Backyard Magic
Welcome to The Backyard Magic Podcast: Simple Magic for Wherever You Are.
Backyard Magic is a podcast for witchy people who want to feel more magical but have messy lives, dishes in the sink, and bills to pay.
Hosted by Nicole Berrios, an acupuncturist and shamanic practitioner, Backyard Magic explores shamanism, spirituality, witchcraft, seasonal living, and the practical ways to weave it all into everyday life. Think simple rituals, shamanic wisdom, nature, and a little bit of witchy goodness and fairy dust, without needing a picture-perfect spiritual practice, gobs of time, or even your shit together.
Grab a cup of tea and join Nicole in the backyard. The dishes can wait.
To learn more and to download your free copy of our Just Do the Dang Ritual Guide, check out our website at https://nicoleberrios.com/.
Backyard Magic
Spring Magic: Flowers, Rain, and.. Irritability?
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Welcome to the backyard! In this episode, we’re diving right into spring, where we discuss the wood element (it’s a Chinese medicine thing), the magic of it, and the pitfalls.
Nicole goes on a tangent about hormones, and then mashes up Chinese 5 element theory with western astrology. Learn how to harness the magic of the season, right in your backyard.
No fancy tools or pre-planned rituals required. Just a little awareness and intention.
Show Notes (and a Correction)
- Nicole mentions her Substack in this episode. Since recording the episode, she actually now has 2 of them. The Backyard Magic Substack goes along perfectly with this podcast: slightly irreverent tone, doesn’t take itself too seriously, but is still all about everyday messy magic. Go check it out here!
- Her second Substack is the one about deep healing (that’s the one mentioned in this episode) and is called Messy Magic Healing. Check it out here.
- Discover your dominant and secondary elements in Chinese medicine 5 element theory here.
- For another witchy podcast with a different spin, check out the Demystify Magic podcast.
- The calendar mentioned is the Llewelyn Witches’ Calendar for 2026.
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