The Mirror Club

Buhle Chinhara

A podcast and community dedicated to those seeking self knowledge and understanding. For the curious, the truth seekers and anyone else looking in the metaphorical mirror trying to figure out who they are.

Episodes

  1. 05/23/2021

    Chatting Death, Dying and Grief With a Death Doula | THE MIRROR CLUB #5 w/ Oceana Sawyer

    Hey everyone! Missed you all!  On today's episode we're joined by the beautiful Oceana Sawyer for a chat about all of our inevitable fates: the end of life.  As an End of Life (EOL) Doula, Oceana Sawyer specializes in the liminal spaces of active dying and grief. She is currently researching embodied grief (through a sensual lens) and racialized trauma in the Somatic Abolitionism Training Program with Education for Racial Equity.  A certified home funeral celebrant, living funeral ceremony facilitator, and Conscious Dying Educator, Oceana also holds graduate degrees in integral counselling psychology and organizational development.   Oceana draws upon her meditation practice, experience as a sensuality educator, earth-based spirituality, and intensive study in the expressive arts and integral counselling psychology to bring a grounded, compassionate presence and holistic approach to her work. Through Death Cafes, EOL vision mapping, EOL doula training, and virtual grief events and workshops, Oceana works with individuals and groups centered primarily in communities of colour (culture). She has also contributed to a number of articles and podcasts in the area of death, dying, and grieving.   You can follow Oceana and/or participate in her online grief community:   IG: https://www.instagram.com/oceanaendoflifedoula/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oceanaasawyer?fan_landing=true  Also like, subscribe to the channel, and follow The Mirror Club's socials:   IG: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorclub_pod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirrorClub   Books mentioned in this episode: Who Dies?: An investigation of Conscious Living and Dying ~ Stephen Levine   Other relevant books: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying ~ Sogyal Rinpoche   #DeathDoula #HowToDie #Grief #TheMirrorClub

    1h 16m
  2. 08/09/2020

    Dealing with & Healing From Childhood Experiences | THE MIRROR CLUB #3 w/ Rachel Nyaradzo Adams

    Hello beautiful beings, welcome back to The Mirror Club. Missed you last week!   This week we're joined by coach, transformation specialist and founder of Narachi Leadership, Rachel Nyaradzo Adams, to talk about where it all began: our childhoods. We chatted about how the foundational years can mould the individual for better or for worse; what kind of symptoms we might find in adults stemming from adverse childhood experiences; and how one can begin the journey of healing and transcending challenging childhood experiences. In the effort to discover who we truly are, understanding and healing that young child is one of the most important stepping stones of the journey. I hope this conversation brought you as much information and clarity as it did for me. Please do like, COMMENT and hit that SUBSCRIBE button for more conversations like these. Would love to hear about your experiences and how you've gone about the healing journey.   Resources mentioned:   ACEs - https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/  Jeff Illiff Importance of Sleep - https://youtu.be/MJK-dMlATmM  Yoga Nidra - https://www.yogajournal.com/meditation/10-steps-of-yoga-nidra  Meditation - https://www.mindful.org/how-to-meditate/  Nu Mindframe Reparenting Yourself - https://youtu.be/lXRxwzcUORs  Byron Katie's 4 Questions - https://theageofideas.com/byron-katies-four-questions/   Follow our socials!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirrorClub  IG: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorclub_pod/   Rachel's IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.nyaradzo.adams  Narachi Leadership IG: https://www.instagram.com/narachileadership   Buhle's Twitter: https://twitter.com/chimukuyu_  Buhle's IG: https://twitter.com/chimukuyu_   #TheMirrorClub #ChildhoodExperiences #Healing

    55 min
  3. 08/09/2020

    Moral Grandstanding & the Polarity of Opinion on Social Media | THE MIRROR CLUB #2 w/ Sam Mandiveyi

    Hey everyone, and welcome back to The Mirror Club!!    First and foremost, please do comment with all your thoughts! This conversation is one that's ongoing with so many varied opinions and we'd love to hear yours and continue the fight for better humanity by being conscious and intentional about what we put out into the world. Secondly, I had such a great time chatting with Sam about what it's like to have centrist, unpopular or poorly worded opinions online at the moment. We tried to have a nuanced discussion, understanding the importance of expressing dissatisfaction and anger in the face of injustice, but wondering if we've lost sight of end goals, and if not, whether current modes of expression online will lead to progress, or is it possibly just hate all around, masking itself in ideology. Who knows for sure? We'd like to hear your opinions...   Please do LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE!    Resources mentioned:  The Psychology of Moral Grandstanding - https://youtu.be/pNQqst5o3X4  How Social Media Makes Us Angry - https://youtu.be/fE_QoebLUFQ  How Social Media Drives Polarization - https://youtu.be/G9ofYEfewNE  The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives - https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_the_moral_roots_of_liberals_and_conservatives#t-397  Virtue Signalling - https://www.sloww.co/spiritual-narcissism-virtue-signalling/  Moral Grandstanding essay - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311944006_Moral_Grandstanding  The Moral Instinct (NYT) - http://www.uky.edu/AS/PoliSci/Peffley/pdf/PINKER%2008%20The%20Moral%20Instinct%20-%20New%20York%20Times.pdf    Follow our socials!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirrorClub  IG: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorclub_pod   Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/samanthanyasha  Digital Spaces Lab: https://www.digitalspaceslab.com/   Buhle's Twitter: https://twitter.com/chimukuyu_  Buhle's IG: https://twitter.com/chimukuyu_   #TheMirrorClub #MoralGrandstanding #CancelCulture

    1h 17m

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A podcast and community dedicated to those seeking self knowledge and understanding. For the curious, the truth seekers and anyone else looking in the metaphorical mirror trying to figure out who they are.