In this heartfelt episode, Marina explores what it truly means to feel safe being seen. From childhood memories of being laughed at for standing out, to the healing power of performance and embodied expression through contemporary dance, she shares a personal journey of reclaiming visibility as something sacred, not shameful.
Together, we’ll look at how early experiences of being called “too much” shape our nervous systems, and how gentle, embodied practices can help us rebuild the safety to shine.
Marina speaks to the connection between visibility and nervous system resilience, and how true, grounded power - the kind that lifts others up, moves quietly, like water.
This month inside Nectar, we journey with Rose - the flower of the heart, to explore softness, strength, and embodied power.
Through Yin, breathwork, somatics, ritual, we remember that it’s not about striving to be confident, but about feeling safe enough to radiate naturally.
A reminder for every woman who has dimmed her light:Your visibility is medicine. Your radiance nourishes others.
Join us inside Nectar here.
This episode is a little different to what we usually explore here.
You’re invited into a gentle creative ritual: to paint or draw a landscape using just four colours: two you love, and two you don’t.
Inspired by our candlelit Golden Morning sessions inside Nectar, this practice unfolds in the quiet threshold between night and day - when the world is still soft, and the first light of dawn begins to rise.
Creating at this time invites you to meet both the light and the shadow within yourself, to soften resistance, and to welcome the full spectrum of your inner landscape.
No art experience needed, only presence, curiosity, and an openness to what wants to emerge.
If you’d like to continue exploring these creative morning rituals, along with our tea & writing Fridays and Thursday evening yin yoga, and you can find the Golden Morning recordings and future sessions inside Nectar, my membership for women devoted to cyclical, creative, and intentional living.
Read about Nectar here. Choose your membership option here.
And finally, here is the link to our Golden Mornings playlist for you to create with.
Connect with me:
marina@goldencor.co
As we approach the end of the year, many of us find ourselves feeling stretched, overwhelmed, or quietly frozen — like our systems don’t quite know how to slow down after months of doing.
In this gentle episode, Marina shares a simple breath practice she’s been returning to lately: Box Breath, a grounding, rhythmic technique that helps regulate the nervous system, ease anxiety, and bring you back to centre.
You’ll be guided through a few slow rounds of breath, learning how to use this practice whenever you need to reset, soften, and remember your own steady rhythm.
A soothing reminder that peace doesn’t come from doing more, it comes from returning to the breath.
You can find this and many other short breath containers, along with nourishing practices like Yin Yoga, somatics, and earth rituals, inside Nectar - Golden Cor’s membership space for gentle rhythms, nervous system resilience, and connection.
Read about Nectar here. Explore membership options here - monthly, quarterly or annual (annual option will only be available until Oct 31st).
In this gentle and grounding episode, Marina explores the energy of chasing, the subtle ways we reach outward for love, validation, connection, or success. Whether it shows up in friendships, business, or relationships, chasing often stems from an old pattern of trying to earn worthiness.
Through soft reflection and embodied guidance, you’ll be invited to slow down, gather your energy back home, and reconnect with your natural magnetism: the feminine quality that draws in what’s truly aligned through presence and trust, not pursuit. Come home to yourself.
Explore this theme more deeply inside Nectar, Marina’s online membership for women returning to their natural rhythm and radiance through ritual, Yin, breathwork, somatics, creative practices, community, and so much more.
Read about Nectar here. Explore the membership options and join us here.
In this episode, we turn inward to meet the child who still lives within us. Through gentle reflection and a guided meditation, you’ll be invited to reconnect with the things you once loved, or the longings you carried, so you can offer yourself the care, joy, and safety you deserve today.
This is not about forcing happy memories or bypassing the truth of perhaps a difficult childhood. Instead, it’s about meeting yourself exactly where you are - with tenderness, curiosity, and presence.
Together, we’ll explore what your younger self may need now, and how even the smallest acts of play or gentleness can become medicine for the soul.
In this episode, I share my journey inside a 9D Breathwork & Sound Experience, a practice that weaves together conscious breathing, multidimensional soundscapes, and guided meditation to open the body, release stored energy, and access altered states of awareness.
I take you into the sensations, emotions, and visions that unfolded for me: from tingling, tetany, and tears to profound lineage healing and reconnection with my younger self.
Together, we explore how this practice can uncover generational stories, shift patterns of shrinking or “being too much,” and invite us back into authentic expression.
You’ll also hear a gentle explanation of the science behind breath-induced states (like hypocapnia), along with safety considerations and integration practices to support a grounded return.
This is an episode for anyone curious about breathwork, sound as medicine, and the ways our bodies hold memory across time. It’s an invitation to witness what arises when breath and sound move us into deeper presence - raw, primal, and profoundly human.
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If you would like to be held through this experience, I highly recommend contacting Kate Fox to see if this practice is for you.
In this short and sweet episode, Marina explores the intricate relationship between resilience, creativity, and the nervous system. She emphasizes the importance of understanding our body's signals and the need to embrace both comfort and discomfort in our journey of self-discovery.
Through various practices, such as movement and artistic expression, we can cultivate resilience and trust in our creative impulses, ultimately leading to a deeper connection with ourselves and the world around us.
May it inspire you to move beyond the limitations of your comfort zone, where the magic begins!
In this episode of Golden Cor, we explore the Buddhist teaching of the two truths: relative truth and absolute truth, and the liberating perspective of emptiness (śūnyatā).
Relative truth is the world we move through every day: names, roles, relationships, and experiences. Absolute truth points us to the deeper nature of reality: that everything is interconnected, ever-changing, and empty of a fixed, separate self. Together, these truths offer a way of seeing that can bring lightness, compassion, and freedom into our daily lives.
You’ll be guided through reflections, simple practices, and journaling prompts to help you:
Recognise the stories you tell yourself and how they shape your experience.
See that no single story is the whole truth.
To carry these explorations into practice, I’m currently opening my Tea & Writing Sessions to the public for a short time. These fortnightly Friday morning gatherings weave tea ceremony with free-flow writing on a chosen theme - a practice of presence, visioning, and deep listening. Normally part of my Nectar membership, they’re now available as a stand-alone way to join me in circle, with the next session happening on September 26th. Join here.
This episode is an invitation to soften your grip on rigid narratives and step into a freer way of relating to yourself and the world.
A Taste of Nectar
The Tea & Writing Sessions are usually held exclusively inside the Nectar membership. I’m opening them as a stand-alone offering for a limited time so you can experience a taste of the sanctuary we cultivate together.
Inside Nectar, members receive:
Fortnightly Yin & Breathwork classes
Fortnightly Tea & Writing sessions
Monthly live circles: either a sharing women’s circle or creative practice guided by a guest facilitator held each month
A living and growing library of rituals, earth-based practices, nourishing sessions, intuitive arts, seasonal guidance: all recorded for you to explore in your own rhythm and time
A supportive community of women walking this path together
If you find yourself loving the rhythm of these tea mornings, Nectar may be the next step in deepening your practice and finding ongoing nourishment.
Join Nectar here.
In this episode of Golden Cor, Marina opens her heart and shares Nectar - our online membership for women who long for rest, rhythm, and reconnection. You’ll hear what Nectar is, who it’s for, why it was created, and you’ll also be guided through a tiny practice so you can feel a little taste of what it’s like inside this space.
Nectar is for space holders, healers, therapists, mothers, creatives, and all women navigating the fullness of modern life who want to soften, slow down, and return to themselves.
Inside, you’ll find:
I’ve created a little practice for you: The Art of Noticing - a gentle doorway into the essence of Nectar.
Sharing also a little behind-the-scenes glimpse into Nectar > see a sneak peak video straight from inside the membership, showing members how to navigate the platform.
Ready to step inside? You can join Nectar here and receive instant access to the full library and our upcoming live sessions.
- Our first live streaming Yin Yoga is on September 1st, and our first live women's circle is on September 18th.
You can also head straight to our platform here to select your quarterly or annual membership. I look forward to holding space for you!
In this episode, Marina guides you into the felt experience of the Noticing - a practice of presence inspired by the Taoist wisdom of wu wei, the way of effortless being.
Together, we move through a gentle ritual of honouring space, land, lineage, and the natural world. You’ll be invited to soften into your senses, connect with a plant or flower as a living teacher, deepen your breath, and rest into a nourishing yin yoga child’s pose.
This practice is an invitation to slow down, attune to the subtleties of life, and remember the beauty that arises when we simply notice - without judgment, without striving, just being.
You may wish to gather a few items before beginning:
Sacred smoke (incense, palo santo, dried herbs, or smudge stick)
A candle
A plant or flower for meditation
A comfortable space for yin yoga with a blanket, pillow, or bolster
May this practice support you in finding stillness, spaciousness, and presence, carrying the art of noticing with you into your day or your rest.
You can access the video recording of this practice here.
The Art of Noticing isn’t about adding another task to your day, it’s about softening into what’s already here.
