Creation for Liberation Podcast
by Chetna Mehta
Welcome to the Creation for Liberation podcast where we express wisdom to decolonize and audaciously claim our inherent creativity, mindfully care for ourselves and our communities, and incite an inner revolution for outer transformation.Hosted by Chetna Mehta, founding artist and facilitator of Mosaiceye, with guests that will ignite and invite you to make, move and manifest your liberation, for a world of compassion and connection, one creation at a time.www.mosaiceyeunfolding.com/podcast
Episodes
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E26. What Does Liberation Look, Feel, Sound, Smell and Taste Like to You, Today?
In this final episode of Season 2, Chetna talks about what liberation looks, feels, sounds, smells and tastes like to her, on the day of recording the episode! She names the importance of realizing our freedom here and now on our collective creation and liberation. She calls back and weaves in...
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E25. More Will Be Revealed & the Making of an Ancestral Instrument with Sara Ghebremichael
In this episode, Sara and Chetna talk about: What liberation smells like, sounds like, feels like for Sara All of our energetic pathways as music, and the unblocking of those pathways bringing music and liberation to the world Chetna’s journey with the Bansuri and the permission to make music...
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E24. The Liberation of “No Choice,” Surrendering & Radical Love w/ Lama Rod Owens
In this episode, Lama Rod and Chetna talk about: What liberation smells like, sounds like, feels like and looks like for Lama Rod from both an abstract and embodied experience Contentment and acceptance alongside the wrongness, suffering and crisis of the world The subtle practice of “holding the...
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E23. Trusting the Muse in Creative Practice with Feroza Cayetano
In this episode, Feroza and Chetna talk about: The creative process being a spiritual one, and how honoring that is transcending the inner critic that says “you’re a fraud” Feroza’s relationship with her creative muse Creativity rising up in her like water that have to be poured out based on...
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E22. Hope, Peace and Solidarity with Ameera and Noa of Tomorrow’s Women
In this episode, Ameera and Noa talk with Chetna about: What life is like lately for each of them at the time of recording this conversation at the end of February, around 140 days after October 7th What “peace” means to each of them today, alongside the violence that they’re actively threatened…
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E21. Inquiries Beyond Binaries About Peace in These Times ft. HawaH Kasat
In this episode, Chetna shares: The Chetna Unfolding newsletter where she’s been publishing more recently about longing and depression as portals, second arrow suffering, the addiction to binary thinking, and more Ahimsa and nonviolence, and the confusing contemplation about what peace means…
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E20. The Role of the Artist and Channeling Divine Illumination with James McCrae
In this episode, James and Chetna talk about: Art as alchemy and permission to be bold and expressed The importance of leaning into creativity during these times of violence, multiple genocides and divisiveness How art is often born out of suffering, and how James’ creativity is fueled by...
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E19. Longing is a Portal to Purpose
In this episode, Chetna talks about: Some of Chetna’s recent longings The pain and ache of longing, and the inevitability of it as humans The distinction between the content of our longings and Longing itself The human tendency to chase after the longings, as symbolized by hungry ghosts The...
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E18. The Great Joys in Partnership, Care & Purpose with Madame Gandhi
In this episode, Kiran and Chetna talk about: Kiran’s partnership being a space where she could be her full, queer, androgynous self in her vulnerabilities and wins Morning meditation with Deepak Chopra and Oprah as a way to reset, start the day positively, take responsibility for her...
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E17. Freedom, Indigeneity and Multi-Dimensionality in Therapy with Luis Cornejo
In this episode, Luis and Chetna talk about: Luis’s journey of sharing more of himself in his work, claiming himself as a model, playing with make-up and being free Going from a stable and “successful” job at Kaiser to a queer-centric and indigenizing therapeutic practice Sharing himself...
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E16. Reclaiming Our Story and Welcoming All Our Parts (and Money) with Ruthie Lindsey
In this episode, some of what Ruthie and Chetna talk about: Ruthie’s soul’s work and dharma to welcome and love all the parts of us, including those that have been shamed or rejected Ruthie’s story of being hit by an ambulance, being hospitalized for a month and getting a wire implanted in her...
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E15. Magic Beyond Logic
In this episode, Chetna shares about: The safety of relying on logic The willingness to be open to possibilities beyond logic A practice that allows us to consult with our mind and our heart wisdom The inner critic living in the mind The importance of movement (getting the heart rate up) to be…
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E14. Mixed Identity & Possibility with Dance with Megan Lowe
In this episode, Megan and Chetna talk about: What dance means to Megan, a way to relate to the world, to space and other bodies, and self-express beyond what people assume How in her body and Asian identity, she’s explored her physical strength through movement practices Breaking through walls…
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E13. Authenticity, "Ugly" Art, and Sharing Online with Hana Shafi
In this episode, Hana and Chetna talk about: Resistance and activism through frizzy hair Creating new worlds through visual art; drawing what we want to see in the world, from cool fashion to authentic femininity Clothes as wearable art yet co-opted by capitalism that make it seem frivolous The...
