Connection Matters Podcast (Leona Johnson)
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| 18 Jan 2021 | Cultural Emergence with Looby Macnamara | 01:08:26 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode https://cultural-emergence.com/ Support us by going to www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography I am a permaculture teacher, designer and writer. Permaculture came into my life in 1999 and awakened in me a creative life force. I have found it to be full of inspiration, magic and common sense. Permaculture has allowed me to meander on my own path supported by like-minded people, a sense of purpose and a belief that together we are bringing about positive change in the world. One of the beauties of permaculture is that we can all use it in unique ways to enhance what we are doing already and to take us in new directions. To guide people in doing this I have written a book People & Permaculture which is the first permaculture book to look at how we can use the principles and design of permaculture in all aspects of life. The book emphasises how focusing on caring and designing for people can lead to greater and more effective planet care and repair. In 2014 I published my second book 7 Ways to Think Differently. A concise and potent guide to shifting our personal and cultural thinking patterns towards more healthy regenerative ones. I live in Herefordshire with my partner and two daughters. We have a stunning 20-acre smallholding – Applewood permaculture centre which is an education and demonstration centre. Most of my courses are run here. We have indoor accommodation and teaching spaces, as well as many diverse habitats including orchard, pasture, woodland, lake, gardens. Our home is also home to an abundance of birds including ravens and a parliament of owls that talk across the valley. Since 2016 I have been working closely with Jon Young (founder of 8 Shields Institue) on the Cultural Emergence Project – finding news ways to facilitate cultural change. I have just released my latest book Cultural Emergence (available from https://cultural-emergence.com/)
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| 24 Feb 2022 | Bringing It Home with Sky Buitenhuis | 01:07:54 | |
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Links we mention in this episode Information about all of my events is here Please support us on patreon here-https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast To find out more about the yearlong deep nature connection and culture repair program Bringing it Home (based on the 8 shields model) visit here You can also find out about the lighter touch 8 Shields course Ecological Homecoming here, which focuses on the core routines of deep nature connection that are mapped onto each of the 8 directions, also co-hosted by Sky and Peter. For more resources on the 8 Shields there is a free video mini series you can sign up for here here, there are carousel images for each direction on instagram, and you can watch free sample videos of Jon Youngs/the 8 Shields Institute 512 project here The training program Sky talks about its here- https://weavingearth.org/about-us/ https://www.facebook.com/WeavingEarth/community Our website is https://www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast I love to connect with people on my personal instagram here; https://www.instagram.com/connection.matters.leona/ Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://www.soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Sky- Maria Buitenhuis has extensive experience supporting people to deepen their connection to nature, including our own inner nature as part of the larger natural landscape. She is the co-founder of GIFT (Global Institute of Forest Therapy) and the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Aswell as designing and directing the organizations training programs, she has personally trained and mentored 100s of people to follow their passions of becoming forest therapy guides. She is currently the co-host for the Bringing it Home program, a yearlong journey of deep nature connection and culture repair based on the 8 Shields model. As a nature connection guide, she draws on her trainings as a Work-That-Re-Connects (as founded by Joanna Macy) and an 8-Shields (a pan-cultural model for deep nature connection and cultural repair) facilitator as well as many other influences and her own on-going personal journey of remembering and embodying her most enlivened natural state of being, and continues to actively learn from indigenous cultures and wisdom-keepers,. Within her nature connection work she also has a deep passion for supporting women's journeys of returning to the wisdom of their bodies through teaching fertility awareness/natural family planning and womb wellness. Sky loves to get elemental! What makes her feel most vital is communing with the Earth in various ways, such as wild-crafting with her hands, tracking animals, wild swimming and sitting quietly and listening out on the land. She really enjoyed getting her Level 2 Track & Sign cybertracker evaluation with the San people in Namibia. She also loves to dance, to sing and catch songs, and reading and writing poetry. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 21 Jun 2020 | Dancing with death with Jewels Wingfield | 01:04:00 | |
Links mentioned in this episode https://www.facebook.com/JewelsAtEarthHeart/ https://soundcloud.com/user-463286773 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPjqoUgAMejgm9XQpSo7VRA Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray To support us please join us on patreon- https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Biography With over 25 years’ experience supporting thousands of people to make profound shifts in their lives, I bring a rare wealth of experience, wisdom and skills. Because of this, I am able to meet the wild edges of transformation both personally and collectively – I know the landscapes that lie on the other side of such a shift. I enjoy working with the edges of life and the aliveness of the places in us we fear to meet. I am devoted to bringing these places out of exile and back into the realm of love. I have been a spiritual seeker since childhood and asked those deep questions about life: why we are here. Since I was a small child I have been a seer and I have developed this ability over my life in supporting others to get to the heart of their blocks and move through them. I passionately believe that our own personal journey is the most powerful gift we can bring to others. This is the foundation from which I facilitate my work as it continues to grow. I have been inspired and supported for over twenty years by many teachers, both human and non-human. From each of these I have received a piece of the tapestry to my evolution, and guidance on how to live more as a sacred and respectful being on earth. This journey has taught me that our own personal journeys are the most useful gift that we can bring to each other, in alignment with the biggest clearest love, and this is the foundation from which I facilitate my work, and from which I continue to grow and learn. As a result, my work is well known to be unique, and is widely recognised for its earthy approach to the evolution of humanity. It is inspired by the indigenous traditions and teachings of the land around me, embedded in an intuitive connection with its nature and our ancestral pathways. My work aims to bring sacredness to the ordinary.”
