Mind the Muse

426 - Zen, the Ohio Guesthouse Travelor with Host Martha Pineno Zen is a college student studying design and computer science at Bennington College, VT.  He made a spontaneous request late one evening to book a room at Ohio Guesthouse on his way to California for a summer internship.  Zen's favorite musician is Jay Chou a contemporary Taiwanese pop singer.  We wish Zen success in his continuing st...

425- Memories of Mom, the moon and me.  This episode is a brief tale of the time I drove mom to my appointment with a lawyer in Lancaster, PA, 2012.   The connection with crisp cool nights, the moon, and early mornings remains a connection with my mother on Mother's Day.   We enjoyed Riverside Gardens of Mill Creek Metro Parks while she visited in my new house (2017).  She was gone 6 months later...

424- Misfit Mothers - Mothers of Misfits episode briefly explores how nurturing is a characteristic of empathetic, caring women -- who may or may not have a child/children they have personally brought into this world.   We are teachers, nurturers, and contribute to the well-being of many types of families and ultimately "mothers of the earth and all it's living creatures."  Marti inspires and igni...

Marti inspires and ignites sensory exploration to activate your mental ear, and uses picture worthy words, to open your mind's eye. Marti developed a healing art program, Masterpiece to Master PEACE, to help women who struggle with isolation, anxiety, and grief. The music for the Mind the Muse Podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/ Remembe...

393 - listen to "The Pumpkin," a poem written by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 1892) read by Martha Pineno. Pumpkin puree mixing is "spread" around in sound in the background.   The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from  www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/  Remember to  follow , rate and review.  Invite your friends to listen and be fans. Come...

304 - the Color of Sound of Fall Leaves - Martha Pineno, host Autumn colors, Fall leaves -- LISTEN to autumn leaves as they swirl around the ground in crispy wisps of energy.  Discover a new way to perceive.  Marti inspires and ignites sensory exploration to activate your mental ear, and uses picture worthy words, to open your mind's eye. Marti developed a healing art program, Masterpiece to Maste...

Episode 415 - a Voice of Change through Movement Keena Sticker is a certified yoga instructor based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA. She has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 13 years. Her professional services improve wellness, increase enjoyment of life, and help reduce stress. Keena teaches how to connect and discover joy.  The way yoga sweeps you up into a whole new life is almost indescribab...

Spring Poems read by Martha Pineno.  Emily Dickenson, LHTheaker, Kahilil Gilbran, Mark VanDoren, Rumi, William Wordsworth, Patricia Cisco, May Fenn, Henry Adams, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virna Sheard.     Remember to  follow , rate and review.  Invite your friends to listen and be fans and join our FB group:  www.facebook.com/groups/connectwithcreativity   Increase your Creativity FREE download htt...

Wikipedia: " In the Bleak Midwinter " is a poem by the English poet  Christina Rossetti . It was published under the title " A Christmas Carol " in the January 1872 issue of  Scribner's Monthly , [ 1 ] [ 2 ]  and first collected in book form in  Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress and Other Poems  (Macmillan, 1875). It has been set to music several times. Two settings, those by  Gustav Holst  and...

412 -  Advent Carol " O come, O come, Emmanuel " (Latin: " Veni, veni, Emmanuel ") is a  Christian   hymn  for  Advent , which is also often published in books of  Christmas carols . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]  The text was originally written in  Latin . It is a metrical paraphrase of the  O Antiphons , a series of  plainchant   antiphons  attached to the  Magnificat  at  Vespers over the final days before...

Today's guest is Genavie Royalty, a second-generation missionary who founded Footprints of Jesus International Ministries, Inc. which operates from Villarrica, Paraguay in the heart of South America.   You can contact Genavie through the website: https://fojesusim.org or on Facebook: Katherine Royalty.   The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from ww...

403 - This is the fourth episode in a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.  Today's episode covers words starting with a "H" and continues through to letter "N".  These terms are commonly used when discussing and describing art.  Use your mind's eye to picture how you think the art will appear ;)  The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was...

