Stoking the Fire Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:33:54 -0400 https://stokingthefire.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Stoking the Fire yes cf6b9d45-a518-5e96-a927-2658d688c87b nicole eliza araujo episodic true Stoking the Fire is a podcast that explores practices of wellness and spirituality from a nuanced perspective. With different guests on the show each week sharing their own experiences, we discuss practices that stoke the fire within, those that extinguish it, and the mysterious phenomena along the way. Themes include: cultural and social structures, trauma, Eastern medicine, addiction, cults, bodily autonomy, sexuality, abuses of power, feminist spirituality, the wounded masculine, the prison industrial complex, psychedelics, and more.


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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) nicole eliza araujo https://storage.buzzsprout.com/alf9om8hzjtz0i9oh12a5yhfndp5?.jpg Stoking the Fire O Futuro é Ancestral com o Alma de Gaia O Futuro é Ancestral com o Alma de Gaia Alma de Gaia – Espaço de Cura é conduzido por Faby Kan Lamat, Bruna Soller,  Kennya Benzedeira, e Teresa Rosa Rubi. Juntas as Guardiãs, despertam fé, essência e alinhamento com a prosperidade. Suas jornadas unem sabedoria ancestral e espiritualidade simples em práticas acessíveis. Um caminho de cura, autenticidade e expansão para quem escolhe viver em verdade.

Coisas que falamos:

  • Introduções — quem são elas e como se juntaram?
  • As deusidencias
  • O  benzimento — o que é?
  • Medicina moderna no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos, a dependência de medicação e as intenções do governo de impedir que as pessoas usem medicina da floresta e outras medicinas ancestrais para poder lucrar.
  • Quando se solta (ou se joga), tira mais.
  • Tem uma cerimônia de medicina mais leve.
  • Todo o amor e a cura que podem vir numa cerimônia de ayahuasca.
  • O que significa o estalar durante uma cerimônia?
  • Fogo: mágico, poderoso, reconfortante, calmante.

 Notas do episódio:

Instagrams dos Convidades: @almadegaia_ @fabiyalmeida @teresa.rosarubi @kennya_benzedeira @bru.soller 

A outra benzedeira de quem eu falava: Camila Gomes e seu insta: @camilabenzedeira

]]> Alma de Gaia – Espaço de Cura é conduzido por Faby Kan Lamat, Bruna Soller,  Kennya Benzedeira, e Teresa Rosa Rubi. Juntas as Guardiãs, despertam fé, essência e alinhamento com a prosperidade. Suas jornadas unem sabedoria ancestral e espiritualidade simples em práticas acessíveis. Um caminho de cura, autenticidade e expansão para quem escolhe viver em verdade.

Coisas que falamos:

  • Introduções — quem são elas e como se juntaram?
  • As deusidencias
  • O  benzimento — o que é?
  • Medicina moderna no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos, a dependência de medicação e as intenções do governo de impedir que as pessoas usem medicina da floresta e outras medicinas ancestrais para poder lucrar.
  • Quando se solta (ou se joga), tira mais.
  • Tem uma cerimônia de medicina mais leve.
  • Todo o amor e a cura que podem vir numa cerimônia de ayahuasca.
  • O que significa o estalar durante uma cerimônia?
  • Fogo: mágico, poderoso, reconfortante, calmante.

 Notas do episódio:

Instagrams dos Convidades: @almadegaia_ @fabiyalmeida @teresa.rosarubi @kennya_benzedeira @bru.soller 

A outra benzedeira de quem eu falava: Camila Gomes e seu insta: @camilabenzedeira

]]> Buzzsprout-18365919 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0500 4827 2 3 full true Freedom from the grind: Somatic therapy and breathwork with Adam Tanous Freedom from the grind: Somatic therapy and breathwork with Adam Tanous Adam Tanous is a somatic therapist who incorporates breathwork, core belief healing, and a variety of other practices into his treatment offerings. He specializes in working with over-achievers or people stressed out from the corporate grind who are trying to find peace and contentment. He is based out of Florianópolis, Brazil, and works with clients one-on-one, both in person and virtually, as well as holding group healing events. (Plus- scroll to the bottom of the notes for a free guided meditation recorded by Adam!)

