We begin the episode with a recap of the June transits that correlated with some big news stories. Stephanie and I recap some of the predictions we got right. Make sure to have your pen and calendar ready to mark down some important dates. We cover the major transits of July 2025, which include Uranus' ingress into the sign of Gemini! Happy solar return to the Cancer and Leo babies! ⏰ Timestamps ⏰ June Recap 00:00 July Forecast 28:19 Show Notes: Natal Chart & Transit Readings ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website Laura Chung's Tik Tok Stephanie Campos Website Stephanie Campos Instagram Stephanie Campos Tik Tok YouTube Channel Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.
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Cha with Janea Brown
Janea Brown is a liberation marketing strategist currently founding Earthlings Undone, a collective connecting frontline movements with content creators through proven systems. After building a successful influencer career (193K Instagram, 195K YouTube) working with brands like IKEA, Nike, and Target, Janea walked away from her $400K annual income to investigate alternatives to oppressive systems. Having navigated 22+ jobs across seven industries, Janea now focuses on making anti-capitalist and decolonial solutions more discoverable through coordinated campaigns and resource sharing. Currently in its foundational phase, Earthlings Undone is conducting research and fundraising to amplify grassroots movements by providing liberation educators with ready-made campaigns while connecting system-weary audiences to existing alternatives. As a fellow earthling exploring the art of breaking free from harmful systems, Janea shares capacity-aware pathways to transformation through her platforms. Her work aims to bridge digital organizing with becoming useless to systems of harm, supporting the collective journey toward becoming better ancestors for all beings and the planet. Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our conversations about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation. Janea Instagram Earthlings Undone Instagram Laura Instagram Laura Website Laura YouTube Leah Instagram Leah Substack Leah YouTube
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Cha with Cassandra Lam
Cassandra is our Restie Bestie! She is a neurodivergent Vietnamese-Chinese daughter of refugees. As a somatic healing facilitator and liberatory rest educator, Cassandra guides tired and trauma-impacted organizations, communities, and individuals to rest. Cassandra's mission is to uplift rest as a necessary modality for collective healing and social change. Her holistic approach examines the cultural erasure of rest, integrates the spiritual as well as scientific pillars of rest, and helps people discover what their bodies need to feel safe enough to slow down. Cassandra is committed to building a world where love and liberation are the dominant culture. Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our conversations about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation. Cassandra Instagram Cassandra Website Laura Instagram Laura Website Laura YouTube Leah Instagram Leah Substack Leah YouTube 차 logo designed by grimeninja
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Cha with Suzy Tamimi
Suzy is a Palestinian-Californian fashion designer whose parents instilled in her a strong Palestinian identity. She has been drawn to traditional Palestinian clothing and textiles since her youth. After studying Fashion and Textile design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Suzy designed a modern interpretation of the traditional Palestinian thobe which was showcased at the UN headquarters in NY. Suzy uses Tatreez to bring about awareness and to share the beauty of Palestine. Her latest collection - Freedom Fighter - is a political and humanitarian expression, implementing indigenous fabrics and innovative textile design to pay homage to the past with eyes to the future, hand-embroidered by Palestinian women refugees. In our conversation, Suzy shares learnings from and stories about her friend and mentor Wafa Ghnaim (@tatreezandtea), who is a dress historian, writer, and educator. Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our conversations about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation. Suzy Website Suzy Instagram Laura Instagram Laura Website Laura YouTube Leah Instagram Leah Substack Leah YouTube
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Episode 238: June Astrology Forecast 2025
We begin the episode with a recap of the May transits that correlated with some big news stories. Stephanie and I recap some of the predictions we got right. Make sure to have your pen and calendar ready to mark down some important dates. We cover the major transits of June 2025, which include Jupiter's ingress into the sign of Cancer. Happy solar return to the Gemini and Cancer babies! ⏰ Timestamps ⏰ May Recap 00:51 June Forecast 14:22 Show Notes: Natal Chart & Transit Readings ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST Laura Chung Instagram Laura Chung's Website Laura Chung's Tik Tok Stephanie Campos Website Stephanie Campos Instagram Stephanie Campos Tik Tok YouTube Channel Awaken and Align Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it, and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests.
Awaken and Align is a podcast hosted by Laura Chung that features healers, artists, mystics, astrologers, and activists who are here for collective liberation. Our intention is to share stories that center people of the global majority and spiritual wisdom to incite change.
Laura Chung is a Reiki master, astrologer, and author of How To Manifest published by Union Square & Co. She has her Masters of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She is an activist who uses her various media platforms to share spiritual wisdom and decolonial education toward collective healing and liberation. As a multi-disciplinary healer, Laura helps people to transcend their past and transform their current situations; breaking generational cycles and harmful patterns. Her intention is to help people manifest the life of their dreams.
If you're inspired by what you've heard and learned on the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share Awaken and Align with a friend.
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