Dr. Bernie Siegel is the author of The Art of Healing: Uncovering Your Inner Wisdom and Potential for Self-Healing . Bernie retired from general and pediatric surgical practice in 1989, and has since dedicated himself to humanizing the medical establishment's approach to patients, and to empowering patients to induce their own healing. After studying the use of crayon drawings by patients faceing life-threatening diseases, Bernie founded Exceptional Cancer Patients to facilitate self-induced hea...
Dec 13, 2013•30 min
Pat Schneider is the author of How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice . She is the author of ten books including five volumes of poems, Writing Alone & With Others , and Wake Up Laughing: A Spiritual Autobiography . Her libretti have been performed and recorded at Tangelwood and in Carnegie Hall by Robert Shaw & the Atlanta Symphony. Her work has been featured on NPR, National Public Television, and fourteen times on Garrison Keilor's "Writers Almanac." Pat is the founder...
Oct 11, 2013•27 min
Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon is an interfaith minister, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and lifelong crafter whose passion is exploring the relationship between creativity and spirituality. Her newest book is Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation . A former magazine editor and creativity coach, she is the the author of five previous books, including Prayers for Healing . She lives in San Francisco with her husband and young daughter (who also lo...
Aug 04, 2013•27 min
Lisa Rasmussen is a transformative artist, educator, curator, and art advocate who truly believes and embodies the notion that art can change and heal the world. Lisa is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Art is Moving, and the 3rd Annual Art Break Day . Art Break Day is a communty art-reach event that offers thousands of people the means and space to connect with their community via the art-making process. She is also the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Art 4 All People and AY Atelier Art ,...
May 06, 2013•25 min
Timothy McLaughlin is a poet, teacher and the founder of the Spoken Word Program at the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS). This program empowers students to create original poetry – which incorporates Native languages and philosophies – and then perform that poetry for diverse audiences locally, nationally, and internationally. He and his students have received numerous awards and have been featured on many radio and television programs. You can learn more about the SFIS Spoken Word Program at www.s...
Mar 23, 2013•36 min
Elana Haviv is the Founder and Executive Director of the Children's Movement for Creative Education (CMCE). Elana is an education and human rights specialist. Through her flagship organization, CMCE, she has created academic and artistic programs to guide childrena and youth to understand and overcome the effects of violent world events on themselves and their communities, and to become global citizens. She designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a cur...
Jan 04, 2013•25 min
Tim Carpenter is the founder of EngAGE , a nonprofit that changes aging, and the way people think about aging, by transforming senior apartment communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness and creativity. EngAGE provides life-enhancing arts, wellness, lifelong learning, community building and intergenerational programs and events to thousands of seniors living in Southern California. Tim also catalyzed the creation of the Burbank Senior Artists Colony , a first-of-its-kind senior apart...
Oct 09, 2012•24 min
Marney Makridakisis the author of Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life . She founded the Artella online community for creators of all kinds, and the print magazine Artella . A popular speaker and workshop leader, she created the ARTbundance approach for self-discovery through art. She lives in Dallas, Texas. Visit her online at artellaland.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/CreatingTime ....
Aug 11, 2012•27 min
Lori Portka is an art creator and love radiator. Her artwork is made with an open heart carrying the intention to spread love and healing. Lori's designs appear on greeting cards, prints, calendars and magazines internationally, and reach other sweet souls who connect with her genuine and compassionate spirit. You can learn more about Lori and her A Hundred Thank Yous project on her website, loriportka.com , and follow her on Twitter at @loriportka. Reminder: The nomination deadline for the Arts...
May 02, 2012•25 min
Christine Mason Miller is a Santa Monica based writer and artist who has been creating, writing and exploring since she was a little girl. Her mission to inspire has provided the foundation for all of her creative work. The desire to encourage others to pursue their passions and create a meaningful life is the common thread throughout an expansive body of work that includes mixed media collage, commercial illustration, photography, writing, teaching and speaking. Her latest book is Desire to Ins...
