Your Story Medicine

The waiting list is officially OPEN for the Ritual Retreat, our first international experience that will be in Costa Rica from November 6 - 13, 2023! In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I am with the amazing Shereen Sun of Radiant Wildheart. Now, who is shereen? Shereen is an artist, recent author, and acclaimed mentor on the subjects of creativity and self actualization. They have spent their life living on the margins, inviting the creative spirits of others to come out and play. Shereen teaches people how to express themselves with confidence and authenticity, and they help people live their creative missions by guiding them to build thriving platforms that are as impactful as they are unique. Above that, shereen was the very first business coach I had ever hired when I was just first starting on my own journey into entrepreneurship. Main Topics Learn more about Shereen Sun: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radiantwildheart/ Take Shereen’s quiz and stay in touch: www.radiantwildheart.com/quiz The waiting list is officially OPEN for the Ritual Retreat, our first international experience that will be in Costa Rica from November 6 - 13, 2023!

The waiting list is officially OPEN for the Ritual Retreat, our first international experience that will be in Costa Rica from November 6 - 13, 2023! Hello, future ancestors! Lately I've been in sloth training, and that means slowing down while learning how to still feel safe doing so. It's been over three months since I've returned from my sabbatical, and coming back to Los Angeles was a lot to take in after being unplugged. And so many of you may know that I ended up spending time on a farm watching over nine goats, five chickens, five cats and two dogs for my friend Montez as she was out of town. I tried to use that time to refocus on coming back strong, but instead I preferred to hang out with the goats. I would highly encourage you to listen to my last solo episode about lessons in farm sitting if you'd like to hear more about that experience. And what many people don't know is that I actually left the farm to work at an event in Florida where I was asked to help coach a training for about 100 aspiring speakers. But I ended up with Laryngitis that whole entire week. Main topics discussed: The waiting list is officially OPEN for the Ritual Retreat, our first international experience that will be in Costa Rica from November 6 - 13, 2023! Join Jumakae and friends for a week immersed in the Caribbean coast and rainforest alongside other women and gender expansive folks as we reconnect with ourselves as a future ancestors through mindfulness, movement, and the power of storytelling at the Goddess Garden.

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I am with Karissa. She supports families in documenting the beautiful milestones of life as their personal biographer. Karissa's intention with her camera is that her subject, whether it be a family, an entrepreneur or a woman giving birth feels seen. Much more than a collection of moments, photographs become part of a family's historic archive. And as a creative entrepreneur, Karissa has supported small businesses with strategy, branding, and marketing. Her creative nature and personal journey have led her to incorporate energy healing, meditation, sound healing, and other personal healing modalities into her work. And more importantly, Karissa is the one person I have trusted into the sacred spaces I've created for my own students, my own clients with the retreats that I have facilitated. So if you are curious, who it is that takes my photos and takes the photos of my clients and then comes to the retreats to capture this magic, it is this woman, Karissa. Main Topics Discussed: Conclusion: Balancing work and personal life can be a struggle. It's important to acknowledge and respect your own needs in order to live harmoniously. Action Integration: Give yourself permission to feel the things that come up for you. It's okay to not be okay. And it's okay to invite people to come in and help support you with love and compassion. Learn more about Karissa Raya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karissamraya/ Ritual Retreat: 8 magical nights of transformation in Costa Rica | November 6 - 13, 2023 Sign up for the waitlist for priority registration and receive $500 off!

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, we explore the disconnection between people and death and how it has led to fear and suffering with our guest, Mary Telliano. This episode invites us to reflect on our own mortality and examines death in a new light that allows us to connect with ourselves and our loved ones, and to celebrate the sacredness of the moment. Mary has a mission; to rebrand death. Through training other death doulas, to education on grief, as well as the Anam Cara Podcast. Mary is midwifing the rebirth of dying well. In order to rebrand death we must first normalize it. Mary is connecting people to the universe that resides within them, and serving as a reminder that death is here, it is something we get to experience and it is ready to be carried in a new light. Main Topics Discussed: Conclusion: Death is not the enemy; it is a mystery to be embraced. We can use our understanding of death to live life more fully. Cherish the moments, be present, and create a life that you want to be remembered for. Action Integration: Reframe the way you view death, and seek to establish that death is a natural part of life that can be approached with clarity, intentionality, and care. Learn more about Mary Telliano: Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/mary_telliano/ Doors are open to Bud to Blossom, my 5 month mentorship program for radical healers, coaches, and consultants that are ready to share their story medicine, grow their legacy through the art of speaking, and do the work to makes their ancestors proud. Apply here: https://www.yourstorymedicine.com/budtoblossom Wanting to connect with your ancestors? Download my free meditation: https://bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Kristen Nichole, a south Florida-based movement artist, social and community psychologist, and entrepreneur. In 2019, Kristen earned a certification in group fitness instruction from the American Council on Exercise and a certification in pole instruction from XPERT while completing graduate school. In 2020, Kristen earned a Ph.D. in community and social psychology with an expertise in identity development and storytelling from North Carolina State University. Kristen is the founder of Polecology, a platform for liberation through the art and psychology of sensual movement. Main Topics Discussed: Learn more about Kristen Nichole Visit her website: www.thepolecologist.com Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepolecologistphd Doors are open to Bud to Blossom, my 5 month mentorship program for radical healers, coaches, and consultants that are ready to share their story medicine, grow their legacy through the art of speaking, and do the work to makes their ancestors proud. Apply here: https://www.yourstorymedicine.com/budtoblossom Wanting to connect with your ancestors? Download my free meditation: https://bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Samantha Chung, affectionately known as “Simplifying Sam”. She is a mindset and manifestation expert on a mission to help more people wake up and live fully as their authentic self. It is her belief that we experience resistance, pain and suffering when we ignore who we truly are. Her coaching style seeks to uncover and discover who you were before your limiting beliefs, conditions, and fears so that you can step into the most powerful version of yourself and attract anything. Main Topics Discussed: Learn more about Samantha Chung Visit her website: www.simplifyingsam.com Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/simplifying.sam Doors are open to Bud to Blossom, my 5 month mentorship program for radical healers, coaches, and consultants that are ready to share their story medicine, grow their legacy through the art of speaking, and do the work to makes their ancestors proud. Apply here: https://www.yourstorymedicine.com/budtoblossom Wanting to connect with your ancestors? Download my free meditation: https://bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking

Hello future ancestors! It’s been about three weeks since I’ve left the farm, where my last solo podcast episode about “integration” after my sabbatical was recorded - and I miss it so much. So much to the point where I will literally wake up and smell FARM. Main topics: Doors are open to Bud to Blossom, my 5 month mentorship program for radical healers, coaches, and consultants that are ready to share their story medicine, grow their legacy through the art of speaking, and do the work to makes their ancestors proud. Apply here: https://www.yourstorymedicine.com/budtoblossom Wanting to connect with your ancestors? Download my free meditation: https://bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Spring Washam. Considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based meditation practices to diverse communities; Spring Washam is a well-known teacher, healer, and visionary leader based in Oakland, California. She is the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment and The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. Spring is one of the founding teachers at the East Bay Meditation Center, an organization that offers Buddhist teachings with attention to social action and multiculturalism. She is a member of the teacher’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, offering teachings on Buddhist philosophy, Insight meditation and loving-kindness practices. Spring is also the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys, a one-of-a-kind organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom for transformative retreats in South America. Main Topics Discussed: Learn more about Spring Washam: Visit her website: www.springwasham.com Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/springwasham If you are in the season of receiving support to water the seeds you’ve been planting, then I invite you to apply to Bud to Blossom which will be the only way to work with me closely this year.

