Mindful Grooving

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Yeah we were SO PUMPED to share the news, we accidentally released the quietest episode of all time. Whoopsies. Can you hear us now?! Cheryl Joins us as Mindful Grooving's new cohost! 

As we learned in our last episode, Cheryl Okuda is a dancer, educator, organizer, choreographer, game night goddess, and a freaking family matriarch. Get into it! Hope you enjoy!

Mindful Grooving is an Egun Artist Collective Production

Hosted by Brittany Harlin & Cheryl Okuda

Theme music by Kenneth Leftridge

Closing music by Mateo Mendoza

Editing by Sierra Bowler aka Downtempbowl & Peter Angorala 

To hang out after the show, follow us on instagram @eguncollective, join our Q&A on Spotify, or leave a voicemail on Anchor. See you soon! 

Long story, former guest, current educator, choreographer, dancer Cheryl Okuda joins the Mindful Grooving Fam as a co-host! GET INTO IT. 

Leave us a voicemail! Questions? Connections? Stories? Fill us in. Enjoy!

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This week, Brittany leads a Mindful Groove! Learn how to remain present while life transitions with Brittany’s hippie dippy visualization for mindful change. Do you have an exciting, scary, or just new change you wanna tell us about? Leave us a voicemail! We’d love to hear from you.

Follow us @MindfulGrooving, Brittany @BrittanyHarlin and Sara @GoodStuffSara. For more Egun Artist Productions, visit our website. Be sure to LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL and let us know what's on your mind!

Join Sara for this special Mindful Groove minisode! If you ever find yourself replaying a situation, while also scrutinizing every detail, this practice is for you. “The Stew '' is a mindfulness practice that combines breathwork and journal prompts to help redirect your attention away from a stressor and back to the present moment. You’ll need yourself, a piece of paper, and something to write with. 

Time to let that sh*t go. Enjoy!

Follow us @MindfulGrooving, Brittany @BrittanyHarlin, and Sara @GoodStuffSara. For more Egun Artist Productions, visit our website. Be sure to LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL and let us know what's on your mind!

In this episode, we chat with Cheryl Okuda.

Cheryl Okuda is a professional dancer, educator, facilitator of anti-racism, early childhood education specialist and mother. She is the co-founder of Pokuda, a resource for multicultural support for young learners, centering social-emotional learning. Cheryl aspires to continue preparing new educators, while continuing to create and teach within her dance community.

Follow Cheryl on Instagram at @smallvoicesbigideas and visit her website to learn more about her online learning programming. Be sure to also follow Pokuda @pokuda_ to connect on anti-racism, early childhood, and social-emotional learning support.

Follow us @MindfulGrooving, Brittany @BrittanyHarlin and Sara @GoodStuffSara. For more Egun Artist Productions, visit our website. Be sure to LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL and let us know what's on your mind!

More About Cheryl:

Cheryl Okuda began her dance training at the age of seven and has trained in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, modern, pointe, musical theater, and hip-hop.

Cheryl has earned many awards for her dancing and choreography in several Midwest Competitions throughout the Chicagoland area. She has a minor in dance from Columbia College and was a proud company member of  Boom Crack! Dance Company for 10 years.

While dance and choreography will always be a passion of hers and something she continues to develop, teaching is Cherylʼs true calling. In addition to teaching dance, Cheryl holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and has been a preschool teacher for over 7 years. She is a co-founder of Pokuda, an organization dedicated to anti-biased education. She is also the founder of Small Voices Big Ideas, an online tutoring service specializing in Early Childhood Social-Emotional Skills.

The famous quote stated by Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” is our source of inspiration for this episode.

Hang out with Brit and Sara as they explore the role of cultural producers, being an artist versus being creative, leadership, lifelong learning, labels, validation, innovation, and more!

Get cozy and get into it. Enjoy!

Follow us @MindfulGrooving, Brittany @BrittanyHarlin and Sara @GoodStuffSara. For more Egun Artist Productions, visit our website. Be sure to LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL and let us know what's on your mind!

Reference:

Peter Drucker was an educator, writer, and consultant. He’s also known as the man who invented management. If you’d like to learn more about Peter Drucker, visit this website.

Brit and Sara interview Tee-Ta Walker and Tiffany Scott. This dynamic duo are the hosts of “Conversations with Tee-Ta and Tiffany: A Black Girl & A White Girl.” Their platform is all about having honest conversations about race.

In this special episode, we chat about how to get comfortable with the uncomfortable and mindfully approach conversations on race.

Stay in touch with Tee-Ta & Tiffany by visiting their website for more! Follow A Black Girl and A White Girl @ablackgirlawhitegirl on Facebook and Instagram. You can also check out A Black Girl and A White Girl on YouTube. Be sure to tune in, listen, and subscribe to their podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and wherever else you stream podcasts.

Follow us @MindfulGrooving, Brittany @BrittanyHarlin and Sara @GoodStuffSara. For more Egun Artist Productions, visit our website. Be sure to LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL and let us know what's on your mind!

About Tee-Ta & Tiffany:

Tee-Ta Walker and Tiffany Scott met at a business conference in Florida in 2018. After discovering that they were both Brand Strategists, they hit it off. Many similarities followed; however, the most significant disparity (ignorance and privilege - on Tiffany's part) was where the friendship grew at lightning speed. Weird right?

After a very candid conversation about race at dinner, they knew they had to bring the conversations they were having out from behind closed doors, and 'A BLACK GIRL A WHITE GIRL' podcast and videocast was born.

Tee-Ta received her MBA in Marketing Management. As the founder of Tee-Ta Walker & Associates, LLC, a Creative and Analytical Brand Strategist, she helps businesses build a brand that connects, relates, and achieves marketplace influence.

Tiffany, the Australian native, honed her skills working as a Brand and Marketing Director for international powerhouse brands, re-injecting life and vibrancy into a household name as iconic as Speedo. The founder of You Me She Collective, Tiffany, has helped businesses create brands focused on social good.

When Tee-Ta and Tiffany aren't building brands, you'll find them on their 'A Black Girl A White Girl' platform having honest conversations about race. Their mission is to help others find the courage to have everyday conversations to end inequities, biased behaviors, and racism.

Book Referenced:

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakam

Brit and Sara share bits of their childhood and explore their individual understandings of inner child work.

Follow us @MindfulGrooving, Brittany @BrittanyHarlin and Sara @GoodStuffSara. For more Egun Artist Productions, visit our website. Be sure to LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL and let us know what's on your mind!

References & Sources:

Inner Child:

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Shadow Work:

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In this solo interview, Brit shares a special conversation while visiting Chicago for the holidays. Nicey J is a talented hairstylist, hair braider, and platform artist taking back the hair narrative by curating full-body experiences in your home. She is also a great friend, empathic human, mother, and entrepreneur.  Brit and Nicey talk about approaching education for one's creative endeavors, putting life's lessons into practice, and trusting the power of prayer.

Nicey is a beautiful, radiant ball of energy serving you many gems throughout this episode. Enjoy!

Follow Nicey J on Instragram @niceyjhair_mobile and on Facebook. If you are in the Chicagoland area and want to schedule Nicey J for hair services, you can also send her an email.

Follow us @MindfulGrooving, Brittany @BrittanyHarlin and Sara @GoodStuffSara. For more Egun Artist Productions, visit our website. Be sure to LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL and let us know what's on your mind!

References During Episode:

Nicey J's Platform Artists LA Inspo: Kim Kimble & Angela Styles

Chicago Mental Health Cafe: Sip of Hope (3039 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647)