The Bones Remember: Pavini Moray on Ritual, Ancestry, and Remembering Who We Are.

August 4
59 mins

Episode Description

Today, we are #LiveInTheHive with Dr Pavini Moray to explore the powerful intersections of embodiment, ancestry, ritual, and belonging.

In a culture that teaches us to think our way through life, Pavini invites us to listen to something older, something wiser—the intelligence of the body. Their work bridges somatic psychology, trauma healing, consent, leadership, and ancestral practice, reminding us that healing isn't simply an individual journey. It ripples backward through our lineage and forward to those who will come after us.

Their newest book, Tending the Bones, offers a thirteen-month journey through ritual, embodiment, and ancestral connection, asking not only how we heal ourselves, but how we become good ancestors.

So today we'll explore questions like: What do our bodies remember that our minds have forgotten? Can ritual become a language of healing? And what does it mean to belong—not just to ourselves, but to generations past and generations yet to come?

In this episode….

  • “My identities are shortcuts for other people.”
  • Their former podcast, Bespoken Bones, is now on Magic Thread Media. https://bespoken-bones-podcast.captivate.fm/episodes
  • Pavini shares the story behind the choice of the title, Tending The Bones, for their latest book?
  • How do we remember who we are? The Body - What have we forgotten? The Ancestors -What have we inherited? The Ritual - How do we remember? The Future - What legacy are we creating?
  • What is Somatic Psychology and how is it woven into their work?
  • What is the relationship of Memory + Embodiment? How do memories live in the body?
  • How does Pavini utilize ritual alongside ancestral work with their clients?
  • Resource: Daniel Foors, PhD. https://ancestralmedicine.org/bio/
  • Is ritual another form of STORYTELLING?
  • Resource: Wellbriaty - https://wellbrietymovement.com/
  • Does healing take place in isolation?
  • Pavini shares a simple step towards conscious embodiment.

Find Pavini HERE.

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Dr. Pavini Moray is a somatic couples coach and Relational Life Therapy practitioner with a PhD in Somatic Psychology and 15+ years guiding couples through crisis, betrayal, and reconnection. They are the author of How to Hold Power (Penguin Random House) and Tending the Bones (North Atlantic Books). Rooted in the belief that our bodies hold profound wisdom, Pavini's work invites us to reconnect with ourselves, our lineages, and the possibility of collective healing.

They are the host of Salty Sweet, a documentary-style podcast following real couples through the work of staying together. Their approach blends somatic psychology, relational science, and a spiritual sensibility, delivered with warmth, precision, and zero wellness-speak.

Find Sandra HERE.

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