Kalpana Alejandra Arias: Ecosomatics, Reindigenization and Living A Devotional Life In The Digital Age

Kalpana Alejandra Arias (@nowadaysonearth)  is a tech-philosopher, climate activist, podcast host, and ecosomatics educator.

I first experienced Kalpana’s healing presence during a Conscious Social Media Method group program – she was one of the first people to take it back when I launched it in 2019. This interview is a beautiful conversation spanning healing, connecting to your roots, and technology as a mirror for consciousness.

If you’re planning to listen to this conversation while driving, heads up: at 19:30, Kalpana guides us through a short meditation practice – please don’t do it while driving!

We discuss: 

• Our connection to nature in the digital age
• Bringing indigenous perspectives to technology, business and branding
• Technology as a pathway and a mirror for consciousness 
• What is ecosomatics? 
• Forming a relationship with nature through your body 
• Speaking to God through plants
• Rituals of connecting to the land you’re on and your ancestral roots
• Walking a path to remembering 
• Kalpana’s experience with reindigenization
• The power of devotional singing 
• What it was like to grow up in Colombia and then move to Houston as a child
• How Kalpana became a disciple of Amma, the hugging saint, and what her name means
• What is it like to spend time at Amma’s ashram in India? 
• Living a devotional life
• Bringing prayer with you everywhere you go
• Holding the intention of being of highest service
• Being with what is 
• Merging timelines

Connect with Kalpana: 

• @ariasaleja
• @nowadaysonearth

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