Circles That Rekindle Spirit and Wisdom with Hazel Bell Koski and Eimear O'Neill

Living Love

Spirit Matters were a series of gatherings, held in Toronto, that created circles where Indigenous wisdom keepers from many places connected with social justice leaders, students, artists, and healers. In this episode, I talk with Eimear O’Neill about how she and her late husband Ed O’Sullivan convened these gatherings, working in partnership with indigenous peoples to restore connections with land, people, spirit, and ancestors. We follow the story of how Hazel Bell Koski, a young artist, found her way to this home for her spirit that she had been hungry for. Hazel shares how the mentorship of Ed and Eimear and the Spirit Matter experiences inspired her to create PrayerStream, a community art project.
Kinship: A Hub to Amplify the Power of Community: Through initiative, Beth Tener, Living Love’s podcast host, invites people to explore how to create resource-rich culture of peer support and healthy collaboration within our communities.
Hazel Bell Koski’s web site
PrayerStream is a community art project and collection of handmade spirit flags, created by Hazel Bell Koski. You can see photos of the prayer flags in the forest.

Resonant Earth - Eimear O’Neill’s writings on Substack

Indigeneyez offers leadership and facilitation training—rooted in Indigenous ways of being—that help strengthen communities to restore the circle and cultivate hope. Hazel works with them now.
Hazel also mentions: Partners for Youth which offers adults who work with youth the capacity to lead transformative programs that promote equity, creativity, emotional intelligence, and community engagement.
Soul of the Mother - “Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, MEd is a member of the Turtle Clan and Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada. She is a ceremonial leader, traditional teacher, and healer.”
Transcript: See kinshiphub.net/podcast
Audio editing by: Podcasting for Creatives