In this episode, Marina explores how the simple act of noticing can shift your whole way of living. Drawing on the Daoist principle of wu wei, we’ll look at how presence can arise naturally, without force, and how small, everyday moments such as: a change in the light, the scent of jasmine, the warmth of a cup of tea, can feed your body safety and connection.
This episode explores the theory and heart of noticing, preparing you for next week’s guided, embodied experience.
In this episode, Marina gently guides you through a deeply restorative Yoga Nidra meditation - a practice known as yogic sleep. Designed to support your nervous system and invite profound rest, this session is perfect to listen to before bedtime or anytime you need to unwind.
Please note: This meditation is intended to be experienced lying down in stillness. If you are driving or unable to fully settle, we recommend returning to this practice when you can be safely supported and undisturbed.
Through body awareness, breath, and soothing imagery, you'll be held in a space between waking and sleeping, where true healing and surrendering can occur.
A reminder that rest is not something to earn, it is something you inherently deserve.
You are so welcome here.
May this practice nourish you deeply.
In this conversation, Siobhán shares her profound journey as a midwife of the soul, exploring themes of motherhood, grief, and the power of storytelling. She discusses her evolution from traditional midwifery to a broader understanding of soul work, emphasizing the importance of rites of passage, community support, and the healing power of song.
Siobhán reflects on her personal experiences with grief and how they shaped her understanding of life and death, ultimately leading her to reclaim her voice and creativity. The conversation highlights the interconnectedness of women's experiences and the need for rituals and ceremonies to honour life's transitions.
Connect with Siobhán:
Why is it so hard to change - even when we want to?
In this episode, Marina explores the neuroscience behind why we stay in patterns, habits, or relationships that no longer serve us. We’ll look at how the brain is wired for familiarity, not necessarily fulfillment, and how key systems like the amygdala, basal ganglia, and dopamine pathways play a role in resistance to change.
I also share science-backed, compassionate practices to begin gently shifting out of stuckness—without bypassing, pushing, or self-blame.
This one is for the part of you that longs to move forward… and just needs a little understanding and support along the way.
Mentions:
Join the waitlist for Nectar, an online sanctuary for sustainable, soul-aligned transformation. Link here.
Welcome to this exploration of Winter, the season of deep rest, replenishment, and quiet transformation.
In this solo episode, Marina gently guides us into the essence of the season through the lens of Taoist philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and feminine wisdom traditions.
We journey through the energetics of Yin, the symbolism of the Crone archetype, the Water element, and the Kidney-Bladder meridians, learning how Winter invites us into fertile darkness, inner listening, and sacred rest.
You’ll also be offered rituals and practices to nourish your nervous system, support your kidneys' energetics, and align with nature’s pace.
Let this episode be your gentle permission slip to slow down, soften, and remember:
Your rest is sacred.
Your roots are growing deeper.
You are not behind, you are becoming.
Winter Gather
Join us for our seasonal earth medicine and wisdom-sharing circle on August 3rd in Kangaroo Ground. All profits are donated to Djirra, an indigenous organisation an organisation and place where culture is shared and celebrated, and where practical support is available to all Aboriginal women and particularly to Aboriginal people who are currently experiencing family violence or have in the past. Tickets available here.
In this soulful and illuminating episode, I sit down with Rachana - pioneer of conscious birth practices, spiritual midwife, and founder of the International College of Spiritual Midwifery.
Together, we journey through the ancient wisdom of the heart - the Ib, and explore how our prenatal and birth experiences shape the very foundations of our lives. Rachana shares powerful insights on cellular memory, the heart-brain connection, and the sacred importance of restoring the feminine in our birthing practices and beyond.
We speak of story as medicine, the essence of ritual, and the beauty of processes like lotus birth and wrapping. This is a conversation for anyone called to reconnect to the wisdom of the womb, the power of the heart, and the sacred responsibility of tending the next generation with reverence.
Topics explored:
Healing birth trauma and restoring feminine dignity in birth
This is one to listen to with your whole being. Let it settle into your cells.
To learn more about Rachana and her work, check out Lotus Birth website and ICSM Instagram page.
And here is the link to attend her event Restoring the ib in October, held in East Melbourne. Listen until the end of the episode for a special listener discount.
In today's episode, I'm joined by Fotini, a womb and bodywork practitioner whose work blends traditional women’s healing practices with grounded somatic care.
Drawing on her years as a social worker and her time spent with Indigenous Mayan midwives of the Q’eqchi’ tribe in Guatemala, Fotini brings a reverent, trauma-informed approach to womb care that is rooted in ancestral wisdom, ceremony, and deep listening.
