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Hello my wonderful friends! 🎙🏔Welcome to this latest episode that was formed extremely organically between Hunter + I. We didn’t have a big conversation about it — we were out taking photos + having a work meeting + she mentioned how she has always wanted to be on a podcast. I thought well, WAIT a minute! We have one, + she’s part of the team here at Tulā, so we should record one so everyone can learn more about her + so she can achieve that dream of hers!Hunter is many things, but for lack of a better term she’s my support here, or ‘assistant’ she helps me with all things behind the scenes + works remotely on our digital spaces so we can continue to grow. I think it’s great that her and I were able to sit down + chat.She stopped into Vancouver for a few weeks after returning from Australia, + in that time we got some in person work done together, photos, videos, + a snowy trip to Bowen to help me do some work at Nectar Yoga.She’s since returned to her travels in Australia + I can’t wait to see her next winter when I fly in later this year.TW: This episode has mentions of suicideAbout Hunter:"How does one describe themselves, when they are but a collection of countless past experiences, and endless desires?  Ultimately, I am an individual seeking direction in life, with a never-ending bucket list, and not enough time to check them all off in this one lifetime.I am a photographer, a writer, an environmentalist, a mental health advocate, a seeker of type-2 fun, and a forever student/lover of life."Links:https://www.goldenhourcommunity.com/Instagram @hunterbergenHunter's interview on the roamers trailMy piece on substack: inviting in fluidity🏔 Gifts from our sponsors:Please use this link: artifactuprising.sjv.io/zx2vrM to do your shopping with Artifact Uprising! Code TULA15 gives you a sweet sweet discount on all your photo print needs. Decorate your walls! Send gifts! Print your engagement party invites!*discount only applied if you shop through the linkUse code TULA15 with Eversio Wellness, fruiting body mushroom supplements@eversiowellnessUse one time use code TULA20 with Skwalwen Botanicals, a woman owned business from Squamish, B.C.Gratitude for you + your support over all these years. I am thankful that we do what we do here, + that I have people like Hunter in my corner to continue building this dream of mine.Blessings,Whitney@tulacommunitytulacommunity.com

Hello my friends!! 🎙❤️**few things - I realize now that this episode and maybe the previous ones are only coming through the right channel. I’ve hired someone to help me mend this and make the episodes better. So sorry if listening quality has been bad. Thank you for your kindness + support regardless.Welcome to this episode where I pull one of the audio transcriptions from my substack piece “Inviting in fluidity”Audio transcription of my piece starts at 41:20https://thewarmthofthesun.substack.com/p/inviting-in-fluidityIn this solo sesh I chat about the rigidity I witness in people, and how I can only hope that slowly we begin to branch out, open up, and want to experience the world as beings of this planet. There’s so much to see, to do, to try, to smell, to taste, to hear. I invite you to find openness, and fluidity. Connect with us elsewhere, if you’d like to view our photos, videos, or want to chat. Happy to connect over anything that did or didn’t resonate with you!Partnerships!Your photos, printed with Artifact Uprising!Save money and support Tula by shopping through this link*using code TULA15 at checkout for savings on your special moments. Or find photos to print in our tulā shop *discount only applicable if you use the link to do your shopping❤️ Gifts from our all Canadian companies (!!!) partners:WHITNEY15 gifts you with 15% off of your purchase with @bhalfmoon_official TULA15 with @eversiowellness 15% off fruiting body mushroom supplementsTULA20 one time code you can use with @skwalwenbotanicals for 20% off your purchase *excludes ceremony products View our work on Pinterest!Follow along!@tulacommunitytulacommunity.comBlessings,Whitney

