A podcast...a Variety Show for the Soul by Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Aim Me Smiley & Renee Ananda, a touring folk music duo, inspirational speakers, retreat leaders, and advocates for this planet and its people. On this podcast, we have heart-to-heart conversations with remarkably inspiring people around freeing our dreams and amplifying love in all things. Enjoy an exhilarating melange of exchanges where the arts meet awareness to champion and elevate the love of yourself, others, and th ...
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Victoria Bennett, Wild Woman, Poet and Author of All My Wild Mothers
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1:27:07In this episode, we are simply delighted to be with our beloved bliss sister and dear friend, Victoria Bennett (Vik) who is a poet, author, creative activist, and Wild Woman. When not juggling writing, full-time care, and genetic illness, she can be found where the wild weeds grow…within ALL MY WILD MOTHERS: her debut memoir of motherhood, loss and…
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Bill Philipps, Intuitive Inner Wisdom Guide, Psychic Medium and Author of Soul Searching
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1:15:17In this episode, we are honored to be in the radiant presence of Internationally Renowned Psychic Medium and author of SOUL SEARCHING, Bill Philipps. Bill is the author of Expect the Unexpected, Signs from the Other Side, and most recently Soul Searching : Tune In to Spirit and Awaken Your Inner Wisdom. His life’s mission is to help people deal wit…
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Asia Suler, Author of Mirrors in the Earth, Teacher, Earth Intuitive and Healing Herbalist
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1:09:59In this episode, we feel fortunate to be in the presence and companionship of Asia Suler, Author of Mirrors in the Earth: Reflections on Self-Healing from the Living World. She a healing herbalist and is the founder of One Willow Apothecaries, an Appalachian-grown company. She is an Earth-intuitive who helps people remember their gifts through educ…
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Nicole Sartini, Authentic Empowerment Guide and Psychotherapist
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1:01:05In this episode, we are thrilled to be in the company of and in conversation with Psychotherapist and Authentic Empowerment Guide, Nicole Sartini. We are asked if we ready to flip the light on and see what is stored in our metaphorical closet? We build the courage to be able to see ourselves in our fullness Learn that a feeling is not a fact - we c…
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Rebecca Wildbear, Earth Love Warrior, Author of Wild Yoga and Soul Guide of Creative Service
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1:19:58In this episode, our wild hearts get activated and our souls get invited to intiation by Rebecca Wildbear, author of “Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration & Advocacy for the Earth.” Rebecca is also the creator of a yoga practice called Wild Yoga, which empowers individuals to tune in to the mysteries that live within the earth community,…
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Humanity’s Epic Awakening A Mystical Odyssey Beyond Belief with Mary Reed
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1:23:39In this episode, our hearts are rejoicing and reverent to be in the enlightening and awakening presence of mystic wisdom teacher and guide, Mary Reed, who is ushering in the Way of Love, the Truth of Love, and the Luminous Light of Love. We welcome her back to Caravan of the Heart to celebrate and cherish the release of her new book and big, beauti…
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It's Impossible There's Anything but Love with Renee Ananda
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24:35(Our laptop completely failed. We offer to you an inspirational talk by Renee given at a Unity service a few years ago. We are in the process of getting things replaced and should have a new guest episode next week. In the meantime, here’s an invitation to love…) In this episode, you are invited to consider that it is impossible that there is anyth…
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Fia, Spiritual Singer-Songwriter, EnCHANTress, Amplifying the Sacred
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1:07:38In this episode, we travel through the countryside north of Stockholm deep into the heart and soul and high vibration of Fia Forsström (known mononymously as Fia) . Fia is a spiritual singer-songwriter who with her inspirational lyrics and catchy melodies has a unique way of weaving music that empowers the listener to drop deeper into themselves an…
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Meredith Heller, Powerful Poetic Voice, Author of Write a Poem, Save Your Life, Writing By Heart Workshops
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1:19:43In this episode, it is our immense privilege to have as our guest a powerful poetic voice, author, singer/songwriter, avid nature-woman, and educator, Meredith Heller. A California Poet in the Schools, Meredith leads Writing By Heart workshops at public & private schools, women’s prisons, The Institute for Poetic Medicine, The Kennedy Center for th…
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Julia Butterfly Hill, Revolutionary Champion for the Planet, Tree Translator, Legacy of Love in Action