Her work focuses on therapeutic bodywork, including womb massage, internal pelvic care, and nervous system regulation - supporting women in healing menstrual imbalances, infertility, pelvic pain, stagnation, and postpartum depletion.
Fotini reminds us that bodywork isn’t just physical, it’s a pathway to emotional and spiritual reconnection.
In this conversation, we explore the ways womb work becomes a map, not only for personal healing, but for collective remembering. We speak about blood, grief, lineage, and returning to our cyclical nature. Fotini offers a powerful reminder that healing is not about fixing, but about remembering who we are: in our bodies, in relationship, and in rhythm with the Earth.
To bask in Fotini's deeply rooted wisdom and receive her embodied and holistic care, connect with her via Instagram @_innasoma_
In this soul-stirring episode of Golden Cor, I invite Naomi Zala — known lovingly as Noni, to share her journey of remembering, rewilding, and reconnecting with essence. A mother, former high school teacher, circle facilitator, and maker of sacred drum shields through her business Otwild Moss, Noni weaves a life rooted in integrity, creativity, and deep presence.
Speaking from the heart (and in my stead, while I nurse a lost voice), Noni opens up about navigating grief, identity, burnout, and rebirth - from the ache of early loss to the initiations of motherhood and the quiet call of inner wisdom. She speaks to the slow unfolding of intuition, the raw truths of postpartum, and the art of listening to life’s whispers.
Noni explores:
Noni's words are an offering to any woman walking the spiral path of reconnection, especially those in the sacred threshold of motherhood, or in search of their creative fire.
Noni's beautiful reminders:
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Noni's Journey
02:54 Empathy and Authenticity in Life
05:41 Navigating Life's Challenges and Finding Alignment
08:39 Motherhood: A Journey of Rebirth and Self-Discovery
11:25 Reconnecting with Inner Wisdom
14:18 The Role of Spirituality in Personal Growth
17:05 Motherhood's Impact on Self-Identity
19:41 Mindset and Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
22:28 Creative Expression and Authenticity
25:19 Powerful Moments of Alignment with Higher Self
28:01 Words of Wisdom for Women
30:44 Creating Supportive Spaces for Women
33:30 Upcoming Events and Closing Thoughts
Connect with Noni:
Instagram: @otwildmoss
Email: otwildmoss@gmail.com
In this gentle and nourishing episode of Golden Cor, Marina welcomes somatic guide and yoga teacher Layla Prates for a foundational practice in embodiment, grounding, and orienting through the senses.
Originally from Brazil and now based in Australia, Layla shares her personal journey and the somatic tools she’s gathered and offered over the years.
This episode is an invitation to pause and come home to your body. Layla guides us through practices of breath awareness, grounding, sensory orientation, and intuitive movement - each one a doorway to deeper presence, nervous system regulation, and relational connection with life.
Whether you’re listening in the stillness of morning or the quiet of night, allow this practice to meet you where you are. Come with curiosity and leave with a renewed sense of self and place.
In this episode, you’ll experience:
Foundational somatic practices for grounding and presence
Breath and body awareness as tools for nervous system support
A slow, sensory journey into your environment and inner landscape
Movement invitations to awaken and soothe the body
Prepare a cozy space, have a blanket or tea nearby, and let this be a moment of returning.
See below to connect with the wonderful Layla and explore her incredible offerings:
Instagram: laylaprates_muembodiedarts
Website: Mu Embodied Arts
Welcome back to Golden Cor, a space for remembering the sacred in our everyday rhythms. In this episode, we explore one of the most tender and transformative spaces we can inhabit - the liminal phase.
Often unnamed but deeply felt, the liminal is the threshold between what was and what is yet to come. It’s where roles dissolve, identities shift, and we’re asked to pause, soften, and trust what’s unfolding, even when we don’t yet have the map.
You’ll hear reflections on what it means to be in the in-between, how to navigate it with grace, and why it’s not a breakdown, but a breakthrough.
Marina will guide you through a gentle ritual to support your own process of becoming.
Plus, an invitation:
Join us for Sap, an online women’s circle happening via Zoom on June 19th 7pm AEST time. Rooted in the winter threshold, Sap is a sacred space to reconnect with your body, your breath, and your inner wisdom through ritual, rest, and remembrance. All the details are here. Join us today with code SAP10 for a discount.
If you’re in the liminal or walking with someone who is , this episode is here to remind you:
You are not lost.
You are in the doorway.
And something new is quietly taking root.
