# Cosmic kiddos: Iya Whiteley on the path of the spiritual child

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-galactic-with-james-faulk-6985223/cosmic-kiddos-iya-whiteley-on-the-path-of-the-spiritual-child
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-galactic-with-james-faulk-6985223/cosmic-kiddos-iya-whiteley-on-the-path-of-the-spiritual-child.md
Podcast: [Neon Galactic with James Faulk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-galactic-with-james-faulk-6985223)
Published: 2026-04-03T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-faulk/episodes/Cosmic-kiddos-Iya-Whiteley-on-the-path-of-the-spiritual-child-e3hbtea
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/f7423cd4/podcast/play/117879690/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-3%2Fde011936-eaa4-bb52-c701-c918a56f4eac.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neon-galactic-with-james-faulk-6985223/episodes/cosmic-kiddos-iya-whiteley-on-the-path-of-the-spiritual-child
Duration seconds: 3366

## Resource

Are children, as they enter the world, better seen as the teachers parents need to unlearn conditioning that denies transcendence? In this interview, I interview author and space psychologist Iya Whiteley, about her book "Born Knowing: How Children Awaken the Sacred in Everyday Parenting." We explore how parenting can serve as a spiritual practice, with children naturally arriving connected to deeper layers of being and embodying qualities like unconditional love and interconnected awareness. Iya shares her personal journey as a parent over 14 years and describes how she developed a 12-week course for parents based on spiritual psychology, emphasizing the importance of listening to intuition rather than following prescribed parenting methods. We discuss how children naturally question authority and invite parents to reconsider their assumptions, while also addressing challenges in balancing modern educational systems with nurturing children's innate qualities of wonder and imagination. We also reflect on the ripple effects of loving relationships and the importance of being present in each moment, for our children, our family, our friends, and ourselves. To buy the book: https://a.co/d/0dOzezXR To learn more: https://driyawhiteley.substack.com/ ——————- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license ———————- Don't forget to like and subscribe to this channel, and to set your notifications. Have a care and sign up for my stupidly cheap Patreon s…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neon-galactic-with-james-faulk-6985223/episodes/cosmic-kiddos-iya-whiteley-on-the-path-of-the-spiritual-child/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-galactic-with-james-faulk-6985223/cosmic-kiddos-iya-whiteley-on-the-path-of-the-spiritual-child.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.