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Ecological Identity and Soul Songs with Farrah Theresa

March 28, 2021 • Amber Samaya • Season 2 • Episode 1

In this episode, I connect with a very dear soul sister and friend, Farrah Theresa. Farrah is a nature connection guide, permaculturalist, and musician. Her and I speak about 'ecological identity' and the various threads that lead into and out of this concept. We gently dig into rich soil together, co-locating ourselves in the sacred realms of being human, being here on earth, being of earth, and being for earth. Farrah also shares a powerful guided meditation as well as a gorgeous and haunting song weaving that she channels on the piano in the moment.

Farrah's Bio

My name is Farrah, South African born and bred on the land of the Sesotho , isiZulu, IsiXhosa & Setswana, currently living on Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation (Squamish) land in British Columbia, Canada.

With my foremost training Social Anthropology & Psychology I first channeled my love for the service of humanity from a social perspective and later into eco-social endeavors as an Environmental Educator, Permaculturalist and general plant-enthusiast in Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa and most recently, the West Coast of Canada.

Something kept tugging at me soul to go deeper, to connect with the roots of my childhood in wild places where the dangers of baboons, green mambas and wild bush-pigs kept us ever witness to our place in the world.

Thus began my journey 'back to my wildish-nature' through the guidance of the Work That Reconnects, Forest Bathing, Coyote's Guide and Braiding Sweetgrass.

And so I offer you this co-exploration of deepening & expanding our true relationship with the natural world through intentional earth-based practices.

My deepest hope in these offerings is that we may learn to live our lives in authentic gratitude for all that we are gifted in this life, and in so doing co-create a more harmonious world.

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To learn more about Farrah and her beautiful offerings you can find her online at...

Website: https://www.farrahtheresa.com/
Current Offering: Self-Guided Forest Bathing
Instagram: @farrah_theresa
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/farrahtheresa
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FarrahTheresa

Show Notes:

Music

"Running Water" by Jason Shaw from the Free Music Archive
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/RUNNING_WATERS______________2-46

"Clear Waters" by Kevin MacLeod from Incomtech
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3516-clear-waters

Podcast theme music is "Karma Cat" by Dyalla (Creative Commons License)

Books Mentioned

Coming Back to Life ~ by Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown
Thinking Like a Mountain ~ Multiple Authors
Magdalene Manuscript ~ Tom Kenyon
Ecological Intelligence ~ Ian McCallum
Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind ~ Linda Buzzell and Craig Chalquist
Anansi Boys ~ Neil Gaimon
Women Who Run With the Wolves ~ Dr. Clarissa Pinkola-Estes

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