Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine

Happy International Podcast Day!In this special episode of Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, I’m sharing the unexpected story of how podcasting became one of my favorite parts of my spiritual business.I never thought I would love podcasting. I have always loved teaching, talking, sharing information, and helping people understand new ideas, but I absolutely hated hearing my own recorded voice. The thought of sitting behind a microphone, recording myself, editing episodes, and putting my voice out into the world felt uncomfortable and honestly a little intimidating.That changed when I began working with Kim from Podcasting for Your Spiritual Business.Kim helped me understand that podcasting did not have to be complicated or overwhelming. Through classes, office hours, master classes, guidance, and ongoing support, she helped walk me through the process step by step. As someone who has spent most of my life as a teacher, I appreciate when someone can take something that feels confusing and make it understandable. That is exactly what happened for me with podcasting.Somewhere along the way, I stopped thinking about podcasting as recording my voice and started thinking about it as another way to teach.That changed everything.Now podcasting feels like another classroom. It gives me the opportunity to talk about spirituality, intuition, tarot, oracle cards, yoga, Divine Feminine teachings, spiritual development, healing, personal growth, and what it is really like to build a spiritual business.In this episode, I also share more about the leap of faith I took when I left my career in education and began putting more of my energy into my own spiritual work and business. Leaving education did not mean I stopped being a teacher. It simply meant my classroom changed.Today, I teach through yoga, workshops, private sessions, spiritual development, the Priestess Academy, newsletters, videos, and this podcast.One of the biggest lessons I have learned is that starting a spiritual business requires more than having a spiritual gift or a service you love. You may be an incredible Reiki practitioner, tarot reader, yoga teacher, intuitive, coach, medium, or healer and still feel completely lost when it comes to marketing, pricing, websites, email lists, social media, and podcasting.That does not mean you are not meant to have a business. It simply means that business is another skill to learn.That is also why I offer a free self-paced spiritual business class for people who are starting or growing their own spiritual businesses. I also offer private 1:1 spiritual business training for those who want more personalized support.If you are wondering whether podcasting could help your spiritual business, whether you should start your own podcast, or whether your voice really matters, this episode is for you.Google Questions Answered in This EpisodeHow do I start a spiritual podcast?Can podcasting help grow a spiritual business?Do I need to like my voice to start a podcast?What equipment do I need to start podcasting?Is podcasting good for spiritual entrepreneurs?How can a podcast help me build trust with my audience?How do I start a spiritual business?What should I know before starting a spiritual business?How can I market a spiritual business authentically?Can I start a spiritual business later in life?How do I find my voice as a spiritual teacher or entrepreneur?What does a podcast coach help with?Do I need a podcast coach to start a podcast?How can podcasting help me teach online?How do I turn my knowledge into podcast content?Can podcasting help me attract clients?How do I overcome the fear of hearing my own voice?What are the benefits of podcasting for small businesses?How can women over 40 or 50 start a new business?How do I take a leap of faith and start over in my career?This episode is especially helpful for spiritual entrepreneurs, yoga teachers, Reiki practitioners, tarot readers, oracle readers, spiritual coaches, intuitives, healers, teachers, women starting businesses later in life, and anyone thinking about starting a podcast as part of their business.If you are building a spiritual business and want help getting started, visit Bertena.org to learn more about my free self-paced spiritual business class and my private 1:1 spiritual business training.While you are there, sign up for my newsletter to receive updates about new podcast episodes, Divine Feminine classes, yoga, workshops, Priestess Academy offerings, spiritual development opportunities, and upcoming events.Happy International Podcast Day, and thank you for listening to Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine.Search KeywordsInternational Podcast Day 2026, spiritual podcast, spiritual business podcast, starting a spiritual podcast, how to start a spiritual podcast, spiritual entrepreneur, spiritual entrepreneurship, spiritual business coach, podcasting for spiritual entrepreneurs, starting a spiritual business, how to grow a spiritual business, podcast for beginners, podcast coaching, finding your voice, women entrepreneurs over 40, women entrepreneurs over 50, career change after 50, starting over after 50, Divine Feminine podcast, spirituality podcast, spiritual growth, spiritual teacher, yoga teacher business, Reiki business, tarot business, intuitive business, online spiritual business, heart centered business, authentic marketing, spiritual business training, spiritual business class, Bertena Varney, Spiritual Sanctuary podcast, bertena.org🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastSubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here

What is the difference between tarot cards and oracle cards? Which deck is easier for beginners? Can you use tarot and oracle cards together—and how do you choose the right deck for your spiritual practice?In this fun and beginner-friendly episode, Bertena explains the differences between tarot and oracle cards without making either practice feel complicated or intimidating.Tarot and oracle cards can both support intuition, spiritual growth, self-reflection, journaling, and personal guidance, but they do not follow the same system.A traditional tarot deck contains 78 cards divided into the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana. Tarot follows a recognizable structure that includes four suits, numbered cards, and court cards. Because the cards belong to a shared system, tarot can offer a detailed look at relationships, decisions, challenges, repeating patterns, and possible next steps.Oracle decks have much more freedom. There is no required number of cards or universal oracle-card structure. Each creator chooses the deck’s theme, artwork, messages, and method of interpretation. Oracle cards may focus on goddesses, angels, ancestors, animals, affirmations, moon cycles, chakras, healing, shadow work, or another spiritual subject.If tarot is a language with its own grammar, every oracle deck is an individual conversation.In this episode, Bertena explains why oracle cards may feel easier when you are beginning, how tarot becomes easier once you recognize its patterns, and why you do not have to choose only one.In This Episode You Will LearnThe main differences between tarot and oracle cardsWhy traditional tarot decks contain 78 cardsHow the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana workWhy oracle decks do not follow one universal structureWhether tarot or oracle cards are easier for beginnersHow to choose your first tarot or oracle deckHow to ask better questions during a card readingHow to combine tarot and oracle cards in the same readingHow to begin reading cards without memorizing every meaningWhether you need to use reversed tarot cardsWhy you do not have to receive your first deck as a giftSimple ways to connect with your intuitionHow to use cards without surrendering your judgment or personal powerBertena also guides you through a simple card-reading practice you can try during the episode.If you are using an oracle deck, you will pull one card and explore its message, imagery, and connection to your life.If you are using tarot, you will pull three cards representing:What you already knowWhat you may not be seeing clearlyOne helpful next stepYou do not have to produce a perfect interpretation. Begin by noticing the colors, people, symbols, emotions, and movement within the card. Your honest first response can be just as valuable as the meaning in the guidebook.Can Tarot and Oracle Cards Be Used Together?Yes. Tarot and oracle cards can work beautifully together.You might begin with one oracle card to reveal the main spiritual theme of your reading. You can then pull tarot cards to explore the situation, challenge, and next step in greater detail. Finish with another oracle card for encouragement, reflection, or a closing message.Think of the oracle card as the title of the chapter and the tarot cards as the pages that explain the story.Learn Tarot and Oracle with BertenaIf you are ready to explore tarot and oracle cards in a welcoming and practical environment, join Bertena for her upcoming in-person class on October 11.Bertena also offers live Zoom classes for students who want to learn from home and online courses for those who prefer to study at their own pace.These classes are designed for beginners, returning students, intuitive readers, and anyone who wants to build confidence while developing a deeper relationship with the cards.Visit Bertena.org to explore current classes and registration information.While you are there, sign up for Bertena’s newsletter to receive announcements about upcoming tarot and oracle classes, Zoom gatherings, online courses, podcast episodes, spiritual teachings, and special events.Subscribe to the podcast and share this episode with someone who owns a deck—or someone standing in front of an entire wall of decks wondering which one to choose.Episode Keywordstarot vs oracle cards, difference between tarot and oracle cards, tarot cards for beginners, oracle cards for beginners, how to read tarot cards, how to read oracle cards, tarot and oracle reading, tarot deck meanings, oracle deck meanings, beginner tarot reading, choosing your first tarot deck, choosing an oracle deck, Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, tarot card suits, intuitive card reading, spiritual card reading, tarot classes, oracle card classes, online tarot course, Zoom tarot class, tarot and oracle workshop, develop your intuition, divination for beginners, Bertena

