INTO THE MYSTIC with Brent Bolthouse

This week we welcome Nitsa’s partner Brent Bolthouse in celebration of the masculine and fathers of all forms. Brent is an American entrepreneur, event producer, and photographer. He’s the founder of The Bungalow Hospitality Group and the creator of Neon Carnival. From adoption at birth, to struggling with addiction as a teen in Joshua Tree, getting sober at 16, accidentally shaping Hollywood nightlife in the 90s and 2000s, entrepreneurial roller coasters, becoming a father and now cocreating a life together-- our conversation is rich in love, vulnerability, humor and reflection. We cover Childhood experiences + environments that led Brent to drugs How he’s maintained 37 years of sobriety Back surgeries turned spiritual breathroughs Career highs + lows and how the Bungalow came to be Why you want to avoid taking money from the mob  Gifts + challenges of fatherhood Self care as a Parent How Surrendering can change everything Happy Father’s Day! Thank you Brent 💕  CONNECT Brent Bolthouse: IG | Twitter Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter) MENTIONED The Bungalow The Twelve Steps Holotropic Breathwork Jonathan Antin George Falcon Sunday Teachings Paul Chek Ian Schrager Donovan The Diamond Sutra REMAPPING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM with Lois Laynee John Gottman & The Gottman Institute Joe Rogan Experience #2152 — Terrance Howard Joe’s Falafel The Bungalow Night Market SIMILAR WAVELENGTH: EP 83: THE RITUAL OF BEING with Geneviève Medow-Jenkins EP 58: EVERYTHING IN JOY with Mel Nahas NOURISH This podcast is nourished by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!

Today we take on "Big Protein" and travel through the Andes Mountains, where generations of Inca wisdom takes seed in chocho, a magical bean which regenerates both people and the planet. Our guide is the magnetic Ricky Echanique. Ricky is a fifth-generation Ecuadorian farmer and entrepreneur. As a former professional athlete, Ricky faced health and digestion issues that set him on a quest to find better forms of plant-based protein. This journey ultimately led him back home to Ecuador where he discovered Chocho, a nearly forgotten food, traditionally grown in rural, high altitude regions as a rotation crop, which turns out to be incredibly high in bio-available protein, amino acids, minerals, and more. In the years since, Ricky has built a powerful network of indigenous farmers and vertically integrated systems to share Chocho with the world through his company MIKUNA. We discuss The regenerative roots of Mikuna Foods Ricky’s journey with inflammation & plant-based proteins How Ricky discovered Chocho while exploring Amazonian herbs Nutrient profiles for different protein sources What makes Chocho a superior plant protein The resilience of Ecuadorian farmers & devotion to their land Why Reciprocity is key Thank you Ricky for sharing your journey of Mikuna Foods with us!  enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off everything Mikunafoods.com Catch Nitsa’s Jam Session with Ricky Echanique here   CONNECT Ricky Echanique: IG | Mikuna Foods Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter) MENTIONED Mikuna Foods Kelly Ryerson Steven Donziger Nathalie Kelley EP 86: PROTECTING OUR SOIL AND CELLS with Kelly Ryerson YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP 62: TRANSFORMATION THROUGH REGENERATION with John Roulac EP 32: A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS: Film, Farming, Fungi and the Future with Nathalie Kelley EP 36: THE FUTURE IS SYMBIOTIC: Radical Indigenism and Lo-TEK Design with Julia Watson NOURISH This podcast is supported by your donations and our symbiotic partnerships: Make a donation here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood(discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  use SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic P.S. Kindly leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY if you are inspired — thank you!   P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!