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2:03:12In this episode, we are in the presence of a Champion…Our Shero…a revolutionary advocate for this planet and its people, Julia Butterfly Hill! For 738 days Julia Butterfly Hill lived in the canopy of an ancient redwood tree, called Luna, to help make the world aware of the plight of ancient forests. Her courageous act of civil disobedience gained i…
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Devorah Brous, Sacred Steward, Regenerative Urban Homesteader, Creator of FromSoil2Soul, Bridge Builder
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1:15:30In this episode, get ready to root and rise up with frontline Community Organizer, Ritualist and Herbalist, Devorah Brous! Devorah is the creator of fromsoil2soul. She consults, writes, formulates herbal remedies, and gardens with individuals and institutions, designing regenerative practices for soul care, community care, and earth care. With a fo…
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Mary H. Reaman, Heart-Centered Creator, Author, Artist and Visionary
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1:21:15In this episode, we are ecstatic to be with and in the sublime and divine presence of Creator, Artist, Author and Podcaster, our bliss sister and dear friend, Mary H. Reaman. Following the call of her longing, Mary has pursued unchartered territories and taken on a variety of roles over the years including pastor, founder, public speaker, teacher, …
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Perdita Finn, Compelling Writer, Ancestral Healer and Guide on the Radical Path of the Divine Feminine
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1:23:16In this episode, we are grateful to be in the presence of the compelling writer, time traveler and friend, Perdita Finn. She is the co-author of The Reluctant Psychic and, with her husband Clark Strand, The Way of The Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary and Take Back the Magic: Getting to Know the Dead. We are encoura…
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The Healing Power of Meaningful Connection with Troubadours of Divine Bliss
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44:39In this episode, we feel the all embracing, healing power of meaningful connection... We find our truest lifeline, our purpose and greatest fulfillment is meaningful connection in this life. We see how being in loving presence with others leads us back to wholeness within ourselves. We call out to hear "there are other worlds to sing in". We pray t…
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Pouria Montazeri, Beloved Founder of In the Footprints of Rumi, Filmmaker, Sacred Poetry Portal Awakener & Transformer
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1:36:36In this episode, we are greatly honored to have our hearts nourished by Pouria Montazeri, the founder of "In The Footprints of Rumi." Pouria shares the riches of his familiarity with Rumi's language, culture, and religious/spiritual background to support individuals in understanding what Rumi said and taught, which has been ignored, erased, or misi…
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Jenny Shanks, Intuitive Love Warrior, Spiritual Medium and Mentor
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1:03:13In this episode, we spiritedly enjoy an uplifting and affirming exchange and encounter with psychic, spiritual medium, mentor, and lightworker, Jenny Shanks. Jenny’s first love and passion is connecting with our past loved ones… providing peace and clarity for ALL those she connects with…in the spirit world and here on earth. Hear the message, "Sto…
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Maia Toll, Seeker of Magic and Award-Winning Wild Wisdom Series Author
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1:17:57In this episode, we are enchanted to engage with Maia Toll, a seeker of magic and award-winning author of the bestselling Wild Wisdom Series which has inspired readers worldwide to explore their human nature through the magical lens of the natural world. We discover a bookshelf in a willow tree We enter a world where land is sentient, and the stone…
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Talamieka Brice, Illuminating, Award-winning Artist, Filmmaker & Visual Storyteller
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1:27:51In this episode, our spirits are deeply moved and inspired as we speak with Award-winning Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Poet & Visual Storyteller, Talamieka Brice. We get a glimpse of what we it means to be a Mother, an Artist, a Filmmaker and Activist while reclaiming our Identity We discover what happens when you add spice, a bit of voodoo & m…
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Richard Brendan, Heart Intuitive Host of JourneysFire Podcast, Speaker, Mentor and Hospice Chaplain
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1:22:53In this episode, we share a beautifully moving conversation with Speaker, Hospice chaplain, Mentor, and Radio Host, Richard Brendan. In his teaching and by his presence, Richard helps us see the beauty and joy of the world anew as if we were children again. In this intimate exchange, we are invited to see with Love. We find the greatest gift you ca…
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John Blair, Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Environmental Health Activist