A New Moon in Leo, a total solar eclipse, a six-planet morning alignment, and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower are all arriving together—creating a powerful moment for reflection, creativity, courage, visibility, and release.In this episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena explores both the astronomical events and their possible spiritual meanings.The New Moon and solar eclipse in Leo invite us to consider how we shine, lead, create, and express our authentic selves. The six-planet parade encourages us to bring communication, action, faith, structure, freedom, and intuition into balance. The Perseid meteor shower offers a beautiful reminder that release can become light.Bertena also shares a fun and personal reflection on her birth chart as a Scorpio born on November 11. She explores her Scorpio Sun, Virgo Moon, strong Sagittarius influence, and Mars in Pisces—and why a Leo eclipse centered on visibility feels especially personal.Bertena is not a professional astrologer. She simply enjoys studying astrology as a language of symbolism, reflection, and self-discovery.Sometimes your birth chart offers meaningful insight. Sometimes it seems to be minding entirely too much of your business!In This EpisodeWhat is happening in the sky on August 12, 2026The difference between astronomy and astrologyThe spiritual meaning of the New Moon in LeoHow a solar eclipse may represent temporary darkness and transformationCreativity, confidence, leadership, and authentic self-expressionThe difference between healthy visibility and performing for approvalHow to be seen without abandoning your boundariesThe meaning of the six-planet paradeThe spiritual symbolism of the Perseid meteor showerWhy releasing an old identity can be beautifulA guided meditation for courage, creativity, and releaseBertena’s personal Scorpio birth-chart reflectionJournal prompts for integrating these celestial themesThe Four Celestial EventsNew Moon in LeoThe New Moon in Leo emphasizes creativity, courage, joy, leadership, confidence, and expression from the heart.It asks:What part of you is ready to step out of the shadows and be seen?Total Solar Eclipse in LeoThe eclipse offers a powerful symbolic reminder:Covered is not the same as destroyed.There may be seasons when grief, illness, rejection, exhaustion, shame, or disappointment passes in front of our light. That does not mean our light has disappeared.Six-Planet Morning AlignmentJupiter, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, and Neptune will appear spread across the morning sky.Spiritually, these planets can represent different voices within us:Mercury: thought and communicationMars: action and courageJupiter: faith and expansionSaturn: structure and boundariesUranus: freedom and changeNeptune: spirituality, imagination, and compassionPerseid Meteor ShowerThe Perseid meteor shower reminds us that ancient debris can become light.Something can end and still create beauty.Something can be released without being rejected.A former version of ourselves can be honored without being allowed to control our future.Journal PromptsWhat part of me is ready to be seen with love?Where have I confused humility with invisibility?What am I ready to create from my heart?What outdated identity am I ready to release?How can I become more visible without abandoning my boundaries?Which do I need most right now: clarity, action, faith, structure, freedom, or compassion?What practical step will help my intention become real?What am I ready to let burn into light?Closing AffirmationI honor the mystery above me and the wisdom within me.I welcome beginnings rooted in truth.I allow myself to be visible without abandoning my boundaries.I create from the heart, act with discernment, and release what has completed its purpose.Even when the light is temporarily hidden, I remember that it remains.And I remember that I remain.Listen and ConnectExplore more episodes of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, along with Bertena’s classes, books, spiritual resources, and community:https://www.bertena.orgPodcast page:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastJoin Bertena on Substack:https://bertena.substack.comBook an in-person service, reading, energy session, or private class with Bertena at Cosmic Connections:https://yourcosmicconnections.com/pages/bertena-varneyPodcast SponsorThis episode is sponsored by Cosmic Connections, Nashville’s metaphysical and spiritual resource center.Use code BertenaPodcast10 to receive 10% off your in-store or online purchase.https://yourcosmicconnections.comEclipse SafetyNever look directly at the Sun during an eclipse without certified eclipse viewers meeting the ISO 12312-2 safety standard. Regular sunglasses are not safe. Cameras, binoculars, and telescopes also require properly fitted solar filters.DisclaimerThis podcast is offered for education, spiritual reflection, and entertainment. Bertena is not presenting herself as a professional astrologer or astronomer. Astrology is discussed as a symbolic tool for personal reflection and should not replace professional medical, mental-health, legal, or financial guidance.Keep what resonates, leave what does not, and remain the authority over your own life.🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.comLeo solar eclipse 2026, New Moon in Leo, August 12 eclipse, spiritual meaning of eclipses, planet parade, planetary alignment, Perseid meteor shower, Divine Feminine spirituality, eclipse meditation, Scorpio astrology, spiritual awakening, authentic self-expression, visibility and confidence, New Moon ritual, Bertena Varney, Spiritual Sanctuary podcast

Can you be deeply spiritual, devoted to serving others, abundant, supported, and well-paid?In this episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena welcomes Leslie of Music City Healing for an honest and transformative conversation about womb healing, spiritual abundance, devoted service, and the subconscious beliefs that can keep women trapped in poverty, sacrifice, and overgiving.Leslie shares her personal experience of devotion and taking a vow of poverty during her time as a nun. Together, Leslie and Bertena explore how formal and informal “vows” can continue influencing our relationships with money, visibility, self-worth, service, and receiving—even after our lives and circumstances have changed.Many healers, intuitives, caregivers, spiritual teachers, and heart-centered women have been taught that being spiritual means giving without limits. We may believe that charging for our gifts is selfish, that suffering proves our devotion, or that caring for ourselves takes something away from the people we serve.But devotion does not have to mean deprivation—and sacred service should not require self-abandonment.Leslie explains the “trance of lack” and how subconscious beliefs may cause women to undercharge, remain invisible, reject support, feel guilty about desiring more, or give until they are depleted. She also discusses how transformational hypnosis can help release these limiting beliefs and anchor a more empowering truth:We can be spiritual, in service, abundant, supported, and well-paid.Bertena then explores Divine Feminine healing and the womb as a sacred physical, energetic, and symbolic center of creativity, intuition, receiving, transformation, and personal power.Womb healing is not limited to fertility or motherhood. This practice can be meaningful for women of every age and life experience, including those who are postmenopausal, have experienced hysterectomy or pregnancy loss, or do not have a physical womb. The healing centers on reconnecting with the body, creative center, intuition, and capacity to receive.In this episode, you will discover:The difference between spiritual simplicity and chronic lackHow inherited, religious, cultural, and subconscious beliefs can affect abundanceWhy healers and caregivers sometimes struggle to charge for their giftsHow overgiving can become a form of self-abandonmentWhat it means to serve from fullness instead of depletionHow hypnosis can help transform subconscious beliefsThe womb’s connection to intuition, creativity, power, and receivingWhy boundaries are an essential part of sacred serviceHow to embrace abundance without compromising your spiritual valuesWhat it means to embody the Sovereign FeminineQuestions for ReflectionWhat did you learn about women, spirituality, money, and service?Where are you giving more than you can sustainably offer?Do you feel guilty when you rest, receive help, or charge for your gifts?What belief about poverty or sacrifice are you ready to release?What part of your feminine power are you ready to reclaim?What are you finally willing to receive?Join Us In PersonContinue this healing journey with Leslie and Bertena at:The Sovereign Feminine: Womb Healing, Abundance & Devoted ServiceSunday, August 912:30–2:30 p.m.The Healing Society of NashvilleInvestment: $55During this powerful in-person experience, Leslie will share more of her story and guide participants through transformational hypnosis to help release the trance of lack.Bertena will then lead a Divine Feminine Healing and Womb Healing to help participants reconnect with the womb and creative center as a sacred place of power, abundance, intuition, and receiving.The gathering will close with journaling and reflection to help you integrate what you have released, reclaimed, and opened yourself to receive.Visit Bertena.org, click Classes, and register for Sunday’s event.Book a Private SessionWould you like to work privately with Bertena or Leslie?Visit our sponsor, Cosmic Connections, to learn more and sign up for private readings, healing sessions, spiritual guidance, hypnosis, and other services.While you are there, use code BERTENAPODCAST10 to receive 10% off your in-store or online purchase.To explore Bertena’s classes, podcast, books, healing work, and spiritual community, visit Bertena.org.To learn more about Leslie, transformational hypnosis, Akashic Records readings, abundance work, and private spiritual healing sessions, visit MusicCityHealing.com.Closing AffirmationI release the belief that I must suffer to be of service. I am allowed to be spiritual, devoted, abundant, supported, and well-paid. My body is sacred, my gifts are valuable, and I am open to receiving.SEO KeywordsSovereign Feminine, womb healing, Divine Feminine healing, spiritual abundance, releasing scarcity, vow of poverty, transformational hypnosis, women and money, healing overgiving, spiritual women, feminine sovereignty, receiving abundance, healing the womb, devoted service, healer burnout, subconscious money beliefs, Nashville spiritual events, Nashville womb healing, Divine Feminine Nashville, Music City Healing, Bertena🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

What is Lammas, and how is it connected to the older Celtic festival of Lughnasadh?In Episode 125 of The Spiritual Sanctuary, Bertena explores the history, meaning, and spiritual symbolism of the first harvest celebration traditionally observed around August 1.Lammas is often associated with bread, grain, gratitude, and the beginning of the harvest season. Its name comes from the idea of “loaf mass,” when bread made from the first grain harvest was offered in blessing and thanksgiving.The episode also explores Lughnasadh, the older Gaelic festival connected with Lugh, the many-skilled god associated with leadership, craftsmanship, poetry, music, knowledge, and mastery.Although Lughnasadh carries the name of Lugh, one of the most meaningful figures connected with the celebration is his foster mother, Tailtiu.Tailtiu is remembered as a legendary queen who cleared the land for agriculture and died from exhaustion after completing the work. Lugh is said to have established funeral games and a great gathering in her honor.Today, many spiritual practitioners honor Tailtiu as a goddess or sacred figure connected with the earth, agriculture, harvest, land, sovereignty, sacrifice, and the unseen labor that makes abundance possible.In this episode, Bertena discusses how the story of Tailtiu can be especially meaningful for women. Her story reminds us to honor the work that often goes unnoticed while also recognizing that women should not have to exhaust or sacrifice themselves completely to prove their worth.Lammas and Lughnasadh invite us to celebrate what is beginning to grow and ripen in our lives, even when the full harvest has not yet arrived.In This Episode, You Will LearnWhat Lammas means and why it is called the first harvestThe difference between Lammas and LughnasadhThe history of Lughnasadh as a Gaelic seasonal festivalWho the Celtic god Lugh wasWhy Lugh was known as the many-skilled oneThe story of Lugh’s foster mother, TailtiuWhy Tailtiu is associated with the land, harvest, sacrifice, and women’s laborHow Lughnasadh was celebrated through fairs, games, markets, music, storytelling, pilgrimage, and community gatheringsThe spiritual meaning of bread and grainWhy the first harvest represents progress rather than completionSimple and respectful ways to honor Lammas at homeHow to recognize your own emotional, spiritual, and personal harvestSimple Ways to Celebrate Lammas at HomeYou do not need an elaborate ceremony or expensive spiritual tools to connect with the season.You can honor Lammas by:Blessing and mindfully eating a piece of breadPreparing a meal with seasonal or locally grown foodSupporting a local farmer or marketDonating food to a community pantryCreating a small altar with grain, fruit, flowers, or a candleWriting about what has grown in your life this yearThanking someone whose work is often overlookedResting instead of pushing yourself into exhaustionCaring for your garden, neighborhood, or local environmentSharing food, time, encouragement, or wisdom with someone elseThe heart of Lammas is gratitude, community, reflection, and recognizing that the first signs of growth are worthy of celebration.Join the Lammas Women’s CircleBertena will be leading a special Lammas Women’s Circle this Sunday at Cosmic Connections in Nashville.This gathering will offer women an opportunity to honor the first harvest, connect with the symbolism of Lugh and Tailtiu, reflect upon what is ripening in their lives, and gather in meaningful spiritual community.You do not need previous experience with Celtic spirituality, Paganism, goddess traditions, or the Wheel of the Year to attend.Come as you are and bring both the parts of your life that are flourishing and the parts that are still growing.This Episode Is Sponsored by Cosmic ConnectionsCosmic Connections is a spiritual store and gathering place in Nashville offering crystals, books, herbs, candles, divination tools, spiritual gifts, readings, healing sessions, classes, and community events.Use the code BertenaPodcast10 to receive 10% off your purchase online or inside the Cosmic Connections store.Receive the Wheel of the Year Monthly Mini LessonsSign up for Bertena’s newsletter at bertena.org and receive the Wheel of the Year Monthly Mini Lessons, a spiritual lesson collection worth more than $60.To join:Visit bertena.org and scroll to the bottom of the page to find the newsletter signup form.The Wheel of the Year lessons explore the seasonal festivals and sacred turning points of the year, including:SamhainYuleImbolcOstaraBeltaneLithaLammas and LughnasadhMabonThese lessons will help you create a deeper relationship with the seasons, spiritual cycles, ritual, reflection, and the rhythms of nature.Reflection QuestionsUse these questions for journaling after listening:What is beginning to ripen in my life?What progress have I overlooked because the journey is not complete?Which of my skills deserve to be recognized and developed?Whose unseen labor has helped prepare the way for me?Where am I giving so much that I am becoming depleted?How can I allow my harvest to nourish me too?What can I share with my family, community, or spiritual circle?What am I ready to gather, celebrate, or release?Connect With BertenaVisit bertena.org to learn more about:Spiritual classes and gatheringsDivine Feminine teachingsPriestess AcademyTarot and oracle readingsTea leaf readingsReiki and energy-healing sessionsChakra balancing and energy clearingInclusive yoga and meditationSpiritual coaching and life coachingBooks, downloads, podcasts, and community offeringsListen and FollowFollow The Spiritual Sanctuary so you do not miss future episodes exploring the Divine Feminine, seasonal spirituality, goddess traditions, intuition, meditation, divination, sacred circles, healing, and spiritual growth.If this episode speaks to you, please share it with someone who is learning to honor her own seasons, recognize her progress, and celebrate the sacred harvest within her life.

