I Have My Reasons Deandra Dey

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Juno nominated singer- songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire Cara Luft. As a Folk heroine Luft deserves her solid reputation as one of Canada’s finest live performers whose engaging, down-home style comes wrapped in a warm and delicious sense of humor.

In this episode Deandra and Cara discuss:

Cara’s childhood steeped in music and community
Being a woman in the changing and evolving music industry
The archetype of the artist and landing in trust
The beginning of the crowd funding and patreon era
Life performance and community connection

And more!


Connect with Cara Luft:
Website
Instagram
Spotify

Connect with Deandra 
Grit and Growth Wellness
Deandra’s Instagram
Deandra Website

In this episode of I Have My Reasons, Deandra and Karli sit down with Sarah Salter Kelly who was visiting and offering workshops in Erickson Manitoba this past spring. Sarah is a talented writer, healer and speaker.

Her wisdom is authentic, embodied and hard won – generated through years of integrating the tragic homicide of her mother and learning to forgive the perpetrator – alongside 30 years of studying personal growth, mysticism, restorative justice, and earth-based healing traditions.

Over the past 16 years she has run a private healing practice, facilitated retreats in Canada and in Peru, taught trauma-focused and shamanic healing workshops, and presented at conferences/public events. Most recently she has authored her first book Trauma as Medicine.

In this episode Deandra and Karli sit down with Sarah and discuss:
- The conception and birth of her book “Trauma as Medicine”
- Trauma healing as a self led empowered journey
- Living an embodied life
- Psychedelic therapy
- Healing and motherhood
- And so much more!

Connect with Sarah Salter Kelly:
Website
Instagram
Facebook

Connect with Deandra and Karli: 
Grit and Growth Wellness
Deandra’s Instagram
Deandra Website

Youtube Video:

In this episode Deandra sits down with singer song-writer Alana Levandoski.  Alana has a remarkable way of transforming complex concepts and experiences into songs that speak to your heart and bones.  Her recent work, CIANALAS/TÃSKNOTA is being released under a new name MEDIATRI XXX. This Folk Opera resonates deeply with listeners as its story is both our history and our present.  Alana, a scholar at heart, has so much to offer and yet they are just breaking the surface in this conversation.

In this episode they discuss:

- Living the life of an artist and mother in a non conventional way
- Her journey in the music industry and her eventual exit
- Her time in a monastery which birthed a new musical path   
- Western Mysteries versus state religion
- The importance of nuance in these cultural and political times
- The creation of art  without an agenda
- The loss and then the remembering of our stories
- Her Folk Opera: CIANALAS/TÃSKNOTA

ALANA:
MEDIATRI XXX Spotify
Instagram: @themediatrix
MEDIATRI XXX Facebook
Alana Levandoski Spotify
Alana Levandoski Facebook
SUBSTACK

DEANDRA:
Spotify
Instagram: Deandra.dey.music
Counselling at Grit and Growth Wellness

RESOURCES:
Ever-Present Origin by Jean Gebser

I Have My Reasons is back with Season 3 Episode 1! Deandra is sitting down with her best friend and business partner, Karli Brodeur for their first-ever podcast episode together. They settle into an easy-flowing conversation in the little reclaimed church that homes Grit and Growth Wellness in Erickson Manitoba.

In this episode they discuss:

Their meeting and the evolution of their friendship
How Grit and Growth Wellness came to be
A recent personal breakthrough of Karli's assisted by psychedelic therapy
How our perspectives and beliefs impact our experience of suffering
Victim consciousness and so much more!

Resources:
Website: https://gritandgrowth.center/
Instagram:  @gritandgrowth.center
Facebook: @gritandgrowthwellness

Deandra Dey
Website: Deandradey.com
Instagram: @Deandra.dey.music

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Kate Joyer. Kate is an artist, an activist and an alchemist of eros. She created The Dancing Serpent Mystery school, a temple of individual and collective awakening. Kate is passionate about supporting women in awakening their lost feminine through mentorship, deep feminine meditation dance and group work.

In this episode we discuss:
- How Kate came to this work
- Reclaiming the lost feminine, Eros and our deepest love as part of our collective path       forward
- Soul initiation, and soul-centered living
- Connection to earth and nature as part of our awakening and more!

The song Deandra spoke about in the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/track/5dRp6ChkPy9UGP8RzNK33S?si=07fda518e8734e57

Connect with Kate:
Website: https://dancingserpent.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancing.serpent/
Radio Show/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3eEOnOPlUunWk1UeQdgIgw?si=f4e9c5bce83a4b45



Connect with Deandra: 
Website www.deandradey.com
Counselling: www.gritandgrowth.center
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deandra.dey.music/

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Gord Oaks. Gord is a Musician and Certified Shiatsu Acupressure Therapist (a relative of Acupuncture). He has been exploring, studying, and applying Qi Gong, Yoga and Meditation in his life and work since 1991, and is a firm advocate for the empowering and Universal nature of the internal healing arts.  This episode was recorded outside, so along with our conversation, you can hear the wonderful sounds of the Manitoba spring.

In this episode Gord and Deandra share in conversation about:
Gord's story and his journey of monastic lifestyleMindfulness practises as a way of healing and cultivating our attention The impact of clinging to things and the idea of right effort The middle path as described in Buddhism as the inclusive path Creativity and music 
You can connect with Gord here:
www.patreon.com/gordoaks

Gords Music:
Love Uprising album on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Uprising-Gord-Oaks/dp/B016TEUME4
Love Uprising on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/gord-oaks/1050481837
Or on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/530qYcjx1xjmCCk3FRA7GU
 
Resources Shared by Gord:
The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle“The Tao of Pooh” book. “The Tao Te Ching” translation by Stephen Mitchell“Peace is Every Step” by Tich Nhat Hahn“The Prophet” by Kahlil GibranAny book by the western Ajahn Chah Sangha found at https://forestsangha.org/teachings/books