The Goddess Keys with Heather Amunet Archer

In this episode of The Grind Culture Detox podcast, Heather Archer speaks with Sanaa Green and they discuss their journey of healing from toxic relationships   Sanaa Green is a Divine Feminine spiritual teacher who helps women through their spiritual awakening with sacred sensual, body-centric, earth-touched practices.  These practices help women integrated shadow beliefs with a consistent, nurturing practice that shows them how to stand In The Center of their Divine Feminine power.  In 2007, Sanaa began teaching Healing Belly Dance that has evolved in Belly Dance for Earth and Soul, Dance of the Priestess course.  Her purpose is to support the reestablishment of the Divine Feminine principal.

In this episode, podcast host Heather Archer talks to Deja the RootDoctress about activating sacred portals in your inner and outer world. 

Episode 8 of The Grind Culture Detox. You are entering the Flow State.🌀

Vibe out to an eclectic mix of lofi, jazz hop, chill hop, and world music. 

 Track List 

Move with Me by Prigida 

Driftin by All Good Folks

 Remember by FILOFIHI 

Fluffy Clouds by Fugu Vibes 

Sanctuary by Torus 

Jua by Dread Pitt 

Worlds Apart by Ben McElroy 

Have it all Tatami

 Desendence (Orchestral) by Wake Yourself Up

 Blue by FILOFIHI 

Tribe by SENSHO 

Numb by Tecnosine

 Seacruise by Bosnow

 Music Is by Pryces 

Grind culture refers to the false belief that to be considered valuable or worthy in our society, one must be productive. It is accepted as normal, even necessary, and most people aren’t even aware of the harmful ways it impacts us.

In this Episode of The Grind Culture Detox, Podcast host, wellness coach, and author Heather Archer discusses her struggles with workplace anxiety and some of the tools and strategies that she uses to reclaim herself from it within the day. Overall. 83% of workers in the US suffer from stress related to their work, and overall, the American workforce can use more tools to help them reclaim themselves from workplace stress and anxiety. 

Grind culture refers to the false belief that to be considered valuable or worthy in our society, one must be productive. It is accepted as normal, even necessary, and most people aren’t even aware of the harmful ways it impacts us.

In this episode of The Grind Culture Detox, host Heather Archer speaks with Artist and Ganja Yogi Cameo Turner. Cameo discusses what Ganja Yoga is and her personal journey to finding it while seeking anxiety relief. She eventually sought training to teach Ganja Yoga and is now the first certified Ganja Yoga instructor in the Bay Area.  Cameo also outlines the history of yoga in ancient Egypt and how the yogis there incorporated cannabis into their practices. She shows some basic yoga practices that you can incorporate into your workday to counteract the effects of toxic productivity.   

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In this episode of The Grind Culture Detox, host Heather Archer speaks with Acupuncturist and multi-skilled healer Chris Pearson. Chris talks about how he approaches healing in his acupuncture practice. He shares how to create wellness using the primary elements of breath, food, movement and rest.  

Chris and Heather discuss topics like the role a patient‘s state of mind plays in healing. They cover how boundaries and choices work in clinical settings to help people heal. Chris stresses the role that spending time outside in nature plays in fostering good health and creating a healing flow state. He relates his experiences in working with youth and intergenerational groups to encourage dialogue around the issues that affect them.

Near the end of the interview, Chris demonstrates a dispersal technique from Qi gong that you can use to de-stress after a long day of work.

About Chris Pearson: In the spirit of synergy and holism Christopher brings together a myriad of professional experiences- ranging from anti-oppression and diversity training to coaching youth basketball. Christopher applies the awareness these experiences have provided towards his healing practice and has obtained a master's of science in traditional. Oriental medicine, a BA in psychology with a minor in religious studies and an OBT Oriental body therapist. 

With more than 10 years of experience in diversity trainings and serving for seven years as a massage therapy instructor, Chris has become proficient in the art of making transitions into new awareness easy by linking complex ideas into simple lifestyle modifications. As a devoted husband and father of three boys and engaged community member, Christopher embodies his deep commitment to sustainable community development, self-determination for every nation and the liberation of all beings from cycles of suffering.

Chris is a practitioner of many modalities, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, bodywork, mind, body, spirit counseling. In bodywork since 1996, Chris has been educated in the practice of tui na, shiatsu, acupressure, deep tissue and sports massage. In all of his sessions, Christopher uses a holistic approach to client-based support by utilizing nutritional therapy, somatic psychology, biomechanical efficiency, and the deep ecology of consciousness.

During your workday, do you feel like the demands of staying productive are draining you physically, mentally, and emotionally? Do you go home from your job with nothing left in you? Does work exhaustion cause you not to be present for your friends or family?  

What would it be like if you had practices you could use at work to easily relax and rejuvenate?  

Join well-being consultant, sound healer, writer, and speaker Heather Archer for The Grind Culture Detox Podcast.  

In this first episode, Heather defines what Grind Culture is in the modern workplace. She discusses the Capitalist foundations of Grind Culture and how it leads to toxic productivity and workaholism. The time has come to slow down the grinding and create rituals for de-stressing at work.  

She offers a calming visualization to help you relax and think more deeply about your relationship to work.  

In each episode, Heather speaks with prominent healers who practice various de-stressing modalities. Learning their practices can help you break out of the toxic Hustle Culture. Taking time to rest at work can bring more joy and balance to your career and work life.