Sign out of 2024 with this lively mastermind who suggests we take country into our body ! How? Build routine around food, Go barefoot to boost immunity, Stop seeing food as an inconvenience Cook & eat with family often Connect to the seasons of your life & the landscape Create & share ceremony Use food as a reconciliation tool Belonging to a matriarchal community has unlocked knowledge handed down by oral stories, dance & art where kinship is more than human to human. Knowing your spirit belongs here is a gift we can all tap but with belonging comes responsibility - one to mother earth, but also to sisterhood, eldership and to being part of the greater whole. Links You'll Love Karkala book by Mindy Woods Karkala instagram Loved this? Try these: Tyson Yunkaporta Billa from the Wild School Support the Show Casual Support - Buy Me A Coffee Regular Support - Patreon Buy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow matters We talked about: Living by 6 local seasons "Being part of the greater whole - we are one of the parts of many, it’s not us & them but all of us as one contributing to our country in some way we can maintain balance" Caring for her totems goanna, echidna & wollomi pine via broader care of her environment Societal lack of connection & belonging Imperfect allyship - ok to make mistakes but important to maintain connection Mob love a yarn - connect, be quiet, shut your mouth, open your listening & be there in respectful observation. Get curious about native food landscapes, Knowledge is the sacred part, the fundamental core of culture & treated with great reverence despite it not being written down, its taken seriously when its shared on It’s not transactional, it’s about relationships & allows us all to slow down to a pace that humans should actually move at. Childhood memories on country with family - eating oysters out of jam jars Being a proud cook - not a chef Having friends apply for masterchef on her behalf Debunking the myth of Australian food being meat pies & sausage rolls Asking what is Australia's cuisine & exploring culture through food Eating foods from our landscape, they belong here, are highly nutritious & are abundant Moving into eldership as wisdom holders - not an age but a readiness When you’re taking care of country you're taking care of mob & community too The privilege of taking on responsibility for cultural teachings When women are in charge it creates a great balance - women's wishes are always community based & they are thinking about country community & culture". You can’t be what you can’t see - be the one to lead the way Standing loud & proud in sisterhood - uniting. "The privilege to eat food that you’ve grown & understand the value of: local, seasonal, country gives you what you need at the right times in abundance - feeding the old people & the young people before feeding the well ones" Support the show
