Modern Soul Speaks

Hey - So our summer break lasted a little longer than planned and for good reason. In today's episode, we will share all.

If you're considering becoming a Lunar Coach, this week’s episode could be a perfect motivation.

In episode 23  Lina tells us all about the lunar cycles and how working with the moon's energy can maximize our manifestations but also deepen the healing of anything we want to release and let go of.

This week Lina is back to tell us all about how she became a Moonology Coach as well as topics like, how she found her own spiritual path.

Rachel and Gemma ask her a mix of their more classic questions, as well as an array of questions specific to her modality, Lunar Cycle Coaching.

Book Suggestions:

Lunar Cycles is the topic we will be diving into for the next two weeks. Have you ever wondered how to work with the moon, what the different phases mean and how they might affect you? Lunar Cycle Coach, Lina Della Luna, joins Rachel and Gemma to tell all.

This week Moonologer, Lina will walk us through the phases and the correlating activities we can carry out during each one. You will learn how working with the moon can supercharge your manifestations, while also reestablishing a deep connection to nature at the same time.

How to stay in contact with Lina:

This week Rachel and Gemma interview ‘When Still Waters Speak’ founder, LiYing, to find out more about what drew her to Tea Ceremonies and how she started her spiritual journey.

Following on from last week’s episode when LiYing demoed a ceremony, this time Gemma and Rachel have the chance to ask her many more questions about her own experiences with tea. They hear how she fell in love with the ceremonies and she talks through her favourite spiritual resources and how she creates a sacred space to host ceremonies.

If you would like to purchase Live Tea for yourself, here are the suppliers LiYing suggests:

This week we invite you to sample a virtual Tea Ceremony.

Episode 20 is an episode with a difference! 

We get lots of questions about ourselves; usually how we got into spirituality, what inspires us, what we’re working on, our next projects, what we like and dislike about the spiritual community, etc. so we thought we would answer these in one episode by asking each other the questions (and more) than we usually ask of our guest speakers! 

If you’ve been listening to our recent episodes, you’ll know that there’s been a big project that Gemma has been working on for the last few months and in this episode she’s able to announce what the project is - something channeled and which has lots of pages! ;-) 

We’re also excited to announce we’re reformatting our episodes - in the next few weeks we’ll be taking a short break (not long - just a week or two) to work on a new series of episodes, but first we have some wonderful interviews coming up over the coming weeks. In our new format, we’ll be doing a deep dive for about 6-8 episodes on one specific topic - this might be crystals, chakras, nutrition, emotional eating, Atlantis and Lemuria, Wicca, 5D and other topics. 

This week Rachel and Gemma talk about the Thymus chakra.

The Thymus chakra is an important one, not only because of its association with the thymus gland, but in how it plays a key role in our spiritual ascension.

Specifically, this episode addresses:

• The different names of the Thymus chakra including Higher Heart and the Fire chakra
• Where the chakra can be found
• The importance of the Thymus gland (associated to the chakra), what it does and it’s role in keeping us healthy
• Spiritual associations to the Thymus chakra
• Akashic records - past life, but also accessing different dimensions,
• Spiritual ascension, 5th dimension and Christ Consciousness
• Colours, crystals, healing and activation.
  

In addition, we provide an overview of the chakras, what they are, where the concept comes from, the seven main chakras, the colours that are associated to them, the ages we are when they develop, and what emotions appear when our chakras are out of balance.

We mention:

This is episode 1 of a 2-part series focusing on the books that have supported Gemma’s spiritual realisations and her spiritual journey over the years. 

We touch on a number of different concepts and modalities including: 

• Mirror work
• Affirmations 
• Law of attraction and raising vibration
• The “Laws” - for example, the law of Karma, law of Clarity, law of Attachment
• Dharma and purpose
• The science behind holistic or “spiritual” healing modalities
• Scales of emotion and vibration
• And much more!

The following publications / practitioners are mentioned in this episode: 

The topic this week is Spiral Dynamics! The show will explain what that is and how it plays out in each of us; as well as society on a national and global scale.

Always wanting to try something a little different, Gemma presents a topic she heard about herself several years ago. At that time, it helped her first understand her family dynamic more but now she uses the same concept to understand global events.

Resources used:

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Did you know your subconscious could be blocking you from creating the perfect home or work environment? 

...And any space we regularly use, provides significant clues to unlock our limitless potential?

This week sees Gemma and Rachel riff about how they each use meditation, different meditation forms such as gratitude meditations, crystal meditations, walking meditations,, guided meditations, group meditations, hypnotic states, etc., and the benefits from different meditation experiences and practices.

We talk about using meditation for:

• Connection to higher self and Source
• Spirit guide connection
• Theta healing and 7th plane connection
• Breath work
• Cord cutting and gratitude
• Working with crystals
• Chakra work
• Visualisation
• Sound healing - using sound bowls, tibetan bowls, gongs, and tuning forks
  

Gemma also talks listeners through how she conducts her meditation classes and gives tips to people on how to hold their own classes. Some of the tips and what works for Gemma include:

• Telling people what to expect (i.e. breathwork, yoga nidra, visualisation) and when
• Advising attendees on how to know when it’s finished to limit mind chatter
• Starting with breath work
• Focusing on the exhale of breath as well as the inhale
• Considering the depth of meditation
• Healing within meditation
• Being aware of trigger words
• Crystals to use to aid meditation
  

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In episode 13, we continue with the vitamin and mineral deficiency series, this week focusing on “the sunshine vitamin”; vitamin D.

We talk about how we produce Vitamin D, the different types of Vitamin D (D2 and D3), what a deficiency looks like, dietary options to enhance vitamin D, toxification if taking an excessive amount, and the official guidance around supplementation.

We also touch upon inflammation - what it is, and anti-flam foods to help lower the levels of it in our bodies.

This will be the last of the deficiency series until later on in the year.

This week, in episode 11, we’re riffing on journaling, talking through our personal experiences, the different types of technique we each use and provide insight into the benefits we’ve both received from our respective journaling practices.

We cover techniques such as using journaling for gratitude lists, setting intentions and manifesting, easing anxiety, channeling, or using methodology from Julia Cameron’s book, “The Artist’s Way”.

This will be of specific interest to anyone looking to get started in journaling or those who want to explore different methods of how they can journal.

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If you want to try something a little different, that will entertain you through Covid, this week’s episode is perfect. The final one in our current intuition series, Gemma talks about symbolism and how it can be used to receive intuitive guidance.

This is a fun, lighthearted episode with all the off-topic chats expected with these two.

Gemma highlights the three different ways we can use symbols for intuitive messages:

1. For reassurance.
2. As a representation of information you need.
3. As guidance on specific questions.
   

Welcome to the third in our intuition series. This time we cover how to connect to our Gut and Heart to gain intuitive guidance.

After a chat around why connecting to these areas is possible, how to do it and what to look out for when giving this a go, Gemma guides Rachel into connecting to both so you can witness the process and try it out yourselves.

They then swap and Gemma connects so you can see how someone more familiar with the process does it.

In this episode Gemma mentions:

This episode is the second within our deficiency series and focuses on Zinc and Iron, both fairly common deficiencies..

We talk about our personal experiences with Iron and Zinc, as well as what the symptoms of a deficiency in either, what you can do to self-test, other supplement choices outside of the usual iron supplement tablets, and some of the things you can increase in your diet if you feel you may be running low. 

Time to pick up our Intuition series.

This episode is split into two parts.

Part 1 (minute 2.42): Firstly Gemma chats to Rachel about the two voices in our head. One being our ego mind (also called vitti and mind chatter). The second is our Higher self. They discuss how they differ, how to identify each one, and why this is so important when connecting to your intuition (a part of our higher self).

Part 2 (minute 40.58): Gemma asks Rachel to demonstrate the sway test. A simple technique that almost everyone can use to access their intuition without worrying about the ego mind getting in the way.

Share of the Week:

This week both Gemma & Rachel share a person they follow.

This week is the first episode of our deficiency series. Rachel starts in this episode by covering the B vitamins and will talk over the coming weeks about iron and zinc deficiency.

We will cover the common symptoms of a vitamin deficiency, what the deficiency is doing to the body, and what foods you can increase within your diet if you suspect you do have a deficiency.

Vitamin B is HUGE - it covers 8 essential nutrients and is key to:

• The nervous system

• Brain function

• Energy levels

• Immunity

Gemma talks this week about all things crystals. A topic she wanted to cover early on because so many people know her for that work. 

This episode is an hour long express Crystals 101. Where we talk about the following:

• What is a crystal
• Why crystals are good for us
• Where to place them in the home
• How to use them
• And what ones to get first if you are beginning a crystal collection

Nourishment - understanding Primary and Secondary food

In episode 2 of Modern Soul Speaks, the focus is on the concept of Primary and Secondary food. Rachel and Gemma discuss the idea that Primary food goes beyond the plate - it’s not the physical food we eat but the nourishment that gives us the joy, meaning or fulfillment that gives life its sparkle and makes us feel content. With physical food that we eat, called Secondary food.

If our Primary food zone is unbalanced, it can be easy to mistake physical hunger with an unfulfilled emotional need.

Rachel takes our listeners through the four key foundations of Primary food and how to determine if we’re eating Secondary food to fill a Primary food gap.

This is fundamental as Rachel will refer back to the concept of Primary and Secondary food in future episodes.

***YOU'RE INVITED TO OUR NEW YEAR’S ZOOM EVENT***

As a new podcast, reviews are super important to helping us grow. As a thank you to anyone who takes the time to leave a review, we will invite you to all our events (for free!) starting with a New Year’s Online Retreat on the 2nd January 2021.

This will be a day of goal setting for the year ahead, plus lots of extra spiritual practices, including Meditations, Reiki and Intuitive journaling.

Please note you can subscribe or follow us on all platforms but can only leave a review on Apple Podcast.  (If you don't use Apple Podcast as your listening platform, please ask a friend who does to review on your behalf.)

Intuition - Using our Senses

It’s here, episode 1 of Modern Soul Speaks! Gemma kicks off by talking about working with your Intuition. She highlights how important it is to work with all your senses when receiving intuitive messages and how we may experience messages via each sense. This includes leading her co-host, Rachel, through 2 techniques you can use to connect to your instincts and start receiving intuitive hits.

Intuition is such a giant topic, Gemma will return to it over several episodes.