Ep 98 – Amber Hawken on Alchemy Rites, Transformation and Deepening Connections.

Amber is the founder and facilitator of Alchemy Rites, the iSoma practitioner training course and host of Deep Currents podcast. In this episode she reflects on the origins of this deep and transformational work, its evolution and its future. We chat about the importance of rites of passage for personal growth and healing amidst modern relational challenges.

Amber's work highlights the power of emotional healing through relationship, connection and community and the need for this in an increasingly fractured world. We explore the tension of being of service to something greater while navigating personal needs, how we might connect more deeply to self, nature and others in daily life and the importance of contact - referencing the work of Duey Freeman. 

This was recorded and released at the end of the calendar year and at the end of the Alchemy Rites program and so the theme of endings and new beginnings runs throughout our conversation. Amber shares some devotional practices to support you through these changing times which I know will be really helpful.

To connect with Amber you can find more info at www.amberhawken.com and sign up to her newsletter there. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:40 Alchemy of Transformation: A Journey Through Loss and Rites of Passage
• 36:24 Embodied Connections and Authentic Intimacy
• 52:57 Unpacking Motivations and Cultural Conditioning
• 55:31 Emotional Healing Through Connection