Kristena West Art: PodCast

https://www.kristenawestart.com/christ-healing-icon-class Podcasts is about cross-cultural non-denominational Stories of Personal Encounters with Jesus Christ. Transformational Arts and Consciousness art critiques in Berkeley about my grail maiden dolls and the reaction to this and 20 years more study. Arts and Spirituality.

Kristena discusses how the ancient Earth Festival of Michaelmas is relevant for our contemporary time, and brings her urban shamanic-pyschological know-how to our limiting beliefs and behaviors. Kristena reveals some of the deeper esoteric secrets of what happens to humans who overcome their negative behaviors and thereby tame our Dragon natures. We want to live creative, free and healthy lives, i...

Kristena discusses the Art of Seeing based on her favorite article by David Appelbaum for Parabola magazine: 4 Meditations on Seeing. Using the great Christian Mystic Meister Eckhart's writings reveal that he was "tubing the cosmic wave" his understanding of consciousness equals great Buddhist sages and the brainstorming sessions at MIT. What is it like to Create out of Nothing?      www. Kristena...

Podcast is about using somatic (body) issues - pain, obstacles, blocks, as a creative transformative process, accessing deeper dreams and undiscovered Life Purpose. Kristena discusses her life long art practice and how a injury led to using art as a transformative process leading to her creating a new life path and www. SunHeartBohoClothing.com

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS! What is the gift of Sacred Clowns, Holy Fools, Jesters and comedians from a cross-cultural viewpoint? What is the Medicine Gift for these amazing Archetypes? How do they serve the world? Yes, Humor but there's more to it, enjoy! Feeling blocked or creatively at a stand-still? Book a 1:1 spiritual coaching session with me. Let's reconnect you with your true voice, power, and crea...

A Prophet Is Not Recognized in Their Own Hometown: Welcome to a Saint's Life Why are the most awakened, loving, and visionary people so often rejected—especially by those closest to them? In this episode, we explore the soul journey of the "realized" being—the prophet, mystic, or saint whose inner light disturbs as much as it heals. What biographical threads run through the lives of these extraord...

Kristena begins the story of her Covid Christmas in Cottage Hospial Oakland - a story of humor, good will, rehab skills, being alone close to death, and the stories of others in the same situation. Short Holiday episodes every night - stay tuned.  #KWest4aHome

Happy Winter Solstice the darkest land ongest night of the year....time for change & renewal. Kristena tells the story of her relationship with a horse she shared with her sister, and what revelation happened years later in a clacking train in Egypt one night. Revelations and Reveals - the love of our animals and poetry too!

Kristena West teaches dreamwork, creative visualization, meditation, guided imagery and the shamanic journey as tools for self development.  1. Ask a question to Guardian Angel. Sit or Lay down, go the upper world - use a rain spout, tree, rope, bird, lightening, and allow the drumbeat to be the "driver" of your journey. Ten minutes for the journey and when you hear the 4 beats and fast beats- tha...

Learn there is a new way to practice creativity, shamanic, psychological, inner-work and mindfullness practices lead you to create art with deep meaning and personal transformation and healing. Go to www. KristenaWestArt.com and get Free eBook How to Start You Sacred Art Practice

Why is Art Making Important, Loss of Women's Rights, War in Europe,  Can We Heal Ourselves & Others? Learn To Make Art With A Healing Potential for the Viewer? Free eBook Start a Sacred Art Practice  www. KristenaWestArt.com 

We have four earth art festivals that lay over equinox and solstices; Many modern artists work along these Festival themes in their contemporary art practice. St. John tide as an archeypal pattern outlines how artists can work; Letting Go in order to birth our Beloved. What can we do to to create from Mindfullness point of view as our spiritual practice? Kristena gives techniques to support workin...

Saving Santa & the Creative Imagination. Podcast discusses the benefits of cultivating creativity, awe and wonder for health and strength. Children's Hospital, Oakland the Dolls For Peace Community Arts Project.

This podcast introduces how to listen to a poem or story and make art and start a dream practice contemplative arts. The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson a Nordic Initiation story: 12 day Painting & Dream workshop through the 12 Holy Nights

What is the nature of pure creativity? How do we cultivate this mindfulness practice? How does our emotions shift our creative practice? How can we welcome our true inner artist? 

We create every day, but what about deeds of creativity, goodness, right-livelihood, that are blocked from manifesting for the world? Podcast discusses the questions of karma of unmanifested good deeds.

Nothing worse than a painting going wrong, as my Mom used to say. This podcast discusses various reactions to this scenario. Kristena pulls from 40+ years of painting disasters and shamanic techniques to resolve our creative journey. 

A friend and I were discussing the good luck and bad luck some people have. She said that if people had "bad karma" she felt it was somehow "their fault" and they had to deal with it. Using new age ideas, this somehow let her off the hook entirely from the situation. Frankly, it sounded heartless.

Art and Healing how do we re-create our art practice after a year of Covid? What mindfullness practices can support our creative life? How to start a nurturing contemplative arts practice for somatic and spiritual health.  

I have been teaching Alchemy groups since 1990. I wrote the Alchemy book twenty years ago. The work is as relevant today, and will take you into the future. You are being called to a greater life, if you read and do the exercises given in this book, and are open to adventure; you will become the Heroine or Hero of your journey.   

An introduction into working with archetypal pictures Michael and the Dragon artistically in contemplations and meditative way. Aspects of Michael and Dragon nature.

Anger Is Toxic: Healing Our Own & Facing the Fury of Others Anger, when left unchecked, often festers into rage—and rage can poison relationships, health, and the spirit. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the roots of anger and why so many people become addicted to it. For some, anger delivers an adrenaline rush; it becomes a high, a power-play, a way to dominate and control. But this come...

Facing our fear of death creatively; Life affirming stories of ordinary peoples experiences of connecting with the departed. Covid brings us face to face with our fear of death; cross cultural techniques for your spiritual practice.

Podcast discusses how can we bring personal healing into the betrayals we have experienced? Family of origin core wounds, groups, communities, lovers and friends, transformative arts, metanoia, developing personal rituals of healing. Women's Inner Work.