Crafted Connections

Today’s episode is a conversation with a new friend who feels like an old friend. Kristen is a farmer and I try to stay on track with how farming sparks her creativity but I keep getting side tracks with other topics. Which is just how it is with the excitement of beginning a friendship, isn’t it?

In addition to being a farmer, Kristen is also a beekeeper and adaptive yoga teacher living in an RV on her farm. She is passionate about conservation, bees, the ocean, and is a lifelong learner.

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Show Notes

Kristen’s Instagram

Kristen’s website www.naturallygoodvibes.com

Conor Crickmore – Neversink Farm

Amber Magnolia Hill – Mythic Medicine

“Plant native flowers for the polinators!”

Today’s episode was an absolute pleasure. Lori inhibits creativity with a playful curiosity and you’ll hear that loud and clear in this conversation. She has a very sweet relationship with nature and bees in particular. You’re in for a treat.

A little note about the recording: at one point of the conversation I get disconnected from Zoom and because I missed part of what Lori had said I ask her to repeat. When I tried to edit out this little bit my computer crashed – twice. It made me laugh and I’ve received it as an analogy of how my brain is processing these days – it lags, and crashes, and misses salient parts of conversations. So I stopped fighting with my computer (and my brain) and have left the glitchy bit in the recording. Selah.

Lori is a Vancouver performance-based interdisciplinary artist and educator. She is the author of a book called Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees published by Douglas and MacIntyre. Lori works with students of all ages on eating locally and gardening for pollinators. On occasion, she likes to dress up in silly costumes and talk to bees.

Show Notes

Lori is member-at-large director with Native Bee Society of British Columbia

Enflourage is a process to extract essential oil from the lovely lilac.

Lori read the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

Lori and I both live on the ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. We’re grateful.

Arthur Bomke, Soil Scientist

Brian Campbell, The Bee School

Lori is the author of Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees

Her new book is Feeding the Migration (Painted Lady) is a creative commons project with Light Factory Publications

My song on repeat is The Emperor’s New Clothes by Sinaed O’Connor

Lori’s song of repeat is Underneath the Stars written Kate Anna Rusby and performed by Voces8

The King’s Singers You are the New Day

Sheila Chandra, English pop singer of Indian ancestry

Kathleen Battle, opera singer

Ella Fitzgerald, jazz goddess who just wants her post-performance Ovaltine

“Go out for your flower power hour!” Lori's rebel yell

Today's conversation is with a long-time friend and community collaborator, Danielle Hoogenboom. I first met Danielle as a student in her yin yoga classes about a decade ago and over the years we have dreamed up many projects together.

Danielle excels at connecting people and she probably doesn't know how to be anything other than a creative agent of change. She is yin yin YIN to in all aspects of her life and this conversation was delightful.

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Show Notes

Danielle's Instagram

Danielle's website and online yin school

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Annual Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival in Portland, Jamaica

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As children, we both watched The Jetsons and here we are in the future living our analogue lives in a digital world.

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Deyen: Canadian History Through the Lens of Indigenous Women an online course by Chastity Davis

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We are both fascinated by fascia and if you don't know about it then be prepared to be blown away.

The fascia book Danielle referrenced: Functional Atlas of the Human Fascial System by Carla Stecco, Warren Hammer, Raffaele De Caro

Today I share with you a telling of one of my favourite old stories. It's a tale from England about the Moon and how she gets snagged down in some tree roots and is troubled by the Quicks and Bogles.

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Show Notes:

I mentioned the phenomenal Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes and got the title of her well-known book wrong. Ha! My memory is not was it used to be and the book is actually called "Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype". See if you can get the audiobook which she narrates (and sings!) herself. She has narrated most, if not all, of her many books. 

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The story I read is called The Buried Moon, also sometimes called The Dead Moon. It is an old tale and you can find many retellings of it. And some gorgeous illustrated books as well.

Today's episode is a conversation with my dear friend and collaborator in all things yummy, Jennifer Aberman. Jen's a counsellor and artist and all-round curious person.

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A little bit about her, in her own words:

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Show Notes:

Jen's counselling website: tobeheardcounselling.com

Jen's Instagram: @implodingcombustion

Jen also provides workshops with the Crisis Centre of BC: crisiscentre.bc.ca/

Today's episode is a conversation with documentary filmmaker Rami Katz. I've known Rami for a few years and it was a pleasure getting to know him a bit better. We touched on his creative process, how the pandemic has affected our work, cooking, movies, podcasts. We covered some ground and throughout it all I couldn't help but notice his mind for justice and heart for mercy. He's kind, smart, and curious. A magical mix.

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Rami's Bio in His Own Words:

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Rami Katz is a documentary filmmaker whose work has screened internationally. His recent work includes directing short documentaries for CBC Arts, and directing the documentary The Issue of Mr. O'Dell, which screened at twenty film festivals throughout North America and is available to view online at Roar Magazine. In his spare time, Rami loves to cook, garden, and swim.

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Show Notes:

Rami’s Instagram: @katzigensky

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Here are some of the sparkly things that caught our attention:

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The Issue of Mr. O’Dell documentary

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Rami’s most recent film is in it’s final stages and will hopefully be released mid-April 2021

Update: Watch it here on CBC Arts website

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The theory of ‘flow state’ from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi expanded upon by Jeanne Nakamura

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Rami is a freelance filmaker with CBC Arts

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The Public a film about a public library revolt

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Treyf Podcast (it’s sooooooo good)

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The Corrymeela Podcast

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Bottom Lines Top Dollars Podcast

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Rebellion mini-series about Dublin’s 1916 Easter Rising on Netflix

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Older Than Ireland documentary on YouTube

Podcast correction: I mistook which date in Irish history this documentary is referencing and the correct reference is to the 1921 partitioning of Ireland.

Today's episode is a conversation with filmmaker and creative citizen Rami Katz. I've known Rami for a few years and it was a pleasure getting to know him a bit better. We touched on his creative process, how the pandemic has affected our work, cooking, movies, podcasts. We covered some ground and throughout it all I couldn't help but notice his mind for justice and heart for mercy. He's kind, smart, and curious. A magical mix.

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Show Notes:

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Fully Woven's Instagram is @fullywoven

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Rami's Instagram: @katzigensky

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Here are some of the sparkly things that caught our attention:

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The Issue of Mr. O'Dell

Find the DVD at the Vancouver Pulic Library

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The theory of 'flow state' from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne Nakamura.

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CBC refers to the Canadian Broadcast Corporation

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Treyf Podcast (it's sooooooo good)

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The Corrymeela Podcast

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Bottom Lines Top Dollars Podcast

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Rebellion series on Netflix

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Older Than Ireland documentary on YouTube.

Today's episode is a conversation with poet, artist, and temple dweller Morgan Leigh Callison. I met Morgan many years ago at a yin yoga and reconciliation series. Reconciliation in this instance refers to reparations by the colonizers and justice for the Indigenous people of Turtle Island. Yes, yoga is political. And poetry is political too and it's also a doorway into reconciliation as we will hear in this conversation.

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Show Notes:

Morgan's website: morganleighcallison.com

Morgan's Instagram is @morganleighcallison

Purchase Morgan's ebook poetry collections at her website

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And here's the wonderful poem, written by Morgan, that I read on today's episode:

the earth’s fire

Many of us are not getting enough sleep or our sleep patterns have become disrupted. In these uncertain times of a global pandemic we are dealing with more stress and anxiety and may find it a struggle to simply relax. This episode's guided relaxation could be one way for you find rest and potentially improve the quality of your sleep. It's worth a try and once you learn the technique it's something you can do on your own without any guidance.

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Show Notes:

This episode mentions the book Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams written by Matthew Walker.

Today's episode is more personal than previous ones. I share some of my experiences with disability and chronic illnesses. I inivite us to find some shared reference points and offer some journal prompts for your consideration.

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Read this episode's transcript.