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Jayda Shuavarnnasri, aka “Sex Positive Asian Auntie”, a Queer Southeast Asian sexuality and relationship educator. She works to liberate folks from sexual shame by creating space for authentic conversations about sexuality, relationships, identity, and healing. She is also the co-producer of Don’t Say Sorry podcast, which centers the experience of Southeast Asian women navigating relationships, mental health and sexuality. Main Topics Discussed: Conclusion: We all could learn more about what intimacy means to us. We can’t just be pouring from our overflow. We also need space to deepen our well. Without stillness, we eventually end up pouring from a shallow cup. In what ways are you making the space to dig deep so that, when we pour, we’re not just operating from a place of service, from a desire to deepen our relationship with ourselves. Action Integration: To choose silence is to choose oppression. Show up as a badass ancestor in the making and shift the story for your future lineage. Learn more about Jayda Shuavarnnasri: Visit her website: www.auntiejayda.com Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jayda_kissed If you are in the season of receiving support to water the seeds you’ve been planting, then I invite you to apply to Bud to Blossom which will be the only way to work with me closely this year.

Hello future ancestors!! Welcome back to Your Story Medicine, episode one of season 3 If you are new to my work, welcome. I am June also known as Jumakae - which is a combination of my first, middle, and last name. My medicine is supporting future ancestors like you with finding clarity in your message and confidence in your speaking so that you can share your story, grow your legacy, and heal generations before/after you. And as your dedicated life doula, I hold space for the contractions that arise in your body as you begin to birth a new story for your life. I am just returning from my first ever sabbatical, where I completely shut down my calendar for the past six months to explore this question of “Who am I when I’m not in service?” Episode Highlights: I have some incredible guests that I’m excited to bring on this season, where we will dig deeper into plant medicine, ancestral healing, and entrepreneurship as sacred activism. You don’t have to be an entrepreneur btw, but at least can be mindful of the individuals and resources that are available to support you with being rooted in times of change. We are retiring my 12 week signature program, Roots to Rise, to birth other sacred offerings that are going to require more of my time and energy, such as my own retreats, ceremonies, and workshops. Instead, I am only running ONE mentorship program this year, Bud to Blossom, which is my six month mastermind to support changemakers, visionaries, and healers with scaling their existing offerings. This is especially helpful for those who already have a service, such as a private therapy, consulting, or coaching practice, and are now wanting to expand their medicine to include retreats, speaking, and workshops while learning how to get paid for it. People are craving in-person experiences now that the pandemic has eased out, so let’s make that transition together. I also love working with educators and professors who are ready to teach their wisdom outside of formal institutions while creating a sustainable model to make that happen. We are in the process of unlearning to learn, while divesting resources to where it is we choose. And while I can help people with creating a profitable and ethical business plan, what’s most important to me is that we FEEL abundant beyond the numbers in our bank account. I’d rather financial abundance be the byproduct of us living in alignment and integrity with our values. And if you’d like a taste of what this can look like, then sign up for my upcoming free upcoming workshop on “How to Birth Your Sacred Offerings,” happening on Thursday, March 16 where I’ll teach you how to create a blueprint of possibilities that’s aligned with the seasons of nature - which has allowed me to take winters off cuz I just notice that my body doesn’t like to work at that time. You’ll also get a replay to my last two workshops, How to Connect with Your Ancestors and Finding Clarity in Your Medicine — and all of these are going to be available until Bud to Blossom begins at the end of April. So if you are in the season of receiving support to water the seeds you’ve been planting, then I invite you to apply to Bud to Blossom which will be the only way to work with me closely this year.

