Kristena West Art: PodCast

Kristena West M.A.
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Podcasts are about art and healing. Cross-cultural spiritual traditions and transformative arts & consciousness. And how we can use creative arts as a path of knowing. Lets look at how art, writing & films reflect what's cooking in the human psyche...Kristena has worked in high-end galleries from New Orleans to Rodeo Drive, she has studied with shamans, received degrees in psychology, communicatons, fashion design and fine arts. Stay tuned for Art & Healing from a cross-cultural perspectives. Feeling blocked or creatively at a stand-still? Book a 1:1 spiritual coaching session with me. Let's reconnect you with your true voice, power, and creative spark. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info

  1. 1d ago

    3 ARTISTIC PRACTICES TO BEGIN HEALING CORE WOUNDS: EXPLORING THE WOUNDS WE CARRY IN OUR SEXUALITY: USING THREE ARTISTIC EXERCISES, BODY AWARENESS & A GUIDED INNER HEALING MEDITATION.

    EXPLORING THE WOUNDS WE CARRY IN OUR SEXUALITY: USING THREE ARTISTIC EXERCISES, BODY AWARENESS & A GUIDED INNER HEALING MEDITATION. I know this is a big subject. It's delicate, vulnerable, and for some of us, even frightening. But I've been teaching and facilitating men's and women's groups for over forty years, sitting in the hot seat of gender reconciliation, exploring the deep wounds we carry around sexuality, intimacy, and our relationships with one another. Through the healing of my own sexual wound, I've learned something profoundly important: we can sit with painful experiences, even trauma, and begin to find a way through. We don't have to have all the answers. We simply need a place to begin, and the willingness to listen to what has been waiting within us. In this forty-minute presentation, I invite you into that beginning. I'll share three practices drawn from decades of teaching, artistic exploration, and inner work. We'll begin by listening to the body, discovering where feelings live, and exploring their colors, gestures, and sounds. These are gentle ways of approaching experiences that can be difficult to put into words. My hope is to offer you something practical, compassionate, and deeply human—a way to begin a conversation with yourself that may have been waiting a very long time.  ART PRACTICE CORE WOUND PDF https://213d1dd5-b48f-44bc-9a89-a0676d901f5c.usrfiles.com/ugd/213d1d_6163a8675a40446c8aeeb3f58a796b59.pdf Book a private 30-minute creative consultation with me: https://calendly.com/kristenawestarts/30min

  2. Jul 12

    He Started Sobbing: A Man, a Memory, and the Healing of a Power Animal Retrieval

    FREE POWER ANIMAL RETRIEVAL https://www.KristenaWestArt.com/poweranimal This is a case study from my work as a shamanic practitioner - it's a 7 Minute Vlog I recorded for a Short so you can listen to the REVEAL of what power animal came back for him and why he started sobbing. Check out youtube vlog click link below By sharing this case study, I am offering a look at the transformative power of the work I facilitate with my clients. It is a story of reconnection—an honest look at how returning to our own innate power ripples through our lives, shifting everything into a space of clarity and presence. If you feel called to explore this path for yourself Sign Up at the link above for Free Power Animal Retrieval class - launches in JULY!. #Shamanism #PowerAnimalRetrieval #SpiritualDirection #ShamanicJourney #SoulRetrieval #SpiritualGuidance #AnimalMedicine #sacredpath #VisionaryArt #SpiritualArtist #ArtAsHealing

  3. May 27

    The Day I Became a Mermaid: How a Childhood Dream Awakens my Creative Vision

    When I was a child, I had a dream of a mermaid. This dream changed the trajectory of my artistic creative path. It opened up the doors to imaginal realms and grounded me into storytelling, mythmaking, and archetypal dreamwork. Exploring these deep, universal images is where our artistic healing begins, turning inner stories into an artistic life. We can follow this thread, the call of the siren to explore our artist heart and tranform the world through our journey. It is an invitation to look at how a childhood vision can expand into a lifetime of making art and finding healing through the imagination. Mythical Mermaid is original painting on 100% rag board. Here's the link: https://sunheartbohoclothing.com/products/mythical-mermaid-nude-15-x-19-rag-board-original-painting-kristena-west my 20+ years fashion shop SunHeart Boho Clothing https://www.SUNHEARTBOHOCLOTHING.com

  4. May 26

    FOUR MAGICAL KEYS TO MANIFESTATION: ACTIVATING OUR CREATIVE WILL -PART ONE

    The artistic imagination acts as a powerful bridge between the unseen and the seen. By exploring cross-cultural traditions, we can learn to awaken our perceptions, and awaken our imaginative skills. This journey begins with understanding how the artist's mind naturally interfaces with the anima mundi or world soul. We call this intuition or following our gut. We will dive into the four secret keys of manifestation and how these specific techniques allow you to shift your focus and intention, providing the spiritual science needed to activate your creative will. This will shift your artistic practice and your daily life. These four keys put the power back where it belongs: in your hands and your vision. These manifestation techniques are about waking up your imagination and creativity. Learn how to focus your imagination toward manifesting inspired art career, re-shaping your life and manifesting your goals to bring your creative gifts to the world. Our Artistic Will or Creative Will is the most mysterious spiritual force within each of us- listen to this podcast and add these manifestation techniques to your skillset tool kit. #creativeaging #ArtAfter60 #rudolfsteiner #artisticimagination #manifesting #LateBloomArtist #creativespirituality

  5. Mar 29

    HEART-SIGHT: A CONTEMPLATIVE JOURNEY WITH CHRIST AS OUR HEALING ICON: VISIONARY ART

    https://www.kristenawestart.com/christ-icon-reg In this sacred movement into contemplative artistic practice, we open the door to a deeper connection with the spirit of the season. Our journey begins with the ancient, grounding presence of the Christ Pantocrator, Photograph download provided. Second video tutorial is the visionary insights of Rudolf Steiner's Head of Christ - use charcoal, pastel, watercolor or paint. It is my hope that this practice serves as a bridge for everyone who feels called to a higher creativity. To celebrate this time of renewal, I am offering a sacred gift of the season with a special tuition of $27 (originally $85). #rudolfsteiner #christianity #sacredart #visionaryart #anthroposophy #sophia

  6. Jan 29

    Discover & Paint Your Power Animal: A Creative Journey to Your Inner Ally

    https://www.KristenaWestArt.com/poweranimal Discover & Paint Your Power Animal is a free class I am offering because so many women khave been asking for years. I've been teaching shamanism since 1994, and my background includes a master's in Cross-Cultural Sacred Iconography. Think you choose your power animal? Think again. Your power animal chooses you. When your helping spirit arrives, you receive it as a living relationship: a source of strength, guidance, protection, and of course, power. Power=soul essence, essential self-your vibrant, dynamic ju-ju!! Then we Get Creative! You translate what you experienced into a power animal portrait using the materials you have on hand: paint, collage, drawing, or mixed media. This is where the magic gets practical. You make something visible, and you can place on your personal home altar. This is a fun, free, and fabulous class, and a spiritual practice, that if you choose can become a life journey. Beginners and experienced practitioners alike. You arrive as you are, you meet your ally, and you create a piece of art that feels personal, luminous, your 2026 Talisman.  Join me, and let's create together SIGN UP FOR FREEBIE: https://www.KristenaWestArt.com/poweranimal #shamanism #shamanicjourney #shamanicjourneying #poweranimal #poweranimals

    Discover & Paint Your Power Animal: A Creative Journey to Your Inner Ally

  7. 11/30/2025

    HARVARD DIVINITY: 100 YEARS OF RUDOLF STEINER /A Century Later — Steiner Steps Into the Light

    In this vlog I cover the Exciting News of Harvard Divinity School hosting a centenary conference on Rudolf Steiner, and many of my colleagues and friends are presenting! I grew up in a home where Steiner's books lived on the shelves and fairy tales, myths and legends were my daily bread. Country fields, trees, color, and sky shaped my inner life and eventually my work as a painter, mentor and life coach.  So when I see Harvard gathering theologians, teachers, artists, bio-dynamic farmers, anthroposophical doctors, educators, therapists sharing their research and initiatives I feel deep gratitude. I also place the Harvard gathering inside a wider story of Steiner's presence in culture.  I look back at Eric Utne's contribution bringing Steiner's work to global awareness on Steiner's initiatives, I also share how "movie stars" Paul Newman's family and Jennifer Aniston carry Waldorf schooling and a rich artistic upbringing into their public lives. The virtual conference is free December 14–16 through Harvard Divinity School website. Harvard Divinity School – Program for the Evolution of Spirituality  https://pes.hds.harvard.edu/steinerconference    🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. → https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info/inner-work-session #anthroposophy #rudolfsteiner #harvarduniversity #visualart

    HARVARD DIVINITY: 100 YEARS OF RUDOLF STEINER /A Century Later — Steiner Steps Into the Light

  8. 11/23/2025

    How I Left Everything for the Transformative Arts M.A. — and Then 9/11 Changed My Path as an Artist

    In 2000, I have a BIG dream, I leave my partner, my hometown and my work with men and women's groups and shamanic practice. I move to Berkeley for the Transformative Arts MA program. Then 911 happens and all I can think of doing is making dolls for the children who lost their parents with the loss of the two towers.  Dolls for Peace: Kids in Need of a Cuddle for Oakland Children's Hospital. I start gathering people—friends, neighbors, students, elders, anyone who feels called to show up. We sit around shared tables with piles of fabric, thread, buttons, yarn, and scraps of imagination. The room always feels alive. People talk, laugh, concentrate, and reach for more materials as the dolls slowly take shape.  In conjunction with CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL-OAKLAND I curated a year long community arts project called DOLLS FOR PEACE: KIDS IN NEED OF A CUDDLE. We made 100+ Dolls for the children- such a huge community turn out! What begins as a simple handmade doll becomes something larger. I watch how each person pours a little of themselves into the work. I watch how strangers start talking like old friends. I watch how art—small, humble art—creates connection, warmth, and shared purpose.  This is part Two in the Business of Art series from my Voyager membership community. I share my story of receiving a True Dream after 13 years moving from the high-end gallery business selling art in Rodeo drive and New Orleans art galleries. ALSO IN THE VIDEO OVER 70+ IMAGES FROM MY ORIGINAL ART - PRIVATE COLLECTIONS #9_11 #ArtistLife #CreativeJourney #LifeChangingMoments #TransformativeArts #PersonalStory #Berkeley2000 #ArtAndHealing #FindingPurpose #SpiritualJourney

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Podcasts are about art and healing. Cross-cultural spiritual traditions and transformative arts & consciousness. And how we can use creative arts as a path of knowing. Lets look at how art, writing & films reflect what's cooking in the human psyche...Kristena has worked in high-end galleries from New Orleans to Rodeo Drive, she has studied with shamans, received degrees in psychology, communicatons, fashion design and fine arts. Stay tuned for Art & Healing from a cross-cultural perspectives. Feeling blocked or creatively at a stand-still? Book a 1:1 spiritual coaching session with me. Let's reconnect you with your true voice, power, and creative spark. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info

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  • Creator
    Kristena West M.A.
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©1990-2024
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    Kristena West Art: PodCast