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Melissa Billington on Transmuting Ancestral Trauma: Turning Poison into Potion
Conversations with Kara-Leah
1 hour 33 minutes 17 seconds
2 years ago
Melissa Billington on Transmuting Ancestral Trauma: Turning Poison into Potion
Melissa Billington is a talented yoga teacher, creatrix, inspiratrice, and also a dear friend of mine.
Born in Virginia, Melissa is the 13th lineal descendant of Pocahontas and she shares how she has worked to transmute her family’s ancestral trauma into healing. We also explore why and how Melissa has chosen to take her yoga off the mat and more widely into the world, particularly through water walks, praying for the water, and stand-up comedy.
Oh, and make sure you stick around until the end for a bonus performance from Melissa!
About Melissa + links
For a more detailed bio go here: https://melissaelvirabillington.substack.com/p/who-am-i
PocaHauntUs - Shapeshifting History into HerStory: https://youtu.be/sYHN1r976XE
First song gifted to Melissa in 2014, released by Ojibwe elders in 2018 with encouragement for all women to sing to the waters: https://youtu.be/KC2FHciQ0sU
Learn more about the Indigenous-led prayerwalks for water: http://www.nibiwalk.org
A blip of Melissa's ecologically-focused stand-up material: https://youtu.be/1VF1e-f21M8
Melissa's Instagram (that chronicles the walkabout, including the Missouri River Water Walk): https://www.instagram.com/melissaelvirabillington/
Melissa's Blog "a : muse musing is (more than) amusing": https://melissaelvirabillington.substack.com
Melissa's MYOGA Freedom modules: https://www.youtube.com/@myogafreedom
Credits
Audio • Luke Bowman
Music • Sexy Urban Beats by PenguinMusic
Photo • Pete Longworth
Graphic Design • Tara Spice
Conversations with Kara-Leah
Kara-Leah brings deep listening, curiosity and inquiry into conversations with all kinds of people as she explores spirituality, sexuality, power , awakening and how they all intersect.
