Golden Cor Podcast

Marina Stumpf
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Welcome to Golden Cor, a sanctuary for modern women seeking balance, alignment and a deeper connection to themselves, nature and beyond. Golden Cor is a journey back to your heart and essence. Hosted by Marina Stumpf, an embodied guide bridging ancient wisdom, neurosciences, spirituality and arts. Each episode delves into accessible and sustainable rituals and practices, inspiring storytelling, and insightful conversations to cultivate presence and nourishment, create spaciousness, and invite creative flow into your life. Episodes are released every Sunday 7am AEDT. Subscribe today.

  1. 18. APR.

    55: Listening to Your Body - From Knowledge to Embodiment

    A humbling reflection on what it really means to listen to your body. In this episode, I share my recent experience of moving through a shoulder, neck, and back injury - and how, even as a somatic teacher and physiotherapist, I found myself overriding the very signals I guide others to listen to. We explore the gap between knowledge and embodiment, the subtle ways we can lose ourselves in the rhythm of giving and teaching, and the quiet invitation to return to daily, devoted self-tending. This episode touches on somatic healing, nervous system regulation, and the importance of consistent, embodied practices for sustainable wellbeing. This is a conversation about integrity, presence, and the practice of living what we share. Connect with Marina: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Nectar, our online sanctuary, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Autumn Nourishment Guide - a gentle resource to support you in slowing down and moving with more intention through this season. Download your free guide ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

    10 Min.

  2. 13. APR.

    54: Autumn as a Mirror - Fear, Discernment & Returning to Self

    In this episode, I share a deeply personal reflection on fear, embodiment, and the quiet medicine of autumn. We begin in a simple moment of arrival - softening into the body, noticing the breath, and asking a question that opens everything: what is alive for you today? From there, I trace my own experience of discovering how fear can live subtly in the body, revealed through sensation, posture, and the quiet ways it shapes our choices without us always noticing. As I move through this reflection, we explore the seasonal transition into autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere, and the way nature becomes a mirror for our inner world. The trees releasing their leaves, the shift in weather, the slowing of bees as they refine their energy and prepare for what is ahead - each becomes a reminder of discernment, simplicity, and essential living. This episode also opens a tender conversation about visibility, self-expression, and the fear of being fully seen, especially in the online space. I share honestly about the internal contractions that arise when I show up, and the ongoing practice of meeting these patterns with awareness, compassion, and presence. At its heart, this is an invitation to pause. To listen more closely.To notice what is truly essential.To feel what is ready to be released.And to trust the rhythms that move through us just as they move through nature. If you are feeling tired, overwhelmed, or quietly holding fear this season, may this episode offer you space to soften, reflect, and return to yourself. I also share about my Autumn Nourishment Guide - a gentle resource to support you in slowing down and moving with more intention through this season, Download the free guide here. And invite you into the Nectar community for those longing for deeper support and connection. Join Nectar, our online sanctuary, ⁠⁠⁠ here.⁠⁠ Connect with Marina: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    21 Min.

  3. 28. MÄRZ

    53: My Journey with Cacao

    In this episode, I share a personal and intimate glimpse into my journey with cacao - how this sacred plant first found me, the moments that shaped my relationship with it, and the path it opened within my life and work. From early encounters in Brazil and Mexico, to sitting in women’s circles, moving through loss, training with teachers from the Mayan lineage in Guatemala, visiting the lands of cacao and learning directly from the tree and fruit, cacao has been a quiet yet powerful thread weaving through it all. This is not just a story about cacao. It’s a story about initiation, discernment, healing, and devotion. I also speak honestly about the complexities, the importance of safe and trauma-informed spaces, the nuance of cultural respect, and how my relationship with cacao has evolved over time. This episode is a gentle doorway into a deeper body of work I’m currently sharing inside Nectar, my membership space for women. Inside Nectar, I’ll be exploring more of the symbolism, cosmology, medicinal properties, and lived experience of cacao, as well as simple and meaningful ways to integrate its teachings into everyday life. If this resonates with you, you’re warmly invited to join us. Join Nectar, our online sanctuary, ⁠⁠ here.⁠ Connect with Marina: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    24 Min.

  4. 21. MÄRZ

    52: One Year of Golden Cor

    Episode 52 marks a meaningful milestone. One full year of the Golden Cor Podcast. 52 episodes recorded. Over 1130 listens. Over 4000 monthly impressions. But beyond the numbers, this episode is about something deeper: consistency, courage, and self-trust. Showing up week after week is not always easy. There were moments of inspiration and moments of doubt. Times when imposter syndrome appeared. Times when I questioned my voice, especially speaking in a language that is not her first. And yet, the practice of returning - again and again - has strengthened something powerful: trust in the process of showing up. In this reflective episode, I pause to acknowledge the journey of the past year and the quiet courage it takes to share, create, and be heard. And I invite you to do the same:to recognise your own consistency, your own growth, and the ways you continue to show up in your life, even when it feels vulnerable or uncertain. A gentle moment to pause, breathe, and honour the path you are walking.

