Nov 07 2019 78 mins 2
Michael J. Morris is a witch, astrologer, artist, writer, facilitator, educator, and yoga teacher. They are currently a visiting professor at Denison University where they teach in the Department of Dance, Queer Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Environmental Studies. They also maintain a consultation practice called Co Witchcraft Offerings where they enter astrology and tarot within ritual, meditation, and healing practices to support people in making meaning of their lives, personal healing, and collective liberation. This episode is dense, beautiful and waxes eloquent on the revolutionary ; and I'm so excited to share it with you. We discuss The approach + alchemy of their consultation practice Bringing healing and intuition back into the body What inspired them to begin their healing practice Dance as a practiced ritual than can be about connection + healing Embodying the elements through movement “Fake healing” through dance Exploring pleasure activism through dance Political witchcraft How they came to identify as as a witch How their definitions of healing + spirituality have evolved Ecosexuality + embodiment Yoga as a practice for liberation rather than about exercise or relaxation Questioning the role of the yoga teacher and colonization of the practice The relationship between aesthetics + ethics LINKS SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER ITUNES RATE + REVIEW Book a Session home.body courses Mary Grace’s IG Mary Grace's website Episode 8 w/ Asia Suler - on herbalism, alternative healing, earth sentience Episode 4 w/ Blake Beckham - on somatics, dance and learning + pleasure Michael's website Michael's IG Michael's Twitter Dori Midnight Chani Nicholas The healing justice framework Demetra George - Hellenistic astrology Anna Halprin Keith Hennessy Valentina Desideri - "fake healing" Adrienne Maree Brown Audre Lorde Witches, Midwives + Nurses (book) Sylvia Federici Bell Hooks on "brave space" Brene Brown Annie Sprinkle + Beth Support the show
