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Michaela Daystar is the founder of HeartScapes where she teaches embodiment and energy practices for healing and transformation.  The centerpoint of her work is the system of Reiki, taught from the perspective of its Japanese origins, and the intuitive arts practice SoulCollage™.   Here Michaela talks with Julie about how her life's work emerged through her own personal transformational healing experiences and what it has meant for her to explore Reiki in the context of Shintoism and esoteric Buddhism.  Michaela Info: www.heartscapesinsight.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnG2vSUxcUdOemBaZqURZ-Q michaela@heartscapesinsight.com   Julie’s Info:  Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for soul connection and creative transformation. https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure /   Every Friday, open to everyone – Pay from the Heart  www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ The Creativity Lab- Online Wednesdays: https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/ Intuive Painting Retreats: https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig  

Padma Menon is a leading dancer in the Kuchipudi style of dance, which is an ancient Indian temple dance tradition. She has danced extensively in India, Australia and the Netherlands and developed one of the first professional non-western dance companies that had a national and international performance profile; She also developed a centre for dance in India which helped women to live their full and sacred presence in their lives. Padma talks to Julie about what it involves-- dancing in this ancient tradition, partnering with a variety of Goddesses and embodying both ferocity and pleasure as an experience of the divine feminine..  Padma's Info: Padma's Reclaiming your Sacred Self Individual Program (fully online)  Website Youtube channel with weekly practice videos Online video courses FB   Julie's Info:  Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for soul connection and creative cures: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure /   Every Friday, open to everyone – Pay from the Heart  www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/   The Creativity Lab- Online Wednesdays: https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/ Intuive Painting Retreats: https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig    

Martin Stepek's free weekly mindfulness class in his hometown of Hamilton Scotland was the largest of its kind in Britain for years. During the CoVID shutdowns, Martin went online and for 15 months he hosted a daily mindfulness experience on FaceBook live with as many as 3000 people attending at times. He called this grand experiment "Ten for Zen".   Here Martin talks with Julie about how mindfulness entered his life and reshaped him from the inside out.  He shares how it was a dream come true being able to offer a free mindfulness class to his home community that welcomed his birth family in when they needed it most.    Martin's Info: https://fambizpodcast.com/episode28/ - my take on my family business story and experiences, and how mindfulness helps. https://www.facebook.com/tenforzenscotland/videos/?ref=page_internal - my free mindfulness sessions on video. Over 800 sessions including dozens of videos of mindful walks here in Scotland, all four seasons. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=martin+stepek&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&ref=nb_sb_noss - my books on Amazon My favourite explanation of mindfulness and its benefits, from Professor Mark Williams, University of Oxford's Centre for Mindfulness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvICQ6mqOcg&ab_channel=Mindfulness360-CenterForMindfulness   Julie's Info: Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: Every Friday, open to everyone – Pay from the Heart www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ The Creativity Lab- Online Wednesdays: https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/ Intuitve Painting Retreats: https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig

Sara Stenson can't remember a time growing up when she wasn't riding horses—starting as a child on her family's ranch in Wyoming.  Here she walks Julie through a serendipitous path of how working with horses became her livelihood and her calling in life. She started as a young massage therapist, became a teacher of equine massage, and then established her own equine academy.  Sara also reads three of her poems.    Sara's Info: www.equinealignacademy.com The Movie "Buck" www.brannaman.com www.chigungforriders.com is where Sara has her free video of Tai chi for riders   Julie's Info: Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: Every Friday, open to everyone – Pay from the Heart www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ The Creativity Lab- Online Wednesdays: https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/ Intuitive Painting Retreats: https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig

Johanna Walker performs and hosts poetry slams, has created solo theater pieces and has a career helping others find their voices.  As a public speaking coach and trainer, Johanna has worked with adolescent girls, incarcerated women, senior adults, corporate CEOs, fledgling entrepreneurs, TEDx speakers and passionate change-makers.  Here she talks with Julie about the power of voice and storytelling as a way to speak our truth, connect with others and open doors we never even knew existed.   Johanna Walker Info: Download your free pdf: "How to tell stories that attract clients and make more impact" www.TellStoriesThatAttractClients.com Learn more about Boulder's Story Slam Race Stories Project: www.storyslamboulder.com/racestories  Be a guest at Speakers Playground, an ongoing practice group for new & seasoned speakers www.johannawalker.com/speakersplayground Get your talk out of your heart and onto the stage in Johanna's online coaching program, Craft Your Talk: www.johannawalker.com/craft-your-talk Schedule a one on one call: www.johannawalker.com/chat  Watch Johanna's talk about her journey of not having kids: https://youtu.be/AnA_T2CXJIY Watch Johanna's TEDx talk "The stories that live in our bodies": https://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_walker_the_stories_that_live_in_our_bodies  www.johannawalker.com   Julie's Info Mentoring/Coaching Experiences for creatives of all kinds:  https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure For Anxious Times:  Every Friday, open to everyone - Pay From the Heart- www.paintbiglivbig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ The Creativity Lab--Online Wednesdays:  Https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/   Intuitive Painting Retreats:  https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats   https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig    

Sarah Bush is a mixed media and installation artist living in Taos, NM. She talks with Julie about how she transitioned from being a prolific and successful designer for twenty years to being a full-time artist.  Making sense of her life through her artmaking, Sarah shares the impact of her mother going through Alzheimer's, what it was like to make political activist art helping to get out the vote and what it means to deeply commit to her art life.  www.sarahbushartworks.com http://www.taosartistorg.org/studio-tour/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/SarahBushArtworks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahbushartworks/   Julie Claire Info: Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: Every Friday, open to everyone – Pay from the Heart www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ The Creativity Lab- Online Wednesdays: https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/ Intuive Painting Retreats: https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig  

Susheela Ramachandran awakens people through sound and play. She’s also an intuitive guide, multi-gifted artist, and the Co-host of the Global Table at Revolutionary Woman™. Here she talks with Julie about how her life’s work has emerged directly from her spiritual experiences and finding her way out of periodic depressions with hope and vision for an uplifted world.   www.susheela.co and Instagram:  @susheelathechannel   Julie Claire Info: Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com Weekly Friday class open to everyone : The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig  

Metis speaker, singer, writer and actor Andrea Menard sees her life as a medicine wheel, her creativity emerging from the four elements of her essential being.  She shares how she made a deal with life early on—she would be courageous and have a voice as long as she was guided by wisdom and her voice helped make the world a better place: "I'm not doing this if I'm not guided.”   WEBSITES:  www.andreamenard.com www.sacredfemininelearninglodge.com LINKEDIN: @andreamenard TWITTER: @andreamenard FACEBOOK: @andreamenardmusic INSTAGRAM: @andreamenard YOUTUBE: @andreamenardmusic iTUNES: @andreamenard SPOTIFY: @andreamenard SOUNDCLOUD: @andreamenard BANDCAMP: @andreamenard EMAIL: admin@andreamenard.com   Julie Claire Info: Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: Every Friday, open to everyone – Pay from the Heart www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ The Creativity Lab- Online Wednesdays: https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/ Intuive Painting Retreats:  https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig

Sara Basehart shares how recycled materials and creative process make beautiful art and a successful retail business in Taos New Mexico. Sara Basehart is an artist whose medium is recycling.  After building an earth-ship with her husband in the high desert of Taos New Mexico, Sara became immersed in a whole new art form based on trash compilations screwed to wooden bases reclaimed from the local ReStore and other sources. Each piece can take up to 5 years to complete. An earthship is a house built out of cans, tires and bottles plastered with adobe dirt and solar powered as well as rain water collecting.  It was a shocking moment of truth when she realized she should be living her whole life by these same concepts: recycled, reused, renewed, and transformed with her two hands. You can see some of Sara’s on her underused Instagram @recycledrebellion but mostly found in Seconds eco store, my small business in downtown Taos, NM. https://secondsecostore.com Glam Trash Fashion Show in Taos: https://www.facebook.com/glamtrashfashionshow/ First Fridays in Taos: https://secondsecostore.com/index.php/events-first-friday-glam-trash-fashion-show/ Greater World Earthship Community Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Greater-World-Earthship-Community-283847984987490/ Julie Claire Info: Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com Weekly Friday class open to everyone : The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig

Lori uses the principles of improv to help people feel more comfortable with being uncomfortable, overcome their fear of judgement, and develop the confidence to face challenges. In this conversation Julie and Lori trace how Lori’s professional journey required her to face her own fears and make bold life choices, facing curveballs every step of the way.    https://www.lpplayworks.com   Julie Claire Info:  Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for beyond the script living:  https://www.paintbiglivebig.com Weekly Friday class open to everyone :  The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: https://paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig  

Georgia shares how her early childhood years growing up on a commune with her well known artist parents began her journey with living with art and artists in a remarkable way.  After years of engaging in theater and making art on her own, Georgia returned to Taos years later to open up a gallery/store selling local art.  Georgia’s sense of ease with how she makes and curates art is a beautiful story of the impact of growing up in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in an environment in love with all things creative.   www. Magpietaos.com Julie Claire Info:  Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds:  https://www.paintbiglivebig.com Weekly Friday class open to everyone :  The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: https://paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig   

Jess talks with Julie about her discovery of the world of user design while in college and what her journey has been since then.  She shares how she continues to tend both her creative self and her passion in re-imagining the future of global systems in her work as a systems change consultant. Jess is a proud introvert, multipotentialite and second generation Chinese Canadian.  https://www.jessicafan.ca   Julie Claire Info:  Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds:  https://www.paintbiglivebig.com Weekly Friday class open to everyone :  The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: https://paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig 

Reilly shares how her work as a visual scribe keeps evolving and is now primarily a place of deep listening and creative partnership.  Her work has required she step into new contexts and collaborations and challenges her to stay open and curious about what might be possible.   Reilly shows up to scribing as an artist and allows that to flavor her work in unpredictable ways. Reilly Dow Info: www.pinkfish.ca https://www.instagram.com/reillypinkfish/ https://twitter.com/reillypinkfish http://reillydow.medium.com   Julie Claire Info:  Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for creatives of all kinds:  https://www.paintbiglivebig.com Weekly Friday class open to everyone :  The Creative Cure for Anxious Times: https://paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig   

Arlene Mendoza shares how she is inspired by connecting dots and observing patterns at the intersection of technology and emerging business models with a direct emphasis on serving our marginalized communities. The method of human centered design challenges the historical process of product innovation. In this interview Arlene and Julie explore the beauty of human centered design and how Arlene sees it bringing more empathy and listening into business. Arlene Mendoza Info: linkedin.com/in/arlenemendoza   Julie Claire Info: Mentoring/Coaching/Retreat Experiences for creatives of all kinds:  https://www.paintbiglivebig.com Weekly Friday class open to everyone :  The Creative Cure for Anxious Times:  https://paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-claire/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig

Julie talks with her dear friend Renee Gregorio about the personal side of being a writer and how she approaches her writing and putting her writing out in the world. https://www.reneegregorio.com/ _____ Contact Julie: Julie@paintbiglivebig.com www.PaintBigLiveBig.com

Julie Wagner speaks of the impact of Northern New Mexico's wild landscape on her creative process. http://juliewagnerstudio.com/ _____ Contact Julie: Julie@paintbiglivebig.com www.PaintBigLiveBig.com

Artist Bill Page shares his transformational journey over the last 5 decades and the ways in which creative adventures and saying “yes” have been a leading force in his life. Bill talks with Julie from his studio in Abiquiu New Mexico. _____ Contact Julie: Julie@paintbiglivebig.com www.PaintBigLiveBig.com

Mary Stacey of Context Consulting shares her experience of the value of bringing creativity experiences like painting, writing haiku and music into her global leadership work. https://contextconsulting.com/context-mary-stacey/ _____ Contact Julie: Julie@paintbiglivebig.com www.PaintBigLiveBig.com

Julie talks with Wendy Havlir Cherry about her transformation from being a psychotherapist living in the Southwest to being an author and spiritual healer now based in North Carolina. Wendy’s most recent book is titled The Mistress of Longing. https://www.shegathersbeauty.com/about _____ Contact Julie: Julie@paintbiglivebig.com www.PaintBigLiveBig.com

Piper Leigh walks us through how the spiritual practice of koans has impacted her creative life. Her life as a poet, multi media artist and organizational creativity leader celebrate a sense of wandering, presence and spacious storytelling. http://piperleigh.us/ _____ Contact Julie: Julie@paintbiglivebig.com www.PaintBigLiveBig.com