BEYOND

srimati is one of my heroines and i do not use that word lightly. i look to her often as a model of how to live a courageous, honest, spirit-led life. it was a tremendous honor to have this conversation with her.srimati “has spent decades seeking the divine in all of her life experiences. living from a deep place of devotion, srimati is a living spiritual guide devoted to reminding others of their spiritual nature so that they too can experience the full presence of their existence.”srimati is the author of the best-selling cookbooks, this cheese is nuts!, the plantpower way; italia and the plantpower way. she is also host to her own internationally acclaimed podcast, for the life of me with over 1,000,000 downloads in just two years. she is the founder of srimu artisanal not cheese and the spiritual community, water tiger.“srimati is a mystic, mother, musician, artist, author and healer who is a powerful living example of how to love ourselves more so that we can live our unique design in full and expansive self-expression. when we live in this frequency, we bless all life around us.”some things we talk about: how to live from the heart instead of the mindliving as a sovereign beinghow srimati begins and ends each dayour most important role in lifehow to live all of life as a devotional journeya gorgeous guided meditation andour greatest superpowermay this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.to listen to past episodes go to daphnecohn.com

nina lombardo is a woman devoted.it’s in the way she speaks and the way she moves, in what she teaches and what she lives. it’s in her body, her heart and her whole being.“nina is a yogic intimacy teacher and wisdom keeper of the sacred feminine arts. she supports women in embodying their most authentic spiritual and sexual expressions so they can experience the soul-ravishing unions they crave with life, with their lovers, and with the divine” through her online programs, her one-on-one client work and in person-retreats.all of her work is “informed through her unwavering devotion to her own inner practice” and her work in the world.you will hear her devotion when you listen. you will feel her devotion in your body. and her devotion will awaken yours.some things we talk aboutthe difference between romantic love and the love of the universeher journey into free, unbridled self expressiondevotion as the main driving force, as the anchorhow to meet the outer world while staying devoted to one’s inner truthwhere physical desire meets spiritual desirehow we bring awareness into the body andthe marriage between discipline and surrendermay this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.to listen to past episodes go here.to read my most intimate writings on living a sensual, body-based life go here.to receive weekly embodiment practices go here.  

i first met allana pratt over 13 years ago when i interviewed her for a summit i was hosting on pleasure and sensuality. i loved her candor, kindness and deep devotion to her work.allana is an intimacy expert, the podcast host of intimate conversations, and author of six books. she has interviewed whoopi goldberg and alanis morrisette, coached leeza gibbons on dancing with the stars and been featured on huffington post, people magazine, forbes, CBS, ABC, FOX, TLC, iHeartRadio, the GoodMenProject and more.“for the past 20 yrs, allana’s brave willingness to heal her own heart and come home to herself makes her authentic, relatable and credible in her proven coaching programs and intimacy retreats. her wisdom, exuberance and raw transparency inspire the deep soul work required to create a solid intimate relationship with one’s self first, which naturally attracts and enhances an ideal open-hearted partnership that lasts. she’s a small town canadian girl living in rural wyoming who is honored to love the sh** out of humanity.”some of the things we talk about in this conversation are:creating an intimate relationship with the universehow to choose joy in the face of pain and sufferingthe portal back into the bodyhow allana healed herself after a very painful crisisthe first step to manifestingthe most potent vibration to send out to the universeyou can learn more about alana and her work at allanapratt.com and you can catch up on all past episodes at daphnecohn.com  

when i began reading radical wholeness by philip shepherd i cried. these words, this man. how did he put into words what was lining the insides of my soul? how did he know the answers to questions i’d held on to for years?philip teaches embodiment but “unlike the prevailing view of embodiment which involves sitting in the head and ‘listening to your body,’ philip’s approach helps you listen to the world through the body. what the body most deeply understands is that it belongs to the world. what the body most deeply feels is the present. when we join its intelligence, we discover companionship in the world rather than alienation; we recognize guidance where before we saw only obstacles; and we ground ourselves in the security of being, rather than seeking to build security for ourselves with symbols of external value. ultimately, it’s about coming home to yourself.”philip is the author of three books, new self new, new world, radical wholeness and deep fitness. he is the creator of the embodied present process which he teaches online and in workshops around the world.philip is gently and powerfully shifting the way we are in the world. through practices and processes, he is teaching us how to be radically whole and live free.he is one of the most masterful teachers i’ve encountered and it is a great honor to share my conversation with him.some of the things we talk about how to fill your emptiness foreverthe center of stillness in the bodythe only real security in lifewhat lies at the core of our sufferinghow to know your purpose andan extremely powerful yet simple tool for coming into the body and the presentto learn more about philip go here.to catch up on past episodes of the BEYOND podcast go here.

