Pan de Dios Moments

Christina Johnson

Pan de Dios is hosted by Christina Johnson, mentor and therapist using diverse healing modalities. Inspired by the Mexican expression for an experience of unexpected kindness, grace, or amusing moments, this podcast features conversations with friends, family, and souls about the moments in their lives that stopped them—moments so full of love and light they have to share them.

Episodes

  1. Apr 19

    The Certainty with Chipper Roth (Ep. 3)

    About This Episode Chipper Roth was thirteen years old, sitting on a cushion in San Miguel de Allende, watching a slideshow of orchid collecting in Nepal. She had never heard of Nepal. But when the image of the Himalayas appeared—the monastery, the Yeti skull, the monks chanting—something inside her cracked open. An epiphany. This is where I'm going. This is where I'm supposed to spend my life. It took thirteen years to get there. At twenty-six, after studying with B.K.S. Iyengar and then with Rajneesh in India, she boarded a bus to Kathmandu. Arrived at sunset. Found a hotel overlooking Durbar Square. Grateful. But the mountains were calling. She hired a Sherpa, trekked to Everest Base Camp, and when she saw Ama Dablam—the most glorious shaped peak—she fell to her knees and put her head on the ground. Then came the Basques. Fourteen climbers from San Sebastian. They adopted her, fed her wine and prosciutto at high altitude. One of them, the youngest, said he wouldn't get to summit. Chipper had a dream. Martine, you're going to climb Everest. He was the only one who did. The first Spaniard. He planted the Basque flag on top—and became wanted by Franco's troops. She left her diplomat fiancé. Married the Basque who spoke no English. Started an adventure travel company. Led treks into the Solokhumbu for fifteen years. All because a man named Stirling Dickinson went orchid collecting in Nepal. This is a Pan de Dios moment about certainty that arrives before proof. About hearing a call at thirteen and saying yes for the rest of your life. A Word from Christina "I've known Chipper for many years. She has been an inspiration to me—the way she lives, her travel, her adventurous life. This story is pure Pan de Dios. A moment of ineffable certainty that never let go."— Christina Johnson, host From Chipper "I was filled with an epiphany. This is where I'm going. This is where I'm gonna spend my life. This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." A Note on Stirling Dickinson Stirling Dickinson was one of the most important figures in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico—an artist, orchid collector, and a founder of the city's artistic legacy. His slideshow of Nepal, shown to a thirteen-year-old girl, changed the course of a life. Links & Resources Christina’s Website:https://www.visionarypower.com/podcast Share Your Own Pan de Dios Moment:https://www.visionarypower.com/contact Subscribe: [Apple Podcasts] | [Spotify] Share the Magic Have you ever felt a certainty about somewhere you'd never been? A call that took years to answer? We'd love to hear your story. And may your Pan de Dios always be rising. With love, Christina Johnson

    11 min
  2. Apr 12

    Honey & Curfew with Hiliry Harvey (Ep. 2)

    Hiliry Harvey was twenty, alone in Rome with a midnight curfew and a dream of auditioning for the Santa Cecilia Conservatory. She had a hundred dollars a month and a tiny room in a pensione that locked its doors at midnight sharp. Most nights she found her way to Da Enzo, a ten‑table trattoria in Trastevere where you found the owner by following the sound of someone yelling his name. One night two strangers sat at her table. One Italian, one German. They invited her to a private club down the street. Guitars on the walls. Then the guitars came down and everyone played until nearly midnight. Hiliry looked at her watch. Curfew. She had to go. "That's ridiculous," the German one said. "Come live in my house." She didn't know him. She didn't know the Italian who vouched for him either. But something inside her said yes. So she did. Six months in a stranger's home while he worked in Africa. No disaster. Just kindness. Just trust. Just a moment so sweet she says you'd have to cover it in honey. This is a Pan de Dios moment about saying yes before you know why. About the magic that lives right next to the ridiculous. About what happens when you listen to something deeper than fear. At the end of this episode, Hiliry graces us with a song she wrote, performed in an acoustic video she filmed. Listen for "Let the Wedding Begin" – a beautiful closing to a beautiful conversation. Christina’s Website: https://www.visionarypower.com/podcast Share Your Own Pan de Dios Moment: https://www.visionarypower.com/contact Subscribe: [Apple Podcasts] | [Spotify] Hiliry divides her time between California and Italy, often visiting Mexico. A musician at heart, she began composing songs at fourteen and has played cello and sung in an Italian pop group, taught English at university, and continues to make music wherever she goes. "I had a curfew at midnight. A stranger said 'Come live in my house' – and I said yes. That was the Pan de Dios. Covered in honey."— Hiliry Harvey "This is a Pan de Dios moment covered with honey. The big trust. The feeling of joyousness. Hiliry reminds us that sometimes the most sacred invitations come from people whose names we don't even know."— Christina Johnson Have you ever trusted a stranger and found a home? Or said yes when every practical bone in your body said no? We’d love to hear your story. Visit our website to leave a message or send us an email. And may your Pan de Dios always be rising.

    7 min

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About

Pan de Dios is hosted by Christina Johnson, mentor and therapist using diverse healing modalities. Inspired by the Mexican expression for an experience of unexpected kindness, grace, or amusing moments, this podcast features conversations with friends, family, and souls about the moments in their lives that stopped them—moments so full of love and light they have to share them.