Wellness For Makers

Have you ever wondered which chair is the right chair for you and your studio practice? Then you are in the right place! Today's guest is Pack Matthews! Pack is the Founder of Ikaria Design Company and the Makers of the Soul Seat!

The Soul Seat is a bi-level chair designed to help you increase variety in your movements while working! The goal of the soul seat is to alleviate chronic pain caused by a sedentary lifestyle and get you moving!

Pack is known for his Ted Talk "Sitting is the new smoking". I am so excited to share this conversation with you!

Soul Seat is offering listeners 15% with the promo code "WellnessForMakers" https://mysoulseat.com

Have you ever wanted to live and make on the road? Then you are in the right place! Madison Hampton is the Founder of Vancrafted studio. That's right, a jewelry studio founded on wheels. Madison, Her husband Gage, and their adorable Australian Shepherd, spent years living, making, and running a successful jewelry business on the road. What does this have to do with Wellness? More than you might think.

Follow Madison: instagram.com/vancraftedstudio/ https://www.vancraftedstudio.com

Listen in on what's new with the Wellness for Makers website. Learn more about From the Ground Up a 6 Week Wellness Immersion. And find out what's next for Wellness for Makers!

Join the Immersion! https://www.wellnessformakers.com/from-the-ground-up-6-week-immersion

Learn more about Kajabi : https://app.kajabi.com/r/ht77BmUa/t/dafge5at

Have you heard about the minimal shoe movement? In this episode, I explain what a minimal shoe is and why I've found them to be beneficial.

Links Mentioned:

Lems Shoes

Xero Shoes

Vivo Barefoot

From the Ground Up

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is neuroscientist who has developed her own approach to art and design. She is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, TED speaker, and STEM advocate who works at the intersection of art, tech, science and social justice. In this episode, Amanda shares her story and explains what we can do as makers to help our brains age well.

Amanda's Website: https://www.alonglastname.com

Omni was born into a family of movers. From years of dancing eventually leading her to the yoga world, she has turned movement into her life's work. She has her BFA in Dance, she is an E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT, FRC® Certified, Rocktape Certified, AND a NASM-CPT. Did ya get all of that? Needless to say, moving is a part of her daily life. She owns Yoga Mechanics in Montclair, NJ and strives to share her wealth of knowledge with the community around her, acknowledging that movement is as important as breathing.

Do you have trouble sleeping after a long day of making? Ever consider a bedtime story as a grown-up? This week's guest, Candace Rose Rardon along with the popular meditation app, Calm, have just the fix. Rardon is a writer, illustrator, and visual storyteller who writes travel tales for Calm's Sleep Stories!

Website: www.candaceroserardon.com

https://www.instagram.com/candacerardon/

Calm: https://www.calm.com

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Crafting the Future is a collective of artists concerned about the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the fields of craft, art, and design. They support the careers of young, underrepresented artists by connecting them to opportunities that will help them thrive. Listen in to learn more about their story. https://www.craftingthefuture.org

Artist Relief understands that the wellbeing of artists has financial, professional, social, and mental dimensions, and should be fostered with a holistic framework of support. To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grant-makers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States. In today's conversation, I chat with one of the Artist Relief's Contributors, Moira Brennan.

Hey Maker! It's time to check in with your body. In this episode, Missy offers you some tips for readjusting throughout the day. Learn more by following us on Instagram @wellnessformakers. Or check out the website www.wellnessformakers.com