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| 21 May 2024 | The magic of immersive connection experiences with Looby Macnamara and Leona Johnson | 00:45:03 | |
In this inspiring and enriching conversation Leona and Looby talk about the Model of The Eight Shields and how following the natural patterns of flow from daily and seasonal, to life stages and their corresponding energies, can create the optimum conditions for connection, healing and growth. Using this model powerful fields of connection and emergence can occur. They discuss how entering these environments where encouragement, authenticity, joy and deep connection are designed as part of the foundational premise, can completley reset our nervouse system and enable us to return to everyday life at home resourced with tools and the deeply embodied experience of healthy culture and community. They discuss highlights from the PEACE (Peace, Empowerment and Cultural Emergence) programme that they run together as well as the amazing Art of Mentoring training camps that they have been part of and the Nature Culture Connection camp where they will be co-facilitaing in one of the guilds this August. Is it possible to actually live the dream? Is it possible to be so in tune with the feelings in your body that you have another way of truly knowing? They believe so. It is difficult not to be swept up into the field of passion and the beauty of the energy of collaboration between Leona and Looby. Happy Listening. Connect with Leona Connect with Leona on Instagram Guest Links Find out more about Looby at Applewood Permaculture Centre here And about Cultural Emergence here BOOK ONTO THE PEACE COURSE HERE- 18th-23rd June 2024 BOOK ONTO THE NATURE CULTURE CONNECTION CAMP HERE - 4th-10th August 2024
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| 08 Jul 2021 | Plant Communication with Klaudia Van Gool | 01:07:33 | |
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Biography Doing a degree in Environmental Science after moving to the UK and having two daughters, brought things together and she realised she couldn’t think of anything better to do than work for the environment she loved and has continued to do ever since. In addition to the degree, she did many trainings in the fields of business, permaculture, education & teaching, facilitation, management, sustainability skills and personal development. She gathered many skills through training and practical experience: gardening, preserving, foraging, basketry, living willow structures, strawbale and cob building, bushcraft, herbal medicine and more. Once she started on the permaculture path, she got hooked and also started teaching and consulting on permaculture. This led to a particular social permaculture interest. In recent years she’s been involved with Extinction Rebellion, mostly focussing on regenerative cultures and deepening her curiosity for ceremony, herbal medicine and plant connection. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 22 Jun 2020 | Nature Awareness Skills with Dan Puplett | 01:08:38 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Dan's website including 1:1 mentoring with Dan Kamana Naturalist Training Programme https://wildernessawareness.org/adult-programs/kamana FSC Guide to British Bird Tracks and Signs by Dan Puplett www.field-studies-council.org/shop/publications/bird-tracks-and-signs/ www.facebook.com/danpuplettnature www.instagram.com/danpuplettnature/ Our website www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Support us on patreon https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Biography Dan Puplett is a naturalist, conservationist and nature educator (and lifelong biophile). He is a certified tracker and teaches a range of naturalist skills including wildlife tracking, bird language, botany and nature connection. Dan mentors people of all ages, from Forest School kids to professional ecologists. He is also a Kamana Naturalist Training Programme instructor and an Associate Tutor for the Field Studies Council. He worked for rewilding charity Trees for Life for over a decade and continues his involvement with this project. Dan sometimes drools when he sees good tracks.
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| 31 Oct 2020 | Taking Responsibility - Personal agency and consciousness in a time of global crisis with Beth Creedon | 01:10:41 | |
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Books mentioned in this episode Links mentioned in this episode Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Beth worked in sustainable food for over a decade before starting and then selling an organic veg box delivery business with her husband. Beth has coached hundreds of people over thousands of hours. She coaches 1:1 and leads a three-month program called Mindcraft. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 23 Nov 2020 | Community, Collaboration and Connection with Danny English | 01:09:34 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Danny lives happily in the North of England with his partner and daughter. He spent a lot of his early adulthood living and working at a centre of Experiential Education in the USA where he discovered the power of community living, nature connection and experiential Education. Danny studied Outdoor and Environmental Education at Liverpool University and founded the Outdoor Education Project CommuniTree, directing it up until spring 2020. When Covid hit Danny and his partner Annie started a nature-based wellbeing project called We Be Kids and are currently working on this to bring free nature-based online resources to children and families to help them build connections and boost wellbeing. Danny is also a children's author, storyteller, poet, spoon carver, birdwatcher, ultra-marathon runner and homeschool Dad.
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| 14 Dec 2020 | Concious Evolution with Manda Scott | 01:14:05 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Manda's Website - https://mandascott.co.uk/ Manda's Podcast and Programme - https://accidentalgods.life/ Deep Adaptation Link- https://jembendell.com/ Reference to Jotrdan Hall and Jamie Wheal - https://medium.com/deep-code/situational-assessment-right-now-7d9856b562f5 Rebel Wisdom- Excellent Podcast - Daniel Schmachtenberger - https://rebelwisdom.co.uk/12-film-content/sensemaking-series/585-making-sense-of-sensemaking-daniel-schmachtenberger-jamie-wheal-jordan-hall Song link- FIA- Shedding skins - https://open.spotify.com/track/7KRXr3joGNEmGy5jBM5hlY?si=UAOPwP7yRO604N7vJc0W0g Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Born and raised in Scotland - and still a Scot at heart - Manda has been, variously, a veterinary surgeon, veterinary anaesthetist, acupuncturist (people and animals), crime writer, columnist, blogger, economist - and author. In between, she teaches shamanic dreaming, creative writing and concept-based dog training. Poem Shared in the Intro A blessing for Leaders- John O'Donohue May you have the grace and wisdom To act kindly, learning To distinguish between what is Personal and what is not May you be hospitable to criticism. May you never put yourself at the centre of things. May you act not from arrogance but out of service. May you work on yourself, Building and refining the ways of the mind. May you learn to cultivate the art of presence In order to engage with those who meet you. When someone fails or disappoints you, May the graciousness with which you engage Be their stairway to renewal and refinement. May you treasure the gifts of the mind Through reading and creative thinking So that you continue as a servant of the frontier Where the new will draw its enrichment of the old, And you never become a functionary. May you know the wisdom of deep listening The healing of wholesome words, The encouragement of the appreciative gaze, The decorum of held dignity, The springtime edge of the bleak question. May you have a mind that loves frontiers So that you can evoke the bright fields That lie beyond the view of the regular eye. May you have good friends To mirror your blind spots. May leadership be for you A true adventure of growth. John O'Donohue