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1:54:36In this episode, we are beyond grateful to have in our presence a living legend, a forty-five year, environmental health activist, John Blair…a commercial mortgage banker turned Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist. See the photo: https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/677914/85339150.jpg He founded and still serves as president of Valley…
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Kendall Rosenberg, Mystic Poetess, Lighthouse of Luminous Courage
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1:10:17In this episode, we wholeheartedly and excitedly embrace Mystic Poetess, Kendall Rosenburg, author of All The Candles I Light For Myself; I Light For You. Kendall throws her heart beyond the boundary of words like a luminous sunrise over the deepest valleys of womanhood... of human hood. This mystic poet asks of her readers that they face their own…
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Victoria Loorz, Wonderful Wild Pastor, Eco-Spiritual Director, Founder of Wild Church Network
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1:31:16In this episode, it is our hearts delight to be in the presence of Wild Pastor, Author and Guide, Victoria Loorz. Her book, Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred, is an invitation to deepen our commitment to a suffering earth by falling in love with it--and calling it church. It was in 2015 that Victoria launched the first Churc…
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John Roedel, Soul-Provoking, Poignant Poet of the Heart
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1:39:14In this episode, we share an open-hearted and heart-opening conversation with the soul- provoking, poignant Poet of the Heart, John Roedel. John Roedel is a comic who unexpectedly became an Amazon Best Selling Poet/Writer when he began to turn his faith crisis, depression, and struggles into poems that have been read all over the world. Over the pa…
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Myshkin Warbler, Musical Spellcaster & Jenny Q, Healing Herbalist / Trust Together: A True Story of Love's Victory
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1:39:07In this episode, we are thrilled to have with us our friend and fervent, masterful muse, the brilliant Musician, Songwriter, and Artist, Myshkin Warbler, and the radiant, resilient, author, beloved herbalist, cellist, and awe-inspiring muse, Jenny Qaqundah. Together they are a dynamic duo whose persevering love and devotion have stirred the hearts …
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Joan Tollifson, Writer, Teacher, Explorer in Nondual Spirituality
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1:11:20In this episode, we share an expansive and awakening conversation with writer, teacher, and explorer in nondual spirituality, Joan Tollifson. Joan has held public and private meetings as well as occasional workshops and retreats since 1996. She encourages people to question the stories, beliefs, and misunderstandings that create so much of our huma…
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Rick Archer, Beloved Creator/Host of the Renowned Buddha at the Gas Pump (BATGAP) Spiritual Interview Show
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1:19:38In this episode, we have an inspiring and heart-opening exchange with Rick Archer, the extraordinarily spiritually awakened Creator / Host of the spiritual interview show, Buddha at the Gas Pump. Since the Fall of 2009, he has interviewed over 640 “spiritually awakening” people, from the well-known to the unknown, from a variety of backgrounds and …
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"What we are dwelling on we are dwelling in" with Troubadours of Divine Bliss
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29:56In this episode, we circle up around the Caravan campfire for a heart session to ask, "Where y'at?...in your heart, mind, and spirit... We visit the places we inhabit and look at what we are in the habit of thinking, feeling, saying & doing. We realize that what we are dwelling on – we are dwelling in. We explore the "unwept teach" that comes to ca…
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Andy Mahler, Dedicated Forest Activist, Defender and Community Organizer protecting the places we love
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1:40:15In this episode, our hearts are filled with joy and gratitude to speak to our hero and our friend, our beloved Andy Mahler. Andy is a forest activist, defender, and community organizer with Protect our Woods and Heartwood. Andy organized the forest protection network Heartwood, “people helping people protect the places they love.” We learn the most…
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Alfred K. LaMotte, Fred, Uplifting and Awakening Poet, and Interfaith Chaplain
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1:04:43In this episode, we share a beautiful heart-centered and heart-awakening conversation with an Interfaith chaplain and college instructor in world religions, Alfred K. LaMotte, familiar to us as Fred. We get invited to walk barefoot and un-name the stars We learn that when you have no agenda life can be so original and simple We admit that we have w…
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Improv Therapy Group, Transformative Therapy with Believers in the Healing Power of Laughter