Today we travel the path of the Wise Woman through myth, medicine and modern science. We welcome Dr. Karley Denoon ND, a seasoned naturopathic doctor from rural Canada with over a decade of experience in primary care. Karley takes a multifactorial approach to health that extends beyond the conventional medical and wellness paradigms. She contributed to the development of programs at Aeon Future Health, Canada’s first biohacking facility, and cofounded The Center for Sacred Arts with Seraphina Capranos. She also serves on the board of the Arnica Foundation, where she helps empower teenage girls to become strong women.   We cover Biohacking for the Feminine Blueprint How to down-regulate our nervous systems so we can hear the wise woman within Why we need naturopathic AND allopathic medicine How Karley recovered from a severe spinal injury The benefits of strength training Prevalence of UTI’s and how to prevent them once and for all Mythical Medicine and Goddess Archetypes How to advocate for yourself in medical settings and ask physicians for the support you need Plant frequencies and resonance Teaching adolescent girls to self-soothe   and so much more, thank you Dr. Denoon!   Catch Nitsa’s Jam Session with Dr. Karley Denoon + Seraphina Capranos here   CONNECT Dr. Karley Denoon: Website | Course Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED The Center for Sacred Arts use SOUNDFOOD for 5% off the FROM THE WILD EDGE course Aeon Future Health Dr. Tasleem Kassam Dr. Linda Lancaster Dr. Carley Akehurst Clementine Natural Health Erica Chidi + LOOM From the Wild Edge course Arnica Foundation Juno House Seraphina Capranos   SIMILAR WAVELENGTH: EP 88: CHAMPION OF THE HEART with Cesalina Gracie EP 54: HARMONIC HEALING with Dr. Linda Lancaster    NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Offer a donation to us here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!

  We are honored to welcome tea and temple steward Baelyn Elspeth for a conversation held in loving communion with the divine, in celebration of Beltane and the lush fertility of this moment.  Baelyn has been studying a lineage of Cha Dao “The Way of Tea” with her teacher WuDe since 2011, working with Zen and Tea as a daily practice to cultivate radical stillness and presence. With roots in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, NM, Baelyn dances in devotion to the cosmos, through community, artistry, the great mysteries and beyond.  In this conversational portal we discuss: Baelyn’s path into tea Being a Seeker and Student of the Universe The Art of Listening + Getting out of the Way Aligning our Will with the Divine The depth of Yin and the peak of Yang Tools for resisting the noise of the world Finding Balance between discipline and wildness Shifting our orientation toward aliveness and authenticity The role of the Sacred Feminine and Priestess in the cosmic web  Thank you Baelyn for beaming your light with us. Happy Beltane!  Tea Lovers: use tian15 for 15% off everything globalteahut.org CONNECT Baelyn Elspeth: Website | IG | [email protected] Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED Global Tea Hut Temple of the Universe Michael Singer & The Untethered Soul Saul David Raye Detox Market Shakti Casa Cuadrau Beltane Autobiography of a Yogi Conversations with God Baelyn’s Mentorships Baelyn’s newsletter connect: [email protected] Spirit Weavers    NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Offer a donation here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic SIMILAR WAVELENGTH: EP 61: INTO THE WOMB with Jaguar Womban EP 49: THE ENERGETICS OF TRANSFORMATION with Hermas Lassalle EP 19: DAUGHTER OF THE SUN with Spirit Weavers Founder Mea Woodruff P.S. We love when you leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY Thank you for tuning in

“Being a Champion is a Condition of the Heart” We are honored to welcome a warrior for universal empowerment, Cesalina Gracie to SOUNDFOOD. Jiu-jitsu visionary, Olympics host, entrepreneur and multi-hyphenate athlete, Cesalina hails from the legendary Gracie martial arts lineage. Today she joins us from Los Angeles, home base for Women in Power -  Cesalina's school where she teaches the art and philosophy of jiu-jitsu to girls and women. In May 2023 Cesalina made history for being the 8th Brazilian woman to summit Mount Everest -the world's highest mountain- during the deadliest season in the mountain's 102-year climbing history. She accredits her success to her jiu-jitsu training and mindset In this episode Cesalina shares her journey of finding her own path within an esteemed martial arts family, how jiu-jitsu has taught her how to feel powerful and safe in any situation, including the most confronting, life threatening moments climbing Mount Everest, and why she is committed to sharing this methodology with others. We speak about the ripple effects of her mission: how teaching women self defense and healthy boundaries from a young age can inspire generations to discover their own inner strength and confidence, move with grace, from instinct to reflex, and into a champion state of mind. Thank you Cesalina for sharing the deep strength of the feminine and your light with us!   Catch Nitsa’s Jam Session with Cesalina here   CONNECT Cesalina Gracie: IG | Website Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter) If you’re interested taking classes with Cesalina in LA, email [email protected] for weekly schedule + to sign up.   MENTIONED Mitsuyo Maeda Gracie family & jiu-jitsu Carlos Gracie Rorion Gracie & UFC Gracie University Everest Base Camp Mike McCastle Gary Snyder   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Ep. 82: PLEASURE IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT with Liz Goldwyn Ep. 71: EVOLUTION THROUGH INTEGRATION with Elisa Sednaoui Dellal Ep. 39: THE GANGSTA GARDENER with Ron Finley   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Make a donation to us here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!

Gather around our proverbial table for a deeply nourishing conversation about food, family, and creativity. Our guest this week is holistic nutritionist and chef Sarah Britton  who’s been publishing whole food recipes on her My New Roots since 2007. Our discussion touches upon the full spectrum of nourishment: beginning with Sarah’s childhood, her creative evolution in relationship to food, beauty, self care,  working in professional kitchens like the esteemed NOMA,  hosting Golden Circle Retreats in Bali and Tuscany, and how she was guided to write her books and grow her platforms. Sarah shares her experience writing and shooting her first book while pregnant in Copenhagen, how she leans into her fine arts background to approach the dinner plate as a canvas of sorts, and why she has developed more kid-friendly, functional whole food meals for everyone to enjoy.  Thank you for feeding us in so many ways, Sarah!   Catch Nitsa’s Jam Session with Sarah Britton here   CONNECT Sarah Britton: IG | Website Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED My New Roots My New Roots Grow Garance Doré My New Roots Cookbooks Naturally Nourished Mikkala Marilyn Kissi Living Yolates Golden Circle Retreats Golden Circle Retreats IG NOMA My New Roots Newsletter My New Roots Grow Blossom Program *Use the code SOUNDFOOD to receive your first full year for $99 (a $170 value)   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP. 68: BEAUTY IN TRUTH with Garance Doré EP. 79: FEEDING TOMORROW with Oliver English EP. 78: PLANTS FOR THE PEOPLE with Herbalist Erin Lovell Verinder   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Offer a donation to us here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic   P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!

Today we explore the crucial connection between personal and planetary health. Join us in conversation with educator, activist, and whistleblower, Kelly Ryerson aka The Glyphosate Girl whose advocacy work is unveiling a public health emergency. Kelly works at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and health. She regularly collaborates with regenerative farmers, scientists, policy makers, and media to address the growing agrochemical damage to our soil and cells. She started the site Glyphosate Facts and has contributed to several documentaries, including Common Ground. Kelly shares her journey, from her personal health crisis to uncovering how chemicals like glyphosate and atrazine are at the root of many modern health issues. She offers ways to minimize our exposure to glyphosate and other toxins and encourages us to eat organic, filter our water, and stay open to new information. Bless you Kelly!   Catch Nitsa's Jam Session wiyh Kelly Ryerson here   CONNECT Kelly Ryerson: IG | Website Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED Common Ground Rodale Institute Almond Field Day John Roulac Glyphosate Facts Luoping Zhang Dirty Dozen Farm Bill Tyrone B. Hayes Reunity Resources Moms Across America HRI Labs Avocado Green Mattresses Living Libations Harmonic Healing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP 80: MOMS ACROSS AMERICA with Zen Honeycutt EP 70:  EARTH IS OUR COMMON GROUND with Josh & Rebecca Tickell EP 62: TRANSFORMATION THROUGH REGENERATION with John Roulac   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Offer a donation to us here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic   P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!