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| 07 Oct 2020 | Create The World You Want To See with Adrian Kowal | 01:12:13 | |
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Biography Adrian Kowal – Adrian lives off-grid in southern Tuscany, Italy, where he is growing an intentional community. He is the co-founder of Way of Nature UK and is impassioned by the alchemical reaction of combining deep relaxation processes with Rites of Passage nature connection practices. He has trained and assisted in facilitating programmes with John P. Milton, and has been leading wilderness programmes for 7 years. Adrian is also a co-founder of The Visionaries, an organisation that creates nurturing school communities that support young people into healthy adulthood. Adrian co-founded and runs Evolve, a centre for growth and wellbeing in London, for 10 years and has deep knowledge of both urban and nature-based wellness practices. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 27 Apr 2023 | Sacred Breath with Kerry Veitch | 00:51:13 | |
Things we talk about in this episode Many different ways to breath Breath as a way to access pure presence and consciousness. Many health and wellbeing benefits to breathing The rise in awareness due to breathwork and technology and lockdown A way to help us come back to our essence and connect to ourselves as natural beings, one with life. Out of body experiences. Creative collaborations of breath and music- drum and bass. Trauma release. The reality of living in a disconnected culture that doesn't teach us to feel connected to ourselves and our inner wisdom. Water emersion and breath. Weekly breath sessions online. Connect with Leona Leona Johnson -One-to-one connection mentoring with Leona plus online or in-person events Guest Links https://www.thesacredbreath.co.uk/about Biography Kerry has been connected with rebirthing breathwork since 1993 and is a certified practitioner with two different schools. She now focuses now on embodiment practices such as Internal Family Systems and Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing, using a trauma informed approach. Kerry is a trainer with AIR School of Breathwork and Alchemy of Breath, guiding & supporting students through deep personal processes to achieve a qualification in breathwork facilitation. She loves sharing the healing power of the breath with others, by holding retreats, weekly online group sessions, 1:1 sessions, and her deepest love, warm water rebirthing. Kerry also co-founded and is the festival director of the UK’s first Breathwork Festival which is an annual event started in 2018, celebrating all kinds of breathwork. Kerry’s very grounded nature holds a very safe space for breather(s), holding them in their highest potential and being committed to the unfolding of each person’s own journey which of course is guided perfectly by our breath. Kerry has recently been voted in as the National Representative for the UK with the International Breathwork Foundation, and is a practitioner member of the Global Professional Breathwork Association. She holds much gratitude for all her teachers along her path, but more so her Auntie Lynn Veitch who has been a breathwork practitioner for nearly 40 years. Transforming unusual spaces into areas where arts can meet, inform and inspire people of all backgrounds, ages and cultures has been in Kerry’s calling from very early on. This passion for creating spaces for people to connect and inspire continued with work that sees Kerry producing an area of Glastonbury Festival for the last decade. Kerry has also been fortunate to have experienced & trained in Focusing, EFT & Co-Active Coaching & TRE. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 07 Jun 2020 | The future is Permaculture with Andy Goldring | 01:06:16 | |
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Links in this episode Main UK Permaculture sites https://www.permaculture.org.uk/ https://scotland.permaculture.org.uk/ https://wales.permaculture.org.uk/ http://childreninpermaculture.com/ Permanent-Culture innovation and alternatives https://www.solidarityeconomy.coop/ https://transitionnetwork.org/ https://www.kateraworth.com/ - Donut Economics Support us at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Andy’s Biography Andy Goldring is Chief Executive of the Permaculture Association, a post he has held since 1999. Significant achievements include the sustained development of the Permaculture Association and its capacity to deliver its aims, development of a national demonstration network with over 120 Centres across England and Scotland, a Diploma scheme supporting over 400 apprentices, an active and growing research programme, hosting of dialogue to take permaculture forwards internationally and a shift towards a more eco-entrepreneurial direction for the Association. Andy lives in Leeds with his family and believes that doing is as important as thinking, so cycles to work, has an allotment, passes on his skills and knowledge through regular local permaculture courses, and is involved in a range of practical initiatives. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 02 Dec 2020 | Practicing to live our most authentic life with Steph Magenta | 01:06:31 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast www.facebook.com/integrativebreath or www.instagram.com/integrativebreath email: lifealchemytherapies@gmail.com Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray
Biography Steph Magenta is Breathwork Facilitator and Teacher, licensed bodywork therapist and qualified shamanic practitioner. She has a background in research and development in relation to addiction and substance misuse. Her work has a strong focus on healing trauma using a wide range of somatic modalities, which she uses to guide each person or group she works with, to rediscover a strong sense of wellbeing and purpose in life. Her knowledge of detox and health is supported with over 20 years of running her own juice bars and healing centres. A mother of three grown up children, Steph is committed to raising healthy human beings who value conscious communication and integral ways of living. She has worked extensively with plant medicines, shamanism and the breath to create lifelong healing for herself and her clients. Steph’s practice upholds an embodied, grounded, and accessible approach to health and longevity. She has journeyed long and hard through many aspects of sexual and personal expression to return to the true wisdom of the heart. Steph is an international retreats and events leader, one to one and group work facilitator; currently based in Glastonbury, UK.
