Conscious futurist Stephanie Trager inspires listeners to heal the Earth through the Kogi’s wisdom, the restoration of sacred lands, and the power of reciprocity.
Check out this recent feature article on Stephanie’s work restoring sacred Kogi lands and learn how you can contribute!
In this episode, Anita and Stephanie discuss:
- Returning sacred lands to the Kogi people, the four tribes of the Sierra Nevada de Colombia
- The Duanama stone carvings and other sacred sites
- A powerful message from the Kogi people
- Collectively navigating ancestral trauma and trauma to Mother Earth
- The Sierra Nevada as a regulatory system for our planet
- Tending to sacred land sites as a way to protect the entire world
- Finding our path for the future by first healing the earth and giving the land back to our indigenous peoples
- Reaching within our own hearts to see what we can offer to the world
“The dream is for people to hear this with their heart and then to reach into themselves and give what they can in reciprocity. It can be prayers, financial resources, or connections. That is so critical in this period of time to gain back this land.” –Anita Sanchez
About Stephanie Trager:
Stephanie Trager, JD is a transformational catalyst, earthkeeper, medicine woman, and advocate for the wisdom of the natural world. With over 30 years of experience spanning law, environmental justice, conscious governance, leadership development, and human potential, she bridges ancient wisdom with modern science to help visionary leaders create meaningful change. A former environmental attorney and co-founder of one of the first corporate responsibility law firms in the U.S., Stephanie has worked on forest conservation, human rights, and sustainability initiatives worldwide. She now serves as a board member of Dream Change, advises on rights of nature and ethical governance, and is developing an Earth School in collaboration with Indigenous communities in Colombia. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Rise of the Conscious Futurist. Check out Stephanie’s website and her podcast, Catalyst Talks
“The Kogi know, and the tribes know, the Sierra Nevada as the great regulatory system for the entire planet. If we look at the Amazon as the lungs of the earth, the Sierra Nevada they consider the heart of the earth. The sacred sites need to be tended to, and unless they are, the systems of the earth cannot be maintained. Sacred sites are the organs, the nervous system, the brain of the earth.” –Stephanie Trager
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