Hello friends!! 🎙✨Welcome to another moment shared between me + a special person in our Yoga community of Vancouver. About Aaliya:Aaliya is a Vancouver based yoga instructor. Having studied in the birthplace of yoga, India - her classes integrate traditional foundations of the practice with a digestible approach to ancient teachings. It is the fusion of east and west that provides students with a whole and integrative experience. With over a decade in the industry - you can expect a practice with Aaliya to weave traditional philosophy, mythology, mantra and classical teachings in a way that relates to our modern living. Aaliya hopes to offer a gateway of understanding and self-discovery to the universal human experience. It is with passion for the ‘yuj’ (union) of all parts of yoga practice that truly provides what she shares with her students.connect with Aaliya:@aaliyatamara https://www.aaliyanoorani.com/Connect with our latest sponsor:Artifact Uprising, a company offering quality photo prints, photo books, + other ways to share + display photos that you love + care about. To support us at Tulā please shop + check out through the link belowSupport Tulā + shop through this linkUse any code at check out for savings, if there isn't a promotion available on their website use code TULA15*discount only applicable if you use the link to do your shoppingGifts from our all Canadian companies (!!!) partners:WHITNEY15 gifts you with 15% off of your purchase with @bhalfmoon_official TULA15 with @eversiowellness 15% off fruiting body mushroom supplements, a company based in North VancouverTULA20 one time code you can use with @skwalwenbotanicals for 20% off your purchase *excludes ceremony products Here anytime,@tulacommunitytulacommunity.comWhitney

Hello friends!! 🎙🕯Happy whatever you celebrate!!! + happiness to you if you don’t have any celebrations this time of year. I share in this episode a bit of my personal experience with the holidays, some ways I know a few of us relate to certain feelings around this time of year, + I take the time to help you to feel empowered to make choices for yourself.I hope this time shared supports you to reduce any feelings of guilt, shame, grief. + I want you to remember that things only hold the weight that you put on them. Many of us do not connect with this holiday specifically, as we may feel rooted in other practices, religions, + beliefs + I think there needs to be space held for that.I want to remind us of the pressures that are put on us or ones we put on ourselves to show up, buy things, be around people that are harmful to us. + I want to make sure we’re all staying open, kindhearted, + remember those in our communities who are less fortunate, this time of year + every other day. Some resources for you:Kandra Alaya - Holy Days, practicing energetic hygiene + taking care of your well-being.https://www.kandraalaya.com/I remind you to show up where you feel you want to + to listen to the voice that’s telling you that it’s not working. I remind you of others projections, staying strong in knowing who you are, + if you need to head to the bathroom for a noticed breath, do it. I’m in the beginning stages of my new (but has always been in the background) project Blessing Beings, in which donations from this go straight to those in need by providing heat, food, + other needs a being needs. https://www.whitneytfankedjian.com/blessingbeingsPlease consider donating to help us keep people warm + fed. Your photos, printed with Artifact Uprising!Save money and support Tula by shopping through this link* + using code TULA15 at checkout for savings on your special moments. Or find photos to print in our shop at tulacommunity.com/shop*discount only applicable if you use the link to do your shopping🕯 Gifts from our all Canadian companies (!!!) partners:WHITNEY15 gifts you with 15% off of your purchase with @bhalfmoon_official TULA15 with @eversiowellness 15% off fruiting body mushroom supplements, a company based in North VancouverTULA20 one time code you can use with @skwalwenbotanicals for 20% off your purchase *excludes ceremony products @tulacommunitytulacommunity.com

