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Healing HeARTS : Guided Walking Meditation On Chelsea Piers with Lex Lumiere The starting point is on Chelsea Pier 57 but you are free to walk anywhere on the piers which begin on 23rd street and extend to 59th street. A Guided Walking Meditation in nature helps us to center ourselves, prevents burnout and replenishes our creative energy. Beginning at Chelsea Pier 57, a vibrant cultural destinatio...

Listen to an in depth interview with  Oaksterdam University , chancellor Dale Sky Jones regarding the nations first cannabis college inspiring the American Pot Story film and hear filmmaker Ravit Markus share the story of how a handful of underdogs risked everything to ignite the current worldwide revolution in #Cannabis policy . ⁠ Cannabis has long been used for both medicinal and recreational pu...

Listen to an informative interview with  ⁠ReFrame Stamp⁠ film executive & actor Ramón Torres as he tells us about his latest film project infused with the story of a lovely Latin community in A Little Family Drama . Premiering at the ⁠⁠valleyfilmfest.org . #ReFrameStamp is a mark of distinction awarded annually to narrative Feature Films and Television projects that hire women, those who are n...

Listen to a lovely interview with ⁠⁠ Independent Shakespeare Co ⁠⁠ (ISC) ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Owners & Actors David Melville & his wife Melissa started their theater company twenty-five years ago. Today he discusses his passion for theater and creating a sense of community throughout #CoVid19 through Shakespeare. They are in a year-round venue in the Atwater Crossing Complex in Atwater Village and...

✡︎ Happy New Year 2024! Newsletter 2023 Recap of the years #Charity and #Art projects... #CarpeDiem #HappyNewYear #FirstResponders #FireNation #Navy #Army #NationalGuard #CoastGuard #Marines #AirForce #Veteran #NFL #NBA #MLB #NSL #PGA #IDF #GovernorAbbot #Israel #OneForIsrael #Jew #UK #Australia #Japan #SouthKorea #Brazil #Christian #KPRC #KHOU #POTUS #Finance #Investments #NFT #Hope #Music #Faith...

Listen to a powerful interview with the ⁠ Save Haven Baby Boxes⁠ , Founder Monica Kelsey a woman who was abandoned as a baby at a small hospital in Ohio. Kelsey grew up to start Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Inc. once she learned she had been abandoned as an infant and after seeing a " Baby Box " in operation at a church, in Cape Town, South Africa. She has made it her personal mission to educa...

Listen to a powerful interview with the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation , President Dawn Geras a woman who has dedicated her life to save newborn babies. Geras pushed to get Safe Haven Laws passed more than 20 years ago, so parents or mothers can safely surrender their newborn – 30 days or younger – to emergency personnel; a hospital, firehouse, police station, college campus police, and walk awa...

We open by paying tribute to the USDAC: Honor Native Lands Project. Among Tribal Nations in the United States, it is commonplace, even policy, to open events and gatherings by acknowledging the traditional Indigenous inhabitants of that land. Acknowledgment is a simple, powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and practices that erase Indigenous people’s history and...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2022 - We are practicing minimalism this year, purging the excess and going for simplicity. Having two people represent the story circle for the entire year, asking them to journey into their imaginations to bring us stories of a thriving future reflected on moments of hope through the Arts. Today you will meet Dr. Anne Lundy , she received her Doctor of Mu...

Listen to the Peoples State Of  The Union 2022 - We are practicing minimalism this year, purging the excess and going for simplicity. Having two people represent the story circle for the entire year, asking them to journey into their imaginations to bring us stories of a thriving future reflected on moments of hope. Today you will meet Tweed Smith , she is a famous jazz, blues and gospel sing...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Today you will meet #PsychologyStudentTova , she is a student of #Psychology who plans to obtain her Doctorate and open her own clinic. Tova provides Professional services as a consultant to various businesses and CoVid19 testing for the City of Houston annual #Superfeast that feeds 3.3 million families annually. Enjoy listening to Tova as we discuss...

