Osprey Orielle Lake is dedicated to creating a more sustainable and harmonious world, where people are connected to each other and the land. Her recent book The Story Is in our Bones tells the story of local communities all over the world led mostly by women who are standing for climate justice. The founder of Women’s Earth Action Network, (WECAN),…

In our latest episode of the Mother Tree Network podcast, Aminata Desert Rose engages in a thought-provoking conversation with the inspiring Beny Ashburn. The discussion covers a wide array of topics, from personal reflections to the innovative world of craft beer, offering a deep dive into black culture, resilience, and the pursuit of one's passio…

Embark on a celestial journey as Aminata Desert Rose and cosmic guide Barb Horn delve into the mysteries of Saturn's return in Pisces. Discover how Saturn's shift to Pisces transforms our spirituality, intuition, and connection to the natural world. Aminata shares her own Saturn return experience, triggering Barb to unravel the cosmic connections a…

Welcome to the Mother Tree Network! In today's episode, Aminata Desert Rose shares her insights on the power of vision boarding. She invites listeners to imagine a world where they stay centered amidst chaos, connect with nature, and hold onto their values and desires. A vision board, she explains, is a sacred reminder of what we stand for and aspi…

This is the first in a two-part conversation. Prepare to get your mind blown! Barb Horn joined us to explore the profound impact of Saturn in Pisces and how astrology can empower you in your evolutionary journey. Barb, a voice coach, alchemical hypnotist, and astrology enthusiast, guides us through the unique dance between science and the stars. Fr…

🌿 Exciting News! Just had the most fascinating conversation with Gabrielle Cerberville on the Mother Tree Network podcast. 🍃 Gabrielle's journey began during a composition program where she felt the urge to infuse more nature into her music. This led her to an inspiring artist residency in Iceland, where she delved into the magical connection betwe…

"We need to pay attention to the soil of our being. We need to focus on restoring trust with ourselves." 🌸🌞 Are you ready to embrace the energy of the upcoming spring equinox and transition into a new season of growth and possibility? Let's talk about the magic of this celestial event with Aminata Desert Rose, plant walker firewoman, and dive into …

Do you ever wonder why you keep getting burnt out? Have you ever felt like nothing works when you initiate it, but when you respond to an invitation that’s where you shine? According to Pame Barba, it’s not you. It might be your soul’s blueprint or human design. We all have different energy flows, and forcing yourself to be a Type A aka Manifestor …

Welcome to Season Two of the Mother Tree podcast! This episode is a combination of two conversations I had with author and wisdom keeper Jojopahmaria Nsoroma. In part one Jojopah and I delve deep into embracing self-mastery, healing the pain body, and ascending to higher timelines. The conversation is an enlightening journey filled with wisdom and …

🌱 Exciting news! Season 2 of the Mother Tree Network podcast is on its way, and I can't wait to share all the amazing content with you starting February 9th. Get ready for an enriching experience as we delve into conversations with practitioners, healers, and visionaries rooted in 5th dimensional love. 🌿 As we usher in the new year with the new moo…

In today's episode, we have a very special guest, Matthew R. Reynolds. I reached out to Matthew after reading his weekly email where he spoke about envy and jealousy. But the first half of our conversation focuses on his father and reclaiming ancestors. Matthew opens up about a longing he has carried with him throughout his life - a longing to know…

"I want that person to stand where I'm standing, you know, even if they can't go there or they've never been there, right, and feel what I felt."--Shelley Carlisle "But I didn't love it. Right? That's probably why I didn't qualify for the Olympics, you know, because I didn't love it enough. I didn't want it enough." If you’re a woman of a certain a…

"A lot of people don't stop to think about the historical trauma that black people face or could possibly be retriggered by going into these Nature's faces and seeing the trees and seeing the moss hanging from the trees to be transported to the conversations of lynching."--Chris Omni "Happiness happens to you. Joy happens within you. So it is very …

Welcome back to the Mother Tree Network! In today's episode, we have the incredible Nina Simons joining us to share her wisdom, experiences, and insights. Nina starts off by discussing her unique practice of creating an altar around a tree to protect her New Mexico home from wildfires, which led her to deepen her relationship with the land and feel…

What is the Winter Solstice? The winter solstice takes place on December 21st in the northern hemisphere. The longest night of the year, the winter solstice is a time of reflection, release, and renewal, and we believe that coming together as a community to honor this powerful event can bring profound healing and growth. As the winter solstice appr…

"When I came to play the singing bowls for the first time ever for a group of people... She said right before I started, you should sing with the bowls. And that felt like it was asking for some courage for me to share my voice. And I went for it, and it felt the most aligned I've ever felt, sharing something with people."--Stacey Pickering Welcome…

"It's important not just for me, but also when we come into other spaces and our allies also recognize the land we're on…. I think it goes to help repair the long erasure of Native American people. And that invisibility even here in Baltimore City, when we were advocating for Indigenous Peoples Day, people were shocked, like, what? There's Indians …

"Have a couple good cries because it helps you to clean things out so that then you're ready to do the deep investigative work of what is there in the wintertime…" During this interview Dr. Sina and I talk about sadness and grief and why the fall is the time to let the tears flow! Dr. Sina's tagline, "Where healing begins with being heard," perfect…

“These external dwelling principles, that sometimes we refer to as deities, like the Neturu, like Orisha, like the many gods of many pantheons, have all been there for me from day one, and I had to find them from a traditional and well policed location." -- Dr. Geryll “G. Love” Robinson How does a Black girl born in Coney Island Hospital in Brookly…

"I would say that gift [from cancer] was to slow down because before then … I was just so focused on achieving and success and anything that wasn't related to what I thought to be success at the time I didn't do it, and I didn't like distractions or what I considered to be distractions... And so I learned to slow down." Mfon's Pearls of Wisdom 🌷Slo…

During the fall equinox 2023 I went to Mt. Shasta, CA and awakened to some beautiful “way-out” stuff while leading our Mother Tree Equinox Soul Journey. In this episode, I share two experiences from Shasta that took me deeper into liberation and remade me. First, I went to a pyramid that had been built according to the proportions of one of the pyr…

In the latest episode of Mother Tree Network, we hear from Dr. Beverly Carter, a CEO, organizational development leader, philanthropist, and woman of color who shares some powerful and insightful stories that we can all learn from. Here are just a few key takeaways: Acknowledge and work with the unseen world and the energy patterns that need to be …

Yeah, I feel tied to this land. The spot is very magical. Very special. I feel like she talks to me. The plants talk to me. The animals tell me. I don't know how to describe that intuitive sense. Because for me, my intuitive knowing comes in the form of knowing –Missy Singer Dumars This episode features the incredible Missy Singer Dumars, a passion…

"When you have people who have been oppressed or who've been marginalized in a room where you're reviewing history or where you are acknowledging them, I think it's important to emphasize a narrative of resistance, of resilience, of incredible capacity in addition to loss and grief."--Amanda Aminata Sol Welcome back, beautiful souls, to another ins…

"I am a manifestation of the larger divine feminine…part of her masculine presentation... So much of the plant medicine comes from the great mother through the great mother. So the voice of everything in me is how everything in my mind comes from the feminine." Tune in to this thought-provoking episode of Mother Tree Network and discover the power …

💫 Today, I want to share an incredibly powerful and transformative experience that I had recently. It involved mushrooms, vulnerability, and an unexpected connection that reminded me of the profound relationship between grief and laughter. Prepare to be moved! 🌿🎭 🎻 It all started as I sat on my screened-in porch, surrounded by nature, with my belov…

Join us for this episode of Mother Tree Network as I embrace the spirit of dandelion, wander in the realm of questioning, and navigate the currents of redirection and transformation. I include two recordings of me channeling Dandelion Spirit about the Supreme Court reversal of Affirmative Action and the floods in Vermont. These transmissions encour…

So many gems from this conversation. I can’t wait for you to listen. My guest is Teri Schmidt who is the founder of Stronger to Serve, a start up that supports women in leadership. I started the conversation by asking Teri about the Iron Man competition that she completed where she swam two miles, biked 112 miles and then ran a marathon–all in the …

“Every single one of those obstacles, every single one of those challenges, every single one of those humans...were just literally helping me point back to myself. They were helping me point back to my highest self. And allowing me to grow and expand."--Aurora Archer On this episode of Mother Tree Network, I interview Aurora Archer, a former corpor…

This episode is my initial perspective on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Affirmative Action. I've been wrestling with this! Yes, affirmative action was helpful. Yes, I am grateful for my life and every opportunity that affirmative action subtly nudged open for me. Yes, it is a loss. But I'm wrestling because that's not all I want to say h…

Kirsten and I have a magical conversation about how to get in the flow of magic and joy. A pre-school teacher, Kirsten leads fairy walks to help adults and children reconnect with our senses so that we can perceive and receive life energy from the more-than-human world. We talk about Kirsten’s first mystical experience which happened while working …

This solo episode features a reading of the poem THE ANCESTORS which I wrote around 2008. The poem was the response to a prayer that I sent up requesting guidance on how to revise Show Me the Franklins, a play about Benjamin Franklin and slavery. Support the Show. Mother tree Network Podcast--Where Earth Wisdom Meets Racial Justice and Women's Lead…

According to our guest Jen Frey, “Plants want to communicate with us. They love us. They know their part in the great web of Life, and they want to help us remember ours.” What a fun conversation about co-creating with Nature spirits, plants, robins, bunnies and more. Jen Frey is a land apprentice who has been living on a 20-acre property with her …

Metta is an important tool to help you Regenerate your Justice and Joy . I hope you will use it to cultivate PRESENCE in your life. This type of meditation has been shown to reduce implicit racial bias when it's practiced regularly over an eight week period. It also increases your sense of well being and belonging. Do this meditation before or afte…

Thank you for joining me for this solo episode where I am going to be talking about how to regenerate your racial justice. This was originally a talk that I gave to some members of my racial justice from the Heart community. I decided to edit it and make it a podcast because it reflects my latest thinking and feeling about how to do racial justice …

Meet Valerie Bowden, a young mother who after living in Ethiopia for eight years returned to the U.S. with her family and founded a business that connects African talent to entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Canada. Charity and aid in Africa often do more harm than good, creating an inequitable relationship. Business partnerships offer a win-win model f…

If you love the moon or are curious about what its cycles mean for you, then you will love this conversation with Martha Artemis Rogers (she/they)! Martha Artemis, founder of Full Moon Acupuncture and author, is an expert in all things lunar. With a deep understanding of how the Moon moves in relation to the Earth and Sun, Martha helps others navig…

While I was in the North Georgia Mountains, I got a chance to talk with Shannon Mitchell and Christine Gautreaux, co-owners of Women Connected in Wisdom. Their business model includes an online community, podcast, book, and an annual conference where authors speak. Both women live in Atlanta and have multiple businesses. Shannon bowled me over when…

This week I'm sharing lessons from my experience Living in a Tiny House in the North Georgia Mountains. The idea of a month away came during the Winter Solstice Virtual Retreat. Leading up to the retreat I felt a need to journey with plants, and I said yes to this intuition even though I did not want to leave my beloved trees and I wasn't sure how …

Easter and Passover give us the opportunity to reflect on an experience of injustice or not being loved and use it as a doorway for transformation. For me that was the gift of the situation where the champion women's basketball team at LSU was slighted by the White House and mainstream narratives. You can google it if you want more details. My poin…

Imagine what it would be like for you to observe things getting ever more chaotic with banks failing and former presidents being arrested WITHOUT slipping into panic, social media plunges, or overwhelm. Imagine you feel connected with the intelligence and rhythms of nature rather than the 24-7 news cycle which is full of scarcity, violence, and imp…

Biz and I started by talking about motherhood and resisting the urge to protect our adult children from hard stuff in life. Biz said she now asks “What do you need from me?” as a way to give and to respect her sons’ autonomy. Asking that question puts the power in their hands. Little did I know that I'd use this exact question one day later when a …

This is a lovely conversation and with a heart practice that will elevate your consciousness. Dr. Elsbeth shows us how to move life force energy up to your heart and then your third eye so that it gets more and more refined before it becomes mind. This will help you to shift your consciousness. We do a special heart breathing exercise that is so si…

This episode brought me to tears twice! Which is a good thing because, as Dr. Sina tells us, the liver and tears and the drive to change go together! So, all of my empathetic friends --go ahead and cry. Your liver will thank you! Dr. Sina shares how her body got her attention and caused her to leave her medical career and a surgery residency with l…

This episode an invitation for Women of Purpose-- Women who have come to earth at this time to carry out important work that will elevate our perspectives and evolve our whole planet. If you're like me, you might feel a little uncomfortable with that description. You don't think you're more important than anyone else and you feel insecure when peop…

I recorded this introduction on Frederick Douglass’s birthday which happens to be Valentine’s Day. Please check out Frederick Douglass Suite; Black History Month 2023 In this episode, you get to hear Part One of the Chaconne Emancipated, a performance piece that interweaves Bach and African American spirituals with excerpts from Dr. King’s I Have a…

We are in the time of mid-winter. Imbolc and the time of the Snow Moon remind us to get ready for spring but spring is not yet here. The full moon on Feb. 5th is almost here. Let me illuminate something for you. Mid-Winter is time to rest. Even though the days are getting a little longer, it’s not yet time to put your plants in the ground or start …

A self-declared, self-love activist, Jasmine Bellamy is a corporate Vice President who has made it her business to be a “student of love.” In this conversation, Jasmine shares why she lives a “surrendered life” and how you can do it too. 1) No fear because I've nothing to lose. If I am [following God's will}, then I will be where I am meant to be. …

Imagine this. I'm crying in a bathroom at work. I barely made it out of the room where an almost all white creative team had just made racist assumptions about Black art and Black people. Every time I think I can pull it together, I start crying again. I'm trying to be silent but the sobs won't stop. Finally, my Chinese American friend, Grace, come…

Kwanzaa is an African American sacred week created by Maulana Karenga in 1966. Its purpose is to have African Americans focus on seven principles which are foundations of a holistic and free life. In this final episode of 2022 Makeda and I focus on the fifth principle which is Nia or purpose. We have a passionate conversation about waking up from d…