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| 16 Oct 2024 | Healing Ancestral Family Patterns for Personal Growth | 00:16:01 | |
In this episode you’ll learn practical tools like journaling prompts, nature-based practices, and rituals for release—all designed to help you navigate and transform inherited patterns with compassion and intention. We also explore ways to tap into the strengths and wisdom of your lineage, turning ancestral connection into a source of healing. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that invites you to reconnect with your roots and step into your fullest potential. And don’t forget to check out our FREE DOWNLOADABLE.pdf that offers further guidance, practices, and journaling exercises. Download it now and begin your journey of transformation! Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 18 May 2023 | Integrative medicine, psychedelic well-being retreats and the power of nature connection with Dr Duncan Still | 01:04:43 | |
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Connect with Leona Leona Johnson -One-to-one connection mentoring with Leona plus online or in-person events Biography and Links Dr Duncan Still is a doctor, an educator and a group facilitator currently working across multiple sectors. As well as being a GP, he is an Integrative Doctor for both the National Centre for Integrative Medicine (a national body specialising in the delivery of integrative healthcare education and services) - https://ncim.org.uk/ - and for Penny Brohn UK (a charity which provides holistic support to anyone affected by cancer) https://www.pennybrohn.org.uk/ He has a particular interest in promoting nature as a way to health and is currently involved in a national project with NHS England and Natural England to help support GPs in bringing nature-based wellness into patients' lives. He also works with the Psychedelic Health Professionals' (PHP) Network as Academic Director and Retreat Facilitator. He is now mostly involved in their education work, designing/delivering courses for medical students, entry-level courses for members of the public and spearheading PHP's flagship educational offering: the 1-yr Psychedelic Facilitation Education Programme. For more info https://psychedelicnetwork.org.uk/ He is a lover of Nature and Food and tries to bring both together as often as possible through foraging and picnicking! https://www.pennybrohn.org.uk/ https://psychedelicnetwork.org.uk/ Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 31 Mar 2022 | A world where everybody sings- with Kate Valentine | 01:13:33 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode To find out more about Singing Mamas click https://www.singingmamaschoir.com/ To get more info on Live Wild Soul Sounds Singing in Nature Retreat click https://www.livewild.org.uk/live-wild-soul-sounds-singing-retreat/ Please support us on patreon here- www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast I love to connect with people on my personal instagram here https://www.instagram.com/connection.matters.leona/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://www.soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Kate Valentine is founder and network director of Singing Mamas CIC Kate is a registered nurse who has grown and developed the Singing Mamas movement for over a decade, reaching thousands of women. She is gifted in nurturing people, noticing the unique gifts in each woman, teasing them out, allowing people to feel their worth, find their voice and take their place as a leader. Kates passion for singing and for songs continually deepens as the years roll on.. she feels that she is meerly scratching the surface of the treasures.. if the natural state of voices, songs and singing were woven into the fabric of our human experience.. we would recognise singing truly is for our survival.
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| 22 Feb 2021 | Coming Home to Yourself with FIA | 01:03:52 | |
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Fia's music tracks in this episode Shedding Skins - Made of Stars Time for Greatness- Waterfall of Wisdom Pheonix- Waterfall of Wisdom
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Biography Based in the countryside north of Stockholm, Fia Forsström (known mononymously as Fia) is a folk pop singer/songwriter who with her inspirational lyrics, empowering songs, and catchy melodies quickly enchanted hearts all over world with the release of her solo debut ”Made of Stars” in 2016 which was crowdfunded together with her fans. Building a solid platform through social media and word of mouth, Fia took her place as one of the leading voices on the motivational music scene with ”Legacy of Light” (2017) and ”Waterfall of Wisdom” (2019), both of them recorded and released with the help of her loving listeners. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 27 May 2021 | Restoring Inner Peace with Keli Carpenter | 01:22:44 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Support us on Patreon- www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Contact Keli- https://TheOtherSideofAverage.com Keli's YouTube channel Keli on Facebook Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ Email Leona at practise- connectionmatterspodcast@livewild.org.uk The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson Biography Keli is no stranger to mind, body and spirit awareness. She first started practising transcendent meditation at the age of six, when her mother took her to learn Transcendental Meditation® (TM®), she was re-certified at 25. Keli is a Chopra Center certified Transcendent Meditation (PSM®) instructor, Forgiveness Coach and Breathwork Practitioner. Keli was recently featured as a guest speaker for The Embodiment Conference where I shared how meditation supports families and relationships to move closer to true fulfilment and happiness. Her commitment to maintaining her practice has allowed her to raise 3 beautiful children with mindfulness, overcome limiting self-concepts, heal her body of disease, accomplish pain-free childbirth and experience unity consciousness, yet Keli will be the first to attest that the practice is the path,fulfilment not the achievements. Keli’s goal as a transformational coach is to help aware souls learn and master the three most essential tools that help align you with your soul’s purpose — your essential nature and the truest expression of yourself — all whilst healing and transcending past resentments and stories that have kept you stuck and in pain. It is then that you experience the miracles and fulfillment of life in every moment (especially during life’s inevitable obstacles). Keli is passionate about coaching women, youth and families all over the globe to feel confident, empowered and strong in the way they live their lives.
