Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck with David Nichtern

Ep. 64 – Annette Knopp is a Mystic Nomad

June 2, 2026·59 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

With both insight and vulnerability, Author Annette Knopp explores how our earliest attachment experiences shape the way we love, relate, and walk in this world.Help us celebrate 10 years of Be Here Now Network and preserve the complete Ram Dass Here and Now archive. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar through June 30. Give here: BHNN 10th Birthday FundraiserIn this episode, David and Annette chat about:Connecting to our own personal experiences within a creative processThe intersection of healing and liberationAnnette’s journey through complex post-traumatic stress disorderHow our unhealed parental projections create issues within our relationships Attachment trauma and somatic healing workHow our psychological blueprint begins as early as the wombThe theory of being a ‘good enough’ parent 30% of the timeOffering repair and having a baseline of secure attachment Working with our unmet needs through awareness and observationLooking at the message (imprint) rather than the messenger (trigger)The motherly presence that is within the path of healingJoin Dharma Moon’s for their 100-hour course on teaching mindfulness meditation or for a course on meditation and embodied wisdom About Annette Knopp:Annette Knopp is the author of Mystic Nomad: A Woman's Wild Journey to True Connection and co-founder of Blue Spirit Retreat Center in Costa Rica. A meditation teacher, somatic educator, and nature mystic rooted in 30 years of personal contemplative practice, she weaves Indo-Tibetan meditation, Andean earth-based practices, and modern Western approaches to trauma resolution into transformative teaching and mentorship. Her work bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary healing in service of human dignity, wholeness, and embodied connection.Grab a copy of Annette’s book, Mystic Nomad: A Woman's Wild Journey to True Connection, or join her in Costa Rica for an upcoming retreat. “These imprints are laid down in phases before we have the brain development to have even a narrative around it. When we work in trauma with people, it’s all about making what has been implicit, explicit.” –Annette KnoppSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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