Your vibration matters. Music and sound and the vibration and frequencies they emit, have a power to shift and transform us and even heal us. How? What does this mean and feel like? That’s what this episode is all about. We have special treat, we recorded a sound bath healing session with Chrissy Earhart of Zenna Wellness Studio in Berlin, Maryland. What is a vibration in sound? How does it enter on a cellular level and how does sound heal us on a cellular level? What does it do to our body, mind and spirit? Headphone friendly episode, so listen with headphones!!! Intro and Outro Music written performed by Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell
This episode of NIK POD is sponsored by: Zenna Wellness Yoga and Sound Studio. This epsidoe orignally aired in 2020.

Smart Growth can be defined as development that supports economic growth, strong communities and environmental health. Smart Growth can cover a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse. Our Guest is Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Executive Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research at the University of Maryland. Knaap’s research interests include the interactions between housing markets and policy, the economics and politics of land use planning, the efficacy of economic development instruments, and the impacts of environmental policy. Knaap has authored or coauthored over 65 articles and coauthored nine books. He serves on the State of Maryland’s Smart Growth Subcabinet, Sustainable Growth Commission, Governor’s Scientific Advisory Panel, and the Mitigation and Science workgroups of the Climate Commission. All Music and Lyrics in this episode by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

Sit and listen. We are here for you.

Maybe baby step and look at those who came before you.

Everybody loves the sunshine.

Not everything needs to be said outloud.

You could write it down.

Reinvent your original thought into a poem, a song.

Release your sludge and come home.

What are you leading with in this life?

Stories of Prince and Nina Simone.

The dopamine of anger.

You know better.

All Music and Lyrics by your hosts James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

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Your hosts, Ilyana and James return to ask some questions.

In the quest to not be destabilized by all that you are not in control of, you can feel powerless. Yet you can maintain your humanity.

Can we become human again?

What does it mean to let it all go?

What are sacred doodles and what do they have to do with the seed of life?

Alchemy and Self Hypnosis.

Staying alive inside means making dirt and sifting for gems.

And a visit from the Strawberry Express!

You can and must ROCK ON!

All music, lyrics and performances by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin

Co-hosts, Ilyana and James speak with Special Guest: Jason Schuler, an Interdisciplinary Performance Artist. You will learn about: Immersive Theater- What is it? Can you hypnotize an audience? Transhumanism- Humans and their relationship with technology (cell phones and all computers) can you go into a spiritual altered state with it? Will we become like our machines? Trans-migration of your spirit and falling in love with your computer? Can you cultivate a "Hallucinogenic" mind that brings enlightenment without using hallucinogens? Plus- an unplugged music performance of "Living Inside" and Jason leads the audience on a guided meditation that brings you back to the dawn of man. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. *This episode originally aired in 2016.

We welcomed Lego Serious Play facilitator and Stories Love Music team member, Loretta Veney onto the podcast! We hear her powerful story about how Lego helped build a bridge between her and her mother when she was diagnosed with dementia. When Loretta joined forces with Stories Love Music we dreamed up the idea of a Creative Engagement: Empowering Caregiver Symposium and we just produced our first one in October 2024 in Ocean CIty, Maryland. We speak about how amazing it was to provide a space and creative experience for caregivers to relax and create. One of the symposium highlights was our collaborative session of Lego and Live Music. We take some time to describe the benefits of this multi-sensory session and how it can affect the mental and emotional health of our caregivers. All music and lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

An impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes by Dar Williams. A musician, educator, author, Dar rose out of the vibrant mid-90’s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. To date she has written 14 albums and 6 books. And we wanted two speak with Dar about one of those books. “What I Found in a Thousand Towns” A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities—One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time(published in 2017). A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes. Dubbed by the New Yorker as “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters,” Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America’s small towns. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities struggle, but also seen them thrive in the face of postindustrial identity crises. Here, Williams muses on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. Drawing on her own travels and the work of urban theorists, Williams offers real solutions to rebuild declining communities. What I Found in a Thousand Towns is more than a love letter to America’s small towns, it’s a deeply personal and hopeful message about the potential of America’s lively and resilient communities. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.