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| 24 Aug 2020 | How Would Nature Change Leadership with Andres Roberts | 01:05:53 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Andres' links Kate Raworth - Donut Economics Christiana Figueres - Paris Climate Change Agreement Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography I support new forms of human progress by working with the principles of living systems and the wisdom of nature. The aim of The Bio-Leadership Project, founded in 2016, is to support more generative, adaptive and responsible human systems by working in partnership with the systems we are part of. Alongside the Bio-Leadership Project, I am co-founder of Way of Nature UK, which is about hosting deeply transformative experiences in nature. At the heart of the Way of Nature process is the practice of going on a ‘quest’ alone into the wild – a process that I take much care and respect in guiding for others. I have worked and learnt with elders and teachers from around the world, as well as first class partners in organisational learning and development. Today I work with people and institutions such as Patagonia, the World Benchmarking Alliance and the Amani Institute, and many wonderful individuals working to support new forms of progress towards a safe, long-lasting and inspiring future for all people and all planet. I believe that our lives and human structures have become desperately disconnected from our natural systems, and that we are at an important point in history, where we might choose to realign. I believe that to grow whole worlds, we must start as whole selves. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 27 May 2020 | Connection Matters Podcast Trailer | 00:02:22 | |
Music by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray
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| 11 Oct 2021 | Deep Nature Connection and Culture Repair with Jon Young and Looby Macnamara | 01:18:49 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode https://cultural-emergence.com/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson Biography Jon Young Looby Macnamara Jon and Looby Jon and Looby have been collaborating since 2016. They have been working together to emerge new tools and wisdom with the Cultural Emergence toolkit. Looby also mentored the 8 Shields Institute in design. Jon and Looby have taught many courses together including Cultural Emergence Leadership Training, an online Cultural Emergence Design course and both the Activating Cultural Emergence (ACE) and Peace Empowerment And Cultural Emergence (PEACE) courses. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 01 Jun 2022 | NVC and Compassioante Communication with Sarah Ludford | 00:52:30 | |
Links mentioned in this episode PEACE (peace, empowerment and cultural emergence) Course - https://applewoodcourses.com/uk_courses/peace-retreat-2022/ The Art of Mentoring UK- https://artofmentoring.life/ Please support us on patreon here- www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Join the connection matters podcast mailing list here. I love to connect with people on my personal instagram here https://www.instagram.com/connection.matters.leona/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://www.soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Sarah is a certified trainer of Nonviolent Communication and works with individuals, families and organisations to increase compassion, understanding and connection. Sarah was a founder member of the NVC UK Conflict Transformation Weave, and draws on her lived experience of co-creating a restorative system in a large cohousing project in the North of England. Website: www.sarahludford.co.uk Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 09 Nov 2020 | The therapeutic power of play and nature with Ali Chown | 01:14:18 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode The collaboration of Outdoor Play Therapists https://cooptuk.com/ Email- cooptuk@gmail.com Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Ali Chown is a Play Therapist, Supervisor, Trainer and qualified and experienced Specialist Teacher for children and young people with complex BESD. As a Play Therapist, Ali has worked with children and young people with complex behaviour, emotional and social needs (BESD), those who have experienced early childhood trauma and loss and have attachment difficulties and pupils with autism, language and communication and other complex special needs. She is an experienced trainer and supervisor and has presented on ‘working in nature’ at the BAPT Annual Conference and Romanian Institute for Play and Drama Therapy and lectured on trauma and learning to teachers from the MYME Mobile Education Project in Myanmar (Burma). Ali is one of the pioneers of play therapy in the outdoors. She has published two books, Play Therapy in the Outdoors (Kingsley, 2014) and The Practical Guide to Play Therapy in the Outdoors (Routledge, 2017). Ali also has two chapters in the forthcoming International Handbook or Play Therapy to be published this autumn. She is the director of Phoenix Play and the co-founder of COOPT which she now facilitates. Ali lives in Dorset where she loves being outdoors, connected to nature with sea swimming, just ‘being’ on the beach, walking, camping and gardening.
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| 15 Feb 2022 | Creating and Understanding Meaning with Sal Gencarelle | 01:36:15 | |
Links mentioned in this episode Helpers Mentoring Society Links https://www.helpersmentoringsociety.net/ https://www.instagram.com/helpersmentoring/ https://www.facebook.com/helpersmentor https://helpersmentoringsociety.mykajabi.com/bisonproject Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/connection.matters.leona/ Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Salvatore has 30 years of mentoring and delivery of nature-based therapies and wellness practices. He has expert knowledge and experience in both ancient indigenous and modern therapies. His focus is on techniques which increase well-being for individuals, families, and communities. He has created a codified therapeutic method drawn from experiences and knowledge. Salvatore has designed and taught over sixteen courses based on this methodology and has presented these courses and seminars in 12 countries, to over 27 different cultures.Salvatore Gencarelle is the founder and current director of Helpers Mentoring Society, an international organization dedicated to supporting the revitalization of humanity’s relationship with hope and purpose, so that all life thrives. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 14 Mar 2025 | Cultivating Connected Self-Leadership in a Disconnected World | 00:33:32 | |
This episode explores the transformative practice of connected self-leadership through journeying through the elements of presence and self-awareness as foundations for authentic leadership. Discover how to distinguish between the voice of fear and your inner wisdom, and learn how nature connection can strengthen your self-leadership practice. We explore the research behind mindful awareness, discuss how everyday choices become spiritual practice, and offer concrete strategies to integrate connected self-leadership into daily life. Perfect for heart-centered people, seeking everyday spirituality, and anyone ready to lead from the inside out rather than be guided by external expectations. Ready to strengthen your inner compass? Download a host of courses and free resources to continue your journey from my website. Click https://www.leonajohnson.life/resources to access these guides and join our community of conscious leaders cultivating deeper connection with themselves, others, and the natural world. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 22 Jun 2020 | Thriving in uncertain times with Sal Gencarelle | 01:08:07 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode https://www.facebook.com/helpersmentor Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Support the podcast at; www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Biography Salvatore Gencarelle is the founder and director of the Helpers Mentoring Society, an organization dedicated to supporting the return to purpose and hope for humanity, so all life thrives. For three decades, Salvatore has been a bridge between traditional cultural practices and the modern world. His experience includes intense initiations and mentoring, requiring both dedication and sacrifice, under the direct supervision of a Native American healer. During this 17 years initiation he worked as a ceremonial guide, creator and singer. Salvatore has written a book about his learning journey - A Man Among the Helpers. Salvatore Gencarelle is now a carrier of multiple indigenous lineages and wisdoms from around the world. His immersion into lineages of deep healing has also helped him to better understand the universal aspects of connection and healing that reach across cultures and time. Salvatore is also an artist, photographer, freelance writer, a musician, and a former Paramedic of 17 years. He has worked as a healer in both the indigenous and the modern world. He currently offers online universal teachings and travels around the world teaching and helping others learn from his experience. Offerings include personal re-connection immersion journeys, yearlong connection facilitator training, quests, personal and organization consultation, and teaching on the tools of re-connection. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 28 Jul 2020 | Orgasmic Embodiment - personal power, pleasure and healing connection with jem Ayres | 01:05:17 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Podcast Patreon - www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast
Jems website link: www.jemayres.co.uk
Jems facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/jemayrescoaching/
Jems You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBuEEIsC1MxhtmTWkP9IKzw?view_as=subscriber
Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast
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The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray
Biography Jem Ayres: Orgasmic Embodiment Coach.
Jem is a certified Sex Geek - A Sexological Bodyworker, Tantra practitioner and teacher. She is the Founder of Orgasmic Embodiment, and regularly leads workshops, retreats and hosts talks on conscious sexuality.
