Elements of Culture as Vessels for Memory Zena Carlota Pearl

Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. On today’s episode, we are joined by seed keeper and story teller Zena Carlota Pearl for part 1 or our 2 part conversation. Zena is a practicing expressive arts therapist and associate marriage and family therapist working with individuals, couples and groups to uncover and navigate archetypal stories and familial patterns in relationships. Together we explore: • Zena’s upbringing, ancestral roots and the challenges she faced early in life which served to help shape who she is today. • Zena’s discovery of the kora. • Vessels for ancestral memory and language. • Navigating taboos during creation. • The Russian fairytale story of Vasilisa. • The things we create and carry with us, give us strength and will be passed on to the generations to come. Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you’d like to hear me reading Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés version of the Russian folktale Vasilisa discussed in this episode, you can find a bonus episode/ bedtime story in your feed in our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon. Learn about the benefits of membership through the link below. Links: Learn more about Zena Carlota Pearl here: https://www.zenacarlota.com Follow Zena on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenacarlota/ Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com Podcast cover art by Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about the Río Cósmico Homestead here: https://www.riocosmico.org Learn about the benefits of membership to our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily