More than fear, it's shame that stops us from opening up to other people or jumping into a conversation. We all feel that shame when it comes to talking about ourselves, our emotions, and our truths. In this episode, Mara opens up (tada!) about how we can enter conversational spaces and let go of the shame and worry that comes with being vulnerable and honest with our thoughts and feelings.  Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

There's an old saying that goes "quitters never win and winners never quit" and it has put a lot of pressure on us especially when we reach a point of wanting to just stop and move on. How do we gain a more mindful perspective on quitting? In this episode, we discuss how we give kindness and compassion to ourselves during those moments when we feel like we need or want to give something up.  Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Inspired by a Tarot Card she drew for the day, Mara talks a lot about of finding stillness in surrendering, and how TRUST plays a key role with finding support during these times of surrender.  Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Quick Disclaimer: My mic kind of conked out on me for the 2nd part of this episode so the audio quality midway through the episode might not sound so great. My mic is fixed now though so the next episode will sound better. Thank you so much to Podcast Network Asia for helping fix this technical issue.  When we find ourselves in between transitions, we find ourselves overwhelmed with finding what our pace really is. Should we stand still? Should we sprint? Should we just casually run? And when we decide on what pace we go for, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. IN this episode, Mara talks about what being at peace with the pace you are currently at can feel like and how can it be one of the most compassionate and loving things you can do for yourself.  Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Where do our preferences come from? How much these are influenced by the conditions we grew up in? How much of these are actually deeply embedded in our character? In this episode, Mara opens up about how our past selves and past karmas affect who we are now and how we can be more present with the characters we've built in this lifetime.  Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Did you ever wonder who the people in your life now were in your past lives? What kind of relationship you had? In this episode, Mara talks about soulmates in the context of past lives and forgetfulness, and how we can make the most out of the relationships we have now and honor them for how they need to be carried out in this lifetime.  Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Mara and her guest, Azaza continue their conversation about observing how our individual energies work with the collective. We also talked about our experiences with moon cycles and our own Saturn Returns. Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

New Moons, Full Moons, Mercury Retrogrades, Eclipses, Saturn Returns. There’s so much going on on the astral plane that it can get very overwhelming. In this 2-part episode, Mara and Azaza talk about the importance of honoring ourselves and our personal seasons amidst the collective wave and astrological events happening every day. Join us this episode in an all-new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions, and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Being in fandoms is something that has been constant in Mara and Maria's lives. In this episode, we continue our conversation about fandoms and how they become these safe healing spaces for healing, self-awareness and self-realization.  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Aaaand we are back with a brand new season! How have you all been?  We're kicking off this new season with my friend and business partner, Maria Mison. In this episode, we talk about how being in fandoms is more than just having admiration for the artistry that revolves in such spaces. Being in a fandom has become an entry point to healing, self-awareness and self-realization for us, and we're pretty sure you have also experienced the same thing.  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Thursday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads Special thanks to Podcast Network Asia! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Have you ever read your old journals and realized how much you've changed? Have you ever encountered an old social media post where you wrote down pretty good advice for yourself that you have now started to live by? Looking at our experiences in retrospect helps us recognize how much we've grown. For the last episode of Season 4, Mara looks back at the stories behind each episode that made up this season and how they've reflected personal and collective human experiences.  Thank you so much for being with me this entire season. You have made this experience very worthwhile and memorable. While I prepare for Season 5, feel free to contact me via my IG @movementandmyriads about anything and everything. Maybe there's a topic you want to talk about or a reflection you want to expound on. Let me know!  Special thanks to @podcastnetworkasia for being so patient and giving.  SEASON 5 PREMIERES MAY 9, 2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

With the world slowly opening up again, we oftentimes ask ourselves how we can re-integrate ourself into society. Just when we've started to settle into a pace, we have to adjust again. In terms of advice, it's Mara's turn to ask you for it. How are you re-adjusting? What kind of pace do you think you're on? How can we navigate this new world that feels both familiar and strange?  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Mara and KCo continue their conversation on how to live like a child by talking about finding joy in the biggest and smallest of things, paying attention to the details we tend to take for granted and being more intentional with our most honest, authentic needs.  Follow KCo on her Instagram @cosmicbloom108 for all things Magikal and Educational. Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

After last week's episode that deals with grief, loss and how everything in this world is temporary, we lighten things up by talking about how we can make the most out of this life by being present. One of the best ways to do so is by cultivating this childlike wonder, or nurturing this Inner Child. Mara is joined by KCo, a magical and creative soul who dedicates her devotional service to teaching and also being taught by children. In this episode, they talk about the courage and authenticity of children, and how they are great examples of what it means to live in the present moment.  Follow KCo on her Instagram @cosmicbloom108 for all things Magikal and Educational.  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

To wrap up Episode 53 "Finding Peace in Grief", I included a Loving Kindness Meditation. Here's the guided meditation at the end of said episode. Listen to it at the end of the day and liberate yourself with love.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

After a quick hiatus, Mara is back with a new episode where she talks about the inevitabilities of change. When people leave us or pass on, we mourn the loss. But do we give ourselves that same room when we change willingly or sometimes even by force?  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Being conditioned the moment we are born, it becomes difficult to carry out what we believe our purpose is while still being fully aware of the roles we need to play in our various communities. In the search of the fulfillment of this purpose, we need to change our roles and labels to adapt and to grow. But there are times when these roles don't seem to suit or fit us. There are also times when we feel like we question if we still deserve to label ourselves with certain roles. In this episode, Mara talks about deserving and labeling, how they can feel both limiting and empowering, and how we can embrace the circumstances we are in and make them work not against us but for us.  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Part 2 of our conversation on creativity is here! And this time around, we talk about creative blocks, how they could actually stem from fear and discomfort, what we can do to step out of this state, and embrace our quirks. Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Creativity is an art, but it oftentimes seen as something that needs a physical tangible output like a painting, a film, a song or anything kind of medium we consume. But creativity is more than that. It is intuition personified. It is an extension of ourselves that we can place into everything and anything we do. In this episode, I am joined by Maria Mison (@mariasantisimaa), a magical artist who dabbles into so many art forms, and we talk about how creativity is innate in all of us.  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message

Paying it forward is a concept that is very familiar to all of us, but amidst this gesture of kindness, there are certain things to consider, such as practicality and mindfulness. In this episode, Mara tackles what we need to remind ourselves of when we give and offer our help and services to others.  Join us this episode in an all new season.  A new episode drops every Wednesday.  Follow us on Instagram: @sageconversationspodcast and let us know your comments, suggestions and other thoughts. Feel free to also follow our host, Mara on her IG: @movementsandmyriads --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sageconversationspodcast/message