Hello future ancestors, I know it’s been a while - but I definitely have some updates on life and so many things that are unfolding, or better yet, unraveling. As many of you know, I started Your Story Medicine with a deep curiosity about how to connect with my ancestors especially as someone who was born and raised in the United States, away from my parents’ homeland and the kind of village support they were raised with. In my previous solo podcast episode I announced that I would be taking a sabbatical for the remainder of the year to tend to my wellness and to reconnect with my own ancestors. My intention was to return to Thailand to study with Homprang, the traditional midwife that originally taught me womb healing when I was propelled into this path after being fired from my nonprofit job in 2017, and I was so excited to be a student again. The last time I had been back to my motherland was before Your Story Medicine was even birthed which happened at the peak of my Saturn Return five years ago. You can listen to my first episode ever to hear more, since this is what essentially sparked my path into ancestral reclamation and entrepreneurship. I essentially created the very space I needed at that time of my life, in a predominately white industry that was abundant with cultural appropriation and misrepresentation. I thought that returning to Thailand this time would be a way for me to be reminded of my medicine, but spirit clearly had other plans for me. And In this past month, my life has taken a very different turn. Main Topics Your story medicine is a small family business, and I thank you for being a supporter, whether you've listened to this podcast or have been a client that has trusted me with your stories. In the meantime, I invite you to subscribe to our email list if you're not on it yet by going to yourstorymedicine.com where you'll be the first to know about my return and upcoming offerings, or follow me on Instagram @jumakae where I'll rarely be posting nowadays. May you find the resourcefulness within you, and may you remember that by simply existing in this moment, you are already your ancestors' wildest dreams come true. Until next year! Download my free guided meditation on how to connect with your ancestors bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Janelle Ross and Jasmine Amirah. In 2020, the two longtime friends founded Sol & Sound, a Los Angeles-based sound healing festival for the culture featuring a live DJ set, immersive sound bath, afro-ecstatic dance, breath work, live music performances, BIPOC marketplace, and more! Main Topics Discussed: Defining “sound healing”Providing entrepreneurial opportunity to the BIPOC communityBuilding a business with social impactGetting clear on your vision for lifeDeciding whether to monetize your event or initiative Learn more about Sol & Sound: Visit their website: www.solandsound.com Follow them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/solandsound

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Melissa Ruiz, the founder and visionary of Melissa Ruiz Empowerment, a soulful business coaching powerhouse that mentors mystical offbeat entrepreneurs to start and scale their business through a spiritually universal lens. Through her coaching programs, she empowers spiritual entrepreneurs to step into their leadership and pour their knowledge back into their own networks, with a large focus on the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. Main Topics Discussed: Why refusing to focus on the end-result almost always leads to greater successHow to stop being a slave to every now moment and achieve freedomSeeing money as a tool that you can use to leave a legacyThe magnetic power of authenticity in all that you doWhy releasing your need for control leads to a better life Learn more about Melissa Ruiz: Visit her website: www.iammelissaruiz.com Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/iammelissaruiz

Hello, future ancestors… and happy Lion’s Gate Portal that just recently passed. I'm just returning from my very first wilderness backpacking trip ever! If you listened to my last solo podcast episode about my time in Channel Island entitled: “Emergence: Reflections from a Post-Apocalyptic World”, immersing myself in nature is where I feel the most abundant. And it's more than just pitching a tent, but the pilgrimage that it takes to get there. The days and months of training my mind and body for these experiences so that I can enjoy those evenings around the fire with a belly full of rehydrating food and laughter after a long day of trekking makes it all worth it. On the days where I just didn't want to move my body leading up to this, I remembered the greater destination ahead - and so “one foot in front of the other” became a mantra to affirm that these small steps would eventually move from one mile to a hundred - or in our case, 25 miles. It's also transferred into my personal life and legacy as I have a lot of time to clear my mind on these walks without any distraction. Every time I've left, I come back feeling rejuvenated in my purpose and commitment to decolonization: Where indigenous people worldwide are at the center of these stories, where my connection to the cosmos deepens, and where my desire to care for Mother Earth strengthens. After all, it's where we all will return when we become ancestors: back to stardust and soil. ✨ Main topics discussed: By the way, my sabbatical is coming up in a month and before then I’ll be hosting a mixer on Saturday, August 27 for anyone that I’ve had the privilege to work with. I’ve hired my photographer, Karissa of Olive La Vida, to capture people in their medicine and we’ll also have some other alumni offering their medicine, from sound healing to tea ceremony and a dinner provided by Plantberri - who also catered our retreat. Spots are limited and this will also serve as my going away party so I’d love to see you there. Secure your spot here: https://www.yourstorymedicine.com/retreatmixer Email me at hello@yourstorymedicine.com or send me a message on Instagram @jumakae. Download my free guided meditation on how to connect with your ancestors bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking Listen to episode #66: "Emergence: Reflections from a Post-Apocalyptic World": https://www.yourstorymedicine.com/blog/season-2-ep-66-emergence-reflections-from-a-post-apocalyptic-world

