   How can we intentionally use creativity to help heal ourselves, our communities and the world? Shiloh Sophia McCloud, is an empathetic and empowering writer, passionate and prolific painter, wise teacher and activist who believes that we all have the potential to transform our life stories into living legends. Within this inspiring interview, she shares a poem called, "Everyone Has a Dream to Live" that will be published in her upcoming book of poetry called Tea with the Midnight Muse. She also shares an awakening story that takes us back into a moment that changed everything for her.

Music by Jami Sieber is throughout the interview.  Hosted & produced by Katy Shannon with production assistance from Dev Ross. This originally aired on KPFA on Nov 29th, 2013.

About Shiloh: 
Shiloh Sophia is an internationally recognized Artist who presented at the United Nations on the healing power of art post trauma at the 57th Commission on the Status of Women in 2013. She has published over 8 books on self expression and reaches over 300 women per month with revolutionary online education. She was awarded a Sonoma County Proclamation for her work with women and girls to end violence. She has been one of the top grossing fine artists in the US for over a ten year cycle. In her Teacher Training, Color of Woman there are close to 80 women teaching in the Intentional Creativity Movement worldwide.

10,000 Hummingbirds Ep.1: Shiloh Sophia McCloud

      How can we work with what we have now to make this world a better place? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did this with tremendous courage that is contagious still today.  Within this episode of 10,000 Hummingbirds you will hear how Playing for Change is connecting the world through music and helping to awaken Dr. King’s Dream.  

This originally aired on KPFA 94.1 FM on Jan 20th 2014

A bit about Playing for Change:
      In 2005, Playing for Change arose from a common belief that music has the power to connect people regardless of their differences.  In 2007, the Playing for Change Foundation was established as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.  Their mission is to create positive change through music and arts education.  

      I interviewed Mark Johnson, one of their co-founders.  He’s a Grammy®-winning producer/engineer and award-winning film director whose visionary concept a decade ago became the driving force behind Playing for Change. For the past decade, he has worked with some of the most renowned producers in the music, film, and television industries, and with such musical artists as Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Rikki Lee Jones, Los Lobos, and Taj Mahal.                                                                                                                                                                   


MLK Jr. day Special Featuring Playing for Change

MC Yogi grew up inspired by heroes from comic books, books and legends.  He knew the power of myths and stories first as adventures and lessons.  He now passes on these ancient myths as a dynamic and soulful MC and Yoga teacher.  His music brings the spiritual to the secular!  MC Yogi reminds me of Joseph Campbell’s writings on the Hero’s Journey.  He is on an inspiring journey as are You!

MC Yogi's Bio:
    From headlining international music festivals to teaching some of the largest yoga classes in America, MC YOGI is widely becoming known as yoga’s modern day ambassador to the West. Blending his love & knowledge of yoga culture with hip hop, reggae, and electronic music, MC YOGI is recognized as a leading voice in the emerging genre of conscious global music. With three #1 World albums and hundreds of appearances each year, MC YOGI’s music is moving yoga to large, mainstream audiences. 
Bio from: www.mcyogi.com

*This episode originally aired on KPFB 89.3 FM in Berkeley, CA on Saturday November 8, 2014.  

Interview with MC Yogi

    Today we delve deeper into Gratitude with Brother David Steindl-Rast & Louie Schwartzberg!  What initially inspired them to live gratefully?  What does it mean to be Grateful?  How can grateful living help with cross cultural understanding and global change?  Also, we glimpse into what folks from our world are grateful for. 

Bios:

    Brother David Steindl-Rast was born July 12, 1926, in Vienna, Austria.  He has been a Benedictine Monk for more than 60 years.  After twelve years of monastic training and studies in philosophy and theology, Brother David was sent by his abbot to participate in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, for which he received Vatican approval in 1967. He co-founded the Center for Spiritual Studies in 1968 and received the 1975 Martin Buber Award for his achievements in building bridges between religious traditions. 
    For decades, Brother David divided his time between periods of hermit's life and extensive lecture tours on five continents. Brother David contributed chapters or interviews to well over 30 books.   He has brought spiritual depth into the lives of countless people whom he touches through his lectures, his workshops, and his writings.  
    Currently, Brother David serves a worldwide Network for Grateful Living, through Gratefulness.org, an interactive website with several thousand participants daily from more than 240 countries.  

Excerpts from Brother David’s Bio to learn more go to: http://www.gratefulness.org/brotherdavid/bio.htm 

    Louie Schwartzberg: is an award-winning producer, director and cinematographer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials.
    As the only filmmaker in the world who has been shooting time-lapse 24/7 continuously for well over three decades, Schwartzberg is a visual artist breaking barriers, connecting with audiences, and telling stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.
For Louie, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet.  “I hope my films inspire and open people’s hearts.  Beauty is nature’s tool for survival – you protect what you love.  If I can move enough people on an emotional level, I hope we can achieve the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life.”

Excerpts from Louie’s Bio--to learn more go to: http://movingart.com/louie-schwartzberg/

Music:
MC Yogi      Sunlight
Karsh Kale  Hallelujah- Ode To A Sunny Day
Karsh Kale  Break of Dawn

Image: Louie Schwartzberg from the Gratitude short film


Gratitude: Interview with Brother David Steindl-Rast & Louie Schwartzberg

     During this episode we embrace ourselves as we are.  We give ourselves permission to feel what we feel, and to be with what ever arises.  We step with courage into this new moment. 
    Today we are uplifted and encouraged by Archana Sachdev, ALIA~, and Suzanne Monroe!

