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Soil and Stars is a podcast exploring our interconnectedness and unique roles within the web of life. Our host, Emily Hall (she/her), is our guide for deepening our connection with the living world and cosmos. Tune in for fascinating conversations about astrology, Earth-honoring spirituality, creativity, worldbuilding, healing, mysticism, and so much more. Each episode is intended to awaken our minds, open our hearts, and remind us that we are made of soil and stars.

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Awakening aliveness and moving toward life with Eris Johnson

March 04, 2026 • Emily Hall • Season 1 • Episode 10

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In this episode, Emily connects with politicized somatic practitioner and popular educator Eris Johnson for a profound conversation about eco-somatic practices, interspecies relations, and eco-social collective liberation.

Emily & Eris discuss:

Listening deeply and coming back into collaborative, reciprocal relationship with land
Expanding our movements for liberation to include the freedom and sovereignty of beyond human beings
Widening our sense of self to include community, ecology, and cosmos
Orienting to somatics as a practice of awakening aliveness for the sake of healing, transformation, pleasure, and freedom
Popular education as a model that removes institutional barriers to knowledge while honoring our role as both student and teacher

Connect with Eris on Instagram and learn more about their politicized somatic offerings, including Somatic Enchantment.

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Thank you Bre Legan for our artwork and Paul Krasnoshchok for our music.