Celebrate the Feast of Mary Magdalene on July 22 with a guided spiritual experience centered on Divine Feminine wisdom, sacred intuition, healing, courage, and personal transformation.In this special episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena guides you through the history and spiritual meaning of Mary Magdalene’s feast day, an invocation of the Divine Feminine, a relaxing guided meditation, a sacred candle-and-water ritual, intuition-development exercises, journal prompts, affirmations, and a closing prayer.Mary Magdalene is remembered as a devoted disciple, sacred witness, and courageous messenger. She remained present through grief, witnessed the resurrection, and carried a message of hope to the other disciples. Because of this important role, she has often been called the Apostle to the Apostles.Her story invites us to explore our own spiritual voices.Where are you being asked to trust your intuition?What truth are you ready to acknowledge?What part of yourself are you being called to reclaim?What new beginning may be emerging from an ending in your life?This guided Mary Magdalene ritual will help you slow down, listen within, and reconnect with your sacred inner wisdom.In This Episode, You Will ExperienceAn opening invocation of the Divine FeminineThe spiritual meaning of Mary Magdalene and her July 22 feast dayA teaching on Mary Magdalene as a sacred witness and messengerA guided Divine Feminine meditationA Mary Magdalene candle ritualA sacred water blessing for healing and intuitionA rose ritual for spiritual unfolding and self-trustAn optional heart-anointing practiceAn intuition-development exerciseGuidance for distinguishing intuition from fearMary Magdalene journal promptsA closing prayer and feast-day affirmationGather These Optional Ritual ItemsBefore listening, you may wish to gather:A candle or battery-operated candleA bowl or glass of waterA rose or another flowerA journal and penAn oracle card deckA meaningful spiritual objectRose water or a skin-safe anointing oilYou do not need any special supplies to participate. Every part of the ritual can also be completed through visualization.Please do not participate in the guided meditation while driving or performing a task that requires your full attention.This Episode Is for You If You AreExploring Mary Magdalene spiritualityHonoring the Feast of Mary MagdaleneDeveloping your intuitionFollowing a Divine Feminine spiritual pathHealing your relationship with self-trustLearning to distinguish intuition from anxiety or fearReclaiming your spiritual voiceMoving through grief, change, or transformationCreating a personal feast-day ritualInterested in meditation, ritual, journaling, or sacred feminine wisdomSeeking a deeper connection with Mary MagdaleneLooking for a guided spiritual practice for July 22Mary Magdalene Journal PromptsAfter listening, reflect on one or more of these questions:What does Mary Magdalene represent to me?What part of her story speaks to my current season of life?What ending am I currently grieving?What new beginning may be quietly emerging?What part of myself am I ready to reclaim?Where have I been taught to distrust my intuition?What truth have I known but hesitated to acknowledge?Where am I being asked to choose courage instead of approval?What boundary would help protect my spiritual and emotional energy?What message of healing, hope, or love am I being asked to carry?As I embrace my Divine Feminine intuition, I give myself permission to…Feast-Day AffirmationI honor the sacred wisdom within me.I remain present to love.I trust the truth revealed within my heart.I release the need for everyone to understand my path.I walk forward with devotion, discernment, and courage.My voice carries light.My life carries meaning.I am willing to become a messenger of hope.Listen to more episodes of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine and explore Bertena’s spiritual classes, Divine Feminine teachings, Priestess Academy, readings, and energy-healing services at:bertena.orgPlease share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that her intuition, spiritual experiences, wisdom, and voice matter.Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdalene Feast Day, Feast of Mary Magdalene, July 22 feast day, Mary Magdalene ritual, Mary Magdalene meditation, Mary Magdalene prayer, Divine Feminine, Divine Feminine meditation, Divine Feminine ritual, sacred feminine, feminine spirituality, intuition development, how to trust your intuition, spiritual intuition, guided meditation, sacred ritual, candle ritual, water blessing, rose ritual, spiritual healing, spiritual awakening, women’s spirituality, Divine Feminine wisdom, Mary Magdalene spirituality, Apostle to the Apostles, sacred feminine healing, journal prompts, spiritual self-trust, priestess path, feminine empowerment🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

In this episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena explores Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, strategy, courage, skilled craftsmanship, and sacred leadership.Athena teaches us that wisdom is more than gathering knowledge—it is knowing when, why, and how to use what we know. Her presence invites us to combine intuition with discernment, approach challenges thoughtfully, establish healthy boundaries, and transform our ideas into purposeful action.In this episode, you will explore:Athena’s extraordinary birth and the hidden wisdom of her mother, MetisThe differences between strategic action and impulsive reactionThe spiritual meanings of Athena’s owl, armor, olive tree, and weavingHow to balance intuition with intellect and discernmentAthena’s teachings about courage, anger, and healthy boundariesThe complicated story of Athena and ArachneWhat Athena can teach us about sacred leadershipPractical ways to honor and connect with AthenaReflective questions for your own spiritual journeyThe teaching concludes with a gentle transition into a meditation for meeting Athena and connecting with the wisdom already living within you.You may experience the meditation from a chair, bed, or the floor. Closing your eyes is always optional.Journal PromptsWhere in my life do I need greater clarity?What situation requires strategy instead of an immediate reaction?Where do I need to establish or strengthen a boundary?What truth am I ready to acknowledge?What am I weaving through my daily choices?How can I bring my intuition and practical wisdom together?What does sacred leadership mean to me?Explore the Priestess PathIf you feel called to explore goddess wisdom, intuition, ritual, sacred service, and Divine Feminine spirituality, you are invited to learn more about the Ancient Arts of the Priestess Academy.Begin with Level 1: The Call of a Priestess, or deepen your journey through Level 2 Goddess Studies, a year-long exploration of the wisdom, archetypes, stories, and spiritual teachings of 52 goddesses.Explore the classes and learn more at bertena.org.Connect With BertenaVisit bertena.org for spiritual classes, events, meditations, priestess teachings, somatic yoga, and membership opportunities.This podcast is offered for spiritual education and personal reflection. It is not a substitute for medical, mental health, or professional care.🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.comMentioned in this episode:Cosmic Connections

Discover what somatic yoga is and how gentle, mindful movement can support nervous system regulation, release tension, and deepen your connection with your body.Join Bertena’s Tuesday Somatic Yoga class in person or on Zoom. Visit yourcosmicconnections.com and use code BERTENAFREEYOGA to attend for free.🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

In this episode of Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena shares why women need sacred circles, retreats, and spiritual sisterhood to rest, heal, reconnect, and remember who they are. Explore the power of women’s circles, Divine Feminine retreats, virtual sacred spaces, meditation, journaling, ritual, somatic yoga, goddess archetypes, energy healing, and intuitive spiritual practice.Bertena also explains why virtual retreats can be just as meaningful as in-person gatherings, especially for women navigating distance, gas costs, time, caregiving, health needs, and busy lives.This episode closes with an invitation to Sacred Return: A Divine Feminine Hybrid Retreat, a virtual and in-person retreat for women seeking rest, release, remembrance, reclamation, and sacred sisterhood. The retreat will be recorded, with handouts and resources provided for each event.Learn more and register at bertena.org.🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.comMentioned in this episode:WebsiteWebsite

Welcome to Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, a sacred podcast for women who are awakening their intuition, exploring the priestess path, and reconnecting with the wisdom of the Divine Feminine.In this trailer episode, meet Bertena, metaphysical teacher, spirit guide communicator, Reiki Master Teacher, and guide for women on their spiritual journey. This podcast will explore intuition, goddess spirituality, priestess wisdom, angel communication, spirit guides, Reiki, energy healing, moon rituals, sacred feminine practices, spiritual awakening, and soul healing.Each episode is created to help you trust your inner guidance, deepen your spiritual gifts, connect with your guides, and remember the sacred wisdom already within you. Whether you are new to spirituality or have been walking this path for years, Spiritual Sanctuary offers teachings, reflections, meditations, and spiritual tools to support your journey.Step into the sanctuary, awaken your Divine Feminine wisdom, and begin listening to the voice of your soul.Are you ready to listen?🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

In this episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena welcomes Kody for a powerful conversation about ancestral healing, bone throwing divination, tarot, Reiki, crystal healing, intuition, and Southern folk magic.Kody shares how his spiritual path began after college and eventually led him into Reiki, tarot, ancestral work, bone throwing, crystal healing, and folk magic practices. He explains how these spiritual tools can help people receive guidance, strengthen intuition, connect with their ancestors, and feel more supported on their healing journey.A major focus of this episode is bone throwing divination, an intuitive practice that uses bones, shells, charms, stones, and meaningful objects to receive spiritual messages. Kody shares how he discovered bone throwing at a Pagan Pride Festival and later studied with his mentor, Atalanta Moonfire. He explains that bone throwing is more than simply tossing objects onto a cloth. Each piece carries symbolism, and the placement, direction, distance, and relationship between the pieces help reveal messages connected to life questions, ancestral wisdom, spiritual growth, and intuitive guidance.Bertena and Kody also explore Southern folk magic, ancestral healing, and the importance of working with spiritual tools in a respectful and grounded way. They discuss how Reiki, tarot, crystals, oracle cards, bone throwing, and ancestral practices can work together to support emotional healing, clarity, protection, and deeper spiritual connection.This episode is perfect for anyone interested in ancestral healing, bone throwing, Southern folk magic, tarot readings, Reiki, crystal healing, divination tools, spirit guide communication, goddess-centered spirituality, and the priestess path.Bertena and Kody also discuss the beauty of creating a personalized bone throwing kit centered around a goddess, ancestor, or spiritual theme. This part of the conversation offers inspiration for anyone who wants to create sacred tools that reflect their own intuitive and spiritual path.Upcoming plans include an Ancestral Healing Event on September 19 and a Bone Throwing Workshop in October, with more details coming soon.You can connect with Kody on Instagram at @thelifekode.Spiritual shops mentioned in this episode include Aroma G’s, Makeup Altar, Mystical Heart, and our beloved sponsor, Cosmic Connections.Tune in to Episode 111 of The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast for this meaningful conversation on ancestral healing, bone throwing, tarot, Reiki, crystal healing, Southern folk magic, intuition, and the sacred ways we receive guidance.Suggested SEO Keywords:Ancestral healing, bone throwing, bone throwing divination, bone casting, tarot readings, Southern folk magic, Reiki healing, crystal healing, spiritual healing, ancestral wisdom, spirit guides, intuitive readings, divination tools, metaphysical podcast, goddess spirituality, priestess path, Kody, The Life Kode, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast.🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 8, the final day of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this closing episode, Bertena helps you create your own realistic and personal yoga spiritual practice. After exploring the meaning of yoga, its history, the 8 limbs, the paths of yoga, different types of yoga, the Divine Feminine, the priestess path, and yoga as healing for the mind, body, and soul, this episode brings everything together into a simple practice you can continue.Yoga does not have to be long or complicated. A spiritual yoga practice can be 5, 10, 20, or 60 minutes. What matters most is not perfection, but consistency, presence, and connection.Your practice should fit your real life, your body, your energy, your season of life, and your spiritual path. Yoga can be practiced through movement, breath, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, and rest.This episode includes a simple daily yoga practice formula, a sample 10-minute spiritual yoga practice, a sample intention, and a closing invitation to choose one practice to carry forward after the series.Yoga becomes powerful when it becomes personal.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreWhy yoga does not have to be long or complicatedHow a spiritual yoga practice can be 5, 10, 20, or 60 minutesWhy consistency matters more than perfectionHow to create a practice that fits your life, body, and spiritual pathHow yoga can include movement, breath, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, and restA simple daily yoga practice formulaA sample 10-minute yoga spiritual practiceHow to create a practice that feels sacred but realisticHow to choose one practice to carry forward after the seriesSimple Daily Yoga Practice Formula1. ArriveLight a candle, sit quietly, place your hand on your heart, or say, “I am here.”2. BreatheTake 3 to 5 slow breaths to arrive in the present moment.3. MovePractice gentle stretches, somatic movement, or a few yoga poses.4. ListenPause and notice your body, breath, energy, and emotions.5. ConnectSay a prayer, mantra, affirmation, or intention.6. RestEnd with stillness, meditation, or Yoga Nidra.7. ReflectJournal one sentence about how you feel.Sample 10-Minute Practice1 minute: grounding breath3 minutes: gentle neck, shoulder, and spine movement2 minutes: forward fold or supported child’s pose2 minutes: seated meditation1 minute: mantra or affirmation1 minute: gratitudeSample Spiritual IntentionMay this practice help me return to peace, presence, and sacred connection.Spiritual ReflectionYoga becomes powerful when it becomes personal.Your practice does not need to look like anyone else’s. It needs to support your body, honor your energy, fit your life, and connect you with your breath, spirit, and inner truth.Journal PromptWhat kind of yoga practice can I realistically commit to this week?You may also reflect on:How much time can I honestly give to my practice?What time of day feels most supportive?What does my body need most right now?Do I need movement, breath, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, or rest?What would make my practice feel sacred but simple?What is one practice I can carry forward after this series?Closing PracticeChoose one practice you will carry forward after the series.Maybe it is breath, movement, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, or rest.Repeat:I choose a practice that supports me. I return to myself with compassion. My yoga is allowed to be personal, sacred, and real.LinksListen to the podcast: https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule: https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordscreate a yoga practice, daily yoga practice, spiritual yoga practice, yoga for beginners, simple yoga practice, 10-minute yoga practice, 5-minute yoga practice, yoga as daily ritual, yoga and meditation, yoga and mantra, yoga and journaling, yoga and devotion, Yoga Nidra, somatic yoga, accessible yoga, yoga for mind body soul, yoga as spiritual practice, sacred embodiment, Divine Feminine yoga, priestess path, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga podcast, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 7 of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this episode, we explore how yoga can support healing for the mind, body, and soul in a grounded, spiritual, and accessible way.Yoga can help calm racing thoughts, support focus and emotional balance, and teach us to witness our thoughts without becoming consumed by them. Through breathwork, meditation, mindful movement, and rest, yoga can help create inner spaciousness and a deeper sense of presence.For the body, yoga can support flexibility, strength, mobility, balance, and body awareness. Gentle yoga, somatic yoga, restorative practices, and Yoga Nidra can help the body soften, reconnect, and rest. Yoga also encourages us to listen to the body instead of fighting it.For the soul, yoga can create sacred pause, reconnect us with purpose and intuition, deepen our relationship with the Divine, and help us feel less fragmented and more whole.This episode also includes a gentle reminder that yoga is not a replacement for medical or mental health care. It can be a supportive spiritual and wellness practice alongside other forms of care when needed.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreHow yoga supports the mind, body, and soulHow yoga can calm racing thoughtsHow breathwork can support focus and emotional balanceHow meditation teaches us to witness thoughts rather than become consumed by themHow yoga creates inner spaciousnessHow yoga supports flexibility, strength, mobility, balance, and body awarenessHow gentle and somatic yoga can support nervous system regulationHow restorative practices and Yoga Nidra can support deep restWhy yoga encourages listening to the body instead of fighting itHow yoga reconnects us with purpose, intuition, and inner wisdomHow yoga creates sacred pauseHow yoga can deepen our relationship with the DivineWhy yoga can help us feel less fragmented and more wholeImportant Gentle NoteYoga is not a replacement for medical care, mental health care, therapy, medication, physical therapy, or professional treatment when those things are needed.Yoga can be a supportive spiritual and wellness practice. It can work beautifully alongside other forms of care and may help support breath awareness, nervous system regulation, emotional balance, body awareness, rest, and spiritual connection.Mind, Body, and Soul HealingMindYoga can help calm racing thoughts, support focus, create emotional balance, and teach us to witness thoughts without becoming consumed by them.BodyYoga can support flexibility, strength, mobility, balance, body awareness, nervous system regulation, deep rest, and a more compassionate relationship with the body.SoulYoga can reconnect us with purpose, intuition, inner wisdom, sacred pause, the Divine, and a deeper sense of wholeness.Spiritual ReflectionYoga does not ask us to escape the body. It teaches us to come home to it.The body is not separate from healing. The body is part of healing. The breath, awareness, compassion, movement, and rest all become part of the path home.Journal PromptWhere do I need healing right now: my mind, my body, my heart, my energy, or my spirit?You may also reflect on:What would healing look like if I approached myself gently?What is my body asking me to hear?What thoughts have been consuming my mind?Where do I need more inner spaciousness?What part of me feels fragmented or disconnected?What practice would help me feel more whole today?Closing PracticeA simple body scan:Bring awareness to the forehead, jaw, shoulders, heart, belly, hips, legs, and feet.Soften each area as much as feels available.Then repeat:I come home to my body. I listen with compassion. I welcome healing one breath at a time.LinksListen to the podcast: https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule: https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordsyoga healing, yoga for mind body soul, healing benefits of yoga, yoga and mental wellness, yoga and emotional balance, yoga for racing thoughts, breathwork for calm, meditation and thoughts, yoga for body awareness, somatic yoga, gentle yoga, restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, nervous system regulation, yoga and spiritual healing, yoga and the soul, yoga for inner peace, yoga as spiritual practice, sacred embodiment, Divine Feminine yoga, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga podcast, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 6 of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.This is a signature episode connecting yoga with the Divine Feminine, priestess work, goddess spirituality, sacred embodiment, and spiritual devotion.In this episode, Bertena explores how yoga can become more than movement. Yoga can become a sacred ritual, a devotional practice, and a way to reconnect with the body as a holy vessel. Through breathwork, movement, meditation, Yoga Nidra, mantra, and Kundalini energy, yoga can become a priestess practice rooted in intention, reverence, and devotion.This episode explores the Divine Feminine as intuition, creativity, compassion, receptivity, embodiment, wisdom, and sacred power. It also looks at the priestess path as devotion, service, ritual, healing, spiritual leadership, and connection to the Divine.You will also hear about goddess connections including Shakti, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati, Durga, and Kali, and how their energies can support a deeper spiritual yoga practice.Yoga can become a priestess practice when it is done with intention, reverence, and devotion.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreThe Divine Feminine as intuition, creativity, compassion, receptivity, embodiment, wisdom, and sacred powerYoga as a way to reconnect with the body as sacredThe priestess path as devotion, service, ritual, healing, spiritual leadership, and connection to the DivineYoga as a daily ritual for the modern priestessHow breathwork can become prayerHow movement can become devotionHow meditation can become communion with the DivineHow Yoga Nidra can become a temple of inner healingHow mantra can become sacred soundHow Kundalini can connect with Shakti energy, life force, and spiritual awakeningThe relationship between the body, womb space, heart, voice, and intuitionHonoring the body not as something to fix, but as a sacred vesselGoddess ConnectionsShakti — Divine Life Force and Sacred EnergyShakti is the sacred current of life force, creation, movement, awakening, and spiritual power.Saraswati — Wisdom, Mantra, Music, and Sacred LearningSaraswati supports sacred study, mantra, music, creativity, learning, writing, and the power of the voice.Lakshmi — Beauty, Abundance, Grace, and Heart-Centered DevotionLakshmi invites us into gratitude, beauty, grace, softness, generosity, and heart-centered spiritual practice.Parvati — Devotion, Strength, and Sacred UnionParvati teaches devotion, inner strength, loving discipline, and the sacred union of body, mind, soul, and Divine.Durga — Protection, Courage, and Embodied PowerDurga brings courage, protection, boundaries, strength, and fierce compassionate power.Kali — Transformation, Liberation, and Fierce TruthKali supports transformation, liberation, release, truth, and the cutting away of illusion.Spiritual ReflectionYoga can become a priestess practice when it is done with intention, reverence, and devotion.Breath can become prayer. Movement can become devotion. Meditation can become communion. Yoga Nidra can become a temple of healing. Mantra can become sacred sound. The body can become a sacred vessel.Journal PromptHow can I turn movement, breath, or meditation into a sacred ritual?You may also reflect on:What does my body need in order to feel honored?What does my breath want to release?What does my heart want to receive?What goddess energy is guiding me right now?How can my yoga practice become more devotional?Where have I treated my body as something to fix instead of something sacred?What would change if I practiced yoga as a priestess entering her temple?Closing PracticePlace both hands over the heart.Take a slow breath in.Gently release.Repeat:My body is sacred. My breath is prayer. My life is a temple.Let these words settle into your heart, your breath, and your body.LinksListen to the podcast: https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule: https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordsyoga and the Divine Feminine, priestess path, yoga as priestess practice, goddess spirituality, sacred embodiment, Shakti energy, Kundalini Yoga, yoga and Shakti, yoga and goddess energy, Divine Feminine yoga, yoga ritual, breathwork as prayer, movement as devotion, Yoga Nidra healing, mantra as sacred sound, yoga for women, spiritual yoga practice, sacred feminine embodiment, womb space, heart, voice, intuition, Shakti, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati, Durga, Kali, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga podcast, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 5 of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this episode, we explore common modern types of yoga and how to choose the practice that supports your body, energy, season of life, and spiritual needs.Not every yoga class is the same. Some practices are strong and flowing, while others are gentle, restful, devotional, meditative, or deeply accessible. If you have ever tried yoga and felt like it was not for you, it may simply mean that the style, pace, teacher, or environment was not the right fit.Yoga is not one-size-fits-all. The right yoga practice should support your body and spirit rather than force you into something that does not feel right.In this episode, Bertena discusses Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Somatic Yoga, Chair Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Kundalini Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Aqua Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Bhakti-Based Yoga.This episode is especially helpful for beginners, spiritual seekers, women on the Divine Feminine path, and anyone who wants yoga to feel more accessible, compassionate, and supportive.