cultural creative

Explore the captivating world of Shana Robbins—her artistic transformation and how she weaves her art as a cultural creative, an eco-feminist, and a shape-shifter. In this conversation, you’ll gain a deep understanding of how Shana utilizes the transformative abilities of plant medicine rituals to unveil the profound connection between personal growth and our interdependent relationship with nature. In this enchanting interview, Shana shares her challenging life as a child and her remarkable journey of how she came to discover and embody her nature-oriented art after a career in modeling. Her work has been fueled by her global travels, inspirational ideas, and performances in some of the most magnificent and magical locations. Beyond her artistic endeavors, Shana imparts her wisdom as an Art professor at Georgia State University and delves into the mystical practice of Butoh, a unique combination of walking meditation and dance deeply rooted in the natural world. Join us as we uncover the intricate layers of Shana's artistic universe and gain profound insights into what she refers to as our "radical interdependence with the wild.”

 Why is the world in a constant state of war? Why historically is there so much conflict? Millions upon millions of people have died and our planet is being destroyed. But it does NOT have to be this way. This is something that we, as humanity, can stop. Acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest leaders in the field of mind-body medicine, our guest today, Dr. Deepak Chopra, discusses how we can change the state of the world through utilizing the peace process as he describes in his book, “Peace is the Way.” 

Dr Chopra discusses our collective consciousness and our turbulent nature. If we can acquire a more peaceful mindset, within ourselves and toward others, we can begin to change divisiveness, and come up with creative solutions to take the next leap in consciousness. He believes humans can outgrow conflicts and war. It is time to move humanity forward, together. He further discusses the myth that money can buy happiness and how we operate under a false sense of security. So how do we get from the place of fear and conflict to the place of love? The bridge is Awareness. With a critical mass of people putting their attention toward peaceful, creative solutions, we CAN change our trajectory. Dr Chopra further discusses Cultural Creatives and how we can all establish a sense of peace.  We can join together to create “Peace Cells,” people working together toward a common goal and intention of peace consciousness.  

Dr Chopra reminds us of the famous words of the great Mahatma Gandhi – “Be the Change You Wish to See in the World!” We truly can dream a new reality, through metamorphosis. We can go inward, through meditation. Like caterpillars, humanity can also transform through connectivity, peace, and consciousness. It is possible for humanity to take a quantum leap! 

Deepak Chopra, MD, founder of the Chopra Foundation and cofounder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. He is the author of more than 90 books translated into more than 43 languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. Time magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.”  Info: PeacePractices.org and DeepakChopra.com