message of support from dana in these complex times: 

"this is a simple guided meditation/visualization that i've used for years in my own energetic practices, with clients to support their presence, and i'm honored to share this with you. use when you're feeling scattered, overwhelmed, spread-thin, depleted, uncertain, dissociated, or any other time of day you need a dose of slowdown medicine to ground, realign, and reenergize. this one small practice that will support each of us in embracing AND SHAPING our changing world."

ceasefire now ♡ end the occupation 

/// podcast art ~ natalee miller, theme song ~ kat ottosen, sound-editing/design ~ rose blakelock //

😭 thank you for listening, crybabies! ♨️

in this last episode of season 1, meet the love of dana's life. no, not her husband (sorry, ray ray). and not baby honey biscuits the cat (like she cares). but slowdown medicine, the entity that chose her so many years ago and continues to radically guide her (and now you) through our world saturated with urgency, pathologizing, and unhinged hustling. gather 'round! and hear the tale of how a UTI transformed our dear dana's life, slowed her the eff down, and introduced a more resonant, compassionate, and awe-filled existence. and you can have this, too.

can the entirety of slowdown medicine be contained in one episode? ABSOLUTELY NOT. could another 100 episodes be dedicated to this? FRIGGIN YES. is crying in my jacuzzi steeped in slowdown medicine, so we'll always be diving in deeper? 1000%

**warning: this episode is a spell. you may experience a desire to slow down, reclaim your attention, and get a little (or a lot) weirder.**

~shownotes~

• báyò akómoláfé, essay, a slower urgency
• simone weil, essay, attention and will & human personality 
• have a big burning question for advice dom? leave a voice message at 760-820-9070
• grounding meditation (for dana's clients and now for you!) 

/// podcast art ~ natalee miller, theme song ~ kat ottosen, sound-editing/design ~ rose blakelock //

😭 thank you for listening, crybabies! ♨️

in this episode, infused with the sweetness of desire, abundance, and huzzah!, we're going to dig into CELEBRATION AS THE SERIOUS FRIGGIN' BUSINESS THAT IT IS. 

in our dominant (westernized) culture, CELEBRATION gets a bad/twisty wrap. it's the thing that you have to hold out for, only do on very special occasions, only do at the end of a journey, and only have if you've won or achieved the intended goal. this model is full of withholding, scarcity, and longing. it's also not encouraging of true, deep, and sustained joy. 

so let's look at why we gotta honor our journeys along the way, how a whole social justice movement really lost the plot, and what we can do to infuse our lives with more appreciation and joy along the way. 

context warning: dana does not believe that joy is at the highest end of the emotional spectrum and should be prioritized above other feelings...this is just an episode on CELEBRATION, and joy is a key part of that.

~shownotes~

• want to send me your list of "accomplishments"? please do! dana at danabalicki dot com
• [book] dopamine nation by dr anne lembke
• [book] in the realm of hungry ghosts by dr gabor mate
• [book] the molecule of more by dr daniel liebrman and michael long

/// podcast art excellence ~ natalee miller, theme song brilliance ~ kat ottosen, sound-editing/design genius ~ rose blakelock ///

😭 thank you for listening, crybabies! ♨️