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreWhy not every yoga class is the sameHow to choose a yoga practice based on your body, energy, and season of lifeWhy yoga should support you rather than feel forcedHatha Yoga as a gentle to moderate practice of posture, breath, and balanceVinyasa Yoga as flowing movement connected with breathRestorative Yoga as deep rest with props and supported posesYin Yoga as long-held poses, stillness, and inner reflectionSomatic Yoga as gentle mindful movement for nervous system support and body awarenessChair Yoga as an accessible practice using a chair for supportYoga Nidra as guided yogic sleep and conscious restKundalini Yoga as an energy-based practice with breath, mantra, movement, and meditationPrenatal Yoga as supportive yoga for pregnancy and birth preparationAqua Yoga as gentle yoga practiced in waterTrauma-Informed Yoga as choice-based, safe, body-honoring yogaBhakti-Based Yoga as devotion, chanting, prayer, and love of the DivineTypes of Yoga Discussed1. Hatha YogaGentle to moderate, focusing on posture, breath, and balance.2. Vinyasa YogaFlowing movement connected with breath.3. Restorative YogaDeep rest using props, stillness, and long-held supported poses.4. Yin YogaLong-held poses that work with connective tissue, stillness, and inner reflection.5. Somatic YogaGentle, mindful movement that supports nervous system regulation, body awareness, and healing.6. Chair YogaAccessible yoga using a chair for support.7. Yoga NidraGuided yogic sleep or conscious rest.8. Kundalini YogaEnergy-based yoga using breath, mantra, movement, and meditation.9. Prenatal YogaSupportive yoga for pregnancy and birth preparation.10. Aqua YogaGentle yoga practiced in water for support and mobility.11. Trauma-Informed YogaYoga that emphasizes choice, safety, body autonomy, and nervous system support.12. Bhakti-Based YogaYoga centered on devotion, chanting, prayer, and love of the Divine.Spiritual ReflectionThe best yoga practice is the one that helps you feel more present, compassionate, and connected.Yoga does not need to be impressive to be meaningful. Your practice can be gentle, accessible, devotional, restful, strong, quiet, energetic, or deeply personal.Journal PromptWhat kind of yoga does my body need right now: movement, strength, softness, rest, energy, or stillness?You may also reflect on:What kind of yoga does my nervous system need?What kind of yoga does my spirit need?What kind of practice would feel supportive rather than forced?Where have I tried to make myself fit into a practice that did not honor me?What would it feel like to choose yoga from compassion instead of pressure?Closing PracticePlace one hand on your heart or somewhere on your body that feels comforting.Take a slow breath in.Gently release.Ask your body:What kind of support do you need today?Then repeat:I listen to my body.I choose what supports me.My practice is allowed to meet me where I am.LinksListen to the podcast:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule:https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordstypes of yoga, which yoga is right for me, yoga styles explained, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Somatic Yoga, Chair Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Kundalini Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Aqua Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, yoga for beginners, accessible yoga, gentle yoga, yoga for every body, yoga as spiritual practice, Divine Feminine yoga, priestess path, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 4 of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this episode, we explore the many spiritual paths of yoga and how yoga is not a one-size-fits-all practice. While many people think of yoga as physical movement or postures, yoga offers many doorways into healing, self-awareness, devotion, meditation, service, sacred sound, energy, and rest.This episode introduces major paths of yoga including Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Mantra or Japa Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. Each path offers a different way to connect with the body, mind, soul, and Divine.You may be drawn to one path more than another, and your practice may change depending on the season of life you are in. Some people come to yoga through movement. Others come through devotion, study, chanting, service, meditation, energy work, or deep rest.There are many ways to come home to the Divine.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreWhy yoga is not one-size-fits-allHow different people are drawn to different forms of yogaBhakti Yoga as the path of devotion, prayer, chanting, and surrenderJnana Yoga as the path of wisdom, study, inquiry, and truthKarma Yoga as the path of service, compassion, and sacred actionRaja Yoga as the royal path of meditation, discipline, and mastery of the mindHatha Yoga as the path of body, breath, energy, and preparation for meditationKundalini Yoga as the path of spiritual energy and life force awakeningMantra or Japa Yoga as the path of sacred sound and divine vibrationYoga Nidra as the path of conscious rest, nervous system healing, and spiritual restorationHow to choose the path of yoga that supports your body, energy, and soulMain Paths of Yoga1. Bhakti Yoga — The Path of DevotionLove, prayer, chanting, worship, surrender, and devotion to the Divine.2. Jnana Yoga — The Path of WisdomStudy, reflection, inquiry, and the search for truth.3. Karma Yoga — The Path of ServiceSelfless action, compassion, and sacred service without attachment to reward.4. Raja Yoga — The Royal PathMeditation, discipline, concentration, and mastery of the mind.5. Hatha Yoga — The Path of Body and EnergyPhysical postures, breathwork, energy balance, and preparation for meditation.6. Kundalini Yoga — The Path of Spiritual EnergyAwakening life force energy through breath, mantra, movement, meditation, and awareness.7. Mantra or Japa Yoga — The Path of Sacred SoundRepeating sacred words, names, or phrases to focus the mind and connect with divine vibration.8. Yoga Nidra — The Path of Conscious RestDeep guided relaxation, inner awareness, nervous system healing, and spiritual restoration.Spiritual ReflectionThere are many ways to come home to the Divine.Yoga can be devotion, wisdom, service, meditation, movement, breath, energy, sacred sound, or rest. The invitation is to discover which doorway is calling to you in this season of life.Journal PromptWhich path of yoga feels most natural to me: devotion, wisdom, service, meditation, movement, sound, energy, or rest?You may also reflect on:Which path am I already practicing?Which path have I been resisting?Which path does my body need right now?Which path does my soul long for?Which path feels like medicine in this season of my life?Closing PracticeChoose one simple path to practice today:Chant if sacred sound is calling you.Serve if Karma Yoga is calling you.Study if wisdom is calling you.Breathe if life force awareness is calling you.Move if the body is calling you.Rest if restoration is calling you.Meditate if stillness is calling you.Pray if devotion is calling you.Repeat:There are many ways to come home.There are many doorways to the Divine.Today, I choose the path that supports my soul.LinksListen to the podcast:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule:https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordspaths of yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Mantra Yoga, Japa Yoga, Yoga Nidra, yoga as spiritual practice, yoga for beginners, yoga beyond the poses, yoga and devotion, yoga and meditation, yoga and service, yoga and sacred sound, yoga and rest, yoga and Divine Feminine, priestess path, sacred embodiment, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga podcast, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Join Bertena for a gentle Yoga Nidra practice created for International Week of Yoga. Yoga Nidra, often called yogic sleep, is a guided practice of conscious rest that supports deep relaxation, nervous system care, spiritual connection, and coming home to the body.This practice is perfect for beginners, spiritual seekers, anyone who feels like they “can’t meditate,” or anyone needing rest, peace, and reconnection.You do not need yoga experience. Simply lie down, get comfortable, listen, and receive.Listen to the Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastInternational Week of Yoga:https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yoga#YogaNidra #InternationalWeekOfYoga #YogicSleep #GuidedMeditation #DeepRest #SomaticYoga #SpiritualYoga #DivineFeminine #Bertena🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 3 of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this episode, we explore the 8 limbs of yoga from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and how they offer a spiritual map for daily living. Many people think of yoga as physical postures or stretching, but the 8 limbs remind us that yoga is a complete path involving ethics, personal practice, posture, breathwork, turning inward, concentration, meditation, and spiritual union.This episode explains each limb in a simple and practical way so you can understand how yoga applies both on and off the mat.We also explore the idea of an optional modern “9th limb,” which can be understood as living yoga, embodiment, or integration. This is the practice of taking yoga into your everyday life through compassion, service, devotion, presence, and spiritual awareness.Yoga is not only something we do. It is something we live.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreWhat the 8 limbs of yoga areHow the 8 limbs come from Patanjali’s Yoga SutrasWhy yoga is more than physical posesYama as ethical restraints and relationship with othersNiyama as personal observances and spiritual self-careAsana as physical posture and preparation for meditationPranayama as breathwork and life force energyPratyahara as turning inward and withdrawing from distractionDharana as concentration and training the mindDhyana as meditation and deep inner awarenessSamadhi as union, bliss, and spiritual connectionHow to practice the 8 limbs in everyday lifeThe optional 9th limb of living yoga, embodiment, and integrationThe 8 Limbs of YogaYama — Ethical Restraints How we live in relationship with others. Includes non-harming, truthfulness, non-stealing, moderation, and non-possessiveness.Niyama — Personal Observances How we care for ourselves spiritually. Includes cleanliness, contentment, discipline, self-study, and surrender to the Divine.Asana — Posture The physical practice of yoga, originally connected to preparing the body for meditation.Pranayama — Breathwork Working with life force energy through the breath.Pratyahara — Turning Inward Withdrawing from outer distractions and listening within.Dharana — Concentration Training the mind to focus.Dhyana — Meditation Deep meditative awareness and inner stillness.Samadhi — Union A state of spiritual connection, bliss, or oneness.Optional 9th Limb: Living YogaA modern spiritual addition could be called living yoga, embodiment, or integration. This is the practice of taking yoga off the mat and into daily life through compassion, service, devotion, honesty, breath, boundaries, and presence.Spiritual ReflectionThe 8 limbs remind us that yoga is not something we only do. It is something we live.Yoga is not only a posture or a practice session. It is how we breathe, speak, listen, relate, focus, serve, surrender, and return to presence.Journal PromptWhich limb of yoga do I already practice? Which one do I feel called to explore more deeply?Use this prompt to notice where yoga is already present in your life and where it may be inviting you into deeper practice.Closing PracticeChoose one limb of yoga to practice intentionally today.You might choose:Ahimsa: speak kindly to yourselfSatya: honor your truthSantosha: practice contentmentAsana: move gentlyPranayama: take three slow breathsPratyahara: step away from outer noiseDharana: focus on a candle, mantra, or prayerDhyana: sit in meditationSurrender: release what is not yours to carryRepeat:Today, I practice yoga with intention. Today, I bring yoga into my life. Today, I return to presence.LinksListen to the podcast: https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule: https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywords8 limbs of yoga, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi, yoga philosophy, yoga for beginners, yoga as spiritual practice, yoga beyond the poses, living yoga, yoga off the mat, spiritual map for living, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga podcast, Divine Feminine yoga, priestess path, sacred embodiment, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 2 of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this episode, we take a gentle and approachable journey through the history of yoga. Yoga is often seen today as stretching, exercise, or physical movement, but its roots are much deeper. Yoga began in ancient India as a spiritual, philosophical, meditative, and embodied path connected to self-awareness, discipline, liberation, sacred knowledge, and union with the Divine.This episode introduces listeners to yoga’s ancient roots, early sacred texts, major philosophical teachings, and the way yoga evolved over time. We explore early references to yoga in texts such as the Vedas and Upanishads, the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the 8 limbs of yoga, and the development of Hatha Yoga.We also talk about how yoga moved into the modern world, how it changed in the West, and why it is important to honor yoga’s origins with respect and humility.This episode is not meant to be a complete academic history, but rather a beginner-friendly overview that helps us appreciate yoga as ancient wisdom and encourages us to practice with reverence, gratitude, and awareness.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreYoga’s roots in ancient IndiaEarly references to yoga in sacred texts such as the Vedas and UpanishadsYoga as meditation, discipline, spiritual insight, and liberationThe Bhagavad Gita and the paths of action, devotion, wisdom, and meditationPatanjali’s Yoga Sutras and the 8 limbs of yogaHatha Yoga and the development of physical postures, breathwork, and energy practicesHow yoga moved into the modern worldHow yoga has changed in Western cultureWhy yoga is more than a modern fitness practiceThe importance of honoring yoga’s origins with respect and humilityHow to practice yoga without appropriating itWhy learning, respect, credit, and deeper study matterSpiritual ReflectionYoga is ancient wisdom that invites us into presence, discipline, and sacred relationship.Yoga invites us into sacred relationship with the body, breath, mind, spirit, the Divine, the teachers, the traditions, and the wisdom keepers who carried this practice forward.Journal PromptWhat part of yoga’s history feels most meaningful or surprising to me?You may want to reflect on what you learned, what moved you, what challenged you, or what you feel called to study more deeply.Closing PracticePlace one hand on the heart and one hand on the belly.Take three slow breaths.Offer gratitude for the teachers, traditions, sacred texts, and wisdom keepers who carried yoga forward.You may softly say:Thank you to the teachers. Thank you to the wisdom keepers. Thank you to the traditions. Thank you to the breath. Thank you to the Divine.LinksListen to the podcast: https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule: https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordshistory of yoga, gentle history of yoga, yoga history for beginners, ancient roots of yoga, yoga in ancient India, Vedas and yoga, Upanishads and yoga, Bhagavad Gita yoga, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, 8 limbs of yoga, Hatha Yoga history, yoga philosophy, yoga as spiritual practice, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga podcast, Divine Feminine yoga, priestess path, sacred embodiment, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to Day 1 of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this opening episode, we begin with one of the most important questions: What is yoga?Yoga is often seen in modern culture as stretching, fitness, flexibility, or physical exercise. But the deeper meaning of yoga is much more sacred and expansive. The word yoga is often translated as union, connection, or yoking together. It is the practice of bringing together the body, breath, mind, spirit, and the Divine.In this episode, Bertena introduces yoga as a spiritual, philosophical, and embodied practice. You will be invited to explore yoga beyond the poses and begin seeing it as a path of self-awareness, healing, devotion, liberation, and sacred connection.This episode is especially supportive for beginners, spiritual seekers, women on the Divine Feminine path, and anyone who has ever felt that yoga was not accessible to them.You do not have to be flexible, young, thin, athletic, experienced, or perfect to practice yoga. Yoga can meet you exactly where you are.Yoga can be practiced through movement, breathwork, meditation, mantra, prayer, Yoga Nidra, somatic movement, chair yoga, bed yoga, and sacred rest.At its heart, yoga is the practice of returning home to yourself.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreThe deeper meaning of the word yogaYoga as union, connection, and coming home to yourselfHow yoga connects body, breath, mind, spirit, and the DivineWhy yoga is more than stretching or exerciseYoga as a complete spiritual systemYoga as a path of self-awareness, healing, discipline, and liberationWhy yoga does not require flexibility, youth, thinness, or perfectionHow accessible yoga can include chair yoga, bed yoga, somatic yoga, breathwork, meditation, mantra, and Yoga NidraHow yoga can support the Divine Feminine and priestess pathA simple closing breath practice and affirmationSpiritual ReflectionYoga is the practice of returning home to yourself.Yoga does not ask you to become someone else. It invites you to return to your breath, your body, your spirit, your intuition, and your inner truth.Journal PromptWhere in my life do I feel disconnected from my body, breath, spirit, or inner truth?Take time after the episode to write, meditate, pull a card, or simply sit with this question.Closing PracticeTake three slow breaths and repeat:I return to myself.I honor my body.I welcome peace.LinksListen to the podcast:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule:https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordsWhat is yoga, meaning of yoga, yoga beyond the poses, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga as spiritual practice, yoga for beginners, accessible yoga, somatic yoga, chair yoga, bed yoga, Yoga Nidra, breathwork, meditation, mantra, Divine Feminine yoga, priestess path, sacred embodiment, yoga for mind body soul, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