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E12. Living the Questions in Decolonizing Art, Medicine & Landback Movements w/ Rupa Marya
In this episode, Rupa and Chetna talk about: How her upbringing supported and didn’t support her creativity Being in a fallow period with music-making Processing grief with the lives lost and fundamental shifts after Covid The artist process, with music and healing, being one of sitting and...
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E11. Decolonizing & Interdependent Belonging with Kelsey Blackwell
In this episode, Kelsey and Chetna talk about: What “decolonizing” means to Kelsey Holding the both/and of being a settler and belonging on a particular land Cultivating belonging within oneself and with the larger earth community Honoring the truth of interdependence as a way to fostering...
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E10. Ego & Control in Creative Process with Amit Pagedar
In this episode, Amit and Chetna talk about: Putting ourselves in roles or boxes with the labels and identifiers we use to introduce ourselves How the ego relates to over-identification and control Defending our ideas and needing to protect them as a cause of suffering The ego’s need for security...
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Season 2 is Coming
Yo! Peace and warmth good people. It’s about to be Season two/dos/be/do/due of the Creation for Liberation podcast! I’m really leaning into the process of experimentation here, which is what I see creativity as. And in this season, we’re centering conversations with creators and liberators at the...
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E9. Decolonizing Creativity is Being in Right Relationship
Welcome to the final episode of season 1 y'all! What fun experiment this podcast has been and we're ending with some quality conversation and wisdom from two new and lovely friends, Hitoko Okada and Inez Inok't. Some of what we get into: Hitoko's background as a lineage craft and textile artist…
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Quick update: Checking in with y'all
Just checking in with y'all on a few updates since we've been away from the podcast for awhile. Thanks for listening to the unfolding of the Creation for Liberation pod, y’all. So cool! Stay tuned within the month for the final episode of season 1. We love you!!! Upcoming events: Our series of IG...
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E8. Excavating Our Creativity is a Social Responsibility
In this episode, we get into: The inspiration of folks fasting for Ramadan and increasing their God consciousness The intention of sharing and inviting you into the 3-Month Abundant Creativity Excavation Program When the program began and how it’s grown to 200+ alumni across the globe How we use...
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E7. My Heart (Not My Mind) is My Master
In this episode, we vibe on: How in the midst of crisis and violence, it’s pertinent to take the time to love on and uplift the people around you, to check-in on them and know that that too is activism Heart intelligence from a yogic and ancient Egyptian perspective Research on the heart organ…
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E6. I Don't Know and In That, I'm Free
In this episode, we get into: The inspirations of Morning Pages and Evening pages and its effects on sleep and mental clarity The inspiration of the Devotion Chart and the Aluna Method by Juliana Luna How “knowing” provides us with safety, control and security The type of “knowing” that’s valued…
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E5. Reclaiming Discipline Reinforces My Self-Trust
In this episode, we get into: Gratitude for you as a listener, reviewer, giver of your valued attention to this podcast, thank you! The western definition of “discipline” How Yoga sees discipline How Kung Fu sees discipline The balance and yin/yang of empowered discipline Reclaiming discipline as...
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E4. My Inner Critic Has a Back Seat Only
In this episode, Chetna talks about: Two indigenous women-lead organizations that offer important resources for native and non-native folks: Spirit of the Sun and All My Relations Podcast What the inner critic is... Five traits and tendencies of the inner critic: 1. black or white thinking 2....
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E3. Intuition is an Embodied Collaboration
In this episode, we ponder on: The inspiration of Diwali and the new moon What intuition is from cognition and indigenous perspectives Knowing through “implicit knowledge”, “energetic sensitivity” and “nonlocal intuition” according to the HeartMath Institute Interconnection with nature as a way…
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E2. Self-Compassion Fosters Creation
In this episode, we get into: Supporting initiatives like the Sogorea Te' Land Trust to return indigenous land to indigenous people The relationship between self-compassion practices and creativity according to Chetna's experience The pillars of mindful self-compassion according to Kristin Neff…
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E1. Creative Expression Soothes the Depression
In this very first episode of the Creation for Liberation podcast (!), we get into: The divinely-timed inception of the podcast Reaching out for community support as a source of inspiration Depression as it relates to swimming in the insane soup of oppressive social systems / separation as a…
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Introducing the Creation for Liberation podcast!
We’re so excited to launch this project! Our first episode comes out with the autumn equinox on September 22nd 🌑 Stay tuned in the meantime on: mosaiceyeunfolding.com/podcast
About this show
Welcome to the Creation for Liberation podcast where we express wisdom to decolonize and audaciously claim our inherent creativity, mindfully care for ourselves and our communities, and incite an inner revolution for outer transformation.Hosted by Chetna Mehta, founding artist and facilitator of Mosaiceye, with guests that will ignite and invite you to make, move and manifest your liberation, for a world of compassion and connection, one creation at a time.www.mosaiceyeunfolding.com/podcast
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