Spiritual Charlotte

This Wednesday, Robbie Warren, a.k.a. Otter Woman Standing, schools us on the sacred path of shamanism and her journey from successful Charlotte Interior Designer to modern day Shaman! Robbie is as authentic as they come! She is a business woman who found her higher calling after 9-11 as a Shamanic Healer. She has traveled the world with her teachings, has spoken about it on the TEDx Charlotte stage, and brings insights from her journey... as an ever-evolving "Medicine Woman of the Modern Age"! This is quite the story and you don't want to miss it! You can learn more at www.otterdance.org.

Today we are joined by the "Wonder Woman of Many Healing Trades", (that's what we like to call her), Cait Allison, Davidson, NC - based Hypntherapist & Intuitive Cunselor, who is breaking down hypnotherapy and past life regression work for us, with a few recaps of Kendall's experience of "going under" in Cait's office! Cait talks about how past-life regressions and hypnotherapy can be incredible tools to achieve deep and profound healing. She says, "Hypnosis, similar to meditation, offers a beautiful way to bridge the subconscious and the conscious. However, hypnosis is much more goal oriented and clients will be working with the hypnotherapist towards achieving a certain change in their conscious lives. Some people come to me to heal certain phobias or relationship patterns, while others come with a curiosity about how their past is informing their present. Each experience is uniquely tailored to the individual and illuminates the universal truth that emotions and memories can move seamlessly across th

You've heard her talk for 34 episodes on the Spiritual Charlotte podcast, but have you heard her personal story about becoming and being a "true blue mystic" and clairvoyant? Her mystical journey through spirituality includes her perfectly crooked path through depression, destructive behaviors, love addiction, healing work, Intuitive Medium work, and religious/spiritual study. What is mysticism anyway? How does one know if they are "a mystic"? What does it all mean? And what does cairvoyance have to do with it? She'll talk about all of that! And maybe you'll recognize yourself and parts of your own journey in this show, too. Associated Websites: www.spiritualcharlotte.com  www.lighthousespiritualcenter.com  

Join Spiritual Charlotte on location in Asheville, North Carolina, at the sacred space and apothecary of Ra Ma Kaur, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Arcline Astrologist, Medicine Woman, and Spiritual Midwife. (This really does NOT come close to explaining the gift (encompassing the many gifts) that is Ra Ma Kaur!) Spiritual Charlotte Co-hosts, Debbie Chisholm and Kendall Heath, had the opportunity to experience a Kundalini Yoga class and gong bath healing with Ra Ma at West Asheville Yoga. Then we sat on the floor of her goddess-imbued treatment room and talked about everything from falling in love with Gaia to Yogi Bhajan to her upcoming women's retreat in magical Glastonbury - "it's gonna be epic"! There's almost too much magic to gleen from this episode! Have a listen! www.ramakaur.com  www.spiritualcharlotte.com      

Do you need to be taken care of today? If so, listen to this show! It's a beautiful, authentic, compassionate interview with Charlotte-based Transformational Coach and Reiki Master Teacher, Miri Klements?. We're talking about the path from childhood programming to spiritual awareness, the spiritualized ego (the spiritual bypass), and the relationship between healing work and the spiritual journey. We're also talking about living in the head verses the heart, the multiplicty within each of us, the forgiving Universe, and the middle way. This show will nourish you from the inside-out! Learn more about Miri Klements at www.OpportunititesforTransformation.com and www.ReikiForWellness.org  Learn more about Spiritual Charlotte at www.spiritualcharlotte.com      

Today we continue this 4-part series with episode 3 on "That Other Bible School" with Pastor Joshua Scott. We're going to be zoning in on what God's dream for the world (according to the Bible) has to do with politics. Should God and politics mix? Can you love God and avoid politics? What's the Bible have to say about it? Progressive Pastor, Joshua Adam Scott, of Morgantown Community Church in Morgantown, Kentucky, didn't always read the Bible the way that he does today. In fact, he was an uber-conservative young guy with a fundamental Christian foundation, highly concerned with "the saving people's souls". But later while in seminary, a shift occurred, and he's been shifting ever since! Rather than break up with the Bible, Pastor Scott saw new possibilities in the teachings within this sacred text. He's been our favorite Bible Nerd since we happened upon him speaking at the Open Network stage at the Wild Goose Festival last summer. Influenced by Progressive Theologians like Marcus Borg, Brian McClaran, and

Two years ago, Blog Writer, Laura Parrott Perry, reconnected with her cousin, Mary Lovely, whom she had not seen in 35 years. They came back together and discovered they'd both been abused as children by their grandfather. When they reconnected in person, they decided to dance on his grave, but got lost along the way. So they stopped for directions at a police station and ended up reporting their abuse instead!   Laura wrote about that event, the post went viral, and the seeds for Say It, Survivor were born. Today, Say It, Survivor is helping other people reclaim their abuse stories and tell them on their own terms so that they can travel the road of healing towards personal freedom and empowerment. On our show today Laura will talk with Host, Kendall Heath, about her story and how writing an organization that helped others speak the unspeakable restored grace in her life .SayItSurvivor  Spiritual Charlotte          

We're in the middle of a 7-part series where we're walking the Christian Calendar with Charlotte-based Methodist Minister, Susan Heafner-Heun, to better understand the "Christian year". Right now we're in the middle of the Easter season, which lasts until June 4. *Raise your hand if you had no idea that Easter was a full season or that it lasts 50 days! We're with you! Easter is about many things, but it's most certainly about hope! What else is it about? What do the Gospel writers tell us about God being a God of Life through the Easter story? What is the message of death not having the last word? What's up with the bodily resurrection? How about the garden where Jesus' open tomb was said by some to be located? How about all the appearances Jesus made after he died? What were all the "little" stories that were included in the larger Easter Story? In our usual inquiring fasion, we hop down a few bunny trails, and ask about "The Way" and the followers of The Way, the significance of breath, the Gospel writer

Faith communities have a challenge, and it's that their regular ministries and their disability ministries often fall short of truly providing individuals and families with special needs with an environment where they can come exactly as they are and worship in the way that they were created to. Jared Ginsburg, Director of The Hideout at Dilworth Church in Charlotte, is creating a multisensory, inclusive, safe space for spiritual exploration where those who struggle to "fit in" in traditional church can find a place to belong and participate in worship. He says, "Five year olds sit next to fifty year olds, and walk away with a meaningful connection with God. The truth is, we all have special needs! Some are just more visible that others." To Jared, this is what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like - joy, creativity, inclusion, celebration, and safety! A former public school educator with an interfaith background, Jared has seen the troubling results of special needs children fall through the cracks without ear

Charlotte-based Psychotherapist, Kim Honeycutt, has a mental health mission that is about authenticity, imperfection, and healing through our shame stories! Through her work with ICU Talks, Kim is encouraging truth-telling for the purpose of transformation, and God's love for each of us, exactly where we are at! Today she's talking about discarding the baggage - whose responsibility is it to discard our baggage? How are we accountable to each other in our pain and our healing (the carrying and discarding of our emotional baggage)? How can a wounded message lead to powerful life rooted in God's view of us instead of other peoples' views of us? We have guests of many different faiths on The Spiritual Charlotte podcast, and Kim comes to us as a Jesus loving Christian who believes that mental health is an essential part of the spiritual journey. Did we mention that she's also a lot of fun? Join us for an hour of laughter (and tears) as we talk about the baggage in our lives and what we can all do about it!    

Today we continue this 4-part series with episode 2 on "That Other Bible School" with Pastor Joshua Scott. Progressive Pastor, Joshua Adam Scott, of Morgantown Community Church in Morgantown, Kentucky, didn't always read the Bible the way that he does today. In fact, he was a very conservative young guy with a fundamental Christian foundation, highly concerned with "the saving people's souls". But later while in seminary, a shift occurred, and he's been shifting ever since! Rather than break up with the Bible, Pastor Scott saw new possibilities in the teachings within this sacred text. He's been our favorite Bible Nerd since we happened upon him speaking at the Open Network stage at the Wild Goose Festival last summer. Influenced by Progressive Theologians like Marcus Borg, Brian McClaran, and Doug Padgett, Pastor Scott tends to help 3 types of people: 1. People who've broken up with the Bible 2. People who suspect that there's something important about the Bible, but don't know for sure what it is 3. Pe

Progressive Pastor, Joshua Adam Scott, of Morgantown Community Church in Morgantown, Kentucky, didn't always read the Bible the way that he does today. In fact, he was a very conservative young guy, highly concerned with saving people's souls. But later while in seminary, a shift occurred, and he's been shifting ever since! Rather than break up with the Bible, Pastor Scott saw new possibilities in the teachings within this sacred text. He's been our favorite Bible Nerd since we happened upon him speaking at the Open Network stage at the Wild Goose Festival last summer. (More about that later!) Influenced by Progressive Theologians like Brian McClaran and Doug Padgett, Pastor Scott tens to help 3 types of people: 1. People who've broken up with the Bible 2. People who suspect that there's something important about the Bible, but don't know for sure what it is 3. People who LOVE the Bible and can't possibly understand why you would want to interpret it any differently than they always have Today we begin t

Charlotte-based Priestess Path Mentor, Marcela Magdalena McBride, grew up running around barefoot and bathing in creeks (due to lack of running water) in an intentional, remote mountain community in North Carolina. Her parents had moved there in the 70's as a political statement in response to the times. This is where Marcela's relationship with the Divine Feminine really began. At 18 years old, just days after filling her role as a pretty, Southern bridesmaid in a family wedding, she shaved her head and hit the road for Santa Fe, New Mexico. She picked up two canon books that seem to greet many at the begining of the spiritual journey: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield and Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch. Those readings held pivotal teachings that informed a spiritual path of no looking back. Marcela would go on to study International Human Rights, natural health/wellness, and ultimately evolve into her calling of doing women's work in the forms of Spiritual Guidance, Sound Healing, Pri

Susan Heafner-Heun, Progressive Christian Pastor of Inclusion Community Church in Lake Norman (Cornelius), North Carolina, gets excited when she talks about the seasons of the Christian Calendar. Her enthusiasm brings this subject to life, perhaps in contrast to the rather dull way it may have been taught in churches you grew up in. She believes the Christian seasons are rich with ritual, myth, history, symbolism, and the natural rythems of life. But often, some of them are overlooked or entirely left out of church celebrations and practices. Many who have been Christians for years or a lifetime, do not even really know the signifiance of some of the Christian seasons - what they are revealing to us, what they have to offer our modern day lives, and how we are invited to be included in each season. These invitations and offerings can also hold value for non-Christians, as many of the meanings can be applied to anyone's life. Today we are learning about the season of Lent. Lent symbolizes the time of Jesus'

Pilgrimage is an age-old journey that our desert mothers and fathers have been taking since early years. It's an opportunity to extract ourselves from normal life and embark on a voyage into the unknown, to ultimately come to know more about ourselves and our place in a large and miraculous world. It is the seeker within us that is willing to go where the call of spirit might be calling us to go and explore. So many unexpected treasures can be unearthed on pilgrimages both far away and the ones we take closer to home. On today's show, Charlotte-based Spiritual Explorer/Yoga Instructor, Amanda Brutus-Phillips, shares her pilgrimage stories through India, Peru, and Egypt, while being an entrepreneurial married mother of two daughters. She talks about the significance of being a spiritual nomad and the way that pilgrimage can affect us and those we love long after we return home.

