Thyme in the Studio: Art & Wellness

The podcast has been around for a year now. Some updates and shoutouts and recipe ideas. Some Links: https://www.patreon.com/thymeinthestudio https://www.instagram.com/thymeinthestudiopodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/aida.zea.arts/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/403582056803336/ https://www.aidazea.com  https://www.etsy.com/shop/AidaZeaArts Contact me: sara@aidazea.com Music by komiku

Davinah Simmons of Rooted Birth Doula Services is a full time doula in Seattle, Washington and in this conversation we dive into the magic of tears, suggestions for holding space and questions for parents to ask themselves and their partners. She describes her passion for working with people of diverse backgrounds and how she weaves her foundation in counseling and photography into her current wor...

Lydia Greer is a visual artist whose layered, mixed-media work includes sculptural and video installation, hand-made stop motion animation, single and multiple channel video, puppet theatre, and works with paper. She works with themes of allegory and euphemism in narrative structures exploring the languages of psychology and theatre. From 2003-2007 she directed the LET'S DANCE SHADOW THEATRE, a ha...

Marsha Mack is a contemporary artist living in Denver, Co. She creates installations using scent, ceramics, paintings, collages and so much more. In this episode we discuss her experiences with an endurance performance and how she used that as a foundation for an investigation into understanding culture, the body, advertising and desire. She uses installation to pull together varied creative explo...

Melissa Borer is an herbalist, gardener, yogi, musician and mama living in Duluth,MN. We discuss the joy of collaboration, how to start a farm, an herbal business, and have a baby in a year. She also discusses her latest recording project and gets into the divine qualities of Tilia and Hawthorn. links: https://www.lilynsway.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lilynsway/?hl=en https://www.aidazea.com/ h...

A little bit about pine and peppermint. Links: https://www.aidazea.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/AidaZeaArts http://www.saramariemiller.me/ https://www.instagram.com/aida.zea.arts/ https://www.instagram.com/thymeinthestudio/ https://www.instagram.com/saramariestudio/ Donate here: https://simplecast.com/donate/6016 music by Komiku

Heather Saba is an herbalist, writer and teacher in Boulder, CO. She talks about her experiences learning about plant spirit medicine in Peru and how her practice continues to evolve. She is co-teaching a cool workshop on Asanas and Adaptogens and blending herbalism with yoga! She is such a wise and interesting storyteller and reminds us of the importance of having a strong spine and a soft belly...

Catherine Widener is an artist, arts educator and yoga instructor. She makes paintings of the majestic beauty of Utah and donates the proceeds to protect our National Parks. She is an innovative teacher merging art assignments with the natural sciences to instill a greater love and curiosity of the plant world. She also makes beautiful methodically stitched embroidery art based on fast sketches sh...

Diane Cluck is a world-renowned singer songwriter in the neo-folk music scene. Her songs are truly spellbinding and feel both haunting and fresh. She talks about her recent tour of the US and some ways Ayurveda and the Wise Woman Herbal traditions have helped her along her path. We also talk about her beautiful collages, how to create songs and establish deep connections to others via singing, cre...

A prayer to ask. A prayer to end sexual harassment A prayer to end sexual assault and abuse A prayer to end the abuse of power A prayer to end violence A prayer. A reminder to vote and some ideas to fight off a cold or flu establish boundaries and say no when that is what your heart wants. This short episode scratches the surface of consent, boundary work and strengthening immunity. Links: https:/...

Casey Concelmo is an New York based artist, illustrator and teacher who focuses on creating works with egg tempera. He just completed a project illustrating a poem by Hallie Geier of the Love Foundation. She was an 11 year old philanthropist who created over 1000 poems, stories and essays in her short 11 years on this planet. Her creative, positive, generous and kindhearted approach to life is bey...

Ashley Noack and Sara Miller discuss ways to use the Tarot to create more ceremony and meaning in sessions and different ways to be of service as a doula. Ashley has experience helping women with abortion and miscarriage experiences but discusses her myriad ways of helping many people and the process of writing and thinking about postpartum care. She also dives into her own experience and training...

Jessica Trusty of Trusty Owl Studio talks about her P.A.U.S.E. project and how it has been 8 years in the making. Lots of inspiration here to simplify, reflect and consider how to be a good elder and lean against rocks and trees more often. She discusses how connecting with the plants and nature energies has given her support and answers through difficult times. She gets real about her eating expe...

Jessica Trusty of Trusty Owl Studio talks about her P.A.U.S.E. project and how it has been 8 years in the making. Lots of inspiration here to simplify, reflect and consider how to be a good elder and lean against rocks and trees more often. She discusses how connecting with the plants and nature energies has given her support and answers through difficult times. She gets real about her eating expe...

A minisode with host, Sara Marie Miller about how and why to hold gratitude and grief in equal measure and entering into the Autumn with reverence and support from Hawthorn and a reflection on 100 days with schizandra and a sketchbook so far. Music by Komiku. Links to Sara Marie Miller: https://www.aidazea.com/ http://www.saramariemiller.me/ https://www.instagram.com/aida.zea.arts/ https://www.ins...

Interview with chef Nikki Dembeck on how she got started cooking and talks about pros and cons of different ways to learn about food. Great insight into how to travel the world, play well with others, balance flavors and make a great soup. She talks about her journey with nutrition and her experiences with a keto diet. She dives into the importance of valuing your work and we talk about spirit ani...

Brigitte Mars is an incredible herbalist, nutritionist and healer and has been learning and practicing as a healer for over 50 years. She has developed an app that helps people identify plants- iPlant, and has written over 10 books on wellness including a first aid book, healing from addiction, a sexual herbal and a raw food cookbook and many more. We dive into her past, present and future and tal...

Steph Untz, owner of Paint and Grain talks about her experience with completing a 100 day project as a busy new mom. She talks about self care and the cycles of creation and destruction within her creative work. She discusses a collaboration she worked on with Nick De Ford for and exhibition in Knoxville Tennessee and what it was like to work in a woodshop in Japan. She has recently moved to Phila...

The story of how David developed more patience and compassion and became interested in Nature-inspired life coaching. He offers tools for developing a deeper connection with the natural world and finding your life's purpose. https://www.profoundpurposecoaching.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-tree/id1336666780?mt=2 https://earthbasedinstitute.org/ https://www.aidazea.com/ http://www.s...

Tips, herbs and flower essences for relieving anxiety and why you should touch yourself regularly. 100 days of drawing with schizandra and suggestions for balancing your budget and being more conscious with your money. https://www.aidazea.com/ http://www.saramariemiller.me/ Intro and outro music by Komiku Donate here: https://simplecast.com/donate/6016

Jillian Fitz Maurice is a Denver based artist working in the realms of drawing, painting, performance, video and installation. She has studied in Milwaukee and Ireland and makes striking work dealing with the complexities of contemporary life and how and why we seek exotic escapes. She has a show up at Rule Gallery in the Sante Fe Arts District- depicting palm trees, ocelots and snakes to look at...

Carrie Raissle, owner of Mountain Moon Medicine LLC (also known as Mountain Moon Herbalism) talks about being a river guide, moving around the country to find her place and starting her own herbal business and personal practice working as an Herbalist and Nutritionist. She is gifted at listening and working with children and nutrition to bring about steady and positive change in the lives of her c...

Sara Marie Miller and Elizabeth de Coursey talk about their roots in herbalism. Elizabeth talks about her connection to Colorado and how her experiences with wine and music helped shape the vision for her company. She is the owner of Antidote Apothecary and Teabar in Greenpoint Brooklyn and has created a space of healing and connection for those in her neighborhood and beyond. She offers advice ab...

Sara Marie Miller and Leslie A. Grossman talk about the magic of seaweed, making books, marbling paper, screenprinting and monoprinting and so much more! Leslie is an artist, teacher, curator and owner of aLGae Book and Paper. She teaches workshops at Peters Valley and curates a gallery in Philadelphia while making her own handmade marbled paper and stitching them into her gorgeous artist books an...

A dive into experimenting with food and eliminating gluten and dairy and weaving some paleo and keto principles into diet plans to improve health and vitality. Eating more vegetables and gutting out gluten has helped me along my health journey. https://www.aidazea.com/ http://www.saramariemiller.me/ http://clinicalherbalism.com/ Intro and outro music by Komiku Donate here: https://simplecast.com/d...