What would make you leave behind a comfortable life to start over in a small coastal village halfway around the world?

In this episode of The Vibrational Shift, Johanna Olivas sits down with Amalie Ambrosius, Director of the Mizata Foundation, for an inspiring conversation recorded on location at Casona Tunan by Antiresort in Mizata, El Salvador.

Amalie shares the unexpected path that led her from Denmark to El Salvador, where she now leads community-driven initiatives focused on education, clean water, sustainability, and long-term impact. Together, they explore what responsible tourism really looks like, why sustainable community development begins with listening, and how meaningful travel can transform both visitors and the communities they encounter.

This conversation goes beyond nonprofit work. It's about following your intuition, building trust across cultures, and discovering that purpose often lives on the other side of taking a leap.

• Why Amalie left Denmark to build a life in El Salvador
• How the Mizata Foundation is creating sustainable, community-led change
• What responsible tourism and ethical travel really mean
• Why relationships matter more than charity
• Lessons on resilience, trust, and collective healing
• How one conversation changed the course of Amalie's life

Every year, Luna Serenity partners with the Mizata Foundation as part of our El Salvador retreat experience. Together, our retreat participants support community-led projects while building authentic connections with the people who call Mizata home.

If you're interested in joining one of our upcoming wellness retreats, visit LunaSerenity.com to learn more and join the waitlist. If you would like to donate to the Luna Serenity GoFundme in support of the Foundation click here.

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In this deeply personal episode of The Vibrational Shift, Johanna sits down with Marisela Rosales, a holistic psychotherapist turned somatic coach, to talk about burnout, embodiment, self-doubt, and the process of trusting yourself again after a major life transition.

Together, they explore how burnout lives in the body, why mindset work alone is not always enough, and how somatic healing can help us reconnect with clarity, courage, intuition, and inner wisdom. Marisela also shares how her work supports women of color in returning to the wisdom of their bodies, honoring ancestry, and moving through life without self-abandonment.

This episode is for anyone feeling stretched thin, uncertain, or disconnected from themselves and ready to remember that their body still knows the way.

• What embodiment really means
• How burnout shows up in the body
• Reconnecting with intuition and clarity
• Reclaiming your voice after self-doubt
• Honoring ancestry, motherhood, and leadership
• A simple breath and sound practice for nervous system support

Website: https://www.mariselarosales.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healingwithmarisela/

This episode is sponsored by Root and Ritual, a modern hair studio rooted in intention, presence, and care.

In the season four opener of The Vibrational Shift, Johanna Olivas records from inside the Luna Sound Lounge and shares her own journey of transformation. From leaving a full-time career to trusting her intuition and choosing Luna Serenity, this episode explores motherhood, ritual, community, alignment, and what it means to truly come home to yourself.

Wise Woman Wellness: A Mind-Body Approach to Perimenopause
with Dr. Noelia Rodriguez & Johanna Olivas

Perimenopause isn’t just a phase—it’s a powerful rite of passage. Yet it often feels confusing and overwhelming. In this episode, Dr. Noelia Rodriguez of Anew Metabolic Wellness and Johanna Olivas of Luna Serenity blend science and sacred practices to reframe perimenopause as a time of transformation.

Discover how stress impacts your hormones, explore somatic tools like breathwork and sound healing, and learn practical ways to reconnect with your intuition. This conversation is for women ready to feel wiser, softer, and more supported in their bodies.

This week we examine our relationship with balance. All the places in our lives where we are craving and needing more balance. But also giving ourselves the gift of grace when our lives feel out of balance. Today's mini sound bath experience includes beautiful chimes and Alchemy Crystal singing bowls: Sage Aura Gold (F -25), Pink Aura Gold (D-15), Citrine (A-15). For more information about upcoming workshops and retreats with Johanna head over to LunaSerenity.com.

Join Johanna as she brings on two past Retreat guests, Tonya and Karina, to talk about their transformative experiences on the Sacred Self Love Retreat last year.

This year is hosting two Women's only retreats at Casa Om Potomac. One in July that is all about Sacred Self Love and includes special workshops centered on pleasure, sensual bellydancing and so much more. And then a second retreat in November at the same location on Veteran's Day weekend.

To learn more about the July Sacred Self Love retreat visit: https://www.lunaserenity.com/sacred-self-love-2023

And for details about the Luna Goddess Fall Retreat you can visit: https://www.lunaserenity.com/luna-goddess-retreat

Join Johanna for a conversation with Basak Gunaydin. They dive into the shift in Basak's life of moving away from the corporate world. The episode closes with a Breathwork and meditation practice.

Basak, C-IAYT, 500E-RYT YACEP, is a Turkish American, Yoga Therapist & Teacher, LIfe Coach & Engineer. Offers a holistic wellness journey grounded in the ancient wisdom of yoga and enriched by modern therapeutic approaches.

With a deep commitment to fostering fulfillment, happiness, empowerment and inspiration, Basak provides a transformative experience. Despite her demanding corporate career, Basak has achieved a remarkable balance, excelling as a hard working woman on top of the corporate ladder while nurturing heart and love for all. Her unwavering passion lies in illuminating the path for others, enabling them to reconnect with their own inner light.
She is Co-Author of "Resilience Through Yoga and Meditation". Her new book, "Uncomplicated" is out now!

You can connect with Basak on Instagram @basaksyoga and at https://www.yogamaglobal.org/yoga-retreats

Join Johanna as she chats with two retreat guests from the Sacred Self Love Retreat in Tulum Mexico about their experience in the Temazcal.

A Temazcal ceremony is a traditional healing and purifying ritual originating from the indigenous populations of Mexico and Central America, particularly the Aztec and Maya civilizations. The ceremony takes place in a Temazcal, a small, dome-shaped structure symbolizing the womb of Mother Earth. Participants enter the heated structure, typically achieved through the use of volcanic stones and steam, with the intent of experiencing a spiritual rebirth.

Link to Nathalia Lafourcade’s Song that is discussed at the end of the episode.

Link to Espiritu Wellness.