i don’t know how i found rachel rossitto but a handful of words on her website changed the way i understood myself in this world.i had to know more.rachel is a teacher, guide, mystic, and fairy of rose medicine. having devoted the last 16 years of her life to “studying temple arts, earth-based feminine wisdom, eastern spiritual philosophy and practice, plant medicine, energy healing, the way of tea, women’s holistic health and masculine and feminine healing and integration,” rachel has cultivated a deep practice of alchemizing pain into beauty and igniting women’s wisdom, creativity, sensuality, and power.she practices a new paradigm of leadership that holds both softness and strength, born of the body and the breath, connected to the earth, inspired by the rose. her truth arises from a life lived in devotion, expressed through love and offerings.this conversation with her continues to make ripples in my life. it has brought me a new morning practice and emboldened a new way of leading within me.some of the things we talk about are:leading in contrast to the culture – how to root in one’s own truththe story of rachel’s spiritual awakening following 40 days of meditationrachel’s morning tea practicehow to become a magnetic being that radiates beautythe many facets and faces of the femininemay this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.you can learn more about rachel at rachelrossitto.comyou can learn more about daphne and all find all past episodes at daphnecohn.com

nadia is the author of three new york times bestselling memoirs, pastrix:the cranky, beautiful faith of a sinner and saint; accidental saints: finding god in all the wrong people, and more recently shameless: a sexual reformation. she is an ordained lutheran pastor and the founder of house for all sinners and saints in denver, colorado, a quirky congregation she served for over 10 years.nadia travels domestically and internationally as a speaker and has been featured on NPR’s morning edition, on being with krista tippett, fresh air, CNN and in the washington post, bitch magazine, the new yorker and the atlantic. international media coverage includes BBC world service, the guardian and magazine features in germany, poland, and switzerland.some things we talk about:  having grace and compassion inside of the pain, the need to be seen as good, the amazingness and the limits of social media, making space for ambiguity, being a leader by going first and never doing it alone.*this episode is a rebroadcast from the art & activism series in 2020for all past episodes go to daphnecohn.com

when i think of daje, i think of power. wide-eyed, full-bodied power. the kind of power born of tension and tightness, emergence and transcendence. power that roots in the earth and spreads, like tendrils, through their poetry, song and space holding.daje is “a storyteller, flower essence practitioner, and space-holder for wild-hearted leaders and creative entrepreneurs. she supports creatives in coming home to their true nature and self-initiating themselves into dharmic creative flow while boldly sharing their medicine with the world.”daje is the founder of “brave school: an institute of dreaming,” creator of “wildboy apothecary” and author at “the story doula.”may this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.some things we talk about: how to use creative courage to cultivate belongingessence liberation and how we create wholenessthe catalytic moment that led to daje’s deep connection with spirit and self3 questions for creating a new relationship with moneyregenerative mysticism as a tool for awakeningfor all past episodes go to daphnecohn.com

in this episode i share my stories: the stories that make up my song. stories that defy logic, go beyond rational thinking, and yet were the exact experiences i needed to understand my place on this earth and my work in this world. this is my most personal solocast. i hope you enjoy it.  you can listen to all past episodes with beautiful, amazing folks like lisa congdon, valarie kaur, david whyte, rob bell, michael franti, laura horn, and many more at daphnecohn.com

in some way i am changed by every interview but then there are the ones that uproot my knowing and shift the soil below me. this is one of those interviews.mandy is a poet, peace advocate and public speaker. her list of accolades and accomplishments is long. in brief (but hardly complete), mandy is the author of two collections of poetry, glenn gould’s chair and math, heaven, time, writer-in-residence at the philosophical research society, subject of a feature-length documentary, “peace piece: the immersive poems of mandy kahn,” and recipient of the 2018 shakespeare prize in poetry–other recipients include tom stoppard, ray bradbury and dana gioia.mandy has given readings around the world, collaborates to make works that combine poetry and classical music, and offers a free weekly online class on the nature of peace.mandy is a mystic and intuitive whose divine wisdom can truly change this world.some things we talked about:the world-altering power of peacemandy’s health breakdown and how it led to surrender, god and a life of miraclesher earliest experiences as a mysticwhat it looks like to live a life led by intuitionhope as a holy elevatormandy’s exact process for writing poetry and how she maintains her connection to creativitymay this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.you can listen to past episodes at daphnecohn.com 

