Celebrate Happiness Roadshow with Sandra M SandraM

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Santa Fean Argos MacCallum. Argos has lived in Santa Fe since 1967, and has worked as a carpenter, plasterer, ranch manager, orchardist, furniture-maker, scene shop manager, as well as a film and stage actor and stage director. His chapbook, She Loved Gravity and Would Fall Down Exquisitely Anywhere, was published in 1987. He has worked with many theatre companies in Santa Fe, and is an artistic director and co-founder of Teatro Paraguas, a bilingual theatre promoting contemporary Latinx theatre, children's theatre, New Mexico playwrights, and poetry readings since 2004. His poems have been published in Malpais Review, Lummox Anthology, PoetryXHunger.com, THE Magazine, wildword.net, and Poetry London/Apple Magazine.
We discuss many concepts, including the energetic exchange in theatre, the power in being fully engaged in what we find meaningful, and how each of our unique contributions to the world uplifts ourselves and our communities.
I hope you'll check out this inspiring conversation!

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Natalia D'Elia, a young aspiring creative who was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 2005. Her family moved to Chicago for 2 years and then ready for a change, decided to settle in Albuquerque New Mexico. Her current creative passion is dance which she has been studying and performing in for 8 years.
Natalia trains in multiple dance styles including; Hip-Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, and musical theatre and feels that Hip-hop and Contemporary resonate most with her, giving her a creative outlet and freedom in expression. Natalia is in her senior year at Volcano Vista High school, at Volcano Vista and has played an active part of student government for the last 7 years. In addition Natalia is the president of the Black Student Union. Currently Natalia is dancing and assisting at the VIIIZON Academy in Albuquerque. Natalia has won a scholarship to the American Music & Dance Academy in Manhattan, New York and is passionate about turning her dreams into reality.  
Natalia shares many powerful insights into the importance of community, the value of finding your "why" or what drives you, and so much more!
Join us for this inspiring conversation!

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chef  "Johnny Vee" Vollertsen who is celebrating his 25th year as the creator and director of the Las Cosas Cooking School in Santa Fe, NM. John's career traveled from New York, through Sydney, Australia, and finally Santa Fe, New Mexico.
 
In addition to teaching cooking for over 30 years, John writes a food column for New Mexico Magazine and the Santa Fe New Mexican and his popular cookbook is  "Cooking with John Vee." John also can be heard hosting the food Radio Talk show "Bits and Bites with Johnny Vee" on 1260 AM, and he is a founding member of the
"Chefs for Cooking with Kids" program in New Mexico public schools.
Most recently John joined the guest curator staff of The New Mexico History Museum, creating and building exciting exhibits that celebrate New Mexico's vast and unique food history, launching in July of this year.
 
In our discussion, Johnny shares the heartwarming story of how cooking with his grandmother inspired his love of the culinary arts, as well as his insights into how food brings joy and creates community. I hope you'll tune in for this uplifting conversation!

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Eugene S. Pickett III aka Trey'Vision, an African American (Afro-Indigenous) Artist and dancer with over 20 years of experience in dance, choreography and community development. He is the Founder of the Albuquerque New Mexico Viiizon Dance Academy, which focuses on utilizing dance and other fine arts to tell stories, share culture and create meaningful dialogues that uplift black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), in marginalized, and underserved communities both in the US and around the world. Trey, an accomplished musician, choreographer, performer, and Videographer has numerous credits some of which are Dancing Earth, the Santa Fe Opera Alto Program, the Santa Fe Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Identity Project, and he has been the lead performer in countless productions from the Nutcracker to Planet Indigenous.
 
This is such a rich and inspiring conversation, Trey shares many insights into how dance and movement bring joy, healing, and uplift the spirit, and build community. We also dive into Trey's unique teaching approach, how he makes movement accessible for ALL bodies, and we end by discussing the sacredness of these "skin suits" we live in. To quote Trey:
 
"Our bodies are the most sacred dwelling I know. When we are able to dance and return to that space, the beauty of it is that we connect to our ancestors, the land and each other more."
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with John de Graaf, a documentary filmmaker and author. His books AFFLUENZA and WHAT'S THE ECONOMY FOR ANYWAY? explore policy options that improve wellbeing and happiness.  He is a frequent international wellbeing speaker at conferences and college campuses and is currently working on a book called THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY.  He was an advisor to the government of Bhutan's Gross National Happiness campaign regarding the domain of Time Use.  He lives in Seattle, Washington.
 
I hope you'll tune in for this uplifting conversation where John shares his insights into how living in beauty affects wellbeing, as well as the importance of societal changes to address people's fundamental needs, and therefore (make the world a happier place, and so much more!)
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Red Feather Woman aka Rose Red Elk originally from Ft. Peck Reservation, located in Eastern Montana. Rose is an Inspirational Native American storyteller, producer, author, artist, and creator of fine art dream catchers, whose has won many awards and toured throughout the US and internationally. To quote Red Feather Woman "my most important duty is the preservation of an ancient culture, inspiring and giving hope to all people." Her latest album is – Keepers of the Wisdom-Healing Stories and Meditations." More information can be found on her website: www.redfeatherwoman.com.
In this inspiring conversation, Red Feather Woman shares her journey of leaving corporate America to pursue a career in the arts, the importance of following your heart, shifting your consciousness through gratitude, and so much more!
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