402 - This is the third episode in a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.  Today's episode covers words starting with a "D" and continues through to letter "G".  These terms are commonly used when discussing and describing art.  Use your mind's eye to picture how you think the art will appear ;)  The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was c...

411-Lilacs, Love and Laughter with Martha Pineno This brief episode "sprouted" during my time in Rebel Writers, a group offered twice a week, hosted on Zoom for predominantly age 50+ women to discuss AND work on their writing projects: blogs, articles, poems, books, etc.  The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from  www.creativecoachingcompany.com/sh...

410-Somewhere is a Nowhere Van with Adventures, host Martha Pineno, guest Joe Whiting A couple weeks passed since I launched my newest adventure as an Air BnB host.  This is an add-on to hosting Mind the Muse Podcast -- and the bakehouse Ohio Baked!   How wonderful it was to have an overnight traveler willing to be interviewed for this podcast.    You can head over to Joe Whiting's Blog https://no...

400 - This is the second of a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.   Today's episode covers words starting with a "C" that are commonly used when discussing and describing art.  The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/  Remember to  follow , rate and rev...

As part of my ongoing Heal with Your Art -- Wellness Workshop programs, here's a re-broadcast and re-make of a live online session.   The sound may be funky in the center section, but as you listen in a quiet space, you will hear what you need to know about creating your place of comfort for creating -- a mandala -- moondala, earthdala, sundala.  Get your paper and pencils ready to relax, meditate...

377a-Sound Portrait Irish Celebration of Harpist Turlough O'Carolan.   Today's presentation features solo oboe performing O'Carolan's melodies.  Just the facts from the Encyclopaedia Britannica: Turlough O'Carolan, also called Terence Carolan (born 1670, near Nobber, County Meath, Ireland, died March 25th, 1738,  Alderford, County Roscommon), one of the last Irish harpist-composers and the only on...

400 - This is the first of a multi-part series to share universal art terms used in the study and practice of visual arts.   Today's episode covers words starting with an "A" and "B" that are commonly used when discussing and describing art.    The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/  Remember to  follow , ra...

398 - Be My Love Valentine Celebration with Martha Pineno.  LOVE -- sight, sound, senses -- and sentences --  "Be My Love" is a popular song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Nicholas Brodszky.  It was written for Mario Lanza , who sang it with Kathryn Grayson in the 1950 movie The Toast of New Orleans.   This is a tribute to the love of our family connections throughout life that carry on be...

397 - Snow-Ice-Winter-Celebration.  Today's episode features poems from the winter compilation book by Jane Yoland: "Once Upon Ice" a hardcover book, published January 1, 1997. You can purchase it:  https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Ice-Jane-Yolen/dp/1563974088  The photography in the book makes it one to cherish for art as well as treasured poems.  I chose 4 pre-recorded selections from 2021 firep...

392 - Writing to Manage your Mind and Muse with host Martha Pineno. Go ahead and try one or all of these suggestions to assist and access more creative writing adventures to increase your productivity.      The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from  www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/  Remember to  follow , rate and review.  Invite your friends t...

396 - Christmas carols are written and composed with words and notes that last through the decades.  Many holiday hymns have been with us for centuries.  This episode features reading, singing and playing traditional Christmas carols and a recording from a 2013 holiday.  My family sang as an ensemble every year from as long as I have memory.      The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was compose...

394 - Not a Morning Person -- "Why I Won't Get Out of Bed" with reading and commentary by Martha Pineno.  An entry from a journal of my mother from when she was studying, pursing and promoting her writing.    The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from  www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/  Remember to  follow , rate and review.  Invite your friends...

393 - listen to "The Pumpkin," a poem written by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 1892) read by Martha Pineno. Pumpkin puree mixing is "spread" around in sound in the background.   The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from  www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/  Remember to  follow , rate and review.  Invite your friends to listen and be fans and jo...