Muses of Bella: Recent Episodes
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My guest today is Yasmin Suteja, some of you may have heard of Yasmin, she is an established photographer and director and the founder of Sydney based production agency Culture Machine.
What’s really intriguing about Yasmin is the path she carved our for herself in cultivating her career. Present at the birth of the ‘instagram influencer’ Yasmin knew instinctively of the potential coming alive in this space and as such harnessed the potentials of her own ‘influence’ as a creator. But this is more so a time line piece of the puzzle. What strikes me as the most unique aspect of Yasmin’s approach, is her deep desire to have community and collaboration be at the core and ethos of what drives her creative visions.
That being said, most features seek Yasmin to hear about how she has built her career… but for this episode we dig deeper and go beneath the layers. Much of this interview is a reflection on where Yasmin currently finds herself in her life and her adulthood.
Being in a space where she has shed her layers to come into her essence and the embrace of what makes for her identity…
That being said, most features seek Yasmin to hear about how she has built her career… but for this episode we dig deeper and go beneath the layers. Much of this interview is a reflection on where Yasmin currently finds herself in her life and her adulthood.
Being in a space where she has shed her layers to come into her essence and the embrace of what makes for her identity…
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT;
- Growing up in Bali (Growing up as expatriates)
- The uniqueness of Balinese Culture & Religion (Hinduism)
- Experience of prejudice
- Navigating one's identity in the world
- Etc, Etc...
Find all the show notes and extra exclusive content on the; Muses of Bella online platform, follow the link BELOW musesofbella.substack.com/
My guest today is Yasmin Suteja, some of you may have heard of Yasmin, she is an established photographer and director and the founder of Sydney based production agency Culture Machine.
What’s really intriguing about Yasmin is the path she carved our for herself in cultivating her career. Present at the birth of the ‘instagram influencer’ Yasmin knew instinctively of the potential coming alive in this space and as such harnessed the potentials of her own ‘influence’ as a creator. But this is more so a time line piece of the puzzle. What strikes me as the most unique aspect of Yasmin’s approach, is her deep desire to have community and collaboration be at the core and ethos of what drives her creative visions.
That being said, most features seek Yasmin to hear about how she has built her career… but for this episode we dig deeper and go beneath the layers. Much of this interview is a reflection on where Yasmin currently finds herself in her life and her adulthood.
Being in a space where she has shed her layers to come into her essence and the embrace of what makes for her identity…
That being said, most features seek Yasmin to hear about how she has built her career… but for this episode we dig deeper and go beneath the layers. Much of this interview is a reflection on where Yasmin currently finds herself in her life and her adulthood.
Being in a space where she has shed her layers to come into her essence and the embrace of what makes for her identity…
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT;
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Looking at yourself in the mirror (metaphorically)
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Continuously being open to learning
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Beginning the journey of therapy
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Moving through judgement and fear
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The importance of creating community around you
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Taking full responsibility for yourself in your lifetime
Find all the show notes and extra exclusive content on the; Muses of Bella online platform, follow the link BELOW musesofbella.substack.com/
For the premier episode of the Muses of Bella Podcast I couldn’t be more honored than to have on one of my best friends, Ashley Rucker. Ashley is an icon in her nature, she is humble and greatly passionate. When around her you feel like anything is possible…
To continue on the conversation in this Part II of Ashley’s interview we speak more on Ashley's persistence in cultivating her vision. We note on how everyone is on their own unique journey in this lifetime. We talk about the importance of embodying playfulness and connecting to our inner child...
Ashely is the founder of TherapART; a not-for-profit community that curates and facilitates art therapy initiatives across New York City. ‘The TherapART collective allows individuals to heal by discovering healthy emotional expression through movement and sound.’
Find all the show notes and extra exclusive content on the; Muses of Bella online platform, follow the link BELOW musesofbella.substack.com/
For the premier episode of the Muses of Bella Podcast I couldn’t be more honored than to have on one of my best friends, Ashley Rucker. Ashley is an icon in her nature, she is humble and greatly passionate. When around her you feel like anything is possible…
In this Part I of Ashley’s interview we talk about a cultivated persistence that has been with her since childhood. The journey she has walked to live by her truth in this lifetime and the birth of a therapeutic movement that was channelled through, by her pain and connection to Spirit.
Ashely is the founder of TherapART; a not-for-profit community that curates and facilitates art therapy initiatives across New York City. ‘The TherapART collective allows individuals to heal by discovering healthy emotional expression through movement and sound.’
Find all the show notes and extra exclusive content on the; Muses of Bella online platform, follow the link BELOW musesofbella.substack.com/
The Muses of Bella Podcast is dedicated to storytelling of the human condition.
"I CREATED THIS PODCAST TO SHARE STORIES OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. TO HEAR PEOPLE'S JOURNEYS OF TRANSFORMING THEIR PAIN AND LIMITATION INTO GOLD...
......AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE DEEP WISDOW WITHIN YOU, HOW TO FIND IT AND HOW TO CULTIVATE IT"
- Bella Cleopatra, Founder of Muses of Bella
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“A spiritual practice can remove us from fear”
My guest today is Lebanese actor, ‘shape-shifter’ Roger Azar. Hailing from Beirut, this would be the birthplace of Azar’s love for acting which started in the theater. With a natural raw talent stemmed in a dedication to method acting, his career has taken on an organic evolution. In the past few years he has been part of a few incredible projects; The Sea Ahead by Ely Dagher and Copilot by Anne Zohra Berrached. Both making stances on the international film festival scene.
It is not only in the realm of acting where Azar exposes his raw nature, he is a spiritual man, devoted to the evolution of his soul. From the moment I was connected with Azar we were having the most incredible conversations about life. I knew instantly that I was speaking to a very special person.
This conversation comes at a poignant time as I am shifting the ethos of the podcast from women’s storytelling and expanding the conversation to all walks of life - I am curious to hear of the human experience from all lenses and perspectives.
In particular - ‘how one alchemises their pain into gold and cultivates listening to the deep innate wisdom that is within’
In this PART ONE of the interview it is primarily an intimate conversation with Roger, sharing about his experience in a car crash in his early 20’s that would come to reshape his intentions and experience of life and thus how he has chosen to move forward.
Favourite Quotes:
“Because that’s the thing about meditation right, it’s to find, again, that part of yourself that actually knows there’s nothing wrong with it”
“We are perfectly, imperfect”
“A lot of people now are dying. Not only physically but psychologically - to themselves.” __
RESOURCES
Roger Azar Instagram www.instagram.com/ruji.azar/
The Sea Ahead by Ely Dagher www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEmLabMzXo0
Copilot by Anne Zohra Berrached www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg6GVIg4BUU
Sacred Suns Men's Group www.sacredsons.com
Alejandro Jodorowsky www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/magazi…o-jodorowsky.html
Jadorowsky’s Dune www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0cJNR8HEw0
Dr. Gabor Maté drgabormate.com
Stephen Porges, The Polyvagal Theory www.stephenporges.com
The Polyvagal Theory Book Theory wwnorton.com/books/The-Polyvagal-Theory/
Muses of Bella Instagram www.instagram.com/musesofbella/?hl=en _
"I think when you have suffered in life, you do have a deeper appreciation for everything that is light and for all the positive, happy elements of your life - when you’ve been in a dark space and have really suffered you have a greater capacity to feel..."
My guest today is Dj, Medical Cannabis Advocate & Epilepsy Activist - Chelsea Leyland.
In today's episode Chelsea tells us about her journey into the realm of activism and how this is an issue close to her heart. Having grown up with a sister who has epilepsy and then coming to develop the condition at the age of fifteen... It would later be the discovery of the cannabis plant in use as medicine that would come to change her world forever... this is very much a conversation of alchemising your pain and vulnerability into strength and expansion.
Resources
Chelsea Leyland https://chelsealeyland.com/ www.instagram.com/chelsealeyland/ chelsealeyland.com/
Muses of Bella www.instagram.com/musesofbella/
My guest today, Elisa Goodkind is the mother of the mother-daughter duo team, StyleLikeU & The What's Underneath Project.
StyleLikeU is "a platform for radically honest docu-style videos that give voice to role models who stand proudly outside of norms and are comfortable in their skin."
Elisa is a child of the Woodstock Era, moving through her youth during one of the most pivotal cultural revolutions in our modern history.
She is a product of unity and the desire to transcend; race, gender, sexuality and class - this philosophy is very much at the core of StyleLikeU.
Having started as a stylist in the fashion industry during the 80's and early 90's Elisa felt the loss of what fashion used to be - political and controversial statements within self expression and art.
In This Episode We Talk About:
- The complexities of the mother-daughter relationship, her philosophy on raising children
- The evolution of her 35 year relationship with her husband
- The karma of having a strong presence of Scorpio in her Astrological chart
- Her take on Sexuality & Sensuality / Femininity & Masculinity
It is an incredible and candid interview!