The Art of Healing with Dr. Bernie Siegel
Arts and Healing Podcast
Dr. Bernie Siegel is the author of . 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....
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Writing as a Spiritual Practice with Pat Schneider
Arts and Healing Podcast
Pat Schneider is the author of . She is the author of ten books including five volumes of poems, , and . 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 and director emerita of and AWA Press. She is also an adjunct faculty member of Pacific School of Religion in the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. You can learn more about Pat and her work at .
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Crafting Calm: Interview with Maggie Oman Shannon
Arts and Healing Podcast
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 .
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Art Break Day Co-Founder and Transformative Artist, Lisa Rasmussen
Arts and Healing Podcast
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 and the . 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 and , an international sanctuary for arts and consciousness in Malibu, and in virtual reality....
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Moccasins and Microphones: Timothy McLaughlin, Santa Fe Indian School Spoken Word Program
Arts and Healing Podcast
Timothy McLaughlin is a poet, teacher and the founder of the 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 Originally from Washington DC, Timothy has been teaching in Native communities since 1997. He was named the University of Virginia Madison House...
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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief Caravan Project: Interview with Elana Haviv
Arts and Healing Podcast
Elana Haviv is the Founder and Executive Director of the 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 curriculum to teach students about human rights. After 9/11, Elana spearheaded the development and implementation of the art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief...
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EngAGE and The Art of Aging: An Interview with Tim Carpenter
Arts and Healing Podcast
Tim Carpenter is the founder of , 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....
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Creating Time with Marney Makridakis
Arts and Healing Podcast
Marney Makridakisis the author of . She founded the Artella online community for creators of all kinds, and the print magazine . 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 and on Facebook at .
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Lori Portka's 100 Thank Yous: A Gratitude Painting Project
Arts and Healing Podcast
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, , and follow her on Twitter at
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Desire to Inspire: Interview with Christine Mason Miller
Arts and Healing Podcast
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 . You can learn more about Christine and her work on her website, , and connect with her on...
info_outlineDr. 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 healings. Bernie realized that we can aid our bodies' innate propensity to heal through what are currently seen as uncoventional practices, including drawing, visualization, dreams, love, and laughter.
You can learn more about Bernie's work and his books at berniesiegelmd.com and follow him on Twitter at @BernieSiegelMD.