Best Othering And Belonging Institute Podcasts (2024)

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Hormonal Balance For Optimal Sexual Wholeness Through Menopause and Andropause with Dr. Guy Citrin 51:11

5d ago51:11

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Dr. Guy Citrin, naturopathic doctor, whose specialty includes hormonal health and anti-aging, shares his insights and experiences on how to best prepare for menopause and andropause and the best ways to thrive through these natural and universal thresholds of life.By Rahi

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EP 57 - Land, Culture, and Belonging: Place-based Community Advocacy 1:18:51

12d ago1:18:51

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This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Land, Culture, and Belonging: Place-based Community Advocacy." It looks at the redevelopment of the Henry J. Kaiser Center in Oakland, which …

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Destigmatizing Healthcare 13:20

23d ago13:20

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Beyond the Lens is Norton Healthcare’s podcast that informs and educates listeners so you can be informed to advocate for yourself, our patients, and every other employee at Norton Healthcare. Episode 6 In this episode: Destigmatizing Healthcare In this episode, our host, Felecia Patterson, Inclusion Manager, speaks with Morgan Cole APRN who is a l…

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How Re-Wilding Our Embodiment Aligns Eros With Our True Nature and Each Other with Christiane Pelmas 56:10

18d ago56:10

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Christiane Pelmas is a force of nature and her evolving inquiry and meditation on re-wilding and returning to our undomesticated embodiment has informed her path as a mentor, guide, teacher, elder and space-holder. Author of “Trauma: A Practical Guide to Working with Body and Soul” and “Women’s Wisdom Guidebook & Card Deck,” Christiane is founder o…

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EP 56 - Leaning into Paradox: How We Can Block, Bridge & Build Our Democratic Future Together 31:34

1M ago31:34

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This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Leaning into Paradox: How We Can Block, Bridge & Build Our Democratic Future Together." It includes two speakers from the Horizons Project wh…

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EP 55 - Democracy in Crisis: The Courage to Re-Humanize One Another 1:03:21

2M ago1:03:21

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This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Democracy in Crisis: The Courage to Re-Humanize One Another." It focuses on a project called Bridging for Democracy (B4D), which is developin…

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EP 54 - Using Data to Advance Belonging without Othering 42:06

1M ago42:06

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This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Using Data to Advance Belonging without Othering." It looks at a set of domains at the intersection of data and civil society, such as racial…

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EP 53 - Expressions of Belonging 1:17:52

1M ago1:17:52

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This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Expressions of Belonging," and it offers a mix of stories, insights, and diverse approaches to advancing belonging at an array of organizatio…

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EP 52 - Xenophobia, Resistance, and the Future of the Immigrant Rights Movement 1:33:43

2M ago1:33:43

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Episode Note This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Xenophobia, Resistance, and the Future of the Immigrant Rights Movement." It includes panelists Annette Wong, who is the Managin…

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EP 51 - Resisting Austerity: Keeping Public Infrastructure Public 1:00:41

1M ago1:00:41

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Episode Notes This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Resisting Austerity: Keeping Public Infrastructure Public." It includes panelists Donald Cohen, founder and executive director …

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EP 50 - Bridging Through High School Ethnic Studies 1:03:38

2M ago1:03:38

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Episode Notes This episode is part of a series of talks and panel discussions recorded during the breakout sessions of our Othering & Belonging Conference that took place in Oakland this past April. This session is titled "Bridging Through High School Ethnic Studies," and was curated by OBI's Hossein Ayazi. It includes panelists from the UC Berkele…

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Trauma Informed Care & Resiliency Programs 12:27

2M ago12:27

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Beyond the Lens is Norton Healthcare’s podcast that informs and educates listeners so you can be informed to advocate for yourself, our patients, and every other employee at Norton Healthcare. Episode 5 In this episode: Trauma Informed Care & Resiliency Programs In this episode, our host, Felecia Patterson, Inclusion Manager, speaks with Dr. Crysta…

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How Joseph Kramer’s Lucid Erotic States Created The Body Electric and Sexological Bodywork 1:00:03

3M ago1:00:03

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Joseph Kramer founded two seminal institutions that have produced 1000s of somatic sex educators, sexological bodyworkers and sacred intimates all over the world, namely, The Body Electric School of Massage and Rebirthing, approved to train professionals in California in 1984, and the profession of Sexological Bodywork, approved as a profession by …

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Autism Awareness 28:10

5M ago28:10

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Beyond the Lens is Norton Healthcare’s podcast that informs and educates listeners so you can be informed to advocate for yourself, our patients, and every other employee at Norton Healthcare. Episode 4 In this episode: Autism AwarenessIn this episode, our host, Felecia Patterson, Inclusion Manager, speaks with Dr. Cody Davis, Clinical Psychologist…

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Women and Stroke with Rosa Hart 18:40

5M ago18:40

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Beyond the Lens is Norton Healthcare’s podcast that informs and educates listeners so you can be informed to advocate for yourself, our patients, and every other employee at Norton Healthcare. Episode 3 In this episode: Women and Stroke with Rosa Hart In this episode, our host, Felecia Patterson, Inclusion Manager, speaks with Rosa Hart, RN Patient…

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The Institute for Health Equity with Cara Bland 18:47

6M ago18:47

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Beyond the Lens is Norton Healthcare’s podcast that informs and educates listeners so you can be informed to advocate for yourself, our patients, and every other employee at Norton Healthcare. Episode 2 In this episode: The Institute for Health Equity with Cara Bland In this episode, our host, Felecia Patterson, Inclusion Manager, speaks with Cara …

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How To Create Sacredness in Sexuality and The Body Electric with Craig Cullinane 54:21

6M ago54:21

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Craig’s journey of erotic and sexual embodiment and liberation is a beautiful trajectory of love, service and dedication. His transformational spiritual/erotic experience as a participant in a Body Electric workshop, lead to assisting, then teaching and eventually directing The Body Electric organization, guiding it to new realms of inclusion and e…

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Equity, Inclusion and Belonging with Jazzma Moore 15:22

8M ago15:22

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Beyond the Lens is Norton Healthcare’s podcast that informs and educates listeners so you can be informed to advocate for yourself, our patients, and every other employee at Norton Healthcare. Episode 1 In this episode: Equity, Inclusion and Belonging with Jazzma Moore In this episode, our host, Felecia Patterson, Inclusion Manager, speaks with Jaz…

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Trailer 1:51

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Beyond the Lens is Norton Healthcare’s podcast dedicated to educating and informing listeners so you can be empowered to advocate for yourself, our patients, and every other employee of Norton Healthcare. For more information about Beyond the Lens, email inclusion@nortonhealthcare.orgBy NHC Department of Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

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Re-Inhabiting Boundaries, Pleasure and New Sexual Intimacy After Childhood Abuse with Somatica Practitioner Dr. Laura Jurgens 1:02:53

9M ago1:02:53

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Dr. Laura Jurgens, certified Sex & Intimacy Coach & Somatica Practitioner, shares her journey of re-inhabiting and reclaiming her body, her sexual pleasure, and re-writing the sexual intimacy in her marriage after years of dissociation as a survivor of childhood physical and sexual abuse.By Rahi

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Caffyn Jesse Returns to Share About "Intimacy Educator," "Ecstatic Belonging," and Cautious Considerations Combining Sexological Bodywork and Psychedelics 48:23

10M ago48:23

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"When we touch someone, we touch their whole history, their deepest wounds, their secret identity, their healing powers, and their most profound capacities for joy. Sacred Intimacy is not rocket science, though it is neuroscience. We need to understand the neural learning zone, address the traumatic shaping we experience around the erotic, and crea…

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How Psychedelics Can Guide, Inform & Support Sexual Healing with Psychedelic Integration Specialist Salimeh Tabrizi 1:01:22