Mar 01, 2012•22 min
"I believe color creates energy, and I believe energy creates inspiration, and then I think inspiration creates the change. If you can create color, which murals do, then you're making a massive impact." ~ Ricky Lee Gordon Ricky Lee Gordon is a South African muralist and artist who goes by the name of Freddy Sam. He is the founder of three initiatives. The first is Write on Africa, a community art and inspiration project that creates murals and workshops in poor communities to uplift and inspire...
Jan 18, 2012•27 min
Quinn McDonald is the author of Raw Art Journaling: Making Meaning, Making Art . Quinn is a business and creativity coach. She writes the "Business of Art" column for Somerset Studio magazine, and "The Raw Edge" coaching column for Art Quilting Studio . She's also a regular contributor to Create Mixed Media , F&W Media's art blog. Quinn uses coaching to help people find, or develop their careers, and to incorporate creativity in their lives. She believes that communicating is also an art for...
Nov 16, 2011•24 min
Jenny Doh is the author of Art Saves: Stories, Inspiration and Prompts Sharing the Power of Art . Jenny is the Founder and President of CRESCENDOh , a company that inspires creative passion, authentic community, and focused compassion. CRESCENDOh also works with publishers to create books about art, crafting, and inspiration. In addition to Art Saves , she also authored Creative Pilgrimag e , Signature Styles , and co-authored Where Women Create: Book of Inspiration In the Studio and Behind the ...
Sep 16, 2011•27 min
Susannah Conway is a photographer, writer and the creator of the Unravelling e-courses . A Polaroid addict and very proud aunt, she is currently editing her first book, This I Know: Notes on Unravelling the Heart , which will be available in spring of 2012. You can read more about Susannah and her shenanigans on her blog at www.susannahconway.com and connect with her on Twitter at @photobird...
Jul 13, 2011•23 min
"When the inner and the outer are wedded, revelation occurs." - Hildegard of Bingen Kim Rosen is the author of Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words . Combining her devotion to poetry with her background as a spiritual teacher and therapist, Kim has touched listeners around the world with poetry's power to awaken, inspire, and heal. She gives poetry concerts, lectures, and workshops in the U.S. and abroad. You can learn more about her work at kimrosen.net . You can also connect with...
May 29, 2011•30 min
Liz Lamoreux believes in the importance of unearthing our stories so that we can see where we stand on our paths and where we want to go. She is currently sharing this inward journey through her new book, Inner Excavations: Explore Your Self Through Photography, Poetry and Mixed Media , the Be Present Retreats , and the stories she shares in her Etsy store, The Little Room . She lives in a little house in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, daughter Ellie Jane, and a golden retriever named M...
Mar 22, 2011•27 min
Jamie Ridler is a professional creative self-development coach who is passionate about authentic living and creativity. She is a certified coach who has a certificate in the Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy from ISIS in Toronto. She also completed training in Body-Centered Coaching with Marlena Field, has a Blue Belt in Nia, and has an M.A. in Drama from the Drama Centre of the University of Toronto. You can found out more about Jamie at http://jamieridlerstudios.ca , and be sure to check ...
Jan 14, 2011•22 min
Since 2001, greenmuseum.org has been helping people create, present and appreciate art that heals our relationship with the natural world. This online museum offers a wealth of information about artists who are doing exciting and innovative work that directly speaks to the environmental issues of our time. In this podcast, Arts & Healing Network Director Mary Daniel Hobson interviews Sam & Anne, core team members of greenmuseum.org about the environmental art movement, giftivism, generos...
Nov 22, 2010•27 min
Leah Piken Kolidas is a mixed-media artist and creativity guide living near Boston, MA with her husband and their four fuzzy cats. She loves sipping hot chocolate, wearing silly socks, and everything turquoise. Leah blogs about creativity and art at CreativeEveryDay.com , where she also leads Art Every Day Month (every November) and the year-long Creative Every Day Challenge. You can view more of her art at BlueTreeArtGallery.com and follow her on Twitter at leah_art . You can listen and subscri...
Oct 26, 2010•17 min
For over ten years, artists Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have been collecting trash together on Kehoe Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California, and turning it into playful and powerful works of art that raise awareness about ocean pollution. The plastic they collect has become everything from sculptural wall art to digital prints, a wedding dress, jewelry, a mobile car sculpture, and more. Ultimately, their work combines fun and passionate obsession with a thoughtful m...