Welcome to this special teaser episode for International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine, an 8-day podcast series created to celebrate International Day of Yoga and explore yoga as so much more than physical movement.In this series, we will look at yoga as a sacred path of healing, self-awareness, breath, devotion, meditation, and spiritual connection. Yoga is often seen as exercise or stretching, but its roots go much deeper. At its heart, yoga invites us into union — union with the body, breath, mind, soul, and the Divine.Throughout this 8-day journey, we will explore the history of yoga, the deeper meaning of yoga, the limbs and paths of yoga, different types of yoga practices, and how yoga can support the mind, body, and soul. We will also look at how yoga connects with the Divine Feminine, sacred embodiment, goddess energy, and the priestess path.This series is for beginners, spiritual seekers, women walking the Divine Feminine path, priestesses, healers, and anyone curious about how yoga can become a practice of healing, devotion, and coming home to yourself.You do not have to be flexible. You do not have to be experienced. You do not have to know all the poses. You are invited to come exactly as you are.Topics Coming in the 8-Day Podcast Series:Day 1: What Is Yoga? More Than MovementWe will begin by exploring the deeper meaning of yoga and how it can help us connect the body, mind, breath, spirit, and Divine.Day 2: The Ancient History of YogaWe will take a gentle look at yoga’s ancient roots, sacred teachings, philosophy, and how yoga has evolved over time.Day 3: The Limbs of YogaWe will explore yoga as a way of living through ethics, self-awareness, posture, breathwork, meditation, inner stillness, and spiritual union.Day 4: The Paths of YogaWe will discuss devotion, wisdom, service, meditation, mantra, Kundalini, Yoga Nidra, and sacred rest as different doorways into yoga.Day 5: Types of YogaWe will look at Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, Yin, Chair Yoga, Somatic Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and how to choose a practice that supports your body and spirit.Day 6: Yoga, the Divine Feminine, and the Priestess PathWe will explore how yoga connects with sacred embodiment, intuition, Shakti energy, goddess wisdom, and the modern priestess path.Day 7: Yoga for the Mind, Body, and SoulWe will talk about how yoga can support emotional balance, nervous system care, spiritual connection, body awareness, rest, and inner peace.Day 8: Creating Your Own Spiritual Yoga PracticeWe will close the series with simple ways to bring breath, movement, meditation, mantra, journaling, and devotion into everyday life.Reflection QuestionHow would your relationship with yoga change if you saw it not as something to perform, but as a sacred practice of coming home to yourself?Listen & Join the CelebrationListen to the podcast here:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule here:https://www.bertena.org/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordsInternational Week of Yoga, International Day of Yoga, yoga podcast, yoga as spiritual practice, Divine Feminine yoga, priestess path, somatic yoga, Yoga Nidra, Kundalini Yoga, yoga for beginners, yoga for mind body soul, sacred embodiment, yoga and meditation, spiritual yoga, yoga healing, women’s spirituality, goddess spirituality, Bertena, Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast

Episode 109: Podcasting for Your Spiritual Business with Kim Parkinson — How Spiritual Entrepreneurs Can Grow Their Audience, Share Their Message, and Build Soul-Aligned VisibilityIn this episode of Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena welcomes Kim Parkinson of KP Creative Media, Certified Podcast Growth Coach, Producer, Speaker, and host of Podcasting for Your Spiritual Business.Kim helps spiritually aligned women entrepreneurs create, grow, and monetize podcasts so their message can reach the people who need it most. Whether you are a healer, intuitive, priestess, coach, spiritual teacher, author, energy worker, or sacred business owner, podcasting can become a powerful way to share your wisdom, grow your audience, and connect with the community you are called to serve.In this conversation, Kim and Bertena explore podcasting as more than just a marketing tool. They discuss how your voice can become part of your sacred work, how visibility can feel aligned instead of overwhelming, and how spiritual entrepreneurs can use podcasting to build trust, deepen connection, and expand their message in a meaningful way.Kim shares insight into launching a podcast, reviving an existing show, growing your audience, and creating a podcast strategy that honors both intuition and business. Her work supports women who want to stay grounded in their spiritual purpose while also building a sustainable platform for their voice, message, and offerings.This episode is especially helpful for spiritual entrepreneurs who feel called to podcasting but are unsure where to begin, what to say, how to stay consistent, or how to grow without losing the heart of their work.In this episode, we discuss:Why podcasting is a powerful visibility tool for spiritual entrepreneursHow your voice can become part of your sacred workThe connection between podcasting, storytelling, intuition, and business growthHow spiritually aligned women can share their message without feeling pushy or salesyWhat to consider when launching or relaunching a podcastHow podcasting can help healers, coaches, intuitives, priestesses, authors, and teachers reach the right audienceWhy strategy and intuition both matter when growing your podcastHow to stay grounded while expanding your visibilityAbout Kim ParkinsonKim Parkinson is the owner of KP Creative Media, a Certified Podcast Growth Coach, Producer, Speaker, and host of Podcasting for Your Spiritual Business. She helps spiritually aligned women entrepreneurs launch, grow, and monetize their podcasts through strategic coaching, done-for-you podcast production, and launch support.Kim’s work helps spiritual business owners share their message with clarity, confidence, and purpose while staying connected to the sacred work they are here to do.As Kim says, your voice is medicine — let’s get it heard.Listen to Episode 109 here:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastLearn more about Kim and KP Creative Media:https://kpcreativemedia.com/🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

What happens when Reiki becomes more than a healing technique and begins transforming the way you experience life?In this episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena explores the deeper spiritual journey of Reiki Level 2 and how it can expand your healing gifts, intuition, and connection to Divine Feminine wisdom.Discover why many Reiki practitioners consider Reiki Level 2 to be the point where Reiki truly comes alive. Learn about distance healing, the sacred Reiki symbols, intuitive development, and the powerful energetic shifts that often occur after receiving Reiki Level 2 attunements.Bertena also discusses the growing call toward Divine Feminine Healing and why so many women are reconnecting with ancient wisdom traditions, priestess teachings, energy healing, meditation, ritual, and spiritual self-discovery.In this episode you'll learn:✨ What Reiki Level 2 is and how it differs from Reiki Level 1✨ How distance Reiki healing works✨ The purpose of the three Reiki Level 2 symbols✨ Why intuition often increases through Reiki practice✨ What Divine Feminine Healing means✨ The history and spiritual significance of the Rite of the Womb✨ How ancestral healing and womb healing can support personal transformation✨ Why healing is about remembrance, empowerment, and reconnectionWhether you are a Reiki practitioner, energy healer, spiritual seeker, yoga teacher, priestess, or simply curious about Reiki certification and feminine spirituality, this episode offers insight into how healing can become a path of self-discovery and personal empowerment.Resources Mentioned🌹 Reiki Level 2: Divine Feminine Healing & Rite of the Womb TrainingSunday, June 14th | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PMCosmic Connections, NashvilleRegister:https://yourcosmicconnections.com/pages/classes-and-events🌹 Website:https://www.bertena.org🌹 Subscribe to The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.🌹 Follow Bertena for classes, workshops, Reiki training, Divine Feminine teachings, priestess studies, meditation, yoga, and spiritual development.KeywordsReiki Level 2, Reiki Certification, Reiki Symbols, Distance Reiki Healing, Divine Feminine Healing, Rite of the Womb, Womb Healing, Energy Healing, Intuition Development, Spiritual Awakening, Reiki Practitioner Training, Feminine Spirituality, Priestess Path, Ancestral Healing, Sacred Feminine, Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Growth, Energy Work, Women's Spirituality, Healing Journey🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.comMentioned in this episode:WebsiteCosmic Connections

Have you ever wanted to understand astrology but felt overwhelmed by birth charts, planetary placements, houses, retrogrades, and zodiac signs?In this enlightening episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena sits down with astrologer and writer Gabby from Cosmically Distracted to explore astrology in a way that is approachable, practical, and easy to understand.Whether you're completely new to astrology or have been curious about what your birth chart says about you, this conversation breaks down complex astrological concepts into language that anyone can understand.Gabby shares her personal journey into astrology, how she developed her unique approach to interpreting the stars, and why astrology can be a powerful tool for self-awareness, personal growth, and spiritual development.Together, Bertena and Gabby discuss:✨ How Gabby first became interested in astrology✨ The foundations of astrology for beginners✨ Why astrology is about more than your Sun sign✨ Understanding birth charts in a practical way✨ How planetary placements influence personality and life experiences✨ Common misconceptions about astrology✨ Astrology as a tool for self-reflection and empowerment✨ How to approach astrology without feeling overwhelmed✨ Ways astrology can support spiritual growth and personal transformation✨ Tips for beginners who want to start learning astrologyOne of the most valuable parts of this conversation is Gabby's ability to explain astrological concepts in a grounded, relatable way that makes the subject accessible to everyone—whether you're a seasoned spiritual seeker or just beginning your journey.If you've ever wondered:What is a birth chart?Why do people talk about Mercury Retrograde?How can astrology help me understand myself?Is astrology really useful for personal growth?This episode is for you.Connect with GabbySubstack: https://cosmicallydistracted.substack.comInstagram: @cosmicallydistractedTikTok: @cosmicallydistractedYouTube: @cosmicallydistractedConnect with BertenaFor spiritual coaching, intuitive readings, Reiki, somatic yoga, classes, and Divine Feminine teachings, visit:Website: https://www.bertena.orgSubscribe to Bertena's newsletter on Substack:Substack: https://bertena.substack.comListen & SubscribeIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. Your support helps us continue sharing conversations on spirituality, personal growth, Divine Feminine wisdom, healing, and conscious living.Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhAYouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Eal5k4O55p0Share this episode with a friend who has always been curious about astrology but didn't know where to start.#AstrologyPodcast #AstrologyForBeginners #BirthChartReading #SpiritualPodcast #DivineFeminine #SpiritualGrowth #SelfDiscovery #CosmicallyDistracted #Bertena #TheSpiritualSanctuary #ZodiacSigns #MercuryRetrograde #PersonalGrowth #AstrologyEducation #SpiritualJourney #PodcastInterview #WomenOver40 #MysticalLiving #ModernAstrology #ConsciousLivingHelp Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.comMentioned in this episode:new intro 2 Website

