What does it mean to own something you made — in a world where anything digital can be copied in an instant? And what does that question have to do with the music your ancestors carried? In this episode, Julia Carmen sits down with Catherine Gairard, a French-Peruvian harpist and songwriter who creates what she calls emotive landscapes — music designed to reach the places words can't always find.

They begin in the practical, discussing digital art and why proof of ownership matters more to small, independent artists than most people realize. But the conversation doesn't stay there. It moves — the way good music does — into something deeper: cultural inheritance, the difference between forgiveness and ongoing harm, and what it really means to carry a lineage forward rather than be weighed down by it.

And then there's sound itself. Catherine breaks down the science of healing frequencies — why 432 Hz feels different in your body than 440 Hz, why you don't just hear with your ears, and why the idea that music "goes through you" is not metaphor. It's physics. This one starts in the practical and walks right into the sacred.

Listen in today and join us in a few weeks as Julia continues the conversation with Catherine in a powerful Part Two.

Links & Resources:

• Catherine's music and work

Learn more about The School Without Walls and the Dragonfly Guides:

• Get your free guide: 10 Questions to Ask Your Soul Self
• Enroll in The Magical Papers
• Schedule a free Cafecito y Chisme Call with Julia
• Learn more about Master Alma Class (MAC) sessions
• Explore The School Without Walls
• Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook

Production assistance from Podlad.com and Daypack Digital. Artwork by Olivia Dancel. Dragonfly art by Soul Creative Design.

In this episode, Julia Carmen introduces the Alma Class: a year-long container for those who are hearing the knock—that inner call to come home to themselves.

This is not a curriculum. It's a remembrance. The Alma Class is for anyone who has felt that movement within, that sense that something deeper is asking to be known. Julia talks about what soul listening actually is, how the archetypes guide your own remembrance, and why this work cannot be rushed or done alone.

She shares what you receive as part of the class—quarterly group sessions, one-on-one time with Julia, access to the Dragonfly Messenger readings, the Dragonfly 52 card deck, early access to retreats, and most importantly, real time with Julia focused entirely on you and your soul self.

Learn More:

• Free Cafecito y Chisme Call with Julia: Book a conversation with Julia to explore if this is the right timing and fit
• Listen to "The Light Beings" recording on the website
• Visit The School Without Walls: theschoolwithoutwalls.net

Learn more about The School Without Walls and the Dragonfly Guides:

• Get your free guide: 10 Questions to Ask Your Soul Self
• Enroll in The Magical Papers
• Listen to Diamond Dragonfly's Message
• Schedule a free Cafecito y Chisme Call with Julia
• Learn more about Master Alma Class (MAC) sessions
• Explore The School Without Walls
• Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook

Production assistance from Podlad.com and Daypack Digital. Artwork by Olivia Dancel. Dragonfly art by Soul Creative Design.

What does it mean to honor where you come from while walking between two worlds? In this conversation, Julia Carmen sits down with Lily Espinoza—educator, author, and advocate for Latinx students in higher education—to explore identity, legacy, and what it takes to stay centered when the world asks you to choose.

With over twenty years of experience at universities including Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, and UC Berkeley, Lily brings a wealth of knowledge about educational pathways and systemic change. But more importantly, she brings the lived experience of a daughter honoring her mother's legacy, a single parent navigating multiple identities, and a woman who refused to give up.

This is a conversation about breathing through difficulty, feeding the fire of curiosity in our young people, demanding better from our education systems, and understanding that the word pura vida—simple life, pure life—is an anchor for the soul.

Connect with Lily:

• Lily's website
• Centering Pura Vida: the movie

Learn more about The School Without Walls and the Dragonfly Guides:

• Get your free guide: 10 Questions to Ask Your Soul Self
• Enroll in The Magical Papers
• Listen to Diamond Dragonfly's Message
• Schedule a free Cafecito y Chisme Call with Julia
• Learn more about Master Alma Class (MAC) sessions
• Explore The School Without Walls
• Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook

Production assistance from Podlad.com and Daypack Digital. Artwork by Olivia Dancel. Dragonfly art by Soul Creative Design.