Martin Peña leads us through his journey from "Me to We to Us" as he recounts his Inner Journey of return from the Camino de Santiago. Martin shares his creative process, new art pieces, and other experiences and people who have touched him. He gives us a behind the scenes look at the upcoming American Pilgrims 2026 Annual Gathering and how as co-chair he is bringing speakers, experiences, service and much more together to create an environment for pilgrim connection and Camino Spirit.
We discuss with mendicant pilgrim, Ann Sieben, her upcoming fifth and final leg of the pilgrimage in France dedicated to Saint Martin. She will complete this project on 11/11/25, at the feast of Saint Martin in Tours, France. Ann encourages us to take liminal time before and after our pilgrimages. She shares stories, and the discovery of the Saint Martin connection that led her to create a pilgrimage in Ireland dedicated to fifth and sixth century saints.
In this interactive session with Esther Jantzen, we explore two things: first, how walking the Camino in 2008 opened her to hear and answer her call to give back through her book 'Walk: Jamie Bacon's Secret Mission on the Camino de Santiago’, and second, how all of us pilgrims can, if we choose, honor our pilgrimage experience by direct give-backs to the Camino and by indirect ones—bringing positive change into our lives, communities, and world.
On a recent cultural tour of Navarra, Spain, we both were captivated by Maite Berrocal INCREDIBLE Camino story which we thought should be shared with our community. Watch the video to discover:
How Maite trusted blind faith, after her Camino, to search for a pilgrim for whom she had no contact details
How Maite’s multi-year quest so beautifully illustrates the archetypal journey of inner transformation
Inspiration to follow the Path of Heart in our lives
Interview with author Deborah Weltman about her book, Camino Lessons: Losing 21st Century Fears on an Ancient Pilgrimage Trail and the concept of ‘Pilgrimage Mindset’
Camino Wisdom Stories presents an interesting conversation with Camino pilgrim and artist, Martin Peña. The art that has come through Martin and the emotion it conveys in moving and inspiring. See his beautiful art as Martin walks us through the journey of reconnecting with his creativity and bringing his Camino gift home and out into the world.
Gifted storyteller and anthropologist, Beebe Bahrami, speaks about her latest book, The Way of the Wild Goose, Three Pilgrimages Following Geese, Stars, and Hunches on the Camino de Santiago. She shares the deeper symbolism of the wild goose, her own 'wild goose chase' that brought her writing gift out into the world, and top tips to recognize and follow our hunches on and off the Camino.
A captivating conversation with master storyteller and Winter Pilgrim, Ann Sieben. Hear about Ann's encounters with narco traficantes, Japanese remote villagers and a Bulgarian priest in her 52,000+ miles of pilgrimage to date. Wisdom and fresh perspective abound. In her life as a mendicant pilgrim she has discovered that "love is the currency of pilgrimage" and creating "trust is the foundation of peace."