Jun 23, 2010•39 min
Amy Taub is the Executive Director of Creativity Explored , a nonprofit arts center in San Francisco, CA where artists with developmental disabilities create, exhibit, and sell art. The studio artists work at one of the two San Francisco studios, which are staffed by over 20 professional artists who act as teachers and guides. Artworks created by the studio artists are sold through the Creativity Explored Gallery , and also in their online store. The studio artists receive 50% of all proceeds. T...
Apr 01, 2010•20 min
Sandra Hobson is a counselor and consultant to individuals and organizations who are interested in using art and indigenous wisdom for personal, community and environmental healing. She has been an advisor to the Arts and Healing Network since its beginning in the mid-90's. A world-traveler, Sandra has studied with shamans and native healers from diverse cultures including Peru, Nepal, Ecuador, Mongolia, and more. She carries that wisdom into her counseling practice and into her recently publish...
Jan 22, 2010•16 min
Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years. She is the author of 32 books, fiction and nonfiction, including her bestselling works on the creative process: The Artist's Way, Walking in This World, Finding Water , and The Writing Diet . A novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, she has multiple credits in theater, film, and television. Her newest book is The Artist's Way Every: A Year of Creative Living . You can find out more about Julia's work, book, and upcoming wor...
Oct 15, 2009•15 min
As the founder of ArtBizCoach.com , Alyson B. Stanfield helps teach thousands of artists around the world how to promote their art more effectively and make a better living. She is the author of I'd Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist"s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion and the popular Art Biz Blog . Alyson is a regular contributor to Art Calendar magazine and has given workshops and keynote addresses in 20 states. The Arts and Healing Network is delighted to share Alyson's sage advice. We get m...
Sep 22, 2009•39 min
Chris Zydel is a self-described "professional believer-in-the-gifts-of-others." She is a creativity coach who teaches expressive arts painting classes out of a wonderful Victorian home in Oakland, CA. As Chris says, "Regularly diving into your creative pool renews your soul, heals your spirit, keeps your inner spark alive and allows you greater intimacy with the full depths of your being. And it's fun!" Chris has helped countless people over many years discover and deepen their connection to the...
Jun 02, 2009•38 min
Christopher Ellinger is a multi-talented individual who bridges the worlds of healing arts and philanthropy. Together with his wife Anne, he founded the Zing Foundation which helps generate funding for creative projects that emphasize healing and transformation. Christopher and Anne are also co-directors of True Story Theater , an improvisational performance company that builds community by "playing back" the true life experiences told by members of the audience. On March 24, 2009, Christopher t...
Apr 03, 2009•26 min
Interview from November 26, 2008 with Jen Cross, a freelance writer and facilitator of writing workshops for survivors of sexual abuse, and of erotic writing workshops. Our conversation begins with Jen describing what happens during a Writing Ourselves Whole Workshop. Check out the Writing Ourselves Whole blog where Jen has written out longer answers to the questions we covered, and some we didn’t get to include....
Jan 14, 2009•25 min
Wendy Johnson is a Buddhist meditation teacher and organic gardening mentor who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World . You can find out more about Wendy, her book and where she'll be speaking next at www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com...
Sep 07, 2008•35 min
Ecological artist Aviva Rahmani’s current work reflects her interest in the application of mapping analysis to, "explore potential solutions for urban and rural water degradation in large landscapes." She is currently using the Internet to perform residencies, "without the international travel that spews jet fuel over the earth's waters." Virtual Cities and Oceans of If, and the on-going Virtual Concerts address global warming and geo-political conflicts by demonstrating, analyzing and interpret...
Jul 21, 2008•27 min
In addition to her work as the Arts and Healing Network ’s Web Site Coordinator, Reverend Tristy Taylor also works with individuals and groups using dreamwork, art-making, coaching, spiritual direction and meditation. She holds a Masters degree from the Arts & Consciousness program at John F. Kennedy University, and was ordained in January 2005 after studying at The Chaplaincy Institute for Art and Interfaith Ministry. Reverend Taylor is also the co-Founder of the Church of Craft . You can f...
May 23, 2008•25 min
