2.18 Broken & Open Heartedness
Tristan Katz (they/them) is a writer, digital strategist, and equity-inclusion facilitator based on the ancestral land of the Cowlitz and Clackamas peoples and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Siletz Indians, now known as Portland, OR.
Tristan offers justice-focused marketing programs for yoga and wellness professionals, along with workshops and trainings centered around queer identity and transgender awareness with an anti-oppression and intersectional lens.
Their podcast, ALL THE F*CK IN: Showing up for social justice in your work, is a collaboration with Lauren Roberts, featuring conversations about all things business and entrepreneurship—from a radical perspective that says we don’t have to choose between social justice values and being successful.
Tristan was named one of Yoga Journal’s 2021 Game Changers and they were awarded the Reclamation Ventures grant in Spring 2021 to expand their offerings and dedicate time to writing their first book, title forthcoming.
They are proud to sit on the Board of Directors at Accessible Yoga—a non-profit working, through education and advocacy, to share the teachings and benefits of yoga with those who have been marginalized, and to identify and remove barriers to access, build strong networks, and advocate for an accessible, equitable, and dynamic yoga culture.
In this powerful episode we discuss:
Grief and Loss
Ongoing grief
Cultural expectations about how one should grieve
Remembering those we have lost
Grief Rituals
Rituals of Remembrance
How to be our authentic selves amid traversing grief
Holding space with others
Allowing ourselves to be held, seen, and witnessed
The expansive nature of ancestors
Communication from the ancestral realm
Altars
Heartbreak
Spiritual practice
You can connect with Tristan on their website and on Instagram @tristankatzcreative
Follow their podcast with Lauren Roberts: @alltfinpodcast
Podcast music by Charles Kurtz