The Intersection of Mindfulness and Magic, with Erin Sharaf

This episode was recorded LIVE,together in real life, back in October in Sedona Arizona. I was on a month-long camper van experiment out West but that’s a story for a different day. 

This week’s guest, Erin Sharaf, is both a scientist and a mystic. A former primary care provider and university professor who became a mindfulness expert and shaman. 

Erin now helps cultivate healing for people and the planet through enhancing the connection between mind-body-spirit and nature. Her work draws on both traditions of modern science and ancient wisdom.

We met up for a hike amongst Sedona’s red rocks, then sat down to talk about how her own mindfulness journey from a new student, a few decades ago, led her to become a fierce advocate for the planet. 

 “I sit so we all can rise”. Let that sink in. Magic.

What do we do with all that we become aware of when we get still, meditate and can see clearly once the dust of our minds settle? 

Do we have a responsibility to do anything about that which we see?

 For Erin, this is where her passion for social justice, peace and kindness came alive.

Mindfulness Teacher Plant Powered Creatrix | Peaceful warrior | Health enthusiast | Shamanic Practitioner lover of life.

An internationally certified mindfulness instructor, she has been creating transformative workshops for over a decade. Featured on NPR, in Mindful magazine and at conferences like SXSW, her greatest joy is getting to share transformative, heart-opening practices with others in the hopes that people will expand their circle of compassion to include all living beings.  

 A free spirit, she splits her time between MA, Sedona and Hatteras Island. You can often find her gazing at the night sky, wandering slowly through the woods or dancing up a storm.  

Join her Mindfulness & Magic community at www.erinsharaf.com