Ep. 564 - Mother Earth- A Call To Protect And Reconnect W- Anita Sanchez, Ph.D

Anita Sanchez and Raghu Markus confront the impacts of global warming, celebrate indigenous traditions, and explore the deep connection of nature and humanity. About Anita Sanchez, Ph.D: Anita was born into a Midwest family that was economically poor, yet rich in Mexican-American and Nahua (also known as Aztec) heritage. Fortified with the strength of her elders and connection to the earth, she became the first in her family of over one hundred first cousins to earn a doctorate degree. She has gone on to a career as an international transformational leader. Dr. Sanchez is committed to bridging indigenous wisdom and science with or contemporary work and life, to support our individual wholeness and collective conscious evolution in partnership with People, Spirit, and the Earth. With her loving spirit, presence and skill, Anita inspires people around the world to discover and trust their gifts, to become life-giving connections to all, in service and joy. Learn more about Anita’s work at anita-sanchez.com and check out her own podcast on Be Here Now Network, The Four Sacred Gifts. This week, Raghu and Anita Sanchez have a compelling conversation on: -Anita's recent journey into the Amazon Rainforest -The intense impact of global warming on Amazonian landscapes -The strength and leadership of indigenous amazonian women -Climate change as the biggest threat to national security -Viewing plants and nature as our relatives -Asking our ancestors for answers in our dreams -The way that mother earth cares for us -Getting rid of the illusion of separateness -Anita's epiphany at a Sundance ceremony -Getting involved with protecting our planet -Reconnecting to sacred, ritualistic ways of being -Indigenous plant medicine and the potency of Ayahuasca -Appropriation of indigenous practices -What the four sacred gifts are “80% of the most biodiverse places left on this earth are lands that indigenous people live on. Yet, we’re only 5 or 6 % of the world’s population. That’s not a coincidence, that’s because we have this relationship.”– Anita Sanchez, Ph.D