Join us to call in the vernal equinox with renewed energy, strength and vision. As we transition from Winter to Spring, we move from formlessness to form, contraction to expansion, Yin to Yang, and the Element of Wood. We welcome back dearest Colin Hudon, herbalist, acupuncturist, practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and founder of Living Tea for a wisdom-steeped dialogue on how to work with the energies of Spring in the year of the Wood Dragon. In Taoist medicine, Spring is associated with the liver, gall bladder, and the wood element, which represents growth and an unstoppable force of energy. This is a time of rebirth, flexibility, perserverance, resilience, and letting go to grow. It is a season rooted in vision, creativity, planning and concrete action.   In this episode we cover how the wood element manifests in our inner and outer worlds, how to learn from conflict and limitation, the power of observing emotions, how to recognize and repair elemental imbalances, when to detox, how to crystallize and execute clear vision, and ways to support our systems through the seasonal shift with diet, meditation, mindfulness and tea. Colin shares some exciting new offerings from Living Tea.  Thank you Colin! Listen over a bowl of Living Tea ~  enjoy 15% off all tea nourishment from livingtea.net with the code SOUNDFOOD    Catch Nitsa’s Jam Session with Colin Hudon here   CONNECT Colin Hudon: IG | Website | Events Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED Living Tea Ascension The Way of the Five Seasons Five Spirits Mountain Gate Woodworks The Five Elements Living Tea Seasonal Tea Club Living Tea Spring 2023 Tea Club Living Tea Winter Wellness Blend Living Tea Happy Heart Aphrodisiac A Life of Tea Retreat Spring Vitality Course Tao Te Ching Puerh Teas (Nitsa’s Faves) EP. 84: Finding Sanctuary in Luminosity with Tracee Stanley   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP 69: CYCLES OF THE COSMIC TAO with Colin Hudon  EP 38: THE FIFTH SEASON with Colin Hudon EP 10: THE TAO OF LIVING TEA with Colin Hudon   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Offer a donation to us here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic   We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY**!

Consider this truth: we are all a rest in progress. This episode beams light upon the path to become our most rested and luminous selves. We are honored to welcome author, speaker, yoga nidra teacher, and community tender Tracee Stanley to SOUNDFOOD. In this conversation, Tracee shares how her books came to be, the spiritual awakening in South Africa that ignited her soul purpose, how she came to study with the Himalayan masters and her ever-evolving journey inwards. We discuss the healing powers of deep rest, meditation, self-inquiry, spiritual ecology, ancestral reverence, nature as refuge, freedom, dark nights of the soul, and the transformative vibration of Truth. Thank you for sharing your light, Tracee!   CONNECT Tracee Stanley: Website | IG | Podcast Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED Radiant Rest Yoga Nidra The Luminous Self Devi Mahatmyam Srividya Tantra Kahlil Gibran Way of the Peaceful Warrior The Celestine Prophecy Alison Beckner Long Walk to Freedom BioMat Living Tea Tracee’s Upcoming Events Radiant Rest Podcast   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP. 77: PERMISSION TO HEAL with Ashley Neese EP 71: EVOLUTION THROUGH INTEGRATION with Elisa Sednaoui Dellal EP 69: CYCLES OF THE COSMIC TAO with Colin Hudon     NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners:   Offer a donation to us here   LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) LIVING TEA: SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic   P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!

Today we celebrate our origins and micro-moments of magic. We welcome Nitsa’s oldest friend Geneviève Medow-Jenkins to SOUNDFOOD. Born 9 days apart, Geneviève and Nitsa spent their earliest years together at Esalen Institute — a retreat center and hot springs community perched over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. Geneviève reflects on how fundamental this wild landscape and Esalen in all its dimensions have been in shaping her current work as a creative director and founder of Secular Sabbath; an ambient music experience incorporating wellness and art, inspired by the societal need to celebrate a day of rest. In this laughter-filled conversation, we share childhood memories, relationship synchronicities, sacred moments of agency and how to find divinity in the mundane. Geneviève tells us about the conception of Secular Sabbath and how it has evolved through the power of community. Thank you for reminding us to stay open to synchronicity, Geneviève!   CONNECT Geneviève Medow-Jenkins: IG | Podcast Secular Sabbath: IG | Website Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED Tub Talks Tub Talks with Nitsa Citrine Esalen Amanecer & Hidden Kitchen CA Milosh Secular Sabbath Membership Secular Sabbath Retreat Rhye MAMA GALLERY Gaga dance Lihi Benisty Malidoma Some’s books The O.C. The Hills RFK Jr Blade + Queen of the Damned   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP. 68: BEAUTY IN TRUTH with Garance Doré EP. 58: EVERYTHING IN JOY with Mel Nahas EP. 49: THE ENERGETICS OF TRANSFORMATION with Hermas Lassalle   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Offer a donation to us here   LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment  livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic   P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!