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1:14:31In this episode, we share an immensely inspiring and intriguing conversation with CEO, Angela Nino, Chief Improv Officer, Lisa Bany, and Reverend Marcy Bain, Improv Instructor with Improv Therapy Group. We find magic words and get a Bland Aid for your life We discover the transformational power of "Yes...And" We learn that when we commit to having …
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Dawne Gee, Radiant and Resilient News Anchor, Reporter & Host “Persevering with Purpose”
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55:21In this episode, we learn how to overcome the most difficult obstacles life throws at us and keep hope strong! You will not believe how much she has endured...she has made beauty from ashes! When we get knocked down, we find out what we get 5 minutes to do and what comes next… We discover why a little girl wouldn't be cast as a ghost in the school …
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Don't Leave Me Raw: Cook Me in the Fire of Divine Love with Renee Ananda
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34:28In this episode, we are reminded that in our best moments, when we are trusting the divine process, we want not just salvation but purification. The goal is to actually be on fire! That way, anything that comes into our orbit in our being can move from being raw to being "cooked". There is such a fire, the fire of Divine love. We explore this "cook…
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Sophie Strand, Author, Writer, Neo-troubadour Animist, and Compost Heap
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1:05:20In this episode, we are deeply honored to speak with the illuminating and illustrious Sophie Strand. She is an Author, Poet, Neo-Troubadour Animist, and Compost Heap "with a propensity to spin yarns that inevitably turn into love stories. Give her a salamander and a stone and she’ll write you a love story." Content/Trigger Warning: In this episode,…
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Doug Van Houten, Nature-based Soul Guide & Mentor for Personal and Cultural Regeneration
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1:21:33In this episode, we find out how personal healing is connected to healing the Earth We become willing to risk a radical re-imaging of life’s purpose and unearth our soul's hidden treasures We discover The “Great Work” and recover our sense of wonder and sense of the sacred in intimacy with Nature We accept the invitation to become fully human, cour…
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Teneia Sanders, Outstanding Soulful Singer-Songwriter, Ambassador of Art and Activism
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1:17:22In this episode, we sit a the feet of a true Black Empress and bask in the glow of her enchanting soul song. We get some Grandma Enola wisdom "Be Yourself, you can't be anybody else." We hear what it sounds like when you write a Love Song... to yourself We color outside the lines and refuse to be put in a box We try on different styles of expressio…
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Angela Shelton, Healer & Radical Voice for Survivors of Abuse, Award-winning Filmmaker, Writer, and Actress
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1:46:43In this episode, we renew faith and belief in the human spirit with the radically honest voice for those who are forced to be silent because of abuse and violence, Angela Shelton. Angela makes movies and music and teaches adults and children escape routes out of pain and suffering. She says, "Every single thing I do has the underlying mission of in…
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Love is Friendship Caught Fire, an intimate conversation with Troubadours of Divine Bliss, your Hosts
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52:30In this Valentine’s Day episode, we share an intimate conversation with you… “Love is Friendship Caught Fire!” It's probably no secret how much we love each other, but we want to share the secrets of how we nurture our love and share the story of how our friendship caught fire ignites this bonfire of bliss! We are cherishing our First Love, the Div…
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Jenn Grinels, Compelling Singer-Songwriter, Dynamic Performer
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1:19:53In this episode, we speak with a jaw-dropping, dynamo Singer-Songwriter and soul sister, Jenn Grinels! "Her innate ability to connect with listeners activates their deepest emotions pertaining to love, resilience, and hope." We learn 3 principles of making art and that getting 2 out of 3 ain’t bad! Hear how Barbie and the boom box were all the rage…
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Twila Cassadore, Traditional Knowledge Keeper, Apache Forager, and Harvester
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1:28:48In this episode, it is with the deepest honor and respect that we welcome Traditional Knowledge Keeper, Twila Cassadore. We learn how you can go from living in a Food Desert to finding the Desert is full of Food. We discover how a dusty book opened a whole new world between a little girl and her grandmother. We explore the crossroads of a sense of …
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Ron Whitehead, Outlaw Poet, US National Beat Poet Laureate