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Nisha Mody, a feminist healing coach, writer, facilitator, librarian, podcaster, and speech-language pathologist living on the home of the Gabrieliño/Tongva peoples, also known as Los Angeles. As the daughter of Indian immigrants, she has experienced the deeply internalized effects of colonization and heteronormative structures. Nisha’s lived experience, clinical experience, fascination with language, collective mindset, and passion for connecting with others combined with her anti-capitalist, anti-racist, and feminist beliefs are central to her work in this space. Main Topics Discussed: Stopping ourselves from treating self care as merely “after-care”How the Care Bears perfectly illustrate collective care in action Learn more about Nisha Mody: Visit her website: www.nishaland.com Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/healinghypegirl

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Gary Ware, Founder of Breakthrough Play, a corporate facilitator, keynote speaker, certified coach, and self-proclaimed Creative Catalyst. Gary has over 14 years of experience in the corporate world holding various leadership positions. Being a multifaceted individual, Gary also comes with nearly a decade of experience as a performer in improv theatre. After experiencing burnout in his pursuit for success and happiness, he realized that what was missing was play. Committing to a life of play is what led Gary to discover his passion for facilitating. Gary uses the power of applied improvisation and other playful methods to assist people in unlocking creativity, confidence, and better communication. Gary was recently featured as one of the Top 100 HR influencers of 2021 by the Engagedly HR software platform. Main Topics Discussed: Overcoming the guilt of diving into play to live a life with joy and abundanceThe choice between overwhelm vs. easeMoving from a playground of possibilities to a proving groundHow improv helps us see the “offers” in the world Learn more about Breakthrough Play: Visit their website: www.breakthroughplay.com Buy the book Playful Rebellion: www.playfulrebellion.com Follow Gary on Instagram: www.instagram.com/garyware

Main topics discussed: Questions to other healers, space holders, and coaches that are using entrepreneurship as sacred activism. Who has a say when it comes to providing feedback to our services? Is it paid clients only? Is it a community? Is it anonymous strangers on the internet that claim to have been triggered by what was said? Are triggers an indicator of something that is wrong, or an invitation for further introspection? What is considered harm anyway? Do other people actually cause harm, or is it self-inflicted when we create narratives in our mind about other people’s intentions that actually don’t have anything to do with us at all? Am I gaslighting myself? How much healing is actually the responsibility of the individual who was harmed vs the person who supposedly caused harm and what is the community’s role in achieving some form of justice? What is community anyway? Are you still listening? Who gets to be the expert of decolonization? Should I refrain from even using it as a non-indigenous person to this nation? What are the ways colonization has played out outside of the United States? How does US imperialism still impact other countries? What is white supremacy’s role in the ways we experience lateral violence and oppress one another as people of the global majority aka people of color? What about colonization that existed prior to European conquest? Where and how does the colonizer show up within me? Am I conflict avoidant, or am I just protecting my energy? These are some of the questions that have kept me up at night, hence why slowing down and taking a big fat sacred pause has been a necessity for my own mental and spiritual health. And sometimes, the answers are the questions themselves. Email me at hello@yourstorymedicine.com or send me a message on Instagram @jumakae. Download my free guided meditation on how to connect with your ancestors bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking Listen to episode #26: "Canceled: Odyssey of the Martyr "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-story-medicine/id1539168619?i=1000520814631