She has over 10 years’ experience in the field of self-development through the body.
Jem now preaches what she likes to call ‘Sexual Self-Development’ and those who have met her know she walks the walk.
Overcoming stage 4 cancer became her focus for a while, and through this process she embraced and worked with the healing power of orgasm.
Multi-talented and creative she is passionate about helping people to connect with themselves through the body, fine-tuning into the subtleties of our life force, using sexual energy to fuel all areas of life.
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| 17 Jun 2021 | Global Social Leaders With Amy Mander | 01:06:28 | |
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Biography Future Foundations’ mission is to inspire young people to achieve their full potential and become leaders in their lives and within society. Our vision is a society where all organisations are led by socially conscious people, with every young person making the transition into adulthood with the foundations they need for their future. Amy is a proactive person motivated by the desire to empower people to be able to develop the capacity and control over the direction of their lives. This lead to her studying for a Masters in Social Anthropology and the impact of different influences on how we construct meaning in our lives. Amy works to build the capacity of young people and communities here in the UK and overseas. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 07 Apr 2023 | Mother's as Leaders with Emma Gorbutt | 00:58:17 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Please support us on patreon here- www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast
https://linktr.ee/connection.matters.leona I love to connect with people on my personal instagram here https://www.instagram.com/connection.matters.leona/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson Emmas links Courses Leading Mother Nature Circles FREE Online Course With Emma & Looby starts 18th April Mothers as Natural Leaders Course at Applewood with Looby & Emma 16th-17th September 2023 Mothers As Natural Leaders Course 2023 – Applewood Courses A CEED of PEACE Course with Looby & Leona June 2023- June 2024 A CEED of PEACE Year Long Programme – Applewood Courses PEACE - Peace Empowerment And Cultural Emergence Course 8th-13th August with Looby & Leona Peace Course – Peace Empowerment And Cultural Emergence 2023 – Applewood Courses ACE - Activating Cultural Emergence Course with Looby 30th June - 2nd July Activating Cultural Emergence – ACE 2023 – Applewood Courses Websites Applewood Courses – Regenerating lifestyles, landscapes and livelihoods https://cultural-emergence.com/ Mother Nature Homepage — Mother Nature https://www.radicalroutes.org.uk/
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| 03 Jul 2020 | Good Grief with Rebecca Card - Conversations about personal and cultural grief and routes to healing | 01:13:45 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Support us here www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast https://www.martinprechtel.com/ Sulustu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHlBJGM-XyQ https://thelostconnections.com/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Support us here www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Biography I work as a Guide, Facilitator and Ceremonialist of Nature~based Wisdom, Cultural Healing and Soul Initiation. I’m a Wilderness Rites of Passage Guide and Cultural Mentor supporting people to re~member Wholeness as part of the collective initiation I believe is needed at this time and as part of the journey towards knowing our belonging to the earth and the earth community. I am also a qualified and experienced Yoga teacher, Meditation Instructor and Somatic Movement facilitator. My encounters with the other-than-human world and tracking the journey of soul inspire me to write creatively. I have trained in the ways of Apache Scout and Shaman, Grandfather Stalking Wolf, and I’m involved with the 8 Shields UK as a Village Builder, organising and facilitating 8 Shields programs. I believe in the power of ceremony, community and sitting in circle for deep healing and authentic connection. My passion is in re~membering Wholeness and finding creative ways to explore that. My joy is in tending the hearth, the garden, being with the birds. the land and spending time nurturing deeply fulfilling friendships.
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| 07 Sep 2020 | The Choose Love Movement with Scarlett Lewis | 01:16:55 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast https://chooselovemovement.org/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Scarlett Lewis founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered in the Sandy Hook tragedy in December 2012. After his death, Scarlett became part of the solution to the issues in today’s society. Through Choose Love, Scarlett became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Choose Love offers a no cost, comprehensive SEL program that empowers educators and teaches children how to handle adversity, have courageous conversations, and respond with love. The program has been downloaded in all 50 states and 100 countries, serving nearly 2 million children. To help children and adults deal with the stress and challenges of the Coronavirus, Choose Love created a variety of new, free resources; and specifically, to support students and educators as they navigate the new normal of hybrid learning, Choose Love created Choosing Love in Our Brave New World, a back-to-school reintegration unit for Pre school through to the HighSchool and beyond.
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| 07 Jun 2020 | The magic in the mundane and techno joy with Sara Tasker | 00:58:42 | |
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Links mentioned in this episodeSara shares her adventures on her blog and Instagram under Me & Orla, and through her podcast Hashtag Authentic. Sara's website is - www.meandorla.co.uk Sara and Jen Carrington's podcast - https://www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com/ You can find her on instagram here - Instagram.com/me_and_orla And the podcast is here -https://meandorla.co.uk/category/podcast/ Sara and Jen Carrington's podcast - https://www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Support us at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Sara’s BiographySara Tasker is a writer, photographer and coach living in the Yorkshire hills. A lifelong lover of photography, she switched to using her iPhone & Instagram to document her daily life whilst pregnant with her first child and stuck at home with a chronic health condition. Within six months, she’d attracted over 40k followers, and now runs a multi-six-figure business helping other creatives and small business owners use social media to build connection, confidence and community online. meandorla.co.uk
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| 22 Jul 2020 | The Wisdom of an Elder with Annie Spencer | 01:16:02 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Annies website http://www.hartwell.eu.com/ https://www.martinprechtel.com/ https://www.ecopsychology.org.uk https://www.circleofliferediscovery.com/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ Facebook page- leona.connection.matters The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography ANNIE SPENCER, a ceremonialist and workshop leader with an Oxford MA and a diploma in Humanistic Psychology, has been running groups and trainings for over 25 years. Having been apprenticed in a Native American tradition and studied Guatemalan Mayan teachings, Annie weaves these with the traditions of her land Britain. As a teacher, Annie opens pathways for others – illuminating their life’s journeys. Her primary interest is the renewal of ancient ceremonial forms for creating a path of beauty upon Grandmother Earth. www.hartwell.eu.com
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| 11 Mar 2025 | The Elemental Connection: How Earth, Water, Fire & Air Deepen Your Everyday Spirituality | 00:38:02 | |
Through storytelling, science, and practical wisdom, we’ll uncover: ✨ The unique lessons and energies each element offers By the end of this episode, you’ll have a fresh perspective on how these fundamental forces shape your personal journey and how to cultivate their presence in your daily life. ✨ Free Resource for You! Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 21 Sep 2020 | Spirit Communication, Death, Life and what comes after with Martha Hunt Handler | 01:18:43 | |
Books Mentioned in this episode The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker Signs by Laura Lynne Jackson Untamed by Glennon Doyle Links mentioned in this episode
Biography I see magic at work everywhere around me. I don’t believe in coincidences, only co-incidents: things that you hear, see or feel that help remind your soul of its path. I appreciate the phrase, “Grow or Wilt.” I think that’s what we’re all here for – to continually expand our hearts and minds as we navigate our way through the plethora of experiences we are presented with for this purpose. Raised in Northern Illinois, I began to see wolves in my dreams from a very early age. Always a nature girl, I spent my free time either swimming in a lake near my house or roaming around in the Enchanted Forrest near my home. It was here I first heard nature speaking to me; asking for my help while promising guidance in this endeavor. After earning a degree in environmental conservation at UC Boulder, I worked as an environmental consultant in D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles.
