Cartwheels, making up stories and curiously asking questions, Katharina Dodel is convinced that this is not something only reserved for kids. She's sure: We humans are made for movement, for being active. We stay awake and healthy if we continually encourage and challenge our body and mind.

Through playing she brings it both together as an endless, constant recombining of possibilities.

Without comparison and judgment – but with joy and ease. This became the slogan of her work around „wampediboo", her playful orbit where she offers Yoga, Movement Play and Handstand classes.

Besides playing with the body, Katharina plays with words as a journalist or when writing poetry and prose.

In this episode we talk about what role does movement play in Katharina's life, how she enriches her movement practice from yoga and vice versa., building a community of creative movement practice, and the story behind Wampediboo!

Find Katharina on https://www.instagram.com/wampediboo/ and https://www.wampediboo.de/

Carla feuerriegel is a ex pharmacist, veterinarian and runs her own travelling company under her name with the slogan travelling in esence.

Carla is a passionate traveller and guide, an animal lover who loves to share her knowledge not only of animals but of everything she has learned from living and travelling out of the comfort zone.

In this episode we talk about how she left her comfortable life behind and embarked on adventures in Africa, guiding many groups through multiple countries over the last decade, all the while working to support the local people and the ecology.

You can find all about Carla's guided trips on https://carlafeuerriegel.com/en/home/ and follow her on https://www.instagram.com/carlafeuerriegel/

Join me for this conversation with Josh Schrei of the Emerald podcast, about myths as lived experience, ritual and lack thereof, rapture and responsibility, and much more.

Please find Josh's podcast at Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OwFblqZ7FIkLSW4rvbJEF?si=07203d7ddaf4494d

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Joshua Michael Schrei is a writer, teacher, and a lifelong student of the cosmologies and mythologies of the world — in particular the Indian subcontinent. Throughout a lifetime of teaching, study, meditation and yogic practice, wilderness immersion, art, music, and public speaking, Josh has sought to navigate the living, animate space of the imagination and advocate for a world that prioritizes imaginative vision. Josh has taught intensive courses in cosmology, mythology, and somatic disciplines for over a decade. He has lectured on art, aesthetics, and mythology at museums and contemporary arts centers around the world. His writing has appeared in several books and he is the creator of The Emerald Podcast, which explores the human experience through a vibrant lens of myth, story, and imagination.