036: Spiritual Ecstasy: Making Love with the Divine with Kay Louise Aldred

Today I’m excited to welcome Kay Louise Aldred to the show! I’ve actually had my eye on Kate for some time so I was really glad when Monette Chilson made the introduction. Kay is an Educator, an Author, and a Mentor. She writes and edits for Girl God Books; Mentorship of Goddess: Growing Sacred Womanhood, Making Love with the Divine: Sacred, Ecstatic, Erotic Experiences, and Somatic Shamanism: Your Fleshy Knowing as The Tree of Life. Kay has degrees in Theology and post graduate certification in education plus pastoral leadership experience. As a lifelong learner and researcher, Kay has immersed herself in exploring and experiencing sacred and healing modalities and expanded her skillset, qualifying as a Wellbeing Coach, Yin Yoga Teacher, Somatic Educator, Trainer and Advanced Practitioner in Energy and Shamanic Medicine and Sacred Feminine Leader. Today, as a trauma-informed teacher and facilitator, Kay offers online and in-person courses, workshops and resources. I finally get to have an episode about spiritual ecstasy, a topic I’ve been wanting to cover since the podcast began. Buckle up and hold on to your hats listeners; this may be a difficult episode for some as we get raw and real about some subjects you may consider taboo. Kay Louise Aldred has been teaching and working pastorally since 1996. She graduated from Durham University with a BA (hons) First-Class in Theology in 1995 and went on to study a PGCE at York St John the following year. She taught and held Pastoral and Curriculum Leadership positions in Education between 1996 and 2016, apart from during a short career break when she gave birth to three children and completed a Counselling qualification and MA in Theology. Kay visions, speaks and writes. She is an activist and advocate for individual, institutional and collective evolution - through education, embodiment and creativity - marrying together metacognition, intuition and instinct. As a neurodivergent individual Kay is also passionate about both supporting and ensuring accessibility to her work for all neurotypes and is an Associate of Neurodiverse Connection UK. SUPPORT:  You can purchase all of Kay’s workbooks directly through the Girl God Books website at thegirlgod.com/purchase_books, Amazon, and most other popular booksellers. You can also sign up to work with Kay one-on-one or enroll in one of her online courses at her website, kaylouisealdred.com  FOLLOW: You can find Kay online @kaylouisealdred on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter