Tap in and vibe with me as I speak with Founder and Artistic Director of Umoja Dance Company in Montclair, New Jersey, Karen Love, who is also the current Director of the dance program at Hillside High School, Director of the after school dance program for Hillside Public Schools district and an Adjunct Professor at Montclair State University. Additionally, Love is a Certified Pilates Mat Instructor and certified 300 - hours Registered Yoga Teacher registered with Yoga Alliance and is the Dance New Jersey Vice President and NJPAC Dance Advisory Co-Chair.
This interview uncovers the demonstration of passion, focused vision, positive self-talk, the adornment and embodiment of many hats and gifts to the crown chakra and within the human spirit, fulfilled dreams/visions, and the appreciation and inner joy attained from being still, quiet.
You can connect with Karen via the following:
https://www.facebook.com/umoja.dancewofabe
@umojadancestudio via Instagram
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Tap in and vibe with me as I speak with, Aluna Toni Hector, athird-generation fashion designer, textile artist, traditional West African Dancer, and mother of three. Having traveled and studied throughout Senegal, Ghana, The Gambia, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, she draws inspiration from the rich cultural traditions of West Africa. Through dance, fashion, and culturaleducation, Toni is dedicated to reconnecting Black American adults and children with their African roots, fostering pride, knowledge, and a deeper connection to ancestral heritage.
In this episode we looked at the Crown Chakra qualities ofknowingness, seeing self in others, Higher Self alignment, inspiration and wisdom. Aluna Toni organically and soulfully shares how and why sheis her Mother and Grandmother dream come true as it pertains to her life’s work and path as a fashion designer. She expounds on how she feels that her gifts are ancestral - how her pieces seem to make themselves as she follows theguidance and direction of a Higher Knowing. She also talks about the culturally creative activities you can expect to experience when joining her on trips to Africa; the people and cultures that inspire her; advice for people new to the fashion industry; and so much more.
You can connect with Aluna Toni @afro_funk_wear on Instagram and Aluna Afrofunkwear Faye on FaceBook.
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Tap in and vibe with me as I speak with, Amina Heckstall, a masterful dancer, choreographer, and somatic healer with over 40 years of professional experience in dance. Her forte is in West African Dance techniques. Her career includes international touring, directing her own NYC‐based company, receiving multiple honors for her work with community youth in the cultural arts, and choreographing the award‐winning Off‐Broadway production , 'The Savage Queen'. She is a Master Spiritual Life Coach, Neuro Linguistic Practitioner (NLP), Certified Massage Teacher (CMT), and the creator of S.T.E.A.M. — Soul Transforming Energy And Movement, a healing modality that blends ancestral wisdom, intuitive guidance, and embodied transformation.
Amina’s work lives at the intersection of intuitive guidance, dance as meditation, and ancestral remembrance. In this episode she shares the origins and evolultion of her intuitive gifts; expressions of dance as a student, group member, and Director of her own company; the rebirthing of her enlightened lyrical career; and the spiritual thread and vision woven throughout it all.
You can connect with Amina at facebook.com/groups/steamholisticarts and at youtube.com/@s.t.e.a.m.withamina.
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Tap in and vibe with me as I speak with renowned poet, spoken word artist, master storyteller, essayist, and published author, The Infamous Cola Rum a.k.a. Dylon Killian.
As much as Dylon is a multifaceted creative artist, he is a profound, highly spiritual being. Born with a veil (or caul), he shares some experiences of spirits visiting him in his home, being an astral traveler, and types of beings he's encountered in other realms. Additionally, we touch upon the origins of his writing career, his two published novels, and the novel he's currently working on.
You can connect with The Infamous on Instagram @theinfamouscolarum, FaceBook via Cola Rum, and via his website, www.colarum.net where you can purchase his books and check out other interviews. Also, to witness his stories, you can search on Google - Cola Rum storyteller.
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Tap in and vibe with me as I speak with Rhian Ayanna Watson, a grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, with a classical education decorated with opera, jazz and musical theatre.
Gracefully holding many titles and wearing multiple crowns, she has served in the Health & Wellness Industry for over fifteen years as a certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Certified Nutritionist, Certified Colon Hydro-therapist and twenty plus years as a yoga instructor.
As a freelance song writer and singer, Rhian shares that she’s able to maintain integrity, self-respect, and health and wellness within the music industry because of her strong foundation of self-love, self-empowerment, and an intentional non-competitive communication style. Her overall goal isharmony within, outside of herself, and amongst all things living.
You can experience her music on all streaming platforms viaher stage name, Rhian Ayanna, and, can connect with her on Instagram @rhianayanna, via her website, www.rhianayanna.com,and via email at rhian@rhianayanna.com.
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Tap in and vibe with me as I speak with, Winston A. Benons Jr. , an interdisciplinary artist, cultural strategist, scholar, and educator whose work explores the embodied archive as a site of memory, identity, and cultural knowledge. He is the Founder and Director of tRúe Culture & Arts and the voice behind The Culturalist, a platform for cultural analysis and exchange across the arts and education.
In this episode you will witness self-empowerment, courage, authenticity, self-expression, truth, and the dynamics of a good listener. Through colorful recollections of the past, Winston takes us on an empowering journey rooted in Guyana and layered with vision, creativity and evidence in New York. The interwoven threads of his story demonstrate how he has been on his path, living authentically since he was five years old.
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You can connect with Winston on Instagram @wbenonsjr and via his website, www.trueculturearts.com.
Tap in and vibe with me as I speak with 'A Natural Born' Healer, Chaun Walker, who helps individuals create space to heal through her work as a Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master, Special Needs Educator and Certified Nursing Assistant. And, yes, she concurrently does it all.
In this episode you will be in the company of a giving heart, kind soul, and genuine humble human being. The underlying theme in Chaun's work and career path is healing as it pertains to creating balance, harmony, and overall health and wellness.
Her path is unique. It's full of love, kindness, and patience for self and others.
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