Episode 12

Episode 12: State of the Winter 2025 with Portia Osumaré, Ilona Pamplona, Jennifer Bohn, Kira Buckley

Published on: 22nd December, 2025

In this episode of the Osumare Learning Podcast, Portia Michele Osumaré and her guests explore the themes of rest, reflection, and renewal during the winter season. They discuss the importance of honoring the cycles of nature and the self, emphasizing the need for stillness and introspection. The conversation delves into astrology, ancestral wisdom, and the significance of tuning into one's inner rhythm to prepare for the upcoming year.

Chapters

00:01:09 Introduction to Winter Themes

03:45:40 Astrology and Ancestral Wisdom

15:45:91 The Importance of Rest and Reflection

53:44:52 Preparing for the New Year

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The Osumaré Learning Podcast
Reimagining How We Learn, Together
Wisdom you can feel. Learning that sticks.

Welcome to The Osumaré Learning Podcast—where wisdom lives, joy leads, and learning transforms. Hosted by Parchelle and Portia Michele Osumaré, this show explores how we teach, learn, and live in ways that center genius, justice, and joy.

🎙️ Portia Michele Osumaré is a client experience designer, business coach, and joy strategist who blends the sacred and the strategic in every learning journey.
🎙️ Parchelle Osumaré is an executive learning producer, curriculum designer, and former high school math teacher who sees teaching as one of the highest forms of leadership.

Together, they sit down with brilliant experts, creative educators, and community leaders to excavate practical, embodied, and ancestral wisdom that reshapes how we learn and teach in today’s world. Each episode is a vibrant exploration of how wisdom lives in our work, communities, and everyday experiences.

Whether you're an expert, educator, or entrepreneur, this podcast is your invitation to deepen your learning, honor your genius, and build meaningful experiences that actually stick.

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