24. EARTH: Finding safety in the body with Luis Mojica of Holistic Life Navigation

<p>The last in a series of episodes on the elements, this latest <em>Moon to Moon</em> episode holds teachings and conversation about working with the element of Earth in your life and in your magical offering to the world.</p> <p>My honored guest for this effort is Virgo Sun Luis Mojica of Holistic Life Navigation.</p> <p>For reasons that will be apparent when listening here, I knew that Luis would be my first choice for a contemplation on Earth as soon as I dreamed of having one.</p> <p>Luis's direct bio: "My name is Luis Mojica. I teach people how to release stress &amp; trauma through listening to their bodies. I am a trained somatic therapist, whole food nutritional counselor, &amp; herbalist. My work is a result of my own journey to heal complex PTSD &amp; illness. We can connect to our bodies through listening, to the Earth through eating and feeling, and to ourselves through mindful awareness. From this place, we can heal anything."</p> <p>On so many levels, Luis is talking and teaching about the element of Earth: food / nutrition / eating, body listening / knowing / awareness, herbal medicine, somatic therapy, forest bathing, grounding practices, and connecting with the planet in relationship.&nbsp;</p> <p>As I share in the intro, working with Earth for me has been an important piece of my own healing process because I was once acutely disassociated from my body. My body was always a problem. Being here in this lifetime, being fully present with awareness and connection, deep listening to my body's needs: all of that used to be very scary for me, so I found safety in escaping. <strong>Because Luis's work and my own story involve healing trauma, please be advised and give thought to whether or not you have the capacity to receive this episode today.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>In my view, Luis has become something of a living Chiron, which we discuss in our conversation. To learn more about Chiron, I recommend starting with this Liz Greene article titled <a href="https://www.astro.com/astrology/in_wounding_e.ht