Into The Woo – Details, episodes & analysis

In this powerful episode, host Ariana Cleo welcomes Liza Fenster, the Crow Mother and "witch of all witches," who reveals her personal journey from a spiritually-guided childhood to realizing her identity as a witch in her 30s. Liza defines herself as a chaos witch, drawing on her indigenous heritage and elemental world to create "alchemic change". She shares the intense "dark night of the soul" era that served as her spiritual awakening, including the loss of a child and a dog, and recounts her incredible, emotionally-charged experiences using a Ouija board. Liza offers vital practices for spiritual hygiene, such as honoring your intuition and using accessible tools like salt and Selenite, and demonstrates how she enchants her coffee for abundance.

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Liza Fenster IG
• Work with the Crow Mother across Tarot, Energetic Healing, Spiritual counsling, Education & Spell Craft

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Former Tao Group partner turned somatic guide Amanda Baudier (also former GM Melissa Wood Health / VP Sakara Life) joins Ariana Cleo for a powerful conversation on breaking free from corporate burnout and stepping into the spiritual life that "chose" her. Amanda recounts the shocking story of delaying necessary heart surgery at age 27 to open a nightclub, recognizing her former self as a "walking zombie" and a "machine" driven by "shadow career after shadow career" until she finally surrendered to her calling.

Now dedicated to earth-based "woo," Amanda introduces her "Healing Blueprint," recommending the "gold standard" of hired somatic experiencing alongside the accessible power of daily Altar Work, which she says even her CEO clients utilize. In a series of hot takes, she views the field of coaching as a "cesspool" and cautions that plant medicine is now "excessive, under regulated, [and] under integrated." Amanda also delves into how personal suffering, including the experience of a miscarriage, became a "portal" that taught her to receive care, and shares the principle of "Spider Medicine" as the ultimate divine feminine manifestation energy: "I don't chase—I attract."

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Amanda Baudier IG
• Join the uplifting community Becoming Collective

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In this episode of Into the Woo, Ariana sits down with Deeva Green, founder of Plant Paper, for a conversation that starts in the cosmos… and ends in your bathroom.

We get into Deeva's generational woo upbringing (think pendulums, homeopathy, TCM, and full-on intuitive parenting), how motherhood made her trust her instincts even more, and why "woo" became this weird insult people throw around when they're secretly curious.

Then we go there: toilet paper.
What's actually in conventional white toilet paper, why your most sensitive area deserves better, how to think about "clean" in a way that's not obsessive — and why this one swap is a quiet wellness + planet power move.

Also: full moon chaos, plant medicine stories, modern medicine realities, and the simplest woo practice you can do today.

If you've ever said "I'm not woo, I'm science" — this one's for you.

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Plant Paper IG
• Subscribe to clean toilet paper at https://plantpaper.us/ and get  25% off  off your first purchase with code ITWOO

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In this solo opening episode of Into the Woo, host Ariana Cleo shares her coming-out-woo story — and the deeply personal journey that led her here.

From being generationally woo (think: psychic grandmothers, Indigenous ceremonies, and energy work before it was chic), to surviving childhood trauma, dissociation, and generational wounds, Ariana traces how healing became not just a curiosity — but a necessity.

She breaks down what the woo actually is, why it's been misunderstood, and introduces her Woo Mapping System — exploring healing through the body, the mind, and the soul. Along the way, she opens up about motherhood, loss, grief, and the moment she could no longer hold her pain inside.

This episode is funny, raw, irreverent, and deeply human — a reminder that healing doesn't have to be serious to be real, and that joy often lives on the other side of pain.

Whether you're woo-skeptical, woo-curious, or already deep in it… this episode is your invitation.

✨ Let the magic begin.

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG

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Dynamic business leader Devyani Ramani (COO of The Romani Group & Rebecca Taylor) is unapologetically Into the Woo—blending South Asian ancestral healing with modern leadership.

In this episode, we explore how meditation, journaling, and energetic practices ground her as a founder, how fashion becomes frequency through Feng Shui and intentional design, and how she's raising her children with tools for manifestation and emotional healing.

We also dive into her personal "woo stack," from breathwork and mediums to working with intuitive MD Dr. Gabrielle (The Urban Alchemist), and the powerful healing that came from one life-changing reading.

Takeaway: A simple nightly forgiveness journaling prompt to release what no longer serves you.

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Rebecca Taylor IG
• Devyani Ramani IG

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Host Ariana sits down with Maya Crowne, CEO & Co-Founder of Alchemist, to discuss her journey from Wall Street to launching a mineral-based, non-toxic paint company. Maya credits a transformative 2019 plant medicine experience for starting a new life chapter and meeting her co-founder. The discussion explores the dark side of conventional paint—the largest source of microplastics in the ocean—and how Alchemist's mineral paint, which uses clear crystal quartz as a binder, creates "guardianship" and a sacred home environment.

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Alkemis IG
• Maya Crowne IG

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In this deeply moving episode of Into the Woo, Ariana sits down with Aniko — singer, therapist, coach, and ceremony facilitator — to explore the intersection of sound, plant medicine, science, spirituality, and inner healing.

Together, they talk about Aniko's journey into the Woo, how sound became part of her healing path from childhood, and the way she blends clinical training, trauma-informed care, ancestral wisdom, and ceremonial practice in her work today.

This episode dives into:

the healing power of sound, humming, breath, and voice

Aniko's first Ayahuasca ceremony and the rebirth that followed

how music and psychedelics work together in ceremony

why thoughts are sound and how sound shapes reality

working with animals as allies

how to choose a safe, ethical facilitator

why true healing is about reconnecting to your own inner wisdom

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Work with Aniko
• Aniko IG

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In this profound episode of Into The Woo, host Ariana sits down with Elizabeth Grojean, the visionary founder of the premium sleep and wellness brand, Baloo Living. Elizabeth shares her extraordinary journey into the "Woo," from her generational spiritual lineage and constant search for identity, to the life-altering decision to quit her job, move to Bali, and embrace a path of profound self-discovery.

Tune in to discover how embracing the unconventional can lead to your most authentic self and deeply rested life.

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Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Baloo Living on IG

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In this episode, Emmy-nominated actress and entrepreneur Cara Buono (Stranger Things, Mad Men) comes out woo as she joins host Ariana to discuss her "woo cautious, curious" spiritual path and a psychic reading that identified her as a "Starseed child." Cara shares her powerful, lifelong practice of manifestation through journaling and visualization, which she credits with meeting her husband, Ethos Water founder Peter Thum. She also opens up about her most challenging "woo" experience at a group sweat lodge and the inspiration behind her new wine company, which honors her Italian family lineage and the ancient, ceremonial aspect of wine, while also touching on how she manages her energy as an empath in her daily life versus her acting career.

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Buy Cara Buono's Family Wine "Cara Vita"
• Cara Buono's IG

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In Part 2, Gayatri Patel, a former Bollywood and Hollywood actress who has transitioned into a powerful Reiki Master and Somatic Breathwork Healer shares a powerful tree meditation to ground and center yourself.  

Show Notes:

• ITW IG
• Ariana IG
• Gayatri Patel IG
• Join the Anami Breath & Reiki Club

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