After a very difficult 5 year hiatus, I have started selling my work at The Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver again. I am so grateful for this experience; it has been filled with so many lessons and reminders, validation and inspiration. It has been absolutely, overwhelmingly positive.  I've been making my jewelry for almost 20 years now. And for many of those years, I had the great fortune of having a booth at the Granville island public market here in Vancouver, which, if you haven't been here before, is unequivocally the heart of the city. I have always felt it was my creative home. Every alley-way and corner are filled with art studios, glassblowing studios, handmade broom studios, art...

  Subscribe, Listen, Rate & Review (thank you!)  in Apple Podcasts Subscribe & Listen in SpotifySubscribe on YoutubeOR listen in your favourite podcast app SUPPORT CREATIVE GENIUS ON PATREON   Episode Summary:   In this episode, Lama Rod Owens explores how tending to our own brokenheartedness can unlock the transformative power of creativity, offering a path to building an awakened and beautiful life. Through insightful and personal anecdotes from his book, "The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors," Lama Rod invites listeners to reimagine forgiveness, radical self-care, and awakened care as essential tools for crafting a fulfilling existence. Don't miss this opportunity to discover fresh perspectives on spirituality, human connection, and the boundless possibilities of creative expression. SHOW NOTES Lama Rod navigates the complexities of healing and...

  Subscribe, Listen, Rate & Review (thank you!)  in Apple Podcasts Subscribe & Listen in SpotifySubscribe on YoutubeOR listen in your favourite podcast app Support CREATIVE GENIUS on Patreon   EPISODE SUMMARY Our guest today is Autumn Skye - an incredible artist with a massive online following, and when you see her work you’ll immediately get it. Her pieces are equal parts painstakingly detailed and evocatively magical.  This is a deep and deeply nourishing and expansive feeling episode. We cover a lot of ground from the practical to the esoteric. I came away from this conversation feeling more spacious and filled with a sense of possibility and wonder than I have in a long time. If you’ve been on the fence of stepping into yourself...

Ashana's journey to becoming a renowned musician and sound healer was not a conventional one. Growing up in the vibrant streets of the Bronx, New York City, Ashana discovered her musical calling at a young age. From singing in churches to exploring a wide variety of musical genres, Ashana's eclectic style evolved over time and finding her way to the music she creates today involved a lot of ups and downs and surrender. 

So, I've been a bit under the weather lately, and let me tell you, it has pretty much sucked. You know those times when life decides to throw you a curveball just when you're cruising along? Yeah, that's been my vibe for the past while - longer than I am comfortable with. It has made me think a lot about surrender and the possibilities that can come with it. Remember my chat with James McCrae last week? He talked about how surrender was his ticket out of a job that just wasn't vibing with him and how in surrendering he found his way back to the truest version of himself. It always strikes me how much what my guests say is...