28 episodes
Garifuna Sistas Talk Spirituality Garifuna Sistas
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5.0 • 34 Ratings
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Co-hosts (and sisters) Feroza and Kyleigh Simone break down Garifuna spirituality with featured guests—elders, leaders and Garifuna spirituality practitioners. This is for folk who grew up outside of a Garifuna community, for folk living in Garifuna communities but still have questions about their spirituality, for folk searching for answers and trying to understand themselves as a modern day Garifuna, and for folk who simply want to hear about the spiritual experiences of other Garinagu. Join them on their journey to deeper knowledge.
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03. The Impact of the Church - Let's Talk About It
The Sistas revisit their conversation with Canon Jerris Valentine, a retired Anglican priest based in Dangriga, Belize. He teaches the Sistas about the Garifuna understanding of God, our relationship with the ancestors, and the impact of the Catholic Church on our community.
Recorded January 2021
Original publication: April 25, 2021
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Email: garifunasistas@gmail.com
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02. Wanaragua, Prayer, and the Spiritual Path w/ Naday Sampson
This week, the Sistas chat with their Uncle Naday about his unique spiritual journey. Vincent ‘Naday’ Sampson is from Dangriga, Belize and is currently based in California. In this conversation, he talks about the ancestors finding you where you are, the importance of prayer, and he shares about his unique journey into Garifuna spirituality through wanaragua dancing.
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01. We’re Back! Catching up with the Sistas
Co-hosts Kyleigh Simone and Feroza are back after their hiatus. In this episode, they share what they've been up to during the break and the topics they hope to learn for season 2.
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24. Season Finale
After a year of deep learning and paradigm shifts, the Sistas are taking some time to recharge and reflect, and dream and scheme for Season 2. In this episode, Feroza and Kyleigh Cayetano reflect on the lessons learned in the first year of interviewing guests and running the podcast, and they share their hopes for Season 2 (coming early next year).
In the meantime, check out this fabulous discussion about Vodou spirituality (and afro-descendant spirituality in general) the Sistas had with Dr Yanique Hume and Heritage Education Network Belize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOdd7JliBrQ
Also check out their video documentary, Podcasting as a Means of Cultural Preservation:
https://youtu.be/-409J93A14w
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Email: garifunasistas@gmail.com
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23. Modern Day Garifuna: Ashley M. Blanco
Ashley, a San Francisco native with roots in Trujillo, Honduras, joins the Sistas this week as the final guest of the Modern Day Garifuna series. In this episode, Ashley discusses growing up in “the echoes of Garifuna culture”, using social media to connect with Garinagu across the diaspora, and the idea of being “Garifuna enough”. Ashley serves her community with a dedication to helping people see the greatness within themselves. As an Education Architect, she has a multifaceted approach to strategic whole child and youth invigoration. She is a Master Certified Life Coach, an Education Advocate, an Online Course Creator, an Author, and an Organizational Leadership Trainer. She helps communities access their joy for mental clarity and spiritual wellness through organizational training.
Connect with Ashley:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ashleymblanco_?utm_medium=copy_link
Website: www.risewhereyouare.com
Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC9t2hLrgzoFtNl88gsSyP9A?sub_confirmation=1
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Email: garifunasistas@gmail.com
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22. Modern Day Garifuna: Master Tatiana
Master Tatiana joins the Sistas this week to talk about doing our part in ancestral healing, and the beauty in being submissive to our intuition. Master Tatiana is a Honduran born, Bronx-based Garifuna energy healer as well as an intuitive health and wellness practitioner. The modern title she uses is a Brain Education instructor, where she helps people activate their body's natural healing power using ancestral and traditional energy modalities. She is a student of modern Tao and received her studies from ancient Korean principles. Master Tatiana helps people using practical tools to safely manage their intuition and raise their vibration through their body.
Connect with Master Tatiana
Instagram:
Professional @mastertatiana_
Community @goldengarifunahealing
Virtual outreach @garifuna_consciousness
Email: Bronx@BodynBrain.com
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Email: garifunasistas@gmail.com
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Customer Reviews
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I’m Garifuna-American with roots in Honduras, my mom is Garifuna-Honduran and my dad is Salvadoran Indigenous, but I connect much more with my mother’s culture because I grew up with those of those traditions. I love my heritage and culture and I really want to go to Honduras to learn more and visit family in Tegucigalpa and see the areas my family originates from, Trujillo and La Ceiba. I’ve always been afraid that I’m not Garifuna or Honduran enough for being light skinned and being born in the US, despite my mom telling me to take advantage of my light because it’s better and easier than living life as an Afro-Latina even amongst other Latinos and being mistreated. (I want to clarify that I know my light skin grants me privilege, I’m not denying that. I’m just saying that I was afraid that my skin tone was enough to deny me my heritage and roots even if the rest of me like my eyes and stuff connects me to people in my family). This podcast has made me less afraid, made me feel less like an outsider. Nobody can take my culture and ancestors from me.
Thank You.
These ladies are dropping gems. We need to hear more about spirituality from the garifuna prospective. I love listening and learning with you all.
Informative and much needed in the garifuna community
As a Gen Z Garífuna woman, it is so refreshing to hear and talk along with these two sisters as they share their stories about spirituality and how our community receives soul much from our ancestors naturally! This podcast is such a safe space for Garífuna people from around the world to get Intune with self 💗