in this episode i talk about the hardest thing when crafting your own life, singing your own song: fear. as elizabeth gilbert says, "creativity is a path for the brave, but it is not a path for the fearless. bravery means doing something scary." i talk about the fear i live with every daythe truth of this journeyhow to let your life speakthe terror, and freedom, in being vulnerable andstaying close to the way we are madeyou can listen to previous episodes with amazing artists and makers at daphnecohn.com 

anna is an edge walker. dancing with the wild. beckoning towards the unknown. digging into the unchartered to open eyes, shift sands, and create new.  she is as wise as she is brave, as honest as she is strong. anna is a writer, creativity teacher and mother. she is the author of “the creative doer” and the founder of the creative doer community and ignite.anna writes “about writing, feminism, learning to say (holy) yes and (fuck) no, sisterhood, motherhood, and her quest to re-define the creative path.anna is a gift of a human and it is an honor to share her with you a second time on this podcast.may this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.some things we talk about: the healing power of honesty and the vulnerability backlashgoing against the business advice to follow what’s truehow to simplify, slow down and tune inprioritizing inner work in order to do the outer workdealing with fear and broadening your capacity for discomfortdoing the work that you are here to do no matter whatfor all past episodes go to daphnecohn.com

in this episode i explore one of the most powerful questions i know: how do you use your creativity to craft a life that is yours? i talk about moving from domesticated adult to wild animal, going beyond your personal belief system, learning the language of your body, how to use your body as a tracking system to bring you home and specific strategies for singing your own song. you can listen to previous episodes with amazing artists and makers at daphnecohn.com

i first met carrie when i interviewed her for the podcast several years ago. her story of pain, loss and rebirth captivated me. her colorful paintings of flowers and women delighted me. her success as an artist intrigued me.then we became friends and i fell in love with her passion for creativity, her devotion to the creative spirit and her wild, fierce questioning, soul. despite carrie’s heat allergy, which can drain her physically and emotionally, carrie is all light, painting beauty into the world.carrie began painting after being diagnosed with a life-threatening heat allergy in 2009. “painting became a therapeutic practice and act of tenderness amidst the darkness. with time there was healing and the birth of my life as an artist.”today carrie is a full-time artist, art retreat facilitator at her hōm: house of miracles, in steilacoom, wa, and author of “the story of every flower,” “painted blossoms: creating expressive flowers with mixed media,” and the children’s book, “a flower in her heart.” she licenses her art for stationary, home decor, clothing and other lifestyle products.may this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art. SOME THINGS WE TALK ABOUT…what it means to be a devotee of creativityhow creativity awakens you to the most alive and empowered version of yourselftransforming your relationship to creativity from fear or doubt to trust, love and divine guidancewhat your art says about youhow destruction can be the most liberating part of the creative processmoney, charging for our work and success in artthe power of naming and using your creativity to create your worldlisten to all previous BEYOND episodes herejoin illumine herelearn about carrie here

welcome to my first solocast. in this episode i talk about one of my greatest loves: questions. i share about hearing a voice that changed my life, how to ask big questions, why questions matter and how they bring us freedom. you can join me and artists, writers, makers from around the world every day, monday through friday, for illumine: a free sacred creativity hour. you can learn more here.you can learn about emerge, an embodied writing series, here. or {within}: a community for artists and makers here. and listen to all past episodes here. thank you for listening.  

sometimes we have to go through the darkest nights to live into the lightest days.emma was recovering from two serious health diagnoses when covid hit. within a month she was divorced, had closed her art store, and moved back in with her parents.thus began a spiritual awakening that led to her getting sober, becoming a poet, finding buddhism and making art from the earth.emma is a “queer contemplative artist, poet, teacher and facilitator connecting deeply with words, textiles, slow stitching … passionate about sharing the transformative healing powers that our imaginations hold, the gifts of slowing way down and the power of vulnerability and sensitivity to change our lives and this world.”she is like a river that becomes an ocean: a gentle force, a quiet storm. emma thinks deep, asks big and reaches wide. she is a beautiful soul and i’m honored to be able to share her wisdom with you.some of the things we talk about in this conversation are:her story of getting divorced, moving home and getting soberhow her spiritual awakening radically transformed her artthe risk of vulnerability and how it changed her businesshow emma changed her selling from “feeding capitalism” to meditation in actionthe power of imagination as medicine for deep healingemma’s art process of quiet contemplation, deep listening and sacred makingyou can learn more about emma hereyou can listen to past episodes and join us for illumine hour here

andrea is a wonder seeker.she looks for it in the easy moments – a kiss, friends gathered together, traveling to other countries. and she looks for it in the hard moments – beset by anxiety, in the midst of divorce, struggling to stay afloat.we talk about this – about turning towards the hard, making space for the all of it, in order to give wonder the breath and space to arise.wonder is a habit, a skill, just like eating well, exercising, meditation or any other tool you use to stay sane and find your equilibrium. just like with any habit, it helps to have specific ways of cultivating it. in wonder seeker, andrea’s newest book, she offers 52 ways to discover wonder.andrea is an artist, author and “a big believer in the transformative power of creativity.” she’s a photographer, author of an award-winning blog and several books including her latest one, “wonder seeker: 52 ways to wake up your creativity and find your joy,” teaches ecourses and retreats, and hosts the creative superheroes podcast.may this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.you can find the show notes to this episode and all other episodes over at daphnecohn.com

meggan is a feminist theologian. she writes about mary magdalene and the divine feminine. one could listen to this conversation and think, initially, that it is about religion, christianity and what it means to be a woman in a male-dominated theology.but it isn’t.it’s about soul work and having the courage to sit still and listen for what’s true. it’s about battling the doubts and fears to put into the world the voice you came here to speak. it’s about making your thing no matter the forces against it. and being the lighthouse for others, the ones “made of the same fabric,” to find you.it’s about bravery and heart, honesty and perseverance.some things we talk about: working through panic attacks and intense doubt to write the work meggan’s here to writethe wisdom of the body and the power of living an embodied lifeknowing your worth while doing your soul workthe deep need for the divine femininedoing the hard work of going in to give to the world the truth of who we aremay this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.you can listen to past episodes here

asia is a writer, teacher and medicine woman who runs her own online apothecary and offers courses on intuitive plant medicine, business as a spiritual journey and the pussy portal.  when asia was a teenager she became ill with a chronic pain condition, vulvodinia. allopathic doctors told her there was no cure. they told her she would be in constant pain for the rest of her life unless they removed the nerve endings in her vulva. from somewhere deep inside asia heard a resounding “no.”this was the beginning of asia coming to know the sound of her own voice and choosing to follow her own knowing.this knowing led her into the woods. and the woods led her home.some of the things we talk about in this conversation are: how asia healed vulvodynia and lyme disease. twice.asia’s exact process for writing in co-creation with naturewhat to do when we feel like we don’t belong. and how to find belonging. specific action steps to reignite your intuition and creativity through your pelvic bowl and the importance of reciprocity with the earth and simple ways to practice ityou can listen to past BEYOND podcast episodes here. 

in the middle of my conversation with mariana, i broke down crying. i had to stop talking to gather myself, to find words again. it was, in part, in response to mariana’s words. but it was also in response to mariana herself.mariana mae is an artist, visionary, founder of easy to breathe, unearth, and origen raíz, an “organization in alliance with Indigenous Nations of Mexico, Peru, and Guatemala, committed to amplifying the voice of cultural education, preservation and exchange.”mariana has been working with clay since she was six and teaching pottery since 2013. she also guides women through ceremonial workshops to heal and strengthen their ancient, authentic, voices.mariana’s work “highlights our ancestral, emotional wounds as tools, being in right relationship with the natural world, expressing our voice through song and cultivating creativity in celebration of the story we are here on earth to tell.”mariana is a force of beauty, strength, and wisdom who is changing worlds by living true to her own.some things we talk about: her relationship to the spirit of clay and how it guides her lifechoosing the unknown to follow the heart and spiritthe decolonization and deconditioning of cultural programmingchoosing a more primitive lifepractical steps for slowing down and living your greater visionmay this conversation inspire you to go within: to the raw, wild, expanse of mystery that is 
your beating heart, vibrating body, pulsing life in order to go beyond to utter the sacred: your words, dance, painting, art.you can find more episodes at daphnecohn.comyou can learn more about mariana at easytobreathe.com

jess scheer is a business strategist who supports “indigenous leaders and earth keepers with a powerful vision for the world to bring their message to the masses.”in this conversation, jess speak about many things. about the unshakeable stability of the inner world and our connection to all things. how she began to experience a deep peace while following what she most longed for. but more than anything i was struck by our conversation around dreams: the ones of the day from which we create new worlds and the ones of the night that guide our life direction and intuitive action.we talk about: connecting to the invisible world where spirit lieshow to deepen the connection to your roots, deep peace and inner freedom.what to do when you are being called to go against everything you knowthe power of day dreams to create the world you want to live into how to tune into your night dreams as a source of spiritual guidance and intuitively-led actionyou can learn listen to past episodes of BEYOND podcast here.you can learn about jess here.you can join the dream world program here and receive 10% off with the code BEYOND10 at checkout