Did your new year's resolutions already fizzle? You have a second chance.

The ancient Celts called February 1st Imbolc (pronounced im-bolc, eem-olc, or eem-yolk), First Spring or the feast of the Goddess/Saint Brigid. It represented the return or rebirth of the Goddess, after having died to the earth at Samhain.

In this episode Kate muses on that quickening, lightness, restlessness from earth-bound hibernation, the darkness and cold of winter just starting to hint of lifting.

As we move out of hibernation, how might we respond to those new impulse to stretch, move out and DO?

Have a listen for how this might affect both your inner and outer housekeeping, plus a bonus creative offering from the Forge of St Brigid.

Check out a simple Imbolc ritual and song here: https://www.katefontana.com/blog/2018%2F1%2F30%2Fa-simple-irish-spring-ritual-for-families

Katie Spataro, CSB (she/her) is a certified somatic sex educator and sexological bodyworker, womb tender, holistic pelvic care provider, and full spectrum doula. Katie studies and practices at the intersections of birth work and sex work, drawing upon the embodied wisdom of these two lineages to support healing of the personal and collective cultural body.

In this conversation, we explore:

- What do we mean by "the erotic"? - How to rewrite narratives about our sexual and erotic bodies - The relationship between eroticism and sex - Consent, communication and negotiating the edges and boundaries of desire - Nurturing erotic spaces and community

Katie blends various modalities of somatic practice, bodywork and skilled coaching in her private practice, and facilitates classes on sexual and reproductive wellbeing, embodied consent, and erotic education through a trauma-informed and healing-centered lens. She is core faculty at the Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education, a Certified Facilitator through the School of Consent, and adjunct faculty at Antioch University’s Sex Therapy Certificate Program in Seattle.

Connect with Katie: www.sacredwombservices.com

We are living in a time of overwhelming conflict at an unprecedented scale. It is everywhere, in our homes and in our world.

In this week's podcast, I explore a unique framework and 3 essential components of engaging conflict in a conscious -- and hopefully constructive -- way.

Here's the reframe I invite us to consider: conflict is an altered state.

Like love-making, deep meditation, or psychedelics, conflict does something to our bodies, minds and spirit that is different than our base-line day-to-day state.

What could this mean for how we engage conflict?

In light of this, I break down the 3 essentials for conscious conflict.

Have a listen to learn what these are.

Want to be a part of a sweet community of earth-loving people seeking to live in deeper harmony with life, each other and our times? Check out Roots & Rhythms: www.katefontana.com/roots&rhythms

Ready to step into your own Priestess Path to steward YOUR people through these troubled times? Check out Priestess School, now accepting waitlisters: www.katefontana.com/priestess-school