How can something so small, have such big implications for healing? This week on the podcast, hosts Stephanie Kersta and Carolyn Plater are joined by Tonya Papanikolov (B.Sc, CNP). Tonya is the Founder and CEO of Rainbo. She’s a Holistic Nutritionist, educator, entrepreneur and wellness leader. Tonya has been on a healing journey since she was 16 years old and has devoted her life’s work to helping people become healthier and more vibrant through functional nutrition, lifestyle and mycotherapy. Tonya educates on holistic wellness, mycotherapy and using food as medicine through 1:1 healing sessions, workshops, and retreats. Tonya has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Nutraceutical Sciences and is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner. Her first-hand healing experience with fungi began in 2011 which sparked her passion, reverence and belief in the magic of mushrooms. Since 2018, Tonya has been building the Rainbo brand and product line of dietary supplements and functional foods. Rainbo's mushrooms are grown locally and sustainably in Canada with love and healing intention. When she's not working on Rainbo, you can find Tonya in a forest foraging, hiking, or finding inspiration, creativity and energy through her practices of cooking, writing, reading, kundalini and meditation.

Listen to this episode to hear about the benefits of adaptogens—especially when it comes to mood, what adaptogens are at their core, the many applications of adaptogens such as combatting fatigue, enhancing mental performance, and easing depression and anxiety, and finally how adaptogens go well beyond just fungi.

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This week on the podcast, meet Maya Shetreat, MD. Maya is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more. Dr. Maya is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches Terrain Medicine™, earth-based programs for transformational healing. She works and studies with indigenous communities and healers from around the world, and is a lifelong student of ethnobotany, plant healing, and the sacred.

Listen to this episode to hear how she merges science and alternative healing and nature, microbiome and gut health, genes and bacteria, the connection between anxiety and gastrointestinal upset, and the fine line between good bacteria and bad bacteria.

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Today's guest is Michaela Boehm. Michaela teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and sexuality. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts as a classical Kashmiri Tantric lineage holder. Michaela’s approach empowers her students through an eclectic mix of education, experiential exercises and guided explorations. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, producers, business pioneers, and multiple Grammy-winning musicians. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way”, published by Simon & Schuster/Atria in August 2018. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.

Listen to this episode to hear about Michaela's renowned expertise in sex and intimacy, the non-linear movement method, identifying and unwinding patterns of contraction, leaving the body of tension and underlying mental loops, the interconnectedness of physical experiences, trauma work, and how empowering dancing and movement is.
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