Today you will meet Jo, a Professional Hypnotist. My name is Lex Lumiere , I am a Citizen Artist for the United States Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) we adapted our #StoryCircle to a more intimate interview style for the ' People's State Of The Union 2021 ' and poetic address due to delays caused by the #WinterStorm in #Texas . Enjoy listening to Jo, a Professional Hypnotist as we discuss...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Opera has been around since 1597 as a classical art form, although opera houses are closing all over the world. Audiences are becoming increasingly smaller (and older). Yet in the midst of CoVid19 and the transition to online performance, are Online Concerts The Future of Opera ?  Today you will meet professional Opera Singer, Kamilah Sage a min...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Today you will meet #NaturopathicDoctorFoster , she is a doctor of naturopathic medicine and a teacher for #HannaKroeger’s work at the Peaceful Meadows Retreat and the creator of #Nuvision, a health software.  Enjoy listening to Doctor Foster as we discuss ways to stay healthy during #CoVid19, her vision for #HealthCare and #IntegrativeMedicine...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Today you will meet #DorothyGibbons , philanthropist and one of the founders of # TheRose , a breast health care clinic that has served nearly 500,000 patients and is now the leading nonprofit breast health care organization in Texas. Their board-certified radiologists, specialized technical staff, two Mammography Coaches, and Diagnostic Im...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Today you will meet Bonnie Tchorni , founder of # MissionJade .  Through childhood, Bonnie suffered as a victim of child exploitation and learned by experience the pain and hopelessness countless youth face on a daily basis. She knows from personal experience that many children are denied human rights due to many unfortunate reasons. B...

Today you will meet Johnny, a Professional Youth Minister whom I met at age 10 whom influenced my life growing up. My name is Lex Lumiere , I am a Citizen Artist for the United States Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) we adapted our #StoryCircle to a more intimate interview style for the 'People's State Of The Union 2021' and poetic address due to delays caused by the #WinterStorm in #Texas w...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Meet #William , a professional #EMTArtist from #Texas as we discuss his love of creating #Art.  In this interview we explore his career and life transitions due to the #Covid19 pandemic, to his marriage with my childhood friend, the former transexual rights activist #NikkiAraguz to overcome #Grief into his vision for #America 100 yrs from now in...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Meet #Fahad , a professional #MechanicalEngineer from #SaudiArabia as we discuss what led him into a love of math and science, which eventually brought him to America. Fahad and I bonded when I moved into the neighborhood and discovered his wife, a former Professor at Rice University had passed away and he was cleaning out her belongings. She had spe...

Listen to the Peoples State Of The Union 2021 - Meet Richard , a professional #Astologer as we discuss the ancient origins of #Astrology, the three Wise Men of prophecy who saw no ordinary star but one that led them east to Jerusalem to visit King Herod, to see who was born King of the Jews: "for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him." (Num. 24:17|Matt. 2:2) Astrology was...

Today you will meet Chris, owner of The Path Of Tea. My name is Lex Lumiere , I am a Citizen Artist for the United States Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) we adapted our #StoryCircle to a more intimate interview style for the ' People's State Of The Union 2021 ' poetic address due to delays created by the #WinterStorm in #Texas . Enjoy listening to Chris, owner of The Path Of Tea at his holi...

Today you will meet Harry B Happy , The Monk. My name is Lex Lumiere , I am a Citizen Artist for the United States Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) we adapted our #StoryCircle to a more intimate interview style for the ' People's State Of The Union 2021 ' poetic address due to delays cause by the #WinterStorm in #Texas . Enjoy listening to Harry B Happy , The Monk as we discuss the power of...

My name is Lex Lumiere , I am a Citizen Artist for the United States Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) we adapted our #StoryCircle to a more intimate interview style for the 'Peoples State Of The Union 2021' poetic address due to the delays from the #WinterStorm in #Texas . Today you will meet Mariachi Tradicion De Jalisco siblings, Adelina & Adrian Longoria as we discuss our vision of Am...

Being a Citizen Artist for the United States Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) we adapted our #StoryCircle to a more intimate interview style for the 'Peoples State Of The Union 2021' poetic address due to the #WinterStorm in #Texas. Today you will meet the talented musician Amir, owner of Jackson Music as we discuss our vision of America, #Music and Democracy 100 years from now in light of #...

Being a Citizen Artist for the United States Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) we adapted our #StoryCircle to a more intimate interview style for the 'Peoples State Of The Union 2021' poetic address due to the #WinterStorm in #Texas . Tonight you will meet my colleague Elva, a motivated fitness queen,  Ironman Triathlon athlete, respected leader and founder of # ChampionsClub as we discu...