Show Notes
Today I welcome Tigrilla Gardenia's plant wisdom to the show. Tigrilla is a Nature-Inspired Mentor, Certified Life Coach, and World Ambassador for Plant Advocacy. We consider topics as conceptually diverse as humanity's integration into Earth's story, Eco-feminism as our new word for how humans used to live, and whether Tiggers are made out of rubber or springs. REFERENCES: Tigrilla Gardenia’s Website: https://tigrillagardenia.com/ Follow Tigrilla on Facebook: https://facebook.com/tigrillagardenia Follow Tigrilla on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tigrillagardenia Follow Tigrilla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigrillagardenia Follow Tigrilla on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tigrillagardenia
(00:00) - Opening credits
(00:37) - Show opening
(01:34) - Introducing Tigrilla Gardenia
(05:57) - Following the music of plants
(10:47) - Stepping back into open curiosity
(16:32) - Eco-feminism as a safe support system
(21:33) - Unlearning the tools that no longer serve
(27:42) - We must flow, not balance
(37:28) - Frame of reference is everything
(42:15) - The tapestry woven from threads of our minds
(45:17) - Scoring the music of the Universe
(50:44) - How to find Tigrilla Gardenia on the internet
(54:51) - Setting our sensory threshold higher
(01:01:00) - Show closing
(01:04:18) - Closing credits
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