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Joonko webinar 5/2022
Strategies for Managing Anxiety in Times of Great Change
In the midst of Mental Health Month, I took time to chat about ways recruiters, employees, and employers can create better environments that prevent burnout. Hint: It starts with offering healthcare, time off, and competitive salaries.
playgrounding 4/2021
So Tell Me How You Really Feel — Unraveling Spiritual Jargon
In Kara’s own words: Alessandra Calderin has a very no-nonsense approach to health and spirituality that I really appreciate. As you might know, I’m studying for ordination as an interfaith minister. One of the things that I haven’t been looking forward to is joining the conversation about spirituality on the internet. No matter what your background is or beliefs are, most of us can agree that spirituality on the internet can get weird, mean, oversimplified, and shallow. I like to go deep. So sometimes I think it’s better just to stay out of it. But I can’t help but wonder if I’m really so alone in the way I think about it? Am I the only one asking the kinds of questions I ask? Then I met Alessandra and I realized that no, I am definitely not alone.
Often, when spirituality is discussed on the internet, it takes on characteristics similar to a religion with its own jargon and its own sets of assumptions. As with any religion, if you don’t agree with those assumptions or understand the jargon, it can seem as if you’re on the outside looking in. In this episode, Alessandra and I talk about spiritual jargon and examine the ideas behind the words. We’ll be using a blog post she wrote as our guide called Decoding Spiritual Jargon.
You’ve probably heard some of the words we discuss in this episode. Maybe you have strong feelings toward them, good or bad. It might feel weird to hear us play with them, question them, and dig deep into what they mean. The point of this exercise is to encourage exploration and the freedom question; to approach what we learn from spiritual teachers with curiosity, and with a healthy skepticism.
forever, babe 10/2020
#008: Love Magick Part Two
I chatted with my dear friend and comedienne extraordinaire, Molly Kiernan about Love Magick and ways to incorporate magic and rituals into your life no matter what step on the journey you’re on. She and her co-host, Meg Joh, also include info from some other v cool witches and talk about the neurology of witchcraft. It’s all very cool. Check it out on their website, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts!
speak sex 10/2019
Episode 41: Practice Non-Toxic Masculinity + Holistic Sex Magic
We (as in myself and some fellow performers) chat with Eve Eurydice about masculinity for my upcoming variety show at the World Erotic Ary Museum in Miami Beach, Sex Magic: Masc-querade.
VOYAGE MIA 2/2019
I was featured in Voyage MIA after I moved from NYC to MIA. Things have really changed since then, but to you can read about that by clicking the link below.
THE NUMINOUS 3/2018
Spread ‘Em: Sex Tarot 101
Looking to add some spice to your divination practice? Alessandra Calderin gives us a crash course in Sex Tarot 101, and uncovers how you can start casting cards between the sheets …
Check out the full article at The Numinous
mind body green 2/2018
This Hotel Lets You Order A Spiritual Healer On Room Service
Hotel room service screams indulgence. One of the only occasions when you're expected to eat in bed, it's a special treat for weary travelers. The James Hotels are reimaging this nourishing extravagance into something that feeds the mind as well as the body. Their new Readers on Room Service program gives guests the chance to phone in sessions with spiritual healers of all sorts.
Check out the full article at Mind Body Green
Magnet theater 1/2018
Q&A: “Sex Magic” with Alessandra Calderin
How many of your friends are tarot readers, yogis, witches and sexually active humans? Oh, all of them? Great! So is Alessandra Calderin, creator and host of the new show Sex Magic :: A Taboo Busting, Sex Positive, Magic Making Event. On Sunday, January 7th (6 pm), she’s assembling a delicious lineup of performers to put on a taboo busting, sex positive and magic making event featuring true stories, confessions, education, burlesque and even a spell or two. We talk to Alessandra about sex, magic, and putting together the show!
Read the full Q&A on the Magnet Theater website