Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Vajra Ma

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Vajra Ma   Vajra Ma She teaches outside traditions and codifications with warmth, humor and a bedrock compassion. She teaches from Source, especially through innate, subtle bodyknowing experienced in her womb-sourced moving meditation The Tantric Dance of Feminine Power® which she originated and teaches since 1992. "The body never lies." She is the author of From a Hidden Stream: The Natural Spiritual Authority of Woman and is published in eight anthologies including Foremothers of the Women's Spirituality Movement. With her late husband Wolfgang Nebmaier she co-founded the Shakti Moon Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to cultivating right relationship with Source, particularly Earth and Woman. She is a legally ordained Priestess of Women's Mysteries with ministerial credentials through Temple of Diana, Inc. She lives in the forests of Oregon with her dog, cats, serpents, the Fae and Nature Beings. Website: https://www.vajra-ma.com/

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Spring Washam

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Spring Washam. Considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based meditation practices to diverse communities; Spring Washam is a well-known teacher, healer, and visionary leader based in Oakland, California. She is the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment and The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. Spring is one of the founding teachers at the East Bay Meditation Center, an organization that offers Buddhist teachings with attention to social action and multiculturalism. She is a member of the teacher’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, offering teachings on Buddhist philosophy, Insight meditation and loving-kindness practices. Spring is also the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys, a one-of-a-kind organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom for transformative retreats in South America. She has practiced and studied Buddhist philosophy in both the Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism since 1999. Spring is also a shamanic practitioner and has studied indigenous healing practices since 2008.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Gwen McPhail

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with  Teacher of science Gwen McPhail.  Gwen "J. Stanion" McPhail was a National Board Certified teacher of science and taught a diverse course load from Food Science to Physics and from 7th grade Life Science to High School Livestock Production for 31 years. She retired to spend more time with her family on the farm and to have more time to be involved in her community. Gwen served on her local County Planning Commission and continues to serve on the board of a small agricultural non-profit. She spent three years during and after Covid to prepare and market her manuscript for "My Place Among Them".  She continues to support the preservation of family farms in America, the practice of sourcing food locally and eating healthy.... Gwen believe in her mother's saying... "Pay your farmer, or you'll end up paying your doctor." Gwen McPhail's latest work is an opportunity to reflect on our past and present, to draw from the well of history and uncover life lessons that resonate more profoundly than ever in today's world. This literary time machine, "My Place Among Them," guides us through the annals of history and offers invaluable insights on resilience, cultural understanding, and the intricate workings of politics and bureaucracy.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Caverly Morgan

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Caverly Morgan. Caverly Morgan is a spiritual teacher, non-profit founder, speaker and writer who blends the original spirit of Zen with a modern nondual approach. She is the author of The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together as well as A Kids Book About Mindfulness. Caverly is the founder of Peace in Schools, a nonprofit that created the nation's first for-credit mindfulness class in public high schools. Her practice began in 1995 and has included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery.  She has been teaching contemplative practice since 2001. Caverly leads meditation retreats, workshops and online classes internationally. Learn more at caverlymorgan.org.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Jamie Della

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Xicana Witch Jamie Della. Jamie Della is a Xicana Witch, Shamanic Priestess, Magickal mentor, and Wiccan author of ten books, including A Box of Magick: A Guided Journey to Crafting a Magickal Life through Witchcraft, Ritual Herbalism and Spellcrafting, The Book of Spells and The Wicca Cookbook. Jamie's books, teachings and one-on-one mentoring program focuses on how to deeply connect with your unique spirit and co-create with an alive world. She remains deeply connected to her Mexican roots via her writings, such as the award-winning Latino Writers & Journalists, and her new historical fiction/magical realism book, The Last Daughters of the Don.