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Jay Bennett, Leonhard Geupel and Martin Šalanda joined this conversation with Julia Neumann to share of their experience in creating the "Gaian Men's Bridgehouse" at the center of New Zealand's North Island in December 2024/January 2025.It is an unusual topic for "Radically Alive Women" to broadcast about Men's culture. We chose to do it anyway because we care about the radical aliveness of men just as much. As you will notice, it is truly heart-opening to witness how these men embody love through their shared experience, and we want this to be available to many more.We were particularly touched by...

Bishop Reid is a somatic based business coach and trauma informed breathwork & mindfulness certified facilitator, working worldwide.In this episode, she shares about reclaiming aliveness, transforming self-doubt, and redefining selfishness. Bishop speaks of her personal journey with reclaiming her inner fire, constantly going to the edge with her online business, and navigating the cycles of self-doubt and confusion. Bishop discusses the significance of somatic leadership, and the critical role of the nervous system and conscious fear in transforming self-doubt. She shares of her observation that self-doubt often transpires when we are coming to our own edge, the edge of our...

Margaret McCallum is a Soul Midwife and Death Doula. In this episode she shares the freedom and aliveness of Death becoming part of everyday life. She suggest that by opening to the challenges and nudges from life in the current moment and choosing to die the little deaths life becomes fuller & richer and the big death in the end can become an easeful space of surrender. In that place the inner knowing by the soul - when the time has come - can simply let go and life can complete itself. She invites anyone walking alongside the dying to acknowledge each individual's...

This is an excerpt from a work-talk (some talking, some workshop elements) delivered by Julia Neumann in 2021. It explores the sovereign birth right of omen to tsan din their sovereignty, and the strategies women may employ to stay Princesses and avoid being in their power.The emphasis of this first part is on conscious joy as a resource to make a radical shift from waiting for "the prince on a white horse" to being a wild white horse oneself. We dug this treasure out of our archives for you and hope you enjoy!You can watch the full recording here: https://youtu.be/p0T2IC_dY_8.For...

In this episode, Annika Korsten speaks with Anna Groves, a CNVC Nonviolent Communication Trainer and Somatic Practitioner based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Anna’s presence is captivating in its simplicity and humility, creating a space where the nervous system can relax and shift toward a more compassionate orientation toward oneself and life.While acknowledging the pain that exists in every human experience, including her own, Anna illuminates a path where life can be full of love and adventure—living from what truly matters, not out of obligation, but from a genuine desire to do so. She creates a space of liberation, allowing for...

James Samuel is the originator of Growing Radicles, a project to explore syntropic food and social systems, welcoming density and diversity in ecosystems and human systems.
In this episode, James shares about his passion for Regeneration and our human role as stewards for nature, being part of nature, in radical collaboration across humans of all genders. He also shares about his process of growing the capacity of holding space for the Women in his life, especially his now 18-year-old daughter and his partner.
James speaks vulnerably about his journey of becoming a father and the shifts he perceived necessary, as...

In this episode of Radically Alive Women, Yana Kirakovskaya, founder of Auckland-based "Papaya Stories" shares her inspiring journey as a global citizen, creative, and mother.
Papaya Stories brings people together through unique storytelling experiences like Silent Disco City walks and other audio tours, such as Māori historical tours. These are uniquely tailored experiences, fostering connection, joy and authenticity. The creative storytelling services extend globally, aiming to enrich lives and foster community connection.
The conversation also delves into the fear of success, facing rejection, embracing one's true self, daring to be "crazy", dancing with life, and how being true to oneself...

Melody Mortiaux is a naturopath / medical herbalist, and has a wealth of knowledge around women’s health, women’s cycles, menstruation and menopause.
In this RAW episode she shares generously about:

the menstrual cycle
perimenopause
menopause
symptoms of perimenopause
estrogen and progesterone as well as other hormones and their role in a Woman’s moon and life cycle
the liver’s sacred role and how to look after its past age 35
detox pathways in women and men
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Togther with Julia Neumann, she taps into the bigger picture of perimenopause and menopause as a massive invitation to come fully...

Sybille Biedert is the founder of Embodied Freedom and co-originator of Radically Alive Women.With Embodied Freedom, Sybille joins her background as an Open Floor teacher and years of immersion into 5-Rhythms with distinctions from Possibility Management to empower humans to come fully into their bodies. In this episode, Sybille returns to RAW Edgecast with her research on conscious dance and Feelings distinctions, and how their combination serves to create connection, collaboration, and in general: aliveness.Sybille speaks about her observations on the dancefloor and beyond, sharing from her personal journey especially with Anger, Fear, and Sadness. This is an intimate and honest conversation...

Claire Eccleston is a midwife of life. Amongst many hats she wears, she is a mother and a grandmother and takes a radical stand in the birth space. She advocates the reverence for a Woman's body and bringing back the knowledge and wisdom through its inherent physiology. 
In this conversation with Annika Korsten, she takes a leap into where birth stands today in many Western cultures, including aiming to control birth, the use of technology and machinery, and the link with a disconnect from the land. The ancient art  of birth work, on the other hand,  stresses the importance of touch, senses and "Being...