Guest: Cynthia Abulafia — yoga therapist, educator, and author of Embodying the Goddess: How to Awaken Curiosity and Reverence on the Spiritual Path (out January 20, 2026)

Connect with Cynthia: Website | Substack | Instagram | YouTube

What we cover

* Why Cynthia believes “transcendence bias” is one of the core spiritual issues of our time

* Kundalini as spiritual reorientation (and why it can feel intense, disruptive, and physical)

* A simple, clarifying map: expand, contract, pause

* The “four layers of reality” (and how getting stuck in any layer creates imbalance)

* What Cynthia calls the divine feminine: the capacity to hold the whole symphony without preference

* Why the goal isn’t “enlightenment” but process, reverence, and integration

* Devotion as a path that includes the full range of human emotion—without beige-washing reality

* Why Cynthia names the Goddess in plain English as curiosity + reverence

🎵 Music credit:Intro and outro music: Madre Ayahuasca by ArkawaUsed with permission. More at arkawamusic.com

🌐 And as always, visit www.goddessintraining.online for more tools to support your intuitive journey.

Favorite moments / timestamps (approx.)

* 00:50 Cynthia’s origin story: yoga, goddess traditions, and lifelong kundalini awakenings

* 02:15 “This is the core spiritual question of our time” — embodiment, Earth, and disconnection

* 04:31 Expand / contract / pause — and why most traditions fixate on the pause

* 07:37 The four layers: matter → thought/emotion → intuition → void

* 15:47 Kundalini defined (and why the billboard version doesn’t tell the whole story)

* 20:45 My psilocybin “river of consciousness” story + the post-opening sensitivity

* 23:31 The “transcendence hangover” and what helps

* 24:10 Tantra’s frame story: the Goddess as love moving into form and limitation

* 46:14 Devotion, reverence, and the full range of emotions

* 54:28 Cynthia’s book release date + why “curiosity and reverence” matters

Guest: Kim Stevenson — Spanish teacher + Iyengar yoga instructor + lifelong mirror

Connect with Kim: Website | Substack | YouTube | Instagram

What we cover:

* Why our lives have aligned through shared “anchor moments” (marriage, kids, divorce)

* Relationships as mirrors and repeating childhood patterns

* Listening to intuition—and how it grows louder with trust

* Iyengar yoga as a practical, embodied spiritual path

* Parenting teens as whole humans (not projects)

* Worthiness, perfectionism, and releasing lack mindset

* Healing family lines and choosing trust over scrambling

Show Notes

Episode: Princess Rara on Pink Kink, Play, and the Sacred Skill of Listening to Your Gut

Guest: Princess Rara (co-host of Pink Kink)

What we explore: kink as play and chosen family • informed consent • dungeon culture + Dungeon 101 • safety words and plain language • aftercare + integration • fear, trust, and intuition • tops/bottoms + divine masculine/feminine energy • redefining success • education as empowerment

Links + resources mentioned:

* Pink Kink podcast + “Pink Hub” resources (including a free BDSM checklist): pinkkinkpodcast.com

* BDSM checklist (mentioned as downloadable): Pink Hub on the website above

* Locations/events referenced: Crucible (DC), Dungeon 101 nights, Dark Odyssey / Winter Fire (teaching events)

🎵 Music credit:Intro and outro music: Madre Ayahuasca by ArkawaUsed with permission. More at arkawamusic.com

🌐 And as always, visit www.goddessintraining.online for more tools to support your intuitive journey.

Time-stamped moments (approx.):

* 00:00–02:05 How Pink Kink began + platonic dungeon friend-group kink

* 02:05–04:40 Identity evolution (sub → bottom → switch → dom who loves to bottom) + favorite play

* 04:40–07:30 Why kink: trust + connection + “runner’s high” + challenge

* 07:30–11:30 Chosen family, belonging, freedom, and diversity in the scene

* 11:30–18:20 Informed consent, safewords, limits, dungeon monitors, etiquette

* 18:20–27:20 Aftercare + debriefing + cathartic scenes + integration

* 27:20–33:30 Reading energy + intuition as a top + communicating with newbies

* 33:30–38:50 Redefining success + joy + teaching + podcast impact

* 38:50–46:55 2026 intentions + new tagline “Empowerment through education” + books + virtual BDSM 101

* 46:55–end Best advice: start with education + munches + trust your gut