    5 Min.

  5. 14. MÄRZ

    51: The Gentle Power of Breath

    This is the final episode in the breath trilogy, and we are exploring a quieter form of power, the kind that builds slowly through consistency. In this episode, we explore how gentle breathwork supports nervous system resilience and why the body responds so well to predictable, repetitive practices. You’ll learn how smooth nasal breathing influences heart rate, stress resilience, emotional regulation, digestion, and sleep, and why increasing carbon dioxide tolerance can help the body respond more calmly under pressure. We also explore the role of activating breathwork, when it can be supportive, and why regulation and integration are essential foundations. The episode closes with a guided practice: extended exhale with humming, a simple technique that stimulates the vagus nerve and invites the body into deeper calm. A reminder that transformation doesn’t always come through intensity. Often, it comes through gentleness practiced consistently.

    14 Min.

  6. 7. MÄRZ

    50: The Science of Breath

    Today we move from philosophy into physiology. Breath is not mystical, it's mechanical. And that is what makes it powerful and accessible. In this episode, we explore the anatomy of breathing: the diaphragm, the ribcage, the pelvic floor, and how the body was designed to breathe in a three-dimensional, responsive way. We gently unpack how stress reshapes our breathing patterns -chest breathing, shallow breathing, mouth breathing, and how these adaptations can quietly keep the nervous system in a low-grade state of fight-or-flight. We also explore something often misunderstood: breath is not just about oxygen. Carbon dioxide plays a vital regulatory role in the body, influencing anxiety, focus, heart rate, and nervous system balance. When we breathe too quickly, we stimulate. When we breathe slowly, we regulate. This episode explains why slow breathing at around 5–6 breaths per minute strengthens vagal tone and builds long-term resilience, not through force, but through consistency. You’ll be guided through a simple coherent breathing practice you can return to anytime you need steadiness.An invitation to speak the language of breath. A doorway back to safety - one inhale, and exhale, at a time. Connect with Marina: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Nectar, our online sanctuary,⁠ here.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Nervous System Archetype Quiz⁠⁠⁠, a gentle next step toward working with your system instead of against it.

    11 Min.

  7. 28. FEB.

    49: Origins of Breath, From Ancient Practice to Modern Healing

    Before identity, before language, before story, there was breath. In this first episode of our three-part exploration, we return to breath not as trend, performance, or intensity - but as origin. We explore the ancient roots of pranayama within the yogic tradition, where breath was understood as life force and practiced as preparation for steadiness, meditation, and self-awareness. We look at how modern breathwork evolved in the West - often emphasizing catharsis and peak emotional experiences, and why intensity is not the same as integration. Transformation doesn’t require overwhelm, it requires safety. This episode closes with a guided lengthened-exhale practice designed to regulate the nervous system and gently restore internal stability. Breath as remembrance.Breath as quiet power.Breath as a return to yourself. Connect with Marina: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Nectar, our online sanctuary, here. ⁠⁠Nervous System Archetype Quiz⁠⁠, a gentle next step toward working with your system instead of against it.

    7 Min.

  8. 21. FEB.

    48: Understanding your Nervous System Archetype

    Why do you push when you’re overwhelmed…but shut down when something really matters? Why do you over-give in some relationships…and withdraw in others? In this episode of Golden Cor, we explore your nervous system - not as something to fix, but as something that has been trying to protect you. Your patterns are not random. They are intelligent. Over time, your body develops protective responses to stress - often moving through fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. These responses shape how you show up in your work, your relationships, your creativity, and even your ability to rest. Inside this episode, we explore: – Why your nervous system’s primary job is safety– How protective patterns form through lived experience– The four core stress responses and how they show up in women– Why understanding your dominant pattern changes everything This isn’t about labelling yourself, it’s about understanding yourself. When you recognise your nervous system archetype, you stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and start asking, “What does my body need right now?” As mentioned in the episode, click below to access the: Nervous System Archetype Quiz, a gentle next step toward working with your system instead of against it. Comment below which archetype came through for you! I would love to know. Press play and let’s explore this together. Connect with Marina: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Join Nectar, our membership & community for women⁠⁠⁠ here.

    9 Min.
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Welcome to Golden Cor, a sanctuary for modern women seeking balance, alignment and a deeper connection to themselves, nature and beyond. Golden Cor is a journey back to your heart and essence. Hosted by Marina Stumpf, an embodied guide bridging ancient wisdom, neurosciences, spirituality and arts. Each episode delves into accessible and sustainable rituals and practices, inspiring storytelling, and insightful conversations to cultivate presence and nourishment, create spaciousness, and invite creative flow into your life. Episodes are released every Sunday 7am AEDT. Subscribe today.

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    Marina Stumpf
  • Jahre aktiv
    2025 - 2026
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