In this deep and thought-provoking episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena explores the powerful differences between spirituality and religion, the truths and misconceptions surrounding Wicca and witchcraft, and the evolving role of the witch versus the priestess in modern spiritual practice.This episode is designed for seekers, healers, mystics, and curious souls who are exploring their spiritual identity and wondering where they fit on the sacred path.Topics include:What spirituality really meansThe role and purpose of religionWhy many people are leaving organized religionWhat Wicca actually isCommon myths about witchesThe history of witchcraft and folk magicThe modern witch movementWhat makes a priestess different from a witchSacred feminine leadership and devotionCan you be both a witch and a priestess?Creating your own authentic spiritual pathThis episode also includes reflection prompts, spiritual insight, and guidance for anyone navigating awakening, healing, intuition, ritual, and Divine Feminine spirituality.Sponsored by Cosmic Connections- yourcosmicconnections.com Use code BertenaPodcast10 for 10% off online offerings.🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

In this deeply transformative episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena sits down with spiritual healer and regression practitioner Leslie Martin of Music City Healing to explore past life regression, Akashic Records, subconscious healing, Divine Feminine awakening, and soul-level transformation.Leslie shares her powerful personal awakening story that began after a tragic accident triggered vivid memories of a daughter she had never lost in this lifetime — leading her toward the work of Brian Weiss and eventually into her own path of spiritual healing and hypnosis work. Together, Bertena and Leslie discuss how unresolved emotional imprints, trauma, anxiety, heartbreak, and soul contracts may continue influencing our present lives until we consciously heal and release them.This episode dives into:Past Life Regression and soul memoryAkashic Records readingsHealing anxiety, panic, and emotional overwhelmReleasing energetic cords and old relationshipsDivine Feminine healing and embodimentStar family, spiritual awakening, and feeling “different”Trauma healing and subconscious reprogrammingThe connection between intuition and the bodySpiritual healing modalities for womenRemembering your soul purpose and giftsQuantum energy healing and hypnosisPleiadian connections and higher consciousnessLeslie also shares how healing her own past-life trauma completely transformed her understanding of family dynamics, victim consciousness, forgiveness, and self-compassion. This conversation is both mystical and deeply grounded, offering listeners practical spiritual insights while exploring the soul’s deeper journey.If you have ever felt disconnected, spiritually awakening, emotionally stuck, or curious about past lives and soul healing, this episode offers validation, insight, and hope for your journey.About Leslie MartinLeslie Martin is a spiritual practitioner and founder of Music City Healing specializing in:Past Life RegressionClinical HypnosisAkashic Records ReadingsQuantum Energy HealingBWRT subconscious reprogrammingGuided meditative healing journeysHer work helps spiritually aware individuals understand recurring emotional patterns, reconnect with their intuition, and heal subconscious and energetic imprints that may be affecting their current life experiences.Connect with Leslie MartinWebsite: Music City HealingInstagram: @pastlifeleslieFacebook: Music City Healing FacebookListen & Connect with BertenaListen to The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on:Bertena.org Podcast PageExplore upcoming Divine Feminine classes, Reiki trainings, goddess studies, somatic yoga, and spiritual mentorship at:Bertena.orgCosmic Connections with Bertena🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com

What is psychic development really?Is intuition something everyone has?What are “The Clairs,” and how do they connect to spiritual awakening and the Divine Feminine?In this deeply personal and empowering episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, Bertena explores psychic development from a grounded, intuitive, and spiritually supportive perspective.This episode is designed for beginners, empaths, highly sensitive people, spiritual seekers, and women wanting to reconnect with their intuition, energetic awareness, and inner wisdom.Bertena shares:what psychic development truly means,why she often prefers terms like intuitive development or spiritual sensitivity,how intuition connects to the Divine Feminine,the meaning of the intuitive senses known as “The Clairs,”how energetic awareness impacts daily life,and why grounding and self-trust are essential for spiritual growth.You’ll also hear relatable stories about intuition, emotional sensitivity, empathic awareness, and learning to trust yourself again after years of self-doubt.This episode includes discussion on:Clairvoyance (clear seeing)Clairaudience (clear hearing)Clairsentience (clear feeling)Claircognizance (clear knowing)Energy sensitivity and empath experiencesSpiritual awakeningDivine Feminine intuitionGrounding and energetic boundariesPsychic development for beginnersIntuitive exercises and spiritual growthWhether you are brand new to intuitive development or already exploring your spiritual path, this episode offers a grounded and empowering approach to understanding your gifts.Mentioned in This EpisodeDivine Feminine Psychic Development WorkshopJoin Bertena for an in-person workshop focused on:intuition,energy exercises,grounding,divination,the Clairs,and Divine Feminine spiritual development.Held at:Cosmic ConnectionsLearn more here:Bertena at Cosmic ConnectionsSponsorA special thank you to our sponsor:Cosmic ConnectionsVisit:Cosmic Connections Official WebsiteUse code:BERTENAPODCAST10for 10% off your purchase.

Mother’s Day is more than a holiday—it is a sacred invitation to reconnect with the Divine Feminine, nurturing energy, and spiritual self-care within and around us.In this deeply reflective episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, we explore the true spiritual meaning of Mother’s Day, including its origins, ancient goddess connections, and how “mother energy” exists beyond physical motherhood.This episode is for you whether you are a mother, healing your relationship with motherhood, honoring a loved one, or simply feeling called to reconnect with your intuition, compassion, and inner wisdom.You’ll learn how to:Understand the spiritual origins of Mother’s DayConnect with the Divine Feminine and sacred mother archetypeHonor yourself—even if you are not a parentHeal emotional layers connected to motherhood and lineageWork with self-love, nurturing, and intuitive energyCreate simple Mother’s Day rituals for spiritual alignmentThis episode also includes a guided meditation to help you connect with your inner nurturing energy and receive support from the Divine Feminine.🌿 Topics We CoverThe history and spiritual roots of Mother’s DayMother energy as a universal spiritual forceThe Divine Feminine: Maiden, Mother, and CroneHealing your relationship with motherhoodSelf-nurturing as a sacred spiritual practiceHonoring ancestors, Earth, and feminine lineageSpiritual rituals and journaling prompts💫 Spiritual TakeawaysMother’s Day is not just about celebrating others—it is about recognizing the creative, nurturing, and intuitive power within YOU.You are always:birthing new ideasnurturing your growthevolving into your next versionThis is the essence of the Divine Feminine.🕯️ Simple Ritual from This EpisodeTake a moment to:Light a candlePlace your hand over your heartSay: “I honor the nurturing energy within me.”Let this be your sacred pause.🌸 Journal PromptsWhere am I being called to nurture myself more deeply?What am I currently growing or creating in my life?How can I embody more compassion toward myself and others?🌹 Work With MeReady to deepen your connection to your intuition and Divine Feminine energy?✨ Explore classes, sessions, and certifications:https://www.bertena.org✨ Book a reading or healing session (in-person or remote):https://yourcosmicconnections.com/pages/bertena-varney🎧 SponsorThis episode is sponsored by Cosmic Connections—your space for spiritual tools, readings, and healing.Use code BertenaPodcast10 for 10% off your next session or purchase.💌 Connect + CommunityIf this episode resonated with you:Share it with a friendLeave a review on Apple or SpotifyTag @bertena11 on social mediaYou may also be entered to win a $10 Cosmic Connections gift card or $10 off a session with me

In this deeply soulful and storytelling-rich episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, I sit down with Leetta from Granny’s Grimoire 13 for a powerful conversation on Appalachian folk magic, ancestral wisdom, and the Divine Feminine.Together, we explore the lived traditions of granny magic, the quiet spiritual practices passed down through generations in the Appalachian Mountains, and how these ways of being are deeply connected to feminine intuition, embodiment, and sacred living.This is not just a conversation—it is a remembering.In This Episode, We Explore:• What Appalachian folk magic really is (beyond stereotypes)• The roots of granny magic and mountain spirituality• How women practiced healing, protection, and intuition in everyday life• The connection between ancestral wisdom and the Divine Feminine• Why this path is about listening, presence, and embodiment—not performance• The overlap between modern spiritual practices (Reiki, tarot, ritual) and Appalachian traditions• How to begin reconnecting with your own intuitive, ancestral knowingAbout Our Guest – LeettaLeetta is the voice behind Granny’s Grimoire 13, a beautiful Substack space devoted to Appalachian magic, ancestral practices, folk wisdom, and everyday spirituality.Her work honors the traditions of the mountains—bringing forward the stories, practices, and lived experiences of those who carried this wisdom quietly through generations.Explore her work here:https://grannygrimoire13.substack.com/Why This Episode MattersAppalachian folk magic is often misunderstood—but at its heart, it is a deeply feminine, intuitive, land-based spirituality rooted in:• Connection to nature• Trust in inner knowing• Practical, everyday ritual• Ancestral memoryThis episode bridges the gap between past and present, showing how the Divine Feminine has always lived in these traditions—and how you can reconnect with that energy in your own life today.Listen If You Are Ready To:• Deepen your connection to ancestral and intuitive wisdom• Understand the spiritual roots of Appalachian culture• Explore the Divine Feminine through lived experience• Feel more grounded, embodied, and connected to the land• Remember the magic that already lives within youContinue the JourneyRead more on Appalachian magic and spiritual living:https://grannygrimoire13.substack.com/Listen to more episodes of The Spiritual Sanctuary:https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastClosing ReflectionThe women of the mountains didn’t call it magic.They called it living.And in this episode, we return to that truth—together.If this episode speaks to you, be sure to follow, rate, and review the podcast and share it with someone who is ready to reconnect with their roots, their intuition, and their sacred feminine path.Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary herePodcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.comMentioned in this episode:WebsiteCosmic Connections