Things we discuss:

  • How Adam left his career as a computer engineer where he suffered from poor health and chronic fatigue and started out on his healing journey (3:58)
  • Adam’s experience in Osho Centers, a modern iteration of the group formerly known as the Rajneesh Movement, or as some call it, The Rajneesh Cult, as depicted in the Netflix documentary, “Wild, Wild Country” (7:15)
  • When some people in a group experience amazing healing and transformation while others in the same group experience harmful trauma- what do we make of this? (16:55) 
  • How childhood experiences can impact our suffering as adults in ways we don’t normally think about (28:16)
  • Core beliefs and speaking with our inner child selves (35:24)
  • The 3 bottom chakras: why they are so important (29:11) 
  • Nicole’s experience doing breathwork and discovering she needed to somatically heal from her heroin overdoses of 9 years ago (45:42)
  • Cows versus chaos ;) (61:05)
  • What exactly is somatic therapy? (64:59)
  • The external gifts we get from healing are just extras - the real benefit is something else (70:22)

Notes:

]]> Adam Tanous is a somatic therapist who incorporates breathwork, core belief healing, and a variety of other practices into his treatment offerings. He specializes in working with over-achievers or people stressed out from the corporate grind who are trying to find peace and contentment. He is based out of Florianópolis, Brazil, and works with clients one-on-one, both in person and virtually, as well as holding group healing events. (Plus- scroll to the bottom of the notes for a free guided meditation recorded by Adam!)

Things we discuss:

  • How Adam left his career as a computer engineer where he suffered from poor health and chronic fatigue and started out on his healing journey (3:58)
  • Adam’s experience in Osho Centers, a modern iteration of the group formerly known as the Rajneesh Movement, or as some call it, The Rajneesh Cult, as depicted in the Netflix documentary, “Wild, Wild Country” (7:15)
  • When some people in a group experience amazing healing and transformation while others in the same group experience harmful trauma- what do we make of this? (16:55) 
  • How childhood experiences can impact our suffering as adults in ways we don’t normally think about (28:16)
  • Core beliefs and speaking with our inner child selves (35:24)
  • The 3 bottom chakras: why they are so important (29:11) 
  • Nicole’s experience doing breathwork and discovering she needed to somatically heal from her heroin overdoses of 9 years ago (45:42)
  • Cows versus chaos ;) (61:05)
  • What exactly is somatic therapy? (64:59)
  • The external gifts we get from healing are just extras - the real benefit is something else (70:22)

Notes:

]]> nicole eliza araujo Buzzsprout-17662325 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0400 4458 2 2 full true Tuning the guitar of our consciousness with Edu Ara (Part 1) Tuning the guitar of our consciousness with Edu Ara (Part 1) Edu Ara is a consciousness musician and a director of the NGO, Aldeia do Futuro, (Village of the Future), a group that empowers the Huni Kuin people, an indigenous group out of Acre, Brazil, by cultivating autonomy and safety from the effects of deforestation, and preserving Huni Kuin culture. Edu is a bridge between the Huni Kuin and non-indigenous people, helping facilitate retreats in the Amazon rainforest that offer healing ceremonies and other ancestral wisdom teachings and offerings.


In this episode, we talk about:

  • What is consciousness music? (5:36)
  • Health crisis of the modern world: disconnection from nature (6:51)
  • The role that music plays in returning to ourselves: tuning the guitar of our consciousness (14:26)
  • Mythology: where did the gods hide the secret of life? (20:26)
  • The Americas are the spinal cord of the world (25:58)
  • Colonization of the Americas and the oppression of its peoples (29:12)
  • Coca leaves vs. pearls: we’ve been in trouble for the past 500 years… BUT we are finally at a global awakening (30:15)
  • Listening to the gift of pain (35:10)
  • Listening to the message of traditional medicines like ayahuasca and tobacco (43:25)
  • Edu’s origin story- how he entered the world of healing (46:10)

Links:

Edu's insta: @edu_aramusic

Aldeia do Futuro's insta: @aldeia.dofuturo

Aldeia do Futuro pamphlet

Edu's Patreon, a portion of which goes to indigenous tribes and protecting the Amazon rainforest


]]> Edu Ara is a consciousness musician and a director of the NGO, Aldeia do Futuro, (Village of the Future), a group that empowers the Huni Kuin people, an indigenous group out of Acre, Brazil, by cultivating autonomy and safety from the effects of deforestation, and preserving Huni Kuin culture. Edu is a bridge between the Huni Kuin and non-indigenous people, helping facilitate retreats in the Amazon rainforest that offer healing ceremonies and other ancestral wisdom teachings and offerings.


In this episode, we talk about:

  • What is consciousness music? (5:36)
  • Health crisis of the modern world: disconnection from nature (6:51)
  • The role that music plays in returning to ourselves: tuning the guitar of our consciousness (14:26)
  • Mythology: where did the gods hide the secret of life? (20:26)
  • The Americas are the spinal cord of the world (25:58)
  • Colonization of the Americas and the oppression of its peoples (29:12)
  • Coca leaves vs. pearls: we’ve been in trouble for the past 500 years… BUT we are finally at a global awakening (30:15)
  • Listening to the gift of pain (35:10)
  • Listening to the message of traditional medicines like ayahuasca and tobacco (43:25)
  • Edu’s origin story- how he entered the world of healing (46:10)

Links:

Edu's insta: @edu_aramusic

Aldeia do Futuro's insta: @aldeia.dofuturo

Aldeia do Futuro pamphlet

Edu's Patreon, a portion of which goes to indigenous tribes and protecting the Amazon rainforest


]]> Buzzsprout-17414804 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:00:00 -0400 3028 2 1 full true The Celluloid Bordello: Depictions of sex work in film with Juliana Piccillo The Celluloid Bordello: Depictions of sex work in film with Juliana Piccillo Juliana Piccillo is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and sex worker rights activist. She is the producer of “I was a Teenage Prostitute” and “The Celluloid Bordello,” and was a story consultant for Sean Baker on "Red Rocket,” a Palme d’or-nominated film. As a visiting scholar at the University of Arizona for ten years, she taught film, video and television production.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • Juliana’s recent documentary, “Celluloid Bordello” about depictions of sex work in film (3:12)
  • The old motion picture rating system, which only allowed sex work, homosexuality, and mixed race relationships if those depicted were shown being punished (4:14)
  • Nicole’s BA thesis, “Le Fille Publique: Depictions of Sex Work in 19th-Ccentury French literature” (12:32)
  • How the patriarchy puts men into a box (16:57)
  • Juliana’s experience as a sex worker: in her teens vs. returning in her 40’s and 50’s (30:12)
  • How Juliana created an uproar by hosting a sex worker film festival while teaching at the University of Arizona and ended up on O’Reily and CNN (33:52)
  • Born into Brothels: A horrible white savior complex documentary (that somehow won an Academy Award) about a sex worker community in Calcutta, India (40:54)
  • How stereotypical depictions of trafficking victims satisfies the revenge-rescue fantasy in awful men. (43:34)
  • What growing our own food and sex work have in common (56:48)
  • Juliana-approved sex work movies (throughout- see show notes for list)


Show notes:

www.whoresonfilm.com

IG: @whoresonfilm

I was a Teenage Prostitute and The Celluloid Bordello are available on Prime, Apple TV and PinkLabel.tv. 

Conor Habib podcast

Sex work movies that Juliana loves: Sweet Charity, Gypsy, Pretty Baby, Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls, Tangerine, Angel, Red Rocket



]]> Juliana Piccillo is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and sex worker rights activist. She is the producer of “I was a Teenage Prostitute” and “The Celluloid Bordello,” and was a story consultant for Sean Baker on "Red Rocket,” a Palme d’or-nominated film. As a visiting scholar at the University of Arizona for ten years, she taught film, video and television production.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • Juliana’s recent documentary, “Celluloid Bordello” about depictions of sex work in film (3:12)
  • The old motion picture rating system, which only allowed sex work, homosexuality, and mixed race relationships if those depicted were shown being punished (4:14)
  • Nicole’s BA thesis, “Le Fille Publique: Depictions of Sex Work in 19th-Ccentury French literature” (12:32)
  • How the patriarchy puts men into a box (16:57)
  • Juliana’s experience as a sex worker: in her teens vs. returning in her 40’s and 50’s (30:12)
  • How Juliana created an uproar by hosting a sex worker film festival while teaching at the University of Arizona and ended up on O’Reily and CNN (33:52)
  • Born into Brothels: A horrible white savior complex documentary (that somehow won an Academy Award) about a sex worker community in Calcutta, India (40:54)
  • How stereotypical depictions of trafficking victims satisfies the revenge-rescue fantasy in awful men. (43:34)
  • What growing our own food and sex work have in common (56:48)
  • Juliana-approved sex work movies (throughout- see show notes for list)


Show notes:

www.whoresonfilm.com

IG: @whoresonfilm

I was a Teenage Prostitute and The Celluloid Bordello are available on Prime, Apple TV and PinkLabel.tv. 

Conor Habib podcast

Sex work movies that Juliana loves: Sweet Charity, Gypsy, Pretty Baby, Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls, Tangerine, Angel, Red Rocket



]]> nicole eliza araujo Buzzsprout-17376978 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400 4130 1 3 full true Ashtanga Yoga & Shaping Your Life Around Asana with Isabelle Kramer Ashtanga Yoga & Shaping Your Life Around Asana with Isabelle Kramer Isabelle Kramer is an Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher and Esalen massage therapist with over 12 years of professional and international experience building and leading health and wellness communities. In addition to leading the Ashtanga Yoga Club in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Isabelle offers online private and in-person group Mysore style classes in the Vaudreuil and Montreal, Quebec, Canada area. She is currently teaching at Modo Yoga Vaudreuil, and has one spot left for her upcoming retreat, Ashtanga Yoga Camp taking place July 18th -24th.

