Episodes

  • Follow Up - Gratitude

    Follow Up - Gratitude
    Nov 20 2023

    Welcome to season 2 - a full season of quick follow ups to season 1 plus fresh new episodes about life and the art that may be discovered.

    The original episode this quick follow up is for is called "Navigating Before I thoughts and Painted Diaries". Listen to it here

    Read The NY Times article I reference in the podcast here

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    • taking a virtual class with me
    • buying my book GHOSTS ALL NIGHT
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    6 mins
  • What is the Deal with Our Feet Pt.2 -ish

    What is the Deal with Our Feet Pt.2 -ish
    Jun 2 2023
    A very brief history about shoes AND some shoe recommendations for keeping your feet comfortable.
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    10 mins
  • How Surreal

    How Surreal
    Feb 23 2023
    What started as a follow-up episode on feet turned into a journey through the subconscious! Hear how the unconscious mind influenced an art movement, learn about some tips and tricks by that movement, and get a crash course into why we are still intrigued by what lies beneath...or under or hidden, in our bodies and minds.  This episode took forever because there was so much to look into, but I've got the general ideas down to 20 min (which is long enough!). A quick note: I mention Freud being problematic two times and that's because he and his methods are. I didn't have the bandwidth to get into that but please read this excellent summation by the folks at Gizmodo if you want to learn more. https://gizmodo.com/why-freud-still-matters-when-he-was-wrong-about-almost-1055800815 Other notable reads:  https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23273-autonomic-nervous-system https://www.ideo.com/blog/5-creative-exercises-from-the-surrealists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/surrealism/tapping-the-subconscious-automatism-and-dreams/ **free class to the first person who sends me the correct number of how many times I say the word “actually”**
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    18 mins
  • My Reluctant Yogi Life - An Essay

    My Reluctant Yogi Life - An Essay
    Feb 2 2023
    A audio read of my most recent essay for the Making Shapes Substack.  How do we get to where we get to? Can we recall the moment things changed? Here I jot down what I can recall that brought me into this iteration of my journey with Yoga. Remember, this is a personal essay, and my experience is not the same as anyone else's (vice versa). 
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    12 mins
  • Make Good Face

    Make Good Face
    Jan 6 2023
    Taking a casual look at the importance of facial expressions, their relationship to our brains and as a part of our general wellness understanding.  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6103217 https://program.allyoucanface.com/history-of-face-yoga/ - history of face yoga https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/muscles-smile.htm - How many muscles in our face https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/341832-scientists-discover-new-organ-hidden-within-the-face - New Organs in our faces! https://healthfully.com/facial-exercises-for-stroke-patients-6285223.html - Face Exercises for Stroke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abq6YZuSNM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNOjmiwoEPE https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/323 https://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/kapa-haka-maori-performance/ - Haka info https://hakatours.com/blog/haka-meaning/ - Haka info
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    11 mins
  • 5 minutes of breath - fireworks edition

    5 minutes of breath - fireworks edition
    Dec 31 2022
    A five minute mindful breathing practice - inspired by episode 4. A way to settle in to yourself and your space while remaining on theme for the moment. 
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    5 mins
  • Cuz Baby - you’re a firework

    Cuz Baby - you’re a firework
    Dec 21 2022

    What happens when a well thought out plan turns into something else. Inspired by a conversation this episode changed from one of New Years staples to a trip into the history of fireworks. Show links include history, research, art and more. Also - there’s a fireworks inspired meditation. 

    https://vimeo.com/783405304/d9931a44fb 

    https://makingshapes.my.canva.site 

    https://www.pilatesdojo.com

     https://www.nga.gov/press/2019/pyrotechnics.html  

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/the-hidden-toll-of-july-fourth-fireworks 

    https://www.americanpyro.com/history-of-fireworks 

    https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/evolution-fireworks 

     https://www.livescience.com/63468-fireworks-history.html 

     https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/0892364173.pdf 

     https://edu.rsc.org/feature/fireworks-the-art-and-science/3010867.article 

     https://www.atf.gov/explosives/qa/are-“display-fireworks”-considered-be-explosive-materials-subject-regulation-under 

     https://brightly.eco/blog/fireworks-environmental-impact 

     https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2020/july/the-overlooked-effects-of-fireworks  

    https://www.popsci.com/fireworks-fear-neuroscience/  

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cai-Guo-Qiang 

     https://www.cnn.com/style/amp/cai-guo-qiang-explosive-art/index.html
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    20 mins
  • What is the deal with our feet? Part 1

    What is the deal with our feet? Part 1
    Dec 6 2022

    The feet are complex and amazing - don’t think so? Take a listen and learn about some of the workings of our feet and how they assist our brains in becoming more dynamic than they already are. 

    Making Shapes Home Site - https://makingshapes.my.canva.site

    Take a class with me - Pilatesdojo.com

    https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/what-makes-the-human-foot-unique/ 

    https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/file-downloads/9781909686834_High%20Res..pdf - da Vinci’s sketchbooks 

    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/12/what-do-iraqis-find-so-insulting-about-shoes-and-feet.html 

    https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Foot_Washing https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1800818115 

    https://yogainternational.com/article/view/free-your-feet-free-your-movement https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30206910/ 

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30242943/ 

    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326321 https://www.yogajournal.com/teach/anatomy-yoga-practice/brain-foot-connection/ 

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plastic-fantastic/201909/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-use-your-feet-hands 

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190910111412.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6633212/ 

    https://neurosciencenews.com/foot-face-pathway-14265/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21021-balance-problems 

    https://www.livescience.com/33525-foot-fetishes-toe-suck-fairy.html
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    16 mins