In this podcast, Joana shares her inspiring hero's journey and discusses how she connects movement, ecology, and spirituality in her work as a mentor, ceremony leader, and trainer. This experience ignited Joana's shamanic studies and allowed her to develop a unique gift for harmoniously integrating her scientific background with her spiritual work. Together, they journeyed to Australia, where Joana rediscovered her intuitive and spiritual side while studying with past life expert Toni Reilly. However, her passion for the environment and the natural world ultimately drew her to study environmental science at university, where she earned her master's degree in landscape ecology.ĭuring her studies, Joana travelled to Vietnam, where she reunited with a friend from her hometown who was also conducting research in the country. From an early age, Joana displayed a natural aptitude for movement, which led her to pursue oriental dance and later, Kungfu in a temple in China. Transcendent Kingdom is a searing story story of love, loss and redemption, and the myriad ways we try to rebuild our lives from the rubble of our collective pasts.In this episode, I am sitting down with Joana Gumpert, a talented movement artist, environmental scientist, and shamanic practitioner. Tracing her family's story through continents and generations will take her deep into the dark heart of modern America.

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Years later, desperate to understand the opioid addiction that destroyed her brother's life, she turns to science for answers. When her father and brother succumb to the hard reality of immigrant life in the American South, their family of four becomes two - and the life Gifty dreamed of slips away. Transcendent Kingdom: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 Yaa Gyasi € 24.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 3-5 working days.Īs a child Gifty would ask her parents to tell the story of their journey from Ghana to Alabama, seeking escape in myths of heroism and romance.

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