heARTwork studios: the podcast

A fun and inspiring conversation with Alex Tessier aka @created.by.yours.truly. A biochemist, turned mental health provider, turned tarot card reader, turned poet, artist, and now an author! She talks about her journey in finding and expressing her creative spirit and embarking on her mission to heal. Preorder her book at www.createdbyyourstruly.org

In this weeks J + K episode, heARTwork studios' very own co-founder, Jessi Perkins (J) is interviewed in light of the recent publishing of her very own memoir, Healing HeART. Jessi is a loving, inspiring and giving soul who's life mission became to heal the heARTs of others when she experienced an insurmountable period of grief nearly a decade ago. Jessi's illustrations, poems & unique page to page flow have been years in the making, and tell the story of her growth & pain through grief. Jessi hopes to inspire other creators of any kind to never shy away from telling their own story about their fallen angels. Tune in for a tear-filled episode of raw & real loss, sprinkled with inspiration of how one young Vermont artist found empowerment in her grief. You can purchase Jessi's memoir at https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=Healing-HeART and don't forget to utilize coupon code "heARTwork" to get $5 off!

A Child's Cup Full began as an idea that Dr. Janette Habashi had to further engage her students with a global healing mission. This seed grew into a non-profit social enterprise based in Zababdeh village giving hope and stability to women refugees and their families. This is not a one-time charitable grant, but a mission that is making a long-term impact on their lives and future. To be part of this mission and learn more, listen to this content, and check out Childscupfull.org. (Zekilearning.org) Zeki Learning are educational, hand-made children's toys focused on cognitive and language development. (Darzah.org) Darzah is a beautiful fashion brand showcasing the Palestinian "tatreez" embroidery. 

Meditation #7 is a reading from "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. This passage starts on page 33, Chapter Two. This chapter is called "Consciousness: The Way Out of Pain" and focuses on how we feel pain by resisting the present and how we identify with the mind.

Carole Frey leads us in a beautiful meditation to fill our heART center with endless love and joy.

In her journey to find peace and mindfulness, Yoga soon became something that Carole decided to use as a tool to change and transform the lives of many, beginning with her own. After undergoing hours of training around the world she developed a unique and strategic practice and style of Meditation and of Yoga. Today Carole inspires Yogis around the country and we hope her story driven with passion and self love inspires you. You can find her at Freespiritedwanderer.com or on instagram @freespiritedwanderer

In under 10 minutes, allow yourself to heal anxiety with K today. Anxiety is a temporary emotion that often feels permanent and debilitating. It causes physical pain & chronic stress to the human body, heart, mind & spirit. With this brief meditation, take space & permission to view your anxiety in a different light, and be able to come to peace with it.

Buckle in for this longer episode, heARTworkers. This week, we learn from the story of the empowering, beautiful, resilient and hilarious, Dylann Stairs. Dylann is a vivacious heart currently residing in Asheville, North Carolina with her husband Alex & pup, Huck. While Dylann's life may appear polished, we learn the road she's endured to make it that way. Dylann describes her late teen and early twenties; a period of alcoholism, drug addiction, loss and numbing. Her inspiring story tells the tale of her own recovery from her desire to numb her trauma's and pain, to her newly fostered level of awareness as she sits with years of sobriety and seeks to feel all the feelings. This episode does go into great detail about specific drug use and does offer real and raw language, trauma and heartbreak. A helpful companion to anyone currently struggling or who has previously struggled with substance use and mental health, Dylann offers a warm hug full of hope. 

Good morning heARTworkers! Here is a short meditation to do before you get up out of bed and start your day. Stretch and check in with your body while filling your heart with gratitude and set an intention for your amazing day ahead.

Jenna Michelle is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, certified Pre and Postnatal Fitness Coach, and a wealth of knowledge when it comes to health in all aspects of your life. We dive into disordered eating, what true health means throughout all seasons of life as a woman, societal trends, and their negative effects on nutrition and body image. She leave us with a toolbox to make simple changes that will change your mindset around nutrition and health. You can find her on Instagram @Jennamichellewellness and get all of her amazing resources through her website: https://linktr.ee/jennamichellewellness

In this Loving Kindness meditation, heARTwork studios K guides you through a 15 minute practice of self love and compassion for the universe. Loving Kindness meditations are a long standing tradition in Buddhist history, and in the Pali language are known as Metta Bhavana; metta, love & bhavana, cultivation or development. Loving Kindness meditations are perfect for soothing anxiety, healing anger or frustration, or helpful for tough days. They offer a perspective change from pessimism to optimism and warmth. Find a comfortable spot, snuggle up, and enjoy.

In Episode 3 of heARTwork studios: the podcast, co-founder K interviews co-founder J. Tune in to hear Jessi's healing journey as she touches on becoming a Mother, teaching Art Education, her struggles in complicated grief, and how healing and the process of Art making has been her constant in the many changing seasons of life.

For today's free meditation we focus on a person (or pet) that fills us with love. Let this meditation start your day or guide you into a peaceful sleep. Mostly, let it fill your heART with the love you deserve.

In our first ever guided meditation, heARTwork studios co-founder, K, will soothe you through some breath work leading to a space of self-love and deep relaxation.

This is the first podcast episode for heARTwork studios! Your hosts, J + K, talk about their launch of the heARTwork studio brand! They discuss their vision and what to look forward to as they begin their journey to build a community of healing.