, Dr Mikus guides the pragmatic creation and intrinsically motivated crafting of intelligent, sustainable, and flourishing environments for all--humans and non-humans alike.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jennamikus
Website: www.eudaegroup.com
Get Your Copy of my book The Enchanted Earth! https://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Earth-Embracing-Discover-Connecting/dp/1684816858
About Maureen Calamia
Maureen Calamia is a geomancer, teacher, author, and podcaster devoted to listening to land, dreams, and the subtle intelligence of the living Earth. For over twenty years, her work has explored the meeting point of Earth wisdom, consciousness, and place-based spiritual practice.
She is the founder of the Luminous Spaces School, offering online courses in geomancy, feng shui, Earth energy healing, and nature-based spirituality. Maureen offers private mentoring for experienced practitioners and those in periods of profound awakening who feel called into deeper relationship with land and purpose.
She is the author of Creating Luminous Spaces (Conari Press, 2018) and The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You (Books That Save Lives, 2024).
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BOOK - The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-enchanted-earth-maureen-calamia/21477870?ean=9781684816859
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