Co-Hosts, Kendall Heath and Debbie Chisholm, continue this 6-part series on The Divine Feminine by looking at some of the early history of The Goddess, God, and the feminine & masculine manifestations of the Divine throughout civilization. How did we go from the Age of the Goddess (a.k.a. The Mother God) to the Age of "The Father God"? What were some of the critical moments in history that caused this collective shift? Today we explore the Goddess through mythologies and traditions from Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, European Neolithic periods, the Near East (India), Babylon, Indo-Europe, the Mediterranean, Rome, and Greece. We also briefly look at it The Goddess within and relationship to Catholicism, Hebrew culture, early Christianity and various primitive societies. And...We dissect the significance of the virgin birth story that appears throughout many different cultural narratives, not just in the Christian narrative. Wheeeeeww! It's a brain-FULL, but a rich and essential conversation for deepening 

  Christine Lang is a Body Whisperer. As her book The Body Whisperer says, "Your symptoms tell me your truth." We can vouch for her. There is NO lie in her fire! One reading with Christine, who is actually very down to earth and relatable, will have you tossing any skepticism out the window. Her spiritual insights and keen intuitive skills about the source of your symptoms and the larger themes running your health and life may leave you awe inspired, empowered, or finally affirmed. Christine has worked with the most high-strung clients and the most low-energy, the most chronic and the generally healthy, well-known celebrities and less known folks like us. She has helped doctors get to the energetic root cause of issues like infertility or severe recurring pain. So much is gleaned about life, relationships, family dynamics, and personal healing in a conversation with her; clearly wisdom she has gathered, in part, through the Divine gift of helping others heal. Christine tells her fascinating story to Co-ho

Host, Kendall Heath, begins a 6-part series on The Divine Feminine - the awakening of feminine energies in our world and in the cosmos. What is the Divine Feminine? How do we define it? What areas of our lives does it impact? In this series, we'll cover topics like The Black Madonna, religious revision verses revolt, the women of the Bible, Goddess cultures you didn't learn about in history class, the interconnection between Goddess cultures and Judeo-Christian religion, roles of women in churches/religions today, the evolution of women's rights, the current emboldened feminine politic, women's roles in society over time up through today, and our sheparding of Mother Earth. We'll look at how the sands are shifting to allow The Sacred Feminine to come forth in new (and very ancient) ways. You're going to be hearing about The Divine Feminine now, more than ever. This should help you wrap you head and heart around what all the fuss is about. Join us today as we open a can of worms (Goddess serpents, maybe),

IForgiveness is one of those things - a love/hate relationship of sorts. How do we forgive when we can't seem to? Are certain acts unforgiveable? Do we make the mistake of focusing on forgiveness for others, while withholding it from ourselves? How do we protect ourselves when we are attempting to forgive chronic, abusive behavior? Who is forgiveness for? How do churches mess up the concept of forgiveness? What does Jesus have to say about it? And what's in it for non-Christians? Kim Honeycutt has a mental health ministry in North Carolina that focuses on shame, blame, and guilt issues that people suffer inside and outside of churches. She knows first hand that forgiveness is a process, one that can benefit from a better understanding of what forgiveness is really about and what it defintiely isn't about! Please join Co-Hosts Debbie Chisholm and Kendall Heath as we wiggle and wriggle through a tough show on forgiveness with our resident Psychotherapist! Kim Honeycutt Spiritual Charlotte ICU Talks    

Today's Spiritual Charlotte podcast (Episode 18) with Progressive Christian Pastor, Susan Heafner-Heun, of Inclusion Community Church in Cornelius, North Carolina, is an exciting exploration of the Christian calendar year and the season of Epiphany, which we now find ourselves in. Not familiar with Epiphany? No worries. You're in for a MAGIcal treat! (You'll see what we did there when you listen to the show. teehee) Not a Christian? Not an issue. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the direction this conversation takes and the parallels you'll be able to draw in regards to your own journey. Identify as a Christian? You'll appreciate this deeper dive into a season that invites us to sift through the darkness, follow and trust the Light, give our gifts, enter new spiritual spaces and journey in new ways. This is the first of 7 Christian seasons that we'll be taking a digital pilgrimage through with Susan through out the year. Beginning with Advent and ending with Christmas, the events and stories of the Chris