In this episode, we talk about: 

  • Ashtanga 101- what exactly is Ashtanga?
  • The passing of Sharath Jois and how we can come together as a  community to heal and honor his beautiful spirit
  • Teachers with feminine spirit
  • Sexual assaults within the yoga world
  • Power imbalances in spiritual communities
  • Prioritizing sleep
  • Building your life around your asana practice
  • Backbends & other poses which evoke deep and difficult emotions
  • Mula Banda

Links:

https://www.isabellekrameryoga.com/

https://www.instagram.com/isabelle.c.kramer/

http://www.ashtangayogaclub.ca

https://www.instagram.com/ashtangayogaclub/

]]> Isabelle Kramer is an Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher and Esalen massage therapist with over 12 years of professional and international experience building and leading health and wellness communities. In addition to leading the Ashtanga Yoga Club in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Isabelle offers online private and in-person group Mysore style classes in the Vaudreuil and Montreal, Quebec, Canada area. She is currently teaching at Modo Yoga Vaudreuil, and has one spot left for her upcoming retreat, Ashtanga Yoga Camp taking place July 18th -24th.

In this episode, we talk about: 

  • Ashtanga 101- what exactly is Ashtanga?
  • The passing of Sharath Jois and how we can come together as a  community to heal and honor his beautiful spirit
  • Teachers with feminine spirit
  • Sexual assaults within the yoga world
  • Power imbalances in spiritual communities
  • Prioritizing sleep
  • Building your life around your asana practice
  • Backbends & other poses which evoke deep and difficult emotions
  • Mula Banda

Links:

https://www.isabellekrameryoga.com/

https://www.instagram.com/isabelle.c.kramer/

http://www.ashtangayogaclub.ca

https://www.instagram.com/ashtangayogaclub/

]]> Buzzsprout-17325188 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 4810 1 2 full true The intersection of sexuality and spirituality with Gwen Walsh The intersection of sexuality and spirituality with Gwen Walsh Gwen Walsh is a sexuality and spirituality consultant. She has a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, and works with individuals, couples, and corporate clients such as Durex, K-Y, and L,Oreal. She has been featured in Refinery 29 and Marie Claire magazine, and currently works within the Maine Community College System to advise students on sexual and relationship violence prevention and wellness promotion.

In the episode, we talk about: 

  • Deconstructing Catholicism from a modern perspective and if its possible to be a Catholic witch
  • Why do so many faiths consider sexuality to be wrong or dirty?
  • Sex education from a Catholic priest who used milk and oreos as props
  • How to survive in a world where our elected officials don’t value our health or safety
  • How Catholicism has blended with indigenous spiritual practices
  • Lilith and the Adam and Eve origin story
  • How to have conversations with our loved ones who have political beliefs that make us feel unvalued
  • Trump was elected- now what?
  • What to expect in a sexuality or spirituality consult session with Gwen
  • Plato vs. Aristotle
  • How to have better communication with your partner

Links/Resources we mention:

https://www.gwenwalsh.com/

https://www.instagram.com/gwenwalsh/

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/

https://nomiaboutique.com/

https://www.lacommunityacu.com/

https://coucouintimates.com/

]]> Gwen Walsh is a sexuality and spirituality consultant. She has a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, and works with individuals, couples, and corporate clients such as Durex, K-Y, and L,Oreal. She has been featured in Refinery 29 and Marie Claire magazine, and currently works within the Maine Community College System to advise students on sexual and relationship violence prevention and wellness promotion.

In the episode, we talk about: 

  • Deconstructing Catholicism from a modern perspective and if its possible to be a Catholic witch
  • Why do so many faiths consider sexuality to be wrong or dirty?
  • Sex education from a Catholic priest who used milk and oreos as props
  • How to survive in a world where our elected officials don’t value our health or safety
  • How Catholicism has blended with indigenous spiritual practices
  • Lilith and the Adam and Eve origin story
  • How to have conversations with our loved ones who have political beliefs that make us feel unvalued
  • Trump was elected- now what?
  • What to expect in a sexuality or spirituality consult session with Gwen
  • Plato vs. Aristotle
  • How to have better communication with your partner

Links/Resources we mention:

https://www.gwenwalsh.com/

https://www.instagram.com/gwenwalsh/

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/

https://nomiaboutique.com/

https://www.lacommunityacu.com/

https://coucouintimates.com/

]]> nicole eliza araujo Buzzsprout-17255689 Fri, 30 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400 5082 1 3 full true Season 1 Intro Season 1 Intro Themes: sexuality, spirituality, election results, yoga, sleep, film, stereotypes. Recorded in Portland, Maine

]]> Themes: sexuality, spirituality, election results, yoga, sleep, film, stereotypes. Recorded in Portland, Maine

]]> Buzzsprout-17626069 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0400 35 1 2 full true What is Stoking the Fire? What is Stoking the Fire? What to expect from Stoking the Fire podcast

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]]> Nicole Eliza Araujo with WMPG radio Buzzsprout-15884473 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -0400 86 1 1 full true