In this episode of The Fairy Podcast, Winslow Vail is joined by her beloved mentor, Aleya Dao, founder of Seven Cups of Consciousness, for a heartfelt conversation about keeping the door of light open as we grow up. Together, they explore how children can stay connected to magic, feel safe in their sensitivity, and use dreamtime as a place of guidance rather than fear. Aleya also shares the true story of how fairies and nature spirits helped guide her missing dog, Kit, safely home through dreamtime.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Why many adults forget magic, and how children don’t have to
• Choosing which “doors” and realms feel safe, supportive, and loving
• Using dreamtime to receive guidance and help, including a real-life fairy story
• How setting gentle bedtime intentions can reduce nightmares
• Building relationships with fairies and nature spirits
• Why witnessing joy and light strengthens connection
• How laughter travels easily between realms
• Trusting your inner knowing without carrying responsibility for others

This episode is for sensitive kids, parents, and anyone who wants to stay calm, connected, and rooted in wonder, while keeping both feet on the ground.

Take a breath, open the doors of love and light, and let the fairies walk with you.

About Aleya Dao

Aleya Dao is a pioneering healer and spiritual teacher who has dedicated her life to helping others tap into their inner wisdom and live a life of purpose and fulfillment. She is a sound healer, energetic practitioner, a Licensed Acupuncturist in Colorado, a Minister in the State of California, and a Doctor of Oriental Medicine in New Mexico. She has been an alternative healer for over 30 years.

Aleya graduated from Lewis and Clark University in Portland, Oregon, and earned her Master's Degree in Oriental Medicine from The Southwest Acupuncture School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She practiced in Telluride, Colorado, for 7 years before moving to Santa Barbara, California, where she started delivering the Cups of Consciousness meditations worldwide, recorded nine sound healing albums, and now lives just South of Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada foothills, serving an international clientele as a spiritual guide, teacher, and sound healer.

In 2001, Aleya had an enlightenment experience that enabled her to perceive other realms, hear angelic beings, and increase her empathic and clairvoyant abilities. Aleya has mastered the ability to help people release the root causes of their suffering. Her tools help people discover how to move forward with greater peace, empowerment, and freedom. With her signature blend of humor, wisdom, and practical tips, Aleya has become a trusted voice in the spiritual community, guiding people on their journey to personal growth and transformation.

Aleya's Lullabies Album: https://www.aleyadao.com/catalog/products/Aleya-s-Lullabies/668/

Aleya's Children's Corner: https://www.aleyadao.com/catalog/products/Children-s-Corner/596/

Aleya's Website: https://www.aleyadao.com/

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Music Credits: "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel performed and recorded by Winslow Vail.

In this episode of The Fairy Podcast, we’re joined by Kara Daniels of Deep Root Connections to explore how play, energetic sensitivity, and intention can open beautiful connections with fairies, nature spirits, magical beings, and the living land. Through a grounded, joyful conversation, we learn how Earth, animals, and spirit are alive, communicating, and intertwined, and how our sensitive hearts are the key to listening.

Together, we explore:

• Reframing sensitivity as a sacred gift
• A glorious tale of a real-life garden fairy and her family, who are guardians of the garden and who first “hitched a ride home” on a delphinium from a plant shop.
• How play and laughter tune to fairy frequency
• Simple steps to connect with nature spirits and magical beings
• Noticing subtle cues such as inner giggles, images, and more
• Fairies shape-shifting to match your senses
• Making magic tangible in everyday spaces

This episode is full of powerful practices and heartfelt guidance for connecting with the unseen world. Whether you’re new to nature communication or curious about how to notice the magic around you, you’ll leave with exquisite tools to engage your heart, senses, and imagination.

About Kara Daniels

Kara Daniels is the founder of Deep Root Connections, a place where earth, animals, nature, and spirit are all intertwined, alive, and communicating. She is an interspecies communicator, a channel for nature, and collaborates with the spirits of the land to heal the land we live upon. Her goal is to co-create, co-exist, and heal Mother Gaia by mixing the physical with the mystical, live a magical life, and help you do it too in the most down-to-earth way.

Connect with Kara Daniels: Live and On-Demand Learning Opportunities

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Music Credits: "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel performed and recorded by Winslow Vail.

In this episode, we sit down with Molly Cusick, the creator of The Tree Pilgrimage. Molly's journey began when a redwood tree sent an image to her mind’s eye during a dream. This moment sparked years of listening to trees from around the world. Now, Molly guides listeners into the realm of tree communication and connection. She teaches how trees communicate through imagery, dreams, and a felt sense.

Molly provides a clear, practical guide to tree communication, filled with tools and exercises you can start using right away. She teaches you how to ground yourself, visualize roots to connect with trees, and become aware of the images, sensations, scents, and subtle sounds that form a shared language with these beings. Molly shows you how to adapt your approach to each tree's unique personality, how to ask for permission, and how to interpret your body’s responses as clear guidance. With warmth and clarity, she encourages you to view the forest as a community of individuals rather than mere background scenery.

She then takes you to the edge of the unseen. Molly shares her fairy experiences, including an encounter with a long-limbed fairy beside her car at dusk, feeling a double “bubble” of energy that requires a spoken request to enter, and a watchful fairy who accompanies her until she leaves the forest. Throughout these experiences, she emphasizes the importance of discernment - protecting your tender moments, sharing them only with those who will appreciate them, and trusting the subtle ways your intuition communicates with you.

If you’re curious about tree communication and the subtle magic of the Nature Kingdom, Molly serves as your guide and teacher in this journey, offering both wonder and a practical toolkit.

About Molly Cusick

Molly is a photographer, potter, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, and adventurer whose life changed when the trees began speaking to her through image and dream. In 2018, she followed a call from deep within her heart and began The Tree Pilgrimage, a journey of visiting, listening to, and photographing extraordinary trees around the world. Through this years-long communion, Molly developed a clear, embodied method for connecting with trees through sensation, imagery, and intuitive listening.

Join The Tree Pilgrimage: https://www.thetreepilgrimage.com/about

Explore Molly’s Tree Deck featuring a booklet with the wisdom, meditations, and messages of 25 trees: https://www.thetreepilgrimage.com/printshop

See Molly’s Photography: www.mollycusickphotography.com

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Music Credits: "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel performed and recorded by Winslow Vail.