Awaken and Align

Awaken and Align

Awaken and Align is a podcast hosted by Laura Chung that features healers, artists, mystics, astrologers, and activists who are here for collective liberation. Our intention is to share stories that center people of the global majority and spiritual wisdom to incite change. Laura Chung is a Reiki master, astrologer, and author of How To Manifest published by Union Square & Co. She has her Masters of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She is an activist who uses her various media platforms to share spiritual wisdom and decolonial education toward collective healing and liberation. As a multi-disciplinary healer, Laura helps people to transcend their past and transform their current situations; breaking generational cycles and harmful patterns. Her intention is to help people manifest the life of their dreams. If you're inspired by what you've heard and learned on the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share Awaken and Align with a friend.

Episodes

July 1, 2025 94 mins

We begin the episode with a recap of the June transits that correlated with some big news stories. Stephanie and I recap some of the predictions we got right. Make sure to have your pen and calendar ready to mark down some important dates. We cover the major transits of July 2025, which include Uranus' ingress into the sign of Gemini! Happy solar return to the Cancer and Leo babies!

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Janea Brown is a liberation marketing strategist currently founding Earthlings Undone, a collective connecting frontline movements with content creators through proven systems. After building a successful influencer career (193K Instagram, 195K YouTube) working with brands like IKEA, Nike, and Target, Janea walked away from her $400K annual income to investigate alternatives to oppressive ...

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June 11, 2025 66 mins
Cassandra is our Restie Bestie! She is a neurodivergent Vietnamese-Chinese daughter of refugees. As a somatic healing facilitator and liberatory rest educator, Cassandra guides tired and trauma-impacted organizations, communities, and individuals to rest. 
 
Cassandra's mission is to uplift rest as a necessary modality for collective healing and social change. Her holistic approach examines the cultural e...
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June 4, 2025 63 mins
Suzy is a Palestinian-Californian fashion designer whose parents instilled in her a strong Palestinian identity. She has been drawn to traditional Palestinian clothing and textiles since her youth. After studying Fashion and Textile design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Suzy designed a modern interpretation of the traditional Palestinian thobe which was showcased at the UN headquarters in NY.
 
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We begin the episode with a recap of the May transits that correlated with some big news stories. Stephanie and I recap some of the predictions we got right. Make sure to have your pen and calendar ready to mark down some important dates. We cover the major transits of June 2025, which include Jupiter's ingress into the sign of Cancer. Happy solar return to the Gemini and Cancer babies!

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May 28, 2025 67 mins
Devon is a father, musician, and educator committed to the fight for collective liberation. Our conversation is no holds barred when it comes to critiquing the systems that prop politicians and celebrities over the people. Devon’s moral clarity is at once inspiring and grounding - we are so grateful to be on this timeline together with him.
 

Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcas...

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Camille is an astrologer, musician, writer, civil servant from Washington, D.C. To her, Astrology is a marriage of the human condition with the cosmic condition. As above, so below. As below, so above. Over several years, she has seen hundreds of clients and has built a practice that celebrates that connection to the cosmos. Her consults are steeped in the soulful concepts & archetypal poetry of Evolutionary Astrology ...

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May 21, 2025 60 mins
Kim Saira (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, storyteller, sound bath practitioner, and community organizer exploring realms of community care through creativity and self-reflection.
 

Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diaspor...

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May 14, 2025 58 mins
Pam Brown is a multi-faceted writer, activist, and wellness entrepreneur whose activism includes protesting the Iraq War with African American Women United for Peace & Justice, Occupy Wall Street, and the Occupy Student Debt Campaign. Pam was also the co-host of the WBAI/Pacifica Radio Morning Show and an adjunct professor of sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The New School. Ever the academic, she has...

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May 7, 2025 59 mins
Nadia Irshaid Gilbert is Palestinian from the American South. She is a creative director, chef, immersive and visual artist, and storyteller. She is also a trained Reiki Master and embodiment facilitator. Nadia combines multiple modalities of study in her life’s work, producing visual media and facilitating multi-sensory experiences that invite us all to dive deep and transform. She believes in changing the world through our g...

In this episode, I break down Ryan Coogler's natal chart and the significant transits he was going through when he was inspired to make the film Sinners. I also break down the symbolism in the film and how that is reflected in Ryan's natal chart and transits. I hope you enjoy!

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

1:14 My intention for doing this

6:08 Movie stats and background

20:58 Ryan Coogler’s Natal Chart 39:23 Transits

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We begin the episode with a recap of the April transits that correlated with some big news stories. Stephanie and I recap some of the predictions we got right. Make sure to have your pen and calendar ready to mark down some dates. We cover the major transits of May 2025, which include an unexpected Full Moon in Scorpio and all the planets will be out of their retrograde post shadows! Happy solar retur...

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April 30, 2025 62 mins

Joel Leon also known as Joel L. Daniels, is a Bronx born and raised performer, father, author, and storyteller who writes and tells stories for Black people. Joel specializes in moderating and leading conversations surrounding race, masculinity, mental health, creativity, and the performing arts, with love at the center of his work and purpose. He is the author of Book About Things I Will Tell My Daug...

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April 23, 2025 84 mins

Jungwon Kim is an award-winning writer and cultural worker. She is also a communications leader, organizational strategy consultant, and journalist who has dedicated her professional life to human rights and environmental advocacy. As Head of Creative & Editorial at the Rainforest Alliance, she directed a multimedia team of writers, videographers, and graphic designers. Earli...

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April 17, 2025 16 mins

Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a ...

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April 16, 2025 48 mins

Our first guest on Cha is our friend, Naley by Nature. Naley is the founder of NaleybyNature, an independent project to document stories from different corners of the world. She is a filmmaker, producer, and writer and is currently working on bringing greater awareness of the Palestinian genocide to Western audiences. Born and raised in New York, Naley studied media and journalism at Iona College. With the rise in soci...

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We begin the episode with a recap of the March transits that correlated with some big news stories. Stephanie and I recap some of the predictions we got right. Make sure to have your pen and calendar ready to mark down some dates. We cover the major transits of April 2025, which include the end of the Venus and Mercury retrogrades, Mars finally leaving the sign of Cancer, and so much more. Happy solar...

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Forest Lin (they/them) is a queer 1.5-generation Taiwanese-American kinesthetic artist, Asian diaspora community organizer, and BaZi Chinese astrology practitioner based in Ohlone territory (Oakland). As a "Dragon meets Goat" Mycelium connector, they cultivate spaces for deeper embodiment, authentic expression, and ancestral healing.

Through 1:1 BaZi consultations, Forest helps individuals uncover their po...

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Buckle up buttercup because March is the month of chacha changes! We begin the episode with a recap of the February transits that correlated with some big news stories. Stephanie and I recap some of the predictions we got right. Make sure to have your pen and calendar ready to mark down some dates. We cover the major transits of March 2025 which feature eclipses, Venus and Mercury retrogrades, and Nep...

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Wear your florals! We are excited to bring you Part 2 of the Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Et al. saga. In today's episode, I am joined by Pop Astrologist Tasha Beg to continue the conversation about the natal charts of Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Ryan Reynolds, and Colleen Hoover. We talk about the transits and their synastry as it pertains to their lawsuits. Part 1 was filmed on January 3, 2025 an...

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