Hello podcast peeps! 🎙🍓Here we are - another episode! I want to share my gratitude + respect I have for Kendra. I appreciate watching her journey + connecting with her at this stage of her journey. We met at earth daughters festival this summer + shared a few chats together. I attended both of her offerings at the festival + received so much from them, + witnessed others do the same. I appreciate her realness, + truth telling. I appreciate her authenticity + dedication to being herself. You don't ever sense with Kendra that she's trying to be anyone else but who she is. + I think that's beautiful + needed more + more everyday.when we recorded this Kendra was almost 8 months pregnant - since then she’s given birth to a baby girl named Koji. Sending love, prayer, + big congratulations to her, Jeremy, + Koji. Trigger warning:In this episode we talk about eating disorders, drug use, suicidal ideation, + sexual abuse.From Kendra:‘I am in service to permission, + the sacred responsibility to be satiated + deeply receive. Permission to honour the body, its wisdom + innate guidance. Approving of the power we all wield as our intuitive compass, + opening to access the truth of our sovereign expression as a fully satiated + nourished being.Bridging the gap between body + spirit, I hold space guiding people to begin listening + trusting their own wisdom from within. I lead intuitive sessions to support opening the body + clearing through what no longer serves.More sacred excavation than “coaching session”, these experiences are a space where we get to dance with the thaw of your system as we allow it to show us what is needed. It is all within you, I simply hold, witness, + remind what you are capable of.I hold intimate 1-1 containers, The Honouring, to allow the spaciousness for the body to return to deep trust, reorienting the relationship to self + the body from disconnect to deep loving connection.Alongside this work, I nourish women in many capacities whether it be a private chef for intimate settings, for lively retreats, or workshops where we sit with the ceremony of food embracing the tangible mirror and element that is our God-given right to receive on a cellular, soulful, energetic, + spiritual level.I am currently being initiated into motherhood with our healthy baby girl, Koji. Inviting a deepening in my work I couldn't have prepared for.’Application for 1-1 containers: https://www.adachikendra.com/wieldConnect + inquire about workshops, chef work, or anything else: https://www.adachikendra.com/contactInstagram: @adachikendra 🍓 About our sponsor Eversio Wellness:There is so much talk about fungi, + for good reason. These incredible, advanced, + sophisticated beings are of great support to us as humans + to the greater good of the entire world. I don't need to tell you about all of their goodness. They are truly incredible. Eversio Wellness provides an educational platform, along with the opportunity to purchase their fruiting body mushroom supplements. These supplements are harvested from wood-grown fungi, which in their research supports the mushrooms to have the highest benefit, as the medium they're grown on is what effects the overall quality + benefit for us. Learn more + connect with their podcast.Use code TULA15 for 15% off your purchase. www.eversiowellness.comSending love to you and all you've been through,Whitney

Hi friends!! 🎙✨Join me here for a solo sesh on the pod where I chat about the hustle of everyday life + the expectations we have for ourselves + others to instantly reply. We're looking to slow down + recognize how foreign a lot of this is to us. To have 30 conversations a day, to be on the way to work ordering fast food from our phones, to be inside all day, to be moving so fast we can't keep up - so we're anxious, we're depressed, we're not content in what we do because we don't want to do it. Because it's new to the human experience to be doing all of this. Connect with Whitney anytime:@tulacommunitytulacommunity.comYour photos, printed with Artifact Uprising!Save money and support Tula by shopping through this link* + using code TULA15 at checkout for savings on your special moments. Or find photos to print in our shop at tulacommunity.com/shop*discount only applicable if you use the link to do your shopping✨ Gifts from our all Canadian companies (!!!) partners:WHITNEY15 gifts you with 15% off of your purchase with @bhalfmoon_official TULA15 with @eversiowellness 15% off fruiting body mushroom supplements, a company based in North VancouverTULA20 one time code you can use with @skwalwenbotanicals for 20% off your purchase *excludes ceremony products Gratitude always,Whitney

Hi friends!! 🎙🌀Welcome to this moment in time shared between Kandra + I. I’m grateful to have been able to spend this time reconnecting with her + learning all about the person she’s grown into. Something I really appreciate about Kandra is her authenticity, her laughter, + her dedication to her path.About Kandra:Kandra is devoted to supporting women in softening and surrendering to higher consciousness as a fulfilling way of being in service to the greater good. She combines her craft of ceremony, ritual, Taoist arts, and channelling spirit to create containers of integrity that guide women home to the point of divinity within. Her core values are devotion, truth, surrender, and freedom. She believes that by keeping your eyes focused on consciousness/God and maintaining a devoted daily practice that helps you embody this consciousness, every aspect of life significantly improves. Her intention isn't just to support women in accessing consciousness, but to also help them ground it deep in their bodies so they can overflow with blissful rejuvenating vibrations. If you want to try one of her qigong classes, which are intended to help you soften and begin to overflow with healing life force, check out the link for a free class.She also offers Taoist arts training, 6-month mentorships, and weekly calls within her membership.Send her a message at @kandra.alaya if you tuned in, and she’ll send over some extra freebies to give you a feel for the work. You can see more of her offerings at www.kandraalaya.comYour photos, printed with Artifact Uprising!Save money and support Tula by shopping through this link* + using code TULA15 at checkout for savings on your special moments. Or find photos to print in our shop at tulacommunity.com/shop*discount only applicable if you use the link to do your shopping🌀 Gifts from our all Canadian companies (!!!) partners:WHITNEY15 gifts you with 15% off of your purchase with @bhalfmoon_official TULA15 with @eversiowellness 15% off fruiting body mushroom supplements, a company based in North VancouverTULA20 one time code you can use with @skwalwenbotanicals for 20% off your purchase *excludes ceremony products @tulacommunitytulacommunity.comWith love + the privilege of being alive,Whitney

Hello friends! 🎙So good to have you here for my first solo sesh on the pod. This is something I've wanted to do for quite some time. I have a list of ponderings, teachings, wonderings, wisdom tidbits, + general life goodness to share + I feel blissful + intuitively encouraged to step into these sessions. Conversation encouraged for these sessions especially, if you'd like to connect with me + share your experiences as you listen I'm here anytime. About this Episode:This episode references addiction, loss, + death. I start to talk about the waves of grief I experience since losing my brother Trevor Ryan Tfankedjian in August 2023. This is something that's new to me - a new learning, teaching, discovery. It's been awful + beautiful. The shadow is dark. The processing is unpleasant.But the brighter the light the darker the shadow. We honour my brother here in all ways - something I didn't do when he was living but I know if he got out from under his addictions + was his true self he was a kind, helpful, empathetic person. Everything I do in my business, + all travels I go on are now for him. I do everything in his name going forward.About Whitney:Whitney is a passionate + highly motivated spiritual entrepreneur who leads with her heart + intuition.she grew up in business, watching her grandfather, father, uncles, aunts, + family friends creating their own realities by working for themselves.Entrepreneurship + self-employed mentality has always been at the forefront + it's important for her to offer a service with intention + love.In that, she's always wanted to create her own own expressions, art, + do her own thing. She lives a life that's rooted in bringing something special to the world + getting out of the 'norm'.Whitney started her self employed journey in the Yoga space + that has all since developed into this special space, Tulā - Community. Tulā is anti-capitalistic in nature + we believe that there's more than enough 'room' for everyone​Your work is important + we're here to help highlight that for you.Tulā - Community is a direct translation of who Whitney is.Her main goal in life is to make people laugh. Her second is to help.@tulacommunitytulacommunity.comFor Trevor,Whitney

Hello friends! 🎙🌼Join Nicole + I in conversation About NicoleNicole is multifaceted, multidimensional, multidisciplinary practitioner, guide, creative, land steward, community builder, and mother.  She has always been devoted to exploring deeper truths, creating beauty in a myriad of ways, going below the surface and passing on the knowledge and wisdom that has supported her life, journey and evolution.Nicole lives by and carries the skillful ways of her Ilocano, Bisayan, European and more ancient ancestors, who have always navigated life with the Earth, Cosmos, Mysticism, and Spirit, she bridges this wisdom forward with her own unique medicine to help usher us through these great times of (r)evolution and shift in paradigmThrough the intersections of her personal inherent gifts, intuitive ways of knowing, the lessons and initiations from life, a lifelong student of the sacred and her more career related expertise in visual design, building teams and entrepreneurship, she offers a well rounded perspective and embodiment to the work she offers in service as her sacred responsibility.Just as she has, her work and ways of being have shape-shifted and evolved over the years, at this midpoint of her life, she has refined as simply one who resonates deeply with caretaking - the land, her relationships (human and more than human), the sacred, her passions, children/the future generation and the very web of Life.“Whoever you are, whatever your station in life is, whether or not you have a lofty title, you can, in your own way, contribute to the life-giving forces of this world” Ate Grace NonoNicole’s resources Website www.awayofbeing.comInstagram@awayofbeing_@thenurturespace_Resources mentioned:Navi Gill Wellness: Lineage work @navigillwellness www.navigillwellness.comBones Thrown: Innovative Website creator and Creatrix www.bonesthrown.comMari Okazaki: Jikiden Reiki Sensei www.jikidenreikiwithmari.comJikiden Reiki Institute 直傳霊気研究会・公式サイト（レイキ） (jikiden-reiki.com)This podcast was recorded in Nicole's home among the majestic mountains, forests and waters of S'ólh Téméxw, so-called Chilliwack, the spiritual realm and ancestral lands of The Stó:lō "People of the River"Your photos, printed with Artifact Uprising!Save money and support Tula by shopping through this link* + using code TULA15 at checkout for savings on your special moments. Or find photos to print in our shop at tulacommunity.com/shop*discount only applicable if you use the link to do your shopping🌼 Gifts from our all Canadian companies (!!!) partners:WHITNEY15 gifts you with 15% off of your purchase with @bhalfmoon_official TULA15 with @eversiowellness 15% off fruiting body mushroom supplements, a company based in North VancouverTULA20 one time code you can use with @skwalwenbotanicals for 20% off your purchase *excludes ceremony products 

Hello friends! 🎙📿More chats coming your way! Join Andrea + I in conversation We sat in the dome on the Nectar grounds to share this chat, full of learning, stories, + shares of how practice weaves itself into our lives. Andrea shares stories from her past + even little tidbits about Nectar so that your next visit you’ll have the inside scoop on why something is the way it is on the grounds!About Andrea:Andrea Clark (she/her) is a functional somatic movement teacher and the co-creatrix of Nectar Retreat Centre + Mist Thermal Healing. She discovered early in her life that nature + solitude are her most potent healers. With ancestry from the Scotland, Ireland, + Scandinavia, Andrea was born + raised in close to the Rocky Mountains in Canada.Andrea’s journey, weaving through the realms of fine arts, design, movement exploration, + with an inherent gift for architecture, led her from the corporate world into the heart of yoga + spiritual exploration. Immersing herself in the teachings of revered artists + mentors, Andrea's extensive travels—from India to St Lucia to Hawaii + beyond—shaped her holistic approach to well-being. Her studies encompassed traditionally rooted yoga, meditation, ayurveda, + functional movement, culminating in her role as a global retreat leader.About Nectar:Our Mission is to Seed Consciousness. Our journey took an unexpected turn while traveling through India, Satjeet’s ancestral land, leading us in the opposite direction of our original destination. What initially seemed like a ‘wrong direction’ turned out to be a pivotal 18-hour detour, guiding us precisely to where we are now—exactly on the right path.We immersed ourselves in an ashram, exploring the Raja Yoga system, and gained a deep appreciation for the natural world and connected to our inner rhythms. Witnessing the Indian countryside's sense of community and simplicity fuelled our desire for a similar experience in Canada—an immersive, nature-centric healing space that nurtures both body and spirit.Our vision was to create a space rooted in tradition yet embracing modern comforts, welcoming visitors from across the globe. Returning to Canada's west coast in 2014, we felt the pull of Bowen Island, a small island off the coast of Vancouver. It was there where Nectar was born. Here, we not only established a home for ourselves but also crafted a sacred retreat center for others to experience tranquility.@nectaryoganectaryoga.caYour photos, printed with Artifact Uprising!Save money and support Tula by shopping through this link* + using code TULA15 at checkout for savings on your special moments. Or find photos to print in our shop at tulacommunity.com/shop*discount only applicable if you use the link to do your shopping📿 Gifts from our all Canadian companies (!!!) partners:WHITNEY15 gifts you with 15% off of your purchase with @bhalfmoon_official (I tried it on sale items and it works so hook it up!)TULA15 with @eversiowellness 15% off fruiting body mushroom supplements, a company based in North VancouverTULA20 one time code you can use with @skwalwenbotanicals for 20% off your purchase *excludes ceremony products @tulacommunitytulacommunity.com