With my adult children now grown and flown, I’m able to focus on pursing those passions that most pull my heartstrings: wolves and writing. I spend weekdays in Tribeca, New York and weekends near the wolves in South Salem, New York. My first novel, “Winter of the Wolf,” will be published by Greenleaf in July, 2020. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 14 Jun 2020 | Heart centred business and connected leadership with Bart de Greeve | 01:07:14 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode https://www.facebook.com/brightskycommunity Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Support us at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast
Biography I was born in Holland and have been living in the UK since 2012. I am the proud father of Daniel, who is one of the BrightSky Partners as well! I have a background in business as well as therapy, personal growth and community. BrightSky bridges both worlds, at a time when this is more needed than ever. I feel so excited to be part of BrightSky and I feel so blessed with all that it is bringing into my life. The phrase “Meaningful Connection through Shared Purpose” resonates so much for me, and through that my work has become my medicine. What excites me the most is the impact we can make when we come together and gather behind a collective purpose. Through building bridges and sharing resources we can manifest our individual and collective dreams! With Love and Gratitude, Bart
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| 31 Aug 2020 | Nature Culture with Peter Cow | 01:07:37 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Support us on Patreon https://www.livingincircles.com/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography I support people, groups and organisations, bringing them more into their power and creativity by using Permaculture and 8 Shields Institute design principles. I teach and convene 8 Shields Introduction weekends around the UK and Europe, I am one of the lead organisers of the UK ‘Art of Mentoring’ Camp, and along with my partner Rebecca Card i run the ‘Bringing it Home’ 8 Shields yearlong training I also teach Permaculture Design Courses, People Permaculture courses and bespoke Permaculture trainings. I support people individually as well, with ongoing mentoring relationships in person or on regular calls. I love singing and music, and i have self recorded 2 albums of acoustic songs. I enjoy running in the woods and moors, wild swimming and visiting new places. I am deeply grateful for my hobbit-cottage home on a Dartmoor farm and my partner Rebecca who i share it with, and for all the wildlife that lives around us, weaving through our lives in delightful and surprising ways.
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| 28 Sep 2020 | The Power of Mentoring with Victoria Mew | 01:24:17 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast https://redsquirrelresources.co.uk http://www.cultivating-curiosity.co.uk https://www.trackways.co.uk/home Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Victoria has facilitated nature connection worldwide and brings her experience of working with the 8-shields model of regenerative design connecting people to themselves, to nature and to one another since 2006. Having been introduced to wilderness philosophy and survival skills at 12 years old, a passion for nature was ignited. With deep nature connection and mentoring being an ongoing thread throughout her teens, Victoria was lucky enough to do a variety of immersion trainings both in the UK and the USA.
“Through ancient scout experiences as a teenager, I was able to expand into my less dominant senses with extended blindfold drumstalks of over an hour moving towards the sound, feel into the edges of my awareness through stealth movement missions and become aware of how I could connect to source through a variety of practices including sweat lodges, sense meditations and the simple yet profound ‘sit spot’.”
In her early 20s she founded Cultivating Curiosity and developed long term nature connection mentoring programmes for both children and adults in Sussex. A few areas of particular interest are: the power of gratitude; natural fire lighting and conscious fire tending; and the role of questions and stories in pedagogy.
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| 29 Oct 2024 | Any Human Power with Manda Scott | 01:22:18 | |
To dive deeper into these themes and explore detailed podcast notes inclduing more about Manda's new novel Any Human Power, check out my latest blog post here. More about Manda Scott Manda Scott is an award-winning novelist and host of the acclaimed Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards and won the McIlvanney Prize. Her latest novel ANY HUMAN POWER is a Mytho-Political thriller which lays out a Thrutopian road map to a Flourishing future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us. With degrees inveterinary medicine and a Masters in Regenerative Economics, Manda’s life is oriented towards creating radical new narratives that will pave the way to the total systemic change our culture and our world needs. Any Human Power is available for sale on Amazon. Readers can connect with Manda Scott on Facebook, Bluesky, Goodreads, Instagram, and LinkedIn. To learn more, visit https://mandascott.co.uk/ and https://accidentalgods.life Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 11 Aug 2020 | SOULand; Making the world of earth's longing with Azul-Valerie Thome | 01:10:05 | |
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Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography WHO AM I? Partly mycelium, partly raven, partly bee and partly river...
