Welcome to season 2 - a full season of quick follow ups to season 1 plus fresh new episodes about life and the art that may be discovered.

The original episode this quick follow up is for is called "Navigating Before I thoughts and Painted Diaries". Listen to it here

Read The NY Times article I reference in the podcast here

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What happens when a well thought out plan turns into something else. Inspired by a conversation this episode changed from one of New Years staples to a trip into the history of fireworks. Show links include history, research, art and more. Also - there’s a fireworks inspired meditation. 

https://vimeo.com/783405304/d9931a44fb 

https://makingshapes.my.canva.site 

https://www.pilatesdojo.com

 https://www.nga.gov/press/2019/pyrotechnics.html  

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/the-hidden-toll-of-july-fourth-fireworks 

https://www.americanpyro.com/history-of-fireworks 

https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/evolution-fireworks 

 https://www.livescience.com/63468-fireworks-history.html 

 https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/0892364173.pdf 

 https://edu.rsc.org/feature/fireworks-the-art-and-science/3010867.article 

 https://www.atf.gov/explosives/qa/are-“display-fireworks”-considered-be-explosive-materials-subject-regulation-under 

 https://brightly.eco/blog/fireworks-environmental-impact 

 https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2020/july/the-overlooked-effects-of-fireworks  

https://www.popsci.com/fireworks-fear-neuroscience/  

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cai-Guo-Qiang 

 https://www.cnn.com/style/amp/cai-guo-qiang-explosive-art/index.html

The feet are complex and amazing - don’t think so? Take a listen and learn about some of the workings of our feet and how they assist our brains in becoming more dynamic than they already are. 

Making Shapes Home Site - https://makingshapes.my.canva.site

Take a class with me - Pilatesdojo.com

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/what-makes-the-human-foot-unique/ 

https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/file-downloads/9781909686834_High%20Res..pdf - da Vinci’s sketchbooks 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/12/what-do-iraqis-find-so-insulting-about-shoes-and-feet.html 

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Foot_Washing https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1800818115 

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/free-your-feet-free-your-movement https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30206910/ 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30242943/ 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326321 https://www.yogajournal.com/teach/anatomy-yoga-practice/brain-foot-connection/ 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plastic-fantastic/201909/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-use-your-feet-hands 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190910111412.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6633212/ 

https://neurosciencenews.com/foot-face-pathway-14265/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21021-balance-problems 

https://www.livescience.com/33525-foot-fetishes-toe-suck-fairy.html

Do we understand the difference between being thankful and grateful? Do we know how to actively practice either? A quick (ish) trip in trying to understand gratitude and how to practice it. 

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/9AWxmDksayhmJA - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CGIkQhW8aRcQUIEUTWShM 

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_evolution_of_gratitude https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/gratitude/definition 

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/gratitude/definition#why-practice-gratitude 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227527844_Primate_Reciprocity_and_Its_Cognitive_Requirements

 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2006.0125 https://www.fridakahlo.it/en/scheda-news.php?id=91 - FRIDA’S DIARY 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/reciprocal-altruism 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922003968 - the mindfulness effect https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0087035 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-020-01178-1 https://artsandculture.google.com/story/exploring-frida-kahlo’s-relationship-with-her-body/EQICSfueb1ivJQ 

https://candychang.com/work/before-i-die-in-nola/