Welcome to the Mystery Melanie O Driscoll

Welcome to the Mystery a podcast with Ioana Maria Iluit and Melanie Ní Drisceoil
This week we discuss Ancestral Healing and how we work and don't work with those on the other side. In this conversation, we explore...

Having good boundaries and working with consent The European context that we find ourselves relating inAncestral work and its connections to somatic therapyWe share a few examples that we have seen in our practicesHow this work weaves with sexual traumaHow it relates to family constellationsThe importance of bringing it all back to God
We sincerely thank our friends and clients who consented to their examples being shared in this episode.
Practitioners we mentioned:
Dr. Daniel Foor - https://ancestralmedicine.org/
Catherine Dunn - https://catherinemdunne.com/
Robbi Shehan - https://www.bodyandwisdom.com/
You an find more about Ioana and Mel and their work here
www.linktr.ee/welcome2mystery
As always we would love to hear your thoughts,
With love and care,
Mel & Ioana

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We just landed home after a 10-day sacred site tour around Ireland. After our journey, it felt right to discuss how to connect with the land gently.
How can we remember that we are nature?
How can our lives change when we remember this?
We are the earth and the earth is us and this episode is a celebration of that Truth.
Some of the topics we discuss include:
The dynamics and flow of our tour groupGiving and receiving with the land in different territoriesIreland and her visitorsRemembering that we are the earthThe essential practices of respect, mindfulness, and presenceEntitlement vs gratitudeLearning from the animal kingdomRecognising the Creator of all thingsWorking with sacred sitesWise ancestral connectionsThe wisdom of the trees
In this episode, Ioana shares two very special stories of moments when the land spoke her and we are very grateful that these stories were willing to be shared.
You can now find us on Instagram @welcome2themystery
and all our other details and links are on our linktr.ee/welcome2mystery
Thank you for bringing your hearts and minds to this space with us,

Le grá,
Mel & Ioana xx

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Welcome to the Mystery
with Ioana Maria Iliut & Melanie Ní Drisceoil
𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆
ꜱᴇᴇᴋɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀꜱ
In episode three we offer some guidance to consider when seeking a new practitioner. We know that a wider intelligence of Love leads us to different practices and communities as we live in the mystery. However, often our trauma and pain points can sometimes leave us more vulnerable to unethical practitioners who can cause further harm.
𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆...
Are they open to a conversation before you begin working with them?
How congruent is their talk to their walk?
Are they asking you to have blind faith?
Do they know their remit of practice?
Do they think they can fix you?
Are they all about money?
We speak into what we see and sense are good ways to do the work. We discuss certificates and training, lineage and accountability, and introverted and extroverted practitioners.
We speak more about the Art of Service
and we celebrate the beauty of a well-placed "I don't know."
Whether you're just getting started or have been doing "the work" for years, we hope you find some nourishment in this week's episode. As always,we love to hear from you so please do let us know how it lands. As usual, you can find out more about us and our work on linktree.
Le grá agus athas,
Ioana & Mel xx

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𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚
𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝑻𝒘𝒐
𝙲𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚁𝚞𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙴𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝
In this weeks episode we discuss what we see as good ways to engage with 'the work' as well as traditional approaches to ceremony: what it was, what it is now and what we can do in this modern world.
We speak into spiritual apprenticeships and the humility and discipline needed on the way as we learn to serve. We speak into what ceremony is & how to engage well with it. We also touch on some of the ways that spiritual practices differ for women and men.
You can find out more about us and out work on linktree.
Le grá agus athas,
(with love and joy)
Ioana & Mel xx


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Welcome to the Mystery
with Ioana Maria Iliut & Melanie Ní Drisceoil
Welcome to our new online gathering space!
Our intention for these conversations is to bring some light and common sense to the spiritual community during these challenging times. We are bringing our hearts together to speak about things we know to be important. With a keen awareness of religious and sexual abuse Ioana & Mel want to encourage transparency, openness, and good ethical standards in the unregulated world of the growing spiritual and wellness industry.
The way of spirit has always been a narrow path with many obstacles and challenges that can hinder and hurt us. With good guidance and a well-developed intuition, we believe everyone can develop the discernment needed to find a good way through the mess and mystery of life on Earth. We hope these conversations can support fellow seekers to ask the right questions as they find their way through the mystery.
Episode 1
In this first episode, we introduce ourselves and our intentions for this podcast space. We discuss the responsibility, dignity, and respect that are essential to a ceremonial way of being. We touch on the tangled mess and impact of spiritual consumerism, sexual abuse, and working with people in a gentle healing way.
Thank you for joining your heart with ours in this space.

Check out our linktree for links to our work and spaces to connect.
Le grá agus meas,
(with love and respect)
Mel & Ioana xx

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