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1:24:42In this episode, we unfold our own myth and unleash wild creativity with Outlaw Poet, Ron Whitehead. We are witness to how reciting one poem can forever alter the course of a little boy's life. Find out how a Bookmobile became a chariot of time travel to let the mind unravel. Follow a small-town Kentucky boy who grows up to write a poem blessed by …
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Jen Kober, Comedian, Storyteller, Hollywood Actress, and our Inspiring Friend
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50:27In this episode, we color outside the lines with our remarkably inspiring and funny friend, Jen Kober As this Wonder Woman commands the stage of our hearts We journey with her from the Bayou to Malibu We "Tagalong" with her on her award-winning tall tale, Girl Scout Cookie Caper, and she leave us begging for "Samoa"! ;-) We find that catharsis cult…
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Jim Poyser, Playwright, Producer, Author, and Environmental Activist
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1:33:22In this episode, we are saved by a superhero, Jim Poyser. We are reminded that there’s no time to waste so we cut to the chase. We are inspired to make art to confront the greatest existential threat that humanity has faced in recorded history by bringing honesty, humor, and compassion to all our interactions. We embrace that conflict is at the hea…
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Cathryn Beeks, Show Host, Artist, Photographer, Music Maker, Queen of the Music Scene
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1:10:24In this episode, we sit at the feet of the Queen of Freeing your Dreams. We discover that when you want to fly, first you must jump into the unknown. We find out what you should do if Don Henley's pilot wants to fly you to a ranch. We learn how Flagstaff, Arizona. is a boomerang. We see if someone can move to a major city and in just two years be v…
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Susan Cottrell, Christian Mama Bear of the LGBTQ+ community
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1:09:50In this episode, we commune with Susan Cottrell. She is considered the Mama Bear of the LGBTQ+ community. She is a powerful and profound voice reminding us to always choose love and inclusion. She shared with us that the height of spiritual abuse is to take God away. She taught us how to decolonize God! Susan explains how we are called to be radica…
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In this episode, we invite into our hearts, ecstatic poet, Chelan Harkin. This is our very first encounter with Chelan but it feels like a reunion. We fall in awe, sweet kinship, and radical tenderness. We find out how heartbreak lets the Light pour in and poetry pour through. We laugh a lot. We do! We summon the Muse. We talk about everything from…
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Mary Reed, Mystic Wisdom Guide/Teacher
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1:33:20In this episode, we are fed by the Love wisdom channeled through an unwitting mystic, Mary Reed. We find out what happens when someone answers the call coming from inside the house, "You are supposed to do something very important." We learn that resurrection is real and that unity is a verb.. We are reminded that love gonna Love....every time! We …
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Representative Attica Scott, Champion for the People and Candidate for Congress
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1:00:18In this episode, we speak with one of our heroines, Kentucky Representative Attica Scott. We are inspired by a woman, named after a prison rebellion, who has lived up to her name, living her life determined to set folks free! We learn how a woman can be a tree, rooted deep by a river, connected and caring for a community that she watches over, and …
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Zach Freidhof, Troubadour of Peace, singer-songwriter, photographer, community activist
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1:28:18In this episode, we are delighted to dance with singer-songwriter/photographer/community activist Zach Friedhof! We discover how Weird Al is a guru and how a devastating illness turned a basketball player into a songwriter. We ask the question- "Are 14 harmonies really enough?" We learn how mountains CAN be moved when they live inside of you. We fi…
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Meet us. Who are Troubadours of Divine Bliss, your hosts? The only journey is the one within, so we begin.
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30:38In this episode, we introduce you to ourselves, Aim Me Smiley, and Renee Ananda, Troubadours of Divine Bliss. We invite you into our hearts and we discover... That troubadours fall in love in Evangelical churches That love is friendship caught fire That everyone has a quest to fulfill their purpose That if follow your heart and free your dream you …
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Caravan of the Heart Podcast Trailer #1 A podcast...a blisscast by Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Aim Me Smiley & Renee Ananda, a touring folk music duo, inspirational speakers, retreat leaders, and advocates for this planet and its people. On this podcast, we have heart-to-heart conversations around freeing our dreams and amplifying love in all thin…
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