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| 17 Aug 2020 | The connective power of stories, music and nature with Chris Holland | 01:03:43 | |
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This episodes giveaway- A free copy of Chris's new book-I love my world. To enter this draw please leave a comment on the Patreon sight about something you enjoyed about this episode. Go to www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Links mentioned in this episode www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Chris is a leading inspiration in the field of nature connection and environmental education for families and schools in the UK and increasingly worldwide online. He is musical and playful too. He has many things in his teaching bundle including a degree in environmental science and a natural talent for working with groups of people, telling stories, sharing bushcraft skills, foraging, creating environmental art and playing the didgeridoo too. He wrote his first book, “I Love my World”, in 2009, reprinted in full colour in 2020 and has now created "absolutely incredible" CPD and nature connection courses online at www.natureconnection.co.uk. He also a husband and dad, lives in Devon and loves swimming, surfing and climbing trees barefoot. Chris is founder of www.wholeland.org.uk
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| 13 Jul 2020 | Music as medicine with Damien Mahoney - Conversations about community, healing, transformation, unity and growth | 01:15:40 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode Join our community and support us on Patreon here; www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Damien's links https://www.facebook.com/caulbearers/ https://www.facebook.com/soulsoundsmcr/ https://www.facebook.com/musicasmedicinemanchester/ https://www.facebook.com/theorderoflove23/ https://www.facebook.com/damien.mahoney.3 https://www.instagram.com/caulbearers/ Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Biography Damien is a vocalist, percussionist and producer based in Manchester with a passion for community and collaborative projects. He is the writer and co-lead singer with Caulbearers, an 8 piece Manchester ensemble creating archaic funk fables and soul migrations. Described as ‘roots music from the rainy city’, and ‘psychedelic soul with poetic, social observation’ an album of their material is due to be released later in 2020. He is the curator of 'Music As Medicine', a live music event started in 2016 aiming to bring communities together through the healing power of sound and music, performance and dancing, drawing on world influences and encouraging collaboration and improvisation between artists. Passionate about the healing power of sound, Damien regularly provides live music for therapeutic events including meditation, dance, breathwork and yoga sessions, retreats and ceremonies. This work includes the live improvisation trio, The Order Of Love. Damien is a trained Natural Voice Practitioner and has facilitated communal singing groups in a variety of scenarios from his regular ‘Soul Sounds’ sessions and nature retreats to specialised work with lung health patients, social workers and prisoners. He is part of a collaborative project to bring music and voice work for staff & patients into a Manchester hospice in 2020. Damien has performed, produced and recorded music in many styles. His creative output and collaborations span from funk, soul, and reggae, through acid house, balearic dub to Indian and Afro beat influences. Commercial releases range from remixing a major R+B artist for EMI through to underground DIY collective projects, with international compilations and radio documentary soundtracks along the way. He has over 20 years experience in the film + TV industry and lecturers as a freelancer on a BA Hons course for Manchester Film School.
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| 26 Oct 2021 | Womens Blood Mysteries with Jill Kettle | 01:05:53 | |
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Biography I am the mother of three lovely and very energetic children. I’m grateful to be living in a loving and supportive community where I find nourishment for my dreams and vision. I am passionate about nourishing our connection to inner wisdom and natural energy. I have more than seventeen years experience as an acupuncturist which you can read about here - www.acupuncturesussex.co.uk. This website is to share with you my path working with practices that serve the renewal of connection to life, inspired by my training with teachers from diverse contemporary and indigenous traditions. I am truly grateful for my years of study with Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese medicine and movement practices as a pathway to a lifelong interest in healing and an exploration into what that really means. The first thread that took me from working exclusively with acupuncture and bodywork and beginning to explore honouring rites of passage and recognising the value of attending to our cycles was working with birth as a doula. This was a real doorway for me and a personal initiation into finding out more about my vision in life. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 06 Aug 2023 | Working With Men with Piers Cross | 01:06:26 | |
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Connect with Leona Leona Johnson -One-to-one connection mentoring with Leona plus online or in-person events Guest Links Men’s circle Videos on You tube- attachment trauma Podcast An evolving man Biography I am a transformational coach specializing in working with men who feel stuck in their relationships. I also help men overcome and heal from trauma, boarding school issues, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and live a happier and more fulfilled life. I am also an artist, a poet and a musician. I went to boarding school from ages 11-18. It was an exceptionally challenging time. I changed my name to Simon and then Ziggy Cross. I lost a friend to suicide, a teacher attempted to sexually abuse me and I tried to take my own life. On the surface I was a success. Underneath I was hurting. I then trained in International Business at universities in France and London. I worked for several Fortune 500 companies in Paris and London. In 1997, while in London, I started on an internal journey and started to study meditation and different self-healing paradigms. In 2000, I suffered burnout through a combination of my father passing, and leaving my long-term relationship. Essentially, I became homeless for a few months. I eventually left London to work in Africa helping volunteers. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 09 Jun 2020 | Forest School and Nature Connection with Lily Horseman | 01:03:01 | |
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Links mentioned in this episode www.forestschoolassociation.org www.kindlingplayandtraining.co.uk Find Kindling on facebook and twitter or find ideas and inspiration on the blog Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/ My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Support us at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast Biography Lily is a Forest School trainer and practitioner through Kindling; kindlingplayandtraining.co.uk. She currently chairs the Forest School Association; www.forestschoolassociation.org and works with local communities through Stomping Ground; www.stompingground.org.uk Lily's work centres around the creating communities for learning and connecting nature. Her background in playwork and designed crafts means she brings a playful and creative approach to all she does. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 10 Oct 2024 | Re-wilding Our Nervous System For Connection with Jon Young | 01:17:08 | |
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Tune in to learn more about how to deepen your connection with yourself, your community, and the natural world, and find out how you can bring these transformative practices into your life. Thank You for Listening! I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and spread the message of connection, healing and growth! Stay Connected:
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| 07 Nov 2024 | How nature connection can help us find focus and flow | 00:14:54 | |
By the end of this episode, you’ll walk away with fresh strategies to bring ease and clarity into even the busiest days. Plus, don't miss the Flow with Nature: Daily Guide to Expanding Time and Focus . It's a FREE Nature-Based Time Management Guide to help you start a nature-connection practice that can reshape your days. Check out the full write-up, blog post and show notes here.
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