Archana Sachdev:
    Archana is passionate about healing, creativity, Feminine spirituality and embodiment and story telling.        
    She's a sassy bollywood dancer at heart, a Sufi poetess by soul and a dreamer of a new age by spirit.  She has a MA in Philosophy, is a Yoga teacher specializing in Feminine Yoga and also studied Expressive arts therapy in San Francisco.
Connect with Archana Here:
https://www.facebook.com/archana.bollywoodfire?fref=ts

ALIA~ 
    ALIA is an Electronic Music Producer, DJ, and Vocalist, Mentor to Women Creatives, Author, and the Founder of Femvolution.
    ALIA has crossed international borders and traversed coasts to perform her music at numerous conscious events and transformational festivals and she is a Bay Area resident of the worldwide phenomenon Ecstatic Dance. Her music is featured in the acclaimed video series, "The Bloom Series”. She is currently working on her original “Feminine Medicine” album project and stage show which will feature collaborations with talented women vocalists, musicians, and performers from the festival music culture.
    A former marketing executive that followed her passion into music and a long-time crusader for women’s liberation, ALIA also leads her movement Femvolution to support other women to liberate their voice, passions, and unique artistry. She is often invited to speak on topics related to women’s empowerment, embodiment, creativity, entrepreneurship, and leadership and she was named a "Woman Changing the Planet" by ORIGIN magazine.
Connect with ALIA here:
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/alia_sounds
Website: www.aliasounds.com, www.femvolution.com

Suzanne Monroe:
    “Music is a mysterious force, comforting souls, healing spiritual wounds, and motivating deterred minds.” Suzanne expresses.      
     Suzanne and her band-mates began recording an album at The Recording Conservatory of Austin in November 2013.  She feels so passionately about these songs because of the raw human emotion involved in them that seemed to have left her so long ago.  Suzanne’s new album (Face to The Mirror)  is set to release on May, 5th, 2015.
Connect with Suzanne Here:
https://www.facebook.com/SuzanneMonroe

Image Credit:  photo by Catherine Natalia Roché  https://www.etsy.com/listing/129307479/april-sunrise-magical-morning-jacops?ref=shop_home_active_9

Rise Up & Live: Featuring Alia~, Archana Sachdev, & Suzanne Monroe

How can you move through challenges--move onward through  what ever life has offered you with gratitude and grace?  Today, in this moment, we move with what is.  

Heather Monro Pierce:
Heather is a modern day temple dancer leading inspirational, transformative and healing movement since 1988. At the core of Heather’s personal journey is an undeniable soul calling, to DANCE… for self-expression, vitality, awakening and ecstasy.
This calling fuels her life-long exploration of movement modalities, wisdom traditions and personal depth work.
She has developed a body of work and a style of facilitation that honors the mysteries of life and the unfolding of the individual soul. Her passion for teaching and leading springs from her own experience with the dance of life as a path to healing, health and wholeness.
As well as producing her own workshops, circles and retreats, she leads events for many groups and organizations, including Esalen, The Kripalu Center, Dean Ornish’s Preventive Medicine Research Institute, UC Berkeley, The Claremont Resort and The Omega Institute. For more information and/or to connect with Heather go to womenbody.dance

Archana Sachdev:
Archana is passionate about healing, creativity, Feminine spirituality and embodiment and story telling.
She's a sassy bollywood dancer at heart, a Sufi poetess by soul and a dreamer of a new age by spirit. She has a MA in Philosophy, is a Yoga teacher specializing in Feminine Yoga and also studied Expressive arts therapy in San Francisco.
Connect with Archana Here:
www.facebook.com/archana.bollywoodfire?fref=ts


Moving with What Is: featuring Heather Monro Pierce & Archana Sachdev

      Sometimes when kids don’t get the love and attention they need—they create new ways of getting it.  Phyllis Hutchens, a mother of two sons (Ross and Sam) tells a story about an odd mystery that began one night when she was in her dining room in Hayward, California. . .


Power Tripping

     This is a 5 minute inspiring story that I produced including hiphop from the storyteller! Eric found access to the divine thru hiphop. He had to admit and let go of something first. . .
      
Brief Bio:  
    Eric Jordan Subido aka Emassin has been rapping for over twenty years and is currently working on his seventh solo album project while writing a book about his experiences growing up in the Hip-Hop culture.  He received his master's degree in counseling psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies with a concentration in expressive arts therapy. He has created expressive arts programs providing movement-based social learning experiences through art, play, yoga, Rap and Hip-Hop. He also teaches classes that combine the literary arts, improvisation and theater. He leads adult classes emphasizing radical wellness and a socially conscious lifestyle.  To learn more about his latest album/book go to:   http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emassin/blaque-haute-album-and-book.  To hear more of his music go to www.emassin.com.

UnRapping Vulnerability

10,000 Hummingbirds are specials that air on KPFA 94.1  that feature people, organizations & groups that are consciously working to make our world a better place.

10,000 Hummingbirds

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