Ep 16 Reviving the Soul & Remembering our Belonging ~ Alexandre Jodun & Alyona Kobevka

In today’s episode we continue our conversation with Alyona Kobevka and Alexandre Jodun. Alex and Alyona are holistic psychotherapists and facilitators who offer experiential therapies for seekers and sensitive individuals on their path of psychospiritual healing and development. Through their work, Alex and Alyona support people to enter into the heart of what's difficult, vulnerable, or unknown, and connect with the parts of  themselves that have been forgotten and are yearning to know their true home. In today’s episode we talk about…The importance of being present to what is arising for us and asking deep questions (1:10)Why grief is a deity and an important teacher when it comes to deep soul work (4:50)The danger of our cultural obsessed with ascension (8:10)How our life circumstances, health complications, relationships and painful experiences can also be messages from the soul and serve as initiatory experiences (9:40)How life will give you what you need (and not necessarily what you think you want) (15:11)Retrieving exiled parts of ourselves in order to become more whole (17:20)Why we need to be able to tell our stories to someone who is willing to really listen (20:40)How to harness the power of ritual in order to revive and nourish the soul (24:46)Connect with Alyona & Alexandre1-on-1 Holistic Psychotherapy Sessions3-Month Ayahuasca Integration Program called "Living The Wisdom": Personalised 1-on-1 Ritual & Ceremony (in-person only)"Ancestors In The Making" Video Interview Series with healers and visionaries from around the world, exploring the territories of adulthood & elderhood, ritual & ceremony, initiation & rites of passage, and community & village (Launching on 2nd of February): Gatherings & Workshop Offerings for 2021, which include a 4-week series on Working With Shame & The Inner-Critic in April, a 4-week series on working with Grief in Winter (June), and a 4-week series called Harnessing The Flames (Working with Anger) in September. To keep up to date with these offerings, listeners can subscribe to their website: https://www.ahealingbridge.com/subscribeEpisode Resources: Poem: I Will Not Die an Unlived Life by Dawna Markova Belonging by Toko-Pa TurnerAwakening the Soul by Michael MeadeSoulcraft by Bill Plotkin THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!Questions? Comments? We’d love to connect with you! Follow us on Instagram @therapeia_podcast or send us an email  [email protected]