1y ago1:01:22

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How can the wisdom and support of plant medicines aid in the healing of sexual trauma? Today, we hear a first-hand account of how the Mother Plant Ayahuasca, psilocybin and cannabis can aid in the reclamation of one’s body, genital pleasure, and sexual wholeness with special guest, Salimeh Tabrizi, Psychedelics Integration Specialist/Educator/Advoc…

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Expanding Sexual Health & Pleasure For Men/Cock-Owners with Ron & Pono Stewart 1:01:25

1y ago1:01:25

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Ron & Pono Stewart are both certified Sexological Bodyworkers and Somatic Sex Educators who have focussed insights and experiences in tailor-designing individual and couples retreats for men/cock-owners. We explore how some of the most common issues involving enjoying healthy erections and ejaculation choice are rooted from our developmental imprin…

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How To Love Your Cervix From Numbness to Pleasure With Olivia Naomi Bryant & Self-Cervix 1:01:49

1y ago1:01:49

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Olivia Naomi Bryant is the creator of Self-Cervix - a body of somatic education, research and call to revolution for reclaiming and developing a love affair with this often overlooked and medially mistreated part of the sexual and reproductive anatomy. Studies show that 60% of orgasms by vulva-owners are experienced via the clitoris, 30% intra-vagi…

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How to Own & Embody the Shadow Aspects of Our Sexual Selves w/The Light/Dark Institute 1:02:13

1y ago1:02:13

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How can we identify, embody, and explore relating from previously disowned, shamed and judged aspects of our Self to a place of integration and wholeness? Tani Tholes and Leslie Rogers of Light/Dark Institute create private individual & couples' intensives and group retreats to facilitate just that utilizing kink, bondage, Dom/Sub Ceremonies all gu…

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How Couples Can Satiate Evolving Sexual Desires Within A Committed Partnership with Dolly Josette 40:59

1+ y ago40:59

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Dolly Josette, also known as "The Vulva Whisperer" and named "a leading practitioner of hands-on sexual therapy" by Hustler magazine, shares her journey of reclamation from a lack of sexual aliveness to an aligned, prioritized, pleasure-filled marriage. She also explains how her training as a Somatica Practitioner blends beautifully with her space-…

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Accessing Pleasure Points In The Pelvis For Practical Healing with Beaudoin Bodywork 52:18

1+ y ago52:18

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How can we better attune to and listen for the guidance of the body’s pleasure for its own healing? Listening for the answers to this question with his heart, intuition, and hands, combined with his deep understanding of how to restore healthy fascial lines, anatomical structures within the body, and hold a safe space for trauma resolution, Martin …

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Exploring the Parameters of a Sacred Intimate, Sexual Surrogate, and Somatica Coach with Andre Lazarus who is all Three 52:57

1+ y ago52:57

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Andre Lazarus is a Somatica Sex & Intimacy Coach, a Sexual Surrogate, and Sacred Intimate. He shares the distinctions in - scope of practice, boundaries, and common sexual issues resolved - that he facilitates in each of these roles. It’s a unique soul that’s drawn to hold space for any one of these sexual healing modalities. And an extraordinary l…

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How To Enjoy The Best Sex of Your Lives Into Your 70s and 80s with Judith and Frank. 56:56

1+ y ago56:56

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I’m overjoyed to share this episode with Frank Wiegers and Judith Claire, authors of the wonderful books, “The Magical Sex Book” and “So That’s Why They Do That - About Men, Women and Hormones.” They met when Frank was 69 and Judith was 60 and over the last 18 years have enjoyed the deepest intimacy and most ecstatic sex of their lives. They genero…

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EP 49 - Does Integration Close Racial Disparities? 54:39

1+ y ago54:39

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Episode Notes In this episode of Who Belongs? we hear from Darrell Owens, who is a policy analyst at California Yimby, and a writer on Substack who focuses on housing, planning, displacement, mobility and other issues. He just authored a new piece called Segregation or Integration which combines data on housing policy with his personal experiences …

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EP 48 - Building Bridges Over the Hills 49:43

2y ago49:43

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In this episode, we speak with Sharon Dunn and Gwen Johnson — two members of Hands Across the Hills (HATH), a grassroots group working to build bridges between communities in rural Western Massachusetts and in the Eastern Kentucky coal country. Formed in the wake of the 2016 election, this group seeks to build empathy and unity between diverging pe…

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Cultures of Care, ep. 2 | Naima Green and Rich Medina 37:18

2+ y ago37:18

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Welcome back to Cultures of Care, a special new miniseries from Who Belongs? hosted by Evan Bissell and Giovanna Fischer. This series celebrates people that practice collective care in unconventional and insurgent ways. Visit the project, read more about our interviewees, and check out transcripts for this episode at https://belonging.berkeley.edu/…

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Cultures of Care, ep. 1 | Nicki Jizz and Kristina Wong 27:39

2+ y ago27:39

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In this episode of Who Belongs?, we're debuting Cultures of Care, a special new miniseries hosted by Evan Bissell and Giovanna Fischer. This series celebrates people that practice collective care in unconventional and insurgent ways. Care is an essential, immediate and practical way to create belonging. Perhaps most vitally in our urgent times, at …

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EP 47 - Returning Citizens 56:56

2+ y ago56:56

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In this episode we speak with two of the founding members of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, the President Desmond Meade and the Political Director Neil Volz. Together, Desmond and Neil have been working on restoring the rights of people who have a prior felony conviction, referred to as returning citizens. In 2018, they were successful i…

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EP 46 - Co-creating a future where everyone belongs 1:01:50

2+ y ago1:01:50

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In this episode we speak with Reverend Ben McBride. Ben McBride is a spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and justice in the Bay Area. McBride serves as a national leader around reconstructing public safety systems and gun violence prevention work. In 2014, McBride launched the Empower Initiative to support bridging and belonging work a…

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EP 45 - Co-Creating Public Spaces of Belonging 42:30

2+ y ago42:30

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In this episode we interview with Debbie Lacy. Debbie is the founder of Eastside for All, which serves communities outside of Seattle, WA including Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah and Sammamish. Eastside for All has a mission to transform East King County into a place where racial, economic and social justice are realized, and belonging is ma…

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EP 44 - Belong Circles 42:00

2+ y ago42:00

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In this episode we speak with Angel Mortel and Aleena Gonzalez. Angel is a lead organizer with LA Voice, which is a multi-racial and multi-faith community organization that awakens people to their own power and trains them to organize together. LA Voice has been implementing the Belong Circles with their partner network, including at Dolores Missio…

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How to Honor Male Survivors and Resolving the Compounding Effects of Sexual & Racial Trauma with SE Therapist Becky Carter 56:34

3y ago56:34

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Thanks to Becky Carter's many areas of expertise, we cover a lot of ground in this episode including how to identify pre-verbal traumas in the body, resolving issues specific to male sexual trauma survivors, how compounding injuries of racial and sexual abuse and/or aggressions experienced by marginalized communities affect the nervous system and h…

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EP 43 - The Belong Movement 42:53

3y ago42:53

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In this episode we speak with Ashlin Malouf-Gashaw. Ashlin is the Chief Formation Officer at PICO California, the largest multi-racial faith-based community-organizing network in the state. PICO is leading The Belong Movement, which aims to address the polarization and racial anxiety across California by bridging across race, faith and status throu…

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EP 42 - Belonging in Oakland 26:17

3y ago26:17

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In this episode we speak with Roberto Bedoya. Roberto is the Cultural Affairs Manager for the City of Oakland in California. He developed the City’s Cultural Plan, titled, Belonging in Oakland. Throughout his career Roberto has consistently advocated for inclusion and belonging in the cultural sector. In our conversation, Roberto shares how he’s ut…

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EP 41 - On being seen and heard: Students reflect on their high school experience 35:05

3y ago35:05

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In this episode we speak with Tamia Dantzler & Dashley Concepcion. Tamia is an alum and Dashley is a current student at El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice. In a previous episode we spoke with Frances Lucerna, founding principal of El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice. We heard from Frances about the school design and intentions, in this con…

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EP 40 - Belonging in Schools: The Story of El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice 38:50

3y ago38:50

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In this episode we speak with Frances Lucerna. Frances is the founding principal of El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice is a public school located in the Southside community of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York City. El Puente is Spanish for ‘the bridge’ - which is exactly what the school is doing: crea…

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EP 39 - Black and Native Folks in the Climate Justice Movement 41:47

3y ago41:47

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In this episode we interview two of the founding members of The Wind & The Warrior, Ife Afriye Kilimanjaro and Nana Korantema. In 2020, The Wind & The Warrior led a Sacred Waters Pilgrimage to connect Black and Native culture-bearers and advocacy leaders working to address the climate crisis for ritual and conversation. Throughout the pilgrimage, t…

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EP 38 - Looking to Belong: A Conversation with a Diaspora Dialogue Participant 37:33

3y ago37:33

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In this episode we interview Byb Bibene. Byb is a professional performer, choreographer, dance artist, director and dance educator originally from the Republic of Congo. Currently he lives in the Bay Area in California. Byb has participated in the African Diaspora Dialogues hosted by Nunu Kidane and Gerald Lenoir. In our last episode, we got to hea…

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EP 37 - Different Histories, Parallel Stories: Bridging African American and Immigrant Communities 46:48

3y ago46:48

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In this episode we hear from Gerald Lenoir and Nunu Kidane about their work on bridging African American and African immigrant communities through dialogues. Gerald is OBI’s identity and politics strategy analyst and was the founding executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI). Nunu was a founding member of BAJI and is curr…

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EP 36 - Developing a shared vocabulary: Introduction to Othering, Bridging & Belonging 46:26

3y ago46:26

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In this episode we interview UC Berkeley Professor and OBI Director john a. powell. john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, structural racism, housing, poverty, democracy, and othering, bridging and belonging frameworks-- which he has been critical in developing and translating between a…

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How Prostate Massage Can Release Past Traumas & Expand Orgasmic States Into Spiritual Realms of Embodiment with Stine Krage and Asim SacredFire of The Prostatic Portal 46:26

3y ago46:26

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Stine Krage and Asim SacredFire, co-creators of The Prostatic Portal, illuminate how when a safe and sacred space is held for prostate (sacred spot) massage, it can serve as an effective practice for facing and releasing emotional and energetic shadows of the male psyche, an efficient means for increasing blood/Qi/energy flow throughout the pelvis …

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How Following Her Body’s Pleasures Created A Legacy of Somatic Sex Education with Caffyn Jesse 59:04

3y ago59:04

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A celebration of the radiant, embodied Spirit and Eros that is Caffyn Jesse - pioneering Somatic Sex Educator, Trainer, Practitioner, and Author of "The Science of Sexual Happiness" and "Erotic Massage for Healing and Pleasure" who retires this month as faculty from the wonderful Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education that she co-created …

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How to Restore Empowering Associations with Sexual Pleasure and Release Unhealthy Ones with Kimberly and Nina 58:06

3y ago58:06

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Early sexual arousal and pleasure imprints from childhood can create powerful adult intimacy patterns and behaviors, regardless of how healthy or unhealthy they are. How can we release unhealthy coupling with sexual pleasure from the body’s tissues and cellular memory, and restore healthy and empowering pleasure patterns? Today, we hear from two sp…

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How to Restore Genital Sensations & Pleasure from Numbness & Pain Due to Medical Violations with Diane and Sophia 49:21

3y ago49:21

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How do you go about your life, sexual relationships, and relating to your genitalia after medical violations lead to numbness, and medical professionals are advising you - there is nothing more you can do? Special guests, Diane and Sophia, share candidly about their respective journeys of how they restored and reclaimed their sexual pleasure and wh…

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