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In this episode of Healing Generations, Maestras Debra Camarillo, Susanna Armijo, and Maya Ponce engage in a heartfelt conversation about the importance of honoring ancestors, reflecting on personal growth, and the sacred purpose of healing within communities. They introduce Maya Talina Ponce, a first-generation Chicana dedicated to social justice and community upliftment. The discussion explores Maya's family legacy, her journey into social work, and the significance of creating safe spaces for healing, especially for single mothers navigating challenges. The episode emphasizes the power of community, the importance of language, and the need for activism in the face of injustice. In this conversation, they share insights into the importance of recognizing the sacrifices of mothers, the role of spirituality and community in parenting, and the integration of indigenous practices into modern life. They discuss the challenges faced by sensitive and empathic children, especially in the context of post-COVID isolation, and emphasize the need for intergenerational wisdom and healing. The dialogue highlights the significance of support systems, the value of cultural heritage, and the importance of nurturing emotional well-being in families.     Chapters:   00:00 Reflections on 2024 and Beginning 2025   07:15 Introducing Maya Talina Ponce   11:02 Maya's Journey and Family Legacy   16:37 Activism and Social Work Path   20:45 Creating Safe Spaces for Healing   27:24 Thoughts on Being a Single Parent   30:56 The Importance of Spirituality and Community   34:47 Integrating Indigenous Practices in Modern Life   41:43 Navigating Sensitivity and Empathy in Children   47:05 Intergenerational Wisdom and Healing     For more about the National Comadres Network, visit: National Comadres Network   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healgenpodcast/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/HealGenPodcast   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Healing.Generations.Podcast   Email: HGP@compadresnetwork.org

Arriving at my hotel that afternoon, I saw a dirty pickup truck that was just exquisite to look at. I'd never seen anything so clean, so crisp and so "here." The whole universe is available to us in this way. All we have to do is return.

I'm restless and my body hurts, and in the middle of the night, I come out to the living room and it's been waiting for me; the night is so happy to see me, and the owl opens its door and I can hear the conversation of the winter stars.

When we are not expecting something, people to be nice to each other at Xmas, for example, what actually happens can be wonderful. When we are not looking, that's when our lives change.

The Zen idea is that we need and we can find a pathway, make a pathway, through the dark. One way that we can navigate in the vast uncertainty is to praise each other, to console each other, to appreciate and extend a hand.

Kanzeon is the sutra for setting out in the new year, and for setting out into the next life. When we notice that we are always secretly accompanied, that is the living presence of Kanzeon. She watches over our practice.

Jon Joseph talks with acclaimed poet Robert Hass about the great Japanese Haiku masters, Hass's poetry, and his twenty-five-year collaboration with the poet Czeslaw Milosz.

In the world of anxiety and stress we can always help others. And that's what we do. The thing is not to seize a delusion to believe in.