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Aki Hirata Baker, a multi-modality healing facilitator, teacher and speaker, whose work is based on the anti-racist spiritual liberation principle. She uses various energetic healing modalities, flower essence therapy, Ayurvedic medicine, yogic principles, and lineage practices of medicine way and Toltec tradition to facilitate healing, which she considers to be the basic ingredient of social change and collective liberation. Aki is the founder of MINKA Brooklyn, a collectively-run healing space that centers the work to heal from all forms of social oppressions to restore an un-capitalistic approach to the “business of being well.” Main Topics Discussed: Defining “energy healing” and the history of ReikiThe difference between “cultivated” and “channeled” energy healingHow to begin the process of decolonization in our energy healing pathDecolonizing our mindset by ridding ourselves of binary thinkingWhy every energy healing practitioner ought to take an anti-racism or decolonization class Bit more on our teaching philosophy, please take a look HERE. Today, I am asking you for your support - can you help us spread the word? https://www.instagram.com/p/Cem9_DdM7Kp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CefOw1rs0Mn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CZrkdulLgYj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link As a thank you for being a part of our community, we are sharing with you the secret discount code for you to share only with your community members. If you are in a financial position to pay full fee, please do so as this always helps us to offer more financial assistance for those who face finical hardship because of historical and current systemic barrier to access resources. Here’s the list of offerings and discount code: Quantum Leap Activation (Joshua Tree) and/or Decolonized Usui Reiki Weekend Intensive in LA (individual level registration) - Community 10% discount code - SCREIKI10 https://minka.as.me/reiki1LAhttps://minka.as.me/reiki2LAQuantum Leap Activation Decolonized Usui Reiki WEEKEND PACKAGE (originally $550 bundle rate with additional 10% at $495) https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=18684302&action=addCart&clear=1&id=1307167 **If you have taken Reiki 1 & 2 with us in the past and want to re-take the course again (OR you have been a MINKA work exchange in the past), we have 50% discount for you. Please email us privately!**If you know any folks with lived experience as Black, Brown and Indigenous who is interested in bringing this work to their community, and has financial barrier for attending this course, please also email us for further discounts. Thank you in advance;) and feel free to reach out with any questions. Aki & Manu

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Leslie Priscilla, a first generation non-Black Chicana mother to three bicultural children. Leslie shares her medicine by offering coaching, workshops, support, and advocacy for Latinx/Chicanx families locally, nationally, and internationally both in-person and online via the Latinx Parenting organization. She founded this bilingual organization and movement intentionally rooted in children's rights, social and racial justice, the individual and collective practice of nonviolence and reparenting, intergenerational and ancestral healing, cultural sustenance, and the active decolonization of oppressive practices in our families. Main Topics Discussed: Defining “Gentle Parenting”Embodying Decolonized Nonviolent parenting Alternative means to violence intervention with youthThe role that Latinx parents have in changing chancla culture What it means to be raising future ancestors Learn more about Latinx Parenting: Visit their website: www.latinxparenting.org Follow them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/latinxparenting Email me at hello@yourstorymedicine.com or send me a message on Instagram @jumakae. Download my free guided meditation on how to connect with your ancestors bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking Apply to Roots to Rise: www.yourstorymedicine.com/roots2rise

In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Charlotte James. She has been a harm reductionist and psychedelic explorer for over 10 years, but her path through this work has certainly not been linear. After leaving harm reduction years ago because of rapid burn out, she is returning to this work with a new energy—thanks to the power of healing with Sacred Earth Medicines. Main Topics Discussed: Defining “Sacred Earth Medicine”How purging leads to liberation Learn more about The Ancestor Project: Visit their website: www.theancestorproject.com Follow them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theancestorproject Email me at hello@yourstorymedicine.com or send me a message on Instagram @jumakae. Download my free guided meditation on how to connect with your ancestors bit.ly/ancestorinthemaking Apply to Roots to Rise: www.yourstorymedicine.com/roots2rise