What happens when spiritual practice moves beyond individual healing and into the healing of a community?
In this episode of the Bodyway Intuition Podcast, Alicia Boyd, community and political activist, educator, writer, Reiki Master, and founder of The Movement to Protect the People (MTOPP), shares how more than 25 years of spiritual practice ultimately became inseparable from her work as an activist. Through MTOPP, Alicia has helped organize efforts to stop rezoning and development plans that threatened to displace low-and moderate-income families of color in Brooklyn's Crown Heights and Flatbush communities.
Alicia reflects on the full-circle evolution of her work. Early in her journey as a healer, she believed part of her role was helping people engaged in difficult fights and purpose-driven work clear their energy so they could remain strong. Eventually, she became the person doing that work herself. What began as healing individuals expanded into empowering communities, with Alicia using intuition to navigate unfamiliar political systems, develop strategies, uncover information, and challenge powerful institutions.
The conversation also comes full circle personally. Eboni first knew Alicia as a spiritual healer and later received her Reiki Level I attunement from her. During that attunement in a Brooklyn park, a stranger approached them and Eboni unexpectedly gave her first clairtangent reading. More than a decade later, Alicia shares what she remembers witnessing that day and why she believes the experience revealed something Eboni needed to know about herself.
What is Bodyway Intuition Podcast?
Listen to Stories That Changed the Relationship People Have With Themselves
The Bodyway Intuition Podcast, hosted by author Eboni Banks, features grounded conversations with everyday people reflecting on the lived experiences that shaped how they learned to trust themselves. Through stories of intuition, direct spiritual experience, healing, and the intuitive Clair senses, guests share how they noticed, questioned, ignored, or eventually learned to trust the guidance available through the body.
Each conversation offers a personal perspective on the experiences that changed how someone understood themselves, the world around them, and the choices they made. Together, these stories help us better understand experiences we don't always have language for or acknowledge while encouraging listeners to recognize and reflect on their own.
New episodes are released every Wednesday.
Learn more about Eboni Banks, her lived experiences with the senses, sensuality, intuition, and the services she offers at bodywayintuition.com.
Read Eboni's book, Your Intuitive Nudge: A Step-by-Step Guide to Connecting with Your Intuition, available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other bookstores.