Creation for Liberation Podcast

By Chetna Mehta

Welcome to the Creation for Liberation podcast where we express wisdom to decolonize and audaciously claim our inherent creativity, mindfully care for ourselves and our communities, and incite an inne... more

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Creation for Liberation Podcast episodes:

April 18, 2022E8. Excavating Our Creativity is a Social Responsibility
In this episode, we get into:
The inspiration of folks fasting for Ramadan and increasing their God consciousness

The intention of sharing and inviting you into the 3-Month Abundant Creativity Excavation Program

When the program began and how it’s grown to 200+ alumni across the globe

How we use language to open up new worlds for ourselves

The definition of “creativity” and how problematic it is

What creativity is, beyond being intellectual, “original” or for production

Aluma, Toni shares about her journey out of the corporate world and claiming her title of “creative”

Alumna, Samidha acknowledges how we aren’t educated in this way to challenge the definitions of creativity for liberation

Alumna, Iara talks about giving the inner critic space

Samidha reflects about the program’s education around the inner child and teen was trauma-informed

Toni shares how liberating her inner child and teen through the program

Iara reflects about how the inner nurturer relates to self-trust and intuition

Excavating our creativity is a social responsibility that we are individually responsible for while we practice in community

Iara and Samidha reflect on what the community has meant to them

Toni and Iara share about what it’s like to be in alum and engaged in the mastermind groups for continual support and collective accountability
Find details about the Abundant Creativity program, the application and more here.
Upcoming events:
Creative Sangha: group meditation for creatives (monthly)

Freedom Circle: an expressive movement workshop in Oakland (May 14th)
Reach out:
Learn more and connect with Toni Dawkins at www.tonidawkins.com / IG @intuitivetoni, Samidha at www.thesevawellness.com / IG @thesevawellness, and Iara Bloomz on IG @iara.bloomz

Connect with Chetna on IG @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation

Work 1:1 with Chetna if you’d like to develop more personally here or bring a workshop to your organization or team
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27min
March 04, 2022E7. My Heart (Not My Mind) is My Master
In this episode, we vibe on:
How in the midst of crisis and violence, it’s pertinent to take the time to love on and uplift the people around you, to check-in on them and know that that too is activism

Heart intelligence from a yogic and ancient Egyptian perspective

Research on the heart organ and it’s impactful communication with the brain

The heart’s “little brain”

Alyssa’s perspective of not shaming the mind’s tendency to overthink and giving the mind another role

How putting the mind in the back seat helps Alyssa show up more fully in conversation or conflict

Communication between the heart and mind as it relates to intuition

The tendency of hyper-intellectualization and how it’s a safety strategy

How hyper-intellectualization is reinforced in our western society

Kalya’s story of listening to her body and clarifying what’s right for her

Kayla recognizing the distinct experiences of when the mind is overpowering and when she listens to her body and makes space for her blooming intuition

Moving out of the “gerbil wheel” by 1. Noticing when the mind is taking over, and how the practices of mindfulness and meditation are significant 2. Taking action by moving our body, creating something, focusing on others in curiosity, or taking one small step toward a dream

Being kind and compassionate with ourselves as we engage in this practice and radical way of being by moving at the pace of our bodies as opposed to the social norms around us
Learn more about our Organizational Wellness offerings for your teams or groups
Upcoming events:
Creative Sangha: group meditation for creatives (monthly)

10-Week Support Group for Desi women to cultivate liberation beyond inter-generational patriarchy
Reach out:
Learn more about Alyssa Smaldino here: livingcities.org/people/alyssa-smaldino, via email ([email protected]) or IG @alyssasmaldino

Connect with Kayla Mehjabin Parr via IG @kaylamehjabin_

Find Chetna @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation on instagram

Work 1:1 with Chetna if you’d like to develop or embody any of the practices
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36min
February 02, 2022E6. I Don't Know and In That, I'm Free
In this episode, we get into:
The inspirations of Morning Pages and Evening pages and its effects on sleep and mental clarity

The inspiration of the Devotion Chart and the Aluna Method by Juliana Luna

How “knowing” provides us with safety, control and security

The type of “knowing” that’s valued in our colonial culture

Some history of human rationalism and its effects today

How “knowing” doesn’t serve us, our curiosity, collaboration or presence

A trip that resulted in Chetna realizing how much she doesn’t know without guilt or shame

Questions about the possibilities that we may access if we allowed ourselves to not know

A personal story of when Chetna reached a point of surrender (as shared in the Moon Times Digest on the same topic)
Upcoming events:
Creative Sangha: group meditation for creatives (monthly)

Reclaiming Creativity Workshop for women + non-binary folks

10-Week Support Group for Desi women to cultivate liberation beyond inter-generational patriarchy
Reach out:
Follow Chetna @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation on instagram
Work 1:1 with Chetna if you’d like to develop or embody any of the practices
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34min
January 04, 2022E5. Reclaiming Discipline Reinforces My Self-Trust
In this episode, we get into:
Gratitude for you as a listener, reviewer, giver of your valued attention to this podcast, thank you!

The western definition of “discipline”

How Yoga sees discipline

How Kung Fu sees discipline

The balance and yin/yang of empowered discipline

Reclaiming discipline as an empowering practice versus a punishing practice

Using words that resonate with us

Taking the struggle out of our practice

Realizing how and what we ARE actually disciplined toward so we can CHOOSE what we want to be disciplined toward

Approaching our discipline with playfulness

The discipline/devotion chart tool for colorful, tactile inspiration and feedback

How discipline/devotion/commitment puts us in the driver’s seat of our lives

How discipline/devotion/commitment fortifies our inner nurturer/parent
Free resources:
The 30-minute Skillshare class on Cultivating Creative Discipline

Templates for the devotion chart and more
Upcoming events:
The Mission Statement Workshop for creatives

Creative Sangha: group meditation for creatives (monthly)

Energetic Boundaries Series for women + non-binary folks

Reclaiming Creativity Workshop for women + non-binary folks
Reach out:
Follow Chetna @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation on instagram

Work 1:1 with Chetna if you’d like to develop your empowered discipline
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33min
December 08, 2021E4. My Inner Critic Has a Back Seat Only
In this episode, Chetna talks about:
Two indigenous women-lead organizations that offer important resources for native and non-native folks: Spirit of the Sun and All My Relations Podcast

What the inner critic is...

Five traits and tendencies of the inner critic: 1. black or white thinking 2. motivating but actually invalidating 3. highly triggered by uncertainty 4. internalizing of oppressive value systems around us 5. hyper-protective based on the past

Ways in which we respond automatically to the inner critic: fight, flight, freeze and appease

The bold and uncertain nature of creative practice being a triggering space for the inner critic

Two conscious ways to respond to the inner critic: 1. an embodied “no” 2. mindful consent

Cultivating space through this practice for our wiser, kinder and higher voices

Being embodied in order to access more of our own wisdom and power

Doing the shadow work of giving the inner critic a back seat without letting it drive or navigate our lives
Free resources:
The feelings wheel to help acknowledge the emotional impact of when the inner critic is present

The t-chart template to give space in mindful consent to the inner critic and to our higher voices distinctly
Reach out:
Learn about the 3-month Abundant Creativity program, applications are open for January 2022 cohorts

Follow Chetna @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation on instagram
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40min
November 04, 2021E3. Intuition is an Embodied Collaboration
In this episode, we ponder on:
The inspiration of Diwali and the new moon

What intuition is from cognition and indigenous perspectives

Knowing through “implicit knowledge”, “energetic sensitivity” and “nonlocal intuition” according to the HeartMath Institute

Interconnection with nature as a way to tap into intuitive wisdom

Mel Vargas sharing her ancestral dream and lifestyle rooted in intuition

How intuition is an embodied experience

Zamo Mji sharing her story of listening to the intuition of her body

The significance of heart wisdom and intuition

Systemic and personal barriers to intuition

Intuition manifesting in the creative process

Gigi Mascarenas sharing her experience of listening to the intuitive call to sing

Some ways that Chetna practices honoring and amplifying intuition
Reach out:
Learn about the 3-month Abundant Creativity program, applications open for January 2022 cohorts

Follow Mel Vargas @mechitascollections, Zamo Mji @vizeeble, and Gigi Mascarenas

Follow Chetna @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation on instagram
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43min
October 06, 2021E2. Self-Compassion Fosters Creation
In this episode, we get into:
Supporting initiatives like the Sogorea Te' Land Trust to return indigenous land to indigenous people

The relationship between self-compassion practices and creativity according to Chetna's experience

The pillars of mindful self-compassion according to Kristin Neff and Chris Germer (mindfulness, self-kindness and common humanity)

Mindfulness in creative practice with our critical inner voices, the systemic and colonial influences on our relationship to creativity, and the ways in which creativity exists all around us

Self-kindness and how it can show up in creative practice

Austin's perspective on the power of supportive community and space-making

Our common humanity of egos, inner critics, trauma and inherent creativity

What may happen physiologically and emotionally when we're not practicing self-compassion in our creative practice
Questions for reflection:
What are the egoic, critical and colonial voices telling you in your creative practice? Where do you feel it in your body?

What does your kind and compassionate voices tell you? How does it land in your body?
Reach out:
Learn more about Austin Willacy's work and play on his site at www.austinwillacy.com

Learn about the 3-month Abundant Creativity program and the self-paced webinars in compassion

Find free resources here including guidance to give compassionate space to both critical and kind voices

Follow Chetna @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation on instagram
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30min
September 22, 2021E1. Creative Expression Soothes the Depression
In this very first episode of the Creation for Liberation podcast (!), we get into:
The divinely-timed inception of the podcast

Reaching out for community support as a source of inspiration

Depression as it relates to swimming in the insane soup of oppressive social systems / separation as a cause for depression

Seasons of depression in Chetna’s life when creativity played an important role in connection and meaning-making

Eutimia’s wisdom on the causes of depression within colonization and according to indigenous and Chinese medicine

Grief and loss associated with Chetna’s immigration

Creativity defined as the flow of life force energy

The fine line between creative genius and “coocoo crazy”

The mason jar metaphor for creating space within our vessels through creative expression

The role of cultural ceremony and ritual for connection in Chetna’s upbringing

Eutimia’s perspective on the power of plaza, ceremony and movement in her upbringing

Creativity as a portal to medicinal connection
Questions for reflection:
What have you been separated or fragmented from that your spirit is longing to reconvene with? What ancestral ways, however accessible now, can you creatively tap into?

How is creativity flowing for you already?
Reach out:
Learn more about Eutimia Cruz Montaya and her offerings on Instagram and Patreon @musemedicina, and at www.musemedicina.com

Learn more about Chetna’s offerings on Instagram and Patreon @mosaiceye, and at www.mosaiceyeunfolding.com

Stay tuned with the podcast on Instagram @creationforliberation and at www.mosaiceyeunfolding.com/podcast
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26min
September 06, 2021 Introducing the Creation for Liberation podcast!
We’re so excited to launch this project! Our first episode comes out with the autumn equinox on September 22nd 🌑
Stay tuned in the meantime on: mosaiceyeunfolding.com/podcast
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FAQs about Creation